Jin Guozhen's ancestors were Goryeo nobles. After the establishment of Korea, his family's power declined rapidly.
Today, the main clan is still a landlord, but he has become a tenant.
Even as a tenant, Jin Guozhen is nobler than ordinary tenants. Because he has a surname, it proves that his ancestors were wealthy. Real North Korean civilians don't even have surnames.
The invasion of Japan and the Qing Dynasty led to the collapse of Korean social order. A large number of civilians took the opportunity to occupy unowned land and also stole the surnames of the original landowners.
You heard it right, stealing last names!
Only with a surname can one be qualified to own land in North Korea.
Jin Guozhen did not reap any benefits, but was kidnapped by the Manchus. Along with four other Han Chinese and a Korean, they were assigned to the Manchus as serfs - they were not even coat coats.
After the beginning of spring, it will continue to melt.
The weather this year is good, the snow melted early, but it was cold last year.
During the Little Ice Age in the late Ming Dynasty, although there was no drought in Liaodong, snowstorms were very serious. Even in Haizhou, winter wheat could not be planted and could only be sown after the snow melted in spring.
"Hurry up, hurry up, if you delay any longer, you'll get whipped!"
Early in the morning, Han Baoyi knocked on the door with a whip, and Jin Guozhen jumped out of bed like a reflex.
While they were getting dressed and waiting to go to work, the master's family was having dinner.
This is a family of low-level Manchurian Eight Banners officers. The old master died in the war, leaving behind three sons, and the daughter married other officers. Now the eldest son and the second son have all moved to the pass, leaving only the three sons in Haizhou.
The remaining Manchus only had two tasks: one was to continue growing local grain; the other was to have more children and provide soldiers for the Eight Banners of Manchuria.
The masters have a dry breakfast. After all, the masters have to practice martial arts.
This is a tradition formed in recent decades. Eat more, grow stronger, and practice martial arts to join the army. Then go to war with the army, burn, kill and loot, and distribute the spoils according to military merit. The spoils include livestock, food and people.
When the masters were full, the leftovers were wrapped and eaten by the Han people.
As for the serfs, they can just eat some grains and bran porridge. Try not to starve to death if you can. They are similar to animals. What owner is willing to starve animals to death?
Of course, if there is not enough food, real livestock must be fed first, and the status of serfs is far inferior to that of cattle.
In the middle of the morning, Baoyi took a few serfs to work in the fields.
The master wore an old cotton armor and took several young masters to practice archery near the farmland.
Jin Guozhen squatted in the farmland without tools, so she could only pull out weeds with her bare hands.
Once all the grass has been pulled out, the packers will use oxen to plow the ground.
The use of oxen was the privilege of the Lord Packer. The serfs had to wait until the land was plowed before they could pick up their hoes to dig holes and sow seeds.
Jin Guozhen did not dare to speak for fear of being whipped by the policeman.
A few feet away from him was Liu Dazhang, a Han serf. He was also abducted. His hometown was in Beizhili. I heard that he originally had more than 30 acres of farmland. He lived a pretty good life in his childhood. The family even supported a child.
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After squatting for a long time, her back and legs ached, so Jin Guozhen looked back subconsciously.
Jin Guozhen saw Master Bao Yi sitting on the edge of the field and resting. Jin Guozhen was very envious of this. It would be great if he could do Bao Yi. Although he still had to work, he would not be punished by his master if he was lazy occasionally.
"Da da da da!"
There was a sound of horse hoofbeats. Jin Guozhen didn't bother to look. He must be the Manchu cavalry coming from somewhere.
The master, who was practicing archery nearby, looked horrified and fled towards Haizhou City with several young masters. The situation was so urgent that even the mistress of the family couldn't care about it.
Han Baoyi also reacted, dropped his whip and chased his master.
Jin Guozhen finally realized something was wrong. This didn't seem to be the Manchurian cavalry?
