In the early morning, an extremely spectacular scene appeared again on the river surface outside Jianye City. More than 1,500 warships were moored on the river surface, stretching for dozens of miles, as if even the river surface was covered.

A powerless bell rang out on the head of Jianye City, and countless soldiers were silently watching a spectacular scene on the river. Many people realized that after Wu County had been conquered by the Han army, the Han army fleet appeared on the river again, which meant the arrival of the Battle of Jianye.

The soldiers' speculation was not wrong. The 80,000 Han troops had advanced toward Jianye City from two directions and began to tighten the last noose tied around Jiangdong's neck. Ten days ago, 30,000 Han troops led by general Liu Hu arrived in Hefei on foot from Jiangxia and stationed troops on the front line of the Huaihe River to prevent Cao's army from attacking Hefei at critical moments, thus defeating the Han army's strategy of capturing Jiangdong.

The Han army on the river is only part of it, and another 30,000 Han army has arrived from Jingkou and is about to arrive in Jianye City.

In the afternoon, the 30,000 infantry and cavalry Han army, led by veteran Huang Zhong, and generals Pang De and Wei Yan, arrived in Jianye City, and set up a camp about five miles away from Jianye City, waiting for the orders of King Liu Jing of Han.

Jianye is actually composed of two cities, one military and political city, that is, Jianye City. There are only military camps, government offices and Jianye Palaces in the city, and there are no private houses or commerce. About three miles south of Jianye City is Moling County, which gathers more than 200,000 people. All the houses of officials are located in Moling County.

This caused great difficulties in the defense of the Jiangdong Army. They wanted to protect Jianye City and Moling County, but their troops were not large. There were originally 20,000 troops, but after Ding Feng took away 3,000 people, only 17,000 people were left, of which 7,000 were stationed in Moling County, led by Changshi Buzhi, and 10,000 troops defend Jianye City, Sun Quan personally took charge.

Just as Huang Zhong led 30,000 troops to the east of Jianye City, the Han army warships in the Yangtze River also docked one by one, and another 50,000 Han troops landed at the Jianye Freight Terminal, led by Gan Ning, the naval commander-in-chief.

The 50,000 army led by Gan Ning was deployed west of Jianye City, echoing Huang Zhong's army in the east. As the commander of the eastern expedition to Jiangdong, Han Wang Liu Jing also appeared in the Xidaying.

In the central army's tent, Liu Jing stood alone in front of the sand table and pondered. If it were just for the war, there would be no suspense in this war to destroy Jiangdong. The Han army had already assembled 130,000 troops in and around Jiangdong, while Jianye had less than 20,000 people.

The Han army currently has nearly 400,000 stone of military ration, which is enough to support the Han army for more than half a year. Both the number of troops and the number of military rations are enough to support the Han army to end the war soon, but Liu Jing was considering what to do after the war ended?

Although Sun Quan overly exploited the people of Jiangdong in order to expand his army and prepare for war, causing him to destroy the Great Wall and lose the support of the people of Jiangdong, it does not mean that the Han army will be welcomed by the people of Jiangdong. These days Liu Jing personally realized that the people of Jiangdong are more opposed to Sun Quan than the Sun regime, and they generally miss the Sun Ce era.

Of course, there were not many rulers experienced by the Jiangdong people. They had not yet realized the rule of the Han Kingdom and could not compare the Han Kingdom with Sun Quan. Therefore, most people were skeptical about the arrival of the Han Kingdom, but they were not rejected. In comparison, the Jiangdong people welcomed the Han army more than they were disgusted with Cao's army, which was directly related to his good treatment of Jiangdong prisoners of war for many years.

Liu Jing was considering more about how to deal with Sun Quan. Liu Jing hoped that Sun Quan could surrender to the Han State, so that civil servants and generals would also surrender, which would be conducive to the stability of Jiangdong after the war, but how could Sun Quan be resettled?

Just as Liu Jing was pondering and silent, a guard reported at the door of the tent: "Your Highness, more than 20 Danyang County officials were looking for a visit outside the camp."

