"They are all common people in Sihong City. The Lord has set up villages and towns outside the city, and this is one of them!"
Li Jun said a few words briefly.
I didn’t tell the other party anything more detailed.
As a general, why would he talk so much to someone who has not yet surrendered to him? If Qiao Xuan did not defect to his lord in the end, wouldn't he have leaked his own secrets to outsiders?
Qiao Xuan nodded slightly, not paying attention to Li Jun's attitude. He looked at the scene on the shore seriously.
The river flows.
The boat they took was not slow, and the scene on the shore was constantly changing.
Every ten miles or so, new towns and forts are being built, and a large number of people occupy dozens of miles around Sihong.
Qiao Xuan made a rough calculation in his mind. If the farmland cultivated by these people were harvested, they would be able to harvest more than 100,000 dan of grain each time, or even more.
"Among the princes in Huaibei, only General Zhennan attaches great importance to fields and grain! What a unique phenomenon!"
Qiao Xuan sighed in his heart.
Yuan Shu had many famous families under his command, and each of them divided up hundreds of thousands of households, driving young people to cultivate farmland and build Wubao Manor outside the city.
As for Yuan Shu himself, he didn't care about farming. Whenever there was a shortage of food, he would send officials to collect taxes on the people under his rule.
If it weren't for the support of those famous families, he wouldn't be able to raise a hundred thousand troops.
As for Sun Ru, he was very keen on fighting for hegemony and plunder, and had little patience for farming.
The philosophy they uphold is that our neighbors collect grain and I store guns, and our neighbors are my granaries.
The Tang Army and Nanliang Army who wanted to farm were forced by the Cao Army and had no time to farm.
Looking at Huaibei, Sihong turned out to be the force that paid the most attention and put land reclamation first. It's not that other forces don't farm, but they don't prioritize farming.
Anyway, a round of food can be harvested in twenty days. Whenever there is a shortage of food, just plant some food. If not, you can attack other forces to grab food.
Qiao Xuan was an orthodox Confucian scholar and had no good impressions of the feudal princes who only cared about fighting each other. Now that he saw the scene on the shore of Sihong, he felt a little touched in his heart.
Using hundreds of troops to defeat ten times the strength of the former Qin Dynasty, this is bravery! Knowing how to cultivate fields and pay attention to farming and mulberry cultivation is Wenzhi!
The other party can be said to be both civil and military.
The literature mentioned here is literary governance, not literary talent in reciting a few poems.
soon.
The fleet approached Sihong City. Qiao Xuan looked in the direction of the city and saw the city wall in the distance lying on the ground. The city gate was open and many people were entering and exiting the city gate.
Except for the people who were dispersed to the surrounding villages and towns to build villages and towns, the only people left in the city were useful talents.
There are blacksmiths, carpenters, and people who are good at raising livestock.
After they completed the general's orders, they could go out of the city to relax in the remaining time. I heard that Sihong experienced a war not long ago.
Looking at it now, except for some traces of the city gate, there is not much atmosphere of battlefield fighting at all.
"The lord has come to greet us in person. Mr. Qiao and Master Zhao, please be careful not to collide with the lord!"
Li Jun saw a group of people greeting them by the water village in the distance.
One of them, a handsome young man in brocade clothes, was Wang Jing, the owner of Sihong City and the self-proclaimed general of Zhennan.
He hurriedly gave a few words and then directed the fleet to dock.
Wait for the boat plank to be lowered. He took one step forward and came to the shore first, "Subordinate Li Jun, pay homage to the lord!"
Wang Jing laughed, pulled his arm and asked him to stand up.
"Li Jun, you came back just in time!"
"It's been really hard for you these days to train the navy army, guard the water village, and guard against the water thieves in Hongze Lake!"
Li Jun said quickly: "These are the duties of subordinates, why bother?"
Wang Jing smiled and said: "Okay, I want you to come back this time. I have an important thing for you. Li Kaifang is in charge to the north and west of Sihong, and Hongze Lake is to the south. Don't worry about it for now!"
"However, there are many forces entrenched in the river waters to the east. I will give you two days to rest and recuperate. After two days, lead two thousand naval troops to clean up these forces for me!"
"After training as a soldier for so long, it's time to come out and see blood!"
Li Jun's spirit was shaken. He had been waiting to fight for meritorious service.
Only by making meritorious deeds can he receive promotion rewards and truly step into the core of the Zhennan General's Mansion.
Seeing that the system of the Zhennan General Mansion is becoming more and more complete, both civil and military affairs are handled in an orderly manner, and nearly 200,000 people under the rule can have a meal.
Such a force will definitely be able to wipe out the heroes in the future and become a prince.
Li Jun used to be just a water thief, but deep down he had the ambition to get ahead. In the original timeline, he even led the remaining troops of Liangshan to go overseas and became an overseas king.
Going overseas is a last resort.
If given the opportunity to stay in his hometown and serve for a promising Ming Dynasty, Li Jun would never give it half-heartedly.
His ambition will become the driving force for continuous meritorious service and upward advancement.
"He is Wang Jing..."
While Wang Jing and Li Jun were talking, Qiao Xuan and the young man named Zhao had already disembarked from the boat and came to wait next to it.
The young man named Zhao kept looking at Wang Jing.
"Li Jun is the core of Liangshan Heroes' navy, and he actually serves this man sincerely! Wang Jing... I know Wang Jinglue, but the name Wang Jing has never appeared in the history books!"
"By the way, not only Li Jun, Mu Chun, Chen Da and other Liangshan heroes, but also Mai Tiezhang... He seems to be a general under Sui Yang Emperor Yang Guang, right?"
The young man surnamed Zhao was thinking wildly.
"Oh... Lord, these two are Qiao Xuan, the current head of the Qiao family. This is Master Zhao who is in charge of building Yuan Shu's three cities!"
Li Jun calmed down his excitement and saw the two people not far away.
He quickly introduced Wang Jing.
"Qiao Xuan pays homage to General Zhennan!"
"Zhao...Zhao Jianguo has met the general..."
When the young man named Zhao said his name, he looked a little ashamed, but the name was given by his parents and could not be discarded casually. He could only tell his real name.
really.
When he said his name, Li Jun and Qiao Xuan looked at him in surprise.
It was also the first time that Qiao Xuan knew his real name.
For them, the name Zhao Jianguo is really weird and does not fit in with their habits.
However, Wang Jing's eyes moved, and his eyes flashed with a flash of light subconsciously.
"Turns out we are from the same hometown!"
When Wang Jing came to the world of China, he knew that he was not the only time traveler. There were a few people like him who were unfortunately affected by the storm when the illusory worlds merged.
When he casts the insight technique.
The chubby young Zhao Jianguo trembled and seemed to notice something. He looked at Wang Jing and felt that Wang Jing's gaze seemed to penetrate his soul.
He subconsciously took a step back, using the bodies of Li Jun and Qiao Xuan to block Wang Jing's gaze.
"You two are very polite! You two are tired from traveling, please go to the city and rest first!"
Wang Jing smiled and said,
There is still one more chapter to add to the monthly ticket, which will be updated tomorrow.
(End of chapter)
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