Chapter 468 Believing in religion and not keeping ones head. Staying in ones head and not believing in religion
When Yang Fu and his party arrived at Suiye City, it was already May 18th. After all, it is the only large-scale Han settlement in Anxi and the military and political center of Anxi. Suiye City is still relatively densely populated. However,
In Yang Fu's opinion, the broken leaves are less energetic than those in Guocheng.
The sunlight was slightly fainter, but it still shone a bit harshly on the body. The city was like a stove, making people breathless. The city was heavily guarded and the streets were patrolled closely. Feeling the depressive atmosphere in the city, Yang
Blessed and sweaty.
The Dudu Mansion sent an officer to receive the reception, and was responsible for guiding and arranging the inspection and acceptance of this batch of aid supplies from Ganzhou. The specific handover work was handled by his subordinates. What made Yang Fu a little disappointed or curious was that the Dudu Mansion
There was no other expression.
You must know that the first two times I came to Suiye, I was received by important officials from the Governor's Office, at least officials at the level of Chang Shi and military personnel. Last time, I was received by Wen Guogong Xiang Deming, who personally expressed his condolences to Yang Fu.
After some insinuations, they found out that a meeting was being held in the Governor's Mansion, and the main dignitaries in Suiye City were gathering together. When he asked tentatively what the reason was, it was said that it was related to the Jile Town incident, and Yang Fu became even more interested.
He just experienced that chaos a few days ago
In the Qinzheng Hall, the main staff of the Dudu Mansion and the main generals of Anxi gathered here. Of course, the core personnel were Liu Min, Liu Fang, Liu Ye, Xiang Deming, the three princes, and the old commander Kang met again. Among the senior generals, only Yang Yanlang
Because Talos is not in charge.
Such high-level meetings are naturally rare in Anxi, and only when faced with life-and-death issues can we pay so much attention to them. The main seat was empty, probably to show respect for his brother, and Liu Min did not act like a
Like high-level meetings in the past, he took the lead in a grand manner, but he was still in control of the meeting.
The meeting was held in a serious atmosphere from the beginning. The topic of the meeting was not raised first, but a series of data were briefed by the reporter.
From the losses caused by the religious bandits in Jile Town, to the number and destruction of bandits in the territory in recent years; from the production and tax dilemmas in various parts of Anxi, to the management and suppression issues of the Black Khan and Samani remnants; from the daily consumption of the Anxi armies
, and then to the current supply reserves of various cities in Anxi
Basically, the dilemma that Anxi is facing now was laid out in detail in front of everyone. Liu Min was at the left, with a serious expression. He raised his eyes and glanced at the people who didn't look good, and slowly said: "The situation is already very serious.
Clearly, Anxi has been facing two major problems in the past.
Foreign invasion in the west. As we defeated the YSL coalition, the neighboring country of Samania fell into civil strife. External threats will not be discussed for the time being;
Secondly, there are the endless rebellions of 'religious bandits' and 'people's thieves' that have emerged one after another and been suppressed repeatedly. This has been lingering in the territory since the recovery of Suiye. After the capture of Talas and other places, the situation became more serious. Because
You have also heard about the losses caused by banditry, riots, and our soldiers and civilians in Anxi, which can be described as tragic! This situation has become a chronic disease and is the biggest obstacle to the return of Anxi to governance."
After a pause, Liu Min continued: "I'm afraid everyone here knows the news about Luoyang. The imperial court has changed its policy to support the Western Expedition. The large amount of domestic military supplies that have been provided in the past ten years will gradually decrease until it stops.
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In other words, from now on, Anxi cannot only count on the support and support of the imperial court, but must find ways to be self-reliant. However, under Anxi's rule, food production and local money and grain taxes are completely unable to supply the supplies and consumption of the army. Starting from this summer, Anxi will
As soon as the military and civilians meet the needs, they have begun to use the family assets accumulated over the years.
