Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 340 Governing the Hetao
A major event was finalized, and Yanmen was filled with joy. Who wouldn't welcome such a miraculous doctor? Moreover, if this continued for a long time, there would probably be ten, twenty, or even a hundred such doctors, which would be a great benefit to the country and the people.

After a period of time, Zhu Ye and Qian Ning still needed to recuperate at home. It was inconvenient to go out during this cold winter. However, the poison in Liu He's body had been basically eliminated. Although he was still a little weak, he was basically fine, so he resumed his daily office work and martial arts practice.

Liu He specially called Cui Jun, Shi Tao, Meng Jian, Qian Li, Guan Yu, Cheng Liang, Zhang Yong, Ye Xiang and Gao Shun to discuss and resolve the military and political affairs that had been accumulated during this period.

There was a pile of bamboo slips on the table.

Liu He flipped through the books one by one, sometimes looking solemn, sometimes thoughtful, and sometimes showing a sad look.

"All the lost territories have been recovered, and the officials to be sent to the counties should indeed be appointed. Otherwise, there will be no one to manage them. Even with the tax exemption policy set before, the common people and caravans will not dare to go there. However, it is really difficult to gather so many local officials at the moment. It is really a headache..."

Guan Yu and others were not good at government affairs, so they did not speak.

Meng Jian looked serious and said solemnly: "This matter can be done in three steps."

Liu He was originally frowning, but when he heard that there was a solution, he hurriedly asked: "Oh? Which three steps?"

"The first step is to transfer the current officials to Wuyuan, Yunzhong, Shuofang and Shangjun. Yanmen and Dingxiang already have officials in charge, but due to the rampage of the Hu people, many local officials cannot take up their posts and have returned to their capitals over the past few months. Although these people may not be competent enough, they will act according to the orders issued by the lord and will not make any big mistakes if they follow the orders. Therefore, the people under the lord's command can be temporarily transferred to those places that have been abandoned for a long time and have no officials sent by the court."

"The second step is, after a period of time, select people with both moral integrity and talent from the original batch of officials, promote them and transfer them back to the people under the lord's command, slowly bring back the trusted civil officials and counselors to the lord's side, and give those officials a fair chance to win their hearts."

"The third step is the longest, selecting and training new people, and assigning them to the posts one by one. If these three steps are accomplished, the lord will have a constant flow of political talents under his command. Even if he governs more counties in the future, he can still do so, and there will be no big mistakes."

Cui Jun nodded and said, "This matter cannot be completely resolved in a short time. Gong Wei's suggestion is to consider it carefully, to take care of old and new people, whether close or distant, and to take care of them all. This is an excellent strategy."

Liu He thought for a moment and said, "Well, let's do it this way. Transfer Zhao Ziyu to Dingxiang as the county magistrate, Huo Zixi to Yunzhong as the county magistrate, Guangyuan and Gongwei should work harder and go to Shangjun and Shuofang. However, these two places have been neglected for the longest time, and it may be difficult for you to support them alone. I will send Zhang Dexing and Su Yuansheng to serve as the chief officers. As for Wuyuan County, my dear brother Daozhun, I will leave it to you."

Qian Li did not agree directly: "My lord, I would like to ask you for a few people to accompany me to take up the post."

Liu He rubbed his temple: "Who do you want to take?"

"I want to take Mo Da, Mo Wende, Zhao Kui, Zhao Mingliang, Zhan Lian and Zhan Qingyuan away."

Liu He was stunned, his expression changed: "It seems that my dear brother has done a lot of homework these days."

Qian Li felt a little embarrassed after being praised by him.

"My lord has entrusted me with an important task, and I dare not fail to work hard. Along the Yellow River, there are thousands of miles of fertile land, whether for farming or grazing, it is a treasure land. Mo Wende is proficient in the art of horse selection and breeding, Zhao Mingliang is good at raising and grazing various livestock, and Zhan Qingyuan is now unparalleled in the world in farming. With the three of them, I believe that within two years, my Wuyuan County will be able to support hundreds of thousands of people and tens of thousands of soldiers!"

