The Red House starts from Liaodong

Chapter 422

The north howled.

In order to prepare for the difficulty of marching due to heavy snowfall, Tang Qing'an stayed in Haizhou and separated from the army, leaving only two battalions of personal guards.

The reason why he stayed in Haizhou was because Tang Qing'an was waiting for a guest.

I have been in Jinzhou all year round, and I am used to the climate of Jinzhou. Compared with Shenyang, which I just left, although the two places are in Liaodong, the climate is very different.

Jinzhou has an oceanic climate, while Shenyang has a continental climate.

The former has a small temperature difference, is not so dry and cold, and has high humidity, while the latter has a large temperature difference, is colder, and has low humidity.

in a warm room.

There are Tang Qing'an, Feng Shengzhi, Xie Youcheng, Jia Jian, Xu Hui, and Gui Yong who came back from the capital.

A room full of bosses and generals.

Gui Yong was both unfamiliar and anxious.

But in the end, Chen Deyan was the only talent in his hands. When he talked about serious business, he soon looked normal and became more and more fluent.

"The rebel army in Shaanxi is generally divided into two groups, one remains in Shaanxi, and the other has crossed the river and entered Shanxi.

Among the various rebel armies remaining in Shaanxi, Shen Yikui's troops were the most powerful. At the beginning of the year, the number of rebel troops under him reached 7 to [-].

Leading more than [-] big and small leaders, including Sun Jiye, Ru Chengming and other big leaders, accepted the imperial court's recruitment.

affected by it.

Except for the rebels who entered Shanxi, almost all the rebels who stayed in Shaanxi accepted the imperial court's order.

The displaced people returned to their original places one after another, waiting for relief from the government.

Not only that.

Governor Zhou Shifeng of Shaanxi, when disbanding the rebel army, also selected the brave ones among them and stayed in the camp to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the official army.

Rebels entering Shanxi.

The most powerful one, the leader is Wang Jiayin, who was killed by a traitor recruited by the court in May of this year, and his troops were defeated by the official army.

The rest of the rebels were no longer able to fight against the officers and soldiers, and fell into a flight, many of them voluntarily surrendered or collapsed. "

Gui Yong's words made the atmosphere in the room thicker.

The expressions on people's faces are no longer relaxed.

Xie Youcheng was even more worried. He was the left Sima of the military commander, and he was well aware of the general's plan, and a lot of his energy was devoted to Japan.

He wasn't very supportive in the first place.

Although Jinjiang Town has solved the barbarians, how to get along with the court has always been a big problem.

The general made such a feat.

However, it is out of the control of the imperial court. Although Jinjiang Town is holding high the banner of the Great Zhou, it is actually in a semi-independent state.

Next, how to deal with the court is the top priority of Jinjiang Town.

And the general actually began to deploy Japan.

Supporting the vassal state Ryukyu Kingdom, although it only involves the Satsuma vassal at present, if one is not handled well, it can easily expand into a confrontation between Jinjiang Town and Japan.

Then.

In Dazhou, when the civil unrest has been calmed down, and the hostility of Japan from the outside, it is very dangerous for the current Jinjiang Town.

Xie Youcheng was born in Liaodong, and his eyes were set on Liaodong, so he was not familiar with the domestic situation.

Jia Jian on the side, he is in charge of the secrets of the Jinjiang Army, and used to be Shi Nai's staff, who came from China.

"How much supplies did the imperial court bring to relieve the victims?"

Hearing Jia Jian's words, Tang Qing'an showed approval.

He came through time.

The Great Zhou inherited the Great Ming, but changed the soup without changing the medicine. Although the situation is occasionally different, there are still many things that can be used for reference.

The civil unrest in Ming Dynasty also accepted Zhao'an, but because of insufficient relief from the imperial court, people were revived.

And because of the distrust and despair of the imperial court, the scale and will of the rebellion became stronger.

Then.

Learn from this.

For this civil unrest, how much supplies Da Zhou prepared to help the people is the most important thing.

It is the core of whether the civil unrest can be truly calmed down.

Gui Yong is just a leader. He is responsible for reporting the information he has inquired into in detail. The final decision is not under his control.

Hearing Jia Jian's inquiry, he thought about it carefully, and remembered some information from a thousand threads.

"The censor Wu Wei brought 10 taels of silver from the imperial court to Shaanxi, and together with the prefectural and county officials, he released the relief."

Let the censor supervise the local officials' disaster relief, which shows that the imperial court was worried about officials' corruption and corrupted the disaster relief.

but.

What is 10 taels of silver enough for?

And there is a shortage of food in Shaanxi.

Now in Shaanxi, food prices are ridiculously high, and what is most needed is food.

Not only Jia Jian, but also Xie Youcheng and others were stunned after hearing Gui Yong's words, and forgot how to speak.

a long time.

Feng Shengzhi's mouth was dry, his voice was hoarse, and his expression was strange.

"Shaanxi officials, don't they know that compared with the size of the victims, 10 taels of silver is like a drop in the bucket?"

"know."

Gui Yong nodded, but he couldn't remember the court memorial, so he picked up the booklet in his hand, and after opening it, it was full of important information transcribed.

Then find a memorial that was transcribed and read it.

"The censor said: "The former minister of relief brought one hundred thousand gold, one gold per person can only live for 10 people, and seven coins for a bucket of rice can only live for fifty days.

The emperor should order the ministers to play back, is the first hundred thousand gold fruit enough?Otherwise, you will be blessed with grace and anointing early in the morning, even if you have money inside, you should not cherish it. "

Then turn to the next page and read again.

