Chapter 483 Huangxian, become famous in one battle

In the morning, in Huangxian, Yunfeng Residence.

After Zhang Zhun got up, he ran back and forth in the courtyard for a few laps, did some exercises, and sat in the study. The new day began like this. His morning task was not to fight a war, but to deal with official documents. The previous war had accumulated too much official documents, and he had to take time to deal with it, otherwise the construction in the rear would be delayed.

Yunfengju, who used to cry, has now returned to calm. The annoying cicada sounds have also disappeared, and all that can be heard is the footsteps of the soldiers who are on the alert mission walking back and forth. Zhang Shenyan and Gao Hongtu have left. Zeng Hualong's two children were also taken away by Gao Hongtu and taken back to their hometown in Jiaozhou and given to their family for a good life.

Before leaving Huang County, Zhang Shenyan finally made an important contradictory decision in his life and agreed to be the prefect of Dengzhou Prefecture. After two days of suffering, the old man could not bear the condemnation of his conscience and the temptation of political achievements. He temporarily blurred his hostile stance with Zhang Zhun and decided to use his remaining energy in Dengzhou Prefecture.

In order to avoid some unnecessary trouble, Zhang Zhun suggested sending someone to receive Zhang Shenyan's family from his hometown in Shanxi to settle down from his hometown in Shanxi, and Zhang Shenyan also agreed. In fact, the situation in Shanxi is indeed messy and not very safe. The Tatars almost went south to Taiyuan last time. Who knows when the Tatars invade next time and where they will go? Zhang Shenyan himself did not have any confidence in the combat effectiveness of the Ming army.

Zhang Zhun was definitely satisfied with this.

Zhang Shenyan's thoughts are indeed a bit pedantic and orthodox, and the imperial power is very serious, but his ability to do things and his knowledge and insight are still very strong. What's more rare is that he is righteous and honest, and has won the respect of many people. Such officials are definitely alternative in the eyes of the court. But in Zhang Zhun's eyes, what he needs is such talents. The court cannot tolerate these people, and just squeezes them all to Dengzhou Prefecture. Zhang Zhun has every reason to believe that Dengzhou Prefecture will soon develop under the rule of Zhang Shenyan.

In addition, Zhang Shenyan's role as the prefect of Dengzhou Prefecture has a good demonstration role. That is, he shows that Zhang Zhun cherishes talents very much. As long as you have talent, I will definitely use you. This is a good opportunity for those literati who have not been satisfied with it. The court does not need you, so why don't you try your luck here?

Zhang Zhun believed that having Gao Hongtu and Zhang Shenyan worked under his command would be a great signal of seduction for other scholars and even other wealthy families. If there were still people who reject Laizhou Prefecture at this time, it would only mean that he was a fool.

The most miserable thing about the Tartars entering Dengzhou City this time was the wealthy families who fled to Dengzhou City. According to the usual practice of the Tartars, they were deprived of all their property, then beaten into slaves, making cattle and horses for the Tartars, and never turned over. Some were even killed on the spot. All the living people were sent to Liaodong.

At this time, I believe many people will regret it. If they have the opportunity to make a new choice, they will definitely choose to stay in Laizhou Prefecture and will never go to Dengzhou City to take refuge. This is not refuge at all, it is simply suicide. Is there anything more tragic in the world to become slaves of the Tartars?

If they stayed in Laizhou Prefecture, according to Zhang Zhun's "Juntian Order", as long as the land under their name does not exceed fifty acres, they would not violate the relevant provisions of the "Juntian Order". In other words, they would not be specifically attacked by the Hu Ben Army. Ordinary wealthy families have many people. As long as they are separated, they will not violate this provision at all.

It’s a pity that they are reluctant to let go. The result of being reluctant is that their lives are ruined in vain by the Tatars. Their original fields in Laizhou Prefecture were naturally confiscated by Zhang Zhun and redistributed. There is such a precedent in that other wealthy families will have to consider it carefully when they encounter the arrival of the Hu Ben Army.

Now, there is a fact that cannot be ignored, that is, the Hu Ben Army is showing increasingly powerful combat power. When the Hu Ben Army just emerged, it was able to wipe out the Tatars on Tianheng Island. Then, Zhang Zhun went to Jiangnan, went to Haizhou, and surrounded Jinan. No matter that battle, he showed super combat power. The Hu Ben Army has never lost since its rise. Intuition tells many people that safety is absolutely guaranteed with the Hu Ben Army.

