Lincang, famous for its proximity to the Lancang River, was visited by the Baihuai people who lived here during the Shang and Zhou dynasties. Dogs and other specialties, and later the country of Ailao was established on this land. [

On the eve of Qin Shi Huang's unification of the Central Plains, King Xiang of Chu sent the general Zhuang Ji to lead the army to attack southwest through Qianzhong, to Dianchi, where the place is 300 li, next to the flat land, fertile for thousands of li, and the army is determined to belong to Chu.

When Zhuang Ji planned to return to the court, the Qin State sent Sima to capture the Qianzhong County of the Chu State, blocking his way back. As a result, Zhuang Ji and more than 20,000 people were forced to stay in the local area, change their costumes, follow the customs of the Yunnan people, and teach the advanced culture and production technology of the mainland to the local peoples, which promoted the development of Yunnan.

The Ailao Kingdom was vassalized with the Han Dynasty during the former Han Dynasty, and then fell apart, returning to the era of the kingdoms of the princes and disputes overnight

Then there was Zhuge Liang's southern expedition during the Three Kingdoms period, "May crossed Lu deep into the barren", although he expanded the territory of Shu, but in fact most of what he did was useless.

Later, the area of Lincang was occupied by the Pu tribe and confronted South China with Kunchuan as its capital for hundreds of years; Under the wrestling between the two parties, the Pu tribe gradually retreated to the south, and the Duan clan started a foundation from here to the south.

Lincang was originally supposed to be the golden triangle where the three major forces in the south and central wrestled together, but after Su You arrived, he finally won this city by virtue of his strength, and he became a small tyrant with soldiers, food and land.

After the departure of Jian Guoming and Jian Guozhao, the residents of Lincang City also returned to their homes one after another.

Most of Su You's guards and soldiers originally lived in the thatched huts of the residents of Lincang City, but after the owners of these thatched huts returned, he had to leave the place where he lived.

Su You has now become the master of Lincang City, and even within a radius of a hundred miles is his territory, although "the shore of the land is not the king's land", but the thatched houses of the residents are no matter how thick he is to occupy them.

So Su You, like those who came to power in later generations, faced a serious problem - housing!

Su You's guards needed a house for the winter, the extra 1,000 guards needed a house for the winter, and the 1,500 captives who were cheeky also needed a house for the winter. - If this is not a problem, what about the accommodation of the 10,000 people who will come to build the city for him in two months?

After having this happy trouble, after Su You waited for the departure of Fu Guoming and Fu Guozhao one after another, he made full use of the human resources in his hands and assigned them to start burning bricks and limes, and he took dozens of guards to explore the open-pit coal mines and iron mines in his impression under the leadership of the locals.

The hard work paid off, Su You and the others Xiaoxing slept for five days, and finally found iron ore about fifty miles southwest of Lincang City, and found coal mines not far away, and the two were not too far away

Overjoyed, Su You hurried back to Lincang with his guards, and just after washing his face, Su You couldn't wait to tell the dynasty, "You go and call Zhang Long and a few of them." ”

There was nothing strange in the king's heart, after all, they hadn't seen each other for four or five days.

After a while, the four of them went to Su You's study again and knocked on the door.

Su You watched the four of them come in step by step, first nodded, and then said in a deep voice, "There is a secret purpose." ”

The four of them were stunned for a moment, and the next second they still knelt down on one knee reflexively, but they were a little suspicious of Su You's statement in their hearts; After all, a few of them were not officially appointed officials by the imperial court, and the reason why they followed Su You to Nanzhong was all about Lai Hong's face.

Of course, the guarantee of their promotion is also firmly pinched in Laihong's hands, as long as the family recognizes them, it is naturally not a problem to be promoted; As for the Holy Decree, does it have anything to do with them?

Thinking so, the four of them still pricked up their ears, but they heard Su You say loudly, "With Su You and eight hundred guards going to Nanzhong, secretly exploring the geography of the mountains and rivers in Nanzhong, there must be a beginning and an end." Chin this. ”

After Su You finished reading, he handed them the forged hand Yu and said, "That's all, you all get up." ”

Zhang Long and the others were confused and asked, "Sir, what does this holy decree mean?" ”

"On the surface, Your Majesty hopes that we can explore the mountains and rivers and mineral veins of Nanzhong, assess the difficulty of incorporating Nanzhong into the territory of the Great Sui, and see if it is necessary to include Nanzhong in the territory of the Great Sui. Secretly, I am afraid that His Majesty wants me to stay in Nanzhong for a few more years, and I will not return to the Eastern Capital for a while and a half" Su You immediately analyzed, and his face was calm and entered the water.

"A few years!" Zhang Long and the others looked at each other, they originally thought that the mission had been completed and they would be able to return to Dasui soon.

