Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 169 Yang Xi Ruled the Martial Capital

The land of Longyou was once the foundation of the prosperity of the former Han Dynasty, and the cause of the decline of the later Han Dynasty, and now it is the hope of the Ji Han Dynasty to rule the world.

Therefore, Liu Chan must go to Longyou in person no matter what, and travel all the way west to inspect the people's livelihood, reward the Northern Expeditionary Army, and appease the nobles in Longdi.

Although he was going west, Liu Chan did not plan to go far, but was going to Ji County, Tianshui County.

The current Jixian County has become the political center of the Han Dynasty Longyou. Zhuge Liang met with nobles from all over the country and surrendered officials in Jixian County.

During Liu Chan's westward tour, everything was kept simple and there was no fanfare. In addition to the initial decision in Longyou, Liu Chan did not even arrange for officials from all over the country to receive them, and all supplies were provided by military rations.

At present, Longyou is sparsely populated, the land is barren, the people's livelihood is dying, the government is slack, and the situation is initially stable.Along the way, Liu Chan mainly inspected Wudu County in Longyou, which has the least population and the most barbarians.

In the fifth year of Yonghe, Emperor Shundi of the Later Han Dynasty (140), there were still 20102 households with 81728 people in Wudu County.

However, after experiencing the Qiang chaos in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the feudal lords struggled for hegemony for decades, and the Battle of Hanzhong. Wang Ping captured many people in Xicheng County from Shen Yi.

The Shen brothers and Meng Da have been entrenched in Xicheng and Shangyong for many years. It can be said that they are the biggest landlords in the three eastern counties.Most of the population in the three counties belonged to them. There were [-] households in Meng Da's hands and [-] households in Shen Yi's hands.

Sima Yi moved [-] households in the Mengda trilogy to Youzhou, leaving Shangyong County empty; while the Dahan simply moved hundreds of Shen Yi's cronies to Chengdu, leaving [-] households of Qimin, who compiled the trilogy, to stay. west city.

Since Liu Chan talked with Huang Quan about the defense of northern Xinjiang, Liu Chan's worries have also been put down. After all, there are few people in the Three Kingdoms who can match Huang Quan's military.

More than a thousand people marched slowly westward along Qishan Road.During the driving, the car kept shaking, and Liu Chan supported his body that swayed from side to side.Even though several layers of cushions were laid underneath for "shock absorption", the shaking still made people uncomfortable.

Liu Chan opened the curtain and looked out of the car. The road on Qishan Road is very bad, full of potholes. If it rains, it will be muddy and difficult to walk on. Moreover, it has not been repaired for many years.

"Let Wen Ran build roads, otherwise it will be inconvenient for the Sunrise Army to march north or transport grain and grass." Liu Chan murmured amid the bumps.

Wen Ran in Liu Chan's mouth is Yang Xi, and he is the person who wrote "Ji Han Fu Chen Zan".Yang Xi was in his early thirties and was born in Wuyang County, Qianwei County.When he served as a military governor, he handled cases with law enforcement and handled things fairly. He was recommended by Zhang Yi to Zhuge Liang, and Zhuge Liang appointed him as the chief secretary of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

After the Northern Expedition, Zhuge Liang thought about it, and in order to let Yizhou scholars share the achievements of the Northern Expedition, and also considering that Yang Xi's administration was clear and simple, he transferred Yang Xi to be the prefect of Wudu to manage Wudu County.

A few days ago, when the west tour convoy passed by Xiabian, the county government of Wudu County, Yang Xi was not in the county because he was out on an inspection trip, so he was unable to pick him up.

Liu Chan is open-minded, knowing that Yang Xi is a man, he is devoted to the public, and he did not do it intentionally, so naturally he doesn't care about him, but he is very optimistic about him.

Fei Yi, who was also in the car, said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, although repairing the roads is important, with the current national strength of the Han Dynasty, there is more than enough energy, and the supply of military food is a problem. How can manpower and material resources be used to repair Qishan Road?"

After Liu Chan heard the sound, he fell into silence, with a little helplessness on his face. The Qishan Road is hundreds of miles long. It would be so easy to repair it with technology in the future, but it is so difficult to repair it by manpower now!
Suddenly, the car stopped slowly, and the guards said respectfully: "The prefect of Wudu County please see me!"

