Chapter 665
In fact, at this time, there are already Da Ming Ye Bu Shuo haunting around Kunming City.The actions of the rebels were also immediately discovered by Ye Bushou, and they were quickly reported to the imperial driver's location a hundred miles away.

Emperor Chongzhen had already entered Yunnan, but because Ma Xianglin had a Class-A wiretapping seed on him, he knew what was going on in Kunming, so he gave orders to Governor Zheng Chongjian and Governor Chen Qiyu of Yunnan and Guizhou not to rush to rescue Kunming. City, but used a trick he would like to play in later generations, stealing the opponent's home.

It has to be said that the main force of the chieftains of the rebellion gathered in Kunming, and the strength of the old nest was empty, so there is really nothing to say, don't be too easy.

Now, Zheng Chongjian and Chen Qiyu have returned from leading troops to sweep up the rebellious state capital, and joined Emperor Chongzhen.

At this time, they were accompanying Emperor Chongzhen to a corner of the camp.On the periphery here, there are Ming army officers and soldiers guarding them.Seeing the emperor approaching, he immediately felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy, and the surrounding troops immediately marched into the camp and stood ready.

Jin Yiwei commander Li Ruolian, personal eunuch Fang Zhenghua and others also became nervous, guarding the front and back, as if Emperor Chongzhen was about to go to the battlefield.

Emperor Chongzhen was a little speechless about this, but it was their duty to protect his safety, so he didn't interfere in the end, and he could do whatever they liked.

In the middle of this camp is a large open space.But at this time, it was already full of people.Most of them are old men and old women, and there are some half-children, but there are very few young people.These people wore all kinds of clothes, the only thing they had in common was that the clothes were full of patches, and most of them were made of the cheapest kind of cloth such as linen.

"The Emperor is here!"

With a loud shout, the nearly 2000 ordinary people all knelt on the ground and shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live my emperor!"

The shouts were mixed with serious local accents, and they were uneven, as if they were noisy in a vegetable market. They didn't have the momentum of "Long live" in unison in the Forbidden City at all.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't pay attention to this. He climbed up to a specially built high platform, looked down at the people kneeling on the ground, and immediately said loudly: "Everyone, please stand up and speak!"

On both sides of the square this time, officials who were familiar with the place were standing there, and after hearing the emperor's words, they opened their mouths to spread the word.Similarly, these officials also have local accents.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!" The people kneeling on the ground shouted unevenly before standing up. There was no order at all.

Obviously, there are special officials who have taught them how to do it in advance, but it is really difficult to make them as tidy as the Forbidden City.

With a smile on his face, Emperor Chongzhen just glanced at these people.He found that every commoner who met his gaze head-on, no matter if it was an old man or an old woman, or those half-children, immediately lowered their heads, as if they had been electrocuted.

"I came to see you today to check with you." Emperor Chongzhen didn't care about this, and with a smile, he tried to look amiable and said loudly, "Every household, every household, your village, and the stockade are all Got a field? If you don’t get a field, you can tell me now!”

As soon as they heard this, those who stood in front and understood immediately raised their heads, but immediately lowered their heads, and just replied with gratitude: "We've got it, we've got it!"

Those who stood a little further away and couldn't hear clearly, after being passed on by the officials nearby, all spoke up one after another, and basically answered in the affirmative.Later, they found that the voices were very noisy and chaotic, so they all started nodding.

That's right, Emperor Chongzhen's order to Zheng Chongjian and Chen Qiyu was to divide the fields directly after capturing the lairs of the rebellious chieftains, and distribute all the fields owned by the chieftains and his subordinates to ordinary people. serfs.

Under the chieftain system, it can be said that the chieftain is the emperor of the entire tribe.Those under the chieftain's rule were all slaves of the chieftain.Life and death are at the moment of the chieftain's thought, not to mention, how could they have a field, it is all the chieftain's master.

If there is no rebellion, this kind of chieftain system is really hard to change. After all, it is the private property of the chieftain.If you touch this, others will wonder whether they will touch him in the future, and they will oppose it with the same hatred.

But, it's all right now, those chieftains rebelled in their own minds, and Emperor Chongzhen was not polite.To him, the chieftain is nothing at all, as long as he can hold ordinary people in his hands, he is not afraid of any troubles in Yunnan!The most effective, and also the easiest way to think of it, is to learn the methods of later generations, beat the chieftain, divide the fields, and liberate the serfs.

