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But it seems that this deal can be done!

Zhang Huainan said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, there are many people in this place, let's go to the county government and talk about it slowly."

"Alright." Liu Taiyuan was still in a daze.

Therefore, the rebel Zuo Xiaoliang became the guest of honor of the county magistrate.

After some bargaining between the two parties, Liu Taiyuan was only willing to lend 3 shi of grain, and Zuo Xiaoliang had to take the thief away before paying.

In the end, 6 shi was sold with an advance payment of 5 shi!

Of course, it is impossible for the magistrate to provide food, everything has to be provided by the gentry and landlords.

First send people to spread the news that the thieves in the county are short of food and may rob other big clans at any time.

Immediately afterwards, Fei Ruhe marched day and night, leading [-] soldiers to kill the landlord and grab grain.This goal was provided by the county magistrate, and it belonged to the kind of local rich man who would have no trouble after killing him.

After robbing two landlords in a row, the other landlords were scared to pee.

Liu Taiyuan immediately called a meeting of the squires, saying that he could persuade those thieves to return with food.As long as the gentry collect five thousand stones, they can send the thieves to the border of Taihe County.At that time, if we collect another [-] shi, the thieves will be able to return to their hometowns to farm.

These squires can only try, anyway, five thousand stones are not much, so it is easy for each family to pool a little.

Fei Ruhe took the advance payment and immediately went to the thief's territory to recruit people.

Hearing that "Mr. Zhao" was going to preside over the division of land, ordinary thieves escaped from the camp one after another, and several rogue leaders couldn't stop them.

In just a few days, Fei Ruhe recruited more than 8000 people, and there were more than 300 gangsters left.

Fei Ruhe immediately launched an attack, killed the disobedient guy, and snatched 8000 stone thief food. More than [-] refugees helped to transport grain, and they walked slowly north, stopping at the junction of Taihe County and Luling County, waiting for the county magistrate to send the final payment.

During the waiting period, more than 2000 ordinary people came to defect with their families.

Moreover, they are all local tenants in Taihe County. When they heard that "Mr. Zhao" next door was going to divide the land, they came here to gather their friends to pack up their belongings.

Continue to wait for a few days, still no balance payment.

Fei Ruhe was furious, and killed two more landlords to grab food, and threatened to kill all the landlords in Taihe County if they didn't give them food.Immediately afterwards, he led his troops for a walk outside the county seat, and circled the county seat several times.

The magistrate was frightened and angry, and the gentry was frightened.

After another half month, the final payment was delivered and the transaction was completed.

On this trip, although the gentry only scraped together 6 shi of grain, Fei Ruhe brought back a whole 14 shi, and the rest was robbed of landlords and bandits.

By the way, more than 1000 people were brought back.

The food problem is actually easy to solve.

Chapter 123 [For the Evil Seed]

Li Banghua stood by the canal with his hands behind his back, looking at the busy farming scene around him, he couldn't help but smiled and said: "The stream is good for fishing, and the river fields are good for transplanting rice seedlings. Life is only for this, and it is also enough to be proud of the emperor."

Pang Chunlai stroked his beard and said, "Mr. Meng An, is there any difference between the spring plowing here and the spring plowing in Jishui?"

"Farming for oneself is different from farming for landlords," Li Banghua said with emotion.

Zhao Han looked at the sky from the side: "Since the beginning of spring, it has not rained so far. I am afraid that there will be another spring drought this year. A peasant association must be formed. When the spring drought is severe, farmers will help each other carry water for irrigation. Students can also be sent home. Whether you use a bowl or a ladle, every point you can help is worth one point."

Pang Chunlai: "Other villages and towns are doing well. The villages in the north relying on the mountains have only a few small streams as their water sources. Once the spring drought is severe, the streams will dry up."

"We have to continue to build the canal longer," Zhao Han said. "Use the water truck to carry the river water into the canal, and the villages and towns in the north can carry water much closer."

Ouyang Zheng popped up suddenly: "When I divided the land in Zhangtian in the north, I found that the acres there were relatively barren. Maybe the villagers could be organized to dig a few pieces of poorly harvested fields into water storage ponds during the slack season. The water is used when there is little rain, and it can also be used to raise fish in normal times.”

"This method is very good, so I will leave it to you." Zhao Han said with a smile.

"It's what you want." Ouyang Zheng clapped his hands and said.

In the past two months, Ouyang Zheng's performance has impressed Zhao Han.

A well-clothed son, a scholar who was born as a prodigy, can actually get along with the mud legs.

Moreover, he is conscientious, does not complain about suffering or tiredness, and does things fairly, which has won the hearts of the people.

This guy is exhausted every day, but he still has the energy to read. He must read by candlelight every night, and write a poem praising Fentian every now and then.

Very good internal affairs personnel!

Ouyang Zheng also said: "There are many limestones in the nearby mountains, but only the mountain in Yongyang Town has a lime kiln. Another lime kiln can be built to burn lime. There is also a lot of dolomite in the area. I have been to Jingdezhen, where dolomite is also used for firing porcelain." .Why don't we build a porcelain kiln?"

