Chapter 122: The Immortal Poet Still Has a Strong Ability after Changing His Track
"Zhao Keman and Hu Ying, Wu Gou Shuang and Xue Ming.

The silver saddle illuminates the white horse, rustling like a meteor.

Kill ten people in ten steps, and stay in a thousand miles.

Hello."

When Li Yuanhui read the poem, he laughed out loud. It turned out that you, Emperor Xuan of Wei, had missed copying a poem.

This is the famous piece of literature throughout the ages, "The Knight-errant" and the author is named Li Qinglian. Isn't it obvious that he is the immortal poet?
In an era where there are already people like Li Er, Zhao Da, and Lao Zhu, it would not be surprising if any other characters appeared.

"Quick, invite Mr. Li Qinglian to come over for a chat."

Li Qinglian, who was drinking in a tavern in the south of Luoyang City, learned that General Pingnan and Marquis of Ye Li Yuanhui wanted to see him.

He was immediately excited, tidied his clothes and followed her to Li's house.

Li Qinglian has an elegant and handsome appearance, probably in his twenties, but he does not look as unruly and free and easy as Li Yuanhui had expected. He looks like a sword, but with a restrained edge.

"Meet General Lee."

"Brother Qinglian, there is no need to be so polite. Come, please take a seat."

Looking up, Li Qinglian carefully took a look at the young nobleman in front of him. He was as handsome as a brocade, and he looked like a handsome man. He didn't look like a teenager at all sitting there.

The heroic vigor of a young man and the steadiness and carefulness of a middle-aged man are perfectly combined in the fifteen-year-old General Pingnan in front of us.

"Thank you, General."

Li Yuanhui was a little surprised when he looked at Li Qinglian. This man's poetry was very wild. But judging from his behavior after entering the room, he did not behave in a disrespectful manner. Instead, he was very respectful.

Is this the immortal poet who wrote "I am a madman from Chu, singing and laughing at Confucius?"

Not crazy enough, not arrogant enough.

In my impression, this man should walk in leisurely with a wine bag in his hand, lie down on the couch, and then say in a domineering tone: Come, take off your boots for me.

Didn't the emperor call you but you didn't get on board? Why did you come when I called you once?

The character collapsed.
Li Yuanhui quickly came to his senses and asked, "Is this poem "Xia Ke Xing" written by you?"

Li Qinglian said, "This is what I wrote while traveling around. I didn't want to show this humble work to the public, but I heard that poems and essays are the most valuable gifts in Luoyang, so I had to attach the poems. I'm not good at poems and essays, so I'm sorry to make you laugh."

Li Yuanhui was even more surprised after hearing this. He read the policy paper and found it very insightful.

It has many similar ideas to the border pacification strategy proposed by Li Yaoshi, the magistrate of Mayi County some time ago.

But given Li Qinglian's current status and position, it is impossible for him to have access to Li Yaoshi's memorial, so it is likely that great minds think alike.

This made Li Si even more surprised.

Could it be that all the good poems have been copied almost completely, so the track has changed?
It's not impossible.
"I have read Brother Li's strategy, which is very insightful. However, I am now the General of Pingnan, and this strategy of pacifying the border against Goguryeo is far from enough to quench thirst. I will go to Huainan after the New Year. I wonder if Brother Li has any good strategy to help me?"

Li Yuanhui decided to give it a test to see how much valuable information he had.

Li Qinglian did not rush to speak, but pondered for a moment before opening his mouth and said, "General, do you plan to govern Huainan as a base, or use Huainan as a ladder to stay for a few years?"

Li Yuanhui's face became serious when he heard this. "Please tell me in detail."

Li Qinglian continued, "If you are only staying in Huainan temporarily, with your ability as a general, you only need to lead the army to wipe out the bandits and punish them with intimidation, then the bandits will not dare to stay under your rule. Within a few years, you can be promoted after accumulating merit. If you want to use Huainan as your base."

"But it doesn't matter."

"Huainan is located in a place where four sides are at war, connecting the north and the south. To the south, you can see Jiangdong, and to the north, you can drive Yingyin. It is not a place to build a career, but the world is in chaos, and the general is in Huainan. It may not be impossible to achieve success."

