I was a famous teacher in ancient times

Chapter 732
This year's winter is extremely cold. There is a sudden heavy snowfall in the north, and the south is also affected. The temperature in Yizhou has dropped sharply and snowflakes have floated. For Yizhou, which has been stable for several years, after the harvest, you can see snow. Literati and poets enjoy the snow scene while grilling charcoal fire in winter.

I don't know how many classic poems left by literati.

The people of Yizhou are worried about life, the people don't worry about food, children run in the snow, and women gather to discuss buying cotton and adding quilts.

Cotton is hard to come by in the north, but the opposite is true in the south. Shuozhou and other prefectures have grown cotton this year, and the cotton output is good. Although it cannot meet the needs of the people, it can still satisfy some wealthy people.

Sweaters and wool trousers are also very popular in winter, and Hule China is getting more and more depressed.

Not long after the winter in the south, every household discussed buying new year's goods, and the people who were concerned about the Northern Expedition also chatted a few words.

In the north, the people fell into despair due to the heavy snow. In the cold winter, the sky was full of snow, and the grass roots that could be dug were buried in advance. The sudden drop in temperature was very unfriendly to the people without cotton clothes.

Some people's homes don't even have enough firewood. It takes a lot of courage to go out in this weather. If something goes wrong, you will catch typhoid fever. For the people who have nothing, there is only one dead end.

Zhang Min flipped through the brochures sent by the states and reported the situation in each state. Zhang Min glanced at them and was extremely irritable.

A heavy snowfall caused the casualty rate of soldiers to increase again. In order to ensure heating, many trees have been cut down.

This year's cold weather was bitter, Zhang Min added thicker cotton clothes to keep warm, and his hands would be uncomfortable from the cold, not to mention the soldiers who lacked warm clothes.

This is just the army, the situation of Zhang Min's navy is not good, the navy has been hit one after another, after the replacement of the general, it is even more in a hurry, the supplies can't keep up with the successive defeats, the navy is short of clothes and food, the good navy is forced Became the Coast Guard.

Zhang Min was angry with the navy, and he wanted to invite Yun Fei out of the mountain again, but when Zhang Min sent someone to invite Yun Fei, Yun Fei disappeared.

At this moment, Zhang Min didn't understand what else, Yun Fei was injured on purpose just to save himself a way out, and sneaked away while he was in a state of distress.

On the side of the Northern Expeditionary Army, because of the heavy snowfall, the Northern Expeditionary Army had to stop in Bozhou. There were few people in Bozhou, and there were enough houses for soldiers to live in.

The Northern Expeditionary Army used briquettes instead of firewood and charcoal for heating in winter. Since Yang Xixuan had no shortage of coal mines, briquettes were produced.

Xiangxian County in Ruizhou does not need to make a lot of charcoal, and the lack of charcoal in Xiangxian County will not affect the county's tax revenue.

Although the Northern Expeditionary Army had no shortage of briquettes, they did not waste them extravagantly, and the daily consumption was rationed.

Some soldiers squeezed a dozen people into a room for better heating. The only problem was that their feet stink and the room smelled too bad.

The stay of the Northern Expeditionary Army was welcomed by the people of Bozhou. The population of Bozhou is small, and the barracks will exchange green vegetables with the people. The people have an income, and if they lack food, the army will also allocate part of the food to help the people.

The people in Bozhou have made money, and their faces are full of anger.

The connection between Huizhou and Bozhou has already been established, but it is a pity that it is winter, and the people of Bozhou will not come back even if they know the news.

Ziheng stayed in Bozhou to start Maodong. When Ming Jiao came to find Ziheng, Ziheng was writing a letter from home.

Ming Jiao brought a lot of pine nuts, "I just fried them and brought you some."

Ziheng put away his pen and ink, "Did you go to the mountains to pick it?"

Ming Jiao pulled up a chair and sat down, "The common people go to the city to exchange for food, and I happened to meet and asked for them all."

Ziheng asked, "How much did you change?"

Ming Jiao extended a slap, "About fifty catties."

Ziheng was not polite when he heard it, "The general will give me half, and I will send some back to my parents."

Ming Jiao readily agreed, and he asked aloud, "Now that the fighting has stopped, it will be difficult to continue advancing this winter. Why don't you go back and see for yourself?"

Ziheng shook his head, "The war in the north has stopped, but the grassland is restless. I don't know how many people want to arrest me. I'd better stay in Bozhou honestly."

He can't help much, so try to make as little trouble as possible.

Ming Jiao's voice changed, "How many people want to make a good son-in-law of your boy now, you are not too young, do you have any ideas?"

Ziheng raised his eyebrows, "Including the general?"

Ming Jiao generously admitted, "Yes, including me."

He and his father had the same idea. What the Ming family needed was a retreat rather than greater merit. The safest retreat was the Zhou family, and the Ming family needed a clear-headed in-law. There was no better marriage partner than the Zhou family.

Ziheng really didn't think about his own marriage, he knew that his marriage involved too much, even if his parents gave him enough freedom, even if his uncle wouldn't take advantage of him, he also knew that he couldn't really do whatever he wanted.

Ziheng spread his hands, "I don't have any ideas, General, I won't get married early."

Ming Jiao came here today to chat and also to reveal some thoughts. He excluded the interest relationship behind the marriage, and he also admired Ziheng, "There is really no need to worry."

Anyway, his daughter is not very old, and the Ming family is still close to the water. Over the years, his father has known Zi Heng not only [-]% but also [-]%.

In Jiaozhou Fucheng, Yang Xixuan faced the Northern Expeditionary Army stopped advancing, he had some regrets but not many, this year was not the year of decisive battle, after the regret, Yang Xixuan did not gloat, Zhang Min's casualties were all strong laborers in the north, the future population development is far from Don't leave these strong laborers.

In addition to the first two killings, the Northern Expedition army captured enemy soldiers as soon as they could. There was no shortage of food in the south. Yang Xixuan raised not only captives, but the hope of population development.

What's more, these captives had to exchange their labor for food. A lot of land in the north was abandoned.

The captives were not abused, and they were not overly labored. They could still have two meals a day. After confirming that the Northern Expeditionary Army would not abuse them, the captives went to work more punctually than the supervisors every day, and there were no escaped soldiers.

Some soldiers even secretly asked the supervisors if they behaved well, and after confirming that they were able to go home after performing well, these captured soldiers became more obedient.

The Northern Expedition insisted on doing propaganda to the captives every day. The content of the propaganda involved various aspects, from the reform of military households to the removal of Yintian.

Yang Xixuan has long been familiar with winning people's hearts, and he no longer needs more routines. For the northerners who are soaking in bitter water, goodwill can be doubled in return.

Yang Xixuan continued to read the news sent back by the North, the more he read it, the more he was satisfied, and his mouth turned up unconsciously.

It's a pity that the good mood didn't last long, and Hu Lechi's two armies went south to grab food.

Yang Xixuan said with a sullen face, "Good time."

The pony said, "Your Majesty, this year the grassland is not going well."

Actually divided into two armies to go south to grab food, but they don't know whether the real target is Shuozhou or Rongzhou.

Yang Xixuan snorted, "You lead the troops to Rongzhou yourself, and if there are any abnormal movements among the tribes in Rongzhou, they will be killed."

There are many scouts on the grassland in Rongzhou, and this is also an opportunity to clean up. At the beginning, he didn't want to do anything for the stability of Rongzhou, but now Hule China gave him a chance.

(End of this chapter)