Lord of Ming Dynasty

A magistrate said: "My lord, whether to send soldiers and horses to rescue, we can't let those people with lofty ideals feel cold, we must make sure that even if the rescue fails, we must let the people of the world feel our hearts."

Many generals and officials did not speak, and the atmosphere was a bit dull, because everyone knew the current situation of these people, rebelling against the court, being abandoned by the court, this was the biggest blow to them, they wanted to get promoted and get rich, to shelter their children and grandchildren, and to enjoy everything Wealthy young, at least able to enjoy the wealth of the Qing court, but now everything is gone, they have become rebels, like duckweed with no support, no object of allegiance, this makes them very flustered, like a Believers feel lost as if their faith has been broken.

Hong Chengchou is good at using tricks, but his haughty character is not suitable for winning people's hearts and making other people loyal. Many people are because in this land, within his sphere of influence, there is no chance to resist him. The one sitting here is not an official. Son, maybe let them conceive a strategy, they are short-sighted, and they will do bad things instead, but if you let them see clearly where it is best for them to stand at the moment, they will definitely not choose the wrong one, if they don’t even have this vision, then They can't climb to such a high position.

The civil servants sitting here are all at the prefect level, and the military generals are all high-ranking officials at the general level. Among the civil servants, there are many who were once the governor of the Huaihe River and Huaihe River in the Ming Dynasty, the minister of the Ministry of War, the academician of the Hongguang court, and the official officials of various ministries in the Qing Dynasty. The powerful and powerful gentry, etc., they knew that if they did not follow Hong Chengchou, then the end would be the same as the demise of the Lu State by Hong Chengchou. Their homes were ransacked and beheaded, exiled, and bloody cleansing.

They are not optimistic about their colleagues in the Shandong border, thinking that it is enough to stare at the court's righteousness, be loyal to the court, and resist Hong Chengchou. Town, the real elite soldiers may not be able to defeat the Huaxia Army, but if they defend this territory, the Huaxia Army dare not say that it will come easily.

The arsenal, which is still under control, continuously produces qualified weapons, and the quality is much better than those made by the Qing Dynasty.Recently, I heard that they have successfully imitated the Huaxia Army's current standard weapon, the Jinkai 2 Matchlock Gun. Maybe it is not as good as the Huaxia Army's Jinkai 2 Matchlock Gun in terms of range, power, and quality, but it is always close to the Huaxia Army's weapons. Equipped, shortening the distance with the Huaxia Army.

This gave the generals sitting here some confidence, and Hong Chengchou, who has been known for his stability and planning over the years, has resisted the Huaxia Army's northward march on the Yangtze River defense line for more than ten years, and was killed by the Huaxia Army in many places like a monument. , Captured, driven, and defeated Manchu military generals and civil servants who commanded soldiers and horses are unique in the ranks, so everyone is still sitting here, obeying the leadership of Hong Chengchou.

Today, although morale is low, everyone still hopes that Hong Chengchou can lead everyone to a victory and lead everyone to victory. As for the Manchu Qing court, although they hope to return to the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and lean on the big tree to enjoy the shade, but These are all hopes, maybe they will come true, maybe there is hope, but no one knows when these hopes will become reality. The biggest requirement now is to survive. At least everyone on the site led by Hong Chengchou can survive and persevere. longer.

"Maybe we should send some soldiers to try to meet Tian Bin. After all, they are our soldiers. If we can bring him back, our fifteen new army towns will increase to eighteen, and Tian Bin this He is very good at fighting, he is a rare general, he is our first commander of Xinjun Town, although he has been to the capital for a long time, but he is still very loyal to our army, When I called, he came back."

Hong Chengchou drank his tea calmly, his face was expressionless, he didn't know what he was thinking, and he didn't directly respond to Feng Quan's words.

Many people nodded after hearing Feng Quan's words, and they all agreed with Feng Quan's words, and they all looked at Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou raised his head and swept away the officials and military generals present. As the power holder of a power, and as the leader of many troops in the Manchu and Qing Dynasty who were once able to control many troops with Han officials, he knew how to deal with it better than many of the people present. In the current situation, if the next development is that Daqing has always followed a strong line and continues to develop well, he has to please Daqing. Although Tian Bin is his confidant, but for his future development , must be an obstacle, a handle that is likely to be attacked in the future, and this is also when he learned that the officials and generals of the Qing Dynasty had defected and rebelled against him, and when Tian Bin returned to him with his troops, he did not have the first chance The reason why time sent troops to rescue Tian Bin.

