Song Beiyun

Chapter 619: On September 9, Five Years, Rain Killed a Carbine

After all, the autumn rain has come down. The north is no better than the south. One autumn rain and one cold is really cold. When the autumn wind sweeps away, the grassland is already blown by cold wind.

In the past few days, the Great Khan is raising manpower. The 47 grasslands have now assembled, and the first batch of food from Chang'an is about to arrive, along with dozens of Han envoys in charge of the handover.

"This time Chang'an received a total of 550 prairie people in the first batch, including 720 young and strong men, 30 women, and 390 children." Han Chen took the list. I am making a report with Grassland Khan: "Chang'an needs to deliver a total of 350 catties of rice, flour, and millet."

When Da Khan saw this string of numbers, he sighed faintly: "Don't insult the people of this grassland."

"Khan can rest assured, Master Song has explained that after the half-year training is over, everyone will be paid the same as the Han people for equal work, and if there is any dissatisfaction, they can return to the grassland at any time." The envoy Chao Dahan sincerely said Said: "Don't worry about this. Master Song also said that this is only the first batch. If Dahan is willing in the future, he can continue to cooperate. Chang'an is no better than other places. It is the pearl of the northwest. Master Song also said that if Dahan is willing If you are interested, you can go to Chang'an to play anytime in the future."

"Thank you, Mr. Song, for your kindness." Da Khan sighed softly, "Then the deal that was agreed before..."

"Under the order of the Song Dynasty, Chang'an has resumed normal trade and commerce with all the grassland ministries, so as to ensure that the people of the grassland can spend the winter safely." The envoy continued: "But Dahan, most of the grasslands are still nomadic. It is often easy to be robbed, and I hope the Great Khan can properly dispose of it."

Khan rolled his eyes a few times: "I will order him to correct it."

"According to Mr. Song, it is better for the Great Khan to let those tribes settle down and form villages and towns. This will not only facilitate business and trade, but also form a better distribution after the workshops are stationed in the future."

"Workshop?"

Hearing these two words, Grassland Khan's ears pricked up, and he couldn't even believe what he had just heard.What is this workshop?That was the magic weapon for the decisive victory of the Song Dynasty. In the Battle of the Two Golds, the grassland suffered enough losses for the workshop. I also sent spies to investigate, but the core content of the workshop was so boring that even a The seams are not exposed, and they often return empty-handed.

And now, what did he just say?Workshop?

"Khan heard it right. It is indeed a workshop. Mr. Song said that these laborers will return to the grassland one day. At that time, they will become excellent workers. At that time, the workshop on the grassland will be completed naturally. Sweat Khan Do you think it is worth selling wool or selling wool blankets and clothes? There are also things that can hardly be shipped such as horse meat, beef, mutton, and even cow and goat milk, which can be processed through the workshop. It can be sold after a second processing, which saves a lot of waste, and even the tribes on the grassland can build towns like the Central Plains, and they don’t need to rely on the sky for food.” The envoy said clearly: “My Great Song Dynasty has never been In a warlike state, if everyone in the world can eat and clothe themselves, there will naturally be no fighting."

The art of painting cakes is unmatched in the Song Dynasty, but is this cake useful?In fact, it is useful. The Liao Kingdom ate this cake. Although there are many problems now, the society has indeed made a lot of progress. But this trick is changed to the grassland. Will they take the bait?

Theoretically yes, because they are now in the stage of not having enough to eat, and this can directly solve their problem of eating.

Humans, who would be willing to work hard if they could have a full mouthful of food.

And these did not exist in the previous war clauses, and now they are all supplementary clauses, or even compensation clauses.

From product support to agricultural support, and finally to cultural support.Da Song promised to do his best to help the grassland get rid of poverty and hunger.

This is not touching to say, and in a trance, I feel that Song Beiyun is a noble saint with the world in mind.But if he is allowed to erode, 50 years... no, 20 years later, the grassland will no longer have any fighting power, they will be proud of being able to speak fluent Song and Liao official dialect, and their teenagers will have their heads cut Going to take the civil examinations and imperial examinations of Song State, their girls will be proud to marry a Song State man who has a stable job.

