Changfeng Thousands of Miles End Han Song

Chapter 192

The day after Zongze and his son saw Lu Qian, they followed Lu Qian to Liangshanbo.The large army and the boatloads of spoils are still behind, and they need to be slowly transported back to the water.

As prisoners, Zongze's family was treated well, and they were not treated unfairly in terms of food and drink.It's just that his movements are restricted.

But even so, Zong Ze also witnessed the precipitousness of Liang Shanbo.It is located in the water, surrounded by reeds, and the waterways and harbors are intertwined, and the strong soldiers are also standing on the mountain stronghold.

He used to be an official in Quzhou in the south of the Yangtze River, but only occasionally heard of Liang Shanbo's name. "Practice justice on behalf of the heavens, eradicate violence and bring peace to the good", it is already extraordinary that the reckless bandits can think of such a banner.But never thought that this Liangshan Po is as majestic as it is.

Living alone in the back mountain, the family is independent, and there are no close neighbors around.Zong Ze also had no intention of seeking death. After all, his wife and children were taken captive. Even if Zong Ze didn't care about his own life, he still had to think about his children and grandchildren.Besides, Liang Shanbo didn't force him too much?It's enough to save my life like this.He also thought that in the future, the imperial court would be able to wipe out the bandits and save his Zong family from suffering.

Living in the back mountain with such peace of mind, Zongze also began to silently observe this green forest village that has suddenly gained fame in recent years.First of all, Zongze was startled by the prisoners in the back mountain, and he was amazed by the number of them.When asked, all were captured soldiers and horses in the battle formation.Those who have lived for a long time have been working in the cottage for half a year.

Liangshan has a very large area, and there are tens of thousands of horse troops in the water park in the original book. With such a vast land for raising horses, it can be seen that its area is vast.

Now all those prisoners of war have been turned into coolies. In addition to resting and repairing fortresses and camps, they are also leveling out patches of land in the back mountains.During this period, some were prepared for future warehouses and barracks, while others were planted with various fruits and vegetables, including ginger, onions, scallions, leeks, garlic, etc.

Not far from where Zongze's family lived, there was a large piece of newly trimmed flat land that had been planted with alfalfa.This stuff is good fodder for horses, and it was not introduced to China in later generations.It has been there for a long time.Mei Yaochen has a poem "Ode to Clover":
When alfalfa comes to the west, grapes will follow.

The Hu people did not cherish it at first, but the Han envoys were able to maintain it.

When Wan Ma asks for the sun, he leaves the palace to raise old seeds.

The yellow flower is now spontaneous, messing up Mu Niu Po.

Although I have never heard of anyone planting it on a large scale, it is not difficult for Lu Qian to have someone collect it.

This will be one of the sources of fodder for Liangshan's war horses, horses, cattle, mules and other livestock in the future.At a glance, there were hundreds of prisoners of war working in the open space covering an area of ​​[-] acres under the supervision of several auxiliary soldiers holding swords and guns.

A piece of hilly land not far from this vast land was also reclaimed by Liang Shanbo.Although the hills rose and fell one after another, Zongze could tell that the area of ​​this terraced field was about [-] to [-] mu.Here is a vegetable field, where a lot of vegetables are grown.The vegetables in the Northern Song Dynasty were not much worse than those in later generations.Carrots, turnips, burdocks, cabbage, dwarf cabbage (baby cabbage), Chinese cabbage (pak choy), mustard greens, rapeseed, paling (spinach), lettuce, celery, chrysanthemum chrysanthemum, shepherd’s purse, coriander, amaranth), lettuce, perilla , green onions, scallions, leeks, yellow buds (chives), garlic, small garlic, shoot melon, cucumber, winter melon, gourd, gourd, gourd, melon, loofah, taro, yam, ginger, water chestnut, lotus root, bitter barley, wild rice stem, Water shield, seaweed, lily, bamboo shoots, wolfberry, cotyledon, pine mushroom, bamboo mushroom, wheat mushroom, jade mushroom, yellow mushroom, purple mushroom, four season mushroom, amanita mushroom, etc., had been widely cultivated in the Song Dynasty.

