Qiming 1158

Chapter 61 Friends, the acquisition of territory and power is not free

Su was not happy.

the reason is simple.

He saw the weakening of the golden man, and he also saw the strength of the landlords and squires.

All the way through the fight, the powerful force and control of the population of the landlords and squires can be seen at a glance, and the upper-middle-sized landlord's family can pull up a thousand or eight hundred people to form an army to participate in the rebellion.

Not to mention the combat strength and organization, but only the number of people, they still have them. In the war of the cold weapon era, the number advantage will always be the biggest advantage.

Compared with the Jin people, they are indeed a more terrifying force. If they all rise up to resist, the Jin Kingdom will soon be destroyed.

And just relying on Su Yonglin's current strength to fight against this group of people would definitely be playing a lantern in the toilet.

So he gave up the idea of ​​rectifying Zizhou and Jinan Prefecture after rectifying Tai'an Prefecture.

On the one hand, manpower is indeed insufficient, and political education takes time.

On the other hand, this stage is indeed not the time to conflict with these people.

The landlords and squires of Tai'an Prefecture did not respond to his attack, and they had no credit, so the cold reception was justified, but the landlords and squires of Zizhou and Jinan Prefecture actively responded by raising troops, and they deserved credit. It would be unreasonable not to give them some benefits.

So he decided to temporarily follow Zhao Kaishan's practice and temporarily use traditional methods to appease people's hearts and stabilize the situation.

The so-called traditional method is probably the method of "decision by transmission" after the founding emperors defeated the main powerful enemies.

Let the locals manage the locals first, hand over power to them, and when the situation stabilizes, send officials to govern the local area to complete a smooth transition.

It is the so-called city head changing the king's flag, everyone changes their skins, the officials do the same, and the money is taken.

Of course, the subordinate officials still shared real power with the main local landlords and gentry, and they happily fished the common people, and by the way oppressed the rich peasants and small landlords.

Su Yonglin followed suit. In order to win the support of the landlords and gentry, to expand the number of the Restoration Army, and to facilitate his future plans, he made full use of the essence of the transmission.

After capturing Zhangqiu County and expelling the Jin, he appointed Qin Yuanzhi, the patriarch of Zhangqiu's most famous "hero" Qin family, as Zhangqiu County magistrate, and directly handed over Zhangqiu County to the Qin family.

The Qin family led the rest of the major landlords and gentry to divide up the fruits of victory in the entire Zhangqiu County—the wealth and power left behind by the Jin people after their expulsion.

Qin Shi was overjoyed.

After taking Jiyang County, he appointed Ma Houde, the leader of the landowners and squires in Jiyang County, as the magistrate of Jiyang County, and let him manage Jiyang County.

That is to say, let Ma take the lead, and the qualified landlords and squires will sit down together and divide power slowly according to their respective strengths.

Ma was also overjoyed.

They can do whatever they want under the banner of the Restoration Army.

What Su Yonglin demanded of them was to obey orders and be consistent in military affairs, and adhere to the leadership of the Restoration Army in politics.

Others are negotiable, such as economic issues.

Such practices also appeared throughout Jinan. After the Jinan people were all expelled, the power of the landlords and gentry also completely shrouded the entire Jinan Prefecture.

Not only that, but the Han officials who did not escape from the original government office also changed their bodies and joined the Restoration Army, becoming the "uprising officials" under the control of the Restoration Army.

Su Yonglin has no objection to this, because there is indeed such a need objectively. The Restoration Army is a group of old and rough, and they are not organized. Without the assistance of these old officials, the town is really not easy to manage.

And everyone just wanted to [expel the Hulu]. As long as these Han officials announced in public that they would leave the Jin Kingdom and return to "China", then everything would be well arranged.

So they just changed a slogan, and changed their respect to Zhao Kaishan as the nominal supreme ruler, and they could continue to be officials. No damage to their property and family was done, and the bad things they did in the past were written off.

The landed gentry and the old bureaucrats were very happy about it.

Although Su Yonglin is not very old, much younger than them, everyone calls him "Su Shuai". Do not betray.

Su Yonglin also knew the identity of the commander of the West Route Army Capital.

They all knew that Su Yonglin was one of the main military commanders of the Restoration Army, one of the three giants, and the "veteran" of the uprising, so they all felt that they were hugging their thighs, and they could follow Su Yonglin forward in the future, under the rule of the Restoration Army Shandong gained far more benefits than before.

Su Yonglin gave them so many benefits, let them do whatever they want, and of course they have to reciprocate.

Sending money and goods to express gratitude is only the most basic.

To unite with Su Yonglin and become his subordinates, provide him with military and political support, and follow in his footsteps. This is the best way for them to reciprocate.

In fact, this group of people did the same.

One or two went to Su Yonglin's side to get acquainted with him, and some people even noticed that Su Yonglin had not yet married, so he wanted to carefully choose a suitable wife for him.

For example, the Qin family and the Ma family both have this idea, and they also asked Su Yonglin about it.

"Su Shuai is over [-] years old and has not married yet, and he has no children. It seems inappropriate. I wonder if Su Shuai has the intention of marrying a wife?"

It was a very clear inquiry, and there was no beating around the bush.

In this regard, Su Yonglin's response was also very clear.

"The person I have admired in my life, Huo Qubing is the leader. Therefore, the Huns have not been destroyed, so what is the family?"

One sentence ended everyone's careful thinking, but as one of the three giants in the large group of the Restoration Army, some things could not be avoided.

At first, Su Yonglin didn't think about forming his own line to fight for power and profit in the Restoration Army group, that was not his goal.

However, with the increase in the number of sieges and the increase in prestige, naturally some people surround him, become his subordinates, and become a temporary community of interests with him, pushing him forward.

This is the case around him, so should Sun Ziyi and Zhao Kaishan.

In this way, the infighting between the three major factions of the Restoration Army should be imminent.

Su Yonglin predicted this.

The vigorous development of the Restoration Army and the tragic defeat of the Jin people in Shandong made the landlords and squires in Shandong selectively ignore the fact that the main force of the Jin army has not yet been destroyed.

They only thought that the golden man was degenerate, a soft persimmon, so easy to pinch, but how could they know Su Su's true thoughts?

Someone Su just treated this group of people as cannon fodder, pulled them up, and hurt both them and Ginting.

These people actually have no way out.

If it was said that the opponent was Wanyan Yong, Su Yonglin would do everything possible to bind this group of people, so that they would not turn their backs at the speed of light.

But the opponent was Wanyanliang, a grumpy old man, so he didn't have to worry about it.

Ginting actually has an advantage.

As long as the Rebels are made aware of this, Ginting's edict of pardon can make the Rebels explode in situ.

Wanyan Yong destroyed the Shandong Rebel Army without bloodshed like this, but as Wanyan Liang, Su Yonglin was willing to take a gamble.

I bet this cranky old man is more willing to use the army to quell the rebellion than to divide the rebel army with a pardon order.

He wants to destroy the humaneness of those who disobey him, and show his absolute majesty, instead of showing his tolerance and generosity by dividing up.

In this way, Su's goal has been achieved.

Borrow Yan Liang's hand.

Friends, the acquisition of turf and power is not free.

Looking at the "rebel generals" who were drinking heavily at the banquet, Su Su, who was sitting at the top, happily raised his glass and sipped the wine in it.

Then Su Yonglin saw Xin Qiji who was sitting at the bottom of the banquet, frowning and not saying a word, just eating vegetables.

(End of this chapter)