Chapter 10 Asking for Money
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Zhang Jue's conditions are very simple. All officials at all levels of Pingzhou Road are retained, and all officials at the Liaoxingjun Jiedushi's Jiedushi's Office are retained. The Liaoxingjun must be retained, and the various policies implemented in Pingzhou Road should not be changed to ensure the stability of Pingzhou Road.
Li Hu agreed without hesitation. This is what he did in western Liaoning. In order to be stable and to be able to gain a foothold in the shortest time, Zhang Jue's condition is nothing, just in line with Li Hu's wishes. His only requirement is that you must listen to Li Hu's road on Pingzhou, and the military, government, finance and power must be handed over to the General's Mansion. You can do whatever you want.
Li Hu's mind and demeanor surprised Zhang Jue. In his eyes, Li Hu was a butcher, a thief, a thief who did everything he could do. Although he was ordered to pacify and went to Jinzhou several times last year, he had not seen Li Hu, so he still didn't know what Li Hu looked like.
On November 30, Zhang Jue, accompanied by Chai Yun, went out of the city to meet Li Hu, and discussed the details of surrender and stabilizing Pingzhou Road.
When Zhang Jue saw Li Hu, he was surprised that Li Hu was too young, so young that he could not imagine. Li Hu was very polite, kind and thoughtful, and spoke modestly and appropriately, which left a deep impression on Zhang Jue.*
Several generals were very cold to Zhang Jue. The two sides fought for more than 20 days, one attacked and the other defended, and the losses were very great, and the resentment in their hearts was not gone. You bastard are here to surrender, so why are you arrogant? Why should I give you a good face?
Li Hu felt uncomfortable. When he accepted Zhang Jue's surrender, many generals came to lose their temper when they heard the news. Now the rebels won one battle, from the commander to the soldiers, they were all so arrogant that they didn't take Yifeng City seriously. Li Hu was patient and advised him with kind words. Why did he accept Zhang Jue's surrender? Why did he give him generous conditions? It's simple. In order to make money and survive.
Zhang Jue has been an official in Pingzhou Road for more than ten years. He is the boss here. He knows everything from the Jiedushi to the county government, from the army to the local government, from civil and military affairs. If you call such a person, coax him and let him work hard for you. That is wealth. As long as you speak, the wealth of Pingzhou Road can be collected, hundreds of thousands of people from the people who go south with the rebel army can be resettled, and the Liaoxing army can be used by the rebel army. Where can I find such a good thing? What does it mean to know people and make good use of it? What does it mean to get twice the result with half the effort? What does it mean to trade the minimum price for the greatest benefit? That's it.
The reason was explained clearly and knew that Zhang Jue was summoned to help him do things and make money for the rebels. The generals turned anger into joy and went back happily.
The rebel army occupied Pingzhou Road. In addition, Liaoxi Road has a larger territory and a larger population. There are also more offices, so the official system needs to be changed.
Huang She was good at this aspect, and he knew all the systems in the Daliao Palace. The Daliao had one country, two systems, one imperial power, two sets of official systems, and they were parallel. The two sets of official systems were parallel. The northern officials "managed the Khitan with the state system", retaining the employment practices of the Khitan tribe, while the southern officials "managed the Han people with the Han system", which was almost a replica of the three provinces and six ministries system in the Tang Dynasty.
On the territory of the rebel army, there were many foreign tribes on the western Liaoning Road, mainly the official system in the north, while the Pingzhou Road was mostly Han people. The implementation area was the official system in the south.
Huang She thought for a long time and created two chief executives, one of the chief executives of Liaoxi Road. He implemented the southern official system, the Pingzhou Road, and the northern official system. The two chief executives were affiliated with the chief executives and were in charge of the military and political affairs of the two prefectures and counties.
The general manager of Pingzhou Road is Zhang Jue.* He was originally the deputy envoy of the Liaoxingjun Jiedushi of Pingzhou Road, and his main responsibility was to manage civil affairs. Now, according to his local requirements, he will continue to be the boss of Pingzhou Road. Do whatever you want.
This arrangement made Zhang Jue very satisfied. When he left the city, he was worried about this matter. His requirements were very high, and the arrangement of official positions might cause great trouble. Unexpectedly, there were many experts in the rebel army. He had solved the problem long ago and tailored a Pingzhou Road Chief Supervisor for him.
"The chief supervisor of Liaoxi Road is Tian Hao." Li Hu smiled, "He turned out to be the governor of the Guide Army in Laizhou. After surrendering, he helped us quickly stabilize Liaoxi prefectures and counties, and made a lot of efforts."
Then he followed Huang She's instructions and briefly explained the duties of the Chief Executive. In short, you have stabilized the local prefectures and counties, supported the people, and supported my 100,000 troops. All the taxes received will be paid, and your local tasks will be completed.
