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The Rise of Heroes Chapter 344: The Beauty of the Country

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    Ma Chao was overjoyed when he heard this. The gloom that had accumulated in his heart for many days was swept away. He laughed and said: "With all the great talents coming up with suggestions, even if Yuan Shao has millions of troops, he will treat them like chickens and dogs! Gongda's plan is very good.  How wonderful! If you follow this, I will immediately send a capable person to Liu Biao and give him a big reward!" Chen Qun stood up after hearing this, clasping his fists and saying, "We are not talented enough, so I am willing to send Liu Biao as an envoy to help him."  "This matter!" Ma Chao said happily: "If Changwen comes forward, this matter will definitely come true! I will immediately ask the emperor to issue an edict to appoint Liu Biao as the shepherd of Jingzhou and take charge of the post of general Zhennan. He will also be the governor of the two states of Jingzhou and Yuzhou.  Marquis Xiangyang! And support Liu Biao with 300,000 hu of grain and grass, 1 billion in money, 3,000 war horses, 5,000 sets of fish scale helmets, 5,000 horse-cutting knives, and 3,000 two-stone iron bows."  After a pause, he then said: "I am going here with great fanfare. I must let the world know that Liu Biao has surrendered to the imperial court, and I will also give strong support to Liu Biao." Chen Qun said seriously: "Don't worry, my lord, this matter is not a trivial matter, and I don't dare to take any chances."  Neglect!" Ma Chao was moved in his heart and said: "Not only are Liu Biao in Jingzhou, but there is also Zhang Xiu, a remnant of Dong's thieves, who is entrenched in Nanyang. I will grant him the title of General Hu Ben. During the holiday, I will support him with 100,000 dendrobiums of grain and grass, and 2,000 sets of swords and armor each.  , a thousand war horses, and a thousand iron-tied bows, let him assist Liu Biao in the defense of Jingzhou."  We have to face Yuan Shao directly! Appropriate support for Liu Biao and Zhang Xiu can also buy more time for our lord!" Ma Chao said: "That's right. Zhang Xiu has a counselor named Jia Xu. This man is very talented, Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu.  If you are willing to fight against Yuan Shao with all your strength, it will not be a problem to persist for a year and a half!" Everyone nodded in agreement, but secretly wondered how Ma Chao knew Jia Xu. They had been in Luoyang for a long time, but they had never heard of Jia Xu.  After formulating the strategic direction, everyone began to study the details.  This drought affected a wide range of areas. Guanzhong, Hongnong, Hedong, Hanoi and other places under the rule were seriously affected. Even Yanzhou, Yuzhou and southern Yangzhou, as well as the entire Xuzhou and half of Qingzhou were affected to varying degrees. Except for Nanyang County, Jingzhou was affected  Not big.  Ma Chao After several years of accumulation, various governments have full warehouses of grain, but they are still unable to help the world at the same time.  After everyone's discussion, a feasible plan was finally formulated.  First, porridge was placed in government offices in various places. This could ensure that the elderly, weak, women and children would not die of hunger, but it would not be possible to eat enough.  On this basis, each county organizes refugees to work and implements a work-to-relief model.  Whether local refugees or refugees from other states and counties, as long as they have labor force, they can come to join the refugee camp.  Mainly engaged in infrastructure construction such as water conservancy excavation, road building and bridge building, land reclamation, and city repair.  The remuneration for labor is extremely low. You can only bring one mouth to fill your stomach every day. In addition, you can also distribute a small amount of food.  For example, a family of four only needs one laborer to ensure that the whole family survives the famine years.  Not only that, Ma Chao also used female surnames to work for the first time, such as sewing and weaving, and other manual labor, and the pay was slightly lower than that of male surnames.  These policies can be said to have many benefits. While donating a large amount of food, the harvest is also huge.  It not only ensures the reputation of the rulers to survive the disaster years, but also vigorously develops infrastructure to benefit the country and the people.  The most important thing is that this move can win over the people and attract southern refugees to settle in the north. If Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others fail to provide disaster relief, a large number of people will flow into Jizhou and Sili areas. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Invisibly, we took advantage of it. After all, in a feudal society dominated by agriculture, population was the key.  Of course, the amount of food required would be immeasurable, and we could only take one step at a time. If that didn't work, we would have to find another way.  The next step is to deal with Gongsun Zan and completely capture Youzhou.  Due to the arrival of Ma Chao, Gongsun Zan was not doing well. Liu Yu vigorously suppressed him internally, while Zhao Yun and Zhang He were eyeing him externally.  Now that Tian Kai has taken refuge with Ma Chao again, Gongsun Zan's situation is even worse.  And because Liu Yu had his only son Liu He who was an official in the imperial court, he did not dare to openly oppose Ma Chao even if he had the courage to do so.  Historically, Liu Yu pursued lenient governance in Youzhou, persuaded the people to farm, opened the Hu market in Shanggu, and developed the salt and iron industry in Yuyang. The people were happy and accumulated a lot of food.  In order to escape the Yellow Turban Rebellion, more than one million nobles and people from Qingzhou and Xuzhou came to Liu Yu, and they were all taken in and resettled.  Later, Gongsun Zan was ordered to conquer Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju's rebellion, and was under Liu Yu's control.  Gongsun Zan only focused on the strength of his troops and allowed his troops to intrude on the people, while Liu Yu focused on benevolent governance and cared about the people, so conflicts arose between him and Gongsun Zan.  Ma Chao has never been free to deal with Gongsun Zan before. The main reason is that he has no excuse. After all, Gongsun Zan is still a minister of the Han Dynasty, and he can't just fight.  