Zhu Zilong originally wanted to pretend that everyone poured bitter water on each other, and exaggerated it himself, so that everyone felt that they couldn't live here, and finally put forward a request to mix with him.

However, what the slender men said and said made Zhu Zilong feel that he didn't have to exaggerate anything at all, because they were worse than he thought.

China's peasants are the most industrious and tolerant people in the world, and as long as they have the slightest hope and a little way out, they can endure the harshest exploitation without dignity.

They are endless, cultivating and multiplying on this land, providing a steady stream of nutrition for the Chinese civilization.

However, it is such a group of kind and honest people, and the various scholars and landlords of the Ming Dynasty of the current ruling class still do not let them go.

On the road to death, he kept forcing the people to death.

The vassal kings, squires, civil officials, and military attachés all took the occupation of official fields and military fields as their ability, and it was common for them to seize private land, and they basically did not pay the land dues. Most of the land is paid for by yeoman farmers!

Not only that, but the local government also set up a clever name to collect miscellaneous taxes indiscriminately, colluded with grain merchants and usury merchants, and forced a large number of yeoman farmers to either take refuge or go bankrupt.

Unable to bear the burden, peasants in many places have fled, leaving large tracts of land barren. In order to complete the performance appraisal, the local government had to divide the land contributions they should pay equally among the remaining people. This makes the rest of the people even more unbearable, forming a vicious circle!

In addition, natural disasters are gradually coming, and disasters do not go alone.

It is very common to sell children and daughters, and selling a woman is only enough to buy food and a stone at the worst, (Chinese singles in 2020 are blessed, and it only costs a few hundred yuan to find a wife in Daming, which is really a speechless thing!) ）

Under extreme oppression, there must be a major crisis.

Zhu Zilong has reason to believe that as long as the last straw that crushed the camel comes, the Ming Dynasty will be in danger.

Even if he assassinates Li Zicheng, there will be Wang Zicheng, Liu Zicheng, and Ma Zicheng, as long as the life crisis remains unchanged, these people will rebel sooner or later!

I can't continue to pour bitter water, and if I keep talking, I feel like they want to rebel now, and I'm dizzy.

Zhu Zilong hurriedly changed the topic and persuaded: "Brothers, don't worry too much, the more difficult days have come, and the living will never be suffocated to death by urine." Brother, although I am not very rich, I can help a little. ”

So, Zhu Zilong next said that he had a piece of real estate of more than 2,000 acres near here.

said that he wanted to recruit some people who farmed, and they would be exempt from tax for the first three years, and only 30% would be collected after that. And also to do business, and recruit some people who take care of the home, it is very X reward for everyone, and it is intended to solicit!

This made the slender men startled, as if they couldn't believe it at all when they heard that Zhu Zilong was not only a scholar, but also an official, and a lord.

After all, it would be nice to have people who read to look at them, and there will be officials there to look up and get close to them?

If an official is a show, it doesn't matter, how can a lord be so polite and virtuous?

Zhu Zilong saw everyone's suspicions, and took out the holy decree in his arms unhurriedly.

Immediately, the eyes of a group of people were shocked.

All the people fell to their knees and shouted "Hurrah, Hurrah, Hurrah" at the Divine Decree.

Even the illiterate people of the Ming Dynasty have heard of storytellers and said what the holy decree is like. Besides, in these years, taking out a false holy decree is a big sin to destroy the nine clans, who will do it?

Now, no one doubts what Zhu Zilong said.

At this point, everyone suddenly had a feeling of winning the jackpot, when they heard that Zhu Zilong was still going to recruit troops.

Pangolin, Erwazi and others hurriedly said that they wanted to help before and after the horse.

Soon, outside the camp of the slender man, dozens of large iron pots were erected.

The cauldron was spitting white mist, and twenty or thirty high-priced cooks were burning the fire hard, and the aroma of porridge and steamed buns wafting out of it spread into the shack area one after another. Soon it was like a frying pan, and hungry people poured out. Groups of ragged adults and children drooled as they looked at the cauldron!

Zhu Zilong nodded at the pangolin, and the latter understood.

shouted to the slender man and his family members who came to watch: "Brothers, I believe everyone knows who I am." Now, my lord is here to recruit a nursing home, give a tael of monthly money every month, no credit, and five buckets of rice per month to ensure that your family's old snacks are full. In addition, we also recruit a large number of helpers to farm! ”

The crowd immediately took a bath, adding one tael of silver and five buckets of rice every month, if it was not deducted, it would indeed make the family full. Let's take a look at the farming first!

Private blatant recruitment, if this is known by the official, he will not be able to eat and walk around as soon as he goes up, and Zhu Zilong can only do it in the name of recruiting nursing homes.

Seeing that everyone was moved, Wang Binghe stepped forward and said: "Men can be nurses, and mothers-in-law and children can farm, where can I find such a good thing?" You only need to practice once a day, and if there are bandits who come, you can fight the bandits and keep my lord's property. ”

It's not good to say directly that sometimes he has to fight, Zhu Zilong can only let his subordinates say it in a different way.

The crowd originally listened quietly, but at this time there was a buzz of discussion, and a slender man hesitated and asked: "This brother, that bandit is not afraid of him, who of us has not seen blood in these years?" But in case she is killed or disabled, what will happen to the mother-in-law doll in the future. ”

"If he is wounded and dies, he will have a pension of fifty taels of silver, and if he has a child, the adult shall be responsible for feeding him until he is sixteen years old." Zhu Zilong stood up and said loudly.

"Fifty taels!" The slender men exclaimed, as if they were a little surprised that their lives were worth so much. Some can't believe it!

Zhu Zilong doesn't waste much saliva, seeing is believing.

With a wave of his hand, the silver that had just been exchanged from the nearby city was brought over one by one.

When it was opened, the silver of the white flowers reflected in the sunlight, which made the slender men gasp, and their eyes were red and red.

Zhu Zilong's display of financial strength and force finally made people more excited.

A slender man came out to salute Zhu Zilong and asked, "The little one has seen the lord, but I don't know how far away the lord's fief is?" ”

"Place is not far away, go ahead, right by the canal."

It's not far away, the benefits are good, and there are more and more people who are excited about it.

Another group of slender men pushed out a representative and stepped forward and asked, "Sir, how many people do you want to recruit?" ”

Zhu Zilong thought for a while and replied: "Two or three hundred people, you can bring your family!" ”

When everyone heard this, there were only two or three hundred people?

There are thousands of slender men here, and some of them have not yet arrived, if there are too many people. But there was no chance, and when I was in a hurry, the crowd was stupid. At that moment, a slender man was the first to rush over and ask to sign up!

Zhu Zilong looked at him, his skin was dark, his hands were full of thick calluses, his face was honest, and he asked, "What's your name?" ”

"My name is Wang Dashan, a native of Shandong, I have been pulling fiber here for two years, and my life is big, and I didn't starve to death."

"Is there anyone else in the family?"

"No, just me, my family is poor, and no woman wants to marry me. Now that there is a good one, who only needs gift money, and is dedicated to being a good messenger for the lord, this marriage will naturally be completed. ”

This person is also honest, straight, Zhu Zilong nodded.

"Okay, you've passed, you can go eat porridge and write down your name. Remember in the future, listen to me in everything! ”

Hearing that he had accepted it, Wang Dashan immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Zhu Zilong gratefully.