After a great victory, Heifu did not live in Jiangling. He just visited the county governor's house where his father-in-law used to live, and then returned to Yingxian County with his subordinates and staff.
According to the rules of the Qin Dynasty, the locations of county lieutenants and county guards generally do not overlap, so the southern commanders generally guard Ying County.
Lieutenant Nan Jun died in yesterday's tragic battle. As a newly appointed short-term soldier, Yuan Yong, like his father, was very good at getting things done. He had already sent people to seize Nestlé and used the wives and maids of Lieutenant Nan as "family members of criminal officials."
They were all taken away and ordered to be quickly cleaned so that Marquis Wu Zhong could move in.
Unexpectedly, Hei Fu didn't even look at the tall County Commander's Mansion, and walked straight into the row of small courtyards next to the back door of the County Commander's Mansion.
Everyone was stunned and quickly followed in.
This place is provided for the small officials of the county official's office. It is built in the style of one house and two rooms. It is divided into front and back yards. In addition to three or four brick houses with cracked walls, there are also vegetable beds surrounded by fences and covered with wooden covers.
Next to the well and the empty chicken pot is a small toilet, and at the far south is a kitchen. Because the people who lived here ran away in a hurry, the pots and pans inside were broken all over the floor...
"Just stay here."
After Heifu turned around, he decided to place the command post here!
Yuan Yong saw that this small courtyard was not as spacious as his own house, so he advised: "Your Majesty, this narrow courtyard is for officials with hundreds of stones to live in. As a monarch, how can I condescend to this?"
However, Heifu directed his guards to lay down new bedding, timidly leaned on the couch, and said with a smile: "More than ten years ago, when I was serving as Cao Zuoshi in Jiangling City, didn't I also live here for more than half a year?"
"As a human being, we must not forget our roots, so we will live here! You can also allocate the houses next to each other for yourselves."
As he said that, he ignored the soldiers and turned over on his own, as if falling into a deep sleep.
Yuan Yong and others had no choice but to gently close the doors and windows and arrange for a group of people to stand guard outside the yard.
Looking back at the courtyard, Yuan Yong no longer felt shabby, but admired Marquis Wu Zhong even more.
"I heard that the newly appointed 2, 5, 500 lords of the Wuchang camp were used to being poor in the past, but suddenly they became successful. When they entered Jiangling City, they clamored for the high-rise courtyards of the official temples to live in, and even joked that
I wanted to share the bed-warming with the female relatives of the guilty officers, but after being stopped by the military judge, they kept complaining."
"They should really be allowed to come and see the prince's residence!"
Heifu didn't think so much. He had not slept for two days and nights since he left Huarong County. Lying on this strange and familiar bed, he found it difficult to fall asleep.
A general will die in a hundred battles, and a strong man will return in ten years.
Fourteen years ago, in the 23rd year of the Qin Dynasty, Hei Fu was only 19 years old at that time. He had just come to the provincial capital to take office. He worked under Li You and was a colleague of Feng Jing, so he was assigned to this room as his residence.
But he could no longer remember whether the maid who served him two meals was a gray-haired old woman? Or a fair-skinned girl of sixteen or seventeen with delicate features?
It seems unimportant. Everything in the past has changed now.
Heifu only remembered that sentence, Qin Shi Huang's evaluation of himself through Li You.
"Among the thorn oaks...are there also catalpa trees?"
It was like a dream talk or a wakeful whisper, murmuring from his mouth.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what you like is like Feng Wuze, who can be placed at will as a pillar in the empire's building. It will always be impartial and can overturn with the building."
"It's a pity that I, a piece of black wood, have gained psychic powers and become a spirit. I want to poach you and establish a new center..."
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"Have all the rewards been paid out?"
After a sound sleep all night, when Hei Fu got up the next day, he called Li Cang and asked him about the reward.
If rewards are not delayed, you want the people to quickly reap the benefits of doing good; if punishments are not delayed, you want the people to quickly see the harm of doing bad deeds. Both of these things must have an immediate impact.
Therefore, those officers and soldiers of the Southern Expedition Army who disobeyed military orders and acted recklessly in Jiangling City, committing adultery and plundering, would grab one of them and drag them to the market, where the military judge would sentence them to death on the spot in front of the people of Jiangling.
As for the promised reward, it must be implemented immediately. After being deceived by the court several times, the soldiers of the Southern Expedition no longer trust the title and the land linked to it. The jingling half a tael has become their only yearning.
, this thing can buy wine and food, and it is safe to carry in your arms.
