Traveling through Chenghan Xiandi, fortunately I have a simulator

Chapter 148 Recovering Hedong County

"If that's the case, then you should first become a lieutenant in the Lian Army. If you can dismantle the uprising forces in other counties of Hedong County without bloodshed, then I will report your achievements to the court." Zhu Jun said with a smile .

"Yes, General, my subordinates will try their best to complete it." Xu Huang said respectfully. As a general among the Baibo thieves, he was lucky to be able to save his life under Zhu Jun's command.

After leaving the conference hall, Cheng Lian told Xu Huang about Zhang Liao's intercession for Xu Huang, and he had no prejudice against surrendering generals.

Xu Huang thanked silently in his heart, but the speed of his feet did not slow down. When he returns to the court in the future, he will thank Zhang Liao himself.

Early the next morning, Cheng Lian's army had already set off. This time, he brought a total of 5000 soldiers. These soldiers were all reorganized, and 1000 of them were handed over to Xu Huang.

The news that the Baibo thieves were exterminated spread quickly in Hedong County. After all, the rebels in other counties dared to launch an uprising relying on the momentum of the Baibo thieves. , The leaders of these rebels were terrified.

In some places, the rebel army has occupied the county government and replaced the county magistrate. These situations are the most difficult, because these rebels will choose to close the city gates. Although it is not too difficult for the Chenglian army to attack, the benefits and It is difficult to pay in direct proportion, Cheng Lian does not want the imperial court's army to sacrifice in vain.

So in this situation, Xu Huang and his elite soldiers will pretend to be refugees from Anyi City. They will take the lead in coaxing the leaders of the rebel army, and then wander into the city. Afterwards, they will open the city gate to welcome the Chenglian army. , the insurgents no longer have the ability to resist.

As for the forces of the rebel army hidden underground, Xu Huang can also quickly help the local magistrate and Cheng Lian to wipe out the leaders of the rebel army, and then through strict interrogation, understand the middle-level forces of the rebel army, and remove these middle-level forces After that, as for the uprising peasants at the bottom, as long as there is no one to lead them, they are just ordinary peasants.

With Xu Huang's help, Cheng Lian's army recovered much faster. The most time-consuming part of the journey was rushing, and most importantly, since the recovery along the way, there was almost no organized confrontation. Cheng Lian breathed a sigh of relief.

When Zhang Ming received Zhu Jun's news, Cheng Lian's army had wiped out the rebel forces in several cities. At the beginning, Zhu Jun boasted that he would wipe out the Baibo bandits in Haikou, but now it seems that although it took more than a month, But this also takes into account the time spent on the road and the time to deliver the news.

Zhu Jun recounted what happened this month, and at the end of the letter, he was also waiting for His Majesty's new order.

Zhang Ming had an idea a long time ago, and now that Zhu Jun has wiped out the Baibo bandits in Hedong County, this idea can finally be implemented.

It has been a month since the 20 civilians dug the canal. After this month, the court spent more food on the civilians than the hundreds of thousands of troops needed.

Although the imperial court confiscated millions of shi of grain from Meiwu and Lantian, it will take more than two months for these peasants to dig canals. During these two months, the imperial court still needs to send them grain to ensure their livelihood.

Therefore, the court needs new land. However, most of the land in the Sanfu area belongs to the aristocratic family. It is completely impossible for the court to move these lands. Zhang Ming has no such plan for the time being, because he knows that it will be affected by one incident. The whole body, once there is a problem, it is normal for the family below to be dissatisfied.

But the land in Hedong County is different. According to the news from Zhu Jun, because of the raging white wave thieves, all the small and medium-sized families in Hedong County have been swept away by the white wave thieves. A family rooted in the land.

For example, most of Yang Feng's noble family died in the battle against the imperial court due to the uprising and rebellion this time, and the land under his name was naturally owned by the imperial court.

With these lands, it is possible to implement the system of farming on these lands. In the Western Han Dynasty, there was already a basic military system, but this military system was often used in border areas, and this military system was only to relieve the local army. The problem.

However, there is also a serious problem with the military system, that is, soldiers' garrison will reduce their combat capabilities, and the army's food is no longer controlled by the imperial court. This is not entirely a good thing for the imperial court.

