Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 159
A few days later, with Huang Taiji's strong insistence, the Han Eight Banners were finally formed.

After the ambitious Huang Taiji formed the Eight Banners of Han Dynasty, he once again set his sights on the capital in Shanhaiguan.

Zhao Wen stayed on Phi Island and ran to the seaport almost every day. Seeing the seaport being gradually built day by day, Zhao Wen was very excited.

When the firecrackers sounded, the first year of Chongzhen passed by in a hurry, and the second year of Chongzhen ushered in a burst of gunpowder.

The situation in the Ming Dynasty did not improve because of the arrival of the New Year, on the contrary, it became more corrupt.

Under Hong Chengchou's pressing step by step, the rogues fleeing around Shaanxi gradually gathered together, forming a huge force.Use this to fight against the imperial soldiers and horses.

Seeing this growing force, Hong Chengchou also had a headache.

To be honest, Hong Chengchou, the rogue at this time, didn't pay attention at all.

If you go head-to-head with the officers and soldiers, the officers and soldiers can wipe out the thieves in minutes.

It's a pity that this group of thieves doesn't go head-to-head with officers and soldiers at all.

Whenever the officers and soldiers attacked, the bandits would flee with their lives.After the officers and soldiers retreat, the bandits will come back again.

However, most of the soldiers and horses in Shaanxi are infantry, so it is not easy to hunt down thieves.

As a result, the officers and soldiers started a tug-of-war with the thieves on the land of Sanqin.

Chongzhen was an impatient emperor, and he was dissatisfied with Hong Chengchou's inability to kill all the thieves.

At this time, a book handed over by Yang He, the governor of the three sides, caught Chongzhen's attention.

Yang He, Hu Guang, a native of Changde, was a Jinshi in the last years of Wanli, a censor in Lidu, and a governor of the three sides of Shaanxi.This person has always had a good reputation, but he is a minister who handles practical things.

Although Hong Chengchou was in charge of suppressing bandits, Hong Chengchou was controlled by Yang He.

Yang Sichang, who later used the strategies of "four positives and six corners" and "ten-sided net" to suppress the peasant uprising army, was his son.

The note Yang He sent up was a memorial to Zhao An.

In the memorial, Yang He said that the main reason why Liu Zei could develop was because the land in Sanqin was dry and there was no rain, which caused the people to suffer from hunger and cold, so they did it as a last resort.

As long as the food problem of these thieves is solved, the matter of thieves can be dealt with with twice the result with half the effort.

Therefore, Yang He proposed the strategy of "mainly recruiting, supplemented by pursuit and suppression".

As soon as this memorial was delivered, it attracted Chongzhen's attention.

Chongzhen has always regarded himself as a holy king, but he is a figure like Yao and Shun.So he was very interested in Yang He's method. If they could really be recruited, it would not only save the court a lot of money and food, but also make Chongzhen more popular among the people.

This matter kills two birds with one stone, why not do it?

Therefore, Chongzhen made a decision and implemented Yang He's method.

Thanks to Yang He's efforts, the recruiting policy has achieved some success, and almost all the thieves from various ministries in Shaanxi accepted the recruiting policy.

But so many people have been recruited, so they must be fed.

Therefore, Chongzhen took out [-] yuan in gold, plus silver and food donated by various vassal princes in Shaanxi.

Originally, the money and food from the imperial court plus the money and food donated by the Shaanxi vassals were completely enough to accommodate these thieves.

However, the quality of civil servants in the late Ming Dynasty was really disgusting. When these silver grains passed through the hands of local officials in Shaanxi, they were exploited layer by layer and intercepted layer by layer.

When some of the thieves began to starve to death, the long-suffering thieves finally broke out.

Under the instigation of Shen Yikui, the thief rebelled again.

Because these thieves had already been recruited, all the soldiers and horses of the imperial court returned to the station.

Due to the lack of timely suppression by officers and soldiers, the rebellion was unprecedented.

For a moment, the entire land of Sanqin was once again in flames of war, and the situation deteriorated almost instantly and could not be cleaned up.

But Yang He, who proposed to recruit security, was dismissed directly by the furious Chongzhen and investigated, locked up and sent to Beijing, and finally died unjustly in Zhao Prison of Jinyiwei.

And his position was also inherited by Hong Chengchou, and he was fully responsible for the suppression of bandits.

If Yang He's method can be thoroughly implemented by those officials in Shaanxi, then it is only a matter of time before the bandits are eliminated.

Unfortunately, history has no ifs.The literati in the late Ming Dynasty were the most morally corrupt era in history.

Time flies by, and when March is about to pass, the outlet of Phi Island has finally been successfully built.

Looking at the cement-covered seaport, Zhao Wen felt indescribably excited.

Now that there is an outlet to the sea, the most urgent task is to find sea ships and sailors to go to sea.

Zhao Wen finally set foot on the journey back to Longmen Fort after delaying in Phi Island for such a long time.

