The powerful gentry in Xixia are very powerful, especially the local gentry. They are entrenched in the local area, occupy large areas of land, and control tens of thousands of people.
Just like Zhu Yong’s Zhujiazhuang.
Shi Le is the king of Xixia, and they are the little kings of Xixia.
In order to completely control Xixia, these people must be eliminated.
For a country, it is best to control the common people. The power of an individual family is limited, and the county magistrate can manage it with a dozen government officials.
There are often powerful families with tens of thousands of people. Not to mention the county magistrate, not even a prefect can suppress them.
Therefore, Long Chen's idea was to take advantage of the opportunity to destroy the Xixia Royal Court and wipe out all the local powerful people.
He Juntao immediately went out to deliver the order, and soon Zhu Yong and Hu Jie came in.
The two of them walked in, their eyes twinkling, and they said, "General, I will pay my respects to King Wu."
Long Chen laughed and said, "Sit down and talk."
The two thanked him and sat down next to him.
Long Chen said: "The two generals should have heard that the king just reinstated the ministers in the city to their posts."
Speaking of this, Hu Jie couldn't help but said: "King Wu, I don't understand. These people are from the old Xixia tribe. Keeping them is a disaster."
Hu Jie is right, but he also has his own calculations. If Long Chen uses these ministers, his soldiers will have no place to arrange them.
Long Chen knew what Hu Jie was thinking and said with a smile: "General Hu is right. This is a helpless move. For a stall as big as Xixia, it is difficult to select talents in a short period of time."
Zhu Yong said: "King Wu, there is one more thing. The influence of these ministers in Xixia is intertwined. Be careful not to lose too much."
Long Chen nodded and said: "You are all right. This is why I came to you."
"I will use these people temporarily, because someone must do something now."
"I must eradicate their clan power."
"Now that it's the autumn harvest season, people across Xixia are short of food and clothing, but local powerful Wubao are hoarding supplies."
"In winter, the wine and meat in the Zhumen will surely stink, and the roads will freeze to death. I will not allow this to happen."
Zhu Yong and Hu Jie nodded slightly, they agreed with Long Chen's statement.
Zhu Yong was originally a big landowner, but he dispersed his wealth and his butt was very clean.
Hu Jie was originally a landless tenant farmer and became a soldier because he could not afford food.
So after Long Chen finished speaking, both of them agreed.
"This king gives you a mission. You divide your troops into two groups. General Zhu goes to the east and General Hu goes to the west. They will eradicate the local powerful and distribute the land and food to the people."
"Those who are willing to take the initiative to share the land and food will be spared death, and those who are unwilling will be exterminated!"
"In the government offices in various places, those who are willing to submit will submit, and those who do not will be killed!"
"Tell the local people that as long as the king is here, the land allocated to them will be permanent and no one will dare to invade it!"
This is the Long Chen plan.
After conquering the royal city, the government offices in various places will also have to be replaced. There will be too many officials needed, and the empress may not be able to choose so many people.
It would be best if the original officials could be subdued, as they would know the local area better.
As for corrupt officials, they can be slowly removed and replaced in the future.
A country has land and people. Long Chen has occupied the land of Xixia. If he wants to completely control Xixia, he must win over the people.
The best way to win over the people is to divide the land from local tyrants and provide food and land. Then they will thank Eastern Zhou and Long Chen.
Land annexation was very serious in Xixia, and the effect of dividing fields was better.
Zhu Yong and Hu Jie immediately stood up and worshiped: "The last general takes command!"
This is a fat job, of course the two of them are happy.
There are so many powerful forts in Xixia. After scanning them, the two of them will be extremely rich.
"I will give you one month. After one month, you will follow me back to the capital to receive the title!"
"Go and come back quickly!"
The two men immediately went out to organize their troops and horses. Each of them took 50,000 men and set off on the east and west sides.
Wu Jian said: "When they come back, the two of them will be fatter than pigs."
Long Chen smiled and said: "Then it depends on them. If they are honest, give them some benefits; if they are not honest, it will be good to gain weight."
