Han Daoxun stood with his hands behind his back, unable to make up his mind.
Han Qian walked out of the public hall and saw Fan Xicheng following him. He stood in front of the corridor, stretched out his hand to pick off a bunch of wild grapes hanging from the eaves, and looked at Fan Xicheng: "Why, are you afraid that I will imprison these people in the internal prison now?"
Suppressed?"
Fan Xicheng stared at Han Qian and looked at Tian Cheng and Gao Shaozheng in the courtyard outside to imprison Zhang Xiaochuan, Liu Bin and others in the Internal Prison. He really suspected that the young master might have taken the initiative to isolate the jailers and other unrelated persons.
To arrange a second prisoner riot, you don't even need to create any noise. Just send Tian Cheng, Gao Shao and other Zuo Si's scouts into the inner prison yard to kill these people, and then declare that the prisoners are rioting for the second time.
Even if this arrangement is full of flaws, who would question it? Who can question it?
Fan Xicheng was confused. When did the young master become so ruthless and decisive?
Han Qian lifted up his coat, sat down on the steps, picked the grapes and threw them into his mouth. They were sour and astringent. It took him a while to endure the sourness and get some flavor from chewing them, but he had to eat the whole bunch of grapes.
After eating it, my teeth were sore, and I didn't want to eat anything for two days. I threw the bunch of grapes in the corner of the yard.
At this moment, Han Qian motioned for Fan Xicheng to sit on the steps.
"Master Fan is kind and does not advocate killing, but Master Fan, can you think of a way not to kill people?" Han Qian asked in a calm tone, as if he was discussing an insignificant issue.
Fan Xicheng was about to say that you have your own way, but when he looked up and saw Han Qian's sharp eyes, he was shocked to realize that the young master at this time was no longer someone he could use casually to talk away.
Fan Xicheng couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
They only have a hundred elites available in Qianyang, Xuzhou. If they really want to force the four surnames to rebel, they will not get local support and it is absolutely impossible to defend Qianyang City. The best result is to retreat to Chenzhou and wait for reinforcements.
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The situation worsened, and even after retreating to Chenzhou, it was impossible to stand, because Chenzhou was also controlled by the Shanyue surname, and officials appointed by Jinling such as the Chenzhou governor had limited power in the local area.
Once the situation worsened, the court had only two choices: suppress or appease.
Even if it is an expedient measure to send envoys to appease them, they must be used as scapegoats to calm the anger of the four surnames; to send troops to suppress them, one may ask Tanzhou Jiedushi to send troops, or transfer troops from Jiangzhou and other places or even directly from Jinling
The expedition of the imperial guards or the imperial guards may further intensify the conflict and cause Chen Xu, Shao Heng and other Shanyue tribes in the southern Hunan states to become restless. Even if the rebellion is finally suppressed, the expedition of the king's army will be exhausting, and military supplies will be wasted.
Even the large number of casualties caused by the stalemate in the war will cause the DPRK and China to accumulate a lot of resentment and spill it on them?
The key point hidden in Han Qian's suggestion just now is that they do not have the ability to grasp the overall situation of Xuzhou, and they must not force the four surnames to openly rebel unless it is absolutely necessary.
Maybe the fourth surname also expected this, so they were so arrogant and violent, right?
If they can't force the four surnames to openly rebel, and they can't reveal the truth about the four surnames' conspiracy to allow prisoners to rob and riot, then what else can they do?
Hand over Zhang Xiaochuan, Liu Bin and others, pretend that nothing has happened, and beg the four surnames to calm down the trouble. Then they will hide their tails in Xuzhou and let the four surnames continue to control Xuzhou?
Or should we kill Zhang Xiaochuan, Liu Bin and others, then pretend that nothing happened, and use a tougher stance to force the four surnames to quell the trouble on their own?
And the latter, even if it only allows Xuzhou to temporarily maintain a delicate and fragile balance, they will have room and room for action in the future.
