Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 211
When the wind blows, the grassland is rolled with dry yellow waves, just like the sea.

In Fengzhou, the soil is fertile and the grass is extremely prosperous.Just like the big thistle brought to the Pampas grassland by the Spaniards in later generations, pasture is a dominant species. Although it does not invade South America like the big thistle and grows as tall as a person, it still provides the local people with the resources to survive .

"What kind of grass is this?" Shao Shude was a little ashamed. He had lived in Fengzhou for so many years, and he really didn't know much about animal husbandry, and he had never done such work.

"Yiluocao." The Hu girls looked at each other, they were still learning the official dialect, and they couldn't understand what the King of Lingwu was saying at all, but the official speech of the 13-year-old Qiang girl, Wang Shi, was very good, so I just listened to her : "There are Yingrass, Luniugrass, Sapongrass, Twistergrass, and Wolf's Needle Grass over there, all of which are forage grasses."

Shao Shude looked at her with admiration and asked, "What's the relationship between Yeluocao and Yeluolu?"

Wang glanced at Ge Shu, a Turkic girl accompanying him, and said, "It should be brought by the Turks from the Western Regions."

"You know a lot, have you done your homework?" Shao Shude smiled.

Mrs. Wang looked around, and the soldiers were scattered around far away. The other girls did not understand official language, so they looked at Shao Shude boldly and said, "I know that the king has extraordinary ambitions, and the honor and disgrace of Mr. The body of the king. The concubine wants to do more homework in case the king asks for inquiries. If she looks at her differently, she will have the opportunity to serve the king."

Are grassland girls so bold in speaking?Shao Shude laughed, he wasn't crazy enough to let this bunch of thirteen or fourteen year old girls sleep with him, at least he had to be 16 years old.

A few snowflakes fell from the sky.Shao Shude didn't care, and continued to wander on the grassland.

Ahead was a small river, or canal.Shao Shude knew the name of this canal: Lingyang Canal, excavated in the first year of Jianzhong.During the Zhenyuan period, induction canals and Yongqing canals were also dug. These two canals irrigated hundreds of hectares of fields near Tiande Military City.

In the Yuanhe period of Emperor Xianzong, Li Jiang played Fengzhou, and the Zhenwu army had ten thousand hectares of fertile land. Please choose capable officials to camp the land.Later, it took four years to excavate canals in Fengzhou and Zhenwu Army, and more than [-] hectares of land were obtained, mainly in the territory of Zhenwu Army, and Fengzhou is estimated to be a fraction.

There are currently more than 2000 hectares of irrigated farmland in Toyosu.But these lands are not all used, and the agricultural production is far worse than that of Zhenwu Army, its neighbor to the east.

The common people in Fengzhou have an average of ten acres of land, but they raise some livestock in moderation.In addition to farming, the family's livestock are brought to graze nearby, without being too far away from home. I don't know if this is an alternative fixed grazing.

The combination of farming and animal husbandry is the agricultural model Shao Dashuai experimented in Lingzhou.In fact, in the future, the people of Toyosu can improve and develop in this direction, which should be more convenient than it is now.

Improving the economic strength of the town and improving the living standards of the people are as important as fighting abroad!
On the grassland in the west, there was a rumble of horseshoes, and a large group of Tibetans rode war horses, driving their cattle and sheep all the way south.I have appointed five inspection envoys, but I just give you a piece of paper. I will guarantee your wealth, and you also have to help me fight the world. Wouldn’t it be great for everyone to make a fortune together in the future?

The five inspection envoys each sent more than a thousand soldiers, all from their own tribes.Gather six thousand men, ride horses, bring equipment, drive a large number of cattle, sheep, horses and camels, and go south to graze in the Tiandu Mountain area of ​​​​Huizhou, waiting for the next order from the "Khan".

Leopard Rider City, in addition to the original 800-odd children of Zhe, Yang, and Wang, recruited more than a thousand people in Yongqingzha, and expanded again a few days ago, recruiting some Fengzhou Dangxiang, Shannan Dangxiang and Kujiesha Fan tribe , Gather up to 3000 people—basically all young people from small tribes. If there is any battle damage in the future, priority will be given to supplementing people from small tribes.

In fact, the Tuoba Department in Xiazhou also received an order to go to the Luoshan area in the south of Lingzhou, and the nearby Cangcheng of Lingzhou and Yanzhou allocated grain, and first helped Mingsha County to dig ditches for relief with work.After the spring expedition to the west next year, we will set off with the large army.They don't have cattle and sheep yet, Shao Shude's order to them is to go to Helong to grab the cattle and sheep of the Tubo people!
This is the first time that Marshal Shao organized so many Tibetan soldiers to join the conscript.If you count the Yi Congjun army, the number of Fan soldiers who will go out next year is estimated to be around 5000, with many cavalry and pawns.

Since the Kingdom of China, apart from the Jiedu envoys of the towns during the Tianbao period, and Li Keyong, his righteous brother, no one has organized [-] to [-] Tibetan soldiers like himself.Even in Youzhou Town, the Xi soldiers and Khitan soldiers in their hands should only have tens of thousands of people, not as far as they are.

"Let's go, go back." Shao Shude said in Dangxiang language, Wang and Zhuang Lang looked at him in surprise.

