"Xuzhou is in a corner. You and your son are clearing the land of your father-in-law and paying taxes on the land. No one can stop you. But this time you have gone even further. You want to recruit slaves into the camp in Jingzhao Mansion, and you also have to give military orders.
Merit Tian, do you have to offend all the families in the world?"
After Li Pu met Zhang Ping, Lin Haizheng and others, he returned to Xiaomaofeng. The main reason was that he did not want to be embarrassed when Han Qian introduced the situation in Jinling to Zhang Ping, Lin Haizheng and others. However, he never thought that Han Qian would use Jiangdong as the excuse.
He pretended to be an envoy, and in the afternoon he copied the notices from the towns around Maoshan, and actually tried to destroy the hornet's nest with a pole.
Xuzhou is located in a corner, and it is also a semi-controlled state. The main official positions are hereditary with local native surnames. After Han Qian and his father Han Daoxun successfully suppressed the influence of major surnames in Xuzhou, they carried out land tax reform, unified native and guest registration, etc.
The New Deal still caused great controversy in Jinling. In the end, Emperor Tianyou personally issued an order clarifying that the New Deal was limited to Xuzhou as a special exception, so that the controversy was settled.
What Han Qian is trying to do now is ten or a hundred times worse than the new policy he and his father implemented in Xuzhou.
The new land tax system can also be said to be aimed at clearing out evading households and sorting out tax sources. In recent years, no matter which force is proactive and enterprising, they will do related things, but the extent is different.
However, slaves and maidservants, including the family army, are the private property of each family. Now that Han Qian wants to directly recruit slaves into the camp, what else can he do instead of poking the biggest hornet's nest?
Even when the God Blessed Emperor's army was at its most powerful, he never thought of abolishing the family soldiers in the hands of various families. He only strictly limited the rewards of family soldiers.
Even though the Feng family was initially charged with treason and the family property was confiscated, Emperor Tianyou did not take away more than 5,000 slaves from the Feng family, but allowed these slaves to move to Xuzhou with the Feng family.
Not to mention the large and small aristocratic families in Jingzhao Mansion and Jiangnan East Road, which family in Yueyang does not have dozens or hundreds of slaves in their hands?
The Zheng family was a powerful family in Huangzhou that owned more than 10,000 slaves; Zhang Han, Gao Long, Miao Yong and others who came here to make great achievements during the war to reduce vassal vassals, their families also owned land in Langzhou and Tanzhou.
A wealthy family with thousands of hectares of land and thousands or even thousands of slaves.
Even if Han Qian and his father Han Daoxun were incorruptible, before the Jinling Incident, the total number of domestic slaves and maidservants was as high as more than 300 households and more than 2,000 people.
These slave tribes and the Zuosi scouts and descendants who were deceived into Xuzhou were the basis for Han Qian's rule over Xuzhou at this time.
At this time, Yueyang was sending envoys to Jingzhou and Xiangzhou, with the intention of persuading Zhang Wei and Du Chongtao to join Hunan Xingtai. However, Zhang Wei, Du Chongtao and their most direct lineage core generals had several families who had not cultivated hundreds or thousands of slaves.
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Besides, if the Xinchanghou Mansion and the Prince's Mansion of East Zhejiang Province don't cultivate a tribe of slaves, how can they cultivate hundreds of loyal military guards?
Not to mention that if the third prince really wanted to take over Jinling, he would definitely need the support of the clan power of the Jiangdong family.
Li Pu didn't know what kind of medicine Han Qian took wrongly, but he dared to poke this hornet's nest at this time?
Even if he feels that the enemies that the three thousand remnant soldiers have to deal with in Maoshan are not numerous and strong enough?
When Han Qian seized the military power in Yanlingbu, Li Pu felt somewhat relieved of his burden. He was not as angry as he was now. He stood in front of the hall, and when he spoke, his skinny face was trembling slightly.
"During the Anshi period of the previous dynasty, the rebels surrounded Suiyang and devoured all the food. Zhang Xun and the generals had no choice but to cook and kill their beloved concubines. The servants rewarded the soldiers. For hundreds of years, the world has still remembered its meaning. What on earth have I done to harm nature and justice? What makes Mr. Li so sad and angry?" Han Qian sat in front of the case, looked at the indignant Marquis Li Pu of Xinchang, and asked calmly, "Is it possible that Mr. Li has a better plan to solve the current difficulties?"
