Chapter 167
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Within the next ten days, Huang Zu began to fulfill his promise and moved their families to Chaisang according to the list of prisoners of war provided by Chaisang.
Most of these prisoners of war family members were slaves who depended on Huang Zu's tenants, and the migration was relatively smooth. Because the Jiangxia water network was dense and every household had ships, the migration was almost mainly water.
A dense boat began to appear on the Yangtze River. One boat was a family, loaded with meager property, box cages, bedding, clay pots, farm tools, etc. There were also thin children and white-haired elderly people on the bow. Men and women carefully rocked the boat, avoiding the wind and waves on the water, and their yearning for a new life, and sailing from Wuchang and Xiakou to Chaisang.
At the Chaisang Wharf, the local government was ready, and the county magistrate Zhu Xun was fully responsible for the resettlement. He had set up dozens of tables on the wharf. More than one yamen runners and several soldiers were busy inside and outside, some were responsible for registering, and some were responsible for arranging food and accommodation. Although they were busy and noisy, they were arranged in an orderly manner and not chaotic.
There were dozens of long queues on the dock, registering and naturalizing one by one. From time to time, touching scenes of captured soldiers reuniting with their families. The whole family hugged each other tightly and cried. Even Liu Jing, who was watching from afar on the city wall, could not help but be moved, and silently watched the reunion of their families.
At this time, a large ship of five came from the river east of Chaisang. A man about ten years old stood on the bow of the ship. He was tall and had a foot-long black beard and elegant in appearance. This man was Lu Su, who came to Chaisang from Eastern Wu, and was ordered by Sun Quan to discuss the aftermath of the war with Liu Jing.
This can be said to be the first time in the past decade that the Sun and Liu families had negotiated when they exchanged Sun Jian's body, but it was a negotiation in resentment and hatred, and what was left was a feud that was difficult to reconcile.
However, when Lu Su came this time, Sun Quan felt Liu Jing's sincerity. Although the two sides had just ended a big battle, Sun Quan admired Liu Jing's method of dealing with the enemy's fallen soldiers and the suggestions he put forward.
Of course, this move is far from being able to bridge the feud between the Sun and Liu families, but it opened an intersection among the feudal enemies, which made the Sun and Liu families who had never had sex with each other for the first time began to contact each other.
Lu Su stood at the bow of the boat and saw small boats sailing towards Chaisang Wharf in the river. There were already dense ships on the Chaisang Wharf and were extremely lively. It was obvious that the family was relocating inside these boats, which made Lu Su quite strange. What happened.
"Go and ask, what happened?" Lu Su ordered one of his subordinates.
At this time, the big ship was approaching the Chesang Wharf, and the front, back and left and right of the boat were filled with small boats. The subordinates lay on the side of the boat for a while before returning to report: "General Qi reported to General, I heard that Huang Zu had sneak attacked Chaisang not long ago and was defeated. These ships were all the families of captured soldiers, and moved to Chaisang from Wuchang or Xiakou."
Lu Su suddenly realized that Huang Zu and Liu Jing had another battle, and he could see that Huang Zu suffered a great loss. Otherwise, how could the families of these captured soldiers come to Chaisang.
However, Lu Su still admires Liu Jing very much. He attaches importance to people. From this time he exchanged prisoners of war with Jiangdong to today he wants the family of prisoners of war, we can see Liu Jing's thoughts. He cares very much about the population, which is actually the idea of a ruler.
Lu Su suddenly had an understanding of why Sun Quan valued Liu Jing so much. He sent him to come. Rather than completing the war aftermath with him, it was better to say that he wanted to use this opportunity to establish a relationship with him. "General, go to Caohe."
A soldier pointed to the Caohe to the east and shouted: "The Caohe is wide, but it is crowded here."
Lu Su glanced at Caohe from afar, sighed in his heart, nodded in agreement, "Yes."
The big ship turned around, drove out of the dock filled with small boats, and headed towards the Caohe River at the other end...
Liu Jing was inspecting the progress of resettlement of immigrants on the wharf. Zhu Xun accompanied him through groups of immigrants. "Although there are very few tents, all major families are very helpful, and food and accommodation have basically been solved. Most people will be placed on both sides of the Xunyang River, forming more than a dozen villages based on the terrain and river conditions."
"What should I do if I do the new house?" Liu Jing asked again.
"The houses are relatively simple. Most of these immigrants are poor and they are all houses made of mud. Now they are dealt with this. There is plenty of timber on both sides of the Xunyang River. As long as the land is demarcated, they can solve the problem of new houses by themselves. There are more than two families with better conditions, and they are planning to build houses in the county."
Liu Jing nodded and instructed: "Although they can solve the problem by themselves, the government cannot ignore it, and will help them build houses. If there is insufficient staff, I will send soldiers to help. Let these more than 2,000 surrendered soldiers build houses for their families."
Zhu Xun also laughed, "Don't worry, Sima, the government will not ignore it."
At this time, a soldier rushed over and reported to Liu Jing: "Reported to Sima, an envoy from Jiangdong has arrived, and the ship has arrived at Caohe."
Liu Jing was stunned and turned to Caohe. There was only a large ship moored near the entrance of Caohe. A purple corner flag was inserted at the front of the ship, which meant that it was an official ship. He immediately realized that this must be Sun Quan's reply to his letter.
