Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 607 I agree
"This city is well governed." Outside Shangzhou City, Shao Shude looked at the newly built city wall and said with a smile.

The original city wall of Shangzhou was short, broken, and small, but now it has not only been repaired, but its area has also been expanded, and it has the appearance of a state city.

"The wharf is also good." It was the middle of winter, and the water was freezing, so many boats were dragged ashore and stored in thatched sheds.A lot of houses have been built near the pier, some of which can be clearly seen as shops and restaurants. It seems that this place was relatively prosperous when the shipping was opened.

"It's a pity that there are still fewer repairs to the Pichi ditches." Shao Shude shook his head, but he didn't mean to blame.

Shangzhou, as a logistics base to support the war, almost every cent of surplus resources was loaded onto the ship and flowed down the river until Xiaojiangkou.It has now become a large-scale goods distribution center, where the materials of Shangzhou are concentrated, and most of the goods of Jinzhou, Junzhou, and Fangzhou are also transported here, and then the master is mobilized to transport Tang Deng northward.

Water transportation is the lifeblood of the Zhaoxing Army's four states, and also the lifeblood of the [-] Wesheng Army and the thousands of Baoyi Army on the Tang and Deng front lines.

While commenting, Shao Shude asked Cheng Rui, who was closely behind him, about the details of local government affairs.

Cheng Rui still did his homework, and he was very familiar with every plant and tree in Shangzhou, and he answered every question without any confusion. The answers were well-founded and clear, which made Shao Shude very satisfied.

It is worthy of being the "South Korea of ​​North Korea" in history.

Han Jian also did a good job in Shanzhou.

He first made great efforts to consolidate the existing facilities and farmland left by the Tubo people, and organized the Tubo people who farmed the land into households. Hu Qimin.

In addition, many farm facilities of the Tang army before the Anshi Rebellion were restored, the ditches were perfected, and the fields were measured and distributed to the newly relocated inland people.

The quality of the land in Shanzhou is quite good, and the three-crop rotation system, a new mixed farming and animal husbandry management model, is strictly implemented. At the same time, the water source in the Huangshui Valley has been fully utilized, so the population has grown rapidly, with about 19800 people. With more than 77600 households and a population of more than [-], Qingtang City's reputation in far and near areas is also getting louder and louder.

Finally, he also organized manpower to dredge the Huangshui River and its tributaries during the dry winter season, on the one hand to avoid floods during the flood season, and on the other hand to maintain the waterway leading to Lanzhou.

For this last point, Shao Shude especially appreciated it.

The Northern Song Dynasty used to cut wood and build ships in the Huangshui area, and used Huangshui to transport materials and soldiers.The Tubo people don't pay attention to these things, how can the Tang people from the Han area not pay attention to it?
Rafts, rafts, boats and other means of transportation are not very eye-catching, but compared with land carriages, the cost is still much lower.The cost of carriages is much lower than that of pack horses and manpower.

It can be transported by water, but it will never be transported by land, because the cost will be ten times or even dozens of times higher.

Han Jian's painstaking efforts were crucial to Yang Yue and Zhe Siyu's "suppression of bandits" in the Hehuang area.

According to the latest military report, in the past few months, they have beheaded more than [-] people, captured more than [-] people, and hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep.Shao Shude has already ordered all these captives to be moved eastward. He originally planned to send them to Heyang, but now let them arrive in Lantian County first, waiting for the next order.

"North Korea Nanguo" should now be called "Western Korea Dongguo".Comparatively speaking, Han Jian's achievements are more dazzling. Cheng Rui is limited by the natural conditions of Shangzhou, so his achievements are not so remarkable, but overall he still has credit.

At least, the bad habits of burning wasteland to open up fields and slash-and-burn farming that existed in Shangzhou before have been terminated.The farming techniques of the people have improved, and with the development of commerce, many cheap Lingxia livestock have entered the Danshui Valley, further promoting the progress of agricultural production.

These two people may be able to step onto a higher stage and further demonstrate their abilities.

"Does Mr. Cheng know anything about Tang, Deng, and Xiangzhou?" Shao Shude asked.

"In the past when I was in Cai's bandit army, I passed by several times. It should be relatively barren. The people fled and there was no one in the hundreds of miles. Now it has been stable for many years, and some people should have returned. But Tang and Sui were captured by the Liang people many times, most of them Not very good." Cheng Rui couldn't figure out what Shao Shude was thinking, so he could only reply cautiously: "Tangzhou lost the commander, and repeatedly transferred the gold and merchants to the four states, which made it difficult to raise food, equipment, money and silk."

