"Jingzhou homeless?" Zhao Xun listened to the explanation of Henan Mansion Yin, and couldn't help but be stunned. In general, this is the consequence of the Han army's attack on Henan Province.

Lin Shiwen said in a deep voice: "The northward migration of the displaced people from Jingzhou also shows that some of our policies here have spread to the south, and the people in the south also regard us as their place of life. Our influence in the South has begun to deepen. That's a good thing, my lord. ”

In addition, various projects are being built in Yongzhou, which is a time when labor is scarce. The arrival of these displaced people can also increase our manpower. Absorbing them will not only let the people in the south know about our situation here and their attitude towards the people, but also help us to build the project here. ”

Situ Liang said with a smile: "Lord Lin never forgets to take advantage of it!" However, what Lord Lin said is reasonable, and such a thing is beneficial to us. In addition, the minister also suggested that we could send someone to Situ Hao to tell him not to prohibit the southern refugees from going north through Jingzhou. ”

"Now it is the displaced people of Jingzhou who want to come, not only after that, but the displaced people in Hanzhong are afraid that they will also go east and north and enter the territory ruled by our army. In addition, in the southern Jiangzhou and Jiaozhou places, there will also be displaced people going north. Except for us, who restricts the powerful of the great clans and allocates land to the common people, this is not the case under the rule of other princes. If we spread the news, I am afraid that the government under the rule of the southern princes will also expel these displaced people and let them go north. ”

Qin You, the general of the town army, said suspiciously: "No, how can these displaced people be said to be manpower, don't the southern princes care that the people under their rule have fled one after another?" ”

Lin Shucheng said in a deep voice: "These exiles are indeed the people under the rule of the princes in various places, but now there is no shortage of people under the princes. Especially when these displaced people cannot be resettled, and a crisis is about to erupt, they absolutely do not want the existence of their displaced people. If one is not good, such a homeless person can become a rogue mountain bandit in a troubled place. Even if the King of Luoyang and the King of Qi knew that it was wrong to let them go north, the officials under their rule would still not let them stay in the city. ”

Zhao Xun nodded and said: "Situ Aiqing, send someone to say hello to the King of Luoyang, presumably, he is also worried now, after all, we are too close to Jingzhou." In addition, the king will give orders to the dark guards to spread the news. Luo Fuyin, settle the people well, if there is any need, just report to the governor. ”

Henan Mansion Yin naturally did not dare to be careless, King Zhao personally ordered, he naturally understood what to do.

King Zhao personally appeared in the south of Henan Mansion, approaching Jingbei, and King Luoyang did not dare to be careless. You must know that when King Zhao dispatched, it was naturally impossible for him to be alone, but he was accompanied by more than 10,000 cavalry of the Guards. Coupled with the army of the two towns originally stationed in Dongyongzhou, the strength of Dongyongzhou is enough to have about 60,000. Therefore, the king of Luoyang personally rushed from Xiangyang to Nanyang Mansion to sit on the front line to guard against the Zhao army.

Because Zhao Xun's attack on Dongyongzhou and the second attack on the Chu army were both striking from the east to the west, and they attacked suddenly. Therefore, the king of Luoyang, who arrived at Nanyang Mansion, did not dare to relax in the slightest. In addition to sending a large number of scouts to investigate the movements of the Zhao army, he also quickly mobilized the combined forces of the Luo army and the Han army in Nanyang Province to prepare for battle.

The king of Luoyang, who arrived in Nanyang Mansion, even regretted accepting the proposal of the king of Hanzhong to hand over the defense of Jingzhou to him. Now, although the king of Hanzhong in Nanyang Mansion also left some troops, the main defensive army is still the Taluo army. In other words, if the Zhao army goes south, the Luo army will resist the first line. The strength of the Zhao army, he is the king of Luoyang is very clear, especially his lair was captured by the Zhao army, that is, his family members also fell into the hands of the Zhao army.

Zhao Jun once sent someone to persuade the king of Luoyang to surrender, but the king of Luoyang did not agree, but in his heart, it was not without the idea of surrendering Zhao. Of course, that was when Jingzhou was invaded by the Zhao army and could not be resisted. As for now, he is sitting in Jingzhou and is the lord of a place, so naturally he will no longer have the idea of surrendering to Zhao.

