Chapter 46 Governance

The Jin army defeated the Khitan Xi army in Dushan, crossed Bailang Mountain day and night, and then advanced east along the Bailang Water to Liucheng in Yingzhou.

In the past, the Tang army lost its troops several times in the northeast. At this time, the entire Yingzhou area was under the control of the Khitans. Liucheng was the center of this area. This city changed hands several times in the hands of the Han and Khitans. Both sides built cities and had a certain scale.

Du Xian led his army to Liucheng, but the enemy troops closed and did not leave.

He had tried the use of iron cannons in the Battle of Dushan, and it was even more convenient to bombard fixed city wall targets, so he ordered to use artillery to attack first.

Four guns were fired in one round and the western wall collapsed. After the wall collapsed, the four iron cannons continued to bombard the city, wooden buildings caught fire, and the fire in Liucheng soared into the sky.

After firing like this several times, all the iron cannons were reimbursed.

After cooling with water, the two gun barrels are cracked by gunpowder, and they will be blown up if they are used again; the other two gun bodies are deformed.

In the end, the cannon could only be stopped. Officials recorded that the cannon was powerful, but it was not suitable for long-term use. The new cannon was broken and discarded after being used twice.

At this time, Liucheng West City had already collapsed into ruins, and many fires caught in the city, and the fortifications almost lost their defense.

When Du Xian was about to mobilize cavalry to attack, the Khitans in Liucheng raised their flag and surrendered.

The Jin army's record of attacking Liucheng ended at the cost of injuring the two people (it was too close to the ears and was deafened by artillery), killing and injuring hundreds of prisoners and more than 10,000 enemy soldiers.

After capturing Liucheng, there are only a few records of the matter in "New Book of Jin": the generals of Siam entered the city, suspected that the Hu soldiers were sued and killed them all; the army had not had much food and grass, so they were transferred to plunder the grain.

A line of words that are understateed in history is actually not that easy, but full of blood and tears.

It was suspected that the Hu soldiers were betrayed to surrender and killed them all. At that time, Du Xian discussed with his aides and considered several reasons, including killing the strong men and reducing the population of the Khitan. He ordered the surrender of Dushan and the prisoners of Liucheng to drive them into the city together with the prisoners of Liucheng. The number was more than 20,000 people, and they were almost without a foothold in it, which was crowded.

Then he ordered the doors to be closed, poured oil into it, and burned it with fire.

The black oil dug out of the ground burned and the black smoke rolled and smelled. The city was densely populated, and few people were burned and many people were dizzy.

The prisoners had been disarmed before and had no protection. The Jin soldiers on the city tower shot randomly with bows and crossbows. The massacre lasted for a full half day. The bodies in Weng City were piled up like mountains, shaped like Shura Field.

The troops dug huge pits outside the city and used ox, horse and carriages to transport the bodies and those who were injured and not dead to bury them with soil. The Khitan tribe's youth and strong men decreased by more than 20,000 in one day.

Li Duhuo's troops did not dare to take Yingzhou again, and they had already left the tribes here and retreated to Songmo Protectorate.

In order to replenish food and grass, Du Xian's army sent cavalry to attack and plunder the places of Yàn County, Rulu and other places. Whenever there was resistance, they would go to a strong wall and clear the fields. Tens of thousands of Khitan tribes in the two places of Yàn County, Rulu were killed and slaughtered by iron cavalry, and all cattle, sheep, horses and other supplies were robbed. Du Xian's army made a fortune.

Farmers in various places have also had similar experiences, with the number of people who fled or died a lot.

By July, there was almost no organized force in Yingzhou, and the rest of the village was only some retail investors, most of whom fled to more inconvenient transportation.

Du Xian wrote a letter to Chang'an and reported that he would defeat the main force of the Khitan-Xi coalition. The local population of Dongyi resisted, so he led his troops to suppress and began to govern Yingzhou.

The General Administration has the highest power in Yingzhou, and the governance plan is mainly formulated by Du Xian's staff. The implementation efficiency is very high under military control, but the Yingzhou regime's series of measures seem more impatient.

The forces that took over the management power of Yingzhou were roughly divided into three parties. First, more than 20,000 regular troops below Du Xian were temporarily stationed in Liucheng, and suppressed uprisings and riots in various places at any time.

Then some border soldiers were transferred from Hebei, and the people from all over Yingzhou began to build fortifications, establishing military systems for cities, forts and posts in a regular manner, and connecting posts to form a network.

Then local officials were appointed to form state and county institutions, and county chiefs allocated their duties according to the law, allowing them to establish manors to raise family serfs, and even have a small amount of private armed forces.

At the same time, military garrisons, mutual markets and other related facilities were opened.

Du Xian received the imperial edict in Chang'an to capture and occupy Yingzhou. Obviously, his mission is not only to defeat the Dongyi army on the front battlefield, but also to allow the forces of the Jin Dynasty to gain a firm foothold in Yingzhou and effectively rule the local area.

The plan he implemented now has deviated from the governance methods of the jail states, but has directly established a military and political system similar to that of the domestic border states in the local area and implemented direct rule over Yingzhou.

Officials and military generals transferred from Hebei are very skilled in the establishment system of prefectures and counties in China and are experienced. However, most of the people in Yingzhou are Hu, and they are not as good as those in China. They have encountered many difficulties.

