Jiang Shu went to the government office to discuss with his father about taking in refugees.

Tianzi Yidu took away at least half of the people in Xunyang, plus those children from shaded households under the senior officials of the aristocratic family, the number of people is probably beyond imagination!

He didn't know what Jiang Ke thought about this, but in Jiang Shu's view, it was precisely because so many people moved south that Xunyang's economy suddenly fell into depression, and a large area of ​​land outside the city was barren.

No one farming means no grain harvest, and the lack of grain is precisely what Jiang Shu is most worried about.

The first thing the Xiongnu army did after besieging the city was to cut off the grain roads. For two whole months, people inside the city could not come out, and food from outside could not be sent in. When the city was destroyed, the tragic situation can be imagined.

Jiang Shu didn't want to see that kind of situation happen in front of his eyes, so whether it was to restore Nongsang or prepare for the future construction of fortifications, he had to persuade Jiang Ke to keep these refugees who fled south.

Of course, in addition to these considerations, he also had another reason for recruiting refugees—the player entered the game as a refugee, and he had to find a way to keep these "dangerous elements" under his nose.

Generally speaking, Jiang Ke and Jiang Xian should be preparing meals in the back hall at this time, but when Jiang Shu arrived in the back hall, he found that there were only two servants in it. After asking, he found out that they were receiving the county captain in the small hall.

The county captain...Xun Ling?

Jiang Shu slightly raised his eyebrows, and suddenly became interested.

Since he came here, all he saw were cannon fodder without names in the book, but this Captain Xun was different. Not only did he have a name and surname in the book, he was also a supporting role that played a very important role.

This person comes from the Xun family of Xiuchuan, one of the four great sects in the south. His father was the governor of Yongzhou and the general of the Jiafu Kingdom. He also had an uncle who stood in a high position in the court and served as the right servant of the minister. His background is excellent. .

Because of his noble background and outstanding talent and appearance, Xun Ling reached the fifth rank at a young age, and was named Jianwu General, in charge of a county's military affairs.

Jiang Shu has always been very interested in seeing the demeanor of the characters in his books, and when he heard about this, he hurried to the middle hall.

The environment around the central hall is elegant, and the maple branches and leaves outside the corridor are stretched, and the shadows of the dancing trees are falling.

Standing under the ebony eaves, Jiang Shu hadn't decided whether to go in and disturb them, when he heard intermittent discussions coming through the wall.

Hearing the word "Duanmen is lost", Jiang Shu paused, and suddenly understood why Xun Ling came here.

In March of the second year of Xuanhe, the Xiongnu attacked Duanmen County in a big way, and the governor of Xunzhou withdrew his troops to defend Miyang.

Calculating the time, it was almost time for this plot to happen. Xun Ling came over in such a hurry, most of the discussions were about the fall of Duanmen.

If you look at the map, Duanmen, Xingjun, and Yanqiao are in an inverted triangle shape, and Yanqiao County is the lower corner. If the Huns want to attack Yanqiao, they must pass through Duanmen or Xingjun. Po, in a sense, Yan Qiao has joined forces with the Huns.

"We must guard Bai Lanxing, and we must not let Hu Gou advance half a step!" Jiang Ke looked serious and frowned.

"I have sent a letter to inform the governor of Qin that tomorrow I will lead [-] troops to Bailanxing to make peace with General Hua," Xun Ling said in a deep voice standing in the hall, "after Xun left, the safety of Xunyang will be entrusted to the governor. "

"Captain, you can rest assured that the old man will do his best to stabilize the situation in the rear for a day in the city."

"Your Majesty Lao, there are still affairs in the army, so I will take my leave first." After finishing speaking, Xun Ling bowed his hands and said goodbye neatly, then turned and strode towards the door.

When stepping out of the threshold, Xun Ling turned around and swept to the left as if aware of it.

Jiang Shuzheng met his sharp gaze, and immediately felt her body froze, unable to move.

