The simplicity of several township chiefs touched Mao Wenlong, and at the same time he secretly made up his mind that he could not let these people suffer. So the Shen family originally wanted to take seventy percent of the land rent, and changed it to five or five cents, and directly gave up two percent of the profits.

Several township chiefs were excited when they heard this, and if they paid less than 20 percent of the land rent, as long as it was not a year of great disaster, the whole family would have no worries about food and clothing.

As long as the people can get by, who will do anything to rebel? So at that moment, several township chiefs knelt down again to express their gratitude to Mao Wenlong.

Mao Wenlong didn't let them kneel, helped them up and said some words of encouragement, and then sent a few people away.

At present, the cultivated land in the suburbs of Shencheng is extremely limited, after all, there are only a few dozen people in several villages, so if you want to cultivate a large area, it is necessary to open up the wasteland.

Fortunately, the land that was already being cultivated was enough to harvest the seeds before they could be planted.

Mao Wenlong returned to the back mountain of Shencheng, and when he entered the barracks, he saw Chen Jisheng assembling cavalry. Obviously, he was going to set off to rob grain, but Mao Wenlong didn't expect it to be so fast.

"Are you going to go?" Leaning up, Mao Wenlong asked casually.

"Yes, Governor, the army carrying the grain will soon arrive at the predetermined place of looting, so we must rush over as soon as possible." When Chen Jisheng saw Mao Wenlong coming, he hurriedly bowed and returned the salute.

Mao Wenlong waved his hand, so that he didn't need to be polite, and instructed: "Be careful on the road, the Shaanxi Mansion is not as good as the Henan Mansion." And how many people are you going to bring with you this time? ”

"Back to the Dudu, a thousand cavalry battalions and two thousand elite infantry, enough!"

"Well, you are an expert in this matter, you arrange, I don't have any opinion, you just need to be cautious. Go ahead, I'll go to the camp and see the families who have come with the army. ”

Mao Wenlong instructed again, and then waved his hand and left.

Chen Jisheng looked at his departing back, and the divine light in his eyes flickered. seemed to have something to say to Mao Wenlong in his heart, but he hesitated whether to say it or not.

Chen Jisheng has already found out that the grain and grass to be robbed this time was allocated to Han Cheng by the imperial court. That is, Mao Wenlong's future father-in-law.

Chen Jisheng hesitated and didn't know whether to talk to Mao Wenlong first, but he was afraid that Mao Wenlong would not allow him to rob the grain. In this way, the food and grass of the army will be delayed, and once the army runs out of food and starves, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no mutiny.

Although the army is all Dongjiang Army, it was also brought out by Mao Wenlong, and there is no problem with loyalty at all. As long as it is not a matter of life and death, there will generally be no such thing as mutiny.

But in this world, nothing can be said for sure, and if you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what happens. Therefore, Chen Jisheng has been hesitating!

"Alas, it seems that Lao Tzu must carry this black cauldron!"

With a sigh, Chen Jisheng thought about the overall situation, but still felt that he couldn't tell Mao Wenlong, and when the matter was stabbed afterwards, he would come to confess the guilt again.

Packing up his mood, Chen Jisheng gathered 3,000 soldiers and horses, called Shang Chengzuo and Liu Guangzuo, and led the army around the city to the junction of Shaanxi and Henan to prepare for the grain robbery.

Hancheng Longmen River, high mountains on both sides of the river, there are ancient roads at the foot of the mountains on both sides of the river for pedestrians and horses to walk.

Chen Jisheng, who set out from Shencheng, rushed to the middle of the Longmen River with 3,000 men and horses day and night. This is the best waterway to enter Hancheng by water, and it is also the only way for the imperial court to allocate grain and grass this time.

Chen Jisheng had stepped on the location with two guards before, and at this moment, the three thousand men and horses were hiding in the woods on the side of the ancient road.

Cheng Zuo crouched beside Chen Jisheng, accompanying him to stare intently at the bend of the river. But after a long time, there was still no ship to be seen.

"Brother Chen, could you have made a mistake before, now that noon has passed, and no ships have arrived?" Cheng Zuo was obviously a little impatient.

The road is full of barren mountains and mountains, and the drought in Shaanxi is much more severe than that in Henan. Under natural and man-made disasters, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a thousand miles of red land.

There is also the person who has heard of cannibalism, and Chengzuo is also fortunate to meet it. He feels like his stomach is tumbling when he thinks about that scene now.

That scene is estimated to be unforgettable for his life, and now he just wants to leave this place where birds don't lay eggs as soon as possible, and he has nightmares for two days in a row.

Although the two cannibals were chopped up by him, he still couldn't calm down in his heart. I really can't figure out why they eat people, and they still eat children.

"What's the hurry? It's only been a long time since noon, stay honest, don't make a sound, if you miss a big thing, you kid looks good. Chen Jisheng was even a vicious warning.

Chengzuo was very aggrieved, but he didn't dare to defend again, so he could only swallow all the words in his mouth back into his stomach.

Liu Guangzuo snickered in his heart, and he felt comfortable when he saw Chengzuo being reprimanded by Chen Jisheng. Hehe smiled and just wanted to count Cheng Zuo twice, but Chen Jisheng suddenly made a silent gesture.

Following his gaze, he saw a grain boat appear on the river, this boat was short and small and big, and it was specially used to pull grain and grass. On the ancient road on the river embankment, there are slender men pulling boats, and the sound of 'hey, hey, hey' is neat and loud.

"Chengzuo, you immediately took the three hundred brothers who are familiar with the nature of the water into the water, remember, as soon as you receive the signal from me, immediately get on the boat. Kill all the officers and soldiers, and remember not to leave any alive. Chen Jisheng grimaced.

"Yes, big brother!" Cheng Zuo didn't dare to smile anymore, and learned Chen Jisheng's serious response.

"Go ahead!" Chen Jisheng didn't say much more.

Cheng Zuo clasped his fists and nodded, then turned around and left, and three hundred soldiers with excellent water nature then went down the river with him. Each of them had a reed pipe in his hand, and it soon disappeared into the river.

Chen Jisheng glanced at the river, nodded with satisfaction and said, "Chengzuo, this kid is also unmatched by this bit of water, and today he has a place to use." ”

"Hehe, I'll obey him for this! When he was in the Dongjiang River, he was able to dive a few hundred meters in the sea with his breath held his breath, which was indeed unparalleled. Liu Guangzuo did not disagree this time, but praised it very sincerely.

At this time, there were already five boats on the river that had crossed the bend, and according to Chen Jisheng's previous investigation, there were eight boats. It was all loaded with grain and grass raised by the imperial court, and after doing this vote, Chen Jisheng fully believed that the grain and grass were enough for the Dongjiang army for half a year.

After all eight ships had passed the bend, Chen Jisheng asked Liu Guangzuo to lead the cavalry to capture the slender men. Originally, according to Chen Jisheng's style when they were in Dongjiang, they naturally had to kill all of them, and they would never leave anything alive.

But this time, considering that those slender men were also poor people who ate with their mouths, Chen Jisheng really couldn't do this, so he asked Liu Guangzuo to capture them, instead of killing them directly.