Soldiers come to the world

Time gradually arrived in late September, and as the time of the southeast wind dwindled, the [-] troops of the Han army finally set foot on their way home. Liu Jing made the final personnel arrangements, appointing Xun Zhi as the censor of Yangzhou, and patrolling Jiangzuo. The county also appointed Gan Ning as the governor of Jiangdong, leading [-] troops and [-] warships to garrison Jiangdong, and Liu Hu as the governor of Huainan, leading [-] troops to station Hefei and Shouchun.

On the five-thousand-stone building boat, Liu Jing stood on the side of the boat and stared at the south bank of the east of the river in the distance. The green hills were faint in the distance, and the large rice fields had gradually matured. There was smoke from more than a dozen farmhouses, and a group of children waved and cheered to the fleet on the shore. , Liu Jing couldn't help but smiled and waved to the children on the bank.

At this time, Lu Xun walked slowly to Liu Jing, and said with a smile, "This scene is very gratifying!"

"really!"

Liu Jing nodded and said: "When I went north from Wu County, the ten rooms were empty, that feeling was very uncomfortable, but here I saw the smoke from the kitchen and saw the laughing children, and I felt a little better."

Lu Xun did not enter politics, but continued to serve in the military. He is now serving as a senior officer in the army and is second only to the military division. Feng, Zhu Heng, Dong Xi and others all joined the Han army, were conferred titles such as Pianjiang, Zhonglang, and other titles, and were granted titles, and returned westward with the Han army.

Even the general Ling Tong, who had always been hostile to Liu Jing because of his father's hatred, finally gave up the hatred in his heart, and was appointed by Liu Jing as a partial general, named Tinghou, and followed Liu Hu to guard Hefei.

Lu Xun stared at the south and said with a faint smile, "Your Highness's next target should be Jiaozhou!"

Liu Jing smiled, "It's windy here, let's go into the cabin and talk!"

Lu Xun followed Liu Jing into the meeting room, the two sat down, a tea boy served them hot tea, Liu Jing took a sip of tea, and then said slowly: "Frankly speaking, I haven't made up my mind about whether to attack Jiaozhou or not. According to my initial thought, Jiaozhou is sparsely populated and the transportation is inconvenient. It is difficult for Liu Bei to become popular in Jiaozhou. I can simply sit him down and let him manage Jiaozhou for me first. But according to the information I got recently, Liu Bei’s The army strength has recovered to 3, which really surprised me. After Liu Bei’s Northern Expedition three years ago, the army suffered heavy losses, less than [-]. Because of the small population in Jiaozhou, it recovered to [-] in just three years. The army, and the people's hearts are stable, and they didn't exhaust their resources like Jiangdong, which puzzled me."

Lu Xun smiled slightly: "I have a clansman named Lu Cheng. He has been living in Jiaozhou. He went back to Wujun to worship his ancestors at the beginning of the year. I had an in-depth conversation with him, and I know a little about the situation in Jiaozhou. If Your Highness doesn't mind my wordy , I would like to have a few more words with His Highness."

"When did Boyan become so humble?" Liu Jing laughed,

Lu Xun also laughed a little embarrassedly, "To be a subordinate, you must have the consciousness of a subordinate. It is already a great honor for Boyan to sit opposite the lord, and you can't be without self-knowledge."

Liu Jing nodded, "Bo Yan, please tell me!"

Lu Xun sorted out his thoughts and said: "The key to the rapid recovery of Jiaozhou's military strength lies in Zhuge Liang's garrison system. In recent years, Zhuge Liang has implemented the garrison system in Jiaozhou, gathering all households to live in high places, and building fort walls. Encircle the village to strengthen the status of the elders. All the men gather together for training during the slack season. Each fort has a chief, and ten forts have military lords. Joint drills are held regularly, and every household has weapons and armor. It's called protecting the homeland, but in fact, the whole people are soldiers."

"Then how to guarantee the food and supplies?" Liu Jing asked again.

