"Behead Wang Yue." Li Kaiming said calmly: "Check out his property and fill it into the public account. The cavalry blocked the surrounding gentry and grain households, slowly torture and search one by one, immediately seized the inventory of the city, and checked the Chinese medicine shops, cotton cloth, medicinal materials, fine grains, miscellaneous grains, weapons, shields, armor, bows and arrows. All of them need to be checked and checked. The cavalry was sent to announce the decree everywhere in the city, and we would like to inform the people. We would not disturb the people, and we would not kill innocent people. The people should go to the streets without any trouble. When the guards arrived, they would ask the people to promote the chief armor to maintain local order and order, and then handle it in all places outside the city. The taxes should be paid and collected by the officials we sent."

Li Kaiming was thinking about clear-headedness and was not affected by any consequences. Under his orders, several clerks immediately wrote all their words into vernacular words, and then sent dozens of cavalrymen to post or proclaim a loud voice. It is estimated that before dark at night, the commotion and anxiety in the city would generally stop.

This was a beautiful surprise attack, and almost without bloodshed. In Jianzhou City, there were three armies of the wings, and more than 6,000 people had surrendered one after another. After being confiscated, the weapons were taken back to the barracks for custody. This was an absolute victory. The remaining counties might all surrender. There were seven counties in Jianzhou, including Jian'an and Ouning. Outside, there were five counties in Jianyang, Guanli, Songxi, Pucheng and Chong'an. Now Li Kaiming and his troops have occupied four counties, and the rest of the counties will be issued at any time.

The seven counties were obtained, with a population of about 2 million, millions of stagnant cash, and hundreds of thousands of s of grain, which was enough to follow Li Kaiming's previous idea, to own a state and gain a glimpse of other states. Within a few years, the entire Fujian, Zhejiang, Lakes, and Guangxi plan was hidden.

"Mao Qi." Li Kaiming turned his head and said to Liu Mao Qi: "Take a hundred elite cavalry and prepare more tung oil and other fire-induced objects, and immediately rushed to the valley entrance, water entrance, and Nan'an towns, and set fire to burn these towns to white ground."

"Yes, Grand Marshal." Liu Maoqi immediately agreed with a serious expression.

Luo Zhenbang said: "The Grand Marshal, his subordinates want to let go. The King of Zhongshan is afraid of the Grand Marshal's reputation, fearing the enemy to avoid war, and leading his subordinates to the East Vanguard. He just asks about the lives and deaths of the gentry and people on Fujian Road... Is it unknown if I can let go of the news like this?"

"It's feasible." Li Kaiming said coldly: "The big thing comes first, and I don't care about any means. As long as it can be used, you all say it, I will obey it."

Everyone nodded in a stern way, knowing that Li Kaiming was extremely afraid of Xu Zixian, and as long as there was a little blow and suppression method, they would definitely use it.

"I am not afraid of him." Li Kaiming said in a deep voice: "I have been fighting for more than ten years, and have experienced hundreds of battles, setting up troops, claiming that I am not under anyone. If he leads his troops to fight, I will fight with him. However, in this world, people's hearts, and nobles, we must still fight for the front line. If we cannot win the hearts of the people, we will not achieve great achievements."

"I understand." Liu Maoqi, Luo Zhenbang and others all bowed. As thieves for many years, they certainly understood Li Kaiming's words.

...

"Your Highness, the fire has become smaller."

The night was quieter and the weather on Fujian Road was getting colder in October. However, King Zhao had to wear military uniforms and stand on the city tower of Fujian Road East Road with a ritual knife, watching the firelight more than twenty miles away.

An official said frightened and said, "The thieves are so brave. Even though they know that a large number of wing troops gather in Fuzhou, the imperial guards are also preparing for war. They dare to bravely go to Nan'an and burn the Nan'an Villa!"

Everyone glanced at the official, and some thought to themselves: You know what a big deal!

Someone answered: "Liu Aner, Liu Anle and others, and Li Kaiming, who was trapped in Guide in the ninth year of Chongde, did not burn all the ancestral tombs, but what is it?"