They are still prisoners of war, but they are still the most stubborn group of prisoners who are unwilling to surrender. They do the hardest and most tiring work.One team of people had to carry wooden buckets filled with river water to water a field of vegetables.Even though Liang Shanbo has started digging wells in the surrounding area to collect water, this is not an easy task.

In addition to these things, Zongze can also see two heavily guarded places, that is, the place where refined salt and sugar are extracted.The other one is the more rigorous and stronger arms supervision.

At present, one or two hundred formal craftsmen from the Tokyo Craftsman Camp have been gathered in the Armory Prison, plus the apprentices they brought out and the craftsmen Liangshan found from the surroundings. There are more than 500 craftsmen, cobblers and other types of people.Following Lu Qian's reminder, Liangshanbo's weights and measures have been unified, and even each craftsman who handles them has his own number, which must be engraved on the weapons.

It is very difficult to restore the model of the Great Qin Dynasty in one step; but it cannot be stopped because of difficulties. At least the current Liangshanbo Military Weapons Supervision is on the road to recovery.

Although it is difficult to use water conservancy in the production process of counterfeit military weapons due to the geographical terrain, but animal power is possible, and the next step may be to borrow wind power.And it depends on whether Tang Long and the others can make the windmill a success.There is still plenty of wind in the water.

Moreover, the military department is also slowly dividing labor. This is not to separate the sword and gun workshops from the armor workshops, but also to separate the bow and crossbow workshops.It is a finer distinction, which systematically separates production from logistics, and logistics from procurement.

What Zongze remembers most deeply during this period was the food in Liangshanbo. No matter whether they were soldiers or craftsmen, whether they were prisoners of war or their family, everyone was well fed and drunk.There is still meat and fish every now and then, but his food is even better.

The period after Zongze went up the mountain coincided with a new major development in Liangshanbo.Not to mention anything else, the first thing is the arrival of a group of people from Huangmen Mountain. Moyun Golden Wing Ou Peng and Iron Flute Immortal Ma Lin were naturally recruited into the army by Lu Qian. With the increase of people and horses, Liangshanbo clearly had dozens of leaders. However, Lu Qian still feels that it is not enough; the divine fortune teller Jiang Jing and the nine-tailed turtle Tao Zongwang are also of great use.The roles of the Branch Office and the Engineering Department need no elaboration.

Then the Manichaeism sent a group of people, and they were no longer all boat builders, but some of them were down-and-out scholars and down-and-out accountants.Hua Shigang has been in trouble in the south of the Yangtze River for so long, and I don’t know how many families in a healthy family have been reduced to abject poverty. Those scholars who used to enjoy the support of their families and study at ease now have to run around for the livelihood of themselves and their families. Among them Some became Manicheans.

Right now, Manichaeism is all about thanking Lu Qian.

Compared with the "true method" taught by Lu Qian, the slogans they came up with are just a bunch of low-key.This is a great favor, and Manichaeism must express it.

Another one is that Manichaeism also hopes to take this opportunity to exaggerate its own teachings to Liangshanbo.

Among the many high-level Manichaeans, there are also those who are determined to stay in Liangshanbo.For example, Fang La's uncle Fang Wei, Wang Yin, Bao Daoyi, etc. were all among them.

In Liangshanbo, there were hundreds more characters who could read and write, write and count, which can be said to have greatly filled the emptiness of each department.Although there are still some differences in ideology, Lu Qian believes that as long as they enjoy Liang Shanbo's treatment, it won't take long for them to return to their hearts.

And with the addition of these "cultural people", not to mention other things, the fortune teller Jiang Jing, who had just taken office, ran the Lijin Bureau and officially included all land and water taxes in it.

And the person specifically responsible for the affairs of the Lijin Bureau turned out to be the down-and-out scholar who had just been sent to Liangshan by Manichaeism.

His surname is Xue Mingshao, from Yongjia, Wenzhou.He himself also comes from a rich clan, and even his elder brother has just passed the Jinshi exam a few years ago, but the disaster fell on him, and the Xue clan can't protect him.

