Han Shizu

Chapter 1994 Urgent need for change
It was not just Yang Fu who was confused. As the leader of Anxi, Wei Wang Liu Min was also in deep thought because of the attack on Jile Town.Of course, he didn't doubt where these people came from. Large-scale attacks were not uncommon in Anxi in the past two years. However, Jile was also considered the inner circle of Anxi's current rule, but those "cult bandits" Xiao Ju appears and attacks government towns, which is really a bit rampant.

This caused Liu Min to worry about the current situation in Anxi. The one after another "religious bandit" rebellions, even if they were just minor disturbances, made the governor's office extremely annoyed.

This has become the most direct scourge for the security and stability of Anxi. Whoever tries will know the troubles of the security war. Liu Min has experienced enough of it over the years.

Although the people of all ethnic groups who migrated westward from China are armed immigrants who can produce crops with farm tools and chop people with knives, attacks by "teaching bandits" have always been difficult to guard against, and there is no way to guard against thieves for a thousand days.

Immigrants from the country are not afraid of hardship or even danger, but if they are in this unstable social environment for a long time, their enthusiasm for production will be greatly affected. After all, most of them still come to Anxi with good hopes. of.

One-third of the total energy needs to be devoted to guarding against "teaching bandits", and the remaining energy is not enough to do everything well.The plundering of religious bandits has seriously affected the social security and grain and livestock production in Anxi. For Anxi at present, agricultural and animal husbandry production is a major event as important as military construction. If this matter cannot be solved, let alone the people, Anxi The Governor's Mansion also had trouble sleeping and eating.

In recent years, the Anxi Governor's Office has also been trying every means to attract immigrants from the country. One of the most important purposes is to attract citizens to fill the vacancies in Anxi, change the local population structure, and consolidate the foundation of its rule.

But in order to attract people, basic social security must be guaranteed. In a place where order is unstable and where riots are always happening, no matter how good the farming and animal husbandry conditions are, people will only be discouraged.

After all, in today's big world, even if the common people at the bottom have a harder time, they can always survive as long as they work hard.It is the simplest truth to be a peace dog rather than a chaotic person.

Coupled with a love affair with the country, even fewer people are willing to travel thousands of miles to Anxi. Therefore, the speed of immigration has been greatly slowed down, which gives the Anxi Governor's Office a headache.

Today, of the more than 20 domestic immigrants under Anxi's rule, there are only just over [-] Han people. This includes some refugees, criminals, and some poor people in the Helong area who cannot stand the "bad policies of the Western Expedition".At home, we endured the disadvantages and sufferings of the Western Expedition, but when we arrived in Anxi, we enjoyed the benefits of the Western Expedition.
However, these people are far from being able to meet the population needs of the Anxi Governor's Mansion. They regard even the "second-class Hu people" in the country as their own, entrust them with trust, and protect their property.

In terms of the purpose of immigration, Anxi seems to have fallen into a deadlock. On the one hand, it hopes to introduce Han people to adjust the local population structure and fundamentally solve the governance problem; on the other hand, there is no basically stable public security conditions, which has a negative impact on the domestic population. The attraction is extremely weak.

For many people in the northwest, if moving westward becomes an inevitable choice in seeking to change their livelihood, then why not go to Gaochang? Gaochang Road next door is also implementing population policies. It is still "in the country" and there is no need to cross the Tianshan Mountains. The farming and animal husbandry conditions are equally superior.
Of course, judging from the results, far more people moved to Anxi than to Gaochang. The reason is also very simple. Anxi has the support and blood supply from the court at all costs, and even the miserable Gaochang Road itself has to draw blood and transfuse it to Anxi.

This also has historical origins. When the Anxi jurisdiction was adjusted and the Gaochang Road was established, the Shule area was moved from the Anxi Dudufu to Gaochang. This was regarded as a cut of fat. Afterwards, some blood was drawn from Gaochang to "compensate" to Anxi. "reasonable".

There are many officials and people in the northwest who have struggled to conquer the west, but Gaochang Road is the worst. There is no way. Gaochang Road belongs to the stepmother and has a weak foundation in all aspects. In less than ten years, we were once "siblings from the same mother". It’s also a bit alienating, which is also due to territoriality.

Today's situation seems to have changed dramatically. Although the imperial court apparently only banned a series of "bad policies" caused by the Western Expedition, it has actually announced that it will stop the blood-supply support in the past.

In this regard, there may still be some pulling and wrestling with vested interests in other northwest Daozhou states, but in Gaochang Dao, the officials and the people were united and unanimously supported the correct decision of the court.

Against this background, in the Anxi Governor's Mansion, the awareness of crisis has skyrocketed and alarm bells are ringing.A group of senior officials in Anxi, headed by Liu Min, have realized that a series of problems within Anxi, especially the public security issues, must be resolved, otherwise their unconsolidated rule may be at risk of subversion.

