Liu Zicong of Jiang County is just a microcosm of the entire Shanxi, and these landlords are in trouble. They may have forgotten for a long time that the Ming Dynasty had the surname Zhu.

They thought that if they were a great family, they could control local officials. They thought that if they had many people and many lands, they could play with local officials.

That was before, and now it was time for Feng Shui to take turns. Liu Zicong posted notices at the gates of four cities in Jiang County, providing relief to the victims and opening warehouses and releasing grain.

There are refugees in every place in Shanxi, and there are people who are helping their families and fleeing famines in every county. The local government actually opened the official warehouse and opened the warehouse to release grain.

They did what the bandits could do first. For example, Li Zicheng, whenever he conquered a city, the first thing he did was to open a warehouse and release grain.

To put it bluntly, the four words "opening a warehouse and releasing grain" are equal to buying people's hearts. Opening a warehouse and releasing grain is equivalent to buying people's hearts.

However, the tricks of the bandits Li Zicheng and others have been learned by the local government. Before the bandits arrived, our local government will open warehouses and release grain first, taking the bandits' path, leaving bandits with no way out.

When the warehouse is opened and grain is released, the grain is given to the refugees. Where does the government's finances and military rations come from? This is related to the local landlords, gentry, wealthy businessmen and big businessmen.

If the court wants to turn the tables, it can only replicate the bandits' routine. After opening warehouses and releasing grain, it recruits soldiers and starts to target large households.

Therefore, after Liu Zicong received the government order from Pingyang Mansion, he dared to let go so arrogantly. He first replaced a group of yamen runners and promoted those yamen runners who were usually bullied by the Lin family and Fang family. He asked Chen Anzhi to be the headmaster.

Immediately afterwards, he found an excuse and directly beat the two masters to death. These two masters were not just a slave to deceive the master and the following. Liu Zicong just wanted to send a signal to the two major families of the Fang family and the Lin family that I would kill you.

The news that the Jiangxian County Government opened an official warehouse to release grain quickly exploded in the county town. Countless refugees began to pour in, waiting for the county government to save their lives.

This time, the county government also kept its promise. When the porridge was served every day, refugees immediately flocked to it.

In the years of famine, these big landlords’ lives are not very good. If they reduce grain production, they will not be able to support so many tenants. For example, cracked mountainous land, landlords can only give up.

In this way, those people who have become tenants have no land to plant. Without land, they can only lead their families and their families to become refugees. Refugees flock to the county town, causing unstable factors to the county town. Therefore, the county town generally closes the city gates, or refugees are strictly prohibited from entering.

The refugees who cannot survive can only starve to death. They are like piles of dry firewood on the side of the road, and only one spark can explode.

Overall, the people are simple and honest. Most of them would rather starve to death than die of illness than rebel.

However, if one of them was brave and shouted at this time, he would not be able to survive anyway. Instead of waiting for death like this, it would be better to call his companions to rebel.

There may be a way out when rebelling. In this way, a large number of refugees joined the bandits' rebellion team.

Now the Jiangxian County Government suddenly opened the warehouse and released grain. Isn’t this just giving the refugees hope to survive? The government finally opened its eyes to care about these people.

On the third day after opening the warehouse and releasing grain, Liu Zicong began to recruit soldiers. He completely copied the model of the Hongniangzi in Xinyang City. If he wanted to get food, he joined the army.

As long as they can survive, the refugees will naturally be very happy. If they become soldiers and become officers and soldiers of the court, they will be able to get food to support their families.

In just one day, Jiang County recruited more than 3,000 soldiers. What is the concept of more than 3,000 soldiers? It can completely push the bandits outside the city to the ground to rub against them.

The Jiang County clan, the clan leader Fang Wenjing, heard that Fang Tong, the master sent out of their clan, was beaten to death by the magistrate Liu Zicong.

This almost made Fang Wenjing fall off his chin. Liu Zicong is crazy. A small magistrate dared to kill his tribe. He was not afraid, so he handed a post to Pingyang Mansion to dismiss Liu Zicong from his post and investigate?

After all, Fang Yuan, the censor of Pingyang Prefecture, was a member of their clan. He prospered and suffered losses. If the Fang family lost power in Jiang County, it would not be beneficial to Fang Yuan.

"When did it happen?" Fang Wenjing asked in surprise.

The person who came to report the news was Fang Zigao, a tribe member who was in the jewelry business in Jiang County. He was also considered a rich man in Jiang County. It was when he learned that his master Fang Tong had been beaten to death that he hurried to Xicheng to discuss with the clan leader.

Fang Zigao said in panic: "The day before yesterday, just the day before yesterday, Liu Zicong not only beat Fang Tong to death, but also beat Lin from the Lin family to death. He said that he was the crime of deceiving his superiors and hiding his subordinates."

At this time, Fang Wenjing felt deeply in danger, and he felt that things were not good: "Lin family, so, Liu Zicong is afraid of being confident. Who can give him the courage? Humph, when I prepare a letter to the Censor Fang Yuan, just Liu Zicong's official!"

Fang Zigao sighed and said nervously: "Captain, you don't know yet. The Censor Fang Yuan has been imprisoned by Pingyang Mansion."

"What!" Fang Wenjing stood up suddenly: "What did you say."

The abbreviation of the Censorate is Nitai and Nisi, which is in charge of the judicial, supervision and post affairs of a province. The abbreviation of the Censorate of the Song Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty, the abbreviation of the Censorate of the Censorate of the Censorate of the Censorate of the Censorate of the Censorate of the Censorate of the Qing Dynasty, is the third rank, and is affiliated with the governor and governor. It can be said that this Fang Yuan was also a powerful figure in Shanxi.

In addition to their huge family, there are also people in the court. Otherwise, how could they control Liu Zicong tightly?

Unexpectedly, Fang Zigao continued: "Clan leader, not only Lord Fang Yuanfang in our clan, but also the Lin family. Lin Mingchen was afraid that he would cry at home at this time. The two senior officials of their Lin family in the capital were all sentenced to prison."

None of these aristocratic families is deeply rooted in the local area. In the court, they have more or less their own support. Even if no one in the clan passes the exam for high-ranking officials, they have to buy one. Only in this way can they continue to act as a mighty person in the local area.

After hearing what Fang Zigao said, the clan leader Fang Wenjing felt deeply uneasy. He began to understand that the government was interested in dealing with their Fang family and Lin family.

However, it is not so easy to break the verge of death. The Fang family and the Lin family have been operating in Jiang County for hundreds of years. If they want to shake their foundation, Liu Zicong is probably too naive.

Fang Wenjing sneered: "Send the order to let all the young and middle-aged people of this clan gather, and the leader of this clan wants to give a lecture."

The Fang family was in chaos, and the Lin family in the south of the city was not as good as that. In fact, the Fang and Lin families have been fighting openly and secretly for a hundred years. But now that the disaster is coming, they can only help each other.
Chapter completed!