Liu Bei got up and helped Jin Qi, Mao Gan, You Qian and others out of thin air, and said with a smile: "The leaders of the Han Dynasty are self-serving and righteous, and they are unwilling to submit to the Sun family. And at the time of the fierce battle, I was able to send troops to rescue, and I felt deeply fortunate to be the son of heaven and serve you as a meritorious person. ”

After Liu Bei's victory over Sun Quan, Jian Yong drove to visit the two, and knew the pros and cons to persuade Jin Qi and Mao Gan to go down the mountain and surrender. Liu Bei was very pleased that Jin Qi and Mao Gan led 20,000 households to surrender to him, and in the name of the Son of Heaven, he named the two as the Marquis of Guannei to reward their merits.

For You Qian, a Shanyue barbarian, Liu Bei was also kind, named You Qian as a captain, and ordered him to enter the mountain to persuade the Shanyue barbarians to go down the mountain. You Qian was led by the captain, and he was conscientious, and he went into the mountain to persuade 5,000 households to go down the mountain and return to obedience. Liu Bei named You Qian as the captain of Fuyue, and selected 1,000 Shanyue barbarians to be commanded by You Qian.

"General Xie is benevolent, we should do our best to be loyal to repay the general's kindness." Everyone was overjoyed and said thank you.

Liu Bei smiled and said: "You are righteous, there are many people under your clan, when there are 20,000 or 30,000 households, only one place in She County, it is not enough to govern it, and now Danyang is peaceful, tens of thousands of people are stationed in the mountains, the land is narrow and the people are poor, and it is difficult to say that they are happy." ”

"Prepare Zhuge Liang to survey the township pavilion lot around She County, select fertile land with water and soil, between mountains and rivers, suitable for cultivating rice fields, and can get the abundance of fish and shrimp, three-year-old labor, when you can save one-year-old grain. You should be transferred from the Zhuge military division and moved to the three counties of Zheyang, Xinding, and Shixin. ”

Zheyang is in the west of She County, the location of Huangshan City in the later generations, and it belonged to the pavilion before, and was valued by Zhuge Liang because of the fertile soil.

Xinding and Shixin two counties, located in the lower reaches of Zhejiang water, where Qiandao Lake is located in later generations, belong to the township level. In the late Han Dynasty, when the Qiandao Lake Reservoir was not built, it was still a basin topography, near the lake and near the mountains, and the water and soil were abundant. Zhuge Liang, Buqi and Yan Jian trekked through mountains and rivers, and when they saw such a landform, they decided to set up two counties here.

Zhuge Liang held the fan and arched his hand, and said with a smile: "I am tired of helping you to persuade the mountain people to go down the mountain and move into their new homes." ”

After Liu Bei adopted Zhuge Liang's policy of self-reliance, Zhuge Liang was appointed as a military commander, and he made Danyang County the governor, adjusted its taxes, and appeased Shanyue and Zongshuai.

Mi Zhu has been transferred from Luling Taishou to Danyang Taishou, because the county governance Wanling is not in hand, temporarily to Shexian County as the governing place.

"No!"

Jin Qi and Mao Gan looked at each other and hesitated slightly, thinking of the upcoming Guan Neihou and Liu Bei's terrifying military strength, they still responded.

After the three of them left, Liu Bei put away his smile and said: "Kong Ming, now that the three new counties are established, the migration affairs of the people are heavy, and non-talented people can't let them go, I don't know if Kong Ming has a candidate in his heart?" ”

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly and said with a smile: "The lord, Zhuge Ziyu, Buzishan, Wei Ziqi, and Yan Mancai are all Jianghuai sages. At that time, whether it is the Jianghuai Bei people or the Jiangdong Shi clan, they will all serve under the main account. ”

Wei Ziqi, Wei Jing, a native of Guangling County, Xuzhou, is a good friend of Buqi. With Liu Bei's capture of Danyang, his power grew, and these Jianghuai scholars were moved. Recommended by Buqi, Wei Jing came out of Liu Bei, but like Zhuge Jin and Buqi, although he has an official name, he has no real power.

Liu Bei pondered for a while, and said worriedly: "Ziyu is Kong Ming's elder brother, and he is still credible. However, Zishan, Ziqi, and Mancai were first under the account, and they did not dare to grant the county guard important positions, for fear that it would be a big deal. ”

Zhuge Liang frowned slightly, and said, "Why did the lord say this? How can there be brothers in official affairs, Zhuge Ziyu and Liang both serve under the main account, that is, they are colleagues; Returning to the family, describing the love of brothers, they are brothers. Liang recommended the three wise men for the sake of the Lord's plan, not for profit. ”

Liu Bei saw that his fish lost his temper, and hurriedly coaxed: "Military advisor, be prepared to lose your words." Bei was only worried that the four Magi were not able to do it, and they were new to serving under the reserve, and many of them had been Sun Quan's guests. If Sun Quan arrives, he will be afraid of ......"

Zhuge Liang pondered a little and said: "It is not unreasonable for the lord to be worried, Liang thought that he could let his cronies and lead the county magistrate to garrison the border county, and ordered the general to lead the elite troops to Tun She County, and if there is an enemy attack, he will wave his troops to block it." Let the wise men who have just entered the public account serve as the magistrate of the inland county. ”

As he spoke, Zhuge Liang pointed to the map with a feather fan and said: "Lord, Zhuge Ziyu has a benevolent temperament and is benevolent, and he can be the new county magistrate; Yan Man is loyal and talented, and he can be appointed as the magistrate of Zheyang County......"

