The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 730 Development of the Third Division of South Xinjiang Promotion
The change in southern Xinjiang is a long-term process.

The people of the Han Dynasty have already entered the era of iron farming and ox plows, while the tribes in southern Xinjiang are still in the primitive farming methods of slash-and-burn farming, and they are far behind the Han land in all places.

In the original time and space, after Zhuge Liang quelled the Nanzhong rebellion, he brought some more advanced production technologies from the inland to southern Xinjiang, which made the tribes in southern Xinjiang abandon slash-and-burn farming and began to enter the era of iron plowing and ox plowing.

The greatly increased agricultural output in a region of southern Xinjiang is precisely because of the increase in field output. Many tribes that used to live on hunting, "gradually go to the mountains and forests, live on the flat land, build cities, and do farming and mulberry", and move towards a settled agricultural society. .

The agricultural society has formed settlements one after another, which is convenient for local jurisdiction.

Mencius said: "The way of the people is the way. Those who have a permanent property have perseverance, and those who do not have a permanent property have no perseverance. If you have no perseverance, let go of the extravagance of warding off evil, and do everything you want."

It means that if ordinary people can occupy the property for a long time, they will be able to settle down, not make trouble, and live in peace.

If you feel precarious, you will only look out for immediate interests and not think about the future, so you will do everything.

It is undoubtedly a good thing for those tribal people who originally lived on slash-and-burn farming and hunting to get out of the mountains and start farming.

Historically, Zhuge Liang's development of the Nanzhong area also increased a lot of income for the Shu Han government.

"Military funds come out, and the country is rich."

The success of Zhuge Liang's township of Funanzhong relieved the Shu Han at that time from the worries of the Northern Expedition, and obtained material and human support from it, so that the Shu Han could concentrate its forces on the crusade against Cao Wei.

Now that Taipingdao has occupied Yizhou under the leadership of Xu An, the situation is much better than that of Yizhou controlled by Liu Bei at the beginning. At least it will not hinder Yizhou's powerful family at critical moments.

The Yellow Turban Army's military strength is strong, and it does not rely on powerful families to exist. It is this that allows Xu An to accomplish many things that ordinary people cannot accomplish.

What Liu Xiu couldn't do in the past, he can do.

At the end of the fourth year of Chuping (193), on the third day of December.

Yizhou County, Chengdu.

Originally, when Liu Yan was in power, the prefectural government of Yizhou was established in Mianzhu. After Xu An considered it, he decided not to follow the government established by Liu Yan and moved the government to Chengdu.

Although Chengdu has experienced the flames of war, the city walls were dilapidated, and the residents suffered heavy casualties, but the location of Chengdu is very important, and its strategic significance is far greater than that of Mianzhu.

Moreover, Chengdu's terrain and geographical location also enable Chengdu to develop better.

The dilapidated city walls are not a big deal. In Xu An's view, the current Chengdu city is somewhat petty. If the city walls are dilapidated, then the dilapidated city walls should be demolished and expanded into the capital city.

Most of the residents of Chengdu are scattered, so the residents of the Northland will be relocated here.

Residents who entered Yizhou from the hinterland of Taiping Road gathered in Chengdu, which also made Taiping Road's control over Yizhou stronger.

The Battle of Chengdu has lasted for more than two months, and it is now the end of the fourth year of Chuping, and nearly half a year has passed.

At this time, most of the dilapidated houses and city walls in Chengdu City have been repaired, and a lot of weeds have grown on the ruined walls. Chengdu City, which has experienced the impact of war for a long time, has gradually regained its vitality.

With the influx of immigrants, the streets and alleys began to slowly become alive.

Most of the prisoners of the Yizhou Army were sent back to their hometowns, and only a small number of soldiers who were willing to stay and join the army were left behind.

Most of them are ordinary people who are homeless and have lost their land.