This has caused everyone's discussion, of course, it is all about the thieves being brave, and it seems that they really don't expect to attract peace.

The Great Wei has not been peaceful. In the past 200 or 300 years, there will always be ambitious people coming out. But before Liu Aner and Li Kaiming, no rebels dared to kill high-ranking officials or burn the imperial tombs.

The Taizu of the Great Wei started his family in the south, but his ancestral home was Guide Mansion on Henan Road. After the founding of the Great Wei Kingdom, he built the imperial tomb area in Guide. After the bandits conquered Guide, he burned the ancestral tomb of the Great Wei tomb and was empty.

Emperor Chongde was frightened by this and greatly damaged the prestige of the official family. After all, even among the people, the people who argued and injured the ancestral tombs were irreconcilable. If the other party was not killed, the whole family could not recover the face. As the emperor, the official family of the Wei Dynasty could not protect their own ancestral tombs, and it was inevitable that they would greatly damage their prestige.

Li Kaiming dared to burn even the ancestral tomb of the Great Wei Dynasty, so why didn’t he dare to burn a royal palace?

Moreover, King Zhao has deployed more than 30,000 Xiang troops to station along the periphery. Fuzhou is close to the Minjiang River and the seaside. It is mountainous but not high. It is a large plain area. Many Xiang troops stationed along the mountains and riverside outside the city, most of which are stationed on the side of the official road to facilitate transportation of money and grain. After receiving the warning, King Zhao immediately ordered many Xiang generals to be on guard, and the imperial guards were also on guard. Although the possibility of bandits attacking Fuzhou was not too high, King Zhao's reaction was a bit too heavy.

Later, a whistle cavalry came to report that only more than a hundred bandit cavalry were burned down in each town. However, King Zhao believed that this was a trick to lure the enemy and sent people to the tribes to hold orders, strictly prohibiting the tribes from fighting.

It was unlikely that the Xiang army would take the initiative to invite the war, and the military orders of King Zhao were in line with everyone's wishes.

When the sky was dawn, the fire finally became smaller.

King Zhao pressed the Yidao with his hand, and he never slept all night, and his face was still majestic. He said, "Jianzhou was not careful for a moment, and was lost by the thieves, and the city was lost. The fire broke out in the towns tonight. It should be a strategy for the enemy to lure the enemy. I have reported to the capital that I will fight with a large army in the near future and use a dignified army to go to Jianyang in order to defeat the thieves in one fell swoop."

Everyone was convinced and said, "The king made a decision and fought with a lion and a rabbit. He would be able to achieve his full strength."

The fall of Jianzhou shocked the court and the country. After all, Fujian Road has always been peaceful, and Jianzhou is also a base for Fujian, which is not an irrelevant place. After the fall of Fucheng, Guanli and other counties also fell. Tongzhi Lu Wenxian and other officials fled to Chong'an area, and recruited groups to defend the city. Li Kaiming sent a side army to the place, and all the counties were trapped, and only Chong'an was still there. Jianzhou had a prefecture and seven counties, and only one county remained.

In addition, Wang Yue died for his country. Although this guy was a mistake, he became the highest official in the Great Wei Dynasty when he was fighting against the bandits. Before that, there were no prefecture-county officials who were killed. However, Wang Yue, a veteran Qingliu, who was given a position as a palace master, had the status of a palace master and a prefect of the Great Mansion. The most local officials with such status were not under Lin Douyao, and Wang Yue's death also shocked the court and the country.

Many officials in court feel sad about the death of a rabbit and the fox. In fact, in the eyes of the people, Wang Yue's rebellious actions are caused by the crime, and death is not worthy of mercy. However, in the eyes of officials and gentry, after all, it is a kind of thing to hurt. Wang Yue can be killed, so of course they are the same. Wang Yue's death is more shocking than the fall of Jianzhou.

