The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 749
Drought, earthquake, locust plague.

At the beginning of the founding of Taipingdao, it encountered disasters repeatedly.

However, neither the drought nor the earthquake and the locust plague have reduced the reputation of Taipingdao much. On the contrary, it is because of Taipingdao's powerful disaster relief and response measures. These should have been negative effects, but in the end they turned into positive ones. influences.

Drought, earthquake, locust plague, three kinds of disasters.

The drought and locust plague, under the propaganda of newspapers and talismans in various places, most of the people in Zhongzhou believed that it was because of the drought and the katydids, and the drought and the katydids were sent down to the mortal world by the minions of the heavens, in an attempt to sacrifice blood to the mortals to resurrect the heavens.

The earthquake in Chang'an was caused by the Taiping Taoist cutting off the dragon veins of the Han Dynasty. The earthquake last year was the same. After all, the foundation of the Han Dynasty was nearly four hundred years old. Have a certain vitality.

The magnitude of the earthquake that occurred in Chang'an in June was not large, but it was felt. It did not cause much impact in Chang'an. Apart from the collapse of a few residential buildings, there were no buildings in the inner city of Chang'an or the buildings in Taiping Temple. collapse.

The Xiaoqi Battalion entered the city and was quickly mobilized by Xu An. The looters who took advantage of the fire were killed in an instant. Nothing can hide from the watchtowers in the outer city, and no one can defeat the eagle wolf guards stationed in various cities. .

During the famine, many bandits and bandits appeared, many of them were instigated by the secret service agencies of the Han and Wei courts, embroidered clothes messengers and demons.

However, they only created a little confusion in the early stage, but all the larger-scale bandits were wiped out by the cavalry army deployed by Xu An in Zhongzhou.

The famine will inevitably cause turmoil, and there will be no shortage of looters. Therefore, in addition to the cavalry of the Xiaoqi Battalion who went out to defend the capital, Xu An transferred the cavalry of the Shanggu Battalion to the Sanfu area as an emergency force early on.

The smaller bandits and bandits were handed over to Eagle Wolf Guard and Six Doors.

The current power of the six doors cannot be underestimated, and it is more than a star and a half stronger than when it was first established.

Except for the branch of the Six Doors in Yizhou, which has just been established, the Six Doors in Liangzhou, Bingzhou, and Zhongzhou have already taken root.

Learn literary and martial arts, goods and the emperor's family.

Many rangers don't want to be rangers all their lives, and many capable people are recruited by the six doors.

Thanks to the help of the six gates, the Eagle Wolf Guard's control over the various places has been raised to another level.

Misfortune comes with blessings, and blessings come with misfortunes.

Fortune and misfortune depend on each other. Although the famine this time brought a heavy economic blow to Taiping Road, it also brought to the surface a large number of spies placed by the Han and Wei courts in Zhongzhou.

Originally, the Embroidered Clothes Envoy and the Demon had always been at a disadvantage in the process of fighting against the Eagle Wolf Guard. This time, the Eagle Wolf Guard followed the vines and almost uprooted the two secret service agencies in Zhongzhou.

Now Zhongzhou's Embroidered Cloth Messenger and Demon Department have lost most of their functions, the intelligence network has been destroyed, and a large number of intelligence personnel have been arrested and imprisoned. It can be said that without more than three or four years of operation, their destroyed intelligence network in Zhongzhou will never be restored to its original state.

Chuping five years (194), late September.

The drought and locust plague have subsided. After September, the rainfall has finally become normal. The drought has been greatly alleviated, and the water level has risen back to a safe range.

Although the drought mainly affected the Sanfu area of ​​Zhongzhou, Yingtian County, Zuofengyi, and Youfufeng counties, the locust plague that occurred later swept the entire four counties of Zhongzhou, and the originally stable Hongnong County was also affected by the locust plague. influences.

Chang'an City, Taiye Pool.

Xu Anduan sits in the first seat, Yan Zhong sits on the right chair, and Xu You sits straight in the left chair, leaning slightly forward with his hands on his knees, facing Yan Zhong.

The habit of sitting cross-legged and sitting on the ground for a long time has some impact on the human body.

Although it has been ten years, Xu An has never been used to sitting on the floor in the Han Dynasty, but is still used to sitting on high chairs.

As a result, because of Xu An's influence, most of the government offices inside the Ming court are used to this kind of high chairs, so the interior decoration of some palaces has changed to a certain extent.

The furnishings of the Taiye Pond were also improved because of this, and Yan Zhong was also used to sitting on such a chair influenced by Xu An.

The layout of Yongning Pavilion and Yonghe Pavilion was also changed due to Xu An's influence.

The disaster in Zhongzhou has subsided, and production has resumed in various places.

Considering the situation in Zhongzhou, Xu An came to discuss the follow-up matters with Yan Zhong in Taiyechi. Xu An was going to exempt Zhongzhou from taxes for two years again to rest the people.

