The news that the Mengshan army occupied Zhengjiazhuang and other three villages naturally spread to the surrounding villages. Zhengjiazhuang is the central village and town in this area, there are marriage ties between the villages, Zhengjiazhuang was captured by Xiangma, which naturally caused great panic in the surrounding villages and towns: Qiucun, Zhaojialou, Shiyuan, Shuangji and other villages. Some wealthy families began to pack up and flee to Fei County or other cities, and more poor people watched the movements of Zhengjiazhuang and other three villages with mixed feelings.

Fortunately, the situation is not serious. Ringing horses' cavalry appeared, and a few villagers who had been visiting relatives were intercepted by Ringing's rangers, but Ringing's brigade never entered the village.

After a long time, the surrounding villages and towns gradually quieted down. But this silence was soon broken, not because Mengshanjun disturbed their otherwise peaceful life, but because the changes in Zhengjiazhuang disturbed them.

The village began to become less quiet. Some of the brave began to run to Bai Wei and Chen Jiaya to inquire about the news, although Xiangma set up sentry posts on every road, but as long as they said that they were cleaning up, such as visiting relatives, they did not stop them, nor did they search or beat them, so that contact was restored. The villagers of the surrounding villages themselves became restless: since Xiangma did not kill, rob, or ** women, but only cleaned up the rich households, there were only a handful of people who died, and among them there were two of their own people, killing their own people was also a novelty. As for the villagers who fought with them, they didn't have any, they all went home, and Xiangma asked Lang Zhong to show them their injuries.

What makes the villagers most excited is that Xiangma not only does not bully the poor households, but also has a lot of favors, Bai Wei's land rent has been reduced by half, not to mention Zhengjiazhuang, thousands of acres of land have been distributed to the poor brothers, and food has also been distributed. It makes the people of Zhengjiazhuang look like the New Year. No, the Chinese New Year is not that lively!

So is it time for us to change here? Why don't Mengshan Jun (a very strange name) come to our village? Later, many people thought and asked like this.

When someone had the courage to go to the army, he really brought back the silver with white flowers, and he was wearing a new military uniform, which really stirred the villagers, and they were no longer afraid of occupying the ringing horses of Zhengjiazhuang, and when Zhengjiazhuang reopened the market, the men from the surrounding villages ran to Zhengjiazhuang, not to catch up with the market, but to see the changes in Zhengjiazhuang with their own eyes.

There are indeed changes. Outside the village saw a large number of ringing horses, standing guard, out of the exercise, very majestic, but the bazaar is very rare to see the ringing horses in military uniforms, the villagers of Zhengjiazhuang said, people generally do not go to the village to run around, people's rules are big. Don't you know what to do, their people beat me in the village, and they also received military sticks, and they beat them in public, the reason is that they can't do anything to the people. Don't be afraid, it's okay, you see, there are still female soldiers.

I really saw the female soldiers buying things in the bazaar, followed by two male soldiers, holding the goods they bought.

What an eye-opener.

When the canal project started, several Zhuangzi around them were even more "envious" of Sanzhuang.

"Now that Chenjiaya and Bai Wei are developed, the water is brought over, and the yield per mu has increased by at least fifty percent. I have lived for a long time, and I have never seen such a benevolent and righteous horse! ”

"Can we bring the Mengshan army over, at least reduce the land rent, and let our villagers take a breather?"

Things were beyond Chen Chao's expectations, and Zhao Jialou was the first to come to the door and said Can we join the Autonomous Committee? We know that Master Chen is the celebrity in front of Commander Long, you talk to Master Long, let him come forward, and bring us Zhuangzi in.

The rich man of Zhaojialou had already fled to Fei County, and Chen Chao never expected that someone would call Ma Jinzhuang. I haven't had an idea here, and someone from Shiyuan Village has also come, discussing whether we can lead the canal to that side? After our village has been summed up, the money, people, and we are all out of __Shuangji Village heard the news and was not restless, Chen Chao had a relative who came to Chen Chao and told him that the poor households in the village were secretly discussing the division of the land director Pu Min's land. Chen Chao was taken aback, and hurriedly went to find Long Qian, hoping that Long Qian would send troops to stop it. There has been no movement here, and the people of Qiu Village have spontaneously taken action, dividing the land of Wang Baifu, the rich man of their village, and robbing the floating wealth, almost killing Wang Baifu. Thanks to Chi Chunxian's cavalry company, which was ordered to arrive and control the agitated and chaotic scene, the lean Wang Baifu Wang rich man had already been beaten on the head and bleeding, and after examination by the doctor, one arm was broken.

At the beginning, Zhao Youqing of Zhaojialou sent a letter to Wang Baifu before running - the two of them are sons and daughters, and they asked him to flee for his life quickly, don't give up the money. But Wang Baifu refused. I didn't expect the poor to really rebel!

Chen Chao felt that the situation was serious, and once this wind blew, even his own Chen Jiaya would not be stable. The Mengshan army is probably fine, what if they are driven away by the official army? Chen Chao, who had been brisk for a few days, became worried again, and hurriedly called Long Qian, who was directing the artillery bombing of the mountain on the construction site, to his home and expressed his worries.

