In the evening of that day, Aluhammuke turned back from the abandoned village in the south.
In the past few days, Ding Haijun has been busy. The officials who arrived with the ship rushed here and there, driving around the thousands of people Aruhan had recruited in the first batch, doing various repairs and tidying up.
During the process, Aruhan assisted step by step. He is quite prestigious among the people, and he is very diligent and effective in his work. The people just paid it back. Most of those who fled had some grudge against the Jurchens, but they were polite to Aruhan and did not regard him as a villain.
The manpower arrangements around the port and the fort were slightly settled, and Aruhan felt that he was proud of the restoration of his plan.
Unexpectedly, he was informed that he had changed to a new position that day.
He and several close Jurchens were transferred out of Haicang Town, and a transfer camp was set up outside the town to receive the people who came to Haicang Town intermittently.
The news about Aluhan's promotion of military service and food distribution gradually spread to the surrounding areas, so people continued to gather. Fortunately, there are not many, thirty or fifty one day, over a hundred the other day. Therefore, Guo Ning did not object, and gave them a meal, and then said that Haicang Town would be garrisoned and could not accommodate so many people, so he asked Aruhan to organize a suitable plot of land for Ben Muke's subordinates to accommodate them.
Laizhou has been a major grain-producing area along the coast of Shandong since ancient times. The terrain is relatively flat and the land is fertile. When the Song Dynasty occupied Laizhou, a lot of farmland and water conservancy and irrigation were built, so the grain produced was once an important support for Shuofang's military prosperity.
Later, with the rise of Jin Dynasty, the land of Qilu was plagued by wars and disasters, and the people were in dire straits. Although Da Jin ruled the world for decades, for most of that time, the country was inevitably poor and the people were poor.
In the late Zhang Zong Dynasty, the Yellow River burst three times in a row, which brought the agricultural economy of the Central Plains to the verge of collapse, followed by droughts and locust plagues.
In this case, both the Jurchens' Meng'an plan to suppress households and the Han people's plan to compile households were both in trouble. However, the imperial court tried its best to protect the Jurchens and protected the economic interests of the Jurchens by expropriating farmland and land on a large scale.
Not to mention the pros and cons of this move for the Jurchens, it led to local ethnic conflicts breaking out, and large-scale bloody conflicts and even massacres continued for years.
Aruhan's Muke relied on the port and made some profits through smuggling and water transportation, and his life was still manageable. But the harsh treatment of Han'er by the Jurchens is real. After several farm expropriations, the residents of Haicang Town rioted and fled one after another, not to mention trying to conquer the tenants and evictions of their subordinates?
Turmoils and conflicts are getting worse day by day. Many old hatreds are intertwined and new hatreds can arise anytime and anywhere. Aruhan's father could not stop the situation from collapsing, and after Aruhan himself took charge of Muke, he could only watch as the whole Muke gradually disappeared in name only.
At present, there are several abandoned villages and fields throughout Mouke, and the nearest one is the larger Tugang Village. Not to mention that the common people came to vote in groups of thirty, fifty, or hundreds. Even if another thousand people came, they would not be able to fill the village.
The land around the stockade is very flat and irrigated by rivers, but there are weeds everywhere and no one has cultivated it in three or five years.
This kind of land was once defended by ordinary people with their lives, but later they were completely abandoned. Now, the new Dinghaijun Jiedushi is here. He is willing to provide food and support himself in gathering the refugees. Maybe next year, this field will not be deserted.
The gate of the village has not collapsed yet, so hurry up and repair it and plant trees on both sides. It will be beautiful next year, just like Aruhan remembered.
But many things are different after all. The fields can still be planted if they are barren, and Han'er will come back after leaving, but can Meng'an and Mouke of the Jurchens return to their former appearance?
Aluhan worked hard for several days, and seemed to have the answer, but also seemed confused.
In the afternoon of this day, he led a few men to the east of Tugang Village, dredged a spring for water supply, and then set off to turn back.
When he arrived at the gate of Tunbao, he suddenly saw a row of human heads hanging high on wooden poles. Aruhan glanced at them inadvertently and was stunned.
He stood still and looked carefully: "I've seen this white-haired guy before."
There was a capable-looking man dressed as an official, passing by with some files in his arms. He laughed and said, "This person has just come to Shandong and took office not long ago. How come you know him?"
The official just said something casually and walked out.
Aruhan took it seriously. He changed the direction and looked again, and said repeatedly: "I have really seen it! This is the governor of Ninghai Prefecture during the Taihe period. Aotun is loyal and filial!"
The clerk paused, walked back around, and raised his head to take a look with interest. The blood in the cavity of the head has dried up, and the outer skin has turned gray-white. It is not easy to recognize it: "So Aotun Zhongxiao was also the governor of Ninghai Prefecture? No wonder, no wonder."
