Chapter eight hundred and ninety-first Tubo changes
Ye An did not return to Tokyo City. Even after making such great contributions, he still stayed in Liangzhou Prefecture to preside over the government affairs of Ganliang. Today, Ganliang has no shortage of people. This northwest gateway of the Han family has ushered in an unprecedented crisis.
of prosperity.
And Ye An's name has also become the hallmark of Ganliang. After experiencing the Battle of Liangzhou City, the party members called this young general of the Song Dynasty who killed nearly ten thousand people "the devil general".
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People in the northwest regard him as the "protector god". Whenever Ye An's name is mentioned, they will respectfully call him "Ye Shuai".
Ye An's reputation in the northwest is getting better and better, which naturally makes the people trust Ganzhou and Liangzhou more and more. While the iron is hot, Ye An petitions the imperial court to recruit 30,000 people from Qinfeng Road to expand Ganzhou.
This was a relocation of a state act that had to be approved by the imperial court. Soon the official document from Zhongshu was sent to the Qinfeng Road Transfer Envoy Yamen and Liangzhou Prefecture. Thirty thousand people were too many, and twenty thousand was already the limit.
Chen Lin didn't expect that Ye An's official document would be approved by the court. She looked at Ye An with wide eyes and said, "Relocating people is a major matter for the country. How can Zhongshu be so forthcoming?"
Ye An smiled: "Of course, Lu Yijian wants to repair the relationship with me, and the success of Liangzhou Prefecture makes the courtiers think that Ganzhou will also prosper."
Chen Lin curled her lips and said: "This is true. Liangzhou Prefecture can pay a large amount of taxes to the court every year. If Ganzhou is added to it, I don't know what it will look like!"
But to his surprise, Ye An shook his head and said: "Ganzhou will not be the same as Liangzhou Prefecture. Ganzhou is the gateway to the northwest, and it occupies the middle section of Hexi. The land there is more abundant than Liangzhou Prefecture.
Fertile, it is enough to have Liangzhou Prefecture in Hexi as a trading place, and the northwest trade does not need to be diverted to Ganzhou."
"Then what are you planning to do in Ganzhou?" Chen Lin was a little curious. Wouldn't it be better to turn Ganzhou into another Liangzhou Prefecture?
Ye An smiled: "The prosperity of Liangzhou Prefecture and the prosperity of trade also need a strong backing. The benefits of soldiers and armor and the security of food must be provided by Ganzhou. In a sense, Ganzhou is still Liangzhou.
Liangzhou Prefecture and Ganzhou are the corners of each other. The Xi Lie Army is stationed in Liangzhou Prefecture, while the Huaiyuan Army is stationed in Ganzhou. This is the safest way."
Chen Lin knew military affairs and naturally knew Ye An's intention. She nodded slightly and said: "This is not bad. Both Gansu and Liangzhou have done something, and they have sent troops to garrison, but you want more, right?
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Ye An raised his eyebrows slightly: "Those who know me are high officials! Although Li Deming was repulsed, the ambition of the Dangxiang people has never weakened. Only by capturing Ganliang can the west of the Dangxiang people be considered stable, and the Dangxiang people's homeland
Only then can we be completely included and have the strength to go south to plunder the Song Dynasty, and even go east to plunder the Liao Dynasty."
"Um?!"
Chen Lin looked at Ye An incredulously, "He didn't believe Ye An's judgment. The party members were not generally honest with the Song Dynasty, and they were even more submissive to the Liao Dynasty. How could they send troops to harass and plunder?"
As for Ye An, he knew that the ambitions of the Dangxiang people were never satisfied with the land of the Loop.
"Although Dangxiang lives in Hetao, with fertile land and vast pastures, Dangxiang people are constantly expanding their land. Look at the difference between the current Dangxiang and the Dangxiang when Li Jiqian was there. Once Ganliang is captured, Qinfeng Road and Yongxing Military Road will all be
Dangxiang’s goal of going south! And if you look at the Liao Dynasty’s garrison in the west, you will know that the Dangxiang people have plundered the Xijing Road more than once.”
Without the detailed map in front of her, Chen Lin would not have believed that what Ye An said was true. In the eyes of both the Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty, Dangxiang was just a remnant of the Tang Dynasty's disaster-defeating army, even if it was recognized by the Liao Dynasty.
In Daxia, the disease was just scabies. When did it become a serious problem for both countries?
Valley anus
Chen Lin didn't know that time was changing the world subtly. The rise of a force takes time, and Dangxiang has accumulated it for several generations.
After in-depth discussions with Ye An, Chen Lin finally accepted Ye An's proposal. In addition to conducting trade with the northwest, Liangzhou Prefecture was constantly attacked by local party members.
At this time, Ye An wanted to fulfill his original promise, or an important plan to develop the northwest, and send troops to Qinfeng Road to exterminate the bandits before the Huaiyuan Army and the Xilie Army garrisoned Ganliang Prefecture.
There are a large number of bandits in the entire Qinfeng Road. As Ganliang becomes richer, the number of bandits will definitely double, and the stability of the northwest must be based on the stability of the rear.
So Ye An, in the name of Qin Feng Road Soldiers and Horses Qianju, sent orders to various prefectures and counties to issue an ultimatum to the bandits under his rule.
All bandits who take the initiative to come down to accept recruitment will have the opportunity to reform. They only need to pay 50% of their illegal income to get the opportunity to go to Ganliang.
Many of these bandits came to the mountains out of necessity. In a sense, they were not bandits, but mountain people, just to avoid the court's apportionment, service and tax burdens.
It is perfect to use these people to fill Ganliang's population. They can live even in the mountains with harsh environment, let alone Ganliang with fertile land?
As for the real bandits, Ye An didn't think people who were used to getting something for nothing would give up their habit and go down the mountain.
In August of the first year of the Ming Dynasty, the Xi Lie Army and the Huaiyuan Army sent troops to Qinfeng Road, all the way down the Yellow River, from Huangzhou, Hezhou, Xizhou, to Minzhou and Jiezhou where the Baijiang River is located.
The bandits along the way fled, and those who resisted were annihilated by the army. Countless property and weapons were seized, which were generally reserved for military use, while the other half were handed over to the local state capital.
This is the rule. When the army comes all the way, all the military supplies and food required are provided by the local state government. Ye An has reached an agreement with them from the beginning.
You must know that the bandits under your rule are wiped out, which is a great political achievement for state officials and even county officials. It will also make your reputation reach an unprecedented height during your term of office.
Of course, the reputation of the Xi Lie Army and the Huaiyuan Army also rose accordingly. In the Song Dynasty, the frontier army was always a thankless existence, and the soldiers were looked down upon by the common people, who called them: "Thieves to join the army!"
But things are different now. The Xi Lie Army is composed of good family members, and the officers and soldiers of the Huaiyuan Army are also strictly bound by military law. They can be said to have strict military discipline. The people naturally welcome such an army, not to mention that they have eliminated the local
Bandits.
Many people sent Wanmin umbrellas to these two armies, and the Jishi Army huddled in Kuozhou became the laughing stock of the people on Qinfeng Road. They were also border troops, and the Jishi Army, which originally had a stronger combat power, only dared to huddle up.
Protect yourself in Kuozhou.
But it wasn't that they didn't want to be stationed in the military stronghold, but that the Qingtang Tibetans actually took advantage of the fact that the Song Dynasty had just defeated the Dangxiang people and were busy suppressing bandits and sent troops to the Song Dynasty.
Shuntong Fort, Huaihe Village, and Linsong Fort all fell, and the Jishi Army could only be stationed in Tongbo Fort on the east bank of the Yellow River for passive defense.