The influence and changes brought about by Jiang Zuo are no longer under anyone's control, not only affecting Jingzhou, but also affecting the decision-making of Cao Cao, Liu Zhang and others. After all, Liu Biao's occupation of the seven counties of Jingzhou made Cao Cao very worried, and now even the six counties on the left side of the Zongjiang River are no longer comparable to those in the past.

But for Liu Beijun's forces, Liu Bei and Lu Su mediated social media in Xiangyang, and under the introduction of Zhuge Liang's letters, Liu Bei also met Liao Li, Ma Liang, Xiang Lang and others from Xiangyang. Zhuge Liang stayed in Danyang, developed military and political affairs with Zhang Fei, Xu Shu and others, and expanded the army and trained his soldiers.

"Kong Ming, General Yide rebelled in Shanyue in the counties of Yishan and captured more than 8,000 people, and now counting the people of the past, there should be more than 30,000 men and women among the people." Xu Shu said: "Before leaving, the lord also ordered us to wait for selected soldiers and recruit soldiers. Today, Danyang Shanyue can be recruited to serve in the army and select its elite. ”

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly and said: "In the battle of Xishe County, since Shanyue Barbarian joined the army, he has fought bravely, indomitable, and very reliable. It is not impossible to recruit Shanyue to join the army today, but it is necessary to move to Jingkou and Moling, and cannot live in Yishan. ”

Thinking about the family background, Zhuge Liang said: "General Yide plundered about 5,000 households today, and selected 1,000 of them to cultivate in Jingkou. And before Jin Qi and Mao Gan surrendered with 20,000 households, beheaded Chen Servant and Zushan two thieves collected 20,000 households, and these 40,000 or 50,000 households were divided into counties, and now they can choose 2,000 strong households to go down the mountain to join the army. ”

"These 3,000 mountain people are exempt from taxes and conscription, and there are 3,000 soldiers from each household, and the soldiers are three schools, so that the lord can choose the brave generals to supervise them. In addition, 3,000 soldiers were recruited from Danyang County, a total of 6,000 people, and there were 20,000 sergeants. ”

At present, the number of Liu Bei's troops is not what it used to be, and there were only a few thousand people in Xiajiangzuo at the beginning. The defeated soldiers and horses of Sun Ben, Tai Shici and others expanded to about 10,000 people, and the quality was uneven. After experiencing the tragic battle of Shexian, Liu Bei's soldiers and horses were damaged a lot, and later expanded to more than 10,000 people, and the quality was a little better than before.

Before and after the decisive battle, although Liu Bei's army strength was reduced, it was expanded thanks to the surrender of Jiangzuo's surrendered army. After Gan Ning led his troops back, the military strength in Danyang County swelled to 18,000 people.

After moving to Jingkou, Liu Bei inspected the military camps of the various departments and found that there were too many old and weak sergeants, and the personnel of each department were uneven. Therefore, Liu Bei decided to let Zhuge Liang be responsible for dismissing thousands of old and weak people from the barracks, and recruited another 6,000 soldiers, making a total of 20,000 strong soldiers.

As for why it can only be called elite and not elite, it lies in the training of sergeants, martial arts, discipline, and the armament of weapons such as armor, weapons, bows and crossbows.

Xu Shu pondered for a while and said, "Although there are 20,000 soldiers today, there are many new soldiers. Wouldn't it be a pity to lay off 4,000 old and weak people and return to the county today? It is better to keep it and let it guard the city or supervise the transportation of military rations. ”

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "The lord thinks that the county military system can be restarted, and the old and weak in these 4,000 troops will settle in Danyang in the future. ”

After the revival of Guangwu, he learned the lessons of the Western Han Dynasty, and in order to rest with the people, he abandoned the county and county military system of the Western Han Dynasty and turned to the recruitment system, using the Chinese army and the border guards to conquer the Quartet. Later, with the bad political situation in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Yellow Turban Uprising occurred, and the Eastern Han Dynasty had to let the local government recruit troops on its own in order to quell the rebellion.

Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei had an in-depth discussion on the politics of the Han Dynasty and decided to restart the county military system and make use of these old and weak. After all, Danyang County is large, and there are many mountains, so it is necessary to maintain the armed forces at the local level. And they belong to the civilian register, which is different from the military household in charge of the war.

Xu Shu nodded, and said worriedly: "It is also feasible to use the county military system, but the lord wants to raise 20,000 soldiers and horses, and the power of Danyang County alone may not be enough!" ”

Zhuge Liang propped up the map of Danyang County and said: "It is feasible to rotate the system of garrison guards, with 7,000 soldiers and horses as a constant, and replace them in three batches." With the current tax money and grain paid by Danyang County, it is enough to supply 7,000 soldiers and horses. Let the military households work in their spare time, save grain and grass, and prepare for the war outing, and no one at home will work. ”

As he spoke, Zhuge Liang compared his fingers on the map and said, "There are many lakes around Jurong, and the land is fertile. There are 3,000 military households in Shanyue, and they can move to live here. The matter of migration and recruitment, temporarily Lao Yuanzhi is in charge. ”

"No!"

