Aoshan Weidong is bordered by the Yellow Sea, north of Wangcun Peninsula, west of Jiaowei Plain, and south of Laoshan Mountain. The whole Aoshan Wei is surrounded by mountains on three sides, there are Tianzhu Mountain, Sishe Mountain in the northwest, there are Crane and Ma Er Mountains in the southwest, there are Phoenix Mountain, Gao Mountain, Eagle's Beak Mountain in the southeast, the terrain is very important, in a coastal defense important place.

Liu Yan and Miao Shao led a banner of personal guards to rush to the Acropolis of Aoshan, it was already the beginning of August, the weather was still very hot, everyone was sweating profusely, riding horses on the official road, and they came to the outside of the Acropolis very open.

Shen Tuo, the new Aoshan Guard Integrity Officer, took Guo Rong, Teng Jianghe, and Yu Qian, the Qianhu picket, to wait outside the north gate for a long time, and when they saw Liu Yan and others arriving, they all stepped forward to salute.

Liu Yan laughed and turned over and dismounted, looked at Shen Tuo and the others and said: "You go to Aoshanwei first, it can be regarded as a front station for me, today I have to check your errand, whether this front station is paved." ”

Shen Tuo said with a smile: "Don't worry, my lord, although the situation of Ao Shanwei is not very good, the resistance is not great, and the specific situation will be reported to the subordinates one by one when they arrive in the office." ”

"Okay."

Then Miao Shao, Shen Tuo and others also greeted warmly, while Liu Yan looked at the Aoshan Acropolis, it was the first time he came here, so he naturally had to take a good look.

Aoshanwei has jurisdiction over two thousand households in Fushan and Xiongya, five in 100 households, and more than 20 in Huoludun and Tunbao.

In the fifth year of Hongwu, Xu Da, the right prime minister of Wei, sent a commander to build an earthen city here to prevent the Japanese from attacking. Aoshanwei was as famous as Tianjin Wei and Weihaiwei in history, but later Tianjin Wei and Weihaiwei gradually developed into big cities, while Aoshanwei gradually declined.

After the completion of Aoshanwei, the circumference of the city is three miles, the city wall is two zhang five feet high, one zhang two feet five feet thick, there are city gates on each side of the east and west, north and south, the moat is two zhang five feet deep, and the width is two zhang and two zhang.

Subsequently, in the second year of Yongle, he commanded Guo Chong to build a large number of buildings, and expanded the perimeter of the city of Aoshanwei to five miles, outsourced it with green bricks, added a city gate tower to four gates, and added more than ten shops.

In the first year of Hongzhi, the deputy envoy of the sub-patrol commanded the envoy to rebuild the Acropolis of Aoshan again, set up a gate in all directions, and added a building to the four gates.

After three large-scale constructions, the Acropolis of Aoshan is neat and large-scale. The whole city is square, the city wall is built on both sides, and the middle is compacted with loess. The city has four gates, and there are gatehouses above the doorways.

The cross street in the city runs through the east and west, north and south of the Acropolis, the street is spacious, the shape is like a chessboard, the layout is symmetrical, and later with the continuous increase of population, there are East Street, West Street, North Street residential area outside the city. The city is divided into east, west, south and north streets, and there are health departments, school palaces, experience divisions, warehouses and so on.

There is a martial arts arena in the east of the city, and there are generals and halls. Outside the city, there are also Sheji Altar, Wind Altar, Cloud Altar, Thunder Altar, Rain Altar, Xiannong Altar, Chenghuang Temple, Guandi Temple, Xuanwu Temple, Sanguan Temple, Sansi Temple, Horse Temple, Guanyin Pavilion, Fushou Temple, Chaoyang Temple and other religious buildings; There are Wenlin Fang, Pillar History Fang and other square buildings; There are bridge buildings such as Tongji Bridge, Changping Bridge, Yinghe Bridge, and Small Stone Bridge.

Surrounded by Miao Shao, Shen Tuo and others, Liu Yan entered the city from the north gate and went straight to the Health Department through North Street.

