Chapter 292 Shaopi Plan
The time went back to a few days ago.
After Liu Feng had just arranged most of the affairs, the generals were ordered to leave, but Pan Zhang stayed.
Liu Fengya asked in surprise: "Wen Gui, do you have something to say?"
Pan Zhang looked a little nervous, with a hint of guilt mixed in, and came closer.
Xu Chu, who was behind Liu Feng, frowned slightly and took two steps forward to stand between him and Pan Zhang.
A trace of anger flashed across Pan Zhang's face, I am the first person to follow the young master, so what do you think...why do you doubt me.
If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't defeat Xu Chu, Pan Zhang would not be polite to him with his bad temper.
After all, Pan Zhang was just a little reckless, but not stupid.
Just when Pan Zhang suppressed his blush and was in a dilemma, Liu Feng gently pushed Xu Chu away and explained: "Zhongkang, there is no need for this. Wen Gui has been with me for many years, and we have known each other in white bodies, and we have deep love for each other. If you grow up, it will not harm me.”
"Young Master."
Pan Zhang felt warm in his heart, glanced at Xu Chu rather sullenly, and felt that he could do it again.
Did you see that the young master’s number one confidant is still me, Pan Wengui. Although you are better at fighting than me, you are still not as good as me in the young master’s heart.
Xu Chu didn't even look at Pan Zhang. After listening to Liu Feng's words, he stepped aside, but kept a distance that could protect Liu Feng at any time.
After Pan Zhang stepped forward, he opened his mouth to speak, but paused.
It was quite ridiculous to open his mouth but say nothing, but neither Liu Feng nor Xu Chu laughed at him. On the contrary, Liu Feng frowned strangely and scolded: "Wen Gui, what are you doing?"
Pan Zhang felt better after being scolded by Liu Feng. He smiled and said: "Young Master, this is the situation. Yesterday when my subordinate Sima Zhong was leading people to suppress the pressure outside the city, he saw a group of people. The defeated soldiers rushed into the house of a wealthy family, and they immediately took action to suppress it. "
"After questioning, it turned out that the defeated soldiers actually coveted the beauty of the young lady of the family and wanted to take advantage of the chaos. "Leave the city."
Liu Feng asked in surprise: "Whose daughter is this, so that the defeated soldiers coveted it?"
Pan Zhang clapped his hands and said, "That's right, Ma Zhong, be careful." After asking, I found out that this family is actually the family of Qiao Rui, the general of Ruyin, and the two young ladies are Qiao Rui's nieces. "
When Liu Feng heard this, he was stunned.
Qiao Rui’s nieces, or two, were so beautiful that they were able to attract the defeated soldiers and kidnap them.
Could this be Xiao Qiao?
Strictly speaking, it should be a big or small bridge, but in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Qiao and Qiao had the meaning of holiday.
Cao Cao's Bole Qiaoxuan is also often called Qiao Xuan and Qiao Gong.
Liu Feng looked at Pan Zhang with some surprise, and sighed in his heart, this guy's luck is really amazing. In the original history, every time Soochow ate meat, he could catch up, but when it came to chewing bones, he always failed. He accidentally avoided it.
Either he has excellent luck and God bless him, or Sun Quan looks at him differently and secretly takes care of him. But the latter couldn't explain why Sun Quan was still taking care of Pan Zhang when he was about to lose his life in the second battle of Hefei.
"Where are Qiaorui's family members?"
Liu Feng was naturally concerned. Qiaorui is currently related to Ruyin's gains and losses, and it is not a small matter.
As long as Qiao Rui is willing to surrender, it will not only save time and effort, but also save hundreds or even thousands of Xuzhou soldiers.
When Liu Feng used troops, in most situations where he had a choice, he still hoped to minimize damage. After all, he still maintained the thinking of modern people and valued human life and the people.
Besides, since the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the Eastern Han Dynasty, enough people have died, and the population in various places has been declining sharply, especially in the Central Plains.
Xuzhou’s population had plummeted by half before, and it could no longer afford the squandering.
This is also the reason why Liu Feng tried his best to save the five to six hundred thousand people in Jianghuai. He could not only save people, but also put people first and enhance his own strength. It only cost a little money and food.
If you really can’t afford it, that’s it. Fortunately, Liu Beijun can still squeeze out these expenses, and Liu Feng will naturally not be stingy.
Besides, these expenses are actually investments. If the water conservancy projects in Jianghuai River are dredged and repaired, Jiujiang will become a land of plenty.
