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It is impossible to overthrow all the big landlords, mainly because of the problem of execution.

If the entire province of Jiangxi is occupied, how can there be so many loyal grassroots officials who can completely follow Zhao Han's thinking?They will definitely deceive the upper and lower, use the guise of Zhao Han to mess around, kill the old landlord, and become the new landlord themselves.

Preoccupation, team building, mind building.

"My lord, it's time to eat." Xiaocui walked over at some point.

Zhao Han smiled and stood up: "Okay, let's eat."

Xiao Cui changed her name to Huang Fei, which sounds very similar to Xiao Hong's Huang Fei.But the two have very different personalities. Xiaohong dares to go to the town office to be the chief of women and children, but Xiaocui dare not show her face, and just wants to stay by Zhao Han's side as a maid.

Zhao Han said as he walked, "I made up a play, and Mao Sheng said that there are not enough actors... so you can play a female role."

"My lord, I don't know how to sing opera." Xiao Cui politely refused. Although she was born as a maid, she felt that opera singers were lowly.

Zhao Han explained: "In this kind of opera, you don't sing much, you just talk. Also, there are no domestic slaves now, and they are all called servants. From now on, opera actors will not be lowly, so don't look down on opera actors."

Afraid of making Zhao Han angry, Xiaohong quickly explained: "My lord, I don't look down on opera actors."

"Then you can act." Zhao Han said with a smile.

Xiaohong was full of reluctance, but she still agreed, just obeying the order.

Until, when Chen Maosheng read the script to her, Xiaohong cried several times when she heard it...

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In June, the Sichuan army was ordered to suppress the bandits and shot Zijin Liang, the leader of the rebel army.But they won first and then lost, and the generals died in ambush. The rebels used their banners to trap and kill other officers and soldiers, and the Sichuan army was defeated in succession.

In the whole of Sichuan, there is no main force of officers and soldiers. As long as the peasant army recovers, they can enter Sichuan in a large scale to coerce them.

In July, the Tartars captured Lushun.

Huang Long, the commander-in-chief stationed in Lushun, sent a navy to assist the Yalu River, but Kong Youde and other traitors took advantage of it.Due to insufficient troops, Huanglong was defeated in several battles, exhausted all bullets, committed suicide and died for the country.Li Weiluan, the guerrilla general, first burned his whole family to death, and then led the remnant soldiers into battle, fighting hard and dying.

On the Jiangxi side, the Ruijin Peasant Army still exists. As long as they don't attack the county seat, no officers and soldiers will go out of the city to wipe it out.

Xie Xuelong, the governor of Jiangxi, is still busy repairing the Tengwang Pavilion.

Tengwang Pavilion is almost completed, not only that, he is also building a pavilion next to it, as a gathering place for scholars and celebrities.

The literati were busy flattering, praising Governor Xie for revitalizing the cultural context, and praising his selfless act of donating his salary-the Governor donated his entire annual salary in order to rebuild the Tengwang Pavilion.

The laborers conscripted to build the Tengwang Pavilion had no wages and had to bring their own food tools, and the officials withheld food, which almost led to a riot!

Cai Maode, the school inspector in Jiangxi Province, quoted "Gewei Theory" to explain "Baben Saiyuan Theory", and was regarded by many scholars as a great Confucianist with the study of mind, and his reputation even spread to Jiangzuo prefectures.

Therefore, the "Gate Theory" was recognized by the gentry, deliberately ignoring the equality of the lower, only emphasizing the equality of the upper, and the merchants even spontaneously spent money to promote it.

The magistrates of Ji'an and Luling County were busy sending scholars to the township examinations, completely forgetting the civil unrest in Wuxing Town...

Wuxing Town is another scene. Although there was a drought in May, the drought was not serious.

Moreover, Zhao Han opened the canals for farmers to use freely.The fields far away from the canals also let farmers help each other to carry water, so they were not greatly affected by the drought.

Looking around, a harvest scene!

When the new rice was finished drying, Zhao Han didn't send anyone to remind him to pay the tax. He only asked the four village chiefs to take the lead and take the initiative to pick up their own grain to the town hall.

The peasants secretly observed and found that there was really no levy of fire consumption, nor of miscellaneous factions and Liao pay.Moreover, grain was collected according to the standards of the Wanli period, and special big buckets were not used to harm the people.

Gradually, some farmers took the initiative to send land taxes, and the treatment was the same as that of the four village chiefs.

The whole town is buzzing!

Chen Maosheng and Fei Chun were so tired that their backs ached and they sent someone to complain: "Mayor, there are too many people sending food, can you send some more people?"

There is no way but to recruit people.

The two tutors in the private school, the self-cultivating farmers and the scholars of the small landlords, were temporarily recruited to work, and they were promised to pay them every day.

Huang Shunde's family is a self-cultivating farmer, and in terms of blood relationship, he belongs to Master Huang's cousin.

This guy has never been admitted to the scholar, and he has no money to go to the county to continue his studies, so he can only stay at home and study hard.

