Three Kingdoms

In history, Yin Guan left not many imprints, but they were crucial.

This is a character who was buried in the vast dust of history, but now he meets Wei Yan.

To put it simply, Wei Yan, who was in Zigui, fell into an old habit and wanted to lead a few people to sneak attack Jiangling. But the problem is that it is really difficult to go from Zigui to Jiangling without a boat. In order to stay hidden, Wei Yan has no way to go wherever he wants. As a result, he happened to bump into Yin Guan ambushing these overtime hunters in the woods. .

At first, Wei Yan thought he was here for him, but later found out that he was not. On the one hand, he thought Yin Guan was interesting, and on the other hand, he also wanted to know something about the situation in Nanjun Jiangling through Yin Guan, so in the end Appeared to cook Yin Guan's hand, and "invited" Yin Guan to be a guest...

Among the historical records of the Three Kingdoms, what is very interesting is that the three countries wrote their own stories, and after they were unified, the data was not complete. As a former Shu official who later became a Jin official, Chen Shou undoubtedly had some hands and feet in it, and there was always something wrong with the places where he had used a knife. Either he couldn't touch here or pinch somewhere, and the skin was tight. It was so tight, as if it was about to explode at any moment.

Just like Yin Guan.

After Yin Guan left those words that could not be ignored, he served as Liu Bei's farewell officer. His position was even higher than that of Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang, but then he disappeared without warning without mentioning a word. This was quite unfair. nature.

Perhaps due to illness, or death on the battlefield, or...

"I have met the general who conquered Shu." ” After Yin Guan saw Wei Yan reveal his identity, he greeted him politely.

Wei Yan looked at Yin Guan, and then asked straight to the point: "How is Nanjun doing now?" 』

Yin Guan did not hesitate and said almost immediately: "Nanjun is currently in chaos. Jiangdong soldiers are stationed in Jiangling, looting everywhere to fill Jiangdong. Corpses are everywhere, and the fields are deserted." The century-old accumulation of Nanjun was now destroyed. I came from the Yi Road. There is no one in the city and the city walls are empty. If the general wants to take the Yi Road, it should not be difficult, but..."

"But what?" ” Wei Yan asked.

Yin Guan replied: "If the general wants to enter Jiangling, there is something wrong." 』

"Why?" Wei Yan asked, staring at Yin Guan.

Yin Guan lowered his head slightly, "Without him, it would be an epidemic." 』

"plague? ! ” Wei Yan obviously didn’t realize this problem before and was startled, “Jiangling plague? Have you seen it with your own eyes? "Wei Yan's character can be generally considered to be rough and fine, but the foundation is still rough. Occasionally it is a little fine, like water with added minerals using the sign of natural water and selling it for a small amount of money that is superior to others, but Its base is still the same as filtered tap water.

Yin Guan shook his head and said, "I didn't go to Jiangling. I just heard from people who came here that there were many illnesses and deaths along the way... Besides, phew..." Yin Guan sighed, "I saw refugees along the way. Among them, they are much younger and stronger..."

Wei Yan was stunned for a moment, then reacted, "So..."

Under normal circumstances, there are not many young people among the refugees. This is because the young labor force is a kind of wealth no matter what time it is. For example, these young people among the refugees do not need to pay attention to any labor laws or develop. What kind of salary is there? Naturally, there are many 996 and 715 that are very popular. Who would be willing to let this wealth slip away easily? Therefore, in many cases, as these refugees travel along the way, the young and strong will be sifted through a sieve over and over again, or arrested, or lured, so that the young and strong population that can eventually remain in the refugee queue will naturally not much.

The Jiangdong soldiers plundered the place, and the population was naturally a treasure that they would not let go easily. They had been searching everywhere, and then captured them and sent them to Jiangdong. Therefore, many of the refugees who fled before were old and young. Weak women and children.

But now there are more young people, either there are spies specially sent by Jiangdong mixed among them, or the people of Jiangdong don't even catch these young people, and they don't want them anymore.

This is obviously unreasonable.

Because the behavior of mixing spies may be useful in other places, but you have to go from Jingzhou Nanjun all the way to Sichuan... After all, whether it is Badong or Brazil, due to geographical reasons, the counties along the way are not big, and the garrison soldiers are not Not many. Even if the Jiangdong soldiers really used spies to mix it in, it would be meaningless if there were no follow-up soldiers to garrison after they captured it.

