At the same time as Zhao Han was issuing bonds, his expansion was also proceeding rapidly.

A large number of reserve officials were regularized, a large number of officials were promoted to officials, and the backbone of the peasant associations in various villages was also transferred to the unoccupied territory with the army.

Nankang Mansion was quickly taken, and the prefect did not dare to resist, let alone report to the imperial court, so he could only quietly flee back to his hometown and pretend to be dead.

Some of the gentry planned to escape, but there was no escape.

To the north of the Yangtze River, there are rogues everywhere, and they can only flee to Jiangnan and southern Hunan. But the Jiangnan disaster, and the chaos in southern Hunan, it is better to stay in Zhao Han's territory, at least to save his life!

Jiujiang Prefecture, De'an County.

The main sect of the Lou family lives in Guangxin Mansion, and the one on the Jiujiang side belongs to the branch.

When Zhao Han's forces entered Jiujiang, the first place to occupy was De'an County, and the De'an gentry and landlords could only resign themselves to fate.

A small number of conspirators who made trouble soon became the target of public trial.

Lou Shang hid at home and didn't dare to go out, although he had long heard that the Luling Zhao thief wanted Tian and no money, and as long as he didn't resist, he wouldn't kill anyone, but he still felt that the thief was not credible.

"Master, master, the thief has come to the door!"

Lou Shang stood up in shock, his legs were weak, he sat back again, and hurriedly said, "Help me up." ”

He asked all the ladies in the family to hide it, but he still felt that it was inappropriate, and asked the servants to bring ash from the bottom of the pot, and all the women with good looks smeared their faces.

Lou Shang opened the door with his children and grandchildren, and greeted the thieves with the deed.

He had already inquired, as long as he took the initiative to offer the property, the thief would issue a sign. The sign reads "House of Benevolence and Righteousness", which can be hung at the door or stored.

The doors of the house are wide open.

Lou went out to greet him, only to see an anti-thief official coming with more than 20 anti-thieves.

"Meet ......"

Lou Shang was a little unsure of what to call it, and said in a hurry: "Meet Mr!" ”

"Fei Chun?"

A servant exclaimed.

Lou Shang's eldest son, Lou Wei, immediately scolded: "Shut up! ”

Lou Shang said with a smile: "The house slave is rude, don't blame sir." ”

"It's okay," Fei Chun said with a smile, "Lou Yuan, let's go in and talk." ”

"Please!"

Lou Shang invited sideways.

Coming to the inner courtyard and entering the living room, Fei Chun said: "Idle people, let's go out first." ”

Soon, only Fei Chun, Lou Shang, and Lou Shang's two sons were left in the house.

Fei Chun stood up and said with a smile: "Mrs. Lou is a good person." ”

Lou Shanghu said suspiciously: "Your Excellency recognizes the old decay? ”

Fei Chun explained: "I have been here with the young master a few times, and Mrs. Lou forgets a lot of things, so naturally I don't remember. ”

"Who is your young master?" Lou Shang was even more confused.

Fei Chun said: "Fei Ruhe. ”

"Crane?" Fei Ruhe is Lou Shang's grandson.

Fei Chun said again: "Second General Zhao is Fei Ruhe." ”

Lou Shang and his two sons were shocked at first, and then overjoyed. The fear of the anti-thief pressure disappeared in an instant, replaced by the joy of soaring.

Lou Shang didn't dare to slack off, and asked, "Dare to ask Mr. Honorable Name." ”

"Fei Chun," Fei Chun said, "is in charge of Jiangxi's money and grain." ”

It turned out that he was not an ordinary house slave, and Lou Shang became more respectful.

