The second year of Taining is destined to be a stormy year.
If you want something, you will ask for it. Jie and Zhao were in chaos one after another, so they came up with the Taining reign.
The new year has just arrived, and Hebei is once again enveloped in bloodshed.
As Shi Zhi's power continued to grow in Xiang State, it caused uneasiness in Yecheng. Shi Jian then appointed Shi Kun as the governor. Taiwei Zhang Ju and his servant Hu Yansheng led 70,000 infantry and cavalry in three groups to attack Shi Zhi.
"Shi Kun is Shi Zhi's brother, Hu Yansheng is a Huns man. If the two of them leave, I'm afraid they will turn against each other immediately." Even Li Yue saw something was wrong.
Chang Wei said: "Didn't the Governor see that there is another Zhang Ju? This person should be the key to it. If my prediction is correct, Li Nong will be involved in this matter."
Politics is full of compromises.
Li Nong and Zhang Ju wore the same pair of trousers. For Li Nong, Zhang Ju even betrayed his brother Zhang Jack.
Only he knows Shi Min's situation, and outsiders can only speculate or analyze it afterwards.
However, judging from Shi Min's series of methods, there should be no mistakes. To be able to go from a general with no military power to the present is definitely not something that can be done by a big heart and a lack of brains.
Li Yue said: "Could it be that Shi Min deliberately mobilized the forces against him in Yecheng?"
According to detailed reports, these 70,000 cavalrymen were basically Huns and Jie people. They left to facilitate Shi Min's work.
Chang Wei smiled and said: "If this is true, I'm afraid Yecheng will soon change."
Li Yueshen thought so.
Now Fu Hong has returned to the west, Yao Yizhong has been maimed, the begging troops from the north and the south have made peace, and the geopolitical environment around Yanzhou is gradually improving.
Yesterday, Zhang Yu and Liu Guo shamelessly sent envoys.
Righteousness means that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. We are both ministers of Zhao. From now on, we must watch and help each other and cannot attack from behind...
Li Yue was immediately amused.
Yanzhou's geographical environment has improved, but the two of them have become worse and worse.
After Sima Xun conquered Nanyang, Nanyang basically fell into the hands of Huan Wen. Liu Guo and Zhang Yu had Jing Xiang's hundreds of thousands of troops behind them...
And Yin Hao of Jiangdong made it clear that he wanted to regain the ancient capitals of Xu and Luo, and the knife was already aimed at them.
The people sandwiched between Huan Wen and Yin Hao were not Li Yue, but Liu Guo and Zhang Yu.
Li Yue also sent someone to reply to them. Yanzhou will always be their solid backing. If the two brothers can't hold on anymore, don't fight. Chen Liu's door will always be open to them...
This year will be the most critical year for Heiyun Mountain. Zhou Qian has budgeted that the new population on hand can renovate all the wasteland in Yanzhou.
In the first month of the year, Li Yue sent field envoys to all counties and counties in the territory, and the government's donkeys, mules, cattle, and iron tools were rented to the people for free.
A set of incentives has also been developed. After five years of farming, the fields they farm will be gradually distributed to them based on the grain they turn in.
Twenty acres per person.
The government order was issued, and the enthusiasm of the farmers was ignited. Before the freezing weather began, these people went to the fields to repair canals, cut winter grass and burn fertilizer.
This was not Li Yue's impromptu idea, but that most of the people under his rule were refugees who had gathered together and were not stable.
The last time Chu Pei went on the Northern Expedition, the people in the north dragged their families and families to join him.
This time Yin Hao went straight to the Central Plains for his Northern Expedition. I don't know how many people defected when the time came.
So they can only be tied to Heiyun Mountain with land.
In a word, Li Yue not only wants their people, but also their hearts.
A few days later, people from the south responded. Liu Guo sent five horses, tall and powerful horses, while Zhang Yu sent more than a thousand shi of grain, which was regarded as easing the relationship.
It would be disrespectful to come and go without reciprocating, so Li Yue also gave each of them five precious swords produced by Shanyang Tiefang.
In order to pursue lethality and reduce cost, Hanhuan's first sword did not have a hand guard, and the handle was directly connected to the blade.
