Governor please stay

"Who knows, let's see if Gao Huan gives me face."

Liu Yishou sighed, feeling aggrieved that he couldn't exert all his strength.

Marching from south to north is a "sprint" type of war. It is necessary to rush to the south bank of the Yellow River in one go, and then use the Yellow River as a boundary to consolidate the territory. Only in this way can we continue to attack north.

If the army takes Suiyang or something, it will stop, and a large number of soldiers and horses must be stationed to prevent the north from counterattacking, which is really not worth the loss.Regardless of the fact that Yuwentai can defend Pengcheng and Xiapi now, it is because these cities have been managed with great effort.

In Tongshan, south of Pengcheng, there are thousands of miners who dig copper mines and iron mines.The Southern Dynasties had abundant manpower on this line, and it was very convenient to replenish troops.If the army reaches Suiyang, where the walls are strong and the fields are clear, how will you deal with it?

So if Gao Huan doesn't come this year, Liu Yishou can only drive away Gao Aocao's soldiers and horses, like sweeping garbage with a broom as far as possible.Most likely, the opponent will leave an army on the front line of Rencheng and Yanzhou to monitor Liang Guo's movements, and then the other soldiers and horses will return to the court.

That's it.

"Forget it, none of that has anything to do with you. If you raise chickens, ducks, and fish, if you catch them all, the country will be strong and the people will be rich. Naturally, you can conquer Gao Huan in the Northern Expedition."

Liu Yishou looked at the busy papermaking workshop on the outskirts of Shouyang, and sighed with emotion.Now he is in the stage of accumulating quantitative changes.All kinds of busy farming and training, when the tiger is not out of the cage, the opponent does not know your strength and endurance.

When he was in Nanyang, Liu Yishou tried his best to avoid mobilizing the whole country, and he didn't want to expose his strength prematurely.

When Xiang Gao Huan really showed his cards, it was time to take back Luoyang and discuss moving the capital!Liu Yishou didn't want to play tricks like "competing in the Central Plains for more than ten years, and meeting his opponent" with Gao Huan!

"My lord, there is one more thing."

Seeing that Liu Yishou seemed to be going back, Jia Sixie quickly stopped him.

"Is there any difficulty?"

Liu Yishou asked suspiciously.

"My lord, when my subordinate was an official in Qingzhou, he was in charge of farming. In my opinion, there may be locust plagues in various places this year. The eggs of locusts around Shouyang have been disposed of by my subordinate, and they have been burned and buried.

But in other parts of the Liang Kingdom, the subordinates were beyond their reach and could not take care of these things.Do you want to call the Jiankang Center for these? "

Jia Sixie is still very down-to-earth in handling things, but she is a bit bookish, and many things are done silently like this, and sometimes she doesn't report to Liu Yishou in time.

"The first thing, I will assign you a capable doctor (official title) to help you record all these things and report them regularly. The second thing is to write a copy of the regulations on locust control to me , I will write to the imperial court again, let Changyou (Chen Yuankang's name) do it, and promote it nationwide."

Since Liu Yishou made his debut in Luoyang, basically there was war, or starvation everywhere, the fields were barren, and there were really no locusts!At that time, the north had stored grain for decades, which was enough for a while, and they didn't think about how to farm the land at all.

Now that I have settled down and have a stable territory, I realize that farming is actually not an easy task.These days there are no pesticides, no chemical fertilizers, and no large-scale mechanized operations.

Manpower, climate, water conservancy, and planting experience are most of the factors that affect land harvest.Of course, pest control is also a kind of planting experience.

"Okay my lord, my subordinates must take care of these things well."

Jia Sixie said respectfully.

Acting from top to bottom, Liu Yishou thinks about major events in the world, and his subordinates will work hard towards this goal. If Liu Yishou spends his days fighting dogs and cocks, then the people below him will also be affected.

Either collective fishing, or collective rebellion, or both.

Everyone under Liu Yishou's command sincerely admired him, and they didn't dare to think carefully.At least when Liu Yishou was still alive, they would obey him obediently.

