Chapter 62: The Xiapi Conference
The development of Qingzhou and Xuzhou is now thriving, and the large-scale transfer of Qingzhou officials to Xuzhou, coupled with Tai Shici's support of troops on the side, the transition of Xuzhou officialdom is going very smoothly.
Of course, this is inseparable from the efforts of Xuzhou's local celebrities Mi Zhu and Chen Qi, coupled with the efforts of Chen Deng, Sun Qian, Zang Ba, Xu Sheng and others, the handover of Xuzhou was finally completed smoothly and uneventfully.
Then more than 30,000 Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army surrendered to Xuzhou under the leadership of Qu Shuai Guan Hai, and the combat power of the "Qingzhou Army" has always been famous.
The news of the alliance between Xuzhou and Qingzhou inevitably spread all over the world at this time, and even the news that Tao Qian wanted to give way to the people outside the mountain was also passed on by someone with a heart, and the strength of Qingxu Erzhou jumped up, and it was close to Cao Cao and Yuan Shao of the first group!
No one in the world dares to underestimate Qingxu Erzhou.
The neighbors of Xuzhou couldn't sit still, and the Longteng team in Xiapi got the news: Yuan Shu used the excuse of "eliminating demons" and was ready to send Ji Ling to attack Xuzhou, Zhang Xun was the vanguard officer, and at the same time he also invited Liu Xiang of Yangzhou, Liu Xiang has always been timid, but this time because of Yuan Shu's leading role, he also sent Zhang Ying to lead 5,000 soldiers and horses, and he will meet with Ji Ling and crusade against Xuzhou together.
"Eliminate demons"? This refers to the Dragon Squad again, right? Is it because Li Muhao has transformed many times? Hearing the news, Li Mu wanted to pull out his hair proudly!
It's really a wave of unsettled, wave after wave, these people can't let them stop for some time, so that they can completely digest Qing and Xu Erzhou.
Although the officials in the two states are now stable and in place, the people's hearts are not stable, the morale of the soldiers is also a little chaotic, and there are also dissatisfaction among the generals, all of which will take time to deal with.
Why didn't this Yuan Shu, who had suffered a thousand cuts, give them time?
However, it is not necessarily bad news, the intelligence work of the Mi Clan Commercial Bank has greatly increased the efficiency under the deployment of nine acres, and they have also brought good news to the Longteng team.
It turned out that Hongyun did not send Lu Bu's remnant soul back directly that day, but was escorted by the Mi family firm, and Hongyun followed with a hidden figure in the sky, and if she wanted the remnant soul to return to Puyang, she had to pass through Liu Bei's territory, and Hongyun saw that the remnant soul was finally intercepted by Liu Bei's defenders, so she returned satisfied.
Liu Bei really didn't want to let Lu Bu's remnant soul go, so he proposed a high ransom to Lu Bu, in addition to asking for the return of the grain and grass that Zhang Liao had robbed that day, but also for Lu Bu to cut the land and pay compensation.
Lu Bu was furious and sent an army to attack, and he also saw that this remnant soul should not be wanted, since the remnant soul has been known to everyone in the world, it may be controlled by others if it survives in the world.
In the end, Lu Bu and Liu Bei got into a mess!
Later, there were rumors in Cao Cao's territory that Zhang Min, the former governor of Xuzhou, who had coveted Cao Cao's father Cao Song's money and intercepted Cao Song, who had left Langya County, was hiding in Puyang at this time and was protected by Lu Bu!
Cao Cao was furious when he heard this, and immediately ordered Lu Bu to hand over Zhang Min! Otherwise, the 100,000 army will crusade against Lu Bu!
Lu Bu is hard to argue, how does he know where Zhang Min is? Even if he is hiding in Puyang, Lu Bu doesn't know this person, so how can he protect him?
Lu Bu is also stubborn, I can't afford to hand over people, so I simply don't deny it, who let you Cao Cao keep pressing me to fight!
As a result, Cao Cao raised 100,000 troops and pointed his sword at Puyang!
There was no further intrusion in the west of Qingzhou, at least before Cao Cao killed Lu Bu and drove Liu Bei away, no one had the idea of fighting Qingzhou again, and Yuan Shao in the north, before he bulldozed Gongsun Zhan, he had no energy to go south, and Cao Cao would bear the brunt of going south.
