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    Update time: 2013-04-01

    "Relocating the population from Yuzhou? That is one way. However, the New Deal has been implemented in Yuzhou for some time. It is estimated that these people who have fields will not leave easily." Zhao Xun said softly, "In addition, the handling of Yuzhou a month ago  There are a large number of wealthy gentry, and there are no longer a few vacant fields.¡±

    "It is okay to move part of the city from Quyang City and Huaipu City. After all, the New Deal has just begun in these places. If you come to the counties around Huaiyin City, you can get more fields. However, this will not move many people. After all, with the New Deal,  With the land, these people will not leave their familiar homes for the slightest benefit.¡±

    "In addition, Huaiyin City is located in the easternmost part of Xuzhou, which is a place prone to war. There has just been a massacre here. It is not easy to move these people here." Zhao Xun said with a touch of worry.

    After solving the Xuzhou Army's troubles, Zhao Xun and others began to consider the population problem in Huaiyin City and the surrounding six counties.  After a massacre by the Qi army, the land of these six counties can be said to be completely empty.  The place that could accommodate a population of 300,000 people was empty.

    Although the Qi army only massacred the people in the county town and did not attack the surrounding towns and villages, the county town still occupied the vast majority of the people.  What's more serious is that the burning of the county seat also made it difficult for some people in towns and villages who relied on the county seat to survive.

    People in many towns and villages around the county are providing the daily needs of the residents in the county, and they also rely on this to make a living.  Now, there is no one in the county, and for a while, their lives have become a problem.  Just like a biological chain, if one link is broken, the organisms in the next link will not be able to eat.  Of course, this is also short-term.  However, for ordinary poor people, having no source of livelihood in the short term is a fatal threat.

    Therefore, there was such a topic.  Immediately, Zhao Xun transported supplies to settle the people, and at the same time concentrated the people in the towns and villages in the county.  On the one hand, they began to ask the officials in Yuzhou to post notices to encourage some people to move into the six counties of Huaiyin City.

    According to Feng Ziming, Wei Dong and others, there is a large amount of land available for distribution in Huaiyin Mansion, and it has been said that many people will move here if Huaiyin City can get more land than in Yuzhou.  .  But the result surprised them.  Reporting to the government, only a few people were ready to move Huaiyin City.

    Through investigation, we learned that, as Zhao Xun expected, most of these people were unwilling to leave their hometowns and live in other places.  Although Huaiyin City will allocate more land, there are also fields available for allocation in Yuzhou.  In addition, if you want more fields, you can open up wasteland yourself.  Of course, most of the land allocated is enough for a family.  Like Zhao Di, in Yanzhou Military Territory, there were more fields, and they also had to pay high taxes.

    Another reason is the terrain. Huaiyin City is the easternmost part of Huaiyin Mansion, and the entire Huaiyin Mansion is under the jurisdiction of Xuzhou. In other words, Huaiyin Mansion is also the jurisdiction of Xuzhou Army.  Although the Yanzhou Army is now occupied, the Huaiyin Mansion is surrounded by the other side on the north, east, and south, and war may develop at any time, especially in Huaiyin City.

    If it is moved to Huaiyin City, once the Xuzhou Army fights back, or there is any exchange of interests between the Yanzhou Army and the Xuzhou Army, then the Huaiyin Mansion will change hands.  In the end, it is very likely that you will get nothing.  After all, the policies under the Xuzhou Army were not as good as those under the Yanzhou Army.

    "If it's just these, it's still a small problem. If you accidentally lose your life in the war, then everything will be over.  Even life is a problem, what else is important?

    Of course, there is another reason that is not big or small, that is, too many people have died in Huaiyin City, making Huaiyin City almost a place of death.  Some people are also taboo about these places and therefore are unwilling to move.

    "No, the Lord really told me that the people of Yuzhou are not willing to come here. Now, the average number of people coming here in each county is less than 10,000. Compared with before, it is far behind.  At its peak, the population of each of these six counties was nearly a hundred thousand, and Huaiyin City had a population of hundreds of thousands in the past peacetime. But now" The governor of Huaiyin Prefecture.  Chai Xu complained bitterly.

