Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 61 The Sheriff of Wu County
  When Liu Bei heard this, he was very happy.

This was the main reason why Liu Bei visited Lu Zhi this time. Now Lu Zhi took the initiative to ask how to make Liu Bei not happy.

"Zikun suggested that Wu County should be the best, followed by Danyang and Jiujiang. This can connect Xuzhou. On the one hand, it can help resettle refugees in the Central Plains. On the other hand, it can also alleviate population shortages and increase labor force to cultivate fertile land. Manage water conservancy." Liu Bei replied.

Lu Zhi thought for a moment and replied.

"If I remember correctly, the household registration record shows that the population of Jiujiang is more than 400,000, the population of Danyang is more than 600,000, and the population of Wu County is more than 700,000."

"If you are considering reclaiming fertile farmland, managing water conservancy requires a lot of labor, and you really need to consider the population factor. Secondly, Wu County is connected to Guangling, Xuzhou, which is indeed the most convenient way to introduce refugees."

After a pause, Lu Zhi said seriously.

"Forget it, the old man will recommend Xuande to the imperial court. I hope Xuande will not forget his benevolence. He will definitely take it as his own responsibility to govern the country so that the local people can live and work in peace and contentment."

Liu Bei quickly bowed and saluted and replied. "Disciple, remember Master Lu's words carefully."

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At the same time, Li Ji was handling the clerical work of Liu Bei's First Division.

Personnel arrangements, material losses, grain and grass dispatch, etc...

Previously, Li Ji had not officially worshiped Liu Bei as his master, so it was not easy for him to be exposed to these matters, but now Li Ji naturally had no reason to shirk, so he naturally took over.

Therefore, Li Ji found that Boluojin's battle was really a narrow victory.

Before this battle, Liu Bei's troops still had about 5,500 soldiers, including 1,000 cavalry and about 4,500 infantry.

In the Battle of Boluojin, a total of 2200 soldiers died on the spot, and about suffered serious injuries. Liu Bei's current combat strength is less than cavalry, and only a little over infantry. It was a heavy loss.

Those who had severed limbs and serious injuries were undoubtedly no longer suitable to remain in the army.

In accordance with the common practice of the Han Dynasty, disabled soldiers would be rewarded with a certain amount of meat, money and food to be sent away, allowing them to return to their hometowns on their own.

When Li Ji was processing the documents, he found a document drafted by Liu Bei, and was going to suggest that Lu Zhi should take pity on the 500 soldiers who were disabled and unable to return to their hometown on their own, and allow the 500 soldiers to stay around Julu City. Settlement, distribution of fields.

It can be said that compared to the rest of the people, Liu Bei's approach was quite benevolent, and most of the soldiers who were considering following Liu Bei had no worries in Zhuo County. From then on, it was a good idea to farm around Julu City.

However, Li Ji thought about it and was about to press down the document when Liu Bei came back with a happy face and said impatiently as soon as he stepped through the door.

"Zikun, Master Lu has agreed to recommend me to the imperial court as the governor of Wu County."

Li Ji was also happy when he heard this.

Wu County, this is undoubtedly the area that best meets Li Ji's vision.

And with Liu Bei's military exploits and Lu Zhi's prestige in pacifying the Yellow Turbans in Jizhou, as long as Lu Zhi reports to the court, the matter is almost certain.

Moreover, as Liu Bei put forward the strategy of "ruling the world with one county", as long as Lu Zhi did not fall, Liu Bei could serve as the governor of Wu County without having to worry about being dismissed midway.

As long as the emperor dies today, the crumbling man will usher in his final moments.

By then, Liu Bei, who had laid the foundation more than five years earlier than other princes, would probably be enough for Li Ji to build Wu Commandery into a fortress and a large granary.

Compared with the original trajectory, Sun Ce only occupied Wu Commandery in 195 years, and now Liu Bei has almost occupied Wu County for more than ten years. The advantage he has is simply unimaginable.

