A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 766 Junzijin

On October [-]th, Zhong Susu went out of the Great Wall. At this time, there was snow everywhere outside the Great Wall, and the space between the sky and the earth was white. Only the leaves of the birch trees were still withered and red.

Her jurisdiction is Monan Middle Town, Duhufu, from Yuanyangzhai in the east, Lingzhao Temple in the west, and the Great Desert in the north. The area under her jurisdiction is quite wide, including fertile plains and grasslands, high mountains and ridges, and barren land. Gravel Gobi.

She braved the wind and snow along the way, took the Xinghesuo, and only went to Guihua City. Sometimes the road was not easy to walk, and she used sleds, horses climbing pears and other means of transportation.

Zhong Susu led the guards, and a group of people trudged along. The cold wind was stern, and the snow was blowing with the new wind, and there was a piece of white everywhere.

This vast land of silver makeup, the horses' hooves passed by, was quickly covered by the wind and snow, and a group of people trekked, it seemed that only their lonely figures remained in the world.

The sky was whirling and flying in the wind and snow, the cold wind degraded people's muscles and bones, everyone's heads and faces were tightly wrapped, and Zhong Susu also covered the whole face with a face towel, only revealing a pair of bright eyes under the iron pointed helmet, with trembling eyelashes, It seems to have a bit of frosty taste.

The outside of the Great Wall has always been colder than the Central Plains. Although there is snow in various parts of Shanxi, it is not so heavy. It has not yet reached the winter solstice, and there is already heavy snow. If it is the middle of winter, it will be even more sad.

Traveling in this kind of weather is also painful. Fortunately, along the way, there are "Yuanyang Village", "Dongyang Village", "Jining Village", "Xiashuihai Village", "Xiaohehe Village" and other military villages. When resting at night, You can eat hot meals and use hot water, which relieves the pain of walking.

The establishment of these military strongholds also facilitates travelers and passers-by. The businessmen who have already been smart are doing business with sergeants and business travelers on the eve of the big development.

They followed the route of these military strongholds and carried their business all the way to Guihua City, which somewhat eased the difficulty of transporting supplies for the supply chain.

On this day, Zhong Susu and his party finally arrived at Guihua City. At this time, General Hu Lie, Li Guangheng, was stationed in the city with soldiers from the cavalry battalion of the Chinese Army.

Compared with the past, Guihua City is also much more lively. From time to time, groups of business travelers can be seen coming in through the wind and snow, with herds of camels and horses, all kinds of accents are noisy, the ground is full of car marks, and merchants gather.

These are also shrewd merchants, those who seize the opportunity. Guihua City, as the future capital of the Anbei Protectorate, will naturally have business opportunities. If you set up a business station here, you can also go north from Guihua City, along the Shirden Pass, etc. At the office, the business will go to Mobei.

Moreover, the garrison in the city cannot avoid the need for food, rice, goods, etc. As the first-class troops of the Jingbian Army, they are all rich and powerful, and their purchasing power is very strong. These are businesses, and shrewd businessmen will not let them go.

When Zhong Susu and others arrived, what they saw was such a scene full of vitality, which made her very satisfied.

As the half-host, Li Guangheng greeted Zhong Susu and his party. Zhong Susu didn't ask for anything else. She took a hot bath first, and then everyone sat by the brazier and had a big meal. The exhausted group finally recovered.

Afterwards, regardless of fatigue, accompanied by Li Guangheng, Zhong Susu toured the city. The shell of Guihua City is not bad, with a circumference of twenty miles. It is expected that it will be as prosperous as Yongning City and Xuanfu Town in the future.

Moreover, this place will still belong to her jurisdiction from now on, so it's natural to look around carefully, look and look again and again.

Right now, the city is even more empty, because the various shacks, huts, tents, etc. that originally belonged to the Mongolians have been demolished by the garrison. In the future, these places will have to be re-planned to show the appearance of a metropolis.

One of the things that Zhong Susu cares about the most: "Brother Li, where is the General's Xingyuan located?"

