Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 709 Exile
Dong thief Zhang An conspired to rebel and tried to bring the Longwu army back to southern Jiangxi, but Xiao Sheng and Luo Yafu pretended to be rebellious, but they secretly found an opportunity to lead their cronies to surround and kill Zhang An on the way.

The two were originally the leaders of the Dongman, with higher qualifications than Zhang An and sufficient prestige. After killing Zhang An with their cronies, they surrounded and killed hundreds of cronies of his two battalions, and cut off their heads. Holding Zhang An's head and showing it to the other battalions in a panic, they frightened the battalions in one fell swoop.

No one knew that the second general, Xiao Luo, actually received the secret decree from Jin Yiwei sent by the emperor before Zhang Anzao and the others conspired together.

And the emperor's backhand is not limited to this.

The Longwu army was not monolithic, even if the second general Xiao Luo did not obey the order, there were other generals in the battalion who also received the secret order.Even afterwards, Zhu Shengli and the emperor's adoptive sons were able to quickly lead troops to surround them, which also showed that the emperor's arrangement was not limited to this one.

Zhang Andong came from a barbaric background and was used to being domineering.

Dissatisfied with the emperor's arrangement, he wanted to defect, but he didn't want to lose his head before walking ten miles away.

The whole rebellion is like a joke.

Zhang An also contacted Jin Shenghuan, Wang Deren and many other people, but it turned out that not all of them were as stupid as him. They rebelled under the eyes of the emperor. Isn't this lighting a lamp in the toilet?

Even warlords like Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren in troubled times knew what to do.

Some of their subordinates thought that the emperor's official rank was low, and they were dissatisfied that the emperor wanted to transfer them away from them to take over their military power. They wanted to rebel against Zhang An.

But the emperor just sent Jin Yiwei to meet Jin Shenghuan and the others, and after giving them a few names, they immediately rode into the camp, and then directly asked the servants to arrest them, personally chopped off their heads with a knife, and then brought them to the emperor. plead guilty.

"Your Majesty, please punish these rebel generals and punish them with respect and emulation!"

The rebellion was quickly put down, but how to deal with it is also a problem.

The ministers all believed that there must be no forgiveness, and they must be killed to make an example to others.

"Most of the Longwu Army actually have no idea, they just obey orders. Of course, this does not mean that they are innocent, but after thinking about it, I feel that the first traitor must be punished, and the backbone of the traitor must also be killed, but There is no need to kill thousands of people.”

After Xiao Sheng and the others killed Zhang An, they also killed many officers, and chopped off hundreds of people from the two battalions of Zhang An's confidantes.

Killed enough.

"These people are meritorious ministers of the imperial court, and I have arranged a good way for them, but they don't cherish it in the end."

When this happened, the officers of the Longwu Army were originally intended to be retained or even promoted. Many soldiers were also assigned to other battalions for retention. , will also divide the land and grant land, and arrange an errand for them.

But now, there is nothing left.

Even if they were not chopped off, except for Xiao Sheng and other officers who have made great achievements in suppressing the rebellion, they will be retained, and all other officers and soldiers will be deprived of their military status.

"Stay alive."

Zhu Yihai was extrajudicial.

"It's just that capital crimes can be avoided, but living crimes can't be escaped. Their rebellion not only failed me, but also trampled on the majesty of the country's laws."

"All of them were exiled to the border of Guangxi and Yunnan, and they were assigned as tenants in Tunzhen and Yitun, and they were organized and managed."

The emperor's disposition was unexpected.

Even Wanji thought the punishment was too light.

"Then the three generations of the direct line will all be assigned Yunnan-Guangxi weaving tubes, and the three generations will not be allowed to leave."

The three generations of their family were exiled to the southwestern frontier, not as slaves, but as civilians. They were registered by the frontier government, and then they were arranged to be tenants in military and post villages in the frontier. They were not allowed to leave for three generations.

Zhu Yihai's arrangement was also based on making the best use of everything. After the war, the population dropped sharply, and the border areas were short of people, especially Han people.

In fact, there are only a small number of She and Yi tribes in the Dongman army of Longwu Army, and most of them are Hakkas and Han migrants. Even those She and Yi tribes can be regarded as familiar.

On the remote frontier, the land is vast and sparsely populated, with a large number of native tribes and few Han people, and the population is a rich resource.

They were not directly turned into slaves and dispatched to the army, but also considering the harsh environment in the frontier, leaving them with the status of tenants can give them some hope and have more peace of mind to cultivate and cultivate land.

