Shuhan

Chapter 243 Gentlemen and nobles are nothing but pawns! (150 monthly tickets plus updates!)
Meng Jian returned to his tent, and Liu Chan immediately prepared to start opening a lecture hall in Runan County.

Although many Runan gentry did not dare to fully support Liu Chan, because of Liu Chan's reputation, it was still possible to let the children of the clan enter the martial arts hall and secretly send some food and grass.

It's a pity that they can only help in terms of food and grass.

The situation can only solve the urgent need, but cannot solve the fundamental problem.

In terms of the gentry, except for the gentry in Xinxi, Yiyang, Anyang and other places who are willing to join, those who are farther away are still waiting to see.

Liu Chan did give them hope, but it was just a hope. If this hope can be realized in the end, it depends on Liu Chan's ability.

They want to see, can Liu Chan really get Runan?
If they can get it and occupy it, then they will come here immediately. If they can't even keep Runan, what are they going to do?
Liu Chan came and went with ease. Their foundations are all in Runan. Do they want to leave their hometown and follow Liu Chan to Jingzhou?
Even if Runan is oppressed by the state of Wei again, at least it is still the hometown, at least it still has a certain influence. It is considered half of the master, but if he goes to another place, he is a grandson. If he is not careful, he will be eaten and wiped out. clean.

"Hey~"

In the backyard of the government office, in the study, Liu Chan sighed slowly.

"It's really not easy to fight for hegemony in the world!"

Princess Zhu Rong's black-haired shawl is flowing like a waterfall, tall and slender, her face is as delicate as a spring flower, her skin is crystal clear and exudes a healthy luster, she is dressed in gorgeous Nanban costumes, embellished with colorful patterns and embroidery.

At this moment, she was holding a plate of snacks, gently placed it on the table in front of Liu Chan, and then fell down, as if her whole body was about to be rubbed into Liu Chan's body.

"Your Highness, are you worried again?"

Princess Zhu Rong's eyes were deep and bright, as if she could see into people's hearts.

Holding the beauty in his arms, Liu Chan nodded slightly.

"It's not enough! After several battles in Jingzhou, there is no more food and grass. The Runan gentry did not join us. Although they raised food and grass, the food and grass can only be used to defend the city, and if they want to attack the city, there is not enough food and grass. "

If you defend the city, the grain and grass are in the city, and there is no loss of transportation.

When going out to attack the city, it is necessary to mobilize civilian husbands to transport grain, and a lot of grain and grass will be wasted in the process.

The amount of food and grass raised from Runan is not large, and it is difficult to support the expedition.

Princess Zhu Rong's eyes flickered, and she said, "Didn't Your Highness farm in Nanzhong before? Nanzhong should have some food and grass, which can be transported over."

Liu Chan smiled wryly and said, "The scale of Nanzhong farmland is limited. If it is transported to Jingzhou, there will not be much left. Instead, it will consume people's resources and material resources, which is not beautiful."

Nanzhong Tuntian was used by Liu Chan to deal with barbarians like Jiaozhou and Annan.

If you find time in the future, you can conquer the barbarians in the south without having to transfer grain and grass from the Han land.

It is still too difficult for Nanzhong to stick to Jingzhou's side.

"Then I, a warrior in Nanzhong, can kill the enemy for His Highness. If it is really impossible, I can wear armor to go into battle."

Liu Chan's heart warmed, and he said: "Nanzhong has no flying army. Tens of thousands of Nanzhong warriors have been drawn. If the draw continues, there will be no soldiers in the four counties of Nanzhong. I'm afraid they will be taken advantage of by others. As for the princess, If you go into battle and get injured a little bit, you won't feel sorry for me to death."

Liu Chan's hands were quite restless, and the latter blushed slightly, but he let Liu Chan do what he did.

"Your Highness, it's been so many days, why is there still no movement in my stomach?"

These days, Liu Chan is about to be squeezed dry by Princess Zhu Rong.

