Zhao Xun also issued a military order, not to loot the people's property, buy things, pay according to the price, if found to disobey the military order, all will be cleared. Zhao Xun, who was at a disadvantage, wanted to gain a foothold in Luoyang City, and he had to get the support of the people.

Zhao Xun's seizure of the East Gate and the control of the East City is not only for his own safety, but also for the safety of the Youzhou Chamber of Commerce to Luoyang. Without security, Zhao Xun was a little uneasy about his business bank opening to Luoyang. Because, what they piggyback back with them is the raw materials of the earth-shattering thunder.

You know, for the common people and merchants, the most feared are the officials and the sergeants who have corrupted military discipline. Since Qianniuwei took control of the east of the city, the ruffians in the east of the city have suffered, and they have all been beaten to the flesh and sent to the government. Some of those who behave extremely badly will be directly put to death.

At the same time, the soldiers of Qianniuwei are no longer in the past, they are no longer casually looting the property of the people and merchants, and maintaining the safety of the people and merchants, and eliminating the ruffians. All of a sudden, it was loved by the people and merchants, and Dongcheng prospered a lot at once. Merchants from all over the world went to Dongcheng to buy and sell.

Of course, the businessmen are not blind, so naturally they will provide some offerings to Qianniuwei every month, which is regarded as buying peace. Zhao Xun asked his subordinates to take it, it's not that he is greedy for money, it's just that Qianniuwei is really short of money now. The military department only allocated enough money, but according to Zhao Xun's training methods, this money was far from enough.

High-intensity training, natural nutrition also has to keep up, for this reason, Zhao Xun paid out of his own pocket to improve the food for Qianniuwei, and even paid for the soldiers to solve family difficulties. The benefits are obvious, these soldiers are more convinced and loyal to Zhao Xun.

The voluntary contribution of merchants and shop owners is not the same as being exploited by soldiers, and the first is a psychological problem. I was bullied, who would want to. But because others are good to you and you are willing, that's another matter. In addition, Qianniuwei also did not stipulate how much they had to give, nor did they stipulate that they had to give. In short, if you are willing to give, you will give, and if you are not willing to give, I will not force it. In this way, what you pay is within your own tolerance, or in other words, you don't care about it at all. At the same time, it is also protected by Qianniuwei, why not!

In order to deal with the situation in Luoyang, in mid-February, Zhao Xun's military envoy Zhang Yuanjing of the General Affairs Department came over to assist him in taking charge of the military affairs and logistics of Qianniuwei.

After hearing that Qianniuwei was moving before and after, Zhang Yuanjing was also a little surprised, but also said that it was thrilling. Zhang Yuanjing believes that the reason for the success is that Murong Cheng, the king of Qi, sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight, and did not take action against Zhao Xun, but retreated. The second is the timely intervention of Emperor Xuanwu, that is, the righteous holy decree. This holy decree gave Zhao Xun the best excuse, otherwise, Situ Lei might really dare to fight, and even the name of righteousness was in Situ Lei's hands.

After listening to Zhang Yuanjing's words, Zhao Xun thought about it carefully, and felt that his actions were too risky. Although he was okay afterwards, he couldn't stand in Luoyang, and his subordinates must have suffered heavy losses. Even his own good reputation will no longer exist.

"My lord, in the past, our main opponent was Situ Lei, but now, we may have to add Murong Cheng, the king of Qi." Finally, Zhang Yuanjing said in a deep voice.

"Oh? Why is that? For a long time, Murong Chengdu and I have not been directly opposed, so I shouldn't be opposed to us because of a little thing in the East Gate, right? Zhao Xun was also a little uncertain.

Zhang Yuanjing said: "When the east gate is in the east, it will not touch Murong Cheng's heart of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight. But in front of the east gate, the just right holy decree made Murong Cheng careless! ”

"Divine decree?"

Zhang Yuanjing nodded and said, "That's right, it's the Holy Decree." This was even just right, and it suddenly pushed us to the name of righteousness, making Situ Lei reluctant to retreat. This can't help but make Murong Cheng suspicious, we have a connection with Emperor Xuanwu. For Emperor Xuanwu, Murong Cheng, as a member of the imperial family, is much more of a threat than Situ Lei, the left minister. ”

"The battle for the throne?" Zhao Xun suddenly came to his senses and said: "That's right, Situ Lei is also a powerful minister at most, unless there is a great change, it is impossible to abolish the emperor." But King Qi is very likely, because he is a member of the royal family and will not be opposed by the world. It seems that this Emperor Xuanwu is not a good bird, and he used me once. ”

"Yes, I think, Emperor Xuanwu has his own information channels, and he has already prepared the holy decree, and when the situation is basically clear at that time, he announced in public that he has given us the title of righteousness, and he has also told others that the lord is his person. All of a sudden, the lord was pushed to the forefront. ”

Zhao Xun smiled bitterly: "It seems that I am still too arrogant, and I underestimate Emperor Xuanwu." ”

Zhang Yuanjing said with a smile: "The benefits are also very great, we have an army, a city gate for advancing and retreating, and a source of financial resources." Now, the harvest of Dongcheng can also support the current consumption of Qianniuwei. Speaking of which, we still have a big advantage. It's just that you have to be careful with Emperor Xuanwu in the future. ”

Beginning in March, the consequences of Zhao Xun's killing of the Ti Cavalry Division came, and the caravans heading south from Youzhou were often attacked in Yongzhou and southern Hebei, and even the bodyguard team of the dart bureau was invincible. Zhao Xun knew that this was done by Situ Lei's people, but these places were not his own territory, and he took action and controlled a lot of elbows. However, Zhao Xun still let the 5,000 soldiers lurking outside turn into pieces and become a team, looking for enemies in various places, preparing to counterattack.

