Similarly, the princes who were able to escape safely from the capital were not good people, and Emperor Wenchang's rise to power also had an element of luck.With the coexistence of strength and luck, Emperor Wenchang can be regarded as popular, but unfortunately, this "public" does not include his adult brother.At the beginning, if the princes were willing to fight with all their strength, the princes would certainly be killed or injured, but in the end it would have to be decided.

All the princes are human beings. Seeing that the adult brothers almost all have the same plan, they fight their own way, and the benefits may fall on other brothers. No one wants to suffer this loss. Emperor Wenchang took advantage of this loophole and rose to power in one fell swoop.The princes could not do anything, so they decisively left the capital with their hands. It's not that Emperor Wenchang didn't want to eradicate the grass, but he had more energy than he wanted, and there would be endless troubles if he let the tiger go back to the mountain. Leaving, his heart was bleeding, but there was nothing he could do.

In the first year of Wenchang, at the end of May, Emperor Rentai, who was unconscious for more than half a year, finally swallowed his last breath. Gotta put on a show.

As the late emperor's son, of course he had to go to Beijing to see the late emperor off.The question is, will they dare to go?They don't dare, as this stalemate will do them no good but harm.

The death of the first emperor forced the brothers of Emperor Wenchang to exert their strength. Before the first seven days, wars broke out everywhere.

When Ji Xuanhe received the conscription order, it had only been a few days since King An started his army.Xilin County is close to the border, far away from the gunpowder.Fortunately, the grassland tribes on the border of Gansu suffered a lot before, otherwise Gansu would face the terrible situation of being attacked from both sides.

People are easily incited. No matter who raises an army, they must at least find a high-sounding reason, otherwise they will not be a righteous army, and they will fall behind when fighting a war.King An was no exception. It was easy to find excuses. When Emperor Rentai was still alive, Emperor Wenchang took advantage of the danger to ascend the throne. He was unfaithful, filial, benevolent, and unrighteous. King An naturally wanted to seek justice for the former emperor.

The excuses of the other princes are similar, they are just lip service, who wouldn't use a ready-made excuse?

Naturally, Emperor Wenchang would not sit still and wait for his death. There were many officials and counselors around him, and he could ask for rebellion with any reason.The war is out of control, and several surrounding countries that are obviously not as powerful as the Jin Dynasty are starting to make moves. If they don't take advantage of the Jin Dynasty's infighting to launch a sneak attack, when will they wait?For a time, gunpowder smoke was everywhere in the territory of the Jin Dynasty, and the people in the war zone were miserable.

The war together cannot be stopped in a short period of time. It is not that they do not want to stop, but that once the fire ceases, they will be the first to suffer.Human life is worthless in troubled times, soldiers can only guard one side, and where they can't take care of, the common people can only ask for blessings.

Xilin County is relatively far away from the battle line, and the news of the war did not reach the ears of the people for a while.This kind of time will not last long, and eventually these news will be known to the people through various channels, just sooner or later.

As the county magistrate of Xilin County, Ji Xuanhe was among the first to hear the news.As soon as the conscription order was issued, it was not far from the news that the people knew about the war in Gansu.

Xilin County is located in the north-central part of Gansu. Only the north side faces the threat of grassland tribes, and the other three sides will not be able to attack here for a while.Once Xilin County is captured, it is estimated that King An will not be far from defeat.Gansu is relatively remote, and Emperor Wenchang is a little out of reach. King An's pressure is much smaller than that of his brothers whose fiefs are closer to the capital.Not to mention the vassal kings scattered all over the place, Emperor Wenchang was also uncomfortable.He has to face rebellions in various places, and some of the border gates controlled by him also have to face looting from other countries, which can be described as extremely busy.

At this time, who cares about the late emperor's funeral?All matters related to it will be suspended first, and we will come to comfort the spirit of the late emperor when the war is stable.

The Qingyun Guard near Xilin County was withdrawn by half, and the remaining half was because of the fact that the grassland tribes were staring at them, so King An did not move.It was impossible for King An to mobilize the troops at the border. A place far from the border like Xilin County and far from the battle line became the best place for him to mobilize troops.

The matter of conscription cannot be delayed, Ji Xuanhe did not dare to delay, and immediately sent someone to implement it.This batch of recruited soldiers was used to supplement the troops drawn from the Qingyun Guard, and Xilin County had nearly a thousand places.Xilin County is a middle county, and the grassland tribes lost part of their population in a sneak attack last time. Now the total number of people is less than [-]. It is not a small pressure to recruit nearly a thousand strong men at once.

Fortunately, the Qingyun Guard is responsible for the security of three or four nearby counties. Otherwise, if Xilin County were to supplement the troops drawn from the guard, it would directly affect food production.What is the fight?If there is any problem with soldiers, weapons, and food, it will be very difficult to fight this battle.

Newly recruited soldiers cannot go directly to the battlefield, they must go through formal training first, otherwise they will only become cannon fodder.This is the time when real swords and guns are on the battlefield. King An's restraint is strong enough. The commanders of the guards dare not think about eating empty pay at this moment. The recruitment is real, and the previous gaps are filled. superior.

Right now is not a time of peace, so it doesn’t matter if you apply for more places. Now the commanders of the guards hope that the more soldiers they have, the better. More soldiers means that their strength will increase, and they will be able to survive more. Capital, no one would have trouble with their own life, would they?

