Wu Huaiyu, who had only slept for two hours, went to see Chai Shao with red eyes. He had not slept well and was full of resentment. Huaiyu cursed Chai Shao all the way.
After the war, Weizhou City was in chaos. Thanks to the persistence of Niu Jinda and Wang Tiefo, Weizhou City Xiangwu did not fall. However, it was besieged by Yu She with tens of thousands of troops for so long, but it also suffered heavy casualties.
Zhang Qian made two trips to the Western Regions, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty visited Zhangye in the west, and both went out of Weizhou, and Li Guang of the Han Dynasty trained troops in Xiangwu.
The Weishui River meanders through the north of the city and makes a big turn here, changing from flowing from east to west to flowing to the southeast. It irrigates and nurtures this loess plateau and builds this famous ancient city.
"Xiangwu City is too small." Huaiyu rode his horse slowly and looked at the street scene. As the seat of Weizhou, the layout of Xiangwu is actually similar to Chang'an, but smaller. Chang'an has a hundred
There are eight squares, but Weizhou only has one square, or it can be said that there is a city but no square.
"During the reign of Emperor Kaihuang of the Sui Dynasty, the province was merged with prefectures and counties, and the county level was abolished. Longxi County and Nan'an County were combined into Weizhou. However, Weizhou is a border state after all. It also experienced wars in the late Sui Dynasty, Turks, Tuyuhun and other invasions, and the population dropped sharply."
Princess Wanchun's consort Lu Huairang followed Huaiyu on a Qinghai horse. This guy stayed behind during the war, but now he shows up again after the war.
He came to call Huaiyu to see Chai Shao, and he was very enthusiastic when they met.
"The Wudechu regulations of this dynasty stipulated that 30,000 households were called Shangzhou, 20,000 or more households were called Zhongzhou, and households less than 10,000 were called Xiazhou. In edge prefectures and counties, 20,000 households were called Shangzhou, 10,000 households were called Zhongzhou, and 6,000 households were called Zhongzhou.
The following is lower state."
Weizhou has four counties under its jurisdiction, but there are not even 6,000 households. However, there are many Tibetan tribes under custody, but those who surrendered are not registered. In the early days of Wude, Weizhou was once divided from the Qinzhou Governor's Office.
He came out and established the Weizhou Governor's Office to take charge of the military affairs of several states near Weihe and Fuhe.
Large-scale prefectural cities in the mainland usually have sixteen squares and a circumference of about twenty miles. However, the average prefectures and counties have only four squares and vary in size. The larger ones have a circumference of twelve or thirteen miles, while the smaller ones have a circumference of eighty-nine miles.
"My brother-in-law didn't even expect it."
Huaiyu was astonished that the important border state where the governor's office was once had a population of less than 10,000, and it was not as good as a small county in the interior.
Cheng Chumo was already like this, yet he actually wanted to thank Huaiyu for saving his life.
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Wang Shihua separated the six states of Xuanhang. He supported 100,000 troops and called himself the King of Wu for ten years. He protected the country and the people for ten years. He was a very special existence among the rebel kings at the end of the Sui Dynasty. He did not just compete for territory, collect money and food, and levy
Ding sent grain, and the people in the six states under his rule lived relatively peacefully.
"Erlang, please bow to me."
As soon as they entered, Wang Tiefu, the governor of Weizhou, came over with Wang Da, the magistrate of Longxi County, who was also wrapped in gauze to thank Huaiyu. The title of this governor Wang was the same as that of Samurai Leng, except that Wang was the Duke of Xuancheng County, while Samurai Leng was Xuancheng County.
County official.
Niu Jinda came over and bowed politely to Huaiyu with crossed arms, "Old Niu, I also want to thank Wu Erlang properly."
He envied Huaiyu's achievements, and even more envied his luck, "In the battle at Wucheng Mountain, you led the hospital camp to kill one special agent, beheaded a thousand heads, and captured five hundred alive. And you were also remarkable in the battle at Zhangshui."
Point, with these two achievements, even if you are promoted to the fifth rank, no one can say a word against it."
"Actually, the general manager of Chai Da is always here, with five thousand fine cavalry at his side. It is impossible for the Turks to succeed." Huaiyu's words were a bit deliberately to provoke a fight.
