Chapter Twenty-ninth Yingzhou Business Strategy (1)
After recent months of emergency repairs, the front courtyard of the Yingzhou Dudu Mansion has been basically repaired. The screen wall in front of the door, the guard's shop, the lobby, the second hall, the middle gate, and each department's room have been completed. Now Mr. Zhang is supervising
The disciples rushed to renovate the flower hall and back house.
Feng Dao is now in charge of the Governor's Mansion. Li Chengzhong entrusted him with "temporary supervision of the military and political affairs of Yingzhou." However, Feng Dao is self-aware and only immerses himself in civil affairs and never interferes with the military. When encountering recruitment,
When it came to military matters such as training, sentinels, and patrols, he asked the chief officers under Li Chengzhong to come up with opinions and regulations, and then implemented them in accordance with these opinions and regulations without hesitation.
During the period when Li Chengzhong went to Youzhou, the people in charge of the military affairs in Liucheng were actually the following people: Jiadu Dutou, Renyong Colonel Jiang Miao, Bingdu Dutou, Renyong Colonel Zhou Shadao, Jiadu Zuodu
Team leader, Renyong deputy captain Zhong Silang, Yidu left team captain, Renyong deputy captain Meng Xuxing, Yidu right team captain, Renyong deputy captain Jiao Chengqiao, logistics team captain, Peirong school captain Zhao
Big, the leader of the personal guard, Peirong Colonel Zhou Xiaolang, and the "Wolf Army" team are just arriving.
The eight people mentioned above, with the exception of Jie Li, were all the earliest senior subordinates who followed Li Chengzhong. They were also the most senior in Li Chengzhong's department. They were also the officers whom Li Chengzhong valued most and enjoyed the highest say in the army. In Li Chengzhong's gradually formed concept of using troops
, although these people have fixed and specific positions, in their specific use, most of them are vague and play a unique role.
For example, Jiang Miao, although he was the head of Jiadu, actually gradually separated from the responsibility of leading the troops, and was quite like the army staff officer in later generations. Another example is Zhou Qidao, although he was the head of Bingdu, he commanded the swords and shields of all the capitals in battle.
Meng Xuxing and Jiao Chengqiao are the commanders of the first team, but they are responsible for the role of bow and arrow commanders. Zhong Silang's Jiadu Left Team is the most elite front line under Li Chengzhong.
Elites Zhao Da and Zhou Xiaolang were often assigned other tasks by Li Chengzhong. As for Jie Li, in addition to leading the "Lang Army", he was also the cavalry and archery instructor of the entire army, and was also the actual commander of the cavalry in combat.
These people have great prestige in the military, and Feng Dao himself understands that if he really wants to interfere in military affairs, no one is willing to listen to him. Therefore, what Feng Dao really handles and decides is civil affairs.
However, Liucheng is so big and everything is complicated, especially during the years when the Khitans occupied it, they did not pay much attention to the rule of law. It is really a difficult task to restore the system of the Tang Dynasty and restore the orderliness of the rule of law. Feng Dao alone is sure
As he was too busy, he had to transfer seven or eight people from Bailang Mountain who had assisted him throughout the winter. These people who were temporarily appointed as "section staff" in Bailang Mountain were the managers who were usually in charge of various affairs.
For example, Cheng Dai records and writes, Liu Zixu distributes "work points", Cheng She manages the warehouse, Guo Yang organizes logging...
Most of the seven or eight people transferred here are from the three original villages who have some knowledge of writing and have read a few years of schooling. After a winter of intensive training by Feng Dao, they are considered to be the most culturally qualified in Bailang Mountain. They are very useful in assisting Feng Dao in his administration.
They are also familiar with each other. When these people were called together for use, Li Chengzhong had a sudden idea and appointed them all as "section members". Feng Dao even discussed this term with him. Li Chengzhong could not tell the origin of this term.
But the follow-up of this identity is given - deputy chief section member and chief section member.
