The rise of the prince

Chapter 854 A Good Way to Protect Shenlin + Li Xingzhou

In mid-April, spring is warm and flowers are blooming, and it is another scene in central Sichuan.

Chengdu Mansion Wu Mansion, Chonghua Building, is located in the northwest corner of the Wu Family Courtyard. It can see the central street of Chengdu Mansion. It is five stories high.

Such high-rise buildings are rare in this era, and they are already thriving.The Wu family's house refreshed Li Xingzhou's perception of the wealthy family. There are two streets, and his house is on both sides of the street. There are 600 people in their party. I lived in a wing room, and it was easy to arrange.

Even the palace, without the industrial zone, is far inferior to it. It is worthy of being the largest family in central Sichuan.

On April [-]th, people came from the east and went to Bayu, not from the north.

He is a new subordinate of the Wangfu Fang, who brought a lot of news, first of all, the news from Shen Lin, and Shen Lin's handwritten handwriting. He said that after the thunderous means, the local governments began to cooperate actively, and the speed of progress was greatly accelerated.

There is not much to say other than the detailed description process in Shen Lin's handwriting.

Then there were poems, and He Zhao's handwriting to him.

Shiyu talked about many things in the mansion, and then told him the situation of the two children, as well as the situation of the two pregnant women Pu Chaling and He Qian.

Li Xingzhou felt warm after reading it, and what caught his attention the most was He Zhao's letter to him.

He Zhao told him that Shen Lin's actions in Mingzhou had aroused great repercussions. There were already many memorials to him, and many people in the court accused him, saying that he was a "tragic soldier's act", "terrible", and "poisoning the people".

The impact of this matter was so great that even many officials in the opposition were shocked, and they wrote letters to the court one after another.

Li Xingzhou was speechless. Shen Lin's actions were indeed too cruel. With so many people participating, some of them really felt too much, such as Chen Yu; The direction of the wind behind the New Deal system began to panic.

After all, those who returned to the land after becoming officials had no money. Most of them gradually became local landlords.

Immediately, things started to get a little tricky. He thought about looking for an opportunity to go back. The purpose of being here has basically been achieved, and it may not be useful for the Wu family to regain their senses at this time.

If he doesn't go back, Shenlin may be in trouble. He is not a civil servant, but a warrior. This will be even more dangerous. Jingguo civil servants are safe, but warriors are killed casually.

Without further ado, Li Xingzhou first wrote a handwritten letter asking Wei Yubai to lead a company of people to the east of the Yangtze River, take his order to replace Shenlin, remove Shenlin's post, let him come to Chengdu to admit his mistake, and then wrote to the court, saying that Shenlin He has already dismissed him for his improper practice, and at the same time asked the court to lower his duties and punish him.

I will finish my words first, so that others have nothing to say. This is Li Xingzhou's strategy to save Shenlin.

Then put Shen Lin beside him first, so that no one would dare to touch him.

So at the end of April, when Shen Lin arrived in Chengdu mansion, Li Xingzhou immediately arranged for him to stay and relax, entertained him with delicious food and drink, and treated it as a vacation.

Shen Lin is also smart, so he stayed happily.

On the other side, the ministers of the court and some officials in Mingzhou were very happy because the emperor's grandson proposed from Shuzhong to punish Shen Lin and demote him.

Many people thought that the Emperor Taisun was on their side, and that Shen Lin was going to be in trouble, but soon there was news that Shen Lin had been replaced by someone sent by the Emperor Taisun. reprimanded".

Smarter people have already tasted the taste. The emperor's grandson first hit a stick to stabilize everyone's emotions, and then drew the bottom of the pot to protect the ginseng forest.

At this stage of the matter, Shen Lin must be fine, because even if he tried to make Shen Lin a felony, who would dare to go to the emperor's grandson to take someone?

Those who are smart and interesting will stop. After all, Shen Lin was stripped of his official status, and the court also ordered him to reprimand him, demoting him from a third-rank Huaihua general to a guerrilla general.

But the official status has been cut, but the assignment has not changed, and he is still the deputy commander of the New Army Navy. Just by this, a caring person can see the emperor's grandson's mind.

As for those who don't understand, don't understand, and are unwilling, let them call it whatever they want, and the overall situation is settled.

For the ministers, the emperor's grandson used practical actions to make them helpless, and for the emperor, the emperor's grandson sent a signal. The royal family is a family, so they naturally understand how to deal with it.

After Shen Lin was punished and demoted to the rank of guerrilla general, he didn't move any more, and even the emperor said that he thought of Shen Lin's great achievements in Liaodong last year, and he was fined, so don't pursue it anymore, and completely calm the matter.

