A century-old family that runs through the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 335 New Land

After a while, I really gained something.

The intelligence officer hurried over and reported:

"Sir, when someone arrived at the border between Huguang and Nanzhili, they saw rogue bandits under the banners of "Chuang" and "Zhang" stationed there. It is said that they also destroyed many villages and forced the people inside to join them. , and at the same time, many refugees were abducted, and that person was almost abducted, and he only escaped by hiding in the grass."

Hearing this, Yan Ling's expression became slightly serious.

Chuang, Zhang...are they Gao Yingxiang and Zhang Xianzhong?

Yan Ling quickly thought of these two people.

After all, someone who could become the bandit leader in the original time and space was also a capable person. It is not surprising that he would stand out again in this time and space.

However, at this time, the most famous among the various bandits was Wang Er, who ignited the uprising beacon in the original time and space, but died in the battle very early. In this time and space, he is still leading his subordinates, and is a member of the Ming Army. Number one goal.

More than half a year ago, a sudden natural disaster caused a large number of refugees in Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces. The Ming army was tired of suppressing it, so Wang Er led the remnants of the 36th Battalion to seize the opportunity to break out. Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng had been managing the overall situation for a long time. Destroyed.

And these two people escaped at that time.

The bandits who broke out of the encirclement were like dragons entering the sea. They each had their own thoughts. Now that there was no more encirclement and suppression by the Ming army in front of them, they naturally fell apart, and the alliance of the thirty-sixth battalion was no longer there.

Wang Er led his troops to Henan, Wang Jiayin led his men to Huguang, and the remaining surviving bandit leaders also went their separate ways.

Zhang Xianzhong and Gao Yingxiang also went to Huguang.

Now, due to the massive reduction of their subordinates, they have finally begun to coerce a large number of people to serve as cannon fodder just like in the original time and space, completely transforming from rebels into rogues.

In return, the number of soldiers increased sharply. With the current situation of refugees, if they attack cities and territories in large numbers and coerce the people, Yan Ling estimates that Gao Yingxiang and Zhang Xianzhong's troops will soon be greatly expanded.

So, will Gao Yingxiang plot against Nanjing like he did in the original time and space?

Yan Ling couldn't help but narrowed his eyes.

Most likely. Gao Yingxiang's ambitions are not small, especially now that Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng are all in Shanxi and Shaanxi, and there is no one in Huguang and Nanzhili who can suppress him.

Originally, in history, Gao Yingxiang had even reached Jiangpu when he was at his peak. There was only one Yangtze River left from Nanjing City, which is when he encountered Lu Xiangsheng. After the first battle, "the bandits all collapsed and marched fifty miles north, Zhulong Bridge to Guanshan." , corpses were accumulated to fill ditches and trenches, and Chushui stopped flowing." This was how Nanjing turned the corner.

But now Lu Xiangsheng is in Xuanda University and is worried about the increasing number of bandits in the territory. How can he come here?

Now someone has seen their troops on the border between Huguang and Nanzhi. It is estimated that they will not be too far by then.

Relying on the defenders of Nanjing... Yan Ling shook his head slightly, feeling a little nervous.

If this is the case, they will also directly face the threat of rogue bandits. You must know that Southern Zhili in the Ming Dynasty is actually Anhui and Jiangsu in later generations, which is too close to Zhejiang.

Originally, Zhejiang was safe and sound in history, but it does not mean that they will not come in this history.

Must be prepared.

He ordered Yinlong to pass the news to Yan Yinghui, the Duke of Yue in Nanjing, and at the same time issued an order to prepare for war.

"Sir, a new batch of transport fleets has arrived, with a total of fifteen transport ships and five frigates." As soon as he finished handling all this, a tribesman came over to report.

Yan Ling nodded gently:

"Let them come aboard."

Not long after, a horn sounded.

The ship left port. …

After a long journey, Wang Jiu finally arrived at the final destination of his trip - the Southern Continent.

When they stepped off the transport ship, they saw countless ships and row upon row of various buildings.

This is a port in the north of the mainland. After decades of operation, it has become very prosperous. Here you can see all kinds of people coming and going, and various languages ​​​​can be heard in the streets and alleys.

Seeing the situation in front of him, Wang Jiu instantly realized that this was definitely not the Ming Dynasty anymore.

He suddenly understood why the clerk asked him that question.

But what does it matter if you can live safely here? Who cares if it’s a foreign country if I can’t survive? Otherwise, they would not abandon their homeland and wander.

Looking back, many refugees had the same look in his eyes, but like Wang Jiu, they no longer cared about anything else after experiencing the days of not having enough to eat.

People in different boats went in different directions, and hundreds of them followed the guide for two days and finally arrived at the place.

A middle-aged man with a majestic appearance was waiting for them with three other people.

After the handover, he came to the crowd.

"Everyone, remember, from now on, you will no longer be the subjects of the Ming Dynasty, but citizens under the Luzon Governor's Mansion. The identity certificate in your hands is the certificate!"

As soon as this statement came out, it did not cause much commotion. Although almost no one has heard of the name of Luzon Governor's Palace, as mentioned before, they no longer care about anything else if they can survive.

"From now on, you are all members of the same village. He is our village chief." The dignified middle-aged man pointed at the last person among the two people behind him and said.

"Your village belongs to Wanyuan Town and Huaxing County."

"And I am the mayor of Wanyuan Town, and this is the chief of the town's police station...the police are basically the detectives."

The other person smiled and bowed his hands in greeting.

"If there is any discord, go to the county to file a lawsuit. Be careful not to go to the county magistrate, but to the judge at the judicial office. If there are any problems with the police and officials, go to the supervisory office to report them."

Here, the county magistrate no longer has judicial power, and law enforcement officers are independent. The county magistrate only has administrative power, and the town magistrate does not have the power to control clan rules and village customs like in mainland China.

This also broke the custom of imperial power not going to the countryside.

After the introduction, they were led by the village chief to their village, and then their own professionals divided the land for them.

"Wang Jiu, bring an underage child... The adult man is divided into 40 acres of land, 30% of the upper-class land, 40% of the middle-class land, 30% of the lower-class land, and the child is divided into 20 acres... Well, this is the land deed, and the house is considered temporary. I'll lend you a place to live, and you can pay it back later when you have money. The government will provide seeds and food before harvest."

The man handed over a stack of land deeds, and someone came behind him carrying a large bag of rice and seeds.

Wang Jiu couldn't believe it when he heard this. He took the land deed with trembling hands. Although he couldn't understand it, he still kept turning over it:

"So much? Sixty acres..."

"Of course." The man smiled. He had seen such scenes too many times.

After receiving the affirmation from the staff, Wang Jiu suddenly felt a surge of ecstasy in his heart.

Even before he became a refugee, he only had 24 acres of land on hand to support his family of five, and his life was tight.

But now, I have sixty acres of land in one go!

(End of this chapter)