In the cave room, Huang Yumei and the bride listened to the shouting and killing outside, and the two hugged each other tightly.

The bride trembled: "Sister, there was the sound of guns and cannons outside just now, it was the Han people calling, right?" ”

"Not bad! It's the Han people who killed it! Huang Qimei nodded vigorously. But she didn't have a trace of excitement in her heart to be rescued, because in her heart, the Han people would only collude with these toast masters and do bad things together. This time the Han people called, it must have been Master Tusi who offended the Han people. Even if the toast master is killed, the Han people will quickly elect a new toast master, and the new toast master will only be more murderous.

In the cottage, a large number of Ming troops have poured into the village.

The ironclad soldiers rushed into the crowd of native soldiers, and the sharp Miao knives slashed back and forth, and the besieging native soldiers either landed on the ground or were cut in two by the waist.

A sturdy native soldier armed with a sledgehammer smashed viciously at a Ming ironclad soldier.

The ironclad soldier was startled, the ironclad soldier was not afraid of swords, guns, bows and arrows, and the most feared was blunt weapons. If you are hit by a hammer, you will suffer serious internal injuries if you don't die. The ironclad soldier parried with his shield, only to hear a "dang" sound, and the iron shield was actually smashed to a dent, and the ironclad soldier was shocked to the point that his arm was numb.

The ironclad soldiers are all selected to serve as the strongest and most powerful tall men, who can shock the ironclad soldiers to the point that their arms are numb, and the strength of this native soldier can be imagined.

The native soldier who made the hammer had no chance to exert his might, and the pikemen behind came up, and the spears kept piercing, and the native soldier broke three or four spears with a sledgehammer, and was also stabbed five or six times in his body. The soldier stared at the spear pierced into his body in disbelief, and the sledgehammer fell to the ground with a "dang", and the soldier knelt on the ground first. The spear of the Ming soldier was withdrawn, and several blood mist erupted from the native soldier's body, and he fell to the ground with his head heavy.

Seeing with his own eyes that the bravest warrior in the village could not even kill a single Ming army, he was killed like a pig and a dog, and the morale of the other native soldiers in the village completely collapsed.

"Stop fighting! We surrender! The soldiers fell to their knees, swords, swords, and sticks aside.

After capturing the cottage of Tusi, only three Ming soldiers were slightly injured, and a Ming soldier who was shot by a poisoned arrow was seriously injured, but fortunately, there was an antidote from Wang Jinzhong, and the Ming soldier was not in danger of life. In the cottage, more than 300 native soldiers were killed, and more than 100 were killed, and all the others surrendered to the Ming army.

Wang Jinzhong led the Ming army and rushed into the courtyard. Not long after, Master Tusi and Master Liu of the county government were tied up and escorted out of the compound.

Two women ran out of the backyard, one of whom was a young girl dressed as a bride, but the red hijab on her head had long been thrown away; The other is a young woman in her early twenties, dressed as a Li noblewoman, who is very delicate and moving. The young woman looked at Wang Jinzhong's back, and was stunned at first, and suddenly she walked up to Wang Jinzhong, who was wearing the clothes of a Ming army officer, with tears in her eyes, and called out affectionately: "Brother Jinzhong!" ”

"Sister!" Wang Jinzhong was also stunned.

The two reunited after a long absence, and there were endless words in their hearts. Huang Qimei ignored the fact that there were many Ming troops around her who were watching, and threw herself into Wang Jinzhong's arms, sobbing incessantly.

"Sister, I didn't break my promise! I'm here to save you! Wang Jinzhong stroked Huang Qimei's hair and said distressedly.

Huang Qimei raised her head and looked at Wang Jinzhong: "Brother Jinzhong, these Han people, you brought them?" ”

"Yes, they are here to save you!" Wang Jinzhong nodded vigorously.

"Brother Jinzhong, why did you join their Han army?"

"Not bad!" Wang Jinzhong said loudly, "They are different from other Han people!" Their good guys! They are Han Chinese who call the shots for us poor people! ”

Master Tusi and Master Liu were escorted down the mountain by the Ming army and escorted to the village below the mountain.

