Chapter 102 The Zhen family’s dowry and sister-in-law Zhen Mi! Return to Jinyang City to make a plan!
Liu Bei glanced at the city wall of Yecheng in the distance, and waved his hand, “The whole army is moving!”
300,000 people push 400,000 stones of food and grass, walking slowly,
This time, with the help of the Zhen family, Jushou and others, Liu Bei recruited 300,000 refugees in Jizhou, which can be regarded as a fruitful harvest.
He also obtained from Han Fu a thousand crossbows, severalHundreds of excellent armors, plus hundreds of craftsmen making crossbows and bed crossbows, the harvest is very rich!
Yuan Shao scolded Liu Bei for this matter for a long, long time! Liu Bei looked at Zhen Jiang’s car again,
This time the Zhen family’s dowry is very rich,
One hundred carts of dowry and about two thousand servants, which shows the wealth of the Zhen family.
Of course, there is also a beautiful sister-in-law Zhen Mi!
On the tower of Yecheng,
Yuan Shao looked at the people migrating outside the city with cold eyes, “Liu Bei actually took away my 300,000 Jizhou people!”
Tian Feng also looked solemn,
“My lord, Liu Bei is very popular and has a high prestige. His soldiers are brave and good at fighting. He has lived in Bingzhou for a long time. His ambition is not small, so we must guard against it!”
Yuan Shao remembered being slapped in the face by Liu Bei, he clenched his fist, burning with hatred,
“When I level Gongsun Zan and gather the strength of the three states, I don’t believe that I can’t win the small Bingzhou!”
…in the car,
Zhen Mi gazed through the window sill, silently sized up Liu Bei who was riding a horse, bit her lips lightly, not knowing what she was thinking.
“Little sister, what are you looking at?”
21 Zhen Jiang asked a little weakly, she admitted that she was indeed too young, and she was still thinking about dreams.
Zhen Mi’s body shook, as if something had been discovered,
“I’m looking at these people, 300,000 people, willing to follow brother-in-law to Bingzhou, brother-in-law’s reputation is really good”
There is pride and admiration in Zhen Jiang’s eyes,
“My husband’s reputation is naturally very good. These people lost their land in Jizhou. When they heard that the land can be divided in Bingzhou and they don’t pay taxes for three years, they are naturally willing to go.”
“However, if it weren’t for your husband’s reputation, many people wouldn’t believe it.” Zhen Mi laughed,
“Sister, you adore brother-in-law more and more.” Zhen Jiang sighed,
It’s impossible not to worship, I’m really tired! Woo hoo!
“This time mother and third brother asked you to learn from everyone Cai, you have to work hard.” Zhen Mi covered her mouth and chuckled,
“That must be, I am a famous talented woman in Hebei”…
One month later, Jinyang City,
Liu Bei looked at the city wall in the distance, heaved a sigh of relief, and finally came back. This time he was walking with the people, and he spent a lot more time on the road.
But there is also a lot of time to investigate the people’s sentiments along the road, Hanoi County, Shangdang County, etc.
On the way, tens of thousands of refugees were recruited, and together with the 200,000 in Yuzhou, the total population of Bingzhou increased by 600,000.
The total population of Hedong and Bingzhou was about 1.2 million before.
There are 700,000 people in Luoyang, plus this time, the population has doubled!
Fortunately, Liu Bei asked Bai Yuekui and Han Haojun to plant some potatoes, and bought a lot of food before, otherwise there would be not enough food!
What did the wars at the end of Han depend on? Relying on generals, relying on money and food, and relying on population, no one will give a fart!
What Liu Bei has to do next is to continuously increase the population of Bingzhou, reclaim wasteland, and develop the Hetao Plain!
Bingzhou Governor’s Mansion,
Liu Beiduan sat in the main seat and listened to Guo Jia’s report on Bingzhou’s recent situation.
“My lord, we now have about 2.55 million people, mainly distributed in the two counties of Hedong and Taiyuan, and there are 200,000 Hu slaves.”
“Our army now has 60,000 soldiers and horses, including 26,000 cavalry, 37,000 infantry…1.5 million cattle and sheep, and 120,000 horses…”
After listening to Guo Jia’s introduction,
The newly joined Ju Shou, Xu Shu, Ju Yi, Zhang He, Shi Guangyuan and others were all very excited.
Unexpectedly, the barren Bingzhou in the impression has undergone tremendous changes in a short period of time.
Liu Bei listened to the report, his thoughts were spinning, but he was a little distracted.
The end of the Han Dynasty was a tragic era,
Many people were killed in the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Dong Zhuo killed many more, and the subsequent melee among the princes caused the population to drop even more.
In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, there were still 50 million people, and in the late Three Kingdoms period, there were not even 10 million people!
The “contribution” of the princes here is not small,
Li Jue and Guo Si fought in Guanzhong, and often came out of Tongguan and Wuguan to burn and loot!