Liu Yu had won the hearts of the people in Youzhou. If he sent troops rashly, it would easily arouse people's anger. Therefore, we could only adopt a soft policy towards Liu Yu, raise him to an official position, and force him to join the court as an official, which could just replace Lu Zhi who died of illness.He was appointed as Situ.  After agreeing on various policies, Tian Feng, Jushou and others returned to the office to carry out disaster relief work.  You should not rush to send troops to Youzhou, at least wait until Yuan Shao sends troops to Jingzhou. Zhao Yun's 50,000 soldiers and horses are entrenched in the Hejian and Bohai areas, which is enough to attack Gongsun Zan.  Before that, he must be charged with a crime.  After taking care of these trivial matters, Ma Chao still has to be busy setting up Liu Xie's successor.  Liu Xie was born in 181, which was about to turn fourteen. As an emperor of the area, he should have had children long ago.  At first Mrs. Dong took a fancy to Ma Chao's sister Ma Yunlu. This move was strongly opposed by Ma Chao and ended in a miscarriage.  But Mrs. Dong didn't give up. When Ma Yunlu couldn't marry, she took up the idea of ??Sikong Caiyong's two daughters.  "The first target is of course Cai Yan, the legitimate daughter, but Cai Yan is Ma Chao's woman, and Mrs. Dong certainly knows about it. Besides, Cai Yan is five years older than Liu Xie, so it is inappropriate.  Mrs. Dong then retreated to the next best thing and wanted to hire Cai Rui, Cai Yan's sister, as her queen.  This move can be described as well-intentioned!  Once this is successful, both Liu Xie and Ma Chao will be Cai Yong's sons-in-law. If Ma Chao dares to usurp the throne, he will be in trouble, and neither Cai Yong nor Cai Yan will let him go.  Cai Yong wholeheartedly agrees, but Cai Rui is just ten years old, far from the age of marriage. How can the majestic mother of a country be a [***] little loli?  Of course, Empress Dowager Dong also thought of this, but she only wanted to settle the relationship and get married when Cai Rui was full and in her hairpin years.  In this way, Cai Yong had no room for objection, and it coincided with Ma Chao's military expedition to Qingzhou, so he immediately agreed.  Ma Chao was very depressed when he learned about this. Liu Xie was originally his brother-in-law, but now he has the identity of a brother-in-law. If he replaces him in the future, he will definitely be criticized by future generations.  Cai Yong, who is even more depressed, is also a die-hard member of the Han Dynasty. If he ascends the throne as emperor one day, he will definitely face fierce opposition from him.  After thinking about it, Ma Chao had no choice but to discuss countermeasures with Cai Yan privately.  During this period, Cai Yan has been working with Cai Yong and others to organize tens of thousands of books in Yuntai, stone chambers and other places, and is very busy.  At that time, Cai Yan and Du Xiu Niang were quite jealous because of Ma Chao's marriage to Princess Wannian. Now Liu Li, Diao Chan, Yang Wan and Dong Xuan have all had physical relations with Ma Chao, leaving only the two oldest ones who still stay together.  He had an empty room and didn't even have a name.  Cai Yan had known for a long time that Ma Chao wanted to ascend the throne as emperor, but she was not a woman who could participate in this matter. The two discussed it for a long time and still could not come up with a countermeasure.  Seeing Ma Chao's frown, Cai Yan gritted his teeth and said sternly: "I have an unexpected way to solve this problem!" Ma Chao's heart moved and he frowned: "Yan'er, tell me!" Cai Yan raised her eyebrows slightly.  He frowned and said in a sweet voice: "The general has spread his kindness to the world. It is only a matter of time to replace this [***] government. How can we take the personal relationships of our children to heart at this critical moment. Although you and I have personal feelings,  The general only needs to forget about the concubine, so why bother with this matter?" Ma Chao shook his head and said sternly: "I love the country, but I love Yan'er even more!  Although she is not the first woman I have met, she is the confidante who understands me best. I would rather give up Jiangshan than Yaner. I will never mention this again. I will find a matchmaker to propose marriage to Mr. Cai tomorrow!  , I want Yan'er to marry into the Ma family as a common wife, and the standard will never be worse than the wedding between this general and Princess Wannian!" Cai Yan was moved when he heard this, his eye circles were reddish, the corners of his eyes were shining, and he whispered persuasion!  Said: "The man has his ambitions in all directions. If the general marries my concubine, he will be criticized by the world once he ascends the throne and becomes emperor in the future. I have no face to face my own sister, so why should I do this?" Ma Chao sneered: "Ding  Having a lower status may not necessarily lead to good things, and many changes can happen in four years! Besides, history is written by the victors. Ying Zheng burned books and enslaved millions of people to build the Great Wall, but in one day,  Speaking of Qin Shihuang, who doesn't admire him? No one is perfect, and he will make mistakes. I am just a mortal. It is a lie to say that the gods are reincarnated. I can live a long life with Yan'er with a stain on my back.  So why not?" Cai Yan was even more moved when he heard this, leaning on Ma Chao without saying a word, with happiness on his face.  Ma Chao was also very moved. Cai Yan was two years older than him and was now nineteen years old. She was definitely a mature woman at the time.  Immediately, he lowered his head and kissed the charming red lips. He picked up Cai Yan with both arms and walked towards the couch.  Cai Yan trembled all over. Kissing and hugging Ma Chao in the past two years has not been a rare thing, but today she knew that Ma Chao was going to get serious. She was surprised and happy, and she was still looking forward to it.  Lightly solve Luo Chang, spring light, Ma Chao couldn't hold the white towering hands in one hand. Cai Yan's figure was hot, the front was raised, and the breasts were fat and the waist. There was no trace of fat.  Following the familiar moans, Ma Chao's breathing gradually became heavier. He found the place where the spring water was gushing, and after a cry (To be continued.
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