Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 194
In the second year of Xingping, spring.

After Liu Yan and Ma Teng failed to attack Li Jue and Guo Si at the beginning of last year, Pang Xi, who helped rescue Liu Yan's descendants into Shu, now holds the position of Dian Nong Zhonglang General and is responsible for the governor of Shu. Farming tasks.

"Ming Gong, look, this is the Dujiangyan built by Li Bing, the prefect of Shu County during the Qin Dynasty." Pang Xi pointed to the Dujiangyan not far away to Liu Zhang, his face full of admiration for Li Bing.

"Li Bing stands in the middle of the river with a water-dividing fish's mouth. The river is divided into two parts and flows all the way down the river to the mouth of Baoping, forming a 'four-six water-dividing' structure... Because the inner river is narrow and deep, the outer river is The river is wide and shallow, so when the water is low, most of the river water will flow into the inner river with a relatively low river bed, ensuring the amount of water required for field irrigation. When the water rises, the rising water level will flow from the outer river with a wider river surface. The river is drained away and flooding will not occur.”

Pang Xi has many treasures in his family. Since he became the general of Diannong, he has traveled to every corner of Dujiangyan, a water conservancy project, and he knows Dujiangyan well.

"Prefect Li Bing studied nature and loved it for generations. Without Dujiangyan, how could Shu be called the land of abundance? How could floods and droughts be controlled by humans? The people of Shu would not know what famine is."

"The beauty of a gentleman will last forever." Liu Zhang expressed his approval of Pang Xi's words, but there was a flaw in Pang Xi's words, and that was the river in front of him. Pang Xi called it a big river, which is the Yangtze River. This is Wrong, to be precise, the name of this river should be called Minjiang River.

However, Liu Zhang made a conclusion based on the knowledge of later generations. People in the pre-Qin and Han Dynasties did not know what the Minjiang River was. They regarded the Minjiang River as the source of the Yangtze River and called the Minjiang River a river, a river, or a big river.Although Liu Zhang intended to clear up the source, he had to send people to find the source of the river and provide evidence to convince others. Now I am afraid that few people will be convinced by his empty words.

"Even the bureaucrats who have been traveling to and from Shu in recent years only know how to make money and have fun, and do not know how to maintain Dujiangyan, an important weapon of Shu. As a result, Dujiangyan has been in disrepair for a long time. For example, many parts of the water bank have collapsed. Xi led the lower part of the tent Qu, some places have been slightly repaired, but a lot of manpower and material resources are still needed to complete the repairs of Dujiangyan." Pang Xi, who explained the magic of Dujiangyan, frowned and expressed some emotion. He was proficient in water conservancy and had a long-standing interest in Dujiangyan. The state of disrepair is very sad.

Liu Zhang spoke gently and comforted Pang Xi, saying: "Don't worry, Mr. Pang. This weir is the basis of agriculture and the capital of the country. I intend to set up the post of weir officer to command Dingkou's 200 people to repair and protect it. In addition, I will establish a set of laws to regulate Dujiangyan." Long-term maintenance, this should be perfect.”

After hearing this, Pang Xi thought for a moment, then he raised his hands to Liu Zhang with admiration and said, "Ming Gong has thought deeply, but my ministers cannot do as well. In the future, if there are weir officials and laws, Dujiangyan will be properly maintained and can be used for hundreds of generations." .”

'That's not true. The position of Yan officer is a system established by Zhuge Wuhou. There can be a few people who are smarter than Wolong. Facing Pang Xi's praise and admiration, Liu Zhang didn't show any embarrassment on his face. He just smiled slightly, showing an enigmatic look.

At the same time, Liu Zhang looked far away towards Dujiangyan. The Minjiang River in the morning light seemed to be flowing like gold under the reflection of the sun. What seemed to be flowing in this river was not water, but gold.

In fact, the river water in Dujiangyan is more precious than gold. With this river water, floods and droughts in the Chengdu Plain are no longer left to fate. Harvest and joy have always enveloped this land.

However, Dujiangyan does not mean that it will be used for thousands of years after it is built. As Pang Xi said, Dujiangyan has been in disrepair for a long time and requires a lot of manpower and material resources to repair it. Only in this way can the full potential of Dujiangyan be brought into full play. effect.

But this is not a problem for Liu Zhang. The predecessors planted trees for others to enjoy the shade, and Zhuge Wuhou Zhuyu was in front of him. As long as he followed Zhuge Wuhou's ass, he could achieve great results without having to worry about it. Think hard about good governance strategies.

Chen Shi, the prefect of Shu County, was wearing a coat made of kudzu and a pair of straw sandals on his feet. He looked like an old farmer. He was in high spirits. Regardless of his image, he squatted on the ground and fiddled with the soil in the field. He picked up a ball of black and yellow soil and came to Liu Zhang and gestured: "Ming Gong, as the old saying goes, auspicious snow heralds a good year. There was a heavy snowfall last winter. It froze and killed the insect eggs in the ground. This year will be the year of insect infestation." A little less, and secondly, as the ice and snow melt, the land is very fertile, and a good harvest is expected this year."

