Chapter 617: Go to the banquet and throw the hydrangea ball

If you were asked to choose the most important festival of the year, what would you choose? I think the choice of most people is the Spring Festival. Yes, the Spring Festival, this festival carries the longing and feelings of many people. It is so important to reunite with the family and spend a peaceful and peaceful Spring Festival. Otherwise, the Spring Festival travel year will not become a wonder of the world.

However, at the end of the eighth year of Chongzhen, Zhang Zhun obviously had no way to celebrate the Spring Festival with all his family. There was no way. On the third day after defeating Ajige, it was New Year's Eve. During these three days, there were too many things to deal with, and there was no time to spare. Even on New Year's Eve, the Hu Ben Army still had a lot of hands and had not handled them completely. Moreover, more things came one after another.

First of all, the corpses of the Tartars around Dongjiabao and the dead war horses all need to be filled and dealt with. Cleaning up the battlefield requires a lot of manpower and time. Fortunately, the bodies will not rot, which leaves enough time for the Hu Ben Army. However, according to the customs of the Chinese, this year's affairs must not be left until next year. Therefore, the handling of the battlefield must be completed between New Year's Eve.

Under Zhang Zhun's order, the personnel of Dongjiabao, Caojiabao and Liujiabao were all dispatched to help clear the battlefield. For the people of these three forts, the last month of the eighth year of Chongzhen was definitely an unforgettable day for them to live. They witnessed the miracle with their own eyes. The most brutal and invincible Tatars in the legend were beaten into a face-to-face man in front of the Hu Ben Army. The corpses fell strangely in the snow. I believe that as long as you have seen this scene, you will never forget it in your life.

During this battle, the Hu Ben Army counted a total of 2,383 Tartars, and the total number of Tartars killed in other places was 2,405. According to the number of Tartars in Zhenghongqi, it was exactly half. I believe that after the Zhenghongqi Tartars suffered such a devastating blow, they would not have made any major moves in the next few years. Unless Huang Taiji replenished a lot of vitality. The problem is that Huang Taiji's hand is not large, and he may not have done so.

The Hu Ben Army seized the Tartars' war horses, which were not very large in number. The Tartars' war horses were killed and injured, with a total of more than 1,300 war horses. There was no way, the Minnie bomb was too powerful, and once the war horses were hit, it was difficult to have the opportunity to heal. The injured horses could only be treated as food. During this Spring Festival, the people of Dongjiabao, Caojiabao and Liujiabao were no short of meat, and they were assigned a large amount of horse meat.

Secondly, of course, two cavalry battalions attacked at the same time and swept the Hejian Prefecture area.

After the battle, the entire army was dispatched and the leopard cavalry camp was launched, and they were engaged in a large-scale activity in the southern part of northern Zhili. Their purpose was to force the remaining Tartars to retreat north immediately, retreat to the north of the capital, and free up the southern part of northern Zhili to facilitate the next action of the Tiger Ben Army. Under the coercion of the Hu Ben Army's cavalry, the remnants of the Zhenghong Banner of the Tartars hurriedly retreated north late at night on the day of the defeat.

According to Zhang Zhun's intention, the Hu Ben Army cavalry did not keep following, but spread the news of the victory of the Great War in Hejian Prefecture, Baoding Prefecture, and Zhending Prefecture, and raised the banner of the Hu Ben Army. At the same time, they encouraged the locals to move south as soon as possible, preferably to move to various parts of Shandong.

According to Zhang Zhun's estimate, Huang Taiji would definitely go south. It would be strange if Huang Taiji could endure such a big loss. When Huang Taiji went south, the court would definitely sit idly by, or even secretly support him. The Hu Ben Army and the court were opponents, and everyone knew it. Therefore, as long as there was a chance to weaken the Hu Ben Army, the court would definitely not refuse. Let the Tatars and Hu Ben fight against each other, and both of them were injured, or they would die together, which was most in line with the court's requirements.

Even if Emperor Chongzhen didn't want this to be so conscience, he would definitely be encouraged by the people around him to do this. In the face of interests, personal feelings are absolutely negligible. Therefore, there is no need for Zhang Zhun to be polite. He wants to pull all the things that the court has into his pocket as soon as possible. Being polite with the court is equivalent to having a slut with the tiger.

Of course, what Zhang Zhun mentioned was not a territorial territorial territorial. The territory of Northern Zhili is not that important for the time being. The most important thing is population and materials. Instead of falling into the hands of the Tatars, all of these population and materials would be moved to the area controlled by the Hu Ben Army.

"The massive revenge of the Tartars is coming soon."

"If the Tartars suffer a great loss, they will definitely start a massacre and kill them when they see them."

"If the Tartars come, all villages and towns will be flattened, and all living things will become dead."

...

