Chapter 437: Flowers and Trees (3)

If today under the flower tree "bleeding five steps and ambushing one corpse", it will inevitably lead to Songpan "bleeding thousands of miles and ambushing millions of corpses"!

Could a tragedy be avoided?

It was like a cold wind that forcibly penetrated Zhu Pingjian's brain, allowing it to quickly cool down.

Songphan is by no means Boryeong. Once there is a mutiny in Songpan, at least tens of thousands of troops of the Protector Army will be contained!

Could it be that Zhu Hualong traveled thousands of miles to Baoning Mansion just to say a few words that he didn't know the importance of? Why did he dare to threaten Liao Tycoon but seemed to avoid him, intentionally or unintentionally?

This question is not difficult to solve, and Zhu Pingjin immediately understood.

The so-called mutiny in Zhu Hualong's mouth is indeed true, and it is not a lie; But he didn't want to fight back, and he was able to bounce and suppress it, without making it a reality.

Because he still has one last card to play: reach out to the Shu Wangfu to ask for food!

Therefore, although Zhu Hualong was extremely angry at the Sichuan government's arrears of food and salaries to the soldiers, he only dared to attack Liao Daheng, but he definitely did not dare to be presumptuous to himself!

Thinking of this, Zhu Pingjin smiled again. He waved his hand lightly to make the angry guards retreat, and persuaded Liao Daheng with his eyes. Only then did he turn his head and glance at the few civil and military officers in front of him.

When his sharp gaze swept over the standing Zhu Hualong, the veteran involuntarily sat down. However, Zhu Pingjin's gaze quickly crossed Zhu Hualong's face and landed on the top of Zhan Tianyan's head.

Zhu Pingjin was tepid and named Zhan Tianyan.

"Governor Zhan, if Songpan mutinies, what will you do?"

"The lower officials are greatly favored by the imperial court, so they should not hesitate to lead the army to quell the rebellion!"

Zhan Tianyan did not hesitate, stood up and bowed to Zhu Pingjian.

Behind him, Long Fuhuang, the deputy general of Baishuiguan, and Deng Ruoyu, the general of Long'an, hesitated for a moment, and then they also stood up and said, "The last general is also willing to go!" ”

"Who are the more soldiers of yours or the soldiers of Songpan?" Zhu Pingjin didn't give up, stared at the three of them and asked.

"Naturally, there are many soldiers in Songpan. However, Xia Guan thought that only the soldiers of Long'an Mansion would be enough to quell the rebellion! ”

"Oh?"

Zhu Pingjin glanced at Liao Daheng and smiled.

This slight smile eased the tension in the air a lot.

"There are few soldiers in Long'an, but there are not many people under his rule!"

Zhan Tianyan still replied seriously.

"If Songpan is reversed, the lower officials will collect the people in the house, and they will get 10,000 on ten days! On the contrary, there were many barbarians in the Songpan army. If the toast does not rebel, neither will the brutes. In this way, the army of Songpan went to one of the two; General Zhu had a very high prestige in the battalion. General Zhu will not oppose it, and most of the sergeants will not oppose it. In this way, Songpan's army went four out of five. Xia Guan defeated one-fifth of the Songpan army with an army of 10,000 people, and with the assistance of General Zhu and Tusi soldiers, he could not be defeated! ”

"Shizi, the prefect of Zhan really exonerates General Zhu!" The hearty Li Changxiang laughed and interjected.

Zhu Pingjin ignored Li Changxiang, the-stirring stick. He asked Zhan Tianyan a deeper question: "How does Governor Zhan know that those toasts in Songpan will not be opposed?" ”

"Shizi Mingjian!"

Zhan Tianyan lowered his head and said: "This time, the lower officials and others came to meet the prince, and the toasts asked the officials to ask the prince for money, and opened a field in Maozhou, Songpan, Long'an and other places, so as to do business with the Han land and exchange for the salt, tea, cotton, porcelain and other utensils that the toast urgently needed. Tusi Road, although Tianquan has a field, but the road is too far. The horse gang turned over the Jiajin Mountain, and half of the people and horses were killed and injured, which was really miserable! The toasts asked the prince to make an edict to let go of the Guankou, Jiangyou, and Baishui passes......"

