In the following period, Liu Chan met with Meng Jian, Pang De, Yin Shou, E Huan, and some representatives of the Runan Shi clan.

Among them, with Meng Jianbangde, it was even more enough to sleep and talk all night.

After one night, Liu Chan and the two of them became much closer.

Buying people's hearts is nothing more than that.

Before leaving, Liu Chan also went deep into the grassroots to understand the needs of the grassroots people, and sent food and money, and operated a wave of ruthlessly.

It's going to shine on the road.

Teaching in the lecture hall, Liu Chan personally taught the students who had conquered the city in the previous attack on the martial arts hall to graduate, and rewarded them greatly.

Win the hearts of the scholars, and inspire these people to serve Liu Chan desperately.

This was followed by a series of decrees.

Rebuild Runan!

First of all, we must rest with the people and give light to the meager endowment.

Let the common people take a break and resume agricultural cultivation, only when there is enough food, will the people's hearts be stable.

At the same time, the soldiers guarding Runan should implement the tuntian system, serve as soldiers in wartime, and serve as farmers in idle time.

Of course, the soldiers in Tuntian naturally want to give benefits.

For example, to help them start a family.

After all, the Runan War lasted for many days, and the men in Runan died one after another, and I don't know how many women became widows.

For this kind of population waste, Liu Chan naturally will not agree.

Then encourage childbearing.

Because war inevitably brings casualties and a drastic decline in the population, it needs to be supplemented.

After the war, there should be no major projects, and it is necessary to restore the human, material and financial resources for a while.

It is the remaining city in Runan, which is also mainly based on attacking the heart, supplemented by attacking the city, and besieging the city.

The main force of the Wei army left, and the Wei army that remained in the city was already panicked, and the Runan people in the cities would not be the diehards of the Wei state.

You don't need to use too many soldiers to take these cities, it just takes a little more time.

Finally, it is necessary to put order in order and prevent epidemics.

After the war, many of the original good people were forced to fall into the grass.

These original good family sons, if they can be appeased, they naturally want to be appeased.

If you don't listen to the appeasement, then you don't have to be polite to these people.

Send troops directly to ask for it!

If the mountain bandits are not eliminated, it is absolutely impossible to restore Runan's vitality.

As for epidemics, prevention is all the more necessary.

The plague is a disease for all the people.

Since ancient times, infectious diseases have been a headache for all Chinese dynasties, and it is easy to cause social unrest, people flee, and eventually the dynasty collapses.

Plagues, there were only 6 epidemics in the pre-Qin period, and 10 in the Western Han Dynasty.

By the time of the Eastern Han Dynasty, epidemics became more and more rampant, not only the number of epidemics increased rapidly, but the intervals also became shorter.

From the founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty in 25 AD to the fall of the Eastern Han Dynasty in 220 AD, there were 22 large-scale epidemics in these 195 years, and the southern region, especially Jingzhou and Yangzhou, had the most frequent epidemics.

The number of epidemics, the scope of the epidemic, and the severity of the epidemic during the Eastern Han Dynasty were extremely rare in Chinese history.

According to the records in the Book of Han and the Geographical Paper, the domestic population once reached 60 million during the first years of Emperor Ping of the Han Dynasty.

After the middle and late Three Kingdoms, according to the records of the "General Dictionary", the Shu Han established by Liu Bei had a population of about 90-950,000.

After Wei sent troops to capture Shu Han, the population of the two countries accumulated to about 5.3 million to 5.4 million. At the same time, the population of Wu is between 2.3 million and 2.5 million.

Then, after the middle of the Three Kingdoms, the total population of the population was less than 8 million.

A full 52 million people disappeared in the middle!

This is enough to show that Cao Cao's "white bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles" is not lying!

In fact, in addition to the factors of concealment, floods, wars and famines, the main culprit for such a huge population disappearance is the plague.

After the great war there will be a great plague.

After all, there are a lot of dead people in Runan, and there are many corpses, and there is no time to burn them.

It's a pity that Zhang Zhongjing died last year, otherwise his "Treatise on Typhoid Fever and Miscellaneous Diseases" was specifically aimed at the plague.

But fortunately, he has Hua Tuo's disciples under him, and it shouldn't be a problem to prevent this plague.

After everything is arranged.

At the beginning of August of the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an.

Liu Chan took a thousand princes to guard, and set off from Xinxi and headed all the way in the direction of Jiangling.

