Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 448 It's None of My Business

That Wuming steed came back again. Before the Qihuo army boarded the ship on the Dezhou Canal, more than a dozen Liaodong army officers not only sent them back respectfully and respectfully, but Gao Qiqian's argument was as good as Lu Xiangsheng's. It's a bit like, saying that what a famous horse is matched with a famous general, and it fell into his own hands and ruined Yunyun. It's better to let the general continue to carry it, so that he can do good in the battlefield and compliment Song Qingshu well.

Those who have the ability are always respected!He didn't know that Gao Qiqian was frightened by the huge mass grave dug outside Guangzong, Song Qingshu really felt flattered to make these powerful eunuchs so respectful.

In addition to sending horses, during the time when the begging army was retreating, there were seven or eight waves of envoys from the capital, including Jin Yiwei specially sent by the emperor, and ministers of the court, but they all asked the same question, Song Qingshu really Seeing Lu Xiangsheng captured with his own eyes?According to the tacit agreement, Song Qingshu insisted that he saw it with his own eyes, and he almost said that Dorgon had Lu Xiangsheng between his elbows.

Lu Xiangsheng first became the governor of Xuanda, and was later promoted by Emperor Chongzhen to be Minister of the Ministry of War. His status could even compete with the cabinet ministers. China was really in chaos for a while. Yang Sichang, who was not so active during the war, Gao Qiqian sent countless secret agents outside the pass to find out the news.

However, before the final news came, whether Lu Xiangsheng had died or surrendered, the emperor's impatience had already been revealed. Two days later, the furious Emperor Chongzhen ordered Lu Xiangsheng to be deprived of all his official positions and fame, demoted to a commoner, and ordered to ransack his home.

It's a pity that the end of the year is approaching, even though Lu Xiangsheng is still fighting for the country while wearing heavy filial piety, the court will give him such a reward.

This time, Song Qingshu led the army when he set out, and he led about 5 people, but when he returned, it was almost [-]. He took in nearly [-] refugees outside Gaoyang City, and rescued nearly [-] to [-] Jiannu prisoners in Guangzong. For the people who left, most of their homes were burned by the slaves, and there is no state compensation these days, and many people are already destitute.

Except for some who can go to relatives, there are many poor people who can no longer survive. Among these people, 5 people with their families followed the begging army, just like following the peasant army. Anyway, there are too many lions. Sorrowful, and this time the begging army suffered heavy casualties, Song Qingshu also needed to expand the army, so he simply took these refugees and went south together.

When I came here, I could reach Gaoyang from Dezhou in about ten days. When I came back, so many people dragged their families and took them with them. Of.

Today's Daming, to use the words of the forum of hundreds of schools, is standing at the crossroads of history!This time he hit Dorgon hard, which was tantamount to severely weakening Jiannu's strength, and he hadn't revealed to the court that the emperor was still very serious about negotiating peace with the great scholar Yang Sichang. an opportunity for negotiation.

If it were to negotiate a peace with the Qing Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty could at least reduce one battlefield, almost destroying most of the Ming's elite soldiers, and the Songjin War that dragged down the Ming Dynasty's finances would not be triggered. Then the Ming Dynasty, which faced the domestic peasant uprising alone At least the dynasty will be much easier, which is actually good for Song Qingshu. In such a chaotic world, with a large number of landless farmers, it is the best time to develop capitalism. If the Ming Dynasty can last for decades, Song Qingshu believes that relying on the background of Jiangnan, A very powerful, vigorous and aggressive bourgeoisie can be developed to replace the decayed scholar-bureaucrat class.

At that time, relying on the desire of the bourgeoisie to expand the market, and the huge population of the Ming Dynasty, the establishment of slaves, Mongolia, even the Dutch, Portuguese, and British in Southeast Asia will not be worth mentioning. The big cake of the New World , there will also be a part of Huaxia to seize this historical opportunity, and Huaxia will no longer be the Huaxia that has been bullied!

Most importantly, Song Qingshu wanted to know whether his own existence could affect the general trend of history?Begging for a glimmer of life for the Ming Dynasty!
In order to hear the news, Song Qingshu delayed the withdrawal for a while, and in a blink of an eye, it was early February.

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Dezhou is one of the most important transportation hubs located on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. In this era, the Beijing-Kowloon-Sichuan-Tibet Railway did not run through China, and sea transportation was not yet developed. The largest artery of north-south traffic is the Grand Canal. Since the excavation began in the Sui Dynasty, this The water veins flowing with gold have always brought prosperity to both sides of the canal.

Last year, Jierhalang led another Qing army to go to Guangping, Shunde and other places, and then marched eastward to Shandong. However, because of the defeat of Guangzong Dorgon, this Qing army did not dare to go further, looking for more Dorgon's footprints also quickly receded northward. However, in just one month, Dezhou City, which was on the verge of war, seemed to have forgotten the horror brought by the war. Goods from all over the world are traded with each other, bringing prosperity to the market. As the goods come and go, the hammers of the workshops clang, and the livelihood of the people is also settled.

