Catching a thief and rewarding him with five taels of silver does not mean going into the mountains to catch the thief.
Instead, in a market far away from the mountains, as long as the thief is identified clearly, he will be rewarded with five taels of silver.
As we all know, if bandits want to escape the encirclement and suppression by the government troops, they will inevitably send spies into nearby market towns, or even county towns or prefectures, to spy on the movements of the government troops.
In The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Huang Rong and Guo Jing's casual meal cost only ten taels of silver. This is too exaggerated.
However, in Ganzhou, the price of rice is two to three yuan of silver per stone, and one stone is one hundred and twenty kilograms.
Five taels of silver can buy as much as twenty-five shi of grain, and at least sixteen shi of grain.
There are many poor people in the mountainous areas of southern Jiangxi. Five taels of silver is roughly equivalent to three to four years' total income.
As long as you help identify someone, you can get four years of income for free. This is already a huge reward.
Why do this?
Haha, this starts with the composition of Nian Gengyao’s subordinates.
Nian Gengyao's men were almost all green soldiers from the Shaanxi-Gansu area.
Not to mention anything else, the accent alone is completely different from the locals.
In addition, the green battalion soldiers wore uniforms, their heads were wrapped with cloth, and their arms were barely tanned.
The farmers who actually work in the fields all wear sun hats and shoulderless jackets to work in the fields.
To put it bluntly, as long as you roll up your sleeves and don't tan, you are definitely not a good person.
Yuzhu took out a pamphlet from his sleeve, gently pushed it in front of He Wenda, and warned, "Look carefully, and just follow everything."
He Wenda curiously picked up the brochure and saw several big characters flying in the air: Outline for Suppressing Bandits.
Yuzhu told him: "The most important thing is to relocate all the people within thirty miles of the mountain. Anyone who is unwilling to move will be regarded as a bandit and will be killed without mercy."
In troubled times, heavy scriptures must be used!
There is an old saying these days, which is very vivid: out of poverty comes the traitor!
According to Yuzhu's experience in suppressing thieves in western Hunan, there are almost no good people in the households on the mountainside. There are basically only two possibilities for these people, the thieves' spies, or the thieves.
If you kill them one by one, it is almost impossible to accuse them unjustly!
Why?
The reason is actually very simple. Who among serious farmers would dare to go near a place where thieves roam?
Based on Yuzhu's rich experience, the closer the residents are to the mountains, the more problems they will have.
Following Yuzhu's order, the new troops began to create a thirty-mile no-man's land along the mountains.
Households that are close to the mountains are all those who must be relocated.
Anyone who dares to disobey will be killed on the spot!
"You bunch of bastards, if you don't let anyone live anymore, I will fight with you!"
Some people were dissatisfied, raised their hatchets, and rushed towards the New Army soldiers.
Company commander Zhang Qiang coldly ordered: "Raise your gun and fire!"
"Bah, bang, bang..." After the volley of gunshots, the man immediately fell into a pool of blood.
Company Commander Zhang Qiang had a straight face and shouted sternly: "Anyone who dares to disobey will be killed!"
"Are you still being unreasonable?"
"Reason? Let's talk about it after we go to Ganzhou Mansion." Zhang Qiang waved his hand, and the soldiers of the new army rushed forward with their rifles fixed with bayonets, and tied up everyone in front of them.
Any policy decision will definitely sacrifice the interests of some people.
Those who are willing to move honestly will be given rations on the road by the New Army. After moving to the destination, they will be given agricultural tools, seeds and fields, and will be lent free cattle. They will not pay taxes for three years.
Those who were unwilling to be relocated were arrested, tied up and forcibly taken away, and sent to ships bound for Southeast Asia.
Anyone who dares to resist will be killed directly!
After all the people were captured, Zhang Qiang ordered that all the houses be burned down and all the fields that had been planted were trampled down with war horses.
To put it bluntly, even a grain of rice would not be left for the fourth child.
