After being exiled, I led my whole family to rebel.

Xu Zhenying's words were really shocking.

Who doesn’t know that almost all the native people live in the mountains and forests, relying on slash-and-burn farming and hunting to make a living. The conditions in the mountains are harsh, the mountains are barren, and the terrain is mostly karst, making farming impossible.

They probably still don’t know how to farm.

Sure enough, as soon as this question came up, several Miao people who had been excited before fell silent.

However, one chieftain said: "We will continue to grow as we did in the past. If we arrest the Han people who farmed before and ask them to teach us how to farm, wouldn't that be the end of it?"

Xu Zhenying smiled and said: "The grain output per acre of land in Qianzhou is already the lowest in the Zhou Dynasty, and it is even difficult to be self-sufficient. The Han people here have to rely on the Zhou Dynasty to exempt part of the tax every year to survive. Not to mention you. After occupying Qianzhou Prefecture, you still want to use this fixed fertile land to support more people. Why, are you working so hard to occupy Qianzhou just to let more people live a hard life together?"

This was said somewhat viciously.

Wang Sanniang almost laughed out loud.

If it weren't for the seriousness of the occasion, she would have really wanted to laugh three times!

Some Miao people below were very angry, but they couldn't find anything to say to refute, and they were so anxious that they were sweating on their foreheads.

"The third question is, who do you plan to appoint as the king of Qianzhou Prefecture? How do you plan to distribute it among the counties and villages?"

This question hit home instantly.

Those who responded quickly, such as Jiang Yongkang, Wang Sanniang and others, immediately raised their lips and smiled.

When the city lord said this, he gave the natives a punch.

The natives who had previously been united in facing the outside world were afraid that they would start to quarrel immediately when their own interests were involved.

There was dead silence in the house.

Several elder representatives also immediately understood Xu Zhenying’s heart-breaking words! Several people looked at each other in confusion, each with their own thoughts. Those who had previously firmly supported the occupation of Qianzhou Mansion were somewhat shaken.

According to their current situation, in order to fight for the king of Qianzhou, they may have to fight a few more times and kill some brothers. In the end, they will not be able to take advantage of the largest village chieftain here.

No wonder the chieftain of the village strongly encouraged them to occupy Qianzhou Prefecture.

With this layer of suspicion, the several forces were immediately no longer as close as before.

Xu Zhenying smiled: "So I say, instead of breaking your head internally for such a regime that cannot be suppressed at all, it is better to listen to my suggestions."

This time the old man in the village stopped talking.

But the youngest Chieftain Demao immediately became interested, "Say."

Demao is the smallest chieftain among them. If there is a fight, they may not even be able to carve up a city. The chieftain who is as big as Zhaifang will definitely become stronger, and a small tribe like them will face the risk of annexation. bigger.

Rather than doing this, it would be better to keep it as it is.

After thinking about this section, Chieftain Demao's heart unconsciously turned a little in the direction of Xu Zhenying.

"What I mean is that the Han people govern the Khan, the Miao people govern the Miao people, and the Dong people govern the Dong. We do not interfere with each other's political power, but we cooperate with each other for a win-win situation."

"How to cooperate and achieve win-win results?"

"It's very simple. If I, Xu Zhenying, take over this area of ​​Qianzhou Prefecture, I will treat you as brothers and sisters. It is the most basic thing not to interfere with your internal political power. It is impossible to send troops to wipe out or exploit you. Friendship and cooperation between the parties are mutually beneficial." Mutual benefit. For example, you have batik and I have trade routes. You give us batik and we help you sell it to all parts of the country. If you don’t know how to farm, I will send the best master to teach you how to farm and teach you how to farm. We will survey and map the land, mountain peaks, and rivers to find the location of fertile fields, and help you open up wasteland, compost, select seeds, and cultivate. Qianzhou has a mild climate and is suitable for growing medicinal materials. I will invite medicinal material dealers to come and inspect, cultivate improved seeds, and make seedlings available to thousands of households. Wanhu. To put it simply, if I, Xu Zhenying, do anything good, I will take you with me and do my best to help you!"

These words immediately exploded the room.

The Miao people whispered, and those who did not understand Chinese hurriedly asked their companions to explain. However, Jiang Yongkang and Wang Sanniang, a group of people with high political sensitivity, had already begun to think about how to alleviate poverty according to local conditions, or who would become the The prince of Qianzhou Prefecture?

