Luancheng is just a small county, with less than a thousand households and less than ten thousand people. If some refugees had not been relocated here, it would be even rarer. As for the county seat, it is not so much a city as it is a city surrounded by earth walls. In comparison, a small town is not as comfortable as a landlord's home in the countryside.
There are only two large households in the entire county, one with the surname Su and the other with the surname Zhang. These two households own most of the cultivated land in the county, and are still expanding. Land annexation occurs at any time. The field where Liu Chengyou stayed before was owned by local Yuan Zhang. When he heard that Liu Chengyou had arrived, he offered his house for him to rest on.
The Zhangjia Manor is a garden-style courtyard. It occupies not a large area, but the layout is very exquisite. Everywhere seems quaint and even a little deliberately shabby.
It is understandable that in this world, if you dare to show off your wealth, you are really looking for death. However, in this situation where bandits are rampant and soldiers are in power, you can protect yourself and even avoid the exploitation of the Khitans. The master of this family , there should also be some means.
Zhang Yuanwai is a middle-aged man, dressed simply, with a rugged appearance, a fierce look, and a strong body, but his legs are a little lame. He does not look like a rich man, but like a mountain king. However, in front of Liu Chengyou, he behaves like a little kid. cat.
I heard that this man was a bandit when he was young, and was later recruited into the army. He worked hard in the Forbidden Army of the Later Tang Dynasty, and served as a training officer for the Qizhou regiment in his early years. However, he was injured in the war and returned to his hometown to buy some land. , and also organized a rural army. Ten years passed by, and the family business grew bigger and bigger, becoming one of the top powerful men in Luan City. He must have done a lot of illegal things secretly.
Although he is ugly, he has two daughters under his knees. They are both beautiful and beautiful, and I don’t know if they were cheated. This guy seems to be a bit ambitious. He actually intends to dedicate his two daughters to Liu Chengyou, but he seems to have no self-awareness. Is Liu Chengyou doing this? What can this kind of female beauty attract? When her beauty is far from transcending the limitations of her status, it is not worth taking a second look at Liu Chengyou.
Liu Chengyou didn't stay in Zhang House for long before he left without any hesitation. He was going to walk along the Jianshui River to the countryside of Zhaozhou in the south to see what was going on there. To his surprise, Liu Chengxun also followed. coming.
"Brother, why are you here too?"
After getting off his horse and looking around at Liu Chengyou's simple clothes, Liu Chengxun showed a very gentle smile as usual: "I learned that Erlang worked diligently and went to the countryside to inspect the summer harvest in person. Nothing happened, so my brother also came to take a look. Look at the excitement."
Probably because the sun was too dazzling, Liu Chengyou blinked his eyes. Under the warm sun, his expression did not turn gloomy at all, and he casually responded: "I'm about to go to Zhaozhou, so let's come together!"
"good!"
Within the jurisdiction of Zhaozhou, there is obviously more land suitable for farming than Zhenzhou. Although it was also affected by the Khitan army's return route to the north, the grain output is much higher than that of Zhenzhou.
What dissatisfied Liu Chengyou was that after walking around Pingji and Gaoyi, he found that the progress of the summer harvest was very slow, and the government didn't seem to be doing much. He didn't get angry, but ordered people to send orders to the states to speed up the action.
He stayed in Pingji County for one night, met with some Zhaozhou generals, and encouraged him. It was not until the afternoon of the second day that he returned to his true self.
Liu Chengyou seemed to be in a very good mood. After walking around the countryside and seeing the ruins and the hardships of the people after the Liang Rebellion, Liu Chengxun was inexplicably determined to support Liu Chengyou in launching a wave of relief in Youyan. Border pressure in northern Xinjiang.
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In the hall, Liu Chengyou was once again immersed in the official documents of the case. The various trivial matters under Chengde Jiedu had made him a little tired. Fortunately, with the help of Wei Renpu and others, the reports from various states had been sorted out, and then he Instructions, if this were not the case, he would be paralyzed from exhaustion.
