Whoever wins the crouching dragon wins the world

In September of the 13th year of Jian'an, Kong Ming was ordered to travel south to Chaisang County to lobby Sun Quan and Liu Kangcao.I am no match for his three urgings and four please stand under the city gate to see him off until the carriage carrying the Yuanyang sword disappeared from sight.

"Didn't I say yesterday that I was going to sleep late and not come to see you off? Why did you come again?" Liu Xi interpreted my backlash as a hypocritical refusal to welcome me, and hated iron but steel, "If others don't know, you still don't know What? His trip seemed dangerous, but in fact it went very smoothly! What did the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" say? "Zhuge Liang fights the Confucians with his tongue" and "Using a trick to borrow arrows from Kongming" was offered by Sun Quan with delicious food and drink Not to mention, he can still take the opportunity to catch up with his brother Zhuge Jin, what do you give, don’t worry about eating salty radish!"

"I'm not worried about him." I did make up my mind to sleep until the sun was up, but Kong Ming came to the princess mansion early in the morning to show his presence, and he brought a breakfast artifact, "He made me fried dough sticks! You Can you believe it? In a place like the Three Kingdoms where there is no yeast powder, he actually made sesame seed cakes and fried dough sticks! I just mentioned a few words to him a long time ago and he remembered it.” , decided to see him off as encouragement.

The technical content of sesame seed cakes is not high, but making deep-fried dough sticks in the Three Kingdoms is almost a cross-generational innovation.There is no concept of "fermentation" in the diet of the people of the Three Kingdoms. All pasta is made of dead noodles, so the xiaolong has already seen its prototype, but the steamed buns that need to be fermented have not yet been seen.Thinking of the legend that Zhuge Liang invented steamed buns in later generations, I have the illusion that I have advanced the pace of history.

Therefore, it wasn't that he couldn't do it before, but he didn't have the consciousness to do it.Should it be said that men really need to be spurred to make progress?

"It's so difficult to make deep-fried dough sticks. It's worth your touching." Liu Xi looked down on my fuss and said contemptuously, "The cook in my house can not only make deep-fried dough sticks, but also bake bread, make pudding, and spread bread , come to my sister's place for breakfast in the future, and I will show you what real cooking is, don't be fooled by such a shallow fried dough stick, it's a shame!"

...Queen, please take my knees!

In fact, when I was in the thatched cottage, I also thought about ways to improve my diet, but I didn't touch the spring water before crossing, and I knew almost nothing about cooking. After failing to make dough once, I stopped thinking.At that time, the poor people couldn't even eat enough to eat, and there was no surplus food for me to waste.But now, even though I am a princess, I have changed my mind. I am deeply ashamed of my previous mediocrity. I only hope that I can do more things for Liu Xi and contribute a little bit to Jingxiang's development.

"Water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it. Now that the situation is a little stable, Cao Cao is afraid of landmines and will not attack them in the short term. Therefore, the Jingxiang counties should seize the opportunity to recuperate and vigorously develop." At the military and political court meeting, Liu Xi borrowed Li Shimin's famous words explain his ruling philosophy earnestly, "The lives of ordinary people are not easy, and they only ask for food, clothing, housing and transportation. Only by letting the people eat enough and wear warm clothes can they get the support of the people."

His language is very modern, and some newly recruited officials were confused when they heard it, but Guo Jia has known him for many years, and he has long been accustomed to his expression which is different from ordinary people. The People's Book was stamped with Liu Xi's seal and sent to every corner of Jingxiang, which was the first dialogue between the chief official and the people.Hundreds of young people in the rivers and lakes moved after hearing the wind, and spared no effort to insert the concept of benefiting the people of King Ping An in the teahouse. Yi Ji, Shao Chan and others also heard the strings and knew the elegant meaning, turned into gunmen and ran at full speed to create momentum, shouting the slogan "Ping An Wang Baoping" Everyone knows.

But peace and prosperity are not achieved by slogans.Since Xi Cong's battle was in midsummer, the crops in the fields withered before the autumn harvest because farmers abandoned their homes and fled, so that Jingxiang's agricultural production was paralyzed.Liu Xi's most important task right now is to register the population under his command, and distribute rations and grain types according to the number of people, so as not to delay the autumn planting and affect the next year's harvest.

Because I had the awareness to share my brother's worries, I asked Liu Xi for an errand to distribute food, and I took Ma Liang and Ma Su to count the reported population numbers from various places day and night.

"This Jilin County is less than a hundred miles in length and breadth. It is mostly mountainous and hilly, but there are tens of thousands of farming households, and more than 80.00% of them only have sons, not daughters!" , "Do the officials who reported it know how to count, or do they think I'm being fooled?" Looking through the account books, there are hundreds of townships and counties that have falsely reported their population to defraud food. In comparison, Jipurn County is not the most conspicuous.

"Princess, calm down!" Ma Di, who was evaluated as "exaggerated" by later historians, is now just a young boy, but the exaggeration in his character is already evident.Hearing my complaint, before his elder brother Ma Liang made any move, he hurried over to read the records of Jilin County, and accidentally drew a long ink mark on the table with the brush in his hand: "Chi Purin County is high in mountains and far away, and the prince has a lot of things to do every day. I'm afraid he has no time to teach these remote people a lesson. If he doesn't want to calm things down, he won't cause the mountain people to..."

