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The starting point of the entire southern turmoil was Nanjun, which had been basically in the hands of Lu Zhe after two months.

Nanjun is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and according to the modern mineral distribution map, there are many types of metal minerals here. Not only copper and iron, but also precious metals such as gold and silver are produced.

At this stage, the people sent by Lu Zhe have found the origin of minerals, but unfortunately, because the mining technology of this era is not mature, it is difficult to dig even if there are minerals underground in the road. However, it is not difficult to open pit or relatively shallow iron and gold and silver mines, and now there are two iron mines, two silver mines, and one gold mine in operation.

Copper ore is the most valuable mineral today, and there were two copper mines in Yuecheng that had been mined before, and no new mines were found except for the resumption of mining.

Lu Zhe only has a very shallow concept of metallurgy, and he cannot effectively rectify it.

Fortunately, the use of copper in society has reached its peak, and the source of weapons is relatively stable, although it is not large, thanks to the production of two copper mines. In addition to the manufacture of weapons, some copper blocks have also been piled up, which have not yet been crafted into coins.

The reason why he didn't make coins was not because he didn't have the skills, but because it was not allowed to make coins privately in the Qin State, and Lu Zhe wanted to see how far the turmoil would go, and then make the next choice.

So far, the defensive system near Yiling and Gangneung, the forts on the main roads and the beacon towers in some sections have all been built. Some of the pre-built facilities have been unpacked and put into use. The new facilities that will be built will still need to be cured.

The transformation of the plain between Yiling and Gangneung is still in progress, and about 800 hectares of fields have been cleared, and more than 2,000 hectares of land are being cleared.

There are still about four months left before the season of replanting, and if nothing else, the plains should be ready for spring ploughing. If things go more smoothly, as long as Lu Zhe has the output of more than 3,000 acres of land for another year, there will be no shortage of grain.

Lu Zhe also thought about what to do with those fields, he would rent part of them to some remnants of the Six Kingdoms or locals, and most of them would be cultivated by the Tuntian soldiers.

In addition to developing a cultivated field between Yiling and Gangneung, Lu Zhe, the land belonging to the government in other parts of Nanjun is also interested in developing. Of course, the premise is that it depends on the scale of this turmoil. It's one of several plans he made in advance.

With Lu Zhe taking control of the entire Nanjun, all those counties will be brought under management, and his understanding of the entire Nanjun will inevitably be deepened.

Most of the counties that have gone through turmoil in South County have not suffered a serious population decline, but the destructive power of the war is not only to cause deaths and injuries, but also to the economy.

Some pavilions and lanes were directly turned into ruins and peaceful places under the repeated passage and attacks of the rebels and Baiyue people, and individual townships also became deserted areas in the war.

At this time, crops could not be planted in the county, only in the suburbs and rural areas. During the war, due to the population running to the county. Unguarded crops in the suburbs and countryside will inevitably be destroyed by the rebels or the Baiyue people.

Lu Zhe checked the official letters reported from various places after the war was quelled, and the number of pavilions that disappeared directly was twenty-six, eight in the village, and one in the township. There are countless places that have been destroyed, and the destruction of crops has reached an alarming level.

It's almost harvest time, and the heads of the Qiantou everywhere can't cry as they look at the destroyed or burned farmland. People who have not harvested and experienced war are worried about what to do if they can't pay their taxes and what to do if they don't have food in the coming year.

Many county commanders (chiefs) sent letters of request to Gangneung, begging Lü Zhe to report the truth to the Xianyang center. He didn't dare to hope that the Xianyang Center would be able to distribute food for disaster relief, so he begged for exemption or exemption from the taxes of the year.

In order to achieve the goal, the three elders from all over the country have petitioned the county many times. Even if it is more severe than in previous years, they are willing, but they just beg that they will not have to pay food this year. They don't even have a problem with food, and they really don't have enough food to pay.

Lu Zhe also personally went to the countryside to observe the actual situation, after a large amount of farmland was destroyed, the Qiantou leaders were indeed unable to pay taxes, but it was very unrealistic to beg the Xianyang Center to be exempted from taxes now.

The autumn of each year is the season of paying taxes, and now it will take at least a month and a half to reach Xianyang after sending an official letter, which is the time to pay taxes, and it is too late to wait for another month and a half Xianyang to recover.

