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Chapter 1071: Seed
Wang Yan swung the knife and struck in three directions.

The first is to commit adultery and violate laws and disciplines, the second is to start charging his exclusive cleaning fee, and the third is to clean up the land and household registration.

Each of these three points is fiercely resisting, let alone doing three things together. In addition, this is a border area, and the government's behavior is already very wild, and the big players will only become more wild.

But it doesn't matter, because even if the three things are done together, the main focus is still on committing crimes and violating laws and disciplines. After all, deal with the people first, deal with the people who initiated the opposition, and the rest, whether it is cleaning fees, acres of land, or household registration, is all incidental.

Those who resist the suppression of Youxiang army will be killed without mercy. If they run away, don't care. You can run wherever you like. The family property is there anyway. At this time, the financial system was not as flexible as it would be a thousand years later. Wealth could become a string of numbers that could circle the earth one hundred and eighty times in a short period of time, and eventually disappear without a trace.

If he had to divide them into three, six or nine ranks, Wang Yan would like those who accept their fate without resisting, and secondly, he would like those who run away. In the end, he had no choice but to deal with those who resisted. Because if there is a confrontation, weapons will be used and there will be casualties, so he will have to allocate a sum of money for food and compensation, which is not good. If you have this destiny, it would be great to go to the front lines to stir up trouble.

Therefore, what Wang Yan pursues is to plow the courtyard and sweep the holes, and the autumn wind sweeps the fallen leaves, suppressing the large households in the territory as quickly as possible with the smallest casualties.

He sat in Fushi and issued orders one after another. The soldiers were divided into eight thousand-man teams and dispersed throughout the state, blocking the mainland passages and suppressing the counties. The cronies he selected from the state government went to the counties to preside over work. The need for a large number of service personnel is a sign of the poor local scholars, and then they are promised to arrange jobs for those with good performance. The old boys in their forties are all in trouble.

The academic style here in Yanzhou is definitely not as good as that in the peaceful areas in the interior. The number of places here is also small, and it has been several years since there was a single Jinshi. There are not many opportunities for other examinations. Many people have lost their fortunes while studying and spent half their lives in vain.

Not to mention being an official, Wang Yan just opened the door and added more staff positions, and these people were happy and couldn't find anything to do. It's decent, the treatment is good, and it's a promising job. And at this time, a class jump was also achieved to a certain extent.

After all, there are thresholds for being an official, and there are also monopolies, and it's not easy for outsiders to get in. Even if outsiders come in and are squeezed out by other petty officials, they won't last long.

But it was different when Wang Yan was in power. The minor officials would also have their homes confiscated and uprooted. The original ecology has been completely shattered. Everyone is trembling with fear, but they don’t have the guts to make trouble.

Therefore, under the leadership of Wang Yan, the officials in the state were forced to work together and operate the government machinery efficiently. In a short period of time, prisons everywhere were filled.

In the words of Wang Yan, someone else in the court, it was that "officials have no life," and "people have no life." It seemed that Wang Yan wanted to ruin Yanzhou, and that Xixia might seize the opportunity to invade at any time.

These people are also cheap people. When Wang Yan was in the capital, no one said such things. Except for someone who reported the Sheng family and others for loan sharking, everyone in the court praised him. He was said to be fair and strict, make a lot of money, be loyal to the Song Dynasty, be loyal to the emperor, etc.

Now that he was kicked out of the capital, this group of people has spread again, and Wang's daily participation has become a leisure and entertainment activity. It seems that if you don't participate in him, the meeting will be in vain and the work will not be carried out.

These things were all told to him by Feng Jing's letter. Basically, it was like thunder but no rain, Beijing was playing Jingcheng, and Yanzhou was playing Yanzhou. After all, there are eunuchs sent by the emperor, supervisors from the Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council, and even the administrative office of this road. Various officials are also working in Fushi. Although Wang Yan worked with the officials of the road government, various officials The inspectors who planted the seeds were also trembling.

