golden scales

The Chinese nation was not used to migratory life after Pan Geng moved to Yin. .The solid foundation of farming civilization makes the people deeply love their homeland, and they are full of unknown fears about the world hundreds of miles away.Not to mention letting the people from Shanshan and Shaanxi migrate to Shandong, even if they are allowed to move to neighboring counties, no one may be willing.Whether it is the trump card of distributing the land, or the rumors to smear Li Chuang's thief, there are very few believers.

Maybe later generations will believe that Li Chuang used human flesh as military rations, but the people of Ming Dynasty in this era still have basic discernment and don't believe such low-end rumors.

The Donggong Guard Battalion was the last group of troops to leave Luoyang, escorting the few people who were willing to follow the crown prince.These common people could not accept the rule of trespassers, and felt that although Daming was bad in every way, it was still the country of their fathers and ancestors, and they still chose to trust the court and the Zhu family.

This moved Zhu Cihong very much. Although the publicity has always said that giving away the land in Gyeonggi is a deceptive act, it also made Zhu Cihong determined to protect these loyal seeds, otherwise no one will trust any propaganda of the imperial court in the future.

The Tongguan defense line was finally handed over to Bai Guangen, so as to ensure that the more combat-effective Donggong Guard Battalion could step up time to repair and maintain combat effectiveness. It also meant that the time to recruit people in Shaanxi would be shorter.It's just that, the Zuo Junqian Headquarters, who was eager to fight, was very resentful, as if the girl he liked was taken away by others.

"The agreed battle of Tongguan!" Xiao Donglou was riding on the horse, covering his teary eyes with one hand, and beating the saddle with the other. .

Cao Ning rode beside him and snorted twice: "His Royal Highness didn't intend to fight from the beginning, but to boost morale when retreating, which is the same as Cao Cao's wishing for plum blossoms to quench thirst. You are too young and too naive! "

The more Xiao Donglou thought about it, the more angry he said: "I was fooled badly this time, even that brat foreman dared to mock me!"

"You are stupid." Cao Ning raised his fan: "Anyway, you are also a colonel, and someone who is on an equal footing with Xiao Mo should focus on the overall situation. When you watch the military discussion, which of the old Donggong officers will speak? You are the only one who is arguing loudly .”

"It's His Royal Highness who said that there is nothing wrong with brainstorming!" Xiao Donglou said in disbelief.

Cao Ning curled his lips: "Fart! That's His Royal Highness, let's see who can see far below! If you can't see far, you're making a fuss, that's making a fool of yourself, do you understand it?"

Xiao Donglou rubbed his fists together, remained silent for a long time, then suddenly asked: "Do you think their Central Military Department will slap Li Zicheng in the face?"

Cao Ning was about to laugh, when suddenly he heard the sound of horseshoes approaching from a distance.He reined in his horse and looked back, he came galloping in a flaming red coat, rushed straight in front of Cao Ning and Xiao Donglou, gave a military salute to them, and turned to Xiao Donglou: "Colonel Xiao?"

"Exactly!"

"Military order." The soldier was full of air, without any expression on his face, took a wax-sealed bamboo tube from his back, and lowered himself.

Xiao Donglou was about to open, but was stopped by Cao Ning, who inspected the wax seal first, and then opened the tube to take out the order form inside.After Xiao Donglou finished reading it, he handed it to Cao Ning, signed the attached receipt, and handed it to the soldier to take back. This was regarded as the completion of the procedure of accepting the task.

Cao Ning also read the military order, and said, "Your Highness, if someone refuses to leave, we will take them away?"

"See what this means." Xiao Donglou squinted his eyes: "Why does Your Highness want so many people? Are you really not leaving any grass or grain for Li Thief?"

Only by taking the people away together can we guarantee the real fortification.Otherwise, the food buried in the ground by the common people would still be taken out by the camp and become military resources.In this chaotic world, the life of a human is worse than a dog, so that everyone thought that His Highness the Crown Prince wanted the population, but in fact he wanted the food and utensils carried by the population, so as to implement the strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the country.

Indeed, it is not pleasant to say it by the prince to strengthen the wall and clear the wild, but it is much more pleasant to change it to save the people.

"Why bother so much, just do as the prince says." Cao Ning said indifferently.

Xiao Donglou chuckled, and raised his voice: "Listen to me! The whole army has them, let's run!"

The prince ordered Xiao Donglou to assist Sun Chuanting in population migration, and gave him the right to "act cheaply".This means that force can be used against those who cannot be persuaded to leave.Although the army and the people are fish and water, the population is also an important strategic resource, and it is too wasteful to leave it to a short-lived regime like Li Chuang.

Even among the population, there is a distinction, and all scholars must take it away.Now that I have read the books of sages, it is my duty to be loyal to the country.Daming always treated scholars generously, as long as they could enter school, they would be exempted from corvee and part of the land tax.Now that he has enjoyed the preferential treatment from the state, it is natural for the state to do something, at least not to leave any enemies behind.

The second is the labor of the prime of life.For Donggong, these people are not necessarily qualified to serve as soldiers.But for Li Chuang, as long as he is a man, he can take up arms and go to the battlefield.Instead of letting them die on the battlefield, it is better to take them away and undertake the physical labor along the way. At that time, they will also be the main labor force for reclaiming the wasteland in Shandong.

Grasping these two big heads, the old women and children who were attached to them naturally had no choice but to follow, otherwise they could only be trapped at home.

