The army and horses were in a hurry, and Shi Zhen wanted to lead Su Mi, Xu Zan and other young generals to travel more to the mountains and rivers in Wansui, Xiangying and other places. However, the army and horses were in a hurry and the affairs were busy. He was able to escape from Ruzhou and leave in four or five days.
It has been extremely difficult.
It was confirmed that the main force of the Shenwu Army stationed in Nanyang Prefecture had all boarded the ship and embarked on a journey to reinforce Huainan. After meeting with Tang Tiande, Shi Zhen turned back along the Tangbai River and went to Nanyang Prefecture to govern Biyang.
Biyang used to be Tangzhouye, but now it is Nanyang Fuye. It is also one of the most important water and land terminals in the Nanyang Basin (Bishui-Tanghe-Hanshui).
Therefore, no matter how much the Runan County government, Ning Ci, Zhou Yunze and other Nanyang government officials, as well as the gentry and gentry in Biyang, dislike Chushan, Lifengtang still has a pavilion in Biyang City, and a courtyard in Biyang City in the south of the city.
There is a warehouse near the water wharf to ensure the smooth transportation of Chushan bulk commercial goods out of Tongbai Mountain and to Jingxiang counties.
Shi Zhen traveled out of Beijing to visit Jingxiang and other places more than ten years ago. He passed through Biyang. Over the past ten years, the appearance of Biyang City has not changed much - the Nanyang Basin is rich, and the place can collect more wealth.
It has been repaired, and the banditry in Tongbai Mountain has not affected Biyang City. The city covered with bricks and stones is quietly located in the mist on the north bank of Bishui, with the city tower looming.
However, when the carriages and horses arrived at Biyang City, even though Biyang was not directly invaded by the enemy, the devastation caused by the war was still felt by the refugees who were stranded along the Bishui coast and could only tremble and live in thatched shacks in the cold winter.
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There are refugees in ragged clothes and skinny bones everywhere.
Someone lay on the side of the road and drowned for a while.
Watching the heavily guarded chariots and horses passing by, everyone looked over with numb eyes. They showed no intention of running away in fear, and did not dare to come forward to cause trouble. Those who were a little more courageous just lifted up the broken objects that did not look like bowls and pots.
The pottery fragment showed a humble and pitiful look of begging.
The Bishui source comes from the peaks on the western slope of Tongbai Mountain. There is no ice period, but the cold season has not passed yet, and the river water is still freezing cold.
At this time, looking from a distance, many refugees went into the water to catch fish and shrimps to satisfy their hunger, but they had no fishing tools and the income was very little.
Some people were already exhausted and fell into the cold and biting river water. After flopping a few times, they could not resurface.
The people around him just watched all this indifferently, and no one thought about going into deep water to save him.
"We are going south along the Tang River. There are many fields that are deserted and uncultivated along the way. Why doesn't Nanyang Prefecture organize these hungry people to farm and allow thousands of hungry people to gather under the city and sit there waiting to die?" Su Mi asked in surprise.
Biyang City is located on the bank of Bishui, a tributary of the Tang River. This time they went south along the Tang River. Along the way, they saw many refugees going south with the generals of Zuo Xiaosheng's army who were retreating south to Xiangyang - most of these refugees were
Because he was afraid that Ruzhou would not defend him, Chushan deliberately opened the door to allow the rich Kun Kun family of Ruzhou Township to go south. Although they were in a miserable state, they had just embarked on the arduous journey of escape, and the situation did not look too bad.
Among the 30,000 to 40,000 refugees gathered under Biyang City, the earliest group of people fled south from Zheng, Xu, Caiying and other places during the first Bianliang Defense War. They were unable to make a living and were completely reduced to poverty.
For displaced hungry people, the situation is naturally much more tragic.
At this time, there was a group of people who looked like government officials, leading two oxcarts along the river. The oxcarts were piled with dozens of ragged, skinny corpses. It was not known whether they had not endured the severe cold or had not endured the cold.
Starving to death...
