Late Ming Dynasty: Conquering the world starting from riding and cutting

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In the dilapidated mud thatched house, there was a straw mat, a small square wooden table that had just been moved from another house, and broken farm tools scattered in the corner. In short, Qin Hao could not find anything worthwhile in this thatched house.

There was only one oil lamp on the wooden table. The dim candle flame told Qin Hao how miserable the life of the villagers here was.

The space inside the house is indeed not large, and only a few people can enter the eleven or twelve square meters at a time.

Qin Hao and three guards were sitting in the main seat, while Chen Hu and Li Yi were kneeling and sitting opposite. The rest of the Nord royal guards and most of the villagers were waiting quietly outside the house.

"I'm making you laugh. The farmhouse is simple and there is nothing good to entertain you." Chen Hu knelt down and begged for mercy.

"It's okay, I was born in a farm family, so I'm used to it." Qin Hao replied, not wanting to put too much pressure on the two people who were meeting for the first time.

"But I don't know if I can ask you something?"

"Sir, please speak."

"I think the land here is considered rich and fertile. Although there is no official protection, it will not be reduced to this state." Qin Hao looked at the two of them doubtfully.

After Chen Hu sighed, he said: "You don't know, our village was pretty good a year ago. Although it was not rich, every family could prepare some rations for the coming year and make a few new clothes every autumn harvest.

The same goes for several nearby villages. They are all doing well. They usually exchange some supplies with each other, and their lives are not bad.

But since last year, there has been a severe drought in eastern Fujian, and a large number of refugees have fled here by boat. Since there is no food rations, most of them have gone to the mountains to find food, and they have stayed in the mountains and become bandits. Stop and stop us robbing food and people. "

"Yes, this is the third time this year. The previous year was not like this." Li Yi interjected from the side.

After hearing the two people's complaints, Qin Hao was thoughtful.

The farmers in distress had no choice but to go up the mountain to become bandits. It is not that they are all extremely vicious people, most of them are probably people who were kidnapped.

Then as long as the leader is killed, the rest can be recruited.

Moreover, there are several villages at the foot of the mountain with a large number of people. If they are taken under their command, they can accumulate some power.

But the biggest obstacle at present is to solve the banditry here.

A stable territory is the most indispensable and important factor for the development of power.

[Side mission - destroy the bandits]

[On the endless mountains, there are bandits of all sizes, wipe them out and recruit them, and restore peace to this place]

[Appendix 1: Not everyone is willing to be a bandit. There are also women and children among them. Please identify and comfort them. 1% of the number of people recruited and surrendered is the mission reward unit.

[Appendix 2 Of course, there are also some long-standing villains who have done many evil things, and they are beheaded in public. 10% of the people killed will be the mission reward troops]

[Mission Reward—Shuntian Dead Soldiers (Unknown Number)]

"Okay okay"

Just when I was about to sleep, someone sent me a pillow. Since the reward was so generous, there was no reason not to keep it.

Let’s start my career from now on!

Qin Hao's heart was full of joy.

"Adults, the food is ready." The cook's voice came from outside the house.

Although he had just arrived, Qin Hao had arranged seven Nord royal guards and a Liaodong cavalry outside the house to secretly control the situation. No one was allowed to enter without Qin Hao's order, and any offender would be shot.

If you are not familiar with the place, it is better to be careful!

"Bring it in." Qin Hao ordered.

The young cook carefully walked into the house carrying a wooden tray, and gently placed several bowls of rice and several plates of side dishes on the square table.

Qin Hao, the young cook, knew him. She was the girl who was almost raped by bandits just now.

She bowed her head and held the wooden bowl before respectfully presenting it to Qin Hao, whispering in a low voice: "Thank you, Sir, for saving my life, Axiu."

After Qin Hao took it, he smiled at her.

Axiu glanced at Qin Hao secretly and then slowly backed away.

After seeing Axiu come out, some villagers quickly pulled her aside, crowded over (mostly young women), and asked in unison: "How is it?"

Axiu's face was full of shame and she replied softly: "She's beautiful. She's even prettier than the official ladies I've seen before."

