屯城,距叶勒城五里.

Compared with Yele City and Military City, this place looks particularly simple.

There is no tall and strong city wall, only a circle of earth walls made of loess. Most of the city are low earth houses, and only the General's Mansion is made of bricks and wood.

If there wasn't a large schoolyard that doubled as a gravel farm and the surrounding corner buildings, it would be the same as those Hu people's villages outside Yele City.

The reason why the general is stationed here instead of the military city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack or the lively Yele City is entirely to set an example.

Because guarding the border, military farming is even more important than fighting a war!

要是没粮,四千多将士会饿死.

要是吃不饱,将士们哪有力气去打仗.

What's more, there are not only more than 4,000 soldiers, but also more than 1,000 families, nearly 1,000 war horses, camels, and more than 1,000 cattle and sheep.

The land around Tuncheng is filled with border troops farming, planting fruits and vegetables such as millet, barley, peas, alfalfa, grapes, melons, and other fruits and vegetables.

The wheat harvest is not as cold-resistant as millet, and barley is good, so it is not very planted.

Some people have planted rice before, but it is labor-intensive and the harvest is not as good as wheat. No one has planted it anymore.

在关内,最不缺的是人,最缺的是土地.

On the contrary, the most lacking is land and the most lacking is people.

所以,将士们人人都要种地.

According to official positions, military merits, age and physical strength, each person grows one to four "大" in size. The land that two cows can plow for a day is one "大", which is equivalent to ten acres of Tang Dynasty.

There is a certain amount of grain to be handed over every year in the fields, and joining the military will be responsible for these. If the payment is not paid by the end of the year, it will be severely punished by the military law.

驻守在各戍堡,烽堡的士卒同样如此.

In addition to planting these fields that should be planted, you can also apply for a merit field.

Everyone in the border area is full of honorary officials, with a large number of top pillars and several top pillars. As long as you want to plant, you can join the army and take you to measure the land immediately.

But if there is no one, what is the use of land you want? You can't even plant it.

It is also impossible to rent it to someone else and collect rent every year.

The land here is high and cold, the land is barren, and there is not much fertile land, so I can only apply for newly reclaimed land. The harvest of that kind of land is even smaller. If I pay the rent, I may not even be able to support myself.

Secondly, not only do people need to farm, but also seeds, farm tools and oxen.

If you have these families, you don’t dare to rent the land to him, even if you rent it to him, you can’t grow it.

In addition, although you can buy slaves to work, slaves are not cheap. Many people can’t afford to buy a wife, so how can they have money to buy slaves?

Because of this, people who want to farm but have no chance of farming are more afraid of farming here.

Especially during the busy farming season, I am busy from morning to night, which is more tiring than fighting.

It is now the busy farming season, and the general is patrolling outside. After suffering hardships, the old lady who always says that she cannot forget her roots has set an example again.

Early in the morning, I carried farm tools, took water and dry food, and took my daughter-in-law and granddaughter to work in my own fields.

This situation made the High Priest Qudu, who had been in the General's Mansion for seven days, feel uncomfortable.

Going to the field with the owner, you can neither do farm work nor do it.

It's really unreasonable to do nothing and stay in someone's house to wait for dinner.

他权衡了一番,决定四处走走.

As soon as he walked out of the west gate of Tuncheng, the general's clerk Shi Zeshan led the Zoropa Ashinasai from the Fire Temple in Yele City to chase after him.

“尊敬的麻葛,对不起,我来晚了.”

"Needless to say sorry, dear Asanasai, I think you must have been delayed by something."

The high priest was always so wise and gentle. Asanasai felt favor from the high priest and said respectfully: "A lot has happened in the past few days. Not only is it difficult to find out the news, but it cannot even get out of the city."

The high priest Qudu was calm as usual, and looked at him with a smile and asked, "What happened."

"Seven days ago, Han Sanlang disappeared again. On the night when he disappeared, two assassins sneaked into the Grand Governor's Office and were captured by the guards of the arrested thieves' office."

“韩三郎又不见了,有没有找到?”

"Before Li Chengye went to Baisha City, he told Cui Han that he would find the person back even if he digs three feet into the ground. Cui Han was so anxious that he ordered the city gate to close that day and led a group of servants to search everywhere, but he didn't even let the temple go."

Asanasai calmed down and then said, "I have searched all the places I should find, and I have asked all the people I should ask, but I have not found them until today. But if I don't open the city gate, no one has made any living. Shi Xianning went left and right to find Cui Han, and tried his best to make him order the city gate to open."

“韩三郎又不见了,他能去哪儿呢?”

The High Priest Qudu murmured and fell into deep thought.

The general's clerk Shi Zeshan thought about it and said meaningfully: "Teacher, Han Sanlang is crazy and has never seen him once last year. He disappeared for half a year before he came back. I don't think we need to worry about him."

