Han Shizu

Chapter 1671 Huang Yangping

As the most important settlement of Yelibu, even after the government's rectification and division, there are still more than [-] households, which is the largest settlement of party members within a radius of [-] miles, except for Anqingze in the south.

In fact, the government’s rectification of Dangxiang people is only to divide the population. More importantly, it is the subsequent reorganization and registration of households, so that they can be clustered into towns, realize population concentration, limit their grazing range, and suppress their nomadic nature to facilitate management.

Moreover, a large number of cities and towns were established and officials were stationed for management. Of course, the implementation of the policy was not in place. As the situation changed, in the vast sandy moraine area, it was still in a state of party autonomy.

This is not surprising, even in the traditional Han society, it is difficult for the regime to directly manage the people, let alone in this remote Northwest, among these party members.

The main management functions of the officials dispatched by the government are only in taxation and corvee. As for education, propaganda, appeasement, public security, and disaster relief, not many people care about it.

The place Huangyangping was still under the influence imposed by the government. Compared with the past, it has undergone great changes.Surrounded by a low earthen city wall, there are streets, earthen houses, shops, and inns in the city.

The bazaar trade has also developed tremendously. Hu and Han merchants come here regularly, bringing some local scarce iron, cloth, tea, wine and other goods. Fur, local goods.

Outside the town, along the large and small water ponds, a lot of soil fields have also been opened up, and some drought-resistant food crops are planted.In the town, there is even a mayor's mansion built with a lot of manpower, which is always showing off the authority of the government to the party members.

One of the more important points of the reform policy implemented by the imperial court at the beginning was to redistribute the wealth and resources of party members, and to appease the party members at the bottom by suppressing and plundering their upper-level leaders and chiefs.

In fact, the so-called ethnic conflicts and disputes between Hu and Han are just appearances, and the core lies in the interests of the second day. If the will of Emperor Liu can be implemented, the party members at the bottom will be liberated, and they can enjoy real benefits. Then changing customs and changing customs and reorganizing households will not cause such a big conflict.

However, the reality is that over the years, ordinary party farmers and herdsmen have discovered that they have only changed the object of tax payment, and they are still the object of exploitation. Most of the wealth created by hard work has been collected by the government. It is still tight, and there is no fundamental change compared to the rule of the chiefs.As far as they are concerned, the chiefs and leaders are at least of the same race and have a common belief.

In Huang Yangping's case, besides the ethnic and class conflicts mentioned repeatedly, there are also some special phenomena, such as more males than females, yang flourishing and yin declining.Of course, this is already very common among the party members.

This situation, of course, has its own internal causes.Where are the women of the Party, especially the young women?There are two main directions, one is to marry the Han men who migrated to the border to serve as officers and soldiers on the border, and the other is to serve as a slave in the government and a powerful family, even if both of them are better than staying in the Dangxiang tribe. many.

Behind this, of course, the guidance and promotion of the government is indispensable. First of all, the marriage of the Han people must be satisfied, and then the party members.The exodus of a large number of fertile women has naturally led to a reduction in the birth rate of the party members, and it has been decreasing year by year. This phenomenon of almost "rooting" has undoubtedly aroused the public outrage of the party members.

The solitary yin does not grow, the single yang does not grow, and the trend of yang prosperity and yin decline becomes more and more obvious. The social structure of the party members is not healthy. good.

Survival and inheritance are human instincts, strong instincts, and when these two needs are not met, the energy that can explode is also huge.

It should be the impact of Li Jiqian's rebellion. From the winter of last year to the beginning of summer, the atmosphere in Huangyangping has been very strange, nervous and excited. Many party members are eager to try.

In the winter of last year, the Yulin officers and soldiers still pursued and suppressed Li Jiqian's remnants of the bandits, but gained little, so that later, after the officers and soldiers of the suppression of the bandits harassed and plundered some party tribes, they withdrew their troops and returned to the city.

After a winter rest, Li Jiqian regrouped and came back. After the beginning of spring, he led many people to the south, invaded Xiazhou, and harassed the local Han people. They all commanded Wang Yu to send troops to destroy them.

Li Jiqian's thieves were not many, less than [-] riders, so he was no match. He was defeated again and fled north for the second time.In the process, some party members were recruited along the way. At the same time, more party men who were dissatisfied with the imperial rule prepared their own weapons and horses, and followed Li Jiqian with their families.

Li Jiqian proved his tenacity, and it didn't seem to be a flash in the pan. Although he failed repeatedly, he still stubbornly held high the banner of anti-Han.This big banner is very attractive to party members, and it also has a guiding effect, allowing them to find a way to vent their anger and hatred. If livelihood is so difficult, why should they be afraid of death?

Even in Huangyangping, which is firmly controlled by the Xiazhou government, some people escaped to join Li Jiqian.Therefore, after being defeated by the official army, Li Jiqian's strength not only did not decline, but was strengthened, and more than 2000 capable soldiers were restored.

The mayor of Huangyangping is named Zhang Yan. His ancestral home is in Jiazhou, Jiannan Province. Headed out.

Of course, Zhang Yan's rise was due to a noble man, the Duke of Yan, Wang Yu. During Wang's safari, by chance, he rescued Wang Yu who had fallen from his horse. The grace of saving his life was naturally rewarded tenfold.

Later, as Wang Yu took over as the commander of Yulin Daodu, after the celebration, Zhang Yan traded twelve taels of gold and five beauties in exchange for the post of mayor of Huangyangping.

There are backers on the top, and there are retinues to help by his side. After taking office in Huangyangping, Zhang Yan gradually became the emperor of Huangyangping.In fact, it is these grassroots subordinate officials who severely suppress and exploit party members.

Zhang Yan, who comes from a powerful background, is even more comfortable with this set. When he was in Jiannan, he was a cannibal who didn't spit out his bones. When he came to this border, he was still a master. He didn't need to pay attention to the appearance of a foreign race like Dangxiang. up.

The mayor's house made of rammed loess was built by Zhang Yan mobilizing half of the men in Huangyangping.However, Zhang Yan is not in Huangyangping on weekdays. He is used to running around and going to Xiazhou City to communicate and socialize. He's generous about it.

However, since Li Jiqian's rebellion, Zhang Yan had to return to Huangyangping to sit in town. He also felt threatened. Zhang Yan also knew what he had done, and the dissatisfaction of the party members with him and the court. Naturally, he had to do well. Ready to press.

Fortunately, Huangyangping is not far from Xiazhou, and there are 400 soldiers and [-] regiments stationed there. Although Tucheng is short and fragile, it can also be relied on. Coupled with security patrols and retinues, Zhang Yan can call on manpower There are nearly [-] people.And because he is Wang Yu's benefactor, the military academy in charge of the garrison is also very cooperative, saying that whether the two are working together or working together, at least Huang Yangping government still has a certain degree of control over the local area, at least more than enough defense.

However, these are not enough to make Zhang Yan really feel at ease, because the armed force of a few hundred people is far behind the thousands of Dangxiang members inside and outside Huangyangping, and the more than 2 Dangxiang members in the surrounding area. .

Therefore, in the past few months, Zhang Yan has always been cautious, and strictly monitored the party members to prevent them from sticking to it.At the same time, they continued to ask for help in Xiazhou activities. Finally, Xiazhou had real feedback, and the commander Wang Yu decided to send an additional [-] garrisons, [-] cavalry, and [-] infantry to Huangyangping to suppress the local area.

And with the arrival of the fully equipped Han army, Zhang Yan was relieved, and the eagerness of Huang Yangping's party members was temporarily suppressed.

(End of this chapter)