Liu Yu smiled and waved his hand: "It's just right for the sergeants who were injured or infected during the city defense battle and have just recovered but are unable to continue fighting to take people back. These people should not be too close to the aristocratic families in Jiankang City." Large connections cannot be bribed easily, but it’s a pity that Xianbei’s tiger-spotted cavalry have to get through the Dabie Mountains and get in touch with Jingzhou, otherwise it would be most appropriate to let them do this.”
Xu Xianzhi sighed: "It's a pity that all my bodyguards have been bribed by the traitor Xu Chite. My guards for many years are now unavailable. Otherwise, it would be best to let them investigate this matter. This matter is very serious. To offend the powerful people and noble families in Wu, it is best to find outsiders to do it. If that doesn't work, you can find a group of soldiers from Jiangbei to do it."
Liu Yu curled his lips and said, "That's not necessary. It's just to check the household registration. It's unlikely to do anything. You ask the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Cangcao officials to go back with the army and transfer the household registration of the local prefectures and counties. We will investigate them one by one and find those who claim falsely. We will arrest them on the spot and recover the rewards, so that the treasury will not be emptied."
Xu Xianzhi pondered for a moment and said: "Slave slave, I don't think this reward can be paid out in full, otherwise if the sergeant who took the money deserts on the road, then we won't be able to trace it. After all, this is not a regular army, it is just a temporary army. They are just recruited warriors from the countryside. They are familiar with the terrain of their hometown and Wudi. If they desert on the road and only rely on escorting sergeants, they will have to watch dozens of people by themselves, and I am afraid they will not be able to manage them."
Liu Yu laughed: "Don't those people have to leave their names, identities and household registrations in Beijing? This can't be controlled?"
Xu Xianzhi shook his head: "It's not that easy, send slaves, because if even the village officials who brought them here said that these people had forged their identities and came to serve the country in the army, and at that time, in order to send people to rescue the capital as quickly as possible, It was too late to verify them one by one. Once the people were organized into a team, they went to Jiankang to support King Qin. How could you hold them accountable? After all, the order we gave Xie Hun and Xi Sengshi at that time was to ask them to send people over. As for this person, what happened to them? I didn’t say whether I wanted to verify my identity when I came.”
Liu Yu sighed: "It seems that there are too many loopholes and loopholes that can be exploited. You still have a way to deposit half of the money and let them return to the starting point to collect it. This will also prevent those people from escaping midway. . However, what if they also sense that something is wrong and run away halfway?"
Xu Xianzhi said calmly: "You can only consider yourself unlucky. However, based on my understanding of the children of these aristocratic families, they are very greedy. If they don't get the money they want, they will not let it go and attack them." This time, we can mobilize 100,000 people to come and receive the reward in the name of recruiting troops to serve the king, even at the expense of exposing the hidden population in our own manor, so we know that the old saying that people die for money and birds die for food still holds true."
Liu Yu said sternly: "After discovering the hidden house, can you find a way to make them spit out the money, or even confiscate more and hand it over to the national treasury?"
Xu Xianzhi frowned slightly and said: "After finding out the hidden households, it depends on whether it is public or private. If it is public, then the population should be compiled into all households, taken back to the state, and then allocate unowned wasteland to these Ding men, let them farm the land and pay taxes, but there will still be a lot of trouble in the future. For example, these Ding men may flee, or disappear again under the protection of the noble families and become tenant farmers. We want to levy Ding and collect taxes at the grassroots level. Without enough officials, it’s still not easy to control these people.”
Liu Yu nodded: "What you're talking about is private. It's just to make some deals with aristocratic families and allow them to continue to retain the male population. It just needs to be paid to the national treasury according to the number of these people at a price lower than the national tax." , and I can’t draw any more from these people to serve, right?”
Xu Xianzhi sighed: "This is just a delaying tactic that you have to do. If you don't do this, you will fall out with the noble family and Wu Dihaoqiang now. Then they will not be able to actively cooperate with you in your subsequent battle to suppress the demon thieves." , not to mention the future Northern Expedition and the war to pacify the world. I think if Mu Zhi or Queen Wang were here, they would make the same choice."
Liu Yu frowned: "Then how confident are you that these powerful families will make such a deal with us? Will they turn to support Xile and let Xile replace me?"
The corner of Xu Xianzhi's mouth twitched slightly, he hesitated, and said: "Yes, if they could choose, they would definitely choose Xile as a partner. But this matter does not depend on them or Xile. But it depends on you. In the past many years, Xi Le, Xie Hun, Xi Sengshi and others formed an alliance to win over the upper-class families. At the same time, Liu Tingyun moved around to make friends with small and medium-sized families and powerful people in Wu. Therefore, those who support Xi Le are not here. There are only a few. This is also the fundamental reason why Liu Xile dared to take the initiative when you conquered Nanyan and wanted to seize power from you through military exploits."
Liu Yu said in a deep voice: "But now Xile has failed. Although he mobilized the underground army that he had laid out for many years and made contributions in this battle to defend Jiankang, at most the merits and demerits are offset, and Liu Tingyun is also dead. Many aristocratic families that provided him with military supplies before have lost their investment in him over the years. Will they continue to support Liu Xile?"
Xu Xianzhi said calmly: "I think there is still a certain possibility of continued support. Anyway, so much money, food and thought have been spent in the early stage. If we cut off the relationship with Liu Xile now, it will be the same as the previous investment. It was a waste of time. Besides, they have no other suitable candidates. Wuji is dead, and Ah Shou and you are a life-long friend. Among these high-ranking families, among the generals and commanders of the Beifu Army, Liu Yi is the only one. Choice. So, as long as you can find a way to control Liu Yi and transfer him somewhere else far away, either not in Jiankang City or as an official or general in Wudi, then you can cut off their relationship."
Liu Yu laughed: "This is what I have to do. Don't worry. As long as I can use this investigation to discover the underground power of these high-ranking families in Wudi, I have nothing to worry about. Jian There is no longer Xi Le's underground army in Kangcheng, and there is no reserve army of the high-ranking families in the land of Sanwu. Even if someone wants to engage in any conspiracy, I can easily pacify it. Envy, the expedition fleet You still have to work harder and speed up the progress. I can't delay it too long and let him face the powerful enemy alone with Jingzhou's Taoist regulations."
(End of chapter)