When to rescue and when to repair the relationship with the Qing Dynasty, he has a steelyard in his heart. He is not a person who acts immediately after knowing some news. He is very cautious. When the dust is not completely settled, as a person He has already betrayed Daming, betrayed Dorgon, and now he has fallen out with Emperor Shunzhi. He who has fallen out with the current Qing Dynasty knows that he has to think twice before doing anything. Maybe there is still a chance to get back together. If there is no such thing as the Qing Dynasty However, the big thing is in the front, even if his power can knock down a few teeth of the Huaxia army, the Huaxia army will attack without hesitation. If that happens, he will have no way out and can only attack all Like a defeated bandit, committing suicide or fleeing, the result is very miserable.

It's not that time yet, maybe Tian Bin's rebellion this time is a chance to repair his relationship with the Qing Dynasty, even though he knows that the princes of the Qing Dynasty don't like to see Han officials, especially the Huaxia Army always promotes the world of Han people In the case of such a narrow national thinking that the Han people are the masters, the chance of him returning to the ranks of high-ranking officials in the Qing Dynasty is very slim. He may have a chance, but he will not become as high as Dorgon trusted him before.

Which direction the situation will develop next is what he is concerned about, and there may be changes. Although the Dajin Kingdom was beaten by the Qing Dynasty, there was a lot of internal turmoil, and Wu Sangui was restrained by the wall, but the Dajin Kingdom has not yet In the end, he was destroyed, and there was still strength to resist. Qing still needed an army that could fight. As far as he knew, except for Aobai's troops, most of the other Qing troops could not be reused. Daqing would definitely think of him.

Those Qing officials and military generals who rebelled against him in the rear were actually a bunch of mobs. He only needed to send a few troops with cold weapons to easily take back the occupied territories, but he didn't do that, and he didn't send troops to meet Tian Bin. , Just waiting for a chance for the Qing Dynasty to accept him again.

Chapter 6 and Seven: Smart Responses

Feng Quan looked at Hong Chengchou without saying a word, and said anxiously: "My lord, we can't go on like this. If we don't save Tian Bin today, what do other people think? We won't be bereaved dogs in the future? Is there anyone else?" Worked for us?"

Hong Chengchou glanced at him, put down his teacup, and said to everyone: "Let's leave it like this today. After we go down, everyone comforts the subordinates and prevents them from causing trouble for us. I think the new emperor will not let those people run wild for a long time. , will definitely deal with those traitors who dare to deceive the public. This day is still the day of the Qing Dynasty. This is the reason why I did not send troops to recover the cities and sites on the sites that betrayed us. You must also be prepared We Han officials cannot do without the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty cannot do without us. One day, we will wait until the day when the new emperor realizes that our existence is beneficial to the Qing Dynasty. Okay, Go away."

Everyone looked at Hong Chengchou who got up and walked to the back hall in surprise. It was at this time, Hong Chengchou still said such words, their thoughts did not change immediately, not even Feng Quan.

But Hong Chengchou is in power, and the generals under him dare not betray him. Although the civil servants have all kinds of thoughts, they can't make it clear here. They can only obey Hong Chengchou's arrangement, forget Tian Bin, and forget those territories occupied by the Qing army , Forget the Huaxia Army, forget everything, and wait for the day when the situation will be clear.

They came out of the mansion one after another, and then sat in sedan chairs and rode back to their mansion to stay there, trying to figure out how to do it, but all the actions seemed superfluous. If Hong Chengchou resolutely opposed In the Qing Dynasty, they can also be opportunistic, just like the civil servants and generals in the occupied territories, they sold it to the Qing Dynasty and sold Hong Chengchou. The troops held by Hong Chengchou were a relatively heavy bargaining chip in the military blueprint of the Qing Dynasty, and they were not sure whether the Qing Dynasty would invite Hong Chengchou back again at that time. How to mix, whether it will be suppressed by Hong Chengchou, this level is hard to grasp.

This makes many people feel embarrassed, even if they have actions, they dare not move, even if they have ideas, they dare not put them into practice.