This guy came to find him from Nanzhong specifically for the purpose of extracting sperm.

After nearly a month of hard work, nothing grows on the ground, so it is no wonder that Princess Zhu Rong looks depressed.

"It's been a while since you left Nanzhong. I think it's better to go back. I'm not particularly relieved that you are not in Nanzhong."

It is better for the barbarians in Nanzhong to be suppressed by the royal family, and the only royal family Liu Chan can trust in Nanzhong is Princess Zhurong. Don't let Princess Zhurong leave for a long time and cause Nanzhong to change, that would be unbeautiful.

Even if there is no change and Deng Ai's farming is hindered, that is what Liu Chan does not want to see.

When the matter of farming in Nanzhong this year is finished, Liu Chan will transfer Deng Ai to Jingzhou.

After all, in the four counties of Nanzhong, there are relatively few places where Deng Ai's talents can be fully utilized.

It can only be said that it is for Deng Ai to practice his hands. This Jingzhou is fertile and wild, plus Runan, this is the place where he can give full play to his talents.

"It's just that there is no movement in my stomach. I am afraid that you will ignore me if I leave His Highness."

Princess Zhu Rong pursed her lips, and immediately acted coquettishly in Liu Chan's arms.

"Your Highness's seed will be the king of the Nanman in the future. I am a female, how can I be the king of the barbarian? Even if you suppress the Nanman, it won't last long."

Some people have rivers and lakes, and some people have their own thoughts.

I was afraid that Princess Zhu Rong would leave Nanzhong, which was also the result of the approval of the barbarian nobles in Nanzhong.

Instead of being controlled by Han Chinese, Nanzhong should be controlled by its own people.

The heir of Liu Chan and Princess Zhu Rong is the most suitable for controlling Nanman.

In the hearts of the Han people, Liu Chan's blood is naturally the Han people.

But in the eyes of Nanzhong barbarians, Princess Zhu Rong's bloodline must be barbarians.

Both parties agreed that if Princess Zhurong could really give birth to a bloodline, there would be no trouble in Nanzhong.

The barbarians have made a move, so what's the point?
Thinking of this, Liu Chan only felt that the burden on him was too heavy.

"Never mind."

Liu Chan shook his head lightly, and said, "Treat me again."

After saying that, the battle started again in the study.

In this battle, the colors of the mountains and rivers really changed, and the living beings wept bitterly. Of the billions of lives, in the end, only one, or not even one, might survive.

The competition is quite fierce.

Outside Baoxin City.

As the vanguard of the army, Lu Chang rode a tall horse, wearing silver armor, and immediately wore a battle helmet with fluttering feathers fluttering in the wind.

He was tall and straight, with firm eyes, revealing a fearless fighting spirit.

Holding a long iron spear, the tip of the spear shone like a star, as if it wanted to pierce the armor of the enemy.

On his left and right, there are groups of soldiers, neatly lined up, with firm steps.

These Wei soldiers were wearing iron armor and holding steel knives, with awe-inspiring aura.

Every soldier's gaze is focused and firm, and at first glance, he looks like a mighty army, not comparable to the brave and auxiliary soldiers in the countryside.

And behind Lu Chang, Sima Yi, as a counselor, stood on a chariot drawn by two horses. He was dressed in a plain official robe, with a calm and thoughtful face.

At this moment, he was holding a volume of the Art of War, flipping through it from time to time, looking thoughtful.

He stared ahead, saw the tall city wall of Baoxin, seemed to be able to overcome the barriers of the city wall, looked tens of miles away, and saw Liu Chan in the new breath.

Liu Gongsi.

I, Sima Yi, are here!

You wait for me!
The revenge of that day will be avenged together this time!
I, Sima Zhongda, let you know what will happen if you offend me!

"It's Baoxin, let's take a rest outside the city first, let the city prepare food and grass, and go to Xinxi tomorrow to call for battle, test it out, and see if there is a possibility of attacking the city."

