Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 131 The White Pole Soldier

When Gao Yingxiang was besieging Shouzhou with soldiers, the office of Xuanfu Department in Shizhu, Chongqing was very lively, and the atmosphere of joy was like a festival.Countless stone pillars, young and strong, rushed here from all directions, and everyone's faces were filled with joy.The square is full of stalls selling all kinds of food, fresh fish and bacon, needlework cotton cloth, pots and pans and the like.

A long row of wooden tables was placed under the steps in front of the government office, covered with pure white cotton cloth, on which were placed the Four Treasures of the Study and thick books full of names.Dozens of clerks from the book office sat behind the table, and the young and strong men who rushed over formed several long lines amidst the hoarse yelling and chasing away of the yamen servants who came from the Chongqing government.

Today is the day when the world-famous Shizhu white-armed soldiers pay their salaries.

After Chongzhen decreed a month ago, the cabinet, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Ministry of War issued a document to the governor's office in Sichuan, ordering the governor's office to allocate 20 taels of silver to the Shizhu Xuanfu Division to distribute the salaries of the white soldiers. Reissue again.The money allocated by the governor's yamen is deducted from the tax paid to the imperial court.

Since the 27th year of Wanli, the white pole soldiers followed the Xuanfu envoy Ma Qiancheng to pacify the Bozhou Rebellion, and have fought countless battles for the Ming Dynasty, with more than [-] casualties. Among them, the Hunhe Battle in the first year of Tianqi was the heaviest casualty.The [-] white-armed soldiers fought bloody battles with the Eight Banners soldiers for a day with the unique stubbornness of the Sichuan people, and almost the entire army was wiped out in the end.Qin Liangyu's elder brother Qin Bangping died in this battle, and his other elder brother Qin Minping led more than a hundred people to break out.

The white-armed soldiers in the Hunhe battle inflicted heavy damage on the Eight Banners Army, and thousands of so-called Eight Banners elites were wiped out by the white-armed soldiers.Jiannu, who had always been proud to think that he was invincible, was terrified when he heard the name of the white-armed soldiers. Since then, Shizhu White-armed soldiers have become famous all over the world.

However, the important officials of the imperial court have always only paid attention to the elite officers and soldiers, and the chieftain armed forces such as white soldiers have always come and gone as soon as they are called. Some food and salaries will only be distributed during wartime, and the insufficient part has been in arrears.In the second year of Chongzhen's Jisi Change, Qin Liangyu, after receiving the court's King Qin's order, sold his property as military pay, and summoned [-] white-armed soldiers to trek thousands of miles north to King Qin.

At that time, Chongzhen specially issued an edict to praise Qin Liangyu, and summoned Qin Liangyu on the platform, rewarded Qin Liangyu with coins, livestock, drinks, etc., and wrote four poems in recognition of Qin Liangyu's contributions.After Huang Taiji withdrew, Qin Liangyu led his troops back home.

For this strange woman Qin Liangyu, Chongzhen, who had traveled through time, was full of deep respect in his heart.Thinking about it in his shoes, if he was in Qin Liangyu's position at that time, it would be impossible for him to do the righteous deeds of this heroine.This heroine, the only heroine in China's thousands of years of history who has been recorded in the official history, and even the Manchu Qing Dynasty has set up monuments for her, should be honored in this life, instead of being gloomy and sad as in the original history. end.

He also admires the brave Sichuan Army from the bottom of his heart.Regardless of whether it was the eight-year war of resistance at that time or later generations, the Sichuan Army paid a huge sacrifice for the country.Because the unyielding blood flows in the veins of the Sichuan people, and the inscriptions of not fearing death are engraved on the bones, the Sichuan people are usually optimistic and undisciplined, but when the country and the nation are in danger, most of them will choose to die generously and sacrifice their lives. Serve the country.

