Jinan Mansion, thirteen miles west of Yantou Town, at the foot of the eastern foot of Huashan Mountain.

This was originally a flat land under the mountain, and the fertility of the land was okay, but because it was far away from the surrounding villages and towns, it was very troublesome for the people of Yantou Town and the rest of the place to come to reclaim the wasteland, and the cost of the people to reclaim the land alone was too great, if it was not for the few times with the shogunate to open up the wasteland, no one would have come here to reclaim the wasteland.

Regardless of the fact that now, this flat land under the mountain, which was originally unattended, is very lively, and hundreds of people are busy everywhere under the command of dozens of Fubiao battalion soldiers.

The people were divided into two teams, one near the foot of the mountain, according to a plan drawn on the ground with white ash in advance, digging foundations and building houses, which is one of the hundreds of new villages planned by Jinan Prefecture, officially known as Huashan East Village.

The other group of people is on the periphery, busy cultivating farmland, and the surrounding more than 5,000 acres of wasteland that have been enclosed are all from Huashan East Village, and they are evenly distributed to these hundreds of people and hundreds of households, and each household can get more than 50 acres, which is enough for a family to live here.

These people were not originally the people under the rule of Jinan Prefecture, but the families of the old camp of thieves who migrated from Xingtang County and were placed in Jinan Prefecture.

After screening, as well as preaching, observing, and rectifying along the way, the remaining more than 400,000 people were all obedient, and then Yan Jizu scattered and settled in various places in Jinan Prefecture, and hundreds of new villages were planned in various parts of Jinan Prefecture to resettle these people.

At the same time, because of the money and grain allocated by Liu Yan as a guarantee, the village was built and the wasteland was reclaimed in the early stage

After the harvest of the next year, these people will gradually repay the government's advance money and grain in five years, and then from the sixth year to the tenth year, the court will also exempt everyone from paying taxes.

With such abundant conditions, all these 400,000 people can settle down, if it weren't for the fact that they couldn't live anymore, who would want to live the precarious and chaotic life before?

Now that they have a new home, a cultivated land, and a hope of survival, everyone is unwilling to live a turbulent life, and these 400,000 people quickly settled down, and then under the command and supervision of the soldiers of the Fubiao Battalion, they began to build their own new homes in full swing.

Lao Li also took his two sons to Huashan East Village, and in the middle of the village, they were assigned a house, although it was only the size of three main houses and two wing rooms, and now the house is only a white line drawn on the ground, which has not yet been built, and the father and son can only live in temporary tents.

But these don't matter anymore, in Lao Li's view, the white line on the ground is his home, and it is the hope for himself and his two sons to live!

So every day before dawn, Lao Li, like other people, did not need to supervise the soldiers of the Fubiao battalion to supervise, and spontaneously picked up all kinds of tools and began to work, everyone knew in their hearts that no matter how hard and tired they were, they were also working for themselves, so no one spared no effort.

"Daddy!"

In the early morning of this day, Lao Li Zheng and several old men were digging drainage ditches in the village, and the excavated soil was to be transported to the surrounding area to be used as materials for building houses, killing two birds with one stone.

Old Li Hu

Ran heard someone behind him calling him, and when he looked back, he saw his second son Li Fugui and third son Li Xile running over, each carrying a bamboo basket that was not too big.

Lao Li's three sons took peace, wealth, and joy respectively, but the eldest son Li Ping'an was not safe, he was selected by the thieves to be a dead soldier, and died directly on the battlefield.

Fortunately, there are still two sons here, and Lao Li can only hope that after settling down here in Shandong, the two sons can be truly rich and happy.

"Why are you here?"

Li Fugui said loudly: "Dad! We can help with the soil. ”

Li Xile said: "Yes, we will load the soil. ”

Seeing this, everyone next to them laughed, their faces were filled with happiness, and one of the old men said: "I said Lao Li, you have a good son, you are really considerate, let them help pretend to be dirty, pretend less, don't waste a child's heart." ”

Lao Li nodded and agreed, but he just looked at his two sons with pity, and kept telling him to "pretend less" and "don't run around".

Li Fugui is only thirteen years old this year, Li Xile is only ten years old, and Li Ping'an, the eldest who has died in battle, is only fifteen years old this year.

Lao Li was in his forties, and he was originally a strong man, but because he couldn't live anymore, he married his mother-in-law at the age of thirty, and after leaving three sons, his mother-in-law was gone, and then he encountered thieves in a few years

, sixty years old, his face is full of wind and frost.

But now, after the foot of this Huashan village, as long as you grit your teeth for five years, you will pay back the money and grain owed to the imperial court, and then you can be exempted from taxes for five years, and the life of the family will definitely be better and better year by year, and there is hope now!

The old man on the side was over fifty years old, and he was a little tired at this time, so he stopped to wipe his sweat and said to Lao Li: "Lao Li, I heard that after our village is completed, each household will be organized into a household. ”

When Lao Li heard this, the corners of his mouth suddenly curled, and this question happened to be asked on the muzzle of his gun, so he said: "You don't know this, right?" Didn't a big official come a few days ago, I stood closer and listened to the big official talking to the person next to him, as if he was talking about conscription. ”

"Official?"

Everyone then remembered that a few days ago, Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong, came to inspect, and the whole village rushed up and down to greet him, but fortunately, the governor of Nayan was very kind, and brought some food to everyone, and there was no pomp, very friendly.

"What did the adults say?"

Lao Li said: "It is said that the imperial court is going to cancel the military household and carry out some military reform, and in the future, all the soldiers and horses of the imperial court will be recruited and hired battalions." ”

"Huh?"

