Chapter 523

In the first year of Xingping, 194 AD, the first day of the first lunar month.

Since Sima Qian in the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty created the Taichu calendar, the Spring Festival has also been officially implemented among the people. Especially during the economic prosperity of the Western Han Dynasty, the common people got the opportunity to recuperate and began to work harder on the Spring Festival.

Today's Chengdu is extremely lively, and every household is decorated with lanterns and festoons, welcoming the new year.

Liu Zhang summoned all the ministers under his command in the State Shepherd's Mansion, and prepared to go to worship the ancestors together after a simple meeting.

"Everyone, this is the second year I'm going to spend in Chengdu. Since Berkshire was pacified last year, the whole Yizhou is thriving. After this year's development, the treasury of Chengdu is full and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Thanks to all of you!"

Since all the generals have been sent out, there are only a group of civil servants in the room right now, which also makes the atmosphere more mellow.

"This is the great blessing of the lord!"

The civil officials did not dare to take the credit, and all pushed the credit to Liu Zhang.

"Hahaha, you don't have to be like this, without you, how can I have today's achievements!"

It is said that the Yizhou family row. Besides, but after getting along for so long, Liu Zhang really didn't feel that there was anything wrong.

Perhaps it was Jia Xu and others who arranged it properly, or maybe the Yizhou family had high hopes for Liu Zhang, which made Liu Zhang trust the talents in Yizhou even more.

"Everyone, the army of the Southern Expedition is as powerful as a broken bamboo. It has completely conquered the two counties of Cang and Yue. The vassal state of Shu County and the vassal state of Qianwei have also been completely attached. I believe that it will not be long before the army of the Southern Expedition will find the right opportunity to go south and completely connect Yizhou. Into one piece!"

Although Lu Su's strategy did not make any decisive progress, overall the Southern Expedition Army is progressing smoothly. With the courage of Zhang Liao and Zhang Ren, except for Yizhou County and Yongchang County, the other four counties were all subordinated.

"Congratulations, my lord!"

The civil servants were also delighted from the bottom of their hearts. They all knew Liu Zhang's ambition in their hearts, and they were all waiting for that day to come.

"Wenhe, what's the situation in Berkshire?"

At the end of each year, each county will report its situation on a form, and these documents will be sent to Jia Xu.

"My lord, after a year of hard work, Prefect Xun You has completely wiped out all the thieves in Berkshire. Afterwards, water conservancy projects have been built and villages developed. Berkshire has already achieved a bumper harvest this year! According to Xun Taishou's letter, the treasury has a surplus of 400,000 shi of grain! "

"As expected of Gongda, if Berkshire is entrusted to him, there will be no worries!"

Liu Zhang nodded in satisfaction, and couldn't help praising Xun You in his heart.

Four hundred thousand shi of grain and grass may not seem like much, but in the year when Berkshire was pacified, all the millions of shi of grain and grass in Jiangzhou were used to help the counties!

In just one year, Berkshire not only did not need to allocate food and grass from Chengdu, but also had surplus food in Nengfu's inventory!

All of this is due to Xun You!

"My lord, Jinfan General Gan Ning has also sent news. After half a year of training, the Jinfan Army has initially formed its combat effectiveness. It's just that there are no talents in shipbuilding, so the Jinfan Army has no warships..."

"Hmm...cough cough cough..."

Liu Zhang coughed a few times to hide the embarrassment on his face.

He had known about this situation for a long time, and Gan Ning had written more than once to complain that the Jinfan Army was still using bamboo rafts.

But Liu Zhang had no choice. Shipbuilding required technical talents. Liu Zhang didn't know how to build a ship, and he couldn't conjure it out of thin air, so he kept using words to prevaricate.

"Wenhe, let's discuss the content of the battlefield! How much food and grass are there in each county government treasury now, can it support the army's conquest?"

This time, Jia Xu was not embarrassed, and happily gave Liu Zhang an affirmative answer.

"My lord, there is a severe drought this year, but Yizhou has abundant water systems and good weather! Except for Qianwei County, all the counties have a bumper harvest! Guangshu County has a surplus of one million stones!"

Hearing the conversation between Liu Zhang and Jia Xu, other officials were puzzled.

Haven't all the soldiers and horses been sent out? Where is there still a large army to fight?

Do you want to send out the last trapped camp in Chengdu?

If you really do that, all the officials can only admire Liu Zhang's courage, he dared to set up an empty city in Chengdu!

Liu Zhang didn't know what the officials were thinking, so he didn't care at the moment, and turned his head directly to Liu Ye.

"Zi Yang, it seems that you are really worrying too much..."

It has been half a year since Liu Zhang blatantly sent all the soldiers and horses to the south, and there is still harmony inside and outside Yizhou.

None of the crises Liu Ye mentioned has come, not even a hint of it.

Of course, at this moment Liu Zhang was just joking, after all he didn't want everything to be accepted by Liu Ye.

If everything inside and outside Yizhou is still stable, it's all due to Liu Ye's preparations for a rainy day.

"My lord, Liu Yu was killed by Gongsun Zan. I am afraid that the land of Hebei will be owned by Yuan Shao."

After half a year, Liu Ye was still not completely relieved, especially after hearing the news of Liu Yu's death, he felt the crisis coming frequently.

Even though he had prepared for all possible crises, Liu Ye was still uneasy, and he didn't know where there were omissions.

"Ziyang, everyone in the world knows that killing Liu Yu will lose Youzhou's hearts, but he, Gongsun Zan, doesn't know, and he deserves to be exterminated."

Liu Zhang hated Yuan Shao from the bottom of his heart, but there was no other way, Gongsun Zan didn't live up to it!

Liu Zhang, who is familiar with history, has no ability to change the ending of Hebei's ownership.

However, Gongsun Zan's military strength is strong, at least he can persist for a few more years.

Today is a great day for the first day of junior high school. Liu Zhang didn't want to ruin his good mood because of the incident in Hebei, so he directly changed the subject.

"Everyone, since Emperor Wu, there has been a tradition of worshiping ancestors on the first day of the lunar new year. Although the world is in chaos today, the tradition cannot be lost! After that, please follow me to worship the ancestors, pray for the protection of the ancestors, and wipe out the rebellious thieves as soon as possible, and restore the Han Dynasty! "

"Obey!"

Liu Zhang is not the heir to the throne, so he cannot be enshrined in the ancestral temple. However, as a clan member of the Han Dynasty, offering sacrifices to ancestors is absolutely in line with etiquette.

Worshiping ancestors can not only set an example for the officials, but also make a perfect interpretation of the ambitions in their hearts.

Just about to order to go forward together, the soldiers suddenly walked in directly outside the door.

"My lord, Hanzhong, Jiangzhou, Zhu Ti urgent report!"

"What did you say?"

Liu Zhang looked at the soldier suspiciously, he suspected that he had heard wrongly.

"My lord, hurry up for 800 miles in three places. The soldiers ran away for a day and night, and they are begging to see the lord outside the door!"

The soldier's tone was anxious, and he quickly reported again, and briefly explained the urgency of the matter.

"Quick pass!"

Liu Zhang thumped in his heart, and couldn't help but look at Liu Ye who had been teased by him before, and became anxious in his heart.

Could it be that Liu Ye really hit the mark?

At this moment, Liu Ye didn't notice that Liu Zhang was looking at him at all, instead he seemed to be suddenly enlightened.

(end of this chapter)