Chapter 497: Deep Roots and Consolidation to Control the World
The edict of Liu Xiang's ascension to the throne spread throughout the world, and everyone in the nine states in the north celebrated with joy. The name of righteousness was established. The previous benevolent policy of dividing land and lowering taxes was endorsed by the imperial court, and the last trace of worries in the hearts of the people was dispelled.
The spontaneous folk celebrations lasted for a long time.
In fact, the current Han Dynasty nominally occupies the land of ten states, but the territory of the Seven Kingdoms Alliance occupies some counties and counties in Yanzhou, Yu, and Xuzhou, and the seven Nanzhong counties of Yizhou are not actually occupied, so the real control area
There is only the land of Kyushu.
The Seven Kingdoms Alliance can be built slowly using the title succession method and there is no rush to attack.
In fact, Nanzhong doesn’t need to worry.
The Qiang tribes in the south-central area ignored the imperial court because the decrees could not be passed on. Even if they knew that the emperor had changed, they did not care.
Although many Ba people came to preach, which made some tribal leaders reduce their hatred of the imperial court, they still have to live their lives. If you don't go to the mountains to hunt, go down to the rivers to fish, and don't collect wild vegetables and fruits, you will go hungry.
The imperial court cannot be used as food.
The Han court now has no time to pay attention to Nanzhong.
Liu Xiang is not Zhuge Liang. He does not need to mobilize manpower, resources and supplies from the south to fight. As long as the barbarians there do not take the initiative to find trouble, he is not ready to attack them for the time being. The threat level of those Qiang barbarians is not as good as that of Yangzhou and Jingzhou.
As for the five northern counties of Yizhou, although they have raised 35,000 troops, their main target is the southern county of Jingzhou.
Xu Huang's right-wing army has all been transferred to Yufu County and can leave Sichuan at any time.
Yufu County is the Gong'an County of Shu State. In the official history, Liu Bei changed his name after entering Sichuan. Later, Guan Yu defeated Maicheng because Jiangling and Gong'an County were occupied by Wu State, which cut off his retreat to Yizhou. Later, Yizhou
In the Battle of Ling, Lao Liu was defeated and retreated there. Baidi City, where he died of illness, was not far from Yufu.
That's where the Yangtze River comes out of Sichuan, where Qutang Gorge is located. Go down the river, pass through Wu Gorge, Xiling Gorge, break through Wu County, Zigui, and Yiling, and then you can reach Jiangling, the county seat of Nanjun.
Also assisting the Right Army was the Ten Thousand Wudang Flying Army, which was formed by recruiting Ba people and Qiang people. This army is now stationed in Jiangzhou, with Zhang Ren as the captain, Yan Yan, and Wang Ping as the left and right Sima.
Gan Ning was appointed as the Sima of the Yunfan Camp, responsible for commanding the 5,000 Yizhou navy, and would be put under Xu Huang's control when the army marched eastward.
These four were all talented people. After being summoned to Chang'an for a meeting, they returned to Yizhou to take up their posts.
I just met them once, asked a few questions, and gave them a few words of encouragement, which made them grateful and very excited.
Even the unruly Gan Ning was as well-behaved as a kitten in front of Liu Xiang, not domineering at all. The experience of the Jinfan thief made Gan Xingba extremely cautious. This is how he was regarded by the warriors.
prestige.
This is the general trend.
Just a glance from him is already a kindness to many people.
Unfortunately, there was a drought this year and the military rations were not enough to launch a large-scale war. They could only eat in Yizhou.
Thanks to the legacy of Li Bing and his son, the Dujiangyan Irrigation Project made the Chengdu Plain a real land of abundance, and could alone support the 35,000-strong army including the Yizhou garrison.
Liberated the grain and grass in Hanzhong.
This batch of grain relieved some of the pressure on Chang'an and supported the construction of Liangzhou from Qishan Road.
Of course, during the Han Dynasty, Dujiangyan was still called Jianyi. Liu Xiang established Dujiang County there and changed Jianyi to Dujiangyan.
Speaking of which, I have to talk about Erlang Shen.
