The area of Luoyang City has begun spring ploughing, but in the northern jurisdiction of the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, it is still full of snow, especially in the territory of the country of Lulou, there is winter snow everywhere, and there is no month to melt clean, that is to say, the land of the Great Jin Dynasty is vast, and the time of spring ploughing in different regions is different, and there is no difference between the four seasons in Jiaozhou and Guangzhou, and the sea of flowers is all year round, and the climate has always been very mild.

Andong Castle, the seat of the Andong Prefecture, was finally completed at the time of spring ploughing, and the defense facilities such as the city wall, government offices, and various public facilities were all completed, and as for the facilities such as shops and houses, there was no need to be in such a hurry, and they could be built at any time.

After the completion of the construction of Andong City, Wang Meng, the protector of the capital of Andong Prefecture, officially began to manage the entire Andong region, including grain and grass taxes, water conservancy, appointment of officials and other things, all by Wang Meng, of course, the officials with relatively large positions still have to report to the Jin court, and approved by Hua'an himself.

At present, in the entire territory of Andong, due to the destruction of the country by the Great Jin Dynasty, the two countries began to formally implement the state and county, both countries are in the extreme north, for this reason, after the merger of the two countries, the establishment of the North State, the jurisdiction of the North State in addition to the Wei and Lou, also includes a large number of uninhabited land north of the two countries, and in this way, the North State will become the largest Zhou of the Great Jin Dynasty, maybe it will be replaced by a larger state in the future! At least for the time being, he was the largest, and in addition to Beizhou, Wang Meng used the favor of supporting the enthronement of Gaoshang to persuade the king of Goguryeo, Gaogao, to establish several counties in Goguryeo and send several Dajin officials to manage them.

With Goguryeo's cooperation, Buyeo, Wofu, and Samhan had to donate part of their land to the Jin court, so that Wang Meng could establish counties in his territory and achieve closer control over the countries.

"Daduhu, Buyeo Wang and others have agreed to form counties under the jurisdiction of the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate within their borders, but they are unwilling to give too many people, and at present, the land belonging to these counties has been allocated. But it's all barren land, and there aren't many people at all, and it's good to have a few thousand people in a county, but only a few hundred people in a county. This makes it clear that they don't want my Andong Protectorate to govern their land! Han Yong looked at Wang Meng and said with a little dissatisfaction.

When Wang Meng heard this, he smiled lightly, and said: "Since the establishment of the Andong Protectorate, my Great Jin Imperial Court has only asked for it from various countries. But they have never given any benefit to the nations, and it is good that they can allocate some land for us to use, do you expect them to cede the anointed land to us? Don't even think about it, people also have to live. ”

"What most of the protectors said is, but at present, there are no people in the counties, and the land is all wasteland, so in such a situation, we can't collect much tax in a year! And I, Anton, have 200,000 soldiers and horses to support, so I can't make ends meet, so I can only keep asking the court for it. Han Yong said helplessly.

Apparently. Many states and counties in the Great Jin Dynasty can support their own troops, but the Anton Protectorate is far from being self-sufficient, because there are not many people here, and the taxes collected are very limited, and in order to maintain the stability of Anton, it is necessary to support a large army, otherwise, it is very likely to lose Anton due to lack of strength.

Wang Meng said: "The Andong Protectorate has just been established, and it is inevitable to rely on the imperial court for support, but. For three years at most, I, Anton, must be self-sufficient and cannot drag the court back. ”

"Oh, most of them already have a way." Han Yong hurriedly asked.

Wang Meng nodded and said, "King Fuyu and others." The counties and counties are all barren land, and there are very few people, but these are not big problems, as long as there is land, there are many people in the Central Plains and Hebei, as long as Anton gives extremely generous conditions. Some of the people of Hebei will willingly go to Andong to farm, so that after a few years, Anton's taxes will rise a lot, and when the stability tends to be stable, the army that needs to be maintained will be much less, about more than 100,000 soldiers and horses will be enough to maintain the entire territory of Andong, so that the imperial court will no longer be dragged back, and the excess taxes will be handed over to the imperial court to enhance the financial resources of the imperial court. ”

"It is indeed a good idea to use preferential conditions to recruit the people, as long as the people of the Central Plains and Hebei arrive in Andong, they can bring a large number of labor to Anton and promote the prosperity of Anton, and at the same time, the increase in the population of the Central Plains will be conducive to the people of all ethnic groups in Anton to integrate into the Great Jin Dynasty more quickly, so as to completely lose the idea of national independence." When Han Yong heard this, he said happily.

