Chapter 807: Public Opinion Offensive
In Youzhou City, teahouses belong to an emerging industry, and the previous cooking difference is not seen in Youzhou.
Tea houses are all using new-style tea leaves, and there are maiden services for making tea, which is called kung fu tea.
The easy-to-understand explanation is that it takes a while to drink tea, and this makes sense.
In this way, the tea ceremony spread among the teahouses of Youzhou.
Tea is a high-end drink, a pot of tea is priced by the value of tea, good tea can brew at least five bubbles of tea, in the tea exchange, listening to books are extremely high-grade things.
Merchants like to squat in the tea house to chat, the tea girls make tea to show calmness, elegant posture is pleasing to the eye.
"Have you heard, the 80,000 soldiers and horses of the Qin clan that appeared recently were actually sent by Emperor Tai, and Gao Tansheng was defeated by them, but that Luo Tiehan is rumored to be familiar with the science of astrology, and it is very legendary to use the heavenly machine to get out of trouble."
"Of course I've heard about it, isn't the situation already written in the newspapers, haven't you read it for me?"
The two businessmen casually mentioned the title of emperor, but no one in Youzhou forbade people to talk about it.
It seems that they have said these things more than once, and the businessmen are really very bold, if they say this in Chang'an, Luoyang and other places, I am afraid that they will be arrested by the yamen and teach them to be people.
"The newspaper is written, but have you heard from the grapevine that the people of the Qin clan will be unfavorable to Youzhou."
"Not really."
"I still remember that there was a newspaper that wrote about the Dimen, these Qin clans are the people behind the Dimen, General Luo led people to pacify the Dimen, and the Qin clansmen will definitely retaliate."
"Well, it's possible, I believe that the Metropolitan Governor will protect the safety of Youzhou, I will set off to check it out in a few days after the construction of the rubber plantation in the south is completed."
"Don't you believe that the Metropolitan Governor can hold Youzhou, he just looked supportive, why did he suddenly want to leave Youzhou, is it really good for you to do this?"
"I naturally believe that Youzhou can be defended, but the sword has no eyes, who knows if there will be an accident."
"You have a lot of sense."
"If you want me to say, it is better to ask the Metropolitan Governor to send troops to eliminate the troubles of their province once and for all."
"You have a good idea, let's just worry about the businessman, after all, even if you say that the governor can listen to it, and what's good about fighting and killing, wouldn't it be fame and fortune to have all this time to carry out some projects."
There are many people discussing the affairs of the Qin clan in the teahouse, and every issue of the newspaper in Youzhou publishes some real-time things.
The merchants were to read each issue, and they would choose whether to send a caravan to trade based on the news.
The appearance of the Qin clan made the merchants of Youzhou a little uneasy, after all, their affairs were somewhat legendary, and they expanded from 30,000 soldiers and horses to 80,000 in less than half a month after they appeared.
Now that they are actively attacking the anti-king from all walks of life, they will not forget that the people in the underground gate are married to Youzhou.
There are so many soldiers and horses who have to fight over sooner or later, and what makes them uneasy is that there is no city wall in Youzhou, and it is really panicked that the enemy is really rushing over.
The castle guard received feedback from the people, and they expressed their hope that the Metropolitan Governor would not let the threat exist.
Li De and several lieutenants were studying this matter, and the main reason why they did not send troops was that they did not want to muddy the waters with various forces.
It is precisely because of this that although they do not want to participate, the wishes of the people still need to be taken into account.
It is surprising that the people of Youzhou have such cohesion.
"The Metropolitan Governor, the world of those who win the hearts of the people, the hearts of the people can be used."
"Yes, the forces of the world are fighting, relying on the prestige of the Metropolitan Governor several times and now if he doesn't make a move, he has been regarded as an opponent, so he must prepare early."
Li De understood what the lieutenants were thinking, and even a few forces that occupied the mountain were kings, although he shivered, but it was undeniable that the highest good official position in Youzhou was him, the governor.
The highest general with the troops is the rank of captain, although he was promoted to the rank of general by the imperial court before, but he didn't say that it was useless for the imperial court to give the captains the title of king.
Besides, Youzhou has become independent, and the will of the imperial court is like waste paper.
There will be some small emotions in the hearts of the lieutenants.
Li De also had to make up for the problems of the system in a timely manner.
With cohesion, things are much easier to do, and it has always been the Metropolitan Governor who says what is, and it seems that some order can be cultivated at this time.
He pondered on the side, but the captains were no longer discussing, and they were all waiting for Li De's decision.
When Li De suddenly found that the conference room had become quiet, he looked at everyone again.
"What was the outcome of your discussions?"
Li De's inquiry caught the lieutenants a little off guard, and they were all waiting for Li De's decision to ask them.
"Our opinion is that since the people's will is wanted, we have to consider that it is necessary to send troops to eliminate the Qin clan."
"Well, but the Qin clan now belongs to the forces of Luoyang, and dealing with the Qin clan is equivalent to starting a war with the Huangtai Emperor of Luoyang, according to intelligence analysis, Luoyang's soldiers and horses count the Qin clan There are 480,000, and it is possible to get the support of the northwest soldiers of the king of Chang'an."
480,000 plus the northwest soldiers, it is estimated that at least more than 500,000 soldiers and horses.
The forces that can let Emperor Huangtai ascend the throne in Luoyang are not comparable to those anti-kings.
The captains also calmed down at this time, they had to weigh the difference in strength between the two sides, and it was impossible for all the vanguard soldiers of 500,000 to be dispatched.
Attacking Luoyang, even if it is attacked, it will still face the threat of Chang'an in the west, Jiangling in the south, and Shuofang in the north.
It can be said that once Luoyang is occupied, it will be of no benefit to them at all.
If it was so easy to occupy a city and become emperor, it would be impossible for Li Yuan to evacuate easily in the face of threats.
Li Yuan needed to occupy Chang'an because he had the support of the family lords, and as long as he occupied Chang'an and entered the imperial city, he would be able to win more people for him through public opinion and prestige.
Among them may be the nobles, families, gate valves, and the support of the people who don't want the world to be chaotic.
As long as the world is not chaotic, they can live, and they don't care who is the emperor, as long as they don't persecute them, it's acceptable.
Besides, influenced by Confucian culture, even if the new emperor is not good, he will be better to the people in the first few years, otherwise the mouth of Youyou will affect the emperor's personal evaluation.
In fact, I feel that Li Yuan is under a lot of pressure, and now the three cities are relatively scattered, if someone really dares to launch an attack by surprise, even if it takes some time to rescue.
If the vanguard is allowed to strike, it will definitely work on this weakness.
Li De thought a lot and waited for the thoughts of the lieutenants, believing that they would make the most correct choice according to the current situation.
"Governor, that can't let this threat stay, maybe you can do something to create public opinion in the ground gate."
"That's right, let the people of the world spurn them, and see if the Emperor Tai of Luoyang will unite those people."