It sounds quite pitiful, but Zhao Hanzhang doesn't sympathize with them very much. After all, they were robbed property.
But it is hard for Zhao Hanzhang to blame them, because they did not become bandits because they were greedy for money, lazy, and competitive, but they went to the mountains to become bandits because they really could not survive anymore.
Zhao Hanzhang asked: "Do the villagers still have land in their hands? Have they been sold?"
They were not treated as bandits, but as ordinary people. Not only Wei Dayi, but also the dozen or so young men who followed him down the mountain felt relieved, but at the same time a little aggrieved.
"We all still have land, but some have been sold. Some people still paid for particularly good fields," Wei Dayi said: "There is a lot of land abandoned now. As long as you can pay the taxes and produce seeds, you can cultivate the land as you like."
, not many people are willing to spend money to buy land.”
Zhao Hanzhang nodded slightly and said to him: "When you return to your respective villages, I will ask the county government to give you a batch of grain seeds and farm tools. When the autumn harvest is over, you can prepare to plant winter wheat."
Wei Dayi was silent for a while and then said: "What are you guys going to eat after we go down the mountain?"
He didn't insist on staying in the mountains and becoming a bandit.
Zhao Hanzhang asked, "Don't you grow any rice or beans at home?"
Wei Dayi was a little embarrassed and said vaguely: "The harvest in the field is not good, so we have to leave some for the family. Besides, some people ate the young crops when they were hungry some time ago, so there is not much left in the field."
Zhao Hanzhang sighed and said: "I will try my best to arrange food relief."
Wei Dayi lowered his eyes and thought. The young people behind him were eager to make a move. Who would want to be a bandit if he could be a citizen?
So they quietly pulled off Ravi Dayi's clothes.
Wei Dayi raised his eyes and looked at Zhao Hanzhang, his eyes serious and solemn, "Zhao Juncheng, after we come down from the mountain, can you and the Yamen really let things go by the wayside?"
Zhao Hanzhang nodded, "I will do what I say."
Wei Dayi swallowed and asked, "What if the robbed business traveler comes to us and demands compensation?"
Zhao Hanzhang was stunned. She really hadn't thought about this problem, "Will they come to her door?"
Wei Dayi looked serious, "We have to take it into consideration."
To be prepared, there is no guarantee that they will come to you. What if the government wants to take money from them and force them to pay it back?
By then everyone had gone down the mountain and dispersed to various villages, so what if it wasn’t the yamen that had the final say?
Zhao Hanzhang felt that his concerns were right, so he nodded and said: "The yamen will handle it. If you are really worried, why not just follow me."
Zhao Hanzhang glanced at the dozen tall young men behind him and felt that if the bandits were so perverted, then she would be willing to recruit them into the army.
Zhao Hanzhang had the author's plan in mind and said to Wei Dayi: "Come join me as a soldier. I will provide them with food, drink and accommodation."
Wei Dayi was stunned. The young man behind him couldn't bear it anymore and asked hurriedly: "What about our family?"
Zhao Hanzhang smiled and said: "They can choose to go back to the village and continue to cultivate the land. With you by my side, you don't have to worry about the county government settling accounts in the future; they can also choose to go with me and I will share their land for cultivation."
After becoming a county magistrate, Zhao Hanzhang was only allocated more land. Now she lacks everything except land.
Not to mention the young, energetic and inexperienced young men behind him, even Wei Dayi was moved.
With his heart beating, his heart beating, Wei Dayi finally couldn't help but ask, "Can we really follow Jun Cheng?"
Zhao Hanzhang nodded: "Of course, as long as you are willing."
They were very willing, and they didn't even ask about military pay. They knew they could follow Zhao Hanzhang. After she provided food, clothing, and shelter, all the people in the village, from the age of fourteen to the age of forty, signed up to join the army.
If the younger Zhao Hanzhang hadn't been recruited, and she hadn't recruited the older one, the number of people might have been wider.
In this world, everything else is empty. As long as someone is willing to support them and let them live, they are willing to sacrifice their lives for each other.
Wei Dayi brought this news back to the village, and the people in the village immediately packed up their things and prepared to go down the mountain to join Zhao Hanzhang.
Wei Dayi looked around and was quite speechless, "Aren't you unwilling to recruit me before?"
"We didn't know we were following Zhao Juncheng. We thought we had to go back to our hometown to farm." One person said, "We said we were going back to farm. Who knows if the officers and soldiers would lie to us and trick us into killing us and pretending to be military merits."
"Either the county government will settle the accounts as soon as Zhao Juncheng leaves. Otherwise, even if we can farm safely, we will not be able to live well with such heavy taxes."
"That's right. Did we become bandits because we have no land? Who doesn't have a few acres of land? It's not that the taxes are too heavy. After paying the taxes every year, there will be nothing left." After a year of hard work, we are exhausted.
Yes, in the end it was all for the yamen, and they couldn't even afford a season's worth of food.
That being the case, why bother?
If you follow Zhao Hanzhang, regardless of your future salary, at least you won't starve to death, right?
So everyone packed their bags and came down the mountain, standing in a cramped line under the gaze of the soldiers, waiting for Zhao Hanzhang to choose.
Zhao Hanzhang did not choose, and directly waved his hand and said: "Anyone who is willing to follow me, just stand on the right side."
So everyone cheered and stood on the right side. Wei Dayi hesitated and stood over. He felt that he could fight well. Maybe he could have some future with Zhao Hanzhang?
Farming is really hard. If he could, he would never farm again in his life.
Luckily, other people thought the same way.
But unfortunately, Zhao Hanzhang took them away and they still had to farm.
Zhao Hanzhang counted the people, including their families, there were more than 800 people, old and young.
She sighed and said: "Magistrate Hu's death is not unjust at all. Under his rule, there was such a big bandit den and a small family. This is a trend for sustainable development."
"If this continues, in less than two years, Biyang County will be second to Aoyang County, but there is no county magistrate in Biyang to kill, and the only one who will be killed will be Magistrate Hu."
Moreover, the rebellious army would not just kill Magistrate Hu. For example, the former county magistrate. The rioting people rushed in and killed his whole family. Zhao Hanzhang touched his chin and consciously saved Magistrate Hu and his family. She was also considered
The merits were immeasurable, so I became happy.
Fu Tinghan also agreed with her conclusion. After thinking about it, he turned to Wu Erlang and said, "Did you hear that?"
"Ah?" Wu Erlang raised his head and looked at Fu Tinghan with a confused look.
Fu Tinghan squinted his eyes and asked, "Don't you understand?"
Seeing Wu Erlang looking at him nervously and confused, Fu Tinghan warned: "This should be known to Mrs. Hu's family. Magistrate Hu's death was not unjust. Even if he hadn't died, two years later, the Hu family might
This is the fate of the former Jun Cheng family."
Wu Erlang understood instantly and immediately said: "Young man, I understand. When a girl does something good, she must publicize it. Otherwise, wouldn't she wear a gorgeous dress and cover her with a quilt?"
Fu Tinghan: "... Although this is vulgar, it makes sense."