Governor please stay

Chapter 424
According to Chen Baxian's vision, the economic ties in the Sanwu area are very close, and the powerful families should keep pace with each other by intermarriage.For Jiankang's unreasonable demands, Wuxing (Huzhou), Wujun (Suzhou), and Kuaiji (Shaoxing) should all reject them together.

However, the three places and the three attitudes really verified the old saying: the same rice feeds all kinds of people!

Shen Ke, a general from Wu Xing's Shen family, is from the same hometown as Chen Baxian.Shen Ke supported Chen Baxian and called on the Wu Xing family to resist the "unreasonable" recruitment by the imperial court.

Well, in fact, this kind of thing has happened frequently in the past hundreds of years, and everyone is familiar with it. The only difference is that the emperor has just changed, so it is definitely not fun to burn the "three fires" on the head .

However, Wu Jun's attitude is completely opposite to Wu Xing's!Not only did Wu Jun gather the required food and fodder, but he also organized [-] soldiers from the county to escort the food and fodder to Jiankang, and handed over the command of the army to Liu Yishou himself.

Chen Baxian didn't understand at all what the reason for this "taking advantage of him" behavior was. He could only think that Liu Yishou's troops were strong and strong, and they frightened the powerful families in Wu County.

The soldiers and horses of Wu County hadn't left the county before, that is, they hadn't participated in the chaos in Jiankang City, so the local tycoons might feel that it was okay to obey Jiankang's orders.

After all, Wu Jun contributed to the Northern Expedition. As an "exchange of interests", the imperial court will definitely favor personnel or local policies and set a model.In other words, everyone is an adult, fighting and killing is not politics, but pursuing interests.

Xiao Huan is not a traitor, his enthronement is justified, and Wu Jun did not stand out before, so why is there any reason to be tough with the imperial court's policy now?

As for Kuaiji, the attitude is very ambiguous, and the reason given is: it is inconvenient to send troops because of the long distance, but we can give grain and fodder support.That is to say, only pay money but not send troops!

Wu Jun, who both paid and sent troops, Kuaiji, who only paid money but never sent troops, and Wu Xing, who didn’t pay and didn’t send troops, and the three attitudes of the land of three Wus, it can be said that Chen Baxian, who was fighting hard in Wuxing, broke his eyes.

Not only Chen Baxian, but even Liu Yishou, who presided over the "Ceremony of Talent Promotion" in Jiankang, couldn't understand what kind of operation this was.

……

"It's you!"

In the courtyard of the Liu Mansion on Jiming Mountain, Liu Yishou, who was sitting under a tree shaking a lupine, looked at the young man in front of him and the young general beside him, and said thoughtfully.

"Back to the King of Wu, my father has been close to the King of Wu for a long time, but he was unable to see each other due to various illnesses. Therefore, during the Northern Expedition, my father and the elders of the Wu County entrusted me to do my best to serve the King of Wu."

The young man who spoke was none other than Gu Yewang, a talented young painter from Nanliang.When Liu Yishou dealt with Gao Huan, he asked him to draw a portrait of Mrs. Han.

It turned out that the Gu family was behind the push.

Liu Yishou somewhat understood the logic behind this.Who will do things that are not beneficial?The four surnames in Wu County are "Gu, Lu, Zhu, and Zhang", which one is the most fuel-efficient lamp?
Because of Gu Yewang's friendship, it is estimated that the wave of people will consider the issue of standing in line.

"Did Zhang Sheng, the prefect of Wu County, send you here, or did you organize yourself here?"

Liu Yishou asked with a smile, never asking the name of the young general next to King Gu Ye.King Guye clasped his hands and said, "Go back to King Wu, the eunuch ordered it."

Sure enough, the four surnames in Wu County have probably already been discussed.Liu Yishou knew that this was their "show of loyalty" to Xiao Huan, the new emperor, and of course, it was also to save face.

If Liu Yishou proclaimed himself emperor in Jiankang, I am afraid that Wu Jun would definitely not have the current attitude.Do those people know that Xiao Huan is a puppet?I'm afraid they are also clear in their hearts.

However, with regard to these matters, one should not tell the truth when one sees through it, one should take one step at a time, and one should say something when the time comes, that's all.

"Understood, I'm going to write a letter to thank Zhang Taishou for his support. Wu Jun will contribute to the Northern Expedition, and the tax will be halved next year as an encouragement."

Hearing this, King Gu Ye showed surprise, and immediately returned to normal.Zhang Sheng originally hoped that Gu Yewang would find an opportunity to talk about the tax cuts, but Liu Yishou did not expect him to speak first.

"Thank King Wu for his compassion for the elders of Jun Wu..." King Gu Ye folded his sleeves and saluted before stepping aside.

"Who is this?"

Liu Yishou looked at the young general beside King Gu Ye and asked.

"My humble Du Leng, a native of Qiantang, Wujun, led Wujun's children here to support King Wu's Northern Expedition."

