Section 246 Indigestion
Jiang Feng has long considered this issue, and the strategy of probing the territory must be implemented. If he cannot guarantee the land needs of his soldiers under his rule, his foundation will not be stable.
Especially now that I have acquired the Insurgent Army, Taining Army, and Pinglu Army on a large scale, and transformed it into my Xuzhou Army. Many soldiers still have strong personal dependence. In the current situation of winning streaks, the generals of the army certainly cannot have any intention of themselves, but when they have to face the Shatuo people and Khitan people, or even have twists and turns in the war, some people are hard to say.
Therefore, he must firmly tie the grassroots soldiers to himself, let their destiny be tied to his success or failure, and let them understand that without himself, there would be no future for them.
However, in some areas of Pinglu, Ziqing and Wuning Town, due to their rapid offensives, especially Lao Pinglu Town, basically did not destroy or reconstruct the original social structure. Life in these places could barely survive before taking over. If you rashly implement the strategy of procuring the territory in this area, it will definitely cause a strong backlash from the local gentry, so you must be careful.
However, this problem does not exist in Tianping Town.
Tianping Town now governs Yanzhou, Yunzhou, Puzhou, Caozhou and the newly established Shanzhou. Among these states, Yanzhou and Yunzhou were basically disabled by Zhu Mao during the Taining Army era. Both rural farmers and gentry in the town could no longer hold on, so a large number of refugees fled. The land abandoned in these two states reached 40% to 50%, which shows its harshness.
It was not until Jiang Feng took over that he announced that he had temporarily exempted the land tax for three years and transported a large amount of grain from Huainan that the two prefectures of Yan and Yun stabilized the situation.
The situation in Caopu and Pu prefectures was slightly better than that in Yan and Yun prefectures, but they were always under the rule of Daliang. The land rent and land tax were extremely high, which also caused the people to suffer and bandits. Therefore, the bandits in Caopu and the water bandits in Juyeze of Yunzhou were deeply connected. However, now they are all under the rule of Jiang Feng, and the water bandits in Juyeze have been recruited, so the situation has gradually calmed down. The gentry of these two prefectures has not had a deep relationship with Xuzhou, so we should take this opportunity to conduct a strategy for inspection. Although it is a bit difficult, it is much better than other places.
The situation in Shanzhou is a combination of Caopu and Yanyun. It has a large number of abandoned lands, such as Jinxiang, Fanghe, and also areas that originally belonged to Daliang, such as Chuqiu and Shanfu, so it can be accepted.
"The government affairs hall first determines a pilot site and gradually pushes it out. I can use Yanzhou as the pilot site, and then Yunzhou, Puzhou, Caozhou, and Shanzhou again. There is no reason why it can be done in Guangxushou, but it cannot be done in Tianping Town. " Jiang Feng pondered for a moment, "But this promotion intensity must be explained clearly to the states. It must ensure that the implementation of the inspection strategy, but it should not cause too much trouble. It can be determined based on the actual situation and divided into one to three years to solve it."
Chen Wei also knew that this matter was related to Xuzhou. Now most of the soldiers of Xuzhou are from northern places. If the princes want to tie the hearts of the army and the people to themselves, they must unswervingly implement the strategy of prosecuting the territory.
Only after the land is investigated can we figure out the basics, divide the land for the soldiers, and stabilize the morale of the army. The families of these soldiers will also become the most loyal supporters of the prince.
However, the strategy of inspecting the territory will inevitably harm the interests of local gentry, which has been confirmed in the three prefectures of Guangxishou.
At that time, Guangshou, especially Shouzhou, was poisoned by ants, and the villagers fled. In addition, the prince conquered Shouzhou by force, so although there were also oppositions from the gentry in Shouzhou, it was relatively small.
Moreover, the prince also offered to attract wealthy families in politics and compromise economically through franchise purchases, which suppressed opposition.
The strategy of procuring the territory has also caused great controversy in the prince's hometown of Guangzhou. Fortunately, Guangzhou is weak. In order to fight against the invasion of Caizhou, the Chen family, Huang family and Tan family of his own end eventually obeyed the strategy of procuring the territory of the prince and made up for it by reclaiming wasteland in Wuzhou.
It seems that this step is quite good now. The tea mountain in southern Xuzhou has now become a major pillar of Xuzhou. Many companies including Chen, Tan, Huang and others have developed tea mountain in Yincheng, Huoshan, Shengtang and other counties, which has become a trend. Guangxi's tea production industry has also become a large-scale production in the territory of Xuzhou General Administration.
"I have also negotiated with Lord Wang of Yunzhou. He means that Yunzhou can be piloted first with Yanzhou." Chen Wei thought for a brief moment, "I agree with Lord Wang Xu. At present, the two families of Chao and Ruan have become officials and are about to show off. Moreover, Yunzhou has always been a place where bandits are crowded, and the reason why he has become a bandit is that there is no land and pilots from Yunzhou can achieve the maximum effect."
