At the venue of the ongoing "Wang Shiguang's Aftermath Conference in Jinhua Mansion" in Jinhua Mansion, Chen Wen, Sun Yu and other Jinhua Mansion officials sat on the rostrum from north to south. On the other hand, the gentry and common people attending the meeting were divided into two parts, left and right, facing north.

Although the gentry and common people below all have seats, in fact, they are very different. All in all, the wealthy gentry sat in the two rows before the examination, each with a Taishi chair, while the common people sat in the back rows, and several people shared a bench.

For such an arrangement, Mr. Feng said that he was very satisfied. It can be said that it is a great honor for a rich man like him who has no merit and fame to be able to sit in a row with the gentry who look up to him on weekdays. Although the Ming Dynasty admired the left, the gentry who used their fame were arranged to the left, but because there were few gentry with merit after all, he followed the seat on the left, and he felt that he was superior.

Sitting in the front row of the venue, Master Feng looked at the "big cabinet from Weihu Mountain" on the rostrum and his "masters" with faint respect, worthy of the great handsome of His Royal Highness King Lu of the Prison Country, who said that Sven swept the floor, this is not very respectful of the local gentry and wealthy households. Especially when he heard Chen Wen say that he would compensate the righteous people of Jinhua Mansion, this feeling became even stronger.

It's just that the good impression that has just been generated can't last for that moment, and when Chen Wen began to calculate the number of Qing troops in Zhejiang, Master Feng immediately understood the intention of this Ming army marshal.

Isn't it just that he plans to use the fact that he is going to return the apportionment from the beginning, and Master Feng will not be easily fooled. But after thinking about it, the words of the Confucian student who was just outside the field were still in his ears, could it be that the marshal of the Ming army and the officials and staff around him really didn't think of this problem?

With suspicion, Master Feng continued to listen, but when Chen Wen added the number of Qing troops in Zhejiang, the figures he got really scared him.

More than 50,000 Qing troops. Although the resourcefulness and martial courage of this Ming army commander are indeed extremely rare, and several wars since his debut have almost beaten the elite of Zhejiang's green battalion, the problem is that there are many ants and elephants to death, and the words that are bound to be unable to stick to this place are not necessarily false. Especially among these Qing troops, there are still 4,000 Hangzhou garrison Eight Banners, which are Eight Banner soldiers, even if this Ming army really has the strong support of the local gentry and people. It may not be the opponent of the Eight Banners.

Although I don't know much about the difference between the Eight Banner Soldiers, but thinking of this, Master Feng still began to regret coming to participate in this "aftermath conference" of Lao Shizi, even if the family business that was forcibly taken away was to be returned, if the Ming army couldn't hold here, it would inevitably be spit out again, even if he had a son-in-law who had a reputation on the Manchu side, it was estimated that he might not be able to do it well.

Looking around, there seemed to be many gentry and common people with similar thoughts to him, and it was only because of the great reputation of the Ming army that he had to fix his butt on his seat, with a look of concern and education on his face. But in my heart, I just want it to end early.

But at this moment, the Confucian scholar who had won everyone's applause outside the venue stood up, and after saluting respectfully, he said: "Chen Dashuai is a newly rising famous general of the national dynasty, since he led the army to recover my Bawu land, presumably the Tartars' strength in Zhejiang has already been calculated, and there must be a perfect strategy." Moreover, Jinhua is located in western Zhejiang, and Chen Dashuai also counts Hujiahang, Ningbo and Wenzhou. Isn't that an exaggeration? ”

Confucianism's words reassured the gentry and people present, but put Chen Wen in an embarrassing situation. If you don't explain it clearly, not only will this fanfare not only fail to achieve the established purpose, but it will also inevitably fall into the notoriety of bullying the public.

Looking at the Confucian scholar's generous statement, Chen Wen secretly sighed in his heart at the sharp teeth of the late Ming scholars. The Confucian student in front of him already gave him face in terms of words, at least he didn't point his nose and blurt out scolding like those predecessors in history.

Fortunately, it is a "reader" who is mass-produced under the examination-oriented education system. Chen Wen still knows the basic skills of the question, and not only he can, but he also deliberately conducted an investigation for this conference, and at the same time asked the staff to help him bet on the question together, if he can't even answer this question. Wouldn't that be a monthly payment to the staff members for nothing?

