Liu Hong had only heard bad news these days. When he heard the good news, he couldn't help but feel a little more relaxed. His tone softened and he asked, "Oh, what good news? Bring it to me."
Zhang Rang quickly got up from the ground and handed over the memorial: "Your Majesty, please see that Liu Xin, the shepherd of Jingzhou, has defeated the Yellow Turban of Nanyang."
All these days were filled with defeats. After finally hearing the news of a victory, Liu Hong was in a great mood: "Hahaha... good, good, good! Father, it seems you recommended Liu Xin. This time
I will remember your first contribution! Hahaha... I passed the decree and made Liu Xin the Marquis of Xiangyang. The other meritorious generals will be rewarded separately. I have been having trouble sleeping and eating these days. I finally got this good news today. I should relax well.
It’s time. Dismiss the court!”
After Liu Hong finished speaking, he ignored the strange looks from the civil and military officials of the court, got up and went back to the harem to have a good time. He had not favored the palace maid for several days, and he was so excited that he felt a little uncontrollable.
Liu Xin defeated the Yellow Turbans in Nanyang and adopted Kuai Liang's strategy. He petitioned the imperial court through Zhang Rang, saying that the area of Nanyang was too vast to be managed, and requested that Nanxiang and Xiangyang counties be separated from Nanyang and Nanjun. Liu Hong approved everything, and from then on
Jingzhou was divided into nine counties. So Liu Xin appointed Xu Huang as the governor of Nanyang, stationed in Wancheng; Zhang He as the governor of Nanxiang, stationed in Zhangling; appointed Kuai Liang as the governor of Xiangyang, Tian Feng as the governor of Changsha, and Cai Mao as the naval capital
Wei, Ju was granted the title of Biejia, Kuai Yue and Han Opera were engaged, Cai Yong was the chief administrator, Zhang Fei, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, and Zhao Yun were all granted the title of captain. From then on, Liu Xin controlled the four counties of Jing and Xiang in one fell swoop.
He also weakened Nanjun Beiyu's strength and took control of Jingzhou navy. The battle of Wancheng was really like killing three birds with one stone!
The Yellow Turban Rebellion in Nanyang caused the gentry and gentry in Wancheng and more than ten surrounding counties to be almost completely massacred. The money, grain, property and silk plundered by Zhang Mancheng and others were carefully counted and were found to be equivalent to 6 billion yuan. Liu Xin took them
With everything in his pocket, Jingzhou's financial crisis will be resolved.
Liu Xin returned to Xiangyang, looked at Jushou, Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, Zhang Fei, Dian Wei, Xu Chu and Zhao Yun who were sitting in the hall. These people were all his civil and military confidants, and said with high spirits: "The Battle of Wancheng"
, Nanyang and other four counties have been pacified, I want to make a big move, send troops to attack Jiangxia and other five counties, and unify Jingzhou, what do you think?"
Liu Xin is no longer the Liu Xin of the past. In the past, his ideal was just to be a grand thief, robbing the rich and giving to the poor. When he came to the Eastern Han Dynasty, he just wanted to live a stable life. But now it is different, he has
He had the ambition to conquer the world, so he eagerly wanted to unify Jingzhou and lay a solid foundation for future hegemony.
Unexpectedly, Jushu, Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue said in unison: "Lord, this must not be done!"
Jushou said: "My lord, although Jiangxia and other five counties are unwilling to obey orders, the prefects of each county are also officials of the imperial court. They rashly raised troops and their troops were unknown."
Kuai Yue said: "My lord, although we won a complete victory in the battle of Wancheng, it was a fluke. Now Nanyang is newly settled, people's hearts are not stable, and the soldiers and horses also need to be well trained. It is not appropriate to fight again at this time."
Kuai Liang said: "My lord, Nanyang and Yingchuan have been hit by bandits one after another, and the people have been displaced. Now there are more than 100,000 refugees outside Xiangyang City. My lord should implement benevolent government at this time to win the hearts of the people."
Zhao Yun also said: "Brother, what the three gentlemen said makes sense. Please think again."
Liu Xin pondered, she was indeed a little too hasty, and we must not forget the principle that haste makes waste! So she nodded and said: "You are right, but I am too impatient. Jiangxia and other five counties will let it go first.
It’s more important to handle the things at hand.”
Jushou and others were all overjoyed. They did not expect Liu Xin to be so obedient, and they all said, "My lord is wise."
Only Xu Zhu was a little unhappy. Last time he went to Wancheng, Liu Xin left him behind to protect the safety of Xiangyang. He was not able to kill happily for a while. He was depressed and always thought about getting a vanguard to do it next time.
, it seems like it’s going to be in trouble again.
Liu Xin said: "Everyone, the most important thing at the moment is to resettle the refugees outside the city. There are two ways to resettle the refugees. One is for the government to provide rice porridge for disaster relief, and the other is to recruit migrant workers to provide relief with work. I am prepared to
Xiangyang City is undergoing expansion."
"Expansion?" Everyone was talking about it. Xiangyang is already a big city in Jingzhou. After all, it is the capital of Jingzhou. It is second to none in terms of area and population. Liu Xin wanted to expand the city when he arrived in Xiangyang last time.
After being dissuaded by everyone, he now brought up the old matter again.
Liu Xin continued: "Yes, expansion. The Xiangyang City in my plan should be at least four times the current size. The streets and various areas in the city must be planned in detail, the moat must be greatly widened, and the city walls must be reinforced.
If the city is high, several strong and large granaries will be built in the city." Liu Xin was determined to implement the policy of "building walls high and accumulating grain widely." This would not only be his place of governance, but also a place where he would compete for the world.
's base.
Kuai Liang said uneasily: "My lord, such a large-scale construction project requires a huge amount of manpower, money and materials."
