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Chapter 425, public land

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    The Qinghe army beheaded dozens of heads in one go in Zhangjiazhuang, which greatly shocked the gentry and rich men.

    The country gentry and rich lords have always thought that they can control the power in the villages and towns, and no matter who is in charge of Yunxi Mansion, they have to rely on them.

    But now the iron-blooded and fierce wrists displayed by the Qinghe army made them realize that the sky has really changed.

    Many country gentry and rich men who committed the most heinous crimes were also guilty, worried that they would end up in the same fate as the Zhang family.

    Therefore, after returning to his home, he didn't dare to delay for a moment, and hurriedly packed his things, preparing to flee to the imperial court's control area.

    After all, even if they have tens of millions of wealth, they still have to live to enjoy it. Facing the tough Qinghe army, they are really afraid now.

    "General, in every village and town of Yunxi Prefecture, there are signs of gentry and rich men packing their luggage and preparing to flee."

    Now Chen Ziang has dispatched task forces to various villages and towns, and among these task forces, there are people from the Intelligence Investigation Department. Their task is to build an intelligence network and conduct a thorough investigation of the villages and towns.

    ? After all, Chen Ziang still attaches great importance to intelligence work, because knowing himself and the enemy is invincible.

    After the intelligence and investigation department discovered the abnormal situation of some wealthy gentry, it also reported it to Chu Yue immediately.

    The Director of the Intelligence Investigation Department, Chu Yue, did not dare to be negligent. After collecting the information, she also reported to Chen Ziang.

    "Are some people preparing to flee?"

    Chen Ziang didn't expect that they would scare many people to flee overnight in Zhangjiazhuang.

    "According to our investigations, all those who show signs of fleeing are all villainous squires and wealthy owners. At present, there are more than 130 households that can be identified. There are also some squires with better reputations who build bridges and pave roads on weekdays and are watching."

    Seeing Chen Ziang knocking on the table, Chu Yue asked tentatively, "General, do you want to take measures against the gentry who tried to escape?"

    "If they want to escape, let them escape. These people have done a lot of evil. If they stay here, they will be a disaster."

    Seeing that these gentry and wealthy lords were voluntarily fleeing this area, Chen Zi'ang felt that it was better for them to voluntarily leave and avoid a lot of trouble.

    Because after the squires left, Chen Ziang and the others could take over the land they left as a matter of course. After all, it became a land without owners.

    "But they have accumulated a huge amount of wealth in Yurou Township for so many years, and they will take it away. If we keep the money"

    However, Chu Yue was unwilling to just let go of those heinous country gentry and rich men, because she had taken a fancy to those huge amounts of money.

    "What do you want?"

    When Chen Ziang heard what Chu Yue said, he was a little moved.

    Chu Yue said: "People can leave, but money must stay."

    "Well, this matter will be handed over to your intelligence and investigation department, but don't use the name of our Qinghe army."

    Chu Yue also smiled knowingly: "Bandits are rampant everywhere now, and it is quite normal for those gentry and rich men who have fled to be ransacked by bandits."

    "very good."

    Seeing that Chu Yue understood, Chen Ziang also nodded in satisfaction.

    After Chen Zi'ang thought about it, he made arrangements for Chu Yue's next tasks for the intelligence and investigation department.

    He said to Chu Yue: "Your intelligence investigation department has three main tasks next."

    "First, seize the time to expand the manpower and lay the intelligence network, and within a few months, complete the complete control of the counties in Yunxi Prefecture."

    "Second, send competent people to Dongjiang Province to find the commander and the others. I need to know their situation now."

    "Third, send people to monitor Jiangbei Province and Luyang Province's court troops. Any changes in them must be reported immediately."

    Now the intelligence and investigation department has become a trump card in Chen Ziang's hands, so Chen Ziang also gave them a lot of tasks.

    "General, I have already started to do these things, but"

    "Just what?"

    Seeing Chu Yue who was hesitant to speak and seemed to be in trouble, Chen Ziang asked with a smile.

    Chu Yue blushed, and said embarrassedly: "Now our intelligence and investigation department is short of money."

    The first batch of personnel of the Intelligence and Investigation Department were selected from the elite scouts, but now they have to recruit and train their own personnel, and it costs money to go out to perform tasks.

    withThe Reporting and Investigation Department needed more and more funds, and Liang Guanlin of the Military Supplies Department rejected it several times on the grounds that the expenditure was too large.

    However, many of the expenditures of the Intelligence and Investigation Department cannot be brought to light, which has led to the fact that the Intelligence and Investigation Department is now in a situation where it is short of money.

    "How much money do you need every month now?" Chen Ziang asked.

    Chu Yue whispered: "At least 30,000 gold coins. With the expansion of personnel, more may be needed."

    Chen Ziang thought for a while and said: "In this way, I will ask the Military Supplies Department to give you 50,000 gold coins every month. In the future, if you provide valuable information, I will have additional subsidies."

    "Thank you, General!"

    Hearing that Chen Ziang gave fifty thousand gold coins a month to the Intelligence and Investigation Department, Chu Yue also beamed.

    "Your intelligence and investigation department are the clairvoyant eyes and smooth ears of the Second Army Corps of the Qinghe Army. Don't let me down." Chen Ziang said to Chu Yue with a smile.

    "General, don't worry, the Intelligence Investigation Department will go all out to collect all kinds of intelligence and be loyal to the general!"

    "General, Lord Qin is here."

    Just as Chen Ziang and Chu Yue were talking, the voice of Li Changqing, captain of the personal guard, sounded outside.

    "General, I will take my leave first."

    Chu Yue settled the funding problem with Chen Ziang, and immediately left with satisfaction.

    Chu Yue and Qin An met each other at the door. Qin An didn't expect that Chu Yue was here with Chen Ziang, so he was also taken aback. Chu Yue nodded to him with a smile, and then strode away.

    "Master Qin, why don't you come in?"

    Just when Qin An mistakenly thought that he had disturbed Chen Ziang's good business, Chen Ziang's voice came from the study.

    Qin An calmed down and tidied up his appearance before striding into Chen Ziang's study.

    "This time, you handled the incident in Zhangjiazhuang very well, which greatly frightened those villainous gentry and wealthy lords. Just now when Chu Yue came to report, many people were so frightened that they wanted to flee."

    After Chen Ziang greeted Qin An to take a seat, he personally poured him a cup of tea and said with a smile.

    "The general is full of praise, I just acted according to the general's orders." Qin An said modestly.

    "By the way, how is Zhangjiazhuang's land distribution going?" Chen Ziang asked with a smile.

    Qin An said: "The Zhang family has collapsed, and the people are no longer afraid of anything, so now it has been divided smoothly, but after the division, there are still more than 1,000 mu of land left. I am here to ask the general for instructions on how to do it."  disposal?"

    "This is very simple. The remaining land does not need to be divided. It will directly belong to our Qinghe army and become public land."

    "Public land?"

    "Yes, our brothers in the Qinghe army have quite a few military dependents. It is not easy for those who drag their families to follow us to fight, but let these public lands be cultivated by the brothers' families, and only 10% of the tax is charged, and the first two  Years are tax-free."

    "General, this method is good. Not only will the families of the brothers have a source of income, but it will also increase the cohesion of the brothers."

    Qin An didn't expect Chen Ziang to come up with such a good idea, and he couldn't help but praise it.

    Chen Ziang added: "For those brothers who have meritorious service, according to the size of their contribution, they will be given land in the future, so that they can live without serving in the army." (Remember the website website: www.hlnovel.com
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