The warm wind in May slowly blows through the vast grassland outside Yandu City under the night sky. The melting snow water on the Mount Kunlun Mountains finally gathers into several rivers, irrigating this rich and rich grassland.

Next to a small hillside, there were more than a dozen tents gathered, and the excited herdsmen gathered together to talk and look forward to their future life. Among the two tents next to them, the measurement sent by Shule City divided the pastures. After a day of hard work, the seven or eight officials on the land had already snored in the quiet night.

The night moon shines brightly on this grassland, as if a thin silver-white veil is covered with a thin silver-white veil. It shines on the faces of the herdsmen who long for them, as if it is a light of hope!

This summer night is so charming!

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After the Dragon Boat Festival in May of the 19th year of Yongzhi, Shule City was covered with a thin layer of blood. Except for the surrendered nobles, Tiele, who were exempted from death, they were allowed to bring their belongings and settled with their families. In addition to the Pei family and Shule Huihe nobles were executed.

Among the three tribes, all men who participated in the war against the Zhou army were demoted to slaves. The crime of death was avoided, but the crime of living was inevitable. They were sent to the farm in Kucha. They worked in labor reform. They were only released after five years of work and became citizens of the Great Zhou.

All the slaves of these nobles were released and became civilians. This slave did not refer to the servants of the nobles, but the people who obtained manpower in the plunder of wealth in previous wars and lived in the fields and pastures all day long.

Those servants who were pampered and lived in poverty told the complaints of the slaves: they killed people and paid their lives, and owed debts and paid money. Most of the remaining ones "will not" bent on the old master and resisted the rule of the Zhou Dynasty!

The land and pastures are evenly distributed to the new slaves and the poor at the bottom. Baojia and group training systems are established, and the government firmly controls the population.

Distribute the land, pastures, cattle and sheep to the poor and slaves! This is like a breeze blowing in the Shule area. It has won high popularity for Jia Huan to besides the reputation of cruel officials. Everyone in the Shule area knows the name of Jia Envoy.

As a large number of local tyrants were removed, Shule City showed a prosperous trend. On the street in front of the government office, silver names, hotels, teahouses, restaurants, and medicine shops came out like mushrooms after a rain.

After promulgating the punishment ban on Sogdian slave merchants, the commercial market located in the west of Shule City reopened. More than a month after Jia Huan captured Shule, business travel gradually moved and traveled. The Silk Road was restored to smooth flow.

The route here of Shule is through the southern mountain pass of Tianshan Mountain to Ningyuan Kingdom, and then you can choose to go to Henglus to take the northern line. You can also choose to go to Samarkand, the largest city in the Hezhong area: the capital of Kangguo.

I don’t know how many times the shops in Xishizhong have experienced. Inns, restaurants, inns, rice shops, butchers, grocery stores, cloth shops, garment shops, brothels, casinos and other buildings and places have appeared one after another, showing a vigorous vitality and prosperity.

Jia Huan obtained property worth about 18.5 million silver dollars from the wealth accumulated by the three nobles over the years. The prosperity in Shule City is inseparable from the economic activities he led in the name of the government.

Anyone who has experienced the sharp growth of China's wealth in the early 21st century knows that the three pillars that drive economic growth: investment, exports, and consumption. Infrastructure investment is undoubtedly very fast to achieve results.

Throughout May, Jia Huan led Xie Shen, Liu Yichen and others to busy the cumbersome government affairs in Shule City. They are mainly divided into: releasing slaves, dividing land, pastures, counting population, registering household registration, maintaining fairness in the commercial market, purchasing grain, cattle and sheep, establishing a group training system, military farming, and guiding agriculture.

Jia Huan did not have to worry about the development of handicrafts in Shule area. The war machines in Kucha had already started. In the era when steam engines had not yet appeared, handicrafts were the largest manufacturing industry. Craftsmen in major industries were basically requisitioned and transferred to the central city of Anxi: Kucha, which supplies equipment for the war and processes various materials.

The leap month of the 19th year of Yongzhi was a time of rapid progress for Shule!

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Jia Huan was submerged in busy government affairs. On the tenth day of the leap month, Chen Qian led his troops across the southeastern plain of Shule, and stationed 1,000 troops in Zhizhi City. He was about to return to the army and head north.

The imperial court's reward for the generals of the Battle of Shule had arrived in Shule: General Wu Yi was promoted to General Xuanwei (from the fourth rank), guerrilla general, and commander of the Shule army.

On May 11, Pang Ze led the civil servants and more than 50 lieutenants of the school he selected and entered the city of Khotan. He was entrusted by Jia Huan to come to Khotan Town to buy 200,000 stones of grain and recruit 20,000 soldiers. Since the town of Khotan Town was persuaded by Cheng You to surrender, the government's power was relatively weak, and it was basically the local tribe Yuchi family ruled.

When Pang Ze arrived at Yutian, he was warmly welcomed. Yuchi heard about the affairs in Shule City. Jia Envoy was so bad! Who dared to neglect his envoy? Pang Shiyuan was Jia Envoy's classmate, friend, and confidant!

