After sending Zhe Yan away, Wang Ruohai asked: "How should Fuzhou deal with it?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "Order Shaoxing's troops to set off immediately and go to Fuzhou. We still need one division along the way to Linfu. We can't do it without a few people."
Wang Ruohai nodded. Then he asked: "If Zhe Yanzhi does not return to Fuzhou, the Zhe family army will no longer need to exist. Xuan Fu thinks, where are these people going?"
Wang Xiaolie stood up and paced back and forth in front of the table. After a while, he stopped and said: "Although we have disbanded the Zhejia Army, it is not the fault of the soldiers and we cannot treat them badly. From Yan'an Prefecture to the Suide Army, the area is vast and the population is too small, so let them go there. . Disperse them and mix them with the people who have moved to other places to camp in the field. Treat the camp army well and don't let them complain. "
Wang Ruohai smiled and said: "No matter what you do, there will always be complaints. Especially some people who are used to serving in the army, and they can say anything if they are asked to farm."
Wang Xiaolie said: "When you do things, you can't be afraid of what others will say. But letting them say it doesn't mean that you don't care. In an army of several thousand people, there are all kinds of people and all kinds of ideas. Yes. This is how human society is originally. Officials must make statistics on how many people are willing to camp in the fields, how many people are not willing to camp in the fields, and how many people do not matter. Design these indicators reasonably, ask reasonable questions, and describe people's thoughts. After a while Time, and then conduct statistics to see the changes in people's psychology. From this, we can also know how the governance is and what the people think."
Wang Ruohai was startled, not expecting Wang Xiaolie to ask like this.
Seeing Wang Ruohai's look, Wang Xiaolie said: "I have always said that officials should know a little bit about statistics. What did they learn to do? It is used for these things. When arranging the camps, we should pay attention to using young officials from the mainland and not Arrange people casually. As a result, things don’t get done well and both sides complain.”
Wang Ruohai asked: "Are there so many young officials in the mainland?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "There are only tens of thousands of people camping in the fields. How many officials are needed? I have ordered Li Qiaomu to inform Yan'an Prefecture and to serve as the camp envoy of Yan'an, Suide and Bao'an to be specifically responsible for the camps. The following officials are himself I will make sure of it. As for the prefecture, I am going to let Zheng Gangzhong be the magistrate of the prefecture and arrange the people who want to camp in the fields."
Wang Ruohai said: "These two people are both Jinshi in the second year of Jianyan and Shaoxing. If they suddenly ascend to high positions, will other officials be convinced?"
Wang Xiaolie smiled and said: "In this day and age, to be the prefect of a state, do you need other people to convince you? How many state armies just randomly find someone to be the governor of a state."
Wang Ruohai also laughed and shook his head.
In the past year, these Jinshi transferred by the imperial court have gradually grown up. In terms of experience in governing the country, these people are still far behind. They caught up with a special period and of course had special opportunities. The best among them, such as Li Qiaomu and Zheng Gangzhong, have already achieved state knowledge.
Wang Xiaolie really didn't have the time and energy to spend time with Zhe Yanzhi and others in Fuzhou, so he simply scrapped everything and started over. There are several hundred people in the backbone of the Zhejia Army, and one or two hundred confidants who can truly be trusted. Drive them out of the army and camp in the rear. Some of the remaining people were selected to join the army, and some still had to go to the camps.
The mountains and rivers in Shizhou are broken up and there is very little flat land. Even the camp can't accommodate many people. There is relatively more land in Yan'an and Suide, which is far away from Fuzhou and is easier to control. Intersecting with other tribes is more conducive to border stability.
Attacking from Chi Yuping, Zhe Keqiu was hesitant and finally committed suicide. When the military power was handed over to Zhe Yan, he was wavering between retaining the Zhe family army or resolutely executing the orders. In the end, Wang Xiaolie decided to abolish the Zhe family army. In Fuzhou, Wang Xiaolie consumed a lot of energy, and the final result was not satisfactory.
This is the case in Border Town. Although they have relatively strong combat effectiveness and are determined to defend the place, they also have major shortcomings. As a local force, it is inevitable that there will be local interests and conflicts with the central court. The two sides stumbled forward amid this contradiction.
In the three prefectures of Lin, Feng and Fu, the Song Dynasty had been pursuing the policy of eliminating vassal towns and unifying the central administrative power. For example, the Yang family in Linzhou existed in name only at this time. Later, war broke out with Xixia, and Fuzhou existed.
In the Northern Song Dynasty, the Zhe family was indeed a loyal minister of the court, with numerous talents. However, by the turbulent turn of the Song Dynasty, the foundation for Fuzhou's existence was gone. At this time, if the leader of the Zhe family is half-hearted, the Zhe family's power in Fuzhou will be uprooted.
