On the same day.

Wu Nian had a lot of talk with Lu Sheng and others, and then he ignored his subordinates and asked them to immediately meet with the Goguryeo officials he had recruited in Jiangjie City to start work.

The scope of their work is Jiangjie Prefecture and Yizhou Prefecture.

Under the current situation, of course there is no way to work together.

We can only solve Jiangjie City first.

Early the next morning.

A team of government officials, composed of Goguryeo people and some Han Chinese from Liaodong, once again carried out propaganda in the city. They not only posted notices on the bulletin board, but also beat gongs and drums and shouted loudly along the streets.

At the same time, many officials left the city and visited the villages.

The activities in the city are mainly aimed at wealthy families and country gentry.

The activities outside the city were of course aimed at ordinary people who thought their sons had died in Liaodong.

Of course, Wu Nian could not guarantee that their sons and husbands were still alive. After all, he only captured 20,000 to 30,000 people.

Ten thousand people followed Li Yunchong and Zhao Mancheng back to Goguryeo. The rest died.

But people always have something on their mind, right?

After Wu Nian entered the city, the strict military discipline displayed by the army won a certain amount of trust from the people of Goguryeo.

At the beginning of crossing the river, my words were empty.

What can we do to win the trust of the people?

military discipline.

Most of the people believed the officials' propaganda and looked forward to the day when their husbands and sons would return to Goguryeo.

The situation in the city is much more complicated.

Under Wu Nian's control, the wealthy families and gentry were divided into three factions. One faction was loyal to the Jin Dynasty. The other faction wanted to follow Wu Nian and gain a wealthy future.

The remaining faction is the centrist.

The Cheng family is one of the squires in Jiangjie City. It has been a hundred years since they started their business. In this generation, they own thousands of acres of fertile land in Jiangjie Mansion, two large houses, one small house, and five shops in the city.

Hundreds of years of accumulation have made it natural for the Cheng family to develop in the direction of studying for the imperial examination.

The head of the family, Cheng Ruixiang, was a serious official with a very high status. He had two sons. The eldest son was named Cheng Jiushan and the second son was named Cheng Jiuhai.

The eldest son, Cheng Jiushan, was a scholar and had already obtained the title of scholar.

The second son, Cheng Jiuhai, had no talent for reading, but he could dance with a spear and a stick. On the day Wu Nian attacked Jiangjie City, Cheng Jiuhai put on his armor and walked up the city wall.

As a result, Wu Nian's army captured the city as soon as they met.

Although the city could not be defended, Cheng Jiuhai saved his life. The main reason was that the defeat was too fast, and many people survived in a daze.

If it was a bloody battle, I don't know how many people would die.

The Cheng family's mansion, inside the main room.

Cheng Ruixiang and his eldest son Cheng Jiushan sat on the two Taishi chairs in the north, waiting anxiously. Soon after, Cheng Jiuhai walked in.

"How is it?" Cheng Ruixiang asked impatiently.

"Father, I have found out everything. As long as you do as the government says, you can leave immediately."

"If you choose to stay, you can either join Goguryeo, the general who assisted the Han Dynasty, and help Wu Nian in doing things. Or you will be under certain surveillance. You cannot transfer your property, otherwise you will be exterminated by the clan."

Cheng Jiuhai shook his head and said solemnly.

Cheng Jiushan immediately stamped his feet, stood up and said, "I thought I could pretend to agree to stay and then transfer the property. Unexpectedly, Wu Nian had a back-up plan."

"Damn Wu Nian. He claims to be [General Fu Han, Goguryeo Beppu], but his attitude is ambiguous. This is just to deceive those who are lucky. How can you deceive me?"

"He wants to destroy Goguryeo."

"Wolf ambition, wolf ambition."

Cheng Ruixiang's face was also ugly, and he was spitting and cursing.

"Father, what you mean is...that we also pack up some gold and silver, accept Wu Nianjun's interrogation, and take our family members to leave Jiangjie Mansion for the capital?" Cheng Jiushan turned around and asked.

It is not easy to destroy Goguryeo. My father was also the official of Goguryeo, and his status was very high.

It makes sense to abandon the family business in Jiangjie City and go to the capital.

Besides, it's a pity to have a huge amount of property in the family, and it's even more pity to have slaves. But as long as Goguryeo can win, they can get back their land and house.

"I'll go get ready right away." Cheng Jiuhai nodded and planned to turn around and leave.

"Wait a minute. Who said I'm going to run away? How could our Cheng family's century-old foundation be destroyed in my hands? Jiu Hai. You make one more trip to Fuhan General's Mansion and tell the officials that our Cheng family has chosen to stay.

In Jiangjie Mansion, you will never dare to leave without permission."

Cheng Ruixiang stopped Cheng Jiuhai and shook his head repeatedly.

Cheng Jiushan and Cheng Jiuhai were both speechless. You were the one who scolded Wu Nian for his wolfish ambition. Why didn't you leave?

Cheng Ruixiang glanced at the two stupid sons and said: "Goguryeo is not easy to perish. But Wu Nian is not an easy person either."

"Of course we chose to play both sides. If Goguryeo won, we didn't surrender to the enemy anyway, we just surrendered."

"If Wu Nian wins, we are not guilty."

"Whoever wins, who loses. We all kept our family business. Why not?"

Speaking of this, Cheng Ruixiang glared at Cheng Jiuhai and scolded: "Hurry up and go."

"Yes." Only then did Cheng Jiuhai react and quickly turned around and went down.

Since it was Cheng Ruixiang's decision, Cheng Jiushan did not dare to refute it. He just muttered in a low voice: "Father, this fence-sitter seems to be very calm, but it is possible that he is not a human being inside and outside, and in the end he will not get any good results."

"Then you make a decision. Surrender to Wu Nian and join the Fu Han General's Mansion. Or give up the family business and go to the capital?"

"Do you have what it takes to seize this treasure?"

Being said to be a human being inside and out, Cheng Ruixiang was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, scolding Cheng Jiu Shandao.

Cheng Jiushan was speechless and could only lower his head to be scolded.

Following Wu Nian's three-step plan, the big families and squires in the city all made decisions. Whether it was those who abandoned their family property and fled to the capital, or those who joined the Fuhan General's Mansion.

There are very few.

Most of the squires and wealthy families are on the fence. The main thing is military discipline, which makes Wu Nian look very gentle.

Wu Nian used non-violent methods and successfully prevented a large number of squires from fleeing to the capital with their property and domestic slaves.

Become the force of Goguryeo's counterattack.

It also won over the people to a certain extent. After the pilot was successful, Wu Nian immediately opened the city gate and began to monitor the wall-riding faction to a certain extent to prevent them from transferring their property and escaping.

The production and life of the people in Jiangjie City have slowly returned to normal.

Then, with the efforts of Lu Sheng and the officials of Beppu, Goguryeo, the general who assisted the Han Dynasty, this policy was promoted to every city.

During this process, many Goguryeo officials were also recruited.

Slowly, a [Beppu] was established that could truly rule Jiangjie Prefecture and Uiju Prefecture, and extend its tentacles to the countryside.

It was not until Wu Nian that the infantry of the four captains followed, escorted by the navy, crossed the Yalu River and arrived at Erfu.

Wu Nian's rule in the second government could not be said to be rock solid, but at least it was not rootless duckweed.

Got a little foundation.

That's enough. As long as Wu Nian keeps winning, the rule will not collapse. To truly gain the people's trust, you need to be able to get through everything.

In three, five or even ten years, the government will be clean and the military discipline will be improved.

Now that the army of seven captains has arrived.
Chapter completed!