Autumn is high and crisp, the breeze blowing from the southeast carries a slight smell of seaweed, and the sun does not make you feel hot even when it shines on you.
Wang Junlin sat on the blood-maned horse, resting and recuperating. Behind him, Zhang Tiangang and a group of special team masters were all wearing armor and holding swords. They sat straight on the horse with their backs straight. Except for the good horse under his crotch, he occasionally snorted once or twice and flicked the horse's tail. Outside, there was almost no movement on their side, showing the aura of killing each other.
Shen Guoer and Yang Kongchan were riding in a carriage in the middle of the team.
From a distance, Wang Junlin saw a large group of people waiting to greet him in a pavilion ten miles outside the county city.
In addition to a group of officials led by Du Ruhui, Liu Ziming, and Zhao Zhanpeng, there were also nobles and gentry of all sizes in Fanyang County. As long as they were qualified to welcome Wang Junlin, no one was absent.
At this time, everyone craned their necks to wait for Wang Junlin and his entourage to arrive.
Zhao Zhanpeng, a representative of the eight aristocratic families in the south of Fanyang County and a great scholar in Fanyang County, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his wide sleeves. He glanced at Lu Youwei, the head of the Lu clan, and saw that he was wearing a purple brocade robe with a tie around his waist. Wearing a wide belt decorated with sapphire, I thought that this time the prefect returned triumphantly with great military achievements. I am afraid that he has been suspected by your majesty. There is obviously no need for the Lu family to exist, because the Lu family still has huge wealth. He will not care about the prefect in the future. Whatever you want to do requires a lot of money, so it's time to kill Lu's fat pig.
Lu Youwei stood in the welcoming team, with his hands in his sleeves and his eyes slightly closed. He looked calm, but in fact he was scared to death. Just as Zhao Zhanpeng thought, he knew that at this moment, Wang Junlin would There will be no bad consequences if they wipe out the Lu clan.
"Unless...something unexpected happens."
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There was nothing to say about the welcoming process, and the dust-washing banquet was naturally unavoidable. After returning to his mansion in the county, Wang Junlin asked Du Ruhui, Liu Ziming and others to rest in the front yard. He went back to the inner house to wash up first.
The pregnant Chen Danying, surrounded by Xiang Xiang and two other maids, had already raised her eyes in the inner house. When she saw Wang Junlin walking in, she hurriedly greeted him.
Seeing Chen Danying with a big belly, happy face and red eyes, Wang Junlin also felt ashamed. After returning to the county for the first time, he could not reunite with his family for the first meal, and he had to deal with those who lingered in the front yard first. people.
Wang Junlin also missed Chen Danying, so he hurried back to the inner house to meet Chen Danying and relieve his pain of missing him.
After talking to Chen Danying and Xiang Xiang for a while, Wang Junlin was personally served by Chen Danying. He washed up and changed into clean clothes. He took Chen Danying's hand, which was as soft as jade, and gently twisted it. The hands touched each other, and then he felt the beauty in front of him. Madam became more and more sincere and lovable. While touching Chen Danying's belly, he said lovingly: "Madam, are you suffering?"
Chen Danying smiled and said: "Compared to my husband fighting abroad, what kind of suffering do I have to suffer?"
The couple chatted affectionately for a while, and then Chen Danying got down to business with Wang Junlin: "Is your husband going to Luoyang soon? Can you wash your hands and rest for two days..."
"How can we rest?" Wang Junlin frowned and said, "As soon as the imperial edict from Luoyang arrives, we will set off. Besides, it is better to send these more than 10,000 prisoners to Luoyang earlier, so that the emperor can chop off their heads and put them here with us. A lot of food will be wasted if we raise it for a day..."
Chen Danying was a little dissatisfied, pinched her lightly and said, "My husband has been away at war for more than half a year. He is setting an example of working hard and working hard. Why can't he indulge in extravagance and enjoy himself for a few days?"
Wang Junlin gently held Chen Danying in his arms and said with a guilty look on his face: "Come on, I will go to Luoyang this time. After I come back, I will be in Luoyang for a long time. I will accompany you well then, and our future A child born."
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At night, there was a banquet in the prefect's mansion, and all the important people under Wang Junlin's command in the county were present.
Wang Junlin sat in the middle, with long tables arranged in four rows on the left and right for wine and food. Du Ruhui, Liu Ziming, Shan Xiongxin, Zhang Tiangang, Yuchi Jingde, Luo Shixin, Lu Han, Guan Xiaotong, Zhao Zhanpeng, Lu Youwei, Xue Li, Huang Shaoqiu and others were present. .
Wang Junlin is not used to complicated rituals, but rituals are also a way to increase power in this world.
After the banquet, Wang Junlin called Zhao Zhanpeng, Lu Youwei, Xue Li and others to go back to rest first. He also sent Du Ruhui, Liu Ziming, Shen Guoer, Shan Xiongxin, Zhang Tiangang, Yuchi Jingde, Luo Shixin, Lu Han, Guan Xiaotong, Huang Shaoqiu and others. People stayed to discuss matters. These people were almost the core confidants of Wang Junlin in Fanyang County.
"According to the spies' report, the emperor's imperial decree will arrive tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, I will take Yuan Taizuo and more than 10,000 captives to Luoyang to participate in the prisoner dedication ceremony. This time, whether they follow me to fight or stay in Fanyang County, Everyone has done a good job and made a lot of contributions. You all contributed a lot to the court in the early stage." Wang Junlin said calmly.
