Chapter 157 155【Northern expansion? ] (addition for the leader "Weixi Style Valley")

  Li Banghua did not come to attend the trial, he had already guessed the result.

  The "Law of the Ming Dynasty" and the "Great Law of the Ming Dynasty" are all nonsense, and the real purpose is to show the cards to the gentry.

  Wang Yuanlu was supposed to be set up as a model gentry, but now he has become a model of being suppressed!

  Enacting laws is a very rigorous matter. It took 30 years to finalize the revisions and adjustments of the "Law of the Ming Dynasty". Zhao Han was unable to make his own laws for the time being, so he compiled a temporary one. Random compilations are purely asking for trouble, and copying them will make people laugh.

  The Qing Dynasty did this kind of thing. After the rebellion, they insisted on creating their own Manchu.

   So two so-called learned people were asked to create Manchu based on the Mongolian script. Before the Qing army entered the customs, the Manchu language existed in name only. After entering the customs, it will be even more funny. Many things in the city, as well as many official positions in the court, cannot be expressed in Manchu.

   are certain imperial edicts of the Qing Dynasty, which are written in three languages: Han, Manchu, and Mongolian. There is no problem with Chinese and Mongolian, but Manchu often has ambiguities.

  At least until Zhao Han occupies half of the country, the "Law of the Ming Dynasty" has to be used to govern the people, and at most additions and deletions can be made on this basis.

  The gentry dispersed one after another, each with their own ghosts in their hearts.

  Some people think that Zhao Han can accomplish things, although they are very dissatisfied with his actions, but he seems to be a hero. So, let all the scholars in the clan go out of the mountain, endure humiliation and bear the burden to be small officials, and even try to join the missionary group.

  For this kind of gentry, the tougher your wrist is, the more they will be convinced, and the more they think you can win the world.

  Some people felt that Zhao Han was going against the grain, and began to think about an escape plan, slowly transporting away the family's money and food, and then fled to Nanchang with his family. He said to the outside world that he did not follow the thief, but was temporarily dormant, and now he has finally escaped from the thief's den.

  Zhao Han had been ambiguous before, but today he opened his mouth, and the gentry made up their minds to stand in line.

  Because news has come from the north that the ancestral grave of the old Zhu's family has been dug up, and the dragon veins of the Ming Dynasty have been destroyed by thieves!

  Nowadays, not to mention the court officials, even the local gentry, they all know that the Ming Dynasty is numbered. Of course, they didn't think the Tartars could accomplish anything, and they all thought it was some kind of rebel who could reorganize the country.

  The destruction of the Fengyang Imperial Mausoleum dealt a blow to Ming's prestige even more than the siege of Beijing.

  Zhao Han asked the civil servants to copy and distribute today's trial process to the officials of the three counties, so that the officials could follow this practice to hear the case.

  Fei Yinggong was about to meet Zhao Han, but Song Yingxing had already stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "The general town has its own way of doing things, and I am willing to follow it."

   "With Mr.'s help, great things can be accomplished." Zhao Han was very happy.

   For a sensible person like Song Yingxing, there is really no need to persuade him, just let him observe the administration by himself. His few articles pointed out various key problems of Ming Dynasty, and Zhao Han's administration was to solve these problems!

   It can be said that it hit it off.

  In history, Song Yingxing, after teaching for several years, his family paid for him to buy a genuine eight-rank official. After only working for two years, he resigned and returned to his hometown. Later, he was recommended as the magistrate. Not only was he not greedy, but he donated money to restore the government office and the academy, and he also resigned after working for half a year. The small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty recruited him, but Song Yingxing simply refused.

  Song Yingxing was already desperate for Daming, because he had seen it too thoroughly, and he couldn't bring himself to be an official at all.

   Zhao Han's actions, in the eyes of others, are perverse, but in the eyes of Song Yingxing, they can help the world. In his article on wealth, he repeatedly used words such as "exploitation" and "cutting and cutting", and he deeply hated the exploitation of small people by big households.

   Zhao Han did something he didn't dare to do, or even think about!

  Zhao Han pulled Song Yingxing to the side and whispered: "You know the method of casting firecrackers, and you also know the method of making gunpowder. Can you forge bird blunderbusses for me?"

  Song Yingxing cupped his hands and said: "Please send troops to the north, and quickly occupy the two counties of Fenyi and Xinyu."

   "The troops will be dispatched after the spring plowing." Zhao Han readily agreed.

   This sounds nonsense. During the Chinese New Year, Zhao Han just withdrew his troops from there, and now he wants to fight back?

  However, if you want to build firearms, you must send troops!

