Chapter 204 If the Eastern Han Dynasty does not perish, it will be unbearable.
When dealing with Yuan Shu before, Nanyang Governor Yang Xu and others joined forces with Liu Bei to attack Yuan Shu.
At that time, Yang Xu, the governor of Nanyang County, Lu Kang, the governor of Lujiang County, and Jing Xiu, the governor of Jiujiang County, all had good relationships with Liu Bei. Liu Bei also had a good impression of them and planned to reuse them.
So not long after that, Yang Xu was transferred to Luoyang by Liu Bei to take up the post of Taichang. Unfortunately, not long after, Yang Xu fell ill and passed away.
Liu Bei felt very sorry for this, so he made funeral arrangements for him with great etiquette and sent his body back to his hometown.
The same goes for Jing Xiu, the governor of Jiujiang County. Before Liu Bei wanted to transfer him to Luoyang, he fell seriously ill and was not cured. He died of the illness, but he did not wait until he became famous.
Only Lu Kang persisted and was appointed as the governor of Yanzhou. As a Jiangdong native, he went to serve as an official in the core area of the Central Plains. He still held such an important position as governor and achieved leapfrog development in his political career.
Currently, the three positions of Nanyang County Sheriff, Jiujiang County Sheriff and Lujiang County Sheriff are vacant.
Previously, the imperial court was busy with the slave restriction order and could not find suitable people to fill these three positions for a while. But now, these three positions have become Liu Bei's breakthrough point for Jiangnan.
So Liu Bei searched around his talent pool and found three suitable people.
At the end of June in the fourth year of Jian'an, Liu Bei went to Luoyang to recommend General Wang Shang as the governor of Jiujiang County, General Qin Mi as the governor of Lujiang County, and General Zhang Ji as the governor of Nanyang County.
Wang Shang and Qin Mi were both relatively senior subordinates who followed Liu Bei when Liu Bei first entered Shu. Over the years, they had been following Liu Bei to handle affairs for him, and accumulated rich experience in handling affairs. They worked hard and did not complain.
Very satisfied with this.
So Liu Bei planned to entrust the positions of Jiujiang County Sheriff and Lujiang County Sheriff to these two people.
On the other hand, Nanyang County is the imperial hometown of the Han Dynasty. It has a special and very important status. Liu Bei made many choices and selected Zhang Ji from his own group of generals, who was very capable, tough, civilized and military-minded to take up this position.
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Zhang is the third batch of subordinates who joined Liu Bei's team after Yizhou. He is not very old in terms of qualifications and not very great in terms of credit. However, based on Liu Bei's long-term observation and testing, it can be determined that he is a down-to-earth person with a good character.
Tough and has strong ability to withstand pressure.
There are many powerful landowners in Nanyang County, and their relationship with Luoyang is very subtle. No matter from any angle, it can be regarded as one of the strongholds of reactionary forces.
As a county to which Jingzhou belongs, its overall population and economic strength is undoubtedly the first in Jingzhou, and the second and third places combined are not as good as it.
Liu Bei needed someone with a tough character and the ability to withstand pressure to take up the post of county guard in Nanyang County and help him control the basic situation in Nanyang County. Otherwise, there would be no way to implement Nanyang County's slave restriction order.
At the same time, Liu Bei also arranged for Gan Ning, Yan Xing and Shi Huan, three outstanding generals who held the position of captain, to serve as Nanyang Commandery, Lujiang Commandery and Jiujiang Commandery respectively.
The three captains each led a battalion of Shu troops to station in the area, giving confidence to the three county guards.
At the same time, they also have a special mission.
After the appointment was issued, Liu Bei convened a meeting with six people and told them that the core factor of their appointment this time was to become the vanguard of Liu Bei's influence in the Jiangnan region. It was of great significance, so they were equipped with enough troops.
The task of the three new county governors is to maintain basic administrative powers, provide sufficient logistical support for the army, help the army gain a foothold there, recruit local recruits, and each train a battalion of local soldiers.
The requirement for local soldiers is to be familiar with water and be able to operate boats, so as to become a boat troop and provide assistance to Liu Bei's navy construction.
So far, Liu Bei's army only has infantry, cavalry and other technical arms. The navy has not been built yet, which makes Liu Bei feel a little inappropriate.
Zhang Ji seemed to feel something about this.
