Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 264 The Rebellion
Fortunately, although Shi Yuanliang's horse is not a famous horse, it is still passable.

Finally caught up with him a little bit.

Shi Yuanliang swung his silver spear like lightning, "Pfft!"

Zhang Gang couldn't dodge in time, and was stabbed transparently by Shi Yuanliang from behind.

The dead body fell to the ground.

Shi Yuanliang rode his horse to catch up with the famous "Yellow Pussy Horse" and brought it back.

The tens of thousands of eldest son rebels who were clamoring and screaming on the opposite side fell silent for a moment when they saw this thrilling scene.

Leng Dun was taken aback for a moment, and then he seemed to remember that the person opposite seemed to be a super general who was famous for his force.

But he still had a little luck in his heart.

Shi Yuanliang is a super general, and the young, dark and naive half-child opposite him may not be as powerful.

Unfolding his double knives, Leng Dun faced Jiang An, and was about to shout a few words first.

On the opposite side, Jiang An was impatient, and Zhang Bachang's barbed thorn was even more anxious, stabbing towards him like a poisonous snake.

Leng Dun hurriedly parried with two swords.

Zhang Ba's long barbed wire was unhindered, he knocked out the Leng Dun's double knives, and stabbed straight into his chest and abdomen.

Poor Leng Dun, he was instantly stabbed to death by Jiang An without even saying a word about the scene.

In an instant, the Fenzhou Army burst into thunderous cheers.

Zhao Dezhao took the opportunity to raise his double-pronged sword, pointed at the sky, and slapped his horse to kill the eldest son's rebel army on the opposite side.

boom!
The [-] Fenzhou Army, by coincidence, let out a thunderous roar and crushed the rebels.

The two main generals of the rebel army died at the same time, and they were picked and killed by other generals, and their momentum immediately weakened.

Facing the menacing Fenzhou army with full fighting spirit, the eldest son's rebels lost their arrogance just now and turned their heads to flee.

Zhao Dezhao raised the army to cover up and kill, and chased from Shiyang to Xiling, killing more than half of the more than 3 rebels, and dispersed the rest.

Zhao Dezhao, Fang Zhengqi, Wang Zixing, and Jiang An sat opposite each other to discuss matters in Fenzhou State Marshal's Mansion and Temporary State Shepherd's Mansion.

It was said that there were four people discussing the matter, but in fact only Zhao Dezhao and Jiang An spoke out. Fang Zhengqi really had nothing to say, and Wang Zixing was too low-qualified.

"Although Liu Youhu fled to Taiyuan, it's not far from Fenzhou, and Khitan is also eyeing it. It is expected that the Northern Han Dynasty will not be able to invade. We can just wait for the opportunity to develop." Zhao Dezhao said.

"Your Highness, this time the confiscation of a lot of money, rice and grain, and ten thousand hectares of fertile land, is it really going to be distributed to those common people?"

Wang Zixing came from a family of military households, so he naturally looked down on ordinary people, but when he was there, most of the military households were poor, so he was very moved by Zhao Dezhao's decision.

"Naturally, it has to be distributed. Money is earned, not saved. Food is grown, not collected."

hiss--

Zhao Dezhao's two short sentences shocked all three present, and they nodded after thinking deeply.

"I, Zhao Dezhao, have ambitions in the world. How can I lose the hearts of the people and mislead me to fight for hegemony for a mere few 10 taels of silver?"

"There are only [-] people in the city now, which is not enough to support future development. To develop, we must appease the people's livelihood, build high walls, accumulate food widely, and recruit more troops. Tomorrow, everyone will follow me to the tower."

"I want to release money, divide the land, exempt taxes, and recruit talents."

"My subordinate, Wang Zixing! I am so heartbroken that I swear allegiance to Your Highness to the death!" Moved, Wang Zixing fell to the ground.

In a panic, Fang Zhengqi and Jiang An also quickly knelt down and saluted.

The next day, tens of thousands of heads gathered under the tower, and tens of thousands of people gathered there to look up at the tower.

