Nine hundred and sixty-sixth section save relatives (2)
The carriage continued to move forward, and Zhang Weiyang sat in the carriage, thinking about what had just happened.
His wife Huo Pingjun was looking at this strange world with a few curious children.
Zhang Weiyang suddenly laughed.
There is no greater change in the human world than this.
Three years ago, he was just a little gangster hanging out in Handan City. He never had a meal, and he might starve to death in a corner one day.
As for earlier, he was just a posthumous son living under someone else's roof and being enslaved by others.
"Husband, why are you laughing?" Huo Pingjun asked curiously.
"I laugh at the impermanence of the world. Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi..." Zhang Weiyang looked at the scene outside the car curtain and sighed.
He just clearly saw a country girl whom he had longed for and admired when he was young. She was wearing burlap clothes, carrying a small basket, and walking in the fields with a naked child behind her.
Time has erased her once beautiful appearance, and time has faded away her face that once haunted her.
Fate has divided him and her into two worlds.
The difference is that now, the other party can no longer keep up with him.
Zhang Weiyang grabbed his wife's little hand and let out a long breath.
"In addition to worshiping ancestors, the most important thing when returning home this time is to recruit people who voluntarily go to Xinhua to colonize the fields..." Zhang Weiyang's face became solemn as he thought of his mission to return home this time.
Now, he is no longer the little gangster that no one cares about in Handan City in the past, nor is he the ignorant young man who first arrived in Xinhua.
He knows his responsibilities and understands his tasks.
The population of Anton Protectorate is still too small.
Especially in Huaihua County, the entire county, including the immigrants and soldiers from the reclamation regiments and those who went gold mining, there are only about 500,000 Han people.
But Huaihua County is a huge area with a radius of two thousand miles.
To defend this place, we need population.
At least, it needs a permanent population of one million to completely turn that fertile land into China.
The carriage rolls and rolls, keep moving forward.
A little more than a quarter of an hour later, we arrived at the hometown where Zhang Weiyang brothers had been away for several years.
At the entrance of the village, Zhang Weiyang and his brother Zhang Qi stopped their carriage, and then walked with their wives, concubines, and children towards the vague hometown in their memories.
Even after several years, the small village has not changed much.
Except for the addition of two simple waterwheels at the end of the village and the addition of a few calves on the hillside, it looked exactly the same as the last time Zhang Weiyang or even Zhang Qi saw it.
Because it was approaching the harvest season, there were women with their children harvesting various weeds on nearby hills, streams, and ponds.
This is the daily life of Chinese farmers.
Also to supplement household income.
Brother Zhang Qi also did this kind of thing under the leadership of his mother when he was a child.
After the wild grass is dried, it can be used to pay the draft tax for that year, and the excess hay can also be sold for money.
The Han Dynasty government purchased all kinds of cuo without any limit at the price of fifteen qian per stone.
And these stubble will eventually become food for the cavalry's horses.
Looking at this scene, the Zhang brothers couldn't help but sigh.
The two brothers approached the village with their wives, concubines, and entourage.
Immediately, it caused a sensation.
To most people in this village, these brothers are indeed strangers.
Many children hid shyly behind the adults, while some young adults looked at the Zhang brothers with vigilance and envy.
Brother Zhang Qi can only remember the appearance of a few old people.
"Uncle!" Zhang Qi walked up to an old man who was leaning on a cane and enjoying the shade under the big tree at the door of his house. He bowed respectfully and said, "Unfilial son, I will take my unfilial son Weiyang with me to say hello to you!"
Zhang Qi will never forget that back then, he wanted to join the army, but his uncle did not agree. In the end, it was the patriarch of the Zhang family who came forward, made a ruling, and wrote a letter of guarantee, so that he could join the army and that he could
There is today.
The old man looked at the two young, majestic and extraordinary generals kneeling in front of him in disbelief.
"You are... Zhang Erlang's two boys..." He reluctantly recalled it, and his whole body suddenly became energetic. He helped the Zhang brothers, patted their shoulders, and said: "Good! Good! Good! Get ahead.
It’s over!”
"Fortunately, I have lived up to my command. Today, I am honored by your majesty and am appointed as the Colonel of the First Division of the Anton Protectorate's Guard Army!" Zhang Qi raised his head and said proudly.
"Sir's teachings and gifts will never be forgotten by me!" Zhang Qigong said.
