On the way here, Chu Nan had several discussions with Guo Jia, Liu Ye, Zhuge Liang, and Pang Tong on how to deal with the issue in Shuzhong.
There are differences between Shuzhong and other places. First of all, the danger of mountains and rivers is still a problem today. Unless all soldiers can fly, the advantage of the mountains and rivers of Shuzhong will not disappear. At the same time, the road is difficult to travel, and they will not be able to travel on the way here.
I've seen it before. This means that transportation is inconvenient, and the trade with the Central Plains will definitely be affected, because even if the entire army can fly, more people traveling to and from Shu in the future will be ordinary business travelers. For the common people, it will be almost impossible for everyone to be able to fly.
impossible.
In addition, monsters can be seen as a disaster, but they can also be seen as a resource.
After so many years of suppressing monsters in the Central Plains, an industrial chain with monsters as the core has actually been created. For example, some docile monster cubs can be tamed even without Chu Nan's interference as long as they are raised by humans. Secondly, monsters can be domesticated.
Eating animal flesh and blood can strengthen muscles and bones, and some special parts have great medicinal effects.
The special climatic conditions make Sichuan more suitable for growing many medicinal materials that cannot be grown in the Central Plains. In addition, the famous Sichuan brocade in the past can also be developed.
Now the emergence of Xu Jin has replaced Shu Brocade, but what if Shu Brocade can be strengthened like Xu Jin?
In addition, another problem in Shu is that of the various ethnic groups in southern Xinjiang. This is just like the Qiang people and the mountains and rivers. It takes time to continuously assimilate and increase the development of southern Xinjiang.
The middle of Shu is a land of quick treasures, but due to transportation and environmental factors, it will form a relatively closed society. Therefore, after the world is stabilized, the development direction of Shu is to expand the economy and establish connections with the outside economy.
Build roads, govern the people, develop commerce, and diversify the commercial elements in Shu.
But this is not a war. It may not be completed in ten or twenty years. It may even take an ordinary person's lifetime to complete the connection of the entire world. Therefore, Shu needs someone who can implement the will of the imperial court and is capable enough to sit in Shu for a long time.
, and at the same time, it must be ensured that it will not corrode.
Chu Nan had to be absolutely assured that such a person was not easy to find, but there happened to be one beside Chu Nan.
"Kong Ming, how about you stay in Shu and govern Shu for me?" After discussing with Liu Zhang the next steps in Shu, Chu Nan summoned Zhuge Liang.
The current problems in Shuzhong are easy to solve. Just like in Jiangdong and Jingzhou, the nobles were moved away and the court officials took over the management. What Chunan really needs is someone who can cooperate with the court in the next ten or even a hundred years.
As for this person, Chu Nan chose Zhuge Liang.
"Prime Minister, I'm afraid Liang is not up to the task!" Zhuge Liang said in awe.
"If you can't do it, it will be even harder for others. Kong Ming, although you and I have only been working together for a few months, Kong Ming's talent and character are what I value the most. With you here, I can feel at ease. Ziyang is obsessed with equipment. Guo
Jia is bohemian and uninhibited. Although Shi Yuan has the talents of Zuo Shi, his style of conduct is a bit extreme. As for the ministers in the court, it is impossible for the teacher to be placed in Shu. Jia Xu..." Speaking of Jia Xu, Chu Nan paused and calculated.
Let's not mention him: "In short, the only one who can make the lonely people trust each other with state affairs is Kong Ming."
"Liang is scared!" Zhuge Liang said quickly.
"Be the governor of Shu County first. With your current official position, if you are promoted directly to the governor of a state, it is inevitable that some people will be dissatisfied. I think Zhang Ren is good. I will stay in Shu for a while. After you make some political achievements,
It also happens to allow you to successfully take over Shu." Chu Nan said with a smile.
In fact, it is unreasonable to directly seal the rights of a state to one person. After all, humans are environmental animals. When rights are at your fingertips and a single thought can determine life or death, something in your heart will expand. Many people begin to become corrupted at this step.
Therefore, after Chu Nan established the six-ministry system, he paid great attention to the issue of checks and balances on power.
