With the orderly withdrawal of the Xia State, the Zhao State army also began to slowly enter Shou'an Road and take over the order on this side.
Fangyu Road is to the east of Shou'an, so Zhao Jun entered Shou'an Road first and advanced eastward step by step.
Xia State did not withdraw directly, but in batches, blocking and retreating at the same time. Therefore, Zhao State did not advance quickly and could not invade in large quantities.
Shao Guoliang was also afraid that the front line would be opened too long and too quickly, so he did not pursue or speed up, but fought steadily, allowing Zhao Jun to stay in Shou'an.
As the territory was restored, the aristocratic families began to grab the land. The first thing they did was to return the land distributed to the people by the Xia Kingdom, and asked the people to return the grain harvested on these lands last year and the grain distributed to the people by the Xia Kingdom. All will be handed over, and if the grain and land are not handed over, public trials and executions will be carried out to create a deterrent as usual.
There is more than one Shao family in Shouan, and various families are involved in this process, whether they are quick or slow. Fortunately, the dominant family in one county does not intend to occupy all the land in a county, and will symbolically leave some land for the people.
There is no one family that is the only one, and the allocation of land is all about competing for the first place, dividing large areas and exceeding the amount, for fear that other aristocratic families will occupy a little bit, and that will be a loss for themselves.
Not only do they own land that far exceeds all the land before, but there is also a serious problem of repeated grain harvesting, which makes people know how bad people can be.
For example, when the Xia State took over Liangdao, the grain depots obtained by the two families who surrendered or escaped had been transporting grain during this period. Before the Zhao State attacked, whatever could not be taken away was distributed to the people.
Now that Zhao Jun is back, the people from these two aristocratic families are also back and have gained power, but both families are asking the people to pay them food. If they don't pay, they will be killed. The people are like weeds anyway, so just keep killing them.
A large number of people were required to pay double the amount of grain allocated, so much so that they sold their sons and daughters.
Those who resisted died miserably, or even had their families wiped out, and were accused of being punished too harshly. What the aristocratic families couldn't justify was that the whole family of the common people were all Xia Guo's royal guards.
Anyway, there was chaos everywhere, and the people turned into farmhands and slaves again. In order to frighten these people, the noble families inflicted the greatest, most severe and most vicious cruelty on those who resisted.
Beheading, burying alive, and a series of other practices, the charges were read out in front of everyone, and then executed. For a while, everyone was a royal guard. Xia Jun did no harm to the cooperating families, and the returning families did not hesitate to surrender to the Xia Kingdom. The person doing the most damage.
It’s not that there are no people who rebelled. A large number of people rebelled, ranging from a village to a county. There were uprisings and rebellions everywhere. It was okay if they were not on a large scale. Once they reached a large scale, they could only be suppressed by the Xuanjia Army. These are all How can some miscellaneous soldiers shake down these regular troops who are armed to the teeth?
The small-scale resistance was no match for the aristocratic family's private army, and the result was even more brutal killings. This was effective. Only then did the people understand, deeply understand, that without the Xia Kingdom, these so-called rebels were really nothing.
Xia Guo could do this or that. Some of them even made jokes when they took over, suffered hidden losses due to provocations from aristocratic families, and made some people who took pleasure in others' misfortune burst into laughter.
But without Xia Guo and Xia Jun, no matter whether they are small landowners or businessmen, facing the ruthless aristocratic family officials and Zhao Jun, they understand that not everyone can laugh.
When the Xia Kingdom ruled, they did not deliberately give up profits and benefit the whole people. Zhuang Xun only pursued the road of kingship, not the road of great harmony, but he wanted the people to live their own lives.
These families with little leeway and assets do not think that the Xia State is much better than the Zhao State. Just like the people played by Yao Zongwen and others, they are just typical in speaking out the aspirations of the people.
These people have become accustomed to the changes in the King's Banner at the top of the city and the policies that are better or worse. Most of the city people are actually reluctant to let go of their roots.
Until he saw the collusion between the most shameless aristocratic families and officials, Zhuang Xun had only distributed grain. These people not only demanded to hand over the grain that far exceeded the distribution, but also money, gold and silver, a huge share.
Many rich peasants and small landowners also had their remaining land taken away. Even if they produced the original title deeds of Zhao State, they were still judged as compensation for occupying the land of aristocratic families.
Originally, they could still live a small life, but nothing changed when Xia Jun came. When Zhao came back, they became poor, and in the extreme, their families were destroyed.
The people seemed to accept that their land was taken away, and they became farm laborers again, working as cattle and horses for others. They were not allowed to stand up, and the anger in their hearts could only be burned in their hearts. Once it manifested, the whole family was killed.
