Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 287 0282 [Mudslide in the traitorous party]

The two hundred troops borrowed by the Zhizhi envoy were finally released, and there were more than 60 left.

Those who disappeared, not all died in battle, a large part became deserters.

The desertion rate of soldiers in the Song Dynasty has always been very high. At the beginning, the military law stipulated that if soldiers escaped more than 20%, officers at all levels would be convicted and punished: 20% would be demoted to one officer, 25% would be demoted to two officers... Stay on probation.If the dispatch is reduced to serving the post, the general will be dismissed.

Because the phenomenon of desertion was too serious, Yuanfeng changed it to the ten-point law in five years, that is, if soldiers deserted more than 10%, officers would be punished.

But by the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, no officer had been convicted of desertion.

In the fourth year of Song Huizong's Chongning, Shang Shuxing talked about the issue of deserters. He probably said this: "Now the military officers are not punished, and the military officers are even more inconsiderate of the soldiers. Only on the Xihe Road, there are nearly [-] deserters. The frontline generals responded to this Don't hear or ask."

Soldiers run away not because they are afraid of fighting, because they run away even if they don't fight.

They don't have enough to eat, receive insufficient military pay, and suffer abuse. It would be strange if there were no deserters.

Zhu Ming let all these Xiang troops return to the army and recruited farmers to supplement them.

Five hundred infantry and fifty cavalry were fully assembled.Drill every three days, the food and pay are sufficient, and morale improves rapidly.

Really, there is no need to deliberately boost morale, they are willing to obey if they are paid enough.

He also recruited [-] Han people and [-] Shuyi to serve as rural soldiers.

The army trained by Ju Ming reached 1050 people.

While training soldiers, a large number of return guns were built.They are all made of shade-dried wood, and the simplest version is made. The production cost is not high, highlighting a quantity advantage.

Yuwen often wrote letters to report to the court that the barbarians had changed this year, asking for military training and defense, and by the way, asking for funds from Chengdu Fulu.

school field.

The batches of Xiang troops and town soldiers recruited before and after were all practicing at the moment, and Zhu Ming asked with a smile, "What do you think, Judgment Yang?"

"The army is majestic." Yang Shandao smiled and nodded.

Lizhou's level is too low, there is no regiment training deputy envoy, and the military judge is in charge of related affairs.

As a military judge, Yang Shandao knew nothing about military training.Moreover, he was also demoted here, and he has already laid down completely, and he doesn't mind at all that Zhu Ming takes his power.

If he fails in training and fighting, he can impeach Zhu Ming for exceeding his power.

If he wins in training and fighting, he can take the opportunity to share a layer of credit.

Zhu Ming hasn't been home for half a month, and the first batch of Xiang troops practiced every three days.The newly recruited rural soldiers had to train for fifteen days, and Zhu Ming slept in the barracks every day to accompany them in training.

"There are two people outside the camp, claiming to be servants of the county lord."

"Let them in."

Zhu Ming practiced for a while, the military judge Yang Shandao left, and soon Deng Chun and Guan Sheng were brought in.

Zhu Ming asked, "Why are you here?"

Deng Chun cupped his hands and said, "Master was worried that Dalang was short of manpower, so he asked me and brother Guan to come over. Brother Shi (Shi Yuangong) will send another man to help."

Zhu Ming said: "It's just in time, let's go to practice together."

The regular box army has officers, and there are 500 officers out of 51 people. Zhu Ming has already appointed local officers to hold various positions.

Zhang Tong and Li Bao are outsiders, and now they are appointed as temporary officers of the township soldiers. Deng Chun and Guan Sheng are also thrown into the township soldiers.

In the official history, when Liu Yu surrendered gold, there are some records about his victory.

"Song History": "(Liu Yu) killed his general Guan Sheng, and led the people to surrender gold."

"Golden History": "Yusui killed Guan and won the surrender."

Whether this Guan Sheng is the Liangshan hero Guan Sheng can only be speculated through clues.

Zhang Shuye forced Song Jiang to surrender, and his leaders were dispersed.Later, Zhang Shuye was transferred to Jinan, and Liu Yu surrendered in Jinan.

One possibility is that after Song Jiang accepted the recruitment, Zhang Shuye felt that Guan Sheng was good, so he took Guan Sheng under his command as a general, and took him to Jinan as a military officer, and even earned the title of "Jinan Xiaojiang". ("Golden History": The winner, Jinan's brave general, has repeatedly left the city to resist the battle.)
Zhang Shuye left Jinan Guansheng and became Liu Yu's subordinate.Because of his resolute refusal to surrender the gold and repeatedly going out of the city to fight, Liu Yu had to kill Guan Sheng.

Zhu Ming asked, "What weapon does Brother Guan use?"