Zhang Jue agreed to it, it was already a shocking pleasure to be able to protect the existing interests. Be content and don’t ask for anything else, so as not to anger Li Hu, and the army successfully occupied the entire Pingzhou Road.
In the month of attacking Pingzhou Road, the rebel army lost about 15,000 people. There were no prisoners in this battle, so the losses of the generals of each army could not be supplemented, so we could only hope to capture more prisoners in the next battle.
After the Liao Xingjun surrendered, he was reorganized into six generals, and Zhang Jue became the head coach.
As a result, the Liaodong Rebel Army had twelve army and fifty-three generals, about 120,000. Among these 120,000 people, the Heishan Army and Yunshuo Army guarded Liaoxi Road, and the Liaoxing Army guarded Pingzhou Road. The Yunhai Army has been doing the rebellion on the sea all year round. The main force that can be used for mobile combat is only 85,000, including 30,000 horse troops.
On the eighth day of the 12th month, the General General's Mansion moved to Runzhou.
On the same day, in Li Hu's tent, the chief secretary Huang She and the subordinate Hu Tu, the two chief managers Zhang Jue and Tian Hao jointly reported to Li Hu about the financial and financial income and expenditure of the Yi army.
Pingzhou Road and Liaoxi Road alone will definitely not be able to support 120,000 troops. The income from the border with the Jin Dynasty is extremely limited. Although the income from sea routes in the Song Dynasty and Goryeo is considerable due to smuggling land, it is still far from enough. In order to increase tax revenue, there are only two ways at present: one is to increase taxes, and the other is to impose new taxes, that is, to impose excessive taxes.
Li Hu flatly rejected, "Absolutely not possible, anyone who dares to do what I will kill."
The levy of taxes and the people have no way to survive is the direct reason for the people's rebellion. Whether it is in the story of my father or what I have seen and experienced with my own eyes, this is the case. The rebel army has not yet reached a dead end. When it reaches a dead end, it is really impossible to support it. It is not too late to burn, kill, and loot, but now it cannot be done because I have a way.
Huang She and Hu Tu know more about Li Hu's personality, but Zhang Jue and Tian Hao don't know. They thought that Li Hu would definitely try every means to plunder the people for the survival of the rebel army, to support the army, and to develop his strength, and do everything he could. Unexpectedly, when the facts came to an accident, Li Hu refused to even do such a tax increase. The two of them had a great change in their impression of Li Hu.
"General General, the most urgent task is to resettle hundreds of thousands of people who will follow you south. Although some of them have been placed on Liaoxi Road, there are still more than 300,000 people. They all need to be placed on Pingzhou Road, which requires a huge amount of money." Hu Tu said, "Considering that after the beginning of spring, war will break out and military capital cannot be moved, so there is a huge gap..."
Li Hu stared at him and cursed a few words in secret. "The bastard is blind, I give you food, land, drink, and noble Khitan girls, just hoping that you can make money for me, but you are so happy. Before I ask for money, you will complain first, and you want you to be useless. "Hu Zhizhi, how did you promise me at the beginning?" Li Hu asked with a smile.
Hu Tu scratched his head awkwardly, "General General, how many of us were when we went south? It was not half as high as we are now." The implication is that my promise has a premise. Now the premise has changed. The army has too many people, so it can be supported for several months, but it will definitely not be able to support it all year round.
Li Hu glared at him angrily, too lazy to pay attention to him.
"Let's have dinner first." Li Hu extended his hand to Zhang Jue and Tian Hao, "My wife is here today, let me introduce it to you." Account.
Li Hu was writing at his desk. Luo Sinan stood beside him, grinding ink while looking down at him writing with a sweet smile on his face. Seeing Ma Kuo and Li Gang coming in, Luo Sinan hurriedly stepped forward to say hello.
"Madam is here today?" Ma Kuo asked while bowing.
"Yes, I arrived in the afternoon." Luo Sinan asked the two of them to sit by the brazier, "I heard you are going back to Bianjing?"
Ma Kuo nodded, "What should I bring with me, Madam? I will come back after the New Year. If you have any needs, please give me instructions."
Luo Sinan smiled gratefully, "Then I'll thank you first. I really want to trouble you this time. I want to buy a lot of things, mainly some expensive medicinal materials. I heard that these medicinal materials are not easy to buy in the Song Dynasty, so please give me some trouble."
Ma Kuo agreed. Luo Sinan exchanged a few more greetings with Li Gang, and then walked into the back tent.
Li Hu smiled at the two of them, "I will finish writing this memorial, and then ask you to take a closer look and help me change it." After pausing, he said, "If you are anxious, come and see it now. You can think about it while you are thinking about it, and then I will change it as you say so that you will not have the trouble of running around."
Ma Kuo and Li Gang smiled at each other, walked to Li Hu, one left and one right, and leaned over and looked carefully.
Chapter completed!