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Chapter 599: How to Govern the Place

Liang

Standing on the city wall and looking north with clairvoyance, you can vaguely see the hill-like camp more than twenty miles away. The Flying Lion Army, the vanguard of the Black Flag Army, Xiahou Baichuan, had been in the north of Liangcheng for four or five days, and although they did not attack, they would send scouts to surround Liangcheng every day, and the defenders on the city wall were terrified. It had been so many years since they had fought a war, and these soldiers had never been familiar with the smell of blood.

Zhong Xin, the governor of Beihui Province, put down his clairvoyance, and his eyes were full of worry.

On the day he received Fang Jie's handwritten letter, he set off from Beihui Daozhi Construction City, but in fact, it was not Niu Tamping himself who came with his handwritten letter, he was waiting for news in Liangcheng. Zhong Xin didn't expect the Black Flag Army to move so fast, he immediately set off after receiving Fang Jie's letter, and when he arrived in Liangcheng, he found that the Black Flag Army had already camped north of Liangcheng.

Every day, I can see cavalry wearing black armor flying past outside Liangcheng, and they don't seem to have the slightest fear of the strong bows and crossbows in the hands of the soldiers on the city wall.

"This solution ......"

Zhong Xin sighed: "It is said that heroes come out of troubled times, and this is true." If the world of the Great Sui is still safe and stable, how can this junior come out so quickly. Although he was praised by the emperor as the second person in the Great Sui in a hundred years in the Yanwu Academy, you must know that it is just that His Majesty needs such a model. The times make heroes...... I'm afraid that the emperor didn't expect that the person he picked up would become one of the gravediggers of the Great Sui. ”

Chen Yongfu, who came with him, didn't look too worried, smiled and said: "A milky and dry boy, he didn't know the height of the sky when he got tens of thousands of horses by chance, and thought that this world was something that could be fought for by a casual person...... Throughout the thousands of years of history of the Central Plains Dynasty, could there be a person from a poor family who ended up sitting on that dragon chair? If you want to control the world, it's just a dream. ”

"My lord also knows that every time there is a change of dynasty, there will be many people who can be called heroes in the cold family and emerge to become the princes who occupy one side, but in the end, they are either defeated and die or become someone else's subordinate, how can one become a big deal? Fighting for the world has never been a game for people from poor backgrounds, they are just chess pieces. The more self-esteem you have, the more miserable and pitiful the end will be. ”

The Chen family is a prominent family in Beihui Province, and it can also be regarded as a famous family in the Great Sui.

There are several families in Beihui Road that have lasted for hundreds of years, the most famous of which is the Lukousheng Tu family, followed by the Chen family of Jiancheng and the Niu family of Hui'an.

Because the Chen family was building the city, Zhong Xin sent someone to invite Chen Yongfu when he set off. After all, if Zhong Xin wants to hold Beihui Dao in his own hands, he can't do without the support of these big families. For the Chen family, whose power in Northern Huidao was second only to the Shengtu family, Zhong Xin naturally couldn't be taken lightly.

In particular, the Chen family is in Beihui Province to govern the city, and they have the closest contact with Zhong Xin.

"You can't say that."

Zhong Xin looked at another group of Black Flag Army scouts galloping outside and said: "Watching the soldiers and knowing the generals, you see that these cavalrymen are skilled in controlling horses, and they are not afraid of the bows and arrows on the city wall at all, so it can be seen that this Fang Xie is a person who knows how to govern the army very well." And don't underestimate his young age, there have been more heroes and teenagers since ancient times...... Emperor Taizu of the Great Sui was only thirty years old when he raised his army, and Taizong was only seventeen years old when he succeeded to the throne......"

"Compare him to Emperor Taizu?"