After Feng Quan returned to his mansion, he thought about it carefully, and suddenly felt that Hong Chengchou's move was so clever that even he was deceived. He was the biggest official under Hong Chengchou, and Hong Chengchou's move took him into account. Being drawn by the Qing, Hong Chengchou will soon be able to send troops to destroy him. If he shows his loyalty to the Qing, the Qing cannot accept him beyond Hong Chengchou. If he firmly opposes Hong Chengchou and Hong Chengchou wants to rebel against the Qing, then he will not be able to pull away many troops. , will not cause any harm to Hong Chengchou.

After lamenting for a while, Feng Quan had to admit that he was no match for Hong Chengchou in this regard.

Do you still have a choice?

Do you want to join the Huaxia Army?

A big traitor like myself, and one of the high-ranking officials of the Qing Dynasty, was one of the few representatives of the high-ranking Han people in the Qing Dynasty. This was the target that the Huaxia Army wanted to eliminate.

He thought for a long time, and found that there was no way he could go. He could only follow Hong Chengchou and wait for him to make a move. Even if he was betrayed by Hong Chengchou, he could only follow him.

A group of three people, hiding and shimmering, walked on the country road, walking on the paved stones from time to time, and poured a layer of earth-lime glutinous rice cake and other local method cement on the stones.

This makes the road have the appearance of cement and the hardness of stones. Although it is not very beautiful, it is stable and firm when walking on a cart. The key is to accelerate the speed of pedestrians running on the road, which is far faster than Dirt roads are much faster and much cleaner than dirt roads, because Daming does not have cars that weigh dozens of tons like later generations. Even if there are carriages for transportation, they will definitely not exceed a few tons in weight. As far as the road is concerned, it is more than enough. This is the change that Zhang Qiang brought to this era.

It can't be said how advanced or advanced it is, but it is absolutely convenient.

And with the increase of R&D personnel, it is mainly because the Huaxia Army has added other industry exams on the basis of the imperial examinations, 360 lines, and there are exams for all walks of life. Low-level personnel can get a government-certified industry qualification certificate. With these certificates, you can engage in research in related industries, and sell the research results to the government, and the government pays a certain amount of money to buy the research results.

This is the qualification certificate for all people in the industry. It is an honor to have this certificate, just like a scholar who has been admitted to Tongsheng. In the village, you can also get the reception of the village head, the head of the security, or the head of the township, and let everyone look at you highly. In these low-level administrative positions, you can also get a good income and a basic monthly salary.

People in the village read a letter, recognize a character, or build something, find an authority to authenticate it, and they will come to you, or the price of what you come up with is higher than the price of other people who have not been authenticated. I have to find you when dealing with the government.

Zhang Huangyan walked all the way, passing through the countryside, and learned about these things through the mouth of the young guide who led the way.

Low-level certification does not require you to be literate or have read books, as long as you can get something in the industry and get government approval.

And can get the qualification to go to adult night school for free. If you graduate from the night school, that is to say, you know ten Arabic numerals and more than one hundred characters, you can take the qualification certification level two examination.

These exams are all focused on industry leaders. If you can speak clearly about farm work and record it with the help of others, and if you can understand it yourself, you will be able to obtain a second-level qualification certification.

These people were all requisitioned by the government to help solve problems such as going to the countryside to count the amount of farmland, how much it produces, how much iron can be smelted, how much iron can be hammered in a day, whether some things made by carpenters meet the standards set by the government, and help the government solve the problems of contact with people in these industries. Task.

Of course, these people do not need to receive wages. They will be paid when they are requisitioned.

When you want to go one step further, the government has launched a three-level qualification certification. These people must be able to speak well and be able to count and write. These people are generally veterans or businessmen's buddies, old officials in the government, or have been famous for a long time Some of them are directly recruited by the government and given to a clerk. These clerks spend more than half of their time working in the government, and they are called the low-level clerks of the government.

They have no possibility of being promoted to government servants, but they can assist the government in doing things, even put forward some good suggestions, and develop good things. The government will sell their suggestions and research and development at a high price. This is the government's achievements. The civil servants above have to rely on them if they want to be promoted to higher-level section officials.

The fourth level is usually those who have read books and have profound attainments in the industry. They also have the heart of being an official. Members can be promoted to official positions, and can be promoted to positions such as clerks, document offices, book books, etc., which are equivalent to the assistants of township heads and town heads.

