Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 530 A two-pronged approach
Using rebates to lure people into the business and tricking relatives and friends into joining the business can be said to be a tried and tested method for later generations to swindle money.

Now if you put it on a big man, how can you call it a lie?

It must be that Governor Huo felt sorry for the people of Qingzhou and could not bear them to suffer Cao Wei's brutal rule, so he wanted to save the people from misery.

Liu Zhong pondered for a while and said: "Although the profit-sharing and rebate policy is good, why is it difficult to leave the hometown? Especially since Qingzhou has been in peace for many years, it is difficult to convince the people of Qingzhou with just words!"

"What Masaomi said makes sense!"

Jiang Ji nodded and said: "Although tax exemptions, grain grants, house rewards, and land allocation can seduce the hearts of the people of Qingzhou, it is difficult to leave the hometown. I am afraid that the Qingzhou people will not easily go south."

"What about Zitong's opinion?" Huo Jun asked.

"We still want Qingzhou to be in chaos. Only when Qingzhou is in turmoil will the people who want stability go south to Jianghuai," Jiang Ji said.

Huo Jun stroked his moustache and said: "It seems that we still need to send the navy to float northward and harass the Qingzhou seashore. The people will not be able to settle down and have no choice but to go south to come to me."

As he said that, Huo Jun thought of the old people from Qingzhou under his tent and asked: "Where is the current person Guan Cheng from Changguang County in Qing Dynasty?"

“Let the people build their own houses!”

Huo Jun thought for a while and said: "Under the attack, Qingzhou's seaside is uneasy, so people will sneak into the countryside again, and use the strategy of dividing profits and returning points to lure the people of Qingzhou southward."

"Let Guan Cheng turn into a pirate anonymously, use Yuzhou as his base, lead his troops north to the seaside of Qingzhou, and bring one or two thousand people into the villages and counties to plunder powerful families and make it difficult for the people to farm with peace of mind, but do not lose too many lives. Some people moved south to Huaidong."

As for the matter of benevolence, we can only say that it was done by pirates. What does it have to do with me, a big man? Trying not to injure lives as much as possible is the utmost benevolence. After all, it is impossible for the two armies to fight without hurting the people.

"Guan Chengjin has been appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of Wu County. Could it be that the Commander-in-Chief wants to order him to go north to plunder the people?" Liu Zhong said.

"Jingyu is in charge, and you will do what you say!" Huo Jun said.

In the past, when Cao Cao first brought peace to the Central Plains, the Qingxu coast was in turmoil. Huo Jun took advantage of Cao Cao's expedition to Wuhuan and led his boat north to respond to the rebel bandits on the coast. Guan Chengxi was appointed as a school captain and traveled around, helping Huo Jun move many people south.

In order to avoid being close to the border and to facilitate the escape of the people, the people must be placed on the seaside as much as possible. Once Wei soldiers went deep into the area to plunder the people, the people could escape to Yuzhou Island by boat.

"promise!"

"With a two-pronged approach, both soft and hard, many people in Qingzhou will vote for me!" Jiang Ji said with a smile.

"If the old people of the Jianghuai River are restored, and if the people of Qingzhou go south to join us, where will their money, food, fields and houses come from?" Liu Zhong asked.

Fighting deep into the interior of Qingzhou may be very difficult. But allowing pirates to harass the Qingzhou coast is not a big problem, and it can cause a big blow to Cao Wei.

Huo Jun hesitated for a while and said, "Let's see how much food Wuhan is willing to allocate to me. If there is any shortage, we will make up for it with the food and grass provided by the military garrison, and we must not let the people who migrate south become tired from hunger. There must be many soldiers in each camp of the military garrison." Go on patrol to avoid any violations of law or discipline."

