Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 163
After hearing about the current treatment of the soldiers, those soldiers stationed in the old Yingbao farm were dumbfounded. Now they can eat enough every day, and they also have green vegetables to eat. They thought their life was good and satisfied.But after hearing about the current treatment of the Laoyingbao army, I became jealous again.Only then did they realize how precious they were when they were soldiers, but it is not so easy for them to go back now, so let's pass the selection first.

Of course, the current Laoyingbao Town Prisoner’s Camp pays well, and the training is also very strict. They all copy the complete training regulations of Wuzhaibao.Various training courses such as queuing up, recognizing flags, fighting, marching with heavy loads in the field, etc., have been completed in series, which made many soldiers from the old camp unbearable.

Some people want to flee, but where are they going?Fleeing to other places, is there such a comfortable life in the Zhenlu camp?Besides, Huang Laifu has extremely strict regulations on the military discipline of the army, and the deserters will be punished extremely harshly after they are captured.Retire to be a Tun Ding?Looking at the envious expressions of the old camp fortresses, do you have the guts to back down?Seeing that the brothers from Wuzhaibao can persevere, why can't I persevere?
In the end, everyone persisted.The soldiers of the former old camp fort had already had solid foundations as battalion soldiers, and after undergoing rigorous training, their combat power soon increased like a rocket, and their military appearance was impressive.

The current old camp army went outside. The officers had iron armor, red tasseled phoenix wings, and red cloaks. Not to mention their extraordinary might, they were just ordinary soldiers. They were all dressed neatly in battle suits made of woolen fabric. Extraordinary, coupled with the iron man's temperament after hard training, all the girls and daughters-in-law in the old camp are full of praise.

Even when you go to the brothel, those brothel elder sisters are willing to let them do it twice without spending money.

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At the same time as the harsh training in the Zhenlu camp, the work of farming in the old camp also began.

Although some of these soldiers were retreated by battalion soldiers, they were still very happy.At least compared to before, they can eat enough every day, and their monthly salary is also real, and they will no longer go without payment for half a year as before.They all found out clearly what kind of treatment they would receive as long as they worked hard in the farms of Wuzhaibao.What is work to them?For the future, these people are full of hope.

Especially those military households in the old camp. They had a worse life than the camp soldiers. Now that they and their wives and children can eat enough, they have nothing else to ask for.

In the territory of Pianguan, there are about 50 mu of cultivated land in later generations, a large part of which is located on both sides of the Guan River.Although the fields on the two banks are not as flat as those along the Qinglian River in Wuzhaibao, they are close to the river after all, so it is more convenient for water diversion.Because the fields are fragmented, it is not easy to build a large farm here, but as long as the irrigation system is built, Huang Laifu estimates that the fields here will yield a stone per mu, and there will still be some.

Of course, half of the land along the banks of the Guan River is located in Pianguan.However, according to the intention of the imperial court, the current Pianguan Fort, all the land under its rule should be managed by Huang Laifu.These changes in the original army of Laoyingbao, the troops of Pianguanbao have also seen the changes, and many people are envious.Many people made up their minds and fled to the old camp fort.

After Huang Laifu released the news of managing the fields of the Second Fort, the new general and military officer of Pianguan Fort also visited Huang Laifu, hoping to cooperate more.Huang Laifu is also happy to see the success.

Although the land of Pianguanbao is now under the management of Huang Laifu, due to the manpower problem in the field, the assistance of the generals of Pianguan is still needed. After all, they also have thousands of manpower.Moreover, in the Pianguan area, there are many civilian markets opened with the Mongols, and many merchants come and go for trade. If Laoyingbao wants to conduct trade in the future, it will have to cooperate with the Pianguan guard.

As for the side pass, because Huang Laifu is the deputy commander of Laoyingbao, he has the responsibility to take care of the safety of the side pass at ordinary times, and he can also control the side pass troops when there is a war.Of course, on weekdays, according to the unspoken rules of the Ming army, Huang Laifu can't dictate the internal affairs of the side, but can only discuss cooperation.

Huang Laifu agreed to the Pianguan generals and military preparation officers. If the two forts cooperate, Huang Laifu will distribute the amount of silver taels to them every year, but they must contribute manpower. The army hastened into the fields.Anyway, with Huang Laifu around, they are very at ease and feel safe about the defense of the pass.

After all, Huang Laifu's army is powerful and famous. There are thousands of heads there. Even if the Mongols come, what are you worried about?

After the discussion, Laoyingbao along the Pianguanguan River was in full swing, and the work of farming had already begun.

