The World of Yellow Sky

And it was the first liberated county in Taipingdao - Shangdang County.

It's not without shame, and it's no wonder that Xu An first asked Wei Lu to send someone to go to the trial, and even asked Wei Lu to go to the trial in person after the founding ceremony.

If this is the case in one county, how can corruption be eradicated if the world gathers together?

Now the Yellow Turban Army is not short of the little taxes collected by the mountains, lakes, and forests, the monopoly of salt and iron, and the several gold, silver and copper mines in Taiping Road make the economy of Taiping Road fairly good, especially the gradually revitalized business. .

Because of Xu An's encouragement, the businesses in Taiping Road began to have the ability to consume because of the stable life and low taxes. It is not at all like the stagnant businesses in the Han and Wei Dynasties. Instead, it became more and more prosperous.

The Zhen family in Jizhou now supports Wei Ting, which is one of the reasons why Wei Ting is so rich.

According to reports, the Mi family in Xuzhou seems to have taken a fancy to Sun Ce and seems to have the idea of ​​marriage.

Most of the officials and generals in the main hall have already left, leaving only the six new cabinet ministers Yan Zhong, Jia Xu, Xu You, Yang Wei, Wei Lu, and Ge Zhou, and Liu Pi, the commander of the Eagle Wolf Guard.

Xu An sat on the seat again, and the rest of the people had already exited the hall.

Xu An glanced at Liu Pi, Liu Pi understood, took a step forward and said.

"The two courts of Han and Wei have now dispatched troops. The Han army from Yanzhou and Xuzhou divided into two groups to attack Qingzhou occupied by Wei Ting. This battle will determine the future trend of the Central Plains."

"The secret agents of the Eagle Wolf Guards lurking in the Central Plains have all taken action, and the next news will continue to spread to Zhongzhou. At that time, our army only needs to be dispatched at critical moments to play a role in containment, so as to prolong the Han and Wei dynasties. Between the confrontation between the two armies, buy time for the development of our Taipingdao."

"However, the Embroidered Cloth Messenger and the Demon are becoming more and more active. Even if our army initiates containment, the battle situation is changing rapidly, and accidents cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, our army still needs to make a comprehensive plan to deal with all possible situations."

Liu Pi stayed with Xu An for a long time, and he had been the commander of the Eagle Wolf Guard for many years. He was used to being cautious, so he told all the possibilities.

If you don't plan for victory, plan for defeat first. Among the Eagle Wolf Guards, the price of failure is death. They are like people walking on a tightrope, they can't make a wrong step.

"Because of the war in Qingzhou, Gongsundu was about to abandon the land of Yingzhou. Most of the people had been relocated. Now Yingzhou only has more than [-] soldiers. Time was running out, so he had no choice but to act like this without reporting. Otherwise, if the Han army invades Yingzhou, it will be difficult for them to resist."

"Gongsun Du made a promise. Half of the Liaozhou Navy's ships are under the control of Lu Sheng. The Eagle Wolf Guard has not noticed that Gongsun Du has a different intention for the time being."

Xu An nodded slightly. Gongsundu joined the Taiping Dao as early as last year under Xu Rong's persuasion, but kept it secret. This matter is still a secret in the Taiping Dao, only a few people know.

In the third year of Chuping (192), the Taishan Yellow Turban Army entered Yingzhou. It has been two years since the fifth year of Chuping (194). With the support of Xu An, the warships under Gongsundu have expanded to a terrifying scale.

Gongsun Du owns a total of more than 120 sea-going ships, including [-] warships, [-] auxiliary warships, and the rest are transport ships.

Not to mention the world, but this is definitely the largest maritime fleet in the entire Asian region.

Although Xu An is not a military scientist and doesn't know the specific design drawings of sea-going ships and warships, he knows the appearance and some details of sea-going ships of later generations. Most of the fleet under Gongsun Du's command now adopts this advanced design drawing , and basically the soft sail structure is used on the warships.

The Taishan yellow scarves in Yingzhou had already been transferred to Gongsundu's territory.

Half of them passed through the grassland and entered Bingzhou under the escort of the subordinate Wuhuan tribe, but the other half were left in Youzhou by Xu An, and Lu Sheng was among them.

Although Gongsun Du is attached, in fact, the mutual trust between Gongsun Du and Xu An is still limited, and Xu Rong is mainly involved in it.

Xu Rong, as a person trusted by both of them at the same time, Gongsun Du gave Xu Rong power, and Xu An also left part of the Yellow Turban Army in Liaodong as support, in case Gongsun Du turned his face. To a large extent, Taiping Road was built with money.

