When Zhang Hongbin came forward to appease the people and dispose of those who took advantage of the chaos to do bad things, a day had passed in a blink of an eye.

The news of his own occupation of Baishui County, I am afraid that it has already spread, according to the most basic situation, the nearby guard station should receive the news, and then it should take three or four days from the whole army to the departure. But no matter what, you have to leave Whitewater County within three days, which is a must.

Now there were not many men under his command, at least not more than a thousand, and except for more than 200 soldiers and boy scouts, the others were just attached to the people. Even if the guards are useless, they can't just take the peasant soldiers to fight.

The next morning, Zhang Hongbin woke up in a dream, and the time was only six o'clock in the morning, but it was enough.

Perhaps it was because of the notice of peace and security, or maybe the rebels did not do anything angry and resentful, and the people acquiesced in the existence of these rebels.

They are always neutral and pathetic, and most of them, no matter who the ruler is, will only choose to be obedient people. It is undeniable that Confucianism guides people to goodness, but since Dong Zhongshu of the Han Dynasty modified Confucian doctrine in order to cater to the rulers, the reform of generation after generation has made Confucianism unrecognizable, and completed the tools of the rulers to fool the people, which is no different from Buddhism and Christianity.

The common people had no blood, no brains, no thoughts, and became a group of domestic animals, providing their own flesh and blood for the rulers of the feudal dynasty and the gentry below, and even being disliked by the rulers. These unconscious domestic animals don't even care who the ruler is, even if it's a different race.

Otherwise, how can a Manchu with a population of one million rule over 40,000 Han people?!

The peasant soldiers had only joined for a short time, and when they saw themselves as the masters of this county, they often thought of pleasure. In other words, they hope to learn from those heroes in Liangshan in the Water Margin, eat meat, drink wine, weigh and divide money, and live a chic and comfortable life. didn't know that the Water Margin was originally a political book, and as for the so-called good life of the Water Margin heroes, their fate has been clearly told to everyone.

However, there are few people who can really see through it, and Jia Ding Bing has been instructed by Zhang Hongbin, which can be regarded as seeing through. But these peasant soldiers can't see through anything.

As a result, starting the next day, a few more peasants who already had some bad habits did bad things. Zhang Hongbin didn't talk nonsense, he grabbed them directly, beheaded them in front of the people of Baishui County, and hung them at the city gate and exposed to the sun for three days and were not allowed to be buried.

"Dingguo, I don't have time to give them ideological education, you can afford it for the time being!" It was not a way to continue to let it go, so Zhang Hongbin simply called Li Dingguo over and handed over the work of this political commissar to him.

"Young master, I'm so young, can they listen to me?" Li Dingguo expressed doubts.

"The hundred Ding soldiers standing behind you are your greatest confidence, who dares to be disobedient, you should know what to do!" Zhang Hongbin said sternly.

"My subordinates understand!" Li Dingguo didn't want to say anything more, so he resolutely agreed.

After solving the discipline problem, Zhang Hongbin came to Cuixiang Building, which is the largest restaurant in Baishui County, and it is also the place where he entertains the gentry of Baishui County. Naturally, the smaller landlords who are farther away will not be able to say hello yet, but they will greet them one after another later. Before that, the gentry who seemed to have received some rumors in advance and had avoided the city could not escape a cup of tea.

"I don't know what the king has summoned us over, what's the matter?" Even if he felt that the thief in front of him was a little familiar, He Yinglong, the representative of the gentry, still maintained an absolutely deferential, or very business-like smile.

"Simple, isn't it harvesting autumn now? I heard that the imperial court will make up for last year's spring and autumn levies, and even increase by 50% at the same time. I don't talk nonsense, I don't want to make up for it or anything, so as not to hurt my feelings. In this way, if you float or something, I will naturally avoid it. I will only charge one autumn tax on agricultural taxes in the future, so this year's spring tax can also be exempted, but this year's autumn tax, plus your industrial and commercial tax, cannot be exempted! Zhang Hongbin talked eloquently, and didn't seem to get to the point.

It's just that everyone can hear what he's going to do, and TMD is actually planning to collect taxes from them?!

"This king, we are all famous, according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, taxes can't be collected from us!" Soon a Erleng stood up.

"You also said that it was Daming's tax. Since we are the opposite, you still expect us to collect taxes according to the Ming rate? Besides, the idiot above Daming is stupid, I'm not stupid, or do you think I'm just like him, a stupid X? Zhang Hongbin shrugged.

Everyone knows who Zhang Hongbin refers to when he says 'the one above', and while he is indignant at Zhang Hongbin's rebellion, he also feels sad about his fate. It seems that this little kid who doesn't even take the emperor in his eyes will definitely not let them go.

"Peace of mind, I naturally won't overcharge. Starting from today, 20% of the annual net income of the chamber of commerce under your name will be levied every year as the industrial and commercial income of the current year. And if you set up a workshop in Baishui County, I will give it a lot of convenience, at least the first two years of tax exemption or something, naturally there are still there. At the same time, I can also guarantee that as long as I still have control over Whitewater County, all kinds of exploitation and excesses that you have suffered will be canceled, and you will be given a good business environment. I'll keep this rule going until I lose control of Whitewater! Zhang Hongbin threw out a piece of cake.

"Hmph, that's a nice thing to say, you might as well grab 20% of the net profit!" Those who were tough immediately stood up. It's not that the tax rate is unreasonable, but after several generations of enjoying the benefits of tax exemption, it is strange that people would agree to pay taxes, and it is still 20% of the net income.

