prosperous age

Chapter 514 Chapter 513
"With General Yu in charge, Dong Weng will be worry-free."

The master obviously admired Yu Dayou, so he said sincerely at this time.

Tan Lun waved his hand, smiled and said nothing.

From his heart, of course it is best for Qi Jiguang to be transferred to Fujian to fight. Who made him and Qi Jiguang more familiar.

When he was the magistrate of Zhejiang, Yu Dayou was already the chief soldier of Zhejiang, while Qi Jiguang was a guerrilla, leading soldiers to fight fires all over Zhejiang.

In fact, a large reason for Tan Lun's military training was also because Qi Jiguang suggested it when he was talking to Qi Jiguang.

Each prefecture and county each trained a team of elite soldiers to defend their hometowns, and would take the initiative to attack small groups of Japanese pirates, and defend the city to the death in case of large groups of Japanese pirates, waiting for the imperial court to rescue them.

As for the method of training soldiers, Tan Lun and Qi Jiguang also chatted with each other, so from the selection of soldiers to training, the two have similar methods.

However, Qi Jiguang's proposal has not been promoted in other prefectures and counties in Zhejiang.

Because the soldiers trained in this way can only be village braves, and the local governments pay for it themselves. At most, they have military exploits and can receive some rewards from Governor Hu Zongxian.

The rewards given by the imperial court are actually a drop in the bucket for supporting these many townspeople.

Who is in the army not for money?

If the payment is low, no one will come, and if the payment is too much, it may sound like money taken from the purse of the magistrate.

If the money is not distributed to Xiangyong, it can finally fall into the hands of magistrates and magistrate officials through various names.

Three years of Qing Dynasty prefect, one hundred thousand snowflakes of silver.

This is not for nothing.

In the officialdom of the Ming and Qing dynasties, local officials actually collected taxes according to taxation tasks, but those were turned over to the officials above.

The income and expenditure of his own government office are collected in the form of miscellaneous taxes.

As for the charging speed, it depends on your strength.

If there is strong armed suppression, people are not afraid of civil uprisings, and people can be taxed to the point of bankruptcy.

Just to explain the dynasties, the tax and service collected by the central government is really low, the lowest of all dynasties in history.

It's just that since Zhu Yuanzhang, the imperial court's restraint on officials has gradually declined, and corruption has become common from top to bottom.

Local officials naturally kept raising miscellaneous taxes to maintain the operation of the yamen, and the rest were their own.

I'm happy, and in the year of the big exam, I'll pay more to see if I can get promoted.

If you don't want to be promoted, then point to miscellaneous taxes and earn enough money for retirement.

Of course, most of the local officials still know how to collect this tax because it is related to their wealth and life, and they dare not collect it too harshly.

If the people are forced to be unable to survive, and people are rebellious, they will do it to the end.

Therefore, for local officials, tax collection is also a technical task.

It is necessary to make money and the people can survive, which is a test of the ability of officials.

Of course, these things are usually calculated with the help of the master, so there is no need for the officials to bother.

Although the Japanese pirates made a lot of noise, there are only a few officials like Tan Lun who are really willing to spend money here.

The people from the governor's yamen were sent out, and within two days they received the news that Zhejiang soldiers had entered Fuzhou, but they were still in villages and towns on the border of Fuzhou, so the news had not yet spread to the provincial capital.

But this is not important, Tan Lun directly sent someone to send a letter to Hu Shouren, asking them to meet him in Fuzhou as soon as possible, and then go south to Xinghua together.

"Dong Weng, this time going south, do you want to bring Master Yi Dao and Tan Yi with you?"

After getting in touch with Hu Shouren, while waiting, the master found Tan Lun to discuss.

These days, the people still don't know that Yi Daotan, the prefect of Xinghua Prefecture newly appointed by the imperial court, has been in Fuzhou for more than a month, but he has been reluctant to go south to Xinghua Prefecture.

However, Weng Shiqiting, the prefect, and Li Bangguang, the prefect who escaped from Xinghua Prefecture, were escorted back to the capital for questioning by Emperor Jiajing.

It stands to reason that it has been more than a month since Xinghua Fucheng was recovered, and Yi Daotan, as a new magistrate, should have taken up his post a long time ago and arrived at Xinghua Fucheng to open the government office and deal with the follow-up matters.

However, everyone in Fuzhou official circles knew that this Mr. Yi had gone to Xinghua Fucheng early on, but as soon as he entered Xinghua under the guard of his family, he quickly left the city.

It was not attacked by Japanese pirates, but by the tragedy and stench of Xinghua Fucheng.

Seeing Zhixia like this, Yi Daotan is also a wonderful person, so he ran back to Fuzhou directly.

Yi Daotan, born in the seventh year of Zhengde, with the style name Jinming and the name Donggao, was born in Baling County, Yuezhou Prefecture, Huguang.

Young lonely and poor, deep personality, good at reading, in Jiajing 32 years, he was ranked 220th in Chen Jinbang Tong Jinshi of Gui Chou Ke, and he was in charge of household affairs.

