The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 741 Liaozhou Governor Jinshan Yinshan
"A request from all peoples..."

There was a smile on Yan Zhong's face, if it wasn't in the hall, maybe he might really laugh out loud.

In the past, he persuaded Huangfu Song to call the south, but Huangfu Song refused. Later, when he was hiding in the Taihang Mountains, he heard about the repeated rebellion in Liangzhou. The situation was similar to what he deduced. A good opportunity, a good opportunity to compete for the world was lost.

It's just that there is no way out, there is no way out, there is another village in the dark, Huangfusong rejected his suggestion, but it made him discover another person in the Taihang Mountains——Xu An.

The new lord he was looking for was hundreds of times more ambitious than Huangfusong, and even more ambitious than the famous Shi Huangdi who swept the six kingdoms.

Compete for the world?Dominate the world?
Xu An's purpose is not limited to this, whether it is the Han court that wants to revive the Han Dynasty, or the Wei court that wants to annex the world, Liu Xie, Yuan Shao, Sun Jian, Yuan Shu and other heroes of the moment, their courage It's hard to beat Xu An even if they are flattering horses.

Yan Zhong still remembers what Fu Qi said to him in the fourth year of Zhongping.

What Xu An relied on was not in the powerful family, nor in the soldiers under his command, nor in the way of peace.

What he relies on is the people of this world, the people of the world, all the people of the world!
His wish is not to seize this world, to seize this country, but to change this world, to liberate this world!
Let me ask, among the tens of millions of people in this world, who has such boldness?
Yan Zhong tilted his head slightly, looking at Jia Xu who was standing aside.

Jia Xu's eyes were flickering at this moment, and his face remained unchanged, but Yan Zhong was familiar with Jia Xu's demeanor and movements, he knew that Jia Xu's heart was definitely not as calm as his face, and he was afraid that there had already been waves in his heart.

It was agreed by the court that, following the sound of ritual and music retreating, the officials in the hall also walked out of the main hall of Xuanzheng Hall one after another.

They will continue to stay in Chang'an City for one day, and then return to their respective residences. Although their residences are managed by adjutants, the chief officer cannot leave for too long.

It's just that, after all, it's the founding ceremony, and there are actually holidays everywhere.

Today, the land of the four states of Taiping Road is already full of joy.

This year, based on the original basis, Xu An ordered another [-]% tax cut.

Taipingdao has always implemented a policy of recuperating with the people and only collecting very little tax.

The tax cut this time has lightened the burden on the shoulders of ordinary people a lot, so how can they not be loved by everyone.

In the past, it was necessary to pay a lot of money to the local powerful family to go to the forests and mountains to cut firewood, hunt, and pick vegetables, but now there is no need to pay taxes, because all the mountains, rivers and lakes have become public ownership and become Everything in Pacific Road.

Of course, deforestation, indiscriminate hunting, and indiscriminate killing, the Ministry of Justice still enforced the law and passed it through newspapers, local police and the army, and the speaker told the Quartet to strictly prohibit it.

It is not advisable to catch fish by exhausting the lake, but it is naturally not advisable to have no fish next year.

Indiscriminate deforestation, indiscriminate hunting, and indiscriminate killing are easy to find out, just follow the trails, but if you want to be like the original powerful family, private households enter the mountains like forests, and collect money, but management will cost a lot , but not much income.

Corruption is hard to stop, even if the system of later generations has become more perfect and there are more convenient transportation, communication methods and technology, there is no way to stop it.

Once corruption occurs, I am afraid that good governance will turn into bad governance, even worse than those powerful families back then.

In the Song Dynasty, Wang Anshi reformed the law. Among the new policies implemented, there was a policy called the Green Crop Law. Its purpose was to increase government revenue while also restraining private usury, protecting and helping private households.

However, this measure was originally intended to curb mergers and relieve the people when there is a shortage, but the actual implementation has gone wrong.