This is a new problem that Anxi is currently facing, and it is more serious. The bandits can still work hard to suppress it. If the soldiers and civilians do not have enough to eat, that will be a big problem and will directly shake the foundation of our establishment in Anxi!
The purpose of convening you all today is to discuss how to solve these two major problems at hand, and where to go after Anxi!"
After Liu Min finished speaking, there was a brief silence in the palace. After everyone thought silently for a while, the first person to stand up was the commander of Suiye soldiers and horses, Chang Guzhen.
Chang Guzhen is now regarded as the most powerful general under the governor of Anxi, and he fights extremely bravely. His initial career was rewarded by the prince Liu Yang, but he really became famous in the bloody battle of Kucha.
Since then, he has been appreciated and promoted by Liu Min. Since the Western Expedition, he has been active in the big staff and tough battles. Today, more than ten years later, he has been promoted from an ordinary low-level officer to the commander of Broken Leaf Soldiers and Horses.
, commanding three thousand infantry and cavalry, one of the two defense armies in Suiye City.
Jile Town was also within the defense area that Chang Guzhen was responsible for. Jile was attacked and suffered heavy losses. He was more or less jointly and severally responsible. Therefore, Chang Guzhen's attitude was also particularly determined, with a ruthless look on his rough face.
I saw him saying with murderous intent: "Your Majesty, the 'religious bandits' are causing chaos and harming the army and the people. We cannot tolerate them. I will ask the general to lead an army to suppress them and kill all those bugs!"
In normal times, even if Liu Min didn't agree with his beloved general's request, he would still encourage him. But this time, Liu Min just nodded, and then asked: "The bandits are not wooden stakes, and a large-scale attack will be inevitable."
Hiding in the mountains and forests to avoid the enemy, how should we deal with it? Follow it into the mountains and entangle it? Can we kill it all?
In the past two years, have there not been enough crackdown operations organized by the Governor's Office? Is there insufficient money and food allocated by the government treasury? Did the soldiers not try their best to suppress the bandits? However, the banditry still persists, why? If we don't understand the crux of the problem and then prescribe the right medicine, how can we achieve the goal?
Target?"
"This" Seeing Liu Min say this, Chang Guzhen smiled, and then decisively kicked the ball back: "If you are stupid, you should obey the king's military orders!"
The purpose of Chang Guzhen is just to express an attitude! Of course, his attitude can basically represent the attitude of most Anxi generals towards the "teaching bandits", which is resolute and tough!
On the other side, Wen Guogong spoke to Deming in a timely manner: "What His Royal Highness the King of Wei said is true, and I deeply agree with you! In my opinion, those bandits who gather in the mountains and forests and are active in the mountains and villages are not terrible, they are terrible.
The best thing is that they can always get the support of local church members and believers, and get food, clothing, livestock and even weapons and soldiers from them!
Without this foundation, even if all the 'religious bandits' could not all starve to death in the mountains and forests, they would not be able to flourish to this day and still have the strength to attack our town! This is also the reason why the 'religious bandits' have always been suppressed.
This is the direction I, Anxi, want to take to cure this disease!"
"What are 'religious bandits'?" After a pause, Xiang Deming's tone gradually became more serious: "They are those who believe in YSL teachings, disrespect our Han saints, do not submit to our Anxi governance, use the teachings as an organization, and gather together to fight
The thieves of the Dudu Mansion!
Let me tell you the truth, in the past two years, the governor's government's strategy for suppressing bandits has been flawed. The elimination targets were mostly focused on those active and large-scale "teaching bandits". Although the results were achieved, they only served to quell the fire.
At the same time, the supervision of those YSL parishioners and believers under the rule is not strict, and has even been relaxed!
In my opinion, there is only a thin line between the so-called teaching people and teaching bandits, but there is no essential difference. When you go to the mountains, you are a bandit, and when you are in the village, you are a citizen. They are also bewitched and induced by the ysld cult and work restlessly.
Pay taxes and work against our army and people in Anxi!"
