The name of Yue's army "freezing to death without demolishing houses, starving to death without plundering" is known to everyone, and no one knows it. Almost everyone regards these two sentences as the highest standard of the king's master.

Even after Zhu Yuanzhang's incident, strict military discipline could not reach the level of the Yue family's army.

But there are people who dare to challenge the god-like Yue family army, and it is the "traitors" in front of them who are still wearing messy clothes!

That's right, just before entering the city, they were still what people call them vicious bandits. It's just that when they actually entered the city, almost overnight, everyone's opinion changed.

During the previous battle, many houses were burned down, and the palace, including the palace, was reduced to rubble. The first thing these soldiers did when they entered the city was to solve the housing problem for the people.

It's still March, and the nights aren't warm at all.

But there are still too many people in the city, and they have no place to live, so they can only sleep on the streets. The soldiers gave up their tents for the elderly, the weak, the women and the children, who lay down in the streets.

On the street, there are two neat rows, which is spectacular to the extreme.

The next day, when it was still dawn, the big men got up, picked up shovels and hoes, cleared the ruins, and helped the people to restore their houses.

These soldiers followed the orders and helped them repair their houses and give them shelter, starting with the poorest of the people. As for Zhu Chun, the king of Shu, he had to wait until the end......

"What kind of relative is this? I'm also a prince anyway, even if the fourth brother knows, he can't do this to me! Zhu Chun was indignant and couldn't help complaining to his wife: "You don't stand up for me, go talk to him!" What is this called! ”

Lan Shi glanced at her, "You are a golden branch and jade leaf, you can't endure hardship, you can say it yourself if you want to say it...... Get a splendid palace with you, and then get a hundred and eighty beauties to serve, fine clothes and food, peace of mind and enjoyment, and then Jingnan will succeed, right? ”

Zhu Chun snorted, "What is this called!" Am I that kind of person? I mean, I don't want to be humble! I'm nothing as a prince, isn't the key to having a princess! ”

Lan Shi laughed, she was too lazy to spit on Zhu Chunfei.

The gap between man and man is greater than the gap between man and dog...... Zhu Chun has been in the domain for more than ten years, although he hasn't done anything bad, but he hasn't done much good either.

But Liu Chun has only been in Chengdu for a few days?

Just relying on strict military discipline has made all the people refreshed, and even thrown themselves to the ground!

This is called Wang Shi, and he is the real soldier!

These recruits brought out by Liu Chun may still have a gap compared to other soldiers and horses in terms of combat experience. However, in terms of being close to the people and loving the people, it has already made many officers and soldiers ashamed.

Didn't you see that the three guards of the Shu Palace, as well as the people and horses brought by Ping'an, ran into Liu Chun's subordinates, and they all bowed their heads unconsciously.

It's true!

The same people, as soon as they stopped on the street, some people and ordinary people saw it and ran away in fright, avoiding it. But as soon as some people came out, the common people stuffed eggs into their arms and sent the soles of their shoes, but they couldn't push them off. They can often be seen fleeing in the wilderness.

Take buying and selling things as an example, in the past, the official army was called buying and selling, it was basically a half-robbery, and if you saw something, you would send it to the barracks, where you could give some money and have fun secretly.

Especially in the case of a big war, the soldiers want to eat well, they must be paid in full, and they will not agree to a little less. Disturbing the people is a small matter, and there are countless worse things.

If you don't satisfy the soldiers, who will fight for you!

But there is a group of people who don't play cards according to the routine at all.

Put the people first everywhere.

This Liu Chun is really a little evil!

Ping An gritted his teeth, he had been working as a coolie for three days, all of which was helping the people repair houses. Liu Chun, this guy is not buying people's hearts and deceiving. It's about implementation.

He borrowed money from merchants and offered some money to the people who had lost their houses...... Before waiting for the house to be repaired again, they can go to other people's houses to rent a house temporarily, or go to relatives to buy some food and vegetables. Coping with life temporarily.

In times of chaos, the war is imminent, and being able to do this has made almost everyone grateful.

The people whose houses in the city were not burned down took the initiative to take in the homeless, not only without money, but also with food.

At the moment of crisis, everyone pulls each other and tides over the difficulties together, and there is nothing to be afraid of.

Ping An could clearly feel that the panicked people were no longer afraid, and a powerful group was formed around Liu Chun's soldiers and horses, which was growing stronger every moment.

There are hundreds of thousands of people in Chengdu Prefecture, no one cares about them, and these hundreds of thousands of people are of no use. But once it was strung up, it was clenched into a fist.

Even if Xu Huizu's army of 200,000 may not be used!

For the first time, Ping An gave birth to the idea that Xu Huizu might be defeated, this thought was very hateful, he shook his head hard, but he couldn't shake it off.

haunted like a ghost, keeping him awake at night. With a peaceful body, it's okay not to sleep for a few days. But the problem is that the mental torture is terrible.

More and more, he wanted to figure out what spell Liu Chun used!

If you can't see it clearly, maybe the imperial court will really be defeated, right? Thinking of this, Ping'an's worries developed into panic, fear......

"What the hell do you guys think? Can you say no? Ping An carried ten logs and piled them up beside a wall where the masons were erecting beams for the house.

