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"The threat that Shijun mentioned earlier refers to the Baiyue clan near the Lujiang River?"

"As for the situation in Yangzhou, I also heard about it when I was in my hometown in Xuzhou. This is indeed a big thorn in the hearts of all Jiangdong prefects."

Frowning and whispering softly, Chen Deng is not a fool, so he quickly thought of the indigenous forces entrenched in the mountains in the east of the river.

Speaking of Baiyue, it was originally the various branches of the ancient Yue people in Yangzhou. They have never submitted to the rule of the tyrant Qin since the previous dynasty. Even the first emperor Yingzheng had no choice but to live on the plains of Yangzhou after he failed to send troops to clear the opponent. He gave up the idea of ​​completely conquering the ancient Yue clan in those mountains.

Hundreds of years have passed, and the descendants of these Yue people have developed into the Baiyue clan in Jiangdong today, and continue to live on the land where their ancestors once lived.

It can be said that the Baiyue power is like a competitor vying for survival resources with the big Han. Not only has it never paid taxes to the Han Dynasty, but it has also come down from time to time to make trouble when the Han Dynasty is weak.

This situation lasted until the later Ming and Qing Dynasties, when the rulers of the dynasty carried out large-scale "reformation of the land and returning to the local people", and then it improved slightly.

Even in the early days of the establishment of the red country, many tribes in the southwestern border still chose not to interfere with the central well, maintaining the most primitive state of existence.

Of course, the most direct meaning of the so-called reform of land and return is to change the "direct administration system of chieftains" to the "system of exile officials". This is a reform of the governing philosophy and methods of minority forces.

But now, even the Yuan Dynasty, which first implemented the chieftain system, has not yet appeared, so it is naturally impossible to talk about the reform of land and return.

In this era, Baiyue is like a poisonous thorn deeply pierced in the flesh to the entire Jiangdong, or to the entire Han Dynasty. Although it does not always threaten the rule of the Han Dynasty like the nomads in the north, it still But all the time, the stability of the Han court's rule made the other party feel a little bit of pain.

Among them, the most difficult and most aggressive one is naturally the Shanyue faction that is entrenched in Danyang and led by the Yueren Zulang.

Just like what I said before, Shanyue originally refers to all the Yue people living in the mountains. This is a unified name for the ethnic minorities in the southeastern border of the Han Dynasty.

Even later, Shanyue has gradually transformed into a bandit alliance dominated by Han bandits, but their leader, Zu Lang, is a real Yueren, and there is even a team of thousands of Yuemen under his command. People's Legion, the character is extremely brave and good at fighting.

As the saying goes, troublemakers come out of poor mountains and bad waters.Under the protection of the mountains in the southeast, Zu Lang relied on this powerful army composed of fellow villagers to defeat Jiangdong, and even took Danyang, a large Jiangdong county, for himself. have.

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"Oh, what Yuanlong said is right. The Baiyue power is just a sharp knife hanging over Lujiang, and it will come down at some point."

On the side, Zhang Yan also explained to Chen Deng and the others with a serious expression.

"Perhaps you don't know it, but in Yangzhou, the Baiyue forces are extremely rampant. Among them, the beam jumper Zulang is entrenched in Danyang County not far to the east, and may launch an attack on Lujiang where we are at anytime and anywhere. "

"Shanyue is no better than the Yellow Turban. We must always be alert to the threat of the other party. We must not wait until the Shanyue bandits have killed the city before thinking about rectifying the soldiers, horses, food and grass. Then it will be too late."

Because Zhang Yan had no way to explain to Chen Deng and others that Sun Ce, who killed a thousand swords, would attack Lujiang in the next few years, let alone predict the existence of Dong Zhuo's chaos. Therefore, after thinking for a while, he simply This scapegoat was directly thrown at the Baiyue clan who had lived in the mountains of Jiangdong for generations.