Liu Jing was stunned. Where did the officials come from, but he immediately realized that this must be the officials of various counties in Danyang County. This was also a loophole in the Han army's attack on Jiangdong. He occupied Piling and Wu County, but he missed Danyang County.

Jianye is just a city in Danyang County, and Danyang County is vast in territory, reaching Wankou in the west and Jurong in the east, and is nearly 2,000 miles east and west. It has more than 20 counties and a population of more than 400,000. It is the largest and most prosperous county in Jiangdong.

The Han army attacked Jianye with all their might, but missed Danyang County. Liu Jing nodded with a smile, "Take them to the side tent to meet!" He really needed to appease these officials.

After a moment, more than twenty local officials of Danyang County were taken to the side tent. Most of these local officials were county magistrates of each county in Danyang County, and were convened by Danyang County Magistrate Zhou Bing. Zhou Bing was from Wu County. He was brave and good at strategy. He was originally the prefect of Guangling. After Ganning wiped out the Cao army led by Yu Jin in Jiangbei, the Han army occupied Guangling County. Zhou Bing withdrew from Jianye and was demoted to Danyang County Magistrate.

Zhou Bing belonged to the Wuyue faction in the officialdom of Jiangdong. The Zhou family is also one of the famous families in Wujun, especially with the Gu family. Half a month ago, the main fleet of the Han army arrived in Jianye. Zhou Bing knew that the situation in Jiangdong was destined. He secretly sent people to contact the county magistrates of Danyang to prepare to respond to the Han army.

He was originally worried that the county magistrate would betray him, but the result was beyond his expectations. In the twenty-two counties in Danyang, all the county magistrates expressed their willingness to surrender to the Han Dynasty. This also shows that everyone has no confidence in Jiangdong.

Zhou Qi followed the military officers and the chief clerk Liao Li and the chief clerk Xi Zheng into the side tent. The side tent also covers an acre of land and is quite spacious. Everyone sat in a circle. Liao Li smiled at everyone and said, "Please sit a moment, your highness will arrive soon."

Zhou Feng sat down and asked, "I wonder what the situation is in Wuxian?"

Zhou Qi is from Wujun. His wife, children, parents and the entire family are in Wuxian. The situation in Wujun is now unclear, which really makes him a little worried. Liao Li understood Zhou Qi's concern and said to him with a smile: "Envoy Zhou, don't worry. Zhu Heng of Wuxian surrendered to the Han army and saved the town of Wuxian. No civilians in Wuxian were killed or injured, and the Zhou family was safe and sound."

Zhou Feng suddenly felt relieved and bowed to thank him: "Thank you, the military advisor for solving the doubts."

At this time, a soldier outside the tent shouted loudly: "His Royal Highness of Han has arrived!"

Everyone stood up one after another, and saw Liu Jing, the King of Han, quickly walked into the tent under the escort of several followers. Everyone bowed to greet each other, "See Your Highness, the King of Han!"

Liu Jing smiled and waved his hand, "Please exempt everyone!"

At this time, Liu Jing saw Zhou Feng and smiled at him, "Envoy Zhou is here, we haven't seen each other for several years."

When Zhou Bree saw that Liu Jing actually knew him, he was moved and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Highness married Princess Shangxiang back then, and was the emcee of the embassy of Wei. I wonder if Princess Shangxiang is good now?"

"She is very good. She will come to Jiangdong in a while. Everyone can see her."

When everyone heard that Prince Shangxiang was back, they couldn't help but talk. Zhou Bing also secretly admired Liu Jing's political skills. To stabilize Jiangdong, the Sun family still needed to contribute. If Princess Shangxiang was willing to come forward to comfort her, it would definitely greatly alleviate the resistance of the military and civilians in Jiangdong.

At this time, Zhou Bing introduced everyone one by one for Liu Jing. Although these were small county magistrates, Liu Jing did not look down on him at all. To stabilize Jiangdong, the key was to rely on these county magistrates, who were the main officials in dealing with civilians.

Liu Jing patiently met everyone one by one, and finally smiled and said, "Please sit down for everyone!"

