Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

() Wu Shigong arranged the date of the expedition on the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month.Anyway, let the soldiers under him go home for a reunion, and talk about it after eating the Laba porridge.

Because of the need to keep it secret in the past, although Wu Shigong had mixed up and trained the troops who were going to go out for a period of time, Wu Shigong did not reveal any information to the military officers and soldiers who were training.So when Wu Shigong announced the news of the expedition, the military officers and soldiers were quite surprised.Fortunately, because the soldiers of the Runing Battalion have also been in a state of combat readiness for a long time, there was no major confusion after hearing the news.

However, a sudden expedition always brings some turmoil to the army.So in order to appease the morale of the soldiers, Wu Shigong also gave these soldiers some time off, so that they could reunite with their families before going out for the expedition.

But the military officers and soldiers under him can have a vacation, but Wu Shigong himself cannot.On the contrary, because of his departure, he needed to arrange the aftermath matters in the two prefectures and counties, so Wu Shigong's affairs became busy instead.

After this expedition, it was Xue Yongli who stayed in the local area to guard. Of course, Xue Yongli was accompanied by several aides such as Deng Qifan.What made Xue Yongli a little depressed was that Xue Lian arranged for him to assist Wu Shigong at that time, just in case of a war, Xue Yongli would go out and protect Wu Shigong's safety.

But for such a long time, Wu Shigong went out repeatedly, but Xue Yongli became the left-behind and training commander of Wu Shigong's army. This situation made Xue Yongli feel a little bitter.

However, Wu Shigong's several expeditions were directly called by his superiors, and only after Xue Yongli, the second in command of Wu Shigong's army, stayed behind, would Wu Shigong be relieved.

Besides, only Xue Yongli's qualifications can overwhelm Wu Shigong's military officers who are scattered everywhere.So Xue Yongli did not do those useless efforts this time, and no longer asked to go out with Wu Shigong.

However, as a man who is eager to make contributions, Xue Yongli still feels very uncomfortable about the feeling of not fighting.

Wu Shigong's other aftermath arrangements don't need to be detailed one by one, anyway, they are just some things that perform their duties.The most important arrangement is nothing more than: the establishment of Nanyang Camp and the construction of two mines and iron workshops in Nanyang.

As the situation was urgent, Wu Shigong asked Chu Ge, who had not finished his honeymoon, to go to Nanyang Mansion as early as possible.Fortunately, honeymoon rules were not popular in the Ming Dynasty at this time, so Wu Shigong's move was not too unreasonable.

As for the construction of two mines and iron workshops, Yang Goudan, the director of the workshops, must also rush to Nanyang Mansion.However, in order to make up for Yang Goudan's shortcomings, Zhang Xuebin, Yuan Xingshan and several gentlemen from the accountant around Wu Shigong will go with him.He will return to Runing Mansion only after all the affairs have been settled.

For such a big matter, Wu Shigong always had to make the decision in person.However, due to Wu Shigong's expedition, Wu Shigong had no choice but to hand over this power to himself, and those staff members headed by Deng Qifan were responsible.

Wu Shigong was extremely busy, but at this time someone came to make trouble.A Qianhu named Qiao Song who claimed to be Wu Shigong's subordinate came to visit him with a gift.

As soon as Wu Shigong got Qiao Song's invitation, he didn't remember that he had such a person under his command.It was Deng Qifan who reminded Wu Shigong: Is Qiao Song one of the thousands of households assigned to Wu Shigong's Runing camp?

After such a reminder, Wu Shigong suddenly realized that there should be such a number one person.But Wu Shigong has been in the Runing Mansion for so long, and has always ignored that Qianhu.Up to now, Wu Shigong has long forgotten that his Runing Camp should still be in charge of the Thousand Households Office.

Call Qiao Song in and ask, he is indeed the Qianhu of the Qianhu Office.At this time, Wu Shigong was a little puzzled: I have never had any contact with this Qiao Song, but I am about to go to war, so what is this Qiao Song looking for me in such a hurry?

