Qiming 1158

Chapter 859 Why can't I get along with the bandit army in Luoxiao Mountain?
Arriving at the magnificent Longevity Palace where Zhao Gou lived, before taking a few steps, Zhao Tan heard Zhao Gou's unique laughter.

"The Emperor Taishang summoned the jugglers in the city to enter the palace to perform the dance of Lao Bao, and he was looking forward to it."

The eunuch who came to greet Zhao Tan explained to Zhao Tan.

Zhao Tan then sighed and realized that Zhao Gou was going to throw out another wave of copper coins to these jugglers.

How good is that money to be used to build weapons and equipment for the army or to repair walls and defenses?
But Zhao Tan was helpless.

Zhao Gou knew that Zhao Tan was here, so he was very happy to invite Zhao Tan to watch the dance with Lao Bao. Looking at it, he found that he was the only one laughing, and Zhao Tan had a bitter face.

"Emperor, isn't this dance, Lao Bao, not good-looking? These people don't perform well? Then I'll change a group of people to perform?"

"what?"

Zhao Tan was stunned for a moment, then smiled busyly: "It looks good, it looks good, it's very good looking, there's no need to change it."

"Hahahaha, you, you don't have the heart to look at it at all, and you keep saying it's good-looking, come on, is there something else going on outside?"

Zhao Gou drank a glass of wine and looked at Zhao Tan very happily.

Therefore, Zhao Tan reluctantly told Zhao Gou that the Jiangnan West Road rebellion would never end, and told Zhao Gou that he would spend a lot of military expenses there every month, and that the daily consumption of the army of [-] to [-] was one. The large number annoyed him very much.

Zhao Gou was a little unhappy when he heard the words.

Because it was the rebels over there who threatened his safety and forced him to flee back to Lin'an. This kind of experience made him haunt him.

So he rebuked Zhao Tan.

"Why can't I get rid of the chaotic people over there? If I don't get rid of that group of chaotic people, I can't solve the hatred in my heart! We must immediately get rid of those chaotic people, let them die without a burial place, and then follow this group of people. Their rebels will be severely punished!"

Zhao Tan hurriedly said that he had ordered the army to solve the problem within two months, and if the chaotic army could not be solved within two months, they would have to pay the price.

Only then did Zhao Gou nodded, but then he began to ask Zhao Tan for money.

He said that he wanted to build a big stage on the open space next to the Longevity Palace, which would be specially used for him to watch juggling in the future. The current stage is too small and not enough, so he asked Zhao Tan if he had any spare money.

Zhao Tan's face that was bitter gourd suddenly turned into a bitter gall face.

Zhao Gou asked him for money, but he had no choice but to agree.

However, with this promise, I don’t know how much money I would have spent on rebuilding the army. After the war, the fiscal revenue of the Southern Song Dynasty that could still support the country’s use has become tight, and many places need money, everyone. As soon as he saw Zhao Tan, he started crying and asking for money, which made Zhao Tan very annoying.

As a result, Zhao Gou also asked him for money!
Or asking him for money for such an unimportant matter, what on earth was he thinking?

Zhao Tan was helpless.

Zhao Tan has Zhao Tan's distress, and Zhang Jun also has Zhang Jun's embarrassment.

He strictly demanded that Qi Fang must resolve the rebellion on Jiangnan West Road within a month, and looked forward to the outcome.

But he didn't expect that within a few days, news came from the north that Ming Emperor Su Yonglin went south again to inspect the Yellow River Project.

So the Southern Song Dynasty court became nervous again, for fear that Su Yonglin would go south again to hide his true intentions to attack the Southern Song Dynasty under the guise of repairing the Yellow River, so he immediately ordered the banks of the Yangtze River to be vigilant.

Zhang Jun was also frightened, and he no longer dared to hold his own saying that it was impossible for the Ming Dynasty to start a war because of the repair of the Yellow River, and began to be on guard seriously.

Once the Ming army moves, the Song army at the frontier must immediately prepare for vigilance and action. For this reason, Zhang Jun even allocated a certain amount of military salaries to several military towns in Yanbian in advance to prepare for the unexpected.