Guan Sheng replied: "Long spear."

"I'll recruit ten more township soldiers, and you will be the team leader. If you practice well, you will be promoted," Zhu Ming said to Deng Chun again, "You stay with me and serve as the deputy general of the Chinese army. I will train the Chinese army in normal times."

On Zhu Ming's side, military training is in full swing.

Yu Wenchang was in charge of implementing the overall plan. He deliberately spread false news, saying that the Xuhen Department plundered the Han people and now planned to train troops to conquer.

Although the Xuhen tribe has tens of thousands of members, the living conditions are even worse. The villages are scattered among the mountains, and it takes a month to gather tribe soldiers. (Xuhenbu is a transliteration, translated into Chinese as "tribes living on high mountains".)
The Ministry of False Hate is an excellent choice for the Han officials to conquer the barbarians.

Sure enough, the Chuanman of the Qiong tribe had no doubts. After the autumn harvest, Jumeng planned to lead his troops to attack the northeastern territory of the Lianglin tribe while the Han people conquered the Xuhen tribe.

The Department of Hate and Hate was terrified when they heard the news, and the great ghost lord Amai hurriedly sent his son over, arguing that they had not robbed the Han people.

Yuwen often puts on a show, saying that he will send someone to investigate and detain the prince of Xuhenbu.

In a blink of an eye, the summer grain was collected, and Zhu Ming ordered the reduction of summer grain and miscellaneous taxes for the soldiers' families, which immediately boosted morale.

It's just that the finances of Lizhou and Hanyuan County can't support it...

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Under the scorching sun, a group of people came from the north.

Lin Bing wiped the sweat from his brow, and rode forward slowly, complaining in his heart about the terrible weather, terrible place and terrible errands.

He was the prefect of Kaifeng, and he was sent to Lizhou to inquire about the situation.

I still suffer from too little reading.

Lin Bing initially clings to Cai Jing and is promoted like a rocket, but there is always a cloud over his head.

Appreciated by Cai Jing, he served as the on-duty biography and was responsible for singing the name of tribute.There was a Taixue graduate named "Zhen An". For Lin Bing, these two words were too uncommon, and he actually mispronounced them in public.

Cai Jing's political opponents immediately seized the opportunity to impeach him.

From then on, as long as Lin Bing was transferred back to the capital to serve as an official, he would be brought up again after less than a year of service, and then demoted to the local government to be the magistrate.After the limelight passed, he returned to the capital again, and then was demoted to be a magistrate, and was even thrown to promote a Taoist temple.

Now he has switched to Tongguan, as the "Private Council of Quan Chengzhi".

This is a temporary position and often serves as a living man, and at the same time takes orders from the emperor and the Privy Council.

When he arrived at the delivery shop outside the city, Lin Bing stopped and asked his relatives to go outside the city gate to shout.

"Both the living man and the Privy Council have ordered Mr. Lin Yu to inquire about the construction of the city and the mutual market in Lizhou by the emperor's order. The local capital is in charge, so hurry out of the city to meet him!"

Not long after, Yu Wenchang led a group of officials out of the city to greet him, and even Zhu Ming came from the barracks after hearing the news.

All the officials lined up to meet him with a very respectful attitude.

Only then did Lin Bing feel satisfied, nodded and smiled: "Let's go into the city."

Lizhou's finances are not enough, and they have to spend money to entertain this guy.

After drinking and eating, Lin Bing dispersed the crowd and wanted to talk to Yu Wenchang alone.

Zhu Ming was about to leave, but he heard Lin Bing say: "Zhu Zhi County also stay."

Zhu Ming turned around and cupped his hands, walked back and sat down.

Lin Bing actually joked about himself: "I don't study much, everyone knows about it, and even the name of the tribute is mispronounced."

Yuwen often couldn't figure out how this person worked: "Knowledge does not necessarily mean ability."

Lin Bing laughed loudly: "I like to hear that."

Yu Wenchang said: "Recent investigations have revealed that the person who requested to build a city and mutual market was not the Sichuan Man of Qiongbu, but the Gao clan of Dali Kingdom."

"Oh?" Lin Bing immediately regained his energy.

Yuwen Chang said: "Let's talk about Zhuzhi County."

Zhu Ming then showed his knowledge of history and geography: "The state of Dali has 36 departments in four counties and eight prefectures..."

Lin Bing listened carefully, and said: "Unexpectedly, the Dali Kingdom was also controlled by powerful ministers, and secretly controlled the barbarians in Lizhou."

Zhu Ming said: "During the Tang Dynasty, the territory south of the Dadu River was originally controlled by the Nanzhao Kingdom. Those barbarians first obeyed the orders of the Dali Kingdom, and then superficially belonged to the Song Dynasty to obtain canonization."

