In Jiaxing Prefecture, due to historical reasons, the fields under the jurisdiction of various counties overlapped with each other. Often, people were registered in one county, but their fields were in another county, causing contradictions and conflicts in local interests.

Taking Jiashan and Xiushui counties as an example, the issue of land disputes and tax payments has not been resolved for more than 20 years since the Wanli period until now.

After Liu Lishun took office, he surveyed the land and grain with the magistrate of Xiushui County, and summoned the county officials to the yamen to announce the results of the land inspection.

The local officials measured the deficit land in Jiashan based on the deficit book of Jiashan, and submitted a public statement stating that the land should not be measured and the book should not be checked.

Liu Lishun repeatedly stated his position and ordered the local officials to sign the document. However, the five local officials, known as the "Five Elders Association," refused to sign the document and, upon returning, encouraged the students to post notices and stir up trouble.

Liu Lishun's trial of the case of Hao Nu forcing someone to death just happened to be the fuse that triggered the incident.

Several yamen runners hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and demanded to arrest Zhou Wenrang.

Zhou Wenrang, however, saw the opportunity quickly and quickly retreated a few steps, shouting loudly: "Random arrests and arbitrary punishments are unfair."

The students and wealthy people who came prepared immediately responded and rushed forward to beat the yamen runners.

For a moment, there was a commotion, objects were flying everywhere, and the court was in chaos.

Liu Lishun was furious, "How dare you, causing a disturbance in the court and inciting a civil uprising..." He shouted loudly and stepped forward to stop them, but was stopped by the clerk of the county magistrate in the yamen and was dragged back to the back yamen.

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The ground was covered with hoarfrost, dry and hard.

Corpses were scattered all over the road that was dozens of meters long. The blood that had flowed out had not yet cooled down and was emitting a wisp of mist.

Liu San was holding a bayoneted rifle and walking on the battlefield that had just ended, his military shoes rustling on the ground.

Poof! With an expressionless face, he plunged the bayonet into the chest of a Jiannu soldier. The dying man only moved his fingers, his dead fish-like eyes fixed, staring blankly at the cold and lonely sky.

Liutun is gone!

Liu San relieved some of the depression in his chest, exhaled a puff of white mist from his mouth, pulled out his bayonet, and walked forward again.

The people of Liutun either died or fled, leaving only a burned ruin.

It is said that just because a Jurchen had an upset stomach, they suspected that someone had poisoned him, called in soldiers and horses, and slaughtered and burned him.

Liutun and the familiar villagers are gone!

Faces seemed to flash before Liu San's eyes, some clear, some blurry.

He mechanically stabbed the man again with the bayonet. He didn't care whether the man was dead or alive. The blood dripping from the bayonet made him feel better.

The sound of footsteps around them increased as more Ming soldiers arrived to clean up the battlefield. Armor was stripped off, silver was taken, and of course, heads were also taken.

Although the new army had abolished the rule of rewarding merit based on the number of heads, this only applied to individuals. The imperial court still paid the reward money for each head, which was then distributed to the combat troops. Naturally, those who fought bravely would receive more.

This is not the most reasonable and perfect method, but Zhu Youxiao, the Ministry of War, and even the martial arts have not come up with a better one.

At least this regulation put an end to the chaos caused by the fight for heads on the battlefield. This lesson was so profound that Zhu Youxiao believed that it had to be changed, even if the method was not the best.

The headless bodies were thrown into the ditch beside the road without even covering them with soil. The final outcome was that they were eaten by wolves and dug up by dogs.

The clamor of voices brought Liu San back to his senses. Fortunately, the iron mask blocked his view, so no one saw his strange expression.

"Hurry up, hurry up." The officer urged loudly, "There are not many Jiannu soldiers left in Majiazhai. If we can take it down, we can sleep well tonight."

Majiazhai, I think I went there once when I went to the market. I was still young at that time.

Liu San heard the familiar place name again, and his spirits perked up slightly. With a groan, he kicked the headless Jiannu into the ditch beside the road.

Mao Chenglu marked Gaoling, Shasongpai, Baishi Town, and Majiazhai on a simple map.

These four were relatively large forts, and seven or eight small villages were captured. In dozens of battles, large and small, hundreds of Jiannu were wiped out, and more than a dozen officers and dozens of Jurchen civilians were captured alive.

After Nurhaci started his rebellion against the Ming Dynasty, he successively occupied large tracts of land. A large number of Han people in Liaodong were captured and enslaved, becoming domestic slaves or servants engaged in production in toksuo (farms).

Therefore, even Jurchen civilians were slave owners, cruelly oppressing and abusing serfs and slaves.

But Mao Chenglu did not kill these captives immediately. Presenting the captives to the emperor was quite tempting and could show his military merit better than sacrificing dozens of heads.

The Liao people in these villages and towns were evacuating in advance along the route the task force had taken, bringing their families with them, carrying loads on their shoulders and pushing carts, led by the dispatched soldiers.

There are hundreds of small boats hidden on the Yalu River, guarded by Dongjiang Army and Korean soldiers, responsible for transporting civilians and task forces into North Korea.

After we capture two more forts, we will have to retreat.

Mao Chenglu estimated the time and thought that he should not be too greedy for credit, nor should he go too deep.

These two thousand officers and soldiers are the elite of his front line, and they must be brought back safely. The war with the Jiannu is still a long way to go!

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The roar gradually subsided and the smoke quickly dissipated in the cold wind.

The great prince Daishan narrowed his eyes. Without looking carefully, he knew that the attack had failed again.

The hastily dug trenches were not deep, and the wooden stakes nailed to the ground were not dense, but they blocked the advance of the army he led.

If the shield carts were not destroyed, the soldiers behind them would be blown to pieces by the bombs thrown at them, and the arrows shot like raindrops posed little threat to the Ming army.

The key is not a single line of defense, but the enemy's strength is not ordinary. They broke through twice, but were immediately hit by more intense and intensive firepower, resulting in heavy losses.

Then came the enemy's counterattack. Fully armored and wearing ferocious iron masks, the spearmen charged in dense formations, shouting and killing the disrupted Later Jin army in pieces.

Daishan became increasingly suspicious that this tug-of-war was intentional on the part of the enemy, either to deplete their own forces or to practice some tactics.

The vision became clearer. The four attacking Niulu retreated in a panic. The trenches and wooden stakes were filled with dead bodies and wounded soldiers wailing and howling.

Several Later Jin soldiers came wailing and running towards them, carrying a body that looked like a human form on their backs. Daishan immediately felt an ominous feeling in his heart, and he urged his horse to get a closer look.

This, this is the brave Baturu Harsa? !

Daishan could hardly believe his eyes. Jiala Ezhen Harsa was almost broken in half, with his intestines dragging to the ground from the huge bloody wound.

Although Daishan also knew that the Ming army had a kind of musket that was very sharp and powerful, all he saw were scenes of people being shot and blood and flesh flying in the distance.

But this time, he finally saw it clearly, and he couldn't help but gasp, so cold that his teeth ached.