"No!" Liu Xin rejected Jushou's proposal without hesitation and said, "Although Liu Yao is mediocre, he has not made any big mistakes. Compared with what Yuan Shu did in Lujiang, Runan and other places, the people of Jiujiang are more willing to stand by
On Liu Yao's side, those who win the hearts and minds of the people win the world. We cannot go against the will of heaven and help the evil tyrants."
In fact, there is another reason Liu Xin did not mention. In recent years, the situation in Jiujiang and Danyang counties has been relatively stable, and the secret spies lurking there have also been able to develop a huge network of relationships, which has penetrated into all aspects. They want to help Yuan Shu.
Certain conditions have been met to seize Shouchun City, but in this way, these secret spies will be completely exposed. And Yuan Shu will one day become Liu Xin's enemy, but then there will be no secret spies available. This kind of loss-making profit
Liu Xin doesn't do the yelling business.
Ju Shou thought for a while and then said: "In fact, from my subordinates' point of view, my lord does not need to be so worried. With the strength of the six armies, they will definitely be able to sweep across the northern states. If Cao Cao dares to act rashly, my lord can take the opportunity to dominate the world!"
Liu Xin shook his head and said nothing. Liu Xin also knew that with the military power he now has, it is not impossible to unify the entire Han Dynasty. But in this way, the Han Dynasty will be unified, but it will inevitably lead to a situation where the mountains and rivers are broken and the people are miserable.
In the end, it gave an opportunity to those foreign races who were eyeing the Central Plains.
Jushu felt deeply ashamed that he could not help Liu Xin solve the current predicament because he was worried about the humiliation of his ministers. He had not slept well for two days. However, through these two days of hard thinking, Jushu also figured out one thing. He
He raised his hands and said: "I am convinced that my lord wants to open up the trade routes in the Western Regions. Since the situation here is difficult to solve for the time being, and my subordinates estimate that Cao Cao does not dare to openly use troops against the lord, it is better to ask the lord to go to Guanzhong and personally take charge of the Western Regions."
Business is important."
Liu Xin waved his hand and said: "There are no flukes in the world. Gong Yu, haven't you seen the tragic situation in Xuzhou after Cao Jun's rampage? Liu always feels that something will happen recently, but he doesn't want the people under his rule to suffer the same misfortune.
, Liu will not go to Guanzhong until his worries are resolved."
After a pause, Liu Xin continued: "However, matters in the Western Regions cannot be delayed for too long. In this way, I will now appoint Jia Xu as the Protector of the Western Regions, with full responsibility for the reconstruction of the Western Regions Protectorate. Another appointment will be made
The first legion went to Guanzhong to provide backup for Liangzhou. The second legion moved to the counties in northern Jing to guard against Cao Cao."
Jushou hesitated for a moment and said: "For your information, my lord, the Seventh Army Corps has set off from Chengdu a few days ago and will arrive in Yuzhang in the near future. Part of the First Army Corps was originally planned to be transferred to Yizhou. If all of them are transferred to Guanzhong, Yizhou
The state will have no soldiers available."
The professional mountain and jungle warfare force built by Liu Xin in the Seventh Army Corps has been stationed in Yizhou for a long time because it is mountainous, which is both useful and convenient for training. In the mountainous areas of Kuaiji, Yuzhang and other places in the south of the Yangtze River, there are also some mountain warriors living there.
tribe.
Recently, as a large number of refugees have been resettled, there have been many incidents of Shanyue tribes raiding and plundering these refugees. Although they were repelled by the Third Army Corps that was responsible for escorting them, they also caused certain casualties to the refugees.
As a result, the refugees coming from Xuzhou were panic-stricken.
Regarding these Shanyue tribes who repeatedly invaded the Han people, Liu Xin still adopted the methods in the past. On the one hand, he treated the Han and Vietnamese equally and treated them equally. On the other hand, he also had to resolutely crack down on the stubborn elements. In order to deal with the Shanyue tribes
, Liu Xin transferred the Seventh Army to Jiangnan. As a professional force in mountain warfare, it was certainly the most appropriate arrangement for the Seventh Army to deal with the Shanyue tribe.
Due to the ethnic integration since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the difference between the Shanyue people and the Han people is not big, and a considerable part of the Shanyue people were originally Han people. These Shanyue people live in scattered places and make a living by farming. However, because they live in the middle of the mountains, their nature
They are good at practicing martial arts and have formed various large and small armed groups. Moreover, these armed groups are also inextricably linked with the local clans and often inform each other, becoming the biggest threat to the foreign refugees.
However, in Liu Xin's eyes, Jiangnan was sparsely populated, and these Shanyue tribes, who were not much different from the Han people, were extremely important labor resources. His extermination of these Shanyue tribes was secondary, and appeasement was his ultimate goal. Since he wanted to appease the Shanyue tribes,
Lord, originally
There was no need to transfer the entire Seventh Army over, but considering that Jiaozhou, which was to be conquered next, also had many mountains and forests, this unit was still needed, so Liu Xin simply transferred them all over, so that they could become familiar with Jiangnan.
climate and geographical environment.
Hearing Jushou's worries, Liu Xin laughed and said: "Now that the local armies in various places have been reorganized, they have put on the same equipment as the regular army, and they have the same food and salary as the regular army. Now it is their turn to contribute."
It's time. Don't worry, with the reputation of the Sixth Madam in Nanzhong, the barbarians there will never rebel."
