Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 634 Ten Years
Wang Zheng and the group continued to move forward.

There are wheat fields on both sides of the road. After walking for about seven or eight miles, a village appeared in front of him. Wang Zheng immediately looked in the distance and saw two big trees at the head of the village. It was already March, and the leaves were very lush, looking lush.

"This village looks familiar." Wang Zheng looked at it for a while, then looked around and asked, "Did we also come here when we went to the countryside last year?"

"My lord's words are good."

Guo Jia looked at it for a while, then nodded: "The time Taishou Lu accompanied him on a trip, he said that he was ordered by the general to make a household registration statistics for each county. This village is called Panjia Village, and there were thousands of households. When we came, there were only three hundred or so left, and most of them were old, weak, women and children."

Wang Zheng sighed: "There are endless wars, and the common people are being robbed. Speaking of Jiangdong's poor livelihood, it is all caused by the disputes between the general and Sun Ce and Yuan Shu."

"The decline of the people's livelihood is certainly related to Sun Ce Yuan Shu and other rebellious officials and thieves, but it has nothing to do with the lord." Guo Jia said: "My lord raised the righteous army and defeated the innocent. Our army went south to kill the gangsters and save the people. There was a little bit in the process. Turmoil is inevitable."

"Master Xingyi, Fa Wudao?"

Wang Zheng couldn't help laughing, and shook his head: "For the people of Jiangdong, it's hard to say whether Yuan Shu is an innocent king or not, but it's fine. If his king is evil, what's wrong with his people? It's true."

This sentence comes from Qin Mugong, one of the Five Hegemons in the Spring and Autumn Period.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the state of Jin experienced the famous "Li Ji Rebellion". The son Shen Sheng was killed and Chong Er was forced to flee.In fact, not only Chong'er, but also another son of Jin Xiangong, "Ji Yiwu", fled at that time.Ji Yiwu fled to Liangdi and asked Qin Mugong to help him return to the country to succeed him.He promised that if he could help him return home smoothly, he would give Qin the five cities in Hexi as a reward.Later, Qin Mugong really helped Ji Yiwu return to the country to succeed him. This is the "Jin Huigong" in history.

After Jin Huigong succeeded to the throne, he didn't want to fulfill his promise to cede the land at all.Together with his ministers, he repudiated the Qin envoy who came to ask for the place, saying: "At that time, I had not succeeded to the throne, and the decision I made had no legal effect." The envoy had no choice but to return to Qin State by cursing.

Soon after, there was a great famine in the state of Jin. There was no grain harvest, and countless people starved to death.Duke Hui of Jin had no choice but to borrow grain from Qin.But he was also worried that he would not keep his word about the land cession, and Qin Mugong would not lend him food.A minister came up with an idea and said: "You can explain to Qin Mugong. It's not that you don't want to borrow, it's just that the delivery is postponed. If Qin Mugong doesn't borrow, it means he is wrong."

Jin Huigong agreed, and wrote to Qin Mugong to ask for a loan.

After receiving the letter, Qin Mugong discussed with the ministers whether to lend grain to the state of Jin.Most of the ministers were against it, and some even suggested: "The famine in the state of Jin is just God's punishment for the disbelief of Duke Hui of Jin's words. become."

This is also the reaction of a normal person, but he did not expect Qin Mugong to say a very touching sentence at this time, that is: If the king is evil, what is the crime of the people?

It is true that Duke Hui of Jin broke his promise, and he was indeed at fault, and he is sorry for me, but what is the fault of the people of Jin?Why should I punish innocent people for Jin Huigong's fault?So I decided to lend grain to Jin.

As soon as this remark came out, all the ministers were amazed and no longer objected, so countless cars and boats piled up with grain crossed thousands of miles of water and land, and headed for the capital of Jin State in an endless stream. Full of the deep friendship of the Qin people, and also full of the pattern and courage of Qin Mugong, this is the famous boating battle in the history of the Celestial Dynasty.

Guo Jia was silent for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "My lord has such a heart, I admire you very much, replacing Yuan Shu as the lord of Jiangdong, in the long run, it will be the blessing of the people, the luck of the common people. In my opinion, the lord is wise and powerful. The posture is not inferior to Guangwu, and within 15 years at most, it will surely make the heroes bow their heads and the world will return to peace."

It took exactly 15 years for Liu Xiu to rule the world. This achievement is considered to be in the middle of the thousand-year history of the Chinese dynasty, but Wang Zheng still shook his head: "15 years? It's too long!"

"The lord thinks?"

Wang Zheng smiled slightly, looked far away, looked at the villages in the distance, looked at the mountains and rivers in the distance, and suddenly murmured in a low voice: "Don't you see the bones cover the fields like snow, and the tall trees are sad and the wind is rustling. Once a hero With the sword drawn, it will be another ten years of calamity for the common people."

