Subsequently, Kuang Zhirong's family officially settled in the newly established villages and towns along the Namba River in the Davao region.

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After receiving the household registration card of the local civil affairs office, Kuang Zhirong's eldest son An Ruyu's family shared 10 acres of wasteland on the right bank of the Nanba River, which was very flat and fertile, and the whole family was overjoyed.

Next, the government provided cattle, seeds and farming tools, and the whole family seized the time every day to burn the wasteland, weed, and open up the land in order to start sowing early rice.

Although the land here is fertile and easy to irrigate, it is a wasteland that has never been cultivated, and it is completely different from the mature land that has been cultivated for many years in China.

Working here, in addition to the fact that the weather is too hot, which makes the skin of the pioneers cracked, there are also a lot of grasshoppers in the wasteland, and if you are not careful, you will be bitten on the leg and stomach, and you can't cut it with a knife.

And in this kind of wasteland, there are occasional dangers.

That is, if a tropical spotted viper is bitten by a tropical spotted viper that hides in the depths of the grass and hides deadly venom in its mouth, within a quarter of an hour, it will be poisonous, its blood will coagulate, and its skin will ulcerate and die.

In addition, there is a rarer, but more ferocious Luzon alligator.

This Luzon alligator, when it reaches adulthood, weighs six or seven hundred pounds, and its body is very large.

They lurk in the Namba River and various large and small lakes, and if they are not careful, they will come out to steal and eat people and animals, and if they are bitten and dragged into the water, there is basically no chance of survival.

During this period when the immigrants had just begun to reclaim the land, more than a dozen people in the Davao area were either bitten to death by poisonous snakes or eaten by crocodiles.

It is very pitiful to pity these immigrants who have crossed the ocean to reach here, and to die in such a distant wilderness.

However, in the face of the industrious and brave Han immigrants, such unfavorable conditions have been slowly overcome.

In order to prevent locusts, when the people ploughed the fields, they wrapped their entire calves with cloth and tied them with leggings.

And those poisonous snakes, as soon as they are discovered, will be killed on the spot.

As for the crocodiles in the rivers and lakes, the numbers have been greatly reduced by local auxiliaries who have been hunted en masse.

The remnants of the crocodiles have all taken refuge in the inaccessible deep mountains and old forests, which is rare to see.

Such a harsh environment is also the most transformative for people.

Kuang Zhirong, the original squire and wealthy man, is now, like other immigrants, has adapted to such a hot and humid tropical environment, working hard every day under the scorching tropical sun, and doing all his best for the future harvest.

The eldest son Kuang Ruyu, who has never done farm work, and the eldest grandson Kuang Ran and others, at this moment, have to grit their teeth, sweat on this hot land, and work hard.

In the daily heavy reclamation work, their originally delicate and white skin became rough and dark, and gradually, they were exactly the same as ordinary rural villagers.

And the old squire Kuang Zhirong, although he is too old to do farm work, he also helps to do some chores at home every day, and at the same time is responsible for the daily food delivery work, which can be regarded as his greatest ability for the family.

All the people of the Kuang family hope in their hearts that they can usher in a full harvest through such hard work.

After all, God rewards hard work.

However, under Kuang Zhirong's heart, there is still a dream.

That is, the Kuang family, which was once influenced by poetry and books, will definitely be able to rely on their own efforts in this hot land in the south to gradually get ahead, so as to revive the lintel, rejuvenate the family style, and reproduce the glory of the Kuang family in Kuizhou.

After all the land was cleared and the rice seeds were sown, his eldest grandson, who had been a child in Kuizhou, was hired as a teacher at a local primary school.

The Kuang family, someone finally started eating public meals again.

After the news that Kuangran was hired as a teacher, Kuang Zhirong was very happy, and in front of the ancestral tablet, he burned incense and prayed, begging them to bless Kuangran with a smooth work, and also to bless the descendants of the Kuang family with a long and prosperous life, and there are talents from generation to generation.

Of course, Kuang Zhirong would never have thought that in fact, Li Xiao's arrangement of local squires like them had a deeper level of consideration.

That is, Li Xiao hoped in his heart that he could use the hands of the rogues to clean up these local landlords and rich gentry.

These landlords and squires are inextricably linked with the imperial court, and in the local area, it is also an intertwined relationship, if Li Xiao wants to personally eradicate these local landlords and squires, he will undoubtedly encounter great resistance.

After all, although Li Xiao is extremely autonomous, he is still wearing the skin of the official army, acting and doing things, of course, he can't be as careless as a thief.

