The invasion of the abyss begins with the Laughing at the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 79 Who is a friend and who is an enemy
The sun was at its zenith, the clouds were rolling in the azure sky, the fiery red sun was shining on my body, it was warm, and I felt drowsy.

"Guo Guo, Snow Lotus Rice is so delicious, can we eat it every day from now on?"

Smacking her lips, Shen Qianqian, still unsatisfied, lay in Shen Yuanliang's arms, looking at him with her big watery eyes, and asked expectantly.

"You little greedy cat!"

After stroking Shen Qianqian's nose, Shen Yuanliang felt the warm spring breeze, nodded and said, "This year, our family will plant snow lotus rice."

As the climate gradually gets colder from south to north, the time for spring ploughing becomes later and later. Southern Liaoning is located outside the Great Wall, and spring ploughing begins in late April or early May every year.

One month was enough time for Shen Yuanliang to cultivate sufficient snow lotus rice seeds. In order to prevent theft, Shen Yuanliang also set up a hidden means inside the "seeds".

Unless Shen Yuanliang personally "activates" it, the fruit will not take root and sprout.

Li Wan'er at the side took over the conversation and asked, "Brother Yuanliang, how many acres of snow lotus rice do you want to plant?"

After the spring, not only do they have to plant bell peppers, but now they also have to plant snow lotus rice. Li Wan'er, the "housekeeper", has a heavy task and wants to ask clearly in advance so that she can make good plans.

"One hundred thousand acres!"

"Wan'er, where do you think is the best place to plant snow lotus rice?"

Reclining lazily on the recliner, Shen Yuanliang tasted the delicious snow lotus rice and spoke casually.

Snow Lotus Rice contains gentle and abundant energy, which is of great help to the path of martial arts. With enough Snow Lotus Rice, Shen Yuanliang can train an army comparable to the Eight Banners.

This is top priority!

"After replacement, we can plant it near Shenjiawubao, which is close to Huya Mountain and easy to manage."

Under the tall snow lotus rice, Li Wan'er said without hesitation.

"Wan'er, how many acres of irrigated land do we have?"

Shen Yuanliang has been busy all the time and has no time to rest. He doesn't even know how many acres of fertile land he has. He only knows that it's a lot, a lot.

The Later Jin and Jiannu were wreaking havoc, and the Iron Guards plowed the entire Liaodong Peninsula like plowing a field. Shen Yuanliang seized countless fertile fields, comparable to those of the vassal kings of the imperial court.

"Brother Yuanliang, we still have 3.8 million mu of irrigated land, most of which are distributed in Jinzhou and Fuzhou."

Li Wan'er smoothed her hair that was messed up by the wind and blurted out.

As the mistress of the Shen family, Li Wan'er is in charge of all the family's properties, including farmland, shops, workshops, etc. She is a veritable "housekeeper".

In order to count the acres of land and register them, Li Wan'er was busy all day long and spent more than half a month traveling all over the Liaodong Peninsula.

"Three million eight hundred thousand acres? That's a lot?"

Hearing this astronomical figure, Shen Yuanliang exclaimed in disbelief.

The Liaodong Peninsula has a mild climate and is known as the Jiangnan of the North. According to a census, the population is 3.5 million and the effective arable land is nearly 10 million acres.

Shen Yuanliang never thought that he held nearly half of the fertile land in his hands. In fact, most of these fertile lands belonged to aristocratic families such as the Ouyang family and the Tan Tai family, and now they have become his.

Sure enough, in this world, robbery is still easy. When the noble families fall, Shen Yuanliang gets to eat his fill!
"Brother Yuanliang, the Later Jin Jiannu were too brutal. All the noble families in southern Liaoning were basically wiped out."

"Hundreds of years of accumulation by these aristocratic families have all fallen into our hands, so we have so much fertile land." Li Wan'er blinked her obsidian eyes, smiled, and said tacitly.

The late Ming Dynasty was an era of great annexation, with big fish eating small fish and small fish eating shrimps. All the aristocratic families, princes and powerful people were frantically digging for the foundation of the imperial court.

There were many officials who owned tens of thousands of acres of fertile land and thousands of looms at home.

There were even quite a few powerful and wealthy people who owned all the fertile land in the entire province. There were countless people who crossed provinces and counties. For example, the King De of Jinan, Shandong, enclosed land all the way to Guide Prefecture, Henan.

There is also the thousand-year-old Kongjiadian and the Kong family of Qufu, Shandong, who have been surrendering for generations. It is estimated that half of the farmland in Shandong belongs to the Kong family.

"Too much good farmland is not a problem!"

Shen Yuanliang frowned and walked back and forth under the snow lotus rice. After thinking for a moment, he said, "We share happiness and difficulties together."

"The annihilation of the Bordered Blue Banner was not my own achievement. They followed me through thick and thin. It's time for us to share the glory together."

Nearly half of the fertile land is in Shen Yuanliang's hands. To be honest, he is a little scared. They should share the same difficulties, and some of these "difficulties" should be borne by Shitou, Shouhou and others.

Hearing this, Li Wan'er pouted and called out reluctantly, "Brother Yuanliang."

"Take out two million mu of good farmland and distribute it according to each person's merit. Whoever has made the greatest contribution will be given priority!"

Turning the mutton-fat jade ring in his hand, Shen Yuanliang gave the instructions calmly, as if he regarded money as dirt.

Including those servants who died in battle and those who retired due to injuries, the Iron Guard had a total of 7,500 people.

According to their performance in the annihilation war, some people could get dozens of acres of good farmland, some could get hundreds of acres, and the average amount per person was nearly 300 acres.

With these fertile fields, the soldiers of the Iron Guard became small landlords. From then on, they were firmly rooted in the Liaodong Peninsula, thus consolidating Shen Yuanliang's ruling position.

"What about them?"

After hearing Shen Yuanliang's decision, Li Wan'er turned around and looked at the nearly one hundred orphans playing and fighting in the back garden, and asked with a serious expression.

"Both. The good farmland under their names will be given to you to manage first. The annual output will be converted into silver. When they grow up, I will give them all together."

Shen Yuanliang sighed, narrowed his eyes, and said sadly.

They are all orphans without parents and are too young to survive alone in this cruel world.

Having hundreds of acres of fertile land under their names was like a child carrying gold through a busy city. Without Shen Yuanliang's intimidation and protection, they would probably not survive more than a month.

After a moment of silence, Shen Yuanliang continued: "After occupying the Liaodong Peninsula, we have officially turned against the imperial court and the Later Jin."

"The current number of Iron Guards is not enough to protect the entire Liaodong Peninsula. I have decided to recruit 100,000 new soldiers and provide each with 10 acres of good farmland as resettlement allowance."

After using the fertile farmland to win over the so-called "upper" class, that is, the Iron Guard, Shen Yuanliang still needed a group of middle-level supporters, and 100,000 new recruits were the best choice.

Who is a friend and who is an enemy is crucial to Shen Yuanliang at this moment.

Joining the new recruits and becoming a member of Shen Yuanliang's army will most likely make you friends, make more friends and fewer enemies.

With 100,000 new recruits and more than 6,000 Iron Guards, a new military merit group gradually rose on the Liaodong Peninsula, just like the rise of the Later Jin and Jiannu dynasties thirty years ago.

(End of this chapter)