Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 683 Wu Yuan’s Venture Capital

As long as the pressure is applied, there is no case that cannot be solved.

This is the unanimous opinion of the people of Pengcheng.

You see, the new Tongchuan Road Pacifier happened to be in Pengcheng, and Chen Zhizhou was under great pressure. As a result, the culprit of the Wu family massacre was arrested the next day.

It is said that these bandits were carrying a lot of gold, silver, valuables and women, so they could not run fast.

The government had set up a tight net and after discovering their tracks, they fought fiercely and killed most of the bandits. The abducted women were also taken back.

There are several situations in which local officials can execute criminals first and report to the Emperor later without having to report to the Ministry of Justice for approval.

That is the big thief who is a "divine traitor" or the felon who murdered his father and mother.

Such people arouse the wrath of heaven and man, and have a bad influence, so local officials can act according to their discretion and punish them severely and quickly to appease public anger.

This kind of power to handle special matters is particularly delegated to the northwestern border areas.

This group of bandits wiped out the entire family of Wu Jiong, a famous nobleman in Pengcheng, which is a perfect example of how special matters should be handled in a special way.

Therefore, on the third day, an execution ground was set up on the streets of Pengcheng, and a group of bandits were publicly executed.

When Guan Boliang and other bandits were taken to the execution ground, they did not know that their crime was killing Wu Jiong's entire family.

When Yang Yuan first entered Tongchuan Road, he wanted to keep a low profile and did not even raise any banner.

As a result, Guan Dazhaizhu was overwhelmed by lust and saw that Yang Yuan was surrounded by two beautiful women, so he wanted to take advantage of him.

As a result, they were defeated and dozens of people were captured. They were tied up in Yang Yuan's guard team.

Yang Yuan originally planned to take them to Tongchuan Prefecture, and then hold a public trial and execution to deter evildoers.

However, Pengcheng was in need of people, and Chen Shijie and Wu Yuan were tactful, so Yang Yuan gave these dozens of bandits to Chen Zhizhou.

When Guan Boliang was forced to kneel on the execution platform, the walnut in his mouth was taken out.

Guan Boliang thought that he was executed for attacking the pacification envoy, but he didn't understand why the people of Pengcheng were so angry.

Yang Yuan hasn't even officially taken office yet, is he so loved by the people of Pengcheng?
Look at the hateful looks in their eyes.

He couldn't survive, but Guan Dazhaizhu still wanted to gain a reputation after his death.

So he stretched his neck and looked up to the sky and shouted: "If my head falls off, it will only leave a scar the size of a bowl. Eighteen years later..."

"puff!"

The executioner swung his knife and the head of Guan Dazhai fell to the ground.

"He's a man!"

Seeing that he was not frightened to the point of having diarrhea, some people in the crowd still gave him face and gave him a thumbs up and praised him.

I don’t know if the leader of Guan Village could still hear the sound. The corners of the lips of the head on the ground curled up slightly.

……

Chen Zhizhou solved the case in time and redeemed himself. Although he was reprimanded by the pacification envoy, he was not punished further.

The maids and servants in Wu Jiong's mansion were assigned to different rooms in the Wu family.

Wu Jiong's wives, concubines and other female relatives were escorted to Mount Emei in a carriage by people sent by the Wu family.

It is said that the head of the Wu family gave an order to send all these women to Fuhu Temple to practice.

Fuhu Temple is the largest nunnery on Mount Emei and also the largest nunnery in the entire Sichuan-Gangshan area.

Many people speculated that this was because the women had been defiled during the one day and two nights they were abducted by the bandits, so the head of the Wu family made such arrangements.

In the Wu family manor, Chen Zhizhou and the head of the Wu family were drinking with Yang Yuan.

Four side dishes and a pot of Jiannan Shaochun.

"My husband will be going to Tongchuan Prefecture tomorrow. He is new to Sichuan and has difficulty acclimatizing to the local climate. He is also very busy with official duties. He must have some caring people around him to take care of him."

Wu Yuan saw that Yang Yuan's face was slightly flushed and he seemed tipsy, so he smiled and explained the purpose of his visit.

In the Song Dynasty, "Xiang Gong" was a respectful title for the prime minister.

Later, some relaxations were allowed and the Vice-Chancellor and Grand Secretary could also be respectfully addressed as "Xianggong".

As for those below them, there are some generals and generals who are in charge of the military, political and civil affairs of a border area.

When addressing them, the word "Jinglüe" is usually included, such as "Lao Zhong Jinglüe Xianggong".

However, there were quite a few governors and pacification envoys appointed by successive dynasties of the Song Dynasty, and not everyone could be called a "Prime Minister".

For example, Song Jiang sacrificed the lives of more than seventy brothers in exchange for the position of Chuzhou Pacifier, so he was not qualified to be called "Xianggong".

Without the word "Jinglüe" in front of his title of "Pacifier", its value is much lower.

What's more, even if they are both military governors and pacification envoys, they are divided into large military regions and small military regions.

Wu Lin of Lixi and Yang Zheng of Lizhong can now be respectfully addressed as "Xiang Gong", but their title of "Taiwei" is no less than that of "Xiang Gong".

As for Yang Yuan...

It's still inferior to these two. Calling him "husband" seems a bit like flattery.

The problem is that now Chen Zhizhou and the head of the Wu family are already tied to Yang Yuan, so they can just flatter him.

Wu Yuan smiled and said, "My little girl has beautiful eyebrows. My husband saw her that day. She is very well-behaved and sensible.

If your husband doesn't mind, he can ask her to serve you and serve you tea and ink.