"You go and do your work, I'll go to the imperial study room."
Wu Jian stood up and went out, while Long Chen entered Shi Le's imperial study.
The entrance was guarded by the Long Family Army, which was arranged by Wu Jian.
Sitting down in the imperial study room, Long Chen looked for records about Xixia Taizu Shi Potian, as well as other records of Xixia secrets.
Xixia's secret technique, Mad Lion Technique, has been obtained, and Long Chen has no interest in Xixia's secret technique.
Long Chen has already practiced the Long Family Mental Techniques, Hundred Birds Chasing the Phoenix Technique and Mad Lion Technique, which are not worth mentioning to ordinary techniques.
With the blessing of the three techniques, Long Chen's cultivation has improved, but the strange thing is that Long Chen always feels that he cannot truly set foot in the Emperor Realm, as if something is missing.
How can the empress achieve the level of emperor?
The Empress's cultivation is definitely not based on the Hundred Birds Chasing the Phoenix Technique alone. If it were just this technique, Long Chen already had it, and he had more.
Could it be that...the Hundred Birds Facing the Phoenix Jue given by the Empress is incomplete?
Long Chen slowly flipped through it, and most of the contents inside were memorials with important information about Xixia.
Long Chen slowly read through the records about the Taizu of Xixia, preferably about the Martial Saint.
...
Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Capital, Daming Palace.
The empress came out of the inner court wearing a phoenix robe and sat on a phoenix chair.
The weather is getting cooler and everyone is wearing more clothes.
The empress sat down, and the civil and military ministers all paid homage.
"Just tell me if you have anything to do."
The empress said casually that she was currently focused on the war in Xixia and did not want to hear about general government affairs.
Wang Wei, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, came out and paid homage: "Your Majesty, Nanliang is mobilizing civilians to go to the front. We are worried that Li Chengdao will send troops again, so we ask your Majesty to strengthen the defense in the south."
Hearing that Li Chengdao might send troops again, the ministers in the DPRK began to commotion.
"The war in Xixia is not over yet, and fighting has begun again in the south. Both sides are under attack."
"Winter is coming soon. If the war in Xixia continues, it may be disadvantageous."
"With hundreds of thousands of troops, winter clothing needs to be prepared early."
Di Yu looked at Duan Shuangshuang slightly. The Ministry of Finance was very nervous about money and food. If it was delayed until winter, it would be very troublesome.
The empress said: "Luo Xi and Ling Yi said that Nanliang showed no signs of attacking, but was retreating. Why is the news from the Ministry of War different?"
The military reports from Emperor Luoxi and Emperor Lingyi said that the Nanliang army had withdrawn, and Li Chengdao was reinforcing the city and preparing for defense.
The empress thought that this was because Long Chen was fighting smoothly in the west, and Li Chengdao began to prepare to attack Long Chen.
So, there should be nothing wrong in the south.
But Wang Wei said: "Your Majesty, the art of war is false and true. King Wu's war in Xixia is about to be delayed until the winter. Li Chengdao will definitely take the opportunity to invade."
The ministers in the DPRK and China did not know the truth or falsehood, and were all worried about Li Chengdao's all-out attack.
Baili Bing, the official minister, said: "Wang Shangshu, when I was in Yangcheng, King Wu said that the war should be ended before winter, and the decisive battle at Bailang Mountain was won. You also know that, but I don't think it should be possible."
Wang Wei shook his head and said: "Shang Shu Baili, Xingqing City is 20 meters high and 10 meters thick. It is not that easy to break Xingqing City."
Xingqing City was built by Shi Potian, Taizu of the Western Xia Dynasty. It is famous for its solidity and is indeed not easy to break.
"Please ask Your Majesty to send additional defensive troops to the south."
Wang Wei pleaded hard, and the ministers in the court were a little shaken.
The empress thought for a moment and said, "We'll wait until King Wu's battle report comes. The decisive battle in Xingqing City should begin."
