Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 46 Lujiang Mansion
A group of gentry in Lujiang Mansion had already been waiting outside the city gate. After sending away batch after batch of occupiers, they ushered in a batch of new occupants. However, this batch of occupiers seems to be different from the previous two batches. The emperor's consort, the king of the Northwest with great military exploits, and the vanguard of foreign expansion, this series of titles makes all businessmen and gentry feel that maybe this is the case. I am afraid that the continuous war for a period of time should come to an end. Although starting from the Taiping Rebellion, experienced the rule of the Lin family, and even the Lang family took over for a short period of time, the three families did not make much change and adjustment in terms of policies, but the frequent wars still brought Lujiang a lot of trouble. Many injuries.
The commercial roads are open and closed from time to time, the damage to the city caused by the siege war, and the interruption of water transportation all inevitably affect the normal life of the common people and gentry in Lujiang. Change the owner first, what kind of changes the new owner will bring to Lujiang, this is what everyone urgently needs to know.
The Northwest officials who were in charge of taking over did not adopt a unified takeover policy. Almost all ordinary officials kept their original jobs. Except that the internal affairs department was taken over by officials sent from the Northwest, everything else seemed to remain unchanged. The officials appointed by the Lang family disappeared when the Lin family took over the management of Lujiang, and the officials of the Lin family also automatically gave way as the Lin family's army withdrew. All these changes did not seem to have much effect on the situation in the Lujiang prefecture. The chaos and inconvenience, it can be seen that the gentry in Lujiang City are not surprised by the situation where the king's banner changes at the top of the city.
However, there are many people who are eagerly looking forward to the new owner. During the period when the Taiping Army took control of Lujiang, the exile of many aristocratic landlords left a lot of resources for the Taiping Army to seize and auction. Things, and the Taiping Army confiscated and auctioned these things without exception, and some people who had some special relations with the Taiping Army were naturally beneficiaries in this regard, but with the end of the Taiping Army's rule in Kansai, Lin Lang The two families took over one after another, and the forces attached to these two families also appeared one after another. The continuous changes in strength in Lujiang City also caused many changes in the economic interests of the various forces in Lujiang City. Everyone hopes to take this opportunity to have a conclusion.
For a while, there was an undercurrent in Lujiang City, and all forces were doing their best to use their relationships to win the favor of the new owner, hoping to get a share of the upcoming profit distribution battle.
The Lin family army in Hanzhong has obviously accepted the reality that they can no longer control the city of Hanzhong. From the coach's own point of view, if the imperial army slows down by two days, I'm afraid that Hanzhong City will have changed hands. The arrival of the imperial army relieved them of their upside-down danger. Handing over the defense of Hanzhong City to Situ Jun was a result they could accept, at least far better than handing it over to the Lang family or the Northwest Army. After all, the Lin family already had a deep relationship with Situ Jun. Even if there is no such reason, letting the imperial army control it is better than another evil neighbor who peeks at Hanzhong-Li Wufeng in the northwest.
So when the Lang family's army began to withdraw from the outskirts of Hanzhong Fucheng, the Lin family also sent envoys to discuss the ownership of Hanzhong and the remaining Lin family troops in Hanzhong City together with the envoys sent by the Northwest. Everything was carried out in a peaceful and friendly atmosphere. The Northwest representative agreed that the Lin family's army would return to Sanjiang via the Lujiang River, and the representative of Situ Jun's party also promised to hand over the six northwest towns of Hanzhong Prefecture to the Northwest side for temporary control and management as originally proposed. Instead of stationing troops in these six towns, the control of Hanzhong Prefecture and the remaining twelve towns will be handed over to the new Hanzhong city guard appointed by Situ Jun through the Imperial Administration. After the situation in Kansai stabilizes, the two sides will discuss together with the issue of the six towns in Hanzhong.
All in all, everything passed in this slightly peaceful October. Whether Bashan and Lujiang were taken over by the northwest, or Hanzhong changed flags, everything seemed so calm, as calm as it was. But there is an undercurrent brewing in the calm, and many people are looking forward to some kind of change that breaks this dull situation. Of course, this does not mean that everything remains unchanged. The economic policies of Bashan and Lujiang have changed as the businessmen wished, such as the unification of tariffs, the adjustment of commodity taxes, and the repair of the road from Bashan to Lujiang. A series of changes have given businessmen new hope, but it is not as wonderful as imagined. First of all, in terms of tax rates, there is no preference for the Northwest side. Although the tariffs have been unified, this only refers to the unification of tariffs with the Northwest region. Kansai’s goods are more exported to the interior of the empire rather than the Northwest. This is not too much. There are many changes, and the reduction of commodity tax once made the merchants ecstatic, but compared with the Northwest, it still seems to be much higher. These have disappointed all the forces in Lujiang.
