At the same time, in Guilin, Guangxi.

Qu Shiyun, the governor of Guangxi, was processing official documents in the government office, when a scribe suddenly came in to report: "Lord Zhongcheng, there is a person who claims to be Chen Bangyan, the son of King Qin, who wants to see you. ”

"King Qin?" Qu Shiyun was taken aback when he heard this.

To this day, looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, no official dares to underestimate the prince of Qin, because everyone knows that they are the real protégés of the Son of Heaven.

These diligent princes are not Qincha, but they are better than Qincha.

"Please." As soon as Qu Shiyun finished speaking, he got up again and said, "Forget it, it's better for the official to greet him in person." ”

At that moment, Qu Shiyun tidied up his whole clothes and came straight to the door, only to see a scholar standing outside the door with his hands in his hands, although the scholar was only wearing an ordinary shirt, but there was a graceful air between his actions.

This kind of temperament is not innate, but acquired.

When he heard the sound of footsteps, the gentleman looked back.

"This must be Qu Zhongcheng, right?" The scholar was neither arrogant nor humble.

"This official is Qu Shiyun." Qu Shiyun didn't have the slightest support, and said solemnly after returning the salute, "Chen Xiaoyou, please." ”

Although Chen Bangyan's fame is only a person, he did not have the slightest restraint in the face of Qu Shiyun, a feudal official, and immediately raised his legs and entered the governor's line.

As soon as he carried out, Chen Bangyan took out an edict from his sleeve and said, "There is an edict. ”

Qu Shiyun said in his heart, and immediately knelt on his knees and said respectfully: "The governor of Guangxi, Qu Shiyun, respectfully invites Sheng'an." ”

"St. Bow." Chen Bangyan agreed, and then unfolded the edict and read, "Qu Shiyun, immediately change all the Tusi under the jurisdiction of the Guangxi Political Envoy!" Those who are undecided on small matters can discuss with Chen Bangyan, Chen Zizhuang and Zhang Jiayu in the military department. ”

After listening to the edict, Qu Shiyun felt a little confused.

Changing the land and returning to the stream? Why did you suddenly change the land and return to the stream?

This is really not psychologically prepared at all, isn't it too hasty?

Changing the land and returning to the stream is a big deal, how can you make a decision with a pat on the head? What if a civil uprising is provoked? The popular changes of the Zhuang people and the Yao people are much more powerful than those of the Han people.

"Qu Zhongcheng, take the order." Chen Bangyan said.

Qu Shiyun took the edict with both hands and said respectfully: "The minister's decree." ”

However, after getting up, Qu Shiyun said with a bitter face: "Chen Xiaoyou, it's not so easy to change the land and return to the stream......

"Qu Zhongcheng, in my opinion, it's not difficult." Chen Bangyan said suddenly, "The 400,000 and eight wolf soldiers in the left and right rivers have been transferred to Yunnan, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to return to Guangxi in a short time, so at this time, the government will suffer much less resistance." ”

Qu Shiyun's eyes couldn't help but light up.

The forty-eight wolf soldiers on the left and right rivers were all not at home, and this was an opportunity.

But soon, Qu Shiyun shook his head again and said: "Chen Xiaoyou, Guangxi's Tusi is not only the forty-eight departments of the Zuojiang River, but also a large number of Zhuang people and Yao people in other states and counties, although the number of Zhuang Ding is far less than the forty-eight of the Zuojiang River, but it is also extremely difficult. ”

"There's no need to worry about this." Chen Bangyan said, "Shengshang has transferred a new army of 2,000 people to Guangxi, which is specially used to ensure the smooth implementation of the land reform and return to the stream. ”

"A new army of two thousand men? Two thousand? Qu Shiyun shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Chen Xiaoyou, it's not that the official is timid, I'm afraid that the army of 2,000 people is not enough to ensure the smooth implementation of the land reform and return to the stream, if you have to forcibly promote the land reform and return to the river in Guangxi Province, you need at least more than 20,000 officers and soldiers, and you have to be elite." ”

"Qu Zhongcheng, force suppression is only the last option, and it may not be suppressed by force." Chen Bangyan shook his head and said.

"It's absolutely impossible." Qu Shiyun said categorically, "Chen Xiaoyou, it's not once or twice that I have promoted the reform of the land and the return of the river to the river in the Ming Dynasty, which time is not a river of blood?" It is absolutely impossible not to use force. ”

The biggest obstacle to changing the land and returning to the stream is the toast, how can there be toast in Tuzhi County, Tuzhi Prefecture?

"Not really." Chen Bangyan said, "If the government can divide the land for the Zhuang people and the Yao people, so that they can live a good life, what reason do they have to hinder the change of land and return to the stream?" ”

"Divide the field?" Qu Shiyun's expression was stunned.

This governor wants to divide the fields for the Zhuangmin and Yaomin, but where does the field come from?

More than 60 percent of the fields are under the name of the Jingjiang Palace, 30 percent are under the name of the local gentry, and 10 percent are under the name of the people.

The idea of letting the Zhuang people and Yao people in the mountains come out, divide the fields for them, and let them change from mountain people to peasants is of course excellent, but where does the land come from? Can't you let Jingjiang Wangfu go out of the field, right?

