Chapter 597
Emperor Lai Zhongliang
Chapter 597 Emperor Lai Zhongliang
The two monarchs and ministers ate four dishes and one soup, but they ate very happily. Zhang Huangyan sighed again and again, deeply feeling the great kindness of the emperor.
After the meal, another pot of tea was given.
After drinking tea, Zhu Yihai even sent him to the gate of the palace himself, and Liu Chao, the warden in the palace, brought a tray covered with red silk.
"Cangshui, go back to Guangdong right away. I don't know when I will see you next time. I will give you some parting gifts today."
The red cloth was lifted.
Python Jade Gold Medal Sword Plaque.
Big purple python robe, jade belt with nine rings, goldfish talisman bag, bestowed silver medal, Shangfang sword, Wangming flag,
There are six things in total, each of which is incomparably amazing.
The big purple python robe alone is the highest level of clothing given. Since the Shaotian Dynasty, the emperor has strict regulations on clothing, and it is no longer the same as in the past.
It is only possible for general bachelors to bestow bullfighting and unicorns.
Only the admirals, the generals and other generals can bestow the flying fish.
As for the python robe, it is even more rare, even if you are a duke, you rarely give pythons.
But now he gave Zhang Huangyan a purple python.
"What can I do, I deserve this gift!"
He didn't know that the name Zhang Huangyan was very special to Zhu Yihai. He was one of the Three Heroes of West Lake, alongside Yue Fei and Yu Qian.Not to mention, Zhang Huangyan in the original historical time and space was not only the confidant of Lu Jianguo, but also the unyielding backbone of the Han nationality in the late Ming Dynasty.
This scholar, spent his whole life explaining what loyalty is.
Persisted in fighting the Qing Dynasty for 20 years, although he died without regrets, he finally died heroically in Hangzhou.
Based on these alone, it was enough for Zhu Yihai to treat him specially. What's more, since he started his army, he has always used Zhang Huangyan very much, and his performance is also very good.
Even though Yuan Cong, who was at the beginning of the Eastern Zhejiang Uprising in the past two years, has now become a bachelor, minister, minister, governor, etc., Zhang Huangyan is only a patrol officer, but he has not complained.
Such a courtier, Zhu Yihai has already written in his little red book, and reserved a place for him as a bachelor.
The gold and silver talisman on the python robe and jade belt is just to let this young man, who was only a patrol officer before, be able to serve as the governor of Guangdong with more majesty, and to be respected by the officials and people in Guangdong. After all, Zhang Huangyan is really young, only 27 years old. It's just about birth.
Although his father had served as a member of the Ministry of Criminal Justice Wailang, the 27-year-old governor was only able to do it during the special founding period, otherwise how would he serve the public.
Zhu Yihai specially bestowed the golden fish charm on the purple python jade belt, just to give him a chance.
These all show that the status of the emperor's favored minister is far beyond the general trust of governors.
The latter three are even more unusual.
The award of the silver medal actually originated from Renxuan and was carried forward by Jiajing.It is not easy for the Jiajing foreign clan to succeed in the Datong, and it is not easy to control the court. After the ceremony, he gave silver medals to the ministers who supported him.
There are also four words of honor on the silver medal, such as loyalty and straight forgiveness, loyalty and righteousness, loyalty and tranquility, etc. The minister who has the imperial silver medal has the right to give the emperor a silver seal.
This is actually the earliest secret folding system.
Jiajing bestowed silver seals on several confidant ministers, and then secretly communicated with them one-way, discussing important political affairs, etc., throwing off other people in the court.
This was very remarkable at the time. After all, all courtiers' memorials had to be passed through the Secretary of General Administration, the cabinet, and even made public.
Only the cabinet scholars have the right to reveal the secrets to the emperor, and even the secrets of the cabinet must be known by the entire cabinet, and it is not a real secret.
Therefore, Jiajing bestowed silver seals on his confidant ministers, so that they could have the secret of the silver seals, and the right to go directly to the hearing of heaven, without going through other people, keeping it completely confidential, and not copying files by six departments afterwards.
It is equivalent to giving one's confidants in disguise, not the core power of cabinet ministers.
