After the spring plowing ceremony, Liu Jing began to inspect civilian fields, military settlements, and even the settlements of the Han Jing barbarians without stopping. After that, he drove east along Liushui and trekked for a whole day, arriving at Liuyang County at noon the next day.
Liuyang, like Baqiu, was a newly established county by Liu Jing last year. The first county magistrate of Liuyang was Liu Jing's half-brother Liu He.
"Liuyang Chief Liu He, pays homage to the general..." After hearing the news, Liu He personally led Liuyang officials and people to meet him at the county boundary. He is seventeen years old this year, and his height has grown to seven feet two inches, which is no different from an adult.
Liu Jing couldn't help but smile happily when he looked at his younger brother, who was wearing a high crown, a yellow ribbon around his waist, and a face that was somewhat similar to his own. Although he looked a little immature, he was quite majestic.
He was seventeen years old when he traveled through time. At that time, Liu He was just a boy with combed hair and eggs in his arms. In the blink of an eye, he had grown up and was the leader of hundreds of miles.
On both sides of Liushui, there are fields and ravines, low hills and lush greenery. Liu Jing took Liu He's hand and said: "'The way to govern is to live in peace and quiet for the people.' Here the paddy fields are spread out and the population is densely populated.
, the people are diligent in their crops and live and work in peace and contentment. It is not difficult to see from this that I have managed Liuyang very well."
Liu He said with a humble face: "This is all the credit of the meritorious Cao Liu Yu and the Tingpu Zhang Kui." The meritorious Cao Tingpu is the official of the county and temple. People who can hold these two positions are extraordinary. The two surnames Liu and Zhang are
They all belong to the Liuyang clan, and the surname Liu among them is a branch of the Liu family in Longqiu.
Liu Yu, who was standing behind Liu He, and Zhang Kui felt happy when they heard this, but showed no emotion on their faces. They all said: "I am too embarrassed to be a subordinate. The Ming Dynasty has the style of a general and the talent of Ziqi. Since he took office, he has been
When the people are under the government, they look for old people, remove good officials, focus on virtue, and ignore criminal laws. The people show kindness and move back to their hometowns. We can only act according to orders, how dare we take credit?"
Liu Jinghan said with a smile: "Ziyi knows his own shortcomings and knows how to appoint talented people, which can be said to be a profound understanding of the importance of politics. Liu Gongcao and Zhang Tingpu assisted Ziyi in governing the county and the people, and they worked together to achieve this. This is not the case.
Is it what the "Book of Changes" says, 'If the public is able to do his job, and the virtuous people are promoted, there will be happiness in the future'..."
Liu Jing quoted the words of "Yi Zhuan" and praised the three of them, and all three of them felt happy.
Then Liu Jing held Liu He's hand and strolled along the north bank of Liushui River. Officials from the General's Office and Liuyang County officials were stationed a few steps behind them.
While Liu Jing was admiring the beautiful scenery around him, he chatted with Liu He and said, "Ziyi, how is your mother's health lately?"
Now that Liu He was independent and became the head of a county, his stepmother Zhang naturally moved to Liuyang's official residence to live with her son.
Liu He nodded and said, "My mother is in good health, but she has been worried about my marriage lately."
"Ziyi is seventeen years old this year, and he has indeed reached the age of marriage," Liu Jing asked with a smile, "I wonder if Ziyi has someone he likes?"
"No." Liu He shook his head slowly. "Actually, I want to wait another year or two before getting married, but my mother is urging me."
Liu Jing said with a smile: "Since Ziyi has other plans in mind, leave this matter to me. I will meet with my mother later and I will persuade her." As Liu Jing's status became higher and higher, he originally had a strict personality.
His stepmother Zhang has turned into a loving mother and is obedient to him.
Liu He breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, "If my brother comes forward to speak out, my mother will definitely listen."
Liu Jing added: "As for your marriage... I remember that Huan (rank) has a young sister, who is thirteen or fourteen years old. She has a gentle heart, beautiful appearance, and is quite knowledgeable about literature. She has not been married yet. I wonder if Ziyi has any intention.
