With the order from the Supreme Command of Shenzhou Camp, Jiang Yao's things will be much easier to do.
Within a few days, the Yong clan handed over Jiang Xicheng on the west bank of Jiangshui River, and the Chen clan handed over Jiangnancheng on the south bank of Jiangshui River.
The three cities on the lakeshore were all returned to Jiang's hands.
However, for the defense of the three cities, the city defense troops of the Wulord Alliance did not withdraw. Jiang Yao said that before the troops of the three cities were evacuated, Jiang would provide military pay.
In fact, you just spend money to buy them to defend the city.
Wait until Jiang Jun is formed before officially switching defenses.
This is also the meaning of the Shenzhou Camp. No matter how dissatisfied the Western Region warriors are, they must implement it.
Jiang Yao received such care because his uncle, prospective father-in-law, and fiancée put in a lot of effort, and Zhen Jiubing, Li Xi, and others made a small effort to get Jiang Yao.
Under Mu Wuji's arrangement, on April 25th, Jiang Yao announced that a resumption ceremony would be officially held on May 1st in Jiangdong City.
At that time, Jiang Longcheng will succeed as the head of Jiang Zong and reopen Jiang Zongjun's mansion.
The Jiang family's nobles are the most special superpower in Shenzhou.
It's not called a clan, it's not called a shrine, it's not called a camp, it's called a sect.
This sect means clan, not sect.
The Jiang Sect back then was one of the very few forces named after a sect in the Divine Continent.
This is because Jiang Zong was originally established as the sacrificial officer of Emperor Shennong, and was actually the product of sacrificial offerings to Emperor Shennong.
This makes Jiangzong never a vassal town.
Even when it was at its peak, when it had nine Shennong Celestial Cities and its power spread across the five major regions, the Jiang family was still not a feudal lord.
The Jiang Sect does not have a territory as large as a feudal clan or a huge army, nor is it a sect like the Shrine. Instead, it is an ancient aristocratic family that exists as a super aristocratic family.
The restoration of the Jiang Yao clan is to announce that the family lineage of the Jiang clan, which was briefly interrupted, will be restored again.
However, Mu Wuji, Yu Canglang, and Yu Kuan also told Jiang Yao that they must not implement reforms in the newly established Jiang Clan. This was because the Jiang family's hometown was a fertile place in the Western Regions and was very sensitive, which was very different from the Qing Clan.
He was carrying out reforms in the remote area of the Qing clan, and he just treated it as a small fuss, so they could suppress the interference for him for the time being.
But if Jiang Yao dares to implement reforms in Jiang's hometown, they won't be able to suppress him.
Of course Jiang Yao knows what's appropriate. How dare he carry out reforms in Jiang's hometown now? That's asking for death.
If he really did this, not only would his uncle not be able to protect him, but he would also be in trouble.
On the day when the restoration of Jiang Zong was announced, a large scroll with a medicinal cauldron drawn on it was erected high on the wall of the city lord's palace.
Seeing the familiar banner rise again, Jiang Sansheng, Guo Huai and others were excited and filled with emotions.
This is the family emblem of the medicinal cauldron that the Jiang family has used for thousands of years!
From now on, this Yaoding family emblem will reappear in the Jiang family’s hometown!
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Within a few days, people from the Jiang clan and old ministers and officials came to the city lord's mansion one after another to meet with Jiang Yao and discuss the important matter of restoring the Jiang clan.
In less than ten days, thousands of people gathered.
Even Jiang Xiucheng, who was far away from the Mu Clan in the Central Region, came back happily to attend the hall.
"I've met the sect leader!"
In the main hall of the city lord's palace, Jiang Yao was sitting on the main seat, and his sister Jiang Xiucheng was sitting on the side seat. Below was a dark group of people.
Clan uncle Jiang Sansheng led all the Jiang clan members to salute Jiang Yao.
These Jiang clan members are all distant sects of the common branch, and Jiang Sansheng is already the closest by blood.
However, more than a thousand Jiang clan members were still very happy.
