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Outside the sky.

Emperor Chongzhen saw this.

After seeing that I have hired the right people,
It took only more than a year to almost pacify the peasant army.

I couldn't help but feel very relieved.

"No matter what, my efforts have paid off."

"I am on the right path."

Then feel relieved and affirmed.

Chongzhen was also very confused.

"Since those damned rebels have been pacified by me, how did they lose the world?"

"besides."

"This thief has been defeated in battle after battle."

"They were all beaten until only a dozen people were left."

"Li Zicheng has been defeated eight or ten times, so why can't he be defeated?"

……

The sky continues.

[On the surface, the tide of peasant uprisings in the late Ming Dynasty was suppressed.]

[But in reality, everyone knows that doubling the pressure is just a temporary solution.]

[After a brief period of accumulating strength, a new outbreak is about to come! ]

【And the trigger point of this new round of outbreak. 】

[It is in the Henan region of the Central Plains.]

[Starting from the 12th year of Chongzhen, the provinces in the Central Plains, represented by Henan, suffered from severe drought and locust plagues.]

[According to historical records, the people of Henan at that time peeled tree bark, sold clothes, demolished houses, and sold wives and children.]

【The couple eats each other.】

【Brothers cannibalize each other.】

【Cannibalism among relatives.】

[Because cannibalism was so common, people at that time were afraid to interact with each other for fear that they would be eaten by others.]

[The people can no longer survive.]

[However, officials at all levels in Henan did not report the disaster, and continued to collect taxes and increase salaries as usual.]

【The people were living in misery, and civil unrest broke out everywhere. 】

【But in fact, the Ming Dynasty at that time, especially the wealthy clans in Henan, were able to provide relief to the victims. 】

【You should know that Henan has the most princes from the royal family. 】

[Mountains of food and money were piled up in their warehouses.]

[But except for a few people like the King of Kaifeng, the other princes of the royal family showed no concern for the famine that was happening.]

【For example, the Prince of Fu mentioned earlier. 】

[His granaries were filled with tens of thousands of tons of grain and millions of taels of silver.]

[But in the face of the disaster that raged in Henan, Prince Fu simply closed the door and continued to enjoy himself. ]

[A local official met with Prince Fu and asked him to give some food to the disaster victims to calm the people’s anger.]

【Prince Fu also turned a blind eye. 】

【The Prince of Fu is just a microcosm of the greed and short-sightedness of the royal family in the late Ming Dynasty.】

【For example, when the officials of Sichuan asked the King of Shu in Chengdu for donations. 】

[He said that his family had no money, and only had a palace passed down from his ancestors. If it could be sold, you could sell it and consider it as my donation.]

[When the peasant army was approaching the city, the Qin King in Xi'an was persuaded by the garrison to give some money to the soldiers to buy cotton clothes and weapons.]

【But the King of Qin remained stingy. 】

[The King of Chu in Hubei, when his officials asked him to open the granaries to release grain, to help the people, and to support the army.]

[He pointed to a chair bestowed by Zhu Yuanzhang and said:]

[Only this chair can be donated to the army, nothing else. ]

[Later, when Zhang Xianzhong conquered Wuchang, he looted so much gold, silver, and jewelry from the Chu Palace that it took hundreds of carts to transport them away.]

[Even though the situation is urgent, they are still reluctant to spend money to arm the army. ]

[It can be said that this is short-sightedness and greed to an unreasonable degree! ]

【The severe drought in the Central Plains was the trigger for a new round of droughts.】

【With the help of the inhumane people from all walks of life in the Ming Dynasty, including court officials, clan members and landlords. 】

【As soon as Li Zicheng entered Henan. 】

[It was like a thunderclap! ]

[When Li Zicheng first entered Henan, he had only a few dozen followers.]

[In a very short period of time, tens of thousands of refugees joined Li Zicheng.]

[In the 13th year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng captured Yongning and used the grain from the local Wan'an Palace to help the victims.]

[His opening of the granaries to distribute grain attracted countless people to join him.]

[And from here on, Li Zicheng initially formulated a basic policy of winning the hearts of the people with benevolence and righteousness, not harming the people in the slightest, and collecting only half of the taxes collected by the Ming Dynasty court.]

[They also raised the banner of equal distribution of land and exemption of taxes. ]

[Several related slogans also spread rapidly throughout the Central Plains.]