However, to obtain this security guarantee, we must abide by some regulations of the Hu Ben Army, especially the provisions of the "Junior Field Order". This is something that Zhang Zhun will never change. Whether to divide his own fields in exchange for security guarantees, or to continue to hold his own fields and sway in the wind and rain, wait and see, it depends on everyone's choice. Some foresighted people have begun to take root in Laizhou Prefecture.

In fact, with the prosperity of all walks of life in Laizhou Prefecture, they can be business in addition to farming. Laizhou Prefecture has always vigorously encouraged the development of business. Laizhou Prefecture's means to attract businessmen is not tax exemption, but safety. As long as your money is here, as long as your money is legal, it can be protected. In this messy era, nothing is more important than safety. No one is gone, what's the use of asking for money?

There are not many big businesses in Dengzhou City. The richest cities in Shandong used to be named Dengzhou City. Their families have great business and their accumulated wealth is still very abundant. As a result, when the Tartars came, they had nothing, no money, and even their lives were gone. How could such a fate be imagined?

Zhang Zhun's battle in Huang County also spread rapidly throughout Shandong with the departure of Zhang Shenyan and others. News about the Tartars always spread very quickly. Especially the news of victory spreads very quickly. Even some well-informed people in Jiangnan knew that Zhang Zhun blocked the Tartars' attack and caused the Tartars to suffer a great loss.

He annihilated the three Niulu of the Tartars in one breath. Who can do such a record except the Hu Ben Army? Many people thought it was a rumor when they heard such a record. They subconsciously shook their heads and could not believe it. Even Yang Yipeng, the governor of the Cao Transport, was slightly stunned when he heard this news, and then said firmly: "Impossible!"

However, in Shandong, few people questioned such a record. Because many people witnessed the killing of the Tartars in Zhang Zhun. The Tartars on Tianheng Island had been rampant in Shandong for several years, and so many Ming troops had no choice but to deal with him. As a result, when the Hu Ben Army arrived, the heads of these Tartars were placed like hills and accepted the attention of the people. Many people witnessed the hideous heads of the Tartars for the first time at that time.

Zhang Zhun bombarded Nanjing City, which made tens of thousands of defenders in Nanjing City dare not move. He attacked Haizhou City at night and captured thousands of people from Zheng Zhilong Island Group in one go, but none of them escaped. Outside Jinan City, Zhu Dadian's tens of thousands of troops were defeated, and the locals in Shandong were even more familiar with it. Therefore, everyone was not surprised by Huang County's record. With such a fierce "crime", it was certainly not that easy for the Tartars to get a bargain at Zhang Zhun.

With such a comparison, many people couldn't help but be moved by Laizhou Prefecture. Nothing else, Zhang Zhun could even withstand the Tartars, and what other enemies could he not withstand? With the Hu Ben Army, Laizhou Prefecture is the safest place in the country. Don't you see that when the Tartars headed south from the Great Wall, they went deep into the Yellow River. Hundreds of thousands of Ming troops were powerless, and they let the Tartars scatter all of them, and then left in a swagger. Compared with the two, the official army is really uneasy.

When Dongjiang Town surrendered, Governor Denglai surrendered, and the Tartars broke into Nanjing, which shocked the whole country. The prefectures on the east and west sides of Shandong experienced great panic, fearing that the Tartars would immediately advance westward and plunder all parts of Shandong. Jinan Prefecture and Yanzhou Prefecture both needed martial law. Even towns such as Dezhou, Linqing, and Jining also needed martial law to barely control the situation. It can be seen how serious the chaos was at that time.

Fortunately, when everyone thought that the Tartars were about to rage Shandong, the Hu Ben Army trapped thousands of Tartars in Dengzhou City. The Hu Ben Army did not rely on a strong city, but a small Huangxian county town. The Hu Ben Army not only blocked the Tartars' way westward in Huangxian, but also annihilated the three Niulu's Tartars. This ability is simply too terrifying.

Because the military achievements were so outrageous that many people secretly sent their family members and slaves to Huangxian to see what happened. Even Zhu Dadian and several princes secretly sent people to check the truth. As a result, most of these people were arrested by scouts of the Hu Ben Army as spies. After careful examination, they were allowed to leave. After they returned, they naturally wanted to publicize the achievements of the Hu Ben Army, so more and more people knew that the Hu Ben Army were powerful.

