Situ Fei, the king of Hanzhong, was furious when he thought of the powerful families in Jingzhou. In the past, when the Han army was strong, they all came to welcome them. Now that the Han army is declining, these powerful families keep a respectful distance.
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What annoyed him was not only the attitude of these powerful clans, but also the fact that these powerful clans used the King of Luoyang and the Luo Army to suppress themselves at every turn, causing the Han army to return from the mansions of these powerful clans in disgrace.
, all face was lost.
"Tian Yu, in response to Zhao Jun, as long as Zhao Jun is willing to sell more armor and equipment at a low price, our Han army is willing to form an alliance with him. In addition, let them give us five thousand sets of equipment and war horses in the shortest possible time.
Send it here to lead the army in battle. We can't do it without armor and equipment." Situ Fei's face turned cold and he said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, we don't have that much money and food to buy Zhao Jun's armor and equipment. Even if Zhao Jun sells them at low prices, we still try to buy more. Now our army's money and food are already stretched thin. Because we need to reload
In order to establish the prestige of the king in Jingzhou, the taxes in the areas under the jurisdiction of our Han army have been reduced, and some taxes have even been exempted..." You Cheng Weiping said with a bitter smile.
Situ Fei said coldly: "Aren't there still so many powerful families in the territory under the jurisdiction of our Han army? Their families have a lot of money and food." There was murderous intent in his words.[
"What?" Wei Ping was startled for a moment, and then said in a voice after a while, "Your Majesty, many of these powerful families are backed by Luo Jun. If we take action, will..."
"There is a Luo army behind us? Ridiculous! Will our Han army be afraid of the Luo army? If the King of Luoyang dares to take action against us because of the powerful clans within the territory of our Han army, it will be too late for me to be happy. If the Luo army dares to take action, then the people in the north will
Zhao Jun will not stand still. If he wants to form an alliance,
Zhao Jun should show his responsibilities as an ally. Moreover, Zhao Jun can't do anything to the Shu Army, but there is absolutely no problem with the Luo Army in Jingzhou. If I, the king, support me from the side, if the Luo Army can withstand it
Zhao Jun is the weird one." Situ Fei sneered.
"These powerful families have sent their clansmen to the Luo Army. It seems that they want to use the Luo Army to fight against us. However, these big families who rely on the Luo Army are extremely disadvantageous to us. They are in our army.
They live in the territory under their jurisdiction, dominate and dominate. However, they are not our people and collude with the Luo Army. Then, all the situations in the territory under our army's jurisdiction will appear to the Luo Army.
Front."
"These are still secondary. The main thing is that they live under the rule of our army, but they send a large amount of money, food and materials to the Luo army. This is a kind of weakening of us. These powerful families occupy a large number of places in the local area.
fields, business shares, and even control of all the power in this place. If we continue to let them continue like this and break away from our control, the final result will only make our control of the place weaker and weaker, and the received
Taxes will also become less and less."
It is not that these Han army officials were unaware of this situation. The reason why they did not mention it was because there were too many such powerful families and the Han army had no way to deal with them.
"I finally understand why the State of Zhao has restricted these rich and powerful people from the very beginning, and the court has jurisdiction directly to the township and village level. In fact, these powerful and powerful people are too useless. They only care about their own interests. If they have milk, they will be their mothers. Since they don't
To cooperate with us, we also need to give them face. Ben
I, the king, make my own decisions regarding the territory under my jurisdiction. Get rid of these powerful clans, and let the officers and ministers under my command take their place and become the new powerful men. These ministers who are loyal to me, I will not let them suffer."
Situ Che said this, which also made several important officials of the Han army breathe a sigh of relief.
Although the King of Hanzhong was extremely dissatisfied with these powerful families and intended to attack these powerful people, he did not completely eliminate these powerful people like Zhao Jun. Firstly, these important ministers of the Han army also came from powerful families; secondly,
It is no longer possible for the Han army to imitate Zhao.
Yes. If the Han army clears out the rich and powerful families within its jurisdiction, I am afraid that in the blink of an eye, the Han army will suffer heavy losses and even fall apart. Because none of the important ministers and civil and military officials in the Han army are from local powerful families.
