Ji Zi Volume Chapter 104: Fight (Fourth update, please give me 200 monthly votes!)
A reasonable strategy? How can there be any reasonable strategy for this kind of thing that is purely a bet? If it is really reasonable, then it is a routine.
But Feng Ziying was unwilling to attack the fragile reliance that supported the other party's belief, and nodded, "Okay, I have already written a letter to my father in the early stage, talking about how if the Chahar people really break through from Ji Town, what will happen to him who has just taken office soon?"
The image of the governor has been tarnished, and everyone in Chahar still looks down upon Ningyuan in Liaoxi and Ningyuan in Daning. We might as well mobilize some troops to reinforce Ji Town..."
Upon hearing what Feng Ziying said, Zhu Zhiren's energy was lifted. His body that had been curled up in the chair like a dead snake suddenly became erect, and a pair of eyes that were originally dim and dull began to shine.
"Yes, yes, Ziying, you are right. If the Chahar people want to fight the autumn wind, they will definitely not go to Liaoxi. However, Xuanfu and Jizhen over Shuntianfu have strong troops and are the focus of defense. Only our Yongping
If my grandma doesn’t care for my uncle, it is very likely that the story of twenty years ago will repeat itself again. The impact on your father will be very bad, and it will have an impact on his achievements in Liaodong last year..."
"Well, that's what I told my father in the letter. My father replied and said that he would consider it. I am going to send another letter to my father. By the way, I will say that we have some considerations and are willing to cooperate with Jizhen to defend ourselves. Even if we
The government is willing to give some silver and gifts to reward the Liaodong Army..."
Feng Ziying looked at Zhu Zhiren with hints in her eyes, and Zhu Zhiren understood it, with a happy face, and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, the Liaodong Army supports Ji Town and defends our Yongping Mansion. I believe that the local gentry will be grateful and there will be
In return,..."
That's right, Feng Ziying smiled reservedly, "I'm afraid the gratitude of the gentry must be put behind. These people are short-sighted and will not believe it until they see the Mongolian cavalry trampling on their fields. They even
They will think that we are deliberately spreading alarmism to blackmail them, so..."
Zhu Zhiren nodded happily. He knew very well that he could not be like these short-sighted gentry. Once the Mongolian cavalry rushed in, everything else would be meaningless.
"Ziying, you don't need to say anything. Clean up military households and hidden houses immediately. I will support you. Cleaning up military farmland also requires households and counties to take action immediately. You can clean it up first. Let's not talk about how to deal with it for now.
, let’s discuss it again when the time is right, what do you think?”
Feng Ziying sneered in her heart. This guy still didn't believe that the Mongols would invade the south, and was still worried that he was deliberately using this trick to fool him. However, Feng Ziying didn't care. When the evidence was shown one by one in the future, the other party would naturally ask to come to his door.
Feng Ziying also knew that being too radical and violent might arouse a strong backlash from the local gentry. If all the gentry got together to launch an attack, even Qi Shi and Qiao Shi would not be able to do well in the court.
After all, these are all serious northern gentry. Qi Shi is from Beizhi, which can be regarded as his basic base. Zhang Huaichang, the imperial censor of Zuodu, is from Liaoxi and is bound to Yongping Mansion. It is said that his uncle is
This is a large family of immigrants.
"What the governor said is true. Then we must first clear out the military households and verify their identities one by one, and then put them into the military buildings. Regarding the matter of strengthening the people, I would like to first check the strength of the people in each state and county and select among them.
Elites, and then select brave men who are good at fighting from the military households, and gather together two thousand men,..."
Zhu Zhiren also had a headache.
To say that two thousand people are not too many, following the Ming system, the people of large states and counties are one thousand, medium-sized counties are six hundred to seven hundred, and small counties are five hundred. The Yongping Prefecture itself has strong folk customs and many martial arts practitioners, but
It is not a problem to select more than a thousand people from five counties and one state.
Then select more than a thousand people from the military households, and it is easy to gather two thousand soldiers.
But the key is that with such a large force of Minzhuang, Feng Ziying's attitude is definitely not to form an army hastily, just do a simple drill like the Minzhuang of Changzhou County, but to go to the battlefield and fight the Mongols, and to train for it.
Fire gun soldiers!
This move is too big. Zhu Zhiren also knows the price of the fire gun. Each one is around twenty taels of silver. These two thousand guns mean forty thousand taels. This does not include the required gunpowder, guns and
The training required, according to this posture, will cost at least 50,000 to 60,000 silver.
If the Mongols really invaded the south, it would be easy to say that if they win this battle, there is no need to worry about anything. If they lose, they will take up their posts and leave, and it will not be their turn to worry about it.
But if the Mongols didn't come, whose expense would it be? Do they really all have to be paid for clearing the land?
Wouldn't this mean that I had to take such a big risk in vain, only to end up with nothing?
Seeing Feng Ziying's glaring look, Zhu Zhiren's heart hardened. Until now, he could only believe in this guy once. If nothing worked, it would be better to think of countermeasures in the end than to be helpless when the situation came to an end.
"Ziying, it's up to you!" Zhu Zhiren gritted his teeth, "Just go and do it. If you want to use the seal, just say it!"
Feng Ziying nodded with satisfaction. This guy finally had some foresight and responsibility. If he wasn't even willing to take on this responsibility, he really needed to consider whether to give him a blow.
With Zhu Zhiren's full support, Feng Ziying quickly mobilized the entire military department's clerks, code officers and other officials. At the same time, he summoned the Lulong County Magistrate and County Magistrate, demanding that the entire original Dongsheng Zuowei, Lulongwei, and Yongwei be immediately mobilized.