"I saw him just now. He must be the young master of the official family. Look at his clothes. They are colorful. They are much prettier than the white cotton we spin. They look luxurious at first glance."

"The clothes are good-looking, and so is the person. However, the hair is a bit shorter, and he is different from the men here."

The young women were discussing one sentence after another, not necessarily for any purpose, but just curious about Qin Hao, who had saved the village and everyone.

Qin Hao couldn't hear their discussion in the room, but he discussed future plans with Chen Hu and Li Yi.

Confucius once said: "You never tire of fine food, and you never tire of fine meat."

The fibers of the weeds that are considered as side dishes in the mouth are too thick and difficult to chew, and the coarse rice has a little too much sand and gravel, which is a bit harsh on the teeth.

Qin Hao could tell from the food that their life was not good, and he didn't pay too much attention to the taste of the food. They still ate deliciously.

"I want to stay here, I don't know," Qin Hao mentioned casually, while looking across their cheeks.

Chen Hu remained silent after hearing this.

"Really?"

On the other hand, young Li Yi was so excited when he heard Qin Hao's words that he dropped his rice bowl on the ground. Since the rice bowl was made of wood, it couldn't be broken.

Chen Hu glared at Li Yi next to him, then slowly put down the wooden bowl, looked at Qin Hao and said slowly: "Sir, do you know that we have so many bandits that we have to stay here?"

"Yes, I have made up my mind."

Qin Hao put down the empty bowl, straightened his posture, and said seriously, "Since you are going out to start a career, it is not a career. If you really go to Ming Dynasty, you have to take care of the official affairs. It is better to stay here for the convenience."

"Thank you for your willingness to save the people of my village from fire and water." Chen Hu and Li Yi knelt down together and chanted in unison.

Chen Hu had already had this intention. Nowadays, there are many bandits and the village does not have enough force to maintain it. It would be best to let a man with strong force like Qin Hao stay.

Qin Hao originally thought that he would have to spend a lot of words, but he didn't want to just say a few words and the matter was settled.

From this moment on, he was the nominal head of the village.

"How many villages like ours are there around us?" Since he agreed to stay, Qin Hao was unambiguous and asked the two for surrounding information.

Chen Hu thought for a moment and said: "For a small village with 2 or 30 households, there should be 7 around it, but some time ago I heard that some villages had been massacred by bandits. People were either killed or dragged to the mountains. , it’s hard to say now.

There are three large villages nearby, two are Han Chinese and one is a mountain native, each with 180 households. "

"Does everyone here come down from the mountains to farm?" Qin Hao asked.

He remembered that these Tibetan people were the Gaoshan people of later generations, the native ethnic groups in Taiwan. In his memory, they seemed to have always lived in the mountains and made a living by gathering and hunting.

"Yes, sir. We have been here for many years. During this time, we have seen many Shanfan people and they are very friendly to us.

When the farming season is busy, they all come down the mountain to harvest with us. Seeing how much food we have planted, they start to think about farming as we go back and forth, so they also start to form groups and start farming. Many of the women are married to nearby large villages. "

Qin Hao nodded and said, "That's right."

The primitive civilization of slash-and-burn farming was attracted by the advanced agricultural civilization and began to transform. It was simply a peaceful way of transition.

In more than 200 years, the originally advanced agricultural civilization will eventually be defeated by the more advanced industrial civilization, and there will be no peaceful transformation at that time.

The bloody violence of commercial capital will drag the entire world into an endless stage of preying on the weak.

But it's still too early for the people in the village.

"Chen Hu, how much food do you usually have to pay to the bandits?" Qin Hao asked with concern.

"The bandits come twice a year, and each time they have to hand over more than half of their food income."

Qin Hao muttered in his heart: "The exploitation is too much."

During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang's land tax was roughly one in ten. The commodity transaction tax rate is generally 1 in 30.

Transactions of books, farm tools, vegetables, etc. are tax-free.

The feudal dynasty's policy of focusing on agriculture and suppressing business seriously hindered the development of the entire nation and led to the collapse of the later dynasty.

"Chen Hu, if I ask you to recruit people from other villages to farm here, and I will provide protection, and pay 1 out of 10 agricultural taxes every year, how much can you recruit?" Qin Hao looked at Chen Hu and asked.

