【Chapter 063】Big Production, Great Leap Forward
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Xu Xingxia naturally understands the powerful relationship of political marriage. As a big man's marriage, true love almost does not exist, and some only have ** or interests. The internal struggle of the Mongols, of course, will not be an exception. Namu Zhong and the other three girls represent three different tribes and three different forces. If Lin Dan Khan marries these three girls, it will be equivalent to an alliance with these three tribes, which is certainly not a good thing for other tribes. Especially for the Tatars, it will definitely not be good. Therefore, if given the chance, the Tatars will definitely sabotage the marriage.
Lin Dan Khan's troubles are not limited to the Tatars. After the founding of Nurhachi, Lin Dan Khan's troubles also came from the Horqin tribe in the east. Under the pull of the Houjin Tatars, the relationship between the Horqin tribe and the Dajin Kingdom is getting closer and closer. Two years ago, the two parties were married. Xu Xingxia vaguely remembered that Huang Taiji's Great Fujin seemed to be a woman from the Horqin tribe, and her name was Zhezhe. Zhezhe was the later Empress Xiaoduanwen. Her father was Mangus, the great lord of the Horqin tribe.
If it was just Zhezhe who married alone, then the problem was not very big. The problem is that under the leadership of Zhezhe, several women from the Horqin tribe have married Houjin Tatars, among them, there is the famous Bumu Butai, that is, the Empress Dowager of Xiaozhuang. In addition, there are Hailanzhu, Wuyunzhu or something. In terms of the Later Jin Tartars, there are also a large number of women who marry into the Horqin tribe. The marriage between the two sides, to a large extent, enhanced the strength of the Houjin Tartars. Without the support of the Mongolian Horqin tribe, the Houjin Tatars would never have been able to rise rapidly.
Judging from the experience summarized by later generations, the Ming court always made a big mistake when dealing with the rise of the Houjin Tartars, that is, it did not concentrate its forces to deal with the Horqin tribe. They even deliberately ignore the tribe, consciously or unconsciously. Originally, as long as the Ming court increased its assistance to Lin Dan Khan and used Lin Dan Khan to contain the Horqin tribe, it would be absolutely impossible for the Later Jin Tartars to complete several southern strategies.
It's a pity that the civilian clique of the Ming Dynasty was still too stubborn and short-sighted. They were reluctant to leak a little bit of money from their fingers to help Lin Dan Khan. On the contrary, they also terminated their collaboration with Lin Dan Khan. For example, Yuan Chonghuan broke off the agreement to buy the head of the Houjin Tatar from the Mongols, which caused strong dissatisfaction among the Mongols and gave the Houjin Tatars more room to survive.
No wonder some people in later generations said that maybe Yuan Chonghuan was not a Han Jian, and he himself may not have the intention to be a Han Jian, but he did something more hateful than Han Jian. After terminating the acquisition, the head of the Golden Tartar, killing Mao Wenlong, and selling military supplies to the Mongolian merchants of the Horqin tribe, any one of them was better and more perfect than the real Han Annihilation, no wonder after the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, they couldn't help but rehabilitate him. The credit is so great, even the Houjin Tartar can't bear to bury it in his heart!
"Damn, I didn't catch up!"
Xu Xingxia thought a little helplessly.
If he had enough strength now, he would definitely quickly move his army north, and take advantage of the chaos among the Mongols to level the steppe in one fell swoop. Capturing those women is secondary, the key is that after the Mongols are completely subdued, they can free up their hands and concentrate on dealing with Houjin wild boar skin. Without the help of the Mongols of the Horqin tribe, it is estimated that for a long time, wild boar skin can only hunt wild boars in the deep mountains and old forests.
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After getting rid of these miscellaneous but very necessary things, Xu Xingxia's main task is to make a big leap forward in large-scale production. Every day, under the leadership of Xu Xingxia, the soldiers of Niujiaodun rolled up their sleeves and trouser legs, and were busy in the fields around Niujiaodun. Every day at dawn, they start to get busy, and they don't finish until the sun goes down and it gets dark. If they were soldiers before, then in these few days, they have become pure farmers, working and resting.
The first thing Xu Xingxia had to sort out was, of course, the vegetable patch. According to Xu Xingxia's requirements, 43 acres of vegetable land were sorted out. These vegetable plots are all of a unified standard, about ten zhang long, about three zhang wide, and a vegetable field is just about half an acre. Among them, 30 acres are used to grow sweet potatoes, and the other 13 acres are used to grow all kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables.
After the vegetable patch was cleared, everyone concentrated on building a pigsty and a poultry shed. These projects require a lot of wood. Fortunately, there is a lot of wood in the horn pier itself, and it is just a matter of local materials. If there are not enough pillars or the like, it doesn't matter, go directly to Helan Mountain to cut them, anyway, Helan Mountain has all kinds of wood. When the wood was cut down, it was pulled back by horses. Five horses walked side by side, enough to carry back three huge logs. As for the safety on the road, it is naturally Xu Xingxia who is responsible.