"Then do you know that if this matter spreads, how many aristocratic families in Jinling alone will want to enmity with you?" Li Pu asked.
In his early years, Emperor Tianyou led the Huainan army to cross the river and took over Jinling City, which was still the seat of the Shengzhou Jiedushi Prefecture in a relatively peaceful manner.
The aristocratic noble families accumulated over nearly a thousand years since Wudu in the late Han Dynasty have never been completely cut off in the city of Jinling. In addition, with the new nobles who came to Jinling with Emperor Tianyou, the tradition of keeping slaves in Jinling has continued in the past ten years since the founding of the Chu Kingdom. Since then, it has been considered to be the best.
Counting the slaves and maids raised in various houses, farms and workshops outside the city, they accounted for nearly 60% of the one million people in Jinling.
For example, the Feng family had more than 5,000 slaves in Jinling; when the third prince Yang Yuanpu was granted the title of Prince of Linjiang County, he had to reward 1,000 households with more than 6,000 slaves at one time.
Seeing Han Qian's silence, Li Pu continued to scold: "Before, when you occupied Maoshan, you could more or less obtain grain from surrounding towns and ports, but from today on, not to mention Huainan, Huaidong, Jingxiang, and Jiangdong. , Jiangxi's aristocratic families have become rich, there are nearly a thousand large and small families inside and outside Jinling. Everyone is in danger and regards you as an enemy. They will gather tribesmen to be your enemy and Yueyang's enemy. How do you deal with it? How should Yueyang deal with it?"
Han Qian looked at Li Xiu who had followed Li Pu from Xiaomaofeng, and Li Qi who were sitting behind the long desks on both sides of the hall. They both looked sad, but he was not surprised at all. Li Xiu, Li Qi The two of them put aside their close relationship with Li Pu. As the disciples of the general clan, how could they want them to sit on the bottom and the most humble servant side?
However, in the face of Li Pu's aggressive questioning, Han Qian had no energy to entangle with him. He stood up suddenly, stared at Li Pu with sharp eyes, and said: "Jinling and Jiangzuo Zonghao, even if they sit on the fence and watch, they will eventually surrender to the Chuzhou will either surrender to Anning Palace, and no one will serve in Yueyang. I have sent orders to recruit slaves from Jiangdong and Jinling to join the camp. What's wrong with Yueyang?"
"But the Jingxiang, Jiangxi, and Hunan clans don't think so." Li Pu said. At this time, Li Xiu led more than 400 absolutely loyal elite cavalry standing behind him, and he had a lot of confidence in speaking. .
Han Qian snorted coldly: "I entered Jinling and vowed to advance and retreat together with the fifty thousand women and children behind me. From this moment on, there is a cliff behind me. No matter how difficult and dangerous the road ahead is, I can only find a way out by moving forward. Come. If you are afraid of difficulties, you can retreat to Yueyang and say that all this was done without permission by me, and I will bear all the consequences in the future."
Han Qian had already talked about this, what else could Li Pu, the Marquis of Xinchang, say?
He turned around and looked at the generals present, who seemed to be indifferent to his earnest words. He ignored Lin Haizheng, Feng Xuan, Zhao Wuji, Guo Nuer and other direct descendants that Han Qian had cultivated over the years, as well as Shi Ji, Wei Chang, Xiao Dahu and Dou Rong. The newly promoted generals are actually from humble backgrounds.
Li Pu, the Marquis of Xinchang, looked at Zhang Ping and Yuan Guowei and asked: "Master Zhang, Master Yuan, don't you have any opinion on this matter?"
Not to mention Zhang Ping, Li Pu believed that Yuan Guowei stood on the standpoint of the third prince and Yueyang, and should not let Han Qian do whatever he wanted.
If this letter of warning spreads, it will not only cause great disputes within Yueyang, but also cut off the possibility of Yueyang recruiting surrounding forces.
