Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 920 The Opportunity Comes
On July [-]th of the fifth year of Qianning, Shao Shude arrived in Luoyang again.

The first thing to do was to check the progress of Luoyang's construction, and at the same time meet a group of descendants who had been idle for a long time. The first to come was Zhao Keyu.

This gentleman was once the Heyang Jiedu envoy appointed by Zhu Quanzhong. After being captured, he surrendered. He persuaded Wang Ban, the governor of Huaizhou, to vote for Xia.

In recent years, Shao Shude discovered that he was quite capable in agriculture, so he was transferred to take charge of excavating and dredging reservoirs and rivers around Luoyang.This matter was originally managed by the Dongdu shogunate, but they were too busy and had too many things to do, and the matter of the reservoir and canal was very important, so it was best to have someone responsible, so they called Zhao Keyu.

"The waters of Gu, Jian, Yi, Yi, and Luo are very important. The benefits of ponds are especially important in Luoyang. You have to worry about it." Shao Shude said: "If you do well, you will be the supervisor of the water in the future. in charge."

Zhao Keyu immediately got excited when he heard it, and made a grateful expression, and said: "The great king has conquered Heyang for only five years, and Meng Huai has been ruled. The real hero. How dare you not do your best?"

His family's ancestors were warriors from Heyang, and he himself was born as a government official, but he has been working as a civil servant for these years, and his ambitions are not so great anymore.It's not bad to be an envoy of Dushui Supervisor, a fifth-rank official.

"Don't rush to show your loyalty." Shao Shude said with a smile: "It is true that Pichi has been a major event in all dynasties, but this will be especially important."

Zhao Keyu was puzzled.

Shao Shude didn't want to explain too much, but simply said: "The weather is unpredictable at this time. Sometimes it rains so much that there will be floods, and sometimes there will be continuous drought. It's very abnormal. In short, you must pay attention to this matter and don't slack off."

"Of course." Zhao Keyu replied.

"Li Yangu, please assist Zhao Shijun." Shao Shude said suddenly.

He refers to Li Yangu, a straight military officer in Yin'an, a scribe who came to vote in Kebian.

"Of order." Li Yangu replied.

Under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Water Supervision Department is a department of the River and Drainage Department, and another department that governs important ferry crossings and bridges in the country. There are orders for boats, rivers, rivers, rivers, rivers, and rivers.

Shao Shude added a Meteorological Administration, the current main work is to collect meteorological and hydrological data as accumulation.Wait for a long time to see if you can find any rules from it.

He knew that this was not really the Little Ice Age, but just the end of a warm period.Moreover, warming to cooling is a long process, and it does not happen overnight.

The summers of the Little Ice Age were just as hot, and the winters were not always extremely cold.Its biggest problem is that the climate is unstable. In summer, it is extremely hot and the drought is severe, and sometimes it brings continuous torrential rains. Shao Shude has already experienced it last year, and Zhu Quanzhong even had to scrape the Yellow River embankment in the Huazhou section.

The extreme weather of the Little Ice Age - scorching summer, severe cold winter, continuous torrential rain, severe drought - sometimes only lasted a year, sometimes a few years, up to ten years at most, but if you stretch the time dimension Throughout the Little Ice Age, you will find that the temperature is relatively stable most of the time, fluctuating in a 30-year cycle, and the average temperature is slightly lower.

The real climate freezing point appeared in the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty, and then began to rise. It appeared again in the Southern Song Dynasty, and this time it was even colder. Interestingly, neither the Northern Song Dynasty nor the Southern Song Dynasty perished during the coldest period of Xiaobing. When they perished The temperature has risen for decades or even 100 years. It is purely self-defeating and has nothing to do with the climate.

For agricultural societies, when climate change is gradually increasing, water conservancy facilities are naturally the top priority.

Zhao Keyu arrived at Qianjin Pond in the west of Luoyang City that afternoon.

The masters are dredging the ditch that has been silted up for a long time.

At the bottom of the dredged ditch, someone is carefully laying bricks.The bricks are glued together with lime, river sand and clay mixed together and stacked in a staggered manner.

"It's really costly!" Zhao Keyu exclaimed.

This ditch leads to Miyagi.He knew that this was done to prevent the drain from leaking.Reminiscent of King Xia's major repair of the Pochi, could it be that Luoyang is going to suffer continuous severe drought?
"My lord, bricks are cheap now." Li Yangu was still aware of things, he pointed to the earthen kilns standing side by side not far away, and said: "The most important thing for the masters recruited from various counties in Henan Province is to make bricks. Burn bricks."

On the empty field, stacks of bricks are stacked there, which is quite spectacular.The adobe is covered with a layer of hay, and it seems that after slowly drying in the shade, it is pulled into the kiln for roasting.

"Officials, red bricks and blue bricks are very cheap now. You used to buy one brick, but now you can buy five or six." A driving officer said from the side: "Put the bricks in the old kiln and it's done. New The kiln produces bricks continuously, the quantity is huge, and the firing time is short and fast, so the price is very cheap.”

"I don't know about this." Zhao Keyu was amazed.

"Everyone in Luoyang is looking for a utensil that can quickly make adobes." The driver said again: "The making of adobes is too slow and not enough to burn, otherwise the price of the bricks can go down a lot."

"This is what I admire His Highness." Zhao Keyu said with emotion: "He always has some fantastic ideas, which are really useful. Could it be God-given?"

Everyone respected him regardless of their sincerity or sincerity.

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After Zhao Keyu and Li Yangu left, Shao Shude received the second group of people.

