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The Battle of Hanzhong can only be considered an additional battle in the Battle of Bashu. At the beginning of the march into Bashu, Shangyong Foreshadows and Liu Zhang sent troops to lay the foundation for the final capture of Hanzhong.

After Liu Jing took over Yizhou, it became a natural thing to seize Hanzhong. The desperate Zhang Lu finally fled to Yedu under Yan Pu's persuasion and surrendered to Cao Cao.

Ten days later, Liu Jing arrived in Nanzheng City. At this time, Wei Yan and Gan Ning also led their troops to the Jingzhou army of Nanzheng and Zhao Yun.

Outside the city gate and outside the west gate, dozens of Jingzhou generals came out of the city. When Liu Jing arrived at Caicheng Gate surrounded by thousands of soldiers, everyone knelt down on one knee and saluted Liu Jing, "See the governor of the state."

Liu Jing turned over and dismounted, stepped forward and helped Zhao Yun and others up one by one. He patted Zhao Yun on the shoulder with praise in his eyes. Zhao Yun bowed and clasped his fists and said, "Zhao Yun is just a little bit of work, not worthy of the praise of the provincial governor."

Liu Jing smiled slightly, "If General Zhao only had a small amount of achievements, then what else should others do to be modest may not make people like it."

Everyone laughed together, "The Palace Master said it well. If General Zhao is modest, he will block our wealth... that... a generous reward."

Zhao Yun smiled bitterly and said nothing. Liu Jing smiled at everyone again and said, "Everyone has made great efforts to capture Hanzhong this time. I will reward you all one by one to commend everyone's achievements."

Everyone was overjoyed and bowed again, "Thank you for the state patriarch's commendation"

At this time, a carriage without a pentag was parked in front of Liu Jing, and Zhao Yun smiled and said, "Please ask the governor of the state to enter the city."

Liu Jing happily got on the carriage. Under the left and right guards of several cavalry, the carriage slowly drove towards Nanzheng City. Everyone got on the horse and followed the carriage. The carriage slowly drove on the central street of Nanzheng City.

Liu Jing stood on the carriage with a sword, and looked at the Hanzhong city majestic. The buildings in the city were very neat, the streets were clean and wide, and there was no sight of the dilapidated thatched huts and bamboo houses. It was obvious that Zhang Lu had managed Hanzhong very well.

On both sides of the street, every household set up incense tables outside the door and knelt down to welcome Liu Jing into the city. Liu Jing was quite touched and laughed in a low voice to Zhao Yun who was following him, saying, "Do you still remember the incident in Runan back then?"

Zhao Yun nodded slightly and sighed: "I just laughed it off when my brother said he had the ambitions of the world. But who would have thought that nine years later, he would have won one of the world. No one knows your background better than me."

Liu Jing laughed loudly, Zhao Yun felt very moved, and remembered that he and Liu Jing fled back then. That humble young man was actually a hero of a generation of talented and stubborn heroes. It made people sigh at God's magical arrangements. Thinking of this, Zhao Yun also showed a sincere smile on his face.

At this time, thousands of people rushed to the streets and sang and danced to welcome Liu Jing. Seeing their clothes mixed, Liu Jing smiled at Zhao Yun and said, "Hanzhong and Chengdu are very different. Most of the local Shu people in Chengdu are local Shu people, and their clothes are the same, but Nanzheng City seems to have clothing everywhere, and there are Chu people, Shu people, and many Qin people."

Zhao Yun smiled and said, "In fact, the Qin people in Hanzhong are the most. Most of them escaped from Guanzhong to take refuge. I don't know the specific situation. You can ask Mr. Fa."

Liu Jing remembered someone and asked, "Yang Songke surrenders."

"He wanted to surrender, but he had a bad reputation and was greedy for bribes, so I did not agree to him for the time being."

Liu Jing nodded, "Take him to see me later."

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Hanzhong originally belonged to Yizhou, but was separated by Zhang Lu. He was in charge of Hanzhong, Wudu and Weixing County. He implemented the unity of military, government and religion. The highest official yamen was called Tianshifu, which was the place where Zhang Lu handled military affairs, government affairs and academic affairs.

However, now that Liu Jing occupied Hanzhong, Hanzhong County was restored to the jurisdiction of Yizhou. However, Hanzhong still maintained its military status, so the Tianshi Mansion was renamed Hanzhong Military Yamen.

Liu Jing was resting temporarily in the inner hall. Soon, Meng You led Yang Song to come hurriedly. He asked Yang Song to wait a little in the yard. He went in to report to Liu Jing.

At this time, Yang Song was extremely nervous. He wanted to surrender to the Jingzhou army, but was rejected by Zhao Yun. He also sent an army to control his house, which made Yang Song feel panic about a disaster.

His only hope was the Meng brothers. Can Liu Jing spare his life if he took in the Meng brothers? At this time, Meng You came out of the inner hall and smiled at him, "Please come in, Mr. Yang."

Yang Song walked towards the inner hall tremblingly. When he reached the door, he asked Meng You again, "Horse Chu... I want to kill me."

Meng You smiled and comforted him, "Don't worry, things are not that serious."

Walking into the inner hall, Liu Jing was sitting on the couch and drinking tea slowly. Yang Song knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, "The criminal Yang Song paid a visit to the Marquis of Chu."

Liu Jing glanced at him and said with a smile: "We have dealt with each other a long time ago."

