Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 514 Means
Feng Yanqing also entered the city.

He is an old man. When he was a judge in the eastern Zhejiang shogunate, he had personally experienced military turmoil.He was not surprised at all what happened in Hezhong City.

This is the virtue of warriors, and they generally don't have too much ambition. After the robbing, they are basically satisfied, and they can stop for a long time, and then wait until the next conflict erupts.

When the Tie Lin army entered the city, they used ruthless methods. They probably killed more than a thousand people, or maybe two thousand.

Feng Yanqing didn't bother to count, and soon came to the Duyu Housi under the guidance.

There are scorched black marks everywhere in the government office, and almost one-third of the buildings have been burned down.

There was a smell of blood in the air, and some soldiers were cleaning up the blood on the ground.

Feng Yanqing sighed secretly, the yamen, which symbolized the highest military power in the feudal town, was slaughtered and burned by a group of rebels.

Of the warriors these days, who is safe?
Maybe not.Even the emperor is not safe, this world is really...

"Mr. Ling might as well continue." Shao Shude said while sitting behind the table.

"Huh?" Feng Yanqing was taken aback.

There is still the faint sound of weapons clashing on the street, doesn't it matter?

"Where did you talk about?" Feng Yanqing coughed unnaturally.

"The matter of Jianzhong Capital."

"Oh, Zhongdu..." Feng Yanqing also sat down, straightened his thoughts, and said, "Do you know, Commander-in-Chief, since the former Sui Dynasty, Hezhong has been owned by the capital?"

The so-called "funded by Jingyi" mainly means the supply of food in Chang'an.

"In the third year of Kaihuang, millet from Fen and Jin was transported to the capital, and Puzhou was a transshipment place." Feng Yanqing continued: "In the third year of Xianheng in the Guo Dynasty, Guanzhong was hungry, and millet from Jin and Jiangcang was transported to support it. Kaiyuan In the 21st year, Pei Yaoqing was the transshipment envoy of the Jianghuai River, but he also supervised the transportation of Jin and Jiangcang millet into Guanzhong. The corn and wheat from the Hebei states were transported to Puzhou together, and together with the Jinjiang corn, they were transported to the capital. At that time Also, the three prefectures of Jin, Jiang, and Fen sent out grain, and Puzhou sent out food to support the capital.”

The two sat here and talked, and some people served tea.Behind them, the guards were still carrying the corpses, no matter how you looked at it, it was against peace.

"Jinjiangfen is indeed a good place." Shao Shude nodded, agreeing with Feng Yanqing's statement.

The strange thing is that Puzhou is also mostly plains, but in the southwest of Hedong Road, the grain output is not as good as that of Jin, Jiang, and Fen. This may be related to the fact that there are more water conservancy projects in the Fen River Basin and there are not so many saline-alkali lands.

For example, Longmen County, which has the highest grain output, belongs to Jiangzhou.During the reign of Zhenguan, when Changsun Shu was the county magistrate, he dug Shilong canal and Ma'anwu canal to irrigate fertile fields, harvesting ten stones per mu (?).

After the hardships, the construction of Jiangzhou water conservancy projects has become bigger and bigger.

During the reign of Emperor Dezong, Wei Wu served as the governor of Jiangzhou, and dug [-] canals to lead the Fen River into Jiang, "opening up around Jiang", and the whole Jiangzhou "muds its lake".

In general, there are Fenshui, Jiangshui, Sushui, and Gudui Springs in Jiangzhou. There are abundant water resources and many plains. Zeng-Jingzhao Webster now has a good reputation among the people in Jiangzhou, and even erected a monument to commemorate him.

"With food, Puzhou will not be able to turn the sky." Feng Yanqing said bluntly: "If you don't support officials and government soldiers, Puzhou will be self-sufficient, and even have a slight surplus, but if you raise tens of thousands of government soldiers , it is not enough.”

This "not enough" is of course not enough to eat, but not enough.

The yamen soldiers gave two dendrobiums of food every month, could he really eat so much?Can't eat.In fact, this is part of the salary, and most of the salaries of officials nowadays are also paid in kind, and it is even called "salary food".

