Chapter 511: The Autumn Harvest is Coming
Guo Jia was entrusted by Liu Yi to go to Jingxiang to spread the will of the Son of Heaven, at this time the world several princes stood side by side, in the eyes of Liu Yi is also the Han family of Liu Biao Liu Jingsheng has become the best strategic partner, Feng Xiao here is really here, after nearly a month of travel, shortly after the Mid-Autumn Festival, a line of Chezhang has entered the Nanyang boundary. This place initially belonged to Liu Biao's rule, and then was seized by Yuan Shu, and after he became emperor, several princes were ordered to work together to ask for it, and this Nanyang returned to Liu Biao's hands.
The difference in terrain between the north and the south, the climate and sunshine are different, at this time Liu Yi under the rule of several states has not yet entered the autumn harvest, and Nanyang has a large number of people on both sides of the wide official road in the farmland busy harvesting, since the beginning of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Jingxiang suffered from it is quite small, after Liu Biao rode into Jingzhou, with the support of the local family such as the Cai family of the Kuai clan to clear the thieves and unify Jingxiang, after ten years of Changzhen here there is little war, but also a rich place, all eyes are a peaceful and peaceful scene.
"Hehe, people say that Liu Jingsheng is good at governance, and the people of Jingxiang Nine Counties are rich, and now it is true that it is true, and it is not far better than Youzhou." Guo Jia sat comfortably in front of the car, holding the teapot in his hand while looking at the busy farmers on both sides with great interest, and said to Liu Yun and Xu Shu beside him with a smile, the stability of this Jingxiang place made him easily think of Youzhou.
"Back then, Jingxiang thieves were rampant, the clan was divided, and the situation was extremely chaotic, and Liu Jingsheng came here alone to make the place stable and kill the leader of the thieves of Bei Yu within a few months, it can be seen that he is a very talented person, but unfortunately he is not good enough to keep the progress and enterprising, and he has the name of eight horses, which is quite inferior to the lord and Cao Mengde." Liu Yun replied on the side, on weekdays, Guo Jia is in charge of the overall situation of Tian'er, and the detailed affairs are handled by him, and he naturally wants to inquire about the details of princes like Liu Biao, so it is deliberate to let this person come here with Guo Jia Liu Yi.
"No matter what, this Liu Jingsheng sits on the nine counties of Jingxiang, with hundreds of thousands, and is also the biggest force except for the lord Cao Cao, if Sun Ce and Cao Cao are allied, the most feared person in the hearts of the two must be this person, plus his Han clan relatives, it is the best policy for the lord to befriend him, huh?" Guo Jia bowed slightly, took a sip of tea and spoke again, and when he was talking, he suddenly saw dust rise in front of him, and a group of people and horses drove over, looking like the armor was bright and well-acted, and it was the Jingzhou soldier dressed up.
"Ahead is Guo Shaofu's chauffeur?" At this time, a knight in the opposing team, Pegasus, came to the carriage and dismounted ten zhang in front of the chariot and asked, and his words were also respectful and polite.
"It was Guo Shaofu who came to deliver the decree on the order of the Son of Heaven, who are you?" One of the attendants replied in a loud voice.
"Sure enough, it is Guo Shaofu's chauffeur, Liu Yuanjun heard that Shaofu was coming, and specially ordered Liu Pan and Huang Zhong to come to greet them, at this time the two are behind him, please take a break, wait for me to report." After the knight finished speaking, he flew on his horse and ran back to the team, Guo Jia and Liu Yun heard that they all got off the car and stood in front of the team to watch, the name of Liu Pan and Huang Zhong He had heard in Zhao Yun's mouth, the former is Liu Biao's son, quite capable of leading the army, and the latter is the first brave general in Jingxiang, a wind and cold sword in his hand is the third general, and he is extremely praised for his martial arts! When he conquered Yuan Shu that day, Liu Biao sent these two to lead the army, and Zhao Yun treated each other with courtesy, and the two also had a good relationship.
After a while, I saw two generals coming on horseback, because they were not wearing armor to welcome distant guests, the person on the left was more than thirty years old, extremely shrewd and strong, and the person on the right was forty years old, with a straight mouth and nose, bright eyes, and a pair of arms that were unusually thick, although Guo Jia was not familiar with martial arts, but there were many brave generals in Youzhou, but he could also see that this person was extraordinary, presumably it was Huang Zhong and Huang Hansheng, who were highly respected by the three generals, and another middle-aged man should be Liu Jingsheng's subordinate Liu Pan!
