Even if people were superstitious, they would not think that Zhao Han had lost his virtue, but that Emperor Chongzhen had lost his destiny.
Hungry people from Zhejiang Province have appeared in Guangxin Prefecture, and they have entered Yushan, Guangfeng, and Qianshan counties along the trade road. They can't even wait for the summer grain harvest, because there is no summer grain in Zhejiang, and they have long switched to various cash crops.
Last year there was a natural disaster in Zhejiang, but this year it was mostly man-made disasters. Chongzhen was too hasty in urging taxes, and local officials simply robbed them openly.
The prefect of Guangxin was frightened, fearing that too many hungry people would lead to a civil uprising sooner or later. So he called on the gentry to contribute money and grain, and at the same time recruited local braves to drive these hungry people back to Zhejiang by force!
In addition, Guangdong exploded.
Shen Youlong quelled the civil unrest in Guangdong last year and is continuing to suppress bandits in Guangxi. However, last year, most of Guangdong was hit by drought, and this year, most of Guangdong is hit by drought again.
The peasant uprising in Guangdong revived in April and quickly swept through several places. These variables were all brought about by Zhao Han. Without him defeating the government and the army several times, there would not have been so many peasant uprisings in the surrounding area. The governor quickly pacified the situation.
Ji'an Prefecture.
Zhao Han said goodbye to his wife and little sister, and then boarded the warship. He wanted to personally appease the Hakka people in the southern Jiangxi area.
In the mountainous areas surrounding Ganzhou City, Chen Maosheng's missionary work has made great progress. Due to the economic blockade and internal divisions, more and more mountain people are willing to settle down and pay taxes, but farmers' associations still cannot be established.
These Hakka people are inherently united and help each other based on geographical and kinship ties, so the peasant association seems to have become a redundant thing.
However, their teamwork and mutual assistance pattern is too small, and even Hakkas from different regions will engage in martial arts because of their interests. This spring alone, due to drought and competition for water, there have been several instances of Hakkas, and conflicts between Hakkas have led to two More than ten people died.
The most serious incident involved more than 3,000 people from both sides fighting!
Zhao Yan admired the magnificent scenery on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and soon took a boat to Ganzhou City.
Fei Ruhe, Chen Maosheng, Liu Anfeng and others led the generals and officials out of the city to greet him. Liu Huan, the former prefect of Ganzhou in the Ming Dynasty, had made meritorious deeds because of his cooperation with Chen Maosheng. In view of the complex situation in the southern Gansu region, he was specially promoted to be the governor of Ganzhou. Know.
"Greetings to the chief!" Everyone bowed in unison.
Zhao Han cupped his fists and returned the greeting: "Thank you for your hard work, no need to be polite."
Walking up to Fei Ruhe, Zhao Han smiled and said, "You have lost weight again and you look more energetic."
"If you keep fighting, can you not lose weight?" Fei Ruhe chuckled.
Fei Ruhe has really been fighting during this period. One is to suppress the bandits in the mountains, and the other is to fight the peasant army in the counties of southern Jiangxi.
These peasant armies have different situations.
Some are willing to join Zhao Han, while others insist on autonomy. And no matter which kind, they are not very cooperative in the work, and they have to be subdued to become honest.
So far, the army under Fei Ruhe has occupied seven cities: Ganzhou, Shangyou, Dayu, Nankang, Xingguo, Yudu, Ningdu, and Xinfeng, completely opening up the connecting route between Jiangxi and Guangdong. At the same time, five hundred soldiers are stationed at Mei. Pass, containing the strategic location between the two provinces.
However, only Gan County, Xingguo, and Yudu counties have successfully completed the work of dividing the fields, and other places must continue to work hard.
Zhao Han patted Chen Maosheng on the shoulder again and said, "You have worked hard too."
"It's not hard." Chen Maosheng stood up straight.
Chen Maosheng's wife Yang Chun'e was standing next to him at this time, and she still had a big belly.
