After suppressing the local area with the power of thunder, the next thing will be much simpler. All kinds of policies will be issued at once, and basically no one will dare to oppose it.
Of course, it is not that the Da Chu Empire did not cause some troubles, such as the salt affairs, because the Da Chu Empire was state-owned, and private individuals were not allowed to engage in salt affairs.
However, those salt merchants in the Ming Dynasty, especially those in Yangzhou and Huai'an, as well as those in other areas of Jiangbei, did not sit back and wait for death. Instead, they continued to engage in salt business secretly, and even colluded with various gangsters, thieves, Ming defeated soldiers and others engaged in armed smuggling.
Some big salt merchants could even bring out thousands of armed salt dealers... At one time, a rebellion was formed, affecting many prefectures and counties.
The reason why Luo Zhixue was stationed in Huai'an this autumn and summer was not only to command the armies in the Central Plains, Shandong and Northern Zhili areas, but also to suppress the civil strife in the Jiangbei area.
In order to solve the hidden dangers in the Jiangbei area at one go, Luo Zhixue directly mobilized four A-class divisions and three B-class divisions, as well as more than 10,000 armed tax policemen, to launch a dragnet-style sweep in the Jiangbei area. Although the dispatched troops were The quality of the soldiers and the level of equipment were not as good as those of the Northern Expedition divisions, but they were no less numerous in number.
Through dragnet-style crackdowns, a total of more than 43,000 illegal armed personnel were killed, and more than 40 million taels of illegal dirty money and other various assets were seized.
Well, the military's large-scale campaign to suppress illegal armed forces not only wiped out all illegal salt merchants in Jiangbei, but also wiped out many bandits, thieves, and landlord armed forces in Jiangbei.
In the autumn of the fourth year of Chengshun, the north bank of the Yangtze River was silent, and that was the tranquility before the prosperity of the prosperous age!
After reading the report from the military on the anti-bandit campaign in Jiangbei, Luo Zhixue circled the report on the tens of thousands of arrested illegal armed personnel with his pen, and then wrote with a red pen next to it: "The Empire was founded. "The country should be governed with kindness and the people should be governed with kindness. The crime should not be brought to the death. They should avoid unnecessary imprisonment and be sent to work in various mines so that they can contribute to the foundation of the country and the dynasty."
These illegal armed personnel are not soldiers of the hostile army!
But they can't enjoy the prisoner-of-war treatment given to surrendered soldiers by the Chu Empire. These people are now criminals... burning, killing, looting, treason and other crimes.
According to the law, these people may be sentenced to death, imprisoned for several years, or exiled.
However, at present, there are relatively few sentences of exile in the Dachu Empire. Most of them are sentenced to imprisonment, and this imprisonment does not mean that you lie in a cell to sleep every day and open your mouth to eat.
The Great Chu Empire did not raise idle people. Even the troops stationed in local areas had to cultivate Yang, pigs, sheep, cattle, chickens and ducks on their own to reduce the pressure on military expenditures.
These prisoners naturally need to perform various kinds of labor.
It usually involves heavy physical labor, such as building bridges and paving roads, mining, etc. You also need to farm to support yourself.
The illegal armed men arrested in the Jiangbei area are more dangerous than ordinary prisoners. Therefore, they need to work in a more closed and strictly supervised place. Various mines are very suitable.
After reviewing the report on the suppression of illegal armed forces in Jiangbei, Luo Zhixue picked up a blank piece of paper and wrote down new instructions, directing the army, armed tax police and other armed law enforcement forces to control all areas in the country's most controlled areas. A new round of crackdowns on bandits, thieves, illegal armed forces, etc.
It is not only necessary to carry out comprehensive and high-intensity clearance operations in the newly restored areas of Henan, Shandong, and Hebei provinces.
We must also carry out clearance operations in other provinces to consolidate the results of the clearance campaign and ensure that no fish slips through the net.
The patrol department should strengthen its grassroots strength. While accepting the original local government officials and recruiting Liangjiazi as patrol officers on the spot, it is also planning to accept a group of retired military officers and soldiers to strengthen its control over the local area.
Luo Zhixue asked patrol police in various places to ensure that they have an in-depth understanding and control of the situation in every village in their jurisdiction.
At the same time, the military's second-class division troops in various regions are required to vigorously cooperate with the actions of patrol agencies in various regions.
Luo Zhixue was dissatisfied with the various illegal armed forces under the empire, whether they were bandits, thieves, or ordinary armed forces that formed strongholds to protect themselves, or the landlords' armed forces.
These illegal armed forces under various names are often the source of the deterioration of local security.
In many places, especially in newly occupied areas, any landowner, gentry or country bully can burn, kill and loot with just a few people.
Luo Zhixue did not want to see this situation, so he still attached great importance to the security within the empire, and the first step was to eliminate all kinds of illegal armed forces.
When all kinds of illegal armed forces are almost wiped out, then we must intensify efforts to comprehensively eradicate all kinds of gangs involved in gangs under the guise of industries, gangs, etc.
In short, there can only be one violent organization in the land of China, and that is the Chu Dynasty!
Others, regardless of whether they are certain organizations or private individuals, must be severely attacked and eliminated.
After reviewing numerous memorials and giving many instructions, Luo Zhixue finally finished processing today's memorial report.