Xu An arranged it near the city of Chengdu, and promoted military settlements. When the disputes between the Han and Wei courts became increasingly fierce, strong men were forced everywhere, and new recruits were recruited, but now Taiping Road is not necessarily recruiting even those who want to take the initiative to serve as soldiers. .

Unless you have some special skills or are extremely outstanding, if you want to join the Yellow Turban Army, you must first join the military academy and pass the assessment to be promoted.

Not only for the captured Yizhou army, but also for those Dongzhou soldiers who were attached.

All Dongzhou soldiers were arranged into the sequence of Tuntian, and they had to pass the examination if they wanted to join the Yellow Turban Army.

Among the ranks of the Yellow Turban Army, the superior ones are promoted and the inferior ones are demoted. The requirements are extremely strict.

In addition to the fact that there are not too many requirements for the army, the garrison is required to learn the Taipingdao. In addition to daily training, there is also time to explain the thoughts of the Taipingdao, which is the time for evangelism.
To be promoted to the ranks of Zhengjun and Daojun is not only to pass the examination, but also to enter the Tao.

There are eight levels in Taiping Dao. The main army needs to reach the first level of enlightenment, and the Taoist army needs to reach the second level of enlightenment.

However, special forces such as Eagle Wolf Guards and Yellow Angels require a higher level in the Tao.

Of course, there is a special unit in the Yellow Turban Army that does not need to enter the Tao, as long as you pass the assessment, you can join, but so far, no one has taken the initiative to join that unit.

After all, Gao Shun's camp was originally a group of prisoners, and Gao Shun recruited recruits from among the prisoners.

Ordinary prisoners are serving their sentences, reformed through labor, and digging in mines deep in the mountains and old forests, but Gao Shun changed their sentences to military service. Being trapped in the camp is a real devil training, compared to the training of the yellow angels. It was several times more stringent. You must know that during the training of the Yellow Angels, there has never been a case of death or disability due to training.

However, the two who died were all accidental deaths, not because of the intensity of training.

Although the training of being trapped in the camp was a bit cruel, Xu An did not abolish it. Taipingdao currently needs to be trapped in the camp.

At certain times, the trapped camp is more deterrent and shocking than the yellow angels. If this army can be used properly, it can play a huge role on the battlefield.

While Xu An was thinking, Teng Xiangwei's command made Xu Hong walk into the government office and report.

"General Zhang Yan and others have arrived, should we invite them in now?"

Teng Xiangwei is now Xu An's pro-army, and the work of guarding has been taken over from the hands of the yellow angels, so Xu Hong's position that has not been settled is now also settled.

The eagle wolf guard was originally to protect Xu An, but there was a mistake in the assassination later, so it was handed over to the yellow angel, and now it was handed over from the yellow angel to the Tengxiang guard.

After all, the yellow angels are basically heavy infantry, and Xu An's travel is basically the minimum, so the guards all need knights, and the yellow angels can't keep up.

"Let them in."

Xu An put down the "Yizhou Tuntian Book" submitted by the Ministry of Industry not long ago.

Along with the captives of the Yizhou Army being released back to their hometowns, the officials of Taiping Road arrived one after another, and the garrison of fields in various places was also carried out in an orderly manner.

Soon, Xu An saw someone walking into the mansion.

It seems that Zhang Yan and the others should be standing outside the house of the government office, otherwise they would not have arrived at the inner hall of the government office so soon.

"The last general Zhang Yan (Pei Yuanshao) paid a visit to the great virtuous teacher."

"My subordinate Lei Tong (Wu Yi) paid a visit to the Marquis of Jin."

"Chen Yongqiao pays homage to the Marquis of Jin."

Zhang Yan and Pei Yuanshao were both wearing military uniforms and war robes.

Lei Tong and Wu Yi were wearing cloaks instead of battle robes. Both of them have no military positions now, and the Dongzhou Army has been disbanded, so they are now unemployed.

