Wang Xiaojie's detailed battle report was quickly sorted out and submitted by the Ministry of War, and Li Tong also obtained it as soon as possible to find out.

The whole battle seemed exciting, but it was not good enough. There was no fierce battle between the two armies, and there was only Wang Xiaojie's combat style to defeat the enemy with a reckless battle.

There is a Fukou Pass between Xiangzhou and Luzhou, which is one of the eight Taihang Passes. Before this, after Heyang had been guarded by Heichi Changzhi, the rebels of Xiangzhou wanted to quickly enter the Hedong area, and Fukou Pass was the fastest passage. So Sun Qi sent people to Luzhou to contact Wang Xiaojie, hoping that Wang Xiaojie could let go and respond.

On the one hand, Wang Xiaojie trapped Sun Qi's envoy, but on the other hand, he began his own performance. After only leading more than 200 family slaves, he crossed the Taihang Mountains from Fukou Xing and attacked Fuyang where the rebels were located. He launched a raid with lightning speed and successfully killed the rebel general Sun Qi from the chaotic army. Then the rebels collapsed and the rebellion in Xiangzhou was destroyed.

Li Tong never doubted that Wang Xiaojie was brave in fighting, otherwise he would not be able to make contributions to Anxi, thousands of miles away, and became the first military meritorious person in the early stage of Wuzhou. He was able to attack thousands of people with just two hundred people who crossed mountains and ridges. This courage to put life and death aside was definitely not something that ordinary people could do.

Of course, it only depends on the unrestrained and offensive spirit of the population. If there was no such courage, I would have died more than 800 times.

Compared with Wang Xiaojie's performance in this battle, Li Tong was more concerned about the various qualities shown by the rebels.

Although the rebels showed low combat effectiveness, scattered organizational strength and vulnerable during the battle, some problems are still worth noting, such as the number and scale of the rebels.

Sun Qi claimed that he had received tens of thousands of letters and reports from the court before. This is of course an exaggeration, but according to Wang Xiaojie's memorial, the army in Fuyang was slightly 6,000 or 7,000. If the rebels were added to the counties in the prefecture, there would be nearly 10,000.

Although the rebels were vulnerable as a whole, this was naturally impossible to focus on the court. From Sun Qi's rebellion to his death, it was only half a month since Sun Qi raised his troops and was killed in the army. In such a short time, Sun Qi gathered nearly 10,000 people. This was definitely not something that a state governor could do within the normal power, even if their group of Hebei governors themselves were high-level powers.

The imperial court quelled rebellion and rebellion, after all, it was just a domestic dispute. Of course, it was impossible to fight against the country and try to kill them all. After all, those people who were entangled into the chaos were also people of the Tang Dynasty.

If all the feelings are not asked about it and just kill them indiscriminately, even if the rebellion can be quickly quelled, the entire Hebei land will be devastated. No matter how difficult it is to recover, the hatred accumulated by the war will inevitably be transformed into deeper centrifugal force, making the imperial court's rule over Hebei in danger.

Therefore, how the rebels organized and mobilized is also a question that requires in-depth understanding, so that they can be orderly and targeted in the process of determining chaos.

Li Tong had just finished reading Wang Xiaojie's battle report here, and Song Jing, a direct scholar at Jiying Pavilion, invited him to see him again. After entering the hall, Song Jing held a few volumes of documents and said, "I am ordered to interrogate the officials of Xiangzhou, record confessions, and return to report."

Li Tong raised his hand and signaled the waiter to take the document, and asked again: "Within a ten-month month, Xiangzhou gathered nearly 10,000 people. Is it because Sun Qi is capable of being clever and confusing the public, or is there a large number of greedy and illegal people in Xiangzhou?"

After hearing this, Song Jing spoke out a few names, and then said: "The confessions of these officials are mostly related to the traitor of recruiting and strengthening the rebels. Other officials and other officials of Jiying Pavilion discussed the case together. A brief description will be attached to the separate records."

