Lian Zining couldn't help but sigh a little when he saw this scene, the countrymen, the peasants, are the most docile and respectful and obedient group in the world, as long as you give him a way to live, he will definitely not rise up to rebel. He turned his head sideways and looked to the west, from here fifty miles to the west, crossing the Songhua River, which was the territory of the general of Liaobei.

The White Lotus Sect there is in full swing!

Although there is a reason for the instigation of the White Lotus, but Yang Xuezhong, what have you forced the people to be?

You're damned!

Of course, this thought was only fleeting, and he smiled at the family: "Get up!" This time, the official is just looking around, you don't have to be formal. ”

These bankers suddenly sighed in their hearts, and their hearts were really officials, and they were also big officials, and the county magistrate didn't have this pomp when he passed here a few days ago.

That is, they, if they were to change to the jurisdiction of General Songhuajiang who knew a little about some upper-level things, they could guess his identity when they saw Lian Zining, a jade son, and then looked at the elite of the Wu Yi Army who were clustered.

Lian Zining spoke, and the person kneeling at the front trembled and said, "Thank you, Master Xie." ”

has a mouth, but it is a Qindi accent.

When they all stood up, Lian Zining looked up and down, there were really a lot of people in this family.

The man who spoke just now was in his forties, with a dark face and an honest appearance, and he thought that he was the head of this family, and the peasant woman in his forties next to him should be his mother-in-law, and there was a young man in his twenties standing next to him, and his daughter-in-law was in the woman next to him. The two sixteen or seventeen-year-old boys, with the eyes of the eye, saw that this was only two and a half children. But apparently they were both married, and each stood with an older woman standing beside him. That is, at the age of fourteen or fifteen years old, one of them has a bulging belly. Apparently pregnant. On the other side, there is a girl, who thinks it is the girl of his family.

Touching his gaze, these people all lowered their heads, obviously afraid in their hearts, and the two little daughters-in-law touched Lian Zining's gaze, their faces turned red, and they shrank behind their own men's bodies.

Lian Zining couldn't help laughing, and he didn't know what they were afraid of.

However, the people of the country are afraid of officials. It's always been like this, and it's inevitable.

Next to the ridge is a big willow tree, which has grown out of the delicate willow leaves to cover the scorching sun, and below is a mat, on which there are a lot of coarse porcelain bowls and chopsticks, and a pot, I don't know what is inside, and a fragrance comes out. Next to the willow tree were two ploughing oxen, wagging their tails boringly to drive away the mosquitoes that had begun to show their hideousness. When Lian Zining looked at it, the two of them were also staring at it with big eyes, and they seemed to think that Lian Zining was nothing to look at, so they turned their heads.

"Drink. What's boiling here, so fragrant? Lian Zining walked over to take a look, but saw a large pot of cabbage stewed pork slowly. There was a layer of oil flowers floating on the surface, and the fat pork fat was the width of a palm. It shows that the meat came from a farmer's large fat pig that weighed at least 450 catties.

Lian Zining's eyes couldn't help but light up, the five flowers sold in the supermarket in the future. The meat fat is the width of a finger, and the fried meat does not produce oil, and there is not even a little aroma.

This way, he was also hungry, his index finger moved at this time, and he said with a smile: "This official is also hungry at this time, can you have a meal here?" ”

The crop man swallowed his saliva, and before he could speak, Lian Zining had already picked up an empty bowl by himself, filled a large bowl, stretched out his chopsticks and took a bite, only to feel that the cabbage was refreshing, the pork was fatty and tender, and the oil was fragrant.

There was a small basket next to it, which was full of cornmeal nests, Lian Zining picked one up casually and took a bite, a fragrance of grains.

He smiled and said, "But this official doesn't take advantage of you, Chen Tong." ”

"Yes, sir." Chen Tong took out a silver ingot from his sleeve and handed it to the man, how dare the man accept it, he shrank back vigorously, and hid his hand behind his back, so that Chen Tong broke his hand and stuffed it in.

"Master, it's our blessing that you can eat our food, how dare you ......"