However, the situation in Shu is special and the transportation is inconvenient. The imperial court has limited control over Shu. If the Shu is governed in the same way as other states and counties, the progress will be very slow. If the power can be concentrated in one person, it will not be possible.
Same.
At this point, Chu Nan's trust in Zhuge Liang was second only to Chen Gong, who was dragging him down with his wealth.
Zhuge Liang paid his respects and solemnly thanked Chu Nan, taking over the task.
The next thing was simple. Chu Nan ordered Huang Zhong, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, and Xu Huang each to lead a group of troops and start sweeping away powerful monsters everywhere. He took Lu Lingqi, Ma Chao, and Pang De to go south. He wanted to personally
Go and see what a group of monkey demons set up a territory like.
In addition to slaying demons, Huang Zhong also had the task of escorting Shu nobles and officials out of Shu. Zhuge Liang sat in the rear and handled internal affairs. Liu Ye, Guo Jia, and Pang Tong were each temporarily appointed as prefects of a county to resume production, while Zhang He was responsible for training the Shu army.
, the technique of visualization has been established in Shujun, and the next step is the method of practicing Qi and the method of condensing karma.
With the intervention of the imperial army, the order in Shu began to gradually recover. The demon tribe that had become a climate fled back to the mountains one after another in the face of Chu Nan's elite division.
"Mr. Chu, in front of you is the South Bank, which is also the territory of the monkey demon's influence. This is where the three rivers converge, and it is also the junction of Southern Xinjiang and Yizhou. The monkey demon is extremely rampant here." Wu Yi pointed to the city in front of him and faced it.
Chu Nan said.
Zhang Song reminded: "Mr. Chu, please be careful. These monkey monsters are quite smart and have learned a lot of our human race's military skills. Now, what these monkey monsters like to do most is to make surprise attacks. When our army is not in formation,
Sneak into the army first and make it difficult for our army to form a formation."
Already here!
Chu Nan nodded and looked to the rear, but saw a group of monkey demons suddenly coming from the side and rear. This direction was in his own visual blind spot, and it could also be said to be a relatively weak point. As Zhang Song said, these monkeys
There is indeed something about demons.
Chu Nan did not form a battle formation, but directly counterattacked. In one round of impact, many of the monkey demons who attacked were killed. The remaining ones screamed and fled in a hurry, and many were killed by bows and arrows.
"It's interesting to lure the enemy deep into the forest!" Chu Nan looked at the distant mountains and forests, a little surprised. These monkeys really know how to use tricks. Although they are very crude, these monkeys who are attacking are obviously here to lure the enemy.
It's just that our own side is too strong, and the monkey monsters' surprise attack didn't have much practical effect. The plan... Chu Nan narrowed his eyes slightly. Although it was superficial, if it continued to develop, it was really possible for a monster country to appear.
And from Goshawk's perspective, Chu Nan had to pay attention to some extremely scary things.
"Ling Ming, you lead the troops and continue moving forward. Meng Qi, Zhou Cang, you two will lead twenty personal guards to follow me to investigate!" Chu Nan looked at the generals following him and said in a deep voice.
"Promise!" The generals agreed, and Ma Chao and Zhou Cang immediately ordered twenty personal guards, followed Chu Nan and flew out, quickly crossing the river and entering the hinterland of the monkeys.
In the fields in the distance, several monkey demons were leaning under the trees, pointing at the humans who were plowing in the fields. There was a monkey demon in the field holding a stick, and hitting the people from time to time to make them plow faster.
A woman brought a plate of fruit to the tree for two monkeys to eat. She was then kicked down by the monkey demon. Farther away, there were monkey demons forming a team and patrolling around with various weapons in hand.
"Prime Minister, this..." Ma Chao was a little stunned when he saw this scene. He seemed to have seen the scene before him. If those monkeys were replaced by humans, this scene would not be abrupt at all, and there would be no sense of violation at all.
"Notify Ling Ming, kill! No one will be spared!" Chu Nan's expression became colder little by little. He could allow the demon tribe to exist to a certain extent, but he would not allow the demon tribe to establish its own civilization, and he did not want to see any demon tribe. The tribe imitated human beings and established a civilized system. Just looking at this scene, Chu Nan felt a chill in his back.
