After looting 20,000 forbidden troops in Qianzhong County and sending them to Xichuan County, Lu Yuan temporarily gave up the matter there.

He has done what he should do and what he can do now.

The rest of Xichuan County, what will develop in the end can only be left to fate.

Anyway, no matter how bad it is, it won't throw away Xichuan County.

At most, the Xichuan Congress was destroyed by the Nanzhao Kingdom.

This was a bit uncomfortable for Lu Yuan, because it would make Xichuan County have one more strong enemy around him.

After all, Nanzhao is a large country with a vast land and hundreds of thousands of troops. It's not a small country like Xichuan that has a land of only 2,000 miles and tens of thousands of soldiers.

Being a neighbor of Nanzhao and being a neighbor of Xichuan are completely two situations.

But no matter how difficult it is, it just makes the border pressure on Xichuan County a little bigger.

Although the Nanzhao State is strong, it is not enough to threaten the Chu State, because the Chu State is stronger.

Therefore, Lu Yuan attaches great importance to the situation in the Xichuan area, but he will not pay too much attention to it.

At the moment, he has more energy, and he is still betting on the side of Qianzhong County.

After sending away 20,000 forbidden troops, there were only 21,000 remaining forbidden troops in Qianzhong.

After months of dispatching, these people have been successively resettled in various counties and prefectures, and Lu Yuan has not left more troops around him except for retaining 1,000 people as his personal guards.

However, because a large number of soldiers and horses have been transferred, Qianzhong County can not do anything else except maintain local law and order.

Therefore, these days, Lu Yuan did not continue to suppress the bandits, but led the guards to patrol around the prefectures and counties.

Xinna, Qianzhong County, has a large number of indigenous people, and there is little recognition of the conquerors from the east.

Surrender at this time is just a fear of strong force, and he has little resistance himself, so he has to do so.

Therefore, in order to ensure local stability, in addition to sending forbidden troops and strengthening local forces. As the monarch, Lu Yuan led the soldiers and horses to patrol various places, which was also one of the means to deter the local area and win the hearts of the people.

Similarly, when you go to various places to inspect various places, you can also take a look at what the situation is in Qianzhong County, understand the local people's conditions and livelihood, and supervise the implementation of local policies.

For example, Lu Yuan is now in the most immigration situation.

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The third day of the eighth month, Asan Province.

On this day, Lu Yuan led his guards to inspect the mansion.

Asan Mansion is located in the northwest of Qianzhong County, and further north, you can reach Yuzhong Prefecture. Further west, there is the province of Aikawa. Further north of the Huichuan Kingdom is Panshi Mansion, which is being besieged by hundreds of thousands of Southern Zhao troops.

It can be said that the location of the prefecture, which is connected to the east, west, north and south, is extremely important.

Especially in this mansion, there is still a 20,000 forbidden army led by Lan Zhaoyun, which is one of the largest forces in the current expeditionary army.

Therefore, after inspecting near Shicheng, the county town of Qianzhong, Lu Yuan came here without stopping.

Patrolling all the way, Lu Yuan paid a little attention to the local people's livelihood.

Nowadays, Qianzhong County has been set up as a county for more than half a year.

With the arrival of local government and county officials one after another, the immigrants assigned to the local area gradually stabilized, especially the arrival of the forbidden army of various ministries, and the local government quickly restored calm and began to slowly develop and recover. …

At this time, although you can still see a large number of abandoned village houses, there are also large areas of abandoned farmland on both sides of the road, which are uncultivated.

However, in some population centers, some villages that have stabilized have begun to resume production and replant rice.

Especially near the county seat, this kind of farming production is even more obvious because of the arrival of new immigrants, and large areas of farmland near the city have been reused.

Green rice crops are scattered all over the countryside, and the second crop of rice after this year's summer harvest has been planted.

Waiting for this round of autumn rice harvest, the immigrants from Yulin County who migrated last year will have a firm foothold in Qianzhong County.

And if they have a firm foothold, it is equivalent to the Chu State gaining a firm foothold in the territory of Qianzhong County.

As long as these people continue to multiply from generation to generation, after one hundred and eighty years, this will be an inseparable piece of land in Dachu forever.

Seeing this situation, as well as the growth of luck that he has continued to feel these days, Lu Yuan's heart is naturally overjoyed.

So when I arrived in Fucheng, when I saw Chen Yuanxiu, the prefect of the prefecture, my attitude was much better.

