"Shanhai County is really lucky to welcome His Highness." Lu Shou sighed.

At this moment, he was very grateful.

"Continue reading, and ask this king if you don't understand anything," Zheng Ming said with a smile.

Such compliments made him happy. People like to listen to good things.

Lu Shou continued to look.

With Zheng Ming's previous explanation, he will soon be able to understand the meaning of the content after reading the content.

For example, stalls can be divided into mu, in order to reduce the number of hidden populations, and at the same time, it can also inhibit land mergers.

Another example is the establishment of academies and martial arts schools.

There are also various talent recruitment plans in the back. Carpenters, masons, blacksmiths, doctors, etc., even those who can raise poultry and livestock must be recruited, not to mention martial artists and scholars.

"His Royal Highness has a talent for ruling the world." After reading it, Lu Shou couldn't help but sigh again.

Zheng Ming was embarrassed by his praise.

"These things can't be rushed for a while, they should be carried out slowly to avoid unnecessary confusion, and the framework of the county government should be built first," he said.

"Xiaoguan understands." Lu Shou replied.

Zheng Ming stretched his waist and said, "Then go ahead and do your work, this king wants to rest for a while."

Chapter 13 Cleaning Up the Leftovers

Gao Shun brought the two hundred camps to the first village, Luoshi Village.

Luoshi Village, a village with more than 80 households, looks very messy from the outside, full of random shacks and few decent houses.

Since the camp entered Shanhai County the night before yesterday, Shanhai County has been directly closed, and it has not been lifted until now, so the news about the destruction of Zhao, Song and Liu Sanjia has not yet spread.

Of course, when the trapped camp full of chills entered Luoshi Village, the villagers panicked and fled one after another.

Seeing this, Gao Shun frowned slightly, and immediately ordered: "Scattered and surrounded, no one is allowed to escape, take action lightly, and don't hurt anyone."

At this time, it is useless to dissuade them. The villagers do not trust them or even fear them, so they can only forcefully gather the villagers together.

After a riot, more than 300 villagers were all driven to an open space outside the village by the trapped camp.

Gao Shun found a high place, stood up, and shouted condescendingly, "Who is the village commander here?"

There was silence below, but the villagers' eyes turned to a middle-aged man wearing a blue round-neck long coat.

The middle-aged man with a fat head and big ears looks out of place with the yellow-faced and skinny villagers around him.

"Come out!" Gao Shun pointed at him and said.

"Small, the villain Song Chang meets the general." He cringed and knelt on the ground.

Gao Shun ignored him, but looked at a group of people with sticks and said, "You officers also come out."

A group of people looked at each other in dismay, but looking at the soldiers with murderous faces around them, they still stood up honestly.

Gao Shun looked at them murderously and said, "Take it!"

Immediately, dozens of soldiers stepped forward and directly captured these 20 people.

"General, general, the villain is the Song family, is there any misunderstanding here!" The village commander Song Chang shouted eagerly.

The other officers wanted to resist, but after being beaten by the soldiers, they could only kneel on the ground honestly.

As for the villagers, they looked at them in amazement, with a little more happiness in their eyes.

Gao Shun's eyes swept over many villagers one by one, and said: "The three families of Zhao, Song, Liu, and Liu in Shanhai County have made a fortune. On the order of the King of Shanhai County, I came to punish the wicked who left behind."

"Now there are grievances and revenges and revenges. You can tell this general if you have any grievances, and this general will definitely punish you severely."

When the villagers heard this, they immediately rioted.

They whispered, but no one came forward.

"Why don't you have any grudges with them? If you don't have this general, you can let them go." Gao Shun shouted again.

Song Chang and the many officers looked at the villagers fiercely. Although they didn't speak, their threat was very obvious.

The villagers were very afraid of them, and no one dared to stand up for a while.

Gao Shun frowned, walked to a little boy, pointed at Song Chang and asked, "Do you hate him?"

The little boy's father wanted to speak, but Gao Shun glared at him fiercely.

"Do you hate him!" Gao Shun asked again.

The little boy stared at Song Chang, before saying, "Hate!"

"Why?" Gao Shun asked.

"He killed my sister." The little boy raised his head and looked at Gao Shun stubbornly.

A pair of bright eyes filled with anticipation and longing.

Gao Shun smiled slightly and rubbed his head.

"Very good, this general will help you avenge your sister."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked in front of Song Chang, and the long sword around his waist suddenly unsheathed.

Puchi!

The bloody head rolled in front of the little boy.

The villagers couldn't help exclaiming, but the little boy was not afraid, and kicked the big fat head twice.

Seeing this, Gao Shun showed a smile on his majestic face.

"Who else has a grudge against them?" he asked again.

"I~ He bullied me and beat me often." A young man stood up.

With the first, there was the second, and then the villagers came forward.

Gao Shun chopped off several heads in a row, all of them were villains who had killed people.

As for the others, they were served with a cane.

With the sound of screams, more than 20 guards all collapsed on the ground.

After some punishment, the villagers all relaxed, and many people even cried because of the revenge.

Gao Shun stood on a high place again and said: "The villain has been punished. Next, this general promulgates the decree of the King of Shanhai County. First, from this year onwards, the rent of all farmland will be reduced to [-]%. Second, a village commander will be established. , one yamen, one teacher, and one official, responsible for the management of Luoshi Village's household registration and farming..."

