The ancient farming life of liberal arts scum

When Shen Ge returned to Beijing this time, he began to inquire about the place with people, planning to build a college and recruit students.He has the money ready, and now he has to start the work.

Seeing his movements, Hu Naiqing found him one day and dissuaded him: "Don't worry, the fate of the first academy is not here."

"Where is it not here?" Shen Ge was suspicious, "Brother Hu, why don't you tell me what you think?"

"The secret must not be leaked, you will know it later." Hu Naiqing waved her fan with a mysterious face and refused to say more.

Shen Ge researched and proposed several places, and found that some places are too small, some are too close to the market and are too noisy, and some have inconvenient transportation. These places have their own advantages and disadvantages, but no one is very suitable for building a college.

He searched around, and finally felt that the fate of the first academy might not be here, so he had to give up.

Shen Ge is still on vacation, he wants to prepare a ceremony with Xun Feiguang.With Xun Cheng at the side to assist, the matter is not very complicated, basically there is no need for Shen Ge to do it, and Shen Ge has a lot of time to spend elsewhere.

On this day, Shen Ge had just finished reading the ledger, and Xun Feiguang said to Xun Feiguang who came back from court: "Things have changed in the south, I have to go to the south to guard."

Shocked, Shen Ge quickly stood up and asked, "Yangyi is attacking again?"

"Yes, the south side specially sent pigeons to send a message. I will not hinder my territory. However, within a month, the leading country has lost half of its country. The envoys have already set off to complain to me. According to your majesty, I will lead my troops to guard and protect the territory. The national defense is lost."

Shen Ge said without hesitation: "I'll go with you."

Xun Feiguang nodded, "That's exactly what I mean. I have asked His Majesty for an order. You follow me. The official position is Changzhou County Magistrate."

Of course, going outside is not as good as mixing seniority in the Imperial Academy, but if you don't bring Shen Ge, Xun Feiguang is not at ease.

Shen Ge didn't know where Changzhou was, but the paperwork was sent out that day, and Shen Ge's official uniform and so on arrived with the paperwork. From this appearance, he packed up his things and was ready to leave at any time.

Naturally, the wedding ceremony of the two in Kyoto could not be done. After Shen Ge hastily bid farewell to Hu Qingyan and others, he was driven away to the south.

Xun Feiguang went to the south this time for the purpose of fighting. Food and grass and other supplies were collected from the nearby prefectures, so he didn't need to bring his own.

Ordinary soldiers were recruited from there, and Xun Feiguang brought his own elite.

He had a quota of [-] private soldiers, and the [-] Qing Lingwei led by Shaoxin were dispersed, and followed Xun Feiguang in the form of [-] regular troops and [-] auxiliary troops.The emperor received the news and didn't say anything.

Before departure, the emperor specially summoned Shen Ge once, and Shen Ge was inevitably a little nervous when he went to see him wearing a new official uniform.

The emperor's attitude was very gentle. After Shen Ge finished the ceremony, he not only gave him a seat, but also made the eunuch serve fragrant tea.

Shen Ge sat with his butt next to a third of the chair, "Your Majesty."

"Shen Qing is nineteen this year?"

"Yes."

"It's really a young talent." The emperor smiled when he saw his appearance, "You don't have to be reserved when you talk in private."

"Your Majesty is terrified to see Tianyan, and I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."

"Look at what you said, people who can marry Xun Qing are not like cowards." The emperor sipped his tea and joked: "My princess said she was afraid when she saw Xun Qing's cold face. Shen Qing must be brave and resourceful."

Shen Ge relaxed a little, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is joking, and Duke Xun seems to be difficult to get close to, but in fact he has a very good temper."

"It's rare, it's the first time I've heard someone praise him for his good temper. I heard that you two knew each other quite early?"

"Actually, it's not too early." Shen Ge smiled, "Speaking of which, the Duke still has the grace to save my life."

Shen Ge said briefly about the past.After hearing this, the emperor couldn't help but praise the two for being destined.

The emperor didn't ask any secret questions, as if he was just casually calling people for a chat.

When Shen Ge went back, the emperor's imperial decree also arrived.The imperial decree praised Shen Ge, and gave him a first-rank imperial order and a food salary of eight hundred stones.

"What does this mean, Your Majesty?"

"Don't think too much, maybe it's just to win you over." Xun Feiguang glanced at it and didn't pay much attention.

Shen Ge sighed in a low voice, "Oh, His Majesty has made such a move, and now I feel that His Majesty seems to be a good person."

Xun Feiguang raised his head from the official document, pulled Shen Ge into his arms and hugged him with one hand, "Because he gave you a first-class imperial order?"

"Of course not, I just feel that he has put a lot of thought into this country, and he listens to advice and advice, and has the appearance of a wise king."

"Five years ago, the south of the Yangtze River was flooded, and the state distributed 500 million taels of silver for disaster relief, but the local government received less than one million. Because the disaster relief official was His Majesty's uncle, His Majesty would not do anything to him if he stretched out his hand. I heard that The corpses in the river almost blocked the river."

"Three years ago, I was transferred from the Northwest, and I was replaced by the Empress's family. The Northwest's original military relations, those who could be transferred, were transferred desperately, fearing that they would be sent to die, so last year, both the North and the South were in emergency."

There were too many deeds, so Xun Feiguang simply found out the previous records and showed them to Shen Ge.

Shen Ge watched it all morning, and felt chills in his heart.