.They followed the King of Hanzhong to strengthen their family with the help of the King of Hanzhong.
"By the way, go and tell the envoy of Zhao Jun that we are allowed to pay part of the purchase cost on credit, so that our army can have enough ability to send troops first. With their strength, they are not afraid of us paying for it on credit."
"Instruct the spies in Hanzhong to keep an eye on the situation of the Shu and Zhao armies. If there is any abnormality, report it immediately."
"Send an order to the secret agents of Wuling Mansion and ask them to find out the situation of the Shu army in Wuling Mansion and the details of the checkpoints in various places. Since we want to take action, we must take back Wuling Mansion."
"Let the various troops and local garrison troops south of Xiangyang Mansion gather at Jiangling Mansion and raise the banner of reorganizing the southern army in Jiangling Mansion. Let them be prepared for war and be ready to attack at any time."
While the Zhao army in Yongzhou and the Han army in Jingzhou were making various preparations, the Zhao army in Hanzhong was also preparing to fight. At the local level, various people's livelihood construction was also implemented rapidly. In addition, Zhao's various systems also began to be implemented.
The territory of Hanzhong unfolded. The fields were measured, the fields were divided equally, taxes were reduced or reduced, commercial taxes were unified, and the people who suffered from the war were relieved. For a time, the people in Hanzhong were happy and enthusiastic, and they enthusiastically supported Zhao Jun as the new master of Hanzhong.
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"Two generals, our situation is not very good now. News comes from the south that the Shu army and the reinforcements that were assembled to support the Hanzhong battle are preparing for another full-scale counterattack. Therefore, you two need to be prepared for battle. Baishui County
, Nanzheng County and the two places are the key places to defend."
"The Shu army still wants to fight? Is there something wrong with Situ Che, the king of Shu? He fought hard with the Han army for three months and suffered heavy losses. Then he fought hard with us for more than half a month and directly lost all the army that marched into Hanzhong.
"Now he still has the ability to continue attacking? Doesn't it mean that the Shu army's food and supplies have already encountered problems?" Qin You said in surprise.
Yang Wangqing smiled bitterly and said: "It's not that there is a problem with their grain and grass supplies, but that they cannot prepare them in a short time. However, their grain and grass supplies are indeed tight. However, our current situation is worse than them."
"Although I have an advantage in terms of military strength, in terms of logistics, we are further behind the Shu army. Although our Zhao country does not lack grain and grass supplies, transportation from Yongzhou to the south is also a big problem. Especially for us
It is necessary to appease the people of Hanzhong and restore their livelihood as soon as possible
, Therefore, most of our taxes in Hanzhong have been exempted. It can be said that in a short period of time, we can no longer get supplements from the people of Hanzhong. Food and grass supplies have now become our problem, and they are more serious than those of the Shu army.
Worse, the situation is even more serious.”
Zhao Kang said in a deep voice: "Didn't we confiscate a lot of money, food and materials from the homes of local powerful families? Can't we support it for a while? It stands to reason that the north is constantly transporting food and materials to the south, plus the confiscated income,
There should be no problem in Hanzhong."
Yang Wangqing said in a deep voice: "In the land of Hanzhong, after the war between the Shu army and the Han army, the people's livelihood was in ruins and the people suffered deeply. Therefore, most of the confiscated money, food and materials were used by the local area. If the Shu army in the south does not go north, of course we will be worried
, barely able to support, just need
When the grain and grass supplies transported from the north arrive and the place is settled, there will naturally be no problems. However, now that the Shu army in the south is preparing to continue the attack, the supplies consumed by the army in battle will increase exponentially, leaving us with insufficient needs."
Qin You scratched his head and said in a low voice: "Then what should we do now?" [
Yang Wangqing smiled and said: "Your Majesty has sent news that we will have to fight with the Shu army for too long. At that time, the Han army in the east will move south and force the Shu army to retreat. In addition, I imagine that the Shu army also wants to make us lack of food and grass supplies."
And the idea of collapse. Therefore, when the war starts, we only need to hold on to the southern city.
