Since Cao Cao emptied the whole of Xuchang, Liu Yu and his subordinates were busy.

First of all, there is the problem of food and grass, so many people and horses, eating and drinking every day is a huge amount. Liu Yu had to transport a large amount of grain and grass from the rear to here, but fortunately Liu Yu's preparation in terms of grain and grass was sufficient, otherwise he would have been embarrassed to death by this situation.

Transportation is also a troublesome thing, after Cao Cao was defeated and retreated, many defeated soldiers directly occupied the mountain and fell into the grass, and came out to loot from time to time. Liu Yu had to send troops out to encircle and suppress these thieves, and increase the escort force of the transportation team.

At the same time, the transportation distance is too long, and a lot of people eat and horses along the way and waste a lot.

Even so, Liu Yu was barely able to maintain the situation of enough food and grass, but it would be impossible to achieve it if he continued to march.

The second is population. Xuchang belongs to the plains and has a large amount of fertile land. But these things need to be cultivated by the people before they can be harvested. Now without people, these fertile lands will be wasted.

As soon as he thought of this, Liu Yu's heart was dripping blood, it was all money and food. If the occupied territories become a burden for Liu Yu, Liu Yu simply doesn't want these territories.

According to Liu Yu's previous practice, he would arrange some displaced or proletarians from his own territory who could not survive to cultivate here. Liu Yu also issued an edict to the territory calling on the people to come to Xuchang to settle down. It is even indicated that taxes can be exempted for one year.

However, the people in Liu Yu's territory live a good life, and they can live and work in peace and contentment, and the situation of the displaced people is almost extinct. But if you are not too lazy, as long as you are willing to work hard, in Liu Yu's territory, there is no problem to be able to eat a bite. The people don't want to leave their hometown and come to Xuchang, leaving their hometown is a last resort, and Xuchang is likely to be the front line in the future, who knows if Cao Cao will come over, this is too dangerous. Even if Cao Cao can't beat him, he still has to live in fear every day.

No one wants to live in fear, no one will have such a hobby that they are fed and supported, and the people who live and work in peace and contentment can only politely refuse the appeal of His Majesty the Emperor.

There are also some poor people who come to Xuchang for a year's tax, but the number is too small.

Liu Yu wanted to keep his Mingjun hat again, and he couldn't force the people to come over, so he was very embarrassed for a while.

Chen Gong suggested that Liu Yu divide a part of the people in the previously occupied territory, so that he could replenish the lost population of Xuchang.

The strategy was good, and Liu Yu agreed. But this number is still not enough, and in order to enrich Xuchang, the fields in other places cannot be made barren.

Chen Gong is also helpless.

It's just that there is no endless road, and Liu Yu thought of a good way. That is, all the prisoners in the territory were sent to Xuchang to farm.

This solution has been around for a long time. The Han Dynasty liked to send criminals to the north or to the south of the Lingnan region to enrich the local population and consolidate the border defense by the way. It is the legendary use of waste, and it is also the method used by rulers.

Liu Yu just drew the gourd in the same way, and changed the distribution place to cultivate in Xuchang, so that he could easily complete the plan to enrich Xuchang.

Why it's so easy.

The north of this era was a bitter cold land, and the Hu people were running around, and life was very dangerous. Although the Hu people in the north do not dare to go south now, the Han people in the Central Plains still do not like to go. Not to mention criminals, even the officials and guards of the border are thinking about leaving this ghost place every day. It's just that Liu Yu attaches great importance to the border and manages it very strictly, so no one dares to flee.

Not to mention Lingnan. It is humid and muggy, there are a large number of poisonous insects and beasts, and there are even barbarians who are different from the Han people, they are very hostile to the Han people, and the Han people who are assigned here are often attacked by these barbarians. And whether or not they can reach their destination alive is a question.

In contrast, it is simply an unavoidable thing to be assigned to Xuchang for farming.

As soon as Liu Yu issued this order in the territory, all the criminals who were to be sent to the north and south were grateful.

They thought that this was the end of their lives, and they couldn't return to the Central Plains after they died. I didn't expect that when the time came, Emperor Shenwu would actually give them a chance to start over.

Although they knew that they might encounter the danger of war in Xuchang, they were likely to go to the battlefield as cannon fodder. But it's better than the north and the south. Staying in the Central Plains is heavenly news!

A heaven, a hell, they know how to choose.

No matter what era it is, being brave and ruthless, being a traitor, and petty theft are repeatedly prohibited. So much so that the law and order under Liu Yu is good, but there are quite a lot of criminals. These people are used to enrich Xuchang, which can be regarded as having accumulated a lot of virtue in their previous lives.

Of course, there are many people who have been wronged and framed, and these people are thinking that as long as they don't leave the Central Plains, then they will have a chance to take revenge.

In short, the population filling problem in Xuchang is temporarily solved.

Because most of these people came over men, and there were very few women. Many of these people are destined to be beaten as singles, and they are all criminals anyway, and they deserve to be beaten as singles.

People always have to dream, and without dreams is a salted fish. As an emperor, Liu Yu is still relatively humane. He gave these criminals a dream that they could farm with peace of mind, as long as they worked hard in Xuchang for five years, Liu Yu would turn a big crime into a small crime, and a small crime would become acquitted. If you have committed a serious crime, as long as you work hard in Xuchang for ten years, then you can be released and go home. If the performance is good, the time limit can also be appropriately reduced.

The criminals are happy, it's only five years, which is not long, and it is not short. Those who have committed serious crimes are also happy, ten years is a bit long, but is there still a reduction policy, do a good job, maybe you can go back in less than ten years.

That's what these criminals think now, but after only two or three years, they don't want to leave Xuchang. Because Xuchang has regained its prosperity, it is much better than their hometown.

Let's get back to business.

The problem of the population was temporarily solved. At the same time, another problem arises, that is, the seeds of cultivation and the cattle and horses.

Liu Yu didn't worry this time, he looked at the big families over there in Yingchuan, these are a lot of lambs to be slaughtered.

From the very beginning, Liu Yu had no intention of compromising with the family or currying up to them, and was bent on treating the family with the intention of exploiting. So this time there was a difficult problem, and Liu Yu was ready to open the knife to the Yingchuan family.

But this time it was met with strong opposition, and it was strong opposition from within Liu Yu.

This caught Liu Yu off guard.