Zhe Yanzhi returned to the post house and was restless. He never imagined that Wang Xiaolie would be so clean and tidy that he would never go back after coming to Shizhou. Moreover, Wang Xiaolie said that he would disband the Zhejia Army. Judging from his actions towards himself, this was definitely not just talk.
After much deliberation, Zhe Yanzhi decided to send a letter to Fuzhou. This letter should not be too harsh to give Zhejiajun some ideas. We also need to let them know the seriousness of the matter and be prepared in advance. In the end, it was decided that Fan Gui should come to Shizhou and explain things clearly to him face to face.
Wang Xiaolie did not restrict Zhe Yanzhi's activities. He quickly wrote a letter and gave it to the Zhe family's contact in Shizhou, asking him to fly back to Fuzhou to deliver the letter.
In the state government's reception room, Wang Xiaolie chatted with Ye Mengde, who was involved in politics.
He said: "You have been in Fuzhou for a while, how do you feel about participating in politics?"
Ye Mengde said: "The Taiwei's army has strict military discipline, and there are Zhe Yanqi to maintain order. Everything in Fuzhou is fine. After the defeat of Fuzhou, many people lamented that Zhe could not help but failed to understand the overall situation, and in the end they could only die and destroy the city."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Is there no one I can ask for loyalty to?"
Ye Mengde shook his head: "Not really. I heard that Zhe Keqiu had deserted his family before his death, and no one listened to him anymore."
Wang Xiaolie sighed: "Zhe Keqiu can be regarded as a good man. He made great contributions during the Jingkang period. But later the Jin army forced him to surrender the gold. However, after surrendering the gold, he helped the Jin army consolidate the place and persuaded Xu Huiyan's surrender can't be considered a heroic act. Especially when he later helped Lou Su attack Shaanxi Province and caused heavy casualties, it was a huge crime. If he died in the end, the score had to be settled."
Ye Mengde nodded and sighed. Said: "Li Dutong was originally the magistrate of Shaanzhou. I don't know what he thinks."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Li Dutong is not a small-minded person. Zhe Keqiu is dead, so we can just forget about the matter in Shaanzhou. How can we pursue it?"
Ye Mengde said: "Now among the Zhejia army, many have attacked Shaanzhou and have enmity with the Taiwei's men. What should they do?"
Wang Xiaolie was silent for a while. Said: "I originally thought that with Zhe Yanzhao in Fuzhou, he could integrate the Zhe family army and wait for the imperial court to send him. But he was asked to send troops to help the Xuanfu Division occupy several places, but everything went wrong. Later I thought about it. , there are too many troubles. I plan to disband the Zhejia Army and let them camp in the fields. The Shaoxing Division will be stationed in Fuzhou and take charge of Linfu Road. The Zhejia Army has been in Fuzhou for hundreds of years, and has disappeared since then. "
Ye Mengde sighed after hearing this. Said: "I saw that Zhe Yanzhi was in Fuzhou, and he quite wanted to use his subordinates to break the family army and negotiate terms with the Xuanfu Division. At that time, I thought he had this idea, and I was afraid that the Zhe family army would not exist for long. But he didn't To think that the Taiwei moved so quickly."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Since the Jin army went south, many things have changed. Zhe Yanzhi still wants to act as before, how is it possible? Zhe Keqiu surrendered to the Jin army, and I feel uncomfortable letting the Zhe family army exist. Zhe Yanzhi still wants to act as before. If Yan Zhi has another idea, he will have no choice but to disband."
Ye Mengde nodded, feeling a little emotional. The Zhe family army has been in Fuzhou for hundreds of years, and has made many achievements and mistakes. It is really sad that it ended up like this. After the Zhejia Army was disbanded, the Zhejia family would inevitably be disbanded, and the history of Fuzhou was revealed.
After sighing for a while, Ye Mengde asked: "Winter has turned to spring, and everything on Hedong Road has settled down. When will the captain return to Luoyang?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "Wait a few more days for Liang Xing to pacify the northern states. There are too many chores on Hedong Road, I can't just leave."
Ye Mengde said: "In this case, I will wait for the Taiwei for a few more days. When I return to Luoyang, I have met some ministers, and it is time to go back and reply."
Wang Xiaolie knew that Ye Meng's coming here would definitely not only make it difficult for him to bring a hand edict. But I just don’t pay special attention to what he does. It is nothing more than understanding the situation of Wang Xiaolie's army, how the local governance is, how much money and food there is, and reporting back to Zhao Gou. What is there that Wang Xiaolie is worried about Zhao Gou knowing at this time? He wanted to know, then know, what's the difference?
Now that the arrow is on the bow, everything is ready for the battle in Taiyuan, just waiting for the right time. If the Jin army doesn't come, Wang Xiaolie will attack.
