"What does the general mean?"
"Nowadays, many soldiers in the Qingzhou Army, even middle and lower-level officers, are not married and have children. Many of them have been following me for several years." Liu Yu said with some self-blame.
Due to years of war, a large number of refugees have poured into Qingzhou. However, because they have to travel long distances, most of these refugees are strong men. This has led to the fact that there are always more men than women in Qingzhou today. Even if there are many Qingzhou Army soldiers, Even if you have money and food, you can't get a wife.
"However, Pei Dun's family members don't have many. There are only ten or twenty people in total, and those concubines are just concubines. They can't be regarded as good men. However, several of Pei Dun's daughters are among them. If they are randomly assigned by the general, Yeah, it’s not a good reputation if it spreads." Hua Xiu said.
"Hey, of course it's not random. What I value is Pei Dun's daughters."
Liu Yu knew that Pei Dun's daughters were all well-known dignified women and well-known among the officials and talents in Xuzhou. In history, even Zhao Gu of the Huns and Han Dynasty was a fool after accepting Pei Dun's surrender. Married one of Pei Dun's daughters.
"What's the general's plan?" Hua Xiu asked.
"Pei Dun's concubines are all sent to Qingzhou and will be distributed when we return." Liu Yu pulled Hua Xiu to the corridor next to him and continued.
"As for Pei Dun's daughters, I plan to marry them to Liu Hun and others. After all, the Pei family in Hedong is usually not someone from a poor family like Liu Hun."
During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, marriages began to be valued, that is, the emphasis was on matching well-matched families. Marriages were often made between high-ranking families, while it was impossible for ordinary poor families to marry noble women unless there was a major exchange of benefits.
The Pengcheng Liuhun he refers to is just a poor family in Pengcheng, Xuzhou. Although Liu Hun's clan comes from Liu Jiao, King of Chu in the Western Han Dynasty, and can be regarded as a high-ranking surname in Xuzhou, but it is a large family that has been passed down for hundreds of years. Liu Hun and others The side branches all exist as vassals.
This time, due to the burning, killing and looting by Zhao Gu of the Han Dynasty of the Xiongnu, the clan fled south, which gave Liu Huan a place to use his skills. With his courage, he joined the Qingzhou Army and found a future for himself.
Two days later, Liu Yu personally appointed Liu Hun, He Heng, Gao Qian and others from Pengcheng as governors of Xuzhou, and each led their clans to garrison Pengcheng, Xiapi and Lanling.
Xuzhou, Pengcheng.
Liu Yu was asking Liu Hun, He Heng and others, who had just been promoted to supervisors, about the situation of the refugees stranded in Xuzhou.
"General, there are probably more than 100,000 refugees between Huaisi and Huaisi. These are all stationed in self-built forts in various places. Because they often have conflicts over land and water resources with the local indigenous people, the fights that break out between them are also frequent. Less." Liu Hun said.
"In the entire northern half of Xuzhou, there are probably hundreds of Wubao. The big ones have thousands of refugees, and the small ones only have more than a hundred families." He Heng said.
"Is there no more prestigious person among these refugees who can lead them?" Liu Yu asked.
These refugees stranded between Xuzhou and Huaisi were one of the sources of the "Beifu soldiers" in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
After the Yongjia Rebellion, almost half of the Han people in the northern Central Plains moved southward, passing through the Huaisi waters of Xuzhou and crossing the Huaihe River to Yangzhou.
"No, these refugees do not belong to each other, so they are often weak in power and often cannot compete with the local aristocratic families." Liu Hun said.
"Moreover, sometimes, these refugees are driven by the aristocratic families as if they were tribesmen."
When Liu Yu heard the news, he felt a little confident.
Today's world is different from the land conflict in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in later generations. The importance of population is far greater than that of land.
For example, Xuzhou is now considered a fertile land in the north, but there are still large tracts of wasteland that have not been developed, and there is a lack of labor.
Therefore, when Liu Yu learned that there were more than 100,000 refugees stranded near the Huaihe River in Xuzhou, he couldn't wait to recruit these refugees who fled south for his own use.
"Now that Hulu Zhao Gu has been driven away, it shouldn't be difficult to recruit these refugees near Pengcheng and Xiapi counties." Liu Yu said.
