[Three Kingdoms] Xinghan

After resolving the conflict between Sheng Xian and Wang Lang, the night was dark.

Ling Han returned to the house to rest.

The next day, Ling Han came to Jiujiang County Mansion again to discuss matters in Yangzhou with everyone.

He has always given great autonomy to forces loyal to him.

Such as Xuzhou.

To this day, most of the power in Xuzhou is still in the hands of Tao Qian, and most of the big and small matters are handled by Tao Qian.

However, since there are people from Ling Han in the state capital, Tao Qian also needs to regularly report to Ling Han about Xuzhou's taxation, grain storage, population and other information.

Once Ling Han issued an order, Tao Qian must put this order above Xuzhou's interests and execute it immediately.

This management method is very similar to the prefecture-state system in the early Han Dynasty.

The biggest difference is that Ling Han can rely on his own prestige to make Tao Qian take the initiative to put his interests above his own.

As for Jiujiang County and Lujiang County.

Lu Kang originally voluntarily handed over the military and political power of Lujiang, and Qiao Rui was simply a prisoner.

Ling Han still took the same measures, but temporarily put Zhang Zhao and Mi Fang into the county mansions of Lujiang and Jiujiang respectively, and did not even disperse the troops of the two counties.

However, it doesn't matter whether it is Xuzhou or the two counties of Jiujiang and Lujiang.

The reason for doing this is to make the governance of Xiazhou better, because Ling Han has too many things to do right now, and he doesn't have the energy to deal with them.

At the same time, this can only be a temporary expedient measure.

For example, the current situation in Yangzhou has made it impossible to continue to implement this system.

Centralization means efficiency.The unity of government orders allows us to concentrate our efforts on doing things.

The original site is controlled by the original chief. Under the same productivity, the efficiency of this site can reach the highest.

Before Ling Han decided to start ironmaking, Qiao Rui and Lu Kang quickly mobilized the greatest forces of the two counties.

If Ling Han ordered his subordinates to replace them, then the new ministers and old generals might have conflicts over various details, and because of various scruples, they would not dare to let go of things.

However, as the county chiefs in Yangzhou surrendered to Ling Han one after another, at this time, the entire Yangzhou needs to be regarded as a territory.

Over the years, there have been frequent conflicts between the counties.

Even if Ling Han made them temporarily ease the relationship, but if they continue to maintain a high degree of autonomy.

Once they leave Yangzhou, for example, to Xuzhou, or to Yuzhou, the old grievances over the years are likely to make them turn their faces again.

There is no need to fight at all, as long as I trip you when you complete a certain task that was assigned, and then you retaliate elsewhere.

The efficiency of the entire Yangzhou will be greatly reduced.

Therefore, Ling Han wants to re-establish a state capital in Yangzhou to coordinate the overall situation.

Zhang Zhao has been working in Lujiang County Mansion for a while, and the county governor Lu Kang is full of praise.

He decided to let Zhang Zhao take charge of the regime in Yangzhou.

Ling Han summoned several people to the Jiujiang County Mansion for a discussion. In fact, he was informing the three prefects of Jiujiang, Wu County, and Kuaiji about this matter.

Qiao Rui naturally had nothing to say.

As for Wang Lang and Sheng Xian.

For someone like Zhang Zhao, who had never heard of it, and had never even been a high-ranking official before, he was directly parachuted into their chief.

There was a bit of reluctance in the hearts of the two of them.

However, as early as when they decided to surrender to King Changsha, they had made such preparations.

Deciding to go to Jiujiang in person is to take the initiative to treat yourself as a fish on the chopping board.

Even if the King of Changsha demoted them to common people, they had nothing to do.

Ling Han saw the reluctance in their hearts.

He didn't say anything, and it's useless to say anything now.

Next, Zhang Zhao needs to prove to Wang Lang and Sheng Xian that the appointment is reasonable.

He believed that Zhang Zhao could do it.

After sending off Sheng Xian and Wang Lang.

The next step is to wait for enough iron farm tools to be produced.

Lujiang.

More than [-] soldiers under Yuan Ji Ling lived in the prison camp.

In an ordinary prison camp, the prisoners were all used as coolies, all of them were sallow and emaciated, and it was impossible to have enough to eat.A little slack in labor is a whip.

If unfortunately the chief who supervises their work is in a bad mood, it is not uncommon to be beaten to death to vent their anger.

This kind of coolie is not fundamentally different from livestock working in the cultivated land.

It is even said that their lives are far from being comparable to those of a cow.

But this prison camp in Lujiang is completely different.

First of all, the prisoner camp was managed by Zhang Xun, the original commander of the prisoners, which meant that the prisoners could not be punished because the commander was in a bad mood.

Secondly, their daily rations are [-]% of that of the Lujiang regular army.

——Although I can't say that I can eat very full, but I won't work hungry.

In the past, Lu Kang, the governor of Lujiang County, could not have imagined such a management policy.

If the captive soldiers were used as coolies, they had to squeeze out their living needs as much as possible, and a bowl of gruel would suffice.

The benefits of doing this are obvious.

First, food can be saved.

Secondly, and most importantly, only by letting the captive soldiers go hungry every day can they have no strength to develop a rebellious heart.

Anyway, if you are a prisoner, even if you die of starvation and exhaustion, it will not be a pity.

As for letting the former officers of the captured soldiers continue to command the captured soldiers, it is even more incomprehensible.

