Jiao Rang's death was entirely self-defeated and was not worthy of sympathy for others. However, because of Jiao Rang, Shu Kingdom suffered a great loss and lost a big county like Xinggu in vain.

Moreover, Xinggu threw it away without any consciousness. He waited until the Wei army arrived at Dianchi Lake, and they realized that the Wei army had really come.

Xinggu County, which Jiaorang guarded, not only did not play any role in blocking the Wei army, but also could not even have the minimum warning effect. It was such a waste snack!

Of course, Huo Yi knew Jiao Rang's ability. If possible, Huo Yi would have long wanted to remove Jiao Rang from his post and replace someone with a comparable ability to become the prefect of Xinggu.

Unfortunately, Huo Yi was only the prefect of Jianning. Although he was given the title of governor of the seven counties in Nanzhong, he actually did not have the power to kill and kill the other six counties. Not only Jiao Rang, but also other prefects, Huo Yi really had no right to dismiss his post and replace him.

Even if Huo Yi really took the position of surrendered governor, he would not be able to shake the six prefects with the power to directly control the seven counties in the south.

Except for Jianning County, the six counties in Nanzhong were all held by local officials from local clans. Even the Shu court could not interfere with the hereditary officials. After Zhuge Liang used his troops to conquer Nanzhong, he was still afraid of the power of the Nanzhong clans and did not dare to easily pull his teeth.

With Huo Yi's current status, at most, he can issue orders to other prefects, or even whether they listen or not, whether they are lip service or not, Huo Yi has no good way to do so. After all, if the reputation is not correct, the words are not right. Huo Yi does not have the actual position of surrendering to the governor, so naturally there is no binding force on these local officials and prefects.

The last surrendered governor was Yan Yu. Since Yan Yu was transferred from Nanzhong to Yong'an as governor, the court has no longer set up a position of governor in Nanzhong.

When Yan Yu was the governor of the army, Huo Yi served as his military officer and later transferred to the escort army. After Yan Yu was transferred from Nanzhong, Huo Yi was also promoted to the prefect of Jianning. At the same time, he was appointed as the general of the military supervisor and the general in charge of all matters in Nanzhong.

However, the court did not directly appoint Huo Yi as the surrendered governor. Perhaps it was because the court considered that Huo Yi's qualifications were still small and not enough to hold such an important position? Or was the court's original intention to ban the surrendered governor, just like the Jiangzhou governor who had been established before, wasn't it also abolished later?

At first, Huo Yi felt that it was no different. Although he was not able to become the governor of surrender, he still used the position of Jianning as the prefect of Nanzhong to supervise the seven counties in Nanzhong, and his power should be equal.

But after performing his duties, Huo Yi realized that it was not the case at all. The water in the south is very deep.

Although the seven counties in Nanzhong are vast and sparsely populated, they look very deserted, but in fact, adding up all the populations in Nanzhong is not much smaller than the entire population of Shu.

This is because when the imperial court counts the population, it often only counts the taxable population. That is to say, only the civilians who pay taxes will be registered and strictly managed.

As for the barbarian tribes in the South Central, they were not originally considered Shu. After Zhuge Liang's southern expedition, although they expressed their willingness to surrender, it did not mean that all the people in the South Central Central would be included in the tax system of Shu. The tribes led by Meng Huo surrendered were just to submit to the court. Every year, they symbolically handed over some tributes such as gold sand, elixir, ivory, spices, etc. to the court, and then received Shu brocade, cloth, food, and livestock rewarded by the court.

In fact, it is such a bartering process that the court suffered a great loss. The exchange of goods between the two sides is not equivalent at all. The barbarian tribe can exchange things worth a penny for five or ten times the reward of the court.

Is the Shu Han court stupid? Of course not stupid. They used this generous reward to appease the barbarians in the southern center. As long as they did not rebel, the court would have burned incense.

If they had given heavy taxes to the barbarians in the South Central, they would have probably risen up long ago.

Therefore, the Shu court cannot and dares to include various barbarian tribes in the scope of taxation.

Similarly, there are many large clans in the Nanzhong region who control the power, population and domestic slaves of the Nanzhong counties. The private soldiers, domestic slaves and serfs raised by these large clans are also not on the household registration book, and of course they will not impose taxes on these populations.

After becoming the prefect of Jianning, Huo Yi realized that the entire Nanzhong area had a population of only 40,000 households and more than 170,000 people. This is obviously impossible. You should know that there are seven counties, fifty or sixty counties in the Nanzhong area, and there are only such a small population, which is simply a big deal.

Huo Yi quickly found out the truth. Except for the barbarians who were not in the household registration, even many large clans were hiding their population and evading taxes.

Like Jiao Rang, the levy of taxes every year made Xinggu feel resentful, but Jiao Rang enjoyed most of the taxes he received, and only a very pitiful few who really handed over to the court.

Although Huo Yi was able to find out the truth, he was not qualified to attack the prefects of the six counties in Nanzhong. He could only write memorials and neglect the court, and the court decided to make the decision.

But the court's reply made Huo Yi not act rashly. After all, with Yong Kai and Gao Ding's past, it was too late to appease the court, so how could he be unable to get along with these big surnames in Nanzhong?

In the eyes of the court, hiding the population and falsely reporting food and taxes are all trivial matters. As long as it can maintain the overall peace and stability of Nanzhong, it is more important than anything else.

After all, the external environment of Shu Kingdom was not very good. Years of war with Wei Kingdom almost consumed the treasury of Shu Kingdom. The ally Wu Kingdom hid a knife in his smile. Shu Kingdom still had to be wary of it all the time to not be stabbed by Wu Kingdom secretly.

If the rebellion in Nanzhong resurrected at this time, Shu Kingdom would be the most uncomfortable to be attacked from both sides. If you are not careful, you may be at risk of destruction.

The court ignored it, and of course Huo Yi could not hold it aside, especially after the demise of the Wu Kingdom and Jiaozhou fell into the hands of the Wei army, Huo Yi's focus was naturally on whether the Wei army would attack Nanzhong from Jiaozhou. Other matters could only be temporarily put on hold.

Although the Wu Kingdom and Shu Kingdom are in harmony with each other, they are still considered ally, so the boundaries of the Wu Alliance have been very peaceful for decades. Although Nanzhong is adjacent to Jiaozhou, it will not affect the concept of the rear of Nanzhong University.

However, Jiaozhou has changed suddenly, and the position of Nanzhong has also begun to change. The rear may also become a frontier position!
Chapter completed!