Back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to engage in infrastructure construction

Chapter 249
"Food and clothing are plentiful, people's aspirations are aspirational, soldiers are strong and horses are strong...how can this be possible!"

Cao Bianjiao sighed with emotion.

In his heart, he was also very contradictory.

Under Zhao Cheng's rule, the common people can live and work in peace and contentment.

You know, this Xuanfu Town is not a good place, but a place of bitter cold beyond the Great Wall!It's a place where birds don't shit.

When the imperial court ruled, everyone here couldn't eat enough, couldn't wear clothes, and children aged eleven or twelve ran around the streets with bare buttocks.

The whole family wears a pair of trousers, and whoever goes out wears them; everyone is so skinny that they often starve to death; after giving birth to a girl, she is directly pressed to death in a water tank... These things are very common.

Cao Bianjiao didn't think much about it before, he got used to it, thinking that the world should be like this.

However, after seeing the scene of Qiangdi, he was shocked.

"It turns out that everyone can have enough to eat, and everyone can wear warm clothes. This is the legendary Datong world, right? If Zhao Cheng really rebelled, do I really want to be loyal to the court and destroy Zhao Cheng?" Sincerely? Let the people in Qiangdi go through that kind of hard life again!
What if Zhao Cheng is allowed to win the world?If he can govern a region well, can he govern the whole world well?If it is possible, wouldn't everyone in the world have enough to eat, wear warm clothes, and laugh and be happy? "

Cao Bianjiao's heart beat faster, and he felt that his thoughts were a little too crazy.

Is this to betray the imperial court and the emperor?
He quickly dismissed this thought, not daring to think about it any more.

……

"Niu Dali and Gu Er played well."

With a cigarette in his hand, Zhao Cheng slapped the battle report on the table, with a smile on his face.

In just one month, Niu Dali and Gu Er's army had crossed Yanmen Pass and arrived in Daizhou.

At the same time, they also divided their forces and took down the entire territory of Datong Mansion.

Cao Bianjiao was a general in the Datong Mansion, and he was captured. The entire Datong Mansion had no leader. Under the attack of the conquering army, it was naturally easily captured.

"Marshal, Daizhou belongs to Taiyuan Prefecture. Taiyuan Prefecture is guarded by General Cao Wenzhao. Commanders Niu and Gu have asked for instructions. If General Cao Wenzhao leads troops to resist, what should we do?
In addition, since the troops crossed the Yanmen Pass, they have encountered a large number of refugees.There are rogues enveloping the refugees, let the vagrants be the vanguard, and attack the army formation, and the rogues follow closely behind.During the battle, the legion accidentally injured many civilians.

The two legion commanders asked for instructions, what should they do if they encounter this situation again? "An adjutant came to ask for instructions.

Zhao Cheng frowned.

"The first question is very simple. Treat General Cao Wenzhao the same way you treat General Cao Bianjiao. If conditions permit, try to capture him alive. But the premise is to ensure the safety of our expeditionary soldiers.

General Cao Wenzhao is also a strong general. If the battle is fierce, he can be killed.We can't let him have the gold medal for avoiding death and tie the hands and feet of our soldiers. "

On this point, Zhao Cheng's attitude is very clear.

In history, Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunqi cut down the vassals and forced Zhu Di, the king of Yan.

When the two armies were at war, in order to show his moral nobility, Zhu Yunqi issued a very stupid order, that is, he ordered his subordinates not to hurt Yan Wang Zhu Di during the battle.

With this death-preventing gold medal, Yan Wang Zhu Di was not afraid of death in battle at all, and he took the lead in every battle and charged first.

In the end, it led to the Battle of Jingnan, and Zhu Yunqi's defeat was certainly due to Yan Wang Zhu Di's strong military ability, but Zhu Yunqi's stupid order also played a certain role.

Zhao Cheng admired some generals of the Chongzhen Dynasty, but he had a clear understanding.

In the next battle, he will face many famous officials fiercely. He would rather kill each other, and it is impossible to restrain the hands and feet of his soldiers just because of appreciation.

"As for the second question..."

Zhao Cheng's eyes turned cold.

"War means death. Soldiers are fighting for the happiness of the people in the world, and their lives cannot be sacrificed. If there are refugees rushing into the battle, they will be killed without mercy!

In addition, strengthen publicity and let the wind out. If there is any bandit who dares to use the common people to charge the battle, it will be regarded as a heinous crime and surrender will not be accepted.Once the opponent is defeated, all generals, big and small, will be killed.All soldiers shall be dealt with as war crimes! "

It is necessary to make the enemy afraid, and let the enemy know that it is useless to take the people into battle, so that such things will not happen in the future.

