The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 468 Surprise
Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty died at the age of thirty-three and reigned for twenty years.

In the past twenty years, there was Wang Fu who was good at governing and disrupting the country, and Shi Chang served the common people, and then there was the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the Liangyou Rebellion.

The people's livelihood is in decline, the loyal and the good are suffering, the treacherous and the evil are officials, and the tyrannical and powerful are rampant.

The posthumous title "Ling" is for Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty-so chaotic but not harmful, he called "Ling".

Amidst the noise, with the lights of Wanjia, the five years of Zhongping gradually went away.

The fifth year of Zhongping was not a good time for the Han Empire. The Qiang rebellion in Liangzhou was still unresolved, and Zhang Ju in Youzhou still had a chance to fight. The four prefectures had a million yellow scarves revived. The Han army suffered a disastrous defeat in the battle of Jizhou. , no longer able to prevent the rise of Taipingdao in Bingzhou.

The emperor died, the young emperor inherited the great rule, Luoyang was in turmoil, and there were constant disputes in the temple.

The Han Empire, a disease-ridden and extremely weak giant, walked forward with difficulty, and its body was already riddled with holes.

On the side of the road, ferocious beasts surrounded it, waiting for it to weaken or let down its vigilance.

Diseases entangled its body, and moths were slowly devouring its body.

Not far away, the flames were raging, spreading towards the place where it was.

The edict was sent out from Luoyang, and the news of the new emperor's ascension to the throne has spread throughout the world.

In this world, there is no longer the sixth year of Zhongping, and it is replaced by the first year of Yonghan (189).

Just after the New Year, there is a scene of joy in the city.

Bingzhou has not been as prosperous as it is now for many years, the Xiongnu surrendered, and trade is no longer closed.

The four directions are peaceful, there are no exorbitant taxes, no heavy corvees, no rangers in the squares and cities, and no dignitaries guarded by large groups of servants.

Some were just wearing dark blue uniforms, walking slowly past Yellow Turban patrols from the middle of the street from time to time.

In the government office of Jinyang.

Xu An sat on the cushion, flipping through the report submitted by Fu Qi, Secretary of Agricultural Affairs.

Now the officials of the Yellow Turban Army have begun to use paper extensively to replace the original bulky bamboo slips.

There is no shortage of raw materials for papermaking in the Taihang Mountains. Because of the impact of the Shuofang War, the Yellow Turban Army captured a large number of Huns, so there is not a shortage of labor in the Taihang Mountains.

They have to go through several years of labor reform before they can regain their freedom.

Carts of raw materials were pulled into workshops, and then carts of "yellow sky paper" were pulled into government offices and schools in various places.

With the production of more and more paper in the paper workshop, the current paper can not only supply all the school books, but also the government offices of the Yellow Turban Army and the army began to use the yellow sky paper.

Almost all the original bulky bamboo slips were left unused, but because of the lack of paper, some important bamboo slips were kept in the warehouse.

Because of the use of paper, the administrative office on Taiping Road not only reduced the cost, but also increased the efficiency of handling things a lot.

The original bamboo slips are expensive and cumbersome to make, not easy to carry, and extremely bloated.

After closing the document delivered, Xu An's frown was also relaxed. Fu Qi and Yang Ji arranged everything in an orderly manner in Shangdang County.

There are millions of people who entered Bingzhou this time, but so far, there have been no major problems, only some minor problems, but Fu Qi and Yang Ji quickly resolved them all. There was no great commotion or commotion.

Now nearly [-] people have entered Shangdang County and settled in various places, and they are proceeding in an orderly manner according to the original plan.

The four states have a total population of about [-] million people.

Shangdang County got its name because of its extremely high ground and the party with the sky, so it is called Shangdang.

There is Wangwu in the south, Taihang in the east, and Taiyue in the west. It is high around and low in the middle.

But it has a unique condition, that is, there are two large basins in the central area of ​​Shangdang County surrounded by mountains.

One is the Changzi Basin located in Changzi City, in the central area of ​​Shangdang County, and the other is the Gaodu Basin located near Gaodu City, in the southern area of ​​Shangdang County.

This is also an important reason why Yan Zhong proposed to take Shangdang County first.

Shangdang County, which has the two basins of the eldest son and Gaodu, is vulnerable to attack and has sufficient development prospects, which can be used as a place for foundation.

Shangdang County was the first county that Xu An occupied. It has been two years since Xu An took Shangdang County into his pocket in the third year of Zhongping (186).

Today, the development of Shangdang County is far from the development of other places. Not only is the newly reclaimed farmland the most among all states and counties, but also the state and county with the largest number of water conservancy projects.

Shangdang County is also the first prefecture and county to fully implement the garrison system after the pilots of Mintun and Juntun in Hedong County.