The comprehensive effect of the Tianquan field, which began at the beginning of last year, has finally appeared.

"They want to follow the Yazhou model?" Zhu Pingjin asked.

"Exactly! Please give me permission! The lower officials thought that the new field ......"

"Their intentions, the Son of this world knows. The construction of the field is indeed a good way to circulate goods and relieve people's hardship! ”

Zhu Pingjin waved his hand and smiled.

"However, the Yazhou model is only a pilot, and at that time, the son of this world was still crossing the river by feeling the stones! Now that the pilot is effective, it is necessary to continue to deepen. The few fields that Master Zhan said were too stingy! Why can't you build more? The meaning of this son of the world, in the mountains to the west in the future, there is a state and a county, and there is a field! Isn't it convenient for the toast and the people to face each other nearby?

It is necessary to know that the people of Hanyi are all Ming children, so why stick to the distinction between Huayi and set up passes to restrict circulation?

Therefore, in the future, Feixian Pass, Linguan, Silkworm Cliff Pass, Jiangyou Pass, Qushan Pass (now Qushan Town, Beichuan County), Baishui Pass, Chaotian Pass, and all the passes under the jurisdiction of the Sichuan Metropolitan Division will be fully opened! Regardless of the Huayi business horse gang, pay taxes at one time in exchange for tax stamps, each customs only check the tax stamps, and the goods that have been taxed shall not be taxed repeatedly! As for the tax rate, the old rules of Yazhou are worth one percent! ”

Fully open!

Zhu Pingjin's words suddenly made the eyes of everyone present light up, including Zhan Tianyan.

What the son of the world said is wonderful!

There is a state and a county, and there is a field, and the toasts will have to let the Ming Dynasty set up the state and county into their own territory in order to deal with each other nearby!

Zhan Tianyan was convinced, and left his seat to Zhu Pingjin and said:

"Shizi said it well! The people of Hanyi are all Ming children! Loyalty since ancient times, regardless of Han Yi!

IN THE PAST, THE TURKIC PRINCE ASHINA ZHONG CAPTURED JIE (JIE) LI KHAN TO OFFER TANG TAIZONG, AND TAIZONG GAVE HIM THE NAME 'ZHONG'. His person is pure, with great achievements, the prince of the country, the lord of Shang County, and the Zhaoling Tomb, which can be described as a famous minister among the Yi people!

Now that the east is in the east, the ministers of the court think that they are not available, which is false! Mistaken!

Born with the people, the Han and Yi are one. The Han people are good at farming, and the Yi people are good at shepherding; The Han land is rich in products, and the people and cattle and horses are very numerous; The Han people are intolerant of the high mountains and the cold of the mountains; The people walk on the ground as if they were walking on the ground.

Therefore, it is a plan for the Ming Dynasty to be eternal, and it can be used by Han Yi. In the opinion of the lower officials, the construction of the field should be done as soon as possible! ”

"What Lord Zhan said, is he going to make great use of the world? The border land is set up as a state and a county, and the Yi people are also used? Li Changxiang asked Zhan Tianyan puzzled.

Zhan Tianyan immediately replied: "No, use it when it should be used; If you shouldn't, don't. Select and employ people, one to be loyal and virtuous! Otherwise, if you use An Lushan, won't it ruin the state affairs of the Ming Dynasty? ”

Zhu Pingjin understood Zhan Tianyan's words in this way: praising his own correct decision-making and reminding himself that it is necessary to use Yiren through economic means - building a field and political means - using Yiren, and also using Yiren who are loyal to the Ming Dynasty in order to achieve the effect of consolidating the border.

"Lord Zhan is really old and seeking a country!"

Zhu Pingjin was relieved. He smiled and said to Zhan Tianyan, let him go to the next Baoju excerpt and list the local people who should be used. These people will be used as reserve cadres of the Shu Palace, and they will be used only after training and assessment.

