Chapter 302
Chapter 302
"The soldiers are all incompetent, and the generals are all incompetent." Zhang Jixian took a deep breath and said, "To be honest! I am not trying to boost others' morale and destroy our prestige. General Yu has many counselors and brave generals under his command." He pursed his lips and said, "Compared with him, we have nothing to show for it."
"Uh..." Huang Zhongchang listened with embarrassment, and after a long pause, he said, "We are not bad either. We can beat the master with random punches." He said firmly, "Yes, we can beat the master with random punches."
"There are so many civil officials and military generals. When there are so many talented people, it's easy for arguments to continue." Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with raised eyebrows.
"Right, right, right! Who should we listen to? The husband has his own reasons and the wife has her own reasons." Huang Zhongchang immediately said with great energy, "If you are easily influenced, who should we listen to?"
"Second brother is right." Zhang Jixian smiled as he looked at them with his dark eyes, "There are indeed conflicts among the counselors, they are competing for favor and undermining each other."
"This can be used." Huang Zhongchang said as he looked at them with his eyes slightly narrowed.
"Hmm!" Zhang Jixian smiled upon hearing this and said, "The contact is a little small, more contact will please him!"
"I don't believe they are united as one." Shen Hui'e snorted, "If we can't suppress the internal fighting, it will be very serious."
"Yeah!" Huang Zhongchang nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.
"As for the fighting power between the generals, it should not be underestimated." Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with her index finger across her eyebrows.
Huang Zhongchang said without thinking, "We are not bad either! Aren't the various forces he absorbed full of intrigues?"
"Do you treat the local party members and the remnant forces equally?" Shen Hui'e raised her eyebrows and looked at him and said, "Can you treat them equally? Do you give them the same food and accommodation?"
"This?" Zhang Jixian blinked his dark eyes and looked at them and said, "Not quite the same." He raised his eyebrows and looked at them and asked, "Can we be the same?"
"Of course it's the same. Veterans help new recruits learn and train. No one bullies new recruits just because they are older." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her deep, clear eyes and said, "We treat everyone equally."
"General Shen has the most say." Huang Zhongchang looked at him gently and said.
"Really?" Zhang Jixian looked at her with his dark eyes.
"I don't believe it! Don't you know that General Shen is famous for loving his soldiers like his own sons?" Huang Zhongchang looked at him with a smile on his face and said, "We will have training tomorrow. You will come and see. This can't be faked at all."
Zhang Jixian thought for a moment and said, "I believe that General Shen is good at training soldiers, but it is an indisputable fact that we have fewer people than him. Although fighting is not about numbers, numbers are more important."
"I can't deny this." Shen Hui'e looked at him calmly and said, "Aren't they just people? If they are needed, we can just recruit them."
"It's not that easy." Zhang Jixian frowned and looked at him and said, "If the laws of the previous dynasty were not strict, who would join the army?"
"We wouldn't do that! We don't want those with poor health, and we don't want the only son in the family. And yet you still find ways to get in." Huang Zhongchang said, looking at him with a smile.
"How could that be? Others are trying to avoid it as much as possible." Zhang Jixian said in surprise.
"Our army is good!" Huang Zhongchang said very honestly.
"I know that. Compared with other armies, we treat our soldiers as human beings." Zhang Jixian's dark eyes dimmed and he said, "Ordinary soldiers are destined to die on the battlefield." He raised his eyebrows and looked at him and said, "What did you do again?"
"Divide the land." Huang Zhongchang said as a matter of course.
"I know this. The common people outside the city have no choice but to sell their land because of the imperial court's forced taxation. Let's enter Hezhong Prefecture and burn these land deeds." Zhang Jixian looked at them with dark eyes and said, "Is there anything else I don't know?"
"The wealthy merchants in East City and West City have been sentenced according to the law, and the land they hold has been distributed to the common people." Huang Zhongchang looked at him with his clear black and white eyes and said.
"All divided?" Zhang Jixian stared at him with eyes wide open.
"Of course not. They were divided according to the number of people. The ones that existed before were no longer divided." Huang Zhongchang looked at him with clear eyes and said, "By the way, women also got land."
"What?" Zhang Jixian looked at him in disbelief and exclaimed.
"What's wrong? Men will go to war in the future, so won't the fields be cultivated by the elderly, women and children at home? Can't we give them some land?" Huang Zhongchang said seriously, "When the daughter of this noble family gets married, she will get a farm as part of her dowry!"
"Isn't this different?" Zhang Jixian said immediately after hearing this.
"What's the difference?" Huang Zhongchang said as he looked at him with his eyebrows twitching.
"This is the farm that the parents bought for the younger generation." Zhang Jixian said after pondering for a moment.
"Yes! You rich people can buy farms for your daughters, but we common women can't get a piece of land." Shen Hui'e looked at him unhappily and said dissatisfiedly, "The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers!" She raised her eyebrows and said, "Why do you want the horse to run but don't want to feed it grass?" Pointing to her military uniform and cloth shoes, she said, "These are all grown and made by women. You have such a big objection to giving them a piece of land!"
