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Time flies, and it's December.

For a few months, between the Jiangning camp and the Liukou, there was nothing to do, and even the imperial court began to suspect it, could it be that the Jiangning Camp went to Shaanxi, and the Liukou disappeared, or hid, you must know that at this time in the past, the officials in various parts of Shaanxi were all in an emergency, what the Liukou plundered, what the government suffered heavy losses, etc., but this year did not receive such news, the situation in Shaanxi is very calm, and the calm is a little weird.

In fact, this is also because of the prestige of the Jiangning battalion, many people are keeping an eye on the Jiangning battalion and Shaanxi, including Su Tiancheng, who is also the object of everyone's attention, everyone needs to get the news, how many rogues have been exterminated by the Jiangning battalion again, and even captured the leader of the gangsters again, etc., it seems that the Jiangning battalion is invincible in the world, and wherever it goes, it always has to establish great achievements in the shortest possible time.

During this period, there were also related twists and turns, reflecting the problems of Shaanxi, the main contradictions, all of which were concentrated on the heads of Su Tiancheng and the governor's yamen, for example, the rich gentry from all over Shaanxi once jointly sued the governor's yamen, and there was also the family of a gentry whose head was cut off by Su Tiancheng.

The matter is actually very simple, the governor yamen issued a notice, Fuzhou County also issued a notice, about the disposal of idle farmland, the attitude of the government is very clear, because of the strong support of the local government, so the common people slowly bold, began to cultivate the idle land of the gentry and wealthy households, in this process, most of the gentry and rich households returned to all parts of Shaanxi. began to theorize with the government, of course, under the high-pressure policy of the government, most of the gentry and wealthy families knew that Su Tiancheng could not do it, and Jiangning Ying was eyeing him. No one is looking for trouble.

There is such a gentry, perhaps under the instigation of everyone, and the government to do it, this gentry's family lives in Fengxiang Mansion, the prefect of Fengxiang Mansion is Zhu Youxiang, this gentry not only works against the government, but also keeps saying that Zhu Youxiang is the prefect of Fengxiang Mansion, which is a violation of the rules of the ancestors, which is chaos. Fengxiang Mansion is full of wind and rain.

After a short time, the gentry became even more excessive, and part of the idle land in his house was cultivated by the peasants according to the requirements of the governor's yamen and the government office, and the gentry thought it was unruly, and threatened to go to the capital to sue the emperor, but the complaint did not happen. He instructed his subordinates to threaten the farmers who cultivated the land. Even pulled out some winter wheat that had already been sown.

When such a thing happened, Zhu Youxiang gritted his teeth with hatred, he was bent on making a name for himself in Fengxiang Mansion, and when it was going well, such a Ma Daha appeared, and he was becoming more and more arrogant. Zhu Youxiang thought about doing it, but this gentleman has some connections in the capital, and not just anyone can move.

After the matter was reported to Su Tiancheng, it was only one day. The Jiangning battalion stationed in Fengxiang Mansion moved, surrounded the gentry's mansion, and caught the gentry in full view, including a few subordinates, where did the gentry's family have seen the fierce Jiangning battalion soldiers, and they were so frightened that they didn't dare to move at all.

The development of things was beyond everyone's expectations, after the gentry was escorted to Xianyang, there was no chance to argue, Su Tiancheng invited out the Shang Fang Sword, and cut off the gentry's head without hesitation, several subordinates were not eligible to enjoy the Shang Fang Sword, and then they were dragged to the market and publicly beheaded.

The corpse of the gentry was bought back by the family members with 1,000 taels of silver, and the governor's yamen also warned the family members that if there was any rash move, the next step was to raid the mansion.

After this incident, the whole of Shaanxi was shaken, and the rest of the gentry and rich households immediately quieted down, no one dared to joke with their own net worth, even the gentry and rich households who jointly wrote the folds before were honest, and did not dare to continue to secretly stir up trouble.

As for the officials at all levels in Shaanxi, their style of work has changed greatly, and they have done things for the people honestly, and the officials in various places have cleared out unqualified officials and punished a number of officials and officials who are very angry with the people, and they have quickly won the recognition of the people, especially those officials and officials who have gone down to villages and towns to do things, have a modest attitude, never dare to be arrogant, and they are all trying to do their jobs well. I've never heard of meeting a rogue.

The most significant change is that the population of Shaanxi began to increase substantially, the population of the previous government statistics, all parts of the country are sharply reduced, but since the government announced the policy, except for the taxes stipulated by the imperial court, the rest of the taxes are exempted, the number of people who farm the land has increased exponentially, because the government needs to grasp the situation, the head of the village and town, the head of the first , need detailed statisticians, need to report to the government all the time, so the population number has been changing.

This is a real situation, no one dares to tell a lie, after the lieutenant chief and the first head counted the increase in population, the officials and officials rushed to the villages and towns, and only after verification did they dare to report.

