Vow to die at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 244 The First Eastern Expedition ([-])
The army of the third battalion marched eastward all the way, with a mighty army of [-], and a huge amount of luggage lined up in a long line. Although Wuxi County is only a hundred miles away from Suzhou City, it still took three days to arrive.Moreover, Tu Guobin also sent scouts to destroy roads and bridges, which greatly increased the marching time of the third battalion.

In the few days before the third battalion was about to arrive in Suzhou, the envoys sent by the Tartar Jiangnan governor Liu Hanzuo had already contacted some prestigious landlords and gentry in Suzhou, Songjiang and Taicang Prefectures, and let them know the current situation in Liangjiang. The regiment training policy of the Governor's Mansion.After learning that the imperial court wanted to let go of group training, these people became excited.Now they can vividly see what happened to the landlords and gentry under the security regiment, and many of them even fled from Jiangning, Zhenjiang, and Changzhou.So if we talk about the heart of revenge, these people are just now.It's just that although they control the land, although they have land, food and manpower, they have no policy.Even if there is a team of servants and guards to resist the bandits, they are still terrified, for fear of causing dissatisfaction in the court.In order to resist the gangsters, they went all out to donate blood to the court, and the money, grain and people desperately supported them, but it was still difficult to avoid the fate of failure.

Now, the imperial court actually let their group of people practice group training, which excited many big landlords and gentry.This imperial examination is too difficult, and it is too slow to squeeze in to become an official and get promoted. Perhaps this regiment training is a shortcut.

Therefore, under the organization of these leaders, many small landlords were divided into camps and formed large and small groups to practice.

Kunshan County, Xinyang Town, the Zheng family, the largest landowner in the town.At this moment, there was a lot of traffic in front of the Zheng family's gate, and the crowds were constantly shuttling. All the dignified people from ten miles and eight villages had received posts from the Zheng family and came to discuss important matters.

Zheng Ningmao, the head of the Zheng family, stood outside the gate to welcome the guests. Zheng Ningmao looked rosy and didn't have any worries about the bandit soldiers coming.

The guests were all flattered to see the head of the Zheng family personally greet them.

"It's too much work for Mr. Zheng to greet him in person!"

"Master Zheng is polite, really polite."

Thinking that Mr. Zheng's family has tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, but he only has hundreds of acres of land, this makes people feel more face-saving.

After exchanging pleasantries, the guests, led by the Zheng family's children, entered Zheng's house one after another, while Zheng Ningmao still stood outside the door to welcome the guests.

During this period of time, the gangsters were full of arrogance, and everyone present was the target of the gangsters' cleansing, which made people very anxious.Some landlords and gentry who were sitting and drinking tea chatted one after another, and chatting turned into pouring bitter water on each other.In fact, these people originally wanted to flee south, but firstly, the most valuable land in this family could not be taken away after fleeing, and secondly, the tens of thousands of imperial court troops defended Suzhou to death, maybe they could hold on?So even though they learned that the regiment's soldiers were moving eastward, they were still lucky enough to stay where they were.As for escaping to Suzhou Mansion, this is not going to happen, if people surround them, they will not be able to escape.In the past few years, many landlords have planted on it.

After receiving Zheng Ningmao's letter, the landlords from all over the world came here.After all, the reputation of the Zheng family for decades is firmly imprinted in the hearts of these people.

It was noon, and most of the guests invited by Zheng Ningmao had come, and those who didn't come might have escaped.Thus, the Zheng family's banquet also began.

As soon as the banquet started, some people drank desperately.This wine is really a good thing, it can make many people forget their troubles, and they will not worry when they are drunk.There is a big river in the north, and the south is not peaceful and chaotic. Where can I escape to?
Seeing that many of the guests were downcast and drinking wine, Zheng Ningmao first made friends, then toasted each other a few glasses of wine, then put down the glasses and sighed.

"This time the gangster soldiers are coming, I believe you have already known it!"

"You still need to tell me, Mr. Zheng, that this matter has already spread throughout the Suzhou government. Many people have fled south." One person also put down his wine glass and sighed.

