Xu He returned to Chixian County and reported in detail to Qu Shuai Buji the content of his meeting with Steward Zhao.

Bu Ji is very conflicted in his heart, and he is extremely reluctant to lose his current rights; Now 100,000 troops, hundreds of thousands of people, he has absolute rights, if he surrenders to the imperial court, he will not be so free from now on.

If he did not surrender and only cut off trade with Fang Liang, it would be difficult to guarantee the livelihood of hundreds of thousands of people; If the Qingzhou Army sent elite cavalry to encircle and suppress, he could only flee in the wilderness, and his future fate would be difficult to say; Moreover, the imperial court will also divide and disintegrate several of his generals, and if they rebel together, his fate can be imagined.

The temptation of power is too great, anyone who has tasted the wonderful taste of power will sacrifice their lives to defend it, no one will give up easily, and Bu Ji is no exception, the gap between independence as a king and surrender to the court is too great.

Now he is engaged in a fierce ideological struggle in his heart, weighing the pros and cons.

In the end, Bu Ji still decided to surrender to Guangping Hou Fangliang, he really didn't want to continue to wander and live a life of fear, to be a Sima of another department, it is also not a low official position, not only can enjoy his old age in peace, but also change a good future for future generations.

So he immediately summoned the generals to discuss the matter, first analyzed the current situation and the court's handling methods, and then announced his decision.

Everyone was very supportive of Qu Shuai's opinion, and they would be able to live a stable life from now on; Besides, they had long been frightened by the Marquis of Guangping, and they would never dare to be enemies of the Marquis of Guangping.

The next thing is easy to do, as long as Xu He and the representatives of the Marquis of Guangping continue to negotiate and agree on matters such as the resettlement of the people, the selection of the army, and the appointment of military positions.

Fang Liang didn't expect things to go so smoothly, a bit unexpectedly.

Immediately lead 2,000 cavalry and the army under the jurisdiction of Huang Zhong and Zhang Meng to Chixian, not only to have a direct interview with Zhang Meng, but also to immediately receive the three counties occupied by Bu Ji.

Wu Anguo stayed in Dongping Lingcheng, stayed in Licheng in the ban, and was responsible for the allocation and transportation of grain baggage.

Bu Ji believed in Fang Liang's credibility, and in order to show his determination to surrender, he took Xu He and only one person to meet Fang Liang's military camp outside the city; Zhang Huan stayed in the county seat in case of accidents.

They had met from a distance before, and as soon as they entered the tent, they saluted: "Meet the prince!" ”

"Haha, why is Qu Shuai so polite, we will be a family from now on, come, please take a seat." Fang Liang said very politely.

"Thank you, Marquis!" Bu Ji sat down opposite Fang Liang, and Xu He stood behind him.

Fang Liang was more familiar with Bu Ji's forces, and said directly: "Qu Shuai can be appointed as Sima of other departments, and Xu He, Sima Ju and Zhang Huan can be appointed as military Sima; The remaining military candidates and tun commanders are appointed by Benhou, but if the petty marshals and current officers are confident that they can do the job, they can challenge, and those who succeed in the challenge will be appointed immediately; As for the following ranks, the Dubo, Shi Chang and Wu Chang also need to be challenged, and after the challenge is successful, they are all appointed by the Sima of other departments or military Simas, and they only need to report to the Hou once a quarter. ”

"Yes, Prince." Bu Ji responded happily, this is all a matter that has been discussed in advance, and there is no need to discuss it again.

Fang Liang continued: "According to the regulations of the Marquis, Sima of the other department can lead a maximum of 3,000 cavalry and 3,000 infantry; The military Sima can lead two cavalry divisions or five infantry divisions; Among the three military commanders, Qu Shuai can choose one person to be your deputy, and the other two will be arranged in a unified manner. ”

"Thank you for your trust!" Bu Ji has no opinion on this.

"With regard to the selection of officers and men, we must strictly follow our standards, neither deliberately raise the difficulty nor deliberately relax the requirements, and choose as many as we can; The rest are all arranged for the people, and I believe that Qu Shuai has already understood that Ben Hou will not treat them badly. ”

"Yes, Prince." Bu Ji behaved very well-behaved, he had already sent someone to find out, and the old and weak left behind in Licheng had all lived a stable life.

The next thing will be easy to do, while Bu Ji and Zhang Meng are catching up, Fang Liang has already completed the dispatch, and arranged three middle-level civil officials to be county commanders in the three counties, and three middle-level military attaches to be county lieutenants, preparing to take 500 cavalry and 500 infantry to take office.

