Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 530

Huaian Mansion, Miaowan Town, Clam Harbor.

A cavalry team of more than a hundred horsemen came galloping, and the knights were all riding large horses, all in quicksilver armor, and even the war horses were wearing vests, looking sturdy.

Since the eighth year of Wanli, in order to eliminate the flooding of Sheyang Lake, the Sheyang River was dredged eastward, and the water was diverted into the sea through Miaowan and Clam Port. With the transportation of the Sheyang River, the Grand Canal and the coastal Yunyan River were connected. The Clam Port was very fast. It becomes a bustling and wealthy town.

There are piles of clams and merchants gather.

After experiencing the slump caused by the war, it is now bustling rapidly because of the resurgence of shipping.

Clam Harbor is an immigrant town. Every time there is a major disaster, many victims come here, and the busy business here also attracts people from all over the world. Over time, it has become an immigrant town from all over the world.

"Which team is this?"

During the Jiajing period, Clam Town once had a glorious record of annihilating four thousand Japanese pirates.

The Ming army is now stationed in this port, and a small bastion has been built in the port, and there is also a naval fleet stationed there.

This sturdy horse team came rushing, but the Ming army stationed did not panic, because now the entire Fengyang and Huai'an mansions have been occupied by the Ming army.

No matter from Xuzhou, Pizhou, and Suqian, the upper reaches of the Yellow River, or from Shouzhou, Fengyang, and Sizhou, the upper reaches of the Huaihe River, they are all areas controlled by the Ming army.

To be able to come all the way to this seaside must have gone through many inspections.

The arrival of this cavalry team did not affect the common people and merchants in the town of Haili Port and the port. Everyone is at ease now. With the sun and moon flags flying and the Imperial Battalion stationed by the Son of Heaven, there is no panic at all.

The nearest Tartars are all trapped in Xuzhou City, how dare they come here.

The common people are very supportive of Daming, especially the current Daming.

During the short-term occupation of the Tartars here, all they brought was endless turmoil, inhumane killings and looting, and even ordered to move to the sea.

A team of patrolling horses rushed out and went up to meet them.

The first general in the cavalry was Xu Zhongyi, the commander-in-chief of Henan Guide, riding his beloved ink unicorn. This time he brought a hundred soldiers from Guide, and he was going to visit the emperor in Fengtian City, Tokyo via Clam Port. At the same time there is Fatty Wang.

He was very excited in his heart, and hurried all the way, hoping to see His Majesty the Emperor soon.

Ever since he received the emperor's summons, he has been so excited that he couldn't sleep at night all the way.Along the way, I was thinking about how to report what I did during this time when I saw the emperor.

Since the decisive battle of the Yellow River, the situation in Henan is now very chaotic.

On the one hand, there is a catastrophe, countless people suffer from hunger and poverty, and the ensuing epidemic is also very serious.Li Jiyu was attacking Luoyang, Xu Dingguo was besieging Kaifeng, and Li Huajing was [-] li east leveling the waters, whistling over Luxi.

He, Xu Zhongyi, was stationed in Guide, sandwiched between Xu Ying's two Qing armies, but luckily he was supported by the Ming army in the south. Resuming farming, etc., Guide Mansion is a rare peace.

However, there are many problems in Guide Mansion. First of all, there are famine, serious epidemic situation, food shortage, too many refugees, and bandits everywhere.

Xu Zhongyi was born as a tenant. He knew very well what the people needed. What they needed was stability and survival. If they could live a stable farming life, they would not mind paying taxes to the court or paying rent to the landlord. If they can have a bite to eat and support their wives and children, they can bear it.

Xu Zhongyi and the old master are now in Guide, trying to rebuild order. They have begun to implement the new policies of the Shaotian Dynasty, clearing up unowned land, garrisoning the fields, re-imposing taxes, and so on.

However, these are all faced with resistance from various villages. Henan has been in chaos for too long. These powerful people who hold a group and guard the village are basically completely autonomous, and they do not pay taxes or serve.

