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First Acquaintance with the Temple Chapter 253 Cutting off the Way Back

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    Chapter 253: Breaking the Road Back The first piece of loot was delivered to the three counties at the same time Liu Qi arrived.  While Liu Qi was still walking towards the temporary headquarters of the county government in Ouyang, three men with an ox cart stopped him and pulled an old woman out of the cart.  A soldier came to report: "The mother of Prime Minister Zhong has been captured." "Can you prove it?" Ouyang asked.  "Zhong Xiang's mother was in poor health and had been visiting a doctor in Yuezhou. They said they were from the fourth county and were making a living in Yuezhou. They heard that there was a reward for spies, so they stole Zhong's mother out." The soldier handed over a letter.  Xin said: "There is also a letter left by Mr. Zhong to the doctor. He promised a lot of money to ask the doctor to treat and take care of his mother." Ouyang nodded and said: "Zhang San" "Here" Zhang San clasped his fists.  "Five hundred guans per person." "Yes" Ouyang ordered: "Li Si, send someone to send Zhongmu to Jiangling to take care of her. She is not allowed to die." "Yes" Liu Qi smiled bitterly: "Only when you are with the adults do you know what it is to use it.  "The money will kill people." "The first batch spread the news, and Shang Yang paid a lot of money to hire people to carry bamboo poles. I don't think there is much need to fight. People are already panicking." Ouyang said with a smile: "But if we fight more.  , I can only exchange my official seal for money." "Report" A vanguard of the imperial army came on horseback, dismounted and saluted: "General Liu, Mr. Ou, there are 8,000 defenders in the four counties, but they want money." "  Do I really look like the God of Wealth?" Ouyang smiled bitterly. After the Royal News's publicity, Ouyang was the first person in Song Dynasty to spend money fiercely.  Coupled with the formidable imperial army, the overwhelming rumors of traitors, and Prime Minister Zhong's reduction in troops, there was no reinforcements to send.  The four counties could not hold on at all.  When the city defenders saw this situation, they were about to run away. The dog-headed military advisor immediately suggested selling the city to Ouyang to make a fortune and leave.  Ouyang asked: "How much did he ask for?" "He didn't ask for a price." The Forbidden Army replied: "He said he wouldn't sell and let the adults give the price." "A small county, eight thousand stragglers who are half bandits and half civilians." Ouyang Qiao  After pointing his finger, he said: "I bought a thousand guan. Zhang San, you go with him. If they can help us persuade the five counties to surrender, we will reward you with another 1,000 guan." "Yes" Ouyang sighed and said, "It feels really rich.  "Okay." "Haha," Liu Qi said with a smile, "It must be a good feeling to go to war with the adults." "My mother was arrested?" Zhong Xiang was shocked.  The soldier sent to Yuezhou to pick him up said: "Back to King Chu, when we arrived in Yuezhou, the Queen Mother had been taken away by a few desperate young people. I heard that each of them took a reward of 500 guan." "  This is unreasonable." Zhong Xiang was furious: "My mother is not a thing, how can she insult me ??like this? Ouyang, this is too much." "Sir, it's bad." A man dressed as a family member appeared: "Young Master Sixteen was taken away.  "What happened?" "The wet nurse told me that some servants in the mansion drowned Young Master Sixteen and then escaped from the mansion with his body." "The whereabouts of the young master are unknown."  "A soldier came in and said: "The commander of the Yuezhou Cavalry Battalion surrendered to the enemy. Ten soldiers from Yuezhou City fled. "Zhong Xiang asked in disbelief: "How is it possible?  King Chu, the walls of Yuezhou City are full of heads. The officer leading the team said that those who surrender will be given two hundred coins to leave, and those who do not will be sent to Yuezhou to ask for reinforcements."  "Report" a soldier said: "Only one of the sergeants sent to deliver the order to Yang Mo came back, and the others were killed. Huang Zuo left a message for Yang Mo, asking the King of Chu to take care of himself." The most worrying thing happened.  Mother and child are a trivial matter, but Yang Mo's betrayal is very scary. Yang Mo occupies the base inside Dongting Lake, which is Zhong Xiang's retreat.  Unexpected things happen, and people are in panic because of the huge reward.  For example, if several servants who thought they were very trustworthy betrayed him, who else could he trust?  Zhong Xiang glanced around, looking for anyone suspicious.  Zhong Xiang has been shocked by Ouyang's financial strength, and he thinks that Ouyang will pay huge sums of money to bribe his men.  Zhong Xiang quickly calmed down and gave the order: "Order the Yuezhou troops to withdraw to Tanzhou and strengthen the Yuanshui water village. Hmm, let's see how powerful the Song army is when they get into the water." Without spending a single soldier, the bandit suppression headquarters took it  Returned to Yuezhou City.  Ouyang went to look for registered merchants in the business association according to the list, but without exception, all the buildings were empty and the floors and walls were stained with blood.  