The emperor did not join the court because of Wang Yue's death. Wang Yue's official position was not enough. After all, the Jianzhou Rebellion broke out, but Wang Yue died for his country at least. Therefore, he was awarded the direct scholar of Longtu Pavilion, the Yinqing Guanglu Dafu, and 1,000 guan of money. Wang Yue's son was granted the Tai Student, so he could not get rid of the examination and directly accepted the Jinshi examination.

A minister who died in the country would generally be more grand and more glorious than this reward. Wang Yue's reward was considered to be a lower level.

In addition, the two prefectures were discussed and ordered the King of Zhao to send troops quickly to quell the Jianzhou Rebellion before the New Year.

The court still had considerable confidence in quelling the rebellion. After all, the first time the bandits in Jianzhou started to emerge, with the experience of the emperor and important officials in the court, the time when the bandits first started to emerge was also the weakest combat power. King Zhao used 60,000 troops and more than 10,000 imperial guards to fight.

The King of Zhao himself also thought that Nan'an Town was burned last night and the other courtyard of the King of Zhongshan Mansion was destroyed. For King of Zhao, it was a good thing to kill two birds with one stone.

It can help the gentry and people in the city support the dispatch of troops and share the same hatred for the enemy. After all, the bandits did not burn, kill and loot in Jianzhou before, and the place was relatively calm, and the gentry and people everywhere were not hostile.

The burning of several towns awakened many people. After all, the bandits were bandits and had extremely strong destructive power. They could burn several towns last night, and the entire towns and cities of Jianzhou, Xinghua Army and Shaowu Army were also likely to encounter this disaster.

"The fundraising of officials, gentry and businessmen in Xiangcheng, hurry up." King Zhao was in a hurry to go down the city, and when he was down the city, he said to Xu Ziwei, Li Gu, Liu Guangsi and others who were following him: "I heard that the morale of the Xiang army was unstable, and the money and military needs donated by the officials, gentry and businessmen should allocate some to the Xiang army..."

"Your Highness." Liu Guangsi grinned and said, "The soldiers of the Imperial Army only need to reward several stakes of money, and they are quite dissatisfied. Instead of scattering the money and food, there are not many people, you might as well give the Imperial Army a heavy reward. Is it painful to hit someone with a slap or a fist? General Shumo said bluntly that even if the Xiang army has morale, how useful is it? It is to fill the knife first on the battlefield to disrupt the enemy's formation. If you really have tough battles, you still have to rely on the Imperial Army."

"This is also reasonable..." King Zhao changed his mind in an instant and said, "Let's raise money and grain first."

Liu Guangsi and other generals of the imperial guards all showed joy and bowed to King Zhao.

Xu Ziwei is irresistible, and he is very superficial in military and political ways.

Only Li Gu shook his head gently. He knew that the dissatisfaction of the Xiang army was like a volcano, and it was only a matter of time before it burst out. However, this matter was indeed as Liu Guangsi said. The Xiang army was originally a miscellaneous fish, so it was not necessary to give up.

However, a big man like King Zhao was fickle and easily overturned after making a decision. Many people found out that King Zhao's pulse was very difficult. The Fujian Road is now full of chaos, conflicts between the imperial guards and the wing army were born. The government and the gentry were extremely dissatisfied with the decision of the Grand Commander's Office, and everyone was just enduring it.

Li Gu sighed, hoping that he could send troops quickly to drive the bandits out of Jianzhou. As for great victory and meritorious service, he no longer dared to make such an idea.

The only gain may be that the towns in Nan'an were burned, so that Xu Zixian's prestige declined.

...

"Although the scenery is good in front of you, I am afraid it won't last."

A businessman from Jingnan said worriedly with a strong Tanzhou accent: "The King of Zhongshan defeated the pirates, and the gentry and students in Tanzhou and Fuzhou were all excited... We have been suffering from the thieves for a long time. Near the mountains of Jingbei, there are many thieves in the deep mountains and dense forests that stretch for thousands of miles, and there are many thieves going south, and local officials cannot control them. Originally, after the King of Zhongshan rose, we were extremely happy, thinking that the King of Zhongshan was in charge of Fujian first, and then sent troops to wipe out the bandits in Jingnan. Now it seems that we are too optimistic. When the King of Zhongshan faces the bandits, they are afraid that they are afraid and timid."