The Chu State during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period relied on the Huaihe River, Feishui River, and Xia River to build the world-famous Shaopi Water Conservancy System. Although this was not as good as the Zhengguo Canal and Dujiangyan of the Qin State, it was still enough to rank third. , turning the originally flooded Jianghuai River into a land of plenty, providing a solid material foundation for Chu to dominate the world.
Pan Zhang puffed up his chest and said: "Young Master, please be at ease. Ma Zhong knows the general situation well and knew that the matter was serious. He immediately sent people to protect Qiao Rui's family, especially the two young ladies. In the palace, please arrange it properly, young master."
Liu Feng nodded at first, but he heard something was wrong behind him.
“You sent him to the palace?”
Liu Feng looked surprised: "Since we have sent people to look after us, why do we have to send them to the palace?"
Pan Zhang coughed dryly and explained: "The two women have been arranged in the back hall, young master. The Lord will know it as soon as he sees it."
Liu Feng glanced at Pan Zhang and realized that there was something inside, so he stopped entangled with the other party.
"Okay, I understand, Wen Gui, please go down first."
Pan Zhang breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this and hurriedly left.
After leaving the palace city, Ma Zhong, who was guarding outside, immediately greeted him.
"General, what did the young master say?"
Pan Zhang rolled his eyes at the other party angrily: "What do you mean, you scolded me."
Ma Zhongyi Listen, I was stunned for a moment, and then laughed.
Pan Zhang was immediately furious: "I was scolded, but I am still so happy for being a ballbag."
Ma Zhong hurriedly explained: "General, you have wronged me. Think about it carefully. If the young master really blamed you, would he just say a few words to you lightly?"
Pan Zhang thought about it carefully. Meeting, his anger immediately turned into joy: "It seems that what you said is indeed somewhat true. Then why did the young master scold me?"
Ma Zhong was angry and said: "General, what we have done is... Is it possible that the young master can still praise us for robbing civilian girls?”
“That’s right, what you said makes sense.”
Pan Zhang suddenly understood and nodded: “ You can give me more advice in the future.”
Ma Zhong was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly said modestly: "The general is just busy with everything and has no time to think about these trivial matters."
Pan Zhang did not appreciate Ma Zhong's flattery. Instead, he said with a straight face: "Let you say Just say, I just don’t understand how to manage things every day.”
“Yes, General!”
Ma Zhong quickly changed his expression and said, “I will remember the general’s instructions. ."
Pan Zhang then turned from anger to joy and said: "That's right, let's go and invite you to drink!"
Ma Zhong quickly followed Pan Zhang and mounted his horse, and the two of them went straight to the military camp.
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At the beginning, Liu Feng had not come back to his senses. When Pan Zhang said that he had sent Xiao Qiao to the palace, he had already Wake up.
Before, when I was young, my subordinates did not dare to do anything.
Now that I am getting older, I am afraid that there will be more and more tributes to beauties like this in the future.
To collect or not to collect is a question.
Liu Feng sighed, his country's life and death is about to benefit the country, why should women avoid him?
I will have to make a lot of sacrifices in the future.
Seeing Liu Feng sighing suddenly, Xu Chu suddenly asked: "Young Master, do you want to go to the back hall to meet the two young ladies?"
Liu Feng looked confused. He looked at Xu Chu, "Xu Zhongkang, you have thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a simple and honest face. You can also be a yin and yang boss."
Although Liu Feng wanted to meet two of the top ten beauties of the Three Kingdoms, it was daytime now. If he went to the back hall at this time, there would definitely be rumors outside that he had engaged in prostitution during the day.
Xu Chu just looked at him with an innocent look on his face, which prevented Liu Feng from getting angry.
"Hey..."
Liu Feng could only sigh and change the subject: "Are Mr. Yaoqing and Mr. Yingqing here?"
Xu Chu answered immediately He said: "We are already here. We are waiting for you in the left side hall."
Since Yuan Huan came back from his mission to Liu Bei, he has stayed at home and ignored Yuan Shu's many invitations. As a result, he happened to escape a military disaster by some strange combination of circumstances.
Early this morning, Liu Feng sent someone to invite Yuan Huan and his younger brother Yuan Min to come and meet them.
Calculating the time, there should be results by now.
Before, Liu Feng was worried that Yuan Huan would make excuses, but now it seems that Yuan Huan still misses the people of Jianghuai.
"Let's go, follow me to see Mr. Yaoqing." Yuan Huan and his younger brother Yuan Min were in the side hall at this time. Both of them had tea soup in front of them, but no one touched it.
"Brother, do you know why Liu Zhengnan summoned us?"
Yuan Min asked softly.
