Royal road

Chapter 326

The north wind has risen, but Jiangdong is only a little bit colder.In the palace of Jianye, Sima Rui looked at the military report just handed over, and heaved a sigh of relief: "The False Emperor Xingtai has finally been wiped out, and this time he has worked hard!"

After capturing Shouchun and exterminating the rebel party, Wang Dun did not withdraw his troops immediately, but was ordered by Sima Rui to go to Xuzhou to attack the false emperor Xingtai who had fled there.The governor of Xuzhou is the brother-in-law of Situ Xinying, the false emperor who traveled to Taichung. Seeing that the situation was unstable, he immediately thought about hiding the false emperor and closed himself off.However, Xuzhou's troops were far inferior to Wang Dun's, and Qingzhou rebels were behind the rebellion. After only a few months, they handed over the false emperor and cut off their tails to survive.

Wang Dun was not polite, and ordered Sima Duan to be beheaded, completely eliminating this hidden danger.

How could Sima Rui not be ecstatic when he got the news?Among all the pseudo-emperors, only Sima Duan, the king of Yuzhang, was able to stand in Shouchun, and he was the real younger brother of the former emperor.If it is not removed, it is likely to threaten the regime he just acquired.

Now that Sima Duan was dead and Xuzhou Xingtai was broken, Sima Rui's heart was finally put back in his stomach.

As for Yongzhou Xingtai and Yanzhou Xingtai, Sima Rui didn't care at all.Anyway, there is Liu Yao in Yongzhou and Shile in Yanzhou. Could these two barbarians allow the false emperor to run rampant?It is a good thing for him to restrain the two sides.only……

After hesitating for a moment, Sima Rui said in a low voice: "Can we still spare our troops to take back Yu and Yan?"

This is a weird question, but the director Wang opposite him answered without hesitation: "Although Xuzhou has been pacified, the situation in Jingzhou and Yangzhou is not stable. I think that the recovery of the northern land should be done slowly. You must not rush to raise troops !"

This is a tricky word, what is Xu Xu Tuzhi?In the final analysis, we still need to preserve our own strength.Anyway, the king's capital has been moved to Jianye, and the emperor is also in his hands. Is there anything worth nostalgic about in the North?

What's more, Sima Rui has already tasted the taste of holding the emperor.At the beginning when I was in Sanwu, I was called every day should not be called the earth is not working, the Jiangdong family didn't take him as a clan at all.But now, in the position of Grand Tutor, there is also a little emperor in his hand.His power is comparable to that of Sima Yue back then, who would dare to underestimate him?

And this title can fully gather those gentry who migrated to the south.When the number of northerners increases and they occupy a large number of manors and Dingkou, it will not be so difficult to control the situation in the court.

Everything is moving in the most favorable direction.What is Sima Rui most afraid of now?In fact, it's not the Huns, nor the rogues, but his clan and ethnic groups!

How many descendants are there left by Emperor Wu Sima Yan?Taking a step back, how many children will Wendi Sima Zhao have?And he is just the great-grandson of Sima Yi, Emperor Xuan, and the grandson of Sima Yi, King of Wu in Langya.No matter how seniority is considered, it will not be his turn to sit on the throne!

It would be great if someone could kill all these clans.Sima Rui secretly hoped for countless times.But this is not what he should say after all.Therefore, there will be a secretive question.Director Wang just gave him the answer he wanted.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Sima Rui's brows widened, and he nodded, "There's been a lot of chaos just now, and we need to recuperate. Besides, there's Liang Zixi in the Northland. When the time is right, we'll be able to break through from both sides." Enemy. By the way, how is the situation in Xingang on the Jizhou side?"

Sima Rui thought about using the river to control grain transportation before, but the idea was wonderful, but he couldn't implement it at all.One of them is that the river course has been in disrepair for a long time, and what's more terrible is that the boundaries along the way are too messy.Even sailing in the river cannot guarantee 100% safety.However, the river transportation has not improved, but the sea transportation has flourished.Xingang in Jizhou naturally became the focus of Sima Rui's attention.

Director Wang sighed: "There is something extraordinary about the fruit of Liang County. In recent months, there have been no fewer than [-] ships traveling from Yangzhou to Jizhou."

"So many?" Sima Rui was also surprised.Director Wang was only talking about Yangzhou, but for maritime merchants, it’s not just Yangzhou that has ships?

Director Wang nodded: "Jizhou Xingang does not collect customs duties, so it attracts a lot of businessmen. I am afraid that there is a shortage of food in the north, which is why we have such a bad policy."

Sima Rui was stunned when he heard that no customs duties would be collected, and then he smiled and said, "This Liang Zixi is also cunning. If he doesn't collect taxes, how can he get the money and food to be handed over to the court? Anyway, this kind of thinking is not worth worrying about. important."

No matter how powerful the princes are, they must express their submission to the court on the surface.Wouldn't it be ugly if the tariffs were collected and some were not handed over?Of course, this is just a nice word to say.If Liang Feng really made up his mind to never take anything away, Sima Rui would have nothing to do with him.

"Bingzhou's food and roads are still secondary. If the Sanwu family forgets its roots because of profit, it will be bad." Director Wang did not follow his words this time, reminding, "We should still manage maritime merchants. In today's troubled times, only Having food in hand is fundamental.”

"Hmm..." Sima Rui nodded, "What Maohong said is true. We can increase the market rent so that merchants don't get carried away."

