"Everyone, please take a look. This piece of land is adjacent to Xijin Ferry in the west. There is a canal running through it. The land is fertile and has irrigation. It is considered the best land in Zhenjiang Prefecture. Two thousand acres have been temporarily allocated to 600 acres.
Fifty brothers. In addition to land, there are also homesteads. Those with families are in urgent need of housing, so we can only temporarily collect old houses... If you are not in a hurry, after this autumn harvest, people will be arranged to build houses for everyone.
, you can move in tomorrow.”
Zheng Yuchun smiled and introduced to everyone... Zheng Yuchun was not Chang Yuchun. He was one of the first Huaixi fellows to follow Zhu Yuanzhang, and he was one of Lao Zhu's confidants.
When it comes to fighting, these Huaixi men needless to say. Zheng Yuchun is the most literate and the hardest-working among Zhu Jiajun's group.
This is definitely not an exaggeration. Before crossing the river, he often asked Zhang Ximeng for advice, borrowed books, and copied books. A big man with a beard, holding a pamphlet and reading by the moonlight, was like a military camp at that time.
interesting talk.
It's just that Zheng Yuchun behaves in a low-key manner, and everyone doesn't pay much attention to him.
Not long ago, after Guo Xing was promoted to the first instructor, Lao Zhu personally inspected several people, including Zheng Yuchun, and transferred him from the position of deputy commander to the position of naval instructor.
This time I came here specifically to help take over the navy.
Zheng Yuchun is very interesting. Under his rough appearance, he has a very delicate heart.
"Brothers, this large piece of land was originally owned by Zhang Jun, one of the four generals of Zhongxing in the Southern Song Dynasty... The so-called millennium land, eight hundred owners. Land sales and mergers seem to be a common thing, why do our Zhu Jiajun have to control it so strictly?
Wouldn’t it be nice to occupy a few more acres of land?”
"Let me tell you, you must not think this way... If you let go, people like Zhang Jun can occupy more acres. Their land is vast, and they can collect hundreds of thousands of dan just from renting every year. Ordinary people
How can a person protect his own land? Shouldn't he just rent someone else's land and pay the rent obediently?"
"What we are talking about is that everyone has a piece of land. It's not too big for you to enjoy the benefits, but at least you won't starve to death and you won't be forced to rent other people's fields. There are only a few people in the family, and a few laborers will be left at home.
Farmers, if you have the ability, go out to earn money and send your children to school. If you are lucky and the children are smart enough and can read, they can bring glory to your ancestors and change your family. If you don't have the ability, you can go home to farm and raise pigs and live a normal life. This is us
Zhu Jiajun’s ideas may not allow you to reach heaven in one step, but you will not fall into hell. You can straighten your back and be an upright person."
Zheng Yuchun spoke patiently and led the sailors on the field ridges, looking at the marks. It turned out that the land had been divided. After the final confirmation, you would get your own field deed. As Zheng Yuchun said,
A piece of land like this won't make you rich, but it will certainly help you live without worries.
Moreover, Zhu Jiajun advocates fairness everywhere, and the reason is very simple, because everyone who gets land will stand together. If anyone wants to rely on power and occupy more land, others will oppose the annexation out of concern.
In other words, as long as the basic base is large enough and solid enough, it will be more difficult to change it.
Of course, if the land-acreage system is messed up, with official land and private land, and some people exempted from tax and labor, no one can tell what is going on. When the land equalization system is impacted, there will be no synergy.
The results will no longer be maintained.
Zheng Yuchun led everyone to see the land, explained the policies, and then went to the homes of the people who had divided their fields to see their food, clothing and housing.
The neat courtyard, the adobe tile roof, and the most surprising thing is the rice in the warehouse, slowly building up a room, just looking at it makes people feel full.
Moreover, the farmers also told everyone that they will replace it with brick houses next year, and when the new house is built, they will give their sons a wife. If in a year or two, their family will be able to add more people and live a better life.
