Shu Chen

Chapter 369
It's late spring and March.

The drizzle, which lasted for more than ten days, finally stopped, which made people happy.

In particular, the sun shines on the earth, making the fields and hills smudged with the greenery of late spring.When a gust of spring breeze passes by, it will rippling water drops, swaying the colorful sunshine.

However, looking at Xinxi, it is not a happy thing to go out.

The snow melted from the mountains moistened the fields and muddy the roads.

When you step on it, the bottom of the shoes will always be covered with a thick layer of mud, which is very annoying.What's worse is that if you accidentally step on a mud pit full of snow water, and let the water seep into your clothes, you will lose your good mood for the day.

In Longyou, where the cold spring is expected, no one has the leisure to go out for an outing.

Shangyu County, by the Weishui River.

Zheng Pu trudged through the rice fields with one foot deep and the other shallow, resisting the discomfort of his feet being numb from the snow, and listening carefully to the garrison order here explaining trivial matters such as wheat seeds, cattle, and manpower arrangements. .In winter and spring, the prime minister suffered from serious leg problems, so he was asked to inspect the spring plowing of the military camps on both sides of the Weishui River in Longyou.

Who made the other ministers and officials too busy to eat, but he was the only one who was at leisure?

He's been really quiet lately.

After the time when Yang Yi resigned and was unfamiliar with personnel, many affairs of the Prime Minister's Mansion became orderly again, and many counties and counties were recruited from various counties and counties. Zheng Pu had nothing to do for a while—there was Xiang Lang, who had a higher official position, and he didn't even have a chance to work on the paperwork.

As a result, Ma Di, who was preparing for the requisition of grain and fodder, used his familiarity to make jokes to him, "We are all embarrassed, but Zijin has leisure alone. This is why the tall are at ease and the mediocre are busy!"

Zheng Pu had no choice but to smile wryly at this kind gesture.

He really wasn't dereliction of duty.

I also tried to help others deliberately, but everyone performed their own duties, and intervening rashly would only add to the chaos.

Moreover, the responsibility of the post-military division is to focus on the planning of military battles. Now that the soldiers have been dispatched, and the troops directly under his command are only heavy infantry and his own trilogy, so there is no such thing as the warlord's military performance. .

The spring plowing that is now being sent to patrol the army, if it is true, it is also a mere formality.

The production relationship between Longyou and Hanzhong County's military settlements has always been the prime minister's attention when it comes to the plan of the Northern Expedition.Who dares not to do his best?
Rather than saying that the prime minister sent Zheng Pu to inspect the spring plowing, it is better to say that the prime minister intends to let him establish authority in the hearts of those with humble positions, so that he can win the unanimous support of the common people when he shoulders the banner of restoring the Central Plains in the future.

However, even though he knew that everyone who was in charge of farming the fields was dedicated, Zheng Pu still abided by his rigorous attitude.

Walk and smell all the way.

From Jixian County to Wanghuan County, and then to Shangyu County, Zheng Pu didn't notice what was left behind, but he was concerned about the surplus labor in the fields.

Needless to say, Mintun recruited weak and less intelligent sons and poor people as tenants. The cattle and grain seeds were all provided by the government; Let's make it.

But the army station is divided into two types.

One is that the "gengzu" is stationed.

After the pawns had completed their service, the government would exchange part of the production from the farmland for property and give them to take them home, which was equivalent to using the pawns as guests of the farmland.If the labor force of the soldiers is insufficient, the local Li Shu will be levied as corvee to make up for it.

The other is where the conquest soldiers are stationed.

After the recovery of Longyou, the prime minister ordered all the soldiers and horses who were not guarding the front line to practice martial arts in their spare time and cultivate in farming time.In addition, all prisoners of war and prisoners who committed crimes were sent to the barracks as slaves to make up for the lack of labor.

In this way, the military settlement is okay, but the labor in the civilian settlement is somewhat wasted.

