Chapter 465 Fundamental Power
On May 17, official documents from the General Zhenbei’s Mansion arrived in Ganquan.

The report of Gongsun Du's death from illness at the beginning of the year was just a trivial matter in Black Bear's eyes, but it set off a new war.

In Ganquanxixiang, he stayed overnight at Ma Yun’s manor.

Recently, Ma Yun also showed signs of pregnancy, which prompted Ma Teng to send more people here.

Fa Zheng and others followed him, drinking tea and eating cakes together at night.

The black bear was eating a piece of biscuit cut into pieces by his teeth and reading over and over again a batch of official documents from Hanzhong.

The biggest pressure driving the rotation of garrisons in Hanzhong and Shuzhong was not opposition from Hanzhong or Shuzhong.

When they withdrew their troops, the military camps had basically been selected, and most of the sites had ready-made military camps.

After the troops move in, they will be able to strengthen and renovate the forts and military towns in an orderly manner in addition to daily training.

Therefore, the main difficulty comes from the army, and the efficiency of recruiting soldiers by the various hundred households is not high.

For military households, although the standard of living in Guanzhong is lower, they are busy managing and operating their own businesses.

However, going to garrison in Shuzhong and Hanzhong only provided enough food for one person and there was no extra income.

This low efficiency refers to a lack of enthusiasm, unlike the enthusiasm shown in previous wars against the Xianbei, Hexi, and Qiang tribes.

At that time, conscription troops were often over-assembled, and many people would bring their children, friends, and fellow villagers with them when they enlisted. The most exaggerated hundred-man team could have three to five hundred people.

"The rotation of garrisons in Hanzhong cannot be neglected."

Black Bear put down a piece of wood and said to Fa Zheng: "The selection of soldiers must also be strict, and the training of each batch of soldiers before departure must not be relaxed. It is easy to get Hanzhong and Shuzhong, but it is also easy to lose Hanzhong and Shuzhong because of the ruffians."

Fa Zheng replied: "Your Majesty, the soldiers who were called up this time are the veterans of Tiger Fang. They have strict military discipline and are just like the army of a king."

Black Bear nodded slowly, "I know it's them. They have made many contributions under me, so it's inevitable that they are arrogant. I have already recruited Xu Huang into Hanzhong. Xu Huang is famous for his strict military discipline. He has never had a relationship with the old soldiers of Tiger Teeth, but he can enforce the law strictly. But when you go out to patrol various places on a daily basis, you must pay more attention to the Lantian camp. If the garrison officers are lenient during the training, you must report it."

"Here."

Fa Zheng agreed and said nothing more.

The troops entering Shu and Hanzhong would undergo intensive training in the Lantian Camp to adapt to wartime military discipline.

Then, they entered Hanzhong in batches through the Ziwu Road and garrisoned there. The main garrison area was in Hanzhong, occupying 35,000 people; the garrison in Mianzhu was 15,000.

Others such as Yangping Pass, Jiameng Pass, and Baishui Pass were allocated to the Hanzhong area, and soldiers were stationed there from the 35,000 people.

Many people who had moved to Hanzhong and Shuzhong also began to migrate to Guanzhong, in order to encourage more people from Guanzhong to move back to their hometowns to enrich Guanzhong.

A land and house exchange policy was also provided to these people. The amount of land they handed over in Shuzhong and Hanzhong would be allocated to Guanzhong.

This allocation naturally has an upper limit on titles and official ranks; but if a large amount of land is handed over, one can also donate land and be granted a title, allowing them to own the amount of land stipulated by the new title.

The fields that Hanzhong and Shuzhong did receive were naturally the local government fields.

Then, through land exchange, the land will be centrally managed.

This replacement process is naturally not very fair. After all the garrisons of various types have arrived, a specialist will be dispatched to take charge after the autumn harvest.

During the replacement period, Black Bear will be prepared to enter Shuzhong for war again.

As long as you are prepared for war, war is a low-probability event.

Relying on the current size and development potential of the shogunate, it can cut off the powerful and tyrants one by one.

Eliminating the powerful and tyrants in Shuzhong actually meets the collective call of the Guanlong region.

With the continuous promotion of Jin Jianshu, the "jie" in "hero" has been written as "jie" in "jie zhou", restoring its original meaning.

If the powerful and wealthy in Shu are not suppressed, these people will rely on their abundant capital to erode the production resources and space in Guanlong areas.