"Yeah..." Aruhan thought for a moment: "During the Taihe period when we were conquering the Song Dynasty, I was also signed to join the army. The one who led the armies southward in Shandong was Marshal Hu Shahu, and his deputy was now Wanyan Sala's commander-in-chief. Envoy. In addition, the person responsible for controlling the local area and supervising the transportation of grain and grass is the governor of Aotun...I heard that he later went to Zhongdu to become a high official!"
Speaking of this, Aruhan asked suspiciously: "Why is he dead?"
The official looked up to the sky and laughed: "This guy thought he had a strong foundation in the local area, so he came to my home commander and talked nonsense, and then he died. In mid-August, we went on a killing spree in Zhongdu City , seven or eight famous ministers and generals were killed. The Marshal Hu Shahu you just mentioned died in the hands of Guo Jieshuai. Now that we have arrived in Shandong, we don't mind killing a few more ignorant ones. "
The clerk said murderously while looking at Aruhan's expression.
Aruhan was not surprised. After hearing this, he just nodded and continued to the camp.
For the first few hours after Guo Ning hung the head outside the camp gate, checkpoints in various places reported back one after another that they found people rushing to various places in Laizhou and even Yidu, thinking they were going to report it. Most of the local farmers or residents in Haicang Town didn't recognize this head at all, so they didn't have any special reaction.
It's interesting that someone like Aruhan, knowing that Guo Ning killed a high-ranking Jurchen official, remained calm.
The clerk laughed twice and hurriedly took two steps with the file in his arms: "Aruhan Muke, what do you think?"
"How about what?"
The official raised his finger and pointed at Otun Zhongxiao's head.
Aruhan kept walking: "If you die, just die."
He walked all the way to the Tunbao, approaching his own courtyard, and sighed deeply: "Since the end of Dading, when we attacked the Mongols, Western Xia, and Song Dynasties, we had to sign troops and recruit troops every time. Every time, it was us. These Meng'an, who had no one at the top, were trying to conquer the top bar of households. When Taihe conquered Song Dynasty, my father signed up hundreds of households, and both brothers served as Jiajun. The three members of the family and I all served as Alixi, and the whole family All the men went into battle. After a series of fierce battles, my father, brother, and driver all died on the battlefield. However, the women and children at home had difficulty cultivating the land, so they were freezing and hungry. In the end, they sold their cattle for some food and barely survived."
He turned around and stared at the official: "I, Aluhan, am not a fool. I can see that Guo Jieshuai probably doesn't like Meng An Mooke's tactics. I thought too much before. However, the Kingdom of Jin Not much of the benefits may fall into the hands of poor people like me! The wealth and wealth are all in the hands of powerful people! Those people..."
After hearing what he said, the clerk's eyes lit up.
Aruhan was a little frustrated.
"Meng Anmuke is also divided into three, six, and nine grades, just like you men, there are also noble and low. In the past few years, we are not the ones who have reaped the benefits in and outside Laizhou!" He shook his head vigorously: "What I want is just a bite of food. . It would be better if I could have good clothes to wear and money to support me. Guo Jieshuai doesn’t need to be on guard against me."
The clerk laughed loudly: "Want to have good clothes to wear? Do you have money? That's easy. Come with me!"
At this time, Aruhan's two children ran out of the courtyard. The older one bit his finger, and the younger one shouted to be hugged.
Aruhan hesitated for a moment, then took out a cloth bag from his arms and handed it to the eldest child: "Give it to your mother! You are not allowed to eat even one meal!"
He then quickly followed the official: "This...ahem, what do you call this gentleman?"
"Who do you think is reaping the benefits inside and outside Laizhou?" the official asked.
Aruhan sighed and followed, talking rambledly.
The clerk's steps were like flying. It didn't take long for him to go back to the commander's tent. He walked in proudly without announcing anything.
Guo Ning was reading the paperwork with a grimace when he saw the clerk turning back and said with a smile: "Boss Xu came back in such a hurry?"
It turns out that this official was Xu Jin who opened a wild shop in Tangboli, Hebei Province and connected with water bandits.
Xu Jin and the people of Jing'an are close friends. He also helped Guo Ning a lot when he first got up that day, so he was not restrained in the tent: "Lang Jun, you want someone who is familiar with the reality of the place, and I found it for you! "
Guo Ning looked up and saw Aruhan standing by the door with a smile on his face.
"Is this person...available?"
Xu Yan nodded: "Available!"
Guo Ning casually grabbed a blank document, wrote a few words, and handed it to Xu Jin: "Okay, you can do it with him. Time is very tight, only one day... Every home and every place must be visited. Only when you understand it can you uproot it and leave no hidden dangers!"
Xu Jinsurong took the document and put it in the file: "Don't worry, Sir! One day is enough!"
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