A notice only shows Bangtai's attitude, what can it do? If you think that as soon as the notice is released, the gentry of Zhijiang will gather and go to the equity exchange to exchange the land that you have inherited for several lifetimes with warehouses and workshops they are not familiar with, it would be too high to see the gentry's sensitivity to business.

According to the plan formulated by the enlarged meeting of the Pavilion and the enlarged meeting, the warehouse directors and archers of each village in Zhijiang have already prepared for the future, and have locked in the targets of each village, and have gone deep into the homes of the gentry, using propaganda, coercion, inducement and other means:

"Old Master Li, according to the order of Deputy General Lin, those who own more than 100 acres of land must exchange it into a warehouse and workshop within one month. If they do not exchange it within one month, the entire Bangtai will forcibly redeem it at the price of two silver coins per acre. If they do not even agree to the redemption, the land will be confiscated directly..."

"He dares! Is there any other kingly law?"

"What are you afraid of? Deputy General Lin has the courage to be inappropriate, and is a war general recognized by the emperor. If Mr. Li insists on fighting to the end and directly kills him for violating military orders, where will Mr. Li seek justice?"

"I am already seventy-five years old and have lived enough. Even if I fight for this life, I will protect the land!"

"If you fight for this life, you are just a thief in the eyes of the court! Besides, the old man is fearless, but what about the old man's descendants? After the land was confiscated, the Li family got nothing. It would be better to change it to a warehouse and a workshop, and at least leave an industry for the descendants. The old man thought about it, the Li family owned more than 500 acres of land, and the tenants rented more than 50% of the rent tax, which made the world angry and people resented. The annual rent tax was only more than 200 taels of silver. If it was replaced by Li Jiahe's warehouse, wouldn't the old man make a profit?"

"Make a lot! I won't change it!"

"As far as I know, the Li family is now under the jurisdiction of the eldest son, so the old man might as well call the eldest son to ask, how difficult it is to recruit tenants in recent years. Tenants can work in the workshop, and the monthly wage is at least 500 cents, so why do you have to farm?"

The director of the warehouse and the captain of the archer were very thoughtful and it was difficult for him to convince the 75-year-old man, so he pointed his finger at Mr. Li's family. After some coercion and temptation, the family surrendered and kept clamoring around Mr. Li's ears.

However, Old Master Li was like a stone in a pit, smelly and hard, and his family could not convince him. In the end, Old Master Li went to the equity exchange to exchange for 10% of the shares of a cotton oil workshop without telling it...

Such things were staged in the villages of Zhijiang, and the advantages of Bangtai's grassroots organization were fully utilized, and the progress of each village was continuously reported to Lin Chunhong and the Zhongshu Mansion. There were too many reports, and Lin Chunhong had no time to take a closer look. What's more, he subconsciously hoped that some stubborn people would appear so that these stubborn people would be regarded as chickens that scared monkeys.

Just when Lin Chunhong was busy, he suddenly received a letter from Ma Shiqi. Lin Chunhong opened it and found that there were only seven words in the letter: "If the mountain is not just me, I will be the mountain."

Lin Chunhong pondered for a moment, suddenly became overjoyed, waved his letter, and shouted to Xiaohe, "Is this called icing on the cake? Haha..."

Xiaohe took the letter and glanced at it. A look of confusion appeared in her beautiful eyes, "Seven words, what does it mean?"

Lin Chunhong smiled and said, "There is a story in the Islamic Qur'an, saying that a prophet wanted to perform the great method of moving mountains before everyone. As a result, a few hours passed, and the mountain peaks remained motionless. Everyone accused the prophet of bragging, and the prophet ran to the front of the mountain and said, "If the mountain is not me, I will go to the mountain."

Xiao He couldn't help but burst into laughter, "This prophet is so interesting... Why did Ma Shiqi write this sentence to the master?"

Lin Chunhong blinked, "Ma Shiqi made Bang Taibi a big mountain."

Xiaohe was surprised and said, "Does Ma Shiqi want to join Bangtai? Ma Shiqi wandered around all day, so how can he do things?"

Lin Chunhong laughed and said, "Just read the Quran for him, I believe he is definitely not a self-congratulatory talent!"

...

When Lin Chunhong was overjoyed about Ma Shiqi's change of the family, Ma Shiqi asked him a problem: "The three-year period of hard work for me is coming soon. I wonder what General Lin plans for me?"

Lin Chunhong was stunned. Could it be that Ma Shiqi defected to Bangtai to seek an official position? Ma Shiqi, a Jinshi, wouldn’t he be unable to see that the imperial court’s title of official position was Bangtai’s biggest weakness? “Mr. Ma was joking. Although Lin Mouyi was a deputy general, he left Bangtai. Usually, a 17th-rank county magistrate could be domineering. How could he have any plans for Lord Ma’s promotion?”

