"Principal, the largest landowner in Xinhui County is Huang Wanlin and Huang Laohanlin from Huangjia Village in Etangdu. His family not only owns a large amount of land in Xinhui, but also has many farms in Xinning and Xin'an counties. The total number of acres owned With more than 50,000 acres, they are probably the largest landowners in the three counties of Xiangshan, Xinning, and Xinhui. As long as we take down this one with thunderous means, other landowners will not dare to resist us!"
Zhou Chang, the magistrate of Xinhui County who had just taken office, was sitting in the cabin of an official ship sailing on the Xijiang River, dutifully talking to Wang Zhongxiao about the land equalization situation in Xinhui County.
This time, Wang Zhongxiao gathered elite soldiers and generals with a sledgehammer to kill chickens. He also used the residual power of the victory in Hao'ao to kill the wealthy locals in Xiangshan, Xinhui, and Xinning counties!
The reason why we want to "slaughter" them is of course to make a revolution.
What President Wang University wants to do now is not a rebellion that changes the soup without changing the medicine, but a revolution, a land equalization revolution!
The purpose of the land equalization revolution has never been limited to equalizing land so that people can have land to cultivate and live and work in peace and contentment. For rulers, the greatest use of the land equalization system is to compete with gentry landlords or gentry landlords for control of population and land!
In other words, the ruler must directly control part of the land and the population on it through the land equalization system!
In other words, we must kick out the middle class such as gentry landlords and gentry landlords, and directly obtain wealth and soldiers from the land and population they control.
Normally, the more land and population the court directly controls, the stronger its financial and military resources will be. On the contrary, the imperial court's financial and military resources will become weaker.
Many dynasties in ancient China implemented policies to inhibit annexation, with the purpose of slowing down the tendency of population and land to be controlled by a few powerful landowners in order to maintain the country's military and financial resources.
Many once-powerful dynasties in history implemented the policy of equalizing land or controlling part of the land and population in their early stages, including the Ming Dynasty!
The Weisuo system established in the early Ming Dynasty was to place a large number of people and land under the direct control of the imperial court, and to designate it for military purposes!
Therefore, in the early years of the Ming Dynasty, the combat effectiveness of the Ming army was quite guaranteed, and the Ming army veterans of that generation who fought all over the world must have a very strong desire for land.
No one can have too much land, especially the farming people.
However, due to the conservative foreign policy implemented by Zhu Yuanzhang, the combat effectiveness of the Ming army in the early Ming Dynasty could not be transformed into new territories or new vassal states surnamed Zhu.
Of course, due to various limitations of the ruling group itself, the land and population it can directly and effectively control are always limited.
If this limit is exceeded, then the centralized empire must introduce more elements of feudalism.
However, Wang Zhongxiao currently only controls the three counties of Xiangshan, Xinhui and Xinning. There are no problems that cannot be dealt with yet.
According to rough statistics, the total number of registered households in the three counties is only tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands. Before the coastal border relocation, the number of fertile farmland registered in the policy was only one million and hundreds of acres, and the average household was only thirty or forty acres.
This number is completely within the control of the military and political group pulled together by Wang Zhongxiao!
The troops that hundreds of thousands of people can provide and the food that can be provided by one million acres of fertile land (including a large amount of high-quality irrigated land) are very important for the Tiandihui to fight for the dominance of Guangdong and Guangxi, and must be firmly established. master!
Therefore, "bully landlords" like the Huang family in Xinhui must not be let go!
Only by defeating Xinhui's "Huang Batian" and "Huang Papi" could Wang Zhongxiao intimidate other large landowners in Xiangshan, Xinning, and Xinhui and force them to accept the "land exchange and equalization of land" plan proposed by the Tiandihui.
The so-called "exchange of land to equalize farmland" is actually a damaging move similar to the "relocation of mausoleums" in the Han Dynasty!
Just move the biggest bully landowners in each county directly and uproot them! Not only will the people be driven away, but the land will also be replaced by you!
