Chapter 402: Expanding the Army and Dividing it into Counties
“What will my father do to Runan?”
After discussing the main event, Liu Feng asked a new question.
Runan is too big, and faces threats from Yingchuan, Nanyang, and Jiangxia in the west direction.
Yingchuan is better. Not only does a small amount of border areas belong to our side, but it is also the territory of our temporary ally Cao Cao. Even if all Yingchuan County is returned to the other side next year, there will still be less threats in this direction.
In comparison, the threat from Nanyang is greater.
Although Nanyang is withered, it does not mean that Nanyang's military power is very small.
In fact, Liu Biao has always stationed a large number of troops in Nanyang, maintaining a strength of around 20,000 troops year after year.
On the one hand, Nanyang is a necessary place for Jingzhou to lead to the Central Plains. Moreover, the land is fertile and the resources are rich. There are not only iron mines, but also copper mines. Liu Biao has always wanted to restore Nanyang to enrich Jingzhou. strength.
On the other hand, there are mountains on both sides of Xiangyang, and there are only two access roads in the north and south.
To the south is its own territory and the Yangtze River, but to the north there are many enemies. Guanzhong, Luozhong, the Central Plains, and Henan are all threats. The only way for these enemies to go south is to enter the Nanyang Basin from Fangcheng, pass through Nanyang County, and reach Xiangyang.
In addition, Runan County is too huge. The other five counties in Yuzhou combined are about the same size as Runan County. Especially at the moment, the governor of Runan County is Zhou Shang. Zhou Yu's eldest father was at both ends of the spectrum in the original time and space, and was easily shaken.
It was Liu Feng's expedient measure to let Zhou Shang serve as the governor of Runan.
Now that the overall situation has been decided, it is time to make some adjustments.
Of course, the best way to adjust is not to remove Zhou Shang or appoint him full-time.
"Father, I beg you to split up Runan and divide it into three counties. Zhou Shang should still be appointed as the prefect of Runan, and the west prefecture should be governed by Pingyu as the basis. Forty percent or even more than half of the territory should be divided into a separate county, and Yuan Dynasty should be divided into three counties. Uncle Long serves as the governor and at the same time forms an army of 10,000 people. I wonder what my father wants?"
Liu Feng advised Liu Bei to split Runan.
The current Yuzhou Mu is Liu Bei. He always pays great attention to attitude issues, so he will not be rude now.
Sure enough, Liu Feng's attitude made Liu Bei very satisfied. He did not take over everything in Runan, and the recommendation was Liu Bei's close friend Chen Deng, which made Liu Bei very happy.
"Feng'er, you can tell me in detail."
Liu Bei became interested and asked Liu Feng to explain in detail how to divide them.
Liu Feng had already made a plan, but he did not rush to report it. Instead, he re-deduced it based on the results of what he had just discussed.
Liu Bei was not in a hurry. He was drinking tea and waiting for his elder brother to think.
After half an hour, Liu Feng said: "Father, what do you think about the changes being bigger?"
Liu Bei replied in surprise: "How do you say that?"
Liu Feng pointed to the map spread out in front of him and said: "Father, you are personally in charge of Qiao County. Why don't you separate Chengfu of Runan, Jianping, Fuxian, Danxian, Taiqiu and Linsui of Peiguo and create a separate one?" Qiaojun, the prefect was naturally appointed by his father. "Choose it yourself."
Liu Bei stared at the map and marked it with his hand according to the area Liu Feng pointed out. This area governs a total of seven counties, and a single county is indeed enough.
Immediately afterwards, Liu Feng continued: "In the future, Kuxian and Wuping in Chen State can also be included in Qiaojun."
Liu Bei thought carefully for a moment, and said seriously nodded.
As we all know, the rules for dividing Eastern Hanzhou counties are to clamp down on places.
But now is a time of great conflict, and it is necessary to make some modifications on the front line. Otherwise, the two key counties belong to different counties, which is obviously catastrophic for the military.
"Okay."
After Liu Bei nodded, he waved his hand, indicating Liu Feng to continue.
Liu Feng then continued: "There are fifteen counties from the west of Runan to Pingyu, which can be listed as a separate county. Uncle Yuanlong is appointed as the prefect, and there is always a threat from the west."
Then, Liu Feng suddenly clicked on the map, waiting to attract Liu Feng After Bei's sight, he added: "The four cities of Xihua, Ruyang, Nandun and Xiangxian are close to Chen State. We can look for appropriate opportunities to make exchanges with Chen State and seek to obtain Kuxian and Wuping. If we can still obtain Yangxia and Fule, that’s even better.”
The state of Chen is now better preserved than Runan, especially Xihua and Ruyang. They have suffered from the Yellow Turban Rebellion, so naturally they are not as good as Kuxian and Fule in Chen state.
