During the reign of Emperor Ling, the statistics of the civil registers were not very accurate, and there were many hidden households of wealthy and powerful families, but at least there were rules, and these yellow registers could be used as a reference.
When Dong Zhuo came to power, the yellow records were just scraps of wood. Not to mention that he never kept statistics. Even if he really sent people to record records carefully, as long as the Liangzhou soldiers went out for a tour, no one knew how many people they would kill or be robbed.
How many people will starve to death and run away in the future.
In this case, it is impossible to count at all.
Liu Xiang occupied the land of Sanfu, but he really didn't know how many people there were now. He had to re-count the population and release food for disaster relief as soon as possible.
There is no shortage of officials in the counties of Sanfu, but none of them can be trusted. They are all local tyrants. The nobles serve as officials. They are good at deceiving the superiors and concealing the inferiors. Liangzhou soldiers went to search the prisons from time to time, breaking all order.
, rendering the supervision methods completely ineffective, and they can only be left to their own devices.
How could that be better?
When the Anping Army arrived, people from all over the country were in disbelief. They were so anxious to conquer Chang'an that they had no time to clean up.
The meritorious officers in the army, the records captured in the statistics city, the scribes accompanying the army, and the assets in the statistics palace cannot be spared at all. The severe winter is coming, and now officials are mobilized from other states and counties to travel long distances.
It's easy to freeze to death halfway.
No one is available.
He called everyone together to discuss the problem and told Guo Jia, Jia Xu and others about the problem, but they had no idea.
It can be seen that saving people is more difficult than killing people.
At this time, Cao Cao said another thing, which he considered to be the most important thing: "How long can a country last without a master?"
Liu Xiang did not expect that he would persuade him to come in at this time, and frowned and said: "Mengde, I am very anxious now. The people in the third auxiliary are crying for food. This matter can be discussed later."
Cao Cao stood up and solemnly raised his hands and said: "I know that the general cares about the people and has a kind character. This is the blessing of thousands of people. But everything must have rules. A country cannot be without a king for a day, and a family cannot be without a master for a day.
There will be chaos, and chaos will make things difficult.”
He bowed to the end and said loudly: "I invite the general to come to Dabao and take charge of the world. Then the officials and the people will return to their hearts, everything will go smoothly, and the people will be helped, and the orders will be carried out."
Of course Liu Xiang wanted to be emperor, but he believed that the time was not yet ripe. He had conquered the territory with his army and already had the actual power, so why should he be impatient in vain? He could easily be criticized.
Besides, according to the usual practice, there must be a process of three requests and three resignations to tell the world that it is not me who is greedy for power, but what the people want.
The etiquette of three words and three concessions does not refer to a specific number of times. In ancient times, "three" meant multiple times. This is not a pedantic redundancy. If you think so, it would be superficial.
The process of three petitions and three resignations is used to observe the trend of the people and who agrees with it. Through such a process, we can see the difference, and it can also stir up the trend of public opinion and create the trend of the people.
general trend.
Then there is the general trend, using the power to overwhelm others.
Liu Xiang glared at Cui Yi, who was about to get up and follow Cao Cao to persuade him to come in. Others had to go through the process of persuading him to come in. Cui Yi, a straightforward person, did not understand these twists and turns, so it was better not to get involved.
"The mourning has been going on for a long time, the bones are lying thousands of miles away, and the people are in mourning. At this time, it is necessary to count the number of victims as soon as possible and provide relief. This is the most important thing at the moment. The rest will be discussed later. Mengde, please sit down
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"only."
After hearing this, Cao Cao obediently returned to the back of the document. He was not dumbfounded. This kind of thing had to go through a process. He couldn't have known it. Before he got up, he knew that rejection was certain.
If Liu Xiang directly agreed and ascended the throne, that would be good. He would have the power to follow the dragon directly, but he knew in his heart that Liu Yicheng was not a shallow person, and he would not do such frivolous and stupid things.
The purpose of my words to persuade Liu Xiang today is to get a head start, to show loyalty, to build a relationship, and to gain trust. Although the eldest daughter has already been engaged to Liu Xiang, she is not yet old enough, and the wedding will have to wait for two more years.
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As a foreign relative, he hasn't settled down yet, so he has to show off.
In fact, the other subordinates also had this idea. After the emperor died, the lord ascended the throne naturally, and they could also be promoted and promoted. As the tide rose, all boats were lifted. But Cao Cao was rejected. Both those who understood and those who didn't understood knew that this matter could not be discussed today.
The master has already refused to answer, and if he keeps talking non-stop, it will become annoying.
Let's continue discussing where to allocate manpower, count the population, and provide relief to the victims.
The size of the third auxiliary force is not small, at least one to two million people, and it is a severe winter. The time is short and the tasks are heavy. There are really no good ideas.
Cui Yi listened for a long time and said impatiently: "Lord, just recruit into the army and lead the team with soldiers. It's not like we have never done this before."
Liu Xiang thought carefully. This kind of thing had indeed been done in Youzhou before. The refugees were organized into groups and under the jurisdiction of military sergeants. But at that time, they only attracted about 100,000 people. Now they are facing one or two million. Can it be done?
ah?
I glanced around, but I didn't have any other good ideas. Let's just do this. No matter how bad the solution is, it's still better than doing nothing.
The military has been teaching literacy for many years. The soldiers of the Central Army and the Fourth Army have been in the army for a long time. Most of the soldiers have mastered hundreds of common characters. It is impossible to read classics and history and write articles. Just remember your name, place of birth, and do some simple calculations.