Therefore, under the condition that it was a foregone conclusion that the thieves would sweep Sichuan, it was just right for them to eradicate the local rich gentry landlords in Sichuan and clean up the intertwined forces and connections.

And now, Li Xiao is vigorously recruiting people who don't want to recruit the rogues; In the future, Li Xiao plans to send troops to eliminate these rogues.

Then, the local ownerless land was redivided by Li Xiao and then distributed to all kinds of displaced people, thus realizing the basic policy of equal distribution of land.

To put it more simply, that is, Li Xiao is actually borrowing the hands of the rogues to complete the land reform policy that he must do in the future.

This intention is only known to Li Xiao, Chen Zilong, Jiang Yueguang and other core staff, and the rest of the people do not know Li Xiao's hidden thoughts.

With the passage of time, Li Xiao's Nanyang provinces became more and more prosperous, and the island of New Guinea was also a frequent success.

Li Xiao estimated in his heart that according to the current progress, in three months at most, the entire island of New Guinea would be in his own hands.

While Li Xiao's Nanyang expansion was thriving, in the area of Shaanzhou at the junction of Henan and Shanxi, something happened that no one could have imagined.

Shaanzhou wilderness, Liukou military camp.

A wide cowhide tent with a high-lettered flag flying high on it, and the outside of the tent was tightly guarded by layers of soldiers.

And from this cowhide tent, from time to time, there was a faint sound of men's roars and women's moans.

If you look into the tent, you can clearly see that on the ground, a thick velvet cushion is spread.

On this velvet cushion, a burly but red. Body. The naked man was pressing a bewitching woman with white skin tightly under him.

The man kept doing the piston movement, and the snapping sound was clearly audible, mixed with one low roar after another, and one after another coquettish moans, so that the whole tent was suddenly full of spring light, full of instinctive and primitive sensual atmosphere.

As the snapping sound became more and more urgent, the men's low roars and women's moans became more and more intense.

Finally, the man let out a roar like a cow's cry, and he clenched the woman's plump and soft breasts, his whole body trembled, and he poured out, and the great pleasure spread from the top of his head to the tail vertebrae like an overelectricity.

Then, like a felled log, he fell feebly on the woman's soft, white body.

The woman was motionless, her soft fingers slowly brushed over the man's sweaty back, but two lines of tears slowly flowed from her eyes.

"Baby, you really made me die."

The man gasped and said in a low voice.

A smile appeared on the woman's face, but two lines of tears flowed down again: "Boss, I'm just afraid that if we go on like this, one day, we will be discovered by him." ”

Listening to the woman's words, a trace of hideousness suddenly crossed the man's face.

"Don't be afraid, Gao is a person who does things alone, one day, I will kill him first!"

"This ...... He must be your brother, and will you be able to do it? ”

"Why can't you do it? Lao Tzu killed him like chopping melons and vegetables! Although Li Goubi and I used to be brothers, for your sake, even if I kill him ten, I won't blink an eye! ”

"Husband, don't, I really don't want to see you kill each other for me."

The woman clung to the man's head and cried in a low voice, "If you kill him, then all his brothers will kill you at once, so how can we stay together?" ”

Listening to the woman's words, the man fell silent.

In the whole tent, there was an oppressive dead silence.

This man, named Gao Jie, is a general under Li Zicheng.

And this woman, named Xing, is Li Zicheng's wife.

This Gao Jie, the word Yingwu, and Li Zicheng is a fellow villager in Shaanxi, he is tall and strong, a national character face is angular, and he has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his appearance is very handsome, and because of his bravery, he was accepted by Li Zicheng as a cronie general, and stayed by his side every day.

And that Xing is beautiful, young, and in getting along with the handsome guy Gao Jie every day, the two gradually fell in love with each other, but, because of Li Zicheng, although the two had a good impression of each other, they did not dare to act openly.

And now, because Li Zicheng led his troops to attack and plunder the area of western Henan, he arranged for Gao Jie to take the reserve troops to guard the area of Shaanzhou to protect his back road and his family.

Li Zicheng never expected that his departure just created an excellent opportunity for Gao Jie and Xing to get along.

Li Zicheng just led his troops away, and Gao Jie and Xing immediately hooked up together.

In this way, Gao Jie, a close comrade-in-arms of the same township as Li Zicheng, personally gave Li Zicheng, the historical emperor of Dashun, a big green hat.

After a long time, Gao Jie finally spoke in a low voice: "Madam, if you want to last for a long time, there is no way. ”

"Oh, what's the solution?"

"Lead the army to surrender."

Gao Jie's face flashed again.

"Touming? Isn't that a complete enemy of themselves? ”

Xing's face was full of panic.