Especially since Yin Guan said that there is no one on duty in Yi Dao.

The Yidao Road leads to Zigui in the upper part, the Yishui River in the west to Sichuan and Shu, and the Nanjun County in the east. It is such a key node location. If Jiangdong really deliberately sent spies to deal with Wei Yan, why would the Yidao Road be left vacant?

"General, about twenty miles to the east, there is a valley where I once stayed..." Yin Guan continued, "There are people who died of illness in the valley, and they are displayed by the road... Therefore, if the general takes the Yi Road, , it should be as easy as flipping a finger, but I want to enter Jiangling..."

Wei Yan pondered, obviously having trouble deciding.

"If the general wants to take Nanjun, he may be able to hold it for a while. It will be left alone outside and there will be no support from the pass. There are mountains and rivers to the west, so it will be difficult to hold it for a long time." It can be said that if you advance, you will not be able to defeat them all, and if you retreat, you will be taken advantage of by the enemy. It is not appropriate to be sincere. Once something goes wrong, all the previous efforts will be wasted. It is better to take the Yi Road now. On the one hand, we can see the changes in Nanjun, and on the other hand, we can also cover the Sichuan and Shu gates, and we can gain both advantages and disadvantages. I hope the general will think twice. Yin Guan said slowly and sincerely.

Wei Yan nodded slowly and fixed his gaze on Yin Guan's face, "Excuse me, sir, what do you want?" 』

Yin Guan sighed: "If there is no other, please ask the general to protect the family members, so that they can reach Sichuan and Shu safely." ” After passing through those hunters who volunteered to work overtime, Yin Guan realized that even if he could withstand it this time, he might not be able to prevent it the second time. Now that he met Wei Yan for the third time, he naturally showed off his abilities as much as possible. , gain the respect of the other party in exchange for ensuring the safety of your family along the way.

Wei Yan did not completely believe Yin Guan, but he also felt that the Yidao node mentioned by Yin Guan was very important, so Wei Yan planned to take the Yidao first, and then decide whether to continue the march based on the situation.

But Wei Yan didn't expect that he would encounter new troubles in Yi Dao...

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For many social animals, one of the most disgusting things is when the leader slaps his head and says, "Comrades, I have a new idea..."

Every time I hear such words, my subordinates will either turn pale and feel trembling, or they will smile with smiles on their faces and MMP in their hearts...

Such a situation happened in Jingbei.

There are also refugees in Xiangyang, north of Jing Dynasty, and there are a lot of them. At the beginning, apart from arresting some young men to supplement their labor force, the Cao family allowed the rest to flow to Guanzhong, but now they finally realized that something was wrong.

"If we resettle on the spot, is there any way? Xiahou Dun asked.

After Fei Qian further diverted the local people, especially after Cao Ren hurried back and hurried to Wancheng to meet Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun realized that there was something wrong with his original strategy, so he thought about starting to vigorously collect local people. Common people, stop the loss of ordinary people.

In this era, the connections between cities, towns and villages were not as close as in later generations. Even in later feudal dynasties, it was common for government orders not to be sent to the countryside. Xiahou Dun currently wanted to move from expelling the people to competing for the population, and then to resettling the population. To change his mind, he only needed a pat on the head, but when it came to the actual implementation, it was not that simple.

Cai Hao, who came from Xiangyang in a hurry, had a big head.

Changing the strategy is not only about announcing an order, but also related to many aspects of the problem. Previously, the manors and forts in Jingbei were abandoned, and they tried to clear the country with a strong wall, intending to let the Hussar bear the burden of the refugee population. Now Fei Qian Dayi Lingran With such a stab, he will in turn compete with the Hussars for population?

What were you doing earlier? Now it is necessary to change the strategy, but is it easier said than done?

Xiahou Dun's original strategy, if met by others, would be extremely correct. Because the two sides are fighting, the more important thing is to fight for soldiers, so ensuring the supply of soldiers first has naturally become the commander's biggest concern.

Reducing one's own consumption and increasing the enemy's consumption is of course the best tactic, but it's a pity that what they encounter is a hussar who doesn't take the usual path.

From the beginning, the main strategy formulated by Hussar Feiqian was to absorb the population of Jingzhou, so Xiahou Dun originally thought that the tactics that could drag down the Hussar and increase the consumption of the Hussar played right into the Hussar's ambitions.

Now Xiahou Dun suddenly realized after hearing Cao Ren's report. He wanted to make up for it, but it gave Cai Mao a headache.

