Because they had to work hard in front of their parents and officers, the regiment soldiers were very excited during this drill. Perhaps it was because everyone had seen blood and had taken the precepts. Whether it was thrusting or chopping,
Each and every one of the regiment soldiers looked like ferocious gods, with murderous intent, and their roars were deafening and frightening.
After watching the drill of the regiment soldiers, Zheng Mao couldn't help but wake up from the ecstasy just now, and had a sudden thought in his heart. Is this still an ordinary militia group? I'm afraid the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers he had seen were nothing more than this. Looking secretly
Looking at the other officials, many were trembling with fear. Zhang Guangyuan, the official, and Wang Zhongping, the inspector, looked pale and said nothing.
Zheng Mao suddenly had the idea that such a regiment was intended to resist bandits and protect the village and the people? But then he thought about it, whether the militia had any other purpose, although it was hard to say, but even if
Yes, can you manage it yourself? At least for now, it may not be a bad thing for Yishui County to have such a militia group. At least it can help the county resist bandits! This is not a big credit.
It's up to you. That's enough. As for other things that you can't control, you can only leave it to fate.
Therefore, after the regiment's drill, Zheng Mao finally suppressed his uneasiness and praised the militia with a smile.
At this time, Shang Yi said: "Your Majesty, the common people have another request. Please make your decision."
Zheng Maodao: "What is the request? But I said no visit."
Shang Yi said: "The common people have found out clearly from the scriptures that the bandits who came to rob our three villages this time are still a group of bandits who occupy Qinglang Peak. This Qinglang Peak is only fifty miles away from our Qingshui Village. Keep us here."
They are really a serious problem for our three villages. Therefore, the grassroots hope to take advantage of the remaining power of defeating the bandits this time to attack Qinglang Peak and wipe out this group of bandits in one fell swoop. I only ask for your permission. The envoy will inspect the two adults.
Leader, our three-village joint militia group is willing to follow and help in the battle."
Zheng Mao was startled. He didn't expect that this militia group would actually take the initiative to fight against the bandits. In fact, letting the envoy and inspection leader be just an excuse. It was the militia group that really took the lead, but in name, it was led by the government this time.
Militia groups are also famous for their role in suppressing bandits.
However, Zheng Zhixian also knows that among the three larger groups of bandits in Qingzhou Prefecture, the group belonging to Qinglangfeng poses the greatest danger to Yishui County. If they are really wiped out, it will be a big threat to Yishui County.
It is also a good thing, and for me, it is also a great political achievement. I believe that this time the militia will definitely let me get a share of the pie, and maybe I will be promoted in one fell swoop. Even if they are defeated, the three villagers will suffer the loss.
The group has nothing to do with oneself.
Therefore, Zheng Mao was happy to follow the trend and nodded and said: "Okay, it is still our official responsibility to exterminate the bandits and protect the environment and the people. The militia has such a heart. This county is very pleased. This is not the case."
If it is serious, let the county and the envoys conduct inspections and discuss it before making a decision."
Shang Yi also nodded and said: "The safety of the three villages we wait for depends entirely on the Lord and all of you."
While several people were talking, one person hurried over. After meeting Zheng Mao, he said: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent official document from the county. I would like to ask you to read it." He raised the official document high.
Top of head.
Everyone was also surprised. What kind of official business was being chased to Qingshui Village? Zhou Shaoqing took two steps forward, took the official document from the stranger's hand, and handed it over to Zheng Mao.
Zheng Mao took the official document and opened it. His face turned pale and he said, "It's a big deal. The Tatars have entered the country again."
Sun Cheng, the county magistrate, hurriedly came over to take a look and saw that the general content of the official document was that the Manchu Qing Dynasty appointed Rao Yubeile Abatai as the ordered general, and the Minister of Internal Affairs Turge as his deputy. He entered the pass from the Huangyakou Great Wall and attacked, and In Jizhou, they defeated the troops of Ji County Commander-in-Chief Bai Tengjiao and Malanyu Commander-in-Chief Bai Guangen, and marched straight into the territory of Beizhili. They warned the people and horses in various parts of the Ming Dynasty to strictly guard against the Qing army.
The faces of other officials also changed greatly. Although the Qing army is still in Beizhili, it invaded Shandong more than three years ago. So will it come to Shandong again this time?
Shang Yi also sighed softly. The Qing army finally arrived, but he knew that there were still about three months before the Qing army reached Shandong. During this period, they were basically operating in Beizhili, and even They fought all the way to the Jianghuai area.
This urgent official document greatly reduced Zheng Mao's mood. He didn't even bother to eat anymore, so he announced that he would leave the bridge and return to the county, thinking that he would quickly send the gold and silver he had accumulated in the past few years to the south. But the momentum was not right, so he immediately abandoned his options and ran away. At least he could ensure food and clothing for the rest of his life. However, he finally remembered what Shang Yi said about conquering Qinglang Peak, so he still left Zhang Guangyuan, the classics official, and Wang Zhongping, the inspector, behind. Discuss with Shang Yi about conquering the bandits. Anyway, let’s get this share of credit first.
After all, Zhang Guangyuan and Wang Zhongping were not as far-sighted as the magistrate. Is the Qing army still far away from Shandong? Let's take care of the immediate matters first. The elimination of the bandits is also a great achievement.
