Ma Zhou said "Hey". The robe is definitely the most sophisticated armor in the world today. What man in the army wouldn't want to own one? As soon as the robe was made, he was obsessed with it.
Liu Jing groaned and said: "With the current manpower, we can't make many undergarments all year round. It's just a drop in the bucket for us. Zijin, please recruit more people as soon as possible. Don't be stingy with money, people are more important than money.
important."
Ma Zhou couldn't help but laugh and said: "With Liu Jun's words, things will be much simpler. There is not much in Leiyang, but there are a lot of blacksmiths. As long as Liu Jun is generous with his money, he will be able to attract a large number of blacksmiths."
Liu Jing nodded and said, "I'll leave this matter to you."
"promise."
Then, Liu Jing's eyes fell on the weapon rack next to the robe and armor, which contained knives, swords, axes, hand halberds, halberds, spears, and hooks.
Liu Jing walked closer and took out the ring-shou knife at the top of the weapon rack. This knife was about four feet long, with a long and straight blade. There was an inscription in gold official script on the spine of the knife: "Made in April of the second year of Jian'an, a large sword of good luck."
Ji Yang means auspiciousness, and Thirty Years means thirty refinements, indicating that the knife was folded and forged thirty times before it was made.
This sword is naturally not as good as the swords of Liu Jing and Ma Zhou, but it is still quite sophisticated.
Liu Jing no longer wears the sword given to him by his late brother Liu Yuan. What hangs on his waist now is a hundred-smelted steel sword that is more than four feet long, beautifully decorated and has a gorgeous appearance.
Liu Jing briefly asked Ma Zhou, then put the Huanshou sword back on the shelf, then played with the various weapons on the weapon shelf one by one, and finally picked up the rather heavy halberd.
Perhaps it has something to do with China's long-standing tradition. People in the Han Dynasty had a surprising preference for halberds.
Although the halberd can stab, cut, and hook, its cutting power is very small and difficult to control; when wearing armor for combat, the small branch is of little use. Moreover, the head of the halberd is about twice as heavy as the head of a spear, and it dances better than a spear.
It is much more laborious. History has also proved that it is far less practical than the spear, so it is not surprising that it was eliminated by the spear.
After hearing Liu Jing's instruction to "make less halberds and more spears," Ma Zhou felt that this suggestion was a bit strange, but he didn't think much about it.
Since the barbarians in the south are good at using spears, the Jingzhou people also have the tradition of using spears, unlike people in the Central Plains, who mainly use halberds as long soldiers.
Liu Jing stayed in Yefang for most of the day before leaving with satisfaction.
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August is not only the season of autumn harvest, but also the season of "counting people".
"Book of Han·Gaodi Ji" records: "In the eighth month of the fourth year, Suan Fu was collected at the beginning of the year." In this year, the Han Dynasty officially collected Suan Fu from the people for the first time, and it was customized thereafter.
Every August in the Han Dynasty, counties and townships would conduct household registration surveys, called "case ratios", which meant collecting and calculating taxes, so it was called "counting people in August."
In Zhongshui, the people of Pingyang Township have just finished their busy autumn harvest. Before they can take a breath, they have to rush to the township temple with their families to accept the "case inspection" one by one by the township officials.
"Inspection", that is, face-to-face inspection, is actually a crucial part of the tax calculation process. Therefore, everyone from the township and temple, from the village stingy man to the petty official, pays special attention to it, especially the county prince Liu Jing is currently in the township.
, they should take it more seriously.
By the time Zhongshui and Pingyang Townships finished reviewing the cases, Liu Jing had already stayed here for more than half a month, and it was time to leave.
After returning to Lingxian this time, he probably won't come back in the short term. However, with Ma Zhou guarding here, he is relatively relieved.
It was Chu Fang who came to take him back. For more than half a month, he led his warships to kill several indifferent bandits on the water between Xiang and Zhong. Since then, there has been no more ripples on the water and everything has been peaceful.
When Liu Jing returned, the four villages in Ling County had also completed the case comparison. He got into the toilet and sat down, looking through the documents.
Thanks to the newly registered households in Zhongshui and Pingyang Townships this year, more than 3,000 households have been registered, and the total number of households in Lingxian County has exceeded the 10,000 mark, reaching nearly 12,000 households.
If the world had not fallen into turmoil, this alone would be enough to remove the "trial guard" from Liu Jing's head and turn him into a "real" county magistrate. Even because the number of households in Ling County exceeded 10,000, the county magistrate was changed to the county magistrate.
It will also be a matter of course.
The autumn harvest was over, and so was the counting of people. Lingxian County was quiet and quiet for the time being. Liu Jing took the opportunity to order the relocation of the county seat.
The news that the county government was moved to Linzheng Township spread out very early. As Liu Jing sent prisoners to Linzheng Township to build official residences, the rumors were basically confirmed. Therefore, in response to Liu Jing's order, Linxian County officials
The people did not show too much surprise.
