Chapter 1103 The Origin of Qiongzhou Island
Gu Ji, Tian Hong and Ye An went ashore, and Ye An began to arrange their itinerary.
"Let's go to Yashan County first. The governor's office of Qiongzhou Island is set up there. We can visit Governor Xue first and ask for his advice on the itinerary." Ye An immediately said to the two.
"Governor? Isn't it the prefect? What position is the governor?" Tian Hong asked curiously.
They knew You Fu and Da Shu before. Both of them were prefects. They could manage a county as big as a county and several cities. So they always thought that in the Han tribe, besides the leader, the most powerful people should be the prefects of various places. But what does this governor do now?
Upon hearing this, Ye An immediately introduced them to the two.
"In our Han tribe, the smallest administrative unit is the lilu, also called the village or the village stockade. The names vary from place to place, but they all mean the same thing, that is, a management unit composed of dozens or hundreds of households.
"Above the village is the county, or the county seat. The chief official is called the county magistrate or the county magistrate, which is divided according to the size of the county. Generally, he is responsible for managing a city and the villages around the city.
"Above the county is the prefecture. The chief official of the county is called the prefecture governor, who manages several cities or counties. Generally, this is the highest official you know, but in fact, he is not.
"In the Han tribe, above the prefecture is the state, which is divided according to the geographical location. For example, the administrative name of Qiongzhou Island is Qiongzhou, and its geographical location is this island. There are a total of six counties on the island, and these six counties are all under the jurisdiction of Qiongzhou.
“The highest official in a state is called the Inspector, who is in charge of several counties. However, the Inspector does not have much real power, and is not responsible for specific administrative affairs. His main responsibility is to convey government orders to the county governors on behalf of the leader, and then supervise the work of the county governors. This is called the Inspector.
“However, our Han tribe has only established such an Inspector for Qiongzhou, and there are no other Inspectors for the time being. Our Inspector of Qiongzhou is named Xue Qingyao, and he is also a capable man. You will know when we meet him later. "
Gu Ji and Tian Hong couldn't help but sigh when they heard this. The Han tribe was really big. The territory was so big that the leader couldn't manage it alone, and the population was incalculable. How big do you think it was?
In addition, the strictness of the organizational structure and management structure of the Han tribe also made them secretly amazed.
From the smallest village head, the head of the village, to the county head, the county magistrate, and then to the county governor and the governor.
Each level manages the next level to ensure that the leader of the Han tribe can manage every household in the Han tribe. The organizational and mobilization strength is simply terrible.
It's just that they don't know the term "imperial power entering the household", otherwise they will definitely understand the powerful energy of the Han tribe's centralized system.
If there is no such powerful centralized power, it would be wishful thinking for Luo Chong to develop the Han tribe into this in just ten years.
At this time, Tian Hong was even more curious, "But I heard before that the county governor of Takuhai County has the best relationship with the Han leader. He seems to be the first to join the Han tribe with his tribe. He was also the leader of a small tribe before. But since they have such a good relationship, why didn't the Han leader let him be the governor? Is it possible that this Governor of Qiongzhou is more powerful than the prefect of Tuohai County?"
"Of course the Governor of Qiongzhou is powerful, but the Prefect Lin of Tuohai County is not bad either. Although Prefect Lin is only a prefect, everyone with a discerning eye in our Han tribe can see that Prefect Lin will definitely be promoted to Governor of a state in the future. It's just that the Han tribe doesn't have so many states now. Besides, in terms of actual power, Prefect Lin's power is no less than that of a governor of a state, and may even be a little bit greater." Ye An explained to the two again.
The two of them seemed to be thinking about it after listening. Gu Ji thought for a while and asked again.
"Then this Governor Xue should be very powerful too, or is he from the same tribe as the Han leader? Otherwise, how did he become the Governor here? "
"Haha, you don't know this. In the beginning, the Han tribe had three large-scale expansions. The first time, two tribes joined the Han tribe on their own, namely the Shu tribe of Lin Junshu at that time, and the Black Rat tribe. Its leader was called Shuda, who was also a county governor before, and was later transferred by the leader to be the commander of the Haijun garrison, so you have never seen him.
