three kings

Chapter 115
In August of the first year of Chuping (Gengwu, 1990 A.D.).

Sun Can withdrew the soldiers who conquered Jingzhou, and the next day, he issued a letter of surrender, using Zhou Cang and Xu Jing as envoys, to go to Runan to persuade Liu Pi and Gong Du to surrender.

A lesson learned from the past, Zhou Cang was originally a bandit in Funiu Mountain, Sun Can reused him regardless of his background, and now he is a captain of cavalry, everyone in the world knows this.

Liu Pi and Gong Du didn't want to be called Yellow Turban Bandits for the rest of their lives, so they immediately accepted Sun Can's order to surrender.

Runan County is located in the southeast of Yuzhou, on the west side of the Huaibei Plain.It is adjacent to Zhengyang County in the south, Shangcai in the north, Pingyu in the east, and Queshan, Suiping and Zhumadian in the west.Because it is located in the ancient Yuzhou, and Yuzhou is also among the Kyushu, it was called "the middle of the sky" in ancient times.The climate here is mild, the rainfall is abundant, thousands of hectares of fertile soil spread out around the city, and the land is fertile and grain-rich.Xiaonanhai and West Lake lie next to the ancient city, together with Suya Lake with thousands of hectares of blue waves, making Runan City like a small green island.Ouyang Xiu, a writer in the Song Dynasty, once said: "Runan is the only famous county in ancient Yuzhou. It controls the right soil of Changzhun. It has deep soil and rich products. It is actually a beautiful county with scenic spots."

The soil is fertile, not inferior to Nanyang County. The only difference is that Runan County has a short population and relatively low productivity.But it is also better than Nanyang County, that is, the mining industry here is rich.

The iron mines in Tanshan, Xiping County, are rich in iron reserves. If they are developed properly, all of Sun Canjun's equipment will be available, and there is no need to worry about it. After all, excellent equipment is also the key to defeating the enemy.

Of course, Sun Can would not leave Nanyang County so easily. When he left, he took all the assets of Nanyang County, food and grass, and took away the cattle, farm tools, and seeds. He persuaded the people to follow him to Runan for development.

Sun Can was very popular in Nanyang County, and more than [-] people were willing to leave with him.

And Runan County was under the rule of Yuzhou. Yuzhou was once the most prosperous and densely populated state among the thirteen states in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and Runan was the most populous county among the six counties under Yuzhou.In its heyday, the population of Runan once exceeded 220 million.

But now after the "Yellow Turban Rebellion", Runan County is full of mourners, and the people are in dire straits. The current population is only 25, which is only a little more than [-]% of the original prosperous period.

Leading the people, after [-] days of marching like a snail, Sun Can and other vanguards have arrived at the border ten miles away in Runan County.

More than a dozen figures in the distance approached quickly, Sun Can looked from a distance, saw that one of the people coming was Zhou Cang, and knew that the other party must be Gong Du and Liu Pi's group.

In ancient times, it was the most solemn ceremony to see off and welcome the Marquis ten miles away.This is enough to prove the sincerity of Liu Pi, Gong Du and others.

Sun Can led Xu Chu off his horse, and the two went up to meet him on foot.

Seeing Sun Can walking on the opposite side, he obviously quickened his pace deliberately. One of the three leaders was Zhou Cang, and the other two were rough men in their thirties with yellow scarves tied on their heads.

"They should be Gong Du and Liu Pi, right?" Sun Can had heard that Liu Pi and Gong Du were originally the former subordinates of Bo Cai, the leader of the Yellow Turbans. On the nearby mountain, after learning that Huangfu Song had left, he reoccupied Runan County.Having learned the lesson from last time, they actually acted as fake eunuchs. Although they don't have much governance ability, they are good to the people and self-sufficient is not a problem.

It's just a pity that the fertile soil of Runan.

Sure enough, those two people came to Sun Can's side, immediately knelt down on both knees, kowtowed and said: "Gong Du (Liu Pi) pays homage to Mr. Sun, and Mr. Sun greets him personally. Even though he dies, he has no regrets." With a low status, he is still a Yellow Turban rebel, several levels lower than ordinary people.They were really touched that Sun Can went out to greet them in person.

Sun Can stepped forward to help the two of them up one by one, and said solemnly: "Sun Can, a down and out man, can get two righteous men to treat each other sincerely, and I already feel deeply guilty. How dare you trouble the two generals to do such a great gift, and ruin Sun Can's life?" Bright."

Gong Du respectfully said: "My lord's benevolence and virtue are well-known in the world. Gong Du often heard about the matter where I sat in Wancheng. Don't dare to agree with each other easily. It is our honor to recruit you, Your Excellency."

At this point, Sun Can stopped being hypocritical and immediately removed the turbans from Gong Du and Liu Pi, saying: "Although the teaching of the Yellow Turban is good, it is not in line with reality. It will only bring harm to the people of the world. Unfortunately, from now on, both of you will be soldiers under my command. It is useless to keep these two things, it is better to let him go with the wind."

