Qin Xiao asked Lu Xiaolou to open a few more boxes, all of which contained gold and silver treasures.
He was not interested in looking more, so he and Dong Yuan left the basement and returned to the study, while Lu Xiaolou was doing some processing behind.
"General, it is rumored that the biggest rich man in the Liaodong Army is the Tang family." After Dong Yuan sat down, he sighed: "Now it seems that the Tang family may not be able to compare with the Wang family. These wealth, among the generals and officials of the Liaodong Army
Among them, perhaps it is just the tip of the iceberg. After Wang Xingchao took the position of General Anton, the Wang family benefited, and his people amassed wealth unscrupulously. Except for this general's palace, the total wealth of the Wang family is probably astronomical.
number."
Qin Xiao's expression was stern and he said: "Although it is just the tip of the iceberg, it also shows how crazy the Liaodong Army has been in plundering people's fat and oil in the Northeast these years. If these scum are not defeated, there is simply no justice."
In fact, Dong Yuan acted as if he didn't know that Wang Xingchao had amassed such a huge wealth, and Qin Xiao was not very suspicious.
After all, Dong Yuan is just a puppet and cannot gain the trust of the Liaodong Army. Therefore, Dong Yuan may not really know many things about the Liaodong Army.
Moreover, if Wang Xingchao wants to maintain his prestige, he must act incorruptible on the surface, and there will be people collecting wealth for him behind the scenes.
"Tang family, Zhao family, Tan family!" Dong Yuan said this, paused, and remembered that the Tan family in Jiashan had defected to Long Ruijun, and continued: "The six surnames in Liaodong are all extremely wealthy families!"
Qin Xiao asked with a smile: "How is the Huangfu family?"
Dong Yuan thought that Huangfu Yunzhao had led his army to join Qin Xiao a long time ago, and hesitated for a moment. Qin Xiao said: "But it doesn't matter, don't worry."
"General Huangfu is an honest man, but the members of the Huangfu family have accumulated a lot of wealth over the years." Dong Yuan said cautiously: "But after General Huangfu turned his back on the dark side, Wang Xingchao raided the Huangfu family, and many of the Huangfu family members were imprisoned.
, all the family wealth was put into the military treasury. It’s just that due to corruption at every level, less than half of the family wealth was put into the army treasury.”
Qin Xiaodao: "The Liaodong Army's depot is naturally in the hands of the Liaodong Army."
"Yes, the Duhufu has no right to interfere with the Liaodong Army's treasury and armory." Dong Yuandao said: "The Duhufu only sent officials to help take care of the food and grass." Thinking of something, he asked in a low voice: "Does the general send any
People have taken control of the granary? A granary was built in a large area in the south of the city, and hundreds of thousands of grains were stored. Wang Xingchao sent hundreds of people to guard it. If it cannot be controlled as soon as possible, someone may cause trouble."
Qin Xiao said with a smile: "Don't worry. After entering the city, we immediately sent troops and horses directly to find the granary. All the Liaodong soldiers guarding the warehouse have surrendered, and now the granary is under our control."
Dong Yuan hurriedly said: "The general's planning is really admirable."
At this moment, he saw that Lu Xiaolou had come out of the entrance, and immediately activated the mechanism to seal the entrance to the basement again.
"Xiaolou, there is an errand I want you to do." Qin Xiao looked at Lu Xiaolou and said with a smile: "Searching the rebels' property is definitely an imperative matter. I want Lord Protector to take charge of this matter.
, you will assist the Lord Protector in handling it together. Among the six surnames in Liaodong, the property of the Huangfu family has been confiscated by Wang Xingchao's order, and the remaining five surnames are the culprits of robbing the people, so they must be confiscated one by one. "
When Dong Yuan heard this, he immediately understood what Qin Xiao meant.
Confiscation of family property is often a good thing that many people desire.
But Dong Yuan understood that Qin Xiao was just using the name of the Protectorate to confiscate the property of Liaodong generals.
