The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 961 Hong Chengchou Comes to Vote

Sun Chuanting saw an old acquaintance in the yurt in the Chinese military camp outside Xi'an and sighed.

The main force of the "Red Banner Army" has fought against the Tartars for more than ten years, and has fallen in love with the yurts, which are easy to build and easy to disassemble and move. All engineers and soldiers can master the construction skills proficiently.

As long as the expected stationing time reaches ten days and a half a month, many yurts and marching tents will be built for mixed use. The largest yurt can accommodate hundreds of people for dining, meetings, learning, and performances.

Times have changed, and the old acquaintance who had always been better off than Sun Chuanting now looks grizzled and devastated.

This small but warm-like yurt is not an office space, but Sun Chuanting’s private space. It is used as both a bedroom and a study, and it is the first time to receive visitors.

The uninvited guest was Hong Chengchou, the former trilateral commander of the Ming Dynasty.

He was so desperate that after he escaped overnight from Xi'an, which was short of food, to Fengyuan, he was accompanied by more than a dozen confidant guards.

The crime of suffering such a disastrous defeat, Hong Chengchou, who was ashamed of his heart, wanted to jump from the cliff on the plateau many times, but he cherished life too much and couldn't be cruel to himself.

Hong Chengchou, who was in a desperate situation, never thought of surrendering to the bandits, nor did he consider defecting to Jiannu, but he did not dare to rush to Tongguan for help.

Hong Chengchou finally decided to be a hermit for the time being, hiding on the plateau and watching from the sidelines, in order to make a comeback in the future.

He and a dozen of his confidants ran out with gold and silver treasures in their arms, and they also carried a lot of gold coins issued by the "Sifang Bank", so they could live on.

There are too many large and small plateaus in Shaanxi, and the rogues can't control them at all.

The plateau where Emperor Tiangao was far away was basically ruled by clan forces. There were scholars among the aristocratic families living on the plateau for generations, and basically there was no patriarch who did not study.

The patriarchs and elders who were in charge of Fengyuan, Chenliuyuan, Xiayuan, etc. met Hong Chengchou, who was very eloquent.

Without exception, they all sensed Hong Chengchou's official air, and realized that this master might be a high-ranking official who had been beaten and fled by the bandits, so they showed great respect.

Of course, the information on the inconvenient plateau was blocked, and Hong Chengchou seemed to have jumped out of the Three Realms, not in the Five Elements, and spent two or three years in the fog.

It's a pity that Hong Chengchou, who has too many selfish thoughts, can't calm down to enlighten the Tao, and can't become a master outside the world. He is nostalgic for the world, longs for official position, longs for power, and looks forward to returning to the court.

After the fall of this year, the call of the rogue bandits to seize Tongguan became widely known in Shaanxi, and news was also received in the closed plateau.

Unexpectedly, within a few days, news came that more than [-] "Red Banner Army", Baigan soldiers, and Sichuan Army had come out of Sichuan and surrounded Hanzhong. Three states and sixteen counties.

Gao Yingxiang led the main force of the bandits at a loss, and had already retreated to Xi'an City.

After waiting for two or three years, Master Wang finally came. Hong Chengchou was not calm anymore, and decided to go down to the plateau with a dozen of his confidants. After many inquiries, he learned that Sun Chuanting was already a high-ranking official of the "Red Banner Army".

Of course he knew that the "Red Banner Army" was no longer under the command of the imperial court, and he could feel that the "King of Han" would not be so stupid as to be controlled by the imperial court, so he appeared to see Sun Chuanting.

It is Sun Chuanting's character to treat things and not others. He is not a small-minded person. Although he was bullied several times when he was working with Hong Chengchou, he left Hong Chengchou and others in the army after seeing Hong Chengchou's attitude of taking refuge in the "King of Han".

Sun Chuanting immediately wrote a letter and dispatched six hundred miles to send it to the capital urgently. As for how the "King of Han" handled the matter and whether Hong Chengchou was assigned a post, he could not control it.

Hong Chengchou is still alive, and he is destined not to be a traitor in this life. Huang Han saw Sun Chuanting's letter, and originally thought of killing his teacher and land, but after thinking about it, he decided to keep Hong Chengchou alive.

When dynasties change, it's easier to do things with soft bones, but how troublesome are the thorns such as Huang Daozhou, Liu Zongzhou, Fan Jingwen, etc.?

Hong Chengchou is still capable. He used to be a well-known trilateral system. Leaving him as an official is harmless and can play the role of a rich man. Why not?
Huang Han did not write a reply, but used semaphore and password transmission to convey the order "Hong Chengchou is allowed to enter Beijing, and he will be reused when he arrives within five days!"

