In a war, no matter what kind of war it is, materials are the most important. Food, oil, horses, and supplies. Zhu Youde brought hundreds of thousands of people into Hangzhou City, which immediately made Hangzhou's material supply tense.
Not only the army needs to eat, but the local people also need to eat. Although Daliang can continue to deliver food from behind, local conflicts between the army and the people are inevitable.
The modern kind of fish-and-water situation between the army and the people is impossible to appear in Daliang. The ancient army was the army.
Moreover, the local people in Hangzhou may even be hostile to the officers and soldiers of Daliang. If it weren't for him as the emperor, why would those southeastern wealthy families rebel?
Before Zhu Youde came, the people of Hangzhou had already demonized the imperial court. He Qingfeng was a lackey who came to the southeast to make money for the emperor. Naturally, the emperor was a big devil who sucked blood from the people, while the local wealthy families were the saviors.
, are the parents of the common people, who were forced to rebel by the imperial court.
Within three days, the Liang Army encountered multiple attacks in the local area. The New Army soldiers who took to the streets to maintain order were attacked by civilians. The weapons used by the opponents included rotten vegetable leaves, rotten eggs, stones, wooden sticks, and some
Armed gangsters even dared to attack patrolling soldiers at night.
Within three days, the New Army soldiers killed more than 500 attackers, and injured more than 50 people.
The local public security has become extremely bad. The conflicts between the army and the people made Zhu Youde see the danger in Hangzhou. The city of Hangzhou is like a crater.
He Qingfeng has been busy asking Zhu Youde for the past few days, letting the emperor see such a Hangzhou, and he, the governor of the southeast, has no shame in his face.
"What does it have to do with you? What crime are you asking for? Such matters cannot be solved by force. Administrative measures are required!"
Zhu Youde knew very well that He Qingfeng had nothing to do with the situation in the southeast. Whose fault was it?
It was his grandfather and the late emperor's fault.
The founding emperor of Daliang relied on the wealth of the southeast to make his fortune, so he gave preferential treatment to wealthy merchants from the southeast. The salt industry, water transportation, and military supplies of Daliang were all handed over to the merchants from the southeast.
There are now eighteen wealthy merchants and thousands of wealthy merchants in the Southeast. Many of them were just ordinary merchants when Daliang was founded. After more than half a century of development, the current situation of wealthy families dominating the Southeast has emerged.
The Liang court had essentially handed over its economic lifeline to the southeast. This was unscientific, but the feudal dynasty had no choice in the face of this situation.
Since we can't kill everyone in the southeast, we can only compromise again and again.
Wealthy families are called wealthy families, and they are often related to aristocratic families. Wealthy families use money to gain political capital, while aristocratic families use their connections to control the court.
He Qingfeng confessed his shame. The emperor cannot make mistakes. He must be wise and powerful: "It is my lack of ability that caused the turmoil in the southeast. Since the commercial tax was levied on the southeast, I have been too anxious."
Zhu Youde waved his hand indifferently and asked Zhou Chaozong and He Qingfeng to sit down. After gesturing for them to drink tea, Lao Zhu smiled and said: "He Qing, you are the governor of the southeast appointed by me, responsible for managing the southeast. You represent me. The wealthy families in the southeast are not
Is it your fault for following the imperial decree? They have been restless for a long time!"
He Qingfeng was very moved. Zhu Youde said this, and the responsibility on him was gone.
The emperor didn't care, and no one would hold him accountable in the future.
"I'm just worried about whether things in the southeast will affect our government's actions in the north!"
Zhou Chaozong looked at He Qingfeng: "Feng Bogong jumped in and fell into the trap. The Liang army lost more than 30,000 horses."
"ah……"
This news made He Qingfeng worried and even more stressed. He was only in his early forties and looked as depressed as an old man in his eighties.
Zhu Youde laughed: "What are you afraid of? It's only 30,000. I can even bear the death of 300,000. The war is about national strength. I dare not say anything else now. The potential of war is not comparable to that of the Mongols."
, The rebellion in the southeast will indeed affect my finances in Daliang, but don’t I have any money?"
"Don't worry, Feng Bogong was tricked by Han Wugui this time. It has nothing to do with the Mongols. I have ordered Deng Yu to leave Yunzhou and Liang Zan to enter Shanhaiguan. With Liang Zan's character, Han Wugui will not be let go.
"Zhu Youde had great expectations for Liang Zan.
This man is talented, ruthless, courageous, and ambitious. With his family background and strategic vision, he will definitely be a qualified prime minister in the future.
When Zhou Fang retreated, Liang Zan happened to catch him.
"I will handle the affairs in the south. I will leave the matters in the north to Liang Zan. He will not let me down. Han Wuyun and the Mongol people unite. It seems scary, but is my beam so easy to fight?" Zhu Youde sneered.
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"Liang Zan will let Han Wuguil know what it means to be ruthless. I was too polite to Han Wuguil before. I won't agree if he doesn't pay 100,000 for tricking my 30,000 new troops."
Zhou Chaozong did not want to say more about Zhu Youde's layout. He did not understand this kind of thing. This time he followed Zhu Youde south, mainly responsible for the supplies of the army.
"The local supplies in Hangzhou are not very rich. Although the imperial court can transport supplies, it is quite difficult to feed and drink 300,000 troops plus 800,000 people in the city. If the people are not allowed to settle down, the conflict between the imperial court and the local people will not
stop!"
Zhou Chaozong raised his hand to Zhu Youde and said: "Your Majesty, in times of emergency, I would like to use heavy rituals to frighten the local people and kill anyone who goes out on the streets at night during the curfew!"
He Qingfeng said quickly: "No, Hangzhou is already wealthy, and many local people have the habit of going to the streets at night. Although our army is short of food and grass, it is indeed difficult to be responsible for the people's food. However, Hangzhou is not without food. Many wealthy businessmen in the city have hoarded it.
Please redeem the supplies in the city and temporarily tide over this crisis until the supply of the army is normal, and then we can start a large-scale counterattack."
Zhou Chao Zongdao: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid we don't have much time left. We have discovered in Xiaoshan, Tonglu and other places that the enemy troops are gathering, with more than 150,000 troops. These two places are only one day away from Hangzhou.
The rebellion has spread like wildfire. Jinhua, Yiwu, Lishui, Quzhou, etc. have all rebelled one after another. With the support of the Southern Tang Dynasty from outside, and the collusion of wealthy merchants from the inside, they may already know the real situation in Hangzhou.
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Taking a deep breath: "The wealthy businessmen in Hangzhou may not have taken refuge with those wealthy families. If they don't use ruthless measures, they may become uneasy."
Zhou Chaozong's words are absolutely correct, but Zhu Youde still doesn't care: "I know what you mean, but this rebellion in the southeast can only be regarded as a civil war in Daliang, right? After all, the rebels are also my people, so they are at war with foreign countries.