Moreover, there is another problem with the military system, that is, the number of troops is still too small. Taking Chang'an City as an example, the number of farmers is as many as 30, while the number of troops is only about [-]. The output is not as good as that of farmers farming.

Of course, the military garrison system is also beneficial, but it is not suitable for large-scale application. If you want to increase the grain output of the Han Dynasty, the most suitable garrison system is the civilian garrison system.

The so-called Mintun means that the state takes the barren and unowned farmlands back to the state, organizes a large number of recruited refugees into groups according to the military establishment, and the state provides land, seeds, cattle and agricultural tools, and they cultivate and cultivate them. The harvest is divided proportionally between the state and the farmers in the fields.

Zhang Ming didn't intend to entrust this matter to Zhu Jun. Zhu Jun is a well-known general, and it would be too childish to do such a thing, so Zhang Ming called Da Si Nong, and shared his idea with Da Si Nong. The farmers discussed it.

Regarding His Majesty's proposal, Da Sinong was very happy, because he was in charge of digging the canal, and he had already gained a lot of benefits from it. Although he had heard of the farming system that His Majesty mentioned this time, it had always been They are all exclusive to the army outside the Great Wall, and have nothing to do with officials like them in the court.

After reaching a tacit agreement with Da Sinong, Zhang Ming planned to let Da Sinoong explain the matter to the ministers at the next court meeting.

Since taking power, Zhang Ming has gradually understood a truth. For some things, it is the smartest way to use interests to confuse others to do things for him. There are some things that the emperor can mention, but it is best not to mention them, because once there is a problem, even the blame cannot be solved. throw.

Since he chose to accompany him, Zhang Ming gave some of the Shangshutai memorials to Yang Xiu, Sima Yi, Zhong Yu, Shi Sun Meng, Wang Can, and Fazheng to watch. Big, not mature enough, so if you want to modify Shangshutai's instructions, you must get the consent of the emperor.

At first, these six people were flattered, after all, they were all smart people and knew what it meant, but soon, some of them became impatient, after all, not all of them wanted to participate in politics.

Wang Can, for example, is not very interested in politics. At first he just wanted to prove his talent through the selection, but now life in the palace is far from what he wants, so just half a month after the selection, Wang Can took the initiative I asked His Majesty to resign, and after being approved, I left the palace.

However, Zhang Ming still had some regrets about Wang Can's departure, so he gave Wang Can another way, which was to be a lecturer in Taixue. Although Wang Can was young, his name had already spread. The signboard of learning will surely attract more like-minded students.

Wang Can readily accepted His Majesty's proposal, and he still prefers to study and communicate with students.

Since then, there are only five people left in Gaomen Hall who read memorials from all over the country every day. Unlike Shangshutai, the words of these five people can be directly transmitted to the ears of the emperor.

With the help of these five people, Zhang Ming only felt relaxed. Now he finally didn't have to read the memorials one by one, and he could have more energy to do other things.

Now Zhang Ming learns basic swordsmanship from swordsmanship master Wang Yue every morning. Whether it is to enhance self-protection ability or to strengthen his body, learning swordsmanship is a good thing.

Under the training of Wang Yue's disciple Shi A, the strength of the Habayashi Army in the palace has also improved by leaps and bounds. Now they can be regarded as the real Ouchi guards.

Zhang Ming, who had free time, naturally had to go out to inspect the palace. Compared with the boring atmosphere in the palace, Zhang Ming liked the excitement of Chang'an City quite a bit.

This time, Zhang Ming went to see the Taixue first. The huge Taixue is almost finished. The key point is that the construction of the Taixue this time is completely different from the previous Taixue, because Zhang Ming personally participated in the construction drawings of the Taixue this time. of.

Zhang Ming imitated the design of later universities. Although it is not the same as the traditional Taixue, the principles are interoperable.

In the newly built Taixue, most of the classrooms are located in the east area of ​​Taixue. These classrooms are mainly used to teach related content of the Five Classics, while the classrooms in the west area of ​​Taixue are used to teach mathematics. There is also a special venue for teachers and students to communicate. As well as large lecture rooms, and even a special experimental office, handed over to those young students who are full of ideas.

