Xiangzhou Mansion, the eastern area of Yuzhou, is close to Huaiyin Mansion in Xuzhou. After reaching an agreement with Murong Cheng, Zhao Xun sent his army eastward and completed the handover with the Qi army within a few days.
Of course, by completing the handover task so quickly, Zhao Xun did not want the Qi army to cause any trouble to the four eastern prefectures of Yuzhou and undermine his rule before leaving.
The eastern area where the headquarters was placed was not only to take over the new prefectures and counties, but also because the eastern area was where the Qi Army and the Xuzhou Army handed over the state. With hundreds of thousands of troops fighting at his side, Zhao Xun had to be careful. After all,
, Murong Cheng originally enlisted the Yanzhou Army to cooperate and wanted to carve up Xuzhou. But he sold the Qi Army in a blink of an eye, and Murong Cheng couldn't help but be angry.
Although Murong Cheng is now forced to negotiate peace with him, he is forced after all. Zhao Xun naturally does not believe that Murong Cheng can completely get rid of the anger in his heart. Zhao Xun firmly believes that if he relaxes a little
Somehow, Murong Cheng did not let the Quyang City army and the Qi army in the east of Yuzhou join forces to counterattack.
In addition, Li Chi, the leader of the Xuzhou Army in eastern Yuzhou, is also not a good person. If possible, Li Chi will definitely let himself and the Qi army die together. It is also because of this that Zhao Xun wants to attack Huaiyin Mansion at this moment.
The Huaiyin Prefecture is not only for Xuzhou to resist the invasion of the army from Yuzhou, why can't Yuzhou use the territory for Xuzhou to advance westward? In addition, Li Chi is not well-intentioned and wishes that his own army and the Qi army would perish together, and the whole army would be wiped out.
Therefore, taking advantage of the fierce battle between the Qi Army and the Xuzhou Army, Zhao Xun sent troops to attack Huaiyin Mansion, striving to completely capture and control the three cities and thirteen counties of Huaiyin Mansion.
"Reporting to my lord, General Xu Qing has sent back the good news that Huaipu City has been captured by our army. Including Huaipu City, the surrounding five counties have all accepted the jurisdiction of our army. In addition, General Xu asked my lord for help. His army
There is an urgent need for civil servants to manage the local area." In the governor's office of Xiangzhou Prefecture, which was also the temporary governor's office, the soldiers from Huaipu City asked Zhao and the civil and military officials to elaborate on the details of the battle in Huaipu City.
"Congratulations, lord, for capturing the second city of the three-level city of Huaiyin Mansion." Feng Ziming, who was sitting under Zhao Xun, said with a smile, "Now Quyang City has been captured by us, and Huaipu City to the north has also been captured by us.
Conquered. As of today, except for Huaiyin City and the six surrounding counties, which are still in the hands of the Xuzhou Army, the rest of the counties are already under our control."
"The three major cities in Huaiyin Mansion are horns to each other, and any two of them can form an extremely powerful defensive effect. Now that the two major cities have been captured by our army, then, one in the north and one in the southwest are horns to each other, and they can defend each other.
The enemy is outside the country. In this way, when we are in Yuzhou, we will not be afraid of flanking raids by the Xuzhou army."
"As for the last city and the six surrounding counties, they are still at war. If nothing else happens, it will eventually fall into the hands of Murong Cheng, and Murong Cheng is eager to go south to Yangzhou, and he will definitely not
We will occupy this place. We have a deal with him over food. In addition, if Murong Cheng wants to go back, he must win over us to prevent us from joining forces with Li Chi. Therefore, the entire Huaiyin Mansion in Xuzhou will fall into our hands.
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"Think about it, Huaiyin Mansion, Xuzhou's important place to resist the invasion of Yuzhou, has now become our important place and bridgehead to resist the invasion of Xuzhou Army and attack Xuzhou. Think about it, if Li Chi learns the news, he will definitely vomit blood."
Zhao Xun couldn't help but smile. He was extremely satisfied with the victory of Huaipu City. The importance of Huaipu City is naturally self-evident. Li Chi is not a good ally. Besides, this Xuzhou is also his
The enemy has taken Huaiyin now
Li Chi did not dare to fall out with him. Firstly, Yangzhou's interests were much greater than those of a Huaiyin mansion. Secondly, Murong Cheng's number one enemy now was the Xuzhou Army who wanted to seize his Yangzhou foundation. Li Chi naturally
Don't dare to do anything to yourself.
