Seeing that Cui Yan said almost everything, Hua Xin couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.

However, he found that what Cui Yan said was too general and not detailed enough, and it seemed a little empty.

So Hua Xin continued, "Prince Cui said very well, but his subordinates believed that the establishment of Yongzhou would outweigh the disadvantages.

The four western counties guard the throat of the Western Regions. Since Zhang Qian went to the frontier, our dynasty has been in trade with various countries in the Western Regions for hundreds of years, and there have been endless caravans. After establishing Yongzhou, we can set up trading venues in Yongzhou, so that the Western Regions caravans and Han people do not have to travel thousands of miles to their respective places to trade, and can complete transactions or exchanges directly in fixed places we built. Or, we build trading cities, and the goods from the government office will be kept or purchased directly, and then we will trade with Han people or Western Regions caravans. In this way, the transaction tax we collect is enough to make up for the increase in the money and grain consumption of officials and soldiers, and even surplus.

However, in this way, the officials of Yongzhou and the soldiers stationed in various counties must be carefully selected; otherwise, over time, it will easily cause trouble, and there may be a big worry. I am stupid. Please make a decision.”

Hua Xin's words made Li Li's eyes suddenly lit up, and the smile on his face became stronger, and he looked quite surprised.

Jia Xu and Cui Yan, who were sitting next to Hua Xin, were definitely not pedantic people. After hearing Hua Xin's words, their expressions changed slightly and they looked at Hua Xin in surprise, as if they knew him the first day.

"Hahaha!" Just as Jia Xu and the other three had their own thoughts, Li Li said with a laugh: "Okay! Hua Ziyu has indeed seen someone, and every word he said just now is a pearl of pearls. I thought it was feasible! As for the candidates of officials at all levels in Yongzhou, Wen He served as a different commander. Bing was originally the chief officer of the prefecture and also the prefect of Jiuquan; Fan Yong was promoted to General Pingxi and led the Wuweiying to Yongzhou; Cheng Gongying served as the deputy general of the Wuweiying and also the Dunhuang garrison.

In addition, the Yuan Pingxi General Guo Si was promoted to General Anxi, Duting Hou, Qinglong Camp was transferred back to Longxi County to station. Hua Xin, I will be willing to appoint you as the prefect of Dunhuang for two years, and submit to the court to enthrone you as Duxiang Hou. I wonder what Ziyu wants to do?"

"This,,,,,,,,,,,., I. I will receive the order!" At first glance, Hua Xin felt like she was exiled, but this feeling flashed and flew away. Then he remembered that Li Li had clearly stipulated a two-year deadline, so that he would not have been exiled, but great trust, which could be said to have been entrusted with important tasks. So after thinking for a while, he stood up to receive the order. His expression was a little excited.

"Yes!" Li Li nodded and said with a smile: "After the discussion is completed, Ziyu stays. I want to discuss with you in detail the business of the Western Regions. If this matter is done, you will make a great contribution. You will definitely leave your reputation in history in the future, and no one can erase your achievements. Hahaha!"

"Ah!" Hua Xin exclaimed in surprise. Then he bowed inexplicably and said, "I hope my subordinates are all sent by the Lord!"

Jia Xu and Cui Yan were very surprised to see that their lord Li Li had such a high opinion of Hua Xin.

Jia Xu immediately bowed and asked, "I am stupid and don't know what the lord said just now?"

Seeing Jia Xu and Cui Yan's confusion expressions, Li Li laughed and said, "What Hua Xin said: Open up the business roads in the Western Regions and set up an official trading city. That is, the border negotiations are open, which is a strategy to strengthen the country and enrich the people. If this matter can be done well, the poverty situation in the counties and counties in Yongzhou will definitely be completely changed, and it will even become the key to the rapid rise of Xiliang, our country. It can be said that the benefits are in the present and the future!"

