Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1069 Special Military Operation
Shao Shude boarded the Jixian city tower and looked at the Wei Bo people who were struggling to move forward in the cold wind.

The conquest of Wei Bo was not like a war, but more like a special military operation, an action taken once and for all to eliminate the separatist soil.

How many thieves have been eliminated now?
According to the news reported by various parties, the total is no less than 2.As for the fineness of these [-] people?Yamen?Town soldiers?State soldier?County soldiers?Xiangyong?Vigilante?Or are they bandits who took advantage of the chaos?Or are they just good people?It's not clear, and it's not necessary.

The current situation is that Wei Bowufu has imitated Er Zhu and Shi Pu, and pretended to be dead.They had fewer battles in the field and more defeats, and they had lost the courage to go out of the city and camp and fight in formation.

To put it horribly, Wei Bo's regular army is not as brave as the militia in the countryside.Those people were full of hatred because their homes were destroyed and their relatives were slaughtered. They dared to compete with the Xia army in the wild, and their performance was much better than the regular army.

"Denglai Erzhou, place another group of people, limited to ten thousand households." Shao Shude instructed.

He doesn't care how these [-] households are caught.

There are rules, but in fact, when they are implemented, there is no way to tell them apart, and many officers find it troublesome and directly arrest people from the whole village to the whole village.

Most of the resistance is like this.

Shao Shude didn't want to change either.

Even in modern society, there is a shortage of qualified cadres, let alone ancient times?Policies are one thing, execution is another, and if you have too high expectations, you'll be fooling yourself.

The reason why the population of the eight counties in the two states of Denglai is so sparse that it is possible to run a ranch is destined to be an unsolved mystery.

The dynasties before the Tang Dynasty, as well as the dynasties after that, all had populations far beyond the current dynasties.

Now that the hidden households have been checked, and Silla people have also been included, there are still 24 households and more than [-] people in Erzhou, which is only half of the Sui Dynasty and far inferior to the Ming and Qing Dynasties.As a place to be developed next, a group of people can be plugged in.

As for safety, don't worry too much.

The state soldiers from various states will definitely go back after fighting Weibo.The status quo of three thousand soldiers in one state is destined to last for a long time.Four or five households in the various towns of the country raised one soldier. It does not mean that the surplus food produced by four to five households was only enough for one soldier to feed. , then it is not difficult to pull hundreds of thousands of low-quality troops such as signed troops and green battalions.The food is completely enough to eat, and what is not enough is the goods. After all, in addition to the rations, the Great Tang Wufu also needs to pay for food, money, and silk on a regular basis.

The consumption of state soldiers is very low, generally only half or even less than that of yamen soldiers, so raising them is not a big problem.

In addition, he was very pleased that the state generals performed well this time.

In particular, Wang Jiao, the first commander of the left wing of the former Tianxiong Army, used a feigned counterattack to slay Wei Boya's general Li Daonu, which severely thwarted the spirit of the enemy, which made him very satisfied.

The news that Ye Li Kecheng got is accurate.

Under the command of Li Tangbin, the troops of Longxiang had already broken through the outer city of Linhuai County.After winning this place, they will move their troops to attack Lianshui and completely pull out the nails of the Wu army in Huaibei.

And after this battle, apart from transferring some meritorious men to Luoyang, the rest of the armies will reward each other for their meritorious deeds, and it is definitely necessary to reorganize a forbidden army.

Naturally, the eighth forbidden army cannot be all the generals and soldiers of Longxiang's armies, and it is bound to place their own people.Shao Shude was already looking for a candidate, he was very satisfied with Wang Jiao and decided to promote him.

"His Royal Highness, Xu Si can also relocate some of the Wei Bo people." After listening to Shao Shude's order, the clerk immediately recorded it, and Xie Tong hurriedly made suggestions.

Shao Shude glanced at him. Do you think I am an ATM?Where does so much resource allocation come from?
"Let's keep up with Denglai first." Shao Shude said: "The new establishment of the Anton Mansion still needs the full support of Ziqing Town. Once Denglai is up, things will be much easier to handle."

Penglai Town, Dengzhou recently reported that a sea-going ship was trial-produced, the Shaoshu Deci "Haiyu".

Just at the beginning of this month, the "Sea Shark" was on trial sailing in Silla. After returning, it was found that the hull structure was damaged a little faster.

Shao Shude ordered craftsmen to dismantle it, find the reason, and improve it.

The mix of Chinese, Arab, and European hull design concepts seems to have gone wrong.But don't be afraid if there are problems, it's only fake if it succeeds the first time, and he waits patiently for them to explore and improve.

The progress in shipbuilding in Penglai Town also gave him a considerable sense of urgency to vigorously develop the two states of Denglai.

The Wei Bo people are only the first batch, and there will be immigrants from other places later.Officials should also select the best among the best, and gradually replace the old bureaucrats left over from the original Ziqing Town to boost local development.

"Yuenu, do you know why I attach so much importance to Denglai?" Shao Shude turned around, looked at his third son, Shao Mianren, and asked.

"Father wants to develop shipping." Saburo replied immediately.

"'Haiyu' can carry five thousand grains at a time, which is far better than chariots and horses." Shao Shude said.

"Father, the boat that transports grain from Lingzhou to Shengzhou can also carry [-] dendrobium grains at a time. The new big boat can also carry [-] dendrobium." Shao Mianren said.