On May 12, Yi Junjie crossed the Paoling Mountains to guard the capture. The Paoling Mountains was a local military defense system during the Tang Dynasty. It consisted of military towns, forts, and Paoling Mountains. The place name has been used to this day. The Paoling Plateau is covered with snow all year round. Yi Junjie led a team of more than 50 people to walk from the steep and steep mountain roads.

Half a day ago, Yi Junjie poured a soju wine, looked at the forest on the mountain, and turned around and smiled, "Lao Kang, the book says, there are no old friends when we go west to Yangguan! How many miles do we go west to? But the situation is the same! After passing the Pamir, there are no old friends when we go west!"

Kang Ba Zong looked speechless. As a veteran, he was transferred to the new recruits because he was injured. He was originally guarding the gate of Luntai County, but was transferred to Shule's army. At this time, he appointed Yi Junjie and followed him to the envoy to Tochar.

This kid is now making great achievements! Who can give me a good classmate? I heard that Yi Junjie and Jia Jun lived in the same dormitory. Who can compare with this relationship?

A soldier who had known him for a long time smiled and said, "Lao Yi, you are talking too much."

Yi Junjie laughed loudly. His voice echoed in the foothills. He remembered the mission of this trip. He was ordered to go on a mission to Tochar. Jia Huan wanted to make Tochar a prison state of the Great Zhou again. This was the highest goal, and the second-level goal was to make the official currency of the Tochar countries the silver coins of the Great Zhou. The lowest goal was to buy 500,000 stones of grain in Tochar.

It's difficult!

But he has to do his best.

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On the evening of the 27th, the small lake in the back courtyard was rippling with sunset, with a few banyan trees and willow trees reflected in the clear pond.

Jia Huan was in a good mood and came back from the front of the government office.

The news sent back from various places is pretty good. Evenly dividing the land and ranch is going well under the auspices of Liu Yichen. He also visited the main county town a few days ago.

Chen Qian had returned to the army and was sweeping across the northern area of ​​Shule.

Pang Zeyutian's recruitment of troops was smoothly purchased. Two hundred thousand stones of grain, worth 2 million silver dollars, were transported to Shule, and there was no big problem.

Zhang Sishui's regiment training trained 15,000 new troops.

There is no news about Yi Junjie who went to the Tochar region.

The last batch of craftsmen and a new batch of 20,000 stones of grain will be set off to Kucha. He will go to Kucha tomorrow and discuss his duties with Damao Qi. After more than a month of war preparations, Damao Qi is preparing to lead a large army to Jinman County, Beiting, and defeat Baye Gu Xiaode in one fell swoop.

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While Jia Huan was crossing the garden in his mansion, in his bedroom, Xiaoqing, a maid from Kucha, who came to Kucha after Shule calmed down, was helping a graceful and mature woman dress up in front of the mirror. She had just taken a bath and exuded a burst of fragrance.

At about her early thirties, she was wearing a moon-white single dress and had a graceful and charming figure. She was full of the charm of a mature woman.

Xiaoqing is the name given by Jia Huan. She is actually twenty-six years old. She was originally a beautiful concubine of the noble family in Dunhuang. She had a beautiful appearance. While combing her hair, she comforted her softly: "Don't worry. The third master is very good. He will definitely not treat you badly."

A few shy blush appeared on the beautiful woman's pretty face, and she lowered her head and said, "Thank you sister. I..." The sadness in her heart made it difficult for her to finish her words. She is no longer Pei's eldest daughter-in-law, but a... female slave, gift.

Xiaoqing smiled with a gentle and graceful smile in her heart. The third master was very kind, so why was it as fierce as it was rumored outside? It was just too regular. The third master was the only one who was next to her, but...

After combing her hair, Xiaoqing went out with a teapot. She happened to meet Jia Huan in the flower hall and greeted her with a smile, "San Master, you are back! I'll make tea."

Jia Huan smiled and nodded, and ordered, "Come a pot of Longjing." He walked into the room and was about to change his official uniform, but found a beautiful woman in his room sitting at the mahogany round table. She was wearing a thin moon-white single dress, wearing a noble lady's hair bun, and had a pretty face.

Jia Huan couldn't help but be surprised. What's going on? Although his guard leader Huang Guan was sent to fight for Chen Qian, Huang Guan was so brave, it would be a pity to stay by his side! A great man, his career should be on the battlefield!

However, Yang Dayan, who was recently appointed as his guard, was a warrior he selected from the martyrs' families in Jialuguan City. His brother died in the Battle of Shule. Dayan could not betray him. He asked someone to send a dangerous woman to him.

"I'm a petty concubine Pei Xueqin, please come to Jia Jun!" The beautiful mature woman hesitated when she saw Jia Huan come in, and knelt down to salute Jia Huan, slightly shy and embarrassed, and drooped her head in sorrow. She was not an ignorant girl, and knew what she would face when she was waiting.

Jia Huan had a keen mindset and probably understood what was going on. He admired the face and figure of the beautiful woman in front of him. He always felt that she looked familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a moment. He asked, "Pei's woman? Who sent you here?"

Xue Qin lowered her head and whispered in a mosquito: "Yes. Master Cai redeems me from Kucha..."