Although Situ Hao, the king of Luoyang, had already found out that the purpose of Zhao Xun's visit to East Yongzhou was to inspect all parts of Yongzhou, and at the same time to find out that Yongzhou was now under construction in various high-tech projects, he could not help but worry that this was another plan to attack the west. If the Zhao army took advantage of the battle between the Han army and the Shu army to drag the two princes to attack Jingzhou, then the situation in Jingzhou would not be good.

Therefore, Situ Hao, who was extremely worried, asked the King of Qi for help and asked the King of Qi to send people to support the Jingbei defense line, at least he had to make preparations. On the one hand, he informed the two princes of Hanzhong to stop the war and prevent the Zhao army.

In fact, Zhao Jun did not discuss the intention of going south to Jingzhou at this moment. It's just that, considering that Jingzhou is very important to the southern princes, once the Zhao army moves south, the Qi army, the Luo army, the Shu army, and even the now crazy Han army will gather together to help resist it. And if the Zhao army wants to go south, it will not work with the garrison of Dongyongzhou alone. But in addition, the mobilization of people and horses will naturally be inspected by the southern princes, especially now that Jingzhou has been paying attention to the situation in Dongyongzhou.

Another important factor is the problem of logistics money and food, Yongzhou is under construction all over the country, and the originally smooth official road, although it is not said that it is dug and cannot be passed, but it is not as smooth as it was originally smooth. Therefore, the transportation of logistics grain and grass materials is also a big trouble. And the people of Yongzhou are also a little tired of the war because of the recent outbreak of the Battle of Yongzhou. Therefore, if Zhao Jun wants to take action in the short term, he is afraid that it will be difficult and the results will not be great.

The news of Zhao Xun's visit to Dongyongzhou was naturally clear to the King of Qi, and when the King of Luoyang's request for help arrived in front of him, he would naturally not ignore it. For him, the king of Luoyang is nothing, and the Luo army is nothing. However, Jingzhou was indeed of great importance to him and could not be taken by the Zhao army. So, he couldn't help but react.

The Qi army moved Yangzhou's army eastward, and the Jiangzhou army moved north, all of which meant to be close to Jingzhou. made the intention that if the Zhao army went south to Jingzhou, the Qi army would give full support.

At this moment, whether it was the courtiers of the Luo army or the courtiers of the Qi army, they were a little unable to grasp the purpose of the Zhao army. As for whether Zhao Jun will go south, Situ Hao's advisers and Murong Cheng's advisers are not very sure now that they will not go south. In the past, Zhao Jun attacked the Chu army in the open, and secretly attacked Dongyongzhou, didn't anyone expect it. Today, if Zhao Jun is to recuperate in the open, and to make a move on Jingzhou in the dark, it is not impossible. Especially now that there are still two princes of Hanzhong and Shu, the Zhao army's surprise attack did not increase much difficulty because of the construction of Yongzhou. Of course, this is also because they do not know how much energy Zhao Jun has invested in the construction of the projects in Yongzhou and Xuzhou.

When Zhao Jun's envoy arrived at Nanyang Mansion and expressed his request to Situ Hao, Situ Hao couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief. Zhao Xun appeared in Dongyongzhou, even if Nanyang Mansion gathered fifty or sixty thousand allied troops, Jingzhou could mobilize more than 100,000 elite soldiers, but Situ Hao did not block Zhao Jun's confidence. Now that Zhao Jun has made a request, Situ Hao can be regarded as letting go of half of the worries in his heart. I'm not afraid that you have a request, but I'm afraid that I don't know what your purpose is.

Zhao Jun told Luo Jun not to stop the exiles from going north to Yongzhou, and Situ Hao was also very clear about Zhao Jun's purpose. During these years, the Zhao army has been moving the population to the northern grasslands, to the northeast Liaozhou, to the western regions and other places. Population was naturally an important resource for the princes. However, for displaced people who cannot settle down, these resources are naturally unusable to them. However, you can't use it yourself, but you can't give it to the enemy. After all, just because you can't use it properly doesn't mean that your enemies can't use it too. In particular, Zhao Jun is now engaged in engineering construction in Yongzhou, which requires a lot of manpower.

There are displaced people in the territory going north, and Situ Hao already knows that even if the government blocks them, they can't be completely blocked. And the government could not settle them, so naturally they could not let them stay nearby, so as to cause disaster.

