People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Shandong, Jiaozhou.

Due to various circumstances, a batch of military rations accidentally stopped there.

The grain transport army of the Ming Dynasty guarded the grain, and the local magistrates and counties also sent people to guard it.

The news spread among the surrounding people, but no one thought there was any problem?
After the Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty, there were various channels to transport grain from the south to the north. Although this route was less traveled, not many people doubted it.

The grain transport army of the Ming Dynasty was very relaxed. With the success of the Ming army's Northern Expedition, Shandong was no longer the front line last year, but the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty.

Basically, he didn't dare to make up his mind to transport grain above his own border.

But what they didn't know was that some people passing by were inadvertently and silently probing every move here.

Then, quickly approach the sea.

And their actions also fell into the eyes of another group of people.

"Your Majesty is right, for the people of the Northland to return to their hearts, it is indeed not an overnight achievement!
The common people of my Ming Dynasty communicate with the Japanese pirates, this is really sad! "

On the archery tower, Ling Yue put down a long cylindrical utensil in his hand and sighed faintly.

Beside him, the county magistrate of Jiaozhou was sweating on his forehead, not knowing how to respond.

"You don't have to worry, my lord is just an inspector, and I'm here just to be His Majesty's eyes!

There is no need for adults to take their own words to heart. "

Ling said it casually, but the magistrate can't really listen casually.

The lord in front of me is the inspector of the capital, the eyes and ears of His Majesty.

Although the inspection school does not seem to have much real power in terms of power.

Possibly becoming the eyes and ears of the emperor, they can influence many things.

Like my own future...

"My lord, you are joking. You are the envoy of the imperial court, and you have the power to guide the whole matter. Your Majesty's will must be conveyed by you..."

Ling said that he was very satisfied with the county magistrate's way, he said:

"Wangzhi County, you and I are both spectators at this time, remember to talk less and cooperate with His Majesty's work well!

It's just that after this incident, you should also understand that the imperial court's national policy is to bridge the north and the south.

You are from the south, why not bully the local people because of the difference between the north and the south.

What I just said is the status quo!
The separation of the North and the South is a national pain, and bridging the North and the South also requires great patience.

Just like these common people, Your Majesty doesn't know if they communicated with the pirates, but they should be punished if they are guilty, and they must be expanded! "

The county magistrate smiled bitterly when he heard the words:

"My lord doesn't know that at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the people were struggling to make ends meet. Among the common people along the coast, many people chose to go to sea to seek a living. Many of them followed others and became pirates at sea. This is normal!
My Daming army, even if they intend to suppress the bandits, but these tricky... The common people have communicated with the outside world, and often when the army arrives, they run away...

As soon as the army left, they plundered the people.

Xiaguan didn't despise northerners, Xiaguan himself came from Wu.

In fact, the people along the coast have this situation in every household!
So, it's hard!

I also have relatives who died in the disaster, I have no sympathy for these people!
Loved by His Majesty, after becoming the magistrate here, I also want to rectify the local government affairs and actively resist the Japanese pirates.

It's just that the adults have also seen it. Is the city wall of Jiaozhou still a city wall? "

Wang Zhixian pointed to go down to earth, Ling said silently.

Most of them came from the south, although the south in the late Yuan Dynasty was severely exploited by the Mongols.

But generally speaking, the economy in the South is relatively good.

At least one county seat, more or less a county seat.

But in the north, he Ling said that the reason why he stood on the watchtower was not on the city wall.

That's because Jiaozhou doesn't have a city wall that can stand people.

It is said that their situation is considered good. Many cities in the north don't even have city walls.

This economic situation was also one of the reasons why the Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty was so overwhelming.

Can face Japanese pirates, pirates.

Many state capitals and counties along the coast have no defense capabilities at all.

It is natural to be looted by pirates and Japanese pirates.

"A while ago, those Japanese pirates were still looting in Jiaozhou, but after this grain transport team arrived, their looting has decreased!
I don't know that they went all the way south to find trouble in Yangzhou and Suzhou!

still……"

The magistrate showed a worried look, and glanced at the imperial envoy in front of him without any trace.

The arrival of Ling said that it meant that the imperial court began to pay attention to the issue of pirates along the coast, but this envoy seemed to only want to be a spectator when he came here.

This made Wang Zhixian very tangled.

He was a demoted official from the previous dynasty, and he didn't need to know what the emperor seemed to be doing.

"Look, it is!"

Ling said he didn't continue talking, he carefully put away the binoculars that His Majesty lent him,
Jumping off the archery tower, he winked at the subordinates below.

