The study room in the backyard of Jeju Government Office...
Zhang Shuye stood up and stood in the neutral position, holding a piece of talisman paper in his hand. The crooked runes on the paper seemed to be entangled with earthworms, which was indescribably weird.
Zhang Shuye looked a little confused, but finally made up his mind and recited a spell in a low voice.
Suddenly, the talisman paper in his hand spontaneously ignited without wind, turning into a head-sized fire ball floating in the air, emitting waves of blazing heat.
Although he was mentally prepared, Zhang Shuye was obviously startled by the sudden appearance of the suspended fireball. He took a few steps back and his eyes were as sharp as a knife. He looked at the suspended fireball that was emitting heat waves and his expression was extremely ugly.
In about three to four breaths, the big fireball hanging in the air suddenly dissipated. If the heat wave in the air hadn't still existed, would it have made people doubt whether it really happened?
Next, he chanted another spell, activating all the remaining four talismans, which were a ball of earthy yellow light, a ball of water the size of a head, a ball of sharp white air, and a ball of cyan air containing vitality.
Together with the previous fireball, it corresponds to the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth!
"Chai Daguan is actually successful in practicing Taoism. Now we are in trouble!"
Zhang Shuye talked to himself, and sat down with an ugly face, but his mood was heavy and unspeakable, even a little uneasy.
You must know that today's officials worship Taoism to a certain extent and are very enthusiastic about Taoist immortality. Not only did they give themselves the title of Taoist Emperor, they also doted on Lin Lingsu, a Taoist master, and almost completely destroyed Buddhism.
If we knew that Chai Daguan, who was in charge of Liangshan Village, was successful in cultivating Taoism, we don't know what trouble would be caused.
It would be fine if he was an ordinary Taoist, but Chai Daguan did not say that he was the leader of the Liangshan bandit at the moment. Even though he had accepted the recruitment, he was still not welcome, or it would be more appropriate to say that he was trusted.
Moreover, the Chai family was a royal family of the previous dynasty and had a very special status, so they were not welcomed by the scholar-bureaucrats of this dynasty at all.
But nowadays, the authority of the official family is extremely strong. If you insist on inviting Chai Daguan to come to Beijing to serve as a worshipper, I am afraid that the six thieves in Tokyo will take the initiative to help.
You must know that each of the six thieves holds a high position, and there are a large number of vassal officials behind them. Once they support it, many ridiculous decisions of today's officials can be successfully carried out. This is the power of the six thieves.
Although Zhang Shuye didn't have much contact with Chai Daguan, he knew that Chai Daguan was definitely a heroic man with outstanding abilities.
Once such a being comes to the current officials, who knows what trouble will happen. What if they are determined to restore the country?
Therefore, after hearing some rumors, Zhang Shuye immediately obtained the five-element talisman paper leaked from the Liangshan village. After personally testing it, his heart became heavier.
The last trace of luck in his heart disappeared. Zhang Shuye thought that he must not ask Chai Daguan to come to Beijing. The best way was to completely block the news about Chai Daguan.
With Zhang Shuye's ability, he naturally cannot do this...
So, he hurriedly wrote a letter and contacted the senior officials in Bianliang with whom he was close, hoping to get the support of the Bianliang boss, unite the forces of neighboring Yunzhou and Puyang, and jointly block the news about the officials in Chai, so that the current officials must not know about it.
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The letter arrived in Bianliang, and soon attracted the attention of a certain court official, who immediately agreed with Zhang Shuye's opinion, and quietly a large blockade network gradually took shape.
If they had not known that Liangshan's main village was not easy to provoke and were not willing to force Liangshan to rebel, they would have been more willing to take drastic measures to kill Chai Daguan and quickly solve this huge hidden trouble.
In the face of such a major event, what does the dissatisfaction of the big families in the city count?
If Zhang Shuye's plan completely failed because of them, what awaited them would definitely not be a good end.
There is also a big difference between scholar-bureaucrats and scholar-bureaucrats!
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Mr. Chai Daguan didn't know this, and even if he knew, he wouldn't care.
At this time, he was also in the main village of Liangshan, presiding over the year-end inventory of the rear camp.
"Master, after more than a year of our hard work, at this time, there are thirty villages around Shuibo that have undergone comprehensive transformation led by us, and another twenty villages are in the process of comprehensive transformation!"
As the chief political affairs manager who stayed behind in his hometown, Pei Xuan, a tough-faced man, started the year-end summary without hesitation and was the first to stand up and report.
Speaking of this year's harvest, even with Pei Xuan's calmness, he couldn't help but feel elated and high-spirited.
A bumper harvest, really an unprecedented bumper harvest!
Fifty villages completely surrendered, many of which were large villages with hundreds of households and thousands of people. Suddenly, the population controlled by Liangshan Village was close to 100,000.
This can still be controlled directly, and the population indirectly controlled or affected will definitely not be less than 500,000!
With our unique business style, as long as we continue to operate for a few more years, except for the county and prefecture towns, the rest of the three prefectures around Shuibo will be in our hands.
