Win the Ding 1617

Because of the Tonghui River Wharf outside Chaoyangmen, it runs through the last section of the road from the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to Yanjing. A large number of grains and southern specialties that have been transported from the south to Yanjing have always been unloaded here.Therefore, countless porters, vehicles, and merchants gathered here, and merchant ships and tank boats gathered hundreds of boats, and thousands of sails raced across.For a time, the prosperity of merchants was unprecedented.

There are several large and small royal granaries in the city, and thick warehouses are used to store these food materials.

This is the most prosperous area of ​​business in the capital, and the pattern of ears of grain in the opening of the gate of Chaoyangmen just rightly explains the reason for the economic prosperity.The convenience of logistics brings a lot of goods, and transporting these goods requires a lot of manpower and material resources, and the circulation of goods brings a lot of money. It is impossible not to prosper here.

(Until modern times, if you are interested, you can look on Baidu and Google to see what kind of company offices are located in the buildings from Chaoyangmen all the way to the north, along the two sides of the Second Ring Road to Dongzhimen.)

Because of the main transportation of grain here, many place names related to warehouses have been left in Chaoyangmen.

Beimencang Hutong.

Lin Wenbing walked briskly and briskly in the warehouse area of ​​the North Gate, followed by a few granary ambassadors who managed the granary, and a dozen Kuding chiefs respectfully.

Since shopkeeper Lin Da rented several nearby warehouses to store grain, these warehouse ambassadors regarded Lin Wenbing as their parents and ancestors.

"The last time the household department came to check the accounts and check the grain storage, if there is no big shopkeeper for our food here, I'm afraid everyone can't explain it. At this time, everyone is probably enjoying the blessings in the township department!" [

Lin Wenbing stored more than [-] shi of grain and soybeans in the Beimen warehouse and the surrounding warehouses such as Nanmen warehouse, Nanxin warehouse, Beixin warehouse, and Taicang, which made the moths in charge of the warehouse very jealous.However, this group of lu beetles are all old fritters who are well-versed in the world. Who can bully casually and who must curry favor with them. They know very well that they can fight against Shanxi businessmen in the business war, and they can fight against Shanxi businessmen in this war. 』The so much food brought in during the famine years is stored here, hoarding it for a long time. How can this kind of means and ability be provoked by a few low-level officials and people with low fame?What's more, this master is generous, and there are rewards from time to time, so let's take good care of him!

"Treasurer Lin, the twenty-seven thousand and three hundred and twenty shi japonica rice and thirty-five thousand two hundred and ten seven shi beans you have stored here are all here, and the accounts match. Please check with the big shopkeeper."

The granary mission Kuding of the north gate granary opened semi-underground granaries. Those granaries made of huge bricks and stones have achieved constant temperature and humidity in this era. Moreover, there are no insects and ants. The mouse will also turn around and run away. (If you are interested, you can search for the introduction about the old granary in Yanjing. The above introduction is also true.) However, such facilities and equipment may not be able to prevent the group of rats in front of you.

At present, the price of food in the capital is changing every day, and the group of rats have already swallowed their saliva when they saw the piece of fat in front of them, but they dare not!

"Shopkeeper Lin, when do you plan to sell the rice? If so, I have a few friends in the grain store who can share some of it for you."

"Exactly! Right now, the price of grain in the city has reached five or six taels of silver per shimi. If these Tartars don't leave, the food transported by water from Nanzhili will not be able to enter the city. The price of grain in this city may even rise!"

Lin Wenbing could understand the two Cang Ambassadors' singing, and he smiled, "Everyone, do you think that Mrs. Lin doesn't intend to make money? Nai! These rations are the rations my master ordered me to prepare for King Qin's army a long time ago. Don't dare to act presumptuously!"

When it comes to the food prepared for King Qin's army, the subordinate officials dare not say anything.

