Zhu Chaoshi said calmly: "So, everything is difficult at the beginning. The reason why these people don't trust the court is that they have never really received benefits from the government. Now they don't know how to achieve military merit, obtain a title, and become a rural official."
The rewards afterwards, once you taste the sweetness, will be different."
Zhang Yu murmured: "Yes, places like Nankang are vast and sparsely populated. There is enough land to distribute to these villagers. However, even if they get the land, like seeds, irrigation, etc., it is not easy.
It's probably not easy to survive independently from the powerful clan."
Zhu Chaoshi said calmly: "If you are just ordinary people and are not accustomed to farming, then there is nothing to worry about. There will be a school for officials later to train such scholars who can go to the grassroots rural areas to teach farmers and mulberry trees. Zhang Changshi, you guys
The children of aristocratic families may not know these things, but ordinary scholars can accomplish these things if they gain experience from skilled farmers. I think that when we completely eliminate the demon thieves and pacify the south, I am afraid that the first
Students from the Lanxiang Official School opened by Liu Pushe in Nanyan can also graduate and take up official positions in these newly restored lands."
Tao Yuanming sighed: "These are all things for later. Do you mean to use these military exploits to provide practical benefits to the powerful and common people everywhere in exchange for them switching sides and siding with the imperial court?"
Zhu Chaoshi smiled slightly: "Yes, pardon those rebellious people, and then allow them to be exempted from taxes for one or two years, and also allow them to retain part of the current warehouse storage. With such conditions, coupled with our advantages on the battlefield
, enough to make many cities that are still waiting to join the Jin side."
Having said this, Zhu Chaoshi paused: "I have made an agreement with the heads of the major families in Nankang that they can bring out two thousand people to follow me. Of course, these people are not the elites of each of their families, there are also many
It's a branch of the Bao family, but it doesn't matter. With my three hundred Chinese army guards as the core, and these people to support the scene, it's enough to sweep through several nearby counties. I won't attack the cities in Jiangzhou, but
Attack Xiangzhou and Jingnan. Once I capture two or three places and gain the support of local powerful people, I can recruit new troops. Normally, within three months, I can raise an army of 20,000 to 30,000 people, enough to capture Changsha.
, Baling, Yueyang and other places."
Tao Yuanming said in a deep voice: "Two or three months? Not to mention whether you can move so fast, even if everything goes well, will Liu Pushe allow these policies and actions of yours?"
Zhu Chaoshi said seriously: "Before I came, I asked Liu Pushe for help. I also discussed this idea with him. He was very supportive. Now the imperial court does not need the food and grass in Xiangzhou too much, but hopes that these places can
Anyway, on the side of the imperial court, as for providing some generous policies to these local powerful people now, it is only a temporary measure, and it can still be taken back in the future."
Tao Yuanming sighed: "If these policies are applied to all the powerful landowners in a region, it will not be easy to change their minds in the future. Once they are given the food, grass and taxes to collect taxes in the past few years, it will not be easy."
It will greatly strengthen the strength of these local tyrants, and will become their capital for further separatism and self-reliance in the future. I do not intend to use this method. Of course, our Jiangzhou Army is relatively stronger, and now has thousands of soldiers.
Horses, but I will not recruit troops here in Nankang. I will leave all the people and horses here to you."
Zhu Chaoshi shook his head: "I have made an agreement with the heads of the major families. I only need two thousand people here, not more than one. If Mr. Tao does not recruit troops here, you can let the major families retain their existing troops. I think,
After the Bao family is destroyed, it is not a good thing for the Ding family to be the only one. If they annex other families, they may become the second Bao family, and they will not be able to lose their dominance in the future."
Tao Yuanming smiled slightly and looked at Zhang Yu: "Zhang Changshi, now that Nankang has been restored, do you want to temporarily take over the post of county governor here and manage the post-war affairs, or do you want to follow Zhu Zhu as you said before?
In the general's military mansion, should I become a long history officer or join the army and establish military merit?"
Zhang Yu's eyes sparkled, and he was obviously thinking. After a while, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "As General Zhu and Tao Changshi said, although Nankang was recovered, after the war,
The balance of power will be more complicated. After all, this is the first Jiangzhou county we have recovered since our counterattack. It would be a pity if we lost it again due to internal relations. I have stayed here for at least nearly two years.
The big family will still treat me with some kindness. As long as I am here, the Ding family will not act rashly. Moreover, the two grandsons of the Ding family, Ding Wuji and Ding Youwei, will also follow the army."
Zhu Chaoshi nodded: "Yes, Ding Wuji is coming with me. As for Ding Youwei, although he is not yet a Ding, Tao Gong said before that he would take him to General Jianwei and the Jiangzhou Governor's Mansion for training. Well,
It's more or less a restriction on the Ding family to keep them from messing around."
Tao Yuanming laughed: "So, these powerful landowners you are talking about are not given preferential policies for free, but they are required to hand over their hostages, pledge their grandchildren, etc., and experience them in our army. In the future, they can return to their hometowns and serve as officials to succeed them.
My ancestors, right?"
Zhu Chaoshi shook his head: "I think that if they become local officials in the future, they don't have to be in their own hometown. They can't even be allowed to live in their own hometown. Otherwise, their family will be powerful and they will have official status.
It will become a powerful and hereditary power that cannot be eliminated. In the past, it only monopolized the countryside. In the future, it may directly occupy the prefectures and counties. This is something we cannot allow. Mr. Tao, you must avoid this when acting in Jiangzhou. Try not to let these things happen.
The sons of powerful men will serve as officials in this county."
Tao Yuanming said calmly: "I have a sense of discretion on this point. However, these powerful landlords are not fools. If all my sons and nephews are sent to other places, people will see that this is a plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain, and they may not be willing to obey. When the time comes, they will actually be used as hostages."
I think it is up to Liu Pushe to make the final decision on how to appoint the powerful sons and where to serve as officials. Let us take these people to do their own things first. If we can make them loyal to the imperial court and loyal to the Jin Dynasty, that will be the best solution.
Nothing better.”
Zhu Chaoshi nodded, took a deep breath, and looked at the river beach in the distance. Bao Haozi's body had only a bloody skeleton left, and the soldiers of the major families all had expressions on their faces.
They stood aside with a look of awe. Obviously, they were deeply shocked. Zhu Chaoshi looked at Tao Yuanming and gave a military salute: "Then let's say goodbye. When we meet again, we will congratulate the thief!"
Tao Yuanming smiled slightly: "I will definitely be a thief! I will stop after I get drunk!" (End of this chapter)