Ma Teng had been traveling around Western Liang for a month before he managed to persuade seven or eight tribal leaders of the Qiang people. Including the residents of Wuwei City, there were about 200,000 people.
The population of Liangzhou was not much to begin with, less than 500,000. Now that he had moved away nearly half of the population, Liangzhou had suffered a great loss. Leaving Yang and Fan with such a mess, he would let them do whatever they wanted. This way, they could help Yongzhou stop the Xiongnu people from invading.
Although Yang Feng and Fan Chou were unwilling, this result was much better than Dong Zhuo, Li Cui, and Guo Si. Moreover, Lu Bu did not take away their military authority and generously let them bring them to Liangzhou.
The position of Mayor of Mei Wu was handed over to Chen Gui by Lu Bu. When the old man saw the bright yellow imperial edict, he was immediately moved to tears. This was an honor that others could not obtain in their lifetime. Not to mention the fact that he was happy to take up the post, Li Su cooperated with him anyway. In addition, those tribal leaders had also obtained the official positions of the capital post, so they were all very cooperative.
As for Chen Deng, Lu Bu made him the general in charge of agriculture and the agricultural production and military measures of Yong and Bing. Lu Bu had already told him everything Chen Gong had learned in Qingzhou.
Huang Chengyan was the same as Cai Yong, they were both great scholars. Lu Bu planned to establish an academy with them as the leaders to teach and nurture talents. This suggestion was very popular with the two of them. The two of them would wake up laughing in their dreams. This was also what Lu Bu hoped for. His reputation had been bad to begin with, and although he had managed to salvage it by killing Dong Zhuo, there were still many people who cursed at him. It couldn't be helped. Every dukedom wanted to recruit talents, so they would naturally try their best to vilify their opponents.
The new academy was named Chang 'an Academy. Lu Bu gave Dong Zhuo's Grand Preceptor's Residence, which occupied nearly a thousand acres, to the two of them and changed it into an academy. He also set aside 30,000 mu of fertile farmland in the suburbs of Chang 'an as the Academy's property.
Lu Su was kept by Lu Bu's side, and all matters of Yongzhou would be discussed with him. Lu Bu also planned to let him manage Chang 'an City after the capital was moved. With Lu Su's talent, it would be a waste to manage a state, let alone a city. However, this was the only way now.
The work of moving the capital had already begun step by step. Since Ma Teng arrived in Chang 'an, he did not even have time to rest. He led 50,000 soldiers and set off for Luoyang. His destination was Xingyang City, so of course, it was not as simple as garrison. First of all, they had to clean up the bandits in the Si Li area. Then, they had to move at least 300,000 people from the surrounding provinces and counties to Luoyang. Otherwise, it would not look like a capital at all.
The emperor was temporarily scheduled to return to Luoyang two months later, in June 190 AD. Aside from the hundreds of civil and military officials and nearly a thousand eunuchs and serving girls, there were also thirty thousand Imperial Army soldiers.
The Imperial Army Commander, Zhang Ji, had a close relationship with Lu Bu. With him guarding Luoyang, Lu Bu felt very assured.
Cai Yong had resigned from his position as a minister because he had become the Mountain Chief of Chang 'an Academy. Anyway, he didn't like being fooled by officials. Together with Huang Chengyan, he took up the position of Honglu Temple's junior official and focused on recruiting students.
For a moment, Wang Yun was proud of himself. He was considered Lu Bu's father-in-law and would soon be far away from Lu Bu's control. He spent all his time gathering officials and supporting his henchmen, becoming the most powerful person in the court. Fortunately, he was still loyal to the Han Dynasty and did not do anything out of line. Ma Richan and the other loyal people did not hold it against him.
Lu Bu and Wang Yun had reached a tacit understanding that he would not interfere with Wang Yun's actions, and Wang Yun would also make it convenient for him to search for talents.
Thus, imperial edicts flew from Chang 'an to all parts of the country. The Kuai brothers of Jing state. Of course, Zhou Yi of Yangzhou couldn't do without his son Zhou Yu. Tian Feng of Julu, Yu Shou of Guangping and Tian Chou of Youbei. Wu Yi of Yizhou had done this to satisfy Lu Bu's selfish desires. Fa Zheng, Zhang Song, and Zhang Ren were not invited by Lu Bu because they were too young.
Not only were there imperial edicts to recruit these talents into Chang 'an, but there were also many imperial edicts to mediate wars in various places.
