"You are guilty!"
You are sick! Li Zicheng can only complain, but it is not easy to talk back for the time being.
"Lao Gao, stop working here with me and go to the camp for a walk. If you can develop followers, I won't interfere."
"May the pig bless you!" Gao Yizhi gestured twice and went to call happily.
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Xin Quan, a diabetic patient, is still losing weight, but he is following doctor's advice and is in good spirits now.
He earnestly urged the "leader of thieves" to abandon the dark side and join the bright side. Li Zicheng in turn asked him to write a letter to Shang Ningyi in Qinshui, urging him to "become a thief".
The two people often interacted with each other and had a good relationship.
"Lao Xin, have you ever heard the folk songs sung outside -
A mason lives in a thatched house; a weaver has no clothes.
Those who sell salt drink light soup; those who work in the fields eat rice bran.
Those who make mats sleep on earthen kangs; those who grind flour eat melon vines.
When Nai Ma was a prostitute and a coffin maker, he was on his way to death.
The coal digger's house is like an ice cellar, and the rich digger's generation is extremely poor.
I advise the common people that everyone should become a revolutionary soldier and carry a gun to save themselves and the poor!"
"..." Xin Quan wiped away tears and left.
Han Yun and Han Lin also came to persuade me.
Li Zicheng instead brainwashed them, saying that the Ming Dynasty's diarrhea was about to end, and they would return to their lost ways as soon as possible. We, the worldly companions, are so free and unrestrained, riding horses and galloping to share the prosperity of life.
The two brothers sighed.
There are three main reasons why the gentry are hostile to the peasant army:
First, due to the orthodox concept, loyalty to the imperial court is taken as a matter of course, and the peasant army is regarded as thieves;
The second reason is that some peasant soldiers acted brutally and brutally, struck too broadly, and committed many unethical acts;
The third is that they are not optimistic about the future of the bandits and believe that the government troops will soon wipe them out.
In fact, for the first reason, there are a very small number of real elm-headed people - the kind who are always hanging themselves into a well and wiping their necks. Most people are just grassroots, and whoever wins will follow.
As for the second reason, the revolutionary army has always been restrained in this regard. Unless the crime is extremely heinous, it will not kill people easily.
There is no way to force food from big households. If you don't eat, you will starve to death.
What Li Zicheng lacks now is the third point.
Before the revolutionary army has the strength to sweep across the country, it should try to avoid attacking important cities, especially large cities located on plains and transportation thoroughfares.
Because there is a lack of artillery, a rash attack on the city will cause huge casualties, and it is easy to be surrounded and suppressed by heavy troops. The revolutionary army cannot act recklessly.
As a result, the peasant army was on the move all day long without a stable territory, and the gentry certainly did not dare to become thieves.
No solution yet.
At first Wang Jiayin had an army of 30,000 to 40,000 men, including many capable frontline troops and Mongolians. However, he only stayed in Hequ for half a year before he was beaten away.
The peasant army who stayed in Shaanxi attacked the county town no less than twenty or thirty times, but they could only hold on for a month or two at most.
Therefore, the "migrant thieves" do not want to "displace", but it is difficult to find a place that allows stable farming.
The small areas must be eliminated first; secondly, they must have agricultural support; they must also be far away from big cities; and the surrounding terrain must be open to facilitate advance and retreat for mobile warfare...
Arranging Liu Fangliang to be stationed in Lishan is just an attempt. It's good to have food in stock in the early stage. Later, when he goes out to collect food from the mountains, he will definitely attract attention. It's hard to say whether he can take root.
Li Zicheng explained the relevant reasons to Erhan in detail.
Finally, he added: "I'm not afraid of offending anyone. You are well-dressed and well-fed, but do you know how the common people live? In northern Shaanxi, dogs outside the city eat people and people in the city eat dogs. If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself."
"I often tell my soldiers, why are you fighting? To have something to eat in front of you? To get thirty acres of land in the future? None. The reason why the revolutionary army raises troops is to let the poor people all over the world live like human beings!"
"They are human beings too, just like you and me, but now they are worse than pigs and dogs. I can't stand it!"
"..." Erhan remained silent.
"The world has been suffering from Zhu family for a long time! Do you want to eat this bowl of Guanyin soil and become a Ming Dynasty person in the next life?"
"..." Erhan remained silent.
