To say who knows Lei Gong best in the world is none other than Liu Bei. Back then, one of them was in Mayi and the other was farming in Daijun. They had been neighbors for several years. He knew clearly that Lei Gong’s talents were not comparable to his own! He was farming 10
With the support of Liu Yu and Fu Bian, tens of thousands of captives could hardly survive, but Lei Gong led more than 200,000 refugees to develop Mayi into Jiangnan, which was even as prosperous as Luoyang City. Such talents in internal affairs were even seen in the Han Dynasty.
There are not many county guards who can compare with Lei Gong!
In recent years, I have learned from Lei Gong's every move. Lei Gong established many state-owned enterprises in the wastelands. He also established textile factories and steel plants, and implemented salt and iron government operations throughout Jingzhou. Although the scale is not as large as Lei Gong's, it is
It is not a small country within the territory of the Han Dynasty. These state-owned factories solved the problem of funding for his campaigns, and the farming solved the problem of food and grass for his army. It can be said that everything that exists in Jingzhou is because Liu Bei secretly learned Lei Gong's policies!
At the same time, it also allowed him to see the potential of the Han Dynasty. His policies to improve Lei Gong allowed a poor Jingzhou to have half of the financial income of the Han Dynasty. If the entire Han Dynasty had implemented these policies, the late emperor would not have bought and sold officials.
If the world is in chaos, Lei Gong will not be able to make a fortune!
Therefore, Liu Bei has always been very concerned about Lei Gong's every move. He sends a large number of spies around Hebei every year, not to detect Lei Gong's military actions, but to let them report back Lei Gong's policies. Liu Bei will see if these policies can be changed in a new way.
Jingzhou implemented it, so Xu Wei developed the land in Liaodong and Hebei, and held the imperial examination, which was soon known to Liu Bei.
The imperial examination system surprised Liu Bei. The reason why there were so many noble families in the Han Dynasty was because of the corruption of the recommendation system. In the past, officials were recommended to recommend talented people, so that talented people from all over the country could be used by the court. But now the talents recommended by officials have become disciples.
Officials, they colluded with each other and formed huge noble clans.
Let the Han Dynasty, which was originally a unified dynasty, actually have a monarchy like my monarch, not a monarchy system like my monarch. You must know that this is a system that appeared during the feudal period, and the feudal system of the Han Dynasty perished long ago.
However, the method of recommending talents was used by the noble families of the Han Dynasty to reappear. This resulted in the situation of wealthy families all over the Han Dynasty. There were even top families like the Yuan family with four generations and three fathers. There were thousands of family members and former officials. These
The clan system has become the biggest worm in the Han Dynasty, and can even threaten the status of the Han royal family. The clan system is the main reason for the current situation of the Han Dynasty.
And if the Han Dynasty also used the imperial examination system, starting from the 400-stone petty officials who were selected by the court, they would not be considered as disciples and former officials of the noble families. This would cut off the control of the court by the noble families. If there had been such a policy during the reign of the late emperor
, the big man wouldn’t be in such chaos anymore.
It's a pity that after Liu Bei thought about it for a while, he found that the imperial examination system was not suitable for the current Han Dynasty. Liu Bei could have supported the officials in the two states, thanks to the help of the powerful nobles headed by Yang Biao, otherwise he would have been like Dong Zhuo.
Although he was powerful in force, he was unable to control local political power, making his power a castle on the beach and fell apart.
If he introduces the imperial examination system, his alliance with Yang Biao will definitely split. It can even be said that the entire Han gentry will break with him. Even if he has the force, he will not be able to support the current Han court. More importantly, there is Lei Gong.
The imperial court could no longer withstand turmoil like Dong Zhuo's.
But Xu Wei spent a lot of money to develop Liaodong, which Liu Bei can learn from, because he has also been developing Nanjun, but his capital is not as rich as Xu Wei's. It took him several years to immigrate hundreds of thousands of people and cultivate thousands of people.
Ten thousand acres of land, but the reclamation of one piece of land in Guangnan County has already benefited him a lot.
The other princes of the Han Dynasty were short of food, but there was no shortage of food here for Liu Bei. The reason was that the reclamation in Nanjun gave Jingzhou an additional supply of tens of millions of shi of food!
But when he knew that Lei Gongguang had invested 3 billion in developing Liaodong, Liu Bei became a little anxious. Lei Gong's investment in one year was more than ten times that of his. With such a big gap, the imperial court would not be pulled further by Lei Gong.
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Liu Bei wanted to increase the development of Jingzhou. He not only wanted to develop Nanjun, but also found ways to develop Jiangxia County, Changsha County and other counties in the south of the Yangtze River. With all the land in these counties developed, Jingzhou alone could recruit 300,000 people.
Army, so that he and Lei Gong can fight, but the problem of funds has become his top priority.
With the imperial court as a big money-hoarder, he would not be able to get out even 30 million, let alone 3 billion! And without money, it would be difficult to continue the reclamation.
This time Yang Biao and Zhang Wen talked about the problems of the noble families in Hebei, which opened Liu Bei's mind. Although the wealthy noble families in Hebei who fled lost their land, their disciples and old officials, and even most of their property.