Of course, whether Liu Yishou's descendants can suppress these people in the future is another matter, and Liu Yishou can't ask for more from his subordinates when he talks about what happened at that time.

"Well, this year is like this. Locusts in many places may be unstoppable. From now on, life should be tighter. By next year, we must grasp the matter of culling locusts.

In autumn and winter, many people will definitely leave their hometowns due to the locust plague. When the time comes, you should work hard for disaster relief and resettle those people well. "

After giving these instructions, Liu Yishou took Yuan Shikang back to Shouyang City, and there were various matters related to the autumn harvest waiting for him.There is no grain in Nanyang this year, and only cotton and other things are produced.The deployment of light materials is a big deal.

On the way back to the city, Liu Yishou recalled all the experiences from waking up to now, and finally realized why many emperors in history liked to be foolish and mediocre.

Because to be a competent or even an excellent emperor, there are too many things to manage, and a lot of energy is consumed every day, and there is no fun at all.

Life is short for a few decades, since you can't be a promising king, it's better to be a complete mess!Anyway, there are so many stupid tyrants in history, one more than himself is not too many, and one less than himself is not much.

With delicious wine and beautiful people waiting for you, you are either having fun or on your way to have fun every day. Isn't it beautiful to have such a happy life?

"Oh, what a miserable life!"

Liu Yishou couldn't help sighing.

Hearing this, Yuan Shikang said with emotion: "My lord's words are very true. A man is going through hardships in this world. After I got married, I feel that the fun and leisure are halved, and the burden on the shoulders is doubled. Every time I go home , are all apprehensive."

Why didn't your mother-in-law beat you to death?

Liu Yishou gave Yuan Shikang a weird look, patted him on the shoulder and comforted him, "It's really gratifying to think that you have made great progress."

……

Changsun Jian, Da Xiwu, and Wei Xiaokuan led dozens of soldiers, went out of Puban and headed eastward, along the Fenshui River, looking for the places marked on the map.

Within a few days, everyone found a big gap in the southern mountain range next to Fenshui.There is a flat road passing through the gap.

Fenshui is on the north of this gap, and there are deep ravines on its east, west, and north sides. The terrain is abrupt and precipitous, leaving only one road in the south.

The people on Gao Huan's side can start from Pingyang calmly, arrive here all the way, then pass through the pass from the southern road, and then go straight to the east of the river.

If you don't want to take care of the idiots of the Hedong clan, you can attack Puban Ferry all the way west, or attack Longmen Ferry southwest.Cross the river at any ferry, and you have already entered the pass, and the remaining obstacles are not worth mentioning.

Climbing up the mound of Yubi Mountain, Changsun Jian, Da Xiwu, and Wei Xiaokuan looked at the Fen River not far away, and their hearts were full of emotions.

"Liu Yishou is also a strange man. This terrain is superior, and it is a natural pass. If you build a city here, it can be said that one man will guard the pass and ten thousand will not be able to open it."

Changsun Jian couldn't help but said with emotion.

He had never met Liu Yishou, nor had he dealt with him, not even "struggling across the air".However, Liu Yishou's ability to point out the dangerous terrain here is enough to prove the opponent's ability.

"What do brothers Qingming (cousin of Changsun Jian) ​​think?"

Wei Xiaokuan asked calmly.

"This place is really powerful. Of course, Liu Yishou is even more powerful. Why don't we go to other places first, if there is such a pass in other places, if you can detour, then the value of Yubi is not worth a bit mentioned."

Changsun Jian said very conservatively.

No matter how good the lock on a door is, if there are other doors that can enter the house, then the value of the lock will be greatly reduced.

"So good."

Da Xiwu nodded, he didn't really believe that Liu Yishou could know the terrain of Hedong.You know, Liu Yishou has never been to Hedong.If the other party's suggestion is really adopted by He Bayue, then the problem explained behind it will be quite scary!

