After the beginning of spring, the rain in the north has not fallen, the drought has spread from Shaanxi to Zhili, Datong is not spared, the land is largely dried up, several rivers such as the Sanggan River and the Cangtou River have also exposed large shallows, it has reached late spring, in addition to planting some crops by the river, other fields are still a barren scene, this former prosperous border wall town seems to be falling into ruin. The homeless people in tattered clothes can be seen everywhere, there are local, there are also outsiders, wandering in groups in the countryside, but unfortunately it is not easy to get food these years, the homeless people are hungry, angrily venting the resentment in their hearts, leaving a mess wherever they pass, they can do what they want to do, I am afraid that even they do not know, they can only survive in despair one day at a time.

The number of displaced people is still increasing, this kind of despair, anger and anger are spreading, and a large number of local military households who have lost their livelihoods are also involved, at this time Datong is like sitting on a powder keg, and it will explode when it encounters a little spark, the government is aware of this danger, but it is helpless, except for closing the city gates of various states and counties to strengthen the vigilance, and then sending some officials and soldiers to the countryside to inspect, almost nothing, some large households are giving gruel, but a drop in the bucket is to no avail, the situation has become increasingly serious, what will happen tomorrow, no one dares to think.

The Fengzhou army suddenly entered the customs at this time, and the officials and gentry of Datong breathed a sigh of relief - there is this gang of fierce gods and evil towns, there should be no big mess, Datong general soldier Wang Pu also took the opportunity to withdraw the patrol officers and soldiers to the camp, Datong Town's little soldiers to guard the castle and the side wall are not enough, how can they still free up their hands to manage the people in the countryside, someone took the initiative to clean up the mess, and he just couldn't ask for it. But the subsequent actions of the Fengzhou army were a big surprise, wherever the iron cavalry went, they planted the black eagle flag when they saw the barren land, and then announced that the land here was confiscated, and the displaced people who entered the customs then rushed to set up camp, and of course the landlord did not do it, and jumped out to stop it violently, and was driven away by the whip without exception. The displaced people in the pass saw the doorway, this is Li Dashuai outside the gate to save them, help the old and the young to take refuge, the two groups of displaced people will come together nearly 300,000 people, the mighty east and west two roads to advance, within three or five days, from the right Yulinwei to Yanghe appeared dozens of camp of the homeless people, countless black eagle flags fluttering in the wind within the side wall, Datong Town seems to be dug up by Fengzhou.

Of course, the landlords were unwilling to lose their land, and they also had arms in their hands - the Loyal and Righteous National Salvation Army, and they brought soldiers to drive away the displaced people, but the displaced people had the support of the Fengzhou Army and were bold, and they dared to fight with spears and sticks, but they drove this gang of miscellaneous troops around. Speaking of the Loyal and Righteous National Salvation Army, it also relies on the support of the Fengzhou Army, and the backers behind it make a move, how can the younger brother not be afraid, the landlord does not dare to cause trouble anymore, and when he got together, he ran to the governor Jiao Yuanpu to complain, but the answer he got was very simple, just two words - "deserve it!" ”

Jiao Yuanpu received the edict of the imperial court to dismiss him as he wished, and he was glad that he would be able to leave this place of right and wrong immediately, and he didn't care about these local snakes in front of him, who were both gentry and landlords.

Moreover, Jiao Yuanpu, like many Wenchen, hated the Wei system - Emperor Taizu was shallow and thought that 'millions of soldiers can be raised without spending a penny or a corn', but he never thought that if the imperial court did not raise soldiers, who could afford to raise soldiers? Such a heavy burden is all on the military households, and the military households have to shed blood and die on behalf of his Zhu family for generations, is it possible? Moreover, the greed of the military leaders for the land was like the greed of the emperor for power, and the encroachment on the land of the military households was like a hungry wolf, and the nobles, high-ranking officials, and local tycoons were red-eyed, and they also went into battle shirtless, and they colluded with the inside and outside to seize the land of the guard, and the soldiers were forced to flee or become tenants for their livelihood. The Ming guard is corrupt, not only has no soldiers available, but also occupies a large amount of land and does not pay taxes, the guard system should be abolished, but with the land of the guard as a link, the Ming military head, the magnate and the powerful have formed a behemoth, the abolition of the guard system will definitely hurt their interests, these people will definitely jump over the wall, who dares to move their land, they dare to take whose life, the tail can not be shaken off, the emperor and the courtiers understand that the guard system is the Ming Dynasty's shortcomings, but they dare not touch these landlords, can only close their eyes and let it continue to exist.

