I am Da Song

Chapter 569
Why did Zhao Huan come to Hebei Road?
Relaxation is the most important reason. After all, he is 50 years old, and he is also boring when he stays in Tokyo every year to handle government affairs.

He is not the Emperor of Warhammer, who can sit on the toilet seat for thousands of years.

But he can go to the north and south of the Song Dynasty to relax. The reason why he chose Hebei is to see the governance here.

After Zhao Huan crossed the king's land and received the soil, Hebei was the most severely abused in the Song Dynasty.

Even Tokyo can't compare here.

Although the Battle of Tokyo was fierce, it ended after more than 100 days of fighting.With the support of the inner city and the royal savings as relief, at least part of the essence has been preserved.

And the large-scale rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River was forcefully suppressed by Yue Fei from the very beginning.

Zhao Huan issued an iron order to Yue Fei, he must follow the example of Li Jing and pacify the entire Jiangnan within three months.

The weakness of the scholar-bureaucrats and the defeat of Zhao Gou prevented Jiangnan from suffering a particularly large military disaster.

But Hebei is different. The Song and Jin armies fought a super-large-scale decisive battle here.

The war situation swept across the east and west routes of Hebei. The fierce fighting and tragic anxiety left a piece of red land in Hebei.

In particular, the Song army did not win the victory in a crushing manner. The middle army was blocked in front of Hejian Mansion, and the right army was completely chopped up by the Jin army. The fierce battle made people unbearable to look at.

Relying on Yue Fei, the Song army finally won a great victory, smashing the right army of the Jinren and beheading the third prince of Jurchen.

But it was followed by the Jurchens' large-scale southward invasion, and Hebei had not yet recovered from the war and was burdened with a heavy burden of war.

At the most anxious moment of the war, another tragic flood broke out in Hebei, and the territory of thousands of miles was flooded.

Daming Mansion and Hejian Mansion in Hebei used to be one of the most prosperous areas in Song Dynasty.

However, after floods and military disasters, large areas of Hebei were devoid of human habitation, and weeds grew among the ruins, and tigers and leopards appeared among them.

On the Hebei Plain, tigers and leopards can be found in deep mountains and old forests, so one can imagine how barren it was at that time.

Su Chi hung up the Minister of the Ministry of Workers to build water conservancy here in person, and Siyi returned to the river, and finally calmed down the flood here.

It has been more than ten years since the floods of the Yellow River have been treated. Zhao Huan came here this time to see the restoration of Hebei Road.

So Xiaoqiao said that after the flood was dealt with, the deer would no longer be seen. Zhao Huan probably had an impression of the population recovery.This is roughly consistent with the population reported by the Xuanfu Division of Hebei Road every year.

According to the population data of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Hebei East Road has a population of 3304 million, and the number of households is more than 66.

Hebei West Road has a population of 2603 million, and the number of households is 52.

The total number of people on Hebei Road will soon exceed 700 million.And most of the families are more than five members.

This size is close to the population of Byzantium and Holy Roman Empire.

More importantly, the economy of Hebei Road is far beyond the comparison of Byzantium and the Holy Roman Empire.

Tens of thousands of people gathered around the stadium to watch the game, and all kinds of delicacies were available. This level of affluence is unimaginable in the West.

"That... a high official..." Zhao Huan was in deep thought when a girl's soft voice came from beside him,

Zhao Huan turned his head and saw Xiaoyi holding Qin and looking at him.

"Hmm, what's up?"

Xiaoyi asked: "Your Majesty, "Great Summer" has already been played, do you want to listen to any more songs?"

Zhao Huan smiled and took out two imperial banknotes of Yiguanqian, put them on the tray in front of her, and said, "It's all right, I feel very comfortable listening to your song."

Xiao Xia said happily: "Thank you, sir, I wish you all the blessings."

After saying goodbye to Zhao Huan, the two little girls bounced away like free birds.

The fluttering corners of the clothes show youth and beauty to the fullest.

"This official doesn't seem to be from our Hejian Mansion?" After the two girls left, an old man with gray hair stood beside Zhao Huan and spoke up.

Zhao Huan nodded and asked, "I'm from Tokyo, and I traveled to your place. I don't know who I am?"

"This old man is the owner of the Yang family village in Baoyuanli, Hejian Prefecture."

"I wish you all, Zhao Gongming, please be polite."

The old man hurriedly replied: "The official's surname is Zhao, and he is from Tokyo, so he is a child of the royal family?"

Zhao Huan said with a smile: "It is related to the royal family."

"No wonder, no wonder." Member Yang said with an admiring expression on his face, "Since Mr. Zhao talked to Xiao Qiao and Xiao Yi, I've been watching."

"At first, I thought it was the villain who was doing human trafficking. Until I saw the high official talking with Xiaoqiao, his words were full of patience and doting, and I concluded that you must be from a rich family."

"Without a good upbringing and etiquette, there will be no such kindness. No human trafficker can pretend to be this kind and kind."

Zhao Huan said with a smile: "I thought Yang Yuanwai had such a view because of my generosity."

"Hey~ that's not the case. There are a lot of people who are generous, and there are many wealthy businessmen who spend a lot of money." The old man waved his hand firmly and said, "But the kind of complacent people who show off their wealth are like a spring breeze like you. The gap is like a cloud." .”

Wei Sheng glanced at the old man and thought, this man can talk, so you should talk more.

Sure enough, after Yang's voice fell, Zhao Huan couldn't help but smile, and asked with a smile, "Are these Xiaoqiao and Xiaoyi from Guizhuang?"

Member Yang nodded, and said: "Xiaoqiao is one of my granddaughters, and her father is playing football below. Xiaoyi is the daughter of a farmer in my family. She has many talents since she was a child. She is a well-known beauty in all towns and villages. Propose marriage The matchmakers almost broke the threshold of his family, but his family is very precious to this precious girl."

"I just want to send her to Tokyo or Nanjing to go to school, so I won't stay in the small village of Yuejiazhuang in the future."

Zhao Huan was surprised for a moment, and asked, "Xiaoyi is just a farmer?"

Member Yang nodded and said: "Yes. Her father is very capable. He worked for Daguan Zhang in the Hejian Mansion. It is said that he made a kind of fine parts for machine tools. He worked on a piece-by-piece basis and earned ten guan a month. money."

"Her mother took care of the family's farm work by herself, and also sold a portion of marinated tofu. She gave birth to three children, all of whom were girls. Xiaoyi was the eldest."

This detail really surprised Zhao Huan.

Zhao Huan always thought that Xiaoyi, who was so gentle and clean, should be the daughter of a rich family, or the daughter of a certain landlord's family.

But unexpectedly, she was just the daughter of an ordinary farmer.

The daughter of an ordinary farmer can afford a pair of Guqin!

The last woman Zhao Huan knew who was so famous for playing the piano was pushed back to Cai Yan and Cai Wenji in the Three Kingdoms period.

But his father Cai Yong is a general of Zhonglang.

(End of this chapter)