In the simple hall of the Xuanfu Department with stone pillars, Fu Zonglong, the governor of Sichuan, wearing a red official robe, was talking to Xie Chong, the prefect of Chongqing. Qin Liangyu, who was dressed in a brocade robe, accompanied him in the last seat and listened quietly. Her son Ma Xianglin stood behind his mother.

In the nearly one year since Fu Zonglong took office as the governor of Sichuan, he took advantage of the unique natural conditions of the Land of Abundance to call on officials and gentry to donate transportation and reduce rents for the local government to build water conservancy and support agriculture and mulberry.He changed his predecessor Shao Jiechun's lazy style of government, and often pretended to go to the people to learn about the world and folk customs, and his footprints spread all over the prefectures and counties of Chengdu.This is indeed a commendable move for the Ming Dynasty, where the traffic conditions are extremely inconvenient and the chief officials at all levels have always been aloof.

Fu Zonglong came to Shizhu in person from a long distance this time. First, he had to personally supervise the payment of the salary, and second, he had to read Chongzhen’s imperial decree in public to show the imperial court’s respect for this heroine. This is what Chongzhen wrote to Fu Zonglong specially. of.

In the third year of Apocalypse, Qin Liangyu once wrote a letter to Apocalypse, denouncing local officials and generals for being jealous of his military exploits and despising his neglect because of his gender.Tianqi then issued an edict that the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs must treat Qin Liangyu with courtesy, and must not have any behavior of suspicion or contempt.

When Fu Zonglong picked up the tea bowl to drink water, Xie Chong said, "Master Futai, it's getting late, isn't this payment matter...?"

He really didn't want to talk to Fu Zonglong anymore.The governor is stern and cold in nature, and he is serious in his speech.The two were supposed to talk about the local customs and anecdotes about the officialdom, but the lord asked about the annual income of the Chongqing government, how much the private rent was, whether the gentry had exploited excessively, and other difficult questions to answer.This is not a talk, it is directly a questioning by the censor.

Fu Zonglong put down the tea bowl, stood up expressionlessly, and strode towards the outside of the office. Xie Chong and Qin Liangyu hurriedly got up to follow.

When he came to the Yamen, Fu Zonglong stood on the steps with his hands behind his back, looking at the crowds of people in the square and the joy on his faces, he nodded secretly: the morale is available, the people's hearts are available, and the Holy Majesty's move can really win the hearts of the people.

Xie Chong took a step forward, raised his hands and pressed down, and several Chongqing government servants next to him immediately opened their voices and shouted: "Silence! Silence! Your Excellency has something to say!"

After shouting several times, all kinds of clamor and yelling gradually stopped, and many children who were chasing and fighting also quieted down. The extremely lively square became silent in an instant, and occasionally there were a few cries of babies.

Xie nodded with satisfaction, turned sideways and said solemnly, "Master Futai, please!"

After Fu Zonglong glanced at the people in the square with majestic eyes, he said in a deep voice: "There is an imperial decree! Qin Liangyu, the envoy of the Stone Pillar, kneels down to listen!"

Qin Liangyu, who was over [-] years old, walked vigorously to the incense table that had been set up under the stage, turned around and knelt down to Fu Zonglong on the steps. Ma Xianglin knelt behind him, and the people in the square, as well as scribes and office servants also knelt on the ground one after another.Although they didn't know what it was, since the officer knelt down, they would naturally follow.

Fu Zonglong reached into his bosom, took out a bright yellow scroll with auspicious clouds pattern, slowly unfolded it, and began to read aloud sentence by sentence:

