When the first lunar month was about to pass, Shao Xun finally left Wang Jingfeng's arms and began his routine inspection.
The first stop was at Dunqiu.
The sky is blue, the fields are vast, the grass is blown low by the wind, and not a single person can be seen.
This is Dunqiu, there are too few people.
But Shao Xun also had to bear part of the blame for the small number of people. Who allowed Lemo to take away a large number of local soldiers and civilians when he retreated?
There is a blame for the Eight Kings' Rebellion, there is a blame for the Gongshi Fan Rebellion, there is a blame for the Jisang Rebellion, there is a blame for the Huns' invasion, and there is a blame for Shi Le and Shao Xun's tug-of-war. After so many blames, only those who are the strongest and most powerful in Dunqiu will be blamed.
Wubao, which is not easily breached, still has a certain population left - how much land can they occupy?
When Shile divided the land for the soldiers, he didn't like to resettle people in Dunqiu. It was actually located on the front line and resettled people. Who knows who would be benefited in the future - Puyang County on the other side of Dunqiu was also sparsely populated, for the same reason.
The prefect of Dunqiu was Li Shou, the uncle of Yu Liang's concubine Li.
In fact, his abilities are limited, and his greatest advantage is his firm political stance, which is enough.
"Has the land been drawn out?" Shao Xun asked as he climbed onto the roof of a brick-burning clay kiln and looked at the endless fields.
"We have set aside more than a thousand hectares of cultivated land, hundreds of hectares of pasture and orchards," Li Shou said.
"Is it close to Baigou Water?"
"Yes. The land is mainly concentrated in Fanyang County."
"That's good." Shao Xun said: "Huang County within Wei County will also allocate more than a thousand hectares of land, hundreds of hectares of orchards, and grassland, which will be used as land, which is almost enough."
Just as the Lutian in Guangchengze provided income to the generals of the Xuchang shogunate, the Lutian located at the junction of Dunqiu and Weijun will provide a considerable part of the income for the officials and generals stationed in Hebei.
If you want to win the war, shirtland is indispensable.
If the government is to run smoothly, Lutian is also indispensable.
This is what farming means.
Currently, there are less than 2,000 farmers farming in Lutian, Hebei Province, which is not enough.
No, it is not accurate to say that they are "common people". In fact, they are "official slaves", which comes from the captured officials of Liu Han who did not surrender in time. The school family and their relatives from the three tribes were collectively demoted to "official slaves" when they were convicted.
Slaves were sent to Dunqiu to cultivate Lutian and provide welfare for Shao Xun's generals.
"Are those all peach orchards?" Shao Xun asked, pointing to an orchard near Tuyao.
"Ming Gong has a good eye, and it is indeed a peach garden." Li Shou said: "The main ones are big peaches, and there are also a few Xiang peaches, white peaches, Hou peaches, and Queen Mother peaches, all of which are summer peaches."
Big peaches are native to the Qinghai area, brought to the Central Plains by the Qiang people, and quickly became popular in the north, replacing the original varieties.
Xiangtao, white peach, and Houtao are all new varieties cultivated by the people since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and have gradually become popular.
Wangmu Peach has a long history and was praised by many people at that time, but it is relatively difficult to grow.
The above are all summer peaches, which are harvested in summer. The officials who manage Lutian will organize people to sell them for money. If they cannot be sold, they will be dried and distributed as welfare. If there is time, fresh peaches will also be distributed.
In addition to summer peaches, there are autumn peaches and winter peaches.
Winter peaches are rare and are usually harvested in October (November in the Gregorian calendar).
Scholars in the imperial dynasty are very interesting, but they seem to be a bit unprofessional. Shu Xi once wrote "Ode on Cake": "Pedestrians salivate at the disadvantage of the wind, boys and servants chew empty words and look at them sideways. Those who hold up their utensils lick their lips, and the standing waiters swallow dryly." - There is a saying
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Fu Xuan also wrote "Peach Fu": "There are also winter peaches, cold and frosty, which are harmonious to the gods, and you can taste them as much as you want."
As for the taste of winter peaches, it's a pity that Shao Xun has never tasted it.
Princess Xiangcheng often ate winter peaches, and Shao Xun had seen her too, but he was a little embarrassed to take it because she was the only woman who took the initiative to dump him, and she was actually broken up with.
"Is there a Zaoyuan?" Shao Xun asked after getting off the earthen kiln.
"Yes, Ming Gong, please come here." Li Shou said.
The group soon arrived at a jujube garden. When the official slaves saw it, they fled one after another.
"These jujube trees were introduced from elsewhere and are some years old," Li Shou introduced.
Since it is "some years old", it is obvious that this orchard used to have an owner, but it is gone now. It is not that Shao Xun took advantage of it. The owner's house was sunk into the river by the Huns Liu Jing, so it is naturally an ownerless land.
"Most of the Xindu jujubes are jujubes." Li Shou said, "There are also Qingzhou purple jujubes and Leshi jujubes. The latter is said to have been brought from the Yan region when Leyi conquered the Qi Dynasty. Anyi jujubes in Hedong are famous all over the world, but
It has not been planted yet. However, a small amount of Luoyang Western Queen Mother Jujube has been planted.”
"I see there are so many jujube trees in Hebei, why?" Shao Xun said.
