Competing

Chapter 428

The winter of the first year of King Yue passed like this, the spring breeze first came to the land of Jiangdong, and history came to the second year of King Yue!
This winter, because of the Qi-Chu War and the Chu-Han War in the Central Plains, many people were displaced.

Their homes were destroyed, and it was autumn when the war broke out, so that there was no harvest.That's all, if the war passes as soon as possible, it is completely possible to rebuild their homeland again and start farming and production again.

But the war is still going on, and the common people seem to be helpless as they cannot see the dawn of the end of the war.At this time, they heard that in Jiangdong in the south, Yue State recruited refugees from the north and distributed houses and land for free.They heard that Jiangdong has been completely unified by the king of Yue, and there is no war in the stability. They also heard that the climate in Jiangdong is warm, humid, and the water source is sufficient. The crops can be harvested twice a year, and the people of Yue are very prosperous.

These news somehow spread in the Central Plains, and many desperate people went all the way south with the idea of ​​giving it a try.

Of course, the vassal states where they were located also strictly prohibited them after discovering them. Population is very precious to any country.But how can this pursuit of life be curbed?There are still many people who insist on going south quietly.

Huan Chu was stationed by the river, and when he discovered such a problem, he was a little worried, although he wanted to stop it.However, the troops in his hands are limited, and he has to guard against Yue and Yingbu, so the pressure is not small.Furthermore, even if it is intentional to prevent it, it cannot solve the food problem of so many people who migrated to the south.The Overlord of Chu was busy with the war with Qi and Han, he didn't care about it at all, so he could only turn a blind eye.

After the Xu family was cleaned up, the Yue Kingdom took over many ships, which are now of great use.He often travels between the two sides of the strait to take the people across the river.

In the initial stage, the resettlement of these northern refugees was mainly concentrated in Yuzhang County.These lands are barren and in need of development.It is also the county with the smallest population, so it is much more convenient to do things.

Hongdu City has already reached a considerable scale, and some infrastructure construction has been completed. With the arrival of refugees, the construction of the city has gradually accelerated.The entire Yuzhang County is full of busy scenes.

For this reason, Yue Wang Yinxu made a special trip to Yuzhang County to inspect, accompanied by Gao Yi and Chen Ping.

"Your Majesty, you are very foresighted. Let the army garrison the fields, and now it is just in time!" Chen Ping couldn't help admiring the scene in front of him.

Yin Xu said indifferently: "There is no way. The population of our country is small. Once the population is small, the sources of soldiers and taxes will also be reduced. Although the policy of encouraging births has been implemented, every ten or twenty years, how can we It is effective. If it can attract more people from the north to go south, that would be the best."

Gao Yidao: "From last year's winter to now, there are nearly [-] people who moved south."

Yin Xu sighed: "It's far from enough, but the war has just started, so there won't be too many people. We must try our best to make a good sign on the Jiangdong side and strengthen publicity in the north, so as to attract more people to come. "

Gao Yi said: "Okay, this matter has been handed over to Feiying to carry out it in secret. Since Miss Fan Yilan joined, Feiying's strength has been greatly improved."

After Fan Yilan arrived in Shanyin, she immediately launched a comprehensive support for the Yue Kingdom.

The Fan family has its own stores and contact points in various places, but how to control these people and ensure that they will not have dissent?The Fan family has a set of people on the surface, and another set of people in the dark.Only the Patriarch knows about this team in secret.Fan Wenxuan handed it to Fan Yilan when he was dying, and Fan Yilan used it to help Yin Xu.

The Fan family has stores in almost every major city in the world, so Feiying's contact points have expanded rapidly, and a piece of information has been established on the grasslands in the north, Baiyue in the south, Linzi in the movement, and Xian/yang in the west. network.Apart from spying on information, Feiying's troops also had another important task, which was to spread some news and complete some assassinations or special tasks.

For example, the task of disseminating the news of the division of fields across the country and attracting refugees to the south was naturally carried out by Feiying.

Yin Xu nodded and said: "This is very good. Now that spring has begun, step up the distribution of fields to the people, hurry up to cultivate, and strive for a good harvest of grain this year."

At this time, General Pu Jun of Yuzhang got the news of King Yue's arrival and hurried over.

Pu Jun respectfully said on horseback: "Your Majesty, I didn't see you entering the city, so I thought you would arrive later!"

Yin Xu shook his head and said: "I came early, come to the field to see the people's sentiments, and check how your mission is done by the way."

Pu Jun chuckled: "Welcome Your Majesty to inspect!"

Several people rode on horseback on the field road, and the guards had already been on guard carefully from all sides, for fear of any danger.

Yin Xu asked: "Pu Jun, how is the matter of dividing the land? Is there enough land for farming?"

Yin Xu said: "Basically enough. After the spring plowing, the common people will be mobilized to work together with the common people to ensure the supply in the future."

