Guo Jia suggested that Liu He should hold Wuhuan Shan Yu Qiu Liju's son Lou Ban in his hands as a strange commodity, which is easy to say, but it is also very difficult to implement.

First of all, Liu He has to accurately grasp the location of the building class, and he can't blindly search in the northern counties of Youzhou, so that the world knows it. Secondly, the current agent Shan Yu Dun must secretly acquiesce in this matter, otherwise it will be a battle of life and death, which is contrary to Liu He's original intention. At the end, there had to be a fierce man full of courage with a small force to go deep into the area controlled by the Wuhuan people and quietly "hijack" the Lou Ban!

This matter still needs to be discussed in the long run, Liu He will listen to it for the time being, and after the Youzhou Five Route Army is all formed, it will operate secretly. After all, if it is really done, it will be a return of great profits, which is much more time-saving and labor-saving than sending a large army to encircle and suppress the Wuhuan people everywhere.

Since the Xiongnu defeated Donghu, Wuhuan was alone, so the service belonged to the Huns. The Xiongnu levied livestock and leather from Wuhuan every year, and if they did not pay it on time, they confiscated their wives as slaves. Wang Mang was in power, so that Wuhuan no longer paid the leather cloth tax to the Xiongnu, and the Xiongnu plundered Wuhuan people and livestock. Wang Mang drove Wuhuan to attack the Xiongnu again, taking Wuhuan's wife as a hostage and killing as a threat, Wuhuan surrendered to the Xiongnu.

At the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Wuhuan people often joined forces with the Xiongnu to disturb the places east of Daijun. In the twenty-first year of the establishment of the army, the Han general Ma Yuan led the army to defeat Wuhuan and could not win. In the following year, the Xiongnu were in civil strife, and suffered from drought and locust plague, Wuhuan took the opportunity to attack it, and the Xiongnu migrated to Mobei.

Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xiunai, bribed Lord Wuhuan with gold and silk. In the twenty-fifth year, 922 people, including Hao Dan, the lord of Wuhuan in Liaoxi, surrendered to the Han Dynasty, and paid slaves and maids, cattle and horses, tigers and leopards, mink, etc. Han Nai named his Qu Shuai and a total of 81 people as princes and princes, and allowed him to move inward, so that he could be stationed in the ten counties of Liaodong vassal country, Liaoxi, Youbeiping, Yuyang, Guangyang, Shanggu, Dai, Yanmen, Taiyuan, and Shuofang, and its land was about equivalent to the lower reaches of the Daling River in the northeast today, the northern part of Hebei, the northern and central parts of Shanxi, the southern part of Inner Mongolia, and the area of the Ordos grassland. Juxtaposed the captain of Wuhuan in Shanggu Ningcheng (now Xuanhua, Hebei), and was in charge of rewards, protons, and closing the city. After Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty, and Emperor He of the Han Dynasty, the Han and Wuhuan were at peace.

After Wuhuan migrated south, his original place of residence was occupied by Xianbei. The few who stayed outside the Saiwai were all surrendered to Xianbei. often helped Xianbei and the Southern Xiongnu to plunder the Han border; Sene Wuhuan mostly fought against Xianbei and Xiongnu from Wuhuan Captain. Later, the Han Dynasty confronted the Southern Xiongnu, and the Wuhuan tribes also went their own way, either attacking the Xiongnu from the Han Dynasty, or attacking the Han with the Xiongnu.

In the second year of Emperor Ling's Zhongping, Zhang Wen was the general of the chariot cavalry, and sent 3,000 cavalry from Youzhou Wuhuan to Guannei to suppress the Liangzhou rebels. Wuhuan was requisitioned due to the number, the death was slightly exhausted, the people's hearts were fluctuating, the army had no fighting spirit, and they were all in battle without fighting. fled back to the various ministries in Youzhou. In the fourth year of Zhongping, Taishan Taishou Zhang Ju and Zhongshan Minister Zhang Chun and others rebelled, using Youzhou Wuhuan people to plunder Youzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou and Xuzhou, Zhang Chun called himself the king of Mitian and stability, and was the marshal of Wuhuan in the counties. In the sixth year of Zhongping, Zhang Chun was killed, and the Wuhuan army also collapsed.

If you carefully examine the history of the rise and fall of the Wuhuan people, you will find that their fate has always been not controlled by themselves, or they are subject to the Huns. Either subject to the Han and Xianbei people, in short, there has never been a real union and unification, so Liu He has the "ambition" to subdue all the Wuhuan tribes in the north of Youzhou!