However, in Jiajing's later years, he took control of the government and the public, so he no longer bestowed silver seals.Later, the Tartars Yongzheng and Kangxi carried forward this system, and they did not practice the secret collection of silver seals, and directly wrote secret memorials. Yongzheng granted the right to secret memorials to more than a thousand officials.
However, Zhu Yihai also started the secret concert system before, and the scale was even worse.
The effect is still good, but the silver seal was not given before.
Zhu Yihai personally handed over the silver seal to Zhang Huangyan.
Zhang Huangyan's family of officials and eunuchs naturally knew the allusions to the dense and sparse silver seals. Even when he was on tour before, he had obtained the right to make secret reports, and he often made secret reports with the emperor.
Holding the silver seal in his hand, he looked at the words on it.
"Emperor Zhongliang."
Seeing these four characters, he was stunned.
Isn't this the silver seal bestowed on Zhang Juzheng by Emperor Wanli?In Wanli period, the system of dense and sparse silver seals actually disappeared, but Emperor Wanli still gave several silver seals to ministers. Zhang Juzheng's is these four characters, but at that time, silver seals were only a kind of honor, not Not the kind of effect during Jiajing.
"Zhang Ju is the chief assistant of Wanli in our dynasty. Although some people call him a minister of power, in terms of his administration, he is the biggest politician after Wang Anshi. His reforms such as the whip law have also made great contributions to the state.
Today, I specially give you the silver seal of the emperor's loyal minister that Wanli gave Zhang Juzheng, just to tell you that we are now undergoing major reforms, even far surpassing Zhang Jiangling's reforms back then. I am not Shenzong, and you are not Zhang Jiangling , but I hope that our monarchs and ministers can create a better situation.
I will give you three to five years, and I hope you will live up to my expectations.
In the future, if you succeed in your achievements, you will return to court, and your prime minister will join the cabinet! "
"The sword of Shangfang and the flag of Wang Ming are all for giving you power and influence. Anyone who dares to stop you from carrying out the reform plan of the imperial court's new policy can be killed first and then played!"
Holding the small silver seal, Zhang Huangyan didn't know what to say.
"Qing is in Guangdong. If you have something to do, you can report it directly. If there is an urgent and important matter, affix the silver seal of this emperor's loyal minister, which can guarantee that the eight hundred miles will be expedited to reach me directly, and there will be no delay."
Zhang Huangyan could only feel the excitement in his chest.
Finally, he bowed deeply to the emperor and left with tears in his eyes.
······
After sending Zhang Huangyan away, Zhu Yihai was excited for a long time and couldn't calm down.
Turning around, he picked up a pen and wrote the seven characters Zhang Cangshui directly on the screen behind the throne in the imperial study room behind him.
After a long time, Zhu Yihai, who had recovered, continued to review the memorial.
Wen Humi, the Zuoxie Counselor of Shence Town, wrote a memorial, and talked about Xie Qian's killing of Sun Zhixie. Seeing his description of Sun Zhixie's fate as a pig and dog, he couldn't help but write directly, "You deserve it."
However, after seeing Xie Qian's punishment of the Sun and Han families in this way, he couldn't help frowning.
All men who were higher than the waist knife were cut off, all those who were lower than the waist knife were eunuchs, and all married women were sold into brothels for prostitution, and unmarried girls were all paid tribute to the palace.
He picked up the pen again, and replied to Wen Hu, telling Wen Hu that the castrated boys of the Sun and Han families should not be sent to Tokyo, and my palace does not want to use them, nor should the women be sent.
Send them all to Taiwan, and pick up those who were sold to brothels, and let them all be exiled to Taiwan.
This is the last bit of mercy of the emperor.
People like Sun Zhixie can't be dealt with too much, but those young children can't help but make people feel pitiful, and in the end it's a lenient one. I hope they can support themselves in Taiwan.
The content of Wen Hu's secret book is quite long, and there is no format. Very good.
Then Zichuan County is very beautiful.
He talked about it, and even said that he had sent some local specialties of Zichuan to the emperor.
In the end, he said that Xie Qian’s powerful methods of killing his grandson greatly frightened the gentry in Zichuan, and now they take the initiative to pay the owed taxes to the new county magistrate Gu Xianshouqing, refund the occupied land, and reapply for mining licenses, etc.
Even the local county officials are actively filling the gap.