As a result, there was no longer a place for common people to establish themselves. The aristocratic families killed each other's population and competed for the population in order to artificially tame a group of docile people. There was no more rebellion.
Create a bright world, create eternal obedience, and create a path of order.
This purge was slow and long-lasting. Zhao Guo's practices in Shouan were also passed on to Fang Yudao, causing panic among the people. The people who originally waited and thought nothing was wrong now panicked. In this situation, they still stayed in Fang Yu Road. Yu, this is courting death.
People who thought it was hard to leave their homeland before no longer feel it is hard to leave their homeland. People who thought Jizhou was a bitter and cold place no longer feel it is bitter cold. Anyway, there is only one word, escape.
People who have signed up to move to Jizhou have already crowded the government offices. They don’t want any preferential conditions. They don’t miss the customs and customs of their hometown. They don’t want the tombs of their parents and ancestors, let alone the one-third of an acre of land in their hands. They As long as you leave Fangyu Road and go to Xia Kingdom, even if the land you are allocated is not fertile, your quality of life will drop a lot.
This caught the officials of the Xia Kingdom off guard. With this population and weight, they could not easily agree and had to report and receive them. However, they agreed to come in batches, so they were really afraid of staying here. The people formed a group and physically climbed over the obstacles to go to the Xia Kingdom. , highlighting a tendency to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.
The people were indeed frightened by the thunderous method. It was so scary that they could not be beaten again and again. There were no people to vent their anger on, so they fled in all directions.
If you don't escape, you will have no chance to escape. Anyone who escapes from Shou'an Road will be charged with collaborating with the enemy and treason. Escape has become a huge risk.
As the family re-established its political power, fewer and fewer people fled in the areas it controlled, but in the areas it did not control, entire villages and towns fled.
No matter how fertile the land of Zhao is, not even an inch belongs to the people, so how can the people stay? Their land is only recognized by the Xia Guoguo.
Now the common people also know that without land deeds, the gentlemen will start painting by themselves. They say the size of the painting will be determined by the magistrate.
No, it doesn't matter whether there is a land deed or not. The master wants it, and the land deed belongs to the master. Only officials of the Xia Kingdom are monitored by Jin Yiwei. They don't dare to make such moves, and if they do, it's secretive.
Who cares about the people and protects the people can be seen by the people. Only Xia Guo will send agricultural officials to guide the people and build canals for the people, instead of letting the riverside be good land and the mountainside be bad land.
All in all, let's go and don't get involved with Zhao Guo.
This creates consistent expectations.
Due to the successive rebellions, Zhao Jun was trapped in Shouan, so the people of Fangyu Road seemed to have seized the window and fled desperately.
The fleeing of the people attracted the attention of Tang Yunfu, the deputy commander of the Zhao army. He was anxious in his heart. The Zhao army was holding back in Shouan, and the people of Fangyu were fleeing. Especially the counties controlled by his Tang family had many people fleeing.
Without the common people, how can aristocratic families rule? All the land is occupied, who will plant it? The common people will grow like weeds. The prerequisite is to leave the roots. If the roots are not left, how can the common people grow?
So Tang Yunfu asked Shao Guoliang to recover Fangyu as soon as possible, but he could not let all the people on Fangyu Road escape.
"Please order Shao Shuai to recover Fangyu Road as soon as possible. The local people are being kidnapped by the Xia Kingdom and taken back to the Xia Kingdom."
Tang Yunfu was anxious, but he also knew the rules and asked for instructions. After all, he had said in front of the ministers and the emperor that there would be no conflict with Shao Guoliang, and Shao Guoliang would be the main general.
"The common people are leaving because the aristocratic family has gone too far. What are they doing? They are staking the land like this and treating the common people as nothing. Why don't they leave?"
Shao Guoliang saw the essence of the problem clearly. Isn't this the government forcing the people to rebel? The family's way of retaking the land was too rough. They were so angry at Xia State that they were trying to be heroic to the people.
He was also drained of energy by the successive rebellions. The army was stuck in a muddy swamp and could not escape. However, the part of raising food and grass on the spot depended on the aristocratic family, so at certain times, Zhao Jun also needed to cover the aristocratic family's food grabbing behavior, so he We plan to solve the chaos on Shou'an Road first.
"It is indeed too much. We will rectify it later. Now we must send troops to Fangyu Road quickly. The people will be kidnapped and stolen."
Tang Yunfu was anxious, and he used words to escape and be coerced, but he understood that it was to escape, to escape for his life.
People are also a kind of resource. Isn’t this gold ingots running to Xia Kingdom? When the number of people reaches a certain level, the people become gold and ingots.