Rely on yourself for everything, guard by your own soldiers, resist foreign enemies by yourself, even collect taxes by yourself, etc.

All these are splitting the land, and it is definitely not possible to restore peace.

To clear the fields and measure the land, to share the land into the mu, and to ask the officials and gentry to pay the grain, the first thing to do is to face these local fortresses and tyrants, and face the uncooperative local villages. Whether to fight or not is what makes Xu Zhongyi and the old master There are some hesitant things.

They reported the situation here to the emperor, and the emperor specially summoned them.

The patrol from Clam Town came forward and asked for his identity.

"Xu Zhongyi, the commander-in-chief of Guide Town, Henan Province, is ordered to go to Tokyo to face the saint!" Xu Zhongyi said on the horse, and asked the soldiers to come up with the emperor's order and so on.

"It turns out that the elder brother of the Red Spear Society is here, please hurry up."

The reputation of the Red Gun Club is getting louder and louder now, not only in Yongcheng, but even the entire Guide Mansion is full of Red Gun Clubs, and even Huainan, Zhili and other places in Shandong have begun to have Red Gun Clubs that have sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain. come out.

The name of the big brother of the Red Spear Club is stronger than that of the General Guide.

After all, many chieftains of the Tuzhai also held titles such as the deputy general of the general army, such as Li Jiyu, who held the title of general soldier during the reign of Chongzhen.

Guided by patrol riders into Clam Harbor, Xu Zhongyi also looked at it curiously.

He had been here before, and at that time he was still selling salt, grain, cloth, etc., but it was not as lively and peaceful as it is now. I feel that the current Hailam Port is even more lively than his hometown, Jiangyin Huangtian Port.

The officer stationed at Clam Port told him that although Clam Port is not as important as Haizhou Port in the north, it is also a very important port for transportation, especially as it leads directly to Huai'an.

The Yellow River's decisive decision has reduced the amount of water flowing southward, and the Yellow River has become a dry embankment. The Surabaya and Huai Rivers are transferred to Changhonggang Port through the Hongze Lake. , Naturally it becomes an important wharf.

Especially after the imperial court moved the capital to Dengzhou and changed it to Fengtianfu in Tokyo, money, food and materials from the south are now being transported to the north continuously, and ships often rely on supplies at Clam Harbor.

The Xingyuan of the supervisor Zhang Guowei is stationed in Huai'an Mansion, and the garrison in Haili Port is actually the Northern Expedition Army on the Central Road.

"Our imperial battalion is being reorganized. The four towns on the right side are towns in Jiangsu. We will soon be reorganized into four towns on the right side. It seems to be one town for the navy and three towns for the army."

Xu Zhongyi chatted with the garrison officers for a while, and when the boat was arranged at the pier, he said goodbye and set sail for the north.

Instead of taking the Langya Passage directly by land and going to Denglai along the coast, they took a boat at Clam Harbor, which was faster.

Because there were more than 100 of them, all the ports directly transferred a navy ship to him to send them off, and a group of people went to Dengzhou together, most of them were local officials who came to Beijing to report on their duties, or they were originally going to the Ministry of Officials for election. Officials, Jinshi Juren, etc.

Everyone was very polite to this general, and even a few Jinshi carefully asked about the current situation in Henan, etc., and they had a good chat along the way.

He could feel that in this troubled world, these military generals, especially his background in the imperial camp, allowed him to gain the respect of these Jinshi masters, which would have been impossible in the past.

Even if he is a genuine general soldier, it is estimated that it will be difficult to get the respect of Jinshi, let alone he is a wild general soldier.

I heard that the imperial court is reorganizing all kinds of troops this time. Outside the imperial camp and the capital camp, the provincial camp has been cancelled, but seven outer towns have been retained, all of which are Jiang Yu, Jin Shenghuan, and Geng Zhongming. Xu Dingguo in Henan , Li Jiyu, Li Huajing from Shandong, etc. are not within the seven outer towns.

