The World of Yellow Sky

"Go back and let the place name on the map of Zhongshufu be changed to 'Beiyuan', and it will also be included in the Northern Xinjiang Province."

Xu You was slightly taken aback, but he knew how big the north was on the map.

Xu You didn't know why Xu An cared so much about these uncultivable and unutilized lands that had been in winter for a long time.

But he didn't know, but he didn't ask any questions, he just bowed his head and made a promise.

In fact, it doesn't matter if they are all within the scope of the Northern Xinjiang Province. Anyway, they are places where there are no people. At that time, just build a few military forts and plant a few banners.

Expansion of territory has been the most worthwhile feat of a king since ancient times.

The establishment of the three northern provinces and the development of tens of thousands of miles of land are already enough for Xu An's achievements to surpass Le Shi Yanran and seal the wolf into a Xu.

Xu An also wanted to include the tens of thousands of miles of uninhabited land in Beiyuan into his territory. Although Xu You didn't understand, he had no reason to object.

Moreover, it looks much better on the map when it is included in the territory map, and it is indeed a bit uncomfortable to have a large area empty.

But since then, Ding Ling seems to be a bit of an eyesore.

Xu You was slightly taken aback, he just discovered a problem at this time, why does he seem to want to fight?

Xu An naturally didn't know what was going on in Xu You's mind, he was thinking about the situation in Jizhou.

Because of Yuan Shao's death, the surrender of the judges, and the collapse of Wei State did not cause too many human tragedies to happen in Hebei.

Most of the cities and townships have been completely preserved, and only a few cities have been destroyed.

The war quickly subsided, and the people in Hebei did not suffer too many casualties.

The two courts of the Han and Wei Dynasties faced each other across the river. Although they fought frequently, the wars were always carried out along the Yellow River and in Qingzhou, and the land of Hebei was thus preserved.

Conquering the densely populated areas of Jizhou, Youzhou, and Qingzhou in Hebei Province gave Ming Court a population of tens of millions.

Under the current Ming court, not counting the Western Regions, the Han Dynasty has thirteen prefectures and seven prefectures.

Bingzhou, Liangzhou, Zhongzhou, Yizhou, Jizhou, Youzhou, Qingzhou.

Although the flames of war killed a large number of civilians, Taipingdao became the master of the country, and a large number of slaves were liberated, and a large number of refugees were re-naturalized. A rough estimate included the people from the three states of Jizhou, Youzhou, and Qingzhou north of the Yellow River. After that, the number of people under the rule of the Ming court has exceeded 2000 million.

This number is already an extremely terrifying number in this era.

After the Han-Hungarian War, the Han Empire continued to grow and develop, and the Chinese culture began to radiate in all directions, affecting the surrounding countries, and the population began to grow continuously.

At the same time, the population of Rome in Europe was much smaller than that of the Han Empire, but it was able to occupy a vast land.

Although in the later period, with the weakening of Rome, the territory occupied by Rome was gradually lost. In the last years of the empire, the decline was inevitable.

However, this is largely due to the practice of slavery in Rome, and the population of the Romans is too small.

But if Xu An wants to expand to the north, he doesn't need to worry about the population. In the south, there are still more than 2000 million people under the current rule of Taiping Dao, and there is no shortage of immigrants at all.

With a huge population base, as long as there is sufficient food and a good environment, the population can grow rapidly.

Once the number of immigrants reaches a certain level, Chinese culture will also replace the nomadic culture in northern Xinjiang.

Even if it really comes to the end of the empire, there is a rebellion or other things, and the same culture fights against each other, no matter who wins in the end, civilization will not be cut off.

To use a relatively vulgar word, even if the meat rots, the meat must rot in the pot.

"Mobei, Monan..."

Xu An looked at Yi Jing City not far away, and suddenly thought of something.

Because of the influence of culture, most people are unwilling to leave their hometown and their native land unless there is really no way out.

Immigration needs to do too much work, but there is a group of people who can indeed be forced to emigrate first, laying the foundation for later immigration, and those people being emigrated can not only reduce their influence in the Central Plains, but also suppress Local nomadic tribes.

"Send a letter to Liu Pi..."

A smile appeared on Xu An's face, and he gave orders to Xu Hong in a low voice.

Xu Hong's expression was puzzled at first, then became a little weird, and finally he also laughed.

Xu An's method is very simple. Since those powerful families in Hebei are deeply rooted, it is annoying to fight with them. After the public trial, most of the powerful families who were guilty will be moved to the three northern provinces to strengthen the border defense and kill two birds with one stone.

Of course, it is not the migration of the whole family, but a part of it. It must not be too powerful. After all, it must be ensured that even if they go to the three northern provinces, it will not cause too much impact, and try to ensure that there is no possibility of rebellion.

"That's it for now."

Xu An waved his hand, signaling Xu Hong to back down.

For a while, he didn't have a perfect plan, and he could only take one step at a time. After all, he was crossing the river by feeling the stones. He was walking an unprecedented road.

The next step is to recruit people who are willing to migrate to the three northern provinces, and offer a series of preferential conditions to immigrants who are willing to go to the three northern provinces.

