Jiangzhou, later Chongqing.

The mountains overlap, and the Jialing River and the Yangtze River are rolling.

In the Han Dynasty, both sides of Jiangzhou were lofty mountains, and the only city was at the corner of the two rivers.

There are also many mountains and rivers here, but because of the steep terrain, it has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times, so Zhang Yi, the general of the Warring States Qin, built an earthen city wall here, and the location was in the Yuzhong District of Chongqing in the later generations.

The city is close to the Jialing River and the Yangtze River, behind the city is the continuous majestic mountains, in front of the city is the vast two rivers and rivers, standing on the city tower, you can see the Jialing River flowing into the Yangtze River, so that the river is more turbulent and surging, the waves are rapid, and the flow flows endlessly to the southeast.

When Zhang Song went south by boat, he was very surprised to see a forest of boats on the north and south banks of the ditch water. Although the city of Jiangzhou is in the delta between the two rivers, there are many township pavilions and wharves because there are some plains on the north bank of the river that can be cultivated.

Moreover, Jiangzhou is also an important trade distribution center, and it is not unusual to have a large number of ships. It's just that it was the war, and commerce had almost stopped a long time ago, and Cai Mao also looted a lot of Jiangzhou ships when he left, in this case, it is indeed a very surprising thing that there can be so many ships on the docks on both sides of Jiangzhou.

Although Jiangzhou has been occupied by Liu Bei at this time, Liu Bei's army did not harm the people, especially the large number of Bashu soldiers under his command, strictly reorganized the team, and only controlled the county government after entering the city, issued various orders, and restored the people's production and commercial prosperity.

Therefore, when Zhang Song's ship docked at the wharf, he saw that there were many people coming and going from outside the city of Jiangzhou, and all walks of life in the city developed again, and it became prosperous for a while.

"Strange."

Zhang Song's entourage was very surprised when they saw this scene: "Jiangzhou was occupied by Zhang Lu's people before, but I didn't expect that after Liu Yuanjun broke through Jiangzhou, it would become so prosperous again so quickly?" ”

Zhang Song smiled and said: "Zhang Lu occupied Jiangzhou, there were killings everywhere he passed, and the people did not dare to engage in trade, but everyone wanted salt, everyone had to eat, the fish they hunted had to be sold, and the firewood they had cut had to be sold. Now that Liu Zhijun came, he naturally bought and sold as soon as he could, otherwise he was afraid that he would not know when the next war would be. ”

Jiangzhou has no plains, almost all of them are mountains and rivers, so it stands to reason that it is not suitable for agriculture and should not be developed.

However, during the period of Emperor He, the population of Jiangzhou exceeded 60,000 households, and the population of the entire Ba County was more than 1 million, of which one-third was in Jiangzhou, which can be described as a prosperous population.

Because of the extremely advantageous geographical location of Jiangzhou, connecting the east and west, north and south, the north can go to Guanzhong, and the east can go to Jingzhou, business exchanges, trade distribution, naturally become an important city to communicate Guanzhong and Jingzhou commerce.

Before this place was occupied by Zhang Lu's people, the people were afraid of Zhang Lu and did not dare to enter the city to sell goods, so they could only trade privately, but after Liu Bei drove away Zhang Lu's soldiers and horses, he pacified the people, and his name of benevolence spread to the world, so that the people were convinced, and naturally began to come out to do business.

And because I don't know if I can continue to do business in the future, all kinds of commodities of all sizes can be sold and sold immediately, just like a spring has been pressed for a long time and the force of the rebound is greater, which briefly promotes the prosperity of regional commerce.

"Your Excellency is very insightful."

There happened to be a scholar on the dock next to him who got off the boat, and when he heard Zhang Song's words, he said with a smile: "Zhang Lu has no time to manage Ba County, he only knows how to attack. ”

"Oh?"

Zhang Song looked at the scholar, and saw that he was eight feet tall, dignified, and surrounded by soldiers, and his heart moved, so he asked, "Your Excellency, is it Liu Yuanjun's account?" ”

"In Xia Xu Shu, the character is straight, and he is temporarily added to be engaged in Zhonglang under Liu Zhijun's account."

Xu Shu arched his hand.

He had just come over from Jiangbei, and it was not easy to mobilize so many ships, if he hadn't said hello to Zhou Lin in advance, he would have almost mobilized most of the clans in Ba County and Qianwei County to partner with Zhou Lin to do business, and there was really no way to get so many ships in a short period of time.

Although it is a merchant ship, Shen Chen has helped to improve it, and it is actually a pedal propeller, and the boatmen use pedals to push the boat forward in the cabin in the same way as pedaling bicycles, and the speed of the boat is much faster than before.