After hearing this, Chen Deng and the others nodded thoughtfully, obviously understanding what Zhang Yan meant.

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"Indeed, the place where the couch does not allow others to sleep soundly, it is human nature to make you worry about this matter."

"Since this is the case, then I will fully cooperate with the envoy to act, and strive to increase the grain reserves of the entire Lujiang River this year and next."

"After that, even if someone else invades our Lujiang territory, you can still fight with your food reserves in hand, so you can rest easy."

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"Well, it's hard work for everyone."

"As for the matter of people's compassion...you don't need to worry about this."

"I once heard a friend say that people's power does not need to be sympathetic. As long as the ruler can create enough benefits for the people, the people will spontaneously support the decision of the ruler."

"Although these words are a bit too extreme, I think that as long as the people can really feel the benefits from their own efforts, and thus get an actual improvement in their living standards, then in a short period of time, there should be no People disagree with our decision."

"On this point, I plan to wait until this year's autumn harvest to buy surplus grain from all the people at market prices, and at the same time use the harvested grain to support the large-scale absorption of the entire city of Wan, and even the entire four counties of Lujiang. The surrounding population, and the construction of housing, roads and other infrastructure.”

"In this way, even if the grain output in Lujiang increases greatly, the price of grain will not drop too much. By selling grain to the government, the people will naturally get sufficient income to improve their lives."

All of a sudden, he expressed his thoughts in front of everyone. Since the four people at Zhang Yan's banquet today are the county magistrates and prime ministers of the four counties under the jurisdiction of Lujiang River, he can share his future with these people. ideas without hiding them from them.

As for the people present, after hearing the words, they each lowered their heads in contemplation and fell into a little silence.

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"Well... vigorously develop farming, absorb the displaced population through high-yield grain, and carry out large-scale urban construction. During the construction process, consume too much grain that will affect the stability of grain prices in the Lujiang area..."

"at last……"

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"In the end, those people who have worked hard and accumulated a lot of wealth will either buy real estate or improve their lives, and transfer the wealth in their hands back to Mr. Zhang."

Subconsciously murmured to herself, from Zhang Yan's words just now, Mi Fang's mind as a businessman keenly felt something, but at the critical moment, she seemed to be restricted by some kind of restriction, no matter what unclear.

After repeated contemplation, Wang Lang, who was the oldest among the crowd and had served as a local official for the longest time, took the initiative to speak, and only then did he supplement the second half of Mi Fang's words that had not been suppressed before.

"Yes, exactly!"

"If the master's method is followed, the people will have a prosperous life, the construction of the cities in Lujiang will be greatly developed, and the population will also increase... But the master as the prefect did not actually pay anything. This is all done by the people of Lujiang. To create value!"

"This method, this method is wonderful!"

She patted her thigh suddenly, Mi Fang seemed to have finally figured it out, her whole expression became a little excited, and a little eager to try.

"My lord, if this method continues, within three to five years, Lujiang will develop into a large city with a population of over one million under your rule!"

After Mi Fang figured out the joints, she stood up involuntarily, as if she couldn't hold back the excitement in her heart, as if she wanted to go to work immediately.

In front of him, Zhang Yan pursed his lips and smiled lightly, as if he felt a little embarrassed.

"Um, Zifang, this is not as mysterious as you said."

"After all, after all, this is just normal farming, and then by promoting the circulation of wealth, to speed up the development of the city."

"It's not that exaggerated."

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"That's right, as the envoy said, although the idea is excellent, it is far from as simple as you imagined, Zifang."

"Mr. Zhang's method is very clever, but it is not without some loopholes."

While Zhang Yan was explaining in a low voice, Wang Lang on the side seemed to have finally come to his senses, so he got up with Mi Fang, and then explained to the other party.

"Uh... What's the loophole?"

"My lord, is there any loophole in your plan? Why didn't I see it beforehand?"

