Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 140 Entering Guangzhou, resettling soldiers and civilians
It is said that Zheng Zhilong heard that Zheng Zhibao had returned to the camp, and he knew Wang Yan's intentions in his heart, but the Zheng army's vanguard was defeated, and the morale of the soldiers was exhausted.

The army stayed in place for a day, and thousands of defeated soldiers came back to help each other.When Zheng Zhilong asked about it, they all said, "The loyal and brave Marquis Shizhi, the soldiers all feel grateful for him."

Zheng Zhi Longguan's army had no fighting spirit, and returned to Fujing with the army. He impeached Wang Yan in the court hall, provoked disputes without authorization, consumed the power of the court, and robbed other people's property, but the emperor had already received the memorial from Wang Yan and Su Guansheng. , protecting each other wholeheartedly, and because Zheng Zhibao stole the camp first, he couldn't let it go.

Zheng Zhibao hated Wang Yan, but at this time Wang Yan had already entered Guangdong, like a fish entering the ocean. Although the Zheng family was powerful, they could not interfere with Guangdong.

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

When Zheng Zhilong was fighting with the emperor and courtiers in the court, Wang Yan had already led the army and civilians into the Chaoshan area safely, and soon after, they arrived outside Guangzhou.

In the city of Guangzhou on this day, except for Ding Kuichu, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, the rest of the civil and military officials all went out of the city to meet them.

Not long after, Wang Yan's soldiers had already walked in front of the generals Zhao Qiansi, Yan Zungao, Sima Jixiang and other civil and military officials from Guangdong and Guangxi. Everyone saw that in the army, the generals and schoolmen were all dressed in good armor, and each of them was wearing a tall head and a wide brim. A petal iron helmet with red tassels on it, a double-breasted purple flower armor, a wrought copper heart mirror on the chest, steel armbands on both arms, a war skirt and leather boots embroidered with cloud pythons, and a saber hanging from the waist. It's so majestic, and the soldiers are all dressed in blue cloth armor inlaid with iron pieces, which looks neat and sharp.

Wang Yanzhibing can have such a perfect appearance, but he has to thank Mrs. Zheng for his family sponsorship.

If this batch of armor hadn't been stripped from the [-] Zheng Jun in Quanzhou, then no matter what, they wouldn't be able to leave a deep impression on the civil and military forces in Guangzhou.

Wang Yan's army had just appeared for the first time, and it shocked Guangdong's civil and military forces, making them dare not take a peek at this 25-year-old general town master.

Outside the city, Wang Yan led the generals, met the civil and military men who were welcoming them, and led the army into Guangzhou, while the common people stayed outside the city.

In the city, the officials thought that Wang Yan had prepared the mansion and prepared a feast to cleanse the dust, but Wang Yan used excuses to push it down and came to the mansion to rest.

When Wang Yan first entered Guangdong, he didn't know much about the officialdom and the people's conditions, so he would not have more contact with Guangdong officials until he had a clear understanding of the situation.

At this time, Wang Yan had just arrived at the mansion when a guard reported, "There is a Qianhu outside the mansion calling Qian Yifeng to see him."

When Wang Yan heard this, he was overjoyed immediately, and hurriedly asked the guards to bring him to meet him.

Qian Yifeng parted from Wang Yan in Chizhou, and led the old and the weak to resettle south. He was originally in the border of Leizhou, but when Wang Yan entered Guangdong, he urgently needed a confidant who understood the situation in Guangdong to advise and plan for him. When he was still in Fujian, he dispatched a fast horse and ordered Qian Yifeng to wait in Guangzhou.

Just now, Guangzhou Wenwu greeted Wang Yan outside the city, but Qian Yifeng was not high enough, so he could only wait in the city.

At this time, he was led into the mansion by the guards, and seeing Wang Yanzhi's face, he couldn't help bowing emotionally: "Qian Yifeng is under my post, see Lord Hou."

