At this time, there was a sudden burst of crying on the small steamer and the pier, with people calling mother and father, and children calling for meat. It was extremely miserable. Huang Chao couldn't stand the commotion, and he thought of his wife and children inexplicably.
Come, he began to feel sympathy for the old man. He comforted Peng Shou'an and said: "Old Peng, don't be sad. When the things here are finished, we will go to Lingao together. You go to visit your son, and I will also
You must accompany my son well and share the happiness of family together."
Peng Shou'an felt his heart heat up, and suddenly found that the Australian chief had become approachable, and he couldn't help but said: "I just hope that these things will be finished soon, Lianyang and other places will be peaceful as soon as possible, and the people will be healthy."
After such an incident, the attitude of Yiqian Jiangren has changed to some extent - the whole family is in the hands of the Australians, and it is really hard to think about it and not contribute.
Peng Shouan returned to Yangshan, and Huang Chao gave him an instruction, asking him to cooperate with Yangshan County Magistrate Wang Chuyi. Zhou Liangchen was given the title of "Yangshan County Director", and Zhou Liangchen changed it.
Lianzhou County Director's hat - not to mention he is quite happy, after all, "state" is half a level higher than "county".
Peng Shouan returned to Yangshan County overnight and officially took office. Wang Chuyi was gearing up and preparing to "suppress bandits." However, he did not know the local situation and only did the basic work of arranging National Army soldiers to patrol along the road. These days
The Tiananmen National Army dispatches a patrol team of locally recruited Dingzhuang, Yao people and National Army every day to conduct security patrols along the old post roads and "Ji Dupu" roads in Yangshan County. First, it is announced that
The existence of the new regime encouraged the people and calmed their hearts; it also gave a group of wavering local wealthy gentrymen an opportunity to get closer and organize themselves. Once these people caused chaos, they would be extremely powerful. But fortunately, they were basically "good people"
", what they are most concerned about is their own safety. As long as they are not given the opportunity to be deceived, it is not easy to embark on the road of "rebellion"; the second is to initially understand the situation of the local villages.
During the patrol, they initially established the Baojia system in this area, eliminated the remaining bandits, and concentrated on arresting a group of rural "criminals". The security situation in the county has generally stabilized. Although the naturalized cadres
It is agreed that this stability may be only a temporary situation, but the situation is still much quieter than before the recovery of Yangshan County.
The next step is to eliminate the "unsettling factors" in the county.
The Yao people, the biggest source of instability in Yangshan, have now ceased to exist. Whether it is the Yao people in Yonghua or other places in the county, after hearing about the tragic defeat of Bapai Yao, they were "recruited" by the National Army - which is equivalent to
The hostages - none of them have the will to fight now. On the contrary, the bandits and "strong men" in the county are starting to make moves.
Yangshan, like all counties where Yao and Han live together, has a very weak sense of political presence. Not to mention the Yao villages, which are basically "self-contained", there are also Han villages, which are slightly more remote, and the county also manages them.
No. Over the years, the Yao and Han people have been fighting and fighting, and they have long taught the people that "the government is unreliable." The county government has no prestige and lacks force, so it is often looked down upon by the local powerful.
The Senate had just arrived, and their treatment was not much better than that of the Ming Dynasty. The Australians' illustrious martial arts were just "legends" to the local emperors here, except for the Yao people who really suffered at the hands of the Australians.
Heroes from all walks of life have the intention of "disapproving".
Although this mixed patrol was "very effective," it began to hit a wall when it came to implementing county administration work.
Wang Chu entered the city one after another. In addition to public security, his first task was to collect "reasonable burdens." In addition to giving him a team and a squadron of the National Army, the Senate gave him very little material support. Whether it was to feed the National Army or provide relief.
The people are in urgent need of money and food to repair the dilapidated county town.
Except for part of the money and grain seized from the battlefield, most of it will naturally fall on the local people. "Reasonable burden" is a temporary tax before a formal tax system is established. Although it is very rough, it is levied
It is simple and can alleviate financial difficulties in the short term. Therefore, it is a necessary tax for the administrative officials of the "new area". Generally speaking, there is not much resistance to the collection, as long as the local wealthy gentry are summoned to "give instructions"
.It can be roughly solved.
But in Yangshan, the "reasonable burden" collection model actually failed. Wang Chuyi sent people out to "tell" and apportion the "reasonable burden". As a result, except for some villages closer to the county seat and along the main transportation lines, they reluctantly agreed.
, more than half of the villages in the county gave excuses. The reasons were various, but they were just that there was a Yao riot in the previous stage, everyone suffered too much, and they had no money or food to pay. However, the Yao people in Yonghua and other places agreed to pay on time, but
They strongly demanded that Wang Chuyi's county government: "Control the salt dealers."
When Wang Chuyi took office as a new official, he found it difficult to move without money and food. He was eager to solve this problem.
Peng Shouan, the land lord, came back, and Wang Chuyi immediately came to ask for advice.
