Yang Guanji, the magistrate of Changsha, is supervising the construction of Wengcheng. Changsha used to have Wengcheng, but there were only four gates. Now several more have been added.
Facing Jiangxi bandits, city defenses must be strengthened!
"Ji Chang," Wang Qisheng, the prefect, walked quickly and said with a serious face, "Zhao thieves in Jiangxi have sent troops to attack Huguang. Liling fell and Liuyang was besieged."
Liling County and Liuyang County are both under the jurisdiction of Changsha Prefecture and are the east gate of Changsha.
Yang Guanji asked: "What is the governor of southern Hunan doing?"
"In Yuezhou, Changde and Changde raised money and grain and called on the gentry to organize group training," Wang Qisheng said. "Governor Wang asked the Changsha gentry to also organize group training, so I left this matter to Chief Ji. As for supervising the construction of Wengcheng, let other people do it. Can."
Yang Guanji sighed in his heart, cupped his fists and said, "Do your best."
After handing over the affairs of the Wengcheng construction site, Yang Guanji immediately left the city and went to the countryside to connect with the gentry and wealthy families. To be honest, he wanted to become a thief at the moment.
Wang Qisheng, the prefect of Changsha, and Yang Guanji, the magistrate of Changsha, were actually Jinshi in the same field.
Yang Guanji's family was poor since he was a child. Whenever there was a shortage of food at home, his mother would take him to his grandfather's house for food. He suffered discrimination from his aunt and cousins since he was a child. However, he studied very hard and passed the Jinshi examination at a young age. Unfortunately, he had no money to bribe. Officials of the Ministry of Personnel.
A dignified Jinshi, he was originally appointed as the magistrate of Rugao County. As soon as he took up his post in Rugao, he was inexplicably demoted to the governor of Guangxin Prefecture.
He did not offend anyone, did not have time to speak or do anything, so he was demoted from the seventh-rank magistrate to the ninth-rank magistrate. There is only one possibility. The position of Rugao magistrate was bought at a high price, and he, a genuine Jinshi, must give way. .
After all the hard work and transfers several times, he is still a seventh-grade county magistrate, while his fellow Jinshi scholar is already a magistrate.
Yang Guanji did all the hard work, but the credit belongs to others.
Yang Guanji went straight to Shaping Village to meet with the gentry Tao. The locals called it "Tao Rotten Valley", which means that the Tao family had so much rice that it rotted in the barn. The number of slaves the family raised and the tenants who farmed for them totaled tens of thousands. There are so many people.
The family is having a funeral. The patriarch, Tao Tianrong, has just passed away.
Yang Guanji went to express his condolences. He was a poor man and could not afford expensive gifts, so he simply went to the mourning hall to offer incense with empty hands.
That night, he called brothers Tao Bangxian and Tao Bangyong out of the mourning hall to discuss organizing team training.
Before he opened his mouth, Tao Bangxian said: "Your Majesty, the Tao family has donated a thousand taels of silver to build the Urn City in Changsha. The imperial court has increased the allocation several times, and the Tao family has also allocated the heaviest amount. Is it possible that the Tao family will be asked to contribute money again?"
"No, no," Yang Guanji felt a little embarrassed, "Your Majesty has decreed that the squires can organize regiment training. They only need to report to the prefect, and then they can recruit troops and suppress the thieves themselves."
Tao Bangyong immediately refused: "The Tao family only knows how to read and not fight."
Yang Guanji persuaded: "The Zhao bandit in Jiangxi has captured Liling, surrounded Liuyang, and will soon reach Fucheng. This bandit wants to divide the land of a large family, and the Tao family's tens of thousands of acres of land are in danger!"
Tao Bangxian held up his hands and said, "Please come back, my lord, the Tao family will not recruit troops to fight!"
Tao Bangyong also stood up and bowed. The two brothers stopped talking and returned to the mourning hall to keep vigil for their father.
"well!"
Yang Guanji shook his head helplessly and could only give up, and went to find other big investors the next day.
The Tao brothers secretly discussed joining the thieves. They had eight sons in total and several daughters. The two unmarried daughters could be married to officials under the Zhao thief. The eight sons, as long as they were adults, could You can send him to Zhao Thief to serve as an official.
As for the tens of thousands of acres of land at home, you can divide it as long as you can save your life.
Why is it so neat and tidy?
Because during the Wanli period alone, more than 20 peasant uprisings broke out in southern Hunan. As long as the peasant army reached Changsha, they would definitely attack the Tao family.