Chen Yongfu smiled and said, "Adults can afford him." ”

"This young man is not simple, he went to Yongzhou as a messenger, saying that it was for the princess to marry and first survey the customs of Yongzhou, but after he came, he didn't know how to ask for a battalion of people from Luo Yao, and then fled with this battalion of people, in the harsh and difficult environment in the northwest, instead of becoming a pawn of all forces, he took this battalion of men and horses as the capital, and it became bigger and bigger, and now it occupies the entire Huangyang Road, with more than 100,000 soldiers, not simple...... If you don't have some skills, how can you ask for a battalion of troops from Luo Yao, and if you don't have skills, how can you escape with Luo Yao's soldiers? ”

Chen Yongfu was stunned, nodded and said, "This is true, it is not easy to cheat things from Luo Yao's hands." It is really impressive to be able to trick him, and to make that battalion of soldiers follow him desperately, and to be able to do this in a short period of time. ”

As the two of them were talking, they saw a group of people outside coming back in a hurry, and Zhong Xin saw with clairvoyance that it was the ox tam he sent who came back with people.

Not long after, the bull rammer with a blue nose and swollen face was helped up the city wall, and when he saw Zhong Xin hurriedly saluting, Chen Yongfu couldn't help but laugh when he saw that he was beaten like this, because this was not unexpected, so he was not angry. Besides, it wasn't his people who were beaten.

"Adult"

Niu Tam didn't dare to pay attention to Chen Yongfu's laughter, and hung his head and shouted.

Zhong Xin saw that his face was so swollen that he couldn't help frowning: "Why was he beaten like this?" ”

Niu Tam said it as it was, and Chen Yongfu, who was still smiling before, immediately changed his face: "What is this solution!" I don't know what to do like this! In the past few years, he gave Pei Yan benefits, and it was only 30,000 taels of silver a year, but this time he sent him something worth at least 60,000 or 70,000 taels of silver, and he actually dared to speak! ”

Niu rammed and said: "Although the lowly position was beaten, but the lowly position almost saw it clearly, this solution should not be very intentional about using troops against Beihui Dao, most likely to blackmail some more money and food." The subordinates saw a lot of recruits in the Suzaku Mountain camp, they didn't even have a decent armor on their bodies, and the weapons in their hands were also very simple...... According to the lowly analysis, this solution is because the strength of his subordinates is expanding too fast, and he does not have enough money, food and equipment, so fighting Beihui Dao is just an excuse for him to blackmail, and he should just want to blackmail more things. ”

How did Niu Tam know, those things he saw were deliberately let by Fang Jie.

Knowing that Zhong Xin had sent someone, Fang Xie deliberately asked the recruits to wear shabby clothes and hold bamboo bows to train on the school grounds.

"I'll give it if he scolds me?!"

Chen Yongfu said angrily: "I don't know how thick the sky is, I really think that he has the final say in this southwest!" ”

"Anger Restless"

Zhong Xin glanced at Chen Yongfu, was silent for a while, and said: "If Fang Xie really has such a mind, there is nothing to worry about, if he only asks for money, it is not impossible for us to give him some alms." What I'm worried about is...... He deliberately put on a posture of greed for money, but in fact he still wanted to use troops against Beihui Dao. ”

"What then?"

Chen Yongfu asked.

"I have already sent someone to inform each family, and it won't be long before each family will send someone to Liangcheng, and we will discuss it when the time comes."

Zhong Xin thought for a while and said, "But...... If Fang Xie was just trying to blackmail money and food, he would send someone to step up the urgency of this matter. If he's just waiting for news from us, it's probably fake. ”

"No matter what, we must be prepared with both hands, let the soldiers work an extra shift at night, and don't slack off!"

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Fang Xie summoned all the civil officials in charge of the cottage and discussed the affairs of governing the place in the council hall. He has never regarded himself as a passer-by of Huangyang Dao, but he really wants to regard this place as his foundation, so he can't be left untreated, and how to convince the people is also the basis for understanding whether he can play a piece of heaven in the future.

