From the hinterland of the Central Plains all the way to the Jianghuai region, Wu Dong's territory has expanded here, almost covering most of the Central Plains in the traditional sense.
If he had not placed extremely high demands on the control of the territory and was not allowed to expand until he had complete control, I am afraid that the tentacles of his men would have spread to the south bank of the Yangtze River at this time.
It’s not that no people and forces have noticed the changes in the countryside, but they are basically small forces and entities with insufficient strength.
The reason is very simple, and only such beings will reach out to rural areas to gain profits and profits.
Generally speaking, medium and large-scale forces of some size don't look down on the little oil and water in rural areas.
However, after so many years of development, Wu Dong's people have formed a relatively complete or standardized management process.
Outsiders and forces simply don’t know their specific methods.
I just feel that the rural areas that used to be relatively easy to bully gradually became difficult to penetrate, and in the end I couldn't even reach out.
The unlucky ones are just some small forces who are trying to make money from the countryside, and they are just existences that don't deserve to be on the stage, and they have not attracted widespread attention.
Those who were really affected and shaken were the nearby homeless people, as well as the tenant farmers and hermit households belonging to the powerful local landlords.
If there is no comparison, there will be no harm. This is quite reasonable!
Compared with the villages under Wu Dong's command, the living conditions of these existences can only be described as terrible.
Even basic survival is difficult, let alone any chance to make progress.
I also got some information. There should not be too many refugees and tenants who are willing to take refuge.
Sometimes, the villages controlled by his subordinates had fierce conflicts with the surrounding landlords and powerful forces, and this was the root cause.
The local gangsters believed that Wu Dong’s younger brother broke the ‘rules’.
Wu Dong's subordinates don't care about this. As long as someone is willing to defect, they dare to accept it, and it is not the result of their active manipulation.
Besides, the newly controlled villages have at least two third-rate warriors in charge, and more than thirty first-rate warriors to assist them. How would such a powerful force care about the local snakes outside?
Armed fights occurred from time to time, resulting in quite a bit of bloodshed. The juniors did not report these incidents deliberately, but only made detailed reports at the end of the month or year, so that Wu Dong knew what was going on.
Wu Dong didn't care much about this, and consciously supervised his rural management agencies, and did a relatively good job.
Limited to the transportation and contact methods available at this time, this is all we can do.
When the Chidao is opened, the transportation connections within the site will become faster and closer, and some things will be alleviated.
Besides, as long as the people in the territory and their descendants are given a completely open channel for advancement, even if there is anything that is not done properly, it will never go too far.
When the people at the bottom who were used to being bullied in the past have the power and strength to resist, managers no matter what their name is, must carefully consider the consequences of bullying too harshly.
In the villages under its jurisdiction, there can only be at most second-rate warriors to take charge. This is only a village with a relatively critical location that has such an arrangement.
In an ordinary village, there would only be at most a person equivalent to a third-rate martial artist sitting in the village.
Moreover, such village warriors will move around every few years and will not form a status quo.
In addition, the school guarantees opportunities for farmers' children to advance. I believe there will never be such clear-cut hierarchical distinctions as in the manors of powerful families.
I inspected it all the way, either openly or covertly, and it’s not like I didn’t find any problems. It only took a few adjustments to solve them.
The key lies in transportation and logistics, as well as the insufficient speed of information exchange, which has caused certain problems that cannot be completely eradicated for the time being.
All that can be done is to impose stricter restrictions on systems and rules, and work harder on supervision. At the same time, publicity and education for villagers must be in place.
As long as these are done well, Wu Dong feels that it is enough.
Seeing the vibrant villages one after another, he still felt a sense of accomplishment.
In the past, who would have thought of taking root in the countryside, developing the countryside to boost the rural economy, and then feeding back the countryside through education, forming a quite perfect internal closed-loop system.
As long as this system can operate normally, it can continuously cultivate qualified talents with both strength and knowledge.
When he arrived at the border of Huaibei, one of his brothers reported news to him.
A certain newly incorporated area has been severely impacted by local forces.
The second-rate warriors who settled in, as well as the supporting third-rate warriors, as well as a large number of first-rate warriors suffered heavy casualties.
Such things happen frequently, causing a lot of trouble to the subordinates.
It stands to reason that there are no powerful people or strength in the area where the incident occurred, and the brothers who expanded in the past did not attract much attention.
But the problem is, we ran into trouble.
Not only did the warriors stationed in the village suffer a lot of casualties, but the situation of the local people was also quite strange after investigation.
What a weird method?
