Long Qian stared at everyone with blazing eyes, "The simplest method is the method of equalizing the wealth of the peasant rebels in all dynasties, arresting and killing the rich, confiscating the family property, keeping part of it for military use, and distributing it to poor peasant households. Such a move would win the support of the poor peasants, but it would be completely antagonistic to the government. At the moment, we do not have such capital. Three Zhuangzi, each with three big landlords, Zheng Jing ran away, if I caught the old thing, I would definitely cut off the head of the old thief; Bai Wei's Xiao Guanyu and Chen Chao of Chen Jiaya are both in our hands, but Xiao Guanyu is not as moisturized as Chen Chao. These three results, just show my attitude towards the three kinds of landlords, Zheng Jing is a bad township, there are a lot of grievances, we suppress him, will win the approval of the majority of the people, although Chen Chao is a landlord, mainly rely on land rent for a living, but basically there is no crime, the people of Chen Jiaya are very respectful of their owners. In fact, this person doesn't have much wealth, and the money and food in his hand are afraid that he doesn't even have a fraction of Zheng Jing. In the past few days, I have learned about the difference between the land rent of the two villages, and Chenjiaya is only half of Zhengjiazhuang. Of course, the land over there is not as good as here, most of them can't be watered, they rely on the sky for food, and the yield per mu is very low. The rent is collected ruthlessly, and the tenants are about to starve to death. But Chen Chao is indeed a real scholar, very upright, and kind-hearted, even Chen Gouyu, and he didn't say that they were the owner. Xiao Guanyu is between Zheng Jing and Chen Chao, not as good as Chen Chao, but much better than Zheng Jing. Pan Fulin has been encouraging Mingyuan to arrest Xiao Guanyu, because Xiao Guanyu has recovered the three and a half acres of land leased to Pan. The reason is very complicated, according to Mingyuan's investigation, this matter cannot be attributed to Xiao Guanyu. Therefore, we did not touch Xiao Guanyu, nor did we raid his home, but we restricted his freedom. ”

Long Qian habitually paused, letting everyone digest his words.

"Specifically, it is to crack down on bullies like Zheng Jing, confiscate all their land and floating wealth, and distribute a part of it to the poor peasants, so as to gain the support of the peasants. Unite to fight for gentry like Chen Chao, and we basically do not move Chen Chao's property, let alone infringe on the freedom and safety of his family. For those who are in the middle like Xiao Guanyu, they are also in the middle in terms of policy, first, Xiao Guanyu's land rent should be reduced to Chen Chao's level. Second, he should be fined for the benefit of the poor. But do not strike at others. The general idea is this, simply put, it is to rely on the poor peasants, unite the enlightened gentry, and fight against the local tyrants and bullies. This is our basic strategy at this stage, and I repeat it. ”

"Well, it's cheaper for that old bastard of Zheng Jing." Cheng Erhu shouted indignantly.

"Not necessarily. I know that some people are a little dissatisfied with my refusal to infringe on Zheng Jing's family, including Erhu. This is normal, I understand, Zheng Jing stayed in Zhengjiazhuang, just a bunch of women. Two aunts and one daughter. His two adult sons have already gone out to work for the government. How many sins did three women, two of them under twenty years of age, have? How many things can they get from Zheng Jing? How much does the bad things Zheng Jing do have to do with them? It's a very simple question, but why can't you figure it out? I have always said that soldiers should have a sense of honor as a soldier, what is a sense of honor for a soldier? In addition to taking it as one's mission to fight for the country and sacrifice one's life for the country, the most important thing is to never oppress the good, never bully women and children. Zheng Jing's sins must be repaid by Zheng Jing. In addition, our confiscation of Zheng Jing's property is already a punishment for these women. Everyone must believe that Zheng Jing, as well as his two sons who work in the government, will not swallow this breath! They will definitely come to find our bad luck, so Erhu, you have a chance to take revenge. Also, as long as our Mengshan Army grows stronger, sooner or later, Zheng Jing will fall into our hands. The foundation of everything lies in our own future, and everything we do in Zhengjiazhuang is for the future of the Mengshan Army. This is a section that you must understand. Not only now, but also in the future. ”

