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  Chapter 99 097【Get a Wife】

  In the eyes of discerning people, Zhao Han has already rebelled.

   Killing a few squires can only be counted as bandits; failing to pay land taxes and Liao pay can only be considered tax resistance.

  Changing a town into a village is really a rebellion!

  The towns and villages in the Ming Dynasty were just settlement names and had no administrative significance.

  Strictly counting, only the town and its surrounding areas, the thirty or so households counted as Huangjia Town, only two or three hundred people at full count. Therefore, Huangjia Town is just a small town.

  The rest of the places, calculated according to the lijia system, have about 30 li and more than 300 jia (not so many are reported by the government because there are a large number of hidden household registrations). Calculated according to the map system of the capital, there are 2 capitals and 24 maps in total.

  Zhao Han directly changed the administrative divisions of the imperial court, abolished the Lijia system and the Dutu system, and set the territory in his hand as Wuxing Town, with a central village and three natural villages under it.

  From this point of view alone, Zhao Han is the number one villain of Ming Dynasty!

  The peasant armies in southern Jiangxi and western Fujian joined together and confronted the government for several years. The Shaanxi and Shanxi peasant armies have already invaded Beizhili and are about to flee to Sichuan and Henan.

  The above-mentioned insurgents made such a big commotion, and no one has changed the administrative division.

   Zhao Han and his rebel counterparts in various provinces have shown essential differences, which can be regarded as a mudslide in the peasant army.

  Ordinary peasant households dispersed one after another, leaving only more than 500 young and strong.

   "Jiang Dashan!" Zhao Han shouted.

"exist!"

  Jiang Dashan came out.

   Zhao Han said: "I appoint you as the head of Wuxing Village."

  Jiang Dashan expressed his gratitude. Wuxing Village belongs to the central village and is the most important of the four villages.

   "Huang Yao, I appoint you as the head of Shanghuang Village."

   "Huang Shun, I appoint you as the head of Xiahuang Village."

   "Li Zheng, I appoint you as the head of Lijia Village."

  The first batch of followers received only a little more land than other farmers. The official position is their compensation, and the village chief can receive two buckets of Lumi every month!

   (According to "Research on Grain Yield per Mu in the Past Dynasties of China", one stone is about 153.5 Mingjin, and two buckets of rice is 30 Mingjin. There is also a saying that one stone is 120 Jin, which may be calculated with a small bucket.)

   In addition, due to the shortage of talents, these four people also hold military positions.

  A team of five, an assortment of ten, a small team of fifty, and a large team of one hundred.

  Zhang Tieniu, Jiang Dashan, Huang Yao, Huang Shun, and Li Zheng were all appointed captains.

  Among them, Zhang Tieniu commanded more than a hundred people and was classified as a pacesetter under Zhao Han's direct management.

  From the mid-Jiajing period to the early years of Chongzhen, the main force of the Ming army was actually the pacesetters of the provinces, not the servants of the generals.

  The pacesetter system was born out of the battalion system and was first created by the famous minister Weng Wanda.

   That is, the governor, governor, commander-in-chief, deputy commander-in-chief, and generals. Because the army is unusable, they choose pacesetters to train and command in person, which is not inconsistent with the guard system and battalion system. The logistics of the pacesetters are also personally in charge of by these officers. The number of pacesetters ranges from a few hundred to tens of thousands.

  Weng Wanda has commanded tens of thousands of pacesetters. As a civil servant, his military strength is superior to the Nine Frontiers.

  Even in many southern provinces, the governor (governor) also has a quota for pacesetters.

   It’s very interesting. Looking at the whole country, only the Jiangxi Governor and the Chief Soldier are not qualified to recruit pacesetters. Scorpion Baba is the only one... This is also Zhao Han’s advantage.

   Huguang next door is also weak. The governor of Huguang and the chief soldier are not allowed to recruit pacesetters, but the governor of Yunyang has a small quota of pacesetters.