In the original Shangdang County, there were only more than [-] people, and many places were not fully developed.

According to the plan, a total of [-] people will be resettled in Shangdang County. According to the current situation of Shangdang, it is more than enough.

However, the number of people entering Bingzhou is far more than [-], and it is naturally impossible for Shangdang County to fully accommodate them.

According to the plan, another [-] people will be resettled to Hedong County.

After Lu Bu led the Xiaoqi Battalion to settle in Hedong County, he could once again push the control of the Yellow Turban Army along the Fen River.

With enough cavalry, it is entirely possible to rely on Fenshui to stop the Hun cavalry from attacking, and the fertile land that had to be abandoned can now be used again.

Hedong County was originally the land of Sili, with a population of more than [-].

Because of the previous rebellion, the powerful families in Hedong County escaped, and all the fields were taken into public ownership by Xu An, and the farms were practiced.

The fields in Hedong County are several points better than those in Shangdang County.

Now Xu An controls the nine counties of Bingzhou, the two counties of Youzhou and the northern part of Hedong County of Sili.

But in fact, the current situation of the six counties of Shuofang, Wuyuan, Yunzhong, Xihe, Dingxiang, and Yanmen in Bingzhou cannot accommodate a large population.

Although the land is vast and sparsely populated, due to technical problems, many places cannot be cultivated.

In these places, Xu An has only developed some civilian settlements, and the rest are basically military reclamation.

These six counties implement the combination of animal husbandry and farming. Xu An plans to move only about [-] people from each county except Xihe County for more than [-] people. Because of the previous invasion of Xihe County, there are only a few thousand people left in Xihe County. Something special.

As for the southern part of Shangjun, although it can be cultivated, it is still in the hands of the Han army.

Xu An's plan was to wait until Zhang Yan took over the southern part of Shangjun, and move some of the people who had been working for relief to Shangjun to reclaim the fields, implement civilian settlements, and enrich the border defense. It is estimated that there will be more than [-] people.

However, Shanggu County and Dai County in Youzhou are too far away, and now they accommodate the Shanggu Wuhuan tribe. Some Wuhuan people have joined the Yellow Turban Army's garrison sequence, and the population that can be accommodated is extremely limited.

However, due to the large number of Wuhuan people, in order to stabilize the situation, there must be a sufficient number of Han people to stabilize.

Shanggu County and Dai County in Youzhou are expected to immigrate more than [-] people each.

In the end, the remaining tens of thousands of people will be left in the Taihang Mountain area, living close to the mountain.

Because the preparations of the Yellow Turban Army were sufficient before, as well as the arrangements of Yang Ji and Fu Qi, they are now moving people to various places according to the original plan.

In Taiyuan County, more than [-] people have also moved in, and the follow-up migration team is still coming in a steady stream.

According to the estimates of Yang Ji and Fu Qi, the million people who have entered Bingzhou will complete their migration by the end of March this year at the latest, and all of them will be resettled.

The villagers resettled in Hedong County, Shangdang County, and Taiyuan County can reclaim new land that can catch up with spring plowing.

After closing the documents, the resettlement of the people in the four states has finally come to an end.

But before Xu An could open the second document, the wooden door rang three times, and then was pulled open by the guards guarding the door.

The cold wind penetrated into the house from outside the door, and the icy cold wind blew on Xu An's face, which slightly lifted Xu An's spirit.

"Military division, why are you getting up now, this is Maoshi."

Seeing Yan Zhong's figure appearing at the door, Xu An said helplessly.

It is already winter, and the dawn is later than before. Now the sky is still dark, and the sun has not risen.

"Millions of people have just entered Bingzhou. Now is the critical moment. How can I sleep?"

Yan Zhong waved his hand, walked into the house, the wooden door was closed behind him again, and the sound of howling wind went away again.

"How is the relocation going? It's been several days. Yang Ji and the others should have handed over the paperwork."

Yan Zhong sat at the desk on the right and asked Xu An.

"It was just put on my desk this morning, take it and have a look."

Xu An asked the Yinglang Wei Tiqi beside him to pass the document he had just closed to Yan Zhong.

Yan Zhong took the document, examined it word by word, with a smile on his face, and finally laughed out loud.

"In this way, great things can happen."

Yan Zhong's eyes sparkled, and he couldn't help shaking his fist.

"Oh, by the way, the four-wheeled carriage was tested on the road, and it is indeed much better than the two-wheeled carriage."

Although Yan Zhong was excited, he still didn't forget what he wanted to say.

Xu An has been busy with other affairs these days, but he didn't pay much attention to the carriage.

"However, the device that uses cowhide as a shock absorber has not yet been developed, and it may take some time. The current four-wheeled carriage is still good for transporting goods, but it is still not appropriate for people."

Yan Zhong was particularly concerned about the four-wheeled carriage proposed by Xu An.

