Zhang Zhao read Pei Yuan's so-called Dingliang Eight Strategies, and many of his ideas coincided with his.
The first is to repair the city defenses of Liangzhou. Liangzhou City has been in a state of ruin since it was slightly repaired in 865 AD, the sixth year of Emperor Yizong of the Tang Dynasty.
After experiencing the riots in Sumo, the Guiyi Army entered Liangzhou for the second time, and the Yunzhou Tianping Army fought fiercely with Sumo.
In Liangzhou today, only the east gate Xuanwu Gate and the north gate Tonghua Gate are still relatively intact.
The city wall of Chongde Gate at the west gate has collapsed, and even the gate tower and turret at the south gate Zhaowu Gate no longer exist. Repair work is imperative.
In addition, repairing the city defenses in Liangzhou has two benefits. One is that it can display the new atmosphere of the new festival, and the other is that it can use the opportunity of repairing the city defenses to mobilize the labor force around Liangzhou.
Especially for the Han people in Liangzhou, Zhang Zhaoxin had just arrived. If the fields around Liangzhou were to be touched, several wealthy families would have to incite tenant farmers and farmers to oppose it.
But Zhang Zhao needs to separate them from the land now. After a few months of building the city wall, they will know Zhang Zhao better and understand Zhang Zhao's attitude and policies.
After land rectification is carried out, the tenant farmers and farmers at the bottom will not cause trouble with the wealthy families. In this way, only a few wealthy families will be targeted, and most of the resistance will naturally be eliminated.
The same is true for the Momo tribe south of Liangzhou. By recruiting them to repair Liangzhou's city defenses, Zhang Zhao's image will quickly penetrate into these people.
Of course, this levy cannot be the kind of levy that was used to serve the government. If you do it, it will not promote understanding and integration, but create enmity.
In order to arrange this matter, Zhang Zhao specially called for his uncle Song Shantong. This uncle was truly related by blood and was the eldest brother of Zhang Zhao's mother Song.
Song Shantong calculated silently for a moment, then shook his head at Zhang Zhao.
“Military envoy, if we want to recruit the Han people and the Mo Mo people in Liangzhou on such a large scale, repairing Liangzhou City alone will not be enough.
Although the south gate and west gate of Liangzhou are dilapidated, the foundation is still there. It is estimated that only about 3,000 people will be needed to repair it, and it can be completed in 20 days. "
This is indeed a small number. Three thousand men is a bit too small for the Han people in Liangzhou who have more than 200,000 people. Zhang Zhao thought for a moment.
"Then the two county towns of Shenniao and Guzang will also be repaired. In addition, Wutun Fort, Chishui Military City and Xiutu City outside Liangzhou City will also be repaired."
Shenniao and Guzang are the two most important counties surrounding Liangzhou City. The county seats of these two counties were originally located in Liangzhou City. Shenniao County governs the west and Guzang County governs the east.
But this was during the Tang Dynasty, when Liangzhou was firmly controlled by the imperial court.
Now, if Shenniao and Guzang counties still place their county governments in the city, then the villages under the jurisdiction of these two counties will probably be eroded by the disease.
Therefore, after Zhang Yichao first regained Liangzhou, the county seats of Shenniao and Guzang counties were placed outside the city, and county towns with walls were built as peripheral satellite cities of Liangzhou.
As for the city of Liangzhou, it had already been divided into three parts, each in charge of its own affairs. When Sun Chao was appointed governor of Hexi Province and governor of Liangzhou, the people of Momo and Sogdiana still listened to the instructions but not to the propaganda.
After Sun Chao was killed and Li Wenqian came to power, he could only control the Han people in Liangzhou in the east of the city.
Similarly, Liangzhou Wutunbu, the original Chishui Army's Tunbu and Xiutucheng are also part of Liangzhou's peripheral city defense system and are the fortresses that defend Liangzhou.
Although it had long been abandoned, after Zhang Zhao entered Liangzhou, he had nearly 7,000 troops. He could restore these forts and station the army there.
"But the scale of the repairs is so large, and the military envoys care about the people's strength and are unwilling to resort to corvee methods, so I'm afraid it will cost more than 200,000 to 300,000 yuan."
Song Shantong said with great emotion that he felt distressed after hearing this number, but in the end, his nephew felt nothing at all.
Zhang Zhao smiled faintly, feeling distressed? My heart hurts so much!
With more than six million pounds of gold and silver in hand, he didn't dare to put it on the market for fear of driving up prices. Now that he had a legitimate way to spend money, he couldn't help but wish for it.
"My uncle, go ahead and do it. Money is not a problem, but the labor and money cannot be given to the heads of tribes and clan leaders. They must be given to everyone, and they will be paid day by day.
