A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 901 This is a bit too much

Zhangzhou and Tingzhou were also separated under this situation.

But now that Lingnan has gone to the front and fully implemented the new two-tax law, there is no reason for the five states of Zhangquuting in Fujian to be special. Therefore, the imperial court now requires that the two-tax law be implemented from the autumn of the seventh year of Zhenguan and start collecting autumn taxes. .

Even many Shanyue barbarians who are not registered as household registration must be registered as household members.

This is the policy of the imperial court and has nothing to do with Wu Huaiyu. The Ludao he developed has preferential policies for development. As for Penghu and Liuqiu, they are now under the jurisdiction of Lingnan.

Huaiyu just passed by Ludao to take a look.

Unexpectedly, they received news that the county magistrate of Longxi County, a hundred and twenty miles upstream of the Jiulong River, was dissatisfied with the new two-tax policy and actually rebelled.

And I also heard that the county magistrate actually planned to lead troops to seize Ludao.

This is a bit much.

The implementation of the new law in the five states of Fujian was a decision made by the political officials and approved by the prince and the emperor. Before Wu Huaiyu arrived, the order had been transmitted to various states and counties.

As a result, when he came to Ludao, he happened to encounter Longxi Mountain, which was getting more and more reverse.

During the Kaihuang period at the beginning of the Sui Dynasty, both Yi'an County and Lanshui County in Chaozhou were merged into Longxi County in Quanzhou. During the reign of Emperor Yang of the later Sui Dynasty, the three counties in Fujian were merged into one county, Jian'an. Many counties were merged and merged, leaving only four counties.

The Huang family has long been dissatisfied.

Now they are just using the new two-tax law as an excuse to encourage everyone to rebel.

"What is the name of this county magistrate and what is his background?"

Perhaps Zhangzhou was governed by Longxi, but the imperial court chose to place the administrative seat of Zhangzhou in Zhangpu by the sea, which was even a newly established county.

Whose family is the county magistrate?

Wu Huaiyu was a little surprised when he heard that Longxi County was rebelling, but he was only surprised by their boldness, not afraid.

He is the majestic King of Lingnan, there is nothing to be afraid of.

The Huang family had reason to be dissatisfied. In their eyes, the imperial court was trying to burn bridges by crossing rivers. What it did was very unethical and ruthless. Especially if the imperial court wanted to turn one county into two states, it would at least give the Huang family the advantage of the situation. A governor.

Regardless of whether Yelang is arrogant or sitting in a well looking at the sky, these people really only have eyes for the place in front of their noses. If they are not asked to pay taxes and serve, they will immediately join the Tang Dynasty. If they are asked to pay taxes, they will immediately rebel and leave.

According to what they said, Huangdu was not a serious Shanyue barbarian. Their ancestors did move from Jiangxia, and Emperor Wu of the Southern Liang Dynasty pioneered Fujian and Yue.

Wu Huaiyu's shogunate has many capable people. The village head stewards and others on the island are operating here, so they are naturally familiar with the situation in nearby Longxi County.

Jiulong River was called Liuying River at that time, and it was the second largest river in Fujian. Therefore, Nanliang soldiers were stationed in important areas and Longxi County was established here.

At first they chose to surrender because of the preferential policies of the Tang Dynasty, but now they want to rebel because of the new two-tax policy.

"This person's name is Huang Du. He is a powerful person in the Liuying River. He claims to be the descendant of the Huang family in Jiangxia."

At the beginning of Zhenguan Dynasty, the prefectures were re-districted and ten roads were allocated. Initially, Fujian was allocated to Lingnan Road together with Chaomei. Later, because Lingnan Road was too large, it was allocated to Jiangnan Road.

At that time, Huang Du was appointed as the magistrate of Longxi County. Although he was only the magistrate of one county, there were only four counties in Fujian at that time. His family controlled one-third of Fujian and was very powerful.

Later, the imperial court analyzed Longxi County and established two new states. Huangdu was still the magistrate of Longxi County, but the governors of Zhangzhou and Tingzhou were appointed from Chang'an. Longxi County is still there, but the actual territory is not as large as the original one. One out of ten.

Later, in the early days of Wude, Li Jing pacified Lingnan, and Fujian also surrendered to the imperial court. The Huang family also took the initiative to surrender, so Longxi County was reestablished. Huang Du became the county magistrate and was given the title of General.

