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"Yes." Liu Shao turned around and pointed at the people who were queuing up. "Fortunately, although there are many household registrations in Handan, the scope is not large. The farthest from the county seat is only [-] miles away, and two days are enough to go back and forth. The Zhuge County Lord has prepared a place for them to rest and promised to reduce part of the land rent, so the people are still there. It counts as support."

"What day is it today?"

"On the third day, it will be over in two more days."

"How many household registrations do you have in Handan?"

Liu Shao frowned. "It's less than we thought. If there are no accidents, there are less than 2 households and [-] people left in Handan, and... most of them are old and weak."

Sun Rui was taken aback.

Although the state of Zhao is not a large county, Handan is a large county with more than ten thousand households.Even if there have been wars in these years, the loss will not be so great.

When Wang Yun was a Situ, Shi Sunrui heard him talk about Jizhou's household registration. In his impression, although Zhao Guo suffered from military disasters during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, it recovered fairly well, and once recovered to more than 8000 households.Why has the household registration in Handan not increased but decreased over the past few years?

Handan is at the foot of the West Mountain, and the battle between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan is in the east, so it should not affect Handan.

"Where did all the young men go?"

Liu Shao hesitated for a moment, then shook his head. "I'm also quite puzzled."

Shi Sunrui took a look at Liu Shao, then turned to ask Wang Duan, "Your Majesty is from Handan, but where are all the young and strong in Handan? Why is the household registration not increasing but decreasing?"

Wang Duan frowned, and said uncertainly: "I heard that a few years ago, many people went out to escape. Some went into the mountains, and some went out of the fortress. I don't know the specific situation. It's just..." He looked at Liu Shao in disbelief. "There are less than [-] households in Handan?"

Liu Shao smiled wryly and nodded. "Maybe less."

Chapter 923

The scholar Sun Rui stood outside the door for a while, but was led into the county temple by Liu Shao.

Zhuge Liang was sitting in the hall dealing with official business, when he saw Liu Shao leading several people in, he was very surprised.But seeing that two of them were dressed in the military, they didn't say anything.When he found out that the general who was walking in the front was Shi Sun Rui, he realized the problem and hurriedly got up to greet him.

"Master Sun Gong, could it be that the military supplies are insufficient and need to be supplemented?"

Shi Sun Rui waved his hand, motioning Zhuge Liang to look at Wang Duan beside him.

Zhuge Liang looked Wang Duan up and down and smiled. "Isn't it Dutinghou Wangjun?"

Wang Duan was a little surprised. "The county lord knows me?"

"I've heard people say that the princes and marquises have a strange and outstanding appearance. I took the liberty to speculate, but I guessed it right." Zhuge Liang stretched out his hand to signal, and the three generals, Sun Rui, were invited to the hall.

Liu Shao cupped his hands and went out.

The scholar Sun Rui did not go around, and directly asked Zhuge Liang the reason for verifying his name.

Zhuge Liang thought for a moment, and said to Shisun Rui: "The verification of the name book has not been completed, so we shouldn't make a judgment. It's just that Shisun Gong asked, and the prince is here, so it's okay to talk about it. If you can give me some advice, it's even more welcome."

As he spoke, he brought an account book. "Based on the counting of several townships in the previous two days, the population loss was about [-]%. If compared with the household registration before the Yellow Turban, the loss was more than [-]%. For a while, it rebounded, and some townships even recovered to more than [-]%. But unfortunately, these data are all false.”

"fake?"

"Yes, after the Yellow Turbans, many people did return to their hometowns, but most of these people did not reoccupy their hukou. During the Zhongping period, the household registration was falsely reported. After Chuping, there was no scruple. The number of registered household registrations increased. The actual number of households has been decreasing.”

Zhuge Liang paused, and then said: "Perhaps it's not accurate to say that. It should be that the actual household registration in the county has been decreasing, and the increase is only the number."

"Isn't the rent and tax owed a lot?" Shi Sunrui blurted out.

"Exactly." Zhuge Liang smiled wryly. "Some household registrations have been in arrears for more than ten years. Then, just before I took office, these people's household registrations disappeared."

Ju Shou asked unhurriedly: "What about the actual household registration, has it increased or decreased?"

Zhuge Liang turned his head and glanced at Jushou, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly. "It has increased, and it has been increasing over the years. My preliminary estimate is that the actual household registration in Handan should be around [-] to [-]."

Shi Sun Rui supported his beard, pondered for a moment, then turned to look at Wang Duan.

"Your Majesty, do you think so?"

Wang Duan's face was flushed and even purple, like a pig's liver.While wiping the sweat from his forehead, he stammered and said: "Although I have been favored by the court and become a marquis, I don't care about political affairs. How can I know the household registration in the county?"

"How many mouths are there on your household registration?"

Wang Duan lowered his head, wishing he could bury his face in the ground. "I... I don't know."

Shi Sunrui's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he turned to Zhuge Liang and said, "Your Majesty is not only a relative of the state, but also the number one noble family in Handan. If you don't check out the number of his household registration, how can you convince the public? Kong Ming, I entrust you with this matter." .”

