Early the next morning, Han Qian personally took the generals from Xuzhou to Qingniubei Pier and sent Huang Hua, Anji Xiang, Zhou Qinian and others on an official ship to return eastward to Tanzhou.
Han Qian stood in front of the dock with his hands folded, watching the three official ships sailing away gradually, leaving only the blue sky reflecting on the clear water. He didn't know how peaceful the southwest would be after all this trouble.
At this time, Kong Xirong led the horse, and Han Qian got on the horse. Surrounded by everyone and many guards, he went to Hukian Pass.
Although Huang Hua, Anji Xiang, Zhou Qinian and others returned to Tanzhou, there were still many things that needed Han Qian to return to Hujian Pass to resolve.
Feng Liao and Gao Shao, one on the left and one on the right, followed Han Qian on horseback.
Feng Liao rushed to Hujian Pass with the first batch of rebel generals yesterday. It was only then that he had time to talk about some more specific things: "The rebels suffered a lot of casualties. Tan Yuliang hopes that Xuzhou can send more soldiers."
Doctors assist in treatment. In addition, if you want to attack the Shu army and pierce armor, you also want to get more bed crossbows..."
After the rebel army was incorporated, the Sixth Battalion of Tianpingdu was organized into regular soldiers, armor, war equipment, food, livestock and even supplies of medicine and wounds. The Ministry of Public Security followed the standards of the forbidden army compiled by the Privy Council, and then made certain deletions based on the actual conditions.
Later, corresponding military supplies were borrowed from Xuzhou for supply.
These are all for accounts. Huang Hua will also formally write to the court to approve this matter, and will return it to Xuzhou as agreed in the future.
Of course, these can only temporarily solve the urgent needs of Tianpingdu at this time, and can restore the combat effectiveness of Tianpingdu to a certain level, but if you want to make Tianpingdu's combat effectiveness surpass that of the Shu army in a very short period of time,
There are too many aspects that need to be strengthened.
Tan Yuliang could only rely on Xuzhou to provide these additional supplies.
Han Qian sat on the horse, pondered for a while, and said: "Deploy doctors from various villages in Beisan County, requisition houses in Hujian Pass, and prepare a medium-sized medical center to treat injuries and illnesses. We can also use money and food for other military supplies."
The name of the loan will be allocated to Tianping City as needed."
In the past, the funds were allocated to the public account, but now Tan Yuliang is officially regarded as a general of Dachu, and he borrows urgently needed materials, money and food from his private account. Even if the news leaks out, others can't say anything about Xuzhou.
"Zhao Zhixian's health is not very good. If he wants to stay in Xuzhou to take care of his old age, he needs your permission." Feng Liao added.
Zhao Zhixian is in his fifties, not yet sixty years old, but as far as the world is concerned, after fifty years he is entering old age.
After the defeat of Tanzhou, Zhao Zhixian was demoted to a hard labor camp for a short period of time, but the physical torture he suffered was not light. At this time, he was far from being in the prime of life.
This time he was awarded the fictitious title of Prime Minister of Wuchuan County, which did not mean much to him. He was not particularly eager for fame and fortune, but wanted to become an official and retire into seclusion, and live a melodious and contented life for a few years.
"Ask him to hold on for a few more months. When many things are officially decided, he can directly apply to the Shangshu Province for appointment. This is more in line with the rules. In any case, Wuchuan County will still be included in the Shangshu Province in the future.
Directly under the jurisdiction," Han Qian said.
Feng Yiti slipped on the reins, drove the horse closer and said, "Huang Hua has been imprisoned in Hujian for three days. Apart from asking Yang Shouyi to lead his troops to withdraw into Jinhe County, Yang did not send anyone else to see him. This shows the resentment in his heart."
It’s not bad, maybe there will be some evil moths coming out.”
"Yang Xingfeng's grievances are directed at us, and he is also showing his attitude to Huang Hua and the court officials to show that he will not succumb to Xuzhou's 'power'," Han Qianran said.
With a smile, he said disdainfully, "He has a lot of shit to wipe now. I held back my hand and did not annex Sizhou directly. He secretly thanked God that it was too late. How can he still have the energy to cause trouble for us for the time being?"
The original total population of Sizhou was only about 70,000.
After experiencing this chaos, excluding the casualties and the more than 20,000 rebel generals and their families who left Sizhou, the remaining population of the three counties of Sizhou was just over 40,000.
