Zhu Xieyuan's inquiry can be regarded as a kind of politeness, and the overseers in charge of the armies of several provinces ask about the Qincha for the sake of merit evaluation, which is also a sign of respect for the emperor, and at the same time, it also has the meaning of testing the true intentions of Yang Lian and Liu Qiao. Yang Lian also knew what Zhu Xieyuan meant, so he said: "I am a civil official, it is inconvenient to evaluate martial affairs, and the merits of the officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate are generally based on their behavior. The emperor asked us to investigate first just to show an attitude, that is, the imperial court will definitely handle this matter well, and the emperor's holy decree said that there will be a new will come soon, and Lord Zhu waited patiently. ”

Zhu Xieyuan said: "Last year, the emperor demanded that the garrison units of various military regions be separated from the field troops, and the special situation in Guizhou was so that a one-year deadline was set. The one-year period is coming soon, and when the time comes, Qin Liangyu and General Qin will definitely come to discuss in advance, and I will immediately send a letter urging him to make the trip as soon as possible, but General Qin will probably have to delay for a while in the western Sichuan area, and we will discuss it together when the time comes. ”

Liu Qiao asked at this time: "I went to the western Sichuan area at the beginning of last year, and I was accompanied by General Hou Liangzhu Hou at that time. ”

Zhu Xieyuan said: "It turns out that Lord Liu and General Hou still have this friendship, and General Hou is now assisting the local security and garrison in the Yongning area, and I have sent a letter urging him to come to Guiyang to see Qincha, and then Lord Liu can be closer to him." Last year, there were a small number of rogue bandits in the drought in Shaanxi, and at the beginning of this year, some of them flowed south to western Sichuan, and it is said that they were the remnants of the Northwest Military Region. ”

Liu Qiao said: "Originally, the emperor asked us to visit Qin Zongbing, but since she wants to come to the emperor's holy decree will also be sent to Guizhou, let's take a look around." ”

The next few days were the time for Yang Lian and Liu Qiao to inspect the Zunyi area of Guizhou, and Liu Qiao found that this place was very different from the beginning of last year, and many village forts were built along the Sancha River and the Yachi River, which could be used to garrison both troops and residents. After inquiry, I learned that this was done along the initiative of Zhao and his troops, that is, to build a fortress along the river and the road to garrison it, and then continue to build villages around the fortress to achieve the effect of the army opening up the people to follow up. In the past, this was done in the area of the Maoqiao River on the side of Guiyang, but now there are not many troops next to the Maoqiao River, and they are basically smiling people.

In the construction of the fortress, attention was paid to the location and scale of the construction, and before the repair, it was thought that it would be used for civilian use in the future, so it was not built in a remote and steep place, but was built on the road to facilitate transportation. After the army moved forward, these forts were used to store food and garrison government offices, and slowly the forts evolved into bazaars, which were very lively, and the slightly larger places with convenient transportation gradually appeared to be prosperous, and sometimes the garrisons from all over the country would come to inspect the security at any time.

Seeing this, Liu Qiao couldn't help but admire the foresight of the apocalypse, and it was not clear what effect the army had in dividing the army into field armies and garrison armies, but it was effective to divide the people in the army into logistics units and professional combat units. People who are unwilling to fight are engaged in construction, and their skills are improving day by day, and in less than two years, there is not much difference compared to the teacher army taught by Zhao Rate, and it is not impossible to surpass them in the future. The combat effectiveness of the units that fought professionally has also been markedly enhanced, and the clues can be seen from the battle to eliminate the rebels and bandits, and the fact that the officers and soldiers who have been unable to win many battles can become brave and abnormal should be the credit of screening.

It is one aspect of screening brave generals to eliminate tired soldiers to greatly increase the combat effectiveness of the army, but its disadvantages are also obvious, that is, they have become competitive and competitive, and they have blushed among their comrades for a little military merit, which is in huge contrast with the style of being pampered and humiliated in the past. However, Liu Qiao can also understand that in the past, he used to get by and not seek merit, and he knew that rushing to die quickly had no enterprising and winning intentions. Now the people who don't want to fight have been screened out, and the rest are competitive people, and when they encounter the enemy, they don't think about how to run, but bravely cut and kill first, and then ask them to be pampered and not surprised, it's a bit unrealistic, everyone is not stupid, and they all know that they have to be reflected when they do things.

In addition to watching the situation of the army, Liu Qiao mainly looked at the situation of the local Jinyiwei, in the past, the Jinyiwei was equivalent to the inspection troops in various places, mainly to see whether the generals were loyal, and now the Jinyiwei is divided into two groups, one is to spy on the military situation so that the Military Affairs Institute can keep abreast of the dynamics of the enemy and his own army, and the other group is to assist the local government to promote new farms and industrial affairs in the name of the big iron company. The apocalypse has increased the treatment of these Jinyi guards, and at the same time forbade them from extorting places, that is, increasing their legitimate income and banning their gray sources of income, plus the secondary supervision of the internal guards, the Jinyi guards in various places can also be conscientious.