Local officials forced the people to borrow money from the government, and raised the interest at will. In addition, in order to claim credit, the officials also extorted various names, and the people suffered unspeakably.

The Green Crop Law degenerated into a tyrannical government that repeatedly extended usury and charged interest.

It is not uncommon in history for a good government to turn into a tyrannical government, so Xu An directly ordered the unconditional opening up, which directly prevented the occurrence of this problem. After all, even the Taiping Dao cannot completely complete the power to the countryside in this era.

This township, of course, does not refer to the township of Ting Township, but refers to those scattered settlements, which is too difficult.

Even now, traces of corruption have appeared inside Taipingdao.

And it was the first liberated county in Taipingdao - Shangdang County.

It's not without shame, and it's no wonder that Xu An first asked Wei Lu to send someone to go to the trial, and even asked Wei Lu to go to the trial in person after the founding ceremony.

If this is the case in one county, how can corruption be eradicated if the world gathers together?

Now the Yellow Turban Army is not short of the little taxes collected by the mountains, lakes, and forests, the monopoly of salt and iron, and the several gold, silver and copper mines in Taiping Road make the economy of Taiping Road fairly good, especially the gradually revitalized business. .

Because of Xu An's encouragement, the businesses in Taiping Road began to have the ability to consume because of the stable life and low taxes. It is not at all like the stagnant businesses in the Han and Wei Dynasties. Instead, it became more and more prosperous.

The Zhen family in Jizhou now supports Wei Ting, which is one of the reasons why Wei Ting is so rich.

According to reports, the Mi family in Xuzhou seems to have taken a fancy to Sun Ce and seems to have the idea of ​​marriage.

Most of the officials and generals in the main hall have already left, leaving only the six new cabinet ministers Yan Zhong, Jia Xu, Xu You, Yang Wei, Wei Lu, and Ge Zhou, and Liu Pi, the commander of the Eagle Wolf Guard.

Xu An sat on the seat again, and the rest of the people had already exited the hall.

Xu An glanced at Liu Pi, Liu Pi understood, took a step forward and said.

"The two courts of Han and Wei have now dispatched troops. The Han army from Yanzhou and Xuzhou divided into two groups to attack Qingzhou occupied by Wei Ting. This battle will determine the future trend of the Central Plains."

"The secret agents of the Eagle Wolf Guards lurking in the Central Plains have all taken action, and the next news will continue to spread to Zhongzhou. At that time, our army only needs to be dispatched at critical moments to play a role in containment, so as to prolong the Han and Wei dynasties. Between the confrontation between the two armies, buy time for the development of our Taipingdao."

"However, the Embroidered Cloth Messenger and the Demon are becoming more and more active. Even if our army initiates containment, the battle situation is changing rapidly, and accidents cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, our army still needs to make a comprehensive plan to deal with all possible situations."

Liu Pi stayed with Xu An for a long time, and he had been the commander of the Eagle Wolf Guard for many years. He was used to being cautious, so he told all the possibilities.

If you don't plan for victory, plan for defeat first. Among the Eagle Wolf Guards, the price of failure is death. They are like people walking on a tightrope, they can't make a wrong step.

"Because of the war in Qingzhou, Gongsundu was about to abandon the land of Yingzhou. Most of the people had been relocated. Now Yingzhou only has more than [-] soldiers. Time was running out, so he had no choice but to act like this without reporting. Otherwise, if the Han army invades Yingzhou, it will be difficult for them to resist."

"Gongsun Du made a promise. Half of the Liaozhou Navy's ships are under the control of Lu Sheng. The Eagle Wolf Guard has not noticed that Gongsun Du has a different intention for the time being."

Xu An nodded slightly. Gongsundu joined the Taiping Dao as early as last year under Xu Rong's persuasion, but kept it secret. This matter is still a secret in the Taiping Dao, only a few people know.

In the third year of Chuping (192), the Taishan Yellow Turban Army entered Yingzhou. It has been two years since the fifth year of Chuping (194). With the support of Xu An, the warships under Gongsundu have expanded to a terrifying scale.

