Chapter 329: Dragon Pool Axe, Liu's Kingdom (10)

More than 60 days have passed since I met Gong Shuliao last time.

Liu Kan clearly remembered that he was patrolling Henan and talked with Gongshu Liao before leaving. Although Gongshu Liao was very thin at that time, he seemed to be in good spirits. At least he could sit up and cook tea and chat, and he looked much better. But in a blink of an eye, when he saw Gongshu Liao again, Liu Kan was almost unable to recognize him. Not only was he thin and dry, but his originally gray hair also turned snow-white.

"Father!"

Liu Qin took care of him, looking haggard.

Not only Liu Qin, Lu Ge and Wang Ji were all here. When Liu Kan came in, the few people stood up quickly. However, they were cautious in their actions, afraid of bringing out wind. The most feared thing about wind is to see wind. If it were later, Gong Shu Liao's illness was nothing, but in this era, it was very serious. Although Liu Kan knew about medical skills, he was not a professional background after all, and he was inevitably short of it.

Gongshu Liao opened his eyes.

"Go down, I have something to say to Junhou."

Gong Shuliao said softly, Liu Kan nodded, waved his hand, and signaled everyone to retreat, leaving only Lu, Xiao He and the others aside.

Grateful Lu is responsible for taking care of him, while Xiao He is always ready to record.

Gongshu Liao said: "There is a letter under the pillow. Please read it."

Gary Lu quickly took action, found a letter from under the pillow, and handed it to Liu Kan.

Liu Kan sat down gently, opened the letter, and read it in one glance, but was stunned and confused in his heart.

"Mr., are you going to take charge of the country?"

Liu Kan hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "I have already reached this point, and Kan naturally hopes to be in charge of the country."

"If you want to take charge of the country, Junhou has done well so far. But he is still a little short of it, that is Guanzhong..."

"Guanzhong?"

"Since ancient times, there has been a saying that if you want to win the world, you must first take Guanzhong. Eight hundred miles of Qinchuan, Jincheng, and thousands of miles of Jincheng, are the country of Tianfu.

The people of Guanzhong have been pure and fierce since ancient times. There are five million Qin people in Guanzhong, which is the foundation for the king and the lord. Since King Wu defeated Zhou and Feng Mingshan, he has won the world in Guanzhong. If Guanzhong loses, he will lose the world. Therefore, if the king and the lord want to take over the country, he must first take over Guanzhong."

Gongshu Liao finished speaking in one breath, panting.

Gary Lu quickly rubbed his chest and whispered: "Sir, you can't be excited now, just say slowly, say slowly.

A Kan is back. What instructions do you have? There is plenty of time in the future. Don’t be anxious, take your time, don’t be excited!"

Liu Kan looked at Gong Shuliao's pale face and a blush appeared, and she was also very scared.

Gongshu Liao closed his eyes, calmed down for a moment, and asked softly: "June, do you understand my intention now?"

Liu Kan taught Xiao He the faith, and Xiao He took a look and said nothing.

"If you want to get it, please give it to it first!"

Liu Kan whispered: "Sir, I asked me to submit this surrender letter to the purpose of bringing closer relationship with the people of Guanzhong. I wonder if it is correct?"

"If I guess correctly, Zhao Gao moved Gongziying and took Zhang Han, it would not take long to be in Guanzhong. At that time, they would definitely try to seek reinforcements. The king and Hou occupying Henan is Zhao Gao's first choice. Hou can be the king and enter Guanzhong... At that time, the people of Guanzhong will definitely welcome him, and the king and Hou can take the opportunity to kill Zhao Gao and replace him.

However, Lao Qin ruled Guanzhong for two hundred years with law, and the kings and princes should be cautious about how to pacify the people of Guanzhong.

Since ancient times, yin and yang are born, and hardness and softness are combined... Since the king and the prince can understand the wonders of Tai Chi, he will naturally understand the way to govern the world."

Gongshuliao was reminding Liu Kan that the Ying family had been too strong since the Shangjun reform.

It can be done for a moment, not for a lifetime. It does not mean that the law is wrong, but that one must master the principle of relaxation and moderation, and the combination of hardness and softness.

Liu Kan remembered the three rules that Liu Bang made in Guanzhong in history.

Of course, after Liu Bang seized the world, the Han law was more than those three chapters. To a certain extent, the Han law still inherited some of the advantages of the Legalists, and combined with the ideas of Confucianism and Taoism, and gradually improved. The so-called three chapters of law are better said to be a means of Liu Bang playing with it. But this also proves that Gong Shuliao's words, governing the country requires both elasticity and tightness and hardness and softness.

"Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh food?"

A smile appeared on Gongshu Liao's face.

Although it looks ugly when you smile, it also shows that Liu Kan has no mistake in understanding.

"Sir, don't work hard anymore."

