Qin Official

Heifu's positive order actually had to be preceded by the word "fake", that is, the temporary county magistrate.

The Qin State was very efficient, and military conquests were often accompanied by the establishment of new counties and counties.

After Pingjingdi became a county, four counties were established in the Huaibei region, and Jiujiang County was established in the Huainan region. According to the plan of the King of Qin and his ministers, the territory of this county was very large, including not only the entire south of Chu and Huaihe, but also the area across the Dajiang River and Penglize, and was in charge of Fanyang.

However, because a large number of officials were arranged to take up posts in various counties in Huainan, Jiujiang County could not find suitable candidates to take up posts in Fanyang for a while. According to the usual practice, Heifu, who conquered this place, was appointed as a false order. In the next few months, Implement military control of Fanyang.

Therefore, Heifu, the fake Fanyang order, has surprisingly great power. Not only does he have the civil power of a general county magistrate, he can even manage the judiciary, not to mention military affairs. Heifu still serves as the commander of another branch of the Southern Expeditionary Army. Militarily, he continued to obey Li You's orders.

"So my authority is the three-in-one of county magistrate, county lieutenant, and county magistrate."

Heifu played with the black ribbon copper seal and tutted: "I won't change this fake order for a real order!"

All the officials burst into laughter. This was of course Heifu joking. If I guessed correctly, when the Southern Expedition was over, his fake order would have come to an end.

Heifu looked at Ji Ying, who had made a trip to Jiujiang County for him: "Tell everyone what you heard there."

"I heard people say that Xiong Qi, who pretended to be the king of Chu, is dead!" Ji Ying opened his mouth and brought big news to everyone.

It turns out that in November and December, almost at the same time as Li You attacked Changsha and Heifu went to Pengli, Wang Jian and Meng Wu also joined Tu Sui's Louchuan division to eat food from Nanjun and build a pontoon bridge to cross the river. Begin to launch an attack on Jiangdong, the last resistance area of ​​Chu State.

Wang Jian's offensive was swift and fierce, using yi against baht, and defeated the remnants of the Chu State. Xiong Qi, the last king of Chu, also died in Danyang.

Now, the Qin army has begun to attack Gusu, which may be the last fortress of the Jingchu survivors...

This is the last news Ji Ying heard. Perhaps now, the Qin army has conquered Gusu and taken all of Wu.

Hei Fu said to everyone: "Old General Wang has set his sights on the east of the Yangtze River. We must go south as soon as possible to capture Shanggan and bring the Ganshui River under the control of Qin officials from beginning to end!"

For him, Fanyang is not the end, but the starting point.

Different from Pengze, this place has a long history. During the Spring and Autumn Period three hundred years ago, the Chu State established a city here and began to immigrate and govern it. Nowadays, Fanyang is seven miles outside Guo and two miles inside the city. There are many Chu people and thousands of households. It is currently the largest city in Jiangxi.

As a local, Xu Shu, who is good at drawing and planning, analyzed it for Heifu: "During the Spring and Autumn Period, Wu and Chu fought for this city repeatedly. Why? This place has vast valleys and great rivers. When Wu and Chu meet, it is separated from the river by the river to the north and the lake to the west. When soldiers fight for access, they often use tunnels. Moreover, heading east along Fanshui is the source of Zhejiang, and you can go down the river to Kuaiji. Going south to Yuganshui and over the mountains, you can reach Ouyue and Minyue... So Fan Yang is the most important element in Yuzhang.”

Heifu is somewhat interested in these two places, which should be Wenzhou and Fujian in later generations. They are currently ruled by Yue kings. Xu Shu also said that today's Yue rulers mostly claim to be after King Gou Jian of Yue. In addition to Fujian, Yue and Ouyue, the same is true for the Yangyue Mei family in the upper reaches of the Gan River.

That was Heifu's only way to go south, but before setting off, he had to stabilize Fanyang.

The next day, Heifu asked Li Xian and Xu Shu to see him at different times and asked them about strategies to stabilize Fanyang.

