When the sun is baking the earth.

The rolling heat waves cannot overwhelm the passionate mood of the people of Yancheng.

"Li Yuan, is it true that the royal family recruits tenant farmers?"

On the official road south of Yancheng, a group of refugees surrounded the young man who had just returned from Yancheng.

They are all people who have lost their land and are unwilling to be a cattle and a horse for the rich.

"Really, I've stamped the contract and I'll go to collect the fields tomorrow." The young man flew and showed the contract to those around him.

But how many people in Yan County recognize words?

Everyone, look at me, I look at you, "What is written on it? I don't understand, I won't be deceived."

"I can't make a mistake. I beg three scholars to help me read it, and I read it the same." Li Yuan carefully folded the contract and tucked it in his belt like a baby.

When the others heard this, their heartbeats accelerated.

Ignoring Li Yuan, I rushed to Yancheng.

When they arrived at the gate of the royal palace, they saw that there were crowds of people in front of the royal palace and could not be squeezed.

"Oh, it's all our fault for hesitating. What should we do now? I'm afraid it's not our turn." A middle-aged man slapped his thigh in a hurry.

"I was afraid that King Yan and the gentry were the same. I didn't expect King Yan to be a good person."

"Yes, the sky is so open-minded. I have surrendered the King of Yan to our Yan County."

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At the gate of the palace.

Zhao Xu stood behind Qin's account, and every person who took the contract would salute him respectfully.

They had learned that the young man at the door was King Yan, and with gratitude, he also gave a spontaneous manner.

"Qin's account, how much land is left?" Zhao Xu asked.

In a blink of an eye, the royal mansion was almost burst into pieces.

Now that the news spreads, more people gathered in the royal palace.

Taking this opportunity, he felt that he should take the opportunity to contact the people of Yan County and let them understand that Yan County is no longer the world of the Zhang family.

"Go back to Your Highness, there are still 40,000 acres left." Qin Guanfang wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Zhao Xu nodded.

He checked the household registration book of Yan County. The current total number of households in Yan County is 380,000, and one-third of them gathered near Yancheng.

This time, he came by households, which means that each household could only receive six acres of land.

In this way, 60,000 acres of land are enough to be distributed to 10,000 households.

In ancient times, the yield per mu was very low. It would be good to harvest two or three hundred kilograms of grain per mu, so six mu was not much.

At the same time, he did not learn from the rich people to use contracts to turn the people into their own slaves.

Generally speaking, in addition to farming and paying grain in the contract of the rich, they also have to obey the labor arrangements of the gentry and serve as soldiers during wars.

He crossed out all these things.

The reason is very simple. The wealthy families did this to try their best to exploit the people, while he wanted to win people's hearts.

As long as the people's hearts are on him, they are much better than those who are vassals for the rich people against their will.

As for why he didn't return the land to the people.

There is also his reason.

The people are a vulnerable class. They cannot protect their property in front of the rich. Only by retaining the land in his name will the rich people dare not extend their magic hands.

This is why he adopted the principle of occupying land by the royal palace and letting the people farm. In fact, it was also a disguised land in the country.

It is said that the people who depend on the royal palace are tenants, but in fact they are just being a free person under his protection.

The people's eyes are bright, and it is proof that so many people suddenly came today.

"Don't pull me, I'll be a personal guard."

While Zhao Xu was thinking, a noise attracted his attention.

A 16 or 17-year-old boy squeezed in front of Chang Wei despite the woman's dissuasion.

The land division and recruitment were carried out simultaneously.

On his left is Qin's account room and on his right is Chang Wei.

"Huzi, have you not listened to your mother? Can't you take it back and plant it honestly? What kind of soldier should you be?"

"I want to avenge my father and kill the Beidi people." The young man looked stubborn, "Besides, if you have three taels of silver, you can support your mother and sister."

"You can support yourself even when farming." The woman held the boy and refused to let go.

