After many more days, the fleet going down Guizhou along the water also brought news that Jiangling, the important town of Jingnan, easily changed hands.
"This is a thank you gift from General Cao..."
The visitor was Cao Shixiong's personal team, respectfully offering a stack of gifts to Zhou Huaian.
"The first batch of objects on these ships were exclusively added to the virtual leader...There are fine varieties of silk, silk, gold and silver utensils, rare books, books, books, etc., and hundreds of craftsmen and family members and family members..."
"There are more things that will be used for market exchanges are still on the ship later, so I ask your officials to accept it without hesitation..."
"It's easy to say. Everything is easy to say..."
Zhou Huaian couldn't help but sighed secretly, and smiled unceremoniously. This is also his first initiative to try to directly interfere and influence the wave of change and historical trend set off by the rebels through a certain prophet and god stick model; from the result, it is obviously a good start.
After all, the experience and outcome of Jiangling City in history are much more miserable than it is now. When Wang Duo heard that the Li family was defeated, Liu Hanhong was ordered to guard Jiangling and headed his army to Xiangyang. As a result, after Wang Duo left, Liu Hanhong led the crowd to raid the Jiangling and burned the city for a few days, causing deaths and injuries to the people. There are hundreds of thousands of local household registrations. There are no two or three in the local area; and as one of the few prosperity in the world since the heyday In Dayi, the wealth and resources accumulated over the years have also been destroyed.
Therefore, on the basis of strengthening the basic strength of the rebel army, it is also a good thing to be able to save and preserve a little more population and wealth in the area along the way, and transform it into an indirect assistance to oneself. After initially having the reputation and expectations of this magical calculation, it is easier to produce half the result with half the effort in the next few things secretly.
Nowadays, Cao Shixiong is taking advantage of his plan to take advantage of the risk. After he has taken Wang Duo in advance and expelled Liu Hanhong, most of the population and property in Jiangling City have remained intact and fell into the hands of the rear men represented by Wang Chongyin and Cao Shixiong; this It is tantamount to opening a channel for Canton in a short period of time, leading to the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and the hinterland of the south of the Yangtze River.
Of course, this premise is that they have to be able to stand firm in a short time, defend the counterattack and back calculations from the court, and keep everything in front of them from being easily invaded by others. This further strengthens the other party's dependence on one's own needs and cooperation in a disguised form;
After all, from the smart point of view, although the headquarters of the nearest Huangchao can provide more assistance, it also means that under the needs of a large number of people, it is undoubtedly necessary to surrender most of the results and gains of the battle, as well as the grasp of local affairs. Dominance. On the contrary, from a long-term perspective, I can not share their achievements in leading Guangzhou, but can provide more things.
Of course, this is also the tendency of disguised encouragement and urging to occupy the Jiangling rear-compartment army and gradually separate and become independent from the influence of the Huang Chao headquarters. This is completely a method of dignity that cannot allow the other party to repent and retreat. Up.
And this is just the beginning of the first step. Zhou Huaian was also trying to break the traditional warfare of the rebels, and never cared about and focused on a certain historical inertia of the gains and losses of one city and one place; and in some key areas that they had attacked, they established some local forces that were subordinate to the rebels. And the provisional regime; of course, this effort also lies in some more long-term arrangements.
For example, through this method of fostering subordinate forces of the large and small rebel forces in the places along the way that the army has attacked and swept, gradually eroded and squeezed the national power resources and strategic space that the Tang Dynasty could mobilize; for example, the interception of the court from south to north The blood transfusion channels in the Jianghan Plain and the middle reaches of the Yangtze River are running east-west, blocking the connection between the three rivers in the upper reaches of Jiannan and the lower reaches of the Jianghuai area;
It can also be said that this is also a disguised form of substituting one another, a gradual change in the strategic situation in the balance of power. Even after the main forces of the Rebels have accumulated enough errors and declines in the future, they will inevitably end up with a general failure; there will also be enough strategic buffers and room for retreat to continue to preserve the remaining viable forces, and they can continue to fight and fight with the court camp. Turn around for a longer time.
Of course, Zhou Huai’an tried to promote all of this behind the scenes. The ultimate goal was also to expand the site for his own strength, buy more time and geographical buffer, etc.; therefore, the priority to give tips and guidance should be Cao Shixiong’s and others. He cooperates happily, and is also a friendly and close rebel general. He doesn't have the habit of raising white-eyed wolves who don't abandon his previous suspicions, or giving away benefits for no reason and arousing suspicion;
Originally in his expectation, the best and most ideal object was Huang Chao, but the lessons of reality soon met him, what is his own pattern and historical limitations; he is also completely unsure and confident to be able to control it. , The will and determination of this generation of heroes; let alone those who have gathered around Huang Chao, all kinds of people with different aspirations and thoughts, etc., brought various variables and accidents.
