Chapter five hundred and forty seventh disputes between farming and animal husbandry
Pang Yue looked hesitant. He was not sure whether his complaint would have any effect, but at this moment, he could only place his hope on Li Siye's suspicion.
After Judge Pang left the middle hall, Li Siye immediately sent someone to call Cen Shen over. Cen Shen was planning the tax collection in the Duhu Mansion, and the Jiedushi suddenly invited him to go. This made him full of doubts. He thought he had been
The matter discussed was overturned again.
Cen Shen stood in the hall with his hands crossed and saluted: "Zhongcheng called me here, but I don't know why."
Li Siye stood up and invited: "Come, great poet, please sit down."
He sat cross-legged on the sheep felt next to him, feeling quite uncomfortable. Li Siye suddenly asked, "When did you and Judge Pang meet?"
Cen Shen didn't know why he asked this question, so he answered truthfully: "We didn't know each other before. We just met by chance on the way to Beiting to take up the post, and we traveled together for a while."
Li Siye felt relieved and said earnestly: "This Pang Yue is a cunning man and cannot be treated with sincerity."
Cen Shen was puzzled by what he heard, but he didn't want to ask in detail. He wondered in his mind whether this Zhuzi had slandered me in front of Zhongcheng? He quickly changed his legs to sit cross-legged, and at the same time raised his sleeves and crossed his hands in front of his forehead: "Zhongcheng
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Li Siye waved his hand and said: "I specially invited you to Beiting. How could I not know your details? Don't worry about some people's cries of thief and catch thief. Just prepare for the taxation."
"Thank you for your trust, Zhongcheng." Cen Shen bowed politely, turned around and left the central hall of the Protectorate.
Li Siye really alienated Cen Shen in the next period of time, and still left him solely responsible for the personnel arrangements of the Duhu Mansion, but never came to inquire. He also summoned Pang Yue to his side, and patrolled the military camp outside the city every day.
, or when he went to patrol the farmland in the military reclamation area, he would take him with him.
This made Pang Yue secretly happy. His complaint was indeed effective. Even if Li Siye was not sure that he was an insider sent by the Right Prime Minister, he must have doubted it in his heart. He, a real insider, perfectly avoided the fire.
Doesn't taking him on patrol every day mean that he is being used in a more important way?
As for whether Cen Shen was sent by the Right Prime Minister, this matter is no longer important.
Pang Yue may have never really done anything since he started working in the officialdom. Otherwise, why would he mistake following someone as a follower for re-employment? If this is also called re-employment, wouldn't Yan Xiaosi, the captain of Yabing Academy, become the pillar of Beiting?
On this day, Li Siye took Pang Yue and the Ya soldiers to Luntai County under the jurisdiction of Tingzhou to inspect the people's land reclamation and interview the local customs.
The aboriginal people in the Xizhou area of Tingzhou are the Gushi people, and the people today have more or less the blood of the Gushi people. The Gushi people once established a country here that lasted for six hundred years.
During the Han Dynasty, the Cheshi Kingdom had its capital in Jiaohe. Later, the Cheshi Kingdom was destroyed by Rouran and became the Gaochang Kingdom in the early Tang Dynasty.
There are no pure aboriginal people in Luntai now. After several centuries from the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, the Gushi people have the ancestry of the Huns, Hans, Turks and other ethnic groups, becoming an epitome of ethnic integration.
As they rode through the village, they saw farmers working in the fields with daggers in their hands. The people here were all wearing brown linen clothes with narrow sleeves and narrow trouser legs. The tops and bottoms were very loose. Due to the strong sunshine, few people wore them.
They wear mixed clothes, and their heads are covered with white turbans to protect them from the wind and sand. The strange thing is that some people have their left and right folds folded, making it difficult to distinguish between Han and Hu.
Li Siye dismounted and chatted with the farmers for a few words, and learned that they were planting wheat or millet imported from the Central Plains, which are relatively drought-resistant crops. They also planted some ramie, which was mixed with wool to weave brown linen.
Everyone got on their horses and continued to march north, arriving at a place with abundant water and grass. The sun was rising at this time, and Li Siye led everyone to stand on a slope. There was a cool breeze blowing, which made people feel relaxed and happy. Looking up.
