After hearing this, Governor Hu sighed. He insisted on being lenient in governing the country, and the whole county seemed to be politically clean. He didn't expect that so many people were smuggling iron weapons, but he didn't know about it.
However, Zhu Kui's actions were clearly overstepping his authority. He was still dissatisfied and said: "The guilt of these people should be judged after being interrogated in court. The general just ransacked the house of someone, and he was not afraid of giving others a reason to accuse the general of using his troops to harm the people?"
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"In order to eliminate harm for the country, why should I be afraid of some rumors?" Zhu Kui sneered and said: "On the other hand, considering the war situation, the Qiang in the west is now very powerful and it will be difficult to calm down for a while. The general ordered me to implement the policy of farming here in order to reduce the burden on the court.
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"However, these days, farming has had little effect, and many newly reclaimed lands cannot be planted. But if you look at these acres, there are so many beautiful fields, empty and deserted!"
Zhu Kui handed two confiscated field books to Hu Taishou. The latter took a brief look at them and understood what he said.
It was a good thing to integrate the beautiful fields of the guilty gentry and carry out the policy of farming. He understood it, but he still showed hesitation. Such a disturbance would definitely frighten many gentry in the whole county. If it caused chaos or war, wouldn't it be a big sin?
Seeing that the other party was still frowning, he thought that he must be afraid that what I did would cause everyone in the county to panic, so he said again: "Actually, the prefect didn't come to see me just now, so I will go to the mansion later to talk to him."
"What do you want, General?"
"Actually, I have ordered people to inform the whole county of the powerful gentry who have come to the fore. Tomorrow, a military and political meeting will be held at the top of Anding City to explain to them the whole story of the matter and discuss some details of the settlement."
"Don't worry, sir. Everything has been planned."
Seeing his confident look, Prefect Anding could only nod his head helplessly. Even if he wanted to report to the court, he would have to wait until the future. The current war was in chaos, and it was common practice for the army to interfere in local government affairs.
Taking Zuo Gui's personal witness to the imperial court will not help.
After saying that he would definitely be there on the day of the declaration, he was about to go back. When he came out of the military tent, he passed by Wang Cheng, looked back, and left.
In the military tent, Wang Cheng asked Governor Gang what he was doing.
Zhu Kui looked at the signs and information he had just sent to Han Sui and the Qiang rebels, and briefly talked about what had just happened.
Judging from the information, it seems that there are already signs of internal strife among the Qiang and Ni in official history.
Suddenly, Wang Cheng came to his side and asked with a slanted mouth: "Things such as farming and hunting down thieves should belong to the civil affairs. Even if the prefect does not care, it is the responsibility of the long history and it is not our turn to worry about it! What's more, Zhang Wen asked Third Brother to station you here.
, this is to make things difficult, why should third brother be so dedicated?"
He complained angrily that he came here to fight, but now he was farming with a hoe every day, which was extremely uncomfortable.
Zhu Kui rubbed his forehead, put down the battle report in his hand, knocked on his head, and said: "Garrisoning is also a must-learn course in the military. Soldiers and horses move forward before food and grass are used. Proper use of military garrison is the key to launching a battle.
, this also needs to be recorded in the credit book, so remember not to ignore it."
"There are several Qianghao captured this time who belong to the vicinity of Linjing, Yinpan, and Quaigu. It is said that the tenant farmers under their command are relatively unruly. You can go there in person and make arrangements for them. On the other hand, you can distribute these fields appropriately to ordinary farmers.
, we must catch up with the summer harvest.”
On the second day, on the Anding Tower, more than a hundred Qiang nobles sat in two rows. Zhu Kui and Nahu Prefect sat on the main seat together, and soldiers stood around with swords.
Before all the Qiang heroes could take their seats, Zhu Kui took the lead in attacking.
"Xian Ling and some other Qiang people ignored the imperial court's benevolence and openly rebelled, even burning and killing prefectures and counties, violating the power of our great Han Dynasty. Today I invite all the Qiang elders. Your Excellency, I just want to inquire about this Anding County.
Are there such arrogant people?"
All the Qianghao looked at each other in shock. Two days ago, more than ten Qianghao families had their homes confiscated. Everyone was horrified, and they immediately received a summons order. After hearing these words, no one knew how to answer. After a long time, one Qianghao had a look on his face.
