Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 144 Nanzhong Population ([-]k [-] in [-])

At the county temple in Yizhou County and Dianchi County, the banquet that started in the evening came to an end. All the county officials from Yizhou County went back to their homes to find their mothers. The generals and officials who came to suppress the rebellion from afar moved into the county temple. in a guest room, or go to live in a military camp outside the city.

As a shepherd in Yizhou, Liu Zhang naturally lived in the county temple. In the cold time of late autumn and night, Liu Zhang stayed under the corridor for a moment, and felt a bone-chilling chill invading his body. He stretched out his hands and crossed them tightly. Seeing this, Wu Ban, who was following him, immediately stepped forward and draped the brocade fur on Liu Zhang's body.

Liu Zhang, who was wearing Jin Qiu, suddenly felt that the chill was greatly reduced. In his heart, he gave the Jin Qiu a perfect score for its ability to keep out the cold.

With the golden fur to protect him from the cold, he stopped and turned sideways. He raised his head and looked at the sky. There was not a cloud or a star in the night sky. It seemed as if it had been washed. The sky was as blue as water, like a wilderness, and there were only A full moon hangs high in the sky.

'Raise your head to look at the bright moon, lower your head to think of your hometown. Liu Zhang murmured Li Taibai's poem. Unfortunately, his hometown is in another time and space. His current hometown is Chengdu to the north. Where he just crossed over, there are people who care about him in Chengdu, and there are also people who he misses. His connection with this era.

He thought of his unmarried wife and wondered what Huang Wan was doing now. Then he thought of Liu Xun, his eldest son. He was happy to be a father and he slowly accepted Liu Xun's existence. Although emotionally, he thought of Liu Xun. It was unclear whether Liu Xun was of his bloodline, but he had grown close to her as he raised her. Then on second thought, he thought of his sister-in-law, Wu Ran, who had a disagreement with her husband Liu Mao and lived as a widow in the Prefecture Mufu.

Thinking of Wu Ran, Liu Zhang naturally thought of the rumors in Chengdu that Pang Que personally came to report. The rumors said that he and Wu Ran had an unclean relationship.

Although Dong He, the commander of Chengdu, had not yet found out who spread the rumor, Liu Zhang could probably guess who it was from. After carefully studying his enemies, he could use the process of elimination to locate them.

It couldn't be his brother Liu Hao. No one would put a cuckold on his family. Even if Liu Hao wanted to damage his reputation, it was unlikely that he would resort to such methods. Moreover, Liu Hao was surrounded by his informants. If it was Liu Mao who did it, he would have known about it already.

It is even less likely to be Zhang Lu of Hanzhong. Zhang Lu was hundreds of miles away from him and had a dark eye on the situation in the Prefectural Mufu. Rumors say that he moved Wu Ran to another house to live with his son Liu Xun. It is unlikely that Zhang Lu knew about this incident, and Zhang Lu did not have that much energy to send people to Chengdu to spread the rumor.

After excluding Zhang Lu and Liu Hao, only Zhao Wei, the general of Dezhonglang, was left, and he was strongly recommended to become an important minister of Yizhou Mu.

Zhao Wei had this motive and was aware of the situation in the Prefectural Mufu Mansion. In addition, only the intervention of Zhao Wei, an important official, could prevent Dong He from finding out the clues of the person who spread the rumors.

Zhao Wei lived through the two generations of Liu Yan and Liu Zhang, father and son. Although Liu Zhang openly praised and secretly demoted Zhao Wei's power during this period, Zhao Wei was still a big tree with deep roots. Zhao Wei had a lot of energy in government affairs. Many state and pastoral offices The officials in the army were disciples of Zhao Wei. In the military, there was a group of generals gathered around Zhao Wei, such as captain Pang Le, Li Yi, etc. Zhao Wei, who was born in the Zhao family of Anhan, also had the power to make trouble in the local area.

'You're really patient. "Liu Zhang sighed with emotion. Zhao Wei, under his manipulation of being close to him in the open but distant in reality for a period of time, was able to stand still and not take any action. He was probably on par with that Sima Old Turtle who pretended to be crazy and acted like a fool.

"hiss."

A gust of autumn wind blew by, and when he heard the sound of teeth chattering from Wu Ban behind him, Liu Zhang no longer stopped where he was and walked towards the room arranged for him by Gao Yi, the prefect of Yizhou County.

Not long after, Liu Zhang stepped into an antique room. The decoration of this room was excellent. The curtains were made of Sichuan brocade. The cups on the table were made of fine lacquerware. The lacquer patterns on the cups were complicated. Depicting the image of dragons and phoenixes stepping on the clouds, some of the decorations in the house are brand new, and the old items are difficult to replace temporarily, such as the bed window lattice, the green bricks on the floor, etc., but these things have still been wiped and brand new.