Yong Qiao and the four people in the government office were dressed differently, obviously much more extravagant. He was wearing a brocade jacket made of silk and satin inside, and a fur coat outside.

Although it is only from a distance, it can still be seen that both the fineness and all aspects are excellent, and the value is more than a hundred gold.

The five people walked into the government office, they all bowed their hands and saluted Xu An.

Xu An looked Yong Qiao up and down, and Yong Qiao's attitude was generally very respectful, and there was nothing disrespectful.

"You are exempt."

Xu An also bowed in return, and then motioned for the five of them to sit down.

Although the military etiquette in Taiping Road has been reformed, other etiquettes have not changed much.

Yong Qiao looked at the chairs placed in the government office, hesitated for a while, and finally sat next to Zhang Yan and Pei Yuanshao, sitting in the last seat.

"Now that the twelve counties of Yizhou have all belonged to Huangtian, and both Jiangguan and Fuling are under my Taipingdao hands, the safety of Yizhou is guaranteed to a certain extent."

Xu An was not in a hurry, and waited until everyone was seated and their eyes were focused on him, before speaking in a leisurely manner.

"Yizhou is located in the southwest and has a large population. However, it is inconvenient to communicate with Zhongzhou and other places. It is definitely not directly under the central government. Therefore, I want to hand over the people's livelihood and political affairs of Yizhou, and the military affairs of the farmland to you."

Yong Qiao's eyes narrowed slightly, but his expression didn't change much, and he remained respectful.

Now that the Yellow Turban Army is powerful and its troops are in full swing, tens of thousands of Yizhou coalition forces have all been defeated by the Yellow Turban Army's offensive. Yong Qiao doesn't think that relying on the tribes in southern Xinjiang can defeat the Yellow Turban Army who entered Shu.

Since there is no way to defeat the Yellow Turban Army and drive away the Taiping Dao, it is better to join the Taiping Dao.

Although the conditions of Taipingdao are harsh, and many forest lands, mines, lakes, and fields of the Yong family have been taken away by Taipingdao, the foundation is still there, and their savings for many years are still there, which is not unacceptable.

At least it is much better than those forces that were wiped out.

There was a powerful family in Yizhou County who thought Wubao was strong and was unwilling to obey the order of the Taiping Road. The Yellow Turban Army finally opened Wubao and killed it in only three days.

Yong Qiao personally went to observe that siege battle, so his memory is still fresh. Facing the Yellow Turban Army at its peak, Yong Qiao didn't dare to think too much.

The huge war machine in the Yellow Turban Army is really too appalling. The huge stone bombs were removed by it like this, and many city walls couldn't bear the huge destructive power at all.

Those Yellow Turban soldiers are far more powerful than the former Dongzhou soldiers.

Once Liu Yan occupied the entire Yizhou with tens of thousands of Dongzhou soldiers, and the rebellion launched by the powerful families in Yizhou was defeated.

Even the Dongzhou soldiers can't do anything about it, so how can they defeat the more powerful Yellow Turban Army.

Xu An glanced at Yong Qiao's actions, and when the eyes met, although Yong Qiao hid it well, Xu An still saw the fear in his heart.

Xu An nodded slightly, Yong Qiao knew how to advance and retreat, and everything would be easy if he was willing to cooperate.

"Uncle Rong."

Yongqiao's character is Shu Rong, and not everyone had a Biao character in Han Dynasty.

Most of the people in Taiping Dao are from ordinary backgrounds, and many people only have a first name and a surname, but no characters.

Generally speaking, ordinary people will also take the sign when they are rich or have a high status.

But Xu An did not take it, and this kind of atmosphere did not prevail in Taiping Dao.

So up to now, Liu Pi, Gong Du, Zhang Yan and other generals and schools of Taiping Road have not taken their names.

However, although Xu An didn't take the name, he still knows the etiquette. If the other party has a name, it is really impolite to call him by his first name.
"If it wasn't for Shu Rong's abandoning the dark side and turning to the bright side this time, and motivating the officials of the various ministries and other counties in southern Xinjiang to join him, otherwise, if he wanted to unify Yizhou, he would have to go through a bloody battle."

