A century-old family that runs through the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 365 Southern Henan, Yunnan

"Tsk, I didn't expect that the little king of Jiangnan would cause such a fight for him...but it was mostly the fault of the first assistant. Hey, I don't know how long this new king can tolerate this guy. .”

Wang Er smacked his lips and said to Gu Junen who was standing aside with some jealousy. He was also greedy for such fame.

"Sooner or later... However, Jiangsu and Zhejiang are still quite powerful now, and the king should follow their example and win over the people."

Gu Junen smiled.

"Every time I capture a city, I give out grain and pay without collecting taxes. Isn't this an attempt to win over the people?"

Wang Er was somewhat disapproving. The people under his rule were also the few people in the Ming Dynasty who did not yearn for the land of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Nonsense, Wang Er doesn't charge any money, how can you not like it?

"The purpose of distributing grain and land is to gain the support of the people...but on the contrary, it harms the gentry. If the king is determined to conquer the world, he must not ignore them. The scholar-bureaucrats are the foundation of the world."

"Jiangsu and Zhejiang can achieve temporary success by relying on the power of firearms, but they are nothing more than water without a source and roots. Sooner or later they will be lonely..."

"Anyway, the set of common sayings we made up, "Eat his mother, drink his mother, open the door to welcome the King of Yu, and the King of Yu will not pay for the food when he comes" has not spread. It doesn't matter if it has not spread. It can just change the propaganda strategy and win over the scholar-bureaucrats. , otherwise the orders will be changed day by day, which will make them afraid to take refuge easily. "

However, this also caused some rogue bandits, and their combat effectiveness began to increase.

"After the imperial court's encirclement and suppression is defeated, I will facilitate the opening of schools in Henan Province to recruit scholars and collect taxes."

Gu Junen is a traditional literati. Even though he is full of wisdom and tricks, he still firmly believes that winning over the gentry is the right way.

To put it simply, drought will lead to drought, and waterlogging will lead to death. The small bandits and the new bandits would have difficulty facing a thousand households of the Ming army. However, after these years of wandering, the core troops of several large rebel kings have experienced considerable military strength. , with the ability to fight against the Ming army to a certain extent, even surpassing most ordinary Ming armies.

After such a period of time, he has also grown up. He is no longer the reckless leader of the rebel army, and he understands politics and other interests.

he said. Opening courses to obtain scholars gave scholars in the area under his rule a ladder to move up, and since taxes had been collected, it also implied that they would no longer randomly raid their homes. This was undoubtedly a win over the gentry class.

Wang Er from South Henan is one of the best.

However, the most urgent task is to repel the attack of the Ming army.

Gu Junen smiled and nodded.

Fortunately, today's Ming Dynasty also has a lot of good generals, and the bandits are basically chased by the army.

There is no way, Henan is adjacent to Beizhili, and the emergence of a bandit who keeps getting stronger here is a serious problem. If one is not good, the other party will invade the capital, and of course it must be eliminated as soon as possible.

I didn't stop Wang Er from doing what he did before, and even helped him make up common sayings and slang to win the hearts of the people. This was just because it was still in the early stages of the uprising and a large number of manpower was needed. These things were also needed to shake the hearts of the people and better attack the city and seize the territory. Once they had already A fixed site is not suitable.

If they don't pay for food, will tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of troops eat dirt, or will the wealthy businessmen and large households just grow like leeks?

After hearing this, Wang Er pondered for a moment and felt that it made some sense.

However, due to the large number of refugees caused by natural disasters, rebellions were suppressed endlessly. Except for the governor of Huguang, Sun Chuanting, who was running one side and his men gradually became more peaceful, the Ming army in other areas simply used rogue bandits to improve their performance, and some people had even begun to Raise bandits.

Before, there was a guy in the south who was attracting firepower. Now that the imperial court couldn't defeat them, it could only concentrate on dealing with other rebels in an attempt to quell the chaos elsewhere.

The imperial court mobilized more than 80,000 troops from Shandong and Beizhi troops to eradicate this cancer first.

He must deal with it with all his might.

... Yunnan land.

Mu Tianbo was riding on a white horse, looking at the battlefield in front of him with an expressionless face.

As the Ming Dynasty became increasingly chaotic, the imperial court's ability to intimidate various places was greatly weakened, so that the chieftains in these places were somewhat ready to take action.

Faced with such a situation, as the Duke of Guizhou, the general conquering the south, and the chief military officer of Yunnan, he was naturally bound to do so.

Just now, another battle to quell the chaos came to an end, and the Ming army won a complete victory.

He had experienced war early on. When he was still young, a war broke out between the Ming Dynasty and Taungu. He had just taken over the Duke of Guizhou and participated in it. Although he was not the main force on the front line, he had seen the cruelty of blood and fire to some extent.

Now, after these years, he is more mature and is already a qualified commander.

The sound of horse hoofbeats came, and another young man rode up. He dropped the bleeding head in his hand:

"Brother, the leader of the thief has been decapitated."

A smile appeared on Mu Tianbo's face, and he looked at his brother lovingly.

His father died early, and he was the first to grow up. Later, he took great care of his younger brothers. They were extremely close to each other. He was very pleased to see his younger brothers grow up.

"Tianyang deserves the name of my Mu family."

He praised with a smile.

Not long after, they had returned to their encampment and were resting in the camp.

Although the turmoil was quelled this time, there was not much joy in the eyes of the Duke of Guizhou.

"Rebellions have become more frequent. In the past three or four years alone, there have been as many as seven rebellions."

"Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty is becoming more and more chaotic."

He sighed:

"In the final analysis, it is the deterioration of the imperial court. Not to mention the period of Taizu Taizong, even when Shenzong was there, with the power of Yang Yinglong's rebellion, they would not dare to raise troops."

"It's not that the military is insufficient, but that people's hearts are not there. Natural disasters are spreading all over the country but no relief is given, officials are corrupt but no one is exploiting them, the rich are rich and poor but the poor are just trying to make ends meet. These are the root causes of turmoil." Mu Tianyang said.

Mu Tianbo nodded. He did not refute Mu Tianyang's idea. His younger brother was always wise and could see the problem to the point.

He continued what Mu Tianyang said and said:

"It's true... Nowadays, in the southeast, the governance methods of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang rebels have been spread. If you look closely, you can see that this traitor is more merciful than the imperial court. It's really ridiculous."

"The great world has become so corrupt. Although it is caused by rebellion and coercing the people, it is ultimately related to Your Majesty..."

Mu Tianbo stopped talking, his face gloomy.

Mu Tianyang listened and sighed to himself unconsciously when he thought of the current situation in the world.

With the suppression of the Duke of Guizhou, which has been cultivated for hundreds of years, the land of Yunnan is already in chaos, rebellions are everywhere, and the imperial rule is shaken.

I don’t know what kind of chaos the Central Plains has become...

(End of this chapter)