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Volume 1: Heroes from all over the world gather at a lake, Chapter 878: Strong walls and clear fields, a dragnet and a net

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    After leaving all the trivial matters of Jingdong to Liu Zhongwu, Tong Guan felt that everything was fine and he had no worries.  Therefore, after solemnly launching his successor the next day, he hurried to the capital with his victorious army.

    Since I have said this, let me say one more thing by the way.  Although our Child Privy Council has had some premonitions in her heart for a long time, the old saying that "good fortune comes with misfortune" still did not escape her.  The troubles waiting for him in Tokyo this time are no less than the next!  For example, the murder of a senior general of the Imperial Imperial Guard that occurred on the streets of downtown Tokyo shortly afterwards and caused a stir was inseparable from him.

    ¡°However, everything has its priorities, and we will leave this matter to the future.  Stop talking and get down to business.

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? by Liu Zhongwu, a veteran of the Western Army and the general of the Western Army, took over the post of commander-in-chief of the Imperial Conquest Army from Tong Guan.  After meditating on the chart of the Salmon Islands for a night, Liu Zhongwu took advantage of the crowd and announced his plan to suppress thieves in advance in front of Tong Guan the next day. He immediately received high praise from Tong Guan.  Tong Guan even gave instructions on the spot to Cai Juhou, the new governor of Yunzhou, Xu Ji, the governor of Jezhou, and Zhao Tan, the remaining general of the imperial court, and ordered the three of them to cooperate sincerely, learn from and implement the eight-character policy proposed by Liu Zhongwu, and strive to trap the Liangshan bandits to death as soon as possible.  On an isolated island in the water.

    It can be seen that Tong Guan is not taking this opportunity to boost Liu Zhongwu's prestige. After all, Liu Zhongwu's qualifications do not require such formal promotion.  It was Liu Zhongwu's eight words of weightlessness that really moved Tong Guan and gained his high recognition.

    It is said that there are three things a new official needs to do when taking office.  Liu Zhongwu's first move was fully supported by his superiors, and according to his arrangements, both his colleagues and lower-level soldiers had a lot to gain.  This kind of thing that makes almost everyone happy, is there still a problem with its implementation?  Therefore, before Liu Zhongwu arrived in Qingzhou, the fire was spread throughout Dengzhou and some of the counties near the sea in Qing, Lai, and Wei.  With the thunder of news catching up, it burst into flames.

    "According to Liu Chengxuan's military order, from now on, the people of Dengzhou counties will be relocated to inland counties! Anyone who disobeys the order will be punished as a traitor!"

    The surrendered soldiers who showed off their power happily read out the imperial military orders over and over again in front of the people.  Tasks like this to disturb the people are what they support from the bottom of their hearts. They can make money without having to take responsibility. It is simply not too good for their tastes!

    "It's just that they are happy, but the people are suffering.  Who would be willing to be kicked out of the house for no reason?  Faced with this kind of chaotic government, let alone the poor households in Dengzhou counties.  The wealthy squires in every township and village were almost in rebellion.  Under high pressure, they all signed a petition and went to the highest civil servant in Dengzhou, Wang Qing Wang Xianggong, to cry out:

    "Even when Wang Lun occupied Dengzhou, he did not disturb the people so much and provided food for the people. How could he wait for the imperial court to regain Dengzhou and force the people to leave their homes? The governor of the state must make the decision for the people under his rule. He cannot leave it to the emperor.  Lieutenants are acting up!"

    Wang Qing, the temporary governor (waiting for Liu Yu's arrival to take over) unexpectedly received a huge amount of tribute from wealthy households, so naturally he had to say two "confidential" words:

    "Don't ever think that Wang Lun didn't rob you before, but instead pretended to open a warehouse for you to put food in. You will be safe in the future! He has now swept millions of people and hid on the island. Even if he is lying on the gold and silver mountains,  There will be a day of failure. If you don¡¯t leave, you will become fat in their eyes sooner or later. Don¡¯t complain about the lack of protection from the court!¡±

    Wang Qing¡¯s words are not unreasonable, but in view of Liang Shanbo¡¯s always strong reputation and the loss of both people and money that will result from leaving his hometown, the big families are still unwilling to give in easily:

    "When the time comes, Liangshan will really come to rob us, and we will admit it, and we will never blame the court! Please do me a favor, sir, and please accept the heavenly soldiers. At least let us go! If the filial piety is not enough, we will try again!"

    "Nonsense! Is this a matter of money!? You're just willing to be robbed. I don't care about you at the moment. But it's a small matter for you to lose your family, but it's a big deal for the Liangshan bandits to get supplies. It's directly related to the imperial court's plan to suppress thieves.  Success or failure! Don't think that you have nothing to worry about because your ancestors have produced several magistrates and officials. Wang Lun is the number one criminal that the officials want to kill. How many brains do you have to dare to harm the officials?  What a big deal! Even if your ancestors are still alive, do you think they dare to ignore the emperor's favor and disobey the holy will at this moment?"

    Wang Qing is Tong Guan¡¯s son-in-law. He went to the countryside to fish for money and his direct relatives were included. It would be strange for you to ask him to stand on the side of the people with righteousness and justice.

