Although Tu Jiaojiao captured the capital, most of the cities in Yan State were still under the control of the Yan army.

To prevent the Yan people from counterattacking, Tu Jiaojiao had to stay in the capital.

Many powerful and wealthy people in the capital had fled with the army, taking away their valuable belongings.

Tu Jiaojiao has already sent troops to chase after them.

However, she did not intend to chase anyone, but to force those people to give up their belongings.

The rich and powerful took away too much property, which was too heavy. Once they were pursued, they would become a burden.

Therefore, in order to escape, the other party must give up a lot of belongings.

Sure enough, the people she sent out picked up a lot of belongings.

These things were naturally taken back and became their souvenirs.

Not only that, after those powerful and wealthy people fled, their land, shops and pastures also became spoils of the Xia army.

Many managers also fled, leaving only some tenants and poor people, who were trembling in fear and didn't know what to do.

Tu Jiaojiao and Xie Ying both knew that if these people were not appeased, they would easily cause chaos and cause trouble for Xia Jun.

So Xie Ying directly asked Tu Jiaojiao to spread the news of dividing the land.

Naturally, this news could not be spread out by Tu Jiaojiao, so she arranged for people to spread it deliberately inside and outside the capital.

It was like painting a pie in the sky for the tenants and the poor.

Afterwards, Tu Jiaojiao personally wrote a battle report and memorial, and sent someone to deliver it to the capital at full speed.

At the same time, Situ Yuan was persuading Emperor Taihe to divide the land.

When Xie Ying rushed to Hejian Prefecture and rescued Tu Yong, she agreed on a plan with Tu Jiaojiao and Xie Xiu.

She deliberately went to see Doctor He and was captured. Then Xie Xiu consulted with Lu Xuan and together they wrote a letter to Emperor Taihe, proposing a war against the State of Yan. Once the territory of Yan was captured, all the seized land would be nationalized and could be distributed to the people for cultivation, but buying and selling was prohibited.

In this way, not only can the national treasury be enriched, but the people of Yan can also be appeased and local forces weakened.

After reading it, Emperor Taihe was naturally very moved.

He had long wanted to see how powerful the firearms Situ Yuan had made were.

But he didn't expect that this battle would be won so easily, and Tu Jiaojiao even led the troops to capture the capital of Yan State!

In his opinion, even if he could capture Xijin Prefecture this time, it would be a great victory.

For a prefecture, adopting such a policy will not have much impact.

Therefore, Emperor Taihe agreed very readily.

With his consent, Duke Dingguo declared war on the State of Yan and directly launched a surprise attack on Xijin Prefecture with cannons at night.

A large number of troops were already deployed at the border, and the great victory in Xijin Prefecture boosted everyone's confidence, so the surrounding armies also set out together to capture the city of Yan State.

By the time Tu Jiaojiao led her army to attack Huanglong and capture the capital of Yan State, Yan State had already lost half of its territory, and the remaining half was still struggling to resist.

If she fails to capture the remaining half of the territory, Tu Jiaojiao will not be able to hold on to the capital of Yan even if she occupies it.

If the time goes on for a long time, it will be easy to be besieged by the Yan army.

So after taking over the capital, she had people work overtime to repair the damaged city walls and replace the city gates, while also trying to appease the local people.

Dividing the land is a very good idea.

Once the tenants and the poor get the land, they will not want the landlords to come back.

However, Tu Jiaojiao and Xie Ying were not stupid. This kind of thing could easily offend the rich and powerful people in Xia State. After all, once the sale of land was banned, they would not be able to buy at a low price. Naturally, they would regard the person who promoted it as a thorn in their eyes.

So Xie Ying only asked Tu Jiaojiao to release the news, paint a rosy picture for people first, and let others deal with the rest.

Xie Ying also sent a letter to Situ Yuan using a peregrine falcon.

The peregrine falcon was much faster than the imperial messenger. After Situ Yuan got the news, he went to find Emperor Taihe.

Emperor Taihe has been troubled by this matter recently.

He never thought that the Xia army would be able to win so easily this time. In less than a month, Tu Jiaojiao captured the capital of Yan State.

If such a large territory were to be distributed to tenants and the poor for cultivation, and the sale of land was prohibited, what kind of turmoil would that cause?

Emperor Taihe did not dare to make such a big decision.

Seeing his dilemma, Situ Yuan suggested, "If you feel this is difficult, uncle, why not nationalize the land first? For three years, we will prohibit its sale and purchase, and only lease it to tenants for cultivation."

Emperor Taihe raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Three years? Is that what you came up with?"

Situ Yuan nodded and continued, "My uncle once said that if I could prove that what I made was of great use, he would give me a great merit and grant me a fiefdom.

I think Dading Prefecture is a good place. Why don't you give it to me as a fief? I will divide the land within the fiefdom and do an experiment.

If this measure is effective, I will implement it in other places. If it proves to be more harmful than beneficial, I will punish you and take back my fiefdom."

Emperor Taihe's heart skipped a beat!

He had just heard Situ Yuan mention that he would grant him Dading Prefecture as a fiefdom, and he felt a little uncomfortable. But when he heard Situ Yuan say that he could punish him and take back the fiefdom, he felt even more uncomfortable.

After all, Situ Yuan was his nephew, and he had made so many good things for him.

The Xia army was able to invade the State of Yan with great momentum this time thanks to the firearms invented by Situ Yuan.

Emperor Taihe was well aware that Situ Yuan had made great contributions this time.

For such a great contribution, it is only natural to give him a fiefdom.

However, Dading Prefecture is quite important, so he can't help but think too much about it, and the civil and military officials in the court may not agree.

However, when Emperor Taihe heard Situ Yuan talk about punishing the people and taking back the fiefdom, he still felt reluctant. So he thought for a moment and said, "Dading Prefecture is too far away. Although we have taken it now, the people of Yan will definitely not give up.

It's too dangerous for you to go there, so you should go to Xijin Prefecture. Xijin Prefecture is close to Hejian Prefecture, and you will be safer here."

Upon hearing this, Situ Yuan immediately smiled and hugged Emperor Taihe's arm: "Thank you, uncle!"

After a pause, he mentioned Xie Ying and Tu Jiaojiao again, "Uncle, Yingying and Madam Tu have made great contributions this time. How do you plan to reward them?"

When Emperor Taihe thought of Xie Ying and Tu Jiaojiao, his expression suddenly became strange.

Although he thought Xie Ying was a lucky star and a master at defeating enemies, he had never imagined that her ability to defeat enemies was so great!

The Yan people captured her and took her to Yan State. In less than a month, Yan State lost half of its territory!

This is simply... simply the star of destruction for the State of Yan!

However, Xiao Jing of Yan State is just an old madman, so it is not surprising that he could do such a thing.

As a person gets older, he tends to indulge in wishful thinking.

When Emperor Taihe thought of this, he suddenly recalled what Chen Huan said about the longevity Gu, and that Xie Ying was suitable for cultivating the longevity Gu.

He felt cold all over instantly and shook his head quickly.

That vicious woman Chen Huan definitely did it on purpose!

Fortunately, he had brains and did not fall for the evil woman's trick and use Xie Ying to raise the longevity Gu.

Otherwise, the grass on his grave would be three meters high by now!

Emperor Taihe immediately said, "Yingying has indeed made great contributions this time, and Madam Tu is also a heroine! When they return, I will definitely reward them handsomely!"

Situ Yuan shook his head: "Uncle, I'm afraid this is inappropriate."

Emperor Taihe looked at him in confusion: "What do you mean? Do you think I shouldn't reward them?"

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