All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 204 Reasonable Burden
"Big Boss, Second Boss finally got what he wanted."

"That's right, I heard that Mr. Liu's daughter is as beautiful as a flower, which is really enviable."

"The Second Master has gone through so much trouble for the Liu family girl. He said before that he would enjoy her well after he succeeded."

"Hehehehehe~~~"

A group of Taohua Mountain bandits had nothing to do, so they joked about Zhou Tong's attempt to steal the leader's wife.

However, Li Zhong, the chief of Taohua Mountain, who was known as the tiger-fighting general by the gangsters, seemed worried.

"He broke an arrow as a pledge, swearing that he would never force her to marry him. If he breaks his promise like this, he will be retaliated against."

People in this era still attach great importance to oaths. Not keeping one’s word will not only bring bad reputation, but may also lead to divine punishment!
While I was worried, I heard the minions outside shouting, "The second leader is back, and he brought his wife back~~~"

Li Zhong stood up to greet them. After all, it was a happy day and he had already married her. Anything else would be discussed after the wedding night.

Arriving outside the village, Li Zhong heard the chaotic and low sound of music and said with a smile, "Why are you all so listless?"

Before he could finish his words, a thing the size of a cuju was suddenly thrown out from the sedan chair and rolled directly in front of him.

He looked down subconsciously and his expression changed drastically.

The one with bared teeth is Zhou Tong’s head!

Shouts rang out everywhere, and Wu Song and Yang Zhi led two hundred people to charge out.

Chen Ran walked out of the sedan chair and looked at Li Zhong. "You have committed heinous crimes such as robbing houses and robbing merchants. Today is the day you will die!"

At the same time, two lines of subtitles floated before his eyes.

'Meet Li Zhong in the plot mission. He is stingy, bullies the weak and fears the strong. He is a typical cannon fodder and dies tragically on the battlefield.'

'Note: You can modify two of the words.'

Chen Ran was slightly stunned. "Can such a minor character trigger subtitles? Why? Just because he was Shi Jin's master?"

Zhou Tong hadn't triggered it before, but Li Zhong had. Chen Ran couldn't understand the reason. Could it be because he was the leader of the stronghold?

His thoughts changed very quickly. When Li Zhong turned around and fled into the mountain village, Chen Ran had already made a choice.

They quickly changed 'tragic death on the battlefield' to 'tragic death in the mountain village'.

He wanted to experiment to see if subtitle changes could take effect immediately!
"Kill!" Chen Ran shouted, and chased into the mountain stronghold first, "Don't let Li Zhong escape!"

The strength of Taohua Mountain was average to begin with, and when they were suddenly attacked, even with strong men like Chen Ran, Wu Song and Yang Zhi leading the charge, they couldn't hold out for long before they were defeated.

Li Zhong originally wanted to escape from the back mountain, but Chen Ran chased him and drew his bow and arrow.

A sharp arrow flew and hit him right in the vest.

Before falling into eternal darkness, Li Zhong's last thought was "It was Zhou Tong who broke his oath and was punished by heaven, why should I die with him?!"

'The modification has been completed, and the reward will be issued.'

'Note: 35,000 Daguan Tongbao coins were issued.'

"Really?" Chen Ran smiled. "We can kill monsters now."

His modifications usually require timeliness. For example, it takes a long time to complete the modifications of Wu Song, Lu Zhishen and others, and the rewards can naturally only be collected after they are completed.

Small minions like Li Zhong can now enter and exit quickly.

Chen Ran carefully counted the piles of copper coins in the storage space. After a moment, his face changed and he spat, "Fuck! It's really 770 coins per string. The system also follows the official guidance price?"

In the Song Dynasty, the number of copper coins was not one thousand Wen per string, but was constantly changing.

At the beginning, 800 or 850 wen were considered one guan, and in some places the rate was as low as 480 wen.

Later, because of the chaos, the chariot god of Gaoliang River simply issued an edict, stipulating that 770 coins be counted as one string of money.

The rewards given by the system are also based on the official guidance price of the Song Dynasty.

In Chen Ran's opinion, this was a disguised reduction of his income, so how could he not curse?

"elder brother."

Wu Song, full of murderous intent, came over and said, "The stronghold has been taken, and hundreds of people have been captured."

"it is good."

Chen Ran turned and left, "Interrogate them separately and conduct identification and conviction!"

He attacked the mountain stronghold only for the money, food and supplies there, and was not very interested in those wild bandits.

When I was in Erlongshan before, I also carried out rectification and drove away all those who were unqualified.

Separate interrogation, reporting and exposing, coercion and inducement, and direct punishment.

After a busy night, hundreds of captured minions on Taohua Mountain were identified one after another.

Those who had committed crimes, such as robbery and murder, rape and kidnapping, were all executed on the spot. Their chopped-off heads were hung on wooden poles, lined up in rows, which was extremely shocking.

Those who were forced here and had done nothing wrong were given travel expenses and sent down the mountain to go wherever they wanted.

The rest of those whose crimes did not deserve the death penalty were all sentenced to do forced labor, transporting all kinds of materials seized from the mountain stronghold back to Erlongshan to do hard labor.

If you want to get away, you can volunteer to join the death squad in the future wars. If you survive and are the first to charge into the enemy's ranks, you can escape punishment.

Yang Zhi was a little puzzled. "Big leader, how can we replenish the young and strong men in this case?"

Chen Ran looked at him and asked, "During the pre-Tang Dynasty, where did the troops come from?"