"Besides, even if Your Excellency occupies Baishui County for a while, you may not be able to sit still, right? What is the meaning of three or five days of protection? As a representative of the gentry, He Yinglong immediately grasped the point.

"As far as the combat effectiveness of the Daming Guard, I don't pay much attention to it. Regardless of whether I can sit firmly in Baishui County in the end, at least I am sitting firmly for the time being, and under my rule, don't you have any self-knowledge at all? Zhang Hongbin shrugged his shoulders noncommittally.

"Hmph, I'll wait for the soldiers to come out, you may not be able to be arrogant!" The one who was hard before stood up again.

"Really? Anyway, that guy Shura, isn't it too slow? Zhang Hongbin immediately led the topic to something else.

"Young master, the things you explained are done! Met a little resistance, but a qiē is very smooth! Wang Er just walked out in a hurry.

"Didn't harm other people's families, did you?" Zhang Hongbin asked casually.

"Young master, you have explained, who dares to reach out, I will chop his claws!" Wang Er patted his chest and said.

"Okay, all the so-called elite soldiers have been cleaned up, if you don't believe it, you can send someone back to take a look...... However, you can rest assured that your family and property have not suffered any losses, which is gratifying! Zhang Hongbin said to the gentry with a smile.

"You, this is taking advantage of the opportunity to lead us out and attack our family!" He Yinglong reacted immediately.

"Naturally, I will not keep your family's private soldiers, and no ruler will allow a disobedient soldier under his rule. Even if I only occupy Baishui County for three days, I will not allow such an unstable factor to exist in your family soldiers. But as for the rest, you can rest assured, even if you send someone back to see it now, and make sure we don't touch you in the slightest. Zhang Hongbin said very solemnly.

didn't talk nonsense, and immediately the gentry sent their entourage back to check, and Zhang Hongbin drank tea casually.

After a short time, the entourage came back one after another and told the head of the family about the situation at home. Knowing that the family was fine, the heads of the family breathed a sigh of relief.

"By the way, it seems that someone said before that they were going to use the family soldiers to drive me away?" Zhang Hongbin's memory suddenly improved at this time.

"Angry words, it's just an angry word, don't take it seriously!" The ones that were hard before, but now they don't have the chips that are hard, and they are immediately soft.

It turns out that Grandpa Tai's words are really very correct, that is, 'every qiē enemy is a paper tiger'.

"The tax issues we talked about before ......" Zhang Hongbin led the topic to the previous topic.

"Can the king guarantee that what you said before can be realized?" He Yinglong knew that he had no room for bargaining, so he could only negotiate carefully.

"The first thing a good ruler should do is to make a promise. Since I promised you, I will naturally not regret it. But this thing, can you sign it? Zhang Hongbin smiled, took out a stack of papers in his arms, and handed it to the gentry.

It's still an agreement, and it's the same as it was said before. Like Ma Yu, if this thing falls into the hands of the government, they will have to break their homes and save their lives. After all, this is ironclad evidence of a thief.

"Hmph, I won't sign this!" Someone stood up and walked away without looking back.

It's just that he was the only one who walked, and everyone else didn't go, and even the person who walked walked for more than ten steps, seeing that no one was following suit, immediately sat back down.

"Come on, sign it!" Zhang Hongbin handed over the pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

"That's it, heaven is unfair, we have to compromise!" He Yinglong sighed and took the lead in signing his name.

More people signed their names, and everyone knew that if they didn't sign, they were afraid that this thief would lead someone to kill their entire family.

"Wrong, wrong, wrong, the way of heaven is very just, you are powerful and blessed on the heads of the people, enjoying the benefits produced by the people, but you have never borne the obligations and responsibilities that should belong to you, now it is just the reincarnation of the way of heaven, it is time to pay enough price for what you have done before." Zhang Hongbin smiled.

Everyone didn't speak, and from the gentry's point of view, even if Zhang Hongbin's words made sense, they wouldn't admit it. But the topic will not be said, and the result of denial will be retaliation by Zhang Hongbin.

In a blink of an eye, after the agreements were signed, Zhang Hongbin personally poured tea and water for the gentry, which was much more polite.

There was also a preliminary partnership, so the gentry were happy to accept such a step. Immediately, Wang Er, led by the retinue sent by the gentry, went to each house, collected this year's taxes, and sent people to transport them out.

That night, Zhang Hongbin dragged his tired body back to his room, which was a room in the mansion, and he did not rob Ma Yu of the house.

"Young master, you have to take good care of your body, if something goes wrong with your body, we will lose our backbone." Li Dingguo accompanied him all the way back, and when he saw him like this, he immediately came forward to admonish.

"Just rebelled, every qiē is full of threads, and when it is on the right track in the future, it will become better with every qiē. By the way, tomorrow morning, you have gathered everyone over, and I will give you a good reward for the brothers who participated in the operation this time, and send the reward money. In the afternoon, everyone had a good time, and the day after tomorrow we set off to return to the secret base. Zhang Hongbin smiled, and then instructed him.

"The subordinates understand...... Master, you have to rest well! Li Dingguo said cautiously, and then left.

"It's difficult, I'm afraid that the literati and writers won't expect them to be able to take refuge in me at this stage, and I can't do this political matter myself without taking it personally...... However, I also want to train a few helpers who can handle some trivial matters, but I am either too young or I don't know how to learn......" Zhang Hongbin sighed, changed into obscene clothes, and lay on the bed. But for a moment, he immediately fell asleep, and he was really tired.