The news of Fu Bian's assassination by Zhang Yan spread quickly throughout Jizhou, Northern Xinjiang, and even the entire Han Dynasty!
The people of Jizhou all cried bitterly. Under Fu Bian's rule, they had only lived a good life for a few days, but a good official like Fu Qingtian died like this.
At the same time, they heard that it was Zhang Yan from Montenegro who killed Fu Bian. They killed Zhang Yan one by one and then quickly killed Zhang Yan. Zhang Yan's reputation in Jizhou was completely ruined.
Jizhou, Heishan.
When Zhang Yan heard the news that Fu Bian had been killed, and it was rumored that he was responsible, he immediately summoned all the commanders of the Yellow Turban Army in Montenegro!
Zhang Yan stared at these Qu Shuai seriously and asked: "Fu Bian is dead, and now the whole Jizhou is rumored that we did it, but I know that I did not assassinate Fu Bian, did any of you do this?"
Qu Shuai Yang Feng said: "I didn't go down the mountain during this period, everyone can testify!"
Qu Commander Li Damu said: "This Fu Bian is our enemy, but he is barely a good official. Even if we want to kill him, we will only kill him on the battlefield. How could he do such a shameless thing as assassination!"
Other Qu Shuai also shook their heads. They have been looking for a way out for this period of time. How can they have time to deal with Fu Bian!
Yang Feng said: "Would it be said that the wealthy nobles in Jizhou did it? After all, compared to us, they have a greater hatred for Fu Bian, and their power in Jizhou is also stronger. It is very difficult for us to kill Fu Bian. But the noble families in Jizhou have such strength! Even they are the only ones in the entire Jizhou who have the ability to do such a thing!"
When Zhang Yan thought about it, he also felt that the powerful nobles in Jizhou were more suspicious, but he also knew that it was impossible for the Yellow Turban Army to make a sound in the Han Dynasty. They could only take the blame for this.
Zhang Yan said: "We must find a way to go down the mountain to inquire about the news about Fu Bian's assassination. We must find a way to clear our suspicions. Otherwise, with Fu Bian's prestige in Jizhou, we will not be able to develop and grow in the future, and may even be unable to move forward!"
Fu Bian can be said to be the most famous Buddha in Jizhou. If the people all think that the Yellow Turban Army killed Fu Bian, the Yellow Turban Army will not have to think about living in Jizhou.
Yang Feng said: "I think this can be regarded as a good thing. Without Fu Bian to suppress us, just relying on the corrupt officials in Jizhou, our strength will grow sooner or later. The more important thing is that we don't have to go to Xiliang anymore." .”
Qu Shuai who was present was a little happy when he heard this, and they didn't want to go to Xiliang.
Just kidding! The Xiliang rebels and the imperial court have been fighting for hundreds of years and have not been wiped out. How can they be easy to fight?
To be honest, they all wanted to take refuge with Xu Wei in Mayi. Judging from the news from Mayi, Xu Wei was a pretty good person and all their old friends were reused.
News of Fu Bian's assassination reached Luoyang City.
Emperor Ling was furious. It was not easy for him to have such a capable minister, but he died like this, and he was assassinated. The majestic Zhou Mu was actually assassinated. This was not a slap in his face, nor a slap in the face of the court.
The next day, there will be a court meeting.
Emperor Ling pointed at Cui Lie and roared: "Lawlessness is over. Jizhou is still not my Han Dynasty's land. You actually dare to assassinate the imperial officials. Do you also want to imitate the Yellow Turban thieves and rebel?"
Cui Lie immediately shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, this was not done by us. I have already informed them to pay the money. Everyone already knows that Fu Bian is leaving Jizhou. To assassinate him again is not superfluous and unnecessary!"
This was done by Zhang Yan and the others. They didn’t want to go to Xiliang, and they had a grudge against Fu Bian. The new grudge combined with the old grudge, that’s why they decided to assassinate Fu Bian!”
When Emperor Ling thought about it, it seemed to make sense. Cui Lie and the others had no reason to assassinate Fu Bian. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Zhang Yan and the others should have done it, so he said viciously: "After Wang Fen arrives in Jizhou, he will give it to me immediately." Destroyed Zhang Yan and the others!"
Then he said sadly: "The great Han Dynasty has lost a capable and loyal minister. God has not blessed me. I have decreed that Fu become a Marquis of Zhuangjie."
In the third year of Zhongping, March spring.
The news of Fu Bian's assassination did not cause too much trouble when it came here. After all, spring has come, the snow has melted, the water conservancy textile looms can be used again, and the production capacity of various factories in Mayi has begun to increase, with hundreds of thousands of The tribe also started a new round of reclamation. Everyone was busy living their own good lives, and no one cared about the life or death of a Han official thousands of miles away.
Only Xu Wei heard the news and lamented that a martyr had died.
Anyone who dared to divide the land among the Han Dynasty would be at a disadvantage to the powerful nobles, so Xu Wei had foreseen Fu Bian's fate.
Of course Xu Wei just sighed and then went back to his busy work.
The new year has begun, and he plans to open up another 2 million acres of land, striving to have 3 million acres of land in Mayi, and a yearly grain output of 6 million shi. This will be enough to meet the survival needs of 300,000 tribesmen, and Store enough food for 300,000 tribesmen for a year. After all, troubled times are coming, and he is very scared without any food reserves!
Some green seedlings of winter wheat seeded last year have appeared, and water trucks are also pumping water, which is introduced into the fields through elevated canals, allowing the wheat to flourish and grow vigorously. As long as you see this emerald green scene, as long as you see this scene The tribesmen in Mayi had smiles on their faces. Everyone knew that the wheat harvest this year was not low.
Xu Wei attaches great importance to the situation of land reclamation in the new year. In addition to factory workers, other young and strong laborers have to open up wasteland and cultivate land, including the army. The focus of the entire Mayi is on spring plowing.
Wang Lei and the others were dragged into the wilderness by Xu Wei. Xu Wei was a soldier back then. He planned to bring our army's tradition of self-reliance to the world, so 20,000 troops contracted the task of reclaiming 200,000 acres of wasteland.
In order to encourage everyone, Xu Wei personally took the lead in clearing up wasteland. He pulled a curved shaft plow every day and cleared the land very quickly. When the other soldiers saw Xu Wei working so hard, they were so excited that they worked hard every one of them. My personal progress in land reclamation is very fast.
After a year of accumulation, Mayi's land reclamation now has strong soldiers and horses. There is no shortage of cattle or iron. There are more than 20,000 cattle alone, more than 30,000 sturdy hundred-smelted steel plows, and There are more than 1,500 eight-oxen plows. As for other shovels, hoes, and rakes, not only are there enough for each person to have one, but there are enough replacements. Finally, there is no need to use wooden farm tools to clear land like last year. Now the tribesmen in Mayi are clearing land. It can be said that they are fully armed. Xu Wei estimates that the efficiency is at least ten times that of farmers in other parts of the Han Dynasty.
Because the Mayi area is a basin with flat land, everyone only needs to move away stones, tree roots and other debris to open up wasteland with eight-oxen plows. A production squadron of 100 people shares twenty oxen, and two eight-oxen plows can be used for one day. It is possible to reclaim 40-50 acres of land. This efficiency is simply different from that of a single-family household. With the efforts of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians, the 2 million acres of land planned by Xu Wei were reclaimed in less than a month.