The local Li people gathered around one after another, and when they saw that the old man Tusi and the master of the county government who rode on their heads on weekdays were all tied up, these people were very complicated. They were both happy and frightened in their hearts. I'm glad that this evil toast master is finally finished! But what I am afraid of is that in the past Ming Dynasty, the government was also in collusion with the Tusi master, and the local Li and Miao people rebelled. Later, it was said that the Ming Dynasty fell, and officials of the Qing government came. But after they came, they were even more intensified than the government of the Ming Dynasty. The toast master is still the toast master, and the slave baby is still the slave baby. Even if any of the Tusi masters offended the Han people, as long as they spent enough money, they could come out and continue to oppress the people, riding on the heads of the poor to make a fortune.

If which toast master was killed by the government, it means that this toast master did not spend enough money. Next, the Han government will soon launch a new Toast Master, who is even worse and more ferocious than the original Toast Master!

"Ah Xiang!" A young man suddenly saw his fiancée who had been snatched away by Master Toast, and screamed in surprise.

The girl, still dressed in red, rushed forward and hugged her lover tightly. After a while, the girl raised her head and said excitedly: "Brother Shanwa, it was Brother Jinzhong who brought the Han people to rescue me." ”

Shan Wazi turned around, saw Wang Jinzhong standing behind him, gratefully took his hand, and muttered: "Brother Jinzhong, thank you so much!" You were the one who rescued Ah Xiang from the fire pit! ”

"Shanwazi, thank you, thank these Han people! They are different from the Han people in the past, they are the Han people who call the shots for us poor! Wang Jinzhong said.

Seeing the insensitive expressions of the Li people around him, Wang Xinyu asked Wang Jinzhong to do the work of those Li people.

Wang Jinzhong stood on the stage, raised his voice and shouted: "Fathers and fellow villagers! The Han people who come today are different from the Han people in the past! They are the saviors of the poor in the world! They are here to defeat those Tusi masters who ride on our heads and make a fortune, and to bring down those Han Chinese officials who collude with Tusi masters! They've raided Master Toast's house! The grain, cloth, livestock, poultry, fish, and meat that were scavenged from the Toast's house were all the sweat that Toast had scavenged from our slaves! Now General Wang, the Han people, wants to return to us these things that belong to us! And the title deeds, the deeds of sale, and the IOUs, all of which will be returned to you! From now on, the land of Toast will be divided by us! The usury that we poor people owe to the toast is nullified! All the sons and daughters we sold to Toast are free! ”

The leader of the Li rebel army spoke in person, which was much better than Wang Xinyu's speech.

There was a sudden commotion in the crowd, and the people of Li talked a lot, and some even pinched themselves hard to determine whether they were dreaming or not.

"Let's go! I went to raid the toast master's house! Someone let out a roar.

The crowd was boiling, and the Li people gathered around one after another, asking Wang Jinzhong to take them to raid the house of Master Tusi.

Wang Jinzhong said: "Everyone, please calm down! Raiding homes is something we do in the Rebels! We will send you all the copied things one by one! ”

Li people followed Wang Jinzhong into the cottage of Master Tusi, only to see the righteous soldiers carrying things out of the house, and the large courtyard was already full of grain, cloth, silk, salt, tea, and even some furniture, which were also moved out by the righteous soldiers and placed in the courtyard.

As for the gold and silver treasures stolen from the house, they have all been removed by the rebels in advance. Now that the rebel army has returned to Wang Xinyu's Ming army, the gold and silver treasures found from the house of the old man Tusi are naturally military expenses and must be handed over, and no one is allowed to hide them privately. With Wang Jinzhong here, those rebel soldiers did not dare to have any selfish intentions.

However, although the righteous army has been subordinated to the Ming army, they do not have strict military discipline, and they still need to undergo training, and only after passing the qualifications can they truly become a member of the Ming army.

"Don't mess around, line up, come one by one! There's something for everyone! "Wang Jinzhong is maintaining order.

The rebel soldiers maintained order, and the common people lined up in long lines, waiting one by one to receive their belongings.

Bags of grain, cloth, silk, salt, fat pigs, strong cows, chickens and ducks, baskets of bright eggs, were all sent down.

