In March of the ninth year of Jianxing, Guanzhong, Qian County.
The spring breeze blows green in Guanzhong, and last year's heavy snow turns into a trickle, nourishing the land of Guanzhong. The water originates at the foot of Liupan Mountain, and goes all the way south, irrigating thousands of hectares of fertile farmland on both sides of the bank.
Guanzhong's water conservancy foundation was already good, otherwise it would not have become land and sea. The eight hundred miles of Qinchuan was once the granary of the Qin Empire's world conquests. After more than two hundred years of development in the Western Han Dynasty, Guanzhong's geographical advantages have been maximized.
Everything must be reversed. Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, causing great chaos in the world. Guanzhong also became the hardest hit area. Since then, Guanzhong has never regained its former prosperity. Those water conservancy facilities that cost a lot of manpower and material resources have also slowly collapsed with the passage of time.
, lost its due function.
After the heavy snowfall, Zhuge Liang realized that this war would not end soon. The long-term confrontation required sufficient food as a backing, so he immediately focused on farming. Before the weather warmed up, he went around to inspect the water conservancy situation.
, prepare for matters related to farming.
When Wei Ba occupied Guanzhong, he reported the candidates for the governors of the three counties in Guanzhong, but Zhuge Liang only agreed to one, which was Zhao Su as the governor of Jingzhao. The governors of Feng Yi and Fufeng counties were never appointed. When Ma Di came to Guanzhong, he originally
He was prepared to serve as the governor of Fufeng. Later, due to various reasons, he was appointed as the governor of Zhenbei General's Office, Shi, and he also took charge of the governor of Fufeng. However, the governor of Fufeng was still vacant.
Now Zhuge Liang intends to farm in Fufeng, and of course he cannot let the Fufeng governor be absent anymore, so he appoints Liao Hua as the Fufeng governor to take charge of the farming affairs, and transfers Ma Zun to the county meritorious service.
Ma Zun was from the Ma family in Fufeng and once served as the prefect of Tianshui. It was he who locked Jiang Wei and others out, forcing Jiang Wei to have no choice but to surrender to Zhuge Liang. Later, Ma Zun was captured in Shanggui.
He was from Fufeng, so of course he surrendered naturally. However, after his surrender, he was never reused. It was not until now that Zhuge Liang made him serve as a county meritorious official that he resumed his official career.
The county meritorious officer is responsible for personnel affairs and is a position with great power. Together with the chief bookkeeper and the chief clerk, he is also known as the three chief officials. When the prince travels, the meritorious officer is qualified to ride in a car alone. Zhuge Liang asked Ma Zun to do it.
Such an important position was a show of goodwill to the Ma family of Fufeng, and the fact that he did not appoint Ma Cao, who had followed Wei Ba in the Wuguandao campaign, made the Ma family acceptable.
After all, Ma Cao is too young and a martial artist, so he is not suitable for doing meritorious service.
In this way, the Fufeng Ma family calmly accepted Zhuge Liang's overtures in exchange. They accepted Ma Cheng's suggestion as the new head of the Fufeng Ma family. Ma Cheng was only born after Ma Chao arrived in Chengdu, and it can be said that Ma Chao's only
The heir is only thirteen years old this year, but he has a title. This is very rare, and it also shows that Ma Chao's status in the Shu Han Dynasty was special at that time. For the Fufeng Ma family, being headed by a monarch writer with a title is also
Quite a respectable thing.
What's more, news came that the Prime Minister intended to let Ma Cheng's sister Ma Wenshan marry Anping King Liu Li.
With the support of the Ma family, other families in Fufeng also expressed their goodwill to Zhuge Liang, and the farming affairs were carried out smoothly. Under Zhuge Liang's command, the military and civilian villages were carried out at the same time. Everyone worked together to seize the time to repair the fields that had been obscured by time.
water conservancy facilities. After more than two months of hard work, Fufeng has a completely new look. Countless tall waterwheels stand on both sides of the Lishui and Wei Rivers, lifting the clear river water to high altitudes to make up for those that were damaged so seriously that they will not be repairable for a while.
The inconvenience caused by the ditches. The sound of rushing water is like a beautiful song, as if lamenting the reappearance of past glory and preaching the wisdom of the prime minister.
Zhuge Liang was wearing a crane cloak and holding a yak tail. He looked at the busy people and soldiers in the fields with a faint smile on his face.
As long as they can hold on until August, the army will be self-sufficient in food and no longer have to worry about the difficulties of thousands of miles of transportation.
Yang Yi walked over quickly and saw the smile on Zhuge Liang's face. She couldn't help but smile: "Prime Minister, you are really far-sighted. You see, just as you expected, Li Yan intercepted the grain from Jiaozhou to Fangling.
."
Zhuge Liang took the official document from Yang Yi's hand, glanced at it, and snorted softly.
"Prime Minister, are you just going to let Li Yan do this?"
"How can we say that he is acting randomly?" Zhuge Liang said calmly: "Li Yan's actions so far have not gone out of line. He is a hussar general, and I am not in Chengdu. Of course, he
Come to preside over internal and external affairs. Maybe he has his own reasons for doing this."
Yang Yi was a little uneasy. After Ma Di came last time, he and Zhuge Liang had a long talk and made concessions. They agreed to write a letter to Wei Ba with Zhuge Liang and support Jiang Wan's stay in Lingling. The condition was that Zhuge Liang returned to Chengdu.
To take charge of the overall situation, Li Yan and others cannot be allowed to take advantage of the loopholes.
This incident is of far greater significance to the people of Jingxiang than to Zhuge Liang himself.
