The first step in Liulin's development plan is to solve the food crisis in Liulin Village. If you don't solve this problem, nothing else is useless.

However, there is a shortage of food everywhere now, and even money cannot buy life-saving food during this period.

To solve the food crisis in Liulin Village, it is necessary to carry out many aspects.

One is to find a way from the government; the second is to buy grain on their own; The third is to find a way to get food by yourself.

In terms of purchasing grain on his own, Liu Xian had already sent Yu Jin, Liang Si, and Liang Wu to cross the river to the north and enter Yangshi County to inspect the situation, but the situation was not optimistic.

In ancient times, Yang's County was also known as Yangdi, Yang's Xu, and in the Spring and Autumn Period, it was Yang's Yi, Marquis of Jinwen. Yi is the fief of Yi State, and it is also from that time that there is the title of Yang County, and it was not renamed Ningjin until the Tang Dynasty.

Yangshi County was originally under the jurisdiction of Julu County, just like Xiatao County. But Liu Kui was demoted, from the King of Bohai to the King of Diantao, Yang's County was also classified as Liu Kui's fiefdom, and since then it has been under the jurisdiction of the Jizhou Thorn History Department, and this is the case until now.

In other words, Xiatao County and Yangshi County, in terms of geography, belong to Julu County, but administratively they are not under the jurisdiction of Julu County, and the taxes and so on in these two places are directly responsible for the Jizhou Thorn History Department. This is like the meaning of the municipality in the later generations.

Liulin Village, although it is closer to Yangshi County, is only separated by a Qingshui River, and the distance from Liulin Village to Yangshi County is only more than ten or twenty miles away, but Liulin Village is under the jurisdiction of Xiatao County.

With the current tense situation, the villagers of Liulin Village did not have the guidance of the official government of Xiatao County, and they did not want to enter the county seat of Yang's family.

The current situation in Yangshi County is like this, and it is a little difficult for Yu Jin and them to enter Yangshi County, let alone want to buy grain in Yangshi County.

There's really no way around this. Now, the entire Julu County, and even the entire Jizhou region, are full of grass and trees, and everyone is guarding against thieves. As long as there is still some ability to protect themselves, and where there are people who can organize the people, they are all ready to guard against the plundering of the Yellow Turban bandits. Who would dare to let a person of unknown origin easily enter his own city?

Look at the situation in Liulin Village. Whether it is a thief or an officer, they have to be guarded, and those who pass by do not dare to let them into the village easily.

After all, Yangshi County is a county seat, although Yangshi County has also suffered from the looting of the Yellow Turban Army, but the foundation of the county seat has not been destroyed, and the city wall of the county seat has been preserved.

Although the government and some big households in Yang's county have long been killed and robbed by the Yellow Turban Army. But there are still many rich families who survived, as well as those small landlords, merchants, and so on.

In addition, a county town has a population of tens of thousands, not to mention a population of 20,000 or 30,000. Among so many people, there will definitely be many people of insight, famous elders, some famous and talented readers, and some local heroes.

The county town was robbed by thieves, and after it was looted, those who survived and the living had to survive and save themselves. Without the government, there will naturally be people who will stand up or be elected by the people to lead the surviving people to restore normal order, and lead the people to resist thieves and beware of thieves.

Isn't that the case in Liulin Village?

Therefore, if Liulin Village wants to enter Yangshi County to buy grain, it must first solve the problem of entering the city.

Fortunately, now that the imperial court has appointed Huangfu Song as the pastor of Jizhou, the official offices in various places should be restored soon, and when the time comes, you can ask the county government for a way, and you can enter Yang's County by the road.

Liu Xian sent Yu Jin, Liang Si, and Liang Wu to escort Liang Ji to Xiatao County early the next morning to inspect the situation.

This is mainly to ask Liang Ji to do three things.

In the case of the county of Liaotao has been restored to the government institutions.

The first thing is to explain the situation of Liulin Village to the government of Xiatao County, which includes the population status of the original Liulin Village and the surviving population of the current Liulin Village. The current population of Liulin Village will be reported to the government for the record. With this, then these surviving villagers in Liulin Village now have a legal identity as a Han citizen again, and they no longer have to worry about being treated by the government as Yellow Turban thieves or relatives of Yellow Turban thieves.

These were originally the responsibilities of Liang Ji, the village head.

The second thing is to ask the government for relief. For this, Liu Xian does not report much hope, but only children who can cry will have milk to eat, no matter what, first cry to the government about the difficulties of Liulin Village. In fact, just the government officials still have a little conscience, so they will feel that there are only two or three hundred people left in the village with a population of thousands of people, and most of them are old, weak, women and children. Perhaps, my heart will be soft, and it may be possible to allocate some food relief to Liulin Village.

In any case, it is better to get as much food as you can get from the government, than nothing.

The third thing is to report to the government about the Liulin Village Self-Defense Force.

This, under normal circumstances, as the head of Liulin Village, Li Zheng Liangji, he has the power and responsibility to organize the township to guard and protect Liulin Village. However, it must be reported at all levels, especially before the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Uprising, the imperial court was relatively strict in controlling local armed forces and private armed forces. It is necessary to first go to the local Xiatao County to report and approve it, and then report it to the Jizhou Thorn History Department, or approved, before the Liulin Village Self-Defense Force can be formally established.

In fact, if it was before the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Uprising, it would have been impossible to make a name for itself and form a township self-defense force. If there are bandits and robbers in the local area, they must be reported as soon as possible, and then officers and soldiers will be sent from above to suppress the bandits, during which the villagers can temporarily organize themselves to defend themselves, but they are absolutely not allowed to exist in the form of self-defense forces all the time.

These were also one of the main reasons why Liang Ji did not support Liu Xian's formation of the Righteous Army and the formation of the villagers' self-defense force at that time.

Even now, the entire Julu County is in a state of no official government, and the imperial court has lifted the party ban and allowed righteous people from all over the country to form a righteous army, but this certainly does not include the "righteous soldiers" in the land of Julu.

Therefore, it is really difficult for the Liulin Village Self-Defense Force formed by Liu Xian to be recognized by the government.

But no matter what, Liu Xian wanted to try it, and sent Liang Ji to Xiatao County to inspect the situation, if the government was rebuilt and resumed its functions, let Liang Ji report to the government in the name of the head of Liulin Village to explain the situation in Liulin Village, and test the government to see if the existence of the Liulin Village Villagers' Self-Defense Force could be allowed. If the government can allow it, then the Liulin Village Villagers' Self-Defense Force will have an officially recognized identity, so it will be much more convenient to send the Liulin Village Villagers' Self-Defense Force out to do something.

At the very least, in the name of the villagers' self-defense forces, Liulin Village can ask the government for directions, so that they can freely go in and out of Yangshi County, a neighboring county, to carry out some commercial activities, and even go to other farther towns to carry out commercial activities.

In Dahan, this road guide is still quite exquisite.

A personal road guide can be issued by the village head. However, if it is a relatively large caravan or something, it must have a road guide issued by the government at or above the county level to go to the merchants and activities in various parts of the Han Dynasty.

Otherwise, some road blocks will not be able to pass, and the town will not be able to enter.

Liang Ji was sent to Xiatao County to solve these problems.