In a short period of time, Qing withdrew from occupying countless lands, voluntarily declared many concealed reclamation lands, etc., and paid a lot of tax deficits, most of which had been converted into gold and silver and put into the treasury.
Gu Xianshou announced to the county the benevolent government of the emperor, all past arrears and shortfalls will be exempted, and land and silver will be exempted this year, but the gentry said that they want to help the army and donate to His Majesty. Wen Hu said he heard about it It was all told by Gu Xianshou and the squires, in order to facilitate the collection of those money and food into the treasury.
Now Gu Xianshou has sent a team of brave men to hand over the money and food to the Qingzhou government.
However, as far as he knew, Gu Xianshou, these new local officials, were more disciplined and did not take the opportunity to greedy for money. All the money and food were indeed handed over by the gentry on their own initiative, and they were all paid and donated.
Looking at these secret performances, Zhu Yihai picked up the teacup and tasted it carefully.
Gu Xianshou and them did this with the intention of making political achievements, but those country gentry were frightened by Xie Qian, it was not that Gu Xianshou was intimidating them, nor was it forced to recruit them.
The money that was handed over was indeed owed or embezzled by the gentry and tyrants in the past, and there is nothing wrong with being willing to pay it back now.
Zhu Yihai did issue a decree to exempt all the debts and shortfalls in the Jiangbei area in the past. After all, it is not easy to recover the payment in these places now. I don't know, anyway, the lack of money and food is not so bad now, so it can calm people's hearts.
After all, Jiangbei is now the front line against captives.
With this policy, it is estimated that the gentry and powerful gentry in the Tartar-controlled areas will no longer be of one mind with the Tartars, and will secretly support Ming Dynasty, and even support and submit.
Finished a cup of tea.
Zhu Yihai also got hesitant, and decided that since the people in Zichuan took the initiative to make up the payment and refund it, they should accept it.
However, for the powerful gentry in these places, it is still necessary to appease them.
He wrote with a pen.
For these Zichuan gentry who raised money, food and salaries, a memorial archway was built to commend them, and they were given the qualification to send their sons to the Imperial Academy.
A memorial archway, together with the qualifications of supervisor, seems inconspicuous, but Zhu Yihai knows very well that these things are actually very important.
After all, what he was facing was just a squire in a county town.
In addition, according to the example of donating officials, those who reach the corresponding donation amount can also be awarded the corresponding Sanjie. Whoever donates 500 taels will be rewarded with Yinfei as a regular fifth-rank Sanguan.
Zhu Yihai didn't blame Gu Xianshou and other local officials in Zichuan for what they did. No matter what, the result was pretty good. The payment was overdue for ten years, and so much money and grain were paid off. Fields, workshops, and shops are all registered and licensed at once, and standardized to provide convenience for future tax collection.
There are still some credits, so they are also commended and recorded in the assessment.
Get up, come to the map on the side, look at the map of Shandong.
Zhu Yihai was deep in thought.
The Ming army has already launched an offensive against Shandong. Over the past year or so, the Ming army has been fighting in small ways in Shandong, focusing on containment and harassment, making the tartars in Xuzhou and Jinan very uncomfortable.
Wanting to fight a decisive battle, the Ming army didn't give him a chance, so he assembled troops and horses, harassed his supply line, and even threatened his rear.
He shrank and defended the city, so he cleaned up his periphery.
The Qing army also launched several attacks, and even conducted surprise raids, but now the Ming army is in Shandong, with forts everywhere, and fortified cities everywhere, especially in the villages and roads. The intelligence lines are smooth and the news is timely. Out.
They miss every time.
I couldn't help but want to fight a few castles, but in the end I found that the Ming army stationed was too strong, and the Ming army moved quickly on all sides. If there was a police on one side, the other places would surround them.
Will be surrounded at any time.
Anyway, for more than a year, it has become more and more difficult for the Tartars to fight and fight like this. Without more supplies and reinforcements, they are trapped in the sad city, and even completely lost control of the countryside.
On the contrary, the Ming army was like a duck to water.
Now that the time is ripe, Zhu Yihai is ready to counterattack in an all-round way, and he will launch several forces at the same time, advancing all the way.
In the end, it is necessary to take one of the two important towns of Xuzhou or Jinan. Either the Tatars can only stick to each other, but in the end their strength is insufficient and they are broken.Either they abandon the defense, and the Ming army can easily occupy an important town.
