Chapter 781: Sunrise in the East (6)
Regarding the Yuyang issue, another deal with Zhao Qi quickly completed the withdrawal of Zhao Qi's army from Dai County, ending the year-long war against Dai County. In return, Gao Yuan released the soldiers who surrendered in Yuyang. Nearly 20,000 Zhao troops also returned the other four cities except the whole city, so that Zhao Qi could have a good account in Zhao State.
Letting Zhao Qi continue to be in power in the State of Zhao is a good thing for the current Zhengdong Mansion. But if he is to continue to stay in this position, he must be given certain benefits and return everything except the entire city. Although the Four Cities caused some controversy among the senior officials of Zhengdong Mansion, they quickly returned to calm under the guidance of this big goal.
Zhengdong Mansion has actually gained control of Daijun. At present, Zhao State is not a lofty goal. The existence of Zhao State can attract the attention of Qin to the greatest extent. There is such a country lying across Zhengdong Mansion. The relationship between the forces of Qin and the State of Qin is of great practical significance to the current Zhengdong Mansion.
Zhengdong Mansion must convince Zhao Guo that Zhengdong Mansion has no ill intentions towards them at the moment. Let Zhao Guo come to this conclusion so that they can concentrate all their efforts on dealing with Qin's current offensive. Returning the four cities is imperative. Just holding the whole city in your hands actually blocked Zhao Guo's possible offensive against Yuyang again.
After solving these problems, Gao Yuan quickly led the Young Guards back to Jishi City. As Langya and Yuyang were brought under the rule of Zhengdong Mansion, the corresponding government system must be established immediately
Fan Dengke was transferred back to Langya and served as the governor of Langya County. Ye Zhong's Southern Group Army entered Langya and began a new round of army expansion. As for Yuyang, he was transferred to the first group of soldiers from Yuyang who defected to Zhengdong Mansion. Du Shenghao served as the county governor. Zeng Xianyi served as Yuyang Shou General and was affiliated with Ye Zhen's Central Group Army, and Zeng Xianyi's army will also be expanded into an army based on the original basis. All the expenses were spent, money and food. The Naha garrison in Hejian was supplied from Yuyang, and the headquarters of Ye Zhen's Central Army was also transferred from Hejian to Yuyang.
At the same time, the infantry under Ye Zhen were temporarily recruited into the Young Guards. The 6,000 cavalry under his command returned to Jishi City to rest and recuperate after withdrawing from Yuyang. The next step was to Accompanying the Young Guards, they rushed to Hetao. Launch an attack on Donghu
Jiang Jiaquan took a thick stack of copywriting and began to report one by one in front of Gao Yuan.
"The first step is to clean up the officialdom in Langya and Yuyang. The old officials in these two places are redundant and inefficient, and most of them are in the hands of local aristocratic families and powerful people. If this is not done well. We are in these two places. It will be extremely difficult to carry out the work,” Jiang Jiaquan said
"Public administration has always been a huge problem. These two places have been newly settled. Will a large-scale war cause local unrest?" Du Shenghao, the newly appointed governor of Yuyang County, is a little worried. He is from Yuyang, and he is not familiar with the local affairs. The situation is quite clear
"It is precisely because of this that we must take advantage of this opportunity to cut through the mess quickly.
Solving the problem in one fell swoop, Gao Yuan said without a doubt: "Officials are easy to deal with, but those officials are the most troublesome. Most of them are locals." The forces are intertwined, if they are allowed to collude. Even if we send new officials there, we will not be able to implement our new policies at all. Therefore, we must take advantage of the moment when they are trembling with fear of our military power to carry out drastic reforms in civil service. Do not be merciful. Our local garrison will become the strongest backing for your civil administration. At this time, the Zhengdong Mansion War Department will issue a document Garrison local troops and ask them to fully cooperate with your actions."
"Captain, what should we do specifically?" Du Shenghao asked hesitantly.
Hearing this question, Gao Yuan couldn't help but laugh, "You are the governor of Yuyang County, and you know the local situation best. How to do it specifically is your business. What I want to see is my Zhengdong Mansion's new policy." It can be launched at the fastest speed in your Yuyang, and the government can be clear and efficient, so that the war-torn people can live and work in peace and contentment in the shortest time."
"My subordinates understand!" Du Shenghao bowed and said. The meaning of Gao Yuan's words is already very clear. You are the governor of Yuyang County. This is your job. If you can't complete this smoothly, it means You are incompetent. I'm afraid this official job will come to an end.
Gao Yuan nodded appreciatively. For these scholars, the advantage is that they don’t have to speak clearly. They can understand the meaning of their words by listening to the strings and music.
"As for Langya, the situation is different." Gao Yuan turned to Fan Dengke, "Dengke, you are an old member of the Ye family. Langya is also the old fiefdom of Ye Xiang. After Langya was taken away, all the original officials of the Ye family were attacked. Suppress, this time we have recaptured Langya. This group of people will definitely come to you to ask for an official position. You have to be careful. Only those with talents can use them. Don't harbor evil just because of nostalgia for the past. You know In the past, Prime Minister Ye governed Langya, which was completely different from our concept of Zhengdong Mansion. If these old officials cannot keep pace with the times and accept our new policy, then they cannot be used at all. You have been an official in Zhengdong Mansion for several years. , our employment requirements are very clear, don’t make any mistakes.”
