Changing the governor was the first step. After the two incompetent governors were driven out of the mansion with their belongings, Xiao Rong waited for another five days before he sent out a team, led by the secretary Lang who was particularly good at making money. They ignored the freezing cold in the north and went to various cities in a heroic and high-spirited manner to collect debts. …
Xiao Rong thought about it and felt that this was a good opportunity. In winter, no one would wander around, and the large army was resting in Chenliu. Everyone knew that the King of Zhenbei was also hibernating and would definitely not rise up in rebellion. Xiao Rong sent more than 10,000 people to the secretary, with enough food and cold-proof items. He also gave him an imperial sword, which was one of the more than 100 swords of Qu Yunmie, and asked him to use it to scare people. If there was really someone who was so arrogant and refused to give the sword and wanted to attack, then he would just kill the person and send a letter back. Xiao Rong would immediately send someone to replace him.
Secretary Lang: “…”
Oh yes, the secretary is no longer a secretary now. He was promoted from the governor's mansion by Xiao Rong. Now he is Gao Xunzhi's subordinate and has a very glorious title, called the Prime Minister's Chief Justice.
It sounds very impressive, and his duties are quite impressive, because his job is to assist the prime minister.
But in fact, this was an official who was particularly offensive. You could tell from his name, Si Zhi. He would report anyone who was not upright.
This position no longer existed in Nanyong Dynasty because it was too offensive, and this position was under the Prime Minister's Office. If he offended people, the Prime Minister would offend people as well. Therefore, the Prime Minister of Yong Dynasty decisively abolished this position and only let the Lieutenant Censor do this job.
This was the position that Zhao Xingzong's ancestors had held, but he only held it for a few years before he ended up in prison. ...
When he heard about the business trip assignment, Zhao Xingzong thought it would fall on him again, and the new position was like a cycle of fate. No matter how Zhao Xingzong looked at it, he felt that he was the unlucky one. When the appointment came out, Zhao Xingzong laughed so hard at home that he almost fainted.
The next day he went to have a drink with the newly appointed Si Zhi and saw him off with great enthusiasm.
Xin Sizhi: “…” Do I know you?
Some people don't like this position, but some people like it very much. It can be seen from the fact that this person raised the price on the spot in the governor's mansion that he is a shameless and cruel person. After all, most people would not do such a thing as raising the price without any hesitation.
When Song Shuo bought a property, he raised the price by two thousand in one go, instead of selling it at the original price. This shows that he is not afraid of strong people. Xiao Rong also heard that someone went to him to buy a house on the first day, but hesitated and didn't buy it. On the second day, he doubled the price on the sign. The person made up his mind to buy it, but found that the price had risen so sharply. He didn't panic. He went home and invited his 80-year-old mother and 75-year-old aunt to come out, and let the two old ladies beg and plead, saying that the family had no money, there was a disaster the year before last and people died last year, and if they didn't buy a house, the two old ladies would have to sleep on the streets...
Most people would have felt sympathy long ago, but this man never reacted. In the end, the buyer was so angry that he ran to the government office and cursed. Because he couldn't bargain down the price, he had to pay twice as much.
Xiao Rong: “…”
So you still have money.
No matter what, he is a talented person. Selling the house is too much of a waste for him. His fate is to collect debts. …
There were more than 30 cities of all sizes in the north of the Huai River. Except for the autumn harvest when the Zhenbei Army went to collect local food and grass, they did not care about their internal affairs at other times. This time, Xiao Rong ordered them to collect miscellaneous taxes from various cities. According to the rules, half of these miscellaneous taxes went to the local government and the other half went to the court. Since there was no court, they could just give it to the King of Zhenbei.
Two governors had just been driven down, and these people must be timid. They also knew that the war on both sides of the Huai River was about to break out, and the King of Zhenbei must be really short of money to ask them for taxes. ... In fact, he was not short of money, Xiao Rong just needed an opportunity to make trouble.
