When Lu Su saw Li Bai come out, he said to Li Bai,""My lord!"
Li Bai nodded and said,"Zijing, how are the commoners now?"
" The people have all been settled, but my lord, we can't keep them here forever. We have to think of a way," Lu Su said anxiously to Li Bai.
Li Bai smiled." Zijing, don't worry. I've already thought of a way. Call everyone over tomorrow. I have something to say."
Lu Su nodded and said,"Since my lord already has a solution, then I don't have to say anything more. If my lord has nothing else to do, I will go down and do my work." Li Bai nodded.
After Lu Su left, Li Bai sat on the chair alone with his eyes closed, thinking. Fifteen minutes later, Li Bai opened his eyes and muttered,"" Let's do it this way."
The next morning, Lu Su, Ju Shou, Tian Yu, Guan Hai, and the other civil and military officials came to Li Bai's residence. After Li Bai arrived, everyone said,""Greetings, my lord."
Li Bai waved his hand and sat down at the head of the table. Looking at the civil and military officials below, Li Bai's heart stirred and he said,"" I called everyone here today to talk about the issue of refugees. Everyone can express their opinions first." After saying that, Li Bai looked at everyone discussing below. He did not interrupt them and just smiled at everyone.
At this time, Ju Shou stood up and said to Li Bai,""My lord, I think we can disperse these people to the four prefectures of Liaodong. We can't just settle them in one prefecture of Liaodong and give them land to cultivate. Then, we have to give them three years of tax exemption. Otherwise, it might cause resentment among the people."
" I also agree with Mister Gongyu's point of view," Lu Su echoed. Li Bai nodded and didn't say anything. He continued to look at the crowd.
After waiting for a while, Li Bai saw that no one was talking. His expression suddenly became a little serious as he said to everyone,"" Right now, we have a total of one million refugees. I want to leave 300,000 old and weak in Liaodong, 300,000 to Xuantu Prefecture, 200,000 to Lelang Prefecture, and 200,000 to Daifang Prefecture. Then, we'll let them build their own houses first before giving them land. The land will be calculated according to the number of people in each household. If there isn't enough land, you can bring them to reclaim new land and exempt them from taxes for three years. What do you think?"
Everyone thought about it and then shook their heads, indicating that they all agreed with Li Bai's opinion. Seeing that no one spoke, Li Bai nodded and stood up."Xu Shou will be the governor of Xuantu Prefecture, Tian Yu will be the governor of Lelang Prefecture. As for the governor of Daifang Prefecture, do you have any good candidates?"
Li Bai saw everyone lowering their heads and was about to speak when Lu Su stood up and said to Li Bai," My lord, Su has a choice but I'm afraid he won't be willing to come out."
Hearing that Lu Su had someone to choose for him, Li Bai became interested and said to Lu Su,""Mister Zijing, tell me, who is that person?"
" This person's surname is Guo Yuan, and Zi Ni." Li Bai was overjoyed when he heard that it was Guo Yuan. As a transmigrator and a fan of the Three Kingdoms, Li Bai naturally knew who Guo Yuan was.
Guo Yuan, also known as Zi Ni, was born in Gai County, Le 'an County, and was an official of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, Zheng Xuan, a master of Confucian classics, once followed Guan Ning and Bing Yuan to avoid chaos in Liaodong. Later, he returned to the Central Plains. Cao Cao appointed him as Sikong's assistant. Guoyuan was also loyal to his duty. When discussing problems in court, he often spoke harshly, dared to speak, and was upright and selfless.
Cao Cao implemented the system of opening up wasteland and made Guo Yuan responsible for handling the matters of opening up wasteland. Guoyuan used his management skills to balance the interests of various policies. He distributed the land to the people and arranged officials to follow up according to the proportion of the people. He also listed the various measures to implement the wasteland. In just five years, the country's granaries were abundant and the people could live and work in peace.
Cao Cao conquered Guanzhong and left Guoyuan as a logistics officer, serving as the chief historian of the residence and taking charge of all matters in the residence. Not long after, Tian Yin and Su Bo rebelled in Hejian. General Jia Xin defeated them. More than 1,000 of Tian Yin's subordinates requested to surrender. Cheng Yu advised Cao Cao not to kill the surrendered people. Guoyuan also believed that the remaining party who requested to surrender was not the chief evil, so he asked for forgiveness. As a result, these 1,000 people were able to save their lives.
Later, Guoyuan served as a servant and was ranked among the nine ministers. He finally died in office.
Chen Shou once commented on Guo Yuan: "Yuan Huan, Bing Yuan, and Zhang Fan walked with a clear and clean gait, advancing and retreating according to the Tao. They were probably the same as Gong Yu and the two Gong. Liang Mao and Guo Yuan are second." From this, one could see Guo Yuan's talent.
Li Bai excitedly said to Lu Su,""Zijing, you go and talk to Guo Zini. I'll write a letter later and you can give it to him."
Li Bai turned around and said to the crowd,"Alright, the county governor of Daifang County is Guo Yuan." We have 21,000 soldiers now. Ju Yi, take 3000 soldiers and follow Mister Gongyu to Xuantu Prefecture.
Your mission is to train 10,000 elite soldiers in a year. Jiang Qi, you will bring 3000 soldiers to Lelang County with Guorang. Cooperate with Guorang and you will train 10,000 soldiers in a year.
Le Jin, you bring 4000 soldiers to Daifang County. You have to cooperate with Mr. Zini, understand? Also, you have to be careful at all times when you are approaching Goguryeo. Don't let the Goguryeons invade Liaodong, and you also have to train 10,000 soldiers."
The three of them stood up and said to Li Bai,"Don't worry, my lord. I will obey."
Li Bai nodded at the three of them and said,""Mister Zijing will be the governor of Liaodong Prefecture. Stay by my side. Zhang He, Li Dian, Zhou Cang, the three of you will stay in Liaodong Prefecture. You must train 30000 soldiers for me by next spring. Remember to recruit more locals.”The three of them nodded.
"Alright, that's all for today. You guys can set off tomorrow. The earlier, the better."
Everyone nodded and left. At this moment, Zhang He suddenly turned around and said to Li Bai,""My lord, I have something to tell you.
Li Bai saw Zhang He's bashful look and couldn't help but laugh. He said to Zhang He,""If you have something to say, just say it."
Zhang He glanced at Li Bai, then gritted his teeth and said,"" My lord, I would like to recommend someone to you, but I'm afraid..." Before Zhang He could finish, Li Bai interrupted him."I thought it was something. This is a good thing. My Liaodong is newly established and we need talents. Just say it,"
It turned out that Zhang He was afraid that Li Bai would misunderstand that he was recommending his own people, which would cause Li Bai to misunderstand his intentions. That was why he was so shy.
Hearing Li Bai's words, Zhang He looked at him gratefully and said,"" My lord, this person is called Gongsun Du, a native of Liaodong. I met him when I was recruiting soldiers in Rang Ping City. This general saw that his martial arts were not bad and tested his skills. He fought with this general for 30 rounds and came to a draw. He also knows how to lead troops. This general sees that he is a talent and wants to recommend him to my lord. Please make the decision."
Li Bai was shocked when he heard Gongsun Du's name. Gongsun Du, he was too familiar with him. Wasn't that the later King of Liaodong?
"Where is he?" Li Bai quickly asked Zhang He.”
" Just outside the mansion," Zhang He replied.
" Then let him in," Li Bai said to Zhang He. Zhang He nodded.
He walked out.
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