Chapter 223 Lonely Bamboo City (1)(1/2)
In May, Cao Cao appointed Cao Ren as the Prime Minister of Henan and appointed Xiahou Yuan as the prefect of Taishan County.
Previously, Cao Cao appointed Cao Ren as the prefect of Taishan County, mainly hoping that Cao Ren and Zang Ba would join forces to capture the Beihai Kingdom.
But unexpectedly, Liu Chuang moved the world with a great move, abandoned the two counties of Donglai in Beihai, and replaced the desolate Liaoxi, and handed over the Beihai Kingdom to Yuan Shao. Cao Ren was enough to deal with Liu Chuang. But if the opponent was replaced by Yuan Shao, Cao Ren was a little weak and might not be the opponent. Therefore, Cao Cao changed Xiahou Yuan and went there because Xiahou Yuan would show a more tougher method than Cao Ren at some point.
Of course, Xiahou Yuan let Liu Chuang go in Yingchuan County. Even though this incident had little to do with him, it happened under the jurisdiction of Yingchuan County.
Of course, Cao Cao had to punish Xiahou Yuan.
However, it is impossible to say clearly which is higher and lower than that of Taishan County or Yingchuan County.
However, Cao Cao would obviously feel more at ease when he asked Xiahou Yuan to garrison his flanks. At the same time, he transferred Cao Ren to Luoyang, which also meant to appease Guanzhong. At the same time, Cao Cao sent people to strengthen the guards of the eight passes of Luoyang to prevent Liu Chuang from happening again.
To be honest, it was also a blessing that Liu Chuang was able to escape from Xu Du.
The straight-line distance from Changshe to Hulao Pass is only more than 200 miles. In addition, Cao Cao sent troops to Hanoi and Heluo's troops were empty, so Liu Chuang was able to succeed.
But now, if Liu Chuang passes through the five levels again, it will probably be a bad luck!
While Cao Cao was actively preparing for the war, Yuan Shao also began to fight against Xu Du...
From Liu Chuang to Donglai, Beihai... Well, at least in Yuan Shao's opinion, he could get the two counties of Donglai in Beihai. And he didn't pay much money. He definitely took advantage of it. After getting the Beihai Kingdom, Yuan Shao also took advantage of the situation to get the team left by Liu Chuang before.
For example, Liu Zheng and Wang Xiu did not migrate with Liu Chuang for various reasons.
In addition, Cen Bi, the general whom Liu Chuang had previously dug from Yuan Tan, was also worried that western Liaoning would be hard to adapt, so he sent someone to contact Yuan Shang and defected to Yuan Shang. Yuan Shang knew that this man had followed Liu Chuang to attack Panyang, so he naturally attached great importance to him.
He transferred Cen Bi from Beihai to Yecheng, and recommended it to Yuan Shao to worship Li Yang Ling.
However, what really attracted Yuan Shao's attention was Zhang Xiu in Rangcheng.
He sent people to Nanyang to try to surrender to Zhang Xiu, and then cooperated inside and outside to attack Cao Cao.
In Yuan Shao's opinion, he sent someone to surrender Zhang Xiu to give Zhang Xiu face... With his family of four generations and three masters, he dominated Hebei. He owned four states and held the seal of the general, so Zhang Xiu could not obediently surrender? Therefore, Yuan Shao's envoy also seemed particularly arrogant after arriving in Rangcheng.
At first, Zhang Xiu did intend to surrender to Yuan Shao.
Unfortunately, Cao Cao sent Zhong Yao to visit Jia Xu first.
Jia Xu had long been in surrender to Cao Cao. He and Zhong Yao were old acquaintances. Whether he was a lieutenant in the court in his early years or later following Dong Zhuo to Luoyang, Jia Xu and Zhong Yao had several dealings, which made the two more easy-going when they were talking.
After agreeing to surrender to Cao Cao, Jia Xu immediately prevented Zhang Xiu from surrendering to Yuan Shao and killed Yuan Shao's envoy on the spot.
Under Jia Xu's persuasion, Zhang Xiu finally changed his mind and formally asked Cao Cao to surrender.
Afterwards, Cao Cao asked Zhang Xiu to continue to take charge of Nanyang, transferred Jia Xu to Xudu, and worshiped Jinwu, and treated Jia Xu very well...
At this point, Cao Cao's rear was completely pacified and he could calm down and prepare for a decisive battle with Yuan Shao!
