The wishful thinking of Liu Qian, the emperor of Great Chu, was: let Guan Yu lead the men and horses to kill the remaining protector army in the original Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, kill 1,000 enemies and lose 800, which not only pacified the world, but also weakened the strength of the king of Dingbei, which is killing two birds with one stone.

What he didn't expect was that after General Yan Lao of the National Protector Army exterminated the Taiping bandits, he was directly handed over to the local armed forces, and there were not many elites of the National Protector Army. Therefore, when Guan Yu's men and horses waved their banners and rushed here, there was no tragic battle. The local defenders and the defenders of the county governments of Daqi have a virtue, which can be described in eight words: a little resistance, a touch of collapse.

In less than two months, Guan Yu's men and horses had nothing to fight. However, this prince of Dingbei was not idle, and by the way, he surrendered the mountain bandits and thieves in the nearby mountains, and exterminated all those who were unwilling to surrender to Dachu. This large piece of land that was once tossed back and forth by people from all walks of life and baptized by war has finally gained peace.

Li Jingcheng, who has been following Guan Yu's army, is still busy, and every time Guan Yu's men capture a city, he has to recruit talents in the local area, build the official structure of Dachu, put up a list to calm the people, and implement the land distribution system and various laws of Dachu.

To put it simply, Guan Yu's army is like ploughing, and this Lord Qincha always follows behind and pouts his ass and buries himself in planting seedlings.

On this day, the tired Lord Li Jingcheng came to Guan Yu's military camp with a few newly appointed state officials, and made a special trip to visit the prince of Dingbei.

Guan Yu politely invited everyone to sit down and ordered his guards to serve tea.

He glanced at Li Jingcheng with concern and said, "Brother Jingcheng has been working too hard lately, right?" Look at you're so thin, your eye sockets are sinking in. ”

Li Jingcheng got up and saluted: "Thank you General Guan for your concern." I am waiting to come here today, there is a tricky matter, and I want to ask the general to help! ”。

Guan Yu waved his hand and smiled: "Why be polite with me, just say it bluntly." ”

Li Jingcheng continued: "This matter is very important, it involves the livelihood of the community, and the time is urgent. When the Great Qi Protector Army exterminated the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, in order to block the advance of the Great Qi Army, some people dug up the Lushui, which coincided with the spring flood, resulting in a monstrous flood and flooding of fertile fields. Everywhere the floods passed, the homes of people along the way were destroyed and displaced. Although this move temporarily delayed the pace of the Great Qi offensive, it ultimately failed to save the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. ”

Guan Yu blinked his eyes in confusion and said with a slight smile: "I've heard these things talk about it, but what does it have to do with General Ben?" ”。

Li Jingcheng took a breath, and then said: "The aftermath of this matter is that every spring flood, Lushui will flood due to the change of the river, and the people of Li along the way will be miserable. So we discussed dredging and dredging, reorganizing the river, and completely controlling the flood. We will strive to complete this matter before the spring flood next year. ”

Guan Yu nodded and said: "It's a good thing, controlling the water and saving the people, the merit is immeasurable." Directly to the court, ask for the allocation of silver taels to govern the river, and hire the people. ”

Li Jingcheng smiled bitterly: "It has been played several times, but the reply of the saint is: The state of Chu is newly established, the treasury is empty, let us figure out our own way." ”

Guan Yu was stunned, turned around and said, "Then ask the local state government to mobilize the big guys, control the river first, and collect less taxes from them in the coming year." ”

A local county guard with a thin face and a mustache stepped forward and saluted: "Go back to the north prince, there is no silver tael, and the lower officials have spent a lot of effort, and no one has responded." ”

Guan Yu turned around and glanced at the mustache, then looked at Li Jingcheng and said, "It's difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and it's easy to understand." What does the virtuous brother mean, let my soldiers temporarily be civilian husbands and help you clean up the river? ”

Li Jingcheng nodded again and again: "Exactly!" ”。

Guan Yu didn't say a word, waved his hand and ordered an attendant to bring the map, spread it on the table and looked at it for a while, raised his head and frowned: "I just took a look, even if the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under General Ben are all used as people's husbands, but Lushui stretches for hundreds of miles, and it can only be a drop in the bucket." If you want to complete it before the spring flood next year, I am afraid it will be even more difficult! ”。

Li Jingcheng spread his hands and said: "That's the only way, it's better to choose an important place to repair it than to do nothing." ”

Guan Yu dragged his chin with one hand, pacing back and forth, and after a while, he stopped and said, "Brother Jingcheng Xian, I promise you, the soldiers of our army can temporarily serve as people's husbands." But let me think again and see if there's a better way. ”

A few days later, a few children playing in Lushui and the nearly dry river took out a few pieces of gold, silver and jade from the sludge, washed them, and happily took them back to the adults at home.

On the second day, a group of soldiers with bright armor under their command held swords and sealed off the river.

At the same time, the streets and alleys were also plastered with notices: first warning everyone not to approach that section of the river, and then advising everyone not to believe the rumors that treasure was dug up in the Lushui River.

It's better not to refute the rumors, and the notices posted all over the street have attracted countless passers-by to watch, and everyone has a lot of discussions.

Above the market, after reading the notice, a scholar-like person turned around angrily and shouted to everyone: "Hmph, this is clearly three hundred taels of silver here!" If no treasure has been found, why send heavy troops to guard it? This is self-deception. I said that the big guys are smart, they can block the river channel is limited, let's go dig somewhere else! ”。

The crowd agreed. As a result, the rumors spread farther and farther, and the more mysterious they became. It was even rumored that someone had dug up a box of ingots from the river. Many people left their work at hand and dragged their children to the shore of Lushui, actively and spontaneously participating in the movement to dig up treasures.

Sure enough, in the mud not far from the blocked section of the river, someone dug up another gold bracelet. This was what everyone saw with their own eyes, and after a burst of cheers, everyone immediately dispersed and buried themselves in hard work. Those who haven't dug up the treasure for the time being, except for sighing for their bad luck, can't wait to dig three feet into the ground. What's more, every day there are people fighting for the excavated territory, and the battle is bloody.

Seeing that they couldn't hide it anymore, the officials pasted Anmin notices all over the streets and alleys. The content is to the effect that a treasure has indeed been found in the Lushui River recently. From now on, troops will no longer be sent to block the river, and the gold, silver and jade excavated will be allowed to belong to individuals and do not have to be handed over. However, all those involved in treasure digging must abide by two regulations: first, it is strictly forbidden to compete for territory and fight; It is strictly forbidden to rob the treasures dug up by others. 2. Anyone involved in the digging of the treasure shall not dump the silt on the spot and transport it all to the embankment. The government will send a large number of soldiers and horses to maintain law and order along the coast, and anyone who violates one of the above two regulations will be severely punished and sent to prison!

(To be continued in this chapter)