The rich have become the first targets of attack.  All the Confucian scholars in Yuezhou City who were blacklisted also died.  Ouyang ordered people to dig out the mass grave and bury them separately.  This move received strong support from the people of Yuezhou.  ?Compared to people in the city, people in the countryside are much more resistant.  This is also a problem Ouyang is currently facing.  Because the fields have been distributed, the landlords are dying.Escape.  It will definitely not work if the land is not taken, because it will condone and encourage it, but if the land is taken, there will definitely be large-scale disputes.  After Ouyang met with the clan leader and others, it was decided that the distribution would be based on strong labor, and each strong laborer could be allocated one acre of land.  If there is no strong labor force, each family will be given one acre of land.  The excess land will be sold to Ouyang for 500 wen per mu, and Ouyang will auction it to the public after the situation stabilizes.  Some are convinced, and some are uncooperative.  One village called Hongxing Village was the most violent. They believed that the land given to them by Zhong Xiang was given to them, and since all the landowners were dead, the government should not interfere.  The whole village was unwilling to cooperate under the leadership of a few young people.  The Imperial Guards worked patiently, but were wounded instead.  Ouyang was furious and sent soldiers to behead several young leaders, triggering a large-scale massacre.  Finally, the army moved in, and Red Star Village disappeared from the earth.  Ouyang took all the land as his own.  Ouyang believes that Hongxing Village used its banditry to compete for land.  The proportion of able-bodied laborers cultivating one acre of land is already relatively high, and the proportion of able-bodied laborers in Yangping is only seven percent.  He took the stolen goods as his own, thinking that the law would not punish others.  Ouyang knew that these people thought he looked nothing like an executioner.  To be honest, Ouyang didn't want to kill anyone, but without killing, the land policy would not be implemented.  The effect of massacring the village was remarkable, and coupled with the patient persuasion of the soldiers, an example shows that the ratio of one acre of land was already a very high ratio in the Song Dynasty.  Each village expressed its acceptance and selected village heads and household heads to help implement management.  On the other hand, the damage was very serious. Another purpose of Prime Minister Zhong was to burn the city.  Although the city was not completely destroyed because of its concentrated population and easy recruitment of troops, the city would need to be built at least ten times or even a hundred times as much as it was destroyed to recover.  The situation in Tanzhou is relatively serious, and military reports have been received.  All five counties and one state in Tanzhou were burned down.  The uprising munitions live in water villages or in mountains and forests.  Break it into pieces and prepare to fight guerrilla warfare with Ouyang.  Guerrilla warfare is an inhumane kind of war. It is a flexible operation that uses civilian cover. The largest number of casualties comes from civilians.  China often criticizes children from other countries for participating in war at an early age. In fact, China itself organized Boy Scouts during the war years.  For example, the well-known Wang Erxiao herding cattle is to trick minors into getting involved in the war. The person who killed Wang Erxiao was not a Japanese, but the Eighth Route Army to be precise.  At least the police are more humane in this regard, and at least they are arresting strong men.  Ouyang knows this tactic, but has never studied it. Liu Qi obviously has no experience in this area. Both of them feel that Tanzhou's form is a bit tricky.  At this time, the spy group played a huge role.  The spy came to report: Members of the mutual aid association of 800 people in xx Township will hold a meeting at xx location.  So they gathered them together, and the captives were put to work and released.  Other places did not dare to take in these people, and at the same time they were worried that there were spies within themselves, so they lived in fear all day long.  After all, if you are not a spy today, it will be hard to become a spy if you find life too hard tomorrow.  Heart is under the kyte.  Although it took a little longer, the bandit suppression army made steady progress, and with the help of spies, they eliminated the resistance forces everywhere.  In the end, the puppet Chu army in Tanzhou retreated to Dingzhou under high pressure.  According to reliable information, more than 100,000 puppet Chu troops were gathered in Dingzhou.  Except for the city of Dingzhou, all the county towns in Dingzhou were burned down.  Dingzhou is retained because Zhong Xiang is called the king and used to give orders.  During the period when the Forbidden Army occupied Tanzhou, Zhong Xiang sent people to attack various counties from waterways.  But the effect is not great.  Either because the plan was leaked, or because they were too powerful.  The returning landowners and businessmen formed armed forces to defend their homes.  