Most of them are from Jiangdong, and many of them came here specially from Jiangxicheng and Jiangnancheng.
There are more than a thousand tribesmen, and they are still distant branches. Many of them are not named Jiang, but are the wives or husbands of the tribesmen.
This is the last member of the once huge Jiang family aristocracy.
However, after all, they are members of the Jiang clan, so their average cultivation level is very high. There are as many as twelve strong Martial Gods! Among them, there are three Martial Gods Perfect, just like Jiang Sansheng.
There was a powerful martial immortal named Jiang Xun who was recruited to the Ten Thousand Immortal Army under the command of Shenzhou Camp and was unable to come back for the time being.
There are more than a hundred martial arts masters, and most of the rest are martial arts masters.
A really skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and the strength of the Jiang family's survivors should not be underestimated.
"I have met my lord!"
A martial god named Zhou Tai led more than a thousand old ministers and officials to pay homage to Jiang Yao.
The old ministers and officials called Jiang Yao differently from the tribesmen. The tribesmen called the clan leader, and the old ministers called the lord.
Many of the more than a thousand old ministers and officials came from other places.
Among them are eight powerful martial arts masters and hundreds of martial arts masters. Zhou Tai, the strongest and oldest, was the deputy city lord of Jiangnan City who was personally appointed and dismissed by Jiang Bieli back then.
"Excuse me, everyone. I am young and of poor moral character, and I am not qualified to take on such a big responsibility. Fortunately, I have the help of my old and old clan members. I dare not not do my best to bring glory to our business." Jiang Yao asked everyone to excuse themselves.
Jiang Yao looked at the crowd of three thousand people and felt excited. Jiang Xiucheng couldn't help but shed tears and cried with joy.
Twenty powerful martial arts masters, two to three hundred martial arts masters, and the other three thousand people are almost all martial arts masters!
This strength may not even be as good as one percent of what it was back then, but for Jiang Yao today, it is a group of powerful human resources.
It is enough to become another powerful team member for him in addition to the young nobles turning into judges.
At this time, more than 3,000 people were standing upright in the main hall in high spirits, and they were all elated.
In these years, they have lived a cautious and low-key life, because they don't know who the enemy who destroyed the Jiang family is, and whether they will hunt them down.
Even a powerful warrior like Jiang Sansheng would not dare to keep a high profile.
Everyone was living a miserable life.
But now, Jiang Zong is about to recover. They can finally find a sense of belonging again.
"Everyone, please sit down and talk." Jiang Yao, who has become the leader of the Jiang Sect, said with a smile.
The leader of the clan, Jiang Sansheng, spoke first: "Sect Master, now that my Jiang family's hometown has been taken back, but there are not even one old official left in the clan, the first thing to do now is to rearrange the family tree and refine the Jiang clan's seal.
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Taiya, the first retainer, said: "My lord, we need to re-record the retainers and officials, register them and recruit soldiers and horses."
There is one more thing Shutai did not mention, and that is the conferment of retainer positions!
This is also something that everyone is concerned about.
Jiang Yao knew what he was doing, nodded and said: "We must first clarify our responsibilities before we can deal with big things. I, the Jiang family, have a lot of work to do, so we will start with personnel matters."
"Third Uncle, I will be the lord of Jianglong City on my behalf."
Jiang Sansheng was stunned. He never expected that the young sect leader would hand over the most important Jiang Dongcheng to his management.
"Sect Master, this is inappropriate. Shennong Tiancheng has been destroyed, and Jiangdong City has become the largest city of the Jiang family. In fact, it is considered a clan city. How can I be the city lord? It is best for the clan master to be the city lord himself."
Jiang Yao shook his head: "I have to go to the Mu clan, and I have to go back to the Qing clan to preside over the overall reform. I won't stay here in Jiangdong for a while. It's better for my third uncle to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the city lord."
Jiang Sansheng frowned and said: "Sect Master, my Jiang family's revival is a big deal, why didn't the Sect Master stay in Jiangdong and return to the Qing clan?"
