"Hard work!" Xiang Ao put down Xi Zhong's handwriting in his hand with satisfaction, and praised Xi Zhong.

After that, Xiang Ao recalled Gao Shun and Jiang Yan, who were far away in the surrender city and the declining city, to discuss the reorganization of the army.

Due to the restrictions of the Han military system, the army in the Northern Regions had to be slightly reorganized according to the Han military system, and it did not take much time, but Xiang Ao proposed a new training method that made everyone extremely curious.

The regular army of 15,000 was already full, and the imperial court did not allow it to be expanded. Originally, Xiang Ao's 5,000 personal guards selected the elite from them, and only 2,000 elites were left as Xiang Ao's personal guards, which was still called the 'Feather Kill' battalion. As for the remaining 3,000 guards, they were retrained into heavy armored cavalry, commanded by Zhang He, and named the 'Xuanyu' battalion. The archery battalion has been expanded to 3,000 people, temporarily led by Jiang Yan, and stationed in the city.

The elite of the 3,000 'righteous slaves' battalion trained by Zhao Yun was cut to 2,000, and the army was expanded in the future. It's not that Xiang Ao doesn't want to leave too many 'righteous servants', but Zhao Yun said that the 'righteous servants' trained are extremely demanding. Not only must the martial arts be passed, but the conduct must be honest and unyielding. If you have the heart of a villain and enter the camp of 'righteous servant', you will be eaten by the strong righteousness of 'righteous servant'.

As for the trapping camp with great achievements, it is impossible to expand the army, since the establishment of the trapping camp, almost every month, and even every day, it has been eliminating and replacing people, Gao Shun's requirements are too high. Temperament, martial arts, perseverance, and courage are all one in a million, and at this time, all the soldiers in the camp are all one block ten, and the formation is one, and individual brave people even chase Xiang Ao, Jiao Meng and others. And the remaining thousands are all foot soldiers, although they are not as powerful as the main battalions, and the elite level is not much worse than that of Luoyang's elite soldiers.

In addition to the 15,000 regular troops, there were a number of defensive soldiers in every county. According to the restrictions of each county of the imperial court, or hundreds, or thousands, to maintain the daily security of each county. And there are also a number of officials in various towns and townships, or dozens, or hundreds. And there are countless soldiers and horses in Tuntian in various places, if you count carefully, I am afraid that Liu Hong will have to be calm.

A few years ago, the imperial court also replied to the matter of relocating refugees. More than two years of chaos and natural disasters have displaced more people. All states and counties responded positively to Xiang Ao's request. In particular, the yellow turbans that have not been slaughtered, regarded as a hot potato in various states, have generously migrated to the northern regions. If it weren't for the fact that Jingzhou, Yuzhou and other places were too far away from the Northern Regions and the cost of migration was too great, I am afraid that the Northern Regions would be overcrowded at this time.

Even so, there are nearly 300,000 refugees who have migrated this time. Although it came in batches, it also kept the Northern Regions busy for a while. The refugees who had been migrated thought that the imperial court had abandoned them and thrown them to the far north and no longer governed them. After coming to the northern region to see the lives of the people, they were envious, and when they learned that they could live like this as long as they worked hard, many refugees and their families cried and grabbed the ground, shouting that the sky has eyes.

And most of the people in the northern regions are capable of migrating from various states or running on their own, and they are also extremely tolerant of the refugees who have moved and have helped. In this way, the public security problem that Xiang Aodu was extremely worried about was easily solved by the people under his rule. Of course, there are also remnants of the Yellow Turban who don't know the times, not to mention Xiang Ao's bloody suppression, even after the people learn about it, people who are consciously brave will entangle many local people to suppress it.

Chivalry is forbidden by martial arts, and Xiang Ao forcibly closes martial arts halls or martial arts sects that are not officially allowed under his rule, and if there are those who do not comply, they are directly arrested in the name of rebellion. Even Xiang Ao also handpicked many brave warriors to set up martial arts halls in various places in the official name. The first is to find useful people among the people, and the second is that Xiang Ao feels that using force to unify martial arts is the king's way.

The refugees who migrated from here once again enriched the development of the northern region of Xiangao, especially the construction of the people's livelihood and military in Rongxian, Mrs. Fan City and Decadence City, which was in full swing.

At this time, the total population of the Northern Protectorate has exceeded two million, which can be called huge compared to the northern frontier in the past. In particular, Shuofang County and Wuyuan County each have 300,000 huge numbers, although they are not as good as Sili, Jizhou and other places, but they are no longer the most populated in the past. The expansion of the labor force has made all parts of the Northern Regions thriving. If it weren't for Xiang Ao's overly low-key, I'm afraid that people in the court don't know how many times Xiang Ao has been impeached.

Among the refugees who fled or were forced to relocate, there were also many learned people, although there were no talented people, but they really enriched the slightly empty administrative talents in the northern region. But what made Xiang Ao happiest was that among the refugees, there were many skilled craftsmen.

Xiang Ao is not an ordinary child of a family, he only values his life experience and knowledge. In contrast, Xiang Ao has paid more attention to industrialists and businessmen in recent years. It's not that knowledge is not important, in Xiang Ao's view, the most troublesome thing in the Northern Regions at this time is how to let the people live a stable life. And the basis of the people's life is not the teachings of the sages and the knowledge of the sages, but the most common abilities in daily life. For example, farming, such as the manufacture of agricultural tools, etc., only by giving the people food and clothing can the people spontaneously think of learning from their hearts.

