Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 556 Chapter 553
Fifteen people stood in front of Zhang Zhao, the leader was a majestic burly man, judging by the thick calluses on the tiger's mouth of his left and right hands, he not only played with weapons for a long time, but also was omnipotent with both left and right hands.

The big man's eyeballs rolled around. Apart from not daring to look directly at Zhang Zhao, his eyes didn't stay in one place for too long, and he always looked to Zhang Zhao's right.

Because there was a Jinyi guard Qianhu named Wang Shangda standing there. He was the Jinyi guard who was in charge of Qianhu in the Jianghuai area.

This shows that this brawny man knew Wang Shangda, and judging from the sharp eyes and mental quality of the brawny man, he was not an ordinary high-ranking gangster or Huainan bandit, but a private salt dealer in Huainan recruited by Jinyi's personal guards.

The rest are also in different shapes, there is a real Huainan water thief, he thought they were captured and beheaded, and they were beaten a lot on the way before they stopped.

In addition, there are a few real farmers who only wear sackcloth in cold weather, and there are also rich and wealthy rural elders.

There are scholars with cold faces, and even a few Chuzhou County soldiers and Tuanjie Township soldiers stationed in Huainan.

These people, without exception, were brought directly from Huainan by Jinyi's personal guards.

The short and strong man standing in front of Zhang Zhao played a big role in making the three teachings and nine streams so complete.

This is the area from Chuzhou to Haizhou (Lianyungang) in Huainan, Zhang Sanlang, the famous private salt sugar tea.

Ever since Huang Chao, Emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty, shook the world, the industry of private salt dealers seemed to have become more unusual.

This is the case with Zhang Sanlang. He wins over the country heroes in Huainan, and connects with state and county soldiers and local nobles from all over the country to protect himself in the name of benefiting his hometown. He is very famous.

This kind of person, when it is beneficial, must still be caught. It is definitely a bit arrogant to do things in the countryside, but it is not enough for the fish and meat village.

In essence, they are the products of the local middle and lower classes seeking self-protection after the Southern Tang court brutally oppressed Huainan.

It’s just that after the Hou Zhou captured the Huainan area in history, not only did they not implement benevolent policies, but because of the intensified war with the Southern Tang Dynasty, the oppression in Huainan was even worse.

As a result, these people in Huainan, who were originally oppressed by the Southern Tang court, could only gather in the mountains and build fortresses.

It was with their cooperation that Yangzhou was recovered by the Southern Tang court.

This also gave the ambitious Guo Rong a great vigilance. Since then, Guo Rong has paid close attention to military discipline, and Zhou Jun has gradually gained the appearance of a heavenly soldier in the imperial court.

However, they in this time and space are very lucky, because they met Zhang Zhao.

Zhang Zhoujun, who was born out of the Guiyi Army, had a good military discipline. Zhang Zhao also understood the importance of people's hearts better than Guo Rong, and of course he knew how to use people's hearts.

These Huainan people who were extremely oppressed by the Southern Tang will soon become Zhang Zhao's weapon to oppress the Southern Tang court.

Now that Zhang Zhao has regained Huaibei, and if he can stabilize Huainan, then in the future, Nantang will become a mouse at his feet, who can be beaten and smoked whenever he wants.

Of course, it is not so easy to completely regain the hearts of the people in Huainan.

Life in this world is nothing more than profit, and in this era, the people of Guishou, who can't get enough to eat at the lowest level, can't use it, or it's hard to use it.

What can really be used is the "people's heart" of Zhang Sanlang and the wealthy rural elder. With their support, Zhang Zhao can conquer Chuzhou as quickly as possible.

After conquering Chuzhou and taking control of the political power, Zhang Zhao is qualified to use the hearts of the people at the bottom of Guizhou.

So the question Zhang Zhao asked the farmers was very simple. As a descendant, he came from the bottom of the society. Zhang Zhao didn't have any airs, and he didn't look down on these bottom farmers.

He walked over in person, came to the shivering farmer, and asked softly: "Is this year's spring wheat planted?"

Zhang Zhao doesn't know Huainan dialect, and the farmer naturally doesn't know Heluo mandarin either, so an interpreter is needed.

After hearing what the translator said, the farmer lowered his head, and it took a long time before he replied, "The official's field has just been planted, and my own field has not yet been planted."

Zhang Zhao nodded, took a rough bolt of silk cloth and a bunch of money from the guards and handed them to the farmer.

