The resistance from the local powerful families in Laizhou was weaker than expected.
Monk Luo and other three groups failed to sweep across Laizhou in the end. There was still fighting on the first day they set out, and the next day they went to places where they would go, depending on the message.
Previously, Guo Ninghe had speculated that the situation here in Laizhou would not lead to the use of weapons. The result was that it did not happen. In terms of intensity, the military actions of Monk Luo and others were just armed parades.
On the third day, when the news of Xu Ruxian's death in Ye County was spread everywhere, some manors and villages even rioted, killing their original leaders, and then sent people to convey their sincerity to Monk Luo and others.
As for Monk Luo and others' garrison, they were able to complete their mission to a great extent.
Tunpu, Haicang Town.
Cong came in and presented the military report.
Guo Ning flipped through it briefly and compared it with the list compiled by Xu Jin and Aruhan. He looked at it twice, scrawled a few names with a pen, looked again, and scrawled a few more names.
Since yesterday, this list has been continuously smeared, and now it is completely black. No more than 40% of the list is left unsmeared. And these 40% have already rushed to surrender.
Monk Luo and others completed the task so quickly, Guo Ning was naturally satisfied, but he was not in a happy mood either.
He put down his pen and said to Chu Cai: "Most of the private salt dealers who gathered in Chuncheng Town turned their backs on the wind. But there were a few hard-core people among the poor refugees who were cultivating in the wasteland. Those few people gathered together and dispersed the tribe, about 100%.
Three to five hundred people fled to Dengzhou. Monk Luo felt that they were good guys, so he did not pursue them."
Yizai Chucai nodded slightly.
After a while, Guo Ning said again: "On both sides of the Gu River, there are many fields occupied by Lugu Bila Meng'an. The Jurchens in that area belong to two Mookes, Shimu Wenshan and Wugai Bila.
Most of them were wealthy, and their families owned land ranging from one to thirty hectares. In the past, they had used the power to do whatever they wanted, and the people had great resentment. In the past few days, many local Han people took advantage of the chaos and attacked. In these two or three days, there were many massacres.
many."
Aruhan explained the situation of these two murderers very clearly. It made him, a Jurchen, very angry. This shows how much these two murderers went too far.
However, Guo Ning did not send anyone to fight against these two plotters or others. After all, under the rule of Dajin, some things were not suitable to be done on a large scale. It was enough to encourage the people. The result was
the same.
Chu Cai kept writing and said in a deep voice: "Jie Shuai, two or three days of chaos will be enough. Those two plotters, Bo Jilie, are still flattering themselves in Haicang Town. We will naturally abolish them in the future.
Meng An Muke and redistribution of acres of land, but at present, the place cannot remain in chaos."
"That makes sense." Guo Ning pulled out a piece of paper, wrote a few sentences, stamped it, and asked Meng Cong to bring it immediately to Han Xuan who was stationed in the area.
He rolled up the list with the names on it and put it back to its original place. Then he spread out another pile of documents and stacked the list he brought this time on top.
"A large amount of wealth was also collected from Qingliu Village. There was some food, a small amount of armor and weapons, and most of them, like the materials collected by other families, were gold beads, silk, satin, and various treasures. These powerful families were so powerful, arrogant, and extravagant.
, I really didn’t expect it.”
Guo Ning patted the thick document and showed it to Yilan Chucai to read: "I thought there could be ten lists of this kind, but in the end, in two or three days, I received no less than fifty copies, each one
The copies are all so densely packed that I can’t even write them down on several pieces of paper.”
Yiza Chucai turned over it and sighed.
The day before yesterday, Monk Luo and others transported the seized gold and pearls back to Haicang Town. In just one day, more than ten or twenty carts arrived. It was so rich that it made people excited to see it. Later, because of the seizure of too much money, There were too many, so I decided to temporarily seal them and clean them up slowly in the future.
"It's inevitable..." He said: "The other generation always thinks that they are rebel thieves. In fact, they are just thieves. What they want is not big things, but wealth and honor."
Guo Ning was startled and then laughed: "Sure enough, rebels and thieves are different."
