A few days later, Yuan Shu asked Liu Qi's messenger to bring back the Zhujie Talisman that entered Nanyang.

Logically speaking, as Liu Qi, a commander of Xiangyang under Liu Biao, could move around in Jingzhou at will based on the official ceremony given to him by Liu Biao.

Nanyang County belongs to Jingzhou, and it should be within this range according to reason.

But after Yuan Shu occupied Nanyang County, all these traditional rules were broken.

The official Scripture issued by the governor of Jingzhou was completely unhelpful to Yuan Shu. Only the talismans issued by the general in the future could be used in the jurisdiction of Nanyang County.

Logically speaking, although Yuan Shu was the second general, with a position as the Supreme Lord, and a golden seal and purple ribbon... he was finally a central military position, mainly in charge of military divisions, soldiers and guards, and had no right to interfere in local administrative affairs unless the emperor gave a special order during the war.

Therefore, all the government orders issued by Yuan Shu in Nanyang County are actually invalid in name only and can be directly dismissed and abolished.

Unfortunately, since Zhang Zi's death, the position of the Nanyang County Magistrate was empty, and no one was qualified to be the leader of Yuan Shu.

Even if you can do it, you won’t dare to do it... you don’t have the courage.

...

Holding the talisman, Liu Qi went to Luyang to meet Yuan Shu in person.

Nanyang County was originally the largest county in the late Han Dynasty, with 37 counties under its jurisdiction, with 528,551 households and 2439,618 mouths, making it the largest county in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Emperor Guangwu was from Caiyang, Nanyang, so Nanyang was named the imperial town and belonged to the land of Longxing. These 37 counties are also a gathering of humanities that nurtured famous scholars and scholars, and there are wealthy families everywhere.

Moreover, Nanyang County was also the smelting center of the Han Dynasty iron tools.

It should have been the richest and most prosperous place, but Liu Qi led Wei Yan and Zhang Ren all the way north, and the scene he saw was completely different from what he imagined.

Going north, Liu Qi and others saw countless refugees, all dressed in rags and dull eyes, dragging their children and carrying loads on their backpacks.

Looking up, there was such a large team, and I couldn't see the end at first glance.

And their accents are not northern accents, but natives from Nanyang.

Liu Qi frowned.

These people did not flee from Sili because of the war, but instead wanted to run south from Nanyang.

When you go south, there is no doubt that after passing the Han River, it will be the territory of Nanjun, which is Liu Biao's territory.

"how so?"

Zhang Ren was full of doubt and said in confusion: "Is Nanyang County the largest county in the world? Not only is it prosperous, but there are also many great scholars living here. Now with Yuan Shu, why are there so many refugees?"

Someone answered Zhang Ren’s question for him.

Wei Yan is from Yiyang, Nanyang County. He had just rushed to Xiangyang from here to join the army, so he naturally knew the inside story.

"In order to prepare military funds, Yuan Shu did not repair the laws and regulations, and used the method of copying a few, and he was insatiable. How many people were forced to go to the fore. If they stayed there, Yuan Shu would have to be forced to death! Now there are many wars in the north, so if they don't run south, where can they go?"

Zhang Ren sighed and said, "But without a road guide, these refugees may find it difficult to cross the border."

Liu Qi heard this and said, "I'm afraid that the Dongzhou soldiers in Yizhou all moved from foreign states to Shu. I think they may not have been guided by the way, right?"

Zhang Ren frowned and thought to himself that this is indeed the case.

Wei Yan hummed: "If there are few people, it is difficult to leave, but now Nanyang is running south, with 300,000 to 400,000, even if all the county officials in various counties take action, they will not be able to stop them if they want to stop them. Since ancient times, refugees have regarded them as ferocious beasts, and even if they are blocked and driven away by counties in various places, how can they stop them?"

After hearing this, Zhang Ren said to Liu Qi: "Young Master, let's dodge the small road for a while. There are too many refugees. If you go against them, it will be easy for someone to have trouble."

"good."

The three of them avoided the main road and changed to the small road. Along the way, Liu Qi felt a little worried.

Thirty-to-four hundred thousand refugees suddenly poured into Nanjun. With Xiangyang's current foundation, can we accommodate these people?

With Liu Biao's character, he definitely couldn't do anything to expel the people, but with the storage and operation mechanism of the Kufu Mansion under Nanjun... I don't know if its throughput can support so many people.

Today's events are just the beginning. As the troubled times intensify, the number of refugees pouring into Jingzhou in the north will continue to increase.

For Jingzhou in the future, how to accept and resettle foreign refugees and gentry requires a complete solution... without damaging the basic structure, expand Jingzhou's throughput and be able to accommodate these northern fugitive populations for a long time.

Among them are many complex matters such as land, grain production, prevention of excessive productivity and increasing employment...

The fundamental solution to these problems is the problem of economic operation...

Alas, let’s solve the problem after going to Luo.

After counties after counties, they passed Chaoyang, Xinye, Anzhong, Nieyang, Wancheng, Xi'e, Zhixian... and then crossed the Zhiheng Mountains north, Liu Qi and others arrived in Luyang County.