Zhuge Liang raised his eyebrows and nodded in agreement.

Wang Duan was startled and jumped up. Just as he was about to speak, Shi Sunrui said again: "Your Majesty returned home in the first year of Chuping, and he hasn't seen the Son of Heaven for several years. Why don't you come with me and go to Yecheng to meet him?" .”

As soon as he heard the word driving, Wang Duan's face, which was so red and black, suddenly turned pale. He didn't dare to say a word, and sat back quietly.

A trace of helplessness flashed in Jushou's eyes, but he didn't say anything.

Zhuge Liang clasped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the army is besieging Yecheng, and there is an urgent need for a lot of money and food. When I first arrived in Handan, everything was unknown, and it was extremely difficult to raise funds. Since you are a relative of the state, you must be willing to support me."

Wang Duan's face twitched. "It should be, it should be."

"Thank you, my lord." Zhuge Liang left the table and saluted.

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Shi Sunrui didn't even eat, so he left Handan County in a hurry and returned to the army.

He sent someone to watch Wang Duan, and he was not allowed to act at will without his consent.

Together with Jushou, he came to Shesheng camp and entered Jujun's big tent.

Ju Jun was eating, and was surprised to see Shi Sun Rui and Ju Shou coming back together with an angry expression on his face.

"This Zhuge Liang is too presumptuous, he didn't even stay for a meal?"

"He's staying, I'm afraid I won't be able to eat it." Shi Sunrui sat down and motioned for Jushou to sit down. "There are no outsiders here. If you have anything to say, you can just say it. I can keep what is said in this tent. I can't guarantee it when I leave this tent."

Ju Jun's eyes flashed, and he glanced at Ju Shou.

Ju Shou shook his head helplessly. "Wang Duan has been brought back by Shisun Gong, and he will meet with Shisun Gong."

Ju Jun's brows trembled slightly, he nodded, and sat down again.

"Junrong, what do you want to hear?"

"Why don't you tell me about the guests from Ye City first?"

"Okay." Ju Jun clapped his hands and ordered his personal guards to guard the tent door. "The judge did indeed send an envoy. He also knew that the situation was over, and it would be useless to stick to it. He was willing to sacrifice the city and surrender. He just hoped that the emperor would pardon his children, and he would not punish him."

"What about himself?"

Ju Jun shook his head. "He is over fifty years old, and life and death have long been ignored."

"Where's Tian Feng?"

"Tian Feng..." Ju Jun hesitated, and Ju Shou continued: "Tian Feng also has the desire to die, but he is not a matchmaker, and it seems that he has no reason to die. If he can be saved from death, I will ask Mr. Sun to complete it."

"anything else?"

Ju Jun and Ju Shou looked at each other. "No more, that's all."

Sun Rui sneered. "If it's so simple, it's worth your hesitation? Since you don't say it, why don't you let me guess. Pardon the generals, keep the parts, if possible, it's best to spend the fields like Bohai, and don't kill them all. Right? ?”

Jujun nodded with a wry smile. "If so, of course it would be great. It's just..."

"It's just that you also know that it's impossible." Shi Sunrui let out a breath, and said, "It shouldn't be."

Ju Jun frowned slightly. "What should I not do? Although Bohai Dutian is lenient, it is better than the Central Plains states and counties that have not yet done so far? Under Putian, is it the king's land, and the shore of the land, is it the king's minister. Jizhou, Yuzhou , are all the land of the imperial court, why are you so partial?"

Without waiting for Sun Rui to answer, Ju Jun said again: "Wang Duan is the son of Empress Linghuai, and Jun Rong reprimanded you from the heart. If the disciples of the Xun family were here, would Jun Rong still be so calm?"

Seeing the angry Ju Jun, Shi Sun Rui opened his mouth to speak, but he didn't know what to say.He hesitated for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "Yuanying, I know you have grievances in your heart, but I didn't expect you to be so angry that even I don't believe it. Forget it, this matter involves foreign relatives, it is better for the emperor to handle it directly .”

"If you see the emperor, you will see the emperor. Why should I be afraid?" Ju Jun said angrily, "Even in front of the emperor, I will say the same, without changing a word."

"You're still Captain Shesheng, you shouldn't leave the camp lightly. Just ask the public to accompany me."

Ju Jun and Ju Shou looked at each other and nodded in agreement.

Chapter 924 Step by step

Liu Xie reined in his mount and stood on the high ground on the south bank of Zhangshui River, watching groups of infantry cross the pontoon bridge and approach Yecheng.

The battle to encircle Yecheng was not as fierce as imagined, and even a little boring.

I don't know if it was because of Simpi, but Zhang Yun and Gao Lan gave up the counterattack and retreated when the imperial army was about to cross the river.With their backs against the city wall, they camped outside the city of Yecheng, built high fortifications, and dug deep ditches, preparing for the final resistance.

