I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 692 The ruthless Jing Sheng

The horse business was the best channel to open up the relationship between the imperial court and the Qiang people in Liangzhou.

After all, Liangzhou is really too poor. Even if Liu Jian took the initiative and wanted to establish good communication with the people of Liangzhou, Liangzhou had no benefits for the court at all. Except for Liangzhou war horses, no one else could I really can't find anything.

Three Qiang tycoons in Liangzhou sold 200 war horses to the imperial court and made a lot of money. Then other Qiang people in Hanyang County came to find Zhang Fei, hoping to cooperate with Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei always maintained good relations with these newly arrived Qiang tribes, regardless of their size.

Zhang Fei himself was a generous person, and when facing these Qiang leaders, he was not stingy. He used his treasures to entertain them with wine and meat, chatted with them, and became sworn friends.

At the same time, Zhang Fei was also willing to request the imperial court for war horse business on their behalf based on the situation of their tribe, and provide them with effective sales channels for their war horses.

Zhang Fei in history was a man who respected scholar-bureaucrats, but was not very considerate of his sergeants.

But in this era, Zhang Fei has changed.

From scholar-bureaucrats, to ordinary sergeants, to ordinary people, to today's Qiang people, he was able to treat everyone equally.

No matter who they are, he will not look at them through colored glasses.

Moreover, Zhang Fei is an unpretentious person. He is very forthright when interacting with others, which makes people feel very comfortable.

It is also because of his arrogance that his personal charm has been greatly increased.

Zhang Fei brought war horses to the Qiang people in Hanyang County, so that their tribe's life no longer became so difficult.

This made the heroes of Hanyang County very grateful to him.

Next, Zhang Fei proposed to these people, hoping that they could organize and build ranches locally.

What Zhang Fei means is that he is willing to devote manpower and resources to help these Qiang people build high-quality horse farms, sheep farms, and cattle farms.

Then every year, he, Zhang Fei, would contact the imperial court as a recommender, so that the mature war horses, cattle and sheep could be exchanged directly with the imperial court for materials or money. Moreover, Zhang Fei guaranteed that the prices would be in accordance with the prevailing prices and would not deliberately bully them. .

Regarding this matter, the local Qiang leaders in Hanyang County were hesitant at first, but soon, the three Qiang families who first befriended Zhang Fei agreed.

Although they had not been in contact with Zhang Fei for a long time, they were introduced to Zhang Fei by Dong Zhuo, and Dong Zhuo still held a very high status in the hearts of these Qiang people.

What's more, the benefits and respect Zhang Fei brought to them also made them extremely impressed by him.

Therefore, the leaders of these three Qiang families decided to build the farm Zhang Fei mentioned on their pastures first.

Zhang Fei quickly spread the news to Chang'an.

Liu Jian was very happy after learning the news.

The imperial court's main construction efforts are currently being used in Guanzhong, Yanzhou and other places, but this does not mean that the imperial court has no spare capacity at all.

Helping the Qiang people in Hanyang County build racecourses, farms, and heated kang houses. This was the strategy Liu Jian used against Wuhuan and Xianbei.

Although this investment does not bring much benefit in the short term, if you invest it for a long time, you will find that this is a cause that will contribute to the Han Dynasty for a long time!

In Bingzhou, new coal mines and iron mines have been dug. The advanced iron smelting and coal manufacturing industries in Youzhou have also spread to Bingzhou. The Xiongnu tribe has enjoyed the benefits of the iron smelting and coal industry.

Now, Liu Jian brought these to Liangzhou through Zhang Fei.

Liu Jian wrote to Guo Jia in Bingzhou, asking him to transfer experienced managers and technicians from the Xiongnu pastures to Hanyang County to help Zhang Fei organize the construction of the Qiang pastures in Liangzhou. of graphite and ironware, and found another sales channel.

Guo Jia had no problem with selling the graphite in the territory to the Qiang people, but he was a bit reluctant to let the talents he trained in Bingzhou go to Liangzhou to teach.

These talents have been trained for a long time. Wouldn't it be better to stay in Bingzhou? Why not send him to Liangzhou?

Guo Jia wrote a letter to Liu Jian, saying that Bingzhou has only been developing for a few years and is far less developed than Youzhou and Jizhou. Can talents be transferred from Jizhou?

In response to Guo Jia's inquiry, Liu Jian wrote a very polite letter to "educate" Guo Jia.

The content of this educational letter was not too polite, and Guo Jia was convinced by the education.

Subsequently, Guo Jia quickly sent the talents and the support Liangzhou needed to Hanyang County.

After all, Hanyang County is only a county in Liangzhou. Compared with the incorporated Southern Xiongnu, Xianbei and other tribes, it is not a difficult task to just help the Qiang people in one county to establish pastures.

This is just a pilot project. Once it succeeds, the Qiang tribes in other counties in Liangzhou will inevitably rush to cooperate with Zhang Fei.