This trick appeared in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, but... Song Beiyun did it more covertly and more attractively. People are sugar-coated cannonballs. Song Beiyun gave pure sugar, but we all know that sugar, eating too much, is actually similar to drug abuse. There is no essential difference.

After thinking about it carefully, the profane let the envoy rest. He summoned a few confidants to come to the sweat account, and told the envoy's words to the people below.

"Khan, you can give it a try. The Liao Kingdom also has a workshop. In the last battle between the Jin and Liao, the Liao Kingdom relied on the workshop to win. This Song and Liao have everything. If we don't have it, we will be in the future." ..."

"Yes, Father Khan. My son has been to Chang'an several times, and that scene... Oh, my son saw that the cannons on the city tower were two times thicker than the Liao people's cannons. We once thought about taking Chang'an , and now even if there are 50 or 100 million warriors, it may be difficult to win such a game."

"And Dahan, Nasibu has been in frequent contact with Song State in the past two years, and his son recognized Song Beiyun as his godfather. It is said that next spring, Nasibu will have a workshop."

When Da Khan heard this, his eyes widened: "Where did the news come from?"

"It's the news that the caravan from the Song Dynasty came together. I heard it when they were chatting. Although there is no proof yet, it should be true."

Grassland Khan slapped the table hard, but he didn't say anything. Now that the [-]th Department has merged with the Department, although he hasn't broken his face on the surface, if he is allowed to grow bigger and stronger, he will lead the department It's time to challenge the Khan.

So this thing can't wait!

"You follow the immigrants to Chang'an, talk to Song Beiyun about your intentions in this regard, and ask us what we need to raise." Khan gradually calmed down: "But you have to be careful, this Song Beiyun is not easy to get along with, listen Said that even Nasi couldn't take advantage of him."

"Yes."

While they were discussing matters here, the little princess who had been put under house arrest frowned, and taking advantage of the confusion of counting the number of people, she was dressed in men's clothing and carried a leather bag on her back to sneak into the team that was about to leave.

Because the handover of the personnel needs to be resolved before the snow falls, the time is still very tight, so this group of people will rush to set off after the preparations are complete. After all, it will take about a month or so along the way. Well, at that time, if the grassland was unlucky, it would have already started to snow. If the snow fell... not to mention people, it would be difficult for cattle and horses to spend the night in the wild.

In this way, without anyone knowing, the little princess Erhua of the grassland followed the team and began to rush to Chang'an.

No one knew about it, and she hadn't even thought about what would happen along the way.

These people's trek basically relied on the transport capacity of the caravan, so they would not suffer much, and the food on the road was also good, but there was no water to bathe, which made the little princess very uncomfortable.

But when she thought that she would be able to go back to Chang'an and meet that good-looking man soon, she felt that it didn't matter.

When the time came to the night of the third day, the other end finally found out that their little princess was missing, but Da Khan was now fully focused on his work, and did not pay too much attention to this naughty daughter who always liked to make trouble. But I just thought she ran out to play somewhere again, so I didn't pay much attention to it.It can even be said that there is a feeling of indifference.

This directly led to missing the golden 72 hours that brought her back. The carriage gurgled forward, and the little princess held the bag that no one was allowed to touch with the best vision, and looked at the boundless world all day long. Grassland, even if it is very hard, there is always a smile on the face.

In this way, more than [-] days passed without knowing it, and it was already the middle of September in the lunar calendar, and it was the Mid-Autumn Festival.The weather in Chang'an has obviously cooled down, and Song Beiyun has finally wiped out the tail of the cholera plague.

Although there are still some sporadic illnesses in the surrounding villages and towns, under the strong medical security, they are basically safe from danger.

On this day, Song Beiyun was furnishing Yusheng's new house, while Aunt Hong and Qiaoqiao were choosing the furniture, while Yusheng was helping to tidy up the yard.It was clearly like an ordinary family about to marry a bride, without any official atmosphere.