Seeing this, Wang Yan quickly helped him up, and then looked him up and down, and found that Qian Yifeng was much darker and thinner than when they parted, "Zi Yun, alone, in the southern part of the world, looking after nearly six or seven thousand people. Surname, hard work!"

Qian Yifeng was originally a scholar in Qingzhou, and his family was fairly well-to-do. Although he followed Wang Yan all the way to the battle, he was still a handsome young man wearing a Confucian shirt.

With such a big change, Qian Yifeng's hard work in Tiannan alone can be imagined.So when he heard Wang Yan's words, his heart was suddenly moved.

At this time, Wang Yan took Qian Yifeng's hand and took him to the living room. After the two sat down, he asked: "It has been more than five months since we parted in April. I wonder if Ziyun led the soldiers' families?" Already settled down? Why didn’t they resettle in Zhaoqing Mansion, instead went to Leizhou?”

Qian Yifeng's expression darkened when he heard the words, "Your Majesty doesn't know something. After entering Guangdong, the first stop was to settle in Zhaoqing, but after staying for less than half a month, he was forced to continue going south to seek a way out."

"Why?" Wang Yan was eager to resettle 30 Yangzhou people, so he couldn't help frowning and asked, "Could it be that some officials deliberately blamed them?"

"No! The hindering force does not come from the government, but from the people of Zhaoqing." Seeing Wang Yan's puzzled face, Qian Yifeng explained, "Since Hou Ye entered Guangdong, he should have discovered something. Although Guangdong is thousands of miles away, there are many Since the Southern Song Dynasty, Guangnan Road has been developed, and a large number of people have flowed in. In addition, when the Mongolian and Yuan invaded the south, the Han people went all the way south to avoid disasters in Fujian and Guangdong. The population is saturated. The aborigines in Guangdong and the Hakka people often fight over the land, and the large-scale ones even reach tens of thousands. When I first arrived in Zhaoqing, I didn't know how deep it was. In order to earn some farmland for my family, I was involved in the fighting. More than half of the more than 100 old brothers were killed or injured, and thousands of family members were killed."

"This is the reason why Ziyun left Zhaoqing!" Hearing Qian Yifeng's words, Wang Yan was shocked by the toughness of the people in Guangdong, "Then when he arrived in Leizhou Mansion, did Ziyun get the land? How did Ziyun let his family members How about settling down?"

"At that time, Yu Zhaoqing could no longer gain a foothold, so he had to move south with his family members and arrived at Leizhou Prefecture. However, the land in Leizhou was also owned by the owner. In the end, he had to spend all his money, which was enough to buy hundreds of small roads. Fishing boats, just set up at the seaside and follow!" Qian Yifeng replied.

Wang Yan couldn't help frowning after hearing this. Qian Yifeng's method is only suitable for resettling thousands of people, but Wang Yan can't let all 30 Yangzhou people go fishing.

"In this way, it's not as easy for the Marquis to resettle the people who came with him." Wang Yan thought deeply, thinking about what Qian Yifeng said just now.

"Master Hou! If you want to resettle the people, you actually have some ideas!" Seeing this, Qian Yifeng clasped his fists and said.

Hearing the words, Wang Yan couldn't help but feel happy, "What can Ziyun do? Tell me quickly."

"Let's try to say it under that position." Qian Yifeng paused, and organized his thoughts, "Qiongzhou Prefecture is hundreds of miles away, and it is isolated overseas. Many undeveloped places can be used as resettlement places."

"In the Song Dynasty, Qiongzhou was still a barren place where prisoners were exiled. Can it accommodate 30 people now?" Wang Yan worried.

"You don't have to worry about this. The climate in Qiongzhou is similar to Annan, and you can grow three seasons of rice and feed 30 people. There is no problem at all." Qian Yifeng explained: "The reason for my job is that there is no big boat and I can't cross the sea. Settled on the coast of Leizhou, but Lord Hou has hundreds of ships, so he doesn't have to worry about crossing the sea."

(End of this chapter)