The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 773 Wu Sangui's Embarrassment

At the same time, the living Buddha and his party had just left the border of Nanzhili.

Prepare to take the Yangtze River channel, go upstream, and prepare to return to the plateau as soon as possible, so that the tribes on the plateau are ready to deal with the army of the Ming army.

However, what the Living Buddha didn't expect was that because of the telegram, Zhu Hongyu's imperial decree had already reached Sichuan and Shu before they left Nanzhili.

And the Ming army in Sichuan and Shu also mobilized troops to advance towards the plateau as soon as they received the military order.

The speed of the Ming army's military information transmission is really too fast!
A large number of Ming soldiers galloped on the plateau, bringing freedom and happiness to the plateau people living in dire straits.

Of course, this sentence is not the Ming army bragging, but the aspirations of the people on the plateau!
For those oppressed serfs rescued by the Ming army, didn’t the Ming army’s cavalry bring them freedom and happiness?

While the Ming army was galloping on the plateau, the Ming officials in Sichuan, Shu, Yunnan and Guizhou were also busy.

Started to resettle the serfs who left the plateau and came to Han after being rescued by the Ming army.

For these serfs, Daming also adopts a policy of scattered resettlement!

A maximum of 300 people can be resettled in a county. If Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Sichuan cannot be accommodated, they will be resettled in Guanzhong, Huguang, Jiangnan, and Guangdong.

Anyway, Daming has no shortage of arable land now, and people are needed everywhere to open up wasteland and cultivate land to ensure the food supply of Daming.

Coupled with the development of industry and commerce, there is a shortage of labor force everywhere in Ming Dynasty, and it is not afraid that those Tibetans cannot be resettled.

If it really doesn't work, move people to Liaodong to develop the black land!
Although the climate in Liaodong is considered bitter and cold now, it can be compared with who else. Compared with the climate on the plateau, Liaodong is simply a paradise on earth, okay?

At the very least, the land in Liaodong is fertile enough, unlike the plateau where only highland barley can be grown.

Anyway, Zhu Hongyu would not allow the percentage of local minority residents to cross the line!

If you want to sinicize those minorities, education is one aspect, but you should not let too many minorities live together in one place, it is also another aspect.

……

The third year of the Ming Dynasty, the beginning of March!

Western Regions, Yarkand City!
The former capital of the Yarkand Khanate!

After fighting the battle of Hami City, Wu Zhou followed the Tarim River all the way and advanced to the city of Yarkand.

It is not far from Central Asia!
The banner belonging to Wu and Zhou was flying above the city of Yarkand, and countless soldiers and horses were stationed inside and outside the city.

Outside the city of Yarkand, countless war horses and poor horses are galloping.

That was the Guan Ning iron cavalry that Wu Sangui relied on, performing martial arts!

After the Battle of Hetao, Wu Zhou captured a large number of war horses for his western expedition.

And in the process of going west all the way, first Qinghai Lake, then Hami, the enemies are basically the ones who don't lack horses.

After each battle, Wu Zhou's army would capture a large number of horses while defeating the enemy army!

As a result, the current Wu Zhou army is basically extremely extravagant with one man and two horses. Well, everyone, including the old and weak women and children accompanying the army, is one man and two horses.

There is a surplus!

Now Wu Zhoujun's stock of war horses is much larger than Daming's stock of war horses.

Now that spring has begun, the so-called cold spring has passed.

But Wu Sangui was wrapped in a thick cloak, and there were several braziers beside him.

Standing on the top of the city of Yarkand, Wu Sangui watched the military performance of the army outside the city, his eyes were full of sharpness.

However, at this moment, Wu Sangui's complexion was not very good, his face was blue, his lips were pale and lacked blood color, his breath was weak, and he looked like he was dying.

Wu Sangui's health was not good. After one winter, Wu Sangui's body completely collapsed during the long-distance migration and the snowstorm in the Western Regions.

Although he would not die on the spot, it would be impossible for him to ride his horse on the battlefield like before.

Wu Sangui even had a premonition that this city of Yarkand might be his burial place.

Looking at the mighty cavalry group outside the city, Wu Sangui's blood was beating in his chest.

Now, he, Wu Sangui, conquered the Western Regions, led the Han army to spread the prestige of the Han family outside the region, and expanded the territory for thousands of miles.

Since the separatist regime at the end of the Tang Dynasty, Rang was thrown away by the Han family in the Western Regions and returned to the rule of the Han family.