  Zhu Yuanzhang set up thirteen ironworks across the country, one in Xinyu and one in Fenyi, all of which were neighbors of Zhao Han.

  The combined amount of iron smelting in the two counties accounted for one-fifth of the country's total output during Zhu Yuanzhang's period! (Data from the six years of Hongwu)

  The reason why Tian Younian has the money to train soldiers is not only to find landlords, but also the income from iron smelting in Fenyi County.

  Ming Dynasty allowed iron mines to be privately owned. The government-run iron smelters in Fenyi and Xinyu counties have long existed in name only, and now they are all private iron factories.

   "Mr. Zhao, long time no see!" Fei Yinggong greeted with cupped fists, winking and smiling.

  Zhao Han also laughed: "So it's the fourth uncle, let's cross the river first, we'll talk about it at night if we have something to do."

  Back to the General Military Mansion, Fei Yinggong and his daughter were arranged to live in the inner courtyard, and Fei Rulan came forward to entertain them.

  Zhao Han immediately sent someone to call Pang Chunlai, Li Banghua, Fei Ruhe, and Tian Younian to discuss the matter.

   Zhao Han introduced: "This is Mu Geng, who is good at making firearms."

  Mugeng, that is Song Yingxing's pseudonym, his Song family is a big family in Jiangxi, and he dare not reveal his true identity easily.

  Li Banghua immediately said happily: "Can you build a Frang cannon?"

   "Slightly understand." Song Yingxing replied.

   Zhao Han said: "I want to send troops to occupy Fenyi and Xinyu counties, and seize the iron mines and iron factories there."

   "This is an inevitable thing," Li Banghua said, "The firearms are sharp, and they should be built as soon as possible."

  Tian Younian said: "If it is appropriate and a new metaphor, Zhangshu Town must be chosen!"

  Li Banghua nodded and said: "Zhangshu Town must be taken, otherwise it will be difficult for officers and soldiers to conquer."

  Zhangshu Town is not only a distribution center for medicinal materials in the south, but also a very important strategic location.

  Officers and soldiers come from the north. After arriving at Zhangshu Town, they can go west along the Yuan River to Xinyu, Fenyi, and Yichun, and go south along the Gan River to take Jishui and Luling.

  As long as Zhangshu Town is occupied, the South Sewer will be blocked.

  The officers and soldiers either chose to attack Zhangshu Town, or chose to go overland. On the other hand, when marching on land in Jiangxi, the logistics and logistics would be troublesome. Zhao Han did not care about food and grass in several raids.

  Pang Chunlai said: "Our original plan was to take Taihe County and Wan'an County in the south first, and you are going to attack the north now, aren't you afraid of expanding too fast?"

  Li Banghua said: "I know Brother Pang's intentions, but no matter whether you go south or north, you can occupy important military positions. We are rebelling, and we must first have a stable military before we can rectify internal affairs."

"I support taking the two counties of Fenyi and Xinyu first," Tian Younian said. "Not only can we seize mines, which can be used to make weapons, but also increase taxes. In particular, capturing Zhangshu Town can be said to be making a lot of money every day, and counting provinces The medicinal materials are scattered from there!"

  Pang Chunlai closed his eyes and remained silent. He was the most eager to rebel, but now he became calm instead.

  Zhao Han called Chen Maosheng, Fei Chun, and Xiao Huan to listen to their opinions.

Chen Maosheng said: "If you want to expand, you can transfer the missionary officers and the backbone of the peasant association to preside over the government affairs in the new expansion site. Many of them are literate. Some poor scholars can be transferred to assistant administrators and clerks, and their enthusiasm for doing things is also high. It’s very high. In other words, many poor scholars want to work, but now they can’t find suitable positions for them, and they can be settled after expanding the territory.”

   "Where's Da Liang?" Zhao Han asked.

  Xiao Huan replied: "In Zhangshu Town, Xinyu County, and Fenyi County, you can set up a clean government branch, and I will send some people to go there."

  Fei Chun suddenly said: "It doesn't matter if we take Zhangshu Town, we're going to be short of salt."

   "Salt shortage?" Zhao Han frowned.

"I also just got the news, and I haven't had time to report it yet," Fei Chun said, "The governor of Guangdong and Guangxi forbids Guangyan to go north, and the river to the north is blocked. If Guangyan wants to be transported to Jiangxi, it must go overland and cross mountains. The price of salt is probably more than three times what it used to be, and you can't buy that much."

  Li Banghua sighed and said: "Shen Youlong's move is so ruthless, his governor of Guangdong and Guangxi will not last long."

  Why is it not long?