"Jingzhou Zhonglang General Liu Pan, partial general Huang Zhong Feng Liu Tingshi ordered to come to greet the angel, this must be Guo Shaofu, you are courteous." The two of them also dismounted when they reached the place where they were ten feet, and walked quickly to Guo Jia and bowed, and their voices were very deep and powerful. They and Zhao Yun also talked about the battles that Liu Yi experienced, Guo Jia ran to the wolf and fought the wolf all over the world, Zilong has his own description, but seeing the chic and handsome man in a Confucian shirt standing in front of him, it should not be bad.
"Hahaha, Liu Yuanjun is kind, thank you deeply, the three generals in Yecheng that day talked to Guo Mou about the loyalty and courage of the two generals, very appreciated, today is really extraordinary, the two do not need to be polite." Guo Jiachang smiled loudly and said very politely to the two people in front of him.
"Guo Shaofu's words are serious, I had the honor to have a meeting with the three generals that day, the two of us are admired for their brave use of soldiers, Guo Shaofu ran to the wolf to help General Liu break the Hun cavalry army of more than 100,000, no one in the world knows, it is the luck of the two of us to see it at this time." Liu Pan said.
"The young general is not polite, Guo is just at the right time, there are tens of thousands of elite Han led by the general, how can the Huns resist, General Huang, the general has also mentioned the general in front of Guo several times, saying that in today's world, if you talk about archery, only General Huang can be compared with General Taishi, and when it comes to martial arts, the general is also one of the brave generals he values." Guo Jia smiled at Liu Pan kindly and said to Huang Zhong beside him, this is indeed Liu Yi's own words.
"Guo Shaofu smiled, Huang's brave husband, he usually uses this to worry about himself, and after seeing the three generals, he knows that there are many powerful people in the world, General Liu is the first brave general of the Han Dynasty worthy of the name, and General Taishi has also been given a jade medal by the Son of Heaven, how can Huang be in the same column?" Huang Zhong was humble in his mouth when he heard this, but he was quite complacent in his heart, Liu Yi's name of martial arts at this time was already admired by the world's martial artists, and the praise from his mouth was naturally very weighty, and the name of Taishi Ci's divine shooting was also known to the world.
"The general rarely speaks like this, and the third general has seen it in person, so why should General Huang be too humble? The so-called indispensable, if this trip is lucky, Jia also wants to see the general's divine shooting. Guo Jia knew in his heart that the lord's favorite was the strategist and brave general, and the person he favored in his eyes would never be wrong.
"This is not where to speak, please Guo Shaofu get on the car, the two of us lead the way in front, first go to Nanyang Post House to rest for a day, and then go to Xiangyang tomorrow morning, and in the evening I want to set up a banquet for Shaofu to catch the wind and wash the dust, and there are a lot of benefits." Liu Pan asked Guo Jia to get in the car.
Feng Xiao smiled and returned to the car, Liu Pan and Huang Zhong came to the two sides of the car to protect each other, and the line went to Nanyang, stayed in the city, and waited for Guo Jia to rest a little and then set up a banquet in the house to entertain them, both of them are straightforward people, Feng Xiao and intended to make friends, and the three of them talked very happily. The next day, Liu Pan personally led a thousand soldiers to escort Guo Jia to Xiangyang, while Huang Zhong led his army to stay in Nanyang.
Liu Yi's condition in Beiping City is gradually recovering, and the day before yesterday he personally went to the palace to meet the Son of Heaven, Liu Xie saw that the emperor's uncle was still a little pale, and asked him to go home again to recuperate, and then ask about state affairs after the illness recovered. Liu Yi thanked him and then returned to the mansion, the most diligent people who ran to the general's mansion in the past two days were Chen Qun and Zhong Xuan, at this time the autumn harvest was approaching, Lang Sheng would not be lazy about this, and he would not go to the state mansion to use his home as an office space, so that his subordinates would repay him.
"Lord, according to the expectations of the counties, counties and counties, this time the harvest in Youzhou in addition to the newly reclaimed farmland should be one percent more than last year, and the two places in Sizhou can be increased to two percent, the climate in Pingzhou is not good, and there was a drought in the previous time, so it can only be roughly equivalent, as for Jizhou, a lot of farmland affected by the war has not been harvested, and the military reclamation has not yet been effective, so it must be allocated by various states." In the study, Liu Yi and the other three were stacked with bamboo slips and silk silks, and Chen Qun was summarizing and telling each other.