Wu Huaiyu was not a close confidant of the prince, nor did he participate in the Xuanwu Gate Incident, but he could still accomplish such feats in Longxi, which was incredible.
"What are you talking about? On the battlefield, how can our hospital battalion abandon our comrades?"
The four city gates face the Cross Street, and there are no other walls or gates in the city.
"I asked Chumo to go to Longxi before, but fell into the Turks' trick and almost killed the baby. If it was really killed in Longxi, I would be too embarrassed to go back to Chang'an to see Lao Cheng. Fortunately, you saved him."
As soon as these words came out, the scene became a bit cold for a while.
He was worshiped as the Great Emperor Wang Gong and the Lord of Peace. He built countless ancestral temples all over the country and offered sacrifices at all times for thousands of years.
In recent years, there have been constant wars in Longyou, Tuyuhun, Dangxiang, and Turks have invaded one after another, and the population has continued to decrease sharply. This time alone, the siege of Weizhou lost thousands of people.
Such initiative and directness caught Huaiyu off guard, and he quickly said: "I am only the eighth grade, and I am only the nephew of Duke Ying. My father and brother are only small schools of the Imperial Army, so I don't dare to climb above the Duke's mansion."
Therefore, in history, after he joined the Li Tang Dynasty, he has always been relatively trustworthy. Unlike Du Fuwei and Luo Yi, even though they were granted national surnames and registered as clan members, they all died miserably in the end. Especially for his contribution to calming the people, all subsequent emperors have
Wang Hua was constantly granted titles and titles, and like Guan Yu and Yue Fei, he became a god and a saint after his death. In later generations, this Wang Gong of Anhui was enshrined in Guizhou, Guangdong, Yunnan and other places.
This guy's whole body was covered with gauze, almost like a mummy. Only his right eye, a mouth and two noses were exposed. However, when he opened his mouth, Huaiyu still heard that it was him.
Lao Niu could only laugh. Even if they knew that Chai Shao deliberately used them to lure the Turks, they had nothing to say. They were just the general manager of a single camp, and Chai Shao was the general manager of the entire Longyou Road march.
This is an important place for military strategists. I think the Shu and Wei Dynasties fought here for many years, and Jiang Wei and Deng Ai competed here.
Wang Tiefo was Wang Shihua's right-hand man. During this Turkic invasion, both his uncle and nephew almost surrendered to Longyou. Especially, Wanda almost died with him in Longxi City. Wanda was injured all over but he survived in the end, even in Longxi City.
It was also saved.
At the door, he saw Cheng Chumo.
When Lao Niu saw this, he quickly smoothed things over, "Mr. Xuancheng, everything has a first-come, first-served basis. You don't know something. There are many people who like Wu Erlang for his talent. Duke Su Guo has long been interested in it."
I'm the second man, you can't step in."
Cheng Chumo was as tall and strong as a bear, but now he was wrapped around him like a polar bear. Wu Huaiyu, on the other hand, was only wearing a thin military uniform and no armor today. Where they stood, there was a sharp contrast between the two.
At the beginning of Wude, it was not very conspicuous. Many people who raised armies from the dragon ranged from slaves to princes, from white soldiers to generals, but now it is not the beginning of the army.
It has only been less than a month since the crown prince's right guard led the ninth rank of the palace to join the army, and then followed the army to Longyou. As a result, he has made such a great contribution and may soon be replaced by Fei Yin. This makes Lu Huairang, the emperor's son-in-law, even
It's envy or even jealousy.
One is tragic, the other is unrestrained.
Huaiyu thought to himself that Chai Shao was just using him for fishing and didn't care if he died. Who would have thought that he could achieve such a feat with the temporary hospital camp he set up?
When I arrived at the state government office, it became the temporary residence of the general manager.
"Let's go in to discuss matters." Lao Niu held Huaiyu in one arm and Cheng Chumo in the other. They were very close. After this incident, he really regarded Wu Erlang as his nephew.
"From the Han and Jin Dynasties to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the number of Yi people in Longxi far exceeded the number of Han households." Lu Huairang told him another key word.
"I really admire you. You killed generals, captured flags, and broke formations. You accomplished such a great feat and yet you managed to do so without damaging your skin. Damn, it's so irritating to see people compare to each other. Look at me, brother. I almost don't have a good piece of meat left in my body."
