Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2175 Yang Juren's ambition
Under the "teaching" of his uncle, this Yang Erhu was very clean and honest as an official, and never withheld his subordinates' pay - not only did he not withhold, sometimes his subordinates would help out of their own pockets when they had urgent problems.Not only the dozens of soldiers under him are grateful to him, but also made many "brothers" in the camp.When going into battle, he was quite willing to work hard for him.On weekdays, he was willing to spend money to flatter his superiors, but after a few years, he became a capable member of the battalion who talked and praised him.If it weren't for the Australians calling, he would have been promoted to the chief post.

With affection, everything is easy to handle.Cannons, blunderbusses, gunpowder and other military weapons in the Zhaoqing camp were taken home one after another by him like ants moving house, and then he became bolder, and even the private armor that was strictly prohibited by the imperial court was taken away by him. I went back a little.

Mr. Yang is not idle here, repairing the village, engaging in joint insurance, and building weapons.Guangning was originally not a peaceful place, and there was a strong atmosphere of building a stronghold to practice bravery. Master Yang was well equipped for village bravery, and he had a nephew who was a military officer. The head of the village union insurance seems to have become the tyrant of Guangning.

During Zhu Mingxia's attack on Zhaoqing, Yang Erhu's troops fired from the mortars on the bombardment boat before they could fight against the bandits, and retreated in a muddle-headed manner, killing and running away, killing dozens of people.Yang Erhu saw how powerful the Kun thief was, and he no longer dared to fight with his money.Knowing that Zhaoqing was in danger, he took advantage of the chaos of the battle and took in many rout soldiers with his headquarters, robbed several big shops in the city, and fled all the way back to Guangning with his belongings and weapons.

Although it was embarrassing to have to throw away his helmet and armor when he came back, but he brought back more than 200 elite soldiers, dozens of sets of armor and many weapons, and the Yang family's Xiangyong suddenly gained momentum.

It is true that the momentum has been greatly increased, but the addition of more than 200 "elite soldiers" is not something that can be dispatched by feeding a bowl of food. Although Qiu Ba and the others are "thankful" to Yang Erhu at the moment, they have not been paid for a few months. It is not uncommon for Yangjiazhuang to be slaughtered.

Yang Erhu was quite nervous, so he hurriedly consulted with his uncle

Yang Juren is a scholar who has read a lot of poetry and books, and he knows that in this troubled world, there are soldiers who are the grass head kings.He sprinkled invitations all over the place, and discussed "countermeasures" with gentry, big households, and clan elders from various villages and towns in the village.

In troubled times, people are panic-stricken, and everyone can only ask for someone who is willing to stand out, not to mention that Yang Jinghui has a reputation for raising others.As soon as the invitation came out, more than a dozen indigenous villages in the township sent people here.

Yang Jinghui asked Yang Erhu to line up in front of the village with the bravery of the township "full of armor", and displayed one by one the cannons that his nephew got from Zhaoqing. The leader of the team training bureau.All villages apportioned money and food.After all, not only was it more than enough to raise soldiers, but he also made a lot of money.

"Uncle is really a master!" Yang Erhu was convinced.

"Hehe," Yang Jinghui twitched his beard and smiled, "Since ancient times, where there is food, there are soldiers, and where there are soldiers, there are food. If there is peace, these soldiers are a disaster, but now they are capital. As long as we use this capital well, we can not only protect This place is peaceful, and the profit can be doubled! As long as you follow the trend of the times and earn more property to guard this three-acre land, no matter who will be the emperor in the future, this good property will never escape."

Yang Jinghui's abacus is not bad, and he has figured out the basic laws of dynasty change.Soon, with the collapse of the Ming Dynasty, the social order in the county began to be chaotic: bandits ran rampant, Yao people rebelled, and natives fought against each other.Yang Jinghui took advantage of this chaotic situation to "make heroes of the times".Yang Erhu, the nephew of Yang Erhu, "struggled from east to west" according to his idea. First, he destroyed the Hakka village that was fighting with Yangjiazhuang for water, killed No. [-] villagers, and swallowed all his land and houses; A neighboring village that "disobeyed orders" forced them to pay money and food.As for the few villages that competed with Yangjiazhuang for the land at the beginning, they are now very "sensible" and obediently handed over the land deeds.

Although the local villages, even those of a small scale, have trained Xiangyong, but the number of people is small, and the weapons cannot be compared with Yangjiazhuang Xiangyong, not to mention that they have a core of more than 200 soldiers and various firearms.Fighting a battle wins a battle, and the villages everywhere are invincible and fall against the wind.

In this series of "Conquests from the East to the West", Yangjiazhuang Xiangyong also wiped out a number of small groups of local bandits who made troubles in the local area, annexed and expanded their forces, and seized a cottage.Yang Jinghui felt that his family's village on the plain was not safe, so he planned to build a new village based on it.

In less than a month, Yangjiazhuang became "famous", especially when Yang Erhu brought Tuanyong to Deshijian Town and forced the merchants in the town to hand over hundreds of taels of silver, hundreds of cloth, hundreds of shi of grain and many After Xiruan came to "reward", many "heroes" in the county came to vote one after another. Yangjiazhai Xiangyong expanded to more than 800 people, which seemed to be a big force in the county.

