After the whole sect traveled to ancient times, I led the rebellion

Then the power of the knife and sword will not be enough.

Gongshu Yi could already imagine a comprehensive reform of weapons of war.

If you want to keep people, you have to give them some benefits.

These technical talents are not short of money, and they are interested in mechanical engineering. Mu Qing presented modern machines in the form of drawings.

Being interested in fame, Mu Qing directly made the Gongshu family the first big family in Anping, and also specially built a military industrial base, and gave the management rights of the base to Gongshu Yi.

Mu Qing became more excited when he thought about the research and development of thermal weapons and their successful launch.

She looked at this group of technical talents who were about to shine for Anping with satisfaction.

There are also people from the Gongshu family in the Mohist School. As soon as Mu Qing settled down, Mo Xuzhi arrived.

Mu Qing was not surprised that Mo Xuzhi came to Anping, it was just that it had not been long since the last battle of Anping.

When Mu Qing saw Mo Xuzhi, he looked tired and decadent, completely different from his usual refreshing look.

The young man had a face full of stubble, but considering that he was going to Anping for refuge, he changed into another set of more decent clothes.

Even so, it couldn't hide the exhaustion all over my body.

Mu Qing was surprised.

In just these few days, the “people” died?

Mu Qing had previously speculated that if any of the "civilians" in the refugee army died, after her repeated persuasion, there was a high probability that Mo Xuzhi would go to Anping.

But this happened too quickly.

Mu Qing welcomed Mo Xuzhi into the house.

He took out the letter and dagger that Mu Qing left for him in Huangxian, and officially became one of Mu Qing's staff.

When Mo Xuzhi talked about the current situation of the refugee army, Mu Qing did not comment on the death of the "people".

From the very beginning, the refugee army must have been united because of the common need to survive, but after a long time, someone started to sow discord between them.

Coupled with the fact that the internal structure dispersed power, the result that the refugee army was divided into pieces was not surprising.

Mo Xuzhi was a man of both civil and military talents, so Mu Qing transferred part of the government's affairs to Mo Xuzhi.

The people of Anping Prefecture did not feel much about Mu Qing's arrival at first.

In years of disaster, they struggled to survive and at most could only curse the top officials for their inaction.

Ever since Mu Qing's army was stationed in Anping Prefecture, the scholars who paid some attention to politics and the dignitaries who had not left Anping were keenly aware that the situation in Anping had changed.

No official documents were issued, and no new prefect arrived in Anping. It was just a minor official under Huang County who became the head of Anping.

Some of these people have always maintained a Buddhist attitude. As long as they stay in Anping and their lives are not in danger, they have no intention of coming forward.

And some people, especially the landlords, have been stationed in various counties of Anping for decades or even hundreds of years.

Most of them knew the situation in Shengjing. Since each state was independent, no matter how poor Anping was, it was still a big piece of meat.

Although the meat was not fat, they watched Mu Qing gradually take control of the affairs of Anping Prefecture, and it was impossible for them to not be anxious.

Most of these landlords are local bosses in various counties. They have many hidden households under their command and their followers number in the hundreds.

With military strength in hand, naturally the appetite will be bigger.

The local bosses from various counties gathered in Xiaozhuang County.

Most of the landlords and nobles in Anping County had fled, and Mu Qing, the landlord in Huang County, was easily subdued from the beginning.

Anping Prefecture has six counties, namely Anping County, Huang County, Li County, Xiaozhuang County, Mingde County and Shi County.

The powerful people in Xiaozhuang County were indifferent to fame and fortune, and only cared about their own little plot of land. When the other three counties invited them to discuss important matters, they refused their requests.

The remaining two landlords from Li County, Mingde County, Shi County and an old noble family of prominent status gathered in Mingde County.

Almost all the officials in Mingde County came from the Zhao family.

The direct descendants of the Zhao family have officials in various departments in Shengjing, and their main family is in Mingde County.

Before Mu Qing came to Anping to take charge, the Zhao family also had a branch in the prefectural city working in Anping Prefecture.

As soon as the Zhao family saw Zhou Jinwei leaving, they couldn't wait to write a letter to Shengjing, and even used their connections in Shengjing to push their own direct descendants to occupy several important official positions.

In the Tianchi Dynasty, the post of prefect of a prefecture must be held by an official from outside the area, so the Zhao family did not set their sights on this position.

After the refugee army sent troops to attack Anping, the Zhao family saw that the situation was not good and prepared to move the whole family to Shengjing.

Unexpectedly, the officers and soldiers from Huang County came to help, not only won a battle but also seized the administrative rights of Anping Prefecture.

In order to evacuate, the Zhao family asked all their family members in Anping Prefecture to leave the main city of Anping early on. Unexpectedly, when these officials returned to Anping Prefecture, they no longer had their original positions and all became marginal figures.

This made the patriarch of the Zhao family very dissatisfied.

The Zhao family gradually gained a foothold in Shengjing. As the main family of the Zhao family, they also had about a thousand followers in Anping.

The head of the Zhao family saw at a glance that there was something wrong with the number of hangers-on in Huang County.

Since the son of the Mu family can become the governor of a prefecture, why can't their Zhao family?

The head of the Zhao family spoke slowly:

"You are all people who are plotting something big together. That kid from the Mu family has gathered 5,000 soldiers and is in power in Anping without any imperial documents. He has no regard for the law!"

"Mr. Zhao is right."

"We all listen to Mr. Zhao."

The head of the Zhao family looked at the other two landlords, whose followers numbered no more than four hundred.

The combined strength of the three armies was less than two thousand.

The head of the Zhao family had never seen the silver-armored soldiers from Huang County, but after asking around in Anping, he knew how powerful these silver-armored soldiers were.

There are 4,000 troops stationed in Anping.

He didn't expect to have to use two thousand soldiers against four thousand armored soldiers in a head-on confrontation.

Zhao Kuan, the head of the Zhao family, gathered the other two landlords here today. The main purpose was to let them take the lead and delay some time.

As for the rest, Zhao Kuan just smiled.

"My youngest son has some friendship with the refugee army's King Jin. He once promised the Zhao family that if we let the refugee army enter the city, he would help our Zhao family capture Anping."

"Refugee Army?"

The landlords in Li County were somewhat hesitant. The refugee army had a reputation for being vicious, which made them hesitant about the idea proposed by Zhao Kuan.

"The refugee army has always been brutal. They attacked Anping not long ago. If they enter the city, the people in the city may resent us."

"You all know that Tianchi is torn apart, and the imperial court can't even take care of Anping. This refugee army's King Jin is a man of honor. He promised me that if I conquer Anping, I only need to send him food and grass, and Anping will belong to us."

The head of the Zhao family took out the letter.

“Besides, as long as the three of you don’t tell anyone, how will the people of Anping know that we are cooperating with the refugee army?

When the refugee army enters the city to plunder, the three of us will come forward to negotiate with them to let them withdraw from Anping. The people of Anping will surely be grateful. "

With the letter as evidence and after hearing the words of the head of the Zhao family, the other two were moved.

They originally had a large number of hidden households in their respective counties. Since Mu Qing came, these local tyrants not only started to check the household registration in each county, but also various policies were not in their favor.

The landlords in the two counties were unwilling to see their power diluted. They had more farmland and more hidden households, so they could pay less taxes.

Only the landlords from the two counties whose interests were infringed would gather in the Zhao family mansion.

Seeing that the two were persuaded, Zhao Kuan continued.

"As long as someone from my clan becomes the magistrate of Anping, taxes in Li County and Shi County will be reduced, and we won't collect a penny more."