Liu Dazhang, a Han serf, stood up slowly. He was in disbelief at first, then burst into tears and shouted: "The soldiers of tomorrow are coming, the soldiers of tomorrow are coming!"
There were only one hundred Datong cavalry in this group, ninety of them went to chase and kill, and the remaining ten came galloping on horseback.
The cavalry captain said: "Where is your master's home? Follow me and fight back to grab food. I will take you away. I will divide the fields for you. From now on, you can cultivate your own land and no longer be slaves to others!"
"Long live the soldiers of tomorrow!" Liu Dazhang knelt down.
The cavalry captain did not correct him, he just said: "Quickly lead the way!"
The ninety cavalrymen who chased them quickly overran the Manchu masters and the Han soldiers.
"Sir, spare your life, I am a Han!" Bao Yi knelt down on the ground.
Hearing this guy speaking Chinese, the cavalrymen did not take action and just passed by him.
Seeing that he could not escape, the Manchu simply stopped and held a bow and arrow to protect his child.
"Surrender without killing!"
This is the new Manchu language learned by all the soldiers in the army.
The Manchu raised his bow and arrow, then slowly lowered it. Once he fired the bow, he would definitely die, and the children behind him would also die. At most, he would drag an enemy back.
If you put down your bow and arrows and surrender, you might be able to save your child.
The Datong army kept their word and surrendered without killing him. They dismounted and knocked the man down, forcibly cutting off his thumbs. Even the thumbs of several children were cut off.
Without the thumbs of both hands, it would be inconvenient not to join the army and fight. Putting them back would waste Dorgon's food.
After taking off the Manchu's cotton armor and taking away his weapons, the cavalry sentry commander said in Chinese: "Go to Haizhou to report the news. One hundred thousand Datong troops are coming to kill!"
Regardless of whether the man could understand or not, the cavalrymen ran further away.
The Manchus tore up their clothes, bandaged the wounds of several children, and bandaged themselves to stop the bleeding. After a long time, they set off in despair, taking the crying children to Haizhou City. They were already useless, and in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, where the jungle was strong and the jungle was strong.
, will probably starve to death.
When the Han people were brought back, Liu Dazhang shouted: "Master Jun, this man is a traitor!"
The cavalry captain laughed and said: "If he is angry, each of you will punch him twice. Don't beat him to death. The population of Liaodong is not enough, and we have to keep them for hard labor."
The Han serfs immediately rushed forward and punched and kicked the man.
Jin Guozhen hesitated for a while and then stepped forward to hit the person. He regarded this as a surrender letter and was afraid that if he didn't fight, he would be regarded as an enemy by the "Great Tomorrow Soldiers".
Returning to the Manchu family's house, Bao Yi, with a bruised nose and swollen face, led his cavalry into the house to search for food, and also brought out an ox and two mules.
The hostess was also found, along with a girl.
Jin Guozhen immediately ran forward, kicked the hostess down, sat on top of her and slapped her in the face, shouting in Korean: "I want you to hit me, I want you to hit me. I just stole a bite of the bean cake that was fed to the cows. You almost missed it."
Beat me to death! I am a human being, but I am not as good as a plowing cow?"
The hostess covered her face and cried, and Jin Guozhen fought harder and harder.
"Master Jun, there is a cart in the yard," Liu Dazhang said. "You can use the cart to pull the grain away."
The cavalry captain nodded and asked, "Where is my brother from?"
Liu Dazhang hurriedly said: "I dare not call you brother. The villain's name is Liu Dazhang, and he is originally from Baodi County. The old father split up the family, and the villain was assigned dozens of acres of land. He is more or less a small landowner. The villain's son is still a student.
Even these damn Tatars can’t find their families now, and I don’t know whether my son is dead or alive.”
The cavalry captain smiled and said: "When I return to Gaizhou, I will divide the fields for you and draw lots to divide the wives into families."
"Mother-in-law?" Liu Dazhang didn't understand.