Feng Dao wanted to explore the truth at that time, but Li Chengzhong couldn't explain it, so he could only lie. He said to Feng Dao, do you think I have the right to appoint civilian officials? Feng Dao said no. Li Chengzhong asked again, since I am not an official official, what do you call me?
What are they? I like to call them that, can’t they? Feng Dao asked again, what’s the difference between the deputy director and the director? Li Chengzhong said, if they do a good job, I will promote them and enjoy corresponding benefits and powers. Only then can I give them
People look forward to it. So Feng Dao was speechless, and the position of section officer continued.
But relying on these people alone was not enough, so Feng Dao also used several literati who had been used by the Khitan people. Most of these literati were befriended and used by the great elder of the Pinbu blindness. They were real scholars in Liucheng. They not only wrote
They can write good articles, write good calligraphy, and compose good poems. In terms of reading, they are more than a hundred times better than the few "officials" from Bailang Mountain, but in terms of status, they are among the "surrendered ministers".
Therefore, although I was dissatisfied with the "section members", I could only smile with them when they were in person.
Now there is a discussion in the lobby. The only high-ranking civil servant in Liucheng in the Tang Dynasty, Si Shi Cao Fengdao, is in the middle. The "office officials" of Bailangshan and the "surrenders" of Liucheng are clearly separated, separated to the left and right.
"... After another calculation, the number of households in the city was 4,181, with a total of 17,290; the households in the city were 3,127, with a total of 12,400
Thirty-eight..." Cheng She almost didn't look at the document in his hand and talked eloquently. He answered the numbers clearly and accurately. He was responsible for managing the warehouse in Bailang Mountain, and counted the comings and goings every day.
He was very sensitive to numbers. After being transferred to Liucheng, he had doubts about the data reported by the "surrenders". With Feng Dao's consent, he reorganized the manpower to conduct a general inspection. After an inspection, it turned out to be inconsistent.
The number of the second Liucheng census was more than 5,000 more than the number reported by the "Jiangchen". For Liucheng, which has a population of less than 30,000, the difference rate was too huge, which made the "Jiangchen" on the side
"They were so ashamed. The great elder of Pinbu, who was completely blind, loved Han culture and had a preference for poetry, music, music, chess, calligraphy and painting. These "surrendered ministers" usually paid more attention to what they liked and paid no attention to the practical affairs of civil affairs.
When he first reported back to Feng Dao, he only made a rough estimate based on his habit, so there was a big error.
Cheng She continued: "At present, the Khitan people still have a certain number of Nulu in their hands. Most of them are Xi people, Mohe people, and Lin people. Of course, there are also a few of the same Khitan people, and the number is about three thousand to five thousand." Since occupying Liucheng,
Without any orders, the Khitans released all the Han slaves they had captured, but they were still reluctant to take action against the slaves of other ethnic groups and waited to see the situation.
When he first invaded Liucheng, Li Chengzhong's troops were too weak. In order to successfully control Liucheng, he adopted a pacification policy, which was to give preferential treatment to the elders of the Pinbu, retain their property and status, and rely on the strength of the elders. This policy
In addition to consolidating the occupation of Pingzhou Army, it also left a lot of hidden dangers. However, it was not the time to eliminate the hidden dangers yet, so Feng Dao and Li Chengzhong did not deal with these elders for the time being.
The statistics of Dingkou must be carried out. Only by counting the exact number of Dingkou can government actions such as tax collection, tax increase, and service dispatch be truly implemented, because the basis of all the above-mentioned actions is based on Dingkou.
It is the head tax that has been implemented in China for thousands of years, which is very different from the tax system of later generations that focuses on property and circulation links.
The size of the population is not only related to the amount of taxes, but also means the number of soldiers that can be recruited. According to the recruitment system in the late Tang Dynasty, the recruitment ratio of the standing army of the feudal town is about thirty to one. These armies are professional soldiers and can fight at any time.