"They were the first two small tribal leaders to follow the leader. I heard that the second expansion was the population that the Han tribe traded for various things, including pottery, white salt, and various other things. There were probably several hundred people.
"The third time, it was because everyone was threatened by cannibals. At that time, the Han tribe had already built a city. In order to obtain the protection of the Han tribe, everyone joined the Han tribe collectively. I remember that more than a dozen tribes joined the Han tribe together. The tribe where Governor Xue was located joined the Han tribe that time, and he can be regarded as an early veteran!
"But he is indeed a very capable person. Before joining the Han tribe, their Xue clan was good at digging holes, building nests, and building houses. After joining the Han tribe, they were mainly responsible for construction projects.
"Xue the governor is very capable. He is the one who leads the team to build houses. At first, he led dozens or hundreds of people to build houses. Later, the team increased to thousands of people and was directly responsible for building the city. Later, the leader valued his organizational and coordination skills and made him the military Sima of the Huben Guard, in charge of the ideological and political affairs, logistics support, and military law of all the soldiers of the Huben Guard.
"You may not have heard of the Huben Guard. This was the most powerful army of the Han tribe in the early days. Even now, it is the most powerful cold weapon army of the Han tribe.
"The entire Huben Guard has a total of four to five thousand people, all of whom are young and strong men. Everyone is wearing heavy armor and using steel knives and spears. There are also thousands of long-range archers, and the army is also equipped with dozens of artillery.
"This army has made great achievements in battle. When it was stationed on the grassland, it defeated the sneak attack on us by the Xin tribe and the grassland tribe. Later, in order to avenge our Han tribe, the leader assembled nearly 20,000 young and strong soldiers to attack the Xin tribe, which is the Qiongzhou Island where we are now. The main force of the army attacking the island was the Huben Guard. It can be said that the reason why Qiongzhou Island is called Qiongzhou Island is that the Huben Guard army has made an indispensable contribution.
"At that time, Governor Xue was the military Sima of the main Huben Guard. He was responsible for the administrative management of all occupied areas during the war, as well as the logistics supply of the entire 20,000-strong army attacking the island, that is, food, weapons and other things.
"So after the battle, Governor Xue naturally stayed in Qiongzhou as the governor, because he was more familiar with the things here."
Gu Ji and Tian Hong were also overwhelmed when they heard this. So this was a war between the big tribes?
Tens of thousands of soldiers were dispatched for a war, and they were all young and strong men. How many people did the tribe have to have to be able to mobilize so many soldiers?
And there were also tens of thousands of people's food, weapons and equipment. How many people were needed to farm and make equipment in the rear to support such a big war? !
The cost of just one war was beyond their imagination. From this perspective, the Han tribe was indeed remarkable.
Tian Hong thought for a while and asked Ye An again, "Brother Ye, you are the guard of the Han leader, you should also be a combat soldier, then you should be familiar with the army of the Han tribe, where are the Tiger Guards you just mentioned now?"
"The Tiger Guards, since the battle, they have rested for a while, and then they were transferred to the Tang tribe by the leader. Now several thousand people are stationed in various counties of the Tang tribe, mainly to protect the administrative office set up by our Han tribe there." Ye An answered immediately after hearing this.
After all, this is not a military secret. When the Tiger Guards went to garrison, they were open and aboveboard and swaggered there.
"So that's the case, that's a pity, we haven't seen what the cold weapon army of the Han tribe looks like, it would be great if we had the opportunity to see it." Tian Hong said with some regret.
"Oh, so you want to see this. This is actually simple. Although you can't see the Tiger Guards for the time being, you can still see other guards if you want.
"There are several guards on Qiongzhou Island, such as the Xiaoqi Guard stationed in the plains in the middle of Qiongzhou Island. This guard also has 3,000 people. The most important thing is that they are all cavalry, and each person has two horses. They are considered to be the most powerful among the Qiongzhou garrisons.
"In addition, there are also the Baotao Guard stationed nearby, with 2,500 people. In Xianfeng County to the north, there are also 2,500 Sea Wolf Guards stationed. In Jiahai County at the northwest end, there are 3,000 Feixiong Guards. These armies are all cold weapon armies. If you want to see them, we can just watch them all the way." Ye An introduced the garrison situation on Qiongzhou Island again.
