Taiping Inn

After passing Yuguan, the temperature dropped sharply, almost comparable to the mid-nine winter in Jiangnan. The golden tent further north is even colder, and it has almost started to snow on the grassland. In the past two years, there have been constant white disasters on the grassland, and the heavy snow has crushed people to death. There are really many herders who have escaped from the grassland.

Herders grazing is like farmers farming. Farmers must reserve next year's seeds and rations from this year's harvest, and herders must also reserve next year's lambs and food. However, a bleak disaster comes, heavy snow is magnificent, and the grass is full of It is buried deep, and some livestock cannot eat enough, and some of them will starve to death. Those who don’t starve to death are weak and cannot resist the freezing. The weather is severely cold, and some of them will inevitably freeze to death. The herdsmen will suffer heavy losses, even if they are in the spring of the coming year. , the herdsmen still have to drink the northwest wind. So the herdsmen have only two ways, either following the Jinguan army to the south or flee to Liaodong. Now the civil war in the Jinguan is endless, and Liaodong continues to organize people to reclaim wasteland. There are many lands and few people. As long as you come, you will be full. You won't starve to death if you eat. After those herders who were unwilling to fight the war learned the news, they took their families to settle down in Liaodong.

It was a coincidence that Li Xuandu came to Liaodong at about this time last time. Then he went to the golden tent and saw the scenery of the grassland. The sky and the earth were covered with snow white without any variegated color. The sun shone, and the white snow shone. I can't even open my eyes. Even if it is not the sunny sky, it is still snow-white when you see it, as if everything in the world is integrated, and all boundaries are blurred.

There is no road in the grassland outside the border. When the wind passes, all horseshoe marks and rut marks are covered. The sky is vast and the earth is flat. It looks like a mountain is white. Even trees or hills cannot be seen. There is no one in the figure, that means you don’t know where the road is. People who go to the grassland for the first time will most likely get lost, see the way, and cannot find the way back. When the dry food is finished, they will starve to death on the white grassland. This is the terrible disaster.

Nowadays, white disasters have occurred on the grassland, which is also the main reason why Badu Khan and Yili Khan stop the war.

Li Xuandu and Qin Su lowered their bodies and walked on foot. Li Xuandu suddenly said, "No matter what kind of innovation is, it will cause crazy resistance from people with vested interests. At this time, it is useless to debate the scriptures and reason. It is useless, only by letting one party die completely can it be completed. So Zhang Xiang died, so the word "生" is often added to the word "生" after the word "生", and killing is always inevitable."

Qin Su asked, "Why did you suddenly talk about this?"

Li Xuandu said, "My hands are going to be covered with blood, even if I don't do it myself."

Qin Su is also a child of the world after all, and there is no saying that he is afraid of "killing", but just said, "You are talking about those royal families."

Li Xuan did not answer, but asked, "If Liaodong won the world, wouldn't we become a new royal family? Will we follow in the footsteps of the Great Wei royal family?"

Qin Su was stunned, obviously not thinking about this problem.

Li Xuandu asked and answered: "Why are there wars everywhere? Why are there creatures suffering? Is it God's will? Or is it man-made disasters at this point? In fact, there is no god's will. Natural disasters occur every year. When the imperial court was at its peak, it could provide disaster relief quickly. Natural disasters were just scabies. The problem of moss will not cause trouble. When the court is corrupt and unable to provide disaster relief, it is a big problem. For example, when the fire just started, it is not going to put out the fire, so the small fire turns into a big fire, and eventually burns the entire house to ashes . Is this God's will? This is man-made disaster. The culprits who lead all this will not be wronged no matter what the consequences end up. It's too cheap for them to die."

Qin Su heard the chill in Li Xuandu's words, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Li Xuandu suddenly smiled, "Forget it, don't talk about these bad things. The last time I came to Liaodong, I came and went in a hurry and hadn't seen the scenery outside the pass yet. Why don't you lead me around?"

Qin Su didn't want to get too entangled in this matter, and smiled and said, "Okay."

Under Qin Su's leadership, Li Xuan did not go to Chaoyang Mansion, but went to Qingbin Mansion near Beihai.

The two of them walked against the wind, at an extremely fast speed. He soon entered Qingbin Prefecture. Before he arrived at the prefecture, Li Xuan looked around and was already very surprised. What he sees now is far better than that of Liaodong in the "Tian Chess Game" of Confucianism.

Today, Liaodong and Northwest are like two worlds.

It was late autumn, and the wheat in the farmland outside the city had already been harvested. The fields were full of green wheat seedlings, a turquoise color, extending to the end of the sight, there was no barren field. On the path in the fields, farmers traveled back and forth. Although their clothes were not new, they were bulging and bloated, without any worries about being frozen, and their spirits were completely different. They were not panic or despair, but were full of vitality.

In the words of the people, life is hopeful.

When we arrived in the palace, unlike the northwest where nine out of ten bedrooms were empty, the city was very lively, with everything from all walks of life. The shops hung flags to recruit business, and pedestrians in the streets were shoulder to shoulder, and the rivers were flowing endlessly. Men, women, young and old, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, all-round and all-round. Various shops are lined up in size, and all kinds of cars, sedans, mules and horses are busy.

Li Xuandu and Qin Su lowered their bodies, came to the city, and walked on the streets.

