Chapter two hundred and ninety-first, the ominous letter came
At this time, Guo Song saw the shipwright leader Geng Weizheng. Geng Weizheng and more than a dozen of his apprentices moved their families to Fengzhou. They themselves joined the Tang army and became Fengzhou logistics craftsmen. Geng Weizheng, who was highly skilled in craftsmanship, was captured by Guo Song.
He was promoted to the rank of captain under special circumstances and had 300 engineers under his command. Their ten large ships had already been built and they were now starting to build other military equipment. The simple trebuchet on the top of Jiuyuan City was built by them.
Now they received another job to repair houses. Geng Wei was leading 300 engineering soldiers to Yongfeng County to be responsible for repairing houses for the people.
Geng Weizheng and more than a dozen of their apprentices also participated in the lottery, and their family members happened to be among them. They did not receive any special treatment. Like other families, they chose houses and drew lots to try their luck.
"Captain Geng, are you also drawing lots?" Guo Song asked with a smile.
Geng Weizheng scratched his head and said with a smile: "My wife, two sons, and my mother are also here. They also want to settle in Yongfeng County. It happens that I am building a house here, so I will help them choose together."
"Have you found anything suitable?"
"I choose Room No. 7 as the formal one, and Room No. 401 as the alternative."
Guo Song had no impression of Room 401, but he knew that Room 7 was right by the river, not far from the bridge. The location was very good and the area was large. It was the most popular house today.
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"There are many people choosing Room No. 7!"
"There are many people who have taken a fancy to it, but I want to try my luck. If it doesn't work, I choose room 401."
"How about room 401?" Guo Song asked with a smile.
"The location is average, close to the city wall. The house is very dilapidated and almost all the main beams need to be replaced. But the advantage is that it has a large area, covering an area of three acres. I took a fancy to this."
"Are there many people to choose?"
Geng Weizheng shook his head, "Everyone thinks that the house is too shabby and the location is not good. As far as I know, there is only a humble job option at the moment. There may be some people who use it as an alternative, but it can only be for two or three households at most."
At this time, the drums sounded on the high platform, indicating that the room selection was about to begin.
Guo Song left the scene and stood on the edge of the stage watching people choose housing. This kind of housing selection was quite interesting, and it was very similar to the selection of housing numbers for units' fund-raising housing in later generations.
To choose a house, the household registration number corresponds to the room number. One clerk took out a note from the wooden box and read it loudly, while the other two clerks wrote the corresponding household registration number and room number on a large notice. There was a crowd in front of the wooden platform.
The crowd was crowded, and everyone craned their necks to read the information on the notice.
"Household registration number is thirty-six, I am choosing room number seven, and I am choosing room number 401!"
Geng Weizheng was immediately attracted. The name on it was his home, House No. 36, and the bronze medal with the household number in his hand was Yongfeng No. 36.
A clerk wrote his information on a big public notice board. All the room numbers had been written on the big board in advance. There were two large blank columns next to it, one column for the official room and the other for the optional room.
Then write in the called house number in the official column or alternative column. The most popular one is House No. 30, which is located near the east gate of the county. It has a good location, a large area, and new houses. There are already fifty-two households.
People regard it as the official housing option.
The house No. 7 that Geng Weizheng is interested in is also quite popular. Currently, twenty-two families have taken a fancy to it and have designated it as an official house. Only halfway through the house selection process, there are already eleven families competing with him.
In the end, it was calculated that more than 20 households must have drawn lots for the election. Geng Weizheng was a little desperate. He turned his attention to Room 401. Fortunately, the only room number currently being selected was his family's.
There is a rule of choosing first and then the alternative. If another family decides that Room 401 is the primary choice, then Geng Weizheng has no hope because he is the alternative.
Many people, including Geng Wei, are regretting that they have wasted their precious main selection slots. If they had known that he would have been selected as No. 401, he can only pray to God for blessings. No one will choose No. 401.
Room 01 is designated as the main room.
"House number is 223, I am choosing room 34, but I am choosing room 401!"
Geng Weizheng felt nervous. Another competitor came. Fortunately, the opponent was also a candidate. The house No. 34 that this person was choosing was also relatively popular, with eighteen households taking a fancy to it.
The call for a house went smoothly. From time to time, there were sighs from the people below. Several people scratched their hair and regretted it. Their main choice and backup choices were both good houses. In the end, they were all selected as the main choice. The first choice was
They have already been eliminated in the first round of selection, and the competition in the main selection is fierce, so they probably won't be able to win. They have to wait for the second round of house selection and re-select the remaining houses.
But human nature is like this, everyone yearns for beautiful things, and no one wants to give up easily until the final outcome comes out.