Dare to fight at any time. When a war breaks out, in addition to recruiting soldiers, civilian husbands can also be recruited. The ratio is one household per person, that is, ten people per person or even five people per person. These people are usually responsible for the logistics and logistics, and in emergencies
time, you need to join the fight.
Based on the current number of Dingkou in Liucheng, the standing army recruitment should be 1,000 people, and 4,000 to 6,000 civilians can be recruited in wartime. In the words of later generations, this is the current wartime mobilization capacity of Liucheng. Of course, this kind of mobilization does not
It is not about extreme mobilization ability. In a city defense battle, a defender who has won the hearts and minds of the people can often win the service of all soldiers and civilians. Both men and women will go to the city to help defend. This kind of city is also the most difficult to conquer.
After Cheng She finished his report, Feng Dao began to make arrangements. He divided some of the people present into several groups and prepared to set off from Liucheng and go to the southern area of Yingzhou, fifty miles south of Liucheng, to visit and count the number of people in each village, village and fort. This
The task is very difficult and various difficulties are expected to be encountered.
Since the Khitans occupied Liucheng, they have plundered people of all ethnic groups and made them slaves. Many people have fled the villages where they originally lived. Many villages are no longer inhabited. At the same time, in many places where the Khitans' power cannot reach, they have formed various alliances.
Shaoxin Village.
Under the leadership of many large households, many villages formed villages to protect themselves, built walls, organized team training, used force to resist the Khitan invasion, and protected the villages from being plundered by the refugees. These villages formed fortresses with a military form, and to a certain extent
In a sense, they have become independent small kingdoms in the south of Yingzhou. Whether these forts can be successfully brought under their rule is also the key to this southward march. To this end, Feng Dao personally wrote many official documents and stamped them with the Pingzhou Governor's Office.
The military seals and seals of the former battalion commander were all distributed to various "working groups" heading south.
Through the comparison of two "censuses" in Liucheng city and fifty miles away from the city, it was found that the practical ability of the "officers" in Bailangshan was obviously more than that of the "surrenders" in Liucheng. Therefore, Feng Dao assigned a "working group"
At that time, the "officials" were the leaders and the "subordinate ministers" were the assistants. This in fact recognized the leadership position of the "officials" in Bailangshan in the civil affairs structure.
After the agreement was reached, Liu Zixu brought up the case at hand again. This case occurred five days ago. The specific process was as follows. After a Khitan man freed the Han slaves in his hands, the two parties met inadvertently on the street and resented each other.
In the past, the Khitan people insulted and tortured them, and the Han people insulted their former "masters" in the street. The Khitan people happened to go out drunk and impulsively drew their swords to kill people in the street. As a result, they were caught on the spot by the sergeants patrolling the city.
The Khitan people's act of killing Han people in the street caused quite a shock. It not only frightened all the Khitan people, but also put every Khitan soldier who had recently joined the "Wolf Army" in danger. The entire Liucheng was concerned about how to handle this case.
Caught in a heated discussion. Opinions can be roughly divided into two categories. One is the serious issue, which is to execute the whole family of the Khitan people who killed people. Those who hold this opinion are the elders of the Pinbu and the lieutenants of the army, especially Xiao Langjun Wuli.
What's more, at that time, Wuli cried in front of Feng Dao with runny nose and tears, as if he couldn't express his sincerity otherwise.
The second is lenient punishment, that is, only killing Khitans, regardless of family members. Those who hold this opinion are mainly middle- and lower-class people, including ordinary people of all ethnic groups and businessmen. They do not want their newly settled lives to fall into turmoil.
, for fear of triggering ethnic revenge and vendetta between the Han and Khitan people.
Feng Dao has been thinking about how to deal with it. Now the civil servants are about to go south, and Liu Zixu, who is in charge of criminal prosecution, is one of them. It is obvious that he can no longer handle it, so he raised this case again and asked for a decision.