Qian Xiao's words caused the commoners to be stunned.
They all clenched the cloth bags in their hands. Could it be that the Yangzhou Army is going back on their words and will not let them take the grain?
"I have already said that these officials do not have good intentions! “
"Could it be that they want to gather together and kill us?" Fearful and uneasy voices rang out.
"Fellow villagers, you have misunderstood, you have misunderstood!" Qian Xiao explained.
"Fellow villagers, our Yangzhou Army is a man of his word. We will not take back the grain that we have given out. However, fellow villagers, we do not want the grain, but there are some people who want it! Huang Jian, Jiang Hua, these two rebels, we haven't been able to kill them yet, if our Yangzhou Army leaves, we will be able to kill them. If we leave, we will not be able to help fellow villagers. Therefore, I hope that fellow villagers can hide the grain in your homes! Do not let it be stolen again! "Qian Xiao shouted loudly.
"What? You want to leave? "When the commoners heard Qian Xiao's tone, they knew that he wanted to leave Yunnan.
"General Qian wants to leave?" Gao Qiu was also startled. He wanted to go forward and question Qian Xiao. He had joined the Yangzhou Army because Qian Xiao had promised to help him kill Huang Jian. However, he was stopped by Qian Xiao's personal guard. "Deputy General Gao, we have just taken over Yunnan City. How can we leave like this?"
"En?" Gao Qiu looked at the personal guard suspiciously.
"Deputy General Gao, watch and you will know!"
"General, you cannot leave. If you leave, what will happen to us?"
"That's right. If you leave, what will happen to us? Huang Jian and Jiang Hua can come back at any time. If they come back, we will have no way to live! "
On the square, there was a lot of noise.
Some people were afraid that Huang Jian and Jiang Hua would come back. Some people were complaining that the Yangzhou Army did not directly kill Huang Jian and Jiang Hua.
However, in summary, these commoners did not want the Yangzhou Army to leave.
"The hearts of the people can be used!" In another building that had been tidied up, Jia Xu was watching Qian Xiao's performance on the square.
Zhang Jin was standing at the side, thinking about something.
"That's right. Although our army defeated Huang Jian and Jiang Hua, we do not have enough troops to kill them. Therefore, we can only apologize to fellow villagers. In a few days, we will have to leave! "Qian Xiao said bitterly.
"No troops?"
"After our army defeated Zhao Wei, Jiang Hua and Huang Jian, we have less than ten thousand men left. It will be difficult to resist Huang Jian and Jiang Hua's attack. Not to mention, there is still Zhao Wei's remnant, Zhao Liang's army in Jianning!" Qian Xiao said to everyone.
Because of Huang Jian and Jiang Hua's sins, the people of Yunnan had long hated Zhao Wei and Zhao Liang.
A crooked stick would have a crooked shadow, right?
"General, don't go! We don't have anyone, but we do! "
"That's right. We don't have people, but we do. We don't have money or food, but we do have a life. If you don't mind, I'll follow you to the grave! "A well-dressed man shouted.
"General, we also want to follow you!" The commoners echoed.
"General, my son is eighteen this year. Let him follow you!"
"General, our husband is twenty years old, please accept it! “
These commoners were really afraid. They were afraid that Jiang Hua and Huang Jian would come back again. They finally got a chance to live, and they didn't want to lose it again.
Jia Xu's rations had succeeded in calming the hearts of the people.
"Mr. Wen He is really a great talent!" In the house, Zhang Jin couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. After Jia Xu used Jiang Hua and Huang Jian as tools, he defeated them and seized their gains.
Those provisions and gold could have been used by Jia Xu to directly recruit soldiers and buy horses.
However, those soldiers and horses didn't approve of the Yangzhou Army.
That was because the commoners had no food to eat and wanted to eat, so they joined the Yangzhou Army. Therefore, it was a kind of passive substitution.
However, things were different now. They were using the same batch of provisions, and these provisions were delivered to the commoners for free.
These commoners had a chance to live. In order to not let Jiang Hua and Huang Jian come back and destroy this hope, they must protect them.
One was a passive soldier, the other was an active soldier, the difference was like heaven and earth.
Jia Xu didn't say anything, he just smiled indifferently.