Zhuge Liang coordinated the recruitment and migration with the officials in General Zuo's mansion, and wrote a letter to the military and political affairs to send to Xiangyang, so that Liu Bei could appoint the generals and verify the government affairs.

The next day, Zhuge Liang took General Zuo's subordinates and took a boat for dozens of miles south to Qu'a County.

Standing on the bank of the Gaoling water, Yan Jian spread out the water conservancy map and said: "The Gaoling water passes through Qu'a, and the water converges here to become a huge immersion, with a lot of rain in summer and autumn, and the water is surging, which often encroaches on farmland. In the Later Han Dynasty, Qu'a County reported several times, but the state and county ignored it. ”

Yan Jian performed well in the relocation of people in Shanyue and the new establishment of Zheyang County, and was promoted by Liu Bei to Qu'a County Order, which was very close to Jingkou and Moling. From the county magistrate to the county magistrate, Yan Jian was undoubtedly promoted.

Soon after Yan Ji, who had always known about the water situation, arrived in Qu'a County, he reported to General Zuo's Mansion about the water potential disaster of Qu'a Hou Lake. Zhuge Liang took time out and rushed to Qu'a to solve the problem.

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly, pointed to the water conservancy map, and said: "Gaoli Mountain rises from the ground, this is a low-lying place, and it is easy to gather into a ze. Although it is prone to flooding, the surrounding soil is fertile, and if it can be irrigated by lake water, it can become a rich place. ”

As he spoke, Zhuge Liang looked at the bank of the Gaoling River and pointed out: "Mancai, you are good at knowing the water potential, if you intercept the Gaoling Water and Maling River here, and let them converge into lakes to irrigate the surrounding fields, what is it?" ”

Yan Jian pondered for a while, and said: "Intercept the two waters, build a dam on it, open a canal into the field, and all the water will converge into a lake, and build it into a pond." If it is simply estimated, at least thousands of hectares of fertile land can be irrigated. ”

"Yes!"

Zhuge Liang had already visited and understood the water potential of Qu'a, and said: "Build a pond, in spring and summer, the rain is full, and the seedlings can be irrigated." The river water is dry and shallow, and the lake water is irrigated, and the business travel can be used by boat, and the ox is not needed. If the rain overflows, the water will be opened and drained into the river. ”

Then, Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "At that time, Dantu, Wujin and other places may be able to benefit from this lake." and the people shall be rich. The acres of land are fertile, the people are suitable for farming, the grain and grass are abundant, the soldiers can eat, and the people can also be rich. ”

The expansion of other people's troops is basically a reckless force, but Zhuge Liang dared to let Liu Bei expand his army by 20,000, which shows that he is confident that he can afford to raise 20,000 soldiers and horses, and even raise them well.

After Yan Jian reported Qu'a's water situation, Zhuge Liang had long been attentive. Before coming to Qu'a, Zhuge Liang learned about the water situation in the two counties around Jurong and Wujin, and read the water conservancy map, and had a plan in mind, so he came to Qu'a and talked about the plan with the county commander Yan Ji.

"Strategist, if the water is intercepted and turned into a lake, the surrounding farmland will be submerged." Yan Jian said.

Zhuge Liang stroked the feather fan and said with a smile: "From now to the end of winter, the people's seedlings have not fallen, and in the spring, they will irrigate the acres of barren fields. You can choose fertile land to repay the people, and make a deed to reassure the people. ”

"Good!" Yan Jian said with a smile: "If Pitang is completed, it will benefit the people." ”

"Liang can levy the people of Jurong, Wujin and other places to serve as servants, let Xue Maochang (Xue Yong) supervise, intercept the water with Mancai into a lake, and build dikes and canals." Zhuge Liang commanded.

"If this happens, what is the name?" Yan Jian asked.

Zhuge Liang stopped the feather fan in his hand and said with a smile: "Repairing this lake is for training soldiers and raising soldiers, that is, for training the lake!" ”

"Han Ji Zhuge Prime Minister's Family": "In the spring of the eleventh year, Liang ruled Danyang, supervised Xue Yong, Qu A Ling Yan Ji, curbed Gaoling and Ma Linxi to irrigate Qu A, called Liantang, and irrigated thousands of hectares. and Lian Tangcheng, military funds are out, and grain is rich. The people of Shijun also called it 'Gehu', and secretly built a temple to worship it. ”

There is one more chapter in the evening

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