The Tartars outside the city are still wandering around. Not long ago, a group of Tartars with white flags rushed to Nanhaizi. After rushing in and searching wildly, seeing that there was no oil or water, they left resentfully, along the Tonghui River. I went towards Gaoli Village in Tongzhou, as if I was looking for something, and the county officials and generals along the way were shocked three times a day, and they closed their doors and dared not go out to fight.

However, the 10,000+ good grain rice on the rocks piled up in several warehouses around you can't see it but can't eat it. This kind of feeling is really hard!

"How about this! For the [-] shi of grain and rice in the North Gate warehouse, I just need to keep a whole number, [-] shi, and sell the rest at the price of five taels of silver per shi, which can be regarded as relief. The victims of the disaster in the city died."

Hearing Lin Wenbing's words, the Cang Ambassadors were even more beautiful than hearing the 36 Jialing birds singing in unison in front of the Buddha. The treasurer Lin said it in a human way!It is clearly the sound of silver coins!Top-quality japonica rice, five taels of silver for a stone?This is clearly picking us to get rich!

"If you pay in silver dollars, you will be charged 23 silver dollars for every five stones."

This understatement made the warehouse ambassadors even more excited.

Outside the city, along the Tonghui River in the direction of Tongzhou, a puff of smoke and dust rolled up in the fields. [

Tang Huan led dozens of scouts under his command and ran all the way along the North Canal, turning at Tongzhou Gaolizhuang (today's Yanjing Tongzhou Zhangjiawan Village) and entering the Tonghui River Basin, along the Tonghui River, all the way west.

The scout team of less than 100 people actually had nearly [-] mules and horses, almost reaching the level of one person with three or four horses. In the open field, a column of smoke that covered the sky and covered the sky was raised.

Among the smoke pillars, one can vaguely see the Jiannu Zhengbai flag and the flags inlaid with red flags, ranging from the distribution of Shiku to the expansion.

"The Tartars are coming!"

A horrified cry came from a group of Ming troops several miles away from them, and there was a sudden chaos.

This Ming army is the downstream barracks under the command of Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong Town. Hearing that someone defeated the Tartars in Wuqing River West, he also wanted to go to share a piece of the pie, and spend a few days eating and drinking. He didn't want to meet the Tartars here. son!It seems that these Tartars came to find the bad luck of the guy who killed them!We are still good guys who don't suffer from immediate losses, and the 36 plan is the best!

Then think about the white-flag tartars I encountered in the suburbs of Beijing a few days ago, and they were running around aggressively, looking for the bad luck of a certain army?

All of a sudden, the swords, guns and flags were discarded, and all the armor and luggage were discarded.I only hate that my grandparents lost two legs.

Tang Huan and the others rode their horses to the outside of Gaoli Village, and what they saw were flags, swords, guns and a lot of luggage and tents discarded all over the place. Military exploits? A few Tartar flags scared them so much that they almost ran out!"

"My lord, what shall we do?"

A scout turned around and sorted out the bundles of Jiannu armor on the mule's back, tightened the ropes that tied several Tartar heads, and asked Tang Huan for instructions on what to do next.

"What to do, cold salad!"

Looking at the abandoned supplies all over the floor, even though the Nanzhong Army has never been short of military pay and rations, the thought of careful calculation has already penetrated into everyone's bones.

"Leave ten people, gather these things together, store them well, and after we report the victory to the capital, we will go back to the camp to report to the lord!"

Tang Huan and others were sent out by the defenders of the Han Dynasty to report victory to the Emperor Chongzhen and the adults in the capital. In order to prove that they had indeed won the battle, they were not what the officers and soldiers often do. , Shouhan deliberately selected some of the seized Jiannu flags, armor, and heads for the scouts to take with them as evidence.

By the way, it can make the officers and soldiers gathered around like flies roll away a little bit.

I don't want to, I received the effect in Gaoli Village today.

