While Lin Daxin was busy with his marriage, the fifth, thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth divisions of the Dingbei Army had begun to send officers and soldiers to various parts of Shandong and neighboring provinces to publicize Lin Daxin's immigration policy.

The soldiers of the Dingbei Army went to various places in full armor in shifts to gather poor people to emigrate to the four northeastern provinces.

Although Liu Fucai's name in Jinan Mansion is both blessed and wealthy, Liu Caifu, who is almost 40, has no money and does not enjoy any blessings.

Liu Caifu's family lives in two mud and straw houses in the slums of Jinan, and relies on Liu Caifu to work long hours for a landlord in Jinan and wash clothes with his wife to barely support the family of six. In addition to him and his wife, Liu Caifu's family also has two sons and two daughters.

Fortunately, Liu Caifu's eldest son is 20 years old, and now he also works as a long-term worker in the landlord's house with Liu Caifu, and the 16-year-old eldest daughter also helps people wash clothes with her mother. This made Liu Caifu's family much better, and now at least they can basically feed the family, and when they were younger than the children, it was better to stop cooking at the whole time!

However, what makes Liu Caifu angry is that his eldest son is 20 years old, and because his family is poor, he can't marry a daughter-in-law until now. Someone gave him an idea to find his eldest daughter to a family with sons and daughters, so that he could marry his eldest son to a daughter-in-law!

But his eldest daughter and Niu Bao, the eldest son of his neighbor Niu Bao, who also lives in the slums, have no guesses since they were young, and Liu Caifu has also verbally engaged Niu Bao and his father to have two children. But Niu Bao doesn't have any daughters in the family, only Niu Bao and his younger brother.

Liu Caifu was hesitant to regret his eldest daughter's marriage for the sake of his family's inheritance. Anyway, it was only orally ordered, and now Niu Bao has run out to be a soldier, just in time for the Qing Dynasty to fight with the Japanese, I don't know if Niu Bao died outside.

However, thinking of his stubborn daughter, Liu Caifu still couldn't make up his mind, and he had to ponder.

On this day, Liu Caifu and his son Liu Dayan finished their work in the fields of the landlord's house outside Jinan. So he hurried home. A few hundred meters away from his mud and straw house, I saw my 12-year-old second son wandering around the intersection. Seeing Liu Caifu and his brother, he immediately ran over: "Dad, brother, Brother Niu Bao next door to our house is back!" ”

Liu Caifu frowned, he had just made up his mind to make it clear to Niu Bao and his father in the past two days that the matter between his eldest daughter and Niu Bao was invalid. I want to use my eldest daughter to change my eldest son's relatives, but now Niu Bao suddenly came back.

Liu Caifu father and son returned to their door, and suddenly Liu Caifu saw two soldiers wearing black uniforms and holding rifles standing at the door of his house, these two soldiers stood at the door of their house on the left and right, motionless, showing special might, and their spirit was not at all different from the green battalion soldiers he had seen.

At this time, the second son dragged his father and brother to the door, and said: "Dad, eldest brother, Brother Niu Bao has bought a lot of things for our family." Also bought me candy bars. The soldiers at the gate were all brought by Brother Niu Bao, and Brother Niu Bao is now a big official! ”

Liu Caifu walked into the house in horror and found that Niu Bao was also wearing a black military outfit. was talking to his wife, but Niu Bao did not carry a rifle on his back, but pinned a cowhide pistol holster to his waist. And his eldest daughter was snuggling up to her mother, looking at Niu Bao, who was more heroic and martial with an infatuated face.

