The two understood instantly, bowed their hands respectfully to Li Kang, and said.
"Thank you for your teaching, sir. I will definitely handle this matter."
Li Kang was right, the little priest was dead, but his death must be of some value.
There is a lot of maneuverability in taking over such a huge territory from the little priest.
The previous small Qi'an City was only one-tenth of the little priest's territory, and its population was also pitifully small.
Su Qi'an can use his prestige and momentum to control four to five thousand people, so there is no problem.
But after taking over all the land owned by the little priest, both the territory and the population increased several times.
Among these people, there are many low-level priests' lackeys, and after so many years of business, these losers have already penetrated into the lowest levels of the civilian indigenous people.
Among these tens of thousands of people, as long as there are some who take the lead in stirring up trouble, it will immediately trigger a big riot.
It depends on how the Dongshan Marquis will end up. All they need to do is sit firmly on the Diaoyutai, stir up some behind-the-scenes and operate secretly, which will give Su Qi'an a headache.
Now it seems that the death of the little priest really contributed some value to them.
Li Kang looked indifferent and said softly, "Whenever you use your brain, remember that dealing with this Dongshan Marquis is not a momentary act of courage. His purpose is to develop in Jiaozhou."
"This is actually a benefit. We have plenty of time to spend it slowly with Dongshan Hou. Don't be like that useless little priest. As the saying goes, people can't always stumble in one place."
"If there is still a situation like today where the vitality is severely damaged, Honshu's ugly talk is ahead, and the position of the little priest is reserved for you."
The two of them were shocked, nodded repeatedly, and clapped their chests to promise that there would never be a next time. If not, they would come and see each other.
Li Kang said nothing and closed his eyes slightly. At this time, Qingcheng County Sheriff hesitated for a while and finally asked the question hidden in his heart.
"Dare...dare I ask Master Zhou Mu, what is the origin of this Dongshan Marquis and how did he come to Jiaozhou?"
This was not because they were humble, but because they really didn't know the details of Su Qi'an. They only knew that Su Qi'an was a marquis from Li Kang's mouth.
And he seemed to have some military exploits in Kyoto, but specifically, it stands to reason that such a rising political star with great military exploits would come to their remote Jiaozhou inexplicably.
"Well, that's good. You also know how to take the initiative to ask. If you don't understand your opponent, you will be defeated sooner or later."
Li Kang made such an inexplicable comment, which made Qingcheng County Sheriff's face light up.
This time Li Kang did not hide anything and told the two of them one by one all the information he knew about Su Qi'an.
While listening, their moods were like riding a roller coaster, rising and falling violently.
Especially when they heard that this man had calmly escaped from the hands of Xizhou Mu, almost completely escaping, they realized what a terrifying opponent this young Dongshan Marquis was.
The expressions of the two people changed, and they were shocked inside. How could Li Kang not know that he opened his eyes and suddenly showed a playful smile.
"What? Are you scared? If this state tells you that Dongshan Hou himself is a descendant of the royal family, are you going to give in?"
The two of them were startled, but Qingcheng County Sheriff reacted quickly. He said, "The royal family members who hold military power should all be in Kyoto. Even if they are not good, they are in a prosperous state. If this person comes to Jiaozhou, he must be under the influence of others." Take it seriously and be exiled.”
"Even if you are not slow to react, in a sense, this Dongshan Marquis has basically been exiled. This is an agreement reached between His Majesty and the powerful people in Kyoto."
"The guilt that this person has carried has been wiped out, but from now on he is prohibited from returning to Beijing or Xizhou. Everything ends here and he is allowed to develop. Of course, this also includes the dangers he encounters."
The high priest's eyes flashed, and he naturally accepted Li Kang's words, "So, in other words, when this Dongshan Marquis comes to Jiaozhou, even if we take action against him, he will live or die. His Majesty and other royal families will not I’ll take care of it.”
"Yes, so, facing such a Marquis,
Are you going to give in?
The high priest and Qingcheng County Sheriff shook their heads repeatedly. If Su Qi'an's royal status came into play, they would never be stubborn and go against this person.
He would hide as far as he could. He was joking and attacked a member of the royal family. Regardless of the reason, according to the laws of the Great Liang, he should be killed.
But unfortunately, this royal status has no effect. The only thing that has any effect is his so-called marquis status.
If they didn't have military power in their hands, which made them afraid, if it was just a count, Su Qi'an would have died eight hundred times ago.
This time, it can be said that God gave them a God-given opportunity. They had already formed a grudge between them, but later they learned about Su Qi'an's many identities.
The two of them were determined to kill Su Qian no matter what.
Su Qi'an came to Jiaozhou to see his actions, which was to expand his territory and develop his own power.
This move was blatantly harming their interests. Even if Su Qi'an didn't take action against them, the two of them would try their best to get rid of this person.