Switches are mutually reciprocal and fully open; Great use of people, virtue first. Everyone focused their minds on Zhu Pingjian's sudden and major decision.

However, before they could taste the three flavors, Zhu Pingjin had already turned his attention back to the veteran who was excited and lonely.

"General Zhu, you are a military minister with military merits! Songpan soldiers have guarded the border for the Ming Dynasty for 300 years, and they have worked hard! The imperial court owes food and salary, and I am really sorry for General Zhu and all the soldiers! However, if the soldiers mutiny or even rebel because of this, General Zhu should think carefully about the future of misfortune and blessing! What Master Zhan said, General Zhu has already heard. Where to go, General Zhu must not be angry for a moment and make a lifelong mistake! ”

Before Zhu Pingjin finished speaking, Zhu Hualong knelt down. He whimpered and was very emotional.

"The last will be silent...... Just disrespectful words...... The soldiers did not see a grain of grain for months...... Already eating...... Grass root bark...... I'm starving to death! The last general asked the prince to send food and salary as soon as possible! ”

"A few days ago, this son received a letter from Miss Luo, and he had already ordered Miantong Wangzhuang to send food for emergency relief. It's just a long way to go, and I'm afraid that it won't be rescued. ”

When Zhu Pingjin said this, he asked Zhu Hualong.

"Do you have any surplus food in Songpan Zhutusi? Can you buy grain with silver? ”

"When the last general left Songpan, it was the season when the mountains were covered with heavy snow. The journey was very difficult, but the general had to come again. ”

Zhu Hualong raised his head, tears were still on his face, but his eyes were already full of hope.

"At this time, even if you transport grain, you can't climb the mountains. It will be necessary to wait until April and May when the snow melts. Nowadays, the only way to save the emergency is to transport silver to buy food. In those Tusi official villages, there is always some grain in stock! ”

"That's good! This son of the world will make an order and approve three months' salary and silver! General Zhu can order the servants to hold the will of the prince of the world to withdraw silver in the Maozhou Huitong Money Village. This is very close to Maozhou, and it only takes four or five days to get a whip. It's just that from Maozhou to Songpan, the distance is still far away. It's a tough and dangerous journey, so you have to be careful......"

"Xiaguan, please set up a money bank in Long'an Mansion. In the future, Songpan will use silver, and there is no need to transport it from Maozhou! Zhan Tianyan immediately interjected.

Zhu Hualong is not stupid. He quickly shot back:

"The last general, please also set up a money bank in Songpan! In the future, if you use silver, you will put it forward in Songpan Qianzhuang, why bother to go through Long'an Mansion again? The last general also asked Songpan to set up a county official and build a field. As the prince said, a state and county is a field, and a field is a money village! ”

"There are a lot of Han people in Qingchuan, Long'an Prefecture, and there is no Tusi, so it is imperative to set up a county. When the official returns home, he can open the government by the way! It's just that the small river is close to Long'an and far away from Songpan; To Long'an Road, to Songpan Road. Xiaguan, please divide Qingchuan and Xiaohe counties into Long'an Mansion! ”

Old man Zhan suddenly stabbed Zhu Hualong in the back, Zhu Hualong was immediately furious, and he got up to reason with Zhan Tianyan. Deng Ruoyu was restrained by Zhan Tianyan, and also stood up and stared at Zhu Hualong. The two neighbors and allies turned their faces in the blink of an eye, and they were all tense, and they were about to tear them apart.

The two peaches of the ancient times killed the three soldiers, and the current field of money Zhuang killed a piece!.

The treacherous scheme was sold, and Zhu Pingjin happily stopped the two sides.

He told Zhan Tianyan that Xiaohe should revert to its ancient name "Fuyang County" and change it to Long'an Mansion. Qingchuan County should also be subordinate to Long'an Province. However, Jiangyou County is very close to Mianzhou in Chengdu Prefecture, so it is appropriate to change to Mianzhou.