"Don't worry about him, if he has wine today and gets drunk today, don't worry about him coming to the bandit tomorrow, drink it, just drink it to your heart's content." said a drunk man with hazy eyes.

Zheng Ningmao gave the alcoholic a sideways look, but ignored him.

But the drunk man's words started a head, and then someone complained.

"I'm afraid the Tartars will not be able to protect the world anymore. It's only been a few years! I think the murderers were so fierce when the Tartars went south, but they were so powerful. Why did they stop so soon? There were still more than 200 years in the world before Ming Dynasty?"

"Yes! Yes! But it doesn't matter if this tartar doesn't succeed. I don't want to keep this braid for a long time, but it's okay to let Da Ming come back if it doesn't work. No matter how bad it is, it's a great success, Daxi, but let the group bandits Here we come!"

"Yeah, this group of bandits is really nothing. They just keep staring at our piece of land. Do they have the guts to go north to the capital and grab it from the Tartars?"

Now that the rule of the Tartars in the south of the Yangtze River is gradually declining, many people gradually no longer fear them, and they also use them as insulting names in private.The same is true for Zheng Ningmao, but it can't be like this today.

Seeing that everyone was talking more and more, Zheng Ningmao could only cough, and then said.

"Now the imperial court is still powerful, and we don't know who will die in this world. Although bandits are rampant, sooner or later they will have conflicts with Remnant, then the imperial court will be stable. It is a big event to invite you here this time."

Seeing that I have successfully attracted most people's attention, of course the drunk alcoholic is still drinking.After a pause, Zheng Ningmao glanced over everyone's faces one by one, and then said again.

"Now we have money, food and people, but we can only rely on those soldiers and officials! It's just that those people are really nothing. They squander our lives with our money and food, but they are frugal in resisting bandits. This time, the imperial court opened up regiment training and allowed us to recruit our own armed forces."

"Is this true?"

"Team training?"

Many people are excited, can they also be armed?The world is in chaos right now, and it is better to rely on oneself than to rely on others.Rather than giving money and food to the Tartars in vain, it is better to organize the armed forces yourself!And some people who are already armed are also excited. After all, it was only temporary before, but now they can rectify their names.Of course, these people don't know that this is just a policy announced by the Turkish state guest himself, and the Tartar court has not yet agreed.But Jiangnan is so chaotic now, even if it is to cause trouble for the bandits, the Tazi court will agree.

But just when everyone was in high spirits, the unpopular drunkard spoke again.

"Tuan Lian, Tuan Lian is not just delivering food to people. If that's the case, why not join the bandits? If you exchange land for a factory, you can still make money."

At this moment, Zheng Ningmao hated this drunk very much. He knew this drunk. He was a small landlord worth only a few hundred acres.On weekdays, I heard that he likes to drink, but he didn't expect to drink like this.

So Zheng Ningmao waved his hand, and someone helped him out, saying that he was drunk and sent him to rest.

"I'm not drunk, I'm not drunk, I can still drink!"

The drunkard's voice faded away day by day, and everyone began to discuss excitedly again.

Taking the opportunity, Zheng Ningmao began to express his intentions, that is, the Zheng family would set up a regiment, and then these small and medium-sized landlords could join it, and those with more people would be rewarded as high-ranking officials, while those with fewer people could only be small bosses.This kind of good thing is not common. Maybe after the imperial court resumes its rule, these people can be transferred to official positions and become rich for generations.

Murder and arson are recruited, and this choreographer can also be transferred to the army.

With group training, even if you can't deal with the bandit regular army, those peasant associations and guards can deal with it.

Therefore, under Zheng Ningmao's persuasive temptation and the stabbing of alcohol, all the people present agreed to join the Zheng family's team and seek wealth and honor together with the Zheng family.

Such scenes are constantly happening in Suzhou, Songjiang, and Taicang Prefectures.

There is another force in this world, although they are scattered everywhere, although they have no core, but their power is the most powerful, and their foundation is also the most solid.

(End of this chapter)