"The imperial court..." Xin Can hesitated.
Li Yue looked at him sideways, "Is there something wrong with Mr. Xin?"
As the chief secretary of Honglu, he is responsible for diplomatic affairs.
How to convince Jiang Dong and how to get things is his responsibility. Li Yue only has to issue tasks.
Heiyun Mountain does not support idlers. To enjoy rights, you must bear obligations.
"I'm not in any trouble," Xin Can said with a white face.
"I'll make a list and ask for as many things as possible."
The asking prices are high and the money is paid off. Jiangdong wants to win over him, so he can't just rely on a blank piece of paper, he must have something real.
Whether there are dates or not, let’s hit a pole first and then talk about it.
Now it is Jiangdong who wants to win over Heiyunshan, not Heiyunshan who begs Jiangdong. It is self-evident who has the initiative.
A few drops of cold sweat broke out on Xin Can's forehead.
Li Yue directly asked his guard to get the pen and ink, and after some thought, he asked Xin Can to write for him.
His own words are difficult to read, but Jiangdong still emphasizes calligraphy. If he can't do a good job on the surface, they will definitely not buy it.
"One hundred thousand dan of food." When Li Yue spoke, Xin Can's eyes widened. "Three thousand collars of armor, ten thousand swords and spears, three thousand crossbows, ten thousand pieces of cloth, three hundred sets of various books, cattle and horses... …”
Before he finished reading, there was a "pop" sound, and the pen in Xin Can's hand fell to the ground, and his whole face turned green, "General..."
Yang Lue and Zhang Zhuer on the side were also stunned.
"Mr. Xin has something to say?"
"Even if Jiangdong is rich, he won't give out so much... Besides, the general... has a bad reputation in Jiangdong..." Xin Can hesitated.
A leader from a prominent family in Jiangdong was naturally out of the ordinary in the eyes of the gentry.
Li Yue thought about whether to carry out the cheap daddy Li Ju.
After thinking for a while, he gave up. Jiang Dong didn't like Li Ju very much when he was alive, let alone after he had been dead for more than 20 years.
Besides, not many people know about my identity, and there is no conclusive evidence. If I say it, people will just think it is just a rumor of a bandit leader.
Li Yue said: "If you can't take it out at once, you can grind it slowly and get as much as you can. Mr. Xin also knows the situation on the mountain. Without outside help, it will be difficult to gain a foothold. Mr. Xin is quick in thinking and knowledgeable about the past. He will definitely succeed. If this matter is done, If it works, Mr. Xin will be the number one hero of Black Cloud Mountain."
Self-reliance is too slow, and the external environment changes at any time. The last time I offended Shi Xuan, this time I rejected Shi Tao. Jie people may not be able to swallow this breath.
Although he has strengthened his relationship with Li Nong, if Jie Ren really calls, will Li Nong stand up for him?
Heiyun Mountain must seize every opportunity to grow stronger.
Compared with the hundreds of thousands of Qiang and Di in Fangtou and Jitou, Heiyun Mountain is too weak.
These things are nothing to Jiangdong.
Xin Can gritted his teeth and said: "I will do my best!"
After bowing his hands and retreating, Zhou Qian next to him stepped forward with a strange look on his face, "All the forces south of the river are secretly communicating with each other in the east of the river. The general reaches out to the east of the river. He is very clever."
"The situation forces us to have both sides." When people are poor, they need to use their brains more.
There is a saying in "Han Shu": The third test is to depose Zhi, and the remaining three years of eating are called Deng; the second ascending is called Ping, and the remaining six years of eating are; the third ascending is called Taiping, and the remaining nine years are called Taiping.
That is to say, only after three years of good harvest can one year's food be left. Saving the surplus food for three years is called "Deng", two "Deng" is called "ping", and three "Deng" can be regarded as "taiping".
It takes thirty-nine-twenty-seven years to achieve peace...
Based on this calculation, Heiyun Mountain is simply poor.
And whether the harvest is good or not depends not only on hard work, but also on whether God will reward you.
Last year there were floods and plagues, and there was almost no snow in the winter...
If you are not careful, Heiyun Mountain will collapse on its own without anyone else attacking.
