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Chapter 241 Jiang Wan

Hearing Liu Jing's proposal to recruit county soldiers, his serious heart immediately moved.Chu Fangying, which is now the battalion led by Liu Liang, was expanded with Lingxian county soldiers as the backbone.

Due to the continuous growth of Liu Jing's troops in the past two years, many water infantry troops were stationed around Ling County, so Ling County did not recruit county soldiers since then, because there was no need for that at all.

As for the recruitment of county soldiers, the seriousness can just be supervised as the county magistrate, and there is no need to worry about distracting both military and political aspects, and it is difficult to take care of both.

The two discussed it and decided to recruit 500 people first.Soldiers are not a problem. Since the war broke out in Changsha last year, hundreds of thousands of people have gone south to escape the flames of war. There are 5 or 500 more people in Ling County alone.Not to mention recruiting [-] people, it is no problem to double it again.

Seriousness is still inseparable from the military market for the time being, so the recruitment work is handed over to Yu Zheng.

Yu Zheng also had the ambition to join the army, but due to various reasons, he has not been able to do so.

It took only half a day to recruit five hundred county soldiers. If they had to be carefully selected, they would be full in no time.

There is no way, the people who have taken refuge in the south have been sitting and eating for half a year, and now they are all in a situation of lack of food and clothing. Although being a soldier is extremely dangerous, it can guarantee that there is no need to worry about food and clothing.

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On the Xiangshui River, a fleet of boats composed of a large number of boats lined up from south to north.

Due to the war, the originally lush Lingling and Changsha Xiangshui river sections have become extremely deserted, and such large fleets are rarely seen.

Standing on the deck of a large boat, Jiang Wan, with a high crown and a long sleeve, was in the middle of his line of sight, Lingxian City.

When the fleet entered Changsha and stopped in Pingyang Township, he accidentally discovered that the local people used a kind of curved plow.Although he came from a wealthy Lingling family, he is not a person who knows nothing about farming. He naturally discovered that this kind of curved plow has a lighter frame than the straight plow commonly used nowadays, and is easy to turn and maneuverable. , can greatly save manpower and animal power.

After Jiang Wan asked, he found out that this Quyuanli was invented by Liu Jing.He couldn't help being filled with emotions for a moment, but unexpectedly Liu Jing, in addition to being talented as well as civil and military, actually had the abilities of Gongshu Pang, Mo Di, and Wang Er.From this, Jiang Wan looked forward to meeting him even more.

Liu Jing didn't know that Jiang Wan was coming, he was receiving the envoy from Linxiang at the moment.

In order to completely suffocate Linxiang, the Jingzhou army dug a moat tens of miles long and more than ten feet deep outside the city, dug Liushui to irrigate it, and sent troops to patrol day and night. The defense must be tight.However, as the saying goes, "There are only a thousand days to be a thief, and a thousand days to defend against a thief." This kind of defense line that is tens of miles long cannot be without any omissions, and there is always a way to break through the defense line.

Liu Jing was holding Zhang Xian's letter of appointment appointing him and taking pictures of nine counties, and was speechless for a long time.

After all, he defeated Cai Hao and beheaded Wu Ju, and made great achievements. If Zhang Xian said nothing or the reward was too light, everyone including him would be disappointed, so Zhang Xian would definitely reward generously.However, such a reward was something he never expected.

Not to mention the fall of the four counties in the north of Changsha, except for the county city of Linxiang, the other nine counties were handed over to him, which was tantamount to letting him act on behalf of the county.Zhang Xian may have his own plans in mind, but Liu Jing is still moved by his actions.

If he can completely control the Nine Counties, his strength will definitely be improved to a higher level.But he wondered, would the Jingzhou army let him develop?Not to mention other places, if he sends troops to take over Liling, southern Hunan and other places near Linxiang, he will definitely be attacked by the Jingzhou army.

In addition, the two counties of Liandao and Zhaoling are located in the northwest of Lingxian County, separated by the counties of Chong'an, Zhengyang, and Zhaoyang in Lingling County. The location is relatively remote, and the population is not large, let alone rich. His help is limited.

What really helped him were the four counties of Ancheng, Chaling, Youxian, and Rongling to the east of Lingxian County. These four counties could be connected with Lingxian County. Liu Jing had been spying on him for a long time, but there was not enough It is not easy to use force to plunder because of your own reputation.

Now he finally has a justifiable reason, no matter whether it is the magistrate of the four counties or the local surname, he must bow his head and obey his orders.If he dares to resist, he can send a large army to attack it.

"Liu Jun defeated the Northern Army, beheaded a lot of prisoners, and even killed the traitor Wu Ju. The Fujun was overjoyed when he heard the news, and he did not hesitate to make an exception and open the alcohol ban to have fun with the officials."

The envoy from Linxiang was from the army, Liu Jing didn't know him, and asked about Zhang Xian, Liu Pan, Chu Fang and others.

In the past six months, Zhang Xian's health has been much worse than before, but the Linxiang envoy dared to talk nonsense with Liu Jing about this matter, he could only say that everything was as usual.On the contrary, Liu Pan and Chu Fang did not have any physical problems.

Liu Pan and Chu Fang, both literary and military, were outstanding men in Changsha, but they were buried in history. They probably died in Linxiang. Liu Jing was quite worried about the two of them. Now that they are safe and sound, he couldn't help but relax a little. in one breath.

Liu Jing then chatted with the Linxiang envoy for a while, when the chief secretary Guo Shang quietly walked in, whispered into Liu Jing's ear, "Ming court, the grain boat from Lingling has arrived, and the person leading the team is the chief secretary. Shi Shu Zuo Jiang Gongyan."

"Who? Jiang Gongyan?" Liu Jing didn't pay much attention to it, but when he heard the name Jiang Gongyan, he couldn't help turning his head to look at Guo Shang.

"Yes." Guo Shang nodded again to confirm.

When Liu Jing heard about Jiang Wan's arrival, he immediately ended his conversation with the Linxiang envoy. Anyway, he already knew what he needed to know, and asked Guo Shang to send someone to take him to Duting to rest, while he waited for Jiang Wan's arrival.

For Jiang Wan, Liu Jing was well-known no matter in his past life or in this life, and this is also a talent that Liu Jing regards as something in his pocket and is bound to be acquired.

Jiang Wan is best known to future generations as Zhuge Liang's successor.However, his main achievements are in politics, but his military talents have not had the opportunity to be revealed.

As for him, he is very worth pondering. Chen Shou commented on him as "square and dignified", which means that he has a stable temperament, dignified manner, and is very dignified.However, when he served as a local county magistrate in his early years, not only did he ignore political affairs, but he was also so drunk that he was bumped into by Liu Bei who was patrolling the place. Jiuhui chopped off his head.

Not long after, Jiang Wan, who was slender and elegant, walked into the room under the guidance of a servant.

Liu Jing burst out laughing, and came to Jiang Wan around the case, and said, "Jiang Gongyan, I have heard about your name for a long time, and I have always wanted to meet you, but there was never a suitable opportunity, and today I finally met."

Jiang Wan calmly saluted and said, "I don't dare to do it. I've heard of my name for a long time."

(End of this chapter)