Liu He was about to agree when Shi Tao started shouting, "No, no. In terms of vast grasslands and fertile land, my Shuofang County is much larger than Wuyuan County. The Xiongnu and Xianbei have been fighting for years, and the so-called Hetao region is actually mainly based on Shuofang County. I think it is more appropriate for these three people to go to Shuofang with me, Shi." "This... this... I..."

Qian Li has always been a bit shy, and after hearing what Shi Tao said, he felt that it seemed to make sense, and for a moment he didn't know how to refute it.

"Alright, alright, Guangyuan, please stop bullying Brother Daozhun."

Liu He and Qian Li grew up together. Their friendship and understanding of each other were almost second only to Liu He's understanding of Guan Yu and others. Naturally, he knew Qian Li's character and quickly stepped forward to smooth things over.

"Wuyuan and Shuofang are neighbors. Mo, Zhao, and Zhan are not local officials. I will assign them to you two to assist. Of the hundreds of thousands of livestock seized this time, a portion was reserved for Yuanqing and Boping. They are now in Guangmu City. Zhao Kui has also achieved some success in grazing in Qiangyin County. With these livestock as a foundation, you must properly govern Wuyuan County and Shuofang County. In the future, the supply of food, fodder, cattle, sheep, and war horses for our army will all depend on you."

"Well, my lord, don't worry!"

Qian Li and Shi Tao guaranteed it.

With this group of people going, Liu He was full of confidence. Once this matter was done, the soldiers in his army would be able to eat meat every day. With this condition alone, he would have an advantage in recruiting soldiers, and the intensity of training in the future could be greatly improved, and his strength could be restored at the fastest speed. What would he be afraid of then?
"My Lord, this matter is not so easy. If we want to develop agriculture and animal husbandry in this Hetao area, there is one thing that must be solved."

Cui Jun suddenly said.

Liu He thought for a moment and said, "Hmm? The military advisor is talking about the Yellow River flooding? The military advisor has mentioned this before. It is indeed a big problem."

Upon hearing this, Shi Tao also frowned, "It was my fault for neglecting it. The Yellow River bed is higher than the ground, and the river water often breaks through the riverbank, causing floods. If this problem is not resolved, the fertile soil on both sides of the river will be difficult to use. We can only move away from the river bank, which will waste a lot of land and make it difficult to achieve results in farming and grazing."

"My Lord, I remember that there is a huge lake in the upper reaches of the Yellow River in Shuofang County, called Tushen Lake. If we can use this lake to develop it and build water conservancy projects, we may be able to divert the turbulent water of the Yellow River into it and then use it for irrigation, which may help alleviate the flood disaster."

Cui Jun's suggestion was agreed by everyone.

"Well, Zhou Ping's proposal is very good. But I am not good at water conservancy, and this project is huge and involves a wide range of people. I am afraid that we have to start from the upper reaches and build many water conservancy projects along the Yellow River, and then use other means to complete it. The cost is so huge that it is hard to imagine."

What Shi Tao said made everyone nod their heads frequently.

Based on what he saw and heard with his own eyes, combined with the knowledge he learned in his previous life, Liu He knew that the Yellow River of this era, even in the middle and lower reaches, only had a slightly higher riverbed and had not become a true suspended river. Moreover, the silt in the river water was far less than that in his previous life.

The flooding problem of the Yellow River is ultimately a problem of silt. A large amount of silt from the loess plateau enters the Yellow River and accumulates in the riverbed. After countless years of erosion, fertile impact plains have appeared, but this has also caused the riverbed and river embankments to rise day by day. Finally, the water of the Yellow River breaks through the embankment, creating a huge momentum that seems like it is pouring out from the sky.

The disappearance of vegetation on the Loess Plateau and the loss of soil and water to the Yellow River are inseparable from the overgrazing of the northern nomadic peoples over the past thousand years. As the number of livestock increased, the original grass was eaten less and less, and when the grassland disappeared, they moved to another grassland to continue living, completely ignoring the land they lived on.

(End of this chapter)