The grain prices set by Gao Shun were implemented very well, and as time went by, the grain prices in the country became higher and higher, and the effect gradually appeared, making a large number of people unsustainable.

Large-scale peasant uprisings broke out in Xuzhou, Yuzhou, Jingzhou, Sili and other places, all of them under the banner of the Yellow Turban Army, and the various units of the Montenegrin Army in Jizhou rose one after another, and the momentum gradually flourished, and gradually formed a trend of burning the prairie in the Han Dynasty.

They raided the counties and plundered the wealthy families of the great clans, causing great panic; The successive defeats of the officers and soldiers in the suppression greatly annoyed Emperor Liu Hong, who was glad that the northern Xinjiang was still stable and there were no barbarians to make trouble; At present, only Qingzhou, Youzhou, and some counties controlled by Gao Shun and Zhou Fei are still peaceful.

Disasters and weather have continued one after another, drought after year, grain production has been decreasing year by year, grain prices have skyrocketed, the people are living in misery and misery, and it is not uncommon for people to sell their wives and children, and those who change their children and eat them have occurred from time to time.

Many people anticipated the coming chaos and began to prepare for the future.

In March, Liu Yan and Liu Yan, Taichang, witnessed the chaos of the dynasty and the decline of the royal family, so he suggested to the imperial court: "Assassin Shi and Taishou bribe officials, exploit the people, and cause the people to rebel and leave. ”

The state assassin Shi Ben was a supervisor sent by the imperial court to the local government, and since the Eastern Han Dynasty, he has gradually transformed into a local administrator; In order to suppress the peasant uprisings one after another, Emperor Liu Hong changed the history of the state assassin to the state pastor from Liu Yan's proposal, so as to reinforce his duties, suppress the rebellion, and pacify the Quartet.

As a result, the governor became the chief executive who lived above the county magistrate, and held the military and political power of a state, and held a very heavy position; From then on, the state and herdsmen were divided into one side, which was like a divided regime, and this situation eventually evolved into a situation of division and division among the princes in the late Han Dynasty.

Liu Yan originally wanted to lead the state pastor, stay away from the Central Plains, and avoid trouble; Because he heard Dong Fu in the service say that Yizhou has the spirit of the Son of Heaven, he was overjoyed, so he changed to the imperial court to ask for Yizhou pastor.

At that time, Yizhou Thorn Shi Xingjian gathered in Yizhou, and greed became the norm.

So the imperial court took Liu Yan as the envoy of the prison army and the pastor of Yizhou, named him the Marquis of Yangcheng, and ordered Liu Yan to go to Yizhou to arrest Xi Jian, rectify the rule of officials, and appease the people.

Because the road was impassable, Liu Yan was temporarily stationed in the eastern boundary of Jingzhou.

At this time, Yin Jian had been killed by the Yellow Turban thief Ma Xiang, but Ma Xiang, who had just been proclaimed emperor for a few days, was defeated by the army organized by Jia Long in Yizhou. Jia Long then welcomed Liu Yan into Yizhou, and the place of governance was set in Mianzhu.

After Liu Yan took office, he appointed Jia Long as a lieutenant and moved him to live in Mianzhu; Liu Yan pacified and sheltered those who fled and rebelled, and tried his best to implement a policy of tolerance and favor, but he had other plans in his heart.

At the same time, Zhou Fei was appointed as the governor of Bingzhou and concurrently served as the Taishou of Hedong County, and the station was changed from Jincheng, Taiyuan County to Anyi, Hedong County, away from Taoyuan Fort in Gaoshun; His Majesty intends to use Zhou Fei to contain Gao Shun.

Fang Liang was appointed as the pastor of Qingzhou, and continued to serve as the Taishou of Taishan County and Langya County, and his station was changed to Pingling City in the east of Jinan; Wu Anguo was appointed Minister of State of Jinan.

Liu Yu, the assassin of Jizhou, was appointed as the pastor of Jizhou, which was also set up to contain Gao Shun.

There were four state ministers in the first batch, all of whom were relatives of the emperor or members of the clan.

To Gao Shun's shock, after Zhou Fei and Fang Liang were appointed as state pastors, the territory recognized by the system quickly increased by 200,000 square kilometers, including the area of all their jurisdictions, and at this time, the area recognized by the system had reached more than 600,000 square kilometers.

Gao Shun used his brains, if he was appointed as the pastor of Youzhou, it was possible to upgrade the system to another level, or close to the standard of promotion, so after discussing with Ma Gui and others, he sent someone to Zhang Rang and the general to send a thousand gold, and asked Su Shuang to be active in the capital at any cost, and he must seek the position of Youzhou pastor.