The large-scale repair of the road between Bashan and Lujiang is not so much for the development of commerce and transportation, but more importantly from a strategic point of view. Without Hanzhong, the Lin family, the empire and the Maqihan people Between the controlled Baling Mansions, Lujiang's geographical location seems too remote and remote, and this is precisely where it is crucial. This is a tentacles, a tentacles extending to the south of the empire, it can clearly You can feel the beating pulse of this big granary in the south of the empire, you can also caress the body of the Lin family, one of the three great vassals, and it can even lead the bow and arrow to make the Machihan people feel the chill from the northwest. The position is too important.
Wufeng is naturally aware of the importance of Lujiang's location, so he did not accept the suggestion from some people below to immediately restructure Lujiang. It is indeed complicated. Whether it is the Taiping Sect or the Lin family, there are still a large number of remnants in Lujiang. Military occupation cannot completely eradicate all the hidden forces that are deeply intertwined. Wufeng is very clear about this, even if the Lang family is occupying Lujiang During this short period of time, their espionage forces also began to infiltrate into Lujiang, combining with the existing forces in the dark to maintain the existence of the Lang family here. Of course, this information was provided by the intelligence department, mainly the Gu family, for Wufeng .
The Machihans, like the empire, have not forgotten this place. Since the Machihans occupied Baling, the number of Machihans who infiltrated Lujiang from Baling has increased day by day. Of course, many of them are normal business travel activities. , but there are also a large number of spies hidden. They use various occupations as a cover in Lujiang to continuously develop and consolidate their presence here. Even during the period of the Lin family's control, the Lin family's anti-espionage forces failed to eliminate these Maqihan forces. What's more, many merchants have seen the tyrannical strength of the Maqihan people and think that the Maqihan people may be the masters. As the future master of Lujiang, he has spared no effort to befriend the Machihans. All these have greatly protected the hidden power of the Machihans in Lujiang. The empire retains considerable strength in Lujiang, which is just and honest. The empire with a good foundation is still a symbol of orthodoxy in the eyes of the local gentry. Whether it is the Lin family or the Lang family, it is difficult to win their full approval. Not to mention the people and the Machihans.
Perhaps his own intervention will break this delicate situation, but Wufeng doesn't intend to do so right away. He needs a period of time to figure out the details of Lujiang here, and a thunderous sweep will completely wipe out these The complicated forces of all parties have been wiped out. But in order to achieve this goal, the power currently at my disposal is obviously insufficient, and I need to set up a force in Lujiang who knows the basics and inside information to help me ~IndoMTL.com~ It's a pity that the Bashan Gu family's power in Lujiang is still weak, it seems I still need to find another helper who can work for me.
There are many candidates, and there is no shortage of forces to express their allegiance to the Northwest King. Everyone knows that it is not others but him who can call the wind and rain in Kansai. Situ Jun is just a figure on the bright side. He who controls the power of the four prefectures in the six prefectures of Kansai is the real person in charge.
"My lord, the Kansai matter should not be dragged on for too long. It is better to make a decision early, especially the Lujiang River. The current situation seems unclear. I am worried that it will be difficult to fully integrate the Lujiang River with the army stationed alone. We are in the northwest." Seeing that his boss seemed to be a little distracted, and he seemed to be indecisive, Gu Quan, the director of intelligence who had been waiting for instructions, couldn't help but suggested: "This subordinate has drawn up a few goals and discussed them with Mr. Diao Now, I hope that my lord can identify one or two of them, and with their power, we can quickly integrate Lujiang and wipe out those rebellious forces.”
After a long while without speaking, Wufeng casually placed a letter presented to him on the table, just playing with the Xuanyu paperweight in his hand, anyone who is familiar with Wufeng knows that this is Master Jiedushi thinking As for the problem, Gu Quan was no exception, he could only patiently wait for his boss's decision.
"Gu Quan, do you think now is the best time to activate it?" After a while, Wufeng put down the paperweight thoughtfully, and replied slowly, "Talk about the Northwest prefectures and I will It’s just trusteeship, the name is not right, and it’s also in this state of the empire. There are no more people to interfere with me, otherwise the pressure of public opinion will make us overwhelmed. Now Lujiang is still stable, although I also know It's not peaceful down there, but is it necessary to make it clear now?"