Zhang Ping coughed, pretending that he only knew about the letter at this time, and said softly: "Maybe send someone to Yueyang to ask His Highness to deal with it?"
Li Pu stared at Zhang Ping with evil eyes. Unexpectedly, he was unwilling to directly stand up and question Han Qian's actions. Instead, he pushed the matter to Yueyang for resolution. This was not to help Han Qian delay and call for the recruitment of slaves into the army.
Has it become an established fact?
Li Pu regretted leaving in a hurry just now. He didn't know what Han Qian had said or promised to Zhang Ping in the past half day.
Of course, Zhang Ping is still an old official of the Shenling Division. At this time, his identity is revealed to be the military supervisor sent by Yueyang to Han Qian. Li Pu still can't hold his neck and make him play against Han Qian. He will watch it again.
Xiang Yuan Guowei sat behind the case without saying a word. Knowing that he was weak and weak, it was probably impossible to ask Han Qian to withdraw his life today.
"Since Mr. Han insists on going his own way, I have nothing to do with you, but I still hope you can think twice before you act!" Li Pu said angrily, cupped his hands, and exited the meeting hall again with Li Xiu and Li Qi.
Walking to the yard in front of the corridor, Li Pu asked Li Xiu in a low voice: "How would your father view this?"
"Han Qian is determined to go his own way, and it is impossible for my father to stop him. Maybe it would be better to send someone to Yueyang first and ask His Highness to strictly stop him." Li Xiu said.
Li Pu thought that even if his eldest brother came forward to stop it, it would only further damage the prestige of the Li family, so he could only ignore the matter.
Although Zhang Ping and Yuan Guowei did not want to stand clearly with Xinchang Hou Li Pu against Han Qian, it did not mean that they did not have worries in their hearts.
When Li Pu, the Marquis of Xinchang, left in anger, Zhang Ping asked Han Qian: "If this matter spreads, it will certainly cause a lot of disturbance. Does Mr. Han have any countermeasures?"
"I told Marquis Li that I vowed to advance and retreat together with the Taowu women and children. There is a cliff behind me, and there is no possibility of retreating an inch."
Han Qian knew that Zhang Ping and Yuan Guowei did not stand up to oppose him at this time, and they would be blamed when they returned to Yueyang afterwards. This also showed that the two of them were rare and valuable.
Especially Zhang Ping is an old official of the Shenling Division.
Therefore, Han Qian also explained more patiently to Zhang Ping and Yuan Guowei,
"The Jinling Incident has caused turmoil in the Jianghuai River. Since the Chuzhou army crossed the river, people in the fighting places have fled to Jinling City. In the counties west of Maoshan, the children of aristocratic clans have also fled to Jinling City. At present, Jinling has been
The city was overcrowded. As the war spread, it was not unimaginable that millions of people fled to Jinling City. At this point, Chuzhou's siege strategy was completed. By then, all the villages, towns and ports around Maoshan
Empty, we have nowhere to levy food, let alone try to achieve anything with these few men and horses. We can only watch Jinling City turn into a city full of despair and death. If we want to crack Chuzhou
The only way to implement the siege strategy is to attract as many slaves and maidservants as possible, who account for 50 to 60% of the one million people in Jinling, from Jinling City instead of letting them be driven into Jinling City like sheep.
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"The grain stored in Maoshan can barely sustain 40,000 to 50,000 women and children for more than a month. If thousands of slaves come to invest, how will the food be provided?" Yuan Guowei asked.
"The only choice is to make enemies of Jiangdong's aristocratic families," Han Qian said. "There is no way around it."
Zhang Ping wanted to understand what Han Qian was going to do. Yuan Guowei was a little slower and asked, "How can we become enemies with the powerful Jiangdong clan?"
"The slaves come here and spend half a month to a month to form a battalion and send them as far as possible to Xuanshe Lake, Hangyuexiu and other states to get food!" Han Qian said.
Scattered slaves are like docile sheep. They will only take their families and follow their masters to flee to Jinling City for refuge. Generally speaking, they will not think of breaking away from the control of their masters, leaving the near and far away, and traveling long distances to escape hundreds of miles away.
Prefectures and counties rely on food.