"Don't worry, don't worry! Fellow villagers, if you are willing to join our Yangzhou Army, we will naturally welcome you. Fellow villagers, we will not let you send your sons and husbands to the battlefield for free! Look! "
Qian Xiao said and let his men behind him carry a few big boxes.
All the commoners looked at Qian Xiao, they didn't know what he was doing.
"Open them!" Qian Xiao took out a stack of papers from the box.
"That, that is the title deed?" Someone with good eyesight came closer and seemed to see it with a glance.
"Brother Chen, did you see it wrong?" Someone said in disbelief.
If it was a moment ago, Brother Chen might not be sure. But now, after being provoked, he immediately became sure. "There is no mistake, that is the title deed! I've seen the title deed of our family's land a few months ago! "
When Brother Chen said this, he felt a little bitter in his heart.
A few months ago, the title deed of his family still belonged to his family. Later, because his mother was sick, in order to treat her illness, he borrowed some money from the noble families.
At first, it was only a few hundred coins, but later, it became more and more. In the end, he could only use the title deed to pay off the debt.
"That's right, these are the title deeds!" Qian Xiao confirmed what Brother Chen said.
Why did this General take out the title deeds? Everyone became more and more confused.
"Fellow villagers, as long as you join the Yangzhou Army, then these title deeds will be the settlement fee that our Yangzhou Army will give to you!" Qian Xiao shouted to the crowd below.
"Every family will get 5 mu of fertile land!" Qian Xiao said his bargaining chip.
"Wow" The crowd was boiling with excitement. This soldier will not only protect Yunnan, but also get fertile land.
This way, not only can they survive this winter, but they can also survive next year and the year after.
"I want to be a soldier!"
"Count me in!"
"Me too!"
"Don't worry, don't worry. If you want to join our Yangzhou Army, you have to go over there to register!" Qian Xiao was already prepared. There were already people holding a desk and more than a dozen people on the side dividing the work.
"General, are you really giving us the title deeds?" Someone was still hesitating.
"Then, little brother, do you really want to join our Yangzhou Army?" Qian Xiao asked.
"Yes!" The man who asked the question nodded. He originally planned to eat military provisions.
"What's your name? Where are you from? "Qian Xiao continued to ask.
"My name is Li Ergou! I am from Li Village! "
"Okay, register!" Qian Xiao asked the person over there to register.
"Come, take this and wait over there!" Qian Xiao said and stuffed a few pieces of paper into Li Ergou's hand.
"Title deed, it's really the title deed!" Li Ergou picked up the paper and found that it was really the title deed.
"Li Ergou, as long as you fill in your name on this blank title deed, then the 5 mu of fertile land outside the city will be yours!" Qian Xiao said to Li Ergou.
"Me, me. I am illiterate! "The person who asked the question said honestly.
"Come, help Li Ergou write his name!" Someone came over and helped Li Ergou write his name on the blank title deed.
"Me, I also have land? I also have land! "Li Ergou said. He still did not react.
"Li Ergou, but I will say the ugly words first. If you join our Yangzhou Army, you will only be accepted if you pass. Only then will the 5 mu of fertile land be yours. If you do not pass, we will not take all of the 5 mu of fertile land. We will leave 2 mu of land as your rations!" Qian Xiao said.
Jia Xu had already discussed about 2 mu of land. It was enough for a person to eat and not starve to death.
"I will definitely join!" Li Ergou said firmly.
"General, how much is the tax?" Some people asked. If the land was given to them, the tax would be as high as 80 to 90%. What's the difference with not having any land?
They were only renting the land because of the tax.
"I believe that the leader already knows about the tax of Yangzhou. All the land will be taxed 30%!" Qian Xiao continued to promote.
This time, everyone could not sit still.
"I want to be a soldier, I want to be a soldier!" Everyone rushed to be first, afraid of being inferior.
Was this still good iron not hammering nails and good men not being soldiers? It was simply the opposite. If they succeeded in joining the Yangzhou Army, they would have 5 mu of fertile land. If they failed, they would still have 1 mu of fertile land.
"Wait, wait!" Qian Xiao wiped the sweat on his face and continued to speak.
"Our Yangzhou Army also has requirements when we recruit people!" Qian Xiao said to everyone.
Men between 16 and 30 years old. Those who were disabled were not accepted. Those who were literate were preferred.
In this way, almost half of the fertile land in Yun Nan City was given away by Qian Xiao.