Yuan Huan frowned and shook his head: "I don't know either."
If Liu Feng hadn't written a handwritten letter to bring hope to the people of Jianghuai, Yuan Huan might not have been willing to come out.
Although Yuan Huan was very soft when facing Liu Bei, he just didn't want to die, but he was not afraid of death.
Otherwise Lu Bu had a knife on his neck, how could he not say a few bad words about Liu Bei?
Yuan Min asked again: "Brother, do you know why he wanted to find my stupid brother?"
Yuan Huan still shook his head, but he was actually a little strange in his heart.
My younger brother was not well-known and had never served in Yuan Shu. It was quite strange for Liu Feng to know his name, so he specifically named him and asked him to come with him.
You must know that Yuan Huan has more than one brother beside him at this time.
Yuan Min is Yuan Huan's cousin. Min also has two brothers, the eldest brother is Mingba, and the second brother is Hui.
But Liu Feng skipped these two people and directly called Yuan Min's name, which was really curious.
Yuan Min is young after all, so she is quite uneasy at this time.
Yuan Huan sighed and comforted: "Don't panic. Liu Zhengnan inherited his father's temperament. He is tolerant, magnanimous and generous, and he treats others very kindly. If I ask you something when the time comes, just answer him truthfully."
"Here!"
The three brothers Yuan Min all admired their elder brother Yuan Huan.
If their brother hadn’t led them to escape, there’s no telling what would have happened in their hometown right now, and it was very possible that they would have starved to death.
The most terrifying thing about the late Eastern Han Dynasty is that all living beings are equal. Even famous scholar-bureaucrats will starve to death.
Xia Houyuan once starved his youngest son to death for the sake of his cousin's only daughter.
This really wasn't because Xia Houyuan was risking his youngest son's life to gain prestige, but that their family just couldn't let the blame go.
Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun are not brothers. Xiahou Dun's family is rich, but Xiahou Yuan's family is very poor. They rely solely on Cao Cao's salary.
Xia Houyuan did not drink the blood of his soldiers, nor did he eat his quota, so he naturally had no external wealth. In addition, it was the most difficult time in Yanzhou. He only starved to death a young son, which was already quite capable for Xia Houyuan.
Soon, Liu Feng came in with Xu Chu from outside.
Yuan Huan is an acquaintance and has met before. The remaining young man with a somewhat nervous expression is obviously Yuan Min.
Liu Feng walked closer, glanced at Yuan Min, and asked, "Mr. Yaoqing, is this your younger brother Yuan Yingqing?" I know his name."
Liu Feng burst out laughing: "I heard that my brother is quite knowledgeable in water control and water conservancy. I wonder if this is true?"
Liu Feng's words? When they came out, Yuan Huan and Yuan Min were shocked.
Yuan Min has been fond of water conservancy since she was a child and loves to read classics on water control. Although she is not very young, she is already quite knowledgeable. What she lacks is experience.
It’s just that water control is not a Confucian classic. Moreover, since the court vigorously controlled water control during the Han Ming Dynasty, the intensity of water control by the court has become worse every year.
Coupled with the arrival of the Little Ice Age, rainfall throughout China has been significantly reduced, the farming line has continued to move southward, droughts have emerged in various places, and the importance of water control has also continued to decrease.
However, water conservancy projects and water control are actually complementary to each other. Dredging rivers, strengthening river embankments, and diverting water also require water control knowledge. In ancient times, few water conservancy experts did not know how to control water.
The opposite is also true.
It's just that Yuan Min likes the classics on water control, and only the Yuan family knows about it. How did Liu Feng, an outsider, learn about these.
Yuan Huan and Yuan Min were both surprised and uneasy.
Liu Feng was calm and calm, and said to Yuan Huan and Yuan Min: "Two gentlemen, please take a seat first."
After saying that, Liu Feng was so angry that he walked directly to The superior sat down, and Xu Chu stood beside Liu Feng silently as usual.
After the two brothers Yuan Huan sat down, he asked with a smile: "I invite you two to come here this time because I have something to ask for."
Brother Yuan Huan looked a little uneasy. Get up, but it is inconvenient to refuse.
After all, Liu Feng didn't even mention anything and you refused, which would easily anger the other party.
Yuan Huan waited deliberately for a moment, but he didn't expect Liu Feng to just look at him with a smile but not say anything further, and his heart suddenly sank.
But he didn't know that Liu Feng was deliberately trying to scare him. Who could make the other party so shameless and be promoted as a talented person by his father, and yet he would still be loyal to Yuan Shu.
My dad may have a big belly and he doesn't care, but if I can't do it, I have to vent my anger on him.