These people disappear in the crowd.

Tomb-sweeping day is approaching.

In a county with few people, the flow of people is much more than before.

Many people went out of the city with the sacrifices they bought with their hard-earned money to pay homage to their ancestors.

Although the people of China are separated, the tradition left by the ancestors is engraved in the bones of every Han Chinese.

Worshiping ancestors is also a fine tradition of the Han people.

In this festival of missing ancestors, many people have been given the convenience of action.

"There aren't many of these military masters. I've made some inquiries. They seem to have encountered a food transport team that was dispersed by the remnants of the territory. They rested in the county for a few days and left immediately!
If you don't feel excited these days, you will miss it! "

"Today's Qingming Festival, a lot of people came back to pay their respects, and the county town is also bustling!

A small group of us acted and killed him by surprise..."

"The remaining people can go to besiege the county! Anyway, when the nearby Ming army reacts, we will leave with supplies!"

"Brothers, do it!"

In an inconspicuous corner of the sea, one after another, the boats are docked on the shore.

Many people jumped off the boat and rushed towards the inland excitedly.

Some of these people are not Chinese citizens when they look at their makeup.

They shouted words similar to Baga, and the long knives in their hands flickered coldly.

Others were dressed in Chinese costumes and armed with knives and guns, and they were also very excited.

"kill!"

Under the leadership of the locals, they began to kill from some villages by the sea, and blood flowed into rivers in an instant.

Another group of people left the main force and rushed towards the ready-made.

"coming!"

Jiaozhou has been harassed by pirates for a long time, and a set of early warning mechanisms have long been in place.

As soon as something happened at the beach, someone reported it immediately.

The first time Wangzhi County did not send people to support it, but organized the militia to start defense.

Ling said that he just watched quietly and did not interfere with the actions of the local government.

He came here this time to represent the emperor, to witness the local situation with his own eyes.

As long as it is not necessary, the emperor asked him to be just a spectator.

Wang Zhixian is obviously not mediocre, and he has also gained proficient experience in the long-term struggle against Japanese pirates.

Most of the Ming's army fought on the front line. As an ordinary county in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, there were not many soldiers and horses in the imperial court.

Local defenses were mainly organized by county magistrates and local gentry militias.

But what is embarrassing is that many places in the north are so poor that there are not many decent country gentry.

Probably because of the poor defense of the county town, the teams that transported food did not even enter the city, and the simple fortifications they built by themselves immediately worked.

She has no spare energy to help the village, and the larger villages have simple fortifications.

But the smaller villages basically can only fend for themselves.

Wangzhi County knew the number of Japanese pirates this time from the population who fled to the county seat, which seemed to exceed expectations.

"Three thousand..."

Ling said that when he heard this number, his face changed drastically.

Three thousand Japanese pirates, this can no longer be called a Japanese pirate.

Japanese pirates and pirates, they do not belong to the integration of one force, but formed by countless forces.

Being able to gather three thousand Japanese pirates can only represent one possibility, that is, Jiaozhou was targeted by a group of pirates this time.

And they join forces and attack a city.

"These pirates are getting more and more rampant..."

Wang Zhixian yelled angrily, but he also knew that the situation was urgent.

Because the militias in the county town add up to less than two thousand.

Ling said that he frowned.

The actions of the Japanese pirates this time seem to be bigger than expected. Will His Majesty's plan work?

Three thousand Japanese pirates was far more than the amount of bait outside the city, and Jiaozhou couldn't stop these Japanese pirates.

Originally, if the city walls were strong, this would not be a problem.

But the northern county...

Ling said, looking at the dilapidated city wall, he shook his head and smiled wryly.

"You also go to help defend the city..."

In desperation, Ling said, and began to order the inspectors under him.

A large force of Japanese pirates and pirates soon came to the county seat, and the pirates were all about a quick fix.

The sound of killing, shouting, slag mixed with rockets, falling from the sky.

The militia organized by Wangzhi County also began to use fortifications to resist the opponent's attack.

As the eyes and ears of the emperor, Ling Yue climbed to a high place to witness all this.

Japanese pirates and pirates, the fighting power of these people is obviously not as good as the regular army of Ming Dynasty today.

It's just that they fight fiercely, and they mainly target cities with weak defenses in the hinterland, so they also appear to be very dangerous.

"There are more than three thousand of these people..."

The common people's ability to judge the number of people is far inferior to half soldiers like Ling said.

When he saw the pirates rushing to kill, his heart sank.