"Soldiers must be dispatched to deter the barbarians!" Lin Bing immediately slapped his thigh.

Lin Bing originally belonged to the "battle faction", and he deliberately angered the emperor of the Liao Kingdom when he was on an envoy to the Liao Kingdom.

The emperor of Liao was furious and cut off water and food for the Song mission.

When Lin Bing returned to the Song Dynasty, he was immediately impeached, saying that he was ordered by Cai Jing to "provoke trouble with his neighbors". (In fact, Lin Bing's diplomatic speech at the time was upright and could not find any flaws, and he was indeed safeguarding the interests of the Song Dynasty.)
This time when he was ordered to come to Lizhou, Lin Bing also wanted to make trouble.

He has only one purpose, to fight for military merits, because that's what Song Huizong thought!
Yu Wenchang said: "I have already started training soldiers."

Lin Bing said: "The barbarians must be subdued and completely submitted to the imperial court. It is best to build a city with less land, set up several counties, and arrange officials to govern the barbarians."

This was not in line with Yu Wenchang's plan, and he immediately rejected it: "The barbarians have a population of 10. If we build a city and set up a county, I am afraid that all the ministries will rebel. Tens of thousands of officers and soldiers must be conquered. My plan with Zhuzhi County is to divide the barbarians. It only takes a few thousand people to win by striking the head of the barbarian. After the event is completed, the ghost master will be re-canonized, and another one will be supported by Shu Yi on the south bank of the Dadu River. In this way, the stability of Lizhou can be maintained for decades."

Lin Bing thought about it carefully, nodded and said: "It's okay, when will the troops be dispatched? I'll be the coach."

Yu Wenchang and Zhu Ming looked at each other, feeling that something bad was going to happen.

Seeing the appearance of the two of them, Lin Bing laughed and said: "Don't panic, I, the commander, don't interfere with military affairs, but will help you get money and food."

To put it bluntly, it is to gain military merit, and also wants to snatch the merit of the coach.

Zhu Ming doesn't care about this, he can fish if he likes, as long as he can win the battle.

Yu Wenchang thought over and over again, and said: "When the troops are dispatched, please ask the angels to sit in Lizhou City."

Lin Bing laughed and said, "Prefect Yuwen still doesn't trust me. He's afraid that I'll command indiscriminately in the army. Don't worry, when you go out to fight, I'll dispatch money and food from the rear of the town. I promise to get a lot of military resources from Chengdu Fulu!"

Zhu Ming looked at Yu Wenchang, thinking that this guy would not embezzle food and pay, and make the frontline soldiers have nothing to eat, right?
Yu Wenchang also frowned.

"Hey, you still don't believe me!"

Lin Bing confided in his heart: "How much of Lizhou's military capital is corrupted? My family is a rich businessman in Fujian, and is appreciated by officials. I don't lack anything, but I lack real credit. I hope you will win the battle. Well, how could you attack indiscriminately in the rear?"

Lin Bing said again: "It was Cai Xiang who offended Zhuzhi County. Although I was Cai Xiang's person in the early years, I have already followed Tong Shumi. The father of Yuwen prefect also had a grudge against Cai Xiang, and there is not much suspicion with Tong Shumi. The three of us, if we cooperate to send troops, we can be described as a perfect match, perfect! I want military merit, Tong Shumi also wants military merit, the officials are looking forward to expanding the territory, and this matter must be done together."

Before Zhu Ming and Yu Wen could talk, Lin Bing continued to read: "You two go to inquire, the officials all regard me as a traitor, but I have been to so many places to be the prefect, has there ever been rumors of corruption and harm to the people?" ? Even if I am the Governor of Kaifeng, I am also known for my incorruptibility!"

The traitor is clean and honest?

Ju Ming really didn't know about this matter.

Lin Bing said: "When Zhuzhi County was the prefect, his wrist was very tough. Do you know how I became an official? As the prefect of Kaifeng, the court discussed reforming the money law. Before the government decree was promulgated, there were collusion between officials and businessmen to make profits. I don't care about him." Officials and merchants were dealt with severely, and more than a dozen rich merchants were arrested and imprisoned. When I was the prefect of Yangzhou, I cracked down on powerful people and rectified the administration of officials. Who would not respect and love me in Yangzhou?"

If what is said is true, it is very nonsense. This traitor is clean and has means, and he can already be called a capable official.

It's just that the level of education is too low, and even Chuanlu's roll call can make typos...

Lin Bing sighed: "I am also ambitious. Although I don't study much, I know some truths. If I am good at learning, how can I send money to study in Taixue? I have already passed the imperial examination."

Yu Wenchang and Zhu Ming couldn't laugh or cry that this villain was too honest.

(End of this chapter)