After hearing this news, the Patriarch of the Yuan family, who had been seriously ill for a long time in Sanjiangkou, completely lost hope and died.

When the turmoil passed, the time had unknowingly reached the beginning of May.

At this point, in May of the first year of Zhangwu, the dust settled in the coastal area, all the means and all the reasons that the opponents could find were shattered, and the administrative promotion was unstoppable.

Slowly, after several months of implementation, people resisted at first, and the suspicious people gradually felt the benefits. Many wealthy families with tens of thousands of acres of land began to sell land, and the price was getting lower and lower. Distributed to relatives and friends around, in short, it began to lose so much land.

Because there are too many fields, the tax to be paid will also rise sharply. If they don't distribute the land before the autumn harvest, they will suffer a lot.

Of course, not everyone has land all at once, and some of the poorest people can’t afford to sell their land, and some rich families who don’t have too much land simply lower the price or give it to relatives and friends. The land is no longer concentrated in a very few family, but it is still concentrated in the hands of a small number of people.

But at least those with little land and no land will no longer have to worry about taxes in the future, and they will not unconditionally obey the landlords and large households, and more labor will be liberated.

However, the impact of taxation is not yet known, and no conclusion will be made until the autumn harvest.

This is also one of the reasons why Li Xingzhou did not dare to touch Shuzhong at the beginning. Shuzhong is the head of finance and taxation. If the whole country is in turmoil, the southern coastal states will be tested first.

In early May, Li Xingzhou received a handwritten letter from the new army, but this time it was from Di Zhi.

The signature is very interesting, it is actually Di Zhiye Yelu Dashi, one in the front and one in the back.

This made Li Xingzhou very interested. It is well known that Dashi Linya is the master. Does he see the same thing as Di Zhixiong?That would be fun.

He has been with Shiyu for a long time, and he has developed a habit of holding something in his arms when he sees things, preferably a beauty as soft as jade, as long as he doesn't have a jug in his arms.

Fortunately, there is still delicious Yelu Yali in Sichuan to hold.

After slowly reading the excerpts, Li Xingzhou couldn't help touching the beauty in his arms happily, and Yelu Yali exclaimed.

"Tsk tsk, an expert in warfare is an expert, so you can see the problem so quickly."

In fact, the big ships of the Wangfu are powerful, and they are always a plan to save resources. At the beginning, the Wangfu only had those ships, but whether it was in the battle of Youzhou in the Liao Kingdom or the battle with the Kingdom of Jin, time was running out. The navy was just built, and it was too late. to think about those issues.

The big ship of the palace is used together with the gunboat and the troop carrier. It is the result of making do with life. In theory, such a big ship is more suitable for transporting soldiers, and it is not suitable for combat.

Because it is necessary to quickly adjust the posture of the ship and fire quickly during the battle, even if it adjusts the position and shooting angle, it is very difficult for these large ships of the palace.

Fortunately, whether in Youzhou or Liaodong, the two battles were positional warfare. The royal ship entered the predetermined position in advance, adjusted its posture and waited for the enemy to come to the door.What if it was an encounter?If you rush to meet the attack and adjust your stance in time, then nine times out of ten there will be problems with the big ship of the palace.

Both Di Zhi and Yelu Dashi saw this shortcoming, so they suggested that the big ship of the palace should only be used as a troop carrier, and the artillery should be installed on a smaller and more flexible ship. Specially responsible for striking the enemy with artillery.

Fighting in the future, the gunboat is in front, and the military boat escorts the front and back. The gunboat is responsible for attacking the enemy with artillery on the water surface, and the military boat quickly puts down the soldiers and lands on the shore.

Li Xingzhou was very pleased. It seemed that after several water battles, Di Zhi began to have a unique understanding of the navy.

Indeed, now that Jingguo has won two fateful battles, the war against Liao and the war against Jin, as long as Jingguo does not take the initiative to launch a war, no country dares to provoke trouble at this time, so the internal stability has stabilized and there is time to go Slowly that changed.

This is the benefit of taking the initiative.

However, this is not a small matter. In the past, large ships were used to make up for it, so it is impossible to do so if a new hull dedicated to combat is to be developed.

Nowadays, there are already many talents in engineering and manufacturing in the backyard of the Wangfu. During the year, we must be cautious about the tactical tactics and combat effectiveness of the Chinese navy.

Li Xingzhou also wrote a handwritten letter, telling Di Zhi that he agreed with his views and opinions, so that he could first organize an internal military meeting to discuss the indicators needed for the new generation of gunboats, be specific, and let more soldiers who have fought in battle express their opinions.

Military democracy is very important. Only when every soldier has a sense of participation and a sense of belonging can he have combat effectiveness.

In mid-May, rumors of the incident in the east came to the fore, and the head of the Wu family, no matter how stupid he was, could hear the rumors.