[For example: Seeking promotion in the morning and harmony in the evening, poor men have a hard time surviving these days; opening the door early to welcome the rebel king will make everyone happy. ]

[Of course, another slogan we are more familiar with is:]

[Eat his mother! Drink his mother! Open the city gates to welcome the King of Rebellion, and the King of Rebellion will not pay taxes! 】【Even Li Zicheng's base area actually does not need to collect taxes for the time being. 】

【Not even half! 】

【Li Zicheng directly put forward the slogan of three years of tax exemption.】

[Because the princes of the Ming Dynasty were too rich. ]

[In the 14th year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng, who had been out of seclusion for a few months, easily captured Luoyang and captured Prince Fu.]

[After being captured, Prince Fu knelt down and begged for mercy from Li Zicheng, but Li Zicheng scolded him. ]

[You are a prince who is the richest in the world, but you are unwilling to spend a penny to help the people. You are such a miser! ]

【So he ordered people to whip Prince Fu and then behead him.】

[There is another more widely spread folk saying. ]

[Li Zicheng put the Prince of Fortune and venison together, stewed them in an iron pot, and made a pot of Fulu Feast. ]

[Of course, there is not much historical basis for this.]

[After killing Prince Fu, his huge wealth was confiscated by Li Zicheng. ]

[His piles of grain, which were so much that they had already gone moldy, were also used to help the disaster victims.]

【According to historical records, after Li Zicheng opened the warehouses in Luoyang to release grain. 】

[Hungry people from far and near, carrying flags, flocked to seek refuge like a stream, one after another.]

【For the residents of Henan at that time, joining Li Zicheng was almost the only hope for survival. 】

【And the troops led by Li Zicheng,】

[It quickly reached a million people. ]

【Speaking of Li Zicheng, he was not a good person. 】

【Bold and ruthless, the fire is not ambiguous. 】

[However, after opening up the situation in Henan, Li Zicheng also realized that he had the possibility of ruling the country. ]

【Officially started the transformation. 】

[The rebel army he led began to strictly enforce military discipline.]

[All military supplies are traded equally. ]

[After conquering a city, it is strictly forbidden to plunder the people's property. ]

[Li Zicheng even said to his subordinates: Killing one person is like killing my father, raping one person is like raping my mother.]

[Of course, we must face the reality that the peasant uprising army led by Li Zicheng could not have the same strict discipline as modern armies.]

【But compare it with the peers at that time. 】

[The difference immediately appeared. ]

[Li Zicheng's army was even more disciplined than many of today's heavenly soldiers.]

【Not to mention the Ming Dynasty’s official army at that time. 】

[There is a saying among the people that goes, "Bandits pass by like combs, and soldiers pass by like rakes."]

【At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the army began to become a feudal vassal and could not get enough money. 】

[Military discipline is even more unbearable to look at. 】

[When a war is fought, most of the heads handed over are good civilians.]

[Compared to them, the rebels are simply saints! ]

【So Li Zicheng became a so-called bandit. 】

[He even came up with a creative slogan that was against Tiangang.]

【Suppress the troops and pacify the people! 】

……

Outside the sky.

Late Han Dynasty.

When Liu Bei saw the words "suppress the troops and pacify the people" written on the sky curtain, he was deeply shocked and stood there in a daze.

Liu Bei's eyes widened and his gaze was fixed tightly.

"Suppress the troops and pacify the people..."

"I have been tossing and turning all my life, trying to restore the Han Dynasty. What is this for?"

"It is only to seek peace for the people, to save the people of this world from the suffering of war and the harm of harsh politics."

"Soldiers are supposed to protect their country, but if they bring disaster to the people, what is the difference between them and bandits?"

"Today, I saw Li Zicheng's slogan of suppressing the soldiers and pacifying the people. His intention is clear. He wants to eliminate the soldiers who disturb the people and comfort our poor people."

"Thinking back to when I was in trouble in Xinye and defeated in the war, the people were willing to follow me, Liu Bei, and migrate south. Why?"

"It's because Cao's troops are so numerous that the people trust me to protect them."

"Now that Li Zicheng has put forward such a slogan, it can be seen that he empathizes with the suffering of the people!"

"Look at the last years of the Ming Dynasty. The court was corrupt, wars were frequent, and the people were living in dire straits. Li Zicheng's slogan of suppressing the troops and pacifying the people will surely win the hearts of the people."

"I originally thought that Li Zicheng was a traitor."

"But now it seems that the real traitor to the people is not Li Zicheng."

And next to Liu Bei.

Zhang Fei had long been furious when he saw the misery of the people in the late Ming Dynasty and the numbness of the royal family.

At this time, Li Zicheng was developing rapidly and inflicting heavy losses on the royal family of the late Ming Dynasty.

He couldn't help but laugh and said, "What a good eat his mother, wear his mother!"

"That Li Chuang Wang is a straightforward person!"

"I'm coming to the Fu Lu Banquet too!" (End of this chapter)