Zhao Han smiled and said: "Congratulations, congratulations!"
The couple also laughed. They originally planned to adopt a child, but they didn't expect Yang Chun'e to be pregnant.
Zhao Han went to talk to Liu Anfeng and Liu Huan again, and while talking, he walked into the city gate.
As an official of the Ming Dynasty who surrendered, Liu Huan was just out of luck and was directly appointed as the magistrate of Ganzhou Prefecture. He was surprised by Zhao Han's youth and responded carefully along the way. He found that the lord really had no airs, so he relaxed
Come down.
Along the way, people came to watch, wanting to see what King Zhao Tian looked like, but Zhao Han did not disappoint them.
Temporarily moved into the government office, all other officials dispersed, leaving only a few main persons in charge.
Fei Ruhe first reported: "If Chongyi County is captured again, the entire Nan'an Prefecture will be defeated. There are no rebels there. The Ming Dynasty government is inside the city, and Hakkas are everywhere outside the city. The whole county is poor and surrounded by mountains.
There are only a few river valleys that are relatively fertile. To be honest, occupying those areas would be a burden and would not be helpful in fighting the war."
"No matter how poor we are, we must win it," Zhao Han said. "When the other three counties of Nan'an Prefecture have completed the land distribution and the farmers' association has consolidated, they will go and occupy Chongyi County. Where is Ganzhou Prefecture?"
Fei Ruhe said: "We just captured Xinfeng County last month. In the three counties of Longnan, Quannan and Dingnan, there is a field soldier leader named Guo Quan, and there are more than ten leaders of large and small field soldiers. They were originally willing to surrender, but I heard that
We had to divide the fields, and the acres could not be sublet, so we occupied three counties and resisted."
Zhao Han laughed and said: "This is because I rebelled and became a landlord, so I don't want to spit out the land I grabbed."
"The situation in Ruijin, Huichang, Changning, Anyuan and Shicheng counties is similar. The leaders of the field soldiers are unwilling to divide their land," Fei Ruhe continued, "These leaders of the field soldiers are all short-sighted people. They do not want to share their land with each other.
To attack and conquer territory means to unite and resist the government. In the past, we resisted the Ming Dynasty, but now we resist us."
Zhao Han concluded: "They rebelled only to become big landowners."
"Yes, that's it!" Fei Ruhe clapped his hands.
Chen Maosheng interjected: "What these leaders of the field soldiers are doing is beneficial to us. They used to resist the government and hate the landlords, but now they have become big landlords, and their exploitation of the small people has not diminished at all, and they have even gone beyond that.
The fields are connected to each other, there are hordes of slaves, and there are many concubines, and the people in the counties have long hated them. Once our army arrives, the missionary and peasant association work will definitely go very smoothly!"
"How are the drought relief efforts going?" Zhao Han asked again.
Liu Anfeng, the prefect of Ganzhou, said: "The most serious drought is deep in the mountains, but the farmers' association cannot spread in the mountains. Those Hakka people are in trouble because they are fighting for water. Sometimes there are fights in neighboring villages, sometimes in neighboring counties, and they often get into trouble.
Hundreds of people, or even thousands of people. The government tried to persuade them to no avail. They always thought that we were favoring one side. They also invited some mountain people to negotiate, but they were not convinced. They also threatened that only Mr. Zhao would come to negotiate in person, and they would arrive
Only then will you be convinced.”
"I'm here, aren't I?" Zhao Han said with a smile.
Liu Anfeng said: "After the main town decided to patrol south, I sent people to invite the leading figures from various places. There were Hakka leaders and Jiangxi gentry. I called them all together to talk. From nearby, more than a dozen people have come one after another.
They should be available by the end of this month."
"very good!"
Zhao Han said to everyone: "The decision of the General Military Office is to occupy the entire southern Jiangxi Province within this year. The Nanchang Prefecture, Fuzhou Prefecture, Ruizhou Prefecture, and the Peasants' Association in the north must also be captured this year."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was happy.
