I thought that after the opening of the canal, Qinggang, which was already very lively, would be even more lively than before.

But this winter's Qinggang Mansion is as deserted as a dead city.

The streets were full of soldiers in armor patrolling back and forth, and from time to time they flew past one or two fast horses from outside the city gate to inquire about the direction, and their accents looked like people from Gyeonggi.

Occasionally, one or two people had to go out, and after passing by the outside of the Qinggang Mansion, they were also frightened by the sound of the mountain in the mansion and hurriedly turned around and left, and they didn't dare to turn back.

"Congratulations to the commander, congratulations to the commander, and he has to be crowned the general of the cavalry!"

In the Qinggang Mansion, the generals of the Jinyi Guard congratulated Hou Shigui on his promotion to the general of the Ducai.

Seeing the excited expressions on the faces of the generals, Hou Shigui only smiled but did not smile.

For him, this cavalry general is really useless, even if the official position is promoted to the sixth rank, so what?

He didn't want to be a loyal dog to Na Yang He.

Now that it's been heard, why bother to be subservient?

Hou Shigui glanced at Bao Ji and nodded:

"Announce it."

"Whoa!"

Bao Ji stepped forward and began to read out aloud Hou Shigui's position as a general.

In a row, more than 100 households and several thousand households have risen.

It's okay to say that Hou Shigui, as the commander of the Jinyi Guard, has the right to promote the capable Jinyi Guard for protection.

But these thousand households......

This has to be reported to Shangshu Province, and then reported by Shangshu Province to His Majesty's approval, how did the commander give Jiang Yong and the others a thousand promotions?

Although the Jinyi guards looked confused, they didn't say much, but Jiang Yong, Kong Jun, Kong Heng and Fang Feibai, the four newly appointed Qianhu, all stepped forward to receive the seal with happy faces.

After sealing the generals, Hou Shigui said:

"It's been a long time since I've been out of Beijing, and I guess the big guy also misses his father at home, so I'll leave for Beijing in a few days!"

After the generals left, Hou Shigui summoned Wang Hou:

"Mr. Wang, can it be disposed of?"

Wang Hou naturally knew what Hou Shigui was asking, the silver money confessed by the Yuwen family, this time the son had a great appetite, and swallowed nearly half of the silver money at once.

Only a few million taels were reported.

Hearing this, Wang Hou hurriedly nodded and said:

"Arrangements have been made for people to be transported back to Xiling."

Hou Shigui nodded when he heard this:

"I also have to bother Mr. Wang to go to Xiling with the entourage, buy more ironware, and hire more craftsmen......"

Hearing this, Wang Hou's eyes lit up, finally! Childe finally began to prepare his hole cards.

Buy more iron tools, naturally use them to cast weapons and armor, as for craftsmen, let alone that.

Thinking of Yu Wenhao hidden in the convoy of Gongzi, with such a general training for Gongzi, I believe that when he waits, when Gongzi returns to Xiling, he only needs to raise his arms and shout, and it will be a scene of congregation!

After Wang Hou took the order and left, Hou Shigui stayed by his side and asked Bao Ji and Xiang Xu:

"You two have been with me for a long time, do you know my heart?"

The two of them immediately turned grim and bowed:

"The sword mountain and the sea of fire, we will also follow the son!"

At the same time, the two of them were also very excited in their hearts, thinking that if the prince asked this, they must not want to continue to work with the old emperor.

Although they were rebelling, the two of them were not a little afraid, but they were inexplicably excited.

In their minds, as long as the son's rebellion succeeds, the two of them will be a dragon's skill, and the glory of the ancestors is not a problem!

Although Hou Shigui didn't plan to be an honest loyal dog to Yang He from the beginning.

But he really didn't plan to rebel so early, after all, his family background was still thin, and his accumulation was not enough.

But all the way south, it allowed him to see the truth of this prosperous era of Chu.

This Da Chu is just dressed in a layer of prosperous shells, and its interior is already crumbling, as long as the wind blows gently, Daxia will fall!

At this time, Hou Shigui was unwilling to become the martyr of Da Chu.

The point is, that Yang He is not worthy of his burial.

Yang He, although he has great ambitions, is too eager for quick success, and he can't wait to complete things that can be completed in decades or hundreds of years in a short period of time.

For his little utilitarianism, the entire Dachu can be said to have been made miserable by him.

All the way south, Hou Shigui didn't see many civilians, but the number of beggars was even more than that of civilians.

The sale of children and daughters is even more numerous.

That Yang He was so unpopular, not only did he not repent, but he also turned a blind eye to the angry and resentful things in Jinzhong County that day, as if it had never happened.

Not to mention the people of Qinggang.

Just on the day they caught Qian Song, these people dared to take to the streets to confront themselves.

The people of Dachu already only know the magistrates, and do not recognize the imperial court.

In this case, everyone was forced to ruin by the accumulated taxes, and in desperation, it was only a matter of time before there were uprisings in various places.

Not to mention......

"Old Xiang, how did you find out about the things you asked to investigate?"

Xiang Xu replied:

"Hui Gongzi, a few days ago, I sent someone to disguise myself and go to the surrounding farms to investigate.

I don't know if I don't check, this check, even I was taken aback, the good seed obtained by the son ......"

It turned out that a few days ago, Hou Shigui saw that the things planted on the acres next to the mass grave did not look like his own improved seeds.

I thought that my good seed can not only be planted in spring, but also planted in winter, and can also harvest a piece, this filial piety has suffered such a big famine, how can you not plant?

I was curious, so I asked Xiang Xu to check it out.

Xiang Xu checked, and he learned that it was not that those farmers were unwilling to plant, but that those good seeds were firmly controlled by the Yuwen family and several major families of Xiaoping.

Even the families with a slightly smaller family strength knew about the existence of a good seed, but they had never seen what the good seed looked like.

Not to mention ordinary farmers.

These big families are afraid that those bitter people will plant good seeds, and when their stomachs are full, no one will work hard for themselves.

Not to mention the good seed, the price of grain will also fall.

Who has the most food in the world? Not these families with vast arable land?

So they planted the good seeds in their own land like treasures, and even hired thugs to patrol around, for fear of being stolen by those untouchables.

As for why all the good seeds distributed by the imperial court fell into the hands of the family, and as the people of the imperial court, the peasants who were under various taxes did not receive a single grain.

That's where the local government comes in.

When the family is rampant today, it can be seen from this Qinggang Mansion alone.

In Qinggang Mansion, for Qian Song, the words of the Yuwen family were much more useful than the imperial court.

This is especially true for the soldiers, the peasants, and the common people.

The prestige of the imperial court was lost, and ordinary people naturally could not get a single grain of the good seeds that were distributed.

These families have a good plan, plant good seeds, and continue to stock grain, even if the grain is rotten in the granary, they will never sell it to these untouchables.

In this way, their prestige, power, and money will naturally accumulate more and more, and those who are bitter will naturally become poorer and poorer, and in the end, in order to survive, they can only sell themselves to the family as slaves.