Chapter 256: Kneel Down
Zhang Feng was taken to the conference room.
A large group of people were chattering and making plans.
Xu Wenrong explained the management model to Song Dacheng, the mayor of Ruyang City, and also to Zhang Feng.
"Do you want to join the Kyushu Empire? It's voluntary, not forced."
"Any place where the flag of the 'Kyushu Empire' is raised belongs to the Kyushu Empire, or Kyushu for short."
"For a city that has raised a flag and surrendered, the city and its subordinate counties and towns will be its territory."
For example, Ruyang City now belongs to the governor Song Dacheng, flies the flag of the Kyushu Empire, and is a vassal state/city of the Kyushu Empire.
Zhang Feng heard Xie Yanyan say: "Hang up the Ruyang City Flag and the Jiuzhou Empire Flag in the city and its surroundings. Normal business dealings are fine, but if anyone maliciously occupies the city or loots supplies, fight back!!"
"We will equip you with the best weapons and provide you with supplies until you defeat the enemy."
"All cities or territories flying the flag of the Kyushu Empire belong to the Kyushu Empire United Nations. Everyone must help each other. Anyone who dares to fight among themselves will be killed and replaced."
"All those flying the Kyushu Empire flag must actively promote production so that the people can live and work in peace and prosperity as soon as possible."
Regarding the specific implementation and explanation of the system, Xie Yanyan pointed at Xu Wenrong and Zhou Tangtang and said, "He is Xu Wenrong, the eldest son of the Xu family in Suizhou, and she is Zhou Tangtang, the eldest princess of the Tang Dynasty. They will explain it to you in detail, thoroughly, and then implement it."
A few months ago, Xu Wenrong took Zhou Mu and Lu Chong to the wealthy area of Jiangnan to lobby for the opening of a trade route to Xiecheng in Lingnan, and was very successful.
Not only have commercial associations signed cooperation agreements, but they have also established cooperation with local governments.
In this chaotic era, whether it was the government, merchants, or the people, they all had a strong desire for supplies, and Xu Wenrong established the cooperative relationship with almost no effort.
He received information from the information network that Xie Yanyan and Xie Anfeng had come to the capital, so he went to Kyoto after finishing his business in Yangzhou.
After listening to the news and doing divination in Kyoto, he shook his head and concluded that Zhou Xiaocheng did not have the appearance of an emperor at all, and that even if he became emperor, his life would be short.
Leave Kyoto to chase Xie Yanyan.
Fortunately, we met in Ruyang City.
Xie Yanyan told Xu Wenrong about Xie Anfeng's idea of asking her to be the master of the world, and told him: "Cousin, I want to manage the world in a different way."
At first Xu Wenrong thought that she wanted to be the empress, and the divination showed a good omen.
But he was also puzzled, because he had long predicted that Zhou Shaoyu would be the ruler of the world. Could it be that each of them would build a country? Or would they become emperors one after the other?
Xie Yanyan said that the two of them jointly controlled the world.
Work together to govern.
Moreover, she did not want to follow the traditional approach of conquering one city at a time. She wanted to negotiate with each city and state.
If you agree to join her Kyushu Empire, you will fly the Kyushu Empire flag and implement the unified system of the Kyushu Empire.
To put it bluntly, it is the United States in the future, the current centralized power + vassal states.
The advantage of this is that each city and state capital is an individual's territory, which satisfies the class enthusiasm of the local tyrants, can reproduce rapidly, and quickly help the people.
Because Xie Yanyan said it very clearly, if the city fails to develop within a year or two, the city lord will be replaced.
If you don’t accept it, just fight her. No one can beat her anyway.
This is just the first step. The main thing is to help the people quickly build their homes. Otherwise, if everyone dies, how can we play?
Anyway, we just talk to each one of them one by one. It doesn’t matter if they don’t agree. We won’t force them.
