Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 734 Family

Xie Xuan surrendered, taking with him more than 10,000 naval troops and more than 7,000 Beifu troops.

Li Yue did not care whether they agreed or not, and forcibly collected them into a separate army, adding all the Honglu officials who accompanied the army into it.

"A rabbit's tail can't grow in Jiangdong. If you follow Huan Wen, you will get nothing. After following Daliang and pacifying Jiangdong, no one will be given two hundred acres of land. Military achievements are not counted!"

The army marched eastward, and Honglu officials began to spread propaganda along the way.

"There are really two hundred acres of land?"

From ancient times to the present, everyone has been extremely paranoid about their desire for land.

Land is the most stable wealth, and all other power, influence, etc. are actually eventually converted into land.

Li Yue took out this thing, and he didn't worry about not getting any fish to take the bait.

"When did I, Daliang, break his promise? Ordinary people in the north can allocate forty or fifty acres of land! Your Majesty said, both the north and the south are China. Our own people will not beat our own people, nor will we lie to our own people!"

Liang Guo's credit is pretty good, and Li Yue pays attention to publicity, so in the eyes of the world, Liang's image is pretty positive.

"Long live! Long live Daliang!"

Cheers soon erupted in the camp.

Honglu officials have invaded this way for more than ten years, and a few words can stimulate their desires.

However, there are always some stubborn people in this world. Some people have benefited from the Xie family and Huan Wen and are completely devoted to Jiangdong. They just want to be reunited with their families and kneel in the camp to plead.

After thinking about it, Li Yue simply let them go.

First, it shows Liang's kindness and reduces the desire of the soldiers at the bottom to fight to the death.

Secondly, let them bring their fear of Daliang back to Jiangdong. These people have lost their courage. Even if they appear on the battlefield next time, they will not have the courage to make enemies of the Black Cloud Army. If they stay forcibly, it will be a big hidden danger.

Li Yue had no interest in massacring civilian soldiers.

Since the world is in chaos, enough people have died.

Before and after, a total of 7,000 navy troops and 4,000 Beifu troops were left behind.

"Your Majesty's plan is very good, but... Jiangdong may not have so many fertile fields." Xie Xuan seemed to realize something.

"Jiangdong has always been rich. Isn't it easy to get two to three million acres of fertile land?" Li Yue smiled with some evil intentions.

At the height of the Han Dynasty, there were about 500 to 600 million acres of farmland. At that time, Jiangnan had not yet been developed on a large scale and was concentrated in the Central Plains and Guanzhong areas.

The Eastern Jin Dynasty was located in Jiangzuo, and its only contribution was to bring advanced farming technology to the south of the Yangtze River and develop the Guangzhou and Jiaozhou areas.

Not to mention too much, 100 million acres of fertile land will definitely be available. You must know that Soochow has been operating Jiangdong for more than 80 years.

The reason why Xie Xuan said this was because most of these fields were in the hands of the nobles.

"Do you know why Huan Wen failed?" Li Yue asked.

Xie Xuandao: "Three defeats in the Northern Expedition, I lost all my prestige, and I am anxious to usurp the throne."

"Wrong. There is only one reason. Gengxu Tuduan was timid and incomplete."

Huan Wen knew the crux of the problem, but because he was a member of the gentry himself, he more or less considered the interests of the gentry, solved the household registration problem of northern refugees, and indeed curbed the land annexation problem, laying the foundation for the later Liu Song Dynasty.

After Liu Yu came to power, he continued the Gengxu civil war.

But it is only containment, not eradication.

"The noble clan has been passed down for hundreds of years. Without the support of the noble clan, Daliang... would have a difficult time in Jiangdong..." A drop of cold sweat broke out on Xie Xuan's face.

There is only so much land in Jiangdong. Since the land is allocated to ordinary soldiers, it must be taken from the hands of the nobles.

Li Yue looked at Xie Xuan, "When I come down from Black Cloud Mountain, which step is not as difficult as walking on thin ice? Regardless of the nobles or the powerful, those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish! And the nobles are not as important as you think. These dozens of What contributions have the Jiangdong nobles made to China over the years?"

