Chapter 534: Baiyang Village

There is more snow this winter than in previous years. The weather always doesn't get better for a few days, and then the north wind blows again, heavy snow falls, and the old snow freezes solidly, and then it is covered with a thick layer of snowflakes, even if it is a handsome horse. It seems a bit difficult for the war horse to walk on such a road.

In such weather, most people are naturally willing to stay at home. This autumn, Jishi City ushered in a bumper harvest. The harvested food is enough for everyone in Jishi City to survive this winter safely, and from the Dayan Standing Army A large number of logistics supplies seized there were gathered in Fufeng and Niulanshan Camp, which gave Zhengdong Mansion peace of mind.

But in such weather, there was a group of people riding horses and walking slowly in the wind and snow. The leader was the top leader of Zhengdong Governor's Mansion, Gao Yuan. Behind him were the deputy councilor Yan Shenghao and the commander of the Eastern Field Army Group He Lanxiong, and they were accompanied by only dozens of knights.

Since announcing a series of rules and regulations for the restructuring, Gao Yuan has turned his back on the details and allowed Jiang Jiaquan and other literati to perfect some of the legal systems needed here. He himself, along with Yan Shenghao, He Lanxiong and others, Start running around Jishi City.

Around Jishi City, countless fertile fields have been opened up in the past two years, and more and more villages are being formed. These villages include villages where the Huns gather, people who immigrated from various places in Liaoxi County, and some A more special village is a village formed by retired soldiers who are injured and can no longer fight.

Today, Gao Yuan is going to such a village.

The Eastern Expeditionary Army treated these soldiers who retired due to injuries very favorably. Not only did they receive a large pension, but they also built unified houses for them outside Jishi City and distributed them with cattle, farm tools and other necessary facilities. Livestock needed. Gao Yuan is convinced that only by making these people worry-free and happy can they live a happy life. Only in this way can the soldiers who are still serving in the team have no worries and can fight more bravely. They are a mirror, not only looking at these wounded soldiers. Also followed all the soldiers of Zhengdong Mansion.

He Dayou was very excited today, but also very scared. Yesterday, Master Wu Kaiwu, the prefect of Jishi County, sent someone down to inform him that General Gao Yuangao, the commander-in-chief, would come to Baiyang Village for inspection. Early this morning, he got up and went to the village Under the thickest and tallest poplar tree in the center, a bell rang, gathering all the people in the village, and gathering everyone for no other reason. In order to clear away all the snow on the roads outside the village and the roads in the village, everyone started working before dawn, and it was not until three strokes after sunrise that they managed to finish it, but the weather was not kind. The road that had just been cleared was covered with a layer of snow that had not stopped, which made him a little annoyed.

Looking up at the sky, the snow won't stop for a while. It seems that this work can no longer be carried out. We need to recruit the villagers again and let everyone return home. Put on your best clothes and go to the village entrance to greet you.

For these soldiers who have retired due to injuries, military uniforms are their best clothing. Maybe they have better clothes at the bottom of their boxes.

But today, all the retired soldiers took out the same military uniform they wore when they left the army.

More than two hundred retired and wounded soldiers gathered in Baiyang Village. and their families.

At noon, a group of people appeared near the sight. He Dayou immediately turned around and waved to the villagers excitedly, "Quiet down. Quiet down. The governor is here. Soldiers, line up. Family members, please retreat." Go to both sides, Fang's family, keep your baby on a leash and don't let it run around. Also, Erniu, is your vicious dog tied up? That dog bites strangers if it's scared. Lieutenant Commander, let’s see if I don’t make your dog and you into a pot of dog offal soup..."

He Dayou shouted incoherently. The soldiers looked serious, but the family members on the side couldn't help laughing. He Dayou couldn't help but be excited. When he was in the team, he was just a small sentry commander, and he couldn't help but laugh. There was no chance to meet Gao Yuan. In a battle, he lost a leg, so he retired and went to Baiyang Village. Because he had the highest rank in the army here, he naturally became the village chief of Baiyang Village. .

Today, he was actually going to see General Gao Yuangao.

When he reached the entrance of the village, he unexpectedly saw an army standing in front of him. Although some of these people were missing arms, some were missing legs, and some were obviously blind. Many of them were wearing They were walking on crutches or supporting each other, but they all stood upright. They were all wearing the standard uniforms of the Eastern Expeditionary Army. The navy blue uniforms had been starched and turned a little white, but they were clean.

"Salute!" He Dayou leaned on a crutch with his left hand, made a fist with his right hand, knocked on his left chest, and shouted hoarsely. Behind him, more than two hundred retired soldiers, like He Dayou, clenched their fists at the same time and struck their left chest, making a neat sound.

