Chapter 639 Long time no see, Wu Li, a wealthy household of the Wasion Army
After passing Taipingyi, not far north, we entered the territory of Tongdi County of Weisheng Army. We revisited the hometown of Xiaotang where they conquered the bandits Zhang Di, and had already received notification from military officials about the magistrate and county lieutenant in Tongdi County.
Dutou, Yasi and other officials and subordinates also immediately left the city and waited at the Changting Pavilion ten miles south of the county seat to welcome Xiao Tang and his party to the court officials who were on business at Hedong Road.
The current magistrate of Tongdan County, whose surname is Gong, is a fat scholar with a big belly. When the army and soldiers appeared in the eyes of the officials in Tongdan County, Magistrate Gong wiped away the sweat on his head and moved him with great effort.
With his fat body, he went to see Xiao Tang.
Although the officialdom of the Song Dynasty emphasized literature over military affairs, Magistrate Gong was only a seventh-rank magistrate, while Xiao Tang was a member of the Privy Council from the second rank and was also the military envoy of the Xin'an Army. What's more, Magistrate Gong also knew that Xiao Tang was an official.
How could he dare to neglect the famous people around him so easily? And the smooth county magistrate, the iron-clad subordinates, and the county lieutenant in Tongdan County Office are still the same ones who once hosted banquets in restaurants in the county to entertain Xiao Tang and other court officials.
Lieutenant of Li County.
In addition to Li County Lieutenant, Xiao Tang met another acquaintance whom he had not seen for a long time. He was the one who rushed to Daming Mansion in Hebei Province for a banquet when Xiao Tang married Su Jinniang, and helped Xiao Tang capture the traitors in the Xiaojiaji Mansion.
Lei Ben's mighty army belongs to the wealthy Wu Li.
The village occupied by Wu Li is not far from Tongtian County. After the previous campaign against Zhang Di's bandits, Xiao Tang was still on duty as a military official. It was not convenient for Wu Li to go to the army to find Xiao Tang and reminisce about old friendships. But now Hedong
Banditry has recurred, and Xiao Tang has regained the military power to manage the east of the river. As a local squire in the Weisheng Army, Wu Li naturally wanted to take advantage of this moment to come to visit him in person.
"Wuli, a grassroots man, please see Xiao Jieshuai!"
When Wu Li saw Xiao Tang, he immediately rolled up his sleeves and came forward to pay his respects. It turned out that he had the intention of doing more business with Xiao Tang, who was in the Weisheng Army in Hedong and the other in Daming Mansion in Hebei. Now Xiao Tang is in the court.
He was respected and respected in the country, and Wu Li treated him with great respect. At this time, he heard Wu Li say again: "Back then, Xiao Jieshuai was a famous hero. Now he has made great contributions to the country many times, and the common people are so happy to hear it.
.Unexpectedly, I will finally be able to pay homage to your face here today. How lucky, how lucky!"
"Master Wu Zhuang, you are also my elder in terms of seniority, not to mention the affection between you and me. Don't be so polite."
Xiao Tang hurriedly stepped forward to help Wu Li up. It is said that Wu Li helped him catch Lei Ben who betrayed the Xiao Mansion, and led all his confidants to rush to Daming Mansion to attend his wedding. Between Xiaojiaji and Wujiazhuang,
There have been some interactions in the past. Since he still owed Wu Li a favor, Xiao Tang naturally treated him very kindly in terms of etiquette.
Xu Wei and Tang Xian, the stewards of Wuli Mansion, also came forward to pay tribute to Xiao Tang. At that time, they were both unhappy because their master deliberately showed favor to Xiao Tang. Unexpectedly, after a few years, Xiao Tang rose to prominence in the court.
With the skyrocketing, the power on the White Road was not necessarily less than that of a feudal official. Therefore, while Xu Wei and Tang Xian praised their master Wu Li for being a wise man, they also treated Xiao Tang with complete respect.
After some pleasantries, County Magistrate Gong, Lieutenant Li and other officials in the Tongtian County Yamen quickly invited Xiao Tang to rest in the Yamen of the county seat. On the way, Magistrate Gong learned that Xiao Tang had led several officers and soldiers to the border area of Taiping Post in Longde Mansion.
After defeating six thousand thieves who caused trouble and capturing another thousand bandits alive, he was so happy that a few more wrinkles appeared on his face.
Nowadays, the military supervisors and some of the garrison officers in the command department of Weisheng Army were either severely defeated by the thieves and their whereabouts are unknown, or they abandoned their posts and fled, and there is no trace. Now the Hedong thieves are in the eastern part of Weisheng Army. The arrogance of Mianshang, Qinyuan and other places is very rampant, and there is no telling when they will attack Tongtian County. In the county government, there are only two county captains and only about a hundred official officials, so how can they resist it? Can you survive those thieves and bandits who are like wolves and tigers?