This is the earliest city life.

At this time, the tentacles of Jiaduobao also spread to this hub city.

Since the begging army took Anqing, on the underworld, the begging army has been engaged in an invisible war with an important force in history, the Cao Gang!

However, the Cao Gang at this time is far from being as strict and powerful as it was in the Qing Dynasty. It has unified gang rules and leaders, and is still in the form of silos. It is naturally incomparable with the armed hooligans of the begging army. Here, a large part of them are members of the Cao Gang.

First Anqing, then Yingtian, following the pace of Song Qingshu's expansion, the Cao Gang in Suhuhang was also incorporated one after another.A while ago, when the begging army and the court turned against each other, the water transportation was cut off. Not only did the emperor panic, but even many water households from Xuzhou to Shandong lost their jobs. The Cao households along the way have been brought under their command, and nearly one-fifth of the water boats docked at Dezhou Wharf belong to Yingtian Transportation Company.

Originally, at the beginning of spring, business was not fully active, and the docks in Texas were not so busy, but this year is special, because of the triumphant return of a certain God of Wealth, a large number of materials seized on the battlefield were also pulled to Texas, and some went north. They were taken to the capital to be sold, and the rest were shipped to the south of the Yangtze River. There were also large armies and refugees retreating to the south, and there were always those who wore tight-fitting blue work clothes and blue peaked caps like those of the Jiangnan weaving workshop, but had long hair. "Non-mainstream" were carrying goods up and down, filled with flat-bottomed single-sail tank boats, and the whole pier was bustling with activity.

If it had been so lively in previous years, the shopkeeper of the Zhulouju by the pier would have been laughing from ear to ear. Although the Caobang river workers and sailors are poor, they can still get tens of dollars from time to time. Most of the Cao Gang are young and strong men, and many of them can eat enough for one person and the whole family is not hungry. If they have money, they are naturally willing to spend it on his small tavern.

But the beginning of spring this year is so good, I don’t know who came here, I sit in his bamboo restaurant, every day there are two dishes and a pot of light wine, and then I write and write at the table for most of the day, occupying the table , like the God of Plague, keep people and animals away, and the tavern, which should be full, doesn't even have a single customer.

Normally, even if he was a scholar, the owner of the store, Du Laoguan, would have rolled up his sleeves and chased him away. However, when this man sat in the store, there was a row of soldiers outside carrying firecrackers with spears on them. Standing at the door, the bulging biceps of the military masters made Du Laoguan so angry that he had to hold back an ugly smile, and waited carefully.

You don't need to ask about this broom star, it's naturally Song Qingshu and Marshal Song. Since he's here, he can't just go back in a daze. The imperial court hasn't given a dime to reward him. Song Qingshu naturally wants to make some extra money by himself. He came to Baiyangdian as planned Salted duck eggs, dried cured duck, and some specialties of Hebei, the capital of the capital, let him take advantage of the war to lower prices, and transport them back to the south of the Yangtze River along with the booty from Jiannu.

Every day Song Qing writes, writes and draws, and naturally it is also about the big and small affairs of the Qihuo Army and business dealings. Nowadays, the Qihuo Army does not have many sites, but the huge system is like a big company in the future, with nearly a million employees. He, the president, came to make a lot of decisions.

"My lord, your food and drink!"

It was early in the morning again, the pier was busy all the time, and Song Qingshu acted as if he was going to work. He stepped into the tavern on time and didn't need to be greeted. He had just laid down the booth, and Du Laoguan was already smiling like crying, trembling. Dried spiced tofu, salted soybeans, and wine were brought up, and then they retreated to the counter in boredom, depressingly passing the day without business.

But today seems to be a little unusual, Song Qingshu hasn't sat down for a long time, a tall man in armor, with a well-groomed beard outside, a rather well-mannered general ran in with strides, facing this man from the south of the Yangtze River Outlandish clothes, what kind of shirt and jeans, and the young broom star who was wearing a literati robe outside bowed down.

"Marshal! The imperial court has delivered an edict. Guangzong has made great achievements in the first battle. You have been granted the title of the left governor of the Chinese army's governor's mansion and the commander of Huaiyou. You are going to receive the decree!"

This news obviously made Sun Chuanting a little bit excited. The bearded man eagerly clenched his fists at Song Qingshu. The lieutenants are all temporarily dispatched during the war to accept their fate. Although the commander of Huaiyou and the governor of the left are vacant positions, they have been stabilized at any rate. It can be regarded as the official recognition of the begging army as the local army of Lianghuai. There is no way to just find a reason to disband the begging army.

But Song Qingshu doesn't care about this official position at all. The Ming Dynasty will become more and more chaotic in the past few years, and the status of military officers will automatically rise. He couldn't help raising his eyebrows, and immediately asked with concern.