He has been an official for ten years and achieved the official position of magistrate, which shows that his ability was not bad at that time.

However, even after entering Xinghua City in such a short period of time and then running out without daring to enter the city again, one can imagine the tragic situation in Xinghua City at that time.

Although it was not possible to open Yashengtang in Xinghuafu City, Yi Daotan did not just stay in Fuzhou, but temporarily stayed in Fuzhou to issue various official documents to Xinghuafu to attract and resettle households.

Therefore, although the Fuzhou officials had opinions, they only borrowed the Fuzhou site temporarily, and did not care about the affairs of Xinghua Mansion, so naturally it was hard to say anything.

"I heard that Lin Zhaoen, a scholar, is collecting and burying the corpses in Xinghua City?"

Tan Lun asked in a low tone.

"That's what happened, though."

Master hesitated slightly.

"There are no worries, but it's okay to say."

Tan Lun glanced at the master and asked.

"Because this Lin Zhaoen failed the provincial examination, he abandoned the name of the subject and devoted himself to the study of mind, body and life.

For a long time, I realized something in my heart, thinking that Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism "although their teachings are three, their way is one", so they founded the "three teachings in one" school, and now they are Mr. Chen Sanjiao and the leader of the Trinity. "

The master told Tan Lun what he had heard about Lin Zhaoen.

In the Ming Dynasty, local officials were very nervous about religion.

Of course, this is all because of the White Lotus Sect.

The White Lotus Sect is a secret religious association that has been spread among the people since the Tang and Song Dynasties. It originated from the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism. According to legend, Shi Huiyuan, the founder of the Pure Land Sect in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, joined the White Lotus Society with Liu Yimin and others in Lushan Mountain Temple to recite the Buddha.

When the White Lotus Sect was founded, it was officially banned, and Mao Ziyuan was exiled to Jiangzhou, but it was spread because of its simple teachings and easy practice.

Up to the late Southern Song Dynasty, although it was still regarded by some local governments and orthodox Buddhist monks as a "devil and evil party", it has been passed down everywhere, even to the north under Mongolian rule.

After the Yuan Dynasty unified China, the White Lotus Sect was recognized and rewarded by the court and entered its heyday.

After a long period of transmission, the organization and teachings of the White Lotus Sect in the Yuan Dynasty changed, with lax precepts and numerous sects.

Some sects believe in Maitreya Buddha and preach the religious prophecy of "Maitreya's next birth" which belongs to the Maitreya Pure Land Dharma.

In the first year of the Great Yuan, the imperial court banned the White Lotus Sect from becoming too powerful and ordered it to be banned. Therefore, when social conflicts intensified at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, some White Lotus Sect organizations became the first forces to oppose the Yuan Dynasty.

The leaders of the Red Turban Uprising, Han Shantong, Liu Futong, Xu Shouhui, and Zou Pusheng, were all followers of the White Lotus Cult. They encouraged the masses with prophecies about the birth of King Ming and the next birth of Maitreya, which had a great influence.

Part of Zhu Yuanzhang's power to compete for the world also came from the Bailian followers who had taken refuge in him, so there are also legends that he is also one of the Bailian followers, but he chose the throne between the throne and the church.

However, because of this, Zhu Yuanzhang was very afraid of the huge energy of the White Lotus Sect, so the imperial court in the early Ming Dynasty strictly prohibited the spread of the White Lotus Sect.

During the years of Hongwu and Yongle, armed riots by Bailian believers occurred many times in Sichuan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Shandong and other places, and some even claimed to be emperors, but they were all suppressed.

After the mid-Ming Dynasty, the White Lotus Sect also gradually changed, constantly using new names to confuse the public and avoid being traced by the government.

During this time, the White Lotus Sect had many names, including Jinchan, Wuwei, Longhua, Wukong, Huanyuan, Yuandun, Hongyang, Maitreya, Jingkong, Dacheng, Sanyang, Hunyuan, Wenxiang, Luodao, etc. species, and some teach several names.

They belong to each other, have quite different teachings, and have different organizations, rituals and activities, but they more or less bear the imprint of the White Lotus Sect.

The rulers think that they are actually the White Lotus Sect, and the folks also generally call it the White Lotus Sect.

It is also because the White Lotus Sect has begun to appear under a pseudonym at this time, wandering among the towns and villages, so the government is very sensitive to the emergence of new sects, especially those involving Buddhism.

Hearing the message from the master, Tan Lun frowned slightly.

When it comes to religion, this cannot be ignored. "Let someone look it up and see what this Trinity Church does? What teachings does it spread."

This time period is very sensitive. Lin Zhaoen has just done good deeds in Xinghua Prefecture, and rumors of his meritorious deeds have been heard in all directions. If he is questioned based on the Trinity Sect alone, it may cause a civil uprising.

Although almost all coastal prefectures and counties in Daming now take the suppression of Japanese as their top priority, the suppression of the White Lotus Sect cannot be relaxed.

"Then now, is there any news from Xinghua Fucheng?"

After Tan Lun ordered Lin Zhaoen to be investigated, he asked the master again.

