The city of Shunzhou, which had been occupied by the Yan army for a year, was finally recovered again, although it was not taken back by the imperial army, but it did not need to be squeezed by the hand army. Besides, the reputation of the Huolin Army is much better than that of the imperial army, and besides, under the rule of the Huolin Army, it will be much better when it was ruled by the imperial court in the past.

Overnight, the banner of the king was changed on the city of Shunzhou, and the invincible army was finally defeated by the Huolin army. In the city of Shunzhou, all the people rejoiced. Although the whole city was full of blood, it still couldn't resist the people who came out to celebrate.

On the street, there are patrol soldiers of the Shunzhou Army back and forth, unlike the Yan Army and the former government army, although these Huolin soldiers are also cold, they do not bully the people, as long as no one violates the law and discipline, naturally no one will harass them.

Seeing that the Huolin Army was indeed as legendary, never disturbing the people, these ordinary people were also relieved.

The people were naturally rejoicing, but many in the city were terrified. Last night, 10,000 of the Yan army were completely annihilated and more than 4,000 were captured, but none of the 5,000 soldiers escaped the net, connecting their masters, and the five major clans were also slaughtered. These five families, which occupy one-seventh of Shunzhou City's commerce and trade and one-fifth of the land, are now all owned by the Huolin Army. In addition to these five families, there are three major clans and more than ten prominent clans that have not provided soldiers for the Yan Army, but they also know that the butcher's knife of the Huolin Army is on their necks. As for when it will fall, it depends on the joy and anger of Zhao Xun, the commander of the Huolin Army.

After taking Shunzhou City, Zhao Xun immediately arranged for the sentry guards to post a notice announcing the return of Shunzhou City. Next, gather all the generals to reward meritorious deeds, the promotion that should be promoted, and the reward that should be rewarded, that is, those thousands of people, also get a lot of rewards. The generals were glad that their rank was rising by one level, and in addition to raising their ranks, the soldiers were also rewarded with money.

"Shunzhou Mansion, the whole territory has finally been recovered!" Zhao Xun said with emotion.

The original general's mansion has now become Zhao Xun's mansion, and all the generals gathered happily. For the recovery of Shunzhou City, whether it is the Huolin Army or the Shunzhou Army, they are all overjoyed at this moment.

took Shunzhou City and recovered the entire territory of Shunzhou Prefecture, but it did not mean that everything was fine. Shunzhou City is the capital city of Shunzhou, the big families in the city don't love a few, don't talk about others, just say this, five big families can provide five thousand troops to the Yan Army, in addition to these five, there are three in the city that are bigger than this, and there are more than ten are also slightly inferior. Think about how much of a hidden danger it is to have such a large group of people under their own rule, but they do not listen to their own calls.

"My lord, the Shunzhou Mansion has been taken, and the outside world also knows that the Shunzhou Army is a part of the Huolin Army, so is it the Shunzhou Army and the Huolin Army to be unified and coordinated?" Zhao Lin said.

When the generals heard this, they all looked at Zhao Xun, especially those generals and colonels of the Shunzhou Army, waiting for Zhao Xun's reply. Although it has not been explicitly stated before, the Shunzhou Army has been a red banner since the reign of Zhao Xun, echoing the flame Qilin Flag. Regarding the inclusion of the Shunzhou Army in the Huolin Army, the generals and colonels of the Huolin Army also had no objections.

Zhao Xun said with a smile: "This is natural, the Shunzhou Army will be included in the Huolin Army, and this will be talked about later." I'm going to completely reorganize the Huolin Army and deploy it reasonably. ”

"My lord, what should the noble families in this city do? We will directly eliminate the five families that resisted, but we will directly do the rest of the families, for fear that it will be inconvenient. Hu Xiang said that he also had some understanding of the policy of the Huolin Army. He knows better than anyone else the hidden dangers of these big families in Shunzhou City.

Zhao Xun said coldly: "It depends on whether they know whether they are interested or not, I don't mind killing tens of thousands of people more." The officials assigned by the Chief Secretary for Administration should be coming soon, and the land decree and the trade decree are proceeding as usual. As for the land of the big families, if it is beyond the boundary, we will pay for it. Anyway, we also seized a lot of money and goods this time. ”

For three days in a row, Shunzhou City was as calm as ever, except for the flame qilin flag floating above Shunzhou City, nothing else had changed. But those big families in the city were so anxious that they sent to contact the general's mansion to report back, but the other party directly ignored them. However, the number of soldiers in the city did not decrease at all, but tended to increase.