  At the end of the second year of Chongzhen, the troops from various provinces entered Jingqin King, and the main force was the pacesetters from all over the country.

  They are the last essence of the Ming army, and they were directly tossed to the point of collapse, and the next battle can only be done by the servants.

   Of course, the pacesetter system has not completely collapsed.

  Historically, Chuang Wang Gao Yingxiang was captured by Sun Chuanting's pacesetters.

  The first two groups who followed Zhao Han in the uprising were all appointed to military positions, and they all received special compensation.

  Zhao Han announced: "Tuanyong has no food and salary to get, but, during the training period, the food is taken care of, and during the war, there are starting fees and travel expenses!"

  Because he was afraid of being encircled and suppressed by the government, Zhao Han stopped doing ideological work for the time being and had to concentrate on military training.

   "Above the small captain, bachelors stand up!" Zhao Han said.

   Immediately, eleven of them stood up, including Jiang Dashan, Li Zheng, Huang Yao, and Huang Shun. Sure enough, they dared to make trouble without concern.

  Zhao Han asked: "Do you want to ask for a wife?"

"think!"

   Respond sparsely.

  Zhao Han asked: "Do you want to ask for a wife, speak up!"

   "Think!" Everyone roared.

  Zhao Han immediately asked Chen Maosheng to bring people over, all of whom were unmarried maidservants and widows from big families.

Zhao Han tore up the deed of sale on the spot, and said to these women: "You are free, you can choose to go home. You can also stay in my house, and I will sign a new short-term deed for you. Whether you are going home or want to stay Anyone who works can choose a husband. Of course, you don’t have to choose a husband. Those who want to get married stand up!"

  The big girls and the little widows all seemed nervous, and none of them took the initiative to come out.

  Zhao Han said again: "Those who want to get married, I will send half a stone of grain as a congratulatory gift on the spot!"

"me…"

  Finally a widow spoke out, stammering: "I also have a son, who is two years old this year."

   This widow is the widow of Master Huang's confidant slave.

  Zhao Han asked: "Who wants to raise a cheap son?"

  The bachelors looked at each other, and after making eye contact, a team leader came out and said, "I am willing."

  The cheap son is also surnamed Huang, so there is no need to change his surname.

  Zhao Han asked the widow again: "Will you marry him?"

  The widow looked at the team leader. Although he was ugly, he was considered relatively strong, so she blushed and nodded without speaking.

   Only the gentry and rich families value chastity, but the lower class people don’t care much about it. If they can find a wife smoothly and have enough to eat, they will be satisfied.

"it is good!"

  Zhao Han said with a smile: "You are a family, and you used to receive half a stone of grain as a wedding gift."

  The team leader just smirked, and dragged the widow behind him, as if afraid of being snatched away by others. He was also very happy to bring his wife to receive the food, and he was full of energy. If the government sent troops to conquer, this guy would risk his life to fight with the officers and soldiers for the sake of the land, his wife and son.

  Seeing that they have formed a new family, and there is still food to be taken, other men and women are eager to move.

  Zhao Han continued to ask the maid and the widow: "Who wants to get married?"

   Immediately, more than 20 people stood up, and only a few were still embarrassed.

  Huang Yao suddenly said: "Master Zhao, can I choose one first?"

  Zhao Han attached great importance to Huang Yao and said, "You choose."

  Huang Yao said to a maid: "Sister, come with me."

  The maid cried and nodded, crying louder and louder.

  Zhao Han called Jiang Dashan over and asked in a low voice, "What's going on?"

Jiang Dashan replied: "Huang Yao and this man's sister are good friends, and they got married with all the fuss. Huang Lao...was robbed by Huang Zundao's son to be a concubine, and later he was beaten to death by his wife. Huang Yao's sister was also killed by Huang Lao. Killed by mistake."

   "Alas, they are all hard-working people," Zhao Han sighed, "you go and get food."