Gongsun Du owns more than [-] ships, including [-] warships, [-] auxiliary warships, and the rest are transport ships.

Not to mention the world, but this is definitely the largest maritime fleet in the entire Asian region.

Although Xu An is not a military scientist and doesn't know the specific design drawings of sea-going ships and warships, he knows the appearance and some details of sea-going ships of later generations. Most of the fleet under Gongsun Du's command now adopts this advanced design drawing , and basically the soft sail structure is used on the warships.

The Taishan yellow scarves in Yingzhou had already been transferred to Gongsundu's territory.

Half of them passed through the grassland and entered Bingzhou under the escort of the subordinate Wuhuan tribe, but the other half were left in Youzhou by Xu An, and Lu Sheng was among them.

Although Gongsun Du is attached, in fact, the mutual trust between Gongsun Du and Xu An is still limited, and Xu Rong is mainly involved in it.

Xu Rong, as a person trusted by both of them at the same time, Gongsun Du gave Xu Rong power, and Xu An also left part of the Yellow Turban Army in Liaodong as support, in case Gongsun Du turned his face. To a large extent, Taiping Road was built with money.

However, the possibility of Gongsundu turning his face is too small. Although Liaodong is well-organized under its jurisdiction, its national strength is far inferior to Taipingdao and the Han and Wei courts. After all, Liaodong is a place of bitter cold.

Xu An slightly lowered his head to look at the desk in front of him. A new version of the territory map was drawn on the desk. In addition to the thirteen prefectures of the Han Dynasty, there were also the Western Regions, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Korean Peninsula and Japan in later generations.

Xu An's eyes focused on where North Korea and Japan were located.

Now most of Liaodong has been captured by Gongsun Du, Puyu and Goguryeo have surrendered, Xiong Zhang Haidong, and conquered foreign barbarians, and most of the Korean peninsula has also been taken into his territory, but because the southern part is a bit barren, Gongsun Du did not attack again .

"Pass an edict to Gongsun Du that the Korean Peninsula is very important to us. Tell him not to worry about manpower and material resources, and just capture the entire Korean Peninsula. At that time, all military expenditures will be paid by the central government, and there is no need for Liaozhou to pay taxes."

"By the way, bring the imperial edict and official seal of the reward as well."

For Gongsun Du, Xu An was not stingy with the so-called official titles, and he did not doubt the employment of people, but did not use the suspects.

Xu An named Gongsun Du the governor of Liaodong and the Marquis of Liaodong.

Xu Rong was conferred the title of General of Liaoning and Uncle of Liaoning, and Gongsun Du was able to join him. He really deserved his contribution.

Lu Sheng was appointed by Xu An as the Zhendong General of the fourth rank, and the rest of the generals left by the Yellow Turban of Mount Tai also received their own rewards.

Gongsun Du is a smart man, he knows how to choose.

The current Gongsun Du will never be like the Gongsun Du who received the award from Cao Cao in the original time and space, throwing the seal and ribbon in the arsenal, and saying "My king Liaodong, He Yongning!"

After all, when he went to meet the Yellow Turban Army of Mount Tai, Xu An sent Liu Shi to lead the most elite troops from northern Xinjiang to the Liao camp, and Yu Fuluo led the elite from the Southern Huns, and recruited a large number of cavalry from Wuhuan in Shanggu .

A troop of that size, except for a part to guard against a possible invasion by the Eastern Xianbei, is purely for the purpose of deterring Gongsundu.

Apart from the influence of Xu Rong, Gongsun Du was largely due to seeing the powerful military strength of the Yellow Turban Army.

Not to mention Gongsun Du's two sons, Gongsun Kang, Gongsun Du is still studying at the National Academy, protons are a guarantee of loyalty in this era.

Although Gongsun Du did not come to the military parade this time, he still sent envoys to come quickly. He had a panoramic view of the fully armed cavalry. Thoughts dissipate.

