Liu Jing sealed the two written letters and handed them over to Yu Zheng who was standing by, and asked someone to rush them to Liu Zhu's hands.

After Yu Zheng went out with the letter, Liu Jing was the only one left in the room. He stood up and came back to the terrain and city map of Changsha County behind him. His eyes kept patrolling between Huang County and Linxiang, and his mind was silently thinking.

Although Cai Mao was not a famous general, the Jingzhou naval army under his command was the most powerful naval army today. No matter how calm Liu Jing seemed to be in front of others and confident, he was actually a little nervous.

After locking himself in the room for more than an hour, in the afternoon, Liu Jing finally walked out and sat down, headed to the serious official house to inquire about military resources.

Since Linxiang was besieged by the Jingzhou army last year, Liu Jing immediately sent someone to take over the Iron Official of Leiyang. Although there were many twists and turns, with the help of Huan Yi, the Iron Official of Leiyang, and Huang Qiao, the goal was finally achieved.

Not only has all the Iron Officials in Leiyang fallen into his hands, but his marshals in Pingyang and Zhongshui Townships have been expanding repeatedly, with a multiplier scale, and the iron production has been quite considerable.

Liu Jing has two major iron management bases. Every year, one single robes and armor can reach more than 1,500, and other knives, spears, slashes, and arrows...

It is no exaggeration to say that meeting the military supplies under Liu Jing’s command of less than 10,000 people was not difficult. After all, in the past, the only place in Leiyang Iron Office could meet the needs of the entire Jingnan.

However, Iron Official has always been a terrifying gold-swalking beast, and he has no worries about tens of millions of dollars every year. This money was previously jointly borne by Changsha, Lingling and Guiyang counties, but now Changsha must not be able to count on it, and Lingling does not want to pay any more. Even Guiyang regards it as a burden.

Liu Jing has taken over most of the money at present. There is no way. He can be said to be the only beneficiary of the Leiyang Iron Official. Who will pay if he doesn’t pay?

With Liu Jing's financial resources, he would probably go bankrupt if he couldn't last for two years. This was the case when his wife's dowry was included. It was not surprising that such a result would be achieved by supplying the needs of the army with his own strength.

This is obviously not a long-term solution, but no matter what, Liu Jing at least doesn't have to worry about the rapidly expanding army and military supplies now. Money is the least important thing in his eyes. Moreover, as the peace in Jingnan area is broken and he falls into a lasting turmoil, money will only depreciate more and more in the future.

There was a lot of military supplies and sufficient food and fodder. Thanks to Liu Jing's handwritten handwriting last year, he convinced Lingling and Guiyang counties, and especially Lingling County, to obtain a large amount of food.

As Zhang Xian promoted three counties and rebelled, all the officials of Lingling and Guiyang counties who were not Jingnan were either removed from the seal or expelled. At present, the person in charge of Lingling County was no longer the prefect, but became officials in the county headed by Liu Ba.

Liu Ba's courtesy name was Zichu and was from Xianyang County, Lingling County. His grandfather Liu Yao was appointed as the prefect of Cangwu. His father Liu Xiang was appointed as the prefect of Jiangxia and the general of the destruction. When he was attacking the traitor Dong Zhuo in the past, his father Liu Xiangsu and Sun Jian were in the same aspiring to kill Zhang Zi, the prefect of Nanyang. The scholars and people of Nanyang resented Liu Xiang, and joined forces with each other to attack him. Liu Xiang could not resist and was finally defeated and died.

At that time, Liu Biao first arrived in Jingzhou and was incompatible with Yuan Shu and Sun Jian, who were entrenched in Nanyang, so he naturally became extremely hostile to Liu Xiang. After Liu Xiang was defeated, Liu Biao asked someone to capture his son Liu Ba and wanted to execute him, but Liu Biao did not kill him in the end, but instead released him back to his hometown.

Liu Ba returned to Lingling's hometown and served as a county government. He was the first to be a planner and then the main accountant. He became famous and became more and more famous, becoming the leading scholar in Lingling.

Liu Biao felt deeply regretful about this, and he recruited him several times, even citing him as a talented person, but Liu Ba disdains and never pays attention to it.

Liu Jing knew Liu Ba's name in his previous life. Zhuge Liang once said: "I am not as far away as Zichu when planning a plan in the tent."

This is certainly Zhuge Liang's humble words, but it can also explain Liu Ba's talent from the perspective of it.

However, what impressed later generations most was not his talent, but his pride. After the Battle of Red Cliff, Liu Bei occupied Jingzhou, and for a time, all the talents of Jingchu were under his command. However, Liu Ba refused to surrender, mutated his name and fled to Jiaozhou, which made Liu Bei think very well.

Later, Liu Ba went around for many years but still couldn't escape Liu Bei's "claws". He knew that he was not from Liu Bei's direct line, so he became particularly low-key, but his pride remained unreduced. Zhang Fei admired him and visited him, but he did not say a word and regarded him as a soldier.

Liu Jing did not comment on Liu Ba's approach, but he believed that Liu Ba was a person with pride and persistence.

Of course, Liu Jing was just standing and talking without any pain in his back. The treatment he received from Liu Ba was very different from Liu Bei and Zhang Fei.

The two have many similarities, such as both becoming famous at a young age, now becoming famous scholars in Jingchu, and repeatedly rejecting Liu Biao's orders, and even being talented.

