Maoshan World: The young marshal starts!

Chapter 104 To Eastern Guangdong

"Hairy."

"Call me pretty."

"You are a piece of shit."

"Bah!"

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It was September in a county town in eastern Guangdong. Guan Shaoqing in the restaurant couldn't help but smile as he heard the familiar quarrel coming from a street stall.

"Finally back to eastern Guangdong."

"Yeah, I'm finally back. This trip has been quite a bit of ups and downs."

Upon hearing this, Uncle Jiu nodded in agreement, thinking about their experience on this trip. On the way to Maoshan, he first encountered a fox spirit when traveling with Simu, then faced the royal zombies when traveling with Qianhe, and then encountered a corpse demon. If it weren't for the powerful strength of the master and apprentice, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Later on the way back, he went to Yimei and Qumo's place as a guest and encountered foreign zombies and a devil whose strength reached the level of a ghost king.

The experiences on this journey were so colorful that other people might not even encounter one in their lifetime, but the master and disciple encountered them all.

Uncle Jiu didn't know whether to say that he and his master were lucky or unlucky.

If you say you are lucky, they encountered so many evil spirits and ghosts, and there were also terrifying and powerful ghosts such as corpse demons and devils. If the master and disciple were not strong enough, they would have died long ago.

To be honest, it’s unfortunate. If it weren’t for this experience and the series of battles, I might not have been able to break through to the Golden Core Realm.

But in general, Uncle Jiu felt that the experience along the way was still lucky, because his cultivation level also successfully broke through to the Golden Core Realm. Otherwise, without this series of experiences, his cultivation level might not have been able to break through to the Golden Core Realm so smoothly.

As the saying goes, misfortunes often bring good fortune, and this is often the case.

"My two guests, the food is here."

At this time, accompanied by the waiter's call, the food was served.

After the waiter served the dishes, Guan Shaoqing suddenly asked.

"Oh, right, little brother, I have something to ask you. Is eastern Guangdong peaceful these days? What has that General Guan done since he unified eastern Guangdong?"

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As he spoke, Guan Shaoqing took out another silver dollar, placed it on the table and handed it to the waiter.

"Oh, sir, you're so polite." The waiter saw this and immediately smiled as he took the dollar and said, "You know what, since General Guan unified Guangdong, he has been a really nice person. Not only has he not oppressed us ordinary people and extorted our money like those warlords did before, but he has also sent troops to suppress many bandits in the country, making life much better for the people of Guangdong."

"Then do you have any other demands?"

"What demands can we ordinary people have? As long as we can have enough food to eat, that's the biggest demand we have."

"Yeah, eat your fill."

Guan Shaoqing nodded. From ancient times to the present, the demands of the common people have actually been easy to satisfy. As long as they have enough food to eat, that's enough.

But this very problem has troubled the Chinese for thousands of years, and it was not completely solved until later generations.

Guan Shaoqing believes that the main reasons for this problem are two points. One is the backward productivity of the times, and the other is the serious land annexation. The people have no land and have no enthusiasm for production.

The backwardness of productivity in the current era cannot be solved all at once.

However, regarding the issue of land annexation, Guan Shaoqing felt that he should be able to solve it in eastern Guangdong. He could redistribute the land to the people so that they would have land to cultivate and mobilize their enthusiasm for production.

Of course, it would not be possible to directly distribute the land to the people, as it would inevitably be annexed again.

Therefore, Guan Shaoqing's idea was to seize all the land in eastern Guangdong and let the Guan family take it for themselves, making them the largest landlords in eastern Guangdong. Anyone who dared to oppose would be eliminated. Then, all the land would be distributed to the people according to the number of family members, using the family production responsibility system. The people would be allowed to cultivate the land, and the Guan family would collect a small percentage of taxes. At the same time, they would encourage the people to reclaim wasteland.
Use this method to redistribute the land to the people.

If the land is nominally in the hands of the Guan family, it can also prevent other gentry and powerful people from seizing and annexing the land. If they want to seize the land, they can just seize the Guan family's things. Guan Shaoqing wants to see who in eastern Guangdong has the courage to do so. Whoever dares to do so will have his property confiscated, which will be a good opportunity to make a fortune.

