Lei Hu returned to his territory, and all the monsters and monsters blinked and became as quiet as chickens.
What does it mean to be unparalleled in power? This is it.
With Thunder Tiger stationed in Qiantang, the order in the territory was not chaotic at all, and even operated at a more efficient speed. The two counties that were newly included in the territory were quickly integrated into the order of the territory.
At this time, the benefits of Lei Hu's advance arrangement were revealed.
Among the three major gangs under the government, Iron Gate focuses on territory, while Eagle Claw Gate and Ditang Gate focus on outward expansion. They have penetrated into nearby towns and villages for many years, and their influence cannot be underestimated.
At least, the tricks that northern nobles often played to incite the people did not work in these two places.
The tentacles of the Eagle Claw Sect and the Ground Sliding Sect have also spread to every corner of the neighboring counties, especially the disciples admitted by each branch, who are either well-off children with small assets, or children from farm families with a clean family background and good bones.
, the families behind them are naturally connected with branch libraries in various places.
With such a network, the government's policies can be easily spread to every corner of neighboring counties and counties, and even uninformed farmers can vaguely understand what is going on.
How many troubles have occurred in this world due to lack of information?
Not to mention that the aristocratic family has the power of life and death for the people at the bottom. They don't have that power. It's just that because of the intricate relationships, the family can deceive the people at the bottom and let them know the information that the aristocratic family is willing to let them hear.
As for the news that the wealthy families are not willing to let the people at the bottom know, it is difficult for the people at the bottom to know.
Information asymmetry, or conscious information deception and inducement, has deceived the people at the bottom into doing many stupid things, but the wealthy families have made great profits by hiding behind the scenes.
The current situation is good. The manpower of Eagle Claw Gate and Dishang Gate has successfully conveyed the government's decision to the ears of rural farmers. As long as they are not stupid, they will not follow the landlords to make troubles.
Without the arrogance of the common people at the bottom, the tycoons of the family would be, to put it bluntly, like toothless tigers. Especially when facing the powerful Qiantang government, it would be enough to prevent them from having any thoughts of resistance.
Either accept the rules of the government honestly, or pack up and get out, there is no third way.
In addition, the propaganda team under the Qiantang government is not a decoration.
Most of the salesmen walking around the streets and storytellers in wine shops and teahouses are from the Publicity Department of the government. The stories they tell and spread are all stories created by the Publicity Department and are closely related to government policies, because
The down-to-earth spirit can easily spread among the people.
With these two arrangements and the tyrannical military deterrence, the two counties that had just come under the government's rule quickly integrated into the order of Wu County, and the powerful nobles in those two counties did not dare to cause a big mess.
At this time, the benefits of Lei Hu's vigorous development of military camp education were shown.
Taking over two counties at once, even though they are both counties with reduced jurisdictions, according to Lei Hu's comprehensive management method, the number of officials and workers needed is quite large.
The knowledge of this era is either monopolized by aristocratic families, or controlled by Buddhism, Taoism, and holy sects. Even the so-called children from poor families can only read a few books.
If according to the normal model, a large number of official positions in the two counties, as well as the share of workers and staff, Tietie will fall into the hands of powerful nobles, and Lei Hu will have nothing to do no matter how unhappy he is.
Fortunately, since Lei Hu became a southern prince, he has never stopped investing in education, no matter whether the money in his hands is tight or not.
The reason why we use the name "military" in front of us is also a kind of trick to deceive others. Over the past ten years, we have cultivated hundreds of thousands of literate young people.
This is amazing!
If we really want to spread the word, Tietie is famous for his enlightenment in Qing history!
With the hundreds of thousands of literate young men trained in the military camp, Lei Hu arranged for them to enter the government offices of Xinna and Xinna counties, occupying important positions and more than 90% of the staff quota, leaving only 10% for the local gentry.
In this way, it only took a few months for Kuaiji County and Danyang County to be completely under control, making it impossible for others to take them away even if they wanted to.
All the rules are the same as in the old territory.
The entire Wu Gong territory has started a new round of large-scale construction projects. The entire territory is full of vitality, which makes the outside forces jealous.
When the situation in the territory was completely stabilized, Lei Hu asked his master Qingzhe Lao Dao to continue to stay in Qiantang, and he brought a thousand personal guards to Jiankang.
This was the former capital of Nanchen, and it was also the most developed and prosperous city in the south. Of course, this was the situation before Thunder Tiger appeared.
At present, the economic center of the south has been transferred from Jiankang to the territory under Lei Hu. In terms of economic development level and people's livelihood, the towns in the core of Qiantang County and the land of plenty are much better than the Jiankang area.
However, Jiankang City has a profound foundation after all. As the situation in the south stabilizes, there is Qiantang County nearby to promote development, and it has been developing very prosperously in recent years.
Unfortunately, without the support of a group of royal families and dignitaries in Nanchen, and with too many Buddhist temples around it taking away a large amount of young labor, Jiankang has little potential for development.
Lei Hu, as the Lord of Jiankang, would naturally not allow such a thing to happen.
It's hard to say that he is going to have a serious fight with Southern Buddhism.