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At the end of the day, the sailors were eye-opening and amazed.
This is the life they can enjoy. To be precise, they will live better because the number of acres of land owned by soldiers is twice that of ordinary farmers.
The most important thing is that these are not special rewards for one person, but are available to everyone, so there is no need to worry about being taken away easily. After all, no one dares to face thousands of sailors.
After the visit, more than 300 land deeds were handed out the next day... Zhu Jiajun's efficiency amazed everyone. All the sailors who got the land deeds were bursting with joy. They held the land deeds in each hand and
They were on and off the ship, talking about Juntian, and what life would be like in the future... They didn't have a rich vocabulary, so they just repeated it over and over again, but even so, every time they told it, the people around them would listen attentively.
At key points, heartfelt admiration and joy will be expressed.
I finally got through it, and I have hope for the future.
The land grant also brought an unexpected benefit, that is, it was completely clear how many people there were in the navy.
You must know that this is a super difficult problem that has not been clarified from the Yuan Dynasty to Zhang Shicheng.
Even Barbarian Hague doesn't know how many people he has under his command.
"What's so difficult about this? All the soldiers are recorded on our roster. We just need to give an order to gather the soldiers, and then count them one by one according to the roster. How many people should there be, are there any vacancies, and are there any impostors?
Instead, it is not clear at a glance how many military pay a person receives. Anyone who does not want the land will not get it if he does not register his name. If he registers twice, if one of his names is not received during the roll call, he will be punished.
Investigation, disqualification for field allocation..." Zheng Yuchun laughed and said: "Barbarian General Hague, this is our method of checking the vacancies. It's really not difficult, don't you think?"
Barbarian Hague cried, is this not difficult?
Our Great Yuan Dynasty couldn't even take the first step! Of course, Zhang Shicheng was not much better. It can only be said that Zhu Jiajun, a weirdo, had the ability to control both the soldiers and the people after mastering the equal land.
All have reached unprecedented levels.
In the local area, starting work, building water conservancy projects, building bridges and paving roads, running schools, and controlling floods are all matters with just one sentence... After all, the land belongs to you, and you work for yourself. If you don't even understand this truth,
You will lose your foothold in the countryside. And as the population increases, there will be times when the land is redistributed in the future. No one can afford to lose the next distribution power due to their own problems.
This is true among the people, and it is true among the military as well.
If you get a double share of land and still don't work hard in the war, can you be worthy of being in a higher position?
Many old people who have been in the army since the Yuan Dynasty are saying that when they go to the battlefield and shoot two arrows in the sky, they will be worthy of the little food and salary.
After all, if we are forced to work hard for our military pay and rotten military rations, then our lives are too worthless!
It's different now. We've given everything we should give. If we still don't work hard, then we have no conscience and are not worthy of being human beings.
Really, in just a few days, the navy soldiers were transformed. They were still the same people, but they were more obedient. When they wore military uniforms and jackets, they all looked like groomsmen.
Some people even took the initiative to train, using bows, arrows, swords and guns, gearing up to kill the enemy for their superiors.
This heated scene made even Barbarian Hague feel his heart surge.
"You can't accept it! Zhu Jiajun is really powerful!"
After sighing, Barbarian Hague also took the initiative to ask for a fight.
"I think we can send out troops. Even if we don't actually fight, we can scare Zhang Shicheng and tell him that the troops and horses in Huaidong are no longer safe, making him fearful and unable to live in peace!"
Faced with his request to fight, Chang Yuchun, Zheng Yuchun, and Wang Bi all agreed. In this case, let's go for it!
After rapid reorganization, including Liao Yongzhong's navy, a total of 150 large and small warships were assembled. Chang Yuchun was personally commanded, with Barbarian Hague and Liao Yongzhong as his deputies. They set out from Jiangyin and headed out of the Yangtze River Estuary!
When it was time to board the ship and set off, these soldiers were once again amazed... Bacon, cured fish, various spicy flavors, live chickens and ducks, radishes and cabbage, red beans and mung beans were all delivered.
