Chapter 1068
The mountain road was difficult to travel, and the heaviest artillery transported by the imperial army to Yangjiabao in Bozhou was the six-jin cannon, and the number was not many, only ten in total.

The Yang Family Fort is the castle of the Yang Family and the last base of the Yang Family. Not to mention the dangerous terrain, it is also extremely strong. In 800 years, with the land of the two prefectures, it is possible to build a huge fortification.

Looking at the wall base built with big stones, the arrow rests arranged at key points, and the densely packed defenders on the top of the city, the Sichuan and Guizhou officers and soldiers who followed all took a breath.

Come here, the generals of Sichuan and Guizhou officers and soldiers are a little regretful. The imperial army has been fighting all the way, everyone shares the military merits, burning, killing and looting is very happy, but now such a strong fortress, no matter how you look at it, can only be built with human lives. , the forbidden army obviously can't do this, and only their own lives are worthless.

Nowadays, if they want to run, they don't even know where they will go. They can clearly see the fighting power of the forbidden army. If they really want to run, it will be easy to catch them back.

However, Sun Xin did not force them to attack the city with ants. He just asked them to cut down trees on the spot, use tools, and prepare for the attack. Then each family selected more strong soldiers for the use of the imperial army. In this situation, what did Sun Xin say? All they have to listen to is to agree.

What happened next was not what they expected. Sun Xin did not attack the city, but arranged for people to build a fort at the front where it is easiest to get close to the castle. , Eight forts were built.

On the twelfth of July, the artillery began to roar. For the first time, the people of the Yang family knew that the artillery could hit so far and so fast. The arrow rests were all collapsed, and a seemingly impossible fortified city had no resistance in this direction.

After the artillery suppressed the defense in this direction, the offensive began, and the officers and soldiers of Sichuan and Guizhou breathed a sigh of relief. There were no rolling logs, firecrackers, bows and arrows on the top of the city, and they simply filled the trenches with earth and rocks. Better than dying.

The artillery cleared the top of the city, and the firecrackers were nearby to cover. After all, there were arrow holes in the front of the city wall, so it was impossible for the artillery to fire so accurately, and it was easy to accidentally injure friendly troops.

The generals and personal soldiers among the officers and soldiers in Sichuan and Guizhou are also good at shooting. The governors and pacesetters from Ningxia and Shaanxi are even better archers. The cavalry in the merchant group's armed forces are also good at bows and arrows. cover.

At first there were still bows and arrows shooting out of the arrow holes, but they were immediately shot down by the firecrackers, and even some bows and arrows could be shot into the holes.

Baskets of soil were poured down, and big logs were paved one by one. Although the trench of the Yang family was deep enough, judging by the progress, it was filled very quickly.

That’s not to mention, the new fort is still being built, the imperial army has enough manpower, the fort is being gradually built forward, there is indeed no shortage of manpower, in addition to Sichuan and Guizhou local officers and soldiers can be used, and the people of Bozhou have also been conscripted to build it.

The ten cannons were finally able to blast to the center of the fort. The artillery kept changing directions, blasting the shells at various positions in the fort. After the front ditch was almost filled, the morale of the army in the fort completely collapsed.

Looking at the officers and soldiers all over the mountains and plains outside, the defenders in the bunker already knew that they were unreasonable, but the artillery of the imperial army greatly catalyzed this process.

The siege pillars are ready, and the Sichuan and Guizhou Army will begin to issue rewards in the army to recruit the dead soldiers who will rush to the front tomorrow. This day is July [-]. In the middle of the night, the lookout post set up by the government and the army on the fort saw There was a fire in the fort, and there were noises and curses in the fort, but the wailing and crying could not be concealed.
On the early morning of July [-]th, just before dawn, the main gate of Yangjiabao opened, and the Yang family went up and down. Sun Xin also got the news that the head of the Yang family, his wife and concubine, all burned themselves to death last night.

Back and forth, large and small battles, Sun Xin's Department of the Forbidden Army killed and injured nearly [-] Bozhou Army, [-] young and strong men with combat effectiveness. This is almost the limit of mobilization for a place like Bozhou. Even if the natives are resentful, they have no way to organize any resistance and can only submit obediently.