The meaning of this passage was not understood by everyone, and Ning Shijun couldn't help but ask, "If for the sake of the growth of the team, is it okay to be recruited by the imperial court?" ”

"It's not impossible!" Long Qian glared at Ning Shijun sternly, and said in his heart, what happened to this kid today? "I have said many times that we cannot openly raise the banner of rebellion! It's not that I, Long Qian, am afraid of the court, and it's not that I, Long Qian, like the Manchu court! It's because our team doesn't have the strength to openly confront the imperial court! Xiangma bandits, successive dynasties have repeatedly banned them, and the imperial court has also become numb, especially now this imperial court. However, if we openly raise the banner, just like the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the imperial court will be extremely vigilant, and the whole province of Shandong will be mobilized, and we will have a few hundred guns, can we do it? If we don't completely turn our faces with the imperial court, it is based on the strength that we don't have to turn our faces! Got it? ”

Ning Shijun sneered, "That's what I said." His gaze met Shi Dashou, the new commander of the fifth company, and Shi Dashou immediately dodged away. Ning Shijun thought to himself, he was really stupid, he really shouldn't have poked up a sensitive topic at this time......

"Brethren, this is not a trivial issue. Now that I've said that, I'll say a few more words. This time, we opened Zhengjiazhuang and other three villages, because of the relationship between Zheng Jing and his son and Yizhou, Caozhou and even Jinan Mansion, plus a series of actions we immediately carried out, the government will not sit idly by. What to do? There is only one word, hit! If the officers and soldiers come and surrender without a fight, not only will we not be able to develop, but we will not be able to save our heads! This point must be made with the clearest understanding. As long as we defeat the officers and troops who are attacking and suppress, or not defeat them all at once, we will have the conditions to make peace with them! ”

I didn't want to bring these words out now, but Ning Shijun, this kid, blurted out without thinking about it, avoiding and engaging in mysticism has always been despised by Long Qian, so he simply expressed his own considerations on this strategic issue, "What Shi Jun said is actually what I have been thinking about. As long as our team grows and develops, one day it will face the government. I know that all of you here don't have much affection for the current court, but the court is the court, it stays well in Beijing, Jinan, they have people, money, soldiers, and what do we have? Four hundred people, among which there are one hundred and ten people who have not fully adapted to the rules of the Mengshan Army, the territory is just a little bit under their feet. You say, what to use against the imperial court? ”

Lu Shan and Wang Mingyuan glanced at each other. If you want to talk about Long Qian's cronies, they feel that they are the most cronies: they are not valued by Mengshanzhai, they are all members of the eighth team to become the first team leader, they know Long Qian's endless skills best, they all trust Long Qian, believe in Long Qian, and firmly believe that he will have a real future with him...... Compared with Feng Guozhu, who was also the captain of the eighth team, they felt that their relationship with Long Qian was closer. This made them unconditionally support Long Qian at all important moments, even if Long Qian "suppressed" them, they did not shake their worship of Long Qian. The two of them thought almost at the same time, the question raised by Ning Shijun was really stupid, at least it shouldn't be asked at this time......

Wang Mingyuan coughed, "This kind of major matter related to the future of the troops is better decided by the commander." Now the key is to stand in the Zhengjiazhuang area......"

"Yes, we must eat one bite at a time, and the most important thing at present is to consolidate and build the base areas." Long Qian glanced at Wang Mingyuan, "We are going to carry out a series of actions in the next step, all of which are aimed at consolidating this small base area. Divide the family property of the old thief of Zheng Jing, leave most of it for us, supplement the supplies, boost morale, and give half to the poor brothers in Zhengjiazhuang, so that most of the people in Zhengjiazhuang can accept and support us...... These things are not simple, and in order to receive the desired results, we must be careful at every step and not make any mistakes. ”

There was silence.