In fact, there are not many households near mountainous areas. There are only a few thousand people living near such huge mountainous areas at best.
Yuzhu has experience in suppressing bandits in the western part of the country. These thousands of people, when the harvest is good, pretend to be obedient people. Once there is a natural disaster, they are full-blown bandits.
Today's new army is still full of vitality and is extremely efficient.
By the time Lao Si and Nian Gengyao got the news, all the households near the exit of the mountain area were already empty.
"Liang Gong, I have a hunch that Yuzhu has arrived in Ganzhou." The fourth child knew clearly that Nian Gengyao's face turned dark, but he just pretended not to see it.
At the beginning, when the fourteenth son wanted to raise an army to serve the king, the fourth son persuaded Nian Gengyao to simply join forces and kill the jade pillar first.
However, Nian Gengyao refused to listen and insisted on sending troops out of Henan in an attempt to occupy the territory with food.
Shaanxi and Gansu have poor soil and depleted water sources. Even if they plant food, the harvests are appallingly low.
There were more than 100,000 people under the age of 14, and 80,000 under Nian Gengyao. The Shaanxi-Gansu region simply could not support such a large number of people.
Well now, the 80,000 elite green camp soldiers are dead and scattered, leaving only 7 or 8,000 people left.
All fools know that the situation is over.
However, no matter how difficult and painful it was, Lao Si never thought of surrendering to Yuzhu.
The old emperor's biological son, the dignified Prince Yong who was once only one step away from the throne, even if he has to die, he must die with dignity!
To be honest, if Yuzhu hadn't faked his death, the fourth child wouldn't have had the guts to poison the old emperor.
In the final analysis, Yuzhu's fake death played a great catalytic role.
Of course, the current fourth child has long thought clearly that with the existence of Wu Sidao, the biggest traitor, he did not lose unjustly.
The fourth child has already figured it out. As early as more than ten years ago, Yuzhu laid a deep trap and was waiting to trick him.
Nian Gengyao frowned and asked the fourth child: "Is Yuzhu really here?"
"It's really here." Lao Si took a long breath and analyzed, "It's not that Yuzhu is here. The new army can't move so quickly. In just a short time, not a single person on the mountain side is left.
, they were all forcibly moved away?”
"Besides, besides Yuzhu, who has such great courage?" Nian Gengyao also felt that it made sense to the fourth child.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Brother-in-law, what is the purpose of Yuzhu doing this?" Nian Gengyao resumed the title of brother-in-law.
The fourth child glanced at Nian Gengyao and said to himself, it is not easy for Nian Gengyao to admit that he is his brother-in-law again!
Since Lao Si went to join Nian Gengyao, it was first the noble King Yong, then Lao Si, and then Brother Yunzhen.
There is no way, a phoenix with hairless hair is not as good as a chicken.
Who said that the fourth child failed to seize the throne?
At all times and in all countries, the logic of success and defeat is the same, without exception!
Almost at the same time, Yuzhu was walking on the streets of Ganzhou, accompanied by Wang Qicheng, the governor of Jiangxi.
Wang Qicheng, born in Xiong County, Zhili Province, was a Jinshi in the 24th year of Kangxi reign.
Speaking of which, what is more interesting is that Wang Qiqin's biological mother is actually the granddaughter of Sun Chengzong, a famous official in the late Ming Dynasty.
Sun Chengzong was not only the teacher of the carpenter emperor, but also a famous imperial official.
The captives here naturally refer to the slaves.
In the 11th year of Chongzhen (1638), the slaves broke through the Great Wall and marched straight into Beizhili.
Sun Chengzong led his family to defend Gaoyang, but the city was captured and he hanged himself to death. His five sons, six grandsons, two nephews, and eight grandnephews all died in the battle.
It can be said that it is full of heroism and glory!
