Xiangzhou Mansion, the eastern region of Yuzhou, is close to Huaiyin Mansion in Xuzhou. Since reaching an agreement with Murong Cheng, Zhao Xun waved his army eastward, and within a few days, he completed the handover with the Qi army.

Of course, completing the handover task so quickly is also related to Zhao Xun's dislike that he doesn't want the Qi army to create any trouble for the four eastern prefectures of Yuzhou when he leaves, and sabotage his rule.

In addition to taking over the prefectures and counties under the new administration, the eastern part of the eastern region is the place where the Qi army and the Xuzhou army are in the state. Hundreds of thousands of troops were fighting on his side, and Zhao Xun couldn't be careless. After all, Murong Cheng was originally involved in the cooperation of the Yanzhou Army to carve up Xuzhou. But he sold the Qi army in a blink of an eye, and Murong Cheng couldn't help but be annoyed.

Although Murong Cheng is now forced to negotiate peace with himself, this is forced after all. To say that Murong Cheng completely eliminated the annoyance in his heart, Zhao Xun naturally didn't believe it. Zhao Xun firmly believed that if he had relaxed a little, Murong Cheng would not have let the army of Quyang City and the Qi army in eastern Yuzhou converge to counterattack.

In addition, Li Chi, the lord of the Xuzhou Army in the east of Yuzhou, is also not a good thing. If it were possible, Li Chi would definitely let himself and Qi Jun die together. It is also because of this that Zhao Xun wants to attack Huaiyin Mansion at this moment. This Huaiyin Mansion is not only Xuzhou to resist the invasion of the army from Yuzhou, why can't it be taken by Yuzhou to Xuzhou to move westward? In addition, this Li Chi was uneasy and kind, wishing that his army and the Qi army would be wiped out together, and the whole army would be wiped out.

Therefore, while the Qi army and the Xuzhou army were now in a fierce battle, Zhao Xun sent an army to attack Huaiyin Mansion, striving to completely capture and control the three cities and thirteen counties of Huaiyin Mansion.

"Lord Qi, General Xu Qing sent back the good news that Huaipu City has been conquered by our army, including Huaipu City, and the surrounding five counties have all been under the jurisdiction of our army. In addition, General Xu turned to the lord for help, and he was in dire need of civil officials to govern the locality. "The Xiangzhou Mansion is also the Temporary Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and the soldiers from Huaipu City told Zhao Xun and his civil and military officials about the details of the battle in Huaipu City.

"Congratulations to the lord for taking the second city of the triple city of Huaiyin Mansion." Feng Ziming, who was sitting under Zhao Xun, said with a smile on his face, "Now Quyang City has been taken by us, and Huaipu City in the north has also been conquered by us. To this day, except for Huaiyin City and the six surrounding counties that are still in the hands of the Xuzhou Army, the rest of the counties are already under our control. ”

"The three major cities of Huaiyin Mansion are each other's horns, and any two of them can form a very strong defensive effect. Now that the two important cities have been taken by our army, then, one north and one southwest are horns of each other, and they can defend against the enemy and the outside world. In this way, we are not afraid of the flank raid of the Xuzhou army in the land of Yuzhou. ”

"As for the last city and the six counties around it, they are still at war. If nothing else, this will eventually fall into the hands of Murong Cheng, and Murong Cheng is in a hurry to go south to Yangzhou, and he will definitely not occupy here. We have a grain deal with him, and besides, if Murong Cheng wants to go back, he must win us over and prevent us from making peace with Li Chi. Therefore, the Huaiyin Mansion in Xuzhou will fall into our hands. ”

"Think about it, Huaiyin Mansion, which is the key place for Xuzhou to resist the invasion of Yuzhou, has now become an important place and bridgehead for us to resist the invasion of the Xuzhou army and attack Xuzhou. Come to think of it, if Li Chi learns the news, he will definitely vomit blood in anger. ”

Zhao Xun couldn't help but smile, he was still extremely satisfied with taking Huaipu City. The importance of Huaipu City is naturally self-evident, and Li Chi is not a good ally. Moreover, this Xuzhou is also its own enemy. Now that he has taken Huaiyin Mansion, Li Chi does not dare to turn his face with himself. First, Yangzhou's interests are much greater than those of a Huaiyin Mansion. Second, Murong Cheng is now the number one enemy, but the Xuzhou army that wants to seize his Yangzhou foundation, Li Chi naturally does not dare to do it to himself.

