Bei'an County

Zhang Family Courtyard

This compound, which can be called a landmark building in Bei'an County, has now become a noisy place like a vegetable market.

One by one, men with white cloths tied on their arms carried, carried, or carried the wealth accumulated by generations of Zhang Tangyu's family out of the yard.

In the open space outside the gate, He Shuzhong, Liu Hengliang and other Bei'an gentry who took the initiative to join Lin Hongfei looked at all this with complicated expressions.

Not long after, a man tied with a white cloth came over and said to He Shuzhong, Liu Hengliang: "County Magistrate He, uncle, all the Zhang family's belongings have been registered."

"You don't have anything to hide, right?" Liu Hengliang said cautiously, looking at a few men in the distance who were tall and tall in casual clothes.

"Don't worry, I've warned everyone. The Lin Family Army officers are watching outside. If we dare to hide it secretly, we will all be punished," the man said quickly.

He Shu on the side breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, we must not offend the Lin family army at this time, otherwise, our previous efforts will be wasted."

At this time, the young and old members of the Zhang Tangyu family had their arms tied behind their backs with hemp ropes and were escorted to the open space one by one. Then they were forced to kneel on the ground by the men tied with white cloths.

And those kneeling at the front were Zhang Tangyu, Zhang Baoqing and others.

At this time, Liu Hengliang led everyone over and Zhang Tangyu raised his head and glared, cursing: "Liu Henliang, you are going to die a hellish death, I will not let you go even if I am a ghost!"

Liu Hengliang did not fight back, but put on a troubled look and sighed: "Brother Tang Yu, I'm sorry, if you don't die, all of us will have our homes confiscated and exterminated by the Lin family army."

"Although we are going to kill your whole family, don't worry, every year on this Qingming Festival, we will visit the graves of your whole family. You will definitely not be short of money to spend down there."

Zhang Tangyu sneered a few times and said: "Liu, stop acting here. Remember, our Zhang family's today is your Liu family's tomorrow."

"I, Zhang Tangyu, am waiting for you below!"

After Liu Hengliang heard this, he didn't say anything more and turned to look at the officers of the Lin Family Army in the distance.

At this time, He Shuzhong came over and handed a pistol to Liu Hengliang. The two stood side by side, and at the same time raised the gun in their hands and pointed it at Zhang Tangyu.

This is Ding Dehu's request to the two of them. When killing Zhang Tangyu, He Shuzhong and Liu Hengliang must do it, otherwise they will be disloyal to Lin Hongfei!

Having come to this point, the two of them had no choice but to stain Zhang Tangyu's blood to win Lin Hongfei's trust.

"Pop!"

After two gunshots, Zhang Tangyu fell to the ground with two more bullet holes in his chest!

Immediately afterwards, other wealthy gentry also took action with the men of their families. Within just a few minutes, the surroundings were filled with a strong smell of blood, and the members of the Zhang Tangyu family fell to the ground in scattered directions, completely lifeless.

At this time, He Shuzhong and Liu Hengliang looked at the officers in the distance, their eyes seeming to ask, 'Is this okay?'

However, several officers shook their heads slightly, and one of them even put his hand on his neck and wiped it.

Liu Hengliang understood, opened his mouth, first sighed, and then said slowly: "Let's make a stab at the key positions one by one!"

After everyone heard this, they immediately picked up their knives and started to strike.

After submitting the letter of surrender, He Shuzhong, Liu Hengliang and others boarded Lin Hongfei's ship.

At this time, they still had some complaints and dissatisfaction in their hearts. After all, they did not want to massacre their hometown people.

However, in the time that followed, Liu Hengliang and others were no longer thankful all the time that they had chosen to follow Lin Hongfei.

All the property and land left by Zhang Tangyu and several other wealthy gentry were taken over by Lin Hongfei.

A small part of the family property was used as rewards and pensions and distributed to the officers and soldiers who participated in the war, and the rest was returned to the treasury.

As for those lands, Lin Hongfei renamed them [Military Land] after confiscating them.

These lands will be allocated to soldiers who have performed outstandingly in battle. In addition, soldiers who were disabled due to combat and the families of soldiers killed in combat can also receive a certain amount of farmland for pensions and compensation.

The soldiers of the newly formed 16th Division were from various origins, but without exception, they were not from Bei'an County.

If they want to cultivate these fields, their families have to leave their hometown and come to this strange Bei'an County.

But what does that matter?

It is said that when Chinese people settle down and move back to their homeland, it is difficult to leave their homeland.

But that's because everyone doesn't know where to go to live a good life, so they naturally choose to stay where they are.

Once they have a goal, people are willing to go to the ends of the earth, let alone Bei'an County.

He broke through Guandong, took the west entrance, sailed to Southeast Asia, and even traveled across the ocean to work as a laborer in a lighthouse country and build railways, all because he saw a glimmer of hope.

Even in future generations, tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of farmers will leave their young children and elderly parents behind, and leave their hometowns to work hard in other places, all because they see the hope of making money.

Therefore, when pieces of land were distributed to the families of meritorious soldiers, disabled soldiers, and fallen soldiers, their families packed their bags and left their hometowns.

Some soldiers from the three provinces of Hebei, Shandong and Henan have no way to farm even if they are allocated land because their families are far away in the north.

However, before they could worry, the comrades around them pulled them and rushed to introduce their sisters to them.

Originally, the soldiers of the Lin Family Army were the most popular in the marriage market in the Jiangbei region, and these soldiers who had land in their names were even more popular.

Even for the disabled soldiers, matchmakers flocked to them, and the yellow-flowered girls walked back and forth among the disabled soldiers like a revolving lantern, making them look charming with their random flowers.

Relying on this one-handed operation, Lin Hongfei's reputation in the army has reached a point where it cannot be increased.

After all, Chief Lin is really good at it. Not only does he get a share of money, but he also gives it to everyone if he gets land!

Lin Hongfei's idea is still very clear. As long as the soldiers of the newly formed 16th Division remain loyal to him, this land of Jiangbei will be better for Lin Hongfei!

As things in Bei'an County gradually calmed down, before Lin Hongfei could take a breath, an urgent military message was sent to Lin Hongfei.

Jiangdu County

County government

Hu Yitong, director of the Special Investigation Division, hurriedly walked into the hospital with a document in his arms. After muttering a few words with his adjutant Li Kui, Li Kui quickly took him to meet Lin Hongfei.

At this time, Lin Hongfei and Wu Yongquan, the two No. 1 and No. 2 figures in the Jiangbei region, were chatting in the study.

"Teacher, Commander Wu!"
Chapter completed!