Chapter six hundred and thirty-one draws from the bottom of the pot
At this time, Li Dian also brought five or six clay pots, which he had sent people to buy from the Taiyuan market, and put them side by side to make a judgment.
"Everyone, I know your appeal. You all hope to continue to make a living from pottery. As a government, I will support you. I am here to solve your problem. So what is the problem first?"
Guo Song pointed to the pottery on both sides and said: "The problem lies in the gap between the pottery. On one side is the most common pottery in the Taiyuan market. This kind of water jug costs eighty cents a piece. It has beautiful shape and fine workmanship. On the other side is the pottery made by everyone."
You want to sell the same pottery and the same water jug for three hundred pence each, but the workmanship is poor and the workmanship is poor. This is the problem."
The lobby was very quiet. At this time, an old man couldn't help but said: "But the Huihe people are willing to buy our clay pots for 300 yuan each. They have been like this for these years. I think our clay pots are worth so much."
Money, we all think so!”
"Yeah?"
Guo Song sneered and said: "I can send your family to Huihe, and you will make pottery pots in Huihe. Do you think they will still pay at this price?"
"Well... I'm afraid the clay from Uighur cannot produce such pottery."
Next to him, Li Dian couldn't help but said angrily: "I've told you a thousand times, the Uighurs don't need such pottery at all. The pottery in their military camp is all good pottery bought from Taiyuan. They are just trying to win over you.
, once the Uighur army goes south, everyone will become slaves."
"Then what should we do? Governor Li has to give us a way out!" Ten old men shouted angrily together.
Guo Song waved his hand, "Everyone, be quiet!"
There was a kind of majesty in his words. As soon as he opened his mouth, the hall suddenly became quiet.
Guo Song said slowly: "I have three plans for you to choose from. First, the government goes to Taiyuan City to hire famous craftsmen to teach you how to make pottery. Everyone learns with an open mind and works hard to improve their skills and make qualified ceramics. The government will help you find them."
Sales are based on reasonable prices and qualified quality;
Then there is the second plan. Yunzhou’s big-tailed sheep and eyebrow donkeys are very famous. Every household can raise sheep and donkeys, and then the army is responsible for purchasing;
The third option is that everyone can grow grain and the government is exempt from all taxes. You can choose these three options. If you can't choose any of them, then you can also make a living by yourself. You can open an inn, a tavern, a grocery store, or even
The government will not stop me from migrating to live in the south, but I have something ugly to say before me."
Speaking of this, Guo Song deliberately paused, looked at everyone with a stern look, and said slowly: "It is impossible for the government to accept this kind of clay pot for three hundred cents. If you miss Huihe, you can go to Huihe to make a living, but
If anyone colludes with the Uighurs because they think the Uighurs are good and harms the interests of the Tang army and the city's defense, he will be publicly executed for treason!"
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To deal with these residents who have lived under foreign rule for a long time, we must use both soft and hard tactics. On the one hand, we must release goodwill and find ways for them to make a living. On the other hand, we must be tough to prevent them from forgetting the benefits of the Huihe people, cooperating inside and outside, and betraying Yunzhong City.
Now there are signs of this. The Yunzhou government cannot meet their unreasonable demands, and they begin to miss the rule of the Huihe people. Although everyone left in silence, Guo Song could feel this, and he was particularly
alert.
In the inner hall of the state government office, an attendant served tea and then withdrew.
Li Dian sighed and said: "Actually, I have held such representative meetings three times today. I also proposed to open a ceramics school and hire famous teachers to teach ceramics, but it was of no use. They only wanted us to pay high prices like the Uighurs.
Buying their inferior pottery, that’s why I’m so angry.”
Guo Song pondered for a moment and said, "Does everyone think that way?"
"No, there are three relatively powerful families here. The leader is the old man who asked today, called Bian Xin'an. They are the biggest beneficiaries. Basically, it is the three of them who are instigating trouble. Thousands of people came out at the same time today.
You are obviously prepared to beg for help, and Beizhong is still sending people to investigate. If Beizhong’s prediction is correct, these three families are inseparable."
"Then dig out the bad parts first and then renegotiate!"
Guo Song said coldly: "Issuing an alarm tonight, saying that a hundred thousand Huihe troops are attacking. Evacuation will begin tomorrow. The three families will be evacuated to Wuzhou City, and they will not come back again in the future."
"I understand the humble position!"
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That night, the Hexi Army issued an alarm. One hundred thousand Uighur troops were coming from the grasslands. The soldiers began to knock on the door and asked the people to pack their belongings immediately and prepare to evacuate with the army.
Yunzhong City suddenly became a mess. Every household simply packed up their valuable belongings and followed the troops to evacuate southward.