Ping An took advantage of the rest to chat with a young soldier next to him.

The little soldier looked to be only sixteen or seventeen years old, and his face would still be red when he spoke.

"People say that they eat food and become a soldier, and in the future, they will make military exploits, become a big official, give their wives and sons, and glorify their ancestors...... What do you want to come from, how can you want to join the army? "Squatting on the ground peacefully, follow the good path.

The little soldier pouted, "I haven't married a daughter-in-law yet!" ”

"Then you don't want to make war exploits so that you can marry a beautiful daughter-in-law?"

Xiao Bing thought about it seriously, shook his head and said, "I haven't thought about it." ”

"Silly words, you're not young, why don't you want to?" Ping An has no good airway.

Xiao Bing really blushed, "I, what can I marry...... Do you know, uncle, my family has re-cleared the acres of land, and divided the fields of the rich man Liu Da to my family for fifteen acres, all of which are watered with good water! ”

At the mention of the field, the creep's eyes were shining, and something was burning.

Fifteen acres of land, 40 stone of rice can be beaten every year, plus the original land, his father will also drive a carriage, the annual income of the family can not only feed a family of seven, but also have a lot of surplus, life is simply turned upside down.

As long as he waits for another three years, his two older brothers will be able to marry, and then it will be his turn.

Ping An listened to Xiaobing's words, his brows furrowed, and he was very unhappy.

"How can you rob someone else's stuff?"

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Bing's eyes widened, stared at Ping An viciously, and said angrily: "You are the dog of the Liu family?" You speak for that turtle son? ”

Ping An doesn't like to listen to it, if Lao Tzu wasn't a prisoner, who would dare to talk to me like this, Lao Tzu would immediately crush him!

"Boy, I'm speaking fairly!"

"Fair fart! Then, the Liu family's field, just, is theirs? ”

"Why isn't it theirs?" Ping An asked rhetorically.

The little soldier blushed, "If you say no, you don't!" They robbed it! ”

"Robbed?" Ping An groaned: "You kid didn't lie, did you? ”

"Of course not, I heard from the old man, those fields were originally official fields, and once there was a big flood, they were all flooded, many people ran away, and some people died. Wait, when the water recedes, these fields will become the Liu family, the original owner wants not to come back, and the Liu family also sent people to beat them, and they all died! ”

Xiao Bing didn't say it clearly, but Ping An also understood. Taking advantage of the flood, he turned the official land into private land, and then subleased it to the people to earn land rent.

This is not only as simple as exploiting the people, but also stealing the official land of the imperial court!

"The magistrates don't care about such a big thing?"

"Tube? The Liu family gave them money, but they didn't bother to take care of it! ”

"Damn it!" Ping An snorted and shook his fist, a good royal law was destroyed by this gang of scum. Thinking of this, he barely managed to squeeze a smile out of his face.

"Little brother, let's talk again, let's talk!"

Xiao Bing snorted with a stiff face: "What are you talking about!" Hurry up and get to work! ”

Ping An had no choice but to carry the wood together.

He paid attention this time, not only the soldiers, but also other people, and kept asking...... And the result made him even more frightened.

Someone wants to ask, the Ming Dynasty has just established the country, is the land annexation so serious?

In fact, the land issue has little to do with how long the country has been founded...... The main thing is population and land, of course, in times of peace and prosperity, the population will naturally grow faster.

Throughout the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang worked hard to end the turbulent times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, and the population grew rapidly, and by the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu, the official statistics showed that the population was 65 million. And based on the number of salt sold, this figure is also reasonable.

Interestingly, then, all the way to the end of the Ming Dynasty, the population not only did not increase, on the contrary, it also dropped to about 50 million, a basically peaceful dynasty, the population actually declined.

There are only two possibilities, one is that the Ming Dynasty was too poor, and the founding of the country was the peak, and it has continued to decline since then.

There is also a possibility, that is, a large number of hukou people are hidden, and they can't be seen at all in the official data...... Many people estimate that the population at the end of the Ming Dynasty was at least 100 million or more, and even reached 180 million.

Of course, arguing about the size of the population is a matter for academics. But judging from the number of 65 million. The land pressure in the last years of Hongwu was also very terrible, and it had reached a critical point.

Especially in traditional densely populated areas such as Jiangnan and Shandong, and of course the Bashu Plain, the momentum of land annexation has been revealed.

This is also the reason why Lao Zhu repeatedly raised the butcher's knife in the last years of Hongwu...... It's a pity that just relying on suppressing the strong cannot solve all the problems, and a thorough reform and change of the law must be carried out!

You who can see this, Liu Chun is one, Zhu Di is also clearer, the other is Fang Xiaoru, Lao Fang is Zhu Yunwen's side, the only person who is aware of the land problem, but unfortunately, Lao Fang is struggling now.

"Uncle."

Although the little soldier didn't like peace, he still came to call him.

"The first batch of houses has been built, and some people have come to the lord, and they invite us to come and drink the wine!"

Ping An was stunned for a moment, but still stood up, and followed Xiaobing over, he suddenly remembered that when he was a child, his family also suffered a disaster...... If the Yuan Dynasty was willing to rescue the disaster, maybe he wouldn't have rebelled with the first emperor, right?

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