When he walked past the bustling place and entered the city, Yuan Yao was still a little distracted.
It turns out that my image is already so high in the hearts of the people of Chaisang.
In fact, after I arrived in Yuzhang County, I didn't do anything for the people.
He just determined a major political policy of maintaining the army in the fields and maintaining peace with the people, and then appointed Lu Su, He Kui and Zheng Hun as county magistrates.
Yuan Yao has never had any control over how to govern the local area. It all depends on Lu Su and their own abilities.
In fact, Yuan Yao didn't understand how to govern the people and promote administrative administration in ancient times, but it would be enough if someone understood.
He just hires people and that's it.
And selecting and appointing talents happens to be Yuan Yao's specialty.
Yuan Yao knew all the big and small figures in the late Han Dynasty and even the Three Kingdoms.
For capable ministers and officials like He Kui and Zheng Hun who were promoted to their positions because of their considerable achievements in governing the local area, being county magistrates or county magistrates was actually a bit of a waste of talent. The talents of these two people were more than enough to be county guards.
In less than a year, these two people have achieved what Yuan Yao had expected of them from the beginning.
As the head of Liling, Zheng Hun, on the one hand, encouraged farmers to farm and cultivate mulberry trees, so that the scattered households who had been living in the mountains and swamps for a living by fishing and hunting could return to the fields to cultivate rice. The Liling people who suffered the disaster regained their confidence in farming.
On the other hand, Zheng Hun severely punished and prohibited the abandonment of babies. At the same time, he took in and raised existing orphans. He also reorganized households and set up rural pavilions, which finally brought some vitality to Liling County, which had been in decline for a long time.
Next, Zheng Hun will restore farmland water conservancy and promote education so that Liling people can truly live and work in peace and contentment.
As Haihunling, He Kui was the biggest beneficiary after Yuan Yaoping destroyed the Peng clan.
Haihun was originally a large county, but before, the Peng clan acted like a country within a country, and even successive Haihun orders had to look up to them.
After Yuan Yao eradicated the big cancer of the Peng family, and Liu Fu led the field troops to garrison in Shangliao, He Kui quickly took full control of Haihun County and managed it in an orderly manner.
In Haihun County now, even the dignitaries, stalwarts, and ministers in each township are completely appointed by the county government instead of being recommended by the township!
It is the county with the strongest foundation of rule under Yuan Yao!
Zheng Hun and He Kui both served as county magistrates, county guards, and capable ministers of the imperial court.
Yuan Yao was not surprised at all that the two of them were able to manage Li Ling and Haihun well.
What surprised Yuan Yao was that Lu Su, who had basically never governed a place in history, actually managed Chaisang better than Liling and Haihun!
This actually made Yuan Yao feel a little embarrassed the moment he saw Lu Su.
Because Yuan Yao came to Chaisang in such a hurry, firstly, he wanted to express condolences to Lu Su who was trapped in the isolated city during this period, and secondly, he wanted to transfer Lu Su to another place.
"Chaisang ordered Lu Su to pay his respects to General Yangwei!"
The gate of the county government was opened, and Lu Su had already led the county magistrate, the chief registrar, the six subordinate Cao Cao Shi and other assistants to stand outside to greet him.
Looking at the dilapidated Chaisang County Government, Yuan Yao probably guessed how Lu Su had managed Chaisang in the past six months.
After getting off his horse, Yuan Yao helped Lu Su up and said with a smile, "Why should Zijing be so polite?"
Lu Su raised his head, looked at Yuan Yao's kind face, and felt a little moved for a moment: "Young Master..."
Yuan Yao patted Lu Su on the shoulder: "You managed Chaisang so well for me and made the people's hearts so full of support. I should be the one to thank you!"
"You've been worried a lot over the past month, right?"
Lu Su smiled calmly and said: "Young Master is leading the army to conquer the outside world. What do I have to be afraid of in the city?"
Yuan Yao: "I'm afraid it's not that simple."
"Chaisang's defenders only have a thousand men, while the Jingzhou army has ten times that number. Don't you feel any pressure at all?"
Lu Su shook his head: "Although there are few defenders in the city, it is all thanks to the efforts of the people. They stand at the top of the city waving flags and shouting every day, so the Jingzhou army did not dare to attack."
Yuan Yao just smiled when he heard this: "The Jingzhou army surrounded and refused to attack, not because they were frightened by the civilians you organized, but for another reason."
Lu Su was puzzled and said: "This matter... is indeed strange, but Su is stupid and has really been unable to understand it in the past month."
Yuan Yao: "Has Zijing heard the allusion of 'surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao'?"
Lu Su nodded, and in just a few breaths, the mystery that he had been unable to figure out in his head for the past month suddenly became clear.
"Young Master, what you are saying is that the Jingzhou Army regards me, Chai Sang, as the 'Wei State' and you as 'Pang Juan'?"
"In the past month, the Jingzhou army has besieged Chaisang City without attacking it. It was just to lure the young master to lead his army back for reinforcements, and then ambush them halfway?"
