Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 138: Registering households to find three counties

Liu Bei stood up and supported Jin Qi, Mao Gan, You Qian and others with his bare hands, and said with a smile: "The leaders serve the Han Dynasty, guard their righteousness alone, and are unwilling to surrender to the Sun family. Moreover, in the event of a fierce battle, you can send troops to rescue, and you are deeply prepared. I am so grateful that I will go up to the Emperor and show my merits to you all."

After Liu Bei's victory over Sun Quan, Jian Yong drove to visit the two men. He also explained the pros and cons and persuaded Jin Qi and Mao Gan to go down the mountain and surrender.Liu Bei was very happy that Jin Qi and Mao Gan had led [-] households to surrender to him. He named them the Lords of Guannei in the name of the above emperor to reward their achievements.

Liu Bei also treated You Qian, a barbarian from Shanyue, kindly. He named Youqian a captain and ordered him to go into the mountain to persuade the barbarians from Shanyue to come down.You Qian was appointed as the captain of the school, and he devoted himself to his responsibilities. He went to the mountain to persuade five thousand households to come down the mountain and submit.Liu Bei named You Qian the captain of Fuyue School, and selected thousands of Shanyue barbarians to be commanded by You Qian.

"Thank you, General, for your kindness. We will do our best to repay General's kindness." Everyone was overjoyed and thanked him.

Liu Bei smiled and said: "You all have returned to Yi. There are many people under your command. There are between [-] and [-] households. She County alone is not enough to govern it. Danyang is now at peace, with tens of thousands of people living in the mountains. The land is small and the people are poor, and it is difficult to say how to be happy.”

"Instruct Zhuge Liang's military advisor to survey the townships and pavilions around She County and select a fertile land between mountains and rivers that is suitable for cultivating rice fields and has an abundance of fish and shrimp. If you work for three years, you should be able to save one year's worth of food. You should He was dispatched from Zhuge's military division and moved to Zheyang, Xinding and Shixin counties."

Zheyang is located in the Xixiang area of ​​She County, which later became the seat of Huangshan City. It was formerly owned by Ting and was valued by Zhuge Liang because of its fertile soil.

Xinding and Shixin counties are located on the lower reaches of the Zhejiang River, where Qiandao Lake later became located, and belong to the township level.In the late Han Dynasty when the Qiandao Lake reservoir was not built, the terrain was still a basin, close to the lake and close to the mountains, with rich soil and water.Zhuge Liang, Bu Zhi and Yan Zhen traveled through mountains and rivers and saw such landforms, so they decided to establish two counties here.

Zhuge Liang held the fan and cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Can you please help Liang to persuade the mountain people to come down from the mountain and move to their new homes?"

After Liu Bei adopted Zhuge Liang's policy of self-reliance, he appointed Zhuge Liang as military advisor and commander, envoy to oversee Danyang County, adjust its taxes, and appease Shanyue and Zongshuai.

Mi Zhu has been transferred from the prefect of Luling to the prefect of Danyang. Since Wanling is no longer in charge of the county, She County is temporarily used as the administrative seat.

"promise!"

Jin Qi and Mao Gan looked at each other slightly hesitantly, but thinking of the upcoming Guannei Hou and Liu Bei's terrifying military power, they agreed.

After the three people left, Liu Bei put away his smile and said: "Kong Ming, now three new counties have been established. The migration of people is very heavy. Only talented people can't take charge of it. I wonder if Kong Ming has anyone in mind?"

Zhuge Liang gently shook his feather fan and said with a smile: "My lord, Zhuge Ziyu, Bu Zishan, Wei Ziqi, and Yan Mancai are all sages in the Jianghuai River. If my lord can entrust them with important positions, it will show the ethos of respecting the virtuous and polite people. By then, no matter in the north of the Jianghuai River Everyone, as well as the Jiangdong nobles, will surrender to the lord's service."

Wei Ziqi, Wei Jing, was from Guangling County, Xuzhou, and was a good friend of Bu Zhao.As Liu Bei captured Danyang and his power grew, these Jianghuai scholars were moved.Recommended by Bu Zhi, Wei Jing became an official for Liu Bei. However, like Zhuge Jin and Bu Zhi, although he had an official title, he had no real power.

Liu Bei thought about it for a while and said worriedly: "Tzuyu is Kongming's brother, and Bei can still trust him. But Zishan, Ziqi, and Mancai have just joined the account, and they dare not grant important positions as county guards, for fear of ruining the big thing."

Zhuge Liang frowned slightly and said, "My lord, why did you say this? There is no brotherhood in official affairs. Zhuge Ziyu and Liang both serve under the lord's account, they are colleagues; when they return home and talk about their brotherhood, they are brothers." . Liang recommends three wise men because he is thinking about the Lord’s great plan, rather than seeking personal gain.”

Seeing that his fish was losing his temper, Liu Bei hurriedly coaxed: "Military advisor, Bei made a mistake. Bei was just worried that the four wise men were not as capable as they were. They were new to Bei's service, and many of them had been guests of Sun Quan. If When Sun Quan's troops arrive, he is afraid..."

Zhuge Liang pondered for a while and then said: "My lord's worries are not unreasonable. Liang thought that he could let his trusted generals and county magistrates garrison in the border counties, and also ordered the generals to lead elite troops to garrison in She County. If the enemy invades, he will send troops to stop them. Give way. A wise man who first entered the lord's service became the magistrate of the inland county."

As he spoke, Zhuge Liang pointed at the map with his feather fan and said: "My lord, Zhuge Ziyu has a benevolent temperament and is benevolent in doing things. He can be the county magistrate of Shixin; Yan Mancai is loyal and talented and can be the magistrate of Zheyang County..."

