With silver in your hand, everything is not difficult.

All the problems in Xunyang City were successfully solved as the money was in place.

When the generals received the salary, they were naturally obedient. In addition, the Dingxi Army, who defeated them head-on, was even more ruled. They did whatever Xiao Chengzhi said, and they did whatever they wanted. They didn't have to recruit civilians to repair the city walls. These Longjia private soldiers could do it.

As a result, the people of Xunyang, which were already panicked due to continuous changes, gradually settled down. Especially when Sun Bi led people to deliver clothes and food to many suffering people, both the Han and the Barbarians had trust and support for the young master, and many people bowed to him and thanked him.

As for the officials and people in the government, since their salary is paid and they want to protect their positions, they naturally have to obey orders. But this is the beginning, and the next is the test for them.

Because Li Ling then re-engaged the many regulations he had formulated and implemented in Jiangcheng County, and after a slight modification based on the local specific situation, Sun Bi was promoted in various yamen.

In fact, these things are not complicated, they are just some of the assessment systems that are quite common in later companies, from daily attendance in the morning and evening to whether they have completed errands, to the quality of completing errands, to whether they have subordinates or people’s complaints...

Everything is closely linked to the official's monthly salary and future promotions and declines, and is divided into numbers based on the advantages and disadvantages, and finally gathers into a table. Every ten days, it will be posted in various yamen in the city, truly achieving transparency and fairness, so that people can't find any mistakes at all.

With this move in hand, Sun Bi would be much more relaxed to control Xunyang's upper and lower yamen. It would be no exaggeration to say a word like an arm and use fingers. This made him even more admire Li Ling. No matter behind his face, he had said bluntly that he had the talent of a prime minister, and that only doing financial affairs in Xunyang was a waste of talent.

After the government and the army have sorted out, it is time to arrange possible disputes among the people, that is, various hatreds that have not been resolved between the Han and the Manchus.

In fact, because the Long family itself is a barbarian, the relationship between the Han and the barbarians in Qianzhou is more tense than in southern Yunnan. The barbarians oppress the Han people, and the Han people revolt, which happened many times. Even if there were a few wars just now, such things could not be avoided.

However, this time Sun Bi will no longer be as partial as those who were in power in the past, and will be more partial. He will directly discuss the matter. As long as he finds out which party is at fault, he will directly punish him severely. Whether it is Han or barbarians, he will be treated equally, and if there is any mistake, he will be punished.

Some barbarians who were used to being arrogant did not want to tangle and resist, but after the army moved, they quickly became honest. It was not until now that they truly realized that the situation in Xunyang City is completely different now. The barbarians are not the ones who are the masters of the country. If they commit a crime, they will have to pay a price.

Of course, not everyone was willing to endure this tone. At the end of May, a barbarian army was invited to attack Xunyang, but was directly defeated by Xiao Chengzhi and the Dingxi Army. He killed hundreds of barbarians under the city.

This killing immediately shocked the whole city. Not to mention the barbarians, even the Han people were scared. In this way, the rest of the life was completely stopped. No matter how dared to underestimate the soldiers guarding the city, they were all honest and only moved near their own villages.

It was also after this storm that Sun Bi and Xiao Chengzhi became more and more convinced of what Li Ling said before - you don’t have to be too polite to the barbarians, just treat them as ordinary people. The Han people and barbarians are all my people of Dayue, so why make a distinction?

Sun Bi, who recognized this, had already begun to think about the barbarian villages outside the city, thinking about when to go to recruit them, and pull them out of the depths of the mountains and forests, softly or hardly.

However, this is obviously much more difficult than governing the people in this city. After all, those who are young are much less educated than those who are mature. They must have absolute strength and patience, and they still have enough time to change them bit by bit.

Before this, the problem that Sun Bi had to face was the other sects of the Long family.

Although Xunyang has been successfully controlled, the second, third, fourth and third sects of the Long family still have their own territory. Whether it is Long Tianhao, Long Wenzhou or Long Tianbiao, they are not ordinary people. And holding the power of a mansion, they still pose a certain threat to Xunyang.

For them, they, who represent the court, naturally did not want to threaten directly with force. They could only focus on stabilizing the relationship between the two sides and find opportunities to weaken their influence on Qianzhou a little bit. However, it is not easy to really stabilize them, because their appetite is quite large.