The scene in front of me is just a prototype, and it must be suppressed and extinguished as soon as possible.
Ma Chao also felt that this scene was horrifying, so he immediately sent out a signal for Pang De to lead his army to kill him.
In the next few days, Nan'an turned into a cemetery of monsters. The monster monkeys were unwilling to give up the life they had gained in front of them, so they drove all kinds of monsters to launch a crazy counterattack against Chu Nan, but they were defeated. The well-trained elites of the imperial court were beaten to the point of wailing, and corpses were scattered everywhere.
In the end, the monkey monsters were unable to defeat the humans and retreated into the mountains. Chu Nan ordered Pang De and Ma Chao to support each other and rush into the mountains, specifically to kill the monster monkeys. They fought like this for more than a month, and finally found the commanding monkey group on a mountain. The monkey king was knocked off his horse by Ma Chao with a spear, and the monkeys dispersed.
At this point, the monkey kingdom that had just emerged disappeared, and many surviving monster monkeys took out the Yizhou area, all the way west, and escaped from the territory of the Han Dynasty.
After walking in Shu for half a year, Chu Nan improved the earth's veins and refined the luck of each city. After half a year, the evil beasts in Shu were finally solved.
Of course, it was not that all the monsters were killed, but most of the threatening monsters were killed. At the same time, the people of Shu also passed down the contemplation method and practiced Qi techniques in the past six months.
Previously, the visualization method was not promoted to all the people in Sichuan. It was only studied in the military. Later, when the problem of monsters became more and more serious and the functions of the state government were almost paralyzed, the visualization method began to be promoted to the people. However, due to the conditions at that time, it was simply impossible to do it. Everyone can learn it, but it gives the nobles an advantage and makes their hands stronger and stronger.
Liu Zhang couldn't wait to leave. This was also due to this reason. He could no longer control the gentry and simply handed it over to Chu Nan. The gentry in Shu privately monopolized the method of communication, which also resulted in the people in Shu not having enough power to resist the monsters. In the end, they had no choice but to hire foreign aid, which also caused them to lose all their privileges. The gray-faced Bei Chunan was sent to Luoyang. It is unclear whether they will ever have rights again in this life.
If it had been promoted by all the people like Chu Nan from the beginning, although it was a step slower than in the Central Plains, it would not have been bullied by monsters. In the end, all the privileges and wealth were gone, and it could only be said that it was one's own fault.
"Prime Minister." On this day, under Zhu Rong Heipi's urging, Ma Chao and Heipi came to Chu Nan's palm one after another.
"What's the matter?" Chu Nan looked at the two of them in confusion. These two... just got into it?
"Prime Minister Cen, it seems that the chaos in Chengdu has become a reality. Can we Labian help clean it up?" Zhu Rong Heipi saluted Chu Nan. During this time, he has learned a lot of etiquette here. , although it’s awkward, it’s at least better than a monkey, right?
"I was just about to discuss this matter with the girl. We can send troops." Chu Nan nodded, looked at Zhu Rong Heipi and said: "But our army wants to develop southern Xinjiang and needs help from all ethnic groups. You see..."
"Is there anything else that seems similar?" Zhu Rong Heipi nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay~"
This girl, who has never looked very smart, thought for a while, looked at Zhu Rong Heipi and said: "Miss Zhu Rong, this matter is of great importance. I wonder if we can invite the wise men of the clan to come and discuss it?"
"I am like the smartest person in our clan, and my father often praises me for being smarter than others since I was a child, haha~" At the end of the sentence, he scratched his head in embarrassment.
When Chu Nan and Ma Chao heard this, their mouths twitched slightly. Is there any misunderstanding of the word "smart" in Nanjiang?
"Prestige, Miss Zhu Rong, you can't agree to this alone, all clans need to agree. Do you understand?" Chu Nan looked at Zhu Rong seriously and said, "I'm sorry to be honest, but the girl doesn't have the prestige yet."
"Then~" Zhu Rong Heipi thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll go find my father and talk about our marriage!"
"No need to say more about this!" Ma Chao's expression changed and he roared at her.
"Let's settle the matter in southern Xinjiang first. The love between children can be solved by yourself!" Chu Nan waved his hand, he didn't want to deal with such nonsense.