Is it Jiang Yongkang? Is it Ming Xiaoshuang? Or is she Wang Sanniang?

Wang Sanniang shook her head. She absolutely couldn't do it. Things in Gaoxin County haven't been thoroughly solved yet. Tens of thousands of people were enough to make her miserable. After just leaving for a few days, her mind was filled with the situation in Gaoxin County. If she came back again, If she has hundreds of thousands of people to take care of, it would be better to kill her.

The chieftain of Zhaifang was silent. Xu Zhenying also knew that the taste of power was hard to give up, especially since the chieftain of Zhaifang had finally conquered Shunyuan Mansion. It would be impossible for them to give up the fat they had obtained.

However, the chieftains below were ready to make a move, "Then do we have to surrender to you or pay tribute every year?"

Xu Zhenying laughed, "Pay tribute? We don't have this term here. Just pay taxes on time."

The expressions of those chieftains immediately became ugly, but chieftain Demao asked: "How much is the tax?"

"We ordinary people in Lan County who have newly allocated fields will not pay taxes in the first year, 10% in the second year, and 20% in the third year. The maximum is 20% tax. However, considering that you have few native people and small cultivated land area, My planting ability is not strong. If you are willing to cooperate with me sincerely, I can assure you that in Qianzhou, there is no tax on the food grown in the fields, only commercial tax. For example, the tobacco, herbs, and Fruits, batik, etc., and the prices are clearly marked and unified across the country. In addition, I will also build roads and bridges for you, and build schools——"

"Wait a minute..." The elders seemed confused, but looked wary, "You...why are you doing this? What are you trying to do?"

Xu Zhenying held her forehead, why didn't anyone understand her lofty ambition?

Xu Zhenying said with a smile: "Human development does not necessarily have to be solved through war. Why war must be fought is simply because there are not enough resources and food. If I create more food and wealth now, can I slowly eliminate war? Or are you born to like war, bloodshed, plunder, and slavery? I think you are all sons of father and mother. You are all brothers and sisters, and you all have loved ones. No one wants to lose the one he loves. People, in this battle with the Zhou Dynasty, you lost tens of thousands of young and middle-aged men. On the one hand, it was to plunder resources and food, and on the other hand, it was to satisfy the desire for power of those in power. As ordinary people, It’s really unnecessary, living your life well is better than anything else.”

The village elder's face sank when he heard this, and his eyes sparkled.

Chieftain Demao looked shocked, as if he didn't believe that such a person existed in the world. If such a person existed, he was no longer a human being, but a god and Buddha who saved all sentient beings.

how is this possible.

Who in this world wouldn’t fight for a bag of rice?

Who wouldn’t fight to the death for an acre of land?

He really didn't want to believe it. Could it be that God saw that they were living too hard, so he sent down a kind-hearted god?

"What you say is nice, but the Han people are cunning and dishonest. How do you want us to believe you? What if you occupy Qianzhou Prefecture and leave to send troops to attack us?"

Wang Sanniang couldn't hold it back and reprimanded: "There is nothing to be gained from your one-third of an acre of land. First, there is no fertility. Second, there is no fertile land. Third, it is full of miasma. The fourth is that the environment is still bad. Let's prepare hundreds of thousands of grain and grass by ourselves." Why are we attacking your land? You don’t know if your land has any use value? Your land is so good, why do you want to attack Shunyuan Prefecture?"

The Miao people had different expressions when they were shouted at by Wang Sanniang.

Xu Zhenying coughed lowly and smoothed things over by saying, "Sanniang's words are not rude. You should also know the topography of your area. There is really no need to attack."

Ming Xiaoshuang also pretended to say: "You said that the Han people are cunning, but they are from the Zhou Dynasty. Our city lord always means what he says. Just talk about our Lan County. You know Lan County, it is not very far from your place. You can go back and forth in more than ten days. You can go and see what is going on in Lan County now. I won’t hide it from you. What has our city lord done since we occupied Lan County? If we tell you, we will scare you to death!"

