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Chapter 308 President Liang Guoxiao's Personal Opinion III
At the junction of Matou County and Liang County, there is an important stronghold controlled by Liu Yishou's army, named: Matou Shu!

It is backed by the Huaihe River and adjacent to the riverside. The Huaihe River here is in the shape of "a few characters", and Matoushu is at the sharp point of "a few characters".

During the previous dynasty, this was an important defensive stronghold of the Southern Qi, and it was at the forefront of resisting the Northern Wei's attack (there was no way out, the Southern Qi was being suppressed and beaten by the Northern Wei at that time, and it was impossible to fight back).

Later, with the change of dynasty in Nanliang, Liang Jun took advantage of the 20 years of Wei's decline to advance the front line northward, and Matou Garrison had lost its former strategic significance.

After all, the battle line was already near Pengcheng, Xuzhou, and the Matou Garrison at the rear was naturally abandoned, and the strategic center of gravity in this direction was shifted to Shouyang, which was rich in fertile land.

A stone's throw away, a world of difference!Now Liu Yishou asked Pan Le to garrison Matou in order to prevent Chen Baxian from crossing the border to sneak attack. By the way, he used this as a stronghold and a gateway of "entry" to attract surrounding tenants to settle in Liang County.

There is a ferry on the other side of Matoushu. Recently, taking advantage of the fact that Xiao Ying had just taken office and had not handed over, countless local farmers abandoned the barren fields they cultivated, and took their families to cross the river from the ferry of Matoushu. When they reached the other side, someone would welcome them into the city.

After a little settlement in the city, Yang Minhui sent people to resettle these peasant families around Shouyang, centered on Shaopi, built new villages along the river, and divided the fields into households to implement them in place.

There is no impenetrable wall in the world. Under the continuous propaganda of Liu Yishou's men and horses, Matou County cannot survive, and tenants and even self-cultivating farmers who are waiting to be settled by the autumn queen swarm towards Matou.

Don't say that Xiao Ying and Chen Baxian are not idiots, even if they are the most stupid group of people, they can't ignore it now!The scale of the fleeing of the bottom farmers is too large, far higher than the normal level.

Although this kind of thing happens occasionally anywhere in this era, the scale is so appalling that it can almost be regarded as the level of civil unrest!

Except that these people did not kill officials and rebel, they were no different from refugees in troubled times.

Before Chen Ba had time to conduct a detailed and in-depth investigation, he was ordered in the face of danger to form a special team with soldiers from his hometown from Wuxing, with a team of [-] people, to intercept and persuade the villagers to return home in Matou County.

It's just that the effect of doing so is very poor, and they even persuade the farmer to return, and the other party flees again that night.If something goes wrong, there must be evildoers. Chen Ba first decided to concentrate on solving the "root cause" first, and then make other plans.

On this day, Chen Baxian led soldiers and horses to ambush around Matoushu.When a team under Pan Le happened to meet the farmers in Matou County, when he was crossing the river at the ferry, he suddenly rushed out with elite soldiers.

The ferry was in chaos for a moment, and there were many casualties, especially the farmers. Many women and children fell into the water, and there was endless crying and cursing.

Chen Ba first rode on the horse, seeing the scene in front of him, he felt uncomfortable.In Wu Xing, he is a veritable "local" and he is very familiar with the folks in the village. Even if there is no order from the government, many people are willing to listen to him.

But in Matou County, he could clearly feel that the local people hated them and the people from Wuxing very much, thinking that they were the accomplices of the big family.

Those people would rather provide intelligence and early warning to Liu Yishou and the others than cooperate with them.This is why he had to ambush around Matoushu.

If the ambush was in Matou County, some villagers would have already reported it!
"Mother! Mother!"

The cry of a little girl awakened Chen Baxian's thoughts. He saw a young woman falling into the water. The little girl was yelling on the boat, and someone was driving a boat to salvage the drowning person from Matoushu.But there were too many people who fell into the water, and many people had no time to rescue them.

"Pass down the order, withdraw the troops and return to the camp."

Chen Baxian sighed deeply, and said to the lieutenant general.

There are not many generals under Xiao Ying's command, and Chen Baxian is the only one who can fight. If there is a real war, he may not be able to please him. The main reason is that even if he wins tactically, he is likely to be defeated strategically.

From Chen Baxian's point of view, Liu Yishou was unruly and rebellious, but there were too many rebellious people in Liang Guo. In terms of rebellious courage and rebellious intentions, Liu Yishou was really not ranked, not even in the top ten.

The Baishuiman of Xincai Xuanhu, the Nanchuan chieftain in the south of Jiangzhou, and all kinds of intricate and powerful families in Jingxiang, all of them are rebellious. Liu Yishou is at least nominally Xiao Yan's son-in-law.

The opponent has never made a fatal move from the beginning, mainly focusing on "covering smuggling", so Chen Baxian naturally couldn't make a deadly move.The movement of tenants in the territories of both parties can only be regarded as "competition for strategic resources".

