Chapter 571: Exile or Spy

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A large number of displaced people began to appear around Chongqing Prefecture.

In the face of such a situation, officials at all levels in Chongqing Prefecture feel that it is very normal, since the Liukou began to enter Sichuan, the number of displaced people has obviously begun to increase, and even some displaced people have traveled thousands of miles into Henan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Beizhili and other places, and Sichuan is everywhere, the spring ploughing season, it is the most difficult time for the common people, the Spring Festival has passed, the food at home has basically been eaten, and there are very few families who can be self-sufficient.

Sichuan is known as the land of abundance, the grain output here is very good, most of the time, can barely maintain, in the last year or so, there have been a large number of displaced people, I have to say that it is a kind of tragedy, and the Liukou has a very direct relationship, but Sichuan officials at all levels, also have an unshirkable responsibility.

The imperial court army exterminated the Liukou, it required a lot of expenditure, the imperial court could not fully bear it, this burden was transferred to the people, this is a bottomless pit, who can bear it, plus the guards and armies all over Sichuan, but also changed the way to exploit the people, in this case, the people who can maintain it are the best.

A large number of ordinary people who can't bear it can only leave their hometowns and at least need to survive.

The formation of displaced people is a typical vicious circle, where people are gone, there are fewer people cultivating the land, and the government cannot collect taxes, so they can only continue to find ways to exploit the peasants who have not left, resulting in the emergence of a larger number of displaced people, which has dealt a devastating blow to the local economy.

The government continues to implement high-pressure policies, and the displaced people want to survive, and contradictions naturally arise. Slowly repeating itself in Sichuan.

After the Liukou came to Sichuan, they paid great attention to reducing the burden of the common people, and also implemented a series of measures to rob the rich and help the poor, which won the support of the common people, and soon gained a firm foothold here, and in turn. The government was unable to collect sufficient taxes, and had to prevent the rogues from time to time, and intensified the encirclement and suppression of the rogues, which had to increase the burden on the people again, which led to the people beginning to tend to support the rogues.

In this case, it is destined that the government and the army of the guard in Sichuan will not be able to exterminate the Liukou, but will be defeated and retreated one after another.

Even if the imperial army entered Sichuan, it would not be able to exterminate the Liukou. If you are not familiar with the place and do not have the support of the people, you can win the war, that is a rare thing.

At the beginning, Su Tiancheng didn't pay attention to it, the increase in displaced people only made him feel sad, and he also felt sorry for the officials and officials at all levels in Sichuan. There is a lot of opinion.

It was only after the intelligence of the dark line was sent that Su Tiancheng became alert.

Intelligence from the dark line shows. After learning that the Jiangning battalion had entered Sichuan, the Liukou increased their vigilance, began to shrink their troops, and withdrew to a place where the mountains were sparsely populated and easy to defend and difficult to attack. After a period of time, the Jiangning camp did not make any moves, and it is estimated that the Liukou is also analyzing the situation, anyway, the Liukou is from the heart. I am still afraid of the Jiangning camp.

Recently, there have been a lot of small groups of troops left the station, never returned, and I don't know where these people went, the dark line has long been aware that for more than a year, the Liukou have won a lot of battles, captured a lot of cities, gathered a lot of wealth and food, and there is no problem with supply, and the Liukou also opened a warehouse to release grain, so that the people got food, from this level, it is impossible for the Liukou to lack food, let alone send a small force to loot.

The dark line can only provide this information, and they do not know where these small forces have gone.

After analyzing the intelligence, Su Tiancheng quickly combined the small force of the rogue with the large number of homeless people who appeared.

It is not very possible for the rogue to send scouts to reconnoiter intelligence, whether it is from the perspective of personal quality or from the overall combat effectiveness, the scouts of the rogue are unable to fight against the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion, and I believe that Li Zicheng will not make such a decision, although Li Zicheng and the common people have become one, but the common people's knowledge is limited, and it is impossible to understand the situation of the Jiangning battalion.

A large number of displaced people entered Chongqing Prefecture, and then scattered around, these displaced people will not attract anyone's attention, the government and officials are unable to avoid it, where will they care about what the displaced people do every day.

If the scouts of the rogues are among the homeless, looking for opportunities and reconnaissance information, it is a good way to do it.

Su Tiancheng felt a headache.

After the appearance of the displaced people, Su Tiancheng put forward a clear request, the government at all levels should do their best to relieve the displaced people, must not drive away and teach a lesson, and even send a sergeant of the inspection department to suppress it. After this policy was promulgated, officials at all levels in Chongqing Prefecture did not dare to disobey it at all, and honestly set up many porridge farms in accordance with the requirements to provide relief to the displaced people.

