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Peng Zhengqiu was suddenly full of energy, and ordered his subordinates: "Don't take advantage of the opportunity to loot, follow me to maintain law and order in the city!"

As for the soldiers brought by Fei Ruhe, they were divided into several teams to occupy the city gate, and the rest all went to the county government.

When they rushed to the county government office, the officials surrendered one after another, and some officials even took the initiative to tie up Guo Qiao, the county magistrate, in order to claim credit.

At Chengnan County School, a group of scholars rushed to the county government office holding weapons and shouting to kill thieves and serve the country.

After running for two streets, there were only a dozen or so scholars left who continued to charge.

When they rushed to the county government office, there were only a few people left.

Facing the wolf-like rebels, several scholars looked at each other, and suddenly someone knelt down and shouted: "I'm here to congratulate the general for winning the city!"

Fei Ruhe didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said sarcastically, "You are quite quick-witted, so come and help me."

"Willing to serve the general." The scholars were all flattered.

Two or three steps away from Fei Ruhe, a scholar suddenly drew his sword and said, "Death to the villain!"

Even Fei Ruhe didn't need to make a move, the soldiers around him had already fired their guns, and three long spears pierced into the man's body.

Fei Ruhe sneered: "Who else? Come along."

"Don't dare, dare not!" The scholars knelt down in horror.

In this regard, Zhao Han took Anfu County and completely occupied the three counties of Luling, Jishui, and Anfu.

Huang Shunfu was appointed magistrate of Luling, Ouyang Zheng was appointed magistrate of Jishui, and Zuo Xiaoliang was appointed magistrate of Anfu.

There is no magistrate for the time being, and the three counties are all under the control of the General Military Mansion. Pang Chunlai, Li Banghua, Fei Chun and others are all civilian officials of the General Military Mansion.

To the north, Governor Li Maofang and Military Preparer Wang Siren are still working hard to suppress bandits, and have surrounded Duchang County for half a month.

Chapter 139 [Trivia]

Zhao Han's residence was changed again and became Ji'an government office.

There was no time to engrave the plaque on the lintel, so he turned the plaque of the government office over, and wrote the three characters "General Military Administration" on the back with a red pen.

It may seem ridiculous at first glance, but no one will question the authority of the master inside because of this signboard!

"Please drink tea, sir!"

Xiyue brings tea, and Fei Rulan makes it for Pang Chunlai herself.

"Okay." Pang Chunlai said cheerfully.

In the entire backyard of the military headquarters, apart from Zhao Han and his wife, only Pang Chunlai moved in with him.

This old gentleman has no children, not only is Zhao Han's teacher, but also like Zhao Han's adoptive father, he has been living under the same roof since the incident.

Zhao Han blew the tea foam, leaned back on the chair comfortably, drank tea and enjoyed the sunset in late autumn.

Fei Rulan suddenly said: "Mr. is only fifty years old, and there is only one maid by his side. Why don't you marry a wife to take care of you?"

Pang Chunlai shook his head and said, "If you are an old man, you won't be tired of others."

Zhao Han suddenly put down his teacup and said, "There is that stubborn landlord who has to raise his troops to fight against the division of land. After the house was confiscated, some children were kept. It is better to choose a young child, two or three years old, and the husband can adopt it to continue the incense. .”

"Well..." Pang Chunlai was a little moved.

He used to think only about rebellion and had no other distracting thoughts.Now that the cause of rebellion is on the right track, although he has no intention of marrying a wife and starting a family, he still hopes to have an heir—Pang Chunlai's whole family was killed by the Tartars.

Zhao Han said with a smile: "That's the decision, choose a bright and bright child, and invite a nurse to feed it."

"So... that's fine." Pang Chunlai was happy, and even thought about naming the child.

After Pang Chunlai was overjoyed, Zhao Han suddenly asked: "About the urban homeless, many think tanks have letters and discussions. They each say their own things, but they can't agree on what to do. What do you think, sir?"

"How else can you look at it? There is no land to divide," Pang Chunlai said. "There are still many homeless people who have multiplied in the county for several generations. They don't know how to farm for a long time. I agree with Xiao Huan's proposal. Household registration, one is rural household registration, and the other is urban household registration."

Zhao Han's brain hurts from this matter, he really can't think of any good way, and the same is true of the think tanks under his command.

Fortunately, there is no need to worry for the time being, because a large number of homeless people in Ji'an Fucheng joined the army last winter, and followed Zhao Han to the countryside to divide the land.As a result, there is a shortage of urban labor, which not only makes it easier to find work, but also increases wages.Even the hawkers who sell things are doing better business than before because of fewer competitors.