Liu Zhang showed a helpless smile. This kind of worldliness is inevitable. He turned his head and ordered Wu Ban: "Yuanxiong, go and invite Mr. Gaofu here. I have something to discuss with him."

"No." Wu Ban responded immediately after hearing the words. As a young man, he turned around without hesitation, but when he turned around, a hand behind him pressed his shoulder.

"and many more."

Liu Zhang's voice came from behind him, and he turned his head to look at Liu Zhang in confusion, wondering if his father-in-law had any other instructions.

But Liu Zhang took off the brocade fur he was wearing, put it on his body, and told him with a smile: "It's windy at night, so wear brocade fur, so you won't catch a cold."

Then, as if taking care of his nephew, Liu Zhang casually tied the brocade qiu draped around Wu Ban's body, and finally tightened the laces.

Faced with Liu Zhang's kindness, Wu Ban was stunned for a moment and his eyes rolled round. Then he felt the warmth of Liu Zhang's cover on his brocade fur, and felt moved in his heart. He raised his hands and solemnly thanked Liu Zhang: " Thank you Ming Gong."

After saying this, Wu Ban hurriedly walked towards Gao Yi's residence to convey Liu Zhang's order.

Seeing Wu Ban leaving, Liu Zhang directed several other guards who followed him, holding a large number of bamboo slips, to place the bamboo slips on the table in the room and light several sticks of beeswax.

With the bright light emitted by the many beeswaxes, Liu Zhang carefully read through the bamboo slips placed on the table by his guards.

These bamboo slips are the details of the household registration, treasury, officials, laws and regulations of the four counties of Yuexi, Yizhou, Zangqi and Yongchang in the Nanzhong area. By reading these bamboo slips, Liu Zhang can know the dangerous passes and the number of household registrations in the Nanzhong area. , strong and weak situations, customs and sentiments and other information to gain an in-depth understanding of the South-Central region.

Liu Zhang looked at these bamboo slips. These were more important things than gold and silver.

In the past, Liu Bang entered Guanzhong from Wuguan and captured Xianyang. While others rushed to the treasury containing gold and silver treasures, the wise Xiao He ran alone to the residence of Qin Prime Minister Yushi, collected laws and regulations, and hid them.

Because the prime minister assists the emperor and handles national affairs, the imperial censor supervises the censors of each county externally, and accepts the ministers' instructions internally. Mastering the laws and regulations of the prime minister and the censor, Liu Bang's group has a clear understanding of the household registration, topography, and laws of the Qin Dynasty. This laid a solid foundation for the Liu Bang Group to defeat Xiang Yu in the future.

'Knowledge is power, knowledge is wealth, knowledge is beauty. Liu Zhang sighed with emotion, picked up a scroll of bamboo slips, and looked up the household registration of Nanzhong. This was the data he valued most.Yuexi County has 13 cities, more than 62 households, and a population of more than [-].

Yizhou County has 11 cities, more than [-] households, and a population of more than [-].

Xianqiao County has 26 cities, more than [-] households, and a population of more than [-].

Yongchang County covers eight cities, with more than 23 households and a population of more than 180.

Calculating the total in his mind, according to the record on this bamboo slip, Nanzhong has a population of almost 300 million. If this data is true, Liu Zhang would probably laugh so hard that the rafters would shake with his laughter.

We need to know the historical population of the Three Kingdoms period, but it was only about 800 million. Although this number of 800 million may not be accurate, after all, in troubled times, it is unrealistic to accurately count the population. Moreover, powerful families are sitting on It is large, hides the population, and keeps slaves. A large number of the population has not been officially counted.

But even if the population of 800 million were doubled, it would only be 600 million people.

Therefore, if Nanzhong has a population of 300 million, plus the two large household registration counties of Bajun and Shujun controlled by Liu Zhang, Liu Zhang can crush all the princes of this era with his eyes closed, calm down the troubled times in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and look like a flying dragon rider. Bo, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Quan, Yuan Shao of Yingyang Heshuo, and Liu Biao of Cross Hannan will all be younger brothers in front of him.

'What a pity, what a pity! Liu Zhang sighed. The population data on this bamboo slip was from the fifth year of Yonghe Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty, which was 140 years. Now it is the first year of Xingping Emperor Xingping of the Han Dynasty, 194 years. After more than fifty years, the population has changed. Variety.

Secondly, the demographics of the Yonghe period of the Eastern Han Dynasty are a bit complicated. There are two data for the Yonghe period (136-141), namely "population 910" and "population 220". Yonghe was only six years old in total, but in less than six years, the population of Han Dynasty actually increased by more than 380 million.

Moreover, the population of Yongchang County recorded on this bamboo slip was as high as 180 million, close to 240 million. During the Yonghe period, among the counties in the thirteen states of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was second only to Nanyang County in Jingzhou with 210 million. population, and Runan County in Yuzhou with a population of [-] million.

