After planning the affairs of the academy, Xiao Jingxuan began to focus on appeasing the people.
The entire Fanyang area is vast and sparsely populated. Even if there are military camps, there is still a lot of wasteland. Moreover, Shenzhou, Weizhou, and Shunzhou are too desolate.
To this end, Xiao Jingxuan plans to design several counties in these three states, and at the same time, county magistrates encourage childbirth.
Although the number of common people in Fan Yang is not very large at present, Xiao Jingxuan believes that with the refugees and prisoners allocated by the court, the population of Fan Yang will be greatly increased.
In addition to population, Xiao Jingxuan also made great adjustments in terms of taxes.
Previously, in order to support the huge army, the Yan State had very high taxes. In addition to heavy labor, the land tax also reached ten taxes and five. For this reason, Xiao Jingxuan reduced the agricultural tax to twenty taxes and one.
You should know that at this time, most agricultural taxes in various countries were 3 out of 10 taxes, and in some places it even reached 4 out of 10 taxes.
Twenty-one taxes can be said to be a very low one. At the same time, Xiao Jingxuan also stipulated that during spring plowing, try not to abuse the people's power and recruit labor at will.
Nowadays, the academy next to Yingzhou is almost completed. The captives from all over the country are idle, so they can't keep them in vain.
So Xiao Jingxuan began to use prisoners to re-open the official channels between states.
Fortunately, this is the north, and it doesn't take much to clear and expand the official roads. After all, it only requires smoothing the road surface and widening some narrow places.
Although building roads requires a lot of manpower, it also takes a lot of energy.
However, Jam Hsiao does not need to worry about these things. Jam Hsiao only needs to give a general opinion.
Then, Ding Weiran will start gathering people to start research, and after the terms are drawn up, they will be handed over to Xiao Jingxuan for review.
After Xiao Jingxuan approves it, Ding Weiran will send it to each room, and then the chief officer of each room will coordinate and implement it.
With Xiao Jingxuan's series of policy combinations, the lives of the people in Fanyang have shown a prosperous scene. Everyone is very motivated.
Although the living standards of the people cannot be improved in the short term, it has given hope to the people within the territory.
Of course, although Xiao Jingxuan's policies are pretty good, their specific implementation still requires a lot of supervision.
For this reason, Xiao Jingxuan's trump card, the secret guard, also began to play its due role.
Xiao Jingxuan gave the secret guards great powers, including monitoring officials of all sizes within the territory, major generals in the army, wealthy civilians, court officials, and enemy barbarians.
Of course, in order to restrict the secret guards, unless Xiao Jingxuan has a warrant, the secret guards have no right to arrest people or interrogate cases.
In the past few days, Xiao Jingxuan has often visited the military camps. Now the vacancies in each battalion have been filled, and various trainings have begun.
The training of infantry is relatively simple. After all, fielding is the first priority at present. Of course, this does not mean that training is not taken seriously. Each infantry battalion will have a group of soldiers who do not need to field as the main force.
However, compared to infantry, cavalry training is much more difficult, starting with the war horses.
You know, in the battle between Yan and Wei, almost half of the cavalry was lost. Although after the baptism of war, the surviving soldiers became much more elite. However, people can be recruited again, but war horses and weapons cannot be replaced for a while.
So easy to raise.
Fortunately, Fengzhou is still under his control. The chief generals of each department in Fengzhou are his old departments.
War horses are not that scarce for Fengzhou, and they can transport a batch to Xiao Jingxuan at any time for emergency use.
However, as the imperial family and noble officials are afraid of Fan Yang, they will inevitably block Fan Yang. It may be difficult to obtain supplies in the future.
Fortunately, Shenzhou is now in his hands, and Xiao Jingxuan can still get in touch with Fengzhou through the barbarians.
However, if you want to open up the passage to the grassland, you must launch a war against the grassland tribes.
It won’t work this year. This year, Fan Yangjun in Xiao Jingxuan’s hands still needs to regain his strength and take a break. He can only fight again next year.
Having said that, Ding Weiran's ability is really very good, and all kinds of government affairs are carried out by him in an orderly manner.
And with the increase in personnel in various departments and the accumulation of work experience, Xiao Jingxuan has fewer things to worry about.
On this day, Xiao Jingxuan was boxing in the house, and he only heard applause from the side.
Xiao Jingxuan was shocked. Putting aside the defense in the house, he was a half-step innate being, and he could be a master who could kill the powerful innate realm.
Nowadays, someone is actually able to sneak into me without anyone noticing, and I don't even know it.
Xiao Jingxuan raised his head and looked around. Then, he was ecstatic.
"Master, why are you here?"
I saw a person jumping down from the roof, it was Xiao Jingxuan’s mentor, Cui Xiwen.
Looking at the outstanding apprentice in front of him, Cui Xiwen nodded with satisfaction.
"Xuan'er's powerful Bull Demon Fist is already better than his predecessor."
Xiao Jingxuan smiled sheepishly.
"Master has given me a reward. Disciple still needs to practice more."
