"In the sixth year of Tiansheng, the princes of Jiaozhi and Jiachenggui of Jiadong, the enemy attacked the border areas of Yongzhou and disturbed the local area. Soon after, the chief sect, the governor of Jinghai Army, and the King of Nanping, Li Gongyun, died. The court was punished for the new mourning of Jiaozhi, but did not punish them severely for a while, but comforted them with gentle words. King Ji Xin was able to be cautious and restrained, and to be blessed with peace of the border.

Since Li Dezheng succeeded to the throne, he has been granted the title of Grand Marshal, the governor of Jinghai Army, the governor of Annan, the prince of the county, and the newly appointed minister of the minister, and the court's grace is very deep, and he should be careful to keep his duties. However, since his succession, the border riots have not been calm for a day, and he has actually given the court a generous reward.

The highest country is like a kind father, a family is like a child, and a minister in Jiadong serves Jiaozhi. Isn’t it the grandson of the Song Dynasty? My descendants of the Song Dynasty are actually uncles of Jiadong, so they should be respectful. However, they are arrogant and powerful, and have been strategizing on the border for many years. They have no courtesy and have lost their human ethics. They can be called a person with ambition.

In March of the seventh year of Tiansheng, 235 soldiers and civilians in Jiadong rushed to the villages and villages along the border and disrupted the agricultural affairs.

In April of the seventh year of Tiansheng, six soldiers from Jiadong entered the villages and villages under Luzhou, and the rice fields of the common people were not allowed to weed.

In June of the seventh year of Tiansheng, there were 68 people from Jiadong, and Kou Lun's village in Xipingzhou, injured eleven people, robbed rice, five stones, two fat pigs, and one buffalo.

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In May of the tenth year of Tiansheng, Jiadong 236 people raided Shixizhou, with a population of 23 people, injured 51 people in the cave, robbed eight stones of rice, three buffaloes, and countless chickens and ducks.

Compared with recent years, the border has not been peaceful for a long time, and the people of the cave have been frightened every day, and countless property have been looted.

I will recommend Zuojiang Daoxidong to defend the place on behalf of the emperor. How can the people under the ruler suffer this? From now on, I will inform Jiadong and Jiaozhi and restrain my subordinates. I will not cause any more trouble. If the people under the ruler encounter thieves who come from abroad, if they can plunder them, if they can capture thieves, whether they are alive or die, they will be rewarded with five stakes. If they are not able to fight, they will report to the government and will not be delayed."

Below is the signature of Xu Ping Zuojiang Dao Tuju.

Xu Ping read it. He grabbed the pen and added another sentence: "The government is the parents of the people. How can we sit down and watch the people under this poison? We cannot ignore such things!"

After writing, I thought about it for a while and crossed out the last sentence and changed it to: "How can we sit down and watch!"

Then he handed it to the person who sent it, and said, "I am writing a lot, and then it will be easier to make it easier. This place is not as good as your Fujian Road, and there are not many people who can read it. What goes around makes people unable to understand it. Besides, there are not many scholars in Jiadong, and they will not understand it if you write deeply."

The man in a long gown was named Tan Peiyuan. He was originally a teacher from Fujian. By chance, he followed someone to Sugar Service. Because the pen tip was hard, Xu Ping was invited by him this time. He thought that he had the opportunity to show off and wanted to write some beautiful articles. Unexpectedly, Xu Ping asked him to write something whiter as possible. He had no place to do his ink, and almost suffered internal injuries. Unexpectedly, Xu Ping made him whiter again.

After taking the manuscript depressedly, Tan Peiyuan asked: "What else does the official have to explain?"

"That's it. If you change it, you will have someone to type and print it. I will use my official seal on the notice and post it all over the villages and villages. I will send someone to read it."

Tan Peiyuan responded and took the manuscript back and revised it.

This kind of notice that needs to be posted all over the countryside is to be able to print movable type, otherwise the transcription will be exhausted.