    Chai Xu was the governor of Huaiyin Mansion appointed by Zhao Xun. He was also a capable official in Youzhou, so Zhao Xuncai transferred him to the Huaiyin Mansion that was captured from Xuzhou as the governor.  He cooperates with Li Weizheng, the captain of the Huaiyin Prefecture and the captain of the rear guard army, and is responsible for all civil and military affairs of Huaiyin Prefecture.

    " However, there is a lack of population under this rule. No matter what you do, it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.  Not to mention, in Huaiyin City and other counties, the land is still completely white.  Even cleaning it up requires manpower.  Soldiers are soldiers after all, and cannot be used as laborers to deal with the aftermath.

      "Yes, there is no one in the six counties now, and the six counties are close to the southeast of Xuzhou. The southeast of Xuzhou is where the Xuzhou army gathers, and there may be a war at any time. But precisely in these cities, we have no  Common people live there. In addition, the local county soldiers have now become civilians." Li Wei, the captain of the imperial army, shook his head and smiled bitterly.

    Zhao Xun and Feng Ziming looked at each other, speechless.  Neither of them expected that there would be no one available to recruit here.

    Feng Ziming smiled bitterly and said: "According to our policy, we have never asked for people to come. Now we can't recruit people. This is really" As he said this, Feng Ziming also shook his head.

    Hearing Feng Ziming¡¯s words, Zhao Xun¡¯s mind flashed with light, and he immediately smiled and said: ¡°We are too stupid and completely ignored our advantages.¡±

    "Advantage? What advantage? Lord, please explain?" Feng Ziming, Chai Xu and others asked urgently.

    Zhao Xun said quietly: "Ziming also said just now that according to our policy, there has always been no shortage of people. And the actual situation is also the same. The earlier Youzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou, and now Bingzhou and Xiazhou are all  So" As he said this, Feng Ziming's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood that Feng Ziming had guessed what he wanted to say.

    Zhao Xun secretly admired Feng Ziming's quick change of thoughts, and kept saying: "Why can't we find people now? The reason is that in the past, when we recruited people, they all came from other prefectures and counties. That is,  He said that the policies of other prefectures and counties are far less good than ours, so they are willing to come for these superior policies. But now, we are recruiting people to move within the country and move them to war-torn areas. Naturally, these people are not willing.  Because they already enjoy equal treatment unless we implement tough measures.¡±

    By this point, both Chai Xu and Li Weizheng understood, and the anxious look on their faces had dissipated.  Chai Xu suddenly smiled and said: "Lord, what you mean is, let us absorb the people in Xuzhou. This is a very good idea. Our policies here are much better than those under the Xuzhou Army. Usually, there are often people in Xuzhou  The people fled to Yanzhou, and it is precisely because of this that Li Chi joined forces with the Tang army to resist us. It is more convenient now. "

    Zhao Xun nodded and said: "Yes, we were careless earlier and forgot to attract people to live in. If the people of Xuzhou can enter our place, that would be the most beneficial thing. By the way, some time ago, Qi Jun  There is a massacre in Guangling Prefecture in the south, causing the people in Guangling Prefecture to flee. We can definitely send people south to attract them to come north to join us. "

    "Although the Qi army has stopped killing now, it is plundering people everywhere and turning them into refugees. Presumably, he is also trying to create a group of refugees to increase pressure on Li Chi. After all, with an army of hundreds of thousands fighting, the Xuzhou Army's logistical pressure is also  It¡¯s huge. And if we act now, Li Chi must be happy to see success.¡±

    Chai Xu said happily: "Well, my subordinates will send people to go south to let these refugees enter our place. I don't believe that they are not at all interested in the conditions here?"

    "My lord! News is coming from the south!" Just when Zhao Xun and others were trying to attract people to enter, a bodyguard hurried in.

    "Huh? News from the south?" Zhao Xun was slightly startled.  He immediately took the sealed information and opened it to read.  After a while, a smile appeared on Zhao Xun's face.

    "Good news, really good news. Our brothers in the south have occupied all of Qiongzhou Island. Now, Qiongzhou Island is already a base for our navy in the south. In addition, it is also the rear support base for the Jiaozhou operation team."