Rumors like this spread very quickly under the leadership of the Hu Ben cavalry.

Sure enough, people were in panic everywhere in Hejian Prefecture. A large number of people, under the guidance of the original backbone of the incense-smelling sect, crossed the Yellow River in large numbers and migrated to Laizhou Prefecture and other places. Officials from all over Hejian Prefecture did not know where to hide, and of course there would be no stopping action.

In fact, what the Hu Ben cavalry spread was not rumors, but real intelligence. It would be strange if the Tartars suffered such a big loss and did not retaliate violently. In the first two invasions, the Tartars were slaughtered thousands of miles away and created no-man's land everywhere. If they were unfortunately killed by the Tartars, they would either be killed by the Tartars or driven back to Liaodong as slaves. This time, the Tartars came in full force, obviously more brutal than the previous two times. If they fell into the Tartars' hands, their fate could be imagined.

In this way, even the wealthy families in Hejian Prefecture would not be able to bear it. When the Tartars arrived again, the Hejian Prefecture would definitely suffer. With the defensive ability of the Hejian Prefecture, it would be impossible to block the Tartars' large-scale attack. If they continued to stay in Hejian Prefecture, they would definitely be killed and raided by the Tartars who made a comeback and razed to the ground. They must save themselves.

In Northern Zhili, there is only one safest place, that is the capital. After all, the capital is the center of power of the Ming Dynasty. There are three major battalions garrisoned and the royal army from all over the country. Logically speaking, there should be no danger. The problem is that the capital has been martial law and all nine gates are closed, so they are not allowed to enter at all. The capital cannot go, so where? Go to Shanxi? Go to Henan? Go to Shandong? Shanxi may not be safe. There are chaos in Henan again, which is also unsafe!

It's hard to deal with.

There was no way, their eyes had to look at Zhang Zhun for help.

Even though Zhang Zhun was a rebel and a major concern of the court, he had to ask Zhang Zhun for help at this time. Who told Zhang Zhun to be so strong in front of the Tartars? Compared with the capital, Zhang Zhun's control area is safer!

However, before asking Zhang Zhun for help, they had to make sure of many things. They wanted to get some positive answers from Zhang Zhun's mouth in person, instead of following the crowd and spreading rumors. It was in this context that Zhang Zhun came to Hejian Mansion at noon on New Year's Eve.

If you want to choose a few of the oldest towns in Northern Zhili, Hejian Prefecture will definitely be on the list. Hejian Prefecture has existed since the Stone Age. Zhang He, a famous general of the Three Kingdoms period, was born here. After thousands of years of ups and downs, the walls of Hejian Prefecture were mottled and only a piece of black left.

Honghua Building, the most famous brothel in Hejian Mansion. Compared with the ancient city walls of Hejian Mansion, the decoration of Honghua Building is much brighter and brighter. You can see it at a glance when standing a few miles away. If you choose a few of the most eye-catching buildings in Hejian Mansion, the Honghua Building will definitely be among them.

To say which dynasty in ancient China had the most developed brothel industry, it was the Ming Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, brothels bloomed everywhere, and basically there were brothels in places with a large population. The brothel industry was encouraged by the founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, who wrote a couplet specifically for the brothel industry, which was: "There are beautiful mountains and rivers here, beautiful winds and moons, and also beautiful women and good things, adding a story to the future. The right couplet is that there are many infatuated men and women in the world, and they are infatuated and dreamy, and even more infatuated, they are infatuated and infatuated. How many generations of fools are there?"

Zhang Zhun brought Dong Shuyan, dressed as a man, to the front of the Honghua Building. When he looked up, he found that it was the famous couplet written by Zhu Yuanzhang, made with gold-plated red characters. He suddenly felt a little ridiculous, and he actually came to the brothel.

Dong Shuyan suddenly said, "This is the first time I have entered a brothel!"

Dong Shuyan, who had just become a little woman, was wearing a gentle scholarly uniform and pretending to wave a white paper fan, which was much more suave than Zhang Zhun. Except for a few smart people, no one else could tell that she was a woman. Even Zhang Zhun had to admit that this woman looked stern, handsome, elegant, serious, and fearless in public occasions. However, she was full of tricks in the boudoir, and she was indeed a true master and apprentice with Xu Qingluan, and the little fairy was the only one.

Zhang Zhun smiled and said, "It's the first time I'm."

"Governor."

"Governor."

"Governor."

A group of gentry in Hejian Prefecture were already waiting here. When Zhang Zhun arrived, they all came forward to say hello. Among these people, there were old and young, men and women, and there were more than 30 people in total. They were all wealthy families in Hejian Prefecture, and they had all kinds of industries.

