Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

Chapter 192 Accepting Datong
After bidding farewell to the unrepentant Yuan Zongdi, and full of regrets, Lu Mou led his army back to Datong Mansion. Officials from all levels and places in the government had gathered and went out of the city to greet him.

And the people even crowded the streets to welcome him.

The people of Datong Prefecture were extremely angry and had surrendered to Dashun. But Yuan Zongdi retreated without him, and was beaten to death by the people in a blink of an eye.

It was just that Tongzhi led officials from various counties to return to Ming Dynasty again and came to greet him.

When I entered Datong Mansion, I saw that shops along the road had been smashed, smashed, and looted. It was extremely rare to see well-dressed people among the crowd.

Yuan Zongdi was really cruel to the rich, and what he said about cleaning up Lu Mou was indeed true. Thinking about the gold and silver that Yuan Zongdi had plundered and taken away in the Xuanda area, Lu Mou thought about the physical body in his heart. In principle, it was all his.

"You are searching for me. Now I am just temporarily keeping it in your hands. If you defeat you, it will be mine again." Thinking of this, I feel mentally balanced.

Arriving at the magistrate's lobby, Lu Mou called the magistrate of Datong: "I have received a report from the Jin Yiwei, saying that you are usually quite cautious as an official. This time, the position of magistrate of Datong will be yours."

There is no way, there is nothing lacking in the hands of the family now, except for officials.

Of course, such an appointment also means a lot of money and horse bones. It sends a message to those original Ming officials who surrendered to Li Chuang. We really don't care about your original surrender now. As long as you surrender again, I will still use you. But the premise is that I, the Jinyi Guards, will screen you for any evil deeds.

Is this civil strife not a means of purging officials?

Facing the current troubled times, it is not so much that he inherited a mess, but is it not a good start?

Troubled times are great for time travellers.

Did this colleague not know that in the blink of an eye, his regent had so many thoughts on his mind, but he was promoted again without being held accountable for surrendering to Dashun after receiving such a comment from the prince? This colleague was overjoyed, and he knelt down and kowtowed in gratitude.

"Get up." Lu Mouxu helped him.

"Now, all the officials who have reported no evil deeds in the Jinyiwei will be retained in their original posts. If there are vacancies in each county, they will be filled step by step. The original guards will be completely abolished. Each county will recruit fifty strong men with a clean net worth and enjoy the military pay of army soldiers. , maintain local security.

Now that spring has begun, everyone should go back to their respective counties and actively organize people to farm so as not to miss the farming season. "

Everyone obeyed.

Then hundreds of households hidden in Jinyiwei came up and handed over the land contract fees and service fees that the people had quietly handed over for a year.

At the same time, they took out the title deeds of the land they contracted to the people and asked the government to confirm it.

Lu Mou did not delay the payment of the money, not only because the army was now very expensive to fight, but also mainly to prove to the people, and the people needed to use this method to prove the legality of the land they contracted.

For a moment, the seals stamped by the old classmates caught fire and smoke. The people inside and outside the city all cheered and ran around telling each other that they had seen an honest Ming court, and they firmly believed that their good days were coming.

He said to Wang Weiwei, a senior official from Shanxi next to him: "You, a polished senior official, finally have an area under your jurisdiction. You must be dedicated to governing and don't slack off."

Wang Weiwei was also happy that he was now the chief envoy of the Ming Dynasty who could truly have direct jurisdiction. Although there is only one area under the jurisdiction of the government now, as long as the regent begins to regain Shanxi, is there still a long way for him to flex his muscles and realize his ambitions?

"Immediately send people to Henan, return to the capital, and start mobilizing merchants to traffic supplies. Tell the merchants to follow the army and do business in the Guangfu District. We will ensure their safety."

The king only saluted and obeyed his orders.

Then he ordered: "Now that the labor service money has been collected, during this year's slack season, we will start to repair roads and build water conservancy projects, so that the people can actually see that the labor service money they paid is actually spent on them." to benefit the people."

"I understand."