But they are still the richest group of people in the Han Dynasty. Just looking at them living in Xiangyang every day and having banquets every day, you can see that they have a lot of property.
At the very least, it can support their extravagant life! If these people use their family property for reclamation, this will solve the problem of the court's lack of funds. These people can continue to shine in the Han Dynasty, and they can also work in the Han Dynasty.
Establishing a new family business in Jingzhou can be said to be a good thing that benefits both sides!
The more Liu Bei thought about it, the more he thought this method was good, so he said to Yang Biao and the others: "These noble families in Hebei have been pulled out of their roots in Hebei by Thunder God. If their families want to continue to prosper, they must open up their own country in the south."
Is there any better way to establish a foundation than to reclaim wasteland? Jingzhou is full of wasteland, and the imperial court happens to want to develop the Jiangnan area. It can be said that this is beneficial to the imperial court and them. They develop Jingzhou
It can strengthen the power of the imperial court and give it the strength to deal with Lei Gong. If the imperial court accumulates enough strength and fights back to Hebei, wouldn't it be helping them to avenge themselves!"
Liu Bei's words made Yang Biao and Zhang Wen's eyes light up.
They couldn't imagine returning to Hebei, but Liu Bei's method allowed these wealthy nobles to establish new family businesses without worrying about their families falling down the class and becoming ordinary people!
And what Liu Bei said makes sense. If you want to continue fighting against Lei Gong, you must improve the strength of the imperial court. Although it seems to occupy half of the Han Dynasty, Yang Biao and Zhang Wen know that comparing strength is not based on the vastness of the territory, but on the vastness of the territory.
It depends on the population and cultivated land. The Han Dynasty is more prosperous and densely populated in a few areas north of the Yangtze River. For example, Nanyang County and Runan County are not inferior to those in the Central Plains.
But once you cross the Yangtze River, the two lands are completely different. The vast area in Jingnan is a barbaric land that is even poorer than Liaodong. For example, Jingzhou has a population of more than 4 million, and it seems to be a state with a relatively large population.
However, Nanyang County alone occupies more than 2.4 million people, and the remaining more than 1 million people are distributed throughout the vast eight counties of Jingzhou. This means that each county in Jingzhou only has a population of hundreds of thousands!
Now Jingzhou has Liu Bei working hard to cultivate it for several years, and the population may have increased to more than 6 million. However, the entire Jingzhou, namely Nanyang County and Nannan County, are relatively prosperous, barely reaching the level of ordinary states and counties in the Central Plains. Other areas except Changsha County
, are areas where there are more barbarians than Han people.
If the powerful nobles in Hebei go to the south of Jingzhou, they can not only bring funds, but also the advanced farming technology of the Central Plains. They can even find ways to convert the barbarians to Han and educate the barbarians in the south. This will not only bring the powerful nobles in Hebei
Re-establishing the foundation will also allow the imperial court to fully develop and utilize the vast area south of the Yangtze River. It is not an exaggeration to say that this is a win-win situation!
But Zhang Wen was worried and said: "The south is a barbaric land with a lot of smog and miasma. They are all from Hebei. I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to adapt to the climate in the south! It's better to find a way for them to settle their family business in Nanyang County!"
Liu Bei said angrily: "Nanyang County is the hometown of the emperor. It is full of founding heroes who fought against Emperor Shizu. Are you sure you want to place them in Nanyang?"
Zhang Wen immediately realized that if he really did this, the wealthy nobles in Hebei would be swallowed up by the nobles in Nanyang without even leaving their skins!
You must know that the noble families in Nanyang County don't even look down on top families like the Yuan family. What they are comparing now is not which family has more disciples and old officials, but which family has more marquises and queens, including the queens of the Han Dynasty.
More than half of the generals are from Nanyang County! In their opinion, except for Luoyang City and Nanyang County, all other places in the world can be rural!
Yang Biao hesitated and said: "Although Xuande has good intentions, I'm afraid they won't go south of Jingzhou!"
But Liu Bei said: "Now besides Jingnan, the Han Dynasty has other places to settle them. There are no local noble families in the prosperous Central Plains states, so they can't squeeze in. They can only be found in the vast area south of the Yangtze River."
A place to stay!”
Then Liu Bei continued: "We are thinking of ways to improve our strength, and Lei Gong is not idle either. He even improves his strength faster than us! In order to develop a Liaodong region, Lei Gong invested 3 billion in funds and passed the imperial examination with 3000.
Scholars, arrange for all these people to go to Liaodong."
"Lei Gong has invested so much. According to his previous experience, the development of Liaodong will be successful in less than five years. By then, the entire vast Liaodong region will become Lei Gong's new granary, transporting tens of millions of dan of grain to him.
Lei Gong has solved the food problem. When the time comes, his cavalry will definitely go south to the Central Plains. If he doesn't find a way to improve his strength in the past few years, the Central Plains will definitely be captured by Lei Gong!"
Liu Bei's intelligence surprised Yang Biao and Zhang Wen. They had no doubts about Lei Gong's ability. Lei Gong developed the barren Mayi into a capital that was not inferior to Luoyang City, and he developed the barren Bingzhou into a city that could accommodate
In a large state with a population of tens of millions, it is not surprising that Lei Gong successfully developed in Liaodong with these examples.
