(It¡¯s a new week, let¡¯s work together!) Chapter 599: How to govern the place Liangcheng Standing on the city wall and looking north with clairvoyance, one can vaguely see the hilly-like campground more than 20 miles away. The Flying Lion Army of Xiahou Baichuan, the vanguard of the Black Flag Army, has been to the north of Liangcheng for four or five days. Although they have not attacked, they send scouts around Liangcheng every day. The defenders on the city wall are frightened. Having not fought in a war for so many years, these county soldiers have never been familiar with the smell of blood. Zhong Xin, the governor of Beihui Province, put down his clairvoyance with worry in his eyes. He set off from Beihui Daozhi Construction City on the day he received Fang Jie's autographed letter. In fact, it was not Niu Bang who came with his autographed letter at all. He was waiting for the news in Liangcheng. Zhong Xin did not expect that the Black Flag Army would move so quickly. He set off immediately after receiving Fang Jie's letter. When he arrived in Liangcheng, he discovered that part of the Black Flag Army had already camped in the north of Liangcheng. Every day, you can see cavalry in black armor flying past Liangcheng in a majestic manner. They seem to have no fear of the strong bows and crossbows in the hands of the city wall soldiers. "This is the solution" Zhong Xin sighed: "It is said that heroes emerge from troubled times, and this is true. If the world in the Sui Dynasty was peaceful and stable, how could this junior appear so quickly. Although he was in The emperor praised him as the second person in the Sui Dynasty in a hundred years, but it was just that his majesty needed such a role model. Times make heroes I'm afraid the emperor didn't think of the person he praised at the beginning. He will become one of the gravediggers of the Sui Dynasty." Chen Yongfu, who came with him, didn't seem too worried. He smiled and said, "It's just a boy who smells like milk. He won tens of thousands of horses by chance. Knowing that the sky is high and the sky is high, I thought that the world could be fought over by just anyone Throughout the thousands of years of history of the Central Plains dynasty, could a person from a poor family finally sit on that dragon throne and want to control the world? , It¡¯s just an idiot¡¯s dream.¡± ¡°Your Excellency also knows that every time a dynasty changes, many people who can be called heroes from poor families will emerge and become princes who occupy one side. But in the end, they will either be defeated or die. How can any of other people's subordinates become a big deal? Fighting for the world is never a game for people from humble backgrounds. They are just pawns. The more they think too highly of themselves, the more miserable they will end up. " It was a prominent family in Northern Hui Dao, and could also be considered a famous family in the Sui Dynasty. There are several aristocratic families in Beihui Road that have lasted for hundreds of years. The most famous one is the Lukou Shengtu family, followed by the Chen family in Jianshe City and the Niu family in Hui'an. Because the Chen family was building the city, Zhong Xin sent someone to invite Chen Yongfu with him when he set out. After all, if Zhong Xin wants to still hold Beihui Road in his hands, he cannot do without the support of these wealthy families. Naturally, Zhong Xin could not be scornful of the Chen family, which was second only to the Shengtu family in Northern Hui Dao. Especially since the Chen family governs the city in Beihui Road, they have the closest contact with Zhong Xin. "You can't say that." Zhong Xin looked at another group of Black Flag Army scouts galloping past outside and said: "You know the general by observing the troops. Look at these cavalry, they are skilled in horse control, and they are not afraid of the bows and arrows on the city wall. It can be seen that this Fang Jie is a man who knows how to run an army very well, and don't underestimate his young age. Since ancient times, heroes have always been young Emperor Taizu of the Sui Dynasty was only thirty years old when he started the army, and he was only ten when Taizong succeeded to the throne. Seven years old" "Comparing him with Emperor Taizu?" Chen Yongfu smiled and said, "Your Excellency, you think highly of him." "This young man is not simple. He went to Yongzhou as an imperial envoy, saying it was for the princess. When I got married, I first surveyed the local customs of Yongzhou. After arriving, I didn't know how I was able to get a battalion of people from Luo Yao, and then fled with this battalion. Not only did I not become a leader in such a harsh and difficult environment in the northwest, Instead, the chess pieces of all forces used this battalion as their capital, and they grew bigger and bigger. Now they have occupied the entire Huangyang Road, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers. It is not easy If you don't have some skills, how can you get it from Luo Yao? If you don't have the ability to go to the first battalion, how can you escape with Luo Yao's soldiers?" Chen Yongfu was startled, nodded and said: "It is true that it is not easy to deceive things from Luo Yao. Come, he can still make the soldiers of the battalion follow him wholeheartedly. It is really impressive to be able to do this in a short period of time." As the two people were talking, they saw a group of people coming back in a hurry, Zhong Xin. With his clairvoyance, he saw that Niu Peng, whom he had sent, had returned with people. Not long after, Niu Bang, who had a bruised nose and swollen face, was helped up the city wall. When he saw Zhong Xin, he saluted quickly. Chen Yongfu couldn't help laughing when he saw him being beaten like this, because this was not unexpected, so he Not angry. Besides, sufferThe one who was beaten was not his. "Sir" Niu Bang didn't dare to pay attention to Chen Yongfu's smile, lowered his head and shouted. Seeing how swollen his face was, Zhong Xin couldn't help but frown: "Why were you beaten like this?" Niu Bang told the story exactly, and Chen Yongfu, who had been smiling before, immediately changed his face: " What is this Fangjie! How can he be so ungrateful! In the past few years, he only gave Pei Yan 30,000 taels of silver a year. This time, he gave him something worth at least 60,000 to 70,000 taels of silver. Dare to speak!" Niu Hen said: "Although Bei Zhi was beaten, Bei Zhi has almost seen clearly that this Fang Jie is not very interested in using troops against Beihui Road. He probably wants to extort more money and food from his subordinates. I saw a lot of new recruits in the Zhuque Mountain camp. They didn't even have any decent armor on them, and the weapons in their hands were very