"Some of the dirty and tiring work should have been done by you," Han Qian patted Fan Xicheng's shoulder. "I can only stay in Xuzhou for a month or two. Is it possible that Mr. Fan expects me to do it?"
In two months, you helped my father do all the dirty work in Xuzhou? Is it possible that Mr. Fan hopes that if we hand him over this time, the four surnames will not do dirtier and more evil things in the future? "
Han Qian reached out and patted lightly, but Fan Xicheng felt that every palm was as heavy as a thousand pounds. Chills ran down Fan Xicheng's spine. It was not that the young master he was worried about would take the initiative to kill people and silence them, but that the young master wanted him to kill people and silence them himself.
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Han Qian patted his butt and stood up, standing in the corridor and staring at Fan Xicheng's back.
After a long time, Fan Xicheng stood up stiffly, feeling that there was a poisonous snake staring at him behind him, and walked towards the backyard without looking back.
Han Qian walked back to the public hall and said to his father: "Fan Xicheng has already made arrangements."
"..." Han Daoxun sighed slightly. He knew that there was no way to control the situation in Xuzhou without his hands stained with blood.
Xue Ruogu, Li Tang, and Qin Wen sat there in silence. Suddenly they realized that the governor was really not simple. He immediately thought of such a vicious plan, but they sat there for a long time, but they didn't think of anything else.
There is a better way.
"After today, we will ask three adults to move their residence near Furong Garden." Han Daoxun is also a decisive person. Now that he has made up his mind, he will not think about the bloody things that will happen in the Internal Prison. Together with Xue Ruogu, the three of them
said.
"Thank you for your sympathy, sir." Xue Ruogu thanked him. They were also afraid that the four surnames did not dare to openly rebel, but secretly used dirty tricks to target their wives, children, old and young. They lived close to Furong Garden and could enjoy the soldiers of the governor's office.
Only with the protection of the guards can they rest assured to do something with the new governor.
Han Daoxun returned his attention to the prisoner list, frowned and thought for a moment, and said to Li Tang: "The state prison only has more than fifty cells, holding nearly 900 prisoners, 80% of whom are salt prisoners, and it is overcrowded.
There are all locals, and they are also manic and have complicated conflicts. They will make noises at the slightest disturbance. Even if there are no evil instigators, there will be four or five cases of riots in the state prison during Mr. Wang Yu's tenure. I looked at the list of prisoners.
For less than three dou of salt, Hao can be exonerated and nearly half of the prisoners can be reduced. Mr. Li, what do you think?"
Li Tang was the supervisor of the Xuzhou Salt and Iron Academy. He was independent from the state capital and subordinated to the Salt and Iron Transport Envoy. This was a detail of the extension of the Salt and Iron Administration of Dachu to Xuzhou.
The salt administration of Dachu generally implements monopoly on buying and selling. However, in Xuchen and other states, which are located in remote areas and where bandits are rampant along the way, they implement commercial sales, which means that salt merchants purchase salt from government-run salt farms and organize transportation by themselves.
Sell at designated locations.
This makes the price of salt in Xuzhou and other places completely controlled by salt merchants, with prices ranging from six to seven thousand or even tens of thousands of yuan per stone, which also leads to repeated bans on illegal salt sales in these places.
At the same time, one consequence is that the supervisor of the Zhuzhou Salt and Iron Institute was originally a very fertile vacancy, but when it came to the Xuzhou Salt and Iron Institute, he did not have the right to transport or sell salt. His main responsibility was to cooperate and urge the states and counties to ban salt.
Selling salt privately has become a chore.
Han Daoxun considered completely solving the hidden dangers of the state prison. As the governor, he had the exclusive power, but he still had to discuss it with Li Tang, the supervisor of Xuzhou Salt and Iron Academy.
Li Tang weighed the situation for a long time and said to Han Daoxun: "It all depends on your decision."
He knew that the situation was such that he must make a decision, but he was in a humble position and hoped that Han Daoxun could take on greater responsibilities.
