When Hong Shiming, Wang Shirong and Wu Sangui's grandson Wu Shilin and their entourage brought congratulatory gifts from Emperor Kangxi to Wu Yingxiong and Kong Sizhen, the gay couple, they also held the "Qing Wu Jingxiang Treaty" that had just been sealed with the "Emperor's Treasure" of the Qing Dynasty.

Text, when I arrived in Jingzhou City again. This city, which was about to become the capital of a country, was immersed in joy.

Because just two days ago, the good news that the "Wu Division" had regained Wuchang, Hanyang, and Hankou was quickly reported to Jingzhou Fucheng.

For the people of Jingzhou City, the recovery of the three towns of Wuchang, Hanyang, and Hankou not only means that they are closer to becoming the people of the capital, but also means that the possibility of them being massacred by the Manchurian heavenly troops is extremely slim.

Now Jingzhou has the dangerous Jingmen to the north, the Han River to the east, the dangerous Yangtze River, and Wuchang, and Hanyang is fortified, which can be said to be impregnable. As for the west and south, they are Wu Sangui's territory, so there is no need to worry.

Moreover, the people of Jingzhou are not worried about the old Zhu family from Guangdong and Jiangxi coming all the way to fight, because both Zhu and Wu know the principle that people value scarcity. Only the Qing Dynasty didn't care... If it weren't for Wu Sangui's deduction this time

There are more than 10,000 Eight Banner Heavenly Soldiers who are ready to kill them at any time. The Qing Heavenly Soldiers will definitely massacre Wuchang, Hanyang, and Xiangyang before withdrawing.

This incident also allowed the people of Jingzhou to fully understand who the real "Qing Dynasty people" were!

Wu Sangui also lost no time in taking some measures to win over people's hearts, such as waiving the debts accumulated by Chongzhen forty-six years ago, and announcing that from next year, equal land and equal taxes would be implemented.

The specific measures are that in addition to the Xunzhuang fields (to be distributed to meritorious soldiers of the Wu family's army) taken from the land cultivated by the pseudo-officials, green camps and wastelands, the Huguang area ruled by the Wu family will start counting the land and population starting next year.

After the inventory is completed, Lao Wu's family will be the same as Lao Zhu's family in Guangdong. They must first equalize the land and then equalize taxes. They must also divide the land into acres and use labor service.

However, Wu Sangui's land equalization will adopt the method of "compensating less and not retreating more"... that is to say, setting a lower limit for land equalization, and Wu Sangui will make up for the land that cannot be reached, and there is no need to hand over the land if it exceeds it!

This equalization of land is really a happy one for everyone!

Of course, the land that Wu Sangui used to supply poor and lower-middle peasants was a bit far away... They were all over there in Chongqing and Chengdu!

If you want to farm there, you must first learn the art of shooting tigers with a musket, and you must organize an armed immigration group to move there collectively with hundreds or thousands of people carrying muskets at a time. Fortunately, Wu Sangui will arrange these things properly.

He is now not afraid of rebellion by the armed Han people.

In the history that Wu Sangui knew, the Han people under the rule of the Han court would usually rise up when the conflict between man and land was extremely intensified, the land was highly concentrated, or they encountered a monarch who was really fooling around. Now over there in Sichuan

There are more tigers than people, and there is plenty of land. What kind of rebellion are you going to create?

In addition, the old Wu family will also open courses to obtain scholars starting from next year. Scholars from Huguang, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou can take the exam to become officials.

In fact, allocating land, developing frontiers, encouraging production, etc. are the most common measures used by the founding emperors. New officials need three things to do when they take office, let alone a founding monarch?

Where can it be like the Qing Dynasty, where after the founding of the country, there were such things as "enclosure, shaving, house occupation, massacre of cities, surrender, escape law, coastal border relocation, wicker border walls" to actively reduce the population, reduce production, and clear the borders.

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Moreover, the Qing Dynasty was very efficient in doing this kind of thing, and it was very ruthless!

With the contrast between the Qing Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, as long as others act normally and do whatever they want after they come to power, they will be wise!

Now that the particularly ruthless Qing Dynasty has been defeated, Huguang is now governed by Wu Mingjun, and the good days of the common people are about to come. Can we not be happy? Don’t the Han people just want a wise king who can make them live a peaceful life for a few years?

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So Hong Shiming, who accompanied Wu Shilin into Jingzhou City, felt really bad at this moment!

Everyone he saw on the street through the small curtain of the carriage had a smile on their face... Shouldn't the faces of these people have expressions of numbness and pain? What's wrong with Hubei people?

