Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 356 Hebei Development Plan
In Ye City, Liu He listened to Li Fu talking about Yuan Shao's various events before and after he arrived in Wei County, and realized that this man was unscrupulous and self-willed in order to achieve his goals. Although he was cheated by Feng Ji and Guo Tu, the most important thing was that he was to blame.

For Yuan Shao's death, Liu He had only a sliver of sympathy for the ancient princes, but no sympathy. Those soldiers who followed him to die in the Taihang Mountains, as well as the people in Wei County who suffered and died because of the war, were all because of Yuan Shao. .

Although Yuan Shao's reputation was ruined and he was even removed from the family tree, the three sons survived. Compared with the direct cut off of descendants in history, I don't know how Yuan Shao felt under Jiuquan.

After Yuan Shao's defeat, the entire Jizhou has been pacified, and only Qingzhou is left in Hebei. Liu He discussed the next development plan with everyone.

To conquer the Central Plains, money and food in the rear are very important. Liu He intends to take this opportunity to comprehensively reform the political affairs, law, and land. Rebuilding the law and building rivers are just one of them.

It was not easy to try too big a change for the time being, so Liu He simply followed the template of Guangwu Zhongxing and adjusted and used its strengths, such as releasing slaves and prisoners, thinning taxes and reducing taxes, saving criminal laws, and resting with the people.

Reiterate the implementation of the land-duty system, re-measure the land, and verify the household registration. The current situation is quite similar to the situation in the early Eastern Han Dynasty when the powerful and powerful coexisted. The land annexation is very serious, and even threatens the imperial power. Taking advantage of the war and migration reform is the best opportunity.

With the lessons learned from the past and the name of Guangwu, the resistance to the implementation of the policy will be much smaller. As for those rich and aristocratic families who will cause dissatisfaction, Liu He can't care much about it.

The implementation of the land-duty system was entrusted to the upright Tian Feng, assisted by Gu Yong, Jia Kui and Xun Yan.

Xun Yan is the third brother of Xun Yu. Although he is a disciple of the Xun family, he is quite powerful. Liu He sent three thousand soldiers who retired from the army to assist the local inspections, specially to deal with these powerful clans.

Of course, Liu He didn't want to make the situation too rigid. After all, rectifying the aristocratic and powerful families would affect the hearts of the people, so he let the Zhen family, Yan family, and Cui family take the lead and actively cooperate with the government order.

At the same time, after repeated discussions with Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Liu Ye and others, Liu He set up the general political center in Yecheng. same approach.

From a comprehensive point of view, Yecheng is indeed an important hub, located on the roads of the North China Plain, which can not only pass through Handan to Jicheng in the north, but also cross the Taihang Mountains to Bingzhou through Fukou.

The surrounding terrain is flat, accessible to all directions, and it is very convenient for vehicles and horses. What Liu He is more optimistic about is that Zhang and Huan are surrounded by water, and the waterway transportation is convenient. After the canal is opened, the circulation of materials, money and food in the entire Hebei can be transported by waterway to fulfill.

Of course, another important geographical reason is that Yecheng is closer to the Central Plains, so it is convenient to send troops directly from Hebei. Once troops are needed, the army can reach Liyang in one day.

After taking down the city of Ye, Liu He ordered the governor's elite soldiers to deploy troops along the river in Neihuang.

With Cheng Pu and Yu Jin training troops, Gao Shun and Hua Xiong as generals, Liu He was very confident about the defense line along the river. Even if Cao Cao came to attack, he would still be able to fight.

In addition, the construction of Yecheng should not lag behind in terms of culture. The new Linzhang Academy is built to cultivate talents, and the Tongque Terrace recruits talents. Of course, this Tongque Terrace is quite different from the one built by Cao Cao, but it has the same name. .

In addition, wineries, printing factories, furniture factories, etc. will also be built one after another, and craftsmen will be dispatched from Youzhou to operate them. There is also a secret military factory, which is located in the Heishan army lair in Shexian County.

