Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

At the foot of the mountain.

The duties of the civil servants sent from household affairs and military affairs are called hand division.

In the mid-Northern Song Dynasty, Shou Fen's status was higher than that of Tie Si. Now he has been reduced to Tie Si's deputy, somewhat similar to the deputy section chief of various departments in the county government.

These two deputy section chiefs accompanied the army all the way to take charge of the army's money and food account books. They must also handle the seized stolen goods.

That time in Xiabai Village, it was an illegal operation, and Xiang Zhixian's servant was breaking the rules.

At this time, they heard that the officers and soldiers had attacked the bandit stronghold. How could the two deputy section chiefs hold back? He immediately clamored to go up the mountain to take over the stolen goods.

As soon as I left the tent, I was stopped.

Lu Shoufen angrily shouted: "Are you going to rebel?"

Bai Sheng came with a man carrying a wine jar, nodded and bowed and said: "You two must calm down. We haven't caught the remaining bandits yet. Zhu Dutou is afraid that you two are in danger. Please stay on the ship for two more days."

Cao Shufen said: "I will be loyal to the court and kill thieves. I am not afraid of danger."

"It's really dangerous!"

Bai Sheng held a knife in his hand, and the archer behind him held wine, blocking the road.

Whether to eat a knife or drink wine, the two deputy section chiefs must make a choice.

Lu Shoufen was the first to give up. He coughed and said, "I'm very thirsty. I just want to drink to quench my thirst."

Bai Sheng asked: "Lu Shoufen is thirsty, how about Cao Shoufen?"

"I...I'm thirsty too." Cao Shuifan looked at the knife in Bai Sheng's hand and stepped back in fear.

Bai Sheng threw the knife to the archer, fetched a jar of fine wine, took it in personally and said, "I'm thirsty too. Let's drink a few more glasses with you two."

Bai Sheng's martial arts skills are not good, so he is not suitable for fighting in battle, but his brain is relatively flexible, which is suitable for handling this kind of thing.

Bowl after bowl, they kept urging people to drink, and kept forcing them to drink.

Both deputy section chiefs drank and vomited. They didn't eat breakfast either. They kept drinking on an empty stomach. They vomited and finally collapsed.

Bai Sheng was also dizzy. He stood up and walked outside the tent, instructing the archer: "Guard here. If these two birdmen wake up, let them continue drinking. The white member sent twenty jars of wine, which is enough for them to drink. A few days.”

The guy staggered back, fell down and fell asleep with a proud smile on his face.

He is finally doing big things, and the county government officials can handle them, and he is no longer the country rogue he was before.

…

Mountain.

A large number of bandits and their families were led to kneel together.

The chairs in the meeting room were moved out. Ju Ming sat upright with his sword in hand and said: "All those who occupy more than 200 acres of land will be caught. You can report them. Whoever catches a family with 200 acres of land, I guarantee that his whole family will survive." .”

As soon as these words came out, the bandits immediately became excited.

"I've hidden one here!"

"I have one here too!"

"..."

Anyone with a field of more than two hundred acres must be a bandit leader, or at least a bandit leader. This kind of people have too much influence and are not conducive to Ju Ming's control. They must be eradicated and the fields they get can be used to give out favors.

One after another, most of them were young people.

Their father belonged to the leader and died while looting Shangbai Village, but the land was not taken away yet.

Ju Ming said to Zhang Guangdao: "Select those who have good friendship with you and spare them the death penalty."

These people were so blessed that they crawled to Zhang Guangdao one after another, kowtowed crazily and asked him for help.

Zhang Guangdao just sneered and didn't choose any one.

Ju Ming then ordered: "All beheaded and their families escorted to the county government."

Zhang Guangdao suddenly said: "Brother Yao's wife usually treats me well, can you spare her life? She... is related to Yang Jun."

"You can handle it yourself." Ju Ming gave him enough face.

Zhang Guangdao said gratefully: "Thank you very much, Dutou!"

Ju Ming added: "If you pick two more, I will make them leaders and reward them with a hundred acres of land."

Zhang Guangdao immediately went to look for the prisoners. He and Yao Fang brought them to Heifeng Village. They were not liquidated because of their low status.

Ju Ming is not a bandit, so he certainly did not choose the leader for robbery.