The first round of house selection that attracts every family's attention does not end until the evening. 30% of families have failed in their main selection and alternative selection. They can only go to see the house tomorrow and choose the second round. Although the procedure is relatively complicated, all
Everyone admits that this method of house selection is fairer. If you can't choose a suitable house, it's your own fault, either you are too greedy or you have bad luck.
Guo Song met Geng Weizheng with a blushing face in the temporary military camp. Guo Song smiled and said: "It seems that Captain Geng was lucky in drawing lots today!"
Geng Weizheng smiled bitterly and said: "The humble post in House No. 7 was not drawn. The humble post in House No. 401 was originally competing with another person, but his main choice house was drawn. There was no competition for the humble post in House No. 401 and he won the fourth place directly.
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"Then I still have to congratulate Captain Geng, at least it's a house I like."
"Thank you so much, envoy. I plan to use my normal rest time to repair the house so that my family can move in as soon as possible."
"It doesn't matter if you take some rest. If you bring your apprentices with you, we should be able to repair it in seven or eight days."
"The wood and black tiles are all ready-made. It can be repaired in three days at most. As for the courtyard wall, we will slowly improve it in the future."
At this time, Guo Song saw that a soldier next to him seemed to be reporting something to him, so he smiled at Geng Weizheng and said, "Captain Geng, go and do your work first!"
Geng Weizheng bowed and hurried away.
"What's going on?" Guo Song asked the soldier on the side.
"To report to the envoy, Cao Canjun is waiting in the big tent. It seems that there is something urgent to report to the envoy."
Cao Wannian actually arrived. Guo Song immediately realized that something big must have happened. He immediately turned his horse and ran towards the main tent.
Cao Wannian participated in the second imperial examination held in Chang'an in early March this year, and passed the 174th place in Ming Dynasty. According to regulations, he could be appointed as a state official, but Cao Wannian still gave up the assignment from the court and returned to
Fengzhou, continued to serve as his secretary and joined the army.
In the big tent, Cao Wannian was worried. At this time, Guo Song walked in quickly and asked directly: "What's going on?"
Cao Wannian sighed and said: "I received news from Lingzhou that Li Huaiguang was defeated east of Jinshan, with nearly half of the casualties."
Guo Song was startled, "How could this happen?"
He simply heard an incredible news. Khan Xue Yantuo was dead, and the main force was wiped out by him. How could he suffer another disastrous defeat? What happened here?
Cao Wannian handed a letter to Guo Song, "This is a letter from Liang Yundao, please let me have your review."
Guo Song took the letter and looked at it carefully. His expression suddenly changed. Shuofang's army actually broke out into a war with the Sijie tribe and was defeated by the Sijie tribe. However, the specific reason was not written in the letter.
Cao Wannian continued: "Liang Yundao also brought a message, saying that Li Huaiguang sent troops to burn, kill and loot Xue Yantuo's tribes, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the Sijie tribe. Sijie repeatedly sent people to negotiate with no results, and the Sijie cavalry wiped out all the troops.
A Tang army of more than 500 people was killing a small tribe at that time. This incident intensified the conflict between the two sides, and eventually a war broke out. The Sijie tribe united with the Uighurs, and a total of more than 70,000 people from Luo and other tribes faced Shuofang's army.
, Shuofang’s army was defeated, with nearly half of its casualties, and returned in disastrous defeat.”
‘Bang!’ Guo Song punched the table hard, causing the pen and ink teacup on the table to jump.
Guo Song's face was ashen and he said in a hateful voice: "This damn bastard, he fails more than he accomplishes and fails more than he does!"
I repeatedly reminded Li Huaiguang not to offend the interests of the Sijie tribe, but Li Huaiguang did not take his words to heart at all. In the end, the Sijie tribe turned against him, and there was likely to be another strong enemy in the north of the Tang Dynasty.
Obviously two peaches can kill three people, but the Xueyantuo tribe was used to provoke conflicts between the Sijie tribe, the Uighur tribe and the Geluolu tribe, prompting the three families to fight for the population and land of the Xueyantuo tribe. However, the result was that the Sijie tribe and the Uighur tribe joined forces.
The Geluolu tribe did not dare to make enemies of both families at the same time. It was obviously a good card, but it was broken by the bastard Li Huaiguang.
Guo Song was so angry that he paced back and forth in the tent. He asked again: "Has Lingzhou reported this matter to the court?"
"This is why I came here for this matter. Liang Daoyun suggested that you should take the time to go to Beijing and explain the cause and effect to the court clearly, so as to prevent Li Huaiguang from putting the responsibility on the emperor."
Guo Song nodded. Since Liang Daoyun said this, he must have heard something.
The defense of Fengzhou has been over for more than two months, but there is still no news. There is no promotion or promotion, but at least there should be commendations. But now there is no news. I don’t know what went wrong.
Guo Song also felt that he really needed to go to Beijing.