Except for Yuan Shao who had already occupied 4 prefectures of Youzhou Province. The other dukes were still in the midst of the flames of war. Cao Cao was still on good terms with Liu Bei, but he had already taken over the two commanderies of Dongguan and Langye. Now, he had no strength to continue attacking. After occupying these two large counties, if he did not digest it, his backyard would be on fire.
Yuan Shu, Liu Biao, and Sun Jian were still fighting, and Liu Yao was added. Liu Biao, who was being attacked by two armies, was already struggling bitterly. Jiangxia County was occupied by Sun Jian, and the four counties of Jingnan were also in a critical situation. Fortunately, Liu Yao also divided his forces into Jiangxia, and the situation turned for the better.
Now, even Liu Yan of Yizhou had sent an envoy to see Liu Biao, wanting to send troops to rescue him. Fortunately, the imperial edict was in everyone's hands. Now, the prestige of the Han Dynasty was still there, and an endless war was not good for everyone, so they all tacitly chose to call a truce. However, the territory that Tao Qian and Liu Biao had lost would definitely not be returned.
The temporary truce gave the Imperial Court enough face, and the little Emperor also became happy. He was starting to get impatient with his sister, Liu Jian. It couldn't be helped. Liu Jian had to enter the palace every day to urge Emperor Xian to learn all kinds of knowledge. He couldn't wait for Emperor Xian to immediately become a wise ruler like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Xian had just escaped from Dong Zhuo's terror and was in his playful youth. He had been locked in his room to study all day and had a headache. However, he did not dare to use his identity as the emperor to dismiss Liu Jian. Therefore, his enthusiasm for Huandu soared.
Lu Bu had not been idle during this period of time. Instead, he had become even busier. He stayed in the study all day, reading and sorting out the documents and information sent by Yong and Bing prefectures. They also sent a large number of people to conduct a population survey and land measurement. He was prepared to implement a new land policy in the two states.
As for the powerful landowners of the two states, as well as the aristocrats, they could only implement a forced redemption policy. Fortunately, his operation was perfect. He had turned the mansion of Dong Zhuo's officials upside down and plundered nearly 15 million yuan. This was equivalent to the annual income of the national treasury before the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
Apart from land, population was also an important issue. Yong and Bing provinces weren't big in population, so they only had three million. This was because nearly a million people had moved over from Luoyang and Liangzhou. Among them, Yongzhou had more than two million, while Bingzhou only had 700,000 to 800,000.
Compared to the wealthier Yongzhou, Bingzhou was invaded by the Xiongnu and Yellow Turbans. The problem was quite serious. Even with Sima Hui's ability, he had only just pacified the Yellow Turban chaos in these four months. Fortunately, it was already spring, and the Xiongnu people had settled down. Otherwise, the infantrymen in Bingzhou would not be able to deal with them.
The corrupt officials and powerful evil gentry in the prefectures and counties were also punished by Sima Hui, and the land, money, and grain obtained were distributed to the poor farmers. He even wrote a letter to Lu Bu, asking him to send cavalry to deal with the Xiongnu as soon as possible. Otherwise, it would be troublesome in autumn.
Of course, Lu Bu knew how cruel the Xiongnu were. He also knew that if he wanted to march into the Central Plains, he had to defeat the Xiongnu and stabilize the rear. He did not want to see a fire in his backyard.
Because of Ma Teng's eastward advance, Lu Bu recalled Zhang Liao and his army. Zhang Liao couldn't be tied down by the position of prefect. That would be a huge waste of talent.
Zhang Liao handed over the administrative affairs to the other drivers and returned to Chang 'an with 25,000 cavalrymen. As for the 50,000 infantrymen he recruited in Hongnong County, he would leave them there for now. They could come out of seclusion to support Luoyang at any time and could be considered a reserve force.
Including Zhang Liao's cavalry, Lu Bu now had 60,000 cavalry. Zhang Liao would be the commander, while Pang De and Zhang Xiu would be the deputy generals. As for Ma Chao, Lu Bu kept him by his side and let Dian Wei train him for a period of time to make him more brave. Then, he could be released to " bite ".
(This chapter is short and is the final chapter of the first volume. This was to explain the situation of Lu Bu and the various dukes. The next volume would talk about the development of Yong and Bing. Other than fighting the Xiongnu, there were not many wars. It was more about politics and business, recuperating to deal with the future war. Please wait patiently.
Recently, he had been trying to publish this book on other websites to see if there was any possibility of signing it. Therefore, the updates would be slower in the future. Of course, he would not stop updating it. He would still publish one chapter a day, and the word count would be slightly less. Please forgive me.)
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