At present, the Qin State is using troops properly, and Lu Zhe guesses that it will not exempt Nanjun from taxes at all. This has nothing to do with ignoring the life and death of Qianshou, let alone human favor or anything. If the southern county can use the reason of military disaster not to pay taxes, will the other counties not have a corresponding reason? At this critical moment, an opening was made, and after other places followed suit, the state would have to collect taxes, and how the countries that did not pay taxes would use their troops.

However, Lu Zhe couldn't talk to them like that, so he could only send an official letter to Xianyang as much as he could.

Even if the grain is collected in the autumn, it will be difficult for the grain production in Nanjun to feed more than one million people in the county this year, and Lu Zhe can already conclude that famine cannot be avoided without external help. He couldn't conjure food out of thin air, so he could only call his subordinates in the hope of coming up with a way to deal with it.

I have to talk about one thing, due to the large-scale fishing and killing of the Yangtze River and Yunmengze, as time goes by, not only the harvest of the fishery is getting less and less, but the animals on the periphery of Yunmengze have almost disappeared.

The grain and grass, which had been in short supply, had been reduced to the warning line due to the reduction of hunting and fishing, and there was no new food channel, and there was no need to wait for the rebels or Baiyue people to attack, and they would inevitably collapse on their own within two months due to lack of food.

"The armament of the army is quite smooth, and at present, the armament of several main combat arms has been completed seventy percent. In about half a month or so, the remaining troops will also complete their installation. Lu Zhe looked at his subordinates: "Since the shortage of food is unavoidable, the army's equipment is about to be completed." Tell me, how do you get through this crisis? ”

They either lowered their heads or looked stunned. Some people may think to themselves, "The Lord will not be able to solve this problem with such resourcefulness and knowledge." What can I do? ”

There are generals who are good at fighting in this army, and there are administrative personnel who are familiar with the management of people's livelihood, but there has never been a corresponding strategist.

In many cases, Lu Zhe plays the role of "strategist" by himself, not because he doesn't want to recruit talents with superior intelligence, but after posting announcements, there is little effect. It's not that no one came to apply, but in Lu Zhe's opinion, those people are really not good, even if they want to pick out a person to be a model of "buying horse bones".

Seeing that no one spoke, Lu Zhe felt a strong sense of disappointment in his heart, but it was not easy to show that it would discourage everyone's enthusiasm. He looked around, "Then I'll start first." ”

All the people sat up straight. Salute to Lu Zhexing.

"What can be developed is already being developed, and the use of mountains, forests and rivers in various places has reached the extreme, and although it is difficult to survive until autumn, it is not impossible." Lu Zhe stood up, he stepped down from the main seat and walked back and forth: "After the autumn harvest, the taxes handed over due to the impassability of the roads will remain in Jiangling, but the grain cannot be used until it is absolutely necessary. This is the law of the country, and it should not be broken. ”

Walking to the shelf where the map of mountains and rivers was hung, Lu Zhe looked at the map and calmed down, he looked at Qianzhong County, which had been eaten away by Baiyue.

There have not been many old Qin people in Qianzhong County. However, there are still many original Chu people in the local area. Since being encroached upon by Baiyue, the leader of Ouyue, Yihu Song, does not seem to have made much trouble for the Chu people who lived in the local area, and even learned from the rule of the Qin State and imposed a tax policy on the Chu people who were still there.

Lu Zhe thought from all kinds of information he had spied on. Since the Ouyue people want to collect taxes from the people who live there, can it be understood that there are also people who farm and trade?

Most of the people who are still willing to live in Qianzhong County are people who are unwilling to accept the rule of Qin, and they should think that even if they are ruled by the Ouyue people, they are better than Qin. So can Lu Zhe regard them as "outsiders". Don't worry about their feelings?

Under the war in the south, except for Qianzhong County, which was not affected, the productivity of the rest of the counties, including Nanjun, has been greatly hit. Of course, Lu Zhe would have his eyes fixed on Qianzhong County.

"Earlier, we had formulated a strategy of fighting to feed the war," Lu Zhe returned to his main seat and sat down, "Now is the time to execute. ”

Some people are in good spirits, while others are deeply frowning.