The health office of Ao Shanwei is the residence of the integrity officer, which is still the front yard to handle official business, and the back yard is for the conduct officer to live.

Liu Yan and the others entered the Health Department, Liu Yan smiled and said to Shen Tuo: "You are also a general now, when will you become a family, among our old brothers, only Chen Xun has a family, you are all singles, and you have to move faster." ”

Shen Tuo's old face suddenly turned red, and he said with a smile: "My lord said that he was joking, his subordinates still have to do business first and then private affairs, and it is not too late to talk about the matter of starting a family." ”

Liu Yan shook his head and sighed, none of his subordinates have started a family, this is not a trivial matter, do you want to hold a sorority in the future and lead them to the red line?

On the main hall in the front yard, Liu Yan beckoned everyone to sit down, and then went straight to the topic, asking Shen Tuo to report on the situation during this time.

Shen Tuo ordered people to bring all the documents of Aoshanwei, and then said one by one: "My lord, Aoshanwei has many mountains and few fields, and has jurisdiction over two thousand households, Fushan Thousand Households and Xiongya Thousand Households, but the cultivated land of these two Thousand Households is very small, only about 110,000 mu, far less than the cultivation area of Lingshanwei. Therefore, Ao Shanwei collected very little land tax and military rations every year, and he had to apply to the officials for allocation almost every year. ”

"Even so, after the visits of his subordinates during this period of time, most of the military tuns in various places in Aoshanwei have been encroached upon by officers at all levels and gentry from all over the country, and the encroached cultivated land accounts for seventy percent of the total area!"

"In addition, there is a general shortage of dun troops in various places, and generals at all levels eat empty salaries and drink the blood of soldiers, which leads to the general flight of dun troops in various places, and the military strength in various places is seriously insufficient."

"In the Acropolis of Aoshan, the arsenal and the treasury are empty, officials at all levels have not ......paid their salaries for two years, and the artisans in the city have fled seriously, and now there are only thirteen artisan households, and there is a military war bureau in the city, but it has been basically paralyzed and has no output."

Listening to Shen Tuo's report, Liu Yan frowned, he knew that Ao Shanwei's situation must be very serious, but he didn't expect it to be so serious, almost to the point where he had to overturn it and start over.

"Is the same for the two thousand households of Fushan and Xiongya?"

Shen Tuo said: "It's all the same, my subordinates also went to the two Thousand Households City to inspect, and the situation of the military tun and the dun army is similar to that of the Acropolis." It can be said that Ao Shanwei is already wasted. ”

On the side, Miao Shao asked in surprise: "In that case, then you told the adults just now that Ao Shanwei's resistance is not great?" ”

Liu Yan also looked at Shen Tuo suspiciously, only to see Shen Tuo take out a list, hand it to Liu Yan, and said, "It's true that there is not much resistance." My lord, after his subordinates visited various places, they wanted to take the first step to check the military tun land in various places in Aoshanwei, and originally thought that they would encounter very big resistance, but to the surprise of their subordinates, the gentry from all over the country, the general flags, small flags, and hundreds of households heard the news and rushed to show their loyalty to their subordinates. ”

Shen Tuo pointed to the list and said: "This list basically contains all the gentry and generals of Aoshanwei, all of whom are willing to return the encroached land, and return all the cultivated land of the general's tun to Aoshanwei within a month." Of course, they also have conditions, and they need to be purchased by the Aoshan Health Department at 80% of the land price in the harvest year. ”

"In addition, because of the reason why the lord implemented the new policy in Lingshanwei, the military households of Aoshanwei are looking forward to the distribution of land, and the generals at all levels also know that the lord will definitely dismiss the family and the old and weak dun army. Therefore, now many people in Aoshanwei have taken the initiative to lay off their families, and those military households have also sent letters to their relatives and friends, and many military households who have fled have come back one after another, just waiting for the distribution of land to live. ”

Liu Yan was also surprised after hearing this, and then he was relieved, and said with a smile: "That's right, this official has made drastic reforms in Lingshanwei, killed people and demoted officials, but it has benefited the people a lot. Now that it is Aoshanwei, those officials and gentry naturally dare not do it against each other, and the people must welcome it with both hands. Under the positive and negative conditions, the resistance to rectifying Aoshanwei must be much smaller. ”

Miao Shao smiled and said to Shen Tuo: "You are stained with the light of an adult, otherwise Ao Shanwei will definitely have difficulties here." Tonight you want to set the wine, please drink with adults, and I will accompany you! ”

Everyone laughed, and Shen Tuo praised him again and again.