"Haha... This is really good news. However, we cannot be complacent because of this. Ziming, Xu Qing needs civil servants. Please make arrangements for these. If you want to truly stabilize these places, you still need to
It took a lot of effort." These people said with a smile.
"Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates will definitely make arrangements. The officials and assistants from Youzhou have already arrived here, we just need to distribute them according to needs." Feng Ziming nodded.
"Oh, by the way, there are also Quyang City and the counties to the north that were just captured by Wei Dong. These places also need civil servants. This Wei Dong set up an ambush and wiped out the troops drawn from Huaipu City.
Very good. However, the officials of several cities to the north of Quyang City were also
All the police officers have been wiped out, and these places have been placed under military control. You, you'd better make arrangements for these places earlier, otherwise, you don't know how worried you will be for those guys who are used to killing people." Zhao Xun
Suddenly, he remembered Wei Dong's previous victory report and added.
"Everyone, now, we have captured Yuzhou and the Huaiyin Mansion in Xuzhou." Zhao Xun glanced at everyone and then said, "In this month and a half, all of you sitting here are still fighting on the battlefield.
The generals and generals who are busy and guarding in various places have made great contributions! This governor will remember these."
"In addition, even a powerful Qi army and Qi King Murong Chengdu fell into our hands and negotiated peace with us. However, this does not mean that we have won a comprehensive victory, and it does not mean that everything is fine for us." Zhao Xun's tone became more serious.
Chilly.
"First, although we have occupied Yuzhou, the troops currently in Yuzhou can only suppress the situation and avoid overt opposition. However, it does not mean that we have completely stabilized the place. Our new policy
Naturally, we have been welcomed by ordinary people and also welcomed by some businessmen. However, those wealthy gentry who are accustomed to Yuzhou's outdated system definitely have no good impression of us."
"You must have heard about the abnormal situations that have occurred in some places in Yuzhou recently. They have driven up the market and caused the prices of goods in various places to fluctuate. The impact has been extremely bad and has even had a very bad impact on people's daily lives. In addition, in order to quickly
Taking over the entire territory of Yuzhou, the private soldiers of the local wealthy gentry were not collected. This is also one of the hidden dangers. The powerful local families, especially those with private soldiers, are definitely a fatal influence on local management.
Hidden dangers, therefore, must be eradicated.”
"Second, Yuzhou was captured by the Qi army the year before last and was the frontier of the attack on Yanzhou and Yongzhou. Therefore, Yuzhou, which has been reduced to a logistics base for the front-line army, is now extremely poor. In order to stabilize the people and share the land equally, we have reduced or exempted a large amount of land.
We paid taxes, and even purchased seeds, farm tools, and livestock to provide for the people for spring plowing. This caused a huge gap in our finances."
"Thirdly, although we now occupy Yuzhou, we are also surrounded by enemies on all sides. Needless to say, the south is under the jurisdiction of the Qi Army. You all know the relationship between Murong Cheng and us. To the east is the Xuzhou Army, which is the same as ours.
It's not good, and now it's even worse because of the Huaiyin Mansion. As for the west, the southwest is okay, it's the Tang army, they are weak. The northwest is Yongzhou, which is also a fierce tiger."
After a slight pause, Zhao Xun said coldly: "So, now is not the time to be happy. I have seen that many officials have been a little carried away recently and have forgotten everything. Don't forget, how Murong Cheng was defeated. It was not because of us, it was
Because of his pride and complacency.”
The reason why Zhao Xun was so strict was indeed because some officials forgot about their duties and did not devote their energy to their current busy work. Instead, they abandoned their own affairs, gathered people to feast, and even indulged in the seduction of women in Qin Tower. These situations made
Zhao Xun, who had been busy recently, was extremely annoyed.
Of course, this alone is not enough for Zhao Xun to be so severe and get angry in front of civil and military officials alone. What is even more serious is that in various counties and cities, some wealthy gentry, in order to maintain their original interests, themselves
Taking advantage of the situation, his private soldiers used various methods to win over officials from various places.