The two people's opinions are surprisingly similar: in the rule of kings, don't rush to thieves! Those remnants of Lord Fanyang and Lord E fled into the mountains and forests, bent on avenging the two monarchs. In the eyes of Qin officials, they had become thieves and should be killed and eliminated.

Based on his authority, Heifu appointed the 500-year-old Anpu as the thief Cao Cao. He had 500 people under him to take charge of the security of Fanyang, and went into the countryside and forests every now and then to carry out raids.

After someone arrests the "thief", the second thing to do is to re-establish order.

On this matter, Li Xian and Xu Shu had differences.

Li Xian believed that the legal system of Qin should be moved to Fanyang intact, and military judges from Anlu should be appointed as prison guards to enforce the law and rule the people.

Xu Shu thought that this was not necessary. "When Sima first conquered Fanyang, he was still undecided and should not be imprisoned by Qin's laws suddenly. The king of Chu often preached to the people that Qin's laws were harsh and cruel. If they were too tight, it would make the people resentful. Even assist thieves."

Although Heifu really wanted to move the famous "Three Chapters of the Agreement" to Fanyang, he dared to use the gold produced from gold mining as military expenses, but he did not dare to take legal action.

Only names and utensils should be used, and no imitations can be made. To the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period, utensils were symbolic ritual vessels such as tripods, guiels, chimes, and bells. To the Qin State, Qin's laws were national utensils, and those who changed them rashly would be severely punished. …

Heifu did not dare to mess around. After thinking about it, he adopted Xu Shu's opinion and announced that until the county magistrate appointed by Jiujiang County took office, everything in Fanyang would be governed according to the old customs. In this way, they did not cross the line, but they also made concessions to the local leaders, making them willing to cooperate with the Qin army.

Heifu also released some soldiers of Fanyang Jun who were willing to naturalize. After they returned home to publicize the "mercy" of the Qin army, the people of Fanyang Chu breathed a sigh of relief, and the tense and dignified atmosphere in the city also relaxed a little.

After finishing this, it was already mid-January, and the Hei County Magistrate hurriedly asked Xu Shu and Li Xian to go down and arrange spring plowing.

When it comes to food this year, even though the Chu people still resisted the rule, they did not dare to delay. Hei Fu saw the farming method in the Jiangnan area: "fire farming and water farming".

The so-called "fire farming" is commonly known as "slash and burn farming". Heifu discovered that farmers inside and outside the city did not plant the fields of previous years. Instead, they went to the wasteland of the mountains and forests far away from the city and set a lot of fires. .

The fire burns away the thatch and shrubs on the hillside, and the ash left behind is used as fertilizer, and then dryland crops such as millet and beetroot are sown. This is called "burning wasteland" by the locals.

In addition to dry land, there are many paddy fields along Fanshui, where rice is grown. Li Xian went to inspect them, and when he came back, he described the scene he saw to Heifu.

"In Nanjun, farmers use oxen to cultivate rice, but here in Fanyang, no one knows what oxen is. Not to mention ordinary people, even the nobles don't know anything about it. They often kill oxen on weekdays. edible."

"In order to grow rice, the whole family would step on the pine straw with bare feet in the paddy fields to kill the weeds. This is called water weeding..."

After such a comparison, Heifu discovered that the Qin State was really paranoid in promoting advanced production methods. Even in the most remote villages, they could more or less learn techniques such as cattle farming and composting from Tian Dian.

The Chu State was different. The orders of the King of Chu could not control the border princes, and most of the princes were ignorant and short-sighted. This resulted in the vast Jiangnan, and there was almost no cattle farming.

"Li Xian, what do you think will happen if I promote cattle farming and composting here?" Heifu asked Li Xian.

However, Li Xian felt that this would be difficult: "Jiangnan is a vast area with sparsely populated areas and rich products. In addition, the climate here is hot and crops are harvested twice a year. Therefore, farmers are lazy and sow seeds all over the land. They can still make a full meal by doing rough farming. Even if there is a famine, you can still eat fruits, fish and clams from the mountains and forests."

