After dealing with the toasts, Yang Xuan knew that it was the last time to encircle and annihilate the remnants of the Rogues and Tyrants.

Li Dingguo was ordered to lead the 12th town of the headquarters to Ami Prefecture to support Cao Xun's 9th town, which was pursuing all the way, and to quell the rebellion of Shadingzhou and Li Gande.

Cao Zhang, Wang Xiang and others led Yang Bingyi's 5th Town, Feng Youqing's 10th Town, and Wang Zhibang's 11th Town to the south along Guangnan Mansion to pursue the remnants of the Liukou, which was bound to drive them out of Yunnan.

In May of this year, Li Dingguo led his troops to the front line of Mengzi and joined Cao Xun, Yang Jingxin and others.

In order to avenge Yang Zhan, Cao Xun, the commander of Sichuan Xingdu, led his troops and horses with the support of the local Tusi to kill Shadingzhou's hometown Mengzi in May of this year, but Sha Dingzhou, Yuan Tao and others stationed troops in the dangerous terrain of Gelong (now Dehou, Wenshan County), and shared the danger with Wan's to defend it.

And the generals of Shadingzhou, Chen Changming, Tie Laohu and others, set up camp on a mountain dozens of miles away, forming a horn trend

At that time, the volunteers were small and could not be divided and surrounded, but now after receiving reinforcements from Li Dingguo, the people were greatly boosted and divided and surrounded the rebels in order to cut off their contact.

After successive defeats, Sha Dingzhou, Yuan Tao and others were entrenched in the deep mountains, refusing to fight, and the two sides were at a stalemate.

As the saying goes, the army expedition goes first, and although this army expedition also brought a little grain and grass, it was difficult to last.

Wen Zha, who was in a hurry for food and grass, flew to the Chinese army's tent like snowflakes one after another.

Everyone was also quite anxious, and everyone offered suggestions one after another.

Yang Xuan looked at the official document and fell into contemplation, in the past few years, the long-distance transportation of grain and grass of the volunteers has mostly relied on water transportation, and the short-distance transportation has relied on two-wheeled carriages and four-wheeled carriages that have just been built, and the various means of transportation should be able to completely solve the problem of military grain and grass transportation.

But Yun (south is different from other places, everywhere is high mountains and mountains, although there are several large post roads, but two-wheeled carriages, four-wheeled carriages are difficult to transport grain and grass to Mengzi, so the soldiers surrounded Mengzi for half a month, the front of the letter grain and grass urgent.

Looking at the worried people, Yang Xuan sighed and said: "We Han people pay the most attention to credit issues, and many businesses in the private sector do not hesitate to destroy people for the sake of credibility (there were many such things in ancient times).

Since the soldiers entered Yunnan, they felt that the Yunnan area was steep in mountains and mountains, the land was vast and sparsely populated, and the people's lives were difficult.

For the soldiers and horses of the former guards, Liuguanzhou County, the field endowment was reduced to 3 liters of rice (5 liters of rice) per mu, the Ding endowment was reduced to 6 cents per ding, and the level of commercial taxation was also half of that of Sichuan Province.

The toast is exempted from the obligation to levy with it, and the new sharing method is implemented, and the toast only needs to pay 2% of the tax collected.

Now that the new policy has just been promulgated, everyone has not benefited from it, and we must not let it suffer.

Since I started the army, I have always advocated the abolition of cross-county forced labor, that is, ordinary people can at most build water conservancy and roads in the vicinity of their hometowns as labor, but cannot use them as labor across borders.

I know that everyone thinks I am too pedantic, but when you think about it, what the common people are most afraid of is forced conscription and forced labor, and those who are used as labor often go out for several years, and their families are often ruined. ”

Wu Zhaoyuan arched his hand and said: "My lord cherishes public opinion, even the ancient sages are not as good, but the war ahead is urgent, and there is very little food in the army, if you let this continue arbitrarily, I am afraid that it will affect the war ahead." ”

Yang Xuan shook his head and said: "That's why I'm anxious, let's think about it, what is a good way to ensure the food and salary in front, and not to levy labor and affect people's livelihood." ”

Qian Bangxin thought for a while and said: "What if tens of thousands of troops have food and grass, and they don't levy labor?" ”

At this time, an official below came out and said, "My lord, I don't know if it is feasible to have a way to humble my position?" ”

looked at Ren Su, who was over forty years old, with bright eyes and raised corners of his mouth, and the whole person looked very shrewd, not as pedantic as other officials of the Ming Dynasty.

