The rout of the peasant army in southern Shanxi had not yet reached Li Guo's old camp, and Li Guo's prediction that Wang Jiayin would be killed by his brother-in-law was no longer mentioned.

Li Guo didn't talk about these things, Li Guo was very busy, and he was holding a meeting for everyone in the old camp. The participants in the meeting were all big leaders with status, and only Niu Decao was left in Hequ County to preside over the work, and Li Twelve, Li Qiang, Quan Zhihuan, Jiang Chang and others were all summoned to the camp. The children's soldiers, Goudan, Luo Hu and others also attended.

The content of the meeting was only two points, first, to discuss the gains and losses of the policies implemented by Hequ County, and judging from the current results, Li Guo's series of reforms seemed to have a bright future. With the effective flickering of Sun Dengke's propaganda team, the mud-legged people in Hequ all decided that Li Guo was their great savior, and if Li Guo left or ignored them, these mud-legged people would be completely finished.

The candidates for the chief of the villages and villages in Hequ County have been decided, and they are all elected by the people themselves, and they are all loyal to Li Guo. Under the unified arrangement of Li Qiang, Niu Decao and others, these chief and a chief led the people to farm. In addition, because the river channel formed during the flood of the Yellow River is ready-made, it is not as difficult to divert the water from the Yellow River into Hequ County as imagined, and the water conservancy facilities in many places have begun to bear fruit, and the imported water can be used for irrigation. Of course, the migrant workers are semi-apportioned and spontaneous, and they are self-reliant and have very little cost, but they have achieved great results.

Li Guo knew that the Chongzhen Dynasty was in drought every year, but this year did not seem to be as strict as imagined, which shows that Li Guo's judgment was very accurate, and the real reason for the peasant uprising at the end of the Ming Dynasty was not actually a natural disaster, but *, that is, land annexation. However, Li Guo's land reform was effective and completely changed the way of life of the peasants today, and although he made extensive use of superstitious ideas for the purpose of dividing the land, it was undoubtedly successful.

Militia organizations have been set up in various places, and land protection regiments have been formed. The structure of the land protection regiment is also like that of the army, with five people as army commanders and ten people as chief officers. Of course, the hundred households are all Li Guo's soldiers. Although the land protection group also farms, in their spare time, Li Twelve and others have been training them. There are no rules for the selection of the land protection group, but anyone between the ages of 18 and 50 must come. Almost all of these members came voluntarily, and they finally had land, so how could they not cherish and protect it?

Foot locking societies have also been formed, and there is no longer foot binding, so that women can do some farm work as much as they can. In addition, the women are also unified and spin cloth! Of course, spinning is not white, and of course you can't give too much money, Li Guo can't afford it. However, those women's mothers or in-laws, seeing that there are no men in the grounding meeting, are all girls, and they are also relieved. And these girls can also get back a few copper coins with three melons and two dates, so they also support it. Women also have to work, this is Li Guo's purpose, Li Guo has achieved it.

And some of them cost a little bit of money.

The most important of these is the blacksmith, which is very useful, in addition to repairing farm tools, and more importantly, crafting weapons. There is no shortage of weapons for elite soldiers and child soldiers now, but there are almost no weapons for the land protection group. Is it to use the mouth? Presumably, these mud legs must not be good for oral work! In addition, sooner or later, one day, Li Guo will definitely expand, and by then there will be no weapons, so what's the matter? Also, there are a lot of arrows that consume a lot. Therefore, a very important blacksmith pays three pieces of silver a month. Of course, craftsmen such as carpenters are also blacksmiths.

Children's literacy is also a top priority, some Xiucai were selected, as a teacher of the gentleman, they are also three dollars of silver per month, but this money is not taken for nothing, of course, what to teach is Li Guo's final say. What the students learn, Nie Xin has already arranged, in addition to the common words, Sun Dengke's propaganda script has also been compiled into a book, which is all to promote Li Guo, and the gentlemen have to teach the children these.

