Chen Xi smiled bitterly. He could say that Xuzhou was too peaceful. There had been no war for three years. Xuzhou soldiers were mainly used to maintain public order. How could they have any combat effectiveness?
"The Xuzhou soldiers will be re-selected, and all those who do not meet the requirements will be dismissed, and sufficient allowances will be given." Li You also seemed to be annoyed with the Xuzhou soldiers, at least they could no longer use the military camp as a nursing home like during the Cao Bao period.
"Remove all the generals who are eating empty pay! We have given the Xuzhou family face, and the Xuzhou family cannot go too far." Liu Bei nodded and said.
It is said that other generals tried every means to expand their troops in troubled times, and even secretly overstaffed them, but this group of cheaters in Xuzhou were free of charge, and their troops were not fully staffed. A team of 5,000 people might not even have 3,000 men. Danyang
The elite soldiers were almost given free pay by Cao Bao, not to mention other troops.
After Liu Bei and Chen Xi chatted about the situation in Xuzhou, they stopped disturbing Chen Xi. They left an extra team of guards at Feng's house, and Liu Bei quickly returned with a group of people.
Most of the Xuzhou family saw Liu Bei's traces and lived in Xuzhou City instead of living in the military camp outside the city. This reassured the Xuzhou family a lot. What they were most worried about was that Liu Bei said he would forget about it, but behind his back he was still trying to deal with them.
, if that happens, the Xuzhou family will have to fight to the death.
Early the next morning, Liu Bei took over Xuzhou's political affairs and formally appointed Chen Deng as the governor of Guangling. Zhao Yu took over as the governor of Xiapi. He ordered Li You to take charge of all affairs in Xuzhou, with Chen Deng and Zhao Yu as assistants. No other arrangements were made after that.
The Xuzhou family felt at ease once they arrived.
Chen Deng looked at Chen Xi and Jia Xu who came hand in hand and smiled bitterly. His father was right. This matter will not end so easily.
"I have met Chen Hou, and I have met Master Jia." Chen Deng bowed respectfully to the two of them, and then made an invitation gesture to invite them into his home.
"Yuanlong doesn't know what you think about this Xuzhou incident." Chen Xi asked after taking a sip of tea.
"Xuzhou is rich and prosperous, but its army will be weak. If you want to govern Xuzhou, you must first strengthen your army before you can defend your territory." Chen Deng said with a calm face.
"Oh, that makes sense." Chen Xi said calmly. The lack of mention of the aristocratic family did make Chen Xi curious, but it was just curiosity.
"How do you think Yuan Long should strengthen the army?" Jia Xu glanced at Chen Xi, who was no longer talking but just smiling and applying pressure, and asked expressionlessly.
"Unify the recruitment standards, unify soldiers' allowances, benefits and pensions, and then eliminate unsuitable soldiers from Xuzhou soldiers. Recruit new soldiers and train them in accordance with General Yu Wenze's training model." Chen Deng said with a slightly helpless expression.
As a result, the power of the Xuzhou family, including the Xuzhou Chen family, in the army was greatly damaged.
"This method is good. When the time comes, Yuan Long will select suitable soldiers from Mount Tai to train Xuzhou soldiers." Jia Xu nodded and said, and then gave Chen Deng the conditions he had prepared.
Chen Deng was stunned for a moment, and a kind of secret joy suddenly came to his heart. Saying this was equivalent to giving the Chen family an opportunity to become friends with the military. Although this opportunity was limited by Liu Bei's control of military power, it was enough to give Chen Deng
The family has brought too many benefits, but how much trouble this will bring to the Xuzhou family...
Thinking of this, Chen Deng, who nodded slightly, flashed a cold light in his eyes. The Xuzhou family has been ruined by Tao Qian. And since the Chen family has such an opportunity, he can take advantage of the fact that the Xuzhou family's strength has been greatly reduced.
Since then, it has surpassed all other families and become the largest family in Xuzhou. This opportunity is right in front of us. Whether to do it or not is a big question.
Chen Xi held the tea cup and sipped the tea. This opportunity was given to Chen Deng. What to do was Chen Deng's business and had nothing to do with them. However, Chen Deng and Chen Gui spent their lives thinking about their own families. It was probably difficult for them.
Turn a blind eye to such an opportunity.
[Let the aristocratic family deal with it on its own. Even if there is no need to instruct, Chen Yuanlong will use this power to suppress other aristocratic families. The aristocratic family will inevitably consider their own family.] Jia Xu thought with an indifferent expression.
[It doesn’t matter if the Chen family grows bigger, then the Xuzhou family will have to rely on Xuande Gong. As for the Xuzhou Chen family, when Chen Yuanlong develops, he will understand what is the most correct choice. Even if it doesn’t work, it will be easy to deal with the goal of becoming one.
Situation.] A trace of ridicule flashed across Chen Xi's face.
This is Chen Deng's biggest Achilles heel. It's not that he's not intelligent, it's just that he was blinded by the Zhenxing family many times.
"Thank you very much, Marquis Chen and Military Advisor Jia, for their kind words." Chen Deng said without changing his expression. It seemed that he had made his choice without much effort.
"After all, Yuanlong has provided us with too much help. We are just reciprocating the favor. Xuzhou still relies on your efforts, and the prosperity of the rule depends on your family's methods." Chen Xi put down the teacup and slid his fingers slightly.
Twice, he said with a smile.
"Marquis Chen is joking, how dare Deng not try his best?" Chen Deng said solemnly, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back. Chen Xi's words made him feel a little uncomfortable.
"Yuan Long, don't worry." The smile on Chen Xi's face became even brighter, "There are some clues about the assassination in front of Xuzhou City. Although Xuande Gong has said that he can forget the blame, we still need to be careful.
They can be tricked out so easily, so the Xuzhou Army needs to be more vigorous in its rectification."
Chen Deng could easily hear the sarcasm in Chen Xi's words, and his face was slightly ugly. He finally knew why his father asked him to hand over this thing.
"Marquis Chen, the matter of the bed crossbow has been revealed. It was the work of a group of military craftsmen. I have taken them all into custody and ordered them to be held in custody. These are the documents taken into custody, as well as the contract signed by them and their group." Chen
Deng slowly retreated, and when he came back again he was holding a wooden box, placed it on a table, opened it, and placed a stack of paper contracts flatly inside.
"That's very good. The finished bed crossbows should also be sent to the army. These craftsmen must have made more than just a few." Chen Xi picked up the stack of documents, looked at them casually and put them away.
Chen Deng can take them out now, which means that the Chen family has decisively given up these dangerous items that can threaten the family's survival at any time.
"The finished product has been sent to the government office and is just waiting for the Lord's acceptance." Chen Deng lowered his head and said without any sign of reluctance.
When it is broken, it is broken. Keeping things like bed crossbows in the Chen family is indeed a way to deter other aristocratic families, but it is a huge hidden danger for the Chen family itself. Because of this, losing these things, Chen Deng
Although I felt unwilling to do so, I quickly adjusted my mood.
Chen Xi and Jia Xu smiled slightly. As expected, the Xuzhou Chen family was very sensible. Perhaps they also noticed that things like bed crossbows did more harm than good to their family, so they deliberately exposed them in the Cao Song incident.
It can be regarded as buying peace for the future. (To be continued...)