However, although the attitude is good, he is here to supervise government affairs, therefore. After meeting with Chen Yuanxiu and listening to his report on some local work, he asked about the situation of the exiled criminals that he was concerned about.

Since the end of last year, when the decision was made to make Qianzhong County a place of exile for criminals, a large number of minor and serious criminals in Chu have flocked to Chu all at once.

The first to come the fastest were the more than 3,000 felons who had accumulated over the years in the various hells.

Most of these people are the most vicious people who have committed serious crimes, robbery and fighting, and even tainted human life.

The danger is enormous.

For this kind of person, even if Lu Yuan wants to take advantage of it, he doesn't dare to be careless.

Otherwise, one is not good, not to mention helping to stabilize Qianzhong County, but it is possible to make this side even more chaotic.

Therefore, for the more than 3,000 felons, Qianzhong County adopted military management, that is, to gather people and set up military cantonments one by one in a militarized way, and sent soldiers to guard them and supervise their production.

The places where the legion points are set up are also close to the front line and the area closest to the Great Cho and the country.

In this way, in the hinterland of the Yi people, there is a battlefield in front, and there are also Yi people in the back, and there are also local officials who set up cards layer by layer, so there is no need to worry about these felons escaping.

Asan Province is on the front line and is one of the felony settlements.

Of course, although it was strictly supervised, Lu Yuan didn't just expect them to work when he threw these felons over.

The most important job of these people is to marry wives and have children, and to help digest the local Yiren families who have lost a large number of husbands.

Therefore, more than 3,000 felons, under the arrangement of the local government, were quickly assigned to their own Yi *** sons and daughters according to the configuration of each family.

These Yi families will follow their reassigned pillars and take on the important task of developing the place for Dachu and building the prefecture and county.

Not only these felons, but also some other prisoners who committed lesser crimes and were exiled here were also assigned to Yiren's wives and children according to the specific circumstances. …

By the end of last year, more than 5,000 people had been assigned to the county, adding more than 5,000 new household registrations to Qianzhong County.

And this year, the exile of criminals reached a climax.

As of the end of July last month, a total of 700 felons and 12,000 minor convicts had been exiled to Qianzhong County in various prefectures and counties of Chu this year.

Among them, 1,000 criminals and their families followed and migrated to Qianzhong County together.

The two years of continuous exile have added a total of about 25,000 people to the population of Qianzhong County, greatly enriching the place, and making outstanding contributions to the rule of Great Chu here.

It is precisely for this reason that Lu Yuan attaches great importance to this resettlement of displaced people.

Everywhere you go, ask carefully.

"Back to the king. At the end of last year, Asan Prefecture accepted 1,200 felons and 1,100 petty offenders. By July of this year, another 300 felons and 3,300 petty offenders had been accepted.

Combined, there were 1,500 felons and 4,400 misdemeanors.

According to the law promulgated by the Great King on the migration of displaced people in Guizhou, a total of 5,900 minor and serious criminals have been selected in the local area, and each of them has been assigned to settle down, and the household has been established as a citizen in Asan Mansion to enrich the household registration.

Among them, 1,500 felons were also set up in three military towns in accordance with the regulations, and 100 county soldiers were arranged to supervise them.

At present, criminals everywhere, whether military or civilian, have been stable in production.

Even if they were newly exiled, under the supervision of the local government, they caught up with the summer planting, and in a few months, the autumn harvest could be achieved.

If it continues like this every year, in less than ten years, there will be 50,000 Chu people in my Asan Mansion, and this place will be completely turned into royal land. Chen Yuanxiu, the prefect of Ashan, replied with confidence.

With the current level of exile, Asan can accept between 5,000 and 7,000 minor and serious criminals per year. And when these criminals arrive in the locality, they will be assigned corresponding Yi women and children for assimilation.

At this rate, within 10 years, 50,000 to 70,000 households will be able to be compiled, adding about 300,000 people to the local population.

There are 300,000 people in one province, even in the interior of Dachu, which is almost this scale.

With such a population, of course, it can help Da Chu and completely control this place.

Of course, all of the above is just an ideal state.

In practice, it is impossible to be so perfect.

For example, in the interior of Dachu, when they are exiled year after year, the local people are afraid of the threat of punishment, and of course they will restrain their deeds and dare not easily anger the punishment. Naturally, there will be fewer and fewer people committing crimes every year.

In the years to come, the number of criminals who can be exiled will naturally decrease, and it is impossible to send five or six thousand people every year.

