The prison of the Governor's Mansion was dark and damp. There was only one wall lamp in the dark corridor. The wind leaked from nowhere, causing the dim candlelight to sway uncontrollably.
In the deepest cell, Polo Buhua, with his hair disheveled, sat cross-legged on a pile of straw, his eyes blank, and his hands and legs were shackled.
In the cell opposite him, Ms. Cai was no longer glamorous. Her hair was like a chicken coop. She was sitting in the corner with her hands tangled together and her eyes forlorn.
The sound of footsteps broke the silence. Several jailers walked to Cai's cell. With a bang, they opened the big lock and shouted to Cai: "Come out!"
Mrs. Cai trembled all over, hugged her knees and huddled in the corner, and said tremblingly: "You, what do you want to do?"
A jailer said angrily: "Are you addicted to prison food? You can leave!"
Mrs. Cai was surprised and happy. She hurriedly stood up and was about to get out of the cell. Suddenly she stopped and straightened her hair and clothes.
The jailers were very impatient and urged them one after another. Polo Buhua suddenly rushed to the wooden fence and shouted: "Can you let me go too?"
These jailers were all ordinary people who had just served the corvee, and all of them hated Polo Buhua. One of them stretched out his foot and kicked on the wooden fence, and sneered: "Dog Tatar, you want to leave too? Let me continue to greet you.
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Boluo Buhua was so frightened that she fell back and shouted to Cai: "Princess, you must find a way to save me after you get out!"
Ms. Cai looked at him with complicated eyes, nodded slightly, and then quickly left the prison.
The sky was bright and the air was fresh. Ms. Cai stood at the door of the prison. After her eyes adapted to the bright sunlight, she stepped out of the prison.
As soon as I left the gate of the Governor's Mansion, I saw my father and brother standing on the street looking forward to it.
She could no longer bear the grievance in her heart, and tears fell down her face. She ran towards the two of them and hugged Yuan Wai Cai tightly.
"Father!"
"Good girl, I have made you suffer." Cai Yuanwai patted her back.
Cai Han cried louder, and her tears soaked the hem of Cai's coat.
Cai Heng said in a deep voice: "Sister, don't cry here, get in the car first."
Cai Han choked up, stopped crying, and got into the carriage with his father and brother.
The wheels turned, heading back towards Cai Mansion. Cai Han cried for a while, felt much better, and asked, "Father, is everything okay at home?"
Cai Yuanwai said happily: "Thanks to your brother for seeing things clearly, we finally regained a firm footing after we tried our best to show our goodwill to the General Manager's Office."
Cai Han breathed a sigh of relief and whispered: "Did the imperial court send troops to attack?"
Cai Heng glanced at the girl and said, "Are you afraid that after the imperial court captures Jiangdu, it will massacre the entire city?"
Cai Han nodded.
Cai Heng said with a smile: "Don't worry, the people from the imperial court haven't come yet. Even if they come, they won't be able to capture Jiangdu!"
"Why?"
Cai Heng lifted the car curtain, pointed outside and said, "Look at the expressions of the people on the street?"
Cai Han put his head out to observe for a while and said in surprise: "They all seem to be very happy!"
Cai Yuanwai snorted and said heartily: "Of course they are happy. All the big households in Jiangdu City donated their fields to the General Manager's Office, and the General Manager's Office distributed the fields to the common people according to households. How can they be unhappy?"
Cai Han was silent for a while and said: "After all, we are an insurrectionary army..."
Cai Yuanwai scolded: "These people can't hear anyone criticizing the General Manager's office now. Yesterday, Lao Lu cursed Zhang Yangquan in a restaurant and was beaten by several drinkers!"
Cai Han said: "They are just buying people's hearts. I don't believe they have no selfish motives!"
Cai Heng glanced at her and said: "Sister, it is not only the general manager's office that divides fields. Other rebels also allocate fields to the common people. But those common people are not like our common people in Jiangdu. Do you know why?" Cai Han thought for a moment and said, "Is it because Beimen Army has gained their trust before?"
"This is not the main reason!"
"Why is that?"
Cai Heng said slowly: "The General Manager's Office is not just allocating fields, but really intends to allocate fields to every household!"
Cai Han said blankly: "Is there any difference?"
"Of course there is a difference." Cai Heng said seriously: "Other rebel armies also divided their fields, but they did not regard it as a top priority. The General Manager's Office is different. They have formulated a detailed and complete plan to divide their fields."
Cai Han hurriedly asked: "What method?"
Cai Hengdao: "They organized thousands of villages and towns in Jiangdu into Jiabao towns, with ten households each as one Jia, with a chief. Ten households each have one bao, with a chief. Ten households with one town, each with a town chief. The chief or the chief
The mayor of the town goes to the county government to go through the land acquisition procedures for Quanbao or the whole town, and then distributes it to the respective villagers."
Cai Han was stunned for a while and said: "How can they elect the security chief and the town mayor in such a short period of time? Aren't they afraid that these people will enrich their own pockets?"
Cai Yuanwai snorted and said: "There is no choice at all. Those security chiefs and mayors are all residents of Longtan Village. Some village men have men in the army and actually let women be the security chiefs!"
Cai Han said in a low voice: "This is normal. The General Manager comes from Longtan Village, so he will treat his villagers well."
