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Zhu Yuanzhang really did what Tang He said, and within two months, tens of thousands of poor people from Xuyi and Tianchang were attracted to the territory of Lai'an County, and Shang Yu's implementation of the five-to-five land division system was also supported by the poor land.

"Lord County, I didn't expect the deputy marshal Zuo to really order the confiscation of the land of those landlords, so that the civilians who entered the county could obtain the land, five of the transactions were made in the treasury, and fifty percent could be retained or sold to the rebels, and three years later, the land cultivation rights belonged to these civilians, and thirty percent of the grain was used as a tax, which is really a great thing compared to the heavy taxes in Yongchuan, and it is no wonder that the people from outside the country flocked to it."

At a foothold at the top of a stepped paddy field more than 100 zhang high, Wei Bi said to Shang Yu excitedly wearing a hat. In a radius of more than ten miles, there are countless farmers who are working hard in the terraced paddy fields.

Shang Yu stood in the field, looking at the thriving agricultural cultivation nearby, and his heart was also very excited, and after hearing Wei Bidi's words, he turned his head and said: "There is no one else here, you still call me eldest brother, this official title sounds very uncomfortable." ”

After hearing this, Wei Bi hurriedly shook his head and said: "That's not possible, if you call the eldest brother well, if you let people hear it in front of people, you must think that I don't know how to be polite, and I don't have to lose the face of the yamen, I don't do this kind of thing." When he said this, he seemed a little anxious.

Shang Yu shook his head, since he became a county official, Shang Yu felt that the attitude of the people around him had a subtle feeling, which was their respect from the bottom of their hearts, but it made Shang Yu stunned.

"Brother Wei, the real tax is not like this, but should be deducted from the tax with silver, most of the landlords in Lai'an County are descendants of the Mongolian people, and all the people who deprive them of their land are extremely supportive, and this is only for Lai'an County, so I can report this matter to the deputy marshal Zuo."

Shang Yu saw that he could not get Wei Bi to change back to his original name, so he gently stated the purpose of enabling the people to obtain land.

"Lord County, your conscription method is also very wonderful! If there are strong men in the civilian family who join the rebels, they can get a tax deduction of 10%! Now there are nearly 20,000 people who have signed up, so Mr. Zhu and General Hu have been very busy recently! At this time, Wei Bi mentioned the law of conscription implemented by Shang Yu.

Ten thousand poured fertile land, three seasons of grain can be collected every year, more than 30,000 people are found from the mountains and villages, plus Zhu Yuanzhang from Xuyi and Tianchang to move the population, the current land in Lai'an County is planted strictly according to the distribution of 12 acres of land per person, and then a season of grain can be harvested in January, and then the grain and straw in the county treasury will be piled up, enough for 50,000 soldiers and horses for a year.

If it is one to two years down, only this county can be used for the daily consumption of 100,000 soldiers and horses, this is the result of Shang Yu's careful calculation, he reported this result to Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang sent a letter back on the front line and said: "What my brother did, my brother and the righteous army are also lucky!" I hope that my brother will go further, and my brother will return soon. ”

Shang Yu was very happy when he saw the letter, but he hated that he couldn't follow Zhu Yuanzhang to the front to fight the Yuan army. The body has not been able to recover until now, and I always feel weak, but the amount of food has not decreased, and the amount of food is several times that of ordinary teenagers.

Shang Yu always felt that this might have something to do with Shao Rong's time pause during the war, but he couldn't figure out why, and the seamless shirt he wore would have a warm current rushing into his body every day, but it didn't make him full of strength and confidence as before.

The five-string bow he made by himself was hung on the wall of his study, he could only look at the strong bow he made and sighed, he did not go to the field once as a young general, once the divine power made him almost the youngest general in the rebel army, but after that battle with Shao Rong, he seemed to have turned back into a weak young man, which made Shang Yu often a little confused.

Fortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Li Shanchang's words and appointed him as the Cheng of Lai'an County, and he has done a good job so far, and the people recognize this Shang who handed over the land to them.

In the war-torn and brutal areas ruled by the Yuan army, it was very rare to have a full meal, and when they came to Lai'an County, not only could they get land to cultivate, but half of the grain they planted was their own land in the first place, and for the civilians who had no money and food, the county government also distributed grain to the civilians who were willing to cultivate the land in various towns and villages, although they had to return the grain to the county government after the harvest, but this was definitely attractive.

"It is easy to recruit and difficult to train, and I don't know how many people will die on the battlefield in the future, but the Central Plains will definitely return to the hands of our Han people." Shang Yu said without joy on his face at this time.

Wei Bi was stunned for a moment, Shang Yu was currently a county magistrate, and he could be regarded as an extremely noble person in his mind, seeing that Shang Yu was not happy, he couldn't help but want to ask him curiously.

At this moment, I heard a shout from the bottom of the mountain: "Lord County, there is news from the county office, please return to the county seat as soon as possible." I saw a soldier on horseback shouting on the path down the hill.

Shang Yu sighed after hearing this and said, "I don't know what happened, let's go down the mountain!" ”

With that, he walked carefully down the edge of the terraced fields, and if he had mastered his balance, he would fall into the paddy fields and get covered in mud.

Wei Bi hurriedly followed behind, and said as he walked: "My lord, do you need me to catch two carp in the paddy field and eat them?" ”

Shang Yu glared back at Wei Bi and said, "No, the carp is only more than two inches long at this time, not to mention that these carp are all commoners' things, and when they grow up, they will have to be bought with silver money." With that, he walked down again.

Wei Bi stuck out his tongue and said in his heart: "Brother Shang is becoming more and more official now, isn't it just catching two fish in the field?" So seriously? ”

After arriving at the foot of the mountain, the soldier was standing in front of the horse and was waiting for Shang Yu, and when he saw him, he half-knelt on the ground and said, "General Hu and Mr. Zhu are waiting for Lord Shang in the county office, please return quickly!" So send the villain. ”

After hearing this, Shang Yu knew that there must be something urgent, anyway, this place is only more than ten miles away from the county seat, and he can rush back in half an hour.

"Good! Let's go. Shang Yu untied the horse from the tree by the side of the road and turned over on the horse, as did Wei Bi.

The group of three horsemen hurried to the county government.

"Lord Shang, Marshal Liu Futong welcomed King Han Lin'er as the emperor in Bozhou, called King Xiaoming. The country name is the Great Song Dynasty, the year name is Dragon and Phoenix, and Bozhou is the capital. Imitation Yuan system, set up the province of Zhongshu, the Privy Council, the imperial history platform and six departments, and the local provinces. My left deputy marshal was officially entitled, and at present, Zhang Shicheng has broken away from the encirclement of the Yuan army, and the million-yuan army has been attacked by the righteous army, and has fled back to his territory, and my left deputy marshal is about to return to Chuzhou in a few days. ”

Zhu Zhengqing said with a solemn face, not caring about Shang Yu's young age, this time Zhang Shicheng was able to escape from Gaoyou, it was really because Natokh was not in the Yuan army, the Yuan army was leaderless, and was actually fled to the south by Zhang Shicheng, and led the army to avoid the Tongzhou area, and due to the difficulty of supplying the army, the Yuan army was really dragged down by the huge consumption of grain, otherwise the Jiangnan Righteous Army would have been hit extremely seriously.

"The Left Deputy Marshal is returning? That's great, I've got something to give him. Shang Yu couldn't help but immediately say in surprise.

Shang Yu had recently drawn detailed maps of all parts of the Yangtze River, including down to the village level, which were very detailed, and if he had known these maps well, Zhu Yuanzhang would have been more comfortable with his troops.