Zhongzhou has been severely affected by the disaster. If taxes are collected next year, the tax will not be too high. It is better to rest the people and win the hearts of the people.

Halfway through the discussion, Xu You also arrived at Taiye Pool and wanted to report the matter to Xu An, so it happened that all three of them appeared in Taiye Pool.

Xu You bowed his head slightly, and reported to Xu An respectfully.

"All parts of Zhongzhou have stabilized, and all the rogues and bandits have been wiped out. Now Zhongzhou has been cleared, and production has resumed in various places. Some time ago, food prices rose slightly, and food prices have dropped again after the influx of food from the state. "

"Before our army went south to Yizhou, the army consumed a lot of food. After occupying Yizhou, it transported a lot of food into Yizhou. This time, the drought and locust plague were too serious. The reserves that Zhongzhou originally transported from Bingzhou Food has basically run out."

"Every application degree has been written in the case file, and the case file has been sorted out completely, and Duke Ming can check it."

At this time, Xu An had already opened the case file submitted by Xu You just now.

Xu You's ability to deal with internal affairs is no worse than his military strategy. In the past few years, he has first been in charge of the Department of Internal Affairs, then promoted to Chief Minister, and then to the government order of Zhongshufu. When the governor Wang Fen served as a staff member, he was more than a little bit stronger.

All the data on the case files are clearly recorded and organized, and the meaning of the expression and the income and expenditure can be understood at a glance.

"The battle between Xianbei in the central part of the North and the Xianbei in the east is temporarily stalemate. Generally speaking, the Xianbei in the east has the upper hand. Our army's support for Qianman may increase. It is difficult to maintain the balance with the Duliao battalion led by Li De alone."

The Han region is not the only one that is in turmoil. The dispute between the Xianbei and Xianbei tribes on the northern grasslands has lasted for seven or eight years.

In the original time and space, in the fourth year of Emperor Guanghe of the Han Ling (181 A.D.), the Xianbei tribe invaded Youzhou and Bingzhou. Tan Shihuai died, and his son Helian succeeded him as the leader.

He Lian was not only inferior to Tan Shihuai in talent and ability, but also greedy and lustful. Later, when he attacked Beidi, he was shot to death by Beidi people.

After Helian's death, because his son Qianman was young, the Xianbei tribes elected the leader to succeed him.

When Qianman grows up, he fights against Kui Tou for the country, but Kui Tou is defeated and dies. As a result, the tribes of Xianbei are separated.

After the chief's death, his younger brother Bu Dugen succeeded him.

Just like in the original time and space, Qianman originally had the upper hand, but because of Yuan Shao's support, the leader did not go to defeat. Instead, he turned defeat into victory and gained the upper hand, almost completely overwhelming Qianman.

In desperation, Qianman could only turn to Taiping Road, which occupied Liangbing at that time, and Xu An also had the opportunity to intervene in Beidi.

Later, when Qianman was awarded the title of Marquis of Xianbei in Taiping Road, Xu An planned to assist Xianbei with the weapons that had been eliminated in Taiping Road. Some recruits of the Yellow Turban Army practiced on the battlefield of Xianbei in the East and Middle East, and used it as a training base for the cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army.

Because of the intervention of the Taiping Road, the Xianbei in the central area and the Xianbei in the east with Yuan Shao's assistance are barely on par.

"Yuan Shao..."

Xu An put the file in his hand aside, and pushed away other items on the desk, revealing the Mobei Map at the bottom.

Xianbei in the east and west is probably based on the border of Yanmen County and Dai County, which is the state boundary of Bingzhou and Youzhou.

To the west of the state boundary is the central Xianbei, which is controlled by Qianman, and to the east of the state boundary is the eastern Xianbei, which is controlled by Kuitou.

Although Yuan Shao has always put his main energy on fighting against the Han court, he never forgot the threat from the north for a moment.

"Recruit another [-] soldiers from Bingzhou from the former Southern Huns, and let Yu Fuluo lead them after they are armed, and hand them over to Li De for restraint, so as to maintain the current situation for the time being."

Xu You's expression did not slow down.

"For the situation in Mobei, Duke Ming still needs to make plans early."

"The situation in Mobei is complicated. Xianbei and Xianbei have been separated for a long time. Qianman also knows our army's intentions and has already reacted."

Now Mobei is too far away from them after all, and the front of Xianbei in the middle and Xianbei in the east is very long.

Qianman and Kui Tou competed for the position, and they were able to defeat the Eastern Xianbei led by Kui Tou in the original space-time line, which is not a mediocre one.

Although Taipingdao has been suppressing and controlling, Qianman is not very willing to be a puppet with strings all the time

Xu An has been trying his best to maintain the balance in Mobei, but now it seems that such a dangerous balance is destined to not last long.

The battle situation is changing rapidly, and now the central Xianbei and the eastern Xianbei are likely to win or lose within a year.