Gu Ji and Tian Hong were secretly amazed when they heard it. The Han tribe actually stationed so many troops on this island. There are thousands of these and thousands of those. Added together, there must be more than 10,000 troops, right?
What does the Han tribe want to do?
If you don't understand, just ask. Gu Ji thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so he just asked directly.
"Brother Ye An, why does the Han tribe station so many troops here? Wouldn't it be better to send these soldiers back home to farm? Anyway, there is no war here."
Ye An smiled when he heard it, and then explained.
"Qiongzhou is a newly annexed land, and the people's hearts are not settled. In addition, there are remnants of the Xin tribe making trouble, which may cause unrest here.
"When the island was captured, the leader only withdrew the navy and the Huben Guards. All other guards who participated in the attack stayed and were stationed in various counties here. They were afraid that someone would incite the people to cause chaos. It would be fine after a few years of stability. Moreover, the leader has recently intended to reduce the army."
"Disarmament? Does it mean to send some soldiers back home?" Tian Hong asked puzzled.
"Yes, that's almost the meaning. On the one hand, it is because this place has been stable for several years, and the policies implemented by the Han tribe here have been widely praised by the people, and the Han tribe has won a lot of people's hearts.
"Secondly, the Han tribe's army equipment reform, the leader intends to replace all the existing cold weapon troops with firearm troops, that is, the kind of soldiers holding muskets. When the soldiers' combat effectiveness is enhanced, there will be no need for so many ordinary infantry to garrison, and only one or two main forces will be left. However, this is also my guess, and it is hard to say what will happen in detail." Ye An explained again.
"So that's it!" The two sighed.
While they were talking, the people had already arrived at the governor's mansion in Yashan County, and had someone inform them of their purpose and showed the waist badge of the Jinwu Guard. Xue Qingyao quickly received them.
"Hahahaha, it turns out that you are the patriarchs from other tribes who came to visit. You two have come from afar, and you must have worked hard. Are you going to rest here for a few days, or go back as soon as possible?" Xue Qingyao immediately greeted them.
"Well, we want to leave as soon as possible to take a look, and then go back, because we plan to see many places and don't want to stay here for so long." Tian Hong immediately expressed his opinion.
"Oh, is that so? Then I recommend that you take a boat or a horse and go west along the Qingshui River of Qiongzhou Island. From here, you can pass through the four counties of Yashan County, Xinhua County, Xianfeng County, and Jiahai County, which are enough for you to observe the people's livelihood.
"The remaining Chaoyang County has a very small population, with only a few fishermen's villages. Since you came here by fishing boat and have seen fishing, there is no need to go to the fishermen's village.
"There is actually nothing to see in Yashan County. The reason why the county was set up here was because this place was suitable for a port, and it was not outstanding in other aspects.
"You can take a look at Xinhua County. This is a large grain-producing county in Qiongzhou. There is also Xianfeng County, which has several government-run salt fields and controls almost all the salt output of our Han tribe. Finally, there is Jiahai County. A cross-sea bridge is being built there, which is quite spectacular. You can also go and have a look.
"As for the last remaining Guanhai County, there are not many people now. It is all wasteland and there is nothing to see." Xue Qingyao quickly introduced the situation here to them.
"Okay, thank you very much. It's this boat. I hope Governor Xue can help arrange it. We just arrived and can't find a boat." Ye An also quickly said at this time.
"Okay, these are not a problem. I will ask someone to arrange a boat."
The two sides ended their communication. Gu Ji and Tian Hong and his party stayed in the Governor's Mansion for another day and asked Xue Qingyao for a simple map of Qiongzhou Island.
The group came to the dock and stepped onto a small single-masted inland sailboat, and then embarked on a journey to visit Qiongzhou Island.
Their first stop was Xinhua County, which was managed by Tiezhen. This old Jinwu Guard who was once undercover in the upper echelons of the Xin tribe has now become the prefect of Xinhua County and is doing better and better.
It happened that Ye An was also a Jinwu Guard. Although the two did not know each other, as long as there was this relationship, they would be closer than others.
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