Back then, when he went to join the army, the clan leader sent him a weapon, otherwise he would not have been able to join the army.
"Okay... okay..." The old man was also very happy. There was smoke coming out of the old Zhang family's ancestral grave! A captain appeared! There was also the famous Colonel Hu Yi! Now, he has something awesome.
Blow!
Of course, more importantly, Zhang may be more expensive because of this!
How can a school captain not have any subordinate soldiers?
Several of his grandchildren and some young people of the same clan finally have someone to rely on!
This is also a common pattern among northern nobles.
It is also said that when one person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.
A noble person can lead a family into a family of military generals.
"Da Lang, San Lang, Qi Lang!" The old man took Zhang Qi's brother's hand and greeted the crowd: "Hurry up and meet your eldest brother..."
So, several honest young men touched their heads, came to Zhang Qi, and worshiped: "Meet my eldest brother..."
Zhang Qi looked them over and saw that they were all strong and powerful young men who could be brought to Xinhua City and trained well.
As his status rose, Zhang Qi naturally knew how to consolidate his status and achieve better development in the future.
Disciple soldiers and personal soldiers are both indispensable.
Especially if you want to be honored for meritorious service, you must have a team of confidants who can command and fight desperately for you.
And the most reliable ones are, of course, always the soldiers and fellow soldiers from home.
Emperor Gaozu relied on his abundant army of disciples to conquer the world!
I briefly met these young people of my own race and village with whom I had almost no impression.
Surrounded by the whole village, Brother Zhang Qi found the last mark of his family in this village, a solitary tomb among the Zhang family's ancestral tombs.
The tomb is already covered with weeds.
A wooden sign that had been blown away by the wind and rain stood crookedly in front of the tomb. It read: The tomb of my late father Zhang Gongba Yonglao.
This is the only proof that their brothers asked for when they knelt in front of the village elder's door to show their father's identity.
Zhang Qi looked at the tombstone with blurred writing, and knelt down in front of the tomb with a plop.
Zhang Weiyang followed closely and knelt down.
Their wives, concubines, and children didn't know why, but they also knelt down.
"Father, the unfilial son is back!" the two brothers said with tears and kowtows.
For Chinese people, the hardest thing to let go of is always the love of hometown, and the hardest thing to let go of is always the kindness of parents.
Recognizing one's ancestors and returning to the clan is something that every person who has achieved a little bit of success must and must do.
The two brothers pulled their children, wives and concubines to the tomb one by one, and introduced them one by one to their father lying in the tomb.
After this procedure is completed, it is natural to worship the ancestors.
In the grand ceremony, the Zhang brothers presented three kinds of blood food to their ancestors in the ancestral hall. Then they wrote the names of their wives, concubines, and children on a piece of silk cloth and enshrined it in front of the ancestor's tablet.
As a result, the descendants of Zhang Qi and Zhang Weiyang officially returned and got in touch with the gods of their ancestors under Jiuquan.
From now on, no matter how far they go, wherever they go.
This thread will forever tie their hearts and connect them together.
It is through this that the Chinese people, from generation to generation, pass down the firewood from generation to generation, from father to son, multiply and flourish.
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The next day, in this small mountain village next to Handan City.
Table after table of sumptuous food and wine were placed in front of the elders in the village and several neighboring villages.
Brothers Zhang Qi and Zhang Weiyang took turns walking in front of each elder, toasting and drinking heavily.
At the banquet, chicken, duck, and fish were all available.
Bowls of sorghum rice, which the common people would never bear to eat in the past, were also brought to guests of all sizes.
At that time, Xiang Yu destroyed the Qin Dynasty. Looking at the burning Qin Palace and Qin City, he said the famous saying: Wealth and honor will not return home, but they will travel at night like fine clothes.
Although, Xiang Yu lost the world because of this.
But this does not prevent latecomers from learning.
For the Chinese, once they are rich, if they don’t go back to their hometown to show off, it would be a shame for themselves and their ancestors!
Emperor Liu Bang conquered the world. In October of the twelfth year of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Gaozu defeated Yingbu's rebellion and led his army back to the dynasty. He passed by Fengpei and chose to stay. He built a wine palace, drank with his father and fellow villagers, and left the song that is still sung by people today.
"Song of the Wind".
Emperor Gaozu drank heavily with his fellow villagers in Fengpei for more than a month (first in Peixian for half a month, and then at the invitation of the elders in Peixian, in Fengxian for half a month).
