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Chapter 369: Take chestnuts from the fire

County Magistrate Cheng's expression was very serious. Although this rebellion did not affect the northern part of Jiaozhi, it was in Jiaozhi, and the sudden smoke of war was enough to make people shocked.

Everyone knows that this rebellion often has a chain reaction. There are countless people who cannot stand the Ming Dynasty exploitation. It is not fun to ignite Mars.

He stroked his short beard and shook his head, saying with regret and melancholy: "If I had known that something was going to happen, how could something not happen if I continued like this? If it was just a troublemaker, it would be fine. Some troublemakers were just tied up and taught them to submit. But this time, the officials thought it was extraordinary."

Hao Fenglou was all his energy on the shipbuilding. At this time, he heard the county magistrate Cheng talk, but he wanted to hear his high opinions. The Haifanghou suddenly realized that he was not an isolated existence, but he was in Jiaozhi. In this place, building a ship is important, but no matter how hard you work to build a ship, you cannot ignore other things.

County Magistrate Cheng said solemnly: "This time it was a civil rebellion, it was better to say it was a gentry change. Lord, the news from the Qinghua Prefecture was that all local tyrants rebelled, and more than a dozen major surnames forced the civil rebellion to attack and kill the official army. Before the incident, the prefect of Guangping Prefecture had just imposed this year's cotton tax. These tyrants were probably angry. This is not just a small civil rebellion. Now they have established a royal family of the Chen Dynasty. Whether this person is a royal family of the Chen Dynasty, the officials thought it was mostly fake, and they were just looking for someone to cheat."

County Magistrate Cheng continued with emotion: "It can be seen from this that this is not an ordinary civil rebellion. After this civil rebellion, there must be someone to command, and even... he had already planned. Do ordinary unruly people ever think of what kind of royal family they would immediately support after the civil rebellion? Will they immediately call themselves King Annan? And first Guangnan Prefecture, then the southern prefectures responded one after another, and it turned out to be a prairie fire. To put it unpleasantly, this is a sign that the building is about to collapse."

"After Jiaozhi implemented the province, the establishment of three departments and assigned officials. The imperial court's exploitation of this place is increasingly serious. These things are obvious to all. The officials have long been worried that something will happen. It is too late to educate and give full play to the new land. How can this be done? But there are some people in the temple who are short-sighted and only value short-term benefits, and the prefectures and counties in Jiaozhi are also scrambling to exploit. Everyone expects to make a lot of money and then transfer them to other places. After the people leave, they will not care about the flood? Sooner or later, this mess belongs to others. Everyone has this mind. Where can we talk about education and grace start?"

"As for the nobles in Annan, there is also a difference. When the Chen Dynasty and Hu were in power, they always held their own troops and were unruly. As for the north, it was better, so the south was even more complaining. The north was also ready to move, and what Jiaozhi had to do now is nothing more than two things."

When Magistrate Cheng saw that Hao Fenglou was listening carefully, he did not want to interrupt. Instead, he came to Tan Xing. It was probably because this guy had been in the Jiaozhi office and had nothing to do every day, and he was thinking about the Jiaozhi affairs. These things could not be discussed with others. First, there was nothing to talk about here, and second, the matter had not happened. You were so crow-mouthed, saying that Jiaozhi would be finished in the future. These words were passed to your boss, and you would not be able to bear it if you didn't deal with it.

Now that something is wrong, it is okay to talk a lot. County Magistrate Cheng continued to chat: "One of this is naturally a matter of a military man. The commander of the Jiaozhi Metropolitan Commander must go to the south to supervise the war. The Jiaozhi Guards must go out in person, and they must go out in full swing. While guarding the north, they also entered the southern part. In addition to one of the guards, the Han army, the court also recruited many Annan people. It is hard to say whether these people will obey the orders at that time. They are afraid that they will be persuaded by the people and turn the knife into the knife. Then they will regret it."

County Magistrate Cheng narrowed his eyes, but he said that the most critical point was that the military man had nothing to do with him. Now, what we want to say next is related to him: "The second is the affairs of the three departments, the inspectors, the government, and the transshipment commanders, which aroused civil unrest. Most of the county magistrates in Guangping Prefecture and Guangnan Prefecture were killed by the rebels. Someone must bear the responsibility for this matter. Whether it is a turmoil or not, someone must lose his head and take the blame. At that time, I am afraid that in order to cover up the dereliction of duty, everyone must shirk each other and attack each other, which is related to themselves. No matter how friendly it is, they must have red eyes. The governor's office must attack the transshipment commander and the transshipment commander, and may not be willing to submit.

