Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 248
Qu'a was originally the leading county in Danyang, and Sun Ce at the end of the Han Dynasty regarded it as the land of the emperor's base.After Wu's death, fearing that the local villagers would be difficult to tame, Qu'a was set aside nearly one-third of the county and established a separate county.After the Yongjia Rebellion, Jiangdong was established, and a part of Qu'a was merged into Langya County established by overseas Chinese.

After splitting, today's Qu'a is less than half of what it was under the old rule. Moreover, because of the rioters attacking Gyeonggi a few years ago, the imperial court not only deployed a large number of military settlements around Qu'a, but also abolished a large number of official households in the county. , making this former big county even more bleak.

However, today's Qu'e, with no hostility, has long since become famous as the Jingnan Paradise throughout Danyang.Bamboo rafts in canals connect four fields and eight villages, and elevated ziplines cover hills and valleys. It is said that people do not know how to farm, but households have surplus food.From the hills of Maoshan in the south to the north, there are many fruit trees, mulberries, flowers and oil plants, but there are no seedlings and ears of wheat.

Outside of these nurseries, there are large and small warehouses. Every day, a large number of ox carts and boats shuttle back and forth on the river and land, and the many raw materials hoarded by various plantations are continuously sent to various places near the big river. big workshop.After these raw materials are processed in various workshops, they are then transferred to Jurong in the north, where they become valuable finished products, and then sent to Jianzhou along the Pogangdu and Yunyang canals. Kang.

The products produced in the two counties cover everything, from the most common preserved fruit, caramel, fine wine, and fabrics to daily vehicles, decorations, and even pottery, smelting, paint, paper, etc. that require higher skills.Almost all the commodities needed in daily life are produced here, and without exception, they are of the best quality nowadays.

If you don't know Nanyuan's goods, you don't know the true interest of the material.This has been a proverb that has been circulated in Duzhong in the past two years. Nanyuan goods have brought great changes to the lives of the people, especially the nobles in Duzhong, and at the same time led the consumption trend in Duzhong and even the entire Jiangdong.

Although the products in this area are extremely rich, it is still difficult to satisfy the huge consumption of the market in the capital. Whenever new products are launched, they are sold out almost immediately.There are many merchants who purchase large sums of goods in the capital and reship them to other regions, and the profits are often several times or even tens of times.However, due to the huge market gap, other goods have more opportunities to counterfeit.

But no matter how hard these merchants rack their brains, the quality of the goods is still difficult to reach the quality produced by Nanyuan. This undoubtedly further promotes the price of Nanyuan's products, and has gradually formed an unbreakable reputation.

As the main production areas of Nanyuan goods, Qu'a and Jurong counties have naturally attracted countless merchants to stop here, some want to seek cooperation, or do everything possible to inquire about the secrets of skills, and most of them want to get a glimpse of it in advance The wind direction is popular in the daily capital, so that it can be arranged in advance to make profits.

It is also part of Shen Zhezi's plan to turn the two counties into a special economic zone close to Gyeonggi.Such frequent exchanges of goods, raw materials, and personnel can conceal his real arrangements in the two counties to the greatest extent.

The planting of a large number of cash crops can not only directly realize huge profits, but also weaken the Gyeonggi, highlighting the importance of Jiangdong rice grains for maintaining stability.Especially compared to the government farmland, the more flexible management of the aristocratic manors can respond to the trend more quickly, which undoubtedly weakens the economic independence of the local wealthy families.

At least in this vicinity of Gyeonggi, each family has become accustomed to first coming to Qu'a to inquire about what crops they want to plant each season, so as to ask for opinions so that the crops they plant will not go against the trend.If that happens, although the loss will not be too much, the income from the land will definitely be greatly reduced.

Of course, this phenomenon is only a trend and has not formed a stable pattern, but Shen Zhezi believes that as long as the business continues to accumulate over time, the interests of these people can be controlled more closely.