Huang Shunde hated Zhao Han to the core, but he didn't dare to leave the town, fearing that his land would be confiscated.

But while hating Zhao Han, at the same time, he took the initiative to register and make a register, acknowledging Zhao Han's dominance in disguise - just to receive the old grain distributed by Master Zhao.

Huang Shunde was also very contradictory when he was called to the town office as a temporary worker.

He didn't want to work for the rebels, and he was thinking about the wages given by the rebels, so he could only bite the bullet and go.

After a long distance, Huang Shunde was dumbfounded.

I saw that outside the gate of the town hall, there were all people queuing up to collect food.They came with the newly harvested rice, and instead of paying taxes on their faces, they were all happy. During the waiting period, they talked and laughed, and some even sang pornographic ditties.

Huang Shunde walked to the food requisition point in a daze, and immediately someone shouted: "Brother Zhaoyi, come quickly and help!"

Huang Shunde recognized this person, he was just a schoolboy, and he didn't even pass the exam.Just because he obeyed the rebels, he became the head of the Criminal Section of Wuxing Town.

"Come on." Huang Shunde replied, and walked over arrogantly.

There are only two scholars in Wuxing Town, one is the youngest son of Master Huang, who is now hiding in the county and dare not come back.One is the grandson of Huang Erye, who has been killed by the mob.

Huang Shunde is automatically promoted to the highest educated person, he is a child student, and he is the most arrogant in the town!

This guy didn't start working right away, but flipped through the food requisition booklet, and quickly exclaimed: "My family's requisition amount is so much higher!"

The section chief who was born as a schoolboy smiled and said: "The mayor said that if the young men are not released to practice group bravery, the whole family will be taxed according to the old rules."

Huang Shunde's heart was dripping with blood, and he asked: "If there is a strong man now, is it still too late?"

"I don't know, you have to ask the mayor." The head of the school boy said with a smile, gloating in his words.

Huang Shunde immediately ran into the office and was successfully summoned.He didn't dare to be negligent, and bowed politely: "Mayor Zhao, my family is now producing strong men practicing bravery, can this year's summer grain be treated equally?"

"Okay, as long as there are strong men training soldiers, then we are all on our own." Zhao Han said with a smile.

After Huang Shunde resigned, he frantically ran home and asked his brother to join the army as soon as possible.

I can't care less about being a thief.

Anyway, he was only a child, and the imperial court did not give him preferential treatment, and he had no hope of getting a name in the exam. It would be better to pay less food and get benefits now.

In the past years, the government kept collecting the collections, and the summer grain that could not be collected for several months can now be settled in a few days.

Moreover, it was the farmers who took the initiative to pay for the grain and took the initiative to pick the grain to the town hall!

The eldest brother joins the army and works as a temporary worker in the public office. The family pays less land tax than before. Huang Shunde quickly reversed his concept.

Anyway, if you have already followed the thief, it is better to follow it thoroughly.

"You want to be an official?" Zhao Han asked with a smile.

Huang Shunde said in a righteous speech: "Wan Sheng is not greedy for high-ranking officials and rich salary, but because he admires the majesty of the mayor. Nowadays, corrupt officials are rampant and corrupt officials are everywhere, but the mayor is honest and loves the people. The matter of paying food makes Wan Sheng amazed, and he is willing to drive for the mayor effective!"

"Haha, then I'll appoint you as the head of the Wuxing Town Tuanyong Camp." Zhao Han accepted it on the spot.

Huang Shunde's complexion changed, and he hurriedly bowed to cover up: "The mayor thinks highly of him, and Wansheng will definitely do his best to repay his great kindness!"

Huang Shunde wanted to be a civilian, so that it would be convenient for officers and soldiers to surrender in the future.

However, Zhao Han was given a Chinese military post, and it was a very important post, so he might be included in the list of major rebels by the government.

Moreover, this guy is from a self-cultivated farmer and is not recognized by the tenants. If he is corrupt, it is easy to be exposed, but it is more useful than the one from the tenant.

Zhao Han said: "Since you are in the army, you should be called by your military title. I am the captain of the regiment brave battalion, you can call me the captain, you can call me the chief, don't call me the mayor and the master."

"Thank you, Chief!" Huang Shunde quickly changed his words.

Chapter 101 [Drama Performance and Complaint Conference]

Huang Shunde helped his mother and took the whole family to the threshing ground. The old father refused to be a thief and chose to stay at home alone to guard the gate.

Parents, elder brother, sister-in-law, younger brother, sister-in-law, himself and his wife, plus a nephew who is over 12 years old, there are exactly nine people in the family.If another child grows up to 12 years old, it will meet Zhao Han's compulsory family separation standard.

This is also where Huang Shunde is dissatisfied. Forcing others to divide their families and properties does not conform to Confucianism or moral customs.

Alas, the situation is stronger than people, if you don't follow the thief, you will be finished.

Even if Zhao Han didn't do anything, the former tenants would probably bully them to death!

There are already many villagers sitting in the threshing ground, all of whom are ordered to watch the drama.One village after another, the performance goes slowly, and each time the audience is hundreds of people, no matter how many, the actors can't hear what they say.