"Commander," Ji Bu, who has always been a pioneer role, stood up and saluted: "Say, where are we fighting?" ”

The reason why those civilians are frowning is very simple, it seems that it is not a good choice to make a big move in a state of food shortage. However, they couldn't find a reason to oppose it, because even if they didn't do anything, they would be short of food, so it was really better to fight.

"Qianzhong County!" When Lu Zhe said these three words, he saw many people making expressions of sudden realization, and he smiled: "The reason why I didn't choose Changsha County, Hengshan County, and Lujiang County must be clear to everyone. ”

Yan Bi laughed a few times and said, "Of course it's clear." Even if these three counties are captured, they have to feed the local Qiantou, so it is better not to attack. Qianzhong County is different, we don't have to worry about how to feed the natives there after the fight, and there is not affected by the war, now is the harvest season, and it is just time to seize the grain and grass. ”

Lu Zhe glanced at his subordinates, but they were still the same as before, and they would not put forward any useful opinions at all, let alone refute them, except for echoing them.

"So...... We will take the recovery of Qianzhong County as the next goal. After Lu Zhe finished speaking, he stood up again, and he came to the topographical map: "After our vanguard troops cross the Yangtze River, we will first establish a bridgehead, and wait for the follow-up troops to cross the river and go straight to Linyuan to capture this county close to Changsha County." ”

This arrangement has two effects, one is that there are really not many counties in Qianzhong County, and Linyuan is a relatively large county, and controlling this place can control the main road from Qianzhong County to Changsha, and at the same time can control Yuanshui; Another main purpose is to use the terrain to contain Changsha County, after all, Wu Rui's troops there have swelled to a more terrifying number. Although Lu Zhe and Wu Rui have not yet clashed, it always does not hurt to take the lead in terms of strategy.

Wu Rui is about the same age as Lu Zhe, he is only five years older than Lu Zhe. Since the chaos in Changsha County, he shouted the slogan of "protecting the territory and the people" very attractively, and in just over two months, he has gathered 150,000 or 60,000 people.

Lu Zhe actually paid more attention to Wu Rui, who was separated by a cloud Mengze, and his original idea was to leave such a person to block the road of Baiyue people to the north, but the situation was always planned and could not catch up with the changes.

The expected prospect of recovering South County and providing food and grass has been dashed. When Lu Zhe was waiting to recognize this fact, Wu Rui already had fifty or sixty thousand people under his command.

At that time, Lü Zhe's troops were being reorganized, and it was not suitable for a large-scale dispatch, so he sent a scribe named Anqiao to Changsha County to find Wu Rui, intending to make early contact, and if he could, he would incorporate Wu Rui's men and horses.

Although Anqiao, a scribe from Anlu, does not have much talent, he can speak well. He met Wu Rui smoothly.

Wu Rui was very polite when he learned that Anqiao was sent by the commander of the Qin army in Nanjun, and the respect in the number of courtesies made Anqiao mistakenly think that Wu Rui was afraid of Lu Zhe, who was at the height of his army.

After several temptations in Anqiao, Wu Rui also said that there was no rebellion, but when the Qin State could not control it, he had to gather to protect himself in order to protect the villagers.

Wu Rui's expression made Onkyo very excited, and Anqiao thought that since Wu Rui was to protect the villagers, he should not refuse Lu Zhe's solicitation, after all, Lu Zhe is now not only the lord of Nanjun, but also more than 100,000 soldiers.

But so. When Anqiao proposed to let Wu Rui belong to Lu Zhe, although Wu Rui did not explicitly refuse, that attitude already said everything.

In the end, Anqiao stayed for a while and was sent out of Changsha County by Wu Rui, and returned to Jiangling in vain.

Lu Zhe actually knew that it was not so easy for Lu Dao to recruit Wu Rui, he was only a temporary general now, and his official position was only that he was a military marquis and a prince. Judging from the attitude described by Onkyo, Wu Rui did not show hostility, so when he couldn't afford to fight a big battle. There is no need to send troops to attack Wu Rui, who is just for self-protection.

"Jibu is still a pioneer, and your task is to open roads and build bridges in the mountains." After Lu Zhe finished speaking, he looked at Ji Bu.

Jibu stood up and shouted "Hey! There was an indescribable pride in that expression.