What surprised them was that Lei Gong could recruit 3,000 scholars at once!
"Lei Gong is cruel and unkind, how could so many scholars seek refuge with him!" Zhang Wen said in disbelief!
But Liu Bei said solemnly: "The actual situation is much more serious than this. Although Lei Gong is cruel, Daqian is the most powerful force in the world. The imperial court has been defeated repeatedly in the face of Lei Gong over the years. Many scholars No longer optimistic about the imperial court, there will naturally be no shortage of scholars who want to follow the dragon. Scholars from poor families do not have much land in the first place, and it is not impossible for them to accept the land equalization system of thunder and duke.
And these children from poor families have no chance to succeed in our Han Dynasty, but after going to Daqian for at most five years, they can become county magistrates or even county guards. It has only been a few years since Xiangkai took refuge with Lei Gong, but his students have become the highest There were more than a dozen county guards and county magistrates! With the example of Xiangkai, children from poor families would naturally seek refuge with Lei Gong. Although Lei Gong recruited 3,000 scholars for this imperial examination, it is said that there were tens of thousands of people who applied for the imperial examination! There are even many children of noble families who have passed the imperial examination, which means they have begun to accept the rule of Thunder Lord!"
Then Liu Bei solemnly saluted Zhang Wen and Yang Biao and said: "So the current situation is becoming more and more dangerous for the Han Dynasty. Scholars have begun to take refuge in Lei Gong. In the future, the territory laid down by Lei Gong will not be short of talents to govern, and Lei Gong's strength will be It will get stronger and stronger! So we have to find ways to improve the strength of the imperial court. The imperial court does not increase its strength as fast as Lei Gong, and the imperial court is no match for Lei Gong. Therefore, we are going to invite two wealthy nobles to come to Xiangyang with their own reputation. Crossing south, going to the south of the Yangtze River, and going to Jingnan to open up territory and make contributions, not only for themselves, but also for the court. If the court doesn't cheer up, the world will really fall into the hands of the Thunder Lord!"
The resources and talents that Liu Bei possesses are far inferior to those of Xu Wei. Now he can only unite the noble families of the Han Dynasty and let them invest manpower and material resources to develop the entire south.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After Liu Bei said this, Yang Biao and Zhang Wen thought about it for several days, and then they summoned the entire noble family who stayed in Xiangyang County Let’s discuss the development of southern Han Dynasty together!
As soon as this proposal was made, many nobles and nobles opposed it. If they were willing to develop the wasteland, the Han Dynasty would not be reduced to what it is now. The Han Dynasty looks like there are many people, but in fact most of the population is concentrated in the Yellow River and In the center of the Yangtze River, more than half of the entire territory of the Han Dynasty has not been developed, and the vast area is occupied by barbarians and Nanman!
But at this time, Cui Lie said angrily: "Now that we are all rootless people, do you think you have any choice? Do you dare to stay in Sili Zhongyuan and fight with Lei Gong?"
Naturally, they didn't dare to do this, otherwise they wouldn't have come to Jingzhou. These people can be said to be timid, but they can also be said to be smart. They have long seen that the Central Plains is impossible to withstand the thunderous cavalry, so they I will follow the imperial court all the way to Jingzhou. At least the Jiangnan water town is not good for the cavalry, so the imperial court can fight!
Cui Lie continued: "You are afraid of Thunder Lord and don't dare to stay in the Central Plains. So Jiangnan is our only choice! You don't want to open up wasteland. Do you want to take away the land of Jiangnan's powerful people, or do you want to take away the land of Jiangnan's people?
Why did the big man fall into this state? It's because we gentry are unwilling to shoulder our responsibilities. We only know how to dig into the corner of the big man and eat at the foundation of the big man. Now it's better. The big man will be dug down by us. Thunder God wants to destroy us.
Buried! We smart people are seeking death!"
"With the big man gone, do you think Guild Lei will let us go? Seeing how he killed us all in Hebei, you know it's impossible. How much good life do you think you have left? Without the big man, we will all die! Everyone.
If we don’t want to be killed by Thunder Lord, we must find a way to develop the Jiangnan area and increase the strength of the Han Dynasty, so that the imperial court can protect us!"
"The development of Jiangnan is imperative. If you don't want to go, I will take the Cui family there. I will take the Cui family's children to develop Guilin County and rebuild the new Cui family in Guilin County. As for your ideas, I have no control over it.
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After saying that, Cui Lie left here!
The heads of the powerful families in Hebei looked at each other. When did Cui Lie become so powerful that he actually wanted to live in the same place with the barbarians? You must know that he told the court that he would give up Xiliang!
But they soon realized that Guilin County was deep into the wilderness, but it was the farthest place from Thunder Lord. Cui Lie said that he was developing Guilin County, but no matter how you looked at it, it seemed that he was escaping from Thunder Lord's troops, and he still fled to the farthest place.
!At this time, when everyone thinks about it, it seems that it is not unacceptable to go to the south of Jingzhou, at least stay away from Lei Gong!