That area seemed to be the home of a secret religion. The local people, especially the rural people, were basically followers of that secret religion.
The younger man extended his tentacles and naturally hit the iron plate.
But no matter what the specific situation is, if one of his subordinates suffers serious casualties, the confidant brothers who are responsible for handling the field management will not give up easily.
It's not that we have never encountered a situation like this before, it's just that the situation is not as bad as this time.
During the four hundred years of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the entire land of China was in a state of turmoil and war.
There are killings everywhere, which not only makes the people at the bottom miserable, but also gives some non-mainstream sects a chance to survive and develop.
In particular, some of the things that the Hu people brought from the grasslands and the Gobi desert are really weird and weird.
The troubles I encountered before were quite easy to solve.
That is to say, the leaders of these secret sects and the core members responsible for propaganda will be wiped out, and the so-called believers will all be dispersed and settled.
Wu Dong's vast territory at this time is no joke.
The population directly under its jurisdiction alone reaches millions, not counting the urban population surrounded by vast rural areas.
If you scatter the bewitched population casually, you won't be able to create much waves.
As for the possible resurgence, do you really think that the schools in each village are just decorations?
However, the situation was different this time. The secret sect encountered was a bit too strong.
Several warriors who were stationed in the village and were equivalent to second-rate warriors were either injured or died. Such a situation was very rare.
Later, after investigation, it was discovered that this sect actually worshiped Maitreya Buddha!
Its leader, Zhu Jie, was just a minor official in the county government, but his martial arts skills were very strong, and he was one of the best in the world.
Not only that, there are also one or two first-rate martial artists, and there are even more second-rate and third-rate masters, such as Dharma protectors and the like.
In addition, according to the investigation, the relationship between this group of people and the local Buddhist temple is also quite mysterious.
Zhu Jie?
Isn't it the man-eating demon king who rose up in Huaibei and became famous in the official history and the world of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty?
According to official history, this guy was no more than a county official, and eventually he gathered a crowd to rebel and raised a cannibal army of more than 100,000 people.
Now that I think about it, there are a lot of loopholes. If Nima is really an inconspicuous county official, why would others accept him as the boss?
This guy is not a hero like Shi Yu Song Gongming.
Obviously, the problem lies with the local secret sect. This guy is the leader of the secret sect, which is why he has such amazing appeal.
Sure enough, the younger brother later reported the specific situation of Zhu Jie.
Like a lunatic, he secretly likes to eat human flesh and calls himself 'King Garuda'.
Even my well-informed little brother, when talking about this guy, can't help but look malicious and want to get rid of him quickly.
According to the reporter, in his entire life, he has never seen such a crazy person. He actually regards eating human flesh as his hobby. It would not be an exaggeration to call him crazy.
Such a guy actually possesses the world's first-class middle-to-high-level military force. If he is not eliminated early and suddenly breaks out in the future, he will harm many innocent people.
However, Wu Dong knew very well that according to official history, the area that had been harmed by Zhu Jie's cannibal army was so desolate that it was uninhabited for thousands of miles.
"Are many people aware of his preference for eating human flesh? Is there any evidence?"
Such a guy would naturally get rid of Good Morning Life as soon as possible, but Wu Dong still wanted to use it as an excuse to trick Buddhism again.
Mabi, what kind of bullshit King Garuda, I really think he doesn’t know that this is a prestigious position in Buddhism.
It should be an existence among the eight heavenly dragons, and it is definitely not a good person.
In addition, they also respected Maitreya Buddha, so the name of a sect naturally came to mind.
Maitreya Sect, the largest force of the Northern Demon Sect during the Border Legend period.
In fact, if you really want to count, it should be regarded as a Buddhist force. However, the Buddhist power was not prosperous at that time, and Zhu Faqing's behavior was similar to that of the Demonic Sect, so it was classified as a Demonic Sect.
It's just unclear whether Zhu Jie's faction is a remnant of the original Maitreya Sect.
Regardless of whether they are remnants of the Maitreya Cult or not, Wu Dong will let them be.
Not only was he a little surprised by the reply of the messenger brother, but he also felt a little more disgust towards Zhu Jie in his heart.
In the past, when the world was peaceful, this guy was still a bit hidden, but recently, with the world in turmoil and refugees everywhere, this guy's true colors have been revealed.
At gatherings within the sect, he showed his preferences openly and openly.
Even the top leaders of the sect have fallen into such crazy bad habits, and they are simply a bunch of evil ghosts in human skin.
"Then, are there any traces of their relationship with the local Buddhists? Is it obvious..."