Fortunately, Xiao Tang led officers and soldiers from several states to station in Tongdan. Unfortunately, for Gong Zhixian, Xiao Tang was not only a high official in the court who had to be carefully served, but also a destined nobleman who could save his official position and life! Think of it. In this regard, Magistrate Gong treated Xiao Tang with the utmost respect as if he were his biological father and mother, and he readily agreed to Xiao Tang's orders no matter what he asked.
After Xiao Tang and Xiao Jiasui, Luo Jian, Hu Yanzhuo, Guan Sheng and other officials and confidants came to the county government meeting hall in Tongdan County, he did not mince words and said straight to the point: "Gong Zhixian, Hedong Prefecture Bandits are becoming more and more rampant, causing people everywhere to suffer from bandits and robberies. I was ordered to go to Hedong on business, firstly to punish the rogue bandits who harmed the villagers, and secondly, to select brave men and train new troops in Hedong.
And I heard that many people in Hedong, forced to make a living, turned to thieves to avoid the officers and soldiers. Even the government could not take care of the refugees and instead taught them to join the desperate gangs. Isn't this just trying to recruit people to escape? Tian Hu, who is inciting the people, is making a big noise? Since the people in Hedong are now destitute and confused, I intend to recruit and settle the displaced refugees in Tongdan County. This way, not only can we select brave men and train them, but also It can teach the refugees to have a safe place to live, so that they will not be forced to surrender to thieves.
Since they are tired, they still have to go to the trouble of Gong Zhixian to send officials from the Yamen to register the refugees’ family background and sort them out for a while, so as to teach the refugees to live their lives and stabilize the people’s hearts. Those who have skills can also be assigned to them as errands. Of course, by then, The refugees from all over the country are only temporarily settled in Tongtian County. After I send documents to Taiyuan Prefecture, Pingding Army and other military prefectures, the refugees will be admitted in batches and re-registered for them, so that they can carry out their own business. ."
"this......"
When Gong Zhixian heard this, he murmured in his heart. Although when floods, droughts, banditry and other disasters occurred in various places, according to the practice of the Song Dynasty, the imperial court usually recruited local refugees and incorporated them into the Xiang army. Although As a result, the redundancy of the Song Army became increasingly serious, but it also gave the people who were forced to make a living a way to survive, so that they would not be determined to become bandits just to fill their stomachs. However, County Magistrate Gong said that Tongtian County was just a small town. How many refugees can be resettled in the county?
Under the rule of Hedong Road, seventeen prefectures including Dai, Xin, Fen, Liao, Ze, Lu, Jin, Jiang, Ci, Xi, Shi, Lan, Feng, Lin, and Fu were unified, as well as Pingding, Huoshan, Dingqiang, and Ning Hua, Kelan, Weisheng Sixth Army and Wynn and Datong Second Supervisor. Although Weishengjun used to be a relatively prosperous state capital on Hedong Road, banditry in Hedong is now serious, and there are probably tens of thousands of refugees with no fixed homes. , and there are all kinds of people among the refugees. Just sending subordinate officials to maintain order is enough to give County Magistrate Gong a lot of headaches. Even if the victims will not linger in Tongtian County forever, and even if the county government government sells iron, I am afraid it will not work. Can’t we just feed tens of thousands of victims?
Thinking of this, the fat on Gong Zhixian's face seemed to shake a few times. He laughed dryly, nodded to Xiao Tang and bowed and said: "Shuai Xiao Jie has an order, and you should obey it if you are humble. It's just...this county
There are few households and not much money and food. Although I have accumulated some food in the warehouse to take care of the people in the county, it is already insufficient. However, banditry is rampant in the east of the river, and the number of refugees who suffer is probably tens of thousands. It must be that they are humble and unwilling to work hard.
, I’m afraid it will delay Xiao Jieshuai’s important event.”
Xiao Tang was slightly startled. He replied that regardless of whether the magistrate had concealed anything, when there were a large number of refugees in the county, the consumption of daily rations alone would indeed be huge.
The center of the road is also very close to the area where the bandits in Hedong are causing trouble. Then send manpower to inform the prefects of several nearby military prefectures to send subordinate officials to settle the refugees? Nowadays, several military prefectures in Hedong have lost their troops and generals. On weekdays, various prefectures
The yamen are also used to sweeping the snow in front of each other, fearing that they will go against the will and refuse to spend the money and food of their own state to carefully settle the displaced victims. Furthermore, although Xiao Tang now holds great power, he still knows that he is a military official.
According to the division of duties, it is indeed inconvenient for him to intervene in the finances of the local state government. Is it possible that he really has to send people back to Bianjing to report to the court, and then send money and food to provide disaster relief? This comes again and again.
No matter how much time is spent, the process will be too cumbersome.
Wu Li, who was sitting on the side, suddenly laughed loudly and said: "What's so difficult about this? Although I am not as wealthy as Xiao Jieshuai's family, I have thousands of hectares of fertile land in Wei Shengjun's territory, so I can be regarded as one of the richest.
Since Xiao Jieshuai is worried about the livelihood of the refugees in Hedong, even though Wu is not talented, he is willing to help Xiao Jieshuai!"