Wang Meng smiled and said, "It seems that General Han has made rapid progress, and he has understood so many truths in such a short period of time, it is really impressive!" ”

"Isn't this all about nursing from the capital? If there were no apologetics, where would the last general have such insight. Han Yong slapped a sycophant at the right time.

Wang Meng smiled happily, and said: "Spring ploughing is not far away, I don't know what happened to the newly reclaimed military tuns around Andong City, and I don't know if the irrigation ditches have been built." ”

"Most of the guards and soldiers are stepping up digging ditches, but because the climate is still cold and the land is generally hard, the progress is not very ideal." Han Yong said truthfully.

Wang Meng nodded, and said: "Before spring ploughing, all irrigation ditches must be built, and you can't miss the agricultural time!" ”

"Most of the guards rest assured, and in the end they will urge the soldiers to step up their work, and all the irrigation ditches will be completed before the spring ploughing." Han Yong assured.

Wang Meng thought for a moment, and said, "Let's go out of the city and see it in person!" See how well the ditches are being built. ”

"Yes, the last general will accompany the capital to inspect together." Han Yong said.

Subsequently, Wang Meng and Han Yong, under the protection of the guards, went to the vicinity of Andong City to inspect the newly reclaimed military tun, the grain produced by these military cantonments naturally cannot fully supply the needs of Anton's army, but it can relieve the pressure of the imperial court to a certain extent, so that the imperial court can allocate less grain and grass into Anton, reduce the burden of the imperial court, and also enrich the spare time life of the soldiers, so Wang Meng attaches great importance to the military tun.

At this time, the cultivated fields have already been drawn in acres, and the adjacent fields are separated by ridges, and all the weeds in the fields have been burned away, making it look very neat. At this moment, the irrigation ditch has not been fully dug, and thousands of Jin soldiers are working hard to dig the ditch before the spring ploughing comes. The ditch is dug completely so that the field can be effectively irrigated.

Seeing that the soldiers were in full swing, Wang Meng was very happy and jumped off the horse. Dig ditches with the soldiers.

"Dadu Hu, just let the soldiers do it, you are Dadu Hu, how can you dig the ditch yourself?" Han Yong hurriedly persuaded.

Wang Meng said: "It doesn't matter, since the soldiers are capable, there will be no problem with the protection of the capital." As he spoke, he dug in the ditch.

Of course, Wang Meng personally dug the ditch for a purpose, and he did not know much about the properties of the land and how much effort it took to dig the ditch, so he had to practice it himself. Only by practicing it yourself can you understand the basic situation of digging a ditch.

After digging dozens of times, Wang Meng was already sweating on his forehead and a little out of breath, but the results were not very good, only digging a small piece of land.

"Daduhu, you can rest! Let the end come and dig for a while. Han Yong said with concern.

Wang Meng tried the beads of sweat on his forehead, nodded and said, "Okay, General Han will also come to dig for a while." As he spoke, he handed the farm tool in his hand to Han Yong, but he sat down on a large bare stone next to the ditch.

Now. Wang Meng finally understood why the irrigation ditch had not yet been completed, because the ground was too hard and the agricultural tools used by the soldiers were not very sharp. Therefore, the labor efficiency is very low, in such a situation, if you want to ensure that all the ditches are dug before spring ploughing, you must mobilize more soldiers, and this is what Wang Meng is unwilling to do, after all. The soldiers also had to carry out daily training and patrols, and they could not all be pulled to dig ditches, but if they wanted to solve the problem of ditches, they had to come up with better solutions.

"Dadu Hu, this land is much harder than the last general imagined!" Soon, Han Yong came over panting and sighed.

Wang Meng nodded, and said: "That's right, the surface of the land here is soft, but after digging a foot, it will be frozen hard soil, and it will not be able to dig again." ”

"Dadu Guard, the ditch is so difficult to dig, we must mobilize more soldiers to work together!" Han Yong said helplessly.

Wang Meng smiled and said softly: "Mobilizing more soldiers to participate in digging ditches is a very stupid method, don't you have a better way?" ”

Han Yong frowned and thought for a long time, shook his head and said, "Dadu Protector, the last general really can't think of a better way, and please ask Dadu Protector to teach you." ”

Obviously, Han Yong felt that there was no better way to solve this thorny problem than to increase manpower.