The land in the northwest is barren, even with the Daitian method handed down from the former Han Dynasty, it can still guarantee one crop per year.Throughout the year, the guests of Mintun who have no financial resources to raise livestock are only busy for a few months, and then they have nothing to do.This is the case in Longyou, where the Wei River runs through, let alone the Hexi Corridor, which is even more barren.

It is really not advisable to waste people's power like this at the time when the imperial court is accumulating troops to go out of Guanzhong and return to the old capital.

Perhaps, you can try to hide soldiers from the people?

In the ramblings of the Tuntian Order, Zheng Pu, who seemed to be listening attentively, was already pondering in his heart whether the idea just now could be implemented.

I do not know how long it has been.

Zheng Pu, who felt his sleeves being pulled lightly a few times, suddenly woke up.

But he found that Tuntian Ling had shut up at some point, and the rest of the accompanying people were staring at him blankly.

This is it, are you done talking?
Zheng Pu couldn't help being a little embarrassed, hesitating to say some words to resolve the embarrassment, but was interrupted softly by his servant Qi Yacuo, "Lang Jun, look to the right."

According to the words, he turned his head, but there were several riding dozens of steps away from Qianmo, waving at him non-stop.

And he called loudly: "Mr. Zheng, the Prime Minister has something to say."

Uh.
It turns out that the chatter is not over yet~~
"Just now I was calculating the exchange of farming cattle and people's power, so I was immersed in it for a while."

After explaining with a chuckle, Zheng Pu nodded at the Tuntian Commander, "Your Majesty, wait and continue patrolling the fields. I will return as soon as I go."

After saying that, without waiting for everyone's reply, he turned around and walked out of Qianmo.

When they were in front of those cavalry, they realized that Dong Jue, who had joined the army, had come in person.

Could it be that the prime minister asked me to go back to discuss something, so Dong Jue was sent to inspect the fields and spring plowing on his behalf?
With some realization in his heart, Zheng Pu cupped his hands first and said with a smile, "I don't want Gong Xiyi to come to Shanggui to handle affairs, I'm so happy! If Gong Xi has nothing else to do tonight, I'll treat you with wine."

"Don't dare to accept the gift of a military advisor."

Dong Jue hurriedly bowed back the salute, straightened up and smiled, "Although I am grateful for the military commander's kindness, please forgive me for not being able to fulfill my wish. The prime minister recruited the military commander and rushed back to Ji County immediately to discuss, and I will do the spring plowing patrol here."

really.

I secretly said in my heart.

Zheng Pu nodded lightly, and first signaled his subordinate Qi Yacuo to prepare horses and pack his bags, then frowned slightly and asked, "Dare to ask Gong Xi, is it because of the anti-Wei military sentiment?"

"No."

Dong Jue shook his head slightly, with a hesitant tone, "It seems that some military affairs have come from Chengdu, and it's related to the military division. This matter is not within my authority, so I don't know much about it."

"okay."

Hearing this, Zheng Pu breathed a sigh of relief.

After taking the reins of the horse handed over by the subordinate, he said goodbye, "I will take care of the matter here."

All the way without a word, to Ji County.

After tidying up his appearance a little, Zheng Pu went to the other office of the prime minister's mansion to meet the prime minister, and only then did he know that Shen You had returned to Chengdu.

Previously, Zheng Pu advised the emperor to grant Shen You an official position, and Yin sent to Jiaozhou, which belonged to Sun Wu, to recruit soldiers.

With a period of one year, see how Shen You can be used again.

Unexpectedly, before the one-year-old age came, Shen You wrote a letter to ask the subdued governor Ma Zhong to join him, and led the recruited Jiaozhou righteous men back to Chengdu.

Because of the dead men he raised before, he has already won two thousand soldiers.If he continued to stay in Jiaozhou, he might be noticed by Lu Dai, the governor of Jiaozhou under Wu.

(End of this chapter)