"Deputy Marshal Zuo will come to Anxian County first at this time to see how your political affairs are arranged, and he will personally take you back to Chuzhou to meet Marshal Du, and seek justice for you to almost lose your life last time, you have to be mentally prepared to think about how to deal with it?" Zhu Zhengqing said slowly, but there was no trace of joy on his face.

Hu Dahai also said on the side: "I only learned about this matter afterwards, at that time, it was the marshal of the capital who did not distribute the grain, so I was the grain urging officer, and I would inevitably hold the sword against each other, how could I put tens of thousands of soldiers between hunger?" On the basis of this punctuality alone, he, the marshal, is not fit to continue. ”

After hearing this, Shang Yu shook his head again and again, and said with a helpless expression on his face: "Mr. Zhu and General Hu, you can't say that!" Even if the deputy marshal of the left came, Shang Yu would not approve of his move. ”

"And why? Now the marshal of the capital obviously wants to harm my left deputy marshal halfway, the first time according to the grain is not distributed, and then sent a large army to Xuyi and Tianchang to face the Yuan court army, fortunately, the Yuan army is changing generals, millions of soldiers and horses are like mud can not be unified scheduling, otherwise my tens of thousands of soldiers will inevitably be killed and wounded, and the marshal will definitely cure him of the crime of poor command of the front army, and he will be dismissed from his post of left deputy marshal. Such a sinister person harmed my left deputy marshal purely on the basis of his own power gains and losses, this is obviously ignorant of the overall situation, regardless of the actions of the people in the world, why did Lord Shang persuade us so much? Hu Dahai asked angrily.

Shang Yu sighed and said: "Two, if the deputy marshal of the left does that at this time, he will lose the hearts of the people!" When the Left Deputy Marshal returns, I will certainly persuade him not to do so. Shang Yu was a little tired and didn't want to talk about it anymore. Then he got up and walked to the back hall.

Why did Zhu Yuanzhang take him to Chuzhou? Although Shang Yu also hated Guo Tianxu, but after weighing the pros and cons, Guo Tianxu was Guo Zixing's eldest son after all, if Zhu Yuanzhang took Shang Yu to force Guo Tianxu to give way, it would inevitably make the world suspicious of him, so Shang Yu refused to believe that Zhu Yuanzhang would abolish Guo Tianxu when the army returned to Chuzhou, which was a matter of all kinds of harm and no benefit.

Seeing Shang Yu leave so resolutely, Zhu Zhengqing and Hu Dahai did not stop them, but just looked at each other and smiled after Shang Yu left the living room.

"Deputy Marshal Zuo is really not mistaken, this Shang Yu has lost that divine power, and he is not an ordinary teenager, just by looking at the fact that he does not act like this for the sake of his own hatred, it can be inferred that he will definitely be a high-ranking civil official in the future!" Hu Dahai nodded and said with a smile, on the surface he was very satisfied with Shang Yu's previous performance.

"Hmmm! I am also afraid that he will do this when the Left Deputy Marshal returns, and it is worthwhile for the Left Deputy Marshal to order us to do such a test to him. Shang Yu, this kid, when I was in charge in Quanzhou, I saw that he was different from mortals, and he was also the future heir of the Shang League, and being an official of my Chuzhou Yijun could better tie the Shang League to a line of interests with us, which was extremely beneficial to both parties. Zhu Zhengqing also smiled and replied softly.

At this time, a soldier outside the room could be heard shouting, "Lord Shang, please stay!" It was found that crops could not be grown on several peaks behind a village in Banta Town, and the civilians who had been allocated the land brought all the bare rocks there, saying that they would like to redistribute the land that could be planted with crops, otherwise they would stay outside and not leave? ”

I only heard Shang Yu say: "Invite those civilians to the yamen, and I will go and change my official uniform immediately." ”

When Zhu Zhengqing and Hu Dahai heard this, they couldn't help but become curious, and said in their hearts: "If you don't grow crops, can't that mountain be poisonous?" ”