Chapter 522

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

"My God!"

"I didn't hear wrong, did I?"

"The Great Han court is going to distribute fields to us ordinary commoners."

"Moreover, the tax is so low."

"Yes, and listening to the Lord, we are still first-class citizens of the Great Han, only three out of ten; what is the difference between this and giving it to us for free!"

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

Immediately following, it was wild joy.

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

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

This point was the same as the aristocratic clans of the Great Han before Liu Bian took power.

Ordinary commoners wanting to farm had to pay high rents to these aristocratic families.

Most of the grain planted by the commoners from the beginning of the year to the end went into the pockets of the aristocratic families.

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

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

And on top of that, they had to worry about when the foreign tribes in the north would attack.

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

Almost all the land north of the Yangtze River was lost.

At this time, hearing such news, everyone for a time still couldn't believe it.

For a time, all the commoners looked at the black-armored soldier of the Great Han with fiery eyes.

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

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

"After today, there will be government officials going 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 the laws of my Great Han, we will not commit any crimes against the aristocratic families."

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

As the black-armored soldier's voice fell, many people in the crowd left quickly.

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

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

"His Majesty is wise, we citizens of the Great Han, thank His Majesty!"

"We citizens of the Great Han, thank His Majesty!"

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

In an instant, the various notice locations in Ezhou City were full of voices thanking Liu Bian.

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

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

After all, no matter in which dynasty, the greatest wish of the commoners is to be full.

However, for such a simple requirement, the Southern Song court made them lose confidence.

And as long as they lose the hearts of the people, then the destruction of this dynasty is not far away.

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

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

I believe that as long as the matter of Ezhou City spreads, the commoners of the cities behind will all turn their hearts to the Great Han.

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

Actually, when the 100,000 Shenwu troops arrived at the city of Ezhou, all the commoners of Ezhou were filled with fear.

Moreover, Ezhou, as the grain-heavy 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 attack of the Shenwu Army.

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

Ezhou City, guarded by 100,000 troops, was broken by the Shenwu Army within a short hour.

And the Ezhou garrison troops suffered more than half casualties.

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

Otherwise, these 100,000 Ezhou garrison troops would probably be 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 commoners of Ezhou were even more afraid to go out.

After all, in this era, after the enemy army breaks the city, things like burning, killing, looting, and even slaughtering the city often happen.

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

These armies, which were full of killing aura just before, did not commit any crimes against their commoners.

The army even posted notices to pacify the commoners of Ezhou.

When the first commoner who dared to walk out of the door saw the Chinese characters on the notice.

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

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

This army was not the Mongolian Tatars or the Jin people from the north.

But they were also Han people.

As long as everyone was a Han person, they would not make things too difficult for them.

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

And everyone was a Han person.

Then no matter how they fight among the same race, they will not harm their ordinary commoners.

This is 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 that the sky is going to change."

At this time, in the crowd of onlookers, an old beggar, looking at the boiling commoners, couldn't help but whisper.

"Moreover, these Great Han soldiers actually practiced martial arts; does their emperor not fear it?"

"The most terrifying thing is that the 100,000-strong army before actually all had the strength of the Postnatal Second or Third Heaven."

"That general is even a powerhouse of the Innate realm, and that aura is even stronger than this 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 actually also an Innate realm powerhouse."

"I don't know if it is good or bad for such a force to appear in this world!"

This person was precisely one of the Five Absolutes of the Shen Diao World, the former leader of the Beggar Sect, Northern Beggar Hong Qi.

It turned out that he happened to pass by Xiangyang just before.

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

Subsequently, Hong Qi followed Lü Bu's army from afar all the way.

In order to avoid being discovered by Lü Bu, he didn't dare to get too close, just hanging behind the army from afar.

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 staring at him from the roof of a civilian house in the distance.

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

Long 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's beggar attire, plus the fact that he only had nine fingers.

He himself didn't have any intention of hiding it, which made it too easy to recognize.

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