Li Zicheng felt strange, the person who asked to see him was definitely not a soldier of the Heavenly Mandate Army, nor would he be an official of Shangnan County, otherwise the soldiers should know them.

I don't have any acquaintances here, and I shouldn't know anyone who I don't know, "Did they report their home?" ”

"The Metropolitan Governor, they say, is the governor of Wangjialou and Wangjiazhuang villages!"

"Captain?" Li Zicheng was even more convinced that he should not know them, what did they ask to see him?

Li Zicheng's heart moved, it must be the people of these two villages who are restless, and the chief will visit in person, mainly to inquire about the information and the movements of the Heavenly Mandate Army.

After the Mandate of Heaven Army came to Fushuiyi, they were busy setting up a camp in Jinzhong Mountain and setting up Fushui Town, but they did not publicize the Mandate of Heaven Army to the people nearby, they must have been nervous.

"They are just small lieutenants, and if the governor does not want to see them, his subordinates will drive them away......"

"No, let them in!" Li Zicheng smiled faintly, and he had already calculated it in his heart.

The soldiers opened the curtain and brought two people in, Li Zicheng raised his eyes and saw that one person was in his forties, and the other person was probably in his early fifties, all of them were wearing gray long jackets and bowing their waists. ”

Li Zicheng said in a deep voice: "Get up, the governor of Pontus doesn't like these false courtesies!" ”

"The villain thanked the Metropolitan Governor!" After the two got up, they both bowed their waists, and their eyes swirled around Li Zicheng.

Li Zicheng met the eyes of the two and said lightly: "You are the chief of Wangjialou and Wangjiazhuang?" ”

"The villain is Wang Xi, the chief of Wangjialou!"

"The villain is Wang Hu, the chief of Wangjiazhuang!"

Li Zicheng noticed that the person outside the forties was Wang Xi, the lieutenant governor of Wangjialou, and the person in his early fifties was Wang Hu, the lieutenant governor of Wangjiazhuang, nodded at them and said, "What are you looking for the governor of Bentu?" ”

Wang Xi said cautiously: "Villain...... The villain came to see the Metropolitan Governor, and I don't know if the Metropolitan Governor is short of military rations......"

"Military rations?" Li Zicheng was stunned for a moment, and seemed to understand their intentions, "Do you have military rations to sell to the governor of Pontus?" Don't know what the price is? ”

Wang Hu and Wang Xi glanced at each other, their faces were embarrassed, and said: "Dadu Governor, Wangjiazhuang and Wangjialou are not big, the people are barren, but the villain has a small amount of grain in his hands, if the Dadu Governor needs it, the villain is willing to dedicate it to the Dadu Governor, and he will not take a penny!" ”

"Are you going to work for the army?" A smile appeared on Li Zicheng's face, these two people were really, "You are worried that the governor of Pontus will rob the people, so you take the initiative to donate food?" ”

"The villain doesn't dare," Wang Xi's waist bowed lower, "The villain and the others are not excusing the people, the court has repeatedly increased the endowment, and there is not much surplus food in the people's homes......

Li Zicheng smiled faintly: "Then how much grain do you have in your hands?" ”

Wang Xi secretly glanced at Li Zicheng, although there was a smiling face in front of him, his heart was still fluctuating, and said, "Villain...... If the villain gathers all the food in the big family's house, he may have 5,000 stone ......."

"Five thousand stones is already a lot, enough for a thousand soldiers to eat for a year," Li Zicheng was still calm and light, and he didn't say whether he wanted it or not, "You donate these grains, is your own food enough?" ”

The expression on Wang Xi's face was obviously relaxed, "Back to the Metropolitan Governor, the population in the villain's family is not large, if you save some money, one meal a day, you can support the autumn grain harvest ......"

"Once a day?" Li Zichengqi said: "You donate the food at home to the Heavenly Mandate Army, and you can only eat one meal a day?" Why do you donate food? ”

"Back to the adults, the villain's family can have two meals a day, and the slaves are one ......meal a day," Wang Xixin said, if it weren't for the fear that you would rob and raid the house, the ghost would be willing to donate the food at home, but in this way, once he said it, I am afraid it would not be a matter of losing his head, "The villain saw that the Mandate of Heaven Army came to Wangjialou for many days, but it was a strict military discipline and did not commit any ......offence to the people."

"Oh? For such a thing? Li Zicheng glanced at Wang Xi and said with a faint smile: "Regardless of whether what you said is true or not, I can take the initiative to donate military rations, and the governor of Bendu is very grateful, thank you to the two lieutenants!" ”

"It should be, it should be," Wang Hu hurriedly bowed his hand, the Metropolitan Governor accepted the donated grain, Wangjiazhuang and Wangjialou Villages, should be able to get out of danger, his face was full of smiles, "The Metropolitan Governor, in a few days, the villains will gather the grain, do you want to send it over, or will the Metropolitan Governor go to pick it up......"

Li Zicheng waved his hand and said: "The governor of Pontus is not short of food, even if he lacks food, he also buys from you, and he doesn't need your donation!" ”

"Ah......" Both of them were stunned, could it be that most of them were too little?