"What do you think, Zhao Jun let us let the exiles cross the border!" Situ Hao asked his courtiers with a solemn face.

"The king, the minister thinks that we can't do what Zhao Jun wants! Although the displaced people are a disaster for us now, as long as we slowly clean up the mess left by the king of Hanzhong and appease these displaced people, they will be the people under the rule of our Luo army. If they were allowed to enter the north, it would be completely adding national strength to the Zhao State. He is strong and I am weak, and to strengthen the enemy is to weaken us. Jun Sima Fangzhan directly objected.

Jun Sima Xue Lin also nodded and said, "The minister also thinks it's inappropriate!" Not only because of the reason that Lord Fang said, but more importantly, the Zhao army is our enemy, and we have been retreating like this in the face of the Zhao army, which is also an invisible weakening and blow to our army's officers and soldiers. We all retreated to the Zhao army step by step, how can we make the soldiers confront the Zhao army? ”

Situ Hao said in a sullen voice: "What you say, how can this king not know? However, the Zhao army was now approaching the doorstep, and the king of Hanzhong and the king of Shu were still fighting in the land of Hanzhong, making it impossible for them to return in time. ”

"If the Zhao army raids south at this moment, without the help of the Shu army and the Han army, even though the Zhao army in Dongyongzhou is not strong, it is not something we can deal with. Of course, even if we don't lose a big game, it is indeed the strength of our Luo army that will be lost. Without strength, it will not be our turn to call the shots in the land of Jingzhou. Maybe Jingzhou will not be the turn of the king of Hanzhong to take charge again, and it has already been taken away by the king of Qi. The King of Qi and the King of Shu are eyeing Jingzhou, and you are not unclear. ”

"Besides, in the current situation, who dares to guarantee that Zhao Jun will not wave his army south? The King of Hanzhong and the King of Shu have already fought a real fire in the land of Hanzhong, and it is basically impossible to make them stop. Especially the King of Shu, the Shu army under his command has begun a full-scale attack on the land of Hanzhong, and the current situation of the King of Hanzhong is also very bad. If our strength is greatly reduced at this moment, and the Qi army attacks our Jingzhou like the King of Shu did against the land of Hanzhong, what should we do? ”

"The current concession is also to give us more time to restore the mess left by the King of Hanzhong in Jingzhou, and also to restore the strength that Jingzhou should have. With Jingzhou's manpower and financial resources, there is no problem at all in raising an army of more than 200,000 people, leaving aside the Han army, we should be enough to have more than 100,000 horses, but now, our new recruits have just been assembled, and they have not yet reached the point we want. ”

"Do you think the eastward movement of the Qi army is really to assist us? What they want to keep is Jingzhou, not our Luo army. Now that the Han army and the Shu army are contained, if the Zhao army goes south, we will definitely be on the front line, and if our strength is greatly reduced, the Qi army will definitely not mind taking advantage of the situation to kill us. At the very least, they will take advantage of the situation to occupy some of our territory. ”

Fang Zhan and Xue Lin's faces sank, and they suddenly thought of this possibility, they thought too well about Qi Jun. Although the Qi army is their ally, however, between the allies, it depends on strength, not name. The situation of the Shu army and the Han army taught them a lesson, and made them understand that allies are also unreliable. Not only is it unreliable, but it will even turn into an enemy at any time and strike you a fatal blow in the back.

After a while, Fang Zhan said in a deep voice: "However, if we open the checkpoint and let the displaced people go north to Yongzhou, it is really ...... for us."

Zuo Cheng Wang Dao said in a deep voice: "According to the following reaction, some people in Jingzhou have begun to preach that Yongzhou in the north recruits displaced people to work, and in addition, it is also preached that the displaced people in the north will be given land in the boundary of Yongzhou. For ordinary people, these conditions are certainly attractive, but they are naturally reluctant to let them leave their homes and go north. But for the homeless people, whose lives are all problems, such conditions are well worth the trip. If we block it, maybe we will be organized to oppose the government, and we will be co-opted by those mountain bandits who are still active in Jingzhou and cause trouble in the place. ”

"What? Is there such a thing? Situ Hao's face suddenly became even more difficult to look at. In this way, they were forced to open the passage and let these displaced people go north.