The food should also be improved. They should eat three meals a day, dry rice for every meal, white rice and flour for every meal, and meat for every two days. As long as they can eat, there is no limit on anything except meat. "
Song Shantong even sighed in his heart. One meal of fine food a day and one meal of meat every two days. Ordinary wealthy people did not eat like this. He knew that Zhang Zhao wanted to win people's hearts, but he still felt that the conditions were too good.
Song Shantong had just left, and Guo Tiance ran in with a clang.
Zhang Zhao looked at the nervous look on his personal secretary's face and suddenly became curious.
This Guo Tiance has always admired that even if Mount Tai collapses, his appearance remains unchanged, and he is cautious and prudent in everything he does. What happened today?
"Military envoy, Li Liuhou of Hexi Jiedu just committed suicide in Jiedu Yamen!"
"What did you say? Li Wenqian committed suicide?" Zhang Zhao was shocked, and then looked at Guo Tiance suspiciously.
Li Wenqian was fine. He was ready to let him go. How could he suddenly commit suicide? Could it be that this kid did it secretly?
Seeing Zhang Zhao looking at him suspiciously, Guo Tiance was immediately frightened and shook his hands violently.
"Military envoy, you don't want to do anything about the servant. I met him as you requested and told him to leave 20,000 guan for his family to survive. Mrs. Li Liuhou even knelt down and kowtowed in the direction of the military envoy to express gratitude."
In fact, Guo Tiance still felt a little guilty. He joined the army as Zhang Zhao's recorder and was still in charge of Hucao. He, Guo Tiance, was also a well-known figure outside. Of course, he would not be as cautious as he was around Zhang Zhao.
When he went to convey Zhang Zhao's teaching, facing a lost dog like Li Wenqian, he was naturally a little arrogant and even arrogant. He was really afraid that Li Wenqian would be angered by him and commit suicide.
Zhang Zhao thought for a while, and he felt that Guo Tiance would not dare to pass orders indiscriminately, or even force Li Wenqian to commit suicide.
Pity! He originally planned to use Li Wenqian to show that Zhang Erlang was unparalleled in his benevolence and righteousness and spared Li Wenqian's life, but now he is dead!
Eh! Zhang Zhao suddenly thought of an idea. He slammed the table and glared at Guo Tiance.
"Let's go! Hurry up and go with XX, you are so brave!"
Guo Tiance really thought that Zhang Zhaoming had noticed something, and he was so frightened that he could only quickly arrange horses and guards, and the group of people ran to the Hexi Jiedu Yamen in a hurry.
Outside the Hexi Jiedu Yamen, the local gangsters in Liangzhou had known about the situation for a long time, but they were afraid of offending Zhang Zhao, so no one went to check, not even the Guzang Li family sent anyone.
They just asked the servants of each family to keep an eye on the movements of Kumarajiva Temple where Zhang Zhao was located. As soon as Zhang Zhao went out, they immediately reported to their respective masters.
Immediately, the leaders of the Sogdian, Fumo and Liangzhou Han forces all began to rush to Jiedu Yamen.
"After Liu! After Li Liu, why is my brother so strong-willed? Although I had to take over the post of Hexi Jiedu for the livelihood of hundreds of thousands of people in Liangzhou, I never wanted to kill my brother!"
By the time Liu Shaoyan, Cao Wantongxi and others, as well as all the local leaders in the city, arrived, Zhang Zhao had already started howling in front of the Jiedu Yamen.
After staying in Hexi Jiedu, Li Wenqian's body was placed in front of Zhang Zhao, covered by a piece of Gaochang white cotton cloth, while Zhang Zhao was crying with regret beside him.
While he was crying, he was holding Li Wenqian's younger brother's hand. His heartbroken look was absolutely sincere.
"You bitch slave! You must have failed to explain clearly. A certain person promised my brother 50,000 guan to enjoy the rest of his life. Why did you say there was only 20,000 guan?
Isn't this insulting? My cousin, Hexi Liu, must be unable to bear your humiliation... Wow! "
Seeing that the fire was almost done, Zhang Zhao stood up and glared at Guo Tiance behind him. He looked furious, his eyes widened, and his eyes seemed to be on fire.
Guo Tiance was stunned for a moment. For a moment, he thought Zhang Zhao was really blaming him.
But immediately, the person who could be said to be the most familiar with Zhang Zhao saw something different in the eyes of Zhang Junzhao.
A look he was very familiar with, one that would only show up when Zhang Zhao was pretending.