Xu Dingguo didn't know how the imperial court planned to arrange these soldiers and horses in Shandong and Henan.

The journey was smooth, the ship relied on Qingdao once, a few people went down and a group of people came up, and then sailed all the way to Penglai Port.

There are more ships coming in and out of Penglai Port. Although there are several port terminals here, they still need to queue up to get in and out. The sailing warships of the navy are parked on the sea like a hill, and the rows of guns on it make him envious. endlessly.

The water villages, water castles, coastal defense forts, bastions, etc. along the coast are also covered with artillery and heavily guarded.

Such a city of Tokyo, which reaches directly to the confidants of the Tartars, is estimated that even if the Tartars can break through the periphery and kill them, they will only be defeated, or even completely wiped out.

"I'm Ming ZTE!"

Looking at the sun and moon flags, Xu Zhongyi, who was waiting in line on the boat to enter the port, couldn't help clenching his fists and shouting,

"The sun, moon, mountains and rivers are forever,
Daming is always here,

Long live my emperor! "

His soldiers also raised their arms and shouted.

Chen Twelve, who followed in the team, was even more excited than Xu Dingguo. Along the way, the dilapidation of Henan, the bleakness of Huainan, the excitement of Clam Harbor, the heat of Qingdao, and the vitality of Penglai made this Henan A flame rose in the young man's chest.

When I was in Yongcheng, I thought that the Red Spears would be powerful enough, but now I can't see it all. The huge ships, cannons, and groups of armored cavalry are the real heavenly army.

"The emperor summons!"

Not long after Xu Zhongyi landed, there were armored soldiers leading the servants over there.

The wharf was very close to the water city, which was the palace city, and the servants led him all the way, while Chen Twelve and other soldiers were arranged to temporarily station in the Shahekou military camp.

In the west of Haimen in Miyagi, the servant brought him a third-grade purple robe and jade belt, a golden scorpion belt and a golden fish charm.

"Please take a shower and change clothes!"

After bathing and dressing up, looking at the bronze mirror, Xu Zhongyi couldn't even recognize the person inside. The former tenant Zhao San, who was scolded by Mr. Zhao as worthy of my surname Zhao, is now purple-robed and jade-belt, very mighty.

After tidying up his clothes, he even sniffed himself, for fear that the peculiar smell would irritate His Majesty.

Everything is fine.

Follow the servant through the heavy guards and come to the palace east of Xiaohai.

This palace was originally the residence of Beiwo Dusi, the former Yamen and the later residences.

Now it is the emperor's front and back bed.

Xu Zhongyi had met the emperor in Jiangyin before, but he had seen him from a distance, this was the first time the emperor had summoned him, and it was also the first time he had met the emperor so close.

The emperor sat on the dragon throne and waited for him. Xu Zhongyi bowed his head and knelt at the entrance of the hall, holding a wat board, waiting for questioning.

"Your Majesty has an order to pass Zhao Zhongyi into the palace."

He hurriedly got up again, bowed his waist into the hall, and saluted again, not even daring to raise his head to offend Tian Yan.

The hall is quiet.

Zhu Yihai was also looking at this young man, he was very tall, not burly, but not thin, wearing a purple robe and jade belt, he looked dignified.

Over the past year or so, the imperial court has sent many troops to go deep into the enemy's rear and establish various clubs and armed forces. They not only spied on intelligence, repelled rape and killed the enemy, but also instigated rebellion, and made many meritorious deeds.

But among these personnel, Old Master Zhao and Zhao Zhongyi made the most achievements, and they managed to become the General Army of Guide in Henan. This was not awarded by Zhu Yihai, but earned by himself.

"Ai Qing was ordered to go deep into the enemy's rear, set up the Red Spear Club, collect intelligence, instigate rebellion against the enemy generals, and pull up the team. Now she has established a base in Guide. She is very loyal and hardworking, and I am very relieved."

