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Chapter 992 Ultimatum

Two days later, the moment everyone was looking forward to finally came, and the first batch of land was distributed. Many officials discussed for a day and finally gave up the way to draw lots, because drawing lots would be suspected of being operated in secret, and everyone decided to distribute them in the most primitive and fair way.

Before dawn, everyone got up. Every family received a numbered black wooden wedge engraved when registering. It was about one foot long and the end was sharpened. Everyone knew how to use this wooden wedge. This was their certificate of allocation of land.

Many men began to tie their leggings tightly, and some people ate and drank enough to adjust their bodies to their best condition. At this time, the soldiers began to let everyone get on the carriage. Today, 40,000 hectares of land will be allocated, and about 20,000 families will obtain their own eternal land.

The 40,000 hectares of land are vast and stretching for hundreds of miles, forming countless villages. When the immigrants register, they have allocated their new hometowns, and more than 20,000 households will be sent to eight locations for land allocation.

Liu Jing took Sun Shangxiang to stand on a low mound and looked at the land distribution with interest. They were located at the fourth land distribution point, with 3,000 pieces of land here, with lush forests distributed on the plains. Several irrigation canals brought from the Yellow River were distributed in tic-shaped shapes and flowing to the distance. These irrigation canals were built two hundred years ago and were later abandoned for decades. Last year, they were re-deployed by the Tao family.

Under the hills, three thousand men were ready, each holding a black wooden wedge and was eager to try. Jiangyuan, a native of Wucheng who sold lacquerware in the West Market, was also among the crowd. Most of his fellow villagers had been broken up, and only his uncle was with him.

"Remember, if you want to grab the land by the river, if you really can't, just grab the land by the woods." My uncle whispered to Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan stared at the river in the distance, nodded heavily, and he remembered it.

At this moment, the drum sounded finally, "dong!dong!dong!dong!' The drum sound was the signal of the beginning. Three thousand people rushed out one after another, desperately running towards the distance. Each piece of land had a red sign, and inserting the sign with a black wooden wedge means that the land had officially had a master.

After crossing a ridge, they entered the cultivated land. Some people found a red sign and impatiently inserted the black wooden wedges into it. But more people ran to the distance. Almost everyone knew that land on the river and on the woods was the best. Some people grabbed the land on the river and shouted loudly.

Jiang Yuan was relatively thin and didn't run fast, and was behind. At this time, Sun Shangxiang on the hill saw him and couldn't help but look at Liu Jing worriedly. Liu Jing held her hand and smiled and said, "God has his own arrangements, so we don't have to worry about anything."

Jiang Yuan ran to the river panting. The land beside the river had already been seized by those who arrived first. Everyone stayed in front of their wooden wedges and refused to leave. Many people took a long way to cross the bridge a mile away, but Jiang Yuan rushed into the river and swam across the river.

The land on the other side of the river was already occupied by people, so he had to continue running forward desperately, but less than two miles away, he was tripped by a piece of soil and fell heavily to the ground.

At this moment, he suddenly realized that there was a red circle sign in front of him, which was not occupied by anyone. He inserted the black wooden wedge into the circle desperately, breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and turned over and lay on his own land. The sky was so blue, the clouds were so white, and the sun was so dazzling.

I don't know how long it took, but he slowly sat up and looked around. He was just running down and didn't know what was happening around him. Only then did he realize that his land was so large, two hundred acres of fertile land, and he saw a man sitting on the ground, which would be his neighbor, which made him a little dazzling.

Just west of my land is a lush poplar forest. The straight and thick poplar trees stand upright like guards. A gust of wind blows, and the woods rustle. Not far away is a canal about meter wide. The canals are covered with water and grass, leading directly to the river.

At this moment, Jiang Yuan's tears suddenly burst out. What a good piece of land this is. This piece of land will always belong to him. His descendants and descendants will live on this piece of land.

The land allocation was over, and the last person also got his own land. Officials began to register in the distance to determine the ownership of each piece of land. An official walked up to Jiang Yuan and smiled and said, "I'm lucky. This piece of land is based on the woods."

Jiang Yuan took out his household registration form from his arms, pulled out the black wooden wedges, and handed them to the official. The official ascended the throne and pointed to the woods, "The forests of the fields are very precious and will protect your arable land. The King of Han has an order that no one is allowed to cut down the woods in the fields, cook, and build houses. Violators will be severely punished. Remember?"

Jiang Yuan nodded silently, "I remember!"

The official returned the household registration form and the black wooden wedge to him, "You can go back now. This place belongs to you, and there will be a field certificate next month."