But after all, these talents have been studying hard for ten years, and some of them are sages and sages, and they are in charge of Li Qiang, who was in charge at the time. Although Li Qiang is kind, he is also from Rongma, and fully understands Li Guo's principle of grasping with both hands and being hard with both hands. Which gentleman dares to teach, not only will he not let you teach, but he will also take your land!

Now, the talents are honest, but there are also those who are not enlightened. There are two people who actually teach students the monarch and the ministers behind their backs, and what kind of monarch makes the ministers die and the ministers dare not die.

Li Qiang called them over, "Who asked you to call?" ”

The two unenlightened people saw that the matter was revealed, but they also had backbone, "This is the words of a saint, how can you not teach it?" ”

Li Qiang nodded, "Very good, then who do you say is the king and who is the minister?" ”

"Of course, the current Emperor Chongzhen is the king, and we are the ministers." The two of them don't know the times.

"You mean to say that Chongzhen gave you the land?" Li Qiang's heart was on fire.

"Although it is the tiger master who divides the land, the status of the monarch and the minister cannot be changed." The two of them became more and more indulgent.

Li Qiang smiled, "Okay, you guys go to Chongzhen to ask for land." Someone came and took the land of these two people's families. In addition, from the beginning of spring to the present, we have given the grain to these two white-eyed wolves to let him return to us, and there is no food to take the roof of the house. ”

As a result, these two stubborn donkey-like showmen instantly had no room or land, and became destitute.

The two showmen were not angry, and secretly ran to complain. These yamen officials knew that the Hequ County Order had a good relationship with the Governor and the Governor of the Army, and that Ping Suli had also fought the autumn breeze of the Hequ River, so they escorted these two people back to the Hequ County and let the Hequ County deal with it on its own.

So, after the two stubborn donkeys were beaten by the board, they finally got their senses. There is no other reason, on the one hand, he is honest teaching, and he can get three dollars of silver, and on the other hand, he is a fat beating, and his wife and children are hungry with Venus in his eyes. Which to do?

So, early the next morning, Li Qiang got up and went out and saw the two stubborn donkeys kneeling outside the door with the whole family. I swore a vow to follow the instructions of Master Hu and Uncle Li Qiang and Uncle Li. Li Qiang forgave them. Later, these two stubborn donkeys changed their lives and became new people.

Li Qiang reported this to Li Guo, and Li Guo praised, "Very good, next time something like this happens, you might as well cut off their heads!" ”

Therefore, through all of the above, Li Guo's reform seems to have been successful.

Why does it seem to be successful? Because Li Guo is in trouble.

The trouble Li Guo encountered was not a trivial matter, it was something that he had not been able to overcome since he crossed over, money!

Li Guo has not been really rich and wealthy since he crossed over, and it was easy to beat the local tyrants to get some money, in addition to gifts, the renovation of the river meanders cost him most of his money. Although the prospects are promising, it is June at this time, the grain in the north has not yet been harvested, the grain reserves are about to run out, and there is no money to buy grain.

Therefore, the purpose of Li Guo to convene a meeting of all the leaders is to get money, any way, no matter whether it is a white cat or a black cat, if you can catch money, you are a good cat!

But Li Guo doesn't know much about business, and only Qian Duoduo understands it. Seeing that Qian Duoduo is quite obedient on the surface, but he is a person who is not dead set on you, you can rest assured to teach him the silver, go, go and do business!

I'm afraid that if the business is not done, the silver will be like a meat bun beating a dog, and it will never go back.

In fact, Li already had a way to deal with Qian Duoduo a long time ago, but forcing people to do things and doing things spontaneously are completely two different concepts.

So, the meeting was silent for the time being, and everyone was thinking about a question, money!

At this time, a small colonel in charge of intelligence under Zhao Youbin hurriedly walked in and handed Zhao Youbin a secret letter, which was sent to Zhao Youbin by a fellow villager who was a master under Cao Wenzhao.

Zhao Youbin opened the secret document, looked at it, and his face suddenly became cloudy.

Everyone was so surprised, Li Guo asked, "Youbin, what's wrong?" ”

Zhao Youbin fell to his knees with a thud and said to Li Guo, "True gods!" ”