Chapter 102: Catch them all in one net, settle accounts together
As the capital of Fengzhou, Changfeng Prefecture is not as prosperous as Lu County, but it is a gathering place for big people.
Most of the dignitaries in the whole Fengzhou live here.
The relatives and friends of the county chiefs and prefecture officials have a lot of land and shops here.
Sects and families also gather here. There are as many as 20 sects and families that control gold, iron, grain, salt, cloth, coal and other livelihood industries.
Each of them is a large and powerful family that has lasted for thousands of years.
The military force is not weak either. In this Changfeng Prefecture alone, there are six top-notch interior experts.
In any other county, this is almost impossible.
After all, Fengzhou does not have a clan of the level of the Seven Precious Surnames, nor does it have a leading sect like Daoyi Palace and Baolin Zen Temple. The top-level figures in the inner world are rare, and there will not be more than twenty of them.
Now, there are six in this prefecture alone. If you look at the entire Changfeng Prefecture, there are probably no less than ten!
These people are the biggest local snakes in Changfeng Prefecture, and even in the entire Changfeng Prefecture.
It is not easy to deal with them.
Even if Cui Heng succeeded as the governor of Fengzhou, it would be extremely difficult to suppress these people with power.
Therefore, after Hui Shi arrived in Changfeng Prefecture in advance, he chose the simplest, most direct, but also the most effective method.
Kill!
In his hand, he had a list of the powerful people in the city, which he had asked Wu Yin for. After arriving here, he immediately went door to door to find them. He went to
the door to ask questions directly.
Anyone who disrespects the new envoy will be killed on the spot!
Hui Shi has now been promoted to the inner level by Cui Heng for his contribution to the implementation of the new decree in the counties of Lu County.
Even if the rune of "Tianlong Dawei Bodhisattva Fist" is not counted, such martial arts is already the best in the world.
It is naturally easier to deal with these powerful people.
When Hui Shi first took action, there were many rebels, and even some big families gathered private soldiers, and the sects asked the disciples to form a team to surround and kill Hui Shi.
But as Hui Shi killed more and more people, and killed more and more ruthlessly, these powerful people in Changfeng City stopped resisting.
Some people even changed their attitude.
As long as they saw Hui Shi coming to their door, they would immediately express that they would definitely welcome the new envoy and would not have any complaints.
Of course, just killing and suppressing was not enough.
After Hui Shi suppressed these powerful people in all aspects, he began to display his best skill when promoting decrees in various counties of Lu County - confiscating property and dividing land!
The ordinary people in Changfeng City who had been oppressed by the powerful and wealthy families and merchants for a long time were all cheering and rejoicing.
Moreover, when Hui Huishi distributed the land and property, he would explain that this was the decree issued by the new governor, and that all the people should have enough food and clothing, live and work in peace and contentment.
This won the hearts of the people in Changfeng Prefecture.
Therefore, when Cui Heng led the people to the gate of Changfeng Prefecture, he saw countless people coming to greet him with joy.
This was not arranged by anyone.
The people in the city came to greet him spontaneously.
"The governor has not yet entered the city, but he has been loved by so many people. Fengzhou will be well governed!" Wu Yin said excitedly. He has been a chariot driver here for many years and has never seen people welcome a person like this.
"This is just the beginning." Cui Heng nodded lightly and smiled, "Come on, follow me into the city!"
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After being beaten by Hui Shi's iron fist, these local snakes in Changfengzhou Prefecture have become much more honest.
Moreover, after Cao Quan's death, Wu Yin, the individual driver, has already begun to govern the people's livelihood.
Therefore, this time after Cui Heng entered the city to take up his post, he did not encounter a lot of difficult things as soon as he arrived, as he did when he went to Juhe County and Lu County.
However, after taking control of the financial and military power of the entire Fengzhou, he discovered a serious problem.
His plan to rely on the entire Fengzhou to implement new policies, make the people love him, and make the aristocratic families and merchants hate him, and then collect the seven emotions of the people is not perfect.
Because, after the rebellion of the King of Yan, the people's livelihood in Fengzhou had been extremely destitute. Except for a few counties, there were not many people left.
In the governor's office.
"The Yan bandits' war has caused such harm?!" Cui Heng looked at the information he had just received and was immediately speechless. "In such a large Fengzhou, Lu County alone has accounted for 30% of the population!"
Although he had long known the style of the King of Yan's army, burning, killing, looting and committing all kinds of evil wherever they passed, it was the first time for him to look at the destruction suffered by the entire Fengzhou from a macro perspective.
This is the privilege of the governor, and it is also the information that only the governor can access.
Fengzhou has one prefecture and twelve counties.
As the capital of a state, Changfeng Prefecture gathers a large number of powerful families and sects, and has not suffered from war. Although the population is not as large as Lu County, it is also more than 1.1 million.
Among the twelve counties, Lu County is the most prosperous and has the largest population, with more than 1.3 million.
Xiling County, which is adjacent to Lu County, originally had more than 800,000 people, but now it has been slaughtered by the Yan Wang Army, and nine out of ten households are empty, leaving less than 100,000 people.
Yanshan County is the place where the Yan Wang Army started the uprising, and it is also the rear base of the Yan Wang Army. It has been managed for several years, and the people's livelihood should not be too bad.
