The most arrogant in history

Chapter 365 The overall situation is important.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "We have only just begun. The common people in Jingzhou have nothing to eat in the winter, and the days in the spring are even harder to endure."

Zhuge Feng smiled and said, "But if we accept a large number of refugees, I'm afraid our own lives will become difficult as well."

Ye Kun was confident: "Chengdu and Hanzhong have a bumper harvest of autumn crops, which is enough for us to last until the wheat harvest next year. The production in Yong and Liang states has also recovered, and we have more than enough for ourselves. There are still countless chickens, ducks, pigs and dogs among the people, which can all be used as food. So there is no need to worry."

Most of the elderly, weak, sick and disabled immigrants were sent to Cigu County and Chongqing as family units.

Although Chongqing has many mountains, there is still a large amount of land and low mountains in the parallel ridges and valleys, so it can easily accommodate another 200,000 people.

For those families with large and healthy population, Ye Kun allowed them to stay in Xiangfan and participate in the construction.

Busy, it's New Year again.

Production in the Xiangfan area finally gradually recovered.

Great progress has also been made in water conservancy projects. Small reservoirs and ponds have been built in low-lying areas for storing water for flood prevention, as well as for raising fish and growing lotus roots.

The newly built villages are all on high ground, so there is no need to worry about floods.

Ye Kun inspected the Jingxiang area back and forth, guided production, adjusted personnel, and his prestige grew day by day.

Xiao Dequan of Jiangdong sent people to ask for peace again, willing to cede Jingzhou in exchange for peace.

Because Jingzhou suffered a flood last year, the people all turned to Ye Kun for help, and production has not recovered. It is a waste!

If Xiao Dequan wanted to hold on to Jingzhou, he had to deploy heavy troops for defense and consume a large amount of food and grass.

The key is that we can’t hold on!

Therefore, Xiao Dequan sacrificed his car to save his king, contracted the defense line, and defended the southern part of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

Ye Kun was not polite either. He gave Xiao Dequan three days to move and ordered him not to destroy a single brick or tile in the city.

On February 15th, Ye Kun entered Jingzhou.

At this point, the entire Jingxiang area was incorporated into Ye Kun's territory.

There are nine provinces in the world, and Ye Kun already controls four of them.

Jingzhou, Yizhou, Yongzhou, and Liangzhou.

There is also the northern line of Jiaozhou, the northwestern line of Xiqiang, the Xiaoxianwang tribe on the prairie, and the eastern part of the Western Regions.

But looking at the map, Ye Kun's territory is about the same as that of Xiao Dequan and Xiahou Chang.

Because Xiao Dequan expanded southward in the past two years, he had already controlled the later Guangdong and Guangxi regions, and even entered Jiaozhi.

Jiaozhi is the south of Yue in later generations, a place where monkeys are abundant.

Ye Kun discussed with Zhuge Feng, Feng Shengzhi, Ma Zhengyang and others and decided not to use troops for the time being, but to continue to digest and develop Jingzhou and restore productivity.

After leaving Chengdu for more than a year, Ye Kun also wants to go back and take a look.

Before leaving, Ye Kun submitted a petition to the court, asking Wei Ning to be named "King of Jing" and to live in Yizhou for retirement.

Shangguan Jifu's son Shangguan Lin was appointed as the governor of Jingzhou - this was also a comfort to Shangguan Jifu's spirit in heaven.

Shangguan Lin was young and unable to govern, so he was just a figurehead.

Appoint Huangfu Lin as Grand Commander of Jingzhou and Grand Commander of the Navy to guard Jingzhou;

Ma Botao was appointed as the Grand Commander of Xiangfan, guarding the areas of Fancheng and Xinye and resisting Xiahou Chang on the front line.

Yan Liuhai was appointed as the Grand Commander of Changsha, governor of the Jiangnan military west of Chongqing.

Jiang Laowu was still the deputy commander of the navy, and it was inevitable that he was somewhat unhappy under Huangfu Lin's command.

