At the east side gate, Tu Shanyong looked at a long group of people, old and young, leaving the city. Some wealthy families were driving carriages. Poor couples were pulling carriages, and there were old parents and children sitting in the carriages.
There were pots, pans, and all kinds of broken household items on the car. A poor family would not be able to live without one thing. They would not be willing to throw away any of them.
These people were soldiers from the Beijing camp who had sold their military status and military merit, as well as their family members. They were all going in the same direction: to the Beitang Industrial Zone.
There is a train station and a seaport there. Uncle Dingyuan has built an industrial park there and is recruiting investment. These people who have made money plan to go there to make a living.
You can do business as a joint venture with others, or you can open a factory. If you really can't do it, you can still support your family by starting a small business in the service industry.
They had money, but they were most afraid of being exposed, and even more afraid of being missed. They decided to leave the imperial capital where they had lived for several lifetimes.
They are a couple. The husband is wearing a noose. The rope is made of thick rings made of straw and put on the shoulders to avoid tearing the skin. The husband is pulling the cart in front and the wife is pushing it behind.
There was also a yellow dog tied to the shaft of the car. The yellow dog followed him with a look of fear on his face, clinging tightly to the male owner's trouser leg.
There are only three things in a dog's life: home, owner, and food. It doesn't know why it moved. Ever since its owner sold the house, it has been so scared that it can't sleep and is restless.
It was brought to this home when it was very young. Now that the home is gone, the dog is angry. It has no choice but to wander with its owner. It looks miserable and frightened.
"It's hard to leave my homeland." Tu Shanyong sighed. "How far have we gone today?"
Yang Ji, the one-eyed sexton of Chenke in Dongchang, has now been promoted to a hundred households.
"Sir, so far today, 513 households have been evacuated. In total, during this period, the 13,700 people that Dingyuan Bo forced into the Beijing camp have all left. Even the Beijing camp army has left.
Some households have also sold their military memberships, and 5,375 households have left. The capital camp is over."
Tu Shan's face was not good-looking, and all those who could fight were gone. Those who had made meritorious deeds were also gone. Those who came in were new recruits. None of those who came in after buying official positions and meritorious service knew how to fight.
"Now, the people hired by the Ministry of War for money have not received any military training at all, apart from their official positions and military merits. They do not know how to lead troops, let alone combat experience." Yang Ji said.
Tu Shanyong asked: "What did Mr. Zhang say?"
Yang Ji said helplessly: "Master Zhang has gone home to study. What else can be said. Master Sun, the veteran of Donglin, is now the prime minister of the military training in the Beijing camp. Donglin naturally acquiesces to the affairs of the Ministry of War."
Tu Shanyong looked defeated. Beijing camp finally had a chance to revive the momentum of Hongwu and Yongle, but unfortunately everything was ruined in the hands of these civil servants.
"Are all the recruits full now?"
"When they are all recruited, the total army is more than 150,000, divided into ten regiments and camps and the Xuanwu Army. Each regiment and camp has 8,000 people, all infantry. The Xuanwu Army has more than 70,000 people, and the emperor personally leads it, and the management power is delegated to the emperor.
Horse supervisor."
Tu Shan asked: "Did His Majesty put the chariot camp and cavalry in the Xuanwu Army?"
"Yes, the vehicle camp has been expanded. In addition to the 500 four-wheeled armored artillery vehicles, there are also 20,000 infantry as a defensive force, equipped with 10,000 Lumi guns. This is equivalent to the expansion of the 6,000-person Rumi gun battalion.
Ten thousand more halberdiers were added. I heard that they bought the Swiss halberd from Uncle Dingyuan. Master Sun felt that the name was nondescript, so he changed it to the Swiss halberd."
"Are the remaining 50,000 cavalry?" Tu Shan asked.
"Yes, six cavalry regiments with 8,000 men. There are also 2,000 cavalry private camps."
"I remember that Uncle Dingyuan sent back 100,000 war horses to Your Majesty, worth three million taels of silver. Where did the remaining 50,000 war horses go?" Tu Shanyong asked.
"They were borrowed by various yamen in Beijing. Li Biao and Qian Longxi each borrowed 500 horses. Even the slaves in their families rode war horses to do things." Yang Ji said disdainfully.
