The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 136 Reform
Chapter 134

"Look, there are many people on the wall"

"Those are not people, they are beasts, they are the ones who have ruined Yanping Mansion, so they should be killed"

"Good kill, if President Lu hadn't come, we would all have died under the butcher's knife of these people"

"Zhang Laocai is really miserable. His family was wiped out, and even a three-month-old baby did not escape. These beasts should be killed."

"Even kill the county lord, those thieves, why don't you dare to kill them."

Everyone talked a lot, but no one expressed sympathy for the thieves who were about to be executed.

Many family members of the victims came to the scene holding the spirit cards of the deceased, cursing and waiting to see the culprit be beheaded.

Some family members even picked up stones to throw at the culprits, but no one stopped them anyway.

As soon as noon arrived, Lu Changle announced the crimes of the thieves at the city gate tower, and then ordered the execution of those thieves who were selected from the captives and who had committed the most serious crimes.

Following Lu Changle's order, bloody heads fell from the city wall, and the scene screamed endlessly. The blood dyed the city wall red. Under the sunlight, it gave people a strange and terrifying feeling.

Not only the people in the city came to watch, but Lu Changle also brought the captive thieves to watch the punishment, and let them see the fate of evildoers.

A group of 30 people executed ten batches in a row. Heads rolled down everywhere under the city wall.
Many people were still watching with great interest in the front, but when they saw the back, many people felt sick and covered their eyes and dared not look again.

When the thieves attacked Changle City, tens of thousands of people were killed or injured. Many people didn't react much when they heard it. To them, it was just a number.

Seeing the heads of people falling from the city wall with my own eyes, the fear is hard to describe in words.

Lu Changle has been watching blankly, begging for mercy has not stopped, but Lu Changle did not soften his heart even once,
Seeing the tragic situation of the thieves in Changle County after they burned, killed and looted, especially seeing the tragic death of women and children, it is difficult to have compassion for them.

After killing [-] thieves who committed the most heinous crimes, Lu Changle sent all the remaining [-] people who had not committed any serious crimes and were coerced into labor camps, also called atonement camps, and asked them to use their work to atone for their sins. Those who behaved well, Can walk out of the hard labor camp and regain freedom,

Of course, those who are disobedient and resist will be killed.

Winter is coming to spring, and now is the time to prepare for spring plowing. Lu Changle handed over the hard labor camp to Lu Changfu, who has strong organizational skills, and asked him to take the hard labor camp people to collect the land of the Lu and Yang clans, the army of the Meihua Thousand Households, and Changle All the unowned land in the county was planted,
No matter when, food is the top priority.

With them, the people of the Lu and Yang tribes can be liberated and let them support blacksmiths, paper mills, shipyards and other places that need manpower,

Apart from punishing the thieves, Lu Changle did not intend to let go of the people and merchants who committed crimes and hoarded during the epidemic. The common people reported a case and dealt with it. The light fines and reprimands, the serious ones were arrested and ransacked.

This measure allowed Lu Changle to quickly gain the love and support of the common people, and also gained a large windfall.

It can be said to kill two birds with one stone;
Cheng Chao, the history of the Household Code, and Xu Jiaming, the history of the Workshop Code, were also reused. At the request of Lu Changle, they counted the population, measured the unowned land and recorded it, maintained social order, and called skilled craftsmen for Lu Changle to use.
The job is still the same as before, the difference is that all the subordinate officials and government servants have become unbelievable to the people of Changle County. receive,

Lu Changle raised their salaries by three times. If they did a good job, they would be promoted and paid more. If they dared to take the money, they would be dismissed for investigation;
Huang Shiwen, the instructor of the county school, was not idle either, running around to restore the suspended academies and private schools one by one;

Jin Jindou, the representative of the Chamber of Commerce, used his influence to persuade the merchants to resume business. Lu Changle assured him that as long as he operated in accordance with the law and paid taxes on time, he would protect the legitimate interests of all merchants.

In addition to the normal tax, there is no need to pay a penny more.

Riding on the prestige of executing three hundred thieves on the city wall, Lu Changle made drastic reforms after taking over Changle County,

In just a few days, Changle County seems to have a new look,

There was also a small episode in the middle. Zheng Xingtai, the magistrate of Fuzhou, sent someone to the Changle County Yamen, saying that the county magistrate Zhou was unfortunately killed. For the smooth operation of Changle County, he wanted to send people to take over Changle County. In the name of the prison directly.

When Qian Zhengrong emptied the county magistrate and acted mischievously in Changle County, he did not see that the magistrate Zheng took any action.