"Haha...... That's great news, but we can't be complacent. Ziming, Xu Qing needs civil officials there, you can arrange all of these. If you want to really stabilize these places, you still need to work hard. These laughed and said.

"Rest assured, my subordinates will make proper arrangements. The officials from Youzhou have already arrived here, and we only need to allocate them according to our needs. Feng Ziming nodded in response.

"Oh, by the way, there is also Quyang City and the counties in the north that have just been taken by Wei Dong, and these places also need civil officials. This Wei Dong set up an ambush to annihilate the army drawn from Huaipu City, and did a very good job. However, the officials of several cities in the north of Quyang City were also wiped out, so that these places became military management. You, it's better to arrange these places earlier, otherwise, I don't know what kind of people who are used to killing people will become. Zhao Xun suddenly remembered Wei Dong's previous good news, and added.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now, we have taken down Yuzhou and the land of Huaiyin Mansion in Xuzhou." Zhao Xun glanced at everyone, and then said, "In the past month and a half, all of you here, the generals and colonies who are still fighting on the battlefield, and the officials and colonies who are busy and guarding in various places have made a lot of contributions! These are the things that Pontus will remember. ”

"In addition, even a powerful Qi army and Murong Chengdu, the king of Qi, were planted in our hands and made peace with us. However, this does not mean that we have won a total victory, and it does not mean that we are all right. Zhao Xun's tone became more and more cold.

"First, although we occupy Yuzhou, the current army in Yuzhou can only suppress the scene and not oppose it on the surface. However, this is not to say that we have completely secured the place. Naturally, our New Deal was welcomed by the common people, as well as by some businessmen. However, those big gentry who are accustomed to the outdated system of Yuzhou definitely have no good impression of us. ”

"I think you have recently heard about the abnormal situation in some places in Yuzhou, which has caused the market to fluctuate, resulting in the ups and downs of goods prices in various places, which has a very bad impact, and even has a very bad impact on the daily life of the people. In addition, in order to take the entire territory of Yuzhou as soon as possible, we did not levy the private soldiers of the local gentry, which is also one of the hidden dangers. The powerful clans above the localities, especially those with private soldiers in their hands, are definitely a fatal hidden danger affecting local management, so they must be eradicated. ”

"Second, Yuzhou was captured by the Qi army the year before last, and it was the frontier of the attack on Yanzhou and Yongzhou. Therefore, Yuzhou, which has been reduced to a logistics base for the army at the front, is now extremely poor. In order to stabilize the people, we divided the land equally, reduced or exempted large taxes, and even bought seeds, farm tools, and livestock for the people to plough in the spring. As a result, there is a huge gap in our finances. ”

"Third, although we now occupy Yuzhou, we are also enemies on all sides. Needless to say, in the south, the territory of the Qi army. What is the relationship between Murong Cheng and us, you all know very well. To the east is the Xuzhou Army, which is not good with us, and now it is even worse because of Huaiyin Mansion. As for the west, the southwest is fine, it is the Tang army, they are weak. In the northwest is Yongzhou, which is also a tiger. ”

After a slight pause, Zhao Xun said coldly: "Therefore, now is not the time to be happy." I have seen that many officials have been a little flustered and carried away lately. Don't forget, how Murong Cheng was defeated. Not because of us, but because of his pride and complacency. ”

The reason why Zhao Xun is so strict is indeed because some officials got carried away and did not devote their energy to their busy work, but instead left their own affairs, gathered for a banquet, and even indulged in the women of Qinlou. These circumstances have made Zhao Xun, who has been a little busy recently, extremely annoyed.

Of course, this alone is not enough to make Zhao Xun so stern and make this matter angry in front of civil and military officials alone. What is even stricter is that in the counties and cities, in order to maintain their original interests, their own advantages, and their own private soldiers, some big gentry have used various methods to win over officials from various places.

"Ladies and gentlemen, look at it, this is what our Shadow Division's Yuzhou Branch has found. You guys, do it for yourselves! Zhao Xun asked Sun Zhuang, who was in charge of intelligence, to pass on the contents of the investigation to everyone.