At Zhuge Liang's suggestion, Wei Jing served as the magistrate of Xinding County, and Mi Zhu ruled She County with Danyang Taishou.

After a pause, Zhuge Liang tapped Yixian with a feather fan and said: "Lord Qi, Jin Qi and Mao Gan surrendered, but Chen Fu and Zushan led 20,000 mountain people to settle in Lin Li Mountain, and they were afraid that the mountain was steep and precipitous, so they did not obey their orders. Liang thought that he could order General Zhang to lead the troops and horses of his headquarters to conquer the two, and ordered Buzishan to follow the army, and to set up a county of Haiyang, and to divide the two thieves into three counties of Lingyang, Yixian and Haiyang, and awarded Buzishan as the magistrate of Haiyang. ”

Under Liu Bei's military might, a large number of Shanyue and Zongshuai surrendered, but there were still a small number of people who overestimated their abilities and thought that they could compete with the regular army.

Liu Bei listened to Zhuge Liang's arrangement, counted the counties on the map, and said with a smile: "I wanted to seek the six counties of Yishan, but I didn't expect to get the arrangement of the military division, and I could get the nine counties of Yishan, with 50,000 or 60,000 households and more than 300,000 mouths. If Danyang can be fully controlled and properly governed, the people of Danyang will be no less than seven or eight hundred thousand. ”

As he spoke, the corners of Liu Bei's mouth brightened, and he said: "If the population of the five counties of Wu County, Yuzhang, Poyang, Luling, and Huiji can be combined, when there are two million, and the soldiers and horses in the east of the river can be poured, at least 100,000 soldiers can be dispatched, and there can be 50,000 elite soldiers." ”

Jiangdong was in the land of Wu Yue in the Han Dynasty and was despised by the scholars of the Central Plains. Even Zhuge Liang could not escape this influence, knowing that Yin Li was a native of Jiangdong, he couldn't help but admire that the land of reeds could produce such a handsome talent.

However, in the chaos of the war in the north for a long time, a large number of people died, and the people rushed to the south of the Yangtze River, which actually smoothed out the huge gap between the south and the north to a certain extent.

Is Danyang a large population of 7.8 million? In the era of war, it seems that there are indeed a lot, but in the era of peace, it is only the population of an ordinary county in the Central Plains.

Before Sun Quan took Jingzhou, he was able to fight four battles with Cao Cao in Chaohu without a victory, in addition to the advantage of the naval army, it was related to the large population of Jiangdong. After all, in the chaotic times of the late Han Dynasty, Jiangdong suffered fewer massacres and military rebellions.

Counting these population, soldiers and horses, Liu Bei seemed to see Cao Cao go south to Jingzhou, and he led 100,000 soldiers to confront him in Jingzhou. At that time, Cao manipulated 10,000 horses galloping and stepping on the river to shock the water, but he also had thousands of boats as horses, and the river was the city.

Zhuge Liang seemed to see that Liu Bei was in his fantasy, coughed lightly, and said: "Jiangdong is vast and sparsely populated, the mountains are vertical and horizontal, and the barbaric is entrenched. And the lord only leads Danyang County, and it is already weak to raise 20,000 elite soldiers, let alone support 50,000 elite soldiers. ”

Knocked out of the fantasy, Liu Bei was not very interested, and said with a sigh: "Liu Jingzhou only authorized one county in Danyang, and it can support 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers, but it is not enough to raise such a number of elite soldiers, and it is really controlled by others." ”

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly and said with a smile: "Liang has a strategy, which can make the lord have more elite 10,000 people, and he can govern one more county." ”

"Oh?"

Liu Bei was curious and asked, "I don't know where Kong Ming's plan came from?" ”

Zhuge Liang tapped the feather fan on Huiji County and said: "Huiji County was the place of Yue Jun in ancient times, and it was destroyed by Qin. In the south of Huiji, there are often Yue people entrenched, raiding the county seat and attacking and killing officials. Three years ago, tens of thousands of troops were raised by the Shanyue tribes, disrupting the meeting, and He Qi led the army to join the expedition and surrendered many strong men. ”

"The lord can use the name of cutting off Sun Quan's wings to send a general to lead the army into Huiji County, in the name of the southern governor, to conquer Shanyue, govern the southern part of Huiji, set up the county seat, incorporate the barbarians, and take it as the elite. At that time, although the name of the lord is only one county in Danyang, plus the land of the southern governor of Huiji, there can be two counties. ”

As he spoke, Zhuge Liang moved to Poyang County again, and said with a smile: "This is the land of three counties. ”

Liu Bei held his knees and said thoughtfully: "Is it okay for Yun Chang to go on the expedition?" ”

"Except for General Sheguan, there is no one to appoint." Zhuge Liang said.

"Yes!"

Liu Bei bowed slightly, and said: "Yun Chang has a high reputation, and it is quite suitable to be the commander of the Pavilion Marquis and serve as the southern governor. I don't know what the battle situation in Luling where Yun Chang is, and I don't know when I can defeat Sun Ben and Sun Fu brothers. ”

"Sun Quan defeated Wu County, and guessed it with Liang, General Guan will be able to defeat Sun Ben and Sun Fu in a few days." Zhuge Liang said.

Liu Bei took a sip of tea and said: "It's cold in Yishan, Bei and the eldest son will lead the troops back to Yuzhang for the winter, and Kong Ming can wait for Yide to pacify Chen Fu and the two thieves of Zushan, and then meet with Beiyu Yuzhang." ”

"No!"

(End of chapter)