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Ji'an Mansion.

Xie Xuelong put down a secret letter, tried his best to restrain himself but couldn't hold back, and cursed: "The eunuch is hateful!"

Staff Li Zongxue couldn't help asking: "Why is Futai angry?"

Xie Xuelong handed over the secret letter and explained: "Qianshan tax prison is exploited too much. There are monsters who founded secret sect, and many foolish men and women believe in secret sect. Secret sect has been spread to Fuzhou. The magistrate of Fuzhou wrote a letter to report. Nanfeng County may The congregation riots!"

It was too early for Zhao Han to leave Fei's house, and he didn't know that something serious happened in Qianshan County.

Zhang Puwei and Ma Liaoyang, two demon Taoists, secretly founded the Tantric Sect in Qianshan Mountain, and landless farmers and tenants continued to join.

Eunuchs collected taxes wantonly in Qianshan County, and the losses were passed on to farmers and craftsmen, which led to a sudden surge of followers of Tantric Buddhism. Moreover, it has been spread to other states and counties, and even spread to Fuzhou by several disciples.

Jiang Yi and Zhou Ba were preaching in Nanfeng County, and they gathered at the foot of Junfeng Mountain not long ago.

The countryside near Fengshan has been occupied by Tantric followers. Qiu Chun, who the two were in contact with, was also a demon, occupying the villages and towns around Yunshihu.

They killed the landlords and refused to pay taxes to the court. The only difference is that they did not openly rebel. The situation is similar to that of Zhao Han.

"Futai, the monster is a big deal, it should not be underestimated, it should be wiped out immediately!" Li Zongxue suggested.

Xie Xuelong had a terrible headache, and sighed, "Pingxiang County, there is also civil unrest."

"Pingxiang is also in chaos?" Li Zongxue was extremely shocked.

Xie Xuelong said: "Tian Younian, the magistrate of Yuanzhou, is considered a soldier. Without the permission of the imperial court, he set up a camp at Huanghua Bridge and sent soldiers to block the throat of Xichu. Tian Younian wrote, begging me to dispatch troops quickly Suppression, if the Huanghua Bridge is broken by the rioters, it will be difficult to clear it up in the future, and the rioters can flee to Huguang at any time."

Li Zongxue was silent, not knowing what to say.

Although the mob in Ruijin was defeated, one of them fled into the mountains, and it is estimated that they will come out to make trouble again in winter.

Halfway there, there was another large-scale riot in Luling County.

Xie Xuelong hurried back to Ji'an, and was about to plan to quell the chaos, when the demons rebelled again in Qianshan and Nanfeng.

There is also news of peasant uprisings in Pingxiang, which is the real throat, the military and commercial artery connecting central Jiangxi and Hunan!

There are civil unrest everywhere, which road should be suppressed first?

Xie Xuelong is actually a great man. Historically, he had no regular army under his command, but he wiped out all the Jiangxi rebels. What's more, it's not just the above. Later, there was a riot around Poyang Lake, which was also quelled by Xie Xuelong.

It's a pity that I met the small imperial court of Nanming and got involved in endless party disputes.

Dismissed from office to live idle, sell property, donate military funds.

The city of Nanjing was broken, and he threw himself into the river to die for his country.

It took Xie Xuelong a year to slowly build the Tengwang Pavilion in Nanchang. Wanting to leave a name in history is only one of them. The deeper intention is to clear up the relationship network of gentry.

Otherwise, where would he get the money to suppress the bandits?

"Master, there is a Zuo Xiucai outside asking to see you."

"Bring him in!"

A scholar dressed in noble style walked in with a scabbard hanging from his waist, and the long sword was taken away. He cupped his hands and bowed: "Late student Zuo Xiaocheng, I pay my respects to Mr. Shi Fan."

The Zuo family belonged to a large family in Jiangxi, Xie Xuelong couldn't be negligent, so he greeted him with a smile: "A talented person, he is a pillar, he is worthy of being a disciple of the Zuo family."

Zuo Xiaocheng cut to the chase and said, "Wansheng went to Huangjia Town, but now the rebels have renamed it Wuxing Town."