Li Yue was not used to it, and he was always worried about hurting his hands when using it, so he added a hand guard and reduced the blade ring. After many attempts, a sharp weapon was born.
The appearance of Huanshou Dao immediately improved.
The word "Heiyun" is engraved on the handle of each sword and is awarded to General Heiyun.
The output of Shanyang Tiefang is getting higher and higher. Firstly, Cao Ning, the prefect of Shanyang, is very talented. Secondly, Li Yue has invested a lot of manpower and material resources.
There are more than 600 blacksmiths summoned from various places, plus land, handymen, etc., the number is nearly 4,000 to 5,000.
The 30,000-strong Black Cloud Army is gradually replacing its equipment.
The eliminated weapons were distributed to the Southern Army and Yanzhou Army.
Throughout the cold winter, the training of the soldiers never slackened. Marching continuously for five or six days in the snow was basically the norm. It was also common for people to die during the march or while hunting.
Li Yue is not soft-hearted, everyone else can take a break, but Heiyun Army cannot.
Corresponding to the hard training is generous treatment. Li Yue also knows that they work hard, so they are provided with broth every day.
The regular food was also changed from soup to wheat rice, Hu cakes, and steamed buns, and two meals a day became three meals, in order to strengthen their physical fitness.
Steamed buns were invented by Zhuge Wuhou, while Hu pancakes have been popular since the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is said that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty liked them very much, and gradually became a trend in Luoyang and then spread throughout the country.
Xi Jian, the former Taiwei of Jiangdong, proposed marriage to his daughter Xi Xuan. All the Langya Wang family members were sitting upright and dignified, but Wang Xizhi was the only one who openly went to bed and ate a lot of Hu cakes, so he was selected by Xi Jian. This gave rise to the allusion of "the quick son-in-law of Dong bed" .
In addition to the material rewards of three meals a day, there are also spiritual rewards.
Every family member of the Heiyun Army moved to Chenliu City, and hung a green wooden plaque on the door with the word "loyalty and bravery" written on it. With this plaque, they did not need to kneel down when meeting local magistrates and other officials.
Everyone has great potential, especially in these troubled times.
The arduous training not only did not crush them, but also made them stronger one by one. Many of them were able to fight ferocious beasts with swords.
When Xiu Mu was walking on the streets of Chenliu, he looked strong and strong, and the people could recognize him at a glance.
This is especially true for the five hundred Heiyun Langs. They were not bad at first. In just a few months, they seemed to have been completely transformed. There was murderous intent in their eyes, and their faces had the majesty that the Heiyun Army should have.
There are as many as twenty-three people who are good at fighting beasts!
At a distance of a hundred steps, riding a horse and drawing a strong bow, one arrow can penetrate the newly made iron armor of Shanyang Iron Workshop.
More than five hundred horsemen often galloped in the wind and snow, not afraid of the severe cold. They also rode the ice of the Yellow River several times to fight to the other side and return with the heads of dozens of Jie troops.
Among all the armies, they also hunted the most, and their prey was different from others.
Others are sheep, deer, elk, etc., but what they hunt are jackals, tigers and leopards.
The guards used to complain a lot, but later they all gave them a thumbs up.
In the winter, Li Yue's lessons never stopped. In the past, they were only for General Heiyun, but now they are spread to the whole army. The Honglu officials are becoming more and more proficient. They talk about the Han-Hungarian War and the old events of the Three Kingdoms, even more than Li Yue. It was wonderful and got a huge response among the soldiers.
Based on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Li Yue reworked the stories of loyalty and righteousness such as Zhuge Wuhou's six trips out of Qishan, Guan Yun riding a thousand miles alone, and Liao Hua carrying his mother back to Shu, which even attracted applause from the soldiers.
Of course, it is also indispensable to have troubles with Sima's family, so that the soldiers can understand what the Jiangdong court is.
The effect was surprisingly good, so Li Yue promoted it to the Southern Army and Yanzhou Army.
Somehow it spread to the people, and it became popular in the streets and alleys for a while.
The darker the era, the more we long for these people and things that have radiated brilliance.
Li Yueyi made a plan and simply sent Honglu officials to Qingxu, Yanyu, Hebei and other places in the north and south of the river.
To restore China's homeland, we must first restore people's hearts and restore national confidence!
(End of chapter)
