Chapter 910: Fighting in Jizijuan (Fourth update, asking for 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's really reasonable, it's 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 just took office soon?" The image of the governor has been damaged, and everyone in Chahar still looks down upon Liaoxi Ningyuan and Daning Nasangualiangzao for the time being. We might as well mobilize some troops to reinforce Ji Town..."
Once he heard what Feng Ziying said, Zhu Zhiren's energy was greatly boosted. His body that had been curled up in the chair like a dead snake suddenly stood up, 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 love my uncle, it’s very likely that the story of twenty years ago will repeat itself again. It will have a very bad impact on your father, 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 will have to 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. She still didn't believe that the Mongols would invade the south, and was still worried that she 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 come to visit him.
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 on the same border as Yongping Mansion. It is said that his uncle is This is a large family of Qian'an people.
"What the Master said is true. Then we must first clean out the hidden houses of the military households, verify their identity one by one, and then return them to the military building. 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 among the military households, and gather together two thousand men,..."
Zhu Zhiren also has a headache.
To say that two thousand people is not too much, following the Ming system, large states and counties have a thousand people, medium-sized counties have 600 to 700, and small counties have 500. 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.
Select more than a thousand people from the military households, and make up for 2,000 Ding Yong.
But the key lies in such a large force of the people. 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 action 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 requirements, according to this posture, will cost at least fifty or sixty thousand silver.
If the Mongols really invade the south, it can be said that if they win this battle, there is no need to worry about anything. If they lose the battle, they will hire themselves out and leave, and it will not be their turn to worry about it.
But if the Mongols did not come, whose expense would it be? Is it really necessary to pay for land clearing here?
Wouldn’t this mean that I had to take such a big risk in vain, and in the end, it was all in vain?
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 was not even willing to shoulder this responsibility, he would really need to consider whether to give him a blow.
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 was menacing. 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 person who held the title 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. It's the same as the previous ones, how come you are now performing your duties with Master Zhi, but you guys don't want to help him do things, but you still complained 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 us Yongping gentry. Maybe I am blind and short-sighted and cannot understand the situation. I hope you will not hesitate to give me some advice 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, and 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 matter. There are many things involved in it. Civil affairs, like many people who changed their military status to civilian status, it was not accidental, and it was also recognized by the military and military side..."
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 expelled back to his hometown.
The old man in the light brown patterned silk shirt frowned, "The county is simple and has 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 seriously: "But I want to remind you that the Qing army is hiding in the house. It’s a serious matter, anyone who wants to disobey Lord Tongzhi’s will or make trouble is absolutely not allowed. I can only say that some specific reasons can be verified clearly, and Lord Tongzhi can be clear.”
Several people understood that the cleanup of military households and hidden households was a foregone conclusion. Anyone who tried to carry it out directly would not end well. However, using the past twenty years, many files have been lost or searched for and corrected, and some tricks could 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 first."
Before anyone could say anything, Xu Huanshan walked away.
There were a few people left, and one of them couldn't help but sigh, "Damn, what's the only thing he needs to say for a thousand taels of silver? We have to figure out what else we need ourselves."
"Old Tian, it's not easy. At least I showed you a way." The short, fat man looked gloomy. "It's enough to clean the house, but what about cleaning 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 robe shook his head, "Your Majesty Fu Zun is not clear about what he said. I see that Mr. Fu Zun is on both ends of the spectrum, and maybe he wants to do something about it. After all, he has been in Yongping Mansion for five years, and he 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 Xiuzhuan’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 and 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.
Lao Rui will continue to work hard tomorrow!
(End of this chapter)