Food rations for dozens or hundreds of people should be no problem.
There is no need for them to do more.
Liu Xiang's disaster relief work would never just build a few porridge shacks, and then let the hungry people line up to receive the porridge, completely ignoring who ate and who didn't. That was a TV series, or just a superficial appearance, and it was not disaster relief at all.
There is no roster for disaster relief, we don’t know the number of people, and there is no one to manage it, so how to save it? How much food should be allocated? Will it cause looting? Who is full? Who is hungry? There is also corruption among middle-level officials. He needs to know which link has gone wrong.
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"Tune the right army and the guard camp to go to each county with Qu as a unit, organize the disaster victims into five households into one group, two groups into one ten, and let them choose their own leaders. The army sergeants are responsible for one person according to the number of people in the local area.
Five or one ten, record the roster and distribute the food."
There are 37 counties in Sanfu. He sent out 18,000 people. Each county can have about 500 people. Each soldier is responsible for about a hundred people. It is difficult, but we can only trust them.
"Each Qujunhou has the right to mobilize officials, but anyone who hinders disaster relief can be beheaded on the spot." Liu Xiang gave them the right.
In troubled times, heavy codes are used, and nothing can be done without power.
"There are 40,000 Western troops around Chang'an, divided into eight teams, responsible for transporting grain. Anyone who causes trouble to the area will be beheaded and hung up on the camp gate for thirty days." After he finished speaking, he glanced at Zhang Ji and Duan Yan.
The two of them were so frightened that they quickly stood up and swore: "Don't worry, general, we will definitely restrain our subordinates. Anyone who dares to rob the people will be chopped into pieces and fed to the dogs."
"I have remembered it. I hope you can keep your promise." Liu Xiang glanced at them again with squinted eyes and said in a deep voice: "The Anping Army is not allowed to harass the people. Anyone who dares to offend will not be spared lightly, no matter who they are."
After saying that, he looked at Cao Cao: "Appoint Cao Cao as General Anguo, with full responsibility for the disaster relief work of the Third Assistant. Meng De, Guanzhong has been too severely damaged in recent years. The people are in poverty and urgently need relief. This matter is of great importance and cannot be ignored. The lives of thousands of people must not be ignored."
Life, in one thought of yours, don’t let me down.”
"General, don't worry, I will definitely do my best to save the people." Cao Cao felt proud, and he initiated the effort to persuade people to advance. This is what happened.
"I don't ask you to work hard, I just ask you to be able to balance a bowl of water. I'm going to say something ugly first. If only the scholars are full and the people starve to death, I will slaughter the whole family of those scholars! You know
Yes, I will never show mercy when I kill someone."
Cao Cao felt a shiver in his heart. As expected, this man was still close to the head of Guizhou and hated the scholars, but he did not dare to hesitate and replied solemnly: "I will keep it in mind."
Disaster relief teams rush to various places to try to put more food in the people's stomachs before the severe winter comes to resist the severe cold and survive the winter.
For the people at the bottom, every severe winter is a hurdle. Too many people die of cold and starvation, so the Spring Festival is called the New Year's Eve, because after the Spring Festival, the weather gets warmer, and it is considered to have passed the gate of hell.
Liu Xiang had nothing else to do except wait in Chang'an. The people in the city were taken over by Zhang He and the garrison. Together with the officials, wealthy families, and wealthy households, there were a total of 120,000 people, of which only 70,000 people were in need of relief.
, had already joined the army in every household, and the soldiers distributed food.
Life in the city of Chang'an was much easier than outside, because Taicang and various treasuries had more than 3 million shi of grain stored in it, and there were still 200,000 to 300,000 shi in the military camps outside the city.
The most important thing is that these people are right under Liu Xiang's nose, and no one can starve them to death.
This time, the standards required for the Sanfu disaster relief work are very low, as long as they don't starve to death. It's impossible to eat enough because they're worried about not having enough food.
A few days later, the great scholars in the city were still arguing about the posthumous title of Emperor Liu Xie. Liu Xiang was very annoyed. A child of twelve or thirteen years old, without a pro-government, is just a puppet. What's wrong with deciding on a posthumous title?
It's just "sorrow", "yang" and "suffering".
The short break of fleas is called Ai, and the short break of Gongren is called Ai;
If it is broken in a short period of time, it is said to be a tragedy;
If there is a short break in Weijia, it is called an injury;
If it is combined with worldly affairs, at most we have the choice of "噖" and "捍".
If you are careful and fearful, you will say Xi;
When the country is worried, it is called Min; when there is adversity in the country, it is called Min; when there is disaster, it is called Min; when it makes the people sad, it is called Min.
Gone.
Liu Xie made no mistakes or achievements, so what is there to argue about?
Liu Xiangqiangang made a decisive decision and directly designated Liu Xie's posthumous title as: Emperor Xiaoshang.
Because the Han Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety, the posthumous titles of the emperors of the two Han Dynasties all started with the word "filial piety", and the emperors before "Ai" and "Yang" had already taken them.
This was actually a bit presumptuous, because the subsequent emperors all assigned posthumous titles to the late emperor, but no one dared to cause trouble for Liu Xiang.
Including Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, they have surrendered their military power and stayed at home honestly, not showing up for several days.
It’s good to think about it carefully. Liu Xiang is waiting for them to adjust their mentality and use their remaining energy.
Now, he has other things to do.
"Should our army attack Xiaoguan first, capture Anding and Beidi, or attack Mateng first, occupy Hanyang, and open up the Longguan Road?"
Liu Xiang looked at the map and asked Guo Jia and Jia Xu.