A crystal clear stream flows slowly through the middle of the valley, dividing the valley into two. The usually quiet valley has become extremely lively these days, full of people and noise.
Hundreds of tents were densely packed together, and stones, wood and other materials were piled in piles, making the originally wide valley suddenly become crowded.
This valley is located at the junction of Yuexun and Hanjia counties. It is also the place where the Yanniu Road must pass, and it is also the base for the opening of the Yanniu Road. People and materials are generally gathered and distributed here.
Walk along the stream to the depths of the valley for about two miles, then go up the mountain from the right, and you will see a stone road about ten feet wide. This brand-new stone road is the Yanniu Road.
Yang Qing was now walking slowly up the mountain on this road, followed by Lu Shen and others.
After sending away Gulichi and other tribes who moved north, Yang Qing did not return to Qiongdu, but came to inspect the current status of the opening of the Yanniu Road.
In fact, he will not return to Qiongdu in the near future. After everything recovers, he will start his spring tour, planning to visit all the counties in Yuexi to supervise farming and at the same time inspect the administration and check the situation of the people.
After Yang Qing and others reached the halfway point of the mountain, the road became narrower, from a few feet wide to several feet wide. Of course, no matter how narrow it was, it would never be shorter than five feet. After all, this was a renovation and widening of the original five-foot road. Yes, if it was not as good as before, no one would have the shame to inspect it.
This mountain peak is not too high, and everyone quickly reached the top. Yang Qing stood on a large rock and looked into the distance. He saw the road going down from the north slope and up another hill, winding into the distance.
"This road is well built." Yang Qing turned around and said to Lu Shen behind him.
As the northernmost county in Yuexi, Anshang naturally became the general base for the opening of the Yanniu Road, and Lu Shen, the magistrate of Anshang, naturally became one of the main people responsible for the opening of the old road.
Lu Shen put the sweat-dried silk into his pocket and replied, "Yes, the hard work of so many craftsmen and Yi people over the past few months has not been in vain."
"Is that the latest construction section there?" Yang Qing asked, pointing to the vaguely visible figure on the mountainside in the distance.
Lu Shen looked at it, nodded and said: "Exactly, seventy or eighty miles from there is the county boundary of my Yuesi County, and more than two hundred miles further is the Yanniu County of Hanjia County. ”
"Yanniu County? Is that the territory of Yanniu Yiwang Langlu?"
Lu Shen replied: "Exactly."
"Have the people from Wolf Road arrived?"
"Here we are, we arrived last month." Lu Shen said, "There are about three thousand people, and they are helping to open the road ahead."
If you want to successfully open the Yanniu Road, you will naturally need the support of the tribes along the way. The tribes in Yueqi County are easy to talk to, and now almost all of them have been subdued by Yang Qing and obey the government's orders honestly.
Only the Yanniu barbarians mainly operate in Hanjia County, and the Nanzhong rebellion last year had not been completely quelled, so Yang Qing had not yet had time to resolve the affairs of the Yanniu barbarians.
However, in order to vigorously repair the Yanniu Road, the Yanniu barbarians in the middle of the road had to be persuaded. After the rebellion was completely over, Yang Qing finally had the time and energy to deal with Langlu. After some coercion and inducement, this man was still aware of current affairs. King Yanniu Yi finally surrendered to the government.
At the end of last year, Langlu also made an alliance with Yang Qing and decided to send manpower to participate in the feat of opening the Yanniu Road, a thousand-mile old road.
"Well, with the help of these Yanniu barbarians, half of the work of opening the Yanniu Road has been completed." Yang Qing sat down, took a sip from the kettle handed over by Zhou Xing.
"Fu Jun is absolutely right."
After resting for a while, Yang Qing felt that most of his strength had recovered. He stood up, patted the soil on his body, and said to everyone in a loud voice: "Let's go, I'll take a look ahead later."
Yang Qing stayed in the mountains for two days. Although the time was short, he still did a lot. In addition to inspecting the progress of road construction, he also visited a group of craftsmen and barbarians. During this period, he also met with the heads of several nearby tribes. People, successfully gained a wave of support.
After the incident was over, he returned to the city and rested for a day before setting off for the next county.
According to the planned route of this patrol, Yang Qing and his party went north from Qiongdu to Anshang, then made a half circle from the southwest, passed Qingling, arrived at Dingzeo, stopped there, and finally returned north to Qiongdu.
The main purpose of this tour is to supervise (this chapter is not finished yet!)
Chapter 202: Great Governance
This year's spring plowing has been completed in various places. After nearly two years of manufacturing, the number of curved shaft plows and new turnovers can fully meet the farming needs of various counties. After people use them, the efficiency of farming has been greatly improved. Last year, the grain output of Yuesi County was more than It doubled the year before last.
Not only were the Han people satisfied with such achievements, but even the barbarians of all ethnic groups were envious of them. Therefore, Yang Qing's policy of attracting mountain barbarians to settle and farm in the plains was implemented quite smoothly. Several tribes had moved there last year. After leaving the mountains and forests, he accepted the official household registration.
Along the way, there was a busy scene everywhere in the fields. Not an inch of land was wasted by farmers. All the land was sown with seeds and planted with fruit seedlings, just waiting for the autumn to bear fruit.
Farming is prosperous and promising, and Yang Qing is quite satisfied with the workshops in various counties. Since the establishment of workshops in Anshang and Qiongdu achieved good results, a number of workshops have been established in other places in Yuexi.
Especially in the three counties of Dinglu, Taideng and Beishui, salt-making workshops and iron workshops have blossomed everywhere. Taking advantage of the county's abundant salt and iron production, the output of salt and iron in these three counties at the end of last year was They are all pretty good, and the government's income has also been greatly increased compared with previous years. Naturally, the county magistrates of the three counties also received top-notch results in their evaluations.
In Yang Qing's opinion, the situation of mutual trade with the barbarians is on the right track. Since the mutual trade was proposed with various tribes, the initial effect was not very good. However, since Prime Minister Zhuge put down the rebellion in one fell swoop last year, the situation has improved. changed.
The tribes that were originally hesitant and waiting to see the situation finally understood after last autumn that the imperial court had the final say in the boundaries of Nanzhong, so they joined in the mutual trade one after another. After all, they were very clear about the benefits of the mutual trade.
The salt, iron, silk, cloth and other daily necessities or enjoyment items they need can be exchanged for their abundant leather, horses, etc. They are naturally happy to see this, especially in the official exchange market and the price. , taxation and other preferential policies, which attracts them even more to participate.
Nowadays, mutual markets are not only available in Qiongdu and Anshang, but also in several counties such as Dingcheng and Gufu where Yi people from various tribes live together. Mutual markets have also been opened one after another. Han and Yi business travelers have continued to come and go, and all kinds of goods have been exchanged.
After more than a month of inspection, Yang Qing visited the fourteen counties of Yuexi. All walks of life, including farmers, farmers, industry and commerce, are now in a state of stable development. The people's lives cannot be said to be prosperous, but they can be said to live and work in peace and contentment.
Moreover, due to the increase in grain production and the imperial court's reduction of taxes in Yueqi County, most people were able to have enough to eat.
With a roof over their heads to avoid the cold, clothes to cover their ugly appearance and warmth, food to satisfy their hunger, and an industry to support themselves, plus the tribes were subdued, the Han and barbarians were at peace, the officials were loyal to their duties, and the minor officials were law-abiding, Yueqi finally ushered in the long-awaited great governance.
Chapter 202: Great Governance
