After five years of teaching support, Daming became an empire on which the sun never sets.

Chapter 108 Bring the General's Hongwu Cannon
Surrounded by water.

If 2000 people surrounded a cottage, it would not be so easy. After all, the bandits' cottage is too big, and there are ways out everywhere.But to surround a rich man's mansion, it's much easier.

More than 2000 well-trained officers and troops, together with the locals leading the way, are simply a blow to the local rich.And Muying also used a trick to make all the bandits who came down the mountain wear official army clothes.

"Go, tell Zhao Caizhu that this general wants to meet with him to discuss the matter of jointly exterminating the bandits in Feihu Village." Mu Ying said.

The lieutenant under his command heard the order and stepped forward to call the door.

However, what greeted him was a bow and arrow, and the lieutenant stepped back in a hurry.

"It seems that this rich man is not stupid." Mu Ying smiled, "I didn't take the bait of the general."

"General, the government's notices have already been posted on the city gate. No matter how stupid they are, they will probably think that the imperial court will deal with them." Feng Gubao said, "And the power of the local wealthy owners should not be underestimated. It is estimated that the army has just entered the village. Detected by their spies."

"Since it's not soft, let's be hard." Mu Ying said, turning to Zhao Xiaoguan, "Do you know the topography of Zhao's residence?"

"General Mu, the villain knows the terrain of Zhao's house very well. We attacked Zhao's house before, and more than a dozen brothers died." Zhao Xiaoguan said, and immediately drew a topographic map for Mu Ying .

"General Mu, the door of Zhao's house is open, and the rich man Zhao brought a carriage and a box to ask to see him."

"Let him in."

"Caomin Zhao De, see General Mu. General Mu is a young man and a hero..." The wealthy Zhao looked around, "General please stand back, Caomin has something important to discuss."

"They are all the confidants of this general, there is no need to reject them, just say whatever you have to say." Mu Ying said.

"General Mu." Zhao De had no choice but to swallow a mouthful of saliva with a grunt, and said, "If General Mu is willing to withdraw now, the grass people are willing to offer 500 taels of gold, 1 taels of silver, and ten beauties... I have admired him for a long time, but I dare not fight against the imperial court, and I have no strength to fight against the imperial court. If the general lets go of the grassroots, the grassroots are willing to spend all their wealth and become a commoner in peace."

"Who do you think Ben will be?" Mu Ying sneered, "I'm here, someone has been cut, and the gold and silver are left behind."

"General, the two armies are fighting, do not cut the messenger." Feng Gubao said.

"What is he doing?" Mu Ying asked.

Zhao De slumped to the ground.There were too many officials and troops, and he knew that he was no match for it.

Soon, he was dragged out by two soldiers and beheaded.

"Attack now!"

The lieutenant took Zhao De's head and threw it at the door of Zhao's house. "Ah!" With a loud voice, Zhao De's son in the door roared in the sky, spitting out a mouthful of blood, "Mu Yingyi, a traitor, traitor and thief, I will never share the sky with you!"

"Young master, you have to mourn!" the servant next to him persuaded.

Before the words fell, there was a huge crash, and Mu Ying had already started to attack.

"Kill!" Zhao De's son gritted his teeth, commanding private soldiers to resist.

"General Mu, there have been casualties among our people." The lieutenant stepped forward and told Mu Ying, "The Zhao residence is not as easy to capture as imagined. I didn't expect that a country rich man would have such a strong fortification."

"Come here, bring out this general's Hongwu cannon!" Mu Ying said.

Soon the two mortars were carried out, and the city tower of Zhao's house collapsed amidst the deafening sound of the cannons.

Taking advantage of the situation, the official army rushed in, and Zhao's private soldiers abandoned their weapons and surrendered.The two Hongwu cannons almost deafened their ears, and completely disintegrated their remaining fighting spirit.

Seeing this, the naturalized bandits in Feihu Village felt fortunate: the official army has such a powerful weapon, how can they be able to compete?It is definitely a wise move to accept the court's invitation to go down the mountain for the people.

All the people in Zhao's house were tightly bound and escorted to Mu Ying.

Mu Ying ordered that all the men of the Zhao family be beheaded, and the landlord class will be completely eliminated.

"Who the hell gave Emperor Zhu this idea, I'll tell you about your eighteenth generation ancestors!" The landlord's son yelled at the sky when he was cut down.

Those private soldiers who were willing to surrender surrendered, and those who did not surrender were killed.All the maids and mothers, the rich man's wives and concubines, and the daughter of the Zhao family were all spared.

Some of them who want to marry can marry a local peasant.

As a result, some common people who handed in the Peach Blossom Luck appeared and married the daughter of the Zhao family.

Then he ordered people to dig three feet of the Zhao Mansion, and all the treasures and food were looted.The villagers were given three taels of silver, one stone of grain, and two bags of grain.He also instructed Zhao Xiaoguan and Zhang Da to be the village leaders.

If they are oppressed by wealthy owners or robbed by bandits in the future, let them lead the villagers to resist collectively and protect the safety of the village.

The two readily agreed, they used to be the second and third masters, and they were familiar with doing this kind of thing.

A bandit who came down from the mountain and became a good citizen, also served as a militiaman and guarded his homeland.

……

"General, all the properties of the rich man Zhao's family have been dug up. In addition to the settlement allowance, rice seeds, and grain distributed to the people, there are still 10 taels of gold and silver, and [-] shi of grain." The deputy general reported.

"How can a rich man have so much property!?" Mu Ying was dumbfounded. "It's really poverty that limits my imagination. When I was a homeless person, I thought that the rich people's family ate bread every day, and that they used golden poles for their work."

"I didn't expect it either." Feng Gubao smiled.

"It's really great. With His Majesty's secret decree, not only did I not spend the money of the imperial treasury, but I could also make money for the treasury!" Mu Ying said.

"Send all the silver and food to the capital."

"The court is now using troops in Liaodong, and urgently needs money and food."

"Yes, General!" said the lieutenant.

Mu Ying has no intention of greed for ink at all.Because he was adopted by Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma when he was eight years old, and followed them from childhood.He studied the art of war and was gradually promoted to general.

His loyalty to Zhu Yuanzhang is unparalleled by anyone.

After that, Mu Ying contacted the local government.Let people who are familiar with the local land, together with the people from the government, measure the land and distribute the land.

After the people really got the land, they were all overjoyed and shed tears of excitement.They all knelt on the ground, thanking General Mu for his great kindness, and Emperor Zhu's imperial kindness.

……

After Mu Ying slaughtered Feihu Village and the rich man Zhao, she did not personally slay the other bandits, but let the people under her command go.He himself stayed in the Guangxi Province and joined Pingzhang Luxiu to implement the new policy of gentry as one on duty and one on duty.

"General Mu, the students have given up their exams collectively!"

(End of this chapter)