The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 212 The deal with Liu Kun
Liu Cong yawned, his eyes were dark, and his expression was inevitably a bit tired.

He sat on the dragon throne and felt as if he would fall asleep at any moment. He said, "If you have something to report, I will leave the court if nothing happens."

The right servant shot Zhu Ji out and said: "Your Majesty, Liu Kun has rectified the name of Liu Tai of Qingzhou and proved that he is the king of Chengyang Jing. I am afraid that the two of them will give or receive privately, but I have to guard against it!"

"Huh?" Liu Cong suddenly woke up after hearing Zhu Ji's words and said in a deep voice, "After Wang Jun's defeat, it was obvious that the Jin court also wanted to win over my favorite general, so that's why Liu Kun made this move to alienate Liu Tai. doing what?"

Liu Cong understood very well that regardless of whether Liu Tai was hooking up with Liu Kun or not, in short, he was not even sure about Shi Le, let alone Liu Tai.

At least he still accepts his will now, but if Liu Tai refuses to accept his will at all, that will be a real fatal thing for him. By then, the Huns and Han Kingdom will probably fall apart immediately.

"Jun Gong Liu is building the canal..." Zhu Ji looked at Liu Cong and understood that Liu Cong didn't want to deal with Liu Tai, a hot potato.

"Canal? Where to build the canal?" Liu Cong became more or less interested when he heard this.

"It is said that it is from Youzhou City to the Yellow River. What is being built now is the section from Youzhou to Bohai Sea!" Zhu Jidao,

"The local aristocratic families seem to be very supportive of Duke Liu's actions and have spent a lot of money and food to support this matter!"

"It seems that Liu Tai has managed Youzhou very well! Since he wants to build the canal, then just let him build it!" Liu Cong waved his hand and said, "If there is nothing else to do today, then today is the day to retire from the government. Bar!"

Soon, no one had even said a few words to Liu Cong, who had been in court for a few days, and Liu Cong retreated to his harem.

Zhu Ji and others looked at Liu Cong's back and let out a long sigh. Recently, Liu Cong has become more and more obsessed with the harem, and all the affairs that need to be handled are handed over to Liu Can, letting him handle all affairs as the Prime Minister. .

After Liu Can became the prime minister, he became more arrogant, extravagant and arbitrary, alienated loyal and virtuous people, and got close to evil and flattering people. He was willful and mean and refused to show kindness, refused to advise and covered up his mistakes, and liked to build palaces. The national power of the Xiongnu and Han Dynasty inevitably declined. .

It can be said that Liu Tai built the canal for no reason, and even local wealthy families were willing to pay for it. This in itself was the biggest problem.

This should be solved by finding a way. As a result, everyone in the court either evaded or pretended to be stupid. Zhu Ji and other capable ministers more or less unconsciously cast a shadow on the future of the Huns and Han Kingdom.

Of course, the environment around Liu Tai is also quite good now.

Shi Le can harass Liu Tai militarily, and Liu Cong can influence Liu Tai politically. Although Liu Tai does have the means to deal with it, if they don't cause trouble, it will indeed save Liu Tai a lot of trouble and he can fully promote the canal project. .

For Liu Tai, as the construction of the canal officially began and a large number of corvees from Fanyang County and Yanguo County began to be recruited, the various deserters who were originally entrenched on the border of Youzhou and Jizhou began to decrease at a speed visible to the naked eye.

What, as long as we are willing to work, we can actually eat three meals a day, what, as long as we are willing to work, we can be given a house, what, some people can actually eat salted fish as a side dish...

All in all, one thing really exceeded the expectations of these deserters.

One by one, they came to the project with new faces to move bricks. After all, it was getting harder and harder for deserters to get along.

Originally, they thought that since they were locals from Jizhou or Youzhou, they could survive even if they followed Liu Tai and played hide and seek.

But as time goes by, they feel that their scope of activities is getting narrower and narrower.

At the beginning, they all felt that everything was under their control, but now they increasingly feel that they are the turtle in the urn.

Especially after the family meeting, they felt as if Liu Tai's eyes were everywhere they were.

No matter where he hides, there will be official troops from the imperial court coming to wipe him out.

In fact, with the end of the last family meeting, Liu Tai and the family reached a tacit understanding, which allowed Liu Tai's land equalization system to be implemented at the lower levels of society without being resisted by the families.

The most important thing is that when the sons of good families successfully became government soldiers, they quickly received the fifty acres of land, which truly made the people at the bottom become Liu Tai's supporters.