While Zhang Fei was farming in Liangzhou and helping the Qiang people in Hanyang County to build horse farms, Liu Biao also did a big thing in Liangzhou!

Even Zhang Fei, who was with him in Liangzhou, had never thought of this.

If Zhang Fei's first thing to rectify after arriving in Liangzhou was the Qiang people, Liu Biao's first thing to do when he arrived in Liangzhou was to rectify the powerful Han people.

Previously, Zhang Fei had already dealt with the powerful men who colluded with Ma Teng, Han Sui and other rebels in Hanyang County, and Zhang Ji also served as the prefect of Hanyang County. The farming and various undertakings in Hanyang County were on the right track.

Zhang Ji worked hard to develop in Hanyang County, but Liu Biao was not satisfied with just sticking his power in Hanyang County.

Based on the situation, Liu Biao felt that if the imperial court's power was to be stable in Liangzhou, there must be at least four counties under his direct jurisdiction.

In addition to Hanyang County where he was located, Liu Biao felt that the three counties of Longxi, Anding, and Wudu surrounding Hanyang County would also come under his rule.

Wudu County is the border between Liangzhou and Yizhou. Both in terms of population and cultivated land, it belongs to the last part of the Han Dynasty. This territory, let alone the imperial court, does not belong to Liangzhou natives like Ma Teng and Han Sui. I am willing to extend my hand into Wudu... The reason is that there is little money and it is too poor and desolate.

When Liu Biao was analyzing the situation in Liangzhou, he once wrote a memorial to Liu Jian, meaning that although Wudu County only had a population of 3,000 households, it was the border between Liangzhou, Guanzhong and Yizhou, and it was also the place where the imperial court would extend its power in the future. Enter the key areas in Shu.

Liu Biao still had some strategic vision. He wanted Liu Jian to build Wudu into a military fortress facing the south, which would be used to block the Yuan family in Shu from moving north in the future.

However, in Liu Jian's view, although Wudu County was to be controlled by the imperial court, there was no need to be so defensive.

The road to Shu is as difficult as reaching the sky. Let alone Yuan Yi, even if Yuan Shao controls Yizhou, Liu Jian is not afraid that he can fight it out. Moreover, Liu Jian now hopes that they will rush out of Yizhou and die.

There is no need to build Wudu County into a so-called frontline fortress.

Because he won't be the one defending.

In Liu Jian's view, developing people's livelihood and industry is the strongest fortress.

Liu Jian wrote a letter to inform Liu Biao that although Wudu County has no population, is poor, and is not suitable for farming, there are many mineral resources in Wudu... although they are not as rich as the mineral resources that Liu Jian exploited in Youzhou and Bingzhou.

In addition, although Wudu is not suitable for growing food, according to Liu Jian's experienced survey, the local geology of Wudu County is more suitable for growing traditional Chinese medicine.

The current large-scale cultivation of medicinal materials in the Han Dynasty is still blank. In order to improve the survival rate of the people and increase the number of people, Liu Jian has begun planning to start planting traditional Chinese medicine in various parts of the Han Dynasty. As for Longxi County and Anding County, they are both large counties in the east of Liangzhou and are closely connected with Hanyang County. They are also counties with relatively large populations in Liangzhou. Both Liu Jian and Liu Biao felt that if they could control Longxi and Anding , then the foundation of the imperial court is equivalent to being fixed in Liangzhou.

Therefore, Liu Biao found Jiang Ji, his most trusted meritorious officer in Hanyang County, and discussed with him how to control Anding, Wudu, and Longxi counties in the shortest possible time!

Jiang Ji was a man of both civil and military skills, and he was also very famous in Hanyang County.

Liu Biao asked Jiang Ji: "In the three counties, the Qiang people are very prosperous, but the people do not follow them, so Ma Tenghan and Han Sui caused chaos."

"I intend to consolidate the eastern part of Liangzhou, but I'm afraid it won't be able to gather. I don't know what to do?"

Jiang Jiandao said: "The way to govern the people is benevolence. If we can practice it with benevolence and righteousness, the people will come and go like the water flowing downwards."

Liu Biao added: "I'm afraid it won't solve the urgent need."

Jiang Jiong said again: "Those who manage peace should put benevolence and righteousness first, and those who control chaos should put power and strategy first. It's not about having too many soldiers, it's about being able to get them."

"Han Sui and Ma Teng are brave and invincible. Cheng Yin and Yang Qiu are both brave warriors, so there is nothing to worry about."

"Although the Qiang people are numerous, as long as they are governed properly, they will not rebel!"

"The key lies with these powerful locals in Liangzhou!"

"The local tycoons in Liangzhou are often corrupt and violent. Although they are Han people, they are ignorant and unethical. They secretly instigate the Qiang people to rebel."

"In the past, the Qiang people rebelled every year, and seven out of ten times they were instigated by the powerful locals in Liangzhou."

"Now that Prime Minister Liu is in charge of the court, the general trend of Xizhou is clear. There are people in this county who are eloquent. If they are sent to show their benefit, the powerful leaders of the counties will definitely come with their troops."

