When Sima Yue, the king of Donghai, was in charge of the government, he handed over the surrounding prefectures and counties to Sima Rui, king of Langya, Liu Kun, the governor of Bingzhou, and others.
When the Huns conquered Luoyang, it was these Jin officials from Sifang prefectures who preserved some of the Jin Dynasty's power.
Although they were both appointed by Sima Yue, King of the East China Sea, Sima Rui and Liu Kun had no affiliation.
Especially since Liu Kun's nephew Liu Yan led his people to defect to the Han Dynasty in Qingzhou, Sima Rui has always been dissatisfied with this.
Not to mention the favor and honor of the Jin Dynasty, even if you abide by the integrity of your ministers, you should not betray yourself to Liu Yu, the traitor.
Therefore, when Crown Prince Sima Shao first heard about Liu Yan's defeat, he felt a little gloating in his heart.
But when he learned that Liu Yu seemed to be changing his plan and preparing to capture Luoyang, this gloating turned into anger.
Liu Wei had already foreseen Sima Shao's reaction.
"Your Highness, there is no need to be angry. The Qingzhou thieves are ambitious people, and they are in the process of cleaning up Luoyang."
"Do you think, sir, that we should just leave them alone?" Crown Prince Sima Shao calmed down a little, but still said angrily.
"Your Highness, even if the Qingzhou thieves don't covet Luoyang, we still have no way to regain Luoyang!" Liu Wei said.
"But, but..." Crown Prince Sima Shao said half a sentence before he couldn't continue.
Sima Rui, the emperor of the Jin Dynasty who now occupies Jiangdong, can be said to be very pitiful.
Compared with the Central Plains, the population and output in the Jiangdong area are incomparable. Moreover, Wu is so powerful and arrogant that it is difficult to control even some of its strength. It is difficult for Sima Rui to use it.
As for the northerners who fled south, almost all of them were in the hands of the Wang family and other high-ranking noble families, and there were very few that Sima Rui had the power to control.
Not to mention that Luoyang is now occupied by the Huns and Liu Yue of the Eastern Han Dynasty is going to attack it. Even if Luoyang is occupied by the Jin army and Liu Yue is going to attack it, Sima Rui will have no reinforcements to send and can only watch helplessly. Luoyang changed hands.
"Alas, the country is weak now, and we can only witness the fall of Kyoto to the enemy. After many times, I don't know how many people in Li are looking south to the king's army during the expedition, but I and I are unable to go north!"
After the crown prince Sima Shao said this, he immediately touched his palms and sighed.
This feeling, coming from a young man who was only fifteen or sixteen years old, actually made Liu Wei feel more emotional than an adult.
When Liu Wei saw this, he secretly approved in his heart.
Although the crown prince Sima Shao was young, he was decisive in his actions. Although he was born into a wealthy family, he never indulged in fun. He always had the ambition of the Central Plains in his heart. He can be said to be a young hero.
"Your Highness, the Central Plains are in chaos at this time, and it is the time for Your Highness to show off his talents!" Liu Wei couldn't bear to see Sima Shao frustrated, so he immediately spoke to comfort him.
"Oh, it's so difficult to show your talent!" Sima Shao shook his head gently.
"Sir, you know that since I came to Jingkou alone, I have been doing my best to care for the refugees, recruit people with lofty ideals, and hope to restore my homeland in the future!"
"But so far, we have only recruited more than 5,000 people!"
"Jingkou is such a big place, where half of the refugees from the Central Plains are gathered, but only 5,000 people were recruited!"
"I'm really ashamed. How dare you say the word "talented"!
When young Sima Shao said this, he looked mature.
Hearing what Sima Shao said, Liu Wei already knew that the time was almost up.
He immediately moved forward and spoke to Crown Prince Sima Shao.
"Your Highness, there are many refugees in Jingkou now. The number of one hundred thousand is already small, and most of them are young and strong. If we recruit thirty to forty thousand elite warriors who dare to fight, it will definitely not be a problem!" Liu Wei said! .
Crown Prince Sima Shao himself understood this truth, but he didn't know why Liu Wei had to repeat it again.
"Sir, what do you mean by this?" Sima Shao asked very politely.
Liu Wei was born in the Liu family of Pengcheng. His uncle was Liu Na, a famous scholar in the Western Jin Dynasty. He was also very knowledgeable. Sima Shao had always respected him very much.