While admiring, Li Li changed his tone and said with a serious expression: "However, trading with the countries in the Western Regions is not a matter of overnight success, and many of the details need to be carefully discussed and should not be too rushed. Now our Han Dynasty's comprehensive national strength is far ahead of the countries in the Western Regions. Therefore, trading with the countries in the Western Regions must also selectively trade goods, and not all goods can be exchanged. Such as weapons, tactical battle formations, methods of building cities and defense, etc. These important weapons of the countries are absolutely forbidden to trade with the countries in the Western Regions, otherwise there will be endless disasters. Those who dare to trade privately will be killed without mercy. Those who are serious will be killed and killed three clans!

In addition, other goods can be exchanged for valuable items such as war horses in the Western Regions, gold, silver and jade, coral and agate, and there is great potential!"

Jia Xu, Cui Yan, Hua Xin and others nodded and agreed, but in fact they were confused. They had little understanding of the business in the Western Regions and had no idea. However, since the lord Li Li highly praised this matter, they should comply as subordinates and were happy to see it.

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In the fourth year of Chuping, in March 193 AD, the former General of the Cavalry, Li Jue was promoted to Grand Sima, and was also the Chief of the Sili School, the Prime Minister, the State Affairs Officer, and the State Regent.

In June, Li Jue submitted a petition to the emperor for the establishment of Yongzhou and elected General Wei, and the governor of Liangzhou Li Li was appointed as the governor of Yongzhou.

In late June, the imperial court issued an edict to divide the counties in the western part of Liangzhou: Wuwei County, Zhangye County and its vassal states, Jiuquan County, Dunhuang County and Xihai into one state, named "Yongzhou"; and officially enthroned General Li Li to serve as the governor of Yongzhou, and also the governor of Liangzhou, and to take charge of the military and political affairs of the two states of Yongliang.

Before this, General Li Li of the Guard sent Wuweiying, the troops of Fan Yong, stationed in Longxi County, to Jiuquan, Dunhuang County, and Longxiangying, the troops of Ma Chao, to Wuwei County; and Guo Si and Qinglongying, the troops of Pang De, to return to Longxi and Jincheng County. By the time the emperor issued the imperial edict, the Liangzhou Governor's Office had already selected civil and military officials to go to the counties and counties of Yongzhou to take office. Jia Xu was appointed as the deputy commander of Yongzhou and also to the Wuwei County. Li Dian was appointed as the governor of Zhangye County, Bing Yuan served as the chief official of the prefect of the prefecture and the prefect of Jiuquan, and Hua Xin served as the prefect of Dunhuang.

At the same time, Li Li ordered the integration of the troops of the county and county governments of Yongzhou, appointed Huan Lang as the deputy commander of the county government soldiers, and the general of the city defense of Yongzhou, leading 30,000 troops of Yongzhou county governments to take over the city; Fan Yong was promoted to General Pingxi, Cheng Gongying served as General of the Western Regions, Deputy Commander of Wuwei Camp, and also led the Dunhuang Guard. Wuwei Camp increased its troops to 30,000 troops, and dispatched troops to the border of the Western Regions, shocking the countries in the Western Regions.

In addition, Li Li highly rewarded the soldiers of Qinglong Camp in Jiuquan and Dunhuang two counties. The chief general Guo Si was promoted to General Anxi, Marquis of Duting, and Deputy General Pang De replaced Fan Yong and promoted General Yangwei, and was also granted the title of Marquis of Zhongyong (famous marquis, no fief), and rewarded the soldiers of the entire camp to fight.

At this point, Yongzhou officially became the Great Han Prefecture system, and its establishment time was more than a year earlier than in history.

After the establishment of Yongzhou, the Xiliang Army mobilized two main battle camps to Yongzhou, and more than 30,000 county government troops were stationed in the city, gathering more than 70,000 troops to station Yongzhou. In addition, a large number of civil servants were dispatched to manage the counties and counties, greatly enhancing the rule of the counties in the Western Regions, and accelerating the development of farming and restoring people's livelihood. As the Yongzhou Prefecture and the county began to operate normally, Yongzhou became the gateway to the Western Liang, and it was also a solid barrier for Xiliang to defend the surrounding barbarians and the countries in the Western Regions, further stabilizing the situation of Liangzhou and Chang'an.

