Chapter 246 Encounter on the road
There is another advantage for Yunhua to attack Hunan, that is, after Scar and Roadblock have defeated Yunnan and Guangxi, they can then join forces to attack Guangdong or Jiangxi, or support each other.

Even if it is not a large-scale military cooperation, sometimes just sending a small force can also achieve miraculous results, which is definitely better than fighting alone.

Yunhua also understood that although the Huaxia tribe currently had the strength to capture prosperous places, it did not have the ability to govern the local areas, and could only choose to occupy some remote and relatively poor places.

In fact, prosperous places are relatively easier to conquer. After all, rich people are more afraid of death in a fight. The poorer the place, the more fierce the people are, and the more benefits can be gained after conquering it.

For example, the area south of the Yangtze River is relatively easy to conquer, no matter which dynasty. After conquering it, as long as you are willing to plunder, you are guaranteed to make a fortune. However, such a place is not easy to govern. The power of the gentry is too strong, and these guys are very slippery.

In contrast, places like Guizhou, Yunnan and Guangxi will be much easier to govern after they are conquered. As long as you get rid of the minority of gentry and distribute the land equally, the people will truly support you and the quality of your soldiers will also be higher.

Chen Gu did not stay in Jingzhou for long. After rewarding his soldiers, he returned to Chongqing.

The second stop that Chen Gu inspected was Jiangjin County.

Jiangjin County is considered the birthplace of the Huaxia tribe. Although most of the soldiers in the army are from Yichang, there are also some from Jiangjin County. Even those whose ancestral home is Yichang have lived in Jiangjin County for a long time. This place is considered their second hometown.

Jiangjin County was also the first place to distribute land equally. Although the distribution of land was only done after the autumn harvest last year, the people were able to harvest a season of regenerated rice, allowing them to collect a lot more grain.

One acre of land can produce more than 100 kilograms of regenerated rice. Together with the vegetables planted in autumn, such as rapeseed, broad beans, peas, and winter wheat, the lives of the people in Jiangjin County are much better.

It was already winter when Chen Ju inspected Jiangjin County. The so-called nine beans and ten wheat, winter peas and winter rapeseed, at this time the broad beans, peas and winter wheat had already sprouted and were growing well, while rapeseed seedlings were being planted in the low-lying fields.

In later generations, paddy fields usually only grow rice for one season. After the harvest, a little fertilizer is applied while waiting to harvest the regenerated rice. The rest of the time, the paddy fields are completely empty.

People in this era are much more diligent. After harvesting the regenerated rice, they will drain the water in the fields, dry them in the sun for a month or so, and then turn the land over to plant rapeseed. After the rapeseed is harvested the following year, water will be added to the fields again to plant rice.

Of course, it must be a low-lying field with convenient drainage and irrigation.

Although this is hard work, it can provide an extra source of income. Vegetable oil is very expensive, but after all, it can be used for both lighting and eating, so it is a rare good thing.

Jiangjin County is the restored territory of the Huaxia tribe, and its security is relatively guaranteed, so Chen Gu only brought thirty personal guards with him.

A platoon of soldiers is nothing in Jiangjin County. After all, the Jiangjin County Joint Defense Team is often transferred to join the main combat force, so there are often large groups of people passing by on the pipeline.

Even though Chen Gu and his group were riding tall horses and were fully equipped, people along the way just glanced at them and then continued to work on their farm work.

After crossing the river directly from the main city, Chen Gu started from the south bank and went up the river, first passing the southern part of Ba County, and then entering the territory of Jiangjin County. It was just past noon when he passed Luohuang and arrived at Zhiping Town.

"Uu~!"

Seeing a group of grandfathers and grandchildren working hard to turn the soil on the side of the road, Chen Gu couldn't help but tighten the reins and stop.

"Old man, is that the house with smoke coming out of the chimney not far away your home?" Chen Gu asked with a smile. The old man looked at Chen Gu's group and nodded and said, "It is indeed my home. I wonder what you can do for me?"

"We are a little hungry after traveling this far. Can you sell us some food, old man? Or provide us with some boiled water!" Chen Gu said with a smile.

The old man nodded and said, "Of course you can, but it can only be some coarse food, I'm afraid you won't be used to it!"

"It's okay. People in the army don't care about that much. As long as they are full, that's fine!"

Chen Gu said this as he dismounted. After Zhang Zhe dismounted, he arranged for people to unload the things on the warhorse, let Ma Erye relax and have a rest, and led him to the river to replenish some food and water.

The boy, about twelve or thirteen years old, looked at the equipment and horses of Chen Gui and his companions with envy, and then he received a slap on the head.

"Hurry back and boil some water and make pancakes with your grandma. What are you doing standing there like an idiot?" the old man scolded. He then called Chen Kui and asked, "Sir, why don't you go to the courtyard and rest for a while?"

"Okay!" Chen Gu nodded and followed the old man home.

The old man first moved out two sets of bamboo tables and chairs and placed them on the dam. Then he brought out a few bundles of straw and spread them on the eaves stones. He then brought out bowls and chopsticks and poured water for Chen Gu and others.

"My home is simple and I can't entertain so many of you. Please bear with me!"

"It's okay. This is much better than sleeping in the open. Old man, please sit down and talk to me for a while!" Chen Gu smiled and said, "I haven't asked what your name is yet?"

"Your Excellency can just call me Wang Laosan. There is no such thing as a name for a person from a poor family. I have a hard life. I couldn't even get enough food to eat when I was a child. I have no money or things to ask someone to give me a name." Wang Laosan said with a smile, and he didn't seem to care about not having a name.

"Haha, life was hard before, but it will get better in the future." Chen Gu looked at Wang Laosan's house and said with a smile, "You spent a lot of money on this courtyard house!"

"More than one hundred taels of silver!" Wang Laosan looked at his house and said proudly, "Although it is made of mud walls, the foundation stones are all large slabs of stone. The wall is one foot and two inches thick, and the flat wall is fifteen feet high. The roof is made of good wood and covered with thick green tiles. It is warm in winter and cool in summer."

"Great!" Chen Gu nodded and said with a smile, "You have built such a big tile house. Your family must be very prosperous, right?"

"Of course. I have four sons, five daughters-in-law, and now seven grandchildren. Each of them has only three square meters of living space. Not so many people would dare to build such a big house because they have to pay property tax!" said Wang Laosan.

"Indeed, the family is prosperous, so why is no one at home?" Chen Gu asked. He just saw the old man and his grandson working on the land, and he felt strange that there was no one else at home, so he stopped.

"We're not so busy these days, so the youngest son is training in the joint defense team, the three older ones are in the regular army, and the daughters-in-law take turns taking their children back to their parents' homes to stay for a few days, so there are not many people at home." Wang Laosan explained.

"Oh, that's how it is!" Chen Gu nodded and asked, "All three of your sons have joined the army, aren't you worried?"

(End of this chapter)