After several years of development, Wuzhai Fort has rich experience in farming.Huang Laifu transferred some experienced village chiefs and chiefs from the various farms in Wuzhaibao to take up management duties in the Laoyingbao area.I believe that with their presence, the matter of farming in the old camp will soon be on track.

Like Wuzhai Fort, the main problem in Laoyingbao and Pianguan area is water shortage, especially in the current severe drought, the water volume of Guan River has decreased a lot, and in many areas, the river bank is higher than the river. many.

Still the old method, Huang Laifu asked people to build Huang Laifu's big water truck to bring some of the water from the Guanhe River that could be used for farming to the shore, and overhauled the water conservancy canals so that the river water could flow directly to the fields.

Thanks to the efforts of the soldiers in Laoyingbao Tunding and Pianguan, the canals were continuously built. Of course, those large water trucks and large well irrigation trucks were all transported from Wuzhaibao.The current Wuzhaibao Folk Artifact Workshop is very mature in producing all kinds of waterwheels. Besides meeting the needs of Wuzhaibao, it is also exported to various places.

Usually, such a big project requires a lot of financial resources. Neither Laoying Fort nor Pianguan Fort has the financial resources to build it, but for Huang Laifu, this is of course not a problem.After several years of development, his money is still abundant.

Especially those merchants in Wuzhai Fort who have successful experience before, it can be said that they are very willing to invest.Wherever Huang Laifu went, they followed him.No, as soon as Huang Laifu gained a firm foothold in Laoyingbao, a large number of Wuzhaibao merchants poured into Laoyingbao, especially Qu Yuanrui, the vanguard.He followed him a long time ago, wherever he is Huang Laifu now, he will follow wherever he goes, not only him, but many Shanxi merchants are thinking this way.

It turned out that when we were in Wuzhaibao, many Shanxi merchants were just shopkeepers in their families, or only people from the side of the family went to Wuzhaibao to operate, but now, many families are already important figures in the family, and they set up accounts in Wuzhaibao. attention.

There is a precedent for Wuzhai Fort, and merchants believe that Laoying Fort will be built like Wuzhai Fort in the future.Moreover, Laoyingbao is close to the Mongolian tribe, and there is a large amount of trade every year.Being close to the water is the first thing to do, and setting up a store here will be much more convenient for future trade.

After they came to Laoyingbao, they either discussed farming with Huang Laifu or opened shops in Laoyingbao.There used to be only a few shops in the old camp, but after only ten days, there were dozens of them.

The merchants thought very clearly that the current old camp fortress was no better than before, with the army of the vice commander-in-chief Mr. Huang present, the spending power had suddenly increased a lot, especially they were very optimistic about the future development prospects of the old camp fortress.Even some merchants who had set up shop in Pianguan came to join in the fun.Of course, these remote merchants have heard of Huang Laifu's name.They are all envious of the development of Wuzhai Fort, and the envy of those merchants who got rich.Now that Huang Laifu, the god of wealth, is coming, they can't miss it.In particular, some merchants from Yansui Town also came here one after another.

According to Huang Laifu's regulations, only merchants who invest will have the right to buy grain from Wuzhaibao in the future. The more you invest, the more favorable the price will be in the future. Right now, the most favorable price is Qu Yuanrui. The price of silver is sold to him, and the rest of the merchants are seven, eight, or nine renminbi.Right now, the supply of grain in Daming has always been in short supply. No matter where it is shipped to, it can be sold out quickly. It is foreseeable that selling grain will be very profitable in the coming years of Daming.

With the investment of a lot of money, the water conservancy projects in various areas of Laoyingbao were being built at an extremely fast pace.In addition to installing waterwheels by the river, wells were drilled to install waterwheels for filling wells that were not close to the river.

To increase the yield of farmland, the worst thing is to raise water to irrigate the farmland, and the water truck for well irrigation is a very good tool.China began to use waterwheels to extract well water from the Tang Dynasty.Xu Guangqi in the Ming Dynasty classified wells into stone wells, brick wells, reed wells, bamboo wells, and wooden wells according to different masonry materials in "Water Dredging for Dry Fields" in "Nongzheng Quanshu", and clearly stated that deep and large wells are better.

According to the experience of Wuzhaibao, the large irrigation well in Wuzhaibao is the best choice in Northwest Shanxi.Well-irrigating water trucks have been used maturely in Wuzhai Fort as early as they have been used, and because of the use of cement, the large-scale irrigation wells in various farms in Wuzhai Fort can be drilled deeper, reducing the risk of landslides.

In addition, Huang Laifu also considered that the reason for the lack of water in Pianguan is that apart from the low rainfall, the lack of trees in the territory is also one of the reasons. For the long-term future of Laoyingbao and other places, this kind of tree should also be put on the agenda schedule.