In the distance, you can see the Shatuo Moraine in the distance, with endless sand dunes, separated from the pasture here by only a river. If Cen Shen were here, he would definitely be able to compose a beautiful poem.
He turned to look at Pang Yue behind him, but it was a pity that he was an idiot who was illiterate and could only play tricks on his mind. Judge Pang noticed Li Siye's gaze and suddenly felt uncomfortable and even a little embarrassed.
As they were leading their horses downhill, they heard a quarrel not far away. It looked like a conflict between two groups of people. Most of the people on one side were holding machetes, and most of the people on the other side were waving farm tools. The language was vulgar and filthy, and they were shouting curses.
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Li Siye waved his hand: "Let's go over and have a look."
Pang Yue strode forward holding the reins of his horse, showing off his official authority and shouting to the people: "What are you doing! Put down the murder weapon!"
Everyone in the quarrel turned around, the ferocity on their faces had not yet left their faces, and they still held farm tools and blades in their hands. Pang Yue was used to being an official in Chang'an, and he was used to seeing common people ducking down and shrinking when they were scolded by officials.
, and retreated slowly, how could you know that the folk customs in the northwest frontier were strong and fierce.
Pang Yue couldn't help being frightened at the sight, so he hurriedly retreated, huddled half behind Li Siye, and then puffed out his chest slightly.
Li Siye asked loudly: "Why are you fighting here?"
Everyone saw that Li Siye was followed by several Tang soldiers wearing armor and holding swords. They also saw that the official uniforms on his body were dark in color. From this, they judged that he might be a high-ranking official of the Tang army. But they still held their weapons in their hands and pointed at them.
The position was still the opposite, and he lowered his voice and said: "Since the high official of the imperial court is here, I would like to ask the official to comment on this theory."
"Let me tell you first!" One person put the scimitar back into the scabbard on his waist, turned around and bent over to Li Siye, crossing his hands and said: "Your Excellency, we are herdsmen herding sheep in Luntai County. This grassland by the river
This is the place where we have lived and grazed for generations, but who would have thought that these farm men from Sandao would come over to dig up our pastures to clear up wasteland. You have planted all the pastures into food, so how can we, the sheep herders, survive?"
Not to be outdone, the people in Kentian shouted and farted one after another. They also recommended a eloquent person, threw the hoe on the ground, and crossed their hands towards Li Siye more respectfully: "Master, these people say that this is their pasture. It's really true."
This is nonsense, this is clearly an ownerless wasteland, not a single blade of grass in the ground was planted by them. Why can they come here to herd sheep, but we can't come to open up wasteland?"
"Besides, the newly appointed Beiting Jiedushi Li Zhongcheng has issued a notice to encourage us common people to open up wasteland within the prefecture and county. No one is allowed to stop it! You stupid herdsmen don't know that food is the basis of livelihood.
Really? By preventing us from reclaiming wasteland, wouldn’t we be going against the imperial court, the Protectorate, and Li Zhongcheng!”
Hey, this big hat guy actually used the decree of the Protectorate to suppress the opponents and escalated the conflict to the confrontation between the land reclamation system and the herdsmen. In addition to using power to suppress people, he also misinterpreted the content of the announcement of the Protectorate.
A dozen herdsmen suddenly became hoarse. They had never thought of going against the notice of the Governor's Office, but they still felt aggrieved.
After the man finished speaking, he proudly crossed his hands towards Li Siye and said, "As an official of the Protectorate, you must be aware of the recent announcement issued by the imperial court."
Li Siye did not answer his words, but turned to ask the herdsman: "Where can we stand to see the grassland under our feet?"
The herdsman pointed to the northwest: "There is a mountain over there. It is the highest among the nearby mountains. You should be able to see it almost."
Li Siye waved his riding crop: "Let's go up the mountain."
When he served as the town envoy in Shule, he encountered this problem of farmland competing for high-quality pasture space. At that time, the Shule army's land reclamation occupied the pastures on both sides of the Chihe River. Li Siye immediately changed this approach after taking office.
, farming can only be done in the edge areas of pastures and mountain forests to avoid causing damage to pastures and forests, and the army naturally follows the rules. But whether in Shule or Beiting, he has not yet resolved the disputes between farmers and herdsmen.