"Have you heard of the Providence Army before?" Li Zicheng said: "Do you know the military discipline of the Heavenly Mandate Army? ”

"I've heard of the Mandate of Heaven Army, but the military discipline of the Mandate of Heaven Army ......" Wang Xi shook his head, and Wang Hu was even more surprised, not knowing what Li Zicheng meant, did he still want to raid his home......

Li Zicheng said with a smile: "You don't have to be nervous, the governor of Pontus will not hurt the people for no reason, let alone rob the people, the Mandate of Heaven army is not a rogue, but an army born for the people in accordance with God's will......"

"Ah......" The two were even more confused, but they didn't dare to ask more.

"You have come at the right time this time, otherwise, in a day or two, the Pontus Governor will also come to you, you two, sit down and talk first!"

How dare the two of them sit down, Li Zicheng refused the military rations they donated, and in their hearts, they were like a hungry little white rabbit each, at Li Zicheng's request, they did it on the pony, but they kept peeking at Li Zicheng's face.

Li Zicheng's face was a faint smile, the clouds were light and the wind was light, they really couldn't see through it!

"The Mandate of Heaven Army is not a rogue, and it will not rob the people's property," Li Zicheng spent more than half an hour before explaining to the two of them the three major laws of the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion, as well as some of the military regulations and military laws of the Mandate of Heaven Army, "The Mandate of Heaven Army is the army of the people, whether it is poor or rich, we will only protect them, and we will never harm them." ”

The two only felt that they had heard the mythical story, and at first they couldn't believe that there was such an army, until Li Zicheng completely told the fact of the division of the Heavenly Mandate Army, and they reluctantly believed it, "The army of the Grand Governor is not only inferior to the Liukou, but also the army of the imperial court, which is also far behind......

"That's nature," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "If the Heavenly Mandate Army is the same as the army of the imperial court, then what kind of imperial court is it against?" After a pause, Fang said, "However, the governor of Pontus is preparing to find you, and there is indeed one thing that requires your cooperation!" ”

Wang Xi arched his hand and said: "Most of the governors, please say, as long as the villain can do it, the villain should be duty-bound!" Wang Hu also said it categorically.

"This matter may be a little difficult for you, and there is also a certain loss, but the Pontus Governor is for the people, and it is also for yourself," the smile on Li Zicheng's face disappeared completely, and was replaced by a gloomy and serious look, "You know just now, the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion has a law, called the Law of the Land, where the Mandate of Heaven army goes, all the land will be redistributed and evenly distributed to all the people!" ”

"This ......"

Wang Xi and Wang Hu also belong to the people, but they are slightly richer than ordinary people, and the land is the same fate # root for them, when they heard that the Heavenly Mandate Army was going to expropriate all the land, their faces suddenly changed, and they were unwilling in their hearts, but they didn't dare to say it.

"The Governor of Pontus does not know how much land you have, but the Governor of Pontus must distribute land to the people, and if the people do not have land, how can they have enough to eat? The Mandate of Heaven Army is the army of the people, isn't it an empty word? Li Zicheng still kept a straight face, "How did the land in the hands of big households get it in the first place, and whether it was forcibly bought and seized, the governor of Bendu can not be investigated, but all the land, according to the degree of fertility, must be redistributed, there is no negotiation!" ”

"Governor, can the villain leave some land and take out the excess land......

"No, the rest of your possessions will not be used by Pontus, but the land must be pooled and redistributed!" Li Zicheng knew their thoughts, even if he couldn't occupy more land, he wanted to keep the high-yield land, and just take out the real estate.

Wang Hu's forehead was already sweating, but Wang Xi was calm, "Governor, do you have to obey it?" ”

"In the territory of the Mandate of Heaven Army, there are no exceptions, even the generals of the Mandate of Heaven Army and the Governor of Pontus must abide by the Law of the Land!" Li Zicheng said: "You don't have to worry about eating, the family has a large population and a lot of land." ”

"......" and both of them were silent, such a reason obviously did not convince them, they were wealthy households, and food and clothing were not their pursuit.

"You are the chief, naturally you can see farther than the ordinary people," Li Zicheng said: "If you can't let all the people eat enough, the people will be in chaos, and once the people are in chaos, the first to be hurt is the big families, as you said, they will not rob the ordinary people...... Ordinary people simply don't have anything to rob them. ”

Wang Hu was still hesitating, but Wang Xi nodded slightly.

"Even if you take out the land, your family business is richer than that of ordinary people, if it is not the Heavenly Mandate Army that comes to Wangjiazhuang and Wangjialou, but the rogue, can you imagine what kind of scene it is?" Li Zicheng's expression turned pale, but he didn't smile, "Actually, the times have changed, if you want to accumulate wealth, there are ways, you don't have to focus on the cultivated land." ”

"Don't have to stare at the farm?" Wang Xi's expression changed, and after a while, Fang said, "Is there any other way?" Dadu Governor, Wangjialou is just a small mountain village, not as good as the big city, the shops have reached a certain scale, it is difficult to expand the scale......" Wang Hu also looked dazed, and really didn't understand Li Zicheng's thoughts.

Li Zicheng smiled indifferently and looked at the two of them, but his eyes were indescribably soft, "Okay, both of them are lieutenant chiefs, and they took the initiative to ask for the labor army, but the governor of Pontus can show you a way, you don't have to rely on cultivated land, you can also make a small fortune." ”