Chapter 375: Pacifying Laizhou (3)
No matter how the people of Laizhou speculated and hoped, the situation in Laizhou still began to change rapidly under the control of the Broken Army. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info After the military information of Laizhou was transmitted back to Jiaozhou, Liu Fan was overjoyed, and Liu Fan was still very happy about the choice of Qian Yuan and Zhang Zhao.
Moreover, the dedication of Zhang Zhao and the others also means that the safety problems of Zhang Yupeng and other peasant union personnel who plagued Liu Fan have also been solved, and Liu Fan can let go of his hands and feet. At the meeting, Liu Fan briefly introduced the situation in Laizhou, and then said loudly, "The situation in Laizhou has basically fallen to our side, Laizhou City has fallen into our hands, the overall situation has been decided, it is time to fully take over Laizhou!" I command! Wu Tao, you take 3,000 people from Pingdu Prefecture all the way north to Laizhou Mansion, and Xiaohu, you take 3,000 people from Gaomi to Weixian. Within ten days, I want all the people in Laizhou to be included in the rule of my Broken Army. Half a month later, Pontus personally went to Laizhou City, and at that time I didn't want to see a strong and inferior gentleman active in the land of Laizhou, understand? ”
"Humble command!" The crowd replied in unison
Early the next morning, the army was divided into east and west, and under the leadership of Li Xiaohu and Wu Tao respectively, it began to sweep through the territory of Laizhou from south to north. With the help of the remaining members of the peasant associations in Laizhou and the poor people who were inclined to the peasant associations, the army of the captives arrested the powerful and inferior gentry in Laizhou almost without much effort. In the face of the powerful Broken Army, the landlords and the powerful Qiang, the servants under the command of the powerful Tyrants had almost no resistance. The land was confiscated, the family property was confiscated, and the families of the powerful landlords were also taken into custody by the broken army, and the land of Laizhou set off a monstrous storm.
In view of the impact of the turmoil in the capital, Liu Fan did not kill the powerful landlords as he did in Jiaozhou, but simply confiscated the landlords' land and family property. Wait for Liu Fan's order to deal with it.
On the fifth day of the lunar month, the Broken Army marched all the way north, and basically swept away all the large and small inferior gentry in Laizhou in just ten days, and completely controlled the Laizhou Mansion under the rule of the Broken Army. On the same day, Liu Fan took more than 1,000 people from the pro-military camp to the north of Laizhou City, preparing to sweep away the shortcomings of Laizhou in one fell swoop, thoroughly sort out the government affairs of Laizhou, and calm the turmoil in Laizhou.
As for how to deal with the affairs of Laizhou, Liu Fan thought about it a long time ago. Laizhou is different from Jiaozhou, after the rebellion of Kong Youde, the population of Laizhou decreased sharply and the people's livelihood withered. A large amount of land was left barren and shelved, if it weren't for the Laizhou gentry being too greedy, there might not be much turmoil in Laizhou Prefecture, and Liu Fan would not have been able to win the hearts of the people in Laizhou so easily.
Out of various considerations, combined with the local sentiment of Laizhou, Liu Fan did not copy the land reform policy of Jiaozhou, but simply made some adjustments. For those gentry with good reputation, Liu Fan decided to take the land in their hands by means of redemption. The specific method was for the Breakers to buy the land in the hands of the Laizhou gentry, and then distribute it to the landless people as appropriate. After the people got the land, they had to pay most of the income every year to redeem the land that had been distributed to them in installments. This would not only eliminate the drawbacks of land annexation, but also reduce the resentment in the hearts of the gentry.
Of course, all this is limited to the gentry who usually behave well, and the bad gentry who have a bad record of oppressing the people are not so lucky. Not only will everything they have been confiscated by the Breakers, but they will also be punished harshly.
On the fifteenth day of the lunar month, Liu Fan arrived in Laizhou City, and the first thing he did when he arrived in Laizhou was that Liu Fan summoned Laizhou officials, including Qian Yuan and Zhang Zhao. On the moon, the Laizhou prefect's mansion was lit up with lights, and the prefect's mansion hall was boiling. Liu Fan wore a golden silk crown, dressed in a scarlet python robe, and sat on a chair in the center of the hall with a majestic expression, looking around at everyone, "Colleagues, what is the purpose of this official to Laizhou, everyone should be very clear, originally according to the practice of the Ming Dynasty, this official has no right to take over the military and political power of Laizhou." However, thanks to His Majesty's great love, in view of the chaotic situation in Laizhou, His Majesty specially bestowed the official Shang Fang with a sword and instructed the official to temporarily supervise all affairs in Laizhou. Since His Majesty has an order, then those of us who are courtiers should obey, so from now on, all matters in Laizhou will be temporarily taken over by the official, and after the matter is completely settled, the official will be handed over to the Qian Governor to manage! Qian Governor, you have no opinion! ”
"No opinion, no opinion!" Qian Yuan hurriedly stood up and said, "Mr. Liu, that is the pillar of the country, and the Broken Army is a strong army in the world, and it is a blessing for Laizhou to be handed over to Mr. Liu, and it is too late for the government to be happy." Mr. Liu, from now on, everything up and down Laizhou will be subject to your orders! ”
"Good!" Liu Fan laughed and said, "Since the prefect of Qian is not opposed, then the official is disrespectful." Ladies and gentlemen, you have also heard what Governor Qian said, if you have any objections, you may wish to be strict as soon as possible, after today, you will not have a chance to say it again! ”
"Obey the orders of the Commander-in-Chief!" The crowd replied in unison. Everyone is not stupid, and now everyone understands the situation in Laizhou, as the prefect, Qian Yuan has softened, and these petty officials with sesame mung beans will naturally not touch Liu Fan's moldy head at this time.
Seeing everyone's reaction, Liu Fan smiled with satisfaction, raised his glass and said, "Since everyone has no objections, then the official is too lazy to continue to ramble, from today on, everything in Laizhou will still be as usual, and the official will not touch you." But this official also hopes that you don't make any small moves in private, otherwise don't blame this official for being ruthless! Come, everyone drink this cup, some of the previous write-offs, from today, Laizhou will usher in a new life! Congratulations to Laizhou! ”
"Congratulations for Laizhou!" Everyone raised their wine glasses in unison and signaled to Liu Fan.
In the past half a month, Laizhou has been turbulent, and the gentry of all sizes in Laizhou have fled and run. Those who remained were poisoned by the Breakers. Most of the remaining officials in Laizhou are people who are officials from other places, but they have been in Laizhou for so long, and they will inevitably be involved with the gentry in Laizhou, so they are very afraid that Liu Fan will liquidate them, and it will be difficult for these people to keep their current positions at that time. In any case, it is a blessing to be able to save my life! (To be continued.) )