Speaking of the cavalry, there is no force in this world that can compare with the cavalry on Taiping Road today.

Lu Bu, Xu Huang, Zhang Liao, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Ma Chao and others are all first-class cavalry generals, not to mention the elite cavalry of the Sixth Battalion of the Yellow Turban Army who has completed the whole army change, as well as the Southern Huns, Western Xianbei, and ancient Wuhuan. Ministry of vassal cavalry.

The Xianbei in the middle has also bowed their heads and surrendered. Without the help of Taipingdao, the Xianbei in the east had already won the victory.

The reason why the eastern Xianbei can survive now is that Xu An saved the heart of consuming the two Xianbei, and made Yuan Shao think that the rear was safe and released smoke bombs.

Otherwise, the cavalry army of the Yellow Turban Army is already enough to sweep the entire Mobei.

Xianbei's cavalry are still using short bows and stone arrows, and many of them don't even have saddles, but the cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army not only has strong armor and sharp blades, strong bows and crossbows, but also new-style harnesses. The cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army is far behind by more than an era. This is no longer a war, but a massacre...

The Duliao Battalion is not well-known in the Central Plains, but on the battlefields of the central Xianbei and the eastern Xianbei, as long as the cavalry dressed up by the Duliao Battalion appear on the battlefield, the cavalry of the Eastern Xianbei sometimes turn around and flee without hesitation. The cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army is even more famous than the evil gods on the grassland.

Xu An looked at the territory map on the desk, and his eyes moved from the Korean Peninsula to the four islands on the right.

The matter in Liaodong was settled, and the next step was to go to the Western Regions and re-establish the Protectorate of the Western Regions. Wei Ting in history did it, so he naturally did not doubt whether he could do it.

After all, the cavalry army of the Yellow Turban Army is far superior to that of the Wei State at that time. It is impossible for the Taipingdao to do what Wei State can do.

Once the Western Regions are opened and the trade routes are established, a steady stream of wealth will flow into the territory of Taipingdao. It only takes a few years, and it only takes a few years for him.

and……

A sharp light flashed in Xu An's eyes.

He remembered that during the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the biggest power on the four islands of Japan in later generations was a large country in the northeast of Kyushu Island called "Yamatai Kingdom", which had more than 30 small countries.The queen who rules the country is "Himiko".

The country of Yamatai has always been mysterious, but that is in later generations and game novels.

It is naturally impossible for the Yamatai in reality to possess any mysterious power, otherwise they would not be able to disappear into the long river of history.

Now the largest island, Kyushu, is just a group of small countries that may not have even entered the Iron Age.

It can be said that as long as the Yellow Turban Army lands on the island, they will be the strongest force on the entire island.

The Korean peninsula is not of great value to the Taiping Road now, but there are some wild and rare objects in the mountains and forests, which can be used for medicine and trade.

However, many gold, silver and copper mountains such as Iwami Ginzan and Sado Jinshan are all within the current Yamatai sphere of influence.

Although the Japanese island is not big, the mine resources on it are not poor, and the collection technology required is not high.

Only a small price can be obtained on the island’s gold, silver, and copper mountains. At that time, there will be a steady stream of gold, silver, and copper mines. With this output and the output of the Silk Road, the Taiping Road will not be possible. Another financial crisis.

The reason why Xu An spent so much money to build sea ships was firstly to give the Yellow Turban Army of Mount Tai a final guarantee, and on the other hand, he had already set his sights on Iwami Yinshan and Sado Jinshan.

Those sea-going ships were built to prepare for ocean voyages.

However, now is not the time to collect gold and silver mountains. Now that Liaozhou is hanging overseas, and the wealth is touching, if Gongsun Du learns about the existence of gold and silver mountains, he will inevitably have some different emotions.

So Xu An was going to wait until the Han and Wei courts had almost decided the winner, and then send troops to Youzhou, open up the access to Liaozhou, and after mastering Liaozhou, send troops to collect the gold and silver mountains on the island.

(End of this chapter)