The 120 yamen army had to pay 170 million hu a year in food and gifts, plus the consumption in the camp, it would cost at least [-] million hu a year.Relying on Puzhou alone is not enough!
"It's really good to grab the food," Shao Shude said.

At the same time, he thought of another thing. Jin and Jiang are so rich, can some Shuofang troops settle here?However, this matter needs to be handled carefully, and it will be troublesome if the sergeants are unhappy.

"In addition to food, there is also salt." Feng Yanqing continued.

Zheng Yong, the tenth personal soldier, came in again at a critical moment, and reported: "Commander, the angel is here, and Wang Yao has already left the city to meet him. Hezhong Military Academy has sealed it outside the gate, please see the commander."

Shao Shude sneered, Wang Yao was really impatient.

His troops entered the city from another gate and took the opportunity to recruit many rebels.Most of the soldiers in the city did not participate in the looting, and most of these people also wanted to join Wang Yao. Is this full of ambition?

Boy of the Wang family, Uncle has to let you know what it is to lure wolves into the house.

"Let Feng Zangzhi come in." Shao Shude said.

Feng Zangzhi came soon, after the salute, seeing no outsiders in the hall, he knelt down and said: "Feng Zangzhi only obeys the command of the commander-in-chief."

Shao Shude stood up and supported him himself.

These days, it is very difficult for a martial artist to kneel down.Kneeling on one knee is already very respectful, let alone throwing yourself on the ground.This shows an absolute surrender.

Feng Zang was so straightforward, Shao Shude didn't want to pretend to be mysterious, and said directly: "The army in the river is in chaos, and the old general has withered. In the past, Wang Chongrong was the marquis of Mabu in the river, but unfortunately this position will no longer be appointed. Now that Xinping is in great chaos, it is right to appoint a newcomer. Is the military academy willing to serve as the Marquis of Mabu in the river?"

Feng Zangzhi felt hit by happiness, a little dizzy.

"The bureaucrats are very humble, how can they take on this important task?"

"In the past, Meng Fangli was no more than a lieutenant general. After the military chaos, he took the post of Zhaoyi. You are also a lieutenant general. How can you not be the Marquis of Mabu?" Shao Shude said: "At worst, he can be the head of the capital. This matter, I'll handle it, you just need to train your soldiers well. These warriors in the river are a little too much, maybe you can punish them?"

"You should manage the army with your heart." Feng Zangzhi replied.

If it is normal, it is really not easy to rectify.But isn't Fang Ping in chaos now?The sergeants were worried, but they were honest for a while.It is better to take this opportunity to rectify it, and to do it slowly, than to do nothing at all.

"Okay!" Shao Shude said with a smile: "There is one more thing, General He Zhong, please tell me one by one."

……

In Hezhong Mansion after the chaos, every household still closed their doors.

Soldiers and horses from the outer town have entered the city, will there be good fruit to eat?What if they rob women?
The common people have their own philosophy of survival. They seem to be stable now, but in fact they are the most dangerous. Let's wait and see.

The Zhenwu army traveled day and night, and secretly arrived in Hedong County.

Outside the several military camps in the city, the soldiers of the Hezhong army were coming out in single file.

The streets were full of soldiers of the Tielin Army holding bows and knives. The atmosphere looked very chilling, but the expressions of the soldiers in Hezhong were relaxed.

They did not participate in the incident and were persuaded by the officer's earnest words. Now it's time to receive the reward.

The place to receive the reward is outside the city, with four coins and two bolts of silk per person.

When I heard it for the first time, everyone yelled and cursed, and it was nearly half of what was promised. How can people not be annoyed?

Then he sighed again, if it is normal to support Wang Yao as a military governor, then ten coins per person is really not an extravagant hope.It's a pity that it wasn't. When things came to an end, there was a military turmoil and they were suppressed. It didn't look good.

Therefore, it is not bad to have four coins and two bolts of silk.

After the sergeants left the city, the lieutenant general and the senior general Zuo all went to the Duyu Housi.

Before leaving, everyone winked and laughed.

With so many less vacancies, even if Wang Yao wants to install her own people, there are still many opportunities, right?No way, everyone has to move a little bit, the deputy will be promoted to ten generals, Yaya, and Marquis of Yu, ten generals will be promoted to envoys, and envoys will be the head of the army, Marquis of Duyu, and Marquis of Duya, how wonderful!
After arriving at Duyu Housi, there were soldiers of the Xia army standing outside the gate, all staring straight away, which made everyone a little unhappy.