In fact, generally speaking, the governor of Yanzhou was concurrently held by the Shaanxi pacifier, which facilitated overall decision-making and centralization of power. But Wang Yan is special, and he is afraid that he has no power, but also that he has too much power and is difficult to manage. Furthermore, it is impossible to let Wang Yan serve as general judge again. What if Wang Yan couldn't think about it at that time and ran away to Xixia by the way?
That's why Fushi City is currently in an embarrassing situation, with three yamen and three sets of teams. However, although this situation is embarrassing, it is not awkward at all in reality, because Wang Yan can catch everyone.

After he took office, he never went to see his nominal superiors. Instead, he arrested many of his subordinates...

When he was a magistrate, he offended all the prefectural officials. When he was an inspector, he punished no less than ten prefectural officials. Now that he is a prefect, he is no longer afraid of prefectural officials.

Of course, if he becomes a road-level official, it will be unforgivable for any of the state officials below him to disobey him. He, Wang, also has double standards.

In fact, the power of the road-level officials here is not very great. The largest one is the Shaanxi Proclamation Envoy, whose full name is the Shaanxi Economic Strategy Appeasement Envoy, who can mobilize the troops of the Five Shaanxi Routes. In other words, he is mainly responsible for the war against Xixia. There are also transfer envoys who are in charge of money and food. When necessary, a Xuanfu envoy will be set up, headed by the prime minister. That is the overall commander-in-chief of the war. He has the power to make decisions on the spur of the moment and act expediently. He is the first person responsible for a comprehensive war.

During the first Song-Xia war, Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi were the chief and deputy pacifiers, with Xia Song in command, and they worked together. In the end, the battle didn't end well, and everyone was raped together.

After learning that Wang Yan knew about Yanzhou, Fan Zhongyan, who was far away in Qingzhou, specially wrote a letter from the elder to give instructions. After all, Fan Zhongyan had talked about military matters with Wang Yan back then, and he also knew that Wang Yan wanted to look north. Seeing Wang Yan transferred to the border area, Fan Zhongyan was trembling in his heart.

After all, Wang Yan used to make troubles internally. Although the matter was not trivial, even if it caused serious consequences, it could be digested internally. But it was different in the border area. If one thing is bad and it leads to an all-out war, that would be bad. The war against Xixia was of course not limited to Xixia. There are Liao in the north, Tubo in the west, Dali in the southwest, and various mountain ethnic minorities in the south. Due to various high pressures internally, some people rebelled from time to time.

Internal and external troubles are not just talk. If they are not dealt with properly, they will destroy the country.

Fan Zhongyan was really sincere in his letter, for he was afraid that Wang Yan would be eager for success and start the war lightly. After all, Wang Yan had troops in his hands. Fan Zhongyan, who was far away in Qingzhou, had already thought about how radical Wang Yan would be if he had 20,000 troops.

Wang Yan also wrote back to Fan Zhongyan. In and out of his words, he talked about Fan Zhongyan's past, lamenting about his increased power, his self-confrontation, and his anxiety when giving orders, etc. It can be summed up in four words: walking on thin ice.

In fact, Fan Zhongyan was already dead at this time, but because Wang Yan had previously helped to recuperate his body and relieve his mental knots, he also taught him body-building exercises, listed healthy recipes, and trained professional cooks. Thanks to various reasons, Fan Zhongyan is living well now.

When we parted ways in Hangzhou, Fan Zhongyan said that the requirements were not high and that a cleaning fee would be enough in Qingzhou. As a result, he is still an old man, and he is getting stronger and stronger. The people killed in Qingzhou in the past year were still full of heads. Cleaning fees, land clearing, and household registration checks were implemented very forcefully.

There was nothing Wang Yan could do to persuade him, so he had to exchange letters and consult remotely. Fan Zhongyan obviously didn't want to die early. He wanted to solve as many problems as possible. Therefore, he cherishes it more, does not do things too hastily, and does not make himself too tired. Even if he is inevitably going to be assassinated, there is nothing he can do about it.

Overall, Fan Zhongyan's situation is good. He is in good health and can live another ten or eight years, but he has found a new way of doing things and devoted himself to it, working hard for it. This is great for people like Fan Zhongyan.

Things elsewhere have little to do with Wang Yan. He was just recruiting new soldiers and cleaning up the entire Yanzhou, but he actually gained a lot.

