Although the leading figures of the gentry and local tycoons have been captured, their family's power is still there. Unless their power is dismantled, the situation in Taiyi City will never be changed.
And when the person who spoke to their family was detained, all the major families had gathered their manpower and were ready to kill him.
In addition to the Du family, there are several other powerful families in Taiyi City.
In order to avoid forcing them to jump over the wall, Xu Xian could only give them hope. To redeem the detained people, they would need to give out one-tenth of their property.
One-tenth of the property is said to be too much or too little. Whether it is worthwhile to fight for one-tenth of the property still needs to be weighed.
If Xu Xian was just an ordinary person, most people would choose to fight desperately.
However, Xu Xian was not an ordinary person. He destroyed the Du family army and captured nearly a hundred bows.
If you want to fight desperately, you have to sacrifice your life. You must first block the offensive of the Jagong. Without thousands of lives, you can't even think of blocking the offensive of hundreds of Jagong.
There are only a dozen or so powerful people in Taiyi City. Each family prepares dozens of people to die, and prepares dozens more people to defeat the county government. It is indeed a difficult decision to make. To mobilize so many people, each family must at least One third of the property needs to be given away.
However, Xu Xian only wanted to take one-tenth of their property. After considering it, most people chose to accept Xu Xian's conditions and sent people to send money to the county government to redeem their people.
Some of them were arrogant and unwilling to contribute money. They wanted to fight desperately, but they could not do anything alone. They could only cooperate on the surface and prepare to secretly find opportunities to give Xu Xian a fatal blow.
After the conditions were negotiated, the housekeeper of each family presented a list of wealth and filial property to Xu Xian. After Xu Xian confirmed that there was no problem, he sent it to the county government.
Xu Xian has a request. He does not need land deeds, land deeds or house deeds, but only gold, silver and food.
Xu Xian's requirements are more acceptable to everyone.
Land deeds, land deeds, and house deeds are the roots of the family. If they are lost, the family will be ruined.
You can earn more if you run out of gold and silver, and you don't have to worry if you run out of food. As long as you keep enough to eat, the warehouse will be full again for next autumn's harvest.
Some people who were originally dissatisfied with Xu Xian's greed, after hearing Xu Xian's request, also expressed their gratitude to Xu Xian's considerate request, and their rebellious mood dropped again and again.
In the county government office, Chen Changxing had reservations about Xu Xian’s decision and said:
"If we have land, we can develop our own power and raise more soldiers, but the food and money will be gone after they are used.
From a long-term development perspective, it is not wise to choose gold, silver and grain. "
Xu Xian said:
"We must now complete the transformation of Taiyi City as soon as possible. With more than 300 people in Chenjiagou, it is definitely not enough. If they are really desperate, they can kill us with their human sea tactics."
Chen Changxing said:
"Because of this, we need to develop our power. If we have land, more people will come to join us."
Xu Xian said:
“Fields are the roots of major families. If you have less land, it will be of little use. If you have more land, you may face crazy revenge.
But gold, silver and food are different. With these gold, silver and food, we can quickly expand our team. "
Chen Changxing said:
"The newly recruited soldiers are like a piece of loose sand without training and have little combat effectiveness.
There are also some who may have been arranged by the major families and may defect at any time. If they go head-to-head with the major families, they have little chance of winning. "
Xu Xian smiled and said:
“This requires mastering the timing and degree.
I'll give it a try first, and then you'll know. "
Xu Xian didn't make it clear, not because he didn't believe Chen Changxing, who had experienced life and death together, but because he was not sure that the situation would develop in the direction he estimated.
If he said it, if it deviated from his vision, it would shake Chen Changxing's belief. If this shakes the morale of the military, it would be in trouble.
Although Chen Changxing supports Xu Xian, every decision made by Xu Xian is related to the life and death of more than 300 people in Chenjiagou.
If Xu Xian's decision would bring danger to everyone, for the sake of more than 300 lives in Chenjiagou, there is no guarantee that Chen Changxing would not make a different decision than Xu Xian.
In terms of prestige in the Chenjiagou Self-Defense Force, Xu Xian is far inferior to Chen Changxing. Once Chen Changxing goes against Xu Xian, Xu Xian will immediately become a loner.
Xu Xian needs to win again and again to establish his prestige.
Xu Xian didn't say anything, but gave everyone an unpredictable and profound image. As long as the situation develops in a good direction, it proves that the situation is under Xu Xian's control.
Seeing that Xu Xian didn't say anything but looked like he was sure of victory, Chen Changxing did not continue the topic and said:
“When major families send food, gold and silver, we should be careful. It is inevitable that someone will be dissatisfied and take advantage of the chaos.
I plan to dispatch all members of the Ronjian Battalion to suppress the situation. "
Xu Xian said:
"Obviously, the ordinary self-defense forces armed with swords are still allowed to maintain order, while the army of arrows and arrows pretend to be onlookers, giving the enemy a thunderous blow in times of crisis."
Chen Changxing said:
"If the situation is chaotic, there will inevitably be casualties. With the Zhujian Battalion standing by, those who want to take advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos must also consider their own strength."
Xu Xian smiled and said:
“If there is no chaos, how can we have an excuse to take action?
Not everyone will be desperate, only a few will try to reverse the situation.
These families are very dangerous. If we can take advantage of the situation and get rid of them, the other families will not dare to say anything.
After all, they were the ones who broke the rules in the first place.
We must defeat them one by one to weaken their power. "
After Chen Changxing thought about it, he understood Xu Xian's good intentions and couldn't help but praise:
"You young people should think far ahead. I am old and my thinking is outdated."
Xu Xian smiled and said:
"Teacher is in his prime and will have great potential in the future. Don't belittle yourself."
If you take the path of rebellion, you will be either a prince or a general, or you will be turned into dust by the times. There is really no ordinary life anymore.
Chen Changxing sighed:
"Rebellion is not a good road to take."
Xu Xian said:
"We don't want to take over the world, we just want to change Taiyi County."
Chen Changxing is not as optimistic as Xu Xian. After changing Taiyi County, he will face more problems, and it will definitely turn into a rebellion to fight for the world.
There is no turning back when the bow is fired. Since you have rebelled, you will not be able to take over the world, and you will only die.
The two discussed it for a while, and then made arrangements for related matters in a few days.
The Chenjiagou Self-Defense Force has never experienced real combat and does not know how to disguise. They need to try it out first. If they want to deceive others, they must at least pass the test of their own people.
The Chenjiagou Self-Defense Force were all farmers, and most people in Taiyi City were also farmers. It was not difficult to disguise them, but the difficulty was how to hide the bows.
The bow is too big, and it is difficult to avoid being discovered if it is hidden on the body, and everyone cannot carry luggage with them.
Finally, Xu Xian asked everyone to set up a few mobile vendors, and Nao Gong was hidden among the vendors.
After a few days of layout, everything was ready, just waiting for the enemy to enter the arranged trap.