"Old Zhu, do you think when will the king send troops?"

"The foundation has been destroyed and will be built again in Qizhou. If the thief kills to Qizhou again, will he run away?"

In front of us is a group of business people and gentlemen from Jingbei, Jingnan, and Jiangxi Road.

Chen Duzhu, Wei Jiuzhen, Xu Yanda and others were surrounded by the port terminal of Dongfan. The roads have been unstable recently, and the business roads on other parts of Fujian Road can continue to be traded, but the roads to Jiangxi and Jingnan are temporarily closed.

The salt specialties purchased by merchants can only be transported from sea to Zhejiang Road, from waterway to Jingbei, and then to Jingnan. The road that Jingbei merchants originally took is also many waterways in Jiangxi, which is quite convenient. The ones suffering are the merchants in Jingnan. The price of goods has increased by at least 30% because of the distance.

Of course, they can also raise prices, but after the price increases, it will not be so fast and affect credibility, so everyone is dissatisfied.

From Li Kaiming erecting the flag to isolating traffic, to conquering Jian'an, Wang Yue died, and then burning Nan'an towns, more than a month has passed, and many people are waiting very impatient.

Many businessmen have complained, why did the Zhongshan King not send out the government army to wipe out those bandits who had just begun to rise?

There was another story about Nan'an being destroyed, and rumors spread that the Zhongshan King could only kill rogues and fight against the pirates who were in a gangster, but he was extremely afraid of the bandits, and even his foundation was destroyed, he could not do anything.

The news gradually spread in the Dongfan period, and the merchants felt quite uneasy. In addition, the war on Fujian Road, the sea trade in Quan, Zhang and other places was also affected. The merchant ships docked in the Dongfan and Qizhou began to decrease, and people's hearts became increasingly fluctuating.

Chen Duzhu and others did not agree. These gentry and businessmen on the outside did not understand Fu.

The situation inside Jianlu, but seeing that commerce is not booming, I feel quite anxious.

"Warring war, you are fighting money and food..." Chen Duzhu ignored the noisy gentry and merchants on the road, turned to Wei Jiuzhen and others and said, "I don't know if the fleet that trades to Japan has taken off the goods?"

"There shouldn't be too big a problem." Wei Jiuzhen showed a worried look on his face. He pointed to the warehouse area in the port and said, "There are at least tens of thousands of barrels of soybean oil there. It was originally planned to be taken out on Liangzhe and Fujian Road. It was squeezed out from hundreds of thousands of stone beans. It took less than two months. It was really fast and amazing. It was originally said that it could make a lot of profits and quickly take out, but now it seems that besides using a large amount of beans to exchange for refined grains, the oil squeezed cannot be taken out. There are also a lot of deer skin, sand gold, and flax. These goods were mostly wanted to be taken out for Japan, but a single shipment would be easily suppressed by the Japanese. In order not to affect the overall situation of cotton cloth, these goods were also ordered by His Highness to collect them in the warehouse first..."

Chen Duzhu, Xu Yanda and others frowned. Xu Yanda said: "The uneasy hearts of business people and gentry are also extremely unfavorable to the king's great cause..."

"These guys are really not good." Chen Duzhu ran to the wharf for many years and developed a good temper and personality that was not afraid of honor and disgrace, but he couldn't help but curse at this time.

Merchants are a little eager for quick success and pursue profit too much, and they wish that everything will not change unpredictably. When things are not satisfactory, they rarely think deeply about the deep reasons... In fact, except for some super merchant families that are rich enough to compete with the country and have been rich for three generations, ordinary merchants are generally influenced by politics. The rumored capital controls the country is quite difficult and full of unpredictable variables.

It was a good time for the sea to roll in the clouds, but many merchants were frowning. Not far from them, near the dock’s general office, Li Yi, Kong He, Fu Qian, Chen Jie and others were also gathering for consultation.