Not far away, there is a Taoist setting up a stall on the roadside to tell fortunes and check marriage and palmistry. Opposite the Taoist fortune telling stall is a foot shop. There are many men in front of the door, some sitting and resting, some drinking in small mouthfuls, mules and horses tied there in the foot shop, and some are feeding the grass, but some are actually mixed with some of the grass. Although beans are all inferior beans that have been picked out, they cannot eat beans when placed in the northwest and other places.

Going further forward, there are vendors doing small business, and the hawking sounds are endless. Most of them eat all kinds of food, and there are even people selling candied haws. Li Xuan bought a bunch of them for Qin Su on a whim. The hawthorn is very big. The syrup is very large and the price is not expensive. Only those who have a full meal have the heart to buy these things.

Not far away, a three-story inn stands out from a flock of cranes and bustling guests. There are ordinary people eating ordinary meals in the lobby on the first floor, and there are also people in good clothes sitting on the second and third floors drinking slowly.

Li Xuan couldn't help but have an illusion that this was not the bitter and cold Liaodong that the world said, but the Jinling Prefecture where the prosperity of Jiangnan is located.

The two walked through the lively street market, rented a small boat, left the city along the river passing through the city, and came to the sea pier.

At this time, the dock was even more enthusiastic, with large ships constantly docking, and large ships constantly anchoring. The people on the boat shouted and pulled down the sails, or prepared to set sail. The dock was full of laborers carrying various cargoes, and there was a manager shouting and directing. Further away are various donkey carts, horse carts, and mule carts loading. Because of the long-term sitting, most people who drive the car smoke the leaves of dry tobacco, which is also a unique feature in Liaodong. The wide official road was filled with people, all of which were transporting goods.

After listening to Qin Su's explanation, Li Xuan found that his old father-in-law's methods were also extraordinary. After unifying the Liaodong Sect, Qin Qing began to attack the aristocratic families and gentry in Liaodong. In Qin Su's words, he wanted to win over a group of people and suppress them. Those who are willing to follow the Qin family and contribute money and efforts. Those who are unwilling to follow the Qin family and dare to resist are not ruthless, and directly use the power of Butian Sect to destroy them directly. This is also what Qin Daofang does not recognize his brother.

Of course, Qin Qing did not just use force. After there was no opposition in Liaodong, Qin Qing began to give in to other aristocratic families who surrendered to the Qin family, and used all the property of those opposing gentry to expand the Beihai business road, and all major aristocratic families in Liaodong participated in it. , the division of labor is clear. Some are responsible for ginseng harvesting and planting, some are responsible for transportation, and some are responsible for business and transactions. Ginseng, Dongzhu, mink and medicinal materials of Liaodong specialties are transported to the pass. In the past decade, the Qin family has dominated the three prefectures of Liaodong, which is why the "Liao King" Qin Qing has come up with the saying.

Next is the marriage between Qin and Li and Qin Bai. These two marriages are 10% clear, from the North Sea to the East Sea and then to the South Sea, and they are unobstructed. You can even go overseas and other places through the West Sea. The transaction cannot be said to be huge.

After unifying the sects and aristocratic families in Liaodong, Qin Qing began to strongly support Zhao Zheng.

With the strong support of Qin Qing, Zhao Zheng promoted the military farming in Liaodong. First of all, we vigorously reclaim wasteland. Liaodong was originally crowded and had little land, so the land was naturally not as scarce as in the pass. Because of natural disasters and man-made disasters, there were many refugees in the pass, so Qin Qing transported a large number of refugees to Liaodong by sea.

As Zhang Suqing said, the key to quelling the refugee rebellion is to help them restore agricultural production, and Zhao Zheng did this. The land was distributed to refugees, and the Qin family's financial resources were used to help them plow oxen and seeds to make them cultivate and their hearts naturally remain stable. At the same time, people are encouraged to open up land. As long as those who are willing to open up land, the yamen will lend them farm tools, seeds, and oxen, and the reclaimed land belongs to the people. All the people are happy, and some even offer Zhao Zheng’s tablet of immortality at home.

Zhao Zheng’s only condition is that the males in the family must serve in the military.

The people have their own intelligence and cunning as ordinary people. They quickly figured out the accounts that after joining the military farm in Liaodong, the gentry could not occupy their own fields, and the heavy taxes of the court could not be collected from them, and the tea, Things such as salt and iron were also sold in quantity according to the heads, and the prices were fair. Not to mention that the salary for joining the army is generous. If you die in battle, you will also have pensions. By this calculation, even if you work hard, it is worth it. What's more, Zhao Zheng also implemented a military merit system. If he made enough military merit, he could obtain the corresponding official position and even land. In this way, every man is proud of joining the army and strives to be the first. The Liaodong army also completely became a good family member, and eliminated all kinds of bad habits in the army.

This is because the needle cannot be inserted into the Liaodong and the water cannot be poured into it. The current Liaodong cavalry is not fighting for one family, but for their own land. It is similar to the Jinguan army that had to go south after encountering a white disaster and had to go south. . His spiritual will is far from comparable to the Great Wei official army who served as soldiers and paid wages, nor is it comparable to the refugees and other mobs.

The reason why the Great Wei cannot follow the example is that the gentry in the pass is far superior to the gentry in the bitter and cold areas of Liaodong. From temples to rivers and lakes, no one can do anything, and how can the gentry be distributed to the people? Naturally, it cannot be followed.