Now Liu Yishou is Liang Guo's son-in-law, the governor who controls the real power, and to put it bluntly, sooner or later he will be their sworn enemy.

Liu Yishou knows the terrain and people's sentiments of Hedong very well. Is this really a good thing for He Bayue and the others?In fact, if you think about it a little deeper, you know that this is not a good thing.

The three of them left Yubi Mountain and led their soldiers all the way eastward along Fenshui River to continue checking the terrain.Sure enough, there is only the gap where Yubi Mountain is located on this road, allowing the army to enter directly.

Don't mention the other small ways.Only the locals can climb through the mountain individually, don't even think about food and supplies.

"Although I don't want to admit it, the facts are right in front of my eyes. Liu Yishou is right."

After checking the terrain of the surrounding mountains, rivers and rivers, Wei Xiaokuan said helplessly to Changsun Jian.

"Well, it does."

Changsun Jian nodded slightly, his face sinking like water.

They were so lucky before, but now they are slapped in the face by the facts, and their hearts are really mixed.

The good news is that as long as this place is guarded, not only can Hedong be included under the banner, but also Puban Ferry and Longmen Ferry can be protected, taking the initiative strategically.

In the future, he can send troops to Pingyang at will, but Gao Huan has no choice but to fight back.

Although the worrying thing is a long time ago, it is not a threat for the time being, but when I calm down and think about it, it is extremely frightening.

Liu Yishou has such means, a letter can change the balance of power between them and Gao Huan, so what will happen to this person if the situation is difficult to control in the future and he leads troops into the pass?

"Now that Liu Yishou is full-fledged, it is meaningless for us to worry about these and other things. Let's tell the truth to the lord."

Da Xiwu said with a sigh.

Neither Changsun Jian nor Wei Xiaokuan knew how terrifying Liu Yishou was, but he knew it very clearly, and he could only use four words to describe it.

"I don't know if Mr. Su has persuaded the Hedong family to vote for us."

Hearing Da Xiwu's words, Changsun Jian murmured to himself thoughtfully.

Chapter 469

There are many steep mountains and rivers in the world, majestic and changeable, unfathomable, but the most changeable and unfathomable thing in the world is the human heart.

It is a "dead mission" for Changsun Jian, Wei Xiaokuan and others to search for Yubi Mountain.According to the picture, as long as you are careful, you can complete it.It is not difficult to find Yubi Mountain, but the difficulty is to build a majestic city at this pass.

It's a pity that the task of lobbying the Hedong clan this time cannot rely on brute force.

In the lobby of the ancestral house belonging to the Pei family in Wenxi County, Hedong County, Su Chuo was chatting with the person in charge of one of the Wenxi Pei families.

This person's name is Pei Rangzhi, and he is famous for his literary talents.Although he is very young, he already has an official position.For aristocratic families, children with official positions have far more power to speak than those without official positions.

The only problem is that Gao Huan gave Pei Rangzhi the position of magistrate.He was an official under Gao Huan, not an old bureaucrat in the Northern Wei Dynasty.

So at this moment, Pei Rangzhi's complexion is not very good.In fact, he didn't really want to deal with He Bayue's subordinates, but how should I put it, people have to bow their heads under the eaves, and everything is for survival.

Puban City is very close to Wenxi County, and there are no natural obstacles in the middle.In case He Bayue's brain gets hot, he can look good to the Pei family in Hedong, at least it's easy to look good to the Pei family in their room.

Now that He Bayue sent people to discuss matters, it was normal that they couldn't reach an agreement, but it was a matter of etiquette not to let others in.From this point of view, Pei Rangzhi is also a person with very flexible principles.

"Mr. Su's visit today, what's the matter?"

Although Pei Rangzhi is young, he lost his father when he was young, and he is an old man.It's one thing to have a bad face, but the superficial etiquette is still in place.

"Come here today, not for anything else, just to borrow food."

Su Chuo said slowly.