Ma Shiqi smiled and said, "General Lin is honest, and I am determined. Bangtai has a million people and more than 10,000 elite soldiers. I believe that it will not be limited to Jingzhou, Yiling and Kuizhou. General Lin cleverly took a clever way and firmly controlled the four places with his bow and warships. This is a good strategy for even Yang since ancient times, and he pays attention to the combination of yin and yang. Has General Lin never considered the harmony of yin and yang?"

Lin Chunhong pondered for a moment and said, "Mr. Ma means... the people are Yang, the scholars and bureaucrats are Yin?"

"Yes, I lived in Zhijiang for two years, although there are many restrictions..." Lin Chunhong smiled awkwardly, and Ma Shiqi continued without any mind: "I can see that General Lin has set up Xingzhishu Hall, which is not without the idea of ​​combining yin and yang. Unfortunately, Xingzhishu Hall focuses on practice and ignores the imperial examination. The scholars cannot find a way to advance in Xingzhishu Hall, so how can they talk about the attraction? In the long run, the general will lose the support of the scholars and bureaucrats, which may not be of any benefit to the general!"

Lin Chunhong sighed: "Mr. Ma's words are very reasonable. Lin is not doing anything, but he is incompetent. Mr. Zhang Ximing, who worked hard for many years, has not been promoted to Jinshi this year, let alone Xingzhishu Hall? Lin had no choice but to take it!"

Ma Shiqi was silent for a while, and suddenly a loud sound was like a bell, and he said sternly: "If the general does not dislike him, Bang Tai won the hearts of scholars and bureaucrats, please start with Shiqi."

Ma Shiqi's claim to change from "the official" to "Shiqi", which made Lin Chunhong widen his eyes and said in disbelief: "What kind of good plan do you have for Mr. Chang?"

Ma Shiqi bowed and said, "There is no other plan, only unite with Fushe!"

Lin Chunhong was shocked, "Does Fushe have little insults to Lin? Mr. Ximing is famous all over the world. How can he respect Lin's martial arts husband?"

Ma Shiqi said with a sigh: "The general does not need to be modest. It is not an exaggeration to put the capable ministers in governing the world on the general! Shiqi is not talented, but he sees that Fushe and Bangtai are united in complementary strengths and weaknesses. Shiqi will go to Taicang immediately and try his best to convince the gentleman!"

Lin Chunhong pondered for a while, and said in the Yanyan: "Mr. Jun Changgong, don't worry. Lin does not object to the alliance with Fushe, but he still has some doubts about how to alliance. After Lin thinks clearly, please ask Mr. Changgong to bring a message to Mr. Ximing. Mr. Changgong might as well take advantage of the past few days to take a walk around Zhijiang, so as to gain something."

Ma Shiqi said: "It's exactly what Shiqi means. I used to always see flowers in the fog, so I just took this opportunity to see it clearly!"

The two laughed together, and the resentment and suspicion of the past two years disappeared.

Ma Shiqi wants to act as the middleman of Bangtai and Fushe to promote cooperation between the two strongest people, and Lin Chunhong is certainly happy to see it happen.

Over the years, Bangtai has achieved extraordinary achievements in military, industry and commerce, and has extended its tentacles to every corner of the four places through archers and cargo warehouses. The achievements are brilliant. However, the lack of courts and spokespersons in the Shilin have always been Bangtai's shortcomings, so no one knows that except for a very small number of talented people who can see the advantages of the Bangtai system.

The old men of the Donglin Party and Bangtai maintained a superficial cooperative relationship, but the relationship only stopped at the exchange of interests. To think of the old men of the Donglin Party, it was tantamount to seeking a slut with a tiger. Putting aside the Donglin Party, Lin Chunhong also thought of starting a new job and cultivating Bangtai’s spokesperson among the Shilin and bureaucrats. However, his weak foundation and shocking policies all made most scholars timid. In the years since the Xingzhishu Hall was established, students who were generally from poor families or were very interested in studying things.

Thinking of this, if Fushe can see the general trend clearly and cooperate with Bangtai sincerely, it will be a win-win strategy. No one of Fushe has been a Jinshi this year, and Zhang Pu's strategy of trying to control the government through the imperial examinations has suffered major setbacks. Maybe Zhang Pu can really learn from his mistakes, change his old idea of ​​walking on one leg, and change his thinking to the path of achieving success through political achievements.

The cooperation method must be accepted by Zhang Pu, and the initiative must be controlled in the hands of Bangtai. This is the key and is also the main reason why Lin Chunhong has been unable to make a decision.

