Chapter 521

"Since that is the case, then Wen Tianxiang will lead 100,000 troops to set off in seven days to pacify the rebellion."

"Zhang Shijie, I will leave the matter of investigating the identity of the rebel army to you."

Zhao Yun saw that the officials all said so, so he followed the trend and said to Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Shijie.

Even the two prime ministers he relied on agreed, so he had no reason to object.

Moreover, these two, Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Shijie, still had some ability.

"This humble official obeys the decree!"

Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Shijie, after hearing Zhao Yun's words, breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly responded.

To tell the truth, they were really afraid that Zhao Yun would have a hot head and directly convict Lü Wende.

If that were the case, no matter whether Lü Wende rebelled or not, he would be forced to rebel.

Now like this, they could only pray that Lü Wende would not rebel.

Otherwise, he and Zhang Shijie would be impeached by Jia Sidao and the others.

……

And at the same time, Lü Bu led 100,000 Shenwu troops, invincible all the way, and was heading toward Lin'an.

And Ezhou City.

At this time, it was Guo Jia who led Li Mochou to pacify the commoners.

"Tribute Li, post these notices in Ezhou City; make sure all the commoners in Ezhou City know how good the policies of my Great Han are."

In the City Lord's Mansion, Guo Jia sat high in the main seat and said solemnly to Li Mochou.

"Obey the Military Advisor's order!"

Li Mochou took the notice, responded solemnly to Guo Jia, and turned to leave.

Soon, in the streets and alleys of Ezhou City, the notices of the Great Han court were posted.

"Fellow villagers, this Great Han court has posted notices; let's go and see."

Because the Great Han army had strict discipline, after entering the city, they did not commit any crimes against the commoners of Ezhou City.

The commoners of Ezhou City, apart from hiding away when the Han army first entered the city, had people on the streets the next day.

And after so many days, the Great Han army did not appear to bully the commoners or burn, kill, or loot.

Therefore, the commoners of Ezhou at this time no longer had fear toward the Great Han.

"Let's go, let's go and see together."

Immediately, most of the commoners in Ezhou City walked out of their own houses and headed toward the various places where the notices were posted.

Before long, the various locations where the notices were posted were crowded with people.

This scene looked truly somewhat shocking.

And beside each notice, there were two majestic and solemn black-armored soldiers.

These soldiers were all specially arranged by Guo Jia to temporarily maintain order.

At the same time, these two also shouldered the task of reading the notices to the commoners.

"Lord, this humble person is illiterate; what does this notice say?"

"Trouble you, Lord, to read it for us!"

Noisy voices resounded at each notice.

However, these were all commoners gathered here, urging the soldiers in front of the notices.

They did not know that the Great Han was an outsider.

They still thought that this Great Han was some feudal lord who did not submit to the rule of the Southern Song and raised troops to rebel against the Southern Song court.

After all, these Great Han soldiers all looked the same as them.

They also spoke the same language.

To them, this world, as long as it was Han people sitting on it, and as long as they were treated well, they would not object.

Of course, foreign tribe people were excluded.

To them, these were all just internal changes of imperial power among their Han people.

Moreover, these soldiers were all flying the banners of the Great Han.

And they were all pure sons of the Han family.

"Fellow villagers, everyone please be quiet for a moment; now, I will introduce our Great Han Empire to everyone, and finally, I will read the content on this notice to everyone."

In front of the notice, the black-armored soldier responsible for maintaining order said loudly.

Although the soldier's voice was very loud and also carried a hint of majesty.

But it did not lack politeness toward these commoners.

Hearing this, the surrounding commoners also quieted down and waited quietly.

"We are all soldiers of the Great Han Empire."

"The Emperor of our Great Han Empire saw that the descendants of Yan and Huang, the commoners of the Han family, were actually bullied by foreign tribe people like this."

"And the Southern Song court, the emperor is muddled, treacherous officials are in power, facing the wolves of foreign tribes, they only know how to cede land and pay indemnities, paying huge amounts of gold, silver, money, and grain as tribute to foreign tribes, only knowing how to be weak and tolerant, which fueled their arrogant flames."

"Now, the Heavenly Army of my Great Han has descended and will lead the subjects of my Great Han again to recover lost territory, kill foreign tribes, and return the bright and clear universe of my Great Han!"

As the black-armored soldier's impassioned voice fell, countless commoners had red-rimmed eyes.

As Han people, who knew the pain in their hearts?

"Jingkang Shame"

This was the shame carved into the heart of every one of them.

"Great Han is mighty!"

"Long live the Great Han!"

The surrounding commoners, following one person taking the lead, all roared loudly with red eyes.

They were wantonly venting the shame in their hearts.

Everyone, at this time, began to sincerely accept the Great Han.

This was the backbone that their Han family's sons should have.

This was the true Han family spirit.

At this time, the black-armored soldier of the Great Han raised his hand and pressed it down.

Everyone also slowly quieted down.

"Good!"

"You are all worthy of being descendants of Yan and Huang, worthy of being sons of the Han family."

"Compared to the Southern Song court, those soft eggs without eggs are much stronger."

"Now, I will read the notice of my Great Han to you fellow villagers."

"By the decree of His Majesty the Great Han, from today on, within the territory of my Great Han, all land of the aristocratic families, except for the land necessary for living, will be confiscated by my Great Han Empire; from now on, land will be nationalized."

"All aristocratic families are not allowed to sell, trade, or lease land at will; violators will be punished for treason."

As the Great Han soldier's voice fell, both the aristocratic families and the ordinary commoners were shocked.

"Lord, if all the land is nationalized, where will we ordinary commoners rent land to farm!"

"Yes, Lord, if there is no land to farm, how can we live!"

"Yes, if we don't farm, how can we support a whole family!"

Everyone said urgently.

Without land, for them who had relied on farming for generations, it was no less than cutting off their path to survival.

Seeing this scene, the Great Han soldier smiled slightly and continued to say to the crowd:

"Fellow villagers, please don't be impatient, listen to me finish reading the notice."

"After my Great Han nationalizes the land, from now on, the government will distribute it to the citizens of the Great Han according to the population of each household."

"From now on, the commoners of my Great Han will no longer need to rent land from aristocratic families to farm, nor will they need to pay rent to them."

"You only need to pay the corresponding taxes to the court every year according to the tax collection of my Great Han."

"By the way, let me tell you another piece of news."

"Currently, the tax for first-class citizens of my Great Han is three out of ten, second-class citizens five out of ten, and third-class citizens seven out of ten."

"And you are all descendants of Yan and Huang, sons of the Han family, and from now on you are all first-class citizens of my Great Han."