Chapter 670: Distinguishing between friend and foe
Finding old subordinates to come to the mountains and put up a dragon gate array has always been an intimate arrangement for Li Zhongyi to exchange feelings with everyone. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
In a sense, its nature is similar to when Li Zhongyi was vice president in the past, he often held forums with lower-level cadres.
Its purpose is twofold, one is to get closer to his subordinates and tell everyone that he has never forgotten anyone.
The second is to grasp the thoughts of subordinates in a timely manner, so that they dare to speak, and there are smooth channels for speaking, so as not to cause irreparable misunderstandings.
Drinking hot tea, eating snacks, and chatting as you like, this seemingly inconspicuous and almost expensive way of communication has been silently playing the role of a bridge of communication, and it is very efficient.
From the perspective of comparing hearts with hearts, when Li Zhongyi was the vice president, in addition to high income, what he valued more was the old chief's inadvertent praise of him: excellent medical skills and great service quality.
People, not machines, have emotional needs, at some point, far greater than money.
Since the rise of the Li Jiajun, in addition to the necessary part of the captured materials on the battlefield, a large part of the remaining part has been distributed to the officers and soldiers.
Money is a bastard, you can't do it without money, but when the wealth accumulates to a certain amount, it becomes just a number.
Thinking about it from another perspective, even the ordinary soldiers of the Li Jiajun are obviously rich, not to mention the generals who command the army?
At least, Liao Shanhe and Liu Heyang dared to sing a double reed in front of Li Zhongyi, which also proves one thing from the side: the communication is very smooth and the relationship is very close.
Otherwise, who would risk being suspicious of the lord and have fun playing the same little game?
"Master, we have robbed all the food in the city, starving the Khitan dog is a trivial matter, the ...... of our clan" Liao Shanhe held back for a long time, and finally took advantage of Li Zhongyi's tea, and couldn't help but ask.
Li Zhongyi put down the tea cup in his hand, smiled slightly, and said: "Xiaoda, the Khitan people are afraid of the prestige of our army, they dare not speak of war, and after fleeing in the wilderness, do you regard them as people of the same clan, can you take the initiative to welcome my king of the Northern Expedition?" ”
"Uh...... Not really, every house is closed...... It's like a thief......" Liao Shanhe touched his huge head a little embarrassed, although the Khitans were beaten away, but the Han people under the rule of the Khitan State didn't seem to welcome the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Great Zhou?
"Well, Xiaoda, you're right, they do treat our army like a rogue." Li Zhongyi sighed softly and patiently explained, "The land of Youyan has been lost at the hands of the Khitan people for nearly thirty years. To tell the truth, in order to encompass the Han people living in the territory under their jurisdiction, the agricultural tax collected by the Khitan people is indeed much lighter than that of China. ”
"The Khitan people eat on weekdays, mainly cattle and sheep, but when they are in trouble, they need Youyan's food relief, so the Khitan country has the conditions to only collect a small amount of agricultural taxes." Li Zhongyi took a sip of tea soup and shook his head, at this moment, he actually missed the wonderful feeling of holding a cigarette in his hand and swallowing clouds and spitting fog in the past, "On the other hand, in my China, there are many people, less arable land, and few cattle and sheep, so I can only focus on grain." Whether it is a dignitary or an ordinary person, they need to dig food from the fields. Ahem, fields are always limited. Once there is a storm or a natural disaster, the poor family can only sell their land to survive, or even sell their children to the rich family as slaves, just for three words: to live. ”
"I don't know if you have noticed a rule, in my China, whenever there is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, there will always be powerful or large families, and they will take advantage of the low price to annex the land of poor families." Li Zhongyi sighed softly, "This is still a legal land sale." As for the evil behavior of the powerful people who use their power to take advantage of them, they are even more common. ”
"Master, the last general understands. The agricultural tax collected by the Khitan State is light, and even the people of our same clan, in terms of interests, do not necessarily welcome the Northern Expedition of the Wang Division. Li Zhongyi's introduction in simple terms made Liao Shanhe suddenly open.
Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, there has been a folk proverb that a good man is not a soldier, and a thief with an army has always been a scolding word passed down by the common people.
Before Liao Shanhe followed Li Zhongyi, he was actually a typical semi-literate general, he only knew how to lick blood from the knife edge and immediately take fame, where did he know so many economic principles?
Now, after Li Zhongyi said it thoroughly, everyone in the second hall of the governor's mansion understood one thing: the so-called people of the same clan who had been tamed by the Khitans were likely to regard the king of the Northern Expedition as an enemy.
"Everyone, listen carefully, I am not a hypocritical Song Xianggong, and it is impossible to be the overlord of Western Chu who sells his reputation and raises tigers. Behind me, there are not only you, your subordinates, and your parents, wives and children who need to take care of you, but also thousands of people who need more and bigger places to live. Therefore, in the territory of the enemy's country, you can rob as you want, and everything is done in accordance with military orders. Li Zhongyi glanced around coldly, and suddenly shouted, "This marshal advises you to say a word: also chase Yu Yong after the poor, and definitely not be overflowing with sympathy." It must be known that tolerating and nurturing adultery is an enemy. As for how those so-called people of the same clan live, let the sleeping emperor of the Khitan Kingdom worry about it! ”
"Whoa." Everyone present saluted with their fists and obeyed the order.
