On the ninth day of the third month, it was already the season of green grass. Ye Zhao married Cai Yan in Chengdu with his second only to the princes and princes, which attracted the attention of the world.

For the great man, he would be so arrogant to marry a... a fair wife, probably even emperors rarely have such high-profile ones.

But what is really interesting is not the wedding itself, but the meaning behind this matter.

Because of this wedding, the emperor helped to clear his name and issued an edict to recognize the status of a flat wife. Even the emperor didn't care about this matter, so it was naturally difficult for the princes and scholars to question this matter. Even after that, the princes and the great clans in various places followed suit and set up a flat wife on the concubine.

More importantly, Ye Zhao became the lord of Shu, and the court also issued an edict. In addition to Ye Zhao's cavalry general and Ye County Marquis, he also served as the governor of Yizhou. This is what the princes really care about.

Don’t look at the fact that everyone refuses to recognize the orthodox court now, but everyone remains consistent in this kind of matter, because now the official positions of all princes are basically enfeoffed by the court, and Ye Zhao has actually occupied Shu. With the terrain of Shu, even if he does not admit it, he cannot do anything to Ye Zhao. Instead, he will easily provoke Ye Zhao. It would be better to be a favor.

At the same time, many things in Shu were also well known to the princes. For example, various counties established academies in the face of poor students. As a large number of scholars who came to watch the ceremony passed the news back to the Central Plains, it gradually spread in the Central Plains.

Many princes keenly realized that although Ye Zhao had no communication, he was inviting them to do it together. In other words, Ye Zhao was calling on the princes of the world to join him in this way, not to say that they were fighting against the aristocratic families, but he actually snatched the monopoly of knowledge from the aristocratic families.

As a prince, no matter how big or small, he can be regarded as a local emperor. His perspective on the problem is naturally different from when he was a minister. As long as he is not too stupid, he can see the mystery.

However, the Central Plains is not as good as Shuzhong. Even if Ye Zhao set a precedent, no one dared to do it in a short period of time. Not everyone has the strength to suppress scholars like Ye Zhao. Moreover, Shuzhong does not have to consider the attitudes of scholars in the world. However, in the Central Plains, even if they are as strong as Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao, they have to consider the attitudes of scholars in the world. Therefore, no one followed the examples, and most people even scolded Ye Zhao, but this seed was planted, just waiting for the time to ripen. Ye Zhao believed that someone would stand up and break this circle with him.

After all, printing technology has been promoted now, and there are many ways for the poor to access knowledge, and the base has been greatly improved. Even without the support and deliberate promotion of the government, as long as there is enough time to prepare, a large number of talents will emerge among the poor in the future to fill the world and begin to help the princes fight against the aristocratic families.

By then, it will be the best time to unify the world, because the voice of scholars and their ability to control the world will be greatly weakened, and Ye Zhao will naturally be too much less resistance. Even without the support of scholars, Ye Zhao can still gain allegiance from a large number of poor talents.

In the third year of Chuping (192 AD), when the princes in the world were busy with disputes, Shuzhong stopped, and the road between Hanzhong and Guanzhong was closed to the north. In addition to the necessary official exchanges, he almost cut off contact with the outside world. In the south, Zhang Lu did not take action. With Ye Zhao's step by step economic blockade, Langzhong was almost trapped by Ye Zhao to death, especially with the fact that after Ye Zhao divided Bazhong and Brazil surrendered one after another, Zhang Lu's status became even more awkward.

At the end of the third year of Chuping, Zhang Lu finally couldn't stand it and handed over the power in his hand. Yang Ang and Yang Ren led 20,000 Shu troops to surrender to Ye Zhao. At the same time, Yan Pu, a staff member, was also recruited by Ye Zhao to Chengdu. Zhang Lu continued to be the prefect of Brazil. However, as Ba County was divided into three by Ye Zhao, the Brazil County, which had only three counties, was gradually completely controlled by Ye Zhao after Ye Zhao was gradually institutionalized.

In Shu, the power of the county prefect is not only handled by government affairs, but also by finance. Ye Zhao has special tax officials and three supervisory officials in each county. They are not subordinate to each other, and they are both open and one secret. Although it is impossible to completely eliminate corruption, it limits the living space of corruption to the greatest extent.

"This year, due to the promotion of manure, even if the taxes of five taxes and one tax, the taxes of Shu County, Guanghan and Jianwei alone amounted to 800,000 shi. Although it was not as good as in previous years, the grain production of other counties increased significantly due to the emergence of manure, which basically guaranteed balance without the support of the three counties. In this way, the entire Yizhou land tax was more than in previous years. Even if the 200,000 shi of grain and grass that were tributed to the court, it would be enough to support our Yizhou army." Qiu Chi, who was in charge of the farmland area in the Cavalry Mansion, bowed to Ye Zhao with a strong smile on his face.

Including Zhang Lu's 20,000 surrendered troops and 30,000 soldiers and horses that were expanded, the total strength of Yizhou is now 100,000, and the 20,000 defenders in Hanzhong are 120,000. It is extremely expensive to raise these troops. When Ye Zhao reduced his taxes, many people were worried that such a huge army might not be able to afford it. Now it seems that they are too careless.