At Zhuge Liang's suggestion, Wei Jing was appointed as the magistrate of Xinding County, and Mi Zhu was appointed as the prefect of Danyang to govern She County.

After a pause, Zhuge Liang tapped Yixian County with his feather fan and said: "Your Majesty, Jin Qi and Mao Gan have returned. However, Chen Pu and Zushan led [-] mountain people to camp in Linli Mountain. They relied on the steepness of the mountain and could not occupy it." Obey the order. Liang thought he could order General Zhang to lead his troops to attack the two men, and ordered Bu Zishan to follow him. He defeated the two thieves, established Haiyang County, and moved the two bandits to Lingyang, Yi County, and Haiyang. Among the three counties, Bu Zishan is appointed as the head of Haiyang County."

Under Liu Bei's military power, a large number of Shanyue and Zongshuai surrendered, but there were still a small number of people who overestimated their abilities and thought they could compete with the regular army.Liu Bei listened to Zhuge Liang's arrangements, counted the counties on the map, and said with a smile: "I originally wanted to capture the six counties of Yishan, but unexpectedly, my military advisor arranged for me to capture nine counties of Yishan, with a population of 80 or [-], and a population of more than [-]." Thousands. If Danyang can be fully occupied and managed properly, the people of Danyang will be no less than [-] million."

As he spoke, Liu Bei's lips brightened, and he said: "If the population of the five counties of Wu, Yuzhang, Poyang, Luling, and Kuaiji could be combined, the population would be as high as 200 million, and the troops from the east of the Yangtze River would be able to send out at least [-] troops. There can also be fifty thousand elite soldiers."

Jiangdong was located in the land of Wu and Yue during the Han Dynasty and was despised by scholars in the Central Plains.Even Zhuge Liang could not escape this influence. Knowing that Yin Li was a native of Jiangdong, he could not help but admire that the land of reeds could produce such a talented person.

However, during the long period of war and chaos in the north, a large number of people died and people rushed to the south of the Yangtze River, which actually smoothed the huge gap between the south and the north to a certain extent.

Is Danyang’s population of 80 million large?In times of war, it seems to be a lot, but in times of peace, it is just the population of an ordinary county in the Central Plains.

Before Sun Quan captured Jingzhou, he was able to fight Cao Cao in four close battles at Chaohu. In addition to his naval advantage, it was also related to the large population in Jiangdong.After all, in the chaotic times of the late Han Dynasty, Jiangdong encountered fewer massacres and military rebellions.

Calculating these numbers of population, troops and horses, Liu Bei seemed to see Cao Cao going south to Jingzhou, and he led a hundred thousand troops to confront him in Jingzhou.At that time, Cao Cao had tens of thousands of horses galloping across the river to disturb the water, but he also had thousands of ships as horses and occupied the river as a city.

Zhuge Liang seemed to have noticed that Liu Bei was imagining, he coughed lightly and said: "The land east of Jiangdong is vast and sparsely populated, with mountains and mountains, and barbarians are entrenched. It needs to be planned slowly, and must not be rushed. And the lord only controls Danyang County and raises two children." Ten thousand elite soldiers are already exhausted, so how can we support [-] elite soldiers?"

Shocked from his fantasy, Liu Bei was not in high spirits and sighed: "Liu Jingzhou only granted Bei Danyang a county. Bei can support [-] to [-] soldiers, but it is not enough to support such a number of elite soldiers. It is really controlled by others."

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly and said with a smile: "Liang has a plan that will allow the lord to recruit more than ten thousand elite men and give him jurisdiction over an additional county."

"Oh?"

Liu Bei was curious and asked, "I wonder where Kong Ming's plan came from?"

Zhuge Liang tapped his feather fan on Kuaiji County and said: "Kuiji County was the home of Yue kings in ancient times, but it was destroyed by Qin. There are often Yue people in the south of Kuaiji, harassing the county and attacking and killing officials. Three years ago, Shanyue tribes raised tens of thousands of troops , disrupted Kuaiji, He Qi led the army to conquer, and surrendered many strong men."

"My lord can, in the name of cutting off Sun Quan's wings, send a general to lead troops into Kuaiji County, and in the name of the southern captain, conquer Shanyue, take charge of the southern part of Kuaiji, build his own county, recruit the barbarians, and recruit them as elites. At that time, my lord's name will be Although there is only one county in Danyang, plus the land of the southern captain of Kuaiji, there are two counties."

With that said, Zhuge Liang moved slightly to Poyang County and said with a smile: "This is the land of three counties."

Liu Bei held his knees and said thoughtfully: "Can Yunchang go to Kuaiji?"

"No one can be appointed except General Sheguan." Zhuge Liang said.

"kindness!"

Liu Bei nodded slightly and said: "Yun Chang has a high reputation. It is quite suitable for him to accept the title of Marquis of Ting and serve as the southern captain. I don't know how the battle in Luling, where Yun Chang is, is going to be. I don't know when he will be able to defeat the brothers Sun Bi and Sun Fu."

"Sun Quan was defeated and fled to Wu County. Yi Liang guessed that General Guan would be able to defeat Sun Bi and Sun Fu in the near future." Zhuge Liang said.

Liu Bei took a sip of tea and said, "It's cold in Yishan Mountain. Bei and the eldest son will lead their troops back to Yuzhang for the winter. Kong Ming can wait for Yide to pacify the two thieves Chen Pu and Zushan before meeting up with Bei in Yuzhang."

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)