Zhao Dezhao loudly announced that from now on, each household will be given five taels of silver, and those without land will be given five acres of land, which will be planted tax-free for the first year.

Non-agricultural households also release silver, are also tax-free, and can buy grain if they have no grain.

From the second year onwards, 30.00% of the farmers' harvest will be taxed, and 40.00% of the merchants' harvest will be taxed.

After the announcement, the common people shouted for a long time.

Zhao Dezhao's popularity was quickly established in this way.

Two notices were quickly posted in the city, one for conscription and one for accepting talents.

Since the salary of being a soldier is obviously higher than that of farming, the applicants are crowded every day.

However, Wang Zixing, who is in charge of recruiting soldiers, is very strict. Not only must he be over [-] years old, he must also have at least two children in his family, be in good health, and his height and weight must not be lower than the prescribed standards.

Even intelligence has to be checked, and soldiers have to be trained after recruitment, and a person who can't remember the rules, how can he be expected to fight in battle.

In order not to affect the land reclamation and planting, with the participation of Zhao Dezhao, Wang Zixing only recruited [-] recruits in the end.

And started basic training for them.

As for Fang Zhengqi, Zhao Dezhao arranged for him to lead 2000 soldiers to sweep away the bandits.

Not long after, all the bandits were wiped out within a radius of [-] miles of Fenzhou City, and some gold, silver, grain and grass were also seized.

Hundreds of bandits were also recruited.

Gradually, Fenzhou City settled down, with no hidden worries inside and no bandits outside, so even if there were only 500 imperial cavalry in the city, it was safe and sound.

Slowly, the news of Fenzhou's stability and prosperity spread, and poor and homeless people from all over came to join them from time to time.

Zhao Dezhao did not refuse anyone who came, arranged accommodation, gave them food and drink, and finally allotted land for farming.

Later, the existing land inside and outside the city was not enough, so Zhao Dezhao called on everyone to reclaim wasteland, and those who planted wasteland were exempted from tax for two years, and the state pastoral government distributed grain.

So those who planted were enthusiastic.

At this time, Zhao Dezhao had 40000+ soldiers in Fenzhou, and recruited seven or eight literati and military officers.Slowly there is a new atmosphere.

At this time, the capital of Song Dynasty.

Above the court, Zhao Kuangyin frowned as he listened to the discussions of the ministers below.

"Your Majesty, although Fenzhou Zhou Mu is a royal family, he is arrogant and tyrannical, ransacking his home for no reason, and forcing away good people. If this continues, I'm afraid it will be very detrimental to the prestige of Fenzhou Prefecture."

The one who spoke was Lu Yi, who had been bribed by Zhao Guangyi, so he naturally wanted to speak well for King Jin.

"Your Majesty, it's not just that he was herded by the Fenzhou state. He killed a good man and pretended to be meritorious. He also distributed a large amount of land directly to the farmers. If things go on like this, what are the royal rules?"

The speaker this time was Jin Party Xiang Jie, who had always been on good terms with Lu Yi.They are also the core figures of the Jin Party, and they will definitely help each other when necessary.

"Nonsense! Fenzhou State Shepherd was raised by me. He has a kind heart since he was a child. Even if he did these things himself, it must have been done too much by the local tyrants and evil gentry. He just fought back."

An old general with a square crown and beard began to refute. He is the second-rank Fubo general He Chuang, and his daughter was Zhao Dezhao's playmate when he was young, and he has always wanted to get married.

Another minister, He Tingwei, came from the pro-monarch sect and was an elder of the pro-monarch sect in the court.

And Lu Yi and Xiang Jie just now are all members of the Jin Party
He also said, "My lord, Zhou Mu is a royal family, so it's no big deal to kill the rich and seize the land. The information sent by Zhou Mu is indeed true."

"There are people at the border who secretly travel outside the territory and collude with other races. Presumably there are not a few of them. If they tolerate it for a long time, it will become a serious problem. I think that the decision of Fenzhou Zhoumu this time is quite correct."

(End of this chapter)