This kind of situation brought real shock to Su Mung, Xu Pang and others.
People from Hehuai, Heluo and the more distant Hedong and Shaanxi go south to escape the war. Most of them will transit through Chushan. There are also many refugees stranded in Chushan, but even for the refugees who transit, porridge restaurants will be arranged along the Chushan road.
After carrying out relief operations, the remaining refugees and hungry people will be organized into villages by the township secretary in a timely manner.
Xu Pang, Su Mi and the others had seen a large number of refugees and hungry people, but they had never imagined such a scene under Biyang City.
"Don't say that the Japanese soldiers have not yet invaded Nanyang. There are only a small number of gentry. The wealthy families have prepared for a rainy day and fled south with their families. Even if some of the fields have been abandoned by the old owners, they are not the same as most of the deserted beaches we saw along the way.
Po Valley is regarded as an owned land in Nanyang Prefecture, and it is not allowed to be taken over by the hungry refugees at will."
Shi Zhen sat on the carriage and looked at the refugees, hungry people, and Su Mung by the Bishui River. Xu Zan explained,
"Nanyang Prefecture adheres to this point. On the one hand, the Nanyang Prefecture and the county offices currently mainly rely on the local gentry and wealthy households who own land to collect and raise grain. They need to maintain order in Lijia, as well as the Nanyang Prefecture Army.
Part of it is rural soldiers and warriors recruited from below, as well as the labor required to build cities and post roads. It also mainly relies on the organization and leadership of local gentry and wealthy households. On the other hand, many large and small officials in Nanyang Prefecture
, most families have hundreds or thousands of acres of grain fields to reap the benefits, and many even occupy tens of thousands or tens of thousands of acres of fertile fields. How can they tolerate others doing things that harm their own interests? Even Ning Ci
, Zhou Yunze, Cheng Lunying and others were exiled officials, but all of them were wealthy gentry in their respective hometowns. As for Jin Zhuangcheng and other Nanyang officials, although they were not in Nanyang, their clansmen were all there, so how could they condone Nanyang?
The government organizes refugees, and the hungry people occupy their land? All kinds of interests are intertwined, and Nanyang Prefecture is destined to follow the old land system. This is also the deepest separation between Chushan and Nanyang gentry. If you think about it carefully, Chushan
How have the fields in Huaiyuan, Xinyang and other places been disposed of in recent years? First, the area under the jurisdiction of Chushan Camp is not only rich and wealthy gentry, but also ordinary people. As long as they did not stay to participate in the resistance to the southward invasion of the Hu barbarians, those who fled southward in a hurry,
Their fields and houses were all regarded as abandoned and were taken over as official property. Secondly, the hills and valleys that had not been cultivated and managed by the wealthy gentry in the past were no longer allowed to be privately occupied. They were also regarded as wasteland and were taken over as official property. Thirdly, they were still left
The gentry and rural tycoons in Chushan, including generals in camps and prefectural and county offices, hired tenant farmers, and the tenant rent was strictly prohibited from exceeding 30%; and all land occupied was calculated as a tenk share, and the portion exceeding 20 acres per capita was
It should also bear more responsibilities to resist the barbarians, and it is necessary to levy twice the grain tax to make up for the shortage of military supplies. Basically, all the land within the Chushan Mountains is either used to resettle refugees and hungry people, or to prepare generals who fought bloody battles.
After all, the young family can get a small part of the land to cultivate to maintain food and clothing, or pay excess rent to make up for the lack of military supplies. This makes Chushan a different scene..."
Because Chushan is still the territory of Dayue, and the generals of Chushan are still ministers of Dayue, Xu Huai wants to avoid too much stalemate in the relationship with the central government. He vigorously implements many new laws and systems in Chushan, saying that they are only expedient measures to resist the barbarians.
, many truths are avoided to be explained too clearly. Tang Tiande is very skillful in handling the affairs of Shanzhai Township. This is related to the fact that he comes from a clan with a big surname in Tongbai Mountain and has dealt with all kinds of people in Tongbai Mountain all the year round.
