Nowadays, in the country of Great Chu, not counting the newly established Qianzhong County, the other three counties and 17 prefectures, with a population of more than 5.7 million, there are always more or less people who violate the criminal law every year and are convicted.

This point, even if Dachu is in a rising period now, the distribution of various domestic resources is relatively even, the people live a prosperous life, and the local education is abundant, it is unavoidable.

According to the data reported by the Criminal Department in the past few years, there are roughly 20,000 to 30,000 minor and serious criminals sentenced every year in 17 prefectures in the three counties of Dachu.

Compared with the total population, the ratio is about 300 or 200 to 1.

How so......

That's a pretty good statistic.

After all, this includes a large number of minor crimes, and not all of them are serious crimes.

And the nature of minor crimes is probably equivalent to Lu Yuan's previous life, some people were drunk, pushed and fought with each other, or drunk driving violations, or stole hundreds of thousands of yuan of finance, etc., and even did not constitute a sentencing charge.

In today's Dachu, it is just a fine of money by the yamen, or a few days and a half months of hard labor, or a dozen lashes, and so on.

It's not serious.

Among all the criminals, there are only one or two thousand people who are really worthy of heavy punishments every year. The ratio to the total population is about three or four thousand to one, which is really not much.

It's not enough to catch up with the people who die of natural causes every year!

In this troubled era, the crime rate is only so small, and it can already be called a local rule.

From this aspect, it can also be seen that the Great Chu established by Lu Yuan is indeed developing in all aspects in this nascent period of the dynasty.

This is also one of the reasons why he dared to send troops to the southwest and launch such a large-scale expedition.

"Now I have 20,000 or 30,000 criminals a year in Dachu, and if all these people, regardless of the severity of their crimes, are exiled to Qianzhong County, then we can add 20,000 or 30,000 people to Qianzhong County every year.

If the conditions are relaxed and the families of the criminals are allowed to go into exile with them, the population may increase by several thousand, and it can stabilize at about 30,000 a year.

According to the current situation of recruiting soldiers and immigrants from the military department and the household department, it should be able to recruit about 10,000 people in a year.

In this way, there are more than 40,000 immigrants to Qianzhong County every year.

40,000 a year for 10 years, that's 400,000.

And if you count the number of women and children allocated to these immigrants, it is 400,000 households.

In ten years, 400,000 households were digested.

Ten years later, when I am in Qianzhong County, I will be able to have an extra million naturalized people. Twenty years later, when the new generation grows up, these naturalized Yi people will be the real Chu people.

At that time, Qianzhong County will be completely consolidated. ”

Lu Yuan was thinking like this in his heart.

For the sake of reputation and domestic stability, it is difficult for him to forcibly relocate people when the people are unwilling to immigrate to Qianzhong County, which will easily arouse public resentment.

As a result, the place that was not easy to stabilize has once again become chaotic.

But if it's a mismatch criminal, even if it's a petty criminal who hasn't made any big mistakes, it's fine.

Although some minor criminals are directly punished with a punishment of thousands of miles, some punishments are too much, and the punishment is suspected of indiscriminately.

But what are the years now?

It's a troubled time now.

Isn't it very logical to use the focus in troubled times?

Moreover, the exile of all the criminals in the township is tantamount to maintaining local law and order in disguise and helping the villagers to remove some potential safety hazards.

It's good for everyone.

So even if he felt that the punishment of the court was too heavy, the villagers would not say anything on the surface, and maybe they would applaud and support.

This is tantamount to winning the hearts and minds of the people.

In this way, there are policies at the top of the imperial court, strong execution by the grassroots government and garrison in the middle, and popular support at the bottom.

The only people who may oppose it are the criminals and their families, but no one cares about their opinions.

With all these conditions, this is like a policy of mismatching criminals, and it is naturally not difficult to implement.

"There are also those in the country now, the original Zhou martial arts forces that moved from the north, and some local Jianghu forces that are now unclear and unclear with the Ning Kingdom in the east.

These people also made a lot of small moves during this time, and even caused a riot, blatantly violating the ban of the imperial court.

Originally, I didn't deal with them because I didn't want to provoke local unrest and cause a fire in the backyard.

But now that Xiaoqing is already congenital, and there is enough strength in the country to protect it, there is naturally no need to tolerate these two or five boys, and they are all disposed of in one go.

