Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

Chapter 83 The History of Celebrities

It was already June when we left for the expedition, and it was close to early autumn when we came back. Before we knew it, two months had passed.

After traveling all the way from the ruined Shandong Province, and then entering Zhili, the scene in front of us was completely different.

Looking at the field, it is lush and green, the sorghum has been harvested, and it is as red as the clouds. The millet is the earliest to ripen, and the ground is already golden, and the wheat is more like the waves. A good harvest is in sight.

Farmers run around in the fields, doing last-minute work day and night. As the people say, if the food is not put into the warehouse, it will not be a good harvest.

The contract system has shown results, and the weather is going well. With the people's dedicated efforts, this autumn, the warehouses will be full of food.

By then, Zhili's food shortage caused by the lack of water transportation will be greatly alleviated. What is alleviated is fiscal revenue.

Lu Mou was pleased that with the low land rent, the labor service fee, and the blessing of a good harvest, the people would be happy to pay. The income from 20 million acres will be 8 million taels. The Ministry of Household Affairs has finally changed from the current situation of only taking out but not taking in, to having both taking out and taking in.

The army is walking in the field of hope, and the soldiers are in a very happy mood. From time to time, a soldier could not help but roar.

Even the commander holding a cane does not prohibit it.

Suddenly, one company roared a military song, and soon another company followed. In this field of hope, the songs were loud and clear one after another. Attracting the people who were busy with farm work, they straightened their backs, looked at the triumphant army, and smiled honestly. Wiping the sweat from their foreheads, they felt confident that with such a heroic army, their food for the golden autumn would not be stored in the flames of war.

The army triumphantly returned, and what they brought back this time was not the stinky heads, but carts of snow-white salt with the smell of sea breeze and crystal clear grains.

There were 200,000 shi of salt with the smell of the sea breeze. For a time, the entire capital and people in Zhili rushed to tell each other that they could finally eat delicious salt again instead of bitter salt. This victory was more popular with the people than the original expulsion of the rogue bandits from Zhili.

At that time, white salt, also known as sea salt, was expensive at seventy or eighty cents per kilogram. In a normal year, it was forty cents. This 200,000 shi of salt can instantly increase the income of Lu Mou's household by 1.9 million.

Coupled with this capture, Lu Mou made another huge profit during the war.

When the war dividends are distributed to the hands of all the soldiers who participated in the war, it makes those who did not participate in the war envious and made the young people at the recruitment office who want to join the army jealous.

The army was once again reviewed by Chongzhen at the Meridian Gate. This time, Chongzhen had somewhat gotten rid of the humiliation of being forced to negotiate peace with the Manchus. He saw the necessity of buying time and the hope of his son's true restoration of Liao in the future.

At the same time, there was a tall and strong official appearing on the Meridian Gate next to Emperor Chongzhen. Lu Mou did not even recognize him.

Did dad discover another talent? You attach so much importance to him that you let him stand with you on the high Meridian Gate, review the troops, whisper to each other, and point out my troops. Have you informed me?

Lu Mou has been confused recently. He believes that appointing and dismissing cheap daddy people, and not formulating major policies through himself, is to make arbitrary decisions.

A father who is good at making opinions is not advisable and cannot be tolerated. I must help him correct this problem. There are thousands of people in the family, but there is only one person in charge. Whatever happens to the father or the emperor, I have the final say in this family now.

After the review, Lu Mou arranged for Li Yan to wave to replenish the soldiers who had been damaged in the battle, and then walked into the palace to meet his father.

As a result, in the Jiying Hall, Chongzhen smiled and introduced to Lu Mou: "Your Majesty, come here quickly. I have seen Mr. Shi Kefa, the Minister of War, who was left behind in Nanjing."

Lu Mou's jaw was dislocated.

Celebrities, real historical celebrities, living, "I finally saw this panting historical celebrity. Later generations said that Shi Kefa was thin and short. Wrong, he was tall and mighty, civilized and military, and full of talents. If I go back in time, I have Blow."   Later generations have mixed praise and criticism for Shi Kefa. Some said that he was a national hero, while others said that Shi Kefa was a national sinner.

