Especially for the control of population, without local adherents, it is impossible to establish effective rule. Unless foreign invaders can bring enough immigrants, they can only rely on the support of local people to form political institutions, the army and the police.
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Liu Yichu immediately threw himself into the busy work. He kept meeting and talking to people every day, especially the servants and masters of the wealthy gentry families who came to the city from various places to test their tone. Because of their reputation in Lingao and Chengmai, now
No one dares to directly confront the Cross-Travel Group, and even those who use indifferent soft confrontation no longer exist. All the big players want to know is: how much price do they have to pay to maintain the status quo?
The price is high, but it is not unbearable, and according to the merchants from Lingao, life in Lingao is very good now. Not only is the market good, but the ground is peaceful. The bandits are either captured and beheaded or forced to build roads. There is no one
Dare to make mistakes.
The big families feel that if this is the case, things such as recruiting men and grain are not impossible to handle. As for the "field husband", although everyone is a little bit embarrassed in their hearts, everyone feels that this is the law of the new dynasty and must be dealt with first. As time goes by,
Naturally, I relaxed. I heard the elders said that when Emperor Hongwu came to the throne, corrupt officials were killed like leeks. When the emperor came to control the guests, officials were still just as corrupt. As long as I can save my property and life now,
You can take a long-term view in the future.
In this atmosphere, all the major gentry households and villages in Danzhou sent people to participate in the "First Danzhou *** Consultative Meeting" held in Chaotian Palace.
At this meeting, the Danzhou Rehabilitation Bureau was established. Liu Yixiao appointed himself as the general manager of the remediation bureau, and Yin Chengshi served as the chairperson. A dozen of the prestigious and famous gentry households in Danzhou were appointed as committee members. It was also stipulated that each village should have its own committee members.
Each village will send a liaison officer to the county for regular meetings and accept orders from the county.
Liu Yixiao's work started quickly. He did not need to explore or discuss. He had a complete set of Lingao's experience at his disposal, various information provided by the investigation network of the General Security Bureau of the Communist Party of China, and the indigenous people brought by his men
The cadres also gave great help - as people from this time and space, they understand this time and space better than the elders.
Hu Lanyan stretched his arms, and the sound of rain outside gradually died down. He opened his eyelids that had been drooped due to ulcers caused by the eye disease he had suffered as a child. Green smoke was rising from the bonfire outside the shack that had been extinguished by rain. A damp chill came over him,
He couldn't help but shiver.
"tnnd." Hu Lanyan cursed and scratched his body. A dozen of his cronies were lying around, each sleeping like a dead pig, snoring like thunder.
He stood up - this is a deep mountain and old forest. Except for the nearby Li people, it is rare for hunters to come here, and the relationship between the Li people and him is not bad. Hu Lanyan never robbed and killed Li people near his own territory. The Li people
Once he takes revenge, he will be quite cruel. Maintaining a harmonious relationship will help him live peacefully in this area.
This is a branch of Baosheling, more than 20 kilometers northeast of Zhoucheng. In modern times, more than 20 kilometers are less than half an hour's journey by car, but in this time and space, it is already an extremely remote place in the county. The mountains are high and the forests are dense.
, there are also activities of Li people, and there are very few Han people here, most of them gather in communities and form villages.
This is where Hu Lanyan's old camp is located. When Lingao started to suppress the bandits, the bandit leader initially didn't take it seriously. As the bandits were eliminated one by one, more and more bandits defected to his subordinates. Hu Lanyan knew he couldn't wait.
So he and Gou Xunli discussed whether he could find another way to Danzhou if he could no longer stay in Lingao.
After Gou Xunli defected to Luomao Mountain, he became Hu Lanyan's dog-headed military advisor. He was Hu Lanyan's sworn brother, and he also had a lot of evil ideas, and he could write and calculate. He was definitely a talent among the gangs, so he quickly climbed up the ranks.
He assumed the position of second-in-command in the gang.
Gou Xunli thought about the mixed-race "slut" who had come to give him instructions, so that he could punish the "thief" and take revenge. However, several months passed, and there was no news at all from Hao Jing'ao.
Gou Xunli did not dare to go to the county seat or Dongmen City - he was too famous, and many people in the county knew him. He had no choice but to hang out in the bandits' den, waiting for the day when he would join the "returning regiment".
The news that the bandits were going to suppress the bandits had already made Gou Xunli secretly afraid. He knew the energy of the bandits better than others. Now, Hu Lanyan offered to change the place. Of course there was nothing wrong with it - as long as he could keep it small.
There is always the possibility of a comeback. But he understands the rules of bandits: no matter how desolate the mountains are, there are other people's territory everywhere. The arrival of foreign bandits will inevitably involve war.
Unless the foreign bandits are very strong, they will most likely lose in a fight - as the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot overwhelm a local snake. Hu Lanyan is not worried about this, because he himself is from Danzhou, and more than half of his brothers are also from Danzhou - to be sure
It is said that they are all fellow villagers from several neighboring villages. Now their gang has taken in the bandits who have broken down, and has expanded to more than 200 people. Together with the local township party clan, it will not be a problem to occupy this territory.
