Chapter 105: Complementing Prosperity (Part II)
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Gongsun Chan is right, Liu Cun really doesn't care about such trivial matters, and he doesn't have time to care about such trivial matters.
At this moment, Liu Cun had returned to the Linzi Assassin Mansion and held an emergency meeting with more than 20 confidants gathered together to discuss how to remove the huge hidden danger that the clans from all over Qingzhou were secretly uniting to oppose the implementation of the new policy.
Shaofu Shi Hanrou, Shaofu Chengtian Mu, Peng Shi Huojian, Ji Wei, the superintendent of post Ji Wei, who was in charge of public security in Qingzhou, and Lu Jiu, the commander of the Zhushan Battalion who was in charge of intelligence, reported one by one, and the meeting entered a stage of intense discussion, analyzing the conspiracy of the powerful families of the various lords in Qingzhou and the powerful landlords in various places.
More than an hour has passed, and the meeting has not yet reached a consensus, to Liu Cun's relief, despite the disagreement, none of the confidants and civil and military forces flinched in the face of danger, and the focus of everyone's controversy gradually shifted to the coping strategies of "appeasement first, slowly plotting" and "resolute suppression, once and for all".
In recent years, Guan Ning has been constantly wandering among the Qingzhou Shilin, and has obtained the most various secret information, feeling the insatiable despicable behavior of the Qingzhou family lords and big landlords, as well as the ruthless means of secretly conspiring to subvert the lord's new regime, Guan Ning Huoran, who couldn't bear it, stood up and said his opinion loudly:
"My lord, ladies and gentlemen, the reason why the powerful families in Qingzhou ignore the danger of the thieves and soldiers pressing the border, secretly conspire, ignore the moderate reform measures announced by the lord in public many times, spread rumors with ulterior motives, disturb the political situation and the people's hearts in Qingzhou, and openly oppose the new policies that are still in the process of being perfected and have not yet been implemented, in the final analysis, it is still the word interests!"
Everyone nodded frequently, knowing that the far-sighted Guan Ning was about to say what was in their hearts.
Guan Ning really lived up to expectations, threw off his sleeves and talked eloquently: "As you all know, after the imperial court's edict came, the lord made it clear to the lords of the family and landlords of all levels in various banquets that in addition to re-measuring the land and implementing a more fair and reasonable tax policy, he would not forcibly promote the new policies implemented in Langya County and Chengyang County in the whole territory of Qingzhou for several years, and sincerely expressed his respect for the legitimate rights and interests of the lord families, and would not implement the land ownership improvement policy of forcibly acquiring land and then leasing it to landless civilians by the government at all levels. Willing to cooperate with the family lords and enlightened rich gentry from all over Qingzhou to open up and forge ahead, all of which show that the lord has done enough to give them enough face. ”
"But almost all the big lords and landlords of all sizes do not appreciate it, the reason is because for decades, they have illegally occupied nearly seventy percent of the cultivated land in Qingzhou through various means, of which nearly half of the land and most of the mountains, forests, ponds and marshes are hidden outside the jurisdiction of the illegal occupation, they are unwilling to pay taxes, all did not handle any land deeds, and what is even more infuriating is that the families around the country are tyrannical and domineering, flying and domineering, without any regard for the laws of the imperial court, and openly control the monopoly of salt and iron in Qingzhou. Bullying the weak and wantonly attacking and plundering the livelihood of the common people, monopolizing industry and commerce for decades, and when they were insatiably greedy for robbery, they never bear the taxes of the government at all levels, resulting in the poor getting poorer and the rich getting richer, and countless people who have lost their land and livelihood have become tenant farmers. All of this proves the insightful view of the lord at the Langya New Deal summary meeting two years ago: the insatiable land annexation of the feudal gate lords and the landlord class is the main culprit of all the turmoil today! At that time, I didn't agree with my lord's opinion, but now, I'm convinced! ”
Almost all of them had an experience similar to Guan Ning, and after listening to Guan Ning's heartfelt words, they nodded frequently one by one, echoing in unison from time to time, and everyone's face was very grim.
