"That being the case. I'll set up a [levy house]. It is specially responsible for collecting grain and recruiting strong men. The population of all villages is entered into the roster. ”

"The land tax is set at 10%, and after the autumn harvest, the collector will send officials to collect grain. And the extraction of the strong man, depending on the situation. After the war, the soldiers were injured, or the Fu Han General's Mansion had to build bridges and pave roads, and build water conservancy. The strong men of each village will be recruited. ”

"This is the seal of the expropriation house. Recognize it and look at it. ”

"I'm going to put the ugly things up front. Since the agreement is made, if in the future who does not obey. I'll send someone over and arrest him and convict him of a felony. ”

Wu Nian first talked about the matter of the [expropriation house] in detail, and finally showed a serious look on his face, put on a majestic posture, and glanced at everyone.

There must be people here who are unwilling.

Therefore, in addition to benevolence and righteousness, there must also be high pressure.

And the four brothers of Niu Dingtian in Niujia Village killed the chicken to show the monkey, the chicken. It is enough to suppress those unwilling villages.

Of course, this is only a stopgap measure.

Let's see the situation first.

Let's get the Meng Yuan people out first.

Li Yong and Liu Zhixing each took out ten pieces of white paper with only one red seal and divided them. Hundreds of people were present, passing on each other's views.

In simple terms.

There are officials who take this official document to collect grain, and the mountain village must give it.

In fact, it is formalism.

As long as Wu Nian has always implemented his benevolence and righteousness, he has not levied taxes and miscellaneous taxes, he has not levied extortion, and has been resisting Mongolia and driving out the Mengyuan people.

The people will certainly pay for the food

On the contrary, as long as Wu Nian messes up. And the people denied it.

Wait for everyone to circulate it. Everyone elected a sixty-year-old village chief named Chen Guangyuan. The old village chief bowed to Wu Nian and said seriously: "General rest assured. Seeing official documents is like seeing people. Every year's grain, we will prepare. ”

"As for drawing strong men. The fire burned the eyebrows. Naturally, men should fight, and women should move. As long as the general insists on fighting against Meng Yuan. We will not spare the blood of our children and grandchildren. ”

"Thank you, sir." When Wu Nian heard this, an inexplicable emotion surged in his chest, so that his eyes were sour, and after taking a deep breath, he bowed deeply to this old Mr. Chen Guangyuan.

"The general doesn't have to be like this." Chen Guangyuan hurriedly helped Wu Nian up.

Wu Nian stretched out his hands and grabbed Chen Guangyuan's hands tightly. He raised his head, smiled, and said, "This is the end of the matter." Thank you for coming. Today I will set up a banquet in the house to entertain you. ”

"Thank you, General."

Everyone thanked him.

With the conclusion of the contract.

The Fuhan General's Mansion finally has the functions that Wu Nian gave at the beginning, but it did not have the functions that could be realized.

Command Liaodong civil and military. Civil administration, military power.

Of course. At present, it is limited to the land laid down by Wu Nian. That is, nine castles. Castles, mountain villages, cottages within this range.

Wu Nian's nickname is [Lord of Nine Castles].

Wu Nian expanded his troops and horses, collected grain and grass, and although he took a big step, he also walked very steadily.

And the four thousand households of Mengyuan are also waiting for the soldiers and horses of the Mengyuan court to replenish, and they want to let the Han ten thousand households recruit Han soldiers.

For a time, the two sides were at peace.

Time flew by, and it was fast December. It's snowing again today. Wu Nian was wearing a thick cotton coat and stood under the porch to watch the snow.

"Brother. What are you looking at? Liu Xiang twisted her small waist, came to Wu Nian's side with a bearskin coat, and gently put it on Wu Nian.

Wu Nian stretched out his left hand and put it on the small hand holding Liu Xiang, which was much more tender and smooth than before.

"I'm looking at the snow." Wu Nian said.

Now that the two are also old husbands and wives, Liu Xiang was not ashamed, but approached Wu Nian's back, and wrapped his other hand around Wu Nian's tiger waist.

"Nope. I think you look like you're looking at the snow, but you seem to be thinking about something. Liu Xiang shook her head and buried her face in Wu Nian's back.