Zhuge Liang's strategy finally succeeded perfectly, but that year he asked curiously: "So Cao Cao's father once settled in your hometown, haven't you seen Cao Cao?" ”
Zhuge Liang replied helplessly: "At that time, when I was young, Cao Gong had a lot of dealings with my family, and when Meng Degong visited his father, he also had a relationship with Liang, and gave him a jade pendant as a gift, but I was only six years old at the time, and I was not deeply impressed!" ”
That year and Hongyun Daqi, it turned out that Zhuge Liang and Cao Cao had met, but why did Zhuge Liang assist Liu Bei instead of Cao Cao in history?
I think it should be that after Zhuge Liang grew up, he didn't like Cao Cao's personality, so he didn't plan to take refuge in Cao Cao.
But that year, there was a trace of vigilance against the Zhuge family, and the Zhuge family let their children and grandchildren go around as officials, Cao Cao had Zhuge Liang under him, Liu Biao had Zhuge Xuan, and Yuan Shu had Zhuge Jin, of course, in the end, Zhuge Jin took refuge with Sun Ce after Sun Ce's uprising.
If Liu Bei is assisted by Zhuge Liang in the official history, wouldn't it be that the Zhuge family is scattered everywhere, no matter who wins the world in the end, they all have clansmen to serve under them, and in the end, the Zhuge family will still stand, and become a bigger famous family, and even become a gate valve!
The Zhuge family is so calculating, it is worthy of being the family that can give birth to Zhuge Liang!
But at this time, Langya County was already the territory of the Longteng team, and when they implemented the new land policy, they were likely to be resisted by the Zhuge family, and they had to guard against it that year.
As for the contradiction between the two sides at that time, how Zhuge Liang chose his position, he didn't know that year, so now they have to be a little vigilant against Zhuge Liang.
Of course, with Zhuge Liang's spirit of "doing his best and dying" in history, he shouldn't break with the Dragon Teng team for the sake of his family's selfish desires, right?
On this day, in Xiapi, the real management of Qingxu Erzhou held a formal meeting, which was also the first time that a formal meeting was held in Xiapi.
The participants included four members of the Longteng team, Li Muhao and Hongyun also rushed to Xiapi one step later after receiving the news that year, as well as the little monk Kumu, Tai Shici, Guo Wei, Mi Zhu, plus Zhuge Liang who was observing.
Because it was hastily formed, the "engineering college" was still in the preparatory stage, and although Huang Yueying was a little moved, she had not yet agreed to go out, so it would not appear at the council meeting now.
Tao Qian, who was the original assassin of Xuzhou and later led the Xuzhou pastor, declined the request to attend, he is now bent on seeking immortality, for fear that he will die early, so it is better not to worry about trivial matters.
Waiting outside the door, in addition to Uncle Zhang Nan and Zhuge Liang's scholar who did not pull once, there is also a black-faced strong man today, this person stood outside the door nervously, so that the participants were secretly surprised, he was not given death by Mi Zhu, and what are you doing standing outside the door today?
This person is Lu Heiniu and Lu Ziji, who once betrayed Mi Zhu and were sent back to Mi Fu that year!
The meeting officially began, Yuan Shu and Liu Xuan came to attack, the matter was urgent, and it was necessary to discuss it as soon as possible, but that year, as the proposer of this meeting, and also the host of the meeting, he spoke first: "I personally think that our biggest problem at present is not to deal with Yuan Shu's attack, but how to develop people's livelihood, so let's do it, I have called someone in advance, can you invite him in?" ”
Everyone immediately woke up, it turned out that Lu Heiniu was called that year, and he didn't come as Mi Zhu's guard, and yes, he was betrayed by him once, how could Mi Zhu still rest assured that he would be a personal guard?
Seeing that no one objected, that year let Lu Hei Niu enter.
After Lu Heiniu entered, he greeted everyone with a fist in fear, all the people present here are big people, and even the year he used to be jealous was high, he was a rebel and didn't get beheaded, how dare he make a mistake?
That year said lightly: "Lu Ziji, oh, has this name been taken back by Zizhong?" ”
Mi Zhu smiled bitterly: "Self-discipline betrayal of the lord for glory, although the sin is unforgivable, but there is also a reason, I did not receive his name!" ”
That year, he hugged his fists: "Brother Zizhong is magnanimous!" ”
Then that year, he said to Lu Heiniu: "Lu Ziji, tell everyone about the situation in your hometown." ”
Only then did Lu Heiniu and everyone know the reason why Lu Heiniu was called in advance that year.
Lu Heiniu settled down and told him in detail about the situation in his hometown.