Shao Shude smirked, it was cool to act aggressive in front of the little girls, at least their reactions were sincere and distracted.

I have acted aggressively in front of the emperor and eunuchs, in front of Jiedu envoys and generals, and in front of Li Keyong.There are so many pretense that I can't count them, but no matter how strong the reactions of those middle-aged and elderly people are, they are not as comfortable as the reactions of young and lovely girls.

Men, or male animals just like that, have the instinct to pass on their genes to more female animals.With my current status, I can afford to support even a hundred children.In the future, if the king is crowned, the Helan Mountain Bieye will be expanded into a royal palace. Every time a land is conquered, not only will the local aristocratic families and tribes send hostages to the army, but they will also send their prostitutes to serve as court ladies.

The snow was getting bigger and falling on Shao Shude's face, he was a little more awake.

Nobility and ministers send their daughters into the palace to be maids. This is the treatment only the emperor has. Proud, proud.

There is still no change in Xishoujiang City. The only thing that has changed may be the old house of the Shaw family.

The last time Shao Shude walked on the street where he could see the end at a glance, his heart was full of memories.

Some of the familiar people back then have passed away, while others are still there.When they saw themselves, each of them was very reserved, and when the personal soldiers presented the property, there was a little smile on their faces, and gradually regained a little bit of the feeling of the past.

Shao Shude met Liu Gou'er's family again.

His younger brother opened some barren fields outside the city wall, and he worked very hard. He is also in his 20s this year.The family was poor and couldn't afford a wife for a time, so in desperation, he found a party girl to be his wife.

The younger sister, Xiu Niang, is also married. She just gave birth to a child the year before last, and she is pregnant with another one this year.When he saw Shao Shude, he blushed a lot, but he still mustered up the courage to ask, "Why did your lord go away for eight years and only come back?"

Mrs. Wang glanced at her, and then at Shao Shude.

Shao Shude was stunned for a moment, and finally choked out a sentence: "Be loyal to the king's affairs and fight everywhere."

Back then, I was young, pure, ambitious, loyal, and didn't like to enjoy myself—in fact, I didn't have that condition.Another small officer, he must be full of halo in the girl's eyes.

The current self is no longer young, no longer pure, but her ambitions are getting bigger and bigger, and her hands are covered with blood.Loyalty is naturally still talked about, but it is also mixed with the cunning of politicians.The daily expenses and enjoyment are very different from before. The life of the captain and the king of the county is not the same world.

"Your Majesty is not the same as before..." Xiuniang was a little disappointed: "The way you look at people is different. There used to be compassion and benevolence, but now it's like——like wanting everyone to kneel in front of you. They are all people who want to cling to you."

Wang glared at her.

"It's like climbing a mountain. After you climb to a new height, you will see a different world, and your thoughts will change accordingly." Shao Shude found a Maza and sat down, saying: "Every time I made a You don’t need to think too much about things, just rely on your own heart. But now when you do something, you can’t help yourself, and everyone looks at you. I, I can’t go back to the way I was before, people will changing."

If all the great power belongs to oneself, one may be able to do things with one's heart, but one's own great power lies in gathering the crowd, and there are too many things involved.

Power is really the most powerful thing in the world, no matter how heroic you are, you cannot escape corruption.It can turn a young anti-Qing patriot into a traitor, and it can also turn a passionate revolutionary youth into a warlord.

Without ideal correction, people change so quickly.What is your ideal?Return the people to a stable order and let them live the life they deserve.In this process, maybe many people's originally stable lives will be broken by him, maybe many innocent people will be killed because of him, maybe his ideal is just a self-deceiving joke.

But I am no longer young and immature.I will no longer be entangled in the moral paradox of whether to kill more people or save more people. I am not a moral gentleman. The desire for power and ideals are not necessarily opposed. Just stick to the bottom line and forge ahead.

"I also want to thank Xiu Niang." Shao Shude smiled suddenly, and said: "These years, I have been fighting and killing, and there are fewer and fewer times when I can calm down and think. Now that I have analyzed my heart, the road ahead should be clearer .”

After finishing speaking, he took off his cloak, saber, and walking bow, and said: "I have to ask Xiu Niang, and I will give this to you."

"In the future, if someone dares to bully you, take out a certain saber and make him kneel down." Shao Shude blinked and joked.

After finishing speaking, he led everyone out of the courtyard, got on his horse, and went home!
At the same time, Wang Bian, the Jiedu envoy of the Zhenwu Army, also packed his bags and took his family south to Chang'an.He already knew where he was going, and he didn't have the mood to stay any longer, so he might as well go back to Chang'an early, it was already November [-]th, the second year of Guangqi.

As for the sergeants from the two places, they will not go south until next year.For the time being, Marshal Shao didn't take these ten thousand people into the Yamen because he couldn't afford them.A reward was issued a year ago, and another reward will be issued next year when troops are dispatched.

If the Western Expedition goes well, they conquer Lanzhou and other places, harvest the cattle and sheep of the Fan tribe, and then start mining and smelting copper, life should be much better.At that time, it will be a matter of course to incorporate the Tiande Army and Zhenwu Army into the Yajun system.

At the end of this volume, the next volume will be "Those who miss Han so much in recent years are half old, sick and half buried".

　See if I can catch a chapter tonight.

　
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