The group stayed in Cai's house for a few days, and Cai Yong and Zheng Xuan picked out the most important and precious part from the Cai family's collection, among which there were many unique books, ready to be brought back to Hanshou this time, and the rest would be kept for the next time to send someone to transport.

There is no way, Cai Yong's collection of books is too much, and they are all bamboo slips, and one trip will not be able to be transported no matter what, at least several times.

Cai Yong asked Xu Kang to follow him back to Hanshou, he was a few years older than Cai Yong, he was over sixty years old, he had been alone for so many years, his physical condition was not very good, he had made such a great contribution to Cai Yong and Chinese civilization, and now it was time for him to retire.

Xu Kang was still very frightened, he felt that he was just doing what he was supposed to do, and he felt that if he also went to Hanshou, who would take care of Cai Yong's mansion? He insisted on staying.

Cai Yong told him that he might not return here, he was not sorry for this house, as long as all the books were gone, he would not have much to worry about, so Xu Kang no longer needed to stay here.

After hearing Cai Yong say this, Xu Kang nodded and agreed to go back to Hanshou with Cai Yong.

To be honest, he has really had a hard time for many years, mainly because he has watched the servants in the family leave one by one, even his old wife has passed away, he lives alone every day, and he doesn't know when the master will come back, and whether this qiē he does is meaningful, which makes his heart very confused every day.

It can be said that it was an incomparably strong inner force, that is, the belief of loyalty to the master, that made him support.

Now that the master has finally returned, Xu Kang feels too tired, and it is time for him to rest.

In this way, Wang Heng arranged for two guards to live in Cai's house to temporarily guard the remaining books, and they returned to Hanshou together with those selected precious books.

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Back in Hanshou, it was already September, and as soon as he entered Wuling County, Wang Heng saw that all the farmland on the roadside had been harvested, and the faces of the farmers in the farmland were filled with the joy of a bumper harvest.

Wang Heng also got off the horse several times on the way to ask about this year's harvest, and the farmers told him that this year's harvest is even better than last year, and the water conservancy facilities in Wuling County this year are much better than in previous years, and the resistance to abnormal weather is much stronger.

In the past two years, the government has also bought a large number of cattle and horses and other service livestock from several northern states for farmers to rent, which has also greatly improved their labor efficiency and allowed them to have more time and energy for intensive farming.

In addition, as long as the fields that were planted with beans last year, the crops are growing better this year, and the yield per mu is about 10 to 15 percent higher than that of the land without beans, which makes the farmers taste the sweetness, and they are ready to plant all the fields with beans this year.

This harvest scene made Wang Heng also very happy.

After returning to Hanshou, Guo Yuan came to see Wang Heng, and he also came to report to Wang Heng on the harvest of Wuling County this year.

On average, the original land in Wuling County has increased by about 15 percent this year compared with last year, and the newly reclaimed land last year has also brought Jingzhou a lot of grain income this year.

After this year, Wuling County's water conservancy facilities will become more and more perfect, and more and more new fields will be cultivated, and the total grain output of Wuling County will have an explosive growth in the next few years.

In addition, Guo Yuan's research on green manure plants has also made progress, and he found from Shi yàn that a common herb called milk vetch has the best effect as a green manure plant, and this milk vetch is also a very good pasture, which can be used in Wang Heng's new military horse farm to feed military horses.

Guoyuan's report made Wang Heng very satisfied, this year, Guoyuan has really played too much of a role, his savings zài make the treasury of Wuling County full, so that he has the strength to fight a war to pacify the district star, otherwise, when the time comes, he will go to fight the district star, and there will be no food halfway through the fight, that is a joke.

At present, Guoyuan's various measures and research have also laid the most solid foundation for Jingzhou's future development.

Wang Heng then also got the figure from Wang Ei, this year Wuling County can receive more than 100,000 stones, plus the harvest of the newly reclaimed fields, this year's Wuling Mansion Treasury can collect a total of more than 200,000 stones, this number is already considerable for a county, enough to support an army of 20,000 people to fight for ten consecutive months.