"This is Zhuge Liang's brilliance. Every household in Jiaozhou has its own land. In addition, there are castle fields and official fields, which are close to the civilian fields. Usually, the people and the official fields are cultivated together. , Even if you have served corvee, the food in Baotian and Guantian will be turned over to the government, the food in Baotian will be used for military rations during the war, and the food in Guantian will be used for the daily expenses of the government. If you join the Tunpu Allied Forces, your tax will be reduced by half, and at the same time, a high land tax of one for fifteen taxes will be implemented. This will greatly encourage Jiaozhou to join the army or join the Tunpu Allied Forces, and it is reasonable for the Jiaozhou Army to recover quickly. .”

"Isn't this the well field system?"

"The essence is the well field system, but the form is different."

Liu Jing pondered for a moment and asked: "You mean that the Jiaozhou army actually has more than 3 people?"

Lu Xun nodded, "The 10,000 troops are just the official army, and there are [-]+ Tunbao coalition troops. Once the war starts, all the people in Jiaozhou will be soldiers. In addition, the climate in Jiaozhou is hot and the miasma is everywhere. For the Han army, Jiaozhou is not easy to fight!"

Liu Jing couldn't help but fell into deep thought. At this time, Lu Xun slowly said: "Your Highness, although Jiaozhou is difficult to attack, it is not invincible. As long as we attack Jiaozhou's weaknesses, we can greatly weaken Jiaozhou's strength. There are three strategies for humble officials. Jiaozhou defenses can be broken one by one."

Liu Jing was overjoyed, and hurriedly said, "Bo Yan, please tell me!"

"The first strategy is to stop cooking. There is no iron ore in Jiaozhou, and every year they have to buy iron ore from Jiangdong at a high price. At the beginning, many important officials in Jiangdong opposed selling iron ore to Jiaozhou, but Wu Hou still acquiesced in the transaction in order to raise military expenses. Therefore, the most urgent task for His Highness is to cut off the pig iron trade and leather trade with Jiaozhou, all military resources must be prohibited from entering Jiaozhou, and those who dare to smuggle will be severely punished."

Liu Jing nodded, "The Han State has already stopped trade with Jiaozhou, and Jiangdong must also strictly prohibit it. I will first order the Jiangdong counties to strictly investigate, and then formulate laws to implement it after returning."

Lu Xun continued: "The second policy is to draw salary. The population of Jiaozhou is sparsely populated. Because of heavy taxes, many Jiangdong people have fled to Jiaozhou. I heard from my clan brother that Jiangdong people are not used to the climate and soil of Jiaozhou. Your Highness." As long as someone is sent to inform Jiangdong of the light and poor tax, I believe that the Jiangdong people who fled to Jiaozhou will come back one after another, and not everyone likes the Tunbao coalition system, and I believe many Jiaozhou people will leave Tunbao one after another. , Return to Jingzhou or Jiangdong, the population is the foundation of Jiaozhou, as long as the population is weakened, the strength of Jiaozhou will naturally decline."

Liu Jing pondered for a while, "I'm afraid that Jiaozhou will block the return of the population. I don't think Liu Bei will sit idly by."

Lu Xun chuckled, "Of course Liu Bei will stop him, but how can he stop people's hearts? If he goes against the will of the people, it will only cause turmoil in Jiaozhou. Don't worry, Your Highness, as long as your Highness does well in the border counties." Receive appeasement, and people will continue to leave Jiaozhou and return to the north.”

Liu Jing paced slowly in the cabin with his hands behind his back. Although he knew that Lu Xun was right and that this was indeed a way to weaken Jiaozhou, in the long run, he didn't want this to happen. He didn't want the Han people to leave Jiaozhou and return to the north. , This is harmful to the future of Jiaozhou, but if the population of Jiaozhou is not weakened, it will increase the difficulty of the Han army's southern expedition, which really makes it difficult for Liu Jing to make a decision.

