In fact, it was not just Huang Zhong who wanted to leave the Northwest battlefield, but there was another person who was also having a hard time staying in the Northwest.
This person is none other than Xu Rong from Youzhou.
Today, Xu Rong is still a temporary Sima, stationed in Fufeng with Huangfu Song.
He had no share of the credit ahead, so he could only live in vain under Huangfu Song.
Previously, Xu Rong was recommended by Liu Jian to accompany Zhang Wen on the expedition. He thought that this battle in Liangzhou would give him an opportunity to shine and become famous in Xizhou.
But it turns out that Xu Rong's idea was wrong.
Living in this era, the gap between dreams and reality, and the leap of personal class, really cannot be changed at will by personal ability.
Zhang Wen did not think highly of him.
It can even be said that it is not taken seriously at all.
In fact, Zhang Wen was not to blame for this. When he led his troops to assist Dong Zhuo and Huangfu Song, he was followed by a group of auxiliary generals, lieutenants, and Sima who were among the most outstanding military talents in each county.
Among them, there are really not a few people who have been recommended privately by county governors from various places or ministers of the DPRK and China.
In the eyes of many high-level bureaucrats, the battlefield process of the Han Dynasty is also a debt of gratitude. There are reasons for choosing whom to reuse or who not to reuse.
At least in the eyes of Zhang Wen, who was born in Nanyang County, the hometown of Guangwu Emperor, during the period when he led his troops on the Western Expedition, he had no reason to reuse Xu Rong, a person from the border county of Xuantu County.
Until Zhang Wen was awarded the title of Taiwei and returned to Luoyang, Xu Rong did not get many opportunities to establish meritorious service in Xizhou.
In the end, he, Huangfusong and others were sent back to Fufeng to garrison.
It is said that he is stationed, but in Xu Rong's view, this is a waste of time. After all, he is almost forty years old. In this era when the average life expectancy is not long, in the eyes of ordinary people, a quarter of his life has already passed.
Three.
During this period, Xu Rong began to constantly reflect on himself, and at the same time, he also began to miss his old days under Liu Jian.
It's not that Liu Jian gave him much future, but as a fellow from the border county of Youzhou, Liu Jian really promoted him and appointed him sincerely.
If you think about it carefully, this trip to Liangzhou is really not worth it!
After a lot of weighing and weighing, Xu Rong finally made up his mind.
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Since the death of Emperor Liu Hong, the entire city of Luoyang has fallen into chaos. On the surface, the Yuan family seems to have benefited the most, but Liu Jian knows in his heart that things are far from being as simple as they appear on the surface.
In history, in addition to the two great princes of the north and south, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, other members of the Yuan family actually participated in the competition among the heroes in various places.
Yuan Yi is the governor of Shanyang, Yuan Zhong is the prime minister of Pei, Yuan Xu is the governor of Jiyin, Yuan Yin is the governor of Danyang...each of them can be regarded as a prince.
Although the situation is somewhat different from the current situation, in terms of routine, the Yuan family's current methods of doing things have not changed much.
From the perspective of people in the Yuan family, their layout may be very successful, and it was also the case in history.
Yuan Shao conquered Hebei in Jizhou, Yuan Shu conquered Jingzhou in Nanyang, Yuan Yi plotted the Central Plains in Shanyang, Yuan Zhong conquered Xuzhou in Peiguo, Yuan Yin conquered Yangzhou in Danyang...
It seems to be a densely populated area, but in fact this layout has a weak foundation.
It doesn't mean that a child from a famous family will definitely become a local hero.
The job of being a local hero really requires some talent.
Coupled with the disintegration of the most powerful Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, the Yuan family's industrial layout declined extremely quickly in history.
Now the direction of history has changed, but the strategic layout of the Yuan family has not changed, and neither have the people involved in this situation.
Since the layout and executors have not changed, there is no doubt that the results will not be much different from those in history.
After the expansion of local power, the conflicts between the Yuan family will eventually become irreconcilable.
However, what is different from history is that Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, who were once rivals between the north and the south, became neighbors this time.
As for the land of Hebei, in this era, it will become relatively peaceful because of Yuan Shao's move south.
This is conducive to Liu Jian's strategy of serious management, accumulation of strength, and building high walls and wide accumulation of grain.
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The farming policy began to be implemented in full swing in Jizhou. A large number of refugees who flocked to Jizhou were recruited by the government headed by Liu Jian as farming customers. Under the coordination of the Animal Husbandry Department, farm tools and cattle were leased to the farming households, and then divided into proportions.