However, what makes the elders of the Ming Dynasty sigh the most is that Yue Zhongqi, the descendant of the famous anti-Jin general Yue Fei, actually became a loyal general of the later Jin Dynasty.
This is really unjustifiable!
Thinking of Yue Zhongqi, Yuzhu was a little surprised that this boy had disappeared without a trace, with no news at all.
Wang Qicheng followed Yuzhu step by step, and behind him, he also followed Jiangxi's chief envoy, inspector's envoy, Ganning Road in southern Jilin, the prefect of Ganzhou and the magistrate of Ganxian County.
Not long after Yuzhu slipped out of the back door of the government office, he was spotted by Wang Qicheng.
Then, Wang Qiqin followed Yuzhu like a dog-skin plaster, and never had anything to say.
Yuzhu originally wanted to pay a private visit incognito, but he felt uncomfortable being followed by so many people, so he wanted to send the Jiangxi officials away and let them do whatever they were supposed to do.
"Brother Bi Yuan, I am just an idler. If you are busy with official duties, you can do it yourself." Yuzhu had already hinted clearly.
However, Wang Qicheng said: "When I return to the king, I have already finished all my official duties. I can concentrate on walking around with you and taking a look."
Yuzhu stopped and looked at Wang Qiqin in surprise.
Good guy, in so many years of official career, this is the first time that Yuzhu has seen a red-topped official who can rival Zhao Donghe for his shamelessness.
Zhao Donghe's shamelessness is boundless.
He is obviously a senior brother, but he calls himself his junior brother.
Because of Yuzhu's concubine Lin Yan'er, Zhao Donghe tried every means to divorce his first wife and promoted Lin Yan'er's sister as his first wife.
How could a serious person do such an unseemly thing?
Unexpectedly, after arriving in Ganzhou, Yuzhu met the governor of a province who could compete with Zhao Donghe.
The governor of a province and the official of the border area have eight living rooms and are majestic.
However, when he came to Yuzhu, he was even more docile than a kitten.
This shows the huge magic power of power.
Nowadays, anyone who does not know that Manchuria is exhausted is a huge fool.
Yuzhu, who was about to ascend the throne, now that he was on Wang Qicheng's territory, he was naturally reluctant to give up any opportunity to please him.
Wang Qicheng is not an ordinary person, he is a feudal official. Yuzhu can't just drive him out regardless of his dignity, right?
Seeing Yuzhu continue to move forward, Wang Qiqin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, okay, okay, he didn't lose his temper and chase people away. There is hope for that!
"Your Majesty, Ganzhou was called 'Qianzhou' in ancient times. Because it is located at the source of Ganjiang River, it is called 'the first city in the thousand-mile Ganjiang River'." Wang Qicheng, who received the acquiescence, mustered up his energy and worked extremely hard.
Yuzhu acted as a tour guide, "Your Majesty, the Bajing Terrace in Ganzhou was built in the Jiayou period of the Northern Song Dynasty. The platform is three stories high. Because Zhangjiang River and Gongjiang River merged into the Ganjiang River under the Bajing Terrace, you can get a panoramic view of the eight scenic spots in Ganzhou.
There was nothing left, so it was named Bajingtai..."
"To be honest with you, Your Majesty, the eight scenic spots in Ganzhou in the Song Dynasty were: Shilou, Zhanggong Tower, Baique Tower, Zaugai Tower, Yugu Tower, Mazu Rock, Chenwai Pavilion and Fengshan. In this dynasty, due to changes in the landscape,
, the eight sceneries seen on the Bajing Terrace are: three tripods standing in front of each other, two rivers flowing around, jade rock at night and moon, Baogai Chaoyun, Chutan Xiaojing, Tianzhu Qinglan, Ma Ya Zen shadow, Wild Goose Pagoda Wenfeng...
"
Yuzhu slowly understood what Wang Qiqin meant. Is there something surprising waiting for him in the Bajingtai?
What on earth is going on? Yuzhu has a little expectation.