Manpower is a hard indicator, not something that money can make up for.

Although Fang Jun's family is big, and his sailors have also opened up a financial route of "robbery by order", he can really only sigh and be helpless in terms of population.

In fact, as the head of the three Wus, Wu Jun's strength and potential are beyond doubt. The county has jurisdiction over ten counties, more than 100,000 hectares of cultivated fields, and more than 40,000 registered households. But these are all registered civilians, and some civilians with little or no land at home will naturally be fine if they voluntarily give up renting land and come to Huating Town to work for a living. But there is no farming and instability, if Fang Jun forcibly makes these civilians give up cultivating the land, it will be a big deal.

It was all His Majesty Li Er's scruples about him, even if the taxes in Jiangnan were actually in the hands of His Majesty Li Er......

"Is there anyone else in the reeds?" Fang Jun felt more and more surprised: "Not to mention that the reeds are dark and damp, and the snakes, insects, rats and ants are all over the place, and they can't live at all, even if there is, it is probably the hands of each family that harvests the reeds, how many can there be?" ”

Pei Xingjian's face was solemn: "According to what the last general heard recently, the reeds stretch for hundreds of miles, and the harvest only requires a large number of people. The families of the Jiangnan Shi clan hid a large number of displaced people in the reeds, and used them to harvest the reeds and boil salt. It is said that his family plundered a large number of civilians along the coast, or captured or deceived, all imprisoned in the reeds, and guarded by dead soldiers, and the number of civilians imprisoned was no less than 3,000! ”

Fang Jun gasped: ", right?" ”

Three thousand?

There are less than 50,000 registered people in Wu County, and the registered population of the whole country in the thirteenth year of Zhenguan is no more than 20 million, so there are 3,000 people in such a piece of reeds?

Su Dingfang sighed: "This is really not impossible, there are ten provinces and three hundred and fifty-eight states in the country, and there are disasters almost every year. If the common people cannot survive in the local area, they will become displaced people, especially in Jiangnan East and Jiangnan West Provinces, where large areas of barren mountains and mountains are poor and bad, floods are frequent, and there are countless civilians who are not registered. Once these people can't survive in the local area, they will spontaneously go to the prosperous land of Sanwu and become the servants of the wealthy family. It's not too difficult to coerce 3,000 people to hide in the reeds. ”

If the paper is adopted, Su Dingfang is not as good as Pei Xingjian; If you talk about martial arts, it is not as good as Liu Renyuan and Xi Jun. But when it comes to the art of war, strategy, and experience, these people are far inferior to Su Dingfang.

After so many years of following Li Jingnan to fight in the north, what have you never seen?

Three thousand people were imprisoned in the dark and damp reeds full of snakes and insects, cutting reeds and boiling sea salt for the Gu family, creating great wealth for them on the one hand, but on the other hand, they were treated as poorly treated as pigs and dogs......

Fang Jun immediately slapped the table: "Then let this group of well-dressed beasts spit out the population to me!" ”

Pei Xingjian was taken aback, but remembering what Fang Jun said on the warship, he relieved his heart again, knowing that Fang Jun must also have a draft and would not come hard.

Su Dingfang didn't know about this section, and hurriedly dissuaded: "Boss, don't be reckless!" Even if you want to send troops to get these reeds back, you must make a detailed layout and careful planning, otherwise you will rashly provoke a backlash from the Jiangdong Shi clan, which will easily lead to erosion of the situation, and the gains outweigh the losses. ”

Liu Renyuan also said: "What the governor said is reasonable, the chief manager only needs to think about how to deal with the aftermath, the dead soldiers raised by the mere family are simply guinea dog-like waste in front of our elite sailors and soldiers, and they will be killed!" ”

Pei Xingjian stroked his forehead with his hand, how could they be a group of violent men?

The dead soldiers who are still raised, weren't those soldiers under your command not long ago also the generals of the various families in Guanzhong? Is there a difference? How dare you arrogantly treat others as guinea dogs?

Fang Jun laughed and said with confidence: "If everything has to be solved by violent means, wouldn't it be too untechnical?" Ben Hou is a man who is determined to surpass Mei Zhoulang and deal with those wealthy families, just in the palm of his hand! ”

Hearing this, everyone present rolled their eyes......

Really make a sentence "talking and laughing, the canopy will be wiped out" can be compared to Zhou Gongjin? Not to mention that Zhou Gongjin is extremely intelligent, just the three words "Mei Zhou Lang", you have to be ashamed, right?

*****

The Xiao family's mansion in Haiyu City was built in the center of the city, not far from the county government.

The walls of the courtyard are high, and the appearance is ordinary, but the inside is unique. Not to mention the beautiful landscape, there is a double wall behind the wall, and in case of crisis, hundreds of families can defend according to it, and they can keep out the thousand-strong brigade and wait for help.