This is similar to the Baojia system. The so-called leader is the Baojia chief. Give them land to make them stronger, help them manage the village, and at the same time be responsible for recruiting young people for training.

Zhang Guangdao selected two Baojia captains, but the number was not enough.

Zhu Ming shouted: "Are the Tian brothers here? There are also two brothers who were at the riverside to erase the official seal of Ma'er for me."

Tian Er, Tian San, and Lu Wang ran out happily, but Ding Dafang died in the chaos last night. His son came out to pay respects on his father's behalf.

Zhu Ming helped them up with his own hands and said in a friendly manner: "You and I have a good relationship. Each of you will be given a hundred acres of land. Can you follow me from now on?"

"I listen to Brother Zhu!"

The four of them were almost knocked unconscious by happiness, and they hurriedly kowtowed to acknowledge their master.

Six security chiefs were temporarily selected, and Ju Ming said to them: "You must work hard. If things are done well, there will be rewards in the future. Today's one hundred acres of land is just a meeting gift."

The six people lay on the ground and thanked him again and again.

In order to quickly stabilize the situation, Ju Ming must act generously.

Not only was he generous to these six people, but he also showed kindness to many thieves, and even more generously rewarded the archers he brought with him.

Zhu Ming turned around with his sword and said to the remaining prisoners: "I don't like to kill indiscriminately, and you are all forced to become thieves. Follow me from now on, and I guarantee that your life will be better and better. Males over fifteen years old will be rewarded with one Acres of land! Women over the age of fifteen will be rewarded with half an acre of land! Those who want to receive the land reward can come and register their names later."

This is to prepare for household registration and uniformity of the people.

Take advantage of the reward opportunity to quickly find out the population and acres of land in your territory.

Baskets of bandits' belongings were carried out by the archers.

Ju Ming distributed rewards on the spot, and Zhang Guangdao and the archers who led the attack were each rewarded fifteen guan. Several injured people were given three-string rewards. Those four unlucky guys who were injured have already been sent to pick them up.

The other archers who participated in the battle were all rewarded with twelve guans, and the injured were rewarded with two more guans.

There will also be rewards and pensions for the captain, deputy captain, ten generals, those who have made meritorious service, and those who died in battle. For example, Chen Ziyi and Zhang Guangdao, as the head of the capital, received an additional three hundred guan reward.

Even the miscellaneous soldiers and civilians at the foot of the mountain can receive several hundred dollars each.

As soon as the rewards were given, one-fifth of the cash just seized was lost.

All of this was done in public, and the archers were all inexplicably excited as they watched their wealth dwindle little by little.

War soldiers can receive more than ten guan, which is enough for them to buy several acres of paddy fields when they return home. If you change it to mountainous land, you can buy more than ten acres!

Even if Ju Ming monopolized most of the money, even if Ju Ming occupied the tea mountains and fields, they still felt that Ju Ming was very generous.

Those libertines were even more happy. Most of them served as small bosses and could receive thirty or forty guan rewards. Some people served as deputy chiefs and even received more than 200 yuan.

This is not only a reward, but also the honor for them to kill the thief.

When you get home, you can brag to your neighbors!

Striking while the iron is hot, Ju Ming said to the archers: "That day we made a big fuss in the county government office and offended the government officials to death. These birdies don't dare to do anything to me, I'm afraid they will take it out on you. When we return home from now on, which brother will have a bad life? , you can bring your family to Heifeng Village. I will keep your whole family safe, and I will also give you property to settle down!"

"I'm so confused!"

The archers all bowed down and had their hearts set on Ju Ming. In the future, if the government persecutes him too much, he will definitely drag his family with him and run away to seek refuge in Heifeng Village.

Some archers were arranged to carry the rewards down the mountain.

Ten pieces of iron money weighed more than sixty kilograms. Many people received rewards exceeding one hundred kilograms, and they had to work hard to transport them home.

Ju Ming was very considerate and organized them into groups according to their place of origin. After returning to the county town, they returned to their hometown together in twos and threes to avoid being robbed on the way.

"Come here and register!"

Zhu Ming wrote it himself, while Chen Ziyi helped. Only the two of them were literate.

Well, there are two more libertines who are also literate, but Ju Ming is really worried.