This……

Shao Shude was slightly embarrassed.The carrying capacity of a sea boat is only two or three times that of a river boat. It doesn't sound very reliable. Is it worth spending a lot of effort to study it?
"Sanlang is very familiar with these data. I am very happy for my father." Shao Shude slapped his son's shoulder heavily with his iron palm, and said with a smile: "Take your time, there will be big ships in the future, and they will get bigger and bigger."

"I know." Mianren replied immediately.

Shao Shude has practiced martial arts all the year round and can dance the heavy sword. These few strokes are enough for him.

"Stay with Weifu and study hard. Next year you will be 14 years old. Go to Wendeng County and start from Sihu. Don't let me down." Shao Shude said again.

"As ordered." Shao Mianren was a little excited and responded.

Perhaps influenced by his mother Feng Da Niang, although Shao Sanlang also practiced martial arts, he preferred literature. 14 years old doesn't look very old, but he doesn't have to worry about trivial things in life, he has received education for a long time, and he is still the top educational resource, and his real level is not low.

For a county like Wendeng, there are only four officials in the whole county, namely the county magistrate from the seventh rank, the county magistrate from the ninth rank, the master book from the ninth rank, and the county lieutenant from the ninth rank. Sihu is actually not an official, and it is not suitable for the prince.But Shao Shude was willing to let his son be familiar with the various affairs of the key official position of Sihu first, and then become an official step by step.

Without grassroots experience, it is easy to be fooled by others in the future.

"Father, I see that many people in Weibo have thin clothes. Today is cold and windy, I am afraid it will be very difficult..." Shao Mianren said suddenly.

"What advice does my son have?" Shao Shude asked.

"There are still a lot of wool cloths in the Heyang Vault, it's better to reward them." Shao Mianren said.

Heyang produces a large amount of wool, and there are woolen wool in the warehouse. Generally speaking, it is sent to sergeants in autumn, so that they can find someone to sew them into wool sweaters to keep out the cold.

Shao Shude is very happy that his son has this kindness.He was afraid that the masters were unaware of the suffering of the people and the hardships of the people's lives, so that it would be easy to make some unbelievable head-beating policies.

He didn't think this would be the best time to be gracious, and the wool cloths were also used for other purposes, but his son brought it up, and he decided to be satisfied.

"Quickly send people to pass the news." Shao Shude instructed: "Weizhou still has some military felt blankets, so let's reward them together."

Li Yixian immediately took the order.

"There are many hard-hearted people in this world, but there are not many people who have the heart of benevolence and forgiveness. Saburo is very good, and he will keep it in the future." Shao Shudra lifted the hands of his two sons and said.

"My son must obey Grandpa's orders and help second brother well in the future." Shao Mianren assured.

Shao Shude laughed.Li Keyong is not as good as him in everything, but their family is really kind and filial to their sons, and their brothers and sisters are respectful, which is so enviable.

Shao Shude didn't want to lose to Li Keyong in this.

Outside the city, there were already sergeants preaching the rewards to passersby.As expected, the reaction was mixed.Some were overjoyed, some sighed, some disagreed, and some begged to let them go. Of course, most of them were insensitive, and it seemed that it didn't matter whether they were given cold-proof materials or not.

Shao Mianren was a little stunned.

Shao Shude smiled and dragged his two sons down the city.

That's all for Wei Bo's war, and the rest is grinding until the enemy can't hold on.In a war, if it cannot be won quickly, then the fight is attrition, there is no doubt about it.

"Hebei is a great treasure house." Shao Shude was still teaching Saburo and Shiro some very essential things when he went down the tower.

"In this world, food is precious, money is precious, gold and silverware are precious, but the most precious thing is people." I only heard him say: "Since the hardships, there have been endless wars everywhere. Hebei is the best-preserved place and the most abundant human resources There is no one, and everything is empty talk. I have many big plans for my father, and they all need manpower from Hebei. But people with rebellious bones in the back of their heads, it is better not to have them, and they have to be taken care of first. You two brothers, They are already sitting on one side, you two should learn. I am not afraid that you are capable, but I am afraid that you are not capable, San Lang and Shi Lang should encourage them."

After returning to the city, just after lunch, Li Yixian came to report: the consolation envoy Wang Pu came again.

"He ran very diligently. When he was supervising the official affairs of the court, I didn't see him being so active." Shao Shude laughed and asked him to come in.

"His Royal Highness..." Wang Pu's face was full of dust, and there was still frost on his eyebrows and temples, and it seemed that he was really working hard.

"Xuanwei Envoy, please sit down." Shao Shude ordered the soldiers to serve the hot tea, then stretched out his hand and said, "Bring it."

Wang Pu understood it in seconds and presented the book respectfully.

Shao Shude took it over and opened it up to take a look: "In the past, Shun ordered Gao Kui, and Bai Kui was narrated at the time; Tang ordered Zhongfei, and Xianning in all countries. The Tao is suitable for the monarch and ministers, and the facts are as good as the present and the past... (Too many people) Shude, long sword Relying on the sky, in the Honghe area, passed on the general to Huang Gong, and received the military amulet from Yuan Nu... (too long, detail the achievements of 'Zhongxing')... will be the handle of the sky, and should be attributed to an immortal talent, but Granted to the Xiangguo, the general Baikui took Shuofang, Xuanwu and other towns as the Xia Kingdom, and still entered the title of Xia King, and acted as the Marshal, Taifu, and Zhongshu Ling of the Taoist soldiers and horses according to the previous order."

After reading, Shao Shude put down the book.

Wang Pu waited eagerly.

"I accept it." Shao Shude said calmly.

(End of this chapter)