Blood from Daming

Chapter 672

Fan Yongdou was so annoyed by the actions of Zhang Pu, the governor of Xuanda, that he tossed and turned until the third watch before taking a nap. Before he had time to wash up after getting up, his close family members outside came in to report that Hou Shilu, the chief soldier of the Xuanfu, gave the Fan family compound to him. All the people who came to the Fan family compound were allowed to enter and not allowed to leave.

Fan Yongdou was so angry that he didn't even wash his face, so he ran out to find Hou Shilu, the chief soldier of the Xuanfu, to reason with him. He was stopped by a general flag less than fifty steps out of the Fan family compound. Fan Yongdou clamored to see Hou Shilu, but the general Qi didn't give him any face, but ordered the officers and soldiers to hold Fan Yongdou with shields and not allow him to go any further.

After Fan Yongdou vented hoarsely all the time, he had no choice but to return to the Fan family compound obediently, and then secretly sent his subordinates to contact relatives, friends and officials he wanted. Most of these letters were handed out through handovers, but the majestic Governor Xuanda Don't wait to see the Fan family, how many people will come to join Fan Yongdou's fun,
Few people paid attention to Fan Yongdou, let alone the matter of Fan Yongdou's recruitment. On the contrary, some of Fan Yongdou's men and militiamen took the opportunity to slip away, and Fan Yongdou had to come in and not allow out, and more than 2000 civilians under his command The army is under control.

At noon on the 25th, Xuan Daxun Wang Yu came to Fan Yongdou's mansion and told Fan Yongdou that he must leave the city before Xuanhua City closed on the 26th tomorrow, otherwise the Governor of Xuanhua, Zhang Pu, would deal with Fan Yongdou by delaying the military aircraft. Fan Yongdou argued that he was a businessman. Wang Yu told Fan Yongdou with a wry smile, didn’t he tell you that you were the leader of the militia the day before yesterday? In the end Wang Yu said that you Fan Yongdou left Xuanhua City, did you really go to Zhangjiakou Fort to die in a foolish way?

According to Wang Yu's words, Xuan Daxun suddenly awakened Fan Yongdou, the man in his dream. Fan Yongdou knew that Xuanhua City couldn't stay any longer, so he finally took Fan's militia servant in Xuanhua City out of the city on the 26th. According to statistics, [-] people left the city, but as soon as they left the Fan family compound, the servants and servants who were not optimistic about Fan Yongdou's support for Zhangjiakou Fort ran away. Of all the troops, the one who escaped the most was the militia built by Fan Yongdou with a lot of money.

Fan Yongdou looked at the civilian army with only a thousand people, and he didn't have the confidence to go to the north to join in the fun. On the 27th of the next day, Fan Yongdou led his own [-] miscellaneous troops, under the banner of going north to rescue Zhangjiakou Fort, and walked less than [-] miles. Jian Dong turned to the direction of Longmenwei, and then lost the news of Fan Yongdou's militia.

The army led by Xue Yun arrived at Zhangjiakou Fort on the evening of the 23rd. More than 1 people camped ten miles away from Zhangjiakou Fort and Laiyuan Fort. Release it to monitor the movements of Zhangjiakou Fort and Laiyuan Fort.

Xue Yun did this last night because he was afraid that his troops would be scattered and would be attacked by Zhangjiakou Fort, Laiyuan Fort's officers and militias, and secondly, he was giving Laiyuan Fort an ultimatum to hand over the murderer who ambushed Flying Eagle Flag. To drive away from Laiyuan Fort, Xue Yun suspended the blockade of Zhangjiakou Fort and Laiyuan Fort, hoping that the officers and soldiers of Laiyuan Fort could be as aware of current affairs as Wanquancheng.

However, Xue Yun's kindness came to Yuanbao and the officers and soldiers did not appreciate it. There was no reaction until noon. Xue Yun went to inspect Yuanbao after lunch, and followed Xue Yun to the north to Yuanbao. Wang Erwa, A Ruhan and his Miesai generals, a group of more than [-] people stopped seven or eight miles south of Laiyuan Fort.

Laiyuan Fort is a strange city with a circumference of two miles. The city wall is three feet and five feet high. Embankments and dams were built on the banks of the river, and water fences were set up in the river to form a complete defensive barrier; the buildings in the fort are both peacetime and wartime, and can be defended during wartime, and can be traded in peacetime; It is also the armed fortress of the whole military of the Ming frontier fortress.

After seeing the appearance of Yuanbao, Xue Yun sighed deeply. This Yuanbao is even more difficult to attack than Wanquan City. No wonder the officers and soldiers who came to Yuanbao ignored him. Xue Yun asked: "Its destruction Sai, how much do you know about the situation in the Far Castle?"

Qi Miesai replied: "Master, what we are facing is the Yongshun Gate of Laiyuanbao. Laiyuanbao is the throat fortress of Xuanfu and even Daming. It is a place for foreign trade, but Zhangjiakou Fort has developed rapidly in the past two years, but Laiyuan Fort still does not let Zhangjiakou Fort in the slightest because of its old venue and reputation. In the same way, more than 3000 horses were sold, and the people who came to Yuanbao to live there were a branch of the Xuanfu General, plus those who were engaged in business and trade, and there were many military households, so it was common for tens of thousands of people to go to the city to defend."

Xue Yun took a breath and said, "Well, how is the situation in Zhangjiakou Fort?"