Luyang County is not the capital of Nanyang County. It is just because its territory is in the northern border of the southern county and is about 100 miles away from Yangren County where Sun Jian stationed its troops. It is very convenient to supply food and grass for Sun Jian here, so Yuan Shu stationed his troops here.

Under the gate of Luyang City, Liu Qi looked up at the not-tall earth wall, and couldn't help but sigh.

Including the Luyang County we saw today, this time we have passed by eight cities.

Logically speaking, these cities... should all belong to his Liu family, right?

Unfortunately, Yuan Shu was separated from him.

I'll get it back sooner or later!

"Young Master, what are you thinking about?" Wei Yan asked Liu Qi from the side.

Liu Qi did not give a positive answer.

He waved his whip and said boldly: "I met Yuan Shu later. Although we only have three of us, we can't bear to lose our momentum."

Wei Yan: "No!"

Zhang Ren also said: "Don't worry, Mr. Liu, the soldier of Yizhou will not lose his prestige even if he dies!"

"Okay, come into the city!"

...

Yuan Shu looked 35 or 36 years old, much younger than Liu Biao. If he talked about appearance, he was indeed a good person.

In terms of the aesthetic view of this era, Yuan Shuzu can be called heroic spirit.

When Yuan Shu met Liu Qi, he was wearing black armor and a wide sword.

He sat high in the hall, holding a wine lord in his hand and drinking it. The hall was lined up to the courtyard, with soldiers standing on both sides. Those people held weapons and looked cold, all with serious and neat eyes, and were murderous.

Although he is not a knife and axe master, his sharpness is far better than a knife and axe master.

A strong man stood beside Yuan Shu, with a curly face, a fleshy face, and a tall and strong figure... According to Liu Qi's guess, the man must be at least more than 200 kilograms.

In the late Han Dynasty, where grain yields are relatively low, it is absolutely rare to eat this size.

From the mansion gate to the main hall, Liu Qi estimated that at least one hundred soldiers were in the array, and the gloomy momentum hit the hearts of the three of them bit by bit.

That kind of pressure is invisible, and it is gradually accumulated in their hearts through the outfits, behaviors, gazes, expressions, momentum and other aspects of these soldiers.

People who are not prepared or have a firm mind will easily be panicked when they see this situation.

Wei Yan and Zhang Ren followed Liu Qi, looking around at the formation. Even though they were all heroic, they were shocked when they saw this formation.

"This is a bad person." Wei Yan murmured.

Liu Qi replied lightly: "You are the one who comes."

He knew in his heart that this was Yuan Shu's warning to him.

But this is a good thing, which shows that Yuan Shu is determined to negotiate with him.

As long as he is willing to talk, everything will be easy.

"Are you scared?" Liu Qi turned around and asked Zhang Ren and Wei Yan as he walked.

After all, Zhang Ren is older and has some determination: "A real man joins the battlefield and is not afraid of life and death. What are you afraid of?"

Wei Yan said: "So, too."

Liu Qi nodded in admiration: "It's good to be afraid of that. Remember, since you are a man, don't be afraid of death. Even if you really die, you will die vigorously... Of course, we will not die."

Liu Qi has two advantages.

One is that he is good at acting and has just entered Jingzhou Dingzong thief, and this is what he relies on.

Another thing is that he once thought about death seriously and had truly experienced death before traveling through time.

In this world, he is the only person who has experienced death but is still alive.

Although it is illogical, he, the time traveler, is such a special existence.

People who have thought about death and experienced death are different from ordinary people. They have a firm mind that is far superior to ordinary people.

It cannot be said to be a great enlightenment, but at least as a living creature, the innate nature of fear of death has been greatly weakened in the psychological level.

Because of experiencing death, Liu Qi understood what it is to truly live toward death, not the kind that others say casually.

Therefore, when he smiled at Wei Yan and Zhang Ren, his non-false smile actually gave these two great comfort.

No matter how high the martial arts of Wei Yan and Zhang Ren are, Liu Qi is the leader of the three of them.

If the leader is calm and composed, the two of them should naturally be full of confidence.

If the person in the leader is panic and fearful, the momentum and confidence of the two of them will naturally be greatly shaken.

From the distance from the mansion gate to the hall, the ups and downs of the three people's mood will undergo different changes as they take each step.

But in the end, they overcome it.

When they stood in front of Yuan Shu, all the psychological changes finally became calm.

Liu Qi looked at Yuan Shu with a smile on his face, and there was no fear on his face.

Wei Yan and Zhang Ren had a solemn expression and were closely guarding Liu Qi, as if saying: Whoever dares to be rude to Mr. Liu, we will kill him!

The three of them naturally fell into Yuan Shu's eyes, who was drinking.

Although Yuan Shu did not show any expression on his face, he was actually secretly shocked.

I don’t expect this guy to be so brave!

Yuan Shu narrowed his eyes and looked at Liu Qi carefully for a while.

Liu Qi also looked directly at Yuan Shu, his eyes calm and did not dodge and give in.
Chapter completed!