In the afternoon at Wuzhou Prefectural Government Office, countless officials were busy rushing back and forth.
However, every time I passed by the gate, I saw three figures being shackled and wailing in pain. Everyone who saw them couldn't help but frown, and then quickly went about their own business.
I'm afraid that if I take one step slower, I will end up like them.
Gou Heng, the official of the wharf, Wu Hu, the eldest son of Wu in the east of the city, and the former deputy arrester head to the left, are running rampant and lawless, eating and drinking common people in the countryside, and the shackles are displayed to the public.
In the main hall of the state government office, Li Xuan was sitting on the desk, flipping through the yellow book in his hand, as if he was looking at something at once.
Standing below, Hu Cao joined the army and Han Jiang immediately raised his hands and said: "Reporting to the prince, Hu Cao has checked the white and yellow books sent by the nine counties of Dongyang, Yiwu, Jinhua, Wuyi, Yongkang, Pan'an, Pujiang, Longyou and Lanxi. All copies have been approved and there are no errors."
Before the summer harvest every year, the government would make certain changes to the yellow book in hand.
During this year, the sales and purchases of Yongye fields, the assessment of each family's asset class, the granting of land and household divisions, etc., must all be registered in the white book and the yellow book, and then taxed.
There is a slight mistake in this. Whoever pays less tax will be punished, and whoever pays more tax may cause trouble.
Especially now, the Tianyin Sect's uprising in Muzhou is about to happen, and it will inevitably affect Wuzhou.
Although Li Xuan has dealt a huge blow to the power of Tianyin Sect in Wuzhou, no one dares to relax under the turmoil.
"Guards and servants, try your best to ensure that the summer taxes in various places are completely put into the warehouse. The grain ships of the Water Department and the warehouse of the Treasury must be properly prepared to put the summer grain into the warehouse quickly and accurately. After all the summer grain is collected, , and then discuss the matter of luck with the Governor's Office."
As soon as Li Xuan finished speaking, Han Jiang, Li Yuanyi, and Feng Hua all agreed.
Li Xuan quietly settled the table, and then said: "As mentioned last night, from today onwards, the new households of Ding men who have started to serve as corvees will begin to gather in Lingdong, and then start harvesting grain from Lingdong to the north. Hu Cao drafted a document, and after I sealed it, he sent it to Lanxi County immediately."
"I obey the order." Han Jiang looked serious and bowed slightly.
Li Xuan pressed her eyebrows, turned to look at Xu Jian, and said thoughtfully: "Today's summer tax harvest focuses on two places. One is Wuyi, Yongkang and Pan'an counties. After the Jinhua harvest is completed, Starting to rush to Wuyi, Bingcao sent out a group of soldiers to support Wuyi.
Xu Jian immediately raised his hands and said, "I obey your order!"
"And there's Lan Xi." Li Xuan's expression became serious.
Although there are still some hidden dangers in Zhoucheng, at this moment, Li Xuan has begun to focus on Lanxi and even Muzhou.
Li Xuan did not completely block the news about what happened last night, but instead allowed the news to spread.
By now, the news of Mr. He's execution should have reached Ye Wanwan, and then to the Tianyin Sect's Muzhou headquarters through her.
Muzhou is the foundation of Tianyin Sect.
Among the immigrants from the Tianyin Sect in Wuzhou, at least one or two people in each household are members of the Tianyin Sect. Only a few families with extremely poor families have their entire family members as members of the Tianyin Sect.
However, in Muzhou, for many years, taxes have been high, officials are harsh, and the people are barely struggling to survive.
Think about it, even aristocratic families and wealthy families have a very difficult life, let alone ordinary people.
Therefore, the Tianyin Sect has a great influence in Muzhou, and almost every household is a loyal believer of the Tianyin Sect.
Once the Tianyin Sect breaks out, it will immediately roar thousands of miles away.
As long as they successfully capture Muzhou, the next step will undoubtedly be Wuzhou.
This time may even be earlier than all of them expected.
Heavy pressure is on everyone. They must not only prepare to capture Lanxi, but also prepare to deal with the Tianyin Sect's army going south in the future.