If once someone succeeds, let people know that it is useful to use the people to charge the battle, and this move can restrain the conquering army, then I am afraid that some people will follow suit in future battles.

After the order was issued, Zhao Cheng felt a little depressed.

Although he knew it was not his fault, but with this order, many people would inevitably die tragically.

"This is a chaotic world!"

Zhao Cheng felt irritated.

He couldn't bear to see this troubled world.

"Let this troubled world end sooner!"

Originally, he planned to fight steadily, step by step.

At the very least, you must have your own basic market, your own talent pool, and it is best to lay a certain industrial foundation, so that you can not panic when things happen.

Otherwise, the whole mess of Daming was suddenly handed over to him, which would definitely make him burnt out.

But now, Zhao Cheng didn't intend to worry so much.

"End war with war first!"

He made a decision on the spot, and after this thought flashed through his mind, he couldn't hold back any longer and got up to look for Ma Zhuguo.

"Old horse, help me draft a document. I want to tell the world that from today on, anyone who dares to start a war will be the enemy of my Zhao Cheng and the enemy of our conquering army. Our conquering army will recognize that It declared war on us and directly sent troops to attack them. All the generals who provoked the war will be sent to the military government court for trial!"

Ma Zhuguo was stunned by Zhao Cheng's words, and the next moment, he said anxiously:

"It can't be done, Commander. Although our conscript army is strong and strong, we must not be in a hurry to fight for the world! The Commander must know about the affairs of the Taizu of this dynasty. We must accumulate food and become king slowly!
The current situation in the world is similar to that at the beginning of this dynasty.The imperial court loses morality, disasters fall from the sky, and heroes are everywhere!The commander-in-chief didn't call himself a rebel before, and didn't raise a rebel flag, but directly attacked the city and seized the territory. This is a good strategy!

Who and the commander-in-chief came up with the idea of ​​today's announcement to the world?This person has ulterior motives!As long as this document is released, the commander-in-chief will be a public thief in the world.Emperor Chongzhen must have been afraid of the Marshal for a long time.

When the time comes, Emperor Chongzhen will seize the opportunity to denounce the commander in chief, and all the troops from all over the world will come together...too bad for the commander in chief! "

The more Ma Zhuguo talked, the more anxious he became.

Zhao Cheng was secretly satisfied.

Ma Zhuguo was just a small clerk before, but after following him, he has now become an important member of the military government.

Under Zhao Cheng, Ma Zhuguo is almost No. 1 in civil affairs.

At this time, Ma Zhuguo wanted to follow Zhao Cheng to do a big business, and become the founding father of the country in the future, earning glory and wealth for future generations, and making his name go down in history.

Therefore, Ma Zhuguo is loyal to Zhao Cheng, and he only thinks that Zhao Cheng can become a great treasure.

Seeing Zhao Cheng "make a mistake", he was more anxious than anyone else.

"So what if it's too unfavorable? Our conscript army has now expanded to [-] troops. Moreover, our recruitment channels have been formed. Every day, a large number of aspiring young people join the conscript army.

As long as I am willing, all the people in the area under the jurisdiction of our military government can be soldiers.Now, our military government has occupied the entire Liaodong, plus the Corridor outside the Great Wall, the entire Datong Mansion, and most of Xuanfu Town...

Although there is no specific statistical data on the total population of all regions, it is roughly estimated that it is at least 200 million.If all the people are soldiers, I can explode hundreds of thousands of troops in a short time!
With hundreds of thousands of troops and a steady stream of logistical supplies, who in this world can stop us? "

Zhao Cheng waved his hand, very domineering.

"You don't have to think so much, just write the announcement. The wording should be simple and rude, and you can write like this: Everyone in the world, listen, I am Zhao Cheng, Generalissimo of the Expedition Army. Jiannu has been completely defeated by me, and he has been rushed to the wild forest in the northeast. I went to catch rabbits. The Mongolian Tartars have also been defeated by me.

Now this world is already the world of our Han people, and the world should be peaceful, but there are still frequent wars everywhere.We are all Han Chinese, and Han Chinese do not beat Han Chinese.

Forget about the past, I don't want to pursue it.However, starting today, the Han people can no longer beat the Han people, and the Ming people can no longer beat the Ming people!If anyone dares to be disobedient, I, Zhao Cheng, will immediately dispatch soldiers to destroy you!
Don't think that I, Zhao Cheng, are scaring you. When the Heavenly Soldiers arrive before your eyes, it will be too late to regret it.That's all for now, those who are willing to listen are my friends of Zhao Cheng, those who are unwilling to listen, let's meet on the battlefield, either you die or I live! "

Ma Zhuguo blinked his eyes.

