Regarding the issue of miasma, Zhuge Liang was very cautious.
On the one hand, it is necessary to conduct on-site inspections; on the other hand, it is also necessary to make careful comparisons.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang came prepared this time. He transferred the Dingkou files from the counties near Changsha to compare the number and proportion of people who died from the epidemic with the soldiers in the Zhangxi camp to see if there was a significant decrease. .
Comparing the results, it is very obvious.
But Zhuge Liang was still uneasy, fearing that this was just a coincidence because the number of people was too small.
After all, in a county, the number of deaths due to miasma in summer is only a dozen people, and the population of a county ranges from three to four thousand to more than tens of thousands.
As for Zhang Xi, who had been stationing troops for half a year, seven or eight people died.
Zhang Xi protested against this.
"Military advisor, your calculation is wrong!" Zhang Xi said emphatically, "If we want to compare the death rate, eight of the thousand people in our camp did die, but three died of drowning, and one accidentally fell into the swamp and could not be rescued. , three people died of snake poison. Although there were more than ten people in the army infected with miasma, no one died due to miasma."
You have to look at how many people died from the miasma, right? !
"Furthermore, how can the military adviser compare this place with the mature land in the county. In the county, miasma is not a problem, but this place is a little deeper, and it is a place where miasma is everywhere. How can it be compared with the county. There are only more than ten people in the camp today. The epidemic, and no one died, isn’t that enough to prove that this method is effective?!”
Right, the listed objects are wrong. Can the environment in the county be the same as the environment in Yunmengze here? !
Zhuge Liang raised his head slightly and said speechlessly, "I know all these things, but there are only a thousand people here, and they are all adult men. How to compare with all the people is of great importance, so I have to be careful."
No, what do you mean? !
Zhuge Liang, who dislikes that the number of samples is too small and the sample source is too single, actually understands statistics? !
Zhuge Liang continued to explain, "The matter of relocating the people involves tens of thousands of people, old and weak. If you are not completely sure and rashly relocate the people, once the people are infected with the miasma and die, the blame will be on you and me, so we cannot be careless." "
Well, if you say that, I won’t be able to refute it.
"In that case, why not create a demonstration area?!" Zhang Xi thought for a while and suggested.
Zhuge Liang was confused and asked, "What is a demonstration area?!"
Zhang Xi explained, "We will use the camp here as the standard, introduce thousands of refugees to settle in the fields, set up government offices, and govern according to the old system to see the effect."
To put it simply, it’s just a sample.
Moreover, compared to large-scale immigration or recruitment of refugees all at once, if a thousand refugees come over, if something goes wrong, there will be time to correct the problem and relocate them to other places.
Zhuge Liang thought for a moment, nodded, and agreed.
However, we still have to wait until after the autumn harvest to discuss this matter. After all, crops have been planted in the fields. Now that people are coming over, who does the rice in this field belong to? !
With the plan in mind, Zhuge Liang stayed in the camp for a few more days. After observing the operation of the camp, he happily returned to Jiangling to report to Liu Bei.
Zhang Xi continued to stay in Changsha and was responsible for the transformation of farmland.
Time passed by slowly, and without noticing, it was the end of June.
By the end of June, the summer heat was gradually receding, but it was not yet the autumn harvest, so corvee could be launched.
Zhang Xi made a special trip to Changsha County to discuss with Liao Li the distribution of corvee labor in Changsha this year.
Zhang Xi requested that at least 500 people be allocated to him. He would level the swamp land next to him first to prepare for the expansion of the arable area next year.
But Liao Li objected.
Zhang Xi was puzzled at that time. When Zhuge Liang left, he said that it would be difficult for him to find Liao Li again. He had already said hello.
Now it’s not a problem for me, I just want to use more of my share of the corvee.
But Liao Li didn't think so. He felt that Zhang Xi was making trouble unreasonably.
First, I feel that Zhang Xi is messing around, converting swamps into farmland, this kind of thing that goes against the law of heaven, Zhang Xi just eats enough to support it? !
This cannot be blamed on Liao Li, because Liao Li learned from Lao Zhuang.
Taoist theory emphasizes "governing by inaction", but inaction does not mean doing nothing, but doing something when it is time to do it, and don't mess around.
For example, when spring comes, people must be organized for spring plowing. If you ask them to go to war at this time, it violates the core ideas of Lao and Zhuang.
According to Liao Li's understanding, converting swamps to farmland like this should only be done when the population exceeds saturation and Changsha's land cannot support the population.
But now the four counties in Jingnan are famous for their small population. With this small population, the land around the county can support them well. They also need to mobilize corvee labor to transform the swamps, which is just for food.
Another thing is that although Changsha County is a large city governed by a county, about two thousand people can be recruited if the corvee is launched.
But now Changsha County is divided into two, and many things need to be done. Border facilities need to be built, the county seat of Changsha County needs to be reinforced, and the roads back and forth need to be repaired. When there are workers everywhere, the corvee itself is not enough. Why should I give Zhang Xi a quarter all at once? !
Therefore, I really can’t say who is right or wrong in this matter. It’s just that they have different ideas. At the same time, both people must be responsible for their own work.
After all, Liao Li is the governor of Changsha, and his main responsibility is to be responsible for the governance and defense of the entire Changsha. Although Zhang Xi is named Chang Shi, he is mainly responsible for the transformation of swamps.
So the two men had a little dispute over the share of the corvee for 500 people.
It's not a big deal at first. There is a little conflict at work. If we discuss the matter rationally and compromise with each other, it can be done.
But Liao Li was capable, but he had many character flaws.
He looked down on Zhang Xi, and this became the biggest problem.
Liao Li was from the Liao family of the Wuling family. He was actually the same clan as Liao Hua, who was from the Xiangyang family, but they had different branches.