The distance from Xi'an to the capital is two thousand and hundreds of miles away. Along the way, there are beacon towers of the former Ming Dynasty and watchtowers built by the "Red Banner Army". Now these military facilities are in use, and there is at least one small banner of the Guards Army stationed there.

Using these facilities to communicate with each other using semaphore lights and codes to transmit messages, the telegram-like content sent from the capital can be conveyed to the army camp outside Xi'an in one day and one night, and it takes three or four days to send it to the army camp outside the city of Xi'an. .

Giving Hong Chengchou five days to travel, forcing him to ride a horse and run nearly six hundred miles, is also a punishment for him, just to see if he can be more ruthless to himself.

Hong Chengchou was too obsessed with power. In order to get reused and leave a good impression on the "King of Han", he changed horses and galloped all the way. He even took the risk of driving at night in areas with good road conditions. He actually arrived in the capital on the afternoon of the fifth day.

Since he was planning to keep Hong Chengchou, he would not humiliate him. Huang Han held a welcome banquet and invited Zheng Guochang, Liang Tingdong, Ruan Dacheng, Zhang Fengyi and other civil officials to accompany him.

After Hong Chengchou confirmed that the "King of Han" was going to establish the "Han Empire" on the first day of the Lunar New Year and proclaimed himself emperor, he took the initiative to kneel down and swear allegiance. The next day he joined the team of ministers who persuaded him to quit and entered the Forbidden City to persuade Chongzhen to understand current affairs.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, the land of Gyeonggi is full of cold wind and snow.

But this harsh winter is really not too cold, because the flames of enthusiasm are burning in the hearts of most ordinary people.

The "King of Han" was in power, and there were no hungry people in the capital. Even though it was freezing cold, it was very different from the fact that most of the ordinary people in Shengdou had nothing to do in the past.

Dozens of millions of young and middle-aged people work in steel factories, vehicle factories, cement factories, machinery manufacturing factories and other physical factories that belong to large joint-stock enterprises.

10,000+ women have also obtained jobs at towel factories, weaving factories, yarn factories, printing and dyeing factories, quilt factories and other units that are not much lower than the wages of young and middle-aged men.

Opening a tavern, setting up a stall for a night market, selling breakfast, opening a duck blood vermicelli shop, even selling roasted sweet potatoes, due to the sharp increase in the number of people with disposable income, small businesses are much easier to do, and profitability naturally rises.

Strict management of officials, management of the army, less and less phenomenon of eating and drinking cards, free economy has developed soundly, the life of the grassroots people is better, and their eyes are much more alert.

Although the income of ordinary people increased significantly during this period, the prices of goods remained stable. The price of polished rice was never higher than two silver coins per stone, and the prices of potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn were stable and moderately falling.

The low price of miscellaneous grains has directly promoted the healthy development of the aquaculture industry, and ordinary people can make a fortune by raising chickens, ducks, geese, and pigs.

The quality of life of Shengdou people with more income has improved, and most families are willing to buy briquettes for heating and heat the big kang.

As night fell, too many ordinary people were willing to light up fierce oil lamps. The whole family sat cross-legged on the kang and planned to use the silver coins they saved to build a small building for themselves in the coming year, with bright glass windows.

Too many people in Gyeonggi sighed: "It's better to be the 'King of Han'! Blessed are the common people!"

This is not a false statement. Attacking the heart is not only aimed at the enemy, but also applies to winning the hearts of the people.

"Red Flag Daily" published an article, the new play was entertaining and educational, and the publicity team went from village to household to carry out face-to-face publicity.

The vast majority of ordinary people know that Jiannu was wiped out, the Tartars were beaten and fled to the sky, the rogues were killed seven or eight times, and the rest were surrounded in the city of Xi'an.

Everyone agrees that a peaceful and prosperous age is coming, and the lives of ordinary people will become more and more prosperous!

In the twelfth lunar month of the 13th year of Chongzhen, the "King of Han" Yuezu had been managing Daming for more than three months.

The old system of accepting donations and being an official was abolished. Facing the rising "King of Han" system, those who were looking for ways to give gifts to officials always felt that they had no way to start, and they all stopped.

The Wen, Ti, benevolent, prudent and independent character of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials flourished in the "Hanwang" department, and the appointment, dismissal and promotion of officials under his leadership were basically stern and selfless.

The cleanliness of officials is the foundation of political clarity, only in this way can the country be full of vitality.

The vast majority of scholar-bureaucrats have not read the dog's stomach. They have seen the changes around them, and they especially agree with the "Hanwang" who spent real money to promote six-year compulsory education. They all know that it is compared with the previous two.

(End of this chapter)