Marshal Zhao's words were indeed as simple and rude as he said.

However, listening to this is really enjoyable!It makes people's blood surge, and their hearts are excited.

"Yes, handsome!"

Now that Zhao Cheng had made a decision, Ma Zhuguo said nothing more, agreed, turned around and left, and went down to write the announcement.

After sending Ma Zhuguo away, Zhao Cheng stretched his waist.

It is conceivable that once this announcement is made, the military government will definitely continue to fight for a certain period of time.

The territory of the military government is getting bigger and bigger, and the population is increasing, but the most fundamental thing is to maintain a strong armed force.

Zhao Cheng decided to inspect the arsenal.

Weapons still have to be self-sufficient, not just rely on the system.

I brought a few guards with me and traveled lightly.

The law and order in Qiangdi is excellent.

Not only is there a large army stationed, there are also people from the Security Bureau patrolling the streets.

The Security Service men work in teams of two, carrying revolvers, spoons around their necks, and rubber sticks pinned to their waists.

Others are riding bicycles.

24 hours a day, every street is patrolled by people from the Security Bureau, so there will naturally be no problems with law and order.

In addition, there are many old men and women with red armbands on their arms, arms behind their backs, walking on the street.

Anyone who is suspicious can't escape the eyes of these old men and old ladies.

When Zhao Cheng was passing by the door of a family, he suddenly heard Lang Lang's reading.

He didn't care at first.

It is a good thing to have a strong reading atmosphere.

However, the next moment, Zhao Cheng paused, his face sank slightly, and after a little thought, he turned and walked towards this family, not even caring about the inspection of the arsenal for a while.

The sound of reading is very neat and clear, but it reads the Four Books and Five Classics.

Zhao Cheng was not polite either, he just pushed the door open and entered.

I saw that in the yard, seven or eight children were sitting upright, and an old master was walking back and forth with his arms behind his back, checking their homework.

These children are shaking their heads and reciting articles from the Four Books and Five Classics.

"Who are you? Why didn't you come here?"

Seeing Zhao Cheng and others, the old master put down the book in his hand and asked seriously.

"Marshal! This is Marshal Zhao! I have met Marshal Zhao!"

An eleven or twelve-year-old boy jumped up and shouted excitedly.

"Oh, it's Marshal Zhao!"

"Hi handsome!"

A group of children jumped up excitedly and surrounded Zhao Cheng one after another.

"Cough cough!"

The old master coughed twice, but seeing that it didn't work, he picked up the ruler, tapped it hard on the table, and scolded:
"Silence! Go back to your seats. Make a lot of noise, what a shame!"

I have to say that this old master is quite majestic. After he scolded, the children all quieted down and reluctantly returned to their seats.

"It turned out that it was Marshal Zhao in person, Xiaosheng Ling Mao, how polite you are!"

There was a bit of arrogance in Ling Mao's tone, but he just cupped his hands towards Zhao Cheng without even bending his waist.

"Ling Mao, who are you to these children? Why don't they go to school?" Zhao Cheng asked.

"Go to school?" Ling Mao curled his lips and sneered, "Are you talking about those small schools? What are taught there are some strange and obscene techniques, and the most orthodox Four Books and Five Classics are not taught. Go there and learn What is it! These children are all children of the Good Family, and they will all take the imperial examination in the future. The old man is a teacher they invited from Datong Mansion to teach them how to read and write, and teach them the principles of life. There is an old man Here, why are they still going to school?"

Ling Mao raised his chin slightly, with a bit of arrogance in his tone.

The more Zhao Cheng listened to it, the angrier he became, and he waved his hand and slapped him.

Snapped!
Ling Mao was whipped so hard that he spun around and sat down on the ground.

He covered his face and raised his head with a look of disbelief.

"You, you, you... how can you beat someone! Yes, yes... it's degrading!"

"It's an insult to Nima's size!"

Zhao Cheng kicked Ling Mao's chest, knocked Ling Mao to the ground, and stepped on his chest.

"It's okay for you to come to our strong land to make a living, but you still dare to pretend to be tough. It's fine to pretend to be tough, but you still dare to slander our strong land policies, saying that our strong land schools teach They are all strange tricks... I think you are getting impatient!"

While talking, Zhao Cheng took out a revolver and put it on Ling Mao's head.

Ling Mao was so frightened that his face turned pale and he trembled all over.

"I can't do it! I can't do it, Marshal!"

Several adults in robes ran over.

(End of this chapter)