A fleet of not too small ships went up the river. In order to increase the efficiency of the investigation in various places to the greatest extent, the teams of the two divisions of the Volunteer Left Army were not gathered together, but were led by Xiao Xuan and Zhou Dayong respectively to various places. The three regiments and the teams directly under the division of the volunteer division under Zhou Dayong's command rushed to Ningguofu, Huizhoufu, Anqingfu, Raozhoufu, and other places along the lakes and rivers in Anhui and Jiangxi, and at least 400 people from various localities gathered on the boat to stay on the boat for a few more days to understand the situation in various places.

Xiao Xuan and the volunteer first division led by him rushed to Huguang to learn about the local grassroots reform policy, and in Xiao Xuan's mind, the situation in Jiangxi, Anhui and even many other provinces was also very important. However, as far as the best source of revolutionary soldiers is concerned, Jiangxi, which is not yet poor in this era, and Anhui, where the people's customs are somewhat impetuous, are not the first choice. If there are all kinds of malpractices in the locality, it will not be as difficult as many people in places where the folk customs are weak, and it will be very easy to break the shackles of clan and local prestige through one-sided relationship. In terms of the source of soldiers who have the best combat effectiveness but are not too impetuous, in Xiao Xuan's perception and experience, Shandong, Sichuan, Huguang, and some places in northern Jiangsu are the first choice. The state of the revolution at the grassroots level in these places will, of course, have a very important impact on the state of army building in the coming year.

The fleet did not stop directly at the important towns in Jiujiang or Wuchang and Huangzhou Prefectures, but when it approached Huangzhou Mansion at night and had not yet arrived, hundreds of trained horses and even cavalry horses from the division reconnaissance team rushed ashore on special bridges to the area of Luotian County, and at least randomly invited at least 100 adult men and women from various townships and localities. I didn't deliberately tell those people to invite young children or children to come. It is also somewhat impolite to be suspected of committing such a crime. Second, if the local problems are not particularly obvious, many things may not be known to the children who are not from the family.

Because of their unique identity, the reconnaissance team sent out did not encounter any great risks, but after experiencing some things in the capital at the beginning, Xiao Xuan's vigilance was not bad. Just in case, the people from all the townships in the mountains of Luotian County were invited to first arrange to bathe and change clothes on a special boat, and eat a meal as if they were treated. The first is to alleviate the tension that these people are likely to have after hearing about meeting the Son of Heaven, and second, to conduct a thorough physical examination in a relatively tolerant and polite manner, so as to eliminate the potential safety hazards as much as possible.

Although the special purification boat is not large, it can effectively accommodate 100 people to bathe at a time, and there are special in-ship heating facilities, which does not make people feel any discomfort in the cold winter in the south of the Yangtze River. The meals prepared on the ship were not very rich, but very simple home-cooked meat dishes and rice with spices, but they were still enough to flatter the middle and lower class people in some remote places of this era.

"Long live the saint! The Ming Dynasty has a saint, which is really a blessing for the people... Many people said from the bottom of their hearts that modern Chinese in the 21st century do not have a scene that is also somewhat unfamiliar. When Xiao Xuan personally boarded the ship, the more than 100 men, women, and children waiting to be met in the cabin seemed to bow sincerely.

"Get up, now our Ming Dynasty is no longer in this set. Although the Son of Heaven inherits the mandate of heaven, to put it bluntly, he is also an ordinary person like the majority of ordinary people, where will he have a lifespan of 10,000 years. If you see me and regard me as a high official, wouldn't you be a little unable to hold your head up in front of those who are a little less able to hold up your head? That's actually what worries me the most. ”

Hearing that Xiao Xuan referred to himself as me instead of me, some of the more knowledgeable old people began to be a little suspicious. But on second thought, someone claimed that the Son of Heaven was here. On the ship of this imperial army, it is difficult that there are still people who dare to falsely pass on the holy decree.

Seeing this, Xiao Xuan said after thinking carefully: "Don't worry, oh, in the future, you must also keep in mind: if someone claims to be the Son of Heaven in the future, but there is no huge army with such momentum and equipment around him, you should be careful, it may be a trap set by the bull ghost and snake god somewhere." Now you can see dozens of big ships, this is at least the battle of a division, and it is by no means something that the bulls, ghosts, snakes, and gods in any place can fake. Actually, I asked you to come here just to find out what is going on in some places. This year's autumn harvest, at what price will the grain be harvested? What has the current government of Luotian County done for the local people in the past few months? What are the burdens? Is there anything like the old officials in the past who hurt nature and do evil? Is there anything like this in the local garrison? ”

Hearing such an inquiry, the people, who were still very excited before, seemed to be somewhat silent.

In fact, it is not the first time that Xiao Xuan has conducted a civil investigation in this way, and he has some experience, guessing that some people may be afraid to express their opinions in such a public place. Therefore, Xiao Xuan didn't ask anything more in this situation, but after that, he scattered these invited people and arranged them to inquire one by one to understand the local situation.

It was in this way that the doubts of many people invited by Luotian County were finally dispelled, and in such a situation where they could not refer to each other, and they were not sure whether others had told the truth, many people chose to tell the truth, but they roughly confirmed each other, which also gave Xiao Xuan a rough idea.

Perhaps because Luotian County is somewhat high and far away from the emperor, after a few months of purge, the new local government in charge of Luotian County has not acted too badly. However, during the autumn harvest, there are still showdowns and price reductions under various names, and even the phenomenon of inconsistent with the provisions of the new political law. Of course, these are much lighter than the burdens of the old days before the land reform. The local people still generally benefited more from the grassroots revolution in Luotian County, but there is no doubt that Luotian County has largely failed to meet the basic requirements of a reliable revolutionary regime.

After making basic inquiries, Xiao Xuan also warned about some effective ways to protect himself, as well as the means to deal with various risks after going back, so he chose to let these people finally get off the boat and leave, only seven or eight people who felt that they had offended too many people and did not dare to return to their hometowns stayed on the boat. The fleet continued to move upstream.

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