The tenth day of May in the second year of Yongjia was already the third day after the end of the war.
The remnants of the enemy were basically wiped out, and after being closed for several days, the Luoyang City Gate was opened again.
Everything seems to be back to before.
Lu Zhi, Yu Liang and others hurried to Pan Yuan, and what they saw was that Marquis Lu Yang was leading his soldiers to plow the fields, preparing to plant a crop of grains.
He walked back and forth along the field ridges and found that most of the winter wheat planted last year had been destroyed, and not much remained.
The wheat will be ready to be harvested in less than a month. What a sin.
"There are more and more unclaimed lands in the suburbs of Luoyang. As long as you want to plant it, you can take it." Shao Xun threw the rake to Tang Jian, wiped his sweat, and said with a smile.
Lu Zhi could only smile bitterly.
If there was some hope in the past few years and Luoyang's field prices rebounded, after the Wang Mi Rebellion, Luoyang's field prices may have plummeted to the bottom.
More and more people will move away, and there will be more and more unclaimed land.
Pan Garden is surrounded by good fertile land. It used to have owners, but it may not have owners now. If you organize people to cultivate it, you should be able to harvest a lot of food.
"The prince wants to force the captives to farm?" Lu Zhi stopped by a canal and asked.
Although there are many weeds growing in the canal and it is slightly blocked, the water flows gurgling and it still performs its irrigation function tenaciously.
The so-called fertile land not only refers to soil fertility, but also includes complete water conservancy facilities.
Within more than ten miles of Luoyang City, there are large reservoirs such as Qianjintun and Hongchipi, supplemented by rivers such as Gushui, Yishui, and Luoshui. Irrigation is very convenient, so farmland yields are extremely high.
It is indeed a pity that these good fields are poorly cultivated and constantly abandoned.
If wars become more frequent in the future, water conservancy facilities will be destroyed, and it will be difficult to restore farmland after it has been abandoned for a long time. Luoyang's agriculture will be considered useless.
"I captured 12,000 thieves in Shenyuan Pass, Yanshi, Luoyang, and Fupingjin. I didn't want to raise them in vain. In the past few days, I divided them into three battalions and sent officers of the Yamen Army to guard them and look for them nearby.
some unclaimed land,
We will rush to plant miscellaneous grains. After the autumn harvest, we will allocate people from various forts and manors to teach them how to grow winter wheat. The harvest will be ready in May and June next year." Shao Xun said: "If it falls into my hands, it will not be so cheap.
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"Are there enough farm tools and cattle?" Lu Zhi asked.
"Farming tools are easy to talk about, but thieves don't like to steal them. Yanshi, Fengshi and other counties have been harmed by them. I have sent people to look for them. It will be difficult to farm cattle." At this point, Shao Xun smiled and said: "But
, it is not impossible for people to plow. It is not a pity to die for these thieves. If they cannot plow, they will be beaten to death."
Lu Zhi had no reaction, but Yu Liang's heart skipped a beat.
After all, Marquis Lu Yang was ruthless in killing warriors.
"There are also five thousand prisoners at Yushanwu." Lu Zhi reminded.
"Organize the fourth battalion on the spot and head to Yangcheng County to find unowned land for farming." Shao Xun said: "Huang Biao came to report that Liang County has collected about 8,000 prisoners. I ordered him to be the fifth battalion.
The sixth battalion was sent to Guangchengze to open up wasteland."
"Is there enough food?" Lu Zhi asked nervously.
He knew that the monarch had obtained a lot of baggage from thieves and soldiers, and there must be food, but whether it would be enough for more than 20,000 captives to eat was a question.
"The grains and beans seized have not been counted yet, but they are not much. They should only be two to three hundred thousand hu of dendrobium. These poor guys." Shao Xun laughed and scolded.
Lu Zhi silently calculated that if the prisoners were only half-fed, this amount of food would be enough to feed them for about half a year. Without enough food and having to work in the fields every three days, the prisoners would not have the energy to escape even if they wanted to.
However, the miscellaneous grains can be harvested in three months. After this part of the grain is stored in the warehouse, plus the captured grains and beans, it can almost feed the prisoners until the wheat harvest in May and June next year.
I just don’t know how many of these prisoners will be left at that time, what Luoyang will be like, and whether there will be a war.
"Your Majesty, the thieves are wreaking havoc this time. Yanshi, Fengshi, Yangcheng, Yangzhai and even Xiangcheng counties have been severely damaged..." Lu Zhi said again.
"Say it, I'm listening." Shao Xun said.
"The princes can go to the counties to collect the bones and pay homage to the dead..." Lu Zhisui said eloquently.
To put it simply, these places were severely damaged, and there are even a few bandits still active today.
Aristocratic families may have nothing to do - there are no aristocratic families in these places.
However, small tycoons, poor families and even ordinary people have suffered great disasters, and there are many unclaimed lands.
Lu Zhi suggested to win over the people first, and then use the reputation of winning battles there to allocate those unclaimed lands - giving priority to the families of Silver Spear soldiers who were about to be relocated, and also to resettle government soldiers.
Shao Xun was a little emotional after hearing this.
Lu Zhi, the "image designer", is qualified. He did everything possible to build momentum for him and consolidate people's hearts, while also quietly pocketing the benefits.
In addition, he was even more emotional that when he first arrived in Liang County, he had to use force to get the local tyrants to spit out the illegally occupied land. Unexpectedly, Wang Mi made such a fuss, without having to bear any notoriety, and directly harvested countless good fields -
—As long as you have the force to protect these lands.
