In the Prefectural Mufu's Mansion, the newspapers and memorials placed on Yang Ji's desk were as high as a hill. He touched his forehead and sighed for a while, then lowered his head, sometimes reading the newspapers and reviewing the backlog of military and political memorials. In the past six months, many things have happened in Liangzhou. Although big things will be sent to the capital in an expedited manner for him to deal with, all the things that are not painful or big or small are piled up in Zhangye. Wait for him to deal with it.
Things that local officials dare not decide arbitrarily are brought forward, and we hope that the Prefecture Mufu will make a decision as soon as possible; there are also many things and projects within the Prefecture Mufu that require Yang Ji's approval, and the contents are even more varied, some talk about losses, some talk about official transfers, etc. Some say that a certain official is corrupt and perverts the law, some wants people, some wants money... What's even worse is that with the intensification of the arms race, Taozhou, Langzhou, Shanzhou, Ganzhou, Guazhou and Guangdong are at the forefront of the war. Many major military and political events occurred in Zhouzhou, Shanshan and Qiemo, and they were continuously sent to the Zhou Mufu.
Faced with so many official duties, Yang Ji finally understood why Yang Guang couldn't stop once he was dealing with official duties. It wasn't that Yang Guang was energetic or that Yang Guang didn't want to rest, but that he couldn't stop or rest. Just because every newspaper and memorial was his only way to understand the local reality and current affairs, in order to avoid causing chaos in the world, he had no choice but to bite the bullet.
In the same way, Yang Ji, the shepherd of Liangzhou, in order to know the big and small events that have happened in Liangzhou in the past six months and to facilitate the subsequent management and operation, it is undoubtedly the best way to read the newspapers and review the memorials one by one, so even if it is a trivial matter, he You should also read it carefully, and then think about the cause, process, results, and subsequent impacts of a certain incident, and sort them out one by one before you can give an answer.
The memorials on the desk were replaced like a flowing stream, and brought up again like a flowing stream. Yang Ji stayed like this for the whole five days, and he ate all his meals while reading the Di newspaper.
Yang Ji's fierce offensive not only shocked everyone in the Prefectural Mufu, but also the eyes of Yang Shidao, who had been enslaved by him for a long time, flashed with surprise. In the past, when Yang Ji handled such memorials, he had always been careless and lazy. You were lazy, why did you suddenly change your temper and become so diligent after half a year?
He glanced at Du Ruhui, a new member of the army, and saw that Du Ruhui not only did not notice his gaze, but instead used the newspaper and memorials to "make up lessons" like Yang Ji. Then he turned his head silently and took care of the matters in his hands.
Du Ruhui's enthusiasm and enthusiastic attitude towards public affairs made Yang Shidao, who was accustomed to high-intensity work, feel even more stressed. What made Yang Shidao even more impressed was that although this guy had never been exposed to government affairs in the state pastoral government, he only seemed to be a novice in the first three days. , but the results he has processed are not inaccurate.
In less than ten days, Du Ruhui has mastered Liangzhou's government affairs and actual situation through newspapers and memorials, and has figured out various tricks to get twice the result with half the effort. No matter how complicated things are, in Du Ruhui's hands, he can get rid of them. The cocoons were handled cleanly in the simplest way. Yang Shidao could not compare to Yang Shidao's ability to handle important military and political affairs.
But Du Ruhui's level and hard work also inspired Yang Shidao to work hard. Yang Shidao was a pure, kind-hearted, open-minded and eager to learn. After working together, whenever he encountered a difficult problem, he would turn to Du Ruhui, who was new to the country and was about the same age. Ask for advice.
Du Ruhui is not a arrogant or arrogant person. Yang Shidao is so humble and thoughtful, and he is not ashamed to ask questions. He does not hesitate to share his experience. Yang Shidao already has excellent talents, and now he is working hard with Du Ruhui. His future achievements in handling specific government affairs will surely go further.
After Yang Ji finished processing a memorial, he rested for a while and quickly tallied up his experiences in the past few days in his mind.
