Author: Scholar Wu

To be honest, the amount of money and food greatly exceeded Qian Mo's expectations.

In addition to money and food, there are also a lot of ordnance, gunpowder, cotton cloth and other materials.

Wu Qi's Taihu Battalion had to draw out a full 200 people, plus 400 servants and young tenants from Tianjiazhuang, to take the waterway to Taihu Lake overnight to escort them.

It took a whole night of transport, which delayed the original plan.

Originally, Qian Mo planned to ask Mr. Tian to deliver a message to Jiaxing City overnight, lure the Qing soldiers to Tianjiazhuang and take the opportunity to annihilate them, and then plan to capture Jiaxing City.

Fortunately, Tianjiazhuang is heavily guarded and basically no flies can fly out. Otherwise, someone might sneak out and report the news this night.

Qian Mo was not worried about the gang of servants and tenants escorting the ship. After all, there were enough soldiers on each ship, and the number of servants and tenants on each ship was fixed. He threatened them: "As long as one person is missing, the whole ship will be destroyed."

We will kill them all, and also kill their family members left in the village."

Of course, there was an exception on one ship. Not only were there fewer soldiers than other ships, but there was no such intimidation.

Sure enough, not long after setting off, the soldiers accompanying the ship discovered that there was one person missing on the ship. He must have swam from the river to report the news to Jiaxing Prefecture.

So the news quickly spread back to Qian Mo.

Qian Mo smiled and said to Mr. Tian: "It seems that some of your servants are not afraid of death, and they actually slipped out to report the news to your son."

Looking at Qian Mo's playful face, Mr. Tian shuddered a little, not feeling happy at all for sending the news.

He didn't know what bad idea the devil in front of him was thinking.

Mr. Tian said tremblingly: "I did not instigate this. You said you would spare my life as long as you hand over the money and food."

Qian Mo said with a smile: "Who does Mr. Tian think of me? Am I the kind of person who breaks his word?"

"Not only am I not going to kill you, but I also want to commend you. You have contributed so much money and food to our Taihu Rebel Army. How can I not express it?"

So Qian Mo took Mr. Tian to the front yard of Zhuangzi, and in front of everyone, branded the four characters "Reverse Qing and Fu Ming" on his face.

The person responsible for branding the calligraphy was none other than Master Tian's "concubine" Wang Yadan who had not yet worshiped him.

There is no better way to kill people than to kill one's heart. Qian Mo thinks this is a good move. From now on, all the big traitors who "donate money" to the rebels will have to do this.

One day he will brand Hong Chengchou's face with the four words "anti-Qing and restoration of Ming".

Qian Mo's actions not only frightened Mr. Tian, ​​but also shocked the other eight people at the table. Everyone expressed their willingness to use money to redeem him.

However, Qian Mo made everyone feel at ease, saying: "The Tian family father and son are causing harm to the people in the hometown, betraying the country and betraying the country, so they must be severely punished."

"Although the rest of them have the intention of making friends with the Tian family, their crimes are not serious. This time, we will let them go without paying a ransom."

“If you are interested in donating, we also welcome it!”

Two businessmen actually secretly expressed their willingness to help the rebels purchase supplies privately. Qian Mo also said that he would purchase according to the market price and would not let the businessmen lose money.

Jiaxing is the birthplace of the Majiabang culture in the Neolithic Age. 7,000 years ago, ancestors in the city were engaged in farming, animal husbandry, fishing and hunting. In the Spring and Autumn Period, this place was named Changshui, also known as Zhangli, and Wu and Yue competed here.

During the Warring States Period, it was included in the territory of Chu. The Qin Dynasty established Youquan County and Haiyan County, which belonged to Kuaiji County.

During the Han Dynasty, the sea was boiled for salt and the fields were farmed for grain. During the Three Kingdoms period, the State of Wu occupied the east of the Yangtze River and divided Youquan County to the south and Yanguan County to the west of Haiyan County.

In the third year of Wu Huanglong (AD 231), "the boxing wild rice grew on its own". Sun Quan, the emperor of Wu, considered it auspicious and changed the name from boxing to Hexing. In the fifth year of Chiwu (AD 242), it was renamed Jiaxing. During the two Jin Dynasties and the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Jiaxing was further developed.

