This time, in addition to focusing on the grading school, the most important thing is the construction of the post road pipeline.

Just as modern society relies heavily on highways and railways, in ancient times marches and wars also relied on water transportation and post roads.

Not to mention anything else, Zhang Xianzhong's march route into Sichuan, the route of retreating north, and the route of the Manchu Qing Dynasty into Sichuan basically coincide with the post road.

In order to solve the problem of grain transportation, after several years of development, the volunteer army gradually formed its own logistics support system, that is, relying on the strength of the navy, relying on ships to transport grain over long distances, and mainly relying on two-wheeled rickshaws, two-wheeled carriages, and four-wheeled carriages within 100 miles.

As a result of the reform of the logistics system, the proportion of volunteer fighters in the total number has basically reached 70 percent, so not only has the number of soldiers in the army been greatly reduced, but there is no need to forcibly capture labor as in the past, and the impact on rear production will be reduced.

In this way, in the interval of the war, Yang Xuan decided to dredge several major post roads to ensure the flow of goods and personnel in the jurisdiction.

In the Ming Dynasty, the post road basically reached the level of the four-level highway (the branch road of the county, township (town) village, etc.), according to the national standard, the four-level highway pavement in the plain area of the roadway width is 3.5m, and the width of the roadbed is generally 6.5m.

Investigate the ancient post road, whether it is the Meiguan ancient road or other ancient roads, its pavement width reaches 3.5-4 meters wide, reaching or close to the fourth-class highway standard.

In order to march on the front, post roads are mostly rammed or paved with stone slabs to facilitate marching, and can carry two-wheeled rickshaws, two-wheeled carriages, and four-wheeled carriages in both directions.

In recent years, Yao Huang, Liukou, and Tartar have been damaged a lot, but the foundation is still there, and Yang Xuan recruited local people to rebuild the post road in the summer agricultural slack season, so as to facilitate driving.

After the road problem was solved, the biggest problem was the horse problem, four (Sichuan) did not produce horses, after several years of development, although the volunteer army expanded to tens of thousands, but the cavalry was only a cavalry brigade, and the war horses were only 2,000.

In addition to restricting the development of cavalry, another reason is the shortage of war horses, after the completion of the reorganization of the cavalry brigade, the cavalry brigades of each regiment are often not satisfied, and the main reason is the shortage of war horses.

In order to obtain war horses, Yang Xuan also tried to trade tea and horses, but the two tea and horse trade routes of Si (Sichuan) were in the hands of others in the past.

Horses were mainly purchased from Tibet, Gansu and other places through the Ancient Tea Horse Road. Yazhou in southern Sichuan and Long'an in northern Sichuan are the most famous transit stations on the Ancient Tea Horse Road in China.

On this day, Jiangding Town, the prefect of Long'an Prefecture, and Liu Daozhen, the governor of Yazhou, came from the locality, and talked about the tea and horse trade, only to understand that there are three ancient tea horse roads in the country, one is the Shaanxi and Gansu Ancient Road, from Shaanxi to the northwest.

The other is the Shaanxi-Kang-Tibetan Tea Horse Road, which is centered on the Dajian furnace (that is, today's Kangding), and transports Sichuan-Shaanxi tea to the Dajian furnace through Yazhou, and then exchanges it for the horses needed in the Central Plains.

The third road is the Yunnan-Tibet Tea Horse Road, which transports Yunnan tea to Tibet.

But now the ancient tea horse road is not passable, and there are rumors in the local area that after the emperor Taiji conquered the Mongolian Lin Dan Khan, the Mongols have been attached, and now the Ming Zheng Tusi Awangjian of the arrow furnace seems to have accepted the seal of the Manchu Dynasty, and now he is not only an official of the Ming Dynasty, but also a minister of the Qing Dynasty, and he is not as obedient to the Ming Yan as in the past.

In addition, the price of horses, in the peaceful period, good horses were only ten taels of silver, but now it has risen to forty taels of silver, and there is no market.

Listening to everyone's sighs, Yang Xuan was quite annoyed, in order to prevent ministers from supporting troops and self-respect, and in order to prevent local officials from having too much power, the ancient feudal dynasty completely implemented the system of appointing officials in different places, and completely ignored the locality, and did not understand the situation at all.

In addition, in the past, local self-government was practiced, and there was no government organization below the county level at all, and the control of the local government was very poor.

Looking at the so-called tea and horse trade, the taxes collected by the government in a year are only a few hundred taels of silver, and its income is completely inferior to the income obtained by some people from corruption.