Gong Du and Liu Pi were greatly moved when they heard this. After the failure of the "Yellow Turban Uprising", the Yellow Turban thieves have almost become like rats crossing the street, shouting and beating every day.Sun Can's actions just forgave all their previous sins and gave them a new life and a new identity.

In the past, they were disheartened people, but now they can hold their chests high and say: We are the famous and invincible soldiers of Sun Can's army.

The two enthusiastically invited Sun Can into Runan County.

Runan County is larger than Wancheng, and the city walls are very old, showing its long history.

"Lieutenant Gong, are there vacant houses for 6 people in Runan County?" Sun Can is most worried about the [-]-year-old people behind him.Since I brought them out, I have the right to take good care of them.

Captain is a relatively small official position, and there are only a few hundred people under him, but judging from Gong Du's simple and honest smile, he is obviously satisfied. Seeing Sun Can's question, he immediately replied respectfully: "Don't worry, my lord." , there are ten rooms and nine empty houses in Runan County, all the houses are ready-made, as long as they are cleaned a little, they can live in."

The Runan County Government Office is located in the center of Runan County. After handing over the county guard Yinshou, it ordered all measures to be taken against Runan County.

First of all, of course, it is to settle down the people. This character needs excellent coping skills, and the celebrity Xu Jing will do his part.

Secondly, reset all the rules and regulations of Runan County, as well as all reform matters in the county, and the internal affairs prodigy Xun Yu, Gu Yong, and Liang Xi carried out the reorganization.

Yu Fan assisted Sun Can in dealing with things.

Chen Dao took over the defense of Runan County, and after getting the consent of Gong Du and Liu Pi, he disbanded the so-called soldiers in the city. All the old, weak, sick and disabled were allocated good land to live with them, and the rest of the young and strong men were handed over to Gao Shun. All trainers come to train.

As for the military power, Liu Hua, Xu Huang, Fan Wu, and Zhang Liao were in charge of Sun Can.

Let them train soldiers and reorganize the six thousand soldiers in Runan County.

There is no doubt that the talents of Xun Yu, Gu Yong, and Liang Xi in handling government affairs are not ordinary.

In particular, the policies that Xun Yu always listed would bring great benefits to Sun Canjun while benefiting the people. Gu Yong admired this and willingly gave up his position to Xun Yu.

Of course, this is also normal. In history, Cao Cao fought in the north and south for more than [-] years. Not only did he write a book to discuss with Xun Yu whenever there was a major event, but Cao Cao never needed to worry about the crucial matter of food and grass.

During Xun Yu's reign, except for the Battle of Guandu, there was almost no shortage of food and grass.

This is not to prevent Sun Canjun from suffering for food, Xun Yu came up with a good idea, that is to learn from the ancients to farm, but his farm is different from that.

Xun Yu approached Sun Can privately and suggested, "Historically, the farmland was cultivated freely. Therefore, the crops are uneven and the yield is not abundant. If we choose a piece of fertile soil, recruit strong farmers, and give rewards and punishments to collect the grain. If there is a sound, the output will inevitably increase a lot.”

Sun Can understood Xun Yu's meaning, people are lazy, one mu of land can be handed over to grain and support a family, and few people will plant two mu of land.However, recruiting people to farm is a semi-forced way to let a family plant three or four acres of land to increase food production.

This method is very good. Although it is said to be semi-forced, as long as the food supply is reasonable, the people will get much more food than they can grow at will.

With more food, life will naturally become richer.In addition, there is another advantage that you can exercise your body, increase your physical strength and strength, and it will also be of great help in recruiting good soldiers.

This method can not only increase the food in the territory, but also improve the lives of the people, and prepare for future battles. It can be said to kill three birds with one stone.

Sun Can immediately nodded in agreement and issued an order, but there were only a handful of responders.

In desperation, I had to give up for the time being.

After the regulations and reforms were written, Xun Yu recommended to Sun Can a talent named Chen Qun. Chen Qun was born in Yingchuan County.When Xun Yu heard the news, he immediately wrote a letter and invited him to come to Runan.

Chen Qun had heard about Sun Can's virtuousness and congeniality in secret, and never mentioned Xun Yu's recommendation.

Sun Can received him and asked a few questions. Chen Qun talked boastfully, and his analysis made sense.Sun Can knew that he was a great talent, so he immediately gave him a heavy responsibility.

When Chen Qun saw Sun Can, he only used his talent, so he immediately revealed his identity and sincerely congenial.

During the conversation, Chen Qun was very interested in Xun Yu's recruiting people to farm the fields, and volunteered to take up the task.

Sun Can immediately appointed Chen Qun as a Diannong official to deal with Xun Yu's new law of recruiting people to farm.

Chen Qun did a great job in Runan, and he found the root cause of why the people did not respond.

The common people are accustomed to the production mode of self-cultivation and self-sufficiency, and they worry about being forced to farm on state-owned land.

Therefore, there is almost no response.

However, under Chen Qun's patient persuasion, he proposed the method of free application, so that the local people could voluntarily participate in farming.He has made great contributions to Sun Can's food and grass support in the future.

(End of this chapter)