The Reincarnation of Lu Bu at the End of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 273
Bingzhou, Wuyuan County.

In the barren land, tens of miles to the west of the county town, thousands of bare-chested men are picking up farm hoes and reclaiming this long-abandoned field in full swing.

The weeds in the soil were uprooted and thrown on the edge of the ridge. The fields that had been neglected for a long time were also being dug and plowed by the swaying hoe at this moment, loosening the soil and renovating it.

These farming men are all soldiers in the military camp, and most of them are the soldiers of the Yellow Turbans who migrated here at the beginning.

For them, compared to the oppression and slavery they suffered in Yingchuan, this place is simply a paradise on earth.Not only can they eat two meals, but they can even receive monthly money at the end of each month. Although it is not much, this is something they have never dared to imagine and expect.

As for why the soldiers in the army would reclaim the wasteland here, it all started half a month ago.

Half a month ago, the rations allocated by the imperial court arrived.It stands to reason that this should be a great thing to celebrate.However, the amount of grain distributed this time was fully reduced by half compared to before.

The original words of the court were that since the Xianbei people were repelled, there was no need for so many soldiers to guard the border, so much less food was distributed.

The words are decent, but everyone knows the essence of it.Maggots were born in the imperial court, which caused the treasury to be empty and unable to make ends meet. It was already struggling and unable to support the military expenses everywhere.

In addition, there have been frequent famines in the past two years, and the fields of the people at the bottom have also been annexed by powerful families, and they cannot afford to pay taxes and food.

Last year's moth thief riots, looting and looting, severely damaged county governments around the country, all of them were fleeing refugees, and there were countless homeless people.

The aristocratic families clutched their pockets, and would rather these people starve to death in front of them than distribute food for disaster relief.

But now, Liangzhou's rebellion is rampant, and the imperial court is busy dispatching a large number of grain, grass and equipment to Chencang for supply to the front line.The food hoarded in the national treasury has long been moved in sevens and eights, and there is still enough supplies to support the troops everywhere.

Bingzhou is a poor place, without the support of food and salaries allocated by the imperial court, if the army is not disarmed, it will definitely not be able to survive this catastrophe.

Soon, other counties in the state began to reduce the number of soldiers one after another in order to survive smoothly.

Arriving here in Wuyuan County, Cao Xing, currently the highest rank in the army, called the lieutenant colonel and held a brief meeting.

According to the food and salaries given to them by the imperial court, at least two-thirds of the number of people would have to be removed in order to barely survive.But in this way, all those Yellow Turban warriors who worked so hard to bring back from Yingchuan to strengthen their forces were all lost.

When Lu Bu returns in the future, Cao Xing will really have no face to speak up.

Everyone argued for a long time about this, and finally they had no choice, so they went to the school in the city to ask for advice on the play.

When the teacher heard about this, he calmly gave two words: Tuntian.

Tuntian can be divided into military tun and civilian tun, and the plan given by Xice is the military tun.This is a means to achieve self-sufficiency without relying on the supply of the people and the court.

During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Sang Hongyang put forward the proposal of garrisoning fields in the governance of Luntai.

Bingzhou is sparsely populated and the fields are fertile. In addition to raising livestock, it is also the most suitable for farming.After obtaining the consent of the county magistrate Yan Xin, the large wasteland in the west was included in the experimental scope of Tuntian.

As noon approached, the courtyard of the Lu family gradually became lively.

Not only important officials in the county, but also generals and military officers in the army, even old generals from far away in Yanmen and Mr. Yan from Shangdang also appeared in the courtyard.

Yan Xin, who is the top leader in the county, temporarily put aside his official duties today, and got busy inside and out, welcoming guests and receiving gifts.

In the absence of Lu Bu's father, the little thing's first birthday ceremony can only be organized by his uncle, who is personally responsible.

The small courtyard was soon filled with all kinds of people.Even some people whom Lu Bu didn't know at all, had the cheek to bring gifts to congratulate them.

Don't reach out to hit the smiling person, not to mention that today is an auspicious day, there is absolutely no reason to drive the guests out.

Due to the surge in the number of guests beyond expectations, the one-person-one-table that was originally prepared could not help but be changed to a two-person table, or even three people to sit together.

Faced with this kind of temporary adjustment, many guests who came to give gifts were quite dissatisfied and felt that they were losing their dignity.Anyway, they are also figures with certain reputations in their respective territories, how could they be arranged at will like this.It wasn't until seeing the Patriarchs of Zhang and Yan sitting together and chatting freely that they swallowed this unwillingness and sat with others.

"I didn't expect that Lu Bu, a martial artist from a poor family, would have so many people to support him." Guo Jia, who was sitting next to Xi Ce, was slightly surprised when he saw the guests coming one after another.

Xi Ce picked up the cold water on the table, took a sip, and said with a little indifference in his indifferent expression: "Where are these people here to cheer the general? , Zhang Family, or they want to monopolize Wuyuan and rise to become a new powerful family..."

"Sir, is your surname drama?" A middle-aged man with an easy-going appearance came over with a calm tone.

Xi Ce looked the man up and down, but he didn't recognize him in his memory, so he asked, "Your Excellency?"

"In Xiazhangfeng, Taiyuan Yangqu Ren." The middle-aged man looked a little arrogant. In his opinion, he was able to address Xi Ce as 'Mr.', obviously giving Xi Ce enough face.

Zhang's house in Taiyuan.

Joce murmured, and he kept records of all the well-known family members in Bingzhou.This Zhang Feng is one of the strong contenders for the next generation head of the Zhang family.

As for why Zhang Feng came to him, the plot is still unclear, but Zhang Feng's next words made it clear.

"I want to buy [-] war horses from my husband. Money is not a problem. Please help me." Zhang Feng looked down at the play and said calmly.

Two thousand war horses, this is not a small number.

More importantly, why did the Zhang family want so many war horses all of a sudden?

Xi Ce made a mark for Zhang's family in his heart, but shook his head helplessly on his face, and said to Zhangfeng regretfully: "Brother, I'm afraid you have found the wrong person. I'm just a humble scholar who lives in a sojourn, how can I get it?" Such a big idea."

Zhang Feng looked at the play and saw that there was no sign of lying or cheating on his face, so he couldn't help muttering in his heart.He also heard about the fact that he could find Xi Ce to buy war horses. Now it seems that it is very likely to be a rumor.

"Brother, would you like to sit down and have a drink?" The dramatist greeted Zhang Feng with a bright smile on his face.

"No, I still have something to do." Zhang Feng's face was obviously much colder, and even the title of 'Mr.' was directly erased.

　There should be only one update today and tomorrow, and the double update may start on Monday.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)