In the south of the Ming Dynasty, both the Ming Dynasty and the Netherlands were actively preparing for war. A naval battle between the two countries was inevitable, but the northwest of the Ming Dynasty was also uneasy.
The deadline set by Zhu Cixiang is that before September this year, all residents in other places, except Guanzhong and Hanzhong, must move to Henan.
The conditions offered are also very generous. When ordinary people arrive in the Central Plains, regardless of gender, age or child, each person will be compensated with five taels of silver, each person will be allocated a minimum of five acres of land to rent, and will be exempted from rent and tax for one year.
Such conditions are a great gift to ordinary people, and almost all of them are willing to move to the colorful world of the Central Plains.
However, ordinary people are willing to move to the Central Plains, but the gentry, landlords and military attachés from all over the country are not willing. Especially in the most remote Gansu town, the local military attache of the guard station is completely like a local emperor. The conditions set by the court
, which is not attractive to them at all.
Taking advantage of the fact that the sky was high and the emperor was far away, although the military attachés in Gansu Town did not dare to openly resist the emperor's imperial edict, they secretly united to resist and instigated the military households, resulting in the very slow progress of the relocation work.
In Chang'an City.
As news of the situation in various parts of the Hexi Corridor continued to spread, the expression on Li Banghua's face became more solemn.
"Master Li, the deadline set by His Majesty is less than four months away. Judging from the current situation, just sending officials to Gansu Town to organize the relocation will probably be difficult to complete on time. You and I will not be able to bear it by then!
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"Then I wonder what Marquis Wu has to say?"
"Hmph! From what I see, the military attachés in Gansu Town may have turned against them. They think that because the emperor is far away, the court cannot deal with them, so they must use thunderous means!"
Wu Sangui snorted coldly, his words filled with murderous intent. He could no longer bear Li Banghua's fear, but he only assisted in the relocation work.
"Wu Hou's words are a bit exaggerated. The town of Gansu is far away from the Central Plains. Those military attachés have indeed developed the habit of being perfunctory and even turning a deaf ear to the imperial orders. However, I will never believe it if there is any treason.
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Li Banghua shook his head. The town of Gansu was really far away from the sky and the emperor was far away. Those military attachés were unwilling to move. It was normal for them to resist behind the scenes, but he still didn't believe them if they dared to directly resist the decree.
After all, the farthest Jiayuguan is only three to four thousand miles away from Chang'an. If the court is really determined, it will only take two or three months to dispatch a large army.
"Haha, anyway, I am just assisting in this matter. Even if it is really overdue, Your Majesty will at most give you a small punishment. Mr. Li can decide what to do... By the way, there is also Ningxia's return. Don't blame me.
I didn’t remind Mr. Li, but I was probably dreaming if I tried to persuade them to move obediently!”
Wu Sangui stood up and said angrily, and after saying that, he was ready to leave directly.
If His Majesty had asked him to be responsible for relocating the people, I am afraid that everyone in the northwest would have been moved to the Central Plains long ago.
"Wu Hou, Gansu Town really can't delay any longer. Please also ask Wu Hou to dispatch 20,000 troops to Gansu Town to intimidate."
Li Banghua hurriedly shouted, obviously knowing that the military attachés in Gansu Town were all old people who would not give up until they saw the Yellow River, and would not shed tears until they saw the coffin. I am afraid it would be impossible if they did not send troops and horses there.
The key is that there are only more than four months left before the deadline set by His Majesty. Otherwise, he believes that he can eventually force him to compromise through different efforts.
"Shock? Did I hear you correctly? Mr. Li, does he know how far away Gansu Town is from Chang'an? It's thousands of miles away. If 20,000 troops arrive after a long journey and only serve as a deterrent, what is the power of His Majesty? How will the imperial court be deterred in the future?
Remote areas?"
Wu Sangui almost laughed out loud.
This guy simply doesn't think of soldiers as human beings. He sounds like a 20,000-strong army can fly to Jiayuguan in one go.
"What do you mean by Wu Hou?" Li Banghua frowned.
"His Majesty's decree was issued in August, but they chose to ignore it and refused to obey the decree. In the end, the imperial court needed to send a large army to go there. Naturally, they wanted to resist the decree and disrespect it, and directly annihilated them!"
Wu Sangui had murderous intent on his face. He didn't care about the life and death of those people at all. If he didn't treat them as rebels, where would his own credit come from?
"No, it involves the lives and fortunes of countless people. How can we just casually regard them as disobedience and directly exterminate them? It is better to first shock those who disobey and then exterminate them later."
Li Banghua's expression also changed, and he immediately refused. He did not expect that Wu Sangui was so murderous. There were not only 800 but also thousands of military attachés in the entire Gansu town. Once they were accused of resisting the order and disobeying the order, the number of people involved would probably be implicated.
There must be tens of thousands.
"Well, Mr. Li is determined to send two battalions to Gansu to suppress Xie Cong. However, the matter in Ningxia must be suppressed directly. I will go there myself!"
Seeing his resolute attitude, Wu Sangui had no choice but to do the next best thing, not wanting to make the relationship too tense.
"Marquis Wu is eager to perform meritorious service, which I can understand, but with swords and soldiers, our soldiers will inevitably suffer casualties, so it is better not to use swords lightly unless it is absolutely necessary.
I believe that those Hui Hui are not stubborn people. As soon as the imperial army arrives, they will know the imperial court's determination and most likely they will compromise."
Li Banghua said in a deep voice.
"This is extremely pedantic. Does it mean that the power of the Ming Dynasty will only be demonstrated by the field army in the future?"
Wu Sangui was also completely angry.
This guy wants their field troops to work hard and work hard, but he doesn't want to give credit. It's simply unreasonable. Does he think it's still the same Chongzhen Dynasty?
"Since Wu Hou disagrees, then let's report it to His Majesty's Holy Judgment!"
Li Banghua waved his sleeves and said with a livid face.
Although His Majesty has given him great power to request the field army to suppress disobedient people at any time, he will naturally not do such a thing where all the risk and responsibility lies with him and all the credit goes to the generals.
"I'll just go ahead and do it, am I still afraid of you?"
Wu Sangui said disdainfully.
He knows a little about the tempers of His Majesty and His Majesty, but as the relocation work has been unable to make progress, I am afraid that he has long been impatient with this guy. If this guy still wants to sue, he is just asking for trouble.
The facts are indeed as Wu Sangui guessed. Zhu Cixiang has long been dissatisfied with Li Banghua's timidity, which has led to the slow progress of the resettlement work in the northwest.
So when Li Banghua's memorial was sent to the capital in a hurry, Li Banghua and Wu Sangui actually started to argue. Zhu Cihong was greatly disappointed in Li Banghua.
When he went there, he had made it very clear that anyone who did not move according to the stipulated date would be suppressed, but Li Banghua was timid and verbose, and did not kill the chicken to respect the monkey. He really lacked courage and responsibility.
So I just gave a cold reply, "I don't want the process, just the results. If it's not completed by September, I will be severely punished!"