Goose Three Kingdoms

Chapter 586 Construction Plan
Along the Qinzhi Road, there are military stations and camps that have been expanded many times.

It was just that the large-scale and large-scale population migration had exhausted the supplies at various military stations.

Covered with snow, the Black Bear Rear Guard troops had very limited supplies from various military stations as they marched.

In order to replenish calories, a group of weak horses would be selected and slaughtered every time they camped at night.

This batch of weak horses were newly presented by the Xianbei and Xiongnu people, so they didn't feel bad about eating them.

Otherwise, any of the horses retained by the central army could be sold for 200,000 or 300,000 coins in Guandong.

Another seven days passed before the black bear returned to Ganquan.

Without any rest, the shogunate center was moved to the Wangchuan River Valley in Lantian, preparing to spend the winter there.

Lantian was a very unfamiliar place to most of the shogunate officials.

According to previous plans, there was a backup construction plan here in Lantian, which was sufficient to accommodate the operation of the shogunate.

For Hei Xiong, moving the shogunate center to Lantian was simply because he did not want the shogunate's office functions to be disturbed too much.

Although there has been population control in Ganquanzhong Township over the past six months, too many people have still flowed in through various means.

The shogunate's officials had limited official ranks and salaries, and the amount of food they could keep was limited. Many servants were selected and assigned by the shogunate.

However, they could not resist the help of their sons, nephews, in-laws, and students. The grain harvest was good this year, and the army had to rely on the enemy for food when it went to war, so the amount of grain circulating in the market increased, causing the family population of many officials to increase.

There are more servants and dependents, but human energy is limited.

By moving the shogunate's officials to Lantian and reducing unnecessary social interactions, they will naturally be able to concentrate on their work.

He led his troops to fight the enemy outside and was separated from his family... Although these guys who stayed in the rear could not live a life of debauchery, they were definitely enjoying a good life.

With this intention of revenge and punishment, after only one day of being affectionate with Togo and Saigo, the shogunate headquarters was moved to Lantian on the third day.

On the migration route, Kong Rong also boarded the giant chariot. He sat next to the charcoal stove and felt the slight bumps in the carriage. Although he felt it was novel, he was in a low mood, very bored, and could not cheer up.

His good days had only just begun, and he couldn't help but hope that it would be great if the Grand Marshal could fight outside for a few years.

As soon as they returned, the capital was moved, and Kong Rong clearly felt the dissatisfaction and malice.

In the front of the car, Black Bear chatted with Guo Tai who came to meet him. Guo Tai had not stopped for the past six months and had been running around, mainly building missionary structures in various counties outside the Great Wall.

Within the Taiping Dao system, Taoists also have ranks.

There are three levels for Taoist boys alone. It takes nine years for a Taoist boy without any major achievements to be promoted and pass the Taoist test.

Therefore, in each county outside the Great Wall, there are only five or six Taoists, each of whom is responsible for an important county or tribe; among these five or six Taoists, one with more seniority is selected to be the leader.

Qu Shuai is a position, not a rank.

Taoist priests are divided into two ranks, blue and green, and they wear Taoist robes of these two colors to distinguish them. The most senior ones wear blue; above them is the chief priest, who is the head of a county and wears red robes.

Guo Tai and Li Feng both wore purple robes.

Li Feng is from the Laozi Taoist lineage, which is different from Guo Tai, who is from the Zhuangzi and Nanhua Taoist lineage.

There is no need for the Taoist population to become too numerous. Although an excessive number of Taoists may seem to make the Taoist population stronger, it will actually decentralize power and be detrimental to inspection and screening.

Many rituals can be performed by Taoist children, while important ceremonies can be performed by Taoist priests.

Black Bear also knew Guo Tai's intention of visiting the counties outside the Great Wall during this period. He was preparing for the worst. If the war on the front line was not going well, Guo Tai would organize a support force to come and help.

Otherwise, according to the plan, the grassroots level in Liangzhou should be built first during this period of time.

After listening to Guo Tai's story, Black Bear said, "The north wind is strong and the cold is bitter outside the Great Wall. In the future, the evaluation of counties outside the Great Wall can be increased by one level as appropriate. We cannot let those who are suffering suffer."

Guo Tai said, "My Lord, the area outside the Great Wall is remote and desolate. The people I have sent to live with the barbarians for a long time will inevitably be infected with their habits. The shamans of various tribes have many evil methods, which are more rampant than those inside the Great Wall. If we stay there for a long time, I am worried that the Taoists will be immersed in evil magic."

"Your concerns are reasonable, so we need to increase the frequency of Taoist priests' transfers from the counties outside the Great Wall. The limit is three to five years. Those who have not been to the counties outside the Great Wall cannot be promoted to Jijiu."

"If you want to wear the purple robe and be granted the Heavenly Scripture, you need to have served at the frontier twice."

Black Bear looked at Guo Tai and said, "I have made some progress in my research on the Heavenly Scriptures. I will update you in a few days."

"Thank you for your cultivation."

Guo Tai took a deep breath, then took a step back in the carriage and kowtowed.

The real heavenly talisman has the function of summoning and guiding the guardian Taoist soldiers into battle.

The chief priest is granted the earth certificate, while the Taoist priest is granted the human certificate. The chief priest's authority is to dismember his body and be reborn, and his annual salary is one blood peach; while the Taoist priest will only be given full medical care after being injured, and if he dies in the line of duty, he can also dismember his body depending on the circumstances.

