The night in Longyou in October is much colder than during the day.
The kang bed was very warm, and there was a small table on top. Feng Yong sat cross-legged on it, immersed in writing.
The oil lamps in three different directions illuminate quite brightly without any shadows, and they don't hurt the eyes too much.
Guan Ji soaked her feet, climbed onto the kang, and asked softly, "What is Alang writing?"
"Well, I'm writing a winter training plan."
Feng Yong raised his head and replied, "By the way, Mr. Xi, during the day, Siniang said she would write a letter to Li Feng. Then I would like to ask Mr. Xi to write it for me. After all, my handwriting is too ugly, and it is still Mr. Xi's handwriting.
nice."
Guan Ji responded, came over and asked, "Alang mentioned this winter training plan last night, and I also asked carefully, what is it?"
"I want to select some more people from the Qiang and Hu tribes to join the soldiers of the Qiang Captain, and at the same time let everyone train in the winter to adapt to the severe cold in Longyou."
Feng Yong explained.
The recruitment time in later generations was basically in October, with new recruits entering the camp in November and December, and the training of new recruits happened to be in winter.
The coldest time of the year is almost also the most difficult time. If they can survive this, it will be much easier in the future.
Therefore, Feng Yong felt that this method could also be used by the soldiers belonging to the Qiang Colonel Guards.
"It's just the beginning of winter now, and it's already so cold. If it goes another month, it's going to snow. I once heard that it's common for people to freeze to death in the northern winter, not to mention frostbite and frostbite.
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"Alang wants the soldiers to train in the winter. Will it cause dissatisfaction among the army?"
Guan Ji asked worriedly.
"It won't happen if we give them enough food and clothing." Feng Yong, however, is not worried about this problem at all. "What's more, we also have glycerin, which can be applied to the hands and feet to prevent frostbite."
There is no reason why things that even an only child could endure in later generations would become intolerable in this era where life and death depend on fate.
"But if you do this, I'm afraid you will have to spend more on food and clothing."
Guan Ji understood what Feng Yong meant.
There is basically nothing to do in winter. Not to mention the barbarians, the people of the former Shu region would only eat half full to avoid wasting food.
What's more, the food supply in Longyou is tight now. According to the plan, the food each tribe can receive every month this winter is basically enough to keep people from starving to death.
Coupled with the hair that was distributed, it was barely enough for the Qiang and Hu tribes to survive this winter.
The only ones who had enough to eat were the Han troops under the guard Qiang captain, and a small number of Qiang and Hu soldiers who were recognized as naturalized soldiers.
If more soldiers are added and they have to train in winter, the army will only consume more food.
The Three Kingdoms period was an era when the remaining power of the Han Dynasty still existed, and Han chauvinism was prevalent. If the Qiang and Hu wanted to obtain a green card from the Han people, it would have been impossible in the past without the unremitting efforts of two or three generations.
Even Jin Rixi, the successful example of naturalized Hu people, only became a true Han in the third generation.
Not to mention ordinary barbarians.
No matter how much Han officials treat their people like their own children, they still treat Han people and Hu people differently.
For example, if a wasteland is opened in a border area, and the Han officials allocate 20 acres to the Hu people, then the Han people will be allocated at least 30 acres, or 50 acres.
When adjudicating disputes, officials who can mediate fairly are regarded as rare in the eyes of the Hu people for decades and are deeply loved by the Hu people.
Not to mention taxes, the Han people may have to pay one tithe in the Taiping Era, but the Hu people may have to pay three tithes, or even five tithes, and sometimes they have to use cattle, sheep and other items to offset the tax.
Even at certain times, the government and local wealthy families would use various means to force them into slavery.
But now that the country has been in chaos for decades, and local wealthy families have taken the opportunity to hide their population, the registered population has decreased rapidly. More importantly, the Han Dynasty has the smallest population and territory among the Three Kingdoms.
Therefore, it is also the one that needs to replenish the population the most.
Even if the population census was carried out two years ago, the current registered population in Shu is only 1.6 million, which is still pitifully small compared to Wei.
This situation led the Han Dynasty to take measures to register all the Qiang and Hu people in Longyou after acquiring Longyou, and at the same time relaxed the conditions for naturalization of Han nationality.
Let them be directly under the jurisdiction of the Han government, bear the same taxation and labor duties as the Han people, and no longer be subject to arbitrary bullying by local wealthy families.
At least compared to the heavy exploitation before, there is hope.
The Qiang and Hu soldiers under the Hu Qiang Colonel were the first batch of naturalized Hu people in Longyou to be promoted to Han nationality. They were the tribe that contributed the most to the Han during the Northern Expedition.
Their tribe was also the first tribe to receive preferential treatment.
"I plan not to distribute the food in Pingxiang anymore. When the weather gets cold, I will let each tribe send their own people to take food stamps to Qishan to collect them."
Feng Yong explained, "Dongfeng Express only needs to transport grain to Qishan, which saves effort and does not cause too much damage to the horses."
"In this way, Pingxiang's food can be saved, enough to supply training this winter."