"If I knew it earlier, I would have let the brothers hang around the camp under the banner of Tartar every day when training horses."

A scout held the discarded swords and guns in Datong Town, expressing his views without regret.

This rather huge cavalry team passed through Gaoli Village to Yangzha Village, and turned all the way to the northwest along the Tonghui River. After traveling for only a few tens of miles, they encountered small groups of Ming troops, and at first they came to help. The officers and soldiers of the towns, but slowly, the numbers of the Beijing battalion troops increased.

However, without exception, no troop dared to launch an attack on this one-man horse team, everyone in the team was armored, and the Jiannu flag could be vaguely seen. Just a few shots of firecrackers.

Tang Huan and others were frightened all the way and fled the Ming army, and when they entered the ground in the outskirts of Beijing smoothly, Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian was furious with the cabinet gentlemen on the platform.

There are eunuchs holding umbrellas and fans behind the throne, and many eunuchs stand on both sides of the throne.Two bronze crane censers as tall as one person are emitting fine smoke, and the hall is full of strange fragrances. Outside the hall, there are two rows of guards in brocade clothes, and the honor guards in their hands are shining golden in the morning sun.

But Zhu Youjian himself, looking at the chief assistants and second assistants crawling under his feet from the throne, suddenly felt full of strength for no reason.Since he came to the throne, he has always thought that through his own hard work, he can realize the revival of the Ming Dynasty in his own hands, but in the past few years, the cruel reality has shattered his idea.

"When the emperor was with the emperor, why didn't there be so many things?"

He couldn't help but think of his elder brother Tianqi Emperor Zhu Youxiao's time. At that time, the old eunuch Wei Zhongxian was in charge of government affairs for the emperor. Although the country was suffering from frequent disasters, it was able to survive. Thieves everywhere. "Could it be that I killed Wei Zhongxian by mistake?!" Such a terrible thought popped up in the back of his mind.

However, he immediately drove this thought out of his mind and began to think about the important military affairs in front of him.

At the beginning of August, Datong general Wang Pu attacked the Qing soldiers in Zhuozhou and beheaded more than [-] ranks.

However, the two governors, Zhang Fengyi and Liang Tingdong, who commanded tens of thousands of troops outside, but were passive and timid and did not dare to fight, according to reports from Dongchang fanzi, these two people were worried every day. Rhubarb "medicine" seeks death.

"Two things for use. Want to die? When Dongnu retreats, I will give you a good way to die!" Chongzhen dared not kill those generals who led troops, but for these so-called governors and governors who did not have armed teams in their hands, killing them He got up without blinking his eyes.

"How is the current military situation?"

Zhu Youjian's voice was like water in the twelfth lunar month, cold and gloomy.

"A few days ago, there was a tribute team in the performance that you and others played. How is the situation?"

"It is rumored outside that the tribute team was besieged by Jiannu Zhengbai Banner and Xianghong Banner, and all of them died for the country. Right now, tens of thousands of Jiannu have cut off the road between the capital and Tianjin, and small groups of rangers are haunting the suburbs of Beijing , seems to be preparing to offend Que Xia!"

Wen Tiren, Chief Assistant of the Cabinet, Minister of Rites, and Dongge University scholar, knelt down on the ground in fear and fear, and told Chongzhen, who was furious with thunder, about the military situation in front of him.

"Where is Lu Xiangsheng? Where has he been?! Isn't his Tianxiong army known to be able to fight and dare to fight? Why is it so late?!"

The emperor thundered furiously, the maids around him were not trembling, and everyone dared not show their anger, for fear of harming the fish in the pond.Only Wen Tiren continued to play back to Chongzhen unhurriedly.

"Received the inscription from Lu Xiangsheng a few days ago. His troops have arrived at Zhending Mansion and are currently in the Baoding area. They will enter Gyeonggi and fight Dongnu in a few days."

