Chapter 744 Zheng Shicheng’s influence

Shengze also didn't expect that these people knew about Zheng Shicheng. After hearing this, he immediately affirmed: "Everyone, Master Zheng couldn't bear to see the people of Chenzhou suffer, so he sent us to pick them up..."

He improvised a paragraph about Zheng Shicheng being rescued by an expert and going to northern Hubei, and then saying something worried about the people in Chenzhou and nearby areas, while paying attention to everyone's reactions as he spoke.

Soon he understood that his bet was right, this was a group of people who went to Qishan from Chenzhou!

"Master Zheng is really still alive? Is he really in northern Hubei?" An old man walked out of the hut tremblingly.

Shengze held up his hand and said sincerely: "Yes, Mr. Zheng is now assisting General Liang in managing the general affairs of Northern Hubei. The old man can rest assured."

"Thank you, God, for letting Mr. Zheng survive!" The old man fell to his knees with a thump, sobbing so hard.

They were people who had enjoyed the dividends of Zheng Shicheng's governance and had a special affection for Zheng Shicheng. When King Zhao came over and the whole Chenzhou fell, many people thought Zheng Shicheng was dead.

Now that they suddenly heard the news that Zheng Shicheng was still alive, these people were very excited, and at the same time they also relaxed their vigilance towards Shengze and others.

Think about it, which liar knows their feelings for Zheng Shicheng? There is no reason to deceive someone who is already dead in the eyes of outsiders, right?

As a result, this group of people quickly unified their ideas and sent a few people out to understand the situation in northern Hubei with Shengze and the others.

After confirming that the drought in northern Hubei was not serious and that there was water to drink and irrigate every day, we decided to follow them.

"Sir, could we really get land in the past? Is it wasteland or fertile land?"

"Are the taxes in northern Hubei high? How much tax do I have to pay every year?"

"We are almost out of food. Do we really not have to go hungry when we go to Northern Hubei?"

"..."

The series of questions were dizzying, but Shengze and the others answered them one by one.

"I will definitely divide the land for you, half of the wasteland and half of the fertile land. The tax is 20% lighter than before, and you have just arrived and will not pay the tax until next autumn. When you arrive in northern Hubei, Mr. Zheng will arrange your food. Living problem..."

With the answers to these questions, everyone soon felt at ease.

And the leading old man also took the initiative to tell Shengze the locations of other people they knew.

"Alas, we are all close to the village. We are afraid of being kidnapped by the Jun people, so we go into the mountains together. There are so many of them that they occupy a place with a stream. Our mountain spring may also be gone. These days are really hard. There is no way to survive..."

When Shengze heard this, he immediately asked someone to appease the group of people, and then took the old man to find others.

There is no doubt that with the help of the old man, these people are all willing to follow Shengze and the others.

Before this, he never expected that Zheng Shicheng's influence would be so great. Every time the old man mentioned Zheng Shicheng, the hesitant attitude of these people immediately changed.

It seems that Zheng Shicheng really made political achievements in Chenzhou and was so supported by the people.

Three days later, a hundred people from Shengze and others gathered together. Except for the two teams that failed to find anyone, they were able to bring back 5,000 people at once this time!

This number was something no one expected, but the Qishan Mountains stretched endlessly, so it was not easy to find all five thousand people scattered into the mountains.

Now that the person has been found, it is natural to take him back as soon as possible.

It was too eye-catching for five thousand people to walk together, so Shengze and the others were divided into five groups and set off at staggered times, agreeing to meet at the lower reaches of the Lanjiang River.

The other four groups all went down the mountain smoothly, but something happened here in Shengze.

Before they were about to go down the mountain, they unexpectedly bumped into someone from the Jun tribe.

This was nothing. What surprised Shengze was that the leader of this group of Jun people was actually an acquaintance.