Another example is Qianzhong County, where there are women and children in the local area, and now there are naturally a large number of families who have lost their husbands and fathers, and the distribution is very simple, and the other party cannot resist.

But after the first two or three years are divided, the Yi families suitable for distribution are divided, and some Yi children have grown up and will form new families. The women of the Yi people are also old and no longer of the right age to have children. …

In this case, it is not so easy to find a suitable distribution family.

Therefore, after the exile, the practice of assigning women and children to criminals will last for three or five years at most.

Moreover, it is also a question whether there are so many Yi families in the local area that are used to distribute to criminals.

After all, in the entire Qianzhong County, according to today's rough statistics, there are only six or seven hundred thousand local aborigines in one county and eight prefectures combined.

This population, at most, is only 200,000 households, and it will disappear in a few years.

Therefore, it is basically impossible to increase the household population of Asan Province to more than 50,000 within 10 years.

After all, the total population of Asan Prefecture today, even if you count the local Yi people, adds up to less than 70,000.

Just these 70,000 people, you say that it can increase to 300,000 in ten years, and you can't do one child a year.

This is a lie.

But when is it?

The king came here to inspect the work, and as a local official, he naturally had to say better.

You don't care if you can do it or not, at least the scene must be said to be better.

Anyway, serve the king well first, and make the king happy, this is the most important thing.

As for ten years from now, will there be 50,000 accounts here?

Come on.

Now that I have done a good job in politics, ten years later, I Chen Yuanxiu may be promoted to the county or transferred to the central government.

No one is here, what about this Asan Mansion, that's also a headache for the successor, what does it have to do with me?

Everyone does things just to get promoted, are you really for the people?

Chen Yuanxiu's words were at ease.

"Very good, Chen Qing did a good job. Asan Mansion can stabilize so quickly, and Lone is relieved. ”

After listening to Chen Yuanxiu's detailed explanation of the placement of exiled criminals, and checking the specific registers, Lu Yuan couldn't help but nod with satisfaction, praised a few times, and then emphasized again: "Those Yi people are arrogant and untamable, and they are Mu Wanghua, not like my three emperors and Miao descendants.

If they are tamed, they must be destroyed, their wives and their daughters, their children, and their culture.

In less than 20 years, there will be no Yi people in Qianzhong County, all of whom are the kings of Chumin, and this national policy of long-term peace and stability is also. ”

When Chen Yuanxiu heard this, he immediately patted his ass: "The king's three strategies are really a good plan for the ages and a plan for a hundred years." The minister only tried it slightly, and the Asan Mansion was rough. If you persevere, why worry about the southwest.

The king can rest assured that the ministers will focus on implementing this policy to stabilize the western frontier for my chef and prevent the Nayi people from repeating. ”

Lu Yuan nodded: "There is a Qing in Asan Mansion, don't worry." ”

Regarding Chen Yuanxiu's exaggerated words, Lu Yuan could naturally hear whether they were true or false.

But he didn't care about that.

It is only natural that the officials under him want to behave in front of him.

After all, who doesn't want to be promoted and progressive?

People are driven by desire to do things, not for greater desires, where is the motivation to do things?

As long as the subordinate officials can do a good job of what they have arranged, then the other party can make some small moves, as long as it is not too excessive, it is tolerable.

And Chen Yuanxiu in front of him obviously did a good job.

Like the previous Zhao Xianzhi, he is a capable official. …

As for the problem of liking to talk big at the moment, compared to the other party's ability, it is nothing.

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After inspecting Asan Mansion for a few days, and personally inspecting the felons in the military camp, and confirming that these people were quite honest under the supervision of the soldiers, and after not making any trouble, Lu Yuan took the men and horses and continued to inspect the rest of the places.

In this way, the inspection work in various places lasted for more than a month, and at the end of September, it was finally over, and he returned to Shicheng.

After returning to the county seat, after resting for two days in the palace of the former Wuman King, which was converted into a palace, good news came from the east bank of Lushui.

After Li Xiong recuperated in Qinzangchuan for three months, he waited for the summer grain to be collected, and at the end of July, he led the 10,000 soldiers and horses recruited to the south to attack the Dachanghe army in the Wenfu area that confronted Li Liang across the river.

There were about 20,000 commanders and troops here, and the main force of 10,000 was stationed in Wenfucheng, and the remaining 10,000 were distributed at the ferries along the Lushui to prevent Li Liang from crossing the river.