"If King Chen and the Kingdom of Luo agree, then things will be much more convenient."
Liu Bei's tone contained some hope, but he did not mean to force it.
Now King Chen and Luo Jun both favor Liu Feng and his son, both in public and private matters, and there is no need to push each other away for the sake of the two counties.
Sure enough, Liu Bei then said: "It's better to handle this matter according to your idea just now. Just discuss with Chen Guo about garrisoning troops. The affairs of Qiaojun can also be handled, but it is not necessary for the time being. Consider the counties and cities on the other side of Chen State.”
"Yes, father."
Liu Feng responded. His main task was to write a letter to Liu Chong and Luo Jun to communicate that there was something wrong with the garrison. The matter of establishing Qiao County would still have to be done by Liu Bei himself. , the most he can do is give some suggestions.
In this way, the west side of Runan was split and given to Chen Deng to establish a new county, the north side was given to Qiao County to establish Qiao County, and the central part was retained as Runan, with Zhou Shang as the prefect.
As for the south, Liu Feng himself was salivating.
There is no other way. Doesn’t this lead back to the Eastern Han Dynasty’s division of prefectures and kingdoms?
In the southern part of Runan, there are six counties and cities connected by the Huai River alone, including Fubo and Qisi. Starting from Shouchun, the furthest journey along the Huai River is only five or six days, which shows the close connection between them.
However, Liu Feng found it difficult to speak. In fact, Liu Feng attached so much importance to the name of Yangzhou Mu, which was partly aimed at Liu Bei.
This is not because there is any bad blood between Liu Feng and Liu Bei, but because there is no such name as Yangzhou Mu. In theory, the legal status of Liu Feng and his son in Yangzhou can only come from Liu Bei's. The governor oversees the military affairs of the three southeastern states.
Not only is this title very weak in law, it is also a temporary title and can be revoked at any time.
As a result, the governors of the counties in Yangzhou did not have a clear superior-subordinate relationship with Liu Bei, and Liu Feng, the general who conquered the south, was even more separated.
That's why Liu Feng was so angry when the emperor blocked him from getting Yangzhou Mu, and he fought back so thoroughly.
Now that Liu Feng has the title of Yangzhou Mu, he not only has the highest legal authority over Yangzhou, but Liu Bei can no longer interfere in the internal affairs of Yangzhou openly.
It can be said that Liu Feng truly became the lord of Yangzhou at this time.
In the same way, if Liu Feng wants to go to Yuzhou to claim territory, his hands are obviously too long. Liu Feng neither wants to give his father a bad impression, nor does he want to make such a bad start.
After all, Liu Feng, who now has his own territory, doesn't want Liu Bei to put his hand into Yangzhou.
"What Feng'er said makes sense." Liu Bei didn't know that the big boy had so many thoughts in his mind. He had been thinking about Liu Feng's suggestions.
Runan is indeed too big, and the prefect is Zhou Shang. Liu Bei didn't say anything, but he didn't trust him in his heart.
Runan is now divided into three or even four. In this way, although Zhou Shang is still the prefect of Runan, the counties under his jurisdiction will be much smaller, and it will be more convenient in the future. replace. After all, a behemoth with thirty-seven counties was split into eight or nine small counties. Naturally, the value of the prefect was not the same.
"Father, the child has something else to do, and I would like to ask his father for help."
Liu Feng coughed dryly, with a slightly shy look on his face.
This made Liu Bei happy, and he felt a sense of superiority as a father.
"What do you mean by Feng'er?"
Liu Bei asked with a smile: "Tell me about it for my father."
Liu Feng raised his hand towards Liu Bei, Zuo Yi said: "The boy's army also wants to expand the army, but food and supplies are all insufficient. The boy can only talk to his father."
Now Liu Feng only has Yangzhou, and Xuzhou and Yuzhou are both Liu Bei's territory in name.
Although both places are actually closely related to Liu Feng, Liu Feng can obtain a large amount of supplies from both places without even having to say hello to Liu Bei.
But as the old saying goes, Liu Feng pays great attention to the harmonious relationship with Liu Bei and is willing to spend energy and cost to take good care of it.
At this stage, there are still great enemies like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. The stronger the relationship between Liu Feng and his son, the stronger their power will be.
After hearing what the elder said, Liu Bei couldn't help but be happy.
Even if Liu Feng's energy in Xuzhou and Yuzhou is not used, Liu Bei is well aware of it.
The reason why he turned a blind eye to this was, on the one hand, because Liu Feng had the most credit for being able to win these territories. Not only did he never complain to him, but he also went to the front line personally.
Liu Bei has been fighting for half his life, but he has not accumulated much territory.