, "If you are one year old, you will forget your hunger in several counties."

In the Sui Dynasty, the Jiangnan River was excavated, that is, the Grand Canal from Hangzhou to Zhenjiang via Jiaxing, which brought the benefit of irrigation boats to Jiaxing. In the 10th year of Tianbao (751), Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty analyzed the eastern border of Jiaxing County, Haiyan, Kunshan and other counties to build Huating

county.

There were 27 farms in Jiaxing in the Tang Dynasty. "Three villages in western Zhejiang, Jiahe is the largest." Jiaxing has become an important grain-producing area in southeast China. There is a saying that "a harvest of Jiahe will make Jianghuai prosperous; a loss of Jiahe will make Jianghuai thrifty."

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During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the Wuyue State established the Kaiyuan Prefecture in Jiaxing, which governed the three counties of Jiaxing, Haiyan, and Huating. This was the first state-level government established in Jiaxing.

In the fifth year of Tianfu's reign (940), Emperor Gaozu of the Later Jin Dynasty, Xiuzhou was established in Jiaxing at the request of Qian Yuanguan, King of Wuyue, and controlled the four counties of Jiaxing, Haiyan, Huating and Chongde.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, Xiuzhou was renamed Jiahe County. In the first year of Qingyuan (1195) of Ningzong in the Southern Song Dynasty, the county was promoted to a prefecture, and later it was changed to Jiaxing Army.

In the 13th year of the reign of Emperor Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty (1276), the Jiaxing Army was renamed the Jiaxing Prefecture's Appeasement Department and promoted to the Jiaxing Road General Manager's Office.

During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Jiaxing's economy was relatively developed, and it was known as "the best in terms of craftsmanship and Suzhou and Hangzhou". "It has a rich population and a wealth of goods, making it the most prosperous in western Zhejiang." Ports such as Zhapu, Kanpu, and Qinglong had frequent foreign trade and prosperous shipping.

In the fifth year of Xuande in the Ming Dynasty (1430), the northwest of Jiaxing County was analyzed as Xiushui County, and the northeastern border was analyzed as Jiashan County; Haiyan County was analyzed and Pinghu County was established; Chongde County was analyzed and Tongxiang County was established. Jiaxing Prefecture has seven counties under its jurisdiction, which is called one prefecture and seven counties.

.Since then, the Jiaxing Prefecture and County system has basically not changed.

At that time, based on the development of agriculture and handicrafts, the commodity economy became increasingly prosperous. Cotton and silk were sold north and south, and as far away as overseas. The silk in Wangjiangjing Town, Jiaxing, was known as "the world's clothing and quilts", and Jiashan had "the endless harvest of Xitang yarn".

According to the proverb, Puyuan Town, Tongxiang, produces “ten thousand pieces of silk per day” and is famous far and wide.

"Jiaxing Prefecture Chronicles" written by Hongzhi of the Ming Dynasty records: "Jiaxing is the largest city in western Zhejiang" and "the largest city in the east of the Yangtze River".

It can be said that Jiaxing at this time was second to none in the Jiangnan region in both food and textile industries.

As the prefect of Jiaxing, Tian Fulu made a lot of money!

Thinking about how my father made tens of thousands of taels of silver from having a concubine last night, this money is really comfortable!

However, with the urgent report from the servant, Magistrate Tian's beautiful reverie was also interrupted.

I saw the servant Tian Hong shouting breathlessly: "Young master, it's not good, Tianjiazhuang was occupied by thieves last night, one of my ears was cut off by them, and all the money and food in the village were taken away by the thieves!"

Tian Fulu couldn't believe his ears. Tianjiazhuang was heavily guarded and the servants were well-equipped. Even if the army went to attack, it would probably take a lot of effort. How could it be captured by bandits?

Tian Hong then told the story of how the bandits pretended to be guests and sneaked into Tianjiazhuang.

Tian Fulu was so angry that he was so angry that he asked Tian Hong: "Are you sure there are only more than 200 bandits?"

Tian Hong said: "It is true that there were only about 200 people who sneaked into Zhuangzi for the first time, and their skills were extraordinary. The servants were killed by them as soon as they met."