Later, Jiangnan Road was divided into east and west, and then divided into Jiangnan East Road.

In the first two years, the imperial court analyzed the southern part of Longxi County and established Zhangzhou, and also analyzed the western part of Longxi County and established Tingzhou.

Where does this courage come from?

It's really comfortable.

This was also a method used by the imperial court to suppress and weaken the Huang family and the powerful people in Fujian. It also paved the way for the implementation of the new two-tax law.

Among them is Longxi County,

But then there was chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and there were tycoons from the separatist faction in Fujian. Chaos also broke out in Longxi County. Although the Huang family was an outsider, they came with Liang Jun and operated here for a hundred years. They became a powerful family and took advantage of the situation. Longxi County.

Who can bear this?

The Huang family has always said that they are the Huang family of Jiangxia, but in fact they have moved to Fujian for a hundred years, and have been married to the local Shanyue for generations, and they also behave in a Shanyue style.

He also emerged from the turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and he once separated himself from one side.

If you can't bear it anymore, then it's the opposite.

Anyway, the mountains in Fujian are high and the emperor is far away, and it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If the imperial court comes to attack, the Huang family will have to retreat into the mountains or into the sea, wait for the officers and soldiers to leave, and then come out.

After raising the rebel flag, Huang Du decided to strike first and robbed Ludao. It was very lively there now. It originally belonged to them in Longxi, but now it was rowed to Quanzhou, where they couldn't even get a hair.

I haven't gotten used to it for a long time.

Especially when I heard that it was still the property of the imperial court’s Prime Minister Wu, who was the one who strongly promoted the two-tax law. Huang Du was getting older, so he was a little confused. He didn’t even know the name of Mr. Wu in recent years. How big.

He also thought about grabbing Ludao and then Zhangpu.

I even thought about occupying Chaomei next door, and if I had the opportunity, I would also like to grab Quanzhou and build a state with Fuzhou.

As the king of Fujian and Yue, Huang Du never thought about it, but he wanted to regain the old land of Zhangting and Tingzhou. This old guy even planned well. He first raised the flag to rebel and grabbed the land, and then Send troops to plunder the surrounding area,

Fight a few battles with the imperial court, and then come back to negotiate recruitment.

At that time, let the imperial court hand over Zhang and Ting states to the Huang family. It would be better if more land could come over.

"One hundred and twenty miles down the river, the Huang family of Longxi will arrive at any time. Hurry up and gather your troops and prepare to fight." After Wu Huaiyu understood the situation clearly, he had no time to think about who was right and who was wrong, since they were all exposed. , that’s it.

In fact, we see a lot of old and confused barbarian chieftains like Huang Du in Lingnan.

In the past, Ning Changzhen from Qinzhou, Feng Xuan from Luozhou, and Tandian from Luo Dou, etc., these people actually had the same ideas as Huang Du.

It is the kind of thinking of a local emperor, thinking that his family has occupied that land for generations, so he is really a local emperor, and will not allow others to get involved in it, but forgets that they are not actually occupying the land for generations, but also their ancestors. comes at a certain time,

Their ancestors were considered dragons across the river, but now the Central Plains imperial court has dealt them an even greater blow.

If you are still holding on to the old almanac, you will naturally not be able to hold on.

The mantis blocking the car is just overestimating one's ability.

To this kind of person, everything you say is in vain. The best way is to fight, conquer them thoroughly and show your strength.

They bully and fear the weak, and they will give in if they are beaten painfully.

There are not many tooth soldiers around Wu Huaiyu. There are inner and outer tooth soldiers in Lingnan, with a thousand inner teeth and thousands of outer teeth. But this trip he was originally going to Jiangzhou to seal the land. His original plan was just to go back quickly, and he took three hundred people with him.

The result was beyond the plan and I went to Henan from Jiangzhou.

"There are more than 10,000 people on Ludao. We can immediately gather young people. Two thousand people will be no problem."

"Ludao is an island surrounded by water, which is a terrain that is conducive to defense."

Everyone gave their opinions and suggestions,

However, the situation is not very good, because there are indeed many people on Ludao Island, and they can pull out two to three thousand young and strong men, but the problem is that some people do not have weapons and equipment.

Moreover, these untrained young men are not very effective.

The only thing they can rely on is the terrain of the island surrounded by water, but the Huang family has been living in the Liuying River area. They are very good at boating. They will definitely be prepared for this attack.