"good!"

Li Ji happily responded, then handed the document in his hand to Liu Bei and said.

"My lord, since it is almost certain that General Bei Zhonglang will be able to assist Wu Commandery as the governor of Wu County, my lord may need to reconsider this document."

Liu Bei took the document, glanced at the contents, and asked in confusion.

"Zikun, isn't this the document I drafted to place the seriously injured soldiers around Julu City to ensure food and clothing for the rest of their lives?"

"I have also visited those soldiers one by one. Although they were lucky enough to survive, they have physical defects, such as broken legs, broken arms, or broken fingers, etc. They are no longer suitable to remain in the army. Is there anything wrong with them? Any omissions?”

Li Ji replied.

"My lord, benevolence, this document is mostly for the sake of the soldiers, but from my perspective, even if these soldiers with severed limbs and serious injuries are placed around Julu City and allocated fields, how can they ensure that they have food and clothing while dragging their broken bodies? ?”

Liu Bei looked sad when he heard this, but this was all Liu Bei could think of doing for these seriously injured soldiers, and said.

"This is Bei's fault. We can only reward more meat, money and food. However, Bei's ability is limited now, otherwise he will have to support these soldiers who risk their lives for me for the rest of their lives."

Unlike the two thousand children who were temporarily raised in Zhuoxian before, Liu Bei seized a large amount of money and food from the Yellow Turbans at that time, which was enough to easily raise those children to the point where they could be self-reliant.

And even if Liu Bei led his army southward, it would be impossible for him to bring all the money and food with him, so he was naturally not stingy about it.

However, the spoils Liu Bei gained from capturing Boluojin were also very few. Perhaps there was a lot of money and food in Julu City, but it had already been sealed up and returned to the imperial court by the upright Lu Zhi.

Therefore, Liu Bei's food and grass expenses for maintaining more than 2,000 men still need to be distributed and supplied by Lu Zhi, and he has no confidence at all to support the more than 500 disabled soldiers for the rest of their lives.

Li Ji, who is now in charge of clerical work, naturally knows full well how much money Liu Bei has.

However, Li Ji considered his words and said.

"My lord, if you want to govern Wu County, what is the most lacking thing?"

"Zikun, please tell me." Liu Bei asked. "That is someone who is loyal to the Lord."

Li Ji replied.

As the saying goes: Imperial power does not go to the countryside.

If you want to govern a place, you must win over people's hearts and have enough manpower to have an overview of the overall situation. Otherwise, even if you are a county guard, you will still be completely ignored by the people below.

"My lord is from the north. Even if he goes to Wu County to take up the post of county guard, I expect that there will be many people in the government office who are willing to serve and violate the law, let alone every rural place in the government office."

"Therefore, it is better for the lord to place these disabled soldiers around Julu City than to take them to Wu County and disperse them in different villages to serve as the lord's eyes, ears and mouth, and then publicize the lord's benevolent government, so as to prevent the villages and towns from being deceived by local officials. "

When Liu Bei heard this, he suddenly felt enlightened and praised.

"What Zikun said is absolutely true. Rather than leaving these soldiers around Julu City, it is better to bring them to Wu County for resettlement. In this way, I can take better care of them."

In the following time, the situation of the Yellow Turban Rebellion gradually became calm as Li Ji expected.

Zhang Jiao's death and the fall of Julu undoubtedly completely destroyed the foundation of Taiping Dao.

Perhaps, the Yellow Turbans still exist, but Taiping Road almost collapsed.

As the news spread from Julu to the world, countless Taiping Dao commanders' fighting spirit collapsed and they were filled with grief.

Many Taiping Dao commanders only knew that the situation was over, and even dismissed the believers on the spot and hid in the mountains and forests.

Even if there were still some stubborn Qu commanders, it was still a huge chaos and they were wiped out one by one by the Han army led by Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun.