Everyone was attracted to Ming Xiaoshuang for a moment, Ming Xiaoshuang hummed and smiled, "After our city lord occupied Lan County, he did three major things. The first thing was to divide the land. All the people in Lan County can get it. Field! The second thing is to engage in breeding. You may have never raised pigs. The city lord’s pig raising is different from ours. It takes two or three years for ordinary pigs to grow up, but the city lord’s pigs can grow to two hundred kilograms in half a year! We held a breeding tour last month, and many people in Qianzhou went to join in the fun!"

"Hey, wait, two hundred pounds in half a year?" A Miao man asked in blunt Chinese, "Does the Lanxiang pig come from your county?"

"Lanxiang pig? What Lanxiang pig?" Ming Xiaoshuang read a few words, patted his head, and suddenly realized, "It's not Lanxiang pig, it's Lanxian pig! Why are you spreading rumors?" "Hey, hey, you guys Does the orchid-flavored pig really have no odor? The last time I went to the city, I heard people in Shunyuan City mentioned that there was a new orchid-flavored pig in Jinzhou Prefecture, and it didn’t smell at all! "

"Yes, yes!" As soon as the common topic was mentioned, the distance between the two parties was instantly shortened. Ming Xiaoshuang nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and explained to everyone's curious eyes, "That's right, there is no taste at all! That pig is very obedient, unlike other pigs who are violent and sleep after eating every day, and eat when they sleep. They don’t go into heat randomly, and they just gain weight every day!”

"That's why, the wild boars in our mountains are also hunted back to lay their seeds, but they are very ferocious and cannot be trapped at all."

"Why, because of the third thing the city lord did."

"What is it?"

This time even the toasts pricked up their ears and listened.

"The third major thing is to carry out universal education and force all people to read and write. The more scholars there are, the more smart people will be. The city lord set up another research institute. Do you know what the research institute is about?"

It has to be said that Ming Xiaoshuang is the most suitable storyteller. Everything he talks about is full of ups and downs and grips people's hearts. As expected, the Miao people lost their previous tense atmosphere and gathered around, asking: "What are you studying!"

"There's a lot of research! For example, how to make pigs gain weight quickly, how to increase grain yields, how to build water conservancy projects to prevent floods next year, how to use the same amount of raw materials to produce more paper, research on everything. Look at this... ..." Ming Xiaoshuang was surrounded by people. He calmly took out a pencil from his arms, and then started writing on the booklet.

"Did you see? This is the newly developed pencil developed by the institute. It can be carried with you and will not smudge. The humidity in the mountains here is very high, so it is much better to use pencils than brushes. Moreover, our pencils have been mass-produced and sold all over the country. , the supply exceeds the demand, we have hired one to two hundred people just to make pencils, and the wages are terrifyingly high, at least half a penny a month!"

"Huo!" The Miao people were very surprised and almost immediately got into a fight with Ming Xiaoshuang. They all took the pencils and fiddled with them, looking left and right, talking gibberish, "This is better than a brush, I Look, they all carry it with them——"

"And this pencil is cheaper than a brush, right?"

Ming Xiaoshuang gave a number, and everyone was shocked. The price was less than one-tenth of the brush.

"It's so cheap, I can buy one for my dog ​​so he can read!"

"What's the point of just buying a pen? We don't even know how to read in the mountains! Where can you find a teacher if you buy a pen?"

Ming Xiaoshuang clapped her thighs again and smiled, "Oh, it's so easy without teachers. Aren't there no teachers in our remote countryside? The city lord has a team of more than a hundred expatriate teachers. These teachers earn a monthly salary It’s not low either. Every month I take turns going to the deep mountains and forests to teach children how to read. Not only children, but also boys, girls, old and young. Alas, you should still get out of the mountains and have a look. Now Things have changed a lot outside, let alone the outside, let’s just talk about our Lan County, the literacy rate is at least about 40% now.”

"That's enough!" The village elder stood up and shouted sternly. The Miao people who had been together before immediately dispersed, "I can't make the decision on such a big matter by myself, so I can only go back and ask the elders in the clan. Today I will Come here first, we will give you the answer after discussing it.”

The village elder said he was about to leave, but the remaining chieftains did not follow. Chieftain Qiao Lai even came up to him and asked Xu Zhenying: "City Master Xu, you are making fantastic claims, but if we agree to withdraw from Qianjiang Mansion, what will you do?" How can we ensure the commitment you made before about developing together without paying food taxes?"

