Shuhan

Chapter 309: Longshan went to worship the Buddha late at night, but the land of Jingchu was still devastated!
In the following period, Liu Chan met with Meng Jian, Pang De, Yin Shou, E Huan, and some representatives of the Runan gentry.

Among them, Meng Jian and Pound slept well and talked freely all night long.

After one night, Liu Chan's relationship with these two people became much closer.

This is nothing more than buying people's hearts.

Before leaving, Liu Chan went deep into the grassroots, understood the needs of the people at the grassroots level, and distributed food and money. He performed a series of ruthless operations. Under the publicity, Liu Chan's image was almost like a saint.

It will sparkle when you walk on the road.

Teaching at the Jiangwu Hall, Liu Chan personally taught swordsmanship to the students of the Jiangwu Hall who had conquered the city before and graduated with great rewards.

He won the hearts of scholars and inspired them to fight to the death for Liu Chan.

After that, a series of decrees were issued.

Rebuild Runan!

First of all, we must rest with the people and do light corvee and low taxes.

Let the people take a break and resume agricultural farming. Only when there is sufficient food can the people's hearts be stable.

At the same time, the soldiers guarding Runan should implement the farming system, serving as soldiers in wartime and as farmers in leisure time.

Of course, when soldiers are stationed in the fields, they will naturally receive benefits.

For example, help him start a family.

After all, the war in Runan lasted for many days, and men in Runan died one after another, and countless women became widows.

Liu Chan would naturally not agree to this waste of population.

Then encourage procreation.

Because war inevitably brings casualties and a sharp reduction in population, it needs to be replenished.

There should be no big projects after the war, and the manpower, material and financial resources should be restored for a while.

Even for the remaining cities in Runan, the focus is mainly on attacking the heart, auxiliary on siege, and siege on the city.

The main force of the Wei army left, and the Wei army who stayed in the city had long been panicked. In addition, the Runan people in the cities would not be die-hard loyalists to the Wei state.

To capture these cities, you don't need to use too many soldiers, it just takes more time.

Finally, it is time to put things in order and prevent epidemics.

After the war, many people from good families were forced to become bandits.

If these originally good family members can be taken care of, they must be taken care of easily.

If you don't listen to the advice, then there is no need to be polite to these people.

Send troops directly to fight against it!

If the bandits are not eliminated, it will be absolutely impossible to restore Runan's vitality.

As for epidemics, prevention is even more important.

The plague makes all the people sick.

Since ancient times, infectious diseases have been a troublesome disaster for Chinese dynasties. One major epidemic after another can easily cause social unrest, people flee, and eventually the dynasty falls.

As for plague, there were only 6 epidemics in the Pre-Qin Dynasty and 10 in the Western Han Dynasty.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, epidemic diseases became more and more rampant. Not only did the number of epidemics increase rapidly, but the intervals between epidemics also became shorter.

From the founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty in 25 AD to the fall of the Eastern Han Dynasty in 220 AD, 195 large-scale epidemics occurred during these 22 years. Epidemics occurred most frequently in the southern region, especially Jingzhou and Yangzhou.

The number of epidemics, the wide scope and severity of epidemics during the Eastern Han Dynasty were extremely rare in Chinese history.

According to records in the "Hanshu Geography Paper", the domestic population once reached 6000 million during the Yuanshi period of Emperor Ping of the Han Dynasty.

After the time reached the middle and late period of the Three Kingdoms, according to the records of "Tongdian", the Shu Han established by Liu Bei had a population of about 90-95.

After Wei sent troops to capture Shuhan, the cumulative population of the two countries reached about 530-540 million.At the same time, the population of Wu State was between 230 and 250 million.

Then, after the mid-term period of the Three Kingdoms, the total population counted was less than 800 million.

A total of 5200 million people disappeared in the middle!
This is enough to show that Cao Cao's "white bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crow for a thousand miles" is not a lie!
In fact, apart from factors such as concealment, floods, wars, and famine, the main culprit for such a huge population disappearance was the plague.

After the great war there must be a great epidemic.

After all, a lot of people died in Runan. There were many corpses that had no time to be burned. If one of them was not handled properly, a plague would spread.

It's a pity that Zhang Zhongjing passed away last year, otherwise his "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases" would have specifically targeted the plague.