Yang Zhi responded uncertainly, "A good family girl?"

"She is a good family girl."

Hearing this, Yang Zhi wanted to laugh, but then he remembered that he had to save face for others when making friends, so he forced himself to endure it.

But I couldn't help but smile.

Because of this, his expression was very interesting.

"Big boss." Yang Zhi forced a smile. "All good families have property. Why would they become bandits in Erlong Mountain?"

What is a good family child?
Good families are middle-class families in the modern world, and even the second and third generations are also considered. Of course, they have to pass the political review.

They have good personal conditions and are slightly proficient in martial arts and literature.

Their families were well-off and could afford to equip them with all kinds of expensive military supplies, especially horses.

Their will to fight is relatively firm, because those who have families and businesses will rarely choose to surrender or even defect to the enemy.

Children from good families are indeed the best source of soldiers.

But the question is, why would a boy from a good family become a bandit in Erlongshan?

This is just like the second and third generations in the modern world, joining gangs and becoming spirited young men.

"As long as your thinking doesn't slip, there are always more solutions than difficulties."

Chen Ran smiled again, "There will always be a way."

In addition to children from good families, good citizens are also welcome.

As long as they are not hooligans with no house, no land and no job, everyone else is a good citizen.

Before going down the mountain, Chen Ran instructed, "Light a fire and burn this place down!"

If we leave the stronghold behind, it won't be long before other desperate criminals take over and wreak havoc again.

Seeing the fire on Taohua Mountain, Liu Taigong from Taohua Village finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He hurriedly ordered people to prepare wine, dishes, copper coins, silk, chickens, ducks and pork as rewards.

Mr. Liu, who is over sixty years old, is knowledgeable and experienced. This group of people are even more powerful than the strong men in Taohua Mountain. They must not be offended.

When they arrived at Taohua Village, Chen Ran accepted all the gifts presented by Liu Taigong with a smile, and distributed them to the troops in front of the villagers.

As a result, not only the morale of the minions was boosted, but even the villagers who were watching were very jealous.

Chen Ran simply stated, "Grandpa, we have eliminated a great threat to Taohua Village, and the village has no response?"

Liu Taigong stared blankly at the various supplies in the hands of the minions. I gave them money~~~
"How about this?" Chen Ran said without further ado, "How many households are there in the village?"

"There are always 60 or 70 households like this."

"Exactly how much!"

"Seventy-three households."

"In that case, each household will send one man, seventy-three strong men to follow me."

Liu Taigong was horrified. "How can this be possible?!"

"Hmm?" Chen Ran narrowed his eyes and said, "I helped you so much, are you going to accept it like this?"

Liu Taigong was very anxious and said without thinking, "How can I let someone become a bandit?"

"What do you mean by becoming a bandit?" Chen Ran shouted, "We are acting on behalf of Heaven and protecting the country and the people. We are the righteous army. From now on, everyone in Qingzhou will be under our control!"

Liu Taigong was dumbfounded. Here came someone even more ruthless!
Chen Ran didn't just threaten, he also offered benefits.

As the saying goes, you can have both a carrot and a stick, only by combining kindness and severity can you achieve the best results.

"From now on, Taohua Village is under the protection of our righteous army. If anyone dares to cause trouble, just say so, and we will make sure they never return."

He immediately asked his followers to bring boxes of copper coins and large amounts of silk, and gestured to the villagers who were watching, "Those who are willing to join the rebel army will be given 50 strings of cash as resettlement allowance and an annual salary of 50 strings of cash! There will be no deductions!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a sound of people gasping in shock all around.

This treatment is already higher than that of the Imperial Guards.

More importantly, embezzlement was rampant in the army, and it was considered a stroke of luck to get half of the food and wages. Few people would believe such a thing.

However, the fifty strings of cash for settling in can definitely be obtained now.

During the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty, the only truly wealthy place was Kaifeng Prefecture, because it was supported by the power of the entire country.

In and around Kaifeng Prefecture, even if you are a beggar, at least you can survive.

Therefore, there are a wide variety of cultural products, and "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" has been passed down through the ages.

There are even orphanages that provide for the elderly, weak, beggars, and even the disabled, so that they can at least have food to eat and survive.

This is the so-called "Feng Heng Yu Da" that has been hyped up to the sky.

But outside Kaifeng Prefecture, people everywhere in the country were living in poverty and extreme hardship.

The most intuitive manifestation is that there are powerful people everywhere, bandits are rising up, and various uprisings are happening one after another.

In Taohua Village, Liu Taigong's family conditions are relatively good, but other villagers are burdened with heavy taxes and corvee labor, and their lives are extremely difficult.

Chen Ran offered generous conditions and some people were immediately interested.

Just become a bandit, it’s better than starving to death.

Wu Song didn't care about these things and just watched the fun.

But Yang Zhi was a little anxious. "Big leader, if we really recruit soldiers like this, the village won't be able to support them."

"No problem." Chen Ran waved his hand. "Let's start from Qingzhou. Not only will we recruit soldiers, but we will also collect taxes and grain."

The purpose of attacking the mountain strongholds is to establish authority and to collect wealth and materials.

This kind of business is basically a one-time thing, and the real big expense is still the tax collection.

His gaze turned to Mr. Liu, who had a worried look on his face.

"Grandpa, from now on, don't pay taxes to the government. After paying taxes, give them directly to our rebel army. It will definitely be much lighter than the burden on the government. Well, it's called a reasonable burden."

Liu Taigong'(°ー°〃)'

"what?!"

(End of this chapter)