If you don't have any worries, you can devote all your energy to public affairs and benefit the people of Tongchuan." Yang Yuan knew that Wu Yuan was officially planning to join his school.

Moreover, Wu Yuan did not avoid Chen Shijie. These two people are indeed deeply bound together.

If Yang Yuan shirked his responsibility at this time, the Wu family and Chen Zhizhou would not dare to put all their chips on him.

Yang Yuan suddenly remembered the toasting girl he met that night. She was graceful and elegant, like a silver-white mermaid, and not offensive at all.

Yang Yuan smiled, swirled his wine glass and said, "I have not yet taken office. It would be bad if the news got out. Let's talk about it after I settle down in the prefecture."

Yang Yuan glanced at Wu Yuan and said, “The Wu family is engaged in business and has extensive connections.

These days, you can ask around for information on Dali and Tubo horses. If you have any ideas, come to Tongchuan to see me."

Wu Yuan was a little worried when he saw that he did not agree on the spot, fearing that he was just delaying the matter.

Only after hearing Yang Yuan's instructions for the task, asking him to contact the trading channels of Hequ horses and Dian horses, did he feel relieved.

Chen Shijie was listening on the side. He felt relieved that Yang Yuan was thinking about buying war horses even before he took office.

It’s easy for Yunnan horses, but Hequ horses...must come in through Chengdu Fu Road or Lizhou Road.

Since Yang Yuan had asked Wu Yuan to inquire about ways to buy the horse, that meant that as long as the seller could be contacted, transportation would not be a problem.

But he hasn't officially taken office yet. Is he so sure that he can take over the territories of several other provincial governors?

Considering that Qiao Zhen, the Chengdu Prefecture General Manager and Pacifier, had arrived at the office only half a year earlier than Yang Yuan, and that the two had served in the same government office, Chen Zhizhou understood something.

Yang Yuan really wanted to buy horses, and he would have to have at least an elite cavalry in his hands to have the confidence.

But he had investigated beforehand and found that even in the Western Army there were less than one-third cavalry, and these were only the cavalry on paper.

The number of soldiers was cavalry, but in fact more than half of them were horseless infantry.

As for the remaining real cavalry, there is also the issue of horse breed.

Northwestern horses have strong assault capabilities and are also good at long-distance raids, so there is no problem in using them as war horses.

However, Dali horses are best for crossing mountains and carrying supplies, but they are not suitable for riding into war.

There are also some war horses in the Western Army, namely Yunnan horses.

Before Yang Yuan took office, he had an understanding: the history of the development of war is the history of the evolution of weapons and equipment.

Otherwise, why do you think he used both soft and hard tactics to invite Xiao Qianyue to Tongchuan?
When Xiao Qianyue, Wang Changsheng, Han Qianchen and others were invited, Xiao Qianyue was the most difficult one to invite.

After all, he has a wife and children in Lin'an and lives a comfortable life.

But Yang Yuan was attracted by his skillful hands.

If we want to work hard on military equipment and weapons in the future, we can’t do without Xiao Qianyue, a master craftsman.

Yang Yuan has now given Xiao Qianyue a task, which is to adjust the ratio of gunpowder and test different effects.

Which ratio is least likely to explode, and which ratio has the greatest explosion power? Different ratios of gunpowder can be used to make different weapons.

You know what, Xiao Qianyue is quite interested in this.

As for Wang Changsheng and Han Qianchen, they are also indispensable and important talents. They may play a major role in mineral exploration and city defense construction.

Horses were also an important military equipment that was indispensable in this era.

To solve the urgent problem, he could only buy it, and he had to have a stable and reliable channel, which he could only rely on local merchants who had lived in Sichuan and Xia for generations.

As for some problems related to war horses, they are easy to solve.

For example, the Song army now has serious mistakes in the use of cavalry. They have always dispersed the small number of cavalry and assigned them to various infantry units to cover infantry operations, which makes it impossible to bring out the huge role of cavalry.

But this tactical cognitive error is easy to solve. The difficult part is to have a group of qualified military horses first.

When leaving the manor, Chen Shijie and Wu Yuan did not rush to mount their horses and leave.

The two men left the manor and walked side by side along the road.

There were farmers working in the fields, and their followers were leading their horses and following slowly behind them.

Chen Shijie said: "I now believe that Yang Ziyue is going to do something great when he comes to Bashu."

He glanced at Wu Yuan and said admiringly, "Brother Wu's vision is sharper than mine. When I was still hesitating and observing, you had already taken decisive action."

Wu Yuan and Chen Shijie naturally did not need to hide anything, he smiled bitterly and said: "Wu Jiong secretly surrendered to Lixi, so on the day of his death, I had no way out.

I have to hug Yang Ziyue's thigh whether I want to or not. Now I just hope... I didn't hug the wrong person..."

If Yang Yuan lost the fight, the worst that could happen was that he would leave Bashu in disgrace.

But what can he do?
It was not easy for him to uproot the foundation and family business that had been passed down for hundreds of years, move to another place and start a new life.

He is the head of the Wu family, and the responsibility of the entire family's rise and fall rests on his shoulders, so he dare not take any risks.

However, sometimes you have to take the risk decisively.

He originally wanted to get close to Yang Yuan first, then observe him slowly, and when he was sure that this was a towering tree he could rely on, he would then bring the Wu family to completely tie Yang Yuan to his chariot.

However, due to the Wu Jiong murder case, he had to bring this process forward.

Lu Buwei's investment in Zichu was successful.

Mi Zhu invested in Liu Da'erduo and succeeded.

Wu Yuan and Wu Bingxin are now making a big gamble. They don't know whether it will succeed or not, but they have to put all their chips on it.

(End of this chapter)