Spoiler History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 586 Beiding in the Central Plains
For the villagers around Luoyang, they are all too familiar with war.

Ever since the first year of Chuping (190), when Dong Zhuo burned the place to ashes with a fire that stretched for miles, this beautiful place that was once known as "a city surrounded by four fortresses and a city with eight passes" has never been peaceful again.

Troops come and go, and nobles go.

The characters embroidered on the flags held by the soldiers changed one after another, but no one ever stopped for this former Kyoto.

Six years after Dong Zhuo set the fire, the emperor came back, but it is said that he sighed deeply when he looked at the ruins of Luoyang City, and was invited to Xuchang by Cao Gong.

Then the people of Luoyang, who had finally survived through all the tribulations, knew one thing: this place was no longer even Kyoto.

No, it's not. After all, the name of Kyoto cannot be used as wheat to satisfy hunger. I just hope that since the emperor is back, the world should have rules and life should be easier, right?
Therefore, it is rare for the people of Luoyang here to see officials in official uniforms coming here.

It's just that they are obviously ministers of the emperor, but they say that they are stationed here on the orders of Duke Cao.

At this moment, a simple and clean camp has been built next to Luoyang City. An old farmer with a wrinkled face who was specially found couldn't help but said angrily:
"The city of Luoyang is useless to Mr. Cao."

"But I am waiting for this body of bones, and our ten thousand acres of fertile land in Luoyang, Mr. Cao is very concerned about it!"

"When the class master was writing Liangdu Fu, he once praised the school here for being like a forest with a gate full of doors, praising the salty and harmonious appearance of breathing out, and praising Luoyang for being so prosperous in this world."

"Then it takes more than one year to rebuild."

Liu Bei stood up with his knees up and took another look at the ruins from a distance. He couldn't help but sigh to Kong Ming:

"The fields are used as gardens, the springs are filled in to become swamps, the algae are grown to hide fish, the grass in the garden is used to trap animals, the system is the same as Liang Zou, and the friendship is in line with the spirit."

Pang Tong also stood up and stared for a moment, then asked:

"When I was studying here in the past, the scenery of Kyoto... I will never forget it in this life."

"The palace is bright, the palace is divine, luxury cannot be exceeded, and frugality cannot be extravagant."

"Fan Weiwei, show your wings. The light of Han Dynasty is in all Xia, and it is the most powerful in all directions."

Pang Tong's rhetorical question made everyone feel uncomfortable for a moment. After all, everyone had been mentally prepared before coming. Who knew about the bad things Dong Zhuo had done?
And some plans were actually made before coming.

Liu Bei and others were talking openly and without hesitation, and the meaning behind them made the old farmer so shocked that he spread the wrinkles on his face:
"My lord...the emperor's uncle is talking about renovating Luoyang?"

Liu Bei, Kong Ming and others were opposite the old farmer at this time, and they couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this:
It seems that life in the field is probably not easy.

"That's right, we can just clean up the area around Waiguo this year. After all, we still need to find a place for the people to stay."

Kong Ming sighed and recited the scene of Luoyang from the "Ode to Two Capitals" written by his classmates:

"I wonder what you feel when you see these rubbles and ruins?"

"That's true. Nowadays, all the people live in Gucheng. How can we repair the old capital after being dozens of miles away? If we want to repair it, we still need people to live here."

"It must be repaired." Liu Bei said seriously. These words made the light in the old farmer's eyes dim immediately.

It's reasonable to think, after all, it's just an abandoned city, why bother spending so much time on it?

Then he heard Uncle Liu Huang say with a smile:
“It’s about rebuilding.”

In the eyes of the people of Luoyang, this Uncle Liu Huang was indeed very different from the generals they had seen before. After all, Uncle Liu and Duke Cao are now at war. According to the practices of the generals who came and went here, they should be recruited into the army at this time, and the strong ones should be recruited into the army. He was killed, and the bystanders took care of the baggage, and in the name of justice in the world, they snatched the last bite of food from everyone's house, and then hurriedly went to find Duke Cao for a decisive battle to win the reputation of being famous in the world.

This is what the nobles they are familiar with do, but Uncle Liu Huang doesn't do it.

He measured the land, taught farming and mulberry farming, and began to mobilize people to clean up the ruins of peripheral streets at the old site of Luoyang, and took the initiative to build a shelter for them.

Even the taxes were specially summoned to discuss in detail, and the tax law that exempted the tax for the first year and then increased by 10% year by year until the upper limit of 40% was clearly stated.

40% capped! This is particularly shocking to this group of miserable people.

After all, let alone 40% when I was a villager, the 50% or higher promised ten years ago was already a piece of paper. It was only ordinary to pay 10% to 67%.

As for the mulberry farming method that Uncle Liu Huang has been sparing no effort to promote, they also clearly see that if they follow the new method, the fields will definitely produce more than they currently do.

Then wait three or two years. Compared with now, the fields will produce more and the taxes will be less. How can we not look forward to such a day?
So in mid-July, the wrinkled old farmer who had told Liu Bei and others about the history of Luoyang came to visit again.

"Ask me why I didn't kill Cao?"

Liu Bei thought about this problem for a while, and felt a sense of absurdity in his heart.

The old farmer's face was full of embarrassment. Hearing this, he quickly explained:
"We are not dissatisfied with the emperor's uncle, but..."

"I understand." Liu Bei smiled and took the initiative to ease the old farmer's uneasiness:
"It's just that we are afraid that when Cao Jun's army arrives, we will retreat back to Guanzhong, so now all the things we said have come to nothing..."

The old farmer smiled sheepishly when he heard this. The meaning was very clear. They were indeed so worried.

"Just don't worry."

Liu Bei tried to comfort him:

"Now there are fierce generals guarding Mengjing Pass and Yique Pass in the north and south of Luoyang, and there are also large troops stationed near the Taigu Pass and Sheyuan Pass that have not been captured."

"At the latest in August, when you can be self-sufficient, I will personally send the army south to Yingchuan to attack Cao Cao!"

After sending the old farmer away, Liu Bei smiled with satisfaction.

In fact, this Eastern Expedition can indeed be divided into two groups without stopping in Luoyang.

All the way into Yingchuan, he joined forces with Jingbei to confront Cao's army and encroached on the fertile land of Yuzhou step by step.

All the way into Hanoi to force Wei County, and only after Ma Chao of the North Route Army succeeded in Shangdang, they could use the force of collusion to advance to Yecheng.

But neither Liu Bei nor Kong Ming, and even Pang Tong, who had always been radical in his plans, did not do much persuasion. Instead, they honestly worked together to formulate a plan to gradually rebuild Luoyang City.

The people of Luoyang City are now flattered, but in fact, Liu Bei feels that they are just responding to the "Departure of the Master" recorded in later history books in a way that the world cannot understand.

Settling the Central Plains in the north, driving out the traitors, reviving the Han Dynasty, and returning the old capital.

This is something that Prime Minister Zhuge has been thinking about deeply. How dare they forget it?

(End of this chapter)