"I also heard that you used to be a poor tenant outside the city of Jiangyin, but you were able to hold high the banner of loyalty. It's amazing. The wind knows the strength of the grass, and you see the loyal ministers. Now you have proved that you are still the one who held the banner of loyalty. You, don’t forget your original intention, and always have loyalty in your heart.”

"I heard that Mr. Zhao said that you were not worthy of his surname Zhao, and Xu Dingguo adopted you as his adopted son and gave you the surname Xu. I think that your loyalty is enough for me to give you a national surname, and I still want to accept you as a adopted son. From now on, your name will be Zhu Zhongyi, would you like it?"

These few words moved Xu Zhongyi so much that his chest was so agitated that tears could not be restrained from pouring out. Even if his body was broken to pieces, it would be difficult for him to repay the emperor's kindness.

"I'm just a commoner in troubled times," he replied, "but I don't dare to forget my loyalty. I was originally just a small school in the imperial camp. I stayed in Henan and pulled up a team by mistake. I didn't dare to get complacent. This is not a minister." The merits of one person are not enough to hang on to."

Zhu Yihai said with a smile, "Think of a good general in a difficult country, and show loyalty in troubled times. You are much better than many honored relatives who have been honored by the country. Although you have never studied, you have made countless scholars ashamed.

I heard that what you did in Guide was very good. It not only showed loyalty and bravery, but also showed wisdom and courage. It has fully proved my loyalty and ability, so I want to reward you heavily.

I entrust you to the Guide Regiment to train the general officer, to command the local soldiers and volunteers in the Guide area, to appease the local villages and bandits, and restore order. "

The situation in Henan was quite special. Anyway, Xu Dingguo and Li Jiyu also claimed to be anyway. The court actually didn't trust them very much, such capricious traitors and bandits.

But in the current situation, it is also a good thing to be able to resist the Qing anyway.

So the result of the final decision here is to accept them, but because Henan, Shandong and other places are now close to the imperial camp control area, they are treated differently from Jiang Yu, Miladin and others.

In particular, Xu Dingguo actually only occupies a small part of Henan, so he was not directly granted a foreign town.

Instead, Xu Dingguo was awarded the title of Admiral of Henan Province and the title of Chief Soldier of the Kaifeng Regiment.Li Jiyu was awarded the deputy admiral of Henan and the training commander of the Luoyang regiment. Zhao Zhongyi was specially appreciated by the emperor, who gave him the surname of the country and adopted him as his adopted son, and was awarded the deputy admiral of Henan and the training commander of the Guide regiment.

Originally there were two major anti-Qing forces in Henan, Xu Dingguo and Li Jiyu, but the emperor pulled Zhao Zhongyi out to set up another town, forming three troops, each named as a regiment, so that what they commanded was the township warriors, not the regiments. The imperial court manages officers and soldiers.

Similarly, for other large and small Tuzhai forces, the imperial court mainly recruited and suppressed them. Focus on hitting.

First unite the anti-reverse forces, win over and attack the local strongholds, and jointly attack the Qing army in Henan. After the Qing army is wiped out, then continue to recruit and reorganize the native villages, and gradually enter the imperial camp. Finally, organize regiment training to complete complete control of Henan.

This step by step has a plan.

Zhao Zhongyi's power is not strong, but it is a crucial step.

Zhao Zhongyi thanked the emperor for his kindness.

"Give the son of the emperor Zhu Zhongyi a four-clawed python robe, Shangfang sword, and reward 800 taels of dragon silver."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Yihai stepped down from the Panlong Throne, pulled Zhu Zhongyi up, and walked in the hall holding his hand, "First I wrong you to be the commander-in-chief of the regiment, and I will draw 2000 troops for you first, and I will give you [-] sets of armor, and [-] guns." , hundreds of large and small cannons, as well as gunpowder and lead bullets, etc., you bring them back to Germany, and train your troops to fight hard!"

(End of this chapter)