"My lords are so happy, but what happy news is there?" Just at this moment, several war horses came running, and then the person stood up and dismounted, but it was Zhou Yuji, with a solemn expression on his face.
"Eunuch Chang, Fenzhou Prefecture has fallen."
Cai Maode and others were shocked.
Chang Yu nodded slightly: "Our family is already aware of this matter." He looked at Zhou Yuji with a smile in his eyes: "How should General Zhou respond?"
"According to the previous agreement, the situation remains unchanged despite the changes. After receiving the news, General Mo immediately sent 20,000 troops to the Jiaocheng defense line." He turned to look at Cai Maode and said, "Master Cai, I still need your help in the logistics of food and grass."
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"It's a matter of duty." Cai Maode nodded.
"The main force of the rebel army is in Fenzhou Prefecture and is about to go all the way north. There are more than 20,000 soldiers in Jiaocheng, and Zhou Zong's troops may not be able to support them. Moreover, Jiexiu must have some partial troops on the east route. There are only 2,000 troops in Qixian County, which is too weak."
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"Eunuch Chang means..." Zhou Yuji raised his eyebrows. In his opinion, the Jiaocheng defense line was just to temporarily delay the rebel army, so that he could have time to set up the Taiyuan defense line. After all, Taiyuan was the place where he and the rebel army would have a life-or-death showdown.
But apparently Chang Yu doesn't think so: "Since we have worked so hard to strengthen the wall and clear the country, we can't just scratch him, we must make him feel pain."
Chang Yu clenched his fist heavily and said, "I'll give Blind Li a painful beating first in Jiaocheng."
This was an momentum that Zhou Yuji and Cai Maode quickly agreed with, and immediately sent an order to mobilize 30,000 troops to the defense line in Qixian County, Jiaocheng.
"The rebels are in Fenzhou Prefecture at the moment. There are naturally refugees from Wenshui and other places fleeing north, but there must be rebel spies among them. Sirs, do you think we can let them in when they pass through Jiaocheng?"
Longshi Fan Zhitai raised a question.
Cai Maode was also in trouble. In fact, ordinary people rarely fled on their own initiative if they were not forcibly expelled. I am afraid that more than half of the refugees fleeing from Wenshui North may be rebel spies. After all, the rebels are just like ordinary people regardless of their clothing and status.
There is no difference among the people.
Zhou Yuji glanced at Chang Yu and gritted his teeth: "If you don't let go, go to Jiaocheng, and don't let those south of Qixian go north."
"Let it go." Chang Yu smiled slightly: "Why not let it go? You are only allowed in but not allowed out. So what if you are a thief?"
"Master Factory Supervisor, we only control these spies to make noise among the refugees. Once they get out of control, I'm afraid..." Cai Maode said quickly.
"Lord Cai, are you working as a jobber for Dongchang and Jinyiwei?" Chang Yu smiled coldly: "There is nothing to fear about this matter. I will leave such small details to the idle man like this governor. All your lords, just control your respective roles.
Just go inside."
Everyone nodded, and Chang Yu asked if there were any other complicated diseases that he needed help with.
Cai Maode also said that there were insufficient tools, tens of thousands of people dug trenches, and a large number of tools were needed for logging.
“The whole city announced that the people’s utensils in the city will be requisitioned, and whatever is needed will be requisitioned, and appropriate subsidies will be provided.”
"The subsidy fee..."
"Our family is born"
Everyone secretly sighed again, this factory superintendent is really rich, he has paid for the wages of tens of thousands of people, and he even provided subsidies for requisitioning tools.
Only Zhou Yuji looked at Chang Yu with complicated expressions.
"My lords seem to be discussing something. I wonder if I, the king, can listen to it." It turns out that Zhu Shenxuan's brother and sister are here, but after all, they are all official figures here. Zhu Zhi'e is just standing by the moat from a distance, admiring the scenery, and occasionally casting her eyes here.
, eyes locked on Chang Yu.
Everyone hurriedly bowed to Zhu Shenxuan, and Cai Maode gave a brief summary of what they had just discussed. After all, Taiyuan was the territory of the King of Jin, and he was the nominal highest military and political officer.
Zhu Shenxuan listened attentively. Chang Yu couldn't say anything for a moment. He stood aside and looked askance at Zhu Zhi'e not far away. When his eyes met, he couldn't help but wink, making Zhu Zhi'e blush and his heart beat secretly.
He clenched his fist to protest against Chang Yu.
Suddenly, several fast horses drove up, interrupting everyone's conversation. The man on the horse turned over and fell to the ground: "Kowtow to the factory governor." But it was Jiang Quan who came.
Jiang Quan, who had been ordered to supervise the affairs of the porridge shed over there, had just arrived in a hurry, with a look of exhaustion on his face.
Jiang Quan is Chang Yu's confidant, and he doesn't have so many rules on weekdays. But at this time, all the big guys in the city are here, so etiquette must not be lost.
"Sir, Qingxu..."
"It's just the right time for you to come. We have something important for you to do here." Chang Yu immediately interrupted Jiang Quan.
Sir, please give me your instructions.
"You go to the city to find Zheng Xingguo. We will strictly investigate the traitors and spies in the city, and focus on the refugee group. If you find anyone who is misleading the public with lies and whose origins are suspicious, you will kill them if you catch them!