3000 people, I'm afraid it's just a conservative calculation. At a glance, there are probably [-] of these people.

Ling said that he found that a large part of these Japanese pirates suddenly turned and headed for the grain transport army.

Soon, the killing sound shook the sky.

Although the food transport team is a regular army, it is also a bit difficult to face the Japanese pirates several times their own.

"Kill these people!"

"idiot!"

Just when the pirates thought they were going to succeed, a Ming army appeared in the distance out of thin air.

The appearance of this Ming army stunned everyone.

Especially those pirates and Japanese pirates, they didn't expect an army to appear out of thin air.

The Ming army didn't talk nonsense, and the leading general waved the knife in his hand.

The well-trained soldiers began to charge.

"Ba Ga, there is an ambush!"

"kill!"

When the Japanese pirates were raging along the coast, they also fought against the regular army. The army of the Yuan Dynasty was defeated by the Japanese pirates from time to time.

These Japanese pirates did not run away at the first time, but confronted the Ming army head-on.

Just the next moment, the two armies collided, and the Ming army began to harvest the lives of the Japanese pirates.

These Japanese ronin had never seen such a powerful army before, and a look of horror began to appear in their eyes.

When a desperado meets a master of a hundred battles, it is like an egg hitting a stone world.

The pirates' will to fight quickly disintegrated, and they began to retreat.

"So fast?"

The people of Jiaozhou watched dumbfoundedly as the army harvested the Japanese pirates, and the Japanese pirates began to retreat.

They had experienced the Ming army's Northern Expedition, but when the Ming army went north, many state capitals fell in anticipation. The common people have never had an intuitive understanding of the fighting power of the Ming army.

Japanese pirates have invaded the coast, which has happened since the end of Yuan Dynasty.

The people have long been accustomed to the incompetence of the Yuan army.

They didn't expect much from the court of the Han family.

It was only when Daming's army began to harvest those Japanese pirates and pirates who harmed their families and destroyed their homes, the people of Jiaozhou climbed to the top of the city.

"It's raining!"

During the Qingming Festival, there are many rains.

Although the rain was not heavy, it was a bit cool when it fell on the people.

But this spring rain can't quench the heat in the hearts of ordinary people.

The Ming army chased and killed the fleeing Japanese pirates, and went further and further.

Some bold people jumped from the low city walls, trying to chase after the Ming army.

He slipped and fell in the rain.

It was only then that people noticed that the rainwater mixed with the corpses of the Japanese pirates and gathered into bloody streams.

"This is our Daming's army, the imperial court has come to rescue us..."

At this time, Wang Zhixian, belatedly, shouted excitedly.

"Folks, our Daming army has come to save us!

Come some people, lead the way for me, and fight out with me! "

Daming army, shall we?
These unfamiliar words seem to have aroused some different emotions in the hearts of the people.

The troubled times are over, and finally there is an army, are you willing to fight for them?

"kill!"

The army of Japanese pirates was run over by the Ming army, but many people lost their way with the army in a panic.

Wangzhi County asked the villagers to go out to settle accounts with these Japanese pirates who had placed orders.

The hatred in the hearts of the people was aroused.

People along the coast, although many of them colluded with pirates, most of them are still good people.

When these Japanese pirates came up, they actually violated the interests of themselves and others. They slaughtered their relatives and burned down their villages.

The flame of hatred was ignited.

"Kill these sons of bitches..."

"Kill, today I will use the head of the Japanese pirate to pay homage to my parents..."

Wang Zhixian was obviously a civil servant, but he took the lead, raised the knife in his hand and rushed out with some militiamen.

Those sporadic pirates who were left behind by the Ming army were stunned when they met the Ming people who rushed out.

They have always been the only ones who rampantly kill people, and being killed is also a strange experience for them.

Although these pirates have experienced many battles, they can't hold back the large number of people in Huaxia.

During the Qingming Festival, it rained heavily, and the Japanese pirates wanted to die on the road.

Ling Shuo and his school inspectors were also excited to see it, and many people were eager to try it.

"Don't go, this is the cause and effect of the people of Jiaozhou, they decide it themselves, don't forget our responsibility!
We are His Majesty's eyes and ears, and he asked us to witness this killing with our own eyes!
Go, follow the big team! "

On the horses that had been prepared long ago.

"But this magistrate Wang is good, remember his name, and recommend it to His Majesty later, let's go..."

After Ling finished speaking, he steered his war horse towards the direction where the Ming army disappeared in the distance. (end of this chapter)