After hearing what Wang Lang said, Mi Fang was taken aback for a moment, as if she was puzzled by what the other party said, and looked in Zhang Yan's direction suspiciously.

Seeing this, Zhang Yan naturally nodded in embarrassment, and said all the words he hadn't said before in front of everyone.

"Well, there are indeed some loopholes, but it can't be called a loophole, it should be said to be a small flaw."

"It is precisely the existence of this defect that my idea cannot be effectively implemented for a long time. At most three years... no, at most two years. When the autumn harvest is over next year, it is estimated that the development of Lujiang will gradually come to a standstill."

"As for the reason for this stagnation..."

After tidying up his language a bit, Zhang Yan continued to speak to the crowd:

"First of all, desires... People's desires have limits. In other words, in the current Han Dynasty and the current development of our Lujiang River, the desires of ordinary people have certain limits."

"Perhaps in the past two years, through hard work, those ordinary people have transformed themselves from barely enough to eat well, from living in a small and crowded yard to living in a spacious and bright yard, which improves their lives. The process will make them feel happy."

"But once their lives gradually improve... this motivation will quickly decay, and even the fatigue caused by overwork will explode in a more obvious way."

"To give the simplest example, when you can only eat one or two meats a month, you will feel that it is a very happy thing to eat one or two meats every day."

"But once you can eat a catty of meat every day...will you still look forward to a higher level of living expenses?"

"Like...eating ten catties of meat every day?"

"Of course not."

Wei Wei smiled at the crowd, and Zhang Yan patted Mi Fang's shoulder in front of him, apparently deliberately describing the situation well with an example that the other party could empathize with.

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"Before you find your next level of needs, which are spiritual needs, the degree to which your physical needs can be met has reached the limit."

"It's like you, Zifang, when the wealth you have can already meet your needs, will you sacrifice the scarce rest time for more wealth?"

Just staring at each other's pupils, Zhang Yan had a smile on his expression.

"Well, will it?"

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"……Won't."

"I will not work harder for more wealth, because at this time, wealth has no meaning to me."

"At times like this, what can urge me to work harder is my desire to defeat...ah no, it is my determination to defeat my elder brother Mi Zhu and prove that I am stronger than him."

"And this, my lord, is what you said, a higher level of spiritual needs."

Responding to Zhang Yan's words thoughtfully, Mi Fang quickly comprehended something from the other's words, and her eyes gradually became brighter.

Chapter 40 Chen Deng's Worries

"Well, that's exactly what it is."

"Zi Fang, you are really a child who can be taught."

Zhang Yan nodded to Mi Fang in front of him, and then continued to speak with a smile.

"Zifang, you are a scholar, and you are born differently from those ordinary people. Therefore, after your material needs are met, you still have sufficient reasons, or goals, to support you to continue to struggle."

"For example, if you want to prove your ability and prove that you are no worse than your elder brother Mi Zhu, that would be great."

"But for those ordinary people, it is very difficult for them to continue to work hard after their desires are satisfied, like you."

First he praised Mi Fang, then Zhang Yancai changed the subject and told the other party all his thoughts.

"You know, those people are not you, Mi Zifang, they are not even scholars, let alone find any so-called spiritual needs in this chaotic era."

"After one or two years of enthusiasm, when these people gradually live a life with enough food, clothing, and spare money, the speed of Lujiang's development will gradually come to a standstill."

"At this point, we have no way to solve it in a short period of time-unless those people have some other desires or desires after enjoying a rich life."

Staring at Mi Fang in front of him with incomparable certainty, Zhang Yan can be said to have a very clear understanding of people's needs and desire to struggle.

But soon, Mi Fang on the opposite side shook her head, and asked Zhang Yan again:

"Wait a minute, my lord."

"I already understand what you said, and it is indeed very reasonable... But even so, it is a certainty that Lujiang will develop stronger in the next two or three years?"

"Even if it's like what you said, my lord, when the needs of the people are fully met, the development of Lujiang will slow down..."