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"Kill his whole family and pay with blood!"

"Search the house, search the house!"

In the middle of the night, Mao Qiling sat up suddenly, breaking into a sweat all over his body.

In three days, he watched two public trials and three grievance meetings.

There was a public trial, and angry domestic slaves rushed to the stage, and countless tenants responded. Due to the insufficient number of Datong soldiers, a group of civilians were used to maintain order, but they were unable to stop the angry people. Seven were killed on the spot, twelve were injured, and one gentry even had his heart ripped out and eaten.

Mao Qiling had never seen such a scene before. He had nightmares for several nights and always felt that his own family was about to be put on trial.

If he had not led a crowd to sacrifice the city, the Mao family would have been put on trial. Your honor!

early morning.

Mao Qiling went out with dark circles under his eyes, only to see two personal guards guarding the door.

"Mr. Mao, hurry up and eat, there is another game today." A guard said.

One more game?

Mao Qiling's legs were weak and he begged: "Brother, can you tell the town that I have accepted the offer and am willing to be an official to help allocate the fields?"

"Okay." The guard smiled.

Those who voluntarily surrendered or rebelled, as long as they were literate, could directly serve as officials, but they could not serve as errands in the county. Those who are illiterate can work as soap officials in the county to restore order in the county as soon as possible.

If local people are not needed, how can the officials brought by Zhao Han be enough?

A few days later, Mao Qiling was thrown to Lin'an County as an official. This gangster's mouth has become much more docile for the time being, and he probably won't dare to talk nonsense in half a year.

It is impossible to change, and one day the old behavior will definitely relapse.

As for Qian Qianyi.

"Master, there is a scholar handing you a greeting card." The servant came in to report.

"No!" Qian Qianyi said.

This guy is very good at exploiting people and doesn't offend people easily. During the small court of Nanming, Ruan Dacheng got involved with Fushe. He could not offend anyone and went to bribe villains to gain high positions.

After observing the situation, Qian Qianyi had figured out Zhao Han's path.

He, Qian Muzhai, will be a selfless minister from now on!

Qian Qianyi's body is very soft and can be completely transformed into another shape according to the needs of those in power.

Qian Qianyi took out an employment contract, called two domestic slaves, and handed his hands toward the west void: "The Theory of Personality in Zongzhen is the most important principle in the world. In terms of personality, everyone's life As for equality, there is no distinction between good and bad. You two have been with me for many years, and now you are free. This is a three-year employment contract. If you are willing, just sign it."

"Don't dare. Life belongs to the master, and death belongs to the master." The two slaves immediately knelt down.

Qian Qianyi made a sulky look: "Get up quickly, how can you kneel down all the time? The new dynasty should look like a new dynasty, and you are not allowed to kneel again from now on!"

"yes."

The two domestic slaves stood up and signed the employment contract. They were actually very happy.

"Go." Qian Qianyi waved his hand.

After the two domestic slaves and servants left, Qian Qianyi picked up his brush and began to write an article praising the division of land and the release of slaves.

This guy is indeed very knowledgeable. He quoted various scriptures and classics, not only expounding the rationality of dividing land and freeing slaves, but also praised Zhao Han as an eternal sage.

After writing the article and polishing it, Qian Qianyi immediately asked to see Zhao Han.

When he met Zhao Han, Qian Qianyi no longer looked like he was going along with others. He held his head high and his chest high, strode forward gracefully, and bowed his hands in a very elegant manner: "The general's grace has made me feel this way, so I wrote an essay overnight. Dividing fields and freeing slaves is truly a kind of benevolent government that has never been seen in the past. . This policy must be implemented throughout the world as soon as possible so that hundreds of millions of people can escape from the sea of ​​suffering. From then on, the world will be unified and peace will be created for all generations."

Zhao Han took the article and read it, and immediately burst out laughing: "It's a brilliant literary talent. It's really a good article." He called his secretary and ordered, "This is such a powerful article. Copy it as many times as you like, and put a copy at the door of every county school."

Qian Qianyi, a famous scholar, has automatically transformed into the shape of Zhao Han.

Except for Zhang Tieniu and Liu Zhu's partial divisions, the rest of the dispersed troops have returned one after another to regroup.

Zhao Han personally led 2,500 regular soldiers, 1,000 peasant soldiers, and 3,000 civilians, and officially entered the southern border of Zhili.

Songjiang, Shanghai, Jiading, Kunshan, Wujiang, Suzhou, Yixing... all surrendered because there were no soldiers in these prefectures and counties. Officers and soldiers from various places in South Zhili had long been deployed to defend Wuhu, Dangtu and Nanjing.

"Headquarters, this is the list of celebrities from Songjiang and Suzhou." Qian Qianyi worked hard and rushed to do everything.

Zhao Han browsed the list carefully and suddenly said: "Invite Gu Ningren (Gu Yanwu) to meet."

Qian Qianyi was a little surprised. There were so many celebrities in Su Song's second house, but Zhao Han only summoned the "weirdo" Gu Yanwu by name.

Gu Yanwu is twenty-seven this year. His family is in dire straits and cannot make ends meet. He has sold 800 acres of land over the years.

His family still has several thousand acres of land, but they really don’t have any money. Once the land is divided, life will be even more difficult in the future, and it will definitely no longer be possible to raise a large number of domestic slaves.

After being summoned by Zhao Han, Gu Yanwu was very puzzled. He was a famous weirdo in Suzhou, so why did he get special favor?

Mother Wang was only in her thirties and had a dignified appearance. She warned her son: "I have also read "The Collection of Datong", which is a book about managing the world and benefiting the people. If I had known that Mr. Zhao would send troops, I would have sold another 3,000 acres last year. The land and money at home are enough to support the expenses. The remaining fields should be divided. Mr. Zhao is a heroic master, and you should be a good assistant. Loyalty to the emperor is still loyal to the world. It is such a simple truth that I don’t need to repeat it. If you still don’t understand, all these years of studying have been in vain.”