The same was true during the reign of Emperor Taizong.
In the sixth year of Taizong's reign, Emperor Taizong was fortunate enough to visit Jinyang, the capital, and drank heavily with his elders for more than ten days.
The emperor took the lead.
The natural scenery of the world.
After getting rich, returning home, drinking wine and showing off extravagantly became a must for nobles and scholar-bureaucrats in the Han Dynasty.
Although it is impossible for the Zhang brothers to return home this time, like the two emperors, they would hold banquets for more than ten days or a month.
However, a banquet must be held for three days in a row.
This money was naturally spent like water.
Almost all the savings of the two brothers were exhausted.
But, it's worth it.
News and rumors about the wealth of the Zhang brothers immediately caused a sensation in the surrounding areas.
Everyone stretched their necks and looked at the majesty and generosity of the Zhang brothers with envy and jealousy.
The focus of people's discussions is also how the Andong Protectorate is doing, and how good the conditions are in Xinhua.
Therefore, the Zhang Qi brothers started recruiting soldiers and immigrants.
In an instant, those who signed up crossed the threshold of his home.
In just a few days, the Zhang brothers recruited more than a hundred soldiers.
They are all good men who are over seven feet three inches tall, physically strong, and have received reserve military training.
These people are enough to form a personal guard, which will serve as the confidants and backbone of Brother Zhang Qi.
In addition, there are more than a hundred families who are willing to follow their brothers to immigrate to Xinhua and carry out farming.
In the eyes of these people, nostalgia and clan affection are the most reliable guarantees.
And half a month later, when the Zhang brothers embarked on the road of transformation, they were followed by thousands of new soldiers and more than 700 new immigrants.
These people are all the result of the recruitment of Handan-born soldiers, officers and prostitutes.
A month later, in Jicheng of Yan State, the number of recruits reached more than 4,000, and the number of immigrant households was more than 3,000, nearly 10,000!
The entire team stretched for more than ten miles.
Fortunately, the local government is very experienced in immigration.
The food, daily life and accommodation along the way were all coordinated very well.
Therefore, there were almost no major problems, and the entire team of immigrants and recruits arrived in Xinhua City before the first heavy snowfall in Huaihua County.
As usual, new recruits are drawn into their own army by their respective recruits, and then the equipment is issued and campsites are arranged.
Because it will be winter soon, they do not need training for the time being. They only need to follow the veterans and receive various common sense education on survival and patrolling in the Anton Protectorate.
These are the experiences gained with blood by the Huyi Army and the Anton Protectorate.
The immigrants were assigned to the developed immigrant villages near Xinhua City.
These are some large immigrant villages.
Because of the successful experience of the past reclamation groups.
Therefore, the new resettlement villages are designed and planned uniformly.
All houses, size, shape, and interior and exterior furnishings are carved from the same mold.
The house is built with bricks and tiles fired last summer. It is very strong and can withstand strong winds and heavy snow. Even if the snow outside is thick enough to bury people, the residents in the house do not need to worry about their own safety.
Inside every house, there is a fire pit and a fireplace.
This was prepared so that the immigrants could survive the winter in Huaihua.
Fire pits burned dried livestock dung, while fireplaces burned peat (coal).
There are specialized officials who teach these immigrants how to use these facilities and repeatedly emphasize and remind them of the relevant safety measures.
In the past two years, a new immigrant's entire family died from carbon poisoning because they failed to heed these safety tips.
Therefore, the Protector Army emphasized the importance of the fireplace chimney this time and emphasized that no matter what, do not block the chimney.
In addition to these, the protective army of course provided the new immigrants with necessary food, oil, salt and some dried fish for the winter.
In order to prepare these houses and supplies for these new immigrants.
Huaihua County spent tens of millions of dollars and transferred hundreds of thousands of dan of grain from Yan State.
With such a large investment, Huaihua County and the Huyi Army are definitely not doing good things.
All immigrants joined in the form of the Huyi Army Reclamation Corps.
They need to work for the Huyi Army for five years, and in the process, they have to undergo military management and training.
At the same time, it is also necessary to carry out projects, build bridges and pave roads for the Huaihua County camp free of charge under the leadership of the Huyi Army during the off-season.
When war breaks out, all men need to take up arms and join the army. (To be continued.)