Overall, the past few days since returning have been very tiring, but the gains have also been huge. From a one-sided perspective, he has fully understood what has happened in Liangzhou in the past six months, and now he can effortlessly understand the various states in Liangzhou. A rough judgment.
These are all things Yang Ji must understand. If he wants to annihilate Tuyuhun and maintain the tranquility of the Western Frontier with one state, he must know himself and the enemy. Especially once the center of the empire moves eastward to Luoyang, the focus of the Sui Dynasty will also change drastically. , when the time comes, Liangzhou will receive very little help from the court, and will have to rely on itself for everything.
Fortunately, after several years of unremitting efforts, everything in Liangzhou is gradually on the right track. As long as we persist for another year or two, all walks of life in Liangzhou will grow in a spurt. By then, Liangzhou alone will be able to With strength, Sui Dynasty can open up the situation in the west.
Last autumn, he originally planned to invade the invader grasslands, blackmail the Eastern and Turkic tribes for war, and squeeze the war potential of the Turks to the best of his ability. However, Yang Jian's critical illness interrupted all his plans.
It is obviously impossible for Ruling to lead a lone army into the grassland again, because Qimin Khan's pace of war has not stopped in the past six months, and the replacement of old and new in the Sui Dynasty and the seizure of the throne by the Yang brothers , created a stable rear for him, allowing him to concentrate heavy troops without any distractions and scruples, and launched a fierce offensive against Ashina Wilder.
However, Ashina Huaide and Tan Khan Khan had internal strife before the war. The former wanted to use the power of the Sui Dynasty to contain Qimin Khan so that they could have precious time to recuperate; but the old Tan Khan Khan had already Having lost his previous ambitions, he believed that their strength was inferior to others, and there was no need to continue to consume the Turks' potential in internal fighting. Moreover, Qimin Khan was also a member of the Nashina family, and there was no shame in surrendering to him. Although the main battle The faction gained the upper hand, but their differences on the route paved the way for the split.
At a critical moment in the war, Tan Khan commanded the surrendering army to deliver a fatal blow to Ashina Wilder from behind during the duel between the two armies. In the end, Ashina Wilder was not only defeated, but also himself. During the war, he was killed by Ashina Duoji, the eldest son of Qimin Khan.
The confrontation between the two Eastern/Turkic powers also ended with the death of Ashina Huaide, and now they are all unified under Qimin Khan. This also means that a unified country once again appeared in the north of the Sui Dynasty. If allowed to develop, the Eastern Turks will surely become the biggest threat to the northern frontier of the Sui Dynasty.
But what troubled Yang Ji even more was the immediate situation: after the Turkic Khanate was divided into the East and West, and the East and West Turks were divided, he took advantage of the internal disputes between the East and West Turks to boldly shift the center of gravity southward, and implemented the "Northern Light, Southern Heavyweight" strategy in Liangzhou Strategy, the troops previously used to defend the Turks were deployed in the south. The unification of the Eastern/Turkic Turks made their strategy of "lighting the north and emphasizing the south" undesirable. If the Eastern/Turkic suddenly came to "nomad" southward when they were fighting Tuyuhun in Liangzhou, it would definitely affect the entire country. war situation, so he must consider the Eastern/Turkic situation into the entire war situation.
With this in mind, Yang Ji walked towards the "Military Aircraft Room" at the back, where there was a huge and exquisite sand table. This sand table was built by the Liangzhou Tiangong Bureau. The main rivers, cities, villages, and Bridges, hills, and forests are all available, which intuitively presents the mountains, rivers, and terrains of Sui Dynasty.
This sand table is seven feet long and three feet wide. It is made up of nine small sand tables. In addition to the territory of the Sui Dynasty, surrounding countries are also included in it. However, due to the lack of specific data, the foreign terrain on the sand table appears relatively simple. .
Yang Ji stood in front of the sand table and stared at Liangzhou silently. This area was only a very small part of the entire sand table. Although it was located in a very important position, it was sparsely populated inside, and Liangzhou, Guazhou and Guazhou were sparsely populated. There are large areas of desert and Gobi Desert that are not suitable for farming in Zhouzhou, Yizhou, Shanshan and other places; Liangzhou, which still needs government subsidies, can only be regarded as medium in strength compared to other large states.