"Huainan is rich and has a lot of farmland, but because of the bad government, refugees are everywhere and bandits are rampant, and they are impossible to eliminate."

"The general supervises the military affairs of the three counties and takes charge of Jianghuai. He should make the people's safety the top priority and follow the example of Wei Wu and recruit refugees to cultivate the land." "First, the military can have sufficient supplies, second, the refugees can live in peace, and third, the soldiers can be hidden among the people to prevent unexpected events."

When saying this, Li Qinglian looked straight at Li Yuanhui opposite him.

There was no expression on Li Yuanhui's face except for a slight smile, and his eyes were deep and unreadable.

After a long while, Li Qinglian bowed his head and said, "I am sorry for being rude. Please forgive me, General."

Li Yuanhui asked very seriously, "Mr. Li, why do you think that the world is about to be in chaos?"

Li Qinglian said: "The sage changed the crown prince for no reason and made the princes governors. This will surely lead to chaos. Moreover, the people of the world have been suffering unspeakably for a long time. The sage has barely suppressed them with his former power and virtue. If this continues, the world will surely be in chaos."

Li Yuanhui didn't expect that the two of them would be so straightforward when they met for the first time.

This immortal poet, who stopped writing poetry and changed his career path, actually has such insights. Although he cannot say that he has a first-class strategic vision, he is at least a rare talent.

"Sir, you are from the Longxi Li family. Which branch?"

"Gu Zangfang."

"Oh? I didn't expect that you and I are from the same clan."

When the two talked about their family tree, they found out that they were from the same Gu Zang family and had the same distant ancestor.

"I am still short of a military officer in my shogunate. I wonder if Brother Qinglian would be willing to take the position temporarily?"

"Thank you for your appreciation, General. I am very grateful and would like to serve you."

After some examination, Li Yuanhui boldly recruited Li Qinglian into the shogunate as a secretary.

That was the work he did for Murong Ji.

In fact, the risk is still very high. After all, Li Qinglian's words already have some rebellious implications.

But these ideas really coincide with Li Yuanhui's.

Li Si's original plan was to wipe out the bandits after returning to Huainan, and then build many forts, register the people, and station troops there.

They also built a complete beacon system to unify the response to bandits and appease the refugees to cultivate land.

There is now a lot of abandoned land in the Jianghuai area, and in some places there is no human habitation for hundreds of miles. The people are dispersing everywhere because they cannot pay taxes and avoid heavy corvee labor.

As the General of Pingnan, he could directly use these wastelands as military settlements, and then recruit refugees to cultivate them and establish military farms.

The military farming system was originally intended to solve the problem of military food and was first introduced during the Western Han Dynasty.

During the reign of Emperor Wen of Han, Chao Cuo suggested "moving people to the border", and during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, Zhao Chongguo suggested "establishing military farms on the border". The essence of these suggestions was to solve the problem of difficulty in transporting military rations to border areas, so that border troops could solve part or most of the military ration problems by themselves, thereby reducing the financial pressure on the country.

However, it should be noted that until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the military farming system did not exist as a basic system.

After Cao Cao welcomed Emperor Xian of Han, the Imperial Guard Supervisor Zao Zhi advised Cao Cao to adopt the military farming system.

The reason why Zao Zhi suggested the adoption of the military farming system was that the warlords at the end of the Han Dynasty were all busy with wars. They might be quite capable of leading troops in battle, but they were a mess in economic and agricultural management.

In addition, there were many natural disasters and wars in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and agricultural production and economic activities in most areas came to a halt. The problem of insufficient military rations always plagued the warlords.

For example, Yuan Shao, who controlled Jizhou, had to let his troops eat mulberries due to food shortage, and Yuan Shu, who controlled Huainan, had to let his troops eat river clams. It should be noted that these two places were rich places in the late Han Dynasty and even in the present Dayan.

If this is the case in rich places, what about poor places?
It’s not okay to serve it cold, just air dry it
At first, Cao Cao was short of food, so Yu captured his native county and provided him with three days' worth of rations mixed with dried meat. As a result, he lost the reputation of the court, and thus he did not get the position of an official.

What are we fighting for? Resources and food.

Nothing is more important than feeding people.

(End of this chapter)