Nanming Yiming

Chapter 60 Advance to Tianmu Mountain

After receiving Qian Mo's order to establish a stronghold in Tianmu Mountain, Lu Shanhai and Hong Fugui took the soldiers of the Chongming Camp to disguise themselves as miners and broke them into pieces. Marl mining area.

In fact, several marl mines were discovered in Tianmu Mountain. Considering the distance from Tianjiazhuang and transportation, we finally decided to mine a marl mine in Moganshan.

Mogan Mountain is the remaining vein of Tianmu Mountain. The mountain is in the northeast direction. It is located in Deqing County under Huzhou, and it is also close to Anji County.

Since the mining area has started recruiting miners a few days ago, some vehicles transporting ore from the mining area to the mountain can also be seen along the way.

As the vanguard of the Chongming Battalion, Hong Fugui and others were responsible for exploring the way to the mining area first.

The main purpose of this trip is to take the craftsmen to build the workshop for firing "fairy lime" first, so as to realize in-situ production.

Although the straight-line distance from Moganshan to Tianjiazhuang is not too far away, it takes nearly 2 days to transport it down the mountainous area and then transfer it by water.

The amount of work involved in transporting ore is indeed huge, and the corresponding silver bills are not small.

Just when Hong Fugui and others were about to rush to the marl mining area, a group of people suddenly appeared on the mountain road.

There were more than thirty of them armed with knives and guns, and they seemed to be bandits who robbed their way.

I saw the leader of the thieves say: "We are the anti-Qing rebels in Moganshan. Are you miners who are going to mine to make a living?"

At this time, Hong Fugui and the others were dressed in miners' clothes, and the cart behind them was pulling weapons and some materials for building workshops. They looked like a group of miners.

Hong Fugui said: "We are the villagers nearby. I heard that the mine is recruiting workers here, and they come to some errand to make ends meet."

The thief said: "It's okay to want to work in the mine, but you have to abide by the rules here."

Hong Fugui said: "The villains have just arrived here, and they don't know what the rules are here, so I ask this hero to enlighten me?"

The thief said: "If you want to go to the mine to make a living, each of you has to pay 50 Wen for the road. After going to the mine, you have three meals a day, and the wages are 10 Wen per day."

Hong Fugui thought to himself: He remembered that the salary proposed before was 40 Wen per day, and there was an extra reward for exceeding the standard, but they cut off a lot of it when they arrived here.

However, it is still unclear what the situation is right now, so I can only find a way to sneak into the mine to see the situation.Anyway, the brigade of the Chongming Battalion was at the foot of the mountain, and even the little thieves couldn't do anything with it.

So I went back: "Brother, we all came to the mine to make a living, and we didn't bring so much money with us. Do you think this will work?"

"We will work in the mine for five days first, and you will collect the wages for us. How about we get another 6 Wen per day on the sixth day?"

The thief is also used to it, and the "tricksters" who come to work in the mine every day basically say so.

Anyway, if there is one more unscrupulous worker who works, they will get an extra penny of wages every day, and they will not suffer.

So he pretended to say: "Since everyone is from the same village, I won't embarrass you, but there is one thing you have to work hard."

"If I find out that someone is stealing, cheating, and not working hard, I will not spare you."

Seeing that there were dozens of people in Hong Fugui's party, and they were planning to have a large income, the thief led them up the mountain in a desperate manner.

The thief on guard said: "Wang Ermazi, you have brought so many people into the mine at once, and this time you will be prosperous."

This Wang Ermazi smiled and led the people to the manager, and said: "Guan He, you have registered, and I have brought 56 ​​more miners here."

Manager He ignored Wang Ermazi, and after registering with Hong Fugui and others, he led the crowd to identify the marl, saying: "You can identify it carefully, you only need this earthy yellow ore, and the limestone on the side Don't let me get in with you."

Hong Fugui deliberately asked: "We usually dig iron mines, coal mines and stone mines. What kind of mine is this khaki stone? I've never heard of it?"

Manager He said: "Don't worry about what kind of mine it is, anyway, someone paid us to dig it, so don't ask if you shouldn't ask."

At this time, I saw a "one-eyed dragon" who was drinking next to him and said: "He is in charge, I am also curious about what kind of mine this yellow ore is?"

"I've been here in Mogan Mountain for decades, and I've never heard of anyone asking for this kind of stone. Why did someone pay a high price to dig it these few days? Could it be possible to produce gold?"

Guanshi He said: "Second Master Ma, you are joking. If there is a gold mine in Mogan Mountain, will your masters still guard my small mine?"

"It's not too long ago to go happy with the mountains of gold and silver!"

Ma Erye said: "Your surname is He, don't be ignorant of good and evil."