When he finished speaking, the villagers were all dumbfounded.

"General, is what you said true?" a middle-aged man asked.

"Of course, this is the decree of the king of the county.

Immediately, the villagers were overjoyed and even cheered.

Gao Shun clapped his hands, suppressed their cheers, and said, "Are you willing to be the village commander?"

Many villagers looked at each other in dismay.

"Being a village decree can receive one or two or three coins a month. If you do well, you will be rewarded. Of course, if you don't do well, you will also be punished. If you are like him, you will have to be beheaded." Gao Shun pointed to Song Chang's head. said.

"I!"

"I!"

As soon as I heard that there was money to be received, many bold people immediately signed up.

Gao Shun chose a person who seemed to be more loyal and appointed as the village commander, not because he didn't want to investigate more, but because he didn't have time.

Next, he has to go to dozens of villages, and there is no time to waste.

Whether the candidates are suitable or not will be discussed later.

In addition to the village decree, he chose a strong man to be appointed as the yamen. As for the teaching and literati, there was no appointment. There is no way. There is no scholar in the entire Luoshi Village. .

……

In a blink of an eye, another few days passed.

It is now in the beginning of autumn, the lingering prestige of summer has not completely dissipated, and the temperature at noon is still very high.

Zheng Ming sat in the shade of the backyard of the county government office, nibbling on a piece of watermelon that had been chilled with cold water.

"Crap, it's cool!"

He took a hard bite of the red watermelon and said comfortably.

"If Your Highness likes it, I'll go buy some more." Xiao Fuzi stood behind him, his little eyes almost dying of laughter.

After Zheng Ming ate a piece, he asked, "Where did you buy this watermelon?"

"Today, there are a lot of vendors in the city, all of them are farmers from the villages around the county." Xiao Fuzi said.

Not all peasant households in Shanhai County are tenant households. There are six or seven villages around the county seat, all of whom are registered residents of Shanhai County. They are close to the county seat and have arable land, so their lives are better.

Zheng Ming wiped his mouth and said, "Go buy some more and send it to Master Lu and the soldiers who are trapped in the camp."

Xiao Fuzi was stunned for a moment, but he quickly reacted and said, "Your Highness is kind and generous."

"By the way, bring Yuhuatian here." Zheng Ming said again.

Chapter 14 Pirate Ghosthead Shark

Xiao Fuzi retreated, and soon Yuhuatian came.

"Is there any news from the east?" Zheng Ming asked.

"Returning to Your Highness, not yet, but many people have gone to sea in the past few days." Yu Huatian said.

In the past few days, Luo Jing and Gao Shun have been killing people in the village outside, and many of the remnants of Zhao, Song and Liu's family who have not had time to deal with them have heard the wind.

These remnants did not dare to resist, and they knew that they had no chance of life and could only escape from the sea.

Zheng Ming took a piece of watermelon and handed it to him, and said, "Luo Jing and General Gao haven't come back yet?"

Yu Huatian took the watermelon respectfully and said, "Not yet, I expect to be back tomorrow."

Zheng Ming thought for a while, and said, "Let Gao Shun take the Five Hundred Depression camp directly to the coast. Once the pirates are found, they will immediately repel them."

Now that there are enough yamen servants and recruits in the county government, the camp that maintains law and order in the city can also be withdrawn.As for the city guard, although it has not yet recruited enough 1000 people, there are already more than 600. It is not a big problem to defend the city while training.

"The slaves obey." Yu Huatian replied.

Zheng Ming nodded slightly and said again: "Go, call Yao Haisheng over by the way."

Yu Huatian then retreated, and Yao Haisheng came after a while.

Zheng Ming did not favor one over another, and handed him a piece of watermelon.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward." Yao Haisheng took the watermelon carefully, thinking he was holding something precious.

Zheng Ming smiled and said, "Don't be so restrained, is this king so scary?"

"His Royal Highness is imposing, graceful, and extraordinary, not scary at all." Yao Haisheng said with a solemn face.

That serious look almost made Zheng Mingxin believe it.

But this skin is very handsome.With thick eyebrows and big eyes, full of heroic spirit, and born in a royal family, Yao Haisheng is not considered nonsense.

Zheng Ming smiled and didn't take his flattery to heart.

"Is there any movement in the mountains these days?"

"Go back to your Highness, since the destruction of Zhao, Song and Liu's three families, there has been a commotion in the cottages near the county seat. Some of the cottage owners knew that the villain was in the county office, and even went to Yunshanzhai to find the villain," Yao Haisheng said.

"What do they want to do?" Zheng Ming asked.

"They hope that His Highness will allow them to enter the city to buy and sell things," Yao Haisheng said.

Zheng Ming pinched his chin and lowered his head in thought.

Living in the mountains, transportation is inconvenient, and life is not easy, but this is relative. In fact, life in those cottages is better than in the villages.

In the past, the farmers in the village were oppressed by the three families of Zhao, Song and Liu, and they could not eat enough.However, the mountain people in the cottage rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, and they can also hunt game, so they can still be self-sufficient.

"Would you be willing to let you move out of the mountain?" Zheng Ming asked.

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