Be the emperor from the postman

Yuan Shizhong has always wanted to make new achievements since he reinforced Wu Dading.

He was originally a refugee from Henan. After catching the spy sent by Hong Chengchou, he was absorbed into the Hammer Bandit.

Fighting bravely all the way, being promoted by He Jinchao, he is already a banner among the refugees in Henan.

Henan refugees like him who couldn't survive at the beginning, after joining the Hammer Bandits, naturally took him as a role model.

After all, Marshal He is your meritorious service, so he is really willing to give you a reward!
The land, house and daughter-in-law are all allocated.

If you die in battle, you will be given pensions to your family members, and you will be buried in the Hall of Valor to enjoy the incense.

If you are disabled, you can still go to the palace to recuperate. If you are injured, you can't fight, and you can go to the local government as a petty official.

As long as you don't make big mistakes, you can live your life without worrying about eating and drinking.

But when you have reached a certain level and these basic conditions are met, of course you want to go up.

Wu Dading held the hammer given to him by the commander in his hand, with this token in his hand, he was like an arm in the army.

He had previously entrusted Yuan Shizhong with the task of vanguard, and told him to closely monitor the rest of the Ming army, and wait for a certain route to come before he could implement the strategy of encircling the spot and attacking reinforcements.

As He Jinzhao became stronger and occupied more and more territories, Wu Dading was not the only one who wanted to go one step further and become the new General Huwei.

After Shaanxi is stabilized, it is necessary to expand the organizational structure by receiving awards for meritorious service.

Wu Dading wanted to fight.

Power is really fascinating sometimes, and those who have never had it want to have it.

Those who have it want more power. One mountain looks at another mountain, and there are few people who are easy to satisfy.

When Wu Dading received the new news from Yuan Shizhong, he frowned slightly, probably because the Ming army marched very slowly.

Especially the Xunyangfu area in Huguang, which is the closest to Hanzhong, did not send troops.

Slowly, it doesn't look like a real reinforcement, it's probably just shouting slogans, if you have any doubts, you have to report the latest situation to the commander-in-chief.

On the contrary, there are Sichuan soldiers marching quickly in the direction of Chengdu. About 5000 people have all left Qipan Pass, rushing to die.

It's not that Zhao Guangrui wants to march in a hurry, it's really the temptation of two taels of silver, for the soldiers below.

It's a little big!

This is just getting there and getting money, not to mention other rewards.

The Ming court became more and more impoverished, and the silver rewards for the soldiers at the bottom depended on whether the general could ask for it from the Ministry of War.

Even Guan Ningjun, with the help of the eunuch Gao Qiqian, took away the [-] reward himself.

The remaining [-] rewards were divided into the hands of the corporals, about one tael of silver.

As for the Sichuan soldiers who followed Deng Qi, the former deputy commander-in-chief, and the soldiers of Liu Zeqing, the Shandong commander-in-chief, the rewards they received ranged from three coins, and some Sichuan soldiers had to be able to implement them.

It's just that Deng Qi and others don't know how to curry favor with eunuchs, and without a backstage, the Ministry of War can procrastinate.

But the eunuch Gao Qiqian wanted to win over Deng Qi as the main force of the infantry, so he also gave him a three-coin reward.

As for Shandong Liu Zeqing's reward, Gao Qiqian didn't consider it. He didn't put pressure on the Ministry of War, so the Ministry of War simply refused to give it.

Don't look at Gao Qiqian's greed for 2 taels, but he also knows that some soldiers reward money.

As soon as Zhao Guangyuan said that King Rui had money, he came quickly, and the Sichuan soldiers who had experienced Deng Qi let go of their feet and followed Zhao Guangrui to support them.

King Rui is much more generous than the emperor.

The reward of two taels of silver was a price that even the skilled Guan Ning army could not get.

Which Sichuan soldier can not be moved?

Of course, this amount of money is nothing compared to the military pay of the Qing army.

The treatment of the hammer bandits is even better than that of the Qing army.

These grassroots soldiers of the Ming Dynasty didn't think that it was the Ministry of War that didn't reward them, but they basically thought that the emperor didn't reward them and that they were in arrears of military pay.

If they can fight against the rebellion for the emperor, Chongzhen will enjoy it secretly.

Wuhan University is determined to ambush them near Dingjun Mountain and fight first.

He wrote a letter, reporting the current situation, and asked someone to hurry up and send it to the commander in chief.

He Jinchao led his army on the dilapidated official road.

Shaanxi is really bad.

Even if it is the official way, it is difficult.

After leaving Xi'an Mansion, most of Cheying's chariots had to be pulled in the front and pushed in the back.

Looking at the surrounding situation, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and the number of people farming is obviously much less.

That is to say, the flag of the Hammer bandits was always on, and they stopped fleeing after they got the news.

In the past, once you encountered a marching army, you had to run.

The rogues are dragging you away, and the officers and soldiers want your head.

These people have to survive years of drought and survive the cold and long winter.