Although horses are needed to form cavalry in battle, and horses are needed to drag and tow grain and grass to transport grain and grass, and it is difficult to return, Yang Xuan is powerless for the time being in the face of the fact that the control of the tea and horse trade is firmly in the hands of the Mongolian Tusi led by Ngawang Jian.

Yang Xuan asked Liu Daozhen and Jiangding Town to continue to establish township offices in the local area, clear the land, clean up the household registration, and collect commercial taxes and other policies to strengthen the government's control over the locality.

Tea and horse bureaus were established in Yazhou and Long'an Province to control the tea and horse trade in an overall manner.

The tea and horse trade policy of the Ming Dynasty was restored, and all merchants engaged in the tea and horse trade were franchised, and the qualifications of the operators were stipulated.

Customs and special taxes were levied on tea and horses in the past.

After strengthening the above measures, the army entered Kangding and took full control of the tea and horse trade, rather than just passively participating in the related tea and horse trade as in modern times.

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As soon as the point of view was put forward, it was thought that everyone would oppose it, although everyone had such worries and doubts, but on the whole they all supported it, and the reason was that in the face of the shortage of soldiers and horses from all walks of life in the Central Plains in the face of the Tartars entering the Kou.

Yang Xuan knew that it was useless to be anxious, now he only controlled a half-tea horse ancient road, and the other half was in the hands of the Tartars, in the hands of Sun Kewang, only after controlling the main channel of the tea and horse trade, it was possible to take decisive measures.

But when the tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, due to the shortage of horses and Yang Xuan only wants to do the tea and horse trade, Yiming Zheng Tusi Dan how Zakba wants to control the tea and horse trade.

As Liu Daozhen's book said, after the reopening of the tea and horse market, the Ming Zheng Tusi Dan how Zakba to the Central Plains war only, in the past, the good horses and the middle of each horse folded 250 catties of tea, the medium 220 catties, the inferior 200 catties, and now it is more than 1,000 catties of tea.

Although the price fluctuates, it is still unacceptable that the price of horses has increased more than 1,000 times.

What is even more worrying is the movement of Mingzheng Tusi, it is rumored that as early as the sixteenth year of Chongzhen (1643 AD), Mingzheng Tusi and others sent people to Shenyang to ask Huang Taiji for attachment.

Looking at the soaring price of horses, in the era of cold weapons, cavalry is like a tank of the modern army, and with cavalry, there is an assault force.

As Fan Wenguang said, if a high-quality horse needs a thousand catties of tea in exchange for a horse, each horse is equivalent to 100 taels of silver, and there is a fear of a large fiscal deficit.

Qian Bangqi and others believe that the current enemy is the Qing army, and this Ming Zheng Tusi will be put aside for the time being, so as not to be unstable in the rear.

Yang Xuan sat on the top and lamented, the Ming Dynasty, like the ancient Chinese courts, was extremely strong on the surface, and the domestic demand market was very large, but these markets were mostly controlled by others.

Ocean trade relies on merchants, and this tea and horse trade is also in the hands of the toast, just as this Ming Zheng Tusi is in charge of the thirteen pots near the arrow furnace, and he has a large horse farm, the supply of goods is in the hands of the other party, and the market is in the hands of the other party.

This is still the case now, and the Mingzheng Tusi attached to the request to the Manchu Qing will be even more so in the future, and the other party is unkind, so don't blame yourself for being unjust.

After thinking about it, Liu Daozhen pretended to give in and agreed to trade tea and horses at the price determined by Mingzheng Toast, that is, a high-quality horse in exchange for 1,000 catties of tea.

Secretly, elite soldiers and horses were sent to disguise themselves as tea customers, and entered the archery furnace in the name of tea and horse trade.

Shooting Arrow Furnace Wood Cliff Cottage Mingzheng Tu Si Dan How Zakba looked at the official road in the distance from time to time, according to the time, the official documents should have arrived a long time ago, but this time it was delayed for a month and did not arrive.

Since Zhang Xianzhong entered Shu, the tea and horse trade was suspended for a time, although some tea can be obtained through some small traders, but it cannot meet the huge consumption of tea at all.

In the arrow furnace (today's Kangding), this tea is gold, more precious than war horses, Dan how Zakba does not know how why the demand is so large, anyway, every year in July and August merchants from all over the country flock to exchange the tea of the Han people.

In Tibetan areas, this tea is like salt for the Han people, because the Tibetans feed on milk and beef, there is too much fat in the body to consume, if you don't drink tea for three days, everyone is uncomfortable and can't stand it.

In addition to the large quantities of tea needed in Tibetan areas, Danho Zakpa did not know that more tea was being transported to distant Nepal, India and other places.