However, the possibility of Gongsundu turning his face is too small. Although Liaodong is well-organized under its jurisdiction, its national strength is far inferior to Taipingdao and the Han and Wei courts. After all, Liaodong is a place of bitter cold.

Xu An slightly lowered his head to look at the desk in front of him. A new version of the territory map was drawn on the desk. In addition to the thirteen prefectures of the Han Dynasty, there were also the Western Regions, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Korean Peninsula and Japan in later generations.

Xu An's eyes focused on where North Korea and Japan were located.

Now most of Liaodong has been captured by Gongsun Du, Puyu and Goguryeo have surrendered, Xiong Zhang Haidong, and conquered foreign barbarians, and most of the Korean peninsula has also been taken into his territory, but because the southern part is a bit barren, Gongsun Du did not attack again .

"Pass an edict to Gongsun Du that the Korean Peninsula is very important to us. Tell him not to worry about manpower and material resources, and just capture the entire Korean Peninsula. At that time, all military expenditures will be paid by the central government, and there is no need for Liaozhou to pay taxes."

"By the way, bring the imperial edict and official seal of the reward as well."

For Gongsun Du, Xu An was not stingy with the so-called official titles, and he did not doubt the employment of people, but did not use the suspects.

Xu An named Gongsun Du the governor of Liaodong and the Marquis of Liaodong.

Xu Rong was conferred the title of General of Liaoning and Uncle of Liaoning, and Gongsun Du was able to join him. He really deserved his contribution.

Lu Sheng was appointed by Xu An as the Zhendong General of the fourth rank, and the rest of the generals left by the Yellow Turban of Mount Tai also received their own rewards.

Gongsun Du is a smart man, he knows how to choose.

The current Gongsun Du will never be like the Gongsun Du who received the award from Cao Cao in the original time and space, throwing the seal and ribbon in the arsenal, and saying "My king Liaodong, He Yongning!"

After all, when he went to meet the Yellow Turban Army of Mount Tai, Xu An sent Liu Shi to lead the most elite troops from northern Xinjiang to the Liao camp, and Yu Fuluo led the elite from the Southern Huns, and recruited a large number of cavalry from Wuhuan in Shanggu .

A troop of that size, except for a part to guard against a possible invasion by the Eastern Xianbei, is purely for the purpose of deterring Gongsundu.

Apart from the influence of Xu Rong, Gongsun Du was largely due to seeing the powerful military strength of the Yellow Turban Army.

Not to mention Gongsun Du's two sons, Gongsun Kang, Gongsun Du is still studying at the National Academy, protons are a guarantee of loyalty in this era.

Although Gongsun Du did not come to the military parade this time, he still sent envoys to come quickly. He had a panoramic view of the fully armed cavalry. Thoughts dissipate.

Speaking of the cavalry, there is no force in this world that can compare with the cavalry on Taiping Road today.

Lu Bu, Xu Huang, Zhang Liao, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Ma Chao and others are all first-class cavalry generals, not to mention the elite cavalry of the Sixth Battalion of the Yellow Turban Army who has completed the whole army change, as well as the Southern Huns, Western Xianbei, and ancient Wuhuan. Ministry of vassal cavalry.

The Xianbei in the middle has also bowed their heads and surrendered. Without the help of Taipingdao, the Xianbei in the east had already won the victory.

The reason why the eastern Xianbei can survive now is that Xu An saved the heart of consuming the two Xianbei, and made Yuan Shao think that the rear was safe and released smoke bombs.

Otherwise, the cavalry army of the Yellow Turban Army is already enough to sweep the entire Mobei.

Xianbei's cavalry are still using short bows and stone arrows, and many of them don't even have saddles, but the cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army not only has strong armor and sharp blades, strong bows and crossbows, but also new-style harnesses. The cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army is far behind by more than an era. This is no longer a war, but a massacre...

The Duliao Battalion is not well-known in the Central Plains, but on the battlefields of the central Xianbei and the eastern Xianbei, as long as the cavalry dressed up by the Duliao Battalion appear on the battlefield, the cavalry of the Eastern Xianbei sometimes turn around and flee without hesitation. The cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army is even more famous than the evil gods on the grassland.

Xu An looked at the territory map on the desk, and his eyes moved from the Korean Peninsula to the four islands on the right.

The matter in Liaodong was settled, and the next step was to go to the Western Regions and re-establish the Protectorate of the Western Regions. Wei Ting in history did it, so he naturally did not doubt whether he could do it.

After all, the cavalry army of the Yellow Turban Army is far superior to that of the Wei State at that time. It is impossible for the Taipingdao to do what Wei State can do.

