Yang Fan was very satisfied with the series of actions that Gu Zhuting had taken regarding Ba. Yang Fan had only given her a goal, a few names of relevant people, and the final result that should be achieved. As for the specifics of how to achieve it, Yang Fan was completely free to let Gu Zhuting do as she pleased.
Gu Zhuting was a veteran in Jianghu. She did a better job than Yang Fan of interfering and giving directions. Gu Zhuting persuaded the School of Obedience, absorbed the seven gangs, and swallowed the Flood Dragon Society in just three days.
Of course, the next step was to rein in its sharpness and digest the inside. Even if the School of Obedience was originally a giant python, it would still take some time to digest after swallowing a buffalo. Moreover, it had swallowed the Flood Dragon Society, which was more than ten times stronger than itself.
Now that the School of Obedience had merged with the nine gangs, and with the full support of the Dugu family, it had already become a first-class gang on Ba. It already had the ability to stir up a bloody storm on Ba.
The people of Ba said that they were people of Jianghu, but compared to the great Jianghu that was the imperial court, the wild Jianghu was not even a small puddle. Who would lower their heads to look at this small puddle?
However, the rolling torrent that was about to engulf Chang 'an would start from this small puddle. Living at the top of the imperial court and far away from Jianghu, if the Jianghu and the imperial court were to mix together, what kind of scene would that be? Thinking of this, Yang Fan could not help but smile.
Abdullah looked at him strangely and said, "My dear Mu, what makes you smile so happily?"
At this time, the two had already left the Qiao family's Hall of Righteousness and were walking side by side by the Wei River. Yang Fan's bodyguards and Abdullah's warriors followed behind them at a moderate pace. Abbas was the only one following behind the two of them.
"Nothing."
Yang Fan smiled and said, "I'm going back to Chang 'an soon. What plans do you have, Mr. Abdullah?"
Abdullah rolled his eyes and said, "I'm also going to the city. My jewelry, slaves, spices, and expensive tapestries can only be sold at a good price in the city."
Yang Fan smiled and said, "That's just right. You and I are going the same way. Is Mr. Abdullah going to live in the city?"
Abdullah said, "No, no, no. I'm going to the city to discuss business, but the goods are still here. I have to come back at night. Especially today, I met such a charming lady here, so I am even more reluctant to leave. "
Abdullah beamed with joy: "I want to pursue her passionately, I want to ask Allah to grant us a chance to share a bed and sleep with her …"
Yang Fan slowly stopped, and the smile in his eyes gradually became cold: "Mr. Abdullah, please don't make fun of my woman anymore. Otherwise, I may really tie you up like an ostrich egg and sink you into the Wei River to draw the rare sweet spring water, even if you are sent by Shen Mu!"
Abbas looked at the serious Yang Fan in surprise, and then looked at his master. It was rare that he did not interrupt.
Yang Fan said righteously, "We men from the Central Plains have always been very petty in this aspect!"
Abdullah said in surprise: "I did not reveal my identity to you, how did you know …"
Yang Fan turned his head to look at the flowing Wei River and said lightly: "Because I am smarter than you think."
Abdullah immediately smiled and said: "Good, good, good. General, Abdullah promises you that I will not do anything rude to that lady again."
Yang Fan glanced at him and said: "That better be the case. I hope you did not come all the way here just to show off in front of me."
Abdullah laughed dryly and shrugged his shoulders: "Actually, I am usually like this. I did not mean to offend General, but you men from the Central Plains are too rigid and reserved when it comes to relationships. You are not humorous enough and not bold enough."
Yang Fan frowned and said, "Alright, I don't have the time to listen to you. Now that the plan has begun, and Zi Ye has been set up, there are still two months before the mid-game strangulation, and only three months until the dust settles. During this period, I hope that you can fully cooperate with me, and that there will be no mistakes!"
"Three months?"
"Three months!"
…
A month had passed, and Chang 'an had become a world wrapped in silver. Everything had withered, and the pedestrians on the streets had become sparse. It seemed that the whole world had gone into hibernation under the cold winter.
But Wu Yizong was busy all the time. He was like a hardworking woodpecker, sometimes flying to the east, sometimes flying to the west, pecking here and there a few times "bang bang" sounds.
Under his supervision, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works were in full swing. The Ministry of Revenue was conducting a census of the population of Chang 'an and the surrounding prefectures and counties according to his arrangements. They ordered the prefectures within the Guannei Pass to report the latest household statistics and to check the amount of grain stored in Chang' an's warehouses.
The Ministry of Works was calculating the cost and manpower needed to repair the palace, government offices, widen the roads, repair the city walls, and dredge the moat, as well as the amount of grain needed for transportation in the coming year.
Construction could not be carried out during the cold winter. They had to wait until the next spring, which was the beginning of the year and the most important time for farming. So they had to wait for the statistics from the Ministry of Revenue to calculate the number of able-bodied men that could be transferred without affecting the spring plowing. Only then could they carry out the next step.
At the same time, Wu Yizong was also in close contact with the generals of the Chang 'an garrison. He also wrote to the imperial court, suggesting that troops should be stationed in the Guannei Pass. It went without saying that the purpose of stationing troops to build the palace and dredge the moat was for the sake of military power.