Tibet needs tea, and Mingzheng Tusi Danhe Zakba has the most scarce horses of the Han people, there are five or six horse farms in the Mingzheng Tusi near the archery furnace, each horse farm raises more than 1,000 war horses, plus other Tusi horses, it can be said that the Han people need horses.

In the past, in order to maintain the tea and horse market, he could say that he begged Han officials in every possible way, but these officials relied on the power in their hands to ask for bribes, and they did not ask for the hereditary Tusi position to the Ming court if they did not obey the slightest.

Since the ancestor hereditary Mingzheng Tusi, there have been six generations without the official title of Mingzheng Tusi, which can make Danhe Zakpa feel particularly resentful.

No, after Emperor Taiji conquered Mongolia in Qinghai in the last years of Chongzhen, Ming Zheng Tusi sent an envoy to the Manchu Qing to request annexation.

Although Yang Xuan led the volunteers into Sichuan and the Qing army firmly controlled the situation in the four (Sichuan), what was most needed to fight in ancient times was the war horse he mastered.

Now he can rely on the horses in his hands and the convenience of his firm control of the horse market to make huge profits.

The old man said that the highest horse market was in the Southern Song Dynasty, a good war horse was more than 1,000 catties of tea, and now the world is in turmoil in the Central Plains region in need of a large number of horses, since this is the case, then he also needs to increase the price of tea and horses to 1,000 catties.

At first, everyone was still quite nervous, but in the blink of an eye, the price of horses increased several times, so would the young governor accept it?

Ming Zheng Tusi Dan how Zakba is full of confidence, the Central Plains region lacks horses, Yang Xuan cavalry is very few, in order to form a cavalry must need a large number of horses.

Now I ask the Han officials who beat the arrow furnace every day, but there is no conclusive explanation every time, and in the end, people are panicked, and some people even plan to betray Mingzheng Tusi Dan how to Zakba and contact the Han officials alone.

As some pot leaders said, this tea is indispensable, if there is no tea not only uncomfortable, but also no energy, if you provoke the other party to close the tea and horse market, everyone can not live at all.

Some people complain that even according to the calculation of a high-quality horse in previous years for 250 catties of tea, if it is sold to Tibetan merchants, it will make more money, and now the price of horses is so high, if the other party closes the mutual market, everything is a bamboo basket for nothing.

Everyone's opinions are very big, and in the end, Dan Zakba can't be restrained, so this day will gather all the 13 heads of the surrounding pot to discuss countermeasures.

At the meeting, everyone had two opinions, some advocated maintaining the original good horse in exchange for 250 catties of tea, and some insisted on 1,000 catties of tea.

Just when everyone was arguing, suddenly the housekeeper hurriedly ran in, pointed to the official road in the distance and shouted, after a long time, this Han official finally came.

Under the escort of a team of soldiers, Fu Yuanxiu passed through the four gates, and finally came to the gate of Muya Cottage, and heard that the heads of the thirteen pots were here, Fu Yuanxiu came to the top and sat down very reservedly, and a master in his thirties next to him took out the document and read it on the spot.

Hearing that the Han people finally agreed to exchange tea and horses at the price of 1,000 catties of tea for a good horse, Dan He Zakba secretly wiped the beads of sweat from the back of his head, and after breathing a long sigh of relief, he repeatedly promised that he would prepare the best horses and never let the Han people suffer.

According to the custom of previous years, this tea and horse exchange market was jointly organized by Dan He Zakba and Fu Yuanxiu, the consolation envoy, and the new Han officials did not understand anything, and all the work was in charge of Dan Zhakba.

After that, Danhe Zakpa was even more busy every day, asking the slaves to select the best horses, and on the other hand, screening the pot village and the toast leader to participate in the tea and horse fair, so busy that he was still busy on the first day of the market.

During the period, the housekeeper reminded that this year's situation is quite different, for example, the number of Han people transporting tea is at least two or three times higher than in previous years.

For example, these men are dressed up one by one, and some even carry brand-new bird guns.

Mingzheng Tusi Dan how Zakba was also uneasy in his heart for a while, and once asked that Fu Yuanxiu in person.

Seeing the other party's nervous appearance, Fu Yuanxiu laughed again and again, now that the civil strife in Si (Sichuan) has just subsided, there are many thieves in many places, and this tea horse is the soft gold of this era, in order to ensure the safety of tea and horses, of course, it is necessary to hire strong people and horses.

Everyone thought about it, and besides, there were many strong men in previous years, if he admitted defeat like this, wouldn't it be exposed?