As expected of the future General Long Xiang, he is clearly only in his early twenties, already showing his sharpness.

"You are, Jiang Sanlang?"

After being called by him like this, Jiang Shu remembered to salute: "Thank you to Captain Xun Du."

"There's no need to be too polite." Xun Ling looked him up and down, with a little surprise in his eyes, "I haven't applied powder today, so I can't recognize him."

Hearing what he said, he should have known the original owner.

Jiang Shu couldn't help thinking about Xun Ling's memory, but before he could remember anything, the other party turned around and walked away quickly.

Suddenly, Jiang Shu felt an inexplicable sense of panic in his chest. Just as he was wondering where this emotion came from, a familiar voice came from behind him.

"Brother."

The gentle and clear voice brought Jiang Shu back to his senses in an instant. He turned his head and saw Jiang Xian standing by the door. He immediately restrained himself and called out, "Brother."

Jiang Xian glanced at the back of Xun Ling leaving, and didn't ask him why he was here, and said in a gentle tone: "The matter has been discussed, let's go in."

"it is good."

In the hall, Jiang Ke sat at the banquet with a more solemn expression than before, obviously worried about the war.

Seeing Jiang Shu coming, he didn't show any good looks, and asked, "What's the matter here, son?"

Jiang Shu saluted and said, "I don't know something, so I'm here to ask Father."

"You said."

"Now that the population of Xunyang is empty, and it's time for spring plowing and employing people, why doesn't my father recruit refugees to reclaim those unclaimed fields?"

As if he didn't expect him to mention this, Jiang Ke frowned and said, "Then let me ask you, if you left your hometown to avoid the chaos of war, would you be willing to stay in Xunyang, which is a battleground for military strategists?"

"I thought that as long as I gave them food, someone would be willing to stay."

"Okay, let's not talk about whether they are willing to stay here. There has been a severe drought for two consecutive years, the price of food has soared, and the government has insufficient food. Where will they get food to help the refugees?"

"It can be exchanged for food from the family at a low price."

"Why does the family want to exchange food with us at a low price?"

"Maybe it didn't work before, but isn't the situation changing now?"

As soon as these words came out, both Jiang Ke and Jiang Xian were stunned, and soon they thought of what he meant by the change in the situation.

Duanmen fell, and Yanqiao was in danger.

Under the knife's edge, no matter whether you are a gentleman or a commoner, you cannot escape death.

For the current plan, only by uniting can we overcome the difficulties. It is impossible for the children of the gentry to understand such a simple truth.

However, after Jiang Ke thought for a while, he shook his head: "I am afraid that some people pretend to not understand such a simple truth."

Jiang Ke has governed Yanqiao for many years, and he has to deal with those aristocratic families from time to time. He knows from the bottom of his heart that the people who love the most and pretend to be elegant scholars are the most stingy and mean.

"I have a plan."

"Go ahead."

Jiang Shu said in a soothing voice: "You don't need to convince all the aristocratic families, you just need to pick the few families with the highest family status, understand the reason, and promise them benefits, so that they can lower the food price, and other families with lower family status will naturally follow suit. "

"The children of the major clans have already moved the capital with Shengjia, and the ones left in the city are just the offshoot clans who take care of the family property. How can they be the highest?"

"Father, if you think about it carefully, there are still some."

Jiang Xian thought for a moment, then took a quick breath: "Could it be Xie Shi Qilang that brother is referring to?"

Xie Shi?

Jiang Shu blinked, and couldn't remember who he was talking about for a moment, she shook her head and said, "I'm talking about Cui Jingsheng, the magistrate of Zhaonan County."

Hearing this, Jiang Xian's eyes lit up.

If it is said that the Zhujiang Xie family is the head of the family in the South, then the Cui family in Xiangjun must be the most prominent among the high gates in the North.

The Cui Jingsheng mentioned by Jiang Shu is from the largest branch of the Cui family in Xiangjun. His father is Cui Zong, a senior minister who ranks among the nine ministers. .