"Your Highness, He Fujin, the defense envoy of Yingzhou, sent an envoy to report and request Zhending to allocate some more grain and equipment!" Wei Renpu took the official document from Yingzhou and handed it to Liu Chengyou.
During this period, the focus was on the issue of summer grain. He had just finished reading the progress in Jizhou reported by Zhang Tinghan, and after twisting his sore neck, Liu Chengyou took it from Wei Renpu and started browsing.
There are no redundant words, it is simple and direct. We need food, money, soldiers, weapons, anyway, we need everything. This is not the first time.
Previously, Liu Chengyou sent He Fu to Yingzhou, but he did not have much support. He basically asked He Fujin to take over a hundred famous soldiers to take office. But this veteran general was obviously good at killing officials appointed by the Khitans. Having established a firm foothold in Hejian City, they also gathered a team and initially built a line of defense.
And when Mozhou was invaded by Hu cavalry and the refugees fled, they gathered a lot of people. After that, they asked Liu Chengyou for support every few days.
"What a blessing! The summer grain from various states has not yet been put into the warehouse, and he came to ask for it again. He chose a good time..." Putting down the official document, Liu Chengyou made a small complaint.
"Your Highness, how do you reply?" Wei Renpu asked.
Liu Chengyou thought for a while and said: "It's not easy in Yingzhou, so we need some support as appropriate!"
"yes!"
"How is the progress with Zhang Yanwei?" Liu Chengyou suddenly asked.
Wei Renpu shook his head, but seeing the worry on Liu Chengyou's face, he calmly persuaded him: "Your Highness, don't worry too much. General Zhang just led his troops to intercept, and with the cooperation of the Hebei Rebel Army, the problem should not be big!"
Five days ago, it was discovered that Xiao Han's Hu people were heading north through Bozhou and entering Beizhou. Liu Chengyou immediately decided to send forward troops to intercept. Originally, he planned to let Murong Yanzhao go, but Zhang Yanwei took the initiative to ask for help, which made it difficult for the veteran general. Liu Chengyou agreed, but asked Murong Yanzhao to be his deputy.
The army was sent out, but Liu Chengyou inevitably had some scruples in his heart. According to Xiao Hanjun's movements, he should be planning to take the route from Dezhou to Cangzhou. Obviously he was worried about Liu Chengyou in Zhenzhou and deliberately avoided it. The distance was so far that Liu Chengyou couldn't help it. Don't worry about it.
"As soon as there is news, notify me immediately!" Taking a deep breath, Liu Chengyou warned.
"yes!"
Not long after, Guo Rong paid a visit.
"Your Highness, the selection of Yan soldiers has been completed!" As soon as he opened his mouth, he reported another matter that Liu Chengyou was most concerned about.
In the end, the Yan soldiers who survived totaled more than 17,000 people. It was always a troublesome thing to get together. Under Liu Chengyou's constant bribery and instigation of divisions, they were finally completely separated by him. Some of them were appointed as generals in prefectures, counties and towns. Some of them were garrisoned by Liu Chengyou, and most of the rest stayed in Zhending.
As for the remaining people, Liu Chengyou still did not let go, and asked Guo Rong to cooperate with Ma Quanyi and Xiang Xun to conduct another selection and screening. Not all Yan soldiers are from Youyan, and these people are Liu Chengyou I plan to keep it and use it for my own use.
After briefly looking at the report, the seven thousand horse infantry and Yan soldiers were probably the largest military support Liu Chengyou could give Zhao Yanshou. As for giving him all the surrendered Yan soldiers, Liu Chengyou never thought of it that way from the beginning.
After thinking about it for a while, Liu Chengyou said to Guo Rong: "The Yan troops stationed in Qizhou will be transferred to Yingzhou and handed over to He Fujin for command. Well, go there in person and see the situation in the north!"