After laughing, Liu Yan asked, "Since Commander Shen has become the integrity officer of Aoshan Wei, what are you going to do next?" ”

Shen Tuo said: "The subordinates are ready to follow the new policy implemented by the Lord in Lingshanwei and comprehensively rectify Aoshanwei. ”

"First, we will check the land in the military cantonments, purchase the encroached land at a low price, and then distribute it to the landless and landless military households to ensure that they will be planted this autumn."

"Second, dismantle the dun armies in various places, select young and strong people from military households to supplement them, and then strictly drill them in accordance with the infantry drill code, so as to be the source of reserve soldiers."

"Third, we will provide assistance to military households in various parts of the country, and distribute cattle, seeds, farm tools, and food rations on credit to prevent military households from fleeing their homes."

"Fourth, the subordinates are ready to ...... the city defenses and fortifications of various cities and fortifications in Aoshanwei and Tunbao"

After Shen Tuo finished speaking, Liu Yan said approvingly: "Very good, Commander Shen has done a good job, these things are also what the official wants to do, I think it is good to carry out it gradually according to the plan." ”

Shen Tuo was affirmed by Liu Yan, and he was also very happy in his heart, and he hugged his fists and said: "Lord Xie, with the support of adults, your subordinates can let go of their hands and feet." ”

"Hmm."

This time to rectify Ao Shanwei, Liu Yan intended to test Shen Tuo's ability to govern, and now it seems that Shen Tuo did not disappoint Liu Yan and is a good seedling.

So Liu Yan was ready to "take a back seat", let Shen Tuo do it, and mention it himself. After all, with the increasing population and land under his rule, he can't do everything himself, but must always train some capable people.

"I wonder how long the adults are going to stay in Aoshanwei?"

Liu Yan smiled and asked, "What, you want to drive me away now?" ”

"The subordinates don't dare."

Shen Tuo said: "The subordinates plan to start checking the cultivated land tomorrow, if the adults are not in a hurry to leave, the subordinates please go with the adults." ”

Liu Yan nodded, this is fine, he can take the opportunity to meet the generals and gentry everywhere, and beat them in person, so as not to make trouble in the future.

"Okay, tomorrow, the official will go with you to take a look around."

In the following ten days, Liu Yan, accompanied by Shen Tuo and Miao Shao, began to inspect various places in Aoshanwei, focusing on the inventory of military farmland in various places.

During this period, Liu Yan summoned some gentry and local chief flag officers and small flag officials, these people were very enthusiastic about Liu Yan's arrival, and when Liu Yan mentioned buying cultivated land at a low price, everyone agreed to come down, and things went smoothly to Liu Yan's heart.

Originally, Liu Yan was also worried that Zhang Youxun, the general of the Jimo Battalion, and others would secretly make a stumbling block, and these gentry and local generals of Aoshanwei had many connections with him, so it was difficult to guarantee that they would not be instructed by Zhang Youxun.

But the actual situation surprised Liu Yandun.

"Next, I'm going to go to the Qianhu House in front of Xiahe Village to inspect it, and you have to pay more attention to the rectification of Aoshanwei here."

A few days later, Liu Yan took Miao Shao and the others to prepare to leave the Acropolis of Aoshan, before leaving, Liu Yan instructed Shen Tuo: "In addition, we must send more people to secretly investigate and visit, although those gentry and generals from all over the country cooperated, but I always felt that something was wrong." This rectification of Ao Shanwei has hurt their interests, but these people still cooperate, I think they are either timid and frightened, or secretly planning something. I hope I'm overthinking. ”

Shen Tuo clenched his fists and said, "Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates must be cautious." ”

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