The busy man Wu Nian once again left the Wu Mansion and came to the Fu Han General's Mansion. After entering the gate, he was invited by an official to a small living room.

On the north side, there are two Taishi chairs across the coffee table. On the guest seats on the left and right, there are four Taishi chairs.

Liu Zhixing and Li Yong were sitting on the left and right respectively.

The tea has been brewed, just waiting for him to come.

"General." Liu Zhixing and Li Yong looked serious. They were talking in a low voice. When they saw Wu Nian coming in, they immediately stood up and saluted.

"No need to be polite." Wu Nian came to the main seat and sat down, and asked in a deep voice: "What is it?"

Liu Zhixing and Li Yong looked at each other and sighed together. Then Liu Zhixing looked ashamed, clasped his hands in his fists, and told the story in detail.

After Wu Nian heard this, he also showed a solemn expression.

It's the mountain people's problem.

Before that.

Wu Nian never forced the mountain people to pay for food and produce young men. He adopted an attitude of asking for cooperation. Many mountain villages were very cooperative with him.

Providing food also produces strong men.

Some mountain villages, on the other hand, do not care about their own affairs. They neither produce people nor food. They are iron roosters and never plucking a dime.

There are advantages and disadvantages to doing this.

During this journey, Chen Jiagui deployed an intelligence network, and many spies and spies came from villages that provided money and strong men.

In those mountain villages that don't pay for food and don't have people, who cares about you Wu Nian? Instead, they think Wu Nian is weak and can be bullied, and he doesn't need to pay for food. There was a bumper harvest this year and last year, and there was endless food. How happy is that?

As for the war against the Mongols, does it have nothing to do with us?

There are quite a few such mountain villages.

In the past, Wu Nian had to coexist peacefully with this kind of mountain village in order not to cause trouble. But now that he has taken such big steps, he must be tougher.

Thanks to Wu Nian's victory over 40,000 households, he became famous as the Tiger of Liaodong. In particular, Wu Nian's taxes were relatively low, and there was no compulsion to serve as soldiers. He only needed to provide a certain proportion of strong men to build bridges, pave roads, and construct water conservancy projects.

Most of these stubborn mountain villages have surrendered obediently. But there are also some stubborn households.

Among them, on the deep mountain about 25 miles southwest of Beishan Fort, there is Niujia Village. It has a population of more than 500, and the Niu family is the only one.

There was a man named Niu Dingtian, who was very prestigious in the clan, so he incited the clan to refuse to pay for the food. He also contacted three nearby villages who had been friends with each other through generations of marriage.

Counting the population, there are two to three thousand people.

They guarded the top of the mountain, armed with simple homemade weapons, bows and arrows. They didn't say any resistance. Anyway, it was your Beishan Fort, Beishan Fort.

If you want to resist the Mongolian Yuan, then resist the Mongolian Yuan.

Just do it yourself.

In our mountain villages, we take care of our own business. If we don't pay for food, we won't produce strong men, and of course we won't be soldiers.

Having said this, Liu Zhixing said helplessly: "General, I sent three waves of officials there, but they were all detained by Niu Dingtian."

"In anger, he wanted to send soldiers to attack. But once they were entrenched in the mountain village, the folk customs were fierce. Attacking themselves would be harmful, and everyone was Han and they were common people, so they gave up again. Zuo Zhuomao

, I thought about it, but there is no solution."

It's easy to attack by force.

But the enemy is easy to deal with, but his own people are difficult to deal with. He really can't bear to use swords and guns against these mountain villages.

"If there are only two or three thousand people, then forget it. But allowing them to do this will greatly damage the general's might. If those unwilling mountain villages see the benefits, they will follow suit and unite to resist.

The general's army expansion plan may be ruined."

Li Yong interrupted, and Liu Zhixing sighed and nodded helplessly.

Wu Nian also sighed, but soon calmed down. He raised his head and looked at Li Yong, and Liu Zhixing comforted him: "There is nothing we can do about it. Don't be sad. Just solve the problem."

"Who is Niu Dingtian? What is the situation of the three villages that have been married to Niujiacun for generations? Who are the leaders? Tell me about them."

Wu Nian's expression became serious.

"Yes." Liu Zhixing nodded and told Wu Nian all the detailed information.

With the power of Beishanbao, it is extremely easy to figure out these things.

"I understand." After hearing this, Wu Nian lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said, "It's too late today. Send someone to tell Tieniu first and ask him to prepare baggage, food, and soldiers from three hundred households.

.Come with me early tomorrow morning."

Like Liu Zhixing and Li Yong, Wu Nian did not want to raise a butcher's knife against ordinary Han people.

But the culprit must be killed.

Don't be merciful.

In this way, to solve this trouble, you have to use some skills.

"Yes." Liu Zhixing responded.

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Niujia Village.

The village is located deep in the mountains and old forests, and the mountain roads are particularly difficult to walk. However, the mountain where the village is located is very gentle, so many mountain fields have been reclaimed.

What's even better is that there is a mountain stream rushing down next to their village.

They have repaired a reservoir by themselves and can completely handle their daily water needs.

Such a self-sufficient village, with most people surnamed Niu, is completely like an independent kingdom.

In the center of the village, there stands a three-room blue brick house. There is a large yard in front of the tile house. Three women are drying mountain products, and a group of children are playing noisily next to it.

Niu Dingtian sat under the eaves, looking at his woman and children, showing a satisfied smile.

This is the family fortune that I have worked hard for half my life to save.

Niu Dingtian is thirty-two years old this year and has three brothers in his family. He was very naughty and mischievous when he was a child. When he grew up, he was idle and did not have a wife at the age of eighteen.

People in the village said he was an old bachelor.

As soon as he gritted his teeth, he went down the mountain with his three brothers and started a business of selling illegal salt. They made a fortune and returned to the village.

As the saying goes, don't bully young people into poverty.

Once he had money, he immediately became the most handsome boy in the village. Not only did he marry a wife, but he also had two concubines.

The four brothers were wandering around and were desperadoes. They were bold and courageous. When they spent money in the village, there were people following them around.

As for clans, seniority is usually determined by seniority, with the elders making the final decision.

But in Niujia Village, he has the greatest influence, and of course he is the one who calls the shots. He also regards Niujia Village as his own territory.

Like an old dog, stubbornly guarding the family business.

In the past, when the Chu State was still there, officials came to collect grain. He was still worried, but now the Chu State has been defeated and retreated to the south.

Later, when the Mongolian people came, he also worried about the Mongolian people.

As Wu Nian rose, he also worried about Wu Nian.

But as time went by, he no longer worried.

Because Wu Nian is weak.

The officials who came to collect grain from Beishan Fort were all harmonious and had a very low attitude.

They say they are here to collect food, but actually they are here to ask for food.

Of course he refused.

And this time, grain must be forcibly collected based on village population and fields?

Simply ridiculous.

Why give food to such a weak and bully person?
Chapter completed!