In terms of military strength, Liangzhou's total military strength reached an astonishing 260,000. However, from the perspective of Liangzhou's combat missions and defense missions, this huge number of troops is actually not that large.
In terms of deployment, Taozhou, Langzhou, and Shanzhou, which are at the forefront of the confrontation, each have more than 20,000 soldiers; Yizhou, Xizhou, and Tingzhou each have 10,000 soldiers, and Hezhou, Lanzhou, and Liangzhou each have 5,000 soldiers. , as for Ganzhou, which is in the key confrontation, there are 40,000, and Shanshan has 80,000. In other words, just for defense and confrontation, Liangzhou used 225,000 troops. Currently, there are only 30,000 to 40,000 troops that can be used as mobile troops. It is obviously unrealistic to rely on this small army to destroy the unity of Eastern/Turkic countries.
If the Eastern Turks are to be divided again, the army must be replenished, but Liangzhou is at the critical point of development. Not only can it not rob the people too much, it must even consider disarmament.
Yang Ji's eyes fell on the Great Lakes area. The Great Lakes area is located due north of Guazhou and northeast of Yizhou. To the east is the tall Yudujin Mountains and to the west is the even more majestic Jinshan Mountains. The central and southern parts belong to Murong Bei. His army is about There are about fifty thousand.
Yang Ji originally wanted Murong Bei to become a strategic buffer between the Sui Dynasty and Xue Yantuo and the Eastern/Tujue tribes, so that he could concentrate all his efforts on dealing with Tuyuhun. It was based on these two considerations that he allowed and supported Murong Bei to unify the Sui Dynasty. Lake area, but Murong Bei was very cunning. When Qimin Khan was attacking Ashi Ahuaide, he ordered him from the capital to conquer the Eastern/Turkic prairie where Qimin Khan had no troops. However, Murong Bei excused himself as having no food and did not move. .
Yang Ji tolerated this excuse.
However, Murongbei, who was originally hiding in the central and southern part of the Great Lakes region, suddenly attacked the northern part of the Great Lakes region occupied by Xue Yantuo during the decisive battle between the East and the Turks, and swept the war to the southern part of the Harwusu Lake Basin. His strategy was obviously to Xue Yantuo's forces drove out of the Great Lakes Region. If he acquiesced, he would definitely annex the entire Great Lakes Region and turn it into a complete country. Then, by guarding more than a dozen key strategic locations in the four directions, he could close himself off and accumulate strength internally.
This dog was originally raised by Yang Ji for hunting, but now instead of biting people according to the owner's will, it is in danger of biting the owner. What's the use of keeping him? And he happened to be short of troops. Isn't the 50,000 troops that Murong Bei obtained from reorganizing various ministries in the Great Lakes region a ready-made supplement?
If Murong Bei was destroyed, it would also be able to severely intimidate Qimin Khan, who had high morale, so that he would not dare to go south to cause trouble when he was running the south.
After Yang Ji had thought about this, he had already made a decision in his mind. He returned to the front hall and said, "Immediately order all Cao officers to come to the military aircraft room to discuss matters."
"Here!" At the door of Yang Ji's official office, there were two fire guards who were always listening to orders. After listening to Yang Ji's order, the one fire guards rushed away.
Since Yang Guang decided to reorganize the imperial center, Yang Ji also asked Yang Guang to reorganize the Liangzhou bureaucracy according to the authority structure of the center. The most obvious change was to set the official ranks of Changshi and Sima in the same bracket. In addition, The post of general judge with the same rank was also added.
Tongsuan has no real power to govern, but it has the power to supervise officials, review cases, amend laws and other matters. It can be said that it has the power of life and death.
Under Chang Shi, Sima, and Tongxian, there are six Cao Cao of officials, people, rituals, soldiers, punishments, and Gong. Previously, Si Nong, Dian Mu, Chongwen, Du Shui, Si Tian, and Jun were established based on the Eleven Temples. Departments such as utensils, generals, Shaofu (making money), and wardens were also integrated into the corresponding Cao Cao and became subordinate units of each Cao Cao. In other words, it means cutting out redundant and abusive officials, cutting out all the worms in official positions, and replacing them with capable and responsible figures.