Before he could say it, Chen Tong's face sank: "Take it!" ”

This man didn't dare to speak anymore, so he quickly accepted it, and it was heavy to start, and there were ten taels anyway.

"Do you want to eat?" Lian Zining asked Chen Tongdao.

How dare Chen Tong sit on an equal footing with Lian Zining, and said with a smile: "Adults, eat, don't be hungry." ”

"You, you can't let go." Lian Zining smiled slightly, sat cross-legged on the mat, and said to the master: "What's your name?" ”

Lian Zining's actions made these villagers a little dumbfounded, they didn't expect that one day such a big official would be able to sit here, talk to himself, hold his own bowl, and eat his own food.

However, it also succeeded in making them feel a lot less afraid in their hearts, and they were able to let go a lot, and the man in his forties accompanied him: "Back to the words of the eldest master, the little king is honest." This is my aunt-in-law, this is my baby. ”

Lian Zining smiled: "The ancestor is from Shaanxi? ”

Wang honestly nodded: "Shaanxi's, later moved to Shandong, and then moved here." ”

"Oh?" Lian Zining said: "Shandong is good, why did you come here again?" ”

"This?" Although Wang Laoshi didn't have any heart, he also knew that it was not good to say that the government was not afraid in front of the government, so he hesitated a little, and Chen Tong said impatiently: "If the adult asks you anything, just say, don't hesitate!" ”

Or did his method work, Wang Laoshi was so frightened that he hurriedly told him that he was oppressed and persecuted by the government, and his father froze to death, and while talking, he peeked at Lian Zining, and saw that he was not angry, so he relaxed slightly.

Lian Zining listened, and his heart slowly sank.

The current Ming Dynasty, in fact, is quite similar to the last years of Wanli in that time and space, the Ming Dynasty seems to be the prosperity of flowers and brocade cooking oil, a prosperous atmosphere, but in fact, the contradiction has long been highlighted. The prosperity of the Ming Dynasty was the city, the market economy, and the prosperity of the market culture, which can be said to be unprecedented, but a contradiction. But it is in the countryside.

The imperial court's commercial taxes were extremely thin, and the big merchants were so rich that they were full of fat but did not pay taxes. And the imperial court wanted to have income, so the imperial court repeatedly added endowments. Local officials seized the opportunity to expropriate and extort money. In the end, these burdens fell on the peasants.

The peasants have almost reached the point where they cannot survive.

The government forced the people to rebel, and they had to rebel.

Shandong is still a prosperous place, the land is also fertile, and the political affairs are still Qingming, which is already the case, not to mention places such as northern Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, etc., these boundaries are either barren. Either floods or droughts are rampant, and the people are even more miserable.

He shook his head, this is not what he needs to worry about now, he is now a general, not the one in the middle of the court, or he should be ready for the moment first.

"So, how are you doing now?" Lian Zining pointed to the pot of pork stewed cabbage, and then pointed to the two cows: "I see that life is really good." ”

I saw that this young adult was so kind. It doesn't look like a person who will blame people, Wang Laoshi also became bolder, laughed with him, and imitated the tone of the voice of the village when he met the adults above: "Thank you, sir, for your auspicious words." The little family has been here for three years, and life is getting better and better. In particular, the old men of Wu Yijun drove those Tartars away and set many new rules. It's all for our sake, and it's even more important these days. It's like ......"

But he couldn't think of any good examples, so he was speechless. His face turned red for a while, and in a hurry, he pointed to the iron pot and said, "It's like stewed cabbage with pork, how could we eat this before?" Now you can always see meat for three or five days. ”

Lian Zining laughed: "What you said is true, the people take food as the sky, there is nothing more important than this." ”

The king honestly received his praise, smiled honestly, and seemed to be happy or something.