Nanyang County and Runan County are both large counties in the Central Plains, with a household registration of one million and a larger population. Liu Zhang does not think it is strange. However, Yongchang County, a county located in the southwest of the Han Dynasty, although the area is larger, the population is not possible. It is comparable to the population of major counties in the Central Plains such as Nanyang and Runan.

In addition, "Three Kingdoms: The Biography of the Later Lord" records: Li Hu, the minister, was also sent to deliver the records of the people, with 28 households, 94 men and women, 4 armored soldiers, and [-] officials.

The population of Shu Han is only 28 households, with a total population of 94. Even taking into account the changes in the system during the Three Kingdoms era, people's household registrations are divided into three types: civilian households, military households, and official households. Regarding the population data in the post-master's biography If separate statistics are used, the actual possible population data of Shuhan is 28 civilian households + 42 military households + 200 official households, a total of [-] households. Calculated at about four people per household, the Shuhan population is about [-] million, which is not much. It is equivalent to the number of household registrations in Hanchang County in the fifth year of Yonghe.

Finally, Ningzhou in the Jin Dynasty, that is, there are only about [-] households in Nanzhong. Comparing it with the population data of Nanzhong recorded in the fifth year of Yonghe, the population loss is so huge that it is as high as heaven and earth. There is a huge error in demographics.

'I believe you ghost. Liu Zhang threw the bamboo slips on the table and complained.

He definitely didn't believe the demographic data of the Nanzhong area in the fifth year of Yonghe, but he had no other data. Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, the emperors were younger and younger, and the older ones, such as Emperor Huanling, were Being close to the eunuchs led to confusion in the administration of the court, eunuchs were in charge, rotten trees were used as officials in the temples, and animals and beasts devoured their salaries in the palaces.

In addition, Nanzhong is located in the land of Soyi, and there are rebellions by Soyi from time to time. It is a relatively chaotic place. For example, Yuexi was occupied by the Yi king Gaoyuan and the Qiong capital of the county. For many years, Yongchang County has not had a prefect to manage affairs in the county. Lü Chang, the county magistrate, supported him with all his strength.

In this case, it is a good thing that no trouble occurred in the Nanzhong counties. The difficult, highly complex, and highly organized work of population statistics was considered an extremely difficult task in the information age in Liu Zhang's previous life. This Naturally, there is no prefect in Nanzhong who can carry out population statistics.

Basically, they just write down a population figure reported below. Whether the population is more or less than in previous years, no one will pay attention to it, and no one will question it carefully.

Liu Zhang speculated that if the Shu Han counted the population according to civilian households, official households, and military households, the Shu Han would have 200 million people, and the Nanzhong area would account for one third, that is, there would be 80 million people in Nanzhong. In addition, Compared with Nanzhong during the Shu-Han period, when Yong Kai, Gaoding, and Zhu Bao rebelled in Nanzhong for several years, the current rebellion in Nanzhong was quelled by Liu Zhang in several months, and there is no situation like the years of rebellion in the Shu Han Dynasty.

Therefore, Liu Zhang estimated that the current population of Nanzhong may be around one million. Of course, this is just his guess. The specific population of Nanzhong needs to be determined by the governor of Nanzhong after it settles down. It took a detailed investigation to get the result, but now he could only make some unfounded guesses.

At this time, there was a noise outside the door. Wu Ban led Gao Yi, the governor of Yizhou County, back. Liu Zhang, who was sitting in front of the desk, got up and walked to the door to greet the loyal and unyielding governor of Dianchi Lake. He put on a polite and virtuous look. attitude.

Welcoming Gao Yi into the room, the guests of honor were seated.

Liu Zhang first praised Gao Yi: "Gao Qing has been working really hard these days. Previously, some young people in Ba County were instigated by Jingzhou's Liu He and rebelled against Ba Di. For a while, I couldn't take care of Nanzhong, so Gao Qing was besieged by the Yong family in Dianchi Lake for several months."

"With no reinforcements outside, Gao Qing was able to hold on to the Dian Lake without any wavering, and did not let the Yong family do whatever they wanted. The Master said: 'In a city with ten houses, there must be loyalty.' This is true."

"This time, Gao Qing has made great contributions to the country."

"Ming Gong has given you too much praise." Faced with the praise from his immediate superior Liu Zhang, Gao Yi avoided the table and thanked him.

"As the prefect of Yizhou County, Yi was unable to detect the Yong family's rebellious intentions first, and then was unable to put down the Yong family's rebels, so that he disturbed Duke Ming and forced Duke Ming to lead his troops southward and step into the miasma of Nanzhong. The earth is the fault of Yi."

"It is Yi's duty as the governor of Yizhou County to stick to Dianchi Lake and not succumb to thieves. It is really not a great achievement. Ming Gong said that I have merit, which really makes me ashamed."

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