The Tatars seem to be very knowledgeable, and they don't come to make trouble these days. As a result, everything went quite smoothly. After three days, all the vegetable plots were organized, and lettuce, spinach, pumpkin, eggplant, taro, radish, pepper, etc., were planted. Naturally, Wang Qinian is responsible for purchasing the seeds. He also brought some peppers, potatoes and carrot seeds. These things have just been introduced from overseas, and no one has planted them on a large scale in Ningxia Town.
Only thirty acres of sweet potatoes are a little troublesome. Sweet potatoes are grown using sweet potato vines, not seeds. For a while, Wang Qinian couldn't find so many sweet potato vines. He bought all the sweet potato vines planted by the Weizhenbao military household. However, he has already contacted the city of Ping, so it shouldn't be a big problem. In the huge town of Ningxia, you can always find some suitable sweet potato vines.
After the pigsty was built, two piglets were raised. The piglets were also bought by Wang Qinian. After the poultry shed was built, chickens, ducks and geese were stocked in batches, all of which were about ten. The cubs of chickens, ducks and geese were also bought by Wang Qinian. Now Wang Qinian has almost become a supernumerary of Niujiaodun. As long as Xu Xingxia wants to buy something, he will immediately think of him. He was also happy to earn some pocket money from Xu Xingxia's hands.
There is no time to build the fish pond for the time being, and the biggest reason is that there is a serious shortage of manpower. Digging a fish pond is not a trivial matter, without dozens of people, in a few months, it is impossible to dig a decent fish pond. There are only a few people in Niujiaodun, and they get up early every day and touch the dark, and they can't be busy. That's more than 40 acres of land, enough for them to be busy every day. Fortunately, the meal was still so rich, otherwise, maybe some people would not be able to bear it.
The difference between Weizhenbao and Niujiaodun is not far away, and the news on both sides is still well-informed, and Xu Xingxia is also aware of the matter of Xu Xingxia's big fight in Niujiaodun. In fact, the last time Liu Guangliang and a few craftsmen came back, the military households of Weizhenbao were very curious about Niujiaodun. The lunch at Niujiaodun is so sumptuous that it is crazy. This Xu Xingxia is really generous, and he is willing to give his subordinates to buy this more meat to eat.
Subsequently, even more outrageous news came, saying that Niujiaodun had opened up a large number of fields, planted a large number of vegetables and sweet potatoes, and was also preparing to raise pigs and fish, and engage in production. At the beginning, everyone thought Xu Xingxia was crazy. Under the threat of the Tartars, isn't it a waste of effort to engage in these things? In case there is a harvest and the Tartars come, isn't it cheaper for nothing? Why is Xu Xingxia so naïve?
It was Xu Xingxia's father, who couldn't help but be a little worried after hearing the relevant news. Of course, he knew that all the expenses for these tasks were spent by Xu Xingxia alone, and not a penny was allocated from above. In other words, all of this is Xu Xingxia's personal property. If a lot of money is invested, but in the end it is empty, then the consequences will be serious. As soon as the army of Tartars came, there was nothing.
However, Daddy Xu believes in his son and will not do boring things. He believed that his son must have his own reasons for doing so. Therefore, although Father Xu was a little worried, worried that the Tartars would come and destroy all this, he spoke for his son in public or semi-public. Of course, his words must have been persuaded by many military households with good intentions or malicious intentions. After all, it is too risky to do all this around Niujiaodun, and almost no military household is optimistic.
However, Xu Xingxia showed no signs of stopping. He sent people to Weizhenbao to buy a large number of melons, fruits and vegetable seeds, and bought two piglets, and a batch of chickens, ducks and geese cubs, which made people believe that Xu Xingxia was real, and it was definitely not a whim. Subsequently, someone revealed that Xu Xingxia had promised that as long as it was within the range of his arrows, the Tartars would not want to destroy everything in the Niujiaodun.
If you want Xu Xingxia's perverted archery skills, the military households of Weizhen Fort have to believe that they may really be able to make a miracle in Niujiaodun. If the Tartars want to destroy all this, they really have to pass Xu Xingxia's level first. Xu Xingxia's level is very difficult. At the very least, the previous Tartars, as long as they met Xu Xingxia, were all finished.
"What the hell is the horn pier going to do?"
This is the talk of many Weizhenbao military households after dinner.
During this time, every night, the barn of Weizhenbao gathered a lot of military households. They were all discussing passionately everything Xu Xingxia did in Niujiaodun. With the passage of time, there are more and more military households who support Xu Xingxia, or hope that Xu Xingxia will really make a miracle.
They were all full of expectations, hoping that Xu Xingxia could really create a magical place in front of the Tartars' soldiers, so that the Tartars would be helpless. If Xu Xingxia can do this, many places around Weizhen Fort can also be fully utilized.
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