Jiang Yao stood up, walked to the door of the hall, and looked at the white clouds in the sky with his hands behind his hands: "This matter is confidential, I can't say it. You will understand it in the future."
Jiang Sansheng stopped asking, "Why don't you ask Xiucheng to do it?" He looked at Jiang Xiucheng and said, "Xiucheng, how about you don't go back to the Mu clan and just become the lord of this city?"
Jiang Xiucheng smiled and shook his head and said: "I am only a martial arts master now. It will take several years to break through to Wuzhen. How can I be qualified to be a city lord? Has Third Uncle ever seen a city master with a martial arts mastership?"
Jiang Sansheng thought about it and said, "If that's the case, then I will temporarily become the Lord of Jiangdong City."
Of course he also wants to be the city lord. But wanting to be the city lord is one thing, and whether he should fight for it or not is another matter.
When Zhou Tai saw that Jiang Sansheng had obtained the position of Lord of Jiangdong City, he knew better.
"Mr. Zhou." Jiang Yao really looked at Zhou Tai, "You were the deputy city lord of Jiangnancheng appointed by my father. Now, I will hand over Jiangnancheng to Mr. Zhou as the city lord and become the first-class retainer of the Jiang family.
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Zhou Tai did not refuse, and said with cupped hands: "I have thanked you, my lord. Don't worry, my lord, I am very familiar with Jiang Nancheng, so I will naturally take care of it properly."
Jiang Yao looked at a middle-aged woman again, "Fourth Aunt, Jiang Xicheng will be left to you."
This woman's name is Jiang Diechu, she is Jiang Longcheng's distant aunt, and she is also a perfect martial artist.
"Thank you, Sect Master." Jiang Diechu accepted the order.
"Uncle Fourteen, Rui Gu, I will leave the Yuan Voyage Spaceship Terminal to your management."
"Uncle Jiu, Sister Xin, the teleportation array platform will be left to you."
Jiang Yao appointed two more crucial positions.
Then, Jiang Yao appointed three Martial God retainers as deputy city lords.
"Jiang Wei, aren't you interested in the art of war? I order you to recruit 30,000 martial soldiers and intensify training."
"Jiang Qiu, you were a general and a god of war back then. I made you the general of the new army and commanded the Jiang army. Jiang Wei was the deputy commander to assist you."
"Jiang Xi, Jiang Zi, Jiang Zuo, Jiang Yan... you are all generals of the new army..."
Jiang Yao named them in one breath. These days, he also got to know many tribesmen. The talents among them were all remembered in his heart.
These people are all the best among the tribe, very good talents.
Moreover, his qualifications and cultivation are not low.
Jiang Yaojiang recruited and trained new troops, and almost all the military power of commanding troops was given to the Jiang clan.
It is equivalent to saying that they are the Jiang family's private army.
The reason for doing this is of course to prepare for future reforms.
The retainers may oppose the reform, but the opposition from the clan members is minimal.
"Guo Huai, appoint you as the security envoy..." Jiang Yao finally created the official position of security envoy.
Security envoy?
No one has heard of it. Is it the position of the Qing clan?
Jiang Yao explained: "The security envoy is responsible for public security. Although my Jiang family only has a few cities, we must have laws."
"I have no intention of reforming here now, but over the years this place has been poisoned by the Mountain and River Society, causing chaos and chaos. Burning, killing and looting are happening every day. How can we restore the atmosphere?"
"Therefore, in order to clean up the evil atmosphere and cleanse the poison, we must vigorously rectify it. This is the purpose of this public security yamen."
Although Jiangyao did not implement reforms, it still launched public security services.
He believes that public security services are the most basic function of a political power. If it does not even have this function, it cannot be said to be a political power at all, but only a tribe.
"Recruited a thousand monks from the Wuzong and a hundred from the Wuzhen, established a public security department, and patrolled the public security. However, when they found those who killed people, stole treasures, committed many evil deeds, and bullied the weak, they captured and killed them all..."