Not to mention that the Chuzhou Army sent troops to Jintan and Liyang and other cities to strengthen the blockade of the eastern front. Not to mention that all the states and counties in the east of the Yangtze River were recruiting troops and would strictly control the influx of refugees.
If we can't imagine large-scale famine and starvation, what Han Qian said may be the only feasible solution.
Only organized slaves could drag their families and families through the blockade of the Chuzhou Army and enter the counties and counties along the Taihu Lake to obtain food.
If Yuan Guowei and Zhang Ping were from aristocratic families, they would not be able to enter the palace as eunuchs, nor would they be able to live in seclusion as officials in the internal government bureau in their later years. They still sympathize with the poor and lowly, but from their personal standpoints, they cannot
They would fiercely stand up against Han Qian, but they also had another level of worry, asking: "Yueyang sent a letter to censure, how will Mr. Han deal with it?"
"Even if it is to explain to the aristocratic families within the jurisdiction, Yue Yang will definitely send a letter to ask questions, but this is the position that Yue Yang must have, and we generals are outside, and you will not grant your orders. I believe your highness can understand," Han Qian said
Lin Haizheng, Zhao Wuji and others retreated first, followed the planned plan, and said to the worried Zhang Ping and Yuan Guowei, "Let's talk about the future matters later..."
At this moment, Wang Jun came over with a stack of books under the supervision of two healthy women. He first stood outside the hall door and waited for Lin Haizheng, Zhao Wuji and other generals to go out before he walked in and said to Han Qian.
: "These are the books I read in Yin Yun Temple..."
After organizing all the teenagers aged 12 to 15 into the youth camp, in addition to daily training and practicing sword, bow, kick, and boxing, Han Qian did not need them to undertake the internal defense of Maoshan for the time being, so he still hoped to organize them
, seize the time to read and become literate.
In any case, although the requirements for the cultural level of grassroots military attachés are not high, in addition to being stronger than ordinary people in martial arts, they must also be able to read simple letters and orders, and master basic military regulations and training methods of the battalion.
, can truly become a qualified reserve force for the Chishan Army.
Most of the books collected in Maoshan were Taoist scriptures, but Wang Jun brought them to Yinyun Temple to read. There were also some books that were useful in the world, so Han Qian asked Wang Jun to take them and copy them into teaching books.
"..." Han Qian glanced at Wang Jun and saw that she had changed into a light green tube top skirt. Her face was charming and delicate, and her skin was as white as snow, with a porcelain-like luster. He motioned for her to put the book in front of the case.
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Wang Jun put a stack of books in front of the case, and when she saw a letter of complaint spread out on the long case, she did not realize that she was a prisoner. She tilted her head and looked at it for a long time, and exclaimed in surprise: "I didn't expect you to use
This is a wonderful strategy to resolve my father’s siege!”
Zhang Ping and Yuan Guowei were still worried about the strong backlash from the aristocratic family members. When Wang Jun said this, they all looked over in surprise and felt confused. Even if this strategy can solve the urgent need, it will have endless consequences, so it can't be considered a good strategy, right?
"What's so wonderful about it?" Han Qian sat down and looked at Wang Jun with interest and asked.
"You recruited slaves into the camp in Maoshan. My father and the others are suffering from a shortage of troops. They probably won't be able to sit still for long in Jingshan Nunnery and Dantu, so they will be forced to take this strategy, right?" Wang Jun tilted his head.
, his bright eyes, like a clear deep spring in the mountains, looked at Han Qian and said.
"..." Zhang Ping and Yuan Guowei were stunned, and suddenly realized that they had been worried for a long time, but Wang Wenqian's daughter hadn't even thought twice about it.
Yes, they were so worried about the strong opposition from the family members that they didn't even think through the very basic level.
The reason why the Chuzhou Army adopted the siege strategy was mainly due to the lack of troops and fear that a strong attack would hurt both sides and ultimately benefit the Yueyang fisherman.
However, Han Qian stormed Danyang and destroyed it, breaking up with Chuzhou, forcing the Chuzhou Army to deploy more troops to the southern front, which already made the Chuzhou Army's strength to cross the river even more stretched.