The happiest people about this were Deng Yuan and Lai Ci. During this period, they went back and forth between the county house and Salesian's residence every day. They spent more than an hour on the road. The county government was finally moved to Linzheng Township.
No more suffering from running around.
Stepmother Zhang, on the other hand, seemed reluctant. She was very satisfied with the place where she lived now, but when she moved to Linzheng Township, which was very small in area, the living environment would definitely be far inferior to what it is now.
But it was impossible not to move. Not to mention Lai Ci, even Liu He and Liu Rao were clamoring to leave with their brother. Could she still stay alone?
After all, Liu Jing still likes to fiddle around and move the county seat properly...
The relocation of the county seat is by no means an easy task. Not to mention anything else, it only took three or four days to move the county and temple documents. It was not until ten days later that the relocation was basically completed.
After that, Lingxian County returned to peace again, with only prisoners, and continued to build Linzheng Township. No, it should be renamed Lingxian County now.
Time flies by and the past few years have passed in a blink of an eye.
In the Han Dynasty, there was a system of counting. Every year, "at the end of autumn and winter, each county's household registration, cultivated fields, money and grain coming in and out, and the number of thieves and thieves are all calculated."
The county had to submit a "plan" to the county, and the county was responsible for reporting to the court. The imperial court's assessment of the performance of the county was mainly based on this plan.
Therefore, even if the people in the area are in dire straits and thieves and bandits appear in large numbers, the people will still be happy and the harvest will be plentiful.
A county bullying its own county, and a county bullying the imperial court, is a great "spectacle" in the world. Therefore, the folk proverb goes: "It is better to play skillfully than to fight with force."
It has been less than a year since Liu Jing took office in Ling County, but he has done things that others may not be able to do in several years. His practical achievements are probably much more brilliant than those made up by other counties.
In the last few days of the twelfth lunar month of the second year of Jian'an, all the planners from the fourteen counties under Changsha arrived at the county government to report on the achievements of each county in the past year. As expected, Ling County surpassed all other counties and ranked first in the class schedule, which really made a big difference.
Limelight. You know, in the past, Lingxian County was either first or second to last. It has always been the target of jokes among the counties in Changsha.
"Liu Zhongda is really a genius in the world, and I am not as good as him." Huan Jie, with a black robe and a beard, couldn't help but sigh. With Liu Jing's method, even if Yu Xu is resurrected, I'm afraid he won't be able to do more than him.
alright.
Liu Pan couldn't help stroking his thick and delicate long beard and said with a smile: "Ling County is a 'Ju County'. It can be said that it has been suffering for a long time. Zhongda is resolute, resourceful and decisive, so it took less than a year." , and achieved remarkable results. However, this method can only be used once. It will not be easy to be the best among the counties in Changsha next year."
Zhang Xian smiled and said: "I think Zhongda will do great things next year."
Huan Jie nodded and agreed: "On this point, the officials and the prince have the same view."
"Master Fu, Bo Xu said too much..." Liu Pan said modestly, but his smile could not be concealed.
Thanks to God's favor, not only Liu Jing's Ling County, but also all the counties under Changsha's rule have achieved good political achievements this year, which makes Zhang Xian very satisfied.
Of course he would not just read the plan. Changsha County has five postal governors in the east, south, west, north and central, and the fourteen counties in Changsha are all under their supervision. Zhang Xian relies on the five postal governors and dare not say He knows all the counties under his rule well, but the general situation can still be understood.
Changsha, Lingling, and Guiyang all had a bumper harvest this year. Zhang Xian was very happy. Whenever he thought of Liu Biao in the north, who looked very anxious at the moment, Zhang Xian smiled from ear to ear.
From the first month of this year until now, for nearly a year, Liu Biao has been cooperating with Zhang Xiu in Nanyang and fighting fiercely with Cao Cao.
The current situation is that neither side can do anything about the other. It can be foreseen that in the next one or two years, it will be difficult for Liu Biao and Cao Cao to decide the winner.
This is undoubtedly the result that Zhang Xian hopes to see the most. Liu Biao is restrained in the north by Cao Cao, so he naturally has no energy to go south to cause trouble for him.
Zhang Xian is not a man with great ambitions. He is satisfied if he can separate Jingnan. The situation in the Central Plains is chaotic, so he can be his own native emperor in Jingnan. If the situation in the Central Plains is clear, he can also follow the example of Dou Rong's return to the Han Dynasty. Without losing wealth and honor, even your descendants will benefit from it.
A few days later, the third year of Jian'an (198 AD) came as scheduled.
During this Zhengdan day, Zhang Xian was very happy, but Liu Biao was having a terrible time. He had originally planned to attack Zhang Xian in southern Jing this year and unify Jingzhou. Unexpectedly, after Cao Cao coerced the emperor to order the princes, he left Yuan Shu in the south. , the two major enemies in the east, Lu Bu, did not attack, but instead entered Nanyang.