Seeing that Tian Fulu was still hesitating, Tian Hong said with a cry: "Young master, you have to save me. If it's too late, you're afraid that thieves will massacre the village!"

At this time, the troops in Jiaxing City were not abundant. Tian Xiong led 5,000 green battalions to station in Songjiang. Jiaxing was assigned 1,500 soldiers and horses to assist in the defense of Hangzhou. At this time, there were only 1,500 people in the city.

For a city, this amount of troops is still quite empty, but fortunately Jiaxing is not the front line, and the surrounding areas of Hangzhou and Susong are heavily populated with troops, so there is no need to station heavy troops.

So Tian Fulu summoned Wang Zaixing, the deputy general of Jiaxing, and asked him to gather 1,000 troops and horses, and quickly follow him to Tianjiazhuang to quell the chaos.

He also asked Tian Hong to take two men and quickly go to Jinshan Guard to convey the message, and asked his second brother to also lead troops to support him.

It was broad daylight, and the thieves couldn't do any tricks. His Tian family was the "Heaven" of Jiaxing, and there were actually people who dared to disturb Tai Sui.

They saw martial law in Jiaxing City. Tian Fulu and Wang Zaixing led 1,000 green battalions and rushed to Tianjiazhuang.

Tianjiazhuang is just over half an hour away from Jiaxing City on foot, so there is actually no good ambush location during the day.

Lu Shanhai also gave up his plan to directly ambush the Qing army halfway.

Instead, the men and horses leading the Chongming Battalion slowly followed them behind.

On the other road, Tian Hong was speeding towards Jinshanwei with two soldiers.

Suddenly the horse tripped, Tian Hong fell heavily to the ground, and the two soldiers behind him were killed by bows and arrows.

Tian Hong turned over and was about to draw his sword to resist, when he was pushed to the ground.

The man asked: "Tell me, is it a verbal message or a letter?"

Seeing that Tian Hong remained silent, he immediately slapped Tian Hong twice, making Tian Hong dizzy.

Another person said, "I searched it, but there is no letter."

The man pressing Tian Hong said: "It's the same whether you say it or not, otherwise you think you can escape from the ship smoothly."

After saying that, he killed Tian Hong with one blow.

At this time in Tianjiazhuang, Qian Mo led 300 people from Huang Yu's Shenji Battalion to defend the village.

Zhang Xiaofan led 500 people from the Jingnan Battalion to wait for the opportunity outside the village.

It can be said that at this time, in addition to the 100 people from the Jingnan Camp who had been lurking in Jiaxing City for a long time, and the 300 people from the Taihu Camp who stayed in the village and were responsible for transportation.

At this time, Tian Fulu will face a pincer attack by a total of 1,200 Taihu rebels.

Tian Fulu, who was completely unaware, finally rushed to Tianjiazhuang in a hurry.

Deputy General Wang Zaixing said: "Master Magistrate, this Tianjiazhuang is heavily fortified, and our army has no siege equipment. We may not be able to attack by force."

Tian Fulu said: "Lieutenant General Wang, you lead the brothers to besiege on all sides. There is no need to attack by force, but you must create enough momentum to attract the attention of the bandits. I have my own way to eliminate the bandits."

The Qing soldiers brought some large shields, and under the cover of the large shields, they began to fill in soil on all sides. After all, "the moat is not wide, and it is very shallow."

The shooting effect on Huang Yu's side was relatively poor. The long-range fire cannon could not penetrate the large shield. Only a few Qing soldiers who did not pay attention to cover were hit. After a long fight, they killed and wounded about 10 Qing soldiers in total. The moat was instead blocked by Qing soldiers.

Completely filled in.

Seeing that the bandits were attracted by the frontal attack, Tian Fulu led 200 people secretly to the grove west of Zhuangzi.

Tian Fulu turned on the mechanism and saw an entrance appearing under a pile of dead leaves.

There is actually a secret passage leading to the inside of the village.

Tian Fulu quickly ordered the team to enter the secret passage and enter the village.

Zhang Xiaofan, who was lying in ambush by the woods, felt something was wrong when he saw Tian Fulu leading people into the woods.
To be continued...