I saw Chen Wenwei laughing first, then got up and bowed, and asked the Confucian student, "Dare to ask what Mr. is called?" ”

Hearing Chen Wen's question, the Confucian student did not hesitate at all, and replied loudly after a bow: "I don't dare to take the word sir, the student Ding Shenyan, a student of Yongkang County." ”

"It turned out to be Mr. Ding." As he spoke, Chen Wen nodded, and then began to answer Ding Shenyan's question.

"Mr. Ding is reasonable, those five prefectures do not directly border my Jinhua, and Huzhou and Jiaxing are also far away from Jinhua. But Ben Shuai thought about it, Wang Shi was alone in Jinhua, threatening the residence of the Tartar governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, and the Tartars of Zhejiang would never sit at home and wait for Wang Shi to break through. But if the Tartars come to encircle and suppress, they will inevitably mobilize more troops from various prefectures and counties in order to overwhelm Wang Shi in terms of numbers. ”

What Chen Wen said was the truth, the Qing army was by no means the kind of strategic chess he played in his early years, or the computer side of real-time strategy games, even the computer would not tolerate players being too strong and besieging in order to increase the difficulty of the game, not to mention the real existence of the Zhejiang Qing army, which had just suffered defeat.

This answer stunned the Confucian student, but it also re-suspended the hearts of the other gentry and common people. The Zhejiang Qing Army, which was said to be good, was not enough to threaten the existence of the Ming Army in Jinhua, and it was able to threaten it again all of a sudden, what kind of trouble is this?

Not bothering to pay attention to the eyes of the surrounding people, the Confucian frowned and thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and continued to ask: "Chen Dashuai's words are right, and the student is abrupt. It's just that in this case, Chen Dashuai always has a way to hold this land for the country, otherwise once the Tartars occupy Jinhua Mansion again, they will inevitably slaughter as much as the former Fubiao camp did in Yiwu County. ”

Although he was not pleased that this person had placed him on the stove, Chen Wen still affirmed the possibility of what this Confucian said. I have seen the slaughter of Yiwu by the Fubiao camp with my own eyes, and I also clearly know that until today, there are still a small half of the ruins inside the city of Jinhua that have not been cleaned up for reconstruction, and the destructive ability of the Manchu beast army is amazing, and the slaughter of the city is even more commonplace, and the Ming army can't hold here. Massacres were inevitable, and this was the fundamental reason why he was always committed to defending his territory.

Now that Confucianism's words had been spoken, Chen Wen bluntly stated his plan under the hundreds of concerned eyes around him, not afraid that it would reach the ears of the Qing army.

"The Tartars have a lot of troops, and the marshal has made a military order with the former governor of Zhejiang since before he set out on the expedition. If you can't hold this place, you will be willing to be martial. As he spoke, Chen Wen took out a letter from his arms and raised it directly above his head. Since Ben Shuai led the army to recover the lost land, that is, with the determination to die, this is Ben Shuai's suicide note, which can be handed over to Sun Zhifu today as a witness. ”

opened the conference and directly took out the suicide note, such outlaws are probably only comparable to those loyal and upright people who carry the coffin. The moment Chen Wen took out the suicide note, the gentry and people present stood up and saluted one after another, expressing their reverence for this Ming army marshal who was determined to defend the territory, even the Confucian who got up to ask questions.

But in the end, this can only show that Chen Wen's determination has little to do with how to do it. The Confucian waited for a moment after saluting, and saw that most of the people had finished saluting, and were about to ask the next sentence. Unexpectedly, Chen Wen said the answer he wanted to ask in advance.

"At present, the king division of Zhoushan is forced to go south, and the king division of Tiantai, Siming and other places is also scattered. This royal division under the command of Ben Shuai is already the only remaining fruit in the entire Zhejiang. Surrounded by strong enemies, there were no reinforcements outside, and even Governor Wang was unfortunately captured by the Tartars, and the Wang Division was already in a desperate situation. Therefore, Ben Shuai decided to rebuild the guard and raise strong men with the land, but all those who served in the army. Whether it is a soldier or a reserve soldier, parents, wives and children are all military households, and they can cultivate the land allocated by the guard. In this way, the king division can have more soldiers. It is also possible to defend the territory without losing it. ”

"However, due to the corruption of defense, the commander decided to retire and return his family to the people, so that he would not be a military household for generations, so that he fled too much ......."

