The Golden Age Chapter 935: The face and the heart are different

Qin Xiao's heart was stunned. He hadn't seriously considered this matter before. After all, the saint promised to provide military resources to Long Ruijun from the Jiangnan family, and the Jiangnan family headed by Lin Hong wanted to protect himself. Will try to supply, at least in the current situation, Long Ruijun's logistics can still be guaranteed.

But what Gu Baiyi said is indeed correct. The Jiangnan Family is indeed Long Ruijun's biggest help right now, but it is also the biggest hidden danger.

This is not to say that the Jiangnan family will give birth to two hearts, but whether the court will always allow the Jiangnan family to provide financial resources to Long Ruijun.

The Jiangnan family is now under unprecedented pressure. In addition to paying taxes to the Ministry of Households, it also pays several million taels of silver to the internal library every year. If it is said that it is not a pain for the Jiangnan family to bear the taxes of the Ministry of Households Moving the bones, but suddenly increasing the burden of several million taels of silver in the inner library, it is equivalent to a mountain pressing on the body of the Jiangnan family.

Now that the military resources of Long Ruijun have been increased, for the Jiangnan family, it is another big mountain that is crushed down.

At present, the Long Rui army only has a few thousand soldiers and horses, regardless of the army's salary or consumption is not too big, but the purpose of Qin Xiao's training is to regain the Xiling, until he stabilizes his position, he will inevitably recruit troops and buy horses, as the strength of the troops increases. , The Jiangnan family will be under more and more pressure. In the end, the Jiangnan family can’t hold it anymore. Without a way to survive, it may not be impossible to force the Jiangnan family to take risks again.

The imperial court will certainly not really exhaust itself, and will certainly not let the Jiangnan cash cow be uprooted, so once it realizes that the Jiangnan family is unbearable, it will naturally alleviate the pressure on the Jiangnan family.

The reduced amount of silver, the household department of the state minister must not be less than one or two silver. The inner bank is the emperor’s money bag, and of course it is impossible to reduce it. In this way, the reduction can only be the military resources of the Long Rui army. .

Qin Xiao also realized at this time that there are huge hidden dangers in the seemingly stable source of military resources.

As soldiers eat food, once the military resources are cut off, the soldiers will have no money to receive, and even the belly will not be full, and things will inevitably occur.

The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers. Since ancient times, even if the generals are so prestigious, they have never been able to lead a group of soldiers who can’t even eat their stomachs. Once a mutiny occurs, no one can bear the consequences. .

Gu Baiyi awakened the dreamer.

"The Jiangnan family can now fully support Long Ruijun because they want to depend on you. In the final analysis, they hope to use you to keep their home." Gu Baiyi said with a serious face: "Once they can't bear it, then Or if you lose use value to them, they will definitely abandon you very simply. If you want to truly stand in the northeast, you need to put an end to all hidden dangers. There are two things that must be firmly controlled in your own hands, the same It's military power, and it's financial power, both of which are indispensable."

Qin Xiao nodded and said: "Big brother is reasonable. It's just that in the current situation, I can't rely on other people except the Jiangnan family. The treasury is empty, and the state minister controls the household department. It is simply a matter of wanting to get money from the household department. Whimsical, apart from the Jiangnan family, there are almost no other sources of military resources."

Gu Baiyi stared at Qin Xiao and smiled: "You are wrong!"

"Wrong?" Qin Xiao wondered: "Big Brother, what's wrong?"

Gu Baiyi smiled and said: "The old saying goes, go to the countryside and do as the customs. You are here

In the Northeast, not only have to get used to the environment and climate of the Northeast, but also get close to the Northeast family. Without the help of the Northeast gentry, it would be impossible for you to stand firm in the Northeast. "

Qin Xiao said in surprise: "You want to get close to the Northeast gentry? But the four northeastern counties are the territory of the Liaodong Army, and the Northeast gentry are their people. We...!"

"You are wrong again." Gu Baiyi said: "Although the Northeast gentry obeyed the Liaodong Army, they were never members of the Liaodong Army. In the eyes of the Northeast gentry, the Liaodong Army belonged to outsiders, and they hated them. Outsider."

Qin Xiao was even more surprised, realizing that Gu Baiyi was likely to let himself see through the clouds and mist, and asked urgently: "Brother, the Northeast gentry hates the Liaodong Army? Where does this start?"

"Emperor Wuzong let the Liaodong Army be stationed in the Northeast. They have strict military discipline and do no harm to the common people. Moreover, they guarded the four northeastern counties from foreign enemies. The gentry of the four northeast counties naturally regarded the Liaodong army as a king." Gu Baiyi himself Reaching out for the teapot, Qin Xiao immediately reached out to grab it, grabbed the teapot, poured a cup of tea for Gu Baiyi with a smile, Gu Baiyi smiled, and continued: "It is also because of the support of the gentry from the four northeastern counties that the Liaodong Army can completely Stand up to the northeast."

Qin Xiao seemed to understand something, and asked: "The northeastern gentry had a grudge with the Liaodong army, but because the dove occupied the magpie's nest?"

"Hit the nail on the head." Gu Baiyi praised: "The Liaodong Army has been in the northeast for nearly a hundred years. With the early achievements and the power of the Tang Dynasty, the surrounding tribes naturally dare not provoke them. Died in peace. The Liaodong army didn’t have to fight. It was well paid and lived a long life of comfort. The fighting spirit of the year was gone, and the army was corrupt. From top to bottom, it only knew how to accumulate money and enjoy pleasure. If it’s just a greed for money, it’s fine. Later, the Liaodong Army used military training as an excuse to enclose land in the Northeast. You must know that the northeast fertile fields were originally owned by family tyrants. Since the Liaodong Army encloses the land, it naturally finds the best fertile land to occupy. Snatching from the hands of the family tyrants, how can you say that the two sides can't contradict each other?"