"Everyone, take a look, this is what our Shadow Division's Yuzhou branch found. You should take care of yourself!" Zhao Xun asked Sun Zhuang, who was in charge of intelligence, to pass on the found content to everyone.
There were thirty or forty civil and military officials in the hall. After seeing Sun Zhuang's situation, many of them turned pale and sweated slightly on their foreheads. What was written above was all about their relationship with some wealthy gentry, and even their subordinates.
benefit.
"You all know how to do it. Ziming, it seems that we need to increase the verification of officials in various prefectures and counties."
Feng Ziming nodded solemnly and said, "Don't worry, Lord, I understand."
"Key Yan, that person is in charge of Yuzhou's finances. How is Yuzhou's financial situation now? How big is our gap?" Zhao Xun turned to ask Ke Yan, who is in charge of Yuzhou's finances.
Ke Yan quickly bowed his hands and responded respectfully: "Return to my lord, because since we occupied Yuzhou, we have been spending money outwards and have almost no income. And the limited trade that may have income has also been unable to be detailed due to the war.
Therefore, we have a huge financial gap here. According to statistics from subordinates, if we want to completely complete the reform of Yuzhou, we still need more than five million silver coins."
Hearing this, Zhao Xun couldn't help but frown. Five million silver coins is indeed a problem. If you want to add Zhao land, it is naturally not a problem. Yanzhou Army and Zhao Army have always been in secret contact. Even in terms of finance, it is normal business and trade.
Therefore, it is obviously very inappropriate to support from the north now.
Key Yan continued: "In addition, the local finance of Yuzhou is also a mess. Since Murong Cheng took over Yuzhou, the land of Yuzhou has always been a war-torn place. Therefore, we have to spend in all aspects. In addition,
The salary of Yuzhou officials and the support of the local garrison army are now enough to exceed 8 million. If the investment is large, I am afraid it will be even more."
Zhao Xun frowned. The situation in front of him gave him the idea of wanting Youzhou to support a batch of money and food. However, considering the current situation, it was not time to let the various princes understand the actual situation, so he could only suppress it.
"After the Xuzhou Army, Tang Army, Qi Army, and Yong Army all fight against each other, the Yanzhou Army can surrender to the Zhao Army, and then there will be nothing to worry about. However, it will take some time." Zhao Xunruo
He rubbed his brows and couldn't help but feel anxious about his financial difficulties.
Subsequently, various officials offered suggestions one after another, but they were all in small aspects and could not solve the missing gaps. Although the Yanzhou Army occupied these places, Zhao Xun knew very well that if the place could not be restored and the people could
In normal life, I am afraid that riots will occur in Yuzhou overnight. Especially now that the wealthy gentry all over Yuzhou are dissatisfied with the New Deal, if something unexpected happens, it will be a big deal.
Suddenly, Feng Ziming's eyes flashed, he hesitated for a while, and finally couldn't help but said: "My lord, in fact, it is not impossible for Yuzhou to collect tens of millions of silver coins, and it will even be more.
."
"Oh?" Zhao Xunxun asked: "Where does the money come from?" These are tens of millions of silver coins, which is not a small amount.
"The wealthy gentry from all over Yuzhou!" Feng Ziming said solemnly.
Zhao Xun was startled when he heard the words, and a look of difference flashed in his eyes. The officials sitting here couldn't help but secretly took a breath of cold air. Feng Ziming's meaning was very simple, that is, to confiscate the family and exterminate the clan. In the homes of these wealthy gentry, the money
They are definitely not a minority. Zhao Xun also firmly believes that if the houses of the wealthy gentry in Yuzhou are ransacked, tens of millions of silver coins will definitely be obtained. Of course, not all of them will be cash. But this shows that these wealthy gentry are indeed extremely rich.
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There was a hint of hesitation in Zhao Xun's eyes. This was not an ordinary action. Once he gave the order, countless people would lose their heads and cause a shower of blood. By then, the name of murder would be difficult to wash away. Although Zhao Xun
He is dissatisfied and even resentful of these wealthy gentry, but now that he has taken over the situation, he is not as ruthless as he was in northern Youzhou in the past. Furthermore, this is the Central Plains, and such actions will have an extremely negative impact.
When Zhao Xun took the action to get rid of the wealthy gentry in the north of Youzhou, it was because his own side was weak and had no choice. Furthermore, such an action would also hurt the local team. Therefore, Zhao Xun was a little hesitant.