However, Li Ji knew that the Han Dynasty extinguished the flames called the "Yellow Turban Rebellion", but the sparks it spattered would spread for more than ten or twenty years.

Although the Taiping Road has been dispersed, the remaining Yellow Turbans are still hiding in various places to cause chaos. Even if the Han army sent by the imperial court has done some cleaning, they are exhausted and unable to do anything, and they can only let the county guards in various places annihilate them on their own.

This also further strengthened the real power held by county magistrates in various places, and became the foundation of Liu Yan's "state pastoral policy".

'At this moment, if Liu Yan is good at seizing opportunities, he should take the opportunity to present the 'State Mu Policy' for the second time...'

Li Ji was dancing his sword with a serious expression, but at the same time he had already wandered to nowhere in the world.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Yun, who was teaching Li Ji on the side, looked slightly anxious, but he couldn't say anything harsh to Li Ji.

After Liu Bei's repeated requests, he was worried about Li Ji's physical condition, so he asked Li Ji to learn marksmanship from Zhao Yun to strengthen his body.

At the beginning, Li Ji had some ideals of fighting on the battlefield and staining his shirt with blood, so he looked forward to learning marksmanship from Zhao Yun every day.

However, reality and ideals are always full of contrast.

After practicing for a full month, the spear in Li Ji's hand was still often aimed at the straw man's neck, but would inexplicably pierce the straw man's lower third path.

This anger made Zhao Yun, who had a humble and gentle personality, become anxious. He had no idea why his master's majestic entry-level marksmanship was only specialized in the lower third lane in Li Ji's hands.

Therefore, Li Ji, who knew he had no talent for marksmanship, could only follow Zhao Yun to practice swordsmanship.

Compared with the difficult-to-control spear, the difficulty of getting started with swordsmanship is obviously much lower, so Li Ji's sword dance now looks impressive.

It's just that Li Ji, who already understood that his talent in martial arts was unsatisfactory, had little interest in practicing swordsmanship.

After all, if the counselors on the battlefield are forced to draw their swords to fight, then Li Ji might as well draw his sword and kill himself, so as not to suffer the enemy's various tortures to torture his body after being captured, and all kinds of temptations and beauties to torture his spirit.

Therefore, even though Zhao Yun personally taught swordsmanship, Li Ji still couldn't help but wander around.

Seven days ago, the imperial court also sent Xiao Huangmen to Julu to declare an edict, officially appointing Liu Bei as the governor of Wu County, giving him official uniforms with seals and ribbons, and ordering Liu Bei to go to Wu County to take office within this year.

The reason why Liu Bei still stayed in Julu was that he followed Li Ji's suggestion and sent Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to lead their troops back to Zhuoxian, preparing to bring the large amount of money and grain stored in Zhuoxian and the two thousand Taoyuan people to Julu. , and then went to Wujun together.

Therefore, Li Ji had nothing to do for a while. Apart from studying, he was supervised by Zhao Yun to practice martial arts every day.

However, what made Li Ji a little confused was that Liu Bei, who usually showed up to practice sword practice, was nowhere to be seen today.

"Zilong, where is my lord today?" Li Ji asked.

Zhao Yun thought for a while and replied. "I saw my lord being summoned by General Bei Zhonglang early today. It seemed that he was preparing to welcome the arrival of the two generals, General Zhonglang on the left and right."

"Ok?"

Li Ji paused in his sword dance.

The middle man on the left will be Huangfu Song, and the middle man on the right will be Zhu Jun!

Of course, these two are worthy of attention as generals capable of conquering and fighting. More importantly, Cao Cao is now serving under Huangfu Song, and Sun Jian is also taking orders under Zhu Jun.

In this way, the founders of the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu in the original trajectory were gathered in Julu.

Suddenly, Li Ji felt that the sword in his hand was even less fragrant, and he spoke.

"Go, have a look."

(End of this chapter)