Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 266 Talented but Unvirtuous
The cultivation of local fields is roughly the same.

The land distributed to the meritorious soldiers, those who don't want it, can be exchanged for money and resold to the heavenly army and the government;
If you want, you are allowed to recruit local landless people as tenants instead of farming, and the government and the army will manage them in a unified manner.

As for Juntian.

At present, only Pengcheng has started farming, and the other cities are short of manpower, and all of them are idle.Now it's the middle of spring, which is the season of planting. One day later, the autumn harvest will be less, but it has to be done immediately.

The opinion put forward by Mi Heng coincides with what Wang Zheng learned in his memory, it is Tuntian.

"Now that all the counties in Langya are in my hands, I need to immediately verify the real population of each city and county. They are actually young and strong, and those who are brave and strong will be selected to join the army. The rest will be organized into garrison fields and stationed in each city. They will cultivate in their spare time and do exercises occasionally. , You can also defend the city during wartime. There is only one thing, people in the city can’t farm the city. They can switch from east to west, and from north to south. For example, those in Linyi are stationed in Zangguo; those in Dongguan are transferred to Xihai.”

Wang Zheng glanced at Mi Heng, understanding.

Others, including Yu Jin and Xu Fang, didn't notice it, but Mi Heng was also from a prominent family, but just like himself, since he entered Fucheng that day and picked up the books that recorded Langya's taxes and population, he saw the tricks in it at first sight.

These prominent families in Langya County are really too much, too outrageous!

Eight counties are under the jurisdiction of Pengcheng State, and it was massacred by Yanzhou soldiers just last year. Today, there are still more than 30 households in the country, with a population of nearly [-].

Langya County has not been in war for a long time, and there have been no natural disasters and diseases in recent years. It governs thirteen counties, but according to the statistics in the government documents, there are only [-] households in the area.
How can this be?

Leaving aside other places for the time being, he ordered Yuban to make statistics before he pulled out Pengcheng. In Kaiyang City alone, there are now over [-] households and a population of over [-].

Could it be that there are only ten thousand households in the other twelve counties?

The only explanation can only be that the powerful families in all counties are covering up the population, and their behavior is extremely arrogant.

This is also one of the main reasons why Wang Zhengqian wanted to go to Langya County in person.

If you want to communicate with each other after courtesy first, then you have to find the leader of the famous family in Langya County. This kind of existence can only be the two famous families, Wang family and Yan family.

Unlike Qi County, these two prominent families are not based in Kaiyang, the county center, but in Langya County, the easternmost part of the county.

"Sir, that's a very kind word." Wang Zheng nodded in approval, and he confessed his plan, pointing to the map on the wall, "I also want to go here soon, just to solve this matter,"

"The lord will go there in person, it seems." You Heng heard the string song and knew the elegance, frowned and pondered for a moment, then said: "It is indeed the lord."

If it is purely coerced by force, or directly eradicated, the process is straightforward, and the heavenly army must be the victor, but these prominent families are intertwined and interconnected, and their control over the people is not too deep. The backlash it brings will only make The vitality of the entire Langya County was seriously injured, and the interests of Wang Zheng were ultimately damaged.

And if you want to negotiate with these people, you must be careful, Ni Heng thinks to himself, only he, Zhang Zhao and Wang Zheng can do it in the Tianjun.

But first of all, he is not suitable, whether it is his previous background or his current status, he is a little embarrassed, but Zhang Zhao is suitable, the problem is that one is far away in Pengcheng, and the other is that he may not be willing.

So this matter really can only be done by Wang Zheng, the lord himself.

Shidu Nongding, the next step is business.

As a traveler, Wang Zheng has always paid attention to craftsmen since the beginning of the incident. After all, do three-year-olds in later generations know that science and technology are the primary productive forces?

Every time they go to a city, the strong men may not be able to coerce them all. There are craftsmen and artists, but they don't care and arrest them all.

