Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 58 The King of Jin's Battle to Kill the Thieves ([-])

In the county seat of Chengjiang Mansion, there was a relatively neat column lined up, and the Daming Rejuvenation Army, dressed more like the uniform of the US Army in World War II, was patrolling the streets.The county seat did not implement orders such as curfews, so the activities of the people were still allowed.The local common people looked at these Ming soldiers curiously. They were completely different from the previous Ming soldiers in terms of temperament and feeling.

Although the common people were still avoiding them, some people felt that these Ming soldiers were no longer aggressive towards the common people.

A new notice was pasted up outside the yamen, and Hou Xiaoqun and Xiao Zhen, political commissar of the Communist Youth League, also invited local scholars to stand by the notice board and read to people.

These notices were sent to every state capital, county, and even villages and towns. They were all unified, and they were drawn up by Bai Mingxiu when he left Myanmar for Australia.And it is also unprecedented, the words of these notices are almost vernacular, so that everyone can understand it.

The meaning of the notice is very clear, which is to clarify to the people of the various prefectures in Yunnan that the Ming Dynasty will not give up the fight, the Manchu Qing Dynasty is unpopular, oppresses the children of the Han family, and makes the people's livelihood miserable and miserable.The Son of Heaven and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince cared about all the people in the world, and volunteered to overthrow the Tartars and restore China.At the same time, the Ming army crossed the border to protect the border and the people, and did not disturb or harm the people.

Bai Mingxiu also informed the people in the world in the name of the prince, saying that the Ming Dynasty ruled for 200 years, and the country was safe and peaceful, but some silverfish were eating the pillars of the Ming Dynasty, and the state system was old and difficult to adapt, making the people rich and the country strong, giving the Tartars a chance opportunity.In addition, the so-called Qingliu gentlemen and gentry celebrities in the country keep saying that they are virtuous courtiers and moral models of the Ming Dynasty, but when the Shun army came and voted for Li Zicheng, and the Qing army came and voted for the Tartars, on the surface they were all taught by Cheng Zhu Neo Confucianism and Confucius and Mencius, but Behind them are traitors with no loyalty and no morals.

Bai Mingxiu said that the failure of the Ming Dynasty before was not due to the Manchu Tartars, but to this group of shameless traitors and dregs, as well as the corrupt politics of 200 years of greed for leisure, lack of progress, divorced from reality and the common people.As the crown prince in charge of the country, His Highness said that he would reform politics, appoint people with both ability and political integrity, lay out industries, and prosper the economy, so that those who till the land can have their fields, and those who live in them can have their houses.

It seems to be just a casual notice, but it contains powerful and meaningful words, which can almost be regarded as Bai Mingxi's proclamation of his determination to restore the country.

The measures proposed by Bai Mingxiu are far more than these.

"Is this the imperial court's conscription notice?" A pawn in Chengjiang Mansion held a notice that was about to be posted in his hand, quite surprised.

The person who asked him to post the notice was Xiao Zhen, the political commissar of the 7th Regiment of the Daming Rejuvenation Army in Chengjiang Mansion.Unlike the various instructors and political commissars that Bai Mingxiu had seen in TV dramas, Xiao Zhen didn't have the temperament of a white-faced scholar at all, but a tall, thick, and bearded guy.

Xiao Zhen said: "Exactly."

The pawns felt that it was unbelievable that the conscription notice was posted at this time. The best way to expand the army at this time was to recruit strong men.Like the peasant army, there is no need to arrest strong men at all, they are all poor people who can't eat enough to mix together.The Ming Dynasty Restoration Army lacked firearms, and the Peasant Army’s weapon might be a hoe. In this way, several people may be pointed out and a hoe may be used.

At this time, the pawn began to read the conscription notice, and the more he read, the more frightened he became.It turned out that the Great Ming Fuguo Army recruited soldiers, but they still paid money, and they paid quite a lot!Joining the Great Ming Fuguo Army can receive an annual salary of 12 taels of silver per year. At this time, regardless of the Ming and Qing armies, the problem of salary arrears is very serious, and basically no money can be paid.The Ming Dynasty Restoration Army was willing to pay 12 taels of silver, and gave 5 taels of silver to settle down, and exempted the immediate family members from corvee, which is already very generous.

What is even more astonishing to the pawns is that there is a very clear description of military merits in this conscription notice.Even if a small soldier accumulates military merits, he can be continuously promoted and appointed as an officer, and if an officer has made outstanding contributions, it is possible to be knighted.

His Royal Highness actually wanted to issue a "land grant certificate", that is, soldiers who participated in the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army would issue land grant certificates. Give each of them at least ten acres of land.If soldiers make military achievements, they can even exchange military achievements for silver, or continue to increase their fields.

And at the end of the proclamation, it also mentioned that the generals and martyrs who died in the previous anti-Qing war would be ratified by the imperial court, and the titles of three generations would be conferred, and the highest one would be conferred on the earl.Here, Bai Mingxiu has already set the fifth-class title of Duke Marquis of the Ming Dynasty, and the title of son-baron was removed before that, but now Bai Mingxiu has added it back.

The clerk looked at this document and saw that he was a little envious. He also heard that the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army was very powerful. Not only did they beat Wu Sangui to shame in Burma and beheaded all the tartars, but they are now attacking everywhere in Yunnan. , but also besieged the city of Kunming.

The clerk said: "As soon as this report comes out, why should we worry about the lack of soldiers in our army tomorrow?"

He even considered whether to let one of his sons join the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army.No one would have thought that Daming, who seemed to be about to perish, took a breath and was about to come back to life.Not long after Yunnan came under the rule of Wu Sangui, most Yunnan people had no feelings for Wu Sangui, let alone the Manchu Qing policy of shaving their hair and making clothes easy.

Xiao Zhen shook his head and said: "Not everyone who wants to be a soldier can become a soldier. The Ming Dynasty Restoration Army recruits all capable people. They have to go through a selection process. Only outstanding and clean disciples can join."

The pawn hurriedly said: "My second boy is usually idle, but he has strength. I wonder if the two adults can accommodate him and let him serve in the army. It would be great if he can be promoted."

Xiao Zhen frowned and said: "How can there be so many crooked ways? Even the children sent by the clan have to go through the selection process and pass the test before they can join the army. The promotion is not what we say, it depends on the soldiers. The assessment depends more on military merits, don't think about those things that went through the back door in the past, His Royal Highness established the Daming Restoration Army, which is completely different from the old army, so don't underestimate us."

The pawn hurriedly apologized, but he didn't take it seriously. He felt that these officers must be too cautious, or they asked for their own affairs and did not use money.But when Ye Dianli went to beg Xiao Zhen again, Xiao Zhenling repelled him again, saying that if he went to talk to him about this kind of thing again, he would have to wait on him.

(End of this chapter)