The aristocratic family did not talk about helping the defeated soldiers, but even chose neutrality. The sons of good families got the land and became Liu Tai's supporters. Even the people at the lowest level, as long as they had some strength, were recruited to move bricks because of the construction of the Grand Canal. .

Wang Jun's defeated troops lost all cover and could only rely on their own strength to face Liu Tai.

But where can the strength of their small group of broken soldiers go? The military even intended to use these broken soldiers to temper the soldiers in their own jurisdiction, so that these soldiers could see blood and be more diligent in training in the future. Some.

Liu Tai also chose to acquiesce in this regard. As the saying goes, kindness does not lead to soldiers. Liu Tai naturally understands the general training process of training, killing, and training. Basically, it is not said that he will become an elite, but he can definitely become a qualified soldier.

But in this era, the habit, especially among the rebels, is to start with killing.

Once you have killed someone and seen blood, you will hold a murderous weapon in your hand, become more murderous, and take the training program much more seriously.

Moreover, Liu Tai understood that Jizhou would need to face Shile in the future, Youzhou would need to contend with Xianbei, and there would be many wars to fight in the future.

Under such circumstances, let the soldiers see blood, and the soldiers will become more mature when fighting defensive battles in the future.

However, Liu Tai's military originally wanted to train the soldiers, but after beating them, they discovered that something was not right.

Because the number of these deserters was so small and so fast, after not seeing each other for a few days, it felt like a lot of these deserters had escaped.

In particular, more and more people are voluntarily surrendering, which has forced the military's training plan to be shelved.

There is no way, one of the basic principles of Liu Tai's army is to treat prisoners preferentially.

As long as these prisoners undergo labor reform, the most outstanding ones will be absorbed into the army, while the rest will be given travel expenses to let them leave.

It’s just that military historians want these prisoners to know why they became prisoners, what kind of persecution the Jin court caused to the people, and what they should do for the Han Dynasty in the future. They must help them find the roots of the nation, which is history. …

The most important thing is that the history from Han Emperor Gaozu's snake-cutting uprising to Liu Adou's benevolent surrender must be explained clearly.

Even Liu Chan must be clean himself. That is the talent of a mortal. If he goes against the will of heaven, he will be honored even if he loses.

He reused every one of the people in the "Shishi List" that Zhuge Liang left for him. If you are in the "Shishi List", he will use it, and if your father is in the "Shishi List", he will use it.

As an ordinary person, this was the limit of what Liu Chan could do. After the situation was over, he chose to surrender in order to save the Han people from the war!
For this reason, I would like to invite you military historians to recite the full text of "Departure Watch" and explain it in detail to the surrendered soldiers later.

In addition, in addition to "Chen Qing Biao", the texts that the Han Dynasty needs to recite in full include Li Mi's "Chen Qing Biao", in which the sentence "Fu Wei Sheng Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety" is the key point, which must be explained in detail from the simple to the deep. .

All in all, Liu Tai did not care about the quality of the prisoners who had just entered the prison camp, but as long as they left the prison camp, they would all become Emperors of Han.

If you want to go home when the time comes, Liu Tai will let you go generously and give them food rations.

If they want to stay, Liu Tai will not stop them and welcomes them to join his big family.After all, Liu Tai is different from people of this era. The army is enough for Liu Tai.

Even though these are troubled times, we do not expect all adults to join the army, but we hope that the people can be more productive.

Because the higher the productivity, the more people will be out of work, and the more abundant soldiers will be dispatched.

As Qingzhou affairs were being dealt with, Liu Tai came to Youzhou again, firstly to facilitate the completion of the transaction with Liu Kun.

As for another thing, it is to supervise the construction of the Grand Canal.

Cao Yi even smiled bitterly at Liu Tai, because he didn't expect that not long after Liu Tai arrived, he would not be able to understand.

The canal under construction in front of us is like a black hole, sucking in the labor force from Youzhou and Jizhou.

As a large number of laborers gathered, what Liu Tai needed to do was to provide them with enough food to consume, maintain their order, and then send people specifically to solve the various troubles caused by the large gathering of people.

There were too many people and not enough food to eat. Food from Qingzhou began to be transported to Jinkou ship by ship, and the transportation function of the Bohai Sea began to function smoothly.

Why are there fights and troubles?The retired soldiers immediately imprisoned both parties in labor camps in the name of group fights.

For such a big thing as the construction of the Grand Canal, you have no sense of honor in dedicating yourself to the great man. Instead, you are fighting over personal grievances, thus affecting the construction of the Grand Canal. You must all undergo labor reform, especially ideological reform.

As for when to leave the camp, I was given a sandbox to copy the "Departure Order" once every day. When I copy it a hundred times without making mistakes, I can go out.

