Chapter 274

"Heavens, it really is grain!"

"They really are distributing grain, this isn't fake!"

"This, this is meat, there really is~ meat!"

"Governor Lin is truly too good to us!"

"We have meat to eat, I never expected to be able to eat~ meat!"

"........"

In front of the large village, endless exclamations and cries of surprise rang out!

Countless commoners, looking at the grain and meat in their hands, all widened their eyes, as if unable to believe it!

That one shi of grain is nothing!

But this one jin of meat is something they could hardly imagine!

"My Master has ordered that we are now going to sweep away the bandits within Yangzhou. Anyone willing to enter the army will receive land and have their fill of meat every day!"

The soldiers standing in front shouted, and for a moment, many people in the village were completely moved!

Such a scene was being played out in all the villages near Shicheng Mountain and White Tiger Mountain!

Wuxian Xianya Sect

"Master, people have already been arranged to distribute grain and meat in the villages around Wuxian!" Li Hu's figure walked over and said with a bow!

Li Hu!

This person was the one who defected to Lin Yang during the previous Battle of Huaiyin!

Now he serves as a Commandant of a Separate Division under Lin Yang's command!

Because he had recruited many surrendered soldiers from Xuzhou before, Lin Yang brought him along!

This time, the task of distributing grain and meat was handed to him!

"Hmm, remember, act according to the military advisor's strategy, do not harm the people!"

He gave Li Hu an instruction; as for Yan Baihu, Lin Yang had no desire to attack him at all!

The other party doesn't even have a county seat; they are all just a group of mountain bandits!

"Master, rest assured, I have already ordered my soldiers to tell the villagers about the treatment in the army. I believe it won't be long before it is effective!"

Li Hu is not skilled in warfare!

But he has quite a bit of experience in how to win over the hearts of the commoners!

Being a poor person himself, Li Hu knows very clearly what the people of Yangzhou need!

"Hmm, handle this well, and sooner or later you'll be a General!"

After encouraging Li Hu, the latter left with an excited look on his face!

Half a moment later, outside Changxing Village

"Big Brother, should we go into the mountains and tell the others from our hometown?"

Under the cover of night, several young men sat together, and one of them asked!

Today they distributed grain and meat!

And they also said, as long as you join the army!

You eat meat at every meal, and every family gets land!

Such treatment made them quite tempted!

Although they live here in Wu Jun, Changxing Village, they are not people of Jiangdong!

That's right!

Before, the world was in chaos, the Huang Jin uprising caused many refugees everywhere!

Later, the warlords rose up, coupled with various natural disasters!

Everyone fled south!

Some people fled to the stable Xuzhou!

And some fled to the equally stable Yangzhou!

This is also why!

Lin Yang could gather so many refugees when he was in Guangling Commandery before!

As refugees who fled here!

Their lives were very difficult!

No land, no grain, they could only defect to Yan Baihu!

Now, Lin Yang has come to distribute grain and farmland to them; it is impossible for them not to be tempted!

"Let's wait and see, these officials are all particularly hypocritical!"

One of the older men shook his head and decided to wait and see first!

What if this is just a show put on by the government?

The purpose!

Is just to trick their group into coming down the mountain!

"Hmm, I also think we should wait and see!"

Someone spoke up, and the rest of the group also voiced their agreement!

Over the next few days, similar to the situation in Changxing Village, many people were watching the subsequent actions of these government soldiers!

However, these soldiers, under Li Hu's leadership, not only distributed white porridge but also personally helped the commoners here reclaim wasteland!

"General, you absolutely must not do this kind of work yourself!"

On the wasteland, seeing Li Hu, the leader, doing the work himself, many of the elderly, weak, women, and children were flustered!

"Old man, it's nothing. Before I defected to the Master, I was also a child from a poor family, and I was quite a good hand at working in the village!"

Li Hu said nonchalantly; he was originally a farmer from Li Village!

The Battle of Huaiyin!

If he hadn't defected to Lin Yang, he would probably be dead by now!

And he wouldn't have reached his current position as a Commandant of a Separate Division!

"I tell you, from now on you are the commoners under the Master's command. These reclaimed wastelands will be planted with rice that yields a thousand jin per mu!"

"You will never have to worry about not having enough to eat and starving to death again!"

Li Hu said, he deeply understands what these people need!

To survive in this kind of place!

What they need is grain, is to have a meal!

"What? A thousand jin per mu?!"

Hearing Li Hu's account, the group was stunned; they had never even heard of such a yield!

"That is natural, and rest assured, the land you reclaim will all be registered and counted as public fields, and no one will be able to take it away!" Li Hu said, showing exceptional support for Lin Yang's land policy!

"In the future, you can farm with peace of mind. After paying the grain tax, you can still harvest four or five hundred jin of grain per mu!"

Listening to Li Hu's incessant chatter, for a moment, the surrounding commoners all had their eyes shining!

After paying the grain tax, they can still keep four or five hundred jin of grain per mu?

Heavens!

Is this a dream?

"It's just a pity that there are no men in your village; the speed of reclaiming this wasteland is a bit too slow!"

Seeing that everyone was hooked, Li Hu said with a hint of regret!

After hearing everything Li Hu said, many people in the crowd felt a stir in their hearts!

Over these past few days, they have finally understood!

The soldiers under Lin Yang are definitely different from any soldiers before!

Plus, some people have been to Xuzhou and seen the farming scenes there, so the group was completely convinced!

Under the cover of night, Changxing Village

"Mother, this might be a trap by the government, you must..."

"You little brat, although your mother is old, my eyes are not yet blind!"

An old woman scolded the man in front of her!

"You go up the mountain immediately, have San'er and Si'er all come back, and tell the others from our hometown that the village is distributing grain and land!"

The old woman said excitedly; she was completely convinced by the words of the soldiers under Lin Yang!