"I understand," Fan Dengke nodded repeatedly.
"Also, these old officials may come to take the wife's route, or to support Ye Zhong. In this regard, you must firmly grasp the direction and withstand the pressure." Gao Yuan's eyes flashed, "Deng Ke , I want to make it clear here, so as not to make you take the blame for anything going wrong in the future, that is, the Langya that returns can only be the Langya of Zhengdong Mansion, not the fiefdom of the Ye family."
Fan Dengke was shocked, leaned forward and said, "I will keep this in mind."
"That's good!" Gao Yuan smiled and turned to look at Jiang Jiaquan, "Let's talk about the second one!"
"After clarifying the official administration and establishing a solid local government, the second step is the land issue. Let's talk about Langya first. The largest landowner in Langya was originally the Ye family. Later, the Ye family lost Langya, and these lands were nationalized by the Yan State. Now that Langya has taken back these lands?"
"It belongs to Zhengdong Mansion. What's there to say?" Gao Yuan said flatly: "We, Zhengdong Mansion, take land policy as the core of our country. No one can touch this red line. These lands will be taken back to Zhengdong Mansion." The government owns it and then sells it to the landless people at a low price. If you have no money to buy it, you can borrow it on credit without interest and repay it in years. The same is true for Yuyang. Land is the lifeblood of farmers. Giving them land will help them gain income. heart, and secondly, it also ties them to the land."
"Madam, is there any doubt?"
"Don't worry about this." Gao Yuan shook his head, "The Ye family fiefdom no longer exists with the death of my father-in-law."
"Okay, then our second step in these two places is to clear Zhang Tianmu, Langya, and Yuyang are both rich and blessed places, but they are also places with a lot of hidden fields. The annexation of fields and the number of hidden fields, I believe This time, we will have a big harvest. Of course, the gains come with risks. This will affect the interests of many people. Now that the war is coming, Governor, should we implement it immediately or postpone it? "
Gao Yuan hesitated for a moment and said: "It is imperative to clarify the official governance. We will postpone the clearing of the land and sell the public lands first. Then we will follow the example of Liaoxi and Hejian and first purchase land from the big landowners and guide their capital into business." , this work can be done slowly, there is no need to rush.”
Yan Shenghao on the side clapped his hands and praised: "This is a good method. It can clarify a group of people and dig out a group of people. When Donghu is destroyed, with the power of victory, those unruly and ignorant guys can be eliminated in one fell swoop. removal"
Jiang Jiaquan also laughed and said: "If they understand the current situation, they can still get market price money by handing over a large amount of annexed land. If not, when the time comes, let them draw water from a bamboo basket and get nothing."
"That's the truth!" Gao Yuan nodded: "Under the rule of Zhengdong Mansion, we will not allow the existence of big landowners and powerful people. What we want to achieve is that everyone has food and clothing, fields for farming, and houses for housing. In order to achieve this goal, we must not be merciful. Please remember that the foundation of our Zhengdong Mansion is tens of millions of ordinary people, not a handful of big landowners and powerful people. Who wants to Crying all the way, I made sure his family didn’t even have to cry."
Hearing Gao Yuan's categorical words, both Fan Dengke and Du Shenghao shuddered. Of course they knew that the killing intent revealed in these words was enough to make some families in these two places shed their blood and disappear from the long river of history. among
"The third step is to expand the Southern Group Army and the Central Group Army. In the past, because our focus was on the Hetao, these two group armies were seriously short of soldiers. Now these two group armies are taking care of the defense of the two counties, so they must expand." "Summoned," Jiang Jiaquan continued.
"This is the proper intention for Ye Zhong and Ye Zhen to recruit troops on the spot. Of course, the conditions cannot be relaxed, and they would rather not overuse their talents. If they have the ability to recruit the full strength of the group army, they can do it. However, their military expenditures , the Southern Group Army is supplied by Langya, and the Central Group Army is supplied by Yuyang, while Liaoxi, Hejian, Jishi, Dayan, Hetao and other counties will, in the next year, concentrate all their efforts on the final decisive battle with Donghu. If there is If necessary, the two armies must also be prepared to enter Donghu operations."
"Langya and Yuyang were originally prosperous. They used to supply tens of thousands of troops. Now they continue to bear the military expenses of two armies. It should not be a big problem. And with the implementation of our new policy, the financial situation will further improve." Jiang Jiaquan interfaced "Captain, the adjustment of internal affairs has basically come to an end. The next step is the completion of local affairs. Commander, today I received a private message from my senior brother. He told me that he wanted to come to Jishi City to meet with me." Once we meet, let’s talk about the feelings of separation and friendship over the past few decades.”
Gao Yuan leaned back and said with a big smile: "It's time to talk to Qin. Qin is now in charge of the Central Plains. Are you afraid that I will make trouble with him? That's fine. He can come as soon as he comes. Since he is... I came here in the name of your senior brother, so I don’t need to pay attention to it, but you have a good talk with him. What tricks does the Qin people want to play this time?" (To be continued)