Those immigrants will receive certain military training and how to become a qualified herdsman.

The immigrants will give priority to transferring the Han people who were grazing in the Monan area to the northern Xinjiang province, because they have certain experience and have adapted to the grassland life, and then transfer the new immigrants to the two provinces of Monan and Modong.

Except for a very small number of Xianbei people in northern Xinjiang, they will be sent to the two provinces of Modong and Monan, and some people will be sent to Liangzhou. There is still a vast pasture in Wu'an County. Knockout, there has always been a sparsely populated area, just to fill in the vacancy.

Xu An patted the horse's neck lightly, calmed down the restless horse, and thought about the situation in the Western Regions.

Now most of the countries in the Western Regions have surrendered. Except for Dawan, only Wusun and Cheshi, the northernmost countries, have not surrendered for the time being.

However, the military strength of Wusun and Cheshi is not strong. When the northern Xiongnu who were expelled by the Han army arrived at Cheshi and Wusun, they defeated the two countries successively. They were only slightly stronger than the small countries in the Western Regions. , whether it is facing the Ming army or the Xianbei, it is not enough to watch.

If it is really powerful, the Western Regions will not be divided, and the unification has been completed long ago.

The surrender of Wusun and Cheshi is about to become a foregone conclusion. Not long after Guo Tai reopened the Protectorate of the Western Regions, he invited the envoys of the two countries to visit the newly built Liaoxi City, and at the same time showed a proper display of force.

The envoys of the two countries trembled as soon as the [-] fully armed cavalry from the Wuxiang Battalion showed up, and it was almost speechless.

The smelting levels of the countries in the Western Regions are uneven, especially Che Shi and Wusun are located in the north. Their smelting technology is not even comparable to that of the Xianbei. Their weapons and equipment are extremely backward. The Ming army understood the gap in an instant.

The Ming army and them were not in the same era at all. If they really fought, their army would collapse as soon as they confronted each other.

It's just that the two countries are still holding a trace of luck. After all, as vassals, paying tribute will really damage their interests.

They don't rely too much on the Silk Road, and they can't get too much income, and they don't need any protection from the Ming army. After all, where they are, there are no enemies to face now.

There used to be an enemy, that enemy was the Xiongnu, but the Huns were driven to the west by the Han army long ago, and there was no trace of them. Wusun and Cheshi have been peaceful for a long time, and they are used to this kind of life.

The Protectorate of the Western Regions has been reset, and the countries of the Western Regions have now been united by Guo Tai. All the kings are rewarded according to their national strength, receive the seal and ribbon of the Ming Court, and pay a certain amount of taxes to the Ming Court every year.

The officials who decide the amount of taxation are sent by the central government of the Ming court to investigate, and they are sent every three years.

In addition, the countries of the Western Regions also need to undertake military service. When a war breaks out in the Western Regions, the Protector of the Western Regions Protectorate has the right to recruit soldiers from the Western Regions to assist in the battle and provide certain logistical supplies.

What Ming Ting needs to do is to provide military protection for the countries in the Western Regions and protect the smooth flow of the Silk Road.

At the same time, Ming Ting also set up schools in various countries in the Western Regions to teach the knowledge of Taiping Dao.

The princes and noble sons of all countries in the Western Regions need to enter the school to study.

The Western Regions are now firmly in his hands. It only takes a few generations of changes, and the culture of the Western Regions will also change to the Chinese culture, and the three northern provinces are the same.

Today, in the territory of Taiping Dao, no matter whether they were Xianbei, Qiang, Di or Wuhuan, they all wear their hair on the right lapel, speak Chinese, use Chinese characters, and believe in Taiping Dao.

The Shanggu Wuhuan tribe belonged to them early, and Nanlou, the leader of the Shanggu Wuhuan tribe, admired Han culture. As the Taiping Tao became stronger, there was not much internal resistance to Sinicization.

Chapter 8 and Five: Four Provinces and Eight States

Xu An took one last look at Yi Jing in the distance, pulled the reins, turned the horse's head, and walked directly towards the camp behind him.

The fall of Yi Jing was a foregone conclusion, and the remnant soldiers under Gongsun Zan's command could not stir up any disturbances. Even without completely breaking Yi Jing, the soldiers under Gongsun Zan's command in Yi Jing City would collapse and surrender in advance.

Passively being beaten is undoubtedly an extremely heavy blow to morale.

The Ming army has catapults, which can directly attack Yi Jing from a long distance, but the defenders in Yi Jing are helpless, unable to launch an effective counterattack at all, and cause much damage to the Ming army on the periphery.

There are too many things that Xu An needs to consider and decide now.

The situation in the Northland and the Western Regions is fairly stable. Xu An has already thought of countermeasures, but the issue of Hebei is still in front of him, and he has not been able to handle it well.

He had appointed Qu Yi as the governor of Qingzhou, the general who conquered the west, took charge of Qingzhou, and continued to command the army under his command. Naturally, this was only an expedient measure.

There are 5 troops under Qu Yi's command. These [-] people need to consume a lot of food every day to eat horse chews. If they are given military salaries, it will be a huge burden.