Besides, he is likely to reuse these brothers in the future, which can be regarded as suppressing his enthusiasm first, lest Chenjun Yuan's tail is raised too high.
Seeing Liu Feng not speaking, Yuan Huan and Yuan Min were under increasing pressure.
Liu Feng may not have noticed it himself, but in the eyes of Yuan Huan and Yuan Min, the young man in front of them was a famous general who had conquered Jianghuai in two battles and captured Yuan Shu in one night.
At this time, Liu Feng was already the general who conquered the south, and he was in charge of the three divisions. How could he know that after returning to the court this time, he would not be able to ask about the vacant left and right generals?
I heard that the emperor was quite close to Liu Zisheng.
In the end, Yuan Huan and Yuan Min could not withstand the pressure. They left the table and knelt down and said: "I helped Zhou to commit evil. Fortunately, I was saved by the general. My brother is now willing to make up for his mistakes. I sincerely ask the general to give me the opportunity to serve. ”
Liu Feng then showed a satisfied look, nodded and said: "To be honest with you two wise men, I do have something I want to entrust you with." , it has changed from a land of hundreds of miles to a land of plenty."
Liu Feng sighed: "But now Shaopei is still there, but the water conservancy channels accompanying Shaopei are damaged and filled with silt, and they are no longer what they used to be. "
When Yuan Huan and Yuan Min heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other.
Is this Liu Feng trying to rebuild the Shapi Water Conservancy Project?
The two of them were shocked and suspicious, but this was war time.
Besides, warlords everywhere have no time to plunder local areas. As long as they have extra money and food, they must expand the army. How can they be willing to allocate it to local areas to do practical things, let alone major projects such as water conservancy projects.
Although Yuan Min lacks experience, he is not ignorant of the facts.
According to his estimation, if he wanted to repair Shaopi, he would need at least over 100 million yuan in money and food, including 100 to 200 million yuan in silk and over one million shi in food.
Otherwise, there will be no way to cultivate at all.
"General, Shaopi is very large. It not only occupies more than half of Jiujiang, but also radiates to half of Lujiang."
Yuan Min is young after all, so he couldn't hold it back and questioned: "At least tens of thousands of people will be required to do labor. , Now that Jianghuai is exhausted and people's livelihood is in decline, it is no longer able to bear such a heavy burden."
Liu Feng glanced at Yuan Min, but he didn't expect this little guy to have such courage and dare to serve the people at the bottom. say.
Although Liu Feng is just a teenager, he is a second-generation man after all. His total age plus one yuan is almost five years old. There is really no problem in calling Yuan Min the little guy.
Liu Feng just glanced at Yuan Min, but did not answer him. Instead, he asked Yuan Huan: "What do you think, Mr. Yaoqing?"
Yuan Huan frowned. To be honest, Yuan Min's words were completely correct.
They have lived in Jianghuai for two years. The Yuan family in Chen County is different from the Yuan family in Runan. They are relatively down-to-earth.
The three brothers Yuan Min often went out of the city and went deep into the bottom, and saw the tragic situation after the Jianghuai area was ravaged by Yuan Shu.
Therefore, Yuan Min couldn't restrain himself and persuaded Liu Feng to give up the idea of working for the people, so as to give the farmers time to recuperate.
From this point of view, Yuan Min is worthy of admiration.
He didn't know that Liu Feng would definitely not touch him, let alone what Liu Feng was thinking.
Hearing Liu Feng's questioning, Yuan Huan finally just sighed and said: "It is true that the intention of conquering the south is good, but this is indeed not the time for the project."
" Left... After Mr. Yuan took control of Jianghuai, he exploited it excessively, causing the people to sell their sons and daughters in order to pay taxes. This provoked a civil uprising and suppressed it with the army. Jianghuai has long since ceased to be a land of plenty, and is now miserable. "I can no longer afford to do such large-scale labor."
Yuan Huan finally made up his mind to tell the truth to Liu Feng. Firstly, he really sympathized with the people at the bottom, and secondly, it was also determined by his character. He didn't want to lie.
"The general has a heart to love the people, and this is a blessing to the people. But starting work at this time is like a person who has been ill for a long time. He suddenly uses strong medicine, and the effect of the medicine cannot be exerted. Since he is already weak and cannot be replenished, It’s a dead end.”
Yuan Huan earnestly advised: "If the general really wants to rebuild Shaopei, he should do it with light corvee and low tax for three years, so that the people of Jianghuai and Huaihe can recuperate and recuperate before doing it again. It will be absolutely foolproof."
(End of this chapter)