Just when Li Xu was worried about when to use troops in the mountainous area, King Mantian of the "Great Yan Kingdom" was also scratching his head with the same problem. Since the twelfth year of Daye, his eyelids have been beating every day. As the saying goes It is said that "the left eyelid will make you rich, and the right eyelid will cause disaster", but when these two eyelids twitch together, it is really unbearable.
"Grandma, it's better to end it as soon as possible than to do this!" Wang Xuba slapped the imperial case with his hand and cursed through gritted teeth. The yellow pear wood case was moved from the study of an old man and was extremely strong. , no matter how sharp the horizontal knife is, it can make a gap. Under his slap, it made a few crunching sounds, and it fell apart instantly. The porcelain and lacquerware placed on the table for appearance were , the gold plate and the jade cup fell all over the floor.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what's wrong with you!" Several soldiers rushed into the Jinluan Hall, which was transformed from a temple, with pale faces, lying on the ground, and asked in panic. King Dayan has been relatively angry recently. This is the whole "Dayan Kingdom" It is a well-known fact. The body of the princess who was kicked to death by him yesterday was still placed under the old locust tree outside the palace gate. Everyone looked at it pitifully, but without the words of King Yan, no one dared to let her be buried in peace. .
"Get out of here, get out of here, get out of here. I'm going to get annoyed when I see you guys, so get out of the mountain and dig for food with a hoe. Don't come back. Don't come back at all!" Wang Xuba raised his leg. , one by one, he kicked down all the soldiers who were busy cleaning up the "rags" on the ground. Perhaps thinking of past friendship, he did not use all his strength. The soldiers rubbed their buttocks and rolled and crawled out of the temple gate. , squatting under the shade of a tree and shaking their heads relative to each other.
The days are hard to pass. Although as the weather gets warmer, the mountain wind is no longer as sharp as a knife, but everyone's heart is getting colder and colder. It's no wonder that King Yan has a bad temper, even His Majesty the Emperor of Sui Dynasty , if he found out that nearly half of his people had escaped within a few months, he would never be calm.
Since the beginning of spring, the population of "Dayan Kingdom" has decreased by more than half! The people who were brought in by the Xie Dynasty initially moved out of the mountains in twos and threes in the name of visiting relatives, and later they simply fled in groups. King Mantian He sent his brothers to stop him, but as a result, some brothers who had sworn to live and die together also deserted. Only three months later, the "land" sandwiched between Wuhuiling, Feihu Pass and Qiao Niu Mountain was Now that the land is open, the wild vegetables that are usually considered treasures and fought over head-on have grown to more than half a foot tall, and the leaves are so old that they can no longer produce pulp, but no one is picking them anymore.
All this was thanks to the new dog officer sent by the imperial court. This man was not only good at using troops, but also had a good way of governing the place. Within a few days of taking office, he immediately issued an order. He would go to Shanggu, Hengshan, and Boling. All the abandoned and ownerless land in the six counties of Zhao, Zhuo and Xindu, which are ten miles away from the county seat, is divided into villages. People who have no land in each county can go to the government to claim land for reclamation. Each adult man can claim up to 100,000 acres. Fifteen acres of flat land. The government lends agricultural tools and seeds, and taxes are paid at half of the fertile land near the city. If the land has been cultivated for more than five years and taxes are paid on time, the land will be owned by the cultivator himself, and the government will issue a land deed without repudiation. .
Those are flat lands where oil can ooze out with just a pickaxe! Although it has been abandoned for several years and was ravaged by heavy snowfalls in early spring. But let's burn it, use plows to pull out a few ditches, and plant some. Add buckwheat, millet and other low-yield and easy-to-grow late grains, and the whole family will never have to go hungry to drink the northwest wind in winter.
In the past, the refugees did not cultivate land, firstly because they had no seeds in their hands, and secondly, because many of the owners of the land were still alive. Although they hid in the city and did not dare to send people to cultivate, once you have a harvest, these people will definitely have red eyes.