He also drew some formation diagrams and other things, and improved the four-wheeled wagon originally designed by Xu An, and designed a four-wheeled wagon as the shape of the chariot.

But for Che Ying, Xu An was not as enthusiastic as Yan Zhong.

Car camps are indeed useful. The tactics of car camps in the Ming Dynasty have been developed to a very good level, but now there are no firearms, and the role of car camps is somewhat smaller.

In Xu An's eyes, offense is the best defense.

Now he holds two horse farms in Bingzhou and Youzhou, and both Wuhuan and Xiongnu have belonged to him.

He has mastered a large number of horse resources, and he can slowly train his own cavalry and slowly arm his troops.

Jizhou, Youzhou, Liangzhou, and Sili are all favorable terrain for cavalry.

The reason why Xu An wanted to use a four-wheeled carriage team was to ensure the supply of the cavalry.

To ensure that a cavalry has sufficient combat effectiveness, not only one man and one horse is enough, but there are many factors.

"Military division, marching and fighting now does not rely on one or two new-style equipment to determine success or failure, but depends on a dignified formation. Don't be too distracted by the car battalion."

Xu An didn't know whether to laugh or cry, Yan Zhong was too concerned about Che Ying.

Although the four-wheeled carriage has advantages over the two-wheeled carriage in a certain sense, according to the current situation, no matter how it develops, it is impossible to become a tank of later generations.

The chariot can be made of iron, but the horse is still made of flesh and blood. Not to mention whether it can be dragged, once the horse is caught in the enemy's line and the horse is killed, the people in the chariot will undoubtedly be vulnerable.

"I know, it's just a hobby to pass the time. The four-wheeled carriage looks good. If the shock absorption is done, I'd like to get one for future travel."

Yan Zhong stroked his beard, he was familiar with military affairs, although he was quite enthusiastic about carriages, but he was not fascinated by it, he changed the subject randomly after hearing Xu An's persuasion.

"The past few years have been worse than before. I used to ride horses all the way, and I didn't feel tired when I led troops to fight. During this period of time, I felt a little tired while riding a horse. However, the medicine Hua Tuo prescribed for me was somewhat effective. He is worthy of the name of a famous doctor.”

Yan Zhong praised Hua Tuo. In the past few years, he has been to and fro many places, and the exhaustion of the horses and horses has indeed made him a little uncomfortable, and his health has gradually deteriorated. Of course, he can feel some of these.

Since this year, he has sometimes felt powerless from time to time, but after practicing Wu Qin Xi a few times and taking the medicinal soup prescribed by Hua Tuo, he feels much better.

Xu An's complexion darkened slightly, but he quickly covered it up and said with a smile.

"Speaking of Hua Tuo, he has agreed to join our army and is now on his way from Shangdang County to Jinyang."

Yan Zhong also laughed, and immediately thought of what happened in Jinyang City recently.

"I said why the vacant Lifang next to the Taoist hall has started construction. It seems that it is preparing to build a medical school."

When Xu An was talking with Hua Tuo before, Yan Zhong was by his side.

Xu An promised that if Hua Tuo joined Taiping Dao, he could help Hua Tuo organize his knowledge into a book, and contributed all the books on Yellow Turban Army medicine for Hua Tuo to read.

There is also the establishment of a "Medical College", with Hua Tuo as the sacrifice wine of the Medical College, and the "Medical College", as the name suggests, is a college that teaches medicine.

"The Twenty-Four Years of Zuo Zhuan Xianggong" once said: "On the one hand, there are virtues, secondly, meritorious service, and secondly, establishing words. Although they will not be abandoned for a long time, these are called the three immortals."

Xu An let Hua Tuo see Huang Tianzhi, as well as volumes of books in the same font and size, and promised to write books for it.

Writing a book to make a statement, the three immortals are also very attractive.

Although Hua Tuo was not a scholar, he was very moved by Xu An's condition.

Xu An glanced at Yan Zhong, and found that Yan Zhong seemed to have a lot more white hair on his head.

"Okay, I won't bother you anymore. Since it's good news, I can go back and catch up on sleep."

Yan Zhong stood up, looking a little tired.

Hearing that Yan Zhong was leaving, Xu An also stood up and sent Yan Zhong out of the room.

At this time, the sky has begun to light up a little, and without the help of firelight, you can already see the road under your feet clearly after all.

"Oh, that's right."

Yan Zhong stopped in his tracks, and looked at Xu An who was supporting his left hand.

"The difficult building seems to be coming in a few days, you may have to prepare."

"Prepare?"

Xu An was taken aback, a little unresponsive.

Yan Zhong looked at Xu An who was in a daze, and said in surprise: "Other people marry their daughter, don't you want to find a house, maybe someone will live here with you?"

(End of this chapter)