This point of talent, facing Li Xiong, the innate grandmaster, is naturally not an opponent.

In addition, Li Liang on the other side of the river had already received an order from Lu Yuan to cooperate with Li Xiong and launch an offensive against the Great Changhe Army in this place.

Under the front and rear attacks, the Dachanghe army in the place only lasted two months, and was wiped out by the two armies, and a total of 100,000 people in seven cities in the Wenfu area fell into the control of Li Xiong.

At this point, except for the Huichuan State Theater in the north, which Lan Zhaoyun dealt with, there was no direct border between Qianzhong County controlled by Lu Yuan and Dachangheguo.

The middle is separated by an area controlled by Li Xiong.

After the war, Li Liang took the remaining 8,000 forbidden troops and withdrew to the east bank of Lushui, and continued to deploy defenses along the line to prevent those wandering Yi soldiers.

Li Xiong took the army of Yi and expanded to more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, went north to Chiyan City again, and gathered the 30,000 people of Li Shoubu who remained in the local area, and continued to fight with the Dachanghe army led by Li Chuan in the opposite Shachi area, trying to seize the northern area of Kunhai.

And after receiving the good news, Lu Yuan was also thinking about one thing.

That is, it is time to officially canonize Li Xiong and let him establish a state.

After all, now in the hands of Li Xiong, he officially controls the eastern and southern regions of Kunhai, and the territory he actually controls is about 1,000 miles, the population is also 300,000, and the number of soldiers and horses has reached 50,000.

This kind of strength, although still not strong, is enough to build a small country and establish a political power.

Moreover, giving Li Xiong a feudal state and establishing a state was also the promise of Lu Yuan originally.

Now that the other party is attacking the city on the front line, he has directly set up the front line against Dachang and the country for Da Chu, which can be described as a significant contribution, and it is indeed necessary to give a reward to reward his merits.

Therefore, after thinking about it, Lu Yuan sent an envoy to the front line of Chiyan City on October 1 to officially read the edict, canonizing Li Xiong as the Duke of Kunhai and asking him to prepare for the establishment of the Principality of Kunhai.

Well, it's the principality.

After all, now Great Chu is only a kingdom, and Lu Yuan is only the king of Chu, so it is impossible to canonize the other party as the king of Kunhai.

Otherwise, there will be kings on both sides, and who will listen to whom?

Li Xiong wants to be the king, and when Lu Yuan is called the emperor, he will talk about it.

Now, don't even think about it.

After dealing with Li Xiong's commendation and canonizing Kunhai Kingdom, the first vassal state of Great Chu, Lu Yuan did not have much war there except for sending a batch of grain and grass to the front line of Chiyan City.

Just like the previous agreement, Li Xiong took the land west of Lushui.

The state of Chu did not intervene too much, and was only responsible for providing some financial and food support.

How much territory Li Xiong's Kunhai Kingdom can conquer depends on the other party's ability, and Lu Yuan will not do much to help the other party.

Otherwise, they have to send troops anyway, and the territory that has been laid, Da Chu might as well take it himself, why should he work hard for nothing, and it will be cheap for Kunhai Kingdom?

Li Xiong also knows this.

Therefore, when he was tossing on the battlefield west of Lushui, except for sending a message to the rear and asking Lu Yuan for money, food, and armaments, he never mentioned sending troops to support.

Conscription and fighting are all on their own.

Especially after having the territory, even the supply of grain and straw was much less, and they began to solve it by themselves from Kunhai.

This vassal state, which is used to buffer the barrier, is becoming more and more useful, relieving a considerable amount of pressure on the Chu State.

Of course.

In a way, it can also be said that the independence of Kunhai is getting bigger and bigger.

Whether this matter is good or bad, it can only be said that the benevolent see the benevolent, and the wise see the wise.

But there is one thing, Lu Yuan is sure.

That is, before the Great Changhe Kingdom was not destroyed, and even before the three major Yi States in the southwest were not eliminated, under the strong external survival pressure, Li Xiong's Kunhai Kingdom was basically impossible to betray.

Otherwise, there are three major Yi countries outside, and there is a powerful suzerain, Chu State, under internal and external troubles, as long as Kunhai Kingdom dares to rebel, it will usher in the end of destruction in an instant.

With these dependents, Lu Yuan was not worried about the other party's rebellion.

And when these external strong enemies were eliminated, and the state of Chu was already strong, Li Xiong would not dare to betray it.

Lu Yuan didn't panic at all.