If they dared to guard both ends and tried to divide their forces, then the Ming army could besiege the city and fight for reinforcements, or even seize the opportunity to seize another city.
At this stage, Zhu Yihai is confident that he has the ability to overcome difficulties.
He didn't dare to storm the big town before, and he didn't dare to fight head-on, but now he is not afraid anymore.
The shence army left Qingzhou and marched in two directions.
And Zhongsu and other townsmen also launched an attack together, sweeping them all the way.
Zichuan Town was only a small part of this big counter-offensive, almost without a fight, and the responses from the gentry and common people in Zichuan were very good.
In the current autumn harvest season, soldiers and horses from all walks of life can even be replenished on the spot along the way, which greatly reduces the burden of food and grass supply.
Xie Qian is a ruthless character.
Together with Ding Keze, his White Robe Club was reorganized into the Zichuan Regiment training camp, awarded the camp title White Horse, and it was still a rare riding camp.
In essence, there is no difference between Xie Qian and the Yuyuan Army. These people are not entirely peasant troops, let alone volunteers.
During times of war and turmoil, survival was the premise of everything, not to mention that Xie Qian was from the White Lotus Sect, and not all the local tyrants who were killed were traitors like Sun Zhixie.
Of course, in this age, many things cannot be studied deeply, and should not be studied deeply.
Since Xie Qian chose to join the imperial court and accept the reorganization, then Zhu Yihai will not pursue the past.
In the future, he will eat at the imperial court and serve the court, regardless of Xie Qian's background or what he has done, as long as he works hard in the future.
Just like Shunying and Xiying.
It is said that after Zhang Xianzhong died, his four sons, Zhu Yihai, were granted the title of Marquis and General.
He has always emphasized that as long as he surrenders to the imperial court, attacks the Tartars together, and rejuvenates the Ming Dynasty together, the rest can be forgotten.
"Give a golden mace and two imperial horses to Xie Qian, a guerrilla training regiment in Zichuan, and a golden whip and an imperial horse to Ding Keze, the guard."
"Give Shence General Wen Hu two horses, one telescope, and two self-igniting firearms."
(End of this chapter)
The two monarchs and ministers ate four dishes and one soup, but they ate very happily. Zhang Huangyan sighed again and again, deeply feeling the great kindness of the emperor.
After the meal, another pot of tea was given.
After drinking tea, Zhu Yihai even sent him to the gate of the palace himself, and Liu Chao, the warden in the palace, brought a tray covered with red silk.
"Cangshui, go back to Guangdong right away. I don't know when I will see you next time. I will give you some parting gifts today."
The red cloth was lifted.
Python Jade Gold Medal Sword Plaque.
Big purple python robe, jade belt with nine rings, goldfish talisman bag, bestowed silver medal, Shangfang sword, Wangming flag,
There are six things in total, each of which is incomparably amazing.
The big purple python robe alone is the highest level of clothing given. Since the Shaotian Dynasty, the emperor has strict regulations on clothing, and it is no longer the same as in the past.
It is only possible for general bachelors to bestow bullfighting and unicorns.
Only the admirals, the generals and other generals can bestow the flying fish.
As for the python robe, it is even more rare, even if you are a duke, you rarely give pythons.
But now he gave Zhang Huangyan a purple python.
"What can I do, I deserve this gift!"
He didn't know that the name Zhang Huangyan was very special to Zhu Yihai. He was one of the Three Heroes of West Lake, alongside Yue Fei and Yu Qian.Not to mention, Zhang Huangyan in the original historical time and space was not only the confidant of Lu Jianguo, but also the unyielding backbone of the Han nationality in the late Ming Dynasty.
This scholar, spent his whole life explaining what loyalty is.
Persisted in fighting the Qing Dynasty for 20 years, although he died without regrets, he finally died heroically in Hangzhou.
Based on these alone, it was enough for Zhu Yihai to treat him specially. What's more, since he started his army, he has always used Zhang Huangyan very much, and his performance is also very good.
Even though Yuan Cong, who was at the beginning of the Eastern Zhejiang Uprising in the past two years, has now become a bachelor, minister, minister, governor, etc., Zhang Huangyan is only a patrol officer, but he has not complained.