On the fourth day, Lord Yin, the governor of Shunju Prefecture, who had moved to Sunju City, announced a new decree, which was also the same decree as usual under the rule of the Huolin Army, the Farming Decree and the Commercial Decree. For these, the people in Shunzhou City have been waiting for a long time, and now that it is officially announced, they are naturally very happy. Merchants also high-fived each other because of the commercial decree.

The three major clans of Zhang, Huang, and Wu and more than a dozen sub-first-level families have long been mentally prepared. Although these big families occupy a vast area, they also have a lot of business involvement. The trade laws have made them benefit greatly, so naturally they will not fight against the Huolin Army for the sake of this small field. In the land of Yanzhou Mansion and Yingzhou Mansion, the Huolin Army didn't know how many landlords of the big clan they had killed against them, and they didn't want to test the sword.

"My lord, these big families have all donated their land, and even some of them have been donated to the Land Division for free." Yang Ning, head of the Shunzhou Prefecture Branch of the Shadow Division, said.

Zhao Xun smiled: "It seems that they are quite interesting!" ”

Yang Ning said: "My lord, most of these people conceal their land and let the slaves under their names recognize it, so a large part of the fertile land still belongs to their names." ”

"Good! Good! Good! Do they think I'm a good talker? Zhao Xun sneered.

The Li family and the Liu family in the west of the city are all large households, and after the Yan army occupied Shunzhou City, although they did not provide troops, they also hooked up with it and made a lot of profits. After the Huolin Army occupied Shunzhou City, the two families were stable for two or three days, and when they saw that the Huolin Army had no other actions, they were relieved. With the promulgation of the cultivation of the fields, the two families donated part of the land free of charge to ease the relationship with the Huolin Army. But the fertile land they occupied, but they were all recognized by the private slaves of the house. Especially after the Yan army occupied Shunzhou City, they occupied a lot of fertile land from others, which they took with the help of the momentum of the Yan army.

Just when the two families thought that nothing was going on, the five thousand Huolin troops surrounded the two mansions and the manor outside the city. The two clansmen and all the slaves under their names were arrested into the camp of the Huolin Army, and at the same time, all the big households in the city were under martial law by the Huolin Army, and they could only enter but not leave. made the big families in the entire city frightened, and immediately, the people in charge of each clan were invited to the general's mansion by the Huolin army.

"Everyone, you are all the pillars of my Shunzhou Mansion, a prosperous family, and the envy of the people of Shunzhou City. You enjoy wealth that ordinary people cannot enjoy in a lifetime, and you are clothed in fine clothes, and you go in and out of luxurious carriages. If you enjoy this, you must contribute to the stability of Shunzhou Mansion. What do you say? Zhao Xun said with a smile to more than ten people in the hall.

"Yes! Be! What the adults are saying is that we should follow the instructions of the adults. Some people hurriedly said.

The Zhang family advocated Yun and said respectfully: "My lord has orders, and we should obey them." ”

Zhao Xun smiled: "Since everyone has said this, then I won't say anything more." What do you think of our new land cultivation decree and trade decree? Do you have a different opinion? ”

Zhang Yundao: "This move is good for the people, but also for business, although there is no national decree, but also for the welfare of the people, I should obey." ”

The rest of the Huang, Wu and other families responded in unison. And Zhao Xun took a deep look at Zhang Yun, this guy, saying that he obeyed orders, but in fact, he pointed out that what he did was not recognized by the imperial court, and it was illegal.

"Since you all think so, you think that we are doing good for the people, but some people are not taken seriously. The new law stipulates that those who encroach on other people's fields will be refunded according to the purchase price if the original owner returns. However, some people took advantage of the time when the Yan army occupied Shunzhou City, colluded with the Yan army to occupy other people's land and property, and did not return it. In addition, the new law decrees that those who exceed the boundaries of the land can be given to relatives and sold to the government. First, someone actually let the private slaves in the house lead. ”

Speaking of this, some of the faces of the people in the hall began to change color, because they did not do less because of this kind of thing.

"What? Is it because we don't know about colluding with the Evil Army to do something? You also know very well what this crime is. Reported to the imperial court, this is the great crime of exterminating the nine clans. Seeing that the provinces were destroyed by the Ya army, Pontus did not want to kill again and give some people a chance, but they did not know how to cherish it. ”

"All those who claim the land, whether it is your relatives or friends. However, there must be a household registration certificate issued by the government, and those who have a household registration certificate, several children of the Huolin Army, and the protection of the Huolin Army. Those who do not have a household registration are not allowed to claim the land given by you, and I hope you will check it carefully next time. Zhao Xun said sharply.