Chen Ziyi was a little confused: "Brother Zhu just took over this place?"

"I have promised to the magistrate," Ju Ming said.

Chen Ziyi slapped his head: "I remember, I did make a promise."

Chen Ziyi didn't say anything unnecessary.

He received more than 300 yuan in reward this time, and he had already decided to go to Qinfeng Road to join the army. What happened to Heifeng Village was none of his business.

Zhu Ming took up the pen and thought for a long time, then slowly wrote a few big characters: Daming Village Household Registration and Field Register.

One after another, the prisoners came to report their family information, including how many acres of land they had.

After working for a long time, a man came over with his head lowered.

Ju Ming asked: "Name."

"Li Wangfu." Byford said hoarsely.

Ju Ming put down his brush: "Why don't you dare to look at me? Lift your head!"

Baiford was so frightened that he turned around and ran away, but was immediately forked back by the archer next to him.

Ju Ming glanced at it and said expressionlessly: "Drag it down and chop it!"

It was late in the evening when the household registration was finally compiled. Ju Ming, who hadn't slept since last night, just wanted to lie in bed and rest.

Excluding those killed by officers and soldiers and those who were escorted to the county government, there were only 694 people left in Ju Ming's territory. Among them, there are 251 adult men, 268 adult women, and 175 children under 15 years old.

The population is a bit small!

Last night, it was all in vain. Not to mention the officers and soldiers taking action, the bandits trampled on each other and died.

We will attract more people in the future.

Fortunately, there are not many elderly people, and the ratio of young men to women is high.

…

At the foot of the mountain.

The two deputy section chiefs were pretending to sleep and woke up once at noon.

As soon as they spoke a few words, the archers forced them to drink wine and didn't even give them food. If they don't pretend to be asleep, they are afraid that they will drink themselves to death!

"That man surnamed Zhu is very ambitious. He is young but courageous. He wants to occupy Heifeng Village by himself!" Cao Shoufen said angrily.

"Keep your voice down," Lu Shoufen said, "How much better is Xiangzhi County? Xiangzhi County took away all the goods in Xiabai Village. From what I see, the person named Zhu, Xiangzhi County, and that Except for Mr. Bai, the three of them have already discussed it. Each of us will get a share, and everyone will make a profit. It’s just the two of us who will suffer haha.”

Cao Shoufen suppressed his anger and said: "We came to take charge of the army's money and food, but we can only get out and not get in. We didn't get even half a penny. We drank a lot of wine!"

The two of them became increasingly angry as they talked.

Suddenly there were footsteps outside, and they were so frightened that they quickly shut up.

Ju Ming led the two archers in, smiled and said with his hands, "Two gentlemen, I am busy with military affairs, so I really don't take good care of you. Fortunately, they have been sorted out. Here are the household registration and field registration here."

Archers came forward with torches to help them light up.

The two deputy section chiefs opened it and saw that it was full of parts and components.

Heifengzhai and surrounding areas will be renamed Daming Village from now on.

There are a total population of 184 people, with 105 acres and 3 points of tea mountain, 65 acres and 2 points of middle fields, and 401 acres and 4 points of lower fields. Due to the night raid and the destruction of the bandit's stronghold, most of the property was burned, leaving only 78 strings and 401 coins of iron money.

Who the hell believes this?

It’s like fooling the government into thinking they are fools!

Ju Ming smiled and said, "I am seriously injured and will have to recuperate for a few months. Chen and Zhang will take the archers and civilians back home."

Cao Shoufen couldn't help but complain: "Since Zhu Dutou was seriously injured, he was able to go down the mountain himself. He is really a strange person in the world."

Zhu Ming didn't waste any time and asked the archer to bring in a basket: "Here are thirty pieces of money. I picked them up when I went down the mountain. Why don't you borrow flowers and give them to the Buddha?"

No matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat, not to mention that one person can divide it into fifteen pieces, which is already considered generous.

Lu Shoufen said quickly: "I saw with my own eyes that Zhu Du was injured on the head, and the injury was very serious. He really can't go back to the county government office to recover!"

"Yes, yes, Zhu Du's head is indeed injured." Cao Shoufen continued.

If he doesn't express his position, he may not continue to drink, but get drunk in the army, accidentally fall into the river and drown.