Because he was worried that the outside world would think that he was carrying out reforms in Jiangdong and worried about provoking interference, Jiang Yao's public security regulations were very rough and there were no legislative provisions. It was entirely up to the conscience of the Public Security Department to enforce the law.
Although this avoids the suspicion of reform, it also greatly reduces the effectiveness of public security.
However, yes and no, are two different things after all.
You know, in the past, when people killed people in the city, they would kill them without anyone meddling in their own business. Whether a strong person kills people or not depends entirely on his mood and interests.
This means that people are being killed every day, and many people die every day.
This is one of the reasons why martial arts lifespans are so long, but the population continues to decrease.
Except for the two matters of public security and the liberation of Zhen Ji, who was forced into prostitution, Jiang Yao did not change the original system and status quo.
For the time being, this is all he can do.
Finally, Jiang Yao appointed Wen Luan as the chief tax officer and Hu Ying as the family magistrate.
A lot of important positions have been appointed, and crucial personnel have finally been arranged.
Jiang Sansheng added: "Sect Master, the Nine Thousand Islands in Jiangshui and Shennong Tiancheng have been abandoned. Do we need to spend a lot of money to rebuild Shennong Tiancheng? That is where the capital city is."
Jiang Yao shook his head and said: "No. Not to mention that the project is so huge, we simply don't have the financial resources to build it. Even if Shennong Tiancheng is rebuilt, it may lead to the second destruction of the enemies who destroyed the sect back then."
"Until we are not sure, we should not return to Jiangshui, let alone build Shennong Tiancheng. For the time being, we will just stay in the three cities."
Jiang Yao didn't want to go back to Jiang Shui, so of course he considered the existence of the Nine Ghosts in Jiang Shui.
The nine ghosts in Jiang Shui are all slaves of the Western Saint and are very powerful, especially the ghost Taoist, who may be a ghost saint.
Going back to Jiangshui is looking for death, it is a dangerous place.
When everyone heard the words, although they found it difficult to accept them, they also knew that what the sect leader said was reasonable.
At the moment, the capital cannot be rebuilt.
The family leader Hu Ying said: "My Lord, back then our Jiang Sect was a super power and had several Martial Saints. But now, there is not even a single Martial Saint. How should the level of our Jiang Sect be determined?"
Jiang Yao smiled and said: "How to decide? Just decide on the B-level force, and pay the two taxes on demons according to the regulations of the B-level force."
The Chief Tax Officer Wen Luan said: "My lord is wise, that's how it should be. Now that I, Jiang Zong, am no longer a super power, of course I can no longer bear the two-level share of the super power."
Everyone discussed for a long time and agreed on many things, and the meeting did not end until dusk.
The tribesmen and retainers who served outside Jiang Dongcheng said goodbye to Jiang Yao and took office that day.
They should take over power as soon as possible and hand it over as smoothly as possible.
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It is late spring, the weather is getting hotter and the flowers are dying.
Jiang Yao sat alone on a high platform, looking at a map of the Western Regions, drinking spiritual tea and thinking.
The young man's expression sometimes had long eyebrows and a slight frown, and sometimes his eyes were deep in thought while his long fingers moved on the map.
It's like giving directions to the country.
The Western Region is very large and is divided into fifteen corners. Each corner is naturally divided by mountains and rivers and becomes a relatively independent region of different sizes.
The Qiunan area where Qing clan is located is one of them.
This corner of the Qiunan area is located in the southeast corner of the Western Region, with Fanshan Mountain to the south, Wujian Desert to the east, and Dayaoqiu to the north.
Therefore, the Qiunan area is the most geographically independent area among the fifteen corners. It has always been regarded as a remote area and has received little attention and attention.
The Sanjiang area with Jiangdong City as its core has been the essence of the Western Regions since ancient times. It is also a place connected in all directions, and its strategic location is very important.
Although there are no first-class martial arts clans in the Sanjiang area, they all have the most powerful second-class martial clans, which are equivalent to small A-class clans, and there are a lot of them!
Because of its prosperity and traffic, the Sanjiang area has received far more attention than Qiunan.
