Chapter 815: Changes with Each Passing Day
"Shuanzi's father, did your family also get six mu of land?"
Like the man, there were already people waiting at the entrance of the village. Read М
When they saw the man arrive, they asked immediately.
The man nodded, no need to ask, their families must have been the same, all given six mu of land.
"My family has three children, two of whom have gone to Gongshu and learned a lot of words." Another person said with a proud face.
"When my family was planting winter wheat, we were too busy, so the head of the village led others to help plant it. It is said that it is called mutual assistance among villagers." Another person said with a sigh.
"After the Yanzhou army came, Su Da's family in the village took the initiative to hand over 30 mu of land in their family. The Yanzhou officials did not make things difficult for him. It is said that he has borrowed money and built a cement workshop. Now he is richer than before. When he saw me, he kept praising the King of Yan. Do you think we are wrong?"
"..."
Everyone introduced the situation to each other for a while, and kept sighing.
At this time, one of them suddenly said, "We served as private soldiers for Su Mian, and he only gave us three mu of land each. Even so, we still have to pay him 30%. He is not as good as an outsider to us. Why did we follow him wholeheartedly in the first place?"
"They are just trying to scare us, saying that the King of Yan is coming and we will have nothing. They are just liars." One of them said hatefully.
"Now following them is like a dog that has lost its home. Their own children are enjoying themselves, but do they care about us, the same clan members?"
"..."
As the captives spoke, they complained about the nobles again.
As they were talking, the soldiers of the palace gathered again and came to them.
The leading soldier said, "We have seen what we should see and said what we should say. Now we are going back to Baima County. If you want to go back, we will send you there. If you want to go home, we will give you money to go home."
The captives were surprised and one of them said excitedly, "We don't want the money. This is my home. I don't want to leave."
Two-thirds of the captives said this, and the other one-third chose to remain silent.
"You guys are really stubborn. The next time we meet on the battlefield, you may not be so lucky to survive." The leading soldier snorted coldly, "Let's go, I will send you to Jiangbei."
Zhao Xu was also there. He went to Yangcheng to rest yesterday and came early in the morning.
Looking at this one-third of the captives, he frowned slightly.
In his opinion, the powerful family soldiers are also divided into several levels.
First class, top powerful families and core clansmen like Xie Duan, they will naturally not surrender.
Second class powerful families and core clansmen, they used to be the rulers of the county, naturally they are unwilling to surrender.
The third class is the direct beneficiaries of the powerful families. Their family land is not as good as that of the powerful families, but they also have hundreds of acres.
The fourth class is the ordinary soldiers of the powerful families. They are the same surnames of the powerful families and the powerful families, but to the powerful families and the powerful families, they are just distant poor relatives.
Their lives may not be better than those of ordinary people.
However, some of them take the same surnames and clans too seriously.
This is like the relationship between Ah Q and Mr. Zhao.
Ah Q was proud of his surname Zhao for a while, but Mr. Zhao found out and beat him up, saying, "You are not worthy of the surname Zhao."
Before Ah Q was beaten, he was very much in the same hatred with Mr. Zhao. After being beaten, he suddenly realized it.
Many of these low-level powerful family soldiers are Ah Q of Dasong, and they are still immersed in the haze of being relatives of Mr. Zhao.
He just wants to wake up these people's haze and tell them that their Mr. Zhao treats them just so-so.
So, seeing that one-third of the people are unwilling to stay, he is a little puzzled.
Many people are willing to be Ah Q.
"We are going back to Jiangbei not to fight with you. My elder brother and second brother are still ignorant of life and death. I want to tell them about the changes in the village, so that they can come back to farm and live a peaceful life." At this time, a captive said with his neck stiff.
"Me too."
"Me too."
"..."
The remaining captives said one by one.
The leader was stunned when he saw this, and then smiled.
It turned out that he had wronged him.
Zhao Xu nodded slightly, and a smile gradually bloomed on his face.
His painstaking efforts were not in vain after all.
He believed that some of these captives were still stubborn, but at the same time most of them must have come to their senses.
This time, they returned to Jiangnan again and spread the beautiful life in Jiangbei, which would surely shake more grassroots soldiers.
With a simple understanding of his own strategy, Zhao Xu continued to set off and headed for Yanzhou.
However, this time he was not just rushing back, but every time he came across a city, he would stop to inspect and check the implementation of the court's policies.
When he was in Pengcheng, he saw the three major banks that had been put into use.
Like Yancheng, Pengcheng is currently planning a workshop area.
Some workshops that manufacture civilian goods have already moved into the workshops.
In addition, infrastructure construction in Pengcheng is also underway.
Some streets in Pengcheng are paved with smooth and clean cement roads, and ditches are being dug and bridges are being built in the countryside.
From Pengcheng, continue north to Qizhou Lucheng.
The development here is more complete than Pengcheng.
Compared with Pengcheng, the workshop area is not only large in scale, but also has a more complete range of industries.
The dirt roads in the city have basically become cement roads.
Going further north into Yanzhou, the industrial atmosphere hits you directly.
Even in the county town, there are traces of steam industry, and many workshops here are equipped with steam engines.
As for roads, they are no longer limited to the county town and the county town. Cement roads between counties and counties are also being laid.
Outside Fanyang City, he even saw a steam excavator digging a ditch.
It is part of the court's plan to lead the canal to Yancheng.
All the way to Yancheng, he saw six steam excavators one after another.
When he arrived at the outskirts of Yancheng, he saw a steam tractor in Guanzhuang.
It can be seen that during the time when he was away fighting, everything in Jiangbei was developing in an orderly manner.
The gratifying changes were pleasantly surprised.
Thinking about what he had heard and seen, Zhao Xu was still in a very happy mood when he returned to the palace.
"Before His Highness came back, the newspapers reported that His Highness had conquered Jinling. Whether it was the common people, merchants, or the old ministers of the royal family, they all praised His Highness. It is said that the emperor was so happy that he did not sleep all night, saying that he would like to have a son like the King of Yan. Now His Highness's prestige is really unparalleled." As soon as Zhao Xu returned to the palace, he was caught by Yang Susu and dragged to the bedroom.
She was caring and concerned about him, and made him express his longing for him.
It was like a couple who had been separated for a long time.
After a while, she asked someone to prepare dinner while talking about the praises of him in the newspapers.
She was naturally a little proud of her man being praised.
Hearing this, Zhao Xu smiled softly.
Just as he expected, taking over Jinling City was a carnival for the entire Jiangbei.
At the same time, it was a heavy blow to Jiangnan.
And when Chang Wei seized the entire southern part of Ningzhou and controlled the grain-producing areas, the lives of the powerful families would become even more difficult.
The two were chatting and chatting, when Feng'er came to the door and said with a pout, "Your Highness, Xu Ke wants to see you. Really, Your Highness just came back, let Your Highness rest for a while."
Yang Susu smiled and said, "Your Highness belongs to the whole world, not just ours." As she spoke, she pinched Zhao Xu's waist, her eyes like water.
Zhao Xu chuckled twice, and understood in his heart, "I will be back soon."
He just came back and Xu Ke came, presumably he had some more urgent information.