A large pile of gold was placed in front of them, and anyone who saw it would be tempted. Seeing that those who threw gold bars left and never returned, the defenders on the top of the Nanjing city were eager to open the door and leave the city to move the gold. They were just afraid that they would encounter an ambush when they left the city.
So I never dared to open the door, but my heart was always itchy and uncomfortable.
The gold sat there like this for a long time without being touched. As it was getting late, the defenders on the city began to take chances. Some soldiers who wanted money at the risk of their lives began to whisper to each other, and they all wanted to sneak out of the city to get the gold.
No, after a series of connections, more than a dozen sergeants put down their hanging ropes, ran down the city wall like apes, and then rushed towards the pile of gold like hungry wolves.
On a hill a few hundred meters away, Fang Zhongzhe was hiding in the grass with a few others. Watching this scene in the dusk, the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up.
"Mr. Fang, do you want to snipe?" A man holding a sniper rifle asked in a low voice.
"No, these people are just soldiers and not worth killing. If they want gold, let them move it." Fang Zhongzhe said nonchalantly, as if what was being moved was not a pile of gold but a pile of sand.
"Mr. Fang, do you really want them to move away? Well, that's more than a thousand taels of gold." Another man asked reluctantly.
"It's okay, they are just porters. Gold is just a currency, and its value can only be reflected through commodity exchange. If we surround the city, they will not be able to get out of the city at all. No matter how much gold we have, it will be useless." Fang Zhongzhe
Shrugging, as a person who does big things, he really doesn't take this gold seriously.
"That's true. I just let them pass by. They won't have to spit it out when they get to the city." Another man laughed softly.
"Actually, it doesn't matter whether the gold can be brought back or not, they have already served their purpose." Fang Zhongzhe sneered and said: "People die for wealth and birds die for food. This pile of gold entering the city will only accelerate the destruction of Nanjing.
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The reason why Fang Zhongzhe said this was not because of overconfidence, but because he had an insight into politics and people's hearts. The gold was moved into the city by these sergeants. Neither the emperor nor the general in the city would let these sergeants
Possess this gold. Once the imperial court seizes the gold of these sergeants, it will inevitably cause the sergeants to become disloyal.
Two peaches kill three soldiers. This is the trick. The gold is like Pandora's box.
"Let's go, I'll be fine tonight. Go back and let the brothers have a good rest and prepare for the big battle." Fang Zhongzhe retreated from the hillside, and his followers hurriedly followed.
In fact, in the eyes of these followers, Fang Zhongzhe is simply the embodiment of wisdom. He is so wise that he is almost a monster. Since the uprising, he has won almost every battle, and every time he has defeated more with less. In addition, Fang Zhongzhe always wins with less.
His subordinates treated him like brothers and were always willing to take the lead in the charge during battles, which also made his subordinates admire him even more.
These qualities in Fang Zhongzhe are not only similar to Wan Lei, but also learned from Wan Lei's autobiography "A Dream of Great China". It can almost be said that he is second to Wan Lei. But this is indeed effective, especially in dealing with the relationship with his subordinates.
In the above, Fang Zhongzhe can maintain a close cooperative relationship with all his subordinates, and the rebel army is also very united.
In fact, the reason why the rebels were able to unite was not only because of Fang Zhongzhe's personal qualities, but also because Fang Zhongzhe put forward a clear mission, which was to overthrow the monarchy and establish a free and equal society. Of course, Fang Zhongzhe did not write a blank check, but also
He provided benefits and promised to allocate land to the soldiers after overthrowing the monarchy. Anyone who participated in the rebel army would be allocated land according to their merits. Each person should be at least 1,000 acres, and all of them would be good land with fertile water and soil.
Land can be divided, and this article has the most agitating effect. You must know that under the rule of the Nanming Empire, Nanzhou still followed the old ruling policy. Not only did the land belong to the emperor, but the people also belonged to the emperor. The people not only had to pay the imperial grain and land tax
, but also have to perform corvées on a per capita basis, and even endure exploitation by corrupt officials. This is really too much.
The rebels were united, but things were different in the city of Nanjing. Although there were tens of thousands of people in Nanjing, they did not share the same hatred of the enemy. The common people even hated the government troops more than they were afraid of the rebels, because the government troops forcibly dragged them into the city.
, have not been properly resettled, and many ordinary people are sleeping on the streets without even a place to protect themselves from the wind and rain.
The people were suffering from hunger and cold, so the imperial court not only refused to provide relief, but also took this opportunity to recruit young men. Only those families who had young men to help defend the city were given food. Those who refused to take the initiative to provide young men would be forced to do so and no relief would be provided.
Not only were the refugees who were forcibly moved into the city miserable, but the residents in the city were not much better off. Jin Yiwei took the so-called driving stickers and kept knocking on the doors of wealthy businessmen and wealthy families, either asking for food or money. If
If he doesn't give it, he will just take the rope and kidnap the owner of the house, and let the family members pay for the ransom before releasing him.
As a result, the entire city of Nanjing fell into panic, and the people dared to get angry but did not dare to speak out. Under high-pressure rule, the city of Nanjing was like a tinderbox. As long as there was a spark, it might cause a big explosion.
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Zhu Yunwen also knew that sooner or later the people in the city would be forced to rebel if he continued like this, but he had no other better choice. He just wanted to defeat the rebels outside the city as soon as possible and consolidate his authority.
In fact, Zhu Yunwen has a gambler's mentality. The reason for this is that he is not willing to take a step back. Not only is he unwilling to give up his imperial power, but also a group of privileged people headed by him do not want to give up their privileges. Therefore, they can only coerce the people.
Use the lives of countless people to gamble on this.
The bet won, and their power became tighter. However, they did not think about it, nor did they want to think about the consequences of losing the bet. They were driven out of the Central Plains ten years ago, and if they were kicked out again this time, they would really have nowhere to go.
But they were gone, and they were not sure that the rebels in front of them would be as tolerant and generous as Wan Lei before, and would leave a way for them to survive.
In order not to be driven out and killed, Zhu Yunwen could be said to have tried his best. He ordered the Jin Yiwei to plunder people's wealth wantonly in order to import a batch of powerful guns from the Republic of China to strengthen the military force. Although General Xu Qin
It meant that the gun was not for sale, but Zhu Yunwen still thought that Xu Qin wanted to take the opportunity to ask for more money.
As long as he retains his power, he can make money again after losing money. Zhu Yunwen sold iron to buy a gun. When the Jin Yiwei heard that someone had brought back a batch of gold from outside the city, there was no reason to let it go. No, those sergeants who went out of the city to make money just
As soon as he returned to the city, he was directly captured by the Jin Yiwei, and the gold was naturally taken away.
The gold they had risked their lives had been forcibly taken away. The sergeants were naturally dissatisfied and yelled and cursed loudly, attracting a large number of onlookers. These people were bullied severely by the Jin Yiwei. They instinctively hated the Jin Yiwei and started making noises.
, showing solidarity with those sergeants.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the Jin Yiwei immediately blocked the mouths of the unlucky soldiers with cloths and dragged them away. Several Jin Yiwei showed their knives. The people took pictures of the power of the Jin Yiwei and retreated one after another, but violence can scare the people away.
, but public opinion could not be suppressed, and the news of the gold being stolen spread throughout the city like the wind. The anger of the soldiers and civilians in the city soared again, almost reaching the critical point.