Lingling County is roughly the same area as Guiyang County and has eight counties under its jurisdiction: Quanling, Lingling, Yingdao, Lingdao, Shi'an, Yingpu, Taoyang and Xiangxiang. However, its population is twice that of Guiyang County. It is equivalent to Changsha County and is surrounded by Yuecheng Ridge, Dupang Ridge and Mengzhu Ridge, so transportation is quite inconvenient.
Lantian took the same march route from Linwu to Quanling. He saw the magnificent mountains and rivers along the way, and thought to himself that if the times were peaceful, how many scenic spots would be created.
After everyone arrived at Quanling, Liu Qi and Gan Ning led officials out of Guo to greet them. This scene flattered Lan Tian.
When Liu Qi took charge of the post of prefect for the first time, it was the time when the spring breeze was triumphant. He cupped his fists and said to Lantian: "Mr. Ziyu, I leave Lingling County to you."
"Young Master, you're welcome..." Lan Tian bowed his hands and saluted.
Liu Qi prepared a mansion for Lantian in advance, and it was located next to the Taishou's Mansion. Although there was no plaque hanging at the gate, its status in Lingling was second only to the Taishou's Mansion.
Liu Qi was a noble son and loved to indulge in sex and fun. After he handed over the military and political affairs of Lingling to Lantian, he became the hands-off shopkeeper.
On the second day after Lan Tian took office, the commander-in-chief and chief minister of the county came to report their work one after another. Looking at the elders standing in the main hall, Lan Tian felt like opening a mansion, but at this time, the only person he could use was Gao Shun. , Gan Ning.
Lantian had little experience in internal affairs. He had only served as a secretary to Hucao in Xiapi. After arriving in Quanling, he asked the county magistrate Shi to carry out the duties as usual, but asked the county's Tiancao to come to see him, so that he had sufficient say in agricultural affairs.
Liu Xian was originally in charge of Lingling's army, and the commander-in-chief of the county was just a decoration. Lantian understood that as long as he controlled the army, he could control the stability of a party, so he had to use his own people in this area.
After seeing off Chang Shi and Sima, Lantian told Gan Ning: "Next to Quanling is the Xiangshui River. Xingba now has a place to use it. Lingling's navy can be built up, and it will be of great use in the future."
"Wei." Gan Ning responded with cupped fists.
Gan Ning has a rough and violent personality, but he behaves very obediently in front of Lan Tian.
Looking at Lan Tian's actions in Linwu in the past few years, Gan Ning knew that this person was definitely not a creature in the pool. He admired Lan Tian from the bottom of his heart. He did not despise Lan Tian because he was younger than him, nor did he despise him because of his recent achievements in beheading generals. proud.
Lan Tian continued: "Xingba, your navy, I hope that in addition to combat, it will also have other functions."
"Others?" Gan Ning looked confused.
Lan Tian nodded: "Lingling has many mountainous roads and it is difficult to walk, but rivers run through the entire territory, and you can even follow the Xiang River to the Yangtze River. If there is a war in the future, transporting troops and food through this waterway will be a top priority."
Gan Ning scratched his head and asked, "What do you mean, sir? Please clarify."
"I will ask Hu Cao, Shui Cao, and Jiang Zuo Cao to send people to cooperate with you in dredging the river and building more wharves. From now on, I hope that whether it is for suppressing bandits or transporting troops and food, we can all arrive in one day."
Lantian also felt something along the way. Later generations said that if you want to get rich, you must first build roads. With the current level of infrastructure and national strength, there is really nothing you can do to face these mountains and rivers. However, using waterways to develop water transportation is a good way to adapt to local conditions.
Gan Ning had experienced water battles for a long time and understood the value of soldiers and their speed. He immediately nodded and accepted the mission. In addition to Gan Ning's own 500 troops, Lantian also allocated 1,500 troops from the city to give him enough. The number is two thousand.
