Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 277 The Imperial Decree Arrives
"May I ask where all of you are from?" Qianhu looked at Zhao Wen who was standing outside the city gate, and asked respectfully.

Zhao Wen waved his hand and said calmly: "Don't worry about where I come from, I'll give you one thing now. Now the bandits have been defeated by me, and I'm short of manpower. I think you have quite a lot of people. Yes, just in time to clean up the battlefield for me."

"Understood, leave it to me to clean the battlefield, and I will definitely take care of it for you." Qianhu looked at Zhao Wen flatteringly.

Who doesn't love cleaning the battlefield, even though the people outside the city are thieves, they can't stand the crowd.

The more people there are, the more loot there will be.

Zhao Wen may not like the things on these dead thieves, but these guard soldiers who are worse than the thieves are very concerned.

"By the way, bring back the gold, silver, treasures and food supplies that the thieves left in place. I will send people to watch you. If there is anything missing, just wait."

Gao Yingxiang's team was defeated by Zhao Wen, and even he himself was captured by Zhao Wen.Therefore, all the gold and silver treasures that Gao Yingxiang plundered from Daming for so many years were taken by Zhao Wen.

Not only Gao Yingxiang, but also Wang Ziyong, Luo Rucai, and the gold, silver, treasures and food supplies of the fifth battalion of Gezuo.

Wang Ziyong and Luo Rucai didn't even have war horses when they fled, so naturally they couldn't take the looted gold, silver, treasures and food supplies with them.

Although the men and horses of Gezuo Fifth Battalion still had war horses when they ran, they also discarded these things for the sake of speed.

In this way, Zhao Wen had no choice but to be disrespectful.

Although there are still about 500 people in Zhao Wen's hands today, Gao Yingxiang, Wang Ziyong, Luo Rucai, and Gezuo Fifth Battalion have left too many things, and the 500 people in Zhao Wen's hands alone are not enough.

Therefore, Zhao Wen asked the guards in the city to clean the battlefield for them and transport the captured gold, silver, treasures and food Zizhong.

Although there were not many guards guarding the city, Qianhu recruited a group of young men while defending the city.

The young and the strong may not be able to fight, but it is still possible to clean the battlefield and transport the captured.

At the same time, Zhao Wen also sent a team of 300 people to monitor them to prevent their hands and feet from being dirty.

Zhao Wen waved his hand, "Okay, hurry up and get someone to clean it."

After Zhao Wen finished speaking, he didn't care about Qianhu anymore, and led his soldiers into Jiyuan City on his own.

Qianhu hurried to the city, greeted his subordinates, and went to clean the battlefield.

These poor guard soldiers were terrified of fighting, but when they heard that they were cleaning the battlefield, their eyes lit up and they rushed outside excitedly.

On the other hand, Zhao Wen led the soldiers and horses directly to the Yamen of Jiyuan City.

As soon as he reached the gate of the yamen, the county magistrate of Jiyuan County rushed over with a large group of gentry.

"May I ask if this general is the one who solved the crisis in Jiyuan City?" The county magistrate looked at Zhao Wen who was coming, and hurriedly greeted him, asking respectfully.

Zhao Wendao: "That's right, I'm the one you're talking about. I've defeated all the rogues outside the city, and now the rogues have fled for thousands of miles. My troops are chasing after them. As for the guards in the city, they are cleaning the battlefield now." .”

"Sure enough, he is a titan. I haven't asked the general where he is. Looking at the majesty of the general's army, he must be an elite soldier from the Nine Frontiers." The county magistrate looked at Zhao Wen flatteringly, and kept smiling.

Zhao Wen glanced at the county magistrate lightly and said: "You will know where I come from in the future. It's getting late now and my men and horses are very sleepy. Find a place for me quickly and prepare enough for me. meals."

"Definitely, I will definitely follow your lord's instructions and make arrangements for your lord, and now I invite you to go to the county office to rest." The county magistrate replied, turned around and looked at the gentry behind him, and began to discuss.

Zhao Wen nodded, and then walked into the county government office with five hundred soldiers behind him.

After entering the county government office, Zhao Wen arranged all these people in the yard in front of the county government hall, and brought Gao Yingxiang to the reception room in the backyard of the government office.

As for the war horses, Zhao Wen left them outside the Yamen, and at the same time arranged some people to look after them.

At this time, Gao Yingxiang's left calf had been removed by the soldiers. After all, it is impossible for the medical treatment of this era to connect the calf that was almost broken in two.

