Although what Chang Ji said was somewhat exaggerated about the Xu family's achievements.
But this is not entirely false.
With King Xing Tian as the backing, the Aoki Xu family jumped from being a powerful person in Aoki County to becoming the top powerful person in Kansai Road.
Being ruled by outsiders, the powerful people of Kansai Road will still be wary.
But..., the powerful people in this place are all closely related to each other.
With the Xu family and King Xing Tian as guarantees, and the powerful men not being die-hard loyalists to the imperial court, they had no intention of resisting the rule of Siming Mountain and easily gave up various cities on Guanxi Road to Siming Mountain.
Otherwise, if Siming Mountain really burns, kills, loots, and loots all the way, relying on the wealth of the powerful people, Siming Mountain wants to capture the Guanxi Road in half a month, that is a wishful thinking!
Even..., powerful officers and soldiers will be united to completely surround them and kill them.
The powerful and powerful family may not be as good as the Aoki-Xu family.
But once Siming Mountain has a firm foothold in Qingmu County and other surrounding counties, it will grow rapidly in a snowballing manner. By then, these powerful people will no longer be able to help themselves, and the clans will think too highly of themselves...
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"General Chang is so complimentary."
"We, the Xu family, are just trying our best."
When Xu Xing's biological father Xu Ming heard this, he cupped his hands and said modestly.
"If it weren't for our Siming Mountain Rebel Army, why would your Xu family..."
A rebel general asked.
"What General Chang said is true..."
"Our Siming Mountain was able to capture the Guanxi Road, and the Xu family and the Xu County magistrate really deserved the most credit."
Seeing the conflict between the local faction and the outside faction within Siming Mountain, Yao Dang, the king of mourning heaven, quickly spoke up to stop the further dispute between the two factions.
Silence fell in the living room.
Just now the rebel generals questioned the Xu family because they refused to give face to King Xingtian...
In the Siming Mountains, apart from Yao Dang, the largest force is the faction led by Xu Xing. Even with the support of outside factions, Xu Xing's power has been far ahead of the mourning king Yao Dang.
"Kill the gentleman..."
"This is for me to spend my own martial arts."
Xu Xing rubbed his eyebrows and looked at Kun Tian Wang Chang Kun.
He didn't know whether this was King Kun's unintentional and frank words, or whether it was someone's instigation.
He also understands the shortcomings of the gentry...
But to revolutionize the gentry means to revolutionize their current lives.
The reason why he was inside Siming Mountain and the east wind prevailed over the west wind was because of the entrance of the Guanxi Taoist gentry.
When he was in Hupochuan, he asked Gong Yangyi to propose a rough plan to enter the Guanxi Road. One of the purposes was that because Guanxi Road was his hometown, and with the support of talents from the Guanxi Road, he could seize the power of Siming Mountain as he wished.
"There has been a severe drought in Kansai Road for several years..."
After a moment of silence, Xu Xing finally spoke. As soon as he spoke, everyone in the audience paid attention and did not dare to show any hesitation.
"Not only the common people suffer, but the powerful have also suffered repeated harvest failures, and have long been unable to make ends meet."
"What Third Brother said must be based on hearsay."
"The people are tired, and so are the gentry."
Xu Xing first set the tone for what King Kun Tian said, and then said: "But the hungry people are all my fellow villagers in Guanxi Province. If we don't provide relief, it would be disrespectful to be benevolent and harmonious."
"According to my opinion, I issue an order to donate titles and officers."
"A gentry who donates more than five hundred dan can get the position of county magistrate; a gentry who donates more than 1,000 dan can get the position of governor; a gentry who donates more than 3,000 dan can get..."
"The rebel army is short of generals. Gentlemen who donate more than fifty dan will get a hundred generals. If they donate a hundred dan, they will get a thousand generals. If they donate a thousand dan, they will get a general."
He said every word.
Selling officials and conferring titles may seem like a bad policy. But in fact, if done properly, selling officials and conferring titles can yield unexpected results compared to ordinary policies.
"Fourth brother, our Siming Mountain..."
Yao Dang frowned, "It's okay to sell an official position and get an order from the court. How can we, Siming Mountain, have such a reputation?"
