sweeping the world

Chapter 730 Some people are happy and some are sad

When Yuan Kuai's son was found, he was already dead and could not die anymore. As revenge, he was brutally dismembered, that is, the limbs and head were dismembered. When people in the past entered the house, they saw the bodies were hung separately in the room. Liang, while the scene is very scary, the blood on the ground is also full of blood.

Xie Ai, the collaborator, must give Yuan Kuai an explanation. After discussing with Li Kuang, Yuan Xiao was asked to record the official death treatment. According to the special policy, Yuan Kuai became a master from a mere innocence.

The head of an enemy soldier will become a public servant in the twentieth rank. According to Han law, he can get a hundred acres of land and a servant. At the same time, the government will also provide funds to build a "house" house.A "house" in each era has its own specifications. In the Han Dynasty, a "house" is a house with a contract of three acres, including the house and the necessary front yard and backyard.

The total registered population of the Han Kingdom was just over 700 million, and the number of title holders did not exceed 30. The number of first-level officials was the largest. Official officials were basically either members of the standing army or local grassroots civil servants.The first thing to consider when you want to take up a position in the Han Dynasty is not the knowledge you have, but the level of title you have reached, especially the strictest position in the army.

Every 57 people produce a titled person. This country has just been established, and wars have frequently broken out in the country.

If you look at the data, the 30 knights are mainly concentrated in the first year of Yuanshuo to the sixth year of Yuanshuo.

After the sixth year of Yuanshuo, those with titles have declined in the form of a cliff. Judging from the current situation, it is becoming more and more difficult to obtain titles, which also indicates that the frequency and number of wars waged by the country is decreasing.

Losing the eldest son in exchange for the title of Shangzao, Yuan Kuai couldn't tell whether he had gained or lost, but he had become one of the vested interests of the Han Dynasty. It can only be more cooperative with the official suppression of the rebellious party.

In fact, the dead are nothing to people in this era. The main thing is to die well. To put it simply, death should also have corresponding value.

With Yuan Kuai as an example, the rebellious party appears to be weak again, and more people choose to cooperate with the government. The number of rebellious parties discovered and eliminated has been increasing, but the follow-up people do not have the super standard treatment that Yuan Kuai received.

"Most of the rebellious parties that have been wiped out are the old forces of the Liang Kingdom, but there is no trace of Zhang Dan and Pei Heng." Li Kuang did not hide his disappointment, but was more confused: "Could it be that the two have fled away? "

Having said that, the Zhang family did not lose popular support in the Northwest, and the country was destroyed because of its military strength. With the foundation of popular support and the unwillingness of the bureaucracy, there will inevitably be resistance after the country is eliminated from the military level. Forces are generally headed by former officials.

A rebellion based on popular support can be replenished even if it loses manpower again and again. If the leader of the rebel organization wants to hide, he can get the greatest degree of cover, especially for some important people with incomparable identities.

Xie Ai is still very concerned about eradicating dissatisfied forces. The existence of those people will make it infinitely more difficult for Han to govern the Northwest. People in the Northwest will have those people to guide public opinion and make troubles, which will also increase conflicts with the authorities.

Combined, during the confrontation, conflicts increased repeatedly and the situation became worse and worse. At the same time, the people in the northwest hated the government more and more, and the government became less and less caring for the people in the northwest. As a result, both the people in the northwest and the government actually suffered. By.

Xie Ai can be regarded as one of the senior officials of the Han Dynasty. From the level of an intellectual and senior official, it is very clear that once the country decides to ignore a certain area in terms of beneficial policies, that area will not become better and better. , on the contrary, it will get worse and worse because of the country's ignorance.

Whether it's for his own errands or because of his background, Xie Ai really wants to solve the current difficulties, so that it is possible to benefit the Northwesterners under the policy tilt of the center this time, and while the relationship is eased, out of interests. The hook makes the Northwesterners have a sense of belonging to the Han Kingdom.

"Finding one will definitely destroy the other, but..." Xie Ai said with a wry smile: "I hope Chengji can grasp the strength."

In just half a month, under the full-scale mobilization of the Northwest, as many as 400 people were recorded on the eliminated list, and more than 2000 people were arrested and imprisoned.The number of being wiped out and arrested is increasing every day. Some of them must be those who should be killed and arrested from the standpoint of the Han Dynasty, but there are definitely those who are implicated and truly innocent.