Generally, things that affect the world will always affect the whole body. The trend near Danyang has given the officials in Taichung a false impression that the people are all chasing profits and abandoning farming, and merchants are eating away at the farm.Therefore, the biggest voice in the past two years is to encourage states and counties in various regions to increase their efforts to farm land, and at the same time speed up the migration and resettlement of refugees who migrated to the south.

Among them, Jiangzhou and Kuaiji are the main areas for accepting and resettling refugees.Jiangzhou is because of the first establishment of Guantun. The former governor of Jiangzhou, Ying Zhan, has used this method to increase income and stabilize the place. State policy is wide-open, so the results are remarkable.In the past year alone, tens of thousands of refugee households have been resettled, and tens of thousands of hectares of official villages have been reclaimed!

The superiority of Kuaiji is even more obvious. It has great potential and is safe. In addition, it has a good interactive relationship with Jingkou. The scale of its rise is not smaller than that of Jiangzhou!

Qu'an is inherited from the remaining veins of Maoshan Mountain, and there are many mountains and hills in the territory. In addition to the relatively important smelting industry, it is also a natural training ground.Although it is impossible to maintain a large scale, a regular series of two to 300 people will not provoke any criticism.The trilogy distributed in the villages of the two counties go here on a quarterly and monthly basis to receive relatively high-intensity training.As for those who are not available for the time being, they should maintain some basic exercises for physical training in their respective manors.

After sending Han Huang away, Shen Zhezi felt more and more the turbulent undercurrent under the situation.Therefore, he did not go back to the manor first, but came to Hegang Mountain with his entourage in the south of the county seat.

There are a lot of wild Zhe wood in Hegang Mountain. This kind of wood has many uses, and the price is high. It is simply a high-quality material that does not cost money.Therefore, many parts of the Shen family cut down here day and night, transported them out of the mountainous area with overhead slings, and piled them on the flat ground.

This kind of sling is made of tough mulberry and bark fibers mixed with cowhide deer tendon. Although it is still slightly inferior to the chemical fibers of later generations, it can bear extremely strong tensile force, but the wear rate is very high.The annual cost of this alone is extremely high, but compared to the manpower saved, it is extremely cost-effective.

After walking through several logging camps outside the mountainous area, Shen Zhezi came to a valley entrance.Several mountain springs in this valley mouth converge into streams, and the surrounding terrain is relatively flat, and the environment is similar to Liquan Valley in Wukang Mountain.

At this time, there are wooden and stone camps standing at both ends of the valley entrance, and the soldiers of the two sides are conducting a drill of attacking and defending the camps.All kinds of hooks, ladders and other equipment were abandoned on the ground, as well as two arrow carts equipped with peripherals to stab and repel horses.

Shen Zhezi had never seen this kind of arrow cart before, and he had no idea about it. It was said that it was built by the wall owners of Beidiwu to resist the intrusion of small groups of cavalry and grab food outside the city.The shape is similar to Wu Dadi's tiger shooting chariot, with a square fence and a horizontal shield, with sharp wooden thorns of varying lengths connected to the bottom.

After entering the battle, trenches are usually set up in front, and there are infantry support on both sides, but it is very inconvenient to move. Once you really encounter cavalry charging on a large scale, the lethality that can be exerted is also limited.Therefore, it is only used to attack a small group of cavalry scouts. After all, few Wubi will withstand the attack of Jiehu's main brigade.

Seeing such ordnance, Shen Zhezi couldn't help thinking of the tracked tanks of later generations, but this can only be thought about.Even if that kind of hard armor can really be built, without the matching power and firepower, it will be just a tin can under the cavalry's iron hooves when it is put on the battlefield.

When Shen Zhezi arrived, both sides of the battle had already reached a fever pitch, and the mouth of the valley was filled with chaotic shouts, collisions, and the sound of drums and horns.This camp was built in proportion to the common dock walls in the north, and of course it is more of a military aspect.Dozens of attackers have already climbed up the outer wall of the Wubao, gradually widening the gap in the sandwich wall, and people rushed up from behind.