The army is dispatched. Even if it is a battle, we can defend the local area and let the Shu army return with success. In addition, the two generals also need to place some of their soldiers among the counties and towns to serve as local county soldiers, government soldiers and patrol inspections.
This will not only reduce the consumption of the army, but also stabilize the place."
After hearing what Yang Wangqing said, Zhao Kang and Qin You couldn't help but be startled. After a while, Qin You said in a deep voice: "Grand Governor, let our soldiers serve as local government soldiers, county soldiers, and inspections? Is this..."
Yang Wangqing smiled and said: "This is only a temporary position and will not last too long. If the soldiers do not take up the post, they will naturally have to be recruited for training again. This is also a heavy pressure for Hanzhong Prefecture and County. And in Hanzhong, the Five
At this moment, the army of ten thousand has exceeded the local supply."
"In addition, I am worried that after we continue to fight with the Shu army, the remaining gentry families in Hanzhong and the local powerful people who have surrendered to us may be secretly instigated by the Shu army and take the opportunity to cause chaos. After all, the former wealthy families have now become ordinary people, and their family wealth
, their fields and status have all disappeared, and they will not accept it so willingly. We have soldiers serving as local government soldiers, county soldiers and township patrols, and we feel a lot more reassured about the rear."
Hearing what Yang Wangqing said, Qin You and Zhao Kang breathed a sigh of relief. If they were asked to arrange their soldiers to serve as local government soldiers, county soldiers and patrol inspectors, they would not be able to send their soldiers there.
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"In addition, go to the east to see if you can buy some grain from the three counties in the east of Hanzhong. Although we now occupy the land of Hanzhong, we are not enemies with the Han army. The three counties in the east of Hanzhong have contact with us.
Commerce and trade are also flowing normally, so there should be no problem entering its territory to purchase some grain."
Zhao Kang asked suspiciously: "Dongsan County? Do they have food in their territory? I'm afraid that when the Han army retreated in the past, the local treasury was emptied. It is said that the Han army is now restoring its strength, recruiting soldiers, and forming an army.
, I’m afraid that the Han army is also short of food and supplies at the moment. How can they sell us any food?"
Yang Wangqing smiled and said: "The Han army in Dongsan County naturally has no surplus food. Even if they did, they would not and would not dare to sell it to us. After all, the Han army in Jingzhou needs him more. But don't forget, in
Within the territory of Dongsan County, there are large squire families. In these squire families,
In China, it is normal to hoard food. It is normal for us to pay and they sell things. We can pay more. In addition, tell them that I, Zhao Guoguo, will remember their good deeds. Think about it, a lot
The wealthy squire family is still willing to sell the grain they have hoarded."
"In addition, although we are more strict with the powerful families, we are not too strict with the squires and some small and medium-sized families. In addition, we have also left room for those powerful families who are willing to cooperate with us. If these
If the rich and powerful are not stupid, they should know how to choose. The land of Hanzhong already belongs to our Zhao country, as for the three eastern counties, how long can we hold on?"
"Even if they can't see this, as we consolidate the central and western areas of Hanzhong and trade flourishes, the wealthy families in these three counties should understand that they will definitely earn more profits from doing business with Zhao State in the future.
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Zhao Kang nodded and said with a smile: "It turns out that the Governor was talking about these wealthy squire families, which is correct. From the illegal wealthy families confiscated from outside, we know that these powerful families are not ordinary things, and each family is extremely rich.
.Compared with them, ordinary people are as different as heaven and earth, clouds and mud."
Qin You paused and whispered: "Grand Governor, we secretly purchase grain from the gentry in the areas under the jurisdiction of the Han army. Isn't this too..."
Although Qin You didn't finish speaking, both Yang Wangqing and Zhao Kang understood what the other party meant. The purchase of grain and grass supplies, especially the grain and grass supplies needed by the army, is not something that a general or military commander can do. This has already been done
It is beyond their scope of authority. Even the Grand Governor who has the military and political power in a place cannot do this kind of thing.
Yang Wangqing smiled and said: "Don't worry, this matter has been approved by the king. We can use any means to supplement the food and grass supplies we need. Moreover, there will be Jin Yiwei to assist and military logistics officials will be responsible."
