Everyone looked at each other after hearing this, wondering what Zhao Yan was going to make.

Zhao Yan smiled, walked to the tables of a group of military officers and said, "The emperor is the Prime Minister of Shandong Military Affairs, so let's talk about military affairs first!"

"Please speak, General."

When the military officers at the two tables looked at Zhao Yan, they all looked with awe. Zhao Yan had fought against bandits and thieves for three years, and now he defeated the Qing army again. His reputation was enough to shock the various officials and troops from the Ming Dynasty.

"Now, the garrisons are still dead, and the officers and soldiers of the garrisons have no combat power. This is because of the lack of food and salary, and the food and salary are abandoned. The food and salary are caused by the invasion of the garrisons. Then, it will be limited to one month. All those who occupy the garrisons will return all the land. No matter who the garrisons are cultivated by the garrisons, their family background is how prominent they are. If they do not return, the national law will not tolerate it." Zhao Yan said loudly, "This official will send people to the garrisons to reorganize the military household list, and then divide the original number of the land into the military households. Those who return the land will not blame them."

Zhao Yan's words were so frustrated by some military officers in the garrison. He also reacted to some gentry and landlords, and most of the cultivated land in the garrison were occupied by them.

At this moment, Zhao Yan wanted to take back the land, which was legitimate.

The scene was a little cold for a moment. The merchants who attended the banquet said one after another: "The general is wise. If the encroachment of land is taken back, the military households in the garrison can ask for poverty."

"It's extremely..."

As soon as these merchants started, the gentry also agreed. In the end, the military officers had to agree with a few words in dejected manner. Since then, the matter of returning the cultivated land in the garrison has been fixed.

"The second is the matter of suppressing bandits. I am the Prime Minister of Shandong's military affairs and will wipe out bandits in the entire Shandong area. We will not talk about those little thieves, but some local tycoons have led their children to become bandits. According to our investigation, there are thirteen Qingzhou Prefecture, eight Yanzhou Prefecture, six Jinan Prefecture, and fifteen Dongchang Prefecture, and a total of forty-two." Zhao Yan sneered at the gentry who attended the scene and said, "There are most of these forty-two clans present now. I want to ask, are you the pillars of the Ming Dynasty or the thief who harmed the country?"

After Zhao Yan said this, everyone immediately started to talk about it. It is no secret that local tyrants and powerful tourists fled to bandits, but no one has rectified them in recent years and it has become increasingly rampant.

After hearing Zhao Yan's words, some gentry immediately broke out in cold sweat. These people were naturally powerful people who were fleeing to the bandits. Some of these powerful people were not very high in terms of fame or status. They could only be said to be the kind of Xiaoxiao. It is said that they could not enter such occasions, but they had received invitations, and now they finally reacted.

"As for whom I am not named, I will not be named. I will only come to Zhaojiabao to surrender within half a month. If I surrender, I will be lenient. If I do not surrender within half a month, I will be invaded to death and will never tolerate anyone." Zhao Yan issued an ultimatum.

"General, those local tycoons are farmers when they are busy and bandits when they are free, which makes Shandong smoky and smoky, and they will be wiped out directly."

"Yes, just wipe it out."

Whether it was a gentry or a businessman, they all said that Zhao Yan's intention to solve the tyrants in these places had received the support of most people.

No matter who it is, I like that Shandong can have a stable situation, so I naturally don’t want to be robbed when I go out.

"Can you tell me how to deal with it with lenient treatment?" One of the squire stood up with a pale face and asked Zhao Yan.

Everyone immediately looked over and immediately realized that this guy was the bandit who Zhao Yan referred to.

"According to my practice of dealing with bandits in the two palaces of Denglai, all the bandit leaders will be beheaded, and the rest are sentenced to 3 to 20 years in prison. If you surrender yourself, this official can protect him from being sentenced to death, and the surname is worried about his fate." Zhao Yan did not disclose much, but only revealed a bottom line. At this moment, Zhao Yan, who has received the support of most gentry, has already tried to pinch these tyrants with bad style, and resisted it in vain.

The squire bowed and sat down silently.

"There are only these two things to inform you about military affairs, and the rest are the things in the military, so I won't inform you about them." Zhao Yan smiled. The two tables of military officers immediately became alert. Will there be any changes?

Since Zhao Yan has obtained the power of the Prime Minister's military affairs in Shandong, he naturally has to rectify it and take all the military affairs in Shandong in his hands.

Among the military officers who arrived today, the highest official position was General Qiu Lei, while Liu Zeqing did not come. The two generals were completely incomparable with Zhao Yan in terms of power. Although they were both generals, their management scope would be the key target of Zhao Yan's rectification. However, they still had to go step by step. If they made them anxious, the impact would be too bad.

"Everyone, get the chopsticks first! I have a lot to say, so everyone listen while eating." Zhao Yan said to everyone, and one of the squire said at this time: "General, let's talk about the farming first!"

"Okay, everyone listen while eating, let's talk about farming." Zhao Yan smiled and nodded, and then everyone started to activate their chopsticks. Zhao Yan continued, "In farming, I must be doing what everyone has heard of my official forcing his land to rent in Denglai. Now I will talk to you."

Everyone couldn't help but stop the chopsticks in their hands and looked at Zhao Yan together.

"I am an open-minded person, and there is nothing that cannot be said to everyone clearly. Today, today, there are corruption and thieves everywhere. The people follow the thieves, which are all known because of hunger and cold. The people are hunger and cold, which are all because of no land to farm. If we investigate here, we will know that more than 50% of the people in our Ming Dynasty have no land. Although not all landless people will rebel, once the thieves become powerful and shout the slogan of equalizing the land, they will inevitably follow them."

