While Guan Yu persuaded the remaining troops of Jianwei County, Xu Rong also led his army to march towards Jianning County.

Almost all the troops were on the front line, and 20,000 troops were already the limit that Jianning County could bear. With the complete destruction of the troops that followed Yongzhi to attack Zhuti, it was difficult for the cities of Jianning County to organize effective attacks. Even though Xu Rong only brought 5,000 troops, they still swept across Jianning County with a sweep. Almost all the cities all surrendered, but a few resisted and were easily suppressed by Xu Rong. In short, during the last month of cleaning, the three major Jianning clans were razed to the ground by Xu Rong.

One month later, Ye Zhao led a large army to Dianchi Lake. It was December of the second year of Xingping. Not only did the weather become cold, but there was snowfall in many places. The Nanzhong road was difficult to travel. After a few snowfalls, even the Shu army, who were not familiar with the road conditions and terrain on this side, would be difficult for local barbarians to do anything under such circumstances.

Therefore, after Ye Zhao arrived at Dianchi Lake, in addition to dispersing the surrendered troops into the Shu army, and taking advantage of this relatively peaceful time to train with special training generals, he sorted out the administration and people's livelihood of Jianning.

Whether it is training troops or sorting out people's livelihood, Shuzhong has already developed a relatively mature plan. On weekdays, there are generals who are specifically responsible for training soldiers. Most of these people are selected from veterans and are familiar with Ye Zhao's training methods. Occasionally, the special war camp will also make guest appearances. Now, after several years of cultivation in Shuzhong, the military training and the leadership of the troops have basically been separated. The generals only need to train personal guards. Regular soldiers are trained by Ye Zhao, without the general training.

This will also maintain the loyalty of the army to a certain extent.

The officials who followed the army were sent to various counties in Jianning by Ye Zhao. In this battle, the three major clans of Jianning were exterminated by Xu Rong. A lot of arable land was vacant and they could be rented for the people as official fields. However, because of the mountainous terrain, the people's income was more based on some specialties rather than fields. There were certain changes in details to adapt to the local area, so it was not advisable to copy them.

"The whole of Jianning County can only find these Danxiong. No matter how many, we have to go to the Yi people or Bana Cave." In a pasture opened outside Dianchi City, a Zhurong general pointed at more than a dozen rhinos and told Ye Zhao.

After conquering Jianning this time, Ye Zhao ordered people to recruit some animal trainers from the Zhurong clan to collect Danxiong from Jianning County.

"It is not difficult to tame these Dan rhinoceros, but it is a bit difficult for the lord to let them go out to Sichuan to fight." said the beast tamer of the Zhurong clan.

The Shu Road is difficult to pass, and these danji are not light in weight. Many places where you have to cross the plank road cannot carry a large number of danji to cross, so these things can only show off their power in Shu.

"When things have them, problems can always be solved." Ye Zhao nodded, without saying much. He has no plans to leave Shu yet. He does not consider these problems yet. He turned his head to look at the beast trainer and said, "Is there a way to reproduce?"

"This is not difficult. Danji is very active for several months every year, and there is a herb in the mountain that can stimulate Danji to reproduce." The beast trainer smiled.

"I wonder if this herb is difficult to find?" Ye Zhao's eyes lit up. This is a good thing. If it can be planted in large quantities, it is a magical thing for the breeding industry.

"It's not difficult to find. There are many places where Dan rhinoceros appear. The old man in the clan said that using Dan rhinoceros' feces can feed this grass." The beast trainer smiled.

"Good thing!" Ye Zhao's eyes lit up when he heard this, he turned his head to look at Dian Wei and said, "Look, how about it."

"It tastes good!" Dian Wei replied subconsciously.

"..." Ye Zhao looked at Dian Wei, and a low pressure was emitted all over his body, which made Dian Wei shudder and looked at Ye Zhao in surprise, wondering what he said wrong?

"I'm asking you to be a mount!" Ye Zhao said gritting his teeth.

Well……

When Dian Wei heard this, he looked at the Danxi River. It seemed that it was not bad if it was a mount. Although this thing ran slowly, it was better than being steady. If it was a horse, it might be possible to fight on the spacious back. It was much better than a war horse.

"I plan to build a heavy armor, using this beast as a mount, and the soldiers are covered with iron armor, with broad swords and spears as weapons, and you are the main general, how about you?" Ye Zhao looked at Dian Wei. He always felt that it was a pity that Dian Wei, a powerful general, could only be his own guard. The appearance of this Dan Rhino made Ye Zhao discover that Dian Wei might be able to lead an army alone.

"Lord, I can't take the troops." Dian Wei shook his head and said.

"It's not just a leader, but this army is not large in number, with a limit of three to five hundred. Each battle is responsible for wearing a strong and holding a sharp force to break the enemy's formation!" Ye Zhao shook his head and said.

