Xuande

Chapter 574 You can accept the money that should be collected, but don’t accept the money that should not be collected

Gongsun Du knew that it was difficult for him to get reinforcements, so he had to save himself, so the offensive and defensive battle in Xiangping was going to be a long period of time.

Gongsundu took advantage of the defense he had prepared to resolutely resist the attack of the Wuhuan people, and the Wuhuan people were not good at attacking the city, but they regarded Xiangping as the target that must be conquered.

In the end, Qiu Liju personally led people to the city of Xiangping, first to persuade Gongsundu to surrender, and tried to use a lot of wealth to lure Gongsundu to surrender.

In the end, Gongsun Du fried the Han envoy who persuaded him in front of Qiu Liju. The fried one was scorched on the outside and tender on the inside, which made Qiu Liju tremble with anger. He wanted to make sure that there were no living people in Xiangping City.

The Wuhuan tribe was severely stimulated and stepped up the attack on the city, and Gongsundu was also under tremendous pressure for this.

But Xiangping City was never broken by him.

Taking advantage of the solid city defense and the consensus in the city that "if you don't defend the city, you will die", Gongsun Du repelled the onslaught of the Wuhuan people many times, and led his troops out of the city to take the initiative to counterattack many times, destroying a lot of Wuhuan people's camps.

However, due to insufficient troops, Gongsun Du was still unable to break through the siege of the Wuhuan people.

Contrary to what Gongsun Du expected, based on his usual understanding of the Han Empire, Gongsun Du predicted that he would not see reinforcements for at least half a year, or that the Wuhuan people would retreat for some other reason, but the facts were not true. in this way.

Reinforcements came after he had been surrounded and fought for less than two months.

Liu Bei led his troops to advance at a gallop and approached Xiangping City, where he confronted Qiu Liju who was on guard—Nanlou came first and told Qiu Liju the news. Qiu Liju was furious and punished Nanlou Then rectify the troops and horses, ready to meet Liu Bei.

To be honest, when he really found out that Liu Bei had led his troops here, Qiu Liju was a little apprehensive, because he didn't realize the shadow of a famous tree until the end of the incident.

Being able to get here proves that Liu Bei not only got rid of Yuan Shao, but also got rid of the Xianbei people's southward forces, so he was able to get through the channel and go directly to Liaodong County to find him.

Both Yuan Shao and the Xianbei people were killed by Liu Bei. This incident fully proved the strength of Liu Bei and his army, which made Nanlou's persuasion earlier meaningful.

Liu Bei is not easy to mess with, it is a tricky idea, if you are not careful, everyone will be finished!
Qiu Liju once wanted to retreat, but quickly gave up this idea.

Even if you want to retreat, you can't retreat at this time, but you have to fight Liu Bei and show your muscles before you can retreat. At that time, even if it is a negotiation, you can negotiate a good price, right?

So Qiu Liju ignored Nanlou's repeated advice and insisted on attacking, wanting to fight Liu Bei to the death. Nanlou was left behind by him and continued to lead troops to surround Xiangping City to prevent Gongsundu from running out to make trouble.

On the first day of February in the first year of Jian'an, Liu Bei's army and Qiu Liju's army encountered each other in the southwest of Xiangping.

Liu Bei then led the entire cavalry lineup to launch a countercharge.

This was a battle with almost the same number of troops, the Han army and the Wuhuan cavalry had about the same number of troops, so the two armies looked evenly matched, but after the fight, Qiu Liju realized that this was not the case.

The riding and archery tactics that the Wuhuan cavalry were good at did not bring them any advantage. In the link of shooting against the Han army, their number of fallen horses was obviously larger. The Han army was not weaker than them in riding skills. In terms of shooting, the Han army using standard hand crossbows undoubtedly has an advantage.

After a while of confrontation, the Wuhuan people realized that they could not gain an advantage in these technologies, and could only choose to fight with their swords and confront the Han cavalry head-on, and then they experienced the elegance of the Han cavalry.

Qiu Liju was stunned as he turned his back on his back, and the Han army's sudden cavalry became more and more courageous. Qiu Liju couldn't figure out why the warriors under his command suddenly became so weak.

And the more frightening thing is yet to come.

Because many Han generals are eyeing on Qiu Liju at this moment, they each led their subordinates to the battle, fighting bloody battles, desperately approaching the place where Qiu Liju's commander-in-chief is. in a state of being surrounded.

From the beginning to the end, Liu Bei did not attack in person, but led Gao Shen and the guards to sit in the rear and command. He felt that although there were many people on Qiu Liju's side, it was not enough for him to fight in person.

Although a group of wild beasts are ferocious, they are also powerless in the face of human technology and organization. No matter how they roar or struggle, they cannot escape the end of being killed.

Therefore, human beings can stand at the top of the food chain with a weak body.