"Therefore, even if the intensive farming techniques such as ox plowing and composting are forcibly promoted, it will be difficult to achieve results in a short period of time unless they are restrained by Qin's laws and regulations to force them to cultivate."

His words were beneficial. Heifu nodded and said, "In that case, these civil affairs should be implemented slowly after the war is over and the real officials arrive."

Hei Fu doesn’t want to waste any more time. Just don’t let famine happen this year.

By the end of January, Heifu had asked Li Xian to collect thousands of stones of grain and grass and prepare to set out again. At the beginning of the month, his request for Ji Ying to be sent to Jiujiang County also received a reply...

On the last day of January, Heifu once again summoned his men. Under the expectant eyes of everyone, he took out a stack of letters of appointment approved by Jiujiang County.

This was the last thing Heifu had to do, to select the men who would go south with him and arrange those who would stay behind.

"The Five Hundred Lord Zhao Tuo also serves as Peng Ze's fake tour leader and is responsible for the entire defense of Peng Li Ze. Xiao Tao will follow me south."

"Anpu continues to serve as Cao Yu, the Fanyang thief, and is responsible for local security."

"Wu Yang was appointed as the supervisor of gold mining, and Jing was appointed as the supervisor."

After arranging these people, Heifu still needs someone who can take charge of his own affairs, who can handle government affairs, control Panyang, and flexibly handle the relationship with the Yuganyue people.

Everyone fell silent. They could guess that this person should be among Xu Shu and Li Xian.

Li Xian felt a little uneasy. Ever since Xu Shu became Hei Fu's staff, Hei Fu had mostly adopted his opinions. For example, a few days ago, Hei Fu asked the two of them how to stabilize the order in Fanyang. Li Xian advocated copying Qin's laws, and Hei Fu In the end, my husband used Xu Shu's strategy of governing people according to customs.

This gave Li Xian a great sense of crisis, fearing that his position would be replaced.

He was even ready for this.

Therefore, when Heifu handed the letter of appointment into his hands, Li Xian was a little startled.

"Li Xian was appointed as the false captain of Fanyang, and the price was four hundred stones..."

Heifu pressed the yellow ribbon copper seal issued by Jiujiang County into Li Xian's hand and said seriously: "While I am away, Fanyang City will have to be managed by you. Don't be harsh and be careful to deal with all parties. Until the new officials from Jiujiang County arrive to take over, there must be no mistakes! If you make a mistake, I, as the leader, will also be punished!"

After talking about official business, the next step was private matters. Heifu put away his severity, showed a smile, patted Li Xian on the shoulder and said: "Although there is a false word, he is still a county captain. Congratulations, Li Xian Lieutenant, you don't have to wait. Ten or twenty years later, your ambition has been realized!"

"You are now sitting where I once was!"

"Congratulations to Lieutenant Li Xian." Dongmen Bao and others congratulated him one after another, feeling happy for Li Xian.

Li Xian allowed them to push around and looked at the book and seal in his hand with some disbelief.

Is this Heifu's trust in him, or is it a helpless move to appease his old subordinates?

Normally, Li Xian would think about it for a long time, but this time, his mind went blank.

That's right, Heifu used himself as a guarantee this time to recommend Li Xian and became his recommender.

This relationship is far beyond the ordinary superior-subordinate relationship.

Although Li Xian was Heifu's most trusted subordinate in the past, he never felt like he owed Heifu his life like Dongmen Bao and Gong Ao did. At most, he was a little grateful for his support and actively worked for Heifu. I just want to hug this thigh tightly.

But right now, he had the idea of ​​dying for Hei Fu...

After everyone left, Li Xian resolutely bowed down to Hei Fu and dropped his head to the ground.

"If Sima had not recommended him to Jiujiang County, how could Li Xian be a false captain? Li Xian will never forget this kindness! Xian's descendants will not forget it either!"

But Hei Fu just helped him up and said with a smile, "What did you call me?"

Li Xian raised his head in confusion. Heifu now has many official titles. What should he be called, Sima? County magistrate?

But the next moment, he suddenly understood, paused again, and sincerely praised Hei Fu in a voice that only the two of them could hear:

"host!"