Chapter 249: The Will of the People

As the soldier finished speaking, the surrounding people were stunned.

"Heavens!"

"Did I hear that right? The Great Han court is going to distribute land to us ordinary people."

"Moreover, the tax is so low."

"Yes, and listening to the military lord, we are still first-class citizens of the Great Han, only three out of ten. How is this different from giving it to us for free!"

As the Great Han black-armored soldier finished speaking, all the people showed expressions of disbelief.

Immediately followed by wild joy.

One must know that in the Southern Song, ordinary people did not have their own land to farm.

The land of the Southern Song was controlled by aristocratic families led by scholar-officials.

This was the same as the Great Han aristocratic families before Liu Bian took power.

Ordinary people who wanted to farm had to pay high rent to these aristocratic families.

Most of the grain planted by the people all year round went into the pockets of the aristocratic families.

Plus the various taxes of the court, what fell into the hands of the people themselves was not enough for the whole family to eat.

Therefore, under the pressure of this double oppression, the Southern Song people were truly living in dire straits.

And on top of that, they had to worry about when the aliens from the north would attack.

Over the years, the rulers of the Song Dynasty had lost the territory conquered by the dynasties of Huaxia one after another.

Almost all the land north of the Yangtze River had been lost.

At this moment, hearing such news, everyone was somewhat unable to believe it for a while.

For a time, all the people looked at the Great Han black-armored soldier with fiery gazes.

Feeling the fiery gazes of the crowd, the black-armored soldier revealed a smile and said to everyone:

"Fellow villagers, everything I just said is true."

"After today, government officials will go to register the population of each household."

"And as for the land of those aristocratic families, as long as they hand it over according to our Great Han's laws, we will not commit any crimes against them."

"However, if anyone dares to deceive or hide it and not hand it over, at that time, it will be the Great Han Empire's army that will go."

As the Great Han soldier's voice fell, many people in the crowd left quickly.

These people were spies arranged by major aristocratic families in Ezhou City.

"Haha, Heaven has not cut off our path!"

"His Majesty is wise! We Great Han citizens thank His Majesty!"

"We Great Han citizens thank His Majesty!"

"Long live His Majesty, long live, long live!"

In an instant, the major notice locations in Ezhou City were filled with voices thanking Liu Bian.

And the Great Han Empire also successfully won the hearts of the people of Ezhou City.

From this, one could see how unpopular the Southern Song court was.

After all, no matter which dynasty, the greatest wish of the people was to be full.

However, for such a simple requirement, the Southern Song court had caused them to lose confidence.

And as long as they lost the hearts of the people, the destruction of this dynasty was not far off.

And now, the Southern Song court had lost the hearts of the people.

And the Great Han had gained the hearts of the people.

I believe that as long as the affairs of Ezhou City spread, the people of the subsequent cities would all turn their hearts to the Great Han.

They would no longer sell their lives for the Southern Song court.

In fact, when the 100,000 Shenwu troops arrived outside Ezhou City, all the people of Ezhou were filled with fear.

Moreover, Ezhou, as the grain storage city of the Southern Song, had 100,000 troops stationed there.

According to their conjecture, these 100,000 Ezhou garrison troops could at least resist the Shenwu Army's attack.

However, the idea was beautiful, but the reality was cruel.

Ezhou City, guarded by 100,000 troops, was broken by the Shenwu Army in just one hour.

And the Ezhou garrison suffered heavy casualties.

Even so, the Shenwu Army, seeing that everyone was Han, showed mercy and only killed those who resisted.

Otherwise, these 100,000 Ezhou garrison troops would probably have been wiped out.

The gap between the two sides could not be made up by numbers at all.

After the Shenwu Army entered the city, the people of Ezhou were even more afraid to go out.

After all, in this era, after an enemy army broke through a city, things like burning, killing, looting, and even slaughtering the city often happened.

However, what made the people of Ezhou feel at ease after the army entered the city was.

These troops, who were filled with killing intent earlier, did not commit any crimes against their people.

The army even posted notices to pacify the people and soothe the hearts of the people of Ezhou.

When the first person dared to walk out of the door and saw the Chinese characters on the notice.

And the black-armored soldiers in the city also spoke the same language as them.

The people of Ezhou also suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

This army was not the Mongolian Tatars or the Jurchens from the north.

But fellow Han people.

As long as everyone was Han, they wouldn't make things too difficult for them.

After all, those who are not of our race must have different hearts.

And everyone was Han.

Then no matter how they fought among themselves, they wouldn't hurt the ordinary people.

This was also the reason why Guo Jia could win the hearts of the people of Ezhou with a single notice.

"This is the true army of an emperor. It seems the world is going to change."

At this moment, in the crowd, an old beggar, looking at the boiling people, couldn't help but whisper.

"Moreover, these Great Han soldiers have actually practiced martial arts. Doesn't their emperor fear them?"

"The most terrifying thing is that those 100,000 troops earlier all had the strength of the Postnatal Second or Third Heaven."

"That general has the strength of the Innate realm, and that aura is even stronger than the old beggar."

"And that army heading south of the Yangtze River, although their strength is not as strong as this army, they also have second-rate strength."

"That young white-robed martial general is also an Innate realm powerhouse."

"I don't know if the appearance of such a force in the world is good or bad!"

This person was none other than Hong Qi, one of the Five Absolutes of the Shen Diao World and former leader of the Beggar Sect.

It turned out that he had just happened to pass through Xiangyang earlier.

He had just happened to see Lü Bu and Zhao Yun sending out troops.

Subsequently, Hong Qi followed far behind Lü Bu's army all the way.

To avoid being discovered by Lü Bu, he didn't dare to get too close, just hanging far behind the army.

However, what Hong Qi didn't know at this time was that he thought he was hiding very well.

Guo Jia and Li Mochou had already been watching him from the roof of a civilian house in the distance.

After all, Hong Qi's image was too easy to recognize.

Before setting off, Li Mochou had told Guo Jia and the others about the images of the Innate powerhouses in the Shen Diao World.

And Guo Jia and the others had told the Great Han soldiers all the characteristics of these people.

Hong Qi was dressed like a beggar, and on top of that, he only had nine fingers.

He didn't intend to hide it either, which made him too easy to recognize.

"No, the old beggar should go and see others first before making a decision!"

After making up his mind, Hong Qi exited the crowd without a trace. ===== CHAPTER 250 =====