The Cao Group also has military camps, and the scale is not small. They mainly resettle and accommodate the population of Qingzhou and Xuzhou. Now Xiahou Dun thinks that he can follow the example in Jingzhou. However, he only found Cai Mao and thought that he can implement it accordingly. , but unexpectedly Cai Mao poured a basin of cold water on him.

Of course, Cai Mao did not mean to antagonize Xiahou Dun, but the resettlement of the refugees involved a lot. Whether he adopted military settlements or civilian settlements, or adopted the old Han Dynasty system of refugee policies, it would bring different results and require different equipment. tools to arrange different affairs. The most important thing is whose land these refugees farm, how to calculate the ownership of the land, who pays the expenses, and how much the taxes are. There are all these things, and there is no problem. It is simple and easy, and can be settled casually...

According to Cai Mao's guess, Xiahou Dun must have wanted to implement military settlements like those in Yanzhou, Yuzhou. But the problem was that the interests of the military settlements belonged to the Cao family! This is not possible, but the problem is that since the benefits belong to the Cao family, why do the Jingzhou gentry still need to contribute money and effort?

If it is a Mintun, how will the benefits be distributed? Who has more and who has less? If these issues are not sorted out and determined first, how can Cai Mao discuss and implement them?

But like most leaders, Xiahou Dun was obviously not happy with this result. The look in Cai Mao's eyes became a little unfriendly. After all, all the crows in the world, well, the leaders all have the same idea, like what is that sentence? Well, as long as your thinking doesn't slip, there are always more solutions than difficulties, right?

Cai Hao's ability to observe people's emotions is naturally very strong. He immediately stopped talking about difficulties, and instead explained specific things such as how to resettle the refugees, measure the wasteland, repair ditches, and cultivate the land. He said that it was not that he had not done the work and was very good at it. It was hard work, and finally he added: "General, if the above needs to be resettled, it will cost a total of ten million yuan in the initial stage..."

"How many? ” Xiahou Dun thought he had misunderstood.

"The initial need is ten million yuan..." Cai Mao's breath was calm and unflustered, "General, these refugees have nothing to eat and clothing. If you want them to settle down and help them farm, you have to give them a subsidy of one or two. This Tens of thousands of dollars is still too little..."

"Is this still a small amount? ” Xiahou Dun was so angry that he laughed.

Cai Mao nodded and said, "That's true." In the past, when Emperor Wu moved people to settle in the border areas, the cost in the first year was more than 10 billion, and the same was true in the following year... Now the money has been reduced a lot, and the cost of clothing and shelter has not been included, which is already very small..."

Cai Mao pointed to the number on the slip and said, "General Mingjian, these refugees must be given some food rations?" Even if the supply is halved, men will still need six dou, and women, children, old and weak will need another half. In this way, a family of five will need one stone a month. In this way, in a year, at least ten thousand yuan will be needed... This is just a living. When spring comes, we will especially need agricultural tools, seeds... and water conservancy, repair and clearing of ditches... These tens of millions of dollars can only resettle 100,000 refugees. If the number is larger... it will be difficult to maintain..."

"What if I have no money?" ” Xiahou Dun stared.

Cai Mao was also unambiguous, "Then there is nothing we can do." 』

An indescribable silence spread between the two people. After a while, Xiahou Dun waved his hand, indicating to Cai Mao to leave the stamp on the resettlement plan and leave first.

Cai Mao left.

Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen came out of the back hall.

"This person has so many lies!" Cao Xiu said angrily, "Nowadays, the refugees in Jingzhou are originally people from all over the country. They just need to be led back to their own homes so that they can resume production. Why do they need to pay more for clothing and shelter?" Could it be that the people of Jingzhou had no clothes and could not live in the open air? 』

What Cao Xiu said is not unreasonable, but what is reasonable does not necessarily mean that it can be implemented. Just like "the murderer must pay for his life" is originally the most basic principle that human society must follow to form a mutual structure, but if you take property compensation …

"The people in Jingzhou ask for a high price, but they are just eager to see the general..." Cao Zhen said, "If you force them to do it, it will not be beautiful... It is better to start with Qiu Fu..."

Xiahou Dun nodded and said: "This strategy is good, but it is too slow... Although we have set up checkpoints along the way to intercept the refugees, resettlement must eventually come first, otherwise chaos will surely occur in the long run..."