Everyone was surprised, could it be said that the health system that had lasted for more than 200 years in the Ming Dynasty was going to be completely abandoned?

Lao Li looked at everyone's surprised expressions, and was very satisfied, so he continued with a little pride: "In the future, the soldiers and horses of the imperial court will not have arable land to divide, but they will receive military salaries every month. It seems that I heard that all the previous military households will be changed to civilian households, and the cultivated land allocated by the imperial court will not have to be returned

, directly assigned to the use of individual people. ”

Everyone was envious when they heard this, and there was such a good thing!

At this time, another person said: "In this way, how much food does the imperial court need to raise soldiers, and does the imperial court have money?" Don't pay more taxes at that time, we haven't lived a good life yet, and we will be squeezed again! ”

When everyone heard this, they suddenly felt a chill, and many people's faces changed drastically.

Lao Li said: "Probably not, Liu Ge Lao, oh, it is Liu Yan, the Duke of Lu who defeated the King of Dashun, you should all know, doesn't his old man have a lot of property, and now although it is assigned to the imperial court, the silver earned is rich and noble, and the imperial court should raise soldiers and horses." ”

As soon as everyone heard the name Liu Yan, they also had a love-hate relationship in their hearts. It is because Liu Yan has repeatedly broken the army of thieves, causing heavy casualties to everyone's families, but it is because of Liu Yan that everyone can settle down here to live, making everyone want to hate Liu Yan, but they can't hate it at all.

One person asked: "I said Lao Li, where did you hear all this, how old is Governor Yan, can he say this to you?" ”

Lao Li pretended to be mysterious and said: "Governor Yan naturally won't say this to me, but the pro-soldiers around him know, and the pro-soldiers chatted with me for a few words, and I listened to him." ”

Everyone nodded clearly, the pro-soldiers beside the governor naturally know many major events in the court, it seems that what Lao Li said is true!

"I don't know how much military pay there is for the imperial court to recruit soldiers."

Lao Li looked at the person who spoke and asked, "You haven't had enough of these days of war?" ”

The man suddenly shrank his neck

, a trace of pain instantly appeared on his face.

Lao Li sighed when he saw this, and said: "Okay, let's hurry up and work, build the village as soon as possible, and everyone will have a place to live." ”

Everyone nodded and began to work quickly.

It's just that behind Lao Li, Li Fugui and Li Xile heard about the recruitment of soldiers in the imperial court, and their eyes flickered, not knowing what they were thinking.

At the same time, in the yamen of the governor of Jinan Prefecture, Yan Jizu was watching a report, which was a summary of the expenses of newly built villages in Jinan Prefecture.

"Spent so much money on food?"

Yan Jizu's face was a little ugly, Liu Yan had already ordered the Ministry of Finance to allocate a large amount of money and grain to house 400,000 people, Yan Jizu originally thought that he could have some surplus, and then applied to Liu Yan to use the surplus for the construction of the Fubiao camp, presumably Liu Yan would not disagree.

However, Yan Jizu looked at the summary of the expenses in his hand, the new construction of hundreds of villages, the purchase of a large number of cement and wood, the purchase of a large number of cattle, seeds, farm tools, and daily necessities, the requisition of the people, the rental of carriages and horses, etc., all kinds of expenses were like flowing water, and the money and grain in Yan Jizu's hands were scattered, which made Yan Jizu feel a sense of heartache.

"Alas!"

Yan Jizu said with a wry smile: "In this way, this money and food is just enough, and there is nothing left." In other words, Yue Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance is also an old acquaintance, why is he so unsympathetic, it's good to give one away at hand, it is so accurate! ”

Then Yan Jizu said to Zu Yonghai, the general of the Fubiao Battalion beside him: "The money and grain from all over the country must be guaranteed to be supplied and must not be interrupted.

Although these more than 400,000 people have been screened, we must not take it lightly and appease as much as possible, but we must also be vigilant, and we must be vigilant at the slightest disturbance! ”

Zu Yonghai said: "Lord Futai, rest assured, his subordinates have mobilized 5,000 soldiers to scatter and deploy them in the villages that are placed everywhere to garrison, and there will be no problems." ”

"Don't be idle, and go around from time to time."

"Yes!"

Then Zu Yonghai said: "Futai, this pavilion has been in Beijing for so long, why does Mrs. still live in Jinan Fucheng?" ”

"You ask me, who do I ask!"

Zu Yonghai sang a sin, and then said: "The subordinates are worried, this lady is in the city, and our relationship is too big." ”

Yan Jizu obviously has concerns in this regard, even if there is no danger, it is inevitable to ask for peace and care on weekdays, fortunately, Wang Yunhe is very approachable, and there is no shelf of those high-ranking officials' wives, but Yan Jizu does not dare to have a trace of neglect, and still often sends people to ask for warmth, and Yan Jizu does not dare to lack the etiquette and treatment that should be had.

"Let's not talk about Madame, is there any news from Qingzhou Mansion? Li Yan and the Red Lady have arrived, and after they met Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi, nothing happened, right? ”

Zu Yonghai shook his head and said, "It's okay." Don't worry, what kind of storm can they make in the Qinglai Town Military Academy? ”

"Well, I hope so."

Then Yan Jizu said with a smile: "But they are also lucky, they were favored by the elder of the pavilion, and they are interested in cultivating them." ”

Zu Yonghai said: "Yes, this Qinglai Town Military Academy

, Qinglai Town Yanwutang is about to be changed to Huangming Military Academy, Huangming Yanwutang, the former is dedicated to the cultivation of senior generals, and the latter is facing grassroots generals, soldiers, and folk talents, Li Dingguo, Li Yan and a few of them are catching up with a good time this time! ”