The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

He then asked Li Changle to issue a decree to nationalize the land, which could be nationalized at normal value and then distributed to the people.

Regardless of whether they are aristocratic families or landlords, those who fail to cooperate will be charged with treason.

Some families were unwilling to submit, so Jiang Fan directly sent troops to defeat them. Some families rebelled, but in front of Jiang Fan, their military strength was not enough.

Because of newspaper reports, land was nationalized and redistributed to the people, grain taxes were reduced to the lowest level, and a series of preferential policies were implemented.

Therefore, even if the aristocratic families wanted to incite the people to rebel, no people would follow them.

Even some tenants and servants from noble families were tempted when they heard that they could receive land.

In addition, Jiang Fan also asked Li Changle to abolish the slavery law, prohibiting the buying and selling of people, and abolishing all slavery.

The slaves of each family only had an employment relationship. And they were required to re-register their household registration and other government orders.

Anyone who defies this law will be arrested and executed!

Jiang Fan knew that this decree might affect the interests of many people, but he just wanted to enforce it. Only by using severe punishments could these decrees be implemented.

He has a backer, so he is not afraid of a strong counterattack. Moreover, the army under Jiang Fan's command is from Dayan, so he is not afraid of affecting their interests.

In addition, Jiang Fan also ordered people to start recruiting soldiers in Dashi, and the soldiers recruited must be of peasant origin. He did not want the army under his command to be from the landlord class.

After all, those who belong to the landlord class will oppose his series of policies, and if things go wrong, it will bring him unnecessary trouble.

Jiang Fan wanted to train a group of good knives who could serve as his policymakers. Therefore, these people should not only be selected from the people, but Jiang Fan would also prepare them to read and write and guide them ideologically.

Jiang Fan was going to use Daxi Dynasty as an experimental base, so he was not afraid of taking too big a step, nor was he afraid of causing chaos.

As a series of government decrees began to be implemented, the first special examination was held under the chairmanship of Chun Yu Chong, and the Chamber of Commerce began to develop in a healthy way.

With a strong military force as a backing, there is no need to worry about causing trouble. In addition, workshops have been built in various parts of Daxi, and Jiang Fan has transferred talents from Dayan.

These talents were trained in Huaining County, and the Ministry of Industry was also on track. Various industrial workshops were being built.

The Ministry of Agriculture has almost recruited all the land pioneers, and several designated grain production bases have already started operations.

Everything was developing in the direction Jiang Fan had expected. During this period, Jiang Fan and Li Changle had discussed many ideas on the implementation of government orders and how to govern.

Even if Jiang Fan left, Li Changle would still be able to govern as usual. Jiang Fan would train the new recruits to protect Li Changle.

He didn't want any major problems to happen to Li Changle after he left. Even if he had Dayan as a back-up, if something happened to Li Changle, the entire Daxi might fall into chaos again.

Just as Jiang Fan was making drastic moves in Shangjing, Daxi, an army of 220,000 led by the Chu brothers also arrived in Liaoxi.

At this time, two-thirds of the territory in western Liaoning had been occupied by Liaoxia. After the border troops guarding Liaoxia were defeated, most of the troops fled to the three cities connecting western Liaoning with the hinterland of Dashi.

Their total military strength was only 20,000, and the troops deployed in each of the three cities were less than 7,000.

Of the twenty-one cities in the entire Liaoxi area, only the last three were under their control. Of the remaining eighteen cities, fourteen fell into the hands of Liaoxia, and they were unable to defend the remaining four cities, so they gave up.

If these last three cities are also captured, the entire western Liaoning area will fall into the hands of Liaoxia.

Chu Chengxiong and Chu Chengrui led an army of 220,000 to Liaoyuan City, which is the middle city among the last three cities in western Liaoning.

The 220,000-strong army was composed of 170,000 Dashi troops and 50,000 Dayan troops. The entire army was broken up and reorganized, and all middle and high-level generals were selected from the White Robe Army and the Huaining Army.

Therefore, the 170,000 Dashi troops did not have to worry about them rebelling. After all, their families were all in Dashi, and they only cared about being soldiers and nothing else. They had no ambitions.

Besides, even if they have ambitions, they need charisma to succeed. Of course, they all have their own families and are bound by their families. If they rebel, their families will be implicated, so they certainly dare not rebel.

On the way here, the generals of the White Robe Army and the Huaining Army trained them and also gave them ideological education. Therefore, this team can now be said to be their army.

Even the combat effectiveness has been improved by who knows how many times.

At this time in Liaoyuan City, the Liaoyuan defender already knew what happened in the capital, and he also knew that the current emperor had been replaced by Empress Li Changle.

The general did not have much emotional fluctuations about the change of the throne. It didn't matter who became the emperor. What he was worried about now was how to face the Liaoxia army.

Although there were only 150,000 troops on the opposite side, they had very terrifying weapons, and we had no way to resist them. The city gate was like paper in front of those weapons.

It was obviously unrealistic to defend the city. If it were not for his responsibilities, he might have withdrawn from Liaoxi with his troops.

The commander of Liaoyuan City was the commander of the Liaoxi and Liaoxia border, named Yue Fengting, who was over 40 years old. He originally had 60,000 border troops, but in the end he was beaten down to only 10,000.

If we had not gathered the defeated soldiers from other cities along the way, I'm afraid we wouldn't have reached the current number of 20,000 in three cities.

But even with 20,000 troops in three cities, he still had no confidence when facing the Liaoxia army.

"General Yue, thank you for your hard work. Leave the rest to us!" Chu Chengrui smiled at Yue Fengting when he saw him.

Of the 220,000 troops, 200,000 were left outside the city, and the remaining 20,000 were brought into the city by the Chu brothers.

When Yue Fengting heard this, his face did not show joy, but a bitter look. He opened his mouth, but seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Although he knew that Chu Chengrui in front of him was from the Chu family of Dayan, he did not have any hostility towards Chu Chengrui. What he was worried about now was that even with 220,000 troops, he was afraid that he would not be able to fight against the Liaoxia army.

"General Chu, the Liaoxia army has a very terrifying weapon with great power. Our city gate will be blown up in an instant by that weapon. Although you brought 220,000 troops here, it will be difficult to fight against them!"

After thinking about it, Yue Fengting said to Chu Chengrui.

"If they hadn't been digesting the seized territory and constantly looking for people to open mines, I'm afraid they would have seized the entire Liaoxi area long ago."