Many of the vagrants in Jishui County were recruited by the gentry to defend the city. When Zhao Han attacked the city, he had promised to give all the soldiers who turned back the land.The remaining nomads, in the absence of competitors, can also raise their incomes.

As for Anfu County, the county is not that prosperous, and recruiting [-] homeless people into the army can also ease the conflicts among homeless people.

They are all temporary policies that can only ensure employment as much as possible.

In many cities in the south of the Ming Dynasty, the reason why gang organizations were everywhere was that there were too many unemployed people, which led to a large number of idle youths going to gangsters.

When fighting for hegemony in the country, you can recruit vagrants as soldiers, or even recruit gangsters as soldiers.You can't recruit too many at a time, you have to disperse them to various units, and a few of the two to three hundred people will gradually assimilate the gangsters.

As for the unification of the whole country, the urban gangsters will directly immigrate.

Aren't you very good at fighting?

Go to Qiongzhou (Hainan) and Dongfan (Taiwan) first, and fight with the natives on the islands. These two islands can accommodate millions of people.

Not to mention, there is the infinitely vast overseas land!

After chatting for a while, Pang Chunlai suddenly asked, "Is there any news about Zhong Cong?"

Zhong Cong is Xu Ying, and Pang Chunlai took the name, and that is his real son in his heart.

"Not yet. Nanchang is not easy to mess with. I only gave him a few hundred taels of silver. The store can be sold, but it depends on whether there are vacancies." Zhao Han laughed.

Pang Chunlai was a little unhappy: "Actually, Zhong Cong can be transferred back. Not to mention being a magistrate, it is also possible to work as a civilian in the General Military Administration."

Zhao Han shook his head: "I am of great use to Brother Xu."

The use of the hell is nothing more than intelligence chiefs.

Pang Chunlai felt very sorry for Xu Ying, and was even more afraid that in the future when the country was established, the intelligence chief would be easily wiped out by the emperor.

At the same time, Pang Chunlai also wanted to train Xu Ying and become a great help for his subordinates.

Although there are only three counties now, there are already signs of factions in the interior.

One is the elder faction, that is, the people Zhao Han brought from Qianshan, and officials from Huangjia Town and its surrounding areas.

The second is the surrender faction, that is, the landlords in Yongyang Town and the east who offered land, and the Xiangyong (under Xie Xuelong's department) who was captured by Zhao Han.During the second large-scale land distribution, many of these people became grassroots officials.

The third is the Jishui School, headed by Li Banghua, with a large number of scholars who have recently become thieves.

Of course, there are no conflicts, let alone factional struggles, but they are getting closer.

This is an inevitable development trend. If you want to eradicate the faction, unless Zhao Han's subordinates are all robots.

In ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, no regime can be an exception.

After sending Pang Chunlai back to rest, Zhao Han walked back slowly.

Xiyue is teaching the new helper a lesson, it seems that something has broken the rules.Now in Zhao Han's courtyard, the number of servants has increased to six, which can be regarded as setting a standard for officials.

Officials from the countryside will inevitably talk about style after entering the city.

Take Zhao Han's military secretary Huang Shunde as an example. Now there are five servants in the family, and he dare not recruit more than Zhao Han.

"Chief Town, we've found out." Xiao Huan came in to report on his work.

Zhao Han asked, "How?"

"It's almost laughable." Xiao Huan laughed as he spoke.

Xiao Huan is now not only a think tank, but also in charge of the Anti-Corruption Department of the General Military Administration, focusing on corruption after entering the city.

Huang Shunde just brought his wife and children here, and the family hired five helpers, who were soon reported.Xiao Huan didn't dare to investigate immediately. After all, he was Zhao Han's secretary, so he came here to ask for instructions.

"Say it straight." Zhao Han called Xiao Huan to sit down and drink tea.

Xiao Huan took a sip of tea and said, "Huang Shunde wants to save face. But he doesn't have much salary, and he doesn't dare to be corrupt, so he can't afford to hire so many helpers. So he hired some short-term workers to go home, and only do one or two jobs every day." Doing chores every hour, boasting to the outside world that he has five servants in his family."

Nima, part-time workers are also considered servants?

Zhao Han shook his head and sighed, the mud couldn't support the wall.It has to be beaten, otherwise Huang Shunde will definitely be a big embezzler when the territory grows in the future.

If you still don't restrain yourself after beating, you can only change the secretary.

Zhao Han asked: "In the past month, how many people have been investigated and dealt with?"

Xiao Huan said: "Seven. Five here in Fucheng, and two in Jishui County. There is not much money to be corrupted in the countryside, but there is a lot of silver in the city. The most embezzled is more than 60 taels, and the least embezzled is eight taels."