Xu An finally managed to streamline the internal administration, so naturally he could not tolerate the existence of redundant troops.

However, Qu Yi is a recent attachment after all, so it must be handled carefully and properly. If it is too radical, it may cause some bad effects.

"Where is Koji now?"

Xu An walked into the tent, thinking about Xu You who was beside him and asked.

"Qu Yi is still staying in Nanpi, Bohai County."

Hearing Xu An's question, Xu You immediately replied.

"He's quite obedient."

Xu An smiled. After choosing to join, Qu Yi was appointed governor of Qingzhou. Qu Yi was indeed obedient all the time. No matter what he did, he would ask the dispatched messenger for instructions, and he would act only after getting his reply.

When Xu An ordered Qu Yi to attack Nanpi and capture Yuan Tan, Qu Yi directly led his troops northward.

Yuan Tan ordered the city gates to be blocked, and at the same time began to follow Gongsun Zan's example of building mounds and building "Beijing" to defend itself.

Qu Yi couldn't attack Nanpi City for a long time due to the lack of large siege equipment. Although he definitely had the idea of ​​preserving his strength, he waited until Xu Anming gave up the attack on the siege city before ordering to stop the attack.

He knows how to advance and retreat, and also knows the severity.

"When the Battle of Wei County started, Qu Yi led an army of [-] to watch from the wall, which proved that Qu Yi is a smart man."

Xu You walked to the side seat and sat down, also smiling.

"When Duke Ming is free, he can meet with Qu Yi. The matter in Qingzhou will need to be resolved sooner or later."

Xu An nodded slightly, his opinion was the same as Xu You's.

Indeed, the longer this matter was delayed, the more troublesome it would be. After all, Qu Yi had [-] troops under his command, so it was undoubtedly a waste of money and food, and it was also a big hidden danger.

Since Qu Yi is a smart person, and now he is so knowledgeable, it seems that he has already made some mental preparations.

"You should arrange the time. It's really time to meet Qu Yi. If you say some things in person, the effect will be much better."

"By the way, what's the situation with Lu Zhao and Jiang Yiqu now?"

The original Qingzhou Wei Army was not Qu Yi's monopoly, Jiang Yiqu and Lu Zhao also had certain military power.

It's just that Qu Yi was the first to attack. He ruled out dissidents in the name of military discussions, and installed cronies to control the Wei army in Qingzhou.

Jiang Yiqu's military power was deprived by Qu Yi and placed under house arrest in the government office of Pingyuan City, and the tiger and leopard riders were also incorporated by Qu Yi.

Lu Zhao was not placed under house arrest and restricted from traveling, but his personal guards were replaced by Qu Yi's private soldiers. In fact, the military power was also controlled by Qu Yi, and his wealth and life were controlled by Qu Yi.

"Tian Zhong visited Jiang Yiqu before. Jiang Yiqu was loyal to Yuan Shao and was unwilling to surrender."

Xu You frowned slightly. Jiang Yiqu was originally a general of the Jizhou Army. Later, after Yuan Shao occupied Jizhou, he transferred to Yuan Shao's command and was highly regarded by Yuan Shao.

Xu You paused.

"Persuading Jiang Yiqu to surrender may be difficult and unrealistic, but Lu Zhao can fight for it."

"Since Jiang Yiqu is unwilling to surrender, there is no need to keep him."

Xu An's eyes were slightly cold, and his tone was slightly lowered. In fact, he didn't intend to keep Jiang Yiqu.

At the beginning of the battle of Zhangshui in Jizhou, Jiang Yiqu led heavy cavalry into the battle, causing heavy casualties to his subordinates, and Zhang Kai died in Zhangshui because of this.

"Lead the Eagle Wolf Guards, escort Jiang Yiqu to the old battlefield of the Zhangshui Battle, and behead him for public display, in honor of the heroic spirits of our army in the Zhangshui Battle."

"As for Lu Zhao..."

Xu An's tone calmed down a little.

In the original time and space, when Lu Zhao was under Yuan Shao's command, his official position was only slightly lower than the four generals Zhang Yun, Gao Lan, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou, and he was as famous as Zhu Ling.

Historically, Zhu Lingchu was a general of Yuan Shao's army, and later he surrendered to Cao Cao. He followed Cao Cao to conquer the Quartet and made many military exploits.

When he became a general, he was granted the title of Marquis of Gaotang and posthumous title of Marquis of Wei.

Although Lu Zhao is not as famous as Zhu Ling, his official position is not low.

During the Battle of Chibi, Lu Zhao was one of the seven armies of Zhao Yan's guarding army.

When Cao Cao conquered Jingzhou, Yiyan led the prefect of Zhangling, moved the capital to supervise the guards, and protected the seven armies of Jin, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Zhu Ling, Li Dian, Lu Zhao, and Feng Kai.

At that time, Cao Cao juxtaposed Lu Zhao and Zhu Ling with Yu Jin, Zhang He, Zhang Liao, and Li Dian, which is enough to show his ability.

"What is Lu Zhao's official position?"

"General Pingnan."

"General Pingnan..."