Compared with the Zhangshui tributary in the south of the city, the main stream in the north of Yecheng is wider. Without warships, it is less likely to attack from the north.The trial and appointment took the outside of the south gate as the main battlefield, Zhang Xi and Gao Lan, the two most skilled generals, were arranged in the south of the city, and the inferior general Zhu Ling was arranged in the east gate.

Liu Xie didn't care about it.

He didn't plan to storm Yecheng at all, as long as he could surround Yecheng and prevent the defenders in the city from coming out, which would affect the autumn harvest.

He has been waiting for more than half a year, and he doesn't care about waiting another year.

Although he also hoped that the judge could muster up the courage and take the initiative to march in order to let the generals show their skills.But it is obvious that the judge and the Jizhou army in the city are very clear that there is no advantage in my illusion, and they dare not take the initiative to attack. They can only hide in Yecheng and wait for their own tragic fate.

I don't know if Simpi's actions are effective, and how effective they are. In short, the battlefield is very calm.

The knights shuttled back and forth, passing on the situation.

Liu Bei and Duan Yan have already crossed the Zhangshui River and completed the containment of Zhang He and Gao Lan. Yang Feng and Dong Cheng are crossing the water, pushing the battle line within sight of Yecheng.

Nearly a hundred pontoon bridges have been erected on the tributaries of Zhangshui River, enough for soldiers to travel.

According to Huang Yueying, unless there is a once-in-a-century flood, the pontoon bridges will not be destroyed even by autumn floods.

Taking a step back, in case of a once-in-a-hundred-year flood, the soldiers who have crossed the water can also hold the camp until the flood recedes.

On this point, Liu Xie is still confident, otherwise he would not dare to line up in the water.

With the blessing of technology, some originally inviolable rules are no longer important, but bring some convenience.For example, using river water to transfer supplies between different camps is much easier than land routes.

Because of these, the technicians in the martial arts hall now have more face than the students in the martial arts hall, and they are flattered everywhere, and no one treats them as ordinary craftsmen anymore.

Liu Xie is most satisfied with this.

"Let's go back to the camp." Liu Xie shook the reins.

"Wei." Liu He responded, turned the horse's head, and yelled. "Back to camp."

"Wei!" The loose riders agreed in unison, and walked back with Liu Xie in their arms.

Liu He looked around, frowned suddenly, and cursed a few words in a low voice. "This Jiangdong barbarian is absent-minded and neglects his duties. It seems that the amount of training is still insufficient."

Liu Xie turned his head and saw a knight riding a horse across the bridge a hundred paces away.If the pontoon bridge does not go well, I have to ride the horse to sprint, take off in the middle of the pontoon bridge, and want to use the speed of the horse to rush over.

This was one of the subjects of cavalry training, but his riding skills were obviously not as high as he had imagined, and the speed of the horse was not enough. The horse jumped into the water a few steps away from the shore, fell over, and both men and horses were wet.

Liu Xie knew it was Sun Quan without looking closely, so he couldn't help laughing.

Sun Quan is 19 years old this year. He just arrived in the industry not long ago and successfully passed the entrance examination for Sanqi.He inherited the bravery of his father and brother, but he did not have the martial arts and composure of his father and brother.Seeing that the atmosphere is relaxed and there are many female knights, she is full of vanity and often shows off in front of the female knights she likes.

Liu He was very dissatisfied with him and ordered to increase his training.

But Sun Quan is in very good health, even if Liu He deliberately targets him, he can handle it and still have enough energy to play.

"Forget it." Liu Xie said: "It's human nature to admire Ai when you are young."

Seeing Liu Xie talking, Liu He didn't say anything more.

Sun Quan led the horse and came up from the river. He didn't care to change his clothes, so he chased after him.

Liu Xie beckoned and called Sun Quan to his side.

Although he is only one year older than Sun Quan, the temperament of the two is completely different.Without him saying much, Sun Quan restrained his youthful arrogance in front of others, and became a little more respectful.

"Why did you fail?" Liu Xie asked lightly.

"The pontoon bridge is not stable." Sun Quan said with a smile: "And this horse is not good either. It is too timid, and its legs will be weak before jumping. If it is a Xiliang horse, I will definitely be able to jump over."

"Since that's the case, why don't you change to a Xiliang horse and jump again, and you have to force it?"

"I thought, maybe let this horse jump a few more times. After all, it's not that it can't jump, but it doesn't dare to jump." Sun Quan wiped the water from his face and pointed to his eyes. "It's like when I was worried about being discriminated against when I was not here."

Liu Xie looked at Sun Quan, infected by the bright smile on his face, couldn't help laughing.

He didn't expect that he would inadvertently cure Sun Quan's heart disease.

Sun Quan has a pair of blue eyes that are rare in the Central Plains, and he may be talked about a lot. Although he doesn't care about it, he is still a little empty in his heart, and even has some allergies.There are many Hu people, both men and women, so his blue eyes are not surprising.

This may also be one of the reasons why he feels like a fish in water, very relaxed, and even able to tease himself in front of the emperor.

It's just that in the eyes of Liu He and other ministers, he is not relaxing, but presumptuous.

"What you said makes sense, but you can use another method." Liu Xie suggested.