In the past, many people were indeed afraid of Zhang Zhun, especially the relevant provisions of the "Juntian Ling". However, in front of the Tartars, the "Juntian Ling" can be put aside for the time being. What needs to be guaranteed even more is the safety of their own lives. As long as they can save their lives and make some adjustments to their own fields according to the "Juntian Ling". Just for this sense of security, it is enough to gain a foothold in the Laizhou Prefecture.

If Zhang Zhun's name was just a rebel before this, then now his name is firmly linked to the Tartars. Well, don't misunderstand that it is not because Zhang Zhun had any collusion with the Tartars, but because Zhang Zhun eliminated many Tartars. People are speculating that Zhang Zhun destroyed three Tartars's Niulu in an instant. Then, how many more Tartars will he destroy next?

It is absolutely no exaggeration to describe the battle in Huangxian as a battle to become famous. In fact, after the news of Zhang Zhun's victory a few days ago spread, there were more people who came to Laizhou Prefecture to buy land and build shops. They were not here to make money at all, but to occupy a foothold. If the situation was bad in the future, they would immediately move to Laizhou Prefecture to obtain the protection of the Hu Ben Army.

To this end, Zhou Yihang also sent a relevant document to ask Zhang Zhun what he meant and whether to curb the actions of these people. In Zhou Yihang's view, these people are completely speculators and may not be really investing in and doing things in Laizhou Prefecture.

"This is a good thing."

“The more you have the better.”

Zhang Zhun personally approved the official document sent by Zhou Monday Airlines.

Laizhou Prefecture welcomes the arrival of these merchants. As long as they operate honestly and pay taxes according to law, the Hu Ben Army welcomes them all. Since you come to Laizhou Prefecture, you must accept 15% of the business tax, which is unquestionable. This commercial tax is your safety policy. Since I have collected your taxes, I will be responsible for ensuring your safety. Things are that simple.

“Huh?”

Zhang Zhun picked up another official document.

The content of this official document is a bit special. It is said that it is special because it involves a very large road construction plan. Wang Mingyu, Liu Hang, Liu Baoyu and others proposed to build a spacious post road in Laizhou Prefecture to connect all the nine counties under its jurisdiction. The initial construction cost of this road is about 200,000 taels of silver.

You should know that the roads in Laizhou Prefecture were relatively bad. Except for Changyi, Weixian and Yexian, other prefectures and counties did not have good road connections at all. For example, the post road from Jimo to Jiaozhou was already in ruins. Apart from walking, even wheelbarrows were difficult to pass. In recent years, Shandong has either natural disasters or man-made disasters. Where can the government have money to build roads?

Zhang Zhun naturally supported such a plan, and the roads and wealth are connected. Using spacious roads to connect all the nine counties in Laizhou Prefecture will help the progress of commodity trade and promote economic development. Of course, we must strongly support it. The cost of 200,000 taels of silver is actually not a lot.

Zhang Zhun was surprised that in this plan, Liu Hang and the others mentioned the concept of road charges. They mean that they were planning to borrow money from some wealthy families, and then gradually return the road charges to them. 200,000 taels of silver, as long as twenty major merchants participate, each of which will pay 10,000 taels of silver, can meet the needs.

Well, Zhang Zhun must admit that this was what he complained about when he discussed government affairs with Liu Hang and others, saying that the world's 140,000 kilometers of toll kilometers and 100,000 kilometers were in China. As a result, Liu Hang and others actually thought of the concept of toll roads. Their minds cannot be said to be smart.

In fact, it is not impossible to build such a road by relying solely on Zhang Zhun's investment. Zhang Zhun can still get 200,000 taels of silver. However, if he can win the support of many big businesses, it would be best to save the 200,000 taels of silver.

What's more, through this road, the interests of twenty major merchants are tied to the chariots of the Hu Ben Army, which is the most important thing. The road charges will take a long time to repay the principal. If you want to charge smoothly, you naturally have to support the Hu Ben Army to the end. In other words, it means supporting me Zhang Zhun to the end. If you are a fence-bearer, you will not blame me Zhang Zhun for being rude. Not only will you cancel your charging permission, you will also have to confiscate your family and exterminate the clan.

Zhang Zhun has always been paying attention to the issue of binding interests. In Zhang Zhun's opinion, benevolence, righteousness, ethics, etiquette, integrity and shame are all lies with their eyes open and they cannot do it. Especially in chaotic times like the late Ming Dynasty, etiquette and law have long collapsed. If you want others to do things with yourself, you can only have common interests.