Hearing this, Li Tong turned over a series of confessions and answered the doubts in his heart briefly.

Xiangzhou is one of the few major prefectures in Hebei, with more than 60,000 households, second only to Weizhou. It is called Beiping, Central Plains. It is one of the most prosperous and prosperous areas in Hebei.

Weibo Town, the most powerful among the three towns in Heshuo, was divided into this area. The so-called "From the River to the north, the land is vast and the military taxes are so great that in Ye, Ye belongs to Xiangzhou. Weibo defended Xiangzhou as a defense and ended in the Tang Dynasty, he was always powerful in Heshuo.

In the Anshi Rebellion that went further, it had a decisive impact on the war and directly led to the Battle of Yecheng, which had a century of national destiny. Nine major military governors and 600,000 troops besieged Yecheng, and ultimately failed. At this point, the court had no absolute advantage to attack the rebels, and the situation of separatist rule in the Hebei vassal states laid a foundation.

Of course, these things have not happened yet in this time and space, but the importance of Xiangzhou to Hebei can be seen from these events. Therefore, Li Tong attaches great importance to the safety of Xiangzhou, and the rise and fall of the traitor Sun Qi both touched his heart.

At present, Xiangzhou is naturally not as powerful and unyielding as later generations, but it cannot be underestimated. It has been reflected since Sun Qi's rebellion that nearly 10,000 people gathered in such a short time.

Last year, the imperial court authorized the governor of Hebei Province to organize a regiment training. Because of the number of conscripts in each state, Xiangzhou had already trained 3,000 regiments. This part of the soldiers was originally going to be sent to Youzhou, but the governor of Youzhou Dou Xiaochen was killed by the Khitan. The three thousand regiments trained and stayed in the state territory, becoming the first team for Sun Quan to cause chaos.

At the same time, there are still certain slaves and staff populations in the provinces. Especially the Zhang River in Xiangzhou is an important channel for Hebei's canal transportation. It is conservatively estimated that there are more than 3,000 soldiers in this regard.

In addition, there were many powerful states and counties in Sun Qi's rebels, including many famous people on the surface. The joining of these local powerful people also provided Sun Qi with a large number of people.

After learning about the composition of Sun Qi's rebels, Li Tong couldn't help but feel scared.

Fortunately, Sun Qi was fond of being in a relationship with Wang Xiaojie, who was unreasonable, and was shocked by Wang Xiaojie's crossing Taihang Mountain. Otherwise, there would be some rebellion in Xiangzhou.

Of course, this is because Sun Qi is not very talented. The quality of the soldiers of Xiangzhou soldiers is still quite good. The Wei Mansion Ya soldiers, who were famous in the world in the future, came out of this. Sun Qi's military capabilities are generally qualified and would not be kicked over by Wang Xiaojie's only 200 people.

After these confessions, Jiyingguan’s proposal to deal with the rebellion in Xiangzhou. The first one is to punish only the evil ones, and those who follow the rebellion will be forgiven.

Seeing this, Li Tong couldn't help but jump and felt a little dissatisfied. Although he had killed a lot since he entered the capital, he was still lenient. Especially for ordinary people, whether it was to provide relief to the people of Luoyang or to solve the problem of the Tianjian Dao Army, he was tolerant to the limit he could do.

However, the nature of the rebellion in Xiangzhou was even worse. It was not only the first foreign state to raise an anti-bank, but also the scholars and democratic voluntarily followed the turmoil. In addition to the memories of the Wei Mansion's soldiers in later generations, he tended to be strict and to take advantage of this wave to clean up Xiangzhou.

However, Jiyingguan, as his own selected staff, has his style of conduct. Since he made such suggestions, there must be other supporting strategies, so he continued to watch patiently.

Sure enough, the next second article is that all the people who are in chaos need to donate money and grain to compensate the green seedlings that are accidentally ploughed by the prefectures and county households. Hezhou counts the number of land plowing and pays for the land. Moreover, all those who are involved in chaos and the government has not observed it, the people in the prefectures can report each and receive a part of the crime as a reward.