Therefore, the breakthrough that he can choose to make efforts and try, he can only fall back to the second place, and he is still a different general in the rear army but has considerable influence and connections in Cao Shixiong; as for the others; People are either not level enough to obtain the qualifications to stand alone, or they just happen to be improper or out of reach.
Naturally, the considerations and calculations in this area cannot be explained to others.
After the change of hands in Gangneung this time, Cao Shixiong not only obtained a relatively well-known city Dayi as his foundation, but also controlled the surrounding relatively developed shipbuilding industry and shipping hub in a disguised form; therefore, he was able to quickly search for local ships in a short period of time and organize one. Only a large enough southward water transport fleet came to Canton.
Therefore, when the first fleet returned, Zhou Huaian also loaded additional workers with salt, wine, marching rations, altar meat, dried vegetables, bacon, preserved sauce, and even shoes, socks, clothing, blankets and other recent production forces. Capital responded, so that the other people who took control of Jiangling could expand on the spot more conveniently.
In addition, according to the follow-up fleet list, in addition to the gold, silver and silk goods traditionally used for cashing out, Zhou Huaian will also receive more than 500 collar iron armors, 2,000 leather-inlaid armors, and 3,000 people from Jiangling. Knives, spears and group cards, as well as more than 5,000 horn bows and wooden bows, and a large number of weapons including more than 3,000 crossbows; they are all seized from local officers or standard armors stored in the arsenal of Gangneung Prefecture. For the Sanjiang Army, which is currently accumulating strength, it is also an object that is just like rain in time.
Therefore, the shock and touch of Zhou Huai'an from these more than a dozen boats was just a matter of a while; then he ordered that most of these things be included in the public, except for the collection of books and pictures. deal with.
The treasures of silk and silk, gold and silver utensils were auctioned off on the spot to exchange them for the military reserves of the rebels; while the artisans were directly charged into several major teams; and the performance teams of musical instruments, like musicians, were set up for use. Used for military entertainment and daily mobile promotional paper.
Of course, after calling up a group of people to announce these decisions, Zhou Huaian ordered them to choose what they wanted from them on the spot, with the upper limit of the amount that they could take away; as this period of time. They rushed to and fro, working together to reward and reward this group for their hard work.
During this period of time, they were responsible for many different responsibilities including mining, smelting, road repairing, river management, farming, transshipment, and even Qingpai mountain bandits, barbarians and tyrants, and they ran back and forth between Guangfu and Chaoxun. , It’s very hard for one person to use as two or three people;
Naturally, it was a scene and atmosphere of joy and excitement again; such as the triple stars of Huo Jun, Ge Congzhou, and Zhang Guiba, as well as the younger generations such as Zhong Yi, Luo Nian, Lin Ming, and Wang Ziming. This is the first time that I have participated in and experienced this kind of thing, and I don’t know how to express it because I feel deeply about it.
In fact, even Huo Jun, the most stable and reserved, could not help being a little gagged on the spot and vowing to be the lord, and vowed to work hard for a great cause that he will achieve in the future, and not hesitate to himself. Because he seemed to be conscious, until this moment he was recognized and truly included, and he went to the core circle of this emerging group of rebels.
Therefore, the coolest performance was Ge Congzhou, who was seen and insightful by Zhou Huaian, but he was unavoidably amidst the laughter, but he also asked in a low voice with some doubts:
"Could it be that the leader doesn't keep a trace of these wealth..."
"In fact, the most valuable thing has been left by me..."
Zhou Huaian said that he didn't care at all.
"It's those books and pictures... Strictly speaking, they are all kinds of knowledge that can be used to improve people's livelihood and help others change their situation..."
"Don't you think this is the most precious and valuable asset in time..."
"As long as you can learn the principles and apply what you have learned, this is also a treasure that no one can easily take away..."
"Even if the government and powerful households are able to encircle and mutilate those capable people and lofty people by any means, they cannot stop the flow of'the kings of the kings and kings have a kind, and the people are not afraid of death, but they are afraid of death.' The idea and spirit of the people will live forever and be passed on for a long time..."
Then, he gently tapped on the table in his hand to calm the noisy voice again.
"Taking this opportunity, I also want to implement a new charter,"
"I intend to implement the method that all the places and the military gains can be included in the sacred treasury of the public, and I began to push the place from top to bottom..."
"As for the sergeant, soldier and general assistant's daily needs, they are rationed in accordance with rank and rank, and please take them from the public school."
"Of course, the wartime is still a different matter. The front-line gains are based on the team and the fire group. According to the specific merits of the soldiers and the division of labor, and the attendance performance... each share half of them, and the rest will still go to the public..."
"You can have objections and suggestions..."
"My dear life..."
"But as commanded by the leader..."
"This discussion is very good, but please follow it..."
Suddenly, there was a large voice of conviction or tearfulness that responded. This also made Zhou Huaian a little relieved, at least his subordinates had not formed an overly obvious vested interest class and group, even if there were individual noises that could not be transferred in private, it would be difficult to stop the overall trend. (End of this chapter)