    "In addition, we have also recruited one-third of the Yangzhou Navy. Now, the strength of our Zhao Navy, both in terms of ships and soldiers, is already twice that of the Yangzhou Navy." As he said this, he laughed.  Then he handed the information in his hand to the three people around him.

    Feng Ziming was the first to see it, and then a smile appeared on his face, saying: "For us, this is really the best news. The Yangzhou Navy has weakened, and our Zhao Navy has strengthened. For the entire situation, it is better than our occupation.  It¡¯s even more important than Yuzhou.¡±

    "Yes, now we already have the first and second fleets. Now let's mix them up, split them up again, and form a third fleet, which will be stationed on Qiongzhou Island. I think, not to mention that Murong Cheng has not received the news yet, no  Go back. Even if we get the news, we won¡¯t dare to provoke Zhao Jun again easily, not to mention that the navy he has now is far from our opponent.¡±

    Feng Ziming nodded and said: "Judging from this detailed information, the Yangzhou Navy has obtained Murong Cheng's current situation. It seems that these navy no longer think highly of the King of Qi. Otherwise, they will not win over our people."  Under such circumstances, one-third of the fleet can be easily cut off. This is hundreds of warships with a total of 30,000 soldiers.??surplus.  Plus auxiliary troops.  There are 50,000 soldiers.  What's even more serious is that many soldiers and auxiliary soldiers left from the seaport, but the Yangzhou navy soldiers did not stop them.  This shows that they no longer dare to take action against our great Zhao Navy.  "

    Chai Xu said with pride: "In recent years, our Zhao Navy has continued to expand, while the Yangzhou Navy has stagnated. Between advancement and retreat, its strength has been turned upside down. At the beginning, many warships of the Youzhou Navy, that is, the First Fleet,  Those that are old, slow, small, and not conducive to naval warfare have been replaced. It can be said that now, our naval fleet of Zhao has far surpassed the Yangzhou Navy.  The maritime merchants must also fly the flag of our country, otherwise they will be detained. Naturally, the Yangzhou navy does not dare to provoke us easily. "

    Feng Ziming and Li Weizheng had arrived in Yanzhou for a long time and did not know much about the situation in Zhao. Chai Xu was an elite member of the Zhao army and could be transferred to an important place like Huaiyin Mansion. Naturally, he had a better understanding of Zhao and the war.  Also more understanding.  Therefore, Chai Xu was able to explain the naval situation very clearly, but Feng Ziming and Li Weizheng were shocked when they heard it.

    What does it mean to accept maritime merchants who go to Yizhou to trade?  This means that Zhao's navy has begun to collect commercial taxes from Yizhou.  In other words, in a sense, Da Zhao already had the ability to invade Yizhou, and to a certain extent, it also exercised certain dominant rights over Yizhou.

    "Lord, is this true?" As a soldier, Li Wei was naturally excited.

    Zhao Xun nodded and said softly: "It's true! After all, we have never stopped developing the navy in the past few years. The land of Liaozhou has always provided timber for the navy. Over such a long time, we have  The navy is no longer what it used to be. However, this time we can take over one-third of the Yangzhou Navy. It can be said that in terms of quantity, we are already more than twice or even three times the current Yangzhou Navy.  ¡±

    "This time the Third Fleet is formed and stationed on Qiongzhou Island. In the future, the entire eastern Yangzhou, Jiangzhou, and Jiaozhou areas will be the attack sites of our Zhao Navy. In the future, our Zhao Navy will appear in various sea areas.  "Zhao Xun said with a serious face.

    For Zhao Xun, who has another memory, he naturally understands the benefits of the navy.  Naturally, he also knows how big the world is under the blue sky.  We also know that there was once a small country that occupied almost a quarter of the world due to the conquests of its navy.

    Not to mention the distance, just now, the powerful Zhao Navy appeared in Yizhou, which is the Japanese island. At first, the local forces in Yizhou were dissatisfied. Under the strong attack of the Zhao Navy, seven of the warships of the local forces were destroyed.  Seven or eight.  There were successive battles and repeated defeats.  Until almost all the Yizhou warships were destroyed, until the Zhao navy landed on Yizhou land.