"I heard that the corpses of tens of thousands of people in the city have been cleaned up and buried. It should be cleared up."

The master immediately replied.

"Then use the governor's yamen to tell Yi Daotan to go to Xinghua Fucheng to open the yamen office immediately, and he will also be responsible for organizing the treasury.

Thousands of Zhejiang troops arrived, and there was a large sum of money and food supplies, all of which he had to figure out. "

The large army gathered in Xinghuafu city to suppress the Japanese, but the food, drink and lazards still had to be borne by Xinghuafu, or the people of Xinghuafu.

Even though they had just encountered a military disaster and suffered unspeakable disasters, the relief from the imperial court was relief, and they would have money, food, tax and service exemption in the future.

This is the rule of this era.

Tan Lun was not at all worried that Yidaotan would not be able to raise the necessary food and grass. In fact, although Xinghua Fucheng fell, there were still large gentry households in the surrounding villages and towns of Xinghua.

As the magistrate of Yidaotan, it is not an impossible task to borrow some food from these big gentry households.

If Tan Lun handed over the task of raising military rations to Fujian's chief envoy or the capital, although they would also handle it, it would be difficult to say where the money and rations would end up. This would be an offending matter.

He, Tan Lun, was new here, so naturally he wouldn't take such a thankless job for himself.

"Yes, I'll do it in a moment."

The master agreed, and then left quickly.

After waiting for several days in Fuzhou, the Zhejiang soldiers led by Hu Shouren finally arrived.

At this time, there is actually another name for this Zhejiang army among the people, and that is "Qi's Army".

In fact, during this period, as long as Qi Jiguang was the chief general of the army, the folks in Fujian and Zhejiang would call him "Qi's Army", probably because of the strict discipline of the Qi's army, which was quite different from the guards' army.

The Ming army commanded by Qi Jiguang was not from the troops of the guards, but the battalions recruited by himself. They were paid much higher than the soldiers of the guards, and the rewards after the battle were far more than those of the guards.

With such an income, the sergeants are naturally willing to fight for victory with their lives.

People die for money, birds die for food, nothing more than this.

On the [-]th, Qi's army arrived at Jiangkou, passed through Huangshi on the [-]th, and arrived at Dongting on the [-]th. After reconciling with Fujian Governor Tan Lunhui, the army suddenly accelerated and approached Xinghua Mansion.

On the [-]th, the Zhejiang soldiers led by Tan Lun and Hu Shouren arrived in Putian. Then Tan Lun called Liu Xian, Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang to meet and discuss the military situation.

As for Liu Xian, he was very disappointed at this time, and wrote several letters to Governor Zhang Nie asking for additional reinforcements.

On the battlefield, the stronger the natural military power, the greater the post-war credit.

However, Zhang Nie's letters are full of complaints.

In January, Japanese pirates from Guangdong invaded Chaohui Erfu, Huanggang, Tai'ao and other places.

At the end of the month, in order to cooperate with the Xinghua Japanese pirates' actions, Xinghua Japanese pirates attacked Ningde from Zhenghe and other counties, broke it, and drove Luoyuan into the sea and turned to Bolian River to land on the shore. So far, Ningde County has been trapped in four directions.

Whether it is Zhang Nie or Tan Lun, they can only try to cover up these news, and they dare not report to the capital until the Xinghua pirates are wiped out.

Stimulated by the news of the capture of Xinghua Fucheng, Japanese pirates from all over the country have recently come to wreak havoc everywhere, how dare Zhang Nie send troops to Liu Xian.

From Zhang Nie's point of view, whether it was Yu Dayou, Liu Xian, or Qi Jiguang, they were all soldiers under his command to eliminate the Xinghua Japanese pirates, and his credit would not go away.

Although Qi Jiguang is a Zhejiang general, but the court transferred him to Fujian, then he is also a general of Fujian, and he can be regarded as the deputy commander-in-chief.

In front of Tan Lun's tent, Liu Xian introduced to Tan Lun the current situation of the pirates in Xinghua and the current situation of the Ming army.

After the fall of Xinghua Fucheng, at the beginning, Liu Xian's army's grain and grass were provided by the surrounding counties. When Weng Shiqi was in the camp, he also borrowed some grain and grass from the surrounding big households.

After that, Yi Daotan naturally took over the job.

Although he was unwilling to enter Xinghua Fucheng, Yidaotan's official duties were not delayed, but Liu, Yu, and Qi were less distracted from collecting food and grass.

Although he didn't go to the city, he didn't delay the handling of official affairs. This may be the reason why there was no Kodao speaker to impeach him.

In fact, for any official, it is not a good omen to do clean-up work when he takes up his new post, so he is unwilling to do it.

Comparing one's heart to another's heart, in this day and age where people are still relatively superstitious, other officials can actually understand Yi Daotan's approach.

"The Japanese pirates camped in Wudangshan, and they also camped in Xucuo."

Tan Lun knew that there were more than [-] Japanese pirates, but they were divided into three places, so he couldn't help but sneered.

This battle is decided.

(End of this chapter)