As the sun rises, a hint of fish belly white appears in the sky, and the vast number of working people in Whirlpool City begin a day of hard work.
The life of working people in this era is still very miserable. Not only do they have to endure the heavy taxes and levies imposed by the government, but they are also forced to accept the privileged class riding on them and dominating them. Half of their daily labor income can fall into their own pockets. Among them, it is already very good···············
In order to be able to eat, they had to go out to work early every day and go home very late to rest. Even these people in miserable situations were forced to sell themselves into slaves and sell their children and daughters to survive. .
Among them, the people of Posuo Prefecture are the most serious. As the most serious prefecture with banditry in Liaoyang, and perhaps even the most serious prefecture with banditry in the entire Zhou Dynasty, the people here can be said to live in dire straits. In addition to enduring the government, In addition to the oppression of the privileged class, their lives are also constantly threatened by bandits.
Although melees have broken out again in the entire county recently, and the situation has changed rapidly, the people here have become numb. They have become accustomed to the battle between the government and the bandits, and the king's flag changing on the city wall.
To them, it doesn’t matter whether they are officers, soldiers or bandits. After all, no matter who is in power, they are the ones who are the most oppressed and exploited...
However, what all the common people did not expect was that this army, named Fengzhou Army, which had just entered Posuo Prefecture, seemed to be different from the previous officers and soldiers who bullied the weak and feared the strong. Their military discipline was strict and any soldiers who disturbed the people would be severely punished. Deal with it, and re-establish order in places taken over by the Toyoshu Army.
Three chapters of the agreement!
Murderers must be put to death!
Those who hurt others must be punished!
The thieves will also be punished!
Regarding the three chapters of the Fengzhou Army's Covenant, the common people initially took a wait-and-see attitude. These three chapters of the Covenant have existed for a thousand years. All dynasties have written them in their own laws, but the law is the law, and the execution is the execution. , this seems to be one thing, but in fact it is two things!
Especially when facing the privileged classes such as the powerful squires, can you, the Fengzhou Army, stick to your three chapters of the agreement, instead of being forced to double standards under pressure?
In response to these common people's concerns and appeals, Ye Mingsheng has repeatedly issued orders, requiring all ministries not to bend the law for personal gain. The three chapters of the law are a red line and anyone who touches it will be dealt with severely!
Under Ye Mingsheng's strict orders, the various departments of the Fengzhou Army dealt with some gangsters on the street and some gentry and landlords who knew the law and broke the law in a short period of time.
After seeing these heads falling to the ground, the common people also felt the Fengzhou Army's determination to reorganize order and stabilize the place. After realizing this, the numb hearts of the common people gradually began to cheer up. They ate pots of food and welcomed the arrival warmly. A unique army, and as the leader of the Fengzhou Army, Ye Mingsheng was also affectionately called Ye Qingtian by them!
At this time, Ye Qingtian was working hard for the future of mankind in his residence in Whirlpool City.
"Sir...please be gentle...I'm going to fly..."
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"Don't call me adults! Call me Dad!"
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"Dad...you are good or bad..."
After having a cordial and friendly exchange with this girl who was confused about her future, Ye Mingsheng, who was refreshed and with a springy step, tied up his belt and walked out of the room.
Ye Dong outside the house saw Ye Mingsheng coming out, and immediately handed over a bronze mirror as a reminder:
"Sir, there is rouge on your face..."
Hearing this, Ye Mingsheng quickly looked in the mirror and cleaned his face. He would later meet Gu Sansi, who had returned from his mission to the Khitan, so he naturally wanted to maintain his majestic and tall image.
Looking at the yellow-orange, very inconvenient bronze mirror, Ye Mingsheng shook his head slightly. He was still too busy now. When he, Ye, took over Liaoyang and had time, he must improve these daily necessities. , improve the quality of life of the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty and promote the development of people's livelihood in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
"Sir, how should we deal with this girl Mengli?" Ye Dong tentatively asked Ye Mingsheng:
Hearing Ye Dong's words, I remembered the shy look of the girl just now, as well as the snowball that did not match her innocent appearance.
And the most important touch of falling red, Ye Mingsheng's expression softened a little, and he pondered for a while and said:
"Ye Dong, do you think that as the chief soldier of the Great Zhou Dynasty, having only two concubines is a bit inconsistent with my status?"
