"The time is still short, and it is difficult to calculate the population of naturalization, especially if you want to specifically calculate the population that has moved from Jingxiang. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info But conservative calculations, if you count those people who have not yet been officially naturalized, it will be at least about 50,000. ”

The data reported by Liu Ye made Lu Ren nod. It is now the last few days of the thirteenth year of Jian'an, and here in Yizhou alone, the population base has exceeded 300,000 due to the large transfer of population in Jingzhou:

"It looks like what I did at the beginning is now paying off. When the war is in full swing, the number of people fleeing to avoid chaos will increase dramatically...... Now the war in the Jingxiang area is just the beginning, although Lao Cao suffered a big defeat in Chibi, but the Jingzhou area may be chaotic for a while, and it is planned that a large number of displaced people will move to Quanzhou to settle down. Yuanzhi and they were sent by me to the first line of Quanzhou and Guangzhou, and there are many things here in Yizhou, Ziyang, the burden on your shoulders is not light, not only must you properly handle the placement and naturalization of the displaced people, but also pay attention to the actions of Sun Quan and Liu Bei. ”

Liu Ye said with a smile: "Please rest assured, you have your own measure." As he spoke, he slapped the big folding fan in his hand a few times.

Lu Ren saw Liu Ye fanning the folding fan, and frowned slightly, how to look at it and feel awkward. The heart said that it is the middle of winter, so you can't fan a few less? Yizhou is located in the south, and it is not as cold as the Central Plains and the north in winter, but it is still a little chilly, okay? I want to fight a cold war when you fan a few times. Others say that women don't want warmth if they want grace, but now it seems that this sentence is more appropriate to use on men on specific occasions.

Habitually shaking his head and not thinking about these inconsequential things, Lu Ren threw a roster to Liu Ye and said: "This is the last batch of Yizhou students selected from our college, and you will be selected and hired according to their strengths." Later, there will be a lot of affairs in Yizhou and busy, so you have to find some useful people to help you quickly, otherwise you will have to lie down when you are really busy. ”

Liu Ye took the roster and said with a smile: "It's still the general who is thoughtful." ”

Lu Ren laughed and said: "What is not thoughtful, to be honest, I am really a little tired." By the way, after the capture of Guiyang, troops must be left to garrison, and labor must be gathered to build roads in both places, and there are many miscellaneous things. How to deal with it, I believe that Yuan Zhi can handle it, but you have to have a snack for the next step. The main thing is that I am still worried that there are not enough troops, and there are three passes in Quanzhou to guard against Sun Quan, and the garrison of this city is even more lacking...... I want you to go to Muji after spring ploughing next year, and then hand it over to Gao Shun and Huang Hansheng for training. How is Ziyang? ”

Liu Ye closed his eyes and pondered for a while, then nodded and said, "This is very good, there is no objection in the future." It just so happened that the number of displaced people who had moved to Guangzhou, Quan, and Yi prefectures was increasing day by day, and according to the previous method of resettlement farming and production after naturalization, it was somewhat impossible to keep up with the speed, and the displaced people were eager to eat, so now was indeed a good time to expand the military strength of the two prefectures. Moreover, if this matter is done properly, it will be able to relieve the pressure on various political points, second, it will be able to smoothly resettle a large number of displaced people, and third, it will greatly strengthen the military strength of Yi, Quan, and Guangzhou. ”

Lu Renxin said killing three birds with one stone? This is also the internal political foundation of several of his own realms, which can afford to raise so many people.

After discussing some details and roughly finalizing what to do, Lu Ren asked, "I haven't been asking much about political affairs recently...... Bashu, Sichuanzhong, and people in Hanzhong and Longxi who have already established themselves have any news coming back? ”

Liu Ye gently knocked on the door of his head with a folding fan and said: "Yes, the people in Bajun, Shuzhong, and Hanzhong have a fairly stable foothold. Because it is in the name of selling goods, there has been no conflict of interest with the local wealthy families, and there is a great demand for some special products in Yizhou, so it is also quite dependent.

"Oh, especially the news from the people of Bashu that the local demand for all kinds of spicy products from the spice islands in Yizhou is very amazing. For example, the last time the spicy food was sent to various places in central Sichuan, almost all of them were sold out within seven days. After that, from the official tour to the civilian market, there are people who go to the shops to ask when the goods will arrive. ”

Lu Ren said dumbly: "So exaggerated? I was a little worried that these things would not sell, but ancient China was not Europe in the Age of Discovery. ”

To be honest, Lu Ren doesn't want to think that Chinese people have a special love for spicy flavor itself, and Sichuan, which is known as "not afraid of spicy", Hunan, which is "afraid of spicy", and Jiangxi, which is "not afraid of spicy", are even more famous.

In addition, there is another reason, that is, the living conditions in central Sichuan and Bashu at that time were relatively rich, and there was no war incursion, and the superiors could not lead by example, and gradually the high-level and the people were greedy for pleasure and extravagance. In history, it was not until Zhuge Liang adhered to the Shu government and led by example to advocate thrift that there was a slight change. Now Lu Ren, an outlier, suddenly sent in all kinds of spicy products that meet the tastes of the Sichuan people, and didn't it immediately trigger a large-scale commodity epidemic?

