Although there were many rebels in Yanzhou, they were all small groups of gangsters, and they did not form a large-scale army. Li Yi and Gongsun Zhan led the army all the way east, and under the double attack of sticks and turnips, the counterinsurgency went smoothly. The civil rebellion in Chen, Chenliujun, Liang, Jiyin and other counties was quelled after Li Yi and Gongsun Zhan's armies passed.

A large number of appeased rogues and rebels were taken by the caravan of the Li Chamber of Commerce that followed behind the army and moved to the northern frontier. And the princes everywhere were very happy to see this situation. Especially when Li Yi really didn't occupy any city, it made their hanging hearts fall back into their stomachs.

The only one who saw the crisis was Cao Cao, who was leading the army to quell the rebellion in his hometown of Peiguo. He discovered a very serious matter, that is, after Li Yi and Gongsun Zhan's army passed by, the population of the local prefecture and county plummeted by at least fifty percent.

Take Chenliu County as an example, before the establishment of Dong Dajun, this was a large county with a population of more than one million. After the ravages of Dong's army, there are still nearly 800,000 people here. Then there was the continuous outbreak of civil unrest, but the population still did not decrease much in the process. However, as Li Yi's army entered Chenliu County to quell the rebellion, the rebels disappeared, but the population of Chenliu County suddenly dropped to less than 400,000. In other words, at least 400,000 people were abducted to northern Xinjiang by Li Yi taking the opportunity of quelling the chaos.

Not only Chenliu County, but also other counties are similar. In Yuzhou, Chen State, Liang State, Yanzhou Chenliu County, Jiyin County, Shanyang County, Ren Chengguo, Dongping State, Lu State and Jibei State, a total of nine counties and states through which Li Yi's army passed, lost more than 3 million people. Among them, Chen Guo, a county with a large population, lost a million people at once.

With the great reduction of the population of these counties, it is on the land of Jizhou in the north that the waves of people are rolling northward. These are all displaced people from all over the country who moved to northern Xinjiang by the hussar general Li Yi.

Seeing such a huge crowd, many princes have already come back to their senses. That is, there is no so-called food crisis in northern Xinjiang at all. The biggest excuse for the hussar general Li Yi not to send troops south to the Central Plains has been broken.

However, although everyone knew it in their hearts, no one dared to say it, because they could not afford the consequences. If it were really as they imagined, there would be no food crisis in northern Xinjiang at all. That also means that more than 200,000 troops in northern Xinjiang can go south to the Central Plains at any time. Judging from the brilliant record of the Northern Xinjiang Army in defeating so many powerful alien races, I am afraid that no one can resist the attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

Therefore, the princes remained silent, quietly watching Li Yi quell the rebellion in various parts of Yanzhou, watching Li Yi appease the exiles and then move to northern Xinjiang.

The simple idea of these princes was that if these exiles remained in the local area, not only would they not bring any benefit, but could even bring great disaster. Now the hussar generals have recruited them and moved them to the north. The local pressure is less, the county is stable, and their strength can gradually recover.

As these counties gradually turned to stability, the pressure shifted to the north. Even if Li Yi doesn't know what means to use to make northern Xinjiang no longer short of food, it must be impossible to bear too many people on the basis of these places. With the population of Li Yi's move to northern Xinjiang, it will be unbearable one day.

Don't you just want people. Okay, I'll give you the population. Let's see if it will kill you! Many princes thought so, not only did they not stop Li Yi, but even cooperated with him to help move more displaced people to the northern frontier. Even in Jingzhou and Yangzhou in the south, some counties with serious rebellions began to contact Li Yi. I asked him if he could move the displaced people from these places to northern Xinjiang as well.

In this regard, Li Yi did not refuse to come.

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By the middle of May, Li Yi and Gongsun Zhan's army had already arrived in Taishan County.

Taishan County, located in the easternmost part of Yanzhou, is named after the mountain.

April of the first year of Yuanfeng. Emperor Wu sealed Mount Tai, Zen solemn, Liu Kuan, the king of Jibei, was quite acquainted, took the initiative to dedicate the area around Mount Tai in the territory, and Emperor Wu set up Taishan County with its place.

Hundreds of years have passed, Taishan County has also undergone repeated changes, the largest time was in the first year of Emperor Suihe of the Han Dynasty, the total number of 24 counties, a total of more than 170,000 households, the population of up to 720,000.

By the end of the Han Dynasty, the jurisdiction of Taishan County had shrunk greatly, leaving only twelve counties, and the population had shrunk to less than 500,000.

However, in Li Yi's eyes, the prosperity in Taishan County is still far better than that of Luoyang and Hedong, and compared with the dilapidated Chenliu and Yingchuan, it is like a legendary paradise.

In troubled times, as long as you avoid the flames of war, even if it is a very remote and remote country, it will show an amazing prosperous atmosphere. What's more, the land of Qilu was not a deserted place originally, otherwise the great poet Du Fu of later generations would not have issued it, how about Dai Zongfu, Qi Lu Qing sighed.