"Oh, sit down and talk." Xie Xuelong immediately paid attention.

Zuo Xiaocheng sat down and said: "Mobs spread across half of Luling County, killing landlords and forcibly dividing the land. But all townships have nothing to fear, and they will jump into the ears of clowns. But Zhao Yan in Xuanhua Township must be wiped out quickly, otherwise it will be declared a crime." I'm in serious trouble!"

Xie Xuelong asked: "Then what is so strange about Zhao Yan?"

Zuo Xiaocheng explained: "It is said that this man was born as a scholar. He founded the Datong Association in Xuanhua Township, taking the meaning of Datong in the world. He killed the landlords, equalized the land, released the servants, lightened the tax, practiced the courage of the group, and even changed the 'township capital system'. ' is the 'town and village system'."

"Although this man is a bandit, he doesn't take money for his own use. He donates the land he robbed to Wuxing Town as public property; the money he robbed donates to Datong Association as property."

"When the land is equalized, it is fair and not favoritism. Foolish men and women are willing to die for them. All the surrounding people are tenants. After killing the landlord, they also voluntarily invite him to divide the land. Now, half of the rebels in Luling County are all Follow the so-called 'Mr. Zhao'."

After hearing these words, Xie Xuelong immediately knew that the matter was serious. This is not an ordinary traitor!

Zuo Xiaocheng took out a few more sheets of paper: "This is the chapter of the Datong Association and the script of "The White-haired Girl"."

The chapters that Zuo Xiaocheng obtained were not complete, they were all copied from hearsay, and they were nothing more than the ones that Chen Maosheng propagated to the peasants.

Xie Xuelong quickly took it over to check, the more he looked at it, the more frightened he was. He sighed: "This person is really a talent from the countryside, but it's a pity that he can't be used by the court."

Zuo Xiaocheng also suggested: "Send troops quickly. Now, although half of the rebellious people in Luling County regard 'Mr. Zhao thief's deployment. If Zhao thief is given another half a year, he will definitely be able to annex all the surrounding rebels. At that time, I am afraid that he will have to call in soldiers from other provinces!"

Li Zongxue, the staff member, also finished reading the chapters and scriptures at the moment, he clasped his hands and said in agreement: "Futai, this thief is used to demagogue people, so we must wipe him out quickly!"

"I also think so." Xie Xuelong deeply agreed.

Therefore, the governor of Jiangxi ignored the rebels in Pingxiang and ignored Qianshan and Nanfeng Yaodao, and began to plan how to destroy Zhao Han.

Instead of sending troops immediately, he contacted the gentry in Luling County and asked the gentry to contribute money and efforts to recruit Xiangyong.

The gentry in Luling County were overjoyed, they had long wanted to recruit soldiers.

It's a pity that the imperial court does not allow group training, and the gentry's recruitment of soldiers is tantamount to rebellion, so they must borrow the name of the government.

Now, the governor grants them permission to recruit local bravery. These are soldiers from the hometown, and they are not afraid of being ransacked by foreign officers and soldiers during the war.

Xie Xuelong quickly got the three thousand heroes of the village. The previous "30,000 army" was too bad.

After more than a month of practice, the township warriors were able to line up, and Xie Xuelong immediately led his troops to the expedition.

He didn't dare to continue training troops anymore, because Zhao Han's development was too fast, and the speed of the violent soldiers was estimated to be frightening.

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Zhao Han actually had a headache, peasant riots followed one after another.

Jiangxi has many mountains but little land, coupled with numerous officials and gentry, the degree of land annexation is one of the best in Ming Dynasty.

This place has been a powder keg for a long time. He succeeded in rebelling in Wuxing Town, but the government has not come to suppress it for a long time, and immediately attracted surrounding villages and towns to follow suit.

An incident in one village can infect several villages, and half of Luling County can be infected within ten months.

Villages that are close to each other are willing to ask Zhao Han to preside over the division of land, and are willing to submit to Zhao Han's rule.

But those who were far away, while using Zhao Han's signboard, ignored Zhao Han, and all the political cadres they sent were driven back.