If these rebellions are suppressed and arrested, more than 10,000 people should be cleared out, and they are all armed forces.

Exiled them to the Southwest Yi, it was just to enrich the martial virtues of the local Chu people, so that those Jianghu warriors could fight against the Southwest Yi people who ran out to rebel from time to time, and use their strength to protect the place.

There is no even need to worry about the collusion between these Jianghu warriors and the Yi people, because it is impossible for enemies who have a deep blood feud with the Dongyang people to trust these Jianghu people who are also Dongyang people, or who are also descendants of the Three Emperors and Miao.

The only thing to consider is how to prevent these Jianghu warriors from escaping.

Well, maybe it's a good idea to move their family rolls over with them and take them as hostages.

With such a force, it can also play an effective role in maintaining the rule of the local government.

This is also considered waste utilization. ”

Lu Yuan thought of the various movements of the martial artists in the rivers and lakes in the country from the Imperial City Division in the past few months, and a cold color couldn't help flashing in his eyes.

Previously, Zhou Qing was not congenital, and his domestic strength was not sufficient, and the time was not ripe to deal with these beautiful clowns, so he endured it without having a seizure.

At this time, since there is a lack of population and force on the side of Qianzhong County, these rebels who like to make trouble should all be exiled here.

Don't you like to fight with people, don't you like to make trouble everywhere?

That's just right.

Come here and kill the Yiren, come here and make trouble with those Yiren.

No matter who wins or loses on both sides, it is a good thing for the state of Chu.

When the Yi people died, Qianzhong County would be stable, and the local rule would be more stable.

When the people in the rivers and lakes died, the state of Chu was stable, and there were fewer dangerous elements who violated the ban by force.

In short, no matter which side dies, Lu Yuan will not lose, it belongs to winning hemp.

Do what you think.

After deciding on this flow strategy, Lu Yuan continued to write letters to Zhou Qing and Lan Cai'er, asking them to personally deal with those rebels on the rivers and lakes.

I believe that with two innate grandmasters taking the lead, those restless guys in the local area can easily suppress and arrest them, and they won't make any trouble.

If the speed is faster, it may not be able to react to the countries that instigated the rebellion of those Jianghu elements, such as Lian Zhou and Ning, and solve these troubles in advance.

The most important thing is to be fast.

Those who are quick to rebel can't react, and those foreign forces don't have time to intervene, suppress the turmoil with the power of thunder, and restore peace in the country again.

And it's going to be spring soon.

If the immigrants from Qianzhong County don't come over quickly, they may not be able to catch up with spring sowing.

If there is no spring sowing, there will be no harvest, and if there is no harvest, the state will have to support immigrants for another year.

As a result, the already stressful finances in China have to continue to bear the livelihood of these people in Qianzhong County for a year, adding a lot of unnecessary expenses and pressure.

So in terms of time, it is still very short.

Two letters in a row were sent back to China one after another.

After making these arrangements, Lu Yuan also let go of his attention to this aspect and didn't pay too much attention to it.

He believed in Cui Changqing's ability, and the ministers of the court headed by the left minister could handle their own requirements well and do a good job in these immigration work.

I also believe that Zhou Qing and his queen, with the two of them, are enough to suppress the rivers and lakes of Chu and prevent those rebels from making any trouble.

Wen has Cui Changqing, Wu has Zhou Qing and Lan Caier, and these three people are here, which is enough for Lu Yuan not to worry too much about the country, and he can specialize in the front line with peace of mind.

Therefore, Lu Yuan put his energy back into the current war.

……

The New Year's Festival passed quickly, and time came to the fifth year of Shenwu in a flash.

With the continuous establishment of prefectures and counties in the local area, Li Xiong finally ended his mission, stepped down from the post of conscription chief, and rushed to the front line after helping Lu Yuan and sending the last batch of Yiren Ding Zhuang in Qianzhong County to the front.

Because of the land of the four countries, it was set up by Lu Yuan as the two mansions of Dong Xie and Xi Xie, and the remaining part was incorporated into the Shougong Mansion.

The original promise to Li Xiong to take this piece of land as his promise to seal the country was naturally invalid.

But even so, this does not mean that Lu Yuan has reneged on his promise.

Previously, when he promised Li Xiong, he said that if the original Xichuan hero could make great contributions in this battle of conquest, then he would not be stingy with the rewards of half a county and a county.