It is the early summer season of May, climb high and look far away, the land of Qilu is lush, the endless sky and mountains, like a huge verdant jade, far away and the sky and the sea are integrated, at a glance, people have a kind of breathing pause, the feeling of forgetting the things and me.

Li Yi looked at Taishan Ding Yuan beside him and asked: "Qingzhou Yellow Turban has a long history, Taishan and Qingzhou are close neighbors, but there is such a prosperous scene, Brother Jianyang, do you know the reason?" ”

Ding Yuan thought for a moment, and then replied: "There are many reasons, and it is difficult to describe them all for a while, but the main reason is because of the topography and cultural ......."

There are many mountains in Taishan County, there are Mount Tai in the north, there is Linle Mountain in the east, there is Meng Mountain in the south, this is the main mountain range, and the other mountains that can be named are distributed on all sides, and there are dozens of them. Surrounded by mountains, it forms a natural barrier.

Between the mountains, there are large hills, which is not a moat, but it also greatly increases the difficulty of the march of the troops.

Although Taishan County is very large, it is only at the foot of Mount Tai in the middle, to Laiwu in the northeast, that is, the long strip of the Wenshui Basin belongs to the plain, and it is also where the elite is.

Laiwu borders the Qi State of Qingzhou, which is the Linzi seat of Qingzhou and is the most stable place in Qingzhou. It is precisely because of these layers of shielding that although Taishan County is located in a key pass, it has not experienced much war.

In addition to the geographical factors, the local culture of Mount Tai is also one of the major factors.

The land of Qilu is the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, and it is also a place with a well-known folk style.

Historical Records. It is recorded in the "Biography of the Cargo Colony": "Qi with mountains and seas...... The people have the courage to hold thorns, so there are many robbers. ”

It can be seen that the history of Shandong Xiangma in later generations is long and long, and it is already famous in the era of Taishi Gong.

Therefore, although there are many thieves in Qingzhou, there are also many thieves in Taishan. Moreover, the situation of Taishan thieves is different from that of Qingzhou, they have a unified leader and accept unified orders.

It is also a thief, but the organized is definitely more powerful than the unorganized, and the main sphere of influence of the Taishan thief, in the eastern part of Taishan County, plays a shielding role, which is larger than the mountains and hills.

"Tarzan thief? They're not yellow turbans? "How to distinguish the yellow scarf from the thieves in various places is a rather complicated problem, and Li Yi can't figure it out for a while.

"Not only is it not a yellow scarf, but it should be regarded as the regular army of the imperial court, such as Zang Ba, Sun Guan and others in the area of Xiaoju Mengshan, they occupy Kaiyang in Langya State, and have tens of thousands of troops.

"In addition to Zang Ba and Sun Guan, which have become the climate, scattered bandits from all over the country are also recruited, and the 20,000 troops of Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin are recruited in this way. Ding heard that after Bao Xin recruited troops and left the country that day, the atmosphere in Taishan County was clear, and there were no bandits for a long time, and it almost reached the point where he never closed his door at night......

Li Yi listened with relish, and if he didn't go to a certain place on the spot and have an in-depth understanding, he wouldn't know the special situation of these places.

Taishan County relied on local thieves to block thieves from other places; Tao Qian of Xuzhou relied on thieves from other places to block local and foreign thieves, and they also kept one side safe.

Can these thieves be used themselves? Zang Ba and Sun Guan don't seem to be well-known in history, but according to Ding Yuan, Tao Qianren occupied Langya Country with this person, and also added an official position, so he seems to be a very remarkable figure.

While he was groaning, there was a sudden cheer from the team in front of him.

Li Yi followed the prestige, and in the distance, the majestic figure of Mount Tai stood majestically in the sky, which made people angry.

The cheers of the soldiers were not because they saw the beautiful scenery, but because the destination was in front of them, and the long journey was finally over.

Fenggao City, located about forty miles east of Mount Tai, is in the center of the Taylor Plain. This place is surrounded by water on three sides, the Yingwen River in the east, the Muwen River in the south, and the Shiwen River in the west, with sufficient water sources and fertile land, it is the richest place in Taishan County.

When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sealed Mount Tai, he took a fancy to this piece of feng shui treasure at a glance, so he named Fenggao, and established the palace and the Ming Hall here, and stayed here many times.

Because of this, this small county town, which was originally not famous, became a famous city in the east of the Han Dynasty, and even had the reputation of the first city in the east.

After getting the news of the arrival of Li Yi and Gongsun Zhan's brigade, Fenggaocheng fell into a boiling at once, and people put down their work and poured out of the city gate, looking forward to it.

The hussar general of the famous Han Dynasty is here, this is a conquered Liaodong and the desert, and opened up two new state-level administrative regions in the two places.

At any time, the credit for expanding the territory is the greatest, and it is also the thing that can be pleased and remembered by the people. Li Yi single-handedly, under the turbulent situation within the Great Han Kingdom, has achieved such a feat, which is even more commendable. (To be continued.) )