"Needless to say, these people who spread all kinds of information naturally have a relationship with Zhao Jun, even so, they should order the local government to thoroughly investigate these situations and take down all these people." Jun Sima Xue Lin said coldly.

Wang Du said lightly: "It has been arranged in this way, but some of the people arrested are businessmen, and some are just ordinary refugees, who have been bribed with money and spread news. As for those who have a relationship with Zhao Jun, it is impossible to investigate at all. ”

"My lord, the minister thinks that even if we can't settle these displaced people quickly, why don't we let them go north, by the way, we will also put some of them in to investigate the situation in Yongzhou for us. In addition, we open the passage, which can be regarded as consideration for these displaced people, and speaking of which, it can be regarded as our benevolence. In addition, we can also take in the young and strong among these displaced people, integrate them into the army, and strengthen our strength. What can be absorbed is absorbed, and what can't be left is also a hidden danger, so it is better to let them go north. ”

Situ Hao nodded and said: "It can only be like this, it is already very good to be able to pull back a little superficial influence." In addition, we must not have any relaxation, and the strategy of Zhao Junsheng's attack from east to west and surprise attack cannot be left unguarded. ”

"In addition, send an order to Jingnan and the eastern provinces, so that they must be on guard and not let the Qi army take advantage of the loopholes. If the Zhao army was not allowed to go south, but the Qi army was allowed to move west or north, then it would be called wronged. ”

After receiving Luo Jun's reply, Zhao Xun was also overjoyed. The population is never too large for Zhao Guo. In the north, the western regions, the northeast, and even the south in the future, there are too many areas that need to be filled by population. Besides, this is the age of cold weapons, and it is also an era of extremely poor medical conditions, and population has never been a problem that hinders the progress of the country. A war, a natural disaster, or a plague can wipe out hundreds of thousands, millions, or even tens of millions of people. Therefore, Zhao Xun has always attached great importance to the population.

There was no obstruction at the checkpoints of the Luo army, so a large number of displaced people and ordinary people began to go north. In addition to the people of Jingzhou, there are also people in Hanzhong, Jiangzhou, Jiaozhou, and even Yangzhou and Ningzhou. However, among them, the young man was slightly less than Zhao Xun expected, and he thought that he had already been recruited by the local government. After all, these young men are all candidates for soldiers and baggage teams.

Zhao Xun didn't care about this, as long as they could enter Yongzhou from the south, these people would naturally have their place. Everywhere in the world, such as construction sites, workshops, and shops, requires a lot of manpower.

Seeing that Luoyang City is becoming more and more prosperous, the population is increasing significantly, and the shops on both sides of the street are also more and more day by day, Zhao Xun can't help but feel a sense of satisfaction. Here, it is its own territory, its own city, and the result of its own efforts.

"Luoyang City, the changes before and after are all in Lin's eyes!" Lin Shucheng couldn't help but sigh, "In the past, when King Yong was alive, this was still the capital of Yan Kingdom, which can be described as full of people, people coming and going, and it was extremely lively, more than the current population in the city. Of course, the people at that time were not as happy as the people in the city now, and most of the pedestrians who came and went were powerful and powerful of large clans, and the powerful and powerful people in the city were also in charge. ”

Later, the Yongjun army was divided into three parts, and this became the place of the king of Luoyang, but at that time, Luoyang was already close to the Zhao army and became a dangerous area close to the frontier. In addition, because the Luo army had to deal with the Zhao army in the north, the Tang army in the south, and the Shu army in the southwest, the taxes here were also more onerous than in the old days of Dayan, which greatly reduced the population of the city. It is also because of this, coupled with the fact that it is closer to the Zhao army, so the king of Luoyang made it difficult for the center of the Luo army to Jingzhou. ”

Then the Zhao army took this place under the leadership of the king, and it experienced the disaster of war here, and it was even more defeated. It's just that I didn't want to fight, and in less than a year, this place has returned to the situation after Dayan moved the capital here. Because of the system and policies of the Zhao State, it is not too long to surpass the heyday of the Great Yan Relocation Capital. ”

Situ Liang laughed and said: "That's natural, my Zhao Kingdom is a new dynasty, if it can't exceed the era of the end of Dayan, then how can it dominate the world?" ”