The Far East Army knows very well that in a country with a system like the Sui Dynasty, in the past, local military equipment was mostly controlled by local wealthy families. Even when Wagangzhai occupied Xiaohe Town, unless all the local wealthy families were killed, they would mainly rely on
Rich family power.
According to the plan of the Far Eastern Army, after occupying Xiaohe Town, they would use Zheng Changsheng's advantage as a local to eliminate the wariness of the local wealthy families, and then quietly suppress the local forces, and achieve the goal of replacing him naturally.
Of course, with the behemoth of the Far East Army, a wealthy family in Xiaohe Town can easily solve the problem by force. But the problem is that after the news spreads, it will inevitably push the entire counties in Henan, especially the wealthy families in Wagangzhai territory, to the
The side of Wagangzhai.
Therefore, the governance policy of Xiaohe Town is still different from that of the ten counties already controlled by the Far Eastern Army. Of course, it will definitely be the same after it is finally and completely controlled.
Generally speaking, these wealthy families in Xiaohe Town have no ambitions to fight for supremacy. They are mainly concerned about land rights and the gains and losses of their fields and houses. The Far East Army has just arrived and has not increased the burden on the local area. It has also completely stabilized local security, and
Next, we will start farming, build water conservancy projects, run schools, etc., which will definitely become more and more popular with local people.
This time to open up the base area behind enemy lines, in addition to Wei Zheng and other large numbers of experienced and capable officials drawn from Fanyang County and other places, officials including Zheng Changsheng who were born in the original Xiaohe Town or the Central Plains area near Xiaohe Town were specially selected as fundamental
Used by grassroots forces to control the base area behind enemy lines in Xiaohe Town.
After the situation in Xiaohe Town gradually came under control and stabilized, Li Shanfei ordered all the soldiers in the town to be withdrawn and moved to Xiaohe Village to garrison, and completely handed over Xiaohe Town to Wei Zheng to take over.
Li Shanfei was busy with military affairs and was too lazy to deal with the local gentry. The Far East Army's military management principle also strictly restricted the military from intervening in local affairs. After the handover here, Li Xuanba began to train troops and prepare for war.
With Wei Zheng and Zheng Changsheng staying in Xiaohe Town, apart from the officials and various talents, there are only fifty officials and soldiers. However, with the army stationed on the side, fifty people are more than enough to maintain local order. The key is to establish the local order as soon as possible.
The government system keeps local affairs running normally.
The locals were afraid of the soldiers, so the soldiers wearing armor and holding swords withdrew, and officials such as Wei Zheng and Zheng Changsheng came to take over. The local squire's mind was mostly at peace. There was no need to worry about threats to his property and life, not to mention the birth of Zheng Changsheng and others.
Local people must always take into account their local feelings and not mess around.
Four years ago, Zheng Changsheng came out to look for food, but was forced to join the army by a group of bandits passing by. Later, this bandit army was dispersed by Zhang Xutuo in Shandong. Zheng Changsheng was lucky enough to survive, and he begged all the way to Fanyang County.
He said that as long as he became a student of Fanyang College, he would be able to have enough to eat, so he wore a beggar's clothes and signed up to take the exam at Fanyang College. Not only was he not kicked out, but he passed the exam and studied at Fanyang College for two years.
Because he studied hard and achieved excellent results in all aspects, especially during his internship, he obtained an official position in Fanyang County. During this period, he also married and gave birth to a pair of children.
In front of the people in the town, Zheng Changsheng told his mother and brothers what had happened in the past few years, and the people in Xiaohe Town were amazed when they heard it.
During times of war and chaos, too many young men were forcibly recruited by bandits or the government to become thieves or soldiers, but most of them ended miserably.
The vast majority of people today are actually poor men who are looking for food on a knife's edge. Rich people are greedy for life and afraid of death. For them, the world is a land of wealth. If they don't have enough enjoyment, how can they die? But for poor men, they have to toil all day long.
We have to endure hunger, cannot marry a wife, and live in hardship. If we can see hope, we dare to risk our lives to fight for it.
The power of role models is infinite. Zheng Changsheng showed up and spoke about his experience. The eyes of those around him were bright and their mouths were dry. Wei Zheng and others pushed open the door and walked into the courtyard without even realizing it.
Wei Zheng conducted special training and study on some things to develop base areas behind enemy lines on Snake Island. He was very clear about the effect of this mobilization method, which Nie Xiaoyu called a "deeds report meeting". When he walked in, he saw that everyone in the courtyard was immersed in Zheng Zheng.
According to Chang Sheng and others' story, he stood by the porch so as not to disturb them.
After a while, someone saw Wei Zheng and others walking in, and they quickly became alarmed. Zheng Changsheng stood up and introduced Wei Zheng: "This is Mr. Wei Zheng, the highest official in Xiaohe Town. Whatever grievances you may suffer in the future, it will be fine."
Ask Mr. Wei to make the decision for everyone..."
Wei Zheng didn't wait for the people to kneel down and salute. He stepped forward first, bowed to the people gathered in the yard, and then said: "Everyone has been deceived and coerced by the traitors in the past. We have to be willing to obey."
Thieves, everyone is a victim. The Far East Army can clearly see this. Yesterday you stood up to resist the rebels, opened the gate of the village in time, and received the Far East Army to come in and regain Xiaohe Town, which is a great contribution."
Upon hearing this, all the gentry and common people were completely relieved.
Wei Zheng smiled and said: "We were oppressed by the rebels in the past and had a very hard life. But if we don't completely eliminate the traitors and drive them away, can we live a good life? Can we have enough to eat and marry a wife?"
?It’s getting late today, so I won’t say much. The Far Eastern Army will recruit five hundred local warriors to serve as town soldiers and be responsible for the security of the town. Who is willing to join the Far Eastern Army? On behalf of the Far Eastern Army, I welcome everyone. Come to Zhengzhou.
Anyone can sign up at Changsheng, as long as they are physically qualified. They will be treated equally with pay and food, and their families will enjoy the treatment of military dependents. You can ask Zheng Changsheng later about what military dependents are and let him explain it clearly to you. I won’t say much today. I have something in my heart.
If you have doubts, don’t worry, the Far East Army will never force conscription into the army..."
In the eyes of the villagers, Wei Zheng was an official, and they were always separated by birth. Wei Zheng announced the recruitment of soldiers. Some people below were eager to try, but they were always a little confused and didn't know how to decide. Wei Zheng handed over this matter to Zheng Changsheng, who
Zheng Chengjie and other local squires accompanied him to the temporary government office to discuss the next step of completely taking over the local government.
Just now, the people in the town were excited to hear what happened to Zheng Changsheng, but some of the details were vague and they didn't understand it very well. As soon as Wei Zheng and others left, the courtyard started to boil with people talking about what happened. Zheng Changsheng had a gentle look on his face.
Explain clearly and patiently in your local accent.
Most people were undecided for a moment. After all, the Far East Army only occupied a small river town. Outside the mountain road, Wagang Village was still under the control of Wagang Village. I heard that the Wagang Army had more than 400,000 troops! Although King Qin An's reputation was powerful, but he was far away.
It's too far.
So in the end, only more than 70 people signed up on the same day to join the Far Eastern Army's suppression force in the town.
In front of the people in the town, Zheng Changsheng had people carry Fanyang copper coins to distribute military pay and household food, and announced on the spot that military families could be divided into five acres of land.
The people saw the real benefits, and more than a hundred village warriors signed up to join the army.