I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 231 You are tough and he is soft
It is true that Cai Mao's family is rich, but he is not the stupid son of a landlord.

His family's money did not come from strong winds, but was accumulated through generations of hard work.

Very hard work!

Therefore, Cai Mao did not answer the question.

Liu Biao certainly understood that it was impossible to spend real money, food and manpower through empty words.

He said sternly to Cai Mao: "I have an official with a long history, one person, six hundred stones. There is a military captain who has been temporarily appointed, following the story of the Western Regions in the past, six hundred stones. There is an army commander, one person, one thousand stones, but now they are all vacant. .”

These three subordinate officials are the highest official positions Liu Biao can take. As long as he submits a letter, as long as it says that he is a normal person, the court will agree.

Chang Shi is the general's deputy and serves as an assistant, but how much power he actually gets depends on how much Liu Biao is willing to share.

The garrison captain is the person who takes charge of the affairs. However, Jingzhou needs the vast territory of the five garrison counties, and it is impossible to only have one.

Finally, there is the Army Sima. Liu Biao came to farm as a general. Since he was in charge of Jingzhou's military, he was bound to mobilize county soldiers as troops. It would be good for Sima to lead troops if there is a war and he can achieve military exploits, but if there is no war...

After this meeting, Liu Biao appointed Cai Mao as Sima and Kuai Yue as the commander of the army.

Fortunately, the tradition of the Han Dynasty in the past did not regard the foreigners from the north and the south as one of its own people, so naturally there was no chance to develop a situation where millions of workers were dependent on food and clothing.

But Liu Biao was not afraid of these tricks. He was eager to try them, because although he only had one weapon in his hand, it was the most important weapon - national justice.

After receiving the support of Kuai and Cai, Liu Biao officially went to Jiangling. Before starting to farm, he had to mobilize county soldiers to enrich his troops.

There is still a long history and other corresponding subordinate officials left, which Liu Biao can use to win over others.

Straighten your back, don't kneel, and then it's your opponent's turn to kneel.

The group came all the way to Jiangling County and met with the governor Zhou Qian and the prefect of Nanjun.

Of course Liu Biao would not be troubled by this. He was riding on a horse, with Cai Mao and Kuai Liang surrounding him on the left and right, and followed by servants from both families.

As for Kuai Liang, it is a pity that because Kuai Yue is here, it is no longer suitable for him to be a chief historian. He can only temporarily join Annan's army as a military officer and be responsible for consulting advisers.

When Cai Mao heard this, he bowed decisively: "There are many boats in the south, which is different from the north. Mao has practiced martial arts and archery since he was a child, and is familiar with military strategies. He is willing to serve as a general!"

On the surface, Zhou and Qian were very enthusiastic about Liu Biao, and they fully agreed to Liu Biao's order to mobilize state and county soldiers. However, there were many delays in the mobilization process due to roads, food and other reasons.

Huangfu Song's policy in Sanfu was very straightforward. If you don't want to be one of your own, don't stay in Han Dynasty.

He directly took out these three, and his meaning was very clear. He wanted to give it to Cai Mao to choose one of them, which was not ungenerous.

Liu Biao immediately held up Cai Mao's hand and said, "Now that we have the talents of De Gui, Zi Rou, and Yidu, there is no need to worry about the uncertainties!"

When necessary, use thunderous measures.

He learned something from Tao Qian when he learned about the recruitment of aliens for farming - you should never express goodwill blindly, otherwise the other party will only take the goodwill for granted, and may even think that you are asking for something from him, and use the goodwill to manipulate you in turn.

He was also determined to deal with officials who were unwilling to carry out the emperor's edicts at critical moments.

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Compared with Liu Biao, Xun Shuang was quite successful, as if he was cheating on Shuang Wen. He didn't cover his tracks along the way. On the contrary, he made a lot of noise.

When he passed through his hometown of Yingchuan County, many children of wealthy families, including Xun's own children, were willing to follow him to Yangzhou.

