The more Liu Xiang thought about it, the more strange he felt, so he waved his hand to summon the guards.
"Go find out who owns this convoy and don't disturb them."
"only."
Putting aside his doubts, Liu Xiang hurried back to the county office. He still had things to do.
After Lu County surrendered a few days ago, Yan Rou was sent to the south.
More than ninety miles south of Lu County, the place where the Gu River and the Yu River merge is Yongnu County, with a population of 4,000 households and nearly 20,000 people.
The water resources there are so rich that floods occur every year. Without good water control and the construction of a large number of water conservancy projects, it is not suitable for farming. Most local people make a living by fishing and freight transportation.
In the future, when the navy is established, Yongnu will become one of the sources of troops. Liu Xiang marked it on the slip.
Seventy miles further south of Yongnu is Quanzhou, with a population of 2,800 households and more than 10,000 people. There are iron mines in Quanzhou, and Piaoyu, a town more than ten miles south of the county seat, produces salt. In addition to too much saline-alkali land, farming is impossible.
It's a good place.
Further south from Quanzhou is the Bohai Sea.
This is very different from that of later generations. The coastline of later generations has advanced hundreds of miles southward, and the changes in the sea over the past 1,800 years have to be lamentable.
Retracting his sigh for time, Liu Xiang continued to read the submission in his hand.
Yan Rou took Hu Qi, the left army and the militia with 5,000 men to capture the two counties and inspect the ships and seaports.
The progress is not bad. The two counties have surrendered, but there is no way to divide the land. There are only a few acres of land in total. The only way is to abolish the harsh government and establish a militia.
The Iron Officer has sent someone to take over the Salt Officer established in Quanzhou. The Iron Officer is under the supervision of the General, while the Salt Officer is under the direct supervision of the General's Office.
As for tax collection and future construction issues, we can only wait and see. Liu Xiang is currently short of manpower and cannot take care of them for the time being.
In addition to salt and iron, there is only some fish left in those two counties. Send the caravan there, and Liu Xiang can just collect the business tax directly. Don't dig out the little money in the hands of the people, let them save some money to survive.
Yong Nu, there are not many powerful families in Quanzhou, and the salt and iron in Yuyang have always been under the control of the prefect Zhang Ju. Other families dare not reach out, and Zhang Ju's family has been purged.
Other small profits could not attract the attention of the children of aristocratic families, so they were taken over by heroes and bullies from all walks of life.
There were many heroes from all walks of life in the Han Dynasty, but there were not many good ones among them. They can be understood as modern gangs involved in gangs, and they were basically individuals who hated dogs.
These people were wiped out by Yan Rou, and those who survived were sent to hard labor camps. It happened that the iron mines were short of slaves and the salt fields were short of salt workers.
The troops sent to the south will have to wait a few days before they can return. The two counties have been initially decided, and a large army is still needed to intimidate them.
After a few days, the mood of the Luxian garrison had eased, and Liu Xiang was ready to move them to a camp outside the city under house arrest.
A part of the military camp in the city must be left open for the incoming Youbeiping County soldiers. After all, they want to lure people in. Under the leadership of Liu Zheng, they have already left Wu End and are advancing towards Lu County. They will be there in a few days.
arrive.
Liu Xiang ordered that the Anping right army marched south from Pinggu, and the front army marched eastward from Hunu, with six thousand soldiers and ten thousand militiamen on both sides. The attack was endless.
After processing some reports from various local newspapers, the Su Wei sent out came back. The owner of the convoy was Zhen Yi, a native of Zhongshan County, Jizhou. He was going to visit friends in Lingzhi County, western Liaoning. When passing through Lu County, he was blocked in
I have been stuck in the city for many days.
"Why are you leading a convoy through the county? Have you gone to the city gate?"
"Zhen Yi has built a new mansion and is moving today. She has not bothered the city gate."
If you are just staying temporarily, do you want to buy a mansion to live in? Rich people really know how to play.