"General,
Do you want to confiscate all their property?" Dong Yuan thought for a moment and then said cautiously: "I wonder how the general will deal with the people of the five surnames? If they are all executed, it will be fine. But if the general is lenient and pardons their capital crimes, then
There are thousands of people from the five surnames in total, and I am only worried about the livelihood of these people in the future!"
Qin Xiao smiled lightly and said: "The Protector-General is lenient. If they really care about their own livelihood, they should also care about the livelihood of the common people. I am not a butcher, and I will not kill all the five people. But all
Lord Hu can think of a way to move the five surnames to the counties in the northeast and allocate land to them on a per capita basis. I remember that according to the land equalization policy, a commoner can get at least five acres of land, so use this as the standard.
, give each person five acres of land and let them support themselves."
Lu Xiaolou sneered at the side and said: "Many people in the Northeast were forced to become homeless by the five surnames, and some even starved to death. Now that the general has given them land to support themselves, this is already the heart of a Bodhisattva."
"Yes, yes!" Dong Yuan said immediately: "I understand."
"The confiscated accounts will be registered by the officials sent by the Governor." Qin Xiao said: "The specific actions will be handled by Colonel Lu and his people." Looking at ???????????????
??Lu Xiaolou said: "You go back and check some of the Liaodong Army's bank accounts and armory with the officials of the Protectorate Palace, and record the specific accounts. All the confiscated family property will be transferred to the government treasury at that time."
Lu Xiaolou raised his hands and said yes.
Being able to leave this matter in his own hands, Lu Xiaolou naturally knew that this was Qin Xiao's great trust in him.
Qin Xiao knew that just after taking Liaoyang, there were many things to do, and he really needed the help of Dong Yuan and other officials in the city, so he was very kind to Dong Yuan.
Although Qin Xiao tried his best to restore peace to Liaoyang as soon as possible, after a bloody battle, the city still seemed a bit chaotic. Even after a few days, the city was generally stable, but people were obviously still a little scared.
Even though the Duhufu issued a notice to calm the people, the people did not dare to go out for a while.
However, after Long Rui's army entered the city, order and military discipline were strict, and they did not harm the people in the city. So after four or five days, the people began to tentatively go out. When they felt that Long Rui's army really did not harass the people, that kind of
The panic and anxiety began to ease.
Qin Xiao is naturally busy with many things these days, and the generals under his command also have their own affairs.
Maintaining law and order in the city, pacifying the people, cleaning up the battlefield, repairing the city walls, rewarding soldiers, sheltering surrendered soldiers and other matters really left Qin Xiao and his generals busy.
It was not until the sixth day after entering the city that Qin Xiao summoned all his generals to meet in the general's mansion.
Although some soldiers were killed or injured in this battle, the price paid for attacking a huge and solid city was far lower than what the generals had previously imagined.
In fact, many generals did not know about the secret operations of Huolei Camp in advance.
No one could have imagined that it only took more than half a month to capture Liaoyang City and almost completely wipe out the Liaodong Army.
In the meeting hall, the generals were obviously in a good mood, talking and laughing happily.
When Qin Xiao and Gu Baiyi appeared, all the generals stood up and saluted.
"Everyone sit down and talk." Qin Xiao seemed to be in a good mood. After sitting down with Gu Baiyi, he said: "Before the meeting, I have some good news to share with everyone." He said to Gu Baiyi: "General Gu, come and talk to me
Please tell me in detail."
Gu Baiyi glanced at everyone and said with a smile: "Everyone knows that Wang Xingchao was struggling to death and secretly colluded with the Bohai people in order to let the Bohai navy attack our army.
In the rear, Yuan Gaijian readily agreed to send troops, but Wang Xingchao did not know that Yuan Gaijian not only dispatched the Bohai Sea Army, but also gathered heavy troops to Fuyu Prefecture in the Bohai Sea with evil intentions."
Huangfu Yunzhao frowned and said: "Fuyu Mansion is adjacent to our Tang Dynasty Xuantu County. Yuan Gaijian has assembled a large number of troops in Fuyu Mansion. Is it because he wants to invade Xuantu?"