Fortunately, he has Hua Tuo's disciples, so preventing this plague should not be a problem.

After everything is arranged.

In early August of the 25th year of Jian'an.

Liu Chan took a thousand princes as personal guards and set out from Xinxi, heading all the way towards Jiangling.

This trip is not from Jiangling to Shu.

But Liu Chan wanted to understand the situation in the three counties of Jingnan.

is the reason
Liu Chan only brought Fei Yi with him, not even two brother-in-law-level figures: Zhang Bao and Guan Xing.

"Your Highness, right ahead is Xiling."

The sky was now gloomy and it was almost night.

Outside Xiling City, Yu Jin personally greeted him at the city gate.

"Your Highness, a banquet has been prepared in the city. How about we rest in the city tonight and set off again tomorrow?"

Liu Chan had no intention of spending the night in Xiling, but after thinking about it for a while, he still said: "Then let's see the results of the general's governance of Jiangxia."

Since he was going to stay in Xiling, Liu Chan didn't want to do nothing tonight. He always wanted to know the situation in each school.

Yu Jin looked excited and said quickly: "Your Highness, please criticize and correct all matters in Jiangxia!"

With this look and gesture, it would be wrong to say that Yu Jin is a general. This is the appearance of a complete politician.

perhaps
It was only because of Yu Jinhui's incident and his ability at critical moments that he was so valued and reused by Cao Cao!

Liu Chan and Yu Jin entered Xiling together. During the banquet, Liu Chan asked about Jiangxia's military and government affairs.

For many of them, Liu Chan had already received advance reports from officials from various places.

Asking again at this moment also has the meaning of giving the ban a try.

After all, I gave Jiangxia to you to govern it well, not to be a local emperor.

Liu Chan will never tolerate such things as lying to his superiors!

Fortunately, the ban did not conceal it, and the things reported were the same as those reported by officials in Jiangxia County.

"The general has done great service in governing Jiangxia and resisting Jiangdong. When I arrive in Chengdu, I will definitely reward the general in recognition of my father."

When Jiangxia was captured, there was no major battle.

In other words, in Jiangxia County, Jiangdong actually has more influence.

Although Yu Jin had a large number of troops, he could not handle them well. Under the instigation of Jiangdong Sun Quan, Jiangxia County might change.

Even if Jiangdong is not allowed to take back Jiangxia, at the very least, a mutiny within the county is possible.

However, although Yu Jin was not good at fighting, he was good at governing the place.

Through all kinds of coaxing and suppression, as well as rewards and heavy punishments, Jiangxia County was managed to be docile.

The methods are gentler and deeper than those of the advisers.

"His Highness does not mind being a betrayal of the Lord, and entrusts me with the important task of guarding the land of Jiangxia. Even if my subordinates die, it will be difficult to repay His Highness. How dare I expect a reward?"

Liu Chan didn't take it seriously.

"How can a general be a minister who betrays his master? You and I have always been ministers of the Han Dynasty. If we die for the Han Dynasty, we are loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty. The general is a loyal minister!"

"Besides, in the military camp, those who have merit must be rewarded and those who have committed crimes must be punished. Only in this way can the formation be harmonious and the superior and inferior be rewarded. The general does not have to refuse. In the future, he will rule the world, go south to conquer Jiangdong, and revive the Han Dynasty. The general will be reused. Make an unparalleled achievement!"

As a leader, Liu Chan naturally knows how to appease the hearts of his subordinates.

Benefits must be given first.

In addition to the benefits, let him see the future of his job.

You are now guarding Jiangxia, and your official career has not yet ended.

Well done!
In a few years, when the country's strength has improved, and the time has come, when it is time to use troops against Jiangdong, you can still perform meritorious service and climb up!

Sure enough, after hearing Liu Chan's words, Yu Jin suddenly became excited. He quickly stood up from his meal, bowed heavily to Liu Chan, and said categorically:
"The general will definitely live up to His Highness's high expectations and run Jiangxia like an iron barrel. At the same time, he will collect information about Jiangdong for His Highness and wait for the opportunity to revive the Han Dynasty!"

After giving Yu Jin a chicken blood injection and having a banquet, Liu Chan didn't stay in Yu Jin anymore.

Instead, he went to his room to rest.

