In the early morning of the second day, Zhu Pingjin and Liao Daheng boarded a large official boat at the South Gate Wharf of Shunqing Mansion and went down the Jialing River. If you take the land route, the distance from Nanchong County to Dingyuan County is less than 140 miles. But the winding Jialing River at least doubles the length of the waterway. Zhu Pingjian's mathematicians in his previous life once argued that the length of a waterway in nature is π times longer than the distance in a straight line. In order to ensure the safety of their own path, Dong Bu's cavalry stood guard on the dangerous left bank, while the guard cavalry followed closely on the relatively safe right bank. Space on board was limited, and only one group of bodyguards remained. There was also a small boat carrying a group of guards to clear the way in front of the big ship.

In winter, the water is dry, and in order to avoid running aground, the big ships can only zigzag along the main channel. Soon after leaving the city, I arrived at Qingju Gudu.

Zhu Pingjin ordered the boat to stop at the shore, climbed up to the high riverbank wharf, inspected the nearly 200 soldiers of the Nanchong County Zhuangzhuang Protection Brigade, and then waved to the onlookers. He even walked into the mansions of ordinary Zhuang households with the dignity of the prince of the domain, talked to the steward of the Wang Zhuang and the elders of the Zhuang household, asked them about their livelihood, explained the necessity of paying the contribution fee, and pointed out to them that the current difficult situation in northern Sichuan was only temporary, and the Shu Wangfu had the ability and confidence to lead the people to defeat the local tyrants and let them live a peaceful life again.

When talking about the importance of conscription to form a team to protect the village, Zhu Pingjin also rolled up his sleeves and raised his hand, so that everyone could see clearly that he only had one pair of hands. To defeat the tyrants, they need to stretch out their hands and pick up their broadswords and spears.

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The Wangzhuang of Shunqing Mansion started from Qingju City. Moreover, the establishment mode of Wangzhuang has obvious characteristics of northern Sichuan, that is, there is a team to protect the village first, and then there is Wangzhuang. Wangzhuang relies on the development of the village protection team, and then promotes the expansion of the scale of the village protection team.

Chen Youfu's third battalion first entered northern Sichuan, and when he passed through Qingju, he left a squad to guard the dangerous Qingju City, and He Yongnian also left 50 Hejiazhuang Ding to assist, and these dozens of people became the seeds for the formation of the Nanchong Huzhuang Brigade. With the stationing of the royal soldiers, He Yongnian's good at-winning offering and receiving also kicked off. The in-depth propaganda and factual education made the vast majority of the people in Qingju City join Wangzhuang.

Since then, the Wangzhuang of Shunqing Mansion has been like a drop of ink on rice paper, with Qingju as the center and gradually spreading, so Qingju City is the core strategic support point of Shu Wangfu in Shunqing Mansion.

Although the people of Qingju City are not educated, like the people in other parts of China, they can distinguish the good and the bad. In the hearts of these people, it doesn't matter if the palace gives more or less, as long as there is a fixed number. Because the contribution of the palace is much less than the request of the government and the official army. The government levies taxes, that is, how much is levied, and there is no discussion; The officials and soldiers were even more hateful, no matter day or night, they would rob the village when they saw it, even the big landlords. In addition to food and money, they will also spoil women.

Now that the banner of Wangzhuang is erected, and the team of the village guards appears on the dock, the government does not come to collect taxes, and the officials and soldiers avoid it. Nowadays, the people on the Qingju Wharf, every household has the "Shu" character on the roof ridge to protect the Zhuang team flag, and the crown portrait of Zhu Pingjian is paid tribute to the shrine (KAN). As soon as Zhu Pingjin got off the wharf, he personally felt the enthusiasm of the people. In the crowd of black and oppressive greetings, there were many people who walked fifty miles of mountain roads in the dark, just to see the honor of the prince with their own eyes. Of course, in addition to meeting the prince as they wished, they also led the Sichuan governor Liao's closeness and kindness.

In addition to the officers and some non-commissioned officers, most of the soldiers and soldiers of the Nanchong County Huzhuang Brigade are local people.

