Chapter 744 Zheng Shicheng’s Influence
Sheng Ze hadn't expected these people to know Zheng Shicheng. Upon hearing this, he immediately confirmed, "Everyone, it was because Lord Zheng couldn't bear to see the people of Chenzhou suffer that he sent us here to pick them up."
He improvised a story about Zheng Shicheng being rescued by a master and taken to northern Hubei, and then expressing his deep concern for the people in Chenzhou and the surrounding areas, while paying attention to everyone's reactions as he spoke.
He soon realized that his bet was right. This was the group of people who came from Chenzhou to Qishan!
"Lord Zheng is really still alive and he is really in northern Hubei." An old man walked out of the thatched hut tremblingly.
Sheng Ze bowed and said sincerely, "Yes, Lord Zheng is now assisting General Liang in managing the affairs of northern Hubei. You can rest assured."
"Thank God for letting Lord Zheng survive!" The old man fell to his knees and cried inconsolably.
This group of people had enjoyed the benefits of Zheng Shicheng's governance and had special feelings for him. When Prince Zhao attacked and the entire Chenzhou fell, many people thought that Zheng Shicheng was dead.
Now, when they suddenly heard the news that Zheng Shicheng was still alive, these people were very excited, and at the same time they relaxed their vigilance against Sheng Ze and others.
Think about it, which liar knows their feelings for Zheng Shicheng? It doesn't make sense to use a person who is already dead in the eyes of outsiders to deceive people, right?
So, this group of people quickly reached a consensus and sent a few people out to talk to Shengze and others about the situation in northern Hubei.
After confirming that the drought in northern Hubei was not serious and that there was water to drink and irrigation every day, I decided to go with them.
"Sir, can we really get some land? Is it wasteland or fertile farmland?"
“Are taxes high in northern Hubei? How much tax do I have to pay every year?”
"Our food is almost gone. Will we really not go hungry when we go to northern Hubei?"
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The series of questions made people dizzy, but Shengze and the others answered them one by one.
"I will definitely give you land, half barren and half fertile. The tax will be about 20% lighter than before. Since you have just arrived, you will not pay taxes until after the autumn harvest next year. When you arrive in northern Hubei, Lord Zheng will arrange for your food and accommodation."
Once these questions were answered, everyone soon felt relieved.
The leading old man also took the initiative to tell Sheng Ze the locations of other people they knew.
"Alas, we are all from nearby villages. We are afraid of being kidnapped by the Jun people, so we went into the mountains together. There are too many of them, and they have occupied an area with a stream. The mountain spring here may also disappear. Life here is really unbearable."
When Sheng Ze heard this, he immediately asked someone to calm the group of people down first, and then took the old man to find other people.
Unsurprisingly, with the old man's help, these people were all willing to follow Sheng Ze and the others.
Before this, he never imagined that Zheng Shicheng's influence was so great. Every time the old man mentioned Zheng Shicheng, these people's hesitant attitudes immediately changed.
It seems that Zheng Shicheng really made political achievements in Chenzhou and was so supported by the people.
Three days later, Shengze and his team of 100 gathered together. Except for the two teams that had not found anyone, they were able to bring back 5,000 people at once!
This number was really unexpected by no one, but the Qishan Mountains stretch endlessly, and it is not easy to gather these 5,000 people scattered across the mountains.
Now that the person has been found, we naturally have to bring him back as soon as possible.
Five thousand people walking together was too conspicuous, so Shengze and his companions were divided into five groups, setting off at staggered times and agreeing to meet at the lower reaches of the Lanjiang River.
The other four groups all got down the mountain safely, but something unexpected happened in Shengze.
Just before they were about to go down the mountain, they ran into the Jun tribe.
This was not the biggest problem. What surprised Sheng Ze was that the leader of this group of Jun people was actually an acquaintance.
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