Without waiting for Liu Zhang to reply, Pang Xi interjected: "A good harvest is natural, not to mention the good weather this year. Secondly, Ming Gong conquered Nanzhong and harvested countless cattle and horses. Now they have all been sent to Shu." In the hands of the people of the county, with the help of cattle and horses, the land cultivated this year can be doubled. With more land sown, the food harvest will naturally be abundant."

"I borrow your good words." Liu Zhang looked at the endless fertile fields on both sides of Dujiangyan, as if he saw the wind blowing the waves of wheat during the summer harvest, and with the capital of this land of abundance, the army raised the flag and went north to conquer the rice thief Zhang Lu's majestic power.

Liu Zhang stood with his hands behind his back, silently admiring the beautiful scenery of the mountains and rivers. At the same time, he silently abandoned a policy in his heart: "It seems that there is no need for farming anymore." '

Liu Zhang had always been hesitant about the farming system, which was used by Boss Cao to save food and go on expeditions without worrying about food shortages. Liu Zhang had always been hesitant and had no strong ideas to implement the farming system.

First of all, the territory he controlled was the Shu Han in later generations. The Shu Han never promoted farming, but only set up the position of agricultural supervisor in Hanzhong to collect military supplies. In addition, Zhuge Wuhou promoted military farming on the shores of the Weishui River, in order to compete with Sima Yi. The old bastard makes a long-term confrontation.

After studying the policies of the Shu Han Dynasty in later generations, Liu Zhang felt that there was not much need to promote farming. He only relied on the current tax collection system, which he thought was enough.

Secondly, farming is not a good system. At best it is called farming, but at worst it is state serfdom.What are the basic characteristics of serfdom?It was the serfs who were bound to the land and accepted forced exploitation by the serf owners. However, the farmers in Cao Wei were, on the one hand, bound to the land, and on the other hand, they were violently exploited. There was almost no difference between the serfs and the farmers.

In addition, compared with the Eastern Han Dynasty, the wealthy people treated and exploited the common people harshly: "But the wealthy people invaded the tombs, divided the fields and robbed the people."It's called thirty tax one, but in reality it's five tax. 'The rich people took half of the harvest from the hands of the common people.Farmers were even more miserable: "Those who hold official cattle will get six points for officials and four points for soldiers. Those who hold private cattle will get two points from officials." 'Boss Cao will take away [-]% of the harvest from farmers who have no talent.

However, during the Cao Wei Dynasty, although the farm dwellers had sallow complexions and ragged clothes, they had no major problems and could still breathe and survive.When the Sima family came to power and started a wave of [-] points for using official oxen, the farmers could no longer survive: "Currently, those who hold official oxen will get eight points for officials and two points for scholars; those who hold private cattle will get two points." For cattle, officials will get seven points, and soldiers will get three points. ''Times are going backwards. When Liu Zhang thought about this, he felt a little speechless. Historically, the treatment of the farmers in Zhongzhou had been declining step by step. From the sixty-fourth salary in the Cao Wei period to the eighty-twoth salary of the Sima family, even knocking the bones and absorbing the marrow is not enough to detract from this. kind of system.

Liu Zhang stopped to admire the scenery, and the group of people following him did not dare to come forward to disturb him. They only gathered behind him and chatted in low voices.

"Gao Jun is from Chen Liu." Huang Quan, the main blogger, looked at the young man in front of him. To be precise, the Gao Rou in front of him was between a young man and a teenager, very young. However, although Gao Rou was young, he was favored by Liu Zhang. , step into the post of law cao after Liu Zhang opened his palace.

When Fa Cao Gaorou faced Huang Quan, the powerful blogger, there was no restraint on his face. He responded to Huang Quan's question with his hand raised: "Dare you know that this kid is from Chenliu County in Zhongzhou, and he was born in Chenliuyu County? In order to attend to the funeral of my father, I came to Shu."

Huang Quan nodded. He knew that Gao Rou came to Shu in order to attend to the funeral of his late father Gao Jing. A filial son like Gao Rou had always been admired by the world.

However, Huang Quan had doubts about Gao Rou staying in Shu as a legal officer: "I heard that brother Gao Jun was a high-ranking Yuancai under Yuan Alliance Leader. Traveler... Since Gao Jun is Gao Yuancai's brother, and the Yuan leader whom Gao Yuancai serves is stationed in Jizhou and traveling across Heshuo, his future is limitless, so why did Gao Jun not return to Hebei and instead stay in Shu to serve."

Huang Quan spoke quickly and asked Gao Rou about his doubts. The Chenliu Gao family had accumulated a reputation of filial piety and purity for several generations, and enjoyed a good reputation among the scholars. They even married the Yuan family of Runan. As he said, Gao Rou's cousin Gao Gan , is Yuan Shao's nephew. Due to the distance of the relationship, he thought that Gao Rou should not stay in Shu, but should return to Hebei and seek a high position under Gao Gan.