At this time, the shape of the Xuzhou Governor's Department was a long and narrow strip from the north to the south. Now Liu Yu was limited by the number of troops. He could only really affect the northern half of Xuzhou, that is, Pengcheng, Xiapi, and Donghai. As for Lin Huaihe and Guangling are both large areas with dense water networks. On the contrary, they are similar to Jiangdong water towns and have always been greatly influenced by Jiangdong's influence.
"General, this may not be easy. These refugees are all stranded in Huaisi because Wu Xing and Qian Pu occupied Guangling and started a rebellion. Now that Qian Pu's rebellion has been put down, the road from Xuzhou to Jiangdong will be smooth. I'm afraid there will be many The refugees want to continue going south to Jiangdong." Liu Hun said.
"Now that Xuzhou has been pacified, Hulu Shile was severely damaged by me, and Hulu and Zhao Gu fled after hearing the news. Seeing that they can live in peace in the future, do these refugees still want to go to Jiangdong?" Liu Yu was a little unhappy.
At this time, although Jiangdong was indeed a prosperous water town, there was still a considerable gap compared with the north. In the eyes of the people from aristocratic families in the north, Jiangdong was almost a rural place that had just escaped from the wilderness.
"General, most of these refugees are ignorant and vulgar. Although they know the reputation of the general, I'm afraid they don't understand the deep meaning." Liu Hun said awkwardly.
"Actually, there were a few days of peace when the clan kings were at war a few years ago. But just a few days after the peace, another king was killed, and another king came to power. One wave after another. Now, these refugees are already frightened." He Heng said.
After hearing what He Heng said, Liu Yu somewhat understood the refugees' thoughts.
In these more than ten years of war, the victory of every battle between the various forces is not the end of the chaos, but the beginning of the next more brutal battle. In this way, as the battles become more and more frequent, The surviving people in the north were already disappointed with the situation, and they just wanted to run to remote places in Jiangdong to save their lives.
"However, if the general wants to recruit these refugees, it will not be too difficult. However, they may not be able to move to the vicinity of Xiapi in Pengcheng, but they can defend themselves with their own Wubao, and they can also serve the general. Moreover, Most of these forts are distributed along the Huaihe River. If they can all belong to the general, then everything north of the Huaihe River will be owned by the general." Liu Hun said.
Upon hearing what he said, Liu Yu immediately felt that if this was the case, it would be no worse than migrating to Pengcheng and Xiapi.
"What can you do?" Liu Yu asked.
"General, these places where refugees gather are in short supply. Salt, medicinal materials, cloth, etc., almost everything is in short supply. Moreover, these refugees are oppressed by the local powerful. If the general can provide them with the goods they are in short supply, If the local tycoons support them in their fight, most of the forts near the Huaihe River will obey the general's orders and will not go south to Jiangdong for the time being." Liu Hun said.
When Liu Yu heard this, he thought that this method was simple and simple, but it may not be that easy to implement. On the one hand, Xuzhou is also very poor now, and the materials and goods to support these refugees have to be re-transported. On the other hand, The powerful people in Huaisi are all intricate local snakes, and they are not so easy to deal with.
However, if Liu Hun's method is successfully implemented, the Refugee Wubao along the Huai River line can become the first line of defense for Liu Yu's forces. With the Huai River line, Sima Rui, the king of Langya in Jiangdong, can be firmly guarded. prison.
At that time, the 100,000 elite soldiers of King Sun Quan of Wei Kingdom were unable to do anything against the Huaihe River defense line, and could only attack Hefei again and again. With the current strength of Langya King Sima Rui, who occupies half of the south of the Yangtze River, it is impossible to shake the Huaihe River defense line in the slightest. .
"Okay, in that case, it's up to you two to go and recruit them. As long as these forts between Huaisi and Si are willing to surrender to me, I can give them all the ordinary commander-in-chief and supervisory duties. As for ordinary goods, I will I also asked people to try their best to allocate them for your use." Liu Yu felt that this plan was much better than his original plan of relocating the population.
"However, the salt produced in Qingzhou is available as much as possible. You two can use this salt for charity." Liu Yu then said.
Liu Hun and He Heng were overjoyed when they heard Liu Yu say that the snow-white salt produced in Qingzhou was available in as much quantity as they wanted. I don't quite believe it.
Liu Yu had already become accustomed to the performance of these two people.
The war lasted for more than ten years, and thieves and bandits were everywhere. Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, all the private salt dealers who had emerged because of the salt and iron monopoly had disappeared. This led to the emergence of a salt war in the Central Plains of Huaisi that had lasted for several years. Even if the powerful people along the coast of Guangling worked hard to boil the sea into salt, they still could not make up for the huge gap.