As for the original gentry and landlords, they can be encouraged to do business. Anyway, they can't get their hands on the land again. Business is fine, but as for the land, anyone who touches Guan Shaoqing will be killed except Guan Jiashui.

Moreover, Guan Shaoqing is now so powerful that he does not have to worry about being assassinated or rebelled. He can form an army and suppress everything by himself.

"Master, what do you think of this disciple's idea?"

Guan Shaoqing discussed his thoughts with Uncle Jiu and asked.

"If this method can be implemented, it will naturally benefit all people, especially the people of eastern Guangdong. However, I'm afraid there will be a lot of resistance."

Uncle Jiu pondered. Needless to say, the resistance comes naturally from the gentry and powerful people who own large amounts of land.

"I'm not afraid of resistance. Since ancient times, great things have always involved bloodshed. I actually hope those people will stand up. After all, I'm also very tempted by the gold belts of murderers and arsonists, and the wealth of these gentry and powerful people."

Guan Shaoqing said with a smile.

In this day and age, guns are the law. If you have guns, you have everything. If you have guns but no money, you are just meat in the eyes of others. Now his Guan family has 50,000 soldiers and horses, plus Guan Shaoqing's own personal strength, those gentry and powerful people in eastern Guangdong are nothing but lambs to be slaughtered. It's okay if they obey honestly, but if they don't, they will be killed during the New Year.

"Well, since you have made up your mind about this matter, just go ahead and do it. If you need help from Master, just let me know. I will definitely support you with all my strength."

Life is short, and one must do something. Now that his favorite disciple is willing to do something for the people, he, as their master, will naturally give his full support.

As the saying goes, when a wild goose passes by, it leaves its voice behind; when a person passes by, he leaves his name behind. It is worthwhile to come to this world.
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"Let's go. In two days, we should be able to return to Renjia Town."

After half an hour.

After dinner.

The master and disciple continued on their journey.

It was still noon and the sun was shining brightly, perfect for traveling.

Now the master and disciple have entered the eastern Guangdong province and will be able to return to Renjia Town in two days.

"I wonder how Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai are doing at home."

Uncle Jiu was also concerned about Qiu Sheng and asked about the two of them all the way, mainly because he was worried that they would get into trouble.

"Master, don't worry too much. The two junior brothers are already grown up, and it's time for them to take care of themselves."

Guan Shaoqing said this with a smile, but to be honest he didn't have much confidence in what he said.

"Hopefully."

Uncle Jiu obviously knew this, so he just said this when he heard it.

In this way, the master and disciple continued to move forward on their journey. When there was no one on the road, they used the magic of walking, and when there were people around, they walked normally.

In this way, half a day passed by unknowingly.

It was night time.

At this time, a town with bright lights appeared at the foot of the hill in the distance on the road ahead.

"Master, there seems to be a town ahead."

"Go and take a look. If possible, rest there tonight."

The master and disciple then quickly walked towards the brightly lit town.

As they got closer, the master and disciple slowly got a clearer look at the town. The whole town was decorated with lights and filled with laughter and joy. It looked like there was some big happy event going on.

But as they got closer to the town, the master and disciple felt something was wrong.

Because the master and disciple found that the closer they got to the town, the heavier the yin energy became, especially in the sky above the center of the town, where the yin energy was so thick that it was almost condensed into substance.

This might be a ghost town!

The master and disciple looked at each other, but did not retreat. They walked straight towards the town.

They soon reached the town gate, where an old man in red clothes with a large "Shou" character embroidered on his chest came up to greet them warmly with a few people.

"It is a great pleasure to have friends coming from afar. Please come inside and take a seat, my two distinguished guests."

The old man has a kind face and a warm and hospitable smile, which gives people a sense of affinity.

"Old man, you invited us in before even asking our identities. Aren't you afraid that we might be bad people?"

Guan Shaoqing said with a smile.

"Hey, you two look like good people, how could you be bad people? Besides, today is the old lady's birthday. She has said that no matter who comes, they are guests of honor and must be treated warmly." The old man said with a smile.

"Is that so? Then we would be disrespectful to refuse."

"Please come in, two distinguished guests."

(End of this chapter)