Yang Wangqing said this, and Qin You and Zhao Kangcai secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although the starting point of these things is good, they still don't do things that exceed their authority.
Qin You asked again: "Grand Governor, what about the Shu army soldiers I captured this time? Especially the Shu army soldiers who surrendered in Baishui County and the Shu army reinforcements who were captured by us, how should we arrange them?"
Yang Wangqing pondered for a moment and said: "Those who surrendered, except for the soldiers who were from Hanzhong, were separated and settled in various places. They were temporarily merged with the government soldiers and county soldiers who were later formed by our soldiers, and were monitored on the spot. As for
Those captives were temporarily settled in various
Land, let them help build the city, Chidao. In addition, those Shu army reinforcements captured in Baishui County must be settled well this time. They are related to the Jiang family of the Shu army, and Jiang Poyun and others were not captured by the Shu army.
We will keep them until the military discovers the problem."
Qin You said in a deep voice: "Grand Governor, if Jiang Poyun and others continue to fight this time, will they use it to burn the Shu army's food and supplies? In this case, won't the Shu army be defeated without a fight?
Retreat? The food and grass supplies in their hands should not be able to supply them to continue fighting."
Yang Wangqing shook his head and said: "Impossible, Jiang Poyun cannot agree to such a thing. Because if he does this, the entire Jiang family in Yizhou will no longer have room for maneuver. Jiang Poyun will not accept us.
Due to the persecution, the entire family was eliminated by the King of Shu. If he was forced too hard, he would directly report everything to the King of Shu."
After a pause, Yang Wangqing added: "In addition, it is best not to contact Jiang Poyun and others this time, unless they contact us proactively. The defeat of the Shu army in Hanzhong this time seems inevitable, but it will definitely be severely investigated by the King of Shu.
.There are so many smart people in the Shu Army. If one of them is not good, others will see the problem."
"This Jiang Poyun will play a very important role for us in the future, so if we can keep him, we will try our best to keep him. With internal support, it will be much easier for us to act in the future."
Under Yang Wangqing's arrangement, Zhao Jun sent people to buy grain from the local gentry families in Dongsan County immediately. Unexpectedly, the result was surprisingly smooth. The gentry families in Dongsan County sold the grain they had hoarded to Zhao Jun.
Zhao Jun was able to purchase thousands of dan of grain in just a few days.[
Of course, Yang Wangqing also expressed his friendliness accordingly. He told these squires that they were allowed to trade within Zhao Jun's territory, and the tax rate was the same as that of merchants in Zhao Jun's jurisdiction. They were also allowed to enter Zhao Kingdom for business. Of course, they were not Zhao yet.
Merchants registered with the Ministry of Commerce do not have a credit rating or business registration issued by the Zhao government.
Therefore, if you want to trade and open shops or firms in Zhao State, in addition to paying a certain proportion of commercial taxes, you may not receive as many orders as Zhao State merchants. However, this is also what Zhao State hopes to see. Attract
These merchants from other princes' territories turned to Zhao State, hoping that these powerful families could transform from land to business.
The speed of the Shu army's actions exceeded the expectations of Yang Wangqing and others. Less than half a month after the defeat, the Han army once again dispatched 30,000 troops to the north and began to attack Hanzhong, preparing to take revenge and take back Hanzhong from the Zhao army.
Moreover, according to the slogan shouted by the Shu army, this is nothing more than the vanguard force of the Shu army.
As the war approaches, the people in Hanzhong are also in a panic and are extremely nervous. For the people of Hanzhong, this year is their most unfortunate year. First, the Han army and the Shu army fought in Hanzhong for three months, causing the people of Hanzhong to suffer from the disaster of war.
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Jun also stepped in.
, had a big battle with the Shu army. But fortunately, the Zhao army completely defeated the Shu army in half a month, allowing Hanzhong to stabilize. Especially the various systems of the Zhao army made the people feel that they
It has begun to enter a period of peace, and you can have a stable life for a while.
Unfortunately, before their happiness came to an end, the Shu army in the south marched north again. Tens of thousands of Zhao troops once again came north in a mighty manner, preparing to attack Hanzhong.