In order to resist the invasion of Jiannu, Chongzhen called Lu Xiangsheng to lead the army into the guard, and then gave Shang Fangjian.At this time, Lu Xiangsheng, as the minister of the Ministry of War, was the prime minister of the military affairs of the seven provinces of Sichuan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Chu, Shandong, and Jiangbei. Gao Yingxiang's troops, who were defeated and retreated, were more than [-] miles away. They originally planned to take advantage of the victory and pursue and wipe out Gao Yingxiang's troops in one fell swoop, but they received this imperial edict from Chongzhen.As a last resort, Lu Xiangshengnai led his army north to join the aid, Gao Yingxiang crashed into Hong Chengchou's big net, Li Zicheng and others escaped by chance and got a chance to breathe.

I heard that Lu Xiangsheng, who has always been famous for being good at fighting, has passed Zhending Mansion, and another Hong Chengchou, who is good at fighting, has also arrived in Huailai. There are two famous generals and ministers sitting around Gyeonggi. It must be very soon. Dong Nu can be driven away.

"Is there any military situation in Gao Qiqian?"

Chongzhen asked in a low voice to Wang Chengen who was standing behind him.

Although he killed Wei Zhongxian, after several years of arm wrestling with civil servants and the cabinet, he still prefers to trust these eunuchs who came out of Prince Xin's Mansion.

"Returning to the emperor, the Dong Nu who went to the Changping area to disturb the mausoleum has been withdrawn. Gao Gonggong led some soldiers and horses from the three major battalions to the southeast, because there are often Dong Nu roaming in this area recently, probably Jian Nu The scale of Niulu is high and low, and Eunuch Gao is worried that they will suddenly attack the capital. Another military report came yesterday, saying that there was a white flag and a red flag Jiannu crossing the west bank of the canal in Tongzhou, so Dongzhimen and Chaoyangmen are particularly tight , the morale of the garrison was fluctuating, and Eunuch Gao was worried that the morale of the army would be unstable, so he led the army to go."

Hearing that the eunuchs he sent to supervise the troops of the Governor-General Tianxiaqin were so effective, Chongzhen couldn't help but snorted, expressing his satisfaction.

"Gentlemen, please stand up. Give me tea and a seat."

Wen Tiren and others hastily kowtowed to express their gratitude, stood up, several young eunuchs were called in by Wang Chengen, and placed a few red sandalwood chairs diagonally opposite the emperor.As soon as they sat down, the eunuchs brought the tea bestowed by the emperor to them again, so they had to stand up again and bow to thank them.

"How will the soldiers and horses of the three battalions be distributed? What happened to the Shaanxi bandits after Gao Yingxiang was captured? How to deal with them?"

After several cabinet scholars sat down on their chairs, they began to discuss the defense of the capital under Chongzhen's questioning.

"Some guard the city, and some are stationed outside Dongzhimen and Chaoyangmen. Originally, some were stationed outside Deshengmen to prepare for Changping. Now that Qin Wang's soldiers and horses from various places have arrived, Changping Yu, this part of the troops has also withdrawn outside Chaoyangmen. Eunuch Gao is commanding with restraint."

"At present, according to Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi, after the capture of the intruder Gao Yingxiang, some of the bandits were defeated, some were completely wiped out, and some surrendered with nothing. Blocked from all sides, the mission will be flattened. The rest of the stubborn people wanted to go to Henan, Huguang, and Sichuan, but it was impossible. They had to flee northward from Shangluo Mountain. When Hong Chengchou left Shaanxi, he was already in various important roads Deploy heavy troops, set up an ambush and set up a net to wait, and soon there will be news of victory in Beijing."

When Wen Tiren was reporting Chongzhen's questions in a leisurely manner, he suddenly heard a wave of shouts from outside the imperial city, the voices were noisy and chaotic, approaching from far away.

Everyone in the hall stopped talking immediately, and focused their attention on the source of the huge sound.

"What are you still doing?! Go out and find out!"