If Han Qian recruits slaves in Maoshan and the military strength rapidly expands, it will put greater pressure on the southern front of the Chuzhou Army. Then the Chuzhou Army's need to recruit troops and expand its military strength will become more urgent, right?
If King Xin Yang Yuanyan, forced by the urgent need to rapidly expand his military strength, also recruits slaves from Runzhou, Yangzhou and other places under his control, will the world's elites still stare at Han Qian and scold him?
At this time, everyone in Yueyang viewed Han Qian's recruitment of slaves to join the army. Didn't it become a clever move to anticipate the enemy and take one step ahead of the enemy?
Thinking that Han Qian had such a plan, Zhang Ping and Yuan Guowei relaxed a lot of their worries.
Yuan Guowei couldn't help but ask: "Why didn't Mr. Han explain this to Mr. Li just now?"
"Why are you wasting so much time talking to a fool like him?" Han Qian said with a smile.
Zhang Ping smiled awkwardly, secretly thinking that Han Qian deliberately mocked Li Pu in front of him, perhaps hoping that he could draw a clear line between himself and those in the Xinchang Hou Mansion. But in recent years, not only him, but also the disciples he brought out have followed suit.
Marquis Xinchang is entangled in grievances. Where can we draw a clear line if we want to?
Even if he doesn't like Li Pu, he feels that Li Pu is not capable enough to lead the Jianghuai line of Shenling Division, let alone expect to restore the country and avenge it, but can he stand on the opposite side of Madam, Yao Xishui, Jixiang and the others?
Yuan Guowei did not answer Han Qian's words. No matter how bad Li Pu was, he was still His Highness's father-in-law. He was loyal to His Highness and could not follow Han Qian to ridicule Li Pu. He looked at Wang Jun, changed the subject and said to Han Qian: "Miss Wang's side
, maybe more guards need to be added..."
Wang Jun stood aside a little glumly.
Han Qian glanced at Wang Jun. He knew that Yuan Guowei was worried that Wang Wenqian would send someone to sneak in and rescue Wang Jun. Even though Yuan Guowei had no intention of harming Wang Jun, he was also worried that such a smart Wang Jun would turn their side around when he returned to his father.
Every step of the action is clearly seen.
That wouldn't be fun.
"I will send extra manpower to protect Miss Wang's safety." Han Qian would not brush off Yuan Guowei's kindness and nodded in agreement.
To be honest, Han Qian could have thought in advance that if he recruited slaves first, the Chuzhou Army would be forced to follow him. The main reason is that he has been thinking about how the Chuzhou Army would besiege the city in the established historical process, and why he would besieging the city.
After a few months, the success fell short.
It is obvious that in the established historical process, King Xin Yang Yuanyan defeated Anning Palace until he was unable to fight back, but he did not gain the support of Jiangdong's powerful families.
So in the established historical process, at what point did King Xin Yang Yuanyan deeply hurt the powerful families in Jiangdong during the siege of Jinling?
Yuan Guowei and Zhang Ping put aside their worries and left the meeting hall. They took charge of their respective tasks according to the established plan. However, Wang Jun was not in a hurry to leave under the supervision of the healthy woman and saw Han Qian sitting there.
Looking through the book she brought, she asked, "Is it still useful?"
"These two volumes of books can be selected as teaching materials for the youth camp." Han Qian picked two volumes of books and put them aside. He looked up at Wang Jun's beautiful eyes as bright as stars and asked, "Do you want me to let you go back?"
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"If I go to Dantu at this time, it will only embarrass my father. Besides, it is hot summer outside the mountains, and it is still much cooler in the mountains." Wang Jun shook his head and said.
"Did you know that I would come to Jinling?" Han Qian suddenly asked.
Wang Jun did not answer Han Qian's question, but asked: "Can you teach me the method of spinning cotton in Xuzhou?"
"I'm not my father." Han Qian shook his head and refused.
"Then I won't worry about you anymore." Wang Jun said with a hint of sadness, turned around and walked out of the meeting hall.
Han Qian stood in front of the corridor and saw what Wang Jun was looking at in front of the mountain stream. He tapped his forehead and walked back into the hall...