"This." Aunt Hong said to Qiaoqiao firmly, "This is good."

"No, no." Qiao Qiao quickly waved her hand and said, "It looks pretty, but it's actually very poor wood. Look... the price is not worth it. If you want me to say that this set of mahogany is the best."

Aunt Hong looked over and found that it was indeed very good, but when she looked at the price below, she thumped in her heart: "This is too expensive."

"It's only two thousand coins!" Qiao Qiao pouted, "Little Qian."

Hearing this, Xiao Song pursed his lips, and Yu Sheng squinted at Qiao Qiao, and then the two brothers sneaked out for a stroll...

Sure enough, as soon as they left, they heard Aunt Hong start to teach Qiaoqiao a lesson. If it were someone else who would dare to say that Qiaoqiao didn't know how to manage a house, Song Beiyun could help Qiaoqiao scold that person, but this... ...I can't, I really can't.Going up and interjecting not only can't help Qiaoqiao, but also has to involve herself, whoever gets on will die, without exception.Anyway, even if Yusheng became the humerus of the imperial court and Song Beiyun was a great official in the frontier, but Aunt Hong still said "you child".

The two brothers went to the alley outside and ate a bowl of sour noodle soup with some pancakes. It was afternoon tea. After all, they had worked all day.

"If Aunt Hong catches this." Xiao Song took a mouthful of noodles, "Then she can nag me till night."

"Well..." Yusheng nodded: "I have to be implicated too. By the way, counting the days, the first batch of people from the grassland will come soon, right?"

"I received a report yesterday, saying that it has been less than three hundred miles away, and it will arrive in about two days."

"The first batch is more than 2 people. You are really generous."

Xiao Song wiped his mouth and said hey: "What is 2 people? I want to empty the grassland! Chang'an's money is almost inexhaustible, workshops are getting more and more profitable, minerals, grain, and farms are gradually taking shape, technology is exchanged for money It’s just that the money comes in quickly. If the money is not spent, there will be problems, so the money must be quickly exchanged for productivity. If it’s not for the lack of food, I can’t wait to replace 10 people at once.”

Yusheng looked at Song Beiyun up and down: "You have too much heart, how will you manage these people here?"

"Doesn't this bring you here? Your tasks for this year are almost completed, and the autumn harvest will be here, and the Chinese New Year will be here in a few days." Xiao Song said with a smile, "I'm actually not that good at dealing with these trivial things."

"Actually, I just don't like dealing with stupid people." Yusheng tapped him with the tip of his chopsticks: "You can't do that, you are too frivolous. Now that you gain power, it will be smooth sailing. If you lose power one day, but What should I do?"

"Let's take one step at a time. What I'm most worried about right now is how long this cholera will last. Chang'an is fine, but it still spread out after all. Although it is sporadic, but...it is a plague after all."

Yusheng also let out a long sigh: "I hope God will open his eyes."

In the evening, Song Beiyun received this month's Quartet Report.This is a summary of information about the various forces in the entire East Asian world. It is basically delivered in the form of flying pigeons on a monthly basis.

First of all, the civil strife in the Kingdom of Jin continued and intensified. Both sides seemed to have no intention of stopping. The two sides had already extended along the Liaohe River to the Songnen Plain for confrontation. With sufficient combat preparations, this rebellion could last for about three years.

The second is that the Liao Kingdom expelled Dali's envoys and issued an ultimatum to Dali. If the compensation is not paid before January next year, then it will use the crime of accepting the rebels from the Liao Kingdom to attack the Liao Kingdom through the Song Kingdom. Entrust Song Guo to mediate.

The cause of this incident was Avalokitesvara, but in the end it turned into Liao State's crushing of Dali in a "let you not wear a hat" style.The reason is nothing more than the trade agreement signed between Dali and Dasong, which hurt Liao's raw material import and export interests.

Sure enough... There is really no pure emotion between countries. If Da Song is still the original Da Song, now I think Fo Bao Nu has sent people to Jinling to find Zhao Xing to ask for old coins.