The team gradually moved north, first to Changping County. Liu He asked Tian Chou and Guo Jia to act separately, one went to the countryside to learn about this year's agricultural harvest and taxes, and the other went to the market to learn about the transaction and circulation of commercial goods, while Liu He directly took people to the county government.

The pawn guarding the gate of the county government wanted to stop Liu He. Xu Huang took out a token made of pure gold from his arms and lit up in front of his eyes, and the pawn's face changed in fright, and he hurriedly ran into the yamen to report the news. Not long after, Changping Ling trotted out with a group of subordinates to greet Liu He.

The gold token that Xu Huang took out was only a few pieces that could be counted in the whole Youzhou, and only people with extremely special identities could carry it with them, and ordinary pawns did not have the opportunity to see them once a year.

Changping Ling This is the first time he has seen Liu He, and he asked a little stiffly: "Xiaguan Changping ordered Luo Qing, dare to ask what the son is called?" ”

Liu He didn't take a stand, and replied in a calm tone: "Contemptible Liu He, I am here to disturb the county lord today." ”

As soon as the county magistrate heard the word "Liu He", his face suddenly changed, and he hurriedly made his debut, and respectfully invited Liu He to enter the government for questioning.

As an official on the ground in Youzhou, you can not know who is the son of Lu Dao today, and you can not know who the third prince of Lu Dao is in the dynasty, but if you don't know the name of Liu He, the eldest prince of Lu Dao, then there is no cure.

Liu He's name is now known to women and children in Youzhou, not to mention that he is the most talked about among the teahouses and restaurants in the counties, and Liu He's name frequently appears on the official documents issued by many states.

If Liu He came to find fault this time, Changping would make Luo Qingke troublesome, losing his official position is a trivial matter, if he is arrested and sent to Jicheng, it is possible to lose his head.

When he came to the county hall, Liu He asked Luo Qingping to retire from unrelated personnel, leaving only one Xu Huang by his side.

"There is no need to be restrained by the Luo County Order, my son is passing through Changping today, so I came to visit by the way, and I will leave after sitting for a while."

"Childe has every opportunity, it is really an honor for us to be able to take the time to come to the county for a special trip!"

"Needless to say, polite words. I'll ask you three things, and you have to think about it before answering, don't lose your heart for a while! ”

When Liu He said this, his tone was flat, but he was not angry but mighty, which made Luo Qing feel a little sweaty.

"First of all, can Changping not freeze to death this winter?"

"Back to Gongzi, although the lower officials are not talented, they can guarantee that after this winter passes, no one in Changping will freeze to death!"

Liu He nodded, and asked again: "The second thing, when Changping is green and yellow in the spring of the next year, can it not starve to death?" ”

"The amount of relief grain in the government treasury has been prepared, if there are no outsiders migrating to Changping next spring, the lower officials are sure that not a single starvation will appear in the county!"

"If there are displaced people who move into the county, won't you give them food?" Liu He's tone aggravated, and his face showed displeasure.

Childe was angry. Xiaguan does not mean this, in recent years, many out-of-town displaced people have been rushing to Jicheng, but when they go to the edge of Jixian County, they will be blocked back, so Changping County, which is close to Jicheng, has become the second choice for displaced people. Although Changping produces abundant grain every year, it has been repeatedly harassed by the Gongsun clan in recent years, and has not fully recovered because it has not been able to feed too many displaced people. ”

"So. How do you think the state should settle these displaced people who have come to seek refuge from other states? ”

"According to the humble opinion of the lower officials, the state might as well resettle some displaced people near the Outer Great Wall, and let them live together with the Wuhuan people attached to it, which can not only solve the problem of displaced people, but also contain the Wuhuan people from making trouble."

"Well, Luo County's suggestion makes sense, and this son will suggest this matter to Lord Taifu after returning to the state. The third thing I want to ask you is, what do the people of Changping want most right now? ”

"According to what the lower officials have seen and heard, what the people of Changping want most now is peace and stability, and what they are most afraid of is war and arrest, as long as Lord Taifu continues to stay in Youzhou. Everyone will feel that they have something to rely on, even if the days are a little hard and tired, the people will not have any complaints. ”

If others heard Luo Qing's words, they might feel very embarrassed, because Liu Yu really won the hearts of the people in Youzhou, but Liu He heard two problems from Luo Qing's words. First, the people of Youzhou still seem to recognize Liu Yu, and although his eldest son is famous, he has not yet achieved the effect of Dinghai Shenpin; Second. Ordinary people's lives are still hard, and they are not as easy as they imagined.