On the surface, it was reserved for Zhang Yan to train the flying army, but in fact, weapons were developed in the belly of the mountain. Naturally, there was no shortage of wood here, and iron ore and coal mines were abundant, so it was perfect to use local materials to develop weapons.

When everyone was planning the river course on the map, soldiers came to report, and Cui Jun, the son of Cui Lie, asked to see him. Liu He knew that Cui Lie paid homage to the captain of the city gate after Dong Zhuo's death. Died in the chaos of war, I don't know what Cui Jun came to do.

This Cui Jun's name is Zhouping. According to the historical process, he should have gone to Nanyang and became four friends of Zhuge with Xu Shu. It is probably because Yuan Shao was fighting Gongsun Zan in Hebei, so he went to Jingzhou. Now that Jizhou is pacified, he returned home.

When Liu He met Cui Jun, he saw that he was slender, a little thin, with a sad look on his face. It was obvious that he had suffered a lot all the way from Chang'an.

After seeing the ceremony, Cui Jun said: "Lü Bu was defeated by the Xiliang army and fled from Chang'an. I followed the army to Kanto. I expected him to avenge my father. Who knew that this man was just and rude, so he went to Yuan Shu. I heard Liu The general has the ambition to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty and fight against rebellion, and his military strength is mighty, so he came here to help each other, hoping to get rid of the bandits and avenge them, and serve the country."

Sure enough, Lu Bu fled to the Central Plains, but it was a pity that Yuan Shu would not accept him, and Yuan Shao had already been defeated, Yanzhou was still in the hands of Liu Dai, and there was no rebellion by Chen Gong and others. I don't know where he will go next.

A thought flashed through Liu He's mind, and he said with a smile: "Sir, you used to be the prefect of Xihe, and you have made quite a lot of political achievements. Now, it's time to rectify the political affairs. The Boling Cui family has no one to take the lead. You can help me persuade the clansmen to put aside self-interest and focus on important national affairs. For the most important."

"I will talk about the affairs of the clan myself!" Cui Jun clasped his fists and agreed, took out a book and presented it, saying: "This is the "Monthly Order of the Four People" written by my uncle Cui Shi, which records the monthly plan of the manor affairs in detail. , I heard that the general opened up farmland extensively, this book can be used as a reference."

"This book came at just the right time!" Liu He was overjoyed, took the book and flipped through several pages, and sure enough, it was all about farming activities, and said with a smile, "I'm planning to develop fields around Yecheng, sir, would you like to guide me?"

Cui Jun cupped his fists and said: "Yecheng is surrounded by secluded mountains and forests, with rolling marshes and fertile soil. If the general opens up fertile fields, he will be as good as Dukang Pavilion. I am willing to give it a try."

Liu He immediately worshiped Cui Jun as the captain of Dian Nong School. After Cui Jun returned home to visit his relatives, he took charge of the farming affairs in Wei County. After the autumn harvest, Guoyuan would also come from Youzhou to provide guidance, hoping to get twice the result with half the effort.

On this day, Cheng Yu sent people to report that Chunyu Qiong fled to Gaotang with his troops, and sent people to Gongsun Zan to ask for surrender. There is still prestige in Hebei.

In addition, Chunyuqiong and Yuan Shao had a close relationship, and it was reasonable to hate Liu He. As expected, there was no doubt that Chunyuqiong was ordered to station in Gaotang to guard against Jizhou soldiers and horses. Wait and move from time to time.

Just when he was happy, suddenly the Central Plains reported that Liu Bei rectified his troops and left Nanyang, took Wuguan soldiers into Guanzhong, and went to Chang'an King Qin.

"Bad food!" Liu He was shocked, and hurriedly consulted with Guo Jia and others.

He never imagined that Liu Bei would give up Nanyang and find another way to go directly to Chang'an. If Liu Bei is allowed to coerce the emperor and order the princes, this card will be more dangerous than in the hands of Cao Cao.

But he was far away in Hebei, Dong Zhuo had already deployed troops to guard against the princes of the Guandong, Zhang Ji in Hedong, and Duan Yao in Hongnong, and it was too far to rob Liu Bei.

(End of this chapter)