Lou Wei asked: "Since they are all their own people, can the Lou family not need to divide the land?" ”

Fei Chun presented a letter and said, "I was originally in Raozhou, and my wife sent a letter asking me to come to De'an. Madame's meaning is to ask the Lou family to actively cooperate to set an example and avoid any unbearable things. ”

The second son, Lou Zhan, was very unhappy: "My nephew has become a general, why does my uncle's family still have to divide the land?" It's ridiculous. ”

Fei Chun sneered: "Your Excellency can try it." ”

Lou Shang quickly read his daughter's letter, and immediately clenched his fists and said: "The Lou family will definitely fully cooperate, thinking that the De'an gentry is an example!" ”

"That's fine," Fei Chun got up and clenched his fists, "and take his leave." ”

Lou Shang said: "Fei Sicai might as well have a light meal before leaving." ”

"No need, I have a lot of things to do, and I'm going to Nanchang soon." Fei Chun said he would go.

Lou Shang hurriedly sent it to the outside of the gate.

Closing the door and returning to the house, Lou Zhan asked, "Why is my father like this?" He'er is General Zhao Er, and he is the leader of the anti-thieves, and it is still possible for the Lou family to keep some more land. ”

Lou Shangxi smiled and said, "Do you know who Mr. Luling Zhao is?" ”

"Could it be Jokhang (Fei Yinghuan)?" Lou Wei guessed.

"He looks like he dares to rebel?" Lou Shang held the letter in his hand and said with a smile, "Although I didn't guess it, it wasn't far away." Mr. Luling Zhao is the son-in-law of Dazhao! ”

The two brothers looked at each other and were pleasantly surprised.

Lou Shang continued: "And today is in turmoil, and the imperial court is powerless to suppress thieves, even the land of wealth in Jiangnan is also hungry. This Ming Dynasty, presumably time is running out, Mr. Luling Zhao has the posture of a dragon and a tiger, and can be the lord of the world. Yun'er and Mu'er (the eldest son of the Lou family's brothers) were immediately sent to the government to be the reserve officials. In addition, the family left enough food for two years, and the remaining grain was used to sell bonds, and another 500 stone was donated to the government. ”

Lou Wei said: "Why let the two little ones be officials? I'll just go with my second brother. ”

Lou Shang said with disdain: "You two, can you suffer? The officials under Mr. Zhao all need to work hard and make political achievements before they can be promoted. ”

"This is too unkind," Lou Zhan said dissatisfied, "If Mr. Zhao wins the world, we are all relatives of the emperor." Not to mention a knighthood, at least you can be a big official. I don't even give the officials, I can only be a reserve officer, so what kind of rebellion do you have from the thief? ”

"Confused!"

Lou Shang scolded: "The founder of the country, which one is not a hero, and which one does not make rules?" Since Mr. Zhao has set the rules, we can't take the lead in breaking it. Yun'er and Mu'er seem to be only reserve officials, but there are people in our court, and they are afraid that they will not be promoted fast enough? Now, Mr. Zhao only has the land of Jiangxi, and when the territory is larger in the future, how many officials will have to be appointed. After conquering several southern provinces, Yun'er and Mu'er can at least be prefects! Call the two of them, and I will admonish them not to do things in a foolish way. ”

……

After Xiong Wencan was transferred, the new governor of Jiangxi was called Zhu Zhichen.

This person, like Xiong Wencan, is from Sichuan. Later, in the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty, he became the right attendant of the criminal department. As soon as the Qing soldiers arrived, Zhu Zhichen, Qian Qianyi and others braved the heavy rain to go out of the city and kneel down to the Manchu Qing.

"The anti-thief has done it, what can I do about it!" Zhu Zhichen said urgently.

Wu Shiliang, who is in his eighties, has his eyes slightly closed and does not speak, like an old monk who has meditated.

Zhang Bingwen's face was ugly and said: "I said earlier, Zhao Thief is not a person who can be appeased. After Zhu supervised the division, Nanchang's military preparedness was lax, and Zhao thieves could take it at any time. What else can be done today? Either be a thief, martyrdom, or flee. ”

Jiangxi's new envoy is called Li Shixu, who, like Zhang Bingwen, was martyred against the Qing Dynasty in history.

This old man is very unlucky, he has only been in Jiangxi for two months, and in a daze, Zhao Thief is about to annex the whole of Jiangxi.

