After Wang Lie and Xun Peng took control of the imperial city, they directly controlled the emperor's private treasury in the imperial city. This internal treasury is different from the financial system of the Ministry of Revenue. It is the emperor's personal pocket and will not be used separately.
After the inner treasury was sealed, the weapons depot and grain depot in the city were sealed, as well as all the money of the Ministry of Revenue.
All the concubines in the imperial city were temporarily imprisoned.
The entire imperial city is under control.
After everything was done, Wang Lie and Xun Peng left the imperial city, and the army was stationed in the former Forbidden Army camp outside the imperial city.
While Xun Peng and Wang Lie were sitting in command, Bai Cejun began to enter the city.
Xun Peng, Wang Lie and Lin Feng were responsible for the specific fighting. Bai Cejun did not lead any troops to participate in the war. Originally, Bai Ce's army was still on guard to see if there might be another army attacking. However, with the destruction of Anyi City, no more troops came to attack, and Bai Ce's army knew that the overall situation was certain.
He led people to collect the prisoners along the way, and led the army to the city.
After Bai Cejun entered the city, he arrived outside the imperial city and met with Xun Peng and Wang Lie, but he did not see Lin Feng. He was a little confused and asked: "Why didn't you see Lin Feng? Where did he go?"
Wang Lie said: "Shuai Bai, Lin Feng was the first to enter the imperial city. After killing Li Chong's mansion, his mood was a little different and he left directly."
"Just ignore him."
Bai Cejun rolled his eyes and nodded.
Xun Peng looked curious and asked: "Shuai Bai, do you know where Lin Feng went?"
Bai Cejun scolded: "Why do you care so much? He fulfilled his long-cherished wish and took revenge. What do you want to do when he goes back?"
"Oh, I understand, I understand."
Xun Peng nodded hurriedly.
In his heart, he couldn't help but sigh.
They are different from Lin Feng. They are generals of Da Qin. Their families are harmonious, their families are all around, and everything is going well. However, Lin Feng's parents died early, and the Lin family was confiscated and exiled. Many of the exiled Lin family members either died, or some were taken to the Jin Kingdom by Xie Xuan and were unwilling to come back.
The Lin family was completely broken up.
Lin Feng killed Li Chongfu, and the only thing he could do was to express his condolences to his parents and comfort the deceased Lin family.
Bai Cejun ordered: "You two, don't be idle. There are many things to do next. Count the losses, gather the prisoners, and stabilize Anyi. This is what we have to do. In addition, I solemnly remind you to remember the previous Agreement. All soldiers of our Great Qin must commit no crimes. Those who disobey orders will be killed without mercy. No matter what the reason, as long as they violate the local people, they will die. There is no more possibility. "
"You will finally understand."
Xun Peng and Wang Lie answered simultaneously.
Both of them knew that the next thing was crucial. Whether the army could gain a foothold in Anyi and whether Da Qin could successfully stabilize people's hearts was very crucial.
The two turned around and left.
Bai Cejun entered the military camp, rested directly in the tent where the Forbidden Army soldiers were stationed, and then arranged for someone to call Ying Wu.
Yingwu bowed and said, "Shuai Bai."
Bai Cejun nodded and said: "I want to understand the situation of several major families headed by Gu Yuan. They jointly acted to seize the city in the city, opened the city gate and allowed our army to enter the city. This is a meritorious service. However, I If they are needed, I don’t want Da Qin to recruit a group of extremely vicious people.”
Ying Wu sighed and said, "Shuai Bai, I have already investigated the people of Gu Yuan and other big families."
"These people are not good birds."
"They are all extremely extravagant, regard human life as nothing, and can kill people at will for profit. In a word, they used the influence of the big family in Anyi City and used strong means to drive up prices and hoard food, all of which were exploiting the people. people."
"What they did was extremely vicious."
Ying Wu said with emotion: "Except for a very small number of the big families in Anyi City, almost all of them are not good people."
Bai Cejun nodded, stroking his beard and thinking.
What should these big families do?
Bai Cejun felt a little confused if he didn't deal with these people. Because the big family headed by Gu Yuan are all evil-doers. Deal with these people, but they unite to welcome the Qin army into the city, and they are meritorious officials.
If these people are dealt with, how can more Xia people serve Qin?
Bai Cejun was caught in a difficult decision for a while.