"What's the use of farming only? The people of Beidi have come and robbed everything. My mother said that the King of Yan is a good person and no one is in the army. Who will protect the King of Yan? The people of Beidi have come. Can the King of Yan stay in Yan County? At that time, we have to go to the land of the rich." The young man pushed the woman's hand and pressed his handprint on the booklet in front of Chang Wei.

When the people around him heard this, their hearts were touched.

They have been bullied by the rich and Beidi people for too long. Now, the appearance of a king of Yan has brought them a glimmer of hope for change.

For this glimmer of hope, they also want to gamble with their lives, and perhaps they will really have a different life in the future.

Thinking of this, some young and strong men who were originally in the field moved to the army.

Chang Wei looked back at Zhao Xu, and there was a different emotion in his eyes.

When he learned that Zhao Xu had received such a low rent, he was surprised for a while.

It can be said that in Dasong, no one would do this.

Even those famous scholars who are known as the founding of life and people will have at least 50% of their rent.

But now, he seemed to understand Zhao Xu's intention.

He did charge less rent, but he collected the hearts of the people.

In Yan County, compared with the extremely vicious wealthy families, the Yan Prince's Mansion's actions were undoubtedly a shocking moment.

People's hearts are full of flesh, and the young and strong man with passionate blood is naturally willing to sacrifice their lives for such a king of Yan.

And this time, he really admired Zhao Xu and felt that he was really a blessing in disguise and followed the right person.

"What's your name?" After understanding the whole story, Zhao Xu was moved.

In Yan County, the people's lives are too difficult.

He didn't expect that the people would be so grateful after just doing something.

"This is His Highness, King Yan." Someone reminded.

"Go back to Your Highness, the grass man Chen Hu." The young man looked at Zhao Xu in surprise and bowed and bowed.

Zhao Xu nodded. Chen Hu was wearing a ragged short shirt and his dark face was dirty.

But a pair of eyes is particularly sensible.

Not only Chen Hu, but most people are like this.

Basically, he was ragged and had a thin face.

"No gift." Zhao Xu patted Chen Hu on the shoulder, "He is a tough man, but you are the only son in the family and have no father. Be more cautious and take care of your mother and sister."

Chen Hu looked at his mother, his eyes dimmed for a moment, but he still insisted, "Your Highness just came to Yan County, I'm afraid he has never seen the cruelty of the Beidi people. The Beidi people robbed the year before yesterday, and my father and brother were killed. I came again last year, and my sister was robbed. I still don't know my life and death."

With a little sobbing, he continued: "If the Beidi people come back this year, it may be that their mother and sister will encounter misfortune. Therefore, even if the grass-roots people are unfilial, they will go to the battlefield and protect them well."

When the woman heard this, she burst into tears and sighed, "Huzi, I won't stop you anymore, go."

Then she bowed to Zhao Xu and asked, "Your Highness, forgive the people's wife and ruthlessness. Please tell the people whether your highness's personal army will protect the people of Yan County and resist the people of Beidi."

"Yes!" Zhao Xu replied firmly, "As long as I am here, Yan County will not allow the Beidi people to be presumptuous!"

He not only said this to Huzi's mother, but also to the young and strong who joined the personal army.

Zhao Xu's words instantly lit up the eyes of many young and strong people. They were so eager for someone to lead them to live a good life and drive out the enemy.

Whenever the Beidi people came, they would only crouch in their own fort to protect their gold, silver and treasures, and they didn't care about their lives or death.

It is also easy to enter a docking fort, that is, they are used as cattle and horses, plant land that takes seven or eight, and they also have to guard their docking fort when the people of Beidi come.

Chang Wei nodded in admiration.

He has never been just to be a personal general.

It was more about leading the personal army to expel Beidi.

"Your Highness King Yan is mighty!" A stream of passion surged, and he shouted.

As the saying goes, if there is a general, there must be a soldier. The soldiers under Chang Wei are naturally all real men, and they also speak loudly.

"The King of Yan is mighty."

Infected by the emotions of Chang Wei and others, Hu Zi and the young and strong men who joined the army shouted.

The sounds surged into the sky.

Zhao Xu's heart twitched.
Chapter completed!