"The envoy will punish those who are unruly, and then use them to cultivate and use them. In this way, the people of half the state are happy to stay in this state. Knowing that the envoy is a virtuous person, he will definitely help the old and the weak, and then gather the troops to surround him. , guard Didao in the west, and Ji County in the east. The land of the three counties can be determined by sending a message."

After hearing this, Liu Biao nodded with satisfaction.

"Jiang Gongcao's words really resonate with my heart!"

Therefore, Liu Biao then made two preparations. He secretly sent the eloquent people recommended by Jiang Ji to communicate with the powerful people in the three counties and find out their attitudes.

Sure enough, as Jiang Ji said, some powerful people were able to see the situation clearly, expressed their willingness to submit to the imperial court, and followed the imperial court's lead in everything.

However, after some testing, some powerful people seemed to want to secretly dominate various places, and they were not very happy about the imperial court's move to rectify Liangzhou.

Although the attitude of these people was not clearly expressed, through the tests Jiang Jiong sent to them, Liu Biao could feel that these people seemed to want to start making small moves secretly.

They did not want the county where their family was located to be completely under the control of the imperial court.

Liu Biao is a smart man. He naturally understands that these people are destabilizing factors in Liangzhou, and there may be more chaos in the entire Liangzhou in the future because of them.

Compared with the Qiang people, these powerful people in Liangzhou are even more hateful.

In order to be the local emperor in Liangzhou and to squeeze out more resources, they did not hesitate to deceive the superiors and deceive the subordinates, sacrificing the interests of the local ordinary people to satisfy their selfish desires.

In recent years, the rebellion of the Qiang people in Liangzhou has become more and more fierce, mainly because these people are secretly fanning the flames.

Many of the Qiang leaders were unaware of the situation in the imperial court. Originally, they could discuss some matters directly with the imperial court without protesting. However, after being instigated by powerful locals, these Qiang ethnic groups became more determined to rebel.

In this way, the imperial court used troops against the Qiang people in Xiliang every year.

To use troops, more and more local powerful forces must be borrowed, which led to the local powerful people becoming more and more dependent on local powerful people. They took advantage of the court's vigilance against the Liangzhou Qiang people to continuously improve their own strength, and at the same time, they also used the Qiang people to Hatred for the imperial court constantly incited Qiang villains to profit from it.

Although Liu Biao had not been in Liangzhou for a long time, he was a political veteran and he had already figured out the relationship. Liu Biao was indeed decisive in this regard. He did not hesitate and directly invited the heads of the twenty-seven powerful families who he felt were unstable factors in the name of the imperial court.

The reason why Liu Biao invited the leaders of these twenty-seven powerful families was very simple. He just wanted to talk about cooperation with this powerful leader. He hoped to invite the leaders of these twenty-seven families to cooperate with him to jointly govern the eastern part of Liangzhou. Defend against the rebels in Liangzhou.

Liu Biao's sincere attitude in inviting them made the leaders of the twenty-seven powerful families mistakenly think that Liu Biao was weak and incompetent.

He was really afraid that these powerful people would not cooperate with them.

It is reasonable to say that the leaders of these twenty-seven powerful families looked down upon Liu Biao.

After all, in the hearts of Liangzhou people, although Liu Biao was known as Baji, he was still just a member of the Central Plains gentry.

In the eyes of the people from the border of Liangzhou, the Central Plains gentry, even if they were proficient in military strategy and martial arts, were just useless pieces of shit.

They are all cowards, not worthy to be compared with their Liangzhou heroes! !

It is normal for an outsider like Liu Biao to be subdued in front of them.

But these local powerful people in Liangzhou never thought of one thing. Liu Biao was a party member in the past!

What are the roles of party members? They were a group of people who dared to put their heads in their belts, directly challenge the imperial court, and risk their lives.

They are in official positions and do not return to their homes. They live in exile all day long just for the sake of breathing in their chests.

How could such people be cowards?

The same goes for Liu Biao. He pretends to be very weak on the surface, but in fact he is a ruthless character who dares to take action at critical moments.

Think about it carefully! In history, Liu Biao was sandwiched between Cao Cao, Sun Ce, and Yuan Shu, but he could always maintain stability among the big bosses.

He firmly guards the territory and prevents others from invading. This is not something ordinary people can do.

This time, Liu Biao invited these people to Hanyang County. On the surface, he was showing weakness, but in fact, he wanted to take their heads.

In fact, Liu Biao did succeed.

After these twenty-seven proud and powerful families arrived in Hanyang County, Liu Biao threw a cup at the banquet and ordered a group of swordsmen and axe-hands to chop them into pieces.

It was precisely because of this incident that the reputation of Liu Jingsheng, the governor of Liangzhou, resounded throughout the land of Liangzhou, and his reputation instantly caught up with Zhang Fei's.

Even Zhang Fei himself couldn't help but admired Liu Biao after learning about it. Liu Biao is a real person!

(End of this chapter)