Another night, Li Xingzhou flirted with Yelu Yali in his yard. From a distance, he saw bright lights in the main courtyard, and there were a lot of people coming and going, but it was too far away for him to see clearly.

Li Xingzhou sent his sergeants to inquire, only to find out that it was the big families of Chengdu Prefecture who came to visit.

Immediately guessed that they were afraid, it was time for him to play.

Sichuan people are like magic gods in war, and sometimes others who persuade them march faster than they surrender, such as the famous "14 people are all disarmed, and none of them is a man".Sometimes it is as fierce as a god of war, such as during the Anti-Japanese War, to resist the United States and aid Korea.

In fact, in a detailed summary, it is all related to the personality of Sichuan people, and the culture and personality of a region are largely determined by geographical factors. This view is called "geographical determinism."Li Xingzhou mostly agrees with this point of view.

Because in fact, until now, due to many historical reasons, there are very few pure Sichuan people, but as long as they enter the Land of Abundance, they are gradually assimilated.

Therefore, when dealing with people from Sichuan, we must pay attention to two points. First, the 1000 million people should not threaten their hometown. Second, they should not be forced into a corner. We must leave room for retreat.

So the next day, Li Xingzhou asked people to prepare a banquet in his yard and invited Wu Zhengqing to come to the banquet. He was going to give some reassurance to the big families in central Sichuan and give them some room.

Soon, Wu Zhengqing came in a hurry, but his face no longer smiled as before when he saw him, and he still smiled, but it was a bit forced.

After taking his seat, he felt a little restrained and hesitated to speak.

Li Xingzhou had two drinks with him first. Although the two were a generation behind, a young man and an old man, it seemed that the young man was comfortable and the old man was reserved.

"I think my cousin is restless today, and seems to have something on his mind. Did he hear the news from the east?" He spoke first.

Wu Zhengqing opened his mouth, hesitated, and finally nodded, "Your Highness, do you also intend to carry out this new policy in Sichuan?"

Li Xingzhou said immediately: "Does my cousin know why I came to Sichuan for this behavior?" He avoided answering and asked the question first.

Wu Zhengqing shook his head.

He began to talk nonsense, "Since my cousin is here today, I'll let me talk about it. After all, you are definitely not the only one who wants to know about the tone, and many people in Sichuan also want to know."

Having said that, Wu Zhengqing found it even more difficult to fight, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "Please enlighten me, Your Highness."

"Well, I came to Shuzhong to tell the world, and I also told my cousins ​​that I also have the blood of Shuzhong, and I am also a person from Shuzhong. I am afraid that you will be too uneasy and afraid when you hear the news from the east, so I came to calm people's hearts. , to appease your emotions.

The east is a backward place, so the New Deal can be implemented to stabilize the people's hearts, but where is the middle of Shu?It is the land of abundance and the hinterland of the country. One-third of the tax revenue of our country comes from the middle of Sichuan. How can the imperial court mess up the country by itself regardless of the severity?
If there is turmoil in Shu, the world will be in turmoil, and if there is unrest in Shu, there will be no peace in the world. Do you understand me? "

Having said that, Wu Zhengqing heaved a sigh of relief and nodded again and again: "Your Highness understands the righteousness and considers the people, I understand."

"En." Li Xingzhou nodded, but he thought in his heart that there was a price to be paid for me to comfort him, otherwise, wouldn't I be too worthless as the grandson of the emperor.

"However, now that my uncle's words have come to this point, I feel that there must be something to do in the middle of Sichuan, otherwise people in the east will watch, and people in the world will also watch, and they will say that the court is unfair and not considerate."

As soon as the subject changed, Wu Zhengqing's heart skipped a beat, but he couldn't refute it. He was the one who started the conversation. The emperor's grandson comforted him and assured him that it was time for them to compromise.
"Then what does His Highness mean?" asked carefully.

Li Xingzhou laughed: "Without him, all the rich and powerful families in the east are sharing benefits for the people, and they are willing to implement the New Deal. Central Sichuan is the hinterland of the dynasty, the land of abundance, and everyone in the world is looking at it.

Although we are a family, we can't protect our shortcomings too much. It is easy to leave a story and make people in the world ridicule the royal family. Therefore, I don't think there is a new deal in Sichuan, but we have to put on a show.

How about this, Uncle, take the lead, and in the name of thinking, contact all the families in central Shu with more than [-] acres of land in their hands, and let everyone share in the righteousness. The common people, set an example, so that people in the world will not gossip about Sichuan.

Does my cousin think my method is good? "Li Xingzhou asked with a smile.

"Okay, okay, okay!" Wu Zhengqing nodded again and again, with an ugly smile.

(End of this chapter)