Li Guangheng took Zhong Susu to the Yinfo Temple which was renamed "Hongci Temple" in Chinese, and said with a smile: "Now Guihua City is dilapidated, even King Shunyi's palace is very dilapidated, so at that time the General Xingyuan was set up here Call the temple."

Zhong Susu immediately frowned, and she said seriously: "Brother Li, as a majestic marquis, the general who conquered captives, how can he live with those lamas? We must find another place to live in the mansion of the guardian of the capital."

Li Guangheng pondered: "According to sister Zhong... oh, brother Zhong's opinion, what should I do?"

Zhong Susu said: "I think the mansion where Gu Luge and others lived is not bad. Although it is a bit dilapidated, the shelves are still there. Now there are a lot of abandoned wood in the city. It can be repaired... But it is not enough. The timbers of the dilapidated houses in the city were dismantled and repaired... Some monasteries are deserted, so what are they doing there? There are also Mongols outside the city who are idle, let them come to work, every day Give them something to eat, so they won't starve to death in winter."

She seriously emphasized: "The repair of the general's mansion is the top priority for our garrison at present. Moreover, the mansion will also be where the yamen of the Governor's Mansion will be located in the future, so it should not be underestimated."

Li Guangheng said: "Well, you are the commander-in-chief of Zhongzhen, and these matters are up to you."

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On the second day, it was rare that it didn't snow. With his guards and a group of civil affairs officials, Zhong Susu patrolled along the Dahei River to the west and downstream.

There are many abandoned boards along the way, and the traces of field canals are obvious. The Tumochuan Plain extends to Manhan Mountain in the east, Daqing Mountain in the north, and the Yellow River and Helinger loess hills in the south. The whole plain is flat, with fertile soil and abundant water sources. Has always been rich in wheat, sugar beets, flax and other crops and vegetables.

The Han armies of the past dynasties mostly cultivated land here, and the Alta tribe used to have a lot of business operations. Only in Yunnei and Fengzhou, they opened up tens of thousands of hectares of land and hundreds of villages.

Of course, these places are excellent military bases, but the wild grass is everywhere in front of them, and the cold wind is howling. The Mongols' management of this place is too rough, but the digging power is very strong.

Zhong Susu was thinking about how to operate in this area in the coming year, and the accompanying officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs were also very excited.

They all said: "Irrigation is convenient here, and the soil is fertile. You can grow spring oats, naked oats, and even rice. In some places that are not conducive to irrigation, you can also grow miscellaneous grains, miscellaneous beans, and sorghum. This place is God-given to me. .”

Because of the vastness of the land, they suggested that Zhong Susu adopt a rotation farming system. A large area is planted with wheat, a large area is planted with beans, and then some areas are planted with sugar beets, rapeseed, alfalfa, etc., and finally the rotation is repeated.

As officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, they extensively studied agricultural books such as "Qi Min Yao Shu", crop rotation methods, land replacement methods, idle farming methods, etc., and they were all familiar with the principles of fallow and fertile fields.

Among fertile crops, leguminous crops are inherently capable of fixing nitrogen, which is actually better than chemical fertilizers.After all, the cost of artificial fertilizer is high, and it pollutes water and air. Long-term use will also destroy the soil structure and make the soil wrinkle.

The ancients of course understood this truth. "Qi Min Yao Shu" said that the method of beautifying the field, the mung bean and small bean bottoms are the top, the hemp, millet, and old hemp are the second, and the turnips and soybeans are the bottom. It emphasizes the necessity of crop rotation. And recorded the sequence of crop rotation at that time.

Of course, there are many people in the Central Plains and little land, no matter how much rotation is done, the damage to the fertility of the land is still great, so the accumulation of manure has always been very important.

In many places, grain and bean intercropping is used, wheat is planted in the ditch, and beans are grown on the ridge. Of course, this is a bit petty, and it is also because of the lack of land that the method of intensive cultivation is used.

And in this way, some large equipment will not be usable at that time.