Ji Xuanhe doesn't need to handle the conscription himself, he just needs to assign the range of responsibility of the guards.As soon as the common people heard that the higher-ups were going to recruit soldiers, they were panic-stricken. There hadn't been such a large-scale conscription in many years. When they heard the news suddenly, many people were taken aback.Who wants to live a life of war where blood is licked on the edge of a knife and life can be lost at any time?

Immediately, everything in Xilin County was in chaos. It's not that no one thought about escaping military service, but it's just that they could escape for a while but not for the rest of their lives.Besides, apart from the towns, every village is basically composed of several families, and some villages even have a single surname. At that time, the villagers kept a close eye on each other, and no one wanted to be dragged down by others.Besides, where can he escape, unless he gets into the deep mountains and old forests and never comes out again, otherwise the flames of war are raging right now, and it will not be safe to run anywhere.

It's still good now, the soldiers don't need to go directly to the battlefield. If King An can't stand it, then he can directly arrest the strong men to serve as soldiers. Thinking about the tragic situation then makes people shudder.

The nearly [-] soldiers looked quite a lot, and they were divided into various villages. On average, there were less than ten soldiers in each village, which was barely acceptable to the common people.Ji Xuanhe just allocated places to the villages, and it was up to each village to decide who to recruit.He only needs to verify the list of personnel. As long as he meets the drawing requirements, he doesn't care who he draws. He doesn't say anything about those who don't meet the requirements. Instead, one by one was sent back to reselect.

Ji Xuanhe is willing to trust the guards below, but he has to guard against it. If the guards and the village chief collude with each other in an attempt to get away with it, it will be a bit hateful.Power is divided, which is something no one wants to see. Ji Xuanhe randomly selected a few villages to check, and when he saw that nothing like this happened, he left it alone and let the subordinates do whatever they want.

Soon, nearly a thousand soldiers were recruited, and when the day of delivery came, Commander Chen of the Qingyun Guard Station directly sent someone to take these new recruits away. The fate of these people was in the hands of Commander Chen, and it was difficult for others to intervene very big.

When the conscription order was issued, everyone knew that a war was about to start, and grain storage became a trend. Anyone with some spare money wanted to move food home.Ji Xuanhe had already dealt with it. When he first received the conscription order, he negotiated with various grain merchants in Xilin County to limit the price and limit the sales.People in Xilin County can rely on their household registration, five households form a team, testify against each other, buy up to seven days of rations at a time, and wait seven days later if they want to buy more.Foreigners, if they can go back to their original places, try to go back to their original places. If there is no way to go back, Ji Xuanhe asked people to set up a supply point in Xilin County, each in the southeast and northwest, and selected some common people to cook together. Lu leads to dinner.

There is only one voice in Xilin County, and the grain merchants are willing to listen, so Ji Xuanhe's countermeasures can be implemented so quickly.Otherwise, if you want to change to another county, the merchants will not only follow the order of the county magistrate, but the merchants will be willing to obey, and there may be a combination of government and business, and they will make a fortune in war.It should be a blessing for the people that Ji Xuanhe sits in Xilin County.

When the war broke out, Gansu was cut off from the outside world. If you want to get food from other places, it depends on whether Wang An's methods are good or not.

There are few people in Gansu. It is reasonable to say that each person should be able to get a lot of land, but in fact this is not the case.People like to live in groups. Without external shocks, the village will only grow bigger and bigger. As a result, the per capita farmland will only decrease.Most of the ancients loved their families and would not easily leave the hometown where they grew up. This resulted in the barren land far away from the village.These wastelands will only be reclaimed when the population develops to a certain level.

This is the case in Xilin County, where a lot of land is barren in sparsely populated areas.Therefore, even if Xishan Zhuangzi is not very far from the county seat, due to the poor quality of the soil, a large area will be abandoned. It was not until Ji Xuanhe took office that the land could play its due role.

Originally, Ji Xuanhe planned to develop slowly, either by recruiting some poor families from various villages and choosing some wasteland to build new villages, or hiring people to open up wasteland directly like Xishan Zhuangzi did.It's just that the plan can't keep up with the changes. Now Xilin County is under the shadow of war, and this matter will not be considered in a short time.

Since the beginning of the war, everything has focused on practicality, and the business of many shops has deteriorated significantly, and several shops of Ji's family can't escape this situation.The grocery store is okay, there are a lot of miscellaneous things, there are always some items that the people need, and the business can still be maintained.The cloth shop's business has obviously dropped a lot, which is normal. The common people are saving their money to buy food, and no one is willing to pay for clothes as long as they can make do with it.The same is true for Ji's workshop. The sales of exquisite handicrafts have been greatly reduced, and the income of the workshop can barely maintain the lives of everyone in the workshop.

Yunji Cloth has a lot of stock in stock. At this time, there is only clearance. If you want to restock, at least you have to wait until the stock is almost processed.Besides, Ji's family still has Yunji weaving workshop to supply, and it can maintain the fabric just by selling the weaving workshop.Zhifang’s business is also not very good. Since the conscription order came out, Zhifang only has the contract set before, and then the orders have dropped sharply. After finishing, we will place an order with the weaving workshop.

The flames of war did not spread to Xilin County, but the lives of the people have already been affected.The streets are deserted, and people will not go to the streets unless necessary.There was only a long queue in front of the grain store, and the people hurried home carrying bags of grain.No one is short of food yet, and food looting will not happen for the time being. Ji Xuanhe didn't send anyone to maintain law and order.

But this matter has to be guarded against. The county government has only a small amount of manpower, and Xilin County alone is enough for them to work. The village is probably out of control, so it is very necessary to train some manpower.It is better to be prepared for this matter in advance, and not to wait until it happens to deal with it.

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