If he surrenders obediently, it means that he is a coward and you can keep him for a while. But if he is a stingy person who is unwilling to spend a penny and even resorts to violence, then there is no hope for him. If he is unwilling to bow his head in the face of his life, don't expect him to listen to you in the future.
The turbulent times lasted too long, and many people have become accustomed to having their own troops and being self-reliant. They don't care who becomes the emperor, they only care about their own piece of land. They think that even if the King of Zhenbei becomes the emperor, the world will still be the same world, so they still want to use the same old methods to get rid of people.
Xiao Rong was too lazy to care. Those who were obedient would be kept, and those who were disobedient would be killed or imprisoned. He just hoped to finish all these things before the New Year.
There were still two months and a few days before the Chinese New Year. Xiao Rong's task for the new Sizhi was to collect a city within two days. They were to go there on the same day, and would be required to collect all the taxes on the next day. If they could pay half of it, they would be considered qualified. Otherwise, if they could not pay, they would be arrested immediately without any further words.
The reason why the time was so tight was because Xiao Rong was worried that these people would not be willing to pay, but would rob the people to raise money for him. If they robbed the people at this time, it would really be forcing them to die. …………
The new Sizhi led his troops away, and Gao Xunzhi also assigned him a junior general. On the other hand, Di Fazeng had also entered the territory of Nanyong. He sent a letter every two days to tell the progress of his search. Di Fazeng was very smart. He did not blindly look for Han Qing, but instead took down the Qingfeng Sect dens in each place he went to. When he left, he took those senior believers who had blood debts on their hands with him. In broad daylight, he deprived them of food and clean water, sent people to watch them, and beat them from time to time. If they were sick and looked like they were about to die, he would be locked in a prisoner car for two days, and then taken out to beat them again after they recovered.
Some people pointed fingers at them on the road, but Di Fazeng didn't care at all. ...
The feelings between senior believers are still very deep, so naturally some people want to jailbreak. Those who can join Qingfeng Sect are either dark or hot-blooded. In short, they all like to take action. They come one by one and Difa Zeng takes one. It is true that some people's beliefs can break through the limitations of instinct, but obviously these people have not reached that level yet. With a little tricks, they will recruit people from nearby hideouts.
In this way, Di Fa Zeng did not search for it himself, but relied on the information sent by these people to gradually approach the Qingfeng Sect's base camp. *
As soon as the first wanted poster was posted, Chen Jiancheng quickly moved with Han Qing and others.
Nowadays, a group of old, weak, women and children live in the houses in Xiakou Town. There is no doubt that all of these people are minions of the Qingfeng Sect.
But Chen Jiancheng and his companions did not run too far. They first went east to Xise and stayed for a while to replenish their luggage and gather information. There was not much news about their Qingfeng Sect, but there was a lot of news about the Zhenbei Army.
One of the four generals of King Zhenbei suddenly rebelled. He led his troops to join Nanyong and is now in Zitong with General Shen Yangrui.
When Chen Jiancheng heard the name Yuan Baifu, he was at a loss for a moment. Although Yuan Baifu was Qu Yunmie's man, Qu Yunmie had too many generals under his command, and he couldn't match one with another for a moment.
After a while, he remembered who this person was, and he was instantly excited: "Li Xiuheng once mentioned this person to me. He said that this person could be used. Ha, this is actually true!"
But Han Qing didn't say anything. He also remembered the information Li Xiuheng had given him, and even wondered if he should get in touch with this person in the future. But now he didn't have to. ... A complete idiot.
If he wanted to betray Qu Yunmie, there were good opportunities everywhere. He could have rebelled when Li Xiuheng had just died, or he could have rebelled after the army returned and before the battle against Nanyong. The former could be said to be because he was nostalgic, and the latter could be said to be because he did not want to be a traitor. But he chose to rebel when the whole world was most grateful to Qu Yunmie, and that was after Qu Yunmie had given him a military order.
When you are in a high position, you should be cautious and considerate with every step. Since Qu Yunmie's military order was issued temporarily, Yuan Baifu's idea must have been temporary as well. To treat rebellion as a joke, this person is either extremely stupid or has a problem with his brain.
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