God has eyes, the naturalized general army is lawless, and it is quite unreasonable, these moths of the Ming Dynasty deserve to be unlucky when they hit him, and the encroached Weishotian should have been confiscated - Jiao Yuanpu gloated and unceremoniously drove out all the landlords who came to complain. It was time for him to prepare to go home, and the successor Ye Tinggui, the former Shanxi envoy, would come to handle the handover in a few days, but the naturalized general soldier had finally done a good deed and should help him.

"Take my warrant, take 2,000 stone rice beans and 3,000 taels of silver from the treasury of Datong Town and give it to the naturalized soldiers, even if the old man does a good deed for the people of Datong before leaving." Jiao Yuanpu waved his hand and said to the staff around him.

The landlords went out of the governor's mansion, and in a fit of rage, they ran to the king's mansion and knelt down to beg the king to be the master of the people - the king was actually the big landlord, and there were tens of thousands of acres of land under the name of the guard. But the door of the palace was closed, neither anyone came forward to question, nor did they refuse to accept the case, not long after, a large group of servants came to the Yamen of the Datong prefect's mansion, and a mess drove these landlords into a group of birds and beasts.

"Mother, according to your orders, the child asked the people from the prefect's yamen to drive away the landlords." The young king quietly entered the harem and crept to his mother's bed - the old king died early, and the concubine Yang became the head of the palace of the king, this woman is smart and capable, not only the palace of the king is in good order, and the Han and Dongyu twice besiege Datong, she also came forward to assist the government to defend the city, and earned a lot of good reputation for the palace of the king, after so many years of hard work, the little king finally grew up, the Yang family is also old, and the body is not as good as day by day, and the family has encountered such a big change, but she is bedridden. The acting king held his mother's hand and asked in a low voice unwillingly: "Mother, that northern captive is so bold and reckless that he even dares to rob the land of the acting king's mansion, how can this matter be settled?" ”

"He has strong soldiers in his hands, and the court doesn't dare to touch him, what can you do?" Yang sighed, looked at his son and said, "The troubled times have come, who has soldiers and knives, who has the final say, acting king, not only can you not seek revenge against him, but also secretly make friends with him, mother will not live long, you have to remember my words, it is the most important thing to keep the acting king's mansion in the troubled times." ”

Xiaodaiwang lowered his head and didn't say anything, Yang looked around, and said in a low voice: "Two years ago, someone quietly told me that I met a person in naturalization, and it looked like we went out on behalf of the king's mansion, I secretly checked this person, and recognized him as your distant uncle, the descendant of your great-great-grandfather Daigong Wang, and now he is in an important position in naturalization, he has suffered a lot, and was forced to flee outside the border, hating the imperial court to the core, and swearing not to be a descendant of the Zhu family, but your father is not bad to him, and inadvertently left you a way back, if there is a big change, you must listen to him." ”

King Xiaodai was shocked when he heard this, and couldn't help but stand up.

The landlords who had been dispersed soon reunited and lost their land, and there was no place to reason, and everyone was on fire! But they thought it through, I'm afraid that the road of suing will not work, the naturalized general soldier is actually a northern captive, and the court is a fart in his eyes, if he is afraid of the emperor, will he dare to blatantly lead troops into the customs and grab land? These landlords summed it up, this matter can not be counted, there should be a saying for grabbing everyone's land, they remembered Fengzhou's trade ambassador in Datong, Wang Mumin, so Yang Tingfang, a wealthy businessman in Datong, headed by Yang Tingfang, ran to Wang Mumin to settle accounts.

Wang herdsmen's business has been booming in recent years, and the days are getting better and better, and the small broken yard where he lived in the past has long been gone, and he has built a three-deep mansion and opened a big Fuxing restaurant. Datong is really a good place, you can make a fortune by staying here, this former Datong Fuyi general has become a money fan, the Great Commander's Office has wanted to promote him to naturalization as an official several times, this guy is not happy, and resolutely asks to stay in the front-line post and continue to be the Datong trade ambassador and the head of the Titang Institute.

Wang Mumin's official office was located on the third floor of the Dafuxing Restaurant, and the landlords rushed in and shouted and scolded him when they pointed at him.