Such a courtier, Zhu Yihai has already written in his little red book, and reserved a place for him as a bachelor.
The gold and silver talisman on the python robe and jade belt is just to let this young man, who was only a patrol officer before, be able to serve as the governor of Guangdong with more majesty, and to be respected by the officials and people in Guangdong. After all, Zhang Huangyan is really young, only 27 years old. It's just about birth.
Although his father had served as a member of the Ministry of Criminal Justice Wailang, the 27-year-old governor was only able to do it during the special founding period, otherwise how would he serve the public.
Zhu Yihai specially bestowed the golden fish charm on the purple python jade belt, just to give him a chance.
These all show that the status of the emperor's favored minister is far beyond the general trust of governors.
The latter three are even more unusual.
The award of the silver medal actually originated from Renxuan and was carried forward by Jiajing.It is not easy for the Jiajing foreign clan to succeed in the Datong, and it is not easy to control the court. After the ceremony, he gave silver medals to the ministers who supported him.
There are also four words of honor on the silver medal, such as loyalty and straight forgiveness, loyalty and righteousness, loyalty and tranquility, etc. The minister who has the imperial silver medal has the right to give the emperor a silver seal.
This is actually the earliest secret folding system.
Jiajing bestowed silver seals on several confidant ministers, and then secretly communicated with them one-way, discussing important political affairs, etc., throwing off other people in the court.
This was very remarkable at the time. After all, all courtiers' memorials had to be passed through the Secretary of General Administration, the cabinet, and even made public.
Only the cabinet scholars have the right to reveal the secrets to the emperor, and even the secrets of the cabinet must be known by the entire cabinet, and it is not a real secret.
Therefore, Jiajing bestowed silver seals on his confidant ministers, so that they could have the secret of the silver seals, and the right to go directly to the hearing of heaven, without going through other people, keeping it completely confidential, and not copying files by six departments afterwards.
It is equivalent to giving one's confidants in disguise, not the core power of cabinet ministers.
However, in Jiajing's later years, he took control of the government and the public, so he no longer bestowed silver seals.Later, the Tartars Yongzheng and Kangxi carried forward this system, and they did not practice the secret collection of silver seals, and directly wrote secret memorials. Yongzheng granted the right to secret memorials to more than a thousand officials.
However, Zhu Yihai also started the secret concert system before, and the scale was even worse.
The effect is still good, but the silver seal was not given before.
Zhu Yihai personally handed over the silver seal to Zhang Huangyan.
Zhang Huangyan's family of officials and eunuchs naturally knew the allusions to the dense and sparse silver seals. Even when he was on tour before, he had obtained the right to make secret reports, and he often made secret reports with the emperor.
Holding the silver seal in his hand, he looked at the words on it.
"Emperor Zhongliang."
Seeing these four characters, he was stunned.
Isn't this the silver seal bestowed on Zhang Juzheng by Emperor Wanli?In Wanli period, the system of dense and sparse silver seals actually disappeared, but Emperor Wanli still gave several silver seals to ministers. Zhang Juzheng's is these four characters, but at that time, silver seals were only a kind of honor, not Not the kind of effect during Jiajing.
"Zhang Ju is the chief assistant of Wanli in our dynasty. Although some people call him a minister of power, in terms of his administration, he is the biggest politician after Wang Anshi. His reforms such as the whip law have also made great contributions to the state.
Today, I specially give you the silver seal of the emperor's loyal minister that Wanli gave Zhang Juzheng, just to tell you that we are now undergoing major reforms, even far surpassing Zhang Jiangling's reforms back then. I am not Shenzong, and you are not Zhang Jiangling , but I hope that our monarchs and ministers can create a better situation.
I will give you three to five years, and I hope you will live up to my expectations.
In the future, if you succeed in your achievements, you will return to court, and your prime minister will join the cabinet! "
"The sword of Shangfang and the flag of Wang Ming are all for giving you power and influence. Anyone who dares to stop you from carrying out the reform plan of the imperial court's new policy can be killed first and then played!"
Holding the small silver seal, Zhang Huangyan didn't know what to say.
"Qing is in Guangdong. If you have something to do, you can report it directly. If there is an urgent and important matter, affix the silver seal of this emperor's loyal minister, which can guarantee that the eight hundred miles will be expedited to reach me directly, and there will be no delay."