Why are you so happy? Don’t they know that Wu Sangui is a bad guy to the core?

These people are so gullible!

Just when he was thinking of this, the carriage suddenly stopped. Hong Shiming poked his head out of the carriage and looked forward, and asked Ma Baodao, the Wu Jiajun cavalry chief who accompanied him: "Where are you? Are you at the Presidential Palace?"

"We're almost there," Ma Bao said with a smile, "Mr. Hong, hide your braid and take off your official hat. With this hat on...take off your official robe as well."

"What do you mean?" Hong Shiming looked at Ma Bao nervously, thinking that Ma Bao was going to force him to join Wu Sangui and become the founding hero. Although he was looking forward to it in his heart, the loyal ministers of the Qing Dynasty still had to pretend.

.And when he became an official, he was a minister of the Qing Dynasty. He had never been a minister of the Qing Dynasty. He was not familiar with such things as surrender!

"It's not interesting... Did you look at those people outside the Presidential Palace in front of you?" As Ma Bao spoke, he raised his finger and pointed ahead.

Hong Shiming turned around and looked over, and saw that the square outside the Presidential Palace was now crowded with people, all of whom were wearing ordinary people's clothes. It seemed that some people were shouting slogans feebly.

He listened carefully, and it turned out to be: "Long live the President, the President will be the emperor..."

Ma Bao smiled and said: "The people of Jingzhou are all devoted to the President and are opposed to the Qing Dynasty that Mr. Hong is loyal to. Now because they came outside the Presidential Palace to persuade them to come in and blocked the road, we had to dismount and walk... If you are dressed like this,

If the people see it, they might get beaten!"

It turns out it wasn't to persuade him to surrender.

Hong Shiming was afraid of being beaten, so he had no choice but to follow Ma Bao's instructions, change into a green cap and hide his pigtails, and then follow Ma Bao on a detour, passing through a construction site that had just been circled and the land was being leveled on the right side of the Presidential Palace.

Only then did we enter the presidential palace through a side door.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! When passing by the construction site, Hong Shiming asked Ma Bao about it. Ma Bao told him that a palace was being built here - Wu Sangui's palace!

The current Presidential Palace is the original Prince Hui's Palace, which was set on fire by Zhang Xianzhong. Later it became a barracks for the Qing army. It was repaired a lot, but it was still a bit shabby. After Wu Sangui arrived, he had people renovate it inside and out.

, the project is still very large and it has not been completed yet.

While walking in the Presidential Palace, Hong Shiming pondered: "Unexpectedly, the renovation of the Presidential Palace has not been completed yet, and the palace construction project has started again... It seems that Wu Sangui is really old and ready to become the emperor.

After that, he would enjoy the rest of his life in the comfort of Jingzhou. And Wu Yingxiong was of moderate talent. It would be good if he could keep the family business left by Wu Sangui and control his arrogant brother. The future of the world still depends on the Qing emperor and the emperor.

Grandson of Zhu San!"

Thinking of this, Hong Shiming had given up his intention of defecting to Wu and made up his mind to become a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty.

After all, Wu Sangui and Hong Shiming were family friends, so they did not formally receive him and the returning Wu Shilin in the main hall. Instead, they met in the "White Fish Pond" of the Presidential Palace, which is a place beside the pond in the back garden where the auspicious white dolphin is.

In the pavilion, a family banquet was held to entertain Hong Shiming.

And when Hong Shiming, Wu Shilin, and Wang Shirong followed Ma Bao to the edge of the Baiyu Pond, they suddenly heard Wu Sangui's angry curses coming from the pavilion.

"What a fool, that boy named Zhu is really nothing! I now occupy the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and Han River. I have never thought about going down the river to snatch the southeast from him. I just want to be a three-pointer in Jingzhou Prefecture.

The emperor of the world will enjoy it for a few more years. Fortunately for him, he actually sent troops to occupy Qingjiang Town, Lujiazui, Longping Town, Wuxue, Fuchikou, Tianjia Town, Banliangshan, Makou, Huangsekou...

.And they also occupied Xingguo Prefecture, which is rich in ironware! Damn it, if the second brother hadn’t marched in troops quickly enough, that kid would have robbed Wuchang Prefecture. It’s so bullying, I’m so angry!”

Hearing Wu Sangui's words, Hong Shiming knew that Zhou Peigong's "two tigers competing for food" strategy worked!

Zhu Heji really couldn't help but come to compete for the territory of Wuchang Prefecture!
Chapter completed!