"Your Highness, do you think the salary draw policy is inappropriate?" Lu Xun saw Liu Jing's hesitation.

Liu Jing nodded, "When the population flows out, it will be difficult to let them go back."

Lu Xun suddenly understood Liu Jing's intentions, and he felt a little ashamed. He only thought of weakening Jiaozhou, but he forgot the century-old plan. The third strategy may interest His Highness."

Liu Jing turned around and smiled, "Tell me, what's the third strategy?"

At the same time when the main force of the Han army was returning to Jingzhou, a major incident broke out in the city of Yedu. The cause was a gathering of literati in Zhangshui. The result was revealed.

Cao Pi was furious and ordered a strict investigation into the matter. It turned out that the poet who wrote it was Wei Xi, a very famous talent in Peiguo, and had a very good friendship with Chen Lin. Cao Pi ordered him to be imprisoned for strict interrogation. country.

Cao Pi felt that the situation was serious, so he reported it to his father. Cao Cao approved the word "strict investigation to the end". Cao Pi sent Chen Lin to prison for investigation, and sent people to search her mansion. , the remaining six people, including Chen Lin, Wang Jie, Liu Zhen, Ying Yu, Xu Gan, and Ruan Yu, were all involved in this big case. Under the strict trial of cruel officials, more and more officials were involved In this "major case of fornication with the Han Dynasty", the people of Yedu were in panic, and all the officials were in danger.

In the southwest of Yedu City, there is a mansion covering an area of ​​about [-] mu. This is the residence of the former military advisor Zhong Yao. Currently, there are three major military advisors in the Cao army, namely the former military advisor Zhong Yao, the middle army advisor Cheng Yu, and the rear army advisor Liu Ye. They are all counselors trusted by Cao Cao.

Zhong Yao is even more experienced. He has served as the captain of Sili for a long time and managed Guanzhong.

In the battle for the son of Wei, Zhong Yao belonged to the faction that supported Cao Zhi. Together with Sima Lang and Cui Lin, he became Cao Zhi's most powerful supporter in the fight for the son.

Although Zhong Yao is over sixty years old, he is well-preserved, energetic, and healthy like a man in his prime. Although he has many wives and concubines, he can handle them with ease.

Early in the morning, Zhong Yao was practicing swordsmanship in the back garden, when the old butler hurried over to report: "My lord, Third Young Master Cui has something to see!"

Zhong Yao knew that the third son Cui that the housekeeper said should be Cui Xin, the son of Cui Lin, so he came to look for him so early, what happened?He pondered for a while and then said: "Please wait in my study outside, I will come after changing clothes!"

Zhong Yao went back to his room and changed his clothes, but he was thinking about what happened recently. It was no accident that the seven sons of Jian'an were arrested. For this matter.

Cui Lin was demoted to a commoner in the Yang Cui case last time, and was later reassigned as Guo Zicheng, in charge of Wei Guo's education. Did something happen to him again?

Zhong Yao quickly came to the outer study, and as soon as he entered the room, Cui Xin knelt down and cried, "I beg Uncle Shi to save my father's life!"

Zhong Yao quickly helped him up and asked, "Nephew, don't panic, tell me what happened?"

"Report to Uncle Shi, just after dawn, troops surrounded Cui's mansion, put my father under house arrest, and began to search the mansion. I was not in the mansion last night, so I escaped. I heard from the family members who escaped from the mansion that the soldiers searched the mansion. In my father's study room, there are three big boxes of various letters and documents, and he threatened to send my father to prison for a severe trial. Poor father is old, how can he stand such torture, the younger generation is worried about his father's safety, and begged Uncle Shi to save his life."

Zhong Yao was taken aback, and then burst into anger, Cao Pi simply went too far, now it's Cui Lin, wouldn't he be the next one?

He immediately said to Cui Dao: "Nephew, don't worry, I'll go to Tongque Terrace to tell Duke Wei to save your father!"

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