Everyone's doubts were solved: if Bai Qi, let alone attacking the wall by the Yellow River, no matter how outrageous things happened, to him, it would be normal. Due to the simplicity of the records, Bai Qi's whereabouts where he raised his troops, where they boarded ships, where they landed, and how they attacked are all missing. However, although Bai Qi captured it at that time, he could not hold it in the end; but today, Hedong captured Yuan City without spending a single soldier and was able to hold it. The situation is really stronger than the people!
In the following time, everyone compiled a merit book for the prisoners. Pi Wan led the prisoners to Puban to cross the river. Officials from each county were waiting at the mouth of the Weishui River to take back the prisoners in their own counties. Originally, these prisoners only came to Hedong for construction work and had no combat mission, so the counties only sent some petty officials to escort them to Puban and hand them over to Hedong; after the construction was completed, they were taken back. But unexpectedly, in addition to building a good city in Hedong, they also captured an important city. According to Qin law, whether this kind of mission beyond the predetermined goal can be regarded as military merit must be evaluated by the court. Zhang Lu and Pi Wan could not decide by themselves. Therefore, after the court meeting determined that capturing the city could be regarded as a military merit, Zhang Lu and others created a merit register and then sent them back. Nearly a month later than scheduled. This news made the county officials sad. None of them participated in this military operation. Otherwise, I don’t know how many county-level officials could have been promoted.
The merits of leading the troops in the military operation to capture Yuancheng benefited the three thousand soldiers left in Shangjun. They served as all low-level officials from corps commander to fifty-man commander, and almost everyone was promoted to one level. They will return to Shangjun to prepare for spring plowing. However, one hundred of them were left behind by Zheng Anping and Chen Si to serve as their own camp. Zheng Anping became a public official, and the number of pro-camp personnel increased to one hundred. Chen Si was promoted to an official, and he could also have a personal camp of fifty people. Shangjun people are different from Yexian people. They really yearn to settle in Xianyang. When Zheng Anping and Chen Si recruited pro-campers, they agreed without hesitation. Neither Zheng nor Chen recruited the full quota, but only retained the 100 people who had followed them to Yuancheng to preach. They also followed the brigade back to Shangjun, and after issuing the approval documents, they moved to Xianyang.
Xiaonu gave birth to a daughter, which was very smooth. She missed Gai Nie, and Zheng Anping told him that with Sima Jin taking care of her, Gai Nie would be successful. Follow him back and bury him. Although Xiaonu expressed understanding, he often cried.
Zhang Lu did not have a title, and still served as the governor of Hedong as a guest of the King of Qin. He had no land or personal camp. Zheng Anping also followed him and assisted him in daily affairs. Chen Si and Mang Wei both went to Yuan County. Zhang Lu had a premonition that the pair would not get along well with each other. Mang Wei was a noble son, how could he stoop to serve as a soldier? Moreover... Mang Wei is actually more suitable for the position of county magistrate, while Chen Si is more suitable for the profession. In addition, the Yuan Wei sandwiched between the two was the original Pi Shicheng, and he had never dealt with these two people. This combination was strange no matter how you looked at it!
However, there is no time to worry about these personnel matters now. All the counties in Hedong are focusing on spring plowing. The internal history of Tingwei Mansion invited by Zhang Lu standardized the farming process in Hedong, drafted legal documents, and brought them back to Xianyang for approval before promulgation; before promulgation, Hedong was handed over to the counties for implementation. Now the counties in Hedong are organizing the implementation according to the corresponding regulations.
Grains from Hedong County were still shipped from various vassal territories in exchange for salt. Zhang Lu conscripted prisoners from all subordinate counties and concentrated them in Anyi to serve. A total of 500 prisoners were recruited and he began to repair the Anyi city and other public facilities.
The production of pottery has begun to recover, but the production of ironware, copperware, etc. still requires huge initial investment, and the recovery time seems far away. The ironware produced by Pishi became the only source of ironware in Hedong. The scale of production there was limited by manpower and materials, and iron tools were very limited. Although under the supervision of Zhang Lu and Pi Wan, the Pishi Iron Furnace increased its production intensity, the iron produced still could not meet the needs of the entire Hedong, which greatly affected spring farming.
Fortunately, after a year of grazing, the number of cattle has increased a lot, and it can barely meet the needs of spring plowing. Wuwang scratched his head and scratched his head anxiously when he saw everyone actively preparing for farming.
Soon, the Prime Minister's Office issued a document stating that Chen Si and Zheng Anping's pro-camp positions had been approved, and hundreds of families would collectively move to Xianyang Xiangqiu.
During the year of famine, these families had exhausted all their savings. They were all skinny, disheveled, and mentally weak; many families had people starving to death. Those who served in Hedong were the backbone of their families. When they returned home and saw the miserable state of their families, they cried in their arms. This move was not an easy task. They only brought the necessary luggage and arrived in Xianyang first. After having food, survival and strength, they slowly moved the large and small furniture to Xianyang.