Take the moment, Long Tianhao from the Three Sects sent people to ask for food. Because the previous chaos made the trade routes in Qianzhou blocked, resulting in serious food shortages in Liping. If enough food cannot be sent in mid-June, I am afraid that the local area will fight again.

When Sun Bi read the document, his face became extremely solemn, and then he handed it over to Li Ling to read it again: "Wen Zhong, how much food is left in my city now?"

After seeing it, Li Ling smiled bitterly: "There is no problem in the granary, but this amount of food stored is only enough for us to consume ourselves, and it is impossible to fill the gaps in the three sects."

"What should I do? Do I really want me to lead the troops to talk to him, let the three sects be obedient?" Xiao Chengzhi looked ready to show his skills, but Sun Bi waved his hand to dissuade him: "Don't do anything random, Qianzhou can't be messed up any more."

"Haha, I'll just say it."

Li Ling continued to think about something, and after a while, he said: "If the grain reserves in Xunyang City have always been like this, it means that other sects seconded from other places when they need food. In my opinion, this should be a big deal for the Bai family in the southwest."

"Well, I really remembered this when you mentioned it. I have heard people say that the Bai family earns tens of thousands of taels of silver every year by selling grain to Qianzhou." Sun Bi nodded, but Xiao Chengzhi was a little puzzled: "Since that's the case, they buy grain as usual, why should we find us?"

"This is what makes him Long Tianhao smart. He saw that we didn't want another chaos in Qianzhou, so he wanted to save money on buying grain. He should be very clear about the relationship between the Bai family and us, so he would not let it go."

"Damn, this barbarian is quite good at robbing the fire." Xiao Chengzhi cursed with some annoyance, "Then should we really go and plead with Uncle Bai and let him provide some food to the three sects of the Long family first?"

"No, let alone the Bai family is a businessman, how could they pay for food at such a loss? Even if they are really willing, what should they say in the future? With the three sects, the two sects of the Long family come to ask for food and goods. Should we give it to you? So this example cannot be opened!" Sun Bi immediately opposed.

Xiao Chengzhi also knew what he said was reasonable, so he stopped talking after hearing it. Instead, he looked at Li Ling, wanting to see if there was a more appropriate way. Then, Sun Bi also looked at Li Ling. Unconsciously, the two brothers were used to asking for help from Li Ling when they encountered problems.

Li Ling was pondering for a while before laughing: "This may be really an opportunity, a great opportunity for the court to truly control the southwest!"

"How do you say this?" Sun Bi suddenly became interested and asked quickly.

"Don't they want food? We don't have it, and we can't change it, but there is one in the Central Plains. To the east of Qianzhou is the vast land of lakes that produce food. As long as the road is smooth, the imperial court can send it to them as much food as the three sects want. But the problem now is that the road may not be smooth, so it is time to change and renovate those steep and difficult mountain roads to become smooth."

There was also a light flashing in Sun Bi's eyes: "As long as the road is opened up, the court will be able to send troops into the southwest. Not to mention the three sects of the Long family, even if the barbarians in the southwest want to cause trouble, they will only be quickly pacified!"

"It's this reason. We can completely pass on our idea back with great fanfare so that everyone in Liping can know. By then, Long Tianhao will have no choice unless he wants to be the enemy of everyone in Liping, watching them get into trouble because of hunger!" Li Ling added finally.

"It's wonderful!" Xiao Chengzhi couldn't help but slap the table and looked at Li Ling from the bottom of his heart: "Wen Zhong, you are really worthy of being a person who passed the Tanhua exam. You have so many abilities. Once this move is used, you will definitely be able to make Long Tianhao lose his money!"

"Uh, are you praising me? Why do you sound like you're hurting me?" Li Ling asked with a smile.

"This is not the point, let's be serious as you say." Xiao Chengzhi waved his hand, completely impatient to implement this plan.

"Then please ask Brother Sun, please give him a reply receipt, and then let the brothers who are loud enough in the army go to Liping to spread the matter throughout the city!"

"It's okay, I'll prepare now." This matter naturally made Sun Bi. He immediately took the pen and dipped it in ink, and then he walked on the paper. In a moment, a letter receipt was written.

As this letter was sent to Liping with a quick horse, Li Ling believed that a major change in Qianzhou and even the entire southwest was about to come. As long as a broad road was opened up among the mountains, not only could the Central Plains court more effectively govern the two southwest provinces, but also a new page would be opened for hundreds of thousands of people in the two southwest provinces.
Chapter completed!