To resettle the refugees, the emphasis is on the word "resettlement". Otherwise, by capturing young men to supplement soldiers and labor, a large part of them can be dealt with, and then the rest will be driven to other places, or even thrown to the hussars...

However, after the cavalry general Fei Qian shouted the righteous slogan of "not asking for land, only saving people", if Xiahou Dun continued to do so, he would completely lose the so-called loyalty of the Han Dynasty. This is for the "ruling party" For the Cao family in terms of position, it is undoubtedly a heavy blow in terms of reputation.

Xiahou Dun could even imagine the faces of those so-called Qingliu people when they talked about this matter...

Just like some officials secretly hide some high-end wine, get some sky-high prices, and eat some high-end chicken. As long as they are not discovered, they can talk on the stage and look upright, but once the fig leaf is torn...

Even if he shamelessly ignores the discussions between the government and the public, Xiahou Dun can even imagine that if the Cao family really continues to do this, at a certain time, such as when the autumn harvest is approaching, the hussars will not even need to dispatch any more military horses. They will just send some scattered personnel to the Cao family. If the Tuntian District is instigated and distributed some fire or something, these young men who have been forced to separate from their wives and children will be incited and riots will break out again!

As a result, the three people in the hall began to think.

"My nephew has a plan!" Cao Xiu suddenly had an idea and said in a deep voice, "It's better to start with business!" 』

"Start with business?" Xiahou Dun frowned and thought.

"Exactly!" Cao Xiu said, "Nowadays, Jingzhou has many business contacts with Guanzhong. If...hehe, you might as well let the wind go. If you don't want to resettle the refugees, you will cut off their trade routes!" ” Cao Xiu was very proud and raised his chin slightly. There are many ways to deal with these disobedient guys!

Xiahou Dun looked at Cao Zhen. Cao Zhen thought for a moment. Although he felt something was wrong, he couldn't think of anything for a while. In the end, he could only say that he could give it a try...

Give it a try. Most of these three words mean trouble in the future. If it is solved well, there will be no problem. If it is not solved well...

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At this moment, Fei Qian and Zhuge Liang were also discussing issues about these refugees.

Fei Qian's expectations for Zhuge Liang are still very high, and he even consciously guides Zhuge Liang in the direction of being a generalist in internal affairs. The first thing that Zhuge Liang needs to understand is that administrative orders cannot violate or replace the development of the commercial economy. There are rules, and we can’t take it for granted...

"For example, the most important thing to resettle the refugees now is to use business to supplement farmers..." Fei Qian stood on a high hill and said to Zhuge Liang beside him, "This strategy may sound simple, but it is not easy..."

"In this dynasty, Emperor Gaozu and Wen Jing all implemented policies that were free from restrictions, and trade flourished. In the past, Guanzhong brought together the world, goods were distributed in Pingyang in the north, and Hu and Han traded with each other. Border trade continued to flourish, and a lot of gains were made. Toyoya...』

"But when Emperor Wu began to focus on agriculture and suppressed commerce, border trade declined. The Hu people couldn't get what they wanted, so they plundered places and invaded the borders. Although Emperor Wu was better than the Xiongnu, it greatly damaged the country's power... It is understandable that Emperor Wu was a talented and broad-minded person, but for economic and civil affairs, What the hell...hehe..."

Fei Qian laughed twice, then sighed.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is such a controversial character. On the one hand, he conquered the barbarians and expanded the territory, and his national prestige was far-reaching. He conquered Korea in the east, annexed Baiyue in the south, conquered Dayuan in the west, and defeated the Xiongnu in the north. This laid the basic scope of the Han Dynasty and created On the other hand, he resorted to militarism, salt and iron government camps, extended autocratic centralization to all levels of society, and amassed wealth by killing chickens and laying eggs. The people became poorer and poorer, refugees spread everywhere, and the population was reduced by half.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was in power for fifty-four years, which not only ruined Wenjing's family fortune, but also pushed the lives of the Han people from wealth to the abyss of poverty. In the later period, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had to admit that he was in a certain situation. In some aspects, there may be a "little bit" of inconsideration, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's still colorful expressions are mostly due to the inaction and disorderly actions of local officials...

"Why did the Han Dynasty move people to fill the northern areas? Why did it cost so much?" Fei Qian looked at Zhuge Liang and said, "Now we are resettling the refugees. Although we are not well off, we are not in embarrassment. Why?" 』