After Jiang Wei and his son visited Cao Pi from Luoyang, they led the delegation to Guanzhong, and under the guidance of the mountain people, they went south from the land of Shangyu, took the small roads, crossed the mountains, traveled thousands of miles, and went south to Hannan County.

Because of the county administration under Liaohua, the county lord came forward to greet the hungry mission.

When Liao Hua learned that the Longyou delegation had arrived, he immediately rushed back to the county and set up a banquet to entertain Jiang Jian's father and son. The two sides had a good conversation and returned happily.

In the meantime, Jiang Wei sneaked out of the post station to visit the civil situation in Hannan County, which was not bad as he expected, because it was located on the border, and the people in the county were scarce. However, due to the approaching new year, every household is full of smoke.

Without waiting for Jiang Wei to understand in detail, because of his unfamiliar face, he was immediately regarded as a scout of the Wei army by the villagers. After the villagers informed the Han army in the nearby stronghold, more than 100 soldiers and civilians went to arrest Jiang Wei.

Because of his patrol, Jiang Wei was not wearing armor, did not wear a horse lance and a longbow, and only had a Han knife on his body. In the face of the round-up of the military and civilians, Jiang Wei was afraid of causing a chain reaction, so he did not dare to resist, and was arrested by the military and civilians on the spot.

No matter how Jiang Wei explained his identity, the military and civilians were all tricks. Even because he was too noisy, he was viciously beaten by the Han soldiers and warned him not to talk nonsense. However, because Jiang Wei tried his best to prove his identity, the sergeant finally reported to the county guard Liaohua.

When Liao Hua learned of this, he took Jiang Jian and came to identify Jiang Wei together. After some explanation, everyone explained the misunderstanding, which also made Liao Hua cry and laugh.

In order to worry that he had damaged the diplomatic relations between the two countries, Liao Huadai's subordinates apologized to Jiang Wei. Jiang Wei knew that he was at a loss, and his generosity was good-hearted, so he was good with Liao Hua.

After the two sides cleared up the misunderstanding, Jiang Weifang learned that the military policy of the Southern Han Dynasty was to integrate the military and the people. The people on the border are not only the people, but also the scouts of the Han Dynasty who monitor the border; Soldiers were not only soldiers, but also people who were responsible for farming.

The people of the border counties are not responsible for cross-border exploration, and in normal times, they cultivate to support their families, and they are also responsible for the movements of their own areas, and whether there are strange faces infiltrating the villages. If the report is successful, the county will allocate a large amount of money and food rewards, and there are corresponding supporting policies to retain the people and prevent them from moving south to the hinterland counties.

Although soldiers are stationed at the border, they need to be on guard and participate in war. However, each soldier needs to go to the tun field for one-third of the time, and the crops produced by the acres of the field can be kept for themselves as agricultural expenses in addition to being handed over to the army according to the military order.

The above set of defense systems of border counties, according to Jiang Wei's understanding, was created by the famous general Huo Jun. It was first implemented in Lujiang and Anhui City, and then was used by Liu Bei, Emperor of the Han Dynasty, and was finally promoted to the whole country after many revisions.

With a strict policy of imperial borders, Cao Cao repeatedly marched south, all of which were captured by the Han army in advance. The Han army sent troops to block him in Jiangbei, so that Cao Cao could not go south for the rest of his life.

When Jiang Wei learned about the border county system of the Southern Han Dynasty, he was not only full of praise, but also secretly excerpted it, ready to absorb it for his own use.

The military system covers a wide range of contents, from scouts and intelligence systems to logistics and supply systems. The two countries fought against each other, relying on a military system composed of various departments.

The next day, Liao Hua bid farewell to Jiang Jian and his son in the river, and sent sailors to escort the mission to Xiangfan along the way.

Leaving from Hannan County, Jiang Wei traveled to Xiangfan Realm, but found a situation that was not similar to Hannan County. Fanseong on the north bank of the Han River is similar to Hannam County and can be said to be a militarized society; Xiangyang City, on the north bank of the Han River, is more like a normal society.

When the mission arrived in Xiangfan, it was the wax moon season. The people either sacrificed to their ancestors, or bought New Year's goods, or went to the river to catch fish, each for their own livelihood. In the meantime, although the people were not rich, they had no food. And there are husbands and wives getting married, and children running and frolicking.

Under the border of troubled times, Jiang Wei was quite surprised to have such a scene.

Jiang Wei climbed the mountain and looked at Xiangyang, although it is late in winter, the snow covers the inside and outside of Xiangyang. However, Jiang Wei can imagine the scene of the rivers and canals outside the city, the rice crops are abundant, and the people work in the spring and autumn in the spring and autumn.

