The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

The Prefect's Mansion.

Xun You and Xu Zhonglai, who were in charge of the transfer of troops to the camp, reported to Xun Zhen.

"Ming Gong, all the troops and horses have been dispatched smoothly, and they have now rushed to Wei County."

"Is there any order from the county soldiers to resist?"

Xun You smiled and said, "The heads of the military marquis, the colony chiefs, and the soldiers who disturbed the county last time are still hanging in the camp. They don't dare to resist the law of Duke Ming."

This is the way the military is originally. "The people have nothing to fear. They are afraid of me and insult the enemy, and they are afraid of the enemy to insult me."

Xun Zhen asked Xu Zhong, "Jun Qing, can the rest of the hundreds of commanders be settled?"

"It has been disrupted and reorganized."

"Very good. This time, I will call out all the eagle dogs of the Zhao family in the county soldiers. We need to prevent Zhao Ran's dog from jumping off the wall, and the military camp must be strictly guarded."

Xu Zhong replied, "No."

Xun You said: "Taking advantage of the opportunity to surrender to the poison and take over the Wei and other counties, to send all the ears, eyes and minions of the Zhao family in the county soldiers, Duke Ming's plan is very good. However, how does Duke Ming plan to rectify these Zhao family's Ears, eyes, claws?"

Xun Zhen smiled, and without answering the question, she said, "What do you think?"

Xun You slashed his hands down and made a gesture of beheading, saying, "Before you left the city to go to the camp to transfer troops, Duke Ming gave You a secret letter and ordered You to give it to Bo Qin, dare to ask Duke Ming, Duke Ming is in the letter. Zhongling Bo Qin looking for an opportunity to kill his generation?"

Xun You and Xu Zhong were the most trusted people, Xun Zhen did not hide it from them, nodded yes, and said, "Yes, I gave Bo Qin two orders, one is to kill him with military methods if he can, and the other is if he can be killed by military methods. If they have not violated the military law, they can use a knife to kill."

"Murder with a knife?"

"Although Wei and other counties may surrender without a fight, after all, the thieves have been entrenched for a long time, and the security will not be good. If there are thieves and soldiers roaring together, it is possible to cause trouble."

"What if there are no thieves and soldiers roaring together to cause trouble?"

"How can there be no thieves and soldiers without trouble when there are uncles and birds?"

Xun Zhen's order has been given to Jiang Qin. Even if there are no thieves and soldiers to cause trouble, Jiang Qin will also cause a thief and soldier to cause trouble.

Xun Zhen and Xun You smiled at each other.

This time, the generals leading the army are Jiang Qin, and the side members are Chen Bao, Gao Su, Li Xiang, Jiang Hu, Chen Wu, Liu Bei, Xuan Kang, Li Bo, Jian Yong and Yu Ducong. The reason why Yu Du was in the army was to let him recruit the counties, while Chen Bao and Liu Bei were in the army to facilitate them to take over the county. They can be on the ground.

"Ming Gong, this time the troops are dispatched, because Yu Du is in front of them and recruits surrender. Wei, Yuancheng and other counties are not difficult to take, but after taking down these counties, the thieves in the county are not easy to settle down."

There are more than 10,000 people in the Poison Department. Except for those who died in the Huang Rush, there are more than 10,000 people. It is really difficult to settle down.

"What is Gongda's opinion?"

"That generation has accumulated years of thieves and cannot be released back to their hometowns; the county government is short of food, and Wei is in Beijing, and they cannot be raised. You think twice about it, there is no good way to do it."

Most of these thieves under Yu Du's army are thieves who have accumulated years of history. Wei County is close to Jingji, and the county government is also short of food, so it is impossible to adapt it and raise it for one's own use.

Xun Zhen asked Xu Zhong, "Jun Qing, what is your opinion?"

Xu Zhong replied: "Zhang Feiyan ravaged the counties of Changshan and Zhongshan. The prefecture has long wanted to pursue it, but it has no soldiers to use. It seems that these thousands of thieves can be sent to the prefecture for Uncle Fang to drive."

Xun You said, "There is also a shortage of food in the prefecture, so I'm afraid it won't be able to support so many soldiers."

Xu Zhong said: "It's almost time for the wheat harvest. The Bohai counties in the east of the prefecture have suffered little from thieves. This year may have a bumper harvest. Fang Bo can borrow grain from the Bohai Sea."

Xun You still shook his head and said, "Last year, Zhang Feiyan asked Fang Bo for grain, and Fang Bo passed it on to the various counties. Bohai has the most outflows, and the officials and people in the counties are already dissatisfied. Even if it is given, it will not be given much.”