crude. When I passed the school grounds, I actually saw that the new recruits were trained with bamboo bows Analysis of the humble job, This is because his troops have expanded too quickly, and he does not have enough money, food and equipment, so the attack on Beihui Road is just an excuse for him to blackmail, and he probably just wants to extort more things. " How did Niu Bang know that he had these things? What he saw was what Fang Jie deliberately let him see. Knowing that Zhong Xin had sent someone, Fang Jie specially asked the recruits to wear shabby clothes and hold bamboo bows for training in the school field. "He just blackmailed me?!" Chen Yongfu said angrily: "I don't know how high the sky is, I really thought he had the final say in this southwest!" "Calm down" Zhong Xin glanced at Chen Yongfu, was silent for a while and said: "If Fang Jie is really There's nothing to worry about with this kind of mentality. If he only wants money, it's okay for us to give him some charity. What I'm worried about is he is deliberately pretending to be greedy for money, but in fact he still wants to treat Bei Hui. "What should we do?" Chen Yongfu asked. "I have sent people to inform each family. It won't be long before each family will send people to Liangcheng. We will discuss it then." Zhong Xin thought for a while and said: "But if Fang Jie just wants to extort money and food, he will send people Hurry up and hurry up. If he is just waiting for our news, it is probably a lie. " "No matter what, we must be prepared to have the soldiers work an extra shift at night, and we must not slack off!" Xie summoned all the civil servants in charge of the village to discuss matters of local governance in the meeting hall. He has never regarded himself as a passer-by in Huangyang Road, but really wants to regard this place as his foundation, so he has to treat it, and how to treat it to convince the people is also the basis for Fang Jie's future success. "If we blindly develop the military and ignore the civil affairs, then it won't be long before Huangyang Road is drained dry. By then, people's hearts will be filled with dissatisfaction, and any talk of fighting for the world will be a joke. Since ancient times, those who can achieve great things will never abandon the people. The reason why Li Yuanshan failed to gain a firm foothold in the northwest was because he only cared about the future and not the immediate things. He always thinks about the exhausted land in the northwest, and squeezes out as much as possible. When he takes over the world in the future, he will think about treating the people well. You have already forgotten the fundamentals, how can you remain undefeated? Nothing could be more ambitious than this. He simply forgot that if people in other places knew what he was doing in the northwest, how could he get support even if he could go out of the northwest? "I have brought you here today just to discuss local matters." Fang Jie waved his hand to signal everyone to sit down, and ordered people to serve tea to these civil servants: "I have never been a person who only values ??military power over military power. Civilians, because I know that if we want to achieve anything, we still cannot do without the support of the people. Marching and fighting relies on brave and resourceful generals and soldiers who dare to die, and it is up to you to govern the place and appease the people. " "Military generals are indispensable for conquests and civil servants for stability In some sense, you are more important than military generals, because what the generals and soldiers wear and hold are provided by you and the people. . Without you, no matter how brave the generals are, they will not be able to fight the war." Everyone felt very comfortable after hearing this. The Sui Dynasty had always been a little more military than civilized, and the people who controlled one side seemed to be the feudal officials like the governors. , in fact, they are still generals holding military power. It seemed that the civil servants were more powerful in the court, but in fact the emperor still favored the generals. Therefore, many literati were dissatisfied, and when they heard what Fang Jie said, they were quite excited. "The general has seen everything thoroughly!" The speaker was the magistrate of Laishui County under Zhuque Mountain. He had an excellent reputation as an official. His surname was Zhang and his given name was Xi. "The general values ??us, how dare we not do our best for the general." Fang Jie smiled and nodded: "Now, except for Xinyang City and Xinkoucang, most of Huangyang Road is under the rule of our Black Flag Army. With millions of people, it is not easy to govern. We must do it as soon as possible The main thing is to make the place stable and the people to surrender. I suddenly thought of something a while ago. Let¡¯s see if it¡¯s feasible.¡± Seeing the benefits and getting more benefits, they will have more support for my Black Flag Army. I am thinking how can we make the people more active, such as dividing the fields into households? ?" Dugu Wenxiu was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook his head: "General, this is not possible." "Oh?" Fang Jie asked, "Let me tell you, why is it not possible?" Dugu Wenxiu said: "The land is mostly in the gentry. The generals took the fields from the hands of these big households and distributed them to the common people. Once the news got out" He glanced at Fang Jie. He worriedly said: "Not only will all the big households in Huangyang Dao be opposed, but if troops are sent out in the future, the big households in other Dao will also rise up to resist, making the general's path of conquest much more difficult! It is true that the general's move is indeed a blessing to the people. It is a good deed to distribute the fields to the common people. The common people do not have to pay rent to the big families. They only need to pay the grain to the Black Flag Army. This eliminates the middle step. The common people will be happy and trust and love the general. But this is not feasible now Nine times out of ten, the wealth and talents in the world are in the hands of the big families. Once this news spreads, not only one family will be against the general, but all the big families in the world will be against the general! I know I'm on your side" Everyone looked at each other, feeling that what Fang Jie said was too childish and too whimsical. Fang Jie was slightly startled and couldn't help but sigh. Sure enough, it is still too difficult to do the same thing in different times. However, this idea only occurred to him accidentally, and he knew that it was not advisable. "Then what do you think we should do?" Fang Jie asked, quietly waiting for everyone to speak.