As expected, there are several Jingchu beauties in this room who are thinly dressed, graceful and elegant, waiting for Liu Chan to clear the sewer!
However, Liu Chan was tired from running around for days.

Furthermore, after all the beauties in his family had tormented him, he finally came out to recuperate, and then he lay on the woman's belly?
Just keep in good health!
He, Mr. Liu, will live to be a hundred years old!
After Liu Chan asked them to give himself a full-body essential oil spa, he let them leave.

It's hard to sleep alone, that's for men who don't have women.

For Liu Chan, this lonely pillow really needs a few more days.Early next morning.

It was just dawn.

Liu Chan led his troops and left Xiling. Yu Jin and dozens of personal guards sent him twenty miles away, and then returned to Jiangxia with a face full of reluctance.

He looked at Liu Chan's back with a look of "affection" in his eyes.

Your Highness has gone to Chengdu and really wants to come back!
The success of the last general rests on His Highness.

After two days.

Liu Chan stopped and walked.

While going down to understand the situation in person, he summoned local officials to inquire about the difficulties and achievements.

Although this hundred-mile journey is not long, it is very fulfilling.

read more, walk more.

It can't just be said.

"The world is unpredictable!"

When Fei Yi was in Runan, he didn't feel that the war was difficult, but after going deep into the grassroots and understanding the situation, even he couldn't help but sigh.

"I thought that His Highness would get food and grass from various places, which would ease the burden of the people in Jingzhou. Instead of having policies from above and countermeasures from below, some officials are enriching their own pockets. They really deserve to be killed!"

According to what Liu Chan learned from various counties in the past few days, Liu Chan did not requisition food and grass, but only requisitioned civilians.

But Liu Chan said there was no food collection, so they stopped collecting food?
Still enlisted.

It's just that the amount is a little less, but for the people of Jingzhou who have experienced wars for a long time, this small amount of food and grass will undoubtedly cost their lives.

In Anlu County alone, many families sell their wives and daughters to make ends meet.

"In troubled times, heavy punishments should be used. All these corrupt officials should be taken to Jiangling and stripped of their skins!"

Fei Yi agreed very much with Liu Chan's approach.

"If these corrupt officials are not punished as they should be, the government in Jingzhou will not be able to be cleaned up, and Jingzhou will not be able to restore its people's power quickly!"

In the era of great strife, preventing Jingzhou from restoring its people's power will prevent us from reviving the Han Dynasty!

If you prevent us from reviving the Han Dynasty, you will be a heinous traitor and evil thief!
Kill without mercy!

Another day.

Jiangling is more than ten miles away.

At this moment, the sky was dark, but Liu Chan said: "Let's rest in Longshan today."

Longshan?

Fei Yi was stunned for a moment, a little confused.

But as if he thought of something, he immediately changed his mind.

"Your Highness has been traveling all the way and it's a good time to rest in Longshan. Besides, His Highness has arrested many corrupt officials along the way. I'm afraid Jiangling City is in turmoil right now. It's really a good idea to give him some time to buffer."

Liu Chan took a deep look at Fei Yi, and after a moment, he said with deep meaning: "You are right."

The army was stationed at the foot of Longshan Mountain.

Liu Chan led the prince's personal bodyguards, a hundred of them, slowly up the mountain.

Longshan at this moment is very different from when Liu Chan left.

Gunpowder Institute, Stable House, Ordnance Institute, Commercial Equipment Institute for developing colored glaze, perfume and soap.
They have all settled on places dotted all over Longshan Mountain.

in less than a year.

Longshan Xingtai has already begun to take shape.

An army of thousands arrived at the foot of Longshan Mountain, and they were all cavalry, so there was naturally a lot of movement.

The news that Liu Chan went up the mountain quickly spread throughout the mountain.

"Your Highness, meet Your Highness!"

Liu Chan just walked to the mountainside when a person hurriedly walked up.

This person has white hair on his head, is wearing an official robe, and his forehead is covered with fine sweat at this moment. He is actually Mi Fang.

"If the general doesn't return to Chengdu, how can he be on Longshan Mountain?"

Liu Chan was quite surprised to see Mi Fang in Longshan.

His term as governor of Nanjun had expired, and Liu Bei sent him a royal order to return to Chengdu.

Being granted the title of general and entering the royal palace to serve as the king's adviser, for him, the governor of Nanjun, was not considered a promotion, but it could not be said to be a demotion.