But in fact, Sanjiang area is not too far from Qiunan area.
Jiang Yao looked at the map, and the grand strategy in his mind became clearer and clearer.
The plan to take back the Jiang family's hometown went much smoother than he had imagined before. It was like a miracle.
This provided a basis for the implementation of his grand strategy.
To the northeast of Qiunan area is Daming Mountain, a branch of Dayaoqiu.
This place is now under Jiang Yao's control.
To the north of Daming Mountain is Yangshan controlled by Shang Xuan!
The entire Yangshan Mountains stretches for tens of thousands of miles, with the Tianmu area to the north.
To the north of the Tianmu area is the Sanjiang area!
In other words, as long as the Qing Clan unifies Qiunan and integrates the forces of Daming Mountain and Yangshan, then the Qing Clan and Sanjiang will only be separated by the Tianmu area, which is only 300,000 miles away.
Then, as long as he makes a northern expedition from the Qiunan area and captures the Tianmu area, his forces will be able to connect the north and the south and become a giant spanning three corners, swallowing one-fifth of the Western Region!
As long as one-fifth of the Western Region is captured, unifying the Western Region will no longer be a dream.
It's beautiful to think about, but for tens of thousands of years, countless forces have tried to unify the Western Regions, but they have all failed.
To achieve this grand strategic goal, not only does the reform need to provide huge power, but also the world situation needs to change.
Both are indispensable.
Jiang Yao was very confident in the reform, and he knew very well the power unleashed by the reform.
But how a situation will emerge that is conducive to his unification of Qiunan and the unification of the Western Regions is beyond his control.
Jiang Yao's hand tapped hard on the Tianmu area.
This area must be captured.
The Tianmu area is one of the largest horse farms in the Western Regions. It has 100,000 miles of pasture and can raise tens of millions of horses. It supplies most of the fine war horses in the Western Regions all year round.
Once he gets the Tianmu area, he won't have to worry about losing thousands of miles of horses when his army expands.
Jiang Yao thought of this, and suddenly a voice said: "Brother, Mo Shu is here."
While talking, a girl in black led a girl next door who looked like a girl next door.
The girl in black is Jiang Xiucheng.
The woman following behind her was wearing a goose-yellow skirt, with a friendly expression and a bit cutesy look. She was the girl who was rescued by Jiang Yao from Zhenji Tower.
"Mo Shu has met Mr. Jiang." The girl said it was strange. She was not called Senior Jiang Yao, nor Mr. Longcheng, but Mr. Jiang.
After she was rescued, she followed Jiang Yao to the City Lord's Mansion and has been living there for some time.
However, this was the first time Jiang Yao took the initiative to summon her.
"Mo Shu, where are you from?" Jiang Yao couldn't help but ask.
Mo Shu showed a cute and cute smile: "Returning to Jiang Gong, the little girl is a music fan and is also in Qiunan. Although I have never met Jiang Gong, I have not seen Jiang Gong for a long time. I am not afraid of Jiang Gong's jokes. We have many music fans.
The scattered cultivators from a poor family are looking forward to the Taifu sending troops every day to unify Qiunan."
When Jiang Xiucheng heard this, she couldn't help but be surprised. She had been staying in the Central Region for the past two years and had no idea that the people's sentiment in the Qiunan area had reached such an extent.
The monks from other martial clans from poor families actually look forward to their brother day and night to unify Qiunan!
Jiang Yao chuckled and finally understood why she called him Jiang Gong.
"In this case, I can be considered an old friend of Qiunan. Sit down." Jiang Yao was very kind. He was a little surprised why several spirits were concentrated in the Western Region? The Western Region is the smallest and least populated among the five major regions.
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"Thank you, Taifu." Mo Shu changed his name to Taifu, who was more affectionate. "The little girl has not yet thanked Taifu for saving her life. If it were not for Taifu, this little girl would not know how miserable she is."
Jiang Yao waved his hand, "There is no need to mention this matter again. Mo Shu, what are your plans next? I would like to give you a future, but I don't know what you are good at."