July has gone by in a blink of an eye, and August is almost half over.
Feng Yu has led the cavalry to Xizhou for nearly a month. With both hands on city defense and farming, the city with tens of thousands of people stationed is quickly on the right track. With the mediation of Chen Jiangdong and the state government's staff, the friction between the city residents is gradually decreasing. The young men of Xizhou
There was a large labor force, and during the stage of land reclamation, Fengyu provided food in the early stage. After half a month, when the situation stabilized, Fengyu gradually ran out of food and relied on the city residents to be self-sufficient.
Xizhou is the most important cotton area in Yanyang. The aboriginal people grow cotton, and August happens to be the harvest season. They have to wait for sowing in the coming year. Many crops are sown in spring, and the fields that have been opened up have basically missed spring plowing. They have to wait for autumn plowing.
, or wait for next spring plowing.
To ensure the supply of food to the Ningzhou cavalry, almost all fields are planted with millet and potatoes. Millet is no longer the most important food in Yanyang and has long been replaced by wheat and rice. But millet and potatoes
They are all annual crops and can be sown at any time. Millet can be harvested in just two months. They are drought and cold tolerant and are most suitable for today's Xizhou.
In addition to growing millet, melons and fruits are also grown. Due to geographical reasons, the food that can be grown in Xizhou is much less than that in Jiangnan. Young adults go into the mountains in groups to hunt. There are also wild fruits, wild vegetables, etc. in the mountains and forests, which are basically guaranteed.
The lives of city residents.
In all the wasteland, she begged the city residents to plant millet. As a thank you, Feng Yu would pay the city residents according to the daily rent price, or distribute rice grains and daily necessities.
Wheat is the most important crop. Real large-scale planting will have to wait until spring plowing and winter plowing. Winter plowing is in October, so it is still early. What Fengyu needs to do is to stabilize the lives of the existing residents of Xizhou, plan the planting land, and dig ditches.
Diversion of the canal. The original plan was to ask Xie Xun to send troops to open up wasteland, but now it is found that there are so many residents in the city. As long as they are fed, they will be a labor force. There is no need for the cavalry to travel long distances to Xizhou. The same is true for sowing in winter. Only when there is a shortage of manpower during the harvest, troops can be sent.
Come and help.
Feng Yu made some calculations. The cost of the cavalry's long journey and the consumption of military rations in Xizhou were not as cost-effective as asking the city residents to farm. When Feng Yu wrote a letter to Xie Xun, she mainly talked about the cavalry's help in clearing up wasteland. Neither Xizhou nor Huangzhou needed it.
The cavalry help clear up wasteland, and they only need to focus on building grain and horse roads.
Over in Huangzhou, Wang Zhizhou and Feng Yu often exchanged information. The population in Huangzhou was much smaller than that in Xizhou, and they really needed people. Wang Zhizhou was a capable man, and he also felt that the long journey of the cavalry cost a lot, so he wrote a book for Jinzhou.
Xue Yu, I hope he can help Huangzhou's farming. The two states only have half a day's work on Kuai Ma. I don't know how Wang Zhizhou talked with Xue Yu and actually wrote an IOU. Xue Yu actually sent troops to help Huangzhou.
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These things were carried out in an orderly manner, and Feng Yu gradually became more and more proficient. She, as the Lord of Xizhou City, was very popular among the people.
The main reason is that the welfare is really excellent. Although Feng Yu has cut off food for them, she will distribute some daily necessities or chickens, ducks and other food to the city residents every five or seven days. It may seem like a small favor, but to the current Xizhou city residents, it is simply a small favor.
It is like seeing nectar.
On August 15th, the Mid-Autumn Festival, the city was extremely lively and there was no curfew. Residents gathered in the city's main square to have fun. Fengyu sent Chen Jiangdong to lead people to maintain order while she rested in the mansion. She had never liked this kind of liveliness.
He walked in and said, "Girl, shopkeeper Su has sent you a Mid-Autumn Festival gift, and he also wants to invite you to his house to celebrate the festival together."
"Refuse, saying I'm not feeling well."
"yes!"
She had mentioned to Su Mengwei that she wanted to take charge of the mine for more than half a month, and she hoped that he and Zhu Shengkai's people could withdraw from the mine, but Su Mengwei said that he could not be Zhu Shengkai's boss. This man used to be a gangster, but now he is an iron official.
Xizhou said that he was right, so Fengyu didn't worry, so she just stayed with them. The city gates were tightly closed, and the inspections were strict. It was almost impossible for the iron mines to leave the city.
She wanted to get her mine back without any bloodshed.
When Feng Yu looked at the moon in the courtyard, she thought of her grandmother and sister. She rarely thought of her parents, but she often missed Mrs. Feng and Feng Shu.
I wonder how my sister is doing in the temple and whether she will be bullied by Yu Wenjing. On reunion days like the Mid-Autumn Festival, my father and mother will definitely go to the temple to visit my sister.
When I am alone outside, I miss my family very much.
I miss my sister and Xie Xun.
I don’t know how Xie Xun is doing in Ningzhou.
She touched the soul-soothing bead on her wrist, missing her like a flood. Feng Yu looked at the full moon with regret, when can she see her sister and Xie Xun?