"You are too bullying, and we also worked hard to get those lands from the guards, why do you grab them? Return the ground immediately, or I'll fight with you! ”

"We also joined the Toyosu Chamber of Commerce to help you do business, invest money in you, and pay taxes to you, so I'm sorry for you, you can be honest, is your "Naturalization Oath" and "Private Property Protection Order" deceitful?"

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The landlords were making a lot of noise, Wang Mumin listened respectfully, and when everyone scolded enough, he said with a smile: "Everyone, the people of Fengzhou have always been talkative, this time the incident happened suddenly, and the commander also had to do it, but Sun Tingyao and Fan Yongdou arrived at Fort Victory last night, and they are waiting to see everyone, please rest assured, Fengzhou will never be sorry for old friends." ”

"Okay, let's go meet them, it's okay to talk well, don't blame us for being polite if we don't talk well." Yang Tingfang replied aggressively.

The landlords took Wang Mumin out of Datong City together, all the way north to the Victory Fort, here is already the base camp of the Fengzhou Army, both the black eagle flag of the Fengzhou Army, and the red flag of the Ming Army, both the Fengzhou Army and the Ming Army, the two groups of people laughed and laughed together, basking in the sun and smoking and chatting, Wang Mumin stepped forward and said a few words and left first, and the sentry then led the landlords to the General's Mansion.

Sun Tingyao and Fan Yongdou were really in the General's Mansion, and the landlords had just shouted a few words, Sun Tingyao became impatient, waved his hand and said: "Fengzhou does not take advantage of you, the commander said, take the land of Baoketu and Hetao and exchange it with you, take your one acre of land and return your two acres of land, how about it, you don't suffer a loss, right?" ”

"We have lost a lot, where are the Bauktu and the Hetao? Where the birds don't, why exchange the fertile land in our gate, no, this deal can't be done. Yang Tingfang jumped up and shouted when she heard this.

"Fart, who said that Baoketu and Hetao are places where birds don't shit, my iron factory is in Baoketu, to tell you the truth, Fengzhou has drawn up a plan to expand westward, and the trade routes of Khalkha and Western Mongolia will pass through there in the future, the auxiliary barracks are busy building roads, and the Industrial Construction Department is also trying to make a four-wheeled carriage of Taixi, and the place will be as good as it will be in the future, and even the general will change the land to Baoketu, and you will not appreciate it and be embarrassed to say that your wasteland is fertile land, and we are really at a loss." Sun Tingyao didn't take these rich people seriously, and replied unceremoniously.

"It's your business if you want to get rich, we still want to live on the land of our hometown, you keep saying to protect private property, but you still rob it, what is it!" Yang Tingfang was still muttering.

"We are robbing, but we are robbing the land abandoned by the guards, when did the military field of the Ming Dynasty become yours? I'm afraid it's not the right way, right? Fan Yongdou beat the side drum with a smile, and when he saw a few landlords jumping up to refute, his face immediately changed and he said, "Don't be reluctant to your few acres of wasteland, I remind you, there are two or three hundred thousand displaced people in Datong, and if they are not appeased, they will definitely make trouble, and maybe there will be a few more plagues, not to mention their own land, even their lives may not be saved, and the landlords over there in northern Shaanxi are ruined, and the commander is saving you, I don't know if you are going to be unlucky!" ”

The landlords were a little discouraged, they were not stupid, they had thought about the consequences of the homeless people's troubles, that is, they felt uncomfortable if they lost their land in vain, but Sun Tingyao's subsequent words made them jump up: "You will benefit the most from appeasing the homeless, and you have to send you a share of the seeds, farm tools, rations and livestock used in the tuntian, you can't take advantage of it in vain!" ”

It's too much, robbing our Tian to settle the poor ghosts, and forcing us to pay out of our own pockets to pay for the fields, it is really unreasonable - the landlords jumped up and made a big noise, and the roar almost collapsed the house, Sun Tingyao became angry, pointed at Fan Yongdou and shouted: "Old Fan, show the proposal of our Chamber of Commerce to this group of soil buns." ”

"The Chamber of Commerce has just made the "Bond Bill Trading Bill", and the bond exchange will be opened in the future, which is a good opportunity to make money, Lao Yang, several of your Datong councilors should take a closer look, and the next meeting of the House of Representatives will be voted." Fan Yongdou took out a stack of official documents and distributed them to everyone, and gave special advice to Yang Tingfang and others.