That's not a big deal, there are special wooden barrels with rice wine sealed inside.
Although Lao Zhu strictly prohibited alcohol, there was one place where he couldn't prohibit it.
That's the navy.
Ordinary clear water will deteriorate quickly if placed on the ship. Only wine can be preserved... This is why almost all sailors are drunkards.
At least that was the case until the advent of seawater desalination technology.
Looking at the wooden barrels with the aroma of wine floating around, Chang Yuchun's wine bug has awakened... Grandma, why don't I change my profession and become a navy. Being able to drink every day, what a blessing it is!
These surrendered sailors were dumbfounded when faced with such a rich supply of supplies. If they didn't work hard, they wouldn't be worthy of being human!
"The whole army... sets sail and goes to war!"
With the bright red flag flying on the mast, the Zhu Jiajun navy came out from Jiangyin in a mighty manner. Although Tongzhou in the north of the Yangtze River was Zhang Shicheng's territory, there were only less than fifty ships left, hiding in the port, shivering.
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To the south is Fushan Port in Changshu. At this moment, there is no luck, only trembling.
Can anyone tell me what's going on?
It's obviously our fleet, it's not even ten days old, why is it named Zhu?
In fact, ever since Barbarian Hague led the navy to surrender, Zhang Shicheng had received an urgent report. Originally, he wanted to send his brother Zhang Shixin to assist Hangzhou, but his life was interrupted.
"I knew it, I knew that the barbarian Ha Ya was unreliable! Zhu Yuanzhang, you are too cruel! You took away my navy and you came to beat me. I, you and I are incompatible!"
Zhang Shicheng is now left in a state of incompetence and rage.
Now he is not only worried about Hangzhou, Suzhou is not safe either. There are still 100,000 elite soldiers in Huaidong, and there are so many salt fields! It could be fatal!
Everything is on fire, what should I do?
Just when Zhang Shicheng was about to go crazy, Chang Yuchun led the fleet not far from the Yangtze River estuary.
"Where is that place?" He pointed to the south bank of the river. There seemed to be a river flowing into the Yangtze River, and there was a town on the bank.
Manzi Hague was very familiar with the situation of the Yangtze River, so he took the initiative and said: "That is Liujiagang, and there is also a Tianfei Palace in it. It is said to be very efficacious."
"Tianfei?"
"That's Mazu! She has great magic power and is blessed by the sun and the moon. She specializes in protecting sailors on ships and sailors at sea, Dayuan... Every time you transport grain from the south, you must go to the Tianfei Palace to worship and pray for protection, so that everything goes smoothly."
Chang Yuchun was surprised, "Is it really so effective?"
Barbarian Hague grinned, not sure what to say, "Just for peace of mind! Everyone at sea believes this anyway!"
Chang Yuchun thought for a moment and nodded solemnly, "Since we all believe it, we can't neglect it! I'm going to pay homage!"
Chang Yuchun actually commanded the navy. He first seized Liujiagang, then got off the ship with tribute gifts and landed at Tianfei Palace.
He also dusted off his clothes and looked extra formal. After entering the lobby, he knelt down obediently.
"My disciple Chang Yuchun, who started out as a bandit, was lucky enough to meet the Ming Lord, defeat Jiangyin, and obtain the navy. Now I want to sail across the rivers and seas to destroy Zhang Jiusi, the lackey of the Yuan Dynasty. I am raising an army not to kill, but to save the people!"
If Heavenly Concubine knows, please protect this disciple..."
While speaking, Chang Yuchun took out one hundred Tianyou Tongbao cast by Zhang Shicheng and said solemnly: "If you grant your request, I will make all of these one hundred copper coins face up!"
After saying this, Chang Yuchun threw the coins as expected. When they landed on the ground, there were a hundred coins, no more, no less, all facing up. Following Chang Yuchun, the people who offered the incense were all in awe.