Third, the Song Dynasty began the third round of tax reduction for farmers. The agricultural tax has changed from two stone grains and one piece of cloth a year for monogamy at the beginning to 45 catties of grain a year for one household. The effect of reducing the burden is obvious.A large amount of grain was purchased by local governments, which ensured the income of farmers and at the same time manipulated market grain prices.

Zhao Xing alone can become a Buddha for thousands of families, because farmers can earn money, and there are even more people farming than before, and because of the reduction in agricultural taxes, a large amount of resources enter the market circulation, forming a large-scale The commercial tax alone almost equals the agricultural tax.And the workshops and farms across the country are big taxpayers. It is no exaggeration to say that the difference in taxation between cities with workshops and cities without workshops may reach more than ten times, because the ability of workshops to mobilize the market is not built.

Fourth, the grasslands have officially entered winter, and they have entered a dormant period. They have enough food to last until next spring, and the other products they buy during this period can also be used for a long time.

For this, Xiao Song believes that it is basically impossible to knock off the grassland this year. They also need to recuperate. Population is very important to any era and any civilization. Raise slowly...

Basically, these are the major events of this month. After Xiao Song finished reading, he stroked his chin: "Why do you even report the disappearance of the little princess of the grassland to me?"

"This...Master Song, look again, not only the little princess of the grassland is missing. There are many others..."

Xiao Song scratched his head, perhaps because his focus was a little strange. Apart from these large-scale information, there were hundreds of other pieces of information. He saw the disappearance of the little princess of the grassland at a glance, but he didn't see anything else.

For example, the Fujiwara family formally asked for help from the father of the suzerain, and the father of the suzerain summoned the envoy of Genji, asked why he committed the crime above, and ordered rectification, otherwise the responsibility of the suzerain would be carried out.

Isn't this kind of thing the same as Liao's treatment of Dali?They were all planned long ago to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries for no reason.It's just that compared with the Liao Kingdom, the Song Dynasty still took the courtesy first and then the soldiers, but the essence is "let you not wear a hat".

"Isn't this stupid little girl eaten by wolves?" Xiao Song drew a circle around the line where the little princess of the prairie was missing: "Go, send out some idlers to find out if the little princess of the prairie is alive or dead."

Chapter 620: Rain on October 10, Five Years

"It's time to figure it out."

Song Beiyun raised his head and looked at the rainwater falling from the patio of the yamen yard. He had never hated rainy days like he does now.

Whether it is the progress of grassland immigrants or the prevention and control of cholera, this rain can be called a disaster.

disaster!

This is not an exaggeration at all. Xiao Song has personally walked through the rivers and mountains. He knows that even the official roads are just dirt roads. In rainy and snowy weather, traffic is likely to be completely paralyzed.

In this era, two hundred kilometers apart may mean farewell is not uncommon. Even Song Beiyun seized the traffic from the beginning, but this thing is not only like the road from the capital of Liaoxin to Chang'an, but also uses new methods and new content. Perfect, otherwise they can't stand the toss.

As for the prevention and control of the plague, it is even worse. Like Chang'an, it is not bad, because the urgent public toilets have been used, but the surrounding towns are still the same, and the rainwater is flowing around with feces. If the feces contain Germs, and entered the river and well water, a new round of plague will soon spread.

Coupled with the blocked traffic, this is tantamount to entering the difficulty of hell for the anti-plague epidemic that needs to race against time.

"Officer, drink tea."

Biluo put the teacup in front of Song Beiyun, and Xiao Song looked up at her: "Where did the grassland emigrate?"

"It's said that it's less than two hundred miles away, but judging by the rain, I'm afraid it needs to be delayed for a few days."

Xiao Song got up and looked at the map behind him, frowning.

"Officer, what's wrong?"

"Aren't they here now?" Xiao Song picked up a wooden pole and clicked on a location on the map: "It should be resting on the spot."

"Well, it should be here."

"Oops."

Xiao Song threw the pole on the ground and said hastily: "Go and call the people from the medical school, speed! Quick!"