Well, to be precise, they are all gentry in the wild. Of course, in-service officials do not dare to deal with Zhang Zhun, a rebel. Once caught by the court, their homes will be confiscated and exterminated. However, this does not prevent them from making secret arrangements behind their backs, pointing fingers and trying to get more information from Zhang Zhun.

In general, in Northern Zhili, the locals still lacked understanding of Zhang Zhun. After all, Zhang Zhun rose too quickly, and the information transmission channels at that time were not as smooth as those in later generations. Zhang Zhun's big and small things in Shandong were indeed not spread to Northern Zhili. Northern Zhili has always only cared about the news about the capital, and there were not many people paying attention to Shandong. It was not until Zhang Zhun appeared in Hejian Prefecture and defeated the aggressive Tartars that they seriously attached importance to Zhang Zhun.

In history, Hejian Prefecture has concentrated many wealthy families, and many people have high positions in the court. However, at this time, they obviously cannot rely on the court. The court has no time to take care of themselves and will definitely not send troops to protect them. The local brave men they organized themselves have no confidence. Now, the only one who can protect them is Zhang Zhun. Therefore, even if Zhang Zhun is a rebel, they must contact Zhang Zhun for the time being before talking.

"Everyone, I'm interested, I'm interested."

Zhang Zhun smiled and bowed his hand to the courtesy and said with a smile.

Dong Shuyan looked cold and disdainful of these people.

"The Governor General is here, and the Hejian Prefecture is full of bright colors. Please take care of the Governor General in the future. The wind is cold outside, so please let the Governor General move and sit down and talk!"

The person who spoke was Feng Gaoke, who was the largest landlord in Hejian Prefecture. The invitation given to Zhang Zhun this time was him. It is said that the land he owned was more than 10,000 acres. According to folk legend, even if he was pulled by a carriage, he would need more than a dozen carriages to finish it.

According to the information provided by the Sinxiang Sect, this person does have a great power in Hejian Prefecture. Basically, there is nothing he can't solve in Hejian Prefecture. However, this person's power is basically in the area of ​​Hejian Prefecture. In other words, unless the Tartars come south this time, unless he is willing to be a traitor, all the power will be eliminated.

However, even if he wanted to be a traitor, he would not be able to be a traitor in Hejian Prefecture. According to the Tartars' capital, all the people captured and the looted materials would be driven back to Liaodong. Even if you were a member of the Tartars, you would undoubtedly be a slave. No wonder he was so active. Of course, he was unwilling to accept such a fate.

"Your in politeness, Mr. Feng."

Zhang Zhun said with a smile.

"Governor, please come in."

Feng Gaoke hurriedly reached out to signal,

"Mr. Feng, please."

Zhang Zhun returned the gift casually.

"please!"

"please!"

"please!"

Amid the voices of mutual invitation, Zhang Zhun entered the Honghua Building.

The teahouse is the most elegant living room in Honghua Building. Feng Gaoke and others prepared a banquet here early in the morning. There were more than 30 people in total, divided into four tables, just surrounding Zhang Zhun's table. In this way, everyone around him could hear every word Zhang Zhun said. It seems that they were indeed very curious about Zhang Zhun.

The top girls in Honghualou were all here, and they were very attentive, but they were sent by Dong Shuyan after a few seconds. Compared with her, the top girls in Hejian Mansion were also vulgar fans. Zhang Zhun was away and naturally Dong Shuyan was responsible for his diet and daily life. It was absolutely impossible for others to poison Dong Shuyan. On the contrary, it was almost the same as being poisoned by her.

"Everyone, I received your post and came to the banquet happily. Thank you in advance for your hospitality. It was indeed a delicacy. I wonder what's wrong with you looking for me?"

After Zhang Zhun sat down, he said straight to the point.

Feng Gaoke and others looked at each other, wanting to speak but stopping, as if they were a little indescribable.

As soon as the battle in Dongjiabao ended, all the wealthy gentry in Hejian Prefecture knew the battle. The Tartars moved south fiercely, how could they not be nervous? Just when they were worried that the Tartars would push the Hejian Prefecture and were in panic all day long, news suddenly came, saying that the Tartars were defeated by Zhang Zhun's Hu Ben Army and suffered heavy losses.

For a moment, they couldn't help cheering loudly, and some even burst into tears. Zhang Zhun defeated the Tartars, but really helped them through the disaster! So, after Ajige took Zhenghong away, they immediately sent people to the scene to inspect, believing that there were indeed thousands of Tartars' corpses around Dongjiabao.

This time, the Hejian Prefecture suddenly caused a sensation. When did the Ming Dynasty have such a brilliant record? In the past, the Ming army had consumed so much manpower, material resources and financial resources, but in the face of the Tartars, they were beaten up in disgrace, abandoned their armor, lost their troops and lost their territory, and survived. These wealthy families were basically desperate for the Ming army. Zhang Zhun's appearance was like a star in the dark, too bright and too eye-catching. So they gathered together and invited Zhang Zhun to further deepen their understanding of Zhang Zhun.