Longmen is on the opposite bank of Pishi and is the only way from Shangjun to Xianyang. Zheng Anping came forward and borrowed grain from Pi Shi, and agreed that after the people from Shangjun arrived at Longmen, they would cross the river to Pi Shi to eat and be given grain for three days. The connection work was completed by Mr. Xie Yan. He had interacted with these 100 people and knew each other. Wuwang returned to Xianyang first to arrange reception work.
The first family who was closest crossed the river first and received a stone of grain at the inn outside Pishi City. After receiving Zhang Lu's instructions, Mr. Xie Yan and Wu Wang specially reminded them that those who were just hungry must not eat enough. They only gave each person a small bowl of gruel. When I got up the next day, there was still a small bowl of gruel. Wuwang also said that this stone millet was on the way to Xianyang, and it took about ten days to get from Pishi to Xianyang, so one had to be very economical to get there. A small bowl of gruel brought hope to everyone and supported everyone's progress. After crossing the river from Puban and entering the Weishui River, the family hired a boat and arrived at Huiqiu. Wuwang led five guards from Ye County to greet him.
The documents regarding the promotion of Zheng Anping, Chen Si, and Mang Wei have already been sent to Feiqiu. Feiqiu Township Shifu and Huaili Shifu are the natal families of Chen Si and Mang Wei, and they are very happy to receive their trust. After Wu Wang came back, he told them that Chen Si and Mang Wei had become county magistrates and county magistrates and could not come back for the time being, but they would come to live in the camp they had returned to. The two then took it upon themselves to expand the homes of Zheng Anping and Chen Si to accommodate these relatives temporarily. Wu Wang made the decision and allocated the three people's increased land on the wasteland on the east bank of Fengshui River. Wu Wang thought, if there are a hundred people farming, why do they need to mature the land? In the eyes of the villagers, this was obviously preparation for the establishment of an independent city in the future.
After the first family arrived, before the expansion of Zheng Anping's home was completed, this family temporarily lived in Chen Si's home. The wives of Chen Si and Mang Wei had returned to their parents' homes temporarily after their husbands left. Chen Si and Mang Wei also gave their wives fifteen shi of millet each as a special gift for this purpose. Now these two houses are still empty, and the villagers usually take care of them.
Wu Wang welcomed the family of guards into Chen Si's home, and brought five stones of food from Zheng Anping's home, which meant that it was a month's ration. Although the family only relied on a stone of millet to support themselves along the way, it was much better to have food in their bellies than when they had to eat only tree bark in Shangjun. Now seeing one or five stones of food, the children's eyes lighted up, and the women began to sob. After a night's rest, the guard, together with the five people from Ye County and Wu Wang, went to the Fengdong wasteland to open up wasteland.
The seventh-level public official can own 900 acres of land; the sixth-level official official can own 700 acres of land; and the fourth-level official can own 400 acres of land. The three companies jointly own a total of 2,000 acres, but 500 acres of them are mature fields and do not need to be cultivated by themselves. At first, it was difficult for seven people to cultivate 1,500 acres of land. As the guards gradually arrived, the farm work became easier and easier, and everyone even had enough energy to build a house in Fengdong.
In the end, only eighty-three people came to Xianyang, and the remaining seventeen people committed suicide because their families starved to death! Among these eighty-three people, many families had more than half starved to death, and some families had only one or two members left. The population of Shang County dropped significantly, but due to the reason for immigration, the reason for the population decrease was obscured. The Sheriff of Shang County still received a "fair" evaluation. Although he was removed from the post of County Sheriff, he was appointed as the Crown Prince's Taibao, and was promoted in name. official. But both King Qin and Marquis Rang knew about the serious situation in Shangjun, so they sent Bai Qi, the god of murder, to Shangjun, hoping that he could turn the situation into safety just like he did on the battlefield.
Since Zheng Anping visited Huang Xie on time, the situation of Prince Qin, who was hostage to Wei, became worse. An additional sentry post was posted outside Guanyi where he lived, and patrols were stepped up at night. Rumors circulated that the prince was about to return to the country.
The prince of Qin judged from these signs that Qin might take military action against Wei, but since no one informed him, he did not know what it would be. He did not receive instructions to evacuate, so he sent his followers around Daliang every day to collect various information and analyze and judge the situation. However, the followers also reported that people who had been in contact with them recently had become significantly more vigilant and began to consciously avoid them. This further strengthened the prince's judgment that Qin would take action against Wei.
From the merchant's mouth, the prince had learned that a county had been set up in Hedong, and the county guard was the guest minister Zhang Lu. In the past year, Hedong has increased its population, built roads, reclaimed wasteland, and has made great progress. But the situation in Anyi was not unknown to the prince when he was in Xianyang. It was a very difficult area to manage. It had been influenced by Jin culture for a long time and regarded Qin as a barbarian. He unconsciously had a feeling of superiority. Although Anyi was dedicated to the King of Qin by the King of Wei, it was very difficult to govern. In the eyes of the prince, it was more of a burden than a territory. Countless efforts were spent every year to maintain the stability of Anyi. Now Qin has merged the five counties of Anyi and the four counties of Xihe and Beihe into one county and set up garrison management, which is a good strategy. However, if it is possible to bring Anyi back to life in one year and threaten the Wei State, the prince himself does not think it is right. possible.
If not Anyi, where would it be?