Liu Ji made calculations with a pen and said: "Captain, if a Ding man cultivates 70 acres of land, a Ding daughter cultivates 30 acres, and the second Ding cultivates half of it. One household of common people is estimated at 150 acres, and a thousand households are worth it. Three thousand hectares of land are needed. Now there are more than 1,000 households in Xiapi in Haixi, and only 800 hectares of land are left undivided. How about reclaiming 3,000 hectares of land next year to satisfy the needs of 1,000 households? "

Since Liu Ji became the prefect of Guangling in the 212th year of Jian'an ( years), he has been in office for almost nine years. In the past nine years, Liu Ji gradually became the county governor in charge of nine counties from the county governor of two counties. Currently, there are about registered households in Guangling, making it the most populous county in the Jianghuai region.

Now Huo Jun is preparing to take a multi-pronged approach. In addition to using profit sharing and rebates to attract people, he also wants the navy to disguise itself as pirates and harass the Qingzhou seashore.

"After spring starts next year, Liu Guangling will divert water and open channels in Haixi to reclaim the old wasteland. Try to resettle the people in Guangling Haixi, and leave no people in the East China Sea except Yuzhou and Quxian. Let Tang Zi take charge of the city. All the soldiers and civilians moved to Qu County to avoid being plundered by thieves because they were close to the border."

The territory of the original Donghai County reached the Yuzhou border in the west and the seaside in the east. The actual controllable territory of the Southern Han Dynasty today is only one-third of the original territory.

"good!"

"In terms of money and food!"

Huo Jun thought for a while and then said: "As for farmland, we can allocate mature fields from military camps to the people. Try to choose high-quality fields that are far away from the border and close to Hangou. If the soldiers in the field want to get mature fields, they can be moved to Yangzhou and their families will go north. , priority will be given to military land and ripe land.”

"promise!"

Huo Jun leads the Xuzhou herdsmen, so all matters concerning the Jianghuai River and Huaihe River, whether it is personnel transfers or the rationing of food and grass for soldiers and horses, are all handled by him. When he was away from Jianghuai, deputy governor Pang Tong was in charge of military affairs, and political affairs were handled by Chief Shi Jiang Ji. This tradition started with Lu Su and continues to the present day without any change.

After the outline of relocating people to Huaidong was drawn up, Zhu Wenwu withdrew from the big tent one after another, leaving only Jiang Ji in the tent.

Huo Jun invited Jiang Ji to sit down and asked, "The war is about to end. I wonder what the generals are talking about?"

Jiang Ji took the tea and said with a smile: "The generals said that we won the battle, but I don't know what kind of official position it is to be worshiped." "It depends on how your Majesty arranges it!"

Huo Jun sipped tea leisurely and said: "I have reported the achievements of the generals truthfully. If your Majesty sees the performance, he will consider the appointment."

Jiang Ji pondered for a long time and suggested: "The Jianghuai generals have not seen Your Majesty for a long time. Will the Governor look for an opportunity to return to Beijing and lead the generals back to Beijing to pay homage to His Majesty?"

The power of the state pastor is far greater than that of the state governor. As the Xuzhou pastor, Huo Jun has the right to appoint the governors of the counties under his account. But for high-level military attache positions, Huo Jun needs to report his achievements truthfully and cannot appoint himself.

As a monarch, Liu Bei often awarded official positions based on the general's own military exploits and Liu Bei's personal preferences.

Jianghuai generals often sit on the border and rarely have contact with Liu Bei. It will be beneficial to the overall situation to have the Jiang and Huai generals pay homage to Liu Bei now.

Huo Jun took a sip of tea and said, "I want to lead the generals to pay homage to Your Majesty for a long time, but I'm afraid it won't be appropriate for the generals to stay away from Jianghuai for a long time. After all, the thieves are far away in Huaibei."

After a pause, Huo Jun said: "Now that Qu County has returned, I heard that the queen and Lord Mi want to return home to worship their ancestors, as your majesty promised. Please ask your majesty to patrol the east of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River. At that time, all the generals will gather in the east of Huaihei to see you. Zitong What do you think?"

"What the Governor said should be feasible!"

Jiang Ji cupped his hands towards Huo Jun and said, "The renovation of the Zhongzhou Mufu in Guangling City has been completed, and the governor will not return to the south to take charge."

