Chapter 76

In late October, an Changqing finally received a letter from Xiao Zhige.

At that time, his stomach was much bigger, and he could even feel the slight fetal movement. When Hu Shifei came to feel his pulse again, he hesitated and said that he probably had twins in his stomach.

His stomach is now about the same size as a pregnant woman in the same month, but Hu said that there are two fetuses in his stomach. An Changqing is worried that the child is too thin and weak, and may not be in good health after birth. But Hu right and wrong to pulse every three days, and finally confirmed that the belly of the child is very healthy, may be smaller, but not weak. After all, there's a chimpanzee family. It can't be treated like ordinary people.

An Changqing was relieved.

He gently stroked his stomach and opened the letter that Xiao Zhige had sent back.

The letter from his family is very thick. This time, there is no longer only one short sentence to tell him not to worry about it. Instead, he wrote about the situation in the south in detail.

Xiao Zhige didn't follow emperor Anqing's will to rescue Qingzhou first, instead, he caught Qingzhou by surprise. When Xiao Zhige saw that the letter said that Qingzhou was holding the gate and refused to open it, he blasted the gate with six Zhen Tian Lei. An Changqing couldn't help laughing.

Zhentianlei is one of the firearms newly developed by the ordnance supervisor. At the beginning, he was awakened by a strange story in his travel notes, which reminded Xiao Zhige. Unexpectedly, Xiao Zhige really asked the ordnance supervisor to develop it. Fire and medicine used to be used to make fireworks, but when they changed their mind and used them in weapons, they found that their power could not be underestimated.

In addition to Zhen Tian Lei, the ordnance supervisor also developed other firearms. However, the war in Yanzhou was over and it didn't come in handy for a while. I went to Xiao Zhige in the south to take some with me just in case. I didn't expect that they would be used by these disobedient and powerful landlords first.

In order to frighten the powerful, Xiao Zhige copied the leading Shi family. Shi family is a great family in the south. It is said that the wealth accumulated by the ancestors for several generations is as rich as the country. An Changqing will know them because a Liangdi in the prince's mansion is a Shi's daughter. It is reasonable to say that the merchant girl is not enough to be the prince Liangdi. But unfortunately, the Shi family is rich. If there is no one behind them, I'm afraid the imperial court will look at them first. So the master of the stone family put his treasure on the prince. He not only gave away his daughter, but also gave him a huge dowry.

It's a pity that the crown prince is a good girl and despises the domineering style of the Shi family girl. He doesn't love her very much, but he doesn't make people feel aggrieved, so he lives in the east palace. Previously in Yejing, an Changqing heard all kinds of grapevine news that Liangdi was very domineering in the crown prince's house by virtue of the Shi family. It's a pity that although the crown prince wants money, he doesn't like the Shi family, let alone her. Later, without patience, Liangdi completely lost her favor.

It's no wonder that the stone family is rebellious. If the stone family is so rich that it can't keep up with the prince and the world is in chaos, the fat meat of the stone family will be watched. It's better to start first and grab more chips. Unfortunately, they met Xiao Zhige.

When the Northern Warlord blew up the gate, he made an example of the stone family.

Today, all the Shi families have been seized. The men of the Shi family's direct line have been beheaded in the city. The rest of the collateral lines with homicide cases have also been beheaded. The women's dependents have been used as official slaves. The rest of the family slaves and children who don't matter have been exiled.

The Shi family is worthy of being a rich man, and his residence is no inferior to the Forbidden City of Yejing. Xiao Zhige takes out countless gold and silver treasures from it. Those common treasures and a small part of gold and silver are sent to Yejing by him to make a superficial effort, while most of the remaining treasures and gold and silver are secretly seized by Xiao Zhige.

Most of the wealth of the Shi family came from the exploitation of the people's wealth. Xiao Zhige intended to appease the refugees. In addition to bringing the criminals of the Shi family to justice, the rest was to clarify the land and appease the refugees.

At first, most of these refugees were farmers with land. Later, local tyrants forced them to sell their land by various means. After they had no idea how to make a living, they became refugees and joined the rebel army. These refugees have no ambition to be Marquis and minister. Most of them follow the rebellion just to survive.

Now Xiao Zhige has made another way for them - but all the refugees who are willing to surrender can share the land. If someone in their family has been persecuted by the Shi family, they can get compensation after verification.

The division of land alone has aroused the will of countless refugees. Differences also loomed within the rebels. There must always be someone to take the lead in a rebellion. The refugees at the bottom rush into battle. The leaders in high positions taste the sweetness, but they will not easily give up their power. After all, not everyone, like the two leaders in the turmoil in Surabaya, took other human lives into consideration.

Originally, they were still waiting to negotiate with Xiao Zhige, but they didn't want him to kill Shi Kairen with the power of thunder. Then they began to determine the land and distribute it to ordinary people. At first, the refugees could suppress the people below, but when Xiao Zhige sent two former leaders of the Surabaya rebellion to lobby in the long street, and some people who did not participate in the uprising began to register for their own fields, the turbulent refugees were no longer under their control.

first ran away from the old, weak women and children who had not killed anyone else before. They went to the government offices to register their registered residence, and then they were assigned to the fields. Even some people found their daughters stolen by the stone family. The news spread quickly, and even those refugees who had already made "military contributions" began to waver. After all, if we can live in peace, who is willing to revolt?These people were still hesitating, but then Xiao Zhige sent out another message: all the returned mobs will not be punished. If you only need to complete the tasks assigned by the government, you will be able to get the land. Even if someone who has the ability doesn't have to go to work to plead guilty and voluntarily join the army to serve the country, he can get rid of the crime and divide the land.

