Previously, Sun Qian had informed Yang Rui of the locations where the three provincial governors were often active. After Yang Rui found them, they refused to follow his orders. It was as if they had colluded with each other. Fortunately, their status had changed from being in the same camp to being in opposition. It was very likely that Yang Rui's punishment of his subordinates as the Qingzhou Provincial Governor had taken effect.
Of course, Yang Rui would not let go of this opportunity. Without even using his soldiers, he captured the three of them with his bare hands. Their strength was only that of an intermediate general. At the same time that the three provincial governors were captured, Linzi City's defenses were forcefully taken over by Yang Rui, using the excuse of searching for rebels.
Taking over a territory's defenses sounded simple, but actually doing it was a different matter. It also involved the issue of factions. Currently, the Great Han Dynasty was still ruling the world. Yang Rui's subordinates were unable to forcefully seize control of the county soldiers.
However, Yang Rui had a good reason for his actions. The three 'rebel' provincial governors were hung on the city gates. The position of provincial governor did indeed have the responsibility of maintaining the local security. Together with the forty thousand strong Iron Guards, he was able to achieve his goal of taking control of Linzi City's defenses.
The forty thousand soldiers that Yang Rui brought with him were all Fourth Grade Iron Guards. With Zhao Rong's sword-shield soldiers holding them back, Yang Rui was not afraid of delaying the training of the Iron Guards. Although the Iron Guards were only Fourth Grade, their true strength was above that of a normal Fifth Grade soldier. Naturally, the twenty thousand Third Grade, and Fourth Grade county soldiers of Linzi City were unable to compete with Yang Rui's ferocious soldiers. The city gates and walls of Linzi City were all under Yang Rui's control, and the city was immediately sealed off. No one was allowed to enter or leave!
As a result, King Qi, Prime Minister Qi, and the Linzi County Magistrate were all anxious. Before this, they had been avoiding Yang Rui. At this time, all of them sent people or went to visit Yang Rui in person. However, they were all rejected by Yang Rui. He did not meet any of them.
Moreover, it was like this for three days in a row. Yang Rui remained in a state of seclusion, refusing all visitors. The attitude of the State of Qi and Linzi changed from resentment to helplessness and hidden bitterness. In the end, they had no choice but to bring gifts and money to meet with Yang Rui.
Compared to the losses caused by locking down the city every day, it was appropriate to pay a portion of the military tax to Yang Rui's Qingzhou Provincial Governor. At the same time, it was acceptable for them to fulfill some of their obligations. Otherwise, Linzi City would suffer even greater losses in the long run!
Yang Rui felt that it was about time, so he sent Zhang Ning to accept the gifts and money. He also hinted that the other party should quickly raise the 20-year military tax or find enough disaster victims and refugees to offset the tax.
The other party was also conflicted over the matter of the military tax. After Yang Rui's reminder, they finally remembered that they could gather disaster victims and refugees to offset the tax. No one had expected that Yang Rui, the Qingzhou Provincial Governor, would actually save the people from this calamity! How could there be any disdain in their hearts? Everyone was secretly amazed.
When the State of Qi and Linzi County received Yang Rui's instructions, they immediately mobilized all the administrative officials and landlords to gather disaster victims and refugees. Of course, these activities were all cleared by Yang Rui's Iron Guards.
As such, the efficiency was naturally not low. In less than a day, large amounts of disaster victims and refugees were sent over from all over the State of Qi. Many of them were sent over using ropes. Zhang Ning finally had something to do! In the evening, according to the statistics of several civil officials from the Provincial Governor's Office, the number of victims sent from Jun County and Jun County had already exceeded 10000!
This number, in addition to the 1200 gold that was previously sent over, was almost enough to satisfy Yang Rui's initial request. As such, he put in a lot of good words for the county and county and promised to continue gathering disaster victims and refugees. After paying enough military taxes on time, Yang Rui removed all of Linzi City's Iron Guards on the morning of the second day.
The news of Yang Rui taking over Linzi City for three days had already spread among the NPCs and players. This was within Yang Rui's expectations. The influence among the NPCs was also beneficial to Yang Rui's reorganization of the State of Qingzhou. It could also allow the various powers in the State of Qingzhou to see Yang Rui's way of doing things.
The related news on the player forums had also become a hot topic. Although Yang Rui had never made a public appearance in Linzi City, most people were certain that Yang Rui was behind this matter. Everyone was once again curious and shocked about Yang Rui.
However, there were also players who analyzed that Yang Rui was only able to take control of Linzi City because he had cleverly borrowed the strength of the West Park New Army. Once the new army was fully formed, it would not be as easy to mobilize the troops as it was now. It was likely that he would need to use the Commander's Seal, Tiger's Seal, or other similar items to mobilize the troops. Yang Rui was only using his authority to command the troops during the training phase!
