Zhuge Liang’s position is Prime Minister and Yizhou Mu.
Zhuge Liang followed his uncle Zhuge Xuan to Jingzhou in his early years. After Zhuge Xuan died, Zhuge Liang lived in seclusion in Longzhong. Later, Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage three times to invite Zhuge Liang, and joined forces with Sun Yat-sen to fight against Cao Cao, and defeated Cao's army in the Battle of Chibi. It formed a tripartite power among the Three Kingdoms and captured Jingzhou.
In the 16th year of Jian'an, Yizhou was captured. Then he defeated Cao Jun and captured Hanzhong. In the first year of Shu Zhangwu, Liu Bei established the Shu Han regime in Chengdu, and Zhuge Liang was appointed prime minister to preside over the government.
After Liu Chan, the lord of Shu, succeeded to the throne, Zhuge Liang was named the Marquis of Wuxiang and led the pastoral care of Yizhou. Be diligent and prudent, handle all political affairs personally, and strictly enforce rewards and punishments. Alliance with Soochow to improve relations with all ethnic groups in the southwest.
Implement the farmland policy and strengthen war preparedness. Six Northern Expeditions to the Central Plains were carried out, but most of them used food to achieve no success. He eventually became ill due to overwork and died in Wuzhangyuan in the twelfth year of Jianxing Shu's reign at the age of 54.
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While Zhuge Liang was resting in Hanzhong to encourage farmers, he took advantage of Hanzhong’s economic conditions and adopted a series of effective measures to develop production according to local conditions, so that the military resources for the Northern Expedition were basically The situation was solved on the spot. After Zhuge Liang's death, the Shu Han army retreated. The Wei army also obtained many of his books, grains and cereals from the Shu camp.
This just illustrates the effect of Zhuge Liang's dismissal of soldiers and farmers, and the implementation of military garrison farming warfare. When the local people live a better life, they can attract more people, allowing the sparsely populated Hanzhong to develop again, and gradually achieve a virtuous cycle of more people and more food, so that the people can live in peace and enjoy their jobs.
The Shanhe Weir and other water conservancy projects built by Zhuge Liang are still the water conservancy projects with the largest irrigation area in Hanzhong. According to Mr. Li Yizhi’s investigation.
Shanhe Weir still irrigates more than 8,000 acres of farmland in Baocheng County, more than 30,600 acres of farmland in Nanzheng County, more than 7,000 acres in Jiu County, and more than 46,000 acres in Nanzheng County. The six famous pools in Hanzhong City are still used today.
According to archaeological survey statistics, there are still more than 70 ancient weirs from the Han Dynasty in the area. Some weirs and canals have been used and repaired for generations and are still in use today.
At the same time, various regions have continued to build a large number of ponds, reservoirs, ponds and other water conservancy facilities on the basis of inheriting and learning from ancient experiences in developing and utilizing water conservancy resources.
Mian County alone has built 37 additional reservoirs capable of storing 100,000 cubic meters of water; more than 300 ponds and ponds; and winter paddy fields still exceed 50,000 acres.
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