"There is no porcelain maker." Zhao Han sighed.

Ouyang Zheng said: "There are potters in the local area, but they can only burn clay pots and bowls. Or you can bring a lot of money to Jingdezhen and call a few potters here, so that the local potters can gradually learn and improve."

Li Banghua said: "Xianwen took it for granted, firing porcelain is not something that can be done by recruiting a few porcelain workers."

Zhao Han praised: "Xianwen's idea is very good, but we have to take it step by step. The first priority is spring plowing. After the spring plowing is finished, a farmers' association will be established. The farmers' association will organize villagers to fight the drought together, and at the same time organize villagers to repair and dig water canals. Jiangxi Years of droughts are getting worse every year, and water conservancy projects are the top priority!"

"Yes, water conservancy is the foundation!" Li Banghua deeply agrees.

The national drought in the Chongzhen Dynasty was not only a natural disaster, but also a man-made disaster.

Since the mid-Wanli period, the central government has not organized much water conservancy projects, relying entirely on local officials to act with responsibility and morality.

The local officials are getting worse and worse, and the water conservancy in various places has been abandoned one after another. A small drought will become a disaster, and a severe drought will lead to starvation everywhere.As long as Zhao Han seriously builds water conservancy, not to mention that there will be no impact from the disaster, but it will definitely be much better than other places.

Huang Shunfu, the mayor of Yongyang Town, said: "There are two canals in this town, both of which are very short and in disrepair. After the spring plowing is over, the villagers can deepen, broaden and grow. Not to mention benefiting the whole town, at least half of the town .”

Liu Fang, a boy from the south bank of Heshui River, is currently serving as the Zhaomo of the General Military Mansion, coordinating the performance evaluation of officials at all levels.The person suddenly said: "Wansheng comes from Yinkeng Village, where silver is produced. The silver has been dug long ago, and the mountains and slopes have been dug full of holes. During the slack season, you can organize the villagers to level the barren slopes and wasteland, so that you can get a lot of money." There are hundreds of thousands of acres of fields."

Another civil servant named Li Hongwen said: "Every summer and autumn, there are floods in Huangba Village and Lijiaguai. In the past, polders kept taking over the river, which made the river narrower and the flood more serious. But in the river Plant more trees on the side, prohibit villagers from continuing to polder, and then clean up the silt in this section of the river, which may slow down the annual flood."

"Write it all down," Zhao Han was very happy. "Everyone gathers firewood like a flame. If you have any ideas, you can write them into an official document and send them to the General Military Mansion. Now that the great cause is starting up, a lot of waste is waiting to be done. I hope you will work hard!"

"I will do my best!" Everyone responded.

Li Banghua could only sigh secretly, this atmosphere is so comfortable.

There is not so much intrigue, as long as you are willing to do things, you can get promoted.If you do things quickly and well, you will be promoted quickly, and you will truly appoint people on their merits and reward them for their merits.

Let's just say that Zhaomo named Liu Fang was an ordinary field worker a few years ago, but now he has been promoted to a celebrity in the General Military Mansion.All officials' performance review documents must go through this person's hands before being transferred to higher-level departments.

In Li Banghua's eyes, Daming is already the afterglow of the setting sun, but this place is like the rising sun.

"General Town," a soldier rushed to, "Mr. Li's family is here."

Li Banghua was overjoyed when he heard the words, cupped his hands and said, "General Town, I'm going to take my leave first."

Zhao Han smiled and said, "Let's go together."

Everyone went to the pier, and Li Banghua felt a little sad when he saw his family members.

There is only one old wife and one old concubine, each with a maid.Li Banghua's parents and children and grandchildren stayed in Jishui and did not come, obviously unwilling to follow the thief.

Since he doesn't want to be a thief, he has to separate himself from Li Banghua. Most likely, Li Banghua has been expelled from the family, and his son may even adopt his uncle's name—this is definitely not safe. If there is a big trouble, the family will also be punished.

"It's good that you are here, there is no need to say anything else." Li Banghua put on a smiling face and comforted his old wife and concubine.

The wives and concubines are speechless, they are in a daze, and their husbands have become thieves out of nowhere.

Especially the main wife, who was a well-behaved second-rank imperial order, turned into a thief woman.

……

But he said that Fei Chun went straight to Qianshan Mountain by boat, and heard that there was a religious riot in Qianshan Mountain on the way.

The demon Taoists Ma Liaoyang and Zhang Puwei led the people to revolt and quickly occupied Shanglu Town and surrounding villages.Not only did they snatch one of the eunuch's banknotes, but they also blocked the commercial waterway leading to Fujian. The eunuchs, gentry and merchants were contacting to suppress the bandits.

"Ma'am, I'm back." Fei Chun knelt in front of Lou, always feeling a little awkward. He hadn't kneeled before anyone for a year.

Lou couldn't keep calm, and asked anxiously, "Where is Ruhe?"

"Young Master and Brother Han are doing business in other places." Fei Chun handed out two letters, one was from Fei Ruhe and the other was from Zhao Han.

Lou quickly opened the letter, the contents of the two letters were similar, they both said that they were doing business in Ji'an Mansion, and the business was booming and promising, so let Lou not worry about it.