The governance of Ningzhou was much smoother than that of Xizhou. There were almost no obstacles. Xie Jue gave the clan money as compensation as appropriate. After receiving the land, people from the state government planned and distributed it. First, a large army was stationed in Ningzhou to deter all monsters and monsters.
, Secondly, Xie Jue is tough and unkind.
Xie Jue implemented the land equalization system in several cities from Ningzhou to Yancheng, which went smoothly. However, Yancheng encountered great resistance from the clans. Xie Jue sent troops to suppress it. Even the state capital was replaced, and Cui Lansong and Chen Huang were sent to take charge.
Yancheng implements new policies.
When the Xie brothers implemented the New Deal in six cities from Ningzhou to Yancheng, they used much more violent methods. In comparison, Fengyu was very boiling the frog in warm water. The two methods were adapted to local conditions, and each had its own pros and cons.
Yancheng, Shacheng, Luocheng, Pingzhou, and Yunzhou now respect Ningzhou and do not respect the laws of Yanyang. The Yancheng clan protested because they heard that Zhongzhou increased troops and Fang Chuning came to garrison. The Yancheng clan did not want to lose their
Land and property, and also hope that Yancheng Zhizhou can surrender to Yanyang.
After two days of trouble in Yancheng, Xie Jue and Xie Xun discussed and sent Cui Lansong and Chen Huang to garrison. This was the first line of defense for Yanyang to send troops to Ningzhou. Xie Xun sent 80,000 troops. After Yancheng increased its troops, he was most worried
It was Zhongzhou, waiting for the enemy. Fang Chuning, who was stationed in Zhongzhou, was more relaxed than anyone else. He sat on the city wall and played the flute casually. His green hairband was floating in the evening wind, making him look a bit lonely.
He said, "Don't worry, it's just a shock. Ningzhou will not take the initiative to send troops to Zhongzhou."
If he said that Xie Xun sent troops to deter and set up defenses, he would not take the initiative to send troops, but there was one thing that Fang Chuning did not say, Ningzhou would not take the initiative to send troops.
We will not take the initiative to send troops within the next two years.
In a few years, it will be hard to say.
He looked at the full moon and thought of Xie Jue. As long as he could remember, this was the first time that he had not spent the Mid-Autumn Festival with Xie Jue.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is the most lively festival after New Year's Eve and Lantern Festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival in Ningzhou is also very lively. Every household prepares new wine, pomegranates, round cakes and other food. Water lanterns are also put out at night, and women and children worship the moon and pray.
What he and Tingfeng liked most during the Mid-Autumn Festival was to climb high to admire the moon and drink wine. In previous years, if there was no war in the military camp, they would go horse racing and climb to the highest mountain to look at the moon. Tingfeng said that the fullest moon was seen when climbing high, so he would take him there every year.
Listen to the wind and climb mountains to admire the moon.
Ting Feng is a very light drinker, but he would accompany him on the mountains to drink in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Every year, he would fall drunk in his arms and sleep on his legs until dawn. He said he wanted to admire the moon, so he would get drunk by the moonlight every year.
Lying on the top of the mountain.
Fang Chuning thought that during the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, his relatives died and there would be no reunion. He was alone in Ningzhou, and Xie Xun didn't know if he would be free to accompany him.
It must be very sad to listen to the wind.
Xie Tingfeng’s Mid-Autumn Festival was extremely miserable!
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a major festival, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated in Ningzhou City as in previous years. There is no rumor of the Xie family brothers' rebellion. The people live their lives as they should. Ningzhou Cavalry has always had a tradition of military and civilian enjoyment, so there are also banquets in the military.
The protagonist of the banquet is Xie Xun, who is the commander-in-chief of the three armies. One is to reward the three armies, and the other is to connect emotionally with the generals. This is also the best time to connect emotionally with the new and old generations of coaches and generals when they change.
Xie Jue has a cold temperament and does not like liveliness. In previous years, when there were Zhenbei Marquis and Xie Zhang, he would always go to the top of the mountain to drink with Fang Chuning. This year is different. He has to entertain the generals. Fortunately, the generals are familiar with his temperament and his drinking capacity.
No, I didn’t dare to drink him. Xie Jue thought that he could just drink a few glasses of wine and show his face and withdraw.
Who knew that during the banquet, someone would actually mention his marriage.
He and Xie Xun had to observe mourning for three years after losing their father and mother. Because they were border generals, they were generally exempted from observing mourning during the war. However, he and Xie Xun did not intend to break the vow.
However, the officers and soldiers of the three armies felt that the Marquis died and the Xie brothers were exempted from filial piety during the war. Xie Jue was already twenty-one this year and was at the age to talk about marriage.
Talking about marriage during the Mid-Autumn Festival was really a good time. After Xie Xun came back from Jinzhou, several generals asked Xie Xun to consider getting married and having children, but they didn't care about Xie Xun and Feng Yu's engagement, and wanted to send the girl to Xie Xun's backyard.
Even Xie Xun's move out of Shouxiao and his fiancée failed to stop these temptations. Some people even mentioned it to Xie Jue tactfully.
Xie Jue sneered coldly, "I have a hidden illness and do not plan to get married. I thank all the generals for their kindness."
Generals, "..."
Xie Xun, "...?"
Second brother, it’s not difficult to use the reason of keeping filial piety, right?
Why bother?
If you say this, they will only stare at me from now on!!!