Xia thief, hurry up and get out!The river is not where you should come.

"Everyone!" In the yamen hall, Wang Yao and Shao Shude were sitting at the top, Shao Shude was on the left, obviously a higher status.

Wang Yao glanced at the crowd, and continued: "Puzhou is located in the center of the two capitals, with the danger of the bottom pillar of the sheep's intestines, and the limit of the Mengmen gate of the turbid river. It is beneficial, so it has the good name of Xiongzhou. Now there is a great chaos in Xinping, the household registration is scattered, and the warehouses are empty. Jin soldiers are still attacking Huoyi, and it is really a critical autumn."

Wang Yao first said some polite words, and then finally got to the point, saying: "The last time the army was in chaos, all the senior generals in the army were wiped out. Today—"

"Wait a minute." Shao Shude spoke suddenly.

Wang Yao was startled, and turned her head to look, only to see that Shao Shude was actually wearing armor, got up at this moment, and said slowly: "The military chaos is not over yet, why is my nephew so eager to give rewards for his merits?"

"Uncle, this is..." Wang Yao had a bad feeling in her heart.

"Ten Generals Li Shimiao, Ten Generals Zhang Youxian, Deputy General Song Kezeng, Hezhong Prefecture Yamen Liu Fuchang, Yu Hou Sun Cheng..." Shao Shude called the names of more than twenty mid-level generals in one breath.

And just as he was speaking, hundreds of soldiers poured out from inside and outside the yamen hall, surrounding these people.

The faces of those who were called changed drastically, and those who were not called subconsciously stepped aside with a look of horror.

"Didn't my nephew say that there are still gangsters who haven't been searched out, please help me? Why do you regret it when the matter comes to an end?" Shao Shude's face became serious, and he said, "All of them will be slaughtered!"

The arrow left the string, screaming everywhere.

The armored soldiers rushed up fiercely, in groups of three, with long spears, short knives, bows and arrows, killing these military schools who only carried horizontal knives and were not wearing armor was like chopping melons and vegetables.

"Wang Yao, you must die!"

"Collude with outsiders, I am really blind!"

"I knew about Wang Ke's death!"

Wang Yao sat back on the bed, her face pale.

He really doesn't know about this, does anyone believe him?

He turned his gaze to the general who was hiding in a corner of the hall and was not affected.Those people were also looking up at him, their eyes full of confusion, fear and——hatred.

Ruined!
Since the hardships, too many generals have slaughtered generals and sergeants through banquets and rewards.

In the past, Xu Zhen's army had seven capitals, including silver swords, carved flags, door guns, and horses. They were elite and brave, but they were also domineering and unruly.When the sergeant is not satisfied, one man shouts, and all the people are in harmony, making troubles as usual.

After Wang Shi served as the envoy of Wuning Army Jiedu, he pretended not to pursue the case, and comforted everyone with good words.

Then he ordered Yindaodu Military Academy to dispatch to see him.

Wang Shi panyi sat on the bed, and was visited by the military academy. After the ceremony, he accused the worshipers of the crime of being chased by the commander, and ordered the warriors to beheaded in front of the tent, leaving no one behind.The second wave came to pay homage, and proceeded in the same way until all the worshipers were killed.

At the same time, he also brought the Zhongwu, Yicheng, and Zhaoyi Fanzhen soldiers who had just put down the Qiufu Uprising in eastern Zhejiang to Xuzhou, and ordered them to raid the Yindaodu barracks and kill all the generals.

Thousands of people below Shaoze, the capital, all died in Yindao.

This thing is too famous!

Wang Yao's body trembled unconsciously.

How is this different from what happened in Xuzhou to deceive the military academy into the Yuhou Division of the capital, and then arrest and kill them all, using soldiers from outside the town?
From the perspective of outsiders, don't they think it was Wang Yao's idea, and the Tie Lin army was just an accomplice?

It makes perfect sense to kill the Jieao Military Academy and install his own people!

Ruined!
(End of this chapter)