"Bohai does have this intention." Gu Baiyi said: "It is said that Yuan Gaijian's body is getting worse, but his spirit is getting more and more crazy. He dreams of swallowing up the four northeastern counties. Wang Xing went to Bohai to ask for help, and Yuan Gaijian fell into his trap. He
Send out the Bohai Navy and prepare to seize Ninghua Port. Once successful, the Bohai army gathered in Buyeo Prefecture may march westward."
All the generals clenched their fists.
"But the general said, I have a piece of good news to tell you." Gu Baiyi said with a smile: "Our army defeated the Bohai Navy. Not only did it kill the commander of the Bohai Navy, Yuan Gaijia, but also captured dozens of large and small warships, killing
Nearly a thousand Bohai soldiers died, and the rest were all captured."
As soon as this statement came out, all the generals present were surprised.
"Commander Tu is indeed amazing." Jiang Xiaochun sighed: "Compared with attacking Liaoyang City, it was more difficult for him to deal with the Bohai Navy."
Gu Baiyi smiled and said: "Now I can explain it clearly to everyone. In this naval battle, not only did Tu Tong and his troops fight to the death, but the most important thing was the Taihu Lake
Wang Linghu Xuan led the Taihu navy to march out. After the general learned that the Bohai navy had sent troops, he immediately contacted the Taihu king. The Taihu king knew that this battle was related to the fate of the Tang Dynasty. Once the Bohai navy succeeded, the consequences would be disastrous.
, so he secretly led the Taihu Navy to attack and carefully set a trap. Yuan Gaijia thought that the Bohai Navy had an absolute advantage over our Liaoxi Navy, so he underestimated the enemy and fell into the trap set by the King of Taihu, resulting in a major defeat.
"
When everyone heard the words, they were all happy and excited.
"The King of Taihu made extraordinary moves." Jiang Xiaochun said with a smile: "General, it was the King of Taihu who helped in the chaos in Jiangnan. He is truly a man of great righteousness."
Qin Xiao nodded and said: "When I was in trouble twice, the King of Taihu stood up for me. It is indeed a sign of justice."
"General, we have captured a large number of warships of the Bohai Navy. Our Liaoxi Navy has these warships, which is even more powerful." Yuwen Chengchao also smiled and said: "General Tu has so many warships in his hands.
I’m afraid I’m so happy that I can’t sleep.”
Everyone burst into laughter.
"The King of Taihu and Commander Tu are dealing with post-war matters." Qin Xiao said with emotion: "In fact, although they won, the Taihu Army suffered a lot in this naval battle, and nearly a thousand brothers were killed and injured. I am going to allocate a sum of money to provide them with serious compensation.
In addition, due to the fierce fighting, although many warships were captured, many warships were also damaged, and a large sum of money is needed to repair them."
Everyone nodded.
"Not only the brothers who were killed and wounded in the naval battle, but also in this attack on Liaoyang, many brothers died in the battle." Qin Xiao looked solemn and said: "After you count and report the list, you will also be given a heavy pension. In addition, the meritorious soldiers will also be given a heavy pension.
There are many rewards, so don’t neglect them.”
Jiang Xiaochun stood up and cupped his hands and said: "General, after the general entered the city, he was ordered to lead the troops and take control of the Liaodong Army's silver treasury. After careful counting, the silver in the silver treasury was piled up like a mountain, at least three million taels. The general's silver
The guard of the treasury learned from the mouth that there was very little silver in the treasury before. Wang Xingchao ordered the generals of the Liaodong Army to pay silver as military expenses. The Liaodong generals did not dare to disobey, and many generals paid cash in cash.
The treasury is full. The commercial silver that is given to the soldiers can be withdrawn from the treasury."
Qin Xiaowei nodded, looked at Lu Xiaolou, and asked with a smile: "Colonel Lu, you are working the hardest these days, how are you doing?"