Therefore, Liao Li had a natural sense of superiority towards people from a poor family like Zhang Xi.
In addition, Liao Li is the governor of Changsha, and Zhang Xi is at least nominally Liao Li's deputy. It is really unruly for a deputy to ask the chief officer to do this or that.
As for Zhang Xi's status in front of Liu Bei, this is even less worth mentioning in Liao Li's opinion.
He has no chance. Once he has the opportunity to talk with Liu Bei in detail, he believes that with his talents, he will still be reused by Liu Bei. As for Xu Shu and Zhang Xi, people from poor families should step aside and he should be by Liu Bei's side. The third counselor.
Liao Li was very arrogant, and he also felt that he was a senior official and did not take Zhang Xi seriously, so Zhang Xi, who still wanted to continue to persuade, was driven out of the prefecture by Liao Li without mercy.
This made Zhang Xi feel humiliated.
Ever since he took refuge with Liu Bei, Zhang Xi had never been so humiliated. Even if the second master wanted to expel someone, he had to give Zhang Xi a stated reason. How could he just expel someone without giving any reason? !
The "corporate culture" within the Liu Bei Group has always been good. The lord has a good temper and is a benevolent king. Although the second and third masters are the lord's sworn brothers, they don't put on much airs. A group of Yuan followers except Liu Yan sometimes I like to show off a bit when I talk, and everyone gets along pretty well.
Why did he actually put it on Liao Li's side when he got there? !
The more Zhang Xi thought about it, the angrier he became, and the more he thought about it, the more depressed he became.
I found Kou Erha, and the two of them drank together to relieve their boredom, and talked about the unfortunate things they had encountered.
Then Kou Feng exploded.
Kou Feng had long disliked Liao Li.
When Liao Lixin took office, Kou Feng already had a conflict with Liao Li because of the establishment of a mountain camp.
Liao Li was the prefect of Changsha, and he was in charge of money and food. Without money and food, Kou Feng would not be able to set up any mountain camp.
But Liao Lifei said that Kou Feng's mountain camp was a waste of money and food. The army's sergeants and soldiers were all human beings. It would be enough to just train them to climb mountains. Why raise a separate army?
Kou Feng repeatedly explained to Liao Li that the role of this mountain camp was of great importance, and that it could not be called a mountain camp as long as the soldiers could climb mountains. But Liao Li did not listen at all.
Liao Li was really good at handling government affairs, but he really didn't understand military affairs, and Kou Feng was also a very impatient person, so he got choked up while talking.
In terms of words, ten Kou Feng could not defeat one Liao Li, but in terms of fighting, Kou Feng could defeat ten Liao Li.
But Liao Li was the governor of Changsha after all, and Kou Feng had no idea, so he couldn't really hit Liao Li. So the final result was that Kou Feng was pissed off by Liao Li.
From then on, Kou Feng basically didn't interact with Liao Li except for necessary money and food entertainment. He didn't even live in the city, but in the camp outside the city because he didn't want to see Liao Li.
Now, this Liao Li, even if he did that to him, still dares to blast his brother out? !
Kou Feng immediately became anxious and wanted to personally lead his troops and go to the prefect's mansion to evaluate the situation and vent his anger on his brother.
Zhang Xi quickly stopped him.
Good guy, lead the troops. Are you going to rebel? !
Speaking of this Erha, I haven’t been around him in the past few years. Why do I feel that his character is getting more and more irritable? !
To put it mildly, it sounds strong, but to put it badly, it means that you are acting without thinking.
Let's not worry about venting his anger for now, but Zhang Xi still has to talk about Kou Feng's temper.
"Gongzhong, now you are also guarding one side and the commander of the first army. How can you be so impulsive?!" Zhang Xi scolded Kou Feng with a straight face and said, "A general must not get angry. Before doing something, think calmly and ask three questions before acting. .I taught you these in the past and you have forgotten?!"
If this continues, Mengda's honor guard will most likely not be able to keep it again.
But Kou Feng was still upset and said, "That Liao Li is just an incompetent person. He doesn't know how to calm the people in literature, and doesn't know strategy in military skills. He is also arrogant and disrespectful to his brother. He actually dares to chase his brother out of the house. How can he be punished for his actions?" ?!”
Kou Feng became more and more angry as he talked and once again wanted to go back to the camp to call for help.
Zhang Xi immediately took action and restrained Kou Feng first.
Kou Feng saw that Zhang Xi's face was getting darker and darker, so he had to sit down again angrily, but he still muttered and said, "It's okay, let's drink with my brother today, let's spare that guy first, and talk about it later. Gentleman This revenge can be avenged even if it lasts a hundred lifetimes."
Zhang Xi was puzzled when he heard this.
Kou Feng, this kid, has he gone to Liangshan recently, or has he studied "The Legend of Gongyang" recently? !
Forget it, no matter what the recent changes in this guy are, I still have to say what needs to be said.
"That Liao Li is indeed rude, but this person is the prefect of Shangsha personally appointed by the lord. He is a superior for you and me. Even if we are dissatisfied with him, we can still write to the lord. Chen Ming is powerful. How can there be any reason to lead troops to surround the mansion? !" Zhang Xi first reasoned, and then persuaded Kou Feng, "Gongzhong doesn't need to pay much attention to Liao Li's matter. It is Gongzhong's duty to lead the troops with peace of mind and defend the place. As long as he does his job well, everything will be fine. Don’t add extraneous branches.”
In fact, it can be summed up in one sentence - Liao Li is indeed not a good person, but he was appointed by Liu Bei. We can not give Liao Li face, but we have to follow the lord's arrangements.
As for Liao Li, Zhang Xi has a way to deal with him.
Although the primary school students have done something like complaining, it just works.
(End of chapter)