These people, who were originally serfs, got the land and freedom at once, and they don't have to live for the toast, especially for these people who have suffered all their lives, it really can't be described as a big pie falling from the sky. pass.For the current emperor who has given them such great benefits, from the moment he was allocated the fields, he has been talking about how good the emperor is.

At this time, they didn't expect that the emperor would take time out of his busy schedule to ask them about the situation of the fields they had allocated. Of course, they were even more excited, and their gratitude to the emperor was ignited again.

Some people felt that they could not express their gratitude just by answering like this, so they simply knelt down and kowtowed to Emperor Chongzhen.They feel that only in this way can they express one ten-thousandth of their inner gratitude.

When the other common people saw it, they naturally followed suit and knelt down and kowtowed.As a result, the place returned to its previous state.

Chen Qiyu and Zheng Chongjian looked at each other, did not speak, but stood behind Emperor Chongzhen.

Seeing their situation, Emperor Chongzhen could understand the gratitude in their hearts, so he didn't pretend to be hypocritical. He didn't ask them to get up again, and said loudly: "I know, you used to have nothing. But in the future, it won't be like this. As long as you are my people, your life will get better and better. I will exempt you from taxes for the first two years after you are allocated the land, okay?"

This is another great news, and the kneeling people were really excited when they heard it.The cultivation of the field for two years belongs to him.If that's the case, as long as you work hard, you can really fill your stomach!

On the square of the camp, voices rose and fell after a while: "Bah bah bah..."

This is the sound that can only be made by kowtowing too hard.For these common people, they are dull in themselves, and they are even more speechless in front of the emperor, who is much more noble than the chieftain, so they can only kowtow hard to repay the emperor's long grace, Express your gratitude.

With just a little effort, Emperor Chongzhen even saw the old men and women in front of him knock their foreheads.So, he hurriedly said loudly: "Alright, alright, hold on, I still have something to say!"

If there is an accident, this is not what Emperor Chongzhen wants to see, so he quickly stopped.

Hearing that the emperor had something to say, don't say it, these people immediately stopped, not daring to disturb the emperor.

Emperor Chongzhen glanced at them, stopped smiling, and said to them with a little seriousness: "Those rebel chieftains are like chickens and dogs in front of me, vulnerable. Therefore, you can rest assured, those chieftains will not be able to Even if I go back, I won't be able to take away the fields from you. From now on, the court will be your biggest supporter, and I will be your biggest supporter!"

Having said that, he paused, glanced at the excited old faces, and then said loudly: "However, among the rebels, there are many of your nephews. , if they are still among the rebels, they must not be spared."

Sure enough, after hearing what he said, worries inevitably appeared on the faces of those people.In fact, on the way to Laide, they had already thought of this, and they were always worried about the relatives of those chieftains.

Emperor Chongzhen saw this, and these reactions were within his expectations, so he said to them again: "Therefore, I have ordered you to be brought here to give you a chance to allow you to speak out before the imperial army launches an offensive. Tell your nephews and relatives about your situation. As long as you persuade them to leave the rebels, they will survive. Otherwise, it would be ruthless to talk about it. How about such an arrangement?"

To do so is to disintegrate the chieftain army.

The old nest was taken away, the ordinary people were allocated land, and then these ordinary people persuaded, the Emperor Chongzhen would not believe it, and this would not affect the morale of the rebels!

Of course, not all ordinary people came, otherwise, the military camp would not be able to accommodate them, and food, grass, and supplies would not be able to be consumed.It's just that some people who are represented by chieftains from various places have been selected to come over.

In addition, Emperor Chongzhen certainly had careful arrangements for the shouting before the battle, so that the people could shout without affecting the actions of the imperial army.

At this moment, Emperor Chongzhen's statement that he was thinking about these original serfs immediately made these people feel grateful again.Not to mention, even if you go out with your life, you still have to persuade your own nephew.

When Emperor Chongzhen left this camp and returned to the central army tent, Yeburei near Kunming City rushed back, reporting that the rebels had already marched here and were expected to arrive in two or three days.

Of course, the news of the participation of Dongwu's army is also included in the report.

Regarding this, Emperor Chongzhen sneered and said, "Good job!"

 Thanks for the reward of 200 starting coins for the mortal road!
  
 
(End of this chapter)

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