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The man held his head high and said, "If you don't change your name when you're going, if you don't change your surname when you sit, that's true for Yang Zhong!"

Zhao Han asked, "You killed someone too?"

Yang Zhong replied: "No, I didn't leave the city that night."

"Hahahaha!"

Zhao Han burst out laughing suddenly, and actually bowed to Yang Zhong: "I admire scholars who have backbone, you can scold me whatever you want, as long as you don't break the rules." Then he announced to other gentry, "In my place , you will not be punished for your words, and everyone can speak freely. There is only one thing to remember, don’t spread rumors to make trouble.”

The gentry haven't recovered yet, it was really exciting to kill three people in a row just now.

Zhao Han had no choice but to go to Yang Zhong, took his hand and said, "You are a good man. With so many scholars, you dare to be the first to stand up and scold me. If you are so honest, you will be a pillar in the court. It's a pity that Emperor Chongzhen You can't use people. Mr. Yang, would you like to work under my command?"

Yang Zhong was dumbfounded, he scolded the rebels out of righteous indignation, and was already ready to kill himself.

Unexpectedly, the traitor smiled instead of anger, and even praised him as a pillar of talent, and even tried to recruit him on the spot.Even though he knew that Zhao Han was buying people's hearts, Yang Zhong was still very happy in his heart, and even had a sense of knowing him, thinking that Zhao Han was a hero with respect and courtesy.

"Good man, in a word, would you like to work with me?" Zhao Han asked.

"I...I..." Yang Zhong looked around, wanted to agree on the spot, but couldn't save face, he hesitated for a long time and finally said, "Wan Sheng is willing."

Liu Tongsheng sighed, not because Yang Zhong was a thief, but because he felt the horror of Zhao thief.

First of all, praise in public, give Yang Zhong enough face, and let Yang Zhong let go of his resistance.

Then he recruited in public and roasted Yang Zhong on the fire.

Yang Zhong was able to pass the Juren examination, so he was naturally very smart.He knew that if he refused, it would be tantamount to ruining Zhao Han's good deeds, and he would definitely be retaliated against in the future, so he could only bite the bullet and agree.

Yang Zhong was the first to surrender and had to follow Zhao Han to the dark.Others can be recruited, but Yang Zhong has absolutely no possibility of being recruited, he will be punished by the court as a model!

What kind of a traitor is this mother, and his methods of manipulating people's hearts are too terrifying.

If it were other rebels, Yang Zhong would probably have been hacked with a knife, which would definitely arouse the collective hatred of the scholars.But Zhao Han easily resolved it, and recruited Yang Zhong under his command. The gentry's heart was also divided, which not only weakened the influence of the murder just now, but some scholars even thought that Zhao Han had the qualifications of a hero.

Liu Tongsheng thought to himself, no wonder Li Shangshu would follow the thief, this rebel is really extraordinary.

Zhao Han took Yang Zhong's hand and said with a smile, "Your help is better than a hundred thousand elite soldiers."

"Zhao...my lord, you've praised me a lot." Yang Zhong's scalp was numb at the moment.

Zhao Han's words were murderous, and if they spread to the imperial court, Yang Zhong would definitely be included in the list of core rebels.

Alas, I'm just an ordinary Juren, I don't know if I can be admitted to Jinshi, you say I'm better than a hundred thousand elite soldiers?

Yang Zhong was so wronged that he wanted to cry, regretting that he stood up and scolded people just now, he would rather be chopped down by Zhao Han, at least he would not implicate his family.

However, why do you feel so happy while being wronged?

With the help of the king, it is better than a hundred thousand elite soldiers. This made Yang Zhong feel a little elated.

Zhao Han said to Yang Zhong again: "Well, I'm afraid I have to wrong you. To do things under me, you must start from a small official and a small position, and everything depends on your political achievements to get promoted. Those who are willing to do things and those who are able to do things will be promoted quickly. , would you like to be an experience (document) for the General Military Mansion?"