"If we hadn't watched the mine for you, how could your mine be transported down the mountain in such a peaceful way?"

"If you don't say it, don't say it. Anyway, the master just guards the mine and contributes to the great cause of the anti-Qing Dynasty, and you have been wronged?"

Manager He had no choice but to say reluctantly: "The villain really doesn't know what this ore is used for. Anyway, someone in Jiaxing offered a high price to buy it. The demand is quite urgent, and there is no limit."

"The wages they pay are not low, and they are calculated on a head-to-head basis, and there will be extra rewards for the excess. I have made this clear to Uncle Ma, and I have not taken advantage of a penny."

At this time, Second Master Ma laughed and said, "Whatever Guanshi said, we are old acquaintances, and we still can't trust you."

"Don't worry, brother will not forget your contribution, and there will be a day when you will be rewarded for your merit."

Hong Fugui could see it. It seemed that it wasn't Manager He who was pocketing the miners' wages.

It was these thieves who forcibly "contracted" the mine, and Manager He was forced to cooperate with them in mining.

What's even more detestable is that this group of people still chanted the slogan of "anti-Qing and restoring the Ming Dynasty". Isn't this discrediting our rebels?

Hong Fugui took a look and found that there are more than 200 miners in charge of excavation in this mine.This group of thieves probably had no fewer than 50 people. Hong Fugui only brought 20 brothers here, and the remaining 36 were craftsmen responsible for building the firing workshop, but it was more than enough to deal with these thieves.

It's just that Hong Fugui didn't want to make too much noise, it would be bad if the thieves jump over the wall in a hurry and affect the innocent.

He saw that this group of thieves actually listened to this second master Ma, and the king was the first to capture the thieves. As long as he was restrained first, the rest of the thieves would not be a concern.

Suddenly a miner yelled: "It's bad, come quickly, someone was injured by a stone!"

I saw a miner fell to the ground, surrounded by many people.

Seeing that everyone stopped working, Second Master Ma had no choice but to put down the jug, and shouted cursingly, "Get out of here, hurry up and get to work!"

He leaned over to look at the injured miner again, and asked, "How is he?"

At this time, Hong Fugui, who was lying on the ground, suddenly rose into the air, and a dagger was directly placed on Ma Erye's neck.

Ma Erye immediately woke up and wanted to resist.Hong Fugui directly used 3 points of force, only to see blood flow from Ma Erye's bosom.

The nearby small buildings were also controlled by other people from the Chongming Camp.

Hong Fugui said: "Bold thieves dared to exploit the miners here in the name of resisting the Qing Dynasty. Hurry up and tell them to put down their weapons."

At this time, Ma Erye was unusually sober, and immediately beckoned his men to put down their weapons.

A moment later, weapons were confiscated together with Wang Ermazi and others who were robbing the way down the mountain.

A soldier said: "Report to Lieutenant General Hong, there are 53 culprits in total, all of them have been disarmed!"

Hong Fugui said to Ma Erye: "Tell me, why do you want to exploit here in the name of anti-Qing?"

At this time Ma Erye said: "It is true that we exploited the miners, but we did not pretend to be anti-Qing in the name of anti-Qing. We are the anti-Qing rebels in Moganshan, and the money we got was also used to overthrow the Qing dogs and fight against the Qing and restore the Ming!"

The rest of the "thieves" also shouted: "Everyone has a bloody feud with the Qing dogs. We are the anti-Qing rebels, not thieves who robbed the way. We also attacked a group of Qing dogs last month and killed several of them."

At this time, Guanshi He also said: "This hero, although they look like bandits, they are indeed anti-Qing rebels on Mogan Mountain. They have been pursued by the government for several years, and they have attacked the Qing Dynasty several times. Army, their leader, Uncle Ma, is still being wanted by the government with a reward of 500 taels of silver."

At this time, Hong Fugui also let go of Ma Erye, and said: "I am Hong Fugui, deputy general of the Chongming Camp of the Taihu Rebel Army under the command of Governor Su Song of the Great Ming Dynasty. These ores were mined by our Taihu Rebel Army."

Hearing the word "Da Ming", Second Master Ma said excitedly: "Brothers, Daming has not forgotten us, and finally Master Wang has come to meet us!"

Hong Fugui asked, "What's the situation with your Moganshan Rebel Army?"

Ma Erye said: "My eldest brother and I are both personal soldiers of Lord Ma Shiying, and the Moganshan rebels are all following Lord Ma to fight against the Qing Dynasty."

"After Mr. Ma appointed Ruan Dacheng, he had many disputes with the Donglin party members and the former Qi party Gao Hongtu who was attached to Donglin. In the spring of the first year of Hongguang (1645), Duoduo, the puppet Prince of Henan in the Qing Dynasty, led his army south. In early May, Nanjing fell. , the Hongguang court perished."