Sang Yi stood aside and watched, and saw Tan Peiyuan leaving, he said to Xu Ping: "This method is quite good. The barbarians in the nearby mountains have not had the awareness of the court since ancient times. This time, if you post these notices, they can also return to the court."

"That's what it means, otherwise why bother with this."

Xu Ping had no choice. Guangyuanzhou offended him very much and did not take revenge if he had the strength. What's the difference between this official and a salted fish? Besides, this is also a matter of eliminating hidden dangers for the court, expanding the territory, and killing two birds with one stone. But in this year, the ruling in the court did not think so. He only thought that his wife was fair and strictly prohibited local officials from raising border provocations. If he had reason, he would have to win the support of local people. Without the support of the court, he would have to win the support of local people. The people here did not have any concept of orthodoxy, so he could only use this crude method to mobilize them in the shortest time. As for the effect, let it be left to fate.

Sang Yi smiled and said, "No one has done this kind of thing before, and it may have a miraculous effect. By the way, since I went to Guangyuanzhou this time, why did I inform Jiadong and not mention it to Guangyuanzhou?"

"Jiadong is just a harassment. If you can stop after seeing the notice, you can still live in peace in the future. Only when the notice is done is useful. Guangyuanzhou has already rebelled openly, and it is useless to say that it is just a serious matter if he cuts off his head."

When Xu Ping said this, he had a reason to be unable to say it. Ashen was taken to Jiadong by Huang Conggui. Xu Ping negotiated several times, but he refused to let anyone go. He could not explain to Duan Fang and his daughter.

The road had already reached Pingxiangdong. During the rainy season, Zhennan Pass was built and then the road was built there, and there would be enough cards in your hand. By then, Guangyuanzhou was pacified and Jiadong had no eyes anymore, and Xu Ping did not mind to pacify it. After breaking Jiadong and stabilizing Liangzhou, the Song Dynasty controlled this important passage.

Due to the large amount of money and grain paid in the Sugar Service in the past two years, the garrisons in Yongzhou increased year by year. Although the imperial guards were still less than 200, the wing army had reached more than 7,000.

If it is in the plains in the north, the troops of more than 7,000 people cannot make much waves, so it would be different here in Yongzhou. Except for Dali and Jiaozhi, it crushes small forces from all sides.

In the past, the Central Plains dynasty was unable to dispatch large troops in the direction of Yongzhou. Most of the military operations against Jiaozhi were relied on sea routes and went upstream to the Taiping River mouth. Although there were military operations in Yongzhou, most of them were used as surprise troops in the side division and could not support the large army.

There are long years and legends, although there are stories about the Central Plains dynasty attacking from Yongzhou, such as the Temple of Ma Yuan, the General Fubo of the Later Han Dynasty, and the Temple of Ma Man who supported Ma Yuan, these are not real. In the era of Ma Yuan, even the waterway of Taiping River has not yet been discovered, but they are actually walking along the coast.

Before the Tang Dynasty, there were only tribes in the Jiaozhi area, and the army of the Central Plains dynasty was unstoppable along the water route. As long as you cross the sea safely, Jiaozhi could go down the sky. After the Tang Dynasty, Jiaozhi had a unified regime and could organize troops to resist step by step along the Taiping River, and it would be extremely difficult to attack by water routes.

Later, successful military operations against Jiaozhi, such as Guo Kui pacified Jiaozhi during the Shenzong period, and marched along the land from Yongzhou. The water route was only a partial division and did not play much role.

However, Yongzhou has a complex terrain and rugged roads, and only people can carry horses. The cost of supporting the war is incredibly high, requiring the efforts of the Central Plains dynasty. This is also the reason why the Jiaozhi in the Song Dynasty could be defeated but could not be defended.

