Great Military Division

Chapter 256 Urban planners, scientifically divide Nanyang, and help the development of the new dynasty!
Wancheng.

Prefect's mansion, side hall.

Although Liu Bian thanked the guests behind closed doors, it didn't mean that he was free.

In fact, not only did he not relax, but he was even more tired than before.

now.

He stood in front of a huge sand table.

This is the task that Liu Bian entrusted to Tang Mao before leaving.

Let him make a reduced version of the sand table according to the terrain, rivers, villages, roads, etc. of Nanyang.

Liu Bian took a deep breath and asked tentatively, "Teacher, is the urban planning completed yet?"

The voice of the Military Division Alliance followed: "Experts have initially simulated a city plan based on historical data, but the terrain 800 years ago is slightly different from the modern one, and it still needs final revision."

"it is good."

This also makes sense.

After all, hasn't the Yellow River experienced several diversions in history, and it is normal for there to be discrepancies.

This can not only make up for the lack of modern historical materials, but also indirectly make the war that took place in Nanyang more clearly presented in the minds of experts.

a long time.

The voice of the Military Division Alliance sounded again: "Master Bian, it's ready, we can start anytime."

Only then did Liu Bian come back to his senses, rubbed his eyes, nodded and said, "Teacher, where do we start?"

The military division alliance said softly: "In order for Master Bian to better understand the expert's plan, let's first introduce the geography of Nanyang, and then combine the geography to develop the urban planning, so that when Master Bian communicates with Xun Yu and Xi Xian, it will be easier. easy."

"it is good."

Liu Bian was even more moved by the expert's empathy: "Thank you, expert, then let's start."

The Military Division Alliance immediately got to the point: "Master Bian should know that Nanyang County is the county-level administrative region with the largest population among all the counties in the Eastern Han Dynasty. According to the data in 140 AD, it was as high as 243 million."

"And in this year, the total population of the Eastern Han Dynasty was only a little over 4900 million, and Nanyang County alone accounted for 5%, which was comparable to the Youzhou Governor's Department, which ranked tenth in population among the Thirteen Governor's Departments."

"The catalyst for population growth mainly depends on two points, namely agriculture and location! Let's first understand the location characteristics of Nanyang County."

"Master Bian, look carefully."

The military division alliance emphasized: "The sand table in front of you is actually mainly composed of two parts! One is the Nanxiang Basin in the middle; the other is the Suizao Corridor in the south!"

"When connected as a whole, does it look like an ax with the blade facing upwards? The Suizao Corridor is the ax shaft and handle, and the Nanxiang Basin is the ax body."

Liu Bian's eyes brightened, and he nodded slowly: "That's true, and more than 80% of the villages and cultivated land in Nanyang are concentrated in these two places, as if embedded in the mountains."

"That's right!"

The Alliance of Military Advisors followed closely: "Master Bian should be clear that Nanyang belonged to Henan in modern times, which is a geographical feature of the Central Plains, but in the Eastern Han Dynasty, it belonged to Jingzhou, which was also the territory of Hubei."

"According to modern division standards, the Nanxiang Basin is exactly where the three provinces of Shaanxi, Hubei, and Henan meet. This means that in theory, the Nanxiang Basin can be integrated into the above three provinces."

Liu Bian frowned, thinking: "That's true, but why did it belong to Henan in modern times, but it belonged to Hubei in ancient times?"

The Alliance of Military Divisions explained: "This is because of the different division standards. In ancient times, it belonged to Jingzhou. The Nanxiang Basin can be considered a part of Jingzhou because it is covered by the Han River and its tributaries as a whole. This is divided according to the water system."

"Master Bian, look carefully at the southwestern part of the sand table."

The Alliance of Military Divisions explained while guiding: "The Han River originates from the Qinling Mountains and the Dabie Mountains, flows out of the mountains here, then turns southeast, flows through Xiangyang, and then flows into the Han River Corridor between Jingshan Mountain and Green Forest Mountain. Jianghan Plain and Yangtze River."

"And the rainwater collected in the entire Nanxiang Basin flows radially through Danshui, Xishui, Tuanhe, Baihe, Tanghe, Gunhe and other rivers, and flows into Hanshui in Xiangyang."

this moment.