Liu Xi initially settled in Xiangyang. In order to stabilize the situation, most of the township and county officials were appointed by Liu Biao and his son's former posts. Therefore, although Liu Biao's territory was all in his pocket on the surface, it was actually in name only, and he lacked control over some remote townships and counties. It will be necessary to change the confidantes as appropriate in the future to make a difference.It can be said that before Liu Xikong came out, as long as these local officials did not raise the banner of rebellion and blatantly rebelled, Liu Xi would turn a blind eye to the overall situation even if there were improper actions.

But that doesn't mean I'm happy to be fooled by them.The problem that can be solved with money is not a big problem. Liu Xi is not short of money. He ordered people to buy cotton seeds from foreign countries ten years ago to cultivate them. It is not an exaggeration to say that the country is as rich as the enemy.But he has great ambitions, and it costs a lot of money to raise troops and help the people. It is a little bit to save a little. There is no reason to let corrupt officials fill their own pockets.Once the mouth is opened, the officials will follow suit, and one day it will develop to the point where it cannot be dealt with.

But the county magistrate who reported the report bumped into the muzzle of the gun, especially not knowing it, and justified it confidently: "The princess doesn't know something. Although the ridgeline is located in a remote place, there are families deep in the mountains. The number of [-] households is not fabricated by the lower officials. It’s true.” Afraid I wouldn’t believe it, he handed over a list of mountain people with both hands to prove his innocence.

I took the roster in my hand and looked through it, and was surprised to find that the records in it were very detailed. In addition to the name of the head of the household, even the surname of his wife and the names of his children and grandchildren were clearly and clearly stated at a glance.

"Then why are there five times as many men as women? Many families have four or five sons in a row, but they don't even have a daughter." I put down the roster and asked strangely, "Isn't it true that this landscape only raises Men, don't raise women, right?

The county magistrate obviously expected this question from me a long time ago, stroked his beard, and opened his mouth to answer: "Mountain people like to give birth to boys, but not girls. Because of the difficult life, if many families have daughters, they will throw them into the river pond." Drowning, so the number of men on the register far exceeds that of women."

It seems to make some sense... If I hadn't sent someone to check the situation in Jilin County in advance, I'm afraid I would have been fooled by him.

"It turned out that I was reckless. I thought that Jilin was just a small mountainous county with a large population. I never expected that there would be big articles in a small county." Thinking of the secret report submitted by Xi Zhen and Xi Wen last night, I had a half-smile, "My lord, please don't take Sheng Yang's accusations to heart."

"I don't dare!" The county magistrate respectfully bowed, but his tone revealed disgusting smugness, "The princess is worried about state affairs, which is the blessing of the community. However, the princess is raised in a deep boudoir without knowing the people's feelings and livelihood. Original."

Hehe, what a big face, actually preaching to me.I struggled for a while on whether to shoot him out, and finally decided to maintain my gentle and gentle noble image, it was not worth being accused of being savage for a moment of straightforwardness, and ordered him to be sent out in a good voice.

"Princess, why are you giving him face!" The new maid, Chun Hong, didn't know why, and jumped out to be unfair to me, "A mere county magistrate dares to teach the princess a lesson!"

"He will come back to me." After observing for a period of time, I am very satisfied with Chunhong's loyalty, so I am willing to teach her, "The real can't be fake, and the fake can't be real. He thinks he is smart and hides the truth from others." By counting breaths, tens of thousands of people's food shares will be gained, and there will be times when he will cry later."

It is not so easy to take advantage of the royal family. If you tell a lie, you have to make up countless lies to cover it up. When it fails, it will be his death.

According to the currently agreed plan, when the food distribution is in place, the Jingxiang counties will kick off the prelude to the first conscription since Liu Xi raised his troops.At that time, the family will be used as the unit. Small households with less than four people will have one male for every two households, and large households with five or more people will have one male for each household.At that time, I would like to see how Jilin County, which has an actual population of less than [-], can conjure up [-] recruits out of thin air.

"Ouch!"

"Wang Wang Wang!"

I was about to summarize the total population reported by each county into a book, when I heard a very familiar scream from the courtyard.That seems to be the voice of the county magistrate?

I was puzzled, Chunhong and Xialu looked at me and I looked at you. In the end, Chunhong took the lead and ran to the yard to pick up a little Pekingese dog sticking out her tongue, beaming: "Princess Qi, yes This little guy bit the county magistrate and received a punch on the head, he is being wronged!"

"Where did this Jingba come from?" I was a little surprised. Although Jingba is not a rare species, I have stayed in the Three Kingdoms for so many years, and I have never seen it once. Could this little thing also come from time travel?" Hurry up and let me have a look!" I like puppies the most, especially those who will help me bite the dog officer!

Chunhong sent Jingba to my arms with some reluctance, and reported: "It is Zhonglang who sent the adults all the way from Jiangdong to the princess to relieve boredom. There is also a letter, please open it for the princess to read!"

...So, instead of letting him give jade pendants, did he give dogs instead?Really no idea, how about changing the soup without changing the medicine!I took the letter, only to feel a burst of weakness in my chest.