So he left the village with his men, horses, food, grass and valuables and set off for Danzhou. Along the way, he defeated a group of bandits who tried to block the road and rob property, killed the bandit leader, annexed his men, and absorbed many bandits who were scattered along the way.
When the bandits arrived in Danzhou, there were already more than 300 men and horses. At that time, they were said to be strong soldiers and horses.
With his large number of people and the strength of the local township party and clan, Hu Lanyan quickly defeated and eliminated a group of bandits entrenched in Baoshe Ridge, and became the king of the local area.
Although Hu Lanyan has a strong army and horses, the more people he has, the more expenses he will have. He lets some people who don't want to work in the local area go back to work as home bandits. In other words: when there is activity, they gather together to rob and divide the spoils, and when there is no activity, they stay at home.
Farming. He lives in seclusion in the mountains with more than a hundred core gangsters, and from time to time looks for opportunities to go down to the mountains to work.
But a few days ago, spies sent news: a group of bandits had taken over Danzhou City. This made Hu Lanyan very anxious. The Australians were particularly enthusiastic about suppressing bandits. If this happened to Danzhou, he would
They had no choice but to run to Changhua - the ground there was full of sand, and the people were so poor that they wouldn't even be able to feed their subordinates.
Hu Lanyan yawned, picked up the bamboo ladle, scooped up a spoonful of water from the rainwater tank outside the shed, drank it, rinsed his mouth, and then smeared it on his face and kicked it.
The "sentinel" sleeping soundly with his feet lying at the door of the shack:
"You, stop standing up and invite Master Gou here!"
Gou Xunli lives in another shack not far away. He occupies a shack by himself. This is not only a special treatment, but also a practical necessity. His shack is filled with various account books and rosters from the gang.
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Gou Xunli was closing his eyes to rest at this time. He originally had some subordinates, but after he fled to Guangzhou, because of things going wrong, his money and people gradually ran out. Now he is an out-and-out bachelor. Although he always gives himself
Encouraging, but since the officers and soldiers suffered a huge defeat in Chengmai, his hope gradually dimmed.
Gou Xunli's only hope now is that his son will be safe and sound - he has not seen his son's whereabouts for a long time. He once sent someone to Qiongshan to inquire about his son, but they came back and reported that Gou Chengxuan had left there for a long time.
"Brother, tell me, what should we do?" Hu Lanyan took a cooked taro handed over by his subordinate, poured some salt from the bamboo tube, and ate it in big gulps.
"Now I can only suffer." Gou Xunli smiled bitterly, and also peeled off a taro and started to eat it. It was not a problem to have enough food in the mountains. There was plenty of grain and salt extorted from big households and farmers, and there was also a lot of cloth.
Gold and silver are fine and soft, but it is difficult to eat good ones. You have to hunt to get some fresh meat.
"I'm afraid they will come and suppress us."
"The Kun thieves will not have a stable foothold now and will not come to suppress the bandits." Gou Xunli said, "We don't need to be afraid. As usual, the Kun thieves must first provide some benefits to the local people, build roads, build markets, and
We need to train the militiamen and local bravery. When all these are ready, we will come to suppress the bandits. It will take half a year to do this."
"It's easy to say half a year or a year. Even if you don't open the business and don't do business, you can get along. What about the future?"
Gou Xunli didn't know what to do in the future: a sense of desperation enveloped his heart. The bandit's plan was probably going to sweep the entire island.
He sighed: "The officers and soldiers are so useless..."
When the officers and soldiers gathered in Qiongshan to attack the Kun bandits, he and Hu Lanyan were excited for a while. Gou Xunli came up with the idea that as soon as the officers and soldiers arrived in Lingao, they would gather five or six hundred people from Danzhou and go to Lingao to attack the officers and soldiers.
If you surrender, not only can you be easily recruited, but you can never escape the title of general. You can also make a fortune by looting along the way.
Unexpectedly, the officers and soldiers were defeated so quickly and miserably. To this day, the two of them still sigh when they mention this matter.
Gou Xunli thought silently for a long time, and then said harshly: "We can hide for a while, but we can't hide forever. In my opinion, we have to beat this guy hard to let them know how powerful we are!"
Hu Lanyan said in surprise: "Brother! Are you crazy because you have no gain? You know the power of this bandit best. They are already in trouble if they don't come to us. What should we do to tease their tiger beards if we have nothing to do!"
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Moreover, the spies reported that there were nearly a thousand bandits who came to Danzhou this time. The bandits from all walks of life in Danzhou combined did not even have a thousand.
"Brother," Gou Xunli said, "Kun Thief's firearms are powerful and his tactics are exquisite. We are definitely no match for him when we face the attack. However, a thousand of them cannot get together all day long. At that time, they will inevitably separate into small groups.