Chapter 954: The People's Heart Is Mine

With the hijacking of the grain ship, more news came, and the robbers were mainly two groups, one was a water thief from Poyang Lake, and the other was a Manichaean person, of which more than 10,000 Manichaeans were dispatched.

They attacked the fleet overnight, killing Chen Jian, the grain officer, and Zhao Yue, the deputy, and killing more than 500 officers and soldiers...... After seizing the grain and grass again, the gang retreated into Poyang Lake and attacked Raozhou, killing the prefect Xue Ting, and beheading more than 200 officials, and hanging their bodies on the city wall.

In less than half a month, Muzhou, Shexian, Raozhou, and all the way to Poyang Lake, hundreds of miles in a radius, all fell into the hands of thieves, and the entire southeast shook.

This is the third time that there has been chaos after the rebellion of the Cao Gang and the invasion of the Japanese invaders, and this time the chaos is not trivial, because the area where the thieves are active includes Poyang Lake and the Yangtze River, the safety of the waterway is threatened, the grain in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River is difficult to transport downward, and tens of millions of people in the southeast are short of food...... The situation was very bad, and even Zhao Shu made a decree, handing over full power to Wang Ning'an on the one hand, and asking the master on the other hand about the reason for the chaos among the people.

The court is like this, the southeast is in turmoil, many people point the finger at Wang Ning'an's tyranny, which angered the people, and there are many officials, especially a group of people who have been damaged in the reform in the southeast, they have found countless excuses and attacked wildly, hoping that the court can replace Wang Ning'an immediately.

Of course, without the cooperation of the upper echelons, these actions are futile, but Wang Ningan cannot turn a blind eye.

He brought all his men together and discussed the matter together.

For example, Zhang Dian and Zhang Qi advocated immediately sending troops to suppress it, not hesitating to kill a river of blood, but also to suppress this chaos, especially to ensure the safety of food, the Yangtze River cannot be broken, and the southeast cannot be chaotic!

Wang Ningan agreed, "Zihou's opinion is very good, but this is only a symptomatic measure, not a cure...... I now want to ask the big guys, why did Manichaeism have such a big force and was able to gather tens of thousands of people, and how did the water thieves in Poyang Lake come from, and how did they collude? ”

Chen Shunzhi: "The prince's words are reasonable, of course the bandits must be pacified, but they must also be careful, so as not to affect the innocent...... As far as I know, the water thieves in Poyang Lake have been around for a long time, and the imperial court has killed them many times, and their strength is not large, but why can they dispatch thousands of people and so many ships, what is the reason? In addition, Manichaeism has been active in western Zhejiang, and its power is not low, but it is very incomprehensible to easily gather tens of thousands of people. ”

Wang Anli was not surprised, he smiled lightly, "Lord Wang, Mr. Chen, I followed my brother to investigate the local area, I have been to Poyang Lake, Dongting Lake, and I have also seen it in western Zhejiang, let me tell you what I have seen and heard." ”

"The gods have come down to ask the land, since you have been there, tell us about it." Wang Ningan is full of expectations.

Wang Anli paused and began to gush...... In the past ten years, the silk and cotton cloth in the south of the Yangtze River have been sold overseas, the grain fields have decreased, and the purchased grain has increased...... As a result, the merger of fields in Jiangxi, Jinghu and other places has intensified, especially a large household, desperately increasing its land output and selling more grain in order to obtain huge profits.

In addition, Jiangxi's porcelain is also a big fist product, many places open mountains, kilns, busy and happy.

However, these behaviors have not been effectively controlled, and the occupation and destruction of cultivated land have caused many peasants to lose their land and have to flow into the cities, or simply fall into the grass!

A considerable number of them ran to Poyang Lake and became water thieves.

As soon as Wang Anli said it, everyone understood.

At the beginning, Wen Yanbo carried out a pilot project in Jeju, and a large number of ordinary people ran to Shuibo Liangshan to fall into the grass, which was almost exactly the same as this time.

The difference is that Wang Ningan implemented the division of land in a timely manner and resolved the people's grievances...... Most of the common people returned to their homes to cultivate the fields, and the remaining bandits either fled or were killed by the imperial court...... Ordinary people catch aquatic products, stock fish fry, crabs, and get rich returns every year.

It is not surprising that the southeastern region did not carry out these reforms, and that the landless and bankrupt peasants were left behind.

As for Manichaeism in western Zhejiang, the principle is similar.

There are many hills in western Zhejiang, and it is not suitable for the development of agriculture, the so-called backing on the mountains to eat the mountains, all in Muzhou and other places, there are many lacquer tree orchards, and large households plant lacquer trees and sell raw lacquer for their business.

Again, with the development of the economy, the number of lacquer needs has increased by more than 10 times in a few years.

As a result, some big officials and gentry frantically annexed farmland and planted sumac trees instead.

A large number of bankrupt farmers have entered the lacquer garden to work, due to the lack of labor protection, they work all year round, the income is meager, and there is resentment in their hearts.

At this time, Manichaeism took advantage of the situation and vigorously developed believers in the lacquer garden.

If there was a conflict between the workers and the lacquer planters, Manichaeism could also come to the rescue, and there was a big difference between joining the religion and not joining the religion...... Thus, in the last five years, Manichaeism has expanded faster than in the last fifty years!