You must know that the army of the Song Dynasty was rewarded with money before the war. When the reward is in place, the army will be dispatched. Otherwise, it is hard to say whether the army will be dispatched to the designated position.

Zhang Jun really became a frightened bird, so that he didn't have time to take into account the battle on Jiangnan West Road for a while.

They didn't have time to take care of it, and Qi Fang was also happy and comfortable. He didn't intend to understand Zhang Jun's embarrassment at all, just wanted to live his own life well, that's all.

In the days when the troops were stationed in Jizhou and Ganzhou, Qi Fang lived a casual and comfortable life.

He didn't plan to seriously kill this thief army entrenched in Luoxiao Mountain at all, he just wanted to use their existence to gain more benefits for himself.

For example, the army's food, the army's weapons and equipment, the army's salaries, etc., are all big chunks of fat. If you swallow it in one bite, that's a satisfaction.

Killing for what?
Why can't you get along with the bandit army in Luoxiao Mountain?
When you need it, you can pretend, and when you don't need it, everyone can be a friend. As long as they don't go down the mountain to do things, they can pretend they don't exist and let them fly freely in the mountains.

Therefore, after Qi Fang was appointed as the main general, the army under his command also followed Qi Fang to salt fish.

They turned a blind eye to the peasant army of the Renaissance Society in Luoxiao Mountain, and the court asked him once. He made a symbolic fight and lied about some results of the war to prevaricate the court, and then continued what to do.

Qi Fang is so happy, and the soldiers under his command are of course very happy. The superiors above deduct military pay and eat meat, so they will naturally relax the military official system, let the army fly freely, give them some benefits, and let them scrape the money of the poor ghosts.

So the poor ghosts living in Jizhou are really miserable.

First, it was devastated by the war, and then it was enslaved by the Song army garrison, which was even more brutal than the bandits.

In addition to cultivating the land, the surviving poor ghosts are also responsible for unpaid labor for the soldiers in the barracks.

The men chop wood and carry water for the soldiers, and the women do laundry and cooking for the soldiers. Depending on the situation, they may also provide night service tasks.

No matter whether the masters or fathers like it or not, under the deterrence of the steel knives garrisoned by the Song army, there is no difference.

If someone doesn't want to, it's easy to do, the steel knife is on the neck, no matter how bold you are, you should also be cowardly.

If you really want someone who is not afraid of death, then go up and say hello, kill someone, kill a village, use human heads to shut up countless surrounding villages, and be the slaves of the soldiers.

Song Bing's status is indeed low, but that depends on who he is.

To the gentlemen, the soldiers of the Song Dynasty were scumbags, thieves with the army, and had no social status at all.

But if they were to face the common people, the soldiers of Song would be the king of heaven, and they would say nothing.

Dare you say two?

Slashed you with a knife.

And depending on the situation, sometimes the civilian officials may not be able to turn the big-headed soldiers into scumbags. For example, at this moment, the central court is overwhelmed, its ruling power is weakened, and its binding force on the stinky bastards is also weakened.

Several local officials in Jizhou, which were hastily rebuilt, tried to do something to restrain the gang of stinky bastards. As a result, the bastard bastards were unhappy. Under the deliberate indulgence of the chief, they rushed into the county town in groups to make trouble, and the civilian government also wilted.

They directly closed the city gate and did not dare to do anything. Outside the city, the whole world was dominated by the garrison.

The vast countryside is their playground.

So the garrisoned Song army began to act more recklessly.

Qi Fang bullied the senior officers, the senior officers bullied the junior officers, the junior officers bullied the soldiers, and the soldiers bullied the common people. Layer by layer, the perfect schematic diagram of the Western Zhou feudal system appeared.

Qi Fang did not intend to fight the peasant army decisively, and Zhao Yucheng also seized this precious time.

He took the time to rectify the interior, develop the military and production, and did his best to make the peasant army gain a firm foothold in the mountains of Luoxiao.

(End of this chapter)