After such reduction, the Liangzhou Prefectural Mufu has entered into a situation where one person is under one person and three people have decentralized power. This not only avoids the situation of nine sheep out of ten, saves the financial expenditure of the Sui Dynasty, reduces the burden on the people, but also improves the efficiency of work and supervision. Strength, but also weakened the power of Chang Shi and Sima.
Liangzhou is now headed by Yang Ji, with Chang Shi in charge of the officials, rites, and people; Sima is in charge of the military, punishment, and work. The more transcendent Tong San does not have specific administrative or judicial power, but it is responsible for Supervise the Six Cao Cao, whose functions are similar to those of Yushitai. And because officials such as Liu Quan either entered the central government or were transferred to other places, Yang Guang adjusted or re-appointed the Cao officials in Liangzhou at the suggestion of Yang Ji.
Today, the long history is Yang Shanhui, Sima is Yin Shishi, the general judge is Wang Wei, the former governor of Yizhou; the official Cao is Yu Shinan, the Li Cao who is also in charge of education is Liu Xuan, the Min Cao is the original Gong Cao Wang Cong, and the Bing Cao is the original Kuozhou What's wrong with the governor Murong Sanzang, the punishment department being Xiao Yu, and the Gongcao being the original Zhidao department?
The above people also formed the highest authority similar to the court council - the Liangzhou Administration Hall. According to the new rules, there are three state meetings each year with the participation of the governors or deputy ministers of each state, and they are held in Longtou ( February 2), Beginning of Autumn and Beginning of Winter are held; the Intermediate Council is held every ten days, and is attended by all officials from the state and pastoral offices. Officials from various states can also come to observe if necessary; the small meeting is similar to the court meeting once a day, mainly The Chang Shi, Sima, Tong Fan and Liu Cao who make up the administrative hall gathered together to discuss matters. When encountering some disputes, they could not make a resolution and voted to pass it. However, all the results of their deliberations must be approved by Yang Ji before they can be implemented.
Since the nine chief administrators of the Executive Hall have their own responsibilities, they generally handle court affairs in their own official offices. The building where the Executive Hall is located is usually occupied by three secretaries. In addition, the nine chiefs will take turns presiding over the Executive Hall. For discussion, one person is responsible for presiding over the daily meeting every day.
Soon, the nine chief administrators arrived in a hurry and saluted, "See you, State Shepherd."
"You come with me!" Yang Ji led nine people into the sand table in the military machine room and said to everyone: "You know that although we have a large number of troops in Liangzhou, due to the special terrain of Liangzhou, we have twenty-six soldiers empty. Tens of thousands of troops cannot be concentrated to conquer Tuyuhun in the south. If we recruit new troops, it will affect the livelihood of the people in various states and wipe out the good momentum of vigorous development. Therefore, I decided to supplement our forces with external forces before attacking Tuyuhun. A mobile army. And my target is the weak Murongbei in the Great Lakes District."
After seeing that everyone had digested his proposition, he picked up a wooden pole and pointed at the Great Lakes area, and continued: "Murong Bei has moved his army to the southern part of the Harwusu Lake Basin, and successfully expelled Xue Yantuo's forces to the northern part of the lake; and Xue Yantuoyi's lost bowl focused on fighting for gold with Nichuluo Khan in the Zhaisangbo area at the western foot of the mountain. He had no time to look eastward for the time being. If we sit back and watch the disputes in the Great Lakes area, the Great Lakes area must have been unified by Murongbei and evolved into a region in the northern part of the Sui Dynasty. Therefore, I decided to destroy Murong Bei first, and then use his army to replenish our military resources in Liangzhou, and use his army to fight against Tuyuhun's army. This can not only replenish the strength of our army, reduce our army's casualties, and reduce the number of wars. After the pension, there is no need to recruit additional troops. The most important thing is that it can shock Qimin Khan. It can be said that it kills multiple birds with one stone. What do you think?"