Marx once said that artificial irrigation facilities using canals and water conservancy projects formed the basis of Eastern agriculture.

Now all these foundations are gone, the government doesn't care, and the local gentry run away if they want to save themselves.

Because the strength is not strong, most of them were harmed by the combination of the army and the rogues.

Even if it was He Jinzhao who ordered to organize farmers' associations in local areas to bring everyone together.

Because of the shortage of population, it will take a long time to recover slowly.

I don't eat people, people will eat me, it was still happening in this land last year.

Shaanxi is the birthplace of the uprising army, and it is also the hardest hit area.

Under the propaganda of the hammer bandits, these people are already very commendable for not fleeing immediately after seeing the army.

Just like when people from some places arrived in China, they subconsciously gave the French military salute when they heard the explosion of fireworks.

The hammer bandits don't collect all kinds of exorbitant taxes, but just divide the land equally, rent them farm tools and seeds, and provide them with food and clothing, which can stabilize them.

At least they don't sweep you away like rogues, using you as cannon fodder.

He Jinzhao looked at the panic-stricken people, but he couldn't see the prosperity of Xi'an Mansion at all.

Previously, there was a large-scale army entrenched in Xi'an Mansion, and the rogues attacked the wealthy Xi'an Mansion several times, but all failed.

At that time, Wang Jiayin, who was the most powerful, gathered 20 people to invade Xi'an Mansion, but Zhang Fuzhen used 4000 people, or hundreds of gunmen who were the vanguard, to defeat the army.

Coupled with the fact that Hong Chengchou also stationed troops in Xi'an Mansion later, the damage here was relatively small.

But other places were ravaged and dilapidated.

Even if Zhang Fuzhen followed He Jinzhao all the way west, he sighed again and again.

Previously, it was said that Shaanxi would be managed within one year, but now it seems that it is not very realistic.

It is still necessary to plunder Sichuan, or the land of Hanzhong, and carry out large-scale farming in order to quickly accumulate food.

"My lord, the people are still suffering." Zhang Fuzhen looked at the people who subconsciously stayed away:

"Chongzhen said in the edict to increase the levy and suppress wages that we will temporarily tire our people for a year, except for this serious trouble.

Yang Sichang's plan for the bandits in March (twelfth, first, and second) could no longer be realized.

The rest of the people under the rule of Ming Dynasty, I believe they will follow the old path of the people in Shaanxi, let alone a year, even if they are given three years, they may not be able to calm down. "

He Jinchao is wearing a fanyang felt hat (like that of Lin Chong) and riding a war horse:

"Zhu Youjian will definitely say a few words that he doesn't want to break the trust of the people, and then the courtiers say that for the sake of the overall situation, they ask for an extension of the payment, and then he goes down the donkey and continues to collect."

Hearing He Jinzhao's judgment, Zhang Fuzhen couldn't help laughing while stroking his beard.

It's probably like this.

Want to be a whore and have to set up a memorial archway, isn't that what they like to do?
"My lord's words still have some mistakes and omissions." Zhang Fuzhen stopped laughing and said:
"The situation in Ming Dynasty is becoming more and more chaotic now. The imperial court will only collect more and more taxes. Liao's and Suppression's salaries are not enough. In the future, there must be a bright eye."

"Ah."

He Jinzhao glanced at the common people in the distance. If these people who survived by chance continued to pay taxes under the rule of Ming Dynasty, they would have to become thieves if they didn't die.

"Sometimes the policies issued by the imperial court are good, but it is a skill to implement them locally. Those local gentry will keep them in their pockets."

Zhang Fuzhen shook his head again and said: "The taxes collected by the imperial court have all enriched the generals, and the treatment of the soldiers has not changed much.

The local officials and gentry are mostly fattened, and the people will flee on a large scale, and the cultivated land will be barren. "

Zhang Fuzhen pointed to the surrounding environment: "There is a large wasteland in Shaanxi, Zhu Youjian thought that the people could still live well under the salary increase.

Little did he know that the officials at the bottom gave him a number in the memorial, and he felt that there was hope for suppressing the bandits.

Zhu Youjian rewarded the soldiers under his command with the money and food from the added gifts, and created a picture of ZTE.

Little did he know that the more Zhu Youjian ordered the people's belts to be tightened and told them to starve for a few days for the sake of the overall situation, the tighter the rope around his own neck would actually be.

In the end, he ended up shooting himself in the foot with a rock. "

He Jinzhao glanced at Zhang Fuzhen, wondering for a moment whether he was predicting the end of Chongzhen's suicide.

But the analogy is extremely apt.

Chongzhen has fallen into the realm of cocooning himself, forcing more and more people to resist him.

"With the old salary of 500 million and the new salary of more than 400 million (referring to the Liao salary increased in the three years of Chongzhen and the increased suppression salary last year), the annual military expenditure is now [-] million taels of silver."

Ji Gui also pinched his beard and said: "My lord, so much money every year is not enough, but how many troops did Chongzhen train to fight?"