Liu Bian's vague impression of Nanyang became clear in an instant.

After analysis by experts, Liu Bian began to have a deeper understanding of Nanyang: "That's right, that's true. The rivers in the Nanxiang Basin are indeed distributed in a radial pattern and eventually flow into the Han River."

"Analyze from this point."

Liu Bian nodded with great interest: "Nanyang should indeed be a part of Jingzhou, but why is it a part of Henan in modern society?"

"It's not scientific!"

"Don't be in a hurry, Master."

The Military Division Alliance smiled and immediately explained: "This is because modern times are not divided according to water systems, but according to climatic conditions."

"The Nanxiang Basin is just in the north of the north-south climatic boundary, which makes the production and living habits of the entire region more similar to that of the Central Plains to the east and north."

hiss-!
Liu Bian had an expression of sudden realization: "It seems to be true."

The military division alliance continued: "Now back to agriculture, judging from the current situation in Nanyang, although rice and wheat coexist, but because of Nanyang's developed water system irrigation conditions, rice is better than wheat."

"The Confucian family in Wancheng is already doomed. Deng Hui, Yin Qiong and others have already been sentenced to death. After Lord Bian nationalizes their assets, he will take back some unowned land. Most of them are concentrated in the vicinity of Wancheng. .”

"According to expert estimates"

The military division alliance paused, and immediately said loudly: "Even if Lord Bian ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, the area that you really control is only the core of Wancheng, with a radius of 130 miles. In addition, there are sporadic areas of the Kong family in other counties. area."

"As for the south, it is the territory of the Deng family and the Yin family in Xinye. Most of the population and land are controlled by them. The further south you go, the better the irrigation conditions of the water system, and the better the harvest."

Uh.
Liu Bian was extremely embarrassed, and the corners of his lips twitched from time to time.

He naturally understood that this meant that he had to completely get rid of his dependence on the aristocratic family with limited space.

Have to admit.

In terms of the current productivity of the big man, it is really difficult.

It should even be said that if the grain production is not increased, it will be impossible at all.

Although the aristocratic family will also pay taxes to the emperor, they will use various means to evade taxes, evade taxes, and even simply rely on hidden households, etc., and do not pay taxes at all.

And this Nuoda imperial court would not be able to operate at all without the support of finance and taxation. This is the main reason why King Hongnong needs to rely on the family. As for the other reasons, I will not mention it for the time being.

after all
If it is difficult to be independent financially, not to mention politics and the military, they will inevitably be constrained, because the foundation of one's life is in the hands of others, how can life be easy?

If this group of aristocratic families are honest and peaceful, it’s all right, but if they act badly and act badly behind their backs, the development of the new dynasty will inevitably not be so smooth. How can we talk about rejuvenating the Han Dynasty and rebuilding the universe?

Bullshit!

It's all bullshit!
Liu Bian took a deep breath and tried to keep himself calm: "Teacher, with our current conditions, can we break the aristocratic family's monopoly on land and nationalize it?"

"rest assured."

The military division alliance said with great certainty: "Experts are already planning action steps. The first step is to use the resources in hand rationally and effectively to maximize their effects."

"With the army around, the Nanyang gentry will never be able to jump up and down. As long as Master Bian can follow the steps of the experts, step by step, and nationalize the resources, it should not be a problem."

Liu Bian took a reassurance and nodded slowly: "Okay! I always trust experts, let's start."

The Alliance of Military Advisors gave a compliment, and went straight to the topic: "According to the experts' analysis of the Kong family's smelting and foundry workshops, those located near mining areas are more focused on ironmaking, and those located in and near county towns are more focused on casting."

"There is only one place!"

The Alliance of Military Division emphasized: "Under the Funiu Mountains, the smelting and casting workshops in the north of Chixian County are close to the mining area, and at the same time, they are iron-making and casting workshops."

"And here is the Wafangzhuang iron smelting site in modern society, which ranks first in the country. From the perspective of the combination of history and modernity, there are indeed reasons why it can be preserved."

"We need to start here to improve the casting process!"