"Notify the three counties and let everyone know," Zhao Han ordered. "Whoever takes more than 20 taels of bribes will have their land confiscated. The embezzler will be fined to burn lime and charcoal in the mountains, and his wife will be ordered to remarry as soon as possible!"

Very inhumane, not only punished himself, but also made his wife remarry.

But he was extremely merciful and did not track down his parents, brothers and children.You know, in ancient times, people often sat down frequently, not to mention that family members would be punished, and even neighbors would suffer.

Zhao Han also said: "Anyone who embezzles less than 20 taels will have one mu of land confiscated and be dealt with downgrade. If someone who embezzles between [-] and [-] taels, two mu of land will be confiscated and be dealt with downgrade."

Zhao Han has no shortage of talents now, there are literate scholars all over the place, only those who are really willing to obey.

Xiao Huan said: "After notifying the three counties, the corruption will definitely be frightened away."

Fei Rulan came out with preserved fruit: "Mr. Xiao, eat some snacks."

"Thank you ma'am!" Xiao Huan stood up quickly.

"Sit down quickly." Fei Rulan said with a smile.

The civil and military high-ranking officials respected this lady very much. Not only did Zhao Han have no official airs, but even his wife was generous and decent.

Fei Rulan is still in contact with Xiaohong and Xiaocui, trying to find a suitable partner for the unmarried high-level personnel.

Fei Rulan smiled and said, "I heard that Huang Zhi County (Huang Shunfu) received a divorce case?"

"It's not a reconciliation," Xiao Huan explained, "There was a concubine of a big family who was often abused by his wife. He escaped two days ago, went to the county government to complain, and said he wanted to join the missionary group."

Fei Rulan asked, "How did Huangzhi County decide?"

Xiao Huan said: "For keeping domestic slaves in violation of the order, the big family will be fined five taels of silver. Not only will the concubine be allowed to stand on her own, but the big family will be asked to compensate the concubine ten taels of silver."

The "Law of the Ming Dynasty" has long stipulated that civilians are not allowed to take concubines. Only those who have reached the age of forty and have no children can legally take a concubine in order to continue the incense.

Even the clan has regulations that only those who are at the level of the county king (and the prince) and have reached the age of 25 and have no children can legally take two concubines. If you have no son at the age of 30, the county king (and the prince) can have four concubines.As the king of the county, four concubines are as good as the sky.

In fact, Zhao Han doesn't need to formulate too many rules, he can govern strictly in accordance with the "Law of the Ming Dynasty".

There is no clan in his territory, and he does not recognize the official position of Ming Dynasty, so as long as the concubine is willing, she can go to the government to tell her permission.They must all be illegal concubines!

If you win one, there will definitely be a second or a third. Now the big families in the whole city do not allow concubines to go out alone.

After Xiao Huan left, Fei Rulan sat in Zhao Han's arms and asked with a smile, "Aren't you taking a concubine?"

"Can I still take the lead in breaking the rules?" Zhao Han asked back.

"What about being emperor?" Fei Rulan asked.

Zhao Han couldn't answer: "Let's talk about it later."

Putting aside the emperor's personal preferences, the Sangong Sixth Court and the like are more like political tasks.It is nothing more than spreading seeds widely and ensuring that there is an heir, which can greatly improve the stability of the country.

Even if the emperor favors a certain concubine when he has no children, he will be advised by officials.

Fei Rulan rubbed her lower abdomen and murmured, "It's been half a year since we had sex, why haven't I gotten pregnant yet?"

"Ma'am, don't worry," Zhao Han said with a sly smile, "I will definitely work hard tonight..."

"Total town!"

Someone outside the hospital suddenly reported.

Fei Rulan stood up quickly, and Zhao Han could only sigh.

He stipulated that officials should rest once every five days, but he himself could not rest, and had already met with many subordinates in one afternoon.

"come in."

"Headquarters, there are merchants coming from the south. Ruijin's rebel army has broken through Huichang County, and will show the heads of Changzhi County and Nangan Generals!"

Zhao Han stood up and applauded, "Good job!"

The Ruijin Peasant Army is very powerful. It was driven into the mountains by Xie Xuelong last year, but this year it even occupied Ruijin and Huichang counties.He also killed the Southern Jiangxi general, who was the military commander with the highest position in Jiangxi-in the early years of Chongzhen, there was no Jiangxi General Army.

Chapter 140 [Four provinces besieged and suppressed Zhao Han]

After the autumn harvest this year, not only did the peasant army grow stronger in Ruijin County, but also a peasant uprising broke out in Longquan County.

Longquan County is Suichuan County in later generations, with many mountains and little land, it is very poor.

There is a Longquan Hundred Households Institute here. Although it is only a small hundred households, it has been developed for 200 years, and it has also graduated from the military.