He Jinzhao counted, but he really didn't know about the troops of the Ming army, but the most famous Guan Ning cavalry, the wave of people with the most combat effectiveness did not belong to Ming.

As for the rest of the Ming army, they are not as good as Liaodong iron cavalry.

It is said that there are 5000 soldiers in Jizhen, but He Jinzhao only knows that Wu Guojun has trained 3000 servants, and he is indeed the most arrogant general in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Zu Dashou can't do it now, and the battle of Dalinghe has become lonely.

The only ones who can be compared with him are the civil servants Xu Dingchen and Hong Chengchou.

The two of them hold Mao Bing and Qin Bing in their hands, and they are both around three thousand.

Cao Xiaocao, who was the most famous general in the past, did not have so many servants under his command.

On the contrary, Lu Xiangsheng, who is near Xuanda, has quite a few Tianxiong soldiers in his hands, and they are extremely united, after all, they are all relatives.

In addition, Lu Xiangsheng himself is also a fierce man who carries a big blade and cuts people in person, which plays a great role in boosting morale.

The only disadvantage is that people like him can easily end up in the same fate as Cao Wenzhao.

"No!"

Ji Gui snorted and laughed: "My lord, so much military expenditure of the Ming Dynasty is enough for us to spend for several years, and it can also let the soldiers under his command fall into his own hands, open up the territory for the commander, and let the wives and children live without worry. .”

He Jinzhao also nodded, the military expenditure he spends every year is even less than Daming's fraction of 400 million taels.

This still includes a large number of pensions for disabled soldiers and so on.

Prices in Shanxi are very stable, and the families of many Hammer bandit soldiers have become rich, which has stimulated a large number of people to join the trap.

Reluctantly, He Jinzhao didn't release many quotas for conscription in Shanxi at the moment, so he didn't come early, but now that he wants to come, it's too late.

He recruited soldiers in Shaanxi, which is more suitable for soldiers.

Because even if it is farming, this kind of small glacial climate does not have a good harvest for a few years.

Instead of being unable to support them, it is better to serve in the army, maintain the stability of the place, and exert the combat effectiveness of the Qin soldiers.

"After taking Hanzhong, I intend to divide Shaanxi into several provinces."

He Jinzhao held up his horsewhip and said, "Shaanxi province is too big."

Both Zhang Fuzhen and Ji Gui agreed, after all, their lord currently has two lands in Shanxi and Shanxi.

It is too normal to cut Shaanxi.

"My lord, do you have any plans?"

Zhang Fuzhen asked, at least give him a staff.

"Turn Hanzhong, Gansu, and Ningxia into separate provinces." He Jinzhao pointed in the direction of Hanzhong:

"In the future, troops will be stationed in Hanzhong as a front-line base for entering Sichuan and dispatching troops to Huguang."

Zhang Fuzhen and Ji Gui hurriedly took out the map of Shaanxi and looked at it carefully. It is easy to divide in this way.

The hammer bandits will not leave Yanmen Pass and attack the capital in a short time.

Let the Qing army and the Ming army consume each other on the eastern battlefield.

"My lord, there will be many more official positions." Zhang Fuzhen put away the map and said:
"I'm afraid we don't have enough officials."

He Jinzhao doesn't care at the moment, Shaanxi currently ranks among the top three provinces in one province.

Although it has been devastated by natural and man-made disasters in the past ten years, it is indeed a land with a vast land and few people.

He has already ordered to join forces in villages and towns, lest there are not enough people to build a road and dig a canal for a few families in the east village and a few families in the west.

"An extra position is an opportunity. Whoever performs well will be promoted."

He Jinzhao smiled: "Those officials are not willing to be village or town chiefs for the rest of their lives, are they?"

"What the lord said is very true."

Zhang Fuzhen was deeply moved. When he was the county magistrate, he naturally wanted to climb up.

It is human nature and cannot be avoided, it depends on who can seize the opportunity.

He Jinchao left Dasan Pass, headed straight to Feng County, and after two counties, he arrived at Nanzheng.

If it weren't for the bad road, he should have arrived by this time.

Then I received a message from a messenger sent by Wu Dading.

"Hong Chengchou showed no signs of sending troops, but Sichuan sent troops quickly."

He Jinzhao put down the handwritten letter: "Hong Chengchou probably won't come, or he will try a little bit in Shanxi and other directions."

Yang Wenyue was stationed in the south of Shanxi, Liu Zongmin in the east of Shanxi, Dang Shousu in Taiyuan, and Tian Hu in the north of Shanxi.

Outside the Great Wall, there are also a large number of attached Mongols as guardians of the fleshy side wall.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the basic market of Shanxi is impenetrable.

After Zhang Fuzhen thought carefully, he opened his mouth and said:

"My lord, maybe Fu Zonglong acted alone in the decision to support Hanzhong this time. Hong Chengchou disagrees and will even stop it."

"Huh?" He Jinzhao handed over the document to his personal guard, Niu Youcai:
"Fu Zonglong wants to turn the tide alone, surprise the world, and capture me, He Jinzhao like he captured Brother Gao?"