Lian Zining asked again: "This land belongs to your family?" How many acres are there? ”

"From this big willow tree to the ditch over there, it's all mine." Wang nodded honestly: "My family has four men, two women, and a cow, and a total of 330 acres of land." ”

Lian Zining said: "The rules set by Wu Yijun are 70 acres for Ding men, 40 acres for Ding women, and 50 acres for cattle. Look, isn't your family four men, five women, and two cows? How's that? ”

Wang Laoshi's face turned red and said, "Don't hide it from adults, I have a lot of mouths at home, and it was difficult to even eat before, so I couldn't take care of it." These daughters-in-law only entered the door last year. I didn't catch up when the land was divided. ”

"Then you are busy working on these fields, can you be busy?"

"Busy here, busy over." Wang Laoshi hurriedly said: "We used to be busy, not to mention that there are three more people now." Having a cow is a good call, and now it's basically all over. ”

Lian Zining smiled: "Then if you are given some more fields, will you be busy?" ”

"Why can't you get busy?" Wang said honestly: "I have to be busy with the fifth watch and the third watch." ”

Lian Zining nodded, thoughtful.

After a while, Fang Zi asked, "Was last year's harvest good?" ”

"Good, very good!" Wang Laoshi's eyes lit up as soon as he talked about this: "This corn, we never knew about this thing before, one acre of land can make more than 1,000 catties of grain, I have to be a mother...... At the back of our village, a temple has now been built, and I heard that the village is saying that it is called the Ceres Temple, and it is this corn god that is enshrined in it. ”

Lian Zining listened while eating, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

With just a little motivation, I can bring a good life to these people, which is really a very happy feeling.

Then Lian Zining asked about the tax situation again.

This is what he cares about the most, the country's tax policy is usually good, the dynasties, except for the Qin Dynasty's terrifying ten taxes and seven, there are very few strict tax laws that can force people to death, and the reason why the people have a large burden is still on a greedy word.

After learning that the following execution was also ten taxes and three, and there was no trick such as raising taxes without permission, kicking and drenching the sharp, Lian Zining Fang was relieved.

He pointed to the official not far away and said, "You built this road?" ”

"Yes. It took two months to start repairing it after the harvest last fall. The king answered honestly, but there was a hint of resentment on his face.

Lian Zining keenly grasped this detail and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

The king honestly did not speak. One of his sons was a shallow part of the city government, and said indignantly: "Those people in the government are very fierce, and they arrest people to build roads, and they don't let them go." When it comes to work, who should be slower? And the big whip was drawn. Our village has killed two of them! Look here. ”

As he spoke, he lifted the padded jacket he was wearing, and Lian Zining took a look. I couldn't help but shrink my eyes. On the back of this half-sized child, there are whip marks all over the place, similar to centipedes, although it has been so long, but there are still obvious scars, which shows how hard it was smoked at the beginning, I am afraid that the skin and flesh will not stop.

Lian Zining's face flashed with green energy, and he said lightly: "What about the salary, how much did you give?" ”

"Wages. How can I get paid? The kid was stunned.

Wang honestly glared at him fiercely, and the kid stopped talking.

"Good, good!" Lian Zining sneered, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he stopped talking.

Chen Tong on the side jumped in his heart.

Lian Zining didn't speak, the atmosphere here was dull, he ate a lot, and after a while, he was full, stood up and smiled at Wang Laoshi: "Thank you for your meal today." ”

Wang Laoshi didn't dare to speak anymore. I'm afraid of causing trouble.

Lian Zining sighed, the people are afraid of officials like tigers, as soon as that's it! This × his × mother× is still on his own turf!

"I know your concerns." Lian Zining tilted his head: "Chen Tong, give him your waist card." ”

"Yes. My lord. Chen Tong answered, untied his waist card from his waist and handed it to Wang Laoshi, one of Wang's sons was literate. When he came up to take a look, he exclaimed, "Thousand households? You are a Senho-sama. ”

Wang Laoshi's hands trembled. The waist card almost didn't fall to the ground, he was just simple. But he was not stupid, and suddenly thought that this master of a thousand households was like a slave in front of this young man, so who was he?

can only think of one answer, and then think of some rumors, Wang Laoshi's heart suddenly jumped up like a drum, his face rose red, his hands and feet trembled unconsciously, and he suddenly knelt on the ground and kowtowed like pounding garlic, and said in a trembling voice: "Xiaomin ......, Xiaomin ......"

