The gentry class in Kuizhou was almost wiped out by the Han army, so Yang Ming had many fewer obstacles when he announced the implementation of new policies such as the unified payment of grain by the officials and gentry, the collection of commercial taxes, and the creation of the Li Jin system.

Of course, with the smooth implementation of this series of new policies, the revenue of the Han military government has also shown a geometric growth. Although this is also the Han army in disguised plundering of Kuizhou's wealth, but it did not damage the interests of the people, so it did not cause much turmoil, on the contrary, because of a series of pro-people actions taken by the Han army, it was more supported by the people.

However, like other places in the Ming Dynasty, due to hundreds of years of peaceful development, the severe contradiction between man and land in Kuizhou is not only due to the increasingly serious land annexation, but also due to the large population multiplication, resulting in a lack of per capita land area. Although the Han army seized a lot of land from the gentry through violence and distributed it to the vast number of poor people, alleviating the contradiction between man and land, there were still many people and little land, but Yang Ming could not let the population pressure be reduced through massacres like the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and could only transfer the population pressure to population resources.

Therefore, Yang Ming could only concentrate these surplus labor and make use of them, let them build water conservancy, bridges, let them mine and smelt and expand all kinds of factories and schools, etc., but in this way, the Han army originally obtained quite abundant wealth reserves due to the suppression of the official gentry was gradually depleted due to these infrastructure and investment, but because of the continuous extraction of labor value, it also inadvertently increased the gross domestic product of Kuizhou, and improved the living conditions of the people, although they felt more and more tired, But they are more full of hope for the future, and they also respect Yang Ming more and more for bringing them all these changes.

In the blink of an eye, it was the autumn of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, and Yang Ming had just occupied Kuizhou Mansion for half a year, and Kuizhou Mansion and Suiding Mansion were already very different from other state capitals in Daming in many places.

The most direct manifestation is that there are the latest cement roads between the prefectures and counties, and there are tall factories in all towns, basically every river has an iron bridge that stretches for miles, every county and town has busy workers, and every countryside has hard-working farmers, whether it is a country road or a city road, every evening there will be countless children who are out of school while reciting poems while jumping on the road full of rice fragrance.

In addition, Kuizhou has also produced countless novel goods, even glass pearls are no longer rare things here, these products have become Kuizhou's specialty, and have also become the best-selling products of Kuizhou's foreign trade, and have brought countless property to Kuizhou, although the Sichuan authorities are not allowed to trade iron and grain with the Han thieves in Kuizhou, in order to implement an economic siege on the Han thieves in Kuizhou, but this does not prevent Kuizhou from invading the economy of these places, and now it is only some individual goods, In the future, I am afraid that it will directly affect the economic pattern of the entire Ming Dynasty.

In addition, thanks to the active cooperation of the villagers, the Han army has also made great progress in suppressing bandits, and the problem of rocking bandits and bandits in Kuizhou for decades has been resolved, and public order has also been greatly improved, which has undoubtedly further guaranteed and promoted the stability and development of Kuizhou Prefecture.

In the afternoon sunset, the gilded world is a little tired at this moment because of the lively day, and even the crowd in this space has become listless, ordinary people will spend a little money to choose a teahouse and lie on the table to have a big cup of beer that is now popular in Kuizhou; The dignitaries and dignitaries will choose to go to some flower houses and incense pavilions, accompanied by beautiful women in elegant and quiet private rooms, and taste the new red wine and tea in Kuizhou. The heat of early autumn was swept away.

"Let's swing the oars, the boat pushes the waves, and the beautiful white tower is reflected in the sea...... After the day's homework, let's have fun, and I ask your dear partner, who will arrange a happy life for us......"

Outside the carved window, there was a clear sound of children singing, sitting on the rosewood chair Xiao Yuan lightly opened her cherry lips, sucked a sip of Yang's milk tea, and was attracted by this song, I couldn't help but think of the scene that day when the Ming Auditorium of Yang Ming Xilin Academy led a group of children wearing red and green or wearing jade scarves to sing this song in front of him, and it was also from that day on, Xilin Academy had one more music lesson, and the music in the song shop was no longer the patent of the red-sleeved woman.

Yang Ming's iron-blooded methods these days have made Du Xiaoyuan sometimes a little worried about him, worried that he will offend many people because of this, and it will also damage the foundation of Kuizhou Mansion's education, but she didn't expect that after a few months, Kuizhou Mansion not only did not become barbaric and barren due to the disappearance of a large number of gentry, but became more prosperous and prosperous.

Therefore, Du Xiaoyuan did not advise Yang Ming to learn to be lenient and humble, and often browsed the new scenery of Kuizhou with Yang Ming in the neighborhood pavilions.

"Who will arrange a happy life for us? After saying that for a long time, you are still deliberately teaching these children to be loyal to you, which is really ill-intentioned! ”

Although Du Xiaoyuan, who is already the head of Xilin Academy, is dressed in a dark blue official uniform, it is difficult to hide her natural beauty, especially when she pretends to be indignant and pushes Yang Ming, who is trying to come over, to the side, which shows her natural charm and cuteness, and her coquettish sentence is also sweet as a peach in Yang Ming's ears, which is intoxicating.