The military households in Pingwei and Sanwei were cleaned and inspected one by one to verify the accuracy and compare it with the yellow records.
This swift action immediately caused agitation in Lulong County.
"Master Xu, isn't it too cruel for Master Tongzhi to do this? Does he regard us Lulong gentry as nothing?" A short and fat man with a mustache in a purple-brown silk shirt held a meticulous landscape folding fan in his hand, and he looked menacingly.
Authentic: "He is also known as the leader of the young gentry in the North. Is this how he treats us gentry in the North?"
"Yes, Master Fu actually allowed the other party to act so recklessly. Aren't you afraid of being sued by the Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate?" Another middle-aged gentleman with a stable reputation also frowned, "In the past, Master Fu probably wouldn't
It’s right to do nothing like this.”
Xu Huanshan picked up the tea and took a sip with an expressionless expression. He let several people complain around him and lowered his eyelids, ignoring them.
This group of gentry was very noisy, but after hearing that their father was the governor of Jiliao, their mentor was Qi Yongtai, and the leader was Qiao Yingjia, their spines softened, and they no longer dared to slam the table and throw the bench to go to Beijing like before.
I went to file a complaint, but I could only yell in front of myself for a while. Seeing this, that was all I could do.
"Sir, you have to say something." Seeing that Xu Huanshan still didn't say a word after listening for a long time, several gentry became a little anxious.
"Let me tell you guys, what's the point of making such a fuss?" Xu Huanshan finally opened his mouth, but his tone was a little impatient, "The Qing army is the responsibility of Tongzhi. The previous Tongzhi did not perform his duties, which does not mean that Feng Tongzhi also did the same.
Just like the previous ones, how come you are now performing your duties with Mr. Zhi, but you guys don’t want to help him do things, and yet you still file a complaint first?"
Hearing that Xu Huanshan's tone was wrong, the faces of several gentry changed slightly. The old man in a light brown patterned gown who had not spoken until now stood up, cupped his hands, and saluted Xu Huanshan respectfully.
"Sir, although you are not from Yongping, you have always been a role model in the minds of our Yongping gentry. Perhaps I am blind and blind and cannot understand the situation. I hope that you will not hesitate to teach me and give us some guidance."
Xu Huanshan then picked up the tea cup and took a sip. He raised his head slightly, as if he was thinking about something. After a while, he said slowly: "First of all, you must understand that the Qing army is Tongzhi."
He has no problem doing this job. Anyone who wants to stop him is asking for death. Secondly, after twenty years, this military household is no longer a pure or simple military affair. There are many things involved in it.
In terms of civil affairs, it was no accident that many people changed their military status to civilian status, and it was also recognized by the Military Preparation Road..."
Several people's eyes lit up.
The transfer of military status to civilian status is not absolutely prohibited, but it does require approval at the county and government levels, and must be reported to the Bingbei Road for record. However, there was a fire at the Bingbei Road Yamen seven years ago, and many documents and materials were burned.
Dao was dismissed from his post and imprisoned, and was later deprived of his official status and deported back to his place of origin.
The old man in the light brown patterned silk shirt frowned, "The county is simple and we have already made arrangements, but Song San in the mansion..."
"That's your business. Song San is a native of his hometown. As long as you don't go too far, I believe Song San is also willing to serve the local gentry." Xu Huanshan said sternly: "But I want to remind you that the Qing army is in hiding.
It’s a serious matter. Anyone who wants to disobey Lord Tongzhi’s will or make trouble from it is absolutely not allowed. I can only say that some specific reasons can be verified clearly, and Lord Tongzhi can be clear.”
Several people have understood that the cleanup of military households and hidden households is a foregone conclusion. Anyone who wants to directly carry it out will not end well. However, many files have been lost or searched and corrected over the past twenty years, and some tricks can be done.
Yes, but you need to control it to a certain extent.
A few people were a little reluctant, but they also knew that this was probably the bottom line. It was very rare for this official to be able to say this.
"Sir,..." Xu Huanshan stood up and clasped his fists, "I have something to do, so I'll take my leave now."
Before anyone could say anything, Xu Huanshan walked away.
There were only a few people left, and one of them couldn't help but exclaimed, "Damn, a thousand taels of silver is what he needs to say? We have to figure out what else we need."
"Old Tian, it's not easy. At least I showed you a way." The short, fat turtle-like man had a gloomy look on his face, "It's enough to clean up the hidden house, but what about cleaning up the fields?"
"Didn't you say that we only need to clean up the registration first and decide based on the actual situation?" The middle-aged man said solemnly: "I got this news from the Fu Zun. In fact, the Fu Zun doesn't agree with clearing the land, and the army colonizes the fields.
Although the land is related to the military building, it actually belongs to the household, and it should not be under the control of Lord Tongzhi."
The old man in a brown gown shook his head and said, "Your Majesty Fu Zun is not clear about what he said. I think Mr Fu Zun is also at both ends of the spectrum. Maybe he wants to do something about it. After all, he has been in Yongping Mansion for five years and still has one more year of reasoning.
It’s time for him to move. Do you think his current performance is acceptable? Hmph, maybe he just wants to use Xiao Feng Xiu Zhuan’s knife to do something?"
"Mr. Zhao, what should we do?"
"Let's give in to the matter of clearing out the hidden houses of military households. Let's take a step back and see the attitude of Mr. Feng. People respect me as much as I respect others. If he wants to blindly put us to death, then that's it.
We are blamed for being ruthless. He seems to have offended a lot of people. I heard that he was also asking about the situation in Changli County at the Huimin Saltworks. It seems that he is really unscrupulous. He is too young. I really thought that his governor father could protect him.
Everything about him? Huh!" The old man's eyes became a little cold.