New territory has new defense zones.

The Qiang people in the south were basically beaten into pieces. There were still sporadic battles, but most of them were harassing. After important farming and pastoral areas such as Hequ, Dafeichuan, and Fulochuan were robbed, the Qiang people could only move towards the plateau.

If you retreat, you won't be a big threat in the short term.

Threats come from four directions, Xiaoguan, Panhan, Xitao, and Xihai.

The previous four-sided control is no longer suitable for the current territory.

Yang Zheng thought about the sand table for a while and decided to change Xiaoguan to the east, Wuhan to the south, Fuping to the north, and Haibei City to the west.

The four major control systems also adopt a rotation system.

Zhou Yu was the ruler of the north and controlled Fuping.

Yin Chun was in charge of the south, and he was in control of Fanhan.

Zhang Te controlled the west side and Zhenhai North.

Jiang Fane was the commander of the east side and controlled Xiaoguan.

It is very likely that the Sima family will not start a war in the next two or three years. Even if there is a war, there is a 60% chance that Huainan will be solved first, so Xiao Guan will not be under much pressure.

Jiang Fanye is slightly less capable, but his execution ability is sufficient.

Longxi is a hotspot area. Facing Jiang Wei and Deng Ai, Wuhan needs wise and brave generals, but Yang Zheng wants to use this place to sharpen Yin Chun.

It doesn't matter if I lose the 枹han, I just need to return to Heguan.

The Western Region and Hetao will be Yang Zheng's direction of progress in the next few years. With two generals, Zhang Te and Zhou Yu, each holding his own, there won't be much of a problem.

The problem is that if a general guards one side for too long, separatist forces will form.

In fact, the four major governorships of Cao Wei were often discussed before Emperor Ming. Sima Yi was first the governor of Jingzhou, then the governor of Yongliang, and finally the central commander.

Guan Qiujian was first promoted to be the governor of Jingzhou, then to be the governor of Youzhou, to be the general of Liao, to be the captain of Wuhuan Guard, then to be the general of Zhennan, to be the governor of Yuzhou, and finally to be the governor of Yangzhou.

The same is true for Zhuge Dan.

In addition to the exchange of commanders, the soldiers also adopted a staggered service system.

Wei Wu wielded his whip, but he stumbled in the early stages and did not go well. Zhang Miao rebelled, colluded with Lu Bu and Chen Gong, and almost killed Cao Cao.

Therefore, a commune system was created, in which people lived in separate households.

That is to say, if Dingfu and his soldiers are not recruited from the local area, they must be separated from their family location.

Therefore, when Guanqiu Jian raised his troops, his soldiers were shaken as soon as they arrived in Ancheng. The reason was that he had a large number of Huaibei soldiers under his command, and his family was in Huaibei under the control of Sima Division.

Guanqiu Jian did not send troops to Yan and Xu first, but directly attacked Luoyang. Hu Zun went south, and the soldiers in Huaibei were instantly separated.

There are only untrained Huainan farmers around who are willing to work hard.

Once Wen Qin was defeated, Guanqiu Jian was powerless.

At present, Xiping has a military system, and the elites are all under the control of Yang Zheng. There is no need to make mistakes in the service system for the time being.

The generals can be rotated.

It's not that they don't trust Zhang Te, Zhou Yu, and Jiang Fane, but they try to regulate them through the system.

If Gu Zang is captured, Yang Zheng will no longer be a member of the Caotai team.

In addition, Shao Tong of Longqicheng, Li Te of Jishishan, Zhou Zhi of Heguan, Gong Yu of Yuzhong, Zhao Deng and Yang Ji of Tuntian Division, etc., have gradually become the backbone of the Xiping Army.

Also on the rotation list.

In April, when the whole of Xiping was busy with spring plowing, Yang Zheng led his guards back to Guzang.

Wuwei is in ruins and waiting to be revitalized, and the dust has not yet settled, so the family records are temporarily left in the Western Capital.

It happened that Du Yu, Wei Guan, had finished reorganizing the Yongliang army and captured prisoners, and returned to Guzang.

Yang Zheng expressed his idea, and after Du Yu pondered for a while, he said: "We can add additional deputy commanders to guard key places such as Anyin, Poyan, Qilian, Heguan, and Yu."

Yang Zheng thought so.

Du Yu agreed, Wei Guan had no objection, and Yang Zheng directly issued the military order.

"Our army has more and more territory under its jurisdiction, but local officials are not uniform. We should recruit talented people to govern the local areas." Du Yu raised a very urgent question.

In this battle, we won Wuwei, Anding, and Xitao.

In addition to the original Xiping, Jincheng, Xihai, six counties and thirty-eight counties.

A country can be established with six counties in Jiangdong, but in the northwest, the combined population of these six counties is less than that of a single county in Jiangdong.