In many cases, under the general trend, the unlucky ones who are implicated are not completely unlucky.In some respects, they may not have committed any serious crimes, but they were regarded as threats to the rule by the officials, and they simply took advantage of the situation to clean them up.As for the real innocent, it is difficult to say clearly. Under the pressure of the general situation, it is always difficult to get justice for grievances and innocence in time, and it is unknown whether they will be rehabilitated later.

What can Li Kuang say?If the incident happened in his hometown in Changguang County, if he participated in it, he would not want to see innocent elders in his hometown suffer.He has a very good friendship with Xie Ai. Under the current situation, it is still a community of interests. Xie Ai will be given the face that should be given to him. If he really can't give face, he dare not be arrogant. He can only respond with a smile but will not make any actual promises.

"There are as many as [-] young and strong people gathered in Yangguan from all over the country, so it can be seen that the people are still quite enthusiastic." Xie Ai changed the subject himself: "Zhengxi Zhonglang will lead his army north to Yangguan after the battle against Xiqiang Mountain is over. .”

Li Kuang is different from Xie Ai who was transferred to the Yushifu. He is in the military system and can get some residence reports after a period of time. He can get news about every place where a war is breaking out, but it depends on how clear the news is. The level of their own duties.

"Before Xie Zhonglang (will) arrive, Kuang needs to make the most relevant preparations." Li Kuang knew that Xie An led his army into Xiqiang Mountain and was pulling a carpet-like net. However, the number is not impressive: "Kuang thinks that the first batch of people can go to the Western Regions in the next few months."

This is what Xie Ai wants to say.What he knew was that Xiaoguo, a small number of civilians who went to Yangguan, brought their own weapons, horses and dry food, but most of them had to borrow credit from the military, and most of them were young and strong who originally belonged to the Zhang Liang army system, so they were very worried. If something happens under the planning of someone with ulterior motives, it will definitely be a big deal.

"Mingda suspects that Zhang Dan and Pei Heng may go to Yangguan?" Li Kuang himself had a similar guess, thinking that those who want to make trouble will really not let go of such an excellent opportunity: "There are [-] people gathered in Yangguan. If something happens, It will be a shocking event.”

"Ai has asked relatives and old friends to pay more attention." Xie Ai was still worried: "Although it is so, it is restless."

So, the formulation of relevant policies by the center will only be based on the general aspect, and the details will be improved by the executors and localities.It's not that the center has lost the pot, it's the difference in perspective, which makes it easy for the planners who talk about it, and the people who actually implement it are busy and bear important ties.

Li Kuang knew that Xie Ai's worries were not unfounded. The fact that so many soldiers from Zhang's Liang army gathered at Yangguan itself was an opportunity for the conspirators to make trouble.They act on the overall situation first, and in some respects they can deter conspirators, but they can only achieve deterrence. Those who have conspiracies really want to do anything can only be on guard to the greatest extent.

"There is a garrison at Yangguan, and the young and strong will be controlled by the formation after they go there." Li Kuang comforted Xie Ai: "If there is still an accident, it is because you and I are not doing things well, and it is also for the big man to recognize the reality of the Northwest."

This is what Xie Ai is afraid of. The center has a slanting policy towards the Northwest after intense discussions. Once good intentions are not rewarded, those who agree with the slanting policy will be beaten in the face, including Liu Yan, who is the ruler. Also got slapped.

If something really happened, the people who rejected the Northwest before would be even more repelled, and those who were neutral should shout and shout for performance, and those who originally stood in a good-hearted position would be embarrassed after being shaken, and then there would be the wrath of the ruler It is light to shake your face and not take care of it. If there is a malicious policy tilt, and if there is a necessary cleansing and encirclement, how many people will die in the Northwest?

It’s really not nonsense. After the central government of the past dynasties hates a place, the tax it should have will only become heavier and heavier, but when it’s the turn to take care of it, it will be completely forgotten. No matter what the reason for the people there, it is a rebellion.The method of the center is to send a large army to level it out. If one time is not enough, come twice or three times... Even if the entire area is wiped out, it will be regarded as removing the scourge. When the time permits, it will be a matter of relocating new people to make up for it.

Once it is considered by the center to be a region with poor mountains, bad waters and many troublesome people, one place can fight against the entire state apparatus, especially when most of the areas are strictly controlled by the center, it is the region that will suffer in the end.

