After the two of them were a little more acceptable, Wu Xing continued: "The reason why Lu Mahong sent soldiers and horses to mix sand is that I expected that Lu Mahong would not be able to get out of Li Shouhan's restrictions. She can go to Jianghuai with us, she can wipe out Erliu's soldiers and horses, pull out the soil enclosures that set herself up as kings everywhere, and force the officials and gentry to pay for food in one by one by reducing rent and interest, but she can't give these poor people who can't even keep their wives on the first night like me with such great rights. At that time, I will portray He Fengshan as a ruffian hero, just like Han Gaozu. The tenants who will get benefits in the future will not remember that you He Fengshan is a rough man, but will only say, you see our general He Fengshan, he is so handsome when he pees in his Confucian hat! At that time, our Qin Law School is full of people all over Jianghuai, He Fengshan's reputation is resounding in Jianghuai, our policy of only accepting imperial grain is fully implemented in Jianghuai, and the people's hearts are on our side, what can he Lu Mahong do with a few cadres and art troupes? Is it really omnipotent to be a grassroots cadre? No matter how elite her army is, no matter how capable it is, no matter how sharp the artillery is, don't forget how her father-in-law Li Huayu was played by Abatai in Shandong? At the beginning, Wang Lung and Luo Hu told him that the soft and hard ground, although it was black language, was also concise and to the point, without the support of the people, they were just a fart! ”

Then, Wu Xing changed his words and said: "Of course, before they become farts, we still have to use others." Without Lu Mahong's elite army and artillery team, relying on us to fight Erliu and those Tuweizi, it will cost a lot of money, maybe we will all get into it! With them, we have the bottom, at least we won't be defeated. Moreover, He Fengshan and Qiaomei, the two of you can just follow along, see how people march and fight, and how they publicize and mobilize, which are very useful. The so-called stones of other mountains can attack jade, this is the truth. ”

After some research and bargaining, Lu Mahong and Wu Xing finally reached an agreement and decided to appoint He Fengshan as the vanguard, with the Linyi garrison brigade, two artillery battalions, and 800 hussars, to advance into Jianghuai in the name of verifying the posts of the two Liu soldiers and horses in order to approve the payment of food and supplies.

When the news reached Er Liu's ears, their noses were almost crooked. However, they knew their own affairs, and they were worried in their hearts, suspecting that they had leaked the wind by falsely reporting that they were pretending to lead soldiers and smuggling for profit. They knew that the Nanyue army was powerful, so they ordered their subordinates to make preparations in many ways: on the one hand, they went to Nanjing to carry out activities and shouted grievances to the military headquarters and the general's mansion, on the other hand, they should pay close attention to the strong men in various villages and towns to make up for the shortage of soldiers and horses, and on the other hand, they sent soldiers and horses to loot the villages and towns to loot the people's property, and prepared to slip away as a last resort.

"It's a big deal, Lao Tzu shaved these three thousand troubles! also learn from those people in the north, change the banner, and still be a glorious and rich python robe and jade belt! When facing his confidants, Er Liu invariably made such a statement.

However, they were overly panicked, in fact, He Fengshan did not rush to attack them, but chose to stop in the northern part of Jiangsu. After the troops set up camp, according to the custom of the Nanyue Army, He Fengshan sent Wu Xing's propaganda team and Lu Mahong's propaganda team out at the same time to publicize his policies to the common people and at the same time to inquire about intelligence.

Soon, He Fengshan mastered the information of several big officials and gentry. But at this time, he had a disagreement with Song Qiaomei, Song Qiaomei persuaded him not to do it in a hurry, and He Fengshan thought that we were smashing the kiln in the camp before, and we were talking about a fast, what are you waiting for?

So, He Fengshan ignored Song Qiaomei's threat to make him kneel on the washboard at night, and ordered to attack the soil enclosures of these official gentry. The battle was unusually smooth, under the precise cooperation of artillery and hussars, the infantry was easily killed, the earth fence was successfully breached, and a lot of food, property and letters were seized. Of course, it is not surprising that they can stand out from the encirclement, however, the strange thing is that it is clear that the area in northern Jiangsu is full of official roads and villages, there are no forests and grasslands, and there are no lofty mountains, but these people rushed out and could not find them again. Thousands of people searched for several days, but they couldn't find a single hair. This made He Fengshan angry, Wu Xing sent him out to take charge of himself for the first time, if he went back with this result, it would be light to play the board. Helpless, He Fengshan could only use his subordinates to vent his anger, and then waited for the news.