In addition, taking advantage of the bumper harvest just now, the price of grain has been greatly reduced, and Wang Rong also asked the state government to come up with a sum of money to purchase grain, so as to stabilize grain prices when there is a shortage of green and yellow.

The farmers had a bumper harvest, and in addition to paying taxes and leaving rations, there was also a lot of surplus grain, and they were also willing to sell part of the surplus grain to the government in exchange for a sum of money to buy necessary daily necessities and improve their lives, which also stimulated Jingzhou's consumption and further promoted Jingzhou's commercial development.

As Jingzhou's commerce developed, the commercial taxes collected naturally increased, forming a virtuous circle.

In short, Jingzhou is now ready to pacify the Star Rebellion in the Dinh District.

Since it was not far from October, after Wang Heng came back, he maintained close contact with Lin Bin, and he had to communicate with the news once every two days at most, and he had to pay close attention to the dynamics of Ou Xing, so as not to catch them off guard if things changed temporarily.

Jingzhou was full of troops, waiting for the outbreak of the October Star Rebellion, while some others were also waiting for the arrival of October.

The district star of Changsha County is, of course, one of the most urgent.

Ou Xing, a native of Linxiang County, Changsha County, is forty years old this year, his father is a descendant of the remnants of the late Qin Dynasty, and his mother is the daughter of the owner of the Hidden Dragon Village.

Of course, these inheritances and the position of a village owner did not swell Ou Xing to the point of rebellion, it was entirely because the Eastern Han Dynasty died by Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling, who had lost the huge family business by himself, and let the world be in chaos, rebellions and uprisings continued, which aroused Ou Xing's ambitions.

Three years ago, a monk came to Linxiang, he was quite good at the luck, Ou Xing heard about it and invited him to come, asked him to take a look at his good luck, I didn't expect Fang Shi to see Ou Xing, bowed his head, and said that Ou Xing's face was unspeakably expensive.

After hearing this, Ou Xing hurriedly asked Fang Shi, Fang Shi mysteriously asked Ou Xing to retreat left and right, Ou Xing asked him to retreat left and right, and Fang Shi said to Ou Xing that he had the appearance of an emperor.

Ou Xing was shocked when he heard this, and he was almost about to draw his sword to kill Fang Shi, but Fang Shi's face did not change, he said to Ou Xing, today's Han Emperor is absurd and unreasonable, the world is in chaos, this year the Yellow Turban Army swept the world, the foundation of the Han world has been shaken, and it is time for heroes to emerge in troubled times.

He also said to Ou Xing, Ou Xingsheng has a different phase, Fang Yi is broad-mouthed, and the dragon walks and walks with tigers, which is very similar to the face of Liu Xiu, the founding king of this dynasty, which is exactly the appearance of the emperor.

Ou Xing is still self-aware, how talented is Liu Xiu? He didn't even dare.

But Fang Shi said, why don't you dare? I think that Liu Bang, the founding king of the previous dynasty, was just a pavilion chief and a scoundrel by nature, and Liu Xiu, the Guangwu Emperor, was just a commoner, and later they all achieved great things.

Thinking that he is now the owner of Yinlongzhai Village, and his family has a lot of wealth and connections, and the www.biquge.info of Biqu Pavilion is much higher than Liu Bang and Liu Xiu, how can he not achieve great things?

In the end, Fang Shi said angrily: "Princes and generals, rather there is a kind of it!" ”

This sentence completely aroused Ou Xing's ambition, and he hurriedly treated Fang Shi as a guest, and then asked Fang Shi for advice.

Fang Shi said that now is not the time for the district star to start an incident, and it will only be launched after accumulating strength for several years. Now, he wants to connect more with the Haoqiang and barbarian cottages in the four counties of Jingnan, and establish a good relationship with the government, and wait for the time to move.

Fang Shi said that the local officials of the four counties of Jingnan are all low-spirits, and after a few years, the strength of the four counties of Jingnan is completed, and the heroes and barbarians of the four counties of Jingnan will launch together, and the officials of the four counties will be panicked, and then the four counties of Jingnan will be able to take the four counties of Jingnan into their pockets as the foundation for dominating the world.

