With the food provided by Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping, Liu Zhang immediately began to organize Jinyang's army. You must know that it is not only the Wuhuan who like to go to Bingzhou to harvest grass and grain, but also the Xiongnu and Qiang people. If they cannot prepare and go out in autumn,
A strong army, let alone plundering the Qiang people, might not even be able to merge with the state. However, it is also very troublesome to lay off the soldiers. If it is not possible to survive, who is willing to put his head in his belt and risk his life? In the end, Liu Zhang paid a lot of money
With less grain and fields, he dispersed the old, weak, sick and disabled. So much so that he resented Ding Yuan, who was the previous governor of Bingzhou!
After disbanding the old, weak, sick and disabled in Jinyang, Liu Zhang ordered the military officer Zhang Ren to be responsible for recruiting troops. However, the population of Bingzhou was small, and only 2,000 people were recruited in ten days, which made Liu Zhang extremely depressed. Fortunately, news came from Xi Zhicai,
Because Liu Zhang's policies attracted many people, many refugees migrated from other states and counties. Therefore, Liu Zhang asked Huang Xu to train these two thousand people first, and then recruit troops when the population of Bingzhou was sufficient!
After half a month, the military and political affairs of Bingzhou began to get on track. Just when Liu Zhang was thinking about how to increase the population of Bingzhou, Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai, and Liu Ye suddenly visited together.
"Huh? What happened? Why are you all here!" Liu Zhang couldn't help but feel a little strange when he saw his three major conspirators had arrived.
"Meet my lord!" After the three of them saluted, Guo Jia said with a smile: "My lord, the three of us have done some research. Among the nine counties in Bingzhou, Yunzhong, Dingxiang, Yanmen, Shuofang, Wuyuan, and Shangjun are all close to foreign tribes and are often attacked by foreigners.
Foreign harassment. Now that Bingzhou has a sparse population, it is better to move all the people from these six counties to Taiyuan County. If the population is not large, we might as well move directly to Jinyang!"
"This..." Liu Zhang tapped the small case in front of him with his hand, thought for a long time and said: "No! You first register the aristocratic families in Bingzhou and let them release their slaves to serve as common people. From today on, all the aristocratic families in Bingzhou will
You are not allowed to occupy land and keep domestic slaves, otherwise you will be charged with gathering a crowd to rebel!"
"Uh..." Guo Jia was stunned. They suggested that Liu Zhang relocate the people. What does this have to do with the aristocratic family?
Seeing that the three people were puzzled, Liu Zhang smiled and said: "To resettle the people, of course we need land. Now the land near Jinyang is in the hands of aristocratic families, how can we distribute it to the people? You take back the land around Jinyang to the Prefectural Mufu.
, and the aristocratic families will preserve their original land according to the population! I give these aristocratic families two choices, either to obey, or to get out of Bingzhou, otherwise I don’t mind letting them take the third path!"
What is the way? Death, of course! Xi Zhicai asked with some worry: "Master, if you really do this, aren't you afraid that these aristocratic families will join forces to deal with you?"
"Of course I'm not afraid!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "Didn't you say last time that my imperial brother asked me to be the local emperor? Originally, there were not many big families in Bingzhou, so would the imperial brother embarrass me for these small families? Besides,
Now, I am no longer overbearing for a day or two. I guess the more overbearing I am and bullying the family, the more trustworthy the emperor will be towards me. After all, the example of Emperor Guangwu of Han is there!"
After listening to Liu Zhang's words, Guo Jia and the others immediately understood that Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty Liu Xiu used the power of aristocratic families to defeat Wang Mang and establish the Eastern Han Dynasty. Nowadays, in the eyes of many people, only people supported by aristocratic families can be emperors.
"My lord, isn't it worth it?" In Guo Jia's opinion, the aristocratic family has many talented people. As Liu Zhang, he could definitely invite Guo Jia's friends Xun Yu and Chen Qun, but it was Liu Zhang who did to the aristocratic family.
What he did made Xun Yu and Chen Qun very dissatisfied.
"Fengxiao, I know you are still worried about Xun Yu and Chen Qun, but this is not my problem!" Liu Zhang said helplessly: "You have been with Xun Yu and Chen Qun for so long, and you haven't found out.
Do they put the interests of the family first every time they do things? Family interests are above all else! This is the aristocratic family! How many days can a dynasty established by relying on the strength of an aristocratic family exist? Qin, fifteen years, and Han, four hundred years! To be honest,
Can the Han Dynasty established by Liu Xiu still be regarded as the great Han Dynasty of Liu Bang?"
"This..." Guo Jia was speechless for a while. How could he not understand what Liu Zhang meant. It was just that he subconsciously did not want to be an enemy of the aristocratic family. After all, he still had friends in the aristocratic family.
"Lord, most of the talents of the Han Dynasty come from aristocratic families. If you are at odds with aristocratic families, there is probably no one available for you!" Compared to Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai is much better in this regard. People's different circumstances lead to differences in personality.
Although Xi Zhicai is Guo Jia's good friend, he comes from a completely poor family. Guo Jia's family used to have a small income and could be regarded as a small landlord class!
"In terms of talents, I have my own ideas! But it's still too early to tell now!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "We will study this issue later. Let's first discuss the matter of people from Bingzhou gathering in Jinyang!"
Seeing that Liu Zhang changed the subject, Guo Jia and the others stopped asking. The four of them discussed the details of the people's migration, and Guo Jia and the others left. They just came to ask for Liu Zhang's opinion, and Liu Zhang agreed and put forward many suggestions.