It is precisely because of his noble background that he was able to serve as the county magistrate of Yanqiao County when he was weak.

You must know that when Xunyang was the capital of Wei State, this was a pretty good job.

Of course, there is another reason why Jiang Shu chose him. Cui Jingsheng is a supporting role in his book. He summed up the setting of this person in eight words, that is, he has clear thinking and honest conduct.

Before Wei Guo moved the capital, if Cui Jingsheng wanted to leave, it was only a matter of his father's words, but he still stayed in Zhaonan County peacefully at this time, which shows that this person's benevolent and loyal personality can be established.

"I have met this son Cui Ming a few times. He has a handsome appearance, a clean and simple government, and he is a person who understands current affairs."

"Father thinks brother's strategy is likely to succeed?"

Jiang Ke nodded: "Maybe you can give it a try."

Jiang Xian got up a little excitedly: "There, I will go to Zhaonan County myself."

At this time, Jiang Shu suddenly remembered something: "The Qilang Xie that my brother mentioned before is the frail and sick young son of Taifu Xie?"

"good."

it is as expected!

Jiang Shu vaguely remembered that when he was writing the family tree, in order to make the Taifu Xie Xian plump, he casually wrote that he had a young son with lung disease. This young son was too weak to move south with him. Before the Xiongnu broke through the city, he died of illness in Xunyang, which became Xie Xian's lifelong regret.

"If that's the case, I may have a way to give it a try at Mrs. Xie's side."

Jiang Xian frowned slightly: "I don't know something, Xie Qixian has been seriously ill for many days, and he has closed the door to see no visitors. I'm afraid you won't be able to see him even if you go."

"I have a way, but it will be delayed for a few days."

Jiang Ke raised his eyebrows and asked, "What can you do?"

Jiang Shu: "This method may not be successful, so let's keep it secret for now."

"Don't mess around."

"My son has a sense of propriety, father, please rest assured."

Compared with Jiang Ke who still had doubts about his youngest son's behavior, Jiang Xian had a greatly improved view of his younger brother, and he also trusted his secret strategy. Brother, I’m leaving for Zhaoyang today, hoping to persuade Cui Jingsheng to exchange food at a low price.”

Jiang Shu cupped his hands at him: "Brother hard work."

Jiang Xian replied with a smile: "Brothers too."

Seeing that the two brothers were in such a friendly relationship, Jiang Ke felt a little relieved by the troubles of the war, and sighed: "If things go well, the recruitment of refugees to open up wasteland will be carried out smoothly in three days, and I hope there is still time."

Jiang Shu couldn't tell him the exact time when the Huns' army would attack, so he could only answer inwardly: "It's too late, everything is still too late."

·

After lunch in the back hall, Jiang Shu walked back to the back house along the corridor, thinking about the memory of Xun Ling in his mind while walking.

He really cared about the inexplicable panic he felt after Xun Ling left.

No one disturbed him this time, but he successfully recalled the memories related to the original owner and the county captain, but the more he recalled, the more astonished he became. After a while, he suddenly quickened his pace and ran towards his courtyard.

In the yard, Zhitao was cleaning the corridor, when she saw Jiang Shu running back in a hurry, she called out "Lang Jun" with concern.

Jiang Shu had no time to respond, and after rushing into the room, he headed for the bookshelf next to the desk.

Searching for a long time on the bookshelf based on memory, Jiang Shu finally found a roll of drawing paper in a long box, unfolded it was a portrait of a man, and the accompanying book "Su Su is as strong as the wind under the pine", is Taifu Xie's evaluation of Xun Ling .

It really is!

The discovery of the matter was too sudden, and Jiang Shu's mentality collapsed a bit.

Although he has the memory of the original body, he doesn't empathize with the original body. He also deduced this result by connecting all the memories related to Xun Ling-Jiang Shu may be a broken sleeve.

The author has something to say:

Shimu Li Yuanli: "Su Su is as strong as a loose wind." —— "Shi Shuo Xin Yu Rewards"

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