Of course Zhuge Liang wouldn't take this trivial matter from nearly 20 years ago to heart. He looked at the vibrant Longzhong and thoughtfully said:

"Your Majesty, it won't be long before this Jingzhou will become the most affluent place in the world, and the bandits will no longer be our opponents."

As the hometown of Zhuge Liang, Longzhong has planted high-yield rice early, and sweet potatoes have also been widely planted in the surrounding mountains, and it is busy everywhere.

Before Guan Xing came to Xiangyang with Zhuge Liang's instructions, he also brought along the improved version of the water reed, water row, and water mill that have been recorded in pictures in "Tiangong Kaiwu".

The promotion of various new farm tools not only makes the small village of Longzhong busy and enriched, but also greatly improves the production efficiency of Xiangyang and Xiangyang.

After Ma Jun followed Lu Yusheng to Jingzhou, he even proposed to transform the water platform into a forging hammer driven by water conservancy to forge armor and weapons. This idea was immediately affirmed by Zhuge Liang, and he sent people to try it out in Xiangyang.

If Xia Houmao was not separated by a river, but went to the center of Xiangyang City and its surroundings to check, he would definitely be shocked by the powerful vitality of Xiangyang City, and at the same time feel that his own productivity has been far widened.

"The rice bestowed by God Haotian can be sown twice a year in Jingzhou. It is planted in spring, harvested and planted in late summer, and can be harvested again when it is cold in winter. With this alone, our harvest can be far away. surpass Cao Wei."

Guan Ping, who has been stationed in Xiangyang for a long time, has done a lot of homework before. He happily reported the results of Xiangyang farming to Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, and greatly appreciated the double-cropping rice provided by Liu Chan——

The north controlled by Cao Wei is still mainly planting millet with low yield and can only be grown for one season, while Jingzhou can grow a large amount of high-yield rice in this direction. Even if the farm tools are not strong enough, the advanced planting technology has not been fully promoted. But this output has far exceeded previous years, and even showed the attitude of completely crushing Jiangbei.

"The prince once said that Jingzhou is familiar with the world, we couldn't believe it at the time, but looking at it now, it's not an exaggeration.

The former surrendered soldiers were quite resistant to farming, but this year we rewarded and punished them fairly and encouraged farming. Now even if we let them run away, they are reluctant to run away. "

Listening to Guan Ping's description, Liu Bei seemed to be able to see the heartwarming scene in front of his eyes that after the unification of the Han Dynasty, the farming was busy all over the world and the common people were prosperous and happy.

He nodded heavily, and said with a pleasant face:

"Frankly, you've done a good job these years. It just so happens that the position of Da Sinong has been pending. It seems that you must be the one."

Guan Ping heard that Liu Bei promoted himself to be one of the nine officials, so he quickly thanked him:

"Thank you for the wrong love, Your Majesty. I know that my ability is low, so I can only do my best to help Your Majesty to help the Han Dynasty and save the people of the world."

Guan Ping's temperament is honest and steady. Although his martial arts skills are good, his talent has reached the end.

He had been following Guan Yu in the Northern Expedition before, and later stayed in Xiangyang in order to protect the rear. Instead, he showed his good talent in farming. The father and son are so diligent, and Guan Ping is definitely worthy of the position of Jiuqing.

Guan Yu frowned, and said unhappily:

"Brother, don't spoil Tanzhi, how old is Tanzhi, how can he be worthy of the position of Jiuqing?"

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others fought for half their lives. Their children were also separated during the war, and they only had children after a few years in Jingzhou.

Guan Ping is not very old now, and being a prefect is already very good, but he can directly seal a big farmer. In a few years, when the old man is old and it is Liu Chan's turn to ascend the throne, is it possible to seal Guan Ping as a third prince?

Liu Bei smiled and said:

"Tanzhi is good at farming and works hard with his heart. Jingzhou is like this, and Tanzhi has made great contributions.

Da Sinong is no more than the position of Jiuqing, so can't he be frank and convenient? "

Watching the younger generation grow up little by little, and being able to take over their banner, Liu Bei was naturally very pleased.

Moreover, Guan Ping managed Xiangyang well. It was almost an empty city because of the lack of rice and grain due to the war two years ago, but it was so full and prosperous two years later, which definitely proved Guan Ping's strength.

In history, Ji Han frequently launched the Northern Expedition because he was worried that the north's economic foundation was strong, and relying on the continuous development of agriculture, they would be able to consume Ji Han alive in the later stage.

But now Ji Han has become the side that does a better job in agriculture. Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang are naturally prepared with confidence and are unwilling to take action easily.