Gao Yuan's eyes were a little red, and he turned over and dismounted. "Return the favor!" He shouted loudly, paying his highest respect to the soldiers who had left the army.

Yan Shenghao, who was following Gao Yuan closely, was extremely shocked. Seeing these disabled soldiers still maintaining their military style and respect for Gao Yuan at this moment, he finally understood why his most elite troops were fighting in the war. The Eastern Army was still so vulnerable.

After He Lanxiong dismounted, as Gao Yuan returned a salute to these people, his eyes fell on the family members behind the soldiers. He actually saw many women wearing traditional Huns costumes inside.

"He Dayou, the former fifth sentry commander of the third team of Fufeng Battalion, reports to the general!" He Dayou said loudly.

Gao Yuan stepped forward and put his hands on He Dayou's shoulders, "Okay, okay, your name is He Dayou, you are a soldier of the old Fufeng Camp, and now you are the village chief of Baiyang Village?"

"Yes, General, I was injured two years ago while fighting against the State of Zhao. I retired after I came back. When Jishi City was being built, I was placed here to prepare for the establishment of Baiyang Village. I am now the village chief. "

"He's a veteran too!" Gao Yuan looked at the crowd behind him, "How many disabled veterans are there here?"

"Back to the general, there are a total of 217 injured retired soldiers here. Counting all their families, the whole village has a total of 1,025 people." He Dayou answered loudly.

"Come on, take me into the village. How about we go take a look at your village?" Gao Yuan said with a smile.

"General, please." He Dayou stepped aside to make way, "General, everyone in our village is living very well. The general built houses for us, distributed cattle and farm tools, and we have nothing else. With only a handful of energy, in the past two years, more and more wasteland has been opened, and all taxes have been exempted. Life is getting better and better. "

"You are all disabled soldiers here, farming the fields, it's not very convenient to come here, right?"

He Dayou laughed, "General, when we were in the army, our superiors told us to help each other and form a team to survive better on the battlefield. When we get here, we are naturally a team and help each other. We share what we need. Although each family owns their own fields, we formed multiple mutual aid groups during farming. The work seems very easy, especially as there are more and more people in the village, and now our We have more and more free time, and after this winter, we plan to reclaim some wasteland!”

He Lanxiong, who had been following Gao Yuan, finally couldn't help it anymore and interrupted and asked: "He Dayou, why are there so many Hun women in your village? Where do they come from?"

"General He Lan!" He Dayou bowed to He Lanxiong. He Lanxiong and Gao Yuan had known each other for a long time, and the two armies fought side by side many times. He Dayou naturally recognized this Hun general. "When we retired, the army thought of everything for us. We didn't have any material shortages, but the army couldn't help us find wives. We are all disabled. To be honest, it's hard to find women willing to marry. My own, but then the situation changed. There were many wandering Huns on the grassland, especially women, and many of them had children. These people could no longer survive, so some came to us and married us. As a disabled soldier in the village, we have nothing to choose from. It would be great to have a woman living with you. Later, word of mouth spread from ten to ten, and more and more Huns women came here. Therefore, in our village There are more Xiongnu women. In fact, many of them are also Huns, but now they are wearing our clothes, so they are not so conspicuous. "

He Lanxiong felt a little sad after listening to He Dayou's words. Although Jishi City also recruited the Huns, the Huns were so defeated that there were no one knows how many orphans and widows were still wandering on the vast grassland.

Gao Yuan was very happy. The arrival of these Hun women not only solved the personal problems of these soldiers, but also promoted the integration of two different races. This is exactly what he has always wanted to do. .

"Be nice to these women, but don't make things difficult for them." Gao Yuan said.

He Dayou smiled and said: "General, don't worry about this. We all have only one mother-in-law, and we hope to grow old together. Besides, these Xiongnu women are not like our Dayan women. They are all very strong and can work at home." They are all good hands, and now they are the mainstay of the family. There was some language barrier at first, which was a bit troublesome, but now they can speak some Central Plains dialect, and we can also speak some Xiongnu dialect, which is much more convenient. "

"That's good, that's good!" Gao Yuan smiled, "I see there are many children in this village. Is there a school in the village?"

"Not yet!" He Dayou said awkwardly: "We are a bit far away from the city."

Gao Yuan turned to look at Yan Shenghao. Yan Shenghao immediately expressed his position: "We will solve this problem immediately after we return. We will instruct Wu Taishou to send academic officials immediately to set up a school here to teach the children to read and read and solve the enlightenment problem."

"Well!" Gao Yuan said with a smile: "We need to deal with this problem as soon as possible. He Dayou, let's go to your house and sit down. I really want to hear you talk about things in your village. By the way, I haven't eaten yet, and lunch is here. Solve it at your house!”