"Zhuge Liang, your uncle!"

This is the true feeling of Liu Yi after reading Liu Bei's letter. Of course, facing Mi Zhu and others, Liu Yi naturally could not express his feelings directly. He even kept an elegant smile on his face, closed the bamboo paper, and smiled at Mi Zhu: "I didn't expect that the emperor's uncle actually asked Brother Zizhong to come. With Brother Zizhong here, the logistics is worry-free!"

"What did Bo Yuan say? Zhu knew that Bo Yuan was very talented today. In less than a month, he captured a county. Looking at the world, even those who were known as famous generals were just like this." Mi Zhu smiled and shook his head, "Everyone underestimated Bo Yuan's ability."

"Yan Chong, Zi Zhong sit down first." Liu Yi knelt down after the case, looked at Mi Zhu and said, "The Major General should have wiped out the remaining three cities at this moment, and now he is truly pacifying Changsha."

"Even so, Bo Yuan should be the first to be the battle." Mi Zhu looked at Liu Yi and said with a smile: "I wonder when Bo Yuan will send troops to pacify the three counties of Guiyang?"

"No hurry!" Liu Yi shook his head and said, "Han Xuan had asked for help from the other three counties before. One of the messengers to Guiyang was intercepted by me. However, the other two counties may have received letters at this time. I have ordered people to closely monitor the movements of the two counties and block the news of Linxiang's capture, hoping to lure these two counties to attack. Since we are going to go to attack, it is better to let the other party attack. I am equivalent to ambushing halfway, wouldn't it be better?"

"Boyuan's method is well versed in military tactics." Mi Zhu smiled and said, "Then Zhu is here to observe Boyuan's method."

"This is not difficult, but I want to discuss many things in Changsha with Brother Zizhong." Liu Yi waved his hand. If the other party came, it would be better if he didn't come, it would be okay to wait a few days. Now Liu Yi is more concerned about the issues left behind in the Liu Biao era, such as the thief and Shanyue. He doesn't know much about these things, but Mi Zhu has been in Jingzhou for many years, so he should have known some of them.

"Oh?" Mi Zhu looked at Liu Yi curiously.

"For example, the sect thief, Shanyue and other things..." Liu Yi told Mi Zhu all the questions he had accumulated recently.

Mi Zhu smiled bitterly after hearing this. After Liu Yi finished speaking, he said to Liu Yi: "Did Bo Yuan think that Duke Jing Sheng was unwilling to deal with these sects back then?"

"Why..." Liu Yi didn't understand any more and looked at Mi Zhu.

"It's okay to say Shanyue, but I don't know how to manage Jiangdong, but Jingzhou will allocate some money and food every year to comfort Shanyue. Shanyue who is willing to live in will be properly resettled. But if the sect thief... does Bo Yuan know what the sect thief is?" Mi Zhu asked.

"I have asked in some of the time. Some clans in the village are confused and composed of villagers. They do not obey the imperial orders, refuse to pay taxes, and do not register for household registration." Liu Yi and Huang Zhong learned about these things, so they understand.

"Zen Thief..." Mi Zhu hesitated for a moment and smiled at Liu Yi: "In the past, when my Mi family was in Xuzhou, I had secretly controlled Zen Thief."

"Ah?" Liu Yi looked at Mi Zhu in shock.

"Although the court's taxes are not heavy, taking twenty-one taxes as an example, if there are 20,000 stones of grain and grass, it will be called that thousand stones." Mi Zhu looked at Liu Yi and said, "When Tao Gongzu was the governor of Xuzhou, the taxes in Xuzhou were ten taxes. The Mi family was a wealthy merchant family. The taxes paid to the provincial government alone were more than 100,000 stones every year. Can Bo Yuan understand?"

Anyway, the Mi family has lost its foundation now, and they are not afraid of Liu Yi's jokes when talking about those things in the past. Of course, this is also the reason why Liu Yi and Mi Zhu have a good relationship and have saved Mrs. Mi. They can be considered their own people, so Mi Zhu told them about this.

Mi Zhu did not fully explain it, but Liu Yi understood that he controlled the clan thief and then hid a large amount of property in the name of the clan thief. If the government wanted to collect the clan thief, Mi Zhu would inform him or even secretly provide funds.

Although Jingzhou and Xuzhou are different, the routines are probably the same. Most people only see sect thieves, but they don’t know that there are big figures behind these sect thieves. Simply put, it is a way for those noble families to evade taxes, or even conceal the population.

It is not easy to move, so there is no need to move for the time being, because the current taxes in Changsha can still be supplied, and the harm of the clan thief has not yet reached the point of becoming a cancer. Besides, this is something that Liu Bei should worry about, so there is no need for Liu Yi to offend those people because of this.

"Of course, there are also real sect thieves, and these are the ones that ordinary governments have wiped out." Mi Zhu added a glass of wine to Liu Yi and said with a smile.

Liu Yi nodded and asked no more questions. This kind of thing can be regarded as a kind of capital operation. Although it is relatively simple and crude, people who don’t know where to start, and those who know... can’t say it, and Liu Yi is not ready to say that once you point it out, it will be the target of public criticism. The king may not be able to withstand it, let alone a job.