Everyone present knew about the rebuilding of the garrison, because it involved the occupation of abandoned land in the area. Originally, the local people and even the soldiers under Chen Wen had a strong resistance to the reconstruction of the guard system, but when Chen Wen's improved version of the guard system was proposed, although the wind review could not be said to have changed all of a sudden, there were also some expectations for the new guard system.

For the ancient people, taxes and conscription were two hills on their backs, and those gentry who took advantage of loopholes to pass on taxes and servitude, as well as the government's tax increases and exploitation, piled up these two hills into the Himalayas little by little. When the people could not bear the pressure, the phenomenon of displacement appeared, and peasant uprisings and changes of dynasty followed.

Chen Wen and Sun Yu have not yet touched the problem of civilian households, but the military household is Chen Wen, the commander, who has the final say, and the new version of the guard system can be exempted from conscription due to the military service of non-commissioned soldiers, and the families of soldiers, military martyrs, and disabled soldiers not only do not have to pay taxes, but also receive subsidies on a monthly basis.

Next, Chen Wen talked about the new version of the guard system in front of the gentry and the common people present on this topic, and made it clear that once it is effective, he will go to the court to play tomorrow.

Propaganda is an extremely important thing in any era, and although Chen Wen ordered the local guards and government offices to preach, it was far less rapid than convincing the people themselves and then spreading it to each other.

As Chen Wen preached the new version of the health center system, the people in the venue also began to talk about it from ear to ear. For those questions that followed, Chen Wen also answered them one by one, without tiring of it, and it can even be said that he was willing.

Seeing that the matter of the return of the property was carried away by a new topic, the gentry and wealthy families in the front row began to feel anxious, and most of them planned to seek some benefits on the issue of the expropriation of wasteland in addition to the matter of returning the property. As for the system of guards that are being discussed, the gentry sitting in the first two rows have not the slightest interest, and if they do, they are afraid that the establishment of the guards will lead to the withdrawal of tenants and the flight of domestic slaves, and nothing more.

The heated discussion of the people in the last few rows contrasted the anxiety of the gentry in the first two rows more obviously, and at this moment, the Confucian scholar surnamed Ding just now stood up again in a gap where no one asked questions, and then asked Chen Wen: "Chen Dashuai, the guard is the ancestral system of the emperor and the Ming Dynasty, how can it be tampered with without the Son of Heaven and the cabinet?" ”

"Mr. Ding, at present, His Highness the Prison State is missing, and this commander has been ordered to take full charge of local military affairs. As for the new version of the guard system, if it is effective, the imperial court will naturally be as good as it is, and there is no need to worry about it. ”

One sentence is fully responsible, one sentence is as good as flowing, Chen Wen did not hesitate to block the words of the Confucian student, but he did not understand the matter of returning the industry, and the Confucian student was not easy to leave, so he had to change his strategy and no longer mention the matter of the guard, and asked Chen Wen directly about the return of the industry.

As soon as these words came out, all the discussion in the audience stopped, whether it was the gentry and wealthy households, or ordinary people, the purpose of their coming here was nothing more than the return of the industry, as for the new version of the health system, at most it was just news, and naturally it should be done more important first.

The focus returned to those industries, and Chen Wen had to give up the idea of further publicizing the new version of the health system, and instead answer the new question of the Confucian scholars.

"As we all know, Ma Jinbao and his subordinates have been wreaking havoc in Jinhua Mansion for a long time, and they have done everything to seize people's property. In order to relieve the suffering of the people, Wang Shixing returned the property forcibly seized by Ma Jinbao and his subordinates. However, at present, the military needs of the Wang Division are still insufficient, so the commander decided to take 20 acres as the line. If it is less than 20 acres, as long as the evidence is conclusive, it will be returned; For more than 20 acres, each mu of land needs to buy one or two silver aftermath loan bonds, with one cent of interest, and the principal and interest will be paid off in ten years, and the government will use the summer tax as collateral. (To be continued.) )