The number of people had reached more than 40,000. And it was still increasing. If it was not for the fact that the sky was already dark and many people around Yunnan did not know about it, there would have been more people.
… …
Qian Xiao dragged his tired body to see Jia Xu.
"Mr. Wen He, there are too many people. Are we not recruiting anymore?" Qian Xiao asked Jia Xu. Jia Xu had previously said that he would only recruit 30,000 soldiers. He was afraid that Liu Zhang in Chengdu would think too much.
"Why not?" Jia Xu said secretly, "I said that I only want 30,000 soldiers!"
No matter how many people were recruited, there would only be 30,000 soldiers in the end.
With so many people, wouldn't it be better to choose more?
"But what about those lands?" Qian Xiao was a little pained. Because as long as they were recruited, even if they did not want them in the end, they would still have to give them 2 mu of land.
"These lands were originally given to those people!" Jia Xu said with a smile.
In Yangzhou, the King of Han, Liu Mang, implemented the conscription system.
As long as there were people who went to Yangzhou, the land was calculated according to the number of people. As long as you opened up wasteland, the land you opened up was yours.
In Yangzhou, each person was counted as 3 mu of land.
Now, Jia Xu only had 2 mu of land. Because of Yunnan's terrain, there were not many fertile lands.
In the past, Jia Xu would feel the same heartache as Qian Xiao because those fields were all money that was wasted.
However, Jia Xu did not feel the same way anymore.
This was because he knew that the lands were just there and could not be taken away.
Rather than letting it go to waste, it was better to give it to the people to farm and collect taxes.
What's more, with these land deeds, would the commoners easily give them up?
If someone wanted to snatch the deeds of the people, then there would only be one outcome, which was to incite a revolt.
Because of the land, the people of Yunnan were no longer afraid of the barbarian army. On the contrary, they might be able to live in harmony.
In the beginning, Jia Xu was an invader. Now, he had become a soldier that was welcomed by the people of Yunnan.
"I understand!" Qian Xiao nodded and left.
The reorganization of the 30,000 soldiers was in full swing.
… …
"Jia Xu destroyed Zhao Wei?!" In Shouchun, Yangzhou, Liu Mang was a little dumbfounded as he looked at the information in front of him. He did not want to destroy Zhao Wei when he asked Jia Xu to send troops to Yunnan.
This was because he knew that although Wu Xi belonged to Liu Mang now, it was still not enough.
However, Liu Mang also knew that Wu Xi's war potential was not great.
Not to mention that he had not completely unified Wu Xi. Therefore, when he went to Yunnan, he could only bring a portion of the troops. The rest of the troops had to guard the tribe.
Similarly, no matter how strong Jia Xu was, he could not fight against 10 people. Moreover, Zhao Wei was not a pushover. He was harder to deal with than Yi Province's Magistrate, Liu Zhang.
Liu Mang sent Jia Xu to the Wu Xi Barbarian Tribe. His intention was not to entrust Jia Xu with an important task. It was just that Liu Mang was in a bad mood and wanted to take revenge on this old fox.
When the time came, Liu Mang would transfer this old fox back from Wu Xi and allow him to regain his position.
However, he did not expect that Jia Xu could destroy Zhao Wei with just his 3,000 Barbarian Tribe troops.
Liu Mang did not dare to believe it, but he had to believe it. He knew that although this old fox Jia Xu was a little hateful, he would not dare to lie about this.
Liu Mang continued to read the letter. It was about Jia Xu's actions after entering Yunnan.
From how he used the 3,000 troops to lure the enemy away from the mountain, how he surrounded the enemy and how he accepted the surrender of Qian Xiao and the others, all of it showed the old fox's ability.
"An old fox is an old fox!" While reading the letter, Liu Mang could not help but curse.
Why? Because he had been with Jia Xu for a long time. Liu Mang knew Jia Xu's nature. He was 80% similar to Liu Mang. One word to describe him was lazy. If he could sit, he would definitely not stand.
Normally, this old fox would not write so carefully about the war in Yunnan. He would probably only write a letter with a few words on it: Zhao Wei is dead.
Alive to destroy Zhao Wei and so on.
Now that Jia Xu was so detailed, it was a kind of showing off. He was telling Liu Mang that he was talented and capable. Quickly transfer him away from Wu Xi.
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