Chapter 49: The magistrate of Daqing County is mine
Zhu Yiyuan looked up at the head of Xintai City and smiled slightly.
"This is the first county town I've ever entered."
This may sound confusing to outsiders, but everyone around me understands it clearly.
At present, Zhu Yiyuan's power has spread across three counties, but Zichuan County was conquered by Xie Qian. Although Laiwu is in Zhu Yiyuan's hands, the county seat is still there, and it is still nominally under the Qing Dynasty.
Only Xintai was the place that Zhu Yiyuan wanted to completely control when he entered the city majestically.
This is already considered the Yimeng base area planned by Zhu Yiyuan.
After entering the city, it was equivalent to raising the banner of resistance to the Qing Dynasty and fighting the Qing court to the end. There was absolutely no other way to go.
"Mr. Xiao Song, would you like to go into the city with me?"
Song Lian was slightly stunned. He suddenly found that Zhu Yiyuan stretched out his arm and smiled at him. Song Lian paused, and finally stretched out his arm and straddled Zhu Yiyuan.
Zhu Yiyuan's biggest problem is still talent.
Although Tan Qiye, Liu Bao, and Luo Yi are Zhu Yiyuan's fellow villagers and are 100% trustworthy, their backgrounds are too low. Only Qiye has some military experience.
This is not to say that they are not good. Many famous generals have climbed up from the lower ranks. Who knows that the group of cowherd boys in Haozhou will be able to bury the Yuan Dynasty in a few decades.
No one could have imagined that a group of gangsters from Peixian County would one day give the world's largest ethnic group a bright Chinese character.
In troubled times, with endless opportunities, would princes, generals, or ministers rather be kind?
It's just that all of this requires time to accumulate and battles to hone. If you are lucky enough not to die, you will have a lot to do... If you die, I'm sorry, it will just be nameless bones.
Zhu Yiyuan was confused and lacked scholars who could help handle government affairs. Although Zhang Lin was capable, he was just a risk-taker. The cell leader Jiang Qi had the habits of a small official, so when using him, he had to be on guard against him.
On the other hand, Song Lian was the only one who came from a well-known family, had a lot of knowledge, and had a decent character.
After being taught a lesson by Wang Huan, his behavior has changed greatly. He is polite to ordinary soldiers and very polite to civilians.
In addition, he helped Zhu Yiyuan draft a proclamation to attack the Confucius family, which is Zhu Yiyuan's literary courage.
Therefore, he is qualified to join hands with Zhu Yiyuan and enter Xintai County together.
Just behind him, Zhu Yiyuan glanced at Liu Bao and said, "Old Liu, come here too."
Liu Bao was startled for a moment. He didn't understand the meaning yet, but he felt something unusual and ran over quickly. Then Luo Yi, Huang Ying, and Wang Laoben came over one after another. Even the little guy Wang Huan hugged Song.
Lian's other arm.
They stood side by side, holding hands, looking at each other, with smiles on their faces.
"And Yu Dayou, come here too!"
Zhu Yiyuan called Yu Dayou over and asked him to hang with them.
"Let's go into the city!"
Zhu Yiyuan was in the middle, walking towards the city with big strides, head held high, and everyone in the same row blushed. Even Song Lian was extremely excited.
Whether you are mocking Zhu Yiyuan, trying to win people's hearts, or calling him hypocritical.
However, facing the first city that was captured openly and honestly, Zhu Yiyuan did not ride into the city on a high horse and show off his power.
Instead, he chose to walk in side by side, arm in arm with their soldiers, his assistants, and the ordinary people who helped him.
As for the gentry and officials, they could only follow behind.
The people of Xintai saw it with their eyes. Although they couldn't explain it clearly, they knew that this army was completely different from the previous ones.
Sure enough, the first decree announced by Zhu Yiyuan stated that according to Laiwu's rules, there is no need to pay land rent for this season's autumn grain.
Immediately start dividing the land, and after the land is equally divided into acres, a 15% land tax will be paid. Other than that, there will be no other exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes.
When the news spread, the people of Xintai were stunned.
is this real?
There is no need to pay land rent, but the land is divided, and from now on we will receive such a small amount of land tax?
It sounds like a dream, can it be a lie?
"You fools, you still doubt Mr. Zhu?" Yu Dayou scolded these villagers unceremoniously, "Do you know? Mr. Zhu went to the city with his civil and military heroes, but he only called me over, and he didn't
It’s called Zhu Zhixian, and it’s not called those landlords. Do you know what it means?”
