Liu Zhang raised his head and said calmly: "Here's the order. The whole city is under curfew for ten days. Wang Fu will send some people to sell rice and grain on every street. Anyone who dares to go out will be punished as a rebel."
The barbarian troops all withdrew the city defenses and set up four barbarian camps in the east, south, west, and north cities. They were led by Samoko, Bao'er, Zhu Rong, and Huahai'er respectively. They blocked the eleven city gates.
Food and grass are supplied by the government. Unless there are rebels attacking the city, no barbarian army can leave the camp without my order, otherwise it will be treated as an invasion.
Now that the rebellion has been suppressed, there is no threat to Chengdu. There are four barbarian camps in the outer city, which do not need to be guarded. The inner city is garrisoned by Deng Xian with a thousand soldiers and horses. Wei Yan, I will temporarily make you the right general, commanding two thousand soldiers and horses.
Maintain law and order in the city."
"Thank you, Lord." Wei Yan came out to pay homage. He originally had something to say, but Wei Yan glanced at Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang's face was as calm as water, and he suddenly felt that there was no need to say anything.
I have never left the Sichuan Army.
"As for the rebels." Liu Zhang paused and said, "Next month, during the Ghost Festival, we will sacrifice to heaven and kill them all to sacrifice their spirits."
The hearts of all the civil and military officials jumped. Huang Quan looked at Liu Zhang and said, "Are those who surrender also killed?"
"If we don't kill him, will he rebel in the future? If he fails, he will just surrender?" Liu Zhang looked at Huang Quan, who was speechless.
Liu Zhang had already seen from this rebellion that he and his family were two completely different types of people, and unless he resorted to drastic measures, these people's evil intentions would not die.
If their rebellion succeeds, Huang Yue and Liu Xun will be killed, and all the civil and military generals who are loyal to them will also die. Who will sympathize with them then?
Only by killing all these people and letting everyone give up the illusion of subverting the New Deal can we free our hands in domestic affairs and war. Otherwise, just guarding against these people will consume all our energy.
Wang Fu said: "If we want to kill him, I'm afraid it will be difficult. First of all, many families are involved, but there is no rebellion as a whole. For example, the Wu family, there are children of the Wu family who are involved in the rebellion, and the Zhonglang general Wu Yi. In the Yin family of the Yan family and others
When they rebelled under the banner of Liu Mao, they immediately led their troops to surrender, but most of the entire tribe did not participate. Wu Ban still stayed in Hanzhong. How to deal with it?
In addition, we do not have enough troops. One thousand people guard the inner city and two thousand people maintain law and order. There are only about three thousand people left. Since the Chengdu clans are involved in the rebellion, there must be more than 30,000 people. We do not have enough power to arrest the clansmen."
Liu Zhang frowned and said: "All families who rebel will be punished according to their families. All rebels, the next generation will be arrested, and those who have contributed to suppressing the rebellion will be pardoned as appropriate.
As for military strength, what is the situation in Jiangzhou and Brazil?"
Huang Quan replied: "The news came this afternoon that Jiangzhou was in rebellion. The rebels suddenly ran out of food. They were wiped out by Mr. Fa and Jiangzhou Captain Li Hui. Brazil rebelled. Qu Xi secretly communicated the news to Liu Sui and asked Liu Sui to ambush the rebels.
, the rebels were defeated, Mr. Fa and Liu Huang were both leading the army to Chengdu, and Deng Zhi was also leading the army.
But I'm afraid none of these three people can arrive in time. As soon as we announce the news, the clans will rebel or flee. Without enough troops, it may be difficult to deal with it."
Wang Fu said: "After the rebellion was suppressed, the original family's fields were abandoned, and the autumn harvest is about to happen in two months. If there is a mass killing and no one takes over, the losses will probably be huge. This is the top priority. In addition, the shops of the family
, who will take care of it is also a big deal."
"Huh, the world." Liu Zhang smiled: "I have always said that this world belongs to the world. I think the world is useless. They are just a group of moths sandwiched between the royal family of my Liu family and the ordinary people. Without them,
We lack nothing.
It is difficult to eradicate the family. Isn’t it just that some people have property? Isn’t it just that there are many servants who protect the courtyard? Isn’t it just that many people follow blindly? Are they the ones farming? Are they the ones who are really fighting the rebellion? They are all undercover.
people.
As for talents, there is never a shortage of talents in the world, but there is a shortage of people who know how to use people."
The aristocratic families do possess a large number of talents, but as long as they are literate and learn how to handle government affairs and official documents, anyone can become an official. The officialdom in ancient times was much simpler than in modern times. If a poor family with no interests involved really used it, the efficiency might be better.
This is why Huang Yueying decided to train officials from poor families.
"Now that we have almost arrested the servants who guard the courtyard, you go down and issue an order. All counties, townships, and pavilions around Chengdu will post a list of the rebel clans. All the people and the servants who did not participate in the rebellion will arrest the clans on their own and enumerate their crimes.