After wandering on the road for half a month, Zhao Wen finally returned to Longmen Fort.

Today's Longmen Fort has changed a lot. When Zhao Wen just returned to Longmen Fort, he was still a little uncomfortable.

The Longmen Fort built by Zhao Wen had already turned into an inner city. Because of the gathering of refugees outside Longmen Fort, Liu Wenzhong arranged for people to connect all the scattered buildings together, and finally built a circle of city walls.

Even if compared with Xuanfu Town, the current Longmen Fort is not bad.

One day, Zhao Wen had just had breakfast and was in the study looking at the documents he had left for the past few months when there was a knock on the door.

"Come in!" Zhao Wen shouted softly without raising his eyelids.

After receiving Zhao Wen's reply, Liu Wenzhong opened the door and walked in.

Zhao Wen put down the document in his hand, looked at Liu Wenzhong, "What's the matter?"

Liu Wenzhong said with a sullen face, worried: "My lord, Horqin is here."

"Have people come from Horqin? What are they here for? Is it a matter of building a city? But isn't the Horqin city under construction, and it is estimated that it will be completed by the end of this year." Zhao Wen asked with a look of doubt.

Not long after Zhao Wen left, Liu Wenzhong sent people to build a city for Horqin.

Moreover, the city of Horqin is not too far from Longmen Fort, and it only takes one day and one night to ride a fast horse.

Liu Wenzhong frowned, and said slowly: "It's not about building the city, but about Liaodong."

After speaking, Liu Wenzhong took out a piece of kraft paper from his sleeve and put it on the table.

Zhao Wen picked up the kraft paper and looked at it carefully.

After a while, Zhao Wen put the kraft paper back on the table and asked solemnly, "How credible is this matter?"

"I think nine out of ten!"

Zhao Wencong stood up on the chair, and said with a heavy face: "If this is really the case, then this matter will not be easy to handle."

This piece of kraft paper was sent by people from Horqin. According to the paper, since the beginning of spring, Horqin herdsmen often encounter people pretending to be herdsmen wandering around Xifengkou when they are grazing.

At first they thought that these people were going to the Horqin tribe, but as time passed, they discovered that these people were not targeting the Horqin tribe.

These people seldom went to Horqin's ranch to harass them, and they basically wandered around the entrance of Xifeng.

From time to time, there are people who can write and count, writing and drawing at Xifeng's mouth.

Sometimes, they would send a small group of people to test the defenders at Xifengkou.

At the beginning, they didn't know the origins of these people, but as time passed, they gradually discovered suspicions.

Although these people are well disguised, the money rat tails they reveal when they take off their hats are not deceiving.

"This must be Jiannu, what are they going to do at the entrance of Xifeng?" Liu Wenzhong frowned and said with certainty.

"What else can I do? Needless to say? It must be Jiannu who wants to break through the Xifeng Pass and attack the capital!"

Zhao Wen slapped the table directly, saying with great certainty.

After Zhao Wen saw this piece of kraft paper, he instantly remembered the historical incident of Huang Taiji's detour to Xifengkou.

Historically, in October of the second year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji broke through the pass from Xifeng Pass and plundered the land of Gyeonggi.

Although it is now April, this does not prevent Huang Taiji from sending troops to investigate at Xifengkou.

"My lord, is what you said true? Is this Huang Taiji really going to break through the entrance of Xifeng?" Although Liu Wenzhong also felt that this was unusual, he did not expect that Huang Taiji would enter Xifeng. The mouth breaks through and enters directly.

You must know that Xifengkou is not close to Liaodong. If the Ming army finds out along the way, wouldn’t the strategy of detouring Xifengkou be useless?

Liu Wenzhong did not expect that Huang Taiji would detour to Xifengkou, and the same court people did not expect that Huang Taiji would detour to Xifengkou.Huang Taiji was taken by surprise. If Zhao Wen hadn't come here through time travel, he would never have thought that Huang Taiji would detour through Xifengkou.

Zhao Wen sneered and said, "I'm sure that Huang Taiji came up with the idea of ​​fighting. If you think about it, if Huang Taiji wants to break through from Shanhaiguan Pass, the difficulty can be imagined.

Not to mention Shanhaiguan, even a small Ningyuan City they can't take down.Besides Xifengkou, the imperial court's defense focus is on the Ningjin line of defense and Shanhaiguan.

If Huang Taiji really breaks through the Xifeng Pass, the success rate will be very high.After all, there are not many defenders at Xifengkou. "

"Then what should we do? Should we notify the court in time?" Liu Wenzhong said.

Zhao Wendao: "Notify the court? Will anyone believe it when we inform the court? Now that Shaanxi and other places are still corrupt, do you think the court will believe this at this time? The court doesn't want to hear such news at all.

Besides, just because of our identities, we can't hand over this booklet.So, wait and see.