No one wants to see an outsider come to their territory and seize their own interests.
Therefore, Su Qian and their Liang Zi are determined to fight to the death.
If they don't get rid of him, they will have trouble sleeping and eating.
Looking at the two people who had returned to normal, Li Kang said, "Don't worry, this state will not let this person go unchecked. Whatever means you two have, even if you try them out, this state will give you full support secretly."
"Whether you can get rid of this person depends on whether you have the ability. Remember, as I said before, you have to think carefully before doing anything. Don't act rashly."
"We are grateful to Mr. Zhou Mu for his teachings. We will definitely eradicate this kid completely."
With Li Kang's assurance, the two of them felt a little more confident and began to plan how to deal with the Dongshan Marquis.
On Su Qian's side, after about an hour, Qi'an City returned to its previous calm state.
The people in the city, according to the tasks they received, and under the leadership of their respective security chiefs, invested in the construction of Qi'an City.
For the rest of the month, Su Qi'an was not idle. In addition to leading the people in the city to reclaim land and build water conservancy projects, he also set up a management chief and two deputy chiefs for every hundred people living in the places where the people lived.
For every thousand people, there is one household head and two deputy household heads. The chief security officer regularly reports to the household head on the management of the people, and the household head is directly responsible to Huang Wenyan.
In the end, Huang Wenyan screened and sorted out the management opinions of the people and handed them to Su Qi'an. The two discussed it and finally re-planned and implemented the order.
This still has a great effect in managing the population and improves efficiency. No matter what happens, no matter how big or small it is, it can be solved in no more than half an hour at most.
The people in the city began to be busy, and similarly, the casualties of Dongshan Army were also counted.
In this fierce battle, the casualties reached more than 200 people. For the Dongshan Army, which did not exceed about 1,500 people, they would probably not be able to bear such casualties if they happened more than once.
Su Qi'an's eyes flashed. He had always had the idea to expand the Dongshan Army by at least 5,000 men.
Only in this way can Su Qi'an truly establish himself in Jiaozhou. Previously, Su Qi'an was mainly running around and had no time to take care of it.
He originally planned to leave Beijing and start to expand the army after returning to Xizhou, but who expected Shui Sheng's betrayal and Xizhou Mu's stab in the back, which directly dashed the idea of army expansion.
Now, he has come to Jiaozhou and is the serious lord of Qi'an City. If he wants to expand the army, as long as he gives an order, there will definitely be countless people eager to sign up.
But Su Qi'an always insisted on quality rather than quantity, and when he was free, he would completely take over all the little priest's territory.
Su Qi'an will recruit new soldiers throughout Tucheng.
The territory of Jiaozhou is basically dominated by local indigenous people. After fighting these indigenous people in the previous battle, Su Qi'an gained a new understanding.
He fell in love with those elite natives at a glance, despite the fact that they were almost one-sided in the previous battle.
But that also depends on what kind of army you encounter, and who trains them.
People like the little priest and the high priest are completely short-sighted. They just recruit the elite natives because they are big and powerful, and then nothing happens.
They are not taught how to fight, and there is no daily training. It is just simple and crude. They are given a mace and wear a small amount of armor. When they encounter an enemy, they swing it randomly.
This can scare the locals, or they are bandits who are robbing. If they really encounter the regular army, they will basically be reimbursed directly.
Even in some aspects, they are not as good as the soldiers under Qingcheng County Guard.
It can be said to be a waste and a waste of natural resources.
Su Qi'an has thought about it. Among this group of elite natives, the selection criteria for continuing to select the best among the best is not based on unilateral strength. It must also take into account physical acuity, mental intelligence, etc.
Su Qi'an was not worried at all. He could not recruit anyone. After taking over the little priest's territory, he quickly expanded the population from four to five thousand people to seventy or eighty thousand.
Out of 70,000 to 80,000 people, are you worried that you won’t be able to select suitable recruits?
Li Kang solved the problem very quickly. It only took less than a day to send someone to send a message that all the territory owned by the young priest during his lifetime would be allocated to Su Qi'an.
And in order to prevent Su Qi'an from working too hard, and to show his sincerity, there are important items such as population contracts and land contracts on the little priest's territory.
They have been sorted out immediately and sent to Qi'an City to have them counted in front of Su Qi'an.
Naturally, Huang Wenyan and Wu Yong were responsible for the inventory. As magistrates of Tucheng County, all the territory of the young priest was assigned to Su Qi'an this time.
It has something to do with Wu Yong. In a sense, Tucheng County has been nominally unified through this division.
This made Wu Yong very excited. In the past few years as the magistrate of Tucheng County, what he had always wanted to do was to see Tucheng County truly integrated one day.
But this time, in the hands of Su Qian, Wu Yong waited until this day.
