Chapter 966 Scorched Earth(2/2)
Wei Jing nodded his head. Although he still felt a little guilty in his heart, he was not ignorant of the overall situation, but he still murmured: "As a long-term official, I lost the territory I governed and made my people go into exile. This is the crime of Jing."
After the war, I may resign as county governor..."
"As expected, I am only suitable to be a rich man." After two years of business, Wei Jing was still a little depressed.
"How can you be so childish! You are really confused. Hengshan after the war is the place where we can make great achievements!"
Li Xian scolded Wei Jing again: "The regent has already said that Hengshan is a small place with a river separating the north and the south. The reason why the county can be established is because of Tieshan and Tonglu Mountain, not Zhu County. Now it seems that that
The local harbor is small and the responsibilities are difficult to carry out, so it is not suitable for a county government..."
“The most suitable place is Wuchang!”
Being entrusted by Heifu with the entire five counties of Jingzhou, Li Xian had his own unique ideas about the future development and strategic priorities of this place. He spoke eloquently:
"In my opinion, there are three excellent places in Jingzhou: Wuchang, Xiangyang, and Jiangling!"
"In terms of the world, the emphasis is on Xiangyang; in terms of Jingzhou, the emphasis is on Jiangling; in terms of the southeast, the emphasis is on Wuchang!"
"There is no need to say more about Xiangyang and Jiangling, but why should we focus on Wuchang? Those in Wuchang strangled Jiang, Han, and led Wu and Chu. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Wu and Chu attacked each other, and something happened in Xiakou.
This area is connected to the confluence of Jing, Xian, Jiang, and Han, making it an important area for military assault. The victory in the southeast must be upstream. If you go straight down the river, Yuzhang and Jiangdong are all within the territory, so it is said that the focus is on Wuchang."
"The regent had a unique vision. He had spotted this place as early as when Wuchang was still a wasteland. The Southern Expedition Army used it as a base to set up a large camp, where they transported heavy troops and troops. Boats and vehicles from all over the place gathered together, and it became a city in one year."
“During the Northern Expedition, the old, weak, women and children from Anlu were used to farm and build towns here, which gradually grew in size and became a city in one year.”
"Now we are taking advantage of the Chu army's massacre to allow the people of Hengshan to move south. After this battle, Zhu County can be abolished and the counties east of the Han River can be merged into it. It will be called Jiangxia County, with its seat in Wuchang.
By the year, it will become a capital city in the south of the Yangtze River, and the number of households and merchants here will be ten times that of Zhu County!"
Li Xian's tone was slightly gentler: "At that time, we will report to the regent and use Jiangxia County as a fiefdom for the Duke of Xia for generations, reducing the corvee and taxes."
His plan for Jingzhou's future needs Wei Jing's help to endorse it, so it has a higher success rate of being adopted. And he can also take this opportunity to enter the court in one fell swoop, becoming a prince and a noble!
It worked. This vision of the future made Wei Jing a little obsessed. He murmured:
"Brother Zhong said when he raised the army, he wanted to completely end this troubled world..."
Wei Jing thought again of the Huang family's father-in-law who refused to move on the outskirts of Zhucheng.
It is only human nature to settle down and relocate.
"I just hope that my children and grandchildren will stay in one place from birth to old age and burial, and never have to experience war and displacement again!"
"do not worry."
Li Xian patted him on the shoulder and encouraged Wei Jing to work with him to overcome this difficulty: "This is the original expectation of the people of Nanjun."
"It is also the wish of everyone in the world!"
He nodded in surprise, and then there was some surprise in his eyes, and a bit of joy flashed in his eyes. He stood up, pointed outside and said:
"Snow...it's snowing."
Li Xian turned around and saw the snow falling from the gloomy sky, falling on the heads of the Hengshan refugees lining up to live in the former fortress houses of the Northern Expeditionary Army in Wuchang City.
They also fell hundreds of miles away, on the other side of the river. After the fire was extinguished, the scorched earth of Zhu County seemed to be covered with a layer of salt and frost on the ugly scars...
The corners of Li Xian's mouth began to rise, and then he laughed ecstatically:
"God helps! God helps!"
Chapter completed!