Cai Yuanwai glared and said: "You don't know, those villagers were originally lowly refugees, but now they have become the managers of Jiangdu City. Even I have to be polite when I meet them. It's really turning the world upside down!" p>
Cai Heng smiled and said: "No matter what their background is, these people are really doing their jobs well and managing the suburbs of Jiangdu well."
Cai Yuanwai curled his lips and said: "That's because of the division of land. It would be the same situation if any beggar were to manage the village community."
Cai Heng did not argue with his father, and said: "In short, the people of Jiangdu are now wholeheartedly supporting the General Manager's Office, and with the 30,000 Jiangdu troops guarding it, the imperial court cannot even think of conquering our Jiangdu city!"
Cai Han nodded. Mr. Cai did not refute this time.
Cai Heng glanced at his sister and said with a smile: "Sister, do you know which name is mentioned the most in Jiangdu City nowadays?"
Cai Han thought for a moment and said, "Of course it's Zhang Yangquan, the manager!"
Cai Yuanwai laughed and said: "No, the person most mentioned by the people is Guo Huan!"
Cai Han was stunned for a moment and said: "Who is Guo Huan?"
Cai Yuanwai smiled and said: "He is Guo Niansheng's nephew, and he is now appointed as the magistrate of Jiangdu County."
Cai Han said: "I have never heard of this man. He must have become the county magistrate because of his uncle's relationship."
Mr. Cai laughed and said, "You are wrong! Many people did not think highly of him at first, especially since he was solely responsible for the land allocation. Your brother and I both thought he would take bribes and corrupt the land allocation and mess up the land allocation!"
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Cai Han wondered: "So, he did a good job?"
Cai Heng said calmly: "Although the land distribution is still in progress, according to the current situation, he has handled the matter in an orderly manner, which has to be impressive!"
Cai Han sighed: "I didn't expect that just one person in Longtan Village could be so powerful. No wonder they were able to capture Jiangdu!"
Cai Heng smiled and said: "Sister, this Guo Huan is not only outstanding in ability, but also a talented person. How about I take you to get to know him someday?"
Cai Han's face changed slightly, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Father, brother, you mentioned this person in front of me specifically, is it not without intention?"
Cai Yuanwai smiled bitterly and said: "We are thinking about you. If you don't remarry for a day, others will regard you as the Princess of Zhennan. How can you stay in Jiangdu in the future?"
Cai Han was silent for a while and said: "You can marry me again, but this time I have to choose the person I like!"
Cai Heng said with a smile: "Of course you decide for yourself. Just ask who you like, and my brother will help you tell the truth!"
Cai Han thought for a while and found that most of the young heroes he knew before were Mongolians and Semu people.
Suddenly, Zhang Yangquan pretending to be an Australian envoy appeared in her mind. She quickly shook her head and said with a wry smile: "Brother, you should take me to see Guo Huan another day!"
At this moment, a carriage crossed with Cai's carriage, and a coquettish voice came from the carriage.
"Sister-in-law, just help me! I will be grateful to you forever!"
"How many times have you said this? I believe you are the only one who is evil!" Another voice followed.
Cai Han felt that the voice behind him was quite familiar. When he recalled it carefully, it seemed to be Shen Qianqian's voice.
In the blink of an eye, the carriage was far away and no other sound could be heard.
Cai Heng also heard the conversation just now and said solemnly: "It's the Shen family's carriage. The woman's name is Shen Qianqian's sister-in-law. She should be Shen Wansan's daughter!"
Cai Han wondered: "The voice sounds like she must be in her twenties. Shen Wansan's daughter is already that old, so how old should Shen Wansan be?"
Cai Yuanwai squinted his eyes and said: "Shen Fu is older than your father!" Shen Fu is Shen Wansan's real name, and Wansan is the honorific title others give him as the richest person.
Cai Han didn't ask again. Her youngest aunt was about the same age as her.
Cai Heng said in a deep voice: "Since Shen Wansan's daughter has come to Jiangdu, maybe he himself has come too!"
Cai Yuanwai snorted and said: "Probably not. Since Hangzhou was recaptured by the imperial court, the old boy has transferred his industry to Jiangzhou. He should not leave Jiangzhou recently!"
Cai Han glanced at Cai Heng's expression and asked, "Brother, are you afraid of Shen Wansan?"
Cai Heng said lightly: "What I'm afraid of is not Shen Wansan, but the personal relationship between Shen Qianqian and Manager Zhang. Shen Wansan may use this relationship to drive our Cai family out of Jiangdu!"
Cai Han trembled: "It shouldn't happen, right?"
Cai Yuanwai glared at her and said: "What do you know? This old boy Shen Fu is the most sinister in what he does! When he went to Taizhou to communicate, he was ostracized by the local big businessmen in Taizhou. Do you know what he did?"
Cai Han shook his head.
Cai Yuanwai said coldly: "In order to curry favor with the Zhu family, a big businessman in Taizhou, he betrothed Shen Qianqian to the third son of the Zhu family. Later, after he curry favor with Shang Guozhen, he kicked the Zhu family away. It is said that the Zhu family was wiped out by pirates. , it’s probably Shen Fu who is causing trouble!”
Cai Han turned pale and said, "No wonder you are so repulsive to the Shen family from entering Jiangdu!"
Cai Yuanwai said solemnly: "Although Manager Zhang is different from pirates like Fang Guozhen, it is no better than before. Our family must be more careful in the future, do you understand?"