However, the good times didn't last long, and not long after, the county magistrate appointed by the Kun bandits brought the national army to the county seat and set up the banner of "Great Song Dynasty".The official roads and waterways leading to Fucheng in the county resumed traffic, and the patrols of the Senate and gunboats patrolled around, and the social order improved.The county director of the Kun bandit also sent old yamen servants to the countryside to tell the villages everywhere, asking them to "form and train the militia, each guarding his own village, and not crossing the border to cause trouble."

Villages and towns affected by Yangjiazhuang sent people to the Australian yamen to file a complaint.Not long after, the Australian county yamen sent someone to send an invitation, asking Yang Jinghui to "come to the yamen to have a talk."

Yang Jinghui knows that in the current situation, it is impossible to "go to the Yamen to tell a story", and it will not be possible in this lifetime. The only way to gain a foothold is to force the gangster to admit the fait accompli.

Although the gun bandits have powerful firearms and the most powerful ships and cannons in the world, but the local area is not close to the sea and has many mountains, the cannons that can be transported here will not be too big.What's more, there are only a hundred or ten soldiers who accompanied the county magistrate to take up the post——no matter how powerful they are, they can't be divided into two.For these one hundred and ten people, it is very difficult to protect the county and keep the roads clear.Therefore, he was not afraid of the "advancement and suppression" of the Kun bandits, so he followed Master Bi's idea and made a decision with the word "drag", and wrote a humble letter, the content of which was nothing more than that he had always been a "good citizen", and now Although I have practiced some group courage, it is not for self-protection in troubled times.He has no second thoughts about Da Song.As for the various villages coming to sue themselves, it is purely slander-the matter of Chen Guzi's rotten sesame seeds has been entangled for generations, and they are all seeking private revenge, and the specific reason will not be clear for a while.In the end, he said that he was not in good health and could not travel long distances, so he could only ask the county magistrate to be magnanimous and spare him from going to the Yamen to explain. If you have any orders, just send a letter, and I will do so.

After finishing writing, he asked Master Bi's son Bi Xuansheng to send it.Although Bi Xuansheng is just as incompetent as his father in reading, he can speak more than his father. He is slick by nature and can speak freely, and he is young, so he will not be embarrassed if he wants to be a thief.

In addition to the post, I prepared two gifts, one was pig, sheep, wine, cloth, etc., for "rewarding my brothers", and the other was 300 taels of silver and a set of gold noodles - this is for the county director .

Bi Xuansheng went to the county, but when he came back, he didn't bring back the letter, he only brought back gifts, and with him came an old yamen servant who was retained by the county.He was bowing again, and he was full of words "sent by Shangfeng, it is a last resort", saying that the county magistrate of the Australian had already said: not only was he required to come to the Yamen within a limited time, but he was also required to hand over his armor and all firearms immediately, and only the basics were allowed to be kept. There are no more than 200 people in the village regiment bravely.Otherwise, it is "illegal armed".

Yang Jinghui naturally refused to hand over the capital.Furthermore, the Australians are single and weak in Quang Ninh, and they are powerless to attack them if they want to, so they just ignore them and sit back and watch the changes.

Sure enough, the arrival of the county director did not immediately reverse the chaotic situation in the county. Although the scuffle between the Tuke villages was temporarily subsided, the broken soldiers and bandits continued to create chaos.While the "director" of the Kun bandit in Guangning County was busy rebuilding institutions, setting up militias, contacting the four townships, and trying to restore social order, envoys carrying Xiong Wencan's handwritten letter sneaked in from Guangxi. Social relations activities, going in and out of various big families and gentry, encouraging them to "serve the court", promising that the court will call back in the future and give them various benefits.

Yang Jinghui, such a "powerful faction" in the county, naturally received the treatment of the envoy's visit.Yang Juren didn't really believe in this promise - after all, his nephew watched how Mr. Xiong slipped away from Zhaoqing with oil on his feet, and he also saw the power of the bandit's shelling.If Daming wants to fight back, at least he has to accumulate a force of three to five years - it may not be possible to win yet
However, even if Daming can't come back, it doesn't mean that the Kun thief will be able to stabilize the country. Even if he can finally stabilize, it will probably take several years of chaos--Yang Juren got a lot of news from relatives and friends who fled. There are bandits on both sides of the strait, and the Yao people in Lianshan are also making trouble.Even the situation in this county is not necessarily better.

Taking advantage of this chaos and the capital in hand, I can still make a good fortune!After Yang Juren made up his mind, he told the envoy that he was willing to "serve the imperial court with all his heart and soul", and only asked Mr. Xiong to give him a name.The messenger immediately said: Master Xiong doesn't have many other things here, but there are plenty of arrows.At the same time, he also hinted that if he can kill a few famous fake kuns in the county or go further to regain the county seat—even if it is only for one day, Master Xiong will also ask for credit for him. .

After all, it was the 300-year accumulation of power in the Ming Dynasty. Yang Jinghui couldn't help but be confused after hearing this prospect, especially the words "granting official positions" were especially touching. The hope of adults".
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