Liu Jing was overjoyed and handed over the dock to Zhu Xun. He turned over and ran towards Caohe with more than a dozen followers.
Several soldiers on both sides of the Caohe River were on guard. Today it was Liu Hu on duty. He had personally led five soldiers to monitor the big ship. There was a sound of horse hooves. Liu Jing rode a horse and asked loudly: "What's the situation?"
Liu Hu hurriedly came forward to report: "Sima is the special envoy of Jiangdong, what is the name of the person who came here?"
Liu Jing thought about it and suddenly realized that it was Lu Su coming. He immediately urged the horse to the shore and shouted, "Brother Jing, you can be here."
I saw a long-bearded man about ten years old walked out of the cabin and bowed with a smile: "I am in Donglujing, Dongjiang, Donglujing, and the person is Jinggong."
Liu Jing has always had a good impression of Lu Su. Although they fought a war, it did not change Liu Jing's impression of him. Seeing Lu Su's gentle wind and his behavior was calm, he liked it even more. He also smiled back and said, "I am Liu Jing, welcome brother Jing to return to Chaisang."
A return to Chaisang has a deep meaning, but Lu Su could understand it. He glanced at Liu Jing with a sharp look, and both of them laughed with deep meaning.
Liu Jing took his entourage onto the Eastern Wu ship. The soldiers on both sides of the strait led the ship towards the water gate. On the bow of the boat, Liu Jing and Lu Su stood side by side. Liu Jing pointed to the busy immigrants on the dock in the distance and introduced to Lu Su: "Not long ago, Huang Zu failed to attack Chaisang. His son was captured by us, and there were thousands of soldiers. Therefore, according to the conditions we agreed with Huang Zu, the families of the captured soldiers were moved to Chaisang. Today, Brother Jing saw this scene."
Lu Su nodded and said, "There are at least 10,000 people. For Jiangdong, it is easy to place more than 10,000 people, but for the Chaisang Domain, these more than 10,000 people are a heavy burden."
"It may be a burden at the beginning. But in the long run, they will become self-cultivated farmers and become the source of taxes for Chaisang. And their arrival has given me thousands of loyal soldiers, so this group of immigrants far outweigh the disadvantages for me."
"It turns out that the best is planning the country"
Lu Su sighed: "In fact, Jiangdong has also been constantly migrating populations from Shanyue people to prefectures and counties. Some people also say that Shanyue people are aggressive by nature and ignorant in the people's customs. It is not good for Jiangdong to move them out. However, my master said something, and it coincided with the words of Jinggong. In the long run, Shanyue people will become self-cultivated farmers and become the source of taxes in Jiangdong, which is far more beneficial than disadvantages to Jiangdong."
Having said this, Lu Su looked back at Liu Jing, his eyes full of sincerity, "I think Mr. Jing should get to know our master. I believe you will have a lot of common topics."
Liu Jing smiled slightly, "I am also looking forward to knowing Sun Quan."
Now Liu Jing is very interested in Lu Su. In the Romance of China, Lu Su is a generous elder, but is relatively stupid and incompetent, which is very good at highlighting Zhuge Liang's wisdom. But in fact, Lu Su is both martial and open-minded, and has a clever mind.
Liu Jing also knew that Lu Su advocated the alliance to resist Cao. When he was in the Battle of Chaisang, he wrote such a letter to Lu Su, hoping that he could reach a tacit understanding with Lu Su and lay the foundation for the future alliance to resist Cao.
This is also the real intention of Liu Jing's contact with Jiangdong this time. The revenge between Sun and Liu families has nothing to do with him. He knew that in the future, Cao's army will move southward, and only by joining Sun Quan to fight against Cao together would his only appearance.
Liu Jing asked again: "Is Jiangdong still mourning for the old lady?"
"When I came out, I had returned to normal life, but the old lady's mourning service continued until the end of the year."
Speaking of mourning, Lu Su remembered something and said with a smile: "Mr. Jing also sent a memorial banner to the old lady, put it as the first place of VIP, and Cao Cao was the second place. This incident caused a sensation in Eastern Wu, and Jing Gong also became a popular figure in Jiangdong."
Liu Jing smiled and said, "That's just a filial piety in my personal identity. It has nothing to do with the governor of Jingzhou. Is it a misunderstanding in Jiangdong?"
"It shouldn't be there, everyone knows it has nothing to do with Liu Biao."
As the two said, the big ship entered the city and stopped in front of a large house in the north of the city. This was where the corpses of the soldiers who fell into battle were stored. Lu Su's smile was restrained and his expression became serious and solemn. He followed Liu Jing into the mansion. The situation in front of him shocked him.
I saw several layers of tables placed in the magnificent hall-like lobby, spreading upwards layer by layer, and these tables were filled with dense spiritual cards, and I looked like a spiritual card mountain in front of me.
At the front is a huge altar, filled with various tributes such as dried fruits, and a green smoke incense burner. Four monks sat on each side, holding their hands together to recite scriptures, making the soldiers' souls.
Lu Su was extremely moved. This was his soldier. He knew very well that more than 4,600 dead souls were killed in the city of Chaisang, but their dignity was not trampled on and their souls were resting. This was something that could not have happened before, but today he saw it with his own eyes.
At this moment, Lu Su was full of gratitude for Liu Jing, and he finally understood why Sun Quan said he was grateful to Liu Jing's sincerity.
Chapter completed!