The reason why Cao Cao promoted farming was because the feudal princes in the Central Plains had been fighting for years, resulting in a sharp decline in population. The fields were barren, food was in short supply, and both the soldiers and the people were starved of food. This had seriously restricted the development of Cao Cao's army. Therefore, Cao Cao set up field officials to gather people to farm.
To resume production.
The Jingnan area is vast and sparsely populated, with well-developed water networks and fertile soil. It has not experienced the turmoil that lasted for more than ten years like the Central Plains. It only needs light corvees and small taxes, and encourages people to farm mulberry trees, and they can quickly accumulate rice.
Profitable warehouse, no worries about food and clothing.
Therefore, Liu Jing never considered a civilian settlement from the beginning. If there were not 20,000 thorns and there would be nowhere to place the prisoners of war, he would not even consider a military settlement.
The field area designated by Liu Jing starts from Linxiang, the county seat of Changsha, and goes north along the Xiang River to Luoxian and Yiyang, with a total length of about 200 miles. Further north is Baqiu, which is too close to the front line.
No longer suitable for farming.
Since all the farmland is located in Changsha, Changsha County Government took on the preliminary preparation work for the farmland as early as the early winter of last year, such as plowing cattle, farm tools, rice seeds, land, etc.
At present, the Changsha County Government has 3,000 cattle, which can cultivate 200,000 acres of farmland. Most of these cattle were captured from the Jiaozhou Army, and the Jingzhou Army also contributed more than 1,000 cattle.
In terms of farm tools, as soon as the war in Jingnan ended, Liu Jing ordered the smelters in Lingxian, Chaling and other places, and even the iron officials in Leiyang, to no longer just focus on making armors and weapons, but to allocate part of their energy to making farm tools.
.Currently, the number of farm tools in Changsha’s treasury is quite considerable.
As for rice seeds, in addition to Changsha's own reserves, Lingling and Guiyang each donated 50,000 shi, which was enough for farming.
Land was the most troublesome. The first step was to inspect the unclaimed land, which was a time-consuming and labor-intensive project that took nearly two months.
Since the northern part of Changsha fell to the Jingzhou Army three years ago, Luo County and Yiyang have been separated from Changsha County for a long time. As a result, local powerful people and surnames have gradually become more powerful, and most of the unowned land has been occupied by them. Changsha County Government inspects the land,
It is inevitable to be obstructed by them in every possible way.
Fortunately, Huan Jie personally presided over the inspection of the land. After securing the land in the county town of Linxiang, he and Liu Xiu led their troops northward in the twelfth month of last year, and transferred Wang Qiang. Liu Zhu led his troops southward, and the two sides met at the foot of Luo County.
, for a time warships were densely packed on the river, and the soldiers were fighting against each other. Luo County was powerful and had a big family name, and everyone was in danger.
Huan Jie did not launch a killing spree against the powerful people in Luoxian County. Liu Jing was still in Lingling at that time, and Changsha, as the rear area, must not cause chaos.
Huan Jie summoned the powerful people of Luo County, whose surname was Yu Xiansi. He had been in charge of Changsha County for more than ten years. He had a good reputation and had strong external troops to rely on. With the help of his kindness and power, all the powerful people of Luo County and his surname surrendered, and no one of them surrendered.
Dare to go against his will.
Huan Jie was well aware of the principle of "If you don't talk to death, don't do things without doing anything", while taking back the unclaimed land, he also set aside some benefits for Luo County's powerful people and surnames, making both parties "happy" at least on the surface.
With Luo County as an example and Yiyang being so powerful, one can only recognize the surname by pinching one's nose.
Although the Changsha County Government helped with the preliminary preparations for the field, the task of General Anyuan's Government was not easy at all.
Farming is a collective operation, and the more concentrated the land, the higher the efficiency. However, most of the unowned land is fragmented and scattered in various places. The first task of General Anyuan's Mansion is to gather the land before spring plowing.
This requires exchanging land with the people. This is easier said than done. There are fertile and barren fields, and there are short and long roads. In the process of exchanging land, a lot of disputes will inevitably arise, and you have to be wary of officials.
Lining their own pockets, the big names took advantage of the opportunity to make profits.
Liu Jing left Huan Jie fully responsible for this matter, believing that his high prestige in Changsha would be enough to intimidate Xiaoxiao's followers.
Under the coordination of Huan Jie, the preparations for the field were carried out in an orderly manner, with 20,000 thorns, and the prisoners of war were also busy this winter. Under the supervision of Sergeant Liu Jing, they were renovating houses, building dams, repairing bridges, and paving roads... Extremely busy.
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Most of the first month of the sixth year of Jian'an (AD 201) passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, Wang Qiang led the warships and returned to Linxiang in a dusty journey. When he stepped into Anyuan General's Mansion (Changsha County Mansion) and sat down, he saw Liu At the moment when he saw the scene, his mood became excited again, so that the sinister face looked much brighter.
Last year, Liu Jing established a county in Baqiu and appointed him as the county magistrate of Baqiu, making him the first among the generals to be awarded the title of Baili. At that time, Wang Qiang was as excited as he is now. You must know that in ancient times, a son's country was only a hundred miles away, which was similar to a county today. If it were placed in ancient times, he would have been a prince.
If he had some expectations for the position of county magistrate, then he did not even dare to dream of the position of prefect. Even though Liu Jing did not value his background and only hired people based on their talents.
There was nothing he could do. He was a lowly merchant, and even the knights wandering around the village and in the market could keep him far away. He followed Liu Jing around. He might be able to become a general in the future, but he would definitely not be able to become a prefect.
Wang Qiang obviously underestimated Liu Jing's courage. Things that he never dared to dream about actually happened in reality...
To be honest, although Baqiu has just been established as a county, its territory is extremely large. It controls three rivers (Xiang River, Lishui River, and Yuan River), embraces Dongting, and has hundreds of miles of fertile fields. In terms of potential, it is no less than Changsha County and Linxiang County. Lin County.
There is no doubt about the strategic position of Baqiu. If we use a metaphor, Baqiu is to Jingnan, just like Jiangling is to Jingbei. It is a top priority and cannot be lost.
In comparison, Yulin is lackluster. However, no matter how bad Yulin is, it is still a county. Wang Qiang becoming the prefect of Yulin means that he has broken the two thousand stone barrier. I believe that as long as he does something If he achieves good results, he will be transferred to another county naturally.
"Wang Qiang, the villain, pays homage to the general..." Wang Qiang touched his forehead to the ground and bowed prostrate.
Liu Jingshi smiled and said: "Zijian, you are already the prefect of two thousand stone, so you should act like the prefect of two thousand stone. You can't call yourself a 'villain' anymore, otherwise won't you make people laugh?"
Wang Qiang said respectfully: "A villain is a general who rises above the cold. No matter what position he holds, he is still a villain in front of the general."
Liu Jing secretly shook his head. Even though Wang Qiang was so docile in front of him, he looked different outside. In the eyes of the army sergeants, he ran the army fiercely and commanded with authority; in the eyes of Baqiu officials and people, he acted dictatorially. , with a majestic and majestic appearance, it can be said that everyone is afraid of him like a tiger.
Liu Jing came out of the case, helped Wang Qiang up from the ground, and said with a smile: "Zijian, you not only have military talents, but also governance talents. I am very relieved that Yulin County is in your hands."