At that time, the Han world must have been riddled with holes, and the imperial court will lose sight of one or the other, and Ou Xing will be able to take the opportunity to encroach on Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Jiaozhou and other places in the south, expand his strength, and Xu Tu will dominate the industry.

It should be said that Fang Shi's strategy is still very thoughtful, and he predicts the general trend of the world more accurately.

This Fang Shi's name is You Su, Yuzhou Chen Guoren's family, by swaggering and deception for a living, because he traveled the world, but also quite a bit of knowledge, this year the Yellow Turban Rebellion, although the court immediately sent a large army to encircle and suppress, but You Su still saw the weakness of the Han, he thought that the troubled times were coming, and felt that this was his opportunity to make contributions.

You Su knew that the essence of the Han world was concentrated in the north, and it was difficult to succeed if he wanted to make things happen in the north, so he ran to the south.

If you run to Jiaozhou, the southernmost country, it is too far from the Central Plains, so You Su chose the four counties of Jingnan.

He visited Yingjie all over the four counties of Jingnan, and finally took a fancy to Ou Xing of Changsha County, because the Yinlong Village where Ou Xing was the owner of the village was a relatively large barbarian cottage in the four counties of Jingnan, and Ou Xing was considered a Han person, and he was also well connected among the Han people and was quite powerful.

You Su ran to Changsha County, and came up with all kinds of tricks and tricks, and soon he became famous in Changsha County, and sure enough, Ou Xing heard about You Su's reputation and invited him, and You Su also successfully bewitched Ou Xing.

Speaking of Fangshi, this is a relatively unique kind of existence in the Qin and Han dynasties, and in many cases, they have played a disgraceful role, such as Xu Fu, a Fangshi who bewitched Qin Shihuang to find the elixir of immortality, Fangshi Xiangkai, who bewitched Jizhou to assassinate the history of the abolition of the emperor, You Su, who is now bewitching the rebellion of Ouxing, and even Zhang Jiao, the leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, is also a Fangshi.

Of course, the alchemists also have their advantages, that is, they are generally very knowledgeable and eloquent, and many alchemists also know how to heal, for example, Zhang Jiao's medical skills are not under Zhang Ji, he has also widely administered talismans, and has cured many people in several plagues, which is also an important reason why he can get so many people's support.

The same is true for You Su, he is knowledgeable, eloquent, and knows how to impress people, so he won the trust of Ou Xing and became his military advisor.

Subsequently, You Su ran all over the four counties of Jingnan for Ou Xing, lobbied many powerful landlords and barbarian cottages, and showed his ability to swindle and deceive, and won the trust of many officials in Changsha County.

In September of the fourth year of Zhongping, it was less than a month before Ou Xing decided to start an incident, and Ou Xing invited You Su to discuss it again.

After You Su came, he saluted Ou Xing and said, "What is the matter with the general summoning Su to come?" ”

Ou Xing said: "Strategist, I've been feeling a little restless lately, please ask Strategist to see what's wrong?" ”

You Su said: "General, it is less than a month before the start of the incident, and it is inevitable that the general will be a little restless. ”

Ou Xing was a little ashamed: "Those heroes have calm every time they come to a major event, it seems that General Ben still doesn't cultivate enough!" ”

You Su said: "What is said in the book is naturally for His Holiness, who can calm down when they are first approaching a major event? Things have gone through a lot, and there is naturally calm. ”

You Su said it was still very reasonable, Ou Xing nodded, and he asked again: "Military advisor, the new Jingzhou Thorn Shi Wang Rong has been very strong in the past two years, Ping Zhao Ci, destroy Cao Yin, now there are more than 20,000 people in the two armies of Shuibu, and this year's grain is a bumper harvest, so it will be prosperous, this will not be a variable for us, right?" ”

You Su groaned, Wang Rong is indeed a variable, when he came to the four counties of Jingnan to make trouble, it was also because most of the officials in these four counties were incompetent, and they were good at leviing and extorting money one by one, so it would be impossible for them to govern the army and govern the government, according to his ideas, it would be easier to take down the four counties of Jingnan.

