Li Qi is a very pragmatic person. Whether he is doing business or running a country or fighting a war, he must get the most tangible rewards instead of rhetoric and praise. He feels that he can just say these things in front of the mirror.
No need for charity from others...
After confirming the contents of the lease, the imperial court began to release some details of the nationalization of the land, including some certificates and some restrictions.
At the same time, rumors spread in Thang Long Palace that the imperial court might disband the original army in order to stimulate production.
As expected, these two pieces of news caused an uproar as soon as they came out.
Those people who have family members in the army will definitely be dissatisfied and go to Zhang Boyu and others to argue that the conscription is what you want. Who in the world wants their sons to go to the battlefield to fight, but in the end, what we get is not certain preferential treatment.
It's more cruel exploitation, and you can't justify it.
Zhang Boyu shamelessly told the people that the imperial court now adopts a completely open policy for military and agricultural affairs. Soldiers can go home to farm as long as they want. Soldiers who originally had military status will receive one more land than ordinary people.
acres of land, this is enough of a preferential treatment.
This was incredible. The morale of the Jiaozhi army was immediately in chaos. Everyone gathered together and began to discuss whether they should go home to farm. In fact, for the soldiers themselves, they did not want to go to the battlefield to work hard. Farming was so relaxing and comfortable. Of course, this
It's relatively speaking.
Li Quansheng's cronies were very anxious when they saw it, and quickly persuaded the soldiers that this was Li Qi's trick, so that the brothers should not be fooled.
The soldiers didn't know whether this was a trick, but the lease was real, and the notices from the court had been published, so it couldn't be a lie. Even if the rumors of dissolution were false, I still took them when I got home.
Arriving at this extremely precious land, this is more real than anything else.
Not only that, the families of the soldiers also began to mobilize.
Son! Come back quickly! When you come back, we will be able to get a few more acres of land, and we can also take advantage of you. One more acre of land is available than other people. This is our advantage. If it is later, we will have good land.
Just let others rent it.
At this time, the imperial court issued a policy for soldiers to return home to work in the fields. Relevant departments were also set up to help soldiers handle matters related to returning home to work in the fields.
From this policy, it is also reflected that the imperial court's plan to reduce troops is by no means groundless.
At this time, those soldiers who had already wavered made up their minds to go home and work in the fields.
As long as one person comes home, it's like knocking down Nomi's dominoes, one after another, wave after wave.
If this was the case before, those generals could still intimidate them, but now, the power of those generals has been greatly weakened, and they have no say at all. They can only watch their soldiers walk out of their barracks one by one. Some even
I was so anxious that tears flowed out.
There is a saying that if a person does not serve himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth.
In the past, you had power. You could call the wind and rain, so of course we listened to you. But now, if you are nothing, we will only starve to death if we follow you. It is better to leave early.
However, this is the inevitable trend and cannot be stopped at all.
As soon as the soldier left, Li Quansheng's power suffered a devastating blow.
Under Li Qi's series of ingenious arrangements, land nationalization and troop reduction plans were in full swing.
The common people took the lease and looked at the content on it. Just the fact that they did not have to pay taxes made them burst into tears. Moreover, the court gave them a considerable reward. They got the big head and the court got the small head.
This made them almost crazy with joy. As soon as they received the land, they immediately led their families to cultivate the land. You must know that it is spring, and this land comes at the right time.
As soon as the people went to plow the fields, Thang Long Mansion seemed to be out of the shadow of the war immediately, and returned to normal life almost within a few days.
Zhang Boyu, Yang Ying'er and other former officials of Jiaozhi were also at work. Unconsciously, they regarded themselves as officials of the Song Dynasty. Busyness always makes people forget the past easily.
Li Qi also walked out of the palace and led a group of officials, large and small, to inspect the outside and personally arrange the land planning matters. This time when they went out, what they encountered was not indifference, but a warm welcome from the people. This was enough.
It embodies the saying, if you have breasts, you are a mother.
After the inspection in the northern suburbs, Li Qi said to Zhang Boyu: "Although everything is going very smoothly now, you must not be careless. You must cheer up. As long as you get through the most difficult one or two years, then in the future
Life will be easy."
"Yes, please rest assured, Privy Council, we will definitely be careful."
"Another point is how to popularize these two policies. You have to think more about it. The most critical thing here is the tribal forces. To deal with these people, the deterrence of force is essential, but force can only be used as an auxiliary.
The methods are used to deal with the chiefs, but they must not be used to deal with the people. For the people, we still adopt a gentle policy as much as possible."
