Regarding the matter of farming cattle, Li Xiang, Wang Meng, and Guan Zhong have even discussed a "cow policy", but everything is ready and only the east wind can wait.
Now, as things on Yelu Abaoji's side have made breakthrough progress, this so-called east wind has finally arrived. As long as the cattle arrive, the next step is to carry out production in a big way.
The so-called "ox government" means that the government buys cattle to the people so that they can farm. Of course, with the price of cattle, most people simply cannot afford it. Therefore, the price of this batch of farm cattle must be discounted compared to the market price.
If this is the case and the purchase price is still unaffordable, then the government can come forward to register, and the registered people can receive a farming cow.
Next, these people who receive cattle must pay a certain amount of money and grain to the government in addition to the prescribed taxes within a certain period of time. This purchase method can also be regarded as an installment payment!
Of course, for those whose families have joined the army, the price of these cattle will naturally be at a certain discount. And if three people from a household join the army, they can receive a sheep for free. If the number of people joining the army in a family increased to five, the one that could be obtained would be a cow.
This move will surely serve multiple purposes. While using these cattle to promote agricultural production, it can also prepare for the subsequent expansion of the army.
After dealing with Yelu Abaoji's matter, just when Li Xiang was about to discuss other situations with Wang Meng and Guan Zhong, a piece of news came that broke Li Xiang's original plan.
"Report, Lord, the King of Chu and Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao died of illness!" Mao Xiang hurried in and handed the letter to Li Xiang while breathing heavily. From the looks of it, this guy must have hurried over to report as soon as he received the news.
"Is Liu Jingsheng really dead?" Li Xiang couldn't help but muttered to himself in confusion after briefly browsing the contents of the newspaper. And for some reason, Li Xiang always felt that this matter was not as simple as it seemed.
After all, as far as Li Xiang knew, Liu Biao had always had a strong body. According to normal circumstances, how could he die suddenly! Liu Biao in this life died ten years earlier than Liu Biao in normal history.
"My lord, I wonder how far the situation in Jingzhou has developed now!" Liu Bowen, who also subconsciously felt something was wrong, couldn't help but get up and asked.
"My lord, Liu Xiu is still resisting Yuan Shu in the Wancheng area. Since Xiang Yu was defeated and returned to Jingli, Liu Biao ordered Liu Yu to station in Jiangxia. There has been no movement between these two people for the time being!" After seeing Li Xiang's signal, Mao Xiang spoke up. Explain to everyone. "In addition, while Liu Qi and Liu Cong were tit-for-tat, they each asked Liu Yu and Liu Xiu to return to Xiangyang several times!"
"Jingbei is also going to be in chaos!"
Although Mao Xiang said it simply, both Li Xiang and these counselors saw clearly that once Liu Jingsheng died, Jingbei had vaguely split into four factions, two strong and two weak. There will be a big fight.
Normally, Li Xiang would have been really happy for a while after hearing the news. As long as now is not the time.
If there is a real fight between the various factions in northern Jing, it will definitely be a good opportunity to send troops, but now Li Xiang simply cannot support a war that requires at least hundreds of thousands of troops.
"Zhu Yuanzhang, Xiang Yu, Liu Che, I just don't know which one is related to this matter?"
If there is really something fishy behind Liu Biao's incident, then these people are the ones who are likely to benefit from this incident, and the mastermind behind the scenes may also be related to these people.
Of course, besides these three, there are also two other possibilities. First, it was naturally Yuan Shu's side who was attacking Jingbei; second, it was Liu Jingsheng's own people who did it.
However, these two possibilities were ruled out by Li Xiang.
If this matter was done by someone within Yuan Shu's forces, then it is impossible for Li Xiang not to receive even the slightest information.
As for Jingbei, Liu Yu and Liu Xiu had reasons to take action, but they would not take action at this time. Among the princes around Jingbei, Yuan Shu was eyeing him. After Zhu Yuanzhang eliminated Hong Xiuquan, he fell into dormancy again, waiting for an opportunity.
There is only one Xiang Yu and one Liu Che, and they are busy with their own affairs, so they may not attack Jingbei immediately. As for Xiang Yu, he just lost a battle and Xiang Yan didn't even go back. As for Liu Che, he is continuing to deal with the Nanman affairs.
At this time, Liu Yu and Liu Xiu would not be so unwise as to attack Liu Jingsheng. Without Liu Jingsheng, the turbulent Jingbei may not be able to survive surrounded by powerful enemies.
As for Liu Biao's two precious sons, it's not that Li Xiang underestimated them. If the two of them really had the cruelty and the plan to kill Liu Biao, they wouldn't have been so miserable.
Moreover, given the prestige of Liu Yu and Liu Xiu in the Jingzhou army, if Liu Biao's two sons did not get rid of his two uncles first, but instead thought of getting rid of his patron father, I am afraid they would really dislike themselves. Death is not early enough!
Speaking of Liu Che, Liu Che was serious this time, and people like Nanman were no match for him. After all, although the Nanman generals were strong in strength, they were far behind in terms of leadership. They were led by Xu Shiji almost the whole way.
Moreover, in recent times, with Ma Chao, Lu Guang, Yang Guang, Yang Jian and others coming to join him one after another, Liu Che has made up for even his last shortcoming. However, these people have just arrived, and Liu Che has not allowed them all to participate in the battle yet.
Speaking of which, Li Xiang's expansion has also helped Liu Che's strength increase a lot. Due to the geographical location of Yongliang Prefecture, after Li Xiang defeated the princes in these two prefectures, the generals who fled basically had only Yizhou as an option.
After all, if they do not choose to go to Yizhou, but choose to flee to the territory of other princes, they will inevitably pass through Li Xiang's territory along the way, and the danger will be increased several times.
Therefore, it seems that Li Xiang was indirectly helping Liu Che a lot during his battle. Today, Yizhou has almost become a concentration camp for fugitive generals from Yongliang Prefecture.
However, although it would be easy for Liu Che to defeat these barbarians, due to the harsh living environment of the southern barbarians, Han soldiers could not adapt to fighting there. Liu Che wants to follow his ideas and completely solve this hidden danger in one go, but that won't be easy!
It is precisely because of this that the war in Yizhou has been dragged on until now.
7017k
