Zhang Niujiao left, and he did not tell Li Shushi about his choice. However, seeing the angry look in Chu Yan's eyes when he mentioned Liu Yu, who had now changed his surname to Zhang Yan after his adoptive father, Li Shushi knew that the so-called best friend was not interested at all.
I will consider it. But Zhang Niujiao, who is obviously a former member of the Yellow Turban Army and has seen Xihe, will definitely not choose the last resort.
However, Li Shushi vaguely remembered that Zhang Niujiao died as a result of his invasion of prefectures and counties, just like Zhang Xiu's uncle Zhang Ji. Otherwise, where would Zhang Yan, one of the two most successful whitewashers in the Three Kingdoms period, come from?
.By the way, another strongman not only had the background of the Yellow Turban Army, but also missed the team many times. In the end, he ended up in the top five of the Wei Kingdom, and he was even more ruthless than Zhang Yan.
However, not long after Zhang Niujiao left, Cheng Yu and Jia Xu came together to ask about Zhang Niujiao. This made Li Shushi quite surprised. Why did these two guys know about this matter so quickly? Could it be that the news had already been leaked?
No.
But in the end, Cheng Yu did not worry Li Shushi for too long, but the reason why these two people knew Zhang Niujiao's visit made Li Shushi silent for a long time.
It turned out that with the departure of Zhang Niujiao and his party, dozens of Yellow Turban Army soldiers on Li Shushi's side also fled collectively. After preliminary investigation, it was found that they were all Yellow Turban Army soldiers who originally belonged to Jizhou and were attacked by Zhang Niujiao.
Encouraged, I decided to take it home
The family followed him back to northern Hebei. Since both military and civilian villages had a detailed joint-sitting mechanism similar to the Baojia Law, such a large-scale escape operation was quickly reported to the relevant officials in charge and was finally summarized in Chengdu.
In the hands of Yu and Jia Xu.
The reason why these Yellow Turban soldiers gave up their already stable and prosperous lives and embarked on the unknown again was not only because those soldiers may have high thoughts and emotions (the escapees were all soldiers from Jizhou), but also because
The personal charm of Zhang Jiao and Zhang Niujiao also played a big role. After all, the place where they originally lived was the core area of Taiping Road spread and the main area of Zhang Jiao's activities. The local people's belief in Zhang Jiao was quite large.
universal.
Although Zhang Jue as an idealist is far inferior to those revolutionaries who came later, Li Shushi once again saw such a shadow in him and his path to peace. Maybe some people think that Zhang Jue is just a cult leader, completely
It cannot be compared with those so-called noble revolutionaries. But regardless of whether they are bourgeois revolutionaries or proletarian revolutionaries, isn't the cornerstone of their theory the same philosophical product as religion. All laws are unified into the Tao.
"How does the Lord plan to deal with those who leave? Also, should we fight back against Zhang Niujiao's actions?"
Obviously this escape incident made Cheng Yu quite angry. Judging from his expression and tone, it was obvious that he didn't mind Li Shushi causing trouble for Zhang Niujiao. Anyway, the court was still very interested in wiping out these remnants of the Yellow Turban Army.
You must know that those aristocratic families who were not originally active in wiping out the Yellow Turban Army saw that many children from poor families climbed to positions that were originally difficult for them to obtain through fighting against the Yellow Turban Army. After all, they were not willing to lag behind in terms of resources.
In terms of personnel, they are still far superior to those poor people who can pull up the team by cutting two kitchen knives. So as long as Li Shushi stays in place, as long as he lets out a little bit of news and adds some sand to Zhang Niujiao's Black Mountain Army, the Black Mountain Army will be in trouble.
Definitely not too small.
However, Li Shushi still rejected Cheng Yu's suggestion. As Zhang Niujiao himself said, he came to Xihe in the first place just to seek an ending where he would sacrifice his life for righteousness, so naturally he could cause trouble to Li Shushi.
Now after passing through Xihe and his party, his thoughts have changed a lot. At least he and Zhang Yan, two people who originally agreed with Li Shushi, are now even closer to Li Shushi, even though they were previously hostile to Li Shushi.
Before leaving, the very old Sun Qing had to admit that he preferred officials like Li Shushi to the many bad officials in the Han Dynasty.
Such Zhang Niujiao and his Black Mountain Army are very likely to become Li Shushi's allies or even further relations in the future, so it is not worth assigning them to the enemy category just for a few deserters. What's more, Li Shushi believes that as long as Zhang Niujiao remains in the future,
Once he takes charge of the Montenegrin Army, he will no longer put any obstacles in Li Shushi's way. After all, the two sides have a mutually beneficial relationship.
And Li Shushi also knew that the reason why Cheng Yu was so active in urging Li Shushi to retaliate against Zhang Niujiao was because he had a very bad impression of the Yellow Turban Army. Li Shushi had just switched camps now, but for the other remnants of the Yellow Turban Army
He didn't intend to be soft at all. It would be best if Li Shushi could completely draw a clear line with the Yellow Turban Army. That would be what he wanted.
It was precisely for this reason that Jia Xu did not show any desire to speak from beginning to end, standing there quietly waiting for Li Shushi's decision. Of course, that calm face also made it impossible for anyone around him to guess what was going on.
