Guide, Shangqiu, Henan, later generations, is one of the six major anthracite production areas in China, with a reserve of 20 billion tons and an annual output of 28 million tons. Of course, it is impossible to mine on such a large scale without entering the industrial era, but one thing is certain that as long as you guard Guide, An** will not lack high-quality coal.
With plenty of coal, there are too many things you can do, such as smelting iron, making bricks, keeping heating, and even steam machines can be developed in the future.
The more I thought about Gu Zhenhua, the happier I was: "The Central Plains is worthy of being a prosperous place. It seems that it is too wise to enter Guide. Ge Jiangshi, the master brought a group of craftsmen from the capital and asked some from Nanjing. All of them were a thousand people, including a few foreigners. Since Guide was so suitable, we would gather all the craftsmen to build a weapon production base. The next step is to expand the number of people, and it is not surprising that the number of people is several times. The weapons brought from the capital are not enough, so we have to build them by ourselves."
"No problem." Ge Jiangshi said with a smile: "The old man has to live to die. I will sell this life to the Lord. I will recover a little more and I will make arrangements immediately!"
Xu Fang frowned at this time and said, "Sir, although Guide is good, it is not that easy to gain a foothold."
“What’s the difficulty?”
"Henan has been repeatedly tragic and warriors over the years, and the people have been killed and fled and displaced. In addition, the river workers are disrepaired and floods are constantly causing the people to be exhausted. There are also dog officials like Xu Dingguo who can be plundered. It can be said that the wealthy Central Plains land has been severely damaged. If you want to recover quickly, you must invest a lot of money and food. I'm afraid Nanjing can't take it out, right?"
"They can't take it out. I can take it out!" Gu Zhenhua laughed and said, "Nothing else. Ben Jue has more than one million tantares of grain, six million taels of silver, and a large number of antiques, calligraphy, jewelry and jade. If you add the land, you will all count it. At least one thousand two million."
"How much?" Xu Fang's eyes almost fell off. The Ming Dynasty only had a year's tax revenue. How could this Gu Jue Ye get so much money!
When Gu Zhenhua saw them in surprise, he was also very proud. He smiled and told him about how he plundered and searched. Xu Fang was like listening to a book of heaven, opening his mouth to the top. He could almost stuff a goose egg into it.
"Sir. You mean you got 15 million in total, but you spent millions just by dismissing those veterans. How could you be so prodigal!"
"It's not all. You have to recruit soldiers, train, and eat."
"That's too much, you can't spend money like this!" Xu Fang said bluntly: "Sir. Give me the money, let alone Guide Mansion. Even in the whole of Henan, I have a way to restore my vitality!"
Xu Fang's eyes were sharp and he stared at Gu Zhenhua with a tight attitude.
"Hahaha, Mr. Xu, what's the bet between us? If you can make Guide Mansion look brand new within three months, I will accept your appointment as the Chief Financial Office of the General Mansion, and all expenses will be passed by you."
"No problem, look good." Xu Fang was also ready to rub his hands and said with a smile: "Xu reads the books of sages and hopes to have a chance to save the people and the fire. The Lord gave this opportunity and I will definitely achieve success. Now there are disaster victims in Henan, and as long as there is food, you will not worry about not being able to find a man. Xu has taken care of all these things!"
"Okay!" Gu Zhenhua smiled and said, "I just watched Mr. Xu show his talent. But before that, we have one more thing to do."
As Gu Zhenhua said, holding Xu Fang and Ge Jiangshi's hands, he walked out of the mansion with great strides, got on the war horse, and came to the crossroads.
At this time, the street entrance was already surrounded by crowds, and countless people watching the fun gathered around, including noble people wearing silk and farmers wearing coarse cloth. There were many people in all walks of life.
Just between the crowd, at the intersection of the roads, a temporary platform had been temporarily built. The surrounding area was protected by soldiers. After Gu Zhenhua arrived, he took the lead in walking onto the platform.
"It has been three days since An** entered Guide's blind date. The former general Xu Dingguo has been caught by me. I believe everyone knows that during these three days, the people from the Xu family were being cut down every day, and only the old man Xu Dingguo has been left to this day. My master wants to leave him for everyone and let everyone cut this old traitor into pieces. Do you think it's okay?"
"good!"
As Gu Zhenhua finished speaking, the people below shouted, and their emotions were so excited that they reached their peak. After capturing Xu Dingguo, he seized his property. In addition to finding more than 200,000 taels of silver, the most was the land deed, with the total number reaching 730,000 mu.
Most of these fields have been obtained in the past two years. Old people have a strategy to grab the fields. He first offered a high price to test. Anyone who refused to sell the land would frame and frame the other party and slander them. They arrested all of these people, and even beheaded directly.
When others see it, they will be afraid. Someone takes the initiative to ask the old guy to buy the land. At this time, Xu Dingguo will lower the price and eat the land at an extremely low price. In order to annex the land, the old guy even did the slaughtering villages or even the slaughtering towns. Anyway, there is no one who can care about it.
But now it is not possible. Gu Zhenhua took out all these old accounts and decided to return the land to the people. At that time, the land was the lifeblood of the Chinese. Xu Dingguo robbed it and Gu Zhenhua gave it to them. The difference between them is obvious. Whoever is good or bad is the people who have a book in their hearts.
Now when I heard that I would be cut into pieces by a thousand knives, everyone was in a hurry to try.
Gu Zhenhua waved his hand and asked someone to drag Xu Dingguo up. In just three days, Xu Dingguo had changed a lot. His hair was all white, his face was full of wrinkles, and his tall body was bent down and hunched, like an ordinary old man, no longer had the momentum of the past.