"In a month or two, the salt field in Chengyang County will be built. By then, the salt from Chengyang County will be shipped to Xuzhou, but it will be cheaper. One liter of ordinary salt should not exceed Fifty dollars." Liu Yu said.
Hearing what Liu Yu said, both Liu Hun and He Heng believed it. After all, the cost of salt is actually mainly firewood, labor and transportation. Chengyang County is close to Xuzhou, so the cost of transporting salt is too low. .
In fact, fifty yuan per liter of salt is almost cheaper than the price of official salt in the previous peacetime period. Although the salt and iron monopoly of the Jin Dynasty has long been broken into pieces by powerful families, official salt still exists. .
The powerful people in Guangling County boil the sea into salt, and the price of one liter of salt sold to the Huaisi area is as high as more than 100 yuan, which is twice as expensive as the salt in Qingzhou, and the salt in Guangling County is mixed with mud and sand. , as well as the annoying bitter taste, are far inferior to Qingzhou salt.
Thinking of this, Liu Yu couldn't help but feel grateful for the backward productivity of this era.
After the establishment of salt fields and the burning of coal for fine cooking, the cost of Qingzhou salt, even after being dried and boiled twice for purification, is still far lower than the ancient method of boiling seawater to make salt by burning grass and wood.
Especially in places like Yuzhou, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou that do not produce salt, the importance of salt far exceeds Liu Yu's previous imagination.
In Yanzhou and Yuzhou, in just one month, Chen Wu, Tian Tian and others of the Beggar Army used a large amount of high-quality and cheap Qingzhou salt to win over the support of a large number of local powerful people, which was often more powerful than a nominal official. Much more valuable.
"Since the general trusts the general so much, I will go to Suiling in person tomorrow. The owners of Baijiwu and Fenganwu there are all familiar to me, so I will use them as the vanguard to recruit the general as soon as possible. These refugees," Liu Hun said.
"Haha, okay! As long as these refugees can be used by me and guard the Huaihe River for me, then I will give each of you the position of county magistrate."
Liu Yu casually drew a pie for the two of them. Both of them are now governors of Xuzhou. Official positions such as governors no longer have a quota at this time. If they are trusted by the governor, they will be the military commanders of the state. If you don't see the governor, it's worse than being a Cao Cao.
The prefect of a county mentioned by Liu Yu is very different from the governor. The county governor is a real local official. Even the children of high-ranking noble families who enter politics, in addition to serving as attendants in Beijing, often start as county governors. Entering an official position, and for ordinary scholars from poor families, being the governor of a county is the limit they can reach in their lifetime.
After Liu Hun and He Heng heard this, they were even more delighted, and then they swore a promise that they would recruit all the refugees between Huaisi and Huaisi to serve under the general, and they would never let down the general's trust!
Sure enough, the next day arrived.
Just after dawn, Liu Yu received a report from the guards, saying that the governors of Xuzhou, Liu Hun and He Heng, led their entourage early in the morning. As soon as the city gate opened, they hurried south.
Within a few days, the two people returned to Pengcheng happily.
Almost most of the refugee docks between the Huaihe River and Sishui have happily agreed to submit to Liu Yu and are willing to accept officials sent by the prefecture and county to register households and land acres.
Being willing to register a household registration means that you are registered in the local area, so that the government can collect taxes and corvee based on the land and household registration in the future. For these displaced refugees, this can be regarded as the beginning of the end of wandering and migration.
"However, the General and several powerful families in Guangling and Linhuai have repeatedly spread rumors among the refugees, slandering the General's reputation and making the nearby refugees dare not express their opinions," He Heng said.
"Yes, General, many powerful people in Guangling and Linhuai have regarded the surrounding refugees as their own Tianke tribe. When they heard that the General wanted to create a register for the refugees, they all thought of ways to do so. They are causing trouble." Liu Hun said, "Moreover, I also heard that there are powerful people who have joined forces, saying that they want to give those refugees who dare to accept the registration of the state and county a taste of the pain."
"Humph, you really are a fool who wants wealth rather than life!" Liu Yu couldn't help but cursed after hearing this.
The error-free chapters of "The Age of Blood of Wuhu" will continue to be updated. There are no advertisements on the site. Please collect and collect it!
If you like Wuhu Blood Age, please collect it: () Wuhu Blood Age is the fastest updated.