"You go back, this is a reward for you, tell your neighbors, this year's Bo Zheng will not be collected, and from next year, you will not need to plant official land."

After the translator translated, the farmer didn't respond at first, as if he was a little confused.

After the translator said it a second time, the farmer was shocked. He looked at Zhang Zhao in disbelief, and knelt down with a thud.

"Is what the officials said true? Tang officials, can they listen to the words of the emperor Zhou?"

"Hahaha!" Zhang Zhao laughed a few times. It seems that the farmer is not stupid, and he is quite knowledgeable to know who he is.

"Someone heard that King Tang was not a good king, so he specially sent troops to seek justice for you and others. Then Liu Yanzhen is not a good person, and has been killed by a certain one. From now on, you can live and work in peace and contentment."

These words are a bit literary, but the translator will translate naturally. After hearing this, the farmer sobbed and kowtowed to Zhang Zhao on the ground.

Afraid that he might knock his head to pieces, Zhang Zhao quickly got someone to help him up and sent him out.

As soon as the farmer went out, the elders in the country immediately knelt down to Zhang Zhao, and began to yell, nothing more than the benevolence and righteousness of the emperor.

As the little local tyrant who felt the deepest oppression in the Southern Tang Dynasty, he could better understand the power of Zhang Zhao's words.

Like the farmer who just came out, he has nothing but a little strength to squeeze, and has never been the main force to be squeezed.

What's more, such farmers, among the common people, are already considered to be in better condition. What can other people squeeze out?
Therefore, the ones who have been scrapped all through the ages are small rural landlords and small rich peasants like the elderly who have a little property but not much.

In Huainan, there are [-] or [-] civilian households like elders.

They have the right to speak in the countryside, that is to say, people believe and listen to what they say, and they can accurately mobilize young men who dare to fight, and they can travel far to know what's going on outside.

If the emperor of the state of Zhou could really abolish the tyranny of Bo Zheng, he would immediately be able to win the support of 21 to [-] rich households. With the bravery of the Zhou army, he would have the capital to gain a foothold in the [-] counties of the seven prefectures of Huainan.

"Your Majesty is really willing to abolish Bozheng and military fields? Does the sage know how much money Tang will collect from this every year?
Without the money and food here, even if the sage captured Chuzhou, how would he feed his soldiers? "

But before the elder could speak, the scribe beside him spoke.

It was only then that Zhang Zhao observed the scholar carefully, and felt that this person stood upright like a pine and cypress, with a heroic spirit in his brows, and his attitude was neither humble nor overbearing.

It looks like he is dressed as a scholar, but the belt with the sword hanging on his waist is particularly conspicuous, obviously he is not so weak.

Zhang Zhao felt that the person facing him might not be a mortal, so he raised his hand, "Mr. Unknown name?"

The scholar moved his brows and eyes, and a bit of surprise suddenly appeared on his face, and then he bowed to Zhang Zhao to the end.

"A man in the wilderness of the southern border, the Emperor He De asked, his surname is Zhang Dan and the character is Xiong."

Zhang Xiong?Zhang Zhao thought for a while, but he really didn't recall that there was such a number one person in the Five Dynasties.

However, his feeling was not wrong. The scholar opposite was not an ordinary person, and he probably belonged to the kind of people in history whose ambitions were not rewarded.

Thinking of this, Zhang Zhao stretched out his hand, "Since this is my family, please sit down and talk."

As a result, Zhang Shengren never expected that Zhang Xiong on the opposite side raised his hand again.

"The people in the wilderness thanked the sage for giving him the seat, but the sage has not answered the savage's question."

Zhang Zhao understands, he understands why this person has never been famous in history.

With such bad temper, even Zhang Zhao was choked and a little angry in his heart, who could tolerate another king?
However, for Zhang Zhao, respect for corporals has never been a problem. First of all, he was born at the bottom, and he was born in a later life who at least advocated equality for everyone, because he never had the word "arrogance" in his heart.

The second is that he has read too many plots and articles about Lixian corporals from history books, movies, TV, and novels, and he has enough psychological construction in this regard.

Therefore, in the face of such direct questions, he can still laugh and say without changing his face.

"This Sheren is really quick to talk, so let me tell you, to plunder the people with extensive conquests, and to use the power of the people by planting military fields, this is a tyrannical and tyrannical government, and the king will not take it.