Liu Chan looked astonished, Yang Xi didn't see him in the next section, and he was almost out of Wudu County, and he thought that he would not be able to meet him, but he didn't expect Yang Xi to chase him and come to see him.

Liu Chan tidied up his clothes and said lightly, "Stop and rest! Let Wen Ran take a rest outside."

"promise!"

Liu Chan got up and got out of the car, and when he was about to meet Yang Xi, he said lightly, "Wen Wei (Fei Yi) is behind me."

During the spring plowing season, on the Qishan Road, although most of the fields along the way were deserted, some reclaimed land could be vaguely seen.

Liu Chan walked through the deserted fields, Yang Xi and Fei Yi followed closely behind him.

Behind Liu Chan, Yang Xi said respectfully, "I hope Your Majesty will forgive me for not being able to welcome the holy driver."

Liu Chan helped Yang Xi up, and said comfortingly, "I didn't inform you of your itinerary in advance, and it's normal that you couldn't meet him because you were busy with business. You are not in the county, so I don't know where to go for inspection?"

Seeing that Liu Chan did not blame him, Yang Xi frowned, and said, "I will go to Mount Qiuchi to meet the leader of Baima Qiang."

Hearing the word Baima Qiang, Liu Chan frowned slightly. After the fall of the Western Jin Dynasty, Baima Qiang established four kingdoms including Qiuchi Kingdom and Yinping Kingdom in Wudu and Yinping counties.

Yang Xi continued: "The Baima Qiang is currently the largest Qiang group in Wudu County. If we can appease the Baima Qiang, Wudu will be safe."

With his hands behind his back, Liu Chan looked at the weedy field and asked, "What was the result?"

"Fulfilling the mission, the Qiang people and the Han people will not violate the well water. If the Qiang people break the law, I will first inform the leaders of the various ministries, and then judge according to the Han law." Yang Xi replied in a deep voice.

The corner of Liu Chan's mouth raised, and he said, "I was still worried that you would hold the law too strictly, which would cause the Di people to be dissatisfied. But now, listening to what you said, I feel at ease!"

Liu Chan pointed forward, looking at the entire deserted farmland, felt distressed, and asked: "Wen Ran, you have been in Wudu County for more than a month, and you also know that Wudu County has a vast land and few people, people's livelihood is poor, and government affairs are slack. , the people have nowhere to rely on. I don’t know how you will govern Wudu County in the future?”

Yang Xi frowned, looked at the deserted farmland, and replied in a clear voice: "I have thought about it for a long time, and I think there are four strategies that can govern Wudu."

"First, Wudu County used to be where the Han and Wei dynasties were at war. Cao's bandits moved to Guanzhong, and some people fled to the mountains. Now that Wudu is stable, you can persuade them to go down the mountain, distribute farmland, exempt from taxes, and encourage the people to have more children. .”

"Secondly, help the weak and small Qiang and Di tribes, let them enter the county to farm, organize households and encourage farming; educate the Qiang and Di people, and naturalize the people."

"Thirdly, the counties in southern Longnan, except for Xixian County, which produces well salt, do not produce salt. The Qiang and Di tribes are mostly troubled by salt. Therefore, the minister wants to follow the example of the former prefect Yu Shengqing and dredge the Qingni River. The state transported salt to Wudu in exchange for cattle and sheep, and in exchange for grain to nourish the treasury."

"Fourth, Wudu is located on Chencang Road. Cao Wei's troops stationed in Chencang will threaten Hechi County. It is because the old officials want to burn down and block Chencang Road to protect the stability of the people in the county. Wudu is also located in the place where the commercial road between Longyou and Yizhou must pass. , can engage in trade and enrich Wudu."

Liu Chan nodded again and again, and said with a smile: "I am very happy today, not because you have worked so hard to see me in person, but because you are not burdened with heavy responsibilities. In just a few months, according to local conditions, you will be able to take measures to govern the county."

After a pause, Liu Chan patted Yang Xi's shoulder and said with emotion: "Yu Shengqing (Yu Xu's character) can be a famous official in the later Han Dynasty. In just three years, the household registration in Wudu has increased from [-] to [-]. He can be a talent for governing the country. "

"Today is different from the past. I don't expect Qing to increase households by four times in three years, but I also hope that Qing can rule Wudu County. Wei You Du Ji ruled Hedong, and I hope that in the future someone will call 'Han You Yang Xi ruled Wudu'."

"The play must live up to His Majesty's expectations!"

(End of this chapter)