Chapter 122
Especially for the control of population, effective rule cannot be established without local adherents. [Read the latest chapter] Unless foreign invaders can bring enough immigrants, they can only rely on the support of local people. The political institutions, army and police were organized.
Liu Yichu immediately threw himself into his busy work. He kept meeting and talking to people every day, especially the servants and masters of the wealthy gentry families who came to the city from all over to test their opinions. Because of their reputation in Lingao and Chengmai, no one now dares to directly confront the Crossing Group, and even those who adopt an indifferent soft confrontation style no longer exist. All the big players want to know is: How much will it cost them to maintain the status quo?
The price is high, but it is not unbearable, and according to the merchants from Lingao, Lingao is living a good life now. Not only is the market good, but the ground is smooth. The bandits were either captured and beheaded or forced to build roads. No one dared to make a mistake.
The big families feel that if this is the case, things such as recruiting men and grain are not impossible to handle. As for "field husband", although everyone is a little bit embarrassed in their hearts, everyone feels that this is the royal law of the new dynasty, and they must deal with it first. As time goes by, Naturally, he relaxed. I heard from the elders that when Emperor Hongwu ascended the throne, corrupt officials were killed like leeks. When the emperor came to the throne and invited guests, the officials were still just as corrupt. As long as you can save your wealth and life now, you can think about it in the long run.
In this atmosphere, all the major gentry households and villages in Danzhou sent people to attend the "First Danzhou Political Consultation and Business Association Meeting" held in Chaotian Palace.
At this meeting, the Danzhou Disaster Rehabilitation Bureau was established, with Liu Yixiao serving as the general manager and Yin Chengshi as the direct manager. He also appointed more than a dozen prominent and famous Jin gentry households in Danzhou as committee members. It also stipulates that each village and village must send liaison officers to the county for regular meetings and accept orders from the county.
Liu Yixiao's work started quickly. He did not need to explore or discuss. He had a complete set of Lingao's experience at his disposal, as well as various information investigated by the General Administration of Political Security, and the indigenous cadres he brought under him also gave him great help - as people from this time and space, they knew more about it than the elders. this time and space.
Hu Lanyan stretched his arms, and the sound of rain outside gradually became smaller. He opened his eyelids, which had been drooping since his childhood eye disease had ulcerated them. The bonfire outside the shack, extinguished by rain, was smoking. A damp chill came over him, and he couldn't help but shiver.
Bad Eyes cursed and scratched his body. A dozen of his cronies were lying around, all sleeping like dead pigs, snoring like thunder.
He stood up - this is a deep mountain and old forest. Except for the nearby Li people, it is rare for hunters to come here, and the relationship between the Li people and him is not bad. Hu Lanyan never robbed or killed people near his own territory. Once the people retaliated, they would be quite brutal. Maintaining a harmonious relationship will help him live peacefully in this area.
This is a branch of Baoshe Ridge, more than 20 kilometers northeast of Zhoucheng. More than twenty kilometers is less than half an hour's journey by car in modern times, but in this time and space, it is already an extremely remote place in the county. The mountains are high and the forests are dense, and there are also Li people living there. There are very few Han people here, and most of them gather in groups and form villages.
This is where Hu Lanyan’s old camp is located. When Lingao started to suppress the bandits, the bandit leader initially didn't take it seriously. As the gangs were eliminated one by one, more and more bandits defected to his subordinates. Hu Lanyan knew that he couldn't wait any longer, so he discussed with Gou Xunli: in Lingao Unable to stay any longer, I decided to find another way to Danzhou.
After Gou Xunli joined Luo Maoshan, he became Hu Lanyan's dog-headed military advisor. He was Hu Lanyan's sworn brother, and he also had a lot of evil ideas, and he could write and calculate. He was definitely a talent among the gangs, so he quickly climbed up the ranks. He became the second in command of the gang.
Gou Xunli thought about the mixed-race "woman" who came to give him instructions, so that he could take revenge on the "thief". However, months and months passed, and there was no news at all from Haojingao. Gou Xunli did not dare to go to the county seat or Dongmen City - he was too famous, and many people in the county knew him. He had no choice but to hang out in the bandits' den, waiting for the day when he would become a "returning regiment".
The news that the bandits were going to suppress the bandits had already made Gou Xunli secretly afraid. He knew the energy of the bandits better than others. Now that Hu Lanyan offered to change the place, of course there was nothing wrong with it - as long as he could keep it small. Destiny, there is always the possibility of a comeback. But he understands the rules of bandits: no matter how small the barren mountains are, there are other people's territory everywhere. The arrival of foreign bandits will inevitably involve war.
Unless the foreign bandits are very strong, they will most likely lose in a firefight - as the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot overwhelm a local snake. Hu Lanyan is not worried about this, because he himself is from Danzhou, and more than half of his brothers are from Danzhou - to be precise, they are all fellow villagers from several nearby villages. Now their gang has taken in the defeated bandits and has expanded to more than 200 people. With the addition of the local Xiang Party clan, it will not be a problem to occupy this territory.