The Southern Gan area is the collective name of Nan'an Prefecture and Ganzhou Prefecture.
The combined area of the two prefectures is very large, accounting for a quarter of the entire Jiangxi. However, most places are very poor. During the more than 200 years of the Ming Dynasty, the area has never been truly stable for a few years.
Zhao Han couldn't wait any longer. There has never been a rebel rebel since ancient times. They have been rebelling for several years and still have such a small amount of territory.
The foundation of governance is solid, but the expansion speed is too slow.
Now it is the tenth year of Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty has entered the countdown, and there is not much time left for Zhao Han to waste time.
However, the development situation is very gratifying. Although the territory and army have not increased much, the reserve staff, missionary officers and the backbone of the peasant association have shown a exponential growth trend.
It can be said that the officials and soldiers are impatient and even want to break up with the court. Because only by fighting can the soldiers continue to make meritorious deeds. Because only by fighting can the territory be expanded rapidly, a large number of reserve officials can be regularized, and the official officials can continue to serve
promotion.
The Ming court was afraid of war, but Zhao Han was looking forward to war from top to bottom.
Zhao Han said to Fei Ruhe: "The Military Academy has made adjustments again. The North Academy has jurisdiction over Ji'an, Yuanzhou, and Linjiang Prefectures, and the South Academy has jurisdiction over Nankang and Ganzhou Prefectures."
"Haha, no problem, I will listen to the General Military Office!"
Fei Ruhe's real power seems to have become smaller, and the territory under his jurisdiction has become poorer, but this is not a disguised suppression.
Because there is no war in the north, the war in the southern Jiangxi region must continue.
The future development strategy is also to send troops from southern Jiangxi to capture Fujian and Guangdong. This is the real reuse!
As for the Military North Institute in charge of Huang Yao, most likely they will attack in the direction of Huguang in the future.
Moreover, in order to balance the northern and southern war zones and prevent the soldiers of the Northern Academy from feeling left out, the time to send troops to Huguang must be advanced. In the past, these practical issues were not considered when formulating strategies, but now they must be put on the agenda.
After discussions between Zhao Han, Pang Chunlai and Li Banghua, they have made a detailed plan
In the eleventh year of Chongzhen's reign, the entire Jiangxi province must be under actual control because the soldiers and officials could not wait any longer.
In the twelfth year of Chongzhen's reign, they broke up with the imperial court. At that time, the troops from the North Campus marched westward to the south of Huguang, and the troops from the South Campus marched southward to Guangdong, connecting Jiangxi, Hunan, and Guangdong.
Of course, this is a rough plan and the details will have to be adjusted according to the current situation.
After hearing Zhao Han's words, Fei Ruhe was full of fighting spirit. A few days later, he went to fight against Huichang, and brought with him 500 musketry soldiers and 21 Fran machine guns!
Song Yingxing has made more than 700 firecrackers, of which 500 were allocated to Fei Ruhe, and the remaining 200 were left in the north.
Although the Southern Jiangxi region is poor and has many mountains, most cities are built along rivers, so as long as there is a navy, troops can be quickly transported to attack.
Follow the Gongshui River and go straight to Huichang County, where you will find another confluence of three rivers.
After Fei Ruhe surrounded the county town, he waited for the siege to call for reinforcements. It was almost impossible to attack by force, and even if he captured it, he would definitely suffer heavy losses.
These southern Jiangxi peasant armies have become stupid and will not go into the mountains easily. This is because the leaders of the field soldiers have now become big landowners, and they are reluctant to part with their own properties.
Still doing the same thing, Fei Ruhe led troops to besiege the city. The missionary group and the backbone of the peasant association immediately developed a peasant association outside the city and organized land distribution.
A fresh trick that can be eaten all over the world.
(At the end of the chapter, there is Chongzhen’s ten-year development plan. The picture shows the actual control territory this year. Some of them only occupy the city, and some only occupy the countryside. If you can’t see it, refresh it.)