Chapter 351 Xirong
Bohai County was not like Lingnan, where rice could not be grown repeatedly. After the sea rice was harvested, many farmers were idle.
With so many people idle, chaos is likely to occur no matter who is responsible for their food rations.
Jiang Tangtang thought about it and decided to develop Boshan.
Hot springs were discovered in Boshan, and the temperature nearby is higher than elsewhere. Jiang Tangtang felt that the special local climate could be used to develop planting and breeding industries.
In addition, after the sea rice is harvested, there is a lot of rice straw, and a fish farm has also been built near the mudflats.
Jiang Tangtang planned to find a time to send the wild sheep in the space and the half-grown ducks bred in the Lingnan farm over.
When sea rice is harvested, the rice stubble is left behind, and the rice grains scattered when the rice is harvested can also be used as feed for ducks.
However, the actual implementation deviated from Jiang Tangtang's plan.
Although the rice stubble was left, it was harvested too late and the rice stubble did not have time to sprout.
As for the small amount of rice grains that accidentally fell during the sea rice harvest, common people had already taken their children to the fields to pick up them one by one.
These minor problems are nothing. The most terrible thing is that the land, which has been dry for nearly two years, has been hit by extremely severe weather after the winter.
A few days after the beginning of winter, heavy hail suddenly fell.
Thumb-sized hailstones came crashing down, smashing the vegetable seedlings carefully cared for by farmers at the foot of Boshan Mountain into pieces.
In addition to the heavy losses suffered by Jiang Tangtang's farming business at the foot of Boshan, this hailstorm was also a very cruel test for many refugees.
Lu Shiyan had been accepting refugees since he occupied Bohai County. Although he had the financial and material support of Lingnan, infrastructure construction took time.
It is not easy to control the plague in such a short period of time, and the issue of refugee resettlement cannot be considered so comprehensively.
Under these circumstances, many people became ill from the cold.
However, after the hailstorm, a light rain began to fall.
People had suffered from drought for nearly two years, and when they saw the rain, many people ignored the cold and started cheering.
Some people even knelt down to pray, hoping for a good harvest next year.
Jiang Tangtang is not as optimistic as others.
There is an old saying that "after a severe drought, there will be a severe disaster", and this year's locust plague and epidemic have perfectly proved this statement.
In order to prevent possible disasters, Jiang Tangtang convened a meeting with two main contents.
The first thing is to prepare for the construction of kangs, and also to notify officials from all places, dredge the canals, and prepare for flood prevention.
On the other hand, the Emperor of Xirong received the news of the death of his third son Qi Hongshen.
After Qi Hongshen escaped from Cangwu, all his men died of the plague, and he also showed symptoms of the plague, but he refused to accept reality and refused to admit that he was also infected with the plague.
But the plague would not let him go just because he denied it, and he eventually died from the plague.
The Emperor of Xirong was already furious because Lu Shiyan was unwilling to lend medicine to help Xirong, and he wanted to teach Lingnan a lesson.
Now that he knew that his third son had died of the plague, he blamed all the mistakes on Lu Shiyan and the others.
Qi Hongzong, the eldest prince of the Western Rong, assembled an army of 50,000, intending to join forces with the 100,000 troops that had previously attacked the Great Zhou, and then attack Bohai County.
The reason why Qi Hongzong chose to attack Bohai County first was that Bohai County did not have such a large-scale city wall like Lingnan, so it was relatively easier to attack.
After experiencing drought, locust plague and epidemic, the Xirong treasury was empty and could not provide enough food to cope with the war.
As everyone knows, Bohai County has a bumper harvest of sea rice this year. As long as they rob these grains, the Western Rong will have supplies for war.
The spy sent by Lu Shiyan to Xirong to inquire about the location of Xirong's granary also discovered Xirong's intentions at the first time.
To facilitate the transmission of information, the spies were accompanied by carrier pigeons. These pigeons were domesticated in space and had developed intelligence. Not only were they smarter than ordinary carrier pigeons, but they were also more responsive and less likely to be shot down by arrows.
Before the Xirong army set out, Lu Shiyan received a letter from a spy sent by carrier pigeon.
Looking at the news sent back by the spy from Xirong, Jiang Tangtang smiled instead of getting angry, "Let's go to Xirong now."
Lu Shiyan glanced at the sky outside and said, "It's raining."
Jiang Tangtang raised her eyebrows, "Are you not going if it rains?"
Wait for the Xirong to gather their troops and then attack them?
Of course, with their current military strength, she wasn't afraid of going to war with the Xirong, but she just couldn't help but feel angry.
"That's not what I meant." Seeing her like a furious cat, Lu Shiyan quickly comforted her, "What I meant was, can I keep you out of the rain?"
Jiang Tangtang said nonchalantly, "Raining is not a big problem. We can just wear something warmer and put on a raincoat."
And there is a space, so even if you get wet it’s no big deal. When you get there, you can just go to the space and take a hot shower.
"I think this is a very good opportunity. Look, the Western Rong have gathered their forces and are planning to attack us. Even if they plan to come to Bohai County to rob our food, they must have prepared the food and fodder beforehand, right? If we go now, we won't have to spend any effort to seize all the food and fodder they have worked so hard to gather."
Lu Shiyan could understand these principles without Jiang Tangtang explaining them, but compared to Jiang Tangtang, he thought about them more deeply.
"Could this be a trap? There's a plague in Xirong. If someone uses something infected with the plague to lure us in..."
It’s not that he is suspicious, but since it concerns Jiang Tangtang, he will deal with everything related to her with caution.
After what happened to Xiao Ye, he would never look down on any opponent.
“That shouldn’t be the case!”
Jiang Tangtang thought it couldn't be that weird! How could her secret be discovered by the old emperor far away in Xirong?
But just in case, she still said, "Then let's be careful."
Jiang Tangtang put on a thick cotton jacket and took out a raincoat for Lu Shiyan.
After changing their clothes, the two rode Gugu and set off for Xirong.
Although Bohai County was far away from Xirong, Gugu flew fast and arrived at Xirong before dawn.
The two went directly to the capital of Xirong, which was more heavily guarded than other places.
But Gugu was flying high, and it was a dark and rainy night, so no one noticed him.
The two men and the bird easily entered the capital of Xirong, Xiacheng.
Although the two men were wearing raincoats, they were riding on Gugu and flying at high altitude, and both of them were covered with a lot of rain.
Moreover, the temperature is already low, and it is even lower in the sky.
After arriving in Xiacheng, Jiang Tangtang planned to find a secluded corner to enter the space and change clothes.
But as soon as she turned around, she was shocked by the tragic scene on the roadside.
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