Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 42 The golden dog is coming
  At the end of the year, there are often strong winds and heavy snow in the Northland.

The nobles of the Liao Kingdom naturally lived in fine clothing and fine food, but the lives of the people at the bottom were not easy. The climate here was designed to make people die. People who grew up in this environment were born with Very tough.

From that day on, Zhuozhou City began to expand. Liu Ling planned to put the purchased population in Zhuozhou City as much as possible first, and in the counties and villages below. He actually didn't care much, because the population in those cities Most of them have been taken captive by the Jin people and returned to China.
  Zhuozhou's rear is the Song Dynasty. For a long time, the Song Dynasty will be Liu Ling's rear that is neither solid nor reliable. The relationship between the two sides will last for a long time.

But starting from the end of October, Liu Ling first heard some rumors from the merchants who came back from Yanjing, saying that Wang Anzhong and Guo Yaoshi were not getting along very well. Guo Yaoshi often did more excessive things than Liu Ling. In short He just sits on Wang Anzhong’s head and shits every day.

All Wang Anzhong could do was to endure it and then report it to the court.

If Liu Ling remembered correctly, he remembered that Wang Anzhong was about to be replaced at this time, and the person who took his place was Cai Jing, who had some brains and city power, but the latter was now detained in Zhuozhou.

Fortunately, he has been quite peaceful recently. He does things when he has something to do, drinks tea when he has nothing to do, and doesn't interfere with Liu Ling.

Perhaps this is also due to the constant news coming from Pingzhou:

The second prince of the Jin Kingdom defeated Zhang Jue's army several times. The last news came that Zhang Jue had been trapped in Pingzhou and the city was in danger. However, neither the Song Dynasty who instigated him to betray the Jin Kingdom nor the ever-victorious army of Yan had any action. Soldiers and soldiers ran over to support.

After becoming a bitch and wanting to build an archway, they were probably the Gonggun princes from the Zhao Guan family and the Song Dynasty temple.

He wanted to level the state, but he was afraid of offending the Jin people, and he would be known as a provocateur.

There was no order coming from the top of the head, but Pharmacist Guo asked him to send extra sentries to patrol the border and keep a close eye on the movements of the Jin people.

Liu Ling knew the current progress of history and was happy to watch the show. However, the northern merchants who had bought grain from him began to raise the price of grain again. When Chen Liang told Liu Ling about this, the latter just replied: "Let them rise."

The Jin people had not yet digested the Liao Kingdom, and Emperor Tian Zuo was still running away without being captured. Many Jin ministers believed that although the Song army was weak, it was still too large. Once a war started, it would be difficult to take care of both sides. It is better to completely stabilize the country first and then make plans.

As long as the Jin people didn't attack, the price of food would eventually drop back to its original level. And if it were in Zhuozhou, Liu Ling was confident that he could get them to spit out the money and food they had eaten and return it to him with interest.

The foundation of the city wall of Zhuozhou City was continuously consolidated. On this basis, the city wall could begin to expand and build for the second time. A large number of people were invested in repairing the city defense. Cai Jing originally had concerns in this regard, so he did not stop it and even took the initiative. Discussed with Liu Ling and proposed that he would ask for more money and food from the Song Dynasty.

This surprised Liu Ling.

Time flashed to early November. A cavalryman carrying a letter rushed into Zhuozhou City in a hurry and delivered an urgent report to Liu Ling. Less than half a day later, Guo Yaoshi and Wang Anzhong from Yanjing also received the urgent report. to similar news.

In the battle of Pingzhou, Zhang Jue's entire army was wiped out, and he fled all the way, presumably heading towards the territory of the Chang Sheng Army.

This is not surprising. With the land of two states and tens of thousands of mobs, Zhang Jue wanted to start a war with the elite troops of the Jin Dynasty that destroyed the Liao Kingdom. At this time, the Song Dynasty was still sitting back and watching the tiger fight without intervening in support. Zhang Jue It would be outrageous to win.

"Pass this warrant to each city gate and ask them to step up the construction of the urn city. Send two hundred people from each city gate to go out and lay traps."

Liu Ling pushed the paper out, and a young man in soldier's uniform agreed, turned around and walked out.

When he got outside, he greeted everyone he met along the way. When others called him "Colonel Chen," he smiled gently and nodded in reply.

At the door, he called to two of Liu Ling's soldiers.
  "I'm going to the city gate to deliver the order. You guys remember to go to the cook to remind you later. General Liu is always busy and forgets to eat. You have to ask the cook to prepare the food and send it over in time."

"understood."

"Hey, isn't this President Chen's son?"

The two people standing at the door casually bowed their hands and saluted. One was wearing a green robe and the other was wearing a black brocade robe. They were the patriarchs of two large local clans in Zhuozhou.

Their family's power in the local area is not small, but it was only thanks to the management of Pharmacist Guo and Liu Ling that they were able to fish in troubled waters and not be kidnapped by the golden man. Now they are also helping Liu Ling. Chen Wen greeted them for a few words and then left.

As the two of them walked in, someone had already informed Liu Ling, so when they opened the door and came in, there were two cups of hot tea waiting for them on the table.

"Brother Wang, Brother Lu."

Liu Ling nodded slightly to them. Both of them were much older than him. Liu Ling was in Zhuozhou and couldn't do without local rich people like them, so his words were more polite.

The two sides worked together to fool Song officials.

"Meet the general."

The two people quickly bowed and saluted, and after Liu Ling asked them to sit down again and again, they sat down, but they also straightened their backs, as if they were all ears.

"I invited you here today because I want to discuss the land with you." Liu Ling said slowly.

When the two heard this, their eyes changed slightly. Chief Wang said: "Zhuozhou is owned by the generals. Not only the people who bought it, but also our family can only stay because of the kindness of General Liu and Duke Guo." In my hometown, I was not kidnapped by the golden dog. But..."

Upon hearing the last two words, Liu Ling's eyes immediately became sharp.

The royal family leader looked at him, quickly retracted what he wanted to say, and said calmly: "But if you want the ancestral property and the ancestral tombs in the villain's house, it's not very good, right?"

"I will definitely not touch your ancestral graves. In addition, I will leave some land for you. The children of your clan who are well-educated, literate and of decent character can also be recruited directly by me to serve as officials. As for the business of the Chamber of Commerce, I will also leave you some land every year. I can give you dividends, which means I pay to buy the land from you."

This is clearly forced buying and selling.

The two of them complained endlessly.

Although they had organized their speeches before coming, they just felt on pins and needles when they sat in front of Liu Ling. After all, although they also had some tenant servants as thugs, there were more than 3,000 victorious soldiers stationed up and down Zhuozhou City. horse.

They only listen to Liu Ling's orders!
  Now that they are willing to sit down and talk slowly, it is quite a show of respect for the two of them. In the end, the two clan leaders could only nod and agree.

Liu Ling's expression softened and he joked a few words, and the two of them responded sensibly. For a moment, the atmosphere quickly relaxed. After skipping this unpleasant paragraph, Patriarch Lu opened his mouth and asked tentatively:

"General, I heard that something happened over there in Pingzhou. What is it about? Will the Jin people come to fight?"

"The Jin people will definitely not come here before the end of this year."

"General! General! Something happened!"

While Liu Ling was speaking, Chen Wen's voice came from outside.

A knock on the door soon sounded. Liu Ling frowned slightly and shouted, "Come in."

Chen Wen stood at the door, breathing heavily.

"General, there is a Jin man's horse army outside the city!"

(End of this chapter)