Half of Guiyang County originally belonged to Changsha County, which was an underdeveloped area at that time. Such places were vast and sparsely populated, and the local Han people lived together with a large number of Baiyue people.
After Liu Biao put down Zhang Xian's rebellion, he controlled the garrisons in the four counties in southern Jingnan. Liu Pan's elite troops were stationed in You County in the north of Guiyang. The prefect Zhao Fanshou County only had 5,000 troops, most of whom were stationed in the county. They are used to maintain law and order in various counties.
Liu Bei suddenly brought 20,000 to 30,000 people, including more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, which frightened Governor Zhao to the point where he could not sleep or eat well.
Soldiers, horses and people from Xinye were temporarily stationed outside the city. After Gao Shun's strict training, these people in the field were as disciplined as the regular army. They moved their families this time and brought enough food and grass. They could not work for a year and a half. Don't worry, after all, it's hard to go hungry if you follow Lan Tian.
Zhao Fan hosted a reception banquet in the prefect's mansion, and Liu Bei brought Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang, Lan Tian, and Xu Shu to the banquet.
Seeing how powerful Guan Zhang and others were, Zhao Fan called Generals Chen Ying and Bao Long from Guiyang County over to strengthen their courage.
When the two generals saw Guan Yu, they lowered their heads and thought to themselves, is this Guan Yunchang who killed Yanliang? I don't even have the courage to look at each other anymore.
After a brief exchange of greetings, Zhao Fan asked: "Guiyang has eleven counties under its jurisdiction, so you can choose as many places as you want to place them..."
Zhao Fan didn't dare to arrange Liu Bei's troops, but the farmers at least had to be dispersed to different places, and they were all piled up near Chen County. He couldn't sleep.
Liu Bei pointed at Lantian and said, "These people are not under my control. Ziyu, you choose the place."
Lan Tian said: "There is no rush in advance. The planting season has passed anyway. I will go to various places tomorrow to take a look before making a decision."
"That's fine." Liu Bei said.
Zhao Fan was upset as soon as he heard this. Liu Bei seemed to be dragging his family with him, and it seemed that he would never leave again. If he wanted to survive in these troubled times, sometimes he had to compromise, so he expressed his intention to surrender to Liu Bei as the governor.
Liu Bei saw Zhuge Liang shaking his head slightly, so he refused and said, "Why is Governor Zhao doing this? Bei is here to help you govern Guiyang, how can he take away your position as Governor?"
"But this..." Zhao Fanxin said that he would have to decline the position of prefect several times?
"Since Bei has come to Guiyang, all my people can work for the prefect, and they can all help the prefect Zhao." Liu Bei said with a smile.
If he seizes Zhao Fan's position as governor now, I'm afraid Liu Pan will lead troops from You County tomorrow, and the opponent's troops are much larger than Liu Bei's.
Zhao Fan understood that Liu Bei clearly did not want the governor, but in fact he still wanted to control the power of Guiyang.
Thinking that the other party was the Yuzhou Mu after all, he soon felt relieved. It was really a bit "unjust" to let a dignified Zhou Mu be the prefect.
"Then it all depends on the envoy. Your residence will be arranged in..." Zhao Fan asked again.
"Is anyone living in Changshi Mansion in Guiyang now?" Liu Bei asked.
"No." Zhao Fan shook his head and said, even if there was, he would move out immediately.
"Then settle down in Chang Shi's Mansion." Liu Bei said.
"Then I'll make arrangements right away." After Zhao Fan said that, he immediately called his servants to clean up. At this moment, he knew that the situation in Guiyang had changed, and he had no choice but to obey.
Liu Bei successfully took over Guiyang, and Kong Ming, Xu Shu, Mi Zhu and others took up important positions one after another. On the surface, they were still Zhao Fan's prefects, but in fact they were completely controlled by Liu Bei.
When Lantian was about to inspect the location for farming, Liu Bei suggested: "Ziyu, what kind of location do you want to choose? I think Leiyang and Bian County we are passing by are good. Not only are they flat and have sufficient water sources, but they are also close to Chen County, the county seat." Very close.”
