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Chapter 483 The Return of the Huazhou Army

On the third day, the [-] cavalry led by Luo Feng finally arrived at Huayuan City.However, what he was facing at this time was not the Huazhou Army that was ready for battle.It was the envoy sent by Pei Yan.

When Luo Feng heard that the entire Huazhou Army was willing to surrender, his eyes widened.He never expected that the war would end like this.

After detailed questioning, Luo Feng learned that the reason why the Huazhou Army chose to surrender this time was because Pei Yan, whom Li Yuan relied on the most, launched a military coup and controlled Li Yuan and others.Instigated most of the generals, which made the entire Huazhou Army finally choose to give up resistance.

Luo Feng was overjoyed, and quickly ordered someone to report the incident to Lin Yifan.And he was stationed here, carefully guarding against the changes of the Huazhou Army.

Three days later, Hengshan's army finally arrived near Huayuan City, where they stopped and set up camp.Not long after, they saw several riders from the Huazhou Camp approaching the Hengshan Camp, asking to meet Lin Yifan.

When the visitor entered the big tent, Lin Yifan looked up, with a hint of surprise on his face, "Mr. Pei?"

"Sinner Pei Yan, pay homage to the Duke." Pei Yan took a deep breath, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed.

"Sir, what do you mean by this? Please get up quickly." Lin Yifan raised his brows and said calmly.

"Thank you, sir." Pei Yan got up from the ground and bowed.

"Mr. Pei is here, what are you talking about?" Lin Yifan glanced at him and asked with a smile on his lips.

Asking knowingly, Pei Yan slandered slightly in his heart, and quickly said, "My lord, the sinner is here to represent the soldiers of Huazhou, and begs you to forgive his crime. We are all willing to surrender to you, and let you be driven."

"Hehe, Mr. Pei, don't you hate me Hengshan? Why did you choose to surrender to Hengshan first?" Lin Yifan sneered, "How can I trust you if you repeat so many times?"

Pei Yan straightened his back slowly, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, at that time, the sinner, as a minister, should be the master planner, how can he be biased based on his own preferences? Hengshan is so difficult to control, and the sinner will naturally have to be strong." Advise the Lord to build more embankments. As for the choice to return to Hengshan, it is just a good bird to choose a tree to live in. Hengshan is already powerful, but now that it has Huazhou, it will soar into the sky. My lord is wise and mighty, and he has the image of a hero. If you don’t vote You, who else can serve?"

"Mr. Pei has won the award." Lin Yifan felt relieved, coughed lightly, and said, "However, since you are willing to surrender, there must be conditions, right?"

"Your Excellency sees clearly." Pei Yangong said: "I have nothing to ask for, but one thing, I hope that Your Excellency can preserve our family property."

"This matter is naturally possible. Our Hengshan army is not a bandit, so how can we infringe on other people's property for no reason?" Lin Yifan was puzzled. Could it be that their request is so simple?
"Does your lord know what this so-called family property includes?" Pei Yan smiled wryly, "It doesn't just include houses, shops, and land. There are also slaves, private soldiers, and tenant farmers. May your lord agree to these?"

Hearing this, Lin Yifan's expression suddenly turned serious. Hengshan can allow the common people to own fields and houses, but it is absolutely forbidden to keep slaves and private soldiers.As for the tenant farmer, he exists as a free person and never belongs to the property of a certain landlord.

"Mr. Pei, you must be aware of my Hengshan's system. Some of them are strictly prohibited by my Hengshan's express regulations." Lin Yifan said coldly, "If you really have the sincerity to surrender, then surrender, if you don't, then Let's fight each other and fight to the end."

"My lord, is it true that you can't be flexible?" Pei Yan asked unrelentingly, "These are the foundations of the prosperity of the aristocratic families. If you don't agree, you will break up their family background. My lord The picture is very big, so don’t let the small lose the big.”

Lin Yifan looked at him coldly, and said with a sneer, "I, Hengshan, have the greatest public opinion. How can such a powerful family be compared with the public opinion?"

"My lord, the hearts of the people are indeed great, but aristocratic families are not useless. If you compare this world to a person, the adults are the heart, the people are the flesh and blood, and my family is the bones. Only we can support a person. "Pei Yan argued.

"Haha, Mr. Pei's analogy is good, but it's wrong." Lin Yifan laughed, "If the world is really one person, the common people are the flesh, the merchants are the blood, and only the soldiers are the bones. As for you and other aristocratic families , what is the benefit to the country and the people?"

"Your Excellency is wrong. My family has cultivated countless talented and learned people to assist the emperor in governing the country. Are they useless people?" Pei Yan retorted angrily with a slightly red face.

"That's the way you monopolize knowledge and prevent the world's humble scholars from making progress." Lin Yifan also said angrily, "If the world opens up schools and everyone has books to read, what use is it for you to wait for the aristocratic family?"

"You, you." Pei Yan was so angry that he couldn't speak, but his heart was full of turmoil. Then he remembered, yes, Hengshan now has a wide range of schools to teach the people to read, so that there are not many scholars in Hengshan, but the entire Hengshan Governance is well organized.If Hengshan is allowed to follow this practice, what advantage will the aristocratic family have in the future?

"My lord, you, what are you going to do to let our aristocratic family go?" Pei Yan had no confidence, only helplessness and pleading.

Lin Yifan thought for a moment, and then said: "Mr. Pei, I must not break the Hengshan system because of you, otherwise, I will be difficult to convince the public. How about this, the slaves in your family must report to the government to restore their freedom. At the same time, as long as they are willing, they can continue to work in your family by means of employment. As for the private soldiers, this is absolutely impossible and must be disbanded. There are also tenant farmers who must return to their freedom. Of course, if they are still willing to continue working in the Your family rents out land to plant, and I, Hengshan, will not stop you."

"My lord, if you do this, how many people are left in our family?"

"Mr. Pei, the eyesight of you aristocratic families is too short-sighted. You only see one-third of an acre of land under your feet. You only know how to annex the land and force the people to sell their fields and children, until the whole world is driven to a dead end. There was a lot of turmoil." Lin Yifan shook his head and sighed, "Under my rule, a family's land can't exceed [-] mu. If you have more than the amount, you must report it to the government and take it into the official camp. But don't worry, although the land is collected It is an official operation, but within ten years, [-]% of the field's production will belong to you and others."

"If that's the case, what should I do for a living after waiting ten years?"

"Your family has a lot of money, so why worry about no life." Lin Yifan said coldly, "Since the fields don't produce much, why don't you go into business? Now I, Hengshan, have opened up the Western Regions and connected the western countries. You organize a caravan to go, Don’t you make a lot of money? This world is so big, why worry about not having a place for your family to expand? Even if you want to buy land, the land in the Western Regions is no less than the Central Plains, and it is no longer within our Hengshan system. You wait for the horse to enclose the land."

When Pei Yan heard the words, his eyes lit up, and he finally understood Lin Yifan's intentions. "Adults are far-sighted, sinners admire."

"As long as you know, go ahead and convince them, and I will reward you for your merits." Lin Yifan nodded in satisfaction.

(End of this chapter)