This trip is not from Jiangling to Shu.

Instead, Liu Chan wanted to understand the situation in the three counties of Jingnan.

That's why

Liu Chan only brought Fei Yi alone, that is, he didn't even bring two brother-in-law level figures: Zhang Bao and Guan Xing.

"Your Highness, there is Xiling in front."

It was overcast and it was already night.

Outside Xiling City, Yu Ban personally greeted him under the city.

"Your Highness, a banquet has been prepared in the city, why don't you rest in the city tonight and set off again tomorrow?"

Liu Chan didn't plan to spend the night in Xiling, but after thinking about it for a while, he still said: "Then let's see the results of the general's governance of Jiangxia." ”

Since he wants to stay in Xiling, Liu Chan doesn't want to do nothing tonight, and always wants to understand the situation in each middle school.

Yu Ban's face showed excitement, and he hurriedly said: "Jiangxia affairs, please also ask His Highness to criticize the axe!" ”

This look, this gesture, to say that Yu Ban is a general, is simply wrong, this is the appearance of a complete politician.

maybe

It is also because of the incident in the forbidden meeting, coupled with the fact that the ability at the critical moment is not bad, that Cao Cao can be so valued and reused!

Liu Chan and Yu Ban entered Xiling together, and between the banquet and drink, Liu Chan asked about Jiangxia's military affairs and government affairs.

Many of them, Liu Chan has already received advance reports from officials from various places.

If you ask again at this moment, there is also a sense of giving it a try.

After all, I handed over this Jiangxia to you to govern it well, not to make you the emperor of the soil.

This kind of thing is deceived and concealed, Liu Chan will never tolerate it!

Fortunately, the ban was not concealed, and what was said was the same as the situation reported by the officials in the counties of Jiangxia County.

"The general has meritorious service in governing Jiangxia and resisting Jiangdong, and when I arrive in Chengdu, I will pay tribute to my father and reward the general."

When Jiangxia was taken, there was no major battle.

In other words, in Jiangxia County, there are actually more forces in Jiangdong.

Although Yu Ban has heavy troops, he can't handle one well, and under the influence of Jiangdong Sun Quan, Jiangxia County may change.

Even if Jiangdong will not be allowed to recapture Jiangxia, at least, a mutiny in the county is possible.

However, although Yu Ban is not very good at fighting, he has a hand in governing the place.

All kinds of co-optation and suppression, rewards and heavy punishments, and actually governed Jiangxia County obediently.

The means are softer and deeper than those of the conspirators.

"Your Highness is not forbidden to be a minister who betrays the lord, and hands over the heavy responsibility of guarding the land of Jiangxia to me, and my subordinates will die, and it will be difficult to report to Your Highness in case, how dare you expect a reward?"

Liu Chan didn't care.

"What is a general's betrayal? You and I have always been Han Chen, for the Han Death Festival, we are Han loyal ministers, and the general is loyal ministers! ”

"Moreover, in the barracks, meritorious deeds will be rewarded, and those guilty will be punished, so that the battle can be harmonious, and the good and the bad will be rewarded. The general does not have to resign, he will dominate the world in the future, go south to crusade against Jiangdong, revive the Han Dynasty, and the general will be able to be reused and build an immortal achievement! ”

As a leader, Liu Chan naturally knows how to appease the hearts of his subordinates.

The benefits must be given first.

In addition to the benefits, let him see the future of the job.

You are now guarding Jiangxia, and this career has not been done.

Well done!

In a few years, the national strength will be better, and the time will come, when you want to use troops against Jiangdong, you can still make meritorious contributions and climb up!

Sure enough, after hearing Liu Chan's words, Yu Ban suddenly became excited, hurriedly got up from behind the collapse, bowed heavily to Liu Chan, and said categorically:

"The last general will live up to His Royal Highness's high expectations, and will run Jiangxia like an iron bucket, and at the same time, collect Jiangdong intelligence for His Highness, so as to wait for the opportunity to revive the Han Dynasty!"

After giving Yu Ban chicken blood, after the feast, Liu Chan did not stay in Yu Ban.

Instead, he went to his room to rest.

Sure enough, there are still a few thinly dressed, graceful, and temperamental Jingchu beauties in this room who are waiting for Liu Chan to dredge the sewer!

However, after running around for days, Liu Chan was also tired.

