I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 100 Luoyang and Hanyang

The city officials dare not deal with it, but they dare to do it with Qian Zhao! He was not afraid of tigers when he was born, so he never thought of pushing this matter to the mayor of Luoyang.

Immediately they took control of both the man and the cow...

Although it was just a dispute over the sale of cattle, it eventually involved both the general and the cavalry general, and eventually it reached Liu Bian's ears.

"So, this matter was done by the general's servant?" Liu Bian asked Guan Yu who came to report.

"However, this official only admitted that he did intend to take this opportunity to pay less money, but insisted that the lime incident had nothing to do with him."

Guan Yu admitted that when he first heard about this incident, his first thought was that powerful people and evil servants were bullying others. But because this person has never admitted that he did the lime thing, and there are no traces of lime on this person's hands...

Guan Yu gradually came to his senses after that.

But no matter what, the general's servants are the most suspect.

Liu Bian also understood this. He said: "Whether he did it intentionally or was calculated by others, it was ultimately because of his greed that led to the current situation. Otherwise, why not take care of the cow when something went wrong?" return to?"

Guan Yu replied: "What Your Highness said is absolutely true. This man did not withdraw the cattle because he knew that the cattle should be healthy."

He Miao, who was standing aside, saw that Liu Bian was thinking of punishing him, so he interrupted and suggested: "After all, he is my brother's domestic servant, so why not let him go with a small punishment but a big warning?" Earlier, He Xian came here specially for this purpose. I came to my house."

He Miao was indeed too easy to talk to, but otherwise Liu Bian wouldn't be able to ask him for help with anything as he is now.

It can only be said that there are gains and losses.

Liu Bian changed his mind, smiled, and advised He Miao: "Why should my second uncle wrong himself for this?"

He Miao was stunned, where was he wronged?

Liu Bian immediately added: "Second uncle's troops have been patrolling for the past few days, and nothing major happened. Now that the general is suddenly involved, the people of Luoyang will pay attention. If we just let him go, the people will not understand the doubts. , I would only think that the second uncle would not even dare to punish the uncle's servants. From now on, the second uncle's patrols will not dare to deal with bullying. I know that the second uncle wants family harmony, but there is no need to force it. Wrong yourself."

Guan Yu also advised: "General, your highness is right. If you let people go easily, I am afraid that in the future, the soldiers will be inferior to others when they go out on patrol."

He Miao suddenly felt that he seemed to have been wronged.

"...I will try to persuade He Xian later."

After easily persuading He Miao, Liu Bian told Guan Yu: "After this incident, we still need to find out whether there is anyone behind it. The servant Jia Xu is very talented. If Yunchang can't find a breakthrough, he might as well pay him a visit." He, you can tell him that he came to visit on my order."

In fact, he also understood that Guan Yu's talents were not in this area, but his current official position was the most suitable and he was trustworthy.

After Guan Yu agreed, he was about to resign after seeing the report. Suddenly he heard Liu Bian ask: "It will be sowing wheat in the autumn soon. Why would that farmer sell his cattle at this time? But what difficulties did he encounter? Is there an official who did it without authorization? The reason for the tax increase?”

He replied: "I once asked that this cow was raised for the purpose of selling. It is not only to raise money to buy seeds and farm tools for autumn sowing, but also to repay the money borrowed when paying the tax."

Liu Bian nodded. It was not just because of a sudden increase in taxes. If the capital was located and the emperor could not avoid this kind of thing after the imperial court had already issued an order, he would really go on a killing spree.

He also asked: "Chang Yun should pay more attention to people's livelihood. If anything happens, be sure to report it."

After Liu Bian finished speaking, he saw that Guan Yu seemed to hesitate for a moment.

He was shocked. Could it be that there was really a rent and tax increase under Luoyang County?

"If you have anything to say, Yun Chang, just say it directly." Guan Yu cupped his hands and said, "I will definitely find out the truth behind this case for Your Highness!"

After He Miao and Guan Yu left, Liu Biancai realized that Guan Yu might not be willing to show weakness and asked Jia Xu for help.

……

Just when Liu Bian was reminded by Xun Yu to target the dilapidated Sanfu in Guanzhong, Fu Xie, the governor of Liangzhou, and Sun Jian, the governor of Hanyang, who were located in Liangzhou, were not idle either.

Thanks to the trust and support of the imperial court, and with Huangfu Song at the rear as backup, they could attract the Qiang people to farm without any worries.

With Fu Xie around, the policy of recruiting the Qiang people to farm again went smoothly.

Due to climate change, the yield of wheat and corn in Liangzhou is generally only more than one stone per mu. Even the best irrigated fields have not reached the previous level of three stone per mu, not to mention that some land can only grow a few soybeans and adzuki beans.

However, although the output is low, there are also few people, so more land can be cultivated per person.

Hanyang has four surnames: Jiang, Yan, Ren, and Zhao. They are the most prestigious families in the county.

Not all the powerful families in Liangzhou were willing to be "coerced" into the Qiang rebellion.

For example, in the Zhao family of Xi County, Zhao Rong succeeded Dong Zhuo as You Fufeng, and the court also increased the number of Liangzhou descendants to join the court as Langguan. The Zhao family members were naturally more willing to follow Zhao Rong in their official career.

Originally, most of the county officials in Hanyang County were people from local wealthy families. Now that Fu Xie is the governor of Liangzhou, he did not reuse the scholars from his hometown Beidi County, but absorbed more Hanyang people to serve as assistant officials in the governor's office. .

For example, the unborn Jiang Wei's father, Jiang Jiong, was recruited by Fu Xie to work.

Under these policies, Hanyang County gradually got rid of the impact of the war and got on the right track. Moreover, several counties in Longxi County close to Hanyang were originally recovered by the Han army during the suppression of the rebellion, and are now under their control.

In addition to the 5,000 infantry and cavalry provided by the imperial court, with the expansion of the local farming area, it is bound to be able to support more troops.

Overall, it is full of vitality and everything is in full swing.

Of course the rebels couldn't see this. Especially Han Sui and Ma Teng, who now occupy the leadership positions of the rebels, both came from strong Han backgrounds.

If all the Qiang people were won over by the imperial court, who could they rely on to rebel? They couldn't count on the Han people, who had an average population of 20,000 to 30,000 in the county.

They have to hurry.

In order to destroy Fu Xie's plan to appease and recruit the Qiang people through farming and other methods, Han Sui and Ma Teng put aside their conflicts. The two swore by the river in Jincheng County that they would work together to form an alliance and not betray each other.

Therefore, since the beginning of the year, the rebels have once again left Jincheng.

Sun Jian, the governor of Hanyang, repeatedly led his troops to clash with the rebels at the junction of Longxi and Hanyang Jincheng counties.

Since there are no additional factors such as supervisory troops, although he cannot be said to be victorious in every battle, he still wins more than he loses. The rebel front never reached Ji County again.

But Sun Jian was also wounded many times because he took the lead.

Liangzhou and Hanyang County jointly govern Ji County. Fu Xie heard that Sun Jian went out to attack the rebels and returned injured, so he came to visit him immediately.

(End of this chapter)