A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 770

When He Renlong's bloody head was brought in, all the generals trembled and did not dare to move, especially Zheng Jiadong, Niu Chenghu, Wang Ding, and Guan Fumin, the commanders-in-chief of the four towns, all of them turned pale with fright.

These veterans thought that Sun Chuanting's discussion was just a matter of routine, or a bluff to scare them, but they didn't expect him to cut off the head of the general of a province without saying a word.

And this head is not the head of an ordinary person, he is the head of He Renlong, the most famous general in Shaanxi, "highly respected" among the generals in the town. Go up one level.

Not only that, but immediately after He Renlong, several of his subordinates, such as Zhou Guoqing, Wei Daheng, etc., screamed and begged, and were ordered by Sun Chuanting to push out and beheaded one after another. Being brought in, the generals' feet trembled even more.

The generals on He Renlong's side, like the remaining Gao Jie and the others, were also trembling, fearing that they would also be ordered to be beheaded.

Fortunately, after killing He Renlong and his confidants, Sun Chuanting did not kill any more, but said coldly: "There are endless thieves, Your Majesty's holy heart is exhausted. Your Majesty's concern? From now on, military discipline should be the top priority, and those who dare not obey military orders, the governor will still have Fang's sword, will definitely punish the crime severely, and will never be lenient!"

He said coldly: "It is our responsibility to comfort the saints and the people at night, and to relieve the sufferings of the common people! Congratulations to the generation of dragons, disregarding the emperor's grace, death is not a pity, pass on the order of the governor, and bring these thieves to death. Those who dare not serve the country will end up like this! The generals also need to be warned!"

All the generals were kneeling on the ground, trembling and daring to speak out. Niu Chenghu and others wanted to get angry. Head, why aren't they?

All of them are willing to support their own self-respect, but if they really want to join the bandits, or raise troops to rebel, it is not for idlers to make up their minds.

After all, thieves are thieves. With today and no tomorrow, they have no fixed place to live, and they are often chased by officers and soldiers like stray dogs. For example, Li Zicheng fled into the mountains with a dozen horses several times. Can the commander-in-chief bear it?
Even if the thieves are powerful now, who knows what will happen in the future?If the chief soldier is doing well, who is willing to suffer?
They can threaten the imperial court and make all the officials use their weapons, but when it comes to that point, many people often don't have the courage to do so, especially for high-ranking generals like them.

So Sun Chuanting just ignored this and didn't pay attention to their possible threat. On the contrary, they had nothing to do, obediently obeyed, and knelt down in fear.

The staff and officials above looked at He Renlong and other leaders, all of them were happy, some were emotional, some sneered, or some were seriously thinking.Wen Shiyan stroked his beard, glanced at He Renlong's head, and secretly said in his heart: "Well done, these warlords deserve death!"

After the battle of Zhuxian Town, Wen Shiyan hated all kinds of warlords to the bone, and he even thought: "He Renlong is dead. Under the layout of the general, the next one will be the turn of the thief Zuo Liangyu!"

"Gao Jie."

Satisfied with the expressions of the generals, Sun Chuanting looked at the trembling Gao Jie again, and gave a soft drink.

Gao Jie was startled, stepped forward quickly, and said respectfully: "The last general is here."

Sun Chuanting looked at the big man and saw that he was burly and handsome, so he nodded secretly, and said: "Gao Jie, you are from Mizhi, and you live in the same town as the intruder, but you have a heart of loyalty, and you don't want to join the gang of thieves. This is very good. In these years, you have also made considerable military exploits. The governor recommended you as the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi to replace He Renlong. You are a man of accomplishment. Don't let down the expectations of the imperial court. good."

Gao Jie was delighted to fall from the sky. Under the jealous and unbelievable eyes of his colleagues, he knelt down and kowtowed desperately, and said gratefully with tears: "The general thanked the governor for his cultivation. The minister is so kind and virtuous. Even if the last general is smashed to pieces, it will be difficult to repay everything." One. The final general will definitely do his best to serve the adults with all his strength."

Sun Chuanting asked him to get up, and said softly, "General Gao is loyal and good, and this governor knows it. I am very pleased that you have the heart to serve the court. In the future, we will have to rely on General Gao a lot to wipe out the rogues."

He looked at the generals in the hall: "There are a lot of generals to rely on. This governor has always been rewarded for his meritorious deeds and punished for his deeds! The governor will not hesitate to recommend rewards for those who have made great achievements in suppressing bandits. If you reward more than a thousand silver medals for your meritorious service, you will be rewarded." It is prepared for the lords! If there are those who ignore the military orders and fail to fight effectively, the governor's three-foot Qingfeng Shangfang sword is especially here!"

