sweeping the world

Chapter 756
Zhang Bian left his residence at the beginning of August and arrived in Xingyang at the beginning of September.

The military service personnel gathered in Xingyang from all over the country will basically go through basic training in their respective hometowns, at least one month.

After they arrived at the place where they were serving corvee, they would draw out a very detailed plan. If there were no accidents, they would basically practice one day every three days, and the rest would be patrolling tasks.

Xingyang County was a large county in the Eastern Han Dynasty. At the end of the Han Dynasty, the princes fought and destroyed the Central Plains. Especially in the area close to Guanzhong, the princes attacked Dong Zhuo first, and then Xiliang soldiers repeatedly ravaged it.

In the later Cao Wei period, Cao Cao paid attention to the recovery of various places, but the continuous wars and the sharp drop in population made recovery quite limited.Cao Wei gave priority to Yuzhou, that is, the surrounding areas of Xuchang, and later changed his capital to Yecheng to focus on Jizhou, and the rest of the area was powerless to pay attention to it.

When Sima's family fled to Luoyang, the capital of the old Cao's family, this ancient and glorious land was valued again, but the good times did not last long. Sima Zhao and other older generations died one after another. The power continued to attack, and the ancient land that had regained its vitality was continuously destroyed in the continuous war.

The regime of the Western Jin Dynasty collapsed, and the Southern Xiongnu established the "Emperor Han" first, and Liu Yuan chose Chang'an as his capital.

Although the Southern Huns were a nomadic people, after hundreds of years of Sinicization, their ideology...especially the high-level ideology is actually infinitely close to that of the nobles and scholar-bureaucrats in the Central Plains.The slogan of their uprising was to restore the rule of the Han family, and it must be said that it was actually good for the Han people within the rule.

The "Emperor Han" ended in the hands of the Southern Huns themselves. Liu Yao, Liu Yuan's successor, changed the system and changed the name of Han to Zhao.

At the beginning, Shi Le admired the Han culture very much, and respected the Han intellectuals in the group, but he was extremely cruel to the Han... especially to the Han women.The achievements of his 14-year reign are to defeat the former Zhao (Southern Huns), subdue the Qiang and Di people to become his minions, and at the same time defeat and absorb the largest resistance force of the Han people in the Central Plains, the Qihuo Army. There is no internal affairs at all.

Shi Hu usurped power and became the ruler of Later Zhao (Shijie Zhao State).Compared with Shi Le, who could even disguise himself a little, Shi Hu didn't even bother to disguise himself. Not only did he deal with the Han people brutally, but he also clearly stated in the law that Han people were the lowest class.

After Shi Hu's repeated efforts, the number of Han people dropped sharply again, and at the same time most of the Central Plains were turned into pastures. Under that background, Xingyang became a ruin, and it was better to wait for the restoration of the Han Dynasty and rebuild it.

"Not only Xingyang, but there are ruins everywhere along the way, even if it is rebuilt, it is also obviously dilapidated." Zhang Qing is very enthusiastic about serving in the army, and has a high desire to understand the information of the outside world: "The four years of the restoration of the Han Dynasty, except for the first restoration of Shandong , the rest of the place is like this.”

In Xingyang now, its city walls are full of gaps, and there are even large areas of collapse. The new residents have always wanted to rebuild the city walls. At the beginning, they did not have enough manpower and financial resources. There is no follow-up to the matter of the city wall.

People are hesitant about a city without a city wall. If someone invades a city without a city wall, what will be used as a defense.Furthermore, now is the age of wild beasts running around. The city wall is not only a defense against the enemy's invasion, but also prevents wild beasts from entering the city to wreak havoc. It is very reasonable to hesitate to build the city wall.

No kidding, even when the country is stable, wild beasts hurt people repeatedly. It is because most of the natural environment has not been developed, at least not developed enough to force wild beasts to migrate. It is normal to encounter wild beasts in the outskirts of the city. more beasts.

When Zhuxia built the village, at least one fence was built to prevent wild animals from entering the village. Although the city walls existed for military purposes, they were also a guarantee to prevent wild animals from entering.

The center slapped its head, and no longer built city walls in various places, maybe it didn't think of the threat of wild beasts to people?

"Insufficient manpower, lack of financial resources, what can I do?" Zhang Qing subconsciously sat upright, and said with a smile: "Isn't it just a precaution for me to patrol?"

