It took seven or eight days to travel without encountering any obstacles along the way, and we could arrive in no time.
When he stepped into the boundary of Nanzhou, Su Qi'an could clearly feel the difference from Jiaozhou.
According to Xie Cang, the entire territory of Nanzhou is divided into twelve counties. Each county has only a county governor and no so-called priests.
The remaining priests in Nanzhou were divided into two counties by Gu Hua. In order to commend the priests who voluntarily surrendered, the governors and magistrates of the two counties were basically served by their own personnel.
It seems to be autonomous, but it will still be supervised by Nanzhou Mu.
Therefore, basically in Nanzhou, you will not see so-called priests who lead their natives to occupy a place, and even compete with the state pastor, county guard, and county magistrate. .
In Nanzhou, whether officials or local soldiers, there is only one standard, and that is to follow the laws of Daliang.
Being able to coexist peacefully with the local Liang people and indigenous people, and even these indigenous people think that they are from the Great Liang Dynasty, in this regard, it is much better than the era of Li Kang's rule.
In Nanzhou, you can see that among some powerful families, the patriarchs are all indigenous people. The establishment of these big families was founded by these indigenous ancestors.
It can be said that except for the difference in skin color, there is no other difference from Liang Ren.
To achieve this, naturally, it is inseparable from the management of Nanzhou Mu in the past generations. If Li Kang is like this and instigates the relationship between the indigenous people and the Liang people, he will be reaping the benefits behind his back. The gain will be for himself, but the entire Jiaozhou will lose power. .
The place where Su Qi'an is staying now is a border county in Nanzhou, called Lingyang County.
Among the twelve counties in Nanzhou, Lingyang County is at the forefront of development and is considered good, ranking fifth or sixth.
But he has the biggest advantage. It is the closest to Nanzhou City, because Nanzhou City is built on the north side of Lingyang County. As long as you go all the way north and leave Lingyang County, you can reach Nanzhou City, the center of Nanzhou.
This news surprised Su Qi'an. Nanzhou was probably the first to build a state city near a border county.
If nothing else, it's Jiaozhou City. His position is well protected by the four or five surrounding counties.
It will definitely not be built in a border county like Nanzhou. Being able to do this is a reason for having confidence.
It is equivalent to giving a signal to the outside world that Nanzhou is not afraid of anyone's invasion. The state city is built in a border county, which has a strong tendency to defend the border.
It seems dangerous, but on the other hand, it gives a strong encouragement to surrounding counties.
The state and city can push up against the border. As an important border town, what do they mean?
Of course, all of this must be based on the fact that one's own strength is very strong. If one wants to do something like Jiaozhou or Xizhou, it will most likely be easily broken.
In addition to the 70,000 Nanzhou soldiers in the twelve counties of Nanzhou, there are also militias organized by Su Qian in each county. In Nanzhou, they are called the people's army.
Serve the people in peacetime and the army in wartime.
This slogan has been shouted in Nanzhou for many years, and it can be said that it has penetrated into the hearts of every common people.
Su Qi'an and the others did not stay in Lingyang County for long. After a brief meeting with the local county guard, under the leadership of Xie Cang, their army continued northward towards Nanzhou City.
After more than ten days of traveling, the next half day was nothing.
Su Qi'an looked very relaxed and at ease, his eyes sweeping all the way, as if he was inspecting.
Without Xie Cang's deliberate introduction, Su Qi'an could probably guess the state of Nanzhou by looking at the county town, county town, and the people living on the streets.
Nanzhou should be ranked first among the states Su Qi'an has ever seen, no matter from any aspect.
Even the capital city may not be able to compare with it. Of course, this ranking is not based on how prosperous and prosperous the state city is.
If you compare these, no one can compare with Kyoto, but at least about 80% of these things are controlled by the powerful people of the aristocratic families and have nothing to do with the people at the bottom.
This phenomenon is common in all states, but like Nanzhou, although there are some arrogant and dandy people from local aristocratic families, compared with other states, there are significantly fewer.
In the streets, you can see children from aristocratic families, most of whom are
She is submissive and will never do anything evil to bully men and dominate women.
This is something Su Qi'an cannot see in other states. Even his Jiaozhou began to gradually improve after he defeated Li Kang and spent great efforts on rectification.
And Nanzhou, a subordinate state that had been ruled by Daliang for many years, was so remote.
As long as Zhou Mu has some selfish motives in his heart, he can still turn Nanzhou into his own territory.
To look at the atmosphere of a state, you have to look at the governing methods of the person in charge.
In order to verify whether the scene he saw was deliberately arranged by local officials in Nanzhou.
It's not that he doesn't trust Xie Cang, but no one can guarantee that this unfamiliar person will make some superficial efforts to gain good reputation.
During this period, under Su Qi'an's secret instructions, his special forces team members unintentionally blocked sedans and collided with officials. On one occasion, even the horses were frightened.
According to the attitude of officials from other states, a whipping was indispensable, but during the period when Xie Cang and others arrived, the officials who were hit were children of local aristocratic families.
There was displeasure on his face, but he did not instruct his men to beat him violently, but instead sent people to inquire as usual.
