At the end of Ming Dynasty: I, Sun Kewang!Desperate comeback!

Chapter 126 Guangdong Anti-Qing United Front
Several courageous gentry were excited, Sun Kewang's plan was now obvious.

This rekindled their fighting spirit in their already desperate hearts.

"Dear gentry, I, Zhang Sheng, have been following the emperor for 20 years, and I am not uneducated at all."

Zhang Sheng cupped his hands and said: "You have endured humiliation and heavy burdens for many years. I hope you can help me with local affairs in Guangdong in the future."

"Your Majesty, the situation is serious! As long as my Chinese clothes can be restored to the world, we are willing to go through fire and water for the king!" Several Foshan gentry saluted solemnly.

The gentry is just a general probability. There are anti-Qing heroes like Zhang Huangyan and Zhang Mingzhen.

There are shameless scum like Sun Zhixian.

Between these two extremes, there are also those who represent the mainstream.

Among the grasshoppers, there were also Qian Qianyi and the people in front of them who cared more about their family and country.

Therefore, when dealing with the gentry, Sun Kewang still used the same strategy of differentiation and co-optation.

Naturally, he has great respect for Zhang Huang.

For Sun Zhixie, it would be natural to kill his entire family.

As for the wallflowers, it is a united front.

Of course, united front and united front have the word "unification" and the word "war" in it.

But now Sun Kewang is implementing Tongzi for the conscientious gentry in Foshan.

As for those shameless gentry who have no regard for their family and country, Sun Kewang executes the word "war"!
"Come here, let these gentlemen sign their confessions, and then drag them out and chop them all. If you have the courage, give them Bai Ling and poisonous wine to help them look decent!"

After Zhang Sheng appeased the transparent gentry, he decided with a wave of his hand the fate of these gentry who were determined to be lackeys for the sake of their family business.

"Zhang Sheng, don't go too far." A gentleman said sadly and angrily.

"Excessive?" Zhang Sheng said contemptuously: "If you dare to say more, believe it or not, I will destroy all nine of your tribes!"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the whole place became tense.

"In the past, Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao were killing people in Guangzhou. You were frightened to death by him. Each of you has millions of wealth but you didn't dare to put up the slightest resistance."

"Now that I, Zhang Sheng, have come to Foshan, how can I allow you to be so presumptuous! I am happy to do it, but I, Zhang Sheng, can't do it?"

"Penfess your guilt and go on the road, otherwise I will kill your whole family and not leave any chickens or dogs behind!"

"Rogue bandit! Rogue bandit! This is not a marquis, it is clearly a bandit!"

The hearts of the Foshan gentry were filled with sorrow.

There was really nothing they could do in front of Zhang Sheng, a rogue bandit.

"Master Hou, please spare this villain's life!"

A gentleman knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

"Master Marquis, I have an eighty-year-old mother and a newly married eight-year-old concubine. Please consider that I am willing to give up my family property, please be kind and let me go!"

Another gentleman begged for mercy.

"Master Marquis, you and the country's leader have developed martial virtues, and your reputation for benevolence and righteousness is known to the world. It is regarded as an act of promoting righteousness in Yunnan, and it is still talked about by people today."

"I heard that the Yunnan gentry can not only keep their entire family property, but also receive [-]% of the rent from Heaven every year."

"If in Guangdong, the king and the marquis continue to carry out this initiative, they will surely win the hearts of the people and people will respond!"

A famous gentleman spoke and tried his best to save his fate.

Under the threat of death, the gentry in Foshan suddenly felt that [-]% of the land rent seemed quite good.

Let alone land rent, let alone property. Even if they could survive, the Foshan gentry would be satisfied at this time.

Human nature is always complicated. I remember that the Yunnan gentry was free and easy at first, but when the world was in chaos, Chongzhen was hanged, and the Western Army entered Shu.

Seeing the fate of their colleagues next door, the Yunnan gentry shuddered and began to provide food and wages. They responded to Mu Tianbo's call and prepared to keep the enemy out of Yunnan.

Then Sha Dingzhou was greedy for Kunming's wealth and burned, killed and looted throughout Yunnan. This barbarian chieftain had no education and killed the Yunnan gentry so much that they were in panic all day long.

In the end, Sun Guozhu led the Great Western Army into Yunnan as a savior, saved the lives of these people, and returned [-]% of the land rent. From then on, Yunnan was in great control.

The elm heads of the gentry can also be resuscitated, but the prerequisite is that they must be killed to hurt them. Don't be afraid of killing them!

Zhang Sheng's methods had successfully opened the minds of the Foshan gentry, but it was already too late!

"Hmph! Stop trying to flatter me. You had known what it would be like. Why did you do it in the first place?"

Zhang Sheng sneered and said: "If you had some backbone in the past few years, you wouldn't have ended up like this."

"The king has said that since you have given up your ancestors for the sake of your family property, then I will lead the army to seize your family property and then send you to see your ancestors!"

Zhang Sheng waved his hand and said: "Bring them all down, those who want to use Bai Ling, use Bai Ling, those who want to drink poisonous wine, drink poisonous wine, and those who dare not kill themselves, just behead them!"
"Master Hou, think twice!" A gentleman cried bitterly.