They were in a meeting, and from time to time they would ask Zhang Feng, "Do you understand?"
At first Zhang Feng wanted to curse, but as he listened, he finally took it in.
Good guy, this is good. Stop fighting and start production.
Whoever follows Zhou Shaoyu and Xie Yanyan will be able to have enough food and clothing, and if they are bullied, they will help drive away the invaders like a hen protecting her chicks.
I feel he is more reliable than Zhou Xiaocheng.
Song Dacheng, the governor of Ruyang City, was the first "franchised city" to join the Jiuzhou Empire, and Xu Wenrong decided to focus on assisting him.
Xie Yanyan decided to give him enough food, seeds, and weapons.
Three demands were made to him: take over at least five surrounding cities and raise the flag of the Kyushu Empire; recruit at least tens of thousands of farmers to farm in Ruyang City and its surrounding areas in the spring.
Zhang Feng heard the wind blowing overhead and felt as if his head could fall off at any time.
Zhang Feng couldn't help but interrupt: "If you take the city like this, His Majesty will definitely come to attack."
Zhou Shaoyu kicked him and said, "He wants to attack me, he wants to kill me, why should I be polite? But I want to ask you, do you want to kill all the more than 10,000 people you brought with you, or leave them to farm for Lord Song?"
Zhang Feng couldn't stand it any longer and said, "They are all soldiers, how can they farm?"
"Are soldiers not from peasant families? Are they not able to farm?"
"They certainly don't."
"If you don't know, then learn. If you don't know anything, then kill me!"
Zhang Feng was silent. How to respond to this?
He proposed: "I can stay, I want an independent city."
"Okay, where do you like?"
"I want to go to Jingchuan, that's my hometown."
[This side is too close to His Majesty, you will definitely get beaten]
[According to the Princess of Yongning County, this will help the common people better. Sooner or later, the world will return to farming. Who wants to keep fighting?]
Xie Yanyan: That’s a good idea.
So Zhang Feng was untied, and Xie Yanyan said, "Go back and discuss with the soldiers who came with you how many people are willing to follow you to Jingchuan. Once it's confirmed, we'll sign the agreement."
"We still need to sign an agreement?"
“Tsk, you think you signed the agreement for nothing, took the food and weapons, and think I’m a wronged person?” Xie Yanyan said, “Sign the agreement, I will provide assistance, you actively help the people, and give me a long-term rebate plan. If you don’t execute the contract, or if it is not executed thoroughly, I will kill your whole family!”
Zhang Feng felt that there was a murderous aura around her when she finished speaking, and he shouted in fear: "I need to discuss it with them. I can't be sure now."
Zhang Feng was released and discussed with the soldiers. He said to them, "I feel that the eldest prince and Princess Yongning are simply gods. We have been fighting all the time, and all for a full meal and a few pieces of silver. If they can really give us a piece of land and a city and support us to gain a foothold, I am willing."
Of the more than 10,000 people he brought, 60% didn't want to fight anymore and wanted to farm.
But 40% of people still decided to be loyal to Zhou Xiaocheng.
Xie Yanyan didn't make things difficult for them and let them go.
When Zhou Xiaocheng heard that his Grand Marshal was leading troops to attack Ruyang City, he instead surrendered to Xie Yanyan with 60% of his troops and called her "Master", which made him so angry that he kicked over the dragon table.
What should I do? I can't fight him myself, right?
What if the rebellious son tied himself up too?
These are the good sons and daughters born to the Queen!!
Wait, Queen?
Yes, tell the rebellious sons and daughters that if they don’t want the queen to die, they must kneel down and sing "Conquer"!
But just as he was about to send someone to inform Zhou Shaoyu, Zhou Tangtang and Xie Yanyan, the palace guard reported: "Your Majesty, the eldest prince and his consort of the Northern Wei Dynasty have arrived!"
"His Majesty the Emperor of Song has arrived!"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Japan has arrived!"
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