However, Wang Zhongxiao does not have a "mausoleum" yet, so he plans to use the land in the expanded "Macao Commercial City directly under the Guangdong Customs Road" plus the land in the Xiangdao Commercial City that has not yet been "recovered" to replace the bully landlord. Our fertile land.
One to one is impossible, it can only be twenty to one or ten to one. If Huang Bully is willing to take the entrance to Macao, then it will be twenty to one. We can take some land on both sides of the Haojiang River (part of the land on the west bank of the Haojiang River has also been included in the commercial market) to build a dock, and maybe build a casino or something.
If Huang Bully is willing to wait and get a Hong Kong account after Hong Kong Island is recovered in the future, maybe he can be given a ten-to-one replacement ratio.
In the future, the descendants of Huang Bully will be able to live in Central to collect rents and enjoy the benefits of looking at the sea in the middle of the mountain. But the prerequisite is that Huang Bully's family can hold these lands.
Of course, if Huang Bully is willing to wait a few more years, maybe he can be given a piece of land on Temasek Island - I wonder if the Dutch are willing to exchange this piece of land for a small concession in the Macau Commercial City?
Although the benefits that Wang Zhongxiao offered for exchange were actually sufficient - it was not that he was embarrassed to rob openly, but he also needed to concentrate capital in Haao, Xiangdao, and Wangjiapo in order to promote the development of capitalism!
However, those whose interests are present cannot see it!
They will only see Wang Zhongxiao snatching their interests and land, just like killing their parents! The bully landlords of the Qing Dynasty were all filial sons!
So this struggle is inevitable!
"Huang Lao Hanlin? When was he a Hanlin? I don't remember that there was a bachelor named Huang in the Hanlin Academy or a probationary or trial lecturer." When Wang Zhongxiao heard the words "Huang Lao Hanlin", he felt a little... I'm confused. Is there such a person? I have never heard of anyone named Huang in the Hanlin Academy.
Zhou Chang said with a smile: "Oh, he was an editor of the Hanlin Academy, and also a direct bachelor for a while, and his knowledge is very good."
"Direct bachelor's degree? Is there a direct bachelor's degree from the Hanlin Academy in this dynasty?"
"There are no Zhixueshi in this dynasty. Huang Laohanlin was the editor of the Ming Dynasty, and Zhixueshi was a robber. So he also has a not-so-nice nickname in Beijing's officialdom, called 'Thief Hanlin'."
"It turns out he is Li Zicheng's Hanlin!" Wang Zhongxiao's face darkened. "We have to check carefully to see if he is Li Zicheng's party member! By the way, is he registered now?"
"He is here, he is here," Zhou Chang said, "He is keeping a filial piety at home!"
"Shou Xiao." Wang Zhongxiao thought for a while, "Then does he have any excuse?"
"Yes!" Zhou Chang said with a smile, "The son of this thief Hanlin is named Huang Zhisheng. He was a Jinshi in the third year of Kangxi's reign. It seems that he became the magistrate of Lizhou last year."
"Lizhou? It seemed that they were defeated by my father-in-law Wu Guogui two days ago?" What Wang Zhongxiao said was from the Di newspaper - Guangdong was very nervous about the war situation in Huguang, so Wu Sangui captured Huguang. Later, together with Sun Yanling, Zu Zeqing, Wu Sanwei and Ao Bai, he besieged Guangdong. Therefore, all news about Huguang is spread everywhere in official circles.
"That Huang Zhisheng must have become a second minister!" Zhou Chang said, "This Huang Zhisheng's father and grandfather were both retainers in three dynasties. They voted for Li Chuang and then for the Qing Dynasty. And his grandfather, who was Huang Wanlin's filial piety, I once recognized Wei Zhongxian as my godfather."
"Oh, he is still a descendant of Eunuch Wei. It seems that Huang Zhisheng must have become the second minister!"
"The principal is wise!" Zhou Chang said, "We might as well use this matter to attack!"
"Okay!" Wang Zhongxiao said with a smile, "Pei Gong, I will take care of this evil guy! When we get to the place, we will send troops to arrest him. First we will label him as a rebel, and then we will pack up the people of the Huang family and send them to Xiang Island and hand them over to He Tianran. Just give them a few thousand acres of land in Xiangdao."