When Huang Shunde's family came to the threshing ground, they didn't receive any good looks.

In the past, these low-skinned tenants would have rushed over to call "Mr. Huang", nodding and bowing their heads to say hello to him as a boy.

Huang Shunde would rather pay more taxes to the government as before, at least to live a decent life.

His eldest brother, Huang Shungong, thinks it is better now.

Although the owner farmers did not get the land, they were also beneficiaries.Pay less land tax, no fire consumption, no miscellaneous stalls, no service money, and you can keep several stones of grain at home!

If his father and younger brother hadn't stopped him, Huang Shungong would have taken refuge in Zhao Han long ago, and he was the one who did the most to farm the family.

The complexity of reality lies here. In the same family, one mother and two brothers, the elder brother is willing to support Zhao Han, but the younger brother hates Zhao Han from the bottom of his heart.

In the middle of the threshing floor, there is a temporary stage, and the whole village sits around the stage.

Huang Shunde's family came a little later, so they could only sit in the back.In fact, he was not in the mood to watch the theater, but because the village chief said, what good would it be, so he brought his whole family here.

After waiting for a while, more and more people gathered.

Finally, Chen Maosheng stepped onto the stage, cupped his hands and said, "Fathers and folks, I am Chen Maosheng, the deputy mayor. Is this year's harvest good?"

"it is good!"

Men, women, old and children shouted one after another, with happy smiles on their faces, never been so happy now.

Chen Maosheng said again: "Mr. Zhao, Mayor Zhao, I still feel that you are suffering too much. If the land is shared equally, if each person has less than two mu of land, this family will get an extra mu of land! What do you mean? For example, your family Five people, less than ten mu of land, then Mr. Zhao will give you another mu!"

"it is good!"

"Bodhisattva bless Mr. Zhao!"

"Master Zhao is a good man!"

"Master Zhao lives a hundred years old!"

"..."

Amidst the jubilation, many farmers knelt down directly, although Zhao Han was not present at the moment.

With the agricultural production efficiency of the Ming Dynasty, one mu of the best fields in the south could support one person.Further subdividing the level, two or three mu and three or four mu of land can support one person.The dry fields in the north are much weaker, and the output is only half of that in the south, or even less.

There is a premise for the above data: the government collects land tax normally, and does not apportion it indiscriminately, do not levy fire consumption indiscriminately, and do not apportion labor indiscriminately.

Including those barren mountainous lands, the total area of ​​cultivated land in Wuxing Town is only about 12 mu, which is less than [-] mu per capita (excluding children under [-]).

Moreover, Zhao Han himself occupied 2.5 mu, resulting in less than [-] mu of arable land per capita.

Chen Maosheng waited for everyone to be quiet, and continued: "Someone is going to say that the one with the least land distribution didn't contribute much in the fight against the landlords. Why is it that this time, those who contributed can't get the land, and those who didn't contribute have an acre instead."

Many farmers nodded secretly, that's what they thought, but it was hard for the folks in the village to say it clearly.

Chen Maosheng said with a smile: "Farmers who are allocated an extra mu of land this time, you have to work hard. Our more than 500 junior soldiers wear their shoes quickly during drills, and now there are straw poles everywhere. You have to make straw sandals for the junior soldiers! During the drill One person from each household will take turns washing, sewing, and mending for your children! Also, Mr. Zhao plans to open a nursing home to support the orphans, widows, and disabled in the village. You have to take turns to carry water, firewood, and sweep the floor for the nursing home. Is this good?"

"it is good!"

In exchange for an acre of land, it is definitely worth doing these things.

The farmers who were not able to allocate additional land felt a little more balanced in their hearts.

Chen Maosheng announced again: "Mr. Zhao also said that he just arrived this year and sincerely wants to be friends with everyone. He thinks that everyone has worked very hard, and the rent of all the land that is cultivated will be reduced by half! Those who have paid the rent can go to the village tomorrow. Take the rent back home."

There was a sensation in the audience, dancing and dancing.

Because most of the land allocated to the villagers is not enough for the family to eat, they still have to farm Zhao Han's field.It was reduced by [-]% before, and now it is reduced by half again, which means that the land rent is only [-]% of last year.

"Traitor!" Huang Shunde muttered.

Huang Shungong asked his younger brother, "What did you say?"

"Nothing." Huang Shunde immediately shut up.

Instead of directly reducing the rent by [-]%, it will be reduced by [-]% after spring plowing, and then halved after the rent is paid.

Among them, Lixin was also brought.

The rent that has been collected is like eating meat, which can be returned to the tenants. Zhao Han's personal credit is almost bursting!

Huang Shunde thought to himself: Such a treacherous person is used to bewitching the people, and he is afraid that he will cause a big disturbance.Why didn't the government come to clean up?They are all stupid and mediocre officials!If you don't come to suppress the thieves, I will retrain the regiment's brave camp in a few days, and I will really follow the thieves.

Then I thought again: If the trouble becomes bigger and I am recruited at that time, can I be a part-time official?