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The time has come to the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, three days have passed since Li Yuanqing issued the order to move, and there are only two days left before the five-day limit set by Li Yuanqing.

In the past three days, with the overwhelming propaganda campaign of Li Yuanqing and Mao Wenlong, coupled with the strong support of the Ren family, a small number of people, about six to seven hundred households, have expressed their desire to migrate, but more people still In a wait-and-see mode.

They obviously don't want to stand out.

What's more, they are conspiring to create big trouble for Li Yuanqing.

Wangshan Tower, Li Yuanqing’s residence.

People who have decided to migrate in advance have already lined up outside the door. After being verified by the soldiers, they will be registered and each household will be given a settlement fee of one tael of silver.

From this time until they move to Changsheng Island and until they completely settle down, Li Yuanqing will be responsible for their food and accommodation.

"Generals love the people, and generals and princes will last for generations."

Li Yuanqing stood on the steps outside the door, personally watching the situation here. Whenever a family received money or food, they would come over and kowtow to Li Yuanqing to please him.

This is not because Li Yuanqing insists on showing off, but because of his deep experience, Li Yuanqing understands the importance of "brainwashing slogans" very well.

One spreads to ten, and ten spreads to a hundred.

In the early days, the people who were willing to join Changsheng Island were basically poor and destitute people who had no money to eat, and most of them were out-of-town households who had fled to Zhenjiang.

And who would be willing to leave their hometown with Li Yuanqing if they could have a meal, property, and a mansion in Zhenjiang City?

Li Yuanqing greeted these hard-working people with a smile and encouraged them with gentle words without any airs.

This also made these hard-working people feel more at ease. Many people even set up stalls in the open space outside Wangshan Tower. On the one hand, they were waiting for relief from the Changsheng Camp, and on the other hand, they were ready to leave at any time.

Li Yuanqing was not too unhappy about this.

Although this will inevitably consume a lot of military supplies and increase the burden on the longevity camp, Li Yuanqing must do this to attract more people to join.

However, this effect is not good.

It was almost evening on the fourth day, and there were only a few dozen households of newly joined people, and among them, there were even fewer local residents of Zhenjiang.

"Husband, it's windy outside. Come inside and drink some hot tea to warm yourself up."

Seeing Li Yuanqing standing on the steps for almost a day, Ren Yinger couldn't help but feel unspeakably distressed. She carefully carried a bowl of hot tea and came to Li Yuanqing's side.

Li Yuanqing smiled, took the hot tea and took a sip, "Ying'er, I'm fine. This little wind and cold can't do anything to me. It's windy here, so don't stay here, don't freeze your body."

Ren Ying'er felt Li Yuanqing's lingering affection, and suddenly smiled and said: "Husband, since I want to stand here, then I should also stand here with my husband."

Looking at Ren Ying'er's delicate and pretty face and feeling her warm little hands, Li Yuanqing suddenly felt an unspeakable pride in his heart, and a sinister smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Before, he was still too pursuing perfection and his methods were still too soft.

If this continues, even if the five-day deadline is up, I'm afraid there won't be very good results here.

After all, as the old saying goes, ‘the butt determines the head’.

These people in Zhenjiang City are no longer afraid of the Tatars entering the city because they have not experienced it before. They have experienced being ruled by the Tatars for several years, and they have adapted to and even accepted the Tatar rule in a subtle way.

If we continue to use this gentle method, it will take the year of the monkey and the month of the horse to complete this matter?

Li Yuanqing suddenly remembered Yang Guang's famous saying, "People are like grass, they must be cut to regenerate."

The main reason why Li Yuanqing wanted to win over these gentry in Zhenjiang City was to win over these capitals on Changsheng Island, describe the emerging bourgeoisie on Changsheng Island, and promote the prosperity of Changsheng Island's business.

But right now, this effect is obviously not good.

Li Yuanqing also suddenly figured it out. Hou Jin plundered the Liao region several times and kidnapped hundreds of thousands or millions of people. How could it ever be so troublesome?

In the final analysis, it is a bit too naive to expect these wealthy and gentry families to safely obey their orders.

If Changsheng Island is to produce an emerging bourgeoisie, it must be the vested interest class under Li Yuanqing's rule. Only they are Li Yuanqing's staunchest supporters.

At this time, these gentry and common people in Zhenjiang City were like a piece of fat meat. If they were eaten by Hou Jin, Hou Jin would become stronger. But on the contrary, if they were eaten by Li Yuanqing and Mao Wenlong, they would be completely different.

Li Yuanqing's eyes narrowed slightly, and he suddenly understood Li Chuang's difficulties back then.

Some things are easy to say but extremely difficult to do?

But if he really wanted to get to this point, he would have no choice but to make this decision.

No matter the process, only the results!

Even if~~~ this would offend the entire Ming Dynasty landlord class, Li Yuanqing would not hesitate!

