The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 221 Kill the chicken to warn the monkey

Tang Dingquan nodded vigorously and said.

"His Royal Highness Jian Guo is really kind to us ordinary people!"

"Not only give us porridge, but also share the fields with us!"

Zhu Hongyu was ashamed of his selfishness.

He was embarrassed by the words of the honest man in front of him.

If he really cared about the common people wholeheartedly, after he conquered Qiongzhou, he should "strike the local tyrants and divide the land".

But he didn't do that!

Not only did he not intend to divide the land from the local tyrants, but he was also prepared to win over the landlords and gentry.

Of course, after Zhu Hongyu conquered Qiongzhou, it was impossible not to liquidate it completely.

But at most, he publicly tried some landlords and gentry who were deeply tied to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, or who had a bad reputation.

Take their land into the state, and then rent it to tenants with reduced rent and interest.

But for the vast majority, the interests of ordinary landlords and gentry, he must protect them!
Zhu Hongyu didn't want to offend the landlord and gentry to death, and force the landlord and gentry to the Manchu side.

Of course, the more important thing is that Zhu Hongyu has clearly realized that it is not feasible to fight the local tyrants and divide the land.

Even if you don't talk about the power of the landlords and gentry, he can't pass the army alone.

Once Zhu Hongyu chose to "strike the local tyrants and divide the land".

Soldiers in the army would think that we have to fight to get the land.

Why can those mud legs get the land even if they don't do anything?
In this way, the morale of the army will be turbulent!
What's more, once Zhu Hongyu engages in "cracking down on local tyrants and dividing up land" in Qiongzhou, he will definitely force the landlords and gentry who have a large population and wealth to the Manchu side.

Think about your own Northern Expedition in the future.

The front line is fighting fiercely with the Manchus, and the landlords and gentry in the rear bring people to destroy him, cutting off his food supply...

Isn't that the end of the calf?

Besides, in the whole of China now, if there is a land conflict, it is estimated that it is only in this corner of Qiongzhou.

Compared with the late Ming Dynasty, the population on the mainland has almost dropped by two-thirds, and there is still a fart land conflict.

Since there is no land conflict, Zhu Hongyu is full of food, so he will go to "beat the local tyrants and divide the land".

Why, do you think it is too easy to overthrow the Qing Dynasty, and want to add more burdens to yourself?
Zhu Hongyu left Qiongzhou City with his entourage, returned to the city, and ordered the public trial meeting to be put on the agenda quickly.

He can ignore ordinary landlords and gentry, but those landlords and gentry who resolutely stand in line with the Manchu Qing, or who have committed heinous crimes, must be liquidated.

While appeasing the people of Qiongzhou, it is also necessary to stabilize the rear!
After the Northern Expedition and the main force of the Ming army leave Qiongzhou in the future, these people will be unstable factors, so it is better to clear them out in advance.

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Although Tang Dingquan already had the idea of ​​going to Luzon, he didn't make up his mind immediately.

"Recruitment, recruitment, the imperial court is recruiting workers, food and housing are in charge, the treatment is favorable, and you can eat meat every ten days!"

"The daily salary is [-] Wen, and the Daming copper coins of [-]% are paid now!!"

Hearing the sound of recruiting workers not far away, Tang Dingquan and many other people in Qiongzhou were moved.

Thirty Wen a day...

Wouldn't it be worth a tael of silver to work for a month!

A large crowd flocked to sign up!
After a while, the recruiting office was overcrowded.

However, what is even more popular is the conscription point set up by the Liberation Army outside Qiongzhou City.

Just the fact that joining the army and dividing the land can attract a large number of landless people to join the army enthusiastically!
Chinese people in this era regard land as more important than anything else.

For the land, they really dare to risk their lives to fight!
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The 16th year of the Yongli calendar, 1662 in the Western calendar, the beginning of February!
On this day, a high platform was erected outside Qiongzhou City, and around the high platform, there were Liberation Army soldiers in armor standing guard on duty.

Zhu Hongyu personally boarded the high platform and began to preside over the first public trial conference in Qiongzhou.

Representatives of the landlords and gentry in Qiongzhou were also invited to come on stage as guests of onlookers.

A celebrity prisoner is taken under a high platform!
The soldiers of the Liberation Army with loud voices stood up and read out the criminal charges of these people, and then read out the trial.

In order to show his devotion, Zhu Hongyu also asked the landlords and gentry in Qiongzhou to serve as juries at the public trial meeting and give their opinions on the trial results.

Of course, their opinions are basically no opinions!
Otherwise, Zhu Hongyu doesn't care how many more prisoners are put on public trial!

Of course, the landlords and gentry in Qiongzhou also understood that Zhu Hongyu was trying to make an example of others!

Those on public trial are the chickens that were killed, and they are the monkeys that were frightened...

Amidst the cheers of the people of Qiongzhou, those landlords and gentry who firmly stood in the Qing Dynasty and had a bad reputation fell to the ground.

With the blood of some landlords and gentry, the Guangfu Army once again swore to everyone its rule over Qiongzhou!
With such a public trial meeting, the Guangfu Army faced significantly less pressure when they investigated Dingkou and cleared Zhang Tianmu.

Landlords and gentry who had adopted a non-violent and non-cooperative attitude in the past when they investigated Dingkou and cleared their fields against the Restoration Army began to actively cooperate with the Restoration Army's work.

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Tang Dingquan was in the crowd when the public trial was held.

Looking at the heads of those landlords who used to be aloof on the high platform he built with his own hands, he felt that the blood all over his body seemed to be burning.

Among those landowners whose heads had been beheaded, one was old rich man Xu from their village.

The old rich man Xu was beheaded and his land was confiscated by the court.

Those tenants who used to rent and plant the rich man Xu's land have all become tenants of the imperial court.

Taxes were waived, and the rent was set at [-]%!
And more importantly, as long as they pay [-]% of the rent continuously for five years, the rented land will be theirs.

Instead of paying rent, just pay taxes normally!

Although [-]% rent is quite a lot, compared with the [-]% to [-]% rent of old rich man Xu, it is a real conscience.

More importantly, after paying the rent for five years in a row, the field will be his!
Although the official from the court said that he only has the right to use this field permanently, and the ownership belongs to the court.

He can pass it on to his children and grandchildren, but he cannot resell it.

Regarding this, Tang Dingquan felt that it didn't matter, since no decent person has anything to sell land!
There is no need for the court to say this matter, he will definitely not sell it, but wants to pass the land to his son.

Selling land is something only a prodigal would do!

Tang Dingquan has long been dazzled by the sudden good news, and completely forgot about the emigration to Luzon that the young nobleman said.

He thought that he would farm when he was busy, and come out to work to subsidize his family when the fields were off.

After working hard for several years, when I have a son in the future, maybe I can send my son to study!
In case my son can get a good name in the exam, he will become an official.

In the future, my family may also live a fairy life of eating white rice and white flour steamed buns every day.

After watching the public trial, Tang Dingquan returned to his home.

It's almost spring plowing, and he went down to the ground with a hoe on his shoulders to weed. This year, he is more motivated than in previous years...

(End of this chapter)