After all, being able to stay by Liu Bei's side all the time is absolutely indispensable, and if there is a vacancy in the future, his position will also be indispensable.

Now this guy didn't go back to Chengdu, but came to Longshan?
"Your Highness knows that His Highness cares about Longshan, so he often comes to Longshan to see what is missing. I heard that the cross-bred horse is ready to give birth, and His Highness's development of gunpowder has also begun to bear fruit."

The more Liu Chan listened, the stranger he felt.

"The general is very interested in these strange skills."

"What kind of magic is this? If you can crossbreed and produce superior horses, why go north to seize the land of Yongliang to raise horses? You can raise horses in Jingzhou! The power of gunpowder is huge. If it can be used on the battlefield, our Han army will Look at the general! There is also the forging method. If we can forge good steel, our army's combat power will be improved to a higher level!"

Liu Chan looked at Mi Fang's excited look. Under the dim light of the torch, Mi Fang's face was ferocious, as if she was fighting for her life.

"I don't think the general knows much about what's going on on Longshan Mountain."

"Your Majesty's ambition, I only felt it when I reached Longshan. If all these can be achieved, why should our Han Dynasty not be revived?"

Liu Chan stared at Mi Fang and asked a question.

"Then why doesn't the general go to Chengdu?"

Mi Fang suddenly clenched her hands tightly, and her head was buried on her chest.

After a while, he sighed and said, "I have no face to see my lord!"

It seems that Mi Fang's surrender not only had some influence in the army, but also in his heart, it was difficult to let go.

"Please ask Your Highness to order me to take charge of the overall situation of Longshan. After a few years, I will give an explanation to Your Highness."

Liu Chan sighed softly and said, "My father is a man who distinguishes rewards and punishments. Since he did not hold you accountable for the royal order, the same will be true when he arrives in Chengdu."

Mi Fang immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Your Highness, please order me to take charge of the overall situation of Longshan!"

After thinking about it, Liu Chan also knew Mi Fang's worries.

He helped Mi Fang up and said, "I know how to write letters to my father. This matter on Longshan is of great importance, and we really need a close confidant to preside over it."

heard.

Mi Fang quickly thanked Liu Chan: "Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness."

When she looked up again, Mi Fang was already crying.

Liu Chan patted Mi Fang on the shoulder and said nothing.

Last year, when Lu Meng attacked Jiangling, Mi Fang did have the idea of ​​surrendering to Jiangdong, which almost led to a big mistake.

But his son Mi Yang took action at the critical moment to save Jiangling from the fire and water. In terms of punishment, he did not lose anything, but gained Lu Meng, so there was no need for it.

but
Liu Chan was not punished, but it was difficult for him to convince himself.

The most important thing is that I don't dare to face Liu Bei again.

The lord who followed him loyally entrusted him with important tasks, but he betrayed his trust. Even if he did not make a big mistake, he did not dare to forgive himself.

After bidding farewell to Mi Fang, Liu Chan sighed: "Wounds can be healed, but heartbreak is hard to heal!"

After saying that, he and Fei Yi continued to head towards the mountain.

"Your Highness, Longshan Xingtai has arrived. Are we going to rest here tonight?"

Liu Chan rolled his eyes at Fei Yi and said, "Of course I will rest here tonight, but I still want to go to the Longshan Ancient Temple and meet the Green Lantern Ancient Buddha for a while."

Fei Yi coughed and said, "Your Highness, go up, are you really worshiping the Buddha?"

"Otherwise, what else can we do?"

Fei Yi whispered:

There are so many things that can be done at the Longshan Ancient Temple. Perhaps it is not impossible for His Highness to stay there all night.

As far as he knew, Mrs. Sun lived in seclusion here!
Liu Chan didn't know what he was thinking, so he kicked him on the butt and said angrily: "Some things must be settled."

Fei Yi covered his buttocks, chuckled, and said: "Then I will stay at the platform for now and arrange a residence for His Highness. Your Highness will leave early and come back early. He has already made up his mind."

Liu Chan looked at Fei Yi's playful smile and nodded heavily.

"I'll be back when I go."

After saying that, he immediately headed towards the mountain.

Fei Yi looked at Liu Chan's back with some worry and thought to himself:

Your Highness, if you really want to go, just go back!
(End of this chapter)