Feng Ziming said coldly: "My lord, you are now the governor of Yuzhou. In the future... Furthermore, we can completely let the local officials do their own thing, and I, Feng Ziming, will be responsible for the government affairs of Yuzhou."
Zhao Xun was startled, and then understood what Feng Ziming meant. Indeed, his current identity is the Governor of Yuzhou, and his merger with Zhao Jun in the future will not have any impact on him. Moreover, Feng Ziming has to personally bear this responsibility.
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"Lord, among these wealthy gentry, some are willing to cooperate, but many are unwilling to cooperate with us. With this operation, we can completely eliminate the hidden dangers in various places. In this way, we can not only stabilize the place, but also gain comfort.
Why don't we enjoy money?
After pondering for a moment, Zhao Xun's eyes flashed coldly, and the hesitation in his eyes was drowned by endless ruthlessness. He said solemnly: "Okay, Ziming, you don't need to be responsible for this matter. I have personally given the order. I will ask the defenders and soldiers from all over Yuzhou to
The governor's personal guards cooperated with the local government to control Yu
The wealthy gentry in the prefecture who refused to cooperate with our new policies were eliminated. The presence of these people was also a source of instability. In this case, let them disappear. In fact, I also feel that under my rule, we will never
There appears such a large family that occupies a large amount of fertile land and has private soldiers."
Since the Yanzhou Army occupied Yuzhou, the Yanzhou Army's New Deal began to be implemented in Yuzhou. However, because the Yanzhou Army was eager to occupy the entire territory of Yuzhou, the implementation of the New Deal in various places was somewhat hasty. Therefore, the local wealthy gentry
The private soldiers were not fully captured in the beginning.
Therefore, some wealthy gentry began to feel that the Yanzhou Army was not irresistible. Although some wealthy gentry still gave in and transformed their family property into business. But most of them were still determined to hide it from the local officials and maintain their original situation.
and interests.
Some wealthy gentry collaborated with each other and began to bribe local officials and modify their New Deal methods so that they could hide the past. During this period, most officials did not agree directly, but some were fascinated by the money and goods in front of them.
However, these things were all under the surveillance of Zhao Xun. After Zhao Xun decided to take action against these wealthy gentry, he began to transfer officials who had colluded with local wealthy families in the name of official transfer. Of course, what awaits them in the future will not be forever.
Failure to use it is the judgment of the law.
At the same time, Zhao Xun's personal guards, advance guards and rear guards were transferred to the four eastern prefectures of Yuzhou and stationed in various cities. Without anyone noticing, a bloody storm swept through the four eastern prefectures of Yuzhou.
The Yanzhou Army raised its butcher's knife at the wealthy families in the four eastern prefectures of Yuzhou who had a bad reputation and refused to cooperate with the Yanzhou Army.
Over time, tens of thousands of people died. Not only that, the Yanzhou Army also had more than 100,000 prisoners in their hands. They will all become laborers in various prefectures and counties in Yuzhou.
The harvest from the four eastern prefectures of Yuzhou also surprised Zhao Xun and the officials. The four eastern prefectures of Yuzhou alone confiscated a total of 23 million silver coins in cash, and various other financial items, such as antiques and jade,
There are countless silks, shops, etc.
The actions of the Yanzhou Army in the eastern part of Yuzhou immediately made the other wealthy gentry in the six prefectures of Yuzhou lose their countenance. Immediately, some of these wealthy gentry immediately surrendered to the local government, and some even wanted to win over others to resist, asking Yanzhou
Why is the army like this?
However, before they could take action, the Yanzhou Army moved west again. In just over ten days, the wealthy gentry in the western prefectures were attacked. In the western prefectures, the Yanzhou Army confiscated an inestimable amount of property.
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"I didn't expect that these wealthy gentry were so rich. Feng Ziming immediately appeased the people, and all the money collected began to be invested in local restoration. As for the real estate, didn't many wealthy families cooperate with us and transfer it to
Their Chamber of Commerce. We must do everything possible to restore Yuzhou." Seeing so much money, all the unbearable feelings in Zhao Xun's heart disappeared, not to mention that this move also eliminated the hidden dangers in Yuzhou.