"I will do my best!" Yang Zhong also entered the state. Anyway, he has already been a thief, so he will do it well.

"Hahahaha!"

Zhao Han laughed and turned to look at the crowd.

This good show of "the monarch and his ministers are in harmony" unexpectedly made some scholars feel itchy, especially those scholars who couldn't pass the exam.

A scholar suddenly jumped out, cupped his hands and said, "Zhao Zongzhen is thirsty for talents and respects the corporals. He is really a wise master. I am too late to be talented. I would like to recommend myself to help the Zongzhen divide the land. Please start from the Guo family's field!"

"Dashan, Mr. Guo please get up quickly." Zhao Han stepped forward to help him.

All the gentry gritted their teeth, this guy surnamed Guo is too cunning.There was only one Jinshi in his family's ancestors, and the neighbors were all big families, occupying only a few thousand acres of land, but the business was booming.

As long as this guy is with Zhao Han, he will not be afraid of dividing the land at all, and it will be more conducive to doing business!

"Let's go, the two of you follow me into the city." Zhao Han held each other, as if he was holding the young lover he just hooked up with.

Li Musheng knelt down suddenly, and Li Chunan also knelt down: "Mr. Li of Gu Village, I would like to do my best for the town!"

Zou Mengwen also brought his clan brothers to kneel down: "The Zou family of the East Gate is willing to do a great job for the general town!"

Needless to say, the Li family, Li Banghua has long been a thief. Even if the Li family brothers did not follow the thief, their fathers would probably be implicated.

Zou Mengyan has no psychological burden. His grandfather, Zou Yuanbiao, is Zhang Juzheng's right-hand man for the reform.But since grandpa's death, the Zou family has never had a Jinshi, maybe they can still make a fortune if they voted for the rebels.

"I would like to do the work of a dog and a horse for the general town!"

Suddenly, a large group of people knelt down at the gate of the city, and they all wanted to sneak into the anti-thief team to do things, and adapt to the situation in the future.

Liu Tongsheng had no choice but to kneel down. It was hard to say whether he could be recruited, but he would definitely not be able to take the No. [-] examination.

Chapter 138 [Occupy Three Counties]

"Zhao thief, you will die!"

"Mr. Zhao, please forgive me!"

On the second day after Zhao Han entered the city, several gentry were dragged out.

They were all paralyzed by Zhao Han. Corporal Lixian's good performance did not mean that the murderer was let go.

When receiving the soldiers, I asked them by the way.

The clansmen generally don't expose them, and most of them have read books. Ordinary Xiangyong also has many schoolchildren. From a certain point of view, they are one.

The house slaves, however, had no psychological burden. Those who were slightly nostalgic exposed the masters of other families, and those who were not nostalgic directly confessed to their own masters.They heard that Zhao Han was also born as a domestic slave, and they were going to distribute fields to them, and they immediately felt that Zhao Han was their own.

"General Town..." Yang Zhong hesitated to speak, and stayed by Zhao Han's side for the time being.

Zhao Han smiled and said, "Let's talk."

Yang Zhong bit the bullet and persuaded: "Brother Zhang Chang (Zhou Ruixu) didn't kill anyone himself, he was a Jinshi, why not spare his life to serve the general town?"

Zhao Han looked at Xiao Huan: "You explain to him."

Xiao Huan rolled up his sleeves and smiled: "Brother Da Lu, Zongzhen has always followed his word. If he says he wants to kill the culprit, he will definitely kill the culprit. Although Zhou Ruixu didn't kill anyone himself, he led troops across the river to attack at night. He is the chief evil among the chief evils! Could it be that you want Zong Zhen to break his promise?"

"Ugh……"

Yang Zhong has nothing to say, he is just a sad rabbit, after all, he is a scholar.

Zhao Han was delighted to recover so many gentry at once, including eight Juren.However, these gentry have ulterior motives, and Zhao Han prefers those brave men.