He smiled and said: "Although we are from Qianghu, we have now been naturalized in the imperial court, eat Han food, and wear Han clothes. How can we be as rebellious as the previous Ling Yahu, and do not know the etiquette of the emperor and his ministers!"….
Zhu Kui was noncommittal and continued to ask: "So, you all support me and come to attack the rebellious Qiang?"
"Of course! Of course!" Other Qianghao also reacted and agreed in unison. Although they had their own thoughts in their hearts, superficial work still needed to be done.
"Since you support me in suppressing the rebellion, do you think you should also support the imperial court's farmland policy?" Zhu Kui asked again.
"Of course... I support this!" Although some Qianghao were a little confused, they responded casually. In fact, they had long known that Zhu Kui was ordered to farm the fields, and they also knew that the progress was not very smooth, but what did this have to do with them?
, has never obstructed or secretly caused any trouble.
"Okay. As expected, you all understand the righteousness." Zhu Kui smiled with a smile on his face. After a little praise for your strength, he added: "The strategy of farming is not a day and night. With the reclamation of wasteland, good farmland is gradually in short supply. Since
All my lords, you all agree with my strategy of farming. I wonder if you can give me some help?"
As soon as these words came out, these Qianghao all showed expressions of "I understand". If they don't want the land, I'll give it to you.
"I donate 3,000 acres of fertile land to help you farm!" A Qiang tyrant first expressed his good intentions.
"I will also donate three thousand acres."
"I will donate a thousand acres."
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After a while, the Qiang tycoons invited were generous, and the court easily received more than 20,000 acres of land. Zhu Kui sighed in his heart: "These 1,000 acres or 3,000 acres are just a drop in the bucket for these Qiang tycoons. Yongliang
Land annexation is so serious in this remote place, wouldn't it be even more intense in the hinterland of the Central Plains?"
However, with his current status, he is unable to change this.
Zhu Kui still smiled and said: "You are so loyal to me, a big man! Since you are so kind, I will be disrespectful! However, farming, farming, in addition to fields, also requires manpower, and I don't think you will let me down!
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Moreover, the faces of all the Qiang tycoons turned very bad when they heard this! They thought that Zhu Kui was greedy and wanted to get more.
It's just that the fields in Dabi Dabi have been given away, so how could they be reluctant to part with some of the tenant farmers?
"Your Excellency needs manpower, and I will support you, but I don't know how many people are needed?"
"It's calculated as one person cultivating every five acres of land. You can figure it out yourself!" Zhu Kui replied.
"Well!" All the Qiang tycoons present breathed a sigh of relief. Each of their households donated so much land, so naturally there were many more tenant farmers. I originally planned to fire these people, but since the court needed them
, just give it.
Seeing that things were almost done, Zhu Kui looked at Governor Hu, nodded, and announced that the banquet would begin with wine and food.
Because Zhu Kui didn't ask for much, and everything was within the acceptable range, these Qiang lords also showed smiles at the banquet, praising Zhu Kui for his brilliance, martial prowess, and his tireless efforts to protect them, the naturalized Qiang lords.
Seeing all the Qiang lords in the courtyard chatting happily over wine in Chinese with a Qiang accent, the one who heaved the most sigh of relief was Prefect An Ding. Before, he thought that Zhu Kui had so many soldiers with swords, thinking it was a Hongmen Banquet, and he was going to intimidate him.
This time he changed his view on Zhu Kui. He knew that although this young general acted vigorously and hastily, he was not reckless. He was very impressed and admired him very much. He did not leave until all the Qianghao took their leave.
On the second day, an announcement was made throughout Anding County: All citizens of Anding County, whether they are naturalized Qiang and Hu, or are from border guard homes, or civilians, if they are willing to go to farm and bring their own food rations, half of their cultivated land will be cultivated in one year.
, becomes his private land; for those who apply for the recruitment with nothing, after three years, half of their cultivated land will be counted as their private land.
The final payment was jointly signed by Zhu Kui and the prefect Anding.
After this rectification of the fields, the situation of farming suddenly improved greatly. Because after one year of greed, he could take the land as private property, and a large number of people applied for farming. The fields he received from the Qianghao soon became
When the fields are filled with people, they have no choice but to continue to allocate manpower for reclamation.
In any case, Zhu Kui's farmland strategy was successfully implemented.