On the other hand, Yang Fan's side was much quieter than Wu Yizong's. Yang Fan seemed to only be interested in his own small territory. He had designated a large area in the northern suburbs of the palace as the barracks for the Thousand Horsemen Battalion. The area was so large that it could accommodate not just a thousand horsemen, but even ten thousand.
In the barracks, he ordered the soldiers to level and widen the drill ground. He built four polo fields and six cuju courts. If it were not for the heavy snow and the sudden cold weather, Yang Fan would have changed the entire northern suburbs of the palace before the Ministry of Works sent craftsmen over.
The people from the Censorate and the Ministry of Justice were still working hard. The Emperor wanted to move the capital, so he first had to clean up the officials in Guanzhong and rectify the local law and order. Chen Dong and Sun Yuxuan from the Ministry of Justice and Hu Yuanli and Shi Yu from the Censorate had a clear division of labor. One was in charge of law and the other was in charge of the officials.
After the Ministry of Justice's crackdown, the prisons were filled with ruffians and the number of Wanderers in Chang 'an City decreased sharply. Those who swindle, bully and dominate the market were also severely punished. They also accepted complaints from the people and reviewed all the case files in Chang 'an in recent years.
During this process, if there were any officials who engaged in corruption or violated the law and order, the case would be handed over to the Censorate for Hu Yuanli and Shi Yu to take over. Apart from this channel, Hu Yuanli and Shi Yu could not really clean up the officials' cases.
If the Emperor wanted to move the capital, he would have to make a big move on the officials in Guanzhong. He would purge some, transfer some, promote some and demote some. The vacated positions would be filled by the Emperor's trusted officials. This was for the purpose of political stability. The decision-making power was in the Emperor's hands, so they could only catch the small fish and shrimp.
Censorate Hu and Shi Yu could only catch the small fish and shrimp, so Procurator Wen could only catch the small fish and shrimp. Wen Ao had been in charge of the counties under the jurisdiction of the Chang 'an Local Government for a long time. He was arrogant and noisy, but he did not solve many serious criminal cases. Most of them were neighborhood disputes, theft and adultery. Wu Yizong almost laughed his teeth off when he heard that.
But even so, the six departments of Gong, Granary, Revenue, Army, Judiciary, and Shi were all busy. The Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Justice, and the Censorate were all officials who came from the imperial court, so the specific affairs could not be separated from these local officials.
Not only them, but the whole Chang 'an Local Government, including the prefectural magistrate Liu Xiantian, was also busy. Later, Liu Xiantian had a brainwave and adopted a people-to-people strategy. He reported to the Ministry of Revenue every day, the Junior Magistrate to the Ministry of Works, the Judge to the Ministry of Justice and the Censorate, the Six Officials were on standby in the government, and Chu Tianxing, the Military Advisor, was in charge of passing down orders and mediating. In this way, it was much more orderly.
When the emperor was about to move to the west, all the high-ranking officials and dignitaries in Chang 'an City used all kinds of means. Some wanted to show off and get promoted, some wanted to escape, and some wanted to take advantage of the good opportunity to bring down their enemies. The whole Chang' an City was in chaos.
And the small Jianghu world of Ba, which was ignored by everyone, was not peaceful in the past month. The Shun Faction, which had been in decline for a long time, suddenly rose to power. Somehow, it managed to curry favor with the Dugu Family. Then, it merged with eight other factions, including the Flood Dragon Gang, and became a first-rate faction in Ba Shang.
In the past month, the Shun School had been integrating and digesting internally, and some dissidents were eliminated. At the same time, Miss Gu, the helmsman of the Caoquan School, and Dugu Wenao, the helmsman of the Caokou School, accompanied Master Qiao to visit all the gangs, and soon formed an alliance with the Life League and the Three River Society.
Because the main members of these three gangs were concentrated in the east of the town, they were called ASEAN. And the Five Elements Association, the Circle School, and the Taiping Gang immediately formed an alliance to oppose ASEAN, and they were called the West League. As soon as the East and West Leagues were established, they began to draw in and annex the small and medium-sized gangs. Wei Yongtang's Tianying Gang chose to join the West League.
Once there was a clear division, hostility naturally grew. These boorish Jianghu men usually got drunk and started fights, not to mention now that they had a clear opponent. Fights between the two sides occurred frequently, and the friction became more and more intense.
One morning, the cold sunlight tore through the clouds, dispersing the darkness on the ground. In a small alley, a few frozen corpses were revealed. These were the gang members of the Circle Sect. There was no way to find the culprit, but the people of Jianghu did not need evidence. As long as they were certain that it was you, that was enough.
The next morning, four gang members of the Three River Society were found lying naked on the street leading to the dock. A layer of frost had formed on their cold bodies. The conflict had escalated! The West League's revenge came so quickly and so ruthlessly.
The East and West Leagues were immediately at each other's throats. The gangs spared no expense in recruiting Jianghu masters to settle in Ba, and the situation gradually became chaotic!
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