I did it all for the Han Dynasty!

Chapter 89 Yuan Shu, a good man!!!
When Han Yin returned to Jiangbei and arrived in Shouchun, he immediately took off all his clothes and stood there naked upon seeing Yuan Shu.

Han Yin did this not so that Yuan Shu could admire his body, but rather to see the whip marks on his body!
"General, although I, Han Yin, am a crude and uncouth man, I do not deserve such treatment."

Han Yin told Yuan Shu everything that had happened after meeting Zu Lang. Yuan Shu was shocked: "Are there really such vicious villains in Jiangdong?"

"They're more than just vicious; they're worse than barbarians!"

Han Yin covered his face and wept bitterly: "If it weren't for Lord Liu's rescue, I'm afraid I would have lost my life in Jiangdong!"

"You actually ran into Zhongshan?"

Yuan Shu's face showed a rare hint of unease: "Did he ask you what business you had with Zu Lang?"

“Zhongshan naturally asked, but I only said that I was acting as the General to pacify Jiangdong, and I did not mention the matter of the seal of office.”

Yuan Shu nodded in satisfaction, but his dissatisfaction with Zu Lang grew even stronger.

Han Yin also offered advice to Yuan Shu at this time—

"Although Liu Zhongshan secretly transported the people's treasury to Jiangdong without the General's knowledge, it was probably just a matter of greed and not a big deal. Why did the General listen to Ji Ling's slander and bribe bandits to attack him? If he knew, wouldn't he feel disheartened? If the world knew, wouldn't they be afraid?"

Yuan Shu coughed twice, clearly unwilling to give a direct answer.

Han Yin continued, "If General Liu does not believe in Liu Zhongshan's loyalty to you, then I am willing to guarantee it with my own head!"

Yuan Shu was surprised: "Does Han Qing really trust Zhongshan so much?"

"I trust Zhongshan, not because he saved my life, but because of a sentence he said to me!"

"What?"

Han Yin looked around and saw that there were still musicians and maids, but he remained silent.

Yuan Shu understood and immediately dispersed them, leaving only himself and Han Yin.

Han Yin then stepped forward, bent down, and said in a voice only Yuan Shu could hear, "Zhongshan told me... that the one who will replace the Han dynasty is Dangtu Gao!"

Yuan Shu was greatly shocked!

“Zhongshan told me seriously that, for example, he once found the imperial seal inside the belly of a yellow carp, and yellow represents the element of earth. Later, the Yuan family of Runan, who were generals, came from the state of Chen. The state of Chen was descended from Shun, and its earth element succeeded fire, thus it was destined to be in the right place at the right time!”

"Afterwards, Zhou Xin, who was skilled in feng shui, looked to the north and thought there was an image of Yinglong! Yinglong was once a general of Xuanyuan. After the Yellow Emperor cast the tripod, he rode Yinglong to heaven. It has always been a symbol of the emperor and the sage ruler! And all of this only happened after you, General, came to Huainan. How could this not make Liu Zhongshan feel alarmed?"

"But Zhongshan is, after all, a member of the Han imperial family. Although he believes that the General of the Rear can follow the will of Heaven, he is also afraid of arousing the General of the Rear's suspicion. That's why he took the initiative to retreat to Jiangdong, wanting to guard the territory and wait for the General of the Rear to achieve his goal before serving him!"

Yuan Shu's Adam's apple bobbed up and down, and his forehead was covered with a layer of sweat!
Despite it being the dead of winter, Yuan Shu felt an intense heat that he couldn't resist!
"How could Zhongshan say such a thing? Did Zhongshan really say that?"

"Who else but Liu Zhongshan could say such a thing?"

Han Yin sighed, "I suppose that's why Liu Zhongshan was willing to present the imperial seal to the General of the Rear?"

"In his eyes, General, you are the one destined by Heaven, so how could he possibly betray you?"

"Why do you, General Hou, ignore the beautiful jade right before your eyes and insist on looking for ugly, stubborn stones outside?"

Yuan Shu could no longer hear what Han Yin was saying.

The phrase "The one who will replace the Han is Gao of Dangtu" had already made Yuan Shu tremble and lose control of his emotions!

Yuan Shu never imagined that the first person to bring up this matter would be Liu Miao, whom he had previously suspected of harboring rebellious intentions!
If you receive orders from Heaven, you will live a long and prosperous life!
Are these eight words really so far removed from him?
Do not……

Yuan Shu looked at the table.

The Imperial Seal of the State is right there! I could easily reach out and pull it into my arms!
"Liu Miao! Zhongshan!"

Yuan Shu suddenly looked up at the sky and sighed, surprisingly admitting his mistake.

"I shouldn't have listened to Ji Ling's words and used Zu Lang to control Zhong Shan!"

"Han Qing, go to the treasury and select some gifts to send to Zhong Shan. Zhong Shan should then understand my intentions!"

"However, you must also tell Zhongshan that I will not concern myself with the people's wealth, but I cannot tolerate Zulang's humiliation of me! Since Zhongshan has gone to Jiangdong, he must bring me Zulang's head as soon as possible!"

"Here!"

Han Yin felt a surge of pride!

It not only corrected the lord's mistake and repaid the kindness of the benefactor, but also wrote the enemy's name into the Book of Life and Death in advance. Is there such a wonderful thing in this world?

Han Yin arrived at the treasury with delight, while pondering, "Although Zhongshan is fond of money and a womanizer, he has moved the entire treasury of Lujiang, so he must not be short of money... As for beautiful women, I can't find any for the time being."

