Turbulent Times Chapter 1481: The fire is starting a prairie fire

So, the big households in Xiaohe Town are not boycotting these two big boxes of Fan Yang copper coins. On the contrary, they all know that this is a good thing, and it is the only hard currency besides gold and silver in today's troubled world.

But precisely because these Fanyang copper coins are so valuable, the big households in these towns are worried and worried instead.

Because they couldn't figure out what the Far East Army was doing, and of course because the Far East Army was doing something very different from any other army these days.

After all, this is too different from what they imagined. In their original imagination, even if they were not all killed, at least they would go bankrupt!

As a result, the Far Eastern Army does not want any of their belongings now, and they still have to insist on a fair deal with them.

"I heard that after the Far Eastern Army occupied a land, they would distribute part of the land in the hands of the nobles to the poor people. Could it be that they don't want property, but want our land." Some head of the big family guessed.

When the other people heard this, instead of feeling sad or angry, they breathed a sigh of relief.

They are not afraid of the Far Eastern Army asking for it. After all, they once fully supported Wagang Village. According to the previous methods of dealing with various people and horses, it is normal to kill them all.

Now, as long as they can figure out what the Far East Army needs, they voluntarily take it out to save the lives of the whole family and a lot of family property by the way, which is far beyond their initial extravagant imagination.

But this is only speculation after all, and further verification is needed. It's just that the big households in the town headed by Zheng Chengjie didn't have the eyes and ears to listen to the news for a while, and those families whose children died or were captured because of participating in the Wagang Army, Even spent the night in fear.

In the early morning of the next day, Zheng Chengjie and others heard that Wei Zheng was going to inspect the town, so they rushed over after hearing the news, intending to intercept the visit, but when they arrived, Wei Zheng and others had already passed the town and entered Xiaohezhai. It is now the camp of the 10,000 troops led by Li Shanfei.

Although no one was waiting, Zheng Chengjie and others were inconvenient to retreat, so they waited under the cottage.

Seeing a group of townspeople gathered together and discussing why they should not disperse, Zheng Chengjie was afraid of causing displeasure and unnecessary worries to the army of officials of the Far East Army, so he sent his servants to drive them away.

Not long after, the family member went and returned, and said: "I heard from the people in the town over there that I just followed that Yuandong surnamed Wei

An official behind the military officer seems to be the third boy from Widow Zheng's family in the east of the town who has been missing for four years! "

"Who?" Zheng Chengjie couldn't think of who for a while?

"It's that Han Changsheng who went to school when he was young and didn't have food at home. He ran out to find food and never came back." Someone beside Zheng Chengjie suddenly thought of such a person.

"Zheng Changsheng?" Zheng Chengjie vaguely remembered this person, and he was still a collateral descendant of their Zheng clan, but the distance was too far away, and their Zheng family didn't pay much attention to it, so the impression was a bit vague.

"I remember that Zheng Changchang was a nerd, and he only believed in death. He ran out to find food when he couldn't open the pot at home. He has been missing for four years. You are sure you read it right."

"It shouldn't be wrong, not only the three boys of Widow Zheng's family, but also the other two boys in the town. I didn't stop." The servant replied, "Someone has gone to call Widow Zheng."

"Then it shouldn't be wrong." Zheng Chengjie's eyes flickered as this matter seemed promising.

"Go, first send some food and money to Widow Zheng's house." Zheng Chengjie ordered the servant, he paused after speaking, and said: "Forget it, I will go to Widow Zheng's house in person."

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Xiaohe Village, in Li Shanfei's camp.

Wei Zheng was sitting in the main seat, Li Shanfei was sitting on the left, and a young man of twenty-four or five years old was sitting on the right.

"Changsheng, you just came here today, haven't you gone to your house?" Wei Zheng asked the young man next to him with a smile.

This young man was Zheng Changsheng, he gave Wei Zheng a salute with a smile, and replied: "Your Majesty will keep in mind Master Wei's order, so I will not go to my family right away."

Wei Zheng praised: "Presumably at this time, Zheng Chengjie and others have already invited your mother and brother over. From then on, with you, a local man who was born as a bridge, you will soon dispel the vigilance of the local people and gain their trust. It can speed up the process of establishing base areas behind enemy lines.

Zheng Changsheng hurriedly said: "Lord Wei and General Li, don't worry, the officials will do their best to do this well."

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Zheng Chengjie and other big households in the town came to Zheng Changsheng's house, and respectfully saluted the old lady who was usually annoyed at a glance. After coming out, he invited the old lady over, and even sent two maids over, not to mention daily necessities such as food and clothing.

A rich family saw the old woman's thin clothes, and brought the fox fur coat that she had prepared for her to wear, and treated her like a mother.

All of this naturally made Zheng Changsheng's old mother at a loss. Fortunately, she has two other sons, but she has already heard what happened. Knowing that her missing brother has become a high-ranking officer in the Far East Army, she is ecstatic The extreme...

In the afternoon, Zheng Changsheng brought a group of soldiers to see his mother and brother whom he had not seen for four years.

Zheng Chengjie led more than a dozen squires from Xiaohe Town to greet him. Widow Zheng saw her son come back from the dead, dressed in a suit different from that of the Sui Dynasty, and guarded by eight heroic soldiers. , standing in the middle of the crowd.

Of course, Widow Zheng was not afraid of her son like other people, so she rushed over and hugged Zheng Changsheng in her arms and howled loudly: "Third son! You are finally back, mother was looking for you at the beginning It's so bitter..."

After talking briefly to his old mother with red eyes, Zheng Changsheng helped his mother up, met his two older brothers, and finally said to the surrounding surnames and wealthy gentry in Xiaohe Town, saying in the local dialect: " Folks, the elders of Xiaohe Town were forced to follow the bandits, and the Far East Army has experienced the twists and turns. I, Zheng Changsheng, am also from Xiaohe Town. Now I am a civil servant under the command of King Qin An. This time, King Qin An sent him to assist Master Wei In governing Xiaohe Town, everyone is from the village. On behalf of the Far Eastern Army, I will pardon the careless mistakes of the elders of Xiaohe Town.

According to the plan of the Far East Army, after occupying Xiaohe Town, in addition to governing the area and extracting taxes, the most important thing is to win the hearts of the local people and gentry, so that these people can be organized as a militia.

In this way, not only can Xiaohe Town be controlled more effectively, but also the fire can spread from Xiaohe Town to the surrounding villages and towns, and at the same time, the people can be used as soil to replenish soldiers.