Most of the township braves are sons of good families, and the literacy rate exceeds 50%!

Among the small landlords and self-cultivating farmers in Jiangxi, it is certain that more than half of them are studying, not to mention reading.Although there are people who have only been educated for two or three years because of their poor families, they can at least recognize a few hundred characters.

After defeating Xie Xuelong last year, Zhao Han captured hundreds of Xiangyong, and he has already enjoyed a wave of bonuses.

After receiving real benefits, many of those village braves have been transformed into grassroots cadres, and have become an important basis for Zhao Han's rule.

"General Town, Mr. Li sent it." Secretary Liu Fang sent a report.

After Zhao Han read it carefully, he handed it to Xiao Huan.

Xiao Huan looked at it, and said with a smile: "If we act according to this strategy, the general town will definitely win the hearts of the people!"

Zhao Han's initial site was relatively barren and relatively remote.Therefore, the literacy rate and land occupation rate of Liangjiazi are far lower than those in the eastern part of Luling County and Jishui County.

Li Banghua did not participate in the division of land in Luling County, but after getting the fish scale book, he already had concerns in his heart.Now, Li Banghua presided over the subfield in Jishui again, and soon handed Zhao Han a big data report.

Owner farmers and small landlords, who can send their children to study, occupy more than three acres of land per capita.

According to the previous standard of land distribution, although the reduction of taxes and taxes can benefit good families, it is far less intuitive than more land distribution.Li Banghua suggested that the per capita land distribution can be increased to four mu, so that good families will completely fall to Zhao Han, because most of them can also pick up land for nothing.

Of course, there is not so much arable land to divide at this stage, but we can make big pies for tenants, self-cultivating farmers, and small landlords, and make up for them when the land expands in the future.

In addition, the two counties of Luling and Jishui both have many mountains and little land, so they can call on the people to reclaim the mountainous land for planting sweet potatoes and other crops.In this way, it can not only strengthen the organization of the peasant association, but also increase the area of ​​cultivated land under the control. The people allocated to the mountainous areas will be given more fields, and the newly reclaimed mountainous areas can be exempted from tax for five years.

Zhao Han appreciated Li Banghua's suggestion very much. If four acres of land were allocated per capita, the loyalty of self-cultivators and small landlords would be reaped, and Zhao Han would have countless more literate people.It's a pity that the area of ​​cultivated land in Jiangxi is too small.Take Jishui County as an example, only one tenth of the land can be cultivated, and the rest is either mountains or water!

After careful consideration, Zhao Han made two decisions:

First, all the common people in the area under their jurisdiction have their per capita farmland increased to three mu.The inherent land of small and large landlords is capped at 20 mu per capita, and those that do not exceed 20 mu are not allowed to be confiscated.This is tantamount to dividing up the land basically, and the land occupied by the government can be ignored.

Second, let the farmers organize the people to reclaim wasteland, firstly to train the peasant association, and secondly to increase the cultivated land.As for the soil erosion in the mountains, let's not talk about that for now.

Zhao Han's decision was quickly passed on, and the people in the area under his jurisdiction rejoiced.

Not to mention the former tenants and self-cultivating farmers, even some small landlords, they all devoted their allegiance to Zhao Han.Regardless of those small landlords, their families have dozens of acres of land, but they also have a lot of people. Some of them occupy less than three acres of land per capita. Mu is already considered a small landlord.

Li Banghua used to be considered a small landlord. After the separation of the family, there were only more than ten acres of land left, and the father and son had to go to school. So he kept selling the land, so that his grandmother could not afford to buy a coffin for the burial.

Zhao Han wrote another letter and asked the secretary to copy several copies, and took it to Li Banghua, Pang Chunlai, Huang Shunfu, Ouyang Zheng, Fei Chun and others.

The content is about the homeless in the city, let them all think about whether they should be allowed to return to their hometowns to divide their land, and if not, how should they be treated.

