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Chapter 213 Female Commandments

Liu Jing sealed the two written letterheads and handed them to Yu Zheng who was standing by, making them hurry up and hand them to Liu Zhu.

After Yu Zheng took the letter and went out, Liu Jing was the only one left in the room. He got up and went to the map of Changsha County's terrain and cities behind him again. His eyes kept going back and forth between Ling County and Linxiang, thinking silently in his heart.

Although Cai Hao is not a famous general, the Jingzhou navy under his command is the most powerful navy today. No matter how calm and confident Liu Jing appears in front of others, he is actually a little uneasy.

After shutting himself in the room for more than an hour, in the afternoon, Liu Jing finally walked out of the toilet and went to the solemn official building to inquire about the situation of military resources.

Since Linxiang was besieged by the Jingzhou army last year, Liu Jing immediately sent someone to take over Leiyang Tieguan. Although there were many twists and turns in the process, with the help of Leiyang Ling Huanyi and Tieguan Ling Huangqiao, he finally succeeded. Achieved.

Not only all Leiyang iron officials have fallen into his hands, but also his smelting workshops in Pingyang and Zhongshui Townships have also been expanded again and again, and the scale has doubled, and the output of ironware has been considerable.

Liu Jing has two major iron smelting bases. Every year, there are more than [-] armors alone. In addition, knives, spears, scorpions, and arrows...

It is no exaggeration to say that it is not difficult to meet the military needs of less than [-] people under Liu Jing's command.After all, in the past, only Leiyang Tieguan was able to meet the needs of the entire Jingnan.

However, Tieguan has always been a terrifying gold-swallowing behemoth, with tens of millions of money every year.This money was shared by Changsha, Lingling, and Guiyang counties in the past, but now Changsha must be hopeless, and Lingling does not want to pay any more. Even Guiyang regards it as a burden.

At present, Liu Jing bears most of the money. There is no way, he can be said to be the only beneficiary of Leiyang Tieguan. If he does not pay, who will pay?

With Liu Jing's financial resources, I am afraid that he will go bankrupt within two years, and this is the case when his wife's dowry is included.It is not surprising that such a result occurs when one supplies the needs of an army with one's own strength.

This is obviously not a long-term solution, but no matter what, Liu Jing at least doesn't have to worry about the rapidly expanding military supplies.Money is the least important thing in his eyes.What's more, as the tranquility of Jingnan area is broken and it falls into protracted turmoil, money will only depreciate more and more in the future.

There is no shortage of military supplies, and there is still enough food and fodder. Thanks to Liu Jing's handwritten letter last year, he persuaded Lingling and Guiyang counties, especially Lingling County, to obtain a large amount of food.

Following the rebellion of Zhang Xianju's three counties, all the non-Jingnan chiefs in Lingling and Guiyang counties were either released or expelled.In the current Lingling County, the person in charge is no longer the prefect, but has become the chief officials in the county headed by the master Liu Ba.

Liu Ba, Zichu, was born in Suoyang County, Lingling County. His grandfather Liu Yao was an official to the prefect of Cangwu, and his father Liu Xiang was an official to the prefect of Jiangxia and General Dangkou.

When the former traitor Dong Zhuo was crusaded, his father Liu Xiangsu and Sun Jian killed Zhang Zi, the prefect of Nanyang. The people of Nanyang resented Liu Xiang and united with each other to attack him. Liu Xiang could not resist and was defeated and died.

When Liu Biao first arrived in Jingzhou, he was at odds with Yuan Shu and Sun Jian who were entrenched in Nanyang, so naturally he was extremely hostile to Liu Xiang.After Liu Xiang's defeat, Liu Biao asked his son Liu Ba to be arrested and wanted to execute him, but Liu Biao did not kill him in the end, but sent him back to his hometown.

Liu Ba returned to his hometown in Lingling and became an official in the prefecture, first as a strategist, then as the master secretary and master book. His reputation grew and he became the leading celebrity in Lingling.

Liu Biao deeply regretted this, conscripted him several times, and even named him a talented person, but Liu Ba dismissed it and never paid attention to it.

Liu Jing knew Liu Ba's name in his previous life. Zhuge Liang once said: "Strategies are planned, and I am not as far away as Zichu."

Although this is Zhuge Liang's humble words, it can also explain Liu Ba's talent from the side.

However, it is not his talent but his pride that is most memorable to future generations.After the Battle of Chibi, Liu Bei occupied Jingzhou. For a while, all the elites of Jingchu joined him, but Liu Ba refused to surrender, mutated his name, and fled to Jiaozhou, which made Liu Bei deeply hate.

Later, Liu Ba was tossed and turned for many years, but still failed to escape Liu Bei's "claw".He knew that he was not from Liu Bei's direct lineage, so he became very low-key, but the pride in his heart remained undiminished. Zhang Fei admired him and visited him, but he didn't say a word, treating him like a soldier.

Liu Jing did not comment on Liu Ba's actions, but he believed that Liu Ba was a proud and persistent person.

Of course, Liu Jing simply stood up and talked without back pain. The treatment he received from Liu Ba was far different from that of Liu Bei and Zhang Fei.

The two have many similarities, for example, both have the surname Liu, were born in a wealthy family, and became famous at a young age.

