After having a conversation with his mother, Zhao Yun left Cixiang Hall and went to Fuling Hall to handle government affairs.
There were many memorials on the desk, and Zhao Yun looked through them carefully.
Picking up a copy, it was sent by Miao Xing, the magistrate of Qiongzhou. He said in the memorial that Zhao Yun agreed to reduce taxes. The people were very happy and grateful to the court. The local squire even made a request to build a shrine for Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun prays for blessings every day, wishing Zhao Yun a long life and peace in the world.
Zhao Yun took a look at Zheng Qingzhi's comment. It said "ke", which of course meant that he could promote Zhao Yun's benevolence and win the hearts of the people.
Zhao Yun felt that it was unnecessary. Not only did it cost money to build a shrine, but the local government would also have to spend money to maintain it in the future. If it was not taken care of well, it would become a tool for some people to make money. At that time, he, the emperor, was the one who needed to be blamed.
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It can be said that this has no practical benefits at all, but only causes embarrassment.
Zhao Yun thought for a while and wrote: "The temple was chosen to help the people of Qiongzhou."
Putting the memorial aside, Zhao Yun picked up another memorial, which was sent by Fan Ming, the magistrate of Yizhou. It said that someone gathered to rebel.
When Zhao Yun heard this, he unconsciously sat upright and read every word carefully.
It turned out to be a pig butcher named Yangliu. He had a quarrel with his colleague and killed him. He was afraid of being held accountable by the government, so he ran to the mountains to hide.
Then some local people saw that Yang Liu was strong and had lives in his hands, so they all regarded him as their leader and asked Yang Liu to lead them to rebel and rob the local gentry of their money and food.
Anyway, Yangliu was involved in a lawsuit, and he would die sooner or later, so he accepted it and led his people to destroy a squire's house and got a lot of money and food.
With this success, their ambitions grew and they even began to plot to attack the county seat.
Fortunately, the local magistrate got the news in advance, closed the city gate in advance, and then asked the local police to mobilize troops to surround Yang Liu and his party, and finally put an end to the chaos.
During the conflict, thirty-five rioters were killed and hundreds fled. Yang Liu was captured on the spot.
This incident lasted for a month and a half, and finally ended with the victory of the local government, but it sounded a warning to Zhao Yun.
How poor do the people of a place have to be before they accept a vicious and evil person as their master and put their lives in his hands?
How incompetent does a local county government have to be to manage the people's livelihood in this way?
Zhao Yun saw that Zheng Qingzhi's comment was, "The chief criminals and repeat offenders will be executed, the family members will be reduced to slaves, and the remaining persons will be imprisoned."
Zhao Yun studied carefully and finally wrote: "Behead evildoers, and their families will be reduced to slaves. Repeat offenders will be imprisoned, and the rest will be placed under residential surveillance for three years. Repeat offenders will be beheaded."
Although Zhao Yun did not personally investigate this incident, through the memorial from Zhizhou, we can roughly know that there was an intention in this incident to force the people to rebel.
If we blindly carry out forceful trials, it will only arouse greater conflicts between the government and the people. Only by severely punishing the culprits but allowing the remaining ones a chance to survive can we have a deterrent effect and alleviate conflicts.
After Zhao Yun finished reviewing, he put down his pen and walked back and forth in the room with a heavy heart.
"The reform cannot be delayed any longer. As soon as Li Quan's rebellion is over, the reform should be put on the agenda. Otherwise, the world will become increasingly hopeless."
Zhao Yun secretly made up his mind to implement the reform as quickly as possible in order to raise the sails of the great ship of the Song Dynasty and set sail again.
Just when Zhao Yun was worrying about planning for the future of the Song Dynasty, Li Quan of Chuzhou also began to face a choice.
Li Quan gathered his army and left Chuzhou City, preparing to attack Yangzhou, but at this time a general under his command found Li Quan and expressed his opinion to him.
The general's name was Zheng Yande. He said: "General, there are salt fields in Tongzhou and Taizhou. The annual salt profit is huge. It is enough for us to make a fortune. Why don't we conquer these two places first and then attack Yangzhou."
When Li Quan heard this, he said, yes, Tongzhou and Taizhou are indeed a treasure land of Feng Shui. The salt field there is a cornucopia. The salt profit will also be a support for his great cause.
Seeing that Li Quan was a little moved, Zheng Yande encouraged him: "General, we have captured the salt field, which means that the imperial court has lost the salt field. At that time, there was a loss of power, and we have to gain the upper hand. Anyway, Tongzhou and Taizhou are both small states, and the military strength
Far less numerous than Yangzhou, it would not be easy to defeat them."
Li Quan was completely tempted by this, and he changed his strategic direction directly and rushed to Taizhou, regardless of the plan he had with his wife Yang Miaozhen.
Chuzhou, school field.
All 20,000 soldiers have been assembled. They are in groups, sitting or fighting, chatting and chatting. They are not bursting into laughter. They are not nervous at all before the war. They are more like going out for an outing.
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"Dong dong dong,,,"
The rally drum sounded, and the soldiers lined up in sequence under the leadership of their respective commanders. However, each one was still unorganized, the ranks were twisted, and it was obvious that they had neglected to drill.
Zhao Fan entered the school grounds surrounded by several family generals and confidants. Seeing them like this, he frowned and stared at them like a hawk, which frightened them so much that they unconsciously stood still and did not dare to make a sound.
Zhao Fan walked to the general stand and looked at the 20,000 soldiers in front of him. He knew that these people were not determined to fight. Zhao Fan had to get them to correct their attitude and ignite their will. Otherwise, annihilating Li Quan would be asking for death.
Zhao Fan said loudly: "Li Quan rebelled, and the officials were furious. This time I will lead you to put down the rebellion. One is to protect the country and the people, and the other is to give you a rich future."
After hearing this, the soldiers couldn't help but gradually become serious.
Zhao Fan waved his hand, and someone immediately pushed cart after cart of copper coins over and placed them in front of the soldiers.
Zhao Fandao: "This is the money distributed by the government. It is given to all the soldiers who participated in the war. Now each of you will get five guan. After the war begins, those who kill the enemy on the battlefield will get two guans for beheading the first level, and ten guan for beheading the rebel leader."
, Those who kill the rebel generals will get a hundred guans, and those who kill Li Quan will get 10,000 guans. All rewards will be cashed in on the spot. After the war, there will be heavy rewards from the officials."
There is a saying that there must be brave men under heavy rewards. These people will be rewarded as soon as they hear that the battle has not yet started. And as long as they perform meritorious service after the battle, they can immediately receive the reward with the heads of the rebels. Every one of them breathes heavily.
"Give money."
Zhao Fan did not hesitate and immediately began to distribute. Each person had five guans, which fell firmly into their hands.
Facts have proved that everything is fictitious, only the money that can be seen and touched is real.
When the 20,000 soldiers actually received five pieces of money, their faces turned red and they just wanted to go to war and make meritorious deeds now. This chapter has been completed!