Of course, there is a lack of people in the frontier, and even more talent. If you are exiled to the management, if you have a skill, such as a craftsman, or even medical skills, knowledge and arithmetic, etc., life will not be too bad there, because it is scarce, so it is precious. , Even the criminals under editorial management will be respected and reused.

For example, the exiled Ninggu Pagoda and the armored men were slaves in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the remote frontier of Heilongjiang, where the ice and snow are, but many prisoners who were sent to the past lived very well there, because they were literate and even knew medical skills, etc., which are rare Talents, local garrison generals, etc., will treat them with respect and kindness.

But no matter what, it is not a good thing to be dispatched to a remote frontier. In the future, they can only reproduce and work in the frontier to contribute to the country.

Five thousand Longwu troops, the severance fee is reduced by a large amount, and the accumulated provident fund does not need to be spent.

It can save hundreds of thousands at once, even Zhu Yihai felt that the stupidity of these people saved him a lot of expenses.

Jin Shenghuan, Wang Deren, Luo Rong, etc. were very disturbed. After all, although they were not the ones who were stupid about what happened, they were also related.

But Zhu Yihai didn't deal with them, neither punished nor rewarded.

Still let them go to their new duties.

After this incident, the emperor's reorganization of the troops and horses of the provinces has sped up the itinerary, especially the generals in various towns, provincial towns, and village towns in Nanyang, who handed over their positions very happily and accepted new transfer orders.

"Issuing a decree to Wu Sangui."

"I blocked the east of Wuguan in Nanyang, and asked him to move his troops to Lantian and block the west of Wuguan. Together with him, I blocked Nikan, Basha, Meng Qiaofang, Zhang Yong, Zhao Liangdong, Wang Fuchen, etc. on Lanwu Road. They starved to death."

"If he doesn't have this ability, then I will personally lead the imperial battalion to enter the pass to deal with the Tartars. As long as he can block and solve the problem, I will not enter the pass."

After putting some pressure on Wu Sangui, Zhu Yihai stopped paying attention to those people and things in the west.

He called Jie Zhongxi's name.

"Jieqing is familiar with southern Jiangxi, she also understands Sheyi, Hakkas, and shed people. You are also good at literature and martial arts, know the military and use soldiers, and have a good record. I will give you the sub-inspection of Gannan Road in Jiangxi, west of Ganzhou Prefecture. Analyze the establishment of Ningdu Mansion, and Nan'an Mansion to the east, and the three mansions are under the jurisdiction of Gannan Road."

Zhu Yihai did not reinstate the governor of Nanjiang, although if a governor of Nanjiang was established again, he could manage the frontiers of the four provinces and benefit the suppression of bandits.However, he believes that the banditry in southern Jiangxi is not the cause, the real cause is that the previous policy has gone wrong, which made southern Jiangxi a place of banditry.

As long as the root cause is solved, the banditry will naturally be resolved. This is like the peasant uprising. The peasant uprising is not the reason. The peasant uprising was caused by the heavy taxation and famine and the lack of relief after the famine broke out.

To solve the peasant uprising, the most important thing is to enable everyone to survive and have food to eat, rather than just suppressing them blindly, otherwise there will be more and more suppression.

Regarding the governance of the three prefectures in Gannan Province, Zhu Yihai gave Jie Chongxi some policies.

Liu Mu's eighth town will go south to Jiangxi and station troops in southern Jiangxi.

"Xiao Sheng, Luo Yafu, Guo Tiancai, Ning Wenlong, and Hong Guoyu have all made contributions in suppressing the rebellion. What reward do you want?"

Xiao Sheng and Luo Yafu are both the leaders of the Dongman, Hong Guoyu is the general of the Shunying, and Ning Wenlong is the Xinmin tyrant of Jianning in Wuyi Mountain. They also immigrated to the past. They are all famous.

Guo Tiancai was originally a Ming general, and he followed Zuo Menggeng to the Qing Dynasty, and then returned to the Ming Dynasty anyway.

Although they came from different backgrounds, they all hoped to continue commanding the army, at least to maintain the previous situation, but when they looked up and saw the slight smile of the emperor, they couldn't say anything.

The emperor always has a smile on his face, but he is impeccable in his work.

The death of Zhang An and the annihilation of the Longwu Army can be said to be the emperor's flip-flop.

Guo Tiancai was also considered to have rolled over from the pile of dead people for many years, and took the lead to report, "Your background is humble, and you have no way to rule. When you rebelled, you are deeply terrified. You have no face to lead soldiers and horses. I want to go to the Tokyo lecture hall." Study hard for a few years, and in the future, if we sweep out the pass, maybe I can still do something."

