After listening to Xie He's analysis, Xiao Ruxun nodded.
"Yes, I can also see that although these farmers are simple and kind, they are also cowardly, timid, and ignorant. They are easily bullied, threatened, and enslaved by the rich and powerful. They are not used to being in charge.
Increasing troops is a solution, but it doesn't solve the root of the problem. My troops are limited, and I'm still in Lingnan where the gentry and powerful are weak. If I march to Huguang, Fujian, and Zhejiang, I will need more troops, and I will face more gentry and powerful gentry. How many troops do I need to suppress them? "
Xie He asked doubtfully, "What do you mean, Marshal?"
"Qing Quan, do you think there is any other way to solve this problem besides increasing troops?"
Xie He frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head.
"Marshal, I'm not talented and can't think of any other way. Maybe Marshal can ask Mr. Yuan or Mr. Xiao."
Xie He asked Xiao Ruxun to ask Yuan Huang and Mei Guozhen.
Xiao Ruxun shook his head repeatedly.
"No, they can't. They are insiders and can't solve this problem."
"Then what do you plan to do, Marshal?"
Xie He looked at Xiao Ruxun.
Xiao Ruxun pondered for a while.
"Qing Quan, there are two kinds of people in this world who are the most reliable. One is the dead, and the other is the people who have no way out."
Xie He raised his eyebrows.
Xiao Ruxun continued, "The farmers naturally can't die. If they die, no one will plant food for them. So, if they become a group of people who have no way out, they will not betray our army."
Xie He was shocked. He had never thought about it at this level.
It was easy to make a person have no way out, but it was easier said than done to make an entire group have no way out.
"Marshal, please enlighten me. I don't understand what you mean."
Xiao Ruxun said, "Our army is strong, so we kill the gentry and tyrants to distribute land to the farmers, and the farmers get the land. Our army is weak, and the gentry and tyrants are not willing to let their land be seized, so they make a comeback. They threaten and bribe the farmers, enticing them to attack our army. Clear Spring, have you noticed?
Xie He was confused.
"Marshal, please enlighten me."
"In the entire process, the farmers didn't do anything. They just passively accepted everything. So, they followed whoever was strong, abandoned whoever was weak. They accepted whoever won, and abandoned whoever lost."
Xie He's eyes lit up.
"That's right! That's right! So, Commander-in-Chief, these people are afraid of power and have no respect for virtue. We have to punish them ruthlessly! "
Xiao Ruxun shook his head.
"Qingquan, do you think that no matter how many soldiers we have, no matter how strong we are, can we kill all the aristocrats?"
Xie He froze for a moment, then shook her head.
"That's right. Of course we can't kill them all. Wildfire can't burn them all because the roots are still there. If the roots aren't removed, it's useless no matter how many we kill. It's just the next cycle. But if we let the farmers take the initiative to participate in these things, will they still be so indifferent to everything?"
Xie He blinked his eyes, opened his mouth, but didn't say anything.
"If all these farmers participate in the action of seizing the land, under the coordination of our army, personally kill those aristocrats and aristocrats, rob their property, rape their women, and form a blood feud with them. Then, after seizing the land, do you think they will still be indifferent?"
Xie He's eyes widened.
"Commander-in-Chief, you want to …"
"That's right! I want these farmers to become mortal enemies with the aristocrats and aristocrats, forming a blood feud that won't end until one of them is dead. In this way, there's no need for our army to station troops in different places to guard against sudden attacks from the aristocrats and aristocrats. The farmers will take the initiative to help us complete all of this! "
Xie He swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
He could swear to his ancestors, to Confucius, that he had never thought of such a terrible idea.
This had never existed in his mind.
"The farmers are so indifferent to all of this. They will help whoever is strong. That's because they have never participated in this matter. They are essentially outsiders, not in the game. So, it doesn't make any difference to them whether we win or the aristocrats win. It's just that someone else is standing on their head.
They are a group of people who have been coerced and are the easiest to forgive. If we win, we won't blame them. If the aristocrats win, they won't blame them either. In fact, it can be said that they have nothing to fear.
But if they personally participate in this matter and form a blood feud with the aristocrats and aristocrats, there's no possibility of reconciliation. Then, in order to prevent the aristocrats and aristocrats from retaliating, they must, they have no choice but to support our army. They will be incomparably reliable! "
"This …"
Xie He opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.
Xiao Ruxun's face was full of a sneer. "As long as we make them believe that they will be retaliated by bloodshed if they leave our army, they will be more reliable than anyone else. They will support our army more than anyone else. Paying taxes and eating jug juice will become the norm. They will even actively join our army!"
Xie He looked at Commander-in-Chief Xiao in front of him in disbelief.
"Commander-in-Chief, this matter, this …"
"Qingquan, I want you to go to Ningbo and help Zheng Ying with this matter."
Before Xie He could say anything, Xiao Ruxun spoke first.
Xie He felt a strong impact again.
"It just so happens that I haven't done this thing before, and I don't know what the effect is. It's useless to just talk and think like this. What's learned on paper is shallow. I know that this matter needs to be practiced. Let's try it in Ningbo!"
Xiao Ruxun looked at Xie He with a smile.
For a moment, Xie He didn't know what to say. She opened her mouth, but was speechless.
"What's wrong, Qingquan?"
Xiao Ruxun asked.
Xie He's reason was telling her that this was a very terrible thing. Whether it was done well or not, it seemed to have an unpredictable result. Moreover, it might have a great impact on her life, and even her life might be affected.
No, she couldn't do this.
It was terrible.
Xie He wanted to try to refuse.
"Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you, Qingquan, your trip to Ningbo is of great significance and a great responsibility. If it is done, you must be rewarded heavily. But I don't know what to reward you, so I'll just buy a property for you in Ningbo.
You see, you are alone here. Ningbo is a good place. When you go to Ningbo to help Zheng Ying clean up those gentry and tyrants, you can ask Zheng Ying to send troops to guard any house or property you like. Then, I'll give it to you. "
Xie He's breath stopped.
An overt plot.
An overt plot.
An overt plot by Commander-in-Chief Xiao to drag me into the water.
An overt plot without any disguise.
It was obviously an overt plot that could be seen through at a glance, but why … I didn't want to refuse at all?
"Commander-in-Chief Xie! I'll do it for you even at the cost of my life! "
"Ah …"
Such words came out of her mouth uncontrollably.
Her body uncontrollably bent forward and cupped one hand in the other before her chest.
There must be an excited and greedy smile on her face uncontrollably, right?
It was so ugly …
Obviously, she wanted to refuse.
But …
It didn't matter.
The days when she didn't know the next meal …
I've had enough!
PS: Why are you guys talking in a gay tone? I'm a straight man! Can you stop thinking about boys?
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