Wang Zhongxiao did not go to Xinhui empty-handed this time, but went on the road with a battalion of Jingwutang soldiers drawn from the elite of the Guangdong New Army. A total of 500 elite soldiers from Shaanxi and Gansu followed and started to take action. There will be no mercy.
In addition, Wu Sanwei and He Tianran have now taken over Xin'an'an County!
And their armies are actually the generals, deputy generals, staff generals, guerrillas, commanders, guards, generals, commanders and other officers of the Tiandihui's armed forces. They are all disciples of the Tiandihui.
And Xin'an County is of course also a base controlled by the Tiandihui.
Compared with Xiangshan, Xinning, and Xinhui counties, Xin'an has suffered much greater damage from coastal relocation. Except for a small population in the county seat, there is almost no population elsewhere. The population on Xiangdao is smaller and there is a large amount of land that can be allocated, so Wang Zhongxiao plans to send the most stubborn landowners in Xiangshan, Xinning, and Xinhui counties to Xiangdao.
After all, Wang Zhongxiao's plan could not keep up with the changes in things, because the old man Huang Wanlin he wanted to arrest was not in Xinhui at all, but was in Lizhou with his son Huang Zhisheng, and was now fighting against the landlords!
However, the father and son have not thought about retribution yet.
"Huang, both you and Dad will suffer retribution!"
"Huang, you, a slave with the third surname, will die a happy death!"
"Huang, you just took three thousand taels from us and said you would fight against the thieves, but now you are taking the lead in following the thieves, and you want to help the thieves divide my family's land. Aren't you, your family, also a big landowner in Guangdong?"
At this time, Huang Zhisheng was fighting landlords in Hekou City outside Lizhou City!
Hekou City is also a commercial city, right on the bank of the Lijiang River. If the rice produced on both sides of the Lijiang River is to be sold out, it will first be shipped to Hekou City. Therefore, many big landowners on both sides of the Lijiang River will build large houses in Hekou City and live there on weekdays. It is convenient for eating, drinking and having fun, and it is also relatively close to return to their hometowns to lord it over others.
It's a pity that the good days of these local tyrants and evil gentry are now over!
Early this morning, Huang Zhisheng led a hundred fierce-looking "little camp soldiers" - the second generation of the old camp soldiers. They did not have the combat experience of their fathers, but they were more ferocious than their parents!
They are the "poor second generation" who almost have everything. Now that they have a chance to make a comeback, they have to work harder?
So as soon as they arrived, they immediately arrested people according to the list, and captured dozens of "bully landlords" at once. They were all taken to an inspection yamen and handed over to Huang Zhisheng.
Huang Zhisheng glanced at these people with some sympathy - there was nothing he could do!
Now that he has "surrendered by mistake", he can only help the tiger, and the road is in danger.
At this time, many villagers had gathered outside the inspection office, all coming to watch the fun. Of course, these local tyrants and evil gentry who were arrested were all ruthless and evil-doing masters who only wanted to get rich. Otherwise, it would not have been possible to accumulate so much wealth in the troubled times between the Ming and Qing Dynasties!
In fact, these landowners can mobilize rural bravery! The reason why they are being arrested now is that they did not expect that Wu Sangui with "thick eyebrows and big eyes" would really divide the land equally. This Wu Sangui has the entire land of Sichuan, isn't it enough? Why go to Hunan to get some land?
"According to the decree of the King of the West, the wealthy households in Lizhou were moved to Chongqing to settle down!" Huang Zhisheng gritted his teeth with a straight face and began to "pretend to pass the decree".
Wu Sangui had never issued such an order at all. This was all a dirty trick devised by Li Zicheng!
How much did Li Zicheng hate Wu Sangui? If Wu Sangui hadn't opened Shanhaiguan to bring in Qing soldiers, he would still be the emperor now!
Therefore, Li Zicheng would not hold back on the issue of Yin Wu Sangui, so he sent a false edict - to move the wealthy households from Huguang to Chongqing to settle down!