Guan Ning, who was sympathetic to the people, turned around excitedly, saluted Liu Cun with his hands, and confessed his attitude to everyone: "Everyone, the situation we are facing now is very grim, and we are almost on the verge of no way back, so I believe that in order to ensure the stability of our Qingzhou, to restore the livelihood of millions of fathers and villagers in Qingzhou, and to the long-term peace and stability of our Han Dynasty, we must not only not retreat, but also ruthlessly suppress any subversive acts!" At the same time, we should intensify the implementation of the new policy, rely on the military deterrence of our powerful Langya army officers and soldiers, quickly establish governments at all levels, measure the land in the whole territory and verify all contracts, and distribute the terra nullius to the landless civilians in accordance with the new land policy implemented in Chengyang, and return to the cultivators after five years of cultivation, and protect the rights and interests of the civilians by means of land contracts. My Han dynasty will also fall apart because of this! ”
After listening to Guan Ning's insightful opinions, everyone raised their hands to salute Guan Ning, who was sitting down slowly, and then looked at Liu Cun, who was sitting on the main seat.
Liu Cun and Gongsun Pei, the chief staff on the left, discussed a few words in a low voice, and then turned to Ji Wei, the general who was sitting at the top of the right, and the two talked in a low voice for a long time, until Ji Wei nodded heavily and made a promise, and Liu Cun, who looked calm, faced forward: "Everyone, I have made up my mind, I will never allow anything above the law to appear, any force that dares to shake my Qingzhou regime and conspire to create turmoil, whether he is a relative of the emperor or a century-old family, will be among the ruthless suppression of my Langya army!" This matter involves the legitimate existence of our newly established Qingzhou supreme power, the design of the rule and dignity of our Han Dynasty, the survival and future of the five million Qingzhou fathers and villagers, and the success or failure of our Qingzhou New Deal, and there is no room for any hesitation! ”
After listening to Liu Cun's final decision, Zhong Wenwu immediately understood that this was the final result, and there was no need to argue with other opinions.
Liu Cun paused for a moment, looked around and calmly issued an order: "Based on the current grim situation of internal and external troubles, for the time being, we can't immediately attack those family gate opponents who are plotting to rebel, at least before defeating the tens of thousands of troops of the Yellow Turbans of Taishan in the south, therefore, I need you to keep the secret for the time being, and vigorously cooperate with Lord Ji Wei and Lord Lu Jiu to carry out reconnaissance and alert operations, the financial and taxation yamen personnel led by Lord Han temporarily stop the preparatory work, and all the personnel go to Chengyang County, As soon as possible, improve the establishment of the financial yamen and the branches of the Langya Money Bank in the counties in Chengyang, the construction plan of the water conservancy hub in the counties of Qingzhou presided over by Tian Daren was temporarily stopped, and the rest of the departments remained in the same state, and the outside was loose and the inside was tightly guarded. ”
In the evening of the next day, Liu Cun, who had arranged all the countermeasures, quietly arrived at Zhu'a Cheng, the front line of the battle in the south of Licheng, and made the final arrangements before the battle with his generals Qin Yi, Qi County Taishou Jiaohe, Qi County Governor Zhao Rong, Jinan County Lieutenant Han Yi, and Zuo Wei Tian Xi.