After Lu Su figured out the problem, sweat broke out on his forehead and he said, "Then I sent people out of the city several times to ask for help from the young master... doesn't that mean I have become... an accomplice?"
"This is an exaggeration!" Yuan Yao quickly comforted: "How can this be considered an accomplice? At most, you are just a part of the Jingzhou Army's design."
"If I can't see through their tricks, then it's just bad luck for me. It's because I'm not smart enough. What does it have to do with you?"
Although Yuan Yao had an indifferent attitude, Lu Su found it difficult to get rid of the feeling of self-blame.
"If it's because of me that the young master is put in danger...it's really a crime that cannot be punished..."
As Lu Su was about to kneel down and apologize, Yuan Yao quickly pulled him up.
"What are you talking about!"
"Aren't I fine now?"
"Not only did I see through their plan, I also followed it!"
Lu Su raised his head and took another good look at Yuan Yao.
After not seeing each other for several months, Yuan Yao's tall body became much stronger, and his movements revealed a calmness and confidence.
"If Zijing hadn't defended this city and dragged the tens of thousands of Jingzhou troops from Jiangxia here, how could I have made a surprise attack on Jiangxia and surrounded Wei and rescued Zhao?"
Yuan Yao smiled.
Lu Su's eyes widened, not because he was surprised by Yuan Yao's intelligence and boldness, but because he was surprised that there were tens of thousands of people outside the Chaisang City he was guarding!
I have been counting the number of people outside the city every day for this month. The Jingzhou army besieging the city is only five thousand at most!
This means that the Jingzhou Army also hid at least five thousand soldiers and horses in secret to ambush Yuan Yao.
Lu Su couldn't help but feel a little scared when he thought about that reality that hadn't happened yet.
Seeing Lu Su's surprise, Yuan Yao no longer wanted to continue discussing this issue with Lu Su.
Then he turned around and asked, "Zijing, listen to what you say, the people of Chaisang did a lot to defend the city this time."
"When I entered the city, I saw you posted a recruitment list. You must be trying to repay the people in this way, right?"
Lu Su blushed, held up his hands and said in shame: "Nothing can be hidden from your discerning eyes, young master... I do have this intention."
"But after what the young master said just now, Su realized that I was ignorant and short-sighted."
"Whether to recruit young men with grain or not is up to the young master to decide!"
"Let's go in and talk first!"
After sitting in the county hall and retreating to the left and right, Yuan Yao asked: "Since Zijing has posted the notice, you can't go back on your word. I'm sure about recruiting people with grain."
"I just want to ask, where does Zijing want to start construction this time?"
Lu Su sat at the bottom and said gratefully: "Thank you very much, young master."
"During this siege, Chaisang City Defense also exposed many disadvantages, such as the towers being in disrepair, the crenellated parapets being damaged and collapsed, etc."
"So I thought about recruiting a thousand men, heightening and strengthening the city wall, and replacing the city gates; it would be best to dig a moat around the city..."
Yuan Yao nodded as he listened: "I considered this matter when we first crossed the river."
"There are many rivers and lakes near Chaisang. It shouldn't be difficult to dig trenches to divert water and make a moat."
An expectant expression appeared on Lu Su's face: "A city, a city, a city, both a city and a pond are considered a city."
"If we build another moat to make Chaisang City strong and the pool deep, even if tens of thousands of enemy troops attack next time, the city will still be able to hold on!"
Yuan Yao shook his head and said: "It is good that the city is strong and the pond is deep, but if we only defend without attacking, it will be difficult to defeat the enemy."
Lu Su: "Does the young master want to recruit men, build warships, and sail up the river to attack Jiangxia?"
Yuan Yao: "No, my idea is actually very similar to yours. The same is to build the city."
"But instead of repairing the old city of Chaisang, we want to build a new city!"
Lu Su's eyes widened: "Building a new city?"
Yuan Yao nodded firmly, then waved his hand to everyone in the hall.
"Come, Zijing, let me introduce you to a... little friend first."
Zhuge Liang, who had been waiting downstairs, saw Yuan Yao waving and came over.
Although he was only fourteen years old, Zhuge Liang was already seven feet tall and had the appearance of a tall man.
Lu Su thought it was someone of similar age to him, so he quickly stood up first.
When Zhuge Liang came closer and saw Zhuge Liang's green and immature face, he realized what he was doing.
"Young man Langya Zhuge Liang has no name, but he has met the magistrate of Lu County."
Zhuge Liang was neither humble nor arrogant, and gave him a salute.
Lu Su returned the salute slightly, but it took him a while to react, pointing at Zhuge Liang and exclaiming: "Langya Zhuge family?"
"Is Duke Zhuge yours?"
"I am following my father." Zhuge Liang replied.
"It turns out to be Mr. Zhuge."
Lu Su looked understanding and looked back at Yuan Yao.
As Yuan Yao's earliest adviser, Lu Su often exchanged letters with Yuan Yao.
Lu Su also knew very well that Yuan Yao crossed the Yangtze River and was planning on Yuzhang County.