I heard that Adou is planting wheat widely in Longyou this year,

After a year's delay, people's livelihood in the two places has been greatly restored, and the effect of going hand in hand will be even better.

What Zhuge Liang was most worried about before was that Liu Bei felt that he was getting old and wanted to fight back to the Central Plains in his lifetime, so he couldn't wait to choose to send troops directly.

Liu Bei really had this intention before he came, but seeing the busy farming scene in Xiangyang now, he calmed down instead.

"We can't go north rashly. On the contrary, we have to have a good relationship with Xia Houmao in Jiangbei." The corners of Liu Bei's mouth rose slightly.

"Yeah," Zhuge Liang, who was in a good mood, also joked, "You can't rush to the Northern Expedition to beat General Xiahou away. If Cao Rui gets a powerful person in exchange, it's really hard to deal with——

Speaking of which, Xia Houmao is still somewhat related to the wife of the third general. Would the third general write a letter and have a good relationship with him. "

All the generals laughed and were full of confidence in the future of the big man.

In another two years...

No, one year is enough.

In another year, it will be time for a decisive battle.

I, Liu Bei, will still take up the sword and return to the battlefield to fight for the revival of the great man.

·

Liu Bei's life in Xiangyang was very happy, and Liu Chan finally got the good news.

It's not because Man Chong doesn't want to share the joy of victory with the prince immediately,

It is really Man Chong who took the lead in the battle. After repelling Lu Xun's defenders, he chased them out for dozens of miles in one breath. With many wounds on his body bleeding continuously, he made arrangements for surrendering troops and local people. In the end, I also met with the commander of the soldiers who rose up and beat the Wu army behind him, and finally found that he couldn't support it and fell down slowly.

He fell down and then developed a high fever. Fortunately, there are many wizards in Yulin, and everyone worshiped all the gods. Even the Shixie envoy Kang Senghui who passed by also offered to help, and finally pulled Man Chong from the death line. When I came back, I remembered to write a letter to Liu Chan to announce the good news.

Liu Chan looked at Man Chong's battle report and couldn't laugh or cry,

However, Liu Chan was very pleased to see Man Chong being so dedicated.

Just looking at Kang Senghui, the Shixie envoy who came with Man Chong's envoy, Liu Chan fell into deep thought again.

"Well, you said you were..."

"The little monk is from the Kang country in the Western Regions. He is famous. See the prince."

Kang Seng, who was as skinny as a stick, only wore a fine-grained cotton jacket, smiled gently at Liu Chan, and saluted solemnly——

And it is the etiquette common to big men.

Shi Xie adhered to the idea of ​​believing a little bit in everything, and recruited ordinary capable people and strange people.

It is said that the enlightenment there is very prosperous, and every time Shi Xie goes out, many monks burn incense and pray, and the scene is very grand.

The young Kang Senghui is one of the best.

Shi Xie trusted him very much, often discussed the Tao with him, and even gave him money to help him travel around quickly.

This time, Kang Senghui first conveyed Shi Xie's kindness to Liu Chan,

Shi Xie expressed that he was willing to provide Liu Chan with a large amount of military supplies and help him hunt down Wu Jun's broken soldiers.

At the same time, Shi Xie also said that he was getting old and hoped that his son Shi Hui would take over as the prefect of Jiaozhi, and his other two sons, Shi Zhi and Shi Gan, would serve as the prefects of Rinan and Jiuzhen respectively.

To translate, Nanjiao Prefecture was entrusted to our scholar family, and we regard the big Han as the upper kingdom.

Anyway, there is no need for a big man to conquer a barren land. With our help and help you keep an eye on the south, you can free up your energy to attack the north.

To the north of Jiaozhi is Langshan, which is the basis for Shi Xie to negotiate terms with Liu Chan.

If the Han army does not agree, it is unknown how much sacrifice will be made to attack over the mountain, and the gain outweighs the loss.

Kang Senghui believed that Liu Chan would definitely agree to Shi Xie's conditions.

Liu Chan's original plan contained the idea of ​​recruiting Shi Xie, but Shi Xie's plan really made Liu Chan very dissatisfied.

As the crown prince of the great Han Dynasty, after subduing Longyou, I had to retain the prefects of the two counties to be appointed by the court.

There are only three counties in Nanjiao Prefecture, and you want to eat all three counties. Who gave you the courage?

Han Long clenched his fists subconsciously, and asked in a cold voice:

"Scholar is like this, looks like a rebel, isn't he afraid of the big Han's heavenly soldiers to conquer and suppress, and the whole family will suffer?"