Li Zhongyi has already said in advance, no matter how the henchmen and generals understand, they must be implemented without discount.
"Someone, go and ask Zuo Jiangming, have you ever screened the blacksmiths, carpenters, masons and other craftsmen in the city?" After Li Zhongyi was ruthless, he suddenly changed his words, and the originally awe-inspiring atmosphere in the second hall eased slightly.
Liu Heyang took the initiative to come up to Li Zhongyi, and asked, "Master, the last general is worried about something, and he is afraid that the civil officials in the court will ......."
Li Zhongyi could understand Liu Heyang's voice, he nodded, and asked Liu Heyang: "Hong Guang, even if I don't do anything, as long as this army with outstanding military achievements is still there, do you think it is possible for the civil officials of the imperial court to let me go?" “
Liu Heyang thought about it carefully, it was really such a truth that Li Zhongyi said, the husband is not guilty, and the truth of his guilt, as a native of the old capital, how can Liu Hongguang, who is a native of the old capital, not know?
Clear-eyed people know an ironclad fact, the civil official group of the imperial court and the Empress Dowager Fu are very jealous of the existence of Li Jiajun!
At this time, Liao Shanhe slapped his thigh and shouted in shock: "Master, the last general has figured it out, and we must not let the blacksmiths, carpenters and other craftsmen of our clan continue to work for the Khitan dog!" ”
When Li Zhongyi heard this, he couldn't help but smile slightly, he didn't look away, Liao Shanhe, a guy who looks like a rough man, is actually a guy who is showy, and he is really not confused about big things.
Although the Khitan State that won the sixteen states of Youyun has been in rebellion, it was only a power spear struggle within the Khitan aristocracy, and it did not affect Nanjing Province, which was dominated by Youzhou.
According to the secret report obtained by Li Zhongyi, in just 30 years, the metallurgical and iron manufacturing level and technology of the Khitan Kingdom have developed by leaps and bounds.
Correspondingly, the Central Plains region has been in a situation of war for many years and has not yet been unified, resulting in the complete loss of many unique handicraft techniques.
To this day, it is not polite to say that except for the ironware workshop to which Li Zhongyi rectified the Sansi case, the metallurgical level of the entire Central Plains has lagged far behind the Khitans.
In view of the backwardness of the industry, there are generally two solutions, one is to rely on war to rob craftsmen and technology, and the other is to use huge profits to attract craftsmen to return to the south.
After the end of World War II, the Third Reich, which took the initiative to start the war, was bombed into ruins. However, the United States and the Soviet Union still gained a lot: a large number of engineers, technicians, and scientists, including a large number of advanced production equipment, were deceived or caught by them, and they were completely divided.
Unlike many warlords in this era, who only know how to grab grain, grab territory, and expand their armies, Li Zhongyi, a guy with a sense of modern industrialization, has an extraordinary attention to technical talents.
"Zhu Niang, you go and get half of the blank papers, and send someone to hand them over to Zuo Jiangming. In addition, tell Zuo Ziguang that it was my order that all craftsmen who are willing to take the initiative to follow the army to return to the south will be rewarded with a hundred yuan of settlement allowance in addition to the background of the lieutenant Rong. Li Zhongyi's words had just come out, and he was immediately shocked.
Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the warlords have been fighting, resulting in disorder, and the old order and ethics have been completely broken, and it has become a violent logic that if you have a gun, you are the king of grass.
However, it is still a appalling rarity to publicly confer official positions on lowly craftsmen!
In the past, when Li Zhongyi was in charge of the case of the three divisions, he treated craftsmen very favorably, and also did something similar to conferring officials. However, under the tight lockdown of the civilian clique, the news did not spread widely, and the number was quite small.
The henchmen and generals present knew very well in their hearts that before Li Zhongyi led the army to the Northern Expedition, the imperial court issued hundreds of blank official edicts or edicts in advance in accordance with the usual practice.
The Son of Heaven Fu Simin, that is, Shinong, Industry and Commerce, these four social classes. In addition, the rest of the class were all classified as lowly, including artisans.
Even in the era of war and chaos, the artisan class was still not valued by the rulers of various places, and often regarded them as slaves.
Officials or gentry, or even big businessmen who collude with bureaucrats, can insult, beat, or even kill craftsmen at will, at best, for a small amount of money.
It can be seen from this that the status of craftsmen is very low?
"Master, this is the first time since the opening of the heavens!" Liao Shanhe's cheeks are indeed thick enough, openly touting Li Zhongyi, and swearing endlessly.
Liu Heyang, a person from the old capital, has been nurtured by his elders since he was a child, and he has developed the old concept of looking down on lowly craftsmen, and he can't turn a corner for a while.
The general of the Li family's army, who has made countless military exploits, he Liu Heyang will actually be on an errand with the cheap craftsmen under Li Zhongyi's account from now on, what is going on?
ps: There is a little time today, it is likely that the 10,000 words will be updated, continue to be cheeky and ask for a few monthly passes for encouragement, thank you! (To be continued.) )