Li Kuang can still stay safely in Yumen County, because the military is ready to suppress it at any time.His not moving is itself a strategy to attract those who want to make trouble, and then let the military carry out the most violent and bloody sweep.

Xie Ai knew about the arrangement and did not want the worst to happen.He bid farewell to Li Kuang, and when he went outside, he was surprised to find that the sky was covered with overcast clouds, and almost everyone who could see looked up at the sky in a daze.

"Uncle." Seeing Xie Ai, Xie Ping leaned over and said in surprise, "Is it going to rain?"

The entire sky was shrouded in dark clouds, but there was no wind, and no thunder was heard.

People with a bit of common sense will react with the first thought of "it's going to rain" when they see a cloudy sky. Few people know that although it is cloudy, how much rain or how heavy it will rain depends on the wind.More Although it is cloudy and thundery at times, usually the thunder is heavy and the rain is light, and the stronger the wind, the heavier the rain will be.

In previous years when the climate was normal, the current stage is actually in the continuous rainy season. There will be several rainy seasons before this year. Before this year, when it was supposed to rain, it didn't rain, which led to the drought in most parts of the Northwest.

"It will definitely rain heavily." Xie Ai is not a psychic, nor is he an old farmer. In fact, he really can't call the wind and call the rain, and he can't judge how heavy the rain will be from some details. It is purely out of good expectations: "Yes Yes, it will definitely rain heavily."

If it rains, and it is heavy rain, it is not only a matter of improving the drought in the northwest, but it still involves politics.

Before Zhang’s Liang Kingdom was destroyed by the Han Kingdom, the weather in the Northwest was favorable for a long time. As a result, even though the taxes of Zhang’s Liang Kingdom were heavy, the people could not bear the pressure. In some respects, it meant that God gave Zhang face and admitted that Zhang ruled the northwest.

When the Han State destroyed Zhang’s Liang State, God suddenly didn’t show face. The military disaster plus natural disasters, the people didn’t care what the Han State actually did to the Northwest. When they saw God’s natural disasters because of the change of owner in the Northwest, the first thought was definitely Han. China is not qualified to rule the Northwest.

It is absurd for people who understand the reason to talk about things, but most people cannot bear to believe them. Especially in the current era, whether God gives the ruler face is the most important thing. No matter how good it is to rule the people, but if God does not give face, the people will be alienated from the ruler. If there is any incentive, there will be wars everywhere. How many times have the dynasty changed because of natural disasters?

Officials in the central civil affairs system oppose the use of foreign troops in a disaster year. Under the premise that natural disasters will break out, the military will not dare to jump too far even if they oppose it. It is not necessary to maintain stability in various places and be ready to deal with possible civil uprisings at any time.As for why the civil uprising occurred?It is God who embarrasses Liu Yan, the large-scale drought that is about to break out, and the ensuing locust ravages.

"Is it going to rain?" Li Kuang didn't know when he stood beside Xie Ai: "It's just in time..."

Almost as Li Kuang stretched out his hand, the first raindrop landed on his palm. For a moment, there was a flash of lightning in the sky, and after a while, thunder rumbled. Grass clippings everywhere.

With the first drop of rain, dense raindrops began to fall almost instantly. Xie Ai stared at the heavy rain at the beginning, and laughed heartily when he heard the cheers coming from everywhere in his ears. , She was still reserved at first, but then she laughed as if she had gone mad.

Xie Ai was not the only one who went mad, a rain changed the fate of too many people, most of them were happy, but in the end there were still some people who couldn't be happy, and even felt angry.

"Oh my god!" Pei Heng stood in the rain and pointed at the sky and scolded: "It's raining at this time!"

Those who were also standing in the open air in the rain included Zhang Dan and other leaders of the resistance forces. Most of them looked lost.They hoped that when a natural disaster broke out in the northwest, the people would become even more alienated from the Han Kingdom, and they were waiting to detonate the entire northwest and accomplish their great things.But it actually rained?
"What should we do?" Song Cheng said a little lost his way: "This is God warning us that we shouldn't take action at this time?"

Whether it’s true or not, they just think that the drought that God sent to the Northwesterners was to remind the Northwesterners to resist the rule of the Han Dynasty, and they could indeed use it to attract more Northwesterners to participate. The question is why God suddenly fell rain? !

(End of this chapter)