I heard that Lu Heiniu's hometown has unfavorable transportation, barren land, and in the case of a low harvest, it has to be handed over to the government for half, plus the land is owned by large households, except for the field rent, there is not much left of the peasants!
And that's not all, there is also the annual heavy labor, and young and strong men are often transferred to do things arranged by the government, such as escorting grain and grass, etc., without pay, which further exacerbates the loss of labor and the thin land harvest.
In the end, in the remote mountainous areas, the tragedy of "changing children and eating" happened from time to time!
Everyone was shocked, although they knew that the people were miserable during the war, but they didn't have to worry about firewood, rice, oil and salt every day.
Especially the scholar class such as Mi Zhu and Zhuge Liang, although they are all elites and have wisdom far beyond ordinary people, but the life of the people at the bottom is so miserable, it is beyond their imagination!
Only the dead wood sighed and said, "This is a common thing!" ”
That year, he waved his hand to let Lu Heiniu retreat, and added: "On the way from the mountains to find Guanhai, I met a village in the mountains, ten households and nine empty, only the old and weak women and children were left in the village, where did the young and middle-aged go?" ”
That year, he then asked himself: "I went to join the Yellow Turban Army!" ”
Everyone was shocked again, and Li Muhao sighed and said: "This means that the growth of the Yellow Turban Army is fueled by us!" ”
nodded and concluded that year: "Indeed, the Taiping Road is suppressed but not extinguished, one after another, and often dies and resurges, and the government cannot escape the blame!" ”
Mi Zhu and others looked ashamed.
That year, he rarely showed his official authority, and he said sadly: "Although Qingxu Erzhou is the land of fish and rice, rich and rich in grain, but in fact, it is only the state capital with more grain!" ”
"Therefore, we can no longer use military force and increase the burden on the people! It is recommended to open a warehouse to release grain to help the people, and at the same time relax labor and light taxes to speed up economic recovery! ”
"I have the following suggestions for specific methods, please decide!"
Everyone was busy clasping their fists and asking for that year's clear words.
That year, he raised his voice and said simply: "First of all, reduce taxes so that the people can have surplus food!" "Secondly, the labor is reduced, and those who participate in the labor are paid, even if they are given food, and they must not be paid without a penny!"
Everyone nodded.
"Third, reduce the number of soldiers, let a large number of soldiers return to their hometowns to work in agriculture and resume production."
Tai Shi Ci high-fived and praised: "The soldiers are refined, the combat power is improved, and the consumption of military food can also be reduced, which is feasible!" ”
Hongyun added: "How nice it is that the surplus military rations can also be distributed to the suffering people!" ”
That year, when he saw that everyone supported him, he smiled happily.
That year continued: "Fourth, to vigorously develop agriculture and animal husbandry, the government can come forward to teach the people how to farm, or the government can buy cattle and sheep and hand them over to the people to graze in order to increase their income!" ”
Mi Zhu sighed and said: "This move is very wonderful, you can leave it to me to handle!" ”
That year smiled and nodded, and continued: "Fifth, pay attention to the development of special products in remote mountain villages, such as fishing, hunting, minerals, and herbal medicine mining. ”
Speaking of this, he added that year: "Guan Hai's hiding place, the name is Shuibo Liangshan......" Li Muhao and Jiumu's eyes lit up, they glanced at each other, and they also lost their smiles that year, but this is not the time to explain. That year continued: "There are abundant water and grass, many fish, and the grass is full of birds' eggs, if these are developed, how many people can be fed? It's a pity that there are few people there, and the reason for this is the inconvenience of transportation and the infestation of bandits! ”
That year, he raised his voice again: "Now the bandits have been eliminated, and if you want to develop mountain specialties, you must build roads!" This is not a day's work, we need to build it for a long time! ”
Jiumu added with a smile: "If you want to be rich, build roads first!" ”
Li Muhao and that year both laughed, this is an advertising slogan on their TV there, and only they know this stalk, even Hongyun is inexplicable, why do these three people laugh.
Guo Wei sighed: "This move is beneficial to the country and the people, although our treasury is not abundant, we cannot be reluctant to use it, and we still need to vigorously promote it!" ”
Li Muhao asked again that year: "Is there anything else?" ”
That year nodded: "Also, there are commercial and industrial ......" But he suddenly fell silent, Guo Wei, Zhuge Liang and others were a little inexplicable, only the Dragon Teng team and Deadwood understood the hesitation of that year.
These two things involve the development of science and technology, and it is difficult to grasp the proportions in this.