Cao Cao has recorded eight massacres of the city,
Starting from avenging his father, hundreds of thousands of people in Xuzhou were massacred, and many counties did not leave chickens or dogs behind!
Destroy Zhang Miao, slaughter the city again—Yongqiu, attack Lv Bu, winter and October, slaughter Pengcheng, attack Yuan Shang, slaughter Yecheng, and so on.
Xia Houyuan slaughtered Xingguo and Fanghan, and Cao Ren slaughtered Wancheng!
The plague caused by the massacre killed more people.
The so-called hypocrite Liu Bei and Sun Quan with poor character have never slaughtered any city.
As a modern person, Liu Bei cannot accept these actions of Cao Cao.
Thinking of this, Liu Bei sighed. What he can do now is to strengthen himself, accept more people, and prevent those tragedies from happening as much as possible.
During Liu Bei’s journey, the gratitude of the people and the simplicity of the people are vividly remembered.
Unknowingly, Liu Bei has gradually integrated into this world.
Hua Mulan and Bai Yuekui looked at Liu Bei’s eyes and exchanged glances, the captain really seemed to have changed.
“My lord?”
After Guo Jia finished speaking, he noticed Liu Bei’s expression was different, so he couldn’t help asking.
Liu Bei murmured,
“I was a little distracted just now. People in many places have been displaced, but my ability is limited!”
Everyone was moved by Liu Bei instantly, the lord is benevolent and righteous!
Guan Yu, Xu Shu, Gao Shun, Zhao Yun, Xu Huang, Xu Rong, etc. were born in humble backgrounds, deeply touched the suffering of the people, and respected Liu Bei even more.
Ju Shou clasped his fists,
“My lord, we can save more people only if we occupy more places and have more troops.”
Liu Bei nodded,
“Gong Yu is right, Feng Xiao will tell you about our recent plans,” Guo Jia continued,
“At present, our biggest enemy is Dong Zhuo. There is only a Yellow River between Hedong and Feng Yi. After the spring, Dong Zhuo will definitely use troops against Hedong.”
“Dong Zhuo hates the lord to the bone, the scale of this attack will not be small, we must treat it with caution”
Everyone nodded.
“So, next, my lord made a military expansion plan, planning to recruit 30,000 new recruits”
“Shangdang prefect Zhang Yang led his troops to leave the ShangdangThe party is stationed in Hanoi. From the current point of view, it should have taken refuge in Yuan Shao, and the lord intends to send troops to occupy Shangdang.”
Liu Bei added,
“Shangdang County has a population of 120,000. It is considered a large county in Bingzhou. Its geographical location is dangerous. Huguankou is the main road between Bingzhou and Jizhou. It can be attacked and defended. We must occupy it.”
Guan Yu stood up and clasped his fists,
“Brother, send me to occupy Shangdang!” The other generals pleaded for orders one after another! Liu Bei nodded,
“Okay, with Yun Chang as the chief general, Xu Shu as the military adviser, Zhang Liao and Zhang He as the assistants, leading 12,000 troops, and taking down the whole territory of Shangdang, you must pay special attention to the movements of the Black Mountain Army.”
“promise!”
“The rest of the generals, train the recruits, train the soldiers, and wait for the big battle in the spring!”
“promise!”
Liu Bei gave Gao Shun, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ju Yi and others the thousand crossbows and hundreds of armors he had obtained from Han Fu.
Ju Yi was moved in his heart, the lord has no doubts about employing others, and his trust in himself is much stronger than that of Han Fu!
After everyone went down, Liu Bei took Guo Jia to chat,
“Feng Xiao, you have worked hard for the past six months, helping me take care of Bingzhou so well,” Guo Jia said with a smile,
“My lord has worked harder than me in the past six months. Rescuing Diao Chan, Beauty Nafeng, and Nazhen Jiang are all top-notch beauties.”
“cough cough”
Liu Bei coughed, Guo Jia quickly changed his words,
“It’s fighting against Lv Bu’s mighty tiger prison, chasing Dong Zhuo to save the people of Luoyang, saving the girl Feng Meiren from Yuan Shu’s murderous hands, and getting the support of the Zhen family in Hebei! It’s been so hard!”
Liu Bei nodded,
“Feng Xiao, I love hearing what you say” Guo Jia…
“My lord is really absurd!”
Liu Bei laughed out loud,
“You boy, this time I will be assigned to Bingzhou, so you can concentrate on being my military adviser and making suggestions”
Guo Jia is also very happy,
“The lord understands me too well, the government affairs are too busy, and my health can’t take it anymore.” Liu Bei gave Guo Jia a pulse,
“You kid is too drunk, is your waist muscle sore and shoulder pain recently?”
“I’ll prescribe a few prescriptions for you, take them on time, and your health will be better.” Guo Jia??
“My lord, I didn’t expect that you also have medical skills. This subordinate really admires you!”
Dismissed moved Guo Jia,
Liu Bei finally had time to go back to the backyard and visit the ladies.


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