In fact, there is no land to divide.

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Anfu County.

Fei Ruhe led his troops, disguised as merchant ships, and headed straight for the county seat.

Luling County bandits came once last year, and then rebels came again to borrow food. Now this is the third time Anfu County has encountered bandits.

To appease Guo Qiao, the county magistrate, he also recruited hundreds of soldiers, pretending to want to guard the city.

There is no way to recruit more troops, and the gentry in various villages and towns are raising their walls to protect themselves.Without private donations to recruit soldiers, Guo Zhixian had to pay for it himself and recruit more than 100 soldiers. The money and food he spent was enough for him to feel distressed.

So, the show operation came.

Guo Qiao ordered the soldiers to guard the gates of the city, in the name of preventing spies, and carefully inspected those who entered the city.Even woodcutters who go to the city to sell firewood have to pay a few cents in city entry tax, anyway, they have to earn back the money they recruited!

At night, Fei Ruhe took more than 20 soldiers, disembarked early and walked to the county seat.

Some pushed small carts, some carried firewood, and some carried loads of goods, and entered the city from various directions around detours.

"What are you doing?" asked the garrison guard.

Fei Ruhe was dressed as a scholar, and with a few servants behind him, he waved a folding fan and said, "Liu He, a Confucian scholar in Jishui, is here to visit a classmate. Why, you dare to search me?"

The doorman immediately flattered him and said, "Your Majesty, please report, the county has an order, and we must strictly investigate the spies."

"Don't you just want money?" Fei Ruhe sneered, "Give him a few, and treat him as a beggar."

Huang Shun threw a broken piece of silver, deliberately throwing it sideways, but the doorman didn't catch it, so he bent down to pick it up.

Fei Ruhe laughed loudly: "Like a dog. Let's go, enter the city!"

This guy swaggered into the city, but the guards didn't dare to stop him, instead they clamored to divide the money.

When they came to the city, Fei Ruhe gathered his troops secretly, only twenty or thirty of them, all waiting near the north gate.

Waited until evening, when the city gate was about to be closed.

On the merchant ship at the northern pier of the city, Li Zheng suddenly landed with five hundred soldiers.

"The rebels are coming!"

The gate guards were shocked and retreated into the city in fright.

"kill!"

Fei Ruhe didn't use a knife this time, but a scribe's sword that he wore with him.The soldiers around them mostly used sticks, because they couldn't bring in weapons because they wanted to avoid searches.

Fei Ruhe took the lead, and without waiting for the officers and soldiers to gather, he hacked and killed two people in succession, scaring the officers and soldiers in the door to flee.

There is no urn city in Anfu County, so it is easy to win the door.

When the county's Dianshi led troops to rescue, Fei Ruhe had already formed his formation.He carried a scribe's sword himself, and the people around him were all sticks, but the tight formation frightened the officers and soldiers to dare to attack by force.

In a blink of an eye, Li Zheng came with five hundred soldiers, followed by Zuo Xiaoliang, civil servants and missionaries.

Dian Shi was stunned, and suddenly knelt down and shouted: "Welcome the general into the city!"

"Welcome the general into the city!"

The officers and soldiers knelt down and shouted, as long as the rebels did not kill indiscriminately, they would not want to work hard.

Zuo Xiaoliang asked, "What is your job now?"

The Dianshi replied: "Peng Zhengqiu, the Dianshi of Anfu County, came from Fengtian Peng."

That is the descendant of Peng Shi, the number one scholar in the orthodox dynasty.

Zuo Xiaoliang said: "You lead people to maintain order in the city, but if there is a fire anywhere, wherever there is a riot, you are the only one to ask! Good work and rewards."

Peng Zhengqiu was a little confused. Shouldn't the officers and soldiers who had just been rebels confiscate their weapons and put them in custody?How can you rest assured that he will lead the army?

"Follow your orders!"