Lu Chang looked at Sima Yi, as if he was giving orders, but also as if he was telling him.

After several days of rapid marching, he also had a bit of dust on his face, and the two dark circles under his eyes were very obvious.

"The general is the vanguard, it's up to him to be the master, I'm the adviser, the general doesn't need to report to me."

Lu Chang is a very cautious person.

Sima Yi was a popular person around the King of Wei, and now he was suddenly sent to be his adviser. With King Wei's suspicious nature, Lu Chang naturally lowered his profile, for fear of offending Sima Yi.

The mouth of this literati is sharper than the sword of a warrior.

The sword of a warrior can only kill a few people, but the mouth of a literati can blow up your nine clans. Lu Chang dare not be afraid.

Plus
Sima Yi has a temperament of revenge, which has already been spread in the army.

It was rumored that the Crown Prince of Hanzhong had robbed his wife, which led Sima Zhongda to arrest and bite Liu Gongsi, the Crown Prince of Hanzhong.

As for you, isn't Sima Zhongda's wife Zhang Chunhua well in Luoyang?

How was it robbed?
But now in Luoyang, it doesn't mean he hasn't been robbed!

The prince Liu Gongsi of Hanzhong is a good wife, and Sima Yi was almost captured by the Han army that day, and his wife was robbed, which is really normal.

The king's wife has been robbed, and his Sima Yi's wife has been robbed, isn't that normal?
There were even rumors like this in the army: The reason why Sima Yi was valued by the King of Wei and entrusted with important tasks was that he had the same experience and both were sufferers, so naturally they had a common language.

"Sir, you are a resourceful person. I don't know how to defeat the enemy?"

Sima Yi shook his head and said: "The vanguard is only ten thousand people, and it is difficult to defeat the enemy. Our task is to understand the situation on the front line, first try to find out the reality of Liu Gongsi, and then prepare the siege equipment, food and supplies for the main force. When the army arrives, it will be used to attack the city."

After saying this sentence, Sima Yi did not forget to add another sentence.

"I heard that the Crown Prince of Hanzhong wants to win over the gentry in Runan, saying that Runan County is the Runan of the Runan people, but if he wants to win over Runan, he must win. We can't give him this opportunity."

Lu Chang nodded and said, "Let's follow Mr.'s wishes and focus on safety!"

The army's logistics personnel have already started to build the camp. At this moment, a group of people came out from the city. They drove dozens of sheep and pigs, and several carts of fine wine, towards the camp.

"Lan Zhan pays his respects to the general, Mr. Zhong Da."

Lan Zhan, dressed in the county magistrate's robe, saluted Lu Chang and Sima Yi with a humble and easy-going smile on his face.

"These wine and meat will welcome the elite soldiers in the army. The city has prepared a banquet. Please come into the city to have a talk. I will do my best as a landlord."

"The county lord is too polite."

Lu Chang smiled lightly, and said: "Even in the army, I want to share joys and sorrows with the soldiers. I appreciate the kindness of the county lord. With these wine and meat, it is enough to cleanse the dust."

Sima Yi nodded.

"The county lord has prepared 3000 stones of food and grass, and only [-] people from the city can be dispatched. The rest of the things don't need the county lord to bother."

One hundred thousand stones of grain and grass?
Lan Zhan looked bitter, and said, "There is no one hundred thousand stones of food and grass in the city."

Lu Chang frowned, and said: "I can't prepare a hundred thousand stones of food and grass? The letter of praise is a big county!"

According to the laws and regulations of the Qin and Han Dynasties, a county with a population of more than [-] households is a large county, and a county with a population of less than [-] households is a small county.

The magistrate of Baoxin County can be called an order, which is called by the big county. The big county donated [-] shi of grain and grass, but it is actually not much.