They won't be short of ships,

"Please ask the Prime Minister to leave Ludao by boat immediately and return to Guangzhou quickly to mobilize troops to fight against the rebels." A secret agent said. He was obviously letting Wu Huaiyu's Thirty-six Strategies be the best one.

The gentleman does not stand under the wall.

That makes sense.

But Wu Huaiyu didn't look down on Huangdu and the others.

Of his three hundred tooth soldiers, more than half are the elite of the Bei Ya Forbidden Army. Can't these soldiers fight one against five?

Besides, he came from Dengzhou in a big ship. There were many sailors on the ship. He also brought many ships from Dengzhou Port and along the way, all going to Guangzhou together.

These ships are not small, and there are many sailors on board. If they are requisitioned, they can form a fleet, and the sailors can pull out thousands of people.

The only thing missing is weapons, armor, bows and arrows.

"This place is only more than 200 miles away from Quanzhou and Zhangzhou. There are officers and soldiers in the cities of these two states, as well as regiment training, as well as the arsenal and equipment of the imperial court.

We can immediately send ships to both sides to collect equipment and some soldiers. Both cities are on the seaside, so it is convenient to travel by ship."

Huaiyu knocked on the table, "I will be guarding Ludao to block Huangdu's attack first, and wait for you to come back with weapons, equipment and reinforcements."

The curtainman said with some worry, "Although Quanzhou and Zhangzhou are only two hundred miles away from here on the seaside, these two states are not as good as Guangzhou. There is no Tongjun Mansion, no garrison troops, only some local soldiers. Now the autumn harvest It’s not over yet, I’m afraid I won’t be able to recruit anyone for a while.

Moreover, those local groups may not be able to be used. Furthermore, I am worried that the Huang family of Longxi will not be the only ones to rebel this time. They are using the banner of opposing the new two-tax law. Many Shanyue may respond. I am afraid that Quanzhou and Zhangzhou will I won’t have time to take care of myself then,”

"My husband, it is better to return to Guangzhou first. Only the soldiers in Guangzhou can be trusted."

After all, it's not that they don't believe Wu Huaiyu, but they don't dare to take the risk. If Wu Huaiyu's identity capsizes in the gutter here, no one can bear the consequences.

"Don't worry," Wu Huaiyu was very confident. This confidence came not only from his three hundred tooth soldiers, but also from the merchant ships and sailors that could be requisitioned at any time.

It also comes from the place where he is staying now, which is a manor near the port.

It's said to be a manor, but it's actually a fortress.

It's not very big, but it's strong enough and dangerous, and it's very tall, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

As long as this fortress is guarded by his three hundred tooth soldiers, it will be a natural fortress. Although it is small, it is easier for small troops to guard. There is also a lot of food in this fortress.

It is said that Wu Huaiyu is too arrogant to lead these hundreds of people to attack Longxi County, but if he wants to defend it, and only for a period of time, then there is no problem at all.

"Although I, Wu Huaiyu, am not a local official, even if I am passing by, I am not an official of the Tang Dynasty. Since there is a rebellion, there is no reason to escape. Besides, they are just mountain bandits. I can annihilate them easily. It’s just a matter of raking grass and hunting rabbits,”

"Listen to my instructions and act independently."

Arrange two ships to go to Zhangpu, Zhangzhou, and two ships to Jinjiang, Quanzhou, to report the news and secondment of weapons, troops and horses.

Arrange a few more speedboats to go to the upper reaches of the Jiulong River to inquire about the movements of the Longxi rebels.

A recruitment order was also issued on the island. All young and strong men must report to the port immediately to accept emergency recruitment and be incorporated into the Ludao Township Military Association to defend against the enemy.

Brother Seng rented the trolley and was about to leave the dock to go home when he heard soldiers beating gongs to announce the news of the rebels, followed by an emergency recruitment order from Prime Minister Wu.

Brother Seng was stopped and asked to register and assemble.

"My wife and children at home are still waiting for me to come back, and my rice has not been collected yet," Brother Seng was a little excited, but he missed his family and became flustered and nervous for a moment.

"We will send people to each village to notify you. Leave quickly. If you refuse to accept the call, the consequences will be very serious. You are also a member of Ludao, and you have a responsibility to defend your home."

"You are also fighting for yourself and your wife, children, and family!"

(End of this chapter)