Who knew that a Wang Rong came before last, and he seemed to be quite capable of being a minister, in just two years, he first pacified the rebellion of Zhao Ci in Nanyang, and then merged Cao Yin with fire, and actually controlled Wuling County.

However, they have been preparing for three years, since things have reached this point, they are already ready to fly, and they have to send it, if they retreat at this time, if nothing else, that is, the powerful landlords and barbarian cottages they contact will turn against them, after all, he has promised them a lot of benefits in the process of contacting them, if they retreat, they will definitely not be able to cash in.

Therefore, You Su must strengthen Ou Xing's confidence at this time.

Thinking of this, You Su laughed and said, "Why should the general grow the morale of others and destroy his own prestige? Even if Wang Rong has some means, after all, he has not been in Jingzhou for a long time, and his foothold is not stable, and now the seven counties of Jingzhou, the one who really listens to his orders is Wuling County, and although Nanyang County Shouyang continues to listen to his orders, Nanyang has just gone through the war, and he is too busy to take care of himself, and he is far away from Jingnan, and the water is far away from him. ”

Ou Xing nodded again and again.

You Su said again: "Now Wang Rong only has the power of Wuling County at most, and after the general got up, the four counties responded, and there are Wuling barbarians to contain Wang Rong, the general can take the opportunity to take the remaining three counties and run them with all his might. ”

Speaking of this, You Su persuaded again: "If the general does not launch earlier, with the means of Wang Rong, if he takes the opportunity to gain control of one or two more counties, and after a long time, the general is afraid that it will be even more difficult to defeat Wang Rong." ”

Ou Xing nodded, and said: "Military advisor, Wuling Lin Bin is afraid of Wang Ei's military strength, and he brought five thousand barbarian soldiers to join forces with me, and the military advisor wants him to contain Wang Ei's military strength, and I am afraid it will be difficult to get his wish." ”

You Su said: "Lin Bin, a brave man, saw that Wang Heng was only afraid that his legs were scared and weak, so it's okay, the Wuling barbarians are still very brave, the combat power of the five thousand barbarians is considerable, but the general's military strength can be strengthened, and he will seize Lin Bin's military power by taking an opportunity." Wu Ling rebelled, presumably Wang Rong did not dare to attack with all his strength, but it could also have the effect of containment. ”

Ou Xing pondered for a long time, that Lin Bin has always been friendly with him, and the matter of seizing his military power, Ou Xing still can't do it, he said to You Su: "Lin Bin is a bit resourceful, not like a martial artist, so some cowardice is inevitable, when the time comes, you can let him come to our army to counsel military affairs, and the matter of seizing his military power seems to be slowed down, so as not to make Guo Shi and Zhou Chao look cold, but not beautiful." ”

You Su was in a hurry, if Lin Bin was asked to come to counsel the military affairs, then what else would he do as a military advisor? When the time comes, don't make his position in front of Ou Xing unsafe, then it will be self-defeating.

You Su hurriedly said: "Since you don't take away his military power, it's better to let him lead the five thousand barbarians, otherwise, those barbarians will be uncontrolled, and it will be bad to make trouble." ”

Ou Xing thought about it, You Su was also reasonable, those brute soldiers were rude, he knew it very well. So he nodded and said, "Yes, then let him lead the barbarians!" It is not too late to seize his military power when he has the opportunity. ”

In the end, Ou Xing still couldn't resist the temptation of 5,000 barbarian soldiers, and he had the idea of annexation.

If Lin Bin was present and heard the conversation between the two, he was afraid that he would shout luck in his heart, fortunately he followed Wang Heng, otherwise, he would not know how to die by cooperating with these two rat-eyed guys who began to calculate their allies before they could do anything.

Ou Xing asked again: "Military advisor, there is no problem with the liaison with Guo Shi, Zhou Chao, and Lin Bin, right?" ”

You Su said: "Please rest assured, the general has made all the arrangements, and the contact can definitely be kept unimpeded, and it is guaranteed that things can be raised at the same time!" ”

Ou Xing nodded with satisfaction.