At night, He Fengshan was sulking in a life, and suddenly, the door was gently pushed open. He Fengshan turned his head and looked at it, only to see Song Qiaomei holding a tray with a bowl of lotus seed soup on it. It is said that He Fengshan should be moved when he saw this situation, but he was so frightened that he hurriedly took the tray, and then waited for Song Qiaomei to take the seat, and then he stood tremblingly, like a house slave. Song Qiaomei looked at him with a smile and said in a gentle tone: "He Fengshan, you are becoming more and more manly now. With this sentence, He Fengshan, a big man, was so frightened by Song Qiaomei's words that he almost knelt down. He Fengshan wiped the sweat on his face while trying to justify: "Qiaomei, aren't I also in a hurry to do a good job of Mr.'s explanation, you see that this person is before and after, and men are all good... ”

Syllable! Song Qiaomei directly slapped the table and stood up, she looked directly at He Fengshan and said, "You are a good ghost!" Mr. told you to understand the situation first, and then mobilize the people before you started, but you were greedy for money and smashed the kiln directly. Now it's okay, the money and food are all yours, but what about the people, what about the gentry who Mr. wants to use to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys? Would you like to catch one for me?! What's the use of all that money and food?! ”

He Fengshan was dumbfounded, and he hesitated for a long time before he remembered the truth that he had subordinates since ancient times: "Isn't he like this, these wastes under my command are too stupid, more than 2,000 people caught dozens of people and couldn't find them, I don't scold them, I believe that after they were scolded by me, go out and work hard to find them, how can they find it." ”

It's a pity that Song Qiaomei didn't eat this, she directly refuted: "I think you are incompetent, don't find your subordinates to take the blame." Also, more than 2,000 people? Although He Fengshan was afraid of Song Qiaomei, he also wanted to find face for himself, so he asked rhetorically: "Qiaomei, no, there are a lot of 2,000 people, and our total strength is only 10,000 people, and we have to count the logistics workers or something."

Song Qiaomei sighed and said helplessly: "I said He Fengshan, it seems that Mr. is not wrong at all, you are really an elm head." If you go outside, the villages in northern Jiangsu are dense, and 100,000 million are at your fingertips, but you tell me that there is no one. Think about how we swept away the remnants of Song Huxing in Yimeng Mountain? Our husband gave an order, everyone in ten miles and eight villages was armed with sickles, hoes and kitchen knives, banging gongs, no mountains, no holes, no searches, what thieves can't be found? "But that's in our hometown, it's different here. We're new here, and it's a hard ground for us! He Fengshan tried his best to find a reason for himself, but if he was not careful, a black sentence also came out.

Song Qiaomei laughed when she heard this, and she suddenly said softly to He Fengshan: "Fengshan, is this good, if I can make northern Jiangsu become our soft land like Linyi, you will listen to me for everything in the future." He Fengshan suddenly felt that something was wrong, but when it came to the end, he could only stiffen up: "Okay, as long as you can do things well, you will be in charge of the house in the future." "Alright, you go and call the propaganda team and the scout captain, and I'll assign the task."

Early the next morning, the propaganda team and scouts were assembled, waiting for He Fengshan to give a lecture. As a result, they found that He Fengshan was dressed in a green coat and a small hat, carrying a ladder, carrying a rope on his back, and dressed as a house slave who repaired a house, which almost made them laugh. He Fengshan, who was angry, reprimanded with a blue face: "Don't laugh, you haven't seen me work, I'm also a farmer's child, what's so funny about this." When she was playing, Song Qiaomei came, and everyone laughed even more. Song Qiaomei was dressed in coarse cloth clothes, full of patches, and carried a basket full of fronts and cloth heads. So someone quipped: "General He, Miss Song, if we go to work for which official gentry?" ”