The villagers stared at each other, "Is there smoke coming out of your ancestral grave, Mr. Yu?"
"Bah!" Yu Dayou spat at the speaker, "I'm confused, Mr. Zhu really speaks for us poor people. He takes us seriously, how can he lie to us? Just spitting is like a nail. Think about it.
If you want to be allocated acres of land and have enough food for your wife and children at home, just listen to Mr. Zhu, do you understand?"
The villagers were stunned for a moment, their eyes widening. Is there such a good thing?
Lao Yu, you didn't lie, did you?
"I lied to you that I am a grandson. The virtues I have accumulated over several lifetimes have happened to us. Go back and tell the villagers quickly. Don't miss it."
In one day, Yu Dayou had to tell the same thing to more than a dozen groups of people. In the end, he simply asked Zhu Yiyuan for a job and went directly to various villages to promote it.
Zhu Yiyuan readily agreed and sent twenty veterans of Qingshiji to help him preach.
Although he is said to be a veteran, he is actually only two months old.
"From Zichuan to Laiwu, and then to Xintai, the land of three counties spans three hundred miles. According to this trend, in a few years, all Shandong will be under control. By then, it will be too late to send troops to regain the capital.
ah!"
Song Lian smiled brightly. Since the Qing army entered the pass, too many literati have been running around and shouting, hoping to restore the country.
Unexpectedly, he was the first to see hope.
When I do things at this time, I feel so energetic that I can stay up all night.
Zhu Yiyuan smiled brightly, "Mr. Xiao Song, it is right for us to have an optimistic mood. But we should also have a clear understanding. Although there are these three counties, the problems in any county are not small.
If one thing is not handled well, all previous efforts will be wasted.”
Zhu Yiyuan and Song Lian analyzed that the first place was Zichuan County, which was the first place to start, but it was also the biggest problem. First of all, it was Xie Qian who conquered Zichuan. He took away a lot of grain and salary people, leaving behind
Not much is given to Zhu Yiyuan.
Secondly, Zichuan was too close to the official road, and both Jinan and Qingzhou had troops from the Qing court.
If you want to control a few villages in Zichuan and retain some eyes and ears, that's no problem.
But once the Qing army came, Zichuan County could not be saved no matter what.
This is also the reason why Zhu Yiyuan personally went south and entered Laiwu.
At that time, there were only 300 people who had just entered Laiwu. Although Zhu Yiyuan used the anger of the people to force Yan Zibin to hand over everything, at least the county seat was still there, so he had a tail left.
When we arrived at Xintai, although Zhu Yiyuan had entered the city, he was new to the city and the most critical task of equalizing land had just begun.
Moreover, Xintai is not far from Yanzhou, and may also face counterattacks from the Qing court. Including those officials and gentry, they sided with Zhu Yiyuan because they couldn't stand the horse racing. But if the Qing court changes its tune, will these people become
Rebellious boy, no one knows.
There are three counties in name, but in reality none of them is reliable.
"Looking at it this way, our most important thing is to lay a solid foundation and calm the hearts of the people." Song Lian said seriously.
Zhu Yiyuan nodded, but just when he was about to go deeper, Wang Huan suddenly ran in and handed an official document to Zhu Yiyuan.
Zhu Yiyuan took it in his hand, looked at it for a moment, and his expression immediately changed.
Song Lian asked curiously: "What's going on?"
Zhu Yiyuan didn't say anything, but handed him the official document.
Song Lian took it in his hand and felt something was wrong. This was an official document issued by the Qing court, and it was addressed to Yan Zibin, the magistrate of Laiwu. The content was that Fang Dayou asked about the banditry in Laiwu and that he was going to send 3,000 soldiers and horses to Laiwu to sweep away the enemy.
Eliminate banditry.
And asked Yan Zibin to prepare carefully and cooperate well.
Song Lian had a weird look on his face. He couldn't laugh even if he wanted to, and he felt uncomfortable even if he tried to hold it back. How unlucky must these Qing soldiers be?
Before even dispatching, he was sold by his own people.
Yan Zibin is indeed a figure. Are you a magistrate of the Qing Dynasty or Zhu Yiyuan's lackey?
"Mr. Zhu, you know yourself and your enemy. Now that you have the news, what are you still worried about?"
Zhu Yiyuan couldn't help but let out a long sigh, "The meat is brought to the mouth, lest my appetite is too small and I can't eat it!" This chapter has been completed!