Upon hearing what Ye Mingsheng said, Ye Dong, who had followed him for many years, still didn't understand what Ye Mingsheng was thinking, and immediately whispered:
"I understand, I will make arrangements!"
Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng gave Ye Dong a teachable look, then stood up and walked to the side room. Although he, Ye, was lustful, he was not greedy. As a qualified leader, he would naturally not be lustful. By the way, his great career is only in its infancy now, and now is not the time to relax...
After arriving at the side room, Ye Mingsheng waited for about a cup of tea. Gu Sansi, who was tired of traveling, was led by his own soldiers to stand in front of Ye Mingsheng.
Gu Sansi arrived in Whispering City two hours ago. Ye Mingsheng, who wanted to discuss something important with him, just asked Gu Sansi to eat and rest, and then he couldn't wait to be summoned by him.
"Mr. Gu, you are finally back. It's like three autumns after not seeing each other for one day! Ye always feels unsafe when the husband is not around!" Ye Mingsheng stood up with a smile and said:
Seeing Ye Mingsheng being so solemn and serious, Gu Sansi was also a little moved. He gave a long salute to Ye Mingsheng and said:
"This time I went to the Khitan Tuo Master, and I gained something!"
"No hurry, no rush, sit down and talk!" Ye Mingsheng pointed to the chair next to him and said:
"Thank you, sir, for the seat!"
After the two sat down, Gu Sansi pondered for a moment, and then began to tell Ye Mingsheng:
"Sir, I can confirm one thing now. The Supervision Department is very influential among the Khitan senior officials, especially with Yelu Peng and Xiao Tai's faction!"
"Although I met Yelu Peng during my visit to Khitan this time, and bribed his close ministers, I was able to get him to promise that he would speak out among the Khitan people and not invade Fengzhou, but this is not safe. Yelu Peng's uncle is Xiao Tai , his strength and influence among the Khitan people are much greater than I imagined!"
"Rather than saying that he supported Yelu Peng, it would be better to say that Yelu Peng was a puppet he pushed to the front. Yelu Peng obeyed Xiao Tai's words and relied heavily on him..."
"And more importantly, Xiao Tai has a very good relationship with Shen Jianzhong. I heard some rumors that the two of them had secret meetings many times!"
"So if Shen Jianzhong comes forward, Xiao Tai is likely to join forces with Yeluyan and promote the invasion of Fengzhou. At that time, Yelupeng's guarantee will be empty words!
"During my stay in Khitan, I tried to meet with Xiao Tai many times and wanted to talk to him, but Xiao Tai always avoided me." At the end of the sentence, Gu Sansi's words were full of regret.
After hearing Gu Sansi's words, Ye Mingsheng narrowed his eyes and expressed a serious expression. The situation in Liaoyang was currently in chaos. Of course he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity. It would be best to fish in troubled waters and engulf Liaoyang. Therefore, the resources of the Fengzhou Army would naturally be tilted towards the interior of Liaoyang.
And with the current strength, money and food of his Fengzhou Army, it is natural that he cannot fight on two fronts and deal with the Khitans at the same time when participating in the Liaoyang Civil War.
Therefore, if he wants to focus on the interior of Liaoyang, then he must be on the defensive in dealing with the Khitans, and strive to prevent the Khitans from causing trouble for him during his participation in the competition in Liaoyang, and not to stab him in the back.
For this reason, Ye Mingsheng specially asked his military advisor Gu Sansi to go to Khitan as an envoy, hoping to resolve the Sword of Damocles hanging over his head through diplomatic channels...
Unfortunately, although Gu Sansi brought back Yelupeng's guarantee, this guarantee seemed to be as ineffective as farts.
However, Gu Sansi's trip was still fruitful. At least it became clear that the Khitans were probably Shen Jianzhong's back-up force. Once this was clear, Ye Mingsheng could make preparations early to prevent being killed by Shen Jianzhong at the most critical moment. The Khitans were caught off guard!
Ye Mingsheng shook his head and said:
"The soldiers will block it, and the water will cover it with the soil. There has been a technological breakthrough in the Craftsman Camp, and the imitation red cannon will soon be deployed in the army. By then, if the Khitans want to have a head-on encounter in Xinfa County, they will be devastated. Flow, then let them come..."