Doing so would be equivalent to opposing the rebels and ordinary people, and there would be a conflict of actual interests between them. This strategy is very suitable for Li Tong's appetite. Not to mention that encouraging informants is not conducive to the education of the people. If the villagers really hate the enemy and play a trick of defeating the superiors of the Wei Mansion, whoever is defeated will be uncomfortable.

As for the third article, it is to split the prefectures, divide the Xiangzhou into three, and set up the canal along the route independently, and put it under the direct jurisdiction of the court, and establish official gates along the Zhang River.

The fourth article is to measure the land in the three states and conduct a relatively thorough equalization of land.

The fifth article is to immigrate, and the prefectures and counties moved to Heluo in their homes to enrich the capital.

Five strategies are more fierce than each other. First, the rebellion is handled leniently, so as to maintain a relaxed and orderly atmosphere and restore stability in the Xiangzhou situation as soon as possible. The second one shows off its fangs, allowing those involved in the rebels to lose money and exempt them from being punished. At the same time, creating confrontations in the rural areas, so that those who plot against the rebellion cannot provoke the local feelings and fight against the court.

The third article is even more ruthless. It directly dismantled and split the overly concentrated prefecture of Xiangzhou, and inserted the control of the court directly into the prefecture along the canal transportation. Without the relatively large administrative agency of Xiangzhou, the imperial court's control over the local area was even more added. The next step was to redistribute regional resources to resolve the situation where the powerful entrenched in the countryside.

Finally, the finale was concluded, and some overly tenacious rural tyrants were left, and they directly concentrated their population and family property near Duji, under the direct control of the court.

After reading the plan submitted to him by Jiying Pavilion, Li Tong couldn't help but sigh, no wonder the rich and gentry in Hebei did not catch a cold. Whether it was the previous riots in the Hedong Heavenly Bing Road or the chaos in several prefectures in Hebei, these people were present.

It cannot be said that because they have not directly managed Hebei-related affairs, Hebei Shiliu resists being unfamiliar with him. If they really want to get familiar with him, they are afraid they will rise up long ago.

But no matter what, Hebei, especially the southern prefectures in Hebei, have abundant money and food and dense population, and are one of the most important components of the Tang Dynasty's territory and one of the cornerstones for the maintenance of imperial rule.

The previous rule that was too loose and rough was indeed not conducive to the long-term stability of the region. With this rebellion and rebellion, it is indeed necessary to establish a more meticulous and comprehensive rule. The Xiangzhou area is a place for reform and running-in.

After weighing the Jiying Pavilion's plan, Li Tong picked up a pen and added a system of canal soldiers. After completing the general equalization of fields in Hebei, all the land received was served for one year to protect the canal. After three years of farming, they were transferred to a regiment training household, and there was no extra labor service, but they had to respond to the imperial enlistment and could be exempted from 50.

Hebei has great economic strength and potential, especially at a time when the Yellow River has not yet flooded, and the people of Hebei are brave and brave, which is a good source of troops.

This can be seen from the Hebei vassal states that accompanied the Tang Dynasty in later generations. The so-called weakness of the Tang Dynasty is due to the strength of Hebei; the demise of the Tang Dynasty is due to the weakness of Hebei. Of course, this strange situation is mainly a problem of the ruling structure, but the courage of the Hebei people should not be underestimated.

Of course, a good foundation does not mean that it can be used if you pull it up. For example, Wang Xiaojie can directly attack thousands of rebels in Xiangzhou with 200 slaves, and there are also several confused battles in the Wuzhou Hebei recruitment of soldiers and Khitan in history. The reason why the Hebei Ya soldiers were famous in later generations was also tempered by long-term wars.

At present, Hebei's appearance is obviously not suitable for large-scale recruitment of troops. The civilians in Hebei have not been widely benefited by the court's benevolent government, and the powerful class is not very interested in him. Even if they recruit people, it is hard to say who the sword is aimed at.