Youzhou Mu, who was appointed by the imperial court, can take the lead in the future warlord secession.

By June, Emperor Liu Hong, at the suggestion of Zhang Rang and the generals, appointed Gao Shun as the pastor of Youzhou and continued to serve as the general of the expedition to the north; Yanmen County, Dingxiang County, Yunzhong County and Wuyuan County were still under the jurisdiction of the Northern General's Office.

Liu Hong believes that since Gao Shun is loyal and is already a general of the expedition to the north, and the northern Xinjiang is under his actual control, even if he is not appointed as the state pastor, it will not be able to change the status quo, it is better to be a favor, and it is convenient for Zhou Fei to take back Gao Shun's jurisdiction over Yanmen County, Dingxiang County, Yunzhong County and Wuyuan County in the future.

For this reason, Emperor Liu Hong asked Gao Shun for 3,000 gold, and Gao Shun paid 3,000 gold happily.

Gao Shun became the fifth state pastor appointed by the imperial court, with a high position of power and great glory.

What made Gao Shun very excited was that after being appointed as the state pastor, the territory recognized by the system quickly increased by 300,000 square kilometers, and immediately opened the system map to view, Guangyang County, Yuyang County, Youbeiping County, Liaoxi County, Liaoxi Dependent States, Liaodong County, Lelang County, etc. have all become his territory.

Together with the territory under the jurisdiction of Zhou Fei and Fang Liang, the territory recognized by the system has more than 900,000 square kilometers, which is only a little short of the one million square kilometers required for the next upgrade.

Gao Shun decided that after stabilizing the affairs of the state, he would personally go out to conquer the Xianbei people in Mobei to occupy more territory and upgrade the system as soon as possible.

All the officials of the former Assassin's Mansion were transferred to the Prefecture Governor's Office, and the scope of their responsibilities did not change much.

In order not to arouse the suspicions of His Majesty and the officials of the imperial court, Gao Shun decided that all local officials would continue as before, but only send a large number of middle-level civil officials to supervise the postal service, and intensify the supervision of local officials, but those who violated the law and discipline would be punished immediately.

At the same time, it is necessary to strengthen the management of officers and men in all counties, send people to examine the officers and men of all counties and counties, resolutely eliminate those who do not meet the standards, re-register, and pay salaries according to the truth, so as to avoid the existence of empty salaries, and strengthen the training of officers and men.

Gao Shun's vigorous and resolute rectification of military affairs greatly restricted the authority of the county governors and chiefs, some people quickly joined Gao Shun's subordinates, and some people resigned from public office with interest to avoid being caught by Gao Shun and humiliating themselves.

Among them, the commander of the Liaodong vassal state became the first high-ranking official of 2,000 stones to resign; For those who resign, Gao Shun will approve all of them, and will not hold them accountable for their past affairs; This made more officials resign one after another, they didn't want to be caught by Gao Shun as a model, and it was a blessing for them to be able to get out of this place in time; Gao Shun's move is also for officials across the country to see, as long as his credibility and reputation are established, when the Central Plains is unified in the future, there will be a great reduction in resistance.

In order to keep a low profile, Cheng Li continued to train troops in Feiru County and Qinglong County, and Tian Feng continued to train troops in Ningcheng.

Xu Rong was given an increased task, taking over as the lieutenant of the Liaodong vassal state, and was responsible for supervising and rectifying the officers and soldiers of Liaoxi County, Xuanwu County, Liaodong County, and Lelang County.

Cheng Pu, the governor of Guangyang County, Chu Yan, the governor of Zhuo County, and Zhang He, the governor of Youbeiping County, as well as the officers and soldiers under their jurisdiction, were directly under the jurisdiction of the Zhengbei General's Mansion, and Han Dang was sent to take over as the Governor of Yuyang County, and they were all under the Zhengbei General's Mansion.

Now that Gaoshun's territory is expanding, there are more than 900,000 system points obtained every month, and it is even more wealthy, so it is ordered to increase the intensity of conscription, and the cavalry under the jurisdiction of Tian Feng and Cheng Li must be expanded to 50,000 within a year, and the cavalry and infantry of each county shall not be less than 5,000 people.

After the adjustment, the power of the county taishou was greatly weakened, only responsible for administration and people's livelihood, and the military power was deprived, all of which were attributed to the Zhengbei General's Office, and the taishou only had auxiliary responsibilities.

This was followed by large-scale infrastructure and livelihood construction, which could not only expand the income of the people, but also attract more displaced people, and facilitate the expansion of commerce and trade in preparation for future wars.