Qi Miesai said: "Zhangjiakou Fort used to be called Baozili, and Zhangjiakou Fort is surrounded by strange things. The height of the city is three feet and two feet, and there are gates on the southeast and southeast sides. The east gate is called 'Yongzhen', and the south gate is called 'Cheng'en'." To the north of the fort, there are East and West Taiping Mountains facing each other like a huge mouth, so it is named "Zhangjiakou". It is the fortress of Xuanfu Town to defend against Mongolia. The reputation is the best in northern Xinjiang, but because the military center of the Ming Dynasty shifted to the northeast, Zhangjiakou Fort has the momentum of business overpowering the military, especially in the past two years. Businessmen such as Wang Dengku, Jin Liangyu, and Fan Yongdou are good at seizing opportunities. In China, especially in the trade with Jianlu, Zhangjiakoubao's economy and population have also prospered. "

Xue Yun asked, "Didn't the purpose of destroying the fortress be to let you Feiyingqi and the Mie'erliang Department cut off the economic ties between Zhangjiakou merchants and Jianlu?"

Qi Miesai said: "Master, Daning and Liaoxi are so big that it is impossible to guard against them. The most irritating thing is that many Mongolian tribes resell Zhangjiakou merchants and Jianlu for profit, so Zhangjiakou merchants are not selling well The profit is not small at all, but the loss is our destruction of the Erliang Department and Jianlu.”

Xue Yun understood the meaning of his Miesai words. Although the Mieerliang Department had largely blocked the trade between Zhangjiakou merchants and Jianlu, they did not completely block it. Instead, the Mongolian tribes made a profit from it. More gold and silver, but the Mieerliang Department did not reap any benefits, but the Zhangjiakou merchants developed again abnormally, and the Miesai was looking for excuses for their greed and wealth, but it seems that the Mieerliang Department Life is not easy.

Xue Yun said: "It's more difficult to fight Laiyuan Fort and Zhangjiakou Fort to destroy the fortress."

Qi Miesai said: "Master, there are fewer Ming troops stationed in Zhangjiakou Fort than Laiyuan Fort, but Zhangjiakou Fort is more prosperous and has a larger population. In addition, Zhangjiakou Fort is the back garden of merchants. There are tens of thousands of people. These people are all desperadoes who use other people's money to eliminate disasters. The number of soldiers capable of fighting is several times that of Laiyuan Fort. They are also guarding their own homes. harder to attack."

Xue Yun asked: "Here are the statistics of the property of the merchants who ambushed us near Yuanbao and Zhangjiakoubao."

Qi Miesai said: "Master, the Zhaibao manor owned by Zhangjiakoubao businessmen nearby is innumerable. The subordinates went to look around in the morning and checked the conditions of several yards. They are all empty and there is basically nothing there. It's worth the money."

Xue Yun Jie laughed and said: "You have made a detailed list of those businessmen who have provoked us. Starting tomorrow, you will decide to move every family, burn everything that can be burned in the Zhaibao Manor, and demolish it if it can't be burned. The winter wheat beans in the field In short, these businessmen will have to pay a heavy price."

Qi Miesai said excitedly, "Master, have all the people related to those merchants been killed?"

Xue Yun thought for a while and said: "Yes, but those who are not close or cannot be identified will be imprisoned first. Erwa, Aruhan, and Qi Misai, the demolition of the Zhaibao manor and the destruction of the fields, can invite the local poor to send more If there is not enough property collected, you can come to this seat to get it, and leave a way for those poor people to survive."

Wang Erwa, A Ruhan, and Qi Miesai quickly agreed, and Qi Miesai was already eager to try. On the surface, Xue Yun wanted to take care of the poor people, but in fact, he was still engaging in class antagonism at a deep level. There is no distribution of land, because they dare not ask for the distribution of land to these poor people, but as long as they move the belongings of those merchants, the enmity will be settled, let these merchants fight those poor people, maybe the Xuanfu will also A massive peasant uprising would break out.

At this time, Xue Yun's personal soldiers reported that someone who came to Yuanbao came down to the city in a basket. Xue Yun, who was about to leave, had to wait in place. It took two quarters of an hour before they arrived at Xue Yun's army. Xue Yun asked Aruhan to receive him. Xue Yun was worried that he would be overwhelmed by his extermination.

After a while, Aruhan came back and reported to Xue Yun: "Master, the person here is a clerk from the tax office. The merchants who came to Yuanbao are willing to compensate us with 3 taels of silver, on the condition that Feiyingqi will not ask them to come to Yuanbao again." Fort trouble."

Flying Eagle Flag's attitude towards Wanquan City and how to deal with it should be clear to the people who came to Yuanbao, that is, Flying Eagle Flag is only aimed at the merchants who participated in the ambush, and has no interest in the soldiers and civilians in the castle. The officers, soldiers and people in the fort were dissatisfied with the businessmen hiding in the fort, and no one wanted to fight Feiyingqi for these businessmen.

Most of the officers, soldiers and civilians express in secret that they hope that the generals and officials who come to Yuanbao will follow the practice of Wanquan City and let these merchants and militiamen leave Yuanbao according to the meaning of Flying Eagle Flag, but how dare these merchants and people's troops Leaving Yuanbao to die, that's why those businessmen who ambushed Feiyingqi came up with the bad idea of ​​using money to eliminate disasters.

Xue Yun asked: "Ah Ruhan, someone said that several merchants participated in the ambush."

A Ruhan said: "Master, there are three leaders, two are bosses, and one is the big treasurer. There are more than 3000 people who come with them into the Far Fort, but there are less than 1000 people from the militia."

Xue Yun thought for a while and said, "Ah Ruhan, if you tell the visitor like this, you will compensate 10 taels of property, plus the head of the two bosses and a shopkeeper, and Feiyingqi will come to Yuanbao to expose this vendetta." It's over."

(End of this chapter)