"Finally, I'm going to talk about our own problems. Each of us will be given a piece of land, and for ordinary soldiers, with the love of blood and sweat that follows us, it is completely appropriate to be given a few acres of land, and I am not lying to them, even if we leave here in the future, I am sure that we will compensate them in other places for land...... Even if they are killed, I will give the land to his designated heir. However, these people here, I hope that you will not value those things outside the body, the courage of the soldiers, will not be greedy for money, the soldiers will not be afraid of death, the minds of the officials are only thinking of gold and silver goods, and the morale of the following will soon be discharged. I'm really embarrassed about this matter, everyone follows me Long Qian, born and died, what is it for? The degree of food and clothing must be on par with the following, and it is not allowed to be special, even the kid of Long Qian is crooked, it seems that he is still a little reluctant__"

Everyone laughed. Speaking of which, there are not many opinions in the audience. Xiangma is an extremely feudal armed force, which is characterized by an extremely high degree of privatization. Got rid of Shi Dashou and a few other people, everyone was mixed under Sun Dewang, and it turned out that the rules were clear. After Long Qian took charge of the army, he was not greedy for money, he did not have concubines, and he never practiced what he asked to do. To say that there are people who have opinions about Long Qian's set of practices, but they can't say anything about Long Qian's personal ethics and morality. Now that Long Qian said that he was reluctant to give land to the officers, everyone laughed.

"The soul of an army lies in the officer corps. Whether or not our Mengshan Army can have a brilliant future in the future also depends on the officer corps. The reason why I feel worried is that I am afraid that the wealth of gold and silver will wear down everyone's spirit. The soldiers don't necessarily think the same way as the rest of us. This is even more true with the expansion of the troops. So, what is Long Qian trying to do with me? I tell you that there will be a result that you did not expect, a future beyond your imagination, a future that is enough to glorify your ancestors...... Which is more important than land and silver? ”

"I didn't say it, but the brothers know the commander's ability, and you can do what you say. Do you think so? Lu Shan said loudly.

"Of course, do as the commander says." Rushes.

"Human beings are selfish by nature, and they all want to make more money and live a better life. That's right. However, we people can't be easy to be rich, you all know the truth, so I don't need to talk about it. So, we must treat this army as our greatest asset. Only by ensuring the existence of Mengshanjun can our rest of our goals, such as having a beautiful daughter-in-law, giving birth to a few sturdy dolls, and living in a spacious mansion, we can achieve it. Therefore, my requirements for you are different from ordinary soldiers, I ask you to put all your thoughts on the troops, platoon commander, take your platoon well, company commander, lead your company. Leaders of each group, take care of the affairs of your group. Only then will we realize our personal wishes. That's where my worries about dividing the land and money, the land has to be divided, but you must not care about the harvest in your land like the rich man, then your errand will not be good. ”

"Commander, I think it's better not to divide it, and give it all to the people in Zhuangzi__Since the commander has concluded that the government will not let us go, let's concentrate on preparing for war." Zhou Yi interjected with a wink.

Long Qian waved his hand to stop the other people's discussions, "The land still has to be divided." This is related to the most basic system of our Mengshan Army, that is, the treatment of officers and soldiers, and this is an extremely big topic, and we must have ideals, but we cannot ignore reality. Brothers shed blood and sweat to get what they deserve. What's more, there are disabled brothers to resettle. When we have a base that we can have for a long time, I will build a few large farms and hire people to cultivate them, so that those brothers who have lost their healthy bodies can live in peace. Therefore, it is completely necessary to distribute the land to everyone, who has how many acres of land in their name, and the logistics must be remembered clearly, and if you lose here, we will compensate elsewhere. When we take possession of the land forever, it will be yours, and no one will be able to take it away. But now, you don't care how much land you have in your name, where it is, leave it to Lao Song and them to worry about! Take your soldiers well, practice well, and maintain good military discipline. I feel like the training intensity has relaxed during this time, which is not good! ”

"So, you agreed to the plan?" Zhou Yi asked.

"Agreed. That's it. When the land given to the people is divided, let it be divided. Old Song, you have a lot more to do, you have to work harder. Long Qian smiled and said to Song Jinguo, who had a sad face.

"There aren't enough people."

"Those who are not suitable to return to the combat company after recovering from their injuries will be given to you, don't worry." Long Qian was still smiling.