As soon as the Western Regions are opened and the trade routes are established, a steady stream of wealth will flow into the territory of Taipingdao. It only takes a few years, and it only takes a few years for him. Taipingdao will have financial resources that do not belong to the powerful family.

and……

A sharp light flashed in Xu An's eyes.

He remembered that during the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the biggest power on the four islands of Japan in later generations was a large country in the northeast of Kyushu Island called "Yamatai Kingdom", which had more than 30 small countries.The queen who rules the country is "Himiko".

The country of Yamatai has always been mysterious, but that is in later generations and games.

It is naturally impossible for the Yamatai in reality to possess any mysterious power, otherwise they would not be able to disappear into the long river of history.

Now the largest island, Kyushu, is just a group of small countries that may not have even entered the Iron Age.

It can be said that as long as the Yellow Turban Army lands on the island, they will be the strongest force on the entire island.

The Korean peninsula is not of great value to the Taiping Road now, but there are some wild and rare objects in the mountains and forests, which can be used for medicine and trade.

However, many gold, silver and copper mountains such as Iwami Ginzan and Sado Jinshan are all within the current Yamatai sphere of influence.

Although the Japanese island is not big, the mine resources on it are not poor, and the collection technology required is not high.

Only a small price can be obtained on the island’s gold, silver, and copper mountains. At that time, there will be a steady stream of gold, silver, and copper mines. With this output and the output of the Silk Road, the Taiping Road will not be possible. Another financial crisis.

The reason why Xu An spent so much money to build sea ships was firstly to give the Yellow Turban Army of Mount Tai a final guarantee, and on the other hand, he had already set his sights on Iwami Yinshan and Sado Jinshan.

Those sea-going ships were built to prepare for ocean voyages.

Chapter 737 Anyone who dares to disobey will be killed immediately!

Now the development of Taipingdao has reached a bottleneck.

The world is divided into three parts, and the thirteen prefectures of the Han Dynasty are also divided into three parts.

The six prefectures of Yan, Xu, Yu, Jing, Yang, and Jiao have now belonged to the Han court.

The Han court ranks second in terms of territory and population, but its financial situation is at the bottom.

Although the situation in Jiaozhou is complicated, Shi Xie is quite obedient. After all, Shi Xie has always wanted to unify the entire Jiaozhou, but there has been no way to completely unify it.

In the fourth year of Zhongping (187), Shi Xie was appointed as the prefect of Jiaozhi.

Zhu Fu, the governor of Jiaozhou, collected heavy taxes from all over the country, which caused resistance and was killed, and the order of the prefecture and county was chaotic.

Shi Xie planned secretly and made statements on the table, so that his relatives would take up more important positions in Jiaozhou.

One of his younger brothers, Shi Wu, served as the prefect of Hepu, his second brother, the magistrate of Xuwen County, was appointed as the prefect of Jiuzhen, and Shi Wu's younger brother, Shi Wu, served as the prefect of Nanhai.

It’s just that Jiaozhou has a large area and sparse population, and its population composition is complex. Like the southern border of Yizhou, many places are populated by indigenous people. They still exist in the form of tribes and are attached to the Han court.

Although the Shi clan has been in business for a long time, they have no rightful name after all. They are not qualified to control the entire Jiaozhou in terms of legal principles. Therefore, the natives, county guards, and county magistrates in many places are not willing to submit.

This situation lasted until the fourth year of Chuping (193), when Shi Xie was named Jiaozhou Shepherd by the Han court, and he was finally able to control the entire Jiaozhou based on legal principles.

But at this time, Rinan County at the southernmost tip of Jiaozhou was occupied by local natives, that is, Zhan people, named "Linyi Kingdom".

Although Lin Yiguo's soldiers are weak in combat power, they are extremely flexible and fast in walking through the forest.

Jiuzhen Taishoushi? Although there are many Han soldiers under his command who can easily defeat the soldiers of the Linyi Kingdom, they cannot catch up with the escaped Linyi people. They are not used to the local climate and terrain, and the water and soil are difficult. Clothes.

The Zhanren tribe attached to them has similar customs to the people of Linyi Kingdom. They can catch up, but they are not very willing to pay attention when fighting, they just come to deal with it.

Therefore, the matter of Linyi State has been pending for a long time. Shi Xie intends to mobilize a large army to go south to attack Linyi State. However, the state has not yet settled down, and many places in Linyi State are not open. Conquering Linyi State is not worth the gain. The money obtained has not yet been stationed. The military expenses for management and management are high, so Shi Xie has been patient for the time being, and has not paid attention to the situation of Lin Yiguo.