Wu Sangui opened the Shanhai Pass and led the Qing soldiers into the pass. It should be possible to change the story!
I don't believe it, Wu Sangui has been criticized so well, and in future history books, some people can say that Wu Sangui is a sinner of history.

Even he, Wu Sangui, will lead troops to conquer Tianzhu in the future and turn Tianzhu into a piece of Han land.

At that time, Wu Sangui's achievements will be even greater.

"Ying Xiong, Ying Qi!"

Wu Sangui withdrew his messy thoughts, and called his two sons weakly.

Wu Yingxiong and Wu Yingqi heard Wu Sangui's call, they stepped forward and came to Wu Sangui's side.

"Father!"

Wu Sangui squinted his eyes, and ordered.

"Next, the most important thing for my big week is to maintain the combat effectiveness of the army, apart from performing martial arts frequently."

"It is to send a caravan to Tianzhu in advance, find out the specific situation of Tianzhu, and then formulate a battle plan."

"What's more, we need to use the extra horses in our army to buy another batch of arms from Daming, especially artillery."

"Hey, after all, after our army has entered Tianzhu, it will not be so easy to buy arms from Daming."

It's not that Daming won't sell it at that time, the main reason is that the distance is too far.

The cost of transshipment on the road is a big problem!

Wu Zhou wanted to buy arms with Daming, and while they were still in the Western Regions, it might be the last time.

"During the period of purchasing arms with Ming Dynasty and sending caravans to explore the road, it is good for me, Qing Dynasty, to rest in Yarkand City for a while."

"Absorb a group of Mongols and Uighurs to join the army and become a member of our Wu Zhou army!"

Although the main force of the Guanning Army is Han Chinese, in the Western Regions, the main ethnic groups are Mongols and Uighurs.

After such a long campaign, the problem of the Guan Ning army's attrition is very serious!

And if the Guan Ning army wants to enter Tianzhu, the existing army may not be large enough.

Although many people know that Wang Xuance destroyed a country by himself, no one knows whether the current Tianzhu is the same as the Tianzhu in the Tang Dynasty.

To be on the safe side, the Guan Ning Army needs a large number of servants as cannon fodder to ensure that their next attack on Tianzhu can be completely successful.

Where does the cannon fodder come from?

It can only be recruited locally from the Western Regions.

See if you can fool some Mongols or Uighurs into joining the army to serve as cannon fodder for the Guanning Army.

"Father, I'm afraid it's not easy to do this!"

Wu Yingxiong heard the words and spoke from the side.

His face was full of seriousness.

For the Western Regions, the Guan Ning Army was originally an invader.

They don't have any public opinion base in the Western Regions at all. The reason why they can gain a foothold in the Western Regions is the deterrence of the army.

Under such circumstances, it is really difficult to want locals from the Western Regions to join the army and serve as cannon fodder for them.

Wu Sangui frowned upon hearing this.

"If you can't do it, don't you do it?"

But Wu Yingqi spoke from the side.

"If you can't recruit soldiers, just coerce them!"

"Let the Guan Ning army fight a few battles against the engulfed soldiers and horses, plunder and slaughter the city a few times, and it's almost enough."

Wu Yingxiong's thinking is a typical literati thinking, or a bit rigid.

But Wu Yingqi is different, but his thinking is pure warrior thinking!

In his eyes, there is no problem that cannot be solved by force. If not, it must be that force is not strong enough.

He never thought of recruiting soldiers in the Western Regions, because he knew it couldn't be done.

It is not a lie that people who are not of my race must have a different heart!

Therefore, Wu Yingqi made up his mind to coerce him early in the morning!
Let the Guan Ning army escort the engulfed soldiers and horses to fight a few battles, slaughter a few cities, let them see the blood, and taste the benefits of looting.

These reluctant soldiers and horses who were originally coerced, naturally returned to their hearts.

Back then, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others all did this!

Facts have proved that although the trick of coercing soldiers and horses killed a little more people when it was implemented, it is really easy to use.

Chongzhen 15 years later, the Chuang army and the Xi army, especially the old battalion soldiers, had quite good combat effectiveness.

The current Guan Ning Army is also preparing to do the same!

After hearing Wu Yingqi's words, Wu Sangui nodded in satisfaction.

Recently, as Wu Sangui's physical condition deteriorated, he has been thinking about his heir, but he has been unable to make up his mind.

His two sons, Wu Yingxiong's character is not decisive enough, nor does he have enough influence on the army, so he is not a qualified heir.