"Zhou Mu, Murong Bei prospered because of me, Sui Dynasty, and Liangzhou. Now that his wings have not hardened, he wants to get rid of me, Sui Dynasty. He should be taught a lesson and let all the peoples in foreign lands know - I, Sui Dynasty You can support a certain person, you can also strangle that person to death at will, and support another more obedient person, so I have no objection to Zhou Mu's policy!" Yang Shanhui raised his hand and said, "But what I want to ask is, If Murong Bei is annihilated, will we capture the central and southern part of the Great Lakes region, or will it be handed over to another person?"
"Let's hand it over to one person again!" Yang Ji smiled and said: "But the army must be commanded by me, General Sui. In other words, the new head of the Great Lakes Region only has administrative power, but no power to lead troops. Completely He became the chief logistics manager of our Sui's "garrison". If he had no military power, it would be difficult for him to disobey in the future. As long as we had military power, our Sui Dynasty would de facto occupy the Great Lakes region. But as long as the Great Lakes region is not occupied for one day, Being included in the territory of the Sui Dynasty, the surrounding Eastern/Western Turks, Western Turks, and Xue Yantuo will not be too vigilant, which can effectively prevent them from rejoining forces."
Yang Shanhui and Master Yinshi glanced at each other, and unanimously cupped their hands and said, "This method is feasible."
"But I don't know who Zhou Mu has decided to appoint as the general? How many troops will be sent?" Murong Sanzang, a soldier with gray hair, raised his hand and asked.
Murong Sanzang has just entered his sixtieth year this year. He is the seventh-generation grandson of Murong Ke, King of Taiyuan of the Yan State. His father is Murong Shaozong, a general under Gao Huan and the Minister of the Northern Qi Dynasty. He himself has been smart and versatile since he was a child. It’s my father’s style.
Speaking of which, Murong Sanzang also has some blood relations with Murong Bei, who was determined to restore his country! It's just that the ancestors of both parties have been separated for too long, and they have become strangers who have never interacted with each other.
Yang Shanhui, Yin Shishi and other men with both civil and military skills showed expectant looks after hearing Murong Sanzang's questions.
"I will be the coach of the Northern Expedition." Yang Ji explained with a smile: "Firstly, I have been there once and am very familiar with the terrain there; secondly, I am afraid that all the ministries in the Great Lakes Region will be killed by me. If I were the coach, I would say Maybe some tribes will turn against Murong Bei; thirdly, I can decide who will be the new master of the Great Lakes region. The most important thing is that after the Eastern/Turkic Khan Qimin annihilated Ashina Huaide, he has been coveting the wealthy Great Lakes region Sanchi, if our army goes north, maybe he will send his army west and come to get a share of the pie, and my presence can use the power of the Sui Dynasty to force him to take back his claws."
"As for the army!" Yang Ji pondered for a moment and said his decision: "Ganzhou will send 10,000 elite troops, and Yizhou and Tingzhou will each send 5,000 elite troops. It just so happens that General Wei Yunqi also collected 15,000 elite troops. Qian Xinjun, just take them with you."
The army led by Wei Yunqi was originally going to Qilianyuan to put pressure on Tuyuhun, but because he wanted to recruit Qiang soldiers from Taozhou and Liangzhou, he boarded Zhang Xutuo in Qilianyuan late in time, but he failed Just in time for this battle, the so-called plan is worse than a change.
Murong Sanzang frowned and said: "Zhou Mu, you have 35,000 Northern Expeditioners, but you only have 20,000 elite soldiers. And there are 5,000 soldiers under General Wei who are prisoners of war from Bujia Khan. Will you take them there?" Too hasty?"
"What General Murong said makes sense!" Yang Ji nodded: "Then we will eliminate these five thousand slave soldiers and let them go to Qilianyuan to put pressure on Tuyuhun." He glanced at Yang Shanhui, who was worried about gains and losses, and ordered: "Yang Changshi , you will serve as the marching commander of the Northern Expeditionary Army and be responsible for preparing for the expedition."
This was a man with both civil and military talents, and Yang Ji really couldn't bear to stifle his military talents in busy government affairs.
"I humbly obey my orders!" Yang Shanhui was overjoyed upon hearing this.