"How did it happen?"
"Uncle Niu, why are you so polite to me?"
He looked at Wu Huaiyu and said, "General Manager Wu is young, brave and talented, which is just right."
Smaller prefectures and counties generally have only one or two squares, with a circumference of about four miles. Most of them have only one square, and four cross streets are divided into four areas.
"It's okay, brother, I'm thick-skinned, and those Lang Riha's swords and arrows are just scratching my itch, Erlang, brother, I'm grateful to you this time, your elixir is really useful, especially you
Yesterday, I refused to leave my brother and Longxi City behind, and even had to fight to the death to stay. Brother, I am so touched."
"There's nothing important missing, right?" Huaiyu joked.
"There are only 50,000 households and 190,000 people in Longyou?" Even if he knew that the household and population refer to the registered population, excluding runaway households, slaves, tribes and barbarians, the number is still too small. Longyou
How old is it? Everything outside Longguan is called Longyou, including Hexi, Hehuang, Longnan and other places.
In the entire Longyou area, there are only 50,000 households and more than 190,000 people, 60% of which are concentrated along the Lianggan, Qinwei and Minhe rivers."
There is only one square in Weizhou.
Not to mention, Longxi was the place where the Li clan arose.
"That must not be less."
"That's how it is in the border areas." Lu Huairang explained, pointing to the dilapidated Weizhou City, "Look at how big this Xiangwu City is, or the Weizhou government seat. The city built with rammed loess only covers a few hundred acres of land.
It’s just big.”
"Actually, this has always been the case here. Unless the peace lasts for a long time, the population will increase. After the war of the Three Kingdoms ended, by the time of the Jin Dynasty, the population of Longxi County was only more than 3,000 households."
"Look at the levels of prefectures and counties, and you will know if you look at the city squares. Those with one square are basically Xiazhou and Zhongxia County. Those with four squares are at least Zhongzhou. Those with sixteen squares must be inland upper states."
In its prime, Chang'an could have millions of families.
Seeing his frown, Lu Huairang comforted him with a smile, "Actually, you don't have to worry about this. Although you are the deputy director of Weizhou Road and Qinzhou Sicang joined the army, you have made such a great contribution this time and it is impossible to keep you here again.
This is a borderland where birds don’t shit.”
Wang Tiefo hurriedly proposed in public that he wanted to marry the Wang and Wu families, and that he wanted to act as a matchmaker for Huaiyu and match him with Wang Hua, the Duke of Yue. Unexpectedly, Wu Huaiyu refused directly in public.
"Wu Erlang's achievements will be unforgettable by our Wang family and will always be engraved in our hearts." Wang Tiefu even took the initiative to mention Warrior Xun, saying that when Warrior Xun reviewed the history of Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor's Office, Wang Hua and Wu got along well. "I
Brother Ying had previously taken the initiative to bring up the matter of marriage to Duke Ying, and Duke Ying also expressed his willingness to marry Qin and Jin, and wanted to choose an outstanding son of the Wu family for marriage."
"Weizhou has four counties. When the previous dynasty was prosperous, there were more than 6,000 households and a population of more than 30,000. However, according to statistics in the 7th year of Wude in this dynasty, Weizhou only has 1,989 households and a population of 9,28.
Wang Tiefu laughed, "I see, I was being abrupt, hahaha."
A few people laughed, and this matter was dismissed for the time being. Wang Tiefu was also an old fox. After all, at the end of the Sui Dynasty, he was able to assist his brother in Jiangnan and rule the country for ten years. How could he be an ordinary person?
He also took Huaiyu's other arm and said, "Let's get closer in the future. To be honest, I, Lao Wang, have a lot of daughters. If Erlang doesn't mind, he can choose one or two to be his little ones."
"Hahaha, Mr. Xuancheng really knows how to joke. How can a daughter of a noble county be given birth to a child?" Lao Niu held Huaiyu's other arm and said with a smile. "Erlang really wants to have a child, but I do have a daughter at home."
, Lao Niu, I’m just a man from Weicheng County, so it’s quite appropriate.”
Huaiyu was held up by the two men, one on the left and the other on the right, and he felt a bit dumbfounded.
