At the foot of Longmen Mountain, except for a road built in the Sui and Tang dynasties in the vicinity of the city, which winds through and there is a battlefield where thousands of military horses can be placed, the rest of the place is a mountain stretch and the road is rugged.

The Jiang family has been running this place for generations, but at this time, they have been broken by Li Xin's backbone.

Having lost those forts, the Chiang family completely surrendered to the Mongols and became servants.

Outside the Mongolian camp, the private soldiers of the Jiang family were forcibly recruiting local people into the army.

Originally, it was the spring plowing season, and there was not a single farmer in the surrounding fertile fields.

A large group of cavalry, crisscrossing the valley east of the river, grabbed the young and strong to enlist in the army.

Outside the barracks, there were more than a dozen sticks, stained with blood, all of which were left after beating deserters.

There were a few naked men hanging in the camp, who had been tortured without human appearance, and the rotten flesh on their bodies fell down one by one.

"Hit! Fight me to death, whoever dares to escape, this is the end. ”

A general with a long scar on his face, sitting in a chair, commanded his men to whip a group of soldiers.

They were all snatched up, and by this time the strong laborers of the family should have been farming.

The fertile fields in the area of Longmen Mountain are all the property of the Jiang family, and they are divided into three or seven points with the people. But this three-seven points is not a simple common three, the Jiang family seven.

Instead, it is calculated according to the harvest of the best year, and seventy percent of the original grain is handed over, which means that when the wind and rain are not smooth, they help the Jiang family farm the land, and they have to bear a large amount of debt.

This kind of debt accumulates more and more, and after several generations, they have all become slaves of the Jiang family.

General Scarface had just been whipped in the face by the Mongols because he had not grabbed many strong men under his tent, and after breaking his appearance, he sprinkled his anger on his deserters.

The Mongols and the Han people had different ideas, they did not think about the production after occupying the land, let alone the shortage of labor, in their steppe, conquering a tribe, they had to completely enslave them, kill all the men and take the women and livestock.

On the city tower in the distance, Jiang Chucai looked at the tragic scene below, and he didn't know what it was like in his heart.

He had heard people talk about this horrific scene like purgatory, when the Hu people went south, the Central Plains was weakened, and the Tang Dynasty was driven to the south of the Yangtze River.

Jiang Chucai always thought that those bloody and disgusting clips were exaggerated by later generations, but now it seems that every sentence is true...

In the area of Longmen Mountain, there are burned cottages everywhere, and there are naked women's corpses on the roadside and in the houses; children who are torn apart; The old man who was held up on a tree by a wooden wedge...

The Mongols are using the most extreme methods to drain the people of the areas they occupy in Hedong in the fastest possible time.

Their methods are simple and rude, there are the most powerful people of the Jiang family in Hedong, they are familiar with the customs here, they are familiar with the grass and trees here, they are the lackeys of the Mongolian masters, and the scourge of the people is more powerful than the Mongols.

Behind him, an elderly military general sighed: "When we lay down the country and reshape the prosperous era, these in front of us... are all acceptable. There is no way to do it, but if you want to overthrow a century-old dynasty, it is not so simple, you must shed blood and die. ”

Jiang Chucai said in a low voice: "Uncle, when we overthrow the Great Qi, will these Mongols withdraw?" ”

"You have to learn to forbear, preserve the strength of our Jiang family, and then you can fight back."

Jiang Chucai was silent, and behind him, the man was still chattering, "Since ancient times, how can there be a soft-hearted person who has become a great thing." ”

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"The world is chaotic, the livelihood of the small people is difficult, and we can't control other places, but in Gyeonggi and the Daimyo's Mansion, we must reduce the tax."

On the outskirts of Bianliang, Chen Shou took a kind of official to the outskirts on horseback to inspect the canals used by the Ministry of Industry to divert water for irrigation.

"In the first year of Xiyuan, His Majesty has already reduced by thirty percent, and now it will be reduced again?"

Chen Shou said with a smile: "Not only should it be reduced, but it should also be clearly stipulated that the share of tenants shall not be less than seventy percent." If there is an abuse of power and collusion with the village sages and gentry, they will take the opportunity to kill and recover the property. ”

Behind him, several officials said worriedly: "Master Hou, the sage of the country is the foundation of the world, and as soon as this order comes out, I am afraid that people will be panicked." ”

Chen Shou looked at the cultivators in the distance and said in a deep voice: "You are talking about the peaceful situation, when is it now, it is a chaotic time in the world." ”

Chen Shou has this confidence, mainly because his basic plate is not a gentry. If it is an official who follows the normal procedure, at this level, there must be the support of countless gentry behind him.

But Chen Shou did not, and his subordinates were not mainly squires, and reforming the land would not affect his rule over Gyeonggi and the Daimyo's mansion.

In troubled times, it is manpower that fights, and since in terms of population size, other princes cannot be suppressed, so we have to find ways to improve manpower efficiency.

Let more people fight for themselves, never relying on slogans and Xuanhua royal road. It is to make the small people feel that they have received tangible benefits, and in order to keep this benefit, they are willing to fight for Chen Shou.

Defending the family and defending the country is always put in the forefront, because this is the greatest motivation for soldiers to take up arms and fight.

In the same way, to mobilize the manpower under his rule in the fastest time, Chen Shou chose a completely different method from Hedong.

Zhao Xiangcheng of the Ministry of Industry hesitated again and again, but still asked: "Master Hou, as the so-called speed is not enough, it is not impossible to innovate the field, is it too fast?"

"If you want to hurry, you can't get there? You and I both know how much energy these people have. If it is implemented slowly, don't even think about changing it in 10,000 years, they have a way to spend it with me, grind with me, and finally send me away, and there will not be much progress. Only by cutting through the mess quickly and leaving them without time to react can they achieve their goals by surprise. ”

Chen Shou's tone was unquestionable, and he raised his voice: "I have already recalled 50,000 of the Qingzhou Forbidden Army, for what?" That's it! This is no small matter, and I am ready to go on a killing spree under my rule. ”

In the troubled times, if you want to build your territory into a powerful force in the fastest time, you must be decisive and ruthless.

"Kill... It's not a good idea after all. Zhao Xiangcheng was worried, he himself was a big landowner.

Chen Shou laughed, "Why isn't killing people a good way?" At this time, those who still have the courage to resist me are all domineering people, who don't take the court law seriously, and they don't know how many tenant farmers they have harmed. ”

There was a canal in front of me, and there were a few people, waiting in line to fetch water.

After Chen Shou dismounted, he took a closer look, although the water in the canal was very turbid, but the amount of water was okay.

The surrounding land has also been reinforced, as well as the river channel of bluestone.

"Call a few people, I have something to ask."

One of the guards shouted, "Come here!" ”

The farmer came over and looked at these officials with some fear, and Chen Shou asked, "Is this canal easy to use?" ”

No one dared to speak, and the last one of the older ones put on the money, bared his teeth and said: "Back to this official, it's easy to use, in the past, you had to go to a few miles away to fetch water." We, the farmers, are all thinking about the benefits of the court. ”

Chen Shou nodded, turned around and smiled: "The Ministry of Industry has done a good job this time, I have come to visit three times, and every time I meet the people, I am full of praise." ”

"Reward the officials in charge of this!"