"When the army crossed the border before, they collected food once. The king fought against Zang Ba in Shouchun, and within a few months, he collected food again. In addition, Liu Gongsi, the prince of Hanzhong, robbed Runan with his troops. It is also deeply affected, and now the people are hungry, and there is no next meal after eating, it is really difficult to raise food!"

Lan Zhan snotted his nose and burst into tears, and then said: "The general came all the way from the official road to the outside of the city. The crops along the road are sick, and it is unknown how much food will be harvested in autumn. General, please take pity on the people and praise the people!"

Along the way, the fields I saw, the wheat fields, corn, and rice inside, were really not going up.

Sima Yi also knew the main reason.

It's time for farming.

People are wrong for a moment, and people are wrong for a year.

Crops are very seasonal, and a delay will affect the year's harvest.

This year's harvest in Runan will definitely not be good. In addition to the grain requisition, it is estimated that many people will starve to death.

However, Sima Yi's words did not have the slightest sympathy, it was very cold.

"Your Lan family in Runan is not well-known. The common people have no food. Could it be that your family has no food? Within ten days, one hundred thousand stones of food and grass cannot be raised. I will take off the official hat on your head and copy the food and grass of your clan."

No food is an excuse.

It is a question of attitude, but also a question of ability.

He, Sima Yi, only looks at the result, not the process!
"This"

The expression on Lan Zhan's face was about to cry.

"Runan was conferred with the surname, and its roots are deeply rooted in the descendants of Fan. A plant that bears fruit is passed down to the world, and the prefectures and prefectures prosper in Lan." This is a poem praising the clan with the Lan surname.

Received the surname, the emperor's order is obedience; the heirs are passed on forever, and the spread is endless;

The Runan Lan family's development in Runan is considered good, but no matter how good it is, it can't stop the general trend.

The 91st ancestor Lan Yuanshun, who was the prefect of Xuchang, resigned from his old age and returned to his hometown when he saw that Wei Wang Cao Cao was in charge of Bai Xun. As a result, he is the only official in the huge Runan Lan family, and he is still a small county magistrate.

Speaking of being an official, what is a county magistrate?
It's just a nine-rank sesame official.

Still being squeezed now.
This.
Lan Zhan suddenly regretted it.

Why didn't I surrender when the prince of Hanzhong sent an envoy to surrender?
I heard that Yin Shou from Yiyang has already become the Biejia of Runan, and many of his clan's disciples have also entered the lecture hall and are students of the Crown Prince of Hanzhong.

If the crown prince of Hanzhong can really stand it, his fortune is just around the corner.

but now.
It's too late to say anything.

"One hundred thousand stones of grain and grass, I will go and raise them here."

Now, that can only make people suffer more.

Want me to pay the Lan family?

That's impossible!

As for what will happen to the people?
Live or die is none of my business!
Sima Yi nodded and said: "If you do well, I will naturally say something nice to the king. You have many descendants from the Lan family, so it may not be impossible for you to become an official in the court."

Lan Zhan smiled wryly, but still saluted Sima Yi.

"Then Mr. Lan, thank you sir."

If he, Sima Yi, could recommend Runan scholars, would the situation of the Runan gentry be so bad?
Lan Zhan knew well that what Sima Yi said was just to make him feel better.

"I bid farewell."

The letter of praise made Lan Zhan stop talking, and turned to leave.

"There is a lot of resentment in the words of this commendation letter, which may cause chaos."

Lu Chang looked at Lan Zhan's back and frowned slightly.

"It's okay, it's an opportunity."

The smile on Sima Yi's face was very cold.

"One hundred thousand shi of grain is collected today, and another 20 shi of grain and grass will be collected ten days later!"

Lu Chang was shocked.

"Isn't this going to force him to his death?"

"The background of the gentry is far beyond the general's imagination. The 20 stones are not the limit of the Runan Lan clan."

is the limit.

That's better.

Hurry up and contact Liu Gongsi!
Ha ha.

At that time.

I'll be the oriole in the dark, and watch you little praying mantis eat this commendable little cicada!

(End of this chapter)