"Since that's the case, Yanzhou and Yunzhou will be launched together. Ziliang will be more worried at this time." Jiang Feng nodded in agreement.
"The third thing is the affairs of the government affairs school." Chen Wei said in an orderly manner. "The territory under the Xuzhou General Administration Office expanded too quickly, and there were very few officials needed, especially those who had to obey the orders of the General Administration Office and were in line with the intentions of the General Administration Office. The size of the government affairs school could no longer meet the needs. The Government Affairs Hall intends to expand the scale of the school and set up some short-term training classes, especially for the officials of each county in various prefectures. The time can be considered from January to March, so that he can understand the current main intention of the General Administration Office to govern the government with the idea of the county and princes."
This matter has been discussed countless times, but the key is that there are serious shortages of qualified teachers. In addition, the wars in the early stages have continued, and many prefectures and counties have joined in overnight. The officials cannot be replaced at all and can only be used. However, if this situation lasts too long, it will easily hinder the implementation of the government orders of the Xuzhou General Administration.
Chen Wei has begun to realize this, so he must now promote this matter, otherwise the help of the Political Affairs Hall will become greater and greater in the future. In short, it is to cultivate a group of officials of his own, and at the same time, to allow those officials who are willing to obey and submit to gain power. This matter is urgent. The military strength is strong and can only be temporary. In the final analysis, the world still needs civil officials to govern.
"Reinforcement training is indeed necessary, but where does the instructor come?" Jiang Feng also knew that this matter could not be delayed, but how to organize the rotation training is a very difficult problem.
"Prince, I want to ask the prince and the governors of each state to take turns to Xuzhou to teach. You can choose the political experience that you are best at or have the most experience. In addition, there are many officials who escaped from Bianliang to Xuzhou. You can also choose the best ones, first inform them of their intentions, and then ask them to write a lecture outline. If it meets my wishes, you can ask them to teach."
This is also another gain brought about by the demise of Daliang. In order to avoid the risks that may be brought about by the Shatuo people's occupation, a large number of local officials in Daliang began to evacuate in advance. For them, Xuzhou is naturally the best place to go.
After they came to Xuzhou, they did not have business skills like merchants. Their only advantage was their experience as officials. This experience has both a dross and some things worth learning from. Therefore, Chen Wei hopes to remove the dross and use the essence. I have to say that this path is worth a try.
"This method is feasible." Jiang Feng praised, and Chen Wei was becoming more and more like the head of the political affairs hall, and his ideas were getting wider and wider, which was very consistent with Jiang Feng's taste.
This character, who grew up from Gushi County Magistrate, has almost always been with his own growth and can keep up with it. It is not easy. Jiang Feng had always been worried that the other party would fall behind. Now it seems that he has underestimated the scholars of this era, and their adaptability is stronger than imagined.
Du Tuo and Wang Huang also talked a lot about their work separately. This is actually a court meeting where all the officials in the political affairs hall need Jiang Feng to make the decision. Jiang Feng is also very clear that many things need to be decided by themselves, and there will naturally be someone to implement them in detail.
From the perspective of the Zhengshitang, if the battle between Chu and Yang states can end quickly as expected and a short-term peace agreement can be reached with the Shatuo people, then Xuzhou really needs to stop and take a breath and digest it. If this continues, there is a possibility of indigestion. This is not an exaggeration. Jiang Feng himself knows very well that in many newly encamped prefectures and counties, they can only follow the original inertia, as long as they encamp.
Even though he knew it was necessary to stop, Xuzhou could not stop. Just like the two states of Chu and Yang, Jiang Feng had only a rough intention and never thought it would be launched soon. However, when the Yue Kingdom and the ant thief were already in a position to divide the Wu Kingdom, if Xuzhou did not join in and share a spoonful of soup, it would be impossible to say that such a fat meat was placed in front of him. It was really a blessing that God would not take.
Once the battle between Chu and Yang states ends, the battle of Heshuo in the north will begin again. The only hope is that the battle between Heshuo can be solved without bloodshed. Zhang Chujin's control over Di, Cang and De's three states is extremely weak. If Wang Miao's journey of accomplishing deeds can win the recognition of the garrisons and local gentry of Di, Cang and De's three states, then this situation is not impossible.
News from Youzhou said that the Khitan army had begun to enter the two states of Tanji, and Liu Shouguang's army had retreated to Youzhou, which meant that the Khitans' pace of annexing Youzhou had taken another step.
If the Khitans did not enter Di, Cang and Dezhou before the Khitans swallowed Youzhou, they would win a buffer period. Once the Khitans had occupied Youzhou, they would want to enter Di, Cang and Dezhou, which would definitely trigger a war with the Khitans. Although they were not afraid of fighting with the Khitans, Jiang Feng still hoped to fight again with more preparation.
Chapter completed!