The cavalry captain pointed at the mistress who was being beaten: "Do you want this woman?"
Liu Dazhang was stunned for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Yes! Her man caused my wife to be separated from her, and she will have to give birth to a son for me from now on. She has to be diligent and thrifty, and farm the land honestly. If she doesn't obey, she will be beaten to death!"
The Northeast is sparsely populated and must be repopulated as soon as possible.
It is too difficult to immigrate all from the south. The locals must be retained as much as possible, and even the Manchu women must stay.
Jin Guozhen beat the hostess severely, then ran to the cavalry captain, knelt down and said in broken Chinese: "Master, there are many Koreans over there in Shengjing. They can farm, and the younger ones can do wrapping and help." The military master is in charge of Korean farming!"
The cavalry captain couldn't help laughing: "Haha, the Datong Army has no uniforms. You should work hard from now on and don't think about messy things."
Not long after, another cavalryman came over with coats and serfs, and also escorted two carts of grain.
Arriving at the border of Haizhou, the population increased significantly.
Several cities around Shenyang, as well as the villages under the city's jurisdiction, are already the most densely populated areas, and have been managed by the Manchus for many years. Even if the Eight Banners Army took away all of them and removed two-thirds of the population under their jurisdiction, the remaining population would still remain Far more than the Liaodong Peninsula.
At this time, it was the spring plowing season, and Hu Dinggui wanted to learn the Qing Dynasty's usual tricks and rob Dorgon's core base camp.
The population, livestock, and grain were all moved back to Gaizhou.
From now on, Gaizhou will be a military base. After acquiring a large population, it will be able to achieve self-sufficiency in food in one or two years.
As for Shenyang, Liaoyang, Haizhou and other cities, no matter whether they could be captured or not, Hu Dinggui would not stay behind. He was afraid that the Manchu Qing would send a large army to fight back, and the trapped cities would not be able to obtain food supplies, and the entire army would definitely be annihilated by then.
Gaizhou is different. You can defend the city tightly, and if you don't have enough food, you can transport it by sea.
Moreover, troops can also be sent from Gaizhou to attack Ningyuan, Jinzhou and other cities to block the Manchu Eight Banners Army in Shanhaiguan.
2,300 Datong cavalry were divided into 23 centurions and sent out to plunder the countryside.
Cut off the thumbs of Manchu men, snatch away Manchu women, take away coats, serfs, livestock and grain. The grain that cannot be taken away is piled up and guarded, waiting for the Datong Army infantry to come to receive it!
Haizhou and Liaoyang each have 150 defenders.
The Datong cavalry passed by outside the city with a large number of people and trophies, and the defenders inside the city did not dare to come out. They could not even figure out where the enemy came from.
Or, who is the enemy?
As for Shenyang, a full 800 Eight Banners troops are stationed there, which is indeed a very strong force.
Gaizhou and Haizhou are 120 miles apart. Hu Dinggui couldn't wait for more civilians, so he only asked the people of Gaizhou City to help transport food, and set off directly with half a month's worth of military rations.
On the way, they accepted a large number of serfs sent by the cavalry to serve as laborers, and surrounded Haizhou City with great force.
The Manchu officials in Haizhou have organized people to defend the city.
The defending troops included 50 Manchu Eight Banners, 100 Han Eight Banners, more than 1,000 Manchu civilians, more than 3,000 Han civilians, and more than 2,000 Han civilians. Among them, one-third of the Manchu civilians had their thumbs cut off.
Haizhou City Wall is eight meters high and can be called majestic.
Hu Dinggui didn't even bring enough food, let alone artillery and siege equipment.
All military missionary officers were dispatched, and they also brought many local serfs with them. They ran outside the city and shouted to persuade them to surrender: "The Han brothers in the city, Huang Taiji, were poisoned and killed by Dorgon. Dorgon occupied the Queen Mother and followed the Queen Mother a long time ago.