He stretched his waist and turned to look out the window. It was already the time when the lanterns were first turned on. The night breeze coming in from the window had already made Luo Zhixue feel the chill.
It's already late autumn, and it's time to return to Jinling City.
Luo Zhixue left Jinling City this time in March. At that time, he personally led an army to reinforce Yangzhou and launched the Yangzhou Campaign. Then he led the way to conquer Huai'an City.
Since then, he has been sitting in the middle of Huai'an City and commanding the frontline troops.
Calculating the time, he has been out for half a year, and it is time to return to Jinling City.
Although he has been away from Jinling City for a long time, many things can still be dealt with. After all, Luo Zhixue went north. In addition to himself, he also brought a civil service team of thousands of people. All the Gyeonggi agencies sent people to accompany him, and the Minister of Counselor , most of the co-organizing ministers also accompanied them, and some stayed behind in Jinling City.
Under such circumstances, many things, especially big and important things, can be dealt with, but it is not always so smooth, and some small and non-urgent things will be squeezed out.
Therefore, it is impossible for Luo Zhixue to leave Jinling City for a long time.
The next day, Luo Zhixue formally informed the several ministers accompanying him and the co-organizing ministers, asking them to prepare for their return to Beijing.
With the successful conclusion of the anti-bandit campaign in Jiangbei, the smooth launch of the Northern Expedition, the fall of the Ming Dynasty, and the peace of war on several fronts in the north, there was no need for Luo Zhixue to continue fighting and control the armies of all parties in Huai'an.
Besides, the current Da Chu Empire is fighting on six fronts. Military operations are ongoing not only in the north, but also on the west and southwest fronts, and even on the sea over there...
The Great Chu Empire, which rose up in the troubled times, could be said to have fought all the way. It even overthrew the Ming Dynasty, but the war was still not over for the Great Chu Empire.
In the northeast, there is the great enemy Dongji. Dongji was a serious problem for the former Ming Dynasty, and it was also a strong opponent for the Chu Empire. Especially after the Dongji people surrendered to Mongolia, their cavalry advantage was too great. .
In the north, to be precise, the Xuanfu and Datong areas to the north also have the traditional enemies of the Central Plains Dynasty: the grassland nomads.
Regardless of whether these people are called Tatars or Walas, they are all enemies of the Central Plains Dynasty anyway.
In Shanxi, Zuo Liangyu was entrenched, and the Chu army was fighting with them.
In the Shaanxi-Gansu area, they belonged to Sun Chuanting, and the Chu army was also fighting with them.
In Sichuan, there are Qin Liangyu and other local chieftain troops.
There are also many local chieftain troops in Yunnan and Guizhou.
In addition to the enemies on land mentioned above, the Chu Empire has recently been fighting with barbarian countries on the southern sea...
Luo Zhixue looked around, they were all enemies...
Therefore, Luo Zhixue cannot stay in Huai'an all the time and has to go back to Jinling City to take charge of the overall situation.
After entering October, Luo Zhixue officially set off back to Jinling City with a group of civil and military officials and the Second Guards Division. On the way back to Jinling City, he heard two pieces of news one after another.
The first news was that Zuo Liangyu, together with local officials in Shanxi, supported Zhu Changzi, King of Lu, as the supervisor of the state in Taiyuan, Shanxi.
However, the Chu Empire did not respond to the news that Zuo Liangyu supported Zhu Changxi, King of Lu, to supervise the country. The First Army rested and reorganized when it needed to, and fought when it needed to fight...
On the other hand, a group of officials and clan members from Sun Chuanting's side scolded Zuo Liangyu for being disloyal and demanded that King Lu immediately revoke the supervision of the country because Sun Chuanting and the others also elected King Zhu Changhao of Rui as emperor...
This Emperor Longchang was temporarily supported and recognized by Sun Chuanting's troops in Shaanxi and Gansu. At the same time, some officials in Sichuan over there, um, such as Qin Liangyu, expressed their approval.
Over in Yunnan and Guizhou, I guess they don’t know the relevant news yet... After all, time is limited and the journey is too long!
But if Zuo Liangyu brought a prisoner in front of him, wouldn't it ruin Sun Chuanting's affairs...
Zuo Liangyu was also very angry about this. You must know that he knew about the death of Emperor Chongzhen earlier than Sun Chuanting, and then hurriedly found King Lu who had fled to Shanxi with him.
Zuo Liangyu originally asked him to proclaim himself emperor directly, but this man had a flaw in his mind, saying that he only wanted to supervise the country, and that he would wait until later...
After a while, it turns out that within a few days, Sun Chuanting of the Kung Fu family proclaimed King Rui as emperor!
Because of this incident, Zuo Liangyu really wanted to kill King Lu, who failed to achieve anything but failed to do so...
Now, they both deny each other, and the Military Intelligence Department even reported that Sun Chuanting had sent troops to attack Shanxi, trying to force Zuo Liangyu to give up his ambitions, and King Lu to give up supervising the country.
It is said that since the Chu army conquered Youzhou and Emperor Chongzhen was hanged in Meishan, some of the vassal kings and frontier historians in the remaining areas controlled by the Ming Dynasty were more ambitious, while others were unwilling to do so, or were dissatisfied with the Ming Dynasty. Foolish loyalty and the like.
There were incidents one after another of local civil and military officials from the former Ming Dynasty supporting various Ming vassal kings to inherit the throne... It was very lively.