This is a population of millions...
If we can completely popularize the hard skills among generals and keep up with food and nutrition, we can easily pull out a heavy armored infantry army of 50,000 to 100,000 people!
To say that he is invincible in the world is not an exaggeration!
Every time he thought about this, the iron-faced Pei Xuan felt indescribably complicated.
He was completely disappointed with the Song Dynasty court...
However, years of education have prevented him from thinking about rebellion, especially taking the initiative to rebel, and he subconsciously does not think too much about it.
However, the strength of Liangshan Village is about to expand rapidly at a snowball speed. When the strength reaches a certain level, even if Liangshan Village does not turn against the imperial court, it will definitely not be able to tolerate it. This is a certain thing.
At that time, even if you don’t rebel, you will have to rebel...
With Chai Daguan's talent and strategy, as well as the shrewdness and ability of the leaders of his village, he really looked down upon the corrupt and corrupt Song Dynasty court.
The atmosphere in the hall of Zhongyi Hall was solemn and warm. Pei Xuan quickly put aside his distracting thoughts and reported various detailed data in a precise manner.
"After a year of hard work, the fifty villages that have completely surrendered to our village have harvested a total of 600,000 dan of grain. According to the rules, our village can obtain 200,000 dan of grain!"
When I say this, I actually feel a little heartbroken.
Sancheng Tian Rental is really generous...
If you follow the old rules and receive 50% of the land rent, you will directly get 300,000 shi of new grain!
Three hundred thousand stones of new grain is enough for the current village to consume for several years!
"No need to worry!"
Chai Daguan said with a smile: "We agreed to help the villagers deal with the tax problem. At least we can get about two levels of new grain, and we will pay it in money!"
"If the villagers want to sell grain for money, our brothers stationed in each village can also accept it. Remember, it is the market price. If you find anyone who dares to do something secretly, don't blame someone for being unkind!"
These words shocked the leaders present and they were so shocked that they dared not say anything.
Chai Daguan's people treated unruly brothers according to military law, and there was no mercy at all.
Even if some brothers in the Guards committed crimes, they were all punished by military law and sent to the mines to undergo high-intensity labor reform, let alone the rest of them.
According to Chai Daguanren, why did the Song Dynasty reach this point?
When it comes to the salary of officials, it is the highest in all dynasties. Even if you don't make extra money, it can make your family live a very comfortable life.
But the imperial court was too tolerant or even indulgent towards officials, or scholar-bureaucrats, which led to the current corruption and chaos of officialdom.
The monthly salary and various benefits provided by our village to our brothers are quite good. At least it is wishful thinking to try to take advantage of these benefits openly in other places.
If you get benefits, be honest and obedient and do things honestly. If you are dishonest, don't blame someone for being ruthless.
Chai Daguan kept his word and even chopped off hundreds of heads, so that the rules were completely settled and no one dared to violate them easily.
There are also good things like magical talismans and messenger talismans, and there are endless supervision methods. No one knows what methods Chai Daguan has not shown yet, so the atmosphere in this village is quite upright, which is comparable to that in the court.
White lotus.
This time, the grain harvest in the villages under our command is quite high.
In addition to normal farmyard manure and various grass and tree fertilizers, Chai Daguan people condensed part of the earthy aura in the air and penetrated it into the land through earthy talisman paper, which is also one of the main factors for high grain yields.
Of course, this year was not a smooth one, and there was a slight drought, but the canals built by Liangshan village under the guidance of its villagers were very effective.
There are abundant water resources in Liangshanshuibo, eight hundred miles away, so there is no need for the Chai Daguan people to use their magic to help, but it saves them a lot of trouble.
He actually didn't want to spread the news that he knew magic, as it might attract Taoist masters from the Water Margin world.
At least, when he has a sufficient understanding of his Taoist cultivation and is sure that he has the ability to protect himself, he will not be too concerned about the threats from masters in this world.
Here, the report of the stern-faced Pei Xuan continues: "In one year, the farms in our village produce 8,000 pigs and sheep. The main reason is that the feed cannot keep up, otherwise we can continue to increase the slaughter volume!"
"Fifty people have taken refuge in our village and have built almost fifty breeding farms. The number of pigs and sheep produced by each family is between 300 and 500, and the total number of pigs and sheep produced is about 15,000!"
As soon as this statement came out, the leaders around him immediately gasped.
Lu Zhishen, who was sitting next to Chai Daguan, patted his bald head and said with a smile: "No wonder we eat meat every day. It turns out that we and the attached village actually raised so many pigs and sheep in a year!"
Pei Xuan laughed and said: "No one expected that the effect of large-scale breeding would be so outstanding. It's just a pity that feed is a big problem. Otherwise, the number of pigs and sheep produced by our farm could at least double!"
Chai Daguan said: "There is nothing we can do about it. We can only wait until the wheat is harvested to plant more soybeans!"
"The main reason is that war horses are too delicate. All the good feed we have is spent on them. The situation will be better after the soybeans are harvested!"