"Ying'er, thank you." Li Yuanqing shook Ren Ying'er's little hand vigorously, and suddenly kissed her pretty face hard.

Ren Ying'er's pretty face suddenly turned red with embarrassment. She never expected that Li Yuanqing would be so bold, in such a large public, under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes...

"Husband..." Ren Ying'er felt shy and happy, leaning into Li Yuanqing's arms like a bird.

Li Yuanqing smiled and whispered in Ren Ying'er's ear: "Ying'er, you go to the room to rest first. I will go find you in the evening."

Ren Ying'er's pretty face suddenly turned redder, and she nodded obediently, but whispered: "Husband, if it doesn't work, I will go to my best friends' houses tomorrow to lobby, maybe it will have some effect."

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "Ying'er, you don't have to worry about this. I've already made plans in my mind."

Ren Ying'er had just left when a soldier quickly came to Li Yuanqing's side and whispered a few words in a low voice.

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but smile coldly, "They came just in time. Pass my military order and the whole army will be on alert at any time!"

"yes!"

Just as the soldiers were about to leave, Li Yuanqing suddenly said: "Wait a minute."

"Yes." The soldier quickly turned around.

Li Yuanqing smiled slightly and whispered a few words in his ear.

The soldier's pupils suddenly dilated, but he understood what Li Yuanqing meant in a moment, nodded quickly, and left quickly.

Not long after, a dense crowd of people suddenly came from the front, numbering several thousand.

The leader shouted: "We want to see Li Yuanqing. Why do we have to move away from our hometown? We will never leave Zhenjiang City unless we die."

"Yes. We will definitely not leave Zhenjiang City. This Li Yuanqing is simply more hateful than the Tatars."

"I will never leave Zhenjiang City. I will never leave Zhenjiang City even if I die."

"Let Li Yuanqing come out to see us. We are gentry in Zhenjiang City. We want to question Li Yuanqing face to face..."

"..."

Along with the noisy crowd, this large group of people came quickly, noisy and chaotic, and the surrounding people hurriedly retreated.

In a restaurant opposite Wangshan Tower, in a private room by the window on the third floor, Qi Mingwei was sipping tea with several gentry and looking out the window with a smile.

In fact, to a large extent, a cunning old man like Qi Mingwei was unwilling to offend Li Yuanqing directly. He even wanted to get closer to Li Yuanqing and share Li Yuanqing's interests.

However, Li Yuanqing's plan to move the entire city deeply touched his interests and directly threatened his roots.

In comparison, although the Houjin Tatars are a great threat and cannot give them much key political status, they are like wolf dogs. Feeding them some meat is enough if they have nothing to do, and they are far from threatening them.

of roots.

Especially when they are at their level, with a big family and a big business, even the Tatars have to discuss many things with them in order to maintain the stability of the city.

But what they don’t know is that the reason why they received preferential treatment from the Houjin Tatars was not because of the huge behemoth Ming Dynasty?

If they lost the support of Ming Dynasty, what would they be?

-----They are just a bunch of fat pigs fattened by Hou Jin.

"Master Qi, your plan is really clever! Hahaha! Let's see what Li Yuanqing wants to do?"

"Yes. Doesn't he want to buy his reputation? Haha! Let's give him this chance this time! Let's see if the bitch dares to take action! As long as he dares to take action, hey hey hey... we will make sure that the bitch can't eat it and walks around in circles.

!”

"That's right. So what if the Changsheng Camp is going to fight? How dare he, Li Yuanqing, be an enemy of the common people and gentry of the world? I think Li Yuanqing has been doing too well in the past few years. I don't want him to fall seriously.

, he really doesn’t know that the pot is made of iron!”

"..."

There was a lot of compliments from everyone around him, and a proud smile appeared on Qi Mingwei's old face.

So what if there is support from the Ren family?

In the land and water of Zhenjiang, how can outsiders survive the storm?

However, the Ren family is really cruel. In order to please Li Yuanqing, they even gave up their ancestors' inheritance.

"Everyone, everyone, let's be patient for the moment. Li Yuanqing is far from ordinary. Maybe he really dares to use extreme measures. At this time, Zhenjiang City is still under his control, and they must do everything possible.

Get ready. You can hit the dog, but you can’t let the dog bite you.”

Qi Mingwei glanced at the crowd solemnly.

Everyone couldn't help but nod their heads.

"Shopkeeper Qi is wise. We must be prepared. In case Li Yuanqing jumps over the wall in a hurry, we must think of a way to deal with it."

"Yes, yes. However, I guess that since Li Yuanqing values ​​reputation so much, he shouldn't dare to do anything random, right?"

"Hey, you can't say that. Li Yuanqing and Mao Wenlong must have been planning this for a long time, and he won't give up easily. We still have to see if he dares to take action!"
To be continued...