Subsequently, the army was selected with Huang Zhong and others.

First of all, the cavalry and elite infantry are selected.

These men were all men who had been tested in war, and their physique was very good, and three thousand five hundred cavalry and twenty-two thousand infantry were selected from them.

As for the regular army, there were fewer qualified, only 500 out of 40,000 men were suitable for cavalry, and 3,500 for infantry. In addition, there are 20,000 regular troops stationed in Juping County and Cheng County, led by the general Sima Ju, and they will be selected after dealing with the affairs here.

The entire assessment and reorganization process lasted for three days, and the cavalry candidates, tun commanders, and infantry soldiers were all dispatched by Fang Liang.

Xu He was selected by Bu Ji as his deputy, and 3,000 cavalry and 3,000 infantry were assigned to their jurisdiction, and let them form independent battalions and start training.

The next thing is the resettlement of the families and the people.

The first to be resettled were the families of the cavalry, and the families of 4,000 cavalrymen were placed on the spot; The families of the four thousand infantrymen were also placed in Chi County; The elderly and infirm, who could not travel long distances, were also accommodated on the spot.

As for the minor orphans and widows, they will be arranged in Fenggao County.

The families of the defenders of Juping County and Cheng County set off with the county magistrate and county lieutenant, which diverted another 20,000 households.

The nearby counties of Liangfu, Bo and Mu each resettled 2,000 households, which are located in the plain areas, and the turmoil has caused serious population loss, which is just right to replenish the population.

There are still 15,000 households, more than 100,000 people, nowhere to resettle, Fang Liang restored the Western Han Dynasty of Dongpingyang County and Mengyin County, separated the remaining population equally, and settled them in these two counties respectively.

East Pingyang County is governed in the future generations of Xintai.

All of Buji's supplies were handed over to Fang Liang, who ordered each household to carry one month's rations to the station. Chixian, Juping, Chengxian, Boxian and other places are easy to say, but the difficult ones are Dongpingyang County and Mengyin, which have a large population and a long distance, and the food and materials needed are even more massive. Fang Liang specially allocated 5,000 infantry to form a baggage team to transport grain, salt, farm tools and other materials for the counties.

Fang Liang promised that this year, the Taishou Mansion would supply one stone of grain per person per month until September, regardless of the old and weak, and each person could reclaim ten acres of cultivated land, no tax would be collected this year, and a tax of one percent would be collected from next year, two percent of the year after next, and three percent of the year after tomorrow, and then a fixed tax of thirty percent would be levied.

After that, Taishan County will be his foundation, and the taxes will be used by him to raise soldiers, and most of the taxes of Jinan State, in addition to raising soldiers, will be at the disposal of the King of Jinan, so even if there are temporary difficulties, for the sake of long-term interests, Fang Liang must find a way to place these people in Taishan County.

It's the end of March, and if it stabilizes as soon as possible and the plant is planted immediately, there will be some harvest if the grain is planted.

In order to stabilize these people as soon as possible and have a safe living environment, Fang Liang ordered Zhang Huan to be the military commander, lead 500 cavalry and 2,000 infantry to Mu County to station, and choose the opportunity to recover Gai County to prevent thieves in the east.

He ordered Bu Ji to lead the officers and soldiers under his jurisdiction to escort the people to Dongpingyang County and Mengyin County, fight the local bandits, protect the safety of the people, and then recover Nanwuyang County (later Pingyi County), and take the opportunity to recover Fei County and Nancheng County.

Bu Ji was very satisfied with Fang Liang's arrangement, so he restored his real name, Fan Cai, and Fang Liang named him Zi'an, hoping that his life would be safe.

Fang Liang ordered the county Cheng Zhuge to stay in office, make every effort to resettle the people, arrange agricultural production, and stabilize the people's hearts.

Zhuge Jin is the father of Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang is only seven years old at this time, and Zhuge Jin is fourteen years old.

After taking over the resettlement of the people, all the affairs were handled very properly, and the arrangements were in good order, so that Fang Liang was no longer bothered, so that Fang Liang was greatly satisfied, and immediately recommended his eldest son Zhuge Jin to study at Alexandra University.

Subsequently, Huang Zhong and Zhang Meng went to Fenggao County to settle down and stabilize the situation in Taishan County.

Fang Liang led the remaining infantry back to Jinan and let Yu Ban be in charge of training; Next, he wants to plot against Huanglong in Langya County and form a coercive trend against Zang Ba.