Yecheng.
It’s the autumn breeze of another year.
The four years of Hongwu were still filled with natural disasters.
First there was a drought in Yuzhou, and then there was a flood in Xuzhou.
Droughts in Jizhou and Guanzhong also come and go.
However, under such a situation, the north under Liu Yu's rule still maintained stability.
There were no more large-scale refugees.
There was no larger-scale famine.
All of this is entirely due to the recuperation and rest in the past two years.
Let the common people have some poor food reserves at home.
Even the poorest families can eat chaffy vegetables to ensure that they don't starve to death.
"The Jin Dynasty's Yangzhou was flooded for three months. Large areas of fertile farmland were flooded and the people had no harvest. Dong Ping, the governor of Xuzhou, reported that at least 30,000 people had fled across the Huaihe River, and there was a trend of more and more people fleeing."
Attendant Xun Sui was holding a memorial in his hand and was reporting to Liu Yu.
"The rich and powerful families in Jiangdong do not pay taxes or food. Most of the refugees in Huainan are burdened with heavy taxes. As long as there is a slight famine, it is normal for them to abandon their homes and careers and flee."
Liu Yu was not surprised by this scene.
"However, the Lord of Jin in Jiangdong has repeatedly sent people to deliver messages, asking us to send back all the people who have fled to Xuzhou, and we will never accept refugees again in the future," Xun Sui said.
When Liu Yu heard this, he immediately became very happy.
"Hahaha, I don't know if Sima Rui thought of this stupid request or if it was the ministers who thought of it."
"This fat is already in your mouth, how can you spit it out again?"
After Liu Yu finished speaking, he thought for a moment and then said.
"Send someone to send a message to Sima Rui, saying that after these common people and refugees arrived in Xuzhou, they all fled without a trace. They may have returned to their hometowns, and I have no way to find someone for him."
"If Sima Rui doesn't want the people under his rule to flee, then he should practice more benevolence."
"Look at Wang Dun in Jingzhou. Jingzhou was also hit by famine, but the people under his rule did not flee. His benevolence is even better than that of the emperor of the Jin Dynasty."
After hearing Liu Yu's words, Xun Sui and others all smiled knowingly.
Wang Dun implemented the farming system in Jingzhou and Jiangzhou.
A large number of refugees were controlled by the army on the land.
These farming systems are almost half slavery.
Most of the fruits of labor of the refugees in the fields were taken away by Wang Dun, and the remaining harvest was only enough to keep the refugees hungry and fed.
Even though the "farming system" was so deceptive, it also had advantages that Sima Rui couldn't compare to.
That is to say, Wang Dundu almost regarded these refugees in farming as his own private property.
Once there was a serious famine and the income from the refugees' labor was not enough to survive, Wang Dun would even use his own money to provide these farmers with barely subsistence rations.
After some operations, these homeless households with no food or clothing actually maintained considerable stability.
At least, despite the continuous famine this year, there has not yet been a large number of refugees fleeing north to the territory of Han.
"Sima Rui is already weak in strength, he just has the title of an emperor, and he still has some popular support."
"This year is a year of famine. What Wang Dun did to him makes Sima Rui look like an unjust person."
Liu Yu made some sarcasm again before giving up.
At this time, Xi Jian spoke again.
"Your Majesty, I don't know how to respond to the report about Murong's Ministry sent by Ran Long?" Xi Jian asked.
Upon hearing this question, Liu Yu did not answer immediately.
As the governor of Xiazhou, Ran Long's mission is actually to intimidate the northwest of the grassland.
The most critical one is Murong Xianbei who moved westward.
Ran Long reported that Murong Xian, the leader of Murong Xianbei, was seriously ill and probably did not have much time left.
The choice of his successor will be a key node for Murong Xianbei.
The eldest son of the concubine, Murong Han, was very capable and had outstanding military achievements, and many tribesmen supported him.
The eldest son Murong Huang is still young, although he is not weak in ability. With the support of his mother's family, he cannot guarantee 100% succession.
Ran Long meant to take this opportunity to provoke a fight between Murong Han and Murong Huang.
As long as Murong Xianbei fights among himself, the huge tribe will definitely be greatly weakened.
In this case, there is no need to worry about Murong Xianbei being restricted.
"Ran Long's idea can't be said to be wrong."
"It's just that the timing is not right."
Liu Yu said with some regret.
"Your Majesty, do you think Murong Xianbei cannot be weakened?" Xi Jian asked.
"Yeah, at least it shouldn't be now."
Liu Yu continued.
"Didn't Ran Long say that the Cheshi Kingdom in the Western Regions is blocking Murong Xianbei's front and has gathered nearly 100,000 troops in its capital, Jinpucheng."
"With such a powerful evil tiger blocking the front, if Murong Xianbei is weakened, he will probably die in the tiger's mouth."
When Liu Yu said this, he smiled slyly again.
"I still hope that Murong Xianbei will ravage the countries in the Western Region."
