Xuande

Chapter 683 Liu Xuande is still a kind person
In all fairness, Liu Yu has successfully stabilized Qingzhou, expelled the Yellow Turban Army, and wiped out mountain bandits and water bandits in the past six or seven years since Zhongping took up his post as Qingzhou pastor for four years.

He has made great contributions to stabilizing the production environment in Qingzhou.

In terms of politics, Liu Yu is also a peaceful and benevolent politician. He implements the word "benevolence" in his governing methods. Although he is very strict, he treats everyone's past, adopts a policy of resting and recuperating with the people, and tries not to disturb the people.

His means of governing politics are more of the methods of the old and the old. He rarely promulgates any new policies and does not pay attention to ostentation. safe days.

This is enough for Qingzhou people.

Some people think he is pedantic, some people think he is weak, some people think he likes to be gentle and careless, but when he was about to leave Qingzhou, people realized that having an officer like Liu Yu might be the biggest thing for them. lucky.

So the people sent Liu Yu off with the old and the young, and the Linzi garrison also sent Liu Yu off under the leadership of Tai Shici, Guan Hai and others. Lilu was still unwilling to leave.

But Liu Yu finally left Qingzhou with tears in his eyes and a strong sense of satisfaction, heading for the future he longed for.

He felt that he was worth it, that he was able to leave such a good reputation in Qingzhou, and that so many people were grateful to him and remembered him, so he was very satisfied.

Compared with Liu Yu, Dong Zhuo's happiness is no less.

He knew that Da Honglu was just a ceremonial officer, and he was engaged in some self-explanatory projects, which had nothing to do with his previous military position, and he didn't even need to go to war at all.

Therefore, his son-in-law Niu Fu and his subordinates Guo Si, Li Jue, Hua Xiong and others felt very strange and wondered why Dong Zhuo was so happy.

"Do you think that Da Honglu is not a very important position? Do you know that if you want to take up the position of Sangong, you need to have served as the Jiuqing? Only after serving as the Jiuqing, you have served as the local governor and governor. , In this way, you can only be elected as Sangong when you have enough qualifications and prestige!"

With Dong Zhuo's explanation, the subordinates showed expressions of sudden realization. So, is this the case?

"Father-in-law, speaking of it this way, Liu Xuande wants you to go back to take up the post of Jiuqing. Could it be that he is running the post of Sangong for you?"

"When you are doing official business, you call it a job, and it is a private matter in private."

Dong Zhuo looked at Niu Fu solemnly: "As an imperial court official, don't you understand this? You are not a young man anymore, do you want me to remind you of such a trivial matter?"

Niu Fu blinked and understood immediately.

"Your subordinates know, please forgive me!"

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

Dong Zhuo laughed happily, with a satisfied and smug look on his face.

"Liu Xuande is still a kind person. He is trustworthy, he does what he says, and he works for me when he says he will work for me. He is a reliable person. No matter how you say it, I have made a lot of contributions this time, but Being able to go back is thanks to Liu Xuande's operation, prepare some more gifts, and thank Liu Xuande after returning to Luoyang."

"only!"

Niu Fu knew what he should do.

Up to this moment, the entire slavery restriction order has been implemented in most areas of the Han Dynasty. Next, there are only two states in the south of the Yangtze River-Jingzhou and Yangzhou.

As for Jiaozhi, which is not yet Jiaozhou... the political and economic influence on the big man is not too great, at least it can be regarded as zero.

So as long as the two states of Jingyang and Yangzhou are settled, Jiaozhi is naturally nothing.

From the current point of view, Jingyang and Yangzhou are the two states where Liu Bei's influence is weakest. A Yangtze River runs from east to west, and the surging river does block many things.

Before Liu Bei came to power, the influence and management level of the Eastern Han imperial government on the Jiangnan area was far inferior to that of the Western Han Dynasty.

Of course, this is also related to the relatively harsh natural environment in the south of the Yangtze River at this moment.