In the history of Zhuxia, the first ruler who felt that there was no need to build city walls across the country was the First Emperor. His idea was that if city walls were not built, even if there would be rebellions in various places, the rebels would not be able to hold on without the city walls as a defense.There is another reason, that is, Xianyang was also a city without walls from the beginning. He will promote it to all parts of the country because of his understanding of Xianyang. For example, people in Xianyang do not necessarily suffer from wild beasts without city walls. The same should be true for other places.

There was no city wall to protect Xianyang, which made it difficult to resist when Liu Bang led his army to break through the pass. Ziying led hundreds of officials to surrender. This made every ruler after that really dare not not build the city wall. Not only must it be built, but it must be built majestic and harmonious. Be strong, otherwise, Qin Mo's kind of thing will happen again, and everyone will find it funny.

Those rulers don't know if they have thought about it. If a country is beaten to the capital by the enemy, what can it do even if it has a city wall?
Liu Yan felt that there was no need to build the city wall. First of all, he really didn’t have that kind of financial resources, and the labor force should not be wasted on building the city wall. If he had that kind of effort, he might as well repair the irrigation system as soon as possible, and build roads after repairing the irrigation system.Because of his growing environment and the fact that he has become a high-ranking person, he really ignored the dangers of wild beasts.

At the same time, Zhang Bian also subconsciously shook the prey on his shoulders. It was a wild boar they killed when they were patrolling. It was not too big, but it was not so easy to deal with. The wild boar jumped up quite fast, and it was still a human It took a long time to solve it.

Wild boars were not their first prey these days. On the fourth day after their arrival, a large number of people were dispatched to hunt tigers, and dozens of wild animals were killed one after another. This is the case in the suburbs of Xingyang. It can be imagined What about the countryside.

Hunting and killing ferocious beasts is difficult for an armed and organized army. It is even more difficult for unorganized and few weapons. They are all people from the countryside. Even if they have not experienced it themselves, they will hear about it. Who has been injured or eaten by wild animals.

"Our side (Northwest) is actually fine." What Zhang Qing said was that at least the Northwest was not used as a pasture for construction, and the Zhang family did not issue a "hunting order".He said: "Where the Jie people have ravaged, wild beasts are so rampant."

The full name of the so-called "Hunting Order" is "Forbidden Hunting Order". Shihu asked the Han Chinese scholars in the court to discuss and write it. It clearly stipulates that Han people are not allowed to hunt for any reason.Under Shi Hu's "Forbidden Hunting Order", even if the Han people were attacked by wild animals, they could not resist. If they could not escape, they would be killed by wild animals. I don't know how many Han people died and were eaten by wild animals.

What kind of existence is the "Forbidden Hunting Order"? Without too many words, it is clearly pointed out by the law that the status of the Han people is not as good as that of wild animals. Another effect is that wild animals start to multiply in large numbers. It used to belong to the ruling territory of Shijie Zhao. The number of beasts is simply terrifying.

"Of course there are many!" Zhang Qing personally participated in 37 hunts, killing more than a dozen tigers, cheetahs, bears, and wild boars that were relatively threatening, and groups of jackals, wolves, and wild dogs were even worse. Hundreds were killed, and sometimes they came back empty-handed: "Before us, the seniors were always hunting, and they couldn't finish them no matter how hard they killed."

Big wild boar is also a big threat?In fact, adult big wild boars are not less threatening than tigers at all, and it can even be said that ferocious big wild boars are more fierce than tigers.The biggest threat in many villages is not the tiger, but the wild boar, which can reproduce several heads at a time. There are far more cases of wild boars hurting and killing people than tigers and other ferocious beasts.

Nowadays, the busiest business of county soldiers in counties and counties is hunting wild animals. The military is also very interested in hunting wild animals. The hunting process is also a kind of training for soldiers. After successful hunting, food can also be improved. .

For example, Zhang Bian, who was 1.6 meters tall when he went out, weighed just over 120 pounds. He lost some weight during the march, but after he was stationed in Xingyang, his weight increased to [-] pounds. That was because nutrition kept up with the weight gain, and his height It also ran upwards in the same way.

Not only the garrison will kill wild animals, whether it is to reduce the threat to the living environment or to eat some meat, the common people will also organize hunting, but only some people who are skilled in art and bold will stare at the ferocious beasts, more When I was there, I would hunt a dozen pheasants, rabbits, deer and other game.

There have been quite a few changes between the current Han people and the time when they were ruled by the Jie people. On the one hand, their mental state after becoming Chinese again, and on the other hand, the quality of life has also improved again and again. The meat brought by hunting and cheap seafood have made them The proportion of food consumed from plants is reduced.