If we blindly develop the military and ignore the civil affairs, then it will not be long before Huangyang Dao will be squeezed dry, and then the people's hearts will be floating and complaining, and any matter about fighting for the world will be a joke.

Since ancient times, those who can achieve great things will not abandon the people. The reason why Li Yuanshan did not gain a firm foothold in the northwest was because he only cared about the future and did not focus on the things ahead. He always thinks that the northwest is tired, and he will squeeze more if he can squeeze out more, and then think about treating the people well when he sits in the world in the future. This has already forgotten the fundamentals, how can it be undefeated? He simply forgot that if the people in other places knew what he was doing in the northwest, how could he get support even if he could get out of the northwest?

"I have brought you here to discuss local matters."

Fang Xie waved his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down, and ordered someone to serve tea to these civil officials: "I have never been a person who only values military and military affairs and ignores civil affairs, because I know that if I want to achieve something, I can't do without the support of the people. Marching and fighting depend on brave and resourceful generals, and soldiers who dare to serve their lives, and it depends on you to govern the place and pacify the people. ”

"Military generals are indispensable, and civil officials are indispensable...... In some ways, you are more important than the generals. Because the generals and soldiers wear and hold in their hands, you people bring the people to provide them. Without you, no matter how brave a general is, he won't be able to fight. ”

Everyone was very comfortable when they heard this, the Great Sui has always been a little heavy on military force and light on literature, and the one in control seems to be a feudal official like the governor of each province, but in fact, he is still the general of the guards who holds the military power. It seems that the civil officials in the court are powerful, but in fact, the emperor still favors the military generals.

Therefore, many literati were unconvinced, and they were quite excited when they heard Fang Xie say this.

"The general has seen it thoroughly!"

The one who spoke was the county order of Laishui County under the Suzaku Mountain, and he had an excellent reputation as an official, with the surname Zhang and his name washing.

"The general values us, how dare we not do our best for the general."

Fang Xie smiled and nodded: "Now except for Xinyang City and Xinkoucang, most of Huangyang Dao is under the rule of my Black Flag Army, with a population of millions, it is not easy to govern." What should be done as soon as possible is to bring stability to the localities and the people to obedience. A while ago, I suddenly thought of one thing, you can see if it is feasible or not. ”

Fang Xie sorted out the wording and said: "If you want to make the people return to their hearts as soon as possible, you must let them see the benefits, and if they get more benefits, then they will have more support for our Black Flag Army." I'm thinking...... How can we make the people more active? Like what...... Divide the land into the household? ”

"Divide the field into the household?"

Dugu Wenxiu was stunned for a moment, and then quickly shook his head: "General, this matter is not allowed." ”

"Oh?"

Fang Xie asked: "Let's talk about it, why not?" ”

Dugu Wenxiu said: "Most of the fields are in the hands of the gentry, and the people rent the seeds, and the general takes the fields from these big households and distributes them to the people, so it is equivalent to cutting off the roots of these big households." Once the news gets out......"

He glanced at Fang Xie and said worriedly: "Not only will all the big families in Huangyang Dao oppose it, but in the future, when troops are dispatched, the big families of other Dao will also rise up and resist, and the road of the general's conquest will be much more difficult!" It is true that the general's move is indeed a good deed to the people, and the land is distributed to the people, and the people do not have to pay rent to the big households, but only need to pay grain to the Black Flag Army, saving the middle link, and the people will be happy and convinced and love the general. But that's not feasible right now...... Nine times out of ten, the wealth of the world is in the hands of large households. Once this news spreads, it will not only be a family that will resist the general, but the entire world will resist the general! And the people...... I won't necessarily be on your side when the time comes......"

Everyone looked at each other, and they all felt that what Fang Xie said was too childish and whimsical.

Fang Xie was slightly stunned, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Sure enough, it was still too difficult to do the same thing in a different era. However, this thought was only an occasional thought for him, and he knew that it was not advisable.

"What do you think you should do?"

Fang Xie asked, quietly waiting for everyone to speak.