"Shi Le ordered a variety of jujube trees, at least five for each household." Li Shou answered truthfully.
"Why?"
"It is said that it is used to resist natural disasters and can be eaten during bad harvests."
"It makes sense." Shao Xun nodded in approval.
Nowadays, there is a lot of wasteland, so it is reasonable to have multiple varieties of jujube trees. Later generations of modern agriculture took careful care of fruit trees. At this time, most of them were left to their own devices, and they were planted without much care, but they were not without any skills.
Shao Xun got a farming book called "Pear Planting" from Concubine Pei, which explained in detail the grafting method of pears summarized by Pei's manor, and even included how to store pears for winter consumption.
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"Growing Pockmarks" and "Essential Techniques of Planting Mulberry" were produced by the Wang family of Langya and secretly given to Shao Xun by Wang Huifeng.
"Inserting Pears" was copied and sent over by Concubine Pei.
All three books are very practical and good books, which are very important for agricultural production.
Compared with pears, people at that time preferred to plant dates to prepare for shortages.
When the farmland fails, the jujube trees may or may not have a bad harvest, which hedges part of the risk and allows people to rely on fruits, vegetables, wild vegetables and the like to get through the next year's production when the staple food is insufficient.
In addition, jujube wood is actually a strategic material.
Jujube, mulberry, and elm trees have been the three most common trees in common people's gardens since the Han Dynasty until the Tang Dynasty. Because they can be used for military purposes, this is probably why Shi Le ordered five jujube trees to be planted in each household.
reason.
Da Hu is actually quite thoughtful. His success in history is not without reason. He is a qualified contender for hegemony in troubled times, but he has lost his chance and is unable to turn over.
After visiting Zaoyuan, Shao Xun grabbed Li Shou and entered the focus of the day. He only heard him ask: "If we mobilize troops this year, how much food and grass can Dunqiu provide?"
When Li Shou heard this, his head was pounding.
For a moment, my mind raced and I thought a lot. I wanted to force each family to give up the last bit of their wealth for the sake of Mr. Chen's great cause, but I was worried about causing chaos, so I hesitated.
Looking at his appearance, Shao Xun knew in his heart that Dunqiu could not extract much oil and water. Even if other counties could provide some food and grass, it would probably be very limited.
Last year, 70,000 auxiliary troops were mobilized for the battle against Shile. If you include slave laborers and boatmen, there were more than 100,000 people. It is said that 300,000 troops are not a problem at all.
There is still river transportation, which greatly reduces the number of personnel. Otherwise, more manpower and material resources would need to be mobilized.
In the case of a bad harvest, such large-scale wars cannot be carried out too much because they would consume too much.
"Okay, if it doesn't happen, it won't happen." Shao Xun said with relief: "This year we will take a year off to recuperate and let the people take a breather. We will talk about it next year."
"Okay." Li Shou quickly agreed.
Shao Xun looked at the endless wilderness, secretly wondering when he would see these wastelands covered with millets, cattle and sheep, fruit trees, and mulberry forests.
The remnants of the Huns who attacked Hebei this year seem to be bleeding out of their home base of Henan.
Last year, many fields were planted with winter wheat, which can be harvested in May. By then, the pressure on food will be less. If you can't wait, the grain can be transported and stored in March and April. The people of Henan may be able to survive if they work hard and hold on.
When the summer grain harvest comes, there will be no need to suffer anymore.
Of course, sometimes it’s not necessarily the case. If the superiors see that you can still extract oil from the gaps in your bones, then it will naturally become bitter.
The people of Henan are not fools. When the shogunate discovers that you can still provide grain and grass, the original promise of not collecting grain after the summer grain harvest is likely to be invalidated.
Because those who contend for hegemony in troubled times always have a strong urge to fight, fight, and fight again. They want to fight and kill every day to achieve their ambitions. If it were not for the constraints of food, materials, and manpower, they would probably not stop all year round - I
I can give you a call from the first day of the first lunar month to the end of the twelfth lunar month!
Therefore, they will inevitably resist strongly, complain in every possible way, and make all kinds of excuses.
Because of the existence of the gentry, this kind of resistance was still organized, unlike the atomized rural areas in the era when the gentry disappeared.
In addition, the battlefield was in Hebei, and the Henan gentry could not empathize with it.
When the Xiongnu invaded Henan, they could still hold on and sell their livers and kidneys to squeeze out supplies for you to fight.
But now we are fighting against the remaining forces in Hebei, and their enthusiasm has been greatly reduced.
This is the disadvantage of indirect rule, everything must be discussed.
I have no idea, I still have to go back to Henan. Politics is nothing more than sharing the wealth. As a warlord with armed forces, you have to coax and intimidate, and make all kinds of promises and deceptions to get food.
As for the counties directly under the jurisdiction of Xiangcheng and other counties, a batch of grain was collected last year and the consumption was quite large. Let’s wait until after the summer harvest this year. You cannot stand up and step on your own territory, so you must take good care of it.
Shao Xun visited Dunqiu for more than ten days and did not leave until mid-February.
On the 16th, he arrived westward at Liyang, an important river defense town.
At this time, the first batch of hundreds of villagers transferred from Jinguyuan also arrived by boat and disembarked in Liyang.
He immediately made time to receive him and called over the Hu chiefs in Guanzhong who were waiting to be summoned in Yecheng.
Chapter completed!