Champion General's Mansion.

In the study, Zhao Xun sat in the main seat, and Zhang Yuanjing, the military envoy, Qing Yu, the general leader of the Luoyang branch of the Shadow Division, Zhang Junfeng, the general leader of the Eagle Eye Division, and several captains of the pro-guard battalion sat on both sides.

"My lord, in three days five caravans have been plundered, and their goods have been looted or burned. Fortunately, the soldiers of the Tenth Mansion were outside, and the rescue was timely, otherwise, these merchants and people from the dart bureau were afraid that they would be ......" Wei Chen reported the situation in a low voice.

Zhao Xun's face was grim, since the beginning of March, for more than a month, the caravan from the south to Youzhou and the caravan from the south to the north have been robbed repeatedly, at the beginning, they were completely in the target of attack, their property was robbed, and the personnel were also slaughtered. Later, the 5,000 soldiers of the 10th Prefecture who were outside came to the rescue in time when the wolf smoke was ignited, so as to avoid the loss of personnel.

"It can't go on like this, after a long time, the merchants will not dare to travel back and forth between the north and the south, and the grain, raw materials of the earth-shaking thunder, silk, porcelain, etc., we need cannot be guaranteed, which is not only extremely unfavorable to the trade of Youzhou, but also affects our earth-shaking thunder and grain hoarding." Zhao Xun said in a deep voice.

Zhang Yuanjing said softly: "Because the soldiers outside are all infantry soldiers, plus their identities are unknown, and they are even wanted by the government, so we can't catch up with these people at all." However, I think the two leaders, Qing Yu and Zhang Junfeng, should have some gains. ”

Qing Yu and Zhang Junfeng glanced at each other, who said Qing Yu first: "We did get some information, after I cooperated with the people of the Eagle Eye Division, I got the situation that the people who plundered the caravan were all stationed outside Luoyang City to train the Shenwu Army and the Changwu Army. There were cavalry in their troops, and they had the eyes of the government, so when the caravan passed, they quickly got the news and attacked. Our scattered contingent outside was also wanted by the government under their instructions to encircle and suppress them. ”

"Where are the two cavalry garrisons, and how many are there?" Zhao Xun said in a sullen voice.

"The Shenwu Army and the Changwu Army were both rebuilt after the destruction of the Xuzhou Army, each originally had 3,000 cavalry, and now there are 8,000 cavalry, totaling 16,000 people."

"The two armies are stationed in the four counties of Pingxian, Pingyin, Gucheng and Xincheng in the northeast of Luoyang, Pingxian and Pingyin have 30,000 Shenwu troops and 30,000 Changwu troops, while Gucheng and Xincheng counties have only 20,000 people from each department, of which the cavalry is in these two counties." Zhang Junfeng added.

Zhao Xun laughed at himself: "Okay, very good, use my war horse to attack me, this is really good!" Situ Lei, you have gone too far, attacking the passing caravans. Zhang Yuanjing, my intention, clear the army in these two counties, what do you think? ”

Zhang Yuanjing said in a deep voice: "There is not enough manpower! If there are 5,000 people each, by surprise, plus the earth-shattering thunder, the Shenwu Army and the Changwu Army in Gucheng and Xincheng counties can be eliminated by then, and even a latent force can be established in the north of Luoyang. ”

"In Luoyang North?" Zhao Xun looked at the map on the table, and suddenly said, "You mean the southern end of Taihang Mountain?" ”

Zhang Yuanjing nodded and said: "Exactly, the southern end of Taihang Mountain is located in the north of Luoyang, on the side of Hanoi Mansion, why not lurk an army here?" Other armies can't do it, but my Xiaoguo army has been trained to survive in the wild. Set up a large camp in the Taihang Mountains, which is enough to feed tens of thousands of troops. Not to mention, in the Taihang Mountains, there are countless mountain bandits and thieves. ”

Zhao Xun slapped the table and said, "Okay, that's it." Qing Yu and Zhang Junfeng, the two of you immediately checked the garrison situation in Gucheng and Xincheng counties, and also checked the situation in the southern part of Taihang Mountain, so as to prepare a foothold for the follow-up army. ”

"Wei Chen, let the businessman in the dark prepare a batch of grain and prepare it to be transported to the selected place in Taihang Mountain."