For example, Zhang Zhun was very relieved about Gao Hongtu. Because Gao Hongtu’s interests in private salt were consistent with himself. After Zhang Shenyan came, Zhang Zhun also had to give Zhang Shenyan’s family some benefits. Zhang Shenyan was honest and earned some money and subsidized for his livelihood. Small favors and favors are sometimes quite effective.

"approve!"

After pondering for a while, Zhang Zhun waved his pen and wrote two words casually.

It is not easy to find twenty big merchants, but it is even more difficult to convince these big merchants to be moved. Whether this toll road can be built depends on Liu Hang and the others. Zhang Zhun estimated that the difficulty of this work will not be small. The richer the person is, the more money the slaves are. If you want to pay out from their pockets, you can't use force. How easy it is? Ten thousand taels of silver, it's not too much or too little, but it still needs to be carefully considered.

"agree."

"Ask again."

“Negotiable.”

"Zhang Zhun."

In the morning, Zhang Zhun was busy processing official documents. Most official documents need to be approved by these words. The so-called practice makes perfect. After processing countless official documents, Zhang Zhun found that his words were becoming more and more elegant. Even if the young master Xue Ningying arrived, he would probably say it was good.

After finishing all the last official documents, Zhang Zhun leaned back to the back of the chair, breathed a sigh of relief comfortably, and then subconsciously looked at the teacup. The teacup was empty. Only then did he remember that Shen Lingfei had left. If Shen Lingfei was there, his teacup would have been hot all the time, and the concentration of the tea was just right.

Shen Lingfei stayed in Yunfengju for two days, and described the birth situation to him. Zhang Zhun could not go back to Ziyuan, so he naturally liked to listen. While listening, he asked this and that happily. At this time, Shen Lingfei was like a little girl, changing water and tea leaves for his tea cup on time. Shen Lingfei stayed in Yunfengju for two days and then served Zhang Zhun for two days. After two days, Zhang Zhun actually became accustomed to it.

In the past, before Shen Lingfei arrived, the guards around Zhang Zhun did not have such consciousness. Governor, you should drink tea, do it yourself, or you can hire a special servant. There is boiling water, tea leaves, but tea is not available. Now after Shen Lingfei left, everything naturally returned to its original appearance.

Zhang Zhun stood up, made a cup of tea himself, and then stood at the door of the eaves, staring silently at the sky to the east. Every day when he had nothing to do, he would stand here, mainly listening to the movement outside. He was waiting for the Tartars to go out.

Four days passed, and the Tartars in Dengzhou City did not move at all. The news from the three cavalry battalions did not gain anything. All the Tartars were huddled in Dengzhou City and did not come out at all.

However, no one in Huangxian dared to relax his vigilance. On the contrary, everyone was more vigilant and had more preparation skills. Everyone knew that the Tartars were very cruel. After being annihilated three Niulu, the Tatars' revenge would definitely be very crazy. The more sufficient the Tartars' preparation skills were, the more fierce they were when they attacked. If the Tiger Army did not have enough preparations, they might suffer a loss.

The Tartars were preparing for the time being, so of course the Hu Ben Army could not be idle. Zhang Zhun had already sent a command that all troops had to prepare a large number of explosive packs. Experience shows that when the Tartars attacked the city, they liked to use the sea of ​​people tactics very much. In the past, they were like this when they siege the city in western Liaoning. The same was true when they invaded twice. For example, when they attacked Zunhua, the Tartars flocked to the ground.

In dealing with the human sea tactics, explosive packs are of course the best weapon. Ignite the fuse, then throw them from the top of the city, and a rumbling sound, killing a piece. There is no need for shrapnel in the explosive pack, just pure explosives. No matter how strong the armor on the Tartars is or how hard the shield is, there is only a death penalty under the shock wave of the explosion.

However, the equivalent of the explosive pack should not be too large. Otherwise, the explosive pack would rumbling, and the city walls of Huangxian would collapse, making the Tartars cheaper. Therefore, Zhang Zhun set a standard, that is, each explosive pack would only contain five kilograms of black explosives, and no more were allowed to be filled.

Through the test, the five-pound explosive pack will not have a destructive impact on the city wall, and will not hurt the Hu Ben Army on the top of the city when it explodes, but it will definitely be a disaster for the Tartars under the city wall. After a loud bang, it will be five feet in a radius, so no one will be standing. Such ladders, wood and other things will be blown away directly.