However, according to the traditional method of planting trees, I am afraid that it will be difficult to survive. In this place, the precipitation is far less than the amount of hair, so it can be said that every tree dies.However, after checking his laptop, Huang Laifu found an effective method for planting trees in future generations.

On the 20th, while inspecting the farming conditions of the villagers in the old camp by the Guan River, Huang Laifu said to Shi Ze, a thousand households in the old camp: "Shi Qianhu, after I searched for relevant information, I found that there is a good man who wants to grow trees on dry land. Method, that is, the saplings can be chopped into a bare pole, the buds are left, the top is painted with paint to prevent water from evaporating, and then the roots are soaked in an empty tank to prevent water seepage from the roots. Then put the tank in Put the water, pots and trees together in the tree pit and bury them, and they will surely survive in the coming year.”

Shi Ze's eyes widened when he heard this. He has been farming all his life and planting trees for decades, but he has never heard of this method.But since the vice commander-in-chief said it, then try it yourself. As for the situation, we will talk about it later.

When Huang Laifu vigorously directed the farming work of the old camp, the repairs in the old camp also started together.

First of all, it is the construction of the main street of Laoyingbao.The potholed dirt roads need to be paved with concrete roads, and the rest of the streets will wait until the fields in Laoyingbao are done well in the future.Of course, the merchants who are currently entering Laoyingbao must contribute money and effort to the construction of the cement. Only those who contribute money and effort are eligible to enter Laoyingbao to open a store.

At present, the cement in Wuzhai Fort has been widely used, not only in Wuzhai Fort, but also in nearby counties and counties. This makes the construction of the Great Wuzhai Fort Cement Plant more and more important.The paving of cement roads in Laoyingbao this time is just a manifestation of its wide application.

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In addition, Huang Laifu also has different views on the defense of the old camp fort and the partial pass.If it is purely defensive, no matter how strong the military fort is, it will be passive if foreign enemies invade.

This was the case with the Wuzhai Fort protection battle last winter.Although the beheading of the enemy was heavy and there were not many casualties, the loss of property was heavy.This was intolerable to Huang Laifu.Just defending, this is not Huang Laifu's style. If you want to fight out, go out, increase the buffer zone, at least you must defend against the enemy outside the country.Right now, Daming is unable to invade the grassland due to financial problems, but for Huang Laifu, this problem is not a big one.

Right now, in front of Huang Laifu, there are two good places that can be defended outside the country, that is, the two places outside Laoyingbao and Pianguanbao. The flag, one is in front of the old camp fort, later Qingshuihe County of Hohhot.

These two places, one on the left and the other on the right, are located in front of the Second Fort, within the territory of Mongolia. As long as Qingshui River and Zhungeer Banner are occupied, it will form a great buffer for the safety of Laoyingbao and Pianguan.Right now, in these two places, the power of the Mongols is not strong, and if they don’t take what God has given, they will be blamed instead!If Huang Laifu doesn't take it, who will take it?
Moreover, in Huang Laifu's heart, he has great ambitions. Although the Mongolian area outside the pass is a desert in the eyes of Ming people, to Huang Laifu, it is a land of great wealth.There are large tracts of cultivated land and grasslands.

From Laoyingbao to Qingshui River, and then upwards from Qingshui River, is Helinger County in later generations, that is, Zhenluwei, Yunchuanwei and other places in the early Ming Dynasty, but after the middle of Ming Dynasty, these places were abandoned.Going up from these places is Hohhot in later generations, now called Sanniangzi City, and Ming Dynasty called it Guihua City, which was the residence of the Mongolian Shunyi tribe at this time.This place has a land area of ​​about 7000 square kilometers.

From the west side of Pianguan, through Zhungeer Banner to Baotou, the entire Ordos covers an area of ​​more than 8 square kilometers, and there is the most fertile Hetao Plain in the northwest, which is convenient for agricultural irrigation.

If it is said that Huang Laifu's business in Wuzhaibao and Laoyingbao is just a small matter, and if he is famous, in the future, only after the Hetao and Baotou areas are developed can he truly influence and change the entire Ming Dynasty and realize Huang Laifu's agricultural salvation. dream.

In Huang Laifu's plan, he planned to occupy Qingshuihe and Zhungeer Banner first, and increase the security defense of Laoyingbao and Pianguanbao. This is only the first step.In the second step, Huang Laifu will slowly nibble away at the whale, right in front of Laoyingbao, and push it all the way to Hohhot.In front of the west of Pianguan Fort, it has been pushed to the front line of Hetao Baotou.

Of course, right now Huang Laifu can't do it himself, otherwise, he will be in danger of being impeached and provoked, but Huang Laifu has his own way.

(End of this chapter)