After much thought, Han Yin finally realized what Liu Miao was lacking—

“Zhongshan has helped so many people cross the river; they must be going to clear the land for farming! In that case, why not give them some farming tools and oxen?”

Han Yin thought about it more and more and it made sense, so he immediately took away some hoes, plows, mortars, seed drills, plowshares, and a thousand oxen.

When Chief Clerk Yan Xiang heard that Han Yin was going to take away so many farm tools and oxen, he immediately rushed over to find Han Yin and angrily rebuked him: "These are all powerful tools for enriching the country! How can you just give them away to others like that?"

Han Yin, not wanting anyone to hinder his efforts to repay Liu Miao, immediately retorted, "I am acting on the orders of the Rear General! If you have any objections, please report them to the Rear General!"

Yan Xiang angrily dragged Han Yin to see Yuan Shu, but Yuan Shu was not angry at all. Instead, he praised Han Yin: "It is a good thing that you can satisfy Zhongshan by sending some cheap farm tools... but there are too many oxen, so let's reduce the number by half."

Thus, amidst Yan Xiang's regretful and reluctant gaze, Han Yin ultimately transported the farm tools on dozens of boats and five hundred oxen to Jiangdong.

Han Yin first went to Niuzhu, but upon hearing that Liu Miao was not there, he then headed east to Moling.

Upon arriving in Moling, Han Yin was immediately struck by the breathtaking scenery.

"The terrain of Moling is magnificent, with Zhongshan Mountain resembling a coiled dragon and Shitou Mountain crouching like a tiger!"

The scenery around Moling was exceptionally beautiful, surrounded by mountains and rivers. Han Yin remarked, "Zhongshan really knows how to choose a place for himself! He must spend his days here enjoying the scenery, composing poems, and living a carefree life."

Aside from the mountains and rivers, the first thing Han Yin saw was people.

Crowded with people!

People live along the riverbanks, in the mountain valleys, and on the plains!

These people were clearly refugees from the north. Along the way, Han Yin heard accents from Hebei, Qingzhou, Yuzhou, and Huainan, and even occasionally some Guanzhong dialect!

When these people saw Han Yin, they didn't stare at him like the people of Jiangbei. Instead, they quickly glanced at him and then immediately bent down, crawling on the ground with farm tools, either homemade or distributed by the government, struggling to turn over the soft or hard soil!
A massive land reclamation!
Although Han Yin had anticipated that Liu Miao would organize the people to cultivate the land, he did not expect Liu Miao to be so swift, and he was quite amazed.

"It seems my visit has truly been a timely help!"

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Liu Miao has indeed been in a state of utter chaos these days.

Just as Lu Su had predicted, the capture of Moling provided a large amount of land for the people to cultivate.

But before that, there are still many things to do.

The first step was to register all the people, issue them household registration lists, and count the specific number of people.

Secondly, they must be responsible for measuring the land and determining the size of the land granted to the people... In particular, they must pay special attention to avoid conflicts with the land of the original people of Danyang, and must not allow outsiders to encroach on the land of the local natives.

Finally, they surveyed the soil and organized the people to reclaim wasteland.

At the same time, there were also things like digging ditches, dredging waterways, and diverting water for irrigation... If Lu Kang hadn't brought many of his old officials from Lujiang, as well as members of the Lu clan from Wujun to help, these internal affairs alone would have been enough to overwhelm Liu Miao's makeshift team!
"We have Zhang Liang, the master strategist, and Han Xin, the invincible warrior, but unfortunately, we're missing Xiao He!"

It was only at this point that Liu Miao finally understood why Emperor Gaozu had called Xiao He, Zhang Liang, and Han Xin the Three Heroes, and even called Xiao He the one who made the greatest contribution to the founding of the country!
If the workload in just one city like Moling is this complicated, how much more complicated would it be in a country as large as this?
Although Liu Miao brought almost the entire population of a prefecture to Moling, making Moling's internal affairs no longer just a matter for one county, it still left Liu Miao with a lot of trouble.

Liu Miao went to find Lu Kang, but the old man Lu was nearly seventy years old and his eyesight was failing. Making him hunched over the table every day would not only exhaust him, but it would also be a big problem if he misread the numbers!
When they went to find Zhou Yu, Zhou Yu made an excuse to leave early, saying he needed to focus his energy on military affairs.

Fortunately, Cheng Pu, Zhu Zhi, and others had served as county officials before, and with the help of forcing Lu Su into the role and hiring child laborers in advance, Lu Yi was able to put down his books and go to help, which was enough to barely build a framework.

But Liu Miao knew that this was not a long-term solution.

In addition to the shortage of manpower, the Moling treasury was also running low.

What was in dire need was not money, but farm tools and oxen.

So when Liu Miao heard that Han Yin had actually brought him farm tools and oxen, he didn't even bother to put on his shoes. He rushed to the ferry outside Moling City, hugged Han Yin, and kissed him!
"General Hou is truly my savior!"

Liu Miao was crying his eyes out! If it weren't for Yuan Shu, how would he have survived this winter?

"Please go back and tell General Hou that I will definitely hand over Zu Lang's head to General Hou next year!"

Liu Miao held Han Yin tightly, unwilling to let go!

"From now on, anyone who dares to slap the General of the Rear's face is shoving my ass! I, Liu Miao, will fight them to the death!"

(End of this chapter)