In addition, there are two hundred forbidden troops in each city, making it difficult for non-large-scale military campaigns to achieve results.  And large-scale military operations will inevitably be known to the main force of the Forbidden Army.  Even if the city can be captured, the losses will be very heavy.  With the support of business associations and the efforts of landowners, each state established self-defense forces.  And with the momentum of the rebel army suppressed.  The states on Jinghu South Road began to attack Dingzhou from the south.  Jingling Road to the west of Dingzhou is also gathering, and there is a trend of movement towards Dingzhou.  "I received the news." Liu Qi said to Ouyang: "Yang wants to fish, and has been checking out the spots recently." They are now in Tanzhou. Since the city has been destroyed, they are temporarily stationed in a small town.  "Although Yang Mo only has tens of thousands of people, his combat power is relatively concentrated and he is good at water battles. I heard that he understands carts and ships. The people on the ship can move the wheels by pedaling, and they can move forward through the water. They move like flying, and are surrounded by missiles to attack enemy ships.  Shoot the pole. He is quite talented." "Yes." Liu Qi said: "This man is young and has great military ability." "Kill them," said Ouyang. "Didn't Song Jiang and the others go to Jiangling?  Clean up the mess. We just need to capture Dingzhou. Anyway, Prime Minister Zhong can¡¯t take down Yang Mo¡¯s troops.¡± ¡°Yes, it¡¯s a pity.¡±¡­ ¡°How to kill?¡±  Of course it was assassination.  The most dangerous people are not your enemies, but your friends and the people around you.  Spies everywhereAlthough Yang Mo is relatively rare in the army, in order to prevent people from plotting against him, Yang Mo always brings his life and death brothers with him when he goes out.  However, he was still killed.  The names of those who killed him were: Huang Zuo, Yang Qin, Huang Cheng, and Zhou Lun.  These four people are all old brothers who have followed Yang Mo for many years, and they all have their own subordinates.  They were also prisoners captured by Ouyang in the three counties.  The difference is that they are all willing to surrender, and those who are unwilling to surrender will not accompany Yang Mo back alive.  (Historically, it was these four people who rebelled.) Xia Cheng and Liu Heng were in chaos in their water villages, and internal conflicts broke out directly. The powerful generals and leaders attacked each other, either to destroy the traitors or to frame them.  The soldiers didn't know who said it was true and who said it was false. Everyone followed their boss and started hacking.  After hearing the report, Song Jiang said: "My own brothers are killing each other. How can a group of snobbish people achieve this?" Wu Jialiang clenched his fist and said, "Brother, what the hell. Mr. Ou said, if we take these two water villages, we will be the leader."  "Song Gongchen." Song Jiang loved to hear this, and he had been feeling very aggrieved over the years.  Even though he is a fifth-grade military attache, he has no army at all.  After receiving the order this time, I called on all the old brothers and veterans.  If this battle goes well, you can have your own little gang in the future.  Being able to take charge of such an important task as Dihe's front line is what Song Jiang wants even more.  Song Jiang shouted: "Signal." When Huang Zuo and others saw the sound of the cannon, they immediately ordered their subordinates: "Find a cloth and tie it on your left arm. Reinforcements are coming, open the water gate."  There is no doubt that the two water strongholds that are said to be natural dangers were blocked.  Song Jiang won easily.  After Song Jiang took it, he immediately repaired the water stronghold for on-site defense.  The ability to reduce the activities of the Dingzhou navy.  The news naturally spread to Dingzhou, and Zhong Xiang was sad about Yang Mo's death for a long time, or maybe he was sad for himself.  There are enemies on three sides of the land, and enemies on the waterways from both sides, and Prime Minister Zhong can feel his own doom.  "The biggest mistake that Mr. Zhong made was that he killed too many people. As a result, there was no mass base. It is difficult for a riot without a mass base to continue." Ouyang said: "Forget it just killing officials, even Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism  If you want to kill everyone, you will destroy yourself." "Indeed." Liu Qi agreed and asked, "Sir, why do so many people join?" "Who doesn't want to be a master?" said Ouyang.  I drew a cake. Although it was a drawing, it was very tempting. Who wouldn¡¯t want to live a life like mine, with money and a woman, and freedom and ease? But they are not capable of it, not even rich people.  If they are illiterate, they hate literate people. They think it would be good if everyone is illiterate. They hate those who exploit them. They want society to adapt to them, and they have never thought about adapting to society.  Many of them are very helpless people, but I believe that more people can change their lives with their own hands." Liu Qi smiled and said, "Young adults are joking, how come these people who are facing the earth and being thrown into the sky" "Wrong, this place is.  