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "The more powerful the big family, the better the land it owns, and the Liaodong Army enclosing all fancy good land, which naturally offends many aristocratic families."

"Yes." Gu Baiyi said with a smile: "So the bandits in the four northeastern counties are one after another. Many bandits were originally from the gentry. They were robbed of fields by the Liaodong army. They had nowhere to go. Naturally, they had to gather together to fight. The family of Zhou Hongji, the head of Black Mountain He was originally a gentry of Liaodong County, well-funded, and a lot of land, but was snatched by the Liaodong Army by means. This week Hongji was outraged, and this rallied the uprising. His property was robbed clean, why do you think he Can you gather a crowd to start trouble?"

"Could it be that other gentry helped behind?" Qin Xiao realized immediately.

Gu Baiyi nodded and smiled: "Yes, many gentry in the northeast were forced to desperate by the Liaodong army, and many people even broke their homes because of this. They naturally hated the Liaodong army. In fact, the purpose of the Liaodong army's enclosing and occupying land is very simple, which is I wanted to eliminate the original Northeast aristocratic family and let the Liaodong Army replace it. In this way, the Liaodong Army had military power in hand and completely controlled the entire Liaodong’s land and property rights. At that time, even the imperial court would not dare to be right. The Liaodong Army acted rashly. How could the Northeast aristocratic family fail to understand their purpose? They knew that the Liaodong Army not only wanted their silver, but also wanted their lives. Although the Northeast aristocratic family still treated the Liaodong military uniforms because of the sword in their hands. They are obedient, but they have already hated the Liaodong Army in their hearts.

Many bandits in the Northeast have many Northeast families behind them. "

Qin Xiao suddenly realized and said excitedly: "Brother, in this way, the Liaodong Army is actually unpopular in the Northeast, and has not received the support of the Northeast family. On the contrary, the two sides have deep hatred?"

"Long Rui Army went out, the Liaodong Army was naturally extremely hostile, but the attitude of the Northeast family may not be so." Gu Baiyi said slowly: "They can't figure out the details of Long Rui Army for a while, I don't know us. The real intention of leaving the customs. It’s just that once we confront the Liaodong Army, they will soon realize that they want to check and balance the Liaodong Army. They can use the strength of the Long Rui Army. The strongest relationship in the world is that the two sides have something in common. Interest, he felt that we could use us to check and balance the Liaodong Army, and we could also use their minds to form an alliance with them, and use their connections and financial resources to gain a firm foothold in the Northeast and gradually grow." Looking at Qin Xiao, he said solemnly:" Therefore, before we have a firm foothold, we must know what the Northeast family wants, so that we can get their support. In the northeast, if we can get the support of the local gentry, we will almost be invincible. Land."

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "Listening to the Lord’s words is better than reading for ten years, eldest brother, after you have said these words, I can have a good night’s sleep tonight."

"In fact, as far as you are concerned, there is a huge advantage that is not comparable to the Liaodong Army." Gu Baiyi drank a cup of tea, calmly said: "During the Jiangnan Rebellion, Xia Huning led the Shence Army to Hangzhou In Daxing jail in Hangzhou, many Hangzhou gentry were at their disposal. When Hangzhou gentry was about to be extinct, it was you who turned things around in Hangzhou. Not only did you stop the Shence army from continuing to prosper in prison, but it was to reverse the case for the Hangzhou family. Countless lives have been saved. This matter has already spread, and the family gentry in the northeast are naturally aware of it." After a pause, he said with a smile: "In their eyes, Xiahouning and Shence Army are now the Liaodong Army. The Hangzhou family is the Northeast family. If you can go to the Hangzhou family in Hangzhou, you will naturally be able to turn things around and save the Northeast family from the hands of the Liaodong Army."

Qin Xiao raised his hand and touched his head, and said with a smile: "I didn't think what I did in Hangzhou could have such an effect."

"Buddhists pay attention to the cycle of cause and effect." Gu Baiyi said sternly: "For good or evil, with a cause, there will be results. However, even if the Northeast aristocratic families have hope for you, they will not be clear before the situation is clear. It will never act rashly. The Liaodong Army has been in the four northeast counties for nearly a hundred years, and it can be considered to be deeply rooted. The northeastern family tyrants hate and fear them. Before you have enough strength, these family tyrants dare not easily go down. Note."

Qin Xiao nodded slightly and said: "Compared with the Liaodong Army, the gap between our current strength and the Liaodong Army is too great. Naturally, those family tyrants will not help us at this time."

"Don't be too hasty." Gu Baiyi said lightly: "The Jiangnan family can provide logistics for the time being. In addition, the Liaodong Army is still afraid of the imperial court. So we can still use the Jiangnan family and the imperial court to strengthen our strength. We are now in the army, waiting for the accumulation of strength, even if one day the Jiangnan family’s backing is cut off, there will be enough power to win over the Northeast gentry, no As for there is no way out."

Qin Xiao sighed in his heart. Gu Baiyi was sure enough to leave the pass, but these words have already planned the next path for the Long Ruijun. With this brother-in-law by his side, it is truly a tiger with wings. .