"The Chinese army is under my personal command. The rear army was led by a co-lieutenant. After Lu Zhe finished speaking, he looked at Yan Bi, Su Lie, and Mian Bi, and he paused: "The army used this time, including auxiliary soldiers, is only 50,000. The rest of the troops will remain in Southshire. The left-behind master will be Su Lie, Yan Bi is in charge of administration, and Yan Bi is in charge of supervising the projects in various places. ”

Of the 50,000, only 20,000 will be soldiers, and the remaining 30,000 will be auxiliaries.

Among the 20,000 soldiers, Ji Bu's original troops were divided into those garrisons that had been set aside and stationed in various parts of the South County. His headquarters also had five hundred crossbowmen, a thousand spearmen, a thousand archers, and two thousand five spearmen; Lü Zhe will personally lead 3,000 Pu sword soldiers, 3,000 spearmen, 1,000 archers, 1,000 crossbowmen, 1,000 spearmen, as well as 500 armor guards and 500 cavalry; The remaining 30,000 auxiliaries will all be handed over to the lieutenants.

Although they are auxiliaries, according to Lu Zhe's requirements, those auxiliaries have also undergone a certain amount of training. It's just that the combat power can't be compared with the soldiers.

Let the officers assigned to the task go down to prepare, and Lu Zhe left Yan Bi, Su Lie, and Mian Bi behind.

Su Lie had already trained nearly 5,000 heavy infantry, and the number of columns was also nearly 2,000, and he was full of plans to play a surprising role in the next battle chief. But now that he has been appointed as a left-behind general, the troops that go to battle have no share of the heavy infantry, and the disappointment in his heart is inevitable.

"This time it was for the purpose of looting, and the requirements of the operation were to be detours and speed, and the heavy infantry was not suitable for this kind of operation." Lu Zhe comforted: "This battle will not be long, it will end in more than a month. At that time, Xianyang's order should also be conveyed to Nanjun, and at that time, we estimated that we would have to cooperate with the troops of Sanchuan County, Chen County, and Surabaya County to flank the rebels in the southern counties. Lie, you're going to step up your practice. ”

Su Lie still couldn't hide his disappointment, but he responded respectfully: "Hey! ”

Lu Zhe said: "In addition to Ba, Shu, and Hanzhong in the northwest, Nanjun also connects Hengshan County, Changsha County, and Lujiang County. At present, in addition to Hengshan County, there are garrisons fighting the rebels in these three counties, and Changsha County and Lujiang County have already fallen. Keep an eye out for threats from these three counties, beacon fires on the main roads with bunkers, and side roads. ”

Su Lie thought for a while and asked, "There are more than 5,000 traitors entrenched in Hengshan County, and there is only a water away from Nanjun, should we send additional troops?" ”

Lü Zhe left 3,000 garrisons in Anlu near Yi County, and there were 3,000 county soldiers in Anlu local, totaling 6,000 troops. However, many of the counties that rebelled were rebels. and then was attacked by the inside and outside, but it really had to be guarded against this.

Yan Bi interjected: "The current total number of county soldiers in Nanjun is still about 30,000, why don't the military masters order them to gather in Jiangling?" ”

If Lu Zhe had done it earlier, the county soldiers were all from local backgrounds, and they had an inextricable relationship with the locals, although the situation in Nanjun had gradually returned to stability, but now the mobilization of county soldiers would inevitably stimulate the local gentry or big clans......

"No!" Lu Zhe refused very dryly, and then said with a smile: "The influential gentry and big clans in Nanjun, the eldest son or great talent of their family has been ordered to come to Jiangling, and there is no need to do those things that add to the snake." Violent. You only need to ask the garrison to pay more attention to the movements in Yi County, and there is no need to increase the troops, so as not to irritate the county soldiers in Anlu. ”

Yan Bi was a little disapproving, but it was not good to say anything. Judging from his thoughts, the eldest son and the eldest talent are just playing the role of a hostage, and those clans will not care so much about what they really want to do.

"Pi," Lu Zhe took another topographic map of Nanjun and spread it out: "Your task is heavier," pointing to the places where the "X" is drawn on the topographic map, "There is no value in rebuilding these townships." He also pointed to the plains that were to be used as cultivated fields, "You count the people who have lost their homes." There are already eight forts built here, and you can ...... here and here," he said, pointing to a few plots of land not far from the river. "Settle them in these places."