Li Jing, the owner of the Tang Dynasty, was ignorant of children, so he would oppress the people. A certain family started from humble beginnings, knew the sufferings of the people, and never harmed the people with tyranny.

As for your question about why I serve soldiers, Wang Shangda, you answer! "

Hearing Zhang Zhao's roll call, Wang Shangda immediately stood up and glared at Zhang Xiong who was rude in front of the king.

"My teacher of benevolence and righteousness of the Great Zhou, if you want gold, jewels and jade, you should fight the enemy bravely, and you will be rewarded by the saints. If you want official positions and farms, you should destroy cities and villages, and you will be rewarded by the saints!"

"What are the first three principles of my Great Zhou's military law?" Zhang Zhao continued to ask Wang Shangda.

Wang Shangda straightened his chest, and replied loudly with a bit of pride: "Looters, pay five times, adulterers, stick thirty, pay five months of military pay, plunder plus adulterers, kill! Those who harm the people for no reason, kill!"

Wang Shangda's two consecutive kills revealed not only Zhou Jun's strict military discipline, but also the pride hidden in his heart. This kind of pride can be cultivated and infected with each other.

Those who starve to death without looting, freezing to death and not demolishing houses are the Yue family army. In the feudal era, it can almost be said that there is no one before or after, and even the Qi family army can't do it.

And the army of this era, as long as it can achieve the points mentioned by Wang Shangda, is a standard teacher of benevolence and righteousness.
Seeing the uncontrollable pride on Wang Shangda's face, this scholar named Zhang Xiong suddenly bowed down like pushing a golden mountain down a jade pillar.

"Zhang Yanqing, a man from the wilderness, pays homage to the saint! On behalf of the [-] people in Chuzhou, the Caomin respectfully invite the benevolent and righteous heavenly soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty to cleanse the monster atmosphere in Chuzhou. Rescuing me is like a fire and water!"

"Your name is Zhang Yanqing? Not Zhang Xiong?" Zhang Zhao asked somewhat dumbfounded.

"Grass people die!" Zhang Yanqing kowtowed again, finally showing some anxiety in his voice.

"It turned out to be Zhang Yanqing from Haizhou. Who dares to use the name of a certain family?"

At this moment, Zhang Sanlang, who had paid homage to Zhang Zhao long ago, walked over from the side and knelt down on the ground.

"Saint, the grassroots are Zhang Xiong from Chuzhou. This person is Zhang Yanqing, a hero from Huaisi, Haizhou. His father and ancestors were both from the Chuzhou Military Academy. Can win Chuzhou for the saint."

Hearing what Zhang Xiong said, Zhang Yanqing also fell on the ground and said loudly: "Zhang Xiong from Chuzhou is also a hero on the Huai River, and it is rumored that he has [-] brothers who live across the Haosi Chuhai.

As long as he is willing to lead the army of sages, the two states of Chu and Hai will be pacified, and even the two states of Haosi can be expected. "

Zhang Zhao looked shocked. In fact, he didn't know who these two people were. Taking advantage of the fact that they didn't dare to look up, he looked at Zhang Liecheng and motioned to investigate quickly, but he was overjoyed.

"With the help of these two heroes, the people of Huainan will surely be able to escape the tyranny of Jiangning City."

Although he is a time traveler, Zhang Zhao is not omnipotent.

What he didn't know was that in history, Zhang Yanqing guarded Chuzhou with only [-] soldiers and horses, and forcibly beat the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses led by Guo Rong himself. .

At that time, Huainan, except for Chuzhou, basically fell. Zhang Yanqing used an isolated city to kill Guo Rong and retaliated by massacring the city.

As for Zhang Xiong, historically he was the leader of the Baijia Army in Huainan. He was a great hero who was able to recapture Yangzhou in the Southern Tang Dynasty.

In the period of Empress Li, on the eve of the fall of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Zhang Xiong said to the scholars: "I will die and the country will be in trouble. If your generation does not follow my death, it is not loyalty and filial piety!"

After finishing speaking, he took all his sons to the battlefield. In the battle of Lishui, the generals of the Southern Tang Dynasty fled. Zhang Xiong, his father and his son fought alone, and they all died in the battle.

It can be said that Zhang Zhao's scoop directly scooped away the two heroes of the Southern Tang Dynasty in the vicinity of Chuzhou and even in Huainan.

(End of this chapter)