Chapter 118: Speculation

"Why did the officers and soldiers fail?"

"Why are thieves so strong?"

"My Ming Dynasty will not be afraid of the chaotic people, the first time it is to despise it will fail, and soon more officials and troops will come to exterminate the chaotic people."

"The thieves are not ordinary, they are very different from those chaotic people before, maybe they ......"

In Xufu, the only remaining gentry and businessmen in Haifeng County gathered to talk about the situation, and when they talked about the official army and the people's army, most of the people's faces were sad.

When the Ming Dynasty government ruled, these gentry and businessmen were all upper-class figures in Haifeng County, and the people at the bottom did not dare to look at them directly.

Of course, none of them are the remaining wealthy gentry and businessmen, which is why they can survive and not be raided, most of them disdain to do evil, relying on the exploitation of the common people to make money is the next means, not relying on the exploitation of the common people to make money is the right way.

But now under the rule of the People's Army, their remaining gentry and merchants will not be infringed upon, but the former grand life is gone, and even the vegetable vendors dare to stare at it when they walk out on the street.

Occasionally say a few words to ordinary people, the other party is more respectful, but the fear of the past is gone, and it may not be long before even the respect disappears.

The most troublesome thing is the mansions, the People's Army abolished all the deeds of sale under its rule, the life of the maid no longer belongs to the master's family, if you want the maid to continue to work in the mansion, you must use money to hire, and once the maid is beaten by the master's family, the maid can go to the official, and the people's military government will ask for an explanation for these beaten maids.

The maid also has parents, mainly in the disaster year, there is no food at home, and the parents can only sell their children to large families as cattle and horses, and may never see each other again in their lives.

Some maids are young and ignorant when they are sold, but some of them are already sensible when they are sold, and after many years, they also remember their parents, brothers and sisters, and they miss their families very much, and the family is in the same county, but they can't see each other.

After the People's Army issued a notice to abolish all the deeds of sale under its rule, there were maids and maids who wanted to move, even if it was just to go home and have a look.

If the maids are gone, who will serve them, let them pick up water to wash vegetables and cook or something, isn't it difficult for them?

After feeling the situation of the maids in the mansion, the old men couldn't let all the maids run away, so they could only increase the benefits of the maids step by step, give the money hired every month, allow them to visit home regularly, no longer beat and scold, and so on.

Is it better to continue to work for the master's house, or to go home and farm?

Many maids are thinking about this problem, under the rule of the People's Army, everyone can use their own farmland, and they are not afraid that they will not be able to live without leaving the mansion.

Some maids and maids were bullied by the master's family in the past, no matter how high the welfare was, they left the mansion directly, and wanted to return to their parents, brothers and sisters, and make a living from farming in the future.

There are also maids who have not been bullied much in the master's house, and feel very good, thinking that they were able to survive because of the favor of the master's family, and continue to stay in the master's house to repay the favor, and the welfare benefits have been improved, and they themselves do not need much money, and they can give it to their parents.

"Obviously I bought it with money, and the whole person is mine, so I can beat and scold them casually, why do I still have to pay them now, and I can't beat and scold them?"

The gentry and businessmen were very angry, but there was no way to change it, they were still under the rule of the People's Army, under the control of the People's Army, they did not dare to disobey the laws and regulations of the People's Army, once they violated, the front of the gentry and businessmen who were raided was their fate.

Seeing the maid leave without looking back, and constantly improving the welfare to keep the maid who did not leave, they can't imagine life without the maid serving, that kind of life is too difficult for them.

It is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift.

A group of wealthy gentry and businessmen can only endure it, waiting for the officials and soldiers to call again, waiting for the officials and soldiers to exterminate this group of damned thieves and let them return to their previous lives.

Since the People's Army occupied Yong'an County and Haifeng County, and every time the battle was won after that, the People's Army would issue a notice under its rule to let all the people under its rule know, including these wealthy gentry and businessmen.

Through one victory after another, the common people gradually had the idea that the People's Army would definitely overthrow the Ming Dynasty, and they supported the People's Army even more, and the people's morale grew.

The gentry and businessmen also knew that the People's Army had won one victory after another, that the People's Army had defeated tens of thousands of troops in the Ming Dynasty, and that the People's Army had expanded from the territory of two counties to eleven counties and one prefecture.

For most of the gentry and merchants, the victory of the People's Army only increased the sorrow in their hearts, and they still wanted to return to the rule of the Ming Dynasty and resume their old lives, they believed that the Ming Dynasty was very strong, and no matter how many victories the People's Army achieved, it was still very weak and would eventually be exterminated by the official army.

But there are also a few wealthy gentry and businessmen who have different ideas, they see the People's Army winning victory after victory, they have a little similar thought in their hearts as ordinary people, and feel that the People's Army can really overthrow the Ming Dynasty, at that time the People's Army ruled the world, and now the People's Army is still relatively weak, isn't this their opportunity?

If they can join the People's Army, develop with the People's Army, and wait until the People's Army rules the world, they will be great heroes, or become big officials, or become rich in the world, which is many times stronger than living in a small county now.

To put it simply, it is a speculative mentality, and people with ideas begin to observe and study the People's Army, and see the difference between the People's Army and other rebels and thieves.

Compared with the rebellious people and thieves, the People's Army treats the people very well, has the support of the people, has a relatively complete ruling structure, maintains good operation under its rule, and has a strong army that can win all battles in the face of the official army.

With all this, it seems that it is really possible for the People's Army to overthrow the Ming Dynasty.

However, the gentry and businessmen who really took action to join the People's Army have not yet taken action, although the idea of defecting to the People's Army has been born in their hearts, but the strength of the Ming Dynasty is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and they are worried that the People's Army will soon be exterminated by the official army, and they will also be beheaded by the whole house.

A small group of wealthy gentry and businessmen were waiting, waiting for the KPA to continue to expand its territory, for the KPA to achieve another great victory, and then the decision would almost be made.