"My subordinates have made some rough calculations. Based on the current population, the strong men have three kilograms of grain per day, and the old, weak, women and children have one and a half kilograms per day. We need to harvest 265,000 shi of grain to sustain ourselves, and we need 100,000 acres of farmland. There are 47,000 acres of fertile farmland around Shuishui, Mianshui and Suoshui, 38,000 acres of middle farmland, and 23,000 acres of lower farmland..."
During the Han and Wei dynasties, the yield of good-quality fertile land was about three or four shi per mu, and the average yield was about two shi per mu.
According to this calculation, the food can barely sustain the needs for a year, but it will be difficult to have some leftover.
Moreover, calculations cannot be accurate, and a year's harvest is full of various unpredictable factors.
Heavy rain, drought, locust plague, military disaster, any one of them can cause the fields to lose their harvest.
"In other words, Tian is still not enough?" Li Yue rubbed his forehead.
Zhou Qian cupped his hands and said, "This is exactly what I mean."
"Then there is only one way. Plant the fields in Gong County in the north. Then build more forts and forts to prevent the Jie people from Luoyang from taking over all the fields in the west and north of Mi County in the south."
The land in the Luoyang Basin has been fertile and suitable for farming since ancient times. However, a plague caused countless deaths and injuries, and the fields were left uncultivated.
And Mi County followed Zhang Yu to attack Xuanyuan Mountain, so it shouldn't be a big problem to take over their territory now.
Zhou Qian said: "Farming shouldn't be difficult, the hard part is harvesting later."
Li Yue laughed and said: "We are bandits, why are we afraid of others robbing us? If they rob us, we will rob them!"
Gong County is located in the northwest corner of Luoyang Basin, with a commanding position. It is still uncertain who will rob whom. This is what the scouts do.
Zhou Qian smiled and said, "What the general said is true."
"In addition, private salt cannot be relaxed. It can be sold to Jingyan and other states in exchange for grain."
"After the spring plowing, my subordinates will focus on taking care of this matter." I don't know when, there was a bunch of white stubble on his temples.
In terms of hard work and hard work, Zhou Qian is not inferior to himself.
Li Yue said: "The scouts hunted a few yellow sheep the day before yesterday. I will prescribe a warming prescription. You can nurse them back to health. Our great cause has just begun. Please take care of yourself."
Zhou Qian nodded, there wasn't that much pretentiousness between men.
Black Cloud Mountain became even busier.
At this time, Li Yue didn't care about the horse power, and all the livestock on the mountain were dispatched, either pulling carts or pulling plows.
As long as people can survive, they will have a way to survive.
Otherwise, if there is insufficient food, they will definitely be the first to suffer.
Yuzhou has been a land of productivity since ancient times. In this era, the population has declined and the land has become more fertile.
Plant millet in the upper fields and middle fields, and plant bean sprouts in the lower fields. If you can cultivate an extra point, you will cultivate an extra point.
Even the surrounding ponds and weirs are surrounded and used for fish farming.
Every time Li Yue returned to Heiyun Mountain, he could always hear the cries of chickens, ducks, geese, pigs and sheep on the mountain.
Although the livestock raised in the mountains are smaller in size, their meat is delicious and does not require extra effort to manage.
Women and children would take advantage of the spring days to dig bamboo shoots and pick wild mushrooms and wild vegetables, and they could get four to five hundred kilograms a day.
If Li Yue hadn't allowed them to go deeper into the mountain for safety, they would have gained even more.
During the farming period, the Zheng family sent more than 30 veteran farmers over. The soil and water support each person. The Zheng family has lived in Xingyang for nearly a thousand years, is familiar with the soil and water here, and has accumulated rich experience.
As the refugees came from the north, the climate, water and soil were very different, and their oversights were often pointed out by the old farmers of the Zheng family.
There are many unique features such as the gaps between the seedlings, how deep the land is plowed, and which direction the water channel enters the field.
Li Yue's impression of them changed a lot.
The reason why the gentry was so powerful that the court could not help it was not only because they had people but also mastered production technology.
Behind closed doors, they are just a faction of princes, able to rely on their own efforts, and their cohesion is particularly strong.
When the country is unified, the powerful nobles are naturally a cancer. They annex land, hide the population, and harm the country.
But the world is in ruins, but these powerful nobles are a safe haven for the people.
Without the existence of these powerful people, the aliens would be unscrupulous, and the Chinese people would only be more miserable.
Of course, the group of nobles occupying the court in the south is another matter.