Lin Chunhong even thought that the reason why Fushe could rise quickly was inseparable from the support of Jiangnan gentry behind them. After accumulating huge wealth, Jiangnan gentry inevitably needed to increase their voice in the court to better protect their vested interests. Therefore, cooperation with Fushe was tantamount to bringing the relationship between Bangtai and Jiangnan gentry closer. In time, Jiangnan gentry and Bangtai spoke in the same voice, which was not just a dream.

Of course, as long as cooperation is to benefit both parties, the current problem is whether the cooperation between the two parties can be successful. Lin Chunhong has always believed that cooperation should be based on common economic interests, so that such cooperation can be considered stable.

Lin Chunhong was quite clear about this: the land reform in Bangtai is in full swing, and this reform will inevitably infringe on the interests of a large number of conservative gentry. If the Jiangnan gentry had no disgust in his heart after hearing this, it could be called a miracle.

When Lin Chunhong told Zhu Zhiyu about his concerns, Zhu Zhiyu smiled and said: "Cooperate with those who are willing to cooperate..."

Lin Chunhong realized that his thoughts were very clear for a moment: a policy or even a regime would have to gain the support of all people. Take this land reform for example. The gentry in the four places would be divided into three categories. One was the gentry who exchanged workshops and warehouses. Bangtai would fully support such gentry and take such gentry as the foundation of his rule; the other was the gentry who forced himself to redeem land at a low price. Such gentry were hesitant or taken by Bangtai's power to sell the land reluctantly. He should try his best to win over such gentry; the last category was the gentry who confiscated the land, and such gentry would be severely attacked by Bangtai.

This is true internally, and isn’t it the case externally?

The gentry in Jiangnan should have people with broad vision, such as Ma Shiqi and Wang Dajun, who are all outstanding representatives. Of course, they must work together to pursue profits together. Those who are not open can ignore them for the time being, but those who set up obstacles everywhere should fight back severely.

So, seven days after Lin Chunhong saw "Isn't the mountain the only one, I'll be the mountain" seven days later, Ma Shiqi happily took a boat down the river and walked towards Taicang.

...

Half a month after posting a notice on land exchange, the reports from the merchants and villages surprised Lin Chunhong: In such a large Zhijiang County, no landlord had the patience to wait until the forced self-redemption stage, and they exchanged the land for equity and became industrial and commercial owners.

Lin Chunhong had a rich expression. He never expected that he would not have been able to catch a chicken to intimidate the gentry in other regions. Lin Chunhong would never believe that Zhijiang's landlords had such a high level of awareness. If you blame them, you can only blame the directors and captains for their excellent work. These directors and captains were afraid that the landlords in the village would drag them down, and in the process of persuading the landlords, they would do everything they could. The coercion was light, and some encouraged tenants to stop farming, and some led tenants to come to ask for a reduction in rent and taxes... Lin Chunhong turned a blind eye to these, and as long as these subordinates did not make too special, he would not bother to take care of them.

Of course, these landlords also came up with various strange plans to exploit loopholes in Bangtai's policy. For example, some landlords immediately split their families with more sons, and each son gets less than 100 acres of land to avoid Bangtai's policy of self-renewal. What's even more surprising is that Dong Chentai from Dongjiawan is unwilling to exchange more than 200 acres of land for warehouses and workshops, nor do they want to avoid Bangtai's pressure by splitting their families. Instead, they transform more than 100 acres of land into village school fields and sacrifice fields, becoming the villagers' public property.

After hearing Dong Chentai's noble character, Lin Chunhong couldn't help but feel respectful. In addition to admiring him, he couldn't help but sigh to Zhang Daohan and Zhu Zhiyu: "Ni Xinze once said that Dongjiawan can produce two Jinshi and five Juren, which is closely related to the school field system. Unfortunately, after we saw it, we left it behind. So far, except for Xingzhishu Hall, the entire Bangtai has only set up primary school in Bailizhou. It's a pity that we are not as good as Dongjiawan!"

Zhu Zhiyu accused him bluntly: "This is the general! He has been expanding his army for many years and investing huge amounts of money in workshops, which has almost exhausted Bangtai's vitality. Where can Bangtai put a piece of remaining silver coins into the school?"

Lin Chunhong shook his head and defended him: "Zhu Muzhi's words are wrong. Without a workshop to provide profits, how can you invest money in the school? Without a strong army, don't you also make wedding dresses for others? But Zhu Muzhi is relieved that this debt will be owed, Bangtai must make up for it immediately. Zhu Muzhi quickly came up with a plan to see how the school is set up and how many silver coins are needed. Don't delay this matter, hurry up!"

Zhu Zhiyu couldn't help but feel ecstasy in his heart, and looked at Zhang Daohan with a provocative look, as if he was saying that he had to pay 1,000 yuan to invest in Xingzhishu Hall in the past, but you were all pushing against it. Now the general has decided to increase his investment, and it depends on what you have to say!
Chapter completed!