Daniel Zhang was not in a hurry, and spent three days completely pacifying the people near the Zhongwei City in Ningxia, and then left some soldiers and sent all those surrendered soldiers to Shaanxi, believing that under Wang Jiyong's men, they would definitely change their minds and start from scratch.

Then Daniel Zhang rushed to Sweetwater Fort with his army and began his farming business again.

Sweetwater Fort was only fifty miles away from the territory of the Ningxia Guard, and after another three days, Daniel Zhang planted the territory of the Ningxia Guard, and the remaining four guards and one person were also creditworthy, and immediately rushed to the Ningxia Guard with a large army.

In fact, it's not that they are trustworthy, but they also understand that as long as the brothers around them die, it will be their turn next, and they have absolutely no chance to monopolize Ningxia.

Just let them have something to understand, they just arrived at the Ningxia rearguard, Daniel Zhang immediately stopped the pace of progress, began to farm with peace of mind, now is the busy season of farming, many people are busy at home, with these soldiers under Daniel Zhang, the work in the field is quickly completed.

Cheng Xiaolian almost had to wonder if Daniel Zhang had also crossed over, how could some things be better than him, he took people to farm the land, the effect was far from so good, no matter where he went, there were villagers who came to report the news, what is the situation around now, and whether there are garrisoned troops.

After carefully pondering Daniel Zhang's strategy, Cheng Xiaolian understood the connotation, his so-called farming, learning the essence of later generations of Taizu, the so-called equality of everyone, everyone has food. But the reason why Taizu's strategy was successfully implemented in later generations began with the Xinhai Revolution, but after twenty or thirty years of development, most of the concepts in the hearts of the people changed.

But the situation at this time is not the same, Li Zicheng has just passed thirty years, and he just shouted to eat his mother, wear his mother, open the city gate to meet the king, and the king did not pay food when the king came. But in the future, it still has to pay grain, China is still an agrarian society, what does the army eat if it does not pay food? What does the state run on?

Therefore, those gentry don't believe much in Cheng Xiaolian's concept of equality for everyone, and only when the poor people have nothing else to think about, will they believe Cheng Xiaolian's set.

But Daniel Zhang was born in this era and grew up in this era, he is different from Cheng Xiaolian, he knows very well who has the final say in the village, who has the final say in the township and county.

Therefore, although his strategy is also farming, farming is biased towards those gentry, and even follows the gentry with great convenience, that is, unlike them to collect grain, nor ask them for life-saving silver, but just give them land, where is such a military unpopular?

Therefore, these gentry naturally wanted to get close to help Daniel Zhang with all their might, and as soon as they started, the whole village had to obey their command, and who let the people of a village mix and eat under their hands.

Therefore, Daniel Zhang used less manpower to get the greatest effect, Cheng Xiaolian is also a little helpless, if you really want to take the road that the later Taizu has walked is indeed a bit unrealistic, first of all, there must be a few decent ideological emancipation movements, in order to untie the shackles in the hearts of the people, and then after more than ten or twenty years of development, let them get used to life without shackles, so that they can walk that road.

But Cheng Xiaolian didn't have so much time, let alone ten or twenty years, it only took three years, and the Manchu court would be able to free up its hands to deal with him. At that time, the gentry who were divided by him will have to resurrect, and those people will feel that the land originally belonged to those gentry and give up the struggle, and the final result will be the destruction of Cheng Xiaolian.

So Cheng Xiaolian doesn't plan to take that road, even if it is for the benefit of the people, he has to come step by step, not only does he not have that kind of conditions now, he doesn't even have like-minded people who can cooperate, his people will listen to his orders at most, but they will definitely not agree with this road, so this road can't be taken now, maybe his son can complete the reform on his basis, but that's not something he has to consider.

Daniel Zhang's land is half a month, Ningxia Siwei people can't help it, the army is dispatched, grain and grass are consumed every day, a lot of military food has to be consumed a day, but they don't fight, if this continues, in less than two months, they will all starve to death, and it seems that Daniel Zhang, the bastard of the king, is addicted to farming, if you don't fight him, he can really keep planting the land.

Soon the other three guards couldn't help it, and went to find Qi Rile, the general of the Ningxia guard: "General Qi, it's not the same thing to go on like this, the food in the army is about to run out, we can't keep spending it here." ”

Qi Rile also smiled bitterly: "Several old brothers, you have also seen that in this case, my Ningxia guards can't get too much food, otherwise you withdraw first, and when Daniel Zhang moves, you will rush back?" ”

"It's only been two or three days to withdraw, and we don't have anything else to say, but Brother Qi, you have to be careful, but you can't be like Liu Mihou, who was beheaded in one day."

"Although a few brothers can rest assured, I am not Liu Mihou's reckless man, no matter how Daniel Zhang shouts, I will never go out of the city to fight, two or three days will definitely be able to hold, the younger brother hereby thanks the brothers for their kindness, in the future, I must thank the brothers for saving their lives."

In this way, the other three guards and one people led the people out of the Ningxia guard, who knew that as soon as they left on the front foot, Daniel Zhang immediately led the people up, advanced twenty miles and began to continue farming.

At this time, all the armies had just walked to Shigou City, which was only forty miles away from the territory of the Ningxia Guard, and it would take a day to withdraw, Qi Rile immediately passed the news out, and then those armies turned back the way they came.

Daniel Zhang heard the news and turned back the same way, the meaning is obvious, I will leave when you come back, and I will go into your house to farm when you leave.

The people of these four guards and one family did not think about directly fighting with Daniel Zhang, but this matter is really a little difficult, they don't look at the current advance and retreat, but once the war starts, no one can trust anyone, you must know that if you defeat Daniel Zhang, it will be their turn to divide Ningxia, and whoever is injured in this battle will have to suffer a big loss, so they all understand, and they are not willing to take the initiative to fight.

Daniel Zhang is precisely targeting their pulse, so he only farms the land and does not fight, because once he takes the initiative to attack, the nature will be different, and it will become a homeland defense war, and then those people will have to fight desperately with him even if they are pretty.

(End of chapter)