Director Wang couldn't help but smile wryly in his heart when he heard this.Is this a city rent issue?It is clearly to expand the control over the Three Wu Family!The current situation is completely different from what was imagined. If the merchants are greedy for profit and cause the grain to flow out blindly, it will be a huge hidden danger to the safety of Yangzhou.But Sima Rui's answer, he can understand.The Three Wu family cannot be easily offended now.How to control the balance is really a headache.Forget it, let's solve the urgent need first.Wait until the number of people moving south increases, and then reclaim the fields to increase production.

It's just that I don't know how Liang Zixi views their Zhengshuo in his heart.Zhengdan is coming soon, and you can also take this opportunity to find out his attitude.

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The southern imperial court didn't care about the hinterland of the Central Plains.Similarly, Liang Feng's focus at the moment is not in Yuzhou and Yanzhou.

"Although the layout of Xinling has begun, the power of the Murong Department in Liaodong is probably far beyond expectations." Zhang Bin's expression was a little worried, which was unexpected.

According to the previous plan, Shen Da sneaked into Pingzhou smoothly, but the first contact was not the governor of Pingzhou Cui Wei or the Murong Department, but the Yuwen Department.

Perhaps the most annoyed about Duanbu Xianbei taking over Youzhou is the Yuwenbu.After all, they both married Wang Jun's daughter, and now his brother-in-law has become a Shangguan, who would be reconciled?In the past few years, the Yuwen Department was defeated by the Murong Department, and the situation was even more difficult.With ambition and reason, it is easy to infiltrate.

According to the plan, after Shen Da infiltrated, he would instigate the Yuwen Department to seek refuge with Cui Wei as soon as possible.And with this weight, Cui Wei probably won't let go of the growing Murong Department around him.Immediately disrupting the battle situation and involving Duanbu will lead to a situation where wars are raging in the two prefectures of Youping.

But now, the strength of the Murong Department is unexpected, and it also brings changes to the plan.

"Then Murongxin promotes the etiquette of the Han family in the ministry, promotes farming, and values ​​talented people. If he is given a few years, he may be able to unify the seclusion and peace. Even the Tuoba tribe may not be able to stop it." This is Zhang Bin. The most important thing.

According to the original plan, the Murong Department and the Tuoba Department were the targets of their support, and they were also the two forces that would eventually compete for Youzhou.But things like raising tigers can be troublesome.If the Tuoba tribe loses to the Murong tribe and is taken over by it, then the Murong clan will become a more formidable enemy than the Duan clan, entrenched in Bingzhou, wouldn't it be more difficult to deal with?

Liang Feng was not surprised by this result.Murong's proclaimed himself emperor earlier than Tuoba's, so it's not surprising that he is stronger.He asked back: "How many years will it take for the Murong Ministry to rise? How many years will it take for Jizhou to stabilize?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Bin understood what the Lord meant.He didn't care about the rise of Murongbu, and even took it for granted.But the fight now is who can restore order faster and develop stronger.

This is a risky move, but the premise of taking the risk is that they have no better way to go.Sighing lightly, Zhang Bin said: "I will make arrangements to disrupt the Duan family and buy some time."

The war in Pingzhou is just a prelude, and the key is to drag the troops into the water.The previous battle of sending troops to Bingzhou can be said to have destroyed the foundation of Duan Ji Lu's family members, and as the son of Duan Bu, if he does not have enough influence, it is difficult to guarantee whether he can secure his position.Duan Wu Wuchen is not young anymore, so why not worry about chaos if he takes this opportunity to provoke him again?

Liang Feng nodded: "Youping and Pingzhou, act according to the plan. As long as the Xianbei tribes can't make a move. Compared with Youzhou, the recent weather is more worrying..."

"My lord, are you afraid of drought?" Although Zhang Bin is in charge of military affairs, he also knows civil affairs very well.It has not rained for several months since the autumn harvest.This is not good news.

If there is no snow this winter and the moisture in the fields is insufficient, it will be impossible to grow winter wheat, let alone spring plowing.And the lack of this season's food is a big problem that kills people.

"That's right. Regardless of the weather in the coming year, water conservancy must be at the forefront. If a project like the Zhengguo Canal can be built, Bingzhou will not be affected by drought or flood." Liang Feng said.

The Zhengguo Canal diverted Jingshui into Luoshui. After the digging, it irrigated more than [-] hectares of fertile fields in Guanzhong, giving Qin the confidence to send troops to the six countries and dominate the world.Who would not want a water conservancy project that would benefit one party and be handed down for generations?

And Bingzhou is also a state and county with extremely developed water conservancy resources.Every time the Fen River rises sharply, the people on both sides of the strait suffer unspeakably.Jinyang is located in the Taiyuan Basin, and it will be the leading food producing area in later generations.Now it has not exerted its due advantages at all, and there must be reasons for this.If it can be managed well and turned into benefits, it is the long-term strategy.

Zhang Bin replied: "Taiyuan may not have the geographical advantages of the Zhengguo Canal, and water control cannot be accomplished overnight. I will discuss with Zu Canjun to see if I can come up with a plan."

He has many school officials who draw maps under his command, and surveying and mapping is indispensable if he is going to repair the canal.

Liang Feng nodded, the sky cannot be controlled by manpower, only early planning.I just hope that the weather will be smooth and rainy for a little longer, so I can buy him more time.