Li Xuan's biggest attention now has been placed on Lan Xi.
In addition to solving the biggest hidden dangers in Dongyang and Zhoucheng, he began to
Attention was focused on Lan Xi.
"Send an order to ask the Lanxi County Government to send officers, police officers and various Cao officials to Lingdong." After a short pause, Li Xuan followed and said: "Han Canjun, please rush to Lingdong in person. Not only do you have to supervise tax collection , and at the same time, the police officers in Lanxi County must also be separated."
After a moment's pause, Li Xuan followed up and said, "Even if those people have been identified as not being Tianyin cultists, you still have to be careful. Some people have a clue and have fallen into the hands of Tianyin cultists, and some are completely If you have been bribed, you must be careful to identify them.”
"I obey the order." Han Jiang's face became serious.
Li Xuan nodded. In his plan, he started with Lingdong, then the county seat, and finally Meiling.
As long as Meiling Pass is captured, the smoothest road from Muzhou to Wuzhou will be completely blocked.
As for above the Wujiang River.
It was easy for the Tianyin Sect to block the Hangzhou soldiers from entering Muzhou through the Wujiang River, and it was just as easy for Li Xuan to block the Tianyin Sect from entering Wuzhou through the Wujiang River.
Li Xuan turned to look at Xu Jian and said in a deep voice: "Xu Bingcao, you must be prepared. Once news comes that the Tianyin Sect has started an uprising in Muzhou, I want you to immediately expand your soldiers to Thousands of people, you have to give priority to selecting these people from the immigrants from Muzhou, be stricter, preferably people like Qi Guang, and the rest are the local sons of Wuzhou from good families who have land and acres of land."
"I obey the order." Xu Jian's expression became solemn.
When the Tianyin Sect launches an uprising in Wuzhou, they will almost certainly be able to gather tens of thousands of people in a very short period of time.
If these people concentrate on attacking Meiling Pass, even if Li Xuan recaptures Meiling Pass, he will never be able to hold it without follow-up assistance.
However, before the Tianyin Sect's uprising, the number of soldiers under the command of Wuzhou Bingcao Canjun was limited and they were not allowed to increase at will.
Before, Qi Guang and the others were able to officially join the soldiers, thanks to the group of Tianyin cultists who had been cleared out from the soldiers.
Therefore, after the Tianyin Sect officially launched a rebellion, it was necessary to recruit soldiers as quickly as possible in order to be able to deal with all the changes that followed.
This is what they need to strive for most.
Li Xuan turned to look at Li Yuanyi who was standing aside, and said in a deep voice: "Li Canjun, are the armors and weapons in Kucao still enough?"
"Reporting to the prince, there has always been a shortage of armor. There is no shortage of swords and guns. However, the number of bows and crossbows is insufficient, especially crossbows. If a war really breaks out, the number of crossbows and arrows will be far from enough." Li Yuanyi cupped his hand and said seriously: "Please give me more Your Majesty, please discuss your strategy as soon as possible."
Li Xuan nodded slightly, and then said: "Feng Shenjun ordered the craftsmen under Cao Cao to speed up the production of crossbows, with crossbow arrows being given priority."
"I obey the order!" Feng Hua took a step forward and said with cupped hands: "Your Majesty, although the military commander can go all out, I am worried that even so, the bows and crossbows needed by the military commander are still not enough."
"Then we have to find a solution from the outside." Li Xuan paused for a moment, and then said: "Post a list, buy qualified arrow shafts from the people in the city, write down the material dimensions in advance, strictly inspect them, and then send them to Shicao Build it, so it can be faster."
The arrow shaft is made of wood, and birch is the best, followed by mulberry, orange, papaya and wattle, and bamboo can also be used.
The optimal length is two feet and three inches, and it can be left or right.
Ordinary people can make these by themselves, but the arrows come in various shapes, so they are not suitable for ordinary people to take over.
Li Xuan suddenly seemed to remember something, smiled, looked at Xu Jian and Li Yuanyi and said, "I almost forgot something. Xu Canjun and Li Canjun should go with me to the Qian family. Also give the Qian family a message. Batch the order and let them finish it as soon as possible.”