Ying Wu continued: "Shuai Bai, you are asking about the situation of these people. Do you want to capture them all? I suggest that you can capture them all. Anyway, the big families in Anyi City are exploiting the people one by one, driving up prices, occupying countless Land and resources, etc. Kill them and restore a peaceful world to Anyi City. I believe the people will also support it."
Bai Cejun shook his head and said, "That's not how you do things. Fighting requires strategies and you can't go straight. The same goes for dealing with people. If you deal with meritorious officials directly, if the news spreads, it will cause unnecessary changes. You have to plan and be strategic.”
Yingwu stopped talking.
He is just the person in charge of Heibingtai. He cannot interfere with the management of the place and how to deal with people, and he is not good at it.
Bai Cejun continued: "When Lin Feng comes back, inform him immediately. I have something to discuss with him."
"Here!"
Win five and respond directly.
"Report!"
At this moment, a soldier entered and reported: "Commander Bai, Marquis Lin wants to see you."
"Please."
Bai Cejun gave an order.
A smile appeared on his face. Just as he was about to talk to Lin Feng, Lin Feng came back.
This is just right.
Ying Wu stood up and said, "I have resigned from my humble position."
Bai Cejun said: "Don't worry, you can stay here for now. There may be something that needs Heibingtai's assistance."
Ying Wu still sat where he was. Not long after, Lin Feng entered the tent, bowed and sat down in the tent.
Lin Feng took the initiative and said: "Shuai Bai, Anyi has been captured. Li Chongfu has been killed. Have Li Chengji and others captured him?"
"Caught."
Bai Cejun nodded and said: "Li Chengji and the officials of the East Palace of Xia State, as well as officials of the Six Ministries such as Cao Ji and Zhang Gong, as well as some other officials of Xia State, are all captured. These officials are all detained and there are no arrangements for the time being."
Lin Feng said: "In that case, we can surrender. The surrender of these people is very important. Just imagine, Li Chengji, as the crown prince of Xia Kingdom, surrendered. When the news spread, the people in Xia Kingdom knew that Xia Kingdom was dead. As for These prisoners of Xia will be handed over to the imperial court anyway. In addition, our policies for Xia, such as the previously announced exemption of corvee and exemption of taxes from this year to next, can also be publicized and should be widely publicized."
Bai Cejun said: "This is natural."
After a pause, Bai Cejun changed the subject and said, "Lin Feng, I'm also looking for you. I have something to discuss with you now."
"What's going on?"
Lin Feng asked.
Bai Cejun explained: "Anyi City has been captured. We will receive the money and food from the big families in the city, except those who have been wiped out by Cao Ji. The question is, how should we arrange for a group of people such as Gu Yuan and others?"
"If they were rewarded heavily, I asked Ying Wu and Hei Bingtai found out that the people of these big families exploited the people one by one, and their hands were stained with blood. If they were not used, they had also made great achievements. , that’s the problem.”
"So at the moment, I am very hesitant about how to deal with these people."
Bai Cejun said: "You are smart and good at planning. How do you plan to plan these people?"
Lin Feng chuckled and said: "Shuai Bai, actually the solution to this matter is not difficult."
Bai Cejun said, "How do you say that?"
Lin Feng said: "First, they have made meritorious deeds, and they must be rewarded for their merits. This is the consistent principle of the Qin army. We cannot deal with them just because of how they were in the past. This is unjustifiable. Therefore, we still need to reward and pay attention to these people." .”
"This is tenable."
"You served our Great Qin, and in the end Great Qin never treated you badly."
Lin Feng continued: "Second, give them a test and give us a chance. These big families are familiar with the situation of the other big families in Anyi City. In this case, with Gu Yuan as the leader, let Gu Yuan lead people to come forward and investigate the big families in the city. A family matter.”
"Any violations of laws and disciplines will be reported to us by Gu Yuan and others, and we will deal with them as appropriate."
"This is my arrangement."
Lin Feng smiled and talked about the arrangements.
Bai Cejun frowned and said, "Is it enough to arrange for them to investigate the big family? I didn't understand for a moment."
Lin Feng explained: "Gu Yuan and others are all from big families. If they go to investigate, they may not be able to behave in a disciplined manner, and may take the opportunity to gain profits. If they behave in a disciplined manner, the people headed by Gu Yuan will not be able to do things in the past. If we continue to investigate, we will look forward to everything. However, if they are disobedient and will continue to exploit them and use this incident to blackmail other big families, etc., then we will take advantage of the situation and deal with people like Gu Yuan."