Shi Xie clasped his hands together and said in a low voice:

"The gentleman is loyal to the big man, and the gods and Buddhas in the sky can prove it,

This strong man spoke seriously. "

Han Long raised his eyebrows and said with a sneer:

"I don't know how many tens of thousands of soldiers and horses Mantian Shenfo has under his command?"

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Han Long removed the splint and had been in a hurry recently, always wanting to find someone to fight.

Now that Kang Seng would come to his door, Han Long naturally couldn't forgive him lightly.

He clenched his fists eagerly, ready to compete with Kang Senghui.

Kang Senghui traveled all over the country with his father since he was a child, and he has practiced good martial arts. He ignored Han Long's naive threat, and said to Liu Chan sincerely:

"The territory of the Han Dynasty is vast, and its products are far more abundant than other countries in the world.

Jiaozhou is barren, with criss-crossing mountains and lands. The people have no overnight food and no clothing to cover their bodies. The customs are very different from those of the previous country. "

"The family of the scholar-officials have lived in Jiaozhou for 40 years, and they have won the respect of the natives of Jiaozhou.

If the crown prince bestows the three sons of the gentleman as the prefect of the three counties, it will be a beautiful thing in a thousand years. Please think again, the crown prince. "

Before coming, Kang Senghui had already investigated the current situation of the Han army in the name of helping Man Chong exorcise ghosts and cure illnesses.

He knew that Liu Chan did not have many troops this time, and he was obviously unwilling to devote his precious people's power to conquering the land of Jiaozhou.

Man Chong has a large group of Yulin people under his command. Man Chong promised that they would disband and become civilians after they arrived in Yulin, and they would not have to fight again. It must be very difficult for Liu Chan to continue to advance south.

It would be great if Liu Chan could agree to Shi Xie's request.

If Liu Chan refused to agree and wanted to snatch the interests of the Shi family in the three southern counties, the number of soldiers in Shi Xie's hands would far exceed that of Man Chong's troops.

If it is a unified Han Dynasty, you can still get a lot of rare things and offerings from the southern small country when you attack the three southern counties.

Why don't you take the opportunity to talk to the big man about the conditions, maybe...

These three south counties will be the land of Shijia in the future.

Liu Chan was silent for a moment, looked at Kang Senghui's sincere expression, and suddenly laughed out loud.

This made Kang Seng a little puzzled.

"Senghui, your Chinese is not bad, but the inconsistencies in what you said, I don't know which sentence to make Gu believe in you."

Kang Senghui was startled for a moment, and then said reverently, "I wish to hear the details."

"You said that Shigong won the hearts of the people in Jiaozhou, and you said that Jiaozhou was barren and the people had no overnight food.

May I ask how the people can talk about popular support when they don't even have food for the night?

In the end that sentence is the truth, in the end what is the truth in Jiaozhou? "

"Jiaozhou is the hometown of my great man, and an inch of land cannot be given up lightly.

I don't believe that the whole family of Shigong has governed Jiaozhou for decades, and they have managed Jiaozhou like this.

If the scholar-official is incompetent and he is alone as the prince, he should not sit idly by.

Even if the war is tense, we should try our best to persuade Nongsang to build water conservancy and save the people from the fire and water, so how can we sit idly by. "

He looked at Kang Senghui's surprised face, and said calmly:

"God Haotian once said that if all the people are suffering, he should lead the people to save the world from fire and water,

If you turn a blind eye when you run away, what is the use of the Han court? "

Kang Senghui was silent for a moment, then said softly:

"The people of Jiaozhou live in peace and happiness, respect the way of heaven, and are protected by the gods.

The gentleman is old and virtuous, and he cherishes the power of the people, and the people are willing to die for the gentleman.

If the county guard is replaced by someone else, I am afraid that the people in the county will be full of resentment, bandits will be in chaos, and government orders will be difficult to implement. At that time, the prince's army will have to conquer this barbaric and smoky land.

Even if the prince is invincible, and the land he gets is no more than the size, and a little bran, is it true that the prince will use a moment of blood, bravery and righteous indignation to make Jiaozhou miserable, thousands of people hang upside down, and delay the plan of the Northern Expedition? "

What Kang Senghui said was quite reasonable.

If Shi Xie's family is not allowed to be the prefect, what can the big man gain?

Get a war-torn South Three Counties?

What output from the three southern counties is worthy of your entire army advancing?

Is it coconut?banana?Tortoiseshell?Or the few rice grains and the tens of thousands of weak people?

Or is it simply a big man's desire for unification?

Liu Chan looked at Kang Senghui's expression of "I'm for your own good", and remembered what Qi Jinjin had told him before the expedition.

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