The matter of governing Yizhou began to proceed in an orderly manner as the Jingzhou gentry entered Sichuan.

Internal affairs such as terraced fields, wells, salt, bans, shipbuilding, etc. are being carried out one by one, and the southwestern border is developing towards a brand new field.

I wanted to arrange the rice in Zhenxi to be planted in Nanzhong first, but according to the current situation, there was no reply from Nanzhong. I thought I had to try planting in Shu County, Ba County and other places first. Fortunately, the maturity period of this rice seed can be ripened in about two to three months, and the growth cycle is very rapid. If the trial planting is good, before the autumn harvest, there will be sufficient rice seeds for the entire Yizhou and Jingzhou next year.

Of course, if the rice in Zhenxi can be popularized, it will inevitably spread to the north, but Liu Qi is not afraid that Yuan Shao or Cao Cao will pose a threat to his side after obtaining this rice seed.

Because rice has always been the main planting product in the south, and Zhenxi rice is a tropical crop, which is drought-resistant but not cold-resistant. The climate in the north is not suitable for large-scale planting of Zhenxi rice, so looking at the entire Han area, the only force that can effectively use Zhenxi rice to store grain is Sun Jian, besides himself, it is only Sun Jian left.

As for Sun Jian, Liu Qi has made up his mind...the next goal is to deal with him.

Nothing else, it is just because the Jiangdong land includes Zhejiang and Fujian in later generations, and the climate and soil of these two provinces are the most suitable places for planting Chameng rice.

After the Song Dynasty popularized Chameng rice, Zhejiang and Fujian gradually became the granaries of the world. From that moment to the modern era before Liu Qi traveled through time, Jiangsu and Zhejiang have always been the main treasury and grain warehouses of the entire Central Plains. This foundation and status have not been shaken for thousands of years.

According to Liu Qi's previous life experience, as long as the rice in Zhenxi can be popularized into Zhejiang, Fujian, Lianghu, and Sichuan, the grain produced in the entire south every year is enough to allow him to expand his army significantly, and the population in the south will also become an explosive growth due to the increase in grain output.

For the Three Kingdoms in history, the sharply reduced population is an irreparable pain, but once the food is sufficient, Liu Qi believes that after the whole country is unified, it should not be difficult to restore the Han population to its heyday in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it will not even take two generations of time.

The most basic thing about the growth rate of population is to have a reasonable supply and demand for food.

In addition, the guards' office is also looking for the location of the Panzhihua deposit in Yueshi County.

Liu Qi thought that this deposit had not yet been developed and might be difficult to find, but it turned out that he was wrong.

In fact, in this era, the Panzhihua deposit had already begun to be mined south of Qiongdu, but it was not mined on a large scale like it did in later generations.

The main reason is that the Yuezhi County where its deposit is located is a remote location for the Han people, and is even worse than the counties in Liangzhou.

Moreover, most of the people living here are barbarians, and the number of Han people is very small, so the Han people are not valued.

However, for the Central Plains Economic Center of Hanzhong, although Qiongdu is remote, there are many smelting sites here. After exploring the ore deposits from Liangshan to Qiongdu and south, there are at least hundreds of smelting sites. On the mountains on the edge of the deposit, there are as many as seventeen copper caves, silver caves and iron caves mined by locals alone.

More importantly, there is a hole for gold mining!

This is a huge wealth, and to a large extent belongs to military resources. Liu Qi immediately ordered his younger brother Liu Xiu to go to Yueshi County to serve as the county magistrate.

In Liu Qi's concept, these three things are related to the current trend of the entire country and are also the lifeline. They must be standardized and official, and must not be delegated to the public.

It is not that he wants to compete with the people for profit, but that there are large or small capital operations in every era. Once the circulation and pricing power of these lifeline materials are dispersed, they will eventually be forcibly merged and monopolized by the powerful people among the people.

Just like the land of the Han Dynasty, the land of the common people was eventually annexed by the powerful, which was an inevitable result.

Liu Qi felt that since this is the case, it would be better to monopolize the official office he represented from the beginning than to be monopolized by the big clan.

And it was at this critical moment that Liu Bei entered Shu.

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He, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others traveled lightly and walked on the Yangtze River waterway to the water flowing into Shu. After entering Shu, he was protected by soldiers personally sent by Liu Qi and came to Chengdu all the way.

Although he had just experienced a great war, with the efforts of Liu Qi and his men, the new policy in Shuzhong quickly got on track.