First, the transfer of people and goods from Hebei consumed a lot of money, grain and materials. Then those Hu people who were violently obeyed the officials of the Jin Dynasty also divided farmers and herdsmen. Some of them had learned to farm and own farmland, which was easier to manage.

But some herders do not know how to farm, and after being incorporated, they can only be used as slaves and coolies. After the Han people entered Yingzhou, some areas directly regressed from feudal society to slave society.

The biggest problem is that resistance has been one after another. The early killing of the Jin army caused hatred. Then the Hu people in various places were forced to pay their property and bear heavy labor for construction of fortifications. It is normal for frequent riots under oppression.

Especially the fortifications built near the north were very slow, and within a few days, Khitan rangers were raiding. The border troops usually used weapons and tools to build fortifications.

The cavalry coming out of Liucheng suppressed everywhere, and bloody conflicts occurred every day.

Du Xian’s ability to manage local governments seems stiff and rigid, and his ability to dismount the prefecture is really not as good as the level of marching formations.

In order to further occupy Yingzhou and make it easier to suppress it, Du Xian ordered the resettlement of the two cities of Yàn County Governor and Ruluo Governor to form a triangular force with Liucheng, and to mobilize troops to guard the city and carry out violent rule over various places.

Civilians from Hebei inspected the current situation of Yingzhou and advised Du Xian for being eager to achieve success, which was not a long-term solution.

But he believed that Yingzhou was the gateway to the Northeast countries and could not be handed over to the Hu people's autonomy, but should be educated quickly and ignored the opinions of the bureaucrats.

Some people scolded him for ruining the country, and they were angry and wrote the situation in Yingzhou into a memorial and sent it to Chang'an to impeach him.

Du Xian disagreed. With his position in Xue Chongxun's heart, how could he be slandered by a few big officials?

His students were also a staff member reminding him: The impeachment memorials of several officials were not important, but the ministers of the Political Affairs Hall were dissatisfied with Du Gong. Those who were good at making big deals and might seize this matter and make a fuss. Du Gong had to be careful.

Du Xian could still listen to some opinions. When others reminded him that there was some truth in his mind, he really cared about it for two days.

However, the management of Yingzhou has started construction with great fanfare, and there is no allocation of personnel and materials, so we can't waste resources halfway.

At this time, the Khan of the Bohai Kingdom and the Zhuhu tribes who were active in the old land of Goguryeo sent people to Liucheng to contact each other and sent some envoys to Liucheng in order to make timely peace in the future when the Jin army conflicted with it.

The Khitan and Xi were defeated and damaged under the attack of the Jin army. The military strength was damaged. After Wuli, they sent people to discuss a truce. An envoy came to Liucheng and wanted to turn around and go to Chang'an to meet the emperor.

Du Xian held a banquet to entertain him and treated him with courtesy.During this period, a staff member made a comment: Duke Du remembered that when we were still in Chang'an, the last time we issued an order to ask Silla to offer his virginity, but the refutation of the Political Affairs Hall failed to issue?

Du Xian smiled and said: In this matter, the people from the Political Affairs Hall are really thinking about it.We have met Silla envoys in Chang'an, and they have a strange face. I'm afraid the woman is not very good-looking.

The staff said: Now, the tribe sent people to show kindness to the territory of Andong Protectorate (the old land of Goguryeo was defeated by the Tang army and destroyed the country and became a prison of the Tang Dynasty. Later Yingzhou was lost, and the Tang Dynasty once lost effective control of the local area). The tribe sent people to show kindness. Why didn’t Du Gong ask them to choose a girl to send it to Chang'an?This is just a trivial matter.As far as students know, the faces of Goguryeo and Silla people are completely different. Goguryeo is white and plump, and if you choose it today, you will definitely like it.

Du Xian pondered: This kind of thing is not very glorious, and he may be criticized by the court officials.

The staff disagreed and said: It was not Du Gongxian. Then the old subordinates of Goguryeo intended to surrender to the court and were determined to offer gifts. Can we still stop this when we stationed in the military camp?

Du Xian remembered the impeachment a few days ago. After all, his own people were not in Chang'an and he also took charge of more than 100,000 soldiers. It was really unhappy to let the people from the Political Affairs Hall say anything.

After hearing this suggestion from the staff, although I felt that it was not a big deal to do something, it would still make the emperor happy.

He agreed to his aides.

One day he met an envoy from the Anton Protectorate and presented a considerable number of cattle, sheep and silk, implying that the envoy asked the leader to send someone to present a virgin to Chang'an and would receive more gifts.

Originally, Du Xian planned to threaten by force if they did not agree, but the envoy readily agreed and regarded this matter as a good deal without losing money.

After Du Xian came down, he couldn't help but sigh to his aides: We in the Jin Dynasty and all directions do business, but we never sell people, and we always care about integrity.

The staff said: In the past, Goguryeo was dominant in the Northeast and was a country that dared not to surrender to the Central Plains. He would rather fight than bow down. However, now that the country has been destroyed, the descendants of the country do not care about so much.

Another person said: Silla is still conscious of the current affairs. He was originally the weakest. He was not a opponent of Goguryeo and was almost destroyed. However, if he could put down his figure and submit to Chang'an, he was able to join forces with the Tang Dynasty and eventually destroy Goguryeo and occupy the entire peninsula.Those who are unyielding destroy the country, and those who are respectful will become great. This is how things in the world are.

The shogunate was full of laughter and sighing. After a while, someone wrote a poem or two before they handled their own official duties.