By the way, you should quickly notify Horqin and let them spread out all the scouts, and be sure to monitor Jiannu's every move.At the same time, we must also be prepared. "

Liu Wenzhong nodded heavily, and then walked out.

Zhao Wen looked at Liu Wenzhong who was leaving, and hurried out of the study.

"Little San, go and inform Song Hu and the others that they must arrive at the Garrison Mansion within a quarter of an hour." Zhao Wen looked at Li Xiaosan standing outside the door and said anxiously.

A quarter of an hour later, the hall of the garrison mansion was full of people.

Zhao Wen looked at Zhao Daniu and others sitting in the hall, and said in a deep voice, "How many soldiers and horses are there in our Longmen Fort now?"

"My lord, since you left, we have recruited more than 400 soldiers. Now we have a total of about 1000 soldiers in Longmen Fort. Among them, 56 and a half soldiers are about 300 except for the personal guard battalion." Song Hu stood up and said in a deep voice.

"1000 people, 1000 people are far from enough." Zhao Wenchang sighed, and then said: "The order will be passed on, starting from today, full-scale conscription. I require each of you to have at least a thousand elite soldiers under your command. The 56 and a half soldiers must have at least three hundred.

There is also the personal guard battalion, which must be kept at about 56 soldiers, of which [-] and a half should not be less than [-]. "

As soon as Zhao Wen finished speaking, everyone became excited.

These people in the hall have long wanted to fight violently, but it is a pity that they have not received Zhao Wen's order.Now that the order is down, why aren't they excited?

The keen Song Hu heard something unusual in Zhao Wen's voice. He stood up and looked at Zhao Wen, "My lord, is there going to be a war?"

"Yeah, there's going to be a war. And it's going to be a big one. That's all I can say. Don't ask me about the rest. In a word, all-out violence!" Zhao Wen stood up from his chair. Got up, looked at everyone in the hall, and said in a deep voice.

"As ordered!"

Everyone cupped their hands at Zhao Wengong, and then walked out in a hurry.

When the news of conscription spread, the entire Longmen Fort fell into joy.

Those who wanted to be soldiers but didn't become soldiers were all holding back their energy at this time, as if they could become benevolent if they couldn't become soldiers.

The most exciting ones are those refugees from Liaodong. In the current Longmen Fort, there are not a few people from Liaodong, and they are still increasing every day.

Since Zhao Wen arrived at Phi Island, the transport of refugees from Phi Island has not stopped.

On the sea from Phi Island to Deng Lai, most of the boats are transporting refugees.

These boats have long been bought by Zhao Wen, who is rich and powerful, and they are specially used to transport refugees.

These refugees from Liaodong came late, and the factories are not unlimited, so the jobs they can provide are really limited.In addition, Zhao Wen did not intend to fully conscription at that time.

Therefore, these refugees from Liaodong can only reclaim the land and plant crops under the arrangement of Liu Wenzhong.

Of course, the land they cultivated did not belong to them.These lands belonged to Longmen Castle, but they were leased to them by Liu Wenzhong at a very low rent.

But the money from farming is really too slow. How can it be as fast as being a soldier or working in a factory?

Especially when they saw the houses where the refugees who came to Longmen Fort early lived, they were all envious.

From ancient times to the present, who doesn't want to have a house of their own?But it is too difficult to build a house. If we only rely on farming, I am afraid there will be no way to do it in 20 years.

In Longmen Fort, there are also levels.The one with the highest level and the most money is the soldier, the next is the labor, and the last is the farming.

If you serve as a soldier, you will not only have more than [-] taels of housing allowance for the month, or dozens of acres of land, but also a monthly military salary of five taels of silver.This does not include meritorious service, if it is meritorious service, there will be military meritorious service or silver rewards.

Not to mention rewarding silver, these military merit fields can be regarded as land for family heirlooms.Even if they can no longer fight wars in the future, they can still rely on farming to make a living.

Instead of renting the land of Longmen Fort like it is now.

Although the rent of Longmenbao's land was very low, the land was not his own after all. If it was taken away that day, wouldn't it be the end of it?

Chinese people have a special feeling for the land from ancient times to the present, not to mention the Liaodong refugees at this time.

In the past, these refugees from Liaodong had no upward channels, and they could only bury their heads in farming every day.Now that the opportunity came, how could they not be excited?

Today, such a ballad is being sung throughout Longmen Castle.

If you want to be rich, join the army.If you want to build a house and marry a wife, you have to serve as a soldier.If you want the land to be passed down from generation to generation, you have to be a soldier.

For a while, the conscription points that Zhao Wen set up in Longmen Fort were crowded by these people.

There were even people who fought for the spot because of this.

Although Zhao Wen recruited a large number of soldiers this time, it was impossible to recruit all of them.

After all, factories need people to work, and the land needs people to work.If all these people are soldiers, what about production?Although Zhao Wen's family is well-off now, he can't just sit and eat.

(End of this chapter)