The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 854

Sure enough, many thieves who couldn't bear the psychological offensive began to confess, and they told the Ming army about the criminal deeds they had committed like beans in a bamboo tube.

There are many people who confess their crimes, and the lucky bandits dare not try to get away with it, because the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop, who can be sure that he will not be pulled out of the lotus by the lotus?

In an atmosphere where they would be labeled as passive resistance to censorship if they didn’t take the initiative to confess, all the thieves were striving to become self-reflection activists and pacesetters in pleading guilty, and the screening work was roughly completed within a few days.

Da Ming would not raise hundreds of thousands of bandit soldiers in vain to consume food while waiting for the screening, and organize them to do coolies when autumn is coming.

Building ditches, digging mountains and quarrying rocks, etc. only require hard work. These bandit soldiers worked hard to get praise.

Because the labor activists among the zealot soldiers will receive pardon and preferential treatment, and those who have bloody cases will be given a lighter punishment.

The air force, a new arm, has been born for more than ten years and has been tempered in previous battles. This force has received more and more attention.

During the offensive and defensive battle of the capital, the special forces that descended from the sky in a hot air balloon deterred the enemy and inspired our army.

Now this mature new arm has embarked on a new journey, and the Air Force athletes immediately went to the battlefield.

Because the information from the Wa Kingdom indicated that the Tokugawa shogunate tried to concentrate its forces to defend the capital, Edo Castle.

Shi Huanjin and Yan Yingyuan, Li Guozhu, Zheng Sen and other generals brainstormed and formulated a plan. They were going to give way and give the daimyos from all over the country who were unwilling to surrender the opportunity to lead troops into Edo to participate in the battle to defend the capital.

The purpose of this plan is to gather and annihilate the vital forces of the Tokugawa shogunate in one fell swoop, so as to achieve the strategic intention that the Wa country will never have a big battle to fight after this battle.

Shi Huanjin and Li Guozhu have won the third-class Marquis honor for their outstanding military exploits in the past two years. Yan Yingyuan and Zheng Sen have also become third-class earls. They have completed the acquisition of Kyushu Island and Shikoku Island, and are now completing the strategic conception of the war for the island of Japan step by step. .

The various armies of the Wa Kingdom gathered in Edo. These daimyos were all vested interests loyal to the Tokugawa shogunate. They not only brought the bravest samurai but also food, grass and weapons.

Intelligence indicated that there were hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians assembled in Edo, including more than 5 armored samurai. Tokugawa Iemitsu's determination to concentrate his forces to fight the invading Ming army under the Edo castle was fully exposed.

Sun Jiuge and Cheng Shiju have already been awarded first-class Aoxiangbo. They are the commander of the Air Force Battalion and the governor of the town. Huang Sheng gave them advice before they set off.

The two earls who were pilots solemnly stated that they would complete the task of annihilating the enemy without compromise. They were full of confidence in the new weapons produced by the arsenal.

This new weapon is not worth mentioning. Compared with the incendiary bombs and napalm bombs of later generations, it is nothing.

Even so, during the exercise, when the first incendiary bottle was thrown from the basket of the hot air balloon to the ground and exploded into a sea of ​​flames, the soldiers of the "God of War" who were watching were excited.

Stone for gold, together with Li Guozhu, Yan Yingyuan, and Zheng Sen, wrote the strategic plan for conquering the Japanese kingdom, and detailed the tactical concept of the Battle of Edo, which was handed over to the Zongzan Painting Department for decision.

Since the completion of such a tactic was too murderous and contrary to Emperor Zhongxing's consistent style of convincing people with virtue, the Zanhua Department did not dare to specialize in it, and forwarded this battle plan that might kill hundreds of thousands of Japanese in one fell swoop to the emperor for decision.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Zhongxing, who has always focused on less killing, actually adopted this inhumane tactic, and asked the Ministry of Military Supply to meet the needs of the Air Force with as many Molotov cocktails as possible, and asked the air strike time to be arranged as much as possible on September 17, [-] in Chongzhen.

Of course, the tactics approved by the emperor will be perfected, and a more detailed plan will be released. The mystery of the final effect will be solved by the end of September.

Now that Huang Sheng is devoting his energy to internal affairs, he must be responsible to tens of millions of people if he wins Daming. It is urgent to rebuild their homes and resume production.

"Southern Ming" was originally well-equipped with soldiers and food, rich and powerful, and a large-scale war of annihilation won the capital of Daming, where the rich people in the north were relatively concentrated. Of course, it was the most cost-effective deal.

This is thanks to the currency system of this era. Wealth exists in the form of precious metals. Even if these things are burnt, their value is still there. Huang Sheng’s captured precious metals alone are enough for military expenditures, and there are also expenses for resettling ordinary people and surrendering bandits. settled.

The return of everything captured to the public has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and all Ming soldiers under Emperor Zhongxing know that this is the minimum military discipline.

Practice has proved that the new generation of educated young soldiers has a higher ideological awareness, and there are very few cases of private possession of property discovered by the town governor.

This is also because the "God of War" soldiers are not only paid well, but also have a bright future. Being expelled from the military for the petty profit in front of them, not only ruins their own life, but also harms the whole family. The cost is too high.

According to statistics, the precious metals seized by the encirclement and annihilation of the intruders this time exceeded 7000 million taels in silver, and the stocks seized were also worth 4000 to [-] million silver coins.

Now that the thieves have looted all the wealth in the entire capital, Huang Sheng will certainly not let them return to their original owners. So far, no one who has been tortured by the thieves has come to the army to ask for his home to be tortured by the thieves The money to go.

Of course, some people didn’t get good results even if they asked for it. They were paid by the fake “Dashun” in the name of the government, and the money they lost became the treasury of the fake “Dashun”. It is an extrajudicial favor to do so.

What's more, at this time, the money has already been seized and become the treasury of the Ming Dynasty. Who dares to reach out to the treasury for private money?
Is there any difference between doing this and courting death?Therefore, no fool appeared, and the money was of course turned into military pay, resettlement bank, and project funds for the construction of water conservancy facilities and roads.

Taking from the people and using them for the people Huang Sheng did the best. He did not have the mindset of a miser. He has been investing in Daming for 20 years, and he has been investing continuously. Naturally, he has achieved fruitful results.

The reward for giving love to the people is support and support, and the reward for investing in the land is that the rice barn is full so that the people can eat enough and have surplus food.

A large amount of money and food was invested in the construction of the army, and the return was to defeat the Xiyi, Jiannu, Japanese pirates, Tartars, and rogue bandits, or they would perish or become frightened birds.

With the civil war resolved, there is no doubt that the national strength of the Ming Empire has risen. If the state has more funds, it will increase the scale of investment, especially the construction of the navy. Owning the ocean is not far from embracing the whole world.

(End of this chapter)