If there was no Yizhou Dajie Zhuyu in front of him, this result would have been enough to make people's blood boil, but it was a pity that Duan Cheng was still a little bit unlucky after all.

But it doesn't matter, Liu Zhi is very pleased that he can actually fight steadily this time.

If there is chaos today, it is really not suitable for a killing spree, and when the time is ripe, it is indispensable to let him have the opportunity to show his skills.

In addition to the routine rewards, Duan Cheng was also promoted to Zhonglang General and personally sent a letter of encouragement.

In terms of strategic position, Liangzhou is more important than Yizhou, there are many Qiang tribes in the territory, and it is also adjacent to the Southern Xiongnu and Wuhuan, which can be described as dire and dire.

With Duan Cheng stationed here for a long time to guard the country, Liu Zhi can also develop the economy with peace of mind for the time being.

In addition, Liu Zhi made a series of adjustments to the administration of Liangzhou, appointing Chong Wei as the Taishou of Hanyang and the fifth visit as the captain of Huqiang.

Zhang Huan concurrently served as the governor of the Guanghan vassal state, and Huangfu Gui concurrently served as the governor of the stable vassal state.

These are a generation of famous generals, and they can also help each other, so far Liangzhou and Yizhou have entered a relatively stable stage.

This battle can be regarded as relieving Liu Zhi's confidants, and now he is sharpening his knife to pigs and sheep...... No, it's Xiang Haoqiang.

The families are deeply rooted and have the same spirit, he can't shake them for the time being, and he doesn't plan to touch them, how good it is to keep them as his financier, he has a way to get the money out of their pockets.

The danger of the local tyrants is becoming more and more serious, and they are no less than the families, they build dock forts, confine down fertile fields, form their own private soldiers, and turn countless good people into their slaves.

In the former Han Dynasty, there was a landlord Haoqiang who began to cultivate the dock fort on the border to resist foreign invasions.

Including various families, they began to build dock forts, so that the fortresses were numerous, and the population disappeared in large numbers, and by the time of Emperor Guangwu, the imperial court issued an edict to forcibly lift many dock forts and distribute the land to the displaced people.

However, in recent years, due to the great disaster of the Qiang nationality and the rampant banditry in various places, more and more dock forts have been built, and it has become a common practice.

I remember that during the Three Kingdoms, the powerful people in various places used Wubao as a stronghold to recruit troops and buy horses and compete in the Central Plains.

However, these dock forts are all private property, and if you want to move them, there must be a reason, which can make it difficult for Liu Zhi.

After racking his brains and thinking about it for a few nights, he still had no clue, so he simply didn't want to, and went to Nantun Hou's Mansion to find Deng Yan to drink and chat.

"You are the emperor, what reason do you want, just fix it, what are you afraid of?"

Deng Yan said with a smile, making Liu Zhi stunned, this guy usually doesn't look like such a radical person.

"What do you mean?"

"Why does Your Majesty make a big fuss and directly target them, just find an excuse and clean them up by the way."

Deng Yan smiled like a little fox and took a leisurely sip of wine.

The reason why Liu Zhi looked forward and backward was that he was afraid of arousing the opposition of the scholar class, and Wang Mang was forced to abort when he carried out the Wang Tian system.

Now Deng Yan asked him to avoid the important and light, and make a move to repair the plank road and secretly Chen Cang, and by the time they reacted, it was already a fait accompli.

"Yes, why didn't I expect that Yancheng deserves to be my military advisor, hahaha......"

Thinking of this, Liu Zhiyi slapped the table and gave a thumbs up.

"Come on, let's discuss it and see how to repair the plank road."

"If the bandits are serious today, Your Majesty has this ready-made excuse, why don't you use it?"

It is indeed a good excuse, the key is how to use it, Liu Zhi turned the wine glass in his hand, "I will issue an edict and let the local government borrow troops to suppress bandits, how about it?" ”

Deng Yan smiled knowingly, "Your Majesty's trick is really high."

However, there is still a lot to be done about how to borrow this. ”

Liu Zhi nodded, "Tell me, what are your ideas?" ”

"Your Majesty may issue an edict that if any strong and powerful man who does not borrow troops will be robbed by bandits in the future, the government will ignore it, and he will be subject to an additional tax of 30%.

And those who send troops are to take care of their own weapons, armor, food and grass, and those who have meritorious service can be rewarded with land and free from slavery. ”

Liu Zhi nodded frequently, "This is a good idea, and all the land that has been forcibly occupied by the 'bandits' will be returned to Wang Tian and rewarded to the brave soldiers." ”

He deliberately accentuated the word bandit, and Deng Yan suddenly understood, slapped his face and laughed.

"Wonderful, it was robbed by bandits, not by His Majesty, it's no wonder who came."

The two of you said a word, and they spoke enthusiastically, adding one or two clever strategies from time to time, and after a while, this big incident that gave Liu Zhi a headache was eliminated.

Since there is a high degree of Du Kang wine, the habit of drinking wine of the Han people has changed, and they no longer drink whales and swallow whales in a bold manner, but drink slowly.

At this time, the two of them talked for a long time, and they only drank three glasses of wine, and they all drank well, only slightly intoxicated.

After solving the problem in his heart, Liu Zhi was also a lot more relaxed, so he began to chat with him.

"Yancheng, what do you think of Shang Jia's affairs?"

In order for a country to become rich and strong, in addition to developing agriculture and industry, commerce is also a very important thing, but in ancient times, the production technology was backward, and encouraging merchants could easily cause farmers to abandon their land, and the consequences were unimaginable.

Therefore, since the successive dynasties, the basic national policy of valuing agriculture and suppressing commerce has been implemented, desperately suppressing the social status of merchants, and strictly prohibiting officials from doing business.

This is also a direct result of the fact that most scholars look down on businessmen and consider them treacherous by nature.

Deng Yan saw that he asked solemnly, and after thinking about it, he replied cautiously.

"Merchants traffic goods, exchange what they have, and facilitate the communication of goods in the world.

However, the businessman does not produce, and mainly pursues profits, which is not good for the country, which can be said to have both advantages and disadvantages. ”

For scholars in feudal society, Deng Yan's view is already very fair.

Liu Zhi nodded, he also knew that Deng Yan's thoughts represented the concept of most people at this time.

Commerce is one of the lifeblood of a country's prosperity, and he intends to change that, but now that the country is weakened, it is too early to bring it up.

Today's plan is to first focus on the development of agricultural production, and if you can't even fill your stomach, there is no need to talk about anything else.

"I want local agricultural officials to collect local farming experience, and then summarize and screen it to compile a complete book to guide agricultural mulberry, what do you think?"

In this era, the great ones have not yet been born, and the more famous agricultural works are only the Western Han Dynasty.

These two books are not bad, but they both have some limitations of the times, as well as geographical restrictions, so they are not comprehensive.

Above all, he hoped to compile the book into an encyclopedia, planting, breeding, handicrafts, food manufacturing...... It's all included.

Moreover, he also wanted to publicize the agricultural knowledge he knew in later generations to the public through books, such as seed selection and breeding, crop rotation, and grafting...... And so on, as well as the improvement of agricultural tools, such as the curved plough and the like.

"Your Majesty's idea is the foundation of agriculture, I have heard that the cultivation method in Jiaozhi County of Yizhou is better than that of the Central Plains, but it is far away and cannot be communicated."