There were thirty or forty civil and military officials in the hall, and after seeing Sun Zhuang's situation, many of them turned pale and sweated slightly on their foreheads. What is written above is all about their relationship with some big gentry, and even the benefits of their subordinates.

"You all know how to do it. Ziming, it seems that the verification of officials in various prefectures and counties is going to be increased. ”

Feng Ziming nodded solemnly and said, "Don't worry, the lord, your subordinates understand." ”

"Ke Yan, that is in charge of Yuzhou's finances, what is the financial situation of Yuzhou now? How big is the gap for us? Zhao Xun turned to ask Ke Yan, who was in charge of Yuzhou's finances.

Ke Yan hurriedly bowed his hand and replied respectfully: "Return to the lord, because since we occupied Yuzhou, we have always been spending outward, and there is almost no income. The limited trade that may have income cannot be carried out because of the war. As a result, we have a huge financial gap here. According to the statistics of subordinates, if we want to completely complete the reform of Yuzhou, there is still a shortage of more than 5 million silver coins. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Xun couldn't help frowning, five million silver coins is indeed a problem. If you want to add Zhao Di, it is naturally not a problem. Yanzhou Jun and Zhao Jun have always been in secret contact, even in terms of finance, they are normal business and trade exchanges. Therefore, it is clearly not appropriate to support from the north at this time.

Ke Yan continued: "In addition, the local finances of Yuzhou are also a mess, thinking that since Murong Cheng took over Yuzhou, this land of Yuzhou has always been a place of war, so we have to spend in all aspects. Coupled with the support of Yuzhou officials and the local garrison army, we now have a deficit of more than eight million. If the investment is large, I am afraid of more. ”

Zhao Xun frowned, the situation in front of him made him have some thoughts about asking Youzhou to support a batch of money and grain. However, considering the current situation, it is not yet the time for the princes from all walks of life to understand the actual situation, so they can only suppress it.

"After the Xuzhou army, the Tang army, the Qi army, and the Yong army are all fully engaged, the Yanzhou army can surrender to the Zhao army, and then there will be no scruples. However, it will take a while. Zhao Xun rubbed his eyebrows, and couldn't help but be anxious about the financial embarrassment.

Subsequently, various officials made suggestions, but they were all small at the time and could not solve the gap. Although the Yanzhou army occupied these places, Zhao Xun knew very well that if this place could not be pacified and the people could live a normal life, he was afraid that there would be riots/chaos in Yuzhou overnight. Especially now that the big families and gentry in all parts of Yuzhou are dissatisfied with the new policy, once there is an accident, it will be a big deal.

Suddenly, Feng Ziming's eyes flashed, and he hesitated for a while, but finally couldn't help but say loudly: "Lord, in fact, in the land of Yuzhou, it is not impossible to make up tens of millions of silver coins, and it will even be more." ”

"Oh?" Zhao Xun asked, "Where does the money come from?" "That's tens of millions of silver coins, that's not a small amount.

"The great gentry from all over Yuzhou!" Feng Ziming made a sound in his mouth.

Zhao Xun was stunned when he heard this, and a trace of difference flashed in his eyes. The officials sitting there couldn't help but secretly take a breath of cool air. Feng Ziming's meaning is very simple, that is, to raid the family and exterminate the clan, and in the families of these big gentry, there is definitely not a small amount of money. Zhao Xun also firmly believes that if the big families and gentry in Yuzhou are raided, they will definitely be able to get tens of millions of silver coins. Of course, it's not all cash. But this shows that these big gentry are indeed extremely rich.

A look of hesitation flashed in Zhao Xun's eyes, this is not an ordinary action, once he gives the order, there will be countless people who will lose their heads and set off a rain of blood. When the time comes, the name of murder will be difficult to wash. Although Zhao Xun was dissatisfied with these big gentry and even resentful, he was not as ruthless as he used to be in the northern part of Youzhou. Moreover, this is the Central Plains, and the impact of such an action is extremely bad.

At the beginning, Zhao Xun took the action of getting rid of the big clan gentry in the north of Youzhou, because he was weak and was forced to be helpless. Moreover, this kind of squad is also a disservice to the local level. Therefore, Zhao Xun was a little hesitant.