Xu Zhong usually only cares about the military, and is not very clear about the political situation in Jizhou. After hearing Xun You's words, he became silent.

Xun You saw that Xun Zhen was listening to the argument between the two of them with a smile, without saying a word, knowing that Xun Zhen had already made up his mind, so he asked, "Is Duke Ming already made up?"

"In the time of the former Han Wen and Wu emperors, they resettled the people in Shibian and expanded their fields several times. I want to imitate them. What does Gongda think?"

Farming is a long-established strategy for accumulating grain during the war. As early as in the former Qin Dynasty, the first emperor once "relocated the people to the real border", and in the former Han Dynasty, the two emperors Wen and Wu relocated many times to enrich the population. The land, especially Emperor Wu, resettled the people to fill the borders four times before and after. "Emperor Wu started to move to three sides, and the people settled in the fields, all with ploughs and oxen." However, most of the fields in the former Qin and the former Han were in the border areas, and not many in the inner counties. .

"Ming Gong wants to settle the fields?"

"Of course."

"Military or civilian?"

"Mintun."

There are two types of colonies, one is military colony and the other is civilian colony. As the name suggests, Juntun is to use soldiers to settle fields, which are under the jurisdiction of the army, and Mintun is to use civilians to settle fields, not under the jurisdiction of the army, and has an independent field officer system.

The main reason for not being able to keep bandit soldiers for their own use is that Wei County is close to Gyeonggi, and Xunzhen can't set up a military colony here, so what is the intention of getting thousands of people to set up a military colony on the edge of Gyeonggi? I am afraid that if the order is given today, the questioning from the state and the imperial court will come tomorrow, so the only option is to engage in civilian settlements.

Xun You pondered for a while, and said, "Wei County has suffered from years of turbulent wars, and the population has lost a lot, and the fields are largely desolate. To organize the thieves of Yudu to set up civilian colonies is a two-pronged strategy, only the land, cattle, and grain seeds. , Agricultural tools, these problems are not easy to solve.”

"Zhao produces fine iron, and Wei also has iron officials. Farming tools can be obtained from this. If there are fewer cattle, more manpower will be used."

"Where's the grain seed?" Xun You paused and reminded Xun Zhen, "If you want to ask Zhao Jun to borrow it again, I'm afraid you won't be able to borrow it."

"Zhao County can't do it, how about Dong County?"

"East County?"

"During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, you and I were sent from General Huangfu to fight against Dongjun thieves. In Dongjun, I had a relationship with the father of the current prefect of Yingchuan, and also with Dong'a Chengli. I remember listening to you at that time. Said that Chen Gong, a famous scholar in Dongwuyang, once went to Yingyin to visit my family. You have met him... You said, if you and I wrote letters to Wang Weng, Cheng Li, and Chen Gong respectively for help, would you be able to come? Some food?"

"Although Wang Weng, Cheng Li, and Chen Gong are either the elders of Dongjun, or the famous people of Dongjun, but they are not the chief officials of Dongjun, even if they want to promise Duke Ming, they can only rely on a letter from Duke Ming. I'm afraid they will be hard to persuade the prefect of Dongjun."

Although Dongjun and Weijun are adjacent to each other, they belong to two prefectures. Wang Weng's son is now the prefect of Yingchuan, and Cheng Li and Chen Gong are celebrities in Dongjun. Although they are very influential in Dongjun, it is difficult to persuade the prefect of Dongjun with only a letter from Xun Zhen.

Xun Zhen said, "It's not easy to persuade the prefect of Dongjun just by relying on faith, but what if I didn't borrow food?"

Xun You asked, "What does Duke Ming mean?"

Xu Zhong was also very puzzled, not knowing what Xun Zhen meant.

"What if I change food?"

Xun You and Xu Zhong immediately understood what Xun Zhen meant, and Xun You said, "Does Duke Ming want to exchange Yingchuan's grain for Dongjun's grain?"

"Exactly."

Yingchuan County is far from Wei County. It is about 700 miles from Yangzhai to Ye County, but it is much closer to Dong County. After Chenliu is Dong County. If Xun Zhen wrote another letter to Yingchuan, asking Yingchuan to transport grain to Dongjun, the prefect of Dongjun would probably agree to lend him the food.

Of course, Xun Zhen could also borrow food directly from Yingchuan, but Yexian was too far from Yangzhai, which would take too much time and waste on the road.

As for whether Yingchuan would agree, with the Xun clan, the Chen clan, the Zhong clan, and Xun Zhen's cronies, the prefect of Yingchuan would definitely not be able to refuse, and besides, Xun Zhen would not be in vain. Let Yingchuan produce grain, although Wei County has not much grain, there is still money.