"You know one thing, but you don't know the other. Although Rou is Gao Yuancai's younger brother, in terms of distance, the relationship is not very close. It's just some blood relationship." Faced with Huang Quan's straightforwardness, Gao Rou did not hide his identity. In the middle of the situation, he explained with a smile: "Today, the world is in chaos, and people from all over the world are choosing their own leaders... With Rou's age and relationship with Gao Yuancai, serving as an official under the leader of Yuan Alliance is nothing more than How could the position of county magistrate and county lieutenant, which are indistinguishable from each other, be as good as it is today, to win the favor of Ming Gong, to serve as the Cao Cao in the shogunate of Ming Gong, and to rise to great heights in one day?"

"Ming Gong treats me as a nobleman of the country. He is not a tree or a stone, but a person with feelings. Naturally, he left Hebei and went to Bashu."

Gao Rou spoke plainly and bluntly said that the price Liu Zhang offered was too high, so he stayed in Shu instead of returning to Hebei to seek a position under the high official's tent.

"I never thought that Mr. Gao was also quick to talk." Huang Quan seemed to have found a like-minded person, and he praised Gao Rou with a smile.

Gao Rou seemed to have thought of something. He came over and lowered his voice and asked Huang Quan: "Boss Huang, I heard that Dong Gong, the master of prophecies in Shu, once said that there is an emperor's spirit in Yizhou. Rou came all the way, but it's not I know whether this matter is true or not, so I would like to ask Zhubo Huang to help me clear up my doubts.”

Huang Quan hesitated for a rare moment, and did not respond quickly to Gao Rou. After thinking for a moment, he spoke: "The fact that the Yizhou branch has the emperor's spirit has been circulated for a long time. Most people in Shu County are aware of it, but this The matter may be true or false, but it cannot be confirmed. Gein only saw rumors spreading, but did not see Dong Gong come forward to confirm the matter."

"I don't know if it's true or not." Gao Rou was a little disappointed. He believed Huang Quan's words very much. After all, Huang Quan had a good reputation and was not a falsifier.
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Hanzhong, Chenggu County.

Zhang's family member, Zhang Jun, looked carefully at the document sent by Nan Zheng in his hand. After a long time, he let out a long sigh.

"Uncle, what did the document say? Did the rice thief do anything?" Zhang Jun's niece Zhang Lixiu asked caringly when she saw the sad look on Zhang Jun's face.

"The rice thief Zhang Lu said in the document that he wanted to teach us and other aristocratic families, and asked us to go to Nanzheng to live... In my opinion, it is probably because Liu Yizhou's message spread throughout Hanzhong, This rice thief is afraid that my family will secretly communicate with Liu Yizhou, so he wants to detain us in Nanzheng and keep us under guard." As the leader of the clan, Zhang Jun is naturally a smart man and he recognized the deep meaning of Zhang Lu's document at a glance.

Hearing this, Zhang Lixiu acquiesced and remained silent. She had also seen the documents Liu Zhang spread around Hanzhong. She was ecstatic and happy about Liu Zhang's intention to conquer Hanzhong because she and Zhang Lu had a deep hatred.

Zhang Lixiu's husband was Zhao Song, the former chief of Su Gu's account, the prefect of Hanzhong. Su Gu was attacked and killed by Zhang Xiu and Zhang Lu. As a minister of Su Gu, Zhao Song, in order to give Su Gu Gu took revenge and stormed into the camp of Zhang Xiu and Zhang Lu with his sword, killing more than ten people, and almost killed Zhang Xiu, but unfortunately died in the battle in the end.

As for Zhang Lixiu, she should have been implicated and killed because of Zhao Song's attack on Zhang Xiu, but fortunately her uncle Zhang Jun took action, so she escaped and came to Chenggu County from Nanzheng to live, raising her and Zhao Song. daughter.

As a person who survived the disaster, Zhang Lixiu always wanted to avenge her husband Zhao Song with hatred for Tianshi Dao. Although Zhang Xiu was killed by Zhang Lu, Zhang Lu was the one who killed her husband Zhao Song. One of the chief culprits is still living well. He is sitting in Hanzhong, separatist, and living a comfortable life.

Living under the rule of a man with a blood feud, Zhang Lixiu often wanted to avenge her husband, but it was naturally impossible for a weak woman like her. But now the opportunity came. The newly appointed Yizhou Shepherd Liu Zhang was different from his father Liu Yan. , I want to get rid of Zhang Lu quickly.

Zhang Lixiu deliberately advised Zhang Jun. She wanted her uncle to secretly communicate with Liu Yizhou of Chengdu as the head of the Zhang family. As a secret agent, when Liu Yizhou attacked Hanzhong in the future, he could be promoted to Gu County anyway. However, Thinking that if something like this went wrong, his family would be exterminated and his body would be destroyed, so Zhang Lixiu just remained silent and stopped talking.

(End of this chapter)