"The military envoy is so benevolent and righteous! Li Wenqian harmed the people of Liangzhou, coveted Mo Gong's land, and oppressed all the tribes. All the gains were ill-gotten wealth. He left 20,000 guan, which is the most benevolent and righteous thing!
Moreover, the military envoy is about to repair Liangzhou City, and money is flowing like water. You don't even have fifty thousand guan, but according to your servant's opinion, 20,000 guan is too much. "
As soon as Guo Tiance understood what Zhang Zhao was going to do, he immediately acted like a loyal minister, craning his neck and shouting loudly.
Everyone around them was shocked. Li Wenqian had been plundering Liangzhou for four or five years, and his income was only 50,000 to 60,000 yuan.
Zhang Jun envoy refused to take his life and even left his money to Li Wenqian. This can indeed be called benevolence and righteousness.
Li Wenqian was not so kind to his predecessor Sun Chao. Not only did he kill all the men in Sun Chao's family, he also took Sun Chao's concubines and daughters.
This is also the norm in this era. Those who are removed from the position of commander-in-chief basically have all the men in the family dead, and the women are worse off than dead!
It can be said that someone like Zhang Zhao, who not only leaves a life but also does not ask for money, is unique.
"Military envoy! Thief Li is full of evil deeds. He deserves to die. This person did the right thing!"
Zhang Zhao was about to perform one more time, and suddenly a woman in linen clothes, a little pretty, but quite well-behaved, jumped out from the crowd.
"How bold!" As soon as the woman ran out, the guarding bear roared angrily, and protected Zhang Zhao behind him, and then pulled out the horizontal knife with a 'choking' sound.
"Wait a minute!" Zhang Zhao stretched out his hand to stop the bear from raising its leg and about to kick the woman.
"Who are you, this woman? Why do you say that?"
The woman exclaimed, obviously frightened by the wild bear. She took several steps back before kneeling on the ground with a thud.
"Returning to the military envoy, my father is Sun Gongbachao, the former Hexi Jiedu Liuhou and the governor of Liangzhou. This thief Li Wenqian killed my father and brother and took possession of me. People and gods are outraged. I beg the military envoy to be a slave and take charge!"
The woman knelt on the ground and whimpered for a long time, saying, okay! Zhang Zhao found out that this was actually the daughter of Sun Chao, the previous Hexi Jieduli.
After Li Wenqian killed Sun Chao, he took possession of this girl by the way. Moreover, Sun Chao's daughter had been married before, and her husband's family was still there.
Zhang Zhao looked to the side and saw a tall, thin man looking at the woman with tears in his eyes. He was the woman's original husband.
Well! Zhang Zhao thought for a moment, and Li Wenqian was like this. No one even came out to sympathize with him. It was obvious that Li Wenqian was like a pig to a dog.
But Sun Chao seems to be about the same! Sun Chao's daughter came out and cried for a long time, and everyone around her was speechless. If she was such a good person, why wouldn't the people around her come out and help her cry once or twice?
Thinking again, when Li Wenqian killed Sun Chao, the people around him may have participated in varying degrees, or at least tacitly agreed. Thinking of this, Zhang Zhao paid attention.
"I have been in Anxi for a long time, and the commanders I have seen are all talented politicians who are diligent in political affairs and busy in reassuring the people. I don't want the people of Liangzhou to be so miserable. The two successors who have been appointed are not Mingzhu.
However, I, the Buddha, am merciful, and as a Buddhist Dharma King, I, Zhang Zhao, have the virtue of a good life. Since the money has been promised, I will not take it back.
He gave Zhang Liuhou's daughter five thousand guan and allowed her husband and wife to reunite.
Since Li Liu died, there was no further investigation. He was also given five thousand guan to support his mother and continue his incense.
For the remaining 10,000 coins, we will first ask the eminent monks of Dayun Temple to perform a ritual to save the souls of the dead. The rest will be charged to the public account of Jiedu Yamen to comfort the orphans, widows, young people and the weak! "
"Excellent! Excellent! The poor monk immediately arranges for a magician. There is no need to take out the money from these ten thousand coins. Just put them all into the Jiedu Yamen Gong!"
"I haven't seen the benevolence and righteousness of the military envoy for decades! The Zhang and Li families have given each of them wealth and livelihood, but they still don't thank the military envoy for his benevolence and righteousness!"
Liu Shaoyan sighed deeply, Cao Wantong's eyes sparkled after washing, who wouldn't like such a charismatic military envoy who is not greedy for money and is benevolent and righteous?
Moreover, he still has so many soldiers and the capital of benevolence and righteousness, which is enough!
Even the leader of Fu Mo in the distance looked at Zhang Zhao thoughtfully, and some of them nodded lightly.