Xue Shao's parents died, and all his family property was lost. His brother and sister were placed in the care of his uncle's house, and he went to Hangzhou alone to survive.But this was just an excuse, and he actually joined Manichaeism under a pseudonym.Because he came from a wealthy family and could write and calculate, Xue Shao was quite favored by his superiors.Otherwise, why would I be selected to come to Liangshanbo this time?
But they didn't expect at all that just after they lived in the cottage for a few days, there was an opportunity to change their destiny waiting for them.

take an exam!

A test paper with mixed language and numbers, with 73-point test questions, a very novel format.Even the test papers are written on a large black board instead of stamped.But Xue Shao firmly grasped the opportunity. His score was 12 points, ranking first among all [-] people who took the test.

So he took the position of second-in-command of the Lijin Bureau.

Just when Zongze and his son Zong Ying were carefully observing Shuibo Liangshan with a cautious attitude.

Xue Shao, who was sitting in the bureau seat and had a room of his own, was eagerly absorbing all the information and intelligence he could find about Liangshan.

In just a few days, he had completely figured out the hierarchy of Liang Shanbo's power structure and the division of various departments.As a figure sent by Manichaeism, he was inherently involved with Manichaeism.Finding out the reality of Liangshan's strength is also one of the tasks that these people bear.In other words, this is also their most important task.

Compared with the current Manichaeism, it is more important to thoroughly understand Liang Shanbo's strength than preaching.

It is also because of this that Xue Shao understands more and more what kind of position he holds in the Lijin Bureau.It was really a job that sat on a gold mountain. As long as there was no war, the gold and silver treasures brought into the Lijin Bureau by water and land every day would not be less than a thousand dollars.Such a number would make Fang Wei envious after seeing it.

Fang E is Fang La's uncle and the great steward of Manichaean property.

And Xue Shao also knew that the Lijin Bureau things he had received were only one of the sources of income for Liang Shanbo.

The powerful Manichaeism was inferior to Liang Shanbo in terms of money.Although the overall income of Manichaeism is also very considerable, their expenses are also large. Is An Neng richer than Liangshanbo?Here there are natural dangers to stand on and strong soldiers to rely on.It’s so popular!
Looking only at the reward he could get in one month, Xue Shao felt that he was really a fool, a big fool, for not wanting to leave Jiangnan in the first place.

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A steady stream of cargo ships, loaded with money, food and supplies, poured into the water from the Jishui River.

Shi Wenbin saw everything clearly from the shore, but he really didn't dare to say anything to his subordinate Tu Yong to stop him.He just watched the cargo ships filled with money and food disappear before his eyes.

As an official, his news did not stop because of the 'crisis' in Yuncheng County.On the contrary, Shi Wenbin had already sent his entourage to Dongping to keep an eye on the changes in the battle situation. His eyes and ears were very good.

Liang Shanbo defeated the forbidden army of Daming Mansion, occupied Gaotang Prefecture, and even opened Dongping Mansion. Although this opened a hole in the sky, it greatly increased Liang Shanbo's prestige and strength.You can tell by the expressions of the people around you.But it also caused Tokyo's eyes to stare at them.

Now the imperial court has dispatched elites to clear the water, and this is the evidence.

"Don't panic. Don't look at Liang Shanbo showing off his prestige. In fact, he is seeking his own death."

"When Gaotang Prefecture was destroyed, everyone in the world knew about it. How could the imperial court not be angry? Shui Bo Gai is an important place in the east of Jingdong, a hub of water and land, and a place where river transportation is maintained. How can a group of bandits stay entrenched for a long time, which is like a separatist regime? "

"I have heard that there are five thousand armored soldiers in Tokyo, and there are five thousand iron cavalry among them. How majestic are they? How can they be defeated by a group of grass bandits? Although Liangshan Po can be strong for a while, it must not be strong for a lifetime. Wait until the court's elites attack Come on, splashing snow with boiling water will surely be like a broken bamboo, and the bandits will be suppressed. You must work hard, and you must not mistake yourself or others."

After hearing what Shi Wenbin said, the people around him were really shocked, and the atmosphere was different from before.

Song Jiang and Chao Gai exchanged a faint look.But when he turned around, Song Jiang's heart skipped a beat, he saw the ridicule in Chao Gai's eyes very clearly.Could it be...

(End of this chapter)