Li Zicheng was worried at first that Hong Chengchou was pretending to withdraw his troops, waiting for the main force of the Mandate of Heaven to go far, and then turning back to attack Xi'an, so he slowly withdrew his troops while letting Wang Anping go all out to explore Hong Chengchou's dynamics, and he did not relax until Hong Chengchou's army returned to Guyuan.

He just wondered that Hong Chengchou's 80,000 troops had all come to the Hairadu camp, why did he withdraw in a hurry without a fight, could it be that there was a problem in the rest of the place?

It must be a thief!

The number of Heavenly Mandate Army's rangers in Shaanxi is not large, and it is impossible to find out the detailed information, so it can only be guessed, but for Li Zicheng, as long as Hong Chengchou withdraws his army, it is enough, and it doesn't matter what the reason is.

Li Zicheng returned to Jingyuan County, Pan Shen, the proprietor of Pan Mansion, and Pan Zhang, the new magistrate of the county, jointly took over the wind for him, Li Zicheng originally did not want to participate in this kind of banquet, but considering that this was a new place for the Mandate of Heaven Army, and they needed their father and son to govern civil affairs, he accepted the invitation.

At the banquet, speaking of Jingyuan County in the future, the county magistrate Pan Zhang said: "Dadu Governor, in the past few days, my subordinates have familiarized themselves with the four laws of the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion, and are ready to fully implement the ...... in Jingyuan County."

Li Zicheng thought for a moment and said: "The "Land Law" is the foundation of the Mandate of Heaven Army, in order to achieve the goal of allowing all the people to have food, clothing, housing and land to cultivate, it is imperative, however, the governor of Pontus has gone all the way and found that there is not much arable land in Jingyuan County, most of it is ridge land, and the yield is probably not too high. ”

"The governor of the capital said yes, therefore, the population of the people is not large, most of them are still military households, in fact, the imperial court in the original Jingyuwei, the implementation of the military camp, but the land is barren, barely enough to support the family, once the imperial court food and salary can not be helped, whether it is soldiers, or their families, they will starve, so the military spirit has not been very stable."

Li Zicheng nodded and said: "Panzhi County, in the past, Jingyuwei belonged to the imperial court, and Bendu couldn't supervise it, but now Jingyuan County is already the territory of the Heavenly Mandate Army, and the goal of 'having food, clothing, housing, and land for farming' must be achieved, and the people's food and clothing will be solved, and the situation will be stable!" ”

"The subordinates keep in mind the teachings of the Grand Governor," Pan Zhang thought about it, it was really difficult to really achieve this goal, so he set his eyes on Pan Shen, "Dad, why don't we give some money and food to help the people deal with it for a period of time?" ”

Before Pan Shen could answer, Li Zicheng smiled and said: "Pan Zhixian has just taken office, and he has not yet arrived, and he has to pay out of his own pocket to help the people, with this heart, it is really a blessing for the people of Jingyuan County!" However, if everyone is like this, I am afraid it will not be long-term, in the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion, as long as you are attentive, there will be a way to go, and the Governor of the Metropolitan will definitely not be difficult to force people, if there is a problem, let's solve it together. ”

"The Metropolitan Governor ......" Pan Shen originally agreed with his son's opinion, Pan Zhang was directly promoted to the magistrate, on the surface, it was the trust of the Mandate of Heaven in their Pan family, who knows if it was for the wealth of the Pan family? Last time, Li Zicheng refused, who knows if he is pretending to be, obviously not to, but in another way to get it...... Li Zicheng asked Pan Zhang to serve as Jingyuan Zhi County, maybe he wanted this meaning.

"Pan Dongzhu, Pan Zhixian, don't be in a hurry," Li Zicheng smiled faintly: "Xining has a population of 100,000, and Lanzhou has a population of one million. ”

Pan Zhang said: "Could it be that the Metropolitan Governor already has a way?" ”

"In Xining and Lanzhou, there are several foreign crops, called 'sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn', the yield per mu can reach more than 1,000 catties, and can grow in sandy land, mountains and other corner places, and the requirements for water sources are not high......"

"Do you really want such a crop?" Pan Shen couldn't bear it anymore, "Metropolitan Governor...... How come the grass people have never heard of ......?"

Li Zicheng said with a smile: "It's not too late to know now, although these crops are only coarse grains, not as good as white-flour steamed buns, but they won't starve the people, if you put on some more wheat, the two, as long as the people are allocated the right land, there should be no problem in survival, right?" ”

"No problem, no problem," Pan Zhang hurriedly took out a blue notepad and wrote down Li Zicheng's words, "Governor, the subordinates will immediately send people, no, the subordinates will go to Lanzhou to buy seeds in person!" ”

Li Zicheng nodded, this Pan Zhang, unlike the son of a wealthy businessman, valued him that day, that is, his practical spirit, lack of experience and didn't care, the key is to be attentive, "Who said that there is no great man"?

After thinking about it, he said: "The issue of the "Industrial and Commercial Law", I discussed it with Pan Dongzhu last time, and in Jingyuan County in the future, merchants must pay taxes, no matter who they are, there are no exceptions. ”

Pan Shen understood that the Mandate of Heaven Army had just risen, unlike the imperial court, if there was no iron discipline, it would be equivalent to a rogue, he was the largest merchant in Jingyuan County, and naturally someone would stare at him, but fortunately, Li Zicheng had told him that he would not be taxed on family property, but only on future income, and the loss was not too big, so he nodded, which was considered to be recognized.

