Chapter 65 Taiyuan City
As the largest city on the border, Taiyuan City originally had a population of nearly five million, with nearly three hundred thousand troops stationed at all times, and more than one hundred thousand back-up troops. It was one of the most important military centers of the entire martial arts world.
However, according to the invasion of Wanshou Sect thirty years ago, the leader of the garrison in Taiyuan City refused to surrender. After being defeated by the disciples of Wanshou Sect, he carried out a massacre of the city. All 300,000 regular troops were killed, and Taiyuan City suffered more than 4 million casualties. .
"Which disciple did this? Isn't he just a fool?" Hua Yu cursed after seeing this information.
"Madam, don't be angry." Chen Chen comforted from the side.
"Actually, this is not without its benefits." Chen Kui, the leader of the Chen family monks, thought.
"Is there any benefit to this? It's almost worn out." Hua Yu said speechlessly.
Chen Kui pondered for a while and then said: "These 300,000 garrison troops are basically sent by the Wu Dynasty. They are not local troops in Taiyuan City. Four million people sound terrible, but there are still nearly 300,000 people in Taiyuan City now. Millions of people, except for those who have given birth recently, the vast majority of them come from scattered villages outside Taiyuan City. "
"Only about a quarter of the people in the city hate us at most. As long as we are fair enough, after a few decades when the surviving old people die, other people will support us."
"To put it simply, we only have more than a thousand people, and we can only rely on the thirty of you for management. Jiu Ge's task is to pacify the rebels, but it is not a constructive task such as restoring people's livelihood. Hua Yu said still very angry.
"Suppressing the rebels cannot be done in a hurry. Didn't it take thousands of years to suppress the voice of rebellion in the small world war that our Chen family participated in?" Chen Kui shook his head.
Although Chen Jiuge was participating in a small world war for the first time, he also knew that this kind of hatred would evolve into a spirit with the passage of time, and it could not be completely suppressed by violence in a short time. This was indeed something that could not be rushed.
Amid everyone's discussion, Taiyuan City arrived.
The surface of the city wall is full of pits and pits, and the flat areas are engraved with traces of various swords, guns, swords and halberds. The originally black city wall shows a permeating dark red under the sunlight. You can imagine how much blood was flowing on the city wall. superior.
When Chen Jiuge and others saw the city wall, the defenders on the city wall also saw this black and red army.
"Sir, what should I do?" The soldier who reported the news asked his lord tremblingly.
"What should I do? What can I do? Open the door and surrender. The minimum is an army composed of Wuhou. Come on, I am only a Wuhou." Wan Shan scolded his mother angrily.
When Chen Jiuge and others arrived at the city gate, they saw a general in black armor walking forward with a flattering face and saying, "Your Majesty, why do you want to come to Taiyuan City?"
Chen Jiuge watched the city gate open. There were only a dozen soldiers standing behind the general with trembling legs. He smiled and said: "General, I wonder if I opened the city gate when I waited for my intention. Is it a ploy to open the city empty?"
"Don't dare, don't dare." Wan Shan, who was so frightened that he knelt on the spot, shook his head quickly.
Chen Jiuge stopped joking, took out the official seal of the prefect and said: "I am the new prefect, get up and speak."
After looking at the official seal again and again, Wan Shan breathed a deep sigh of relief. He was on his own, okay, okay.
He asked Wanshan to send people to arrange the red armored army and black armored army into the military camp first, while he himself took Chen Jiuge and others to the prefect's Yamen.
"Tell me about the current situation in Taiyuan City." Chen Jiuge said, looking at the people who were looking at him and others with fear on their faces.
Wan Shan looked at Chen Jiuge carefully and said: "Taiyuan City experienced a catastrophe thirty years ago. Most of the people today are the descendants of the original surviving people, as well as a large number of scattered villages from outside." "Yes. , go on, tell us what forces there are in the city."
Wan Shan paused for a moment and said: "There are no big forces in the city now. They are basically small gangs. The small forces gathered by small businessmen. The slightly higher-end ones are the Hu family in the south of the city and the Li family in the north. They have a lot of land under one roof." They maintain a lot of people, and one of them is running a salt and iron business. There are also a lot of people, but the number is relatively small, but they are more elite. "
While talking, the group also arrived at the Yamen.
Looking at the dusty yamen, Chen Jiuge said, "Is there no one in this yamen?"
Wan Shan complained: "Sir, since the catastrophe thirty years ago, Taiyuan City has been without a prefect, and the Yamen has been empty."
"Who is in charge of the criminals in the city?" Chen Jiuge was a little confused.
"It's the Tiandao Society composed of a group of rangers who are handling it."
"The Tiandao Society is not too small to deal with criminals. You are dishonest." Chen Jiuge glanced at Wan Shandao meaningfully.
Wan Shan cried out in his heart, brother, your brother, I really risked my life for you.
"Send someone to clean the entire yamen. Bring the leaders of the Hu family, the Li family, and the Tiandao Society to the yamen tonight." Chen Jiuge said to Wan Shan.
Wan Shanyou couldn't explain his pain. He was just a small city guard. How could these three families scream?
Chen Jiuge didn't care about Wan Shan's thoughts. He still had his own thoughts. If he wanted to run Taiyuan City, he would definitely use people brought by his family. It would be a matter of the future to use such local people.
"Mother, third brother, how should we start next?" Chen Jiuge found a quiet place to cast a spell to clean up, and then asked Hua Yu and Chen Kui.
Hua Yu said speechlessly: "My son, I came with you mainly because I don't worry about you. Isn't it inappropriate for you to ask me, a woman, to help you manage the city?"
Chen Jiuge smiled coquettishly, didn't he have no one to use him? The monks mainly focus on cultivation, and no one knows how to manage the city.
Chen Kui chuckled lightly and said: "Thirteenth Brother, we have enough power to subdue the entire Taiyuan City. Why bother? Just let people go to investigate those small family forces with dirty foundations and eliminate them."
"Just re-enact the law. In less than ten years, Taiyuan City will be able to return to its original state. Fist is the best governance solution."
"Then let's go by what Third Brother said." Chen Jiuge also felt that it was easiest and fastest to defeat all methods with one force. With so much power in his hand, he couldn't still play tricks with them.
"By the way, Brother Thirteen should not come forward tonight. Let me do it. Just inform them directly. There is no need to be too polite. The counterattack of the small world is still gathering strength. We must take the opportunity to control more cities. "Chen Kui suggested.
Chen Jiuge is good at everything.
That night
Wan Shan looked at the representatives of the Hu family with a sad face, and cursed in his heart: "Is the Hu family looking for death? The new prefect is obviously the group of extraterrestrial demons. He is not interested in sending those who are the heavenly soldiers. I hope such a playboy doesn’t harm me when he comes here.”
(End of chapter)