Chapter 92 It's all small things

"No farming is not stable, no business is not rich."

These are the eight words left by Yun Zhao to Baishui County.

Baishui County has poor land and is not suitable for large-scale cultivation of wheat. It is very suitable for planting millet, sorghum, millet, and potatoes. It also grows well in the sandy soil here.

The main reason is that there are not many indigenous people here. When Li Hongji was causing trouble in northern Shaanxi, this was a battlefield for the tug-of-war between officers and soldiers and bandits. Therefore, most of the residents in Baishui County today are outsiders.

The refugees who finally settled down were extremely satisfied with the stable life that could have enough food. However, for the officials of Baishui County, it is not a good thing for the people to be ambitious.

The village chiefs, the county magistrates here are all angry and want to manage the local area well, so that they can take on other major responsibilities after they have made contributions in the future.

If the people in other parts of Guanzhong have lived a good life and the Baishui County they manage has not changed, it would be too unfavorable for their career.

Yun Zhao's tour was also a great promotion for the officials in Guanzhong.

Those who are capable and can manage the local government in an orderly manner wish Yun Zhao could live in their county so that they could see all their achievements. If officials who did not manage the local government well, they would be like facing a great enemy. They would try every means to let Yun Zhao see only the good things of their county, and not see bad things.

The old woman blocked the road and shouted for justice. The woman in mourning clothes knelt on the ground with her children. A large group of suffering people knelt on the side of the road with incense burners filled with incense. Yun Zhao encountered many such sudden mass incidents along the way.

Of course, he did not have the time to handle these cases, and this was not his scope of responsibility, nor would he just listen to the people's words and beheaded the officials here, or dismembered them.

This is very bad for the government's credibility.

Whenever this happens, the local officials will cry without tears and want to go up to explain to Yun Zhao. Seeing that Yun Zhao is cold, he dare not come forward. He is pale and sweating, and lets the group of young people under Xie Zhi ask and record.

Since Xie Zhi appeared in Lantian County, Yun Zhao has never killed anyone again.

This is very important. In Lantian County today, the government orders cannot kill people anymore. The only thing that can kill people is the law.

Yun Zhao had no power, nor did he have the will to directly order the person and the five horses to be dismembered, of course, except for the Secret Spies Department!

This is Yun Zhao's deterrent force as the highest power center in Guanzhong.

The most fundamental source of power is violence!

The army, courts, and prisons are the three most secure pillars of power.

Countless books tell people that our power comes from the people, and the foundation of power is the people. They often forget that the object of power is often the people.

Based on this, Taoist thought extended to "Wuwei" and they even hoped that people would "return their ancestors". In their imagination, there were too many disadvantages caused by power, and at the beginning of mankind, there was no concept of power.

Yun Zhao worked outside for a whole month and a half. Fortunately, although most of the people who complained were their own reasons, some of them had their own reasons, and some of them had their demands that were contrary to the law and had no real major social event.

Even if his daughter-in-law is unfilial, she can complain to the person who dares to spit on Yun Zhao's guards. Yun Zhao doesn't think she needs protection.

At the same time, digging a large window in the wall is conducive to the stabbing of the ambush and guns on the periphery. Then, elite soldiers and generals were sent to ambush in the alley, preparing weapons such as rolling wood, artillery, gunpowder guns, etc., and preparing to fight the thieves in the street.

After arriving in Luzhou, Liu Zongmin hurriedly abandoned the war horses and launched a fierce attack on the city.

When Liu Zongmin led his army to attack the city, Wu Dapu ordered the soldiers on the city to fire artillery to resist. However, the bandit army was extremely aggressive in siege, and the defenders could not resist it, and Luzhou City was captured.

After Liu Zongmin entered the city, he found that the alley was narrow, so he had to dismount and walk forward.

At this time, the ambush in the alley used knives or spears to assassinate the bandits, but the bandits could not find the Ming army at all and could not fight back. They were very scared and hurriedly retreated quickly.

Some of the people who were unable to evacuate were eventually killed by ambushers.

Liu Zongmin was furious and ordered the soldiers to be punished for three days after the city was broken.

However, the bandits fought in the city for seven consecutive days, but the defenders in the city relied on street fighting and always controlled the situation in the city.

Liu Zongmin had no choice but to retreat.

However, Wu Dapu fell ill due to long-term command, his body was dragged down and his eyes were tired and blind.

Later, Liu Zongmin was unwilling to fail and attacked Luzhou City again, which was in danger.

At this time, there was a concubine of an official named Xu in the city. She was born on the border of Liaodong and was good at riding and shooting. She also defended the city with her soldiers and fought bravely to fight the enemy. She once forced Liu Zongmin out of the city.

Liu Zongmin was furious and offered a reward of ten thousand taels of gold to take the head of the concubine.

The giant bandit Huntian King was unstoppable all the way and was about to arrive at the prefect's office.

The concubine volunteered to lead the soldiers to save the situation.

However, at this critical moment, the Ming army artillery had problems. The superstitious officers and soldiers believed that sacrifices were needed to continue firing.

However, the concubine didn't care. She bit her finger and dripped her blood on the cannon and lied to the sacrifice. Then she lit the fire himself. The cannon just hit the place where the Huntian King was, and immediately exploded the two leaders, Huntian King and Beggar King. This cannon shocked the bandits and eventually fled in a panic.

After several attempts to attack the city, Liu Zongmin's troops suffered heavy losses and had to withdraw from Luzhou City.

At this time, Li Hongji's brigade of troops arrived, and Luzhou City was no longer able to return to the sky. The officers and soldiers in the city had to leave the city and headed east.

At this point, Luzhou fell and Li Hongji plundered Luzhou City for seven days.

The concubine of the official surnamed Xu also obtained Li Hongji on his way to escape, and after being humiliated for three days and nights, she peeled the skin...

"So, Li Hongji finally took over Luzhou, right?"

After reading the battle report, Yun Zhao yawned and asked about the money.

"That's right, Luzhou was captured, and Li Hongji got a lot of money."

"The concubine of the official surnamed Xu has had some bad results."

"What's wrong with that?"

"I was abused by Li Hongji's bandits for three days and finally skinned."

"Zhang Xueling is originally ours. She graduated from the fourth period of Yushan Academy. She said she was the concubine of an official surnamed Xu, but she was actually Xu Chaoyan's wife and sister."

"Ah? Our people were skinned after being abused?"

"How is it possible? When defeating Liu Zongmin, Xu Chaoyan took all the credit on himself and expelled Zhang Xueling from the Xu Mansion. When Li Hongji came, Xu Chaoyan looked for Zhang Xueling everywhere again. As a result, Zhang Xueling had already left Luzhou and returned to Yushan.

Xu Chaoyan got a concubine to the battlefield, and the result can be imagined.

When he ran away, he was caught by Liu Zongmin, and then the whole family was skinned."

Yun Zhao nodded and said, "It should be the result."
Chapter completed!