People in the Song Dynasty often said: "Today, one army is carried out, and one husband can only provide seven days." A soldier who is equipped with a civilian who specializes in supply can only last for seven days. This is still in the northern region, and there are more than doubled in Yongzhou. Of course, this is about one round and one trip. If you follow one way, it will be fourteen days, but that is a desperate bet.

The five hundred miles of mountain road from Yongzhou to Pingxiang will take nearly one month to go, and one soldier and two men are not enough. If Pingxiang does not have the food and grass stored in advance, one soldier will have to be equipped with five men. Ten thousand war soldiers will be transferred to transport 50,000 civilians. In addition, the army protecting the grain road, 70,000 or 80,000 civilians will be indispensable. The entire Guangnan West Road has only more than 200,000 households. If the military operations of 10,000 people will be transferred to the strong men. Even if the food and grass are not collected from the local area, they will all rely on external transportation. These strong men will be abandoned even if they are drawn out for a year. As long as this kind of battle is fought, the blood from the entire Guangnan West Road will be drained and may not be recovered in 10 or 20 years.

Guo Kui had a 100,000 army. According to the custom of the Song Dynasty, the 20,000 to 30,000 were baggage troops. In addition, there were more than 200,000 civilians brought from Jiangnan and Jinghu alone, and the support force was 400,000 to 500,000. Such a huge army was at the end of Lu Cai when it arrived at the capital of Shenglongfu, Jiaozhi, and could only accept the surrender of the king of Jiaozhi, but could not counties and counties.

Xu Ping's sugar sugar business has built water conservancy projects in the past two years, and has reclaimed many paddy fields due to the river valley. With the addition of corn planted in dry land, the food in Zuojiang Road has become much richer, and it can be used to save for a while in a few years.

There are more than 7,000 soldiers in Yongzhou. There are 1,500 soldiers in Hengshan Village, and there are 1,000 soldiers in Yongzhou City and other pass posts. Xu Ping has more than 4,000 people because of the connection with Jiaozhi.

For a regular army of more than 4,000 people, Xu Ping then transferred the township soldiers from Sucrose Service to supplement 5,000 combat soldiers, and had absolute advantages over Jiadong and Guangyuanzhou. With the road, the supply of these troops was fine. Not to mention horse, carriage, ox, carriage, and small carts, it was easy for a civilian to support both soldiers.

In these mountains, roads are the passage of life. If there is no road, you have to fill it with your lives.

As we expand our sugar business, the world inside the mountains will become the outer world.

Xu Ping looked at the huge map hanging on the wall and lay on the back of the chair to ponder. Pingxiangdong now has Zhongrui, Guang'an commands two horses at one step, one horse, and other local commanders were slowly concentrating here. This year, the 3,000 new Fujian Xiangjun troops were eliminated, and 5,000 experienced soldiers were drawn from the Sugar Sugar Service. A total of 8,000 people were slowly concentrating around here to build roads and open fields. Next year, Pingxiang will become a place of sugar production around Pingxiang. With these people here, Pingxiang will be unbreakable from now on. In the past, Jiaozhi and Jiadong took advantage of their close plain area to constantly squeeze into the Song Dynasty. With the Sugar Sugar Service, the opposite will be made.

This year, the share set by the Sugar Services Department is 35 million jin, which is basically the same as last year. Xu Ping also has the time to take action to solve some difficult problems around him.

Such a share is not because Sansi has become kind. Sansi envoy Chen Lin is a smart person. He found that because white sugar has poured into the mainland in the past two years, the price has dropped sharply, and deliberately slowed down the sales of white sugar.

Xu Ping also explored a new path, from Yongzhou along the Yujiang River to Guangzhou, where the sugar was sold overseas. The revenue of the Maritime Service was higher than that of the mainland, and the Sansi was optimistic, and Xu Ping made a fuss.

By the tenth year of Tiansheng, Yongzhou was able to be said to be in harmony with people and calm within. The power developed in recent years began to expand to the outside world.
Chapter completed!