So the first thing he did when he entered the city was that Heifu asked Li Cang to open the Nanjun treasury, take out the piles of money and silk in baskets, and distribute them to the captains, and then distribute them level by level.
"It has been sent out."
Li Cang said with some pain: "Junhou, Jin Bucao from Nanjun told me that there were tens of millions of dollars in the warehouse, which were all the new tax money collected in the spring. Now after distributing it, there are only one million left."
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Heifu promised before the war started that if the trappers armed with big axes could split the enemy's formation, each of the 500 people would be awarded a rank of nobility and be rewarded with a thousand coins!
A brave man can only be rewarded with a heavy reward. This money must be spent. If other teams are jealous, they will also join the suicide squad.
As for the remaining 30,000 soldiers, the amount of money received varied according to the number of meritorious service performed by the troops, with an average of two to three hundred per person.
"Even so, it is only enough for them to buy a summer dress, but the treasury is almost unable to make ends meet."
Li Cang said: "In order to win the support of Jiangling people, the monarch has announced that from this year, the land rent will be reduced to May Day. Because the Guizhou leaders in the city failed to hand in the oral tax on time, all the government bonds owed will be burned and written off. In this way,
Then it will be difficult for the private sector to collect money."
"money is not a problem."
Heifu smiled and said: "I'm afraid you have forgotten that now, the Southern Expeditionary Army is free from the constraints of the imperial court and can mine and make money on its own!"
The power of mining and minting money in the Qin Dynasty has always been firmly controlled by the local copper officials under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu. Not to mention the local nobles, even the county government is not allowed to interfere.
But now, as long as he controls the copper mines in Tonglu Mountain, Heifu can mint as much money as he wants. This is a huge profit...
Only then did Li Cang snap his head and realize: "I was so confused that I forgot about this. No wonder the king keeps giving money and rewards to the soldiers!"
Hei Fu shook his head and said: "But this money will become less and less valuable sooner or later. A few years ago, it was only worth 30 yuan per stone, but now it has risen to 100 yuan. Going forward, the money will become even more valuable."
, In troubled times, the most important hard currency is food!"
Heifu left the matter of food to Wu Chen and Lieutenants Gong to take care of it.
After the two of them had finished counting the grain in Jianglingcang, they happily came to report to Heifu: "Your Majesty, the grain in Jianglingcang is two million dan, enough to feed the soldiers and civilians of the Southern Expedition for a year!"
But Heifu curled his lips and corrected the two silly children: "It's only enough for half a year. Don't forget that there are more than 10,000 prisoners outside the city. I'm afraid there will be more and more prisoners in the future."
He laughed and cursed at the same time: "The son of the Marquis of Changwu, as a supervisor, told us that Jiangling has accumulated grain for three years, but it was actually less than one year! It seems that the turnover of grain and fodder in Bashu and Nanyang is indeed a bit tight. If
If the Lingnan War drags on for a few more years, half a million soldiers and civilians will be able to pull grain from thousands of miles, and Jiangling warehouse will be bottomed out... no, half of the world will be bottomed out!"
Although Gangneungcang is not as good as expected, at least there is no need to worry about food before autumn.
It can also support the subsequent military operation to capture all of Nan County.
But what about after autumn? What about next year?
Thinking about retreating before advancing in anything, Heifu ordered: "Let Qu Ji lead the military officers to strengthen control and stabilize the order inside and outside Jiangling City. The people must be allowed to return to the fields as soon as possible, resume production, and plant rice seedlings."
over."
But if you think about it carefully, is it still too late to make amends? The spring planting in Anlu County was completely delayed. To the east of Jiangling, tens of thousands of hectares of fertile fields were also destroyed due to the fighting between the two armies. After the other counties are captured, whether it is
Whether the war is a surrender, it will definitely be affected.
Wherever the division is, there are thorns and thorns. After a large army, there will be bad years.
"This autumn, Nan County must have a bumper harvest, and there must be no famine!"
The situation is not optimistic. Neither Li Cang, Wu Chen, nor Lu Jia, who is still on the way, are qualified to entrust this important task.
Heifu decided to immediately transfer a person to Jiangling and let him take charge of the future plans for the generals of the three armies and the money and food for millions of people!
Marquis Wu Zhong, who established a new central government, now does not need the emperor's seal, nor the documents of the prime minister and the imperial censor. He directly brings the silver seal and green ribbon of the former county governor, and then asks the weaver to rush to make a set of official uniforms.
With a stroke of pen:
"Xiao He, the captain of Susu, works diligently and eliminates the governor of Nan County!"