"good!"

After staying in Huaiyin for a few days, he saw that the Wei army had no intention of besieging Xiapi. Huo Jun made arrangements for the border control and led his troops south to Guangling instead of returning to Fei.

Cao Pi, who was in Luoyang at the same time, posthumously named Cao Zhang the King of Liang Wu Mou. Like his father Cao Cao, he was buried beside Yecheng.

On August 20, Liu Bei led his army back to Nanxiang from Shangyu. Zhao Yun, Wenpin, Lu Meng and other Jianghan generals came to pay their respects.

"I pay homage to Your Majesty!" the generals said as they saluted.

Liu Bei helped everyone up and said happily: "Only when the troops control the food road can I expedition to Guanzhong."

"I am ashamed of myself, Your Majesty. Xinye was recaptured by that bandit army!" Lu Meng said with shame.

Since Liu Bei's expedition to Wuguan, because Wancheng had not yet been conquered, the Wei army often raised troops to attack and disturb the grain roads. The generals each used their own skills to defend the dangerous positions. Using Zhao Yun as a maneuver and cooperating with the navy, they repeatedly defeated Cao Ren who looted the grain road.

Cao Ren saw that the grain route was not available, so he turned to plunder the cities in northern Han. The three generals did not dare to lead troops to rescue Xinye for the sake of safety. Xinye was finally recaptured by Cao Ren after holding out for a hundred days. Not long after Xinye was recaptured by Cao Ren, Liu Bei withdrew his troops due to the problem of falling river water levels.

"The army is on an expedition to Guanzhong. It is not easy for Ziming to secure food routes. Why should I feel ashamed?"

Liu Bei smiled at the generals and said comfortingly: "The small city of Xinye is not worth mentioning. What's the difficulty in losing this city today and regaining it tomorrow?"

With that said, Liu Bei pointed his whip to the northeast and said confidently: "When we attack Nanyang, we should recover the new wilderness and conquer Wancheng."

It was not easy for generals Zhao, Wen, and Lu to protect the long grain routes in the Han and Dan river basins, so Liu Bei was not too harsh on the loss of Xinye.

Of course, this is also related to the geographical location of Xinye. Xinye is located between Wancheng and Xiangfan. For the Han and Wei Dynasties, Xinye was more of a buffer zone for both sides. As long as it doesn't touch Xiangfan, it won't be a big problem for the big man.

As Liu Bei said, it is not difficult to lose something today and gain it tomorrow. Taking Wancheng and occupying the entire Nanyang Basin would have more meaning for the Han Dynasty.

"Your Majesty has led his troops back to the country now, but he doesn't know what arrangements he should make in Shangyu?" Wenpin asked.

Liu Bei pondered for a while and said: "I have ordered General Zhenxi to sit in Shangyu and also serve as the prefect of Shangluo County. Shangluo County is located in the mountains, far away from Xiangfan. Zhongye and Ziming should take care of it. If most of the bandit army attacks, , you can send troops and horses north to support one or two."

In order to train Liu Feng, Liu Bei specially left the place where Shang Yu was with Liu Feng. He also promoted Liu Feng to General Zhenxi, and also led him as the prefect of Shangluo, specializing in the affairs of the bureau.

Now considering that the place where Shang Yu was located was too far away from Xiangfan and could easily be besieged by the Wei army, Liu Bei was worried and specifically warned Generals Wenpin and Lu Meng.

Liu Bei had a long chat with the Jianghan generals before letting them return to their respective cities.

Resting for a day in Nanxiang, Liu Bei led his army southward along the Dan River, then along the Han River into the Yangtze River, and then returned to Beijing.

But when the army arrived at Dankou, Fazheng, who had been following the army for a long time, finally couldn't bear it anymore and his condition suddenly worsened.

Fazheng, who was seriously ill, felt that he was going to die soon, so his attendants rushed to report to Liu Bei.

(End of this chapter)