Of course, Lu Ren had to think about more than that, but folded his hands and pondered: "Now that we have a solid foothold, we can start to do the next step...... Ziyang, you send a message back on my behalf in a timely manner, so that people everywhere can increase the purchase of land at the right time, and at the same time, you can use the operation mode of Yi and Quanzhou workshops to intervene in various local specialties, such as Shu brocade in Shu is an example...... We're almost starting to expand our business presence in the regions. ”

Liu Ye nodded, took out the small notebook and lead notes he had with him.

Lu Ren waited for Liu Ye to remember it and asked again: "It seems that I missed Longxi just now." What's going on over there? ”

Liu Ye shook his head: "The area west of Chang'an and north of Hanzhong is not very peaceful, and if you go from Hanzhong to the counties of Liangzhou in Longxi, the road is extremely difficult. The people sent to the Longxi area could not find a suitable place to stand, so they had to retreat to Hanzhong. In addition, according to the news from them, the Qiang people seem to be in turmoil from time to time, and Ma Teng is gathering troops to quell the chaos......"

Lu Ren said in his heart: "Huh? Why is there no record of this in the book? It's no wonder that Ma Teng's family didn't make trouble in Lao Cao's rear during the Battle of Chibi, it is said that this is a great opportunity, and there is no reason to let it go......"

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In other words, why did Lu Ren send troops to attack Guiyang? Lu Ren's own troops on hand are just that small, and this time he dispatched 5,000 elites at once, isn't Lu Ren afraid that something will happen to his base camp?

To be honest, Lu Ren didn't want to fight Guiyang anymore, but in a discussion where Xu Shu and Gan Ning came back to report on their work, these two people who could be said to be on the front line put forward this opinion to Lu Ren, that is, if the battle of Chibi was successfully taken by Lao Cao, then it would be meaningless for Guiyang Lu Ren to move, and he would directly fight with Lao Cao.

But if the Sun-Liu coalition wins, Lu Ren will have to consider the ownership of the four counties of Jingnan, that is, the four counties of Changsha, Lingling, Wuling, and Guiyang, between Sun and Liu.

At this time, Xu Shu reminded Lu Ren that Liu Bei's strength was relatively limited, and if he really wanted to fight with Sun Quan, these four counties might not necessarily be able to win Sun Quan's side, and the four counties of Jingnan were the key places for Lu Ren to contact Liu Bei, because the current Yangtze River waterway was no longer able to run.

After the Battle of Chibi, Lao Cao and Sun Quan attacked and defended each other with heavy troops in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, such as in the Hefei area, and at this time, if Lu Ren still used a fleet to transport goods from the Yangtze River waterway to the Jingzhou area, what was the difference between sending fat meat to the mouth of a bad wolf? On the other hand, Lu Ren was in a hurry to open up the first line of Guangzhou and Shaoguan before, didn't he take into account the problem of the Yangtze River waterway, and he had to have some contact with Liu Bei's side in the inland area?

At this time, back to the issue of the four counties of Jingnan, if Liu Bei's side failed to take down the four counties of Jingnan, then the connection with Lu Ren would basically be cut off, and this would be equivalent to losing a big customer for Lu Ren. To put it bluntly, there is a discord between Sun Quan and Liu Bei, what if Sun Quan takes over the four counties of Jingnan, and then finds some excuse to prevent Lu Ren's things from flowing smoothly into Liu Bei's hands? For Lu Ren, Liu Bei is not just a big customer, many times under the premise of keeping in touch, Liu Bei will also have a corresponding role in Sun Quan.

Therefore, the result of repeated discussions is that Lu Ren should take Guiyang down at the right time. Then with the messy relationship between Lu, Liu Bei and Sun Quan, whether it is Liu Bei or Sun Quan, it is really difficult to tear their faces and attack Guiyang who belongs to Lu Ren. To put it more clearly, Lu Ren wanted to build a neutral trading post between Liu Bei and Sun Quan to ensure the connection with Liu Bei.

As for Lu Ren's troops, this is easy to solve. Some time ago, there were many displaced people in Guangzhou, and there was basically no problem in calling three or five thousand people at will, and Gan Ning and Xu Shu had also been training during this time, and Lu Ren had only two thousand elite troops sent to Guangzhou from Yizhou himself, and four or five thousand elite troops were still left to stay in Yizhou himself.

The actual number of troops attacking Guiyang is only about 6,000, but to be honest, the troops on Guiyang's side are just like that, and Gan Ning and Xu Shu are sure that they can use these 6,000 or so troops to take Guiyang down.

In addition, the most important thing is timing, Lao Cao only suffered a defeat in Chibi a few days ago, Liu Bei and Sun Quan were also busy expanding the results in Jingbei, and they couldn't take care of the Jingnan region in a short period of time, let alone Lao Cao's Jingnan, which means that Guiyang didn't want to have reinforcements in the recent period. Once such an opportunity is missed, when Liu Bei and Sun Quan are relieved, and Lu Ren wants to take Guiyang down, it will basically be no fun...... (To be continued.) )