Jia Huan understood. Prison Cai was the confidant of Han Zuo Gongshu. After Han Bo'an lost power, this fence-in-law planned to surrender to Yu You Gongshu. Unfortunately, old man Yu sold him and kicked him to do things.

This prefect Cai is not good at doing things, but he is very good at doing these things. He is the prefect of Shule. He can’t find any beauties in the city? Why don’t his subordinates give him women? They all know that it is not the time to enjoy themselves!

Jia Huan reached out to help him and said warmly: "Get up!" A beautiful woman always makes people feel pity.

He turned around and said with a funny look: "Xiaoqing, bring the tea in." He knew that his maid was waiting outside the door. Xiaoqing smiled prettyly, came in to pour tea for Jia Huan, helped Jia Huan take off his official uniform, and changed into a long gown. Then he went out.

Jia Huan sat in a red sandalwood chair and drank tea. Xue Qin was half a meter away from him. In the quiet evening, she was approaching. Looking at the face of the beautiful and gentle woman, she remembered why he felt familiar. She looked a bit like his Chinese teacher in high school.

Those green years! The beautiful teacher Chen, I don’t know how many male classmates in the school are dream lovers! The most popular ones are much taller than the school beauty. It is a kind of youthful, hazy goodwill. And the youthful impulse and imagination of young people in the flower season and rainy season?

Jia Huan fell into deep thoughts, and in the memories, there was no movement for a long time, which made Xue Qin a little panicked and whispered: "I'm a naughty concubine... serving Jia Jun... changing clothes!" He finished this sentence with difficulty. After saying it, his face felt red.

Xue Qin's business is very small, but in the quiet evening, Jia Huan heard it clearly, came to his senses, couldn't help but smile, and said, "You misunderstood. You can leave."

"Ah..." Xue Qin was slightly stunned, looking at Jia Huan with beautiful eyes blankly, at a loss.

Jia Huan made a gesture and explained patiently: "You are free. Where will I say hello to Master Cai? Go! The world is so big, there will always be a place for you."

This is a very beautiful and charming woman with a beautiful face and a mature beauty. He is not Liu Xiahui. Besides, he has been holding it in for a long time. As for enjoyment, who knows?

However, he just killed the father-in-law and husband of Qin Meiren, and destroyed Pei. He turned around and possessed her. Such a thing will destroy his character! He can't do it! Do not do it because of small good things, and do not do it because of small evil things.

Another thing is that he doesn't want to die one night. It is reported that a certain general of Emperor Ruzi died like this.

This time, Xue Qin understood it, and couldn't help but stayed in tears. She knelt down and saluted, saying, "Thank you, Jia Jun!" She left with tears. She was no longer a slave or a gift.

Jia Huan shook his head. He could not bear the gratitude of this beautiful man Qin. Her situation was caused by him! However, the overall situation of Shule was the first thing he had to consider as a governor. In this process, it would damage and change the fate of some people!

A moment later, Xiaoqing came in and reported: "Third Master, I gave Mrs. Pei two hundred taels of silver to deal with money."

Jia Huan smiled and nodded, got up to the window, and watched the sunset disappear. This is a very beautiful episode!

Immediately, his thoughts shifted to government affairs. He will go to Kucha to work tomorrow.

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In early June, the streets in Kucha seemed a little cold. A large number of soldiers and civilians were transferred to Beiting. The Governor's Office will also move to Beiting. However, since the leap month of May, business travel has been cut off. Business travel is no longer allowed here in Kucha.

The scorching heat and the sun shines brightly. Qi Chi led Hu Chi, Yang Wei and other staff to wait for Jia Huan in the Changting in the western suburbs of the city. A large number of clerks and craftsmen and grain transported by Shule needed manpower to settle.

In the long pavilion, there were mung bean soup for cooling off the heat and ice on the stone table in front of Qi Chi. He was chatting and laughing with a group of staff. Shule's food arrived. This meant that the pacification of Beiting was just around the corner. He was in a very good mood.

At this time, a man smiled and said, "Master General, Jia Ziyu is here." Everyone inside and outside the long pavilion looked at the end of the official road. A gust of dust rose under the horse's hooves. The wind was like a dragon. A team of cavalry rushed towards him.

It was Jia Huan's team. Although the Chishui River connects Shule and Kucha 1,200 miles away, there were insufficient water in some areas of Chishui. It was impossible to pass through grain ships. In fact, grain was transported by land in Anxi.

After a while, Jia Huan's team slowed down their horses and came to the front of the long pavilion. Jia Huan turned over and dismounted, took two steps forward, bowed and bowed, "Sir, please see the Grand Marshal."

Qi Chi raised his head and smiled, greeted him from the pavilion, and said, "Thank you for your hard work in Ziyu. I'm really a talented person in two months!"

Jia Huan went to Shule in late April and returned for two months. Before leaving, his status was of course completely different from returning. Governor Qi welcomed him in person.

Governor Qi's view is that Zeng Jigao is a talented military strategy, similar to a military advisor and a national sage! Jia Ziyu is good at literature and politics, and is a talent for managing the world and saving the country.
To be continued...