Shortly after the Battle of Changping Mountain, He Yongnian came here once. Because the number of fields donated has greatly increased, he has assigned the densely populated farming areas on both sides of the river dam more than ten miles south of Qingju City to Qingju Wangzhuang. He also used Hejiazhuang's method of "drawing one out of five" in Qingju Wangzhuang, and recruited about 500 Zhuang Ding at a time. More than 100 of them were taken away by him and added to the expanded 3rd Battalion of the Caravan Guard and the Southern County Guard Brigade of Xinzheng Dam.

After Li Sixian took over the deputy director of the Shun Zhuang Corps, he paid more attention to this place. In addition to personally serving as the chief steward of Wangzhuang in Nanchong County and the captain and supervisor of the Nanchong County Huzhuang Brigade, he also brought the experience he learned from Zhu Pingjin's side: that is, in the construction of Wangzhuang, strengthen the grassroots organizations at all levels, so that they can become the organizers of production and the managers of the people; In army building, attention is paid to using soldiers with actual combat experience as the backbone of the army.

After his coordination, Chen Youfu and Luo Jingyun agreed to transfer the original officers and non-commissioned officers of the Nanchong County Huzhuang Brigade back to the Third Battalion and the Nanfang County Huzhuang Brigade of Xinzheng Dam, while dozens of officers and soldiers from the Changpingshan combat unit were transferred over to serve as squadron leaders, squad leaders, squad leaders, and team leaders.

The backbone of the local army and the field army were reversed, so that the combat effectiveness of the Nanchong County Huzhuang Brigade was rapidly improved. Today the brigade already has three backbone squadrons, three shelf squadrons, and a fourth backbone squadron is being formed. Three squadrons were in Shunqingfu City, the second squadron was in Qingju City, and the first squadron was defending in a cottage about twenty miles south of Qingju, covering the land transportation from Shunqingfu to Dingyuan County and the Jialing River defense line on the west side.

Zhu Pingjin was extremely satisfied with the inspection of Qingju City. He felt the enthusiasm of the people, and saw in the people the hope of purging the local tyrants. How to make good use of the strength of the people is a key point of his thinking in the current struggle to suppress bandits. Of course, there is also the power of Liao Tycoon beside him, which must be used well.

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Leaving Qingju City, the official ship continued to sail south.

The river water was soothing, and the captain estimated the flow speed with driftwood, and came to the conclusion that it could not reach Dingyuan County until it was dark. Zhu Pingjin was tired of seeing the unchanged rural scenery and went back to the cabin. Liao Daheng is leisurely drinking tea there, so comfortable.

"The old man came out with the son of the world this time, which is an eye-opener." Liao Daheng put down the teacup and looked inscrutable, "The old man is from Yunnan." Mu Wangfu also received contributions, and also engaged in Wangzhuang, the same rich world, but a province with a poor reputation Shu Wangfu is far away! ”

"That's the virtue of the ancestors of this world." Zhu Pingjin responded nonchalantly.

There were only six people left in the cabin, except for Zhu Pingjin and Liao Daheng, only Master Qian, Luo Jingyun, Cheng Xiangfeng and Zhu Pingjian's attendant eunuch Zhang Wei. This Zhang Wei is the one who benches Zhu Pingjin in the river, and he is the most clever.

Surrounded by two henchmen, could it be that Liao Daheng wants to say something rebellious?

Liao Daheng sighed: "The old man took office in October last year, and this year and month have passed in a blink of an eye. According to the rules of the imperial court, according to the place, the pilgrimage is performed once a year, and the place is changed every three years. Don't hide it from the world, the old man hasn't slept a few times in the past year. At the end of last year, the thieves disturbed the provincial capital, and the people were in turmoil in the spring, and then Fushun plotted rebellion, Chen Fu's two thieves happened, and then there was this local tyrant. Alas, thinking of the emperor's harsh reprimand, the old man just can't sleep at night! ”

"Now that there are many events in the province, Liao Gong is on the front line, commanding the army, whether this is a pilgrimage to Beijing is a matter of letters. If Duke Liao loses his dynasty due to state affairs, the emperor will not blame him. ”

"The old man is not worried about returning to the dynasty, but he is worried about two years later." Seeing that Zhu Pingjin understood the deviation, Liao Daheng hurriedly emphasized, "Two years later, Xia Guan was transferred out of Sichuan, but he didn't know where he was buried!" ”

Liao Daheng's future is too bleak! Zhu Pingjin was worried about the front-line military, so he was not in the mood to play dumb riddles with Liao Tycoon.