Wang Meng smiled at the corner of his mouth, and asked softly: "You should see that the ground on the surface is soft and easy to dig, but the land in the ditch is very hard and can't be dug at all, what do you think is the reason for this?" Why is the soil in the ditch so hard to dig? ”

Han Yong thought for a moment, and said: "Back to Daduhu, the soil in the ditch is buried too deeply, and it is frozen, and after digging, the sunlight still can't shine in, so it can't be dug up, and the soil on the surface is exposed to the sun, and the frozen soil has long been melted, so it's easy to dig." After speaking, his eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something.

"What do you think of?" Seeing Han Yong's eyes shining, Wang Meng hurriedly asked.

Han Yong pondered for a moment, and said: "Back to Daduhu, the reason why the soil of the ditch is difficult to dig is because it is frozen, if the soil of the ditch is thawed, it must be easy to dig, and the progress of the project will increase a lot." ”

"That's right, then let the soil of the ditch thaw, and General Han will do it immediately!" Wang Meng said.

Han Yong was stunned for a moment, and then said softly: "The meaning of Dadu Hu is to fill the ditch with weeds, and then put a fire, so as to burn all the frozen soil at the bottom of the ditch. ”

"It is precisely for this reason that Pontus believes that as long as the frozen soil thaws, the progress of the project will increase several times, and it will not be a problem to complete the construction of the ditch before the spring ploughing." Wang Meng said confidently.

"Yes, most of the protectors, the last general will do it." Han Yong replied loudly and immediately began to prepare.

Subsequently, all the soldiers of the Jin army who were digging stopped their work and went to the mountains to cut down dead wood, collect wild grass, and use it to burn ditches.

Wang Meng's method is very time-saving and efficient, after using this method, the progress of excavating the ditch has been significantly accelerated, and there is no problem in completing the construction of the ditch before spring ploughing.

While the Andong district was busy digging irrigation ditches, around Luoyang City, spring plowing had ended, and various crops had been planted in the fields.

In his spare time, Hua'an would take his henchmen and subordinates to inspect the suburbs of Luoyang City under the protection of his own soldiers to observe the situation of spring ploughing and estimate the yield of the autumn harvest, so as to know what to expect.

"Your Majesty, last year was a year of good weather and good weather, and this year a new batch of fields have been reclaimed, and the autumn harvest will definitely not be worse than last year." A henchman looked at the endless fields and said.

Hua An smiled: "I hope so!" I hope that every year of my Great Jin is a bumper harvest year, and the people can live a good life, so that the king's wish is enough. ”

"Yes! Oh, yes! The subordinates also wish that the Great Jin Festival will be smooth every year, and every year will be a bumper harvest. The henchman said.

Hua An looked up into the distance and suddenly found a cavalryman running quickly, as if he was in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, it's the Liangzhou messenger." A pro-soldier with good eyesight, Masase said.

As soon as he heard that it was the Liangzhou messenger, Hua An's heart couldn't help but tense a little, at this time, it had been two or three months since Song Cheng, the assassin of Liangzhou, had gone to the Western Regions, and it was time for the news to come back, could it be the great victory of the Liangzhou army, Hua An imagined it in his heart.

"Go and stop him, and let him come to the king." Huaan gave the order.

Several guards cavalry rode towards the Liangzhou messenger and intercepted it.

"Your Majesty, Liangzhou is in an emergency." The messenger respectfully reported the Liangzhou Emergency Army to Hua'an.

Hua'an gently opened the Liangzhou emergency report, and was immediately shocked, taking advantage of the good opportunity of Liangzhou Assassin Song Cheng to lead 100,000 camel cavalry to recover the Western Regions, Tuyuhun more than 100,000 main forces invaded Liangzhou, and captured more than 10 cities in Liangzhou, the whole territory of Xiping County in Liangzhou has fallen into the hands of Tuyuhun, and now, the main army of Tuyuhun with the momentum of victory, the front of the army is approaching Guzang City, the capital of Liangzhou, and wants to capture Guzang City, completely cut off the connection between the Great Jin Dynasty and the Western Regions, and occupy the vast area of Liangzhou. (To be continued.) )