"Wei Dong, let the businessmen who escaped report to the local government, and at the same time put pressure on the local government, giving the outside world a situation that is the same as usual."

"I think, it's just a few more than 5,000 people from the Ninth Prefecture, the Ninth and Tenth Prefectures will be my brothers, who are more familiar with field battles, and the soldiers under their command will definitely ask for them after they come out of the new barracks, so it is the most suitable. These armies will not return to their original structure in the future, so let the departments increase the number of soldiers from the new barracks. ”

"Can the military envoy have a supplement?" Zhao Xun said with a smile.

Zhang Yuanjing said with a smile: "There is nothing to add, did we take the earth-shattering thunder for this operation from here, or did it come from Youzhou?" ”

After pondering for a while, Zhao Xun said: "Let's transport some from Youzhou, the sky-shaking thunder we have here is all carefully configured, and there are not many of them." ”

In the next few days, Zhao Xun's face was not very good, and he didn't say much. But with a dark smile on Situ Lei's face, Zhao Xun knew that this old bastard must be happy because of revenge.

"Old fellow, you can go happily, in a few days, I won't make you laugh!" Zhao Xun said secretly.

Although the trade route through Luoyang was blocked, the trade route in other places was normal, and although there were minor troubles, with the protection of the dart bureau and the support of the local government, there was no major problem. Situ Lei's official mansion can't afford to provoke it, but Zhao Xun, they can't afford to provoke it either. Several officials suppressed the caravan with the banner of Youzhou, and died violently in the mansion that night. Others no longer dare to speak out in the open.

Some little robbers don't dare, who is the Xiaoguo Army, they dare to come nonsense? Therefore, businessmen who have been to Youzhou to do business will buy land in Youzhou, handle the credit rating, and receive the Youzhou flag. This banner is to sue everyone, this caravan, Youzhou is safe. If you dare to move them, you can't get along with Youzhou.

The situation in Youzhou is relatively smooth, because of the Huitong Money Village, Youzhou's financial problems have been alleviated. In addition, there was no fighting, and the army began to camp again, so the supplies were also guaranteed. Water conservancy projects and waterwheels have been greatly expanded in various places.

Because of the repeated wars of the Beihai tribes, many of the Tatar people moved into the prefectures of Youzhou. Of course, they also received a new household registration in Youzhou and became a member of the Han people, and they also enjoyed the treatment and obligations of the Han people.

Li Muzhi was defeated in the Beihai tribes and lost more than 20,000 soldiers of the Eight Banners, so Zhao Xun sent Liu Wenqi, a military envoy who was familiar with the Beihai tribes, to assist Li Muzhi. Then the war began to win and lose each other, in short, the war did not stop, and the king of the North Sea and the Beihai tribes suffered losses. The Eight Banners of the Eight Banners have always been 40,000 people, and if they are damaged, they will let the soldiers of the Beihai tribes replenish it, and the Beihai King and the Beihai tribes are all unstoppable.

After reading the Youzhou newspaper every five days, Zhao Xun couldn't help but sigh: "This Liu Wenqi is really bad enough!" ”

Zhang Yuanjing said with a smile: "In this way, the King of the North Sea and the tribes of the North Sea will die. ”

As soon as the soldiers of the Beihai tribes joined the Eight Banners of the Yao, they were separated from the jurisdiction of the tribes of the Beihai tribes. Because of the battle, they will get a lot of money, many times greater than the harvest among the tribes. As a result, their allegiance to their clan turned into allegiance to the Hokkai Prefecture.

His family members were also placed under the jurisdiction of the Beihai Metropolitan Protectorate. Because after defeating the King of the North Sea, the territory of the Beihai Provinces and the Beihai Protectorate were equally divided, although there was also a lot of land. These families were able to graze their cattle here, while the Beihai Protectorate collected very little tax. Therefore, many warriors from the Beihai tribes hope to join the Eight Banners of the Spirit.

Li Muyi consumed the Beihai tribes and the Beihai King's male disciples, and at the same time annexed the Beihai Zhuzhu and the land of the Beihai King. Although the North Sea tribes knew about the situation, they could not do anything about it. Resist, they don't dare, without the Beihai Protectorate, they will be finished, not to mention the anger of the Xiaoguo Army, they can't afford it. However, these tribal patriarchs still got a lot of good things.

What's more, the patriarchs of some small clans directly took refuge in the Xiaoguo Army, and after taking a large number of gold coins, they lived in Youzhou City and started business. For these people, Zhao Xun naturally let people take good care of them. Its tribal people were also separated by the Xiaoguo Army and resettled in various places.

Seriously, these people still have a good eye. Knowing that he can't turn over anymore, it is also very good to simply get a large amount of reward money and live the life of a rich man. They even have a few privileges.

In addition, due to the recovery of the three eastern prefectures and the concession of the Liaodong Kingdom and the Su Mo Yan Ministry, the land in Youzhou also increased a lot, and Zhao Xun also let the administrative secretary relax the land ownership area. This also made it easier for some large landowners to accept the rule of the Xiaoguo army.