Gao Yingxiang was escorted by the guards and knelt on the ground.

Zhao Wen looked at Gao Yingxiang on the ground, and asked in a deep voice: "I really didn't expect Gao Yingxiang, the Chuang Wang who has ruled the Ming Dynasty for several years, to fall into my hands. I really didn't expect it."

Gao Yingxiang's face is pale because of excessive blood loss.

He glared at Zhao Wen and cursed, "Hmph, you can only defeat me with the advantage of your weapon, otherwise, it would be a dream to defeat me with your small number of people."

"Hehe, I really don't know what kind of confidence you have to say such a thing. Just relying on your troops, even if I don't use those weapons, I can still wipe you out. You are just thieves, do thieves understand? You are just useless Gen Zhiping, a group of people with no ambitions, really pitiful." Sitting on a chair in the hall, Zhao Wen waved to the guards who were guarding Gao Yingxiang, "Pull him down and keep him in good custody. By the way, this Pay attention to me in a few days, don't let him die."

Now that Gao Yingxiang lost his left calf, he was like a dead dog, being dragged by Zhao Wen's personal guards to the outside.

Zhao Wen looked at Gao Yingxiang who was being pulled out, then lay down on the chair and got up sleepily.

A few quarters of an hour later, as the sun began to sink towards the horizon, the magistrate entered the hall.

"General, the camp has been arranged for the general." The county magistrate looked at Zhao Wen who was sitting on the chair, and said softly.

Zhao Wen opened his eyes and yawned, "Let's go, take me to the camp."

Zhao Wen stood up from the chair and headed outside.

When leaving, Zhao Wen also took away the soldiers in the county government office, including Gao Yingxiang, who was captured by Zhao Wen.

The county magistrate looked at Gao Yingxiang who was being carried by two soldiers on a stretcher, pointed at him curiously, and looked at Zhao Wen, "General, who is this man? Why are you still carrying him?"

Because Gao Yingxiang's left calf was missing, he had to be carried around.

Zhao Wendao: "This man is the Chuang Wang among the thieves, his name is Gao Yingxiang, I think you should be familiar with his name."

The county magistrate was shocked. He looked at Gao Yingxiang who was carried on the stretcher, his face was full of disbelief, "He is Gao Yingxiang? It is a great achievement to capture the bandit leader Gao Yingxiang alive."

Zhao Wen waved his hand, and said calmly: "It's just a bandit leader, it's not worth mentioning, it's not worth mentioning."

"Bandit leader, it's not worth mentioning, you really dare to say it." The county magistrate looked at Zhao Wen and kept slandering him.

"My lord, the camp I arranged for you is the camp of the guards in the city. I hope you don't dislike it." The county magistrate was afraid that Zhao Wen would be dissatisfied, so he tentatively said.

Zhao Wen said indifferently: "The camp of the soldiers in the guard is also fine. By the way, quickly get me all the food. Remember, there must be meat and hot water. I have been on the horse for the past few days. After a while, I didn’t even take a hot bath, and my body felt very uncomfortable.”

"Definitely, General, I will definitely arrange for you what you need." The county magistrate followed Zhao Wen and kept replying.

Zhao Wen nodded, stopped talking, and walked forward leading the horse.

After a while, Zhao Wen came to the station.

Although the entire resident looked dilapidated, the county magistrate had sent someone to clean the entire resident before Zhao Wen came.

I dare not say that it is spotless, but it can also be stationed.

Not long after entering the resident, the county magistrate led a large group of gentry into the resident carrying all kinds of food.

They even carried a dozen big fat pigs that had just been slaughtered.

Standing in front of the gate of the station, Zhao Wen looked at the food brought in by the gentry and the smiling county magistrate, and said, "I didn't expect you to have a heart."

The county magistrate was flattered by Zhao Wen's praise and said: "This is what I should do. The general solved the crisis in Jiyuan City, and it is time for us to thank the general.

If there is no general, we will be miserable after the city is breached.These thieves are all scumbags, and they like to do house raids the most. "

Zhao Wen said with a smile: "Little thieves are just some rootless weeds, and it's easy to clean them up. All right, you can move all these things in for me."

The county magistrate nodded, and then walked into the resident with these things.

The gentry who came to deliver food said that there were not many, and that there were not many, and there were only a dozen or so in total.

