The gentry in Jingzhou are intertwined and have a huge system, like a huge spider web, covering the entire Jingzhou. Like the water system in Jingzhou, it is intricate. In addition, Liu Bei has been working hard in Jingzhou for many years. If he is not careful, he may be killed. Chu State made a comeback.
In addition, the lands of Guiyang and Lingling counties have not yet been captured.
In view of these two points, Zhang Xiu decided not to return to Chang'an for the time being, but to stay here personally to implement the full implementation of the national policy. Of course, in order to promote the rapid implementation of the national policy, Zhang Xiu called the four major families in Jingzhou.
There is no need to say more about the Cai family, Huang family, and Pang family.
The Huang family is the national champion of Dajing, and they naturally support the implementation of national policies. The Cai family has surrendered to Dajing early, and with this relationship with the Huang family, they will naturally not hinder the implementation of national policies; most of the Pang family members are here. Dajing served as officials, among which Pang Tong even entered Shangcheng Pavilion and held an important position. Of course, he would not and did not dare to block the implementation of national policies in Jingzhou. The only one left was the Kuai family.
Now the leader of the Kuai family, Kuai Yue, was captured by the Jing army after Guan Yu's defeat. He is currently being sent back to Kuai's mansion for custody.
In order to ensure the implementation of the national policy, Zhang Xiu invited his father-in-law Huang Chengyan, Pang Degong and Cai Mao from Chang'an. Now Cai Xi, the head of the Cai family, was seriously ill and on the verge of collapse. Cai Xi handed over the power of the Cai family to Cai Mao.
Now that it is the crisp autumn season, Zhang Xiu hosted a banquet in the suburbs of Nanjun for the four major families in Jingzhou.
A roasted whole deer was roasted on the fire until it turned golden brown, and the surrounding air was filled with a rich fragrance. Zhang Xiu made the roasted whole deer completely according to the methods of later generations, except for some seasonings that were not available in the late Han Dynasty. Besides, the taste is still very good.
"This deer was shot by the Second Prince himself. He just skinned it and added seasonings before roasting it on the fire. It tastes great." Zhang Xiu took a short knife, cut off a small piece of meat and put it in his mouth to chew carefully. Then he motioned to the ministers who were following him, "Don't be restrained, you can also try it, Xiang'er, get the meat for the Prime Minister."
Zhang Xiu recognized Jia Xu as his uncle, so he naturally became Zhang Xiang's father-in-law.
Today, Jia Xu is sixty-nine years old, but he is full of energy. He must wait for Dajing to unify the world before retiring and returning to his hometown.
The war in the Central Plains has been calmed down. Zhang Xiu ordered Prince Zhang Biao to follow Xu Shu to deal with the affairs of the Central Plains, and asked Zhang Xiang and Zhang Ling to come to Jingzhou. After six years of war, Zhang Xiang and Zhang Ling had grown up, with strong bodies and handsome appearance. Jian is very similar to his father Zhang Xiu.
Cai Mao and others took knives and carefully cut the deer meat to eat, but they only dared to eat the meat from the hind legs of the deer, and did not dare to touch the meat from the front because Zhang Xiu was standing in front.
Kuai Yue was uneasy and couldn't feel the taste of the venison in his mouth.
"Master Guozhan, how about venison?" Zhang Xiu cut off a piece of meat and handed it to Huang Chengyan. Looking at his bright head and pale face, his heart felt warm. After all, he was his relative, Huang Yueying's father.
Although Huang Chengyan is old, his teeth are still good. He bit into the venison and chewed it slowly: "The taste is excellent. Throughout my life, I have never eaten meat with such a taste."
Zhang Xiu laughed: "This is a secret recipe of the palace!"
Cai Mao looked at Kuai Yue. As a former colleague, he knew Kuai Yue very well. Seeing that Kuai Yue was absent-minded at this time, he knew what he was thinking, so he walked over and said, "Brother Yidu, how does the venison taste? "
"Hmm...ah? Uh...it tastes very good! It tastes very good!" Kuai Yue hurriedly replied with a slight embarrassment.
