Although it is still the first month, and although there was heavy snow outside the Great Wall ten days ago, the weather in Daizhou, Xinzhou and other places is getting warmer, the cold winter is over, and there is a feeling of spring and flowers are blooming.
Li Shandun stood on a high slope at the junction of Xinzhou and Daizhou. Looking around, there was an invisible wheat field below. The strong wind blew, and the wheat seedlings rolled like waves.
Li Shan often saw this scene in his previous life, but what he saw was rice fields. This scene calmed down Li Shan's somewhat irritable mind. In just over half a year, Beidi no longer looked the same as before.
Daizhou faces the grassland to the north, Taihang to the east, and Taiyuan to the south. Its crops are mainly millet and wheat, but beans, sorghum and even rice are also grown.
Since the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the former Sui Dynasty, wheat has been referred to as winter wheat and spring wheat. The former is usually planted from October to November, fertilized during the spring plowing period of the following year, and harvested from the end of May to early June, while spring wheat is sown in March and April. Harvest around the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Last year, Li Shan went to Daizhou in late July. Most of the places he passed were deserted, but now it is different... In recent years, farmers have generally chosen spring wheat instead of planting winter wheat, because winter wheat is harvested in May and June of the following year. The beginning of the Turkic invasion of the south. In fact, the Turks came just for this food.
Although the yield of spring wheat is slightly lower and requires careful care, it only takes three or four months to mature, and most of the Turks have retreated around the Mid-Autumn Festival.
But now, Mayi was lost and recovered, and the Tang army achieved a great victory. These news spread in the northeast of Hebei Province, and a large number of Zhuangzi chose to plant winter wheat.
Li Shan counted with his fingers. Today is the twenty-sixth day of the first lunar month, and it is only a few days before the dragon raises its head on the second day of the second lunar month... Well, there was no such thing as the second day of the second lunar month in the Tang Dynasty, only the similar twilight of the first lunar month, which was the third day of the first lunar month. ten.
In fact, Li Shan was reluctant to leave Daizhou at this time. Li Daozong reluctantly agreed to send Xue Zhong, the general who had previously guarded Yanmen, to lead his army to Mayi. Rui Guogong Yuan Junzhang wrote a letter asking him to come to Beijing for an audience. It will be held in about three days. When we set off in April, many of the old troops had already been scattered around Daizhou and Xinzhou, selecting land and granting land, and registering them.
This was a critical period for whether he could completely control Mayi, but Li Shan had to leave temporarily... What he was most afraid of were the people who moved from Shuozhou and Yunzhou, as well as the aborigines from Yuan Junzhang's old tribe and Daizhou and Xinzhou. There were large-scale disputes among them.
Once there is a commotion, you must know that Yuan Junzhang still has thousands of troops under his command in Mayi. If he fails to mutiny, all his efforts will be wasted.
The focus of the dispute lies in the fields. The fields that were previously abandoned and even dogs disliked them are now gradually becoming more popular.
For this reason, Li Shan specially postponed his arrival in Beijing and spent several days walking around Daizhou. Fortunately, the Li family's head last year was still somewhat intimidating, and because Liu Wuzhou, Yuan Junzhang, The Turks have been in trouble for many years, and there are still plenty of vacant fields, so there won't be any big problems.
Various thoughts flashed through Li Shan's mind one by one. He had received a secret letter from Ling Jing. Judging from Li Yuan's attitude... there was almost no hope for the governor of Jin Dynasty, but this was within Li Shan's expectation. The key was The question is whether he can still take charge of the Daizhou General Manager's Office.
"Mr. Lang, don't drive Zhang Gongjin to see you."
Zhu Shitou's report surprised Li Shan so much that he set off for Beijing, where he bumped into Zhang Gongjin, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
"Meet the county magistrate..."
"Brother Hongshen, what are you doing?" Li Shan got off his horse, picked up Zhang Gongjin, and said with a smile, "You're not here to ask for guilt, are you?"
This sentence made Zhang Gongjin feel tight in his chest... So far, Zhang Gongjin is the only general who has been appointed without real power. He has been labeled as acting for the state and cannot sit in any position.