"Jun Hou, do you want us to start building the navy? Do you think the imperial court will still have a war in the south of the Yangtze River?"
Liu Bei looked at Zhang Ji with satisfaction, smiled and nodded.
"What De Rong said is exactly what I thought. The two Jiangnan states are the weakest places of the imperial court. They are also places where I have not been able to operate before. It is also the biggest problem in the implementation of this slave restriction order. If there is no
Preparation in advance, the implementation of the slave restriction order in Jingyang and Yangzhou is probably just a formality to deal with the court.
I don’t have much confidence in dealing with Jiangnan. If there is a rebellion in Jiangnan, and I let the troops who have lived in the north for a long time rush into the south, I am afraid that many more people will die of illness than those who died in battle. That is not an outcome I can accept.
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So I need you to fight an outpost for me. I will arrange for the Han people in the army and the Han people from Shu to follow you south. They are used to the hot and humid climate. Based on them, I will recruit new soldiers and train the navy. When the court has troops in Jiangnan,
Only when we have a certain amount of available soldiers can we push forward the slave restriction order."
Hearing that Liu Bei's plan was so organized, Zhang Ji and others admired Liu Bei's thoughtfulness and far-reaching thinking.
They all accepted the tasks assigned by Liu Bei, saying that they would try their best to carry out these tasks for Liu Bei and never let Liu Bei down.
When they left, Liu Bei did not forget to hold their hands and told them one after another that the army should pay attention to acclimatization. They also need it, so they must pay attention and abide by the health regulations in the army.
You can't drink raw water, you can't eat raw or cold food, you must drink boiled water, and eat cooked food. In summer, you should use more mugwort. You must remember to use mugwort to smoke mosquitoes, and don't take mosquito bites seriously.
Doing small things and the like.
Although they are trivial things, Liu Bei's instructions will make the subordinates feel warm in their hearts. They feel that working for Liu Bei is a very happy thing. They feel that Liu Bei is thinking about them. That kind of true feeling makes them quite happy.
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After this matter was given, a few days later, Zhang Ji and others set off south, accompanied by three battalions of Shu soldiers. They would go south with them and become the vanguard of Liu Bei's forces entering the south. They would
Plow deep in the local area and strive to take root.
Having said that, neither Nanyang County nor Jiujiang County nor Lujiang County can be considered the real Jiangnan. Lujiang County and Jiujiang County can be regarded as Huainan and the South in a broad sense, but there is still a road between them and the real Jiangnan.
Dajiang.
There is nothing we can do about this. The entry of political forces needs to come slowly. For places without political foundation, it is necessary to rush in hastily.
The good thing is that these three counties can also train naval forces.
After they left, Liu Bei was not idle either. While he and Man Chong were busy with the establishment of Zhongshutai and some arrangements, he was also personally doing some work for the establishment of his personal guards.
Previously, at the suggestion of his subordinates, Liu Bei decided to establish a personal guard force for himself. To this end, he sent people to summon Xu Chu and Dian Wei.
This time he was lucky, he summoned both of them.
Dian Wei was serving as a junior officer in the army in Yanzhou at the time. When he learned that the general Liu Bei wanted to summon him, he was stunned. His colleagues and comrades were also stunned. They didn't know how this stupid man got into the army.
General Liu Bei's eyes.
But this did not prevent Dianwei from running to Luoyang.
The same goes for Xu Chu. He was not an official at that time. His family was just a large-scale local power in Qiao County. He had some power and influence in the local area, but it was not the case in a larger area.
It is worth mentioning that when Xu Chu was summoned, it was when the slave restriction order was promulgated.
The Xu family is a family full of martial virtue. At that time, some members of the clan proposed to resist and did not want to simply hand over all their slaves.
But when Xu Chu's imperial edict came, the attitude of the Xu family changed completely.
Hand it over, hand it all over, the general looks down upon us roughnecks, how can we still be shameless?
There is no need for any more slaves. As long as the general is looking after him, are the Xu clan afraid of having no future?
As a result, the Xu family became the first powerful local family in the county to take the initiative to go to the government to deliver their slaves.
They handed over all the slaves needed by the court, and opened the family residence to invite people from the government to inspect. After they visited every corner of the Xu clan's land, they arranged for them to eat and drink well, and even gave them gifts before leaving.