.
Those who have made outstanding achievements in arresting and reporting will be allocated acres of land of the family, including the crops in the fields. Those who have made great contributions will fill the official positions left by the family. Pavilion chiefs and township chiefs are all open to the people.
The guardian guard did not participate in the arrest, and will be punished as a rebellion. The common people obstructed the arrest, and will be punished as a rebellion. Zhang Ren, you lead 3,000 people to blockade all the passes around Chengdu. Within ten days, no one is allowed to pass except official personnel.
Those who violate the rules can be executed first and then punished.”
"yes."
Huang Quan and others looked awe-inspiring. It would be difficult for Chengdu not to cause chaos now. Liu Zhang promised those people huge profits, land, acres, and even official titles. Moreover, Liu Zhang was in charge of Chengdu. With Liu Zhang's prestige now, no one would be afraid of the noble family.
, it would be strange if those people didn't go crazy.
As a result, I am afraid that the whole of Chengdu will be boiling, agriculture will stop, and business will stop.
But in this way, the benefits are also huge. Letting the people openly oppose the clan is much more effective than officers and soldiers arresting them. In this way, it directly causes the people to confront the clan, instead of the government alone contending with the clan.
This is close to the class struggle of later generations. Liu Zhang, as a later generation, certainly knows that class struggle is bad, but now it is clear that the class will not be someone he can rely on, but will only become a threat and a burden to himself.
Then, even if it causes the whole society to be torn apart, this group of people must be cut off.
Huang Yueying said at the beginning that she could not count on the aristocratic family, and the only people she could win over were businessmen and people. If this was the case, what was there to worry about? This rebellion could be used to uproot them and win over the people at the same time.
As long as the people are in opposition to the family, the people can only rely on themselves.
Huang Quan, Wang Fu and others all know that Jing Yi has gone through the four civil servants' examinations, land orders, and cultivated civilian officials. The people have complained about the clan system, and in addition to the current series of policies in which the people directly fight against the clans, they have completely broken away from the clans. From now on, the clans
This traditional group will no longer have any illusions about Jing Yi.
All the families in Jing Yi will be eliminated or their appearance will be changed, while the families outside Jing Yi will be waiting for the Sichuan army.
Whether it will be a blessing or a curse is hard to predict.
"Okay." Liu Zhang stood up. Feeling a little tired, he said in a deep voice: "To summarize, there are three points. First, the entire city of Chengdu is under martial law and all the passes around Chengdu are blocked.
Second, encourage the people to arrest noble families and use all civilian officials who took the spring examination this year to fill local vacancies. The outstanding ones enter the Mufu. Qualified local officials such as Gong Zhi of Fucheng and Dong He of Jiangzhou will all be transferred to the Mufu and serve in the Mufu.
Promote it to the common people and let them know that the official examinations in the four civil servants can make them stand out.
Third, all the shop assets of the rebel families were returned to the Mufu, and the land was distributed to the people. If the people could not finish it, it was distributed to old and disabled soldiers, as well as soldiers who had made meritorious services in countering the rebellion. The former did not have the right to buy and sell, while the latter could buy and sell the land.
Order buying and selling.
Not only in Chengdu, orders were sent to various places to implement these three points, and the local generals ensured their implementation. Liu Quan was stationed on the spot, Yang Huai was left to guard Fuling, and Li Hui was left to guard Jiangzhou. Deng Zhi's 40,000 field troops did not need to enter Chengdu, but returned to where they were, and continued
Farming.
Fa Zheng led his troops back to Chengdu to strengthen the defense. After ten days, the situation in Yizhou must be controlled. Next month, during the Ghost Festival, all the rebel clans will be executed.
"Yes." Everyone responded.
After everyone left, Liu Zhang was about to turn back to the inner hall when Huang Quan stayed behind and said, "My lord, is there something difficult?"
After days of hard work, Liu Zhang felt a little dizzy. He held on to the case and said, "What's the matter?"
"What should I do with Young Master Liu Hao?"
Huang Quan looked at Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang was stunned for a moment and said expressionlessly: "I remember I didn't say there was any exception just now. Liu Hao rebelled and was the leader of the rebellion. No one forced him to kill the whole family."
Huang Quan's expression twisted: "However, since ancient times, there has been no death penalty for crimes committed by the royal family. Is it too serious to wipe out the family? My subordinates feel that killing Liu Mao alone is a heavy responsibility. After all, he is the lord's brother. It is better to confiscate the family property and put him under house arrest in Chengdu.
Well, Liu Hao has a distinguished status and no one will make irresponsible remarks."
"Well, you reminded me." Liu Zhang thought for a moment and said, "Liu Hao really can't be punished at the same time. Let's pass on the order. On the day of the Ghost Festival, Liu Hao will meet with Yan Mao, the chief official of the Yan clan, and Shen Dan.
Shen Yi and others worked together to cut the body into pieces and were the first to execute it."