Liu Kan fell in Gong Shuliao's ear and whispered: "I have arranged the matter of General Shejian. As mentioned earlier, I will be the right leader and guard Bingzhou; General Zhongli Mei will serve as the left leader Yinglang General, and will manage Shandong. I will lead the middle leader and will definitely take over Mr. Xianyu of Guanzhong."

Gongshu Liao closed his eyes.

This means: I am tired and need a rest.

Liu Kan winked at Xiao He and Lu Ge, and the three of them stood up gently and walked out of the house.

When he was about to go out, Gongshu Liao suddenly said: "June, the time is almost over. You should prepare early and restore the country to meet the destiny!"

Liu Kan was stunned and then realized it.

He bowed to the ground at the door and gently exited the room.

Is the time finally ripe for restoration?

Lu Ge and others stayed to take care of Gong Shuliao.

Liu Kan asked Wang Ji to inform the inner house and told Mrs. Kan that he had returned...

But now he can't go to visit and greet him, because there are still many things at hand. Liu Kan, Xiao He and others came to the study and sat down.

Xiao He said: "Lord, there are three happy events, and we should first repay you to the Lord and the Lord."

"Sir, please speak."

"First, spring farming in Bingzhou is normal. After several months of rest and recuperation, the population has increased to 50,000.

According to Lao Cao's estimate, as long as there is no major natural disaster, by the end of the year, Bingzhou will be able to supply rations for 300,000 people."

"Very good!"

Liu Kan nodded expressionlessly, not commenting.

"Secondly, Wu Chen has submitted a construction plan for the Yanchi area.

Since Junhou went to Yanmen to negotiate with General Shujian at that time, he failed to inform him in time. Mr. Gongshu and I dared to make a decision and approved the process of Wu Chen's construction of Yanchi City. Now construction has begun. According to the mansion report sent by Wu Chen yesterday, everything is normal.

The construction of the salt pond attracted nearly 30,000 local people to start construction.

It is expected that after the beginning of the next year, we will be able to supply salt on our own. At the same time, Wu Chen is also planning to increase the construction efforts based on the salt pond. His report said that it is expected to increase the population of 50,000 to 80,000 to the Yanchi area within three years... All plans are here."

Xiao He said, placing a volume of official documents in front of Liu Kan.

Liu Kan still didn't say anything, thinking and saying nothing.

"When this third item was implemented in accordance with the new household registration law, various places have gradually begun to sort it out.

However, there were some resistances before, but a few days ago, General Zhongli took the opportunity to clean up the gentry and wealthy families of Yanmen County, and the large households in Jiuyuan changed their attitudes one after another. According to the new law statistics, the population of 780,000 has been sorted out. Among them, the population of Yunzhong County and Yanmen County has not been calculated. If the population of the three counties is combined, the population of the three counties should be between 270,000 and 300,000 households, about 1.5 million."

"oh?"

Liu Kan raised her head, quite surprised.

I thought it would be amazing to sort out a million people, but I didn’t expect...

He smiled slightly, "In my opinion, this pressure can often become a driving force. However, the gentry and wealthy families in the northern border have too little pressure, so they should be more heavy."

After saying that, he put the official documents aside.

"Mr. Xiao, after talking about the happy event, it should be bad news!"

Xiao He's face changed slightly, and he felt quite embarrassed.

He hesitated for a moment, took out a letter and handed it to Liu Kan.

"June, Liqiu is gone!"

"oh?"

"After Liqiu received the letter from Junhou, he found me that night.

He said that he did not hate the king and the lord. Gai Nie's affairs had nothing to do with the king and the lord. However, he did not understand the chivalrousness that the king and the lord said very well. So he wanted to go out for a walk and see, and try to understand the true meaning of the heroic spirit that the king and the lord said. However, before leaving, he asked the king and the lord to let Gai Nie go... After thinking about it, I wrote a letter, asking him to go to Yanmen County by himself.

But I didn't expect...

According to Liqiu's journey, he should have arrived in Yanmen now."

Liu Kan still felt a little disappointed in her heart.

Liqiu still left and chose his own chivalrous path! Although he had prepared this for a long time, Liu Kan still hoped that Liqiu could stay. After all, Liqiu is a good person. When Liu Kan brought him out of Wushi Castle, he didn't expect that there would be such a day.

"Forget it, just leave..."

Liu Kan thought for a while and said, "Send someone to Yanmen County immediately and tell Zhongli not to stop Master Gai Nie and let them go."

Gai Nie, who lost one arm, is no longer a concern.

Liu Kan didn't want to kill everyone, and she was too lazy to care about it anymore.

There were too many things waiting to be dealt with in front of him... Some could be dealt with, but some were not sure what to deal with.

After seeing off Xiao He and others, Liu Kan sat alone in the study room, took out a volume of official documents from a bamboo tube, and spread them onto the desk.

The official document was transferred by Qin Tong, and it recorded in detail about Liu Ju's movements when he came in.

That’s right, it’s Liu Ju!

In fact, two months ago, when Liu Kan was still in Guangwu City, he received a secret letter.
To be continued...