Speaking of this, he was already stern, and everyone in the hall listened respectfully, not daring to look up at Sun Chuanting's face. After listening to his lecture, they all said in unison: "The governor's teaching, the general will keep it in mind , must die for the court.”

Then when Sun Chuanting left his seat, all the generals bowed and crossed their hands to see each other off, and they did not exit from the White Tiger Hall one by one until long after Sun Chuanting had left.All of them were called by Sun Chuanting to teach them individually, and gave them both kindness and force, so they learned the methods of Governor Sun.

In particular, Gao Jie, the new Shaanxi general, was interviewed alone for a longer period of time, which made many people secretly jealous. Unexpectedly, once He Renlong died, this kid would become prosperous. He really stepped on the corpse of his boss. However, everyone flattered and flattered them.

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This time the discussion was thrilling, Governor Sun taught these arrogant soldiers a good lesson, and left a deep impression on the generals of the towns. Everyone was either afraid or excited.

After the news came out, Guanzhong also shook, and the entire Qin land shook, and even the waves quickly spread to all parts of Daming.

When the information was handed over to him by the intelligence department, Wang Dou was silent for a while, and finally said lightly: "He Renlong's death is not a pity, he should have died long ago!"

For the warlords like Daming who were brave enough to abuse the people and were afraid to fight, Wang Dou didn't have the slightest affection. Their survival was an injustice to the loyal soldiers in the bloody battle, and a humiliation to Yang Guozhu, Jin Guofeng, Cao Bianjiao, Wang Tingchen and others.

Moreover, these warlords are very harmful, and the remnants of the people abuse the people just for nothing. Even at the turning point of the national crisis, the corruption of the country's affairs has played a direct role in fueling the flames, and even taking a turn for the worse, just like the four towns of Nanming.

Not because of the surrender of Liu Liangzuo, Liu Zeqing and others, the Qing army would not have gone south so easily, and not because of Zuo Liangyu's rebellion, the Jianghuai line of defense would not have collapsed so easily. But it is extremely vicious.

Zuo Liangyu slaughtered the entire city of Wuchang. After Liu Liangzuo surrendered [-] soldiers to the Qing army, he besieged Jiangyin County with tens of thousands of soldiers. He failed repeatedly, and he still had the face to compose a "Persuasion Folk Song", hoping that Jiangyin would surrender, and loudly Persuade Huang to surrender.

After Li Chengdong, general of Xuzhou, surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he besieged Yangzhou with all his strength. Liu Zeqing only knew about plundering.

When Duoduo soldiers surrounded Yangzhou and Shi Kefa sent troops to rescue the towns, Liu Zeqing's choice was to escape to Huai'an in the north, then sail into the sea, and then return to surrender to the Qing army.

Gao Jie is not a good thing either. He has a perverse temper and is hard to control. He looted and burned everywhere along the way. Wherever he went, the sun was covered with fireworks and zombies were everywhere. He finally died in the arms of a prostitute.

The four towns of Nanming are far worse than the four towns of Southern Song Dynasty. The character of these warriors in the late Ming Dynasty is really too bad. It is more appropriate to call them rats and animals.The demise of Nanming was also directly related to these warlords, and they should account for at least [-]% to [-]% of the responsibility.

Of all the generals in the Southern Ming Dynasty, perhaps only Huang Degong was a little bit better, but it was useless and difficult to support alone. Therefore, Wang Dou paid great attention to educating the new soldiers, and also paid attention to avoiding warlords under his rule. It is also his responsibility to eliminate warlords everywhere in the future.

It is very scary for warriors to cause disaster. Literati are naturally close to order and people's livelihood, and they voluntarily maintain order, while warriors like chaos. Ninety-nine percent of the countries they rule are poor, backward, and chaotic, and the people have no sense of security.

Don't expect warriors to have a pioneering spirit when they rule the country. In fact, they are more repressive, conservative and introverted, and they just want to maintain their own rule.Civilized and prosperous countries with pioneering spirits are actually countries where mature civil servants rule the country.

Of course, if a family is dominant, it will lose balance, and they will also tend to be conservative and introverted. They only want to maintain their own power internally and reject all new affairs. This is also the reason why Song and Ming are introverted.

Therefore, warlords must be eradicated, and new types of military groups must be cultivated, and one family must not dominate.

Flipping through the information in his hand, Wang Dou finally looked at Wen Daxing. He Renlong was dead. As Zuo Liangyu, who was even more brute, what reason did he have, what qualifications did he have to live?

At the same time, Wang Dou thought to himself that Sun Chuanting's courage was indeed favored by him, and he hoped that he would be able to defend Shaanxi, protect the flanks of the Duhu Mansion, and buy time for his accumulated strength.