The content of the "Bond Transaction Bill" is very simple, that is, everyone is allowed to openly and freely buy and sell Toyosu bond bills on the exchange set up by the Bank Banknote Bureau, and the exchange will issue red certificates to the dealers, and at the same time collect 1/1000 of the red deed tax from the buyer and seller. The landlords watched and exchanged ears, and the gap in the middle was immediately revealed, and the landlords who made a living by collecting rent were confused and couldn't understand what was going on, and Yang Tingfang and a group of businessmen immediately brightened their eyes - in fact, Fengzhou bonds have long been privately traded among businessmen, and everyone understands the principle of inhaling at a dip and shipping at a high price, and some people have also made a lot of money from it, and this kind of speculative business is faster than ordinary trading, and it is more exciting.

"Fengzhou is strong in force, it is difficult to meet opponents, as long as the victory continues, the debt will be profitable and not lost, close to the building first month, buying and selling debt is much better than your hard work in farming and doing business, the benefits of the sky are in front of you, you still need to care about a few small money!" Sun Tingyao said disdainfully.

"Is it just the approval of the Lordship? If I were him, I would definitely choose to raise taxes. Yang Tingfang asked thoughtfully, the opening of the bond exchange means that the influence of Fengzhou businessmen will increase, which will inevitably lead to the separation of powers, and smart people will definitely not agree.

"So you must listen to me, take advantage of the Great Commander's difficulties, and persuade him to agree to the bill as soon as possible, it will be difficult to miss this opportunity," Sun Tingyao stared at Yang Tingfang, sighed and said, "The Great Commander is really a good person, I still can't bear to attack him, forget it, I will compensate him later, you stay first, and wait for the Great Commander to come back and see him together." ”

In a big tent outside Datong City, Li Yuzheng and Datong General Soldier Wang Pu ate and drank together - of course, the soldiers need to say hello to Wang Pu when they enter Datong, this guy is also very refreshing, the Fengzhou army will come, as long as there is no major incident, it doesn't matter if you enter the Victory Fort and kill the Hukou Fort, but you have to insert a few broken red flags of the Ming army, and the fort guards will be left to you to do chores. Li Yu wanted to leave after talking, but Wang Pu brought wine and food and insisted on pulling him to drink and eat. After a few glasses of wine, Wang Pu's whining words couldn't stop: Daming is simply rotten, the official position is clearly priced, if you want to be an official, you have to spend money to buy it, and the hereditary generals like him are not spared, in order to make a general soldier, the family is almost consumed, he must earn the money back, but this bullshit court is too picky, the military salary is always not paid, and the set of drinking soldier blood is not working, fortunately, the smuggling business in Fengzhou is prosperous, and he has found a way to make money, he has already negotiated with Wang Zhong, the chief soldier of Shanxi, and Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, Let's cooperate with Toyosu and get rich together.

The more Wang Pu spoke, the more excited he became, and scolded the court for being a bastard from top to bottom, on the surface they were all sanctimonious, but in fact they were full of bad water, the Ming Dynasty was a fraud, and if you can't cheat it, it should be the end of the Ming Dynasty. Li Yu couldn't listen to it anymore, and covered Wang Pu's mouth to prevent him from speaking, Wang Pu hugged Li Yu and cried again, saying that he had figured it out and wanted to save the money he earned in the silver banknote store in Fengzhou, in case there was a change, the whole family immigrated to Fengzhou, and this world is still more reliable than his brother. He also reminded Li Yu that it is of course a good thing to resettle the displaced people, but it is all your money that is spent, and when you get things done, the imperial court is very likely to take back the ready-made land in the name of recovering the Weisuo field, and drive you back to the customs by the way.

Li Yu was entangled by Wang Pu and couldn't get out, the two blew nonsense for a night, and only said goodbye and broke up the next morning, Li Yu also moved his eyes on the way back to Fort of Victory, Wang Pu's words reminded him, Wei Suotian is still the field of the court after all, no matter how much money he spends, he can't take off this red hat, the court doesn't dare to move the powerful, but it is reasonable to move him, the northern captive, and the Guannai is indeed not his territory, if the high-ranking official of the court wants to pick up cheap, then he will lose miserably, no, he can't be cheap hooligans.