What Cheng Rui said was the truth.Among the three prefectures of Tang, Deng, and Sui, the people of Tangzhou suffered the most, because there were no dangerous mountain barriers geographically. Suizhou had some barriers, but they could not be completely covered. Dengzhou was relatively better, but the military discipline of the Baoyi Army stationed there was very poor. In general, coupled with the fact that the search in the direction of Tangzhou is more ruthless, and the area is relatively depressed, the population has not increased, and it is even declining.

The four prefectures of the Zhaoxin Army are basically the rear supply base of Tang Town, and it is also the place that the Bian Army is gnashing their teeth to seize. However, they can't break through the defense of Tang Deng Sui, and dare not go deep into the hinterland of Nanyang.

"How is Xiangyang?" Shao Shude asked again.

"It's not very good." Cheng Rui replied: "After being ravaged by Huang Chao and Qin Zongquan twice, Zhe Linggong was killed again a few years ago, and recently he went south to conquer Du Hong. The fight was inextricable, and some money and food had to be searched to go north. It's not good to support Tangzhou."

Shao Shude nodded.

"What if we move households to the counties in the northern part of Xiangzhou and reclaim wasteland?" Shao Shude made up his mind to give some substantive support to Nanyang and Xiangyang. Before that, he wanted to touch Zhaoxin. The bottom of the army.

Cheng Rui understood the implication, and immediately said: "That depends on how many households the king has moved here. Within [-] households, if you bite your teeth, you can still support it."

This "gritting the teeth" means imposing heavy taxes on the people.

In fact, their tax burden is not light at all, but now it is aggravated. They support the new households for one to two years in vain, and support them through the most difficult period of time.

"Twenty thousand households are not enough?"

"Difficult." Cheng Rui said truthfully.

Shao Shude suddenly wanted to suffer the common people in Guanzhong...

There were 4 households in the five counties of Fagan Prefecture, plus more than [-] Tubo and Qiang people captured by Qingtang. They "borrowed" the two counties of Gucheng and Dengcheng in Xiangzhou to resettle them, repair water conservancy, and reclaim wasteland. Two logistics supply bases.

To be honest, the level of development in the Jianghan area is very low these days.

The water parks are criss-crossed, the river network is densely covered, the swamps are endless, the forests are dense, and the villages are dotted among them. They are divided into pieces by the primitive natural environment, and there are frequent floods, mosquito breeding, and many diseases.

There is a price to be paid for developing such a place.

In the southern part of China, if the Tang Dynasty focused on the development of Jiangnan and Jiangxi, the Song Dynasty developed the two lakes to maturity. These are places that can accommodate a large number of people.

But for this kind of development, the mortality rate in the early stage will not be too low. Shao Shude does not have a large population to fill in, so he can only find the relatively mature counties of Gucheng and Dengcheng near Nanyang.In addition, Xinye in Dengzhou and Zaoyang in Suizhou are also candidate areas.

If the population is relocated, of course they must be equipped with officials.The original officials, those who can stay in the post, stay in the post, and those who can't stay in the post leave, which makes Zhao Kuangning a headache.

Undoubtedly, these new officials will not listen to Zhao Kuangning, and they may not listen to Zhe Zongben, it can be regarded as the sand mixed by Shao Shude in this area.

He also doesn't want to make too much movement, take his time, and complete the "peaceful evolution" step by step by boiling the frog in warm water.Anyway, Zhao Kuangning is not the kind of martial artist who takes things too seriously, Shao Shude has eaten his character to death, he dare not lift the table, so let's play slowly.

Shao Shude stayed in Shangzhou for three days, waiting for the supply team that fell behind.

The eldest son Shao Chengjie, under the supervision of Du Honghui and Zhao Guanwen who came with the army, studied poetry and classics, and at the same time took courses in arithmetic and geometry taught by Master Mani himself.This is not over yet, Zhe family martial masters are still waiting, and the practice of martial arts cannot be left behind.

The courses are endless and hopeless.

As for his father, he took Mrs. Chen to Xian'e Station in the west of the state to play.