Therefore, even if what Liu Wei said was a bit weird, Sima Shao felt that it had a deeper meaning.
Sure enough, Liu Wei's subsequent words immediately made Sima Shao understand.
"Your Highness, what I want to say is that there is always no shortage of people in Jingkou!" Liu Wei continued with a solemn expression.
"What we really need is money and silk to recruit soldiers!"
"Without money, food, silk and silk, who would be willing to apply?"
"With the little money and food that His Highness brought from Jiankang, he was able to recruit 5,000 soldiers in just over a month, which is already very impressive!"
Liu Wei's expression was serious and serious. At first glance, it was clear that he was speaking the truth from his heart and was definitely not flattery.
After hearing Liu Wei's words, Crown Prince Sima Shao did not refute.
Because what Liu Wei said was not only a pain point for the Crown Prince Sima Shao, but it was also a point of pride for him.
When Emperor Sima Rui overriding all opinions and asked Crown Prince Sima Shao to come to Jingkou to open a government office in Huainan and north of the Yangtze River, he only gave Crown Prince Sima Shao 6,000 pieces of silk and a few ships of grain.
Even with this limited amount of money and food, Crown Prince Sima Shao actually recruited 5,000 troops.
Even an adult may not have this kind of ability to do things, let alone Sima Shao, a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old.
"What do you mean, sir?" Sima Shao's face turned slightly red, a little embarrassed by the praise.
"Your Highness, what I mean is that as long as we have money and food, no matter how many soldiers and horses we need, it won't be a problem!" Liu Wei said.
"But how do you get this money and food?" Crown Prince Sima Shao's words hit home.
Because of the appointment of him to come to Jingkou to open a government, Sima Rui was already under great pressure in Jiankang City.
Many northern high-ranking nobles in the city regard these refugees in Huainan and north of the Yangtze River as a reservoir for their own strength.
When manpower was needed to reclaim wasteland in Jiangdong, these noble nobles in the north recruited some people from these refugees to join their tribe, so that they could have a way to survive by taking care of food and clothing, and thus gain the loyalty and lives of their families.
And once there is trouble in the north, these refugees in Huainan and north of the Yangtze River must be expected to spontaneously block possible threats. Even if these refugees use Tianling Gai to block swords and guns, they still have to block the threats for the celebrities from the southern crossing in the east of the Yangtze River.
Once Crown Prince Sima Shao establishes a government office in Jingkou, he may end the wishful thinking of these wealthy families.
Therefore, it was already extremely difficult for Emperor Sima Rui to collect money and food for Jingkou.
"Jingzhou Wang Dun, Jiangzhou Wang Min and others have repeatedly come forward to oppose His Majesty's arrangements. I'm afraid His Majesty is unable to think of any other solution." Crown Prince Sima Shao said to himself.
"No!" Liu Wei heard this and immediately reached out to retort.
'I have a way, and it will only work if your Majesty decides and agrees! '
When Sima Shao saw this, he immediately grabbed Liu Wei's sleeve in surprise.
"Sir, please tell me what to do?!"
Liu Wei smiled slightly and then said.
"Your Highness, Huainan and the north of the Yangtze River are now covered with wasteland. Although it is a land of rich water and soil, there is no human habitation!"
Sima Shao nodded and expressed his agreement.
Since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the fierce battles between Wei, Jin and Sun Wu, the entire Huainan and north of the Yangtze River has been a battlefield, and the state of the people there can be imagined.
Even the family and life may be lost at any time, either to Zhang Babai or Sun Shiwan. Who wants to continue to settle and farm here?
Therefore, even after the benefits of the unification of the Western Jin Dynasty, there are still large areas of wasteland in the Huainan and Jiangbei areas.
"The common people first suffered from bandits and bandits, so they could only live together in groups and did not dare to farm too far away." Sima Shao knew some of the reasons.
That is to say, two years ago, a large number of Hulu bandits such as Wang Mi, Shi Le, Zhao Gu, etc. were still frequenting Huainan.
Compared to the time when Wei and Wu were fighting, these murderous demon kings were even more terrifying.
Ordinary civilians can only gather together to ensure safety.
"Then they suffered from exploitation by powerful officials. Almost half of a year's income was taken away by taxes!" Liu Wei took over the rest of the words.
After hearing this, Sima Shao nodded again.