Zhang Huangyan could only feel the excitement in his chest.
Finally, he bowed deeply to the emperor and left with tears in his eyes.
······
After sending Zhang Huangyan away, Zhu Yihai was excited for a long time and couldn't calm down.
Turning around, he picked up a pen and wrote the seven characters Zhang Cangshui directly on the screen behind the throne in the imperial study room behind him.
After a long time, Zhu Yihai, who had recovered, continued to review the memorial.
Wen Humi, the Zuoxie Counselor of Shence Town, wrote a memorial, and talked about Xie Qian's killing of Sun Zhixie. Seeing his description of Sun Zhixie's fate as a pig and dog, he couldn't help but write directly, "You deserve it."
However, after seeing Xie Qian's punishment of the Sun and Han families in this way, he couldn't help frowning.
All men who were higher than the waist knife were cut off, all those who were lower than the waist knife were eunuchs, and all married women were sold into brothels for prostitution, and unmarried girls were all paid tribute to the palace.
He picked up the pen again, and replied to Wen Hu, telling Wen Hu that the castrated boys of the Sun and Han families should not be sent to Tokyo, and my palace does not want to use them, nor should the women be sent.
Send them all to Taiwan, and pick up those who were sold to brothels, and let them all be exiled to Taiwan.
This is the last bit of mercy of the emperor.
People like Sun Zhixie can't be dealt with too much, but those young children can't help but make people feel pitiful, and in the end it's a lenient one. I hope they can support themselves in Taiwan.
The content of Wen Hu's secret book is quite long, and there is no format. Very good.
Then Zichuan County is very beautiful.
He talked about it, and even said that he had sent some local specialties of Zichuan to the emperor.
In the end, he said that Xie Qian’s powerful methods of killing his grandson greatly frightened the gentry in Zichuan, and now they take the initiative to pay the owed taxes to the new county magistrate Gu Xianshouqing, refund the occupied land, and reapply for mining licenses, etc.
Even the local county officials are actively filling the gap.
In a short period of time, Qing withdrew from occupying countless lands, voluntarily declared many concealed reclamation lands, etc., and paid a lot of tax deficits, most of which had been converted into gold and silver and put into the treasury.
Gu Xianshou announced to the county the benevolent government of the emperor, all past arrears and shortfalls will be exempted, and land and silver will be exempted this year, but the gentry said that they want to help the army and donate to His Majesty. Wen Hu said he heard about it It was all told by Gu Xianshou and the squires, in order to facilitate the collection of those money and food into the treasury.
Now Gu Xianshou has sent a team of brave men to hand over the money and food to the Qingzhou government.
However, as far as he knew, Gu Xianshou, these new local officials, were more disciplined and did not take the opportunity to greedy for money. All the money and food were indeed handed over by the gentry on their own initiative, and they were all paid and donated.
Looking at these secret performances, Zhu Yihai picked up the teacup and tasted it carefully.
Gu Xianshou and them did this with the intention of making political achievements, but those country gentry were frightened by Xie Qian, it was not that Gu Xianshou was intimidating them, nor was it forced to recruit them.
The money that was handed over was indeed owed or embezzled by the gentry and tyrants in the past, and there is nothing wrong with being willing to pay it back now.
Zhu Yihai did issue a decree to exempt all the debts and shortfalls in the Jiangbei area in the past. After all, it is not easy to recover the payment in these places now. I don't know, anyway, the lack of money and food is not so bad now, so it can calm people's hearts.
After all, Jiangbei is now the front line against captives.
With this policy, it is estimated that the gentry and powerful gentry in the Tartar-controlled areas will no longer be of one mind with the Tartars, and will secretly support Ming Dynasty, and even support and submit.
Finished a cup of tea.
Zhu Yihai also got hesitant, and decided that since the people in Zichuan took the initiative to make up the payment and refund it, they should accept it.
However, for the powerful gentry in these places, it is still necessary to appease them.
He wrote with a pen.
For these Zichuan gentry who raised money, food and salaries, a memorial archway was built to commend them, and they were given the qualification to send their sons to the Imperial Academy.
A memorial archway, together with the qualifications of supervisor, seems inconspicuous, but Zhu Yihai knows very well that these things are actually very important.