Large areas of swamps, primeval jungles and hills seriously affected the development, and the population of the Han Empire itself was quite limited. The development in the north was not enough, so how about the more difficult traffic conditions in the south of the Yangtze River?
Even today's Liu Bei thinks that it is not easy for him to control the north. For Jingzhou and Yangzhou, he really feels a little helpless.

Even in the northern prairie, he can use livestock such as war horses to gallop freely, while the south is full of vertical and horizontal water networks and dense swamps. Before the climate change, the overall climate of the south was indeed a big problem for large-scale development. test.

If you want to develop it, it will take three to five years for just one drainage project. If you want to wait for the grain output, it will take at least three years. That is to say, if you want to develop Jiangnan, you need to bear the food consumption of the development team for at least six years. Then you can get the benefits.

In the past, this was a very difficult thing. The return of funds was too slow. In modern times, few people can afford six years of continuous expenditure and look forward to the undetermined return after six years.

This requires a strong government to organize a large number of people and resources to carry out targeted, planned and organized development. It is still too difficult for the development of Jiangnan by individual spontaneous power.

In this era, the traffic environment in the north is generally far better than that in the south, and the climate is more suitable for human life than in the south of the Yangtze River. Therefore, it is normal for the development of the north to precede the south.

Although his economic three axes also affected Jingzhou and Yangzhou, in terms of politics and military affairs, Liu Bei never exerted any influence on Jiangnan.

And he also thinks that his army can't go south rashly, otherwise it is very likely to repeat the mistakes of Cao Cao, because of the unacceptable climate and land, causing large-scale epidemic casualties, which will have a great impact on the army he has worked so hard to build. up.

Therefore, Liu Bei believes that if he wants to manage Jiangnan, he still has to adopt the previous step-by-step methods.

Gradually control one or two of the three Jiangnan regions or counties close to the Jiangnan region, recruit soldiers who are familiar with the climate and hydrological environment of the Jiangnan region, and reorganize the army.

Not only must you get used to the local climate and diet, but you must also be familiar with water, and you must be able to maneuver a boat.

In short, it is to train the navy belonging to the imperial court in the south of the Yangtze River, and use a powerful boat force to deter the south of the Yangtze River. Only in this way can he achieve his goal.

The military is an extension of politics, and at the same time, it is also the strongest backing of politics. What cannot be done in the military, cannot be done by political means.

As for the management of Jiangnan's military affairs, Liu Bei really has no choice.

He had an army that was barely familiar with the local climate.

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The Zi people lived in the mountains of the Sichuan Basin, where it was hot and humid, and the overall environment was similar to most areas in Jingzhou and Yangzhou, being at the same latitude.

Moreover, Jin people are not only familiar with water, but also with mountains and forests. They are good at mountain warfare. Before joining Liu Bei's army, they were good at mountain warfare.

Compared with being in the south, after the Jin people joined Liu Bei's army and were transferred to the north on a large scale, they felt a little uncomfortable.

In the past few years, when the winter was cold, the sickness rate of the army would rise on a large scale. There were often colds, coughs and fevers, and the full intervention of the military medical team was needed to suppress the sickness rate.

It's gotten a little better in the past few years.

It seems that compared to the north, the Jin people are still more accustomed to living and fighting in the south. If they are used in the north, although they can fight as well, they can't play their role.

Similarly, the Sichuan and Shu Han soldiers living in the land of Sichuan and Shu are also good players who can fight in the south.

After Liu Bei realized this key point, he came up with the idea of ​​Jiangnan, thinking that the people in Jiangnan could be properly arranged in the Jiangnan county, making them the vanguard of the imperial power in Jiangnan.

On the whole, neither Yangzhou nor Jingzhou has a trusted aide personally arranged by Liu Bei to serve as the sheriff. The current governor of Yangzhou, Gui Bao, and the current governor of Jingzhou, Wang Rui, are not Liu Bei's cronies, and they don't have much relationship with Liu Bei.

Some of the county prefects in the two states are related to Liu Bei.

(End of this chapter)