I can't get entangled with you. Furthermore, everyone is afraid that bandits will come and rob them, and the whole year of work will be wiped out in an instant. But the dog officer said in the order that he will send troops to station at various farming sites during the autumn harvest. Who wants to
For guns and food, first ask the knives in the hands of his brothers if they agree.
With this guarantee, many subjects of the "Yan Kingdom" were concerned. Wang Xuba's "territory" was all in the mountains, and the harvest was less than half of that on the plains. Moreover, there was no fixed amount of taxes for the King of Yan. How much he wanted to collect,
When to harvest depends on the old man's mood. In the past, everyone had to flee to the mountains because they couldn't find a way to survive in the city. Now that there is a way out, who is willing to live such a difficult and frightening life?
day?
"The Sui Dynasty has always been unfaithful. The dog official lied to you. He gave you the wasteland. How did he explain it to the big families in the city?" At the beginning, Wang Xuba used similar words to appease his people and also
It can have a certain effect. But soon, the people who escaped secretly sent a letter, saying that the comforter did indeed keep his word. Some of the original owners of the land he distributed to everyone have died in the past few years, and some
He fled to other places, and it is absolutely impossible to come back to haunt him. Another theory is that the pacifier made the adults and the big families in the city use their knives, and some of the richest people who danced the most happily were accused of colluding with the bandits and destroying the people's villages.
He was killed for some reason, and his head is now hanging on the city wall.
Of course, these were all rumors, and no one had the time to find out what kind of agreement Mr. Li had reached with the rich. Anyway, the people who escaped first received seeds, farm tools and land as they wished from some guys who looked like military officers.
The new soldiers were very different from the soldiers in everyone's impression. Not only were they all pleasant-looking, they also took the initiative to remind the people to plant sorghum on the edges of the land they received, so that they would not be confused about the boundaries between them in the future.
With the example of the forerunners, the people who were still hesitating in the mountains could no longer sit still. In order to prevent his subjects from escaping further, Wang Xuba had to send people to block the intersections leading out of the mountains. But he could not stop those who were accustomed to walking at all.
The foot of the mountain road. Those people are from the hometown, and they know the terrain of Wuhuiling and Qiaoniu Mountain better than Wang Xuba. Just drill a few ditches and turn over a few rocks and you can disappear under the eyes of the soldiers.
By the time the minions recovered from the shock, the mountain people had already appeared half a mile away from the checkpoint.
Wang Xuba was unwilling to sit back and wait for death. He led his troops down the mountain several times to seek justice. But at this time, the officers and soldiers were no longer the wimps he had ravaged before. The two sides fought several battles on the plains, but before the soldiers named Li
The generals of the "Great Yan Kingdom" personally led the troops into battle, and the soldiers of the "Great Yan Kingdom" could no longer hold up. The opponents were mostly cavalry, and they never followed common sense when fighting. They always bullied the brothers of the "Great Yan Kingdom" for the quality of their bows and armors.
Instead, there was a burst of random shooting in the distance. The soldiers of the "Dayan Kingdom" finally rushed forward at the risk of death, and they rode their horses to escape. While running, they did not forget to turn back and fire another round of horse arrows.
After a few rounds, the soldiers of the "Dayan Kingdom" lost confidence in winning. They were beaten and unable to fight back. This situation was intolerable to anyone. However, the opponents took advantage and behaved well. They released the prisoners after every battle, saying that they
They are not rivals of the government and the army, so instead of following Wang Xuba's mischief, it is better to go home and live a happy life. General Li promised to ignore the past grudges and give them land and seeds like ordinary people.
Seeing that he could not defeat the cavalry on the plains, Wang Xuba had to resort to the tactic of luring the enemy deep into the mountains, setting up countless traps for the enemy to exploit. However, the officers and soldiers did not fall for the trap, and each time they fought, they just drove the "Yan Army" away from the plains.
, and will never pursue him with all his strength.
After several twists and turns, the rebel soldiers had no place to use their strength. They watched helplessly as their "Great Yan Kingdom" declined day by day. There was nothing they could do except lament.