"My child, please remember your mother's teachings!" Gu Yanwu bowed quickly.

Mrs. Wang said: "Go, don't worry about your family."

Gu Yanwu hesitated and said: "Mother...you are still young. Mr. Zhao encourages women to remarry. Why don't mothers find another good man to marry?"

Wang's face turned red and she spat: "There is no need to mention this matter again."

The age difference between mother and son is less than ten years, so of course they cannot be biological.

Mrs. Wang is still a virgin, and her husband died before she could marry him. Gu Yanwu is the stepchild of the family.

Mrs. Wang is a talented woman who is unmarried and abides by the law and raises an heir. She weaved during the day and kept reading at night. She was proficient in all classics and historical works, and she also taught Gu Yanwu.

Gu Yanwu bent down and bowed: "Please mother, please consider remarrying. Even if you remarry, your child will respect you and be filial. Resign, my child!"

When her son left, Wang sighed.

She didn't want to remarry and enjoy the harmony between husband and wife, but it was a pity that she was always bound by ethics. Now, it can indeed be considered. The mother who can teach the "weird" Gu Yanwu is not a pedantic woman.

Historically, Wang died on a hunger strike. His last words were very simple: Gu Yanwu was not allowed to serve as an official for the Manchus!

Gu Yanwu's two younger brothers also died fighting against the Qing Dynasty. The biological mother's right arm was cut off by the Qing army, and several good friends either sacrificed their lives or went to the mountains to become monks.

Gu Yanwu arrived in Suzhou by boat. After reporting the matter, he was immediately summoned.

"Meet Mr. Zhao!"

"sit down."

Zhao Han looked at this gentleman with a smile and asked, "What have you been doing recently?"

Gu Yanwu replied: "Collecting historical documents and materials, we are preparing to write a book."

"What book did you write?" Zhao Han asked.

Gu Yanwu replied: "The Book of Benefits and Diseases of the Prefectures and Countries of the World summarizes the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, and records and comments on the mountains and rivers of each province, as well as its taxation, settlement, horse administration, military affairs, water conservancy, water transportation, etc."

It is the political geography of the Ming Dynasty.

"This is a good thing," Zhao Han praised, "You don't have to write for the Ming Dynasty. You are specially appointed as the secretary of Jiangxi General Military Mansion. Go to Jiangxi immediately and write all Jiangxi's mountains and rivers, geography, taxation, water conservancy, and industry and commerce into "Tianxia County" "Book of National Benefits and Diseases". Combining the politics of the Ming Dynasty and the politics of Datong, comment on the pros and cons. After writing about Jiangxi, Guangdong and Hunan will be written. I will give you a sign, and the local governments must cooperate. You can check the official documents at will, or even check it out. Official documents from various places. Don't flatter me. If you find that my policies are wrong, you can write them down truthfully."

"You will definitely live up to your destiny!"

Gu Yanwu is very happy. With official support, the speed of writing books can be increased several times.

At the same time, Gu Yanwu couldn't help but sigh that Mr. Zhao really had a big heart and specifically asked him to point out Jiangxi's governance errors.

Gu Yanwu suddenly said: "Please give an order from the commander-in-chief so that the widows in Jiangnan who have no heirs must choose a good man to remarry within half a year."

"Oh, why is that so?" Zhao Han smiled.

Gu Yanwu explained: "My stepmother became an unmarried widow at the age of sixteen, and she has endured hardships for more than ten years. In my opinion, if there are children under her knees, it is indeed inconvenient for the widow to remarry. But if there are no children, or even unmarried, then why Why can't you remarry? It's natural law for a man to marry a woman; it's human ethics for widows to keep their integrity. If human relations deviate from heaven's laws, then you should act according to heaven's laws."

Zhao Han nodded in approval: "This is a great idea. Once the land is divided and the slaves are freed, the 'widow remarriage order' will be issued. Widows without children must remarry; widows with children can make their own decisions, and no one else can interfere."

"The wise general of the town!"

Gu Yanwu felt that this was a wise man, and he could actually nod his head in agreement to such an outrageous suggestion.

Gu Yanwu said: "In the main town, I have a good friend who is knowledgeable and morally upright. Please recruit him."

"Who is it?" Zhao Han asked.

Gu Yanwu said: "Gui Zhuang, whose name is Erli. The villagers joke that Gu Weigui Guiqi, I am Guguai and he is Guiqi."

"Then we'll do the work." Zhao Han nodded in agreement.

Return to the village, return to the grandson of Youguang. Historically, he killed the county magistrate in Kunshan to defend the city. The city was destroyed, his father, brother and sister-in-law were all killed, and more than 40,000 people were massacred in the city. Guizhuang escaped by chance, became a monk, and changed his name to "Zuoming".

Gu Yanwu's name was also changed at that time. "Yan" represents Han orthodoxy.

Gu Yanwu took the order and went to Jiangxi. On the second day, Zhao Han received the military report.

Fei Ruhe has captured Wuhu and is besieging Dangtu, which is Taiping Mansion.

Taiping Prefecture had nearly 10,000 garrison troops, the city was high and the pond was deep, and the magistrate's prestige was extremely high. Repeated recruitment and surrender could not shake the morale of the officers and soldiers.

Fei Ruhe decided to attack Nanjing directly. Perhaps Nanjing was easier to conquer than Taiping Mansion because Nanjing was full of messy officials. There are also various Fushe scholars and Datong scholars. The two sides have been connected in series, and Hui merchants in Nanjing are also willing to cooperate with the dedication of the city.

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