Constructive suggestions, they will naturally go back and modify the plan.
After Guo Jia and the others left, Liu Zhang got up and moved around for a while, preparing to go back. After all, he was a newlywed and was very close to Cai Yan! However, he was destined to be very tired today.
"Greetings, my lord!" Liu Zhang stretched with his back to the door. Suddenly a voice sounded at the door. Liu Zhang turned around and saw that it was Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping.
"What? Another grain and grass shipment has arrived?" Liu Zhang now saw Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping as if he saw grain and grass. After the last meeting, Liu Zhang handed over all the things that could be sold for money to Su and Zhang.
Purchase a lot of food.
"How can it be so fast!" Su and Zhang have known Liu Zhang for a long time and know what kind of person he is. They used to be trembling with fear when they saw Liu Zhang, but now they can talk and laugh with him.
"Not food and grass? Are you going out?" Liu Zhang thought that Su and Zhang were going out again, so he patted Su and Zhang on the shoulders and said, "Thank you for your hard work!"
"It's not hard work!" Su and Zhang both couldn't laugh or cry. Su Shuang said helplessly: "Lord, didn't we say last time that Tao Qiantao, the governor of Xuzhou, sent an envoy to buy some high-quality war horses from the lord? Now Tao envoy
Your envoy, Mr. Mi Zhumi from Xuzhou, has arrived at the post house. We are here to ask when your lord will be free to see him!"
"Mi Zhu!" Liu Zhang touched his chin. Unfortunately, he was only seventeen or eighteen years old, and his beard was not lush. Unlike Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, they were both twenty years old. Guan Yu's beard was already two feet long, and Zhang Fei's
He actually had a beard. Liu Zhang was quite envious of this. He believed that beard was a symbol of man!
"Lord?" Seeing Liu Zhang stunned, Zhang Shiping said softly: "My lord, doesn't it mean he doesn't want to see Mi Zhu? Then I'll send him away!"
"Uh... I'm sorry, I got distracted!" Liu Zhang came back to his senses and said, "See! I once heard that Mi Zizhong was a gentleman in ancient times. It is my honor to be able to associate with him!"
"Then when does the lord want to see him?" Su Shuang had met Mi Zhu several times. He felt that Mi Zhu had a very good character. When Liu Zhang praised Mi Zhu, he also felt that Mi Zhu deserved his reputation.
"Since you are a gentleman, you can't neglect it!" Liu Zhang thought for a while and said, "Tomorrow! Tomorrow morning, please invite Mi Zhu to see me!"
"Yes!" Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping bowed and retreated, their hearts truly relieved.
The next day, under the leadership of Su and Zhang, a young scholar came to Bingzhou Governor's Mansion with a guard and a book boy. Liu Zhang had already ordered people to open the middle door to greet him and wait in the front hall.
Mi Zhu followed Su and Zhang to the front hall, and saw a young man more than seven feet tall, wearing a golden crown and purple clothes waiting outside the hall. He immediately walked forward quickly and saluted: "Xuzhou Mi Zhu Mi Zi Zhong
I’ve seen the champion!”
"No courtesy, please!" While Mi Zhu was sizing up Liu Zhang, Liu Zhang was also sizing him up. Mi Zhu's figure was about the same as Liu Zhang's. Although Mi Zhu only wore a white robe and a turban, his elegant aura actually made Liu Zhang feel a little sad.
Zhe. To be honest, if they didn't know Mi Zhu's background, no one would be able to tell that he was from a business family based on his dress and demeanor.
"The champion invites you first!" Since Mi Zhu is known as a gentleman in ancient times, he pays great attention to etiquette. Although he is not rigid and old-fashioned, he still understands the difference between high and low.
"Zizhong, let's go together!" Liu Zhang took Mi Zhu's hand, and the two walked into the hall hand in hand. Although Liu Zhang felt a little weird holding a man's hand, in ancient times, except for people with the habit of Longyang
, holding hands to express closeness. Who knows, in history, Liu Bei often slept on the same bed as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. If it were in modern times, some people would definitely suspect that they had an improper and immoral relationship.
Entering the hall, Liu Zhang and Mi Zhu sat down separately, while Su and Zhang were accompanied by the Prime Minister. After the servants served tea, Liu Zhang smiled and asked, "I wonder what important business Zizhong has come all the way?"
Mi Zhu picked up the tea cup and greeted Liu Zhang and said: "To be honest with the champion, Tao Shijun intends to buy some war horses, but Liu Shijun of Youzhou will not sell them, and Liangzhou is at war again, so I am following Tao Shijun's order to go ahead.
Come and discuss the purchase of war horses with the Champion!"
"I wonder how much Tao Shijun needs?" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "Bingzhou is short of food. When my two men were buying grain in Xuzhou, they were taken care of by Zizhong and Tao Shijun. Although I just arrived in Bingzhou, it was good.
We still have a few horses, so please try your best to satisfy Lord Tao!"
"This..." Mi Zhu hesitated a little. Liu Zhang's words had the intention of repaying his kindness, but he felt that Liu Zhang was saying that Tao Qian was seeking repayment for his kindness. Mi Zhu held up his hands and said: "If it is inconvenient for the champion, I won't force it!"
"Zizhong misunderstood!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "As for horses, I do have a lot of them, but most of them are bad horses, and even there are not many middle-class horses. I heard what Su and Zhang said, and I know
Tao Shijun wants good horses, but I only have less than a thousand high-quality war horses under my command, except for the soldiers!"