Haizhou did not arrange a governor. Qi Shaohui was the person in charge of security in Haizhou. When he knew that the Southern Song Dynasty envoys needed to enter the country, he was a little surprised.
Zhao Kaishan Group was responsible for receiving the previous Southern Song Dynasty envoys. Of course, Su Yonglin was not familiar with them after taking power, and there was no record of any contact with them.
According to Su Yonglin's previous explanation, Qi Shaohui was only responsible for military security work to prevent Song soldiers from invading the country. Once the Song soldiers violated the country, he could fight back on the spot without taking any responsibility.
But he really didn't know how to deal with political matters.
Not to mention that Haizhou has no governor and only a few county magistrates. It is not suitable for anyone to be responsible for this.
So Qi Shaohui could only come forward to receive the Southern Song Dynasty envoys, arrange for them to live in the city, and then send the news to Linyi County, Yizhou, asking Zhao Zuoliang, the nominal supreme leader of the Liberation Army stationed in Linyi, how to handle this matter.
Su Yonglin didn't completely regard Zhao Zuoliang as a mascot.
Zhao Zuoliang himself has the ability to handle affairs, and his ability is not weak. When Su Yonglin was fighting against the Jin Kingdom, he repeatedly handed over matters that he was too busy to handle to Zhao Zuoliang, and Zhao Zuoliang also handled them very well.
Therefore, Su Yonglin handed over part of his power to Zhao Zuoliang and asked Zhao Zuoliang to share some of the pressure for him.
And the current situation is the main reason why Su Yonglin wants Zhao Zuoliang to be the leader.
Su Yonglin was reluctant to deal directly with the Southern Song Dynasty.
Although it had been a long time since he killed Sun Yuanqi and went north to the Kingdom of Jin, this matter was discovered by the Southern Song Dynasty officials. He must be number one on the Southern Song Dynasty official wanted list.
If this fact were noticed, the Southern Song Dynasty officials would realize - wow, it turns out that the people who defeated the Jin Kingdom were not the northerners, but our own people in the Song Dynasty!
He is also a wanted criminal who killed an official!
This is where things get interesting.
As long as the Southern Song Dynasty did not have any disputes or frictions with him in a short period of time, he did not want to fight with the Southern Song Dynasty. His strategy was to go north first and then south.
Therefore, if you can avoid dealing with people from the Southern Song Dynasty, you can avoid dealing with people from the Southern Song Dynasty.
Don’t worry about the name. It can be said that if you have the same name, there are not twenty or thirty Su Yonglin among the more than 100 million Han people?
But if the officials of the Southern Song Dynasty who had seen him saw his appearance, it would be hard to say.
Su Yonglin has met quite a few Southern Song Dynasty officials since he was a child. Among other things, he was very familiar with the former magistrate of Qingyuan Prefecture. Later he was transferred to Lin'an. He doesn't know what position he is in now. If this happens, , how embarrassing?
Therefore, it is better to let Zhao Zuoliang come forward.
Zhao Zuoliang is very clear about this. He knows his current position and mission. For his family and himself, he must stand with Su Yonglin.
When he learned that the Southern Song Dynasty had sent an envoy to visit the leader and general of the Liberation Army, he took a deep breath and let it out slowly.
"What is supposed to come will still come, and what is not supposed to come will never come no matter how much you hope for it."
Zhao Zuoliang decided to ask Qi Shaohui to arrange for the Southern Song Dynasty envoys to go to Linyi, and he would receive them personally. He would first explore the other party's tone and see what their purpose was, and then quickly inform Su Yonglin of their purpose and demands, and Su Yonglin would make the final decision. decision.
After Qi Shaohui received the order, he arranged for troops to escort the Southern Song envoys further north.
As the official envoy of the mission, Yu Yunwen was called to the official office by Zhang Jun before departure. He was given a face-to-face briefing and told him the main reason and purpose of the mission, as well as what he needed to know.
The first is the specific results of the Liberation Army's defeat of the Jin Army in the south and the Yanyun expedition in the north, as well as the current situation of the Jin Kingdom.
The second is the perception of the senior leaders of the Liberation Army towards the Southern Song Dynasty.
The third issue is whether the Liberation Army has implemented effective governance in the controlled areas and whether it has completed the transformation from a violent group to a political power.
Yu Yunwen asked the first question when he met Qi Shaohui and got the exact answer.