The name Xu Ruxian is quite well-known in Laizhou. Many of his figures had fought against or rebelled against the Song people in the past, and were once powerful and powerful characters.
They rose up during the years of famine and turmoil, and once made a splash and made a scene, but their battle ended without results. In Laizhou, the poor people still couldn't survive and were still oppressed, while the Jurchens They are still gathering, and they are still squeezing Han'er.
On the contrary, Xu Ruxian and others made a fuss for a while, obtained official positions from the imperial court, and grabbed local benefits. Then they became satisfied, slacked off, and degenerated.
So "anti-thief" became "thief".
In the following years, they held the desperate people with one hand and colluded with the court officials with the other. Although they seemed to be ready to rebel at any time, in fact, what they wanted was just to gain more benefits from the chaos.
Their local power is just a tool to gain profits.
But this power is actually extremely weak.
Guo Ningzhen suppressed them with strong troops, and found that their might and force were just an act. In fact, they had long become local rich men, or ordinary local tyrants. They had become what they had become when they rebelled. The kind of person I hate the most.
The funny thing is that Guo Ning knows that he himself is a big rebel.
The faster these people surrendered and the more actively they confessed their sincerity to Guo Ning, the more Guo Ning became more certain that such people would never achieve anything.
Not only can they not succeed on their own, but neither can those who rely on them.
"I wonder if there are many people like Xu Ruxian under Yang An'er..." Guo Ning said slowly: "I am in Laizhou, but I don't need such people."
"What does Jie Shuai mean?"
"That man named Zhang Ruji killed Xu Ruxian to ask for credit from me. He was just trying to survive by cutting off his tail, betting that I would not kill indiscriminately. When those powerful people saw that the situation was not right, they all surrendered. , it’s also a gamble.”
Guo Ning stood up and stood at the tent door, looking at the busy people outside, as well as the roads, forts, and garrison towers that were beginning to take shape.
These people have already surrendered. If they want to kill them again, it will definitely not work.
Killing and surrendering can be used to show majesty and forcefulness when done during conquest, and can be used to threaten the enemy. But doing it after the conquest has come to an end is in vain to show cruelty to the outside world, and can only worsen one's own reputation and add to the reputation in the future. trouble.
Guo Ning's reputation as a vicious tiger is already ferocious enough. Laizhou is his territory, and on his own territory, he should still pay attention to his reputation for benevolence and righteousness in order to unite people's hearts.
"Moreover, they are betting not only on me building a reputation, but also on the situation in Laizhou. The Mongolian army is approaching in a moment, and civil unrest in various places seems to be imminent. They believe that I, as the governor, will strive for stability. And as long as it is stable for a while, these people will return to their original positions sooner or later based on their local roots...it is just a matter of time."
Having said this, Guo Ning sneered a few times.
Guo Ning knows better than anyone what the future situation will be like, and he also knows how difficult the situation will be for him.
However, from the perspective of a warrior, he believed that only the toughest and most reliable army could fight against a strong enemy, and that no matter how powerful a temporary gathering of weak troops was, it would only lead to death and chaos.
In his opinion, no matter how few warriors are willing to devote every drop of blood and energy to killing the enemy, they are better than those who wave flags and shout, add icing on the cake, but immediately waver at the critical moment.
Guo Ning made up his mind: "None of these people can be used! Moreover, there must be a way to control them and get them out of the place!"
Yi stabbed Chucai and immediately said, "This is easy."
"How to do it?"
"What they rely on is nothing more than their reputation in the countryside, their private soldiers, and the acres they control. The commander-in-chief may wish to prepare a generous salary, hire them all as generals, and have them permanently stationed in the Jiedushi Mansion.
Prepare for consultation; then draw out all their private soldiers, organize them into the town defense army, dismantle and reorganize them, and farm in other places."
"Okay." Guo Ning nodded: "Jin Qing, please go and make arrangements."
In just a few words, the future of Zhang Ruji and others was decided, and Yi Ji Chucai said again:
"In this case, do we need to put back all the local officials here in Haicang Town? Someone must do the local governance."
Guo Ning shook his head: "These people can't be put back. Jin Qing, I suddenly have a new idea about local matters..."
