The ancestor of the apocalypse is so cool after being reborn!

The bandit leader Li Dingguo, who was kneeling on the ground, looked up at Xia Jing in surprise, as if he was surprised to say this.

This was the first time he met a ruler who cared about the lives of his subordinates.

In fact, for ordinary people, it doesn't seem to matter whoever sits on the dragon chair in the imperial court.

Regardless of the change of dynasties, as long as the people at the bottom can live and work in peace and contentment and have enough food, they will be satisfied.

The people at the bottom of the society live for three meals a day, go out early and return late for food, and work hard.

If the imperial court fails to meet the demands of the common people, causing smoke to spread everywhere, catastrophe and disasters, and corpses everywhere, to the point where they can’t even sell their sons and daughters, what if the common people are rebellious?

For example, he couldn't survive at the beginning and was forced to go to Liangshan.

Being caught by those in power now is also considered to be such an arrangement of fate.

Li Dingguo resigned himself to his fate, kneeling on the ground without making a sound, as if waiting for them to deal with him.

Xia Jing looked at him curiously, "Hey, this man's aura seems to be very peaceful, can a bandit without hostility be the leader of the bandit?"

Wei Dong thought that Xia Jing suspected that they had arrested the wrong person, so he quickly explained: "Princess, this person is called Li Dingguo, a native of Annan, and has been wandering from Annan to Lingnan to commit crimes. Don't be deceived by his appearance. He has been a bandit for more than ten years, and he is a hardcore bandit."

In order to prove that Wei Dong's words were correct, Ding Dazhuang and the other captains all nodded, for fear that Xia Jing would not believe it.

"Oh, you really shouldn't be judged by appearances." Xia Jing stared at Li Dingguo who was kneeling on the ground, "I don't know what you think at this moment? Or do you have anything to say?"

Li Dingguo raised his head and looked at Xia Jing and King Qian blatantly, as if evaluating their abilities and values ​​in his heart.

Xia Jing looked calmly and let him look at them, but King Qian didn't have such a good heart. As a superior, he thought that Li Dingguo was blaspheming them.

Just when King Qian was about to get angry, Li Dingguo spoke.

He asked: "Why do you want to reform the land? To break the tradition that has been going on for thousands of years, and to be an enemy of the gentry all over the world?"

King Qian's anger froze, he didn't seem to think that Li Dingguo would ask this question, and he didn't know why?
He has always followed Xia Jing's arrangements, and when she proposed this decree, he had to obey.

He turned his head to look at Xia Jing blankly.

Xia Jing raised her eyebrows, a little surprised that he asked this question.

She asked back, "What do you think I am for?"

Li Dingguo shook his head. In fact, he wanted to say that it was to collect more taxes, but he felt that his knowledge was too shallow, and he couldn't understand the deeper meaning of what the superiors did.

Xia Jing chuckled: "Clear out the hidden households, re-measure the land, and register the fields and acres. This decree has a far-reaching impact on Lingnan. If I have to say a reason, I only wanted to make Lingnan prosperous and prosperous at first. Believe it or not? The idea may be corny, but it's what I really thought."

By cleaning up hidden households and re-measurement of land, the government's tax revenue will be increased.

The government's tax revenue has increased, so as to achieve light taxation for the common people.

When the burden on the people is lightened, life can gradually improve.

Life has improved so that the children born to the common people can grow better.

Only when the baby grows better, Lingnan will prosper and the population will prosper.

People's lives are better, who would like to return to the dire straits of the past?
Whoever wants to attack Lingnan, first of all, the thousands of people at the bottom will not agree.

All in all, it is to consolidate its position and rule over Lingnan.

But she didn't need to explain this political purpose to Li Dingguo.

"You moved the powerful family of the country gentry, and they hate you in private. How could they contribute to Lingnan's prosperity? It would be good if they didn't disturb the prosperity of Lingnan."

Li Dingguo still didn't understand, what he heard today was contrary to his previous cognition.

Doesn't the ruler serve the country gentry?
When will a ruler think about Shengdou Xiaomin?

Xia Jing looked at him with a smile, "The gentry and powerful are only a few people in this world, and the majority are still the common people. Will the Qian Palace give up the common people for the benefit of the few?"

The improvement of the lives of the general public represents the population.

Is this base population comparable to that of the country gentry?
In the age of cold weapons, population means everything.

With the population, there are military forces, taxes, civilian husbands, and farmers.

In this feudal society, especially in times of famine, human life is worthless at all.

But Xia Jing knows that population is very important, and she wants the people under her rule to live a better life without having to live so hard.

