Chapter 1614

Yan Lin could see clearly, and his guess was right.

But he didn't know that Jiang Pengji found a way to increase land fertility the year before last, and Dou Xi, a peasant, was at the helm of agricultural fertility improvement in the rear. Last year's output increase was not high, but the downward trend was terminated. Depending on the situation, the output should recover some this year.

As long as we can cultivate continuously, not only the people in the rear are not short of food, but also the soldiers in the front will have much less pressure.

Nevertheless, the fiscal expenditure is still in deficit, and Jiang Pengji has been subsidizing with private Treasury, which is barely in balance.

In order not to collapse in the later stage, it is necessary to fight local tyrants and plunder property.

More than that

Jiang Pengji also followed the example of the predecessors of the previous dynasty and did a more irritating thing.

She sent a school captain to search for the burial of other people's ancestral graves.

Of course, these things are done secretly.

He also pretended to be an ordinary grave robber and tried not to touch the funerary objects in other people's coffins.

Jiang Pengji has an excellent reputation among the common people. She pretends to be innocent in front of the common people. Later, she said that the stolen holes were left by the four barbarians of the former Nanman. On the other hand, she said that they were committed by fugitive bandits. The Nansheng gentry buried with their ancestral graves could only spit blood.

"She really dares to do..."

Yang Tao is surprised. He has done such shameless things as picking up people's ancestral graves. The key is to wash away his reputation. This operation is also terrible.

The people of this term are too easy to fool. They always feel that controlling public opinion is like playing.

A vassal who ordered to search the dead and detain the strangers could be washed into white lotus.

The world is getting more and more magical.

"Speaking..." Yan Lin said, "I think Wei Zixiao is more terrible."

"Why?" Yang Tao didn't understand, "Wei Zixiao is the only gentleman I've ever seen who can compete with Shaoyang. What's terrible?"

Jiaojie is like frost and jade. Yang Tao wants to press all the words he knows on Yan Lin and Wei CI.

Yan Lin sighed.

I can't bear to tell my best friend the truth.

Yang Tao didn't know that Wei CI manipulated the folk remarks that overturned black and white and secretly provoked the people to hate the rich and the gentry. Because Jiang Pengji never bothered the people in war, basically where she fought and where she built, the folk reputation has always been very good. On the contrary, most of the scholars in Nansheng did nothing, and the people had complained about them for a long time. Part of the reason for the disaster of Nanman is also attributed to the power of the gentry

On the one hand, Jiang Pengji, who brought them stability and shelter, and on the other hand, the Nansheng gentry who had bullied and exploited them.

The latter is a negative and powerful image in the eyes of the people, but now they jump out and cry that their ancestral grave was buried with Jiang Pengji, a shameless face, who sent someone to steal it... Who will the people believe more? You can choose Jiang Pengji without investigation.

Just as Wei CI said to the navy who secretly released him, the Duke of Lanting has been fighting in the world for more than ten years and has experienced countless battles. For many years, even the people have not been disturbed once, and the people's good fields and family wealth have not moved. How could she do the immoral thing of digging people's ancestral graves?

No way!

Seemingly reasonable rhetoric, people with poor logic will be fooled, let alone 99% of the illiterate people.

"In short, you're right..." Yan Lin swallowed and blurted out his words and changed his way, "men and women stay away."

One killed, the other handed a knife, and was also responsible for cleaning up the crime scene and planting a couple group who framed the victims.

Ha ha——

No, No.

Jiang Pengji is not only powerful in force, but also occupies the commanding height of public opinion.

This is a loss. Those unlucky Nansheng scholars have to eat if they don't eat. They have no choice.

It took Yang Tao half a month to win half a state. The other wars were also very gratifying, and good news came frequently.

Jiang Pengji therefore ate several bowls of rice.

The war went on so smoothly, in addition to its own strength, it was more passive resistance from the enemy.

When the public heard that an Xun had raided the young people of the two states on the border of Nansheng, some people couldn't understand.

"Andoxi is going to break the jar?"

"Gee, if the pot is broken, what else will people fight? Isn't it easier to lead the troops to surrender? It's probably some conspiracy. I'm going to wait for work." Some people are confused, others are clear, and have their own set of ideas, "Nansheng has spent nearly ten years in war, young and yellow, and the people are also poor. Instead of dispersing troops to defend the States, it's better to concentrate troops to defend the richest and most vulnerable areas. Our army is an expedition, and it's difficult to supply supplies, but Anmin doesn't have this concern..."

Jiang Pengji beat people at the door all the way. She had to bring her own dry food when she went out.

Ann is sitting at the door of her house defending. When she is hungry, she turns to the kitchen and eats a bite of cake.

It goes without saying who has more logistical advantages.

Everyone suspected that an Ying's move was to fight a war of attrition with Jiang Pengji. Whoever can't survive first will go away.

Ordinary people can think of it, and Jiang Pengji naturally knows it.

But——

She thought it was not that simple.

Jiang Pengji and an Ying don't know much, but they also know that this man is not a character who easily admits defeat. How can he retreat without fighting?

"... unless there is another attempt..."

Jiang Pengji rubbed her hands a few times, and her slender fingertips were full of red.

At this time, it is already the midwinter season. The winter in Nansheng is colder than that in Dongqing.

Dongqing's cold is physical damage. No matter how cold it is, it is also cold in the skin. Nansheng's cold is magic damage. It is wet and cold and seeps into the bones.

This is Jiang Pengji's first winter in Nansheng.

She felt a little uncomfortable, not to mention other soldiers and ordinary soldiers with weaker physique.

The first winter snow came suddenly, and Jiang Pengji had to stop fighting.

Through this winter snow, Jiang Pengji also understood the real intention of an.

"I've seen shameless, and I've never seen anything more shameless than Ann..."

Ann has cleaned up the youth and food. The rest of the old, weak, sick and disabled lack winter clothes and food. If she ignores it, I don't know how many people will die this winter. Jiang Pengji had to doubt that an Pengji wanted to use this method to accelerate the consumption of Jiang Pengji's food and grass.

An can withstand the curse and ignore the life and death of the people, but Jiang Pengji, who has a good reputation among the people, can't.

For many reasons, Jiang Pengji's pace of going south to fight had to stop temporarily and wait for spring.

Of course, out of doubt about an's character, it's hard to guarantee that the goods won't sneak attack. We should be on guard.

"Fortunately, I was ready."

Winter without hot pot is not perfect, and hot pot without pepper has no soul.

The pepper of this era grew in the wilderness, and a small amount flowed into the Central Plains, which was also used as spice. Yan Lin was also a scholar. He had also played incense mixing before and knew the goods naturally, so he didn't understand what Jiang Pengji meant by sending more than 20 jars of dried pepper.

Yan Lin speculated, "although the burning of this object has the effect of expelling the cold, it tastes very heavy and chokes the nose. The soldiers are afraid they won't adapt."

Yang Tao opens the secret report sent by Jiang Pengji and looks strange.

"Liu Lanting said... It was boiled in water..."

More than that, she also distributed a set of Wen Ding to each general.

Is this to encourage them to cook pepper and eat hot pot in winter?