"Do you know how troublesome this will be later?" Zhang Jixian looked at her deeply and said.
"I know! It's nothing more than what to do when she gets married? Will the land go with her?" Huang Zhongchang looked at him gently and said, "With this land, this woman wants to rebel against heaven, right?"
Zhang Jixian secretly glanced at his sister-in-law and pursed his lips. That's right! Just look at his sister-in-law and you'll know.
"Just say what you want to say! What are you looking at me for?" Shen Hui'e looked at him gently and said, "The more you argue, the clearer the truth will be."
"That's what I said!" Zhang Jixian raised his voice and looked at her.
"Just say it!" Shen Hui'e looked at him with innocent eyes.
"What my second brother said is right." Zhang Jixian looked at her calmly and said, "Sister-in-law is like this, and women have a lot of thoughts."
"What are you thinking?" Huang Zhongchang looked at him calmly and said, "Not all women are as capable as my wife! Men and women are born different, they can't bully us." He said with compassion, "I just want to prevent the baby girl from drowning." Then he said, "Mr. Zhang, have you read the Book of Changes? Yin and Yang complement each other, right?" Seeing him nod, he said, "Without women, there would be no men."
"Your sister-in-law said all this?" Zhang Jixian looked at him in surprise.
"No, no!" Huang Zhongchang said frankly, "My wife brought it up, and I argued with her." Looking straight at him, he said, "Survival is the most important thing. I don't want the little girl to be drowned like this. Without a girl, what will we do if we have boys in the future? We won't be able to have babies."
Zhang Jixian opened and closed his mouth for a long time but said nothing.
"As for the things that might happen later that we're worried about, parents who are not human in this world are not human no matter what, and they won't change just because of the land division." Huang Zhongchang looked at him with his clear black and white eyes and said, "Maybe they can be a little more cautious if they have the land."
"Then what will the other forces say? Let's wipe out all the wealthy merchants and nobles." Zhang Jixian said after thinking for a while.
"Wait, wait, it's not us who killed them, they brought this upon themselves and violated the law." Huang Zhongchang immediately stated.
"I know, and everyone knows it, but they just want to say that you are seeking revenge for personal gain!" Zhang Jixian frowned and said worriedly, "They spread rumors and deliberately ruined your reputation! You have no way to defend yourself." He took a deep breath and said, "Don't tell me that justice is in the hearts of the people. Especially when you are being used by someone with ulterior motives?"
"Are you afraid of them?" Huang Zhongchang snorted coldly, "We rely on the common people! Not them."
"Common people are so reliable!" Zhang Jixian said unhappily.
"Most people are reliable. There are all kinds of birds in the forest. You can't guarantee that wealthy merchants are so reliable! They even bet on several forces." Huang Zhongchang looked at him gently and said, "At present, everyone is in favor of what we are doing now. Soldiers are not a problem." He looked at him with resolute eyes and said, "With talents, we have everything. The common people are willing to follow us."
"Those rebel forces and soldiers know the policies we implement. What do you think they will think?" Shen Hui'e said to Zhang Jixian with raised eyebrows.
Zhang Jixian was stunned when he heard this, and then he rubbed his face with his hands, "This is to shake the morale of the army."
"Are they following us or not?" Shen Hui'e looked at him with her deep and bottomless eyes.
"Of course I will!" Huang Zhongchang said without thinking.
"No, they can't keep up." Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with her jade-like eyes.
"Isn't it just dividing the land? Why don't you dare to follow?" Huang Zhongchang looked at her in confusion.
"Since common people have their own land and can eat their fill, who would want to rent the land of a nobleman?" Zhang Jixian gave her a thumbs up and said, "That's great, it's really great!"
"Uh..." Huang Zhongchang blinked his dark eyes and said, "If we don't kill those nobles, the common people won't have that much land to share!" He laughed heartily, "This will shake their foundation!"
"Second brother, don't laugh too early. We will be hostile to all forces. They can't wait to kill us." Zhang Jixian kindly reminded him.
"We are lambs to be slaughtered!" Huang Zhongchang looked at him unhappily and said, "With the support of the common people, we may not lose." He comforted him, "Mr. Zhang, let's go and see, don't worry too much."
Having said that, what else can Zhang Jixian say?
"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhang, you've been talking about the Yu family army for so long, what does his flag with the word 'Shuai' on it look like?" Shen Hui'e asked curiously, "Don't be so shy when you see him."
"It's like this..." Zhang Jixian looked around, and the tiger cleverly handed him a small wooden stick, and drew the flag of Yu's army with the word "Shuai" on it on the yellow earth.
"So it's this word Yu! I always thought it was Gan Gou Yu." Huang Zhongchang said carelessly.
The tiger stared at the Shuai flag on the ground and said, "This Shuai flag is really beautiful. Dad, when will we be able to fly such a majestic flag?"
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