"Zhuge Liang, your uncle!"

This is Liu Yi's true feeling in his heart after reading Liu Bei's letter, of course, in the face of Mi Zhu and others, Liu Yi naturally couldn't express his chest directly, and even maintained an elegant smile on his face, closed the bamboo paper, and smiled at Mi Zhu: "I didn't expect that Uncle Huang actually asked Brother Zizhong to come, with Brother Zizhong here, this logistics is worry-free!" ”

"Where did Bo Yuan say, Zhu is also known to Bo Yuan today, in less than a month, he captured a county, looking at the world, even those who are known as famous generals, and that's it." Mi Zhu smiled and shook his head: "The world has underestimated Bo Yuan's ability. ”

"Seriously, Zizhong sits down first." Liu Yi knelt behind the case, looked at Mi Zhu and said: "The young general should have swept away the remaining three cities at this moment, and now it can be regarded as truly pacifying Changsha." ”

"Even so, Bo Yuan should be the first to take the lead in this battle." Mi Zhu looked at Liu Yi and said with a smile: "I don't know when Bo Yuan is going to send troops to pacify the three counties of Guiyang?" ”

"There's no rush for this!" Liu Yi shook his head and said: "Then Han Xuan had asked for help in the other three counties before, and the messenger to Guiyang was intercepted by me, but the other two counties, I am afraid that I have received a letter at this time, I have ordered someone to closely monitor the movements of the two counties, and block the news that Linxiang was captured, hoping to lure these two counties to attack, since we want to go down to the land of the three counties, instead of waiting for us to attack, it is better to let the other party attack, I am equal to an ambush halfway, wouldn't it be better?" ”

"Bo Yuan is well versed in the art of war." Mi Zhu smiled when he heard this: "Then Zhu is here to watch Bo Yuan's means." ”

"This is not difficult, but there are many things in Changsha, but I want to discuss it with Brother Zizhong." Liu Yi waved his hand, if the other party came best, if he didn't come, then it would be okay to wait a few days, at the moment Liu Yi was more concerned about the problems left over from Liu Biao's era, such as the sect thief, such as Shanyue, he didn't know too much about these things, but Mi Zhu had been in Jingzhou for many years, so he should always know something.

"Oh?" Mi Zhu looked at Liu Yi curiously.

"For example, the ...... of the sect thief and Shanyue" Liu Yi told Mi Zhu about the problems that had accumulated in the file recently.

Mi Zhu smiled bitterly when he heard it, and when Liu Yi finished speaking, he said to Liu Yi: "Bo Yuan thought that Jing Sheng Gong was unwilling to deal with these thieves back then? ”

"Then why ......" Liu Yi was a little puzzled and looked at Mi Zhu.

"Shanyue is okay to say, I don't know how to govern Jiangdong, but Jingzhou will allocate some money and grain every year to appease Shanyue, and Shanyue who is willing to come out to live will be properly resettled, but the words of the thief ...... Does Bo Yuan know what a thief is? Mi Zhu asked.

"I have inquired about it over the past few days, and some clans in the township are entangled with the villagers, do not listen to the orders of the imperial court, refuse to pay taxes, and do not enter the household registration." Liu Yi and Huang Zhong have learned about these things, so they understand.

"Sect thief ......" Mi Zhu hesitated for a moment, and smiled at Liu Yi: "In the past, when my Mi family was in Xuzhou, I also secretly controlled the sect thief. ”

"Huh?" Liu Yi looked at Mi Zhu in astonishment.

"Although the imperial court tax is not heavy, taking the twenty tax as an example, if there are 20,000 stone of grain and grass, it must be called 1,000 stone." Mi Zhu looked at Liu Yi and said: "When Tao Gongzu was the pastor of Xuzhou, the tax of Xuzhou was one of ten taxes, and the Mi family was the family of wealthy merchants, and the taxes paid to the state pastoral government every year alone were more than 100,000 stones, Bo Yuan can understand?" ”

Anyway, the foundation of the Mi family is now lost, and when it comes to those things before, I am not afraid of Liu Yi's jokes, of course, this is also the reason why Liu Yi has a good relationship with Mi Zhu, and he has also saved Mrs. Mi, which can be regarded as his own person, so Mi Zhu will say this kind of thing.

Mi Zhu didn't fully explain it, but Liu Yi understood, controlled the thief, and then hid a large amount of property in the name of the thief and did not report it, if the government wanted to collect the thief, Mi Zhu would report and even secretly fund it.

Although Jingzhou and Xuzhou are different, the routines are probably the same, most people only see the thieves, but they don't know that there are big people behind these thieves, in short, it is a way for those families to evade taxes, and even a way to hide the population.

It's not easy to move, and there is no need to move for the time being, because Changsha's current taxes can still be supplied, and the harm of the thieves has not yet reached the point of becoming a tumor, and this is something Liu Bei should worry about, Liu Yi doesn't need to offend those people because of this.

"Of course, there are also real thieves, and these are the ones that the general government exterminates." Mi Zhu added a glass of wine to Liu Yi and smiled.

Liu Yi nodded, didn't ask any more, this kind of thing can be regarded as a kind of capital operation, although it is relatively simple and crude, but people who don't know the root of the matter don't know where to start, and those who know ...... I won't say it, and Liu Yi is not ready to say it, once you break the unspoken rules, it will be the target of everyone, and the king may not be able to bear it, let alone a part-time worker.