Some policies on cultivated land have also begun to be slowly introduced, and the annual rent per mu of land owned by the rich gentry shall not be higher than three buckets of grain, that is, one-fourth of the harvest, and according to the actual situation of the year, if there is a famine, it may not be possible to get a single grain, and the land taxes handed over by the rich gentry households will be taken out in the middle of these three buckets of grain.

The gentry and wealthy households in Shaanxi are obviously dissatisfied, but they don't dare to mess around, Su Tiancheng's strength has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and everyone is also very strange, they have long heard that Su Tiancheng is low-key, why did he come to Shaanxi, and suddenly became so domineering and high-profile.

The gentry and wealthy families felt uncomfortable, which was nothing, and it was Li Zicheng who really began to feel fear.

The 200,000 sergeants gathered in Hanzhong Prefecture and Feng County began to flee in large numbers, and in less than two months, the number of sergeants who escaped reached 50,000, accounting for a quarter of the entire ranks.

Li Zicheng once thought carefully about whether he was fighting to the death and sending troops to fight with the Jiangning battalion, but he himself had no confidence, and with the current military strength, fighting with the Jiangning battalion was tantamount to self-destruction.

Su Tiancheng's policy in Shaanxi, so that Li Zicheng felt hopeless, in just over two months, the Liukou quickly lost support, it can be said that in the past in Hanzhong Mansion and Fengxiang Mansion, the righteous army in and out of the land as if into no one's land, the common people and farmers are vigorously welcomed and covered, but now there is a problem, the situation in Hanzhong Mansion is a little better, in Fengxiang Mansion, the people began to report the Liukou, if the village and town found the Liukou, the chief and the head of the first will report to the county government as quickly as possible, to know the way, Both Fengxiang Mansion and Hanzhong Mansion were stationed with soldiers from the Jiangning Battalion.

The policies pursued by Su Tiancheng are obviously biased in favor of the common people, and everything is from the perspective of the common people, and these policies have many similarities with the policies promoted by Li Zicheng, but it is a pity that Su Tiancheng is the governor of Shaanxi Province and an official, and Li Zicheng is a rogue and a rebel robber.

Li Zicheng has already realized that he is not Su Tiancheng's opponent, whether in terms of strength or morality, it is impossible for him to compete with Su Tiancheng, and if this development continues, at most two years, the Jiangning battalion will carry an absolute advantage and completely wipe out his army.

Li Zicheng has consulted with his officers many times, but he has never made up his mind.

A few months have passed, Luo Rucai and others have been placed under house arrest, eating and drinking a lot, and their families have not been blamed, but they are not able to grasp power, and matters related to the development of the righteous army have nothing to do with them.

On this day, Luo Rucai saw Li Zicheng walk into the house, and felt very strange, after encountering such a big twist and turn, of course Luo Rucai would not have a good face, although Li Zicheng had a smile on his face.

"Brother Luo, life is still good."

"It's a good life, and King Lao Chuang cares."

Listening to these obviously sarcastic words, Li Zicheng did not lose his temper, still smiling, and continued to greet Luo Rucai, and even asked if there was any difficulty.

Luo Rucai slowly became serious, Li Zicheng came to him, and he went to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, there must be something.

"King Chuang, if there is anything, just say it, I am a member of the rebel army."

Li Zicheng nodded, Luo Rucai has always been resourceful and decisive, at such a time, if you ask for advice, you may get a good answer, so he will not be polite.

"Brother Luo, the rebels are in a difficult situation now......"

Li Zicheng began to introduce the situation in detail, including the changes that had taken place in various parts of Shaanxi, including Su Tiancheng's actions, including the loss of sergeants among the rebels.

After half an hour, Li Zicheng finally finished speaking.

Luo Rucai didn't have a smile on his face, his lips were cold, when it came to the life and death of the righteous army, he still knew the importance of the matter.

"What is King Chuang's thoughts, is he thinking of sending troops to harass and destroy the situation in Shaanxi?"

Li Zicheng shook his head slightly.

"Never."

What Luo Rucai said was categorical, Li Zicheng was even a little surprised, isn't this the consistent practice of the righteous army, Hanzhong Mansion and Fengxiang Mansion can't do it, then go to Lintao Mansion and Gongchang Mansion, in short, it will cause some damage.

"Don't forget the root of our righteous army, the brothers of the righteous army, more than ninety percent are from the Zhuang family, they follow us because they have no food, their purpose is also very clear, and many brothers are locals, now their families or relatives are beginning to be able to make a living, at this time, if we send troops to harass, we will completely lose our foothold, if I expect it to be good, Su Tiancheng's purpose is very clear, that is, to think that we can go around to destroy, In this way, we will have no place to stand, and at that time, the Jiangning battalion will launch a full-scale attack, and we will not be able to support it at all. (To be continued......)