"Knowing that I have sinned against me, it was in the Spring and Autumn Period. Zhao once wrote a self-deprecating poem: What do you want when you are transported to the canopy? I have already met you before I dare to turn over. I passed through the bustling city with a broken hat, and the wine in the boat was leaking. I looked cold.
In the face of thousands of men, he bowed his head and was willing to be a ruthless ox. He hid in a small building and became one, and took care of winter, summer, spring and autumn."
"Zhao's family has a lot of wealth and enjoys endless glory and wealth. I raised an army to rebel. I don't care about being cold and cold. I am not for personal glory and wealth. I just want to bow my head and be a coward to save the people from misery. What about you? Hidden in a small building.
Unification?"
"..." Erhan lowered his head and remained silent.
"Learn the arts of literature and martial arts, and serve the emperor's family. You have spent your whole life learning to benefit the people of the world? Why don't you become an official?"
"The emperor doesn't need it, so he sells it to a knowledgeable person. Just in time, you have a knowledgeable person right in front of you."
"Two brothers, they follow heaven and practice the Tao, they are kind, benevolent and courageous, polite, wise and loyal."
Li Zicheng bowed his head to the end and said, "Please assist Zhao to set up his mind for the heaven and earth, establish his destiny for the people, carry on the unique teachings of the past saints, and create peace for all generations!"
The two Han looked at each other and remained silent.
Recruitment failed!
Li Zicheng's teeth were itching with hatred, he really wanted to take out the hard white ones and stab them all to death one by one!
"well……"
Han Yun suddenly sighed, then cupped his hands and said: "Commander, please allow me to think about it for a moment or two."
Li Zicheng said happily: "A great man will move when the time comes! My little brother will sweep the bed and wait for you."
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Gao Yizhi actually wanted to teach with the military ship, but Li Zicheng declined on the grounds that the conditions for sleeping in the open air were too poor, saying that he would invite him again in the future if he had the opportunity.
These guys are really talented, but their other job is to be spies.
For example, silk and porcelain technology were stolen by ship priests. If this does not matter, then the colonists who stationed Filipino soldiers in Sepanga had instigated the king to conquer the Ming Dynasty decades ago, and the first person to take the initiative was the messenger who had been to China.
scholar.
Around the time of the Crow War, the espionage activities of the callers became even more rampant.
It goes without saying that I hate them, but sometimes you have to admire the pioneering spirit of the foreign devils.
For example, the Japanese did not know whether China and Khitan were the same place.
Why did you get involved with the Khitans?
During the chaotic period of the late Tang Dynasty, Yelu Abaoji, a Khitan in the north, took advantage of the situation to rise. After unifying the interior, he began to expand outwards. Later, he established the Liao Kingdom with its capital in Bianjing (Kaifeng), which was glorious for a while.
A hundred years later, the Liao Kingdom was defeated by the Jin Kingdom, and the remnants of the Liao army moved westward. The Western Liao Dynasty also dominated Central and Western Asia. At the time of the second Crusaders' Eastern Expedition, the name of the Khitan was spread. Those local dogs regarded the Khitan as
Representative of China.
The Yuan Dynasty was also remembered as Khitan by Marco Polo.
Then came the Ming Dynasty.
At first, the West did not know that all places reached by land and sea were China. Matteo Ricci suspected that China and Khitan were the same place, and wrote a letter to the meeting to report.
The messenger wanted to verify it, so he sent people overland to look for Khitan.
Benedict set out from the Mughal Empire in India, traveled through Central Asia, crossed the Pamir Plateau, crossed the Hexi Corridor and finally reached Jiayuguan. He tried his best to go no further.
Because at that time, the Ming Dynasty had restrictions on the number and status of those who came to pay tribute from the west, and Obe Benedict had no money to bribe the defenders, so he was blocked.
Benedict stayed on the spot. At this time, he already knew that Khitan and China were the same thing, so he wrote to Matteo Ricci in Beijing asking for help. The first letter was not delivered, and when he tried to get on the line the second time, he failed. He died of illness within a few days.
But his mission has been completed. The West finally knows that China and Khitan are the same place, not only accessible by sea, but also connected by land.
In fact, if it weren't for the severe ban imposed by the imperial court, the Chinese might not be unable to take risks. Not to mention Nanyang, there are many people currently doing business in South America. I won't mention it later.
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To be continued...