Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

() The news that Wu Shigong could recommend officials quickly spread throughout the two prefectures, and the gentry clans in Runing and Guide immediately became overwhelmed. Get a place for the children of your own clan.

This time the peasant rebel army ravaged Henan, and it also brought a large number of vacancies for officials in Henan. Some of the vacancies were located in areas where bandits frequently appeared in Henan. Sending a batch to Wu Shigong can be regarded as giving Wu Shigong a favor.

But for those who had no chance of entering the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, the temptation of such a formal official position is too great!So those officials and gentry acted one after another, wanting to get some from Wu Shigong.In their view, with the backing of the Runing Army, the risk for their children to be officials in the most dangerous places is extremely small.Besides, isn’t there another saying—wealth and wealth come from insurance?

Of course, Wu Shigong would not arrange all the children of officials and gentry to serve.Seeing this unexpected enthusiasm, he immediately announced the selection principles of the officials: if they show seductiveness in the civil service system of the Runing Army; they are loyal to Wu Shigong.

But the enthusiasm of those gentry did not drop at all.Although he knew that if there were too many porridge and few monks, his own children might lose the election, but those gentry still flocked to him.If you don't have a chance this time, let's wait for the next time, and there are still those who are officials, and there are vacant positions in the Runing Army.

Then another big event made the Runing army boil.The Ministry of War issued an official document: Wu Shigong was promoted to lieutenant general, and he became an army with a total of six thousand soldiers.What does this prove?This proves that the military merits of the Runing Army have finally been recognized by the court; it proves that Wu Shigong is deeply "favored" by the emperor.Now who would dare to provoke Emperor Chongzhen's "favorite"-Wu Shigong again?

Anyway, King Chong never dared again.I impeached myself for such a big crime.Instead of driving Wu Shigong away, Wu Shigong was promoted.If we continue to fight, aren't we afraid that Wu Shigong will accuse King Chong of rebellion?It's better to practice immortality in the palace honestly!It is simply too dangerous to fight against a warrior like Wu Shigong!

So King Chong immediately sent Ye Chao to Wu Shigong, expressing the meaning of being soft in disguise.And Qingchenzi didn't dare to go back to his Miaoyun Temple, he hid in the palace every day, for fear that Wu Shigong would seek revenge on him.

But Wu Shigong, who was in a good mood, did not intend to push people too far.The festivities with King Chong were no longer mentioned, and even Miaoyunguan also lifted the order of confiscation after confiscating [-] mu of temple land as punishment.

In fact, Wu Shigong just said it casually.It is not against Taoism at all.After all, there are quite a few followers of Taoism, and Wu Shigong didn't want to cause any trouble, so he kept this matter within the scope of personal grievances with Qing Chenzi.But until now, Qingchenzi didn't know where he had offended Wu Shigong, so he was really wronged.

But in this way, Wu Shigong's religious policy was carried out smoothly.Because the abbots of other temples were afraid that they would become the next Qing Chenzi, and they did not have King Chong to intercede.

certainly.Wu Shigong also conceded a step, allowing those temples to retain their previous properties, and also allowing them to sell their excess temple land.If no one comes to buy it, the Runing Army will also redeem these temple fields.So in general, that means let bygones be bygones, and those temples did not suffer much.

As for Ye Chao!In any case, he is a timid and loyal servant.Since Wu Shigong was able to tolerate calligraphy back then.Of course Ye Chao can be tolerated now.

But it is definitely impossible to arrange Ye Chao in the inner house.So after seeking Zhu Qilan's opinion and learning that Ye Zhong could read, Wu Shigong arranged for Ye Chao to be a junior officer in the Runing Army.

Because Ye Chao was once a major accomplice in the impeachment of Wu Shigong, the officials who made the specific arrangement arranged Ye Chao to be an official in a remote village in Runan.Coincidentally, Yao Liang, who was also assigned, was also here.So the two became brothers and sisters.

"Uncle Yongli! I will work hard on you this time!" Wu Shigong said with a smile.

"Where!" Xue Yongli smiled and waved his hand. "This is my son-in-law giving credit to the little one. But this time Zhinong really did a good job. Hahaha——!" After finishing speaking, Xue Yongli finally couldn't help laughing.

at the end of April.The prepared Runing Army began to calm the three counties in the south of Kaifeng Prefecture according to the smooth flow of first east and then west.Before the expedition, Xue Zhinong's Shanchuan Division used its connections to recruit all the gangsters in the three counties without any difficulty.

In fact, these three counties are sandwiched between the two prefectures of Runing and Guide, and have been stared at by the Runing army all the time. It is true that the rebel bandits have long since heard of the news and fled, and those who stayed in the local area are also formed villages. The self-protecting country gentry have long wanted to surrender to the Runing Army.

And this time Wu Shigong is not going to go on a personal expedition, the coach of the expedition is set to be Xue Yongli.He will lead the training regiment, two militia regiments and a regiment of cavalry, a total of [-] soldiers and horses.From the composition of the soldiers and horses, we can know that the Runing Army used this expedition as a training subject.

"Uncle Yongli! This expedition is just a round trip, but we must pay attention to military discipline and military etiquette. If there is something that is not open or hiding, you might as well strike a thunderbolt and kill a chicken for those monkeys to see."

"Actually, most of them surrendered to us. Most of them are expedient measures. They are just scumbags. They will still lean over when the Shaanxi bandits come, so we don't have to be too happy. A few days ago, Chang Meng wrote to me and told me: His land reclamation firm has already recruited more than 10 soldiers in Ruzhou and Nanyang. What a joke, Chang Meng never dared to lie to me about the number, but how much water is there in these [-] people? We can also imagine."

"So we still need to grasp the degree. Divide them into two categories: one group wholeheartedly joins us, and they need to be reorganized and dispersed, and then let our Runing Army send officers to command. If we agree to this, we might as well give these people's families Some benefits."

"If you are a person who is reluctant to part with a knife and a gun in your hand, first jointly establish Tuntian Zhuangzi, and then gradually incorporate them into our Runing Army when you have common interests. It is still based on alliances and negotiations. If you really want to come out with blind eyes, Then let him taste the taste of nowhere."

"Also, in these three counties now, except for the vicinity of the county seat, the rest of the land can be said to be unclaimed land. Be bold and bold to set up Tuntian Zhuangzi. You can grab the land and I will ask Chang Meng to arrange manpower to take it over. Nothing Don’t worry about it, use all of our three prohibitions, let the people at least have a way to survive, and don’t let them be kidnapped by the bandits again. If there is a shortage of manpower to farm the fields! We will discuss this matter later!”

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