Chapter 319 A Blue Fish Sword

The retreat of 30,000 to 40,000 people sounds easy, but it is difficult to do.

After the Julu siege was lifted, the princes in northern Shandong became active one by one. Chen Yu of Guangyang County immediately launched an attack on Hengshan County; Sima Ju, a general of Zhao State, gathered the troops of Wu Chen who had been defeated by Wang Li in Jingxing and seized Jingxing Pass again.

This Sima Sei was originally a general around Wu Chen.

After Wang Li killed Wu Chen, he hid in Jingxing Mountain with more than a thousand people. As soon as the news came to Sima Jue's ears, he immediately sent people to Julu, expressing his willingness to surrender to the King of Chu, gather his troops and seize Taiyuan and Shangdang for the Chu army.

This is undoubtedly a joke to anyone.

You have more than a thousand people, but you want to seize the land of the two counties?

But Fan Zeng smiled and said, "General, Sima Cheng is also a talent."

After Xiang Yu killed Song Yi and seized military power, King Xiong Xin of Chu had no choice but to appoint Xiang Yu as the general of Chu and minister of the State of Zhu.

In the official system of Chu State, the General and the Minister of the Zhu State were the right-hand men of Ling Yin. One held military power and the other was in charge of people's livelihood. After Song Yi was killed, Xiong was extremely heartbroken and was unwilling to appoint others as Ling Yin. So he gave both positions to Xiang Yu. In fact, it was just to tell Xiang Yu: I will not appoint you as Ling Yin, but I will give you the power of Ling Yin!

This may be considered a compromise.

Although Xiang Yu regretted that he could not take the role of the imperial court, he also knew that this was Xiong Xin’s bottom line and he could not force him anymore!

After all, he is still a minister of the State of Chu in name. In exchange for military and political power, Xiong Xin also made a very tough request to grant Liu Bang the Marquis of Wu'an and take over the war between Chen County and Yingchuan in Nanyang. Because Liu Bang has become the only person Xiong Xin can rely on... Chen County and other places are still under the control of the Qin army. Although Liu Bang has generals like Fan Kuai and Zhou Bo, there are no soldiers and soldiers around him. After discussing with Fan Zeng, Xiang Yu decided to give in to appease the King of Chu's mood and agree.

Because, with generals but no soldiers, how did Liu Bang succeed?

Xiang Yu, who was immersed in the joy of Julu's victory, couldn't help but wonder when he heard Fan Zeng praise Sima Sei.

"Father Ya, what's the excellence of Sima Seung?"

After Xiang Liang's death, in order to stabilize Fan Zeng's mind, Xiang Yu appointed Fan Zeng as his father.

Fan Zeng said: "Didn't the General see that? Sima Hu is taking advantage of the situation... General Julu fights the mighty style, and all the heroes bow down. Sima Hu now proposes to surrender to you, which is equivalent to borrowing your reputation and I believe that the climate can be achieved quickly.

But, he will succeed with your reputation; why don’t the General use him to divide Zhang Er and Chen Yu’s strength?”

Xiang Yu was stunned, "Different?"

"Although Wu Chen is dead now, the reputation of Zhang Er and Chen Yu in Zhao has been greatly affected. To put it bluntly, Wu Chen has never really become the King of Zhao. He is just a cover for Zhang Er and Chen Yu to withdraw... The general is now sending troops to rescue Julu. If he takes the opportunity to annex, it will be a name for benevolence and righteousness. Therefore, it is better to let Sima Seo come out and disrupt the situation in Zhao.

Sima Seo is from Zhao, so many people will not be disgusted when they come forward.

If he really can take over Taiyuan and Shangdang counties, General Yu would not be helpless in the next attack on Handan. At that time, Sima Cheng would take over Shangdang, threaten Hedong, and contain the flanks of Handan. This would also make Xianyang feel panic."

Xiang Yu's eyes lit up, as if he understood the meaning of Fan Zeng's words.

He nodded slightly and said thoughtfully: "What Yafu meant..."

Fan Zeng nodded with an unfathomable smile on his face, but did not speak again!

On the 21st day of the first lunar month, the snow in most parts of northern Xinjiang gradually melted.

Yunzhong Yuanyang Town was originally a county town. However, after Li Cheng became the magistrate of Yunzhong County, Yuanyang was reorganized from a county into a town, which was under the jurisdiction of Wuquan County. There are many reasons for making such a decision. The most important thing is that Li Cheng did not have many people. Especially when he wanted to build Wuchuan outside the border, he also had to send troops to Yanmen and build a pass in Gouzhushan.

Many things need to be done with the right candidates.

But in fact, both Li Cheng and Liu Kan are facing a tense situation of an official.

Yuanyang was originally a county, but its population was only 7,000. It would be a pity that such a small population would waste the officials needed by a county.

Therefore, the first thing Li Cheng did after taking over Yunzhong was to organize the eighteen counties under Yunzhong County into seven counties. Some counties with a population of less than 10,000 or just over 10,000 were all included in the surrounding large counties. On the one hand, it can be convenient for management, and on the other hand, it can also obtain enough officials to use it... For this reason, Li Cheng made a special procedure and submitted it to Liu Kan.

Liu Kan’s reply was: Be accurate and streamlined, and be an example!

In other words, if Li Cheng succeeds, then Jiuyuan County will also imitate Yunzhong County and integrate the counties.

Although Yuanyang Town was demoted to a town, it became prosperous.

As the base of Wuquan County, Yuanyang Town assumed the responsibility of casting, training, and warehousing. Therefore, this population has not been lost, but has increased a lot. The craftsmen who were originally scattered around Yuanyang have concentrated in Yuanyang and become a major center in Yunzhong.

At noon, a man with gray hair and strong body walked into a blacksmith shop.