Moreover, according to Wang Anli's introduction, many high-ranking Manichaean leaders are also engaged in lacquer cultivation, trafficking in raw lacquer, manufacturing lacquerware, making huge profits, and using the proceeds to buy steel, secretly build weapons, and accumulate strength.

Whether it is Manichaeism, or some Ming Sect, or the White Lotus Sect, or Maitreya Sect, they are all professional rebels anyway, as long as possible, they will pull the flag and rebel, and you are welcome!

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Wang Anli's analysis made everyone gasp, and even a little chilling...... It turned out that they had always thought that the world was peaceful, the people were rich, and the Great Song Dynasty was not far from the prosperous era, but in fact, under a piece of prosperity, there was already a huge crisis hidden.

At the end of the day, it's a matter of distribution!

I believe that many people have this experience, when it comes to raising wages every year, they can get a few hundred yuan more, or even thousands of dollars, and they are very happy, but when they look up, the leader has risen by 10,000, and the boss has taken millions of dividends, and then look at their own money, the mood may not be so good!

From the perspective of sociologists, this is the widening gap between the rich and the poor, and the concentration of wealth, which is the source of public resentment...... In the early stage of industrialization, the situation in the Great Song Dynasty was even worse, because there was no thorough reform, the hierarchy of Shi peasants and industry still existed, and some gentry engaged in industry and commerce, planting commercial crops, they had the advantage of rank, and had economic advantages, under the double oppression, the common people could not increase a little meager income, and even the economic situation deteriorated.

On the one hand, they hug left and right, extravagant, and on the other hand, they do not cover their bodies and do not have enough food...... Such a situation is equivalent to a pile of dry firewood, and only one spark is needed to ignite!

After noticing this, Wang Ning'an's heart became more and more convinced, Wen Yanbo must not be allowed to take the throne, and the future prime minister must have the idea of life and must be able to take care of most of the people...... Otherwise, the giant ship of the Great Song Dynasty may capsize at any time......

"Now the situation is very clear, the water thieves and Manichaeism in Poyang Lake can come together, if my guess is right, it should be the remnants of Donglin, or the remnants of the family, they are in the middle, Qian Xuan has confessed, they once raised 30 million yuan, went upstream to buy food, just before we raided the Qian family, Qian Xuan took out another 5 million yuan, gave it to Zheng Xia, and asked him to fight to the death."

Wang Ningan's judgment has been unanimously recognized by everyone.

"The culprit, we can't let it go, but this time we must treat the symptoms and the root cause together!"

Wang Ningan glanced at Zhang Yun.

Zhang Yun immediately got up, "Lord Wang, I am willing to lead the people to go forward, implement the division of fields, fundamentally draw salaries from the bottom of the kettle, and eradicate the root of the disease!" ”

"Hmm!"

Wang Ning'an bowed, "Zhang Qi, you are now leading the sailors to immediately enter the lake, block Poyang Lake, and exterminate the water thieves." He looked at Zhang Duan again, "You led the forbidden army, divided into three routes, and besieged the Manichaeans in Muzhou, Shexian and other places...... Remember, don't just patronize the war, let alone chase how many people you kill, if you can cut off your head, it won't be credited. Those people are all the people of the Great Song Dynasty, and most of them have to fight for it, take out three points of strength to fight, and seven points of strength to sweep away the maladministration and implement the division of land, which can naturally save the hearts of the people, let more people believe in the court, and rein in the precipice! ”

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Wang Ningan made the final decision, transferred 30,000 horses, more than 1,000 officials, and found local old farmers who had changed their fate because of the division of land, forming a very strange counterinsurgency army.

The men and horses went up the Xin'an River, and where they passed, the soldiers and horses opened the way in front of them, and after driving away the traitors, Zhang Yun immediately arranged for the officials to go down, communicate with the people, and implement the division of land.

In some cases, these officials even ran in front of the army, and they were already familiar with the road, contacted the local farmers, found out the rich and unkind, executed them immediately, and then redivided the land and issued the title deeds.

When the common people got the land, many people were stunned, and when they got used to it, they immediately laughed in ecstasy...... Many civilians formed militias, and they volunteered to lead the army.

Along the way, they will also encounter Manichaean people, and they don't need the court to take action, these ordinary people will take the initiative to go over, call friends and companions, and beckon them to go home and farm.

When the Manichaeans concentrated their men and wanted to fight with the imperial court, they didn't have to fight, as long as they waited for a day or two, most of their soldiers and horses would flee...... Most of the young people who were coerced were locals, who had land, a source of livelihood, and were not held accountable, so why did they follow you and lose their heads!

This is the most unkind army of counterinsurgency, there is no famous general to lead the team, and there is no complex and clever art of war, but it is indomitable, and no one can stop it!

It only took more than half a month for the front of the soldiers and horses to point directly at Muzhou.

More importantly, the people who have obtained the land have strong support, and behind the army, there are tens of thousands of militiamen, as well as more people, who drive boats and carts, provide military supplies, and ensure the smooth march of the army!

"The hearts of the people are in me!" Zhang Dian pointed to Muzhou and laughed: "I'm going to drink celebration wine in Muzhou tonight!" Brethren, siege! ”

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