Wouldn't it be easy to drive away the wealthy households in Lizhou and equalize the land?
Hehe, this damaging move is not new, who can not know about it?
As for whether landlords in other parts of Hunan would organize the Hunan Army to fight against Wu Sangui's adopted son Wu Guogui after learning that they were going to become Sichuanese, Li Zicheng didn't care!
He now wants to establish the Lizhou base area as soon as possible, and then establish the military government and the Jiedushi Department in Lizhou as quickly as possible - Li Zicheng's Dashun Dynasty copied many systems of the Tang Dynasty (all of them were from Lao Li Home!), so it seems quite normal to have a local combination of Tianfu soldiers and Jiedu envoys.
Huang Zhisheng gritted his teeth, put away his worthless sympathy, and then raised his voice and said loudly to the people watching the excitement: "The King of the West has decreed that Lizhou and Shimen Military Commands will be established in Lizhou to implement the Tianfu military system." , and then plan to divide the fields and serve as soldiers!
Anyone who joins the government as a soldier will be given priority in land granting in his or her hometown. Registered soldiers in the government will first be granted 30 acres of land in Dingkou and 80 acres of professional land. After the soldiers serve in the government, they will be given additional rations, and there is no need to prepare their own equipment and armor. After establishing meritorious service, not only can they be given land, but they can also become officials! Is anyone willing to join the government as a soldier? "
"have!"
"willing."
"I am willing to follow the King of the West to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty!"
Immediately, many voices gave a positive answer. Lizhou also had many Hunan troops later, and the folk customs were quite martial!
Hanzhong Mansion, Nanzheng County, Xiwangxingyuan.
Wu Sangui, who had just arrived in Nanzheng, did not know at this time that he had already begun to confront the landlord class. Although he was also planning to divide the land, he did not intend to directly divide the land with owners. What he wanted to divide was Sichuan. of no man's land.
In the past few months, his second son Wu Yingqi and his concubine Wu Shicong have been planning the establishment of a "sub-field guard station" in Hanzhong Mansion.
Wu Sangui was a Ming army general, so he naturally understood the pros and cons of the guard system best. Therefore, the land system he designed based on the "Celestial Land Acre System" was actually an improved version of the Weisuo system.
His guard system abolished the hereditary system for guard officers, and instead replaced it with a method of assessment and military merit promotion. At the same time, "land equalization" was also implemented within the guard to ensure the interests of military households - each military household was granted land ranging from one hundred to one thousand acres. The specific amount of land granted was determined based on military merit and position. The land cannot be bought or sold, but inheritance is allowed. If the officers and soldiers of the guard have a title, they can get more land!
In fact, the guard system designed by Wu Sangui was just a feudal land military aristocratic group!
Each guard post has between 4,000 and 5,000 military households. If troops are sent to fight, a "town" of up to 4,000 to 5,000 people can be formed. Without full mobilization, a battalion of troops can also be sent. , one standard, one association.
According to Wu Sangui's order, the 150,000 troops under his command will be composed of thirty guards. Each guard will be led by a general, superior general or general. Wu Yingqi and Wu Shicong, father and son, each had three guards, and the two had six guards in total, becoming Wu Sangui's second most powerful player after himself.
In addition, Wu Sangui also planned to have six guards for Wu Yingxiong and four guards for Wu Guogui. In this way, the three sons would have a total of sixteen guards, each responsible for one aspect.
In the future, who will stand out among Wu Yingqi and Wu Yingxiong will depend on their abilities.
As for the two who didn't stand out (including Wu Guogui), let them take their guards far away. Either go to Annan or North Korea. In short, just don't kill each other.
Now, Wu Sangui himself led the eight newly formed guards to Hanzhong. After joining Wu Yingqi and Wu Shicong, a total of 14 guards and nearly 70,000 troops were ready and ready to send troops to attack the Qing Dynasty at any time.
These guards of his are all "mobile guards" that can be moved at any time!
However, just when Wu Sangui was about to send troops, some unexpected news came from Zhili, Huguang and Guangdong and Guangxi.
(End of chapter)
