Chapter 31 Sitting in Six Counties

"Why did the general say this?" It was not Zhuge Jin or Zhuge Liang who said this, but Ma Liang beside him. He knows the details of the Zhuge brothers very well.

"Ji Chang, this is not what I said, but what Kong Ming himself admitted." Zhao Feng continued to talk nonsense with them. Now even Zhuge Liang was a little confused. Everyone looked at Zhao Feng with a curious look on his face. Only Yu has known him for a long time and knows that he is going to fool people. But he didn't say anything and was ready to watch a good show.

"Kong Ming, I heard that you once compared yourself with Guan Zhongleyi?" Zhao Feng didn't care about it and asked directly.

"Exactly." Zhuge Liang was not modest and nodded directly to admit it.

"Do you know why Guan Zhong Leyi is waiting for others?" Zhao Feng continued to fool.

"Gan Zhong is the prime minister of the State of Qi, assisting Duke Huan of Qi to dominate the princes; Le Yi is the Yaqing of the State of Yan, connecting the 72 cities of the State of Qi." Ma Liang's interface on the side.

"Exactly, but Kong Ming can know that the State of Qi is safe now?" Only then did Zhao Feng gradually reveal his real intention.

"In Qingzhou." Zhuge Liang is not a fool. At this point, he basically understood what Zhao Feng meant.

"Exactly, it used to be called the State of Qi, but now it is the county of Qi, the place of the State of Lu. As the prime minister of Qi, Guan Zhong is still said to be the prime minister of a county. Kong Ming said that your brother has a talent in a state, but he is only the talent of the county. It can be seen that your brother's talent is far better than Kong Ming!" Zhao Feng said with a hippie smile. Although this is a little different, it can't be said that it is completely unreasonable.

Zhuge Liang was also stunned for a long time, and finally said with a wry smile, "The general is really erudite, and Liang is ashamed of himself." It is said to be erudite, but the trace of helplessness in the words was still heard by Zhao Feng. No, it's just a search for chapters and excerpts. It's just unreasonable!" Zhao Feng smiled and said, just take it as soon as you see it.

Zhuge Jin also sighed: "Kong Ming, you have always been known for your eloquence. Today, when you are defeated by the general, you will know that there is a sky outside the sky and someone outside the person." Zhao Feng hurriedly thanked him. Guan Yu waited for the people's argument to come to an end, and then he said, "Botao, the summer grain is about to be harvested, and the recruitment of new recruits is also imminent. The matter of Jingnan needs to be carried out as soon as possible."

"I know, Second General, I will draw up a plan tonight and go to Hanshou tomorrow." Zhao Feng also knew that the matter was urgent, so he quickly agreed. That night, Zhao Feng rested in the hall of Xiangyang City. He picked up the lights and wrote the plan all night. He was so busy until the dawn that he fell asleep. Unless it's a war, it's rare for him to stay up so late.

The next day, Zhao Feng handed over his proposed strategy to Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang, and the two of them also appreciated it. General Zhao's method of building the regiment is really wonderful. He moves the eliminated weak soldiers to Jingnan, which can not only guard the place, but also build Jingnan. At the same time, it also improves the combat effectiveness of Jingbei's army. It's really three birds with one stone. Zhuge Liang was also amazed after watching it.

"But in this way, there are still 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers to fight in Jingbei, and there are only county soldiers and weak soldiers who have been eliminated in Jingnan. What can they do if there is an enemy to invade?" Guan Yu thought about it and raised his worries.

"Jingnan is located in the hinterland of our forces. If an enemy invades, it is nothing more than Xichuan Liuzhang, Nanzhong barbarians, and Jiaozhou Sun Quan. Liu Zhang is weak, and the people in Shu are not very belligerent, so there is no problem all the way. Sun Quan in Jiaozhou, when he is in Jiangdong, I am not afraid of him, not to mention that he is in Jiaozhou now. The barbarians in the south are brave but resourceful. If he dares to invade, he will not come back!" Zhao Feng was quite "arogant", but this degree of arrogance was quite to Guan Yu's appetite. The latter nodded and said nothing more.

"Just survive this year first, and when the recruitment and reorganization of new recruits next year is completed, the situation will be much better." Zhuge Liang is half encouraging and half speculating. At present, Guan Yu first ordered that all the soldiers in Jingzhou would be selected and eliminated, and the last 120,000 Jingzhou troops were left with about 70,000 barely meeting the requirements. These 70,000 Guan Yu were left to practice while guarding Jingbei, and the remaining 40,000 to 50,000 people were handed over to Zhao Feng to build the Corps in Jingnan.