Since the Battle of Xiangfan, Lü Meng ruled Xiangfan, gathered the people in Hannan, and with the excellent natural conditions of Xiangyang and the water conservancy facilities left in the Liu Biao period, Xiangyang gradually recovered. Although it is far less than the more than 200,000 people at its peak, there are tens of thousands of people.

The vibrant scenery of Xiangyang reminded Jiang Wei of Jingzhao in Guanzhong.

Under the governance of Yin Shouyan Fei, the Jingzhao area has accessible roads, large fields and fields, and the officials do not bother the people, and the people do not ask for officials. The people were prosperous for a while, and the weathering was great.

The reason why he was inclined to Cao Wei in the early days was that in addition to Cao Wei's residence in the Central Plains, he was more influenced by Yin Shou and Yan Fei. He thinks that such a good official must be a saint.

After this trip to Cao Pi, Jiang Wei was disappointed in Cao Pi. Many officials in Cao Wei are outstanding, but Cao Pi is not wise and martial. Especially since he ascended the throne, it seems that he has been tossing the Wei State.

When he first arrived at the border of Wu and Chu today, Jiang Wei saw the scene full of vitality again, and compared with this time, he had more expectations for the Han Dynasty.

In order to obtain the approval of Wuhan, the Longyou delegation stayed in Xiangyang for two days before it was approved to go south to Wuhan.

Under the escort of the Han army's sailors, Jiang Jian and his son took a boat down the Han River, traveling thousands of miles to the Han River. After another four or five days of sailing, he finally arrived at Wuhan in the Southern Han Dynasty.

In the meantime, passing through Xiakou Water Village, Jiang Wei grew up in Longyou, and never saw the surging river. Looking at the hundreds of boats all over the Yangtze River, I suddenly sighed with emotion and exclaimed in amazement.

Under the guidance of the Han officials, the delegation entered the Wuhan Post Station for a temporary stay, briefly taught the etiquette, and said that he would enter the palace tomorrow to meet His Majesty.

Surprised by the extremely high efficiency of the Southern Han Dynasty, Jiang Jian and his son were surprised. You must know that they stayed in Luoyang for five or six days before they were summoned by Cao Pi.

On that day, Jiang Wei, who couldn't be idle, pushed Jiang Jian out of the post station, and several people rode horses around Wuhan City and visited the people's livelihood officials.

Wuhan was formerly known as Exian, and before Liu Bei moved to Exian County, there were less than 20,000 people in the county.

With Liu Bei's relocation to Exian County and the renaming of Wuhan, after the governance of Pan Jun, Fa Zheng, Huan Jie, and Sima Zhi, the four Wuhan Yin, plus the high-ranking officials and families who moved one after another, as well as the families of the people, suddenly flourished. With a population of 200,000 or 300,000, it is no longer lower than Luoyang, the eastern capital.

And because it is located in Chuwei Wushou, businessmen from all over the world gather. There are high Tuqiang goods in the north, Jiaoling pearls in the south, Wuyue treasures in the east, and Bashu silk in the west. There is almost everything in the world.

For example, Cao Pi liked sugar, and was afraid that Liu Bei would not sell it, so he secretly sent an envoy south to Wuhan to buy sugar for him. After Liu Bei learned of this, at the suggestion of Zhuge Liang, there were more merchants who smuggled sugar in the market, specializing in selling sugar in the Yiyang Mountains, and named them to exchange them for war horses.

In order to satisfy Cao Pi to eat sugar, the Wei people did not hesitate to exchange war horses. After coming and going, the Han Dynasty earned four or five hundred war horses through this channel. As this matter gradually spread in Hanting, many insiders laughed at it.

Of course, not only Cao Pi loves candy, but in the era of scarce condiments, many high-ranking officials of the Southern Han Dynasty are also keen on sugar, including Huo Jun. However, due to the scarcity of production, the price of sugar remains high, and the more it is speculated, the higher it gets.

In the meantime, Mi Zhu seized the opportunity through commercial means, and made a small profit by copying sugar, one in and one out; Huo Jun partnered with Jiang Ji and Wang Cang, sent people to Jiaozhou to buy mountainous land, and hired barbarians to grow sugarcane to make money.

Lu Dai, who was the assassin of Jiaozhou at the time, saw the prospect of sugar products and made this money. He taught Jiaoling barbarians to grow sugarcane, and the government monopolized it, and then made it into sugar and sold it to Wuhan, making a lot of money.

Last year, when Lu Dai reported to Shangshutai, he reported the income of sugarcane sugar.

