"There is only one solution. Repurchase. Shang Wu said.

"The release of paper money, which in turn buys back a large number of bonds. The debt we put out. It has to be our responsibility. Shang Wu replied.

"It seems that if it will work, I think, we still need to give it a try." Jia Xu said.

"Yes. This is the only way to try this question. After all, we don't know if it's going to work. Shang Wu said. What the specific situation is, we still need to see the effect after their release to make some adjustments.

Within the territory of the country. This is already the place where the western part of Jizhou of the Republican Army is connected with the Taihang Mountain Military Region.

"Sir. Went further. It is the place of the Taihang Mountain Military Region. Got there. It's going to be colder inside the mountains. A sergeant came over and said to Zhang Xian.

"Oh. It doesn't matter, two sets of military coats were sent to me above, which is to say. This stuff is really good. Zhang Xian patted the military coat on his body and said. Because he is a member of the military academy instructor. They were specially given two sets of military coats. Under normal circumstances, an officer can only have a maximum of one set. This is also a treatment that only faculty members can enjoy.

"That's good. Sir, let's warm up with some hot soup. We're not in a hurry. The sergeant said.

"Hmm. All right. That's right. Do you know the situation of the bandits here? Zhang Xian asked the sergeant. The sergeant was a veteran of the 3rd Brigade. Now they are just going back together.

"I don't know about this, but I've heard some things from others, and I don't know exactly what the situation is, after all, they're just wounded soldiers from over there." The sergeant said.

"Hmm. So you can tell me about it? Zhang Xian asked.

"Okay. I'll tell you what I've heard. That is true. These bandits are not all bad people, but not all of them are good people, after all, good people will be thieves, of course. Our Red Turban Army is different. Our Red Turban Army is highly disciplined. Civilians are not killed indiscriminately. These bandits. How to say. It's just like the heroes of the Liang Shanbo. Some are some scum. Some of them are really heroes, when we were fighting, they also attacked and helped us, but some of them are really not things, they robbed the common people's things, killed people, set fires, harmed women, and did all kinds of evil things. These bandits are bandits. The sergeant said.

"Hmm." Zhang Xian nodded.

"But some people are not like this, they don't bully the common people, mainly robbing some big local households. and ask them for food, and for the civilians, sometimes they will not be too difficult. But they also did murder, but they killed people who should have been killed. In a word. Okay, good. Bad bad, bad. If we are beaten to death with a stick, we will have to pay some price. I think the governor over there means that he doesn't want the brothers to be killed or wounded. But these bandits must be dealt with. Otherwise, our situation is really not good. The sergeant said.

"Hmm." Zhang Xian nodded. This is the same as what he initially thought, that is. He was right. There is a part of the thieves who are good, and this part of the good can be won over, which is the most common method of the Red Turban Army. And there is still a part of the bad, this part of the bad, we must be completely and resolutely eliminated, but there is only one key to these problems, that is, trust, how to make this trust problem more solid. This is a critical question.

Zhang Xian was very concerned about this. He is also actively trying to find a way to solve such a problem.

In a small, dilapidated village in the West River. Ma Lian and his party rested here for a while.

"How? Is there anyone in the village? Ma Lian asked a lieutenant officer.

"Yes. It's all some old, some small. The young and energetic ones are gone. The local villagers still think that we are officials and soldiers, and they hate us very much. The lieutenant said.

"Hmm." Ma Lian nodded. Their little pot was cooking their dinner today. It's some compressed biscuits with some dried wild vegetables on it. You don't need to add salt or anything, it's all there. And the taste is still strong. But it's for them to replenish their stamina. is a good thing. Along the way, they can only eat this kind of food. Because there are simply no places to eat along the way. The only local meal they had along the way was gruel from a slightly better family. As an apology, they also left some compressed biscuits, which stuff was for them. The most worrying thing, but for the locals. It's the best food ever.

"The situation of the locals is very bad." That's it. Ma Lian took out his notebook and charcoal. He had to keep a record of what he saw. In this way, it is also easy to organize and record. This is what an observer should do.

"The war has not only caused serious damage to the Jizhou region, but also to the region. The government took everything that the local civilians had, land, cattle, seeds, and even some iron tools. The people here are destitute, they have no food, no winter clothes, and it is really hard to say whether they will survive this difficult winter. Ma Lian said.

The catastrophic impact of the war is extensive, but the Jizhou region is a war zone, and their situation may be directly visible. And the situation of these wars, which were not affected, was actually not any better. More than 90 percent of a family's harvest was taken away. Because the imperial court has to fight wars, it has to raise taxes, and taxes cannot be increased specifically for those who have money. So, in the end, most of the taxes were concentrated on these suffering people, and they paid more taxes than before. More than doubled. This makes their situation even poorer.

"Cold. Hunger. There are also terrible diseases that afflict the people here, who are struggling with their fate in hardship, and the taxes are constantly increasing. Locals told me. His Majesty the Emperor should increase military spending. The defeated West Park New Army needs to be re-established. And to be armed with a large number of firearms. This money can only be carried out by increasing taxes, so that the imperial court can only increase taxes. As a result, the situation is becoming more and more unfavorable. A large increase in taxes. Let more people become poor. A lot of people can't live here anymore. Ma Lian writes here. He couldn't write anymore. He is a soldier, and a soldier is supposed to defend the country, but now, what he sees is that the land they have to defend is in such a tragic situation, maybe when their children and grandchildren are fighting on the front line, their families have to endure great hunger and cold. The torment of illness. This torture can be unbearable for them to endure. It can also make their situation extremely unfavorable.