Hearing the current situation he introduced, Peng Shou'an himself smiled bitterly. When he first arrived in Yangshan three years ago, it was the same situation. Although there was no trouble caused by Ba Paiyao, the situation he faced was different from the shaved man in front of him.
The head of County Magistrate Wang is generally the same.
His method is no different from the traditional approach of Chinese bureaucrats for thousands of years, which is to "go around." Fortunately, the powerful only want to do whatever they want on their own "one-third of an acre" and do not dare to openly rebel.
Both parties can always maintain a tacit understanding.
Now it is just after the great chaos, and the Australians are new arrivals. It is inevitable for these powerful people to bully people.
Peng Shou'an thought over and over again and said: "The student has two strategies, one civil and one military. I don't know which one I want to hear?"
Wang Chuyi secretly scolded this sour guy for really knowing how to take advantage of Qiao. However, now his eyes darkened and he couldn't live without the former county magistrate. He said, "Let's talk about both of them and see which one is more useful."
Peng Shou'an smiled and said: "These two strategies cannot be said to be good or bad. Each has its own pros and cons, so I asked the county magistrate to weigh it..."
"Okay, okay, tell me quickly." Wang Chuyi couldn't help but urge.
"The first is cultural policy. The local powerful families are unwilling to pay because they think the amount levied is too large. Speaking of which, it is indeed a bit difficult to ask them to pay money and food immediately after the chaos. I can invite some local gentry masters
Act as a lobbyist, talk privately with each village, and come up with a number that will satisfy both parties, both public and private."
This is actually the most traditional and appropriate approach. After all, the local tyrants are not plotting to rebel. No matter how much they despise the county magistrate, they dare not despise the court behind him. If everyone agrees on good terms, everything will be easy to talk about.
Speaking of benefits, although I have to collect less money and food, after all, the terms are negotiated peacefully, there is no need to use knives or guns, and the society remains stable. For a county with a complicated environment like Yangshan, it is a good choice. After all, force
Expropriation requires the use of force, which is a very difficult matter for a purely migrant magistrate. Not to mention the risk of going into battle, if a "civilian uprising" breaks out, the future will be ruined and life may be at risk.
Can't keep it either.
Naturally, Wang Chuyi could not accept this strategy. As for Peng Shouan, he had already figured out the Australian governance ideas these days, and of course he knew that Wang Chuyi would never accept this "literary strategy".
Then the next step is naturally "Wu Ce".
"Wu Ce" means to suppress bandits.
"Suppressing bandits?" Wang Chuyi asked in surprise. He was obviously talking about matters that were reasonably borne, so why did Mr. Peng get involved in suppressing bandits?
Suppressing bandits is the right thing to do - after all, the main purpose of his current rush to collect reasonable burdens is to expand the strength of the county's national army.
"I don't know what I know. The bandits in Yangshan have always colluded with the powerful. As long as I suppress the bandits, I don't have to worry about them not paying the money or food."
"Okay, Lao Peng, please tell me carefully." Wang Chuyi suddenly felt that the former county magistrate was of some use.
Peng Shou'an immediately said: "There are mainly two types of banditry in Yangshan: water and land. The one on the water is Feng Haijiao who is entrenched in Qinglianwei, and the one on land is Sun Dabiao who is entrenched in Dawangwei. Counting the original county government office
Zhang Tianbo, these three people are called the Three Hegemons of Yangshan.
"These three tyrants are actually in collusion with the powerful people in the county - Sun Dabiao himself is a big businessman. He opened seven or eight kinds of businesses such as salt stores, cloth stores, grain stores, etc. in Dalangwei. He is considered a very wealthy businessman. Behind his back,
What he did was a bandit's business. As for Feng Haijiao, although he was a veteran water bandit for many years, he was also from a wealthy local family. He only got into this business after being defeated. As for Zhang Tianbo, it goes without saying that he
He is the head of the fast class in this county, and can be regarded as the "chief of thieves" in the county. Anyone who is a good guy from all walks of life who messes around in this county must pay "incense" to him. These three people are colluding together, comparing their friends to each other, and even worshiping them.
Got it right..."
Wang Chuyi thought that you knew so clearly, why didn't you punish these people before?! But he was a naturalized citizen after all. He had seen a lot of similar things under the Ming Dynasty, and he knew that the county magistrate wanted Taiping to be an official.
, local powerful people cannot be offended, let alone such a place where the sky is high and the emperor is far away. He patiently listened to him continue.
"...Although Zhang Tianbo is just a fast shift leader and not a clerk in a household, the county has to rely on him to collect grain. When some village warriors refuse to accept grain, they rope in Sun Dabiao and Feng Haijiao.
Pull hundreds of bandits to surround the stronghold. The stronghold generally does not dare to disobey, and has to pay a certain amount. Therefore, although Zhang Tianbo has a bad record, he can collect the grain and tax every year, and naturally he, Zhang Tianbo, also has to line his own pockets, but...
…”
"Just what?" Huang Chao was a little impatient with Peng Shou'an's nagging tone.
"It's just that every year the autumn grain is not delivered on time, it's always one or two months later than the scheduled deadline."