"Once a hero draws his sword, it will be another ten years of calamity for the common people"

Although it was the first time I heard this poem, a well-educated person like Guo Jia immediately understood the meaning: a hero draws his sword, it is either success or failure, but regardless of success or failure, the ten-year catastrophe of the common people cannot be escaped.

But no matter what the original meaning of the poem is, it also depends on who the chanter is and when it is chanted. Poems are based on aspirations, so at this time it has another meaning.

As a hero, he naturally has the responsibility to make the common people suffer less disasters, so the ambition in Wang Zheng's heart is that if the one who draws the sword is a hero, then at most ten years, he will rule the world!
Guo Jia thought to himself, Wang Zheng rose up in the fourth year of Chuping, and now it is the second year of Jian'an, five years have passed.

In five years, he jumped from a senior to a prince, and even ruled the land of nine counties. This achievement is naturally very remarkable, and it is for this reason that even though he came from a humble background and was once a yellow scarf bandit, he was still regarded as a vassal. People all over the world regard him as one of the most powerful contenders in the Central Plains.

Although there was a semi-forced reason for accepting Wangzheng as the master at the beginning, Guo Jia is now very grateful for his choice at the beginning, because in his opinion, that "one" can now be removed.

What kind of thing is Yuan Shao, how can he be compared with my lord?
But confidence is confidence. If you want to rule the world in ten years, it means that the next king will wipe out all the other princes in five years, which is a bit difficult.

The difficulty is still the second, and the most feared thing is to act too hastily, which will ruin the good situation!

Just as Guo Jia was about to speak, he saw Wang Zheng whip his horse, and while urging the horse to go fast, he looked around and smiled and said: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. If we can't manage Jiangdong well, it is useless to win the world. Let's go, let's go." Let’s take a look at Pan’s Village.”

"promise!"

Dozens of riders galloped like lightning, and arrived at the entrance of the village in a blink of an eye.

Wang Zheng didn't rush into the village, so he stopped under the two big trees, reined in his horse, and went into the village to observe the changes.

Compared to last year, the village was deserted, the roads were overgrown with weeds, and many village houses had collapsed. This time, before I saw anyone, I heard a few roosters crowing.Wang Zheng looked around and saw that the dirt road in the village was much smoother, with human footprints and ruts everywhere, and the weeds were gone.

Looking inside, the houses are neat and tidy. At a glance, the houses that collapsed before have either been cleaned up, or new earthen houses have been rebuilt on the original foundation.What's more, I saw from a distance that there were three or two chickens and ducks at the turn of the dirt road. I don't know whose house they ran out of, and they were shaking and shaking on the ground for food.The rooster crowing heard just now was probably made by them.

Not bad.

Wang Zheng was quite satisfied, and nodded secretly. Although the scene in front of him was still a bit deserted, it was far less prosperous than the villages and counties in Xiapi, Xuzhou, but it was not much better than when his family first came here, at least not desolate and desolate. It means that the village is gradually recovering its vitality.

You can know autumn by seeing a leaf. This is true for a village, let alone other counties. Wang Zheng turned to Guo Jia and said, "Great kindness, Zhang Zhao and Lu Ji are talented in internal affairs."

"Of course they have meritorious service, but the first contribution is still with Ah Zheng."

Guo Jia hadn't spoken yet, but Wu Sheng on the side smiled and said, "If you hadn't made the best use of everything and people, no matter how talented Zhang Zhaolu Ji is, they would be useless."

Because along the way, seeing that all the places on the way are recovering well, Wang Zheng is also in a good mood right now, he picked up his finger and pointed at Wu Sheng twice, and said jokingly: "Your flattering skills are also impressive for three days. Wait, let you learn a few more new words, I'm afraid you won't be able to take it anymore." While laughing loudly, he got off his horse.

Wu Sheng laughed twice, dismounted hurriedly, lifted his robe, and ran to catch up with small steps, followed closely behind Wang Zheng with Guo Jia, one left and one right, and walked into the village together. Divide into two groups, one group guards the entrance of the village and takes care of the war horses.The others also all dismounted, or walked forward, or behind, or on both sides, following the guards.

March is the busy time of farming, even though it is late, so there are not many people in the village, Wang Zheng looked left and right, and saw that the yards on both sides of the dirt road were empty, but through the fence surrounding the yard, he could see that there were many houses. Some vegetable beds have been cultivated in the yard, and two or three households have even raised livestock such as pigs and sheep, and they can't help being more and more happy.

"My lord, when we came last year, even the house collapsed."