This news really made the officials of Sichuan, Guizhou and Huguang provinces around Bozhou very happy. Governor Li Hualong hurriedly sent people to the capital to report the victory. After the battle in Hejiang County, there was no suspense about the victory. Li Hualong had already planned for the next disposal. , the capital will definitely agree.

Bozhou is divided into two prefectures, one is Zunyi and the other is Pingyue, which belong to Sichuan and Guizhou.

After defeating Bozhou, the imperial army can't leave for a while. They clear out the remnants of the enemy in the local area, and they can only return after stationing for a few months. This is also the usual rule.

However, when the siege of Yangjiabao had just started, Governor Li Hualong received a letter from Nanjing. Li Hualong was a minister of the Nanjing Ministry of Industry, and he was familiar with the officials of the Sixth Ministry of Nanjing. Friend, this letter was written by one of his friends.

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The letter first congratulated, but then pointed out bluntly that although the great achievement this time is gratifying, there is still the possibility of expansion. One of the words is very true, and Li Hualong also stated it in his notes.

"... You Ming has just passed 200 years. Except for saints, how can there be a thousand-year-old house?"

What this sentence means is that it has just passed 200 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Among the big families in the world, the Confucius family and the Meng family have been rewarded by the imperial court for generations, and they have passed on the wealth for thousands of years. In this land, the Yang family has been passed down for 800 years. There are also Anjia and Shejia who have been passed down for nearly a thousand years.

The so-called Shui'an clan has been passed down for thousands of years now, and they are also consolation envoys appointed by the imperial court. To put it bluntly, the imperial court recognizes their chieftain rule.

These wealthy chieftains in the southwest do not need to pay taxes to the imperial court, and do not have to bear corvees. Instead, they have to collect taxes when the merchants and goods of the Ming Dynasty pass through their territory. They are all appointed by themselves, and they have their own army, which is completely a country within a country.

Could it be that the shore of the land is the land of the king? If there is such a place in the territory of Ming Dynasty, it is not the trouble of the imperial court, and it is not the disgrace of the local governor to govern the place for the emperor.

What the letter said was awe-inspiring righteousness, but what the letter also said was very clear. If you want to rely on local officers and soldiers to do it yourself, it is self-inflicted, or it is better to follow the precedent. But now that the imperial army is in the territory, it is possible to use this force to kill those who are not convinced. Wang Hua's chieftain, the chieftain, was also cleaned up.

If all these can be done, the credit is no less than that of opening up the territory. If you get this merit, even if you fail to join the cabinet, you will never be able to escape the position of Minister of the Ministry of War.

He has a righteous name and can be promoted to the cabinet. This kind of proposal is most appetizing to civil servants. Li Hualong is immediately moved. The only problem is to spread the chaos of the Yang family in the prefecture. The three provinces of Sichuan, Guizhou and Chu are already a waste of money. But it is not so easy to collect.

Don't be deterred by chieftains and chieftains, if Sichuan itself makes trouble first, then it will not be a credit but a serious crime.

Wang Tong not only conveyed the news to him alone through his connections, but also from Zhao Jinliang and Sun Xin, and also from the businessmen in Sichuan.

As for Sun Xin and Zhao Jinliang, as long as Wang Tong said it, they would not stop doing it, because it was Daming's duty to wipe out these barbarians who did not accept Wang Hua for Daming.

Letters to businessmen are not something ordinary people can write. From the perspective of income, in this era, no one can do better than Wang Tong.

First of all, Wang Tong first mentioned the salt in Sichuan. Sichuan is also a major salt-producing province, but Huai salt is sold all over the world. In the north, there is also a supply of pool salt in the northwest of Shaanxi, but Sichuan salt still has huge profits. This huge profit is divided into two parts. One is To the east is the area adjacent to Huguang and Sichuan. This area has a large volume, and the other area is for the various ethnic groups in and around Sichuan and Guizhou. All ethnic groups have no land for salt production. They need salt , born in a different race, so the salt merchants' high prices are justifiable, and the profits are naturally huge.

In fact, not only salt, but also other cloth and even sundries have such huge profits in foreign business, and everyone in the world knows it.