"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict said: since ancient times, there is no such thing as the emperor's Ming. The Mongolian Yuan was tyrannical and led beasts to eat people. The Taizu rose up to resist with the body of the commoner, and the Han children all over the world responded. During the period, countless heroes threw their heads. The blood finally made Mengyuan look south in a hurry, and my Chinese clothes began to be restored. Today's Jurchen Jiannu, originally from the Tungus line, mixes with wild beasts all day long, and its nature is no different from that of beasts. It has been hiding in the white mountains and black waters for a long time, coveting China is a great river and mountain. Since the apocalypse, taking advantage of the weakness of the army, he has repeatedly visited the Central Plains and devoured the flesh and blood of my Ming Dynasty. His desire to emulate the barbarians has gradually become apparent. Fortunately, there are stone pillars and white poles, and they have traveled thousands of miles to die in Liaodong. Sichuan people are bloody, and the world wins See. Among them, there is someone from the Ma family, Qin, who looks down on the heroes of the world with the posture of a woman, destroys his family to relieve difficulties, and leads his relatives to help several times. The world knows? How can the sacrifice of the white pole not be sympathetic? Today, a Qin in Jin Dynasty ordered his wife, Zuo Dudu, and Sichuan General Soldier. The late Yuan Shizhu Xuanfu envoy Ma Jiajin had the title of Zuo Dudu, and set up a shrine to worship. The imperial court allocated silver 20 taels, to comfort the loyalty of the white pole, I respect this."

Qin Liangyu, who was kneeling on the ground, trembled slightly, and the tears in his eyes fell to the ground.More than ten years of fighting for the country, and more than ten thousand stone pillars who shed blood and sacrificed, are finally recognized by the court today. Those orphans and widows who lost their relatives are finally compensated, and their husbands can also smile.There is no way to repay the kindness of a saint, so let my disciples of Shizhu repay it with blood!
Fu Zonglong put away the imperial decree and said in a deep voice: "Mrs. Qin, please rise up. The Holy One will give you a set of mountain armor. I ask you to tell Mrs. Qin and take care of yourself. After the Ming Dynasty is calmed down, please come to Beijing to see Madam!"

Qin Liangyu solemnly kowtowed three times, straightened up and said loudly: "Being treated so favorably by the Holy Majesty, my minister Qin Liangyu will definitely live up to the grace of the Holy Majesty, and give up this remnant body to serve the Holy Majesty!"

Although the people in the audience couldn't understand what the imperial decree said, they finally understood the 20 taels of silver, and they kowtowed and stood up.

As several people began to clap their hands and jump, gradually a tsunami-like cheer resounded throughout the square.Some laughing and dancing white soldiers suddenly thought of their father and brother who had been buried in Liaodong, and couldn't help sobbing. They would never see this day, and today's salary was what the father and brother bought with their lives.

It took a whole day for the 20 taels of payment to be paid out.Regardless of whether it is deceased or active duty, every registered white soldier is paid 20 taels of silver.The 20 taels of silver are not only payment silver, but also pension silver.

Chongzhen naturally knew that a little money was far from enough for the white soldiers who bleed and sacrificed, but firstly, if it was a long-distance escort from the capital to Sichuan thousands of miles away, it would be time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it was not safe. tax substitution.The second is that although the financial problem has been alleviated, it is not enough to pay the Sichuan army's monthly salary and pension in real terms. We can only pay these temporarily, and there will be enough money to bear the burden after the salt merchant problem is resolved.

But 20 taels of silver is already a huge wealth for the people of Shizhu chieftain who are not rich.If you save some money, it will be enough for a family of five to spend several years. Everyone is grateful for the emperor's kindness.

On the second day, Fu Zonglong returned to Chengdu Mansion, and five thousand white-armed soldiers assembled after a few days of rest, and under the leadership of Qin Liangyu, they went north to Hanzhong Mansion.

Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi Province, once wrote to the imperial court that he hoped that the Sichuan Army would send troops to Hanzhong to prevent the thieves from Fengxiang Mansion from entering Sichuan from Hanzhong.

　Thanks to the idler, a 013 book friend, for the reward, and thanks to the friends who voted for monthly and recommended tickets, I wish you all a happy holiday!The weather is so good, everyone should go outdoors with their families instead of staying at home all the time.I wrote the imperial decree blindly, the literary talent is not good, everyone forgive me, it is mainly to express respect for Qin Liangyu and the white soldiers who fought against the Qing Dynasty in blood.

　　
　
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