Xinye in exchange for Nanyang County, this is what Liu Mang has long thought about, Nanyang County Liu Bei knew that he couldn't hold it, so he naturally abandoned it, and although Nanyang County has more than 20 counties, it is indeed like chicken ribs for Liu Mang, and it is a pity to take it tastelessly and abandon it.

Even if there are more than 20 county towns in Nanyang County, it is accompanied by the tributaries of the Yangtze River, so the soil here is very fertile, once there are more than 20 counties, it can be said that there are 10,000 acres of fertile land, and those Jingzhou scholars will have a big piece of cake, Nanyang County because they don't know how to govern when they were under Zhang Xiu's command, so the fertile fields there are empty, and there are not many people, and there are millions of people in Jingzhou, as long as they migrate, If there is such an additional Nanyang County, it may create a Nanyang Deng family, so the Jingzhou scholars here are all hot-eyed. The real shortage in these 20 or so counties can create a batch of wealth.

And Nanyang County is really not good for Yangzhou, first of all, Nanyang lacks population, if Liu Mang gets Nanyang County, he needs to go to Nanyang to migrate the population, Yangzhou does not have to Jingzhou small, although the million population is now a burden for Liu Mang, it is because of the problem of grain and grass that is rushed up and guided, waiting for Yangzhou to stabilize dìng, this million population can not fill all parts of Yangzhou at all, so Liu Mang does not have so many people to fill Nanyang County, even if there is a population to fill, The geographical location of Nanyang County is not suitable for Liu Mang's Yangzhou, Nanyang County and Yangzhou are separated by a small half of Yuzhou, it can be said that the small half of Yuzhou plus the Yangtze River completely cut off Nanyang County and Yangzhou, how can Liu Mang take care of Nanyang?

It's good that it's an alliance with Jingzhou now, but if the alliance with Jingzhou breaks down. This Nanyang is dangerous.

Compare these two boxes. It is impossible for Liu Mang to stay in Nanyang County. But if it is sent to Jingzhou in vain, Liu Mang is unwilling again, the entire battle of Fancheng can be said to be the Yangzhou army contributing, the 30,000 troops sent by Liu Biao are either coolies or soy sauce, and the Jingzhou army is just providing grain and grass. Nanyang County can't give away things for so long in vain.

Liu Mang's reserve price is this Xinye City, Xinye has become a county town in recent years, the former Xinye is also part of Nanyang County, and there are a total of four or five county seats around Xinye. And Nanyang has more than 20 counties, and this kind of business depends on whether Jingzhou can do it or not.

Jingzhou has a Yangtze River for Yangzhou, and it can be said that Liu Mang's Yangzhou army is difficult to cause much damage to Jingzhou, but Jingzhou has a bridgehead to enter the Central Plains, that is, Xinye City.

There can be no eternal friendship between the princes, and Liu Mang of Xinye City has to control him in his hands no matter what he says.

For Liu Biao, he is reluctant to lose Xinye City, because with Xinye City, Jingzhou has the opportunity to develop externally, but for those scholars in Jingzhou, Xinye City is not as valuable as Nanyang County, and no matter how much Xinye City develops, it is only a few county seats. Nanyang County, on the other hand, has more than 20 counties, not to mention that there is also a Wancheng. You can arrange for dozens of scholars, especially the Zhang family's idea of Nanyang County is the greatest, the Zhang family is now a scholar family, but he still wants to further become a family, and Nanyang County is an opportunity, once Nanyang County belongs to Jingzhou, the principal of Nanyang County still has someone who can compete with him, the scholar clan closest to Nanyang County, so the Zhang family has always said good things in front of Cai Mao, what got Nanyang County and handed over half of the benefits to the boss Cai family, Cai Mao was moved, Of course, half of Cai Mao didn't dare to take it, it was still okay to take a thirty percent, and the remaining two layers had to be given to the Kuai family, after all, the two were allies.

The big cake of Nanyang County is even hot with the Huang family and Lumen Academy, Jingzhou exchanged five county towns for more than 20, which is almost four times the benefit, there are more cities, and there are more natural official positions, Lumen Academy still has a lot of students who can't fill the vacancies, the Huang family is also a family, and they also want to get benefits, this was originally the western border of Jingzhou is basically unrelated to the Huang family, because there is only one Fancheng, and there is only one Zhang family in Fancheng, and now there is more than 20 counties in Nanyang County, It is still possible for his Huang family to occupy two or three more, so that he can reach out to the west of Jingzhou.

As for Jingzhou, there are also many people who understand, they naturally know that even if they don't need to change Xinye, maybe Liu Mang will not want Nanyang County, and Xinye's location in Jingzhou is too important, this is a bridge to the Central Plains, with this bridge, Jingzhou can really set foot in the Central Plains to develop, otherwise although the Yangtze River can be used as a natural danger to protect Jingzhou, but the same Yangtze River can completely block Jingzhou in the Jingchu generation.

Just like Lujiang for Jiangdong, Jiangdong Sun Ce lost hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses for such a bridge to enter the Central Plains as Lujiang, and now Jiangdong Sun Ce is also eyeing Lujiang.

And these people who understood didn't speak, there was Kuai Liang inside, if it was before, Kuai Liang would have stood up against it, but this time Kuai Liang didn't know why he was silent.

In this way, with the support of the major families in Jingzhou, Liu Biao, who was already indecisive, had no choice but to agree and exchange Xinye for more than 20 cities in Nanyang County.

"Shinno is here!" Liu Mang listened to the envoy of Liu Biao in Jingzhou who came to deliver the documents, and almost couldn't help laughing directly, Xinye is in hand, it can be said that whether it is Jingzhou or Jiangdong Sun Ce, it is really completely blocked on the south bank of the Yangtze River, as long as Xinye and Lujiang are not lost, these two princes will really not be in danger of Yangzhou.

After Liu Biao's envoy left, Liu Mang finally laughed.

"Congratulations to the lord for getting Xinye City and occupying half of the Central Plains!" Jia Xu on the side was also smiling, he knew that Liu Mang was in a good mood, and this sycophant was sent immediately, with Xinye City, it can be said that Liu Mang has already occupied half of the Central Plains, and then won Yuzhou and half of Xuzhou, and the Central Plains region will really be under Liu Mang's command.

With Xinye City, Liu Mang no longer needs to garrison at the same time in Yiyang and Zaoyang, as long as he keeps one in Xinye, the garrison position in Gwangju can also be retreated.

Liu Mang smiled and didn't refute, and Jia Xu on the side spoke again: "I don't know if there is a candidate for the lord of Xinye?" Jia Xu continued to ask, Xinye City now belongs to Liu Mang, so naturally it is necessary to transfer troops and horses and Xinye City's heavy staffing.

"A candidate for Shinno Taishou?" (To be continued......)