Before, Xu Shu went to Jiangbei to try the ship, and secondly, he also ordered the soldiers to prepare to load the supplies on the ship today, and they would leave for Jingzhou tomorrow.

Zhang Song learned that it was Liu Bei's account, and hurriedly said: "It turned out to be Xu Zhonglang, in the next Zhang Song, the word Qiao, now Yizhou don't drive, this time I came to Jiangzhou, it was on the order of my lord Yizhou Mu, I came to meet Liu Yuanjun." ”

"Oh?"

When Xu Shu heard this, he immediately became interested, stretched out his hand to him and said, "Don't drive Zhang, please follow me to the mansion to talk." ”

"Then there will be labor."

Zhang Song arched his hand and followed Xu Shu into the city.

At this moment, in the mansion in the city, Liu Bei was drinking and feasting with Zhou Lin.

"Brother Ling Cong really said that?"

Liu Bei was quite happy when he heard Zhou Lin's words.

Zhou Lin said with a smile: "Yes, my brother said that the Five Emperors Throne is hanging high, and there are stars floating in it, which shows that the Han Dynasty will have virtuous people to support the Emperor Star again, and Sanxing Yanhan is just around the corner." ”

"Hahaha."

Liu Bei was very pleased and said: "If it can really be fulfilled, I will go to the court and reward Brother Ling." ”

"Thank you."

Zhou Lin arched his hand and said: "My brother doesn't care about these things, he only cares about the celestial phenomena, he goes upstairs every day to observe the clouds, no matter morning or night, he is obsessed with this." ”

"Although the celestial phenomena and clouds are the destiny of heaven, there are clouds in "Zhou Yi", and people are stronger than the sky. In the early years, I heard that there were men turned into women in Yueshan, and sometimes there were people who mourned the emperor, and they would change the auspicious place, and I think the mandate of heaven cannot be changed. ”

Liu Bei nodded slightly, he believed in the mandate of heaven, but he believed that people could change their fate through their own efforts.

Just like from the Yellow Turban Rebellion to Dong Zhuo, countless scholars in the world said that they would change the dynasty, and the Han dynasty was no longer guaranteed. But he doesn't believe in evil, he just wants to go against the sky and rejuvenate the Yan Han again.

While the two were talking, Xu Shu and Zhang Song outside the mansion had already arrived at the door.

Xu Shu said to Zhang Song: "Don't drive, please stay outside the door for a while, I will immediately go to General Zuo to pay respects." ”

"There's Lao Zhonglang."

Zhang Song nodded, this is very normal etiquette.

Xu Shu walked into the palace and came to the middle hall without hindrance.

When Liu Bei saw him coming back, he smiled and said, "Yuan Zhi is back, how about going to try the ship?" ”

"The speed of the ship is indeed fast, Xiaoqing is a good hand at making boats."

Xu Shu stepped forward with a smile and said, "Lord, there is a great joy. ”

"Oh?"

Liu Bei was surprised: "What kind of happy event?" ”

Xu Shu said: "Yizhou don't drive Zhang Song is outside the mansion now, and I ask the lord to greet him in person." ”

"Okay, I'll go right away."

When Liu Bei heard this, he didn't slack off, and said to Zhou Lin: "Ji Zhi, you wait a while." ”

Zhou Lin got up and arched his hand and said, "Uncle Huang is himself." ”

Liu Bei went out with Xu Shu.

When I came to the outside of the mansion, I saw a man with a short stature and a strange face.

"But don't drive Zhang?"

Liu Bei was not snubbed by the man's appearance, and went up to ask.

Zhang Song looked at the person who came out to greet him very unexpectedly, and hurriedly asked, "Foolish, I don't know Your Excellency?" ”

"Under Liu Bei, the word Xuande."

Liu Bei said with a smile.

"Uncle Huang actually greeted him personally, and Ling Song was grateful."

Zhang Song was extremely surprised, and this time he directly bent down and bowed.

Don't look at Liu Bei's territory, but his identity is actually higher than Liu Zhang.

What is Liu Zhang's identity?

Yizhou pastoral.

And he is also the Yizhou pastor canonized by Li Dao Guo Yan.

After Liu Yan died of illness in the first year of Xingping, Zhao Wei, the official of Yizhou, thought that Liu Zhang was cowardly and incompetent and could use him to control Yizhou.

So he went to the imperial court, paid some tribute, and was appointed by Li Dao as the envoy of Yizhou pastor and supervising the army.

What about Liu Bei?

Liu Xie personally sealed the uncle of the Han Emperor, General Zuo, Yuzhou Mu, and Yicheng Tinghou.

Except for the Yicheng Pavilion Marquis who collapsed a little, the other three identities are not much stronger than Liu Zhang?