Up to now, the craftsmen brought from Qingzhou have already formed a separate battalion. Except for some who were brought to Pengcheng before, there are enough people left in Kaiyang, which are enough for most of the needs of the army and the people, so don't worry about it for the time being.

The business one is more important.According to Mi Heng's article, the emphasis on it is second only to agriculture, especially places like Kaiyang and Pengcheng, which are already uniquely endowed, and since they have entered the hands of Wang Zheng, they must vigorously develop them.

Since the beginning of the ban, both the army and the civilians are well managed, but there is no achievement in business.

Although most of the shops in the city have resumed normal operations for the sake of not disturbing the people, but under the influence of the identity of the Yellow Turban Bandits, and the previous prohibition of entry and exit again, the previous four-way circulation has disappeared.

Internal circulation is nothing more than meeting the needs of the military and civilians, while external circulation can not only obtain wealth, but also obtain information from all directions.

Under Mi Heng's analysis, there are actually hidden dangers in self-sufficiency.

"Regardless of Pengcheng Langya, it is now a closed and inaccessible place. Although Xuzhou is rich in resources, there are salt, iron, gold and mines in the territory, which are sufficient for short-term use. But what about the others?
"Not to mention anything else, this piece of cloth alone is used to make armor for the entire army. It has already plundered all the cities, and it is still not enough. In the future, my lord will conquer the Quartet and compete for the top. I will also need to recruit new soldiers, weapons, and armor. How long will it take if it is purely built? How long will it take if it can be bought directly?"

"Especially the foreign businessmen." Mi Heng solemnly reminded: "It is a good thing that our army has been cooperating with the Mi family for a long time now, but if it is only one family, it may be bad."

Wang Zheng understood what the other party meant. With the expansion of the territory, the self-sufficiency of the Tianjun was also strengthening, but that was because he always took the route of elite soldiers and recruited not many new soldiers. Even so, he also relied on Mi's contribution, but Not to mention foreign expeditions in the future, each city will need a lot of soldiers to garrison. The expansion of the team is inevitable. We must not rely on one family alone, let alone rely on one family, lest we be held hostage by resources.

"That's why the basics of business, how to attract foreign businessmen, are what I lack."

"How to recruit it?"

"Business seeks profit, and if you promise it a lot of profit, it will come. Whatever our civilian needs are exempted from taxes, the government can reward them; whatever our military needs, we will pay high prices. The merchants have come, and the local governments , must be respected, respected, and treated as a superior guest, except for careful work, shall not be detained or embarrassing.

"However, when people's wealth is exhausted. Langya is not a problem. Pengcheng and other places are not rich. Therefore, there must be screening when dealing with businessmen. While encouraging the import of necessities, strictly prohibit the import of luxury goods, non-military, and civilian necessities. import, and export of our military and civilian necessities."

Wang Zheng pondered for a moment, then nodded: "But you can't wait passively, I think, you have to take the initiative to go out. If you can find a suitable business route and a few fixed supply channels, that would be great."

"The Mi family has been breeding for many generations, and they are good at cattle, horses, salt and food. If we can continue to cooperate, we will have solved a lot." Mi Heng said with a smile: "If Langya and his party succeed, the Yan family will build a family with cloth, and the Wang family will use utensils. If you hear about the world, you can use it naturally.”

Is that so?
Wang Zheng looked at Mi Heng in surprise, saw that he had a confident expression on his face, he thought he had already found out clearly, he couldn't help but sighed from the bottom of his heart: "I can win Mr., it is really because of Huang Tian's blessing."

Speaking of now early in the morning, the problems that should be solved have been solved.At noon, Wang Zheng informed the generals that he decided to leave for Langya County tomorrow.

Waiting for the generals to leave one after another, Wang Zheng stayed alone in the lobby for a while, suddenly remembered something, called his guards and asked: "Then Mi Fang said last time when she would return to the East China Sea, but is she still in Kaiyang?"