The military division alliance transferred to the iron and steel industry: "There are two reasons for this. First, because it is relatively secretive, it is not easy to cause technology leakage; second, because the technology is complete, there is no need to toss back and forth."

"Experts have already prepared for Lord Bian to innovate the iron-smelting process. They will innovate the current iron-smelting blast furnace, blast equipment, refractory materials, animal power to water power, quenching, and fuel."

"Only by raising the level of steel to a certain level can we produce the key components on the high-drum transfer car, which are the core bearings."

"As long as you master this technology, even if the aristocratic family builds exactly the same thing according to the appearance of the high-drum turning car, if the core bearing is unqualified, it will not be able to turn for three days, and it will be scrapped!"

"To solve the current situation of low food production, according to the steps of experts, we must first solve the problems of hardware facilities, such as farm tools, irrigation, insufficient paddy field area, no chemical fertilizers, etc."

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Barbara.

The Military Division Alliance talked a lot, and finally concluded: "In short, we want to focus on the iron and steel industry, and then drive technological innovation, so as to crush the entire era, and force the aristocratic family to compromise with Master Bian."

"it is good!"

The fighting spirit in Liu Bian's chest has been ignited: "Teacher, when shall we start?"

The preparations for the military division alliance are complete: "Start now."

"Okay, tell me, I'll record it."

"With the Baihe River, Tuanhe River, and Tanghe River as the center, it is divided into agricultural cultivation areas;"

"The mountain area is divided into steel smelting and casting areas with the smelting workshop as the core;"

"Wuguan Road is a military defense zone;"

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"Delineate a war horse breeding area near Li County;"

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"A livestock breeding area is planned near Bowang;"

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The Military Division Alliance narrated while giving explanations, and classified them into categories and marked them accordingly.

After all, these contents will be Liu Bian's main tasks in the next few years, and they are just a framework.

After the big framework is set up, the military division alliance will carry out detailed upgrades.

For example, how to improve the level of iron and steel casting; how to build a high-drum turning car and a water-draining car; how to deal with the excavated coal in order to meet the qualified standards, etc.

A full three hours were recorded.

now.

It was already after noon.

Liu Bian was still recording the content.

"Your Highness."

Outside the hall, a call sounded.

Liu Bian didn't even bother to raise his head, so he asked, "What's the matter?"

Zhu Tong clasped his hands together and said, "Military advisor Xun Yu has come and said he has something to see."

"Wen Ruo?"

Liu Bian frowned: "Let him in."

Zhu Tong nodded: "Well."

Immediately.

Bow and leave.

Liu Bian simply tidied up.

After a while, a creaking sound was heard.

Xun Yu turned in from the outside, stepped forward, bowed his body and cupped his hands: "Your Highness."

Liu Bian waved his hand to signal him to sit aside: "But is there something different about the Deng family and the Yin family?"

Xun Yu shook his head: "No, these two families, as His Highness expected, ignored Deng Hui and Yin Qiong, maybe they have already decided to abandon these two scumbags, right?"

Liu Bian didn't move Deng Zhi's military power, just to imply that the Deng family would not go to war, and you have to be sensible to do it. As expected, the Deng family is very good.

but
This Yin family was a little surprised.

After all, the relationship between Yin Qiong and her patriarch Yin Lu is pretty good. Back then, Yin Lu took great care of Yin Qiong and even wanted to train him as his successor, but it's a pity that this kid didn't live up to expectations.

"did not expect."

Liu Bian let out a long breath, and said softly: "The Yin family is so fast, and they also closed their doors to thank guests. I think the rest of the noble families in Nanyang will follow suit, right?"

Xun Yu nodded with great certainty: "That's right! The Feng family and the Li family have already followed suit, especially the soldiers and horses led by Wentai. After entering the border of Nanyang, they completely cut off contact with those unworthy descendants."

call-

Breathe out.

Although Liu Bian won a complete victory in this battle, he did not feel much joy.

After all, if these aristocratic families are not at the top, he has no better reason to engage them. He can't be charged with the same crime, but treat them differently because of their different identities and status, right?

This is definitely not Liu Bian's principle of doing things!