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Liu He said: "My brother has also heard for a long time that Huan Xiang, the younger sister of Huan Changshi, is both good-looking and good-looking. She is indeed a good match. If I can get her as my wife, that will be enough for me."
Liu Jing nodded and said: "After I return, I will ask Huan Changshi to make a marriage contract."
Liu He said: "Thank you for your trouble, brother."
"You and I are brothers, why do you need to overstate things." Liu Jing then asked about his younger sister Liu Rao. Women in the Han Dynasty could get married at the age of fourteen or fifteen, and Liu Rao was only one year younger than Liu He. She was already sixteen this year. Before that, she considered that
Liu Jingcai never married his sister because her temperament was undecided. But it was not advisable to delay the matter for too long. If she continued to delay, her sister would become an old maid.
Liu Jing, Liu He and his brothers reunited after a long absence. Once they started chatting, they couldn't stop talking and laughing all the way to Liuyang City on foot.
Liuyang County was originally a township of Liuyang, with a limited scale, only three or four miles in total. The moat was very narrow and shallow, and the city walls were quite low. After Liu He came to Liuyang, he was focused on people's livelihood and could not care about expanding the city for the time being.
Liu Jing was quite satisfied with this. If Liu He, as soon as he took office, would serve the people and take away people's good time, he would be disappointed.
Liu Jing entered the official residence of the county temple and met with his stepmother Zhang. That night, Liu Jing stayed in the residence and sat down with Liu He. The brothers chatted until the night before resting. The next day, Liu Jing briefly inspected Liuyang Township.
Then he set off back to Linxiang.
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Spring plowing begins in February and rice planting takes place in March. By mid-April, rice planting is basically completed in Changsha, Lingling, and Guiyang. Because the rice planting season starts with March as the top and April as the bottom. Once it extends to late April,
It will affect the harvest.
Since the first lunar month, Liu Jing had devoted most of his energy to farming. He visited Changsha, Lingling and Guiyang to persuade people to farm mulberry trees. Only then did he feel completely relieved.
At the end of April, Liu Zong returned with his warships, and Liu Jing personally led the civil and military forces to greet him at Beijin Ferry.
Seeing Liu Zong getting off the boat with a weathered look on his face, Liu Jing stepped forward and grabbed his hand firmly, saying with emotion: "Brother Cong, thank you for your hard work..."
Liu Zong sighed: "In the past, when I read "Han Ji", I often envied Ma Fubo for calming Luoyue in the south, slaughtering and burning seeds in the west, and establishing achievements that are famous in history. Now that I have led my army to cross the Wuling Mountains and enter Jiaozhou, I know how difficult his achievements were.
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Liu Jing nodded heavily, deeply convinced.
In November, Liu Zong followed his orders and went south to pursue Zhang Jin and attack Yulin County. It was now the end of April, and it took nearly five months.
Although they did not experience any hard fighting during this period, the number of soldiers who died from the epidemic was as high as 100, and hundreds of people were infected. This was still Liu Zong's strict compliance with the system drawn up by Liu Jing. Every camp stop must be brewed, sprinkled with lime, and drink boiled water.
...Without these measures, if the number of dead doubled, the fight might not be possible.
It is so difficult to seize Yulin County, which is adjacent to Lingling County, but it is ten times more difficult to attack Jiaozhi County than Yulin County.
This is also the reason why Liu Jing lacks interest in Jiaozhou. Even if he defeats Liu Biao and takes over Jingzhou in the future, he will never use large-scale troops against Jiaozhou.
Historically, Sun Quan used Chibi to defeat Cao Cao's reputation, and also used tricks to trap and kill Wu Ju, and barely occupied half of Jiaozhou. In the end of Shi Xie's time, Sun Quan did not get involved in Jiaozhi.
Taking history as a guide, Liu Jing naturally knows what is in his own best interest.