At this point, Ye Mingsheng changed his tone and asked Gu Sansi:
"Mr. Gu, how do you think I should deal with these squire and landowners in Posuo Mansion?"
Although Ye Mingsheng asked what to do, Gu Sansi's mind changed and he vaguely guessed what Ye Mingsheng was thinking. After pondering for a while, he asked tentatively:
"Sir, do you want to take action against these squires?"
Hearing that Gu Sansi had guessed what he was thinking, Ye Mingsheng didn't bother to hide it and said with a cold look:
"These bastards are so shameless. I sent people to investigate the fertile land in the entire province, and nearly 70% of it was concentrated in their hands! Tens of thousands of strong laborers are their tenants. Land annexation is a bandit problem in Posuo Prefecture. The fundamental problem!”
“If we don’t solve this problem, how can there be any development in Posuo Mansion?”
At this point, Ye Mingsheng paused and couldn't help but continue:
"During the time when I took over Posuo City, only a few officials and squires came to visit me. It seems that they all thought that I, Mr. Ye, was just a passerby in Posuo Mansion!"
During the period when he entered Posuo City, while Ye Mingsheng was reorganizing new soldiers, he also wanted to get in touch with the squires of all sizes in Posuo Mansion. On the one hand, he hoped to get some money and food from these squires, and on the other hand, he also wanted to To implement Ye Mingsheng’s land redemption policy·············
The so-called redemption policy is that Ye Mingsheng plans to purchase land from these landlords and gentry in the name of the government, and then distribute the land to ordinary people, and the redemption money will be paid to these gentry and landlords in installments
Unfortunately, for Ye Mingsheng's goodwill, these landlords and squires who are crazy about annexing land are as smelly and hard as the stones in the pit. They are not only willing to spend some pitiful money, but also have a negative attitude towards Ye Mingsheng's land policy. dismissive
Only one landowner, Lu Renhe, agreed to Ye Mingsheng's conditions, but this Lu Renhe was willing to agree because the land was now occupied by thieves and wanted to ask the Fengzhou Army to come forward. Although it was a bit dumbfounding, in order to commend this Lu Renhe, he Taking the lead, Ye Mingsheng still solved this problem for him.
Maybe he wanted to thank Ye Mingsheng for his help, or maybe he had some other ideas. In short, Lu Renhe took his little daughter Lu Mengli to thank Ye Mingsheng. During this time, Ye Mingsheng was very lonely leading the army, so there was no Hold on and make the same mistakes that all men make··············
Ye Mingsheng has always believed in a theory. The key factor for a dynasty or an empire to rise to prosperity during the feudal period was mainly people and land!
When the dynasty was at its peak, in order to continue their wealth from generation to generation, the powerful people within the dynasty would buy land and annex the land of ordinary people. Faced with these powerful people who hold the final power of judicial interpretation, the people were completely powerless. , they can only sell themselves into slavery and become tenants to work for these powerful landlords and gentry.
At the same time, during the heyday of the dynasty, the territory was peaceful and the population multiplied quickly, and there were more people. However, when there were more people, the land was still only that. A few people controlled the majority of the land, and human nature was greedy. The landowners were willing to give out only to tenants. There was a very small portion of food, so the people did not have enough to eat, so they had to rebel in order to survive. This was also the fundamental reason why wars broke out frequently in the late dynasty and the people were in dire straits.
There are only two ways to solve this problem
The first way is to expand externally to transfer internal conflicts, thereby acquiring more land, and then carry out immigration.
The second method is to start from within and severely crack down on land annexation.
Ye Mingsheng, who aspires to the world, wants to have both, and solve this problem with a two-pronged approach. However, considering that his current capabilities are limited, he has no way to export war and expand colonies, so in order to win the support of the poor people and Adored.
At the same time, in order to make his soldiers more loyal and loving to him, Ye Mingsheng decided to crack down on land annexation from now on and redistribute the land to these people.
Considering his reputation and to reduce resistance, to be honest, Ye Mingsheng is not willing to take action against these squires now, so he will implement his own redemption policy and try to use a gentle method to transfer the land from the landlords and squires. Take it back in their hands.
But Ye Mingsheng's good intentions are not understood by these moths. There is no way. If these people are really so ignorant, then Ye Mingsheng can only hold up the butcher's knife and attack the local tyrants to divide the land.
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