Feng Ziming said coldly: "Lord, you are now the governor of Yuzhou, and you will ...... in the future Moreover, we can completely let the local officials do their own thing, and I am Feng Ziming who is in charge of Yuzhou's government affairs. ”

Zhao Xun was stunned for a moment, and then immediately understood the meaning of Feng Ziming. Indeed, his current identity is the governor of Yuzhou, and his merger with Zhao Jun in the future will not affect him. Moreover, Feng Ziming has to personally bear this responsibility.

"My lord, among these great gentry, there are some who are willing to cooperate, but even more are unwilling to cooperate with us. In this operation, we can completely eliminate the hidden dangers in various places. In this way, we can not only stabilize the place, but also get money to pacify the place, why don't we do it?

After a moment of silence, a cold light flashed in Zhao Xun's eyes, and the hesitation in his eyes was drowned out by endless ruthlessness, and he said calmly: "Okay, Ziming, you don't need to be responsible for this matter, the governor of Pontus personally ordered it." I will let the defenders of all parts of Yuzhou and the personal guards of the governor of Pontus cooperate, and together with the local government, destroy the great gentry in Yuzhou who refuse to cooperate with our new policy. The retention of these people is also a factor of instability, and since this is the case, let them disappear. In fact, the Governor of Pontus also felt that under my rule, there should never be such a great family that occupied a large number of fertile land and had private soldiers. ”

Since the Yanzhou army occupied Yuzhou, the new policy of the Yanzhou army began to be implemented in Yuzhou. However, because the Yanzhou army was in a hurry to occupy the entire territory of Yuzhou, the implementation of the new policies in various places was somewhat hasty. Therefore, the private soldiers of the great clans and gentry above the local area did not have time to completely collect them at the beginning.

Therefore, some of the big gentry began to feel that the Yanzhou army was not irresistible. Although some of the wealthy gentry of the great families still gave in and transformed the family property above commerce. However, they are still determined to hide from the local government and maintain their original situation and interests.

Some of the great gentry of the great clans joined each other and began to bribe local officials to revise their new policies so that they could conceal the past. During this period, most of the officials did not directly agree, but some were fascinated by the money in front of them.

However, these things were under Zhao Xun's surveillance, and after Zhao Xun decided to take action against these big gentry, he began to transfer those officials who had colluded with the local big clans in the name of official transfer. Of course, what awaits them in the future is either never to be used or the judgment of the law.

At the same time, Zhao Xun's personal guards, the vanguard army and the rear guard army were transferred to the four eastern prefectures of Yuzhou and stationed in various cities. Without anyone noticing, a bloody storm swept through the four prefectures in the eastern part of Yuzhou. The Yanzhou army raised the butcher's knife to those who had a bad reputation in the four prefectures in the east of Yuzhou and refused to cooperate with the Yanzhou army.

Tens of thousands of people died overnight. Not only that, but the Yanzhou army also has more than 100,000 prisoners in their hands. They will all become laborers in the prefectures and counties of Yuzhou.

And the harvest of the four eastern provinces of Yuzhou also surprised Zhao Xun and the officials of the government. In the four eastern prefectures of Yuzhou alone, a total of 23 million silver coins were confiscated in cash, and various other finances, such as antiques, jade, silk, and shopkeepers, were innumerable.

The actions of the Yanzhou army in the eastern part of Yuzhou made the faces of the other great gentry in the six prefectures of Yuzhou lose their faces in an instant. Immediately, some of these big gentry immediately surrendered to the local government, and some of them wanted to recruit others to resist together, asking why the Yanzhou army was like this?

However, before they could take action, the Yanzhou army moved westward again, and in just more than ten days, the big gentry of the western provinces followed suit. In the western provinces, the Yanzhou army confiscated incalculable property.

"I didn't expect these big gentry to be so rich. Feng Ziming immediately appeased the people, and the money collected began to be invested in the restoration of the Dao place. As for those real estates, aren't there many big clans cooperating with us, so let's transfer them to their chamber of commerce. It is necessary to do everything possible to restore Yuzhou. Seeing so much money, all the unbearable in Zhao Xun's heart disappeared, not to mention, this move also eliminated the hidden dangers of Yuzhou.