Li Shiqi sighed and said: "No matter what, the matter here must be reported to the imperial court." ”

Wu Shiliang suddenly opened his eyes and said, "What about reporting to the imperial court?" Gong Gong Zhugong, can you still conjure up money and food to suppress thieves? The thieves in Jiangxi, although they are sitting on the bandits, are actually more difficult to exterminate than the rogue thieves. The people of the neighboring towns are all bought by the division of land, and they can be thieves at any time. Unless the people of Jiangxi are killed, the thieves in Jiangxi will never be peaceful. ”

Zhu Zhichen said: "I am the governor, and the princes are the three divisions. If you lose the city and lose the land, if you let the court know, you and I will be guilty of death! ”

Wu Shiliang said: "I can only hide from the court and watch the changes in the world." ”

"There are many officials in Jiangxi, and their families have been divided by thieves, can they not be stabbed to Your Majesty? How can you hide it! Li Shiqi said anxiously.

Wu Shiliang said: "If you can't hide it, you have to hide it." We know that the court and the ministers also know that if they anger the Zhao thief, Nanzhi and Zhejiang will be in danger. Nanzhi and Zhejiang are lost, where will the imperial court collect taxes? At that time, the Ming Dynasty will die! ”

The crowd was silent.

Officials north of the Yangtze River saw the end of the dynasty, and many states and counties were already empty.

Officials in Jiangxi, on the other hand, saw a burgeoning new regime.

No matter where the officials are, they all feel that Da Ming is gone. After the resumption of the recommendation system, many of the recommended talents directly refused to be appointed as officials, and they also saw it clearly.

For example, there are three major forces today, one is the northwest thief, and the other is the Jiangxi Zhao thief.

If they really want to choose a new court, they would rather choose Jiangxi Zhao thief, although the family must be divided, but at least they can live, at least there is hope for the revival of the family.

As for the Manchu Qing in Liaodong, it is not in the scope of consideration.

Zhang Bingwen returned home, sat for a long time, and suddenly decided to become a thief.

Historically, he summoned the people to defend Jinan to resist the Manchus, first defending the city, then fighting in the streets, and dying by arrows.

His wife, Fang, learned that her husband had died in battle, so she said to her concubine Chen: "I want to live and die with my master, and you will take care of the orphans in the family." The concubine Chen said, "If you die, I will die." The two wives and concubines committed suicide by throwing themselves into Daming Lake, and more than ten maidservants in the family also threw pots together.

Such a person is willing to be a thief?

Zhang Bingwen's hometown is in Tongcheng, he used to study under Fang Xuechuan, the academic component is very complex, it is a kind of integration of Yang Ming Xinxue, but at the same time biased towards practical learning.

To be honest, in addition to his attitude towards the gentry, Zhang Bingwen appreciated everything Zhao Han did.

Fang, Zhang, Zuo, Qian, Yao, Tongcheng five surnames, Zhang ranked second.

But the matter has come to this, divide the land, divide the land, anyway, the land of the Zhang family is not owned by him alone. Moreover, the Zhang family is still in business, even if the land is divided, they can still make money by doing business.

In the past few years, Zhang Xianzhong has passed by Tongcheng twice, and the officers and soldiers have also gone twice. The soldiers come and the thieves go, and the thieves go to the soldiers, which has caused a lot of harm to the Zhang family in Tongcheng.

Zhang Bingwen plans to assist Zhao Han and return to his hometown as soon as possible, otherwise Jiangbei doesn't know what to be ruined.

Recruiting domestic servants, Zhang Bingwen said: "You go to Ji'an immediately and find all the books for primary and secondary schools." ”

Zhang Bingwen disdains to start as a preparatory official, he wants to study primary and secondary school courses by himself, and then get his primary and secondary school graduation certificates, and then personally go to Zhao Han to be an official.

This gentleman has already inquired, he wants to follow the mind of a thief, obviously more than a day or two, and he knows a lot of things under Zhao Han's rule very well.