Xu Zhenying knew that these little chieftains were moved.

These chieftains seem to be united, but when their own interests are involved, they naturally have to consider themselves.

Xu Zhenying is right in what he said. These weaklings will only take advantage of the villagers in the end. Instead of doing this, it is better to cooperate with Xu Zhenying. If nothing else, the prolific food is enough to make them excited. .

The chieftain of the village was walking awkwardly by the door alone, neither leaving nor staying for a while.

Xu Zhenying then asked with a smile: "What do you want?"

"If we really do what you want, why not agree that the two sides will exchange hostages. Each side holds the other's handle, so they don't dare to act rashly."

Xu Zhenying raised his eyebrows.

Hostage exchange?

The Miao people do not trust them. If they can stabilize the rear area first and then slowly move forward, exchanging hostages is not impossible.

"I will think about it, and you should go back and think about it. We will exchange formal documents in a few days."

After seeing off the elders, the Miao people withdrew from the government office one after another. Xu Zhenying could not stay in the government office until the peace talks were reached. Fortunately, Liu Paner was thoughtful and said immediately: "City Lord, we are already prepared. Come with us to the courtyard where we are staying.”

On the way back, Xu Zhenying kept thinking. Based on the performance at the meeting just now, it was estimated that the leader of the village would not agree to the peace talks. It would depend on the ability of the other companies to join forces.

But according to her estimation, there is still a lot of potential for this matter. After all, there are more Han people in Shunyuan City. As the saying goes, the strong dragon cannot defeat the local snakes, the Miao people have no ability to take over Qianzhou Prefecture.

It would be better to exchange some practical benefits with her.

Xu Zhenying thought more. If the peace talks were reached, who should she send to the Miao border?

The place where they stayed was an inn in Shunyuan City. The entire inn was contracted by them, and no other outsiders came or went. As soon as Xu Zhenying entered, Mo Jinchun immediately deployed security. Fearing that the Miao people would suddenly rebel, the risk level of Xu Zhenying's trip to Qianzhou was raised to the highest level.

This also resulted in Wang Sanniang, Zhang Wanjun, and Liu Paner being in the same inn, but they were all busy and had no time to meet each other.

As soon as Xu Zhenying sat down, Jiang Yongkang reported another heavy bomb. It turned out that Xu Deyuan came to Qianzhou Mansion alone.

It is said that Jiang Yongkang and the others met Xu Deyuan on the official road. As soon as Xu Deyuan saw them, he tried to escape sneakily, which naturally attracted their attention.

Originally, Xu Deyuan rarely went out when he was in Lan County. Most people in Lan County only knew that Xu Zhenying had a second uncle who didn't like to go out, but they didn't know what he looked like specifically.

However, because Xu Deyuan was too nervous, his answers to questions were full of loopholes, and his whereabouts were sneaky. The team leader at that time arrested the person out of caution and reported him one level at a time, and finally fell into the hands of Jiang Yongkang.

Jiang Yongkang also said that they searched Xu Deyuan's body and found a blood letter, which was now presented to Xu Zhenying's desk.

Xu Zhenying had only seen someone write a blood letter on TV, but she didn't expect to see it for real today. She glanced at it briefly, smiled the whole time, and even said at the end: "What a Sun Qingchen, he is really in Cao Ying's heart." Where is Han!"

Jiang Yongkang originally thought that Xu Zhenying would be furious. After all, Xu Deyuan is her second uncle. betrayal by a close relative is something that only a few people can bear. However, Xu Zhenying seemed to have expected this and said with emotion: "I really don't understand. Why?" If you have to write a book in blood, won’t it hurt if you bite your finger?”

Jiang Yongkang couldn't get involved in Xu Zhenying's housework, so he just stayed aside and waited for Xu Zhenying to say something.

Jiang Yongkang had naturally read the blood book.

Sun Qingchen wrote to Bai Cien, saying that Jinzhou Prefecture was in danger and asked him to send troops to support him.

Xu Deyuan's willingness to take risks with the letter shows that Xu Deyuan and Xu Zhenying were not of the same mind from beginning to end.

For Jiang Yongkang, he really didn't understand what Xu Deyuan was thinking.

Ever since he was exiled, he has always been against the city lord.