It is a natural thing, just eating plant food, plus there is no oil or water, an adult may not feel full after eating a catty of rice at a meal, and even if he is full, he will soon be hungry again.If it can be served with meat, or with more oil and water, not only will the tongue be satisfied, but the stomach will not digest it so quickly, and with more nutritional support, people's physique will definitely be improved.

On the way back from patrol to camp, the number of people in Zhang Qing's team kept increasing. In addition to Pao Ze who was also on patrol, there were also common people who came over halfway.

It's a matter of course. In the era of working at sunrise and resting at sunset, you would go out to do various tasks during the day, and you would naturally go home after dark. There are only a few roads, and you will feel safer if you meet the army and go together. , Naturally, we have to leave together.

"Shi Erlang, Zhang Zi wants to make up for the mother-in-law?"

Zhang Qing himself is a cheerful and sociable person. Not only did he make many friends in the army, but he also got to know the local people and became friendly with them. He made more friends as he went back and forth.His yelling made the man named Shi Erlang smile honestly, and the rest of them burst into laughter.

It doesn't matter that Shi Erlang's daughter-in-law is pregnant, what is important is that he actually has a daughter-in-law.

One thing to know deeply is that there has always been a gap in the ratio of men to women in Han, and the gap in the ratio of men to women in some places is even more exaggerated. As a result, it is not easy to find a daughter-in-law. Whether you are a winner in life or not depends on how old you are when you start a family.

"Erlang" is a ranking. His real name is Shi Zhong, and he is the second eldest son in the family.Of course, the names are also in order. In Zhuxia, the eldest brother is always called Bo, the second is called Zhong, the third is called Uncle, and the fourth is called Ji. In fact, it is the order of Bo, Zhong, Uncle, and Ji. For example, Liu Bang is the oldest in the family. Si was called Liu Ji again, but his name was changed to Liu Bang after he became Pei Gong because of a poem written by Xiao He.

There is a shortage of women in the Central Plains, especially in Xingyang, a place close to Sizhou. It is because the Jie tribe kidnapped too many women from the people when they retreated and used them as two-legged sheep for military rations. After the Han army defeated the Jie tribe army, they were rescued. Some, but almost no women returned to their hometowns. They were either resettled where they were or married by soldiers in the army.

Xingyang has a population of more than [-] people, and there is a serious shortage of women of the right age. Women of the right age have their own criteria for choosing a husband. First of all, they must have a military background, and then how much property they have. If they don’t have a military background, it won’t be much. Wealthy people who are able to channel their wives are the objects of envy.

Shi Erlang is nineteen this year, he can get married at this age thanks to his elder brother.His eldest brother was not a member of the army, but he went to the Indochina Peninsula a few years ago, and brought him a daughter-in-law back from the Indochina Peninsula last year. I heard it was some kind of princess.

The Han people are no longer unfamiliar with the Indochina Peninsula. Knowing about princesses is a joke. Every tribe with hundreds of people has a king.The king's son is a prince, and his daughter is a princess. Such kings, princes, and princesses are not a joke.

"I could go there earlier, but now I can't." Zhang Qing knew about the Indochina Peninsula, and said to Zhang Bian: "Using the Yangtze River as the boundary, people from the south go to the Indochina Peninsula, and people from the north go to the grasslands or the Western Regions."

Zhang Bian didn't know these things when he was in his hometown, and he only found out when he was out of his hometown.Of course he doesn't understand why the country has such restrictions, but he knows that there are hundreds of people going to Yangguan in Xingyang alone. Going to the Western Regions to snatch one is incidental to those people in Xingyang, and they want to snatch a wife back for him. Or a relative as a daughter-in-law.

"We don't have that much shortage of women over there (northwest)." Zhang Qing said with a know-it-all look, "The south is also relatively better, and other places... even Shandong is also short of women."

Zhang Bian said repulsively: "The people of the Western Regions are different from Zhu Xia, and they are worse than the grassland girls. Going to the Western Regions to rob is worse than going to the grasslands..."

"How many wild tribes are there in the grassland now?" Zhang Qing certainly knew why Zhang Bian was like that, and said funnyly: "In order to continue the incense, we also get the help of the government. No matter what white skin and blue eyes are, it is serious to have a daughter-in-law. thing."

Zhang Bian thought for a while, and it seemed to be the same thing.

(End of this chapter)