The Erlang God of the Han Dynasty was not Yang Jian, but the second son of Li Bing. He assisted his father and spent eight years digging mountains to clear roads and built the Dujiangyan Water Conservancy Project. According to folklore, he once killed a dragon and helped his father build weirs to quell troubles. He was honored as Guan by later generations.
Koujiro.
Liu Xiang ordered people to repair the temple of Li Bing and his son, and wrote an inscription in his own handwriting, canonizing Li Erlang as the True Monarch of Guanjiangkou Erlang.
It's a pity that there are no 1,200 grass-headed gods, so it's not perfect.
As for Yang Jian and Yang Erlang who only appeared after the Song Dynasty.
How can he control what will happen a thousand years from now?
He was the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and he was not the emperor who "sent" the dynasty, so it was not his turn to canonize Yang Erlang.
The southwest is relatively stable, and the rice tax has been abolished. The policy of attracting Ba people and Qiang people to go down to the mountains to farm and herd animals, and to gradually Chineseize them, is progressing smoothly.
There are many mountain people who are actually willing to go out of the mountains, even if they have to pay taxes after farming and grazing.
In the mountains, it is difficult to obtain food, there is a lack of medical treatment, no cloth or salt, and there are also threats from poisonous insects and beasts, making life very difficult.
As long as we are treated equally, who doesn't want to live a good life like the Han people?
In this era, even the poor Han people are the objects of their envy.
Taxation under Liu Xiang's rule was very low, and the life of the people at the bottom was pretty good. The generation that had experienced the hardships of the late Han Dynasty was very grateful to him. It is not an exaggeration to say that the people's wishes are what they want.
But everything has advantages and disadvantages. Because we don't want to plunder the people too much, there is not enough food and grass in the treasury. This whole year, the army has not dared to make any big moves. It will be difficult to mobilize troops on a large scale before the autumn harvest next year.
The defense is sufficient, but the strategy is insufficient.
Liu Xiang stared at the map, his brows as furrowed as the Hengduan Mountains.
I feel unhappy!
I clearly have the advantage, but I can only watch helplessly as the enemies join forces and form alliances to make the defense line stronger and stronger.
"We have to fight. How can we sit back and watch the enemy grow stronger?"
Hearing his muttering, Guo Jia, who was at the head of the table, rested his arm on the table in boredom and rested his chin with one hand in a daze. He felt that there was no need to waste energy. It was obvious that he would win by sending troops, so there was no need to rack his brains.
Think about strategies.
But when Xun Yu heard this, he was deeply worried. All specific government affairs needed to be implemented by the Shangshu Province. He, the Shangshu Ling, knew the current situation very well. Unless the disaster relief was stopped or several major projects were stopped.
Otherwise, the imperial court's finances would not be able to support the Southern Expedition.
He had to give some advice: "Your Majesty, it is not appropriate to engage in a major war at this time. The enemy is growing, and so are the powerful men. If the enemy is stronger, I am even stronger, so why worry?"
Liu Xiang also understood this, but he felt unhappy when he saw that the enemies in the south began to sign up for regiments, but he could not move his troops.
"Wen Ruo thinks, how should Jiangnan be pacified?"
"Deep roots and consolidate the foundation to control the world."
Xun Yu means fighting for development. In terms of population, arable land, technology, and potential, is there any possibility of Jiangnan winning?
No!
They will surely perish.
In this case, why bother disrupting the ongoing government affairs? It is a good thing to support the people while dragging down the enemy to death.
Liu Xiang agreed with Xun Yu's point of view. The saying that those who are good at fighting have no great achievements actually refers to this kind of planning for the general trend. Using comprehensive national power to crush the enemy is indeed more clever than fighting on the battlefield.
But he had other worries: "Lü Bu ran to Guangling County for some reason, and Zuo Rong supported him as the leader. I am not afraid of Lu Fengxian going north, but I am afraid that he will go south to Yangzhou, Lu Kang of Wu County, Zhou Xin of Danyang, Liu Miao of Jiujiang, Liu Miao of Lujiang
Xun, Ji Ling, these people are probably no match for him."
He tapped on the map, Guangling County, located on the south bank of the Huai River: "If Lu Bu captures Yangzhou, it will be even harder to defeat Jiangnan."