Mingting occupies the four prefectures of Zhong, Bing, Liang, and Yi, and has the largest territory. After all, the entire Monan is now Xu An's power.

To put it a little further, the area occupied by Xianbei in the central part can actually be counted as Xu An's territory.

The registered population of Ming Court is also the largest among the Three Kingdoms, and its military strength is also the most prosperous.

Most of the slaves in the powerful families were rescued, but a few remained in their original places voluntarily.

The Taipingdao did not force these people to stay, but they were also recorded in the book. The custom of slavery was prevalent in the Han Dynasty. Excluding some desperate people, there were still many people who had been slaves for generations, and some of them were extremely hostile to their masters. There is no way for Tai Ping Dao to force his loyalty, because that would be counterproductive, and he would be hated instead.

So Xu An made a one-size-fits-all approach. For those families that still kept slaves, what Xu An did was to increase the taxes they collected, which was nearly half more than other families without slaves.

This also made many families overwhelmed by the confiscation of their fields and forest products, so they had to dismiss their slaves.

Among the Three Kingdoms, Wei Ting became the weakest instead of the strongest, and its elite army also suffered many casualties in several battles.

Its territory is the smallest, occupying only half of Youzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou, and the Luoyang area of ​​​​Sili.

But although Wei Ting is the weakest now, its financial strength is the first among the three courts. Both Taiping Dao and Han Ting are far inferior to it, and they still cannot be underestimated.

When Yuan Shao was still in the upper hand, he reached an agreement with the Zhen family to let his son Yuan Xi marry Zhen Rong as his wife, and the Zhen family therefore fully supported Yuan Shao's great cause.

In the original time and space, Yuan Xi married Zhen Mi as his wife, but now Zhen Mi is only 12 years old, far below the age of marriage.

It was precisely because of the strong support of the Zhen family that Yuan Shao was able to arm a large number of troops and support several large-scale military deployments.

Although the Mi family is rich, it is far inferior to the Zhen family, not to mention that the Zhen family still has the status of an aristocratic family. Even if the Mi family flatters them, it is difficult to match the Zhen family. The two are not on the same level at all.

The war between Wei Ting and Han Ting should continue for some time. The Han Ting may be able to win in Qingzhou, but in the follow-up, the Han army must cross the Yangtze River and win a major battle before completely defeating Wei Ting.

However, the cavalry of the Han army is scarce, and it is even more difficult to defeat the Wei army on the vast North China Plain, and it is the Wei army equipped with new-style riding equipment.

In the thousands of years of ancient Chinese history, there was only one person who unified the world by conquering the north from the south.

Xu An looked at the territory map on the desk, and his thoughts diverged slightly.

The country that that person established has the same country name as the country he is now establishing.

It's just that Wei Ting is now limited to the land of Hebei and Youzhou due to the influence of the Taiping Dao, and even the land of Youzhou has not been fully collected, and the national power is still at a disadvantage.

I don't know if Sun Jian is really capable and ambitious to complete the feat of the Northern Expedition.

"The emperor and his ministers are not responsible for each other, Dongming's oath..."

Xu An shook his head, the current world has changed beyond recognition.

In the original time and space, Sun Jian, who died under the random arrows because of his recklessness, has now become the most dazzling general of this era and is deeply trusted by Liu Xie.

But Cao Cao, Liu Bei and other people who should have been famous all over the world have also become generals under his command.

Liu Xie is no longer a puppet, no longer coercing the emperor to order the princes, nor serving the emperor to order but not ministers.

The person who proclaimed the emperor was not Yuan Shu, but Yuan Shao. The Yuan family seemed to have an emperor no matter what.

The Wei State established by Yuan Shao is a bit ironic. Now Cao Cao seems to have no objection at all. In the Battle of Yanxu, it is said that Cao Cao even personally led the troops to the battle, and finally established the victory.

Xu An's eyes focused on the territory map again, this time his eyes fell on the Western Regions.

"Mr. Yang, what is the reaction of those envoys from the Western Regions?"

Yang Ji stepped forward slightly, and replied calmly.

"The time for the founding of the country was a little rushed, so the envoys from the Western Regions who came to watch the ceremony excluded some small countries, and the only big countries were Shanshan, Khotan, Kucha, and Jingjue who were a little closer to our army."

The preparation time for the founding hall was only about three months. Although after the establishment of the founding of the country, the couriers reported urgent military orders and were rushed for [-] miles, but in more than two months, only some people were able to arrive.

After Xu An entered Chang'an, he read some articles about the Western Regions. He remembered that there was a journey of about 480 miles in Qiuci National Chang'an. short distance.