Zhuge Liang is not from Jingxiang. He does not rely on Jingxiang people. He can also rely on others. What Li Yan can do, he can also do and do better as long as he is willing. But for Jingxiang people
He said that if the Yizhou Clan and the Dongzhou Clan flood into the court in large numbers, they will inevitably encroach on their interests. There are only so many positions. If other factions occupy more, the Jingxiang Clan will certainly have fewer. It is different from the Yizhou people who have land.
, the Jingxiang people are outsiders, and if they don’t have power, they will soon be unable to gain a foothold in Yizhou.
This is why Zhuge Liang and Ma Di can reach a mutual understanding. Yang Yi is also from Jingxiang, and of course he hopes that Zhuge Liang and the Jingxiang clique will continue to cooperate closely as always.
However, Zhuge Liang refused to return to Chengdu and instead spent great efforts on farming. This made Yang Yi very puzzled and worried.
"Weigong, don't be anxious." Although Zhuge Liang did not look back, he seemed to see Yang Yi's worry: "It's not just that we don't want to see a war in Xiangyang."
Yang Yi said angrily: "I know, Wu Yi doesn't want to either, but he is too cunning. He pretended to be sick and did nothing."
"Not only Wu Yi, but also Wei Ba." In front of Yang Yi, Zhuge Liang had no intention of hiding it, and he didn't want Yang Yi to misunderstand his meaning and have other ideas. "The grain transported to Guanzhong is not only for support.
We must also support Wei Yan. Wei Feng is also in Xiangyang. Once there is a war in Xiangyang, Wei Feng will be in danger. If Wei Feng is in danger, will Wei Ba agree?"
Yang Yi was a little dizzy, but he understood clearly that the Prime Minister was waiting for Wei Ba to jump out first. The relationship between Wei Ba and Li Yan was very ambiguous now, and the Prime Minister wanted to force them to turn against each other before taking action himself.
"Send a message to Chengdu, saying that we are well prepared and can send troops to attack Longyou as soon as the food arrives. As for the war in Xiangyang..." Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment: "I will not express my position until Li Yan's order is sent."
Yang Yi was stunned for a moment and nodded repeatedly.
…
"What is Li Yan doing?" Wei Ba threw the official document he just received on the case and said angrily: "Is Xiangyang so easy to beat?"
Xia Houhui glanced at Wei Ba, handed the child to Lingdang, and walked over: "What's wrong?"
"Li Yan asked Meng Da to attack Xiangyang and asked me to provide more food and grass." Wei Ba sneered, "He regarded me as his warehouse."
Xia Houhui took the official document, read it, and cast a sidelong glance at Wei Ba: "Is it interesting?"
Wei Ba blinked innocently: "What do you mean?"
"Li Yan's actions were not all what you expected. If you want to tell me that there will be a war in Xiangyang, there is no need to use this method, right? Don't forget, in terms of closeness, the relationship between Zhongquan and I is even more important.
close."
Wei Ba burst into laughter, stood up and walked to Xia Houhui, holding her shoulders: "Yuanrong, you are too worried. I really think Li Yan is too stupid to do this. Where is Xiangyang? The last time we attacked Xiangyang
, it was a surprise, and even enlisted Lu Xun as a helper, but they were not defeated. This time Cao Rui was in Wancheng, and Sima Yi was in Xinye. If it weren't for Sun Quan's worries, I think Sima Yi would personally guard Xiangyang. Meng Da sent troops,
Aren’t you asking for trouble?”
Xia Houhui also put away his smile, pondered for a moment and said: "Husband, I know you are worried about my brother's safety. However, since he is leading the army, he will inevitably encounter danger. He is the eldest son, and his title is not as good as yours now.
I'm afraid he's not convinced either. If you rashly tell him not to join the war, he may not listen to you."
Wei Ba sighed. This was what he was really worried about. What Li Yan would do had nothing to do with him. In his opinion, Li Yan would be a piece of cake in the Prime Minister's case sooner or later.
The happier he is, the faster he will die. It's not that he doesn't want Wei Feng to go into battle. As Xia Houhui said, since he is a general, it is only natural to go into battle to fight. He just feels that sending troops in this situation of inevitable defeat, because Li Yan
It is not worth losing the strength of the Wei family in the political struggle with the Prime Minister.
"I understand." Wei Ba rubbed Xia Houhui's shoulder and pondered for a moment: "I want Taichu to go to Rinan."
"Why?" Xia Houhui was a little worried: "He has never been a local official, and he will be a prefect all of a sudden. Can he do well?"
"He is very smart." Wei Ba patted Xia Houhui: "I have great confidence in him, and he is also interested. Now it depends on whether you are willing to let it go. After all, Rinan is a wild land, and something will happen if you are not careful.
However, if you can train yourself from there, it won’t be a problem to do anything in the future.”
Xia Houhui nodded silently: "Since you said that, what else can I say?"
"Well, don't worry, I will arrange the most capable people for him."
"You are so attentive, I'm afraid it's not just as simple as letting him exercise?" Xia Houhui suddenly laughed: "You won't use my brother as a tactic, right?"
Wei Ba rubbed his nose in embarrassment. "How can you miss me so much, Yuanrong, you are too worried." He thought for a while and then said: "If I must say the game, that's not bad. However, I
This situation is much bigger than you think."
"Then tell me, how big is it?" Xia Houhui pressed forward, a blush flying on his face: "Jiangdong, or the whole world."
"The world is not the world you are talking about." Wei Ba chuckled, opened his arms, made a big circle, and finally took Xia Houhui into his arms. "It is several times larger than the three kingdoms of Han, Wei, and Wu combined.
Tianxia, I want Taichu to be my vanguard in conquering the world, are you willing to do so?"
.(To be continued..)
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