At this moment, Yuan Shu was unable to support him in Huainan. As his subordinates fell apart, Yuan Shu knew that the situation was hopeless, so he began to contact Yuan Shao, hoping that Yuan Shao could rescue him. Yuan Shao hesitated for Yuan Shu's request for help and was unable to make up his mind for a while.
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From Linyu to Guzhu City, about fifty miles.
Immigration stations can be seen along the way, intertwined, seemingly chaotic, but the land is fully utilized in an orderly manner.
"The emperor uncle, there were about 10,000 immigrants between Linyu and Guzhu City.
In addition, there were 18,000 residents in Guzhu City. When we first landed, Mr. Zishan tried not to concentrate all immigrants in one place, so that conflicts between local residents and immigrants are likely to occur. Therefore, we generally use one-to-one ratio to resettle immigrants.
Guzhu City has placed 10,000 people.
The other immigrants were placed east of Linyu, between Xuanshui and Liugu River.
Among them, especially the upper reaches of the Liugu River, because it is very close to the Bailang Xianbei, it started to build the Bailang Fort in early April to resist the attacks of the Bailang Xianbei. However, western Liaoning is bitter and cold, and the land is frozen all year round, so the White Lang Fort progress is slow and it is expected to be completed in June. As long as the White Wolf Fort is completed, there is no need to worry about the Bailang Xianbei rebellion in the north, and it can develop with peace of mind in the future."
The person who accompanied Liu Chuang to Guzhu City was named Wang Jing, who was from Qinghe, Jizhou. His courtesy name was Yanwei, and he was the same age as Zhuge Liang.
In fact, he had met Liu Chuang before.
When Liu Chuang first visited Zheng Xuan in Gaomi, Wang Jing came forward to receive him.
Since then, Wang Jing has been studying with Zheng Xuan until the great migration. Zheng Xuan was worried that Gaomi was short of staff, so he sent Wang Jing to help.
After coming to western Liaoning, Wang Jing became Bu Zhi's deputy, responsible for immigration resettlement.
"Yanwei, the weather in western Liaoning is very different from that in the Central Plains.
After you go back, remember to remind Zishan that the winter here comes very early and the temperature is extremely low and cold. You must prepare for wintering from now on. Those tents may be difficult to resist the cold winter and houses need to be built. In addition, I have also thought of some methods to keep the cold. Then you can leave it to Zishan to discuss it and popularize it as soon as possible. In addition, you should also make more preparations for cold-proof clothing. Please tell Zhongda about this matter and let him contact the Su family of Zhongshan as soon as possible. Be sure to prepare a large amount of fabric before July...
There are many of us who are here in western Liaoning for the first time and we will definitely be uncomfortable.
And keeping cold is the top priority we have to face. As long as we can survive this year, we will definitely improve after everyone gets used to it."
Wang Jing nodded repeatedly and said he would write down.
"In addition, after the autumn harvest this year, the sorghum stalks remain.
These are the materials for keeping cold and overwintering... At the same time, people bought charcoal from other areas of Youzhou, which is also the materials for resisting the cold winter."
The great migration does not mean that the people are transferred from Qingzhou to western Liaoning will be completed.
In fact, migration is just the first step; the next livelihood arrangements and adaptation to the environment are the real problems to face.
Liu Chuang felt more or less grateful in his heart.
He had invited Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing before, which was indeed a wonderful move.
Otherwise, if he is not accustomed to the local conditions, he may have killed him... However, this is just the beginning, and the real test has not yet arrived.
Pang De followed Liu Chuang along the way and enjoyed the scenery along the way with great interest.
Liangzhou is also a bitter and cold place.
So Pang De was not uncomfortable, and rode on the horse and looked around. Liu Chuang had not arranged tasks for him yet, but Pang De was not in a hurry. Because he knew very well that Liu Chuang would not use him less. With the relationship between Liu Chuang and Ma Chao, he had become Liu Chuang's "his own person". However, Liu Chuang was also a newcomer to Liaoxi, so he must have a familiar process, and there will naturally be an appointment at that time.
"Lingming, Xiliang is bitter and cold, what crops are mostly planted?"
Pang De thought for a while and said softly: "There is generally no difference from Guanzhong, and it is mainly corn and grains.
However, two years ago, a crop appeared in the Hehuang area. Although the yield was not very high, it was extremely cold-resistant and was quite popular in Hehuang. Many herb-eating Qiang are made of this plant and beans wrapped around the belly... If the young master is interested, he can send someone to contact the eldest master."
food!