Thieves in the mountains are easy to deal with, but thieves at home are difficult to guard against. "It's ridiculous. Did the imperial court send him here just to farm the land?" Some local officials did not try to comfort the Lord. They went into the mountains to plow the bandits and sweep their dens, but they immersed themselves in it.
They were very dissatisfied with the behavior of the local civil affairs and complained privately. But the complaints were complaints, and they soon found that the security in the city was gradually improving. As the banditry disappeared, the refugees and idlers started to make a living one after another, which had been quiet for a long time.
The market gradually became lively. Some lambs, cattle, horses and other livestock from outside the Great Wall appeared in everyone's sight again, and some merchants who had not been here for a long time also boldly traveled across the mountains and ridges to sell local specialties to Zhuo County.
Yuyang and even further wild lands.
And some wealthy people whose interests were slightly damaged also began to talk about the benefits of appeasing the envoy. Under Li Xu's decree, they lost some wasteland that could not be recovered, but at the same time they no longer had to pay to the government for that land every year.
Taxes. And the pacification envoy personally promised that after the ground is completely peaceful, those abandoned villages further away from the city will also be merged into the ranks of civilian villages. For all unowned and abandoned fields, big families can send their servants to cultivate them, and various benefits will be provided.
Refugees are the same as reclaiming wasteland.
Since the ninth year of Daye, in order to prevent bandits from robbing the people and turning them into soldiers, the imperial court ordered the abandonment of all villages that were far away from the city and unable to build forts to defend themselves. Those once fertile lands have become a comfortable home for rabbits and wild wolves. No one dares to go far away.
Farming fifty miles away from the city, even if gold can grow in the land, no one dares to risk their lives. The consoling ambassador Li Xu announced that he would retake those lands from bandits and wild beasts, which undoubtedly made many people excited.
His eyes were shining. Although this move somewhat contradicted the imperial decree, local officials and wealthy families collectively remained silent in the face of huge interests.
"That boy is relying on His Majesty's trust and is used to being ridiculous. This little thing is not a big mistake. Besides, everyone will benefit from taking back the fields!" Several county guards said this when they ventilated in private. They impeached Li several times.
After Xu had no effect, they also leaked some information. According to well-informed people, it was not that the imperial court did not want to replace Li Xu, but His Majesty’s attitude was very difficult to guess. If he rashly gave Li Xu a small shoe, it was inevitable that someone would be replaced again.
He was sent to Lingnan to catch elephants. Secondly, except for the daring guy Li Xu, the others really didn't want to go to this place of four battles and face King Mantian, Li Shanfei, Dou Jiande and Zhang Jincheng at the same time. Besides, the tigers are huge.
It is a fact that everyone knows that General Luo Yi will rebel sooner or later. If he rebels, the first person to block his way south will be the original Fenyang Army. There is no shortage of brave generals in the Sui Dynasty who are accustomed to fighting.
There are really not many people who can compete with Gutzi and Luo Yi’s Tiger and Horse cavalry!
For all the above-mentioned reasons, real or fictitious, the officials temporarily accepted Li Xu's absurdity. But after the summer, another more absurd order from Li Xu, the newly appointed ambassador of the six counties and the general manager of the Fenyang Army, made everyone completely
He couldn't sit still. He actually used the name of the lack of talents in the army, government and people to recruit talents. He openly announced that no matter where he came from, as long as he thought he had some ability, whether in martial arts or strategy, he could nominate himself.
As long as they pass the exam, they will be granted official positions and will be hired on a merit-based basis.
"This is simply lawless!" Several county guards jumped in anger. Local officials and court officials are two completely different systems. Although county guards, county magistrates, and county magistrates are all appointed by the court, the chief registrar is not the same.
, Gong Cao, Xicao, Jin, Hu, Bing, Fa, Shi and other officials have always been appointed by the county guards themselves. Li Xu went out to recruit talents and promised them to be officials. It was tantamount to directly invading the county guards and county officials.
The scope of their powers made everyone unable to help but take action. (To be continued)