However, among the people who came from Tiance Mansion, Zhang Gongjin was vaguely headed.
"I'm here to offer advice to the county magistrate."
"Ling Gong once said that Zhang Hongshen was very observant of etiquette, good at both civil and military affairs, and was a rare figure in the world." Li Shan asked with a smile: "I will listen attentively today."
"The county magistrate has given you too much praise." Zhang Gongjin said modestly and directly: "Now that the people in Daizhou and Xinzhou are getting richer, it may be possible to establish military affairs."
"Tunting?" Li Shan walked slowly down the hillside and said directly: "Brother Hongshen has taken a fancy to Yuan Junzhang's unit."
Zhang Gongjin was not surprised to be seen through by Li Shan, "Thanks to the clever hands of the county official, although the fields in Daizhou were barren, there was no shortage of food. People moved here and the fields gradually recovered.
However, the Turks are eyeing them, and they will eventually face a head-on confrontation. The horse-drawn affairs will not last long. If they march to the camp, Yanmen will no longer have to worry about food shortages. "
Li Shan was a little surprised. He glanced sideways at Zhang Gongjin who was following suit. Zhang Gongjin, who happened to be thirty years old this year, was in his prime... Li Shan also had a similar plan. Even Ma Zhou only saw through it recently. Unexpectedly, Zhang Gongjin discovered it when he first arrived.
Because the trade routes were smooth, caravans kept bringing good horses back to the fortress. Li Shan prepared for Xia City and caused trouble by traveling horses, which resulted in a large amount of grain and grass being transported to Dai County. It also caused the Daizhou army to have no shortage of grain at all, and even lent it to Part of Li Daozong, the newly appointed governor of Bingzhou.
But once a war breaks out with the Turks and trade routes are cut off, will Daizhou still not be short of food?
Daizhou and Shuozhou must be the main battlefields. Once the army moves, the food and grass consumption is like running water. It is impossible not to be short of food.
So in this case, military garrison is really a two-pronged solution... Yuan Junzhang has more than 10,000 troops. In order to ensure the Tang army's control over Mayi, at least half of them will be diverted.
There are five to six thousand people, and most of them are veterans who have been on the battlefield. It is impossible to disperse to Daizhou and Xinzhou as they are now, to grant farmland and live a stable life... But if a large area is freed up to serve as field soldiers, although it will not Perfect, but still a solution.
Divide the troops, station them in the fields, and store grain and grass. Moreover, at critical moments, these soldiers stationed in the fields can be turned into regular soldiers, equipped with armor and ordnance, and can go to the battlefield.
Of course, the operation is a bit difficult... First of all, how to ensure that the garrison in Mayi accepts such a plan is a big problem. Even with Yuan Junzhang, it may not be possible.
Li Shan suddenly asked: "Brother Hongshen, is he good at arithmetic?"
Zhang Gongjin was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said: "I have only learned nine chapters and so on, and I don't dare to compare with the county prince."
Li Shan chuckled. He still had memories of Zhang Gongjin from his past life... Thich Nhat Hanh, a famous Buddhist monk and astronomer, was Zhang Gongjin's great-grandson. Those who engage in astronomy must be good at arithmetic.
"Yes, if you want to farm, you must check the acres..." After saying this, Zhang Gongjin raised his head slightly, glanced at Li Shan's expression, and asked tentatively: "I heard from the county people that the county prince taught people arithmetic skills last year."
Li Shan got on his horse and said casually: "This matter will be postponed for later discussion..."
Zhang Gongjin looked relieved and postponed the discussion. It was obvious that this plan was feasible, but it was not the time yet... Indeed, the Tang army had not yet fully taken control of Mayi, and Yuan Junzhang had not yet entered the court to see him.
They broke up at the junction of Xinzhou and Daizhou, and Li Shan rushed south, but before he had gone far, there were bursts of noise from ahead, including crying, wailing, and loud scolding.
Wang Junhao frowned, ordered the cavalry to move slowly, and stepped forward to take a look in person.
After a while, Li Shan looked at the forty-five young men holding knives on the roadside with a gloomy face, as well as the farmer kneeling on the ground with his hands and feet tied.