But in this aspect of business, the real profit is not earned by Sichuan and Guizhou merchants, but by those rich chieftains who have the name of comfort envoys.

They have official positions in the imperial court, are rich and powerful, and can open their own companies in big cities. In fact, they are very Chinese and familiar with these business tactics. They bargain and rely on large quantities of purchases to lower prices. Back to their own site distribution.

The tribes and villages in the mountains have to buy from them at high prices, and even these chieftains use necessities as a means of controlling the tribes in those villages.

The real link of profiteering lies in distribution, but this channel is controlled by chieftains, and it is difficult for the top rich merchants in Sichuan to reach out. There is a lot of money in front of you, but you can't make it. This is really not reconciled. In the past, these wealthy merchants knew that the imperial court could not control them. They had few choices, and they could only hook up with these wealthy chieftains. Now it is different. With the forbidden army, the fighting power shown in the battle between the forbidden army and the Yang family made them suppress Conquer, with this strength, it is not a problem to wipe out any chieftain.

Since Li Hualong is tempted, Sun Xin and Zhao Jinliang are not a problem either. The rich merchants have started their activities one after another. These wealthy merchants are inextricably linked with the officialdom. As for the industries under King Shu and King Xiang Needless to say, the influence of these people cannot be underestimated when they are linked together.

There is no need to worry about how to stand on the front of morality. The officialdom has already had a series of methods for this. The "outlaws" were killed, and then officials from Sichuan and Chu in the capital went to the court one after another, asking the court to come up with regulations, and then Li Hualong's side made a proper strategy.

From the Yang family rebellion, talking about the Anjia and Shejia who are still entrenched there, and also talking about the Bozhou rebellion, these two families also secretly colluded, and they were even unwilling to provide soldiers and horses to conquer and suppress, and the Yang family was full of ambitions. Is it possible that the family does not have this possibility? We must investigate. These two families have a lot of bad deeds, and they don't know how to repent.

Previously, a seasoned figure expressed concern in front of Emperor Wanli, saying that the land of Bozhou is complicated, different from the grasslands and outside the pass, and if the imperial army makes a mistake, it will be quite detrimental to His Majesty. This is also a mature and honest speech. After that, I was also a little worried.

The inner court even prepared a plan. If there was any setback on Sun Xin's side, Li Tao and Tan Bing would immediately arrange for support from their headquarters, but the result made everyone breathe a sigh of relief and feel more confident.

Emperor Wanli would not refuse any suggestion to achieve military victory, and Wang Tong also clarified this to him, and Emperor Wanli himself could not tolerate the forces under his command who could establish themselves as kings.

In the past, there were decisions and discussions in the government that could never be kept secret, but this time it was kept secret. The news was only intentionally released when the imperial army left Bozhou and moved to the border of Shejia.

The Shui'an family has been passed down for thousands of years, which is almost the meaning of the co-lords of all ethnic groups in Sichuan and Chu. Naturally, they will not allow their own status to be shaken.

But the battle ended quickly, and the imperial army, who was already familiar with the mountainous jungle and humid climate, had an overwhelming advantage over these so-called native soldiers.

The so-called poisonous arrows have no effect in front of the imperial army's protection, not to mention that the range of this bow and arrow is not as good as the strong bow of the frontier town, so let's not mention the firecrackers. The so-called toughness of the native soldiers seems to be a joke in front of the imperial army.

Moreover, since Anjia and Shejia are big clans, their core areas are also flat or relatively flat places. Otherwise, they would not have enough food and population to support their rule. Under such terrain, it is easy for large troops to enter. It also does not affect the movement of the artillery.

After fighting with the imperial army for a few months, the officers and soldiers in Sichuan, Guizhou and Chu have grown a lot more courageous. The left and right imperial troops will not lose, and they still have the courage to follow along to pick up cheap ones. They can fight as much as they come down like this. With such a bonus , The advantages to luxury homes and Anjia are even greater.

In the face of absolute superiority, many people know how to judge even if they are unwilling After that, there was no more fighting.

The extravagant family was destroyed, settled down, and moved to live near Chengdu. At the beginning of October in the 19th year of Wanli, all the consolation envoys and chieftains in Sichuan and Guizhou knew where to go.
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