Liu Xin smiled and said: "Don't worry about this, Mr. Zirou, I have already planned it. To expand Xiangyang City, the major expenses include manpower, land, masonry and wood. Manpower is easy to handle, and the 20,000 Yellow Turban captives are here
I don’t know how to deal with it, so just punish them with two years of hard labor, and recruit some people from the refugees. It should be enough. Land, bricks, and wood must be purchased with money. This time we recaptured Wancheng and took it back from the Yellow Turbans.
There are as many as six billion in gold and silver, and this money is more than enough to build the city."
In the past, Nanyang County was the largest and richest county in Jingzhou. The savings of a large noble family for more than two hundred years were very considerable. First they were plundered by the Yellow Turbans, and now this wealth is in the hands of Liu Xin. In his jargon, this is
It's called "black eating black". Anyway, now that he has money, his waist has become stronger.
Kuai Yue said uneasily: "We use these prisoners to build the city wall. What if they cause trouble?"
Zhang Fei said in a loud voice: "What are you afraid of? I, Lao Zhang, carry a spear to supervise the work every day to see who dares to disobey!" After arriving in Xiangyang, Liu Xin asked a skilled craftsman to use the eight-foot snake spear from the river.
Zhang Fei was so fond of this weapon that he couldn't put it down. Apart from going into the hall for meetings, he wouldn't leave even when he was sleeping.
Everyone laughed after hearing this, and Liu Xin couldn't help laughing, and said: "You want to be an overseer, and I can't bear to give in to your great talent. Don't worry about these prisoners, most of them are just ordinary people who have been deceived. I will give them
Set up a system. Those who work seriously in the first year can receive wages from the next year. Those who continue to work seriously next year can regain their freedom the year after. Those who do not work seriously will be sent to a black house for the first time.
He was detained for five days, and the second time he was found, he was sent to a dark room for ten days. I don’t believe they dare to disobey.”
"Black house?" Everyone looked at Liu Xin in confusion.
In fact, Liu Xin didn't know much about the role of the black house. He had only read about it in some miscellaneous books. However, he had a colleague who was imprisoned in the black house after a mistake. He seemed to have suffered a lot. Liu Xin smiled, so
Zuo said mysteriously: "Don't worry, you will know when the time comes."
Naturally, the three of them are responsible for relieving refugees and expanding Xiangyang. Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun are busy training the 10,000 recruits. The other 10,000 recruits have been allocated to Xu Huang and Zhang He, who are from Changsha.
Five thousand elite soldiers were also led by Tian Feng to take up their posts. Dian Wei and Xu Chu were still responsible for guarding Xiangyang City and the Prefectural Mufu. Seeing everyone leaving separately, Liu Xin walked back to the back.
Under Ma Yun's arrangement, this state pastoral palace was divided into several separate courtyards for Tian Feng, Ju Shou and others to live in. Each courtyard had its own new gate, leading directly to the outside, and the one in the mansion
The garden at the back is shared by several families, and women usually play in the garden. It is early summer now, and the garden has lush foliage, birds singing and flowers fragrant, and the scenery is pleasant.
Naturally, Bian Yu and Ying'er lived in the same courtyard as Liu Xin and Ma Yun. However, Liu Xin had been very busy since arriving in Xiangyang. Occasionally she went back to the mansion and was surrounded by her wife and children, but rarely saw her. She
Although she was born into a prostitute family, she couldn't keep her dignity and hang out in front of Liu Xin to attract Liu Xin's attention. In her eagerness, she really couldn't think of any way to get close to Liu Xin.
Some time ago, Bian Yu heard that there were many people fleeing from Nanyang and Yingchuan outside the city. She had heard that Liu Xin was a good official who loved the people when he was in Hejian. She rolled her eyes and thought of it. So, these
Since then, Bian Yu has been running outside the city every day to help Jushou and others in relieving the refugees. She was originally from a lowly background, but when she saw the refugees outside the city, she was struck by the scene. She thought of how many girls from good families would be forced to fall into prostitution, and she couldn't help but
She was moved by her true feelings, and now she goes out early every day and comes back late every day, fully devoted to the disaster relief work. Ma Yun was not worried about her safety, so she sent a team of flying tiger guards to follow her as escorts.
Ma Yun was currently promoting her "heliocentric theory" to Cai Yan in the pavilion by the garden pond. In Hejian, Ma Yun once promoted the "heliocentric theory" to Fan Juan, but was treated as a joke by Fan Juan and Zhao Yun. Later, she
She tried to sell Bian Yu again, but still failed.
Now, Cai Yan was listening intently and seemed to have a lot of experience. He said to Ma Yun: "Sister Yun, what you said seems to make sense. It's just that if the earth we are standing on is a round ball, then how can people not fall down?
Woolen cloth?"
Seeing that her "doctrine" finally had an audience, and that the audience began to think further, Ma Yun was secretly happy and said: "This involves another issue, that is, the issue of attraction. I will discuss it later."
Let me tell you..."
"Oh, what are you talking about? Can I come and listen?" Liu Xin also came to the pavilion at some point.
When Cai Yan saw Liu Xin, he hurriedly stood up and said a blessing: "The daughter of the people has met your Excellency."
But Ma Yun pulled her up and said, "Hey, we don't need so many etiquette at home, you can continue talking."
Cai Yan felt a little embarrassed when he saw the couple here, and said, "Sister, I've been out for a long time. It's time to go back. I'll come back tomorrow to listen to my sister."
Liu Xin looked at Cai Yan's graceful back and said to Ma Yun: "Honey, what nonsense are you telling children again? No one in this world will listen to your words."
Ma Yun said unconvinced: "She already understood a little bit, but when you interrupted her, I will start from the beginning again tomorrow. By the way, did you say what I asked you to say last time?"