Wu Nian smiled slightly, after all, they are husband and wife.

Truly. Look at the snow.

In this big mountain, there are many snowy days in winter. He's looking at himself.

When he first crossed over, it was also winter. If you do the math, this year is already a full two years.

Exactly two years.

Looking back on the past two years, Wu Nian couldn't help but feel in a trance and felt like a dream.

It's been a long, but wonderful two years.

"Da !!" At this moment, a rush of footsteps turned into a stick, and the stick hit the pair of mandarin ducks hugging each other.

Liu Xiang let go of Wu Nian's waist, pulled out his hand, and tidied up his clothes.

Wu Nian smiled and took the bearskin behind him, turned around and draped it on Liu Xiang's body. Liu Xiang pouted, it was clear that I gave my brother a big coat.

Wu Nian looked up at the end of the corridor, and Chen Jiagui trotted over, with snow on his head and shoulders.

I'm afraid it's something urgent.

Wu Nian frowned slightly and asked, "The family is expensive." What's the matter? ”

"General. There are two things. It's all from Mengyuan Dadu. Chen Jiagui stood still, took a breath, and glanced at Liu Xiang first.

"There's still lotus seed soup burning in the kitchen, I'll take a look." Liu Xiang smiled, twisted her small waist and hugged the bearskin and left.

Wu Nian was a little puzzled, and Liu Xiang was not an outsider.

"General. Emperor Mengyuan issued a holy decree. Reward the general's head, and anyone who beheaded the general, whether it was a Mengyuan person, a Han person, or a Goguryeo person. can get 10,000 taels of gold and seal the marquis. ”

Chen Jiagui said in a deep voice.

Wu Nian understood.

This head is worth a lot of money. Chen Jiagui was worried that Liu Xiang would be frightened.

"Huh. Meng Yuan people are really poor in skills. I came up with such a solution. Can someone like me be assassinated casually? ”

Wu Nian immediately smiled, shook his head and said.

"Let's be more vigilant. Especially when it comes to eating and living. Chen Jiagui was not as relaxed as Wu Nian, and said in a deep voice.

"Hmm." Wu Nian hummed and agreed.

Strategically underestimate the enemy's stratagem, tactically we must pay attention to it.

The most feared thing is capsizing in the gutter.

"What about the other thing?" Wu Nian put down this matter and asked curiously.

"Emperor Mengyuan's branch has been completed. Tao Dayou in Guangyang Province. Thirty-two years old. First in August, he was promoted, and then in Dadu, he was appointed by the emperor as the champion. ”

Chen Jiagui's tone and expression were full of murderous aura.

He was the first to follow the dragon and mix, nicknamed the Sky Monkey. And the old brothers who follow the dragon and mix, each of them has an unforgettable hatred with the Mengyuan people.

Of course, the most hated are the Han people who do things for the Mengyuan people.

For example, Qin Zhen, the governor of Liaodong, and Zhang Bu, these Han ten thousand households.

Now there is a champion. Tao Dayou.

Wu Nian couldn't help but squint his eyes. His thoughts are much more complicated than those of Chen Jiagui, and he has the killing intent to kill this Mengyuan Han champion.

There are also a lot of political considerations.

The Mengyuan people used high pressure to control the Han officials in Liaodong, so that the officials remained clean and honest, and won the hearts of the people.

He also carried out the imperial examination in Liaodong, and ordered people and jinshi on a super-large scale.

If it were in the entire Chu State, each province would be divided into one point. It is not said that people and jinshi are rare, but they are also very rare.

In other words, the Mengyuan court made some people who could not become lifters and jinshi in the Chu State in their lifetime become Mengyuan lifters and jinshi.

There is also a champion.

This is a great envelopment of the hearts of Han scholars in Liaodong.

The hearts of the people, the hearts of the scholars, plus a strong army.

Chunyuan, the acting prince of Mengyuan, is a master.

If he hadn't made a hindrance from it, he would have fought with the Meng Yuan people for more than a year. It won't take a few years for the Mengyuan people to integrate Liaodong and go south to the Chu State.

The corners of Wu Nian's mouth curled slightly, and a smile that was colder than this cold winter.