The same principle is the same in human wars. People who are good at using tactics and terrain advantages can defeat those who only know how to win with brute force. In terms of art of war, organization, and tactics, the professionally educated Han army is absolutely far away. Better than the Wuhuan people.

Therefore, he was not worried that his subordinates would not be able to win, he just had to watch.

By the way, let me talk about some of my ideas for the post-war period.

"Before I heard that when Junhou was in Liangzhou, he used a large number of Xianbei prisoners of war to do hard work in Liangzhou. He used them to repair many roads, water conservancy projects and city walls. Many facilities in Liangzhou have been completely renewed, relying on this group of people. After the current battle, I don't know how many prisoners of war we can get, this time, what does the Lord intend to use them for?"

Cheng Yu looked at Liu Bei and asked slowly.

Liu Bei thought for a while and sighed.

"Youzhou has been destroyed too badly. This time, let the captured prisoners of war restore Youzhou from beginning to end. Cities, roads, bridges, water conservancy, everything that needs to be repaired, use these prisoners Renovate it.

With their efforts, the people of Youzhou will be able to focus on this year's spring plowing. It is very difficult to fully recover, but at least in the west of Liaoxi County, I want to resume agricultural production, so that at least this winter can guarantee Youzhou There is no famine.

After getting through this year, I will work hard next year. After about three years of work, the production in Youzhou can almost resume, and I don't have to worry about any major changes in the situation in Youzhou. "

"But this time, Youzhou lost not only money, but also a large number of people. Youzhou's population is not large. This loss may turn a lot of land into wasteland."

Cheng Yu sighed: "Youzhou is located in a border area. If you want to immigrate to the border, I am afraid that many officials will object to it?"

"I also had this trouble in Liangzhou, so I did three things."

Liu Bei smiled and said: "First, crack down on illegal tyrants, search for people who are not registered in the household registration, and re-register. Second, marry the women of the right age among the captured Xianbei people to Liangzhou residents, and put them in the local household registration. In this way, increasing the current population can also increase the population that will be born in the future, and third, I asked the government to pay the oral tax."

Cheng Yu was very surprised when he heard this.

"You asked the Liangzhou government to pay the tax?"

Obviously, he wasn't surprised by the first and second things, both of which have been done with good results, but the third thing...

That would cost real money and silver.

He really didn't understand these things before.

Liu Bei nodded.

"The common people are illiterate, but they are not stupid. As long as they can not do things that are not good for them, they will not do them. The pressure of counting is too great. They can't afford it, so they don't have children.

If the population of Liangzhou is to increase, this problem must be solved, so I ordered the government to pay the mouth tax. I spent this money from the income of the Liangzhou Salt Administration, and it is not a big expense at present. "

"What if the population of Liangzhou increases greatly in the future and the cost is too high?"

Cheng Yu worried: "You can't always ask the government to pay for it, can you? And I heard that some people in the court were dissatisfied with the fact that you are still serving as the shepherd of Liangzhou. They thought it was unheard of for a general to concurrently serve as a local official. You might be in some trouble."

"So, I'm not going to have to bear the cost all the time."

Liu Bei turned his head and looked at Cheng Yu: "I can't move Fu Fu for a while, so I want to abolish Fu Fu first, and put an end to this evil government."

"Abolish oral taxation?"

Cheng Yu looked at Liu Bei in surprise: "This matter is of great importance. Luoyang, the local government, and a large number of officials and officials can get a share of it. Your promotion in Liangzhou will benefit the salt government, but other places will not. , even if you want to push it, it is estimated that there will be a lot of resistance, and the positive will be followed by the negative."

"I know, it's very simple to collect money, everyone will help me collect it, and then they will take the big one and leave the small one to me."

Liu Bei sneered and said, "But once I don't let them take it, they will obey the order and continue to take it secretly, and then swallow it all by themselves, without giving me a cent."

Cheng Yu was speechless for a moment.

It really is.

Working with the bureaucrats, at least part of it can be divided.

Don't let the bureaucrats be corrupt, they will not only continue to be corrupt, but they will swallow all the money they have embezzled, and then transfer the blame to the person who didn't let them corrupt, so that person can't explain it.

Therefore, generally no one is willing to do this kind of thankless thing, at most they will not follow the money, and be a muddle-headed follower, like a monk ringing the clock for a day.

but……

Liu is not this kind of person.

"You can accept the money that should be collected, and don't accept the money that should not be collected without conscience."

Liu Bei said coldly: "If you still want to take it behind my back, I will let them know that the army in my hand that will fight to the death for me will always be willing to fight to the death for me."

Cheng Yu seemed to feel the flame in Liu Bei's heart.

A flame that cannot consume the whole of the old law, but will consume itself completely.

The ambition in the heart of this great general seems to be different from what everyone thinks.

Cheng Yu came to the conclusion silently.

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PS: Is there any connection between Yuanshin update and my update?

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