When Huntian Demon King attacked Changle County, he didn't see him bring people to rescue him. Now that he wants to come here to pick up cheap and peaches, Lu Changle is not used to him.

Now even Zheng's uncle and nephew are not afraid, Lu Changle directly ignores a magistrate who does nothing.

After everything was on the right track, Lu Changle immediately reformed the militia,

In the name of the county government, a recruitment order was posted throughout the county to recruit members of the rural protection team.

Wang Dazhi is a woodcutter in Jiahe Village. His family has no land, so he can only do long-term labor for others.
Originally, Wang Dazhi also went to work as a long-term worker, but his boss thought he was a big eater, so he quit him. There was no choice but to go up the mountain to collect firewood and sell it in the city.
This day Wang Dazhi was preparing to enter the city with two large bundles of firewood. At the gate of the city, he saw many people surrounding the notice. From time to time, some people screamed in surprise. He couldn't help asking the person next to him with a paper fan Young man: "Young master, what's on the list, can you tell me?"

The young master was in a good mood, and he explained: "This is a notice issued by the county government, saying that bandits are rampant. In order to defend the countryside, Chief Coach Lu decided to set up a rural protection team. There is no age limit or household registration limit. You just need to pass the selection." join"

He wanted to pull a strong man again, but when Wang Dazhi heard this, he immediately lost interest.

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, the young man continued: "After joining the rural protection team, board and lodging will be free, each person will be subsidized with [-] taels of silver per month, and his family members can rent no more than [-] acres of unowned land. , only need to pay half of the original government tax."

Speaking of which, the young man looked Wang Dazhi up and down, and persuaded him: "This elder brother has all his strength, and it's a pity to collect firewood. How much money can he make? It's better to go to the rural protection team, which is better than collecting firewood. "

"Go, go, go." Wang Dazhi said excitedly: "With such good conditions, it would be foolish not to go, my lord, how do I sign up?"

Oh my God, two taels of silver a month, food and lodging, and renting fields at a very low rent. If you participate alone, the whole family can afford it. Wang Dazhi was moved on the spot.

Wang Dazhi met Lu Changle a few times. It was when the militia was training. Wang Dazhi didn't go at that time. The main reason was that his family was too poor, so he stopped talking and pretended to be sick every time.
A few days ago, Lu Changle, the head coach of the militia, called the militia to rescue Changle County. Wang Dazhi joked behind their backs that they were meddling in their own business. Unexpectedly, those who participated in the rescue would receive a large reward. Add rewards for meritorious service, and bring back 85 taels of white money all at once,

With the money, Er Manzi trembled immediately, and asked someone to tear up the old house, and wanted to build Er Jin's big house, and soon got engaged to a young girl,

Everyone said that Mr. Lu is generous and serves people sincerely. If you follow Mr. Lu to practice, you will not suffer.

If you miss an opportunity, you can't miss it this time.

It doesn't matter what team it is called, as long as you give money to Tian, ​​you can do anything.

"It's simple, just tell the guards of the city, and they will teach you how to do it." The young man said enthusiastically.

Chief Lian Lu is the magic needle of Dinghai in Changle County, and the young people also hope that he has enough power to protect Changle County.

Wang Dazhi thanked him again and again, but he didn't care about selling firewood. He put it aside and immediately asked the yamen servant in charge of recruitment to sign up.

The notice of recruiting the rural protection team is not only posted in a conspicuous place in the city, but also in every town and village.
There are many people like Wang Dazhi who want to join the rural protection team to change their destiny.
There are also many aspiring young people who join the rural protection team and want to defend their homeland.

To Lu Changle's surprise, those players who had participated in the militia joint defense actively participated in the registration,

In just three days, more than 7000 people signed up, and more than [-] people passed the preliminary screening.
Lu Changle handed over the recruitment to Gan Hui and Lu Jinyuan. There was no upper limit on the number of people, and the only requirement was that they must be elite soldiers.

After practicing with the militia for so long, and leading people to fight two big battles, Gan Hui and Lu Jinyuan gained a lot of experience in knowing and employing people, and quickly selected 600 people from them.

It's only for the time being, and a batch will be eliminated during training. After discussing with Lu Changle and Gan Hui, the size of the rural protection team will be kept at around 5000 for the time being.

Needless to say, the children of the Lu and Yang clans, the direct descendants, the cornerstone of the rural protection team, will have to eliminate one-third of the 4000 people.

The land is still small, no matter how many there are, it is really unaffordable.

The joint defense of the militia was disbanded, but the militia could not be disbanded. In the name of the head coach of the militia, Lu Changle ordered the clans and towns to arrest the militia, and all the militia should be at his disposal when necessary.

(End of this chapter)