The last time Mu Tianbo was impeached, he didn't think he had a good idea, Yang Xuan said with a smile: "Ren Yushi, tell me, what good way do you have?" ”

Ren Su arched his hand and said: "My lord's love for the people is really a model for my generation as officials, and it is also a blessing for the people in several provinces.

Since the beginning of the army, the adults have eliminated the evils and reduced the burdens of the people, and the common people all think that the adults are saints who have only been born for hundreds of years.

There are many provincial capitals in Fuzhou, and there are also a lot of grain accumulations in the granaries of the government in various places, although the common people are suffering from the government's levy and labor, as long as they are willing to pay wages, the people are still willing to serve the government. ”

Thinking that in his previous life, the big and small bosses were bent on government projects, and Yang Xuan hurriedly asked how to do it.

The method is very simple, that is, according to the distance contracted to the laborers, everyone from Kunming to the four hundred miles of Amizhou, set off to receive a load of grain, then only need to pay 7 percent of the grain, the other 30 percent as everyone's labor fees (in history is 2 into 5).

This is the ancient version of the contract system, Yang Xuan Daxi ordered Ren Su to be in charge of this matter, and the government posted a notice to solicit and transport grain and grass Zhuangding, everyone only needs to show their identity to register, and everyone can receive food without any guarantee.

At first, everyone didn't believe it, but more than 100 men stood in front of the grain road yamen, and everyone held a basket with a flat pole and asked, "My lord, is this really the case?"

It's better than working a day job, is that really the case? ”

Ren Su smiled and arched his hand and said, "Fellow villagers, everyone knows the reputation of Lord Hou, how can it be fake."

There was a shortage of military rations at the front, so many people persuaded Hou Ye to levy labor, and in order to let everyone live and work in peace and contentment, Hou Ye decided to do so after consulting with everyone.

Think about it, we can get a load of grain in Kunming, put two buckets home, and eat and drink half a bucket on the road, so that we can also rush to Ami Prefecture, and in a few days, we can earn 2 buckets of food. ”

When everyone heard this, some shook their heads and said, "This, this is too good for us." It is clear that it is to earn food for everyone, so that the government will not suffer? ”

Ren Su said with a smile: "Hou Ye is a saint who promises a thousand gold, since he promised not to levy labor again, of course he will keep his promise."

Besides, everyone works hard to carry grain to earn food, which is justified, how can it be said that the government suffers a loss? ”

When everyone heard the loud applause, some were pushed by wheelbarrows, some were carried on their shoulders, and thousands of people marched in groups of three or five to form a regular army of grain to transport grain to the front line.

Through the method of transportation contracting, the soldiers at the front will have enough food and no longer have to worry about food shortage.

Li Dingguo and others reorganized their troops and horses, repeatedly conquered the Shadingzhou stronghold, and finally went straight to Tusi Laozhai.

When the troops surrounded the dragon, Li Dingguo quickly found its Achilles' heel, that is, the lack of water.

It is true that the terrain is dangerous, easy to attack and difficult to defend, but there are many people on the mountain, and only four or five places can get water.

Cao Xun led his troops to block the enemy, while Li Dingguo led his troops to prevent the native soldiers from obtaining water sources.

Li Dingguo mobilized local villagers, surrounded the camp with wooden fences, and sent various troops to block their access to water sources.

Seeing that the water source was cut off, the people on the mountain panicked, and if there was no water, people would definitely die in a few days.

And Li Dingguo took the opportunity to organize the villagers to shout loudly, the Volunteer Army's march this time only investigated Sha Dingzhou, Wan Shi, Li Gande, Yuan Tao and others for their crimes, and as long as the others could surrender, they would not be blamed for the past.

Seeing this, the Turkish army fled down the mountain in groups, regardless of the obstruction.

Li Dingguo seized the opportunity to attack the mountain, and after a fierce battle, he successively arrested Li Gande, Yuan Tao, Sha Dingzhou, Wan Shi, Chen Changming and other rebel party leaders.

Li Gande, Yuan Tao and other culprits were directly handed over to Yang Jingxin, and the heads were paid tribute to the spirit of his father Yang Zhan.

Li Dingguo ordered Sha Dingzhou, Wan Shi, Chen Changming and other prisoners to be sent to Kunming, beheaded for public display, and passed on the heads of the Tusi in central Yunnan.