"How much interest does it take to pay back the money after this?" Have the mind’s eye, then asked to Li Zheng.
Li Zheng’s face suddenly collapsed. "Will you settle accounts? General, send a notice to see for yourself! Hum, you Xu San will be greedy for cheap! "
When he said this, everyone burst into laughter, and the original miserable atmosphere was dispersed by this smile.
The disaster in the city is not serious, but some houses have collapsed and some floating property has been lost. But what should farmers who depend on the weather do? The autumn harvest will be in another month. What will you eat after the flood?
These days, Liu cong has been considering the resettlement of the victims besides being busy asking the court to seal the meritorious soldiers to appease the aristocratic families in Jiaozhou.
Jingzhou is quite thick at the end, but it can’t hold on to Liu Cong’s crusade to the west to beg for soldiers everywhere. The main reason is that when Liu Biao governed Jingzhou, he pursued a policy of giving little to the government and people, but the wealth of the people was not strong. In the end, all the aristocratic families suffered a lot from this flood, but they were really well-founded, even if all the fields were not harvested, they would be able to support them for three to five years.
Even so, Liu cong did not intend to ban the restoration of the private military system of various aristocratic families. Although the heavy burden of resettlement of victims can be passed on to the heads of aristocratic families in the short term, it will be a great hidden danger to political stability in the long run.
After much deliberation, Liu cong decided to recruit soldiers.
At present, the total strength of Jingzhou Army is nearly 100,000 people. If we add more than 50,000 troops from Jiangdong 3rd Battalion, it has reached as high as 150,000. The soldiers in counties and counties in Jiaozhou have not been counted, because most of them are privately owned by generals, and strictly speaking, they do not belong to Jingzhou Army.
Among the 100,000 troops in Jingzhou, there are more than 10,000 wasteland soldiers, more than 20,000 soldiers stationed in various counties and counties, that is, more than 60,000 local troops, all of whom are idle in producing elite soldiers. It is not difficult for Jingzhou to be rich and support these 60,000 troops.
However, Jingzhou army will have such high combat power? To put it bluntly, it’s not just that Liu Congqian piled up. Xu Shu once calculated that the materials used to build a thunderbolt car were worth 400,000 to 500,000 yuan, and it was an astronomical figure to buy excellent war horses and expensive armor from them for swords, spears and halberds.
"No matter these victims line not line? Let it die and find a way out? " Liu Cong said to Xu Shu, "We can retire while recruiting soldiers. As the saying goes, some old soldiers have been old or injured in recent years, and there must be people who have quit. Let’s stop them?"
Xu Shu is not opposed to resettling the victims. What he is worried about is that if the number of troops is too large, it will become a heavy burden for Jingzhou. In the original strategy, it is necessary to recuperate and accumulate strength for the next two years.
But now listen to Liu Cong said that he did have some conation. Although he didn’t know about retiring, he wanted to let those who were old and weak or didn’t want to stay in the army leave the army. In this way, a lot of money could be freed, even if the short-term may cause the consequences of Jingzhou army’s combat power decline, but relatively speaking, it is also a good way to solve the resettlement of victims.
Today, Du Xi, who is in charge of farming, was seated. After listening to what Liu Cong said, he nodded, "It’s better to leave the military and soldiers in wasteland so that their livelihood can be guaranteed. I don’t want to complain about it, but the general should also consider the number of local people and strong people when recruiting soldiers, otherwise it will be bad to delay farming in the coming year if they all join the army."
Liu Cong said, "This is really necessary to pay attention to this matter. Yuan Zhi will preside over the military ministries and Xuanzheng Lang will be responsible for the specific matter."
After the recruitment is decided, Liu cong still has to find food for the retired soldiers. Although the actual food in Jingzhou has not been embarrassed, we can’t just stand by and watch me busy when we encounter difficulties, can we?
Master is in trouble. You can’t be embarrassed. Don’t you have to ask for a loan?
In this respect, no one can compare with Jia Xu, who first donated a three-month salary, a batch of food which is not much but of great significance, followed by Wang Can and others, and then a vigorous but actually low-key donation campaign was held in Jingzhou.
There are even retired foot soldiers who handed over the number of "placements" to Xuan Zhenglang. He said, "Although we are not in the army, the generals are always our generals!" Of course, Xuanzheng Langs flatly refused to accept it. However, the influence and effect of such "typical figures" after their vivid appearance in the military newspaper in Mi Heng was very great.
This troubled time is the greatest sorrow of the ruler. Liu Cong knows very well that he must win all resources, manpower and material resources to realize his ideal in this troubled time. How can he be just a hollow reputation if he tries his best?