As for whether Yingchuan and Dongjun have food reserves, is it possible for Xun Zhen to realize this strategy? In the two years after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, there was no major military affairs in these two counties, so there must be some food reserves.

Xun You and Xu Zhong looked at each other, Xun You said, "Ming Gong's strategy is very good, with Yingchuan grains here, Dongjun's grains will definitely be borrowed."

"Junqing, what do you think?"

"I don't know if there are any large groups of thieves in Yingchuan and Dongjun? A large number of grains are transported, and Anluquan must be the first."

"I've already inquired. Yingchuan, Dongjun, including Chenliu, there are no major pirates, and An Luquan can be worry-free."

Xun You said: "Dongjun, Yanzhou is also, Duke Ming wants to ask Dongjun to borrow grain, should this matter be reported to the prefecture first?"

"The letter to the state government should be written by the minister."

Xun You agreed.

The cattle, farm implements, grain and seeds have been settled, as well as the land.

Xun You said: "Town fields, field fields, if there are no fields, there will be no villages. If there are tens of thousands of thieves in the Poison Ministry, if 30 acres are cultivated per person, 300,000 acres of land will be needed. Even if it is reduced by half, it will require 150,000 acres of land. Duke Ming , where did so much come from?"

"There are many mountains in the west of the county, which is not good; the east of the county is less affected by thieves, and there are few deserted fields without owners.

Junnan, also known as Neihuang, Fanyang and other counties.

Xun You nodded and said, "It's true that the only choice is in the south of the county."

Xu Zhong said worriedly: "150,000 mu of land is quite a lot. Even if it is selected in the south of the county, I'm afraid there will be no such wasteland."

Xun Zhen said: "If there are not enough fields without owners, then rent crops from a family with more and less customers."

The south of the county has been occupied by thieves for a long time. Although some wealthy families still have fields, there are not many guests and disciples left at home, and they can rent crops from them.

But if renting crops, the problem will come again. Xun You frowned and said, "If renting crops, people will not be enough to cultivate fifteen acres, at least thirty acres will do."

An adult man's annual ration is about 20 shi, and one mu of land produces about 2 or 3 shi per year. Calculated on the basis of 15 acres of land for one person, after deducting the ration, he can get the surplus of about 20 shi each year. The land rent collected from the guests and Tufu is very heavy. Even if Xun Zhen, as a guardian, asked them to reduce the land rent a little to the county government, it could not be reduced too much. That is to say, if one farms fifteen acres , the county government will get very little from it every year—this is not counting the remuneration for the cultivators. Of course, they are thieves and soldiers. Xunzhen can not pay them, just eat, live and wear But if you want to be busy, at least 30 acres must be cultivated.

Xun Zhen said: "If there is not enough land in the south of the county, then we can only find another way to make up for it in other counties~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Xun You said: "That's the only way! "

"You two don't talk about the matter of planting the fields to the public for now. After I finish my trip to the county and choose a place, I will announce it to the public."

Xun You and Xu Zhong knew that Xun Zhen did this in order to avoid extracurricular branches, lest Zhao Ran et al.

……

Early the next morning, Xun Zhen sent people to Gaoyi, Yingyin, and Dong'e and Dongwuyang counties in Dongjun respectively to deliver letters to Wang Yun, Xun Ru, Cheng Li, Chen Gong, and Wang Weng.

Wang Yun's reply was the fastest. The palindrome arrived three days later, and he acceded to Xun Zhen's request. In the palindrome, he asked Xun Zhen how much food he could borrow and if he could share some of it with the prefecture.

During the war, the food was the most precious, how could Xun Zhen give it to the prefecture?

He also asked Xun You to write a letter on the seal. In the book, he said that Wei County was already short of grain, and now Zhao County still owed tens of thousands of stone grains, which could not be distributed to the prefecture. Wang Yun's question was just a chance, seeing that he would not borrow it, that's all.

Yingyin was far away. After the letter arrived, Xun Hao had to do some activity, and the reply would not be delivered so quickly.

Dong'e, Dongwuyang and other counties are relatively close, and two days later, the replies from Cheng Li, Chen Gong, and Wang Weng were delivered separately. They all felt that Xun Zhen's method was good and should be feasible, and they all promised that Xun Zhen would try to persuade Dong. Governor of the county.

The prefectural government agreed, and Cheng Li, Chen Gong, and Wang Weng also agreed. Dongjun has already succeeded in half, and now he is just waiting for Xun Wan's reply.

Xun Qian's reply was late.

Although Xun Qian's letter arrived late, the good news was better received.