Yuan Shao posed a problem for Xu An, those counselors under Yuan Shao's curtain were not the kind of people who had a lot of money.

Xu An frowned, looking at Mobei's Kanyu map, which was the territory map drawn by the Eagle Wolf Guard. The control territories of the central Xianbei and the eastern Xianbei were intertwined and uneven.

Xu You's words are not alarmist. The situation in Mobei is indeed difficult to control.

The reason why Yuan Shao spent a lot of money and even troops to assist Xianbei in the east to win this battle is because he wanted the leader to defeat the Xianbei in the west and then go south to attack the Bingzhou and Youzhou areas controlled by Taipingdao.

Yuan Shao is also very aware of his situation, he doesn't want to be trapped to death by the Taiping Road in the land of Hebei.

To be honest, if Yuan Shao's plan is really successful, Taiping Road can barely resist the unified Xianbei tribes by relying on Duliaoying and the old Southern Huns in the north of Bingzhou, but Shanggu Wuhuan in the two counties of Youzhou will never be able to block Xianbei alone I am afraid that the Shanggu Wuhuan tribe will lose all their pastures and be forced to retreat into the two counties of Youzhou.

At that time, Xianbei and Yuan Shao will attack the two counties of Youzhou from both sides. They will really have a chance to recapture the two counties of Youzhou. However, it is still possible to defend Youzhou and Bingzhou.

But Yuan Shao's goal is to reach this step. What is lacking in Taipingdao is not talents, what is lacking is not the army, and what is lacking is not resources.

The original Taipingdao couldn't afford to lose, nor could it be consumed, it was like walking on a tightrope.

Once dragged into such a protracted war, at that time Xu An could only transfer all the elite troops to the northern border to protect the frontier, and there was no way to expand outward. This was Yuan Shao's goal.

Yuan Shao has the support of a powerful family in Jizhou, and the Zhen family, who is almost as rich as an enemy, as an ally. With a family background of four generations and three fathers, he is not afraid of fighting against anyone for his background.

The land of Qinghai and Hebei is densely populated, with thousands of miles of fertile land, countless borders, rich and rich, these are Yuan Shao's capital and Yuan Shao's reliance.

"Order Lu Bu to lead the Xiaoqi Battalion to the north, and designate the central Xianbei area, Wuyuan, Yunzhong, and Yanmen County outside the Yanmen Pass as the Mobei Military Region, and use Lu Bu as the military preparation route of the Mobei Military Region, preside over the defense of Mobei, and maintain the central Xianbei and the east. The balance of Xianbei."

"Du Liaoying and Bingzhou Yicong also belonged to his restraint. Under certain circumstances, he was allowed to recruit the old Southern Huns without my order."

"Send Liu Shi another order to prepare the ancient Wuhuan tribe, as well as the cavalry troops of the two counties, and keep an eye on the battle situation in Mobei."

When mentioning the two counties military region, Xu An also thought of a person, that person was sent by him to the two counties military region for a long time to practice, and then entered the lecture hall to practice. After graduating from the lecture hall, he joined the Taihang military region, and finally went all the way Tossed and returned to the two counties military area.

In fact, that person can be regarded as his disciple.

"Hao Zhao should still be in the two counties military area right now?"

Now Xu An still remembers that seven years ago, Hao Zhao, who was only fourteen years old and not yet an adult, stood in front of the team and seriously wanted to join the Taiping Dao.

"Hao Zhao is currently serving as the guard of Juyongguan in the two counties military districts. When our army withdrew from Luoyang, Yuan Shao's army launched an attack on Taihang Baxing. Among them was the army that attacked Juyongguan, but to no avail. When his army retreated, Hao Zhao led the cavalry army out of the pass suddenly, defeated Yuan Shao's army in one fell swoop, and beheaded the general of his army, and after the meritorious service, he was temporarily awarded the title of school lieutenant."

Xu You is no stranger to Hao Zhao. After all, Hao Zhao was Xu An's first disciple. Of course, this disciple was actually Hao Zhao's tricks, but Xu An did not deny it. Naturally, Xu You also paid attention to Hao Zhao. Some, now that Xu An asked, Xu You knew the details and told Hao Zhao's situation in detail.

"Speaking of which, my cheap master didn't teach him anything. For the time being, let him return to Chang'an City first, and let Liu Shi hand over Juyongguan to other people to guard."

Xu An's face softened a little, and he spoke again.

For Hao Zhao, he has another better arrangement.

In the past, Hao Zhao was too young to be entrusted with great responsibilities, but now Hao Zhao has grown up, and has shown his talent in military strategy, with the potential to be unique.

　Next week, it is estimated that I will be able to complete the super evolution and evolve into a two-legged beast. I will update [-] words a day, and [-] words a day is indeed too little.

　　It’s the first time I write, the follow-up stall is too big, sometimes it’s too difficult to distinguish between primary and secondary, the next new novel will be much better, thank you all the book friends who have been supporting.

　　
　
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