"The matter of dividing the land and Anmin must be done well, which is related to our reputation. We must not make any mistakes in the process, try our best to maintain fairness, and properly arrange the people who migrated to the south." Yin Xu was very concerned about this, and then said : "In this way, this matter is of great importance, Gao Yi, you are more familiar with government affairs, so you should run here more and let the widow take care of Anmin's affairs!"

"Yes!"

"Also, the population has increased, so the law and order must be maintained. I am worried that these people who migrated to the south are not all refugees, maybe there will be spies from the northern princes."

"I will pay attention to this at the end!" Pu Jun knew the seriousness of this matter, so naturally he dared not ignore it.

"After the spring plowing is done, we can consider recruiting a moderate amount of troops while farming. Those who are willing to join the army will receive half the tax and [-] acres of land at home..."

In this war-torn era, after all, soldiers are the most important thing.

After Yin Xu explained, Gao Yi and Pu Jun remembered each one in their hearts.Chen Ping put forward his own suggestions on some specific matters.All in all, the subdivision and development of Yue Kingdom are in full swing.

"By the way, what happened to Hongdu City?" Yin Xu immediately asked about the city he named himself.

Pu Jun said: "It already looks like it, why don't you go and see it, Your Majesty!"

Yin Xu nodded, pulled the rein of the horse, and said with a smile: "Go, go and have a look!"

……

In the second year of King Yue, the situation in the north also quietly changed.

Since the battle between Chu and Han with Pengcheng, the Chu army has launched a counterattack against the Han army, and the two armies have often fought in the Central Plains.

Liu Bang, the king of Han, retreated to Xingyang and became horns with Cheng Gao. He also captured Ao Cang and obtained food and grass supplies.In addition, Xiao He exhausted all his troops in Guanzhong, so he temporarily stabilized the situation and formed a confrontation with Chu State.

After surviving the most difficult winter, when the spring breeze came, Hanwang Liu Bang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

What made him even happier was that Mr. Fan San, Fan Wenke had finally returned.

He hadn't seen Fan Wenke return for a long time, Liu Bang thought he would never come back again, but he didn't expect to see this rich man again after several months.

"How is Mr. Fan's journey? Is it all going well?" Liu Bang asked with concern, looking very friendly, but in fact it may not be to Fan Wenke, but to the money in his pocket.

Fan Wenke sighed: "Alas, the family is unfortunate, and something happened, so I came back and finished. I hope the King of Han will forgive me!"

"What happened?"

Only then did Fan Wenke tell the story, and of course it has been replaced with a revised version...

"King of Han, I didn't expect Yin Xu to be despicable, and my niece was deceived by Yin Xu and killed her father and brother. We escaped with great difficulty. Although we took most of the family property, we will wait Come to Han. But there is still a small part that was obtained by Yin Xu, as for my niece, she was also kidnapped by Yin Xusu, and she has no face to serve the King of Han..."

Liu Bang felt a little uncomfortable when he heard that Yin Xu was involved in this matter.He didn't care what happened inside the Fan family. What he worried about was whether Yin Xu would make a fuss about it and whether it would cause any harm to him.As for Fan Yilan, it's really a pity that such a beautiful woman fell into the hands of Yin Xu, what a pity...

Although I am angry in my heart, I can't turn my face with Yin Xu yet, and there are still many times when I need to find him, so I can only swallow my anger for some things.

……

After setting up Fan Wenke, Han Wang Liu Bang summoned his courtiers to come to discuss matters. The new year is coming, and the situation is also changing, and the next response needs to be dealt with as soon as possible.

"I heard that Qi's army is retreating steadily over Qi's side, and the victory of Chu's victory seems not far away. If Chu's army wins, Xiang Yu's soldiers may aim at us, so there must be a countermeasure, please You guys are resourceful, come up with a solution as soon as possible.”

Zhang Liangdao: "Once Qi is defeated, we will have to face the attack of the Chu army alone. The pressure is not small!"

"King of Han, I think what we need most now are allies!" Regarding the strategy of forming an alliance, Han Xin mentioned it very early.

Liu Bang nodded and signaled Han Xin to continue.

Han Xin continued: "Qi's defeat is almost inevitable, and one of our de facto allies is about to die. If we fight against Chu alone, the situation will be very unfavorable. As I said before, we need allies very much now. I think the current There are two people who need to be drawn in. One is Peng Yue, and the other is Jiujiang Wang Yingbu."

"It is very unlikely that Yue will cross the river north in the short term, so we can only try to provoke the relationship between Jiujiang and Chu, and win Yingbo. At least we should create another enemy for Xiang Yu, and it is best to let him have more Create a battle line. There is also Peng Yue, once the Chu army attacks us, Peng Yue can attack and harass the Chu army from the rear, making Xiang Yu restless..."

"What Marshal Han said is, put it into practice as soon as possible!"

Han Xin nodded in agreement, the corners of his mouth moved slightly, hesitant to speak.After hesitating for a moment, he still swallowed the words on his lips, maybe now is not the time.

(End of this chapter)