"Therefore!" When he said this, Xiang Deming straightened his back, looked around, and said in a cold tone: "To deal with the 'religious bandits', we must first deal with the 'religious people', and to deal with the 'religious people'
, then the "Holy See" must be solved!
I think everyone here has some experience with the difficulty of YSL religion. In recent years, although the governor's office has suppressed and restricted it, it has not done enough, the attitude is not firm enough, and the methods are not thorough enough.
To this day, the existence of this religion has seriously affected the normal life and production of our soldiers and civilians in Anxi, and has jeopardized the rule of our Han army and civilians in Anxi. There must be no more compromise or tolerance!
In my opinion, the two major problems currently facing Anxi as mentioned by His Highness the King of Wei are actually the same problem in the final analysis.
If the problem of "religious bandits" is not solved, the public security will be unstable, and the people will have no peace of mind when working to make a living. Where will the food output come from, and how will the governor's government get the money and tax revenue?
I suggest that we must have a clear attitude towards the YSL religion in Anxi!"
After Xiang Deming's words, the atmosphere in the palace gradually became heated. It was obvious that what he said touched the hearts of many people. Several generals even looked like they were gearing up and eager to give it a try.
Seeing that the atmosphere was tense, Liu Min, who was observing everyone's reactions, felt slightly relieved. As long as they had a unified will, there would be nothing impossible in Anxi.
However, his eyes wandered and gradually fell on Zhao Wang Liu Fang who was sitting across from him. He coughed slightly to interrupt the discussion, and then asked Liu Fang: "Fourth brother, I think that the situation in Anxi today is different from the chaos in Yulin back then.
It is very similar. Yulin’s experience in countering the rebellion can also be used as a reference!
Back then, it was under the leadership of Fourth Brother that the chaos in Yulin was finally pacified.
Regarding the problem of ‘teaching bandits’ in Anxi, I don’t know what the fourth brother’s strategy is, so please feel free to give me some advice!”
Liu Fang was already in a trance. When he heard Liu Min asking questions and mentioning the Yulin Rebellion, he thought about it for a few moments before looking at Liu Min quietly: "The Yulin Rebellion was finally put down with the full support of the imperial court and dozens of people."
Under the siege of tens of thousands of troops, does Anxi have the strength to repeat the Yulin rebellion?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Min smiled softly and said: "Anxi is not as good as China, but the situation in Anxi also has its own special features!"
As for what is special, you can understand it after a little thought. The fundamental reason for the imperial court to use such huge power in Yulin is to limit it to Yulin. The party members are highly sinicized. Once it spreads, the impact will be huge.
They are all prefectures and counties in the mainland of the Han Dynasty, so it is difficult to estimate the consequences.
As for Anxi, it's just Anxi. Even if it turns upside down, it's just me. Those religious bandits and believers can't possibly escape to the big man.
"Even the Black Khan perished for us, and the YSL coalition was also defeated by us. Why should we have too many concerns about dealing with the remnants of the bandits in the district?"
To put it more bluntly, these remnants in Central Asia are not regarded as human beings for the time being. Under Anxi's rule, they are only third-class or even fourth-class people. There is no need to have any scruples or use any means to rectify them!
"Since the sixth brother has made a decision, the generals will not object. For the long-term peace and stability of Anxi, and for the Han family's military and civilians to permanently establish themselves here, I should give my full support to you!" Liu Fang said calmly.
Hearing Liu Fang's statement, Liu Min looked happy, clasped his fists vigorously and said, "Thank you, Fourth Brother!"
"So much has been said! I wonder, Sixth Brother, what are you going to do?" At this time, Liang Gong Liu Ye, who had been silent until now, spoke with a slightly calm tone.
Upon hearing the question, Liu Min's eyes were firm and he clenched his fists and said: "Destroy the temple, destroy the religion, kill the thieves, and change your mind! If you believe in religion, don't keep your head, and if you keep your head, don't believe in religion!"