"Humph! Now that we have done such a thing, it is inevitable that these brothers will turn against each other and become enemies! In the future, even if I don't kill him, he will come and kill me. ”

Gao Jie said hatefully: "My troops are weak, and I am not Li Zicheng's opponent." The only way to do this is to take refuge in the Ming Dynasty in order to compete with Li Zicheng, and it is difficult to say who will kill the deer in the future!"

"There are a lot of Ming troops from all walks of life, who are you going to vote for?"

Xing asked again.

"I plan to lead the army from Shaanzhou and return to Shaanxi to join the Tang army stationed in Haoyang, Shaanxi."

Gao Jie had a determined expression on his face.

"Vote for the Tang Army? Why did you retreat so far to join the Tang Army? Why don't you vote for Sun Chuanting or Hong Chengchou in the nearest place? ”

Shi looked puzzled.

Gao Jie shook his head with a wry smile, and said with a long sigh: "Madam, do you think that being a husband is impulsive?" No, I've long thought about who would be the most appropriate to vote for if I really wanted to retreat from the rebels. ”

Without waiting for Xing to speak, Gao Jie continued: "There is a way that a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. In my opinion, Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi, Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides, and even Zuo Liangyu, the chief military officer of Huguang, are all ordinary people, and it is difficult to do much. I will wait to invest, it will be rare for a long time. Only to vote for the Tang Army and to vote for Li Xiao, the Duke of Tang Guo, who can be called the pillar of the Ming Dynasty, is the best way out. ”

Gao Jie paused, and then said: "This Tang Guogong Li Xiao, who resisted the Tartars in the north and attacked the rebels in the south, has brilliant achievements and stands alone in the world. His subordinates, the Tang Army, can be regarded as an invincible army of tigers and wolves. Li Xiao is located in the land of Shandong, and in the whole country, there are many troops divided into troops, and his momentum can be described as extremely wide. And I heard that this person also defeated Xiyi and vigorously explored overseas places, which is really a heroic man who is not born in the world! If we vote for this person, we will be reused, and you and I will be together for a long time. Xing Shi was silent, and Liang Jiufang sighed: "Master, since you have made up your mind, the concubine will listen to you." In the next few days, let's pack up and prepare to escape. Gao Jie hummed and hugged her tightly in his arms again. Xing was like a curled kitten in his arms, and a pair of seductive apricot eyes unconsciously shed tears of happiness. Two days later, on March 26, the 14th year of Chongzhen, Gao Jie quietly packed up the soldiers and horses of more than 3,000 people in his headquarters, pulled out the camp, and led the crowd to retreat to Shaanxi. Five days later, Gao Jie's troops traveled all the way, crossed the Yellow River, and came to the city of Haoyang, and then Gao Jie immediately sent his general Li Chengdong to report. "Listen to the Tang army guards, we are all General Gao Jie's troops, and we are the righteous army who have come to surrender to Cheng. Our department came from afar, and I wanted to serve under Tang Guogong. Please open the gates of the city and let us into the city. Li Chengdong, who was tall and majestic, rode on a sturdy black horse, and roared at the city gate about a stone's throw away from the west gate of Haoyang. Hearing that it was a thief who came to vote, Mo Changrong, the deputy commander of the Tang Army's Zhengxi Battalion, who was standing on the tower of the city gate, frowned unconsciously. He quickly thought that the thief Zhang Miaoshou last time was on the condition of surrendering by fraud, and almost led his troops to capture Haoyang. Now, I can't trust them anymore. "Go, go and call Eunuch Qi, there will be something important to discuss with him." Mo Changrong hurriedly called to a small soldier on the side. The soldier obeyed, and soon his partner, the warden Qi Mo, hurried up to the tower and came to his side. "General Mo, what's going on?" Qi Mo asked urgently. Mo Changrong stretched out his hand and pointed at the soldiers and horses of Gao Jie's troops outside the city, and immediately said in a low voice: "Well, there are a large number of thieves and soldiers outside the city, saying that they want to take refuge in our Lord Li, but I don't know if it's true or not. Hearing Mo Changrong's question, the superintendent Qi Mo also frowned unconsciously. However, he thought about it, and then whispered a few more words in Mo Changrong's ear. Mo Changrong nodded as he listened, and then his brows furrowed. He took a few steps forward, stood close to the pheasant, and shouted at Gao Jie's subordinates: "Even if you have the heart to submit, our army is also welcome." Then you will first be outside the city, disarm yourselves, and do not play tricks. We will send soldiers to verify it, and if you and others are indeed bent on joining our army, then the general will definitely open the gates of the city and personally welcome your troops into the city. “