In order to give himself courage, Dan Zakba also brought more slaves, thinking that if anyone dared to make trouble with the price of horses, he would suppress it on the spot.

On the day of the mutual market, the whole archery furnace around the three layers and the outer three floors were full of people who came to participate in the tea and horse exchange market, and Ming Zheng Tusi Dan how Zakba also wore the long-lost Daming official robe to the market, standing on the archway to greet everyone.

What was a little surprising was Fu Yuanxiu's performance today, he didn't get up after seeing Dan Zakba coming, but slapped the case a few times: "Bold Dan Zakba, are you guilty?" ”

Dan Zakba was shocked, shook his head and said: "My lord, here, what is wrong with this tea and horse market, what is the fault of the lower officials, and I hope that the adults will learn from it." ”

Pointing to the toast below, Fu Yuanxiu said angrily: "How dare Dan Zakba still dare to quibble, you are ungrateful, you don't remember my Ming Dynasty's grace for hundreds of years, you actually took refuge in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and you actually want to calculate me."

Where is the left and right, give me this Dan how to take Zakba. ”

Dan Zakba was shocked, and before he could get up, he was held down by two soldiers, and the whole person couldn't move.

More than 100 native soldiers who followed Dan He Zakba wanted to make a move, but they didn't know when they rushed out a group of officers and soldiers, raised their flintlock pistols from a distance, and shot repeatedly, causing everyone to be in a mess and suffering heavy casualties.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the opponent raised a flintlock pistol with a spur on it and rushed over, breaking up the crowd and recording four kills.

The Tusi and Guozhuang leaders who followed were shocked one by one, some wanted to turn around and run away, but more people didn't dare to move at all, not to mention anything else, the power of the several flintlock salvos just now was not much better than the legendary Shenji Battalion.

Some people are timid, looking at Fu Yuanxiu, who is full of iron, and he is throwing his hands away, hoping to let everyone go.

Returning to normalcy, Fu Yuanxiu arched his hand and said: "Don't panic, everyone, think about how this Dan Zakba is ungrateful, how can I let him down in the more than two hundred years of my Ming Dynasty and let him preside over the tea and horse market."

He actually took refuge in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and actually wanted to blackmail my Ming court, and Dan Zakba deserved it, and everyone didn't ask for mercy.

This official was appointed by the governor to punish only Dan Na Zakba and his henchmen this time, and other unrelated people do not need to panic. ”

After Fu Yuanxiu saw that the crowd was gradually calming down, he had Dan He Zakba tied up and escorted him to the market, and after affirming his guilt, he tied Dan Zakba and his henchmen to a wooden pillar and shot them to death.

Everyone was shocked, and some people also wanted to resist, but they were quickly subdued by the Han people who escorted the tea, and this time Fan Mingshan, the deputy general of the first town, led a regiment to make up his feet and come to the arrow furnace.

Before Fu Yuanxiu and the others made their move, they had already controlled all the key passes and seized the gates of the Arrow Furnace.

After hearing that Danhe Zakba and his henchmen were executed, his wife Gongkazhan wanted to lead the various pots to rebel, but before the local soldiers gathered, Fan Mingshan had already led the soldiers and horses into the Muya cottage and leveled the remnants of the soldiers and horses.

Seeing that the volunteers had wiped out the Ming Zheng Tusi forces in less than ten days, other Tusi in Tibetan areas, such as the Kangbei Dege Xuanfu Division, the Kangnan Litang Xuanfu Division, and the Batang Xuanfu Division, no longer dared to act rashly, and sent envoys to sue for peace, hoping to resume the tea and horse trade.

Fan Mingshan, Liu Daozhen, and Fu Yuanxiu also did not care about themselves, and agreed to appoint official positions on behalf of the imperial court and re-establish the affiliation.

After that, the Volunteers took advantage of the situation to abolish the Ming Zheng Tusi and its jurisdiction, and the six major horse farms under its jurisdiction were placed under the direct jurisdiction of the government as military horse farms.

Announced the establishment of Kangding Prefecture, appointed Fu Yuanxiu as Kangding Tuzhizhou, governed the surrounding six Tusi (basically equivalent to hereditary replacement), and cooperated with Liu Daozhen, Ya'an Zhizhou, to trade tea and horses nearby

Announced the reopening of the tea and horse market, and the price of horses was set at 250 catties of tea in exchange for a high-quality horse.

Since then, the Volunteers have controlled Kangding Prefecture and more than a dozen nearby prefectures and counties, controlled the tea and horse trade, and ensured the stable supply of horses, a strategic material.