Chapter three hundred and forty-ninth kill three birds with one stone
"Shen Guang, take them down to handle specific matters! Oh! By the way, let everyone drink a bowl of water before leaving." Wang Junlin had achieved all his goals, so he no longer wanted to waste any more time and waved his hand. Order Shen Guang to take the people down.
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A night of silence.
The next day, at dawn, the sun rose.
After weighing and selecting all night, the nobles and landowners left their sons or nephews and documents early in the morning, and then respectfully knelt down to Wang Junlin one by one, and then hurriedly left Blackstone Mountain with their whole family and went back to prepare food. Wang Junlin After taking a look, each noble and big landowner was surrounded by dozens or hundreds of guards, and from the look and figure of these guards, it could be seen that they were all good players, and the total number of these guards was close to 100,000. Thousands of people, but there was no resistance at all last night.
"I'm afraid it's not just the reason for his evil reputation." Wang Junlin said thoughtfully in a low voice.
"Master Marquis, as far as I know, all aristocratic families are worried that the power of nobles and landowners will grow too fast and threaten their status, so they oppress the ordinary local nobles and landowners severely. The Li family in Longxi has been in Yongzhou territory for many years. The same is true. This time, these aristocratic landowners dared to go against the Marquis. In fact, they were forced by the Li family in Longxi. The Marquis asked them to leave their nephews to serve as servants with the Marquis. After thinking about it last night, I felt deeply about this move. The clever thing is that it kills two birds with one stone." Shen Guang said in a low voice when he saw Wang Junlin staring at the guards of these nobles and landowners.
Wang Junlin's eyes flashed and he said: "Shen Guang, you command the 'Ghost Eye', not only to collect intelligence, but also the ability to analyze and reason is very important. Tell me, I asked them to keep my nephew as a hostage. What are the benefits.”
Shen Guang sorted out his thoughts and said: "Looking at the humble position, there are at least two major benefits. First, having hostages in hand can make these noble landowners obediently provide food. Secondly, the Marquis will not only give their sons and nephews Lock them up, or raise them free, but let them work as servants or even as personal soldiers for the Marquis. These nobles and landowners are all human beings. How can they not see the benefits of this? Although the Marquis did not say it clearly, they But he has already regarded this as an opportunity to cling to the Marquis."
"Well! Although these nobles and big landowners cannot stand up to the Marquis individually and cannot compete with the Li family in Longxi, if they can be united, they will be a powerful force in Yongzhou regardless of their financial resources or connections. Their power is not weaker than that of the Li family in Longxi. At least in Yongzhou, it can compete with the Li family in Longxi."
"In fact, the only disadvantage of these ordinary aristocratic landowners united compared to the Li family in Longxi was that they had no backers in the court, but now the Marquis is taking the lead, which can be regarded as their backer. If this power is used well, in the It seems that the humble position is not just for dealing with the Li family in Longxi, but it will be of great benefit to the Marquis in running the entire Yongzhou."
Wang Junlin showed an approving look, turned around, patted Shen Guang on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Yes, you have made rapid progress recently. However, you still missed one."
It was the first time that Shen Guang was praised by Wang Junlin, and he was excited. But when he heard that this move was to kill three birds with one stone, he couldn't help being curious and said: "Please give me some advice, Lord Marquis."
Wang Junlin turned around and watched the last noble landowners disappear from the mountain stream, and said solemnly: "Since I seized the military power of Zhangye County's 30,000 troops from Li Fengyun last year, I have carried out a purge from top to bottom. I have to say that Longxi Li's infiltration and control of this 30,000-strong army is very powerful. One-third of the officers are directly members of the Li clan or disciples, and another third are Li Fengyun's confidants. Some of these people have been killed by me. , I was somewhat prepared to take the next step. The reason why I didn't rush to take action was because I didn't have any manpower around me. You may have noticed when you met me this time that there were only ten left of the more than one hundred guards I brought from the capital. The rest were all sent by me to serve as officers in the troops below. Although these personal guards were consciously trained by me when they were around me, they were all illiterate soldiers. They were brave and had no shortage of combat experience. But with their Most of them have reached the end of their ability to serve as centurions. There are a few who are more alert and may be able to serve as regimental leaders, but almost none can serve as captains."
"I personally took Zhou Hu, Jiang Muchang, Li Xiang and Su Changqing around in Gaotaicheng and forced them to read, read and learn the art of war. It took them more than half a year to train them. At the moment, we are short of so many officer positions, but I don't have that many. I have more time and energy to train them step by step. The sons and nephews of these nobles and big landowners are all educated, and many of them have even practiced martial arts. What they lack is experience and experience. I will take them with me and train them a little bit. After training and training, and going through a few battles, they can be trained and become my confidants. Through them, these nobles and big landowners can also be used by me to a certain extent."
"Master Hou is far-sighted and achieves three things with one stone. I admire him for his humble position." Shen Guang said sincerely.
Wang Junlin smiled slightly and stopped talking about this topic. The reason why he explained it to Shen Guang in such detail was because the latter was his right-hand man. Shen Guang also had to understand what he was thinking and some core strategic purposes. It is conducive to Shen Guang to take the initiative. Even without him having to say anything, Shen Guang will naturally understand what information he should inquire about next and what to focus on.
"Li Fengmu should keep an eye on him, he will be of great use if I keep him." Wang Junlin thought of something and said solemnly.
"I understand." Shen Guang looked solemn, paused, and then said: "Master Marquis, when will we leave here?"
Wang Junlin pointed up and down the Black Rock Mountain with an enigmatic look on his face and said, "What do you think of this place?"
Shen Guang was startled for a moment, thoughtfully, and said: "This place is located in a remote area of Jincheng County. It is nearly a hundred miles away from the nearest village and town. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, the black stone mountain is full of green mountains, trees and rocks. Surrounded by streams, there are many wild beasts, small animals, dried fruits and wild vegetables to eat. From the humble opinion, it is a good place for bandits to build a stronghold. Chen Xuanpeng has some foresight and chose such a good place as his lair. "
Wang Junlin nodded and said: "You are right, this place is indeed a good place for bandits to build a stronghold, but it is also a good place to hide soldiers."
Shen Guang was shocked and said: "Master Hou wants to hide these three thousand dead Turks here."
Wang Junlin took a deep breath and said: "Being in the court is really dangerous. Compared with the powerful families, our power is still too weak."