The commander, the butt is not clean, and the inspectors, are they related to the matter? To be honest, I am afraid that the chaos has not yet been settled, and our officialdom in Jiaozhi will start to be in chaos first. These people may not be in a hurry to put out the fire. I am afraid that they are thinking about how to cause trouble. Alas... This is really not a blessing for the court. If this continues, how many days can Jiaozhi be guarded? In the eyes of the people of Jiaozhi, we are outsiders; in the eyes of the court, we are criminal ministers and officials, but we should look at ourselves? Hey... At present, they are afraid that they have already regarded each other as enemies. If you don't die, he will die. If you don't get guilty, you will be punished and you will have to bear the responsibility."

Hao Fenglou smiled and looked at the county magistrate Cheng with some admiration. Although this guy talked a lot, he was quite forward-looking. Not only was he familiar with the place, he was also very familiar with people's hearts. Hao Fenglou said: "What Lord Cheng said is very much, but what should Haipong and Lang Son be supposed to?"

County Magistrate Cheng smiled bitterly and said, "Actually, this matter has nothing to do with the marquis and the officials. Let's just watch it on the wall. Now the guards have already drawn troops to fight, but we don't have this need for the time being. On the one hand, the marquis have not many troops, and even if they are drawn, they cannot draw a few, which is of no help. On the other hand, even if the marquis draws, they are afraid that they will not be able to save the near fire. As long as the marquis prepares early, they don't have to pay attention to other matters."

"But the most important thing at the moment is to stabilize the northern part. The wealthy families and people everywhere in Jiaozhi are all ready to move. They are not moving at this time, just waiting. Let's see if the court's success or failure, they will probably have a sense of mercy. Besides, they are also worried that if the government wins, it would be fine, but once the government loses like a mountain, then civil war changes will inevitably spread. They are people with families and careers, where can they go? At that time, they will have to be enslaved by the civil war and everyone will fight to become a rebellion."

Hao Fenglou frowned. This was what he was most worried about. If the entire Jiaozhi was pushed to the opposite side of the Ming Dynasty, it would be a situation of dying. Even if the Ming army won and carried out a sweep, today's sweep here and tomorrow's rebellion, can we live in peace?

It is extremely necessary to stabilize some of the wealthy families and gentry. If they cannot stabilize, then Jiaozhi will never have peace from now on.

"Yes, I'm afraid of being bullied for such things. A lot of wealthy families have complained about the Ming Dynasty, but they may not be unable to survive and will not take risks. But once the war spreads, it is not impossible for these people to really rebel. But I don't know what kind of opinions there are in Lord Cheng?"

County Magistrate Cheng smiled and said, "This is easy, give them hope. As long as they let them know that no matter what the thief can protect their lives, it is on the contrary, once they become thieves, they may not rebel, and as long as they stabilize people's hearts, we can still gain a foothold in Jiaozhi."

Hao Fenglou frowned and said, "What hope is given to them?"

County Magistrate Cheng said: "Mr. Hao once refused 100,000 enemies at Langshan Pass. The musketeers had a hundred gram of one hundred, and their military achievements were brilliant. These deeds had long been circulated in Annan, so in the eyes of many people, it would be a worry-free place north of Langshan Pass. If the Marquis could open Langshan Pass, order the musketeers to patrol the pass and invite people to the pass to seek refuge, I am afraid that these people would take their families and go to the pass to take refuge. If the adults distributed the land again and allowed them to build houses in Langshan, then how could these people stayed safe and could they go to the thief?"

Hao Fenglou immediately understood that Lang San is the safest in the eyes of the world, and he can escape the war as long as he goes in. Whether those gentry and tyrants are interested in the Ming Dynasty or the rebels, they are people with families and careers. It is expected that they are safe and unwilling to be involved in this war, because no matter which side they go, they may ruin their family.

At this time, it would be strange if these people did not bring their own wealth to the pass to take refuge.

As long as they are in Lang Son, they will not rebel, and they will not worry about inciting civil unrest or secretly thieves. More importantly, this situation is somewhat like a concession. Because of war everywhere, the rich and even warlords hid in the loan with their property and family members. In fact, because of this, it greatly promoted the prosperity of loans. The places where the rich are crowded are much better than those in slums. This is also of great help to Lang Son. Who doesn’t want more rich people in their fiefdom, let alone these tens of thousands of people who have mastered almost half of the wealth of Annan.

When these people's wealth and lives are tied to Lang Son, isn't it good for the Hao family?

Hao Fenglou stared at County Magistrate Cheng and couldn't help but smile, saying, "Mr. Cheng is a clever plan. This matter is very good. I will immediately review the calligraphy father and ask him to prepare for this matter."

County Magistrate Cheng smiled bitterly and said, "Actually, there is another thing, I don't know whether the officials should speak or not."

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