The slaves who were sold to the Tusi family were also released, and the rescued child laborers and maids saw their parents, and the family hugged their heads and cried; The woman who was taken captive to Tusi's house saw her lover again, and the couple hugged each other and shed tears of excitement.

Title deeds, deeds of sale, and usury IOUs were found, and under the watchful eyes of the common people, the shackles on the heads of the poor were thrown into the fire, and soon burned to ashes.

"Fathers and fellow villagers! The title deeds of the toast have been burned! We have to redistribute the land, the land has to be measured, and then General Wang will issue you a new title deed! Each of us has access to the land! Wang Jinzhong opened his voice and shouted.

Finally, Wang Jinzhong brought the most exciting good news to everyone: "Wang Shi does not charge agricultural taxes!" In the future, everything that grows in your land will be your own! If you can't eat enough food, Wang Shi will use money to buy it! I won't owe the folks a copper plate! ”

This is the most exciting good news, for many years, farmers have been farming, not only to pay rent, but also to pay taxes to the government. But now, not only is the land their own, they don't have to pay the rent, and even the government taxes are exempted! What could be more exciting than this news!

Next, under the organization of the Ming army, the local villagers conducted a fair election and elected a respected old man in the village to serve as the village head, responsible for measuring the land.

The young man named Shan Wazi came up and said to Wang Jinzhong: "Brother Wang, I also want to join the army!" Join our poor people's own army! ”

Another young man also walked up: "Yes! I want to join the army! Only by joining the Ming army and letting those Tartar Qing dogs not fight back again, can we keep our own land! ”

Someone took the lead, and the slaves who turned over enthusiastically joined the army.

Wang Xinyu calculated that there were more than 100,000 Li people on Hainan Island back then, and as long as land reform was implemented, these Li people would resolutely support him. Among the more than 100,000 people, there are more than 20,000 young and middle-aged men, and these people will be willing to join the army to keep their land and wealth, and they can choose at least 5,000 people from among them to join the army. In addition, there are 30,000 Miao people on Hainan Island, and the de facto land reform among the Miao people can not only win the support of the Miao people on Hainan Island, but also spread their reputation in the future, and all the Miao people will support their own army, and they will be able to pass freely when they enter Xiangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan and other Miao residential areas in the future.

At that time, among the Han people, it was not suitable to carry out land reform, because the Han gentry class had strong strength, and if they offended the Han gentry class, then they could only be completely pushed to the side of the Qing court. But among these ethnic minorities, these local Tusi do not have much strength, they are completely local snakes, as long as they are suppressed with the power of thunder, they can win the support of the local people, and it will not cause a fierce backlash from the Han gentry. In exchange for the support of the local people, it is an excellent business without capital.

Subsequently, the Ming army launched a fierce attack on the county seat of Lingshui, and within one day, the county seat was conquered.

The magistrate of the Qing court was captured, and his high head hung down on weekdays. Those officials and officials who usually work for the tiger also bowed their heads and were escorted out of the county seat.

The victorious Ming army was like a bamboo, and successively conquered several Tusi cottages and compounds, and the Ming army opened the warehouses of the Tusi, opened the warehouses to release grain, burned the land deeds, the deeds of sale and usury IOUs, and the slaves who sold themselves to the Tusi family regained their freedom and happily reunited with their families.

Then, the Ming army held a public trial meeting in Lingshui County.

The captured Yazhou Zhizhou, Lingshui Zhixian, Prefecture and County Governors, some officials and officials who were very angry with the people on weekdays, as well as some Qing army officers who had blood debts on their hands, and those Tusi old men who oppressed the common people on weekdays, were all brought to the trial platform, and what awaited them was a shameful end.

Zhizhou and Zhixian were sentenced to death, and some officials, petty officials, and Qing army officers who were extremely angry were sentenced to death. As for those toast masters, it is up to the local people to hold a grievance meeting and hand it over to the people to deal with themselves.

Most of the Tusi masters were executed by the local people, and a few better Tusi masters were also deprived of their land and handed over to the Ming army to deal with. Those Tusi men who were lucky enough to pick up a life would be sent to Luzon to serve hard labor along with the Qing prisoners.