An invitation letter was sent directly to the old monk Jiaxiang of Qixia Temple in Qixia Mountain, stating that Wu Guogong Lei Hujiu discussed with him the matter of building a Buddhist sect in Qixia at the foot of the mountain three days later.
"Amitabha!"
Putting the invitation aside, the old monk Jiaxiang lowered his head and said "Hello Buddha."
What was supposed to come, came anyway.
Ever since he learned that Jiankang fell under the jurisdiction of Duke Wu, Master Jiaxiang knew that Duke Wu would definitely take action against the Buddhist temple in Jiankang.
Although Jiankang is prosperous, there are more than 700 Buddhist temples in one place, which is not normal no matter how you look at it.
Wu Guogong was not a good Buddhist like Emperor Wu of Liang. He was more powerful than the later Chen Baxian, and his power was more terrifying. There was no need to attach too much importance to the power of southern Buddhism.
The establishment of a production and construction corps alone can reduce the number of Buddhist believers in a place by 70 to 80%.
The people all over the place were gathered together, busy doing this and doing that all day long. They were exhausted both physically and mentally. How could they still think about worshiping Buddha and Bodhisattva?
The most hateful thing was the government's land granting order, which forcibly snatched away tenants from major monasteries, forcing each Buddha to work in the fields himself.
These are all tricks created by Wu Guogong, as if he was deliberately going against Buddhism.
The Buddhist power in Qiantang County has repeatedly shrunk in power and influence during the ten years of Wu's princess rule, precisely because of the government's policies.
Now that Wu Guogong has taken control of Jiankang, he will naturally copy the rules of Qiantang County, and southern Buddhism will face severe challenges.
If one thing goes wrong, the power of southern Buddhism will collapse.
The old monk Jiaxiang is not only a holy monk of the Three Treatises Sect, but also the leader of southern Buddhism. At this critical moment, he naturally has to go to the front, fight hard with the powerful Wu Guogong, and try to create a slightly more relaxed environment for the Jiankang Buddhist forces.
That's right, the old monk Jiaxiang did not act too far ahead. He knew that Wu Guogong was not easy to control. Although the power of southern Buddhism was not small, it could not shake Wu Guogong's strength.
Just the tens of thousands of elite soldiers under Duke Wu who have been trained for a long time and are quite skilled in martial arts can wipe out all the Buddhist forces in the south.
With the power of Buddhism in the south, how could we not see Wu Guogong’s terrifying control over the territory?
Once this world's best master destroys Buddha, there will no longer be a single temple tile in Wu Guogong's territory.
This is no joke. Wu Guogong himself is the best master in the world. Buddhism really has no way to defeat him. Coupled with the strong military power, how can the southern Buddhism fight?
Fortunately, Duke Wu still abided by the "rules" and did not rely on his strength to force him, so the old monk Jiaxiang, who had been worried, happily went to the appointment.
To give people face, they specially placed the meeting and negotiation place in the Taoist temple at the foot of Qixia Mountain. The old monk Jiaxiang can't be too ignorant, right?
It was a dark day, and a group of monks came to the Taoist temple at the foot of Qixia Mountain.
The leading monk, who has white beard and white eyebrows, is none other than Jiaxiang. The dozen or so monks following him all have strong auras and are actually top-notch masters in the world.
Ordinarily, the old monk Jiaxiang should not be so public, but this meeting was related to the future of southern Buddhism, so he had to use some caution to let Wu Guogong Lei Hu see the heritage and strength of southern Buddhism.
"The old monk has invited experts from several temples to come here?"
Lei Hu did not put on any airs and stood directly at the door of the Taoist temple to greet him. Seeing the dozen or so powerful monks behind the old monk Jiaxiang, he chuckled and said: "What a big arm. The Buddhist heritage is really profound!"
"Amitabha, it is related to the future rise and fall of Buddhism in the south. The poor monk has to be more cautious. It would be better if Wu Guogong doesn't blame him!"
The old monk from Jiaxiang saluted and said calmly: "What do you think Mr. Wu Guo did?"
"Okay, old monk, have fun!"
Making a gesture of invitation, Lei Hu chuckled and said: "Since the old monk has made his words clear, I will not play tricks on you. This time Jiankang Buddhism will act in accordance with my rules!"
The old monk Jiaxiang followed him into the Taoist temple, sat on a futon in the Sanqing Hall, and asked directly: "I don't know what Wu Guogong's so-called rules are, are there any business regulations?"
Despite his age, the old monk speaks crisply and neatly, without any sloppiness at all.
"It's okay. There are too many Buddhist temples in the Jiankang generation. Are the monks in every Buddhist temple real monks?"
Lei Hu made a cup of tea with his own hands, handed it to the old monk, and said with a leisurely smile: "I think this is very bad, and I want to reduce the number of Buddhist temples!"
The old monk frowned and said displeasedly: "Is Mr. Wu being too overbearing?"
“Not overbearing at all!”
Lei Hu said leisurely: "Old monk, there are some things that I don't want to say more. You know it well. There are more than 700 Buddhist temples in Jiankang City. How many real monks are there among them?"