Xun Shuang was not worried about the suspicion from Luoyang and would not refuse anyone who came.

Along the way, Xun Shuang talked cordially with the scholars, asked them their opinions on the farming, and also allowed them to communicate with each other.

The same is true when passing through Runan County.

With these scholars following them, plus their carriages, horses, and servants, it was impossible for the officials in the north of Yangzhou to be unaware.

In fact, when Xun Shuang and his party left Runan County and entered the rule of Yangzhou, Chen Wen, the governor of Yangzhou, who had already received the news, along with Fu Qian, the prefect of Jiujiang, and Lu Kang, the prefect of Lujiang, had already greeted them at the roadside.

The younger governor Chen Wen was nothing more than a pious scholar and a scholar of classics. Lu Kang had made outstanding achievements in local politics during his successive appointments, and both of them had good reputations.

It stands to reason that Lu Kang and Fu Qianda could wait at their home office. Anyway, Xun Shuang was of the same rank as them.

The reason why I came to greet him in person was because Xun Shuang's reputation was too high, he was called "Shuo Ru", and what he wanted to do in Yangzhou was closely related to the two of them.

Xun Shuang, Lu Kang and other three people came to Yangzhou to govern.

The prefectural government of Yangzhou is not the same as the county government, but is in Liyang County, Jiujiang County. It is located between the Marquis of Hefei and Moling County, which has not been renamed Jianye. It is not far from Danyang County and Lujiang County.

It is worth mentioning that when Wang Fen rebelled, he proposed to establish the Marquis of Hefei as emperor. Later, the Marquis of Hefei was escorted to the capital. Faced with the disaster, he burst into tears. Yang Xu, who was the Tingwei at the time, also found out that there was no connection between the two parties. In the end, the Marquis of Hefei was pardoned and the kingdom was preserved.

Along the way, Xun Shuang had many discussions with the three of them. Gradually, they developed into discussing local governance with Lu Kang, discussing the meaning of classics with Fu Qian, and discussing the future and the direction of the New Deal with the younger Chen Wenze.

After learning about the situation in the two places, Xun Shuang decided to start building water conservancy projects and reclaiming wasteland to attract barbarians to farm.

Jiujiang County and Lujiang County, located to the north of the Yangtze River, also have Nanyi, but unlike Shanyue, which is distributed to the south of the Yangtze River, the Nanyi in these two counties are closer to the Jingzhou barbarians, and the number of barbarians is smaller than the other.

More than ten years ago, there were barbarian rebellions in the two counties. After they were put down by Lu Zhi, they have now been peaceful for a long time.

The number of barbarians in Lujiang County is slightly larger, but under the successive governance of Lu Zhi and Lu Kang, it has been stable for more than ten years and has not been affected by the Jiangxia barbarians in Jingzhou next door.

When the seven counties were hit by floods, these two counties were the counties that received the most victims in Yangzhou. At that time, they organized the victims to reclaim a number of wastelands and use them as public land.

In contrast, the composition of Shanyue, which is spread throughout the counties in the south of the Yangtze River, is more complicated. There are many Han people who have fled and some who have colluded with local clans. Their relationship with the Han Qiang in Liangzhou is somewhat similar.

What Xun Shuang valued most was Lu Kang, who was about the same age as him.

Lu Kang also had his own troubles. He was born in Wu County, Wu County, Yangzhou, and was from a prominent local family.

But in recent years, something happened to the Lu family. He was getting older, and all the officials of his generation in the family had passed away, and the adult members of his descendants also had a difficult fate.

Last year, his most valued nephew, Lu Jun, died of illness while in office. In grief, he could only take Lu Jun's two young sons, Lu Yi and Lu Mao, to be raised by his side.

However, his eldest son Lu Jun was not talented enough and was serving as a Langguan in Luoyang with an unknown future.

(End of this chapter)