When Niu Bao saw that Liu Caifu was back, he immediately smiled and said, "Uncle Caifu, you're back!" ”

Liu Caifu asked suspiciously: "Niu Bao, are you an official?" ”

Niu Bao replied with a smile: "I am now a platoon commander of the Dingbei Army. It's a petty official! ”

As soon as Liu Caifu heard that Niu Bao had really become an official, he immediately threw out his idea of exchanging his eldest daughter for his relatives. greeted Niu Bao warmly and said: "I have seen you have a good life since I was a child, otherwise how could I marry my eldest daughter and you, a poor boy." Hehe! Fast! Wife, don't cook yet, let our son-in-law eat together! ”

Liu Caifu's words made Niu Bao and Liu Caifu's eldest daughter blush, and Niu Bao said: "Uncle Caifu, I have a mission to come back this time, I took the time to come and see you and my father!" I won't eat the meal, I brought a lot of food for Uncle Caifu, some of which you haven't eaten, you can try it in a while! ”

Liu Caifu looked at the wooden bed of the mud and straw house, which was full of large bags of things, and the smile on his face was even better, rubbing his hands and saying with a smile: "Niu Bao, we are not outsiders, you are too polite!" How much does it cost! ”

"Yes, this is my filial piety to you two elders!" Niu Bao said with a smile.

Looking at the happy expressions of Liu Caifu's family, Niu Bao said again: "By the way, Uncle Caifu, our marshal was canonized by the imperial court as the governor of the four northeastern provinces!" Dashuai wants to immigrate to the Northeast, and this time I came back to promote Dashuai's immigration policy! As long as the immigrants go to the Northeast, we will give 10 acres of land regardless of age! And also for the first year's rations, seeds and farm tools! And all taxes are exempted for the first 3 years, and only one-fifth of the harvest needs to be paid as agricultural tax after 3 years, and all other taxes are exempted! In addition, if you don't want land, you will be given 5 taels of silver per person, and you will be arranged to work in a newly built factory! ”

Liu Caifu's eyes were about to fall when he heard this, and he asked with surprise on his face: "Is it really fake?" Is there such a good thing in the world? ”

Niu Bao nodded affirmatively and said: "Our marshal is the famous Lin Daxin Lin Marshal, who led our Dingbei Army to eliminate hundreds of thousands of Japanese elite troops in the northeast!" Can a character like Da Shuai deceive the common people? My father and mother have decided to take my younger brother to the Northeast with them. In addition, as the platoon commander of the Dingbei Army, I will be given 60 acres of land, and I want to take out 30 acres as a dowry to marry Feng'er! "Feng'er is Liu Caifu's eldest daughter.

Liu Caifu's eyes widened and he shouted, "What? You're going to use 30 acres of land as a dowry! So if our family of six goes to the Northeast and has 60 acres of land, plus the 30 acres you give, isn't it 90 acres of land? Oh my God! Didn't I, Liu Caifu, also become a landlord! Do I still have to worry about my son not being able to marry a daughter-in-law? ”

The next day, Liu Caifu's family packed up their simple belongings and Niu Bao's family. Follow thousands of poor people in Jinan City to Weihaiwei, ready to immigrate to the Northeast by boat.

Ma Er, a villager from Majia Village, Zaozhuang, Shandong, came to the mouth of the Dingbei Army who came to Zaozhuang. After knowing the immigration policy in the Northeast, he hurried home to discuss with his father, eldest brother and sister-in-law, and his daughter-in-law to prepare for the whole family to go to the Northeast.

Although the Ma family has 3 acres of paddy fields, it is not enough for the whole family to have food and clothing, and they must exchange the hundreds of catties of rice produced in the paddy fields for three times the amount of coarse grain. Then he had to rent 10 acres of dry land from the landlord in the village, and after removing the high rent, he would have some rations left, plus coarse grain in exchange for himself. barely supported a large family.

Ma Er said excitedly to the whole family: "Our father and mother, eldest brother and sister-in-law." Me and my daughter-in-law, two nephews and my two sons! Together with our family of 10 people, we can get 100 acres of land when we go to the Northeast! I inquired, and the land in the northeast is all good land. The soil is all black, and the crops will grow well! ”

Ma Er's father thought about it for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "Go!" The four little cubs in the family are getting bigger and bigger, and the half-grown ones are the most edible, according to the conditions of our family, they can't afford to raise my four eldest grandsons at all! Since there are 100 acres of land in the Northeast, our family will gamble, and I don't believe that the world-famous Dingbei Army will lie to us! ”

So Ma Er's family packed up their things overnight, and the next day the family's 3 acres of paddy fields and several earthen houses were entrusted to relatives in the same village. The family rushed to Zaozhuang, and other villagers near Zaozhuang who were going to immigrate to the northeast, together with the escort of the soldiers of the Dingbei Army. Rushed to Weihaiwei and prepared to take a boat to the northeast.