Today's villages are scattered across the plains, making them difficult to manage. Qin Hao's idea is to gather them together, which can effectively resist the bandits on the one hand, and also facilitate subsequent tax collection on the other.

The tax rate should be set high at the beginning, and after accumulating strength, the tax rate can be gradually lowered through merit.

"Small villages should be able to come, but it's hard to say for big villages. They don't run away if they see a rabbit, and they have a certain strength. Bandits generally don't take the initiative to provoke them, but just send people to collect food on time."

"What if I wipe out the bandits on the mountain?"

"If your Excellency can do it, they will definitely come." Chen Hu said firmly. "With Your Excellency's protection, low tax rate, and reduced food payment, there is no reason why they should not come."

"Okay. Then first wipe out the bandits on the mountain, establish your authority, and then call them here one by one."

After all, force is the best means of persuasion in troubled times.

"I wonder which bandit your lord wants to destroy?"

Li Yi on the side watched Qin Hao and Chen Hu communicating about the village. He didn't understand and had to sit still. Now he finally asked what he knew and asked urgently.

"Brother Li Yi, tell me about the bandits on the mountain."

"Nuo" Li Yi knelt down on one knee and shouted with his fists clasped.

This move made Qin Hao a little surprised, laughed, and said, "Who did you learn this from?"

Li Yi scratched his head and smiled: "I'm not afraid of adults' jokes, that's what bandits do.

When we first came here, many of our neighbors had no food to eat and became bandits.

There are a few who are about the same age as me and have played well since childhood. Whenever they come down the mountain for a mission, they will talk to me about things on the mountain.

He didn't harm anyone, and when the time came to wipe out the bandits, he even asked for their forgiveness. "

"It's a simple matter. If they really didn't harm anyone, we would let them go." Qin Hao tactfully agreed without refusing.

Later, Li Yi told Qin Hao about the current situation on the mountain.

There was originally a group of big bandits on the mountain here. On the one hand, they controlled the large and small bandits on the mountain, and on the other hand, they collected grain from the villages below the mountain. They were not easy to harm people. The two had been getting along well over the years.

But who would have expected that half a year ago, the bandit leader died unexpectedly when he went out to collect grain.

Suddenly there was chaos on the mountain. The second leader and the son of the eldest son fought for power. The various small forces under him were also restless and occupied the mountain tops everywhere.

In addition, a large number of refugees arrived, and the situation instantly became more complicated and confusing, causing disasters both on the mountain and below.

After a brief analysis, Qin Hao said to the two of them: "This is easy. Just eliminate the second leader and the son of the eldest son, and then slowly deal with the others. The bandits will basically be pacified."

There is an old proverb: If you hit a snake, you will hit it seven inches away; if you shoot a gun, you will hit the first bird.

As long as these two largest bandits are eliminated, the other smaller bandits will be able to defeat themselves, making them easy to destroy.

"Approximately how many people are there in these two teams?"

"Not too many, not too many. Don't think there are many people going up the mountain. In fact, most of them are just like us. Some are old and young. In addition, although there are many young and middle-aged people, most of them are forced to stay in the mountain to farm by the bandits and are not allowed to come down. Really take the The two gangs of swordsmen total about 100 people," Li Yi said while touching his fingers.

100 people.

Qin Hao silently clicked on his own unit system panel to check.

【Army Panel】

[Nord Royal Guard X10]

[Asele Elite Shooter X5]

[Liaodong Iron Cavalry X1]

After careful calculation, I only have about 16 people now, and I have to consider taking the initiative to attack. The mountain road is rugged, and the Liaodong Cavalry will probably have to stay in the village.

Bandit 100, our side 15.

Despite the huge disparity in numbers, Qin Hao was not timid at all. In the original game, with 10 intermediate units, he dared to charge an enemy that was 10 times more numerous than himself, and successfully defeated the enemy.

What's more, now, with 16 fully armed senior soldiers in hand, the bandits' equipment is probably not as good as in the game, let alone well-trained.

"In that case, then take the initiative." Qin Hao decided.

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