Everyone hurriedly said: "We are the only ones who are following the lead."
Wang Junlin knew that although the imperial court was terminally ill and troubled times were coming, other people might not know that, and the imperial court was orthodox after all. For normal people, the imperial court's rewards were still very tempting, so he decided to wait until the imperial court's reward arrived. , a little test, it turns out that he is far more important in the hearts of his subordinates than the imperial court and His Majesty the Emperor. In other words, everyone is loyal to him, not the imperial court.
Wang Junlin smiled softly, waved his hand for everyone to sit down, and continued: "For now, we don't care about the rewards the court will give you. We in Fanyang County have our own way. We will redeploy some things today."
After hearing this, everyone looked solemn and sat down to listen quietly.
Wang Junlin glanced at everyone and said: "Keming is still responsible for the political and civil affairs of Fanyang County, and when I am not in Fanyang County, I will also ask Du Ruhui for instructions on military matters."
Du Ruhui's body was shaken, and he quickly stood up and said respectfully: "Thank you for your trust, sir."
Wang Junlin nodded, waited for Du Ruhui to sit down, and then said to Liu Ziming: "Ziming is responsible for the financial affairs of Fanyang County as before, including the normal taxation of each county, the income from salt tax and salt shops, as well as the profits of the salt field and shipbuilding workshop, and also Yang Kongchan Fan Yang Chamber of Commerce's maritime profits will be handed over to the county treasury and placed under the control of Zi Ming. All army provisions, military pay and various needs must be reviewed by Zi Ming first, and will be allocated by Zi Ming after my approval. Officials can be transferred from the county and county levels to set up offices to deal with this matter, and two thousand elite soldiers can be organized to protect the treasury."
"I will try my best to do my humble job without making any mistakes." Liu Ziming took a deep breath and frowned. To be honest, compared to Du Ruhui and Fang Qiao, his ability is relatively inferior, but he is better because of his practicality, diligence and thoughtfulness. He knew very well that Wang Junlin's various incomes were no less than five million taels of silver a year, which was an extremely huge amount of money, and this did not include the taxes from Fanyang County.
Wang Junlin then asked Yuchi Jingde, Luo Shixin, Lu Han, and Guan Xiaotong: "How are you doing? How many people have each of you four recruited these days?"
The expressions of the four generals suddenly perked up. When Wang Junlin set out from Annan Kingdom, he had given instructions to the four of them, asking them to find ways to recruit people from the 60,000 rescued Sui troops. The conditions he gave to the four of them were that no matter what they could do,
No matter how many people are recruited, as long as they are willing to stay in Fanyang County, everyone will have ten acres of resettlement land, and their family members in other places will be brought to Fanyang County through the Lan Yiwei Mansion.
With such favorable conditions, coupled with the long journey to Fanyang County by boat, there will definitely be people who are willing to stay in Fanyang County. Especially these people are actually abandoned by Yang Guang and their generals. If they have no respect for Yang Guang and their generals.
Resentment is impossible, not to mention that Wang Junlin saved their lives, and Wang Junlin achieved such shocking results in Goguryeo. As a soldier, the greatest luck is to meet a victorious general, and
Judging from the current situation, Wang Junlin has never been defeated.
Yuchi Jingde gave a long laugh and said: "My lord, I can hardly hold myself in anymore. I have long wanted to report this matter to you. I have already agreed to recruit more than 13,000 cavalry."
Wang Junlin nodded and said: "That's right." Yuchi Jingde seemed to be a rough man, but he was both rough and subtle. He was as wise as a fool. Especially among the soldiers, he was very popular. He was able to pull so many people. Wang Junlin was a bit more...
No surprise.
Luo Shixin then said: "Uncle, those guys disliked my young age at first and were unwilling to follow me, so I took turns to fight with them. These days, I have to fight many times every day to let all the Sui troops know that I am
It was amazing, in the end we recruited more than 7,000 people who were willing to follow me."
Wang Junlin smiled and said: "There are more than 7,000 people plus your original people, which gives you 8,000 people. This is the limit of what you can command now."
Lu Han and Guan Xiaotong also reported one after another. They had about 10,000 Sui generals under their command.
In this way, there are still more than 20,000 Sui troops out of about 60,000. According to four people, these 20,000 people do not want to stay in Fanyang County, nor do they want to return to their original army, but they want to go back to their hometown to live.
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Wang Junlin thought for a while and said: "Go back and tell the remaining 20,000 Sui soldiers that if they go back to their hometown, the court will probably think that they are deserters, and it will be a big deal to pursue them. But if they are willing to take their families back,
When they come to Fanyang County to settle down, even if they don't want to be soldiers, they can be given three acres of land each, but there is no settlement fee."
Wang Junlin knew very well that these 20,000 people were veterans of many battles. As long as they stayed in Fanyang County, what would happen even if they became common people? As long as they were willing, they could organize two people in a short period of time with weapons and a little mobilization.
Ten thousand troops.
"I understand my humble position." Liu Ziming immediately bowed and agreed.
Wang Junlin hesitated for a moment, a murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and said to Du Ruhui: "After I went to Luoyang, Keming used the evidence obtained earlier to arrest all the direct descendants of the Lu family from the patriarch Lu Youwei down, and arrested them all.
One million acres of fertile land were just allocated to these 60,000 Sui troops as resettlement fields."
When Du Ruhui heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said with a smile: "Your Excellency is wise, but I have long wanted to take action against the Lu family."