The planned places are more targeted, and are generally used as a link in the defense companies of Yiling and Gangneung.

Yan Bi, who knew what to expect, nodded frequently, he was no stranger to civil affairs, and the replanned residence was based on the water source. At the same time, it can also exist as "sub-cities" for new cities, which can be included in the expansion of the city in the future.

Only a few people know about Lu Zhe's plan to build a city, and Yan Pi is just one of the "few".

Gangneung's ability to serve as the capital of Nam-gun has a lot to do with its topography. It is then "merged" with Yiling, and it is an environment surrounded by mountains and rivers. Not to mention that there is also such a large wetland near it as a barrier.

If it is planned as the location of the new city and is properly built, then it will not only have nearly 3,000 acres of land, but also the Yangtze River next to it can also ensure the water source, and the new city covering a very wide area will live hundreds of thousands of people.

The area of the new city is very defensive, which is one of the strengths that many people agree on. If a few more roads were to be widened to connect it with the main roads of the nearby counties, it would not only serve as the new capital of the southern county, but could even serve as the main political center of several counties.

From this plan, Yan Bi can see that Lu Zhe's ambition is very big, if the new city can really be built, combined with some new measures, even as the capital of a country is fully qualified.

Su Lie and Peter Yan stepped back on their own after the order, and there were still many colleagues in the delivery just now, but now only he and Lu Zhe were left but they looked a little restrained and embarrassed.

The reason for this is ...... How to say it, it's a very funny thing, all because the widow who Mian Dipper fell in love with didn't know what kind of nerve Lu Dao committed and found Lu Zhe, and then knelt down and cried and cried, to the effect that she didn't let Mian Lai marry her, how could she live without a man to rely on.

What the widow's name was, Lu Zhe didn't know what to say, but he found someone to understand the current social situation after the widow cried and cried, and was stunned when he learned that the widow's remarriage was a very reasonable thing.

The more he understood, the more embarrassed Lu Zhe felt, and he didn't allow the widow to remarry, but he didn't encourage him from the official side. And this is precisely not in line with the current responsibility of the government.

In addition to collecting taxes and levying labor, the current government has many things that should be done, and the more special thing is to distribute the water source of farmland in various places, and it is also a part of the gift for the widow's new marriage.

What is the so-called gift for a widow? It is an official act to encourage widows to remarry. Every newly married widow depends on the actual situation, and the government gives a certain amount of material as a reward, which can be regarded as a dowry given by the government to the widow. A single widow is required to give food and cloth, and a widow who remarries with a child must give a certain amount of money in addition to food and cloth.

Lu Zhe didn't know that there was such a saying, so the widow who remarried naturally did not get a reward. Since ancient times, it has become common sense for the people not to fight with the officials, and the widows who remarry do not receive rewards naturally dare not say anything, but the behavior of not rewarding them has become an act of the government no longer encouraging remarriage, and then something big will happen.

Just because of such a small negligence, the impact on society is very large, how many men and women who are interested in each other are dragged because they are worried about the opinions of the government, and how many newly married women are looked down upon by the elders of their husbands' families because they do not have the government's dowry.

Lu Zhe, who realized this mistake, of course, changed it if he had done it, and finally suppressed the turmoil in society with emergency remedy.

After such an incident, Lu Zhe would always ask the gongwen when he made a social layout, he didn't want to cause any consequences because of his own negligence, but in the eyes of the gongmen, it was Lu Zhe's respect for them, and the gongmen were of course more cooperative in everything, but Lu Zhe was a blessing in disguise.

Lu Zhe was explaining the affairs of the delivery ladle, but someone outside asked to see him.

When he heard that the person he wanted to see was Yixiu, he laughed a few times with a very obscene "hey, hey, hey", and felt that Lu Zhe would not leave immediately, and the matter on the matter could be postponed, he took the initiative to say: "You talk to Miss Xiu first, you are outside, and then call in when you are done?" ”

Because Yixiu came over with Yixiu, Nanjun is now telling the story of Yixiu, a brave girl looking for a husband, Lu Zhe actually has no sense of rejection for Yixiu, a bold girl, but he feels very helpless about the spread of this matter...... (To be continued......)

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Some book friends are right. Back in ancient times, only one woman was a waste material, and this honor is very much agreed! But it depends on how to write it, this book is mainly military, so, hehe......