Of course Wu Shigong would not hide his doubts.After meeting Qiao Song, he asked straight to the point: "Why did Qiao Qianhu come to see me today?"

Unexpectedly, after hearing Wu Shigong's question, Qiao Song hesitated for a long time, until Wu Shigong became a little impatient, then Qiao Song said his intention of coming.

It turned out that the news that Wu Shigong's Runing Battalion was going to go on an expedition had also reached Qiao Song's Thousand Households Office.After learning the details of the transfer order, Qiao Song, the military officers of the Thousand Households Office, immediately panicked.

Because the transfer order only asked Wu Shigong to lead [-] soldiers from the Runing Battalion to Liaodong for rescue, and did not specifically refer to which army from the Runing Battalion.

But we all know that the rated number of soldiers in the Runing Battalion is 200, of which Wu Shigong is in charge of [-] soldiers, and the other [-] soldiers are the military households of Qiao Song's Thousand Households Office.

If it was a peaceful time, although Wu Shigong was the boss in name, he would not be in charge of Qiao Song's thousand-household office. This is also the rule of the Ming Dynasty. loose any contact.This is also the reason why Wu Shigong couldn't remember who Qiao Song was when he just received the greeting card.

But as long as it's wartime, Wu Shigong can justifiably command and mobilize the military households of Qiao Song's Thousand Households Office.Therefore, Wu Shigong's expedition this time can completely command and mobilize the thousand households, including those military officers and military households of Qiao Song himself.

But in this way, according to the Ming Dynasty military generals' habit of preserving their own lineage and letting the miscellaneous names under their command be used as cannon fodder, the military officers of the Qianhu Office like Qiao Song thought that Wu Shigong would definitely mobilize their Qianhu this time. The military officers and soldiers of the institute are gone.

But no one wants to die!In order to prevent the military officers and military households of his thousand households from going out, at least Qiao Song and other military officers from going out, Qiao Song and the military officers of his thousand households pooled some money to visit Wu Shigong and give gifts, hoping that Wu Shigong would show his respect , to save Qiao Song and the others from the hardship of this expedition.

After Wu Shigong listened, he secretly laughed in his heart.How can there be such a fool who scares himself and scares himself to come in front of Wu Shigong?Hasn't he heard the idiom of the sheep falling into the tiger's mouth?

To be honest, during this expedition, Wu Shigong didn't even think about Qiao Song, the military officer and military household of the Thousand Households Office.Even if Wu Shigong knew about this situation now, Qiao Song's Thousand Household Office would not be used in this expedition.Wu Shigong will definitely use the soldiers he trained, because those soldiers will also escort Wu Shigong to escape.

As for the idea of ​​dedicating himself to fight the Tartars for the sake of national justice, Wu Shigong would never even consider it.The worst thing to say is that if Wu Shigong hadn't known that he and his family had been tied up with the Ming Dynasty and died together, Wu Shigong might have found a way to seek refuge with Li Zicheng or the Tartars outside the pass.

As for whether the Han people ruled or the Manchus with a pig's tail ruled China, Wu Shigong absolutely has an indifferent attitude now.The kind of angry youth who criticize the Manchu rule, let them vent their energy on modern forums.

(Note: The thoughts of the protagonist in this article do not represent the thoughts of the author. The same is true for the thoughts of other characters. Moreover, the thoughts of the protagonist will also change with different environments. It is a gradual process.)

However, Qiao Song sent him to the door just like that. If Wu Shigong didn't take a big rip-off by the way, how could he be worthy of Wu Shigong's reputation as a senior civil servant in the Ming Dynasty?

Therefore, Wu Shigong immediately straightened his face, slapped the table, and shouted righteously: "The country is in danger, but you still have selfish intentions. Qiao Qianhu, aren't you afraid that I will kill you now?"