"Let's talk about Shanyue first." Liu Yi smiled and said, "How about asking these thieves to do their best for us?"

"This is not difficult. I have discussed with wealthy families in Changsha these days." Mi Zhu smiled and said, "In fact, if you have the ability, it is best to shock yourself with force first, and then comfort me."

"If there is force, I will talk about it after pacifying the four counties. If I do this now, I will only push these mountains to the prefects of the three counties." Liu Yi nodded. This matter must be organized. The biggest problem at present is to conquer the three counties, and the rest must be pacified before talking about it.

Mi Zhu nodded, and then the two of them talked about other things. After reminiscing about the past, they left each one.

...

"What's the matter with me?" The next morning, Huang Zhong, Guan Ping, Liu Sandao and other generals were summoned by Liu Yi, and Huang Zhong asked.

"I was originally planning to capture Changsha, so I took the old general to see my lord, but now I have to wait for this matter." Liu Yi looked at Huang Zhong and said with a little apology: "The lord has sent an order to continue to purge the four counties in Jingnan."

"It's not a problem, I'm just making some contributions, and I'm a little arrogant when I went to meet the emperor's uncle." Huang Zhong waved his hand indifferently. He was unsuccessful in his career. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he had military achievements, but later he was disheartened because his beloved son died prematurely. When he returned to Changsha, he was already in Jingzhou. Liu Biao advocated civil governance of Jingzhou. Most of the people he used were recommended by the noble families. Huang Zhong had no way out, and in the end he just became a commander in Changsha. He was more indifferent to the affairs of the officialdom than others. If it weren't for Liu Yi's strong recommendation, he would not have been prepared to meet Liu Bei, so as not to be ridiculed by others again.

"The achievements will definitely not be less." Liu Yi smiled and said, "But this time, let's change the way of playing!"

"Oh?" Huang Zhong's eyes lit up and he looked at Liu Yi and said, "What are the tricks sir?"

These days, there have been many praises in the army for how Liu Yi uses his troops like a god, and his magical tricks. Although Huang Zhong was defeated by Liu Yi, he was Han Xuan's stupidity, so he didn't think Liu Yi was so powerful.

"Didn't Han Xuan send someone to the three counties for help before?" Liu Yi smiled and said, "This time we are waiting for these reinforcements to arrive, ambush halfway, go to its main force, and then sweep across the three counties."

"Just..." Huang Zhong frowned and said, "Then Han Xuan has left, I'm afraid this news can't be hidden!"

"Someone followed him, and he went to Guiyang. Even if he immediately sent a message to the other two counties, the other party would not be able to get the news immediately, let alone he has not arrived in Guiyang yet." Liu Yi smiled. People like Han Xuan who are used to being generous and elegant can't stand the pain of running around. According to the news that the people who followed Han Xuan secretly reported back, Han Xuan has not even finished half of it. When he arrives in Guiyang, he will send envoys. It is estimated that Lingling and Wuling will have already sent troops.

Seeing Huang Zhong frowning slightly, Liu Yi smiled and said, "Don't worry, Han Sheng, I just sent someone to see where he went, and there was no intention of harming him."

When Huang Zhong heard this, he nodded silently.

Liu Yi continued: "Now, we are recruiting all the generals to discuss the next step. Should we attack Lingling first or Wuling first?"

As for Guiyang, Liu Yi was going to leave it alone. With Wei Yan there, he also wanted to give Wei Yan a chance to make contributions. As for whether he could grasp it, it depends on Wei Yan's own ability.

Huang Zhong clasped his fists and said, "Sir, in the opinion of the last general, we should attack Wuling first."

"Can you explain in detail?" Liu Yi asked.

"The prefect of Wuling Jin Xuan is an outsider. He has always been unpopular in Wuling. He has no generals under his command and is easier to attack. On the contrary, the prefect of Lingling Liu Du is quite close to the sect thieves, and he may be more than 10,000 soldiers who can dispatch it!" Huang Zhong briefly introduced the difference between Lingling and Wuling to Liu Yi. In comparison, Wuling is obviously easier to attack.

"Wuling!" Liu Yi nodded and came to the map to point Wuling's location. At this distance, Wuling is closer to Changsha, and it is indeed easier to attack. He nodded and said, "Okay, let's fight Wuling first, send a stunner to pay close attention to Wuling's movements. As long as Jin Xuan sent troops, we will set off immediately and intercept halfway!"

"Here!" When the generals heard this, they immediately bowed to accept the order.

"Sir, General Liu Feng sent someone to report that all the five cities have been conquered. I'll ask if you will return to the army immediately?" Shortly after the generals left, a personal guard came in and asked at Liu Yi.

"Let him stop moving for the time being and beware of the enemy coming to Lingling." Liu Yi shook his head, wrote a bamboo note and handed it to his guard and said, "Take this letter to him."

"Here!" The guard took the bamboo paper, agreed, turned around and left.
Chapter completed!