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Chapter 354

The reason why Cao Cao thrived on farming was because the princes of the Central Plains fought for years, resulting in a sharp drop in population. The fields were barren, food was scarce, and both the army and the people were short of food. This has seriously restricted the development of Cao's army. Therefore, Cao Cao set up field officials and gathered people to farm. To resume production.

However, Jingnan area has a vast land and sparse population, well-developed water network, rich and fertile soil, and has not experienced the turmoil that lasted for more than ten years like the Central Plains. It only needs to be lightly paid, and the people are encouraged to farm and mulberry, and rice will soon be accumulated. Surplus warehouse, no worries about food and clothing.

Therefore, Liu Jing never considered civilian villages from the very beginning. If it weren't for the [-] Jing and the prisoners who had been handed over to the army and had nowhere to settle, he wouldn't even have planned to military villages.

The Tuntian area designated by Liu Jing started from Linxiang, the prefecture of Changsha, and went north along the Xiangshui River to Luoxian County and Yiyang, with a total length of about [-] miles.Further north is Baqiu, which is no longer suitable for farming because it is too close to the front line.

Since the fields are all located in Changsha, the Changsha County Government undertook the preparatory work for the field as early as the early winter of last year, such as cattle, farm tools, rice seeds, land, etc.

At present, the Changsha County Government has a total of 20 cattle, which can cultivate [-] mu of land.Most of these cattle were captured by the Jiaozhou Army, and the Jingzhou Army also contributed more than a thousand head.

In terms of agricultural tools, as soon as the battle in Jingnan was over, Liu Jing ordered Yefang in Lingxian County, Chaling and other places, and even Leiyang Tieguan, to no longer focus on making armor and weapons, but to devote part of their energy to making agricultural tools. .At present, the number of agricultural tools in the Changsha treasury is very considerable.

As for rice seeds, in addition to Changsha's own reserves, Lingling and Guiyang each supported [-] shi, which is enough for farming.

The land is the most troublesome. The first thing to do is to check the land of no man. It is a time-consuming and labor-intensive project, which took nearly two months.

Since the northern area of ​​Changsha fell to the Jingzhou Army three years ago, Luo County and Yiyang have been separated from the Changsha County Government for a long time. As a result, the local tyrants and surnames have gradually grown, and most of the land without owners has been invaded by them. The Changsha County Government inspected the land. It is inevitable to be obstructed by them in every possible way.

Fortunately, Huan Jie personally presided over the inspection of land without owner. After securing the land in Linxiang, he led troops northward with Liu Xiu in the twelfth lunar month of last year, and transferred Wang Qiang and Liu Zhu to lead troops southward. Under the county seat, warships were densely scattered on the river for a while, and soldiers were attacking oars, and everyone in Luo County was in danger.

Huan Jie did not kill the powerful and powerful people in Luo County. At that time, Liu Jing was still in Lingling, and Changsha, as the rear, must not cause chaos.

Huan Jie summoned the strong men and surnames of Luo County to the county temple. He has been in charge of Changsha County for more than ten years. Dare to go against its will.

Huan Jie is well aware of the principle of "don't talk about death, and don't do anything absolutely". While taking back the land of no man, he also set aside some benefits for the powerful and famous people in Luo County, so that both parties "happy" - at least on the surface in this way.

With Luo County as an example, Yiyang's tyrants and big surnames can only recognize by pinching their noses.

Although the Changsha County Mansion helped to solve the preparatory work for the settlement, the task of the Anyuan General's Mansion was not easy at all.

Farming is a collective operation. The more concentrated the land, the higher the efficiency. However, most of the unowned land is scattered in various places. The first task of General Anyuan's Mansion is to gather the land before the arrival of spring plowing.

This requires exchanging land with the common people. This is easy to say, but difficult to do. There are fertile and barren fields, and there are differences between short and long roads. In the process of exchanging land, a lot of disputes will inevitably arise, and officials must also be wary Filling their own pockets, the big surnames took the opportunity to make a profit.

Huan Jie was fully responsible for this matter. It is believed that his high prestige in Changsha is enough to deter young people.

Under Huan Jie's overall planning, the preparations for garrisoning the fields were carried out in an orderly manner. Twenty thousand Jing and the prisoners of the Jiaojun were also not idle this winter. Under the supervision of Liu Jingjun's soldiers, they repaired houses, built embankments, repaired bridges, and paved roads... Very busy.

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The first month of the sixth year of Jian'an (201 A.D.) passed more than half in the blink of an eye. On this day, Wang Qiang led the military boat and returned to Linxiang. At that moment, Liu Jing became excited again, so that his gloomy face became much clearer.

Last year, Liu Jing set up a county in Baqiu and appointed him as the magistrate of Baqiu, making him the first among the generals to be named the governor of Baili.Wang Qiang's mood at that time was as excited as it is now.We must know that in ancient times, a country of sons and men was only a hundred miles away, which is similar to a county today. If it was placed in ancient times, he would have been a prince.

If it is said that the position of the county magistrate, he had some expectations in his heart, but he did not even dare to dream of the position of the prefect.Even if Liu Jing doesn't care about his background, he employs people on their own merits.

There is no way, who made him a lowly merchant, even the wandering and market rangers can leave him far away, follow Liu Jing around, maybe he can be a general in the future, but he will definitely not be a prefect.

Wang Qiang obviously underestimated Liu Jing's courage, something that he dared not dream of, actually happened in reality...

To be honest, although Baqiu has just been established as a county, its territory is huge. It controls the three rivers (Xiangshui, Lishui, and Yuanshui), embraces Dongting, and has hundreds of miles of fertile fields. In terms of potential, it is no less than Changsha County, Linxiang and Ling county.

Baqiu's strategic position is unquestionable. If we use a metaphor, Baqiu is to Jingnan what Jiangling is to Jingbei.

In comparison, Yu Lin is lackluster. However, no matter how bad Yu Lin is, he is still a county. Wang Qiang's becoming Yu Lin's prefect means that he has broken the barrier of two thousand stones. After all the achievements, it must be a matter of course to transfer to another county.

"Villain Wang Qiang, I pay my respects to the general..." Wang Qiang bowed with his forehead touching the ground.

Liu Jing smiled and said: "Zijian, you are already the prefect of two thousand stones, you should look like the prefect of two thousand stones, you can't call yourself a 'little man', otherwise, won't it make people laugh?"

Wang Qiang said respectfully and authentically: "A villain is a general in Weihan, no matter what the official position is, in front of the general, he is a villain."

Liu Jing shook his head secretly. Don't look at Wang Qiang being so docile in front of him, but he looks different outside. In the eyes of the soldiers and soldiers, he governs the army fiercely and orders; Arbitrary and powerful, it can be said that everyone fears him like a tiger.

Liu Jing walked out of the case, helped Wang Qiang up from the ground, and said with a smile: "Zijian, you not only have military talents, but also management talents. I am very relieved that Yulin County will be entrusted to you."

(End of this chapter)