Li Zicheng was afraid that Pan Zhang would use chicken feathers as an arrow and make Jingyuan County a miasma, so he said: "Of course, according to the "Law of Industry and Commerce", if the lower-class people run errands and earn a daily tea and rice money, they don't need to be taxed, and they have to live for others, right?" There are relevant provisions in the "Industrial and Commercial Law", and Pan Zhixian may wish to take a closer look. ”

Pan Zhang hurriedly arched his hand and said: "The subordinates understand, and the subordinates will act according to the law!" ”

"That's a good thing to say," Li Zicheng stretched out his thumb and praised it, "In the territory of the Heavenly Mandate Army, everything is done according to the law, and the "tax rate", to put it bluntly, means that everyone has to pay taxes according to the rate, even the governor of Bendu is no exception!" ”

"The Metropolitan Governor has to pay taxes?" Pan Zhang was not as calm as his father, and as soon as he spoke, he was glared at by Pan Shen, and he hurriedly lowered his head, trying to find a topic to cover up the past.

"Pan Zhixian is right," Li Zicheng smiled calmly, and said: "Don't hide it from the two, if you talk about businessmen, the governor of Pontus is the biggest businessman in Xining and Lanzhou." ”

"The biggest merchant?" Pan Shen couldn't hold his breath anymore.

"Do you remember that last time the Governor of Pontus told you that the Governor of Pontus will not only not embarrass the businessman, but will also help the businessman develop, as long as he pays taxes normally," Li Zicheng nodded at Pan Shen, "Although the Governor of Pontus earns a lot every year, it is used as the soldier's salary, and he actually has little money on hand." ”

"The Metropolitan Governor," Pan Shen stood up suddenly, and looked at Li Zicheng deeply, Fang said: "Forgive the grass people for their ignorance, the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion belongs to the Metropolitan Governor, why does the Metropolitan Governor still have to pay taxes......

"It's different," Li Zicheng shook his head, but he picked up the wine cup and took a sip of his own, "The Governor of Pontus wants to pay taxes, which is to tell the people of the world that the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion is not the private property of the Governor of Bendu, but the brothers jointly laid and maintained." ”

Pan Shen thoughtfully, nodded, and said, "The grass people understand!" ”

"Dong Zhu Pan won't understand so quickly," Li Zicheng swallowed a mouthful of green vegetables, and said: "Not only the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion, even if half of the country can be laid down in the future, this country is not the private property of the Mandate of Heaven, but belongs to all the people on the land under the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion." ”

"All the people?" Pan Shen's father and son were both at a loss.

"Let's put it this way, the future country belongs to all the people on the earth of the Heavenly Mandate Army, and it is only temporarily in charge of the Governor of the Mandate of Heaven," Li Zicheng narrowed his eyes and said slowly: "At that time, there was no division of the 'Shinong, Industrial and Commercial Soldiers' in the world, no matter what kind of industry they were engaged in, they were equal in status, and they must act in accordance with the law, which is why the Governor of Bendu insisted that everyone pay taxes." ”

"Equality? Businessmen like me were born, and they are also ......" Pan Shen whispered?

"A businessman is just one of all industries, no different from others," Li Zicheng suddenly opened his eyes and said with a smile: "Just like Pan Zhixian, he was originally born as a businessman, but now he has not stepped into Shilin?" ”

"The Governor is right, the grass people have been taught!" Pan Shen shook his body again, and said to Pan Zhang: "Meeting the governor of the capital is the greatest blessing in Pan's life." ”

"Pan Dongzhu doesn't need to be polite," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "In the future society, no one will have privileges, just like a rich businessman like Pan Dongzhu." ”

Pan Shen hurriedly said: "The grass people don't dare, the grass people can be ordinary members, and they will be satisfied." ”

Li Zicheng laughed, "Okay, don't talk about this, there is still one last law in the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion, "Tui'en Law", are there people of different races in the land of Jingyuan County?" ”

Pan Shen said: "There are Hui people, and the number of people is not too many. ”

It's back again! Li Zicheng frowned slightly, and said, "Master Pan, where did the Hui people come from this time?" Are there any Hui people nearby? ”

Pan Shen arched his hand and said: "As far as the grass people know, the Hui people are all from the northwest, it is said that they were originally stationed in the Jinshan area, and later the Mongols occupied Jinshan, and they gradually moved inward, attached to the town of Ningxia in the Hetao, and now it has spread, and the number is no less than tens of thousand......s."

Li Zicheng originally wanted to directly naturalize them, but when he heard that there were too many people and they were scattered, he dispelled the idea of directly naturalizing them, "Don't move them directly for the time being, so as not to cause unnecessary panic, but you can gradually guide them to change their habits and even join the Han nationality, this matter should not be rushed, take your time!" ”

"Yes, Metropolitan Governor, my subordinates understand!" Pan Zhang arched his hand and said, "Governor, what should be done with those prisoners of war in the city?" ”

These prisoners of war were originally Dai Junen's subordinates, more than 6,000 soldiers, Qin Danian and Zhao Guangrui selected a thousand households and a hundred households respectively, there were still 5,000 left, they were imprisoned in the city, always unstable, and they had to waste food to feed.

According to the custom of the Mandate of Heaven Army, they did not surrender on their own initiative, but were real prisoners of war, and they should participate in a year's hard labor before deciding where to go, or join the Mandate of Heaven Army, or release them to return to the field.

However, Li Zicheng had already made arrangements for them.