"Well, the land of Pingzhou is already short of water, and this year there is a drought, which can be similar to last year, which shows that Xianhe has spent a lot of effort on water conservancy, and now that others have gone to Jizhou, I still have to tell Wei You and others that this policy must continue, and the results of the equipment can also be gradually promoted there, and the food that Jizhou lacks should also let Zibu Gong Zexian and you report in detail to Changwen Yuanchang, and leave enough time for transportation, and the collection of Ji Ming's people must also be synchronized, and there must be no shortage of food here." Liu Yi nodded and said, after several years of rapid development, Youzhou has entered a stable period at this time, and it is not surprising that the growth is not as good as that of Sizhou and Jizhou, but Jizhou is a strategic place and must be ensured.
"The lord rest assured, the official document has been sent to Jizhou, so that they will have a clear number within ten days, the military rations of the three generals have begun to use the stock grain to send a batch of past, and the rest can be replenished after the autumn harvest. Another group was entrusted by the lord last time, and checked the records of Zhang Qian's passage to the Western Regions that year, but did not see the cotton that the lord said. Chen Qun heard the words and said that he had already made arrangements with Zhong Xuan and a group of officials about these things, and this cotton matter was inadvertently mentioned by the lord a few months ago, saying that this thing was used in the clothes and quilts to keep warm, but the Han had not seen it, so he also buried himself in the ancient books during this time.
"This matter has been hard and long, when Zhang Ziwen Ban Zhongsheng sent to the Western Regions, he not only promoted my Han Tianwei, but also brought back a lot of things from other frontiers, which was very beneficial to my Han Dynasty, and now I am determined to do this again, Changwen and Yuan Chang can start to pay attention to the right person at this time." Liu Yi only vaguely remembers that many crops came from India, Arabia and other places, cotton is one of them, and he can't remember the specific era of introduction, but the mission to the Western Regions and even further away can give him a better understanding of the current world, and there is a surprise.
"What the lord said is that since Emperor Huan of my Han Dynasty, the Western Regions have all protected the name of the people, and now the generals have defeated the Huns and greatly boosted the military prestige, and indeed the prestige of my Han Dynasty should be spread again, and this matter will be handled as soon as possible, and then reported to the lord after formulating a good candidate." Chen Qun also strongly agrees with this.
"Okay, there is Chang Wenyuan who often works hard for this matter, and he is resolute and worry-free, but this is a long-term method, there is no need to rush for a while, the autumn harvest is the top priority now, and the two of you are afraid that it will be hard for a while." Liu Yi praised and said again, this passage to the Western Regions is not a top priority like sea ships.
"The lord is serious, this is a matter within the two of us, how dare I say that it is hard, if the lord does not show it again, Qun and Yuan Chang will have to return to the state council." Chen Qun hurriedly said, Zhong Xuan also has a general expression, he is talented but not good at words, so Chen Changwen mostly speaks.
"The autumn harvest is busy, and the two of you should not forget to go to Mr. Hua Tuo regularly, Liu Liu, to send Changwen and Yuan Chang back to the state capital." Liu Yi obviously appreciated Chen Qun and Zhong Xuan's attitude, and after giving some advice, he asked Liu Liu to drive the two back to the state capital.
After the two left, he picked up the record about Zhang Qian and Banchao in the Western Regions that Chen Qun found for him and looked at it, now Liu Yi deeply understands what the book is used to hate less, and the impression of some later generations has long been blurred, and there is no right-hand man of Du Niang here, and now he can only look for clues in the records of his predecessors in addition to memories. And the more this is the case, the more he has the urge to find Yingzheng theory, you just lose your temper and kill people, why bother burning books? How much precious information is not available at this time.
"Come in, Madame asked you to come." Liu Yi's ears and eyes are rare in the world, from the subtle footsteps, he heard that there was a maid outside the door from time to time to inquire, when he saw that he was deliberating, he didn't come in to disturb, at this time, he listened carefully when it was the maid in Cai Yan's room, Liu Qi and Guan Hai stood outside his door, and when the discussion was held, a group of wives and concubines would not disturb.
"Cui'er has seen the general, and Mrs. said that the general should come to her courtyard to discuss important matters after the general's deliberations." The little girl who entered the door was only thirteen or fourteen years old, and she was well-behaved and cute, she was one of the maids newly bought by Liu's mother last time, Cai Yan saw that she was dexterous and put it in her room, at this time Cui'er was still a little nervous in the face of the master, and her two little hands were tightly clasped together and did not dare to raise her head.
"Since the lady is invited, let's go." Liu Yi was amused when he saw this, put down the bamboo slip in his hand and said in a soft tone, and then got up and went with Cui'er in his clothes.