He is a far-sighted person. It should be said that people from these super-big aristocratic families who can fight are far-sighted. He also agrees with what Shao Guoliang said that these aristocratic families are too far-sighted, but his roots in Fang Yudao are all If he is about to be dug up, he must quickly protect his roots.
"His Majesty has told us that we must fight steadily. Now rebellions are surging throughout Shou'an. We must first stabilize Shou'an Road before advancing to Fangyu Road."
Shao Guoliang naturally refused. What if he marched too quickly and was surrounded by enemies? He thought of restraining the family's behavior first, eradicating the rebellion, and then attacking Fangyu Road.
"But the people on Fangyu Road will be plundered by the Xia Kingdom!" Tang Yun became anxious again, but there was no need to worry about Shou'an Road. The road was closed, and the power of the aristocratic family was back, and they could easily control the people.
But that's not the case with Fang Yudao. The power of the aristocratic family is almost useless, and no one can stop the people. If you want to go to Xia Kingdom, you can go to Xia Kingdom. When the time comes, ten rooms and nine empty houses will be empty. The Tang family will face a wasteland. Where can they find someone to take care of it.
"So we need to let the people see our determination and clarify the land relationship. Our family can give up part of the land and supply it to the people, so they won't run away."
There is still plenty of time, and there is no need to recapture Fangyu Road so quickly. As long as the behavior of the aristocratic family changes, the people will still be willing to stay in this country, and the people will be prevented from escaping. After all, people are creatures with strong inertia.
"How much time will this delay? Your Majesty does not have that much time to waste with us. He must restore Fang Yudao's rule before the civil strife in Jing ends."
He urged Shao Guoliang to move out of the name of King Zhao. People are creatures with strong inertia, so once they go to Xia Kingdom, it will be difficult for them to come back.
"There is absolutely enough time, whether it is to suppress the rebellion or to push the family to make concessions. Our Shao family is the largest family in Shouan, and we will set an example. We will definitely capture Fangyu and complete the strategic plan before the chaos and unification of Jing Dynasty. "
Shao Guoliang has no selfish motives. He really wants to ease the conflict between the aristocratic family and the people first. He has been keenly aware of the rentier nature of the aristocratic family, so he now advises everyone to spit out some meat to satisfy the needs of the bottom class and take the lead in cutting the meat.
He also clearly understood the value of the people, and the Shao family gave up a lot of land according to his wishes. His next step was to make other aristocratic families understand this truth, spit out the meat they had eaten, and cut some of the meat.
If nothing else, at least give the people hope and know that hard work can lead to a better life instead of endless suffering.
The people who originally stayed in Fangyu and Shouan had not completely lost hope in Zhao Guo and could win over it. The aristocratic families were too short-sighted to dig deeper.
What Tang Yunfu heard was completely different. There was no national justice, no pity for the people, only a vicious stand-by, watching the loss of Fangyu Road's population, but doing nothing.
His hands and feet were cold, Tang Yunfu felt that this was Shao Guoliang's target, and he deliberately weakened the strength of his Tang family, and held back on the orders of King Zhao.
"Shao Guoliang, avenge your personal vengeance." There was no respect for the superior anymore, and the two parties agreed that there would be no more gaps.
The premise is that Shao Guoliang does not target him, and he will naturally not target Shao Guoliang, but Shao Guoliang allows him to let the Tang family's strength be damaged, how can he bear this kind of grievance.
"Then let me ask you, what should we do if we are surrounded by Tiance troops when we rush in? If the enemy eats us one by one, we will lose our advantage in strength and can only watch ourselves being eaten. This is also what His Majesty means. Combine most of the troops. Advance slowly.”
Shao Guoliang completely followed the advice of King Zhao, and he himself was a stable general. They were the largest force that Zhao could squeeze out and could not afford to lose.
"Don't do this to me. Don't you just want to see our Tang family weak? The Xia Kingdom has a total of 30,000 Tiance troops. How can they surround us? Moreover, everyone has withdrawn. They are afraid of us. They are here. To deal with civil strife, when Fangyu Road is reached, everyone will be gone."
Tang Yunfu gritted his teeth. Sixty thousand people were afraid of thirty thousand people. It was ridiculous.
"Your Majesty thought the same way at the time. After being defeated by four thousand and eight thousand, I insisted on solving the Shou'an Road that would cause future troubles first. I am not that narrow-minded. At worst, we can even out the population by then. If you are still unconvinced, go to your Majesty. "
Shao Guoliang understood Tang Yunfu's irritation, so he was not angry. Instead, he said magnanimously that he really wanted to solve this problem.
"..." Tang Yunfu said nothing, as if he was persuaded by the name of King Zhao.
Yunren, if you believe this nonsense, you could be setting up a group of people.
(End of chapter)