As a result, Liu Bian's involvement is not so wide, and the resources he can obtain are only limited to a small part of the entire Kong family, the Feng family, the Li family, and the Deng family.

Ha ha!

Not enough for Liu Bian to get between his teeth.

Liu Bian couldn't help being curious, and looked up at Xun Yu: "Then I don't know why Wen Ruo you are here?"

Xun Yu bowed, with a long expression on his face: "Your Highness, the Chang'an Han Court has issued an edict to Yuan Shu to promote him as the shepherd of Yuzhou, depose Li Min as the prefect of Yingchuan, remove Liu Chong and King Chen, and change Chen to Chen Jun. At the same time, he ordered Ji Ling, Zhang Xun is the prefect of Yingchuan and Chenjun."

"I want to come."

Xun Yu took a deep breath, and then exhaled slowly: "There will be a big war in Yingchuan soon! According to reliable information, Yuan Shu sent people to patrol the counties of Yingchuan as the governor of Yuzhou before, and it was probably for this time. "

"Do not worry."

Liu Bian, however, was full of confidence: "Wen Ruo, believe it or not, within two days at most, the heads of this group of people will either be sent back to Nanyang Wancheng, or sent directly to Runan Pingyu."

"Meng De must have precautions."

As far as this is concerned, Liu Bian's eyes sparkled, and he said, "You can rest assured about this."

However, Xun Yu still frowned: "Your Highness, Yu is not worried about Cao Cao's ability at all. It's just that the Chang'an court ordered him to be promoted to Shaofu at the same time."

"This"

Liu Bian was very clear.

Xun Yu was worried about Cao Cao's loyalty.

Thinking about it carefully, it is extremely normal for Xun Yu to have such thoughts.

After all, Cao Cao had only joined for a short time, so he was far less reliable than his own family.

King Hongnong handed over such an important position to Cao Cao, and the risk he actually took was huge.

Liu Bian didn't care about it, he sneered, and all his attention was on Dong Zhuo: "I didn't expect that Dong Zhuo's edict was a bit standard, and he actually attacked Meng De as well."

"Your Highness."

Xun Yu knew that Liu Bian believed in Cao Cao, but he still bowed in salute: "This subordinate thinks that you should send Sun Jian to help Cao Cao, firstly, to enhance his ability to deal with it, and secondly, to prevent Cao Cao."

Liu Bian interrupted again with a wave of his hand: "There is no need for doubters, no doubts for employers, Wen Ruo can rest assured, Gu and Meng De have been friends for a long time, and he will definitely live up to Gu's heart."

"This"

Xun Yu had no choice but to sigh: "Okay."

Liu Bian continued to ask: "Is there anything else?"

Xun Yu said softly, "These are the first two edicts, and there is the third edict."

"Oh?"

Liu Bian was curious, but he smiled: "Dong Zhuo is really worried, his third edict is aimed at Nanyang?"

Xun Yu nodded quickly: "That's right! He promoted Liu Biao as the shepherd of Jingzhou, and at the same time appointed Cai Mao from Xiangyang as the governor of Nanyang, intending to let Liu Biao send people to attack Nanyang."

Liu Bian's expression remained calm, as if he had expected it long ago: "Then Liu Biao is willing to take this muddy water?"

Xun Yu took a deep breath: "There is no movement yet."

"such a pity!"

Liu Bian said softly: "If Liu Biao can make some noise, Gu can take advantage of the situation and enter Jingzhou, or use Liu Biao's hand to convince the Nanyang gentry more."

"Your Highness."

Xun Yu finally said tentatively: "Aren't you really going to use this method to fight back? At least for the loyal officials of the Han Dynasty, it should be somewhat comforting, such as Liu Yu in Youzhou, Liu Biao in Jingzhou is not bad."

Liu Bian waved his hand: "Let's woo, and Dong Zhuo's wooing is even more powerful. He can fight with you regardless of the cost, but we will never be able to fight. Instead of losing both sides, it is better to let him do it. The casualties may be less."

call-

Xun Yu seemed to have expected this kind of reaction from Liu Bian.