For these forty or fifty thousand people, Zhao Feng made a careful selection again and cleaned up all those under the age of 35 into a team. There is no reason. These people are still young and have the potential for development. A good practice should also improve their combat effectiveness. After such selection, he got about 14,000 young combat strength, and the rest were weak veterans. Zhao Feng means to form these people into a construction corps, first go to Jingnan to open up wasteland, build ditches, and build the desolate Jingnan first.

At the same time, Jingzhou Muguan Yu also issued an order to announce that all farmers in Jingbei who go to Jingnan to farm before this year can reclaim five mu of wasteland for themselves. Within three years, the tax will be reduced by half, and after five years of farming, they will belong to them. Seed farming tools are provided by the government axe. In addition, in view of the lack of cattle in the south, Guan Yu ordered the elimination of the old and weak horses in the Jingzhou cavalry and hand them over to Zhao Feng to Jingnan for farming, a total of more than 3,000 horses. At the same time, Chai Sang's two divisions, with a total of 16,000 troops directly under Zhao Feng, were also transferred to Jingnan to assist him in his garrison. In terms of bureaucracy, the graduates of Xuzhou College have not yet graduated, but the Poyang College opened by Sun Ce has just finished. Zhang Zhao, a pastor of Yangzhou, selected 100 good graduates from them to come to Jingnan and Cangwu, and went to the office in the South China Sea, which finally eased the urgent need. In addition, Zhuge Liang recommended his classmate Shi Guangyuan to him. In addition, Zhao Feng also asked them to accompany Deng Zhi, Zhang Nan, Feng Xi, Huo Jun, Zhu Ran, Kou Feng and others. Although these people now have humble official positions, even Huo Jun, who has the highest official position, Guan Yu can only title him as a lieutenant because he once attached to Cai Mao. But Zhao Feng is familiar with history. Naturally, he knows that these people are not fuel-efficient lamps. Now they are county magistrates and captains, but they are a little talented. Originally, he wanted to take Hao Zhao away, but Guan Yu told him that Hao Zhao had been ordered to guard Wuguan and could not leave easily, so Zhao Feng had to give up.

"Gold always has to shine!" Zhao Feng sighed. With the support of Guan Yu and Zhang Zhao, the two state herdsmen, Zhao Feng was finally able to show his skills in these six counties. His general's mansion is located in Hanshou County, and it is only a few miles away from Chaisang by water. Liu Bei made a big compensation this time, and didn't let his family go to Shouchun as a hostage, but stayed in Chaisang. With this group of people, Zhao Feng crossed the river to Jingnan the next afternoon.

Since the era of Liu Biao, the four counties of Jingnan have almost been separated from Jingbei. Although there is no clear division, except for the necessary administrative exchanges, the two sides are across the Yangtze River, which is a little old and dead. At present, the four county magistrates are Zhao Fan, the governor of Guiyang, Zhang Zhongjing, the governor of Changsha, Jin Xuan, the governor of Wuling, and Liu Du, the governor of Lingling. Except for Zhang Zhongjing, the other three were no different from the four county magistrates when Liu Bei paced Jingnan in history, and the appointment power of the two county magistrates of Cangwu and Nanhai was handed over to Zhao Feng. Hearing that General Zhao went to the south of the Yangtze River, the governor of the four counties also personally went to Hanshou to welcome his immediate superior.

"Why do you need to be more polite? When you arrive in Jingnan at the beginning of the peak, you still need to rely more on the public!" When Zhao Feng saw these people, he also said something about the scene.

"The general is young and famous all over the world. Now that I am coming to Jingnan, it is really a blessing for the people of Jingnan!" Liu Du is the oldest, and he is also a relative of the Han Dynasty. He is the most powerful of the four counties.

"At the beginning of the peak, you can do all kinds of difficult things together, and we can also work together to solve them." Zhao Feng didn't come and asked directly.

Zhang Zhongjing, the governor of Changsha, first said, "At present, thousands of people from Jingbei are pouring into Jingnan every day. How to settle in each county needs to be dispatched uniformly. In addition, there are still a large area of desolate places in Jingnan, and there are many beasts that hurt people.

"I know, Guangyuan, I have appointed you to be the head of the general's mansion to be responsible for the migration of the people." Zhao Feng announced his first appointment after taking office, and Shi Guangyuan hurriedly agreed. With the ability of his Lumenshan disciples, this is naturally not difficult for him.

"In addition, the mountains of Guiyang County are getting more and more chaotic. At present, when the wheat is almost ripe, I'm afraid that these barbarians will go down the mountain to grab food again." Zhao Fan, the governor of Guiyang, muttered.