After Liu Zhang finished speaking, he went down. Huang Quan froze on the spot. At this moment, he knew that although his lord had always been calm and didn't even say a word of anger, this time he was really angered and wanted to put an end to his worries.
The New Deal was the only thing Liu Zhang cared about.
For this, Liu Zhang was willing to sacrifice everything and severely punish Liu Mao, which was to make the world swear that he would not tolerate rebellion. Anyone who rebels in the future would be afraid of it.
Liu Zhang walked outside, and a cold wind blew over him. Liu Zhang suddenly felt his body go weak, and he supported the pillar with his hands. Xiao Furong quickly held on, and Hu Che'er stepped forward and said: "Master, are you okay? I'll call the maid.
Let me help you go to rest."
Liu Zhang waved his hand and said to Xiao Furong: "Rong'er, you go and rest first."
Xiao Furong glanced at Liu Zhang, nodded and left, heading towards Huang Yue's room. Liu Zhang shook his head and said to Hu Che'er: "Let's go to the prison."
When Liu Zhang arrived at the Chengdu Prison, it was already overcrowded, and it was only important prisoners. Other accomplices were concentrated in temporary cells elsewhere.
"Sir, I was forced to do so. Please spare my life, sir."
"My lord, I am confused for a moment."
"Sir, please bypass my house."
Many prisoners shouted when they saw Liu Zhang, and the jailer whipped the prisoners inside.
"Everyone be quiet the fuck down."
Unconscious of the crackling sounds in the prison, the sons of noble families and officials were beaten with whips and screamed. Liu Zhang walked inside expressionlessly.
In the past, or in other states and counties, even if the family members and officials broke the law, these jailers would not dare to treat them like this. Who knows if they will not rise again in the future? And the possibility of rising is almost 100%.
To take a step back, even if these people are sentenced to death, there are still huge forces behind them that the jailers cannot afford to offend.
If you offend others at this time, you will reap the consequences later.
In the past or other places, jailers not only did not dare to beat or scold, but instead had to curry favor with them.
But now in Jingyi, Liu Zhang has come back from the dead. Everyone knows that these people will soon become corpses and will never stand up again. How can these jailers take it seriously?
Liu Zhang walked quietly inside and came to Liu Hao's cell. The guards took good care of Liu Hao. The cell was cleaned cleanly and there was a desk inside with food, two bowls of rice and three plates.
Vegetables, eggs and chicken legs.
Two people in the cell, Liu Hao and her wife Wu Yuan, were sitting against the wall. Wu Yuan was from the Wu family and Wu Yi's sister, so when Liu Hao rebelled, Wu Yi followed suit.
Liu Hao and Wu Ran got up immediately when they saw Liu Zhang arriving, especially Wu Ran, who had a trace of expectation in his eyes.
Liu Zhang glanced at Liu Hao, although he was no longer the Liu Zhang he used to be, and Liu Hao was not his biological brother.
However, after coming here and having several contacts with Liu Hao, Liu Zhang still had a good impression of Liu Hao. He was honest, did not fight for power and gain, and even his family was very simple and had almost no wealth.
Liu Zhang could never have imagined that this man would be willing to be the leader of the family, willing to be a puppet but also to overthrow himself.
The jailer opened the cell door, Liu Zhang walked in, took a look at the food, and said to Liu Hao: "Brother, what's wrong, don't you have a bad appetite?"
Hearing Liu Zhang call out the word "brother", Liu Hao's brows twitched.
"If you get sick, call a doctor. If you don't like eating these things, ask someone to change them. Anyway, you won't be able to enjoy them for a few days. There is no need to save money for your brother." Liu Zhang said calmly.
After hearing Liu Zhang's words, Wu Ran suddenly became anxious and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Sir, please spare my husband's life. He was just confused for a moment. We will never dare to do this again. From now on, we will stay behind closed doors."
If you don't come out, I will never interact with any officials of the family again, please sir."
Wu Ran burst into tears, but Liu Zhang turned a blind eye. Liu Hao scolded: "Madam, what are you doing? From the day I decided to do all this, I have already thought about the consequences of today."
"Haha, you are indeed a member of my Liu family. My father founded the great cause of Yizhou. Two brothers died in Chang'an. Third brother, you are so courageous. There is no coward in our Liu family. That's good."
Liu Zhang smiled, swept the food on the counter to the ground, sat on the counter, leaned his head against the wall and said to Liu Hao: "Brother, tell me, why do you want to rebel? I'm very curious."
"Shouldn't I be against you?" Liu Mao said loudly: "Brother, look what you have done to Yizhou? In the past, Yizhou was prosperous, the people were rich, and the aristocratic families returned home, but now? The people's livelihood is in decline, and the aristocratic families are here.
You no longer care about us. If this continues, my father's inheritance will be destroyed in your hands."
ps: #tyrantliuzhang# Thanks to Lin Buxu 588 for the reward