Reform is the way to go if this goal is to be achieved.

Li Dingguo shook his head. If it was a show of hands in the Shanzhai, the minority would obey the majority.

According to the rules in the cottage, there is nothing wrong with Princess Qian's words.

At the same time, the shock that Xia Jing's words brought to him was unparalleled.

During the questioning this time, Xia Jing restrained her smile and asked seriously: "Speaking of which, I don't know what's on your mind? Or how do you decide to spend the rest of your life?"

Ding Dazhuang, Wei Dong and the others were stunned when they heard this, and at this moment, they had come to remember it.

The princess wanted to subdue Li Dingguo and let him be used by her.

However, Ding Dazhuang, Wei Dong and the others looked at Li Dingguo carefully. They came all the way, and the man was full of travel and dust. Apart from his beard and stubble, this man was listless. I really couldn't see anything special about him that was worthy of being recruited by the princess.
Of course, when they met him for the first time in Jigong Mountain, this man was still very elegant.

If he hadn't stood in front of the bandits with a big knife in his hand, they would have thought that Li Dingguo was a scholar who was kidnapped by the bandits.

Could it be because of his elegant temperament that the princess decided to recruit him?

After hearing Xia Jing's words, Li Dingguo's eyes flashed a bright light, knowing that he could survive, who wants to die?
Xia Jing noticed this, and waved Ding Dazhuang to untie the rope on him.

"How do you think about it?"

Li Dingguo moved his arms, and when the numbness in his arms passed, he fell on the ground and kowtowed: "Caomin Li Dingguo kowtowed to the princess. If the princess doesn't dislike it, the grassmen will be at your disposal in the future."

"Hahaha good!"

Xia Jing was sincerely happy to recover a general.

To be able to occupy one territory and spread across two provinces and ten cities for more than ten years is definitely not a mediocre person.

If Li Dingguo refuses to surrender today, Xia Jing may feel regretful.After all, it is a pity that a capable man is cut off.

Now this situation is the best, everyone gets what they need, and everyone is happy.

"I recruit talents in an eclectic manner. I believe in heroes regardless of their origins. As long as they have real skills and good character, I can give them a chance."

As she said that, Xia Jing stared into Li Dingguo's eyes and said seriously: "I hope you will not disappoint my expectations, and please cherish this opportunity to reform. Each person only has one opportunity."

"Thank you, Princess Wang, for giving me a chance to be a new man. Whether you are sincere or not, wait for time to witness."

Li Dingguo opened his mouth and didn't promise anything. Time will tell whether he really surrenders or not.

After hearing what he said, Xia Jing gave him a high look. If he opened his mouth and promised something, maybe she would really doubt his sincerity of submission.

"Follow you and escort the bandits back together. You go and gather them. If you want to stay, you can stay. Then reorganize the team and become my personal guards. If you don't want to stay, you can go to the farm to farm. Those who don’t want to grow it will be taken directly to the mine to mine.”

Li Dingguo bowed down and kowtowed gratefully, "The young one would like to thank the princess for not killing me. When I go back, the young one will try to persuade them to change their ways, and follow the princess to be a good person in the future."

Xia Jing asked Ding Dazhuang about their going out this time, and asked them to take Li Dingguo back.

King Qian put down the teacup, "My concubine is really daring, anyone dares to use it, she really complied with what you said about recruiting talents without sticking to one pattern, are you not afraid of sudden betrayal in the future?"

"Don't use suspicious people, don't use suspicious people. Your lord, your guard battalion should also be activated. Don't be reluctant to use it all day long, or you will become lazy soldiers."

King Qian asked humbly: "Does the princess want the king's bodyguard battalion to also suppress the bandits?"

Xia Jing: "Bandits are rampant in Lingnan. I don't know how long it will last until the year of the monkey with my personal guard camp alone. Besides, there are many bandit forces in Lingnan. A thousand people in my personal guard camp alone cannot be wiped out. .”

In fact, the best way is to be the vanguard of the guard battalion, and more than 1 new recruits will be thrown out to exercise.

Let the bandits in Lingnan be the sharpening stones for these more than 1 recruits.

When the land reform in Lingnan was introduced to Jiankang City, the emperor and courtiers didn't take it seriously, but in the early dynasty, King Shenqian's willful behavior disturbed the peace of Lingnan.

Now the emperor may be unwilling to entrust Lingnan to King Qian, but if the new emperor wants to take back the rule of splitting Lingnan, he doesn't have the courage at the moment.

The new emperor's mind is more on the north.

It has been two months since the Allied Forces of the Four Governments encircled and suppressed the rebels, and so far no favorable news has come.