And since this expedition, as months have passed, Li Xiong has indeed made great contributions to Lu Yuan.

Not only in the establishment of Qianzhong County, but also made a lot of contributions, helping to solve many Yi leaders, nobles and kings, using the way of killing or intimidating, so that the Yi people everywhere accepted the reality of their own destruction.

Nowadays, there are no major rebellions in Qianzhong County, only some small rebels with a scale of dozens or more than 100 people, and Li Xiong's contribution is indispensable.

And in addition to the contribution in this regard.

Li Xiong's own recruitment manager also did an extremely good job.

As of the first month of the fifth year of Shenwu this year, it has been nearly six months. Li Xiong helped Lu Yuan in the territory of Qianzhong County and collected a full 90,000 Yi people Ding Zhuang.

This number was almost all the Yiren men over the age of twelve, all of whom were conscripted and sent to the front.

It is precisely because all the men have been requisitioned that the local Yi people in Qianzhong County have no strength to do anything, and they cannot form a large-scale rebellion at all.

These two aspects complement each other.

Therefore, Li Xiong, who has made such a great contribution, naturally wants to be rewarded.

Therefore, on Lu Yuan's side, in addition to taking out 30,000 of the Yi people sent by Li Xiongzheng and handing them over to this great hero as a direct line.

made a promise, and directly increased the fiefdom territory of the two and a half prefectures that was originally promised to Li Xiong to the land of the four prefectures.

And where is the territory of these four prefectures?

Of course, it is the west of Lushui in front of you, which only belongs to the core territory of the rule of the Great Changhe Kingdom.

……

On the day of the Lantern Festival, Li Xiong finished the last bit of work from Shicheng, and rushed to the Anning camp from there.

After Lu Yuan comforted him a little, he directly took his hand and climbed the city tower of Anning County together.

The two of them climbed the tower together to look, and their eyes crossed the turbulent river in the distance and fell to the majestic Dragon and City on the opposite bank.

Their sights are a little complicated.

Lu Yuan was blocked under this river for several months, and in the face of the stubborn defense of the enemy on the opposite bank, he was unable to make a breakthrough and open up the situation.

In the end, the army had to stop on the banks of the river and confront the Yi people dryly, competing for attrition and patience.

And Li Xiong is even more so.

As early as five years ago, when he had just instigated the Ukrainian barbarians to raise troops, in addition to being invincible and high-spirited at the beginning.

When he got here, when he faced the danger of Lushui, he was also stubbornly resisted by the Great Chang and the country.

He and the two armies of the other side each had hundreds of thousands of people, and they continued to attack and test on both sides of the river, and confronted each other across the river, which took two or three years so hard.

Even Li Xiong sometimes can't help but think.

If there was no barrier from this river, he took advantage of the situation to march and neatly defeated the Great Changhe Kingdom and seized the national glory of the Chiliyi people.

So even if his identity is exposed, when the overall situation has been decided, even if the Divine Palace Witch Festival intervenes, it shouldn't be able to turn over the storm, right?

At least their own results, they will not be worse than what they are looking for.

It's a shame.

He didn't cross the river, and he didn't cross the hurdle in his life.

At this time, he can only bow to others, call his subordinates small, follow behind others, and pray for a little bone exposed between the other's hands.

The river breeze in early spring was a little cold, even if both of them were innate grandmasters, they still felt a little chill at this time.

After staring at the other side for a long time, Lu Yuan turned his head and looked at Li Xiong, who was also stunned, and said, "Li Qing, do you see it?" On the other side of the river is Kunhai, which is also the richest land in the entire Dachanghe country.

After laying down here, even if the Great Changhe country is not destroyed, it is no different from the death of the country.

At that time, his vitality will be greatly damaged, and it will no longer be possible to compete with us.

In this way, Qianzhong County will be settled. ”

Lu Yuan looked at the mountains and rivers, and gave birth to a sense of pride and ambition.

The Kunhai area, together with the Erhai area and the Lihai area, are the three largest lakes in the southwest Yi region, all of which have a radius of hundreds of miles, so they are called the sea by the Yi people who have never seen the vast sea, in order to tell them that they are vast.

Relying on these three large lakes to irrigate, tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land have been cultivated along the coast, feeding hundreds of thousands of people in the vicinity.