Lingling's land forces were naturally taken over by Gao Shun. Including the thousands of trap soldiers brought by Linwu, there were actually only more than 3,000 troops. However, the troops were more refined than too numerous. The three thousand trap soldiers trained by Gao Shun were , much stronger than the ordinary three thousand soldiers.
Gao Shun's mentality has changed in the past two years. Originally, he only wanted to protect Lu Lingqi. Now that Lan Yuan is born and Lan Tian has the potential to soar from a dragon to a phoenix, he decided to try his best while he is still in his prime.
A few days later, the county magistrates, county magistrates, and Tian Cao all came to Quanling to meet their new bosses, but the only ones missing were people from Lingling and Shi'an counties. Lan Tian thought to himself that there are also thorns in this era?
After a brief introduction, Lantian ordered each county to select fifty farmers, and the county Tiancao officials would lead the team to Linwu to learn farming techniques. After completing the studies, they would return to Lingling to promote planting, and asked Li Yang to send farmers to each county. Five veterans guide.
This was Lantian's method borrowed from later generations, "please come in and send them out". After all, as the territory became more and more, he no longer had the energy to teach his disciples step by step.
Lantian has already planted half an acre of land next to Quanling to cultivate improved double-line hybrid rice seeds. He must persist in this work.
Li Yang has left enough mother seeds for high-yield corn seeds. When suitable land becomes available in the future, he can just spread them over a large area. However, the staple food in Jingnan is still rice, so he has to work hard.
"Do you know why no one from Lingling and Shi'an counties came?" After Lantian finished explaining his work, he asked about the two absent counties.
Everyone was silent, except Zhou Can, the magistrate of Taoyang County, whose face had a strange color.
"What does Magistrate Zhou know?" Lan Tian asked.
Zhou Can bowed his hands and bowed: "There are many Yue people in Lingling and Shi'an, and they often raise troops to riot and loot property. My colleagues from the two counties probably failed to arrive because of this..."
Lan Tian frowned. Is the conflict between Han and Vietnam in Lingling so tense? Without a stable environment, it would be difficult to implement his planting techniques.
After everyone left, Lingling County Prime Minister Wei Huan came to ask for an audience. The other county officials met their superiors for the first time and brought some local products as a meeting gift, but the county prime minister came empty-handed.
When Lan Tian saw this man lying on the ground in a state of wretchedness, he couldn't bear to say, "Prime Minister Wei, get up and speak."
"Wei." Wei Huan responded, stood up and stood aside.
Seeing that Wei Huan's lips were chapped and his official robes were dusty, Lan Tian asked someone to get some water to quench his thirst. Finally, he asked, "Why is Wei Huan so late? Where are your county magistrate and Tian Cao?"
Wei Huan cupped his hands and replied: "The small county of Lingling is located on the border. Yue people often go down the mountain to plunder. The county magistrate is in charge of the overall situation at home..."
"Where are the garrison troops in the county?"
"Prefect Liu has set a gentle policy and does not allow us to take the initiative to counterattack. In addition, those Yue people who are causing trouble come and go like the wind, and most of them are hunters with strong martial arts skills in the mountains. Even the garrison cannot resist them..."
"Is the situation in Shi'an County the same?" Lan Tian asked.
Wei Huan nodded: "The situation over there is even more serious. Shi'an County has to use money and food to buy peace. I heard that this time it was because they didn't pay enough money and food that they suffered retaliation from the Yue people. The Shi'an County captain also died in the line of duty... .”
Lan Tian frowned and asked, "Do you also want to buy Ping An?"
"Occasionally... I originally brought some local products with me, but they were robbed by Yue people after leaving the city..." Wei Huan lowered his head as he spoke.
"You two counties don't have a large population, right? The money and food that you worked so hard to save have all been subsidized to the Yue people. What should you hand over to the county?" Lan Tian asked coldly.
"Prefect Liu allows our two counties to be self-sufficient..." Wei Huan replied softly.
Lan Tian patted the case and got angry: "Is there still heavenly law? Is there still king's law?"