He did not agree with Xu Xing's strategy.
Putting aside the fact that selling official positions and titles will reduce the combat effectiveness of the rebel army. Even if they in Siming Mountain really sell their official titles and titles, these gentry are not likely to buy them. Who would buy a regime that is dying by the day?
"Mourning the Heavenly King..."
"This plan of King Xingtian is very good."
Hearing this, Gong Yangyi's eyes lit up. He walked to King Mou Tian and whispered: "This is King Xing Tian's desperate plan. Anyone who dares not to buy our official position in Siming Mountain is thinking about the imperial court and intends to rejoin the imperial court.
When the time comes to kill a few powerful men who refused to surrender before, how can the remaining ones be in trouble with their own lives?"
"As for official positions, it is enough to pretend to be an official position. If there is real talent and learning, then there will be a real shortage of positions."
He analyzed the pros and cons of this to Yao Dang.
If the gentry's homes are really raided, not only will Simingshan be untenable on Guanxi Road, but even if the basic base of Guanxi Road is stabilized and other territories are occupied in the future, one can imagine the resistance of the gentry.
Selling an official position to win a title is much more tolerant.
Giving the gentry the motivation to rebel will not only not force the gentry to rebel, but will also stabilize the basic base of the Kansai Road. When the general trend becomes clear in the future, the gentry will not resist this policy, but will actively join it.
"also……"
"King, these gentry are not all stupid people. Not only the court wants their food, but the rebels also want it, and the hungry people also want it. The food is in their hands, and they cannot hold it, but...the more the disaster, the worse
Seriously, the more they dare not put out grain, the more they fear the hungry people will not only be ignorant of their kindness, but will rush into the house, burn, kill and loot."
"The imperial court used robbery in the name of disaster relief, but most of it went into the pockets of corrupt officials. Corrupt officials are outsiders. When their terms of office are up, they run away. The gentry, if they can run away, the monks can't run away from the temple..."
"This is a dead end. King Xingtian's strategy can resolve this concern."
Gongyang Yi pondered for a while and then explained.
At the end of the dynasty, it was not that some gentry were unwilling to assist the government in disaster relief and would rather let the grain rot in the granaries. It was that the officials in the court were too corrupt and were from outside the country. If they were left and right, only 30% of the grain could be used for disaster relief.
This little food is just a drop in the bucket.
If things go on like this, the victims will get no relief, the gentry will bleed heavily, and only the officials will gain weight.
These gentry are not stupid, it is not that they cannot see short-term worries and long-term concerns.
But there is nothing you can do, you can only wait to die...
Of course, it’s not that there are no evil gentry, but in the vast Kansai Road, not all gentry are evil gentry.
"According to King Xingtian's words, implement the "Order of Donation of Honors" and "Order of Donation of Generals and Officers"!
After King Mourning Heaven understood the benefits of selling his official position, he immediately gave the order.
"I will obey the order of the King of Heaven."
"We...respect the order of the King of Heaven."
"Your Majesty..."
Everyone in the hall agreed one after another.
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Exited the meeting hall.
Xu Xing, his biological father Xu Ming, his second uncle Xu Jing, and his cousin Xu Shenghua boarded the carriage to Prince Xingtian's Mansion. On the carriage, the four of them gathered together and began to analyze today's events.
The carriage was surrounded by thick guards.
"Brother, I'm afraid Chang Kun and Yao Dang have ideas about you."
"It's better to make plans early..."
Xu Shenghua was the first to speak.
"good……"
"If you, Heavenly King, had not responded in time, our Xu family would have broken our trust with the powerful and powerful people in Kansai Road, and we would have died without a burial place."
Second uncle Xu Jing also nodded.
Although the two fathers and sons did not win the same fame as Xu Xing and became an official in the capital, as a powerful man in Qingmu County, Xu Jing served as the history of Qingmu County. Xu Shenghua worshiped local celebrities as his teachers and made many friends.
After learning that Xu Xing led his troops to invade Qingmu County, the two father and son immediately drove away the county magistrate, broke into the county magistrate's residence with their family members, and forced the magistrate to open the city gate and let Xu Xing's troops enter the county seat.