Chapter 144 Trivial matters of merging other imperial capitals with states
No matter what He Jin and Ding Yuan thought, the dust of the Eighth School Lieutenants of Xiyuan was finally settled. On the New Year's Day, Liu Hong finalized the list of the Eighth School Lieutenants of Xiyuan. Although it was somewhat different from the Eighth School Lieutenants in history.
The change is not significant. The person who leads the entire army is still Senior Military Academy Lieutenant Xiao Huangmen Jianshuo, while the other seven are Central Military Academy Lieutenant Huben Zhonglang General Yuan Shao, Lower Military Academy Lieutenant Huben Zhonglang General Huang Zhong, and Dian Military Academy Lieutenant General Yuan Shao.
Wei Yilang Cao Cao, assistant commander Zhao Rong on the left, assistant commander Bao Hong on the right, left commander Xia Mou, and right commander Chunyu Qiong.
Among them, Jian Shuo, Xia Mou, and Bao Hong were all Liu Hong's people, and Liu Zhang suspected that Zhao Rong was also secretly supported by Liu Hong. In other words, most of the eight captains of Xiyuan were in Liu Hong's hands, and only Chunyu Qiong was in his hands.
He and Yuan Shao can barely be counted as members of the aristocratic family and the general He Jin. As for Cao Cao, this old man is temporarily regarded as a stranger, or he can be said to be another force.
All in all, the aristocratic family and He Jin originally wanted to plot against Liu Zhang, but when the aristocratic family plotted against Liu Zhang, they also plotted against He Jin. As a result, He Jin's power was greatly reduced, and Xiaohuangmen Jianshuo suddenly emerged, and for a time he became very powerful.
Even He Jin had to avoid his edge. Of course, Jian Shuo was still very polite when facing Liu Zhang. If not for other reasons, it was because Liu Zhang's power was stronger than him. What's more, Liu Zhang's power was in the dark, Jian Shuo
The power was in the open and had to rely on the emperor's support.
In fact, Liu Zhang didn't care about the outcome of the Eighth Lieutenant of Xiyuan. He just didn't want to hand over Huang Zhong's Tiger Army. You know, Huang Zhong's Tiger Army was the first group of people to follow Liu Zhang. They were loyal
There is no doubt that the combat effectiveness is extraordinary. Liu Zhang was really reluctant to abandon the Tiger and Ben Army. However, Liu Zhang did not know that if the Tiger and Ben Army were in the hands of others, Liu Hong would really lose sleep.
In March of the New Year, Liu Zhang had to leave for Bingzhou. In fact, he had wanted to leave for a long time because he recently discovered that Liu Hong's health was deteriorating. Calculating the time, Liu Hong's life should not be over yet, but his deteriorating health...
This made Liu Hong's temperament somewhat moody.
As the saying goes: When a person is about to die, his words are also good. But for an emperor, when a person is about to die, he must eliminate future troubles! What are future troubles? Rebellious generals who lead the army, powerful ministers and eunuchs who hold great power. To put it simply
It is said that Liu Zhang, Zhang Rang and He Jin are all in the category of future troubles, including Jian Shuo, whom Liu Hong trusts. However, Liu Hong's fear of Zhang Rang, Liu Zhang and others is far less than that of He Jin. In order to avoid unnecessary
Trouble, Liu Zhang and everyone left Luoyang in despair and headed for Bingzhou.
Bingzhou is now headed by Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai, and Liu Ye. Although these three military strategists are better than political affairs, they can understand everything. For the political affairs of a state, they are more than enough. Not only that, Liu Zhang was stunned
After staying in Luoyang for several months, after returning to Bingzhou, I thought I had gone to the wrong place. Even Zhang Liao, a native of Luoyang, looked at the changes in Bingzhou with an expression of astonishment. Especially after arriving in Jinyang, Zhang Liao's mouth was no longer the same.
Close.
"This is Jinyang?" Looking at the tall city walls, the wide city gates, the clear moat beside the city, and the bustling people coming and going, although Jinyang has not yet reached the level of Luoyang, it is compared to other states and counties.
, even in Chang'an, it was even worse! Compared with when Liu Zhang first came, Jinyang had undergone earth-shaking changes. However, Liu Zhang was more shocked, and Zhang Liao's chin almost hit his feet.
Where is Bingzhou? The border! The people here are fierce and foreigners are rampant! Zhang Liao is from Mayi, Yanmen. He really knows Bingzhou very well. But looking at the smiling people and the harmonious scene in Jinyang City,
He rubbed his eyes with a look of disbelief.
"See you, my lord!" A general ran down from the top of the city. It turned out to be Liao Hua. It was his turn to defend the city today.
"Yuan Jian, no courtesy!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "I haven't been back for half a year, Jinyang has changed a lot!"
Liao Hua cupped his fists and said: "This is all the work of the lord and the three gentlemen. Since the lord's decree was issued, many people have moved to Bingzhou to settle. Regardless of what they have done, these gentlemen only registered and distributed grain seeds, and
The people were also very peaceful. Even those with fierce faces were as docile as sheep after arriving in Jinyang! However, many people had fled and had no food rations. In the end, Mr. Guo used a trick called work-for-work
Relief, let the people who have no food rations help build the city wall and dredge the moat during the slack time. Even the government offices in the city have been rebuilt, and the general has gained a lot of glory."
"Okay!" Liu Zhang was overjoyed. He told Guo Jia to work for relief in his spare time. Unexpectedly, Guo Jia immediately learned and applied it. In terms of Jinyang City today, let alone the Huns, even if it is 40,000
It was very difficult for the Huben army to capture this fortified city. However, Liu Zhang immediately remembered something and asked doubtfully: "Did the Xiongnu and Qiang people invade the territory this year?"