Guan Ji was still a little worried, "Let each tribe collect food by themselves, then their losses will increase when they transport food themselves. What if the rations are insufficient by then?"
"The prime minister asked Alang to take over the post of Qiang Colonel Guard because he was interested in Alang's reputation among the Qiang and Hus in Longyou, so that he could appease the Qiang and Hus. If something goes wrong, how should I explain it to the Prime Minister?"
Feng Yong smiled with relief, "What we lack is not food, but the inability to transport food to Pingxiang in winter. Qishan Road is warmer than Longyou in winter, so Yunnan horses transport food to Qishan, so there won't be much of a problem."
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Having said this, he seemed to have thought of something, and a hint of deceit flashed in his eyes.
"At that time, we can give them more food stamps. This will not only make up for their own losses in transporting food, but also give the Qiang and Hu a false impression."
"Let them think that we have increased the food quota, and they will be secretly happy. We can even win over another wave of people. Don't worry, sir, I am familiar with this."
When Guan Ji heard such shameless words and saw that this man was not ashamed, but had a proud look on his face, she couldn't laugh or cry at the moment.
"It's okay for Alang to treat outsiders like this. If I have a child in the future, I just hope that Alang will remember to teach him integrity before teaching him knowledge."
Watching beauties under the lamp is more exciting than usual.
At this time, when he heard Guan Ji mention the child again, Feng Yong felt a little itchy in his heart, and he immediately moved the little girl off the kang.
"Why don't you write it anymore?"
Guan Ji asked a little strangely.
"No hurry, no hurry, let's talk about the child first."
Feng Yong replied, while he climbed onto the kang with a playful smile and approached Guan Ji.
"Children, I will definitely teach them a sense of shame. But hasn't it happened yet? Mr. Xi, what do you think we should do?"
Guan Ji's face turned red, her eyes turned as bright as water, and she spat, "What do you want to do?"
Seeing Feng Yongyong's answer, Guang's salivating face and wanting to get closer, Guan Ji quickly held him down and said, "I have something else to ask you."
"Let's talk about it later."
"No, we have to tell you tonight, otherwise I won't be able to sleep."
"You will fall asleep when I sleep."
When Guan Ji saw this man's appearance, she knew that she couldn't talk to him anymore. She turned her hand over, clasped his hand, and exerted a little force on her hand.
Feng Junhou's body immediately turned over involuntarily, and he quickly begged for mercy, "Ouch! Be gentler... Xijun, be gentler, it hurts!"
"I have something to tell you."
Guan Ji relaxed a little, pretending to be annoyed, but she couldn't hide the smile in her eyes.
"You say, you say, I'm listening!"
Feng Junhou was caught at this moment and responded repeatedly.
Guan Ji heard this and let him go.
Feng Yong quickly withdrew his hand and rubbed his wrist with a grin on his face.
Guan Ji was afraid that he would be really angry, so she pulled him over to massage him and said softly, "Alang, don't blame me. I just remembered something that has been in my heart for a long time."
"I mentioned the child just now. I remembered that this matter is also related to the future of our Feng family, so I wanted to ask."
When Feng Yong heard "the future of the Feng family", he immediately burst out laughing, "It seems that Mr. Xi wants to discuss important matters of the Feng family with me. He really looks like a mistress."
"What are you talking about? I am the mistress of Feng Mansion!"
Guan Ji clapped his hand dissatisfiedly.
"Okay, tell me."
Feng Yong saw that her expression became serious and quickly put away his joking expression.
"Alang's army relies on Nanxiang soldiers, and political affairs rely on students from Nanxiang Academy. The Feng family originated from Fengzhuang and flourished in Nanxiang workshops. Therefore, the Feng family is rooted in Jincheng and originally in Nanxiang. Is this correct?"
Feng Yong was a little confused and replied in a calm voice, "That's right."
"But our Feng family is very small. Everyone in Nanxiang is entrusted to others to take care of us. No one is a Feng family member."
Guan Ji frowned slightly, "Especially that Li Mu, who is in charge of so many industries, is Alang relieved?"
Feng Yong looked at Guan Ji's worried look and laughed and said, "What are you worried about? Li Mu has done well in the past few years, hasn't he?"
"But she is not young anymore, and she will get married eventually. If she marries someone else, she will have to take care of her husband and raise her children. Who will A Lang be entrusted to in Nanxiang then?"
Guan Ji asked.
"Li Mu...has a sweetheart?" Feng Yong was shocked, "Are you planning to get married? This shouldn't be the case. Why didn't I know?"
"Does she need Alang's permission to get married?"
"Why... uh, I mean, at least tell me in advance?"
Feng Yong almost let it slip.
"Why?"
Guan Ji's eyes were sharp.
"Why...why?" Feng Yong repeated somewhat stutteringly, thinking that when the Li family sent her here in the first place, didn't they just leave her to my disposal?
I worked so hard to bring her up, but she is actually getting married?
who?
Which bastard dares to take my cabbage?
See how I kill him!