It can be seen that the imperial court's control over the local area has gradually weakened.

And the northern states are like a pan of loose sand. It has become an unattainable dream to gather the hearts of the people and the army.

Unless the imperial court has the ability and courage to take back the large tracts of land occupied by Beidi in the north, the imperial court will move back to Gyeonggi.

It's just that if you want to move the capital back to Gyeonggi now, according to the current situation, I'm afraid it will be difficult for several generations to complete it.

When an era has reached the end of a dynasty, no monarch is willing to admit that the dynasty has counted down.

When the news of Lingnan was introduced to the imperial court, the news of the Jiankangnan court was also introduced to Lingnan.

At the strong request of King Qian, they had already selected an auspicious day nearby and moved into the former Lou family's ancestral house, which is now the King Qian's Mansion.

The housewarming celebration of Prince Qian's Mansion is naturally a grand event in the whole of Lingnan, all forces are forced by the power of the Prince's Mansion, and they are not allowed to send the masters who are in charge of each family to participate in the banquet.

I personally felt the tragic end of offending the palace. Not only did the whole family lose their lives, but even the ancestral house that had lived for generations changed hands.

Who can accept this?

So throughout the banquet, all parties were very honest. They just wanted to finish the meal in peace, and go back to be a good man without offending King Qian.

After sending all the guests away in the afternoon, Li Chengshang thumped his sore back and went back to the backyard with the eldest lady.

The spacious yard makes people feel comfortable physically and mentally.

The eldest lady admired the scenery in the yard for a while, and then helped Li Chengshang into the house, "Finally, the whole family no longer needs to be crowded in the same yard. Are we really gaining a firm foothold in Lingnan?"

Li Chengshang sat down slowly, and had to lean back on the back of the chair for more comfort.

He listened to Da Furen's words, and said with a smile: "The current situation is the best situation for us Qian Wangfu. The residence is not crowded, which makes people really feel at ease. Our Wangfu justifiably owns the land of Lingnan, so it can be regarded as having a stable life. capital."

The future is promising!
The husband agreed with her statement, and the eldest lady was very happy.

"Now each house has the opportunity to recruit soldiers. How is the training of the soldiers recruited by your husband?"

Speaking of five thousand private soldiers, Li Chengshang was more worried than happy. As for the reason?

Of course, it takes a lot of money and food to raise soldiers, and he is a no-name prince, and he has no family, how can he have money and food to support these soldiers?
Now that I think about it, how childish and ridiculous it was when he clamored for the brothers to be treated equally.

He frowned, "Right now, we have been insisting on daily training, but if our Dafang doesn't have a quick-paying property, it won't take long for our Dafang to be dragged down by these five thousand soldiers."

"Does your husband have any good ideas?" The eldest lady was also worried.

Li Chengshang shook his head.

The eldest lady frowned and pondered, racking her brains to think of a way out, but she had learned from her mother since she was a child, but she was able to manage affairs and settle accounts, which made her really know nothing about doing business.

I can't think of a way to make money myself, but some people in the mansion have it.

"Wangfei sells ice every day and makes a lot of money. Such a way to make money, but she doesn't bother to rent the shop, and sells it directly in the salt shop. And I found that the princess has no idea of ​​​​expanding the ice shop. You said that if we go to discuss with her, we will I wonder if she will agree to open a branch in other towns?"

Li Chengshang might not have been interested in the ice shop business if he had followed his old-fashioned temperament.

But the man he is now is no longer the man he was then.

Now the burden of five thousand soldiers made him know the importance of firewood, rice, oil and salt.

It made him yearn for a hen that could lay golden eggs, so Li Chengshang hesitated for a while when the eldest lady brought it up, "Don't push this matter, I'll discuss it with my father first."

Xia Jing didn't know that someone was already interested in her ice shop business.

At the moment, she is testing the training results of the personal guards in the personal guard camp.

Since arriving in Lingnan and settling down, the Guards Battalion has insisted on practicing every day, and dare not slack off for a day.

The squadron leaders strictly abide by their duties and vow to train a strong army to protect the safety of the princess at any time.

The newly joined Jigongshan bandits, they used to use the wild way to rob the road, now they have the opportunity to learn how to arrange formation systematically, all of them are very excited.

"The newly joined guards have good adaptability. As long as they systematically learn to fight as a team, I believe they will be as strong as other guards in a short time."

Li Dingguo listened to Xia Jing's praise, and he was flattered, but he was not humble, "Thank you, Princess, for your trust. I also think they will become even better."

Xia Jing smiled and nodded, "Let's wait and see!"

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