After a conversation with Luo Qing, Liu He learned a lot of useful information, and the officials at this time were different from later generations. Although there are also tricks of deception and deception, it is necessary to divide people and places. In a county like Changping, which is close to Jicheng, no matter who serves as the county commander, it is all under Liu Yu's nose. Liu Yu may not be able to lead the army to fight, but he still has a lot of means in governing his officials, and he will never put a guy in Changping who has a vegetarian meal and fish and meat in Changping.

Wait until Tian Chou and Guo Jia and others return. It was getting late, so Liu He and everyone lived in the post house. Luo Qing wanted to set up a banquet to entertain Liu He, but Liu He refused. Liu He told Luo Qing to govern Changping well, and when he went to Jicheng to report on his work in the future, he would set up a banquet in the prince's mansion to invite Luo Qing to drink.

The officials in Changping County saw that Liu He really didn't come to provoke, so they felt a little relieved, but they still didn't dare to be careless, and stayed at the government office one by one, asking Luo Qing about the content of the daytime conversation.

Liu He didn't know that after he left, he was listening carefully to Tian Chou and Guo Jia's reports.

Tian Chou said: "I went to the nearby countryside on the orders of my son, and it is certain that the land annexation problem in Changping is milder than that around Luoyang, but it is more serious than that of Daijun and Shanggu. Ordinary people have surplus food at home, and they can eat enough for two meals a day, and it will not be a problem to survive the green and yellow months of March and April next year. Those who are living in difficulty should belong to those tenants, and thirty percent of them have limited food reserves, and if they do not receive government relief, they may become displaced people next spring. ”

Tian Chou's report was very detailed, which made Liu He very curious about how he could grasp these situations in most of the day.

"Zitai, how did you manage to touch these situations in half a day?"

"Actually, it's not difficult, every time I go to a village, I first ask passers-by who are the most respected old people in the village, and then I go to visit them, the people in the countryside are very simple, and they don't suspect my identity when they see me wearing scribe clothes and Han looks, so they are very cooperative. These well-respected elders in the village do not tell lies, and they all know the situation of each household in the village, so I can quickly grasp these situations. ”

Liu He was very satisfied with Tian Chou's work, nodded and said: "I wonder if I want to transfer the practice of mutual aid cooperatives in Luoyang to Youzhou, the situation here is far less severe than when Luoyang was at that time, but I am afraid that the enthusiasm of the people to participate will not be too high." ”

Tian Chou suggested: "From the point of view of humble duty, each locality has its own specific situation, and it is not possible to generalize, so Gongzi might as well look at a few more counties, compare them with each other, and then make a decision." ”

"Well, Zitai's words are reasonable, let's look and think about it while walking."

After Tian Chou finished speaking, Guo Jia said: "I carefully turned around Changping City, and paid special attention to the goods traded in the market and the links of official taxation, generally speaking, it is much better than other states, but there is still a gap compared with Jicheng and Macheng." ”

"What are the gaps?" Liu He frowned and asked.

Guo Jia replied: "First, there is obviously a gap between the sanitation and cleanliness in Changping County and Macheng and Jicheng. Second, the variety of goods in the market is about 60% of the Jicheng market and 80% of the Macheng market, but the price is generally more than 10% higher than that of Jicheng and Macheng, and some of the materials in demand are more than 30% higher. Third, the management of the market is not standardized, and there are signs of bullying and dominating the market, and the law enforcement of tax collectors is not standardized enough, and there is a certain problem of enriching one's own pockets. ”

Liu He never doubted Guo Jia's vision and wisdom, since he said that there are people in the market who secretly bully and dominate the market, and there are tax collectors who fill their pockets, then there must be these problems, and he will definitely not speculate.

"Do you think I'm going to call Na Luo Qing to reprimand me now?" Liu He looked at Tian Chou and Guo Jia and asked.

Tian Chou and Guo Jia shook their heads at the same time.

Tian Chou said: "These phenomena mentioned by Feng Xiao exist more or less in all counties, even if Gongzi holds Changping Ling Luo Qing accountable today, the situation in Changping will be better in the next period of time, but after all, it cannot be fundamentally eradicated." ”

Guo Jia said: "These are just trivial issues, and you shouldn't worry about them. You only need to master these things, and when you return to Jicheng, you will talk to Lord Taifu, and then let those staff members in Taifu's mansion study and figure out a set of effective restraint systems, which is the key. ”

"Alas, it's really stressful for you to say that." Liu He sighed, feeling that he was simply asking for trouble on this trip. (To be continued......)