In the entire Tao family, by the early years of the Apocalypse, all the men were killed and only four descendants were left. After many wars, the Tao family's more than 100,000 acres of land now only have a few tens of thousands acres left.
The Tao family is already afraid of being killed and is extremely sensitive to disturbances.
Now, the number of males in the family has multiplied to ten. If they are slaughtered again, it is very likely that the family will be exterminated. It is necessary to find a strong backer.
They sent people to Jiangxi last year to observe Zhao Han's policy towards the rich families. The situation made them very happy. The Zhao thieves in Jiangxi only wanted farmland, not to mention grabbing money and killing people, and they would not even rob the grain in the warehouse.
"Father, uncle," Tao Aizhi, the eldest son of the eldest son, said, "Since you have decided to join Mr. Zhao, why not take the opportunity to make great achievements?"
Tao Bangxian asked: "How to make meritorious service?"
Tao Aizhi said: "In that county magistrate, the Tao family will pay for team training. When the time comes, we can lead the troops to fight back!"
Tao Aizhi was born in the early years of Tianqi. At that time, there were only four grandsons left in the Tao family. He was the only child of the new generation. Therefore, he was named "Aizhi". He was trained strictly since childhood, hired famous teachers to teach, and was sent to Yuelu.
Studying in the academy. Although he is only eighteen years old this year, he is knowledgeable and has a lot of strategies.
Tao Bangxian and Tao Bangyong looked at each other, but they were still frightened, especially afraid of war.
Tao Bangyong said: "The war is dangerous and you should avoid it if you can. Why not just wait at home to divide the fields. The most important thing for now is that you brothers should take more concubines and have children so that the Tao family can prosper."
Tao Aizhi said angrily: "Uncle, my nephew is only eighteen years old. The second brother, the third brother are sixteen years old, and the fourth brother is only fifteen years old. How can a handsome young man be obsessed with a woman when he is just making great achievements?"
Tao Bangxian's expression was a little frightened, and he sighed: "You are too young to know the dangers of war. A few decades ago, there were more than two hundred men in the Tao family. In your great-grandfather's generation alone, there were thirteen brothers. Your grandfather's
In the same generation, there were eleven brothers from the same clan. But there were civil turmoils and countless killings. My father saw all my uncles killed before his eyes. The female relatives in the family were often insulted and even tortured to death!"
Tao Bangyong also said: "The most dangerous time, the thieves came too quickly. My mother and I jumped into the cesspool and soaked in the excrement for a whole day, with maggots crawling all over our bodies, and we escaped in the middle of the night."
Tao Aizhi had never experienced that, and he was young and energetic, so he said categorically: "Father, uncle, why do the Tao family suffer so many misfortunes? It's all because of the corruption of the court and the government forcing the people to rebel, resulting in civil unrest. Now Mr. Zhao has launched an army and Jiangxi
Great rule has been achieved, and no civil strife has been heard of again. This is the hero who calmed down the troubled times. Since our Tao family is determined to join us, we should not only donate our land, but also take the opportunity to make great achievements. In public affairs, we can make a living for the people; in private, we can do it.
Make my Tao family rich again! How can we miss such a good opportunity? A man born in troubled times, should he still live an ignoble existence and enjoy himself at home with his wife all day long?"
"boom!"
The door was pushed open and three teenagers walked in.
But it was Tao Bangxian's second son Tao Jinzhi, Tao Bangyong's eldest son Tao Yunfeng, and his second son Tao Aifeng. The youngest was only fifteen years old.
"Ask father and uncle to recruit troops!"
The three teenagers all knelt down.
Tao Aizhi also knelt down: "Please ask father and uncle to recruit troops!"
The two brothers were worried and happy at the same time. They were worried that war would lead to disaster, but they were happy that their sons all had great ambitions.
A few days later, the Tao family sent people to report to the city. The prefect and county magistrate were very surprised. In ten months, the Tao family recruited more than 4,000 troops, led by the four brothers Tao Aizhi, Tao Zhenzhi, Tao Yunfeng and Tao Aifeng.
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Liuyang.
Li Zheng was extremely depressed at this time. He sent four troops to southern Hunan. Huang Yao captured Liling, Liu Zhu captured Chaling, and Zhang Tieniu captured Ling County. Only he was blocked at Liuyang City.
Although Feng Zuwang, the magistrate of Liuyang County, has been promoted to a different place, his rural bravery is still there. Although the new county magistrate has no ability, he also knows how to delegate power and leaves the rural bravery to Wang Hui to lead.
Wang Hui held the city and could not get out. He prepared hot oil, gold juice, rolling logs, and falling rocks to defend Liuyang County impeccably.
There is no way to attack!