Since bretz took over Jingzhou, the means used by Jingzhou aristocratic families have been mostly mild. Even if he took over the private army, it was a precaution. He wanted to tie Jingzhou aristocratic families and himself into a rope through the way of interest bundling. The fact that this goal has been achieved through conquering Jiangdong does not mean that bretz can rest easy from now on.
Liu Cong is not worried about the emergence of Sima Yi, but needs that he doesn’t want to be bound by his own way forward, but he is bound to be naturally disgusted by aristocratic families and be able to oppose their power to limit their influence to the maximum extent. Liu Cong has always considered that after all, not everyone is as good at preserving his health as Jia Xu. The last thing Liu Cong wants to see is that one day he once made a hero an enemy.
☆, Chapter V The sword is drawn with a sharp edge.
With the gradual implementation of a series of disaster relief measures in the middle of the month, the victims displaced by the flood have returned to their homes, and they have been recruited to join the army. Not only can they have enough food at home, but the retired soldiers can also benefit from it. Du Xi has arranged to form several wasteland camps to prepare for the wasteland, and their livelihood is naturally taken care of by the wasteland camps before the autumn harvest.
Such a big flood did not cause the refugees to gather. Although there are proper reasons for the disaster relief measures, the most important thing is that Liu Cong has set up a high expectation in the eyes of Jingzhou people by pingjiangdong and destroying Zhangjin. It is no exaggeration to say that many people feared Liu Cong before the flood, but after the flood, they became gods.
After all, whoever gives food these days is the sky above his head. Of course, being ordinary people, they don’t care where the food that is eaten in their mouths comes from.
Jingzhou suffered from floods in Jiangdong, but Zhang Zhao and others were obviously also terrible refugees. Before reaching the disaster relief order, Liu Cong took the initiative to provide disaster relief, and Jiangdong aristocratic families also took over many refugees as tenants, but in any case, they kept the peace and stability in Jiangdong area less.
Liu Cong didn’t break into a furious rage about these petty actions secretly. He severely reprimanded them by raising taxes in Jiangdong area, but Liu Cong also knew that extra taxes might not be collected. But that’s how he wanted to show his attitude that you officials didn’t do their duty once, but could you do it twice or three times? Is it necessary to change people? You can recommend anyone, of course. I don’t agree. I also have a favorite. Who should I be?
It’s not a conspiracy, it’s an open plan. Liu cong, the master of life, must be so open and aboveboard, otherwise he will fall by.
Although Liu Cong knows very well that he must rely on the support of aristocratic families to fight for the sky, he should not be too weak for these aristocratic families. When he strikes, he must be severely cracked down. When he appeases, he will naturally be very accommodating and take appropriate compromises. This kind of struggle and compromise is a goal!
If a noble family wants to develop, it will inevitably get their hands on the benefits to ensure the family’s inheritance. Liu Cong is willing to share some benefits, such as governing the place, such as educating the people, but some benefits must be firmly grasped by Liu Cong, such as the military, such as criminal law, such as financial reality. Liu Cong has not completely given up, but his performance is relatively hidden at present
Relief for the victims, post-disaster reconstruction and other specific matters are naturally presided over by officials at all levels, and Xu Shu presided over the retirement and recruitment of soldiers. It is also a good thing for the generals of various ministries to be responsible for the orderly conduct.
Although after several wars, most of the veteran soldiers in Jingzhou are experienced, compared with the great guys in their early twenties, many injured veterans immediately germinated the idea of retirement after the retirement order was issued. They almost rushed to Xuanzheng Lang to ask for retirement. They have been mixed up in the army for several years and have not yet got an official position. There must be some reasons for this. Let’s be an ordinary people or go to the wasteland camp to farm. I heard that it is also a good way out, which is much more practical than licking blood with this blade.
Others have heard that all soldiers in the wasteland camp will be solved by the local government if they have never been married. What’s wrong with having a wife and children to farm and eat?
And the generals of various ministries also personally select the soldiers who should be recruited into the army, which makes them very happy. Who doesn’t want to lead an invincible elite army by himself? Therefore, this has almost become their retention system. No matter how busy they are recruiting every year, they will personally choose some of them who will become generals. Of course, when they first entered the military camp, they were still ignorant.
One day at the end of the month, Liu Cong finally waited for Zhuge Liang to return to Xiangyang from Badong County.
It was finally because Zhuge Liang wrote a letter a month ago saying that he would return to Jingzhou, but apparently he didn’t return to Xiangyang until now because of the delay.
Compared with last year, Zhuge Liang was like a drawn sword, dazzling and sharp-edged. Even before Liu Cong, he didn’t deliberately hide that Yizhou was far from proving his ability for Zhuge Liang. According to Zhuge Liang’s idea, sending troops to Yizhou to help Liu Zhang counter-insurgency did not achieve his expected effect, but who would have thought that the aspirant Zhao Yi was so untroubled?