Guo Jia on the side was also amazed: "It's only been a few months now, not only the houses are tidy, but every family has cultivated vegetable beds. Not only that, there are even chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep. Food is the most important thing for the people. We The people of the Han Dynasty are simple and honest, and have always been hardworking. It is a custom to cultivate vegetable beds and raise some livestock in the courtyard, but these vegetable seeds and pig-like cubs must have been dispatched from Xuzhou. What a big deal."

In troubled times, vegetable seeds and cubs are the most precious supplies just like rice grains. No one would think too much of them. Even if the two states are ruled by Wang Zheng, if he had not been too prestige, this matter would not be too much. It is very easy, and it is more likely to cause public resentment.

Take Yuan Shao in the north as an example, now there are Youzhou and Jizhou, but if he wants to order the people of Youzhou to support Jizhou with salt for free, I am afraid it may not be very smooth.

Wang Zheng laughed it off and had no excuses. Instead, he followed Guo Jia's words and said, "Rapeseeds, chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep have all been distributed. I don't know how the farmers are distributed?"

"The minister was also involved in this matter, and knows a thing or two."

Guo Jiadao: "After Mr. Zhang took office, he ordered Xuzhou to transport farm cattle to Shouchun. There are more than [-] cattle in total, which will be divided into three batches. The first batch will be about [-]. According to different regions, half of them will be distributed to Jiujiang. [-]% will be given to Lujiang, and the other [-]% will be transferred to Wu County, Danyang and other places.”

"The more than 1000 farming cattle in Jiujiang will be distributed according to the number of land and young adults in each county and village, and the fertility of the land in each county and village. Those with more land will get more points, those with fewer people will get more points, and those with fertile land will get more points. There are not many young adults in Panjia Village, but it is a village on the edge of Shouchun after all, the land is fertile, and it is reasonable to divide it into about ten heads."

Wang Zheng nodded slightly when he heard the words: "Although more than ten cows are not many, as long as they can be controlled uniformly, even though there are few young men in Panjia Village, they are enough for use!"

Everyone walked along the dirt road for a while, maybe they were startled by the sound of people walking, and suddenly there was a sound of opening a door in a small courtyard by the side of the road.

Wang Zheng followed the prestige, and saw a small head with braids sticking out of the door first, and just glanced at them, then immediately shrank away, and then there was a rush of footsteps, presumably he saw A group of unfamiliar faces ran home in fright.

"Oh, it's a little girl."

Wang Zheng has such good eyesight, he has already seen clearly that it is a little girl about four or five years old, so he said to everyone: "I have been in the village for so long, I just saw such a person, go and have a look."

Everyone nodded and hurriedly followed, but Wang Zheng suddenly stopped, looked back, then pointed to Wu Sheng and the other guards and said, "Ah Sheng, don't go with you guys, just me Let's go with Fengxiao."

"Ah?" Wu Sheng was startled: "Why?"

Also ask why?

Wang Zheng glanced at him lightly and snorted softly, "I'm afraid you guys will scare that kid."

No longer paying attention to Wu Sheng who had a resentful face, the two of them moved forward all the way. After walking a few steps, they saw the little girl poking her head out of the courtyard again. On Wang Zheng's body, a pair of big black and bright eyes couldn't be moved away.

High charm is different!

Wang Zheng was secretly delighted, and he lit up his "persuasion" talent while the iron was hot, and when he got closer, he said softly with a smile on his face, "Hello, little girl."

Unexpectedly, the charm failed this time, the little girl just looked at him with teary eyes until the smile on Wang Zheng's face became stiff, and she still didn't say a word.

"Forehead"

Now Wang Zheng was embarrassed, and when he didn't know how to deal with it, Guo Jia who was at the side smiled slightly and said, "My lord, you should have brought some dry food for this trip, right?"

"Correct!"

Wang Zheng's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood. He waved his hand towards the distance, and at the same time issued an order through the system. Not long after, a soldier trotted over and handed him a cloth bag.

Wang Zheng took the bag, took out a piece of pancake, and waved it to the little girl, "Want to eat?"

After staring at the pancake for a while, the little girl nodded timidly, and hummed slightly.

Finally he spoke.

Wang Zheng and Guo Jia looked at each other and smiled, put the pancake lightly in her hand, and said with a smile: "Then I will give it to you, and there are many delicious things in this bag, as long as you answer my question, I will give it to you, okay?" ?”

The little girl nodded again while eating pancakes, and Wang Zheng asked, "Okay, then what's your name?"

"Pan Shu."

　PS: Don't you see that the bones cover the field like snow, and the tall trees are sad and the wind is rustling.Once the hero draws his sword, it will be another ten years of calamity for the common people.

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