"Another point is that after twenty years of war and destruction, coupled with the rampant plague, the population has been reduced to eight out of ten. However, the wasteland outside must not be left out at will."

"It's a pity to leave it abandoned."

Lu Mou shook his head: "If we abandon the land, we must keep it. We insist that each person can only contract twenty acres, not even one more." "Why?"

"After the war, there will be peace. Coupled with the secret harvests of the past two years, there will be another population explosion here. For this reason, we must set aside enough land for the population that is about to be born and increase."

"Your Majesty has a long-term view and takes precautions. I understand."

Then he turned around and faced the reserve army commander Yang Songshan: "As the reserve army commander, you are responsible for the defense of the entire Shanxi. And the defense of Mongolia. But it can only be 30,000 troops, no more. The burden is very heavy . Therefore, we must select the best from the best and train them strictly. I will organize 10,000 of your reserve troops into cavalry and mobile guards. You must deploy the remaining 20,000 to the front line of the Great Wall. Now your current task is, Just to guard the Great Wall, do you understand?"

Yang Songshan replied loudly: "The general will understand. As long as my independent division is here, if the Mongolians dare to enter the Great Wall, I will let them come back."

"Okay. I firmly believe in your bold words."

Then facing Qi Fei: "Now the battlefield situation has changed, so we must also change. To this end, I will lead the Second Army, the Third Army, and the Fifth Army to the west, bypass Taiyuan, and attack Yuan Zongdi and Hao Yao On the side of the flag, you stay here, and you must not let the bandits leave the Great Wall again to ensure the safety of the people in farming."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, as long as Yuan Zongdi dares to leave the Great Wall, I will annihilate him on the spot."

The inner Great Wall has a long front line, and Yuan Zongdi does not have that many troops to occupy and defend.

What Wu Sangui wanted was a soldier with great speed. He abandoned all the cities and directly crossed the Yangfang Pass of the Inner Great Wall and entered Taiyuan Prefecture.

Lü Mou led his army in this same way.

When entering the Great Wall, the first place is the important town of Shanxi, which will be known as Ningwu in later generations.

Shanxi Town is not a town, but a state. Here, Yuan Zongdi only left three thousand guards.

After being attacked by the Ming army, Yuan Zongdi decided to withdraw to the Inner Great Wall and strengthen the defenders here. Now it is guarded by 10,000 soldiers from his old base, Xiaoyuan Camp. The purpose is to leave a channel between him and Shaanxi.

Therefore, capturing him is imperative.

The city wall of Shanxi Town is tall and the moat is wide. It is also facing Ningwuguan not far to the west, guarding the horns. It can be said that it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

But so what, even if it is difficult to attack, we have to conquer it.

Xu Jie, acting commander of the Second Army, asked: "My lord, do you want an intact city wall or a city that can be captured quickly?"

Lu Mou smiled and asked, "What's the difference?"

Xu Jie said: "Of course there is a difference. If the prince wants a complete city wall, then we will waste a lot of time and consume some soldiers. But the prince does not want the wall, but only the city, so it will be much simpler."

Lu Mou smiled and said: "In the future, this will be a peaceful world. If my foresight is there, then I predict that there will be no more wars in at least two to three hundred years. You know that I, the king, are very Far-sighted. So, what’s the use of having a complete city wall? I still want the lives of my soldiers. You have to know that for every soldier who is killed or injured in battle, I will give a large pension. Do you think I’m rich?”

When Xu Jie heard this, he took out a flower stick and lit it handsomely: "With the prince's explanation, the general will understand. I promise that in two days, three days at the latest, the general will hand over this city to you. "

"I firmly believe in this." This sentence was Lu Mou's highest recognition and praise to his subordinates.

Cash replied loudly: "As long as Your Majesty lets go of our hands and feet, there is no wall in this world that our Second Army cannot break. Your Majesty, just wait for our good news."

Lu Mou nodded.

Xu Jie immediately called together the commanders of the third division to study the plan to break the city.

There is no need for Lu Mou to take care of it here. He has to meet Wu Sangui who has rushed to return to his life.

(End of this chapter)