Everyone sat down again, and Liu Jing smiled at everyone and said, "As the saying goes, a state official is not as good as a county official, and a county official is not as good as a current manager. Although I also have some understanding of Jiangdong, I definitely don't have a deeper understanding as you. Taking this opportunity, I want to hear everyone's opinions, any suggestions or any doubts, just speak freely and don't have any concerns."

Zhou Feng also said: "It is rare for Your Highness to meet you, and the opportunity is rare. Let's just ask each other for a question."

Everyone had too many doubts. Seeing that the King of Han was kind and smiled, the fear in his heart gradually disappeared. A middle-aged official next to him bowed and said, "The lower official is Zhang Qin, the magistrate of Wanling County. The main problem in our county is that there are too many fleeing people. Nearly half of the people fled to Jingzhou or Yuzhang, Jiujiang and other counties. Please ask Your Highness, will you send the fleeing people back to your hometown in the future?"

This is also one of the most concerned issues for everyone. Escape from the people is a trend, and every county suffers deeply. Without population, there will be no taxes, and without taxes, there will be no performance, it is difficult to improve, and even unable to support staff and officials. This is a very realistic problem.

Liu Jing nodded and said, "The most troublesome thing for the prime ministers of the Han Dynasty in the past two years is to resettle the fugitives, and even resettle the fugitives in Wu County to Lingzhou. They are willing to go to the border and stay happily. The reason is very simple. There is no tax on the border and there is also a large area of ​​land of their own. If they don't want to come back, I can't tie them back. Let's say that! Every county is facing a population shortage. You hope that fugitives will come back, but accepting the county hopes that they can settle down. It's not easy to balance! So I think instead of expecting the fugitives in Jingzhou or Guanzhong to come back, it's better to appease the existing residents and let them not escape again. This is the key."

Everyone showed disappointment on their faces. The King of Han said it very clearly that they would not repatriate the fugitives. Liu Jing saw the disappointment on everyone's faces and continued: "My attitude needs to be clear. For fugitives, I will give a three-year transition period. Within three years, the fugitives can return to their original hometown, or stay in Jingzhou or the north. Everything is freely chosen by the fugitives. I want to return to their roots. Many people are willing to return to their hometown. As long as everyone is lenient to the people and implement various rest and recuperation measures in the Han Dynasty, at least half of the fugitives will return to their hometown."

Liu Jing's words made everyone feel a little relieved, especially half of the people fleeing back to their hometowns. This is a statement, which shows that the King of Han wants to balance the interests of all parties and at least consider the interests of Jiangdong.

At this time, a tall and thin official stood up and saluted: "The lower official is Luo Jun, the magistrate of Huaian County. Our county magistrate has been resigning for half a year. At present, the matter is under the responsibility of the county affairs. The matter is not only heavy, but also complicated. The lower official knows that too much military service and taxes are the fundamental reasons for the disaster of the people fleeing in Jiangdong. To be honest, we are not willing to be pointed at the back and scolded by the villagers. I would like to ask your highness, what changes will happen to Jiangdong taxes this year or next year?"

This is also the focus of everyone's attention. Everyone couldn't help but sit up straight and prick up their ears, for fear of missing the answer from the King of Han.

Liu Jing smiled and said, "In fact, it is not just Jiangdong. Every time the Han army recovered a place, they would reduce taxes and taxes. The Han Dynasty had been in war for a long time. The people were eager for unity and lived and worked in peace and contentment, and no longer suffered from military wars. Therefore, my fundamental strategy was to spend thirty years to recuperate. At this time, the long-term strategy, and for the short term, generally, one exemption and two exemption are implemented, which is the first year exemption, half tax exemption, the second and third year tax exemption, and the fourth year tax exemption is the same. As for tax, it is generally twenty-one tax. If there is a disaster year, it will be reduced to thirty-one tax, or even tax exemption, and the same is true for Jiangdong."

After pausing, Liu Jing smiled at County Magistrate Luo and said, "Since the county magistrate has resigned for half a year, from now on, I will officially appoint you as County Magistrate of Huaian County!"

As soon as this statement was made, not only did the Luo County Magistrate be overjoyed, but all the county officials were overjoyed. The Han King made a formal statement that the Han Dynasty would not dismiss their official positions even if they destroyed Jiangdong.

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Chapter completed!