There was a big uproar among the refugees, and even without Xiao Zhige, there was a fight among the refugees. Of course, the side with more people won. Those ambitious leaders who wanted to emulate Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were killed. All the remaining refugees voluntarily surrendered and lined up to register for farmland distribution.

The civil strife in Qingzhou has subsided without a single soldier. However, the powerful landlords in Qingzhou City were mercilessly cut to pieces by Xiao Zhige. The crime should be judged, the money should be paid, and the land should be divided. Although full of heartache, but think about the stone family, is no matter how much reluctant, also can only endure swallow into the stomach.

Those guilty refugees, however, worked very hard in order to share the land as soon as possible. Not only the damaged city walls and gates were quickly repaired, but also the dykes and dams were built according to the requirements of Xie Ling.

Xiao Zhige calmed everything in Qingzhou, and finally wrote a long letter to an Changqing and sent it back to Yanzhou.

Along with the letters came a large number of gold and silver and precious utensils. The great wealth of his family, which he had withheld, was filled into the Qingzhou Treasury for relief and pacification, while the rest was quietly transported back to Yanzhou.

The Northern Warlord's handwriting is crazy. He wrote in his letter: here are some rare utensils to play with. You can arrange the gold and silver. I'll come back as soon as I can level the southern states and counties. The south is rich in products, the climate is warm, and the Shijia residence is also magnificent. We'll visit again after you produce.

An Changqing smiles and writes back to him.

Qingzhou, Xiao Zhige next must be to Yongzhou. However, the general of Qingzhou is dead, and there is no one in charge. Xiao Zhige said in his letter that he would hand over all the affairs of Qingzhou to Zhou Helan for the time being, and he appreciated Zhou Helan very much.

An Changqing replied in his letter that Zhou Helan's talent is more than business. If he can use it, he will ask Zhou Helan to serve him in the future After that, he wrote a letter about Yanzhou one by one and told him to listen to it. Only when the official work was finished, could he really write a letter from home.

Hesitated for a moment, an Changqing didn't tell him what might be twins. Xiao Zhige was already restless when he was pregnant with only one. If he knew that one had become two, he might have to leave many affairs behind and run back.

In the past, he never thought that Tangtang Northern Warlord would be a sentimental person regardless of the overall situation, but now an Changqing did not dare to gamble. Slightly pursed lips to smile, regard this as the general's triumphant return surprise.

After writing the letter, he handed it to the waiting soldiers. Then an Changqing went to check the gold and silver wares he had sent back.

The wealth of the Shi family is even more exaggerated than what he heard, but the remaining half of the wealth has blocked the front and back yards of the general's house. There are still a lot of piles at the door. That is to say, Yanzhou is Xiao Zhige's territory. No one is watching, so he dares to pile it up at the door.

It took an Changqing half a month to count all these things. Looking at the figures on the account, she felt very hot. This is just the cash that was found out, not to mention there are so many fields, residences and shops in the Shi Family No wonder emperor anqing always yells that the Treasury is empty. The Treasury is empty. Can't it be empty? All the silver goes into the pockets of these moths.

But the mantis catches the cicada and the Yellow sparrow. Now the silver is theirs.

The most important thing Yanzhou needs now is silver. Jadeite stone is popular in the south. Even though Qingzhou, Yongzhou and Linzhou are in war, other counties still have a steady stream of income. Although Zhou Helan is in charge, he doesn't monopolize the power. Several reliable confidants he has selected have now taken the lead, not only in the south, but also in the rain.

Yuze is far away from Yejing. Although trade is forbidden, Yejing has little control over the local area. Local officials are derelict in their duties, corrupt and weak, and they are not competent. As long as they throw money, there will be people's congresses opening the door.

Relying on the input of jadeite raw stone alone, Yanzhou is already very rich. What's more, now we have such a large sum of money.

An Changqing turned around and sent the gold and silver to the Yanzhou Treasury. Now there is no shortage of silver. Whether it's strengthening the city walls, digging canals or developing firearms, he is very willing to invest in silver. With all kinds of policies to benefit the people, Yanzhou people's life is much more relaxed than before. With free money and time, business is more prosperous.

The scene of Yanzhou gradually spread to other states and counties through these vendors. The biggest advantage of how to spread the reputation of the king and Princess of the Northern War is that a steady stream of refugees who heard the news began to flee to Yanzhou. An Changqing came to the house and asked for registered residence registration. So the scene of Yanzhou became more prosperous and lively.

Although the neighboring Liangzhou also drinks soup, Chang Zaichang can't help but feel sour when he looks at the prosperous scene of Yanzhou. Yanzhou and Liangzhou keep watch and help each other. Now they are tied to the same business to make money. If something happens in the future, they will always support them in Changhe and Liangzhou. Therefore, Xiao Zhige didn't guard against him. He even sent a batch of newly developed firearms to him.Chang Zaichang can't put down his new firearms, just like a baby. When I heard that this firearm was first proposed by an Changqing, it was really like drinking a jar of old vinegar.

Secretly, I envy my good brother's good fortune.

At first, he thought that Xiao Zhige married a man and was a concubine, which would not help him in the future. If he fought for the supremacy in the future, he would be criticized. But since he saw Yanzhou becoming more and more prosperous, and looked at the firearm, he began to feel that he was the most powerful family in law, and he was afraid that he would not be defeated by a Northern War princess.

No matter when, the most important thing is military power. Xiao Zhige has a lot of soldiers, and now he has these powerful firearms. If he doesn't worry about his bad reputation, he will go to Yejing immediately. I'm afraid nobody can stop him.

Chang youyou shakes his head leisurely and goes to test his sudden fire with joy.