In fact, the person who was most shocked by the incident in Linzi City was Dragon Soul. He and Yang Rui had selected the able-bodied men at the same time. He had also used all of Dragon Soul's resources to train the soldiers of the West Park New Army. Even now, he had only reached slightly over Third Grade. Who would have thought that Yang Rui's soldiers had already reached Fourth Grade and above!
Most importantly, Yang Rui's troop class was rumored to be a Fourth Grade special troop class. This puzzled Tracer Dragon Soul. Could it be that the skill books given to the new recruits of the West Park were different?! If that was the case, then there would be a considerable gap between what Yang Rui obtained in the end, even if there was a surplus of Fifth Grade soldiers.
Yang Rui had also seen the various discussions and opinions on the forums. He was deeply impressed by the players' ability to use bits and pieces of information to make deductions that were close to the truth! However, Yang Rui had been noticed on the forums more than once or twice. He was already used to it and allowed the other players to comment.
For Yang Rui, the incident in Linzi was only the beginning of his reorganization of Green Province. After sending the newly acquired 10000 refugees and refugees back to Big Mountain City for Wang Hai to settle down, Yang Rui began his second step.
Three days later, while everyone was still discussing the incident in Linzi City, another piece of news came. Green Province's Provincial Governor, Blazing Sun, had once again taken over Donglai County's Huang County by force, using the excuse of hunting down the remnants of the Yellow Scarf! This news caused yet another uproar when it came out.
There were many remnants of the Yellow Scarf forces in Green Province to begin with. From time to time, they would jump out and harass the civilians. Yang Rui used the same old method. He secretly kidnapped a few Yellow Scarf soldiers near Huang County and hung them at the city gates as a warning to the public. He then used the excuse of searching for the remnants of the Yellow Scarf forces in the city as an excuse to close the city gates.
As the Provincial Governor of Green Province, it was perfectly normal for Yang Rui to come out and deal with the Yellow Scarf's rebellion. No one could say anything about it. Most importantly, it happened one after another in Linzi City. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell what was going on.
With the example of Linzi City as a reference, the Provincial Governor of Donglai County and the County Magistrate of Huang County quickly reacted. They provided money and manpower as needed. In less than two days, they had gathered 11000 refugees and refugees and sent 1,500 gold coins to Yang Rui. With this, Zhang Ning, who was in charge of accepting taxes and refugees, became busy again.
After that, Yang Rui silently retreated from Huang County. However, the NPCs were very clever. During the two days that Yang Rui was in Huang County, more than half of the counties in Green Province had sent people to visit Yang Rui. Among them were the remaining four counties and their vassal states.
Green Province had a total of six counties. After Yang Rui had dealt with two of them, the remaining counties became aware. After all, Yang Rui stirred up trouble was a small matter, but the county's reputation was a big matter. Rather than letting Yang Rui use their weakness to forcefully intervene in the city's defense, they might as well take the initiative to look for Yang Rui and resolve the matter.
In any case, two counties had already set a precedent. All Yang Rui wanted was a small amount of military taxes, refugees, and refugees. They could still afford to pay one or two thousand military taxes. Furthermore, Yang Rui could indeed solve some of the thorny problems after gathering refugees and refugees.
This time, although Yang Rui did not personally appear, he did not reject the people from the various counties. As usual, Zhang Ning was in charge of receiving them. They also agreed on a location for the transfer of military taxes, refugees, and refugees. Naturally, the 30 or so county officials who came to visit were more than happy to be dealt with this way. Hence, the two sides quickly reached a consensus. They would send the taxes to Yang Rui after they returned.
During the two days that Yang Rui was in Donglai County, he did not forget to ask about Taishi Ci. Back then, the Provincial Governor of Donglai County was stunned by the question. He thought that Yang Rui was going to pursue the matter of Taishi Ci offending the Provincial Governor. It turned out that a year ago, when Taishi Ci was the Provincial Governor of Donglai County, he had offended the Military Officer of the Provincial Governor of Qingzhou. Now, he was living in Liaodong.
He was still a step too late. Yang Rui could not help but sigh secretly. In fact, he also understood that for a famous historical general like Taishi Ci, even if he came early, it was very likely that he would not find anything. Fortunately, the Provincial Governor of Donglai County told Yang Rui where Taishi Ci's mother lived. After dealing with the matters in Huangxian County, Yang Rui brought the refugees and refugees with him and directly went to find Taishi Ci's mother's residence.
There were no accidents on this trip. Yang Rui successfully found Taishi Ci's mother's residence. However, Yang Rui's attempt to move her to Dashan City did not succeed. He could only give her some gold, silver, clothes, and food to ensure that Taishi Ci's mother's daily necessities.
To Taishi Ci's mother, Yang Rui only said that he was the governor of Dashan City in Juping County. He only came to visit because he admired Taishi Ci's ability. He also asked his mother to convey Yang Rui's invitation, hoping that Taishi Ci could meet him when he returned.
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