The former county magistrate Feng Zuwang not only organized and trained rural warriors, but also repaired and strengthened the county seat.
This Feng Zuwang, if he doesn't follow his father Feng Menglong's example in writing novels, why is he here to get involved in military affairs?
Li Zheng looked at the city helplessly and could only hope to besiege the city for reinforcements, but Changsha did not send reinforcements.
"The top priority is to attack the city, and the bottom priority is to attack the heart." Xiao Zongxian reminded.
Li Zheng asked: "How to attack the heart?"
Xiao Zongxian said: "The missionaries and farmers' associations were ordered to allocate fields to the brave family members in the city first, and then let these family members go to the outside of the city to preach. If they could not find their family members, they would allocate the fields to their neighbors."
Li Zheng suddenly woke up and said with great joy: "What a plan!"
Make a plan and act immediately.
A few days later, hundreds of farmers who had been allocated their fields first crossed the moat in small boats.
"Stop shooting, I saw my dad!"
"My third uncle is here too, please don't shoot arrows."
"..."
Guard general Wang Hui was suddenly shocked and angry. He was born into a large landowner family, and his family owned tens of thousands of acres of land. He had already brought his family to the city in advance.
However, most of the rural warriors under his command were small landowners and farmers, and some were tenant farmers.
He really didn't dare to order the hundreds of peasants outside the city to shoot arrows, otherwise the morale of the army would be in chaos.
A farmer shouted: "Brother Run, I am your father. Our land has not been divided, and there are still more than twenty acres. There are paddy fields, dry fields, and mountainous areas! Don't fight for the government anymore.
Surrender quickly and become Mr. Zhao’s soldiers!”
Another tenant burst into tears and cried: "Shitou, our family has a field, we have a field! We no longer have to farm for the landlord, we have our own field, go home and farm!"
"Liangzi, I am your uncle. Your father passed away early, and you brothers have lived a hard life since childhood. Come home quickly, your mother has already divided the fields, so you should also divide the family and the fields quickly!"
"Brother, I am the younger sister. Women can also divide the fields. My parents want you to go home quickly!"
"..."
After the shouting, all the defenders fell silent, listening carefully to what was being said in the city.
Wang Hui felt cold all over his body. How could he fight like this?
He looked at the soldiers around him. Except for the children of the rich clan, everyone else began to become restless, with longing written on their faces.
How can we still fight?
As long as they keep shouting for two or three days, the rebels won't have to attack the city at all. Most of the defenders will flee, and they may even open the door and offer the city directly.
Wang Hui walked towards another section of the city wall and said expressionlessly: "Your Majesty, I will lend you my head."
The magistrate looked horrified, and before he could beg for mercy, Wang Hui slashed him to death.
"Kaicheng!"
Wang Hui took the magistrate's head and led the country warriors out of the city to surrender. There was no fucking way to fight this battle.
Li Zheng came with his troops and said with a smile: "Are you the guard general Wang Hui? You are a good leader. Follow me to fight in the future."
"I am willing to die for Mr. Zhao!" Wang Hui knelt down on one knee.
Wang Hui had only killed bandits from Jiangxi in the past, and his hands had never been stained with the blood of Datong soldiers. Moreover, his subordinates were all soldiers from his hometown, so it was impossible for him to kill people randomly in his hometown.
Apart from being born into a wealthy family, he would definitely be divided into fields, and he had no other conflicts with Zhao Han.
Most of Wang Hui's rural warriors were sent home, leaving only a thousand people as the grain transportation team. There is no formal establishment for the time being, they are just temporarily recruited auxiliary grain transportation troops.
After taking a short rest, Li Zheng sent someone to report Huang Yao's victory and discuss the next battle plan.
At this moment, Huang Yao had left Liling and captured Lukou Town (Zhuzhou), blocking the main water and land transportation routes.
When news of the friendly forces' victory came, Huang Yao immediately ordered Li Zheng to harass Changsha. He himself led his troops to Xiangtan. As long as Xiangtan was captured, he and Li Zheng could encircle Changsha.
While Li was waiting for the order, he suddenly caught a "spy".
The "spy" knelt down and kowtowed: "General, spare your life. I am a slave of Tao family in Shaping. My master has recruited thousands of soldiers. As soon as the general arrives, he will definitely fight back. If the general doesn't believe it, after arriving in Changsha, he can go to Shaping first."
Divide the fields, and the fields there are all owned by Tao."
Li Zheng was doubtful, and there were also big landowners who took the initiative to request land allocation?
(Penguin Boss’s Silver League has been updated and will continue to be added in the future.)