The farming policy has been tested by history and is one of the best ways to appease the refugees and stabilize society during wartime.
Sure enough, with the issuance of the farmland policy, the number of refugees swarming in Jizhou, constantly rushing to the Taihang Mountains and Heishan Mountains, has been greatly reduced. After all, if there is land to cultivate and grain is distributed according to a certain proportion, no one can
I don't want to rush into the mountains, tuck my head in my trousers, and commit murder and arson.
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The experimental farmland next to Yecheng has entered the busy farming season. Today, Liu Jian led a group of men to patrol back and forth in the newly reclaimed wasteland.
After seeing Liu Jian's inspection, the common people and common people who were busy in the fields put down their farm work and ran to the edge of the fields. They raised their hands toward Liu Jian and shouted: "Envoy!"
Liu Jian smiled and waved to them, and then asked them to go back to work in the fields.
Behind Liu Jian was the Dian Nong officer Qian Zhao, as well as Zhao Yun and Chu Yan.
After Chu Yan was captured alive by Zhao Yun, Liu Jian did not punish him. On the contrary, he ordered people to treat him favorably and temporarily leave him in Jizhou.
Since the beginning of his farming career, Liu Jian often went out on patrols, and every time he went out on patrols, he would take Chu Yan with him.
He wanted Chu Yan to clearly see the changes in the lives of these refugees under his governance.
Chu Yan, like Zhao Yun, is a hero who came out of the lower class countryside, but his behavior style is completely different from that of the Zhao brothers.
If the brothers Zhao Jun and Zhao Yun of Changshan Zhending were unparalleled in their actions, then Chu Yan would repay all grudges.
As the most famous figure in the Montenegrin Army in history, the reason why Chu Yan was able to integrate the originally disintegrated Montenegrin Army proved to a certain extent that he was a charming person.
After Cao Cao entered Hebei, Chu Yan was able to immediately drive his troops to surrender to Cao Cao, which was enough to prove that Chu Yan was a person who could understand the current situation.
But since he is a hero with his own unique charm and can understand the current situation, why didn't he join Yuan Shao's command during the period when Yuan Shao was the most powerful in history?
After all, it was because Yuan Shao, as the spokesperson of a prominent family in Hebei, had irreconcilable conflicts with the Black Mountain Army in terms of fundamental interests.
After all, the group of well-dressed men represented by Yuan Shao made a living by suppressing and enslaving people like Chu Yan and others.
In fact, slavery is nothing more than slavery, but they are so enslaved that they cannot even eat.
The reason why Montenegro is Montenegro is because we don’t want them to die due to excessive slavery.
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Not long after, Liu Jian took Chu Yan to the edge of a field and a ditch.
Liu Jian put aside his skirt, sat on the ground, and looked at the surrounding wheat fields with emotion.
Chu Yan stood aside and looked at the situation around her, seeming a little confused for a moment.
"You can leave in a few days." Liu Jian suddenly said to Chu Yan.
Chu Yan was shocked when she heard this.
He suddenly turned his head and looked at Liu Jian who was sitting on the ground, carefully observing his expression, but it didn't seem like he was telling lies.
"Let me go?"
Chu Yan was slightly surprised and said: "A certain person in Montenegro, although he is not the commander-in-chief, still has a good reputation. If you let me go back like this, aren't you afraid that I will rise up in Montenegro and seek revenge on you in the future?"
Liu Jian smiled and shook his head, saying, "What ability do you have to avenge me?"
"You, the Black Mountain Army, are just the product of the chaos in the world, where the people have nothing to cultivate and make a living. Now I am ordering each county to set up agricultural officials to recruit landless people to farm for the people, and the people who farm the fields are exempted from military service and corvee service.
, within a year, the number of refugees will inevitably decrease significantly, and you continue to lose the source of troops in the Black Mountains, what can you use to avenge me?"
Although Chu Yan was from a lower background, he was not an ignorant person. Liu Jian's farming method was indeed a great hope for the refugees to find peace in troubled times.
The reason why the Black Mountain Army and the Taihang Mountains are strong is because there are too many refugees. But when the number of refugees gradually decreases and everyone can barely have a mouthful of food, who will be willing to go into the mountains and become bandits?
In fact, the common people of the Han Dynasty had really very low requirements.
They don't ask for much. As long as they have a bite to eat and can make a living, they will not rebel.
Liu Jian summoned Qianzhao, Tian Feng, Jushou, and Shenpei to continue discussing how to expand the scale of the farming.
Zhao Yun patted Chu Yan on the shoulder and said: "Brother Chu, just follow me and I will take you to see something."