Du Len looked very reserved.

"Don't be nervous. This time, after escorting the grain and grass to Pengcheng, we will first garrison the fields and build Wubao there, and then you will lead the troops to garrison here. There is no other military affairs."

Liu Yishou smiled gently, signaling Du Len not to be nervous.

"In that case, I will obey King Wu's order." Du Ling replied calmly, greatly relieved.Judging from the current situation, it doesn't look like going to the front line to fight.

In fact, Wu County has reached a consensus on the provision of food and fodder, but there is still a lot of internal debate on whether to send troops to support the Northern Expedition.Because once the troops are dispatched, standing in line is dead!This is what they don't want to see.

So Zhang Sheng just issued a decree in Wu County, calling on the people in the county to join the army and go north to support the Northern Expedition.However, the powerful families of the major aristocratic families just stood by and watched, only sending out some weapons, bows and crossbows for support, and did not provide their own private army.

Zhang Sheng originally thought that it was impossible for anyone to participate, but he didn't expect that the applicants were so enthusiastic!Wu County is densely populated, and it was the first to be developed in the south of the Yangtze River. In the Spring and Autumn Period, it was already full of fields and acres, and artificially dug canals were everywhere.

Although the land in Wu County is fertile, due to the large population and serious land mergers, many families have no choice but to work as tenants with aristocratic families because their fields cannot support the extra people.

Although joining the army is hard work, the danger encountered by auxiliary soldiers of a similar nature is actually relatively small on the front line, and the most important thing is to take care of the food!If you win the battle, there may be spoils to share.So many people want to try their luck.

You'll starve to death in winter anyway, so why not give it a try?

Even Du Leng is not a member of the four surnames of Wu County, but a depressed, talented person who is not appreciated by Wu County officials.To put it simply, this team was launched by Wu Jun's powerful family to "explore the way".

If these people become cannon fodder, then Wu Jun's support for the imperial court in the future is estimated to be very limited.Conversely, if this army can return safely, or even become an elite, then the powerful family in Wu County will organize the private army to end.

Since the founding of Nanliang, the four surnames of Wu Jun have lost their influence on the Jiankang Center under Xiao Yan's suppression (Xiao Yan was not faint at that time).Now that there is a new emperor, what they want to do seems to be ready to come out.

"This time, you will escort the grain and grass north to Shouyang. After arriving in Shouyang, someone will arrange it. Then you can just obey orders."

After finishing speaking, Liu Yishou personally sent the terrified Du Leng out of the mansion.

After Du Ling left, King Gu Ye did not leave.He took out a letter and handed it to Liu Yishou, saying, "Xiao Ying and Chen Baxian of Wu Xing jointly wrote a letter to Prefect Zhang, hoping that we would resist the court's call-up order. Prefect Zhang asked me to bring that letter too."

Gu Yewang presented the letter with both hands.

Liu Yishou opened the letter, read it at a glance, and let out a long sigh.

"For their own selfish desires, some people took the righteousness of the country as a deaf ear and took Wu Xing's father and elders as hostages. I feel very sad!"

Liu Yishou said with emotion.

Gu Yewang didn't know how to answer these words. After all, Wu Xing and his gang were very familiar with each other, and the two places were not far apart.

King Gu Ye had no choice but to say reluctantly: "Maybe they haven't figured out King Wu's heart to serve the country."

Look at how this educated person speaks differently from ordinary people.Liu Yishou looked at him curiously, and nodded noncommittally.

"You go to the posthouse to rest first, and I will send someone to deliver the letter after I finish writing it. You can just take my letter back and reply. The decree of Wu Jun's tax halving next year will be sent to Zhang Taishou's desk soon. "

Liu Yishou was so knowledgeable and interesting, King Gu Ye did not expect it.When he was young, he thought that Xiao Huan would become inflated after the other party supported Xiao Huan, but he was still as alert and low-key as before, thinking about everything first.

"In that case, I will thank the King of Wu on behalf of Zhang Taishou."

After King Gu Ye left, Liu Yishou heaved a sigh of relief and went back to his study to write a letter to Zhang Sheng.

Sure enough, supporting Xiao Huan to take the position, and calling for the Northern Expedition of the three Wu disciples, these two moves are right!Wu Jun contributed money and effort to support the Northern Expedition, so it may be that he did not mean to bet on him, Liu.

Probably, it is also because I have made these few moves so amazing that I am considered to have investment value.In troubled times, only if you show your extraordinary ability, will someone be loyal to you, optimistic about you, and invest in you.

This is the iron law of politics.

Liu Yishou sneered, Xiao Ying and Chen Baxian were so ignorant of flattery, and the attitudes of the Three Wus were so different, this wave will make Xiao Ying and the others unable to finish eating!
Soon, the Jiankang Center issued an order to commend Zhang Sheng, the prefect of Wujun, for supporting the Northern Expedition. In order to reduce the burden on the elders of Wujun, the tax burden will be halved next year, so that when soldiers are fighting outside, they don't have to worry about taxes at home.