However, it is easy to realize this, but what is difficult is how to solve it
Suiye City, like most towns under Anxi's rule, has undergone large-scale renovations. However, after all, it was once the capital of the Black Khanate and its scale is not small. The cultural temperament of the Han family is constantly infiltrating the city, but the city still retains A large number of exotic buildings.From the perspective of architecture alone, one can vaguely see the many contradictions in Suiye City.The Governor's Mansion is the former Black Khan's Palace, and it is also the most thoroughly renovated place in Suiye City. After all, it is the highest power center in Anxi. Its authority must be guaranteed, and all obvious traces of the old regime have been cleaned up.

In the past few years, Liu Min spent most of his time stationed in Talas, personally suppressing Talas and the vast areas west of it. The situation there was much more severe than in the eastern region.There were more remnants, more followers, more fanatical believers, and naturally the resistance became more intense. Attacks like this one in Jile would have been much more "warm and gentle" on the side of Talas.

But at the moment, Liu Min is in Suiye. Probably after the Luoyang court officially began to adjust the strategy of the Western Expedition, he will return to Suiye. Things are prioritized, and the most urgent thing in Anxi right now is the question of where to go in the future.The route issue has always been serious and fundamental. Compared with Talas, Suiye obviously needs Liu Min to be in charge, and he is also needed internally to comfort and cohere.

The Qinzheng Hall is the main office space for the officials of the Anxi Governor's Mansion. It is not exclusive to Liu Min. For a long time, Wen Guogong, the chief steward of Anxi, and leader Xiang Deming worked here.

According to the regulations of the Han Dynasty, this building may not be qualified to be called a palace, but in Suiye, the requirements obviously cannot be too high, and we can only make do with the simplicity.At night, even the lights seemed a bit stingy.

Oil lamps were mostly used on the upper floor of Broken Leaves. The dark yellow lights flickered and shone on Liu Min. The summer wind was hot, but it was not as intense as Liu Min's inner anxiety at this time.

Liu Min sat next to the case with a serious look on his face. On the case was the report from the general of Jile Town on the attack by the "teaching bandits".Naturally, the report cannot be too detailed and in-depth. It simply introduces the process and counts the losses.

The garrison in the town suffered few casualties, with 2 dead and 270 injured. On the contrary, the Hexi Army under Yang Fu, who assisted in quelling the chaos, suffered nearly [-] casualties.Of course, looking only at the loss of military power, compared with the [-] gained from on-the-spot killing and subsequent pursuit and annihilation, this battle loss ratio is a complete victory.

However, if you add the damage to the people in Jile Town, the result will be serious.Different from China, the towns in Anxi have direct jurisdiction over the surrounding villages, and there are [-] villages surrounding Jile Town with more than [-] people.

Not counting the damage to property such as fields and houses, the number of casualties suffered by Jile people in this attack was around a hundred, including 38 people who died. Many of them were killed while carrying knives to resist.This is still a rough low-level statistics, which only includes a few villages near the market town. Other places, as well as the damage that may be caused by rogue bandits, are not included in the statistics.

But even so, Liu Min felt a pang when looking at this damage report.Is it easy for the Dudu Mansion to recruit these citizens? Jile is still a town dominated by Han people, so there will be over a hundred casualties!In Liu Min's mind, the lives of ten MSLs are not as noble as one "Han life". For that moment, Liu Min's mind was completely filled with revenge, and he had the urge to kill all MSLs.
After trying hard to calm down, Liu Min picked up another report, about the losses caused by the unrest between the "religious bandits" and the Black Khan and Samani remnants in the past two years to the military and civilians of Anxi.This is still a rough statistical report, but only the two figures of "349 incidents" and "more than 6000 casualties" can show the devastation.

This is only in the past two years. If the time span is extended, starting from the recovery of broken leaves, the losses will double.Of course, this data is also filled with water. The biggest inaccuracy is that it includes the casualties of some local indigenous people who surrendered.However, it is enough to reflect the problem.

Feeling inevitably irritable, Liu Min stood up, put on his sword, and went out to relax.Outside, I finally felt the coolness of the night breeze, and I felt a little calmer.The night is like water, the stars are shining in the night sky, and the leaves are whistling. The scenery is very pleasant.

Looking up at the sky, Liu Min suddenly thought of his late eldest brother Liu Xu. As far as he knew, Anton's side also experienced long-term security wars, but in the end they were all eliminated one by one by Liu Xu.In Liu Min's opinion, this process was definitely not easy. At this moment, he suddenly became particularly curious about Liu Xu's governance in Anton.

Is it really necessary to kill the rebellious people and build temples in the capital like Tian Qinhao did in Anton in order to achieve long-term peace and stability?
Of course, Liu Min also knew that there was a big difference between Anxi and Anton.Anton has been influenced by China since ancient times. Many local tribes still have some admiration for Wang Hua. After the rule of Bohai and Liao Kingdoms, they have a solid foundation of Sinicization.

This is not the case in Anxi. Although in official rhetoric, the Western Expedition of the Han Dynasty was a just war to regain the land, in fact, except for Gaochang, it cannot be called a traditional territory.

Among them, the biggest difference is that there is a religion called YSL in Anxi.
(End of this chapter)