After Yan Xiang became the governor of Jingzhou, all counties in Jingzhou prospered and developed extremely well under Yan Xiang's governance.
Nanyang County is a strategic location connecting the north and the south. With the stability of Jingzhou, there are many businessmen coming and going. Nanyang County is booming and is no longer the depressed scene of the past.
The same is true for Nanjun where Xiangyang is located. In addition, Jiangxia County borders Yangzhou. Jiangxia County uses its water conservancy advantages to develop farming and commerce.
The early development of Nanyang County, Nan County and Jiangxia County led to the vigorous development of Jingzhou.
Yan Xiang did more than that.
In addition to developing the three counties, he was also developing Wuling County, Guiyang County, Changsha County and Lingling County in the south. On the one hand, these places were more remote, and on the other hand, they also involved the Wuling barbarians in the south.
It is not easy to open up the south.
Yan Xiang is very steady in doing things and has powerful methods. His strategy of opening up the south is to rely on the powerful families in Jingzhou.
Yan Xiang directly split up the big families in Jingzhou and ordered the people who separated from the big families to live in remote places in the south. Of course, as long as they go south, the government will give certain benefits, and they can be arranged to serve as county magistrates in remote places in the south, or
It's about giving land.
On the surface, you get benefits.
However, if you want to secure the benefits in your hands, you must work hard and live a good life in the local area. In the end, the reluctant big family will arrange for the family members to go south and cultivate the place.
Because Yan Xiang's arrangement is not blind suppression, but gives opportunities and benefits for development, so it is impossible for the big family to rebel, and it is profitable at least.
This is Yan Xiang’s blunt knife cutting flesh.
On the one hand, it weakened the local big families in Jingzhou; on the other hand, it tried its best to develop the south.
Under Yan Xiang's rule, Jingzhou had good harvests year after year, and granaries were constantly built near Xiangyang to store grain. As a person who has experienced many hardships and witnessed the Yellow Turban Rebellion with his own eyes, Yan Xiang knew the importance of grain and grass.
Therefore, Jingzhou is now a prosperous place with abundant food and grass.
In the governor's mansion, in the study!
When Yan Xiang was handling government affairs, an attendant reported that Xiu Yiwei had come to report the news. Yan Xiang invited people in, and after meeting with Xiu Yiwei, he received a letter from Lu Xuan. After reading the letter, Yan Xiang sent Xiu away.
Yiwei immediately arranged for someone to invite Taishi Ci to discuss the matter.
Not long after, Taishi Ci entered, cupped his hands and said: "Yan Shijun!"
Yan Xiang said: "Sit down."
When Taishi Ci sat down, Yan Xiang directly told the news that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were going to launch a large-scale attack, as well as Lu Xuan's order to prepare for war and let Taishi Ci wait for the opportunity.
Finally, Yan Xiang said: "Our arrangements in Jingzhou are based on the opinions of General Taishi. I invite you here because I want to know how General Taishi plans to arrange the next war?"
Taishi Ci thought for a moment and suddenly said: "This time we have a large-scale war with Cao Cao, the Governor of Zhou will participate in the war. My plan is to lead the Jingzhou army to respond to the Governor. To me, this is the simplest arrangement."
Yan Xiang glanced at Tai Shici and felt relieved.
He was worried that Taishi Ci would be greedy and aggressive, so he specially called Taishi Ci to ask about Taishi Ci's plan.
Yan Xiang looked approvingly, nodded and said: "In that case, General Taishi wrote a letter and had it delivered to the governor as quickly as possible."
Taishi Ci nodded, immediately returned to the military camp to write a letter, and then sent his soldiers to Yuzhou as quickly as possible.
Runan County, Pingyu County, Yuzhou.
This is Zhou Yu's current state seat. After he captured Runan County, he took over Pei State, which was once occupied by Cao Cao.
Peiguo is the jurisdiction of Yuzhou. It was previously occupied by Cao Cao and was included in Cao Cao's Yanzhou. After Lu Xuan captured Runan County, the south of Peiguo was Yangzhou Jiujiang County, and the east of Peiguo was the Xuzhou area, which meant that three sides of Peiguo were occupied by Lu Xuan.
Surrounded by forces.