The personal guard replied: "General, I am still in Kaiyang, but according to reports from the sentinels who stayed behind these days, it seems that I am already preparing for a long journey."

"Hmm." Wang Zheng nodded, just now Ni Heng reminded him that the Patriarch of the Mi family would meet again before leaving.

Let's do it this afternoon.

Let the personal soldiers go to inform in advance, Wang Zheng leaned on the couch, the spring sun was warm, it was projected from outside the hall, covering his whole body, he couldn't help feeling comfortable all over his body, his eyelids were raised, and he began to fall asleep.

Speaking of which, it was really not easy to win the battle with Sun Ce yesterday, although the anger in his heart was out, but his mental strength was also depleted, which made him feel a little tired and drowsy rarely.

It's just that I didn't sleep for a while, but was woken up by the sound of footsteps.

As soon as Wang Zheng raised his head, he saw Mi Heng going and coming back again, standing in front of the hall.

Seeing his expression, Wang Zheng knew that he must have something to do, so he couldn't help asking: "Sir, but it was a sudden thought, what did you think of?"

"No." Mi Heng smiled, and Shi Shiran sat down: "It's not a temporary idea, but this matter comes out of Heng's mouth, but it can only enter the ears of the Lord."

Oh?
It is necessary to deliberately avoid the eyes and ears of Yu Jin and others?

His eyes were fixed, his sword eyebrows were even raised, and he asked in a deep voice: "But something happened in the army?"

While talking, he instinctively raised his head to look at the suspended transparent frame, first at the experience bar, and second at the numbers of soldiers of each rank.

It seems nothing has changed.
Could it be that Pengcheng is far away, so Ni Heng got the news, but my system hasn't been updated yet?
"My lord." You Heng said solemnly, "Do you know Ding Hong, Ding Xiaogong?"

Ding Hong?

I only know that Lu Bu's cheap adoptive father, Ding Yuan.

Wang Zheng was stunned, and said: "No, what is the origin of this person?"

"After Emperor Xiaohe (Liu Yu) ascended the throne, his adoptive mother, the Empress Dowager Dou, ruled the court and was domineering and authoritarian. Her elder brother, Dou Xianguan, was in the rank of general, and appointed Dou's brothers as civil and military officials, holding the country's military and political power. See Seeing this phenomenon, many ministers were very anxious, and they all sweated for the Han Dynasty. Minister Ding Hong is one of them."

Mi Heng explained: "Ding Hong is very knowledgeable and has a great research on scriptures. He was very angry at the dictatorship of the Queen Mother Dou, and he was determined to get rid of this evil for the country. A few years later, a solar eclipse occurred in the sky, and Ding Hong borrowed this At that time, it was considered an ominous sign, and he wrote to the emperor, pointing out the harm of the power of the Dou family to the country, and suggested that this phenomenon should be changed quickly. Emperor He had already had this feeling and intention, so he quickly dismissed Dou Xian as an official. Brothers killed themselves because of it."

"It's just that although the cholera was eradicated, the court's vitality was seriously injured after all. Ding Hong then made another suggestion."

"If the imperial government is responsible; if Du Jian prevents cuteness; then the evil spirits will be eliminated; harm will be eradicated and good fortune will come."

Wang Zheng understood.

Isn't this just admonishing him to guard against the passing of time?

"What's the matter?" Wang Zheng looked at Mi Heng speechlessly. "It's all right, sir."

Can't you speak more simply and neatly, I am a time traveler, and I understand the truth even if you don't tell allusions.

"My lord, Qiu is the guarding general now, but Pan Zhang?"

"Exactly."

Hearing this, Wang Zheng finally understood why Mi Heng wanted to avoid the eyes and ears of Yu Jin, Fu Bo and others.

At this time, his power had just formed, and there were not many factions in the army, but there were faint signs of it.

Basically, all the generals and armies were grouped together, with Xu Fang and Wu Sheng at the center.