"Yes, the kind and kind Creator Mazda will protect him, and he will come back sooner or later."

麴度大祭司点点头,没再说什么.

Today, he came to report the news. Asanasai hurriedly said, "Six days ago, on the twenty-one, Xu Haoran took the servants to Mifatai's house again, and carefully looked inside and out. He did not return to the Grand Governor's Office until the sun was about to set, and he took Mitif away."

“他锁拿了米法台的大儿子?”

"It's not that they were locked up. They confiscated a lot of accounts, claiming that they couldn't understand our texts, and could not understand the accounts of Mifatai's death. They asked Mitif to go to the thief's arresting office to cooperate with the investigation."

The general's clerk Shi Zeshan frowned: "They asked to go, and Mitif followed?"

Asanasai explained: "They not only asked Mitif to cooperate with the investigation, but also asked Mitif to temporarily take over the position of Mifate's official position."

Shi Zeshan said coldly: "It's a good move to be kind and powerful, but fortunately, Mitif doesn't know much."

Mifatai was already dead. The High Priest Qu Du was not interested in Mifatai's son. He asked while walking: "Why did those two assassins enter the Grand Governor's Mansion at night?"

“众说纷纭.”

"What did you say?"

"Some people say they want to follow the example of Turkic horse thieves and kidnap Han Sanlang for ransom; some people say they are accomplices who killed Mi Fatai and want to sneak into the thief arresting office for evidence of destruction; some people say they want to kill Shi Siqiang to silence; some people say they entered the West Court of the Grand Governor's Office, wanting to assassinate Han Sanlang."

大祭司回头问:“史泽珊,你怎么看.”

The general's document pondered for a moment and said solemnly: "Teacher, they may really be going to assassinate Han Sanlang!"

"It seems that some people are fascinated by money and comfortable life, and dare to betray the kind and kind Creator Alahu Mazda."

"Ma Ge, it's not my brother's business. I stare at him every day, and he did nothing!"

"Dear Asanasai, I know it's not your brother's business, he is an honest and devout believer."

韩士枚没死,反倒米法台死了.

Thinking of Han Sanlang missing and not knowing when he would come back, Shi Zeshan felt it would be meaningless to pursue who would send someone to assassinate Han Sanlang.

He hesitated for a moment and plucked up the courage and said, "Teacher, you have been here for almost a month. There are many things in Guishu. Why don't I send someone to escort you back first."

“孩子,你想让我接受耻辱的失败?”

"Teacher, Han Sanlang is just missing, and it's time to disappear. I believe he will come back sooner or later, and we have not failed."

"Mifati is the most loyal believer of the Creator Mazda, and believers who believe in Orthodox Church cannot die inexplicably."

"Teacher, leave these to me. I swear to the God of Vulcan that those who betray the Creator Mazda will pay the price of bleeding!"

千里迢迢赶过来,最后竟是这个结果.

The High Priest Qu Du was still unwilling to give up and stared at the general's document and asked: "Shi Zeshan, why are you in a hurry to send me away? Are you afraid? What are you worried about?"

“我担心您的安危.”

“担心我的安危?”

"Teacher, I have asked the old lady to send three groups of people to deliver letters to the general, but I have not received any reply until today. I don't know when the general will come back."

Shi Zeshan took a deep breath and said worriedly: "The general must have been entangled by Han Shimei. Even Li Chengye was transferred to Baisha City. Now Ye Le Cui Han and Xu Haoran have the final say.

Not only did they hold the official document covered with the seal of Han Shimei's official recommendation, they transferred the Fengshang of Langya Feng to the thief capture office to listen to it. They also led their officers to the military city, questioning the soldiers who were on the rotation in the military city one by one like a court meeting."

Qu Du was shocked: "What are the military officers and Gongcao officers doing? How can they let Cui Han do it without hesitation!"

"Teacher, Cui Han is not only the Lord of Yele City and also the Army of Cangcao. He is the leader of the six Caos, and he also has official documents printed by Han Shimei. Who dares not to obey his orders?"

Fearing that the high priest would not take it seriously, Shi Zeshan said solemnly: "It is said that he will come to the city in two days. Especially Xu Haoran, who is famous for not recognizing his relatives, is now in panic, fearing that Xu Haoran will be targeted."

Qu Du asked, "They should always have an excuse to do whatever they want in the army."

Shi Zeshan said helplessly: "They kidnapped Han Sanlang by the excuse that someone in the army was dissatisfied with Han Shimei's military discipline five years ago, so they kidnapped Han Sanlang, so they had to investigate thoroughly. Moreover, before Li Chengye left, he told him that he must find someone, live to see someone, die to see the corpse!"
Chapter completed!