But Yanshan County was originally poor. Before the war, there were only more than 500,000 people. Now there are still 200,000 people left, which is very good.
As for Hedong County, Hongyuan County, and Shimen County, they were all ravaged by the Yan bandits. All industries were in decline, and the people were living in poverty. The population also decreased sharply. It was a blessing to have more than 500,000 people in total.
In addition, there are Luoan County and Changxing County.
Although these two places did not suffer from the Yan bandits' war, the local governor, who was born in a wealthy family, only grasped military power and ignored people's livelihood. He was a freeloader and waited for death. He ignored military and political affairs all day long. None of them was good.
Under this governance method, Luoan County and Changxing County were naturally a mess. Countless people in each county starved to death or froze to death. There were refugees and beggars everywhere. It is estimated that there were less than 600,000 people in total.
Yunshu County is a frontier area with a permanent population of less than 100,000. There are no powerful families or factions, and even few merchants. In such a place, it doesn't make much difference whether or not a new policy is implemented.
All in all, the population of Fengzhou is at most 4 million.
When Cui Heng saw this data, he was stunned.
How big is Fengzhou?
In terms of area alone, it is equivalent to one SX province plus half of HEB province on the earth.
And there is a lot of fertile land, suitable for farming, hence the name Fengzhou.
Such a large place, such land conditions, there are only about 4 million people left.
It's so terrifying!
In fact, this is not so rare in the ancient society where wars were everywhere.
But for Cui Heng's practice, it is a very tricky thing.
In places like Hedong County and Xiling County that have suffered severe military disasters, the new decree is of little use.
Because the local powerful families and sects have been killed long ago.
Although Hongyuan County and Shimen County also suffered from war, there are still many powerful landlords left in these two places because of Dasheng Temple and Lianhua Temple, so they can be used as the second batch of places to be operated on.
But no matter what, the total number of people is still too small.
Even if the new decree is implemented throughout Fengzhou, it may not be possible to collect enough public sentiment.
In this case, the decree must be radiated to surrounding areas.
Otherwise, there will not be enough people.
Moreover, this will cause dissatisfaction among forces in other states and counties. It
can also receive a lot of emotional feedback.
- The so-called surrounding areas are actually the jurisdiction of neighboring states. To put it bluntly, it is to expand the territory and population of Fengzhou!
Bang!
Cui Heng closed the information, closed his eyes, and after a moment of contemplation, he opened his eyes and looked at the people below, and suddenly said: "Hui Shi, Chen Tong, listen to my orders."
At this time, there were seven people standing in the inner hall: Zhang Shuming, Hui Shi, Liu Litao, Chen Tong, Xu Fengan, and Wu Yin.
Upon hearing this, Hui Shi and Chen Tong immediately stepped out and waited for orders.
Cui Heng nodded lightly and said in a deep voice: "Order Huishi to tour the seven counties. He can temporarily take over the administrative and military powers of Lu County, Yanshan, Hongyuan, Shimen, Luoan, and Changxing County to implement the new policies.
"Order Chen Tong to serve as a military officer and temporarily accompany Huishi to various counties to implement the new policies. He can recruit soldiers and organize an army. If he sees civilians being oppressed in the border areas with other states, he can act at his discretion and lead the troops to rescue them." As
soon as this order came out, everyone present knew what he meant.
It was obvious that he wanted to capture cities and expand his territory.
"Yes! I will follow your orders! "
Hui Shi and Chen Tong agreed in unison and gladly accepted the order.
Liu Litao, Xu Fengan and the other two naturally would not have any objections, as they had long been familiar with Cui Heng's style of doing things, and as long as something was decided upon, he would definitely complete it.
As for Zhang Shuming, he already regarded Cui Heng as a celestial monarch. A
celestial monarch would naturally do whatever he wanted.
Not to mention in this lower world, even in the upper world this was true.
"Envoy, are you rushing into things a bit too hasty?" Wu Yin was a little worried, and stepped forward to persuade him, "I know that you want to carry out the cause of Datong and benefit the people of the world. This is a good deed.
“But if we insist on implementing such a drastic policy and seize other states and counties for reform, I’m afraid it will provoke a frenzied counterattack from all the sects and families in the world.
“Three hundred years ago, the Hongwu Heavenly King killed all the gods in the world, wiped out the sects and families, and almost unified the world, remaking it. However, he suddenly disappeared when he was about to succeed. This could not have been achieved without the help of the immortals and Buddhas from the upper realms.
"Your Excellency, the hundred-year period is approaching, and the immortals and Buddhas from the upper realm will soon descend. If you act too hastily, the immortals and Buddhas from the upper realm will surely intervene, which may add to the suffering. Please think twice."
"Haha, what Wu Biejiu said is exactly what I want." Cui Heng laughed when he heard it, and nodded, "If I implement the decree in this way, those sects and families that counterattacked Hongwu in the past will indeed jump out.
"Moreover, in another two months, the immortals and Buddhas from the upper realm will descend, and after they find out the decree I implemented, those who attacked Hongwu in the past will not be able to hold back.
"Then we can catch them all in one fell swoop and settle accounts together!
" "How much investigation effort will this save me?
"Why not?"
I went out today and came home a little late, sorry~ By the way, I recommend this book "Three Kingdoms: From Hidden Lin to the Overlord of Wei"
(End of this chapter)