After Liu Bei finished speaking, Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu nodded in agreement, but Lantian said: "The fertile fields north of Chen County have been cultivated by people, and they are now also my brother-in-law's subjects. Don't seize the fields of these people. I'd better go to the south to conduct an on-site inspection before talking about it." ."
"I will let you arrange the farming affairs." Liu Bei nodded and said.
"My lord, the south of Bin County is mostly a deserted place, and there are often wild beasts. It is very dangerous if the Yue people cause rebellion. Now that General Gao wants to stay here to restrain the people of Dengjiazhuang, he needs to send a general to go with Ziyu. "Zhuge Liang said.
"I asked Zilong to accompany you." Liu Bei said.
"My brother-in-law has just come to Guiyang and needs enough manpower around him. General Zilong should stay in Bin County and ask Gan Xingba to accompany me," Lan Tian said.
Although Liu Bei was happy to get Gan Ning, he didn't pay enough attention to him because Zhang Zhao and others were in front of him.
"Although Gan Xingba is brave and brave, I don't know his intentions when he first came to seek refuge, and I heard that he had misdeeds when he was young. How can I rest assured that he should be with Ziyu? It would be better to let Zilong accompany him." Liu Bei suggested.
"Don't be suspicious of people who are suspicious of you, but don't be suspicious of people you employ. I think this person is loyal and can be put to great use." Lan Tian said firmly.
"In this case, Gan Xingba will be under your control for the time being. I will ask Chen Dao to accompany him during the inspection." Liu Bei finally made the decision.
"All right."
Liu Bei was not afraid of Gan Ning's disapproval, but was worried about Lan Tian's safety.
After the agreement was reached, Lantian asked Gao Shun to stay in Bin County while he, Gan Ning and Chen Dao prepared to go south to inspect the farmland.
Guiyang County governs a total of eleven counties, but it is divided into two areas by Nanling. They are basically cities formed along the river. The six counties in the north are Yinshan, Leiyang, Bianxian, Chenxian, Linwu, and Nanping. Han people are the main inhabited area; the five counties in the south, Guiyang, Yangshan, Qujiang, Hanjie and Shenyang, are dominated by Baiyue people.
Lantian did not conduct a blind inspection, and his farming in Guiyang was not limited to a certain place. When conditions were ripe, he would expand to the entire county, and finally achieve the goal of siphoning the population of Lingling, Changsha, Yuzhang, and Jiaozhou.
After looking at the map, Lantian chose Qujiang and Linwu counties as his destination. They were both towns that developed along the Qin River.
Qujiang is located on the main transportation road leading to Jiaozhou. Although there are mountains, it belongs to the last branch of Nanling. The terrain is relatively flat. It is a large county in the south of Guiyang. Zhao Fan's accompanying officials informed that there are 20,000 people here.
Lan Tianxin said there are only 20,000 people in this large county? He used to work in Xiapi Hucao. Although there were too many people every day, he was still very sensitive to data, so he asked puzzledly: "This place is far away from the Central Plains. Although there are often Yue people in Jingnan causing rebellion, the population is not so small, right?" ?”
The clerk shook his head and said: "The general does not know. From Jianning to Xingping years, many plagues broke out in Jingnan. In addition, Zhang Xian's rebellion also caused losses, so the population dropped sharply. Now the entire Guiyang County is only twenty There are not many counties like Qujiang with 20,000 people in southern Guiyang, and most of the population is concentrated in the four northern counties."
Lan Tian suddenly realized, no wonder Liu Biao was so happy. It turned out that the situation here was so difficult. The population of 20,000 was a large county. Couldn't the field army he brought directly build the county?
After inspecting Qujiang, the group turned back and went upstream along the Qin River to inspect Linwu.
Lantian drove slowly to inspect the land that could be cultivated. When he was thirty miles outside Linwu City, a group of cavalry roared over from the west.