The entire process of establishing Yongzhou was extremely smooth, without encountering any obstacles, nor was it attacked by surrounding barbarians and Western countries. Within only three months, all civil and military officials at all levels were in place, successfully taking over military and political affairs and quickly got on track.

This year, there was no major war in the entire Xiliang area. General Li Li of the Guard firmly controlled the situation and stability in the entire Xiliang area. All government orders were unobstructed, and the officials under his jurisdiction strictly implemented them, and no one dared to betray the law for personal gain.

This year, the weather was good and the public security of the prefectures and counties in Xiliang was good. The bandits who had been rampant in the mountains and wild towns disappeared without a trace and never appeared before the people. The situation in Xiliang was unprecedentedly stable, and the officials in government offices in various places were clean and honest, and the people under their rule were governed according to the law, without fighting with the people; the troops stationed in various places also had strict military disciplines and did not violate the people.

After the summer harvest, the people of Xiliang harvested the first season of grain, and it was a bumper harvest. All farmers who cultivated farms followed the requirements of the county government, tilled the land deep before farming, applied agricultural fertilizer after farming, and irrigated by rivers and canals. Therefore, the grain harvested by farmers during summer harvest was several times that of previous years. With the help of the yamen runners of various counties, townships, pavilions and other yamen runners, the particles were all owned by the people, and there was no need to pay taxes. Therefore, the food for farmers who harvested for more than a year was harvested for more than a year, which was enough to solve the problem of food and clothing. If you live a frugal life, there would be surplus grains when you harvest next summer.

Therefore, in the vast and sparsely populated Xiliang land, as long as you are not lazy and hate labor, as long as you work hard to cultivate and farm, you will not go hungry, and you will not sleep in the wilderness and be homeless.

This year, Xiliang was in great governance. Rows of newly built houses rose from the ground, and villages sprung quietly like mushrooms after a rain. The administration was clear and the government ordered and amnesty. The people rebuilt their homes, worked hard to cultivate their own country, and the government was harmonious. By the end of the year, hundreds of thousands of new people were added to the entire Xiliang area, and the people could basically be self-sufficient without the need for the court to provide disaster relief.

This year, the whole Xiliang has a new look and the changes are earth-shaking. The former barren wilderness has become a farmland with uneven levels, with rivers and canals distributed and cultivated land. The official road is wide and flat, and there is a station every thirty miles along the way. There are also fast horse and carriages for pedestrians to rent. After arriving at the destination, you only need to take out your certificate and return the fast horse to get the rent after the fee is deducted, which is extremely convenient. This alone adds a large amount of income to the Xiliang treasury, and provides a large number of refugees and barbarians with three meals a day, allowing them to build roads with peace of mind, making the official roads of various counties in Xiliang more unobstructed.

In this year, Li Li went to various counties and counties in the two prefectures of Yongliang to inspect the affairs of officials and people, inspect farming and animal husbandry; he ran to the military camps of various counties, checked the accounts of money, grain, arms and food and salary in each battalion, checked the pensions of the soldiers who fell into battle, inspected the soldiers of the entire army, and encouraged the morale of the army. In addition, his six wives gave birth to children one after another, giving birth to six children for him, which was a prosperous descendant and a successor.

Over the past year, the entire Xiliang region has been stable and peaceful. The people have vigorously cultivated farming, and the government has been harmonious, and the strategies of restoring people have begun to show results. The lives of the people in the country have been greatly improved, and the treasury expenditure has stabilized, and there is still a slight surplus when the year-end inspection is under investigation. The troops stationed in various places have not decreased, but are still slowly increasing their troops. However, these are all soldiers led by the generals of the battalions to expand their recruitment privately. They were not reported until the end of the year when the entire army was summed up.

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Chapter completed!