Song Qiaomei smiled and said: "I don't have the life to serve the master, we don't serve any big master today, let's serve the people." Seeing that everyone was puzzled, Song Qiaomei said again: "What's so strange, Shandong Li Gongzi's assessment and Mr. 's teaching have been forgotten, and our Nanyue Army works for the people, which is also an assessment item." It's just that in the past, we worked for the people of Shandong, but today, let's work for the people of northern Jiangsu. It's still the old rule, when you enter the village, you first clean the road, and then go into the yard to carry water and sweep the yard, and if someone's house is broken, they will repair the house. Those who do not have firewood will be given firewood, and those who lack food will be given food. In short, we will give what the people lack. If you can't give it for a while, write it down first and do it later. ”

Only then did everyone understand what was going on, since it was an assessment, no one dared to slack off, so the surrounding villages suddenly became lively. It's just that at the beginning, it can scare the common people a lot, and a large group of people hula rush into the village, which is even more terrifying than bandits entering the village. When people entered the courtyard, the eldest girl and the little daughter-in-law screamed in fright, thinking that something that often happened was going to happen. As a result, slowly, the common people found that these people with knives and guns in their hands seemed very strange. When they entered the village, they didn't grab food or girls, they just concentrated on sweeping the floor and working, and they wanted to express their gratitude, but they didn't even drink saliva. Finally, when a young man came down from the house, an old man hurriedly brought a bowl of water and said to the young man: "Master Jun, you work hard, the old man and I are poor, there is only a bowl of boiled water, you can take a sip." ”

He Fengshan took the bowl with a smile, drank it all, and then said to the old man: "Uncle, your house is almost a skylight, why don't you repair it earlier?" ”

The old man shook his head and said, "Master Jun, you are laughing. In these years, there has been a shortage of soldiers, and the house may have to be demolished one day, and it will be burned down, so what's the use of repairing the house? At this time, Song Qiaomei, who was helping her mother do needlework next to her, said: "Uncle, in the future, there will be no chaos, our Nanyue Army is here to bring peace to everyone." When we eliminate Er Liu, and then clean up the law-abiding gentry, the world will be completely peaceful. ”

The old man sighed and said, "Girl, what you said is easy, the officials and gentry are powerful, how can it be so easy to clean up." You are powerful now, but you are the water in the river, and you have to leave sooner or later, but people are stones in the river, and they have been here for hundreds and thousands of years. As soon as you leave, we will be ordinary people, but we will be unlucky again. He sighed. Song Qiaomei saw that the old man was depressed, so she asked her aunt with a smile: "Auntie, why do you do needlework alone and don't have a daughter under your knees?" As a result, the aunt cried directly, she said while crying: "Why not, I have three daughters, let the gentry snatch two of them, and the remaining one is about to get married, but people say that according to the rules handed down by the ancestors, the first night of the tenant girl's marriage will belong to him." My daughter had a violent temper and hanged herself. Now that I have no children or daughters around me, sometimes I think about it, I might as well die. ”

Song Qiaomei was silent after hearing this, she muttered for a long time, suddenly pulled He Fengshan to kneel down together, and then said to the aunt: "Auntie, I am also a hard-working person, and my parents also died in the hands of the gentry." You have no children, I don't have parents, then I will be a mother with him. After speaking, Song Qiaomei took He Fengshan to kowtow together. This move made the aunt panic suddenly, and she hurriedly helped Song Qiaomei up and asked, "Girl, what happened to you?" ”

Song Qiaomei choked up and said: "I was originally from Songjiazhuang, Shandong, my family was poor, and I owed a debt to the official gentry Song Huxing, and the only bit of thin land in the family was snatched away by Song Huxing. Just in time for Wu Xing to recruit female students, the poor family couldn't open the pot, I stomped into Mr. Wu Xing's Qin Law School, thinking that the big deal was to be a maid and concubine, so that I could have something to eat. As a result, Wu Xingzhen's envoy did not treat us female students badly, taught us to read and write, and told us that this world is unreasonable, and that it should be the cultivators who have their fields, but as a result, the official gentry and the fields are even strange, and the rich should pay more taxes, but now the small people pay more taxes. Wu Xingzhen's envoy took us to reduce rent and interest rates, and the official gentry Song Huxing saw that things were not good, so he wanted to arrest me, but he rescued me. Then Song Huxing killed all my parents, and I became an orphan. Fortunately, the sky has eyes, Song Huxing did not know whether he was alive or dead, and attacked Linyi with his minions, and was beaten by Wu Xingzhen's envoy and fled. Now that the Tartars are in trouble in the Central Plains, the gentry not only do not expel the Tartars, but recognize the thieves as their fathers. That's why the envoy of Wuxing sent us here to implement the new policy. From now on, all those under our rule will only pay the national tax, and the national tax will be two-tenths, and the rest of the rent will not be paid by the common people. If it is a good relationship with each other, it is only allowed to charge one-tenth at most. In addition, if you don't have money to plant land and no seeds and fertilizers, we in Nanyue Army still have a loan to buy green seedlings, no interest, only ask you to plant wheat as we say, and in the summer we will collect the wheat, and the price is three times the market price. Uncle and aunt, you see if it is this kind of day in the future, you say it is okay. ”