"General Xu, it's been three days. Every day, I have someone kill your relatives, wives, daughters-in-law, grandson, granddaughter, and great-grandson in front of you. After killing them, they also made their heads with lime and sent them to various places in Guide to see them. I wonder how you feel?"
Xu Dingguo's already dull eyes suddenly appeared, and the old guy struggled and rushed towards Gu Zhenhua with gritted teeth.
"You must die a little. You are a beast!"
"Hahaha, Xu Dingguo, do you still have the face to blame me? I just did what you do every day. Ask the people of Guide, how many families have you destroyed, robbed men and women, how many people have you harmed? Not only that, you also colluded with the Tartars, gave them food, let them eat full, and then came to rob the Central Plains. You are something worse than beasts!"
As Gu Zhenhua said, handed a dagger to Xu Fang, and said with a smile: "Mr. Xu, the old man caught you as coolies and almost died. This first knife will start with you!"
"Okay!"
Xu Fang held the dagger tightly in his hand. He stared at Xu Dingguo viciously and sneered: "Old thing. I only know how to hold the brush and write with my hands. You forced me to carry the bamboo basket and carry the carbon. It is thanks to you that I know how to hold the pen, but also the knife. Your retribution is coming!"
Xu Fang said, and waved the knife suddenly, and passed the old man's Adam's apple. Blood suddenly gushed out. The old man opened his mouth wide, but he couldn't spit out a word, and his throat made an ugly purr.
At this time, Ge Jiangshi also took the dagger: "Ten fingers connect to the heart, the old man will chop your claws!"
After swinging the dagger, one finger fell on the platform, and jumped up and down a few times on the platform.
At this time, Gu Zhenhua was on the high platform and said loudly: "If you have revenge, you will take revenge, and if you have revenge, you will leave the opportunity for everyone."
This sentence was like a thunderbolt, which instantly detonated the whole audience. Everyone rushed forward desperately, and wanted to go on stage and do it themselves.
"Old man, you snatched my land and my woman. Today, grandpa cuts you a piece of meat!" A beggar in rags was the first to rush up.
He cut Xu Dingguo's shoulder with a knife, and a piece of meat weighing about two taels was cut off. While crying, the beggar stuffed the meat into his mouth, ate and chewed, tears rolling down his eyes like pearls.
"Damn, I've avenged you!"
More and more people were excited and rushed up desperately. More and more people came from the city to hear the news. Everyone's enthusiasm was particularly high. Even Gu Zhenhua couldn't help but sigh that it was not difficult to offend someone, but the difficulty was that he had been offending people all the time, and he had offended so many!
The activity of cutting Xu Dingguo alive continued for a day and a half. In the end, the old thing cut it away without leaving any left, leaving only a complete head, and the rest of the bones were separated.
More than a day, Juzhou was like a festival. Every family set off firecrackers, and there was no such thing as building a pile of bamboo, which was ignited with crackling fires, making it very lively. The resentment of depression in my heart finally came out, and everyone felt relieved.
An **, who helped everyone to avenge their revenge, instantly became everyone's idol, and his prestige rose sharply. In addition, An ** was disciplined and fair in business, and was accepted by the people in a few days.
Speaking of which, the people are not demanding. If you have big fish and meat, you should always leave some steamed buns for others. If you can’t do this, don’t worry about how long it takes to stay. Just like Xu Dingguo, roll the soup and water the snow, break down the ice and disappear.
Just after cutting the old thing, Gu Zhenhua summoned all the people and announced a brand new policy.
"My fellow villagers, Guide has been through wars for a long time, the city is ruined, the fields are deserted, and many people are unable to eat. In order to restore the prosperity of Guide and to allow everyone to live and work in peace, I decided to implement the strategy of labor-for-relief. Anyone who cannot eat can find An**, and we arrange various jobs for everyone. Within half a year, you only provide food. After half a year, you can get wages, three cents of silver per month. Those with special skills can register directly and pay different salaries depending on the level. But I can tell you that among An**, the most paid weapon master Ge Jiangshi, who can receive a basic salary of sixty taels per month. In addition, every qualified musket he produces can be mentioned five cents of silver, without a limit!"
Gu Zhenhua's words came even more violently than letting everyone cut off Xu Dingguo. Juzhou, Guide, and even Henan, were full of people who couldn't eat. Not to mention that they still had wages, even if they didn't, as long as they could eat enough, many people would steal the blame.
"Dude, do you want anyone?"
"That's right, the elderly and children are no exception. In addition to physical work, they also feed pigs, herd sheep, sew clothes, and make military uniforms. In short, as long as they work sincerely and follow An**, I will not let everyone be hungry!"
"Sir, I'm not a hungry man, but I can make a fuss. Do you want it?"
"Yes, of course, I want it. There are so many charcoal in Juzhou. I want to make steel here, make swords and guns, and make agricultural tools. If you have good skills, like Master Ge, you will not be a problem to get dozens of taels or even hundreds of taels."
"That's great! Duke, I'll work hard for you!"
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The people were very excited and talked a lot. Those who were poor and those who had a skill were all moved. Just after Gu Zhenhua announced, they all rushed to various registration points and lined up.
Xu Fang's body had not yet fully recovered, but he did not hesitate to work hard. He numbered the people and then grouped them, and various projects began to take action.
"Sir, in five days, 13,600 people signed up, and more and more hungry people came from all over the world."
"Mr. Xu, are there any difficulties?"
Chapter completed!