"Master Marquis, if I die, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to the reputation of the king and the Marquis!"

"Master Marquis, if innocent people are killed indiscriminately, how will the world view Master Marquis and the king!"

Before he died, a famous gentleman made crazy remarks.

"Okay!" Zhang Sheng was furious.

"Take them all down. If you dare to talk nonsense again, we will destroy all nine of their tribes!"

In the afternoon of that day, more than ten wealthy families were killed and their property was confiscated by the Qianqian army.

"I am loyal to the Qing Dynasty!" On the bank of the Xijiang River, the heads of the gentry fell off one after another, and their blood flowed into the river.

In Guangzhou Prefecture, large-scale massacres of gentry occurred one after another in various places.

However, in the past, this kind of verbal and written criticism was criticized by thousands of people, but it did not bring any bad reputation to Sun Kewang.

Throughout Guangdong and Guangxi, Sun Kewang's originally bad reputation quickly improved among the gentry.

"The Lord is truly a benevolent Lord!"

On the bank of the Xijiang River, Feng Shuangli held a banquet. The gentry from all over the country, who had been bleeding heavily, looked at the vast tracts of fertile land and countless industries in front of them with great interest, and kept flattering them.

Some people even couldn't help but chant a few songs.

Not far away, dead heads were watching them silently.

"Fellow fellow countrymen, you have contributed greatly to the payment of troops in front of our palace not long ago! The king has been talking about the loyalty of all the countrymen in Nanning."

Feng Shuangli smiled and said: "Now, the Lord of the Kingdom is about to conquer Guangdong and Guangxi. This land of Guangzhou, with thousands of miles of fertile fields, is a good place to repay those who have contributed and thanked those who have contributed!"

"Your Majesty is serious, how virtuous and capable we are to receive such a great reward from the king!"

A famous gentleman laughed loudly and quickly saluted with his hands, thanking Sun Kewang for his gift.

These people were all smiling. They were originally eating leftovers in Shaozhou and other places, but now they have become famous people in Guangzhou.

All the previous dissatisfaction with Sun Kewang's salary dissipated, and everyone thought of the bright future.

As for the dead Guangzhou gentry...

Who will remember them?
If Sun Kewang only took the green camp to divide the land with the common people, the gentry would naturally die in despair.

But if we bring them along to divide the land, and according to the amount of subsidies, we can divide the land into thousands or ten thousand acres.

The death of the Guangzhou gentry is not worth mentioning.Even the gentry in Shaozhou and other places clapped their hands and applauded.

If the Guangzhou gentry hadn't been ruined, would it be their turn for the wealthy landlords from these remote counties to enter the colorful world of Guangzhou?

In the final analysis, it is the mainstream among the gentry that the dead Taoist friends rather than the poor Taoists.

"My lord, I wonder if your army is still short of money and food!" A gentry said with cupped hands.

"At present, our army has no shortage of money and food."

"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses are moved, food and grass go first! Your army will soon go on an expedition to Yunnan to get rid of the old traitors."

"The road to Yunnan is far away, and the traitors are extremely fierce. The war is bound to be protracted. If so, the tens of millions of grains and wages that your army recently mobilized from Guangdong may not be enough."

The gentleman talked eloquently and finally came to his conclusion.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to give you another 30 yuan, no! 50 yuan in money and food, to support military supplies, so that the good men in the front army of our palace can kill the enemy without any worries!"

"Your Majesty, I am also willing to pay 50 yuan in food and salary to completely solve the worries of the soldiers in front of my palace!"

Another gentleman spoke.

"Your Majesty, the people in Shaozhou and other places are poor and have few resources. If too much money and food are collected, I'm afraid it will cause a civil uprising."

"I, the Jin gentry and wise men of Chaozhou, are willing to provide 300 million in food and salary! Supply the soldiers in front of the palace to go to Yunnan to kill the thieves!" the Chaozhou gentry said.

What was the most valuable thing in the feudal era?Isn’t it land?
Sun Kewang distributed the land to the gentry near Guangzhou according to the amount of food and salary.

The price is extremely fair and fair, and is several times cheaper than usual.

Where can the gentry from all over Guangdong and Guangxi find such a good opportunity to buy at the bottom?
The 10,000+ hectares of farmland and countless industries monopolized by the gentry in Guangzhou are like a golden chicken that can only lay eggs.

Seventy-eight percent of the wealth of Guangdong and Guangxi can be created every year!

Does the Pearl River Delta deserve its reputation?

Now such golden roosters are placed on the chopping board, allowing the gentry of Guangdong and Guangxi to receive them.

How could the gentry let go of such a huge opportunity?

If they don't do well and seize this opportunity, maybe they can leap over the dragon's gate and turn into a phoenix.

To replace the Guangzhou gentry and become the new generation of giants in Guangdong and Guangxi!

"Your Majesty, Chaozhou has gone through several wars. It was invaded by pirates in the past two years and has just experienced a great disaster."

"At this moment, Chaozhou's food and salary burden should not be too heavy. However, Huizhou has never had a major chaos. The people are rich and the state is strong. The land of one government can support tens of thousands of powerful soldiers in front of the palace."