Jiang Yuan inserted the wooden wedge back into the land, then got up and walked towards the official road with the others one after another. He would take his wife to see tomorrow, and this would be their new home.

On the hill, Sun Shangxiang sighed softly, "This feeling is so good. I also want to go down and grab a piece of land of my own."

Liu Jing held her hand and smiled and said, "After the Hexi Rebellion subsides, Pingzhangtai will begin to reward the meritorious soldiers. I will also have my own manor, which should be located in Yong County. There is also a beautiful mountain in the manor. Then our whole family will go to the manor to escape the summer heat."

Sun Shangxiang nodded slightly and whispered: "In the future, I want to buy a manor in Jiangdong. When I am too old to walk, I will go there to spend my old age."

Liu Jing laughed, "If Long'er is willing to agree, I have no objection!"

When talking about Long'er, Sun Shangxiang suddenly missed her son. She hurriedly asked, "Mr., when will we go back to Chang'an?"

Liu Jing understood her mood and pondered for a moment: "I originally planned to go to Jincheng to inspect the combat preparations again, but I can take a detour from Chang'an. Tomorrow I will send you back to Chang'an first. After two days of rest, I will go to Jincheng County."

Sun Shangxiang laughed and said, "I was wondering, if that little guy has no control over the past few days, will he be playing wild and forget his mother?"

"Well! Maybe it's possible, but if you give birth to a younger sister, he will be more responsible and learn to take care of his younger sister."

Sun Shangxiang dreamed of having a daughter. At this time, she felt rippling, she held her husband's hand tightly, and whispered: "I really want a daughter, you have to work hard this time."

Liu Jing nodded with a smile, "Let's go! We're back too."

The two of them walked down the hill holding hands.















Another month passed, and the Han people and other farming peoples in Hexi moved to Lingzhou one after another, and the officials were basically evacuated. However, Ma Chao did not stop his own pace, but instead accelerated his training and building military armor. He went further and further on the road to self-reliance.

The Han army's combat readiness also accelerated. Fifty thousand troops gathered in Jincheng County, and 100,000 war horses, 150,000 stones of grain and countless military supplies were also transported to Jincheng County one after another. The general Zhao Yunquan was responsible for the pacification of the Hexi Rebellion this time.

That morning, Liu Jing, accompanied by Zhao Yun, inspected the combat readiness of the Han army camp. On the school ground in the camp, teams of Han army infantry were practicing spear phalanxes. This is an effective tactic for infantry to deal with cavalry, and use the collective strength of the spear phalanxes to fight against cavalry.

The square formation consists of nine thousand people as a large formation, nine hundred people as a small formation, and ten small formations form a large formation, and the Han army infantry can attack from all directions.

In addition to the spear phalanx, there are also heavy crossbow and shield soldiers and Wudang Flying Army. Wudang Flying Army is composed of five thousand barbarians, which are actually archers and cavalrymen. The barbarians' superb archery skills and cavalry can attack cavalry on the periphery.

Of course, the Han army's killer weapon against cavalry: the six thousand heavy armored infantry will also participate in the battle. Leaded by the main general Liu Hu and the deputy general Lei Tong, Liu Jing walked to another corner of the school ground and stopped. Not far away, Liu Hu was leading the three thousand heavy armored infantry to practice the formation.

At this time, Liu Hu saw Liu Jing from afar, ran over, bowed and bowed, "See Your Highness!"

"General Tiger seems to be full of anger!" Liu Jing said with a smile.

Liu Hu's sister married Ma Chao, but in the end he wanted to rebel and become independent. How could Liu Hu not be angry? He gritted his teeth and said, "I want to kill that bastard with my own hands!"

Liu Jing patted his shoulder lightly and said, "He has nothing to do with you anymore."

Liu Hu was stunned and then woke up, "Your Highness said, my sister...."

Liu Jing nodded, "The eldest sister has cut off the relationship between husband and wife with him, and they are no longer husband and wife."

Liu Hu felt a little more comfortable, but when he thought of Ma Chao's ambition, he still said angrily: "I still have to kill him with my own hands."

"Train the soldiers well! This day will come soon."

Liu Jing turned around and asked Zhao Yun: "Have Zhang gone?"

"Report to your Highness, he has gone and should have arrived in Zhangye now."

Liu Jing's eyes looked northwest, and Zhang escorted Ma Chao's two sons to Hexi, and also brought Ma Chao an ultimatum. He hoped that Ma Chao could stop his horse and not make mistakes to the end.
















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