After the rebel generals and their families withdrew, the internal problems in Sizhou were not completely alleviated.
The 800 slave soldiers handed over to them by Xuzhou were, after all, an active volcano.
Yang Hu and others may be young and energetic, and their hearts are more filled with resentment and unwillingness, but Han Qian has seen Yang Xingfeng's many decisions and feels that he still knows the importance of mitigation. It is not difficult to predict that Sizhou will soon take some comfort measures to alleviate the situation.
internal contradictions.
Whether it is to directly abolish the old slave system, or to improve the living conditions of the slaves in a less radical way, this means that the powerful forces in Sizhou can no longer exploit the lower class slaves as they did in the past.
There are no large-scale factories or mines in Sizhou, and the commercial tax and salt profits that it had the opportunity to obtain from the Qianjiang River Channel have been completely cut off. There are only a little over 40,000 people left in Sizhou. The land is poorer than that in Xuzhou, and the level of farming lags behind that of Xuzhou.
, compared with the past, financial resources will shrink by at least 50%.
This also means that Sizhou, not to mention maintaining the current military strength of 4,000 men, would be extremely difficult to maintain the military strength of about 2,000 men by reducing half of the generals.
Not to mention that there are still some rebel generals who are unwilling to accept the recruitment and flee to the mountains between Sizhou and Yezhou, which will continue to cause trouble for the Yang family.
At this time, Xuzhou was being generous and kind without causing trouble to Sizhou, so Han Qian was not worried that Yang Xingfeng would cause trouble for him.
Besides, Fu Gengwen still wants to get out of here and return to Tanzhou as soon as possible. He is staring at Sizhou. Will he allow Yang to do some tricks behind his back and create more trouble?
The group of people rushed back to Hujian Pass, and it was almost noon.
Fu Gengwen and Han Chengmeng didn't know where they were. Tan Yuliang and Zhao Zhixian had just completed the handover of military supplies such as soldiers and armor, and were about to leave the city. They saw Han Qian and the others returning to Hujian Pass on the street.
I encountered some hesitation and didn't know whether I should avoid suspicion or not.
"General Tan, Lord Zhao..." Han Qian greeted him nonchalantly.
Tan Yuliang and Zhao Zhixian were spared this. They were also generals of Da Chu at this time. Even if they met Han Qian in private, it was a human relationship. Why should they avoid anything?
Tan Yuliang and Zhao Zhixian did not ride horses. When they came over, Han Qian also got off his horse, led the horse and walked to the government office while talking. The guards spread out to keep out the irrelevant people.
"Your Majesty's kindness in re-creating the family is hard to forget. From now on, the Tan family will only rely on your Majesty's orders. Anyone who violates this oath will be punished by heaven and earth." It was a rare opportunity to meet alone, so Tan Yuliang did not lose the opportunity to show his loyalty first.
Han Qian smiled slightly and said: "Let's not talk about this for now; it will not be easy for you to take over the Wuchuan Valley now..."
Tan Yuliang was slightly startled: "The Shu army's invasion of the Wuchuan Valley was not planned by Sir?"
"Oh, Feng Liao hasn't had time to explain it to you in detail yet," Han Qian patiently explained the twists and turns to Tan Yuliang and Zhao Zhixian, and said, "The Kingdom of Shu is now the Marquis of Qingjiang and the Marquis of Changxiang competing for the heir.
Although Xuzhou did some work behind the scenes to add fuel to the flames, in the end it was the ministers of Qingjianghou's line who pushed for the army to be sent out. Huang Yanzhang, who was specifically responsible for leading his troops to occupy the Wuchuan Valley, was also the general promoted by Qingjianghou when he was in charge of southern Sichuan.
.So no matter what, if you want to get back the Wuchuan Valley, you still have to fight in a bloody battle, but only in this way can you prove that Xuzhou is innocent..."
"..." Tan Yuliang took a deep breath. He mistakenly thought that taking over the Wuchuan Valley would be an easy task, but he did not expect that there would be a hard battle waiting for them.
Of course, the situation could be advanced to this point extremely cleverly, and Tan Yuliang had no way to complain. He also felt that Xuzhou's plan was really the best. In the past, he would never have imagined that the whole thing would end like this.
In other words, only by winning the Wuchuan Valley in a bloody battle can the value of him and the children of the Tan family be truly demonstrated, right?