"In addition, although we and other counties have thousands of defenders, there are no generals." Liu Du hesitated for a long time, and still said the most embarrassing thing at the moment. The four guards looked gloomy. Zhao Feng asked carefully before he knew that among the generals in Jingnan, Xing Daorong died in the battle with Jiangdong. Chen Ying and Yang Ling followed Cai Mao and Kuayue to be a ghost under the knife. Huang Zhong changed his job and Liu Panyuan transferred. At present, the highest-ranking general in Jingnan was actually Bao Long, the captain of Guiyang County. In addition to him, Jin Xuan, the governor of Wuling, is barely a general. However, with his martial arts skills, it is estimated that he can't even count as two knives.

In theory, it is not beneficial for Liu Du to raise this question. Once Zhao Feng sends a general to their county, it will inevitably affect their own interests. Since Liu Du couldn't help saying it, the situation must have been extremely embarrassing. Thinking about history, Zhuge Liang asked Zhao Yun and others to calm down the four counties, with only 3,000 people at a time, which is enough to show that the defense of these four counties is really pitiful. At present, there are only thousands of national soldiers in these four counties at most, and it is a little difficult to maintain local security.

"Also, the barbarians living in Wuxi heard that Jingnan was reclaiming the wasteland, and their patriarch also proposed to the humble position that they would reclaim the wasteland with the Han people. I don't know how the general would do." Jin Xuan, the governor of Wuling, mentioned another thing at this time.

"There is such a thing, wait, what's the name of this patriarch?" Zhao Feng's mind moved and asked Jin Xuan.

"His name is Samoco, and he is the first warrior of the Wuxi barbarians. Make a pair of iron thisx bones blossom, and the power is infinite. Jin Xuan replied.

"It's really him!" Zhao Feng suddenly felt that this should be the Wuxi barbarian king Samoke, who had killed Gan Ning and Cheng Pu in history. At this time, Jin Xuan further told Zhao Feng that although the Wuxi barbarians were a little brave and fierce, compared with the barbarians in Nanzhong, they were still safe and rarely attacked and harassed the Han people. Zhao Feng suddenly became clear. No wonder Liu Bei did not spend much effort to pactie them in history.

"Jin Taishou, tell Samo. As long as he is willing to lead his people out to open up the wasteland, he can enjoy the same treatment as the Han people. Zhao Feng's words are concise and authentic. With the addition of Samoco, Jingnan's strength has also increased greatly. Zhao Feng has considerable confidence in the assimilation ability of the Han nation. It is estimated that in less than two or three years, or more than five or six years, Shamoco and others should be assimilated.

"The governors of Cangwu and the two counties of Nanhai have not been selected yet. I don't know if anyone can choose?" Zhao Feng asked at this time. This is obvious to have been merging them in. Liu Du and others have been in officialdom for a long time. How can they not understand the meaning of this sentence? Now they recommend it separately. Zhao Feng pretended to listen to a few people, and finally muttered, "The population of Cangwu County is only 70,000 to 80,000, and most of them are mountain cities, so there are more martial arts than literature and politics. Zhongmiao, I now add you as a Zhonglang general, and you will serve as the governor of Cangwu and lead 5,000 troops to defend the mountain city.

"I will understand at the end!" Huo Jun was slightly stunned, but then he understood that Zhao Feng was asking him to defend Cangwu to prevent Sun Quan from entering the invaders. The population of Cangwu is less than 100,000, and there are few matters of civil affairs. Zhao Feng asked Liu Du to recommend a relatively excellent county magistrate to take care of civil affairs.

"As for Nanhai County!" Zhao Feng touched his beard and deliberately looked at the movements of these people. However, although the four people tried their best to hide it, the eagerness in their eyes was still revealed. Unlike Cangwu, the South China Sea is vast. After the previous migration, the population has also reached nearly 200,000, and this Taishou is a fat shortage.

"Gong Zhi, the prime minister of Wuling County, will take over!" Zhao Feng finally concluded that Jin Xuan refused to surrender to Liu Bei in history, who was killed by him, and later took over as the governor of Wuling. Now Jin Xuan is not so ignorant of current affairs, so he doesn't need to stay here.

"It's so good!" Seeing that everyone agreed to his arrangement, Zhao Feng also basically finalized these things. Next, Zhao Feng appointed Zhu Ran, Zhang Nan, Feng Xi and others as lieutenants or dental generals respectively, and led their troops to garrison in the counties and rectify the military affairs. He and Shi Guangyuan stayed in Hanshou to deal with political affairs.

Just as Zhao Feng was about to start recruiting, two letters were sent to him.

(to be continued)