When the Xia army arrived, they only had to pay 20% of the rent and could also divide the land. So why were they still holding on?

Some soldiers at the lower levels became disloyal.

In addition, now that the Xia army has the powerful weapon of artillery, how can the Yan State defend these cities?

Some chose to escape, while others chose to surrender the city.

There were even deserters who secretly ran back to their hometowns.

Almost two months later, the war came to an end.

The fleeing Yan army and dignitaries broke into Mobei, where they burned, killed, and looted, and then temporarily settled down and established Northern Yan.

Eighty percent of Yan's territory was seized, leaving only 20 percent in the north. Because it was too remote and had a cold climate, it was temporarily preserved.

The Xia army did not plan to continue moving north for the time being, so after taking over 80% of Yan's territory, they began to build defensive fortifications.

Beiyan wanted to take the opportunity to move south and regain the lost territory, but the Xia army not only set up artillery on the opposite side, but also secretly buried mines.

The Northern Yan cavalry tried to charge several times, but the power of their firearms was truly terrifying.

After many people were killed in the explosion, the remaining people did not dare to charge again and could only retreat to their base, watching the Xia army build city walls and bunkers from afar.

At the same time, Emperor Taihe also sent a large number of Jinshi and Juren to Yan to serve as officials.

The imperial examination was held every three years, and approximately two hundred Jinshi were selected each time.

The number of Juren is even greater.

Because official positions are limited, many people can only register in the Ministry of Personnel and wait for arrangements.

If you are lucky, or if you bribe the officials in the Ministry of Personnel, you can get a job quickly.

But if you are unlucky and have no money to bribe, you will have to wait indefinitely.

Now that the Xia army has taken over 80% of the territory of Yan State, a large number of officials are needed. These Juren and Jinshi are like godsend, and they almost smile to their hearts' content.

But everyone knows that Yan has just been taken over, and the people there may not be honest, and they may turn against us at any time.

Therefore, this trip to Yan is both an opportunity and a challenge, and involves considerable risks.

Even so, there are still many people willing to take the risk.

Many of them have been waiting for too long and have long wanted to realize their ambitions. They really don't want to wait any longer.

In addition to these candidates and Jinshi who were going to serve as officials in Yan, Emperor Taihe also recruited 200,000 new soldiers.

These people will be stationed in various cities in Yan area, participating in training and being responsible for guarding.

At the same time, Emperor Taihe also recruited soldiers from Yan area, with poor families being the first choice.

Once they joined the army, not only would each soldier be allocated ten acres of land, but their families would also be allocated twenty acres.

However, the land they were allocated was all in Yan and could not be sold.

Therefore, if Xia Jun's family wanted to get these fields, someone would have to move to Yan.

Taking into account the inconvenience of relocation, the court would also provide resettlement funds and a piece of residential land.

Not only that, the soldiers’ children could go to school for free. Even if they didn’t have any children, they could still get a free place for their younger brothers or nephews to attend school for free.

The allocated land was also tax-free for three years, and seeds and farm tools were provided free of charge in the first year.

The rich families naturally looked down upon such conditions, but the poor tenants were very tempted.

So once the conscription order was issued, the number of people was quickly gathered.

When these people arrived in Yan area one after another and began to garrison, Emperor Taihe finally felt relieved.

Of course, this is far from enough. We must use both kindness and force and always be on guard against anyone playing tricks.

Therefore, Emperor Taihe issued an imperial decree, making Xijin Prefecture Situ Yuan's fiefdom, and sent Situ Yuan and Yang Tao to Hejian Prefecture.

After all, Yang Tao was a prince, and Emperor Taihe was not confident in letting him enter Yan territory, so he only allowed him to stay in Hejian Prefecture.

Although Yang Tao was somewhat disappointed, he knew he couldn't act willfully. His two younger brothers were still too young, and he couldn't afford to make even the slightest mistake.

However, he also wanted to realize his ambitions this time, so he brought a study partner with him.

Among them was Xie Tang.

Because he was still young, Xie Tang was not in a hurry to pass the imperial examination. Instead, after returning to the capital, he continued to run a tabloid and brought Yang Tao along.

Yang Tao was very happy about this. Even though they had been separated for three years, he was still closest to Xie Tang, his study partner.

Luo Junqian also served as Yang Tao's study companion, but he passed the imperial examination this year and has now gone to Yan to serve as an official, so he can no longer be with them.

Not only did Yang Tao not feel any regret, he was also very happy.

He was ambitious and naturally wanted to cultivate his own team. Luo Junqian became his study partner and became his person.

Therefore, Yang Tao would only be happy that Luo Junqian could go to Yan to serve as an official.

In this way, he can not only understand the situation in Yan through Luo Junqian, but also provide greater assistance to Luo Junqian in his future promotion.

This time, Emperor Taihe sent Yang Tao to Hejian Prefecture and gave him a task, which was to deal with Situ Ming and Doctor He.

In fact, Situ Ming's affair had already been investigated, and Duke Dingguo had personally written a letter to apologize.

It was just that the war was more important before, so Emperor Taihe did not rush to deal with it. Now that the war was over, it was a good opportunity to use this matter to pave the way for Yang Tao.

Yang Tao only needs to go through the motions, then execute Situ Ming and his son, and let Doctor He make meritorious service while serving his sentence, so that the soldiers in the army will be grateful.

This was not a difficult matter, so Yang Tao handled it properly. Situ Ming and his son were executed by slow slicing for collaborating with the enemy and treason, and for stealing military merits.

Not only that, he also brought compensation from Emperor Taihe to Tu Yong - conferring the title of Earl of Loyalty and Righteousness on Tu Yong.

This move not only compensated Tu Yong for his contribution in killing the enemy general many years ago, but also rewarded him for his deep understanding of justice.

Because Tu Yong personally wrote a letter to Emperor Taihe, requesting him to pardon Doctor He.

After all, Doctor He had been in Hejian Prefecture for many years and had saved too many civilians and soldiers. If he were to be convicted and executed, it would inevitably make the local people and many soldiers dissatisfied.

Therefore, Xie Ying specifically instructed Tu Yong to take the initiative to plead for Doctor He. In this way, he could please the local people and soldiers, and also satisfy Emperor Taihe.

Emperor Taihe was indeed very satisfied, so he gave the reward very straightforwardly.

As for Doctor He, he owes such a big favor to someone, so he will naturally have to repay the debt in the future.

So, at Xie Tang's suggestion, Yang Tao directly set up a medical school in Hejian Prefecture. He not only asked Doctor He to teach medical skills, but also recruited many folk doctors.

A reward was issued to collect prescriptions, and the person who offered the prescription and the long-missing miracle doctor were widely publicized in the tabloids.

The textbooks of the medical school are medical books compiled by Suzhou Taiping Technical College.

Xie Tang also promoted Taiping Technical College in the tabloids.

With all this media pressure, how could Dr. He still stand out? He soon became lost in the crowd.

Even though the local people and soldiers were grateful for his medical treatment over the years, whenever they thought of him, they would think of Xie Ying who was kidnapped at a young age, and they couldn't help but feel a thorn in their hearts.

If Doctor He were executed, they would naturally forgive his sins and only remember the good things he had done in the past, and even blame Tu Yong and Xie Ying.

But now he has been pardoned, and it was Tu Yong who took the initiative to plead for him. These people can't help but feel bad, grateful to Tu Yong and sympathetic to Xie Ying.

The human heart is so fickle.

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