There are three reasons why he is said to be a national sinner rather than a national hero.

The first point is that when the emperor of Nanming was elected, he, who was actually the number one person in Nanjing at that time, should not have been reluctant to give in, and he should have been dominated by Li Xian. In the end, he had to give in and establish the bastard Hongguang.

But who pushed Hongguang to the position? It was the four towns in Jiangbei who supported the army. Does he dare to resist and persevere?

2. Ignoring the general trend of the world, fantasizing about "borrowing prisoners to defeat the invaders", and losing the great opportunity to enter the Central Plains.

But this is just a flaw and cannot cover up Shi Kefa's character.

Third, he became famous for himself, so that 800,000 Yangzhou people were buried with him.

This statement is really nitpicking, and it is asking for a topic.

Not to mention whether the eight hundred thousand is true, just say that Shi Kefa is truly loyal to the emperor and patriotic. Remember, he was only loyal to the emperor and patriotic. In the eyes of the literati and officials of that era, what were the common people? They are like grass and sheep. Officials do not need to be responsible for the people. As long as they are loyal to the emperor, they have to do their duty to protect the emperor's land.

Besides, the people of Yangzhou City spontaneously resisted, and they are also the true heroes of the nation.

If everyone is like Qian Qianyi, who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty for the sake of saving the entire city, jumped into a lake to die for his country, and was despised by a prostitute because of the water-cold edamame, then in this huge China, as long as there is an invasion of aliens, they will act with such shamelessness If we surrender on the pretext of others, then where can we still have our Greater China?

Furthermore, when the Manchus occupied the Central Plains, they also knew that it was simply a wishful dream to rule hundreds of millions of Han people with a mere population of five million. To this end, they formulated a policy of massacring cities to shock them.

If Shi Kefa was responsible for the massacre in Yangzhou, then the Manchu Qing Dynasty carried out the Jiading Three Massacres, the Eighty-one Days of Jiangyin, the Guangzhou Massacre, and other massacres in Suzhou, Nanchang, Ganzhou, Changshu, Shazhen, Nanjing, and Yuxi in order to frighten the Han people into resistance. , Wuxi, Kunshan, Jiaxing, Haining, Jinan, Jinhua, Xiamen, Chaozhou, Tongan, Yuanjiang, Zhoushan, Xiangtan, Nanxiong, Jingxian, Datong, Hunyuan, Fenzhou, Taigu, Mizhou, Zezhou, Shuozhou Who is responsible for the massacres in , Sichuan and other places?

In later generations, the Battle of Changde completely wiped Changde off the face of the earth. Do the soldiers who fought bloody battles need to be held responsible?

Anyone who says Shi Kefa is guilty, Lu Mou would like to bite you to death.

Because Lu Mou didn't think so, Lu Xiufu, whom Shi Kefa had always admired, led a hundred thousand Han men to the sea. This is an integral part of the five thousand years of Chinese culture. Not just saying that I surrendered to the enemy for the good of China, Wang Jingwei, can clear my name.

Integrity is the reason why Lu Mou has persisted until now despite all the difficulties at a young age.

Otherwise, knowing the history, carrying a few palace treasures, and running away with a bucket would be the end of it.

No matter what history has to say about Shi Kefa's merits and demerits, it would be more honorable to accept the visit of historical celebrities first.

Shi Kefa was also sizing up this little King Ding. He was a child, but his face was not as immature as his age. Instead, he had a mature and steady look that did not match him. There was even a slight trace of vicissitudes of life. What makes a child become so mature?

"Wei ministers pay homage to King Ding Qiansui." Shi Kefa bowed in accordance with the rules.

"The Ministry of History and War is exempt from the courtesy."

Shi Kefa stood up, then turned to face Chongzhen: "I impeached King Ding to disrupt the government, harmed the south of the Yangtze River, shaken the country's foundation, and wielded military power. His heart is not pure, and he should be punished."

With this sentence, Lu Mou was fooled at that time. I admire you, but emotionally you are not here to wish me military success and praise me for saving the Ming Dynasty. You are here to cause trouble.

(End of this chapter)