Be the emperor from the postman

Chapter 305 Abandoning Light and Casting Darkness

The soldiers of Bajiaobao fled en masse, and the news that they were going to He Jinzhao, the hammer bandit, could not be concealed from the Ming army camp.

The soldiers in the surrounding military forts all heard the news, and they also had plans in their hearts.

It's really not that they don't want to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but the Shangguan didn't give them a chance.

Except for the soldiers who were selected as pacesetters, they could feed their families with rewards, and the rest of the soldiers had no chance to make money at all, and they couldn't get enough to eat.

Instead of waiting here and waiting for the hammer bandit He Jinzhao to lead an army to kill him and be used as cannon fodder, why not go to He Jinzhao's place first and earn money to eat.

The Hammer Bandits were famous for their viciousness, and even Tian Zhao, the deputy commander of Shanxi Town, was killed. The rest of the soldiers in Shanxi Town didn't have much courage to resist He Jinzhao at all.

That is to say, He Jinzhao was not in a hurry to expand his territory. If he confronted him head-on, the entire northwest of Shanxi would fall into his hands.

But the problem is that now that He Jinzhao has sacrificed a blunt knife, I will first publicize the treatment of the people and soldiers under my rule after the summer harvest.

Let's take a look at the life of the people and soldiers under the rule of the Ming Dynasty.
Everyone wants to go to a better life.

In just a few days, many soldiers of the Ming Dynasty escaped from the military fort one after another, ran to the territory of the hammer bandits, saying that they wanted to seek refuge with He Jinzhao.

A piece of news was directly placed in front of Tian Ming, the general of Ningwuguan, which made him feel terrified.

"Father, we have to send troops to intercept these 'thieves'."

Tian Ming waved his hand to express that there is no need:
"Even if we forcibly keep them, when the Hammer Bandits arrive in the future, these people will act as internal agents, which will actually ruin our major affairs.

Since they want to leave, let's go. I don't believe that there are many cities to be built by the hammer bandits, and there are so many jobs to satisfy all the people.

These people who defected will definitely make He Jinzhao burnt out for a while and hold him back.

I received news that the Liaodong Tartars have been driven away, and the new governor of Shanxi is about to arrive. Will the imperial army be far behind? "

Tian Ming's meaning is very simple, implement the established strategy of the old Tian family, that is to let guest soldiers and hammer bandits fight.

When they both lose, or the hammer bandits attacked by the guest army are defeated, they will come to pick peaches to preserve their strength.

The examples of Li Chengliang and Qi Jiguang are deeply engraved in the minds of the Bianjiang family.

As long as you have soldiers in your hands, the imperial court will certainly be able to reuse you.

As for not holding you accountable for defeat until you run out of soldiers, then your ancestors will be honored.

"I want to see how much food He Jinzhao can have."

General Tian Ming hummed and said, I will wait for those who defect to him to make him poor.

"Father, where is the Octagonal Fort?"

"Tell him to guard well and wait for the imperial court's reinforcements."

Because the timid soldiers of the Ming Dynasty immediately ran back to report the news of the Hequ to the Octagonal Fortress, but there was no reward at all.
I also posted my hard-earned wages from moving bricks, and invited a group of old brothers to eat.

Now he brings a group of poor buddies to Hequ, intending to build a city for hammer bandit He Jinzhao to earn wages.

When the 900 Ming Dynasty troops entered a certain area, He Jinzhao received a report from the Sentinels.

It is said that there is a group of beggar soldiers from the Ming Dynasty, who dragged their families and wanted to build a city for the captain to earn money.

Hearing this, He Jinzhao couldn't help clapping his hands and laughing.

Ji Gui pulled off several beards, but he never expected that the captain's "public opinion trick" is really so easy to use.

Without spending a single soldier, nearly a thousand people came to seek refuge, and they were all officials from the Ming Dynasty who came to abandon the Ming and surrender to the dark.

Who doesn't know that our eunuch is a proper rebel from the imperial court!

For this kind of propaganda slogan, He Jinzhao knows the lethality.

Public opinion warfare is never easy.

The vested interests of the Ming Dynasty spread false accusations to the common people, as if He Jinzhao was eating human flesh and drinking human blood.

He Jinzhao turned back and gave them a look back.

Tell the people with the facts, under whose rule can they live a good life!

It's like King Chuang didn't pay the food when he came, so the people eagerly hoped that Li Zicheng would come to their house.

Now in the northwestern part of Shanxi, before He Jinzhao could attack, many people took the initiative to come to He Jinzhao to rule for a living.

"At this time, although it is said that the flowers are deliberately planted and the flowers will not bloom, but the willows and willows are planted unintentionally to make shade."

He Jinzhao stood up and said: "When they come, they will settle down, and the reward will be ten taels of silver.

Count whether the people he brings want to join the trap camp, farm soldiers, or civilian households, in short, they must be used.

People in the propaganda group must explain our policies clearly, and don't let them idle. "

"Yes."

He Jinzhao changed his words: "I don't think there will be a small number of people who defect to us.

It doesn't take so many people to build the east wing city, and a west wing city needs to be built on the west side. "

"My lord, I'm afraid we don't have that much money and food." Ji Gui hurriedly dissuaded him.

Originally, the construction of Dongxiang City was a three-year plan, but as a result, there were so many people who came, it might be completed in one year, and the money and food were spent quickly.

Even if He Jinzhao robbed his family property all the way in Shanxi, he couldn't help doing this.

If a new city is built, it will really be too much.

"Choose a site for the West Wing City first, and don't need to build it now." He Jinzhao smiled:
"I told the people who came to join me through this incident, don't worry about not making money if you don't work."

The military adviser Ji Gui immediately understood that this is a big cake drawn by the lord for the common people!
At that time, not only will the common people have hope, but the soldiers who are trapped in the camp will have even more hope.

The West Wing City is prepared for them, they only need to make military exploits.

"My lord is really a hero!" Ji Gui cupped his hands slightly and said, "Sometimes I really feel that my strategy as a military adviser is not enough to assist my lord."

"There is no need to underestimate yourself so much, I need you to help me as a staff member many times."

He Jinzhao raised his eyebrows slightly, he was just standing on the shoulders of giants to watch the affairs.

"By the way, Xia Zhong is here, three-point planting, seven-point management." He Jinzhao took two steps:

"High temperature and abundant rainfall lead to rapid growth of weeds in farmland and rapid reproduction of diseases and insect pests, which have a great impact on the growth of crops.

Those people who made money during the slack season should also leave, and the positions became vacant. "

During this period of time, the number of people increased sharply, mainly due to the harvest of summer grain and slack farming, and at the same time, it gave some time for communication between soldiers and tenant farmers, especially those near Hequ County.

If the family members of the soldiers choose to farm by themselves, the tenant farmers will come to the county government to register and rent a piece of the rest of the field to cultivate without delay.

Ji Gui nodded. It turned out that everything was in the lord's expectation. The number of people building the city would decrease within a few days.

These people came to defect, but instead supplemented the labor force for building the city.

"By the way, have those old farmers with better farming skills paid their rewards?"

"My lord, the rewards have already been distributed, and a small plaque was hung next to their house, which is enough to make them honor their ancestors."

"Since that's the case, let the people from the peasant association pass on the "farming technology understanding paper" collected over there to the common people."

He Jinzhao thought for a while and then ordered: "Find me a magic stick that can pinch and calculate, and can grasp the weather changes in time."

"what?"

　Thanks to the fainted Bird of Paradise for the sponsorship of 500 taels of silver.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)