Jiang Dalang nodded and was silent, as if he was still recalling what Yang Chengzu said. The team has already left the city and approached the range of Wangzhuang, and seven or eight out of ten of the fertile fields in Anlu are in the south, and the grange in Xingwangfu is no exception. What they are going to now is the largest place in the manor under the name of King Xing. Zhuangtou's surname is Zhu, and when it comes to talking about it, he can still have some relatives with the palace.

Jiang Guodong, the nephew of Princess Xing Jiang, promoted Zhu Zhuangtou's daughter as a concubine, although this relationship is a bit far, but no matter what, he can also be regarded as the in-law of the palace. With this relationship, his waist is always a little harder than other Zhuang heads.

"I came to the house several times to ask for help, but this Zhu Guangzhu Zhuang took the lead, and the old man relied on a relationship that he couldn't beat with eight poles, and he really took himself as a relative. For the sake of her own family, the princess saw him twice, and he fell on her knees and wept, saying how she could not live. When the people below came to his farm, they were wounded by him, and most of them regarded the grange as their own property, forgetting that the field belonged to the king's house. ”

Lu Bing hated to introduce Yang Chengzu, obviously he also hated this Zhu Zhuangtou to the bones. The person in charge of the pathfinder in front had already come back to report, saying that the Zhu family had gotten the news and brought a lot of people out, and I don't know if it was going to be a fight.

As soon as he heard the word fighting, Jiang Dalang's eyes clearly showed a twinkle, and he said excitedly: "Want to fight?" Is there really going to be a fight? Yizheng, are you sure you can win? ”

"Grasp this kind of thing, how do you know if you haven't fought, but I'm sure that this fight can't be fought. Let's go, come with me. When they came to the front of the group, they saw that there were already many young and strong people on the opposite side, holding hoes, sticks, and other objects in their hands, and the number of people seemed to be more than the people on their side.

"This Zhu Guang is well-informed, as soon as we leave the city, I'm afraid he will get the news from there. The first few times the palace came to ask for a rent, he was also dealt with by this means, saying that it was to welcome, but in fact it was to scare people. There are so many young and strong, all of them are holding guys in their hands, and the people in the palace are afraid of being beaten, so they don't dare to say anything about asking for money. ”

"Scare people, I like this very much, come on! Pass my order, our army is in formation, and the bell is sounded! ”

The Honor Guard Division has firearms, especially King Xing was favored by the emperors of Hongzhi and Zhengde dynasties, and the weapons in the house are very well-equipped, and there are 100 firearms. Yang Chengzu brought out more than 30 big thunderbolts today, and at the sound of an order, these 30 guns lit the fire door, and the ping-pong rang loudly, and the smoke of gunpowder was filled.

According to the drill, these honor soldiers lined up in horizontal and vertical squares, holding their swords and guns high, and their movements were neat and uniform, as neat as knives and axes. The small army named Gao Sheng, who was now also promoted by Yang Chengzu to make a small banner, rode first to the front of those Zhuangke teams and asked: "What is the intention of waiting for the brigade to cross the road, is it a plot against you, and you want to cooperate with Ning Fan to make trouble and seize Anlu City?" ”

A big hat fell from the sky, completely different from the people from the palace who were pleasant or obviously frightened, and Zhu Guang's small eyes also shone with a cunning light. It seems that this team is not quite the same as the previous ones? Just looking at this formation, it is much stronger than his own messy croppers, and the two are not on the same level.

In fact, there are some military households in the grange, and when the Ming Dynasty implemented the military system of the guard, many fields were military fields. Until now, the guard has collapsed, and many military villages have been directly annexed, and Anlu is no exception.

Those military households have become tenants, but after all, they are from military classes, and some of the old foundations are still there, and when they grab water or land, they still perform better than ordinary croppers.

But even these military households with the highest combat effectiveness in the village on weekdays, compared with these honor soldiers in front of them, just looking at their mental outlook is not a little bit worse. If you look at the guys on both sides, you know that there is no chance of winning if you are tough.

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding. Xiao Lao'er just heard that Yang Yi was leading a team out of the city to practice, and he was worried that you would not eat well, so he led the old and young in the village to come over and bring some food and soup for the army to comfort you. Why don't you hurry up and send the food and drink up, don't let the military masters misunderstand? An old man with gray hair rushed out, with a smile on his face, and kept saying that his group had no malicious intent.

The dry food and wine that had been prepared a long time ago were sent over like flowing water, and it seems that it is not the first time Zhu Guang has done this, and he has many preparations. However, these honor soldiers were different from the soldiers they had seen before, they did not smile as soon as they saw food, and the queue was still neat and motionless, as if these things were not attractive to them.

Yang Chengzu urged the horse over, and he didn't get off the horse, just used the horsewhip to point Zhu Guang's nose, "Don't be so troublesome, we people are about to go to your village, you can lead the way." ”

On the way, this group of men and horses walked forward and sang military songs, attracting those who were still working in the fields to peek in. It's not that these people have never seen soldiers, but this is the first time they have seen such a neat unit. The palace guards used to know the majesty, but it doesn't seem to have reached such a level?

When the army arrived at Zhuangshang, they also took the dry food they brought with them to eat, and the cake and soup sent by Fubu, Yang Chengzu, Lu Bing and several other officers, as well as those tent and warehouse ambassadors, followed Zhu Guang all the way to his house.

The tall gatehouse, with red bricks and green tiles, looks like a small squire, and it is not at all obvious that he is just a village head who takes care of the fields for others. Yang Chengzu only looked at the house, a sneer appeared on his face, and when he arrived in the study, he only said a few words of gossip, and then he said:

"I wish the owner of the village, the Ming people don't say secret words, you owe the rent of the palace for a year or two. The head of the village is the one who looks after the land for the master's family, and when the year comes, it is time to close the deal. But if you haven't paid the rent for so long, you're a bit incompetent. When I came here today, I didn't mean to ask you, but I just came to do one thing, collect the debt. I brought the account book, I brought the abacus, you let your people prepare it, and then start to pay the money and grain. ”

"In the past few years, the year has not been good, and there is really no harvest in the field. Look at this year, it is always raining, the terrain in the south is low, and the crops are about to be soaked in water, and I am afraid that the harvest will be lost, and there is really no rent to pay. We, the farmers, don't even have overnight food at home, and even if I want to, I can't harvest it. Others see me as a banker, but in fact, how do they know my suffering, this errand of collecting rent is a scolding and tired, and it is really not acceptable. Master Yizheng showed mercy and said a few words in front of the princess, exempting me from my errand, I am grateful to you for your great kindness. ”

Zhu Guang knelt on the ground, crying with a handful of snot and tears, looking like he had suffered countless grievances. His wife and children also heard the news, and they all rushed over from the inner house, knelt down in the study, and several grandchildren, all of whom were four or five-year-old boys, came over and grabbed the corner of Yang Chengzu's clothes and kept begging.

"The whole family goes into battle together, is this drill very skilled?" Yang Chengzu snorted, his hand was taut, and the Imperial Treasure Knife was drawn in his hand. "This knife was given by Banzai, it's not bad, right? Lao Zhu, you said that if I chop you with this knife, is it sorry for this knife? ”