"Okay!" As long as Li Tang doesn't object, Han Daoxun will sign the order immediately and prepare to release him. He will make up for the petition later. He will not make a decision immediately and wait for the petition for permission before releasing him. It will take at least three or four days.
moon.
Could it be that they will have to sit on this volcano for the next three or four months?
At this time, there was a faint sound of howling from the inside, and Xue Ruogu, Li Tang, Qin Wen and others all twitched at the corners of their eyes.
After a cup of tea, Fan Xicheng, half of his armor splattered with blood, walked in and reported: "The prisoners roared again, causing the jailer Zhang Xiaochuan, the commander Lingbin and several jailers to die in the line of duty. The roaring has been suppressed, and ten thugs were killed."
Seven people."
"Okay, Xue Ruogu, you find a few old officials who are familiar with the situation and report the matter to the chief historian, Sima, and record the affairs of the army and all the Cao Cao army," Han Daoxun said, "after I pardon the prisoners who are not guilty of serious crimes,
, and then draft a memorial to submit to the imperial court. In addition, unfortunately, the prison officer Shi died, and there is no one to supervise the state prison. For the time being, I will follow Zhao Kuo to rectify the jailers, and invite Master Xue and Master Qin to jointly supervise the prison affairs..."
If more than 400 prisoners with light sentences were pardoned and released, Han Daoxun and the others would not be able to go back to sleep tonight. Han Qian yawned and said to his father: "It is inconvenient for me to interfere in the affairs of the state capital. Let's take the people back to Furong Garden first.
Already."
Han Daoxun nodded. Scout Zuo Si must maintain a strong combat effectiveness in case of any trouble. He cannot spend all night here and should return to Furong Garden to rest in time.
Fan Xicheng and Zhao Kuo stayed with their soldiers and a dozen of their children. In addition, there were more than 40 jailers who did not dare to act rashly. There was no problem in controlling the situation in the state prison. When the prisoners with light sentences are pardoned and released from prison tomorrow, the situation will further ease.
But there was no movement from the state camp from beginning to end. Han Qian believed that the four surnames would not dare to openly rebel unless he was forced to the last step, right?
Although Xuzhou has high mountains and far rivers, and the terrain is difficult to attack, the four surnames only have a total of 5,000 households. If there is a rebellion, the strength is still too weak.
In addition to a dozen scouts who were still lurking in the dark and continued to watch the movements inside and outside Qianyang City, Han Qian, Zhao Wuji, Gao Shao, Tian Cheng, and Yang Qin led more than sixty soldiers to retreat into Furong Garden.
When they entered the state prison from Furong Garden to suppress the riot, only half of Zuo Si's scouts and Yang Qin's troops wore armor. On the one hand, armor was expensive, and Han Qian was initially unable to obtain many sets of armor from the camp military mansion.
, on the other hand, most of Zuosi's scouts were scattered to the west, and it was inconvenient to carry armor.
However, after leaving the state prison, Han Qian unceremoniously brought back the batch of soldiers and armor prepared by the four surnames in advance for the prisoners, except for two hundred crudely made iron spears, as a windfall.
Zhou Yourui and other music camp masters were still staying in the west courtyard. When they saw many people behind Han Qian, most of their clothes and armor were stained with blood, they couldn't ask too many questions. They just stepped forward and asked: "If there is no summons, my lord, what should I do?"
Is it possible for the servants to leave?"
"Miss Zhou is here to help you tonight." Han Qian waved his hand and said.
"Is it true that someone tampered with Mr. Wang's death from illness?" Zhou Yourui couldn't help but ask.
"Whether it's true or false, it doesn't matter at this time," Han Qian said, unwilling to explain too much, "Ms. Zhou has been trying to go out as little as possible these past few days. The city has not yet completely calmed down."
Zhou Yourui bowed her head and bowed, saying goodbye to the other masters in Leying who were both surprised and panicked, and left the Furong Garden.