The Bian family, Zhou family and Yan family were the last to evacuate. They had a large population and a lot of property. Although they were reluctant to leave, under the constant urging of the army, the three families had to pack up some belongings and follow the army.
They evacuated, but their evacuation route was different from that of other people. More than 140 people from their three families were evacuated to Wuzhou City, three hundred miles to the east.
Wuzhou City is a military city with a dangerous terrain and can accommodate 500 troops. Once the nomadic cavalry attacks in large numbers, the people in the surrounding villages will have to evacuate to the military city. There are still a few such military cities in Yunzhou, but
As a large number of people evacuated Yunzhou, these military cities were of little significance, and Wuzhou City became an empty city.
As more than 140 people from the three major families moved into Wuzhou City, the city gates were immediately closed and soldiers guarded them. They could no longer leave the city. Only then did they wake up, but it was already too late.
At noon the next day, news came from the front army that the 100,000-strong Uighur army was not attacking Yunzhou, but attacking Sijiebu. The crisis alarm was lifted. Tens of thousands of people who were halfway through the road began to turn around and return to Yunzhong City. They complained.
He was standing there, cursing in a low voice, but never imagined that this was just an exercise. Through this exercise, the three powerful families that controlled the people in the cloud disappeared.
Two days later, Guo Song once again convened dozens of old people to discuss transformation. This time, there was no obstruction from the three major families. The discussion went extremely smoothly. 60% of the people chose to raise sheep and donkeys, and 20% of the people chose to receive training from famous craftsmen to improve their skills.
Pottery technology has shifted to making high-quality pottery, and 20% of the people have chosen to grow fruits.
The state government spent 30,000 yuan to help the people transform, and Yunzhong County gradually got on the right track. A few months later, the three major families were moved to Taiyuan, subdivided into more than 20 small families, and assigned to Taiyuan Prefecture.
All counties have completely lost contact with Yunzhou.
At this time, Zhu Si's army began to attack the southeast of Hedong on a large scale. 150,000 troops from the Northern Tang Dynasty surrounded Hedong City. Hedong City was the first pass city from Guanzhong to Hedong. Hedong City was tall and solid, and the terrain was high, making it easy to defend but difficult to defend.
Li Huaiguang had already prepared for the attack, and had stored a large amount of food and military supplies in the city. Li Huaiguang personally led 30,000 troops to defend Hedong City, and mobilized the entire city to participate in the defense.
The two sides broke out in an offensive and defensive battle in Hedong City that lasted for half a year...
On the eighth day of September, Guo Song returned to Zhangye City. As soon as he entered Zhangye City, he heard the unfortunate news that Yan Zhenqing had died of illness a month ago, and his coffin had been transported back to his hometown for burial by his son.
This news really saddened him, and he planned to come back and talk to Yan Zhenqing about the strategy of seizing Guanzhong, but unexpectedly he passed away.
At night, Guo Song carefully read the last long letter Yan Zhenqing left for him in his study room. This letter can be called a book of ten thousand words. The letter elaborated on his various political views and was a summary of his lifelong political career.
, and also tells the timing and steps to capture Guanzhong.
In his letter, Yan Zhenqing strongly criticized the struggle for imperial power in the Southern Tang Dynasty and predicted that it would lead to the complete decline of the Tang Dynasty.
Guo Song walked to the window with his hands behind his back and looked at the dark night sky. The September night was already very cool. Guo Song suddenly felt an indescribable feeling of fatigue. He just wanted to rest for a few months and consolidate his past two years.
The results of the southern and northern campaigns.
At this time, his wife Xue Tao came in with a cup of tea. Guo Song smiled and said: "I met Xue Fan in Taiyuan and appointed him as the chief historian of Taiyuan Prefecture."
"Then did you mention my father?"
Guo Song shook his head, "Maybe he wanted to mention it! But I didn't give him a chance, so he didn't mention it in the end."
"I also received a letter from my father yesterday. He is now the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and he was also awarded the title of Pingzhangshi under the title of Zhongshu. I felt that he was not very happy in the letter, and he was a little helpless. He seemed stressed.
Very big.”
Guo Song said apologetically: "It seems that I put pressure on him. He is worried that if I plot to treason and usurp the throne, he will follow me and be ruined."
"My husband shouldn't have this idea!"
Guo Song hugged his wife into his arms, kissed her on the forehead, still shook his head and said with a smile: "Even Zhu Si and several major feudal towns in Hebei have not taken this step, how can I take it easily? I am at least better than them."
Be loyal and patriotic!"
"How loyal are you to the emperor? How dare you say it!"
Guo Song walked to the window with his arms around his wife's waist and said with a smile: "The autumn weather is crisp and clear, let's go on an autumn outing as a family tomorrow!"