After rebirth, I tortured the scum and strived to become the empress

Shen Qingjun is still sitting in the rear, presiding over the major changes in the Flying Cavalry Army while sorting out people's livelihood...

But no matter how busy she was, Shen Qingjun never forgot to pay attention to Wuwei County. After all, she had become the Duke of Wuwei County. Even though she still had military affairs at the time and could not go to her own territory to dominate, she still paid attention to Wuwei County. It’s also natural!

In fact, Shen Qingjun paid attention to Wuwei County very early. As early as Shen's mother wrote to her saying that Emperor Shao Wu wanted to seal her in Wuwei, she sent Shen Yan to lead people to sneak into Wuwei County to investigate the situation!

After a period of secret visits, Shen Yan has now reported back the situation he discovered in Wuwei County...

At this moment, Shen Qingjun is in the room carefully studying the news about Wuwei County that Shen Yan sent back!

What is the situation in Wuwei?After Shen Qingjun read Shen Yan's secret report, he had an idea in his mind, let's put it this way!She believes that Wuwei as a fiefdom has both good and bad qualities!

And it’s a mixed bag in every sense of the word!

The first is the geographical location: the advantage is that it is far away from the hinterland of the Wei Dynasty, and the restrictions on imperial power are relatively small. When you go there, you should have greater autonomy.

The disadvantage is that Wuwei County belongs to the border counties of the Wei Dynasty and borders the Western Regions. However, the county's economy is backward. Han and Qiang people live together in the county, and border troubles occur from time to time.

In order to keep the fiefdom safe, Shen Qingjun must raise a capable army, and the number should not be too small, otherwise he would not be able to deter the Qiang tribes.

The second is the area of ​​the fiefdom: the advantage is that Wuwei County is vast. The area of ​​​​this county is equivalent to the size of seven or eight counties in the hinterland of the Central Plains. When viewed on a map, it occupies almost one-eighth of the territory of the Wei Dynasty. The area is...

The disadvantage is that Wuwei County has a large area, but the land is barren. There is very little land available for cultivation in the county. One acre of grain can produce less than half of the cultivated land in the Central Plains... Moreover, there are some places that the Wei Dynasty cannot actually control. But in the hands of the Qiang people...

Moreover, this county is vast and sparsely populated, but its population is only one-tenth of that of a county in the hinterland of the Central Plains...

You know, population is everything!Whether it's farming, paying taxes, recruiting soldiers...everything requires people!

Of course, the above two points are not the most critical. The most critical thing is that there is a wealthy family in Wuwei County, the Liu family!

Where is the Liu family?This family is like a tiger in Wuwei County!

This family has dominated Wuwei for more than 100 generations for five generations! For more than 100 years, the three separatist dynasties that once unified the north have never shaken the rule of the Liu family.

Let’s put it this way!During the three dynasties that the Liu family has ruled Wuwei County for more than 100 years, six county guards have died in office due to "excessive fatigue", three have gone crazy inexplicably and their official careers have been cut off, and two county guards have been killed by mobs because of their perverse behavior!

After the founding of the Wei Dynasty, Emperor Shao Wu also recruited his family's children to serve as officials several times in order to appease the Liu family, but all of them refused. In the 20th year since the founding of the Wei Dynasty, two county governors had already left Wuwei.

In Wuwei, in addition to the county guards, other officials sent by the central government to try to seize control always died of illness, attacks by Qiang people, or poisoning by servants around them...

And no one can prove that the abnormal deaths of these county guards were the work of the Liu family!

All in all, Wuwei County can be called the cemetery of homeless officials. Every official who was sent to Wuwei was like a mourning heir, and there were even many who resigned and did not work.

The Liu family is indeed a local cancer, but the reason it continues to exist is not because the central court cannot destroy the Liu family, but because it is not worth it!

<divclass="contentadv">Emperors of all generations knew that the place was a malignant tumor that had become pus-filled and leaking, but they did not intend to prick it. Firstly, it would be troublesome, and secondly, if it was broken but they were not cleaned up, it would only allow the toxin to spread.

As for those county officials who died at the hands of the Liu family?To be honest, the emperor really didn't care. He had too many ministers... so many that he didn't even care if a few of them died!

Because the Liu family had always openly respected the court, the emperor was unwilling to go to war for a few officials who died in vain.

As for why the emperor keeps sending people to Wuwei after people die?Because the emperor is betting that he can produce a capable minister!

If a strong man can defeat the Liu family, the emperor will make a lot of money. If he doesn't fight, there will be no loss. After all, those who can go to Wuwei are losers or marginalized people in the court.

It's a pity that every emperor seems to have lost the bet...including Emperor Shao Wu!

Then why did the emperor only send officials to fight for power with the Liu family instead of simply sending an army to wipe out the Liu family?Could it be that the imperial court couldn't defeat a local tyrant family?

Because it's not worth it!

Wuwei County has few people and little land, so there is no need to mobilize an army to do such a thankless task!

In a word, the meat of Wuwei is not fat enough and the benefits are not big enough!

In addition, Emperor Shao Wu has been busy with the unification war, and there is still a large area of ​​fertile land in the south that has not been captured, and Wuwei's leftover material is worth it there!

Therefore, they did not have free hands to deal with the Liu family. The Liu family openly obeyed Emperor Shao Wu, allowing them to control Wuwei County. The two sides maintained a certain tacit understanding...

Until Emperor Shao Wu chose a fiefdom for Shen Qingjun this year, he gave Shen Qingjun this useless piece of martial power...

As for whether Shen Qingjun can defeat the Liu family and eat the chicken ribs in his mouth, Emperor Shao Wu's attitude is the same as that of those county guards who died in Wuwei. It all depends on Shen Qingjun's ability!

After reading the detailed introduction of Wuwei County, Shen Qingjun put down the book in his hand and said with emotion: "I thought I could get a county fief for free, but it seems I thought too much!"

"Yes, if it is really located in the heart of the Central Plains, with a large number of people and a good territory with a fertile base, Emperor Shao Wu would be reluctant to give it to his own son, because it will be the turn of his ministers there!" Emperor Shao Wu's stinginess was obvious to all the subjects of the Wei Dynasty!

Randomly shook his head, "Sure enough, the sky doesn't drop pies for no reason. If a pie falls suddenly, it's probably an iron pie! If you can't catch it, it's not impossible to be blown to death by an iron pie!"

"The Liu family is like the solid iron in the pie. If you don't handle it well, you can really kill me!"

However, Shen Qingjun sighed, but she didn't feel that Emperor Shao Wu was deliberately trying to trick her. After all, Wuwei County was a necessary and dispensable scrap for the emperor, a tasteless piece of food that was a pity to throw away...

But for the ministers, it is a rare and sumptuous meal that can last for generations, and it is worth every effort to fight for it!

How about taking some risks in order to have a delicious meal? How many people dream of it!

Moreover, Shen Qingjun has an advantage over those county guards. Wuwei is her fiefdom. Not only does she have the highest status, she does not need to ask for advice or worry about others when doing anything...

And she can lead an army to "take office", which is much better than those unlucky county guards of various generations who go to office alone...

With such an advantage, if she can't defeat the Liu family and is shackled by the Liu family, she deserves to perish!