Other than money.
Zhang Mu did something special.
He requested the officials at all levels to hand over the yellow books of each region.
This was a policy formulated by Zhu Yuanzhang during the Ming Dynasty.
The first was to conduct a nationwide population survey.
In the 14th year of Hongwu, the Lijia system was implemented.
On this basis, the population of the country was divided into three categories according to their occupations: civilian, military, and craftsman. With each household as a unit, each household shall be recorded in detail, such as township, name, age, population, land, house, assets, etc., one by one. Because it was a book given to the Ministry of Revenue, the cover was made of yellow paper, so it was called the Yellow Book. According to the regulations, the yellow book was made once every ten years, and each book was made in four copies, which were reported to the central Ministry of Revenue and the relevant agencies of the province, prefecture, and county.
During the Qing Dynasty, household registration was lost. In the early years of Shunzhi, in order to collect Ding silver, the household registration system was implemented: The household registration was divided into four categories: military, civilian, kitchen and craftsman. The household registration was verified by the household as a unit. The household registration was made once every five years. The other population was not recorded.
This policy lasted until the Kangxi period.
Vital information such as population statistics, taxes, land, houses, and assets were easily grasped by Zhang Mu.
Meanwhile, Zhang Mu took all the yellow books into his hands.
They said that they wanted to collect food from the people, but in reality, they were not.
When these yellow books were in Zhang Mu's hands, it meant that Zhang Mu knew the household registration of Jianghuai, Jiangnan and Jiangyou very well.
When Liu Bang had taken over Xianyang, the soldiers had been fighting for gold, silver, and treasures. Only Xiao He had found the laws, household registration, books, and collections of the Qin Dynasty. Only by mastering these things could he know the people of the world, the customs of various places, money, grain, taxes, and laws. If he wanted to seize geniuses, he had to know how many people there were in this area, how much grain there was, and how much tax there was every year.
If you want to start a war, how far can your logistics support you?
These were the key points.
Zhang Mu also felt the urgency of time.
After leaving Jiujiang, he went straight down the Gan River.
He would walk as long as he could.
They would never give the Imperial Court any place where it was easy to start a war to entangle with them.
South, south.
Along the way south, they demanded gold, silver, money, food, and yellow books.
Until they reached Anji, until they couldn't take the boat anymore, Zhang Mu decided to ride.
Zhang Mu didn't stay idle as he extorted money along the way. He also wanted warhorses.
There was also cotton, silk, and everything else that he could ask for.
He then took the warhorses he had obtained from the various prefectures and counties, pulled the goods, and headed straight for Longgang.
The long journey would take at least half a month.
Only then did they arrive at Longgang Mountain.
He took a deep breath.
Breathing in the fresh air, Zhang Mu smiled.
In the future, this place would be his territory.
After that, Zhang Mu gave the order to start building the stronghold. At the same time, he let the veterans start training the new army.
As for the scholars who had been kidnapped, they had to start teaching officially.
However, it was only limited to teaching the soldiers how to read and write.
For the time being, he could only do the political work himself.
This was to prevent these scholars from infusing some loyal thoughts into their minds.
In order for the soldiers to read and write, Zhang Mu needed to train a group of officers.
He didn't just want people who could fight wars, he also needed people who could manage logistics and gather the people.
In his previous life, he was a grassroots cadre, and he had even been a soldier and helped the poor.
He still had some experience.
In the newly built house.
Zhang Mu and Wu Sidao shouted in front of him.
There were several large boxes.
This was Zhang Mu's harvest during this period of time. The yellow books of Jiangyou, Jiangnan, Jianghuai, Jinling, and all other regions had fallen into Zhang Mu's hands.
But now…
He looked at the registered household register.
Wu Sidao's eyeballs almost popped out.
He once again admired Zhang Mu's methods.
I want the silver, I want the grain, and I want the household registration.
Money and food were very important.
However, the household register contained the entire world.
This person seemed to be very familiar with the tricks of rebellion.
For a moment, Wu Sidao's blood was boiling.
He originally felt that Zhang Mu's rebellion, especially after Kang Xi killed Dopey Ge, was simply courting death.
But now, it seemed that Zhang Mu might be able to succeed.
He was bold enough, but his mind was sometimes sharp enough.
If Zhang Mu really succeeded in this matter, wouldn't he also be a subordinate of the dragon?
"Grand Master, how is it?"
Zhang Mu smiled as he looked at Wu Si.
"Chief is far-sighted! "Wu Sidao was a little impressed." Longgang is a good place, but it's easy to defend and difficult to attack. In the short term, the imperial court will definitely send a large number of troops to attack. Chief, you killed Thirteenth Prince. No matter in the past dynasties, the imperial court will definitely not let us off easily, but..."
Zhang Mu glanced at Wu Sidao and said with a smile,""Please speak, Grand Master!"
Only then did Wu Sidao say," It's not enough. Perhaps Chief can deal with the imperial court's heavy troops. However, if the imperial court directly seals Longgang in the later stages, may I ask Chief, what should we do? "We only have so many people. If we lose one, it's one. The Imperial Court is rich. No matter how many we lose, we can immediately make up for it. We'll slowly be consumed. In the end, we'll still be slowly consumed by the Imperial Court!”
"You're right!"
Zhang Mu smiled and said slowly,""How do you think we should resolve this?"
Wu Sidao hesitated for a moment. Then, he slowly opened his mouth and said," The Imperial Court's blockade will ultimately cost a lot of money. The only way is to drag it out until the Imperial Court feels that they have run out of money. However, the prerequisite is that we have to quickly grow stronger. The more the Imperial Court attacks us, the more money they will need to spend. In the long run, the Imperial Court's financial resources won't be able to support us, and they will probably retreat, but…!”
Zhang Mu looked at Wu Si and asked him to continue.
"The hearts of the people will change. How long will the Imperial Court lock us up? Ten years, twenty years. Moreover, when the Imperial Court announced that we will be heavily rewarded for killing the Chief, and that we will let bygones be bygones, it is inevitable that some people will have thoughts of betrayal!”"Chief…" Wu Sidao slowly said.
"Grand Master, do you think we can get more people to join us?”Zhang Mu smiled and said slowly.
"Impossible!" Wu Sidao shook his head.”
" If..." Zhang Mu picked up a household register and said lightly,""We'll divide the land of the landowners and give it to the poor people. Do you think they'll be willing to join us?”
Wu Sidao's eyes widened.
This wasn't robbing the Qing Dynasty, this was severing the Qing Dynasty's roots!
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