Isn't this an opportunity for them to rebel?

Lu Kang dared not disobey His Royal Highness Changsha's order.

But at the same time, he dispatched his confidants to quietly monitor the prison camp, and if Zhang Xun made any abnormal actions, he would take down the opponent immediately.

Even if this group of captives really rebelled, with neither armor nor weapons, as long as the leader is taken down, there will be no big storms.

In fact, Lu Kang did worry too much.

At this moment, Zhang Xun, who was watching over the work of the prisoners, didn't even have a rebellious heart in his heart.

He is now living a good life, and the soldiers under him are very conscious, and few of them will be lazy.

Ordinary captured soldiers rely on whips to drive them to work.The captured soldiers here are very active in their work.

This is thanks to sufficient daily rations, and——

The King of Changsha once promised that as long as the captive barracks perform well, they will have the opportunity to get out of the prisoner status within half a year.

Just some time ago, two thousand captives had been picked away.

Therefore, Zhang Xun's daily work is very easy.

As the commander of the prison camp, he could eat and drink to his heart's content, and he could drink alcohol after meals.

Although it is not as beautiful as before, it can be called stable.

Of course, most importantly.

As long as Zhang Xun thought about how he lost the war inexplicably that day, he couldn't even feel a trace of resistance in his heart.

He still can't figure it out. At that time, he and Ji Ling clearly brought [-] elite soldiers. In terms of combat effectiveness, they were definitely far better than Lujiang.

When they went, both of them were full of confidence.It would be fine if the siege failed, but they fought in the wild.

How come he was beaten so helplessly in the end?

If he really wanted to encourage the captured soldiers to rebel, even if he succeeded in occupying Lujiang, Zhang Xun felt that with the ability of the King of Changsha, he probably would be able to destroy himself in less than a day when he returned to Lujiang.

——Didn’t the defenders of Jiujiang not last even a day?

He really didn't think he was any better than Qiao Rui.

It was another unremarkable day, and Zhang Xun supervised the soldiers to work.

One of his subordinates came to report that Lu Kang, the governor of Lujiang County, had summoned him and asked him to go to the county mansion.

"What do you want me to do? Could it be that Changsha King has issued any orders?"

With such doubts in mind, Zhang Xun hurried to the county mansion.

In the lobby, Lu Kang was sitting at the desk.

Zhang Xun cupped his hands to Lu Kang and said, "Lord Lu."

Lu Kang nodded, and ordered his master to hand over the letter from King Changsha to Zhang Xun: "This is His Highness's letter. His Highness ordered me to hand it over to you. Please read it quickly."

Zhang Xun hurriedly took it respectfully, and quickly flipped through it.

Soon, there was no doubt that his face was shocked, and he stammered: "Get, get a good certificate? Is this really His Highness's letter?"

Looking at the other party's unbelievable appearance, Lu Kang nodded and said with a smile: "That's right. Is it possible that someone in Yangzhou city dares to pretend to be His Highness?"

Zhang Xun thought so too.Moreover, other than the King of Changsha, other than the King of Changsha, no one else would know how to issue such an order. I am afraid that such an idea would be impossible.

Lu Kang said: "Go back and inform your subordinates of His Highness's order."

Zhang Xun happily resigned.

Those ten thousand people were originally his soldiers, including his personal guards. Zhang Xun naturally hoped that they would have a good result.Looking at the figure of the other party leaving, Lu Kang couldn't help but smile.

Zhang Xun always looked like this when he saw the letter. When the prisoners knew about it, they didn't know how excited they would be.

These days, there hasn't been any inappropriate behavior in the prison camp, so my previous worries are a bit superfluous.

Moreover, the efficiency with which they labored was far more unexpected.

It seems that enough rations can make people work harder than whips.

Speaking of which, when he saw this letter from His Highness the King of Changsha, Lu Kang's reaction was no better than Zhang Xun's.

Moreover, he felt a sudden realization.

It is precisely because the captured soldiers are treated well that the captured soldiers can believe that the government will be willing to give them half of the arable land.

It is precisely because of the kind treatment of the captured soldiers that the government can release them with confidence and let them become ordinary people on the farmland again.

Treat captured soldiers well, search for iron ore, and obtain good citizenship. This series of strange government orders is actually a complete string together.

That is to say, as early as that day when Ji Ling's army was defeated, the King of Changsha had already made such a detailed and perfect plan.

Thinking of this, Lu Kang couldn't help shaking his head.It's hard to imagine that the king of Changsha is still young!

After returning to the prison camp.

Zhang Xun gave the soldiers half a day off so that the news could be reported to the whole army as soon as possible.

Hearing such a thing, the prisoner barracks immediately exploded.

What surprised them the most was naturally the opportunity to change from a captive to a good citizen.

Under normal circumstances, captives can at most be incorporated into the army, and only after participating in many battles and making contributions can they be truly trusted.

And most of the captives couldn't see that moment at all.

"Really? Did we really get good citizenship?"

"Of course it's true. This is the letter the general just received from His Highness. That's what it said in the letter."

"But why would His Highness do this?"

"Have you forgotten what His Highness said earlier? His Highness once said at that time that he would give us a chance to escape from captives. Besides, haven't you heard of the name of King Changsha's benevolence and righteousness?"

"Half of the open land belongs to me. As long as I work harder, after two years, wouldn't I be able to marry a wife?"

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