And all of the above, back to the roots, is money and skills, not all kinds of knowledge that shakes the head. Therefore, Xiang Ao was of course delighted that there were so many skilled craftsmen among the refugees. In order to promote these skills to the daily use of the people, they spent a lot of money to purchase them from various craftsmen, and then handed them over to the Ministry of Industry in charge of Ma Jun to optimize and mass production.

If it wasn't a little skill that was not related to the secrets of the Northern Regions, Xiang Ao would even collect some money to teach in the academy he set up. And those who have learned well will have to serve in the Northern Regions Ministry of Industry for several years before they can decide to stay on their own. Of course, the wages of the Ministry of Industry set up by Xiang Ao are also quite a lot, and most of the young people who have learned more are more willing to stay in the Ministry of Industry. Not to mention stability, it can also repay Xiang Ao's kindness.

As for the level of the people, Xiang Ao is also extremely concerned. After the reform, the people's hierarchical treatment is even more dazzling, of course, under the attractive treatment, there must be a great dedication to the Northern Regions to obtain. Especially for the people who have won higher honors, Xiang Ao invited Wuyuan to personally award them silver medals at all levels designed by Xiang Ao. The silver medal is useless, just an honor, a form of recognition of Xiang Ao's contribution to the people.

For the people, the treatment after the level is promoted, and the silver medal won is a treasure for the people. Many families even put the silver medal on the ranking, ready to be used as a family heirloom. In addition to the silver medal, it is tailor-made, what is the surname, and what contribution will be engraved on the silver medal by the Ministry of Industry. Of course, there are gold medals and other things up there, but no one has won them for the time being.

Originally, Xiang Ao also planned to redistribute the counties, but Hu Zhao stopped him. Although the Northern Regions were independent of the imperial court, they were still Han courtiers, and all government decrees could only be implemented with the permission of the imperial court. In particular, the matter of territory must not be arbitrarily changed. After thinking about it, Xiang Ao could only give up for the time being, so as not to cause trouble.

Compared with the chaos in the states of Dahan, the Northern Regions are indeed calm and abnormal. Regardless of the officials and the common people, each performing their own duties, they are all powerful contributors to the Northern Regions. Xiang Ao doesn't have too many political affairs recently, and after the arrangements are made, Hu Zhao arranges for the counties to handle government affairs.

Xiang Ao accompanied Cai Yan and Xiang Ping, and of course, Xiaoya followed. Cai Yan is kind-hearted, and even more ingenious, how can she not see Xiaoya's friendship with Xiang Ao. Moreover, the Northern Regions will be even more powerful in the future, and Xiang Ao will be even more powerful in the future, so it will be difficult to secure the Northern Regions with only one son.

The sensible Cai Yan tried to match Xiang Ao and Xiaoya, but he didn't know if Xiang Ao was an elm head, or if he pretended not to know, he would pretend to be stupid every time. Cai Yan was pleased that Xiang Ao was in love with her, but she was also anxious. After all, Xiaoya is also twenty and two at this time, and she has long passed the age of marriage.

Xiang Ao didn't understand, he talked and laughed on weekdays, but he still couldn't let go of his love for Jiang Yao'er, and he didn't want to lose Cai Yan and Xiaoya, so he kept pretending to be stupid. even talked in Zhao Yun's ear for a long time about finding her mother-in-law's family. Although Zhao Yun is upright, he is not stupid, how can he participate in the relationship between Xiaoya, Xiang Ao and Cai Yan. Xiaoya's thoughts, Zhao Yun is not ignorant.

The Northern Regions are peaceful, but now the Han Dynasty is full of rebellions. In February of the third year of Zhongping, Zhao Ci, a soldier of Jiangxia County, raised an army against the Han Dynasty and killed Qin Jie, the Taishou of Nanyang County. In October, Wuling County raised an army and plundered the county, and Han Ting ordered the state and county to lead troops to defeat it. Although the rebel soldiers were defeated and captured by the local county soldiers, since the Yellow Turban, the frequent rebellions in various places have dealt a more and more obvious blow to the majesty of the Han Dynasty.

And from the early spring, Emperor Ling ordered to repair the South Palace that was destroyed by fire in the previous year, first made the hook shield order Song Dian to repair the South Palace Yuhua Palace, and then made the court order Bi Lan to recast four bronze people, four yellow bells, the bronze people are listed in the South Palace Canglong, Xuanwu Que, and the yellow bell is hung in front of the Yuntai and Yuhua Palace. In addition, the Tianlu (the legendary beast name) and the shrimp toad are cast to swallow the water, and the water is turned into the palace, and it is used as a rollover, a thirsty bird, and it is used to sprinkle and sweep the road, which is extremely exquisite, and the annual money is forcibly looted from all over the country.

Such a faint act has made it more and more difficult for the people of the world to make a living. Although there have been no voices of rebellion in other places, there are more and more bandits and robbers in various places, and many people are even more overwhelmed and forced to go up the mountain and fall to the ground.

People with lofty ideals or people of insight all sigh, sigh for the Han, and sigh for the royal family. And all these things were blamed on the eunuchs by the party and their relatives, which led to the increasingly serious struggle between the eunuchs and their relatives in the middle of the court.

The more he saw this, the happier Liu Hong became in the harem. However, when he was happy, Liu Hong's face was a hideous smile. Liu Hong, the Emperor of Han Ling, who was intoxicated with wine and meat, was also weaker, and he looked terminally ill.

Compared with the worries of the ministers loyal to the Han Dynasty in the DPRK, there are people outside the DPRK who are smug and show their wolf-like teeth to the Han Dynasty.