Yang Song was stunned. When he had dealt with Liu Jing, he changed his mind and suddenly realized that when the Tao family sold horses passing by Hanzhong, he bribed them and let them go.

He suddenly understood what Liu Jing meant, which was to imply that he had accepted bribes. After figuring this out, he was so scared that his face turned pale and his whole body trembled.

Liu Jing looked at him coldly. This man is indeed very talented and has the ability to manage finances in the world. However, his weakness is also obvious. He is greedy for bribery. Liu Jing also wants to use him, but before using him, he must hit him well.

"How much money have you saved over the years and how much land you have purchased for me to bring in real life."

Yang Song was sweating all over, his forehead was pressed to the ground, and his two trembled in waves. After a while, he stuttered: "I don't like land purchases, only... one thousand or two acres, money... I can't count it."

He was not countless. He knew better than anyone else how much money he had, but he didn't dare to say it.

"How many children do you have?" Liu Jing asked again.

"There are two...one girl."

"It seems that you don't have many children, so why do you spend so much wealth if you accumulate so much?"

Yang Song couldn't say a word. He was born to make money, which had become his pleasure. As for how to spend money, he didn't think much about it.

Liu Jing smiled and said, "I'll give you some advice. You can make money openly, do trade, open a store, and have a lot of money.

In fact, you don’t have to take risks and bribes. It will not only damage your virtue, but also bring you a murder. There are patrols in Jingzhou, and they are all secret agents. Once corruption is found, you will be dismissed from office and jail, and the worst will be the whole family. Do you understand what I mean?

Yang Song was stunned. He knew Liu Jing's meaning, which was to let him go the right path to make money in the future and stop bribery. He seemed to see a glimmer of hope in his heart, and kowtowed, "The criminals dare not bribe anymore."

"Okay, that's all I said. I don't touch your land and money in the past, just treat it as your ancestors. But from today on, if you dare to embezzle and accept another bribe, I will kill you and confiscate your family's wealth. Do you remember it?" Liu Jing said sternly.

"The criminal... remembered"

"Get up"

Yang Song got up tremblingly and stood with his hands down.

Liu Jing took a sip of tea, thought for a while and said, "I appoint you as the guardian of Hanzhong, manage Hanzhong well for me, be honest and dedicated to the public. In the future, I will be named a marquis, let you shine your ancestors and leave a famous name in history books."

Yang Song's tears suddenly surged out, and he was moved, and knelt down again, crying: "I would like to repay the lord's kindness for his lord's grace."

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Yang Song said he was dismissed. Liu Jing glanced at the personal soldiers standing at the door. Seeing that he wanted to speak but stopped, he asked, "What's the matter?"

"Mr. Fa is here and is waiting outside."

Seeing that Liu Jing was tired, the personal soldier hesitated and said, "Why do I ask him to come later?"

Liu Jing went on a journey to the north and was really tired. He wanted to take a break for a while, but since Fa Zheng had already arrived, Liu Jing forced himself to say, "No need, let's invite him in."

The personal soldiers retreated, and soon after, Fa Zheng was led into the back hall. He knelt down and bowed, "I paid homage to the governor of the state."

"You don't have to be polite, sir, please get up." Liu Jing waved his hand and smiled.

Fa Zheng sat upright and handed Liu Jing a cleaned list, "This is the population treasury situation in Hanzhong. Please check the provincial governor."

Liu Jing took the list and did not open it and read it carefully. Instead, he smiled and said, "I'll read it slowly tonight. Sir, why not tell me first."

"Abide by the order"

Fa Zheng briefly sorted out his thoughts and said: "Speaking of this, the situation in Hanzhong is indeed unexpected. The population is more than 100,000 households and more than 600,000 people. Nanzheng alone has 400,000 stones of grain, 850,000 pieces of cloth and 20,000 kilograms of gold, and more than 100,000 livestock in the government, and many of them are rotten. It is necessary to admit that Zhang Lu is good at managing Hanzhong, while Yang Song is good at managing finances and accumulates strength to earn a solid family fortune."

These numbers made Liu Jing very happy. He was surprised that he had gained such a rich harvest when he entered Hanzhong and Bashu this time. Liu Jing breathed a light breath, and thus the pressure in Jingzhou was completely relieved.

At this time, Fa Zheng said again: "In Hanzhong more than ten years ago, there were only 20,000 households. The main reason was the Dong Zhuo Rebellion and the Li Kui Rebellion that caused a large number of Guanzhong population to pour into Hanzhong, and the population increased rapidly by five times. These days, Weichen also investigated nearly a thousand households. They had doubts about how much the provincial governors entered Hanzhong. The key was taxes. If the taxes increased, many people would plan to return to Guanzhong."

Liu Jing pondered for a while and asked: "How much tax is available in Guanzhong? Can you tell the truth about filial piety and righteousness?"

"About 15 taxes, there are also tuition taxes and calculation taxes, as well as corvee labor, which are not low, similar to Yizhou. More importantly, a large amount of land in Guanzhong has been deserted for many years. If they want to return to Guanzhong, they can only talk about it. They have been stable in Hanzhong for many years, and I guess no one is willing to ask them to return to Guanzhong to face the risk of war."

“It makes sense.”

Liu Jing also smiled and said, "It is not for their taxes, so let's maintain the status quo."

"I understand."

At this time, Fa Zheng hesitated and asked again: "The minister of the state is to keep the weak ministers in Hanzhong."

Liu Jing shook his head, "I feel wronged when I let Xiaozhi stay in Hanzhong."
Chapter completed!