Chapter 219 Refugee Barbarians? The more the merrier!
Thirty miles away from Fengyang, within the military camp.
Shi Xie was troubled. Although his nephew was a waste, it was still his bloodline.
All his brothers, nephews, and nephews were captured by Liu Mang. The Shijia army, which was originally "full of talents," was left with only a polished commander.
"Ming Gong, Xu Jing's letter has been delivered!"
"Oh? Give it to me quickly!"
After checking it out, Shi Xie couldn't help laughing loudly: "Okay! What a Xu Jing, who can come up with such a clever plan!"
"In this case, Liu Changqing will definitely fall into a situation of no food!"
"Sure enough, ginger is still spicy when old!"
The next day.
Shi Xie continued to generals and drove the barbarians to Fengyang City.
Doesn’t Liu Bei pride himself on benevolence and righteousness?
You must accept the refugees who have been driven out and have no other way out, right?
If he doesn't accept it, Shi Xie can spread rumors and cause trouble to slander Liu Bei's reputation.
If your reputation is damaged, what qualifications will you, Liu Bei, have to cheat in the future?
Even if Liu Mang accepts the refugees, Xu Jing's strategy is vicious because one more person means another mouth, and it can also consume the Han army's food and grass!
Ma Su looked at the refugees below the city and couldn't help but frown and said, "Sir! It's better to drive them away!"
"Our army's food and grass are limited... Even if Cangwu has enough food and grass, I'm afraid it won't be able to withstand so many mouths!"
Lu Xun advised: "Master, please don't drive us away directly! Otherwise, our army's reputation in running Jiaozhou will be ruined!"
"Lu Boyan! You are letting them consume our army's food and grass in vain!"
"Ma Youchang! I never said I would let these refugees eat for free!"
Seeing the two people arguing constantly, Liu Mang smiled and said: "Population is such an important resource, and Shi Xie actually offers it with both hands!"
"He is indeed a good man! You Chang, write a letter to Mr. Zhuge and ask him to collect food and grass and send it to Cangwu!"
"If my useless father asks, tell him that I will return all the food and grass to him within two years!"
"It is very important to operate Jiaozhou. Don't lose the support of the people of Jiaozhou just because of petty profits!"
Shi Xie was overjoyed when he saw that the gates of Fengyang City were open and the surrounding counties were also accepting refugees.
In addition to the refugees, there are also many fierce and brave barbarians.
At that time, Liu Mang will be unable to do anything just because of public security issues!
Unfortunately, Shi Xie never expected that Liu Mang would come to Jiaozhou and bring two talents to govern the barbarians!
As the barbarian king of Wuxi, Samoko showed up to explain the situation and told the barbarian brothers in Jiaozhou.
"You are all citizens of the Han Dynasty. In the eyes of the young master, no matter whether it is Yi or Di, as long as you identify with the Han Dynasty, we are the same race!"
"I know you don't like farming, but you can be a soldier! As long as you join the army as a soldier, you can still receive military pay and your family will be protected!"
"If there are still those who are stubborn, you can compete with me, Samoko. If you win, I will hand over my position as the Barbarian King to you!"
Shamoke is carrying a caltrop bone. This look alone is enough to convince Jiaozhou Man.
With the bad-faced Barbarian King, the red-faced Ma Liang makes a brilliant appearance.
Ma Liang is like a close brother, bringing warmth to the barbarian brothers.
I am warm-hearted and love to help. My name is Ma Liang, not Wang.
Ma Liang acted from the bottom of his heart and did not discriminate against the barbarians, so he was able to draw on the power of the Wuxi barbarians in the battle of Yiling.
Disparaging Yi and Di is a common problem among many Han officials.
There is still a long way to go before Han people can be treated equally, and Liu Mang can only take it step by step.
Fortunately, people like Ma Liang existed and helped him a lot.
All in all, all the obedient and gentle barbarians were arranged by Ma Liang to work in the fields.
The number of men under Deng Ai, the captain of the field brigade, increased a lot.
Huangshan also felt the joy of farming and enjoyed it.
As for those barbarians who were aggressive and disobedient to discipline, they were all brought into the army by Shamoko.
Samoko is brave and good at fighting, but his training methods are obviously insufficient.
Liu Mang waved his hand and let Wei Yan make his debut.
His deputies are Ma Su, Feng Xi and Zhang Nan.
When Ma Su opened his mouth, the soldiers ran away and broke their legs.
Liu Mang spoke highly of Ma Su's expertise.
"If the Yellow Turban Army had people like you, Youchang, it might have been possible!"
Ma Su frowned and said: "Master, are you really praising me? I always feel like you are hurting me!"
"Besides, aren't the things you said just trying to educate the barbarians?"
"Fortunately, most of them yearn for the Central Plains culture and are willing to learn!"
After arranging work for his subordinates, Liu Mang naturally took Lu Qiling on sightseeing tours every day.
Just half a month later, Fengyang City continued to build in an orderly manner, but Shi Xie, who was thirty miles outside the city, became a little unable to sit still.
"Have the refugees from Ninan County been delivered?"
"Recruit refugees from the estates of major noble families for me!"
"I am determined to make Liu Mang run out of military rations!"
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Jiangxia.
Liu Bei received Liu Mang's letter.
"You traitor! There is not a single word of concern in the letter about being a father. It is all about asking for money and food!"
Liu Mang wrote a letter and the emperor's uncle burst into tears.
"My lord, just leave the military rations to Liang."
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Zhou Yu has now marched to Xiangyang with his army, so our army can safely carry out spring plowing."
"Gongjin is good at fighting, but the harvest in Xiangyang will be difficult!"
Xu Shu was overjoyed and said: "My lord, Kong Ming! The spies from Jiangling have come to report that Sun Quan has moved 30,000 households!"
"Sun Shiwan helped us farm the land and resume production, and he didn't even know it!"
Liu Bei sighed and said: "Military advisor, Mang'er only wants military rations, but he wants to gather the refugees!"
"Although Bei cares about the people, now we have to pay for Zhou Yu's food and grass, and we also have to take care of Jiaozhou..."
Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly and smiled warmly: "My lord, if Jiaozhou can be able to stabilize the young master, it will be a stable rear area for our army!"
"In addition to standing troops, we can also continuously provide food, grass and soldiers with energy sources!"
"Young Master once said that he would build Jiaozhou into a true utopia!"
Utopia?
Liu Bei admitted that he only knew about the great ancestor Liu Bang, but if he asked directly, he would appear to be ignorant.
"Ahem! What does the military counselor mean by saying that you want me to fully support Manger?"
"My lord is wise!"
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Jiaozhou Shixie will definitely surrender to you, but you still have to find a way to divide his power!"
"Yuan Zhi, you and I can briefly explain to the lord what we discussed before!"
Xu Shu stepped forward and said with a smile: "My lord, according to the idea of the young master, even if you let Shi Xie continue to lead Jiaozhou, this person will not cause any trouble!"
Liu Bei's eyes widened and he saw four big characters - Separation of Powers!
"Separation of powers?"
"Yes, this is what Mr. Meng said, Mr. Meng's theory!"
"Yuan Zhi, who is Mr. Meng?"
"Montesquieu!"
Liu Bei said he had never heard of it, but this model of separation of powers makes it impossible for people to monopolize power!
"Alas! I had known this..."
"My lord, what makes you sigh?"
Zhuge Liang was concerned about Liu Bei and asked quickly.
"If I had known this, I would have let Wu Ju stay, and he would have been left out anyway!"