"What happened to the peace talks? Is there any news from Beijing?"

"This, except for the one you know. On the sixth day of February, Yang Sichang proposed to negotiate a peace with the eastern captives in the early court. He argued with Huang Daozhou and other Qingliu courts in court, which aroused the full court's backlash. Your Majesty said that you should think about it. Up to now It has been more than ten days, and there is no news about the peace talks!"

Hearing this, Song Qingshu's eyes suddenly dimmed. According to the emperor's usual piss, Song Qingshu saw it clearly, and ninety percent of the peace negotiation was a joke. Tens of thousands of troops died on the battlefield, fighting for a whole winter, but When the matter was no longer imminent, the emperor's hesitation broke out again.

This kind of problem, even if the prime minister has it, it doesn't matter, but it is fatal to the emperor and leader who really made up his mind. The striker had even reached Juyongguan and Changping, but Emperor Chongzhen was still debating whether to abandon the pass and mobilize all troops in Shanhaiguan to defend the capital, or to abandon the north and patrol the sky in the south. The army didn't arrive, and he didn't run out. For more than 17 years, the Ming Dynasty was buried in Chongzhen's hesitation.

Now I have fought bloody battles for more than 30 days and sacrificed more than 4000 lives. Lu Xiangsheng fought to the death in Jiazhuang, killing no less than [-] people. There are also a series of offensive and defensive battles in Miyun and Changping. In the midst of hesitation, Song Qingshu was so in vain, history gave the Ming Dynasty a rare opportunity, just missed it again, history seemed to be really irreversible, for a while, Song Qingshu actually felt extremely disheartened.

"Big guy! Big guy!"

It took a long time for Song Qingshu to recover from Sun Chuanting's basic call. Seeing the gloomy look on his face when he raised his head, Sun Chuanting lost the excitement he had when he was just appointed as an official, and instead reminded helplessly: "The eunuch Chuanzhi is still there. The new Second Division is waiting there!"

Nowadays, Song Qingshu is unwilling to deal with the imperial court of the capital at all. He lazily packed the copywriting sent by Jiangnan on the table, and grabbed a handful of fried soybeans. Song Qingshu yawned and waved his hand: "Go and pick it up." That’s enough, let’s just say that the commander-in-chief has gone south with the third and fourth divisions of Qihuo, if the eunuch is not willing, let him come to the south of the Yangtze River to find Lao Tzu!”

Speaking of which, while Sun Chuanting was stunned, he was nibbling beans while Song Qingshu walked out of the store in a big way. After Xiaobao threw a handful of broken silver behind him, he also rushed out of the door. After a while, he surrounded the bamboo building. The soldiers who had been in the army for a few days also left completely.

seriously?The eunuch grandpa sent by the emperor's old man dared to stand aside, this master is too good at bragging, right?Du Laoguan, who was huddled behind the counter, stared blankly at Song Qingshu, who found a boat on board at will, and the cold-faced general who stomped his feet in anger also got on his horse and ran out in despair. The owner of the restaurant After being stupid for a long time, I couldn't help muttering in surprise.

But the God of Plague left, and the business came back immediately. Before the noon break, more than a dozen businessmen and passers-by rushed in, filling the tavern once again. Can can also be considered to be in a better mood, and brought his silly girl to quickly serve wine and food. After finally finishing his busy work, a businessman who was acquainted with the pier grabbed his sleeve again and insisted on pulling him to drink a few cups.

After drinking a glass of bad wine, the traveling businessman's face was full of envy, and he filled the old man's pot with his thumb, and said with a sigh: "Old Du, I really envy you, I knew it would be the master! I also opened a restaurant!"

"Come on! The official young master of whose family has not opened for sixteen days, and you are still making sarcastic remarks about me! It really doesn't hurt my back to stand and talk!"

When Song Qingshu was mentioned, this Du Laoguan was furious, and poured down a glass of wine again, cursing angrily, who knew that the acquainted drinker who heard these words actually stared round in surprise.

"Old Du, you still don't know?"

"Know what?"

"Which one is not an ordinary young master! The commander of Lianghuai! The reason why Donglu did not come in when he hit the gate of Dezhou, I heard that it was all the master who called back. I have relatives on the other side of Hebei. I heard them It is said that this harmless master is just like Zhao Zilong in Changshan, with a long spear going in and out seven times, and the river beside the Zhang River, which was blocked by the pig-tailed tartar corpses he killed, is full! My old man said bluntly , this Marshal is the reincarnation of Yue Fei, the nemesis of Donglu!"

Seeing the excited expression of the acquainted drinker, Du Laoguan also widened his eyes in disbelief, and then turned his head to look in disbelief at the busy tank boat with the flag of begging for work on the pier.

Song Qingshu thinks that history has not changed at all. However, history has already deviated from the original track because of the vigorous flapping of the wings of a Colombian butterfly, but the Colombian butterfly itself is still ignorant!

(End of this chapter)