After all, paper is a valuable item, how can it be used by those of you who have committed crimes?

What physical problems need to be solved!Zhang Song, Zhang Song, the time has come when I need you. Where are the women you bought? !send over!
All in all, the construction of the Grand Canal attracted a large number of scattered people from the surrounding society who did not have enough to eat or wear warm clothes.

They worked in a hazy way at first, but after a month or two, they quickly adapted to the rhythm of life on the Grand Canal.

To be honest, Cao Yi felt that everything was normal up to this point. At most, Liu Tai was kind to the people.

But immediately, Cao Yi couldn't understand Liu Tai's next operation.
Because Liu Tai saw how hard they worked in corvee work, he started to pay them wages!

At that time, Cao Yi even began to question Liu Tai: "Since ancient times, how can anyone give money and food to corvees?"

"Now we have it!" Liu Tai replied to Cao Yi, then wrote the banknote by hand, stamped it, and went to the salt hall to exchange for a small ticket!

Cao Yi couldn't help but be stunned when he saw Liu Tai's operation.

But what was even more shocking was that the salt coupons Liu Tai exchanged from the salt hall were actually given to the working corvees and then spent as money and food.

Cao Yi was cautious for the next few days because he was really afraid of the people rioting.

Cao Yi even thought about how he could rescue Liu Tai if a riot broke out and send Liu Tai out of Youzhou.

But the reality is that after receiving the salt stamps, these corvees became more enthusiastic and worked harder.

Inexplicable shops have also begun to be built around these projects, including various daily necessities, various snacks, and even brothels.

There were even those who performed opera for charity and were rewarded by the corvees, even if the corvees were only willing to give them a penny.

All in all, Cao Yi felt that the world was crazy and he felt that he could not understand the world at all.

But for Liu Tai, it was just that the credibility of his salt vote had been further recognized.

Naturally, the person behind these shops is himself. Of course, there are also a few who mustered up the courage to go to Yantang for loans. After all, the ultimate goal of all business activities is just to provide financing and loans. He has only collected one layer of income in a year. The profit of five.

The main reason is not to collect such a small amount of money, but to recycle the currency that I issued.

Liu Tai, with the thought of being idle, just promoted the circulation of salt stamps in Youzhou area.

Of course Liu Tai also knows that the current circulation in Youzhou is still somewhat false.

But when the northern section of the Grand Canal is completely dredged, the ships that originally could only sail to Jinkou can sail to Youzhou City. The most important thing is the equalization of land and the military system. After the Youzhou people obtained the land and became good families, they truly harvested a good harvest. It can be considered that you have completely mastered Youzhou.

At that time, it will be insignificant whether the Youzhou family supports him or not.

Because he has successfully cultivated an interest group in Qingzhou to support his regime, even if the Youzhou family does not support it, it will be suppressed by him instead, so all he lacks is time!

"Jun Gong Liu." Lu Chen came to Liu Tai's side and saluted Liu Tai, "Envoy Wen is here!"

Liu Tai looked at Lu Chen and said to Lu Chen with a smile, "How was your discussion with Wen Qiao?"

Yes, Lu Chen, as Fan Yang's Lu family, said that he had come to seek refuge with him, and the first task Liu Tai gave Lu Chen was to let him negotiate the armor deal with Wen Qiao.

As for the reason, because he was most familiar with Liu Kun's situation, it was the most appropriate time to offer the price.

At the same time, Liu Tai also hopes to use this to remind Lu Chen that you are now his subordinate and no longer Liu Kun's subordinate.

Lu Chen naturally knew what Liu Tai meant, so this negotiation required him to withstand the test of conscience and morality, as well as Liu Tai's trust in him. To be honest, Lu Chen wanted to give up several times.

But faced with the real money and silver resources poured out by the Fan Yang Lu family, he had no chance of giving up.

So, following Wen Qiao's hard work, he kept arguing, and with all his thoughts for the family, he gritted his teeth and persevered.

Finally, a price was reached that was acceptable to both parties. However, the two parties did not trade with gold and silver, but with horses and people.

The price is about the same as two horses can be exchanged for one armor, and with the addition of some special talents, the final price is about the same as one horse for one armor.

Almost [-] armors were traded, but the biggest shortcomings of his own army were completely filled.

Liu Tai looked at Lu Chen with a smile on his face and said, "You have done a good job, so you are responsible for this transaction!"

"Thank you, lord!" When Lu Chen saw Liu Tai say this, he completely put aside the last worries in his heart and took a closer look. He felt that maybe Liu Tai was also a lord worthy of following him.

(End of this chapter)