Zhao Yan laughed: "Haha! At that time, all the people in the world will be thieves. Is the land in my hands likely to be preserved? Is the gold and silver in my family safe? My wife, children, and children, and my children?"

"Mr. Zhao is too alarmist! Although I am a corruption in the Ming Dynasty, it only takes a few years to settle the thief." Yan Jizu suddenly said in a cold voice.

"Most of the land in the world is gathered in the hands of the powerful and powerful. The rich have houses and the poor have no cone to stand. It is said that things will turn back when extremes are extremes. If this continues, they will cause disasters. Can Lord Yan see that the dynasty of generations? Three hundred years have been the most numerous in history, and the destruction is due to the officialdom [***] and the people have no land. My Ming Dynasty has been founded for more than 200 years, and it is already in the twilight of the twilight years. If we do not reform ourselves at this moment, we will be revolutionized by others."

"If we wait for the tripod to be reformed, we will seek to reform ourselves again. It will be too late. Our official forcibly renting land for the purpose of resettlement of refugees. If the people can be safe, the thief will be like a rootless tree, and the disaster of reform will be avoided."

Yan Jizu was disgusted when he heard Zhao Yan's remarks. No matter whether Zhao Yan's remarks were ruthless, Yan Jizu had to admit in his heart that the world at this time was indeed as Zhao Yan said, not far from the time when the tripod was rebelled.

"Can you forcefully rent out all the land in Shandong? Although the general's words are reasonable, we must hand over the land in vain?" A gentry stood up in anger and questioned.

"Good question." Zhao Yan nodded and smiled, "I am not trying to let everyone sell the land for free, nor do I want to forcefully rent all the land in Shandong."

"In the scope of land rent, the official only rents land for grain production, and the official will not be involved in any of the land for cotton production in the East Three Prefectures." Zhao Yan guaranteed, "In addition, the official rents land to mediate the conflict between the poor and the rich, and the root of the conflict lies in the land. If the official conquers Liaodong within three years, the land will become more, and the official can exchange land for the place where he is here, one acre of land in Shandong and one acre of land in Liaodong."

"Liaodong is a place of cold and bitterness, how can it be compared with Shandong?" At this time, someone said again.

"Liaodong is very cold and bitter, but the land in Liaodong is several times more fertile than Shandong. During the Tang Dynasty, the south was a land of smoky mist, but now it has become a rich place. The same is true in Liaodong. Just develop it and you can be extremely rich. Compared with the land in Shandong, it is a place where generations of descendants are located." Zhao Yan began to vigorously promote the benefits of Liaodong: "If you don't believe it, you can wait until your official takes over Liaodong and look at it. The land there is black and fertile, and it is very fertile to wrinkle oil. There are many gold mines in Liaodong. As long as you get one, you can make your descendants rich. Besides, there are many trees in Liaodong, and it is the best place to do timber business."

"If you are here to feel that Liaodong is too cold, that's fine. I will train management talents for you. You only need to pay some salary to hire them and ask them to help you manage the farm. If you are not satisfied, you can quit and ask those who are capable to satisfy you. You only need to go to Liaodong for inspection a few times a year."

Everyone listened to Zhao Yan's advocacy and looked at each other. Yan Jizu smiled and said, "Then General Zhao must conquer Liaodong first. If Liaodong cannot be conquered, wouldn't it be a vernacular word?"

"Yes! Although the general's method is feasible, he has not even been defeated in Liaodong. How can we feel at ease?"

Everyone echoed.

"This is easy to deal with. I will rent land from you for three years. If I cannot fulfill my promise in three years, I will return the land to you." Zhao Yan said.

"Okay, if the general wants to rent, it's okay for me to give it up for three years, but the general must keep his promise."

"The general has always had a good reputation, so he will definitely not go back on his word." Zheng Shilian said at this time: "If everyone doesn't believe it, I can protect it."

"I can also protect the general."

Suddenly, more than a dozen big merchants stood up one after another. These big merchants were all well-known figures in Shandong, and the status of merchants was already very high in the late Ming Dynasty.

When the gentry heard these big businessmen as a guarantee, they felt relieved and no one objected. Although they were still a little unwilling, it would be useless for them to object even though they said this.

Yan Jizu also surprisingly did not object. Although Yan Jizu had a bad relationship with Zhao Yan, he could clearly distinguish the severity, and he was also an official who wanted to make some achievements.

However, Yan Jizu had some difficulties in Shandong, so Denglai was not allowed to do anything. As for Qingzhou Prefecture and the three East Prefectures, he wanted to do it, but he could not achieve much results due to financial and material constraints.

"Business and political affairs will be discussed in detail later. Let's get started first!" Zhao Yan said to everyone with a smile. It seems that the showdown effect is still good.

First of all, the arable land problem in each garrison has been solved, and the problem of renting land has also been solved. The biggest constraint on farming is that there is no land to be stored. If this problem is solved, nothing is a problem.

When they change to the land in Liaodong, they will have no choice but to pay taxes. Those tax-free classes will have to pay taxes at that time.

Of course, many gentry didn't believe that Zhao Yan could conquer Liaodong within three years. The reason why he agreed was because he had the idea of ​​farming.

The achievements of Zhao Yan's farming in Denglai were known to all the gentry in Shandong. If Zhao Yan helped them manage the land for three years and then recovered it in three years, it would be as beautiful as picking peaches.

At the same time, Zhao Yan did not touch the cotton-growing land of the East Sanfu, which had the greatest interests. The land of the East Sanfu was completely commercialized, and its profits can be imagined.

(To be continued)
Chapter completed!