Mainly Liang generals who are at home, led by Shi Shucong, Liu Chongba, Jiang Yin, Shencheng, Wen Yu, and Li Si'an, and there are twenty or thirty generals who are slightly lower.

Among these people, Shi Shucong and Li Si'an have the oldest qualifications, followed by Liu Chongba, Shencheng, and Wen Yu. Jiang Yin is considered halfway to invest, and has the lowest qualifications-in fact, if Yang Yanhong had not just died of illness, they would not be as good as this A former general of the Xuanwu Army.

Shao Shude looked at Shi Shucong and the others, and asked, "How do you feel about this journey?"

"Your Highness is admirable for his ability to govern the region with ease when he is not in battle," Shi Shucong said.

"It's a pity that the world still relies on swords to speak after all." Shao Shude laughed.

"That's true. However, if the local government is not well governed and the army fails to continue, it will eventually be defeated." Shi Shucong replied.

"If you have this understanding, you are not an ordinary martial artist." Shao Shude said: "I have been living at home these days, what do you think?"

"Your Highness is going to conquer Yun, Yan, and Qi. It's justified. Anyone who is in this situation will have to fight like this." Shi Shucong said: "Someone who doesn't know, where is Your Highness going to fight next?"

"Where do you think we should fight?" Shao Shude asked back.

Shi Shucong was stunned for a moment, then said: "If I come to fight, I will attack Hebei first. The feudal lords in Hebei have always used Hebei as their screen. Hedong is a high-rise building with many passes. Hedong. If we attack Hebei first, it will be much easier to fight against the Jin soldiers who have joined us on the plain.”

"Why don't you suggest that I beat Yang Xingmi first?" Shao Shude asked again.

"The rivers and streams in the south of the Yangtze River are not conducive to cavalry driving. This is a disadvantage. Southerners are accustomed to water. Traveling by boat is like walking on flat land. It is easy to attack by boat. This is a disadvantage. There are too many boatmen and boats, and we have few boatmen and boats. The transportation of military feed is not as good as that of the other party. These three disadvantages. The southerners are resistant to heat and humidity, and my northerners are often infected with diseases and low morale when they first arrive. These four disadvantages." Shi Shucong said: "With these four disadvantages, it is better to merge Hebei first. .”

Shao Shude was noncommittal, and asked: "I want to expand the three armies of Feilong, Jindao, and Heizhu..."

Shi Shucong was overjoyed, but remained calm.

"Go to Lingzhou first and wait for dispatch." Shao Shude said to everyone.

"Of order." Everyone responded one after another, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief.Resting at home until your bones are rusted, and you haven't reached the age of dying, how can you be willing to stay idle all the time?
After being left out for so long, everyone felt relieved to finally have a place to go.

"Your Highness, do you want to attack Li Keyong?" Shi Shucong tentatively asked.

"Li Ke, do you want me to fight?" Shao Shude smiled and said, "I just received the news that the eight tribes of the Khitan have moved south and entered Boyou Prefecture. The garrisons behind the mountain are full of smoke and heavy losses."

The news naturally came from Yang Yue.The old man watched Khitan heading south, feeling itchy in his heart, if he hadn't received the order, he probably would have jumped on it long ago.

"Li Keyong will save Youzhou." Shi Shucong asserted.

"Why do you say that?"

"Your Highness, if the main force of the Jin army is confronting and fighting with me, Li Keyong will naturally take it as ignorance. But he can't cross the river now, and he can't fight Henan. His Highness also sent heavy troops to defend Heyang and Jinjiang. The result is unpredictable. Besides, Ke Yong has a very good face, His Highness has just released the second batch of thousands of Jin soldiers prisoners, and he still can't bear this face." Shi Shucong said: "Although Youzhou has calmed down a lot in the past two years. , is more submissive, but Li Keyong dare not bet that once the Khitan people cross Yanshan Mountain and go south, will there be any response from the twelve prefectures. I heard that Liu Rengong and the Gao brothers are in the Khitan army, and they also have many subordinates , all the generals of Yan who ran northward, always wanted to contact their old acquaintances in Youzhou, and rebelled against Li Keyong. Therefore, I assert that Keyong will definitely send a large army to help."

"The analysis is good." Shao Shude praised: "At this moment, what should our army do?"

"Your Highness, it is best not to attack Hedong." Shi Shucong advised: "Li Kening sits in Zezhou, and there are [-] people. The Xing Road is narrow and narrow, and there are strong and dangerous passes. It is not easy to attack. Your Highness may wish to mobilize troops and go to Qingzhou. "

Li Kening had [-] troops stationed in Zezhou, obviously guarding against the Xia army.In addition, there were [-] members of Li Han's army. A while ago, they detoured Weibo and raided Heyang.

"If before, I really wanted to increase troops in Qingzhou." Shao Shude said with a smile: "But now, I have a new direction."

"Your Highness?" Shi Shucong was a little puzzled.

"Luo Hongxin is dying soon," Shao Shude said.

"This..." Shi Shucong was a little surprised, and lamented King Xia's good luck.

Don't die sooner or later, but die this year.Does Luo Shaowei have the ability to overwhelm others and ascend to the position of Jiedushi?
"Your Highness, this is a good opportunity." Shi Shucong suddenly didn't want to go to Lingzhou, but unfortunately he couldn't decide his own fate.

"So I brought General Tu to Luoyang." Shao Shude said: "But the opportunity is not so easy to grasp, we have to wait and see. Can the past of Le Yanzhen and Le Congxun be repeated?"

(End of this chapter)