Like Ma Er's family, there are countless poor families who want to emigrate to the Northeast in Shandong and surrounding provinces.

In the county government of Luan County, Yongping Prefecture, Zhili Province, Zhang Bantou, the official of the government, said to the Chen County Order of Luan County: "Lord County Order! The Dingbei Army came to a team of people in our Luan County to promote what immigration to the Northeast was everywhere. It made the people in our county panic, and many people in the county had to go to the Northeast to immigrate. In the future, there may not be enough people in our county to farm! ”

Now the Dingbei Army is recruiting immigrants in Luan County, and in the face of such a generous immigration policy, many of the peasant households renting land in the Zhang family have to retreat from the Zhang family and prepare to go to the northeast to emigrate. This time, Zhang Bantou couldn't sit still, if the farmers who rented his family's land all went to the Northeast to emigrate, who would farm for his family!

So Zhang Bantou came to Chen County Order, he had heard Chen County Order scold Lin Daxin, the commander of the Dingbei Army, for an afternoon, so Zhang Bantou hoped to use Chen County's boredom with the Dingbei Army to prevent the farmers of Luan County from immigrating to the Northeast!

When Chen Xianling heard this, he said angrily: "Lin Daxin, that traitor! I dare to send the Northern Army to my Luan County to make waves! Hum! Zhang Bantou, you take the officials and drive the people of the Dingbei Army out of Luan County for me! ”

When Zhang Bantou heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and said: "Obey the order, Lord County Order!" Subordinates will do it! Then Zhang Bantou took dozens of officials from Luanxian County to find trouble with the Dingbei Army in Luanxian County.

Thousands of people have gathered near the north gate of Luanxian County, most of whom are going to the northeast to emigrate, and a platoon of Dingbei Army soldiers is maintaining order on the spot, and preliminary registration is being carried out for the people of Luanxian County who want to go to the northeast to emigrate.

At this time, Zhang Bantou came to the crowd with dozens of officials and shouted: "Who is the head here?" Hurry up and get me out! ”

A platoon commander of the Dingbei Army frowned and asked, "I am the highest officer of the Dingbei Army in Luan County, what is the matter with you?" ”

Zhang Bantou said proudly: "Our Chen County Order of Luan County has given you the order to withdraw the Dingbei Army from Luan County, and you are not allowed to recruit immigrants in our Luan County!" ”

As soon as Zhang Bantou finished speaking, among the thousands of people in Luan County, the people who wanted to emigrate immediately discussed, "Why don't you let us emigrate?" ”

"It must be that Zhang Bantou who is bad, I heard that most of the farmers who rent his fields are going to emigrate! He specified that he was afraid that no one would farm for his family, so he made it bad! ”

"What can I do? Our family is also going to the Northeast to live the life of the Lord! Now it's over, empty rejoice! ”

The crowd of discussions made the platoon commander of the Dingbei Army frown even deeper, and then said unceremoniously: "I'm sorry!" We followed the orders of our Dingbei Army Marshal Lin and came to Luan County to recruit immigrants! Your county magistrate can't control us! ”

Zhang Bantou said contemptuously: "What do I care about you, Lin Dashuai, Zhu Dashuai!" In Luan County, you have to listen to our Chen County order! Hurry up and leave, otherwise don't blame Lao Tzu for being polite! ”

The platoon commander of the Dingbei Army suddenly laughed angrily, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes: "Hehe! I really want to see what you can do to me? ”

Zhang Bantou shouted angrily: "Brothers! Give it to me, and beat these Dingbei troops out of Luan County! (To be continued)