At the beginning of Liu Jing's letter to Liu Ba, he borrowed the fact that both of them had rejected Liu Biao's "recommendation of talents", and quickly narrowed the distance between the two parties.

Liu Jing's literary talents and strategies are rare in the world, and he can go with his temper. However, in just a few short correspondences, Liu Ba introduced him as a friend, and now the two correspond almost every month.

And Liu Jing also achieved his goal as he wished, without his own trouble, Liu Ba took the initiative to stand up for him and persuaded the big officials in Lingling to provide rice and grain.He is now presiding over the affairs of the Lingling County Mansion as the chief bookkeeper, and the officials are easily persuaded by him.

During the written conversation with Liu Ba, Liu Jing accidentally learned that Jiang Wan was also an official in Lingling County. At the same time, there are two biographies in history books, who are among the great talents of Zaifu.In terms of talent, this even surpassed Changsha.There is only Huan Jie in Changsha.

But now with Liu Jing as a variable, the future will definitely be completely different.

Throughout the afternoon, Liu Jing was in the prime minister's house, counting military resources and food fodder together with seriousness.

In the evening, when Liu Jing returned home, his brain was still running at high speed, but when he saw his wife Deng Yuan, his brain was suddenly empty, and his heart also settled down.

"Liu Lang, you're back." Deng Yuan was reclining on the bed, holding a book and reading, when he saw Liu Jing outside the door out of the corner of his eye, he wanted to lift the quilt and get up.

"Young Master, don't move." Liu Jing walked into the room quickly, and gently pressed his wife's shoulders. Deng Yuan has been pregnant for almost eight months, her belly is as big as a basket, and her face and figure have become much plump. She took off the youthfulness of a girl, and exuded the brilliance of motherhood all over her body.

Liu Jing helped Deng Yuan back to the bed, covered him with the quilt again, and asked, "Young Master, what book are you reading?"

"Female commandment." Deng Yuan replied.

"Nvjie" is the work of Ban Zhao, a famous female writer and historian in this dynasty. His eldest brother Ban Gu is the author of "Han Shu", so Sima Qian's "Historical Records" is not allowed to be more beautiful than before.His second elder brother, Ban Chao, ruled the Western Regions with 36 people. For dozens of years, more than [-] countries were convinced.

The three brothers and sisters are all famous in history, they can be described as prosperous!

Ban Zhao is not only good at writing Fu, but also proficient in history. His brother Ban Gu wrote "Hanshu" and died before it was completed. Ban Zhao continued to write "Hanshu" for him, which won the praise of the world. A female historian.

Deng Yuan respected Ban Zhao very much, but he disliked his book "The Commandments for Women".

Even "The Commandments for Women" was highly praised by Empress He Xi and Deng Sui.Even if, "Women's Commandments" has become a must-read for noble girls nowadays.

Knowing his wife's preferences, Liu Jingsu asked in surprise, "I remember that you have always disliked Master Cao's "Female Commandments"?" .

Deng Yuan frowned subconsciously, and said: "When I was at home, my stepmother often advised me to read "The Commandments for Women", but I never listened to it. Today when I was looking for books in the study, I came across this book by chance. I have nothing to do when I have nothing to do, so I just look at it at will.”

Liu Jing asked with a smile, "After seeing it, what do you think?"

Deng Yuan shook his head and said: "When I first read "The Commandments for Women", I was young and had limited knowledge, and my understanding of the book was too superficial. Now that I am older, I can understand a little, but I still don't like it."

Sitting on the edge of the bed, Liu Jing said, "I also think that "The Precepts for Women" is too harsh on women. Didn't Cao Fengsheng, the husband-in-law of Master Cao, disagree with her point of view and write a book to refute her?"

"It's a pity that Cao Fengsheng's book has not been handed down." Deng Yuan caressed the book and sighed: "I really want to see with my own eyes whether the theory in her book is the same as mine." ", but I admire Master Cao very much. How many people can there be in the past and present who are all beautiful in intelligence, writing, and conduct?"

Liu Jing nodded approvingly. Ban Zhao and Empress Hexi Deng Sui were also teachers and friends. After Deng Sui came to the court, Ban Zhao participated in political affairs. Therefore, she is not only a female writer and historian, but also a female politician.

The two chatted around Ban Zhao for a while, and Liu Jing said, "Young Master, I'm going out tomorrow, and I'll be back in about three or four days."

Tomorrow, he plans to personally inspect the ambush site. The place is about eighty or ninety miles north of Ling County. It takes two days to go back and forth, and at least three or four days to inspect the terrain.

Deng Yuan couldn't help showing worry on his face, Liu Jing had already revealed to her intermittently the news that the Jingzhou navy was about to go south.He also didn't want his wife to be in fear all day long, but this matter couldn't be concealed at all, Deng Yuan was about to give birth in two months, instead of delaying it until the end and had to tell her, it was better to tell her in advance so that she could be mentally prepared.

Liu Jing held his wife's hand and said softly: "Don't worry, the Jingzhou Navy didn't come, I just went out for a while, and I'll be back in three or four days, you can wait for me at home, don't think about it."

Deng Yuan didn't ask where Liu Jing was going, but said solemnly: "Liu Lang, be careful."

(End of this chapter)