Biluo left in a hurry, and after a while, the leaders of the three major medical schools all arrived at Song Beiyun's place.

When they came in, Song Beiyun was looking at the map with his hips crossed. Hearing something behind him, he asked, "Are there any patients on the line of Xiaoqi Town, Songtao Town, and Zhazi River?"

"There are still a few people left. We have surrounded several surrounding villages, but this rain..." The team leader of Chang'an Medical College was silent for a while: "It is not optimistic."

"That's bad." Xiao Song turned around and slapped the table heavily: "There are more than 2 people stationed around the grassland! The distance is less than twenty miles."

As soon as this remark came out, all four were shocked.If the weather is good, twenty miles is a safe range, but this kind of terrible weather, and the station is in the downstream area, whether it is safe or not is hard to say.

Moreover, those grassland people themselves did not have the habit of drinking cooked water. If only one person was infected with the plague, then most of the more than 2 people would not be spared, especially women and children among them.

"Let's go!" Xiao Song took off the cloak from the clothes rack next to him: "Take the people and medicine, and set off immediately."

And just as Song Beiyun was worried, after the prairie team arrived here to rest the day before yesterday, some people began to fall ill one after another. The symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting were very obvious. After that, it wasn't acclimatization, the symptoms were very much like the plague.

The word plague is synonymous with the god of death no matter where it is in this era. When the immigrants on the grassland heard the news, the riots began this morning.

As long as they are individuals, they will have the desire to survive. It is impossible for them to stay here obediently and wait for death, so they began to attack the caravan's guards.

For this, the people in the caravan were also helpless, so they had to communicate with the leaders of the grassland people, but they were more afraid of the plague, and now they didn't know what to do, so they could only continue to wait here , and then report the situation here to Chang'an.

The little princess of the prairie was also sick. She was lying in a temporary shed, her face was sallow, and she was too weak to get up.She didn't think that she might die here, and when she was lying there, she would ask the people around her how far away Chang'an was.

It's just that the people around me lost their voices at some point. The people who were chatting with each other last night, talking about how to spend the money they made in Chang'an, just lost their breath in one night.

It was the first time in her life that the little princess faced death directly. When she realized that the people around her were dead, she suddenly felt extremely frightened.She finally realized what this temporary shed was for. It was a shed to separate the sick from the healthy, and it was also a shed to separate life and death.

The people they lay here...have all been abandoned.

At this moment, she suddenly regretted running from the grassland, she didn't want to die like this, and she also knew that she couldn't do anything now, and she didn't even have the strength to get up.

She suddenly felt so stupid... She even said that she wanted to give the boots she made by herself to the person in Chang'an, but now she knew that she might die here.

She didn't have the strength to cry anymore, all she could do was feel weaker and weaker while crying.

"I want to eat candy..." She lay there looking at the tick-tock thatched shed, murmured softly, tears streaming down the corners of her eyes.

At the same time, 300 Chang'an imperial guards and more than [-] doctors from medical schools are rushing to this place with all their strength.

At this time, horses are actually useless. The best way for them to travel is to rely on two feet. Many people in those medical schools cannot support them for long-distance raids. Even if you are exhausted, you must not stop in the middle.

"quick."

Song Beiyun ran all the way to the front of the team, surrounded by people from the Beihai Navy, who were responsible for dispatching the entire team.

"I'm so stupid." Xiao Song said dejectedly: "I should have thought that something must have happened to them for delaying for so long. If something really happened, we are really sinners."

"Master Song, don't worry." Yang Wenguang heaved a sigh of relief and ran beside Song Beiyun. He wiped the water off his face: "It's not too late to find out now."

Song Beiyun shook his head and sneered: "These grassland immigrants are related to how big the territory of the Central Plains will be in the future. What if! I said if they died more than 1000 people, I tell you, it's a big trouble! It's so big that I can only ask myself to be demoted Guard the tomb of the emperor for a lifetime! Then the rest of the debt will be paid by the entire Central Plains dynasty.”

After finishing speaking, he put his hands on his knees to rest for a while, and Yang Wenguang followed him: "Why?"