"Wonderful."
Bai Cejun's face showed a smile.
This is a good idea.
Not only were the awards given, but there were also more tests.
Bai Cejun continued: "Lin Feng, you are good at these things, and you are from Anyi. When it comes to matters involving the big family, you will be responsible for it. What do you think?"
"I humble my duty and obey my orders."
Lin Feng answered directly.
Bai Cejun continued to chat with Lin Feng about the strategy for the next attack on Xia Kingdom. He said: "We have captured Anyi, and the next step is to capture more places. For the time being, do you think we should continue to advance, or should we first steadily control all areas of Anyi?" Woolen cloth?"
Lin Feng said: "The attack on the remaining places can be carried out slowly, and there is no need to rush. The most important thing is to spread the Qin's policies through the Black Ice Platform first, so that more people in the Xia Kingdom know the Qin's intentions and will not exploit them. On the contrary, the people will be exempted from corvee service, taxes, etc., so that they can have the support of the people. With the support of the people, the attack on the place will go more smoothly."
Bai Cejun said: "Okay, let's follow this strategy."
The two discussed it carefully, including the governance of Xia Kingdom and the arrangement of officials. In the local area of Xia State, some of the officials who governed Anyi remained unchanged, waiting for Qin State to send people to fill them.
When the time comes, adjust again.
This requires quick arrangements on the part of the officials.
Bai Cejun also needs to further contact the court to make early arrangements.
In the evening, Wang Lie and Xun Peng entered hand in hand. The expressions on their faces were filled with ecstasy and deep joy.
In this battle, they won a great victory.
Wang Lie clasped his fists and said: "Commander, the number of Xia soldiers we captured was more than 50,000, and we killed more than 32,000 Xia soldiers, and some Xia soldiers escaped. Among them, we The captured generals of the Xia Kingdom include Murong Ba, Mu Lingyun, and Zhang Kan, the commander of the Forbidden Army."
Xun Peng took the words and added: "After capturing the imperial city in this battle, we counted the emperor's personal treasury in the city. There were roughly 300,000 taels of gold and 2.8 million taels of silver. This is the private money of Li Chong's mansion. .”
"In addition, the people who relied on Cao Ji and the red armored cavalry searched all the major families in the city. We took stock and found that there were 4.3 million taels of silver and 650,000 taels of gold. The food we found, It weighs twenty million kilograms."
Originally, Cao Ji had just begun to raid fifteen large families, and found more than 3.5 million taels of silver, more than 400,000 taels of gold, and more than 10 million kilograms of grain.
Later, some more were investigated and punished.
So, there is an amount today.
This is a considerable amount.
The combined wealth of the emperor and the court amounted to more than 950,000 taels of gold alone, equivalent to nearly one million taels of gold. In terms of silver, it was a total of 7.1 million taels.
This is enough to solve the current money problems.
After hearing this, Bai Cejun couldn't help but nod his head in approval, and said with a smile: "Yes, well done. With so much money and food, it means that we are not short of money and food at all, and the next war will not be short of money and food." It’s easier.”
Xun Peng's eyes shone and he nodded: "These money mainly belong to the local big families. You can imagine how powerful and terrifying these big families can be. Therefore, facing them, we have to Be cautious."
Wang Lie said: "Previously, Marquis Lin said that after raiding the big families, there would be enough money. In fact, at the time, I thought it might not be true. Now that I have truly seen it, it is shocking. Moreover, this is only part of it."
Bai Cejun said: "So, we must deal with the aristocratic families in Anyi."
He looked at Lin Feng and said: "Lin Feng, the big family in Anyi must be captured. Even if they are willing to do good, they must be contained. If they are not contained, it will be difficult for Da Qin to truly control the territory of Xia Kingdom. Take control.”
Lin Feng smiled and said: "Please rest assured, Commander Bai, I know what to do. The stability of the army and the security of the city are left to you. As for the aristocratic families in Anyi City, leave them to me."
Bai Cejun nodded.
Lin Feng left the Chinese army's tent and returned to his own camp. He directly invited people from big families such as Gu Yuan and Xiong Wencan by winning five.
There are new people joining here, a total of nine families.
Lin Feng sat in the tent, waiting for Gu Yuan, Xiong Wencan and others to arrive, and waved his hand for everyone to sit down.
When Gu Yuan saw Lin Feng, there was a hint of awe in his eyes.
The man in front of me killed the emperor.
The person in front of me destroyed the Xia Kingdom.