If it is unintentional, they will not be too embarrassed and ask them to be careful. They may even ask if there is any grievance that needs to be reported to the police.
It wasn't until Xie Cang arrived that Su Qi'an showed up and explained to the local officials. The two parties left without any unpleasantness.
But what happened really made Su Qian a little surprised.
As a leader of Su Qi'an, Xie Cang could naturally see Su Qi'an's arrangement.
He smiled and said, "Haha, Brother Su is really cautious. Even if you see it with your own eyes, you have to see if it is fake. I admire Brother Su's caution."
"Don't worry, Brother Su is not afraid of wasting time. If you want to investigate, you can let your men go deep into the twelve counties of Nanzhou. I still believe in the official style of the Nanzhou family."
"This is also the reason why I was willing to go to Nanzhou and work for Nanzhou Mu."
"Although there are still some problems in Nanzhou, there are some differences between you and Brother Su in terms of governance arrangements, but they can be considered as reaching the same goal. Here, I am confident to say that in terms of social atmosphere, in the entire twelve states of Great Liang, Nanzhou can definitely Ranked in the top two."
Xie Cang's words came from the bottom of his heart and were filled with pride.
After going through the test just now, Su Qian basically believed that what he saw was real.
To be honest, if he were in Xie Cang's position and came to Nanzhou, what he would see would not be intrigues and intrigues, but talks on an equal footing and not bullying others.
Officials have the sternness and kindness of officials, and the children of aristocratic families have their own pride and compassion for the people at the bottom.
Su Qi'an is also happy to stay in Nanzhou and is willing to contribute to the development of Nanzhou.
Thinking about it now, it's no wonder that when he was in Jiaozhou, Xie Cang believed that the Great Liang was declining. As long as there were a few more people like Su Qi'an, the Great Liang would definitely rise.
It turns out that his confidence was given by Nanzhou. If the other eleven states could be like Nanzhou, it would be difficult for Great Liang not to develop.
Of course, Nanzhou is not perfect. There will always be some shady scum. This has existed in all dynasties.
However, in a backward feudal society, it is indeed good to have Nanzhou with such a good atmosphere as an example.
The scenes he saw along the way made Su Qian become very interested in Gu Hua, the most powerful person in Nanzhou.
To make Xie Cang willing to serve loyally, his status as a public student of Chu State should not be the key.
Half a day passed by in a flash. After a long journey, Su Qi'an and Xie Cang finally arrived at Nanzhou City before dark.
Nanzhou City is very tall and large, and is as big as Jiaozhou City. The earth-yellow city wall has many traces of pits and pits, which are the result of years of weathering. This Nanzhou City should also have many stories.
The forward of the Splitting Mountain Army went to report, and the closed city gate was quickly opened, and Su Qi'an and his party entered Nanzhou City.
As soon as you enter the city, you will be infected by the noisy atmosphere of the city. In front of you is a wide street.
, vehicles were passing by, and there were many small vendors selling goods on both sides of the street.
The carriages walking in the middle looked like they were basically powerful people, or they had a good reputation and status.
During their trip, they did not directly drive away the people like other states. They walked along their own roads very peacefully under the protection of their own mansion guards.
As Su Qi'an walked along, he saw all these common things.
It was really a picture of harmonious coexistence between the government and the people. Su Qi'an did not stay on the street for long.
Under the leadership of Xie Cang, they walked from another exclusive military street.
This street can lead directly to Nanzhou Mu's mansion. The road is very wide and can accommodate an army of thousands of people.
As they entered the city, Xie Cang's tens of thousands of mountain-splitting troops behind him were each taken to the military camp to rest under his arrangement.
After running all the way, I finally arrived at Nanzhou Mu's mansion. Gu Hua's mansion was very large, not luxurious, but rather quiet.
When Su Qi'an and Xie Cang arrived, they waited at the door early as if they had been notified in advance.
Except for Su Qi'an and Xie Cang, the others, namely Su Qi'an's direct team, were waiting where they were.
This request is not excessive, and it is done according to normal rules. At this point, Su Qi'an does not believe that there is any ambush or murder inside.
After all, the other party is a respectable person. To plot to murder the powerful person in Jiaozhou, the Marquis of Daliang, in his own residence is either stupid or foolish.
After waiting at the door for a while, the door opened and the two of them went in. In front of them was a well-proportioned classical courtyard.
There are all kinds of flowers, rockeries, courtyard corridors, small bridges and flowing water, and it looks like a painting.
On a stone table in the middle of the small courtyard, a middle-aged man, about forty or fifty years old, sat on a stone chair, silently sipping tea.
This man was wearing a white shirt. Although he was old, his skin was firm and well-maintained. His eyes looked deep and wise.
The most eye-catching thing is the chin, which has a long beard, which is gray and white due to age.
No matter how you look at him, he looks like a Confucian scholar, except that he doesn't have a square scarf on his head.
Xie Cang stepped forward and saluted respectfully, "Master Zhou Mu, the Marquis of Dongshan has invited us."
Who would have thought that this middle-aged Confucian scholar turned out to be Nanzhou Mu Guhua.