He simply stopped hiding it, took out a silk book from his pocket, and handed it forward: "Your Highness, this is the list of official positions in the new dynasty drawn up by Yu. Please have a look at it."

Liu Bian took the silk scroll and opened it to browse: "Taichang Chancellor Shi Zixuan; Ting Wei Xu Yu; Imperial Physician Ling Wang Xuan Shijian Wang Yi; Langzhong Ling Liu Chong; Zongzheng Liu Yu;"

"General Zhang Liao of Pingbei; General Sun Jian of Pingnan; General Cao Cao of Fenwu."

"Dang Kou Captain Deng Zhi."

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Liu Bian glanced roughly, and frowned: "Wen Ruo, why don't you, Zhicai, and Fengxiao have official positions?"

Xun Yu didn't hide it: "Your Highness, aren't you embarrassing this subordinate? They are all recommended by me, so naturally I can't draw up the official position. This is to avoid suspicion."

"There are so many eyes!"

Liu Bian murmured casually, pretending to look at the list of official positions, but actually asked secretly in his heart: "Teacher, can I directly promote Xun Yu to be the official secretary and Xi Zhicai to be the official servant?"

The Military Division Alliance said with great certainty: "Of course! These two positions were originally reserved for them. .”

"kindness."

Liu Bian had a thought, and immediately said in a clear voice: "Wen Ruo, you come to be Shang Shuling, Zhicai will be your adjutant for the time being, Shang Shu Pushe, and will be transferred when there is a chance in the future."

"As for Fengxiao."

Liu Bian really didn't find a suitable official position for him, so he elongated his tone and waited for the opinion of the military division alliance: "Master Bian, this kind of thing is relatively secret for the time being, so there is no need to make a high-profile appointment."

"What the experts mean is that we might as well prepare this team according to the embroidered clothes envoys of the Western Han Dynasty. This is an intelligence agency similar to the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty, and it is very suitable for Guo Jia."

Liu recognized it clearly, and put down the silk script: "As for filial piety, let's confer an official position according to the standards of an embroidered envoy. As for its powers, it will not be too late to determine after the establishment."

Xun Yu nodded: "Here, since that's the case, my subordinates will."

"Don't worry."

Liu Bian directly interrupted with a wave of his hand, and brought him to the sand table: "Wen Ruo, the new dynasty is about to be established, we must have a certain plan for the next thing, this is Gu's idea today, let me tell you now."

Xun Yu glanced at the sand table. If he hadn't understood that King Hongnong was extraordinary, he would never have stayed for a moment: "Plan? What is the plan?"

Liu Bian pointed to the river in Wan County on the sand table: "Wen Ruo, even if we wiped out the Kong family quickly, we still don't have much land resources in our hands. It is estimated that Wan County is the core, with a radius of about 130 miles."

"Gu means that if we want to use limited resources to make the most of them, we must use them rationally and scientifically, and if we want to do this, we must plan well."

"Look here."

Immediately.

Liu Bian raised his finger to the river in the middle: "This is the farming area. We can use the advantages of the river and use water conservancy equipment such as high-drum transfer cars to increase the area of ​​paddy fields and increase production."

"There are also."

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"This is the iron and steel smelting area, we can do it"

"The pilot was chosen to be in the northern part of Chixian County, at the foot of Funiu Mountain, the Kong family's smelting and casting workshop."

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Liu Bian introduced and described.

Xun Yu's eyes were shining brightly, and he couldn't help nodding in praise, which was quite an eye-opening sense of sight.

He didn't seem to be able to believe it.

It's only been a day since he returned to Nanyang, yet King Hongnong has already considered this level.

but
But he interrupted with a wave of his hand: "Your Highness."

Liu Bian said softly: "Why, but don't you understand something?"

Xun Yu shook his head and said softly: "No, I just think that Zhicai should come and listen to such a thorough and reasonable plan. After all, he is about to become a minister."

"Ouch—!"

Liu Bian patted his head and said regretfully: "Look at Gu's brain, why did he forget Zhicai? You quickly send someone to summon Zhicai, so we can discuss how to go next!"

Xun Yu bowed his body and cupped his hands: "Here!"

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