"Your Majesty, I have led my people to conduct a thorough inventory. In the past ten days, a total of 152,000 taels of silver have been confiscated, more than 60,000 taels of wheat, grain and other grains, as well as several houses and shops, and a total of 160,000 taels of confiscated fields have been confiscated.

More than a thousand acres." Wang Yingchao, the second stall owner of Dongchang, reported.

Xu Xianchun led the Jin Yiwei and the Imperial Guards to interrogate and confiscate the homes, while Wang Yingchao led the Dongchang eunuchs to count the seizures. Both parties supervised each other to prevent corruption.

"We ransacked the homes of the entire county's gentry and officials to get so little money and food. It seems that this place in northern Shaanxi is really poor." Zhu You lamented.

Wang Yingchao smiled and said: "That's because the people here are so poor that they rebelled. Your Majesty, I heard that Jiangnan is the richest. I heard that there are many people with a millionaire's wealth there, and there are quite a few people with a family property of over ten million.

It would be fun if I could copy it in Jiangnan."

Zhu You reprimanded: "You are talking nonsense. What do you think I am? A robber. How can I randomly loot other people's houses?"

Wang Yingchao quickly stretched out his hand and slapped himself: "Your Majesty, please calm down, this servant is talking nonsense."

Zhu Youjian ignored this guy, but he had some expectations in his heart. If it was like what this guy said, if he copied it in Jiangnan, he might be able to get tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of money, which could be spent by the court.

A few decades, maybe.

But I can only think about it!

After killing all the gentry in Qingjian County and ransacking their homes, the civil servants in the imperial court didn't know how to react when they found out. If they knew that they were going to plunder Jiangnan, they might dare to rebel directly and abandon themselves as emperors to establish a new emperor.

!

"Don't say such words again in the future, otherwise..." Zhu Youjian glared at Wang Yingchao and warned.

Wang Yingchao shuddered: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will have this mouth sewn up when I get back."

Zhu Youjian no longer paid attention to this guy, but was secretly calculating. With the money and grain seized, plus the grain in the county warehouse, and the disaster relief grain transferred from Luoyang, Qingjian County should not be in danger of starvation this year.

But what I have to worry about is not just Qingjian County, but the entire northern Shaanxi!

What we need to do now is to put an end to the refugee situation in northern Shaanxi first, and then take the opportunity to promote the stream clearing model. At the very least, we must promote the stream clearing model in the three prefectures and sixteen counties under Yan'an Prefecture. But there is a shortage of people!

In Qingjian County alone, they sent nearly 700 people to set up a village government. The entire Yan'an Prefecture probably had to send out all of its troops if there were not more than 10,000 people. But not all kinds of people could do it.

Those who can be sent must at least be literate and capable, and those who are too honest are not good at all.

The rural officials sent out in this group were all selected from the soldier committee members. These committee members are representatives of the soldiers. They are all outstanding soldiers. They all know at least a few hundred words and understand simple arithmetic. This group of people sent out

After going out, it has already had a considerable impact on the army.

Just relying on these people in the army is not enough. To attract local talents, it is best to have people with a certain cultural foundation. It is best to absorb those lower-level scholars into the team. Train them for half a month and a month, and then strengthen the ideological education of loyalty to the emperor and love for the people.

Use directly.

Just do it when you think of it, Zhu Youjian said: "Wang Cheng'en, draw up a notice for me to recruit military Chinese officials in Qingjian County. Anyone who can write and do calculations can apply. Those who pass the examination will be admitted as military Chinese officials, and they will be paid monthly."

Twenty taels."

"Slave, I'll write it now."

Soon, notices recruiting Chinese civil servants for the army were posted outside the county government offices and city gates, causing people passing by to stop and watch.

Twenty taels of silver is basically the same as an ordinary soldier in the Imperial Guard, but in northern Shaanxi, it is considered a high salary. A private school teacher cannot earn more than twenty taels of silver a year.

In this era, the status of scholars was very high, but it refers to those scholars with meritorious status. The imperial examination system is definitely a single-plank bridge with thousands of troops and horses. Those who can pass the Jinshi examination are only one of ten thousand outstanding people, and those who can pass the examination are also the candidates.

A talented and intelligent person, even a scholar, may not be able to pass one exam out of a hundred scholars.

In the countryside, scholars are already revered as husbands and have a high status. But compared with scholars, there are more people who have studied for many years but failed to pass any exam. These people are the largest in number and work in order to make a living.

All walks of life.

The salary of two taels of silver per month is enough to make these people flock to him.

On the day the notice was posted, people started to come to the county government office to sign up. Zhu Youqiang and Li, the eunuch Liu Kun, were responsible for testing cultural knowledge, and Zhang Shize sent a Wu Jinshi from the Zhongzhen Camp to test physical fitness.

Those who can be selected must not only be literate and understand arithmetic, but also be in good health and at least be able to adapt to military life. This is a basic requirement.

Liu Kun has been in the palace since he was a child and has been studying in the inner study for many years. His knowledge is no less than that of some scholars. Zhu Youjian was naturally relieved that he was in charge. However, the next day, Liu Kun came to report that there was a person who didn't know whether he should be hired or not.

This person is Zhao Sheng, the lamplighter, who was the former head of the Qingjian County refugee army.

After defeating the refugee army and capturing Zhao Sheng, because he had not done too much evil and to calm the captives' minds, he did not deal with him. It was not that Zhu Youjian was broad-minded, but that he believed that after punishing evil gentry and evil officials, he

The people of Qingjian have returned home, and it is impossible for anyone to follow Zhao Sheng to cause chaos. Moreover, Zhao Sheng is a scholar by profession, and he has no choice but to rebel for a while. It is impossible to say that he has the heart to become king and hegemon.

Therefore, Zhao Sheng has been with ordinary prisoners and has not received special treatment. However, he has been honest and honest after being captured. He even took the initiative to help the prisoners write pleadings. His performance was quite acceptable, but he did not expect that he would now have to take the civil service examination.

Official.

"You are not a scholar. Do you want to take the exam? Why do you want to be a civil servant?" Zhu Youjian called him in and asked directly.

Zhao Sheng knelt on the ground and reported back: "Back to Your Majesty, the common people used to think about taking a test for merit, but now the common people don't want to. After seeing those evil gentry who were beheaded, the common people don't want to become like them in the future. Your Majesty is here to save all the people.

Lord of the Holy Might, Your Majesty’s Imperial Guards are teachers of benevolence and righteousness. Being able to enter the army and serve as civil servants is better than passing the examination to promote people as Jinshi!”

Zhu Youjian said calmly: "Is this what you really think? I want to hear the truth."

Zhao Sheng was silent for a moment and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty makes atonement. Common people know that their qualifications are average. If they study hard for several years, they will only be able to become a scholar. It is very difficult to win the imperial examination. But if you join your Majesty's Guards and perform well,

The future is far better than the imperial examination."

Zhu Youjian nodded: "This is the truth. But after all, you have led people to cause chaos, and I haven't punished you yet. So, you do things for me. If you can do it well, I will make you a civil servant."

Zhao Sheng was overjoyed and said: "Please give me your Majesty's instructions. The common people will do their best."

Zhu Youjian said: "You will go to Yijun County for me to meet the leaders of the Yijun rebels and persuade them to surrender as soon as possible. Are you willing to go?"
Chapter completed!