With such an innocuous reason, suing Xiao Yan would not yield any good results.

"Chen Canjun, let's forget it?" the deputy general asked doubtfully.

Most of Wu Xing's people are proficient in water skills. If they go up to snatch the boat at this time, it is still uncertain who will die. At least give Liu Yishou a little lesson and let the other party restrain themselves a little, it will not be a big problem.

"Forget it. Although these people who escaped are not our fellow villagers, don't push them to Liu Yishou's side and become Liu Yishou's fellow villagers, right?"

Chen Baxian felt a little embarrassed. Perhaps in the eyes of most people in Matou County, Liu Yishou was the good guy, while his group of people were the lackeys of the bad guys.Even after he arrived here, he required strict military discipline and not to disturb the people when he was reorganizing the army.

Because you don't disturb the people, it can only prove that you are a competent "dog leg", but the crime committed by the "master" will still be counted on the "dog leg".

Chen Ba led his troops back first and reported the matter to Xiao Ying.Xiao Ying, who was in a state of desperation, had no choice but to use the official document system of the imperial court, in which he accused Liu Yishou of being lawless, and asked the imperial court to make the decision.

……

Xiao Ying's method cannot be said to be useless, but Chen Baxian certainly can't count on it.Taking off his military uniform and changing into coarse linen clothes, Chen Ba first visited the townships and counties of Matou County to investigate the situation secretly.

The hard work paid off, and after many days, he finally led people to catch the "middleman" who went from Matou County to Liang County, and then returned from Liang County to recruit more people to go there.

Chen Baxian didn't have to force it, he promised the other party that after the questioning, he would put the other party back, and he didn't make any publicity about it.There is only one requirement, and that is to say everything you know.

"General Chen doesn't know something. The reason why the people of Matou County leave is because they have to leave."

The man sighed, and had no intention of hiding it.Because this matter can almost be regarded as a conspiracy.

"how do I say this?"

Chen Baxian asked curiously.

"In the early spring of this year, Matou County was occupied by the opposite side, um, you know, for a period of time, which delayed the spring plowing. At that time, many people left with them."

This person still didn't finish his sentence, but Chen Baxian already understood it.The group that left at that time were all tenants who could not survive, and they were the poorest among the tenants.

The remaining people are actually still waiting and watching, and many people are unwilling to leave their hometown.

"What happened later? How about later?"

Chen Ba first asked.

"Later, the imperial court ordered that after the autumn harvest, the amount of rent to be paid was the same as in previous years. The tenants had to pay more to the landlords. Those landlords were robbed by Liu Yishou, and they must come back from elsewhere. Ah. Instead of biting those bitter hahas, why not bite Liu Yishou? Are they worthy?"

The man said angrily.

Chen Ba understood first.

This is equivalent to saying that you are unemployed and have no income at home for a year, but the income tax will still be collected as it was when you had income in previous years, or even more.It is analogous to a TV tax if there is no TV at home.

These farmers delayed spring plowing due to force majeure, and they still have to pay rent on a head-to-head basis in autumn.The government and the landlord don't care if your field has a bad harvest or not, they will collect rent from as many people as there are in the family!
Then the problem is already obvious. When the autumn harvest comes, the self-cultivating farmers will sell their land, and the tenants will sell their sons and daughters. Otherwise, what else can they do?
At this time, Liu Yishou pointed out a clear path for these people: Come to me, there will be relief food, and there will be an interest-free loan to guarantee your farming next year, and the land will be distributed!
You said you came to live a good life with me, or did you give your wife and daughter to the fat landlord's stupid son?

As long as you are a person with brains and legs, you know how to choose, right?

"Okay, I understand. You can go back now. I will keep my word and I won't embarrass you."

Weakly waving his hand, the man thanked him and left.

Chen Baxian understands why his group of people did not commit crimes in Matou County, and they are very unpopular!Blocking people's way of making money is like killing their parents; blocking the way of life is like digging a grave and destroying their families.

The locals here did not organize to kill officials and rebel, probably because there is still a way to survive. After all, running a road is much easier than raising the flag to rebel.

However, if I block the "life path" of those people, those people will still be the same as now, but they don't want to see their wave of people?
Chen Baxian fell into deep thought, and somehow, he discovered that the problem did not actually lie with Liu Yishou.At best, the other party can be regarded as someone who can take advantage of loopholes.

If the self-cultivators and tenants in Matou County are really living well, and they don’t close their doors at night when they have enough food and clothing, will they really run away as soon as they are called out by others?
Chen Baxian couldn't help thinking of the words of the sages: The people are not afraid of death, so why should they be afraid of death.It can only be regarded as "undercurrents" before reaching that step, but after the autumn harvest, Matou County will probably be lively!

Chen Baxian hurried back to Guoyang City to discuss important matters with Xiao Ying, but he got a piece of news that broke him down.

Xiao Ying went to Jiankang to celebrate Xiao Yan's birthday!He also left a letter, saying that it is enough for Chen Ba to coordinate the military affairs first to stabilize the overall situation, and other personnel will handle the government affairs in the county.