"Master Ma went south to Hangzhou, Shaoxing and other places in Zhejiang Province, and led us to fight bloody battles with the Qing army many times. However, King Lu's Ming army in eastern Zhejiang refused to accept us. Although Master Ma led us to cooperate with them to stop the Qing army on the Qiantang River, but They didn't help us."

"We were outnumbered. In the end, Master Ma took us into Taihu Lake and joined Changxing Bo Wu Risheng's army to continue fighting against the Qing Dynasty. However, the Qing army was so powerful that Master Ma and Changxing Bo were unfortunately arrested and killed by the Qing army."

"The eldest brother took us outside to inquire about news, but he was not in Taihu Lake, so he was not captured by the Qing army."

"Later, I heard that Master Ma would rather die than surrender, and was killed by the Qing army. The brothers all vowed to continue fighting against the Qing to avenge Master Ma!"

"Brother led us to haunt Mogan Mountain and Tianmu Mountain to attack the Qing army. In the past two years, we have also recruited some anti-Qing fighters. We have our own stockades in Mogan Mountain and Tianmu Mountain. There are now about two hundred people. "

"It's just that the conditions in the mountains are difficult, and the brothers had to do some robbery in order to continue to fight against the Qing Dynasty."

"This time we exploited the miners who came to mine, and it was a last resort. The brothers didn't have enough supplies for the winter, and we almost couldn't hold on."

"Although we rob property, we never kill innocent people indiscriminately. This officer He can testify for us!"

Guanshi He also said: "Deputy General Hong, they never did anything to harm the common people."

A few people in the Chongming camp also served as Taihu Volunteers in the early years, but they could not persist because they were besieged by the Qing army. Later, Qian Mo expanded his recruitment and returned to the Taihu Volunteers. They also felt the same about what Ma Erye said. !
Seeing these ragged, sallow and emaciated rebels, Hong Fugui also felt a lot of emotion!

So he said to Guanshi He: "I brought craftsmen this time, and I plan to build a workshop for burning paper ore directly in the mining area, so that there is no need to transport the ore out."

"He's in charge, let the mining brothers stop for a while, and let's build a workshop for burning paper ore together."

Then he asked Ma Erye: "Where is the stockade of your Moganshan Rebels, and how many people can it accommodate?"

Ma Erye said: "Our village is not far from here, only a few miles of mountain roads."

"The location of the stockade is quite dangerous, and it can accommodate more than 300 people. However, I don't have many volunteers in Moganshan, so I didn't expand it. There is still a lot of open space behind the stockade. If it can be fully built, it will not be a problem to station more than 2000 people. .”

Hong Fugui said: "I have 600 people in Chongming camp this time, and I am worried that there is no camp, so I just use Guizhai."

But after a while, all the soldiers of the Chongming Battalion who marched in batches from all walks of life arrived.

The Chongming Camp, which had put on cotton armor, immediately changed its appearance.

Looking at the rebels in Moganshan, I am envious, this is the real master of the Ming Dynasty, our Moganshan rebels have finally come to the fore.

The leader of this Moganshan rebel army, "Uncle Ma", was named Ma Zhanyuan, who was once the captain of Ma Shiying's personal army.

After hearing about the origins of the Moganshan Rebel Army, Lu Shanhai also felt a lot of emotion.

After all, because of offending the Donglin Party, Ma Shiying's reputation is not good, and many people put all the blame for the collapse of the Hongguang court on Ma Shiying's head.

Although Ma Shiying is not a capable minister who can turn the tide, as the governor of Fengyang, he is definitely not a mediocre eunuch.

Ma Shiying himself is also quite capable. Of course, he is also responsible for the rapid collapse of the Hongguang court. However, his integrity in resisting the Qing Dynasty and swearing to the death is still worthy of praise.

I saw Ma Zhanyuan leading the Moganshan volunteers to kneel down, clasped their fists and said, "I, the Moganshan volunteers, have asked to join the Taihu volunteers. I hope that General Lu will be successful. We must kill all the Qing dogs and avenge Master Ma!"

Lu Shanhai helped Ma Zhanyuan up, and said: "No matter what kind of criticism the outside world has on Mr. Ma, I, Lu Shanhai, believe that Mr. Ma Shiying's spirit of persevering in resisting the Qing Dynasty and preferring death to submission will be praised by future generations. I will accept it on behalf of the Taihu Rebel Army Chongming Camp Brothers."

"From now on, we will kill the Qing dogs together, fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, and avenge Master Ma!"

At this time, the shouts of "Kill all the dogs, revenge and revenge" resounded through the cottage!

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