When the two Han Dynasties were strong, these six counties added up to almost fifty or sixty counties. Wuwei alone had fourteen counties, and Beidi County had nineteen counties...

By the end of the Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties, Xitao, where Beidi County was located, was directly lost, and Wuwei was greatly reduced.

The population of other states and counties has also declined significantly.

Thirty-eight counties only reach the size of one county in terms of geography, but the population is far different.

This is the reality Yang Zheng is facing today.

To put it bluntly, compared with the Central Plains, I am just an ant...

Even compared with the dilapidated and exhausted Yongzhou, it is still far behind.

Of course, if you add Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Zhangye, and the Western Regions, Yang Zheng will be enough to crush Guanzhong.

"How to recruit talented people?" Yang Zheng asked with bright eyes.

There were major problems in the Han imperial examination system and the Wei nine-rank official system.

A scholar is promoted, but he does not know how to write. A filial piety and honesty are promoted, but his father lives away from home. A poor person is as white and turbid as mud, and a high-ranking general is as timid as a chicken.

If you browse the history books carefully, you will find that the filial sons praised in history are all from the Eastern Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties.

Wang Xiang, who is lying on the ice seeking carp, is the ancestor of the Langya Wang family.

Lu Ji, the deceased relative of Huaiju, was the Lu family of Jiangdong clan.

Back then, Master Sima was also known as a filial son...

It’s not that filial piety is wrong, it’s just that it’s too easy to show off.

Could it be that those who practice filial piety are all sons of aristocratic families?

They all promoted filial piety and integrity, but the word "honesty" behind them was selectively forgotten.

As for the ninth-grade official law, it went directly back to the old path of the Sima family.

In the beginning, the system of filial piety and integrity for ninth-rank officials was indeed an improvement, but it too tested the integrity of Zhongzheng officials.

The two Jin Dynasties were a bloody lesson.

Yang Zheng vaguely felt that he had reached a critical intersection.

Du Yu said: "You can do both Chaju and Zhongzheng, and then use Xuanyi to consider his ability and character."

This method is stronger than the single nine-level Zhongzheng system, and there is also the Xuanyi Division to guard the door.

But it is not enough and does not get to the root of the problem.

What Yang Zheng wants is to completely open the channel for the bottom layer to jump upward.

Military merit is only one way.

Another way is how to select talents.

This is also the limitation of Du Yu’s era.

It just so happens that Yang Zheng is experienced in this area.

Although the conditions for the imperial examination system are not yet mature, it can be slightly improved according to the current situation.

In this regard, the big killer weapon in Yang Zheng's hand is not the Xuanyi Division, but the Qingying.

At present, Qingying is almost the nine-year compulsory education for later generations.

Food and accommodation are included, and study is provided at public expense.

Over the years, under Yang Zheng's deliberate guidance, it has not been limited to Confucian classics, but also covers the art of war, martial arts, astronomy, geography, medicine, alchemy, and even blacksmithing, carpentry, and city building.

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Although many disciplines are only in their infancy and famous teachers are not available, sooner or later the framework is set up and all the details will be slowly filled in.

Perhaps Yang Zheng's biggest achievement in the history books in the future will not be to separate Yongliang, but to create Qingying.

"Exam!" Yang Zheng directly threw two words.

Du Yu and Wei Guan were stunned at the same time. Finally, Wei Guan spoke first: "Is it the school evaluation?"

Yang Zheng nodded, "That's exactly what it is. All the talents selected by the local government through recruitment, recruitment, and recruitment are admitted to the guzang. They are assigned by the government to test their talents, knowledge, and strategies."

Paper is no longer a rare thing in this era, and it can also be imitated by Xiping. It just involves crushing wood pulp, bamboo pulp, and rattan pulp, screening and purifying, dehydrating and shaping, pressing and drying. It is not a high-tech thing. It is a test of craftsmanship and Heat.

Although it is rough and not as good as Zuo Bo paper from Luoyang, it is enough for writing.

Yang Zheng was still able to get thousands of pieces of paper for exams.

In the first year, after repeated weighings, Yang Zheng decided not to include the Qingying children for the time being.

Let’s see Shi Jiahaoyou’s reaction first and give them time to adapt.

On the other hand, most of the children in the Qingying camp are fifteen or sixteen years old. Even if they are successful in their studies, it is a bit shocking to be sent out to become county magistrates...

Eat the food one bite at a time and walk the road step by step.

Yang Zheng had high hopes for Qingying, but he could not encourage the situation.

Given time, a hundred flowers will eventually bloom.

"This strategy is feasible." Wei Guan highly praised it.

Du Yu's eyes lit up, "This strategy not only brings the power of Zhongzheng back to the center, but also selects real talents. The general is really a very good person."
Chapter completed!