Chapter 546: The troops are about to be dispatched
Pingzhou is mobilizing troops.
Considering that this time the troops are dispatched to the East China Sea, fighting in a different place and mainly in the field, it would be more appropriate for a general who is flexible in combat to go.
In addition, Pingzhou, as their base camp, will face considerable challenges and will also require a general to take charge.
Among the four brothers of the Qin family, Qin Heng and Qin Yan are both steady generals, while Qin Zhao and Qin Sheng are more flexible.
Therefore, after unanimous decision by the top leaders of Pingzhou, the main generals going to the East China Sea to fight were Qin Zhao, Qin Sheng and Yue Shu, and Guo Chong accompanied them as military advisor.
In the original novel, Yue Shu was a renowned general in the Southern Land. His wife, children, parents, and grandparents all died in an epidemic following a flood. He joined the Southern Expedition Army alone, becoming one of its three most formidable generals. He later faced Qin Sheng and was subdued by him. After Qin Sheng's death from illness, he became one of the key generals in the fight against the Xianbei. After a lifetime of military service, he ultimately died under a siege by the Xianbei army due to a lack of food and fodder.
In this life, he made his mark early on in the Pingzhou Army, and is now a well-known general in the Pingzhou Army.
The generals who stayed behind in Pingzhou included Qin Heng, Qin Yan and Le Guicai.
Pingzhou has been extremely busy these days. In addition to deploying troops, it also needs to gather food and fodder. As the saying goes, food and fodder must go before troops move.
Jiang Boya waited for three days.
He was not idle during these three days. He had been paying attention to the movements after Pingzhou decided to send troops. He found that all the arrangements in Pingzhou were very methodical and carried out in an orderly manner.
In addition, he visited several famous towns in Pingzhou, such as Houcheng, Fangxian, Anshi, etc.
The more he looked, the more shocked he was.
Sometimes on the road, he would meet people with various accents traveling with their families.
Once he couldn't help but get off the carriage and walk with them for a while and chat with them.
"My fellow villagers, it's not even spring yet, where are you going?"
These people were not on guard against him and answered him cheerfully, "We are heading to Buyeo County."
"Buyeo County is a newly conquered territory, right? Why are you planning to go there?"
"Buyu County has issued a new policy. Now everyone can be allocated three to five mu of land. Moreover, the Fuyu County government has also stated that after ten years of cultivation, the land can be registered as your own. The land tax will remain the same."
"We're not native to Pingzhou anyway. Since Fuyu County strongly encourages its people to go there, it's fine for us to live there. Besides, Fuyu County is right next to Liaodong County and Xuantu County, and it's still under the jurisdiction of Governor Lu. It's quite close to Houcheng, so there's no need to worry about adapting."
"Where are you from, fellow villagers?"
Everyone in the group answered him in unison.
"Yanmen, we are from Yanmen, Bingzhou!"
There have been wars in Yanmen and Dai Commandery in Bingzhou recently, and many common people have quietly fled.
They did not run away at the beginning because they had confidence in Sun's army, but as time went on, the support from the court was slow to arrive, and more and more people left.
In short, since there was no permanent property at home, everyone who could escaped fled. It didn't matter if the government didn't give them a travel permit; they could just register their household registration in Youzhou or Pingzhou. As for the travel permit, they could just say they accidentally lost it on the road; the officials in Youzhou and Pingzhou wouldn't pursue the matter.
"We are from the North."
"We are from Liangzhou."
Jiang Boya thought to himself that the people were voting with their feet.
"Coming all the way from the North and Liangzhou, it must be hard, right?"
"That's not true, but when I think about the Qin army in Pingzhou, I feel safe and my life is guaranteed. Then the hardships along the way are not that hard."
"Once we arrive in Buyeo County, we'll register with the government, get our land, and then we can resume our normal lives, just like before."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the group couldn't help but reveal an expression of longing, as if all the hardships along the way were nothing and all worth it.
The elder in the group looked at Jiang Boya and said, "Sir, judging from your demeanor, do you work in the Pingzhou government office and serve Governor Lu?"
Jiang Boya smiled helplessly upon hearing this. Facing the sincere and curious eyes of the group, he didn't know how to respond. He could only say vaguely, "Well..."
The old man quickly put down his hand and said, "Sir, are you having an unspeakable addiction? If so, don't bother with our problems."
"I asked this question because I wanted to tell you, sir, that after we arrive in Fuyu County, we will work hard, grow more food, and provide more support to the soldiers in Pingzhou so that they can repel the Xianbei barbarians!"
The same goes for others.
Jiang Boya felt quite uncomfortable upon hearing this. The people under Lu Songli's jurisdiction truly trusted, loved, and supported the new policies of Pingzhou. Wasn't this exactly what he wanted to accomplish by assisting Lord Xie?
Qingzhou, somewhere in Zhuangzi
Wu Ren received a personal letter from Lü Songli, in which his master assigned him a task: Pingzhou was about to send troops to attack Donghai, and he was asked to help solve some of the food and fodder problems.
He asked someone to invite Ji Dashao and Tao Xun.
During this time, Wu Ren had already started thinking.
Ever since he brought his men out to open a shop and pave the way for trade in Pingzhou, except for the initial period when funds were tight and they all accepted cash, some of the subsequent transactions were barter. Most of these gold, silver, treasures, and supplies were shipped back to Pingzhou to support its development.
Later, after the Dali court sanctioned Pingzhou and banned Dali merchants from trading with Pingzhou, Pingzhou's business went underground.
Most of the transactions during this period were large-scale transactions based on barter, which was more convenient and did not involve large amounts of cash, which would alert the government.
As for the things, he mostly wanted food, as well as some local specialties.
Part of these supplies were transported back to Pingzhou, and part were secretly stored.
Young Master Ji and Tao Xun arrived soon and learned about their mission from Wu Ren.
Tao Xun: "In other words, we need to cross Xuzhou to provide food and fodder for the soldiers from Pingzhou who are heading to the East China Sea."
Wu Ren corrected him, "It's to solve some of the subsequent food and fodder problems."
Tao Xun patted his chest and said, "That's not bad."
Young Master Ji smiled and said, "Brothers, it's time to mobilize our connections."
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