    "However, Wang Qing's surprise was a common occurrence for big business owners.  Since you dare to collect money from the beginning, you have the ability to do things.  Everyone begged and pressed, and finally a compromise came out of Wang Qing's mouth:

    "In this case, I will take care of it for you! Your family still has to move, butYou must go far away!  Everyone, go back and move your family members to the four counties in this state. When the Liangshan bandits come, there will be officers and soldiers to protect you!  "

    This was actually Liu Zhongwu¡¯s original intention. After all, he was a pure soldier who only wanted to win the war, not to push the people to death.  It's just that for some reason, the order went wrong when it reached the lower levels, and instead became the only way for officials at all levels to reap benefits.  Wang Qing, a newly promoted official in the imperial court with a background of thieves and bandits, was playing this trick for the first time, but he didn't know how to do it by himself.

    With this change, the wealthy households can breathe a sigh of relief, but the poor households are in dire straits.  People with money can naturally live a good life in the county. Even if all the food and grass in the warehouse are taken away by the army in the name of preventing traitors, they will not be hurt.  But these people are in an embarrassing situation, because once they leave this home, they have nothing.  The so-called prospects described by the government are like a mirage, and honest people who are willing to believe such illusory statements have already fled with Liang Shanbo.

    "It's a pity that if the imperial court really wants to do something, the common people alone are really powerless to stop it.  Today, there are more than 100,000 imperial troops stationed in the four counties of Dengzhou, with enough manpower to penetrate into every natural village.  Therefore, Liu Zhongwu's strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the wilderness was implemented extremely smoothly.  Except for the smoky atmosphere at the beginning, Dengzhou has been completely deserted for a long time.

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    Dengzhou, north of Penglai, the old village of Swordfish.

    "The old lieutenant is really amazing. In just a few days, he has turned Dengzhou into a desperate situation! In my opinion, when the Liangshan bandits sit back and try to plunder Dengzhou, they will be in despair.  ! "A middle- and lower-level officer in red and black armor was standing in front of the cliff watching the sea with a young junior.

    The young man said, looking back at the strong soldier beside him, he laughed at himself: "This is the first time in the past few days that I heard someone say good things about my father!"

    The officer was not embarrassed. Instead, he laughed and said, "Look at what the yamen said! Since we are eliminating thieves for the country, what does it mean to get scolded? The old officer is motivated by public interest, and he may not let go of these rumors.  In my heart! As long as the banditry in Liangshan is suppressed, the first person the people of Jingdong will thank is the old Taiwei!"

    "Yaksha, Yaksha, you are getting better and better at talking! You don't have to persuade me. Even if the people of Jingdong will all remember my father's merits in the future, in Dengzhou, the bad name of my Liu family cannot be washed away.  Well, fortunately, there is a shortage of labor in the inland states, and the people in Dengzhou will not be sad in the future!"

    When the young man talked about it later, his tone seemed to be mumbling to himself.  It can be seen that he also agrees with the general direction of strengthening the wall and clearing the country, but he is quite unbearable in the details of implementation.

    The officer who was called "Yaksha" was about to say a few more words of persuasion when he saw the young man sighing and changing the subject: "How many ships have we collected recently?"

    "It's true that thieves are like combs. The old saying is true! In the yamen, the general searched all over the Dengzhou coast, but only these dozen fishing boats came!" Seeing the young man frowning, Yasha said again: "But we have to complete the old lady's work.  The lieutenant¡¯s secret order is enough!¡±

    The young man said "hmm" and looked at the vast sea without saying anything. Yasha waited for a long time and couldn't help but said: "In the yamen, all the poisons have been prepared! It happened that yesterday when I was leading people to look for the ship, there was an accident.  I found two sick animals and brought them all back! As the saying goes, it¡¯s better to go to Salmon Island tonight than to hurry up!¡±

    ??Speaking of which, Liu Zhongwu is not a mediocre general who just waits and waits.  Speaking of his secret order, it is definitely a deadly move that can hit a snake within seven inches.  Although Liangshanbo has swept countless money and grain from Jingdong to the island, and there will be no famine for a while, the Salmon Islands have a huge disadvantage, which is fresh water.

    These islands are no better than Liangshanbo, surrounded by fresh water.  Even if Dong Ping and his group were ordered to take off their pants and urinate on the edge of the water on their way back to Beijing, they would only disgust the people on the island.  But the Salmon Islands are different. Millions of people have flooded into the island in a short period of time. It is difficult to sustain itself with the limited water resources on the island.  If we continue to "pollute" the water source like Dong Ping did, it will be fatal.

    "Yaksha, that's millions of lives!" The young man turned back and looked at Yaksha, his tone was extremely heavy.

    "But if they survive, they are just millions of bandits! There will never be peace in Jingdong, Hebei, and even the entire Song Dynasty!" Yasha is not a simple person. He changed his smile when he saw this, and his face became serious.  :

    "The old lieutenant did not hesitate to get rid of thieves for the country, and he did not hesitate to bear infamy, because he knew that this matter was no child's play! If you are even the slightest bit soft-hearted towards this group of thieves, you will be very cruel to the people of the Song Dynasty. If we are indecisive at this time, let's do it  The benevolence of women, wait until this group of thieves counterattack Jingdong in the future, as long as there is someoneIf something goes wrong, the old lieutenant will be more guilty!  Yanei, you have to think clearly!  "

    When the young man heard this, the muscles on his face couldn't help but twitch, showing that a fierce ideological struggle was going on in his heart.  After a long while, he gritted his teeth and said: "Our army's current layout is not stable, and the repairs of the cities in each county have not been completed. It is easy to force the Liangshan bandits and bandits to jump over the wall, and they can defend the city without surrendering troops. In this way, our Western Army  It will be difficult to win by surprise and annihilate the thieves in the field! Xu Tiha, waitwait a little longer!" (To be continued.)
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