Liao Hua smiled and said: "The Huns have invaded the territory! But due to the lord's policy, the people from the other eight counties of Bingzhou are migrating to Taiyuan County, and no one can even see anyone in Wuyuan County. General Zhang Ren brought two
With an army of ten thousand, the Xiongnu King Zuogu Li fled in panic. Seeing that the Xiongnu Chanyu could not do anything, he led his troops back to the grassland. Unexpectedly, General Huang Xu led his troops behind again and charged and killed him for a while. Anyway, the Xiongnu Chanyu could not do anything this time.
Big loss!"
"Okay!" Liu Zhang was very happy. The reason why he moved the people was that instead of letting the people disperse and eventually be taken captive by the Xiongnu and other foreign tribes, it would be better to gather them together for easier management and protection. In order not to force the people,
Liu Zhang then lured them with benefits. Unexpectedly, because of this, most of the people in Bingzhou came to Jinyang willingly, thus achieving the effect of strengthening the wall and clearing the country. And strengthening the wall and clearing the country has always been the best way to deal with foreign tribes who rely on war to support war.
"Hey! I'm confused!" Maybe because he was so happy to see Liu Zhang, Liao Hua actually started chatting with Liu Zhang at the gate of the city. However, Liao Hua was not stupid. When he saw several people around Liu Zhang who were tired of work, he immediately sent someone to kill Liu Zhang.
Several people were led to the city guard's mansion. Of course, if Liao Hua's task of patrolling the city had not been completed, he would definitely lead Liu Zhang there himself.
Outside the city, Jinyang gave Zhang Liao too much shock. After entering the city, Zhang Liao was even more shocked. You must know that Zhang Liao followed Lu Bu and defected to Ding Yuan when he was fourteen or fifteen years old. It has been five or six years now. And
In the past five or six years, at least three or four years have been spent in Jinyang.
Looking at Jinyang City, which is as lively as Luoyang, Zhang Liao's heart became hot. Along the way, Zhang Liao was stunned once again when he saw the familiar governor's office and city guard's office in the past. Although Bingzhou governor's office and city guard's office were not as good as those in Luoyang City
The mansion was so grand, but compared to the dilapidated government office in Zhang Liao's memory, it was a world of difference!
You know, Ding Yuan wanted to repair the government office several times, but gave up because he was short of money. Could it be that Bingzhou, where people's livelihood was in decline and taxes were scarce, in Liu Zhang's hands, became like Jizhou and Xuzhou, with a large grain production or tax revenue?
Zhou? Obviously, this is impossible. But everything in front of him made Zhang Liao almost unable to think.
Turning his head, Zhang Liao looked at Liu Zhang, but found that he could not understand the lord at all. He only knew that the lord was very powerful, young but high-ranking and powerful. From the changes in Jinyang, it can be seen that Liu Zhang was high-ranking and powerful.
It's not unreasonable. At the very least, at this moment, Zhang Liao was glad that he chose Liu Zhang.
Of course, it would be better if Lu Bu and others could also serve under Liu Zhang. However, Zhang Liao didn't know that even if Lu Bu wanted to defect to Liu Zhang, Liu Zhang might not dare to accept him. Not everyone has the courage of Cao Cao, knowing that Lu Bu is known as
The foster father is a killer and wants to take Lu Bu under his command.
Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai, and Liu Ye knew that Liu Zhang was back and immediately came to greet him. By the way, they sent the intelligence and political affairs of Bingzhou in the past six months to the governor's office. After all, Liu Zhang was the real pastor of Bingzhou.
After finishing cleaning, Liu Zhang threw the political affairs and information sent by Guo Jia and others into the study, said: "I can rest assured that you will do the work!", and then took the three of them to drink.
With just this sentence, the fatigue of Guo Jia and the others in the past six months disappeared, and they were even full of energy. Think about it, everyone who is ambitious and ambitious wants to show off their talents, and Guo Jia and the other three are all such people.
What could be more exciting for them than trusting their master and showing off their talents?
Having said that, Liu Zhang still took a closer look at the things sent by Guo Jia and others the next day. It was not that he did not believe them, but that he wanted to find out what could be improved. Although Liu Zhang was not as talented as Guo Jia and the others,
But at least he comes from later generations, and some of the methods of later generations are still worth using and learning from. For example: working for relief, sharing people into acres, and farming...
When Liu Zhang returned to Bingzhou, he was truly free. No one here dared to disobey him. Of course, Liu Zhang would not issue unreasonable orders. Since the government affairs of Bingzhou have been on track, let it continue.
At the beginning, Liu Zhang was interested in Bingzhou precisely because the people here were strong and there were few aristocratic families. Even if some reforms were carried out, there would not be much resistance. However, there was one thing that Liu Zhang was still a little worried about, and that was the issue of weapon manufacturing.
I have to say that the old blacksmith I found in Youzhou was indeed a capable man. He seemed to have a steel-making method that surpassed the technology of the Han Dynasty. In fact, the old blacksmith used a steel-making method called 'fried steel' Method. This method is named because it requires constant stirring during the smelting process, just like cooking. It is the earliest steel-frying metallurgical technology in the world. It was invented and widely used in my country in the early Western Han Dynasty.
Not only steelmaking, the old blacksmith also knows a method of folding and forging. The steel knife produced has a satin pattern, which seems to be also called Baizhe steel. It is a pity that in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, regardless of the production of Baizhe steel,
Or the method of frying steel, not many people know about it, let alone use it!