It is also by relying on these three great lakes that the Great Changhe Kingdom, the Dali Kingdom, and the Nanzhao Kingdom can dominate the Southwest Yi and become the overlords of one side.

After passing through the Lushui in front of you, after breaking through Longhe City on the opposite bank, you will enter the Kunhai area if you go a hundred miles further.

So the lushui in front of him is really the last line of defense of Dachangheguo.

As soon as this place is breached, the Great Changhe Kingdom will have no danger to defend, and the entire core Kunhai region will face the threat of being exposed to the enemy's forces.

If the thousands of miles of land near Kunhai were taken away, then after losing this grain-producing land, the Great Changhe Kingdom would also lose half of the population in the area under its control, and it would no longer be able to raise an army of more than 100,000 people.

Therefore, if this place is taken, even if the Great Changhe Kingdom is not destroyed, it will be slumped, and it will no longer be able to breathe, and it will be completely reduced to the status of a medium-sized country similar to the previous Barbarian State, and it will no longer pose a threat.

When Li Xiong next to him heard this, a strange movement flashed in his eyes, as if he heard something, but he didn't say it, but complimented: "The king is martial and wise, and he is naturally not an opponent." This position of the overlord of Kunhai will definitely belong to the king. ”

Lu Yuan looked at his reaction and laughed: "Li Qing, Gu has set up eight prefectures in Qianzhong County, and with the power of the Chu State, at most, he can only open up one county in Qianzhong."

The rest of me wants to do more, which is beyond my ability.

At most, two more provinces will be placed to make up for the scale of one county and ten prefectures.

However, even if two prefectures are to be set up, Gu fancy the old land of Huichuan Kingdom, which is close to Xichuan County under Gu's rule, and after it is defeated, it can be connected with Xichuan.

It can also become a hub, connecting Xichuan County with Dongting County.

Although it is not very rich there, in the eyes of Lone, the value is far better than that of Kunhai in front of him.

Previously, Gu promised to give you a building of the four countries, but now that area has been set up as a prefecture and incorporated into Qianzhong County.

Lone knows that this makes you have doubts in your heart.

But don't worry, the things that Lone promised will never be reversed, nor will he be treated badly to the heroes who have contributed to Lone.

The Kunhai region in front of you, the land of these two thousand miles, is the feudal country that Gu promised you.

From today on, as long as you lay down one place and one city on the other side, you don't want to be alone, and you will be sealed all to Li Qing.

As long as Li Qing has the ability, even if you knock down the entire Kunhai, it will be Li Qing's territory.

Of course, this expedition is not just Li Qing's business.

In addition to the 30,000 Yi people who were allocated to Li Qing before, there are about 80,000 Yi people in Lone's hands, and these can also be handed over to you after this battle.

Moreover, the 100,000 elites in the lonely hands will also participate in the battle of crossing the river, help Li Qing defeat Kunhai, and completely defeat the Great Changhe Kingdom. ”

Lu Yuan's voice was low, but it seemed to have magic power, which made Li Xiong listen to it, and he couldn't help but feel excited, and the whole person was immersed in it.

Grunt!

Li Xiong suddenly felt that his throat was a little dry, his body was hot, and his whole body was shrouded in an emotion of excitement.

He knew that his mood was in turmoil, but he didn't want to adjust it.

Because the current situation is really enough to make him upset.

After swallowing a mouthful of saliva and calming down the confusion in his heart a little, Li Xiong looked at Lu Yuan and asked with difficulty, "Is what the king said true?" ”

He didn't dare to speak too loudly, as if he was afraid that if he said it too loudly, it would make the person in front of him regret it.

The temptation of the entire Kunhai two thousand miles is too big for Li Xiong, who has lost everything at this time.

So big that he didn't dare to gamble, he didn't dare to lose.

"Of course it's true."

Lu Yuan looked at Li Xiong, who was cautious in front of him and did not have the slightest grandmaster demeanor, and knew in his heart that the other party was completely pinched by himself, and couldn't help but feel very happy, so he laughed loudly: "It's just a Kunhai, compared to my vast Chu Wanli territory, what is the pity?"

can exchange this for a virtuous minister like Li Qing, and as far as Gu is concerned, it is already earned. ”

Lu Yuan expressed his heart and said sincerely.