In essence, this is what Lin Feng facilitated. Because of Lin Feng's operation, the Xia Kingdom was destroyed.
Gu Yuan had a look of reverence on his face and praised: "Lin Marquis overthrew the Xia Kingdom at a young age, and his achievements are outstanding and admirable. Speaking of which, Li Chongfu brought this on himself. He was stupid and incompetent, and he killed the Lin family. Only then did everything happen today. Li Chongfu deserves all of this."
Xiong Wencan echoed: "Everything that happened to the Li family is deserved."
The heads of the big family all agreed.
Everyone was happy because they helped the Qin army enter the city and made a great contribution. But they were a little worried because no one knew how Lin Feng and Da Qin would arrange for them?
Lin Feng listened to everyone's words, his expression remained as usual, without any change.
Nice words are useless.
People from these big families are very ghostly.
Lin Feng said: "You have made great contributions by abandoning the secrets and turning over to the light, helping Great Qin enter the city and destroy the Xia Kingdom. For this, I and Great Qin are grateful. In view of your merits, the State of Qin promises that each of your families can have a quota. , arrange for the young talents of the family to serve in Xianyang of the Great Qin Dynasty."
When everyone heard this, they looked a little embarrassed.
That's it?
Arrange for family members to go to Xianyang to serve, but Xianyang is the imperial capital of Qin.
In the imperial capital of Da Qin, there are nobles and nobles everywhere, and there are children of powerful people everywhere. Although their family members can make some friends if they go there, they are just going to be grandchildren, which is not a substantial benefit at all.
This is a useless award.
It looks great, but in reality, it’s not very useful.
All major families live in Anyi, and they control a lot of land and resources in Xia Kingdom. If members of their family were employed near Anyi, it would be easy for them to achieve political success with the resources and connections of their respective families.
But in Xianyang, it is very difficult for you to make political achievements.
Gu Yuan is quite a wealthy city. Although he was a little unhappy in his heart, the expression on his face did not change at all. He smiled slightly and said, "I am very grateful to Mr. Lin for the arrangements. Thank you very much, Mr. Lin."
Xiong Wencan also said: "We respect Lord Lin's arrangement."
Everyone expressed their opinions reluctantly.
At least, you have to have a correct attitude. If you choose just one person from the family, that would be enough.
Lin Feng saw the demeanor of all the big families in his eyes. A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He knew exactly what these people were thinking.
A swarm of borers.
It is normal for them to look down on Xianyang.
Lin Feng continued: "The second point is that Anyi is now in the hands of the Qin State. Some of the noble families in Anyi City, including the former nobles of the Xia State, must be thoroughly investigated to see if they have committed crimes. and investigate their circumstances.”
"This matter will be left to your nine major families to arrange. With you as the leader, we will investigate the matter clearly. Families that have passed the investigation will not be punished. Families that have committed serious crimes will be dealt with directly, and in more severe cases, the family will be investigated and questioned."
Lin Feng said: "Can you complete this task?"
"Please rest assured, Lord Marquis, and promise to complete the mission."
Gu Yuan spoke immediately.
His slightly cloudy eyes shone brightly, showing a strong look of greed.
"I'll make sure to complete the mission.
Xiong Wencan and the other heads of the big family spoke one after another.
Everyone's faces were trying their best to suppress it, but the excitement was still visible. Because he was specifically responsible for tracking down the big families of the original Xia Kingdom, this was a lucrative job that could earn him countless amounts of money. Through this, you can earn a lot of money.
Lin Feng looked at the expressions of these people and said: "I will only give you five days to investigate. After five days, I want a detailed result."
"Make sure to complete the mission."
Gu Yuan, Xiong Wencan and others responded one after another.
Lin Feng waved his hand and said: "Go back, make preparations and make good arrangements."
"Here!"
Everyone bowed happily and left.
Yingwu watched the group of people disappear and said, "Master Hou, if these people go to investigate, it's like dog bites dog. These big families are not good people, and they will definitely take the opportunity to cause trouble."
Lin Feng said: "If they behave according to the rules, everything will be the same as before. If they want to go overboard, everyone can only investigate and deal with it together. This is a test for them and a choice for them. It depends on their own destiny. Black Ice People from the station, keep an eye on all these people, I need their news at any time."
"Here!"
Ying Wu replied solemnly.
He didn't have the slightest fondness for these big families who exploited the common people.
Everything depends on how the people of these big families choose?
