Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 82
On March [-], the second year of Guangming, in the city of Tongzhou, Shao Shude was discussing a major matter with his generals.

"Before Zhu Wen left, he looted most of the food, grass, and property. The people in the city had no food, and Zhuge Commander Zhuge and Zhu Shishi didn't care. What should I do?" Shao Shude gently flipped through a manuscript handed to him by Chen Cheng. said.

Seeing that his lord had raised his head, Chen Mou understood and said, "Military envoy, why don't you get these people away."

"Where did you get it?" Shao Shude asked.

"Suizhou."

"It will take nearly two months to travel from Tongzhou to Suizhou, and it will be difficult to pass through Kunfang Town."

"The northeastern part of Jingzhao Mansion is now completely under the control of Master Wang, so it's easy to go. In Kunfang Town, the military envoy might as well send someone to inform Li Xiaochang that if he is not allowed to take the route, or if he robs the food carried by the people passing through the border, our army will Return to the teacher to loot Fangzhou and see how he responds." Chen Cheng said confidently.

The Tielin Army is actually not good at looting.At the time of Jinyang, everyone had already formed an unspoken rule. Shao Shude announced the army accounts, and at the same time negotiated with the local government and sent donations to collect food.Most of the thorns who disagreed with this have left, and the sergeants are not the kind of relatives who have been married to each other for several generations, so this set of rules has been maintained, and the military discipline is indeed impressive-in fact, they are all peers. set off.

But the iron forest army is not good at looting, it does not mean that they will not loot.The idea that Chen Cheng came up with is indeed very "martial" and "domineering". There are several counties in Fangzhou, and there are many countryside and villages. The army has marched over to loot, and you can't keep a single cow or a bag of grain left. You Li Xiaochang dare to come out and fight in the field. ?Besides, you can't commit it, you just cross the border, so why make it so ugly.

"Don't use force." Shao Shude added: "Just recruit those people who have no means of food and clothing, and make as much as they can. Don't just pick strong Ding Jianwo, if they want to bring their families to the young and the weak, that's fine."

"The military envoy is benevolent and righteous." Chen Cheng praised.

"Let's all talk about your opinion, so listen." Shao Shude looked at the people in the room and said.

"Military envoy, nowadays many people always feel that they can't stay here, so they go to the neighboring Ji County to beg for food, and then return to their hometown after the situation is stable. I feel that I still have to make it clear to them. It is a place of war and can't stay for a long time. In case of two or two The army confronted each other and saw and saw repeatedly, and few of them could survive. There is no place for stability in more than [-] counties in Jingzhao Prefecture!" The first person to speak was Guan Kairun. nod.

"Military envoy, where did the food come from? Where did the fields come from?" Zhu Shuzong asked.

"In terms of fields, there are still some unused ones, but not many, and there are threats from party leaders. After the spring planting this year, Song Biejia will open a canal on a small scale, which can irrigate hundreds of hectares of fields. If the hungry people in Guanzhong can reach the summer In Suizhou, the canal can be opened again, but this year should be too late for planting, and the next year is very promising." Shao Shude said.

"A certain calculation, one household with [-] acres of farmland, [-] households will need [-] hectares. According to Song Biejia, after the canal is opened this spring, counting the idle land, there will be more than [-] hectares at most. If it is available, it can accommodate two or three thousand households. You should also pay attention when recruiting people. The maximum number of households is three thousand. Tongzhou, Fuping, Meiyuan, Fengxian, Pan, Tongguan and other prefectures and counties can send people. Gather in Tongguan County. Li Yanling, set up a branch camp there and prepare for resettlement."

"In terms of grain." Shao Shude sighed and said, "A household of six people would need [-] catties of corn a year. If it were three thousand households, then [-] dendrobium grains would be needed a year. If you want to open the river, you need to send more. How much grain does our army have now?"

"As a military envoy, there are still more than [-] Dendrobium grains and beans." Li Yanling replied.

"How long is it available?"

"If you don't feed war horses and draught animals, but only forage, it can last for a long time. If you want to feed grain and beans, it can last for seven or eight months. It's just—the military envoy, Commander Zhuge and Governor Zhu, We have to give a batch of food, and there is not much available."

"Bring out [-] dendrobium military rations and raise [-] households in Guanzhong to go back to Suizhou. If you act fast, you can plant a batch of beans, melons and fruits this year, and then dig some wild vegetables, which is almost enough. It will be a little harder. After this year, the situation will be greatly improved next year." Shao Shude said: "Someone has also thought of a way. The farmland obtained this year will be sold to sergeants at a fair price, and the goods will be used as rewards in the army. Twenty acres for one person can solve the land grant to more than [-] people. The original old man of our Tielin Army, everyone has land, and a certain person can be regarded as letting go. The next two thousand people will rent the crops first. The sergeant's field lasts about three years, and the rent may be raised a little so that the sergeant can also benefit from it."

"Since the military envoy said so, I have no opinion."