Both of them met him at the end of the day, and their feelings naturally faded away. In comparison, Xu Fang is more outstanding in ability, but when it comes to friendship with Wang Zheng, Wu Sheng is still the number one character.

Among the generals, apart from Yu Jin who was more inclined to Xu Fang, Pan Zhang, Fu Bo, and Zhang Rao were all more inclined to Wu Sheng.

Among them, Pan Zhang, who was dragged into the gang by Wu Sheng, had the deepest friendship with him.

Wang Zheng has long been aware of this phenomenon and knows it is a normal law of development.

The system just made them swear allegiance to themselves, but it didn't erase the humanity of these people.

Human nature is naturally selfish and selfish.

"What's wrong with Pan Zhang?" Wang Zheng's expression turned solemn, and he looked at You Heng: "Could it be that what happened to Jiqiu?"

"My lord." You Heng said with a serious face: "When I came to Kaiyang with Sun Ce, I passed by Jiqiu and entered the city for a day, but I heard that Pan Zhang took advantage of the opportunity to guard the east gate of Langya on behalf of the lord, and took advantage of it. The bribes from the rich and powerful families in the city are even more extravagant, and they hunt for women. In just one month, dozens of beauties were acquired."

"That's all right. After learning about Pan Zhang's prosperity, some relatives and friends came out of nowhere. Now they have all gone to Jiqiu, and he even arranged for him to join Du Bo, generals and the like in the garrison of Jiqiu. "

Speaking of this, You Heng's voice was stern, and he said loudly: "Looking at his actions, you can know that this man is of low character, extravagant and greedy for money, and he is definitely not a loyal person. The lord must not continue to entrust important tasks!"

It was this.

When Wang Zheng mentioned that he was half-empty, he put down his heart immediately. The ancients always liked to tie virtue with loyalty, and loyalty with righteous men. People like Mi Heng would go to extremes, but Wang Zheng, as a later generation, knows that this may not be the case.

Most corrupt officials may be treacherous officials, but not all of them are, and those without virtue may not necessarily be without talent, nor may they be disloyal.

At least in the history of the Three Kingdoms that he knows, Pan Zhang does not seem to have betrayed Sun Shiwan, not to mention that the other party has entered the system early, has become a ideological seal, and is locked in loyalty. Let alone Pan Zhang, even Qin Hui came, and there is no betrayal Own possibility!
"Sir, you're worrying too much." After thinking for a while, Wang Zheng still wanted to explain: "In the past, Henkel and King Xiang relied heavily on Chen Ping, who was known as the thief's wife, when he fought for hegemony with King Xiang. Talent without virtue."

"My lord." Seeing that Wang Zheng didn't take it seriously, You Heng was in a hurry and was still persuading, but he heard Wang Zheng solemnly say: "Pan Zhang is a capable person, and he will not betray me, this is Huang Tian's warning!"

Is that so?
Mi Heng was startled, thinking of the miraculous scene he had experienced at home, he became speechless immediately.

He is also the person involved, although he doesn't know the reason, but he knows that if this is the case, no matter if he is as vicious as Pan Zhang or as honest as himself, there is indeed no possibility of betraying the king's government forever.

That voice carried an indescribable magical power, making them unable to even conceive the idea of ​​betrayal, let alone take action?

But Wang Zheng continued: "But now the great cause has not been accomplished, and our army's foothold is not stable. It is right for you to pay attention to the place. If there are similar things, don't talk nonsense, and tell the general yourself."

The meaning of this sentence is unclear, and when the context is combined, similar things can be understood as places, generals, and officials.

Mi Heng was startled, at this time Wang Zheng had already paced out.

Under the sunlight, the tall figure was stretched and dragged to the ground, with black ripples.

What does the lord mean, he just doesn't care, but he can't be careless?
And this doesn't matter, or is it just expedient, temporarily?

(End of this chapter)