But he couldn't even say a whole sentence.

Lian Zining shook his head: "You don't have to be like this, you don't need to be afraid, you told me this today, naturally you are afraid of getting into trouble, if anyone comes to your house to ask for guilt in the future, you take out this thing, and say today's events, no one dares to touch you." ”

"Yes, yes." Wang Laoshi hurriedly said.

"Come on, get up." Lian Zining smiled slightly, turned around and was about to leave, walked a few steps, and suddenly turned around and asked, "Across the river, White Lotus Sect, do you know?" ”

Wang Laoshi was slightly stunned: "I know." On these two days, the military master patrolled the riverside and told the village to observe if anyone sneaked over. ”

"Not afraid?"

"Don't be afraid. The military masters of Wu Yijun can even run away with Tartars, let alone these traitors who have suffered a thousand cuts. ”

"Hmm." Lian Zining nodded and strode away.

Wang Laoshi's family looked at the waist card in their hands, and they only felt like a dream.

(There are some omissions in the previous writing, Tuolunwei is in the territory of the general of Liaobei, where Wang Laoshi is located, it should be Fu Tiwei.) The two guards are facing each other across the river.,Confused before.,Correct here,)

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Two days later, Lian Zining returned to Zhenyuan Mansion.

When he left, he was afraid that others would know, so he was the only one to see him off, but this time he came back, but it was a great joy, as early as twenty miles away from the city, he had already sent someone to inform the city, because when Lian Zining arrived at the south gate of Zhenyuan Mansion, Wu Yijun's senior officers and guards had been waiting for a long time.

Seeing Lian Zining riding the original, everyone knelt on the ground and said respectfully: "Welcome back to your lordship." ”

Before Lian Zining and the others, he looked at the tall city wall of Zhenyuan Mansion and let out a long breath.

I'm home!

Although the capital is good, it is not within my fingers!

Lian Zining laughed and said, "Everyone get up." ”

"Master Xie." The generals got up, and Lian Zining laughed and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, this official has a great joy to tell you. ”

In the conference room of the General's Mansion, Lian Zining was the first seat, he was in the dust all the way, but he didn't even have time to rest before he took the generals here, Ye Nai was distressed, and someone sent a few hot towels to wipe him.

Lian Zining made a move, and the senior generals of Wu Yijun were sitting in danger, but the expectation in their eyes betrayed their emotions, and they were used to Lian Zining bringing them hope.

Hope is a combination of the benefits of the present stage and the vision of the future.

Otherwise, even if it is a high level of consciousness. If you let people bleed and sweat and fight with you to the death, but you can't get any benefits, then no one will do it.

An ever-expanding ranks. Increasing power, invincible commanders. Such an adult is the one who has to follow.

Lian Zining smiled faintly and asked, "Everyone, on the side of General Liaobei, you know about the rebellion of the White Lotus Sect?" ”

"Got it."

The generals replied one after another.

The territory under the jurisdiction of General Songhuajiang and the territory under the jurisdiction of General Liaobei are just a river apart, and such a big matter cannot be concealed at all, even those small people in the countryside know about it. Not to mention these leading generals.

"Well, that great event has something to do with this."

Lian Zining smiled slightly, suddenly raised his voice, and shouted in a deep voice: "The court is here, the territory that our Wu Yijun has beaten down, and a new Jiangbei general is set up to be the commander!" The White Lotus sect was raised again, and the Liaobei generals were powerless to suppress the rebellion. The imperial court abolished the Nuergan Governorate District, re-established the Nuergandu Command Envoy, and took this official as the Nuergandu Commander and Commander, and concurrently led the Songhuajiang General. General Jiangbei, command the army, put down the rebellion! ”

Everyone was stunned. Let this news be stunned, they all guessed that this time the expedition to the Great University would be successful. It must have been a great benefit, but I didn't expect it. This is so good!

No one knows better than them in this mountain how important the significance of this order is, and the resetting of the Nuer Gandu Division means that the entire Northeast, thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and hundreds of guards are all adults!