Regarding the large amount of grain and fodder sent by ships from Kuaiji, Liu Yi ordered people to build a "Danyang warehouse" in Danyang to store the grain and fodder in Danyang to help the self-cultivators and tenants who lost their harvest due to the delay in farming due to the chaos in Jiankang.

For a while, the situation in and around Jiankang City was stable!Many people observed and estimated the future of the regime from the government's decrees. Seeing that Liu Yishou took charge of the government and took care of the people's livelihood, everything was slowly getting on the right track. The "Ceremony of Talent Promotion" that no one paid attention to before suddenly became lively.

Many people around Jiankang came here especially to participate in the assessment.

……

"next."

Liu Yishou yawned, and Yu Jin and others around him shook their heads.The strong man on the field looked fierce, but he couldn't lift the cauldron and retreated resentfully.

"My lord, this person who participated in the assessment is not very good. He can't even lift the cauldron. There is no next one. This is the last one."

Yu Jin whispered helplessly in Liu Yishou's ear.

"Okay, five have been selected. It's okay to be a senior in the army or something."

Liu Yishou sighed, he didn't know what was going on, there was really no talent in this round of assessment.

Those who can wield knives and clubs are illiterate, and those who are strong don't know how to fight.

Of course, Liu Yishou had to admit that he couldn't lift the cauldron himself.But Yu Jin and others can easily lift it up, so it's not that the assessment is very difficult, right?
"Let's go, go to the wine shop beside Qingxi to have a drink, this can be regarded as understanding the people's sentiments."

Liu Yishou sighed, a little lost in spirit.Why did my body tremble, my aura of domineering radiated, and there were no heroes from all over the place to come to seek refuge?
He is already a high-ranking and powerful person, and the Jiankang court has issued a recruitment order to serve as a guarantee, so it is a bit unreasonable that no one has turned to him.Of course, it wasn't that there were no people. To be exact, the assessment site was crowded with people.

But there is not a single real talent, most of them are crooked melons and cracked dates.

Liu Yishou took Yu Jin, Yuan Shikang and others, all changed into patched linen clothes, went out of Taicheng, and came to Qingxi to the north of Dongfu City to play.

Along the Qingxi River, there are stretches of shops and restaurants, and now they have restored the prosperity of the past.Although many people died in Jiankang City when Xiao Yi came to attack the city, Xiao Yi was not Hou Jing after all, and he did not carry out organized killings in the city.

The capital of a country will never be short of people.The dead left empty seats, and outsiders would come in and fill them.

Today's Jiankang is like this. Liu Yishou's strategy of calming the people has played a big role. Those empty houses in Jiankang City, those houses that were destroyed by the war, will soon have successors.

A few people randomly found a small restaurant. This kind of place has a small facade, but a large yard.Most of the time, customers leave after buying wine, and rarely sit inside to drink.

At this moment, the restaurant was very quiet, except for a young man who looked to be in his 20s, who was blushing and about to pass out from drinking.There are many wine jars around him, and one can tell at a glance that this guy is an alcoholic.

Liu Yishou found a table and sat down, and asked the waiter in the shop, "If someone gets drunk at your place, what should you do?"

He pointed to the young man who was already drunk and asked.

"That's my master. He was drunk and slept directly in the store."

The young waiter said angrily, his words were very unreasonable.

"Your master doesn't have this bit of majesty? Can a slave arrange his master like this?"

Liu Yishou asked curiously.

"I hope he has a bit of majesty, but look at him like a dead man, what kind of majesty does he have?"

The servant said bitterly, obviously the kind who has a sense of belonging to the master's family.

Liu Yishou nodded calmly. Although there is no such thing as equality for everyone these days, there are still masters who treat their servants well.Especially the generals who joined the army, the Ding family generals in the family have a close relationship with their masters, and they can die for them after going into battle.

"What happened to your master?"

Liu Yishou asked curiously.

"I'm just telling you, don't tell others."

The waiter came to Liu Yishou's ear and whispered: "My master is a close friend of Xiao Jie, the servant of Huangmen, and he was planning to follow him to the south of Guangzhou to lead the army. I didn't expect that Liu Yishou, who is now named King of Wu, would take Xiao Jie I'm slaughtered! Now all the dignitaries in Jiankang regard my master as a snake and scorpion, and they can't avoid it. My master has no hope of official career, so he can only drink to drink all day long, what can I do?"

Which onion is Xiao Jie?

Liu Yishou was taken aback for a moment, this was such a huge pot of pressure, it really made people speechless.Moreover, the servants can actually talk about government affairs, the owner of this family is really bohemian.

"Who is Xiao Jie?"

After the young man in the hall left, Yu Jin asked with a speechless face.

(End of this chapter)