"Report! My lord, Li and Liu have already admitted to the crime of colluding with the Yan Army, intending to split the Shunzhou Mansion and serving the Yan Army, how should we deal with it! A general reported loudly.

Zhao Xun waved his hand and said, "What is the use of such people who have turned their backs on their ancestors. Directly killed, stolen family property, within the three clans, moved to Yanzhou Mansion, and announced his charges to the public. ”

"Obey!" The colonel turned and left.

Cold sweat broke out on the faces of many people in the hall, and Zhang Yun was also shocked by Zhao Xun's ruthless methods. He thought that he pointed out that what he did was illegal and came to drink the other party, but he didn't expect that the other party would immediately kill him. The Li and Liu families have been in the Li family in Shunzhou City for several generations, but they didn't expect to be swept away by the Huolin Army like this.

"Ladies and gentlemen, when our righteous army attacked the city, they were blocked by some Han Chinese troops, and according to their confessions, they were all private guards of various ethnic groups. Presumably, you also have a lot of private slaves and private soldiers in your family. ”

When Zhang Yun heard this, he hurriedly said: "Lord Hui, we have private slaves and some private soldiers in our family, but it is all because the Yan army entered Shunzhou City in order to protect itself. There is absolutely nothing else to think about, my lord. The rest of the people also hurriedly said yes.

Zhao Xun said with a smile: "I believe this, is it normal for people to gather private soldiers to protect themselves?" ”

Before Zhang Yun and the others could breathe a sigh of relief, they heard a word that made people very worried. "But...... Now that the Flame Army has been defeated by our Fire Lin Army, what are you worried about? Are you worried that my Huolin Army will intrude on you, and you will also gather troops to protect yourself? ”

"Don't dare! This ......" Zhang Yun hurriedly explained, he didn't want to be killed by the Huolin Army in the city.

"The family has a thousand private soldiers and thousands of private slaves. More than a dozen, what a huge force this is, if you are not careful, even I dare not stay in Shunzhou City. Zhao Xun wanted to say that the colder he was, staring at these people, his sharp eyes made everyone feel cold. Zhang Yun knew that he might have to lose too many things this time.

"We have absolutely no intention of confronting adults, these private slaves are also people who have been invaded by the Yan army and can't survive, in our name, they just want a way to live." Zhang Yunzheng said.

"In that case, I hope that they can become ordinary people again, gain freedom, share the land, and cultivate more fields for the Shunzhou capital, what do you think?"

"Obey your lordship's orders!" Zhang Yun said with a wry smile, where did the rest of the others dare to refute.

"By the way, in order to prevent some people from having bad intentions, I am going to issue some new directives to restrict the private slaves and private guards of some large households, do you think it is feasible?" Zhao Xun said with a smile. As he spoke, he handed out the new order he was about to issue in his hand.

When Zhang Yun and the others looked at it, their eyes turned black. The new decree stipulates that within each family and three clans, there are a maximum of 100 private slaves, 20 private guards, no armor, no bows and crossbows, and those who cross the border will be severely punished! Those of the same clan who are reported to have exceeded will receive half of their property, and those who report it by others will receive 30% of their property.

That is to say, the three clans with the same surname are one, and there are up to 100 private slaves and 20 private soldiers, and armor and bows and crossbows cannot be equipped. If it is exceeded, people of the same clan will report it, and they will get half of the property of the person who is reported. Outsiders reportedly received 30% of the family property. What made the faces of these people break out in a cold sweat is that there are also more than ten private slaves, private soldiers and land properties attached below, and even their business names in Shunzhou City are clearly marked, and even the people in the hall are not very clear about these situations. What does this mean, it shows that every one of them is under the surveillance of the Huolin Army. They sweated coldly at the thought of claiming the land with their slaves.

Seeing this order, Zhang Yun felt bitter in his heart, as a result, the family suffered heavy losses, not to mention raising more than 1,000 soldiers for the Huolin Army, even more than 10,000 private slaves, which was enough to make him feel distressed and want to cry. What's even more infuriating is that the fertile fields of the manors outside the city will be directly distributed by the Huolin Army to those private slaves who have regained their freedom. Don't do it? Li Liu's family is a role model.

The only thing that made them feel a little relieved was that in this decree, Zhao Xun also hung their names, saying that he understood the righteousness and did his part for the people of Shunzhou Mansion to calm down the harm caused by the Jing Army. But Zhang Yun also understood that they were pulled into the chariot by the Huolin Army.