Shao Chengjie saw it with his own eyes last night. His father was secretly flipping through the poetry collection, reciting something like "Shangshan has countless peaks, and I love Xian'e the most." He probably wants to show it in front of Wei Guochen's wife today.

Oh, boring!

On November 25th, Shao Shude came back with "Xian'e", and at the same time received a secret report from Zhao Kuanglin.

"I agree!" Shao Shude said in front of Chen Cheng who came from the rear, "Du Hong is still serving as Jiedushi."

Du Hong's site, the town name "Eyue", the military name "Wuchang".There used to be seven prefectures. After Mianzhou was abolished, there were six prefectures of E, Yue, An, Huang, Qi, and Shen.

It is worth mentioning that Eyue Town was later shared by various forces, among which Yuezhou was acquired by Ma Yin of Hunan Province. From then on, Yuezhou was destined to have a relationship with Hunan, and became Hunan's territory, which has been extended to later generations.

"Commander, it is a happy event for Du Hong to vote. But if Yang Xingmi drives his troops westward and Du Hong asks for help, do you want to save him? How?" Chen Cheng asked a realistic question.

Du Hong's betrayal of Zhu Quanzhong was originally because he refused to save him, and was disappointed. If you didn't save him, then why would he vote?Wouldn't it be good to continue working under Zhu Quanzhong?Maybe someday there will be rescuers.

"What good strategy does Chen Changshi have?" Shao Shude patted Chen's buttocks to make her avoid it, and asked, "It is possible to reach Ezhou by going down the river from Xiangyang, but is there enough troops? Does Zhao Kuangning have that strength? "

"Master, I have a plan!" Chen Cheng said confidently.

"Don't be a secret, tell me quickly."

"Commander, there are six counties in Anzhou (Anlu), with more than [-] registered permanent residences. Today, most of the Hubei soldiers are concentrated in Ezhou to guard against Quzhang in Huangzhou. The land of Anzhou has been repeatedly looted by Huai people, and the people are suffering. It is better to send an army to garrison the place, called to aid in the war, but in fact to invade and occupy, to divide Du Hong's power." Chen Cheng said.

Shao Shude looked at the map.

Will Du Hong's power still be divided?He only has the territory of two states, and if it is divided again, it will be the fucking Ezhou.But it is indeed a good idea. Anzhou is connected to Suizhou. There are Tongbai Mountains in the north, blocking Shenzhou and Guangzhou, and Huangzhou can be reached in the southeast. The location is quite important, on the big post road.

"Who will be sent to the village?"

"Shi Zan!" Chen Cheng said: "Eyue is far away, so it is not worth investing in our elite troops. Shi Zan's Yushan Capital has tens of thousands of soldiers, with more than [-] children of General Xu Zhen as the core. If the weak stay strong, they still have the strength to fight. Since Shi Zan treats his father as a commander in chief, he might as well adopt him as his adopted son, and let him guard Anzhou, and assist Du Hong in resisting the Huai people."

"Is this going to be a war?" Shao Shude said with a smile, "You are fighting with Zhu Quanzhong endlessly, and you want to offend Yang Xingmi?"

"Who asked Du Hong to take the initiative to vote?" Chen Cheng also said with a smile: "You can't push people out, can you? Besides, you can also make peace with Yang Xingmi. The marshal came forward to mediate and let Yang Xingmi fight Qian Liu and Zhong Chuan Even Zhu Quanzhong, with so many expansion directions, why should he focus on Du Hong?"

"Shi Zan is the only blood left behind by the old Sikong Shi Pu, An Neng adopted him as his son? That's wrong." Shao Shude shook his head.

"What if Shi Zan is willing?" Chen Cheng said, "I heard that Shi Zan has four sons and two daughters, so he can adopt one or two sons to another branch, and still use Shi as his surname. Under Shi Sikong Jiuquan, he can also enjoy incense and sacrifices .”

"Anzhou..." Shao Shude didn't answer, just looked at the map, and said after a long time: "Going north from Anzhou, you can get to Shenzhou from Baiyan Pass, which is another route to attack Zhang Quanyi. Well, you can try it, you first take a Let’s come up with a plan, all parties should take it into consideration, Du Hong, Yang Xingmi, etc. Some places are very hot, so they may not be easy to handle. However, Anzhou is beneficial to the great cause of Zhu Quanzhong, and the number of household registrations is also very attractive.”

"Of order." Chen Cheng replied.

(End of this chapter)