  Cutting people’s wealth is like killing their parents. The Guangdong salt merchants are probably trying to kill Shen Youlong.

  The salt administration in the Ming Dynasty implemented regional exclusive sales, and Jiangxi and Huguang could only buy Huai salt. However, the southern regions of the two provinces were too far away from the Lianghuai salt-producing areas, so adjustments were made in the middle of the Ming Dynasty.

  Taking Jiangxi as an example, the three prefectures of Ji'an, Nan'an, and Ganzhou all turned to buy Guangyan.

   But now, these three prefectures are full of rebels, and the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi directly cut off the salt road, trying to make the rebels unable to eat salt.

  Zhao Han shook his head and smiled wryly: "If he does this, the life of the people in southern Jiangxi will be more difficult, and I'm afraid there will be more rebellions."

"Shen Youlong is mainly targeting us," Pang Chunlai said. "The two prefectures of Ganzhou and Nan'an are relatively close to Guangdong. There must be some private salt smuggled by water. The governor cannot stop it. But the sales of salt have been greatly reduced. , when it is sold to our Ji'an, the price of salt may increase three to five times."

Fei Chun said: "So, I also suggest sending troops to the north, using the commercial tax of Zhangshu Town, and the iron smelting income of Xinyu and Fenyi counties to earn more money. Then use the money to subsidize Ji'an The salt merchants in the government ordered them to buy Huai salt and sell it at a low price."

  Zhao Han thought about it carefully, and said: "Recruit more poor scholars to go to Bailuzhou to listen to Datong classes, and I will go and teach them for a few days in person."

  Today’s Datong thought tutorials include excerpts from "The Chapter of the Datong Association" and "On the Dividing of Datong Fields" by Ouyang Zheng and Wang Tiaoding. The rest are the "Tian Zheng Ji Yao" summed up by the missionary team led by Chen Maosheng, as well as various propaganda slogans for farmers.

  Zhao Han is also writing an article recently, deleting, deleting, and revising. It has been two months since he wrote.

   "How is Mr. Li's military affairs?" Zhao Han asked suddenly.

Li Banghua took out a charter and said: "There are 3,000 soldiers, all of whom are off-duty, selected young and strong to train, and paid eight dollars a month. There should be a separate department for food and salary distribution, ordnance, and clothing supply. We currently don't have enough ships. , You can let the navy assist in transportation. The generals who train the troops and the generals who lead the troops must have different duties. The trainers can be allowed to lead the troops, but the general army has the right to change them at any time. Don't let the army become the general's personal soldiers. "

  Zhao Han took out a pen and paper, and calculated it himself.

   Three thousand regular soldiers, eight dou military pay per month, more than 2,000 tons of military rations in a year.

   This does not count the peasants and soldiers. When the peasants and soldiers are training intensively, they are also responsible for taking care of the food. If they are fighting, they have to be paid.

  In addition, there are navy troops, weapons and military uniforms, and daily food for soldiers, all kinds of expenses are not small.

  Without affecting the livelihood of the people, it is difficult to support 3,000 soldiers in the three counties, so it must be expanded. Moreover, Taihe and Wan'an in the south are too poor, and Zhangshu Town, Xinyu County, and Fenyi County must be taken.

  Zhao Han also wants to take his time, but he still has to survive. He must train soldiers, and there is no future for farmers and soldiers alone.

  If you train firearms troops, the cost will be even more terrifying.

   To be honest, as a traitor, Zhao Han expanded slowly enough.

  He Zhiyuan from southern Jiangxi already owned two counties of Ruijin and Huichang, and he called himself "Southern Heavenly King".

  The rebels in the west did not know their real names, but only knew that it was a Dianjia who rose up and occupied the three counties of Pingxiang, Yongxin, and Yichun in two and a half months.

   It's really called "King of Sweeping Floor", which means sweeping away landlords.

  The sweeping king occupies three counties, and Zhao Han also occupies three counties. He thinks he can sit on an equal footing, and is sending messengers to Ji'an Mansion, wanting to fight against the officers and soldiers with Zhao Han.

   A few days later, Zhao Han received a letter, which was written by King Sweeper himself.

Ignoring the typos, the content of the letter reads: "Say hello to brother Zhao, I am the sweeping king of Pingxiang. I have heard of my brother's name a long time ago, and I want to be sworn brothers. The government has no way, and my two brothers will fight officers and soldiers together. From now on, I will win In the world, one is the emperor in Beijing and the other is the emperor in Nanjing. Isn’t it beautiful?”

   (Thanks to the leader of the cry lunatic for the reward, and thanks to the book friends for their subscription and reward.)

  (end of this chapter)