"Here!" Xu Jian and Li Yuanyi responded at the same time.
Eggs cannot be put in one basket, one hand when buying from the people, and another hand when placing an order from the Qian family.
This will prevent one party from becoming too powerful.
What can be done has been done, the only thing left is to wait and see.
Li Xuan looked at everyone, smiled slightly, and said gently: "Although I have not been in Wuzhou for a long time, you can also see that the crisis in Wuzhou is slowly resolving. Please tell your subordinates.
Officers, I hope they can do their best. After the summer harvest is over, I will give you an extra month's salary. Those who do the best will receive more rewards. "
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Everyone present immediately brightened up.
Although they are all one month's salary, the salary of ordinary officers and soldiers is not comparable to them.
Although the money is not a lot, it is enough for them to be tempted.
Li Xuan rode on a big black horse and walked slowly towards Xianglinfang.
Du Bixing, who was watching the crowds coming and going, reported to Li Xuanhui: "All the arrest documents for the woman surnamed Zhang have been sent out, and workers from each district have been sent to search door to door. I believe that soon, we will be able to find her. gain something."
Seeing Du Bixing's determined expression, Li Xuan did not speak to attack him.
How is it possible to find Zhang Wanyu just based on the officials under Fa Cao?
Xu Lu has already told Li Xuan that in today's Wuzhou, there is a hidden line that few people know about.
Contact the Tianyin Sect Headquarters individually.
The head of Wuzhou Hall also knew of their existence, but he didn't know their specific identities.
However, as Zhang Wanyu's niece, she knew this person's identity.
He Qinger.
Since Zhang Wanyu came to Wuzhou, He Qing'er was transferred to her subordinates.
Although Xu Lu has cooperated with He Qing'er several times, she also knows her name, but she doesn't know much about her true background.
However, is there really only one He Qinger?
How could a girl who was only seventeen years old obtain all kinds of information from the top military and political officials in Wuzhou?
There is someone behind her.
A person with connections to high-level military and political officials in Wuzhou was hiding in his home. It was not easy for ordinary officials to find him.
However, although Zhang Wanyu is hiding now, as soon as she makes a move, she will immediately fall into Li Xuan's sight.
Li Xuan's real plan is to find out the people behind her and their connections, and to kill them all.
After pondering for a while, Li Xuan said: "Let the brothers under Fa Cao be more busy, and unite the Tianyin Sect's conspiracy that has been destroyed by the state government for a period of time, and let more people know that Tianyin Sect's conspiracy There is no power left in Wuzhou."
"I obey the order." Du Bixing accepted the promise, but then he reacted: "Is the prince worried that the Tianyin Sect is in the city, or will he take action?"
Li Xuan glanced at Du Bixing in surprise. He was indeed a person trusted by the emperor. Li Xuan only mentioned it at the beginning, but he had already thought of Li Xuan's true intention.
Li Xuan slowly pulled the horse's rope and said softly: "Although the power of Tianyin Sect has suffered a huge setback after several blows, it is difficult for the faith of Saint Tianyin to win people's hearts all at once. Extinction, it’s hard to say when a spark ignites, it will explode directly.”
Du Bixing nodded in agreement: "What the prince said is true. It is right to be cautious."
"The affairs of Tianyin Sect are only one aspect, there is also the Qian family." Li Xuan looked at Xianglinfang getting closer and closer, her expression suddenly became serious.
Although the Qian family's collusion with the Tianyin Sect could not be further investigated because of Qian Zhuo's death, many people knew about it.
Even Li Xuan didn't intend for this matter to pass so easily.
Just kidding, if things like secretly funding the rebellion and plotting to assassinate the governor of a state were so easy, then who would still fear the Tang Dynasty in the future?
Maybe there is no actual evidence to tell the Qian family anything, but Li Xuan definitely doesn't mind explaining the matter clearly to Li Xian in a personal message.
As long as Li Xian sees it, Li Zhi can also see it.
Even Li Xuan can come up with countless ways to deal with this kind of thing, let alone Li Zhi.
What Li Xuan has to do is to tell Li Zhi and make a record.
But before that, the Qian family has one last chance.
Now it depends on whether they can seize this opportunity.