"Poverty limits my imagination." Liu Xiang shook his head and sighed.
He knew Zhen Yi, the largest wealthy businessman north of the Yellow River.
In fact, the main reason is that Zhen Yi is Zhen Mi's father, and Zhen Mi is the beautiful woman described in "Fu of the Goddess of Luo".
The waves are moving slightly, and the socks are dusty.
He kept his words in his mouth but did not spit them out, and his breath was like a quiet orchid.
It's so graceful and graceful that it makes me forget to eat.
These popular poems describe Zhen Mi.
Sure enough, beauties are unforgettable. Liu Xiang even remembered who her father was.
However, there is no need to worry about Zhen Mi. She is only two years old and is still a little kid.
As for Zhen Yi going to visit friends in Lingzhi County, Liu Xiang guessed that it was to avoid the military rebellion in Jizhou and defect to the Gongsun family in western Liaoning, which was the family of Gongsun Zan.
No wonder Gongsun Zan suddenly rose to prominence in history. It only took a short time to raise thousands of soldiers and horses, especially the white horse Yi Cong with three thousand riders, which required a very huge wealth.
Raising cavalry is really expensive, and Liu Xiang was deeply aware of this. As for Gongsun Zan, he was so extravagant that he equipped all his cavalry with white horses. This was too much money to spend.
Gongsun Zan had served as a county magistrate for several years without any political achievements. Now he is serving as the chief historian of the Liaodong vassal state. The chief historian is not a high-ranking official.
During the Han Dynasty, the state was a fiefdom of the princes. The person responsible for managing the subject country was called the state minister, the person responsible for the military power within the territory was called the captain, and the chief minister was the assistant captain.
It was from this position that Gongsun Zan raised a private army, and the size of the private army far exceeded the military strength of his vassal country.
This is equivalent to a city-level fourth-in-command. The number and quality of bodyguards hired exceed those of the local border guards. It's so outrageous.
It turned out that he had such a wealthy father behind him, and Liu Xiang felt that he suddenly no longer wanted to work hard.
Later, a very interesting thing happened. There was Changshan next to Zhongshan. There was a fierce man named Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong from Changshan. When Yuan Shaoquan occupied Jizhou, he resolutely led his troops across Jizhou and defected to Gongsun Zan.
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And Zhen Yi’s wife is from Changshan.
Later, the Zhen family in Zhongshan switched their allegiance to Yuan Shao, and Zhao Yun also left Gongsun Zan.
Seven years later, Liu Bei met Zhao Yun in Ye County, Yuan Shao's seat.
This is worth pondering.
Liu Xiang also wants to hug this golden thigh, Liu Xiang wants to marry this daughter of the Zhen family, and Liu Xiang also wants this fierce general brother.
Liu Xiang decided to tie Zhen Yi into his chariot, and asked his attendants to assassinate Zhen Yi at his residence and pay him a visit tomorrow.
Zhen Yi has money, and her ancestors were also born in the Sangong family. Two thousand stones were inherited from her family, but it was a pity that they were from the new dynasty of Wang Mang.
Since Emperor Guangwu revived the Han Dynasty, the Zhen family in Zhongshan has declined.
Zhen Yi served as a county magistrate, but later quit. With his wealth and the current trend of buying officials, he probably felt that it would be difficult to revive the family by pursuing an official career, so he was ready to change his path.
Liu Xiang wants Zhen Yi to sponsor him, but there are two difficulties that need to be solved.
The route he wants to take is different from Zhen Yi. How can he draw a big picture and persuade Zhen Yi to join his camp?
Although Liu Xiang cannot tolerate powerful landlords, the Xungui Group under his command, which started with military exploits, is bound to rise, and he cannot stop it, nor can he stop it.
There are also business groups, especially channel dealers, which Liu Xiang needs more.
Another difficulty is how to make Zhen Yi decide to bet on Liu Xiang.
The difficulty lies in Liu Xiang's low background.
The difficulty lies in the fact that the great power of the Han Dynasty is still there.