Xun Feiguang rubbed his neck, kissed his ears, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty is not stupid, but you can't be called a saint either. He will naturally have to spend more time in that position. Let's read this book now." The dynasty is still considered a prosperous age, and it is not only the merits of today, but also the blood of thousands of soldiers."

Politicians are always multi-faceted. After listening to this, Shen Ge felt a little naive, and couldn't help but sigh again.

Shen Ge leaned on Xun Feiguang's chest and didn't want to speak, Xun Feiguang patted him on the back, comforting him silently, but he felt that Shen Ge's simple nature was very good.

Xun Feiguang and his party consisted of more than 3000 people. Even with Xun Feiguang's wealth, it was not easy to equip everyone with horses, so most of them could only go south on foot.

Shen Ge followed the team on horseback, and the long team lined up from one end to the other, looking extremely spectacular.

Since the situation was not urgent, the speed of the march was not considered fast, and it was not considered hard for everyone to walk.

With Bailiyi's cooperation, Xun Feiguang and the others traveled all the way to buy food, and they didn't bring much, but they still brought food, rice, dishes, and pots.

Every time they camped in a place, the gang leaders put down the cauldron and built a stove with the bricks they brought with them, while the rest searched for water, firewood, wild vegetables, etc. No one was idle.

Shen Ge and Xun Feiguang ate with the large army, and they ate twice a day. Most of them were boiled dishes every day, and the best thing was the hot sauce made in advance.

Before the departure this time, Xun Feiguang specially ordered hundreds of jars of hot sauce to go with the meal. Each person was given a small spoonful of salty hot sauce with meat at each meal. A tablespoon of boiled dishes and a spoonful of clear soup.

Shen Ge felt nauseous after eating these meals, but the soldiers he came into contact with said that this was a rare and good meal, and most of the time, they still couldn't eat these good things.

Xun Feiguang ate and lived with the army, not doing anything special, and Shen Ge also followed him, eating only two meals a day, all of which were mixed grains.

Fortunately, Shen Ge has a horse to ride, so he doesn't have to walk with his back on his back, otherwise he can't bear it.

Along the way, most of the time, there are official roads to walk, and a small part of the time, you have to climb mountains and ridges, and follow the paths opened up by the predecessors.

Rao is Shen Ge, who claims to not be tanned. He has shed his skin several times along the way, and suffered from two minor illnesses.

Fortunately, Xun Feiguang was well prepared. There were more than a dozen doctors in the team, and he also brought enough medicinal materials.Chen Ge let the medicine wear off as soon as he got sick, and nothing serious happened.

Seeing him like this, Xun Feiguang didn't say anything, but felt very distressed in his heart, so he ordered his men to get some carriages and let Shen Ge rest in them.

Shen Ge rested for a few days when he was ill, and came out to ride with the army as usual after recovering from illness, and usually helped out a lot.

What Shen Ge did was seen by the army under Xun Feiguang, and many people admired him in their hearts for being a number one scholar for being able to endure such hardships.

Hearing someone praise himself, Shen Ge smiled and didn't answer.At this time, he would miss the technology of his previous life very much, and understand Xun Feiguang's difficulty better. Every part of his glory and wealth is piled up with sweat.

They are just on their way, not difficult.When Xun Feiguang was in the north, he had to carry his luggage and brave the severe cold to fight against the northern barbarians. That was hard work.

Xun Feiguang was very familiar with marching, he had already planned the journey, and the places for supplies and rest had already been planned.

After walking for more than a month, the group rested in a place called Fumei County.

More than [-] people were broken into pieces, some lived in inns, and some lived in the homes of local people. For a while, this small county town was extremely lively, and the most lively place was the local brothel.

Shen Ge saw a large number of soldiers lingering in those dozens of small brothels day and night, and asked Shao Xin, "Brother Shao, don't you care?"

"What the hell? They're all a group of big-headed soldiers with their heads pinned to their trousers. After today, there may not be tomorrow. Could it be that the sleepless girl is saving up money to be buried?" Shao Xin saw that Shen Ge's expression was not very good, maybe he felt that he was immature , explained with a smile: "It's all your wish, and the brothel is looking forward to our group of big soldiers."

"Yes, what if you contract the willow disease?"

"Don't worry, the bustard dares to let a girl who is infected with the disease come out to pick up guests? If she dares to let this kind of girl come, the yard will burn her, chop him into eight pieces and feed him to the dogs!" Shao Xin chuckled twice. , "Everyone knows the rules and won't mess up."

Shen Ge was quite upset. After learning about this, Xun Feiguang said in a deep voice, "Soldiers have been like this since ancient times, and I can't control them even if I want to."

"It's not necessarily right to be like this since ancient times." Shen Ge thought for a while, "Is it difficult for these military households to marry a wife?"

"Extremely difficult. Few soldiers can get married by a medium, and they all rely on buying."

Those who serve as soldiers are all military households, not to mention that they want to be soldiers for generations, and no one knows which war will cause them to disappear.The girls will be widowed next.

"Brother Xun, these people under your command are also military households?"

"That's not true. These are private soldiers under me. Some are the children of good people, and most of them are slaves. According to my rules, if you win ten games, you can set them free."

"How many people can survive after winning ten games?"

"Six out of ten."

This value is not low, but it is only more than half.Shen Ge secretly sighed in his heart, relying on Jun Mo's words to seal the marquis affairs, one will succeed in everything.

"Brother Xun, let's set up troops in the south and see if we can help them marry a wife?"

"to make."

Shen Ge thought about it, and said again: "You should marry voluntarily, not force it."