Welcoming the master to the living room, the two of them had just sat down when a maid came in to serve tea.
After looking around, Cui Xiwen sighed.
"Xuan'er, you are living a good life."
"Master, now that my disciples have an army of hundreds of thousands, it is necessary to have proper regulations, otherwise they will lose their majesty."
Cui Xiwen listened to his disciple's explanation, smiled and shook his head.
Seeing the master like this, Xiao Jingxuan quickly changed the subject.
"Master, I don't know why you came here this time?"
Cui Wenwen did not mince words and directly stated the purpose of his visit.
"Xuan'er, this time, I have two things to do as a teacher. The first thing is to come and see you. The second thing is to go to Jiange."
"Jiange? I don't know what the master is going to do when he goes to the Jiange. I wonder if the disciple can serve the master."
"Are you still worried about yourself?"
"I have nothing to worry about."
Cui Xiwen looked at his apprentice, sighed, and explained the reason.
Why do martial arts masters above the Xiantian realm not want to interfere too much in the secular world? This is for the purity of their own souls and a better understanding of the rules of heaven and earth.
Xiao Jingxuan has been wallowing in the world of mortals and has committed atrocities of murder, which has made his martial arts heart dusty. Therefore, he has been unable to break through the shackles and step into the innate world.
Hearing the master's warning, Xiao Jingxuan smiled bitterly and said: "Master, you are obsessed with martial arts, and things in the world are no longer in your eyes.
Earlier, I practiced martial arts just to stand out, and joined the army just to stand out better.
Later, after I learned about my life experience, I was very confused for a time. I had glory and wealth at my fingertips, and I was surrounded by beautiful women.
If a man lives his whole life, what else can he ask for?
But master, every time I want to put down the butcher knife in my hand, I think of the scene in Fengzhou City.
Master, have you ever seen thousands of miles of fertile land but no human habitation? Have you ever seen Jingguan? Have you ever seen women and children who committed suicide by throwing themselves into a well because they couldn't bear the humiliation?
Disciples have seen all this before. This is a blood feud. Whenever I want to break through Xiantian, the scene when I first arrived in Fengzhou appears in my mind, with ruins and empty walls."
Seeing his disciple's stunned look, Cui Xiwen was silent for a long time.
After Xiao Jingxuan calmed down completely, Cui Xiwen said with concern: "Xuan'er, you can't go on like this. You are too murderous. If you continue like this, not only will your martial arts become dusty, but you will go crazy and lose your mind."
"The disciple also knows that this cannot continue, but the disciple can no longer suppress the murderous intention in his body."
"Well, you can arrange the things at hand and go out with me for some sightseeing in a few days."
Xiao Jingxuan hesitated for a while and then said: "Yes, master."
After explaining this, Cui Xiwen stood up and left. Xiao Jingxuan followed the master and sent him out of the city before returning to the mansion.
Therefore, in the next few days, Xiao Jingxuan made some arrangements for military and political affairs.
After arranging these things, Xiao Jingxuan quietly waited for the master to arrive.
Four days later, Xiao Jingxuan finally waited for the master. However, the master's condition was not bad at this time, and his breath was a little unstable.
"Master, are you injured? Who hurt you?"
Seeing his apprentice's concerned look, Cui Xiwen also comforted him.
"It's nothing. I had a fight with the old guy from Jiange. But this time, the master has lost his vitality. I'm afraid it will take some time to recuperate."
"Disciple, make arrangements immediately."
"No, I went back to the mountain to recuperate. I have gained something this time, and I still need to retreat. However, for the experience, I'm afraid you can only go on the road alone.
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"Disciple, I can handle these small things by myself. Master, I can rest in peace and recover from my injuries."
After looking at Jam Hsiao, Cui Xiwen suddenly took action and hit Jam Hsiao several times all over his body.
Xiao Jingxuan was also confused, but despite being slapped a few times by the master, Xiao Jingxuan did not feel hurt. So he looked at the master in confusion.
"I have sealed the meridians all over your body and suppressed your internal strength. Starting from tomorrow, you will dress up and travel."
"Yes, master."
"Don't travel north, travel south. When the journey is almost complete, we will arrive at the mountain gate. The location of the mountain gate is at Yuefeng Mountain in Jingzhou."
"Yes, master."
After seeing that everything he had to explain was finished, Cui Xiwen warned Xiao Jingxuan about the dangers of the world, and then left.
After seeing the master leave, Xiao Jingxuan moved his hands and feet. Fortunately, although he could not use his internal strength, his physical strength was still there, and he could barely protect himself.
Originally, Xiao Jingxuan wanted to bring some personal guards with him, but after thinking about it, he was going out for training and it seemed a bit too showy to bring a group of guards with him. So he gave up.
But where should we go as the first stop? After thinking about it, Xiao Jingxuan planned to put the first stop in Liangzhou. Xiao Jingxuan wanted to first visit the place where Liangzhou Iron Cavalry started.
After making the decision, Xiao Jingxuan simply packed his bags and rode on the road alone.