As soon as Zhou Yu sent troops, he easily recaptured it.
As the former Zhongzhou, Yuzhou's jurisdiction also included Yingchuan County in the northwest, and Chen and Liang in the north. However, when Cao Cao was in Yanzhou, he snatched these areas and included them under Yanzhou's jurisdiction.
Zhou Yu now connected Runan County and Pei State.
This was something Zhou Yu didn't want to do.
However, Yingchuan County is a key defensive area for Cao Cao. In addition, counties such as Chen State and Liang State are adjacent to Yanzhou and are controlled by Cao Cao, making it difficult to attack. The key is that Runan County and Pei State controlled by Zhou Yu were once desolate places.
Land, food and grass were insufficient, so Zhou Yu's focus has been on developing the place.
Over the years, efforts have been made to restore production. Several years have passed. Even though Runan County and Peiguo under Zhou Yu's rule only have two jurisdictions, Zhou Yu used the water vein network in Yuzhou to introduce paper production lines and also introduced ticket numbers.
, and other businesses, Zhou Yu is encouraging.
Zhou Yu also encouraged farming, which led to the excellent development of Runan County and Pei State.
Locally, people feel stable.
Every year in the Yuzhou census, the population is improving, and the population is steadily increasing little by little.
In fact, stability is a major prerequisite for population recovery.
The reason why it was difficult for places like Runan and Pei to develop during the Three Kingdoms period was because, as the front lines of the war, Cao Cao never thought of developing these places. Instead, he simply moved the local population away and brought them back to his own jurisdiction for farming.
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We cannot say that Cao Cao's approach was wrong, because if you don't take the people away, they will be easily taken away by the enemy. Even if you plant the land and wait for the harvest, it will easily help the enemy. If Cao Cao doesn't take away the people, it is tantamount to supporting the enemy.
It can only take away a large number of people.
This formed a vicious cycle, and frontier places such as Runan County, Peiguo and Jianghuai could not develop at all.
It's different now.
Yuzhou is prosperous and the place is stable.
When Zhou Yu was handling government affairs in the study, he finished reading the government affairs, looked down at Guoyuan who was assisting him, and said with a smile: "Zini, this year's autumn harvest in Yuzhou has begun. I have roughly estimated that the food in Yuzhou is further sufficient, even if it supports me to bring
If the troops go out to fight, there will be no problem, right?"
Zini is the cousin of Guoyuan.
Guoyuan stayed by Zhou Yu's side and served as Yuzhou's special chariot, assisting Zhou Yu in handling Yuzhou's government affairs.
In these years, Guoyuan has vigorously cultivated fields in Yuzhou, encouraged people to cultivate land, and mobilized troops to establish camps. It was all arranged by Guoyuan. In addition, Guoyuan was responsible for all matters in Yuzhou.
Guoyuan has just passed the age of thirty, but his skin is tanned and he looks a little old.
This is caused by running around outside all year round.
Guoyuan's eyes were bright and his expression was neither humble nor arrogant. He said: "Grand Governor, there will be enough food after this autumn harvest. If you want to go north to fight and prepare to recapture the Chen and Liang states that belong to Yuzhou, I will not stop you and let you send troops."
Zhou Yu had mentioned sending troops before.
But, there is no chance.
On the one hand, it was Guoyuan's obstruction; on the other hand, there was insufficient food and grass in Yuzhou. If he led troops to fight and relied on Lu Xuan to support the food and grass in the rear, Zhou Yu would not be willing.
He has been cultivating Yuzhou for many years and will rely on his own strength to achieve great military exploits.
Over the years, Lu Xuandong had conquered Youzhou and annexed Yizhou, but Zhou Yu didn't panic at all. He had his own plans and didn't feel there was any loss in staying in Yuzhou.
Zhou Yu stood up and said loudly: "With the support of Zini, I have no worries. Especially since Cao Cao and the king are fighting fiercely in Yizhou, their eyes are on Hanzhong in Yizhou. After the autumn harvest, it will be a good time for me to attack Chen Guo and Liang Guo.
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His eyes were bright.
There was an expectant look on his angular face.
"Report!"
At this moment, an attendant came in and reported: "Grand Governor, a letter from the king has been delivered."