Besides, this should be tossed by the beauties in the family, and it was not easy for him to come out to recuperate, and he still lay on the woman's belly?

It's better to be healthy!

He is the heir of Liu Gong, but he wants to live to be a hundred years old!

After Liu Chan asked them to make a full-body essential oil spa for themselves, he let them leave.

Sleeplessness, that's for a man who doesn't have a woman.

For Liu Chan, this lonely pillow really needs a few more days.

Early the next morning.

It's just dawn.

Liu Chan led the troops to leave Xiling, and Yu Ban took dozens of relatives and guards to send him to twenty miles, and then returned to Jiangxia with a reluctant face.

He looked at Liu Chan's back, and it was called a 'affectionate vein' in his eyes.

His Royal Highness went to Chengdu, but he really wants to come back!

The fame of the last general is pinned on His Royal Highness.

Two days later.

Liu Chan stopped and walked.

While personally going down to understand the situation, he summoned local officials to inquire about the difficulties and achievements.

This hundred-mile land, although it is not a long time, is very fulfilling.

Read 10,000 books and travel 10,000 miles.

It's not just talking.

"The world is unpredictable!"

When Fei Yi was in Runan, he didn't feel that the war was difficult, but after going deep into the grassroots and understanding the situation, it was he who couldn't help but sigh.

"I thought that His Royal Highness got grain and grass from everywhere, which could alleviate the burden of the people of Jingzhou, but I didn't want to have policies and countermeasures, and some officials filled their pockets from it, and they really deserved to be killed!"

In the past few days, Liu Chan has learned from the counties that Liu Chan did not requisition grain and grass, but only requisitioned people's husbands.

But Liu Chan said that if there was no grain levied, would they not levy it?

It's still levyed.

It's just a little less, but for the people of Jingzhou, who have been war-torn for a long time, this lack of grain and grass will undoubtedly cost them their lives.

In Anlu County alone, there are many families who sell their wives and daughters in order to get by.

"In troubled times, we should use heavy codes, these corrupt officials and corrupt officials will all be sent to Jiangling and peeled off the skin!"

Fei Yi agreed with Liu Chan's approach.

"If these corrupt officials are not allowed to receive the punishment they deserve, the rule of Jingzhou officials will not be cleared, and Jingzhou will not be able to restore its people's strength soon!"

In the world of great controversy, to prevent Jingzhou from restoring its people's power is to prevent us from reviving the Han Dynasty!

Stop us from reviving the Han Dynasty, that is the heinous traitor, the evil thief!

There is no mercy for killing!

And for another day.

Jiangling is more than ten miles away.

At this moment, it was dark, but Liu Chan said: "Let's rest in Longshan today." ”

Yongsan?

Fei Yi was stunned for a moment, a little puzzled.

But as if he had thought of something, he immediately changed his words.

"Your Highness has been running all the way, and it is just right to rest in Longshan, besides, Your Highness has caught a lot of corrupt officials and corrupt officials along the way, I am afraid that there is a lot of noise in Jiangling City at the moment, and now it is indeed a wonderful plan to give some time to buffer."

Liu Chan glanced at Fei Yi deeply, and after a while, he said with deep meaning: "You are right. ”

The army was stationed at the foot of Yongsan.

Liu Chan led the prince to personally guard 100 people and slowly went up the mountain.

Longshan at this moment, which is very different from when Liu Chan left.

Gunpowder Institute, stable, ordnance institute, commercial arsenal for the development of glass, perfume, and soap.

They have all set their positions on the Dragon Mountain.

Less than a year.

Longshan Xingtai has begun to take shape.

When the army of thousands arrived at the foot of Longshan, they were all cavalry, and the movement was naturally not small.

The news of Liu Chan's ascent to the mountain soon spread all over the mountain.

"Your Highness, meet Your Highness!"

Liu Chan walked to the mountainside, and a person hurriedly walked on it.

This person has white hair on his head, is wearing an official robe, and his forehead is full of fine sweat at the moment, and he is actually Mi Fang.

"If the general doesn't return to Chengdu, how can he be on Longshan?"

Seeing Mi Fang in Longshan, Liu Chan was still quite surprised in his heart.

His term of office as the Taishou of Nanjun has arrived, and he was ordered back to Chengdu by Liu Bei.

Sealed the position of general and entered the palace as a minister of the king, for him Nanjun Taishou, it is not a promotion, but it is not a descent.