Since the Qingzhou Han army defeated Wang Mi, Shi Le and many other barbarians or rogue bandits in the past two years, the Huainan Jiangbei area finally has a relatively safe external environment.
Coupled with the fact that Liu Yu and Sima Rui joined forces to fight against Hu, the atmosphere between the north and the south made people feel that peace was about to come.
But at this moment, those high-ranking families, powerful families, and officials and generals all appeared one by one.
These people occupied the entire fertile land in Huainan and north of the Yangtze River, and then acted like masters and recruited farmers and tenants.
As for ordinary people who want to open up wasteland and cultivate their own land, they will either occupy the "old land" of powerful families, or they will be blocked by officials and levied exorbitant taxes.
This has resulted in many refugees being trapped in some limited areas and struggling to be self-sufficient.
"So, in fact, your Majesty holds something more useful than money and food!" Liu Wei said very excitedly.
When he heard this, Crown Prince Sima Shao already understood what Liu Wei meant.
"Sir, I want His Majesty to give land to the applicants." After the Crown Prince Sima Shao said these words, he immediately made a quick calculation in his mind.
Although the distance from east to west is very long in the Huainan Jiangbei area, apart from the Shouchun area in the middle, the area around Jingkou in the east is already the most elite area.
In fact, most of the land occupied by the powerful and wealthy people is in a state of neglect due to the small population.
Under such circumstances, it would be a huge change if these ownerless wastelands could be allocated to those who were willing to join the army.
The millions of land will bring tens of thousands of loyal soldiers and horses to Sima Shao and his son!
"Yes, that's what I meant!" Liu Wei nodded fiercely, looking very pleased that Crown Prince Sima Shao could understand what he meant so quickly.
The crown prince, Sima Shao, was already so excited that he couldn't contain himself. He stood up, rubbed his hands together, and kept pacing back and forth.
"If this is really the case, then it will be a great boost for Qiangang!" Sima Shao has deeply realized that if the power in his hands is not guaranteed by deterrence, it will be nothing more than endless cowardice.
"Your Highness is absolutely right!" Liu Wei was also very excited.
"Select the strong and honest among these refugees, and reward them with land and other rewards first. When the fertile fields produce more crops in the future, we will exempt them from the corvee taxes, or reduce the corvee and miscellaneous taxes to make them loyal!"
These words reached the ears of Crown Prince Sima Shao, but they immediately gave him a feeling of déjà vu.
"Isn't this what the Qingzhou thief Liu Yu has implemented a long time ago as a Tianfu soldier!?" Sima Shao was very reluctant in his heart.
Sima Shao admired some of the military strategy books of the Qingzhou Han Kingdom, but he did not like the original teachings of saints even more.
"Sir, this method is almost the same as Liu Yu's army soldiers in Qingzhou, or it is called Zongfu soldiers!" Sima Shao immediately pointed out.
"What your Highness has said makes sense! I have heard about the military system in the north for a long time!" Liu Wei was exposed as a 'plagiarist', but he did not panic at all, as if it was entirely his own original plan.
"If it can really be implemented like this! It can only be 20,000 to 30,000, no, it should be as many as 50,000 to 60,000 elite soldiers!" Sima Shao said very seriously.
Nowadays, in the Guangling County area around Jingkou, just the wasteland along the river ditch is enough to feed tens of thousands of people!
Crown Prince Sima Shao has long heard people say that Qingzhou and the Han Dynasty used five states to support more than 200,000 military soldiers!
"I'm not very greedy. As long as we can implement this method in Guangling County, or a county similar to Guangling County, we can get at least tens of thousands of elite soldiers!" Crown Prince Sima Shao couldn't help but secretly make a calculation in his mind. , and almost lowered his requirements to the lowest acceptable level.
"If two or three counties can implement this method in the future, more than half of Huainan and north of the Yangtze River will be able to support 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers!"
"If we manage it properly, we can continue to increase the number in the future. When half of Huainan and the north of the Yangtze River are like this, the 780,000 or 80,000 soldiers trained will be enough to make Wang Dun, Wang Yi, Wang Min and others in the upper reaches bow their heads and confess their sins!"
"You know, Jingzhou is only as powerful as it can support Wang Dun's more than 30,000 soldiers and horses."
Crown Prince Sima Shao immediately thought through all the beautiful visions.
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"As long as His Majesty is determined, just some greedy people will be nothing to mention!"