Since her son was not in danger, Lou felt a little relieved.She asked: "The fourth master robbed Chaoguan and was wanted by the imperial court. Do you know about this?"

"I don't know, we haven't seen Fourth Master." Fei Chun told half the truth.

Lou asked again: "What business do you do in Ji'an?"

"Trafficking goods." Fei Chun replied.

"What are you selling?" Lou asked.

Fei Chun said, "Sell lacquerware."

Lou's sneered: "Where do you buy the goods from and where do you ship them to? What is the purchase price? What is the selling price?"

Fei Chun was a little confused by the question, and wanted to continue fabricating lies, but felt that he could not fool Lou.

Seeing that Fei Chun couldn't say anything, Lou sighed and said, "Tell me, what big things are you guys doing? Even if it's a rebellion, I can stand it."

Fei Chun could only say: "Reporting to Madam, we are rebelling."

Lou's whole body went limp, and Yingchun quickly supported her.

After waiting for a long time, Lou's voice trembled and said, "Sure enough, you have done a great job, you are really... How unreasonable, how unreasonable!"

Fei Chun muttered: "Ma'am, Daming is hopeless, we can rebel."

"If you say you can do it, you can do it? It's you and Zhao Han who have led the young master to death!" Lou clenched his fists, already extremely angry.

Fei Chun simply went all out, knelt straight and said, "Madam, now we have half a county, and even the governor committed suicide after defeating the army, and the magistrate and county magistrate were completely killed. They are all our people now. Mr. Li has served as Minister of the Ministry of War, and he is willing to be a thief. We are not playing small troubles."

"That Luling giant Zhao Yan is actually Zhao Han?" Lou asked in surprise, apparently Zhao Yan's reputation had spread to Qianshan.

Fei Chun said: "Zhao Yaonian, who is ranked second in the sea arrest documents, is the young master."

"lady!"

Yingchun yelled anxiously, but it was Lou who fainted.

Chickens and dogs jumped around in the inner courtyard, after tossing for a while, Lou Shi finally woke up faintly.

She ordered Yingchun not to talk too much, and she rejected the other house slaves, leaving only Fei Chun and Fei Rulan.

Fei Chun said: "Ma'am, now that the matter has been done, it is impossible to stop it."

Lou sighed: "You are going to implicate the Fei family, and let the whole Fei family confiscate their family and exterminate their clan!"

"Ma'am, Li Shangshu is willing to serve as a thief, so is he also confused?" Fei Chun couldn't help retorting.

Lou slumped on the chair and said weakly: "Do you still want to change the dynasty?"

Fei Chun said, "I just want the harmony of the world."

"The world is in harmony? Brother Han really has great ambitions." Lou smiled wryly, his face full of sadness.

Fei Chun suddenly said arrogantly: "I want to teach my wife to know that if Brother Han is willing, he can take over Ji'an Mansion at this time. We have thousands of elite soldiers. If the government dares to turn their backs, half of Jiangxi can be taken!"

"You're really talented!" Lou said through gritted teeth.

Fei Chun stood up abruptly: "Ma'am, I am in charge of money and food, and I am considered number one."

"Okay, very good," Lou laughed angrily, "You are all very well, I really missed it!"

Fei Chun clasped his hands and said, "Madam, wait a moment. In two or three years, Brother Han will definitely take over the whole of Jiangxi, and then the Fei family can follow suit. This is not a lie. Madam also knows Brother Han's temperament. He is not a fool."

These words made Lou calm down a little, and began to think about the pros and cons of gains and losses.

She has only one son, and since her son has become a traitor, Lou has to fight it out.

Loyalty to the emperor and patriotism are all nonsense, and they are not as important as your own son!

After thinking hard for a long time, Lou asked, "Brother Han is the leader of the thieves?"

Fei Chun knew that he couldn't explain clearly, so he only picked what Lou could understand and said, "Brother Han is like Emperor Taizu, Young Master is like Xu Da, Mr. Pang is Liu Bowen, and Li Shangshu is Li Shanchang."

Lou asked again: "Is there really nothing the government can do about you?"

Fei Chun laughed and said: "Ji'an Mansion and Luling County, the officials have all been killed, and the governor of Jiangxi has also been defeated. Unless the imperial court mobilizes a large army from several provinces to encircle and suppress, no one in Jiangxi will dare to send troops!"

With these words, Lou believes that there have been troubles in Jiangxi before, and they all mobilized troops from several provinces to collect them.

Among them, Guangxi wolf soldiers were so powerful in Jiangxi that there are still countless legends, such as Guangxi soldiers love to eat people and so on.

They don't have a good reputation. Guangxi wolf soldiers entered Jiangxi, burning, killing, looting and committing all kinds of crimes, and every county was reduced to white land.

As a result, after the rebels appeared in Jiangxi, if the court could not be informed, they tried to keep the court from knowing, for fear that officers and soldiers from other provinces would come to collect them.

Lou hesitated, and asked again: "Li Shangshu also joined you?"

"It's absolutely true." Fei Chun said.