On the contrary, after entering Xuzhou, I became more and more leisurely, relying on my big brother.
Go north to defeat Zangba and go south to recover Guangling.
Although they are both generals, they are all good guys who are the first to break the situation.
When King Qin arrived, it became even more obvious. He was stationed in Pei State and could not move like a mountain, and his good son went directly to fight on his father's behalf, which made him feel comfortable for many days.
Nowadays, whenever people around me mention Liu Feng, who doesn’t praise Liu Bei for giving birth to a unicorn son? Liu Bei’s ears are calloused when he hears the good words, but he just loves to hear them and can’t get enough of them.
It's just that he also has some shortcomings in his heart, that is, the old man is too capable, which makes his old father seem a little incompetent.
Now that Liu Feng can ask him for help, even though Liu Bei's face doesn't show any emotion, he can no longer laugh in his heart.
After pondering for a moment, Liu Bei looked at Liu Feng's apologetic expression and almost groaned with satisfaction.
Liu Bei then thought of Yangzhou except Ding. He heard what Daer once said that the drought in the two counties in Jiangbei is expected to continue next year, but it will not be as serious as this year. There is also a rebellion by powerful nobles in Kuaiji County, and Yuzhang has not been pacified yet.
Based on this calculation, I am afraid that only Wu County and Danyang County will be the only two counties that Yangzhou can really harvest next year, and Liu Feng will still have to use troops in Yuzhang and Kuaiji, so food must be very tight.
"In this case, as a father, I cannot stand idly by."
So, Liu Bei secretly made a decision and slowly said: "Starting from this autumn, Runan and Guangling counties will each allocate one hundred Ten thousand stones of food will be given to you. In addition, the two state governments will allocate another 50 million yuan to you every year. As for the ordnance and supplies, your people are always in charge of it in Pengcheng, so you don’t have to allocate it for me, right?"
Liu Bei was quite generous. Runan was also a super-large county with one county and one state. At its peak, it turned over millions of grains a year. Although the current recession is down, we can still turn in more than two million dan in grain gifts during the summer and autumn harvests every year.
Guangling is inferior to Runan, and the future granary is far inferior to that of later generations.
Although Guangling is also rich in natural resources, there are too many swamps and lakes within the territory, and more than ten miles along the coast are all saline-alkali land. Seawater flows back all year round, eroding the land. On these eroded lands, species No crops are produced.
Therefore, the grain that Guangling County can hand over every year is only about one million.
If you include the 100 million yuan, Liu Bei's big wave of his hand was equivalent to giving Liu Feng two Guangling County's output.
Now Liu Bei seems to be considered wealthy. After acquiring a big state like Yuzhou, his taxes, money and food have almost tripled.
But he could be so generous to Liu Feng, even Liu Feng himself was quite surprised.
Liu Feng's original estimate was that Liu Bei could support him with 500,000 shi of food and 30 million yuan each year, and in addition retain his investment in Pengcheng, and he would be satisfied.
But now Liu Bei gave him much more than Liu Feng expected, which was really an unexpected surprise.
Liu Feng didn't even think about bargaining and agreed directly.
"The father is as kind as a mountain to his children. The children really don't know how to thank their father."
Liu Feng also meant what he said. Liu Bei gave too much.
Liu Bei pulled Liu Feng up, patted Liu Feng's hand and sighed: "You and I, father and son, why would you say this? It's just a son rising. As a father, I only hope that you can remember that you and I It comes from the descendants of King Jing of Zhongshan and is now a member of the Han family. The world is in turmoil. As a son of the Liu family, it is your duty to stabilize the people and bring peace to the world. You must not relax."
Liu Feng was quite moved at first, but at this time he couldn't help but think of a certain classic from later generations. Famous scenes in.
Thinking about how high-spirited Dad is right now, he shouldn’t indulge in banquets, singing and dancing, right?
After discussing important matters, the father and son started chatting.
Liu Feng and Liu Bei have been separated for many years. After they just came to Xuzhou, they had many things to do. The father and son really did not have many opportunities to enhance their relationship.
Liu Feng and Liu Bei are also aware of this, so every time they have the opportunity to meet, they always exchange feelings with a view to improving their relationship.
This time is no exception.
Afterwards, Liu Bei took Liu Feng to have a meal together. When he was leaving, he remembered something and told Liu Feng: "The things that Zijing and Ziyang established previously have come to fruition. Xuezhou, Although Zheng Bao was a water pirate, he had a sense of justice. After being persuaded by Zijing and Ziyang, he immediately repented and came to Shouchun to beg for surrender ten days ago. "
Liu Feng was immediately overjoyed. These two men were not mere commanders. They represented hundreds of large and small warships and thousands of elite naval forces.
This is great news.
(End of this chapter)