However, Zhuge Liang benefited a lot from the process of leading troops this year, and he didn’t get less when Yizhou counterattacked. He has mastered a lot of information about the situation of Yizhou Department, which will definitely play a great role in the future.
"So Yizhou’s biggest problem at present is still the department?" After listening to Zhuge Liang’s analysis, Liu Cong was slightly surprised and asked him that he wanted to come to Yizhou now, and he should face the threat of Zhang Lu in Hanzhong.
Zhuge Liang said for a moment, "Although the Zhao’s rebellion has been put down, the people in Shu are not attached to it, and because of the war, Zhao’s resentment against Dongzhou soldiers is even worse. Although Zhao’s death, especially Liu Zhang, is trying to restrain Dongzhou soldiers and can’t accept the chaos of the big family, it will come back sooner or later!"
For his judgment, Liu Cong didn’t frown. Think for a moment. History seems to be the chaos in Yizhou before Liu Bei entered Sichuan. Is this it? However, it is hard to say that this variable will definitely affect many aspects, but what kind of results and changes will be caused by this influence? Liu Cong is not sure at the moment.
At present, it seems that it is urgent to give up things. Liu Cong took back his thoughts and looked at Zhuge Liang. He said, "Last year, he conquered Jiangdong and pacified Jiaozhou this year. Even Jingzhou’s family is now a little stretched. After the flood, money and food are needed everywhere. This is from our side. From the profit side, Dongzhou soldiers will inevitably become more arrogant after the chaos is pacified. Can we move according to the situation when widespread indignation and discontent occur?" Zhuge Liang thought so, too. He thought for a moment and said, "It’s good that our army is stationed in Wuxian county, so we can’t give up." It seems not good to help others counter-insurgency and occupy others’ territory.
☆, Chapter 6 Smile and ask Zhuge about the wedding play.
Although there is no dissatisfaction with the incident of stationing troops in Wuxian County in Liu Zhang, after all, it is bound to be criticized if it is unreasonable. If it causes Liu Zhang to be alert, it seems that some losses outweigh the gains. Even Liu Zhang, don’t his ministries see it or don’t make suggestions to Liu Zhang?
However, the importance of Wuxian county is beyond doubt. If Jingzhou army wants to enter Sichuan on a large scale, except for the waterway, the land roads are all mountain trails, which are unfavorable for the army to pass, and the barrier is extremely steep, which is not suitable for large-scale troops.
If you control Wuxian, you will be able to rely on Wuxian because Badong County was controlled by Zhao Wei. After his death, there were still small rebels in all parts of the county, which gave Jingzhou soldiers an excuse. Zhuge Liang pointed out that Zhang Xiu did not try to destroy the remaining rebels, but it was not the way to delay it.
"The former Kong Xin once said that Zhang seems to have a lot of complaints about our army’s counter-insurgency in Shu?" Liu Cong frowned at what Zhuge Liang had written in his letter and asked, "Didn’t General Jianzhong meet?"
Zhuge Liang also said that he was somewhat naive. "I was afraid that Zhang had been wary of our army. When our army entered Yizhou, he was still Zitong and Zhao Wei died. He also led the troops into Jiangyang, but General Jianzhong had seen it. That is, when we met, he seemed suspicious of General Jianzhong’s various temptations, so he led his troops back to Badong."
Liu cong smiled at what "fear"? Not just worried about Zhang Xiu’s character being set out to speak.
It seems that it is too wishful thinking to think before. After all, Zhang Zhang Xiu was different. At that time, Zhang Xiu took the road to go to the camp by himself as a disciple. It was said that after he went through the war in Wancheng, he had a friendship of life and death, and Zhang is now a captain in Yizhou army. Naturally, Master Liu Zhang will have a good impression on the Jingzhou army in Yizhou.
"Since he didn’t want to see our army gain a foothold in Yizhou, he removed Zhang Yizhou. Who else opposed our army stationed in Wuxian?" Liu Conglve asked Zhuge Liang a thought.
Zhuge Liang replied, "Although no one said it, according to Liang’s knowledge, Huang, General Pang Xi and Li Yi are all dissatisfied with this."
"These people have a great influence on Liu Zhang, but they are not all opponents for our army to stay in Wuxian, are they?" Bretz remembered Zhang Song and asked Zhuge Liang.