Zhu Yihai knew about this genius Guo early on. When he was young, he joined the army of Xiong Tingbi in Liaodong. He was very brave and good at fighting.

Anyway, Jin Shenghuan, the Tartars sent him to lead troops to conquer, but he led [-] men under his command to return to the Ming Dynasty anyway. He has been stationed in Shaowu, Fujian, and has been neighbors with Ning Wenlong in Jianning and Zhang An opposite Wuyi Mountain for several years.

After all, he was the deputy commander in chief of the official army, so when he opened his mouth, he retreated as an advance, and was willing to be dismissed and go to the martial arts hall for further training.

"You should be rewarded for your meritorious deeds, and you will be punished for your demerits. You will be rewarded for your meritorious deeds in suppressing the rebellion.

Zhu Yihai pondered for a while, and said slowly, "The three prefectures in southern Jiangxi rebuilt a village town, and guarded fields in the mountains, suppressed bandits and reassured the people, and farmed and guarded. Assign Zhang Dabiao to be your deputy commander in chief, take Yushi Yao Qiyin as the long history, and Ning Wenlong as the Sima."

"Another regiment training town in southern Jiangxi was built. Xiao Sheng was the commander-in-chief of the regiment, Zhao Desheng, an officer of the imperial battalion, was the deputy commander-in-chief of the regiment, Wan Faxiang, the imperial censor, was the chief historian, Hong Guoyu was Sima, and Luo Yafu was the deputy general of the Zuoxie."

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In the three prefectures of Gannan Province, there will be a Xie in the eighth town of Yuying, and then there will be a town in Tunzhen, and a town in Tuanlian.

However, among these troops, only the association in the imperial camp is a regular army and a standing soldier.

Tun towns are in the nature of the militia, scattered in mountainous areas to farm and farm, and are divided into shifts to guard the fort and patrol, and to gather training during the slack season.As for regiment training, it is more of an ordinary villager, usually only retaining the airs of officers and others. He will conduct intensive training during the two seasons of the year during the slack season, and will assist in the village when he is fighting or suppressing bandits, and basically does not leave the country.

Officers who do garrison and regiment training are completely different from the regular army of the imperial camp.

However, for Zhu Yihai, it is still necessary to set up this town and regiment training. He even made a special decree that the local government give priority to the township soldiers and regiment training village braves, and sell the land at a price. It is necessary to make up for the official rented land and let them cultivate the rented land.

These garrison soldiers, township soldiers, and post soldiers are all quasi-armed forces. Improving these basic-level local armed forces can assist the imperial battalion to strengthen the control of places, especially remote villages and mountains, to prevent theft and suppress thieves, and to stabilize the law and order. help.

Moreover, the towns, regiments, and post soldiers give priority to these various soldiers and horses in Jiangxi, which is also a way to draw wages from the bottom of the pot. If these people are settled properly, the banditry that has been difficult to solve in the past in the whole of Southern Jiangxi will inevitably improve.

Even, even if there are bandits, it will be easier to go into the mountains to encircle and suppress the bandits with these people as guides or even as assistants.

The remaining troops can be selected and incorporated into other military towns, or garrison towns, post soldiers, Xu servants, etc. In the end, the remaining ones must also be granted land and resettlement. Only in this way can the source of the turmoil be truly resolved.

"Jieqing, I will ask the Ministry of Households to give you a sum of money to relieve the people, relieve the famine, divide the land and grant the land, the most important thing is to reduce taxes, encourage the people to settle down in wasteland, and even more to encourage everyone to open mines, etc., to get real Implement tax reductions and exemptions, reduce burdens, and allow the people to recuperate and recover.

The matter of suppressing bandits and arresting thieves will be handed over to the Imperial Camp, Tunzhen, and Tuanlian in the future. You recruit refugees, miners, shack dwellers, and She Yi, so that everyone can settle down.

If the south of Jiangxi is stable, the border mountainous areas of the four provinces of Jiangxi, Guangdong, Fujian and Hunan will be stable, and the four provinces will also move forward lightly and develop steadily. "

Just a few days after becoming a doctor in the Ministry of Officials and a bachelor in the Prime Minister's Office, he was promoted from the fifth rank to the third rank sub-inspector. It is also an important place such as Gannan Road that tests ability. Jie Chongxi deeply felt the emperor's trust, The excitement of dying for those who knew each other rose all over his body.

"The bandits in southern Jiangxi are in chaos, and the minister vows not to return to court!"

(End of this chapter)