There are large plains around Jiangyou, and there are the benefits of irrigation of the Fujiang River, which is much richer than the small river, and has always been the largest economic county in Long'an Province. Zhan Tianyan won the two new counties of Qingchuan and Fuyang, but lost Jiangyou County, and he was completely stealing chickens and rice, and he was suddenly a little depressed.

But without waiting for Zhu Hualong, who was watching the joke, to be happy for a moment, he heard the prince Zhu Pingjin say:

"General Zhu, Maozhou is under the jurisdiction of Chengdu Prefecture. Only when the military and the government are subordinate to each other can they support each other. In the meaning of this son, Deputy General Songpan does not have to rule Maozhou Wei in the future. ……”

Maozhou is the largest Pingba farming area in the Aba region and is the main source of food for the Songpan garrison. If the grain support of Maozhou is lost, the Songpan garrison can only rely on the Longsong Ancient Road to transfer grain. When Zhu Hualong heard this, his face suddenly became very ugly.

Zhu Pingjin pretended not to see Zhu Hualong's face, and still said his thoughts clearly.

"After General Zhu went back, he first straightened out the Maozhou Guard Battalion and Guards! The soldiers who can fight and dare to fight will be incorporated into the national protection army, and the rest of the old and weak will be eliminated for the people, and the military fields of the guards will be allocated for cultivation. The existing military field of the guard station was transferred to the official government and became the official field. There is no need for the man who cultivates the field to be replaced. Diexi, Xiaohe, and Songpanwei will handle it as usual......

The principle of Songpan's army consolidation is: first form a field force, and then build a local force!

General Zhu, you are a war general, and this son wants you to command the field mobile forces. In the future, don't just look at the land under your feet and stare at the surrounding toasts, you should also keep your eyes on the northwest and Longnan!

Remember, Shaanxi was originally the hometown of thieves. If it flows through Shaanxi, it will take Longnan! At that time, it was the time for you, General Zhu, to show his skills! ”

Hearing that there is an opportunity to make meritorious contributions, there is no need to end up in the bitter cold land of Songpan, Zhu Hualong finally has some joy. It's just that when he thought about it, he felt very unreliable. Since the prince trusted him, he felt it was his duty to report the true situation of the Songpan garrison.

“…… The sergeants were poor, had no military resources, had rudimentary weapons, and had no more than 300 horses. Once something happens, I have to hastily recruit soldiers. The imperial court was in arrears for many years, and most of the soldiers fled. If the prince uses troops in Longnan, he must be an iron horseman. If there is no horse, there is no horse, and there is no soldier......"

Zhu Pingjin listened patiently and just nodded. After Zhu Hualong finished speaking, Zhu Pingjin smiled and said: "Eating rice in Songpan is naturally a little extravagant." It's better to let the soldiers eat more meat in the future! ”

There is a famous funny record in the "Book of Jin Hui Emperor Ji", which says that the idiot emperor Hui Emperor of the Western Jin Dynasty heard that many people were starving to death, so he asked his ministers very strangely: "Why don't you eat minced meat?" ”

Nowadays, meat on the market in Shu is several times more expensive than rice, and the sergeants can't even eat enough rice, and there is still meat to eat! Before Zhu Pingjian's words fell, many pairs of eyes looked over with suspicious gazes, and at the same time focused on this young man known as "wise".

Zhu Pingjin solved the mystery.

"I heard that in the northwest of Songpan, there is a large area of no man's land. This son wants to buy all this no-man's land and use it as a horse breeding ground for the army. The days are as long as ever, and there are many people, so you might as well set up one or two more counties! ”

Where horses can be raised, cattle, pigs, sheep, and rabbits can be raised.

Zhu Hualong's eyes suddenly lit up!

"The people under the rule of the nearby Tusi were bought together. To give the heavenly family a horse as a pawn is to be a grace to it! As for the price, of course, it is necessary to negotiate well. However, the price is not important, the important installment and silver bill settlement! Zhu Pingjin added magnificently.