This is the biggest problem Liu Chuang faces now.
Now he will become very interested whenever he hears that there are crops that can grow in bitter and cold places.
Although sorghum is suitable for western Liaoning, it is far from enough to be sorghum... In fact, what Liu Chuang hopes to get the most are sweet potato seeds. Unfortunately, during the Eastern Han Dynasty, sweet potatoes were limited to the American continent and had not been introduced to Asia. Otherwise, he would have tried to find this plant no matter how he thought of it. When he thought of sweet potatoes, a thought suddenly flashed through Liu Chuang's mind... I remember that when he was chatting with people in his previous life, someone mentioned the origin of corn. It seems that during the Eastern Han Dynasty, corn seemed to have appeared in Southeast Asia.
These products in later generations were all produced in the Northeast...
When Liu Chuang thought of this, he couldn't help but have thoughts.
He is still far from Southeast Asia, but he can be found through Jiaozhou Shixie.
Moreover, as early as the Han Dynasty, Roman merchants appeared in Jiaozhou, European cabbage, Indian cotton...
Liu Chuang suddenly became excited, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face.
If cotton can be introduced, then the bitter and coldness in western Liaoning will not be a concern.
"Ling Ming, do you know what kind of crop is called?"
Pang De was stunned for a moment, and showed a look of distress. After a long time, he replied: "I really can't remember it very clearly. I had visited the eldest son with the eldest son. At that time, the leader of the ginsenglang Qiang used this food to entertain us. It seemed that it was called barley grain, but I really couldn't remember it."
"Barley grain?"
"Oh, that's right, it's barley grain!"
Liu Chuang took a deep breath, thought for a while and turned to Wang Jing and said, "Yanwei, remember to remind me about this after returning to Linyu."
Wang Jing was on the way and quickly bowed to respond.
In this way, everyone walked and spoke, and unknowingly came to Guzhu City.
Zheng Ren, Wei Yue, Xu Yi and others went out of the city to greet each other.
When Liu Chuang saw Zheng Ren, he was particularly enthusiastic. After first asking about Zheng Xuan and others' physical condition, he was anxious to ask Zheng Ren to lead the way and lead him to pay homage to Zheng Xuan.
There is nothing false about Liu Chuang’s feelings for Zheng Xuan.
Perhaps at the beginning, he had the idea of using Zheng Xuan, but later Zheng Xuan wholeheartedly helped Liu Chuang and even made momentum for him. There was not much utilitarianism in it, but it was completely with the idea of elders loving their younger generations. This also moved Liu Chuang very much, and gradually, his feelings for Zheng Xuan changed. After he was reborn, he had no relatives except Liu Yong and Guan Hai.
Zheng Xuan appeared next to Liu Chuang like his father.
He does not have the courage of Liu Yong, and he cannot give Liu Chuang any power.
But from beginning to end, Zheng Xuan protected Liu Chuang in his way, and even for Liu Chuang, he left his family to follow Liu Chuang and traveled thousands of miles to the bitter and cold land of western Liaoning. This kind of affection alone was enough to make Liu Chuang regard Zheng Xuan as his father and his feelings for Zheng Xuan were particularly sincere.
Wei Yue and others could understand Liu Chuang's behavior and followed Liu Chuang to the front of Zheng Mansion.
The Zheng Mansion of Guzhu City is the industry that Mi Fang bought in Guzhu City, located next to Nanshan Academy...
However, Nanshan Academy has not yet been fully completed and is under emergency construction.
Liu Chuang had decided to open Nanshan Academy in Guzhu City and build this Nanshan Academy into the largest academy in the world.
For this reason, Liu Chuang tried a lot and asked Mi Fang to open up a piece of land in Guzhu City.
In the future, this academy will adhere to the principle of teaching without distinction, open up classics, history, arithmetics, astronomy, geography and military disciplines, and cultivate scholars from all over the world. However, this idea is only a concept at present. If you want to promote it, you will need to spend more money and energy. The compilation of the Siku Quanshu is the beginning. After the compilation of the Siku Quanshu is completed, the reputation of the Nanshan Academy will be fully established, which is the beginning of Liu Chuang's implementation of all plans. However, Liu Chuang still needs to discuss this plan with Zheng Xuan again.
In fact, Zheng Xuan himself also promotes the educational purpose of teaching without distinction.
To be continued...