When the capital camp set out, eighteen thousand war horses from the capital camp that had been borrowed and used privately were recovered from various ministries, officials, clans, and nobles.
Now that the war is over, they have borrowed another 50,000 horses. This time almost everyone has a horse to ride on. Even the senior officials and their slaves have horses to ride on.
Tu Shanyong had no choice. Civil servants had been misappropriating government resources for a long time. The emperor also had a headache.
"Sir, should you report these matters?" Yang Ji looked at Tu Shanyong and said.
Tu Shan sighed and said: "If you report it, what else can you do besides making the emperor angry? Let's record it and archive it."
Yang Ji thought for a while and said: "This time Governor Yuan killed Governor Zuo, which caused shock in the government and the public. We don't know how it will end yet. Governor Yuan has already made preparations to plead guilty."
Tushan curled his lips, this was the custom after using Shangfang's sword. After killing first and then playing, the user should write a letter to plead guilty. Explain that he had no choice but to borrow the emperor's sword and authority. Please ask the emperor to punish him.
Generally, the emperor should comfort his ministers with kind words and encourage his ministers to act unconventionally for the country, without overstepping the rules, in order to reassure them.
"Sir, regarding the collusion between Mao Wenlong and Huang Taiji, a copy of the letter has arrived. It can now be confirmed. The two parties agreed that at the end of this year, Jiannu will attack Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan, and Mao Wenlong will cooperate in the attack on Shandong." Yang Ji said.
Tu Shanyong suddenly turned around, grabbed the letter and read it carefully.
"Mao Wenlong paid homage to the Jin Dynasty Khan and wrote a letter: Don't always keep it in your heart, declare it in your mouth, keep it in your heart, and never forget it for a while. Because the envoys he sent agreed with the words, he sent them back to the country. He also heard that he had first sent them.
The envoys came to me as usual with gifts and other words. At that time, the emperor sent the Minister of Household Affairs to deliver money and food to the island, and returned the boat to Iron Mountain. At that time, the envoys sent by the Khan entered the house by mistake without checking.
The envoys and the gifts they carried were all captured and taken to the capital. After hearing this, they sent people to the capital overnight and bribed 40,000 taels of silver. They were pardoned and raised in the mainland. Please stay a few days longer.
, negotiated vigorously, and returned the favor to Khan. When he was troubled, suddenly eight people from Kazan Niu Lu and Zhu Shen fled, and Yi and others said: I, Khan and Zhu Beile acted with one heart and one mind. Don't be ridiculous.
This makes me feel more and more uneasy. Those who are sent later must be carefully identified as good. No matter whether you take Shanhaiguan or I take Shandong, if we attack from both sides, the matter will be determined. I will not divide your gains, and I will not return to your jurisdiction.
I wrote this letter specifically for you to hear."
Tu Shan's face changed. Apparently the content of the letter shocked him. He didn't expect Mao Wenlong to have reached this point. (This letter is included in the Manchu archives and is now in the National Palace Museum in Taipei)
After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, literary and historical experts were sorting through the cabinet archives of the Qing Dynasty and discovered several letters that had been dusty for a long time. Six of these letters exist, and they were actually written by Mao Wenlong to Huang Taiji. The original letters are now in the Historical and Linguistic Research Institute of the Academia Sinica in Taipei.
Place.
Although in the letter, Mao Wenlong did not ask Huang Taiji to support him in seizing North Korea. He occupied Denglai in Shandong in the name of raising wages. But Tu Shan saw his intention at a glance.
Now that Liaodong has been lost, Ming Dynasty and North Korea are no longer bordered. Mao Wenlong's plan is to occupy Denglai. There are many people in Shandong, and there are more than 500,000 refugees from Liaodong. He can recruit troops, cross the sea to attack North Korea, and establish himself as king.
Yang Ji saw Tu Shan's face changing. He asked with some anxiety: "If your Excellency hands over this letter, Governor Yuan will be exempted from the crime. Even if the emperor is unhappy for a moment, there is nothing he can do to him. After all, he will kill the traitor before he starts.
At the same time, there are no merits but no faults.”
Tu Shan shook his head and said: "No, His Majesty has already decided to get rid of Donglin. At this time, we submit this letter. It is thankless, you are not a human being inside and outside, how stupid you are."
"Sir, how should we deal with it?"
"Seal it up, it can be regarded as a bargaining chip with Governor Yuan."