Foreign wars are secondary. We must first severely cut off the powerful people in Shu. Either you passively accept it and weaken it to a level that the shogunate and Guanlong can accommodate; or you rebel and I will use swords to cut off your hands and feet.

Taking the initiative to propose and promote the elimination of the powerful and rebellious people in Shu will naturally attract many people to think about and promote this matter together.

By attracting internal attention, the calls and strength for foreign wars were correspondingly reduced.

After exchanging some details with Fa Zheng and others, today's tea and supper ended.

When Black Bear returned to the dormitory, Ma Yun had already fallen asleep, but there were two relatives waiting for her.

There is really no need to be polite. In my current position, I must expand my clan and fundamental strength as soon as possible.

After a long time, the people below become familiar with each other, collude with each other and reach a tacit understanding, which makes it difficult to operate.

The hidden danger of the Three Families dividing Jin always exists. Only by strengthening the fundamental strength and sealing off the king can we effectively deter the internal forces.

Having seen so many naughty kids and ordinary people, if you want to have reliable fundamental strength, you must have more children.

During this period, he could no longer control himself and wanted to use his white magic to strengthen his body.

During each strengthening period, the body will probably make corresponding adjustments in order to adapt to this strengthening.

During the adaptation period, no matter how hard he tries, it will be difficult for him to have children.

So time is tight at the moment and he needs to cherish the opportunity he has now.

In different periods, we need to rely on and cultivate different forces according to changes in the situation.

Therefore, from a macro perspective, maintaining the current situation and keeping external enemies at bay is the only way to slow down changes in the internal situation and maintain long-term internal stability.

He was working hard to make cards for the future, and Cao Cao's envoy team finally arrived in Mianchi.

The original envoy was Cao Cao's cousin-in-law Ren Jun. However, when passing through the Hangu Pass, Ren Jun caught a cold and was forcibly intercepted by Gan Ning.

According to regulations, officials and messengers who were sick had to stay in various inns to recuperate, and could only travel normally after they recovered.

Not to mention the enemy envoys, the entire team of more than 500 people was intercepted by Gan Ning for three days.

After these people had rested for three days, taken a collective bath and had clean clothes, they were re-screened on the last day.

No matter what the reason is, even if it is a limp or a sprain, you cannot pass.

Faced with such strict and almost difficult rules, Ren Jun and his team had no choice but to grit their teeth and accept them.

On the eve of the team's separation, Ren Jun called Cao Zhi, who was serving as a hostage, to his bedside.

The oil lamp was dim. Ren Jun pointed to a folded brocade robe beside the fire bed and said, "The secret letter from Cao Gong is inside the brocade belt. When Zijian goes to Guanzhong to pay a visit to the Grand Marshal, he must make sure to get in touch with the Grand Marshal's close relatives and get them to speak so that he can present it privately."

Cao Zhi was in the period of voice change and was worried about Ren Jun's safety. He nodded repeatedly, "Nephew understands and will try his best to smooth the way for Fa Zheng and Zhuge Jin. But if uncle stays in Mianchi, he may be troubled by Gan Ning."

"Don't worry. Gan Ning is a strong man and will not bother to make things difficult for me."

Ren Jun looked at the dark roof and sighed: "The current Grand Marshal is extremely powerful and unrivaled. My Lord has always loved Zijian, and I only hope that Zijian will control his temper and concentrate on his studies after entering Guanzhong. If possible, you can visit the Cai family. Considering the old relationship between the two families, perhaps you can accept Zijian as a disciple of Cai."

He reached out his hand and grasped Cao Zhi's palm, clearly feeling the warmth of Cao Zhi's palm. Ren Jun felt pessimistic: "If we are unfortunate, I hope Zijian will act like an elder brother and take care of our descendants."

"Yes, nephew understands."

Cao Zhi felt heavy on his shoulders and responded in a low voice, also feeling very sad.

Ren Jun turned his head to look at Cao Zhi's face, forced a smile and encouraged him, "The Grand Marshal is a rare man of the time. Zijian should consider the big picture and not think about personal vengeance. There is nothing to complain about if you are not as skilled as others in the battle for the world."

"My nephew understands. This is what my mother taught me before I left."

"Okay, I'm relieved now. Go ahead, Zijian, and make sure you deliver this robe to the Grand Marshal in person."

(End of this chapter)