The land outside the Great Wall is contiguous, so you can be more proud. At this time, soybean feed and alfalfa are not only for the effect of fertilizing the field, but also food for horses, which can be used as horse food to reduce the consumption of authentic food.

Even when there is a famine, alfalfa can be used as food for people.

The land is vast, and most of it is dry land, and horse farming can also be used. In the Central Plains, horse farming was rarely used in the past. In addition to the difficulty in obtaining horses, each family has less land. The expenditure of using horses is much higher than that of cattle farming. some.

However, the Jingbian army has a large number of horses, so this problem does not exist. With a large number of draft horses coupled with large equipment such as coupling plows and coupe carts, perhaps within a few years, they can meet the requirements of the general and obtain more horses as soon as possible. food requirements.

Looking at this piece of land, Zhong Susu's heart fluttered, she said: "That's right, here is the granary of the Duhu Mansion. In the coming year, we will open up wasteland and build fields. We will not only build a lot of fields, but also strive to sow and reap the harvest in the year so that the army can support itself Self-sufficiency, by 17, here will be the golden autumn wheat wave!"

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On this day, Zhong Susu braved the wind and snow and came to the former Dongshengwei site at the confluence of the Dahei River and the Yellow River.

There is a dilapidated city in front of me, but the dilapidated wall is nearly ten meters high, and the circumference of the city is nearly sixteen miles long, which shows the majesty of Dongsheng Weicheng in the past.

This city was set up in the first month of the fourth year of Hongwu. In the Yuan Dynasty, the Privy Council even Timur and others came down from Dongsheng Prefecture. , Yeli Shaduo Lietu, Kuo Kuo Ei, etc. are thousands of households, and Shengdong Shengwei Commander Cheng Siam is the Wei Commander.

On the east side of Dongshengwei is Yunchuanwei, and in the southeast there are Zhenluwei and Yulinwei. The lands of Shengwei were occupied by the Xitu Mote Department in the 11th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, and now they belong to the Jingbian Army.

Seeing the old site of the city shrouded in snow and the Yellow River in the distance, with icicles sandwiched between them, Zhong Susu and the others were excited. The old cities outside the Great Wall will be restored one by one in their hands, and the power of the Han army will be redistributed outside the Great Wall. .

A Zanhua beside him said excitedly: "After the restoration of this city, our Jingbian army will directly control the middle section of the Yellow River and protect a large number of fertile pastures in Tumote. What is worrying is that there are many horse bandits in Shanxi Town, and there are also insiders. Tartars, the Hetao Yellow River is basically frozen in mid-winter, and the Huangfuchuan and Huigou villages are covered in ice, fearing that these bandits will trample on the ice!"

Zhong Susu was thinking about something, when he heard the words, he said sharply: "They dare! If so, I will lead the White Tiger Army to destroy their lair, kill their wives and children, and destroy their families!"

The four generals of the Jingbian Army are able to sit in the current position, none of them are compassionate.Zhong Susu looks gentle and gentle, but she is also ruthless. Anyone who dares to trample on her hard work, she will not be polite.

The group finally came to Junzijin Ferry, which can be described as a thousand-year-old ferry, but it is located near the south of Lama Bay.

The Yellow River has completely entered the open area when it arrives here. The river is wide and the flow is slow, forming a river beach suitable for crossing the river. It is said that in the third year of Zhenguan in Tang Dynasty, it was convenient for Junzijin to be located in Hebin County. one mile.

Looking at the Yellow River in front of him, he praised the painting: "There is a saying in "Shui Jing Zhu" that Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty went out to tour the north of the Great Wall, and then crossed the Hebei. Hunting wild horses in the north of Humiliation Gushan, as for the Yellow River, crossing from Junzijin to the west. This ferry is extremely important. Controlling Junzijin, our army can go up to Hetao, Ningxia Town, down the Yellow River, into Shanxi, and into Shaanxi. Tens of thousands of strong The army is as free as the heart, and sits and watches the wind and clouds change!"

Together with the generals, Zhong Susu laughed loudly, and the wind and snow swept in, brushing her hair.

(End of this chapter)