Of course, over the years, he had become truly convinced of Xu Huai's skills and prowess in battle, and was willing to use it for Xu Huai, but there were many deeper truths that he had not yet seriously thought about.
Now it was Shi Zhen who deliberately mentioned Su Mung, Xu Pang and other rising stars, who revealed some things clearly. Tang Tiande also had a lot of insights after listening in.
Shi Zhen continued: "...Now the Biyang gentry are afraid of the Chushan doves occupying the magpie's nest. Are they worried that the Chushan army will not be able to defend Fangcheng Pass and Nanyang Mansion? Are they worried that the Chushan army will not be able to defend the Fangcheng Pass and Nanyang Mansion?
The heart of a minister? In fact, if the Chushan Army really cannot defend Rucai and other places, it is only natural to withdraw to Nanyang. The court will not stop it, and the Runan County government should not stop it. The Nanyang government and the gentry are not rich.
Should we welcome them more? Why are they worried? They are just worried that the land system they adhere to and enjoy the benefits will be destroyed and destroyed by Chushan. These also determine that if we want to make officials of all sizes in Nanyang Prefecture
As well as the local gentry, they cooperated well with us. This is not something that can be achieved easily with great righteousness! In recent years, Chushan has had more and more jurisdiction over prefectures and counties, and it has implemented a township system, which requires a large number of officials to serve. He fled south.
There are also a large number of scholars among the refugees, but after recruiting them, in addition to the state school to learn official governance and many new rules in Chushan, they must also be incorporated into the camp and obtain the first-level merit before they can officially serve. The root cause is that there are still many stubborn people.
It is difficult to dilute or change the old thoughts that cannot be experienced by life and death, and cannot truly feel the tragedy of the country and hundreds of millions of people being trampled and slaughtered by the barbarians..."
"...Don't think that Jieshuai can do this easily. Behind this all shows Jieshuai's extraordinary methods and outstanding insights. For example, Mr. Xu Wei was in Jingnan. At this time, he was still at a loss to deal with the Hu bandits and wanted to suppress them.
There are no soldiers, no money, food and land, and the situation in Jingnan has not been settled. The Hu bandits are getting louder and louder, but it is not because Mr. Xu Wei is incompetent, nor because Mr. Xu Wei is disloyal to the court. There are many things he does not want to do.
It can be done. You must learn the art of military use, and don't just focus on superficial skills. These are the fundamentals."
Shi Zhen saw a group of people waiting at the foot of the south city of Biyang. They must be officials sent by the Nanyang government to greet him, so he stopped teaching Xu Zang, Su Mi and others. Without making any gesture, Shi Zhen staggered out of the carriage.
, accompanied by Tang Tiande and others, walked towards the city.
In terms of the imperial court structure, there is no difference between the Chushan camp that also led Ru and Cai's military administration and the Nanyang mansion that merged with Tang and Deng states.
Shi Zhenyi was awarded the title of "History of the Chushan Expedition" from the fifth rank. His rank was slightly lower than that of Zhou Yunze, general magistrate of Nanyang Prefecture, not to mention on par with Ning Ci, who was a bachelor of Wenying Palace and also knew Nanyang Prefecture.
However, no matter how much the Nanyang gentry and officials rejected Chushan in their hearts, they did not dare to neglect Shi Zhen, who came to represent Chushan to talk about cooperating to defend against the enemy.
Ning Ci would not condescend to go out of the city to welcome him personally, and General Zhou Yunze would not interfere with the training of the government army and local defense matters.
As the Superintendent of the Military and Horse Department of Nanyang Prefecture, Cheng Lunying promoted military affairs and participated in the military affairs. As the former magistrate of Biyang County, he participated in the suppression of bandits in Tongbai Mountain. Cheng Lunying, who can be regarded as an old friend of Chushan, had unshirkable responsibilities and led Zhong He, Kong Zhou and Liu Wugong.
Waiting for several generals from the government army to come out of the city to greet...