Pei Rangzhi had heard about the severe drought in Guanzhong and the shortage of food and grass.It's a pity that there is no difference between He Bayue and Gao Huan, they are both tigers and wolves.Although the Pei family has food, they also know that the so-called borrowing food is absolutely "borrowing but not repaying".

What's more, if he supported He Bayue so blatantly, how would Gao Huan feel when he found out?

These things flashed through his mind, and Pei Rangzhi smiled slightly and said, "Pei's family has no food either. Thirty or fifty loads may be fine, but if you bring it out to increase your smile, even Governor He Ba would not like it. Even the Pei family can't get more food, it's really powerless."

Pei Rangzhi said with emotion.

"Don't talk about it first, Mr. Pei, why don't you read this first."

Su Chuo smiled slightly, took out a letter from his cuff, and continued: "I know what Mr. Pei is worried about. But in business, borrowing things with empty teeth is cheating. We have Here is the proof of mortgage, borrowing food, but seriously."

Pei Rangzhi opened the letter, which indicated how much grain was borrowed from Guanzhong, when to pay it back, what the collateral was, and it was clearly listed, as well as He Bayue's own seal.

Everything else is easy to say, the only collateral that makes people's blood pressure go up immediately after seeing it!

"Mr. Su, I'm young and ignorant. I really don't understand the reason why other people's things can be used as mortgages for my own family. This Hedong Salt Pond is owned by a large family in Hedong. I've never heard that it belongs to Governor Heba, right?"

Pei Rangzhi was shaking with anger.The letter said to borrow grain from the Pei family, and the mortgage is the salt in the salt pond. In the future, when we occupy it, we will share half of the output with you, and each family will share equally.

But the problem is that Yanchi is now managed by Gao Huan's people!

He Bayue's playing like this is simply a joke!

"No and no. Whether it's Yanchi, the land, or the wealth, they are all home to the virtuous! Gao Huan has no virtue, and the governor of Heba is virtuous. It's as simple as that."

Su Chuo said brazenly.

Pei Rangzhi understood what the other party meant.

Now Yanchi belongs to Gao Huan, but in the future he won't be able to keep the east of the river. Now that we are here, isn't this place ours?At that time, half of the salt pond will be shared with you, why don't you kneel down and thank you?

"Mr. Su is very confident."

Pei Rangzhi snorted coldly, and was speechless about the blind confidence of He Bayue and his gang.The other party just settled for the family of the Hedong family. Don't they know that Gao Huan's soldiers and horses can go south from Pingyang at any time?

"That's natural. Hedong is integrated with Puban and Longmen. We sent troops to Hedong, which is much closer than Gao Huan. Mr. Pei can't deny this, right?"

Su Chuo said with a smile, not panicking at all.

He put his hands in his cuffs, and continued in a leisurely manner: "We can indeed defeat Gao Huan and ensure the safety of Hedong."

These words directly blocked what Pei Rangzhi wanted to say in his throat.

This person originally wanted to ask: the two armies fought fiercely in Hedong, and the lives were devastated. What good do we, the rich families in Hedong, do? It is better to starve to death you troublemakers.

Seeing that Su Chuo seemed to be confident, Pei Rangzhi was also a little curious. He couldn't help asking: "Mr. Su seems to be very confident. It's just that Gao Huan has food and soldiers, but Guanzhong is poor and short of food. I don't know if He Ba Where does Mr. Su's self-confidence come from?"

"The secret must not be leaked, Mr. Pei will wait and see, and Su will leave."

Su Chuo stood up, saluted Pei Rangzhi, and then left Wenxi Pei's ancestral house.

Immediately afterwards, Su Chuo visited the Xue family in Hedong, the Wang family in Hedong and other big families to explain his intention.The attitude of these people is exactly the same as that of Pei Rangzhi.

Reject cautiously, but not repel.

After finding out the attitude of the rich families in Hedong, Su Chuo couldn't help secretly praising Liu Yishou for his ability to predict things like a god.

These wealthy families just care about eating but not fighting. If you don't show your strength, the other party will treat you as a little transparent and don't take it seriously.