Liu Biao was so angry that he almost vomited blood. The two had cooperated a lot in the past and could be considered allies. Wouldn't Cao Cao's behavior make those close to him angry and his enemies happy?
At this time, Cao Cao was actually riding a tiger and was unable to get off the throne. He held the emperor in order to command the princes, which made him look down on the heroes of the world. At first, he thought Zhang Xiu was an unknown soldier who could be easily killed. Unexpectedly, he got carried away and suffered a big fall. Regardless of Yu Gong In private matters, he will fight hard until the winner is determined.
Last year, Cao Cao personally conquered Nanyang twice, both of which resulted in disgrace. In March of this year, he personally conquered Nanyang for the third time and besieged Zhangxiu in Rang County. However, Zhangxiu held on to the city and his soldiers fought hard. Cao's army besieged it for two months, but it was delayed. Rang County cannot be conquered.
In May, Liu Biao once again sent troops north to assist Zhang Xiu, and surrounded Cao Jun's rear. While cutting off Cao Jun's food route, he also prepared to cut off Cao Jun's retreat route.
At this time, troops from Yuan Shao from Hebei came to surrender and reported Yuan Shao to Cao Cao. Tian Feng was preparing to take advantage of Cao Cao's absence to secretly attack Xudu to welcome the emperor.
Cao Cao was horrified. At this time, Zhang Xiu occupied the city and defended it. Later, Liu Biao's army blocked his return route. Yuan Shao also had evil plans. It can be said that he was attacked from both sides and was in a dangerous situation. If he was careless, he would be defeated in Nanyang.
However, Cao Cao ultimately used his troops to dig tunnels at night during the retreat, so that the baggage could be withdrawn first, and then ambush the elite troops behind, thereby defeating Liu Biao and Zhang Xiu's army, and safely returned to Xudu.
At this point, Nanyang, which had been disturbed for more than a year and fought almost every day, finally returned to peace.
It is a pity that although the war is over, the suffering of the people of Nanyang has not ended there. It is said that after a war, a great epidemic will inevitably occur. Since the beginning of spring last year, a great epidemic broke out in Wan County, Nanyang.
This "abdominal-chilling" disease was very frightening and highly contagious. All the patients died violently within six or seven days, leaving very few survivors.
After a year of spread, with Wan County as the center and hundreds of miles around, it was inevitable that the disease would be spared.
Xinye is also within the affected area.
There is no distinction between high and low in the targets of the epidemic. No matter whether they are the common people or the common people, they are all treated equally. In fact, the common people who live together in groups are more dangerous than the common people.
The Deng family in Xinye was attacked by typhoid fever. Within a few days, 70 to 80 people died among the 300 to 400 people in the clan. The death toll accounted for 20% of the entire clan. For a time, every family was suffering from the pain of zombies.
There were cries of mourning in every room. The Deng clan members were so frightened that they dispersed. The huge Nanyang Deng clan fell into decline in an instant.
Deng You's mansion still has a series of buildings, many halls and pavilions, and it looks luxurious and magnificent. However, it used to be very lively, but now it is frighteningly deserted, and no one has been seen for a long time.
Deng Yuan was lying on a bed in a house full of pungent medicinal smell, his cheeks were strangely flushed, his fine beard had become extremely dry, and his cloudy eyes were looking out the door aimlessly.
"Father……"
"Owner……"
Deng You's second son, Deng Lang, and the prison slave Zheng Dang stood at the steps of the house in fear, with tears streaming down their faces.
In the Deng family, Deng Chong, the eldest son of Deng You, was first infected with typhoid fever. Deng You loved his son very much, but unfortunately he was also infected, and his stepwife did not escape the disaster. Now that Deng Chong and Deng You's stepwife have died, Deng You himself feels
There is not much time left.
Deng You used all his strength and said: "Zhongchang, after I die, you will take your family and supplies south to Changsha and join your brother-in-law Liu Zhongda."
Deng Lang knew that his father was about to die and fell into grief. He cried bitterly and could not hold back. He did not answer Deng You's words for a while. Deng You suddenly became angry and almost sat up, shouting: "Answer me! Do you want me to die with my eyes open?"
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"Father..." Deng Lang stopped crying immediately and replied: "Son, my son obeys your order."
Hearing this, Deng You seemed relieved, or perhaps exhausted, he fell back on the bed and said to Zheng Dang: "Zheng Dang, you have been to Changsha several times and are familiar with the road. I have entrusted all my family to you, so I must keep them safe."
To Changsha."
"Nuo." Zheng Dang responded while crying. He had been Deng You's little history since he was a child, and the relationship between the two was far from that of an ordinary master and slave.
Deng You was distracted, and his complexion began to decline at a speed that was visible to the naked eye.
"Young Master..."
On his deathbed, Deng You couldn't help but murmur his daughter's name.