    Although this Yizhou was occupied by the Chu State in the previous dynasty and was entrusted to the princes of the Chu State, its military strength and some basic levels were far weaker than those of the local dynasty.  Therefore, after the Zhao naval fleet landed ashore and the thunderous thunder appeared several times, the forces on Kyushu Island in the westernmost part of Yizhou basically attached themselves to Zhao.  The princes of the other three islands did not dare to have any dissatisfaction with Zhao for sending the navy to collect taxes after the navy was defeated.

    It was also because of this that Zhao Xun officially began to implement colonial rule over Yizhou.  The first target is Kyushu Island in Yizhou. Now, Zhao has transported a team of ten thousand people through warships and stationed in Kyushu Island. He has forcibly purchased a large piece of territory from the eastern princes of Kyushu Island at a low price as a temporary station.  , also as a convoy guarding the caravan.

    "Lord, this report also states that there are more than 50,000 personnel in the one-third of the naval fleet. Their families have also requested to leave Yangzhou, and they are all waiting to be dealt with. Now, how will they be settled? Is that possible?  Will it lead to obstruction?" Chai Xu, who seemed to be reporting, asked in a deep voice.

    Zhao Xun said with a smile: "It doesn't matter. Since the Yangzhou Navy coach didn't stop him, it means that he doesn't think highly of Murong Cheng either. Moreover, he doesn't dare to surrender to us who block these people. More importantly, the Yangzhou Navy coach is afraid that  There are other thoughts, but no matter what, the people from the Yangzhou Navy dare not stop them. So, who else in the southwest of Yangzhou dares to stop tens of thousands of naval family members from leaving the coastal areas? "

    "In this way, we will give them a reply soon and ask them to move their families away from Yangzhou as soon as possible. After all, Yangzhou has been caught in the flames of war. First, they will be resettled on Dao Qiongzhou Island. After the three fleets are established, we will follow them according to their locations.  Settle in."

    "If Li Chi learns that Zhao Jun captured one-third of the naval fleet without a fight by his side, I wonder if he will be angry and curse loudly." Feng Ziming said with a smile.

    "Definitely, think about it, the Xuzhou Army fought tooth and nail and was still competing with the Yangzhou Army for the Yangzhou mansions. But the Zhao Army did nothing, just thousands of miles away, and captured tens of thousands of soldiers and more than a hundredBattleship, how can you not make people angry?  Chai Xu responded with a laugh.

    Li Weizheng continued: "That's good, we have begun to attract people from Xuzhou. Although Li Chi won't say much about us accepting some of the refugees from Guangling Prefecture, his heart is definitely desolate and painful."

    As the news spread from Huaiyin Prefecture, people from Guangling Prefecture in the south, Juling Prefecture in the east and Chuzhou Prefecture in the north began to enter the country.  Although Guangling Mansion is the closest to Huaiyin City, it is most suitable to move here.  However, the Yanzhou Army of Huaiyin Mansion never refuses entry to the people.  In short, no matter which direction you come from, the officials of Huaiyin Mansion welcome you.

    Seeing this situation, in addition to Guangling Prefecture, the officials of Juling Prefecture and Chuzhou Prefecture were extremely angry.  In the past, the Xuzhou Army and the Tang Army allied forces resisted the Yanzhou Army. What was their purpose?  Isn't it because the policies of the Yanzhou Army attracted the people in our own territory to flee to Yanzhou?  Well now, here it comes again.

    ¡°However, it¡¯s not the same now as it was then.  Now most of the Xuzhou Army is in the south, fighting with the Qi Army.  The defenders in various cities and places are either new soldiers or there are insufficient defenders.  Therefore, there is nothing they can do about this situation.  Zhihao sent people to Yanzhou to complain to the Yanzhou army.  However, will the Yanzhou Army pay attention to them?

    With the passage of time, the number of people in the six counties of Huaiyin Prefecture gradually increased.  The government also began to get busy, and the ruins of the county seat were gradually cleared out and new buildings built.
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