I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 329 Jiaozhou
As the saying goes, "The emperor's wrath will kill millions of people and bleed for thousands of miles." This is what Zhuge Jin is worried about.

Zhuge Jin knew that his younger brother had read Liu Xiang's article. His younger brother was always smart and would not ignore this sentence. But looking at Zhuge Liang with a firm attitude, he didn't say anything more.

After all, everything is fine with the emperor now in front of them. Although A Liang seems naive, he has a sincere heart and is not a playboy who doesn't know how to advance or retreat.

What he said today seems to be a bit of a villain.

On the other side, Liu Bian didn't know that he had gotten a good guy card from Zhuge Liang.

After returning to the palace, he entrusted the important task of promoting various waterwheels to Shangshutai according to his requirements, and a memorial was placed in front of him.

Zhu Jun's work in the Jiaozhi Department has come to an end. He has found out the inextricable connections between several local powerful families headed by the Shi family and the civil upheaval in Cangwu last year.

These people were suppressed mercilessly by Zhu Jun.

With Zhu Jun holding the butcher knife high, the truth of the matter gradually emerged.

The Han and barbarians in Jiaozhi tribe lived together. Zhu Fu heard about Fu Xie's actions in Liangzhou, and later learned that the three generals sent by Liu Bian to the three southern states were responsible for attracting barbarians to participate in farming and reorganizing households. Zhu Jun's military exploits were outstanding. As the eldest son, Zhu Fu did not want to be called the father of a tiger and the son of a dog, so he also followed suit in the Jiaozhi department.

But after all, Zhu Fu was not mature enough and implemented the policy in a hurry.

When he first took office as the governor of Jiaozhi, he brought several villagers with him, and later these villagers became his subordinate officials. On the surface, these people are of the same mind as Zhu Fu, but behind the scenes they may have their own selfish motives.

Even so, Zhu Fu's villagers were worried about arousing Zhu Fu's suspicion and did not dare to go too far to avoid provoking a popular uprising.

However, whether Zhu Fu organizes manpower to reclaim wasteland or leads barbarians who are dissatisfied with the king's rule down the mountain to try to organize the people into households, it will harm the interests of some local people.

Jiaozhi is somewhat similar to Yangzhou. There are few wealthy families but many wealthy families. The local wealthy families are instinctively unwilling to let the barbarians who were originally forced into the mountains and forests compete with them for living space - even if they go down the mountain, they should be theirs. Tenant slaves are the right ones!
Zhu Fu has the heart to do things, but lacks the means to control the overall situation. Not only did the local wealthy people not care about his kindness, but even the barbarians who were attracted out of the mountains were also uneasy because of the hardships that must be endured in the first year of farming and Zhu Fu could not provide money and food, not to mention that some of them were forcibly driven out of the mountains and forests. , there is naturally resentment in my heart.

So in the end, Zhu Fu fled into the sea last year, and asked Zhu Jun to send the white-haired man to the black-haired man.

After explaining all this clearly, Zhu Jun's memorial was not over yet - the Jiaozhi tribe was located in a remote area, and in the eyes of the Central Plains people it was a barbaric and barren land. It was also a place where officials were demoted and exiled.

But Zhu Jun believes that although Jiaozhi can still be called "humid", northerners still have to take risks when entering Jiaozhi, but the situation today is much better than decades or hundreds of years ago, and there are many improvements in the treatment of typhoid fever. With the help of Zhang Zhongjing, who had already made great achievements, the Jiaozhi Governor's Department actually accomplished a lot.

Zhu Jun believed that what Zhu Fu did in Cangwu County could be continued, especially after he led his troops to establish his authority in Cangwu County. Most of the local wealthy families who had not been affected were frightened. The easiest time to control.

In fact, Zhu Jun was already doing this. He hoped that the imperial court could select someone who was capable of presiding over matters here as the new governor of Jiaozhou.

That's right, the Jiaozhou Governor changed the name of the Jiaozhi Governor's Department to the Jiaozhou Governor's Department, thus making it one of the genuine Thirteen Han Prefectures. This was also Zhu Jun's request.

Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established the Jiaozhi Department, the Han family's perception of the Jiaozhi Department has always been complicated. It is impossible to give up, but if you want to pay more attention to it, there is no chance.

Otherwise, Cochin will not be able to call itself a state forever. Zhu Jun is not the first person to raise this issue.

Liu Bian saw Zhu Jun's hope from this memorial - Zhu Jun hoped to stay in Jiaozhi and continue Zhu Fu's unfinished business. This was because Zhu Jun believed that Liu Bian would not suspect him of having selfish motives, and he did not know whether Liu Bian needed him to return to Beijing to take charge, so he did not state it clearly in the memorial.

Liu Bian thought for a while and then ordered: "Go and invite the Taifu, Shangshu Pushe, and several other servants in the government office."

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At the court meeting the next day, Liu Bian talked about the affairs of the Jiaozhi Department.

Now there are no courtiers complaining for Shi family.

"I want to change the Jiaozhi tribe to Jiaozhou, so that the general behind him can do the work of the right general and be the governor of Jiaozhou. What do you think?" Liu Bian took the initiative to start a group, showing a posture of sincerely accepting advice.

If someone objects, the reasons for the objection are reasonable, and Liu Bian will consider it.

After all, Zhu Jun will be like Liu Yu. The two official positions are combined. Although he does not have the name of state pastor, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and he has the actual status of state pastor.

But it was very quiet in the court, and for a while, no one objected at all.

It was obvious that Kong Rong had come back a long time ago, but Bian Rang didn't go out at all. Why didn't he say anything?
Liu Bian was a little confused. Could it be that the courtiers were frightened because he killed some people some time ago?
But it's not that serious, not to mention that Liu Hong and others deserve what they deserve. During the reign of Emperor Huan and the late Emperor, they frequently killed ministers. Killing Jiu Qing was just a joke and did not create much waves. At that time, there were many courtiers who dared to speak out.

It’s not like the courtiers suddenly became timid now...

Liu Bian didn't have time to think too much. Soon, Dong Zhuo, the Tingwei Qing, spoke out in agreement, and voices of agreement could be heard.

The matter was settled smoothly in the court.

However, when Taichang Cai Yong proposed the promotion of waterwheels on his behalf, Liu Bian immediately understood that he had gone astray. The courtiers would not remain silent just because of the death of Liu Hong.

The reason for this is simply that the Jiaozhi tribe lacks a sense of presence in the Han family. Unless there is another rebellion, not many people will care.

The court hall turned into a vegetable market again.

"Your Majesty, although the harvest has improved in the past two years, there are too many omissions in the past two years. As far as the Huns are concerned, the old rewards have been restored this year, and the money and grain owed in the past are still on the account... ..." Sinongqing Yuan Pang kept talking over and over again, but the main idea was just one sentence - he absolutely agreed with the promotion of waterwheels, but he was determined not to ask for money from the national treasury.

To be fair, the Shanyu Qiangqu of the Southern Xiongnu was indeed loyal to the Han Dynasty, especially his role in dealing with the invasion of Xianbei, which cannot be ignored. Liu Bian could not explain why he should pay back the debt he owed based on his ability.

Moreover, Liu Bian himself was still coveting the population of the Southern Huns!

Shaofu Yinxiu suggested: "Your Majesty, I think we only need to teach the people how to build a waterwheel, so that when it is needed, the people will take the initiative to build it..."

(End of this chapter)