"Let's talk about Shanyue first." Liu Yi said with a smile: "How about asking these thieves to contribute to us?" ”

"This is not difficult, I have discussed with the wealthy families from all over Changsha in the past few days." Mi Zhu smiled: "In fact, if you have the ability, it is best to deter with force first, and then appease the best." ”

"If you use force, you will talk about it after the four counties are pacified, if you do this now, you will only push these mountains to the side of the three counties Taishou." Liu Yi nodded, there must be rules for this matter, the biggest problem at present is to subdue the three counties, and the rest will have to wait until it is settled.

Mi Zhu nodded, and then the two talked about some other things, and after talking about the old days, they left separately.

……

"What is the matter with me, sir?" Early the next morning, Huang Zhong, Guan Ping, Liu Sandao and other generals were summoned by Liu Yi, and Huang Zhong asked.

"Originally, after capturing Changsha, I took the old general to see the lord, but now this matter has to wait." Liu Yi looked at Huang Zhong and said with a little apology: "The lord has sent an order, let me wait to continue to sweep the four counties of Jingnan." ”

"Don't get in the way, just make some meritorious deeds, and I also have some courage when I go to see Uncle Huang." Huang Zhong waved his hand indifferently, he had no career in this life, when the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he originally had military exploits, but later because of the early death of his beloved son, he was disheartened, and returned to Changsha, and when he came out again, it was already Liu Biao sitting in Jingzhou, Liu Biao advocated the rule of Jingzhou, and most of the people used were recommended by wealthy families, Huang Zhong had no way out, and in the end he just mixed a lieutenant in Changsha to be a captain, for the affairs of officialdom, it was lighter than others, if it were not for Liu Yi's strong recommendation, he was not ready to see Liu Bei, lest you be ridiculed again.

"There will definitely be no less work." Liu Yi smiled: "But this time, let's change the way of playing!" ”

"Oh?" Huang Zhong's eyes lit up, looked at Liu Yi and said, "What is the clever plan of Mr." ”

In the past few days, the army has been touting how Liu Yi uses his soldiers like a god, and he is clever, although Huang Zhong lost to Liu Yi, but it was Han Xuan's mediocrity, and he didn't think Liu Yi was so powerful.

"Didn't Han Xuan send someone to the three counties to ask for help before?" Liu Yi said with a smile: "This time, we will wait for these reinforcements to arrive, ambush them halfway, go to their main force, and then sweep the three counties." ”

"It's just ......" Huang Zhong frowned and said, "Then Han Xuan has already left, I'm afraid I can't hide this news!" ”

"Someone followed, he went to Guiyang, even if the other two counties were summoned immediately, it was impossible for the other party to get the news immediately, not to mention that he had not yet arrived in Guiyang." Liu Yi said with a smile, Han Xuan, a person who is used to being pampered, can't stand the pain of running around, according to the news reported back by the people who secretly followed Han Xuan, Han Xuan hasn't even finished half of it now, and when he arrives in Guiyang, he will send a messenger again, and it is estimated that Lingling and Wuling will already send troops.

Seeing Huang Zhong's brows furrowed slightly, Liu Yi smiled and said, "Don't worry, Hansheng, I just sent someone to see where he went, and I didn't mean to do any harm." ”

Hearing this, Huang Zhong nodded silently.

Liu Yi continued: "Now that we invite all the generals to come, we are discussing the next step, whether we will attack Lingling or Wuling first?" ”

As for Guiyang, Liu Yi is ready to leave it alone, with Wei Yan there, he also wants to give Wei Yan a chance to make meritorious contributions, as for whether he can grasp it, it depends on Wei Yan's own ability.

Huang Zhong hugged his fists and said: "Sir, in the opinion of the last general, you should attack Wuling first." ”

"Can you elaborate?" Liu Yi asked.

"That Wuling Taishou Jin Xuan is an outsider, he has always been unpopular in Wuling, and there are no generals under his command, so it is easier to attack, but that Lingling Taishou Liu Du is quite close to the sect thief, and the soldiers who can be dispatched are afraid that there will be more than 10,000!" Huang Zhong briefly introduced to Liu Yi the difference between Lingling and Wuling, in comparison, Wuling is obviously easier to attack.

"Wuling!" Liu Yi nodded, came to the map and pointed out the location of Wuling, this distance, Wuling is closer to Changsha, it is indeed easier to attack, and nodded at the moment: "Okay, let's fight Wuling first, send sentry scouts to pay close attention to the movement of Wuling, as long as the golden rotation is dispatched, we will set off immediately, halfway volley!" ”

"Whoa!" When the generals heard this, they immediately bowed down and received the order.

"Sir, General Liu Feng sent someone to report that all the five cities have been conquered, and I asked Mr. if he would return to the army immediately?" Soon after the generals left, a guard came in and bowed to Liu Yi and asked.

"Let him stand still for the time being, and guard against the enemy coming from the direction of Lingling." Liu Yi shook his head, wrote a bamboo note and handed it to the guard: "Give this letter to him." ”

"Whoa!" The guard took the bamboo note, agreed, turned around and left.

Liu Yi's side is temporarily full of men and horses, enough to eat Wuling, so he is not ready to use Liu Feng's soldiers and horses, just let him train soldiers, and after Liu Yi takes Wuling, if Wei Yan has not been able to hit or even take Guiyang's troops, he is ready to let Guan Ping garrison Wuling, and he and Liu Feng will join forces, first fight Lingling, and finally attack Guiyang, with the support of Changsha and Wuling, and then attack Lingling, it should not be difficult, once these three counties are taken, there is only one Guiyang left to support alone, even if it is a strong attack, it is no problem.