A land of plenty, close to a lake and a mountain, with fields, water and land. "They are unwilling to change their own life path, but want to change others' lives," he said.  Farming, idle laborers can go to work in the city, and they can join in fishing to make some extra money. "Look what they are doing?" Liu Qi and Ouyang could only sigh when they saw and heard about it.  Non-governmental gambling is the most serious, followed by drinking.  There was a table of gambling, and all the ladies and children crowded in to watch and join in the fun.  Modern Ouyang is celebrating the New Year in the rural areas of the mainland, and his enthusiasm for gambling really puts Ouyang to shame.  Parks in the county have become gambling spots, and police patrols are helpless.  But after all, it is a county town, so it has restrained itself a lot.  It's amazing at the township level. A long row of tables is placed from the street to the end of the street.  Playing mahjong is the most gentle among them. There are pressure points, golden flowers, heaven and earth bars, and dice.  Children cannot help but gamble, it is really a sport for men, women and children to participate in.  Not to mention lottery, which is something that is played all the time. It is not uncommon for the old woman to sell two eggs and happily discuss the twelve zodiac signs with others.  I remember that one year the lottery had nearly 20 consecutive green waves, which led to a great depression in the rural economy.  As for the kindness of rural people, there are actually relatively few.  Driver friends know that if you hit a chicken, you will have to pay the price of a pig. Hitting a vegetable field is the worst luck. Not only will you pay the price of a red mushroom, but you also have to hire someone to get the car out.  If you accidentally hit a motorcycle Ouyang advises, run away quickly, hit and run is more cost-effective than staying.  Ouyang has always believed that knowledge and morality are directly proportional.  Of course, we can't always talk about animals dressed in clothes.  There are scum in every class, and the President of the United States has an extramarital affair.  But these are social problems. As Li Han said, the funds required for universal literacy education are astronomical, and many people would rather let their children help with work than let them go to school.  Ouyang said: "I'll make a list later. If you have children who are literate, you can collect less grain." Liu Qi smiled and said, "Isn't it more important that you tell them why you need to collect grain?"???  " "I will go and tell them that the food you take is to support soldiers for fighting and to build bridges and pave roads.  If they don't care about you, they will know that you took away my food.  Ouyang said: "When Yang Pingzhan was in power, I couldn't move the countryside."  In the end, they relied on county exhibitions to drive them to literacy.  Don't believe it when I tell you, Yang Ping spent a lot of money on free literacy, five million kan.  Liu Qi was surprised: "So many?"  " "Of course, if you don't give them a place to live, they won't come.  If you don¡¯t give them food, they won¡¯t come.  Ask them to buy pen and ink, but they won't do it.  Later, I forced myself to continue, and the salary for the illiterate was lower than that for the literate, but I never thought that there would be people who would rather get the lower salary, because they had no intention of becoming literate.  Do you know what the reason is for me?  Literacy was a headache, and I even thought of committing suicide.  Ouyang smiled and said: "But this is a long-term process, and it cannot be completed by our generation."  " "My lord, you think too much.  Liu Qi said: "Instead of being distracted by this kind of thing, it would be better for you to think about how to capture Dingzhou."  "Think about it. Dingzhou is surrounded by water on three sides. It is impossible for us to run out of food or water in the short term."  Ouyang said: "Let's bring heavy artillery to bombard us."  "Haha" Liu Qi couldn't help laughing and said: "When did you become so direct, sir?"  I do have an idea.  " Ouyang said: "When you said you had a plan, my heart felt a little cold.  What plan?  " "Poison"  "Poison? Where to put it? There is no shortage of food, clothing, and drink. But there is one thing that is definitely lacking. Although a city with more than 100,000 people has a small population in comparison,  The daily consumption of salt is astonishing. Salt is not only a source of taxation in the Song Dynasty, but also has become one of the strategic materials. Most of the ancient salt is sodium chloride. If you do not eat salt, insufficient sodium intake will cause the osmotic pressure inside and outside the body's cells to lose balance.  , prompting water to enter the cells, resulting in varying degrees of cerebral edema. In mild cases, there will be disturbances of consciousness, including drowsiness, fatigue, and confusion. In severe cases, coma may occur. If salt intake is excessively restricted for a long time, excessive serum sodium levels may occur.  Low levels can cause neurological and mental symptoms, such as loss of appetite, weakness in limbs, dizziness, etc. In severe cases, symptoms such as anorexia, nausea, vomiting, increased heart rate, weak pulse, muscle spasms, blurred vision, and weakened tendon reflexes may also occur.
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