Zhang Boyu nodded thoughtfully and asked: "But these people are not soldiers, so what should we use to impress them?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "Natural or profit, I checked the distribution of the Jiaozhi tribes. Most of them are distributed in inland areas, and there are very few coastal areas. But it won't be long before the imperial court will focus on developing coastal areas. By then, coastal areas will be
It will develop rapidly, and the land there will become very valuable. This is an opportunity. You can use this to lure people to the coastal areas. As long as they leave the ethnic group, all the problems will be solved. Also, those
Soldiers who have gone home to farm should not be allowed to stay in one place; they must be dispersed, otherwise once someone stirs up trouble, they will soon gather together again."
Zhang Boyu nodded and said, "Yes, I know what to do."
Li Qidao: "I have been thinking about those death row prisoners recently. I always believe that death cannot forgive sins. They have had such a bad impact on society and they must be repaid. Well, on the day of the emperor's birthday this year,
Just change the death penalty to a fifty-year sentence, but you can use their labor force to reduce the sentence. As for the details, you can discuss it."
Zhang Boyu has not been in contact with Li Qi for a long time, but he already has a deep understanding of Li Qi's behavior, that is, everything is based on interests, but this interest is by no means a derogatory term, it is the great benefit of the world.
At this moment, a guard suddenly came over, cupped his fists and said: "I'm sorry to see you as the Privy Councilor."
Li Qidao: "What's the matter?"
The guard glanced at Zhang Boyu who was next to Li Qi. The latter was very sensible and bowed before leaving.
After Zhang Boyu left, the guard took out a letter from his arms, handed it over, and said: "Privy Envoy, this is from General Wu."
Li Qi took it and opened it on the spot. After reading it, he exclaimed: "What a double happiness! It's time to solve this last problem."
"Is it Wu Jie's letter?"
At some point, Zhao Jingyan came over.
Li Qi shook his head and handed the letter to her. She took it and looked at it. She found that the letter was actually a letter of surrender from Wu Jie's generals. She couldn't help but be overjoyed and said: "It seems that your plan has been half successful."
Li Qi smiled confidently: "Since Duan Shiwen asked me for help, I have never thought about failure."
Zhao Jingyan said: "What are you going to do now?"
Li Qi said proudly: "I am an upright person and I don't like stabbing others in the back. I will have this letter sent to Duan Zhengyan later."
You still poked too much. Zhao Jingyan smiled softly and said: "Then Duan Zhengyan will definitely not be able to sleep tonight."
Li Qi suddenly let out an ouch and said, "I'm afraid he will drag me to keep my eyes open with him, omg, no, no, I have to go back now to rest for a while and recharge my batteries."
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Li Qi's time in Sheng Long Mansion was booming, everything was going very smoothly, and all obstacles were almost cleared.
However, Zhengyan's period was not so smooth. Under Li Qi's arrangement, he had already met with the generals of the Gao family. No matter how he promised, those generals were unwilling to surrender to him. It was enough to talk about it.
It took several days, but Gao's generals never wavered.
This has actually been expected for a long time. What you Duan Zhengyan said now is good, but who can guarantee that you can be consistent in your words and deeds? If you immediately turn your back on others after you go back, who should we cry to?
, we are all soldiers of the Gao family, you have enough reasons to kill us, but the Song Dynasty is different, we have no grudges with the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty will not touch us, and we can still enjoy the glory and wealth, you
Duan Zhengyan is extremely poor. No one is willing to take the risk of following you.
This made Duan Zhengyan very angry, but also helpless.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's not good, it's not good."
Just when Duan Zhengyan was worried about this matter, Duan Shiwen suddenly walked in in a hurry.
Duan Zhengyan asked nervously: "What happened?"
Duan Shiwen gasped slightly and said: "I just received a letter from Shanchan Mansion. The letter said that when the Song Army in Shicheng County was preparing to withdraw, it was blocked by the people of Shicheng County. The people there did not want the Song Army to leave. They
I hope to submit to the Song Dynasty."
"How can this be?"
Duan Zhengyan was stunned for a moment.
"This--this minister doesn't know." Duan Shiwen said with tears welling up in his eyes, "Not only that, there are many people in the country who want to fish in troubled waters and take the opportunity to cause chaos."
"How can this be true? How can it be true?"
Duan Zhengyan slammed the table, stood up, and said: "These rats are really stupid. Making trouble at this time will only make Dali weaken faster. They are really ruining my life!"
At this moment, a soldier walked in and said: "Your Majesty, a letter has just been sent from Shenglong Mansion."
Duan Zhengyan was stunned at first, and then quickly took the letter. It was better not to read it. After reading it, his body suddenly shook violently a few times, screamed, and looked about to fall down. Fortunately, Duan Shiwen had quick eyes and quick hands, and helped him.