After all, what he was facing was just a squire in a county town.
In addition, according to the example of donating officials, those who reach the corresponding donation amount can also be awarded the corresponding Sanjie. Whoever donates 500 taels will be rewarded with Yinfei as a regular fifth-rank Sanguan.
Zhu Yihai didn't blame Gu Xianshou and other local officials in Zichuan for what they did. No matter what, the result was pretty good. The payment was overdue for ten years, and so much money and grain were paid off. Fields, workshops, and shops are all registered and licensed at once, and standardized to provide convenience for future tax collection.
There are still some credits, so they are also commended and recorded in the assessment.
Get up, come to the map on the side, look at the map of Shandong.
Zhu Yihai was deep in thought.
The Ming army has already launched an offensive against Shandong. Over the past year or so, the Ming army has been fighting in small ways in Shandong, focusing on containment and harassment, making the tartars in Xuzhou and Jinan very uncomfortable.
Wanting to fight a decisive battle, the Ming army didn't give him a chance, so he assembled troops and horses, harassed his supply line, and even threatened his rear.
He shrank and defended the city, so he cleaned up his periphery.
The Qing army also launched several attacks, and even conducted surprise raids, but now the Ming army is in Shandong, with forts everywhere, and fortified cities everywhere, especially in the villages and roads. The intelligence lines are smooth and the news is timely. Out.
They miss every time.
I couldn't help but want to fight a few castles, but in the end I found that the Ming army stationed was too strong, and the Ming army moved quickly on all sides. If there was a police on one side, the other places would surround them.
Will be surrounded at any time.
Anyway, for more than a year, it has become more and more difficult for the Tartars to fight and fight like this. Without more supplies and reinforcements, they are trapped in the sad city, and even completely lost control of the countryside.
On the contrary, the Ming army was like a duck to water.
Now that the time is ripe, Zhu Yihai is ready to counterattack in an all-round way, and he will launch several forces at the same time, advancing all the way.
In the end, it is necessary to take one of the two important towns of Xuzhou or Jinan. Either the Tatars can only stick to each other, but in the end their strength is insufficient and they are broken.Either they abandon the defense, and the Ming army can easily occupy an important town.
If they dared to guard both ends and tried to divide their forces, then the Ming army could besiege the city and fight for reinforcements, or even seize the opportunity to seize another city.
At this stage, Zhu Yihai is confident that he has the ability to overcome difficulties.
He didn't dare to storm the big town before, and he didn't dare to fight head-on, but now he is not afraid anymore.
The shence army left Qingzhou and marched in two directions.
And Zhongsu and other townsmen also launched an attack together, sweeping them all the way.
Zichuan Town was only a small part of this big counter-offensive, almost without a fight, and the responses from the gentry and common people in Zichuan were very good.
In the current autumn harvest season, soldiers and horses from all walks of life can even be replenished on the spot along the way, which greatly reduces the burden of food and grass supply.
Xie Qian is a ruthless character.
Together with Ding Keze, his White Robe Club was reorganized into the Zichuan Regiment training camp, awarded the camp title White Horse, and it was still a rare riding camp.
In essence, there is no difference between Xie Qian and the Yuyuan Army. These people are not entirely peasant troops, let alone volunteers.
During times of war and turmoil, survival was the premise of everything, not to mention that Xie Qian was from the White Lotus Sect, and not all the local tyrants who were killed were traitors like Sun Zhixie.
Of course, in this age, many things cannot be studied deeply, and should not be studied deeply.
Since Xie Qian chose to join the imperial court and accept the reorganization, then Zhu Yihai will not pursue the past.
In the future, he will eat at the imperial court and serve the court, regardless of Xie Qian's background or what he has done, as long as he works hard in the future.
Just like Shunying and Xiying.
It is said that after Zhang Xianzhong died, his four sons, Zhu Yihai, were granted the title of Marquis and General.
He has always emphasized that as long as he surrenders to the imperial court, attacks the Tartars together, and rejuvenates the Ming Dynasty together, the rest can be forgotten.
"Give a golden mace and two imperial horses to Xie Qian, a guerrilla training regiment in Zichuan, and a golden whip and an imperial horse to Ding Keze, the guard."
"Give Shence General Wen Hu two horses, one telescope, and two self-igniting firearms."
(End of this chapter)