noffsinger Chapter 111 Analysis
Chapter 111 Analysis
"You guys step back first, write down what happened, and give it to Liu Ji!"
Du Zheng was experienced after all, and he frowned and thought for two minutes.
Seeing this, the others left one after another.
Only Du Zheng and Liu Zhao were left.
"Your Highness, what should we do about this?"
Liu Zhao frowned. This was indeed a tricky matter.
It is definitely not possible to deal with them by force, as there are too many of them.
And those bandits, after stealing food, have long since disappeared into hiding.
Not to mention that we can’t mobilize troops now, even if we could, with so many places to go, we probably wouldn’t know where to start.
Why are there situations of obstructing grain from leaving the city and looting at the same time? There must be someone behind the scenes!
In other words, this was an organized and premeditated act, and someone wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to muddy the waters.
It is highly likely that it is not for money or food, but for an ulterior motive!
"If this happened in one or two places, it might be the spontaneous behavior of the people! But now there are dozens of places where it happened. Will Lord Du think that this is the spontaneous behavior of the people?"
"Your Highness, I understand what you mean!"
Du Zheng was shocked. He didn't expect Liu Zhao to think to this extent.
How strange!
I underestimated him. The power of Buddha is too great!
"Master Du, if this disaster relief effort is ineffective, will the people blame you or the court?"
Liu Zhao continued to ask.
"Probably. After all, I am the pacification envoy! If I don't do my job well, it's reasonable to be scolded! I won't be involved with the court."
Du Zheng was very smart, so of course he didn't dare to say that the people would curse the court.
Isn't cursing the imperial court the same as cursing Liu Zhao's father, the emperor?
The reason is far-fetched, but it makes sense.
"Master Du is right. If Master Du was scolded, I am certainly to blame!" Liu Zhao smiled.
"Your Highness, you are too kind!" Du Zheng felt a little uneasy.
"Then what does Lord Du think we should do?" Liu Zhao asked.
"I will write a memorial on this matter and submit it to His Majesty for the final decision!"
Du Zheng indeed thought so in his heart. The food being stolen was a big deal, but not reporting it was deceiving the emperor, which was a serious crime.
"That makes sense!" Liu Zhao nodded. "So, during this time, should we just wait for the emperor's order?"
"This!" Du Zheng didn't expect it for a moment.
When the people are making trouble, we cannot just report it to the court and let the matter go.
Once the matter is reported to the emperor, it may need to be discussed in the court. It will probably take some time to deal with it.
Of course I can't just sit there doing nothing, I have to find a way to solve the problem.
The prince asked this?
Does he have a solution?
So he asked carefully, "Your Highness, I am undecided at the moment. I would like your guidance!"
Liu Zhao didn't want to hide it anymore, he had to guess correctly about this matter.
It is most likely related to King Song. Because the government was in chaos, the emperor was criticized by everyone, and he was the one who benefited the most.
Based on the principle that whoever benefits the most should do it, then of course we should assume that King Song is the man behind the scenes.
"I think we should report this to the Emperor while sending people to investigate secretly. We should arrest the ringleaders and find the main culprit! We should punish them severely, and the rest of the people will be persuaded and moved by reason and emotion, and they will basically disperse!"
"Your Highness has thought it through!" Although Du Zheng meant to flatter him, what he said made sense.
"The village is far away, so the likelihood of civilians participating is extremely low. Furthermore, according to the news just reported, these bandits are almost all using short knives, which seem to be custom-made in bulk. So, these bandits must be from the county town. Send someone to secretly investigate all the blacksmith shops in the county town to see who has recently purchased large quantities of iron and to which blacksmith shops they sold it. This should help us find out where the weapons went!"
"Yes, Your Highness! I'll arrange it right away!" Du Zheng nodded. This thinking is extraordinary!
All blacksmith shops were approved by the government, and the iron was smelted by blacksmith shops designated by the government.
Iron ore is also mined by the government and can be traced.
Of course, there were also people who smelted iron privately, but they were a minority after all.
In a county town, the purpose of private iron smelting is simply to cast kitchen knives and farming tools for sale.
In theory, it should not be difficult to find out who the major private iron foundries are.
"Also, this matter must be kept secret. Don't let anyone else know, including that Xu Zhi!"
Liu Zhao didn't have much good impression of Xu Zhi and even thought there was something wrong with him.
"Yes, Your Highness!" Du Zheng hesitated for a moment and stammered.
"What else?"
Liu Zhao saw that he was hesitant to speak, and he must have some other ideas.
"Your Highness, in addition to secretly investigating the banditry, do you want to mobilize troops to suppress it?"
"Mobilize troops?" Liu Zhao thought for a moment, "Not yet!"
"Yes!" Du Zheng said nothing more!
Liu Zhao must have his own plans.
"Let's leave it at that for now!" Du Zheng would naturally handle the details, and Liu Zhao didn't say anything else.
This is the advantage of being the boss. As long as you point out the general direction, people below will naturally find ways to implement it.
If conditions permit, implement it seriously. If conditions don’t exist, create them and implement it.
Liu Zhao did not mobilize troops, but he did have his own plans.
First of all, disaster relief is already busy, and fighting a war would be a waste of money and manpower. Besides, there are so many bandits that they cannot be wiped out in a short time.
Moreover, it was obvious that these bandits had a premeditated plan. When they went up the mountain, they were bandits, and when they returned to the city, they were ordinary people, making them difficult to track down.
Secondly, if this matter is really related to Prince Song, then if we start a war, would we fall into his trap of luring the tiger away from the mountain? If Prince Zhenbei leads his army to take advantage of the opportunity and march south, the position of Crown Prince will probably be over.
Third, if there are some real bandits, their elimination requires a unified plan from the court and the emperor's approval. Don't make decisions on your own. The emperor is most taboo about using troops, even if he is your own father.
But there is no need to explain these things.
Du Zheng is a political veteran and can naturally guess most of the reasons.
But you may not be able to guess all of them.
"Let's go out for a walk!"
Liu Zhao stood up.
"Your Highness, there are disaster victims everywhere outside. I'm afraid it's not safe!"
Du Zheng hurriedly stopped him.
"It's okay, I have Ma Zhuang following me, don't worry!"
Liu Zhao was very confident in Ma Zhuang's abilities.
"Yes! Then let's send a few more guards here!"
Du Zheng was still worried.
"No, I just want to look around. No need to make a big fuss. It'll be fine!"
"Then, Your Highness, please be careful. If anything happens, return immediately!"
Du Zheng was really having a headache at this time. It was ridiculous enough that the disaster relief grain was stolen!
The prince still has to travel around, which is simply adding insult to injury.
"it is good!"
As Liu Zhao spoke, he walked out.
Du Zheng’s reminder is not without reason. Safety comes first.
However, Ma Zhuang seemed to have been prepared. He took out two sets of clothes and changed them in Liu Zhao's palace before going out on the street.
At this time, the two of them were dressed like ordinary people, wearing blue clothes!
Generally no one can recognize it.