Long Qian said to Chen Chao, "You are full of history books. In all dynasties, peasant rebels were endless. For what? It was the annexation of land that caused them to have no way out, so they had to take risks and seek their lives from death. No, listen to me, I don't approve of Akimura's approach, but I believe that the rich man who was beaten was angry with the people, and I am afraid that it is very serious. You are a landlord, I'm afraid you don't know what the poorest peasants think, this time there was an accident in Qiucun, Cheng Daniu of Zhengjiazhuang applauded repeatedly, and blamed me for sending troops to stop it. When I went to Cheng Daniu's house, I was really surrounded by four walls, and I had to cry when I saw it. There are two ways to solve this problem, one is high-pressure repression, which the government has always done, but one day it will cause a strong backlash. You always say that the Manchu emperors are all good emperors, diligent in government and love the people, and there is no defect in government, so how did the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Twist Army get started? The common people are well fed and warmly clothed, who is willing to carry their heads to rebel? There is a Germany in the West, and there is a man named Karl in Germany who has written many books advocating the class struggle. What is Class? It is divided according to economic status, for example, if you have hundreds of acres of land under your name, of course, you are the landlord, and all the landlords in the country form a class, because your interests are roughly the same, and you all live on land rent. The difference is the level of land rent and the attitude towards poor households. For example, Zheng Jing used a drastic way, if you didn't intercede at the beginning, Cheng Daniu would have died in the hands of Zheng Jing. For example, you have adopted a conciliatory approach, the rent is not high, and the poor households who are really unable to live are given relief, and the income is deferred or exempted, but the essence is no different__"

"However, my family's land is not robbed, it is accumulated by my family's ancestors for generations, is it also a sin to co-author?" Chen Shu stood at the door at some point, still carrying a brass teapot in her hand.

"Shu'er!" Chen Chao is getting more and more headaches about this niece.

"That's what Miss Chen said. That's why I make a difference. Moreover, the causes of abject poverty among the peasants are complex, and there are indeed some that do not deserve sympathy. This question is more troublesome, and we can't explain it clearly for a while. But it doesn't matter, a few Zhuangzi, I've already sent troops over. Akimura won't happen for a while. ”

"For the time being? Uncle I'm safe, you have to take care of __"

Long Qian ignored Chen Shu, "You must empathize with everything, which is also advocated by your respected Confucius." However, I firmly believe that the people are the ones who know the best and the worst, and whoever is good to him and who is not good to him, the people have an account in their hearts. In the current situation, you really have to include a few Zhuangzi around you into your self-governing committee. Use your rural methods to solve the increasingly intensifying contradictions in several villages. As for the land rent, I suggest that it be handled with reference to the level of Chen Jiaya. Whether it is Qiucun or Zhaojialou, the original ground rent is too high! How can a farmer work hard for a year and can't even support his wife and children? What is it called? It's called land reform. Only in this way can the contradictions between the landlords and the hired peasants be temporarily eased. As the saying goes, if you are barefoot and are not afraid of wearing shoes, the peasants who are going to starve to death are not afraid of anything! ”

"Isn't this a rebellion?"

"At most, the government forced the people to rebel. Okay, we don't have time to talk about that, I still have something to do over there. ”

"Commander Long, what kind of autonomous official do you let my uncle be, and what should I do if the government asks for guilt in the future?" Chen Shu stopped Long Qian, who was about to get up and leave.

Long Qian sighed, and looked at Chen Chao, who was sitting there in a daze, "I know that you still can't trust me." And it's no wonder. However, it's good to pull a few Zhuangzi into your self-governing committee. To put it mildly, in the future, when the Mengshan army withdraws, the government will have no choice but to punish the public. I'll control the chaos in Akimura and other places, don't worry. As for matters such as water conservancy repair, it is a matter that is beneficial to everyone, and you can make up your mind. ”

On the same day, Long Qian sent troops to Qiucun and other four villages, and Qiucun, the most disturbed of them, sent a whole company, and let Wang Mingyuan, who was steady, lead her second company.

The situation was quickly brought under control, Chen Chao and Xiao Guanyu went to Sizhuang to talk secretly with their squires and landlords, and now the Mengshan Army has become the savior of the gentry. The peasants, who were in a state of turmoil, gradually quieted down after receiving a series of promises from the landlords, such as rent reduction and debt forgiveness. However, some troublemakers strongly demanded to join the Mengshan Army in order to protect themselves, which led to a new round of army fever in Sizhuang. Long Qian naturally welcomed these bankrupt peasants, most of whom were simple and kind people, and after strict and reasonable training, they would become the staunch backbone of the Mengshan army.

The Sizhuang Rebellion led to the smooth entry of the Mengshan Army into Sizhuang, and the area occupied by the Mengshan Army was more than doubled, and the population nearly doubled.

At the end of this round of surrender, a total of more than 900 new recruits have been recruited, and the number of troops has increased dramatically, and it is necessary to reorganize.