In terms of wealth, the big families in Yanzhou are actually pretty good. The wealth of a landlord is related to the quality of the land, but that only applies to small and medium-sized landowners. Only these small landowners can save their money and save their family property. It seems a bit pitiful. They don't have the strength yet. Break through geographical restrictions.

But when the big landowners started doing business, their wealth accumulated faster, and they were no longer subject to geographical restrictions.

From this point of view, the large households in Yanzhou have an advantage. After all, they are close to Xixia. Whether they are doing serious foreign trade or secretly smuggling, it is much more convenient and familiar.

At this point, of course there is no shortage of connections. It may be said that they themselves are not very impressive, but they can still get married and make money in many ways. Power and benefit are corresponding. With one, the other is not far away.

So we can’t underestimate them just because they are in a remote location.

The so-called harvest naturally comes from them. Because some of them sell prohibited items to Xixia and provide things like iron tools. In fact, it is not just the big ones in Yanzhou, but also the relatively powerful big ones from other places, who also have business in this area. In addition, spies and espionage are also involved.

This is not unfamiliar, because when Wang Yan was an envoy in the capital, he also caught some Liao and Xia Xizuo. This kind of penetration is necessary. Yongjian is an effective method of struggle that has been passed down thousands of years ago. Thousands of years later, the anti-Japanese struggle is undoubtedly the top priority. Relatively speaking, Yanzhou is definitely the hardest hit area to be penetrated. After all, Yanzhou cannot block any moves. So from merchants, to officials, even some common people who farm, and even soldiers and officers in the frontline army. They either worked carefully, sold information, or participated in smuggling for profit.

It was also through this that Wang Yan met a border general for the first time, who was of course a historical celebrity...

In the official hall of the state government office, Wang Yan was sitting behind his desk drinking tea with a smile. At the bottom, sitting neatly and upright, is a man in his twenties wearing regular clothes. Even wearing loose clothes could not hide the strength of his body. The skin on his face is rough, slightly dark, and he has a beard. The calluses were visible on the hands that were holding the knees in a regular manner.

Zhonge, who is twenty-seven years old this year, sat very uneasy. He commanded thousands of troops stationed in Qingjian, and they clashed with the Xixia army on the opposite side every day. He was not panicked or worried at all.

But sitting in front of this Zhizhou, who was several years younger than him, he couldn't help but feel his heart pounding, because this Zhizhou's record was too scary. It was well known that he valued culture over martial arts, and he knew it very well, and had not Feelings. But the smiling Zhizhou in front of him treated civil servants like chickens, let alone a general like him.

And in the past few months, he could hear Wang Yan's awesome deeds every day, because all the arrests went to Qingjian City. People he found difficult to deal with in the past were already being treated like fathers and mothers without the Zhizhou even showing up.

Logically speaking, of course he would come to visit Wang Yan early. After all, Qingjian is under the jurisdiction of Yanzhou, and the city defense, fortifications, etc. there are all the responsibility of the Yanzhou Xiang army and the manpower recruited by the government. Money, food, etc. are also partly borne by the Yanzhou government.

But at that time, Wang Yan's power was so great that he would punish whoever he caught. People would like to travel thousands of miles away, and they would take the initiative to find him. Therefore, he kept in line with the other generals and did not come to find trouble.

But now I have no choice but to come. Because his officers and soldiers were involved in smuggling and betrayed their defense status, this was a fatal matter.

"General Zhong, don't be nervous."

Wang Yan put down his tea cup and spoke with a smile. But his words made Zhong E even more nervous. He was so excited that he straightened his back.

He shook his head and smiled: "I know that you are loyal to the family. I must have tried to win over Xixia before, promising benefits, but you have the talent to grow the family and did not agree. Otherwise, why bother to go to such trouble to open the Qingjian to let the Xixia people The army commander just goes straight in. So what happened this time must be that someone under your command was blinded by money and acted on his own."

Zhong E breathed a sigh of relief and cupped his hands: "Zhizhou has made a clear decision. After returning home, I will definitely investigate to the end so that Zhizhou can feel at ease."