Su You looked at the four people who couldn't calm down for a while, and said bitterly, "This is also so strange to me, I didn't notice Your Majesty's meaning for a while, if I had known that Your Majesty would have asked me to stay in Nanzhong, I wouldn't have taken you with me."

Listening to Su You's intention to defend himself, the four of them were also a little embarrassed.

Soldiers, obeying orders is their first duty, since they promised to come to Hong to follow Su You, there is no reason to retreat from the battle.

Despite this, Zhao Hu still asked a little sneeringly, "Can that gentleman give a definite time, how long do we have to stay in this ghost place at least?" ”

"Three years! Five years at most, I promise. After Su You swore this, he sighed and said, "I only opened this secret decree a few days ago, and it is also because it is not until Your Majesty's intention that I will beg Jian Guoming and Jian Guozhao to let us temporarily station here in Lincang." Of course, we can't live in thatched huts like the residents of Nanzhong, so that's why I ordered you to supervise the prisoners to burn bricks and lime, so that they can have a good living environment."

Zhang Long, Zhao Hu and the others nodded blankly, even if there is a gold house and a silver house in Lincang, where do they live? It's still not as good as the kennel in Dongdu, isn't it?

Su You continued, "Of course, building a house is secondary. In fact, I have already promised that I will send 10,000 laborers to help us build a city, and I plan to build a city of our own in Lincang, like a city with a round wall! ”

"Round Wall City?" Zhang Long and the others' eyes lit up, if such a city appeared in Nanzhong, wouldn't these natives in Nanzhong be blind one by one?

"I hope you can support me, and I can also give you a guarantee that if you continue to be with me, in five years, you will get an unexpected high position." Su You looked at them with burning eyes.

"I'm willing to follow him!" Zhang Long and the others glanced at each other, and finally bowed to Su You together.

If they don't follow Su You, is there any other choice? Needless to say the miasma along the way, not to mention the robbery they have just offended along the way. Bandits, even if they eventually return to the Eastern Capital, how should they face Lai Hong's questioning.

If they leave Su You, won't they run away from the battle?

Of course, Su You knew what they were thinking, but it was just that it was difficult to dismantle.

Su You also gave them a full salute, and praised them, "Then I, Su You, thank you for your trust, and at the same time, I also hope that you will tell the other guards what I mean; If they are willing to follow me, I will guarantee him a future, and if they choose to leave, I will have to pay for his journey. ”

Zhang Long and the others didn't dare to take Su You's oath seriously, but they still promised to persuade them.

When Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, and Ma Han spread the news that Su You had taken out the secret decree, although the guards could not accept this order emotionally, none of them really dared to stand up against it. After all, three years was not a long time, and they were much luckier than those colleagues who died from miasma and Duan Ruqi's rebels.

Early the next morning, after breakfast, Su You passed down the order early to gather everyone except for the prisoners.

After a while, the dynasty came back and said, "Sir, the people have been assembled, and they are on the big field to the north. ”

Su You nodded, and then walked to the field with dozens of guards such as Wang Dynasty, and the people who were still whispering and waiting for Su You's arrival watched his arrival from a distance, and suddenly quieted down.

Su You walked in a tiger step, stood on a high place and glanced at the four or five thousand people below, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "It's not easy, these are my Su You's first pot of gold, in the end, this spark can be set on fire, it depends on your own means!" ”

Su You cleared his throat and immediately said loudly, "Everyone, I think you all know that my name is Su You, and I am the future city lord of Lincang City. This future may be three years, or it may be five years or more. As for the guards who have followed me from the Eastern Capital, I now solemnly promise you that as long as you are still my soldier in five years, I will guarantee you a third rank."

The guards didn't know where Su You's self-confidence came from, but these simple people still chose to believe in the arguments of a high-ranking official like Su You as a matter of course, and even secretly became excited.

I heard Su You continue, "Brothers who were originally guarding the customs, I, Su You, will not treat you badly, from today onwards, you will double your income, if you work with me for three years, you will double it again, and there will be a month's holiday every year!" ”

"Oh!" More than a thousand guards of the city immediately cheered, after all, Su You's guarantee to the guards was equivalent to painting cakes, and what they got was the most real.

Su You hurriedly pressed down with both hands and continued, "As for the three thousand aborigines of Lincang City, from today onwards, you will be my people. From now on, this land will be your home, and you will have to settle down here. You can do it with me, or you can cultivate it freely as before, and as for the uncultivated wasteland, you will also own the wasteland, but I will collect taxes according to the number of acres, tentatively set it at eleven taxes, maybe, maybe you don't need to pay taxes. ”

Su You said this for a moment, and took the opportunity to observe the demeanor of those aborigines, and they all whispered after listening to Su You's words.

Of course, Su You knew that they were talking about the tax rate that Su You threw out, in fact, Su You didn't look down on the agricultural tax that these more than 3,000 people could pay, but if they were really exempted from taxes, they wouldn't have any sense of belonging to this city.