When Liu Jing first wrote a letter to Liu Ba, he borrowed the fact that both of them had rejected Liu Biao's "recruiting talents", which quickly narrowed the distance between the two sides.

Liu Jingwen's talent and strategy are rare in the world, and he can follow his temper. However, in just a few short correspondences, Liu Ba attracted him as a friend. Now the two of them communicate almost every month.

Liu Jing also achieved his goal as he wished. Without giving up his own slander, Liu Ba took the initiative to come forward for him and persuaded the officials of Lingling to provide rice and grain. He is now in charge of the matters of Lingling County as the chief clerk, and all the officials were convinced by him.

When talking with Liu Ba, Liu Jing accidentally learned that Jiang Wan was also an official in Lingling County Government, which made him sigh that Lingling is worthy of being a large county with a population of millions in the Han Dynasty. It actually has two historical books and is ranked as the prime minister. In terms of talent, this even surpasses Changsha. There are only Huan Jie in Changsha.

However, with the variable Liu Jing, the future will definitely be completely different.

Throughout the afternoon, Liu Jing was in the palace and counted military supplies and food with Yan Su.

In the evening, when Liu Jing returned, his brain was still running at high speed. However, the moment he saw his wife Deng Yuan, his brain suddenly became empty and his heart calmed down.

"Liu Lang, you are back." Deng Yuan was leaning against the bed, holding a book and reading. From the corner of his eyes, he caught a glimpse of Liu Jing outside the door and wanted to lift the quilt and get up.

"Shaojun, don't move." Liu Jing walked into the room quickly and gently pressed his wife's shoulder. Deng Yuan had been pregnant for almost eight months. Her belly was as big as a basket, her face and figure became much plump. She took off the girl's youth and exuded the luster of maternality.

Liu Jing helped Deng Yuan back to the bed, covered him with a quilt, and asked, "Shaojun, what book are you reading?"

"Female admonition." Deng Yuan replied.

"The Women's Commandment" is the work of Ban Zhao, a famous female writer and historian of this dynasty. His elder brother Ban Gu is the author of "Book of Han", and Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian" is not allowed to be beautiful in the past. His second brother Ban Chao has thirty-six people to determine the Western Regions. For decades, more than fifty countries have been worshipped.

The three brothers and sisters are all famous in history, and they are so prosperous!

Ban Zhao not only wrote good literary works, but also proficient in history. His brother Ban Jiao's "Book of Han" was established and died before he finished it. Ban Zhao continued to write "Book of Han" for him, which won praise from the world. He was the first female historian in history.

Deng Yuan respected Ban Zhao very much, but he was not happy with his book "The Women's Commandments".

Even the "Women's Commandment" was highly praised by Emperor Xi of Deng Sui at that time. Even though the "Women's Commandment" has become a must-read item among the women of the nobles of the times.

Liu Jingsu knew his wife's preferences and said in surprise: "I remember you have always disliked Cao Jia's "The Women's Commandment"?" Ban Zhao once married Cao Shishu of the same county as his wife, so he respectfully called him "Cao Jia" by the world.

Deng Yuan subconsciously frowned and said, "When I was at home, my stepmother often advised me to read "The Women's Commandments", but I never refused to listen. Today, when I was looking for a book in the library, I accidentally saw this book, which contained the stepmother's handwritten annotations. I had nothing to do, so I could take a look at it."

Liu Jing asked with a smile: "What do you think after seeing it?"

Deng Yuan shook his head and said, "When I first read "The Women's Commandments", I was young and had limited knowledge, and I had too shallow understanding of the book. Now that I have grown up, I can understand it a little, but I still don't like it."

Liu Jing sat on the edge of the bed and said, "I also think that the "Women's Commandment" requires women too harshly. Cao Fengsheng, the husband and sister of Cao, did not agree with her views and wrote a book to refute her."

"It's a pity that Cao Fengsheng's book has not been passed down." Deng Yuan sighed and said, "I really want to see the arguments in her book with my own eyes. Is it the same as me?" Then he said, "Although I don't like "The Women's Commandments", I admire Cao's great talent, articles, and practice. How many people can there be from ancient times to the present?"

Liu Jing nodded with conscientiousness. Ban Zhao and Empress Hexi Deng Sui were both teachers and friends. After Deng Sui was in court, Ban Zhao had participated in political affairs. Therefore, she was not only a female writer, a female historian, but also a female politician.

The two of them chatted around Ban Zhao for a while, and Liu Jing said, "Shaojun, I will go out tomorrow and be back in about three or four days."

He is going to go to the ambush site in person tomorrow to inspect the place. That place is about eighty or ninety miles north of Huang County. It takes two days to go back and forth, and it will take at least three or four days to investigate the terrain.

Deng Yuan couldn't help but show concern on his face. Liu Jing had already revealed the news that Jingzhou naval army was about to go south to her. He didn't want his wife to be frightened all day long, but this matter could not be concealed at all. Deng Yuan was about to give birth to her in two months. Instead of delaying it until the end, it would be better to tell her in advance so that she could be mentally prepared.

Liu Jing held his wife's hand and said warmly: "Don't worry, the Jingzhou navy did not come. I just went out and would come back in three or four days. You can wait for me at home and don't think too much."
Chapter completed!