After the establishment of Yizhou Infiltration Special Guard Camp, it has been carried out secretly, but before that, it focused on the geography of mountains and rivers, and the number of troops stationed in Yizhou officials was known in many ways. However, due to the limited manpower, few achievements were made. This time Zhuge Liang and Zhang Xiu led the troops into Sichuan to help the state army counter-insurgency special guard camp on roads and passes, but intelligence was sent to the field. But where is it convenient for Yizhou generals and officials to get along with Zhuge Liang and Zhang Xiu?
Zhuge Liang nodded. "Naturally, there are also Yizhou officials who support our army. Apart from Zhang Song and Zhang Qiao, most of them are Jiangzhou and Badong officials. They have never colluded with Zhao Wei. It is a pleasure for our army to be stationed in Wuxian."
The current situation is not suitable for rushing against the generals and officials of Yizhou Department, otherwise it will easily have the opposite effect. It is good to know that the attitude of the other party exerts a subtle influence. After all, Liu Cong has not yet shown his intention to seek Yizhou
This time, Zhuge Liang and Zhang Xiu sent troops to help quell the rebellion. When they entered Sichuan, there were only 3,000 people, but they were not replenished from Yizhou for more than half a year. Now they have developed into a scale of six or seven thousand people. Among them, there are both the remnants of the original Zhao Wei and the Dongzhou soldiers who were scattered before. In addition to the three auxiliary places, most of the Dongzhou soldiers are Nanyang people. These people simply joined the Jingzhou army after being gathered.
Zhuge Liang said in detail in his letter that Liu Cong didn’t mind. After all, after the expansion of Jingzhou’s military system, the army still took orders from itself, but it also shows that Zhuge Liang was cautious and mature at a young age.
But no matter how steady he is, he is still an unmarried young man. Thought of here, Liu Cong Gherardini looked at Zhuge Liang and said, "Kong has turned 20 this year and has become a family. I don’t know if there has ever been a matchmaker visiting? Or does Kong already have the right person? "
Rao is Zhuge Liang’s resourcefulness, listening to bretz suddenly asking about this matter, or staring at bretz’s heart with wide eyes in astonishment. How did the general suddenly remember this? Murphy …
Before he could figure out Liu cong’s intention, he listened to Liu cong and then said, "I have a cousin who has been intelligent and virtuous since childhood. Can Kong Liang match the unknown Kong Yiru?" Zhuge Liang led his troops to Yizhou for his own reasons, fearing that history has changed beyond recognition. Will Zhuge Liang still marry Huang Yueying? To tell the truth, he hopes Zhuge Liang will still marry Huang Yueying, but this has nothing to do with the so-called historical complex.
Zhuge Liang was born in a big family. Although it seems that the family has declined, it is very helpful for him to get married and support from Jingzhou family. Liu Cong took the initiative to do this. Anyway, he is a matchmaker.
Unexpectedly, Zhuge Liang looked strangely and looked at Liu Cong’s eyes and whispered, "It’s bright to go back to Jingzhou this time."
"oh? Has it been settled? I wonder whose daughter it is? " Bretz was surprised not to see this in Zhuge Liang’s letter.
Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "Huang Laozhang, a famous man in the south, is fond of friends such as Pang Degong and Mr. Shuijing …"
"Ha ha!" "Don’t you know that’s Uncle Cong? My cousin is my uncle’s daughter! "
It’s Zhuge Liang’s turn to be surprised to see bretz smile and sing songs. Looking at himself, he couldn’t help but laugh at himself. "I didn’t know if I should refuse the general’s heart. If the general is not the same person, I’m afraid I can thank the general for his kindness and then decline."
"It’s not difficult anymore, is it?" Bretz looked at Zhuge Liang in a narrow way, but after just a thought, he quickly said seriously, "Marriage events cannot be ignored naturally. There must be a temporary marriage in Wuxian County."
Zhuge Liang is so going to listen to Liu cong’s words, and his heart is secretly relieved. He wants to stay in Jingzhou for a while, not just to get married.
Jingzhou is developing too fast now, so in less than a year, Zhuge Liang took Jiangdong Yuan. When it takes about two years, who knew that Sun was defeated and died so soon? To tell the truth, Zhuge Liang is still quite sorry that he failed to participate in the Jiangdong War, but it was his own initiative to lead a partial division into Yizhou. Although it seems that it has not achieved the expected results before, who can say that it will benefit the future?
Because Jiangdong and Jiaozhou have been pacified, Liu Cong’s strength has risen sharply. The soldiers and officials who sent troops in these two times have also received their own rewards. The whole Jingzhou department has changed a lot. Zhuge Liang is not jealous of those soldiers and officials who have been rewarded for their merits, but he feels that if he is still profitable, he will be afraid that the gap between many people will get bigger and bigger. Because Liu Cong has to prepare for Yizhou less, it is not a good thing to stay away from the central government for one or two years.
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