So he left the mountain stronghold with his men, horses, food, grass and food and set off for Danzhou. Along the way, he defeated a group of bandits who tried to block the road and rob property, killed the bandits, annexed his men, and absorbed many bandits who were scattered along the way. When they arrived in Danzhou, there were more than 300 people. For a time, it can be said that the army is strong and the horse is strong.
With his large number of people and the strength of the local township party and clan, Hu Lanyan quickly defeated and eliminated a group of bandits entrenched in Baoshe Ridge, and became the king of the local area.
Although Hu Lanyan has strong troops and horses, the more people he has, the more expenses he will have. He asked some people who didn't want to work in the local area to go back and become bandits at home. That is to say: when there are activities, we gather together to rob and divide the spoils, and when there are no activities, we farm at home. He himself lives in seclusion in the mountains with more than a hundred core gangsters, and from time to time looks for opportunities to go down the mountain to do something.
But a few days ago, spies sent news: a group of thieves had taken over Danzhou City. This made Hu Lanyan very anxious. Australians are particularly enthusiastic about suppressing bandits. If he were to do this once in Danzhou, he would have no choice but to run to Changhua - the ground there was full of sand, and the people were so poor that even his men wouldn't be able to feed themselves.
Hu Lanyan yawned, picked up the bamboo ladle, scooped up a spoonful of water from the rainwater tank outside the shed, drank it, rinsed his mouth, and then wiped it on his face. He kicked the "sentinel" who was sleeping soundly at the door of the shack:
"You, stop standing up and invite Master Gou here."
Gou Xunli lives in another shack not far away. He occupies a shack by himself. This is not only a special treatment, but also a practical need. His shack is filled with various account books and rosters from the gang. .
Gou Xunli was closing his eyes to rest his mind. He originally had some of his subordinates, but after they fled to Guangzhou, because things went wrong, their money gradually ran out and their people also left*. Now he is an absolute bachelor. Although he always encouraged himself, his hope gradually dimmed after the officers and soldiers suffered a huge defeat in Chengmai.
Gou Xunli's only hope now is that his son will be safe and sound - he has no information about his son's whereabouts for a long time. He once sent someone to Qiongshan to inquire about his son, but they came back and reported that Gou Chengxuan had left there for a long time.
"Brother, tell me, what should we do?" Hu Lanyan took a cooked taro handed over by his subordinate, poured some salt from the bamboo tube, and ate it in big gulps.
"Now I can only suffer." Gou Xunli smiled bitterly, and also peeled a taro and started to eat it. It was not a problem to have enough food in the mountains. There was plenty of grain and salt extorted from the big households and farmers, and there was also a lot of cloth. Gold and silver are fine and soft, but it is difficult to eat good food. You have to hunt to get some fresh meat.
"I'm afraid they will come and suppress us."
"The Kun thieves will not have a stable foothold now and will not come to suppress the bandits." Gou Xunli said, "We don't need to be afraid. As usual, the Kun thieves must first provide some benefits to the local people, including building roads and markets, and also We need to train the militiamen and local bravery. When all these are ready, we will come to suppress the bandits. It will take half a year to do this."
"It's easy to say half a year or a year. Even if you don't open the business and don't do business, you can get by. What about the future?"
Gou Xunli didn't know what to do in the future: a sense of despair enveloped his heart. The Kun thief's plan may be sweeping across the entire island.
He sighed: "The officers and soldiers are so useless..."
When officers and soldiers gathered in Qiongshan to attack the Kun bandits, both he and Hu Lanyan were excited for a while. Gou Xunli came up with the idea that as soon as the army arrived in Lingao, he would gather five or six hundred people in Danzhou to go to Lingao to surrender to the army. Not only could they be recruited easily, but they would never be able to escape the title of general. . You can also make a lot of money by looting along the way.
Unexpectedly, the officers and soldiers were defeated so quickly and miserably. To this day, the two of them still sigh when they mention this matter.
Gou Xunli thought silently for a long time, and then said harshly: "We can hide for a while, but we can't hide forever. In my opinion, we have to beat this guy hard to let them know how powerful we are."
Hu Lanyan said in surprise: "Brother, are you crazy? You know how powerful this bandit is. It's already a big deal if they don't come to us. What should we do if we don't have anything to do with them?"
Moreover, according to reports from spies, nearly a thousand thieves arrived in Danzhou this time. There are only a thousand bandits from all walks of life in Danzhou.
"Brother," Gou Xunli said, "Kun Thief's firearms are powerful and his tactics are exquisite. We are definitely no match for him when we face the attack. However, a thousand of them cannot gather together all day long. At that time, they will inevitably separate into small groups. Come to 'go to the countryside'." v! ~!