Thinking of this, Tan Yuliang focused his eyes and said: "Yu Liang has very little research on the Shu army. I am afraid that it will be difficult to take good care of it. Please give me your instructions."
"Now you are leading your troops to conquer the Great Chu. As subjects of the Great Chu, I and everyone in Xuzhou will certainly not stand idly by any longer," Han Qian said. "I will assign a group of military attachés to you to help you train Tianping City.
Generals; in addition, they will provide work-for-relief as quickly as possible and organize small families with generals and generals who are capable of working to build post roads leading to the southern slope of Caojing Ridge and the northern foot of Panlong Ridge to Wuchuan first, and then
Build some small-scale villages along the post road, and resettle the generals and their families in batches, so that you can fight in the Wuchuan Valley without worries. As for the military supplies you mentioned to Feng Liao before, I will all be in Xuzhou.
On the basis of the standard of the battalion, we will further strengthen it and allocate it to you, and you don’t have to worry about the treatment of wounded soldiers and children in the rear..."
Having said this, Han Qian turned around and asked Feng Yi behind him:
"Do you want to stay in Hujian Pass and cooperate with Mr. Tan?"
Gao Shao and Feng Liao want to assist him in handling the military and political affairs of the whole state. When things here are on track, they will still have to follow him back to Chenzhong, but there still needs to be one person left at Hujian Pass to coordinate and take charge of many affairs. Han
Qian wants to keep Feng Yi here.
After hearing this, Feng Yi shook his head and said: "You should arrange this hard work for others. How big your head is and what hat you wear. It's enough that I can help you run errands."
Staying is not just about guarding Hujian Pass without losing anything.
It is necessary to assist Tan Yuliang in leading the Tianping capital to fight against the Shu army that has invaded the Wuchuan Valley; to assist Fu Gengwen and Zhao Zhixian in arranging so many rebel generals and generals; to open up a road connecting the Wuchuan Valley at the northern foot of Panlong Ridge
Yi Dao; is also responsible for keeping an eye on the movements of the Yang family in Sizhou, and must maintain penetration into Sizhou in a gentler and more gentle way, with the spring breeze sneaking into the night and moisturizing things silently.
At the same time, there are still more than ten miles of mountains and valleys around Hujian Pass to be developed, and some people from Xuzhou need to be relocated to completely digest the land around Hujian Pass...
Feng Yi was confused when he thought about these things. With his lazy temperament, how could he be willing to take over?
At this time, he was responsible for Li Cao and Yi Chuan, etc. In his free time, he could also write lyrics and essays, and he could also win over Han Qian, Guo Rong, and the others to drink a few sips of wine. If he really wanted to stay in Hujian Pass to stand alone, he felt that his body and bones were going to be broken.
Han Qian crushed it into bones and dregs.
Seeing that Feng Yi declined such a good training opportunity, Tan Yuliang smiled bitterly.
Feng Liao, who was on the side, was also confused by Feng Yi, and suggested to Han Qian: "If Xi Xunqiao can guard Hujian Pass, in addition to cooperating with General Tan, he may also be able to secretly contact the Yang family in Sizhou who are no longer willing to subjugate themselves.
The powerful forces under them?"
Xi Xunqiao once served as the magistrate of Linjiang County and joined the army as Sihu at that time. However, he had always been involved in civil affairs and never had the opportunity to control military power, let alone preside over local affairs.
Although Hujian Pass is just a township inspection department under the jurisdiction of Chenzhong County, its actual significance is much more than that.
Han Qian promoted the integration of local and foreign residents, and tried to be as meritocratic and balanced as possible when appointing people.
Xi Xunqiao, Feng Xuan, Feng Zhang, Gao Bao and others can be regarded as representatives of the emerging indigenous forces, but when it comes to standing alone, Feng Xuan is the only one.
Although Feng Zhang and Gao Bao were also serving as county magistrates below, they had no restraint in mobilizing troops and horses, and they had not yet entered the inner circle on a par with Tian Cheng, Yang Qin, Gao Shao, Feng Liao, Lin Haizheng, and Zhao Wuji.
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Compared to Feng Zhang and Gao Bao, Feng Liao is more optimistic about Xi Xunqiao's potential to truly stand on his own.
Han Qian looked at Tan Yuliang and asked, "Master Tan, what do you think?"
"Everything is at your discretion," Tan Yuliang said.
Han Qian also followed the good example and said: "Okay, as for Xuzhou, I will send the woodcutter to come and sit down at Hujian Pass..."