The first thousand four hundred and eighty-first chapters of the fire
Therefore, the big households in Xiaohe Town did not boycott these two large boxes of Fanyang copper coins. On the contrary, they all knew that they were good things and were the only hard currency other than gold and silver in today's troubled world.
But precisely because these Fanyang copper coins are so valuable, the big families in these towns are worried and worried.
Because they couldn't understand the meaning of the Far Eastern Army's move, and of course because what the Far Eastern Army did was very different from any other army these days.
After all, this was very different from their imagination. In their original imagination, even if they were not all killed, at least they would be ruined!
As a result, now the Far Eastern Army does not want a penny of their property and insists on fair trade with them.
"I heard that after the Far East Army occupied a place, they would allocate part of the land in the hands of the nobles to the poor people. Could it be that they didn't want the property because they wanted our land." Some wealthy family owners speculated.
When the others heard this, not only were they not sad or angry, but they breathed a long sigh of relief.
They are not afraid of the Far East Army's demands. After all, they have fully supported Wagang Village. According to the previous methods of dealing with people from all walks of life, it is normal to kill them all.
Now, as long as they can figure out the needs of the Far Eastern Army, they will voluntarily use it to save the lives of the whole family, and by the way, they can also save a lot of family property. This is far beyond their original imagination.
But this is just a guess after all, and further verification is needed. It's just that the big families in the town, headed by Zheng Chengjie, didn't have the eyes and ears to pry out the news for a while, and those families whose children died or were captured because of participating in the Wagang Army are also in
Spent the night in fear and restlessness.
In the early morning of the next day, Zheng Chengjie and others heard that Wei Zheng was going to inspect the town, so they came over and wanted to intercept them on the way. However, when they arrived, Wei Zheng and others had already passed the town and entered Xiaohe Village.
It is the camp of the 10,000-strong army led by Li Shanfei.
Although no one was waiting for them, Zheng Chengjie and others did not want to go back, so they waited under the mountain stronghold.
Seeing a group of people in the town gathered together and discussing something, Zheng Chengjie was afraid of causing displeasure and unnecessary worries to the Far Eastern Army officials, so he sent his servants to drive them away.
Not long after, the servant came back and reported: "I heard from the people in the town over there that the official who just followed the Far Eastern Army official named Wei seems to be the widow Zheng's family in the east end of the town who has been missing for four years.
The third boy of the year!"
"Who?" Zheng Chengjie couldn't remember who it was at the moment.
"It's Han Changsheng who was studying since he was a child. There was no food at home. He ran out to find food and never came back." Someone next to Zheng Chengjie suddenly remembered such a person.
"Zheng Changsheng?" Zheng Chengjie vaguely remembered that such a person was a collateral descendant of his Zheng family, but he was too far away and the Zheng family didn't pay much attention to him, so his impression was a bit vague.
"I remember that Zheng Changchang was a nerd, and he only accepted death. At that time, he couldn't even open the pot at home, so he ran out to find food. He has been missing for four years. I'm sure you read that right."
"It can't be wrong. Not only are the three boys from Widow Zheng's family, but there are also two other boys in the town. I can't name them at the moment. When they just passed by, they even said hello to the people in the town, but they didn't stop walking.
." The servant reported back, "Someone has already gone to call Widow Zheng over there."
"That shouldn't be wrong." This matter seemed promising, Zheng Chengjie's eyes flashed.
"Go, first send some food and money to Widow Zheng's house." Zheng Chengjie ordered the servant. After speaking, he paused and said, "Forget it, I will go to Widow Zheng's house in person."
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Xiaohe Village, in Li Shanfei's camp.
Wei Zheng was sitting in the main seat, Li Shanfei was sitting on the left, and a young man in his twenties or five years was sitting on the right. His complexion was somewhat dark, but he had a touch of elegance and his eyes were clear and energetic.
"Chang Sheng, you just came here today, haven't you gone to your house yet?" Wei Zheng asked the young man next to him with a smile.
This young man was Zheng Changsheng. He smiled and saluted Wei Zheng, and replied: "I will keep in mind Master Wei's instructions and will not go to find my family immediately."
Wei Zheng praised: "Presumably by this time, Zheng Chengjie and others have invited your mother and brothers to come over. From now on, with you as a bridge born in the local area, you will quickly eliminate the wariness of the local people, gain their trust, and speed up the establishment of a bridge."
The progress of base areas behind enemy lines.
Zheng Changsheng said quickly: "Master Wei and General Li, don't worry, I will do my best to do this well."
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Zheng Chengjie and other wealthy people in the town came to Zheng Changsheng's house and respectfully saluted the old woman who usually looked upset. Seeing that the old woman's house was shabby, Zheng Chengjie immediately had one of his houses in the town vacated.
The old woman was invited over, and even two maids were sent over, not to mention food, clothing and other daily necessities.
A wealthy man saw that the old woman's clothes were thin, so he gave the old woman the fox fur he had prepared for his mother, and treated her like her own mother.
All this naturally left Zheng Changsheng's mother at a loss. Fortunately, she had two other sons, but she had already heard the whole story. She was extremely happy to know that her missing brother had become a high-ranking official of the Far Eastern Army...
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In the afternoon, Zheng Changsheng brought a group of soldiers to meet his mother and brothers whom he had not seen for four years.
Zheng Chengjie led a dozen squires from Xiaohe Town to come forward to greet her. Widow Zheng saw her son come back from the dead, dressed in a suit that was different from that of the Sui Dynasty, and guarded by eight heroic soldiers.
In the middle of the crowd.
Widow Zheng was naturally not afraid of her son like others, so she rushed over to hold Zheng Changsheng in her arms and cried loudly: "Sand baby! You are finally back. My mother went through so much trouble looking for you...
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With red eyes, Zheng Changsheng briefly told his old mother, then helped her up, met with his two brothers, and finally said in the local dialect to the onlookers of Xiaohe Town residents and wealthy gentry: "Fellows,
The village elders of Xiaohe Town were forced to become thieves, and the Far East Army had already noticed the twists and turns. I, Zheng Changsheng, am also from Xiaohe Town. I am now a civil servant under the command of King Qin An. This time I was sent by King Qin An to assist Mr. Wei in governing Xiaohe Town.
, We are all fellow villagers. On behalf of the Far Eastern Army, I will pardon the elders of Xiaohe Town for their unintentional mistakes. I have no intention of pursuing them. I also ask the elders of Xiaohe Town to put down their worries..."
According to the plan of the Far East Army, after occupying Xiaohe Town, in addition to managing the local area and collecting taxes, the most important thing is to win over the hearts and minds of the local people and gentry, so as to organize these people as militiamen.
This will not only control Xiaohe Town more effectively, but also allow the fire to start a prairie fire with Xiaohe Town as the center and continue to expand to surrounding villages and towns. At the same time, it can also use the common people as the soil to replenish soldiers.