This is only the first year, and the people are still resistant to manure. However, due to tax reductions, the enthusiasm of the people has increased greatly. In addition, Shuzhong is in good weather this year, so even if the effect of manure is not fully utilized, Shuzhong still has a bumper harvest this year.

It can be foreseen that after the people have a new understanding of manure and are familiar with the use and production methods of manure, as long as they do not appear in the next year, Shuzhong will usher in a greater harvest. At that time, let alone supporting the army, even Ye Zhao will expand the army.

"Now the lord's position in the hearts of the people in Shu is no lower than that of the ancestors." Zhang Su said with a smile.

Ye Zhao nodded: "The role of manure is not to mention. Since the food is enough now, I want to start next year and open some ranches in various places in Shu. I have ordered the caravan to purchase a lot of livestock from outside the territory this year. The Chengdu Ranch will be piloted for breeding this year, which is a great success. In just one year, we have obtained 1,000 calves, more than 2,000 foals, and more than 5,000 lambs. The results are remarkable. However, what the government needs to do is to regulate and govern rather than farm and raise livestock. Therefore, I plan to let some people who are willing to try to breed them. The old rules and 20% of the taxes. If our soldiers want to train more elites, they need more meat."

"Lord, now due to manure, the grain output has increased significantly. If this can be done every year in the future, some areas can be vacant for raising livestock. But I am worried that it may not be able to harvest every year. Therefore, it is a large-scale breeding. I am afraid..." Zhang Su stepped forward and looked at Ye Zhao with some concern.

"If you think about the problem, you don't have to be so rigid. In fact, raising livestock is not as complicated as Junqiao said." Ye Zhao explained with a smile: "For example, if a farmer grows ten acres of fields, you can raise two cows, a pair of chickens, and the grains harvested by the dealer, the remaining branches and leaves do not need to be burned, they can be chopped and fed to cows. In addition, some chickens can be put into the fields. Not only does it not require special feeding, but these chickens can also help eliminate insects. After this calculation, in addition to the expense of purchasing cows and chickens, there is basically no need to make any further expenses. After the cow grows up, it is a huge income whether it is used to continue to give up or sell them."

"What the lord said can be tried, but I think I should be careful and promote it gradually to avoid losing control." The chief Zhang Song stood up with a smile, his ugly face was like a chrysanthemum blooming.

As Ye Zhao said, now is just an ideal state, you can try it out. If you succeed, the people will become richer. If the people are rich, the government will naturally become richer.

Zhang Song admired the new leader of Shu from the beginning and after a year of running-in, he admired the conflict more than the conflict.

In just one year, the entire Yizhou has almost changed compared to last year. It can be foreseen that if the current situation can be maintained for ten years, Yizhou will definitely become the richest state in the world. With such a lord, there will be great potential in the future.

"Let's talk about population." Ye Zhao nodded. Now Shuzhong is in infrastructure construction, mainly agriculture and animal husbandry. Only when these two things are saturated can other industries develop naturally. Otherwise, if you develop industry and commerce without even having enough food to eat, it will be a bit like boosting growth.

"Return to the lord." Man Chong bowed and said, "In the Jingzhao land, after the Xiliang army was expelled, the Sanfu people poured into Hanzhong. However, Hanzhong now has a population of one million and is not suitable for resettlement. Therefore, I moved many people in Guanxi to Sanba and other places, with a population of about 80,000. After the end of the year, if Yizhou now includes the Hanzhong land, the population of 2.73 million will be included in the Hanzhong area, and the population will be 8 million."

"How is Qing Qiang's negotiations?" Ye Zhao looked at Qin Mi. In the era of cold weapons, the people who competed for the world were population and food. Now in the stage of accumulation of strength in Yizhou, Ye Zhao naturally hoped that the more population, the better.

The population’s help is, as Man Chong said before, absorbing refugees, second, producing naturally, and third, naturalization. Now Ye Zhao’s main goal is to be above Qingqiang. After all, Qingqiang is the Qiang tribe whose living customs are closest to Han people, and it is also the easiest to naturalize.

"Some small tribes have been convinced, but because the Qing Qiang leader died in Mianzhu Pass before, Qing Qiang is very hostile to us. If you want to move out, you may not be able to do it in a short time." Qin Mi said with a wry smile.

"I have a plan." Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "But first communicate with them about whether there are, food, and utensils. In short, anything except weapons can be communicated. When they cannot leave it, it will be easier to convince them. If they still disagree, they will cut off these things. I think they will agree."

When everyone in the hall heard this, the corners of their mouths twitched. They had known that the military advisor beside Ye Zhao was not a gentleman, but now it seems that it is true, but this method is worth a try.

"Lord, Mrs. Cai is born!" Just as Ye Zhao and everyone were naturalized in the direction of the next year, a servant of the Cavalry Mansion rushed over hurriedly, was stopped by Dian Wei at the door and shouted loudly.

"I don't understand the rules!" Ye Zhao frowned and looked out the door.

"Congratulations to the lord!" When everyone in the hall heard this, they stood up one by one and bowed to Ye Zhao and said.

Ye Zhao nodded and stood up and said, "I'll talk about this today. If there is anything else, you can come to my mansion to report it at any time."
Chapter completed!