As for those Confucian scholars and other doctors, Yang Biao had invited them to Chang'an City, and Cai Yong's family had already arrived in Chang'an City. This time, no one would embarrass Cai Yong again.

After Cai Yong came to Chang'an, he first met Wang Can, and then went to the palace, where he met His Majesty. He looked at the characters written in His Majesty's ink brush. It was a new font, which he created by accident. I didn't expect His Majesty to do the same.

After exchanging pleasantries, Zhang Ming entrusted Cai Yong with the task of popularizing regular script fonts. He hoped that Cai Yong could persuade other doctors to use these fonts more in teaching. Of course, Zhang Ming also discussed with other doctors about this matter. They said hello, but none of them were interested. After all, Cai Yong was the most motivated to popularize this font.

In order to popularize knowledge, apart from papermaking and printing, there is another important factor, that is, the difficulty of writing in simplified fonts. Compared with regular script, traditional official script is too difficult to write, but it is also very difficult to read. Headache.

And the dust has settled on the new class of Tai Xue Pu She, that is Cai Yong, after all, with his qualifications, no matter who it is, it is difficult to criticize.

After finishing Taixue, Zhang Ming went to check Pu Yuan's blacksmith's shop again. He said that the reason why the canal was dug so smoothly was all thanks to the new farm tools made by Pu Yuan.

No matter what kind of soil and rocks these new farm tools encounter, they can easily solve them, which saves the peasants a lot of complaints, and they also have more expectations for having these new farm tools after the canal is completed.

As for Ma Jun’s keel waterwheel, the production site was also moved from inside the palace to outside the palace, next to Pu Yuan’s blacksmith’s shop. Unlike Pu Yuan, Ma Jun’s skills in making keel waterwheels were not hidden, but directly declared in the world.

Zhang Ming wants to mobilize as many craftsmen as possible in Chang'an City. After all, it is very time-consuming and labor-intensive to produce enough keel waterwheels. It is naturally best to mobilize the masses. Besides, the production skills of keel waterwheels are very difficult for skilled craftsmen. It's not too difficult, they can quickly master the method through reverse derivation.

Zhang Ming's suggestion also saves a lot of work for Ma Jun, because he wants to give Ma Jun a more important task, which is to set up a research department, and Ma Jun will be the first director.

The officials in the research department are all in accordance with the standards of the imperial court. Ma Jun can appoint them freely, but the number is limited. If he wants to further expand the enrollment, he needs to ask the imperial court for approval.

Ma Jun, as the head of the research department, as long as the officials of the research department invent and create things, these things are tested and useful for production, then Ma Jun can get rewards from the court, and that official can also get rewards from the court.

On the second day after Ma Jun took office, he moved from his home the satin machine he had made for his mother, which can greatly improve the efficiency of weaving.

Zhang Ming was overjoyed, and further increased Ma Jun's salary level, from the original [-] shi to the current [-] shi, which is already the same as the salary of Shang Shushilang.

The value of the research department has not yet been achieved, so the six hundred stones is the upper limit that Ma Jun can reach for the time being.

At the same time, during this period of time, some guideposts were also inserted on the streets of Chang'an City. These guideposts can make it easier for outsiders to find their destinations.

As for the various drains, the smelly gutters were also cleaned up, and some trash cans were placed, and a tidy street appeared like this.

People have inertia. In the past, when the streets of Chang'an City were dirty and messy, everyone couldn't help littering. Now the streets of Chang'an are clean, and there are trash cans within [-] meters, and Jinyiwei patrols. Everyone has become more loving and clean.

For today's officials and common people, as long as they have been to Chang'an City, when they go to other counties, the environment of the county is simply horrible.

Zhang Ming has no plans to implement this kind of cleaning policy in other cities. Although this kind of cleaning policy is very good, it actually consumes people's energy. Today's Chang'an City can naturally do it, and it is necessary, but other cities want to It is premature to do so.

After watching the changes in the city, Zhang Ming came to the outside of the city. The spring planting had already started outside the city, and those farmers who did not participate in the digging of the canal were currently cultivating the fields.

These farmers have not yet received the new farm tools made by Pu Yuan. After all, the productivity of the Pu Yuan blacksmith shop is limited, and the new farm tools made first will naturally be provided to the peasants who dig the canals first.

(End of this chapter)