Follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the country

Chapter 151 Violent liquidation and intensified conflicts

Yuan Zhizheng fifteenth year, June.

Danyang.

A large number of landlords and bureaucrats were kneeling under the scorching sun to be executed by the rebel Shenji Battalion.

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As heads fell to the ground one by one, a large number of loan IOUs, land deeds, house deeds and deeds of sale were also thrown into the furnace by the rebels, burned to ashes and blown up by the wind.

"it is good!"

The people, tenants, and slaves all cheered.

The rebel officers and soldiers, who were accustomed to seeing life and death, could feel the happiness in their cries when they heard such cries, and they all couldn't help but laugh.

Finally, the land annexed by these landlords and bureaucrats was also distributed to the people, so that these people could temporarily resume spring plowing.

But for the rebels and the people, it greatly improved their situation.

Zhu Wenzheng and Geng Bingwen continued to advance towards the established Danyang County with the main force of two thousand Shenji Battalion and a large number of civilians.

Naturally, these landlords and bureaucrats also resisted more fiercely.

"If you insult the Jin gentry like this, you will die badly! You will be punished by God!"

However, many people shed tears because of this, and some even started crying. It was a low and almost silent cry coming from the chest, a kind of debt that could only be released after a mountain of debt on their backs suddenly disappeared. The cry came out.

Among them, Xie Cheng, Hua Yunlong and others divided their forces to develop in Jintan, Wujin, Jiangyin, Taixing, Jurong and other places.

However, during the advance, rebels such as Zhu Wenzheng and Geng Bingwen carried out more violent liquidations against local landlords and bureaucrats.

Secondly, a large number of houses in landlords' villages also allowed many people to be resettled, and even regional management could be implemented to avoid large-scale outbreaks of plague. It also allowed the main force of the rebel army to jump out more calmly to destroy the Yuan soldiers' encirclement and suppression during the movement, making the Yuan soldiers Don't dare to divide your troops and advance hastily.

"Woo!"

Although this behavior of the rebels did make the landlords and bureaucrats very dissatisfied.

Therefore, some people still cursed the rebels even after being arrested.

Wu Ge, a landlord and bureaucrat who had served as Yuan Hanlin's bachelor, began to curse when he was executed. He did not stop cursing until he was beheaded.

First of all, a large amount of food was copied, and the more than 100,000 refugees who followed the rebels were no longer short of food.

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The real estate of these landlords and bureaucrats was confiscated, their IOUs were burned, and they themselves were violently executed for their serious crimes or for opposing the uprising policy or even slandering the insurrectionary army.

The extreme rebel soldiers even used more cruel punishments.

The landlords and bureaucrats of this era were also greedy enough. Not only did they annex a large number of fields, the key point is that the large amounts of annexed fields were abandoned and uncultivated.

"You thieves!"

After Zhu Wenzheng, Geng Bingwen and other Shenji battalion officers collectively discussed, they decided to adopt Geng Bingwen's suggestion and conduct a more violent uprising to solve the survival crisis of their uprising team and the people.

Why are the landlords and bureaucrats willing to see a large number of fields under their names abandoned and untenanted rather than lower rents?
This is naturally because the landlords and bureaucrats want to preserve the rent prices.

And precisely because many of the land owned by the landlords and bureaucrats were uncultivated, there was enough land to be distributed to the people who came with the rebels.

The fields that were leased were directly distributed to the tenant servants of these landlords and bureaucrats.

In addition, the remaining ownerless land of the landlords and bureaucrats was distributed to the slaves of the landlords and bureaucrats. These tenants and slaves were also reorganized into households and became homesteaders.

As a result, the common people, tenants, and slaves all sided with the rebels. The landlords and bureaucrats were weak and could only sit back and watch as the rebels confiscated their property.

But these landlords and bureaucrats were naturally not willing to give in. They began to flee in large numbers. Many of them fled directly to big cities such as Jiqing, and began to seek help from Duo'er and other Yuan Ting bureaucrats.

Duoer only stayed here, intending to regain Zhenjiang as soon as possible to ensure his retreat.

Therefore, after he learned that Zhu Yuanzhang and others had occupied Yuxikou, he gathered his troops and decided to recover Zhenjiang in advance to avoid being attacked on both sides.

But soon after Duo'er sent troops to recover Zhenjiang, he received the news that Zhenjiang had been recovered and the rebels had withdrawn.

This made Duo'er very depressed: "Why did this bandit army withdraw again? Are they going to hide again?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. According to reports from our people, when this band of thieves withdrew, a large number of people followed them, so their whereabouts are easy to detect."

Fushou said at this time.

Duo'er's brows widened after hearing this: "Really? They don't drive and massacre those people, but prevent them from affecting their evacuation."

"This is because they are stumbling over their own ideas!"

Fushou said with a smile: "Aren't they going to rebel for the people? So, how can they kill the people and drive them away?"

Duo'er just laughed: "So, you can't use the sign of being the master of the people casually! This is fine, if the order continues, all soldiers and horses are no longer allowed to kill the refugees, and they can only drive the refugees in the direction they evacuated. Let more and more refugees follow them!”

"You Cheng Yingming!"

"In this case, I'm afraid they will have to die for these refugees before they are wiped out by our army. By then, whether it is plague or famine, it will be enough to make them miserable!"

Fushou smiled and flattered Duo'er.

Other Yuan Ting bureaucrats also followed suit, and they all felt that their side was going to win.

Only Yang Yuangao couldn't help but frown slightly at this time, secretly worried about this rebel army, thinking: "It's really difficult for the rebel army to make decisions for the people!"

But at this moment, Ping Zhang Qingtu, the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, came over and said to Duo'er: "Your Majesty, there are many officials and gentry from Zhenjiang Road, Changzhou Road, and Pingjiang Road outside clamoring to see you."

After hearing this, Duo'er asked: "Why did they come to the gathering to see me?"

"It is said that outside demon thieves are killing officials and gentry in their hometown, dividing their fields and confiscating their homes. They have no choice but to flee their hometown to avoid being poisoned by the demon thieves."

Qingtu replied.

Duo'er was immediately surprised: "The demon thief is actually doing such a thing?"

Qingtu nodded: "I'm afraid it's true, otherwise, these people wouldn't abandon their homes and run away."

"How dare these demon thieves!"

Duoer couldn't help but grit her teeth and said this.

Yang Yuangao couldn't help but said at this time: "It must be because many refugees evacuated with them, and they were unwilling to abandon the refugees, so they had no choice but to kill the officials and gentry!"

Duo'er only nodded and said angrily: "What they did is really abominable! They would rather kill officials and slaughter gentry than make enemies of those untouchables!"

"So he is a demon thief. By acting like this, he is not just destroying our Great Yuan, but also destroying this world's gift!"

Qingtu followed up.

Duo'er only nodded and told Qingtu: "Take me to see them!"

Hasato, who once served as Songjiang Daruhuachi, started crying after Duo'er came out: "You Cheng, you have to make the decision for us. Those demon thieves really do all kinds of evil. They kill people like crazy and ransack homes. They are just a bunch of beasts who want to steal money!"

(End of this chapter)