It is also in Wu Yijun's bag.

And some of them know very well how big Lian Zining's ambitions are.

For example, Li Tie.

His eyes bloomed with a strange brilliance, and he looked at Lian Zining, and only one thought echoed in his heart: "My lord, such a person, will turn into a dragon when he encounters a storm, and this appointment, I'm afraid it will be the storm that disturbs the world!" ”

Wang Dachun is a human spirit after all, turned around, stood up and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the adults!" ”

Everyone also reacted one after another, and said happily: "Congratulations, sir." ”

They are genuinely happy from the bottom of their hearts.

Lian Zining laughed: "From today on, this official is the commander of the slave Gandu Division, and everyone, you have followed this official to fight in the south and the north, and made great achievements, and this official will definitely not treat you badly!" ”

He tilted his head: "Ye Nai, tell everyone, what are the yamen positions under this slave Gandu Division." ”

"Yes, sir."

"Set up a slave to do the capital, set up the capital to command the one, for the second grade; Set up the command of the same knowledge of the two, for the second grade; Set up four commanders to serve as the three products; Set up one person with experience, who is the sixth product, and the governor is in charge of the experience of the department; Set up one thing, seven products; Set up one judgment and six products, and the jurisdiction is under the command of the envoy and the division; Set up a deputy judge, seven products, and the deputy governor is in command of the envoy and the judge; Set up a prison division, from the nine products, and the jurisdiction is under the command of the secretary and the prison division. This is permanent. ”

"And because of the special situation of the Nuer Gandu Division, from today onwards, the Nuer Gandu Division will be set up, and one person will be set up to participate in politics, from the second grade, and will be appointed by the commander of the same knowledge. The Chief Secretary is in charge of political affairs, and there is one person with experience, who is from the sixth product, and has jurisdiction over the Department of Political Affairs; There is one person in the capital, from the seventh product, and the deputy secretary of the political department of the department of experience; Set up a person to take care of the mill, from the eight products, under the jurisdiction of the political secretary of the grinding office; There is one person in the inspection school, who is nine products, and is directly under the political secretary; Set up a person to ask questions, from the six products, and govern the political secretary of the office; Set up a deputy manager, from the seventh grade, the deputy jurisdiction of the political secretary of the office; There is one person who has set up a prosecution case, but he has not entered the stream, and it is also a political secretary's office; There is one person in prison, who is from the ninth grade, and has jurisdiction over the political secretary and the prison department; There is one ambassador for the library, who is from the ninth product and is directly under the political secretary; There is one deputy envoy, who is not in the stream and is directly under the political secretary; There is one ambassador for the warehouse, who is from the ninth product and is directly under the political secretary; There is one deputy envoy, who is not in the stream and is directly under the political secretary; Set up a miscellaneous manufacturing bureau, an ordnance bureau, a Baoquan bureau, and a weaving and dyeing bureau, and each bureau has an ambassador for the nine products, and a deputy envoy for not entering the stream. ”

"Set up a Nuer Gandu Division to raise punishment according to the Inspectorate Division, set up a person according to the Inspectorate, for the positive three products, by the Nuer Gandu Division to command the servant concurrently, set up a deputy envoy, for the positive four products; Set up no one to do things, for the positive five products; Set up one person with experience, who is the seventh grade, and has jurisdiction over the probation and punishment according to the experience department of the prosecutorial department; There is one governor, who is the eighth grade; Set up a person to take care of the mill, for the nine products, and the jurisdiction of the punishment according to the prosecutor and the department of the mill; Set up one person to inspect the school, which is from the ninth grade; There is one person in prison, who is from the ninth grade, and has jurisdiction over the punishment according to the prosecutor's department. ”

"Set up Nuer Gandu Si Xing Taifu Temple, set up a Taifu Temple, for the three products, and the Nuer Gandu Si Du commanded the servant concurrently; Set up one Shaoqing, which is the fourth product; Set up five members of the temple, which is the sixth product; Set up a master book, for the seven products. (To be continued.) )