According to Zhang Zhun's order, the black gunpowder from the rear was continuously transported to Huangxian. These black gunpowder were all preserved in deep cellars. The civilians brought by Mao Shunjiang, Chen Guoxi, Shi Zhenshan and others were constantly building houses and digging cellars these days. Sometimes, the soldiers of the Tiger Army even went up to help.

In the afternoon, Zhang Zhun came to the banquet hall of Yunfengju.

In order to retire in the future, the Fan family invited bureaucrats from all walks of life to build a large banquet hall on the left side of Yunfengju. This banquet hall is quite spacious and can accommodate more than 500 people. After Zhang Zhun entered Yunfengju, he happened to use this place as a place for the conference. In the past three afternoons, officers at all levels of the Hu Ben Army held a meeting here.

Before Zhang Zhun arrived, officers at all levels of the Hu Ben Army, except those who had combat missions, had already been waiting here. Before the Tartars arrived, Zhang Zhun had to seize the time to convene all officers with team commanders or above to hold a common sense popularization meeting.

The common sense he wants to popularize is of course about the Tartars. The future battle of the Hu Ben Army is mainly to eliminate the Tartars. The Tartars are also the most powerful opponent of the Hu Ben Army so far. It is very necessary to instill as much common sense as possible into the minds of every officer.

"Some people say that the Tartars are nomadic people, which is wrong. The Tartars are actually fishing and hunting people. The original ancestor of the Tartars was slowly expanding to the plains of Liaodong in the Baishan and Black Water. During the long-term hunting process, the Tartars practiced good archery skills, which is beyond doubt. In a few books, within a distance of twenty feet, do not question the Tartars' archery skills, otherwise they will die miserably."

"The Tartars' riding and shooting accounted for only about 30% of the population. The other 70% of the population do not know how to riding and shooting. However, since the people who came out to fight were mainly these 30%, we feel that the Tartars seemed to be very good at riding and shooting. In fact, every time the Tartars started to develop, the main force was still infantry."

"The infantry of the Tartars rides on horseback. Every Tartar has horses. After they arrive at the battlefield, they may dismount and fight. Therefore, when calculating the speed of the Tartars' march, we must pay attention to this. The Tartars are good at long-distance raids, which is also something we should pay attention to. The Tartars crossed the Great Wall twice to the south is a typical example of long-distance raids. They are unable to defend themselves and caught off guard by the official army."

"Those who are good at riding and shooting are always Mongolians. The Mongols are a great helper for the Tartars, and we can call them Mongolians. Originally, the Mongols could be our helper, but unfortunately, the court did not pay attention to it and eventually pushed the Mongols to the Jianlu. What I mean, if we have the chance in the future, we still have to fight for the Mongols and make them the opponents of Jianlu."

"Some people say that the Tartars do not pay attention to firearms, which is wrong. The Tartars attach great importance to artillery. When Kong Youde surrendered to the Tartars, Huang Taiji personally went outside the city of Chenyang to greet him and hugged him cordially. This moved Kong Youde very much, so he gave all the red cannons and related technical information to the Tartars. Based on these information, the Tartars built more red cannons. We must admit that before our red cannons came out, our flying dragon cannons were not the opponent of the red cannons for the time being."

The contents mentioned by Zhang Zhun were summarized by himself based on the knowledge of later generations. The main purpose of the teaching was to correct the understanding of the Tartars by the Hu Ben Army. At that time, there were two extreme views on the Tartars in the court. One was that the Tartars were invincible and did not dare to fight with the Tartars. The other was that the Tartars were nothing great, but the Ming army itself was too bad and could not fight.

Don’t blindly enhance the combat effectiveness of the Tartars, but don’t underestimate the Tartars. This is what Zhang Zhun wants to instill. At that time, the Eight Banners were definitely the first-class strong team. However, this strong team was not impossible to defeat. The key is that their own kung fu must be strong.

Because there was a lot of common sense of Tartars involved, Zhang Zhun did not finish the talk that afternoon, so he continued in the evening. He did not come back to rest until late at night. The next morning, Zhang Zhun had just woken up and received news that the Tartars were dispatched.

On the front line of Huang County, I didn't stop and rode my horse by at night, and shouted loudly: "The Tartars in Dengzhou City are out!"
Chapter completed!