It's just that the gentry in Jiyuan City look different from the gentry in other places.

The gentry in other places are basically silk and satin, and there are groups of servants.

But almost all the gentry who came to deliver food were clothed in common clothes, and some of them were still patched.

Zhao Wen walked into the gate of the resident. He stood by the gate, looked at the gentry who were not like gentry entering the resident, and stopped the county magistrate with a look of doubt.

The county magistrate had just entered the garrison, and was calling the gentry to put the grain on the ground, when he suddenly heard Zhao Wen's cry.

He stopped hastily, and trotted to Zhao Wen's side.

"General, what's the matter?" The county magistrate thought he had done something wrong, so he hurriedly asked.

Zhao Wen pointed to the gentry who were busy with their servants, and asked, "What's the matter with these gentry? I think their clothes are similar to those of ordinary people? What's the matter?"

The county magistrate looked back at the gentry, then turned his head again, and sighed, "General, you don't know something. Our Jiyuan City is poor, very poor."

"Your land belongs to the land of the Central Plains, and the Central Plains is extremely flat, with countless fertile fields. When I was outside the city, I saw many continuous fertile fields. With so many fertile fields, how can you be poor?" Zhao Wen asked.

In ancient times, as long as there was land, one would not be poor.

The land of the Central Plains has always been an important food producing area, and it is the key control area of ​​the imperial court no matter what time it is.

"General, I'm ashamed to say it. Those good fields outside the city don't belong to Jiyuan City at all, let alone these gentry. These fields belong to those princes.

We in Henan don't have many other things, but there are many princes.There are eight princes alone, and there are countless county kings. I estimate that there are hundreds of county kings alone.As for those generals who guard the country and generals who assist the country, almost every village has them.

Although we have a lot of land in Henan, most of it belongs to these princes and princes.It has nothing to do with us, although the land outside the city is outside Jiyuan City, it belongs to King Zheng.

Sixty-seven out of ten of the land in Huaiqing Mansion belonged to King Zheng, and these lands were the most fertile land.

The remaining barren land is local, and there are still many people who have no land at all, so they can only become tenants of those princes and farm land for others. "The county magistrate's face was full of depression, and he explained in detail for Zhao Wen.

Listening to the county magistrate's explanation, Zhao Wen frowned tightly.

A large part of the reason why the Ming Dynasty was able to perish was because there were too many clans in the Ming Dynasty.

There are so many people who just eat and don’t do anything every year, and it’s extremely difficult for these people to have children. Coupled with the accumulation over the years, no matter how big the country is, it will be empty.

"Okay, you go down." Zhao Wen waved at the county magistrate, and then led the guards to the depths of the garrison.

"Grandma, this old Zhu's family is really capable of giving birth, this old Zhu is really powerful, he created a nation by himself, grandma, we must solve them all in the future."

Zhao Wen kept sighing as he walked on the road.

The night gradually fell, and the fragrance wafted from the resident.

Because Zhao Daniu has not come back yet, the people who eat in the resident are those 500 people.

Almost all the gold, silver and treasures outside the city have been transported to the resident. As for the grain, there is still a large amount that has not been transported in.

As for the rags on the battlefield, Zhao Wen didn't take care of them and let the guards take them away.

After all, the current Zhao Wen doesn't care about those rags at all.

It may take another day to deliver all the food.

After Zhao Wen had dinner, he went to bed early.

The next day, prisoners were sent back one after another.

Although the old camp personnel used by King Gao Yingxiang were basically killed, but there were many ordinary thieves and refugees.

The soldiers who sent the captives were basically a dozen or so people escorting a large group of people, and there were even more than 50 soldiers escorting nearly [-] prisoners.

Gao Yingxiang, Wang Ziyong and others did not have many people in the old camp, but there were quite a few people under their control.

This is 10,000+ nearly 20 people. It is not easy to get all these people back.

In the next seven or eight days, Zhao Wen's main purpose was to gather these common people.

On the third day, the people sent by Liu Wenzhong to deliver the imperial decree also rushed to Jiyuan City.

Along the way, the people who delivered the imperial decree were chasing after him, fearing that they would not be able to catch up with Zhao Wen.

Zhao Wen sat in the room of the resident, holding the imperial decree sent, and chuckled, "I never thought that Chongzhen would let me encircle and suppress the thieves. Since you gave me this imperial decree, I'm sorry if I don't handle it well." Your decree."

(End of this chapter)