Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 301
The snowflakes keep falling, and the world is also in turmoil.

Liu Tingjie was riding a horse, followed by [-] troops and nearly [-] captives. They dragged food and grass, and under the supervision of the Ming army, they walked slowly like a long dragon.

The further north you go, the worse the weather and the worse the environment.

Occasionally, even if you walk more than a hundred miles, you can't see a village. Instead, wild wolves are in packs and wild dogs are sparse, constantly looking for food.

Although it is difficult, Liu Tingjie is very satisfied with the present.

In the past, he was just a general, with hundreds of people in the entire Ming Dynasty, but now he is the commander of a battalion, with the rank of general soldier and a high position.

"King Yu doesn't know when he will ascend the throne..."

Looking at the desolate scene in the distance, he was riding a horse, muttering in his mouth.

Compared with the Manchu Qing Dynasty or the Nanjing court, King Yu's power was the weakest, and it was an extremely risky action to take the route of the Northern Expedition.

However, King Yu succeeded, and this stirred up thousands of emotions in his heart.

Obviously, King Yu is the chosen one, especially when Nanjing is about to fail, it is only a matter of time before King Yu ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor.

"I can finally go home."

The lieutenant on the side took a greedy breath, and his whole body was full of energy:
"His grandma, a group of people regard King Yu as a fool. They only know how to ask for food and people. They never thought that we are back."

"Hmph!" Liu Tingjie was quite proud when he heard this, "Today, I'll go to Yulin and take care of those itchy guys. I'm just in time."

As a native of Yulin, Liu Tingjie has a clear understanding of Yansui Town, that is, Yulin.

This group of people is rebellious and has always regarded Yansui Town as their own territory. When Li Zicheng's army swept away, it was difficult for them to submit.

Obviously, King Yu has become a victim in their eyes at this time, and he has tried one after another.

"Commander, let's follow King Yu, that has a bright future..." the lieutenant said with unsatisfactory intentions.

"Don't worry, I'm not stupid!"

Liu Tingjie curled his lips, and said casually: "In Yulin in the past, my family was not ranked well, but now I can tell which is more important when I am with King Yu."

"That's good!" The lieutenant breathed a sigh of relief.

Their mission this time, King Yu made it clear before leaving, is to rush to Yulin, not only to comfort the frontier army, replenish the money and food owed, but also to clean up the border town thoroughly before leaving.

To put it bluntly, it is to incorporate and reorganize, eliminate the old and the young, clean up the farmland and border fields, and change the structure of the frontier army.

The corrupt and overwhelmed frontier army system needs to be completely rebuilt, and they are the pushers.

At the window when King Yu was about to take office, Liu Tingjie also deeply realized that this was a critical period for him, and his future promotions would depend on this impression.

The army was mighty, crushing the snow, culling wild animals along the way, and finally arrived at Yan'an Mansion.

Since then, Liu Tingjie stopped completely, and asked Yulin to come and greet him in person on the pretext of inconvenient food transportation.

And the eagerness for money and food, especially Liu Tingjie, his own person, made them forget what they were doing, and they couldn't wait to obey, and stayed away from their base camp.

"Haha, Old Liu, I didn't expect you to wake up, not bad!"

"Tingjie, thank you for your hard work, you are indeed a good boy from our Yulin..."

Facing Liu Tingjie's welcome, all the generals showed joy, and came one by one, putting on airs, quite proud.

It's no wonder they are proud, almost all of the people sitting in the row are veterans of the army and deputy commanders, and they are flourishing in Yulin.

You see, the King of Yu just sent food and grass without saying a word.

Facing the posture of the crowd, Liu Tingjie kept his attitude very low, flattering him constantly, enjoying himself with both host and guest.

But it made me aggrieved.

When everyone was drunk, Liu Tingjie quickly ordered:
"The snake headed south without a head, and it happened that this group of guys delivered it to the door in person, and now Yulin is at our mercy..."

So, that night, thousands of troops went north to Yulin to completely overthrow Yansui Town in the name of rectifying military affairs.

"I'm waiting for King Yu's order to open the door quickly!"

Under the city of Yulin, the traces of the war still remain, and an army can't wait to come, awakening the whole city of Yulin.

Immediately, the army following the king's order quickly counted troops: each person distributed five taels of silver.

The news spread throughout Yulin Town.

All of a sudden, the crowd was excited, and King Yu's reputation spread rapidly.

For two or three days in a row, on the roster, only more than [-] people came to respond.

In other words, from the west of Huangfuchuan Castle to Huamachi in the east, the land is about 880 kilometers long. Yansui Town, which once had [-] soldiers, is now less than [-]% of its peak strength.

The line of defense is full of loopholes, so it is no wonder that the Tartars were able to drive straight in and harass Shaanxi Province continuously.

"Wang Ling, Yulin needs three households to send one soldier, and settle down at ten taels..."

"Wang Ling, the Yulin Frontier Army has dismantled the old and the weak..."

"Wang Ling, from now on, Liu Tingjie, the commander of the Mingjie Battalion, will take over the post of Yansui commander..."

"Wang Ling, Wang Ling..."

A series of military orders were continuously promulgated, and the whole town of Yansui had no choice but to accept them.

The army leaders went to Yan'an, and the soldiers were bribed, and Yansui Town completely became a toothless tiger, who was bullied by others.

After controlling the situation, Liu Tingjie didn't dare to delay, hijacked all the generals, and came to Yulin City amidst the swearing.

"Liu Tingjie, you are selling land for glory, are you still from Yulin?"

"Hmph, that official account of yours is all the blood of Yulin people..."

Facing the scolding, Liu Tingjie didn't change his face, but kept sneering:

"Shibo, Shixiong, times have changed now, and it's King Yu's turn to rule Shaanxi, how can the frontier army stay the same?"

"Today, Yulin, and even Yansui Town, are all decided by me, Liu Tingjie. You should save some energy and scold me later!"

His ass decides his head, and he is eating the military pay of the King of Yu, so he naturally no longer regards himself as a Yansui man. Similarly, he has no feelings for the Nanjing court.

His power is almost entirely dependent on King Yu, and he naturally does things to King Yu.

Sitting on the wolfskin chair, Liu Tingjie's tiger eyes were reddish. He had coveted this position for many years, and finally got his wish.

"Land reform, land reform!"

Caressing the gradually stiff chair, Liu Tingjie muttered softly with a serious face.

Compared with the inland areas, land mergers in border towns are more severe.

The land distributed by the military households since the Taizu period in the early Ming Dynasty was already divided up as early as the Jiajing period, and all military households were completely reduced to tenants.

Not only do they need to fight, but they also have to farm for the general banner, hundreds of households, and thousands of households above them, and they live almost entirely on the salaries issued by the imperial court.

Even so, most of them were confiscated, and there were countless wives who sold their children.

"Difficult!"

Liu Tingjie rubbed his eyes. Even though Yulin soldiers and horses are extremely weak, if they are careless, the consequences will be disastrous.

"Gouging flesh and healing sores, I have to do it!"

Sighing, Liu Tingjie looked firm.

For his official position and future, he had to sacrifice the interests of challenging Yansui officers.

(End of this chapter)