After finally seizing this opportunity, Cai Mao didn't want to let him go so easily. He asked with a smile: "How does this taste compare to the taste of Chu?"
This sentence is a pun, not only asking about venison, but also asking about the ratio between Jing and Chu.
Others looked at Kuai Yue after hearing this.
Everyone has heard that Kuai Yue of Jingzhou is "profound in his strategy and powerful in his majesty", and everyone wants to see it.
Kuai Yue saw that everyone was looking at him and glanced at Zhang Xiu secretly. He saw Zhang Xiu gently cutting the flesh and listening quietly.
He coughed lightly, forced out a smile and replied: "Brother Degui, the emperor just said that this is a secret recipe of the palace, and the taste is naturally superior. To be honest, I am not afraid of everyone laughing. I have never tasted such delicious food in my life. This sentence , I’m afraid everyone has felt it; as for the taste compared to Chu country, it is naturally worse, otherwise, how could Brother Degui eat venison here!"
Quiney's answer was also a double entendre.
It is said that it is the taste, but it is said that the conditions of Jingguo are better than those of Chu in all aspects.
"well said!"
Zhang Xiu smiled and looked at Kuai Yue: "Yidu knows that the country of Jing is strong and well-equipped with soldiers and food, but does Yidu know why Dajing is able to have enough soldiers and food?"
Kuai Yue hurriedly bowed to Zhang Xiu and said, "Dajing has a vast territory and built water conservancy projects. The emperor loves the people like his own sons and works hard with the people. This makes the army well-equipped and well-fed."
Zhang Xiu nodded and looked at Jia Xu.
Jia Xu chewed the meat slowly, "Brother Yidu is only half right. It is true that the emperor loves the people like a son and shows kindness to the world, but more importantly... national policy."
"The reason why the Han Dynasty collapsed was because the people could not survive without food, so the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out as a last resort; the root cause of the Yellow Turban Rebellion was that the gentry encircled the land and the people had no way to survive."
"The nobles are the product of the dynasty, and they are also a cancer of the imperial court. Our emperor began to eliminate these cancers in the enclosure since the founding of the country; but it is not to kill them all, but to keep the nobles alive in another way. What does Brother Yidu think?"
When he was invited, Kuai Yue had already thought of the purpose of the banquet, and naturally had already thought about what to do.
Dajing has conquered the world, the general trend has been achieved, the implementation of Dajing's national policy can no longer be stopped, and this move is truly a kindness to the people. After deep thinking, Kuai Yue decided to support the implementation of Dajing's national policy.
He then said, "I understand what Mr. Jia said deeply, Your Majesty!"
Kuai Yue looked at Zhang Xiu respectfully: "We are willing to set an example for all the people in Jingzhou and dedicate thousands of acres of farmland to my Kuai family. Please give me your permission!"
This is what Zhang Xiu was waiting for.
Jingzhou has not experienced the pain of war, and almost all families are relatively intact. If the national policy is forcibly implemented, it will inevitably cause chaos. When the time comes, Liu Bei will never let go of this opportunity. Jingzhou is very likely to gain and lose again. It is best The best way is to peacefully implement national policies.
Cai, Kuai, Huang and Pang are the largest families in Jingzhou.
After these four families set an example, a large number of families will surely surrender. As for the remaining families, they will not be able to afford much waste.
Cai Mao and Huang Chengyan were both surprised by Kuai Yue's determination.
After all, these industries are ancestral properties that have lasted for decades or even centuries. Who can be so determined to give up such a large ancestral property?
Zhang Xiu was overjoyed: "The fact that Yidu has such determination shows his true intentions. Good! Kuai Yue, I will appoint you as the governor of Jingzhou now to implement my national policy of Dajing."
Kuai Yue didn't expect that he would be promoted to the position of governor. For a moment, he forgot to thank him and froze in place.
Cai Mao said with some jealousy: "How come? Brother Yidu, do you look down on this Governor of Jingzhou?"
Only then did Kuai Yue react and hurriedly knelt down to thank him.
