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Huang Zuo was somewhat pleased.

I feel a little uncomfortable again.

Huang Zuo used to be a bandit on Dongting Lake who followed Ying Xuan.

They encountered an encirclement and suppression by government troops.

Yingxuan lay low for a while and then continued his thievery.

Huang Zuo, however, fled back to his hometown and became a tenant farmer.

Later, he met Zhong Xiang, who was preaching to him.

Huang Zuo then became Zhong Xiang's apprentice.

Liu Rui, however, was the leader of the rebel army in Anhua.

He responded to the rebellion and joined Zhong Xiang's forces.

He claims to be religious but has hardly ever recited any scriptures.

Yingxuan asked, "What are your plans?"

Liu Rui countered, "Is Hengyang really gone?"

"All six southern states have rebelled,"

"And Guangxi soldiers also went north."

"Tens of thousands of officers and soldiers in Jiangxi,"

"They also came from Liling and Chaling."

"How could the Chu army possibly hold Hengyang?"

Yingxuan is unwilling to lie to her friends.

However, one can use the truth to deliberately mislead.

Huang Zuo slapped his thigh in anger:

“I’ve said it before, those people in the south can’t be trusted,”

"They're all opportunists!"

British propaganda is telling the truth again:

"Zhou Lun promised to surrender in a month,"

There are 20 days left.

"He is a loyal and righteous man,"

"We want to buy Mr. Zhong a month's time."

"He's capable of doing something like that."

Liu Rui believed it immediately.

Yingxuan continued, "The Ming Dynasty is not the tyrannical Song Dynasty,"

"You two have spies in the north,"

"You must know how the Ming Dynasty governed its people."

A large area from the Yangtze River to Dongting Lake,

It was only won last year.

The imperial court was extremely cautious in selecting officials.

It was in order to gain the trust of Manichaeans through benevolent governance.

Huang Zuo and Liu Rui,

Its jurisdiction bordered the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

They had informants in both Anxiang and Huarong.

They were very clear about the benevolent governance of the Ming Dynasty.

Ordinary people may not understand,

But Huang Zuo, Liu Rui, Zhou Lun, and others,

How could we possibly turn a blind eye?

Zhou Lun was willing to surrender in a month.

I just feel that the Ming Dynasty was different from the Song Dynasty.

Even if his soldiers were to become ordinary citizens, they would still have a way to survive.

If it were the Southern Song Dynasty...

He estimated he would rather die than surrender!

Huang Zuo remained silent.

She glanced at Liu Rui discreetly.

Liu Rui rebelled because he couldn't make ends meet.

He only converted to Christianity after the uprising.

There are many people like him.

Yingxuan asked, "Do you think the Great Chu can survive this year?"

"We made it through the year,"

"What about next year?"

Liu Rui was deeply worried.

Due to problems with the administrative system,

The situation in the various states of the Great Chu was extremely complex.

Initially, altars were set up in prefectures, counties, townships, and villages.

The altar leader was simultaneously preaching and handling administrative affairs.

After collecting taxes,

Keep a small portion for yourself.

Most of it was handed over to the army level by level.

Due to years of fighting,

The higher-ups were urgently requesting grain.

The lower-level altars frantically demanded grain.

People were just starting to tighten their belts.

Willing to hand over grain to the Great Chu army

But gradually I realized that this kind of life had no end in sight.

More and more farmers began to hoard grain.

The situation is similar for merchants.

Initially, it was to expel merchants.

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But it quickly became unworkable.

The allocation of various resources is unbalanced.

And it always causes delays.

Therefore, merchants were allowed to exist again.

Moreover, many businessmen

They were actually relatives of the rebel leaders.

Because the altar master often had conflicts with the generals.

Another change was made last winter.

The area surrounding Dongting Lake is under military control.

Chapter 1907 All People Are Soldiers

The garrison commander can manage military, political, and educational affairs all at once!

Like Chongxiao Town and the surrounding rural areas,

Huang Zuo is the one who calls the shots.

Normally, the military needs to procure most of its own food supplies.

The Great Chu court only sends a batch of them every quarter.

In addition, they also mobilized the entire population to serve on the front lines.

Every farming family must send out a man to practice during his spare time.

Military rations are usually manageable.

But we are currently in wartime.

Many nearby farmers were conscripted.

They gathered in Chongxiao Village to defend themselves.

The consumption of military rations will inevitably increase exponentially.

The UK asked whether it could survive the year.

The reality is that,

If the Great Chu court doesn't send grain again...

The military rations in Chongxiao Village can only last for one or two months at most!

Even a loyal and righteous man like Zhou Lun was willing to surrender...

Yingxuan didn't finish his sentence.

Because saying it would be too hurtful.

Huang Zuo and Liu Rui exchanged a glance.

They immediately turned their heads away, feeling guilty.

Yingxuan added, "As long as you two are willing to surrender, the recruited peasant soldiers can return home immediately."

"All taxes will be waived this year."

"The land distributed by the Great Chu to the people,"

"The Ming Dynasty will not take it back,"

"The farmers will continue to cultivate the land."

Huang Zuo hesitated for a while,

I watched Liu Rui several more times.

They found that the other party did not respond at all.

He suddenly stood up and knelt down: "Brother Ying, I am willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty!"

Liu Rui hesitated and fidgeted.

He also knelt down.

...

Huang Zuo and Liu Rui, who had just surrendered,