Chapter 6 It turns out that Tian Bin rebelled

Why did Tian Bin suddenly run to Liaocheng? This is not a loyal army for the sake of supporting his master. If it is loyal, it will definitely go down the seaside or the canal, and fight all the way, even if there are Mongolian cavalry They can also use the tail-docking method to continuously obtain opportunities to escape. In Feng Quan's view, a general like Tian Bin will soon be able to pass through the land that has just experienced a rebellion. The territory of the Qing army directly reached Hong Chengchou's territory.

Maybe it is still very dangerous on the other side of the Yellow River, but after crossing the Yellow River and reaching the bank of the Huaihe River, even though the officials and generals who originally supported Hong Chengchou here have rebelled, there are not many troops, and they have just experienced a rebellion, and the hearts of the people are still uncertain. They should be worried about whether Hong Chengchou will send troops to encircle them. At this time, they must desperately send messengers to the Qing court to ask for help, instead of intercepting a heroic and powerful army that once guarded the capital. Even if some people are obsessed with ghosts and want to make contributions, they cannot gather a strong enough army to stop them.

Judging from the information collected, Duolong's army was fifty miles away from them at that time, and they were separated by multiple mountains and rivers. If they wanted to catch up with them, the chances of even encountering them were definitely not as good as those of the Mongolian cavalry who were chasing after them. How much higher is it, if you want to intercept, unless you send cavalry, speed up and run over, and their cavalry is not only inexperienced, but also improvised. Although the Mongolian cavalry and Manchu cavalry are powerful, they can't stop the advance of tens of thousands of troops. Especially now that firearms have proved that they can completely defeat cavalry in front of a certain superior force, there is no difference between sending cavalry and sending them to death.

It's just that Feng Quan's opinion of Duolong is a bit talented, but he is still very young for a person like Aobai who has extremely rich experience in leading and fighting, and his main characteristic is that he is good at escaping.

A group of three people, hiding and shimmering, walked on the country road, walking on the paved stones from time to time, and poured a layer of earth-lime glutinous rice cake and other local method cement on the stones.

This makes the road have the appearance of cement and the hardness of stones. Although it is not very beautiful, it is stable and firm when walking on a cart. The key is to accelerate the speed of pedestrians running on the road, which is far faster than Dirt roads are much faster and much cleaner than dirt roads, because Daming does not have cars that weigh dozens of tons like later generations. Even if there are carriages for transportation, they will definitely not exceed a few tons in weight. As far as the road is concerned, it is more than enough. This is the change that Zhang Qiang brought to this era.

It can't be said how advanced or advanced it is, but it is absolutely convenient.

And with the increase of R&D personnel, it is mainly because the Huaxia Army has added other industry exams on the basis of the imperial examinations, 360 lines, and there are exams for all walks of life. Low-level personnel can get a government-certified industry qualification certificate. With these certificates, you can engage in research in related industries, and sell the research results to the government, and the government pays a certain amount of money to buy the research results.

This is the qualification certificate for all people in the industry. It is an honor to have this certificate, just like a scholar who has been admitted to Tongsheng. In the village, you can also get the reception of the village head, the head of the security, or the head of the township, and let everyone look at you highly. In these low-level administrative positions, you can also get a good income and a basic monthly salary.

People in the village read a letter, recognize a character, or build something, find an authority to authenticate it, and they will come to you, or the price of what you come up with is higher than the price of other people who have not been authenticated. I have to find you when dealing with the government.

Zhang Huangyan walked all the way, passing through the countryside, and learned about these things through the mouth of the young guide who led the way.

Low-level certification does not require you to be literate or have read books, as long as you can get something in the industry and get government approval.

And can get the qualification to go to adult night school for free. If you graduate from the night school, that is to say, you know ten Arabic numerals and more than one hundred characters, you can take the qualification certification level two examination.

These exams are all focused on industry leaders. If you can speak clearly about farm work and record it with the help of others, and if you can understand it yourself, you will be able to obtain a second-level qualification certification.

These people were all requisitioned by the government to help solve problems such as going to the countryside to count the amount of farmland, how much it produces, how much iron can be smelted, how much iron can be hammered in a day, whether some things made by carpenters meet the standards set by the government, and help the government solve the problems of contact with people in these industries. Task.