"Everything here is providing the seeds for revolt. Suffering is a kind of torture and a kind of suffering. In the midst of such torment, it torments people's hearts, but when this heart accumulates to a certain extent, it will explode with unbelievable terrifying power. Malen wrote. He felt that everything here was endured, the earth was enduring, and the people who were suffering were also suffering. Everything is endured, and this endurance is painful, distorted. If it can't be released in time, it will form a huge explosive force. Ma Lian could feel the presence of this explosive force. It seems to have reached the brink of being out of control.

Lijiazhuang. Military academy. Cao Cao was in his bedroom, sorting out the information he had gathered.

Cao Cao believed that the reason why the Red Turban Army was able to win the battle was inseparable from their strong will to fight and their superiority in firearms. This is the red ticket, that is, the bond.

War is extremely costly, and Cao Cao knew this. The reason why Huangfu Song wanted to withdraw the army south in the first place was to avoid a large-scale war that would further deplete the empire's last financial resources, but unfortunately, all his plans failed. The Empire lost the last part of its mobile forces, which was an extremely heavy blow to the Empire. But behind such a blow, Cao Cao saw a little hope, that is, they might be able to learn something from the Red Turban Army. Cao Cao quickly delved into this.

Look carefully at the bond in your hand. It was with these land bonds that the Red Turban Army had a greater ability to mobilize for war. This was also an important factor in the Red Turbans' courage to reduce taxes and exempt them from forced labor.

Civilians first of all the pressure becomes very small. In this way, the government will take much less from them. This will allow them to have extra financial resources and food to support the Red Turbans, because if the Red Turbans fail, their taxes will increase, which is the last thing the civilians want to see. If they were allowed to go back to the past, what would happen to them, life would be better than death. So, the people actively supported the war, and they understood that the war was closely related to them.

This is also why Cao Cao was able to see that every household had a large number of red tickets in their hands, and why, they took out most of their rations to buy all the bonds, which was purchased for themselves. To support the Red Turban Army is to support one's own happy life. They sent their husbands, children, and brothers to the battlefield, and only by defeating the officers and soldiers could their lives be stable. They could have eaten three meals. Note. In ancient times, the ancients did not eat three meals a day. It's two meals a day. And in the base area, because the food has become abundant, as long as the pressure on the people has been reduced a lot. This allows the population to feed their stomachs. But that's it, they saw that if the Red Turbans were defeated, their good days would come to an end. This is intolerable to all of them, and in such a situation, they automatically lower their standards. Cut down the food to support the Red Turbans in their wars.

It is precisely by relying on this practice that the will to fight of the Red Turban Army has been greatly stimulated. This is also why some Red Turban Army units have such a strong will to fight. Because the officers and soldiers are going to take everything they have, and they have already got what they have. The peasants are stingy, they don't want to lose these things, the land. food, and a better life for them in the future. For the sake of these, they decided to fight hard. How could the officers and soldiers be undefeated under such a stubborn will to fight?

Second, the issuance of land bonds, as well as the concentration of land bonds, are also creating a huge problem. A land bond is actually a marketable security, as a vehicle. The bonds themselves can be copied in large quantities. This is more advantageous than gold and silver. It is also under such advantages that a large amount of land is concentrated. A large amount of land was distributed to the people through bonds. The land was deposited in the bank or in the form of discount. In fact, the Red Turbans were not opposed to land annexation, on the contrary, they actively supported land annexation, so that land could be cultivated on a larger scale. When the land performs such a situation. Local farmers have received an unprecedented income. Of course. In addition to some interest, it is still very substantial, and the same is true for the local enlightened landowners, who can legally get more land from the Agricultural Bank, and as long as they sign an agreement, they can get more and more land. And they only pay some interest, and they are also one of the largest active buyers of land bonds when they are issued. In fact, they are providing a lot of financial support to the Red Turbans in this way. Just imagine, the Red Turban Army mobilized a lot of human resources through a small land bond and participated in it, and in contrast, for various selfish reasons, the Northern Army and the New Army of the West Garden were still relatively undersupplied, although they were well-equipped, but firearms greatly offset their advantage, on the contrary, they were discouraged because of the disadvantage of the policy.

In desperation, they chose to surrender, because surrender can get bonds, which is equivalent to getting land. This is for the soldiers. is a great choice. The rout of the morale of the army is inevitable.

And finally, that is the advent of factories, land bonds that pooled the land. At the same time, a large surplus of labor force was generated, and where did this surplus labor force go, on the one hand, the army, the Red Turban Army did not lack supplementary soldiers, they could expand more than twenty to thirty infantry regiments in an instant, as long as they wanted, they could do this at any time. On the other hand, there are factories, and a large number of factories attract more people to participate, and there is not only capital in them. There was also the birth of a large number of new classes. Worker. They produced a large number of new firearms for this army, and the Red Turbans mobilized almost all the resources they could muster. In the face of such a mobilization capability, it is impossible to be undefeated.