The Wang Mi Rebellion may be a great opportunity for the small military and political group he established to consolidate its foundation and develop rapidly.
The family members of the Silver Spear Army left the narrow and cramped Wubao and went to live in the fertile plains of Yangzhai, Jiacheng, and Xiangcheng. Their daily lives progressed by leaps and bounds.
The placement of government soldiers can also be carried out in depth, without having to directly break up with the aristocratic family.
Even the family members of the Yamen Army can consider moving here. There is plenty of land.
If this matter is accomplished, he will have a firm foothold in Guangchengze, Xiangcheng County, and the northwest corner of Yingchuan.
From now on, Luoyang will be his shield, protecting him from wind and rain - when necessary, he will send troops north to protect Luoyang from wind and rain. To help Luoyang, he is actually helping himself.
The preferred expansion direction is the Nanyang Basin, which requires patiently waiting for opportunities.
Yu Liang was stunned as he listened.
If it takes a year and a half to accomplish these things, Marquis Luyang will actually become the local overlord of Rushui and Yingshui. Even if there are many Yingchuan families, no one has the strength to challenge him.
Too far.
Thinking of this, Yu Liang felt a little sour in his heart.
Wang Mi is here, and the Yingchuan family dare not challenge him.
The Marquis of Luyang has become famous, and the Yingchuan family also dare not challenge him.
If the Huns come in the future, the Yingchuan family may not dare to challenge them.
This world is changing so fast.
No wonder now even his uncle (Yu Zhi) no longer attacks his sister's marriage to Shao Xun, and Zi Ju's uncle (Yu Min) even more readily agrees. See what he means, if Shao Xun looks down on Wenjun, he will even
I am willing to marry my granddaughter.
In addition, the Chen family of Xuchang, who is very close at hand, seems to have this intention.
Marquis Lu Yang has not married until now, probably because he is waiting for this opportunity.
Yu Liang took a long breath. He found that compared with people like Lu Yanghou and Lu Zhi, he was still far behind.
"Let's go and sit in Panyuan." After Shao Xun and Lu Zhi finished talking about the packaging of the characters, he waved and led them into the manor.
Pan Yuan seemed to have been occupied by an army of thieves, and it was a mess inside.
The houses were damaged to a disgraceful state, and many bamboos and trees were cut down. I don’t know what was done.
The garden was full of human and animal excrement, the stench was overwhelming, and the smell of urine was everywhere.
After the soldiers did a rough cleaning, Shao Xun pulled them to sit down.
After pondering for a moment, he said: "This time I entered the capital of Wei, I have achieved little merit. Wang Situ may have some kindness..."
Having said this, he touched the table with his fingers lightly, seeming to be making the final decision.
Lu Zhi and Yu Liang were silent and waited quietly.
"Zidao was once the eunuch of the Zhongshu, and being a prefect is more than enough." Shao Xun looked at Lu Zhi and said, "I want to make you the prefect of Xiangcheng, what do you think?"
"As long as the prince has an order, he will obey it." Lu Zhi said calmly, as if he had expected it.
"Okay, then let's follow this goal." Shao Xun said with a smile: "I am short of talents. I don't know who can replace me for the position of Prime Minister Lu Yang?"
"The Cui family of Qinghe has always been a talented person. If the king is willing, I will send people to the north. I'm sure a few people will come to join me." Lu Zhi glanced at Shao Xun and said tentatively.
Shao Xun didn't seem to notice his eyes, and agreed happily, saying: "Troublesome, please."
Lu Zhi was born in the Lu family of Fanyang.
Several aristocratic families in Hebei are married to each other, and their relationship is complicated.
Lu Zhi's wife, Cui, was the granddaughter of Cui Lin, Sikong of the Cao Wei Dynasty, and the daughter of Cui Shen, the censor Zhongcheng.
Lu Zhi also had two brothers-in-law, one was Liu Kun, the governor of Bingzhou, and the other was Wen Xi, the former governor of Hedong.
Wen Xi's son Wen Qiao was recruited by the Sili school captain at the age of seventeen to supervise all officials and impeach Yu Zhi for looting people's wealth.
Yu Zhi did not take it seriously, but praised him greatly, so he became famous and was promoted as a scholar in Bingzhou. He is now working in the shogunate of Wang Yan and Wang Situ.
By the way, Wen Qiao got to know Yu Liang because of the impeachment of Yu Zhi.
Aristocratic families compete with each other mercilessly, but a closer look at the relationship between them shows that they are extremely complicated, and they may all be relatives.
Yu Liang listened with some envy.
In fact, he was eager to try Lu Yangxiang, but he was self-aware. With his current age, identity, and status, he was indeed a little behind.
After finalizing these things, Shao Xun said again: "This matter should not be delayed. Luoyang has a great defeat for Wang Mi. When the Taifu heard about it, he might be resentful. I'm worried that he can't help but return to Beijing. It's a bit late today. Let me know tomorrow.
Go to Luoyang and meet with Wang Situ to finalize this matter."
"That's fine." Lu Zhi naturally had no objection.
As for what Shao Xun said about Sima Yue returning to Beijing, it is not impossible.
But what can he do now that he is back? There are people who oppose him everywhere, and the government and the public have great opinions on him.
He may be able to use He Lun, Wang Bing and others to gain control of the Imperial Army and show off his power in Luoyang, but this will not do any good except deepening his image as a clown.
If his mind is clear enough, even if he returns to Luoyang, he should calm down, slowly restore his image, and use gentle means to take back his power bit by bit.
But this can only slightly delay his decline.
In the matter of Wang Mi, he was so wrong after all.
Chapter completed!