"Nanxiang has such a big job, how can she just say she doesn't want to do it?" Feng Yong was so anxious that he started to sweat, "I haven't seen her mention this before!"
"How can the news in Nanxiang escape Alang's eyes? Alang will be confused if he cares!"
Guan Ji looked at Feng Yong with a half-smile.
"I'm worried that no one will help me take care of it in Nanxiang."
When Feng Yong saw Guan Ji's expression, he immediately understood that Li Mu's marriage was a false alarm, and immediately retorted confidently.
"In other words, Alang has never thought about Li Mu getting married?"
Guan Ji suddenly took over another army.
"No...no, I have thought about it, but I didn't expect it to happen so soon."
Feng Yong quickly defended.
"She is not young anymore." Guan Ji emphasized again, "Even if the government has relaxed the age of marriage in the past two years, she is still beyond the age of marriage."
"If it weren't for Nanxiang, I'm afraid the government would come to urge you to get married and impose fines."
"Nanxiang is the foundation of the Feng family and Alang. As the mistress of the Feng family, I have long-term plans for the Feng family, so I have to carefully consider Li Mu's matter."
Guan Ji stared at Feng Yong with burning eyes.
"Then...what do you want, Mr. Xi?"
In front of Guan Ji, who exercised the power of the Feng family's mistress, Feng Junhou had to surrender.
Guan Ji looked at Feng Yong scratching his head, and finally couldn't help but smile with a tense face, and held Feng Yong's hand, "It seems that Alang really trusts this Li Mu."
"Is Alang so confident that Li Mu will still work for Alang even if he is married?"
Although he was unwilling to mention the fact that Li Mu would eventually get married, Feng Yong knew that this matter would eventually have to be faced, and he expressed his opinion at the same time.
"What's the point? I think Li Mu is a person. If she had to choose between being a steward of Nanxiang and getting married, she would definitely choose to be a steward of Nanxiang rather than marry."
Li Mu, a woman, is not simple, but she is indeed not simple. That refers to her management talents and methods.
But to say it's simple, it's simple.
That is her request is very simple.
This woman is arrogant and strong, and she makes no secret of her fascination with power.
But he is also very measured, never contaminates things he shouldn't, and has strong self-control.
In this era, only she can give her a world where she can give full play to her talents. She cannot betray herself until no one can give her a bigger world.
But does this possibility exist?
Feng Yong felt that it could not exist.
It is a trend for aristocratic families who pay attention to Confucian classics to constantly restrain their women.
According to the rules, a woman of Han Dynasty can inherit her husband's title.
However, in the era of Cao Pi, who was in charge of the aristocratic family, after he became emperor, Cao Pi wanted to posthumously ennoble the queen mother's deceased parents. Chen Qun, a representative of the aristocratic family, took the lead in opposing the idea on the grounds that it was against etiquette and law for women to have titles during the Qin and Han Dynasties.
Finally, Cao Wei established the rule that "the ministers are not allowed to interfere with the Queen Mother, the family members of the descendants are not allowed to serve as assistants to the government, and they are not allowed to accept the title of Mao Shi."
Therefore, the women's nobility system that continued from the Qin and Han Dynasties was ended in the Cao Wei Dynasty.
Li Mu, who comes from a noble family, understands this situation very well, so she naturally knows that no one in the world can give her such freedom except herself.
But Guan Ji is a native Han woman, and she cannot understand the thinking that Feng Yong brought from later generations.
More importantly, as the mistress of the Feng family, she definitely cannot place the foundation of the Feng family on the unchanging setting of the human heart.
"Since A Lang is so sure, I can't say anything else. But I have to find an opportunity to talk to Li Mu. What do you think of A Lang?"
Seeing Guan Ji's persistence, Feng Yong finally felt for the first time the obsession of people of this era to continue and grow their family.
I used to think that Guan Ji had a weak temperament, and ever since they got married, she had been running around with him, crossing the mountains to quell chaos, and traveling to the right to care for the Qiang.
She had never mentioned to herself how the Feng family should be, but she didn't expect that she would be so serious about mentioning it.
Feng Yong was slightly shocked in his heart, and he nodded immediately, "Xijun is the mistress of the Feng family, and Xijun has the final say in matters in the house."
When Guan Ji heard this, she smiled and squeezed Feng Yong's hand, "Uncle Jun died in Yiling, so he gave his life in exchange for some foundation of the Feng family."
"With this foundation, Alang was able to build the Feng family with his own hands. As the wife of the Feng family, how can I not be cautious?"
Feng Yong respects the ideas of the ancients, especially the ancients who are his own gentlemen. "Well, I am really lucky to have my gentlemen by my side in this life."
It's just that this person can't take three breaths seriously.
I saw him swallowing his saliva, "Xijun, look, it's late at night, the foundation of the Feng family still lies in the heirs, we have to work hard to think of a way!"
Guan Ji's face turned red again, "I have one more thing to do. My Fourth Mother will be leaving the day after tomorrow. Should we have a banquet?"
Feng Junhou said impatiently, "You don't have to worry about such trivial matters, just leave it to me! Come on, let's continue to discuss family matters!"