Those who die in battle will be added to the list of candidates for deification within the Taiping Dao system, and will serve as gods of mountains and rivers in various places in the future.

After the deification, temples were built for worship. Each temple had at least two Taoist priests.

In other words, the number of mountain and river gods would limit the number of temples and Taoist priests. Taoist children were selected from believers, but after they reached adulthood and passed the central examination, they could be ordained as green-robed Taoist priests.

Resources are limited and the world won’t cooperate.

If they cooperate, the Taoist priests in various Taoist temples will be granted the Heavenly Talisman in the future, and they can bring the ancestors on the altar to the battlefield to kill the enemies and fight the bandits.

The carrier of the Heavenly Talisman is the pit of the longevity peach. Previously, due to the great pressure of war, blood peaches were needed, and Black Bear was reluctant to waste the pit of the longevity peach.

Peaches and royal chrysanthemums are the only carriers that can survive for a long time after being separated from him.

The qualifications of the imperial chrysanthemum are too low, and only the peach kernel of the longevity peach can become the carrier of the Taoist soldiers.

It may be difficult to realize the act of turning beans into soldiers in the future, but it is still possible to summon a bunch of level 4 heavily-armored Taoist soldiers by grabbing a handful of longevity peach pits and scattering them.

The immortal cultivation craze that Li Feng triggered in Yizhou made Black Bear feel a little absurd and a little frightened.

Human power is like a raging wave; it can be directed and used, but must never be fought against.

Anyway, the belief in ghosts and gods is deeply rooted in people's minds, so we need to provide relatively reasonable guidance and allocate resources.

Bring in smart and determined people, as they will naturally become the backbone of the rule, and give them some of the profits.

With the goal of dissolving the enemy's army, there is no need to worry about these people not contributing.

As for the general public, just enjoy the life that happens to you.

When resources are sufficient in the future, the authority of the Earthly Talisman will be upgraded to the current Heavenly Talisman level, and the Heavenly Talisman will increase the scale of the Taoist soldiers.

Why should we be afraid of the tyrants and bandits causing chaos?
If there is any sign of this, Taoist priests from all over the country will be able to put it out.

The wolf pack tactics of the Taoist team are the natural nemesis of the various Hu tribes.

There are also the scattered Nanman, Dongyi, Baiyue and other peoples who cannot withstand the attack of the Taoist group at all.

The news that he retreated to Guanzhong and headed towards Lantian spread to Nanyang and Hanzhong at a faster speed, and then to the Jingxiang area and the Shu plain.

After the Grand Marshal ended the wars in You and Ji states, was it possible for him to launch another campaign in the south?
No one was willing to bet on this judgment question. When the news reached Nanyang, there was also an order to recruit Zhou Yu, Huang Gai, and Xu Youbei to the above positions.

After the news was confirmed by the Southern Army, Lu Su, no matter how unwilling he was, had no choice but to lead his entire army to retreat, retreating back to the counties south of the Yangtze River, leaving only Jiangling City.

The defender of Jiangling City was Zhang Wen. Under his supervision, the new city of Jiangling took half a year to build.

Lu Su inspected every part of the city wall, looking very worried.

First Sun Ben defected, and then Cheng Pu and Xu Kun defected one after another. The two sides only fought an undefeated liaison war in Yicheng at the beginning, and there was no decent war.

The result was that nearly 50,000 troops defected, Cheng Pu and Xu Kun went ashore, and the boats fell into their own hands.

The worst loss came from Sun Ben, where more than a thousand ships of all sizes were burned.

And the reward, after spending so much manpower and material resources, was just a new city of Jiangling and the hostility of the people of Nanjun.

This is a loss no matter how you look at it.

Except for Xu Kun's family who escaped earlier, the families of other rebel generals had already been executed by the court.

It was too late for Lu Su to save the situation. He couldn't understand why those people in the court didn't understand the difficulties on the front line?
Of course, killing the families of rebellious officers and demoting the families of rebellious officials to slavery and confiscating their property can effectively deter the various armies and increase the manpower and assets controlled by the court.

But this also made the rebels lose their retreat, and they became mortal enemies, losing room for subsequent operations.

Lu Su watched for a long time and could not help but sigh: "The black bandits moved their headquarters to Lantian. This is to adjust Jingzhou. Judging from the actions of the court, it is inevitable that they will resort to war."

Zhang Wen followed beside him without saying anything.

Seeing Lu Su looking at him, Zhang Wen said, "Mingsir, the court also has its own difficulties."

In order to increase the human and material resources under direct control, the families of rebellious officials were demoted to slaves?

However, the number of servants in the families of big families in Jiangdong like Zhang Wen is very considerable, and there are many high-ranking families like Zhang Wen in the court.

If it is to mobilize more resources for the court, why are these people unwilling to contribute their family wealth?
Lu Su was also speechless. He naturally knew that the officials in the court had more flexible response strategies.

That is to turn the border counties into feudal states, directly recognize and allow the powerful families to legally annex the people, let these powerful families enjoy privileges, and go all out to fight against the Northern Army.

The so-called confiscation of the rebels' families was intended to strengthen the emperor's direct forces.

After all, the emperor compromised.

Once this power is given away, it can never be taken back.

As one of the promoters of this plan, Lu Su had already felt a little regretful after defeating the coalition forces of You and Ji states in Guanzhong.

(End of this chapter)