Ye Kun went to do ideological work and comfort Jiang Laowu:

"You and I are brothers of one mind. I know your grievances. But don't worry. When we conquer Jiangdong next year, there will be a vast territory that needs you to manage. Among the nine provinces in the world, one will always be yours. We are still fighting for the world, so we must unite. Otherwise, it will be too late for you and me to regret it."

Jiang Laowu felt better and said with a smile: "Brother, I'm fine, just put the overall situation first!"

"Thank you brother!"

Ye Kun felt relieved and set off on a certain day to return to Chengdu, and inspected Tianmen County, Xiping Mountain, Pingye County, Dongba County and Chongqing.

Xiping Mountain was also a frontline site back then and was built at great expense.

Now that it has become the hinterland, there is no need for heavy defense. Only one hundred soldiers are left to guard the warehouses and some military facilities.

Ye Kun ordered the clearance of all the military bunkers to accommodate the civilians.

The same goes for Pingye County and Dongba County. There is no need for garrison troops. Only a small number of city defense troops and yamen runners and constables are left behind, and all other soldiers are transferred to Jingzhou.

Liu Dongliang, the governor of Dongba County, welcomed Ye Kun outside the city and congratulated Ye Kun on taking over the entire Jingzhou, as well as Xiangyang and Fancheng.

Ye Kun examined Liu Dongliang's achievements in the past two years and thought that this guy was not bad. He smiled and said:

"The eight counties of Jingzhou are vast, but lack talented management. Why don't you exchange places with the officials there and learn from them?"

The governance of the eight counties in Jingzhou was a mess.

It's all a puzzle of power among the landlord groups. Everyone guards their own territory, acts independently, and the situation is chaotic.

Ye Kun has ordered Ma Zhao to bring a team of fifty people to Jingzhou to rectify the administration of officials, but there is still a shortage of people and the manpower is seriously insufficient.

Therefore, Ye Kun had to dispatch capable officials from Chongqing and Chengdu.

The local officials in Jingzhou were deeply rooted, so Ye Kun did not move them for the time being. He just let them come to Chongqing, Hanzhong and Chengdu to serve as officials in the name of exchange.

Liu Dongliang smiled and said, "I will go wherever the lord tells me to go!"

Ye Kun laughed and asked Liu Dongliang to organize a team himself and go to Jingzhou to take up the post.

When I arrived in Chongqing, I saw Wei Caiqin outside the city.

Wei Caiqin was still so heroic and energetic, riding a horse and galloping over, saying with a smile: "Brother Ye, you finally took Jingzhou back. My father should rest in peace if he is still alive."

Ye Kun took Wei Caiqin, held her hand, and said with a smile: "I also submitted a petition to the court, requesting that your elder brother be conferred the title of King of Jing."

Wei Caiqin smiled and said, "Xiahou Chang was beaten so badly by you, will he agree?"

"The so-called submission to the court is just a show. Regardless of whether the court agrees or not, your elder brother is the King of Jing."

Ye Kun and Wei Caiqin walked into the city hand in hand, and said with a smile: "I will expand your eldest brother's mansion in Deyang and build it into the Jingwang Mansion, so that you can enjoy honor for the rest of your life."

Wei Caiqin smiled and said, "I think Chongqing is fun. It's a big place with mountains and water."

"So how's your women's work going?"

"Very good, I have already paid more than half of my dowry." Wei Caiqin smiled happily and said:

"I was mainly responsible for women's health work, women's schools, and matchmaking activities, to match people up and help widows rebuild their families. Oh, and I also caught dozens of nasty men who married widows of soldiers who died in battle, but stole their pensions and abused the widows and their children."

"Well done! These treacherous criminals must be severely punished!"

Ye Kun praised him and asked, "Are you happy with this job? Do you have any other requirements? Or any suggestions?"

Wei Caiqin thought about it and suddenly remembered something: "Oh, yes, there is a suggestion. Some poor people have no wives, while some rich businessmen and gentry have many concubines. Those who die of drought will die of drought, and those who drown will die of drowning!"

"Ah, this..."

Ye Kun blushed.

Wei Caiqin chuckled: "Brother Ye, I didn't say anything about you."