At this time, Jiao He and the others no longer felt strange about the military map on the wall with incomparably accurate symbols, and they stood solemnly and concentrated, staring at the enemy and enemy battle line pointed by the delicate wooden stick in Liu Cun's hand, and listening to every word Liu Cun said, for fear of missing the main points and affecting the key battle that was about to unfold.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the focus of the general attack of 50,000 soldiers of our three armies is the line of Gushan, the main force of 38,000 troops on the Yellow Turban Thief Kou East Road, along the ten-mile-long highland of the southern mountain, and at the foot of the Gushan Mountain three miles behind the bandit line, a pass has been built, locking the only passage to Taishan County in the south, this pass is located between the two mountains, six zhang high and ten zhang thick, about one hundred and fifty steps wide, the thief Kou said that if you don't take 10,000 corpses of officers and soldiers to step on your feet, don't dream of shaking a minute! Yesterday at dawn I personally touched it and took a look, and it was true, as long as the Yellow Turban Thieves occupied this pass, they could advance and retreat freely. Judging from the intelligence that has been sent back in the past few days, the big tent of Zhang Rao, the coach of the Yellow Turban East Road, is located on this Gushan Pass. ”
Liu Cun paused slightly, let everyone write it down, and then moved the baton to the east of Gushan Mountain: "This is the Yushui River ferry thirty miles southeast of the Gushan side, the place name is Jingquan, it is a village with only forty-seven households, and more than 500 Yellow Turban thieves are currently stationed to guard the side and back passage leading to the Gushan Pass, and the two hundred-man teams of the Lingshan Battalion of the Langya Army have sneaked to the foot of Kang Mountain in the east of the village. ”
Speaking of this, Liu Chu put down his baton: "In addition, the five sword and shield battalions under the command of Captain Qin Yi, with a total of 2,500 soldiers, have quietly set off before dawn today, and will arrive at Jingquan in the early morning of tomorrow morning to join the soldiers of the Lingshan battalion, encircle and annihilate the five hundred yellow scarves stationed in Jingquan, and then bypass the southern foot of Yuhuang Mountain along the trail west of the village, and it is expected that tomorrow afternoon, Shen Shi, will arrive at Niujiaozhuang, which is five miles behind the Gushan Pass where the thief chief Zhang Rao is sitting, and under the large-scale frontal attack of 50,000 soldiers of our coalition army, launch a decisive blow to Zhang Rao's command center from behind!" Therefore, the frontal assault of our coalition forces needs to be launched after noon, and the harder and fiercer you fight, the more you will be able to attract the strength of the thieves, and Zhang Rao, the thief chief who has been in trouble for many years, will inevitably be given the head! ”
The generals were shocked, and Jinan Lieutenant Han Yi immediately asked: "My lord, can you tell the Langya Army's 'Lingshan Battalion', which has undertaken such a difficult task, what is so special?" The leader is also a general, which one is under the command of the adult? ”
Liu Cun looked at the generals with blazing eyes, and slightly hesitated to conceal the most important intelligence part of the Lingshan battalion, and made the operational part public: "The Lingshan battalion is composed of selected sergeants from various departments of the Langya Army, each officer and soldier has their own specialty, it is a relatively special unit, specially used for surprise attack operations, has been established for more than two years, and the selection conditions are more harsh, so there are not many personnel, only more than 300 soldiers, the battalion has made great contributions to the 'Feixian Victory' that went south to support the Langya State and the Xuzhou Army to conquer the Yellow Turban Bandits. The commander of the Lingshan Battalion is named Lu Pei, the word is Yupu, he is twenty-one years old this year, a native of Yanzhou, and he followed me before the official came out. ”
The generals suddenly realized, but also secretly shocked, outsiders do not know the origin and ability of the twenty-nine martial arts disciples under Liu Cunmen, the generals present are clear, Liu Cun's disciples are either instructors in the increasingly famous Chengyang Martial Arts Academy, or in the Langya Army, among them, Xu Yan, the captain of the guard battalion who is praised for his demeanor and resourcefulness, Cheng Ji, who was promoted to the captain of Dong'an for his courage and good fighting, and Mu Heng, the captain of the Langya Naval Army, who is famous for discovering Jeju Island and opening up three sea routes for his proficiency in navigation, All of them are Liu Cun's disciples who have become famous in recent years.
The military and civilians of Qingzhou are familiar with the "Six Heroes of Langya", that is, Liu Cun's six martial arts disciples, all of whom died in the defense of the city in mid-July, and each of them died vigorously, singing and crying!
It is rumored that at that time, Liu Zheng commanded the battle in Xipingchang, and when he received the bad news, he was so sad that he rode his horse to kill 20,000 thieves and besieged Xipingchang, and rushed to the city of Xici in one breath, and pounced on the corpses of the six disciples who had already stinked and cried loudly, so sad that he vomited blood on the spot, and finally fainted to the ground, which shows how heavy the weight of these disciples is in Liu Cun's mind.
Now the mysterious "Lingshan Battalion" leader is actually served by Liu Cun's eldest disciple Lu Pei, and it is composed of more than 300 elites selected from the 50,000 Langya army, which shows how strong its combat effectiveness should be.
Prior to this, very few people had heard of the Lingshan Battalion and Commander Lu Pei, so as soon as Liu Cun's words stopped, it immediately aroused many associations among the generals, and his confidence in this battle also became high.