"I really didn't expect that I would encounter such a powerful Che Shiguo as soon as I came up."
"In that case, why not let Che Shiguo and Murong Xianbei have a good fight."
"No matter what the outcome is, it will be in our best interest."
Liu Yu's analysis was immediately unanimously agreed by Xi Jian and others.
After all, the grassland was completely torn apart at this time.
Murong Xianbei basically had no ability to clean up his various ministries and return to the eastern grasslands.
Therefore, since it is beggar-thy-neighbour.
Then the flood caused does not need to be too small.
After all, the driver from a powerful country in the Western Region who could make both Murong Xuan and his son exclaim in surprise is not a soft persimmon.
"Moreover, Murong Xin also received the military title of Lord from me. He is a serious vassal of the Han Dynasty."
"It is your duty to ask the imperial court for instructions on who will succeed you. How can you let them decide?"
Liu Yu said this and then said.
"Murong Zhaoyi from the harem just gave birth to a princess for me. As my grandfather, Murong Xin should have announced the good news."
"Let's do this. Send someone to tell me the good news and give Murong Xin some more pills."
"Then I will bring my edict, saying that the distinction between concubine and concubine should not be taken lightly, and I will confer Murong Huang as the heir apparent of Jinshan County."
"In the future, the Murong tribe should also uphold the laws of Zongzhou, and the distinction between direct descendants and concubines will be great."
As Liu Yu said this, there was a burst of malicious speculation in his heart.
Now that Murong Han is gradually gaining power, there will definitely be a fight in the future.
At that time, any differences between the direct descendants and concubines will only make them fight more fiercely.
After saying this, Liu Yu thought carefully again.
"The Che Shiguo in front of Murong Xianbei is actually so powerful. We can't take it lightly."
"Let's do this. Send the edict to Ran Long again."
"His eldest son, Ran Liang, has already trained a cavalry force of three thousand soldiers and horses."
"Let Ran Liang lead these three thousand cavalry to support Murong Xianbei. Cheshi Country is the throat of the North Road of the Western Region."
"If we can't defeat the Cheshi Kingdom, how can we talk about returning to the Western Regions?"
"Let Ran Liang be prepared. Not only must he pay attention to Murong Xianbei's movements at all times, but he must also be careful of those charioteers."
"The charioteer from a powerful country in the Western Region seems not to be easy to deal with."
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When Liu Yu's envoys sent to the northwest grasslands had just set off, they were thousands of miles away in Cheshi Kingdom in the Western Regions.
Outside Jinpu City.
Murong Xianbei's army had already reached a place no more than a hundred miles outside Jinpu City.
The Xianbei people changed their previous looting style and instead gathered into an army.
The mighty army stirred up dust that covered the sky and the sun, and showed signs of overwhelming the capital of Cheshi.
"Commander, after passing the mountainous area ahead, we will reach Jinpucheng after another day's walk."
At the front of the Xianbei army, coach Murong Xin was walking at the forefront.
Next to him, a Western Hu man with a smooth scalp was stretching his arms to guide him.
This bald-headed foreigner from the Western Regions was none other than the noble charioteer who had previously said in front of charioteer Wang Mituyanna that there was a way to retreat the Xianbei people.
"Mr. Zhi, you said that there are only five thousand soldiers and horses in Jinpu City, and most of them are panic-stricken. Why doesn't the chariot master Wang Mi Tuyana abandon the city and flee?"
Murong Xin said in a low voice.
"Instead, are you going to stay in the city and wait for my army to destroy them?"
"Is it possible that you are intentionally trying to harm me?"
After hearing Murong Xuan's words, the Hu man called "Mr. Zhi" immediately shook his head.
There was no fear on his face, and he still said sincerely.
"Commander, although this Cheshi King claims to have thousands of miles of territory, most of the cities have their own city lords. The territory Mi Tuyan controls is just a few cities around Jinpu City. "
"In order to rescue the eastern cities that were besieged by the commander, Mituyanna's headquarters troops and horses have already been completely lost and their elites are all gone. If he leaves Jinpu City, who will recognize him as the king of chariots?"
After hearing what this green-eyed man said, Murong Xin still couldn't believe it.
Because this barbarian named Zhi Lenghu claimed to be the envoy of the Cheshi Kingdom.
As soon as he saw Murong Xin, he immediately revealed all the internal details of Che Shiguo.
He told Murong Xuan that the 'stragglers' that the Xianbei people had defeated before were actually all the elites of the Chaushi King.
The defeat of the 'elite' in one strike was beyond Murong Xin's expectation.
However, Zhi Lenghu's words were very true, and there was no suspicion of fraud.
Moreover, this leading party also told Murong Xian that Jinpu City was already empty.
Several powerful car engineer nobles have decided to abandon the car engineer Wang Mi Tuyanna.
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"Mituyana disrespected the Buddha and refused to donate the body of the golden elephant Buddha. This should be the retribution. As long as the general enters the city and takes refuge in the power of the Buddha, Zhi will have nothing else to ask for."