"That's right, divide the field." Chen Bangyan said very seriously, "According to the fish scale atlas, there are more than 11 million mu of cultivated land in the eleven prefectures and three prefectures of Guangxi, of which seventy percent of the cultivated land is under the name of the king of Jingjiang, and seventy percent of the Han people and Yao people in Guangxi are tenant farmers of the king of Jingjiang. Zhuang people and Yao people realize that the cultivators have their fields! ”

"Free donation?" Qu Shiyun's eyes widened suddenly, the saint is so ruthless?

Chen Bangyan said: "Chen Zizhuang has already gone to the Jingjiang Palace, if nothing else, the Jingjiang King should have received the edict, so Lord Zhongcheng no longer has to worry about the matter of cultivating the land." ”

Qu Shiyun was still a little incredulous, and asked, "But, will King Jingjiang agree?" ”

"Of course King Jingjiang will agree." Chen Bangyan said, "Because the new army will try to do a good job of persuasion." ”

Qu Shiyun was awe-inspiring when he heard this, what kind of persuasion work is clearly intimidation by force, but why am I so happy? Anyway, the Holy One should have done this a long time ago.

However, Arita alone is not enough.

Qu Shiyun said again: "Chen Xiaoyou, I'm afraid it's not enough to have a field alone, you don't know, the lives of those Zhuang people and Yao people are controlled by Tusi, and they can't come out at all without Tusi's permission." ”

"That's why the Holy One ordered me to bring two thousand new troops." Chen Bangyan said, "These two thousand new troops are specially used to clean up the toast master who is secretly making trouble. ”

Speaking of this, he said: "However, Lord Zhongcheng needs to do a good job of education, and must let the Zhuang people and Yao people in the mountains understand that the government has no malice, and those who have malice want to enslave them forever. ”

"There is no problem with the indoctrination work." Qu Shiyun frowned and asked, "But is two thousand new troops really enough?" ”

"Two thousand is enough." Chen Bangyan smiled and continued, "But for the time being, only a thousand new troops have come, and another thousand new troops have gone to Nanning Mansion to intercept a batch of property there." ”

……

At this time, it was at the Yujiang ferry port in Nanning.

After the confluence of the left and right rivers, the Yujiang River is a tributary of the Xijiang River (Pearl River).

If the caravan horse caravan from Yunnan wants to go to Guangdong via Nanning, it must pass through here, and if you choose to take a detour, not only will you have to walk several miles more, but the road is also difficult to travel, and there are mountain bandits on the road.

Ding Kuichu's henchman Ding Da took 300 family members and guarded a horse team composed of more than 500 mules, horses, and donkeys to the east, preparing to return to the Guangdong Governor's Office through Nanning Prefecture.

A prospecting family general suddenly turned back and reported: "Big brother, there is an officer and soldier post at the ferry in front. ”

"When was there a checkpoint here?" Ding frowned, and then said with great disdain, "Ignore him, show them the token of the Governor's Office, I don't believe that they dare to check the people of the Governor's Yamen!" ”

After speaking, he turned back and shouted: "Cheer me up, don't embarrass the governor's yamen." ”

At the sound of the order, more than 300 people puffed up their chests and strode forward.

Soon they came to the ferry, and one of the leading soldiers shouted: "Stop, please accept the search!" ”

"Who are you?" Ding Da snorted coldly and shouted, "You dare to investigate the people of the Governor's Yamen?" ”

"Someone from the Governor's Yamen?" The scholar snorted and said, "Don't say that you are from the governor's yamen, you are the person from the current first assistant, and the scholar has also been checked, and all the mules and horses are taken aside to be searched!" ”

"Who dare to move?" Ding shouted loudly, and said, "If you want to search the horse team of the Governor's Office, first ask us if we agree to the horse chopping knife in our hands." ”

More than 300 dings brushed off the cold swords.

"Then the scholar has to ask today." The gentleman smiled and raised his right hand.

In the next moment, from the houses on both sides of the ferry, among the reeds, and from the sugar cane fields, thousands of new troops with loaded guns poured out, aiming their guns at Ding Da and the three hundred family Ding.

Facing the muzzle of the black hole, Ding Da was stunned all of a sudden.

"Take it all!" The soldier shouted, and the new army immediately swarmed up.

Ding Da and more than 300 family members did not dare to resist, so they could only obediently tie their hands.

Needless to say, this Qinwang scholar is naturally Zhang Jiayu, who led a thousand new troops day and night to Nanning three days ago by the order of Chongzhen, and then waited at the ferry.

Today, I really waited for Ding Kuichu's horse team.

The saint is really like a god, and he has long expected that Ding Kuichu will come to such a hand.

This is really dirty, and Ding Kuichu has no excuse even if he wants to deny it.

However, for the sake of insurance, Zhang Jiayu still spot-checked the packages on the backs of more than a dozen mules and horses, and found that they were filled with gold and silver, fine and soft, silk, ginseng, Shu brocade and other treasures.

At that moment, Zhang Jiayu called a team of Yiding to the front.

"Lord Barr." Zhang Jiayu said, "If you have a hard time to repay the saint, it will be said that Ding Kuichu, the governor of Liangguang, has been intercepted by the new army from Lin'an Mansion, and there are more than 500 mules, horses and donkeys in total. ”

"Got it." Ba Hanzhen immediately led Yiding to fly away.