"Ding Qirui, mediocre talent, stupid too! Liao Gong is well versed in military affairs, and the dry city of the country can be replaced. ”

Oh? Liao Daheng looked at the fifteen-year-old boy with disbelieving eyes.

"Maybe I can't wait for the year after tomorrow!" Zhu Pingjin shook his head, a little unconfident, "It depends on when the Kaifeng town falls." Alas, the first domain of the King of Zhou, although it is closer to the Yan Domain, can be regarded as having the same roots and veins as my Shu Prince's Mansion......"

"Xiaguan understands." Liao Daheng was silent for a while, thoughtful, "But the local tyrant is a trouble after all!" ”

"Attack the heart first, attack the city down. The origin is still a matter of policy. Zhumen's wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road. If the disparity between the rich and the poor is too great, the people have no tile to cover their bodies, there is no place to stand on the bottom, there is no overnight food at home, and the thieves and robbers are resurrected, and what can be done about it? ”

"No wonder the prince ruled it with the policy of Wang Zhuang!" Liao Daheng shook his head as he spoke, with an unwilling expression, "It's a pity that the prince has worked hard, but there are many redundant words in Shuzhong!" ”

"It's okay!" Zhu Pingjin smiled, "Facts speak louder than words!" It uses the local tyrant as a mirror, and you can know the good and evil in the world! ”

Zhu Pingjian's not funny words made the cabin laugh. Yes, when such a superb product as a soil tyrant comes, what good, evil, beauty and ugliness are clear!

Liao Daheng drank another cup of tea, and finally asked Zhu Pingjin about the current military strategy.

"Liao Gong is the commander of the army, and he knows the name of the soldier in the court, how can he ask the boy?" Zhu Pingjin's words were playful, but his face was extremely serious, "I was about to ask Liao about the thief's strategy!" ”

"Is the son of the world serious?"

"Seriously!"

Liao Daheng got Zhu Pingjin's explicit instructions, so he stroked his beard and smiled.

"With the old man's intentions, it is better to drive it away, and it is better to starve to death than to kill!"

Liao Daheng is worthy of being a veteran of politics and the battlefield, and he can point out everything in one sentence.

The so-called "drive" refers to the fact that the army drove the local tyrants to the depths of Bashan with the momentum of pressing the territory, and even rushed to Hanzhong and Xing'an in Shaanxi; The so-called "starvation" means that through the blockade of key points, the local rioters have no food to eat, no clothes to wear, and no salt to taste, so that they have no way out and go out of the mountains to seek comfort. Through a war of attrition rather than a quick decisive battle, slowly trap and starve to death the tyrants.

This method is very close to Zhu Pingjian's idea. At the recent meeting of the transportation court, Zhu Pingjin made the decision to march into Bashan during the spring ploughing in March. By destroying spring ploughing, the grain production of the local tyrants will be reduced. As long as the local thugs can't grab food, most of them will starve to death sooner or later.

This method, in terms of specific implementation, is also very similar to Cheng Xiangfeng's suggestion yesterday. Cheng Xiangfeng's suggestion is to guard the corner and the edge. Guarding the corner, and then squeezing the corner edge as a limit, the local tyrant was driven back to Bashan. Although Bashan is large, it is difficult to accept tens of thousands of local rioters, and many will starve to death.

Chen Youfu and Luo Jingyun want to suppress, Liao Daheng and Cheng Xiangfeng want to drive, how to make a decision, makes Zhu Pingjin hesitate. Zhu Pingjin originally had a complete strategic concept, but the sudden attack of the local tyrants in winter disrupted this idea. He had to reinvent a new plan.