The people of the Xiao clan, who have gone through countless turmoil and crises, know how to be cautious and safe the most.

The buildings in the courtyard are also very distinctive, each of the four watchtowers occupies a corner, which can take in the internal and external movements, especially the watchtower in the northwest corner, which puts the entire county government under sight......

Xiao Ming sat in the flower hall with a depressed expression, and was silent.

The blow of the termination of his career almost broke his whole being, and a person's lifelong ideals were shattered because of a completely unnecessary negligence, which is also an unacceptable frustration and regret to think about......

Xiao Ban looked at this junior who he had grown up with, stroked his gray beard, and sighed faintly. After receiving a summons from Jingzhong and being warned not to go against Fang Jun, he sternly informed Xiao Ming, but he didn't listen, because he actually couldn't complain about Fang Jun, Xiao Ming was completely self-inflicted, who would complain?

For the brothers Zhu Yan and Zhu Qu in the hall, Xiao Ban naturally did not have a good face.

The reason why Xiao Ming kept dissuading and still insisted on going his own way was not because he was bewitched and instigated by this Zhu Qu? This person is greedy for money, has no character, and I don't know how Xiao Ming, who has always been arrogant, surrendered to him and became a close friend......

The breeze outside the window is soothing, and the fragrance of tea in the hall is overflowing.

Xiao Ban only gestured with his hand slightly, and asked the Zhu brothers to take care of themselves, so he picked up a cup of tea by himself, sat on the mat with his eyelids drooping, and drank it slowly, tasting the fragrance of tea.

The Zhu brothers smiled awkwardly, they weren't thirsty, but Xiao Ban ignored them, Xiao Ming looked depressed, and it was really embarrassing to sit like this, so they each poured a cup of tea, but they didn't apply it in their hands, and looked at the decorations around them boringly, and their hearts were up and down.

The decoration in the flower hall shows the true color of Xiao's wealth and nobility, the hanging beam color wall is exquisitely decorated, and the utensils are inlaid with gold and silver. The coral that is placed in front of the red sandalwood screen alone is several feet high, the jade leaf beads and fruits are decorated, and the white jade bucket is inherited, if there is a breeze blowing, the treasure light flows, just like the fairy in the thing, that is, the Zhu brothers, who have seen countless extravagant and rare things, can't help but look at it frequently, and secretly wonder.

The silence continued......

Xiao Ban is a kind person in the end, although he is not angry that Zhu Qu has dragged Xiao Ming to this point, but he is a guest when he comes to the door, and it is not Xiao's hospitality to snub a person like this.

After a little hesitation, Xiao Ban said: "The two of you know that Fang Jun made an appointment with Xian Kunzhong to meet at my Xiao family, what is the matter?" ”

Zhu gradually hurriedly arched his hand and said: "I don't know, but I received a letter sent by Fang Jun yesterday, saying that he wanted to discuss things with the Zhu family and the Xiao family, but he was busy with affairs and couldn't spare time to visit them one by one, so he asked my brother to come to the Xiao family and discuss them together." ”

Xiao Ban let out an "oh", and he already knew it in his heart.

What are you busy with and can't find time to visit them one by one? is simply the Xiao family that Fang Jun wants to see, and the Zhu family is just incidental. This is Fang Jun's respect for Xiao Yu, the Duke of Song Guo, and it can be regarded as a signal - if I respect you one foot, you have to pay me back! The sedan chair is carried by everyone, and the face is given to come and go.

If it was just the Zhu family, Fang Jun could have sent someone to call their brother and come to the door to meet them?

Who do you think you are......

However, Xiao Ban was also secretly vigilant in his heart, according to his previous style of acting, that Fang Jun was also an extremely arrogant and arrogant disciple, in fact, even if the status of the Xiao family was high, what could overpower Fang Jun was only Xiao Yu's Duke of Song, as for the name of the Xiao family in Lanling, that kid would be in his eyes? If Xiao Yu still hasn't returned to Beijing, Fang Jun will certainly come to the door to visit, but now that Xiao Yu is no longer here, he can recruit himself to the water division camp or the "town office", and now he wants to lower his identity in person, which means that if Fang Jun's proposal is rejected by the Xiao family this time, then he will turn his face on the spot!

I'm here in person, but you don't give me face, so don't get along well in the future......

Although Xiao Ban was apprehensive in his heart, he didn't know what Fang Jun was doing, if he wanted to be so scheming, it must not be ordinary difficult to do. However, thinking of the seventh brother's entrustment to himself before leaving, he secretly stabilized his mind.

Whatever it is, yes.

Could it be that Fang Jun can still let himself go up to the oil pot under the mountain, and pull the banner to rebel?