This has also led to a significant increase in the number of displaced people.

If the rogue's scouts really mingle among these outcasts, trying to find them is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack.

The government and officials treat the homeless people with high ground, and they will not be wary, and it is not very difficult for the rogues scouts to think of a way to get out the information.

Li Zicheng has a very good means to deal with officials, when he was in the carriage gorge, facing a desperate situation, Li Zicheng was able to think of a way, bribed the officers, escaped the predicament, and now he uses a little means to get information out of the mouths of officials, it is very possible.

Today's situation is very critical, the scout battalion of the Jiangning battalion has taken full action, and the scouts have scattered in all directions, and have begun to reconnoiter the information of the rogues, including surveying the terrain of various places, and some of the survey situations have been sent back.

This plan involves the mobilization of the Jiangning battalion, and the more than 60,000 troops cannot be concentrated in one place, so they need to be dispersed, and each of them is responsible for one task.

Hong Chengchou and Qu Qingze lowered their heads, not knowing what Lu Dao was thinking.

Su Tiancheng stood aside, also bowing his head and pondering.

When Zhu Cihong came in, Qu Qingze saw it first, and hurriedly stood up and saluted the prince.

"Is Lord Su thinking about things, am I coming at the wrong time?"

"His Royal Highness the Prince, please take a seat, the minister is indeed thinking about the problem, and Lord Hong and Lord Qu are also helping to think."

Zhu Cihong was a little embarrassed, he generally avoided discussing major military affairs, but Su Tiancheng often invited him to participate, did not speak, through participating in several discussions, Zhu Cihong's level of understanding began to improve significantly, and slowly learned some basic conditions of marching and fighting, and also knew some necessary arrangements and precautions.

Zhu Cihong sat down, did not speak, and looked at the three people who were still pondering.

After a while, Su Tiancheng spoke.

"Lord Hong, Lord Qu, I think we must think of a way to identify whether there are rogues among the homeless, this is very important, the homeless people have entered Chongqing Fuzhou County for five days, I believe that if there are rogues in it, they must be unable to help it, and they want to spy on relevant intelligence."

Hong Chengchou raised his head.

"My lord, the last general has also thought of it, but how to distinguish between the homeless and the rogue, this is really a little difficult, besides, if we can't accurately identify it, rashly do it, it will also alarm the rogue."

Zhu Cihong's eyes widened, he didn't expect that what he was discussing today was the issue of the rogue's spies, and his attention quickly focused.

Qu Qingze was the most reluctant to speak, after all, he had worked in Jinyiwei, and his way of thinking was still a little different.

"Xia Guan feels that if the Liukou are mixed in with the homeless, they have a purpose, their words and deeds must be different from the homeless, it can't be exactly the same, it's been five days, they must be moving, as long as we pay attention to observation, we will definitely be able to find abnormalities."

Qu Qingze is right, but what is the difference between the rogues and the homeless people is still not completely clear.

"Master Su, I have an idea, I don't know if I should say it."

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has any words, just say it."

"When I was in the palace, I often saw the performance of my father-in-law and the palace maids, and if they wanted to make me happy, they always behaved very positively, telling jokes, and trying to make me laugh, so that I could pay attention to them......"

Su Tiancheng shook his head violently.

"Thank Your Highness the Crown Prince for your reminder, I understand."

Hong Chengchou and Qu Qingze's eyes widened, puzzled, what the prince said was very ordinary, the prince's identity is special, who doesn't want to please him, otherwise how can he gain a foothold in the palace.

Ignoring the others, Su Tiancheng spoke.

"His Royal Highness the Prince's words reminded me, you think about it, if the Liukou want to spy on intelligence, always mingling among the homeless people, it is impossible for them to know the information of the Dao, if they want to get information, they must work hard from the officials, directly close to the Jiangning camp barracks, that is looking for death, thinking about pulling the Jiangning Camp soldiers into the gang, providing intelligence, it is even more impossible, in this way, they have only one way, close to the local officials, or even get the trust of the officials, they can achieve their goals very well, No matter what kind of means they employ, whether it is bribery or currying favor with others, their methods will always reveal differences, and once they have won the trust of officials at all levels in Chongqing, they will be able to obtain information through various means. ”

A smile appeared on Zhu Cihong's face, he finally played an important role.

Hong Chengchou and Qu Qingze also completely understood, and the eyes they looked at the prince obviously changed. (To be continued......)