  Huang Yao was not in a hurry to receive the food, but knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Master Zhao, my humble life, Huang Yao, will belong to the master from now on. Whenever you let me die, just let the branch call!"

   "Good brother, get up!" Zhao Han hurriedly helped Huang Yao up.

  Huang Yao's eyes were moist, and he held back his tears, and took his wife to get the food.

  Zhao Han did not talk about equality for everyone, and said to Jiang Dashan, Huang Shun, and Li Zheng: "You also choose a wife."

  The three were overjoyed and each chose one.

  Zhang Tieniu's eyes were a little hot. He was almost thirty years old and hadn't married yet. He couldn't help but say, "Master...I..."

  Zhao Han smiled and said, "You can choose too."

  Zhang Tieniu already had a goal in mind, so he didn't choose young and good-looking ones, but directly picked widows in their twenties.

  Big ass, easy to give birth to.

  Zhang Tieniu didn't ask the widow if she was willing, but straight to the point: "Do you have any children?"

   "Two sons." The widow was a little scared, because Zhang Tieniu was so fierce.

   "I don't dislike it, and my surname will be Zhang from now on." Zhang Tieniu immediately had two cheap sons.

  The widow's father-in-law is Huang Sanshui, whose body is still there for confiscation. Her husband was also a confidant domestic slave. He was beaten to death a few days ago, and the grass just grew on his grave.

  Equality between men and women?

   Put it aside and talk about it!

  There is always a compromise between theory and practice, and the main problem now is to deal with the encirclement and suppression by the government, and we must gain the loyalty of these "officers" as soon as possible.

   For the team leader and above, all the wives have been assigned, and Zhao Han asked Shichang to choose a wife again.

  No one dares to choose between Xiaocui and Xiaohong.

  Zhao Han asked Chen Maosheng: "Don't you choose one?"

  Chen Maosheng grinned and said, "I'm still young, so I'll talk about it later."

  The "officers" who did not get wives were given two buckets of food as compensation, and promised to find wives for them in the future.

  Other officers who were not bachelors also received a bucket of food each.

  Ordinary soldiers, each receive half a bucket of food, which is considered their enlistment fee.

  After the wives and food were sent out, the miscellaneous soldiers immediately became energetic and no longer thought about deserting to go home.

  …

  Inside the Huang's Ancestral Hall.

  Pang Chunlai sat cross-legged on the ground with his sword in his hand. In front of him were two tutors, one from the Huang family private school and the other from the Li family private school.

"You can also see that Mr. Zhao is going to rebel," Pang Chunlai threatened, "You can run away, or you can report to the officials. But if you dare to leave this place, your whole family will die and your land will be confiscated. From now on, the Huang Family Ancestral Hall will be changed to Wuxing Private School, so you can follow me to teach."

  The two tutors showed bitter expressions, neither of them dared to say no.

   "Jiangxi is indeed a place where the literary style is at its peak," Pang Chunlai said with emotion. "Many villages and towns in Xuanhua Township are very remote. There is actually a champion, a Tanhua, and a dozen Jinshi. It is unimaginable."

  The two tutors still dare not speak.

  The No. 1 scholar in Pang Chunlai's mouth came from the mountains, that is, the place where Fei Yinggong is now a bandit.

   It is precisely because of the emergence of champions, Tanhua and many scholars that these rural land mergers have intensified, and there are not many self-cultivating farmers. Either big landlords or small landlords who were separated, ordinary farmers were all reduced to tenants!

  In Huangjia Town and surrounding villages, Sanhuang and Li's family control 90% of the arable land, and their clansmen own the remaining 10%.

  The total population is a little over 4,000, and the young and strong male servants of the four families add up to more than 150 people, who can be converted into thugs at any time!

   This is nothing. According to historical records, it is not uncommon for a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River in the late Ming Dynasty to own millions of acres of land. In that kind of place, you can't find owner farmers with different surnames at all, they are all **** landlords and tenants.

  Like tumors, they were inexhaustible, dragging Daming down alive.

  (end of this chapter)