The defenders were gradually exhausted, and as the drums changed, they fought and retreated, giving way to the outer wall of the first layer, and after turning into the inner wall, due to the reduced intensity of the frontal attack, the formation was stabilized again.At the same time, the arrow tower in the camp began to shoot arrows continuously.Although the attackers attacked the outer wall, they fell into the predicament of attacking from front to back. As the casualties increased, they had no choice but to retreat.

Standing on the high hill, Shen Zhezi couldn't help but feel emotional when he saw this scene. From a defensive point of view, the various buildings on the dock wall have fully played their role. Even if it is ten times the size of the land, it is very difficult to attack it. .If the location of the dock wall is good, and there are stable water sources and logistical supplies, it can indeed be called a fortress that is difficult to conquer.

But being trapped in this square inch and passively defending is a kind of weakness after all, so there are extremely high requirements for the maintenance of morale.Therefore, Beidi Wubi either takes the clan as the unit, or everyone elects a highly respected leader to enhance cohesion and avoid being disintegrated from the inside.

As it was getting late, the soldiers finished their day's drills and went to the mountain spring together to take a bath and stretch their muscles and bones.At this time, a middle-aged man in light armor walked towards this direction under the guidance of his own soldiers, and he cupped his hands to Shen Zhezi from afar and said, "When will Mr. Lang come? It was too noisy just now, so he didn't greet him from afar."

Shen Zhezi smiled and waved his hands: "I just came to wait and see for a while when I have nothing to do, so why don't you welcome Guohou in person."

The middle-aged man's name was Guo Song, who was also a refugee commander in the north, and was the nephew and subordinate of Li Ju, the former prefect of Xingyang.Although Li Ju is not as famous as Liu Kun, to be honest, when he was alive, his resistance to Jiehu caused more damage to Shi than Liu Kun.Liu Kun relied more on his own fame to win over exiles to maintain the situation, while Li Ju's department won a foothold in bloody battles.

As an important general under Li Ju, Guo Song also defeated Jiehu several times in fierce battles.As the situation became more and more corrupt, Li Ju's subordinates had the intention of surrendering to Jiehu. Forced to do so, Li Ju could only lead his close relatives to the south, but fell off his horse and died on the way back south.As for Guo Song and other generals who came from the south, they were stranded in Yiyang, Yuzhou, traveling around, and did not dare to go south to return to the court without an imperial edict.

Shen Zhezi learned about Li Ju's remaining troops staying in Yuzhou by accident through Tao Hong's mouth, so he asked Tao Hong's father Tao Zhan to help send Guo Song and others to Qu'a at a great cost.Since there is no clear edict from the imperial court, these people can only stay in the Shen family's manor first, and help Shen Zhezi train his moves by the way.

It is precisely because of Guo Song, an unyielding northern warrior like Guo Song, who is indomitable in fighting against Jiehu, to command and train, the combat effectiveness of the Shen family's trilogy can soar.Although the Shen family has many talents for commanding troops, they are born in Jiangdong, so they are not familiar with the fighting style of the militiamen.With this complementarity, Shen Zhezi can be more confident.

Looking at Guo Song, whose face was full of vicissitudes, Shen Zhezi couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the imperial court really owed too much to these lonely and loyal generals who struggled to support in the north!Such good talents cannot be reused, how can there be no reason to be invincible!

Putting aside these thoughts in his heart, Shen Zhezi said with a smile to Guo Song: "I'm here this time, and I want to inform Guohou, please prepare, and come with me to the capital later, and respectfully ask for honor for Li Shijun .And if Guo Hou is willing, I would like to ask Guo Hou to serve as a guard for one night."

　I didn't do well in the exam today, I messed up my composition, and I'm not in the mood to update. . .One more time. . .Students, please come on. . .

　　
　
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