"It's not to reassure me, but to reassure you. You are a soldier, so I will make this clear to you in front of the Privy Council Inspector."

Wang Yan waved his hand, "Everyone in the world knows that I am a cruel official. I think you are also worried about it. You are not the only one who is engaged in smuggling contraband under your command. You are not the only one in Qingjian. Our Yanzhou defense line is all over the line. Why did I come here alone? It's because you have a good command of the army and rarely do anything against the people.

Our court has such rules, and they have the courage to do so. If there were no rules, they would probably plunder all the way and surround the capital of the Song Dynasty. However, my power and responsibilities are limited, and I am already widely criticized. If I interfere in the affairs of the imperial army, there will be a mass criticism in Beijing. Therefore, these people are dealt with by the pacifiers, and their consequences will not be too good.

The reason why you are here is to ask you to lead the Privy Council to self-examination and self-examination. This will prevent us from ending up like others and causing our Song Dynasty to lose a good general. Do you understand? "

Of course Zhong E understood. To put it simply, Wang Yan was protecting him now. If it hadn't been for Wang Yan, he might not have been able to get over this situation easily, and he would have suffered a lot. But Wang Yan's attitude is clear, so the corresponding officials must take care of Wang Yan's face, so that his family can have a safe transition without any danger.

He couldn't help but look at the political hall, the Privy Council, and even the eunuchs sitting nearby...

"Don't look at them, they are imperial envoys. I am dedicated to serving the Song Dynasty. I even asked three of them to testify. I did not ask them to scare you. Don't worry, I will write a letter explaining the matter. You go back After a good inspection, the state government will not want the property obtained from the house. I will send some pigs over to the state government to make the soldiers eat meat and practice their skills. "

"Thank you Zhizhou!"

"Remember, practice your skills well. When the affairs in the state are properly arranged, I will go to the front line. Please don't disappoint me."

Zhong'e cupped his fists and saluted: "I will live up to Zhizhou's expectations."

"Just go."

Wang Yan waved his hand, Zhong E took two steps back respectfully, saluted to the others, and then turned around and left...

He vaguely felt that Wang Yan was trying to win over him, but he was not sure. Because Wang Yan was too cruel, but he admitted that he was indeed fair and strict, and he was really a good official. Before it was dealt with on him, even though he was afraid, he still had a good impression of Wang Yan.

After seeing it today, I came with anxiety and left with joy. He was not sure whether Wang Yan really wanted to win over him on the basis of fair law enforcement. He really couldn't see it...

Is Wang Yan trying to win over you? He is simply releasing kindness. He believed that if Zhonge had enough brains, he would definitely move closer to him.

It has been half a year since he took office, and everything that needs to be dealt with has basically been dealt with, and now it is time to deal with the aftermath.

Big businesses were raided, and all underworld gangs were wiped out. Naturally, more effort will be put into collecting cleaning fees, clearing land, and checking household registrations, dividing land, and making statistics of various figures. There is also the introduction of large external investors. After all, all the powerful people in the state have been wiped out by him, and their assets have shrunk.

There are also more detailed adjustments to the government structure and more detailed planning and construction of Yanzhou. Various resettlement and construction work must begin to be accelerated, and funds and efforts must be gradually invested to gradually improve people's living standards.

The most important thing is that the Xiang army must start training vigorously. After such a long time, the number of troops has not returned to its original proficiency, only 15,000 people. Firstly, there is the issue of military resources, and secondly, there is the financial issue. The expenses of the Xiang army must be borne by the state government. Of course, this is beyond conventional power, and the court provides subsidies. Yanzhou's finances are not good. There are many subsidies, but they also spend a lot of money, which is not easy.

Yanzhou now is actually very dangerous. If one of them is bad, it will really make the people’s livelihood miserable...

Anyway, it can be summed up in four points: dividing the land, attracting investment, building infrastructure, and training the army.

The goal is to make the people of Yanzhou rich and strong, so that the Xiang army can form a fighting force, and then draw them to the north to fight.

This was an established process, so Wang Yan didn't tell lies to Zhong E. After all the work was done and everything was on track, he really wanted to patrol the border. Only after seeing the situation in various places did he know how big of a deal it was going to be...

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