And Wu Yingqi's words are not without problems!

Wu Yingqi's biggest problem is that he is not the eldest son, but the second son.

And Wu Yingqi is not familiar with government affairs!

And a qualified ruler is not enough to control the army.

Wu Sangui didn't know who to choose as his heir!

As his body deteriorated day by day, this problem became more and more imminent!
……

Huaian!

The current Huai'an is one of the important cities of Ming Dynasty in Jiangbei.

It can be regarded as an important economic center of Ming Dynasty along the Huaihe River and along the canal.

To some extent, the weight of Huai'an is not much worse than that of Yangzhou.

Even in the entire Ming Dynasty, Huai'an is one of the most important cities.

"Hiring, hiring!"

"The cement factory is recruiting workers! The wages are generous and the treatment is favorable."

"The spinning mill is recruiting workers. Those with experience are preferred. Two silver dollars per month will provide board and lodging."

"..."

As the economic center of Ming Dynasty, Huai'an had extremely well-developed industry and commerce in the city.

The merchants of Ming Dynasty built a large number of workshops around Huai'an, absorbing a large amount of labor.

The current Huai'an City actually has quite a bit of urbanization.

A large number of farmers and workers gather in the city, wanting to work to get paid and support themselves.

Ding Awei entered the city with his third uncle.

The two wore plain linen clothes, their faces were tanned by the sun, the calluses on their hands and the wrinkles on their faces all showed that they were old farmers.

"Third Uncle, where are we going to work?"

Ding Awei shrank his neck, looking at the prosperity of Huai'an City, his eyes were shining with longing.

Hearing this, Ding Changshou shook his head and said.

"I don't even know!"

"Let's go to a restaurant to have a meal first, and then go to the labor market in the city. People are always recruiting there."

Hearing this, Ding Awei shrank his neck and said.

"Third Uncle, there is still some dry food prepared by Erniang for us in the forehead bag."

When Ding Changshou heard this, he tilted his nephew and said.

"Eat dry food! It's dry and tasteless."

"With third uncle outside, can third uncle let you spend money?"

"It's so easy for us to come to Huai'an City once, why don't we have a good meal?"

"Not far from the labor market in the south of the city, there is a restaurant, the sauced pork and Yangchun noodles there are really outstanding..."

While speaking, Ding Changshou dragged his nephew along the sidewalk towards the south of the city.

With the development of industry and commerce, too many migrant workers have poured into Huai'an City.

With the dense flow of people, the traffic in Huai'an city is often congested.

However, after the imperial court spent a lot of effort to manage it, dividing the carriageway and sidewalk, driving in opposite directions, and coming up with the concept of traffic lights, the traffic situation in Huai'an City improved a lot.

At least, there won't be traffic jams at every turn!

Ding Changshou took his nephew, passed several traffic lights, and turned around outside a restaurant.

The uncle and nephew ordered a plate of soy pork elbow, and then each of them got a bowl of Yangchun noodles.

Ding Awei also took out the dry food from his backpack, and was going to eat some of the soy elbow.

A simple peasant man has never been willing to waste food.

Not long after, the uncle and nephew finished their meal, and then headed towards the labor market in the city.

The two stood in the market, listening to the sound of job recruitment all around, both of them were a little undecided.

"Little brother, Liu's Cement Factory is looking for a young and strong young man like you. Three silver dollars a month, board and lodging, guaranteed to see meat once every three days."

A man wearing a melon hat ran up to Ding Awei and said.

"Little brother, don't come here when you can't miss the opportunity!"

"The cement factory only recruits NO. 30 people, and if they are full, they don't want it!"

When Ding Awei heard the words, hearing the three silver dollars per month and the treatment of seeing meat once every three days, his eyes became a little straightened.

Three silver dollars a month, wouldn't that be 36 dollars in that year?
These 36 silver dollars are enough for him to marry a wife!
However, just as Ding Awei was about to say something, he was dragged behind him by Ding Changshou.

Ding Changshou looked at Ren Yazi, or the introducer, on the opposite side, and tried hard to get it without any hesitation.

"If it's other jobs, three silver dollars a month and seeing meat once every three days is really good, but it's definitely not good for a cement factory!"

"The work in the cement factory is too hard, so I need to pay more!"

The work in the cement factory is not only tiring, but it’s nothing. These simple migrant workers are not afraid of suffering!

But more importantly, it is actually the damage to the body caused by working in the cement factory.

(End of this chapter)