Qingshui Village had already prepared the banquet, and the magistrate had no intention of attending the banquet. Zhang Guangyuan and Wang Zhongping sat down to the banquet with peace of mind. However, the magistrate was not there, and the village chiefs of the three villages had no intention of accompanying them. After having a few glasses of wine, they each retired, leaving only Shang Yi, Tang Zhen and a few others were here to accompany them. However, Zhang Guangyuan and Wang Zhongping didn't care when they arrived, drinking and eating happily.
After three glasses of wine, everyone relaxed a lot and began to talk to each other as brothers. Zhang Guangyuan patted his chest and said: "Mr. Shang, the attack on Qinglang Peak this time depends entirely on you three villagers. We need No matter what you ask us, your Majesty has ordered us to do our best to meet the demands of the militia."
Shang Yi was not polite and immediately said: "I want a blunderbuss, is that okay?"
Tang Zhen, who was on the side, couldn't help but frown slightly after hearing this, but Zhang Guangyuan thought of it cleverly, and half sobered up from the wine, he said: "We are a small county, and we are not for border defense. How can we have blunderbuss? Only Qingzhou Prefecture There are only two squatting tiger cannons there, and there are hundreds of kilograms of gunpowder, I don’t know..."
Shang Yi couldn't help but beam with joy after hearing this. He didn't expect there to be muskets in Yishui County. He just asked around, but it would be great if he could get two squatting tiger cannons and hundreds of kilograms of black powder. Since it is a black water potion, even if there is no musket, it can still be used as a simple grenade, so he immediately said: "That's enough. I don't know when I can get it."
Zhang Guangyuan patted his chest and laughed: "Don't worry, I will get you all in three to five days at most."
Shang Yi also nodded and said: "In addition, our militia has a lot of weapons, including bows and arrows, but it lacks armor and shields. I wonder if we can provide some support."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Guangyuan clapped his chest loudly and said, "Mr. Shang, don't worry, I'll bring everything from the county over in a few days. It's up to you to choose."
Shang Yi couldn't help but be very happy, and hurriedly persuaded several people to drink until the afternoon. Zhang Guangyuan and Wang Zhongping stood up to leave. Before leaving, Shang Yi gave each of them a hundred taels of silver as a gift, and the two of them returned home with a full load.
After the two of them left, Tang Zhen said: "Shang Yi, you want a blunderbuss, what are you doing with a crouching tiger cannon?"
Shang Yi said: "Uncle Tang, didn't you hear? The Tatars have entered the country, and sooner or later they will come to Shandong. We can't just focus on the bandits in front of us, we must also be prepared to deal with the Tatars."
After hearing this, Tang Zhen couldn't help but smile bitterly and stopped talking.
The next day, Shang Yi immediately began to organize the rescued villagers. This time, a total of 3,416 villagers were rescued, including 1,824 men and 1,392 women.
There are a total of 912 households, with 1,547 young and middle-aged men. However, there are only one or two people left in many households.
Therefore, Shang Yi first asked Zhou Shiqi, Zhao Bingyi, and Huang Dongshan to take the initiative to pair up the remaining men and women in the villagers and reorganize new families. This would reduce the household registration and facilitate management. Secondly, having a family would also facilitate the stability of the villagers.
.After this combination, the household registration was reduced to 688 households.
Seeing this number, Shang Yi couldn't help but feel a little sad, because these three villages and towns combined used to have more than 1,500 households and a population of more than 7,000 people. Now only more than 40% are left.
Shang Yi and Tang Zhen and others studied the plan to attack Qinglang Peak. Since Jinshanping Village is the closest to Qinglang Peak, less than fifteen miles away, Shang Yi decided to use Jinshanping Village as the base to attack Qinglang Peak.
Temporary base area.
So Shang Yi decided to first move all the villagers away from Jinshanping Village and resettle them in Qiliu Town and Wangjiadatun respectively. Among them, 400 households were resettled in Qiliu Town and 288 households were resettled in Wangjiadatun. This is because
Shang Yi has always hoped to find a place for the main force of the militia to be stationed so that they can conduct unified training and arrangements. Now it is just right. Wangjia Datun is also located in a large location and is very close to the three villages.
After the villagers were settled, a certain amount of food was distributed based on the number of people in each household so that they could survive the winter safely. Now the food hoarded by the militia has reached more than 12,000 dan. Shang Yi also
The plan is to buy another three thousand stones, which will be enough to last until next autumn's harvest. And after spring, the fields will be distributed uniformly. Anyway, there is a lot of wasteland now, and every household can get a piece of it.
While dealing with these resettlement matters, Shang Yi did not leave the villagers idle, but immediately divided the young adults into groups and started training. Because according to the original plan, Shang Yi planned to attack Qinglang Peak after a month, but now
After changing it to fifteen days, we started taking action.
After Zhang Guangyuan and Wang Zhongping returned to Yishui County, they explained Shang Yi's request to Zheng County Magistrate. Zheng Liu had no objection to this and tried to satisfy everything. Just six days later, Zhang Guangyuan brought two squatting tiger cannons
, one hundred and four kilograms of gunpowder, sixty kilograms of charcoal, twenty kilograms of saltpetre, twelve kilograms of sulfur, forty sets of iron armor, eighty sets of leather armor, twenty sets of cotton armor, and one hundred and twenty shields.
More than 200 pieces of swords, guns and weapons were brought in, which emptied almost all the weapons in the Yishui County treasury. At the same time, they also brought in 300 dan of food. After all, this time the conquest of Qinglang Peak relied entirely on the three villagers' group.
Either way, let it go. It would be better to give it all to the militia, so as to increase the certainty of victory.