Fortunately, Li Tong never relied on any bureaucratic group. The largest Guanlong nobles and Hebei clans, who are currently in the world, can be said to have a careless relationship with him.

Therefore, he did not have to be subject to too many old rules when acting. Through the suppression of Guanlong nobles in Guanzhong for several years, a relatively stable and powerful basic platform has been initially established. The army of internal and external forces is nearly 200,000. Not to mention confronting the sky and the earth, at least no political alliance can grow to the point of growing hard with him in a very short period of time.

The destruction of the Tang Dynasty's equal-field system was due to the lack of efforts to clean up the old forces, and on the other hand, the deathly merger of the new powerful people, so that the arable land that can be used as a grant of land under the actual demand level as the government has always been below the actual demand level.

Among them, Guanzhong, which is a severely affected area, has almost been dealt with by Li Tong. This is also due to his two uncles doing things at the cost of their lives, and inducing Guanlong nobles to join the central power struggle like moths and fire, which allows Li Tong to distribute local assets calmly and have enough reasons to kill a large number of powerful landlords.

Although there are also land annexation in Hebei, the degree is lighter than that in Guanzhong. Especially those local tyrants did not have power centers like the two capitals as a stage. Although their respective rural situations were not weak, they did not have a high degree of overall integration, but were scattered between the prefectures and counties, which also provided time for the court to concentrate its strength and defeat them separately.

Therefore, it is much less difficult to initially achieve the goal of plundering people having their own fields in Hebei than Guanzhong. After more than ten years, establishing a general military service system in Hebei is a relatively stable rhythm. Li Tong believes that it is worth a try, and the dominance of the court will increase year by year, which can minimize the risk of losing control.

With the addition of the canal system added by Li Tong and the proposal submitted by Jiying Pavilion can be said to be a basic policy for Hebei's military and political rule in the next ten years. Next, it only needs to make certain adjustments within the framework in the implementation process according to actual conditions.

After soliciting Song Jing's opinions, Li Tong wrote a book again, calling Song Jing the son of the Central Secretariat and prosecuting the Sima of Xiangzhou. He entered the state to be responsible for the issue of reconciliation and restoration of Xiangzhou.

At the same time, he issued another military order, ordering the internal and external idle stables to collect another 10,000 war horses and send them to Hebei to help the army in northern Hebei, increase the power of the official army, and mobilize and clear the southern prefectures in Hebei as soon as possible, and return to the control of the court.

Then another letter was handed over to the Political Affairs Hall, and ordered officials in the court to recommend officials who were above the third rank and above to be appointed as Fang Mu. They followed the Jibei Dao to settle the chaos and entered the state to take office and issued the imperial decree.

Among them, he promoted one person to be the governor of Weizhou, which was former prime minister Zhang Xi, who was dismissed from prime minister for a short time.

Although he did not agree with Zhang Xi, he had to admit that Zhang Xi was appointed as the prime minister twice, which was a representative of the scholars in Hebei Province. How to use such a person has a considerable direction for the understanding and speculation of the court's attitude among the Hebei aristocratic clans.

Since it is not yet time to see the brink of the goal, I might as well use this to express to the scholars in Hebei that the court is still willing to do good to you. Don’t commit suicide, otherwise I really may not be able to control myself.

Of course, while appointing Zhang Xi as the governor of Weizhou, Li Tong appointed Zhang Jiazhen as the supervisor of the Right Taiwan, and prosecuted the chief of Weizhou. He went to the prefecture with Zhang Xi and also took charge of the promotion and demotion of Hebei Road.

At the same time, Pei Shouzhen appointed as the governor of Huaizhou, crossed Hebei on the same day, and used Huaizhou as the center of Hebei military investment to prepare for the next step of the development of the Hebei war.

After making a series of decisions on personnel appointments in Hebei, Li Tong stopped to rest, and then picked up the confessions of the rebels in Xiangzhou and read them carefully, and continued to explore his own ideas. After a detailed look, he actually found a treasure boy among these rebels.
Chapter completed!