However, when Zhang Zhun really arrived, they became a little scruple again. Because everyone knew very well that Zhang Zhun was a thief and was out of place with the court. If they had too deep a relationship with Zhang Zhun, it would be easy for the court to be labeled as colluding with the thief. If there was no need, who would be willing to have a relationship with the thief? Those in the court were incompetent in dealing with the Tartars, but they were all good at frame-ups and robbing money.

"There is not much time, and I will go back tonight. If you have any questions, please ask me. I, Zhang Zhun, said everything. I believe that everyone is not just treating me to dinner, right?"

Zhang Zhun said calmly.

"So, my little woman, are there any special rules for opening brothels in a territory controlled by the Hu Ben Army? Will the Governor ban the brothel industry?"

The first person to speak was the boss of Honghualou. This woman had a bit of charm, her figure was charming and her eyes were full of spring, which also attracted many people's attention. However, compared with Ji Yuqing, it was completely different. Therefore, Zhang Zhun only glanced at the other party and withdrew her gaze.

Zhang Zhun said affirmatively: "Abide by laws and regulations and operate honestly are my consistent requirements for all commercial trade. Specifically for brothels, I will not curb the development of brothel industry, but I will not encourage them. As long as every boss who opens brothels remembers three points, I think it will be fine. The first point is not to force a good person to become a prostitute. The second point is to pay taxes according to law. The third point is to list and operate."

The boss lady said, "If this is the case, the little girl will feel relieved."

Zhang Zhun shook his head and said slowly: "Boss, don't be happy too early. In fact, in the territory controlled by my Hu Ben Army, brothels will definitely decline slowly, and it will definitely not be a profit-making industry. In the territory controlled by the Hu Ben Army, ordinary women will not be prostitutes. If you don't have high-quality prostitutes, you will naturally not be able to attract customers. However, don't worry, brothels will not be completely eliminated no matter which dynasty or generation. Even if I use tough measures to suppress it, the porn industry will always exist. Since it exists, it is only necessary to strengthen management and guide it correctly."

The boss lady said, "Thanks to the Governor for your advice."

Zhang Zhun smiled slightly and nodded and said, "The boss's wife is open in my jurisdiction. I will increase my tax revenue. You and I are mutually beneficial. You don't have to thank me for anything. Brothels are special industries, and the tax rate is much higher than ordinary business activities. You'd better be prepared for small profits. It's probably difficult to make a fortune like now, but not clear."

The boss lady nodded and went to think about it.

Zhang Zhun's open and honest answer obviously won the favor of many people. It seems that Zhang Zhun is not as terrible as the court advocates! Perhaps, this guy is so terrible only when he kills the Tartars. But, in front of the Tartars, the more terrifying the better? Do you still expect him to smile with the Tartars?

A moment later, a fat man tentatively said, "Governor, there are thousands of acres of thin fields in Hejian Prefecture. I dared to ask, can the "Every Land Order" really not be changed? We are willing to pay 40 kilograms of tax per acre of land, and only want to not divide our fields. Isn't this possible?"

Zhang Zhun said affirmatively: "No. The fields must be divided."

Shen Kunshan was obviously a little disappointed and wanted to say something, but it was difficult to say it.

The others also looked at Shen Kunshan helplessly, and then at Zhang Zhun helplessly. Zhang Zhun's answer was so affirmative that all the words they said were shrunk back. They would not be so naive that they suspected that Zhang Zhun was telling lies. Since Zhang Zhun said no, it would definitely not work, and there was absolutely no other way to go.

"Juntian Ling" is undoubtedly their biggest concern. For them, land is the main source of income. The income from land is the most stable. As long as you are willing to invest a certain amount of funds to build water conservancy facilities, hire labor and carefully manage it, the annual harvest is good. Moreover, land is not taxed, and the income is very good after excluding labor and various expenses. However, Zhang Zhun's Juntian Ling wants to divide their land.

Zhang Zhun said in a deep voice: "Everyone, the equal-field order has been set up to make adjustments, and you have not asked you to hand over all the fields immediately. You can implement them in the names of your relatives or friends. I believe that everyone here has a great family and a large family population, so it is not difficult to do this."

"In addition, I will say openly here that in the future, the main way to make money is definitely not farming. Everyone should invest money in commercial trade, overseas trade, industrial production, mining, textile, shipbuilding and other industries. If everyone still sticks to a few acres of thin fields and just wants to live a stable life, I can say with certainty that this is absolutely impossible. Keeping pace with the times, if you don't make progress, you will be eliminated."
Chapter completed!