"Then, what should I do if the grain households and the official family don't do it? After all, the land we planted belongs to other people! The old lady was both happy and frightened.

"Mother, it's okay! As the uncle said just now, we are the water in the river, and the official grain households are the stones in the river. Then, let's smash this rotten stone together! Let the water flow more freely! ”

When the old man heard this, he patted his thigh and said excitedly: "Girl, that relationship is good." Song Qiaomei saw that the old man was so happy, and said: "Uncle, if we want to live a good life, then we have to eliminate the official gentry, do you know where the official gentry we beat a few days ago are hiding?" The old man seemed to be a little hesitant, looking like he wanted to speak and stopped, the eldest lady couldn't stand it, she said: "You useless old thing, this is no one else, it's our daughter." Girl, listen to me, they are all hiding in relatives' houses, and the small river set near here is where they hide. The village was full of family armies, at least a thousand people, with swords, guns and firearms. It is also said that there are several small cannons. Although there are no walls outside, the inside of the village is full of high walls, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. If there is no one to lead the way, even if you know that you will suffer a big loss if you fight blindly. I can't help with anything else, but I have a nephew who works as a farmer in Xiaoheji, and if I let him lead the way, I will definitely be able to destroy them. These words made Song Qiaomei's heart bloom, and she happily said to the eldest mother: "Auntie, you have done us a great favor, and when these official grain households who do not abide by the king's law are exterminated, I will give credit to the uncle and aunt." ”

Those propaganda teams that went to villages and households had already explained the military merits of the Nanyue Army in an easy-to-understand language for the common people, and some even made up songs and ballads for children to sing. For the military merit reward of the Nanyue Army, the two old men and old ladies did not dare to expect extravagance.

"Hey! We have buried people to the neck, what kind of military merit do we want! Even if it's a favor for you, by the way, just take a bite of pickled breath from my family for many years and generations! The old man's face glowed red with excitement.

In the northern part of Jiangsu and Huaibei, the landlord is basically the relationship between the serf owner and the serf for the tenants, and the personal dependence and exploitation and oppression of both sides are not what people of our age can imagine. There are some things, even in the Republic of China period, even the Nanjing Nationalist Government can't stand it. It was expressly forbidden by issuing an official document, but this order, in the days of the gentry's rule, was essentially an ammonia. By the way, what kind of behavior are you talking about? Hehe, the Mongolian Tartars have been handed down for many years to the first night right system of the Han bride, but it has been insisted on in northern Jiangsu until the Republic of China. I wonder if this is the essence of my traditional Chinese culture? Many people always advocate the style of the Republic of China, I don't know if the grain you have harvested for a hard year is taken away eighty percent, and your bride will honor the landlord on the first night, will you still miss the style of the Republic of China?

The artillery and the mobilization of the masses, the big and small officials and gentry and landlords in the Jianghuai area fell into bad luck. Originally, I thought that the polder, which had been built over the years, would be able to hold on for a month. Then use this time to find someone to intercede and dredge, how can you save your life. It's a big deal, let's take out some money and food to reward the three armies.

However, who would have thought that often overnight, the polder, which was impregnable in the past, was opened by the Nanyue Army. Not to mention that all the grain, wealth, livestock, and farm tools accumulated over the years were returned to others, and the correspondence, account books, and account books that were seized from the secret room of the study became powerful evidence at the public trial.

As a result, between the Jianghuai and the Huai, hundreds of large families of officials and gentry were killed, and cattle, horses, farm tools, grain, and clothing were distributed to the tenants of the past.