He will tell Xiao Yan about Liu Yishou's matter face to face, and hope that Chen Ba will not make any big moves in Matou County, and we will talk about everything when he comes back!
……

There is nothing new under the sun, Liu Yishou sent people across the border to "rob" the villagers under his rule, the scale is shocking!Such things were quickly sent to Zhu Yi with embellishments.

Of course, these people would not admit that they participated in the exploitation of the local people. Anyway, it is enough to pour dirty water on Liu Yishou, and the rest will be discussed later.

Xiao Ying's official documents, also related to front and rear, reached Zhu Yi's desk.The matter was too big for him to suppress, knowing that it would make Xiao Yan unhappy, Zhu Yi still reported the matter to Xiao Yan.

As a result, Xiao Yan, who had been calm for many years, was actually irritated this time!

I asked you to come and celebrate my birthday, and you did.So that's how you wished me my birthday?
In the Great Buddha Pavilion of Tongtai Temple, Xiao Yan calmed down the disordered atmosphere, and asked with a slightly unfriendly expression: "How do you think this matter should be handled?"

"Liu Concubine said that he would come to Jiankang to celebrate the emperor's birthday, so why not put him under house arrest when he comes to Jiankang, once and for all."

Zhu Yi decided to test Xiao Yan's attitude.

"If he comes to Jiankang, I will put him under house arrest. Who will dare to come to Jiankang on the next birthday?"

Xiao Yan asked back with a cold face, almost didn't say that your surname is Zhu, are you also a "pig" in your head?
Xiao Yan pays attention to the overall interests of the Xiao clan, and properly considers the interests of the aristocratic family, but does not have the interests of the low-level people in his eyes.Liu Yishou plundered the population from Matou County to Shouyang. Isn't this population still in the country of Liang?This guy is not burning, killing and looting!

In Xiao Yan's eyes, this is nothing at all!Which vassal king of the Xiao clan has never done anything immoral?Liu Yishou, what is this?

Xiao Xian was angry that he was going to have his 68th birthday, so he had to have face on his face, and he wanted the country and the people to be safe!Have the demeanor of a holy king!It's my birthday and you beat me in the face with these moths, can you bear it?

"Decree, severely reprimand Liu Yishou! Let him come to Jiankang to plead guilty and receive instruction in front of me! Let him write a statement of guilt in front of me, and tell the world!"

Xiao Yan said with a cold face.

On the surface, this seems to be the most severe punishment. Liu Yishou came to Jiankang in despair, kowtowed in front of Xiao Yan to admit his mistake, and then accepted the punishment of the national law.

But in fact, the final result must be that Liu Yishou came to Xiao Yan to say good things, hypocritically promised to make up for it, and gave Xiao Yan a congratulatory gift.

Then Xiao Yan's vanity was greatly satisfied, and he personally "adjudicated" the domestic disputes in Fangzhen, his power and reputation were consolidated, and he made a demonstration (it is hard to say whether it is a bad precedent).

In the end, after the birthday banquet, Liu Yishou patted his ass and left, why didn't he return to Shouyang.Naturally, it is impossible for the national law to mean more than Xiao Yan.The unlucky Xiao Ying swallowed his anger and didn't pursue it anymore. As for the other things, no one will mention it again, so that's it.

Well, that's really it.

Zhu Yi let out a sigh of relief, it seems that this attempt to blackmail Liu Yi is very difficult to achieve.

"By the way, Your Majesty, General Yang (Kan) presented a colorful glazed Buddha to congratulate His Majesty on his birthday. It takes up too much space and it is inconvenient to put it in the palace. Your Majesty, where should it be placed?"

Zhu Yi asked cautiously.

"He has a heart for me!"

Xiao Yan asked with emotion: "The five-color glazed Buddha? How big is it? You get a lot of money, right? The Yang family is so rich? Sigh, I am not trying to embarrass them who have returned from the north.

It is decreed to allocate a few more lands to the east of Dongfu City for Yang Kan.I can't let the people guarding Taicheng go hungry. "

Xiao Yan stroked his beard and smiled, obviously satisfied with Yang Kan's "knowledge and interest".

Say no to it, but it really helps you in your heart.Zhu Yi secretly contemptuously thought that if Yang Kan didn't send some generous gifts to satisfy Xiao Yan, he, the Zhige general, might be replaced at any time.

Xiao Yan said "no need", he just said it, if you take it seriously, then you are really "no need", um, there is no need to be an official anymore, it is better to get away and make a fortune.

"Weichen knows how to deal with it."

Zhu Yi bowed deeply to Xiao Yan, and withdrew from the Great Buddha Pavilion of Tongtai Temple.

　TV tax is the "quintessence" of the rooster country. There is no TV at home, and those who don't watch TV will also be charged. A few years ago, the price was 250 euros a year (I don't know if I haven't gone now, it will only be more or less), and It is whoever lives in the house at the time of collection, who should pay, and the landlord does not have to bear it.

　　
　
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