For specific implementation, in addition to overt and covert inspections, you can also cooperate with local government officials, police officers, and even local gangsters. You can also set up spies among the refugees, adopt reward mechanisms for reporting, etc. You must strictly control it. The governor will not allow any refugees to have any
If you don't do anything, I'll sacrifice your heads to heaven!"
"It's your lord." Jiang Quan took the order and left.
Everyone shuddered in their hearts, watching Chang Yu's expressions changing, and they were almost deceived by the harmless smile of this laughing young man. After all, Dongchang is Dongchang. Killing people is as simple as eating. In three words, you can't do it without chopping.
Human head.
Of course, it is not enough to just rely on beatings with sticks to stabilize people's hearts. A two-pronged approach is needed, and candy must also keep up. Chang Yu asked his subordinates Dongchang Fanzi and Jinyiwei to conduct secret inspections, and on the other hand, he also asked officials such as the King of Jin and the governor to come forward more often to share with the people.
Be happy and use both hard and soft measures to ensure that people's hearts and minds remain intact.
On normal days, the King of Jin would disdain to do this, but at this moment, stabilizing the people's hearts is one of the most important things at the moment. What's more, stabilizing the people's hearts is not the foundation. It is necessary to mobilize the people's hearts and always be external. The so-called people's will is to win.
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The current situation was urgent and the affairs were complicated. Everyone chatted for a few more words and then dispersed, each busy with his or her own duties. Only Chang Yu and the brother and sister Jin Wang were left by the moat to enjoy the breeze and enjoy the scenery.
"Does your Dongchang particularly like killing people?" Zhu Zhi'e couldn't help but ask, looking at Chang Yu who was frowning and looking into the distance.
"Zhi'e, don't be rude," Zhu Shenxuan scolded in a low voice.
Chang Yu smiled and waved his hand, looked at Zhu Zhi'e and said: "It's not that Dongchang likes killing people, it's because there are too many people who deserve to be killed in this world."
Zhu Zhi'e couldn't help but shudder.
"Who did the factory supervisor say should be killed?"
"There are too many, those who are causing harm to the country and the people, those who are corrupt and bribery, etc. It's hard to explain at the moment, but what our family can tell the prince is that there are hundreds of thousands of people on the other side who deserve to be killed! Our family can't wait to kill these thieves with our own hands!
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Zhu Shenxuan looked at Chang Yu and suddenly said: "I heard that Mr. Chang is good at fists and kicks?"
Chang Yu turned his head and glanced at him: "Your Majesty, you are quite well informed." After a slight pause, he said something disrespectful: "Your Majesty, ten of these are not enough for our family."
Oh, let me go. Zhu Shenxuan immediately blew his nose and glared. Where did this guy get his confidence? I am a swordsman and a stick no matter what I do: "Eunuch Chang, you are just bragging. Why don't we give it a try and see if it's Chang?"
Father-in-law, I will beat you ten times, or I will beat you ten times!"
Chang Yu shook his head and curled his lips: "Your Majesty knows that our family is good at fists and kicks. How can it be that it is unfounded? If we hurt your noble body, it will be a big sin for our family."
Moreover, Zhu Shenxuan was even more displeased when Chang Yu said this: "There are so many people who are flattering these days. Who knows if Eunuch Chang is really as rumored? What you hear a hundred times is not as good as seeing it. At this time, let's have a try."
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"No!" Chang Yu refused directly: "We have long been reluctant to do anything. Firstly, we might hurt people, and secondly, we won't do anything if we don't have any luck."
The more he said this, the more Zhu Shenxuan felt that this guy was pretentious, and he was even more interested in playing lottery because he was so young: "Here, it's interesting to play with lottery. What does Eunuch Chang want to play?"
"My lord, I really want to compete." Chang Yu felt helpless. This kind of little monster insists on giving away people's heads to gain experience and give him bonuses. How could he have the nerve to refuse?
"Fifty thousand taels of silver, do you want to play with it?" Chang Yu chuckled.
Zhu Shenxuan was startled, not because he couldn't afford fifty thousand taels, but because he didn't expect Chang Yu to be so big. More importantly, did the little eunuch have so much money? It was definitely a bluff.
"Hey, what a big deal, the question is, Mr. Chang, do you have so much cash? If you put the money out, let's have a competition now..." Zhu Shenxuan was talking when suddenly Chang Yu looked behind him,
A little surprising.
So he turned around and saw several horses galloping towards him.
"Kowt down to the factory governor," Qin Xing said with a tired look on his face, but his eyebrows were raised with joy.
Chang Yu knew from the look on his face that the matter must be done, but he still couldn't help but ask: "Has the person been found?"
"Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life!" Qin Xing clasped his fists heavily.
"That's great." Chang Yu was overjoyed: "Where is it?"
"On the city." Qin Xing pointed at the South Gate Tower. Chang Yu had already rushed over and said from a distance: "Qin Xing, I will mark your great merits with you."
"Thank you, Mr. Factory Supervisor." Qin Xing was overjoyed and saluted Chang Yu's back.
Zhu Shenxuan, who was confused, didn't know what he was doing: "Hey, Eunuch Chang, Eunuch Chang, don't you compare..." He chased after him.