After Zhuge Liang learned about it, he decided to let the center and Jiaozhou work together to set up a government-run sugar mill in Panyu (Guangzhou) to earn money for the production of sugar, and did not participate in the sale or planting of sugarcane.

These things are not secret, Jiang Wei has simply understood the basic situation in the Southern Han Dynasty under the investigation of the market.

Before the curfew, the father and son ate a meal of Wuhan fish in the wine shop, and then returned to the post to rest.

Under the lamp, Jiang Wei and Jiang Jian sat opposite each other, and there were a few snacks on the desk.

Jiang Jian drank some wine, his face was slightly red, and he said: "Although Han is in Jiangchu, it really has the spirit of a great country. The government decree is clear, the officials are not harsh, the farming and warfare are in the army, the criminal law is neat, the people are happy and happy, and the business is prosperous. Although China is large, it is not as large as the South. ”

Jiang Jian originally thought that Chu was a barbarian, not much different from Longyou. When I went to Wuhan today, I realized that I was arrogant.

Wuhan's water and soil are not as superior as Luoyang's, the land is barren, mountainous and humid. However, in such a natural environment, Wuhan prospered and became rich under the governance of Zhuge Liang and successive generations of Wuhan Yin. Today's Wuhan may be inferior to Luoyang in agriculture, but it is better than Luoyang in other aspects.

Jiang Wei was full of praise and said: "Prime Minister Zhuge is good at governing the country, the government decree is clear, and the punishment is solemn. From Xiangyang to Wuhan for more than 1,000 miles, the military and civilians live together, do not intrude on each other, the fields are all over the field, the river embankment is high, the cooking smoke is endless, the market is prosperous, who in the world can reach? ”

Between the words, Jiang Wei was full of admiration for Prime Minister Zhuge Cheng. Although he has not seen it now, he has been impressed by Zhuge Liang's policies. The world often says that Zhuge Liang is good at governing the country, but this goodness really makes many people unimaginable, including Jiang Wei.

In his eyes, Yan Feizhi Jingzhao is already a good ruler of the country. Unexpectedly, after going south on this trip and seeing the countryside and market of the Southern Han Dynasty, Jiang Wei had a new definition of the word 'goodness'.

A Xiangyang may not show that Zhuge Liang is good at governing the country, but he has seen so many county towns along the way, as well as the scenes of Xiakou and Wuhan, if it is not Zhuge Liang's work, whose work can it be?

Jiang Jian hugged his legs and sighed, and said with emotion: "Ge Xiangshan governs the country, Huo Du dominates the world, Your Majesty has two people to assist, why is Han not happy?" ”

Jiang Wei nodded, and said with admiration: "Your Majesty commissioned Sima Gong to govern Wuhan, enforce the law, and retrieve hidden households." Xiahou Lan was an old follower, only hiding two households and was divided by the death penalty, although the punishment was harsh, but it was carried out according to the order, and the law was ordered, which was not compared to Wei Neng. ”

In the formulation of the law, Zhuge Liang personally stipulated that if there is a concealment of the account and does not report the truth, he will be beheaded. Therefore, if Xiahou Lan hid two households, she violated the law and was killed by Sima Zhi, which was in line with the provisions of the law.

The reason why Zhuge Liang stipulated this was to deter those high-ranking officials. Zhuge Liang didn't give high-ranking officials and clans the right to choose, and now he reported the hidden population, and he didn't deprive his subordinates and slaves, just let them pay more money.

Now the opportunity is given to them, and it will be up to those great clans to adopt it or not. Next, if the law is not completely enforced, it will definitely bring luck to the high-ranking officials of the big clan, which means that the law is not completely broken.

Of course, Cao Wei was not without retrieval of population, such as Cao Cao's reign, Cao Cao, who ruled the country with Shang and Han, also vigorously promoted the retrieval of population.

Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahou Yuan and other high-ranking officials and families have many guests, and under Cao Cao's governance, they all reported truthfully. Even local counties have been searched, and there are not a few people who have been drafted into the army.

With the death of Cao Cao and the succession of Cao Pi, Cao Wei gradually relaxed his law, and the big clans began to play the trick of concealing household registration again.

At present, in the Han and Wei dynasties, due to the relationship between the rulers, one is going uphill and the other is going downhill, which makes Jiang Jian's father and son feel very obvious.

The father and son chatted about what they had seen and heard, lamented the difference between Han and Wei, and became more and more fond of Han.

Speaking of late at night, the father and son went back to their beds to rest, in preparation for meeting Liu Bei tomorrow.

That night, Jiang Wei lay on the couch and gradually fell asleep in excitement.

(End of chapter)