"Shuzi, don't talk nonsense!" The Duan family didn't know where Sun Xuanhuai came from. He came here with the intention of dying. How could he be frightened by a few words? Not to mention that the emperor was not trustworthy in Shanxi, how could the emperor be associated with the Tatars?
Sun Xuanhuai had been running around for several days. He was already very busy with all kinds of trivial matters. Now he faced this gang of rioters, and the anger he had accumulated in his heart suddenly burst out.
He sneered and said: "Nonsense? Tens of thousands of my subjects in Datong are here to deceive you, an old man? Do you think you are just a kid playing house?"
"Okay." Sun Xuanhuai's white face was done well, and it was his turn to play red.
After dismissing Sun Xuanhuai, Chongzhen walked to the Duanjiazhuang people and said: "There must be a misunderstanding in this, Fu Lao, would you like to sit down and talk? We still have tens of thousands of troops in Lingqiu County. No matter what, everyone
You should think more about your wife and children in the village."
Duan Xiaojun, who was feeling hot for the moment, was about to speak, but was slapped on the head by the old man, so he had to swallow the stupid words in his mouth.
The breeze in the mountains gradually cooled the blood of the villagers. With the timidity of facing death, many people began to look anxiously at the clan elder, hoping that he would agree.
People, when faced with desperate situations, often burst into astonishing courage, but once they have a choice...
Under the gaze of everyone, the old man walked into the camp gate with a slight frown. Some people wanted to follow but were stopped by the soldiers. The old man turned back and pressed his palm downwards towards the tribesmen, signaling them to stay outside the camp and wait.
In the tent, only the two elders of the Duan family, Chongzhen and Duan, simply opened the skylight and talked openly about everything going on in the city.
"As for the Tatars you mentioned, you are indeed right, but they are all Manchu generals who were recruited and surrendered by our troops in the First Battle of Fucheng. They are now subordinates of the official army." What Chongzhen said is the truth.
Reasonable and detailed in its causes and consequences.
After listening to this, the old man understood clearly. As he said before, he is strong and I am weak. There is no need for the people in front of me to deceive him with lies, so he solemnly said: "Duan Sicheng, a common man, is willing to be punished for his previous offense. I also hope that the general will forgive the other villagers.
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How could Chongzhen punish him? Although this move was suspected of causing rebellion and caused a lot of trouble, after all, his original intention was to fight against foreigners. It is rare to see such a brave person in the world today. For this reason, Chongzhen expressed dissatisfaction.
The culprits will be investigated, and the hiring of people to buy food mentioned before still counts.
Although Duan Sicheng was grateful, he still had one question: "What that man just said...the emperor, was for...?"
Chongzhen said with a smile: "The person you are referring to is Mr. Sun Fuzun of Datong Mansion. As for the Emperor Fuzun mentioned by Mr. Fuzun, whether it is the emperor or the imperial camp, you can go in with your left ear and out with the right ear. You know some things.
Too much is not beautiful.”
"Alas, this old man has blind eyes and cannot see Mount Tai. He actually does such a ridiculous thing. I hope Master Jiang and Mr. Fu Zun will forgive me."
"He who doesn't know is not guilty. Mr. Duan doesn't need to blame himself too much. The war is the priority right now. I wonder if there is any follow-up to what Jiang and Mr. Duan discussed earlier?"
Duan Sicheng immediately patted his chest and said: "Old Duan Sicheng and the Duan family members are at the mercy of the Commander-in-Chief." As soon as he said this, Chongzhen waved his hands and said: "Hey, no need, no need, I value fairness in everything I do.
, regardless of rough millet, I will buy it at the price of three taels per stone."
"Also, are there any skilled bricklayers or carpenters in the village?"
"Yes, yes."
"That's great. As long as they are craftsmen, they can be sent to the official camp. The wages of the hired craftsmen will be paid every two days, which is enough for one tael. Villagers who have no skills can also come to help with the work, which is two hundred cash per day."
According to the current market situation, one tael of silver is equivalent to 1,500 yuan of official Beijing money, which translates into about 2,000 yuan of low-quality private money. Chongzhen gave it according to the proportion of Beijing money. In this calculation, even an ordinary helper
The income in seven days was close to one tael.
The annual expenses of an ordinary family of three are only five taels of silver. It can be seen that the salary offered by Chongzhen to Duanjiazhuang is very high. As the saying goes, money can make the devil grind, as long as it can improve the efficiency of the people below, Chongzhen
He is not stingy at all, not to mention that he has a group of Shanxi merchant followers behind him to support him, so this expense is nothing.
Duan Sicheng thought to himself, if you don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are, it's like a nobleman like Mr. Jiang who has never experienced the suffering of the people, so he offers such a generous and immature price. It's good to get more for the people.
So I agreed immediately without asking how many times the difference was.
"It's getting late at night. Let's go back and rest first. We can have people come over to the camp early tomorrow morning. If there is any food to sell, just bring it to us."
After the matter was settled, Chongzhen issued an order to expel the guests. Duan Sicheng said that he would thank you and leave. He thought that he would not dare to rely on his old man anymore and called Chongzhen a boy of the Jiang family.
The villagers in Duanjiazhuang waited for a long time before they saw their ancestors leaving the camp and walking out of the military camp safe and sound. They could see by the firelight that their ancestors were walking slowly with a spring breeze on their faces.
...
After reporting many matters to Chongzhen, Sun Xuanhuai sat quietly in the tent and waited. He didn't know the cause of the accident just now, and hoped that your majesty could explain it to him.
While Chongzhen was writing and drawing on rice paper, he told Sun Xuanhuai the whole story. Today, he seemed to be explaining to others all the time, more like an "instruction manual".
"Your Majesty, the inner sage and the outer king, performs the deeds of Vajra with a Bodhisattva heart, and I admire you in admiration." Sun Xuanhuai said seriously.
Chongzhen raised his head and joked: "What a mess, Xingsheng, you were not a compliment person before."
"We should tell the truth, and we have no intention of flattery."
While he was talking, the pattern on the paper was completed. Chongzhen lifted the rice paper and hung it in mid-air, looking at it carefully through the candlelight. Sun Xuanhuai squinted and looked at it. Not knowing what his majesty was doing, he asked angrily: "Your Majesty, what did you draw?
?”
Chongzhen blew on the paper and the ink gradually dried.
"This is called a bunker."
"Blockhouse? Hiss, I've never heard of it, but it's like a fortress?"
Chongzhen nodded and said: "The stone surrounding it and the fortress guarding the earth are exactly the same. It's just that I changed the style slightly, so I gave it a new name."
"Your Majesty, this bunker doesn't seem to be very high."
"Well, in order to build it as soon as possible, we need to simplify the structure and lower the height appropriately." Then, Chongzhen revealed his plan to use this kind of low fort to block the mountain pass.
Regarding military matters, all Sun Xuanhuai could do was listen patiently.
"I've thought about it, and blindly avoiding the pursuers is not an option after all. Since there is a God-given pass to defend here, I might as well take advantage of it to fight another battle. I don't ask for full success, as long as I can beat up the pursuers.
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"Now that you are here, I can concentrate on the military affairs. The rear army will be stationed here, and you have to urge the people to continue moving forward until they reach Guangchang County."