Yuzhou Mu and Yizhou Mu are equal, General Zuo's position is higher than that of State Mu, although the imperial uncle is not a position, but it is also a symbol of status.

Therefore, Liu Bei came to greet Zhang Song in person, and what Zhang Song gave was not only an accident, but a flattering.

Liu Bei smiled and took his hand into the door and said, "Don't drive far, please come in quickly." ”

"Thank you, Uncle Huang."

Zhang Song followed into the door.

After entering, Liu Bei asked, "Don't drive, is it my Ji Yu sect sent to ask for help?" ”

Zhang Song sighed and said: "Yes, Zhang Lu is fierce and surrounded Chengdu, at the beginning of this year, my lord sent my brother Zhang Su to lead three hundred soldiers and a large number of imperial objects to Chen Du to worship Cao Cao." I made another trip half a year ago, hoping that Cao Cao could send troops from Guanzhong to attack Hanzhong, but Cao Cao refused. ”

"Oh?"

Liu Bei was surprised: "There is still such a thing? I heard that Cao Cao is now using troops against the north, and he still has time to take care of Guanzhong? ”

Zhang Song said with a smile: "Uncle Huang doesn't know, now Guanzhong has been obtained by Cao Cao." Last year, Cao Cao sent Sili Lieutenant Zhong Xuan to Chang'an, united with Ma Teng, and defeated the Gao cadres who invaded Hedong, and personally wrote to Han Sui, persuading him to reconcile with Ma Teng's forces, and sent Proton to Chendu, Guanzhong Suiping. ”

This was at the end of last year, although nearly a year had passed, but because Liu Bei had been in Jingnan and the Three Gorges area, it was too far away from Guanzhong, so it was not clear that Guanzhong was now slowly controlled by Cao Cao.

However, it is only the Guanzhong Basin, or it should be Hedong County, Hongnong County and part of Zuo Fengyi, and the right Fufeng is still in the hands of Han Sui.

"I see."

Liu Bei nodded, and pulled Zhang Song to the inner hall of the back hall.

After everyone sat down, Liu Bei sighed and said: "Now that the Han family is in decline, we and other clans can't help the country, and Ji Yu of the same sect is in danger, but I can't help each other." ”

"Why is that?"

Zhang Song hurriedly asked: "Didn't the imperial uncle come to Bashu to help my lord?" ”

Liu Bei shook his head and said: "That's right, but the civil strife in Jingzhou must be known by Don't drive, although Liu Biao usurped the title of emperor, but after all, he treated me with kindness, and his son Liu Qi and I were brothers and sisters, and now he is in trouble, how can I bear to ignore it?" ”

"That's right."

Zhang Song was a little disappointed, but he still cheered up and said, "I wonder when Uncle Huang will return?" ”

Liu Bei said: "I don't know, maybe in March or May, maybe in three or five years, after helping Liu Qi pacify the civil strife in Jingzhou, he can enter Sichuan to help Ji Yu." ”

"Now Zhang Lu is rampant, I'm afraid that when Uncle Huang comes back, I'm afraid that this Yizhou will be lost."

Zhang Song persuaded: "Now that Uncle Huang is close at hand, why don't you send troops to do it?" ”

"This"

Liu Bei smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid there is nothing I can do, Cai Mao has already raised a large army and stormed Jingnan, my foundation is now in Jingnan, and if Jingnan is lost, I will be like a rootless Ping." ”

Foundation?

Zhang Song's eyes suddenly rolled.

Liu Zhang is weak, and even a retainer like Zhang Lu is about to devour the master, which shows his incompetence.

Zhang Song has long been reluctant to assist.

When I went to see Cao Cao before, I also had the idea of offering Yizhou.

But at that time, Cao Cao had no interest in Hanzhong at all, he had not recovered the north, and Guanzhong was only a little manpower, how could he do anything to Hanzhong?

So Zhang Song went to see Cao Cao, even if Liu Zhang had sent Zhang Su to fight the front station as a foreshadowing, Cao Cao finally rejected the request.

Now that Liu Biao, who is in Jingzhou, is dead, and there is civil strife in Jingzhou, it is impossible to dedicate Yizhou to Liu Biao.

If it continues like this, then Yizhou will really be acquired by Zhang Lu, a domestic slave.

Therefore, Zhang Song was very worried.

However, when I came to Jiangzhou, I saw Liu Bei again.

Coincidentally.

Isn't there a master in front of him who is worried about having no inheritance?

Time.

Zhang Song wanted to find a master for Yizhou, so he moved again.

The hand unconsciously touched into his bosom.

There, it's the map of the fifty states of Xichuan!

(End of chapter)