All industries are waiting to be developed, and when they come west, what Liu Bei saw was the terraced fields that were being built everywhere, the water trucks he had never seen before, and the local county offices relocated the residences of the barbarians, including the Han officials recruiting the barbarians to reclaim new terraces and rice fields, and the government offices sent county and state soldiers to help them reclaim them, and provided them with Jiangdong plows for cultivation, and purchased water trucks and other items.

As he walked along the way, Liu Bei couldn't help but feel a little envious.

"I really didn't expect that Liu Boyu is not only a good player in war, but also so powerful in governing the people. Among the descendants of the royal family, there is such a capable man who has hope of restoring the Han Dynasty."

Zhao Yun followed Liu Bei and said, "Yun had heard of Liu Boyu's name, and heard that he had a lot of talents and the land of Jingzhou, and there were many capable people. Along the way, seeing the local county offices governing Shu so well, I think it is impossible to be separated from the talents under Liu Qi."

Liu Bei felt emotion in his heart, and before he knew it, he sighed a little, with a slight desolation on his face.

Zhang Fei saw it aside and asked, "Brother, why do you sigh?"

Liu Bei shook his head and didn't say anything, but just smiled dryly.

Why sigh?

I am just sighing why I don’t have the good fortune of Liu Qi, and can have a foundation to develop.

He was also a clan relative, and at the same time, Lu Zhi's student. He was close friends with Gongsun Zan and later valued by Liu Yu... Although his family was in decline, he had made contributions during the Battle of the Yellow Turbans and had the position of a county magistrate. If you think about it carefully, you will have many opportunities in your life.

But unfortunately, although Liu Bei could seize every opportunity and worked very hard, he had never achieved greater achievements and was ineffective in real time.

Now, he took the wrong step, was defeated by Cao Cao, and not only lost his troops and generals, but he could not even go back to Youzhou, so he could only come here to rest.

Let’s look at Liu Boyu, who is also a relative of the Han Dynasty, but at a young age, he is already the lord of the two states, and he occupies half of the country. Although the southern land is narrow, in terms of the vastness of the territory, Yuan Shao is afraid that he cannot compare with him.

People live for a lifetime and are afraid of comparing with others. By this comparison, Liu Bei will inevitably feel a little disappointed.

The group passed Luocheng, Mianzhu, and arrived in Chengdu a few days later.

When he heard that Liu Bei had arrived, Liu Qi rarely put down everything in his hand and came to see Liu Bei in person.

Liu Bei's appearance is indeed a bit different from that of ordinary people. He has a long wingspan and wide eyes, but he is not the legendary ears that are lofty on his shoulders, his hands are over his knees, and his eyes can take care of himself.

He is still a normal person, and he is very heroic and looks like a hero.

After Liu Qi saw Liu Bei, he held his hand very enthusiastically and pulled him into the pastoral office.

"Uncle Xuande's name is famous for a long time. When I saw it today, it was indeed extraordinary. My uncle is a hero of the past. Whoever wins his uncle is equivalent to a state and territory... My uncle can come to like each other, and the great cause of the Han Dynasty is expected to be revitalized!"

Liu Qi praised Liu Bei as soon as he met, and said it a little embarrassedly, but Zhang Fei, who was following Liu Bei, was very helpful and thought to himself that this young man had vision.

Liu Qi turned around and looked behind Liu Bei, and saw two tower-like men standing behind him.

A person's face was covered with curly beards, and his figure was tall like Dian Wei, but he still had a bit of elegance when he made every move.

This must be Zhang Fei.

Another big man is also quite tall, with clear edges and toughness. I think it is Zhao Yun.

However, Zhao Yun's appearance is a bit different from what Liu Qi imagined.

After watching various legends or TV series in later generations, Zhao Yun was described as a handsome young general. He ignored his martial arts skills, but he was definitely handsome in appearance.

But although Zhao Yun, who was standing in front of him, his face was also angular, but if he was handsome, it would definitely be inconsistent...but he still had a heroic spirit.

It feels a bit like a hero from the world.

He brought Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun into the living room and went to the table. Liu Qi took the initiative to consult Liu Bei about his past.

What happened that Liu Bei was studying under Lu Zhi, and what he had attacked the Yellow Turbans back then, and he also took the initiative to talk to him about Liu Bei's descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan, asking about Liu Bei's family traditions, etc. In short, anyway, any past event that gave Liu Bei face and could gild his face, Liu Qi would talk to him about what he had.

This chat lasted for a whole hour.

During this one and a half hours, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun had a very good impression of Liu Qi. As the lord of the two states and the Han Dynasty, Liu Qi did not brag about himself or showed himself in front of Liu Bei and his group, but took the initiative to give Liu Bei the opportunity to show and express himself.
Chapter completed!