"The First Army, Second Army, and Third Army have begun to mobilize," Li Yi sat upright on the left, with the chair in the middle empty as usual. Kong He sat opposite Li Yi, Fu Qian, Chen Jie and others, respectively.

"The method of mobilization is for Qin Dongyang to follow the order of the king. We just need to cooperate." Kong He pursed his lips with some displeasure and said, "It's just too expensive!"

"The king has always been generous with money and food for the affairs of the army and the soldiers."

"There should be nothing to do with four, six, seven, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen...ten newly formed troops stationed in Penghu and the East Fan."

Many civil servants were not very clear about military affairs, but everyone still nodded.

The newly formed army has been organized into more than 20 armies, more than 40,000 people, plus the original more than 10,000 soldiers, the Zhongshan Prefecture Army of the Dongfan has reached a scale of 50,000.

Compared with the expected size of 100,000 people, it is still far from that.

And in the current financial situation, it is difficult to raise 60,000 or 70,000 people, let alone recruit more soldiers to join the army.

Fu Qian bowed slightly and said loudly: "In terms of armor and weapons, heavy infantry and heavy cavalry plate-locked armor cannot be prepared, but all the archers are equipped with lock armor, all the archers are equipped with plate armor, and all the shield hands are worn with iron scale armor or prick armor. The weapons they hold are made of fine steel. For the time being, the new army soldiers can only use leather armor, cotton armor, and old weapons eliminated by the government army. If you want to fully arm the new army soldiers of dozens of armies, the craftsman will not be able to do it."

Li Yi nodded slightly and said, "You have tried your best to achieve this in a short period of time."

This is true. The mail is fine. The shield hand's armor and scale armor are the old armor from the past. The mail is new, but there are wire drawing machines and rolled iron ring machines. There are enough manpower and equipment, so it is not too difficult to make more than 100-collar mail in a day.

However, after three thousand plate armors were made in less than two months, and the water flowed day and night. Fu Qian also brought craftsmen to build armor day and night, which almost exhausted all the energy of the craftsman's chief officer.

Fu Qian is now walking, and he has lost about ten pounds. His originally rich body has returned to his thin appearance when he was poor, all thanks to the creation of the plate armor.

With a large number of plate armor and mail, the original slingers and archers replaced all the armor on their bodies and gave the shield hands two or three heavy armors.

After the heavy armor connected to the plate armor is made, the equipment of these shield soldiers, that is, heavy infantry soldiers, can be upgraded again. The old armor they eliminated can be handed over to the new army soldiers or eliminated for the security guards.

The new army of more than 20 armies was also organized according to the new organization and was stationed on various places on the island for training.

Each ten people are a team, with team officials and team deputy teams, and every three teams are a poster, with sentry officers, deputy sentry officers, commanders, commanders, and flags.

Each three posts are one capital. In addition to the traditional flag soldiers of the Sishu, there are also military orders, military commanders, military officials, military judges and other official positions. Each three capitals are one battalion, and the battalion is added with a staff officer, and each three battalion is a regiment, with a thousand people in each regiment. Each army has two thousand people in four battalions, and has expanded to more than three thousand people in three regiments.

Each six army is one wing with about 20,000 people. The level of command of the wing is also called the general of the military command, which is also the general of the general of the general in the Tang Dynasty.

If necessary, several wing capitals commanded the battle. In the wing capital, Xu Zixian could not send civil servants as recruits. Instead, he planned to reset the general level of military generals above the wing capital, be the Taiwei lieutenant in the court, and be the general manager outside. This is the Great Wei military system system system made by Taizu, and this is the real emphasis on both civil and military.

The new military system reduced the battalion, added regiments, and expanded the generals.

In fact, Xu Zi first planned to set up a division and then an army, but considering that the military system of the Great Wei has been in many years, everyone can adapt to it if it is a minor change. If it is a major change, adding another layer may cause obstacles to command, so they only add regiments to the battalion, and the changes are not too big.
Chapter completed!