"The Marquis of Jin's words are serious. The Marquis of Jin has always been considerate of the people. He has the name of a benevolent lord. He is ordered to be righteous, obey the destiny, and the destiny will return. I can only wait for the time and obey the will of heaven."

Yong Qiao lowered his head slightly and said respectfully.

The corners of Xu An's mouth turned up, and he laughed. Although he knew that what Yong Qiao said was flattering, it was really comfortable to hear.

"Shu Rong should know that my Taiping Dao system is different from that of the Han court. It's not just the state pastoral system in the local area, right?"

After thinking about it for a while, Yong Qiao answered.

"I have indeed heard that the Marquis of Jin is in the local area, and the state animal husbandry system and the three-division system are parallel."

"Using the chief secretary to manage the government, using punishments to follow the procuratorial law as supervision, and using the army to protect the environment and the people, I think that the three-division system has many merits. Compared with only implementing the state pastoral system in the local area Much better."

When he first learned about the system implemented by Taipingdao, Yongqiao was actually very disappointed.

The three-division system does not only divide the power of the state pastor, but also the power of the county guard. I am afraid that the days to come will not be as comfortable as before. In addition, it is said that the eagle wolf guards will set up hundreds of people in various places. Households, the pervasive eagle and wolf guards are definitely their nightmare.

But the matter has come to this point, there is nothing to do, the situation is stronger than people.

Xu An knocked on the table and asked: "The Yong family has a great reputation in Yizhou, and Shu Rong is upright, suitable for the post of procurator. I don't know if Shu Rong is willing to be the procurator of Yizhou."

"Since you are fortunate enough to be valued by the Marquis of Jin, there is no reason why I should not."

"I will live up to the great trust of the Marquis of Jin, and I will do my best to ensure the cleanliness of Yizhou's officials and the justice of the law."

Yong Qiao made a bow with both hands, bowed his head and sang promises.

Meeting Yong Qiao also gave Xu An a general understanding of the situation in Nanzhong.

Later, Xu An granted Zhang Yan the title of Shepherd of Yizhou.

Lei Tong, who was born as a soldier in Dongzhou, was appointed as the right envoy of Yizhou Chief Secretary, and Wu Yi was appointed as the left envoy of Yizhou Chief Secretary.

At the same time, Pei Yuanshao was appointed as the guard envoy of the military guards.

Both Zhang Yan and Pei Yuanshao were generals from the Taipingdao, and both of them had believed in Xu An's loyalty to the Taipingdao.

Zhang Yan has outstanding abilities. He has always been in charge of the military region, and also responsible for civil affairs. Moreover, he was born in the military. No matter in the original time and space, he is extremely outstanding now.

Yizhou animal husbandry was handed over to Zhang Yan, and Zhang Yan was able to overwhelm Dongzhou scholars and powerful families in Yizhou.

Pei Yuanshao is in charge of the military guards, which can ensure the safety of Yizhou's counties.

Pei Yuanshao also studied in the martial arts hall for a certain period of time before, and his military strategy has made considerable progress compared to before. It is indeed a bit counterproductive to suddenly be promoted to be the protector of Yizhou, but with Zhang Yang sitting in the central army, it should not be possible. question.

The candidate for the guardian envoy is the second in ability and the first in loyalty. Pei Yuanshao can be said to be a straight seedling, born in the old Taiping Road. Since the second year of Zhongping, he has been under Xu An's command and has been working hard.

Zhang Yan was the governor of the state, and Pei Yuanshao was in charge of the area as the envoy. With the military power in hand, Dongzhou soldiers actually obeyed the Taiping Road. In Yizhou, Taiping Road occupied a dominant position.

The three forces in Yizhou can check and balance each other without completely losing control.

(End of this chapter)