Chapter 5513 Three thousand warriors protect Lao Wu
The black robe frowned slightly and said: "If these people want to control business and trade, they must have connections with high-ranking families. After all, these rare treasures are not affordable for ordinary people, but also for the nobles of aristocratic families.
In order to fight for wealth and inherit heirlooms, Liu Yu only wants stability and no trouble in Lingnan, Guangzhou. In addition, as you said, as a place to settle the children of aristocratic families, if this is really the case, there is a lot for us to do.
A chance for hands and feet.”
Doupeng nodded with satisfaction and said: "Wu Yinzhi is not entirely on Liu Yu's side. After all, he is also a descendant of an aristocratic family. He really can't stand it if his Wu family is treated like other ordinary people and everyone is equal.
This can be seen from the fact that Monk Huiyuan was able to make a deal with him, and he finally ordered to release the ship to Tianshi Dao so that Lu Xunneng could escape. He would not completely and completely implement Liu Yu's order, everything still had to be done
Use your own judgment."
"For Wu Yinzhi, as a son of an aristocratic family, being an official to the governor of Dazhou is enough to honor his ancestors, and he is also worthy of what he has learned in his life. He is not unaware of the decadence and greed of the children of aristocratic families. He took office in Guangzhou when he was over sixty years old.
He was a young man who just came out of the army at the age of ten, but he resolutely fought against corruption after taking office. This does not mean that Wu Yinzhi is noble or noble, but that he finally has an opportunity to become a high official in Xinjiang, and that is to make a
A career is coming."
"Guangzhou has always been semi-autonomous. Local food, cloth and silk are generally rarely transported to places outside Guangzhou, let alone to Jiankang. Most of them are retained locally.
Then they were used to give rewards and supply to the barbarian tribes as a show of favor. As for those rare treasures, they were from the aristocratic families of Wu and Jiankang.
The commercial taxes needed by the high sect and collected for this purpose could not enter the national treasury. Most of them became the personal benefits of the children of the aristocratic families when they were officials here. Just like Diao Kui, who served as the governor of Guangzhou for a few years and was immediately dismissed.
The huge bribes I spent on buying an official position were earned back with interest. These are actually the default rules for being an official in Guangzhou, Lingnan Province for hundreds of years."
"Wu Yinzhi is not ignorant of these rules, but after he took office, he still broke and challenged the rules that had existed for hundreds of years. It was not because he was so noble, but because he was also greedy for the same thing, and that was a clear name. To build himself up
To be an honest and upright official, in a place like this where everyone is corrupt, to be able to become a great master of the Qing Dynasty and convince the barbarians, this kind of good reputation that will go down in history, is what he wants."
The black robe sneered: "Yes, Wu Yinzhi is a person who seeks fame. His Wu family does not seek wealth, so he fights against corruption locally, but he only arrests but does not kill the children of the Wu family in order to make the emperor and the court
In the name of trial, these people were escorted back to the capital, but in fact they were not
I have not offended these aristocratic families, but in this way, by driving away these aristocratic families that have violated the law, especially those that have been in the Guangzhou area for many years, have gradually become local affluent families, and have colluded with officials and businessmen, some new ones can be given.
Rich families, please make room."
"Just like the dozen or so families that used to be attached to Diao Kui, they actually lost power in the court early. Even if Wu Yinzhi offended them, they would not have much revenge. Driving these families away would allow the Wang family to
, The children of powerful families such as the Xie family and the Yu family will have the opportunity to develop in Guangzhou by becoming officials in the future. Wu Yinzhi's anti-corruption is targeted. "
"As for the officials held by powerful local families, Wu Yinzhi is not polite. These people have been operating in the local area for many years and have gradually become a powerful force. Even officials from foreign aristocratic families have to be controlled and manipulated by them when they come here. They give
These family officials are enough
bribes and benefits to lure them into the water in exchange for turning a blind eye to their illegal behavior. If things go on like this, what Jin will lose in Guangzhou is not only tax revenue, but the possibility of a second figure like Zhao Tuo coming out.
During the troubled times, he directly established himself as a king in Lingnan."
The ancestor nodded: "Yes, in remote states and counties like Guangzhou, Jiaozhou, and Ningzhou, what they fear most is that someone will become the local climate and gain prestige, especially if they can win the hearts of the local barbarians, just like
Like Meng Huo in the former and later Han Dynasties, he became a local leader. He had the political and organizational skills of the Han people.
If you don't have enough power, you can use the resources of the government, such as food and cloth in the treasury, to reward the barbarian tribes, not saying that this is a gift from the court, but just saying that it is your own kindness, so the local barbarians will be grateful for his kindness.
Serving for them has allowed many tribesmen and strong men to become servants and private soldiers of these powerful families."
"The local powerful will also send their nephews to lead these private soldiers and foreigners, or in the name of protecting trade routes and escorting them, to slowly expand their power into these barbarian tribes. If the government really finds out
These forces cannot be eliminated. When they want to wipe them out, these powerful families will
They colluded inside and outside the meeting to instigate these barbarian tribes in advance, find opportunities and reasons to launch rebellions, capture prefectures and counties, kill or expel local chief executives, because the court's garrison in these places is often seriously insufficient, and there are rumors of traitors.
Report the news and eight out of ten times you will not be able to defeat these rebellious tribes."
"So in the face of these rebellions, the central court rarely has the strength to send out large armies to suppress them, because the gains outweigh the losses. And these powerful local leaders will go to the meeting to plead guilty, saying that these local tribes cannot bear the bullying of the former officials.
They were forced to resist in desperation. Now they looted the prefectures, counties and cities and fled back to the mountains and forests. If the imperial court could pardon their sins and send new upright officials to govern them, they would definitely change their ways.
of."
Doupeng sneered and said: "For hundreds of years, thousands of years, the self-reliance of local Han nobles in remote foreign areas has come from this. The last time such a direct rebellion was successful, it was Lin Yi who established the country on his own. In this way, Wu Yinzhi
The last time I came to Guangzhou, it was not easy to deal with these powerful local families, right?"
The black robe laughed: "Master Doupeng, you have underestimated this old Wu. He is not like the previous officials who were appointed governors on bicycles. When he came to Guangzhou, he not only brought several sons with him, but also
As for the three thousand private soldiers of the Wu family, many of these people are veteran bandits who gathered in the mountains and forests after the Sun En Rebellion.
, or the soldiers who were discharged from the army and returned to the fields were taken by Wu Yinzhi as his own, and then took the sea route and boat to Guangzhou in the name of being bodyguards when he took office. It can be said that these three thousand elites are Wu Yinzhi's control of Lingnan and anti-corruption.
The basis for eradicating corruption lies in the fact that without these people, he would have accomplished nothing!" (End of Chapter)