Fornication, the puppet Qing emperor is also Dorgon's bastard. Hauge led the troops to fight with Dorgon, and I, the Han emperor, have sent troops to surround Beijing. The Manchu Qing Dynasty is about to disappear, and the Han brothers should surrender quickly anyway. Do it for the Tatars
As long as the Han people in the army and the Eight Banners of the Han army in the city help kill the Tatars, they will be treated equally and their fields can be divided from now on. Let's kill the Tatars together!"
Not only were they shouting in Chinese, but Bao Yi, who knew Manchu, also shouted in Manchu.
The Eight Banners of Manchuria and the Eight Banners of the Han Army were in shock and doubt. The spring had just begun to melt and the snow had just begun. They did not know the news in the pass at all, and they thought that the internal strife in the Manchus and Qing Dynasties was about to collapse.
Otherwise, how could the Han army attack Haizhou?
This is not a sneak attack by a small group of troops. A large number of cavalry appeared two days ago, and now there are thousands of elite infantry. So many enemy troops must have been killed from Shanhaiguan, and the troops were sent out so fast that the friendly troops on the front line were all
I couldn't come to report the news.
The Manchu and Qing court must be gone!
As for the cause of Huang Taiji's death, there are indeed many theories. Some say that it was Hauge who killed him, and some say that it was Dorgon who killed him. Anyway, Huang Taiji died of confusion within two months of entering the customs.
Of course, this happened a few years ago.
The Manchus invaded the country and plundered, and fought all the way to Shandong. After a series of battles and victories, the mighty general Yue Tuo was infected with smallpox and died...
After some shouting, thousands of Han people guarding the city were ready to move.
Mainly the Ming Dynasty army, which has not attacked Haizhou for 20 years. This is the absolute rear area. It was surrounded and attacked for no reason. The situation is really weird. Not to mention the Han people, even the Eight Banners of Manchuria who defended the city somewhat believed that the Manchus
Qing is really going to die.
"Kill the Tartars!"
The first to take action were the Eight Banners of the Han Army.
Moreover, they did not dare to attack the Eight Banners of Manchuria and went directly to kill the civilians defending the Manchurian city.
Han Bao Yi and Han civilians also followed suit.
The Han emperor has sent troops to kill him. If he doesn't submit now, will he be liquidated in the future?
An even more ridiculous situation emerged. The Eight Banners of the Han army only dared to kill Manchu civilians. The fear they had developed over a long period of time made them farther and farther away from the Manchu Eight Banners soldiers.
And those 50 Manchu Eight Banners soldiers actually killed thousands of Han people defending the city and fled in panic.
The city was in a state of chaos, and finally two gates came one after another.
"General, help!"
A Han army commander ran out with the remaining soldiers, crying and yelling for Hu Dinggui to save him.
Hu Dinggui said disdainfully: "What a bunch of cowards. I finally know how Liaodong was lost!"
50 Manchu Eight Banners, with more than 1,000 Manchu civilians, actually defeated 100 Han Eight Banners and more than 5,000 Han defenders.
Although the Eight Banners of the Han Army were more numerous, they did not dare to fight. When they saw the Manchu Eight Banners coming, they ran away.
"Raise the gun!"
"Bang bang bang bang!"
After a volley of shots, the melee soldiers rushed into the city gate, and the Datong fire gun soldiers also charged in with their bayonets fixed.
The Han military officer came around to Hu Dinggui and exclaimed: "The general's subordinates are all elite. No wonder they can kill all the way from Shanhaiguan!"
Hu Dinggui said: "Why are you still standing there, killing the Tatars?"
The Han army commander quickly drew his sword: "My sons, follow me to kill the Tatars!"
With the Datong Army clearing the way, the Eight Banners of the Han army who had turned against them suddenly became extremely brave. After rushing into the city, they chased the Manchu civilians and chopped them down, really treating themselves as national heroes.