Liu Xin is so relieved about the situation in Nanzhong, of course, he does not place all his hopes on Zhu Rong, the successor of the God of Fire recognized by the barbarian people. In the past two years, many barbarian leaders have taken up official positions in various counties and counties. Now Liu Xin is in Nanzhong
The interests in China are consistent with their interests, so how could they rise up in rebellion?
In fact, Liu Xin also promulgated the same policy for Shanyue, allowing nobles from various tribes to serve as officials in counties and counties. At the same time, he recruited young men from various Shanyue tribes to join the army, and welcomed them to move out of the mountains. All Yue people who moved out of the mountains were
can be like
The refugees who came from Xuzhou also received land, agricultural tools and high-quality seeds. Although these policies have not yet seen results, Liu Xin believes that only by making everyone's interests consistent can we truly work together and achieve eternal peace.
future trouble.
Jushou had always supported Liu Xin in marrying Zhurong. Hearing this, he also laughed and said with cupped hands: "My lord is right. Even if any tribe dares to rebel, as long as the Sixth Lady raises her arms, it will be put down immediately."
Liu Xin laughed and said: "My lord, go back and prepare a few kilograms of good tea, and come with me to see the two Mr. Zhangs. According to Mr. Mi Zhu, they all have great talents. If you want to solve the predicament at hand,
, we still need to brainstorm ideas, and it’s always good to listen to more opinions.”
After Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong came to Jiangnan last year, they helped Mi Zhu and Yu Fan resettle refugees, and later they themselves settled in Wu County. Liu Xin also invited them to serve as officials through Mi Zhu, but they were rejected.
However, Liu Xin knew that it was not that the two Mr. Zhangs were indifferent to fame and wealth, but that they were trying to act like literati and wanted Liu Xin to invite them in person. Liu Xin had been in Jiangnan for more than two months, but she never mentioned this again. Instead, he left them hanging there. After hanging them out for such a long time, in Liu Xin's opinion, it was time to put away their stinky airs, and now was a good time to recruit them.
Both of them were famous people in Xuzhou, and both had contributed to the resettlement of Xuzhou refugees. Therefore, Yu Fan and Mi Zhu also took special care of their resettlement. Not only did they each be given a large house in Wucheng, but they were also separated from Taihu Lake. They were given a manor and hundreds of acres of fertile land not far away. Of course, when Er Zhang crossed the river, he took his family with him, and there were many servants accompanying them. Without so much land, they could not support their large family. people.
The two Zhangs were already familiar with each other when they were in Xuzhou, and now that they have experienced the disaster in Xuzhou together, their relationship has become even closer. The two families are now close neighbors, and even the manor outside the city is close to each other. The contacts are getting closer and closer.
With a house and land, Er Zhang had no worries about food and clothing, and had no responsibilities, so his life was free and easy. At this time, the two of them were drinking tea and chatting in Zhang Zhao's manor. The tea they brewed was also Of course, the quality of this year's new tea given by Yu Fan was inferior to that of the tea Liu Xin drank, but it was enough to make the two of them like it very much. Just because the output of tea was low, Yu Fan only gave it to them. Each person has two or three taels, and they would be reluctant to take it out when ordinary people come to visit them.
Zhang Zhao took a sip of tea and asked with a smile: "Ziqi, I heard recently that Mr. Liu has conquered Guangling, eliminated the evil spirits, and made everything peaceful. I wonder if you have any plans to return home?"
Zhang Hong shook his head and said: "After finally settling down here, what are you going to do? Besides, after staying for some time, I kind of like it here. Could it be that Mr. Zibu intends to return to Xuzhou?"
Zhang Zhao sighed and said, "It's hard to leave my homeland. I intend to return to Pengcheng, but it's already occupied by Cao Cao, so there's nothing I can do."
Zhang Hong values fame and wealth more seriously than Zhang Zhao. When he heard that Zhang Zhao intended to return to his hometown, he couldn't help but persuade him: "I heard Mr. Zhongxiang talk about Mr. Liu's plan in Jiangnan a few days ago. I thought it was very reasonable. If we follow it, If we continue to develop in this direction, the prosperity of Jiangnan will be just around the corner. So Yudi thinks it is not a bad thing to come here and take root in Jiangnan from now on. I wonder what Zibu thinks?"
Zhang Zhao asked in surprise: "Does Zi Qi want to become an official?"
Last year, Liu Xin asked the two of them to serve as officials through Mi Zhu. Zhang Hong originally wanted to agree, but Zhang Zhao stopped him, saying that if Liu Xin truly sought talents, he would definitely come to ask for them in person. If Liu Xin was just looking for fame, even if It was difficult to achieve anything after becoming an official. Zhang Hong listened to Zhang Zhao's advice and rejected Liu Xin together with him. However, in just a few months, the changes that have taken place in the three counties of Jiangnan can be described as rapid. , Zhang Hong couldn't help but regret a little.
Zhang Hong couldn't clarify these thoughts in his heart to Zhang Zhao. He could only smile awkwardly and said, "No. It's just that I've been a little busy recently."
In fact, there is no essential difference between the so-called celebrities and ordinary nobles. They try every means to make themselves famous in order to get a better position in the court or officials at all levels in the future. Zhang Zhao was no exception. He rejected Liu Xin's offer. He was invited, but he was worried that Liu Xin would arrange an inappropriate position for him.
Hearing Zhang Hong's flashing words, Zhang Zhao smiled and said: "Don't worry, I have learned a lot from Mr. Zhongxiang and Zizhong during this period. Mr. Liu is not aloof and aloof. He will definitely come to invite you." .”