The news that Liu Jing was about to leave was spread by unknown sources. When the people of Zhongshui and Pingyang heard about it, they immediately rushed to see him off.
On that day, as soon as Liu Jing's chariot left the city, he was surrounded by thousands of people. For a time, men and women climbed on the chariot wheels and blocked the road, making it difficult for the chariot to advance.
The officers guarding the chariot were quite nervous about this, but they knew that Liu Jing loved the common people, and Liu Jing did not order the eviction. They did not dare to make their own decisions, so they could only try their best to maintain order.
Liu Jing's chariot was surrounded by water, and the voice of "Liu Jun" kept coming and going. Some people burst into tears and sang songs, saying: "The town is unhappy. Farewell to Liu Jun. When will he come back and bring peace to the people?"
Liu Jing could no longer sit comfortably in the car, so he had to show up to appease the people. He stood under the car and raised his voice and said: "You don't have to do this.
It is timely for Fang Chundong to work. You should work hard on mulberry farming. When the harvest is harvested in autumn, we will come again. At that time, we only hope that every household will plant an elm tree, a hundred sage trees, and fifty green onions.
, a field of leeks, two female pigs, and five chickens. 'Everyone has food and clothing to worry about."
When the people heard this, they all lamented that a good official like Liu Jing was rare in a century, and compared him to Cichong, the prefect of Guiyang in the early days of this dynasty.
In the past, people in Jingnan did not plant mulberry trees, and there was no benefit from weaving silk and hemp with silkworms. When Cichong became the governor of Guiyang, he began to teach the people to plant mulberry trees, raise silkworms and weave shoes.
I know everything about sericulture and weaving, which was all taught by Ci Chongzhi.
Liu Jing made a promise in public that he would come again in autumn. Although the people were still reluctant to give up, they finally got out of the way, allowing Liu Jing's car to pass without hindrance.
However, the people were unwilling to leave just like that. They followed the driver all the way north until they arrived at Pingyang, the boundary between Zhongshui and Xiangshui, and also at the boundary between Xiang and Zhongshui. Liu Jing's ship docked here
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Liu Jing was respectfully escorted off by the village officials and villagers of Erxiang and got off the boat at the ferry. Finally, Ma Zhou, who was wearing a short coat and a knife, and his sullen eyebrows said: "Zi Jin, after I leave, Pingyang, Zhongshui Er
The village is entrusted to you."
Pingyang and Zhongshui townships were vast in area and were named townships, but in fact they were no different from counties. A few decades later, during the Soochow period, Sun Quan established Xinping and Xinning counties on the basis of these two townships.
It was rare for Ma Zhou to have an extraordinary big heart. He was given a heavy responsibility, but he showed no fear. He puffed out his chest and said, "I will not disappoint Mr. Liu."
Liu Jing nodded and said: "You don't have to get involved in political affairs. This is not your strong point. Just leave it to the officials of Erxiang. But you can't completely turn your back. Since ancient times, the people have only suffered from wealthy people and powerful officials. Now Erxiang
The powerful people and their surnames are all dormant, but the powerful officials have to be on guard."
Ma Zhou Surong said: "Don't worry, Mr. Liu, I will keep a close eye on them and never let them endanger the people or corrupt Mr. Liu's government."
Liu Jing added: "Now is the time for spring plowing, so it is not a good time to work on the people. After the busy period of spring plowing is over and the people have a little leisure, then you can start to compose and practice the song. Apart from this matter, you can also work on the management of the workshop.
Be careful."
After Liu Jing massacred eleven major surnames, he immediately incorporated and integrated various private businesses. Based on the original Gong family's business, he expanded it several times, making the scale already quite large.
"Promise." Ma Zhou accepted the promise. He couldn't guarantee anything else, but when it came to ironmaking, he was from Leiyang, and his family had made a living by ironmaking for generations. Although he had never liked ironmaking since he was a child, it didn't mean he didn't understand it.
.No one can fool him in this regard.
What needs to be explained, in fact, Liu Jing has already explained almost the same thing to Ma Zhou before, and now he is just repeating it again.
Liu Jing finally patted Ma Zhou on the back and said, "Don't be impatient when things happen. Didn't Zi Jin read "The Art of War" recently? Sun Tzu said: 'Plan before you act; know how to stop and you will gain.'
I give these words to you and hope you will keep them in mind and encourage them..."
After saying that, Liu Jing turned around and boarded the large ship that looked like a mountain. He looked at the village officials who were bowing down on the shore and waved goodbye.
His purpose in going south this time was very clear, which was to plunder as much resources as possible... Now it seems that he has definitely exceeded his goal.
In addition to gaining resources, he also gained prestige. The Jingman in the mountains and the bandits in the water all stopped and did not dare to make a sound.
Especially the bandits who were rampant in Hunan and Lei Zhushui were frightened by Liu Jing and fled to Lingling and Guiyang counties, fearing that they would be attacked and killed by Liu Jing's troops if they ran too slow.
Thanks to this, the number of merchant ships on the Xiangjiang River has gradually increased recently.
After a day and a half of sailing, Liu Jing finally returned to Ling County after more than forty days.
He solemnly led the county and temple officials to personally greet him at the Lei River Ferry.
Looking at the thin body but the seriousness as tall as a pine, Liu Jing couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.
On the third day after the war, he hurriedly led his troops southward and left the mess in Lingxian County to Shen Sheng.
Serious not only has to deal with a mountain of government affairs, but also has to guard an "empty city" with almost no defense. You can imagine the difficulty of the situation.
Liu Jing sighed: "Thank you for your hard work, Bomu."
He was serious but did not think that he had done anything hard. Instead, he was happy with it and said: "An old saying goes: 'A scholar will die for a confidant.' The Ming court appoints me to handle county affairs. I should do my best to live up to the trust of the Ming court."
Guo Shang, the former city magistrate and now the chief clerk, said: "The Ming Dynasty went south to fight against the powerful and powerful, and shocked the Li family. The territory was peaceful and no traitors and thieves were allowed to appear. This is the power of the Ming Dynasty.
Farming and mulberry cultivation make the people happy, and this is a kind of kindness. With such kindness and power, the Ming court governs the county, and the officials and people are all convinced. Lingxian County will surely get rid of the name of "Juxian County" under the leadership of the Ming court in the future and become the representative of Changsha.
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This flattery was of a very high standard, and Liu Jing took great advantage of it, but he said: "The master's statement is too exaggerated. If people from other counties hear it, he will probably be the butt of laughter."
Guo Shang said seriously: "The people who benefited from the Ming court were not limited to the county people. The Ming court may not have known it, but now there is no danger of bandits and robbers on the rivers of Hunan and Lei. Merchants from other counties all praise the Ming court."
Liu Jingshi smiled and said: "This matter is not the fault of this court alone."
Then, he saw the large number of county officials who came to greet him, and said solemnly: "Farming is the foundation of the country. Now it is the busy season of farming and spring plowing, and every family is suffering from a shortage of manpower. In my opinion, it is better to divide it."
He approved and dispatched all the officials and returned to the household and farm work."
Zheng Zheng knew that Liu Jing wanted to show favors again, which was also a good thing. Of course, he would not object and nodded: "What Ming Ting said is true."
This matter was reported by several senior officials, and soon everyone present knew about it. They were all overjoyed and expressed their gratitude to Liu Jing'ende.