"Zhou Shifeng, governor of Shaanxi Province, also went up in July and said: The thieves are extremely poor and hungry, and have nowhere to live. When the soldiers arrive, the heads will return. If the soldiers leave, they will plunder as before. This is an inevitable trend."

Chen Deyan was in charge of domestic intelligence, and among those brought out, Gui Yong was the only one who recommended him to return to Jinzhou.

It shows that he values ​​Gui Yong.

After Gui Yong answered Feng Shengzhi's question, even though he hadn't returned to Jinzhou for a long time, he could guess what Jinjiang Town was most concerned about.

Not only have I prepared a lot of handwriting on this in advance, but I also have my own ideas.

but.

He didn't dare to take the initiative to rely on his mouth, he hesitated to speak.

Jia Jian noticed Gui Yong's behavior and looked at the general, who smiled with a gentle tone.

"Gui Yong, you have worked hard over the years and made a lot of contributions. Chen Deyan has praised you to me several times.

You have been to Shaanxi several times, and you must have your own views on the local situation. I want to hear your thoughts. "

With the general's encouragement, Gui Yong has no scruples.

Although he tried his best to maintain a calm tone, the trembling of his voice still revealed his nervousness.

"Because among the rebel army, several of the most powerful units were eliminated, everyone in the capital believed that the civil unrest had been put to rest.

Even if there are still a very small number of recalcitrant forces in Shanxi, it is not a climate.

But the end will not think so. "

Gui Yong is the general manager, a member of the military.

He is not well-educated. Although he is in the hands of the third master, he is valued. He has read the book and recognized the characters, but he doesn't understand it.

A good memory is not as good as a bad writing.

He couldn't remember many of the memorials he had transcribed, but he would record them carefully when he thought they were important.

In fact, intelligence personnel are like this every day.

In terms of big weeks.

If you want to obtain high-level intelligence, the main sources are three sources, the residence newspaper, memorials, and officials' notifications.

No matter which of the three, they all need relationships.

Just right.

Jinjiang Town has a deep relationship in the capital, and there are three sources of information.

A qualified confidential officer is one who can keenly discover important information from a large amount of information.

Gui Yong re-read and found a memorial.

"...The road is full of complaints, the road recruits the leader of the bandit, and gives a letter to the official. Occupying important villages, letting his party members, and plundering the four townships is called grain hunting.

I went to Yanjun for about [-] li, and was reported that all the mountains in front of me were thieves.I can't retreat, so I ordered the army to hold the card to relieve the hungry people and galloped alone.

The edict said: "The imperial court ordered the relief hospital to come to relieve you, and everyone returned to their hometowns to wait for the relief. There is nothing to do here." The thieves promised to retreat. "

This is a memorandum written by the censor Wu Zhen who supervised the disaster relief of Shaanxi officials.

From this memorial, we can learn about the complicated situation in Shaanxi.

On the one hand, the uprising peasants under the custody of the Fuju Bureau had hope for the imperial court;

As for the "all roads are grievances" as mentioned in Wu Zhen's memorabilia

The "all roads are full of grievances" here does not refer to ordinary people, because ordinary people have already become refugees.

It refers to a large country gentry with surplus food.

These big gentry families, because of the loss of their interests, called the refugees who had surrendered "official thieves".

They firmly opposed the appeasement policy in their hearts, and believed that the imperial court should take tough measures.

What are tough measures?

kill it.

This is not a new proposal. On the contrary, in history, many feudal dynasties ended like this, which is an old practice.

If there is no food to help even if they are recruited, they will still cause chaos because of lack of food in the end, so it is better to take the opportunity to slaughter them.

Kill all the refugees, and the problem will be solved.

Gui Yong is a Liao citizen, but he is no longer an ordinary citizen. He has been promoted to the general of the Jinjiang Army, a mid-to-lower officer.

A strange emotion swayed in his heart, which made his accent a bit weird when he spoke next.

"And the national treasury is empty, plus the expansion of the Liaoxi Army, Tianjin, and Denglai.

In addition, Humen in Guangdong was invaded by the Hongmaoyi. The governor of Guangdong requested supplies from the court and summoned a large army to prepare for the battle against the Hongmaoyi.

All kinds of situations are even worse.

So the end will think.

If the imperial court can't increase supplies to relieve the troubled people in Shaanxi, then the civil unrest will definitely resume.Or the imperial court adopts the words of the squires and takes the opportunity to massacre the refugees, so that the civil chaos may not be quelled. "

After Gui Yong finished speaking, he lowered his head.

Even though these years, he has been used to seeing dark corners, and has already seen through the faces of honorable courtiers, he still feels at a loss for the reality.

What crime did the refugees commit?

There is no door to heaven and no hole to earth.

Xie Youcheng and others carefully inquired about the Hongmaoyi who invaded Guangdong, worrying whether it would affect the immigration of Jinjiang Town in Fujian.

Tang Qing'an already understood.

The red-haired barbarians mentioned in the play by the governor of Guangdong are the British, the English of this era.

However, in this battle, in the end, the governor of Guangdong recruited a large army and defeated the English.

The English, who had won the battle, waited for Guangdong to mobilize heavy troops, and saw that the opponent was powerful, so they gave up.

Nonetheless.

In the process of mobilizing heavy troops in Guangdong, countless supplies were also consumed.

Da Zhou is not Da Ming.

But the current situation in Dazhou is very similar to that of Ming Dynasty.

Tang Qing'an has been learning from it.

However, he can't predict whether things that haven't happened will happen like the track of history.

So he walked and watched.

"You are fine, go and rest first."

Tang Qing'an comforted Gui Yong, and after Gui Yong left, he looked at the few people in front of him, the bosses of Jinjiang Town.

(End of this chapter)