"Then let's do it. You have to make it clear to the sergeants, they have fields and some people are farming for them, so they can live a good life in the future. Li Yanling, you will pick [-] auxiliary soldiers and give them equipment, food and grass. , chariots and horses, I will escort these people back to Suizhou in advance and deliver the goods with Song Biejia. Li Xiaochang, I forgive him for not daring to stop!" Shao Shude finally said, it was a final word.

After discussing this matter, the next step is to reorganize the army.Since the dispatch of troops, the troops have expanded from 4000 to more than [-]. If they are not reorganized, their combat effectiveness will inevitably decline.

Fan He had already been assigned to lead a battalion of soldiers, and the five battalions in front, left, middle and right were the main force of the Tielin army.In addition, there was a battalion trapped in the formation. Li Tangbin wronged him to be a lieutenant general and led the five hundred troops to surrender.There are 800 cavalry soldiers under the command of Zhu Shuzong and Zhe Siyu. Zhu Shuzong is the envoy of You Yi, and the ten generals are Zhe Siyu's deputy.

Wei Boqiu was newly promoted to be a deputy general of the personal soldiers, and he served as a valet for the personal soldiers, commanding cavalry, miscellaneous soldiers, military law, and patrolling.

Li Yanling's baggage battalion promoted Li Renjun and Liu Zijing as lieutenants as his assistants.

After finishing it is training.Zhuge Shuang had no intention of teasing Huang Chao too much, he just wanted to take credit for himself, and then go to a wealthy and stable place to retire.Therefore, after Zhu Wen retreated, he settled in Tongzhou to watch the wind, and at the same time kept in touch with Fengxiang's Zheng Yu to see if the affairs of Sanchuan Jieshuai were progressing.

On the other hand, Wang Chongrong, eager to show himself in front of the imperial court, kept urging Zhuge Shuang to go south to join him and discuss Huang Chao together.Zhu Mei, the prefect of Daizhou, was persuaded by him to go south early. Shao Shude guessed that Zhu Mei should also want to get a Jiedushi Dangdang, eager to make meritorious deeds, just like himself.

On March [-]th, Shao Shude, who had just finished training with the sergeant, received a report from Li Yanling that [-] households had been recruited in Tongzhou and were about to be sent to Tongguan.One or two hundred households in Meiyuan, Panxian, Huayuan, Fengxian, and Fuping districts were also persuaded to go north to Suizhou.

This is a huge project, it costs a lot, but it has to be done.Suizhou's agricultural resources still have plenty of room to use. After suffering for the past few years, there will naturally be countless benefits in the future.To be deeply rooted, Shao Dajun, who has a hobby for farming, will of course not remain indifferent.

At the end of March, the imperial court continued to urge soldiers and horses from all over the world to go to Guanzhong to seek Huang Chao.Some people from Henan and Hebei responded one after another, or sent two thousand, or three or four thousand. In short, soldiers came, and the situation in Huang Chao did not look very good.

These news were mainly from Zhuge Shuang, and one of them caught the attention of Shao Shude.

"Commander, the imperial court doesn't want to wait for a moment. I can't wait to recover Chang'an tomorrow. Even Li Keyong has forgiven his crimes." Shao Shude pointed to a person's name and said.

Zhuge Shuang was sipping tea leisurely and contentedly. He glanced at the words and said: "Who said that the progress of the various armies is not good, isn't Chang'an still in the hands of Huang Chao? Li Keyong can forgive, those arrogant and rebels in Henan and Hebei. Fans can also, as long as they are willing to come to Guanzhong, the court is generous."

When Zhuge Shuang said this, he didn't blush at all, and he didn't feel that his inaction had any negative impact on the situation.This poised and cheeky skill is worthy of being honed for decades.

Zhuge Shuang has recently been appointed as a recruiting envoy to the north of the capital, but the troops under his command are still only more than [-] people.

Zheng Tsang was entrusted by the sage to be the commander of the army in all directions of the capital.Wang Chongrong was appointed as a recruiting envoy to the east of the capital, but he should not take this position very seriously. He still has some energy at present, and it will be difficult to say in the future.

"Fanfan and Han soldiers who have made meritorious deeds will be dismissed by the ink. Alas, as soon as this edict is issued, Li Guochang and his son will turn over." Shao Shude didn't care about others, but he was very unhappy with Li Keyong's ability to turn salty fish over.That Shatuo chief Li Youjin brought more than [-] soldiers from Shatuo three and Tuyuhun to fight against Huang Chao, didn't they all prepare it for Li Keyong?Fuck!The battle against thieves in Hedong was in vain.

"This is the father and son of Li's family, and Shude is worried." Zhuge Shuang took a sip of tea and said, "Tuoba Sigong should pay more attention to this person. This is a slippery person, and very domineering, and should not be taken lightly. ."

The Tuoba family has been running Youzhou for decades, and the tree is big and has deep roots.To deal with them, it is necessary to mobilize at least [-] troops to encircle and suppress them. Xia Suizhen cannot support this consumption at present.

It is worth mentioning that, first of all, it is necessary to solidify the fundamentals first, and after the successful farming and the greatly improved economic strength, the military and political means will be used to cut off this generation. Shao Shude understands this very well.

(End of this chapter)