Wang Chengen scolded the young eunuch on duty, and the little eunuch walked out as if waking up from a dream.

"Concubine Tang's affairs are settled?"

The people of the Tang Dynasty that Chongzhen talked about were Zhu Yujian, the king of Tang Dynasty who lived in Nanyang Mansion, Henan Province. Hearing the news that the slaves were enslaved and the capital was under martial law, he proposed to serve the king according to the imperial edict of Chongzhen.However, this violated the big taboo since Cheng Zu Zhu Di!Since Chengzu Zhu Di, it has been expressly stipulated that the pro-vassals do not command soldiers, and the prince's mansion soldiers are only guards, to prevent the vassals from arbitrarily interfering in politics.It is also to prevent the appearance of a second King Yan.As soon as Zhu Yujian led Qin Wangbing, which was composed of guards in his mansion, to Kaifeng, he was dissuaded by local officials and Zhou Wang from going north. Soon, Chongzhen issued an edict to punish him, ordering him to return to the country and depose him as a commoner.With his younger brother Zhu Yukai as the king of Tang.And Zhu Yujian himself was sent to be imprisoned inside the high wall of Fengyang.

The monarchs and ministers suppressed their minds strongly, trying to calm themselves down, not thinking about the most terrifying thing, but they were all thinking in their hearts, "Could it be that Dongnu really came to the city along the canal?"

"Old ancestor! Old ancestor!"

The little eunuch who was sent by Wang Chengen to inquire about the news flusteredly gestured towards Wang Chengen, trying to call Wang Chengen out.

"Anyway, let's say it here! I'm here, can the sky still fall?!"

"Returning to the emperor, people outside the imperial city are talking about it. Outside the Qihua gate, the banners of Jiannu Zhengbai flag and embroidered red flag suddenly appeared. The soldiers and horses of the three battalions are a little flustered, and the military situation is unstable!"

Qihuamen was the name Chaoyangmen was called in the Yuan Dynasty, and some people still called it Chaoyangmen at this time.

The complexions of several people immediately turned livid. Could it be that Jiannu really wanted to break through Yanjing? !However, the next wave of sound came as a surprise.

"Great victory! Our Southern Central Army won a great victory in Hexi!"

Many people ran wildly along with Tang Huan and others' horses in the city, shouting all the way, spreading the news of the victory to every corner of the city.

"Great victory! More than [-] Dongnu were killed!"

"Great victory! Kill more than a hundred leaders at all levels below Jiala in Dongnu with a red flag! Capture the number of Jiazhang flags!"

"Great victory! More than a hundred slaves from the East have been captured, and I will present them to you!"

The soldiers and civilians in Qipan Street outside Daming Gate looked at the palace and cheered thunderously, shouting long live.

Holding the document of victory in his hand, the official secretary of the Ministry of War, under the guidance of the minister, rushed to the supervisor of ceremonies panting with several principals, each holding some banners, armor, knives and guns.

The handprint eunuch Wang Dehua was waiting there, his hands were trembling so that he could hardly hold the thin pages, he ran straight to the platform, and behind him, the waiter, the doctor, the principal and others trotted all the way to follow.

"My lord! My Southern Central Army of the Ming Dynasty destroyed Zhengbai Banner, Jiala with Red Banner, and Mongolian Jiala with Red Banner in Hexiwu Town, Wuqing County. I beheaded 120 people, and captured more than [-] people. I dedicated them to the palace!"

"What happened just now?"

Faced with the sudden good news, Chongzhen also tried his best to maintain the demeanor of a gentleman, not asking about the good news, but first asking why he was flustered.

"Tang Huan, the envoy of the Southern Central Army to report the victory, carried the captured Jiannu flag, placed it on his shoulder for convenience, and ran all the way. The flag was blown up by the wind. The soldiers of the three major battalions mistakenly thought that Jiannu was coming, so a misunderstanding occurred!"

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