The Liberation Army defeated the 500,000-strong Jin Army, killed the Jin Emperor Wan Yanliang, killed more than 30 senior officers at the general manager level, and captured more than 30 people, winning a great victory.
The captured weapons and equipment piled up into mountains, and the captured Jin army soldiers numbered hundreds of thousands.
Now the army is divided into two groups, one is the Northern Expedition and the other is the Western Expedition - I heard that the Western Expedition has been won and Kaifeng has been captured.
The Northern Expeditionary Army surrounded Zhongdu, and the Jin Kingdom was defeated and had no power to fight back.
Yu Yunwen was shocked and envious at the same time, and he also had a little admiration for the leader of the Liberation Army - what he had always hoped that the Song Dynasty could accomplish was now done by someone else. Apart from regret, it would be wrong not to have admiration. possible.
Han Chinese, who were regarded as occupied areas by the Song Dynasty, once rose up and achieved such great achievements, how could people not admire them?
In fact, during this period of time, many activists within the main militant faction have expressed their interest in the leaders of the Liberation Army, Zhao Zuoliang and Su Yonglin, and expressed great curiosity about how they used their troops to defeat the Jin Army. They even wanted to go north to meet with them in person. Interview.
Yu Yunwen was also one of them. He had been thinking about regaining the Central Plains and washing away his shame for many years as an official. However, before he could do it, the shame was washed away by others.
He has an extremely strong curiosity about the Liberation Army.
He wanted to know how the Liberation Army dealt with the Jin Army's huge military advantage.
The Liberation Army, which suddenly rebelled, could not have a military advantage over the Jin Kingdom, especially in technical arms such as cavalry. It was even less likely that they would have an advantage. And the Jin Army was so strong. How did they do it?
However, this kind of thing was obviously not something people would tell him easily, so he couldn't ask any more questions for the time being and could only continue to carry out his mission.
He did not forget that he still had an unfulfilled mission - he wanted to observe whether the areas occupied by the Liberation Army were effectively governed and whether the Liberation Army was truly political.
After entering Haizhou, he paid attention to the scenery along the way and the towns he passed along the way, observing the living conditions of the people in the area controlled by the Liberation Army, and whether there were a large number of robbers and the like.
He originally thought that the Liberation Army had just gone through the war and must not have enough control over the local area, and the situation in Haizhou must not be good.
And even if he is a central official, he is also very clear about the large number of private salt dealers in Haizhou and Chuzhou who purchase and sell private salt here. It is also an open secret that gold salt has existed on the border between Song and Jin for a long time and was repurchased to become Song salt. .
How can there be order in a place where smuggling is rampant?
I'm afraid if not all parties have demarcated their spheres of influence, and each has its own territory, there may even be a zone of neglect, where robbers and bandits are walking sideways, the people of Li are as miserable as dogs, and refugees are starving everywhere.
He thinks so.
And he also knew that in fact, outside of Lin'an, many remote areas in the Song Dynasty were like this, and they could even form their own groups with some powerful local armed groups, leaving the Song Dynasty court helpless.
But the Haizhou he saw was not like that.
Not to mention orderly, at least it was peaceful.
Along the way, you can encounter some farms. The fields are full of grain and the growth is gratifying. Many farmers are working hard, and it doesn't look like they have been affected by the war.
This shows that production in Haizhou has resumed and there is no food crisis.
There are many business travelers coming and going on the official road along the way. There are many caravans and many large vehicles. Each town has guards under its jurisdiction. In some places along the way, you can also encounter tax cards and dedicated personnel. Responsible for collecting toll taxes and maintaining good order.
Have you mastered the skill of collecting tolls?
Yu Yunwen couldn't help but feel very surprised. While his curiosity about the Liberation Army became stronger, he also secretly felt wary.
According to Zhang Jun, this is a symbol of political power.
Being able to restore local production and collect taxes is enough to prove that Haizhou is being ruled and effectively governed.
The Liberation Army did establish a political power here, and its rule was quite stable.
Zhang Jun judged that the Liberation Army would not be able to complete the transition from a violent group to a political power in just two years.
Zhang Jun believed that they might be able to defeat the main force of the Jin army with explosive force, but they must be quite unfamiliar with such things as taking power, and it would be difficult to do a good job in local governance.
But right now, it doesn't seem to be the case.
Yu Yunwen felt a little worried.
