Xinye was exchanged for Nanyang County, which Liu Mang had long thought of. Nanyang County Liu Bei knew that he couldn't keep it, so he naturally abandoned it. Although Nanyang County has more than 20 counties, it is indeed like a chicken rib to Liu Mang. It's a pity to take it and discard it.
Even though there are more than 20 counties in Nanyang County, because the tributaries of the Yangtze River pass by, the soil here is very fertile. The gentry in Jingzhou will have a big piece of cake again. Because Nanyang County didn't know how to govern when it was under Zhang Xiu's command, all the fertile land there is empty and there are not many people, while Jingzhou has millions The common people in this area only need to migrate a bit, and if there is such an extra Nanyang county, a Nanyang Deng family may be created, so the Jingzhou gentry here are all eager to see. The real shortage in these two dozen counties can create a lot of wealth.
And Nanyang County is really not good for Yangzhou. First of all, Nanyang lacks population. If Liu Mang gets Nanyang County, he needs to go to Nanyang to migrate the population. Yangzhou is not as small as Jingzhou. Mang is a burden because of the food and grass problem caused by the swarming. Waiting for Yangzhou to stabilize, this million people will not be able to fill all parts of Yangzhou, so Liu Mang does not have so many people to fill Nanyang County. Even if there is population filling, the geographical location of Nanyang County is not suitable for Liu Mang's Yangzhou. Nanyang County and Yangzhou are separated by a small half of Yuzhou. It can be said that the small half of Yuzhou and the Yangtze River completely cut off Nanyang County and Yangzhou. How will Liu Mang take care of Nanyang
It's okay to have an alliance with Jingzhou now, but if the alliance with Jingzhou breaks. This Nanyang is dangerous.
Compare the two compartments. It is impossible for Liu Mang to stay in Nanyang County. But if it was given to Jingzhou for nothing, Liu Mang was unwilling again. The whole battle of Fancheng can be said to be the Yangzhou Army's contribution. The 30,000 troops sent by Liu Biao were either coolies or soy sauce. The Jingzhou Army was just providing food and grass. Nanyang County can't give it away for so long in exchange for something.
Liu Mang's base price is this Xinye City. Xinye became a county in the past few years. The former Xinye was also a part of Nanyang County. There are only four or five counties around Xinye. However, Nanyang has more than 20 counties. This kind of business depends on whether Jingzhou can do it or not.
For Yangzhou, Jingzhou has a natural danger of the Yangtze River. It can be said that Liu Mang's Yangzhou army can hardly do much damage to Jingzhou, but Jingzhou has a bridgehead to enter the Central Plains, and that is Xinye City.
It is impossible for princes to have eternal friendship, and Liu Mang in Xinye City should control him no matter what.
For Liu Biao, he is unwilling to lose Xinye City, because with Xinye City, Jingzhou has the opportunity to develop abroad, but for those nobles in Jingzhou, Xinye City is not as valuable as Nanyang County. No matter how it develops, it is only a few counties. However, Nanyang County has more than 20 counties, not to mention there is Wancheng. Tens of gentry families can be arranged, especially the Zhang family has the biggest idea for Nanyang County. The Zhang family is already a big gentry family now, but he still wants to further become a family, and Nanyang County is an opportunity. Once Nanyang County belongs to After leaving Jingzhou, there are still people in charge of Nanyang County who can compete with him, the gentry who is closest to Nanyang County, so the Zhang family has been talking good things in front of Cai Mao, and handed over half of the benefits to the boss after getting Nanyang County For the Cai family, Cai Mao’s heart was moved. Of course, Cai Hao didn’t dare to take half of it. It’s okay to take 30% of it. The remaining two floors should be given to the Kuai family. After all, they are allies.
This big cake in Nanyang County is hot with the Huang family and Lumen Academy. Jingzhou exchanged five county towns for more than 20, which is almost four times the benefits. There are more cities, and naturally there are more officials. Lumen Academy But there are still many students who can't get filled. The Huang family is also an aristocratic family, and they also want to get benefits. Basically, the western border of Jingzhou has nothing to do with the Huang family, because there is only one Fancheng, and there is only one Zhang family in Fancheng. But now that there is one more than twenty counties in Nanyang County, it is still possible for his Huang family to almost occupy two or three counties, so that he can extend his hand to the west of Jingzhou.
As for Jingzhou, there are many sensible people. They naturally know that Liu Mang might not want Nanyang County even if Xinye is not used in exchange. Xinye is too important to Jingzhou's position. This is a bridge to enter the Central Plains. With this The bridge, Jingzhou can really set foot in the Central Plains to develop, otherwise, although the Yangtze River can be used as a natural danger to protect Jingzhou, but the same Yangtze River can completely block Jingzhou in the Jingchu generation.
Just like Lujiang is to Jiangdong, Jiangdong Sun Ce has lost hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses for Lujiang, a bridge to enter the Central Plains. Even now Jiangdong Sun Ce is also eyeing Lujiang.
But these few sensible people did not speak, and Kuai Liang was among them. If it was before, Kuai Liang would have stood up and opposed it, but this time Kuai Liang did not know why he fell silent.
In this way, with the support of the noble families of the entire Jingzhou, Liu Biao, who was already indecisive, had no choice but to agree, and exchanged Xinye for more than 20 cities in Nanyang County.
"Xin Ye got it!" Liu Mang heard the emissary of Liu Biao from Jingzhou who came to deliver the documents, and almost couldn't help but burst out laughing. Xin Ye got it, so it can be said that no matter whether it is Jingzhou or Jiangdong Sun Ce, it is really complete. It was blocked on the south bank of the Yangtze River. As long as Xinye and Lujiang River are not lost, these two princes will really have no harm to Yangzhou.
After Liu Biao's envoy left Liu Wei finally laughed out loud.
"Congratulations, my lord, Hexi, my lord, for getting Xinye City and occupying half of the Central Plains!" Jia Xu beside him was also smiling. He knew that Liu Mang was in a good mood, so he offered this flattery immediately. With Xinye City, it can be said that Liu Mang would be Already occupying half of the Central Plains, and taking Yuzhou and half of Xuzhou, the Central Plains will really be under Liu Mang's command.
With Xinye City, Liu Mang no longer needs to garrison troops in Yiyang and Zaoyang at the same time. He only needs to keep one in Xinye, and the defensive position in Gwangju can also be withdrawn.
Liu Mang smiled and did not refute, but Jia Xu spoke again, "I don't know if the lord is the prefect of Xinye?" Jia Xu continued to ask, Xinye City now belongs to Liu Mang, so naturally he needs to direct where The soldiers and horses and the staffing of Xinye Chengshige have been arranged.
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