"Wronged, how can I have ill intentions, people say that nursery rhymes can best truly show the people's back, which can only say that the villagers in Kuizhou Mansion are really grateful to me Yang Ming, and I was unwilling at first", Yang Ming pretended to be aggrieved and said that he still dishonestly put a pair of thief hands on the shoulder of the thief, but was immediately beaten away by the small Yuan.

"Go away, don't be so unruly", Du Xiaoyuan got up and came to the front of an autumn hibiscus as she spoke, smiling and sometimes fiddling with the budding hibiscus, and sometimes peeking at Yang Ming, hoping that Yang Ming would immediately run over and hug herself, but to her disappointment, Yang Ming did not come, which made Du Xiaoyuan a little angry.

"Yuanyuan, now it's time for you to go back and meet Lord Lingzun", Yang Ming suddenly became serious, and a bowl of tea was handed to his lips and he only tasted it lightly, as if he was thinking about something.

Plug Xiaoyuan, who was holding her mouth for no reason, suddenly moved in her heart when she heard this, and couldn't help but be happy: "Really, I haven't seen them for two years, and I don't know if they still know that I am still alive in the world, and I don't know if my father's old illness has recurred, and I don't know if my mother is still fine, and whether my ancestors can still chew fragrant hooves." ”

Du Xiaoyuan unconsciously fell into memories, and was very happy to share her previous family life with Yang Ming.

"Zitong, do you know, my father, like you, likes to turn the pen every time he meditates on the desk, and several times his robe is stained with ink because of this, so that my mother has told him many times; And my little brother, when he eats, his mouth is like a loophole, and a lot of rice will be spilled on the table and carpet, which makes the maid who serves him cry bitterly every time, and I think it's funny when I think about it now, what do you think? ”

However, when she found that Yang Ming did not respond to him, she understood, and frowned: "Yes, if I really return to Yixing, I am afraid that I will never be able to see him again in this life, after all, one is a thief, and the other is a concubine, but now it is different, we are all stubborn men who rebel against the imperial court, and we are all reforming the world with the ambition of saving the people and revitalizing China, maybe I really can't go." ”

"Okay, don't be upset, I don't really want to leave Kuizhou, I'm just talking, maybe they don't remember me for a long time", Du Xiaoyuan first comforted Yang Ming, and when she saw Yang Ming's eyebrows slightly raised, she pretended to be angry and said: "Hmph, I knew that you were pretending to let me go back, but as soon as people thought about going back, you put on a face, it's really hypocritical!" ”

Yang Ming has been in Daming for nearly two years now, from the initial homeless people, to now living in a sparse and elegant Wujin courtyard, embracing a docile and lovely baby, it can be described as extremely happy, but every time he thinks of a maximum of three years, he will be destroyed with the sinking of the entire nation under the iron hooves of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is full of unhappiness, so when he stabilizes Kuizhou, the first goal he thinks of is to try to accept the appeasement of the imperial court, because in this way it will avoid his Han army and the Ming court will fall into internal friction, and give the Manchu Qing an opportunity to take advantage of.

Although Yang Ming also knows that he is now protecting himself and can be regarded as justice, he also knows that every time he kills a Ming official army, every piece of steel or silver used against the imperial court will weaken the strength of the Han people, so he wants to take the opportunity to escort Gu Xiaoyuan home, so that the current Changsha prefect Du Yinxi knows that he intends to belong, after all, he has read "History of the Southern Ming Dynasty" and knows that Du Yinxi is one of the few ministers who can abandon prejudice and are willing to unite thieves to fight against the Qing army. Therefore, Yang Ming felt that it was more effective to let Du Yinxi know his mind than to let ten short-sighted officials who sat in the temple know his thoughts, and with Yang Ming's current power, perhaps only the prefect and other officials would take a look at him.

"Let's go back and see you", Yang Ming said and shook Xiao Yuan's jade hand: "I promised you that when I stabilized, I would send you and other women who wanted to go home as soon as possible, now is the time, and between you and me, there are some things that need to be told to my parents, Yuanyuan, if Ling Zun allows, I am willing to go to Yixing immediately to marry you!" ”

Once again, Xiao Yuan was easily moved by Yang Ming's sweet words, but she quickly reacted and asked, "Do you have any other ideas?" ”

"Well, haven't you always wanted me to belong to the imperial court, but even if I want to belong to it, there must be someone in the court who knows my wishes, although Lord Du is only the prefect of Changsha now, and he has no power or power to help me, but he is familiar with the current superintendent Lord Ding Qirui, if Lord Ling Zun can speak for me in front of him, you and I may not have to go against the court, and you don't have to be embarrassed anymore, right?"

After hearing this, Du Xiaoyuan nodded after a moment and said, "Okay, I will rush to Changsha as soon as possible to meet my father, Zitong, you can rest assured, my father will definitely understand you, and Uncle Ding is not so difficult to speak." ”