After all, if you can stay by Liu Bei's side all the time, grace is absolutely indispensable, and if there is a vacancy in the future, his position is indispensable.

Now this guy is not going back to Chengdu, but has come to Longshan?

"Your Majesty knows that His Highness cares about Longshan, so he often comes to Longshan to see what is missing, I heard that the hybrid horse is ready to give birth, and His Highness's gunpowder development has also begun to bear fruit."

The more Liu Chan listened, the more strange he felt in his heart.

"The general is very interested in these strange tricks."

"How is it a trick? If you can cross and produce the best horses, why go north to seize the cool land to raise horses? Jingzhou can raise horses! That gunpowder is huge, if it can be used on the battlefield, our Han army will look at it! There is also the method of forging, if you can forge good steel, our army's combat power will be raised by a notch! ”

Liu Chan looked at Mi Fang's excited appearance, under the dim light of the torch, Mi Fang's face was hideous, as if she wanted to fight with others.

"I don't want the general to know a lot about things on Dragon Mountain."

"Your Highness's ambition, Your Majesty is on the top of Longshan, only to feel, if these can be successful, why don't my Han family recover?"

Liu Chan stared at Mi Fang, but asked a question.

"Then why didn't the general go to Chengdu?"

Mi Fang's hands suddenly clenched, and her head was suddenly buried in her chest.

After a while, he let out a long sigh and said, "I have no face to see my lord!" ”

It seems that Mi Fang has descended, not only in the army, but also has some influence, even in his heart, it is difficult to let go.

"Please Your Highness order me to preside over the overall situation of Longshan, and after a few years, I will give an explanation to Your Highness."

Liu Chan sighed lightly and said, "My father is a person who has clear rewards and punishments, and since he did not hold you accountable in the royal order, it is the same when he arrives in Chengdu. ”

Mi Fang immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Please Your Highness order me to preside over the overall situation of Longshan!" ”

After thinking about it, Liu Chan also knew Mi Fang's worries.

He helped Mi Fang up and said, "I will write to my father, this matter on Longshan is very important, and it really needs a cronie to preside over it." ”

Hear the words.

Mi Fang hurriedly thanked Liu Chan and said, "Thank you Your Highness for your understanding." ”

When she looked up again, Mi Fang was already sobbing.

Liu Chan patted Mi Fang's shoulder and didn't speak.

When Lu Meng attacked Jiangling last year, Mi Fang did have the idea of surrendering Jiangdong, and almost made a big mistake.

But his son Mi Yang made a move at a critical moment to save Jiangling from fire and water, if you want to say punishment, there is no loss, but you can earn Lu Meng, so you don't have to.

But

Liu Chan was not punished, but it was difficult for him to convince himself.

The most important thing is that he didn't dare to face Liu Bei anymore.

The lord who followed him faithfully entrusted him with heavy responsibilities, but he betrayed the trust, and even if he did not make a big mistake, he did not dare to forgive himself.

After saying goodbye to Mi Fang, Liu Chan sighed: "The wound can be recovered, but the heartache is difficult to heal!" ”

After speaking, he and Fei Yi continued to walk towards the mountain.

"Your Highness, the Longshan Terrace has arrived, and we can rest here tonight?"

Liu Chan glanced at Fei Yi and said, "Naturally, I will rest here tonight, but I still go to the ancient temple of Longshan and meet the ancient Buddha of the green lantern for a while." ”

Fei Yi coughed and said, "Your Highness goes up, is it really a Buddha?" ”

"Otherwise, what else can you do?"

Fei Yi muttered in a low voice:

There are a lot of things that can be done on this Longshan Ancient Temple, and it is not impossible for His Highness to stay on it all night.

As far as he knew, this Mrs. Sun was living in seclusion here!

Liu Chan didn't know what he was thinking, kicked him on the buttocks, and said angrily: "Some things naturally have to be broken." ”

Fei Yi covered his buttocks, smiled, and said: "Then Your Majesty will stay in the Xingtai first and arrange a residence for His Highness. ”

Liu Chan looked at Fei Yi's hippie smiling face and nodded heavily.

"I'll go back as soon as I go."

After saying that, he immediately headed for the mountain.

Fei Yi looked at Liu Chan's back with some concern, and thought to himself:

Your Highness, if you really want to go, go back!

(End of chapter)