Liu Qiao saw military affairs, while Yang Lian focused on civil affairs, because of the war, Guizhou's auxiliary political institutions were not yet complete, but local governments have begun to vigorously promote new high-yield crops with the cooperation of the big iron company. For example, the area of Wusa and Dongchuan used to be the territory of An Xiaoliang, which was very poor due to its high terrain and inconvenient transportation, but its climatic conditions were very suitable for the cultivation of potatoes, and new varieties of mutations appeared in less than two years. This new variety is big, delicious and very delicious when boiled or baked, and people from other places have come to buy it, ship it out and sell it at a high price, and the locals are overjoyed as if they have picked up a treasure.

At the same time as the implementation of new varieties of high-yield crops, the Yunnan army began to promote the construction of new farms because there was no longer the pressure of the rebels, and Qujing, Xundian, Wuding, and Dongchuan and Wusa in the north began to vigorously build infrastructure. First, the army was divided into professional combat units and logistics units, and then the army was turned into a university hall for those who wanted to come in to study, and at the same time, the personnel who had already learned the skills were constantly retired, and so on and so on, a large number of skilled people were trained, and many new types of villages were built.

The living standards of the common people have improved, and the taxes of the imperial court have also increased, at this time, no one listened to the set of luxury Chongming and An Bangyan, who used to listen to them because they could deceive people, but now the official army can bring visible benefits to the people, and everyone has a comparison of who is good and who is not. The common people are all realistic people, on the one hand, there is no danger and there is no future, on the other hand, there is good food, good drink and safe life, where to choose no need to teach everyone is not stupid, so there is no way for luxury Chongming and An Bangyan to develop in the direction of Yunnan, which is also the reason why they take risks to meet Yongning.

Liu Qiao and Yang Lian watched this for less than half a month, and the feelings in their hearts were different, but they were more happy than worried, and it can be expected that everything in the southwest region is not a problem under such a good situation. In late October, Qin Liangyu arrived in Guiyang, and coincidentally, the will of the Apocalypse the day before was also sent by Kuaima, and Hou Liangzhu, the general soldier of Sichuan, also arrived with Qin Liangyu with some Sichuan troops. When everyone met and discussed, although they were all smiling and greeting each other at the beginning, anyone with a discerning eye could see that everyone had some emotions in it, and they couldn't tell if they would send it on the spot in front of Qincha.

There is a saying that friends should share weal and woe, which means that if different people can enjoy and suffer together, then such people can be regarded as true friends. But in reality, there are too few such people, there are many who can share weal and woe, and there are many who can share weal and woe, but there are very few who can really share weal and woe, and there are no other reasons and interests. These officers here are people who can share hardships and hardships, and when they fight, they can fight the enemy side by side and tide over difficulties together, but when they share the credit, they think about how to be a head higher than others.

Zhu Xieyuan didn't have the strange attitude of the generals of the Guizhou Army and the generals of the Sichuan Army, he was already sad about these and didn't want to care more, he originally wanted a bowl of water to be even, but the two sides were not pleased. Zhu Xieyuan first paid tribute to Qin Liangyu, and when Zhu Xieyuan was promoted from the political envoy to the governor of the extravagant Chongming uprising, Qin Liangyu took the lead in arriving when he needed troops, and after the battle with the enemy, he recovered the entire territory of Sichuan. Seeing Zhu Xieyuan greeting Qin Liangyu, other officers such as Xu Chengming and other officers all saluted, because Qin Liangyu made great contributions to the southern and northern wars, and when he was the chief military officer of Sichuan, Xu Chengming was just a capital and belonged to the juniors.

Zhu Xieyuan first asked Yang Lian to read out the will of the Apocalypse, in which the Apocalypse ordered that each officer should submit his own pass, and if what was written was untrue, others could correct it, and finally Liu Qiao would send it to Beijing after writing it without objection. In response to this matter, the Apocalypse said that the Military Judge Advocate General's Department of the Military Affairs Yuan has added a new function, which is not only to discuss punishment, but also to reward meritorious deeds, so as not to cause dissatisfaction due to uneven distribution of merits. Moreover, the Apocalypse specifically proposed to also evaluate the merits of those soldiers who died in the counterinsurgency, which made everyone very satisfied and agreed with the emperor's benevolence, but in fact, it was not the Apocalypse Rende because he now had two spare money, which was suitable for buying people's hearts.

It is only right that professional matters should be handled by special departments, and everyone agrees with the arrangement of the apocalypse, and the eyes of each other's doubts and defenses have become softer again, and some people are already nostalgic for the friendship of killing enemies side by side at that time. However, the holy decree is not all good things, the will of the apocalypse is to eliminate Yu Chongming and An Bangyan is not the end, and it can be said that even if the rest of the throne is pacified, it is not over, what he needs is to make an adjustment to the entire southwest toast. The current Tusi is in charge of both the army and the people, which is equivalent to the Tu Emperor, and the meaning of the Apocalypse is that the Tusi can exist but can only manage the army, and they must cut off their connection with the people.

As soon as Zhu Xieyuan heard it, he knew that his suggestion was not good, and he suggested in the recital that he should retain the status of Tusi in An, saying that it was simple and convenient for the locals to manage local affairs, but now the meaning of the Apocalypse is to deprive Tusi of his general power, and things are a little difficult to handle. The other generals were a little dazed when they heard this, they didn't know what these adjustments meant, but they knew that the defeat of Yu Chongming and An Bangyan was not the end, but that everything had just begun.