What on earth is this guy thinking?
"So, just keep this matter low-key?" Cheng Yu still looked a little unwilling.
"No." Li Shushi thought carefully and then gave an answer that comforted Cheng Yu.
"Those soldiers who fled and their families, as well as those who attempted to conceal relevant information must be punished as they should be, and those who proactively reported the information should be appropriately rewarded as appropriate. Our farming system is still in its infancy.
Many related supporting systems are not yet complete. But precisely because
In this way, if this incident is not handled strictly, it will have a very bad impact. Zhang Niujiao is an outsider. We can ignore it for the sake of the future, but those deserters must be dealt with seriously, otherwise more people will be shaken in the future.
If we just run away, it will be very detrimental to us taking root in Xihe."
The treatment of deserters is quite strict no matter what period of time in any plane, because they are afraid of causing a chain reaction, so unless the entire army collapses, all the chief officers do not mind killing a few more unlucky chickens for the monkeys to see.
"Wen He, have you calculated the exact number and details of the fleeing soldiers and their families?"
"Because the incident happened suddenly, I only got a rough intelligence, but if I can wait for another day or two, I think the follow-up intelligence will be reported one after another. If I am eager to punish now, I think it is a little too eager.
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"Forget it, the issue of punishment of relevant personnel can be postponed for the time being, but Wen He, you immediately mobilize those mountain hunters who are good at tracking to track the traces of the escapees. Since they were all instigated by Zhang Niujiao, then even if they are fleeing
They should also gather together. Try to find them and capture them. I will also send Xu Chu to lead my guards to help you."
"But we don't know where our pursuit will end. After all, it won't be so convenient for us to do anything outside of Xihe."
"Bingzhou, don't stop as long as Zhang Niujiao has not left Bingzhou. It is very likely that they will leave Xihe and then rendezvous in order to avoid our search, so it is better to be prepared for cross-border operations. If they stay with Zhang Niujiao,
Then there is no need to arrest people, let Xu Chu pretend to be a bandit and do it beautifully, and as long as he doesn't die, others don't need to hold back."
"No!" Cheng Yu and Jia Xu knew that Li Shushi was still a little dissatisfied with being teased by Zhang Niujiao. Since it was not convenient to deal with Zhang Niujiao directly, they had to find someone to vent their anger on. After all, there are so many refugees these days. If it really is
It will be a very troublesome thing to calculate. Because in addition to
Li Shushi, a registered soldier, had the power to dispose of them. In order to make the family members of the remaining soldiers more willing to stay in Xihe, Li Shushi did not include them in the household registration of Xihe, so that they could be exempted from the burden of the head tax when paying taxes.
Because of this, it was completely legal for them to leave Xihe.
The three people discussed some possible problems and measures to prevent similar problems from happening again. However, even in the prosperous Central Plains, it would be difficult to prevent the birth of refugees once a famine occurs, let alone in border areas like Xihe.
, as long as the situation is slightly unstable, a large number of households will immediately flee.
, even strict laws can't stop it. In the end, the only way a few people can think of is to strengthen the sense of belonging and security of soldiers and people. As for the effectiveness of these methods, even Cheng Yu and Jia Xu can't stop it.
There is no guarantee, after all, this problem has been bothering the big man for more than a year or two.
Not long after Cheng Yu and Jia Xu received the order, Li Shushi received news that Guan Hai had come to pay him a visit.
Speaking of which, since Xihe began to implement the farming plan, Guan Hai, a general from the Yellow Turban Army, naturally became Li Shushi's military supervisor in the farming area because most of his subordinates were assigned to the farming army. Originally, Li Shushi was still in charge of military affairs.
Guan Hai, who was worried about losing the opportunity to fight on the front line, would have some ideas, but Guan Hai, who was born in a poor peasant family, did not show much resistance. Not only did he accept it happily, but according to Cheng Yujie
Shao Guanhai led his followers to almost every farming site and adopted different planting options according to the differences of each farming site. Although Guan Hai did not know much about planning and did not have much knowledge, he was born in a rural area.
Before joining Taipingdao, he was a very outstanding farmer, so he had rich practical experience. Although he had been a soldier for a long time, his old foundation was still there, and now he is naturally doing well in his old business.
However, Guan Hai is too dedicated. He works hard outside almost all year round. Even after the autumn harvest has entered the off-season, he still leads people to survey the soil hydrology, mountain topography, and conduct research on the harvests of various farming sites this year.
All preparations have been made for next year's spring plowing plan, so much so that Li Shushi has not been able to see him since he returned to Xihe.
Who would have thought that he would come back at this embarrassing juncture? Li Shushi didn't know how to talk about the escape of the field soldiers with Guan Hai, a man who looked like Dayu. After all, those people were both then and now.
But they were all subordinates managed by Guan Hai.
However, what surprised Li Shushi a little was that besides Guan Hai, there was a stranger who came to visit him. Judging from Guan Hai's behavior, it was obvious that the main purpose of asking for a visit was for the stranger in front of him.
Guan Hai also knew how to go through the back door, and Li Shushi suddenly became very interested in the stranger in front of him.
p.s. I will continue to update this evening. Sometimes it is not easy to form a habit and then stop it...