Strong laborers are easy to catch, but most of the scholars are gentry class.

Those who have permanent property have perseverance. These people would rather change dynasties than go to a place thousands of miles away with the prince.And most of these people have estates.The villas in this era are similar to cottages, except that there is no flag to rebel.Under Zhuang Ding's protection, it is common for landlords to fight against imperial officers and soldiers with armed forces.

At this time, the Donggong guard camp is needed.

Often such people are more likely to become Li Zicheng's material warehouse, so they must not be let go.The food needed for large-scale population migration can only come from such families.

Mountains and Shaanxi have suffered from disasters year after year, and people are starving everywhere, but it doesn't mean that there is no food. Otherwise, what kind of warehouse would Li Chuang open to store what food?It's just because these grains are concentrated in the hands of the government and wealthy households.Among them, [-]% belong to the government and [-]% belong to wealthy households.These wealthy households worked part-time as grain merchants, hoarded grain, drove up grain prices, and finally added another layer of [***] on top of natural disasters.For such a person, Zhu Cihong didn't have much sympathy, and he didn't pay attention to any reputation, so he took it first and then talked about it.

What's more, Zhu Cihong still has the trump card of "public opinion".If one of the emperors of all dynasties knew so many ways to buy good names and control public opinion like Zhu Cihong, there would definitely be more than a few holy emperors and kings in Chinese history.

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Sun Chuanting, who was one step ahead, returned to Xi'an and inspected Bai Guangen's garrison work in Tongguan.He originally wanted to keep Gao Jie at the west hill outside the south gate, but Gao Bai and Gao Bai both had deep grievances and each refused to accept it.

Sun Chuanting has received the imperial decree, and his title of Minister of the Ministry of War has been removed. He only serves as the governor of Shaanxi as the Minister of the Ministry of War, in an attempt to atone for his sins.He knew that this was the result of the prince's action, but he still couldn't vent his melancholy in his heart.For a while, the old handsome only felt physically and mentally exhausted, thinking that he still had the great trust of His Royal Highness, and the matter of Tongguan could only be done according to the destiny.

After returning to Xi'an, Shaanxi military and political officials came out of the city to greet them. They were a little gloating at first, but they couldn't help being puzzled when they saw that Sun Chuanting's bodyguards were full of well-groomed and high-moralized strong troops.

Shaanxi Governor Lu Zhiqi gently approached Feng Shikong, the governor of Shaanxi, and asked in a low voice, "Didn't you say that the governor was defeated? This doesn't look like a defeated army."

After all, Feng Shikong was the governor of a province, so he had a higher vision, lowered his voice, and said: "This is the guard camp of the Eastern Palace. I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the queen himself."

"The supervisor is here." Huang Jiong, the inspector of Shaanxi Province, reminded him aloud.

Sun Chuanting's guard of honor soon came before the waiting crowd. A discerning person saw that the official title of "Shangshu of the Ministry of War" was missing from the card, and knew that the imperial court's appointment had arrived, so he silently changed his title from "Supervisor" to "General Manager" in his heart. System", "Marshal".

"Thank you, please welcome me from a distance. Sun is ashamed." Sun Chuanting got off his horse and greeted his colleagues.Although he is the governor of Shaanxi, without the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of War, he is only the third grade.

Feng Shikong, who had the highest status, stepped forward and said: "The chief executive is willing to risk the stone, and the heart of loyalty to the country is admired by my generation! Why do you make such self-effacing words?" He also noticed that Sun Chuanting's expression was depressed, and grinned: "The imperial court Soon the general system will be re-used, why is the general system worried that it will not be able to suppress the thieves and make meritorious deeds?"

Sun Chuanting knew that the governor of Shaanxi had acted secretly against him, and had done a lot of tricks secretly.Feng Shikong is also indispensable in many memorials to impeach him.It was precisely because Feng Shikong Lizhu went to the battle that Sun Chuanting was even more unable to implement the strategy of guarding the fields in Shaanxi. He was inevitably impatient and eventually embarrassed inside and outside.

But at the moment such occasions, people can say such a few words, it can be regarded as giving enough face.He looked at the other big and small bureaucrats in Shaanxi below, his heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself: I, Sun Chuanting, are the rotten scholars who know a thing or two about the military battlefield?

Governor Sun cheered up and said in a loud voice: "Although the front line is not successful for a while, Li Chuang is a thief who is about to die after all. It may not be possible that he will not be crowned head. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince held the festival on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and then arrived. The whole province of Shaanxi, Officials, big and small, should act according to the order of the crown prince."

"It should be so." All the officials expressed their opinions one after another, but their hearts were full of dissatisfaction.

Who would like to have a mother-in-law suddenly on their head, who is also the emperor's son!Whether it is a governor-general or an imperial envoy, as long as he is an official, he has to worry about officialdom rules and scholarly reputation.Shaanxi is really suffering from bad luck. First came a governor who doesn't understand the rules, and then a prince who is not a member of the officialdom. How can we live in this day?Alas, without the luck of those people in Henan, the Crown Prince didn't even enter Kaifeng City.

Sun Chuanting saw that everyone expressed his opinion, and before going back to convene the local officials to discuss the matter again, he announced: "Anyone in the province who is born or above is ordered to go to the provincial capital to listen and serve in the East Palace. The county should be loyal to its cause, and prepare for His Royal Highness the crown prince to use."

When everyone heard the words, they all complained: This Sun Zapi wants to scrape back to Shaanxi again! (To be continued.)