In this era, there is no heavy armored iron cavalry in the true sense. In the past, the heavy armor of Xiliang was just a thicker armor worn by knights, and it was not considered a real heavy armored iron cavalry. If there were such a heavy armored iron cavalry, there would be no need for too many, three or five hundred people, on the battlefield, it would be an ancient version of tanks, especially when fighting against infantry on the plains, even if the opponent set up a horse-resisting formation that specializes in cavalry, it could crush them all the way.

Ye Zhao had such an idea before, but unfortunately the conditions were not enough. First, there was no good horse source. The heavy cavalry demanded not explosive power, but endurance and load-bearing. Whether it was the Wuhuan horse or the Xianbei horse, they were all on the light cavalry route. It was not easy to find a suitable war horse. Dayuan horse was suitable, but it had to be a Dayuan kettle. Ordinary Dayuan horses still could not meet Ye Zhao's requirements, but even with the wealth in Shu, Ye Zhao would find three or five hundred Dayuan kettles to form a heavy cavalry.

Moreover, when the cavalry was limited in the battle in Shu, there was no need for a lot of preparation, so Ye Zhao temporarily put the matter aside. It was when he saw someone taking Danji to fight, that Ye Zhao suddenly had a whim. If Danji was used as a mount, the power of the heavy cavalry would be much higher, but the cost would be much lower.

"Pick one head as a mount, and the rest will be sent to Shu for reproduction and domestication later. I will ask the Shengong Camp to create special saddles and stirrups for you." Ye Zhao pointed to the seventeen Dan rhinoceros in front of him. What made him complain was that there were only three female rhinoceros, and the rest were all male. If you want to reproduce, the three female rhinoceros had a heavy task.

"Here!" Dian Wei heard Ye Zhao's words before, and then he was eager to try. He entered the Danxie group, patted this one, touched that one, and finally selected the most powerful Danxie and said, "Lord, that's it!"

Ye Zhao nodded and turned his head to look at the Zhurong tribe's beast tamer.

"No problem, it only takes one month to let General Dian ride." The beast trainer nodded and said.

"Learn by yourself." He patted Dian Wei on the shoulder and left straight away. He was busy recently and had a lot of things to do.

When he returned to the prefect's mansion, Huang Quan was hurriedly walking out with a book. When he saw Ye Zhaoxi, he said, "The lord is coming just right, and the data he asked for has been completely counted."

"Go in and say." Ye Zhao pointed to the correct hall, took Huang Quan straight back, sat on the main seat before signaling Huang Quan to report.

"The Jianning is different from Shu, and it is not suitable for farming. However, there are many alien species in the mountains that are not available in the Central Plains to plant in the mountains. In addition, there are some mineral veins that can be sold in our Shu, including jade and silver ore. Unfortunately, it is mostly held in the hands of the barbarians. For example, the main part of the Yinye Cave is rich in silver ore. Because of the pressing of the governments of the four counties, the barbarians thought it was a cheap thing and did not add more mining. In addition, there are many precious trees that can be brought to Shu for rich rewards."

"In addition, the Han people in Jianning County are only 170,000. According to investigation, the total Han people in the four counties in Nanzhong are only 400,000. The total population of the two counties in Yueli and the total population of the two counties in Yueli is only 100,000!" Huang Quan said: "These two counties are mainly people from Man Yue, but even if the people from Man Yue are added, the population of the four counties in Nanzhong and the 36-hole barbarians in the southern border is probably not more than 700,000."

"There are many of these numbers that may be different, but they should not be too large."

The Southern Barbarians live among the mountains and forests, and the population is difficult to count.

Ye Zhao nodded and sighed a little. No wonder Zhuge Liang was unwilling to work hard here in history. It sounded like the four counties were quite large, but if they were counted, they might not be as large as the population of a county in the Central Plains. Moreover, the terrain was complex, and once occupied, it would be time-consuming and troublesome. With the conditions of Shu Kingdom at that time, even if they were taken down, it would be useless. Zhuge Liang's strategy could not be miscalculated.

At that time, the national strength of the vassal state was not as powerful as that of the Wei State. If Ye Zhao had farmed behind closed doors now, it would have been wider and larger by the Wei State. As for Jiaozhou, not to mention Zhuge Liang, Ye Zhao was not prepared to attack there before pacifying the world.

"This place is probably the main gathering place for the Han people in Jianning." Ye Zhao said, "But after Gongheng said this, this place in the south central area has abundant resources. If it can be managed well, it will be quite beneficial to our Shuzhong."

"But it is probably difficult to collect all the people from the Southern Barbarians!" Huang Quan nodded. He knew very well what Ye Zhao's purpose was, but even he was not optimistic.

"Turn it with profit!" Ye Zhao shook his head. He did not agree. If these cities in Nanzhong are managed well, they can gradually take in the barbarians in the Nanzhong, but the premise is that in this battle, these barbarians can be afraid, and then they can show their favors and lure them for profit, and gradually naturalize all ethnic groups in the southern Xinjiang.

Although the land of the four counties is small, it must be taken into the hands.
Chapter completed!