After a lot of work, Zhao Han's territory expanded to twelve villages, with a population of about 7,800 people (excluding children), four of which belonged to poor mountain villages.

Eight hundred soldiers were organized and trained, making a total of eight brigades.

There are seventeen scholars who have joined, but they are all schoolchildren and students, and scholars have not been recruited yet.

"At the meeting, all business trips have been cut off. There hasn't been a single merchant ship in the past few days. Unless the chaos is settled, the goods we ordered will not be delivered at all." Huang Shunfu came to report.

Zhao Han nodded and said, "Don't worry, just do what you have to do."

The merchant ships were not intercepted by officers and soldiers, but by the mobs downstream, who even rowed boats to rob merchants after killing the landlords and dividing the fields.

The corn and sweet potatoes that Zhao Han ordered were all scared away by these water bandits!

While dealing with military and political affairs, someone suddenly came to report: "Mayor, there is a scholar named Zuo asking to see him."

"Scholar?" Zhao Han was overjoyed, "Quickly invite him...I will welcome him personally!"

Zhao Han ran out quickly, but saw a poor scholar standing at the door with his arms folded waiting.

In the cool autumn season, this person was still wearing unlined clothes and a pair of straw sandals.

"But Zuo Xiucai?" Zhao Han laughed, "I am Zhao Yan, come in quickly!"

The upside-down trick made this scholar very useful, he cupped his hands and said: "Zuo Xiaoliang, the character is great, and I pay my respects to Mr. Zhao."

Zhao Han pulled Zuo Xiaoliang inside and said, "In my place, there are many children and scholars, but they just hide and refuse to see me."

Zuo Xiaoliang pointed out something: "If my family has a lot of land, I won't come to see the husband."

"Haha, I made Dashan laugh." Zhao Han didn't answer directly.

Zuo Xiaoliang said: "To tell you the truth, my brother and I have been observing in Wuxing Town for many days, and we have a little understanding of Mr.'s methods."

"Where's your brother?" Zhao Han asked.

Zuo Xiaoliang replied: "I went to the governor. His family has a lot of land."

Zhao Han shook his head amusedly: "It makes sense."

Passing through the corridor, Zuo Xiaoliang did not enter the house, but stood at the door and said: "I offer a plan, if the husband can adopt it, Xiaoliang is willing to drive away. If the husband does not adopt it, Xiaoliang will leave immediately, and the way is different. seek."

"But it doesn't matter, I like to talk quickly." Zhao Han thought this person was very interesting:

Zuo Xiaoliang commented: "Mr.'s purpose is originally excellent, and I also strive to seek the harmony of the world. It is too rough to do something, and it cannot be a long-term solution."

"You said you can't just kill the landlord and divide the land?" Zhao Han understood.

Zuo Xiaoliang explained: "The land must be divided, but it is not necessary to kill the landlord directly. Among the landlords, there are also benevolent people, not all of them are bad people."

Zhao Han nodded and said, "Indeed. What do you think should be done?"

Zuo Xiaoliang suddenly said in a low voice: "My view is that Mr. Datonghui can mobilize the people. Every time we go to a place, we will first station the army, and then make the people resist the rent and interest. When the landlord can't bear it, the government will come forward and lower the rent." buy the land and distribute it to the people.”

Zhao Han asked back: "Where does Yen have so much money to buy land?"

Zuo Xiaoliang cupped his hands and said: "There is no need for the government to pay for the redemption, just redistribute the land to the tenants, and let them pay some grain to the landlord every year, which can be regarded as payment for the purchase of the land in installments. After ten or eight years of tenancy, the land was bought. .”

This method, to put it bluntly, is to put a real knife on the landlord's neck, and then use a soft knife to slowly cut the flesh and let the blood out.

Zhao Han thought about it carefully, and said: "You can try it, and correct it if the effect is not good. However, the most vicious landlords must be killed quickly! Every time we go to a village (about a few villages), at least one of the worst landlords will be killed. , otherwise the common people would not be willing to follow me.”

Zuo Xiaoliang was afraid of one size fits all, at this moment he suddenly laughed, cupped his hands and said: "I am willing to serve my lord!"