The Huizhou gentry said righteously: "We, the sages of Huizhou, are willing to pay 500 million in food and salary! We can dedicate it to the Lord of the country and make a military appearance!"

Feng Shuangli and others were dumbfounded.

The gentry in Guangdong were all wailing not long ago, lamenting that their money and food had been requisitioned, and that their whole family was deprived of food and clothing.

I had thought that after the huge cake was thrown out in Guangzhou, these gentry's style changed and they became richer than the last.

"It seems that the king is still young." Feng Shuangli murmured to himself at the banquet.

"My lord, what did you say?"

The expressions of the gentry in Guangdong and Guangxi changed.

"It's nothing. Just feel at ease. The king has been in Yunnan for ten years. There is a precedent of Yunnan gentry here. Don't worry about it."

When the gentry in Guangdong and Guangxi heard this, they all breathed a long sigh of relief and felt relieved.

Although Sun Kewang has a bad reputation, his attitude towards the gentry has remained unchanged for ten years in Yunnan.

In addition to ensuring the safety of the Yunnan gentry and giving them political power, they also continued to adjust the village system economically.

In the later period, some concessions were given to the gentry and gave these people hope.

The gentry in Guangdong and Guangxi have naturally heard of these things for so many years.

Sun Guozhu has a history like this. His attitude towards the Yunnan gentry has remained unchanged for ten years, and he has credibility.
There is also Yunnan Dazhi, which has the ability to expand the cake.

Although the gentry in Guangdong and Guangxi were still a little uneasy, they also felt that cooperating with Sun Kewang was a very promising thing, so their hearts settled down.

"Everyone drinks this cup together. As long as you respect the king, in the future in Guangdong and Guangxi, there will be elites in front of the palace to make decisions for you. You will have nothing to worry about!" Feng Shuangli raised his wine glass.

Now after Sun Kewang's operation, the army in front of the palace had a mountain of money and food, which could not be eaten in a short time.

Feng Shuangli was in a better and better mood in Guangdong and Guangxi. He felt that there was hope in following Sun Ke and had no other thoughts.

"I'll pay homage to the prince!" The gentry from Guangdong and Guangxi raised their glasses and drank the wine happily.

It's just that in the wine glasses of Feng Shuangli and the gentry of Guangdong and Guangxi, there is the blood of the gentry of Guangzhou and the two vassals of Pingnan and Jingnan.

When the heads of the gentry in Guangzhou were rolling in, Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao in Guangzhou city also had red eyes.

"Welcome the lord of the country and divide the land!"

Screams rang out in Xinhui City.

In the face of equalizing the output of the land, Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao's silver reward was completely defeated.

The green camp and the people of Xinhui fired the first shot in the Guangzhou Prefecture against Pingnan and Jingnan.

Anyway, the people of Green Camp wholeheartedly welcome you.

The Jiaqian army effortlessly entered the city that Li Dingguo had failed to capture despite all his efforts.

"The Lord of the Kingdom has an order. Each of the Green Camp officers will be rewarded with 20 taels of silver, and the common people will be rewarded with three measures of grain! Each of the Green Camp officers will be allocated thirty acres of land, and the common people will be allocated [-] acres of land according to Xinhui's acres of land!" Officers from the front army Announced loudly at the city gate.

The entire Xinhui City was filled with joy, but it was a pity that the hundreds of Eight Banners soldiers in the city were wiped out by a huge wave in front of the vast sea of ​​people.

In addition to the new meeting, under the stimulation of dividing the fields and equalizing the output.

The green camps in Sanshui, Jiangmen, Gaoming, Sihui and other places were destroyed one after another, and the Eight Banners soldiers deployed by Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao in these places were all disintegrated.

Just like Li Zicheng's old base, he suffered heavy losses due to the rebellion of surrendered troops and generals in various places.

The Eight Banners soldiers of Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao also died in various places in Guangdong in mysterious circumstances and unjustly.

With the collapse of various places, Zhaoqing guard Xu Erxian led his [-] elite soldiers trembling in Zhaoqing city.

Outside the city are the boundless coalition forces, and inside the city are the Green Camp and the people who are ready to move.

Xu Erxian looked at this situation and felt desperate.

Under Sun Kewang's combination of punches, the overall situation in Guangdong was already decided before his Qianqian army actually took action.

Xu Erxian did not dare to stay in Zhaoqing City anymore, so he led his [-] elite soldiers to fly out of the city at midnight, intending to escape back to Guangzhou.

However, they were blocked by the Green Camp and Jiaqian Army in the Sanshui area.

The morale of Xu Erxian's troops was low and the army was disintegrated.

He was even captured by the Qianqian army.

At this point, in the huge Guangdong, except for the isolated city of Guangzhou, all the rest of the country fell into the hands of Sun Kewang.

Using the flesh and blood of the Guangzhou gentry and the two vassals as bait, the Guangdong anti-Qing united front was formally formed. Sun Ke hoped that he would no longer have any worries and could concentrate on preparing for the Northern Expedition.

(End of this chapter)