"Guest, what do you need?"

The shop's friend came forward enthusiastically and said respectfully: "We have created items for a long time, which is second to none in Yuanyang."

The man was wearing a gray coarse robe and took out a drawing from his sleeve.

"I want to make a sword!"

"Sword cast?"

The guy took the drawings and glanced at them, frowned, "Guest, please wait. Your sword is different from ordinary people. I'm afraid our master will have to see it before we can decide. So, sit down for a moment, I'll go and invite our master to come out to discuss with you."

The big man nodded and sat down on the couch.

After a while, a strong man wearing a vest and naked arms walked out of the back hall.

"Guest, do you want to cast a sword?"

“That’s right!”

"My name is Changsheng, I am the manager of Changji. I wonder if I can let me see your sword map?"

"certainly!"

The big man handed the drawing to Changsheng. He took the drawing, looked at it for a while, and whispered: "Guest, your sword is extraordinary."

"Hehe, I wonder if you can cast it?"

"It's no problem to cast a sword, but the materials of your sword need to be carefully considered. There is also this shape, maybe it is specially designed to create a sword embryo.

It is difficult to make a fortune for a while, and the price is…”

The big man took out a tael of gold from his sleeve and placed it on the table. "If I can satisfy me, I would like to give out fifteen taels of gold, which is a deposit of money."

My God, a sword actually costs fifteen taels of gold?

Changsheng glanced at the gold on the case and then looked at the drawings, "Three months!"

"No, at most one month... I can add fifteen taels of gold... If you can get one day in advance, based on thirty taels of gold, I will give you one more tael. What do you think? If not, I will go somewhere else and find someone to cast a sword for me."

Thirty taels of gold...

Changsheng frowned and pondered.

After a moment, he gritted his teeth and said, "Sure, that's it!"

The big man stood up and said, "So, I will come to get the sword in a month."

"Guest, what is the name of this sword?"

The big man paused slightly, after hesitating for a moment, he whispered: "The green fish is called the green fish sword!"

On the sword diagram, there is a long sword with a strange shape, like a fish. Next to the figure, various requirements are also marked, such as weight, materials, etc.

Changsheng looked at the sword map and shook his head gently and said, "What a strange sword...the blue fish sword? It's really like its name...ha, it's so strange!"

Liu Kan's illness is not a serious illness.

After lying in bed for two days, he was able to move. After a while, he immediately became busy.

Quyan is just a small town!

Maybe in two years, this place will become a prosperous place, but now it is in a mess.

One hundred thousand refugees have been resettled in batches. More than 40,000 of them have been transferred to Wuyuan County to expand the local population.

Forty thousand people are not too many for Wuyuan City, and for the entire Bingzhou, this number of people is nothing at all. But in Bingzhou, there is one biggest advantage, that is, there is not much interest dispute. Especially after the Wushi Castle was eliminated, Liu Kan was the biggest beneficiary of Bingzhou. It is relatively easy and smooth to implement the Juntian and Fu military system in Bingzhou.

For these 40,000 refugees, as long as they arrive in Bingzhou, they can not only obtain land, but also obtain oxen and farm tools, and build their own homes. The land complex of the people in the Central Plains is undoubtedly extremely strong. After hearing about the benefits of immigrating to Bingzhou, countless people actively sign up... Among them, many of the indigenous people from Quyan were also very willing to go to Bingzhou and build a new home.

As for the equal-field system and the military system, what will the results bring?

Everything will be revealed in the coming year...

Because he was feeling the stones across the river, Xiao He attached great importance to the implementation of the new law in Bingzhou. In one month, he traveled to Quyan Bingzhou six times, and repeatedly explained the importance of this new law with Cao Shen. So when Cao Shen saw Xiao He, he even had the idea of ​​running away.

Liu Kan didn't pay much attention to this matter.

The new law has been formulated, and it depends on whether Bingzhou can succeed; if it is successful, then this matter can be implemented throughout Jiuyuan next year. However, that is what happened next year. Another thing that Liu Kan is concerned about now is the tens of thousands of Qin troops who are about to return home.

The situation in Shandong has become complicated. If the troops in Shujian come back smoothly, they must clear out the channels.

This is not an easy task. The interests of the princes in Shandong are entangled and complicated.

Take Chen Yu and Zhang Er as an example. The two were originally teachers and students and had always been close partners. However, due to the siege of Julu, the two had already had a gap. Zhang Er believed that Chen Yu was reluctant to send troops to rescue Julu for a long time, so he was sitting still and putting him to death.

But Chen Yu was very wronged!

He sent troops to Julu for rescue several times, either being stopped by Shejian or defeated by Wang Li. How could he be said to be sitting still?

"June, to put it bluntly, these two people have different opinions."

Lu Jia smiled and said, "After the battle of Julu, Zhang Er's power was greatly damaged and could no longer be compared with Chen Yu. Moreover, he saw that the Chu army was powerful, so he had the idea of ​​getting close to the Chu army. However, although Chen Yu had been defeated by Wang Li several times, he did not lose at all.

Chen Yu held Guangyang and Hengshan counties in his hands, and had tens of thousands of troops in his hands. How could he surrender to the Chu army?

However, since they had a gap, it was a good thing for them. Jia Yuan went to Zhuo County to tell General She a way to return home."

In the past, President Liu Kan believed that this strategist made a living by making fun of him.

However, after a series of events, he had already realized very clearly that the power of this strategist was not just to talk, but to be familiar with the form, understand the other party's heart, know their preferences, and act afterwards. It was only to see Kuai Che persuaded Wang Li, and Lu Jia persuaded Zhang Han earlier... Many things were difficult to deal with in Liu Kan's eyes, but Kuai and Lu easily solved them by Kuai and Lu.
To be continued...