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Armed with heavy soldiers, rebellious and unruly, He Renlong, known as the long-legged general, was chopped down by the newly appointed Sun Chuanting. Not to mention the many discussions in the public and the endless debates in the officialdom, but through He Renlong's head, Sun Chuanting easily He has established his position in Shaanxi as he promises.

The generals were even more awed and obeyed his military orders. Wherever He Renlong's head went, the troops were terrified and did not dare to look up to Duchen Sun.

The death of He Renlong did not cause much trouble. His cronies, such as Zhou Guoqing, Wei Daheng, etc., were killed by Sun Chuanting in the governor's mansion. Hearing that He Renlong died, they fled hundreds of elite soldiers to Jingyang, wanting to get their offspring, and made trouble with the bandits.

However, as early as when he was preparing to act, Sun Chuanting discussed with Feng Shikong secretly, and sent Sun Shoufa, the general of the Fubiao Camp, to Jingyang first to congratulate Guoxian's wife, Guoxian was poor, and planned to kill Gao Jinku and other surrenders.Feng Shikong secretly heard that he entered the treasury, so Gao Jinku beheaded He Guoxian and sent his head by letter.

In addition, Gao Jie, the new general, took the lead and strongly suppressed the signs of chaos under his command. Gao Ruli, He Yong, Dong Xueli and others all remained their former officials, and soon the situation in Shaanxi was calm.

After unifying the military and political affairs in Shaanxi, Sun Chuanting was able to resolutely implement his own reporting. He had served as governor of Shaanxi for several years and was familiar with various local affairs, so he only read official documents in recent years and was familiar with the blank period in recent years.

He is determined to train the new army in Shaanxi, but in the current situation, he has no money but no food.

In fact, Shaanxi has a good taxation. According to statistics in the early years of Wanli, the summer tax was 69 shiwheat, the autumn grain was 140 million meters, and there were a lot of silk and cotton farmers and mulberry. Among the northern provinces, it was only a little bit behind Shanxi.

In the sixth year of Wanli's reign, Shanxi's land tax was converted into a total of 210 million taels of silver, the inner summer tax was more than 160, and the autumn grain was more than 120 million.There are still many places left in the Ming Dynasty, such as Shanxi, where more than [-] taels were shipped from the central treasury in the sixth year of Wanli, accounting for [-]% of the total tax revenue, and more than [-] million taels were retained in the local area, accounting for [-]% of the total tax revenue.

Shaanxi and Shanxi have almost the same proportion of reserves. Of course, the large number of reserves in the two places is also due to the supply of food and salaries for border towns.

For example, in Yansui Town, the amount of food stored by itself is only more than 6 shi a year, while the chief ministers of Shaanxi and Henan have to transport 30 shi of grain and 50 bundles of grass a year.

In Ningxia Town, the Chief Secretary of Shaanxi will also send 13 million shi of grain and 18 bundles of grass every year.

There are also Gansu Town, Guyuan Town, and Shaanxi Chief Secretary who have to transport 31 shi of grain and 54 bundles of grass each year, and 38 shi of grain and 54 bundles of grass to supply the three sides. The pressure is extremely high.

This is still the situation during the Wanli period. Now that Shaanxi is in drought everywhere, how can there be food to support the local towns?Especially when Sun Chuanting resolutely rectified the farms and killed a group of officials, gentry and generals who occupied the farms. However, after only a few years back now, those farms have been occupied by them again.

It is really tolerable, what is unbearable!

In addition, the emperor allowed Shaanxi's taxes to be temporarily suspended and used to support the new army, but these taxes were temporarily mortgaged to Xuanfu Town.

Moreover, in Sun Chuanting's vision, he will still be able to use these taxes to pay off the loan in the future. However, at present, the land is widely occupied, especially the gentry are cheating on taxes, and the arrears are accumulated year after year. At this time, the taxes in Shaanxi are less than Wanli Half time!
Sun Chuanting shot a cold light in his eyes: "If you eat mine, you will spit it all out!"

He is determined to investigate the arrears of taxes, especially those gentry officials. After all, how much money can you collect from them?The officials and gentry are the big ones.

The silverfish of these countries have been eating and drinking the country for so many years, it is time for them to consecrate.

Moreover, he still has an idea, why is Xuanfu Town small but rich?He already knows it!
It's just that when he conceived the idea, the most steadfast aides around him were shocked: "What, check the tax arrears of the gentry over the years... And, next year, the gentry in Shaanxi will pay for it together? Please think twice, dare you really do this , the Duke will fall into a situation beyond redemption!"

Sun Chuanting laughed loudly: "That's right, so-and-so wants to collect the old tax, and even more importantly, the gentry should pay the grain! What's the point of a thousand catastrophes? So-and-so Sun Chuanting thought he was dead, and every day he lives now is earned, earned!"

He let out a long laugh: "If I can save Daming like this, why should I be afraid of death?"

(End of this chapter)