Among the major obstacles for Yuan Yao to take charge of Yuzhang County was Zhuge Xuan, the nominal governor of Yuzhang.
Lu Su also gave Yuan Yao a lot of advice on how to win over the powerful surname in Yuzhang and how to use Zhuge Xuan.
As Zhuge Xuan and Liu Pan colluded together, Lu Su also wrote to Yuan Yao to discuss how to isolate Zhuge Xuan and control the counties in Yuzhang County.
Later, Yuan Yao used thunderous means to remove Zhuge Xuan from military power and depose him, but he did not kill Zhuge Xuan completely. This also made Lu Su, who was originally loyal, let go of some worries.
I heard that Yuan Yao recently appointed Zhuge Xuan as the county magistrate in Luling. The Zhuge Liang in front of him was probably the proton given by Zhuge Xuan.
When Lu Su thought of this, he turned around and sat down without looking at Zhuge Liang.
Yuan Yao waved his hand, motioning Zhuge Liang to sit on the other side of him, picked up the water bowl, took a sip and said:
"Zijing, I brought little friend Zhuge here because I want him to succeed you as the magistrate of Chaisang County."
"In addition, I also want him to be responsible for building the new city."
Lu Su also held a water bowl and squirted out a mouthful of water.
Take over from me as county magistrate?
What I served was not wine, just boiled water!
Why are you talking nonsense all of a sudden?
Zhuge Liang on the other side obviously didn't expect Yuan Yao to have such an arrangement for him. He stood up as soon as he sat down.
"Little Lord?"
"Major General?"
"???"
"Sit, sit, sit, sit down and talk!"
After Yuan Yao made sure that he drank boiled water, he drank a big gulp of it.
After traveling through time, Yuan Yao discovered that these ancient people were actually used to drinking cold water!
Lake water, river water, stream water, cellar water, in short, as long as it looks clear, the ancients would drink it.
Isn't this simply unhygienic?
How many bacteria, viruses and parasites are there in the water!
After Yuan Yao traveled through time, the first unusual move he made was to boil water to drink.
Although the bodies of ancient people have long been accustomed to drinking cold water, they are also used to having stomach upset.
But there are often frail people who die directly because they drank unclean water.
Therefore, Yuan Yao decided to carry forward the fine tradition of boiling water, which was popularized only after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Anyway, apart from spending more firewood, there is no technical content.
Over time, Yuan Yao's staff and ministers, and even the army, began to implement the habit of boiling water and drinking it cold.
This good habit was also recognized by Hua Tuo and Zhang Ji.
After waving his hand, Zhuge Liang slowly sat down.
"Zijing, do you want to ask, how old is little friend Zhuge?"
Lu Su wiped the water that overflowed from the corner of his mouth and nodded.
Yuan Yao pointed to Zhuge Liang: "This boy is only fifteen years old, and has already reached the age where his hair is tied. Although he has not received a crown ceremony and has no official title, his talents are still inferior to those of Gan Luo in ancient times!"
Gan Luo, a native of Xiacai during the Warring States Period, was known as a child prodigy since he was a child. He went to Zhao as an envoy at the age of twelve. Because he helped the Qin State gain more than a dozen cities with his strategies, he was rewarded by King Qin Yingzheng and was awarded the title of Minister, the same as the prime minister.
The ancients often used Gan Luo's twelve-year-old as his zodiac sign to describe prodigies, young people who matured early, and people with extraordinary talents.
Lu Su was very familiar with Gan Luo's story, because Gan Luo's hometown of Xiacai was very close to Lu Su's hometown of Dongcheng. When Lu Su listened to his grandmother's teachings as a child, the first person he worshiped was Gan Luo.
But if Lu Su believed that the young man in front of him was more powerful than Gan Luo, he didn't believe it at all.
Even though Lu Su knew that Yuan Yao was very good at judging people, he had never misjudged him. But this time he still didn't believe that a proton brought casually by Yuan Yao could be compared with the twelve-year-old Gan Luo.
Therefore, Lu Su just glanced at Zhuge Liang, turned around and said, "Young Master, if you want to send me, Lu Su, to another place, please tell me clearly."
Hey, why don’t you believe it?
Yuan Yao scratched his head: "Zijing, don't get excited. Many people and things in this world are beyond the imagination of ordinary people like us."
"Just like me, you see I look exactly like Yuan Yao, but I'm not necessarily Yuan Yao himself, right?"
Lu Su only listened in confusion.
Yuan Yao cleared his throat and used the analogy again: "Let's put it this way, before Zijing, you didn't listen to people saying that I am a child of an aristocratic family with no knowledge or skills?"
"But what about the facts? What you hear is false, what you see is true. Sometimes things are not as simple as they appear."
"Just like this little Zhuge, when he grows up, he will even compare himself to Guan Zhong and Le Yi!"
"But even he himself would not have thought that what he did was more famous than Guan Zhongleyi combined!"
Zhuge Liang on the other side was also confused.
My idols in life are Guan Zhong and Le Yi.
But how do you know?
We obviously slept in two tents last night.
I was talking in my sleep last night!