The north has basically completed a round of sorting out the powerful nobles.

There is no reason to rule the world and treat these Jiangdong nobles as ancestors. After all, the Kansai nobles resisted the Hu people in Liangzhou, rescued Chang'an twice, defeated Jie Zhao three times, and continued a ray of fireworks for China in Liangzhou.

In addition to holding back the people with lofty ideals in the Northern Expedition, the gentry in Jiangdong also annexed land.

Xie Xuan was stunned by Li Yue's question, and after a while he said quietly: "How does Your Majesty want to deal with the Xie family?"

Seeing him ask this question, Li Yue felt quite disappointed.

At this time, he was not worried about the people and soldiers of Jiangdong, but he only thought about the Xie family.

"Then it depends on your performance. I can tolerate the Xie family, or I can't!" Li Yue had a murderous intent in his eyes.

The nobles of the Han Dynasty were still the backbone of China, but the nobles of the Jin Dynasty were just a group of rotten insects.

Xie Xuan was silent for a long time, then he cupped his hands and said, "I know what to do."

"I'll wait and see!" Li Yue was still looking forward to Xie Xuan.

He was immediately named General Pingdong and led the 7,000 navy troops and 4,000 Beifu troops who had returned to march towards Wuchang.

Li Yue followed closely with his army.

Lu Qing said worriedly: "Xie Xuan is a member of the Xie family after all. If he changes sides, it will be a big disaster."

"Do you think that after the land is divided, how many people will be willing to work for Huan Wen and the nobles? With or without him, the trend of unification of the north and the south cannot be changed! He is a smart man, so he naturally knows how to choose!"

Later generations of teachers relied on this move to overthrow the three mountains that were pressing on China. What kind of thing are the Jiangdong gentry?

If Xie Xuan switches sides, it will give Li Yue an excuse to clean up the Jiangdong gentry.

Xie Xuan has already been included in Li Yue's calculations.

Using him as a striker can directly break the hearts of Jiangdong.

"Your Majesty...it turns out that he had a clever plan..." Lu Qing had deep fear in his eyes.

The older you get, the more you understand human nature.

Xie An must also hope that the Xie family can be passed down in the Liang Kingdom...

The defenders of Wuchang were all Xie Xuan's old troops. He led his troops south and surrendered without any resistance in the city.

Xie Xuan gathered his surrender troops and marched down the river. Wherever the troops pointed, they all opened the city and surrendered.

However, when they entered the Chaisang territory, they encountered strong resistance.

Chaisang's general was Huan Wen's younger brother Huan Mi, who rose to the rank of general of the auxiliary state and governor of Jiangzhou.

Apart from Huan Yun, Huan Wen's younger brothers were quite talented, including Huan Chong, Huan Huo, and Huan Mi, who was less talented, capable of literary and military skills, and had made great achievements. He once led an army to attack Sima Xun.

The Huan family has been able to rise from a small third-rate family to a prominent family, and Huan Wen's brothers should not be underestimated.

Xie Xuan launched his army to attack fiercely, but encountered strong resistance.

Li Yue led the Chinese army to Chaisang and inspected the front line in person. Xie Xuan showed no mercy. The Beifu army worked hard to attack the city, but Chaisang was considered a strong city and would be difficult to capture in a short time.

"If we can't rely on them, it's still the end of the world!" Zhang Hao did his part.

"What's going on with Huan Wen and Xie An?" Li Yue asked Lu Qing who was standing aside.

"We will report carefully. Huan Wen stepped up training of new soldiers and accumulated food and grass. The two generals Liang Xiao and Deng Xia were blocked by Ruxu."

The reason why Li Yue did not go to Huainan was because he considered that the Ruxu was too strong.

Cao Cao and Cao Ren both failed here and returned home.

Moreover, Fu Jian's Feishui battle was also in Huainan, so he finally chose Jingxiang in the middle.

(End of this chapter)