I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 320: Liaodong's Special Forces

Tan Lun held Wei Xuezeng's hand and said anxiously, "I can't help but be anxious. Wei Guan, please tell me quickly."

"Xiantai, students have been ordered to appease the people in Liaoyang, including the Jianzhou and Haixi Jurchens who surrendered. A few days ago, the news that Tumen Khan led the Chahar tribe to invade Liaodong spread everywhere, and the people were terrified, but the Jurchen military households and tenants were furious."

Tan Lun's face changed. "What do they want to do? Are they colluding with the outside world?"

Wei Xuezeng immediately waved his hand and replied: "No, no, please don't misunderstand me, Xiantai. They are enthusiastically signing up to join the army to help the Ming Dynasty fight Tumen Khan."

"what?"

Is there such a thing?
When the Ming army attacked Jianzhou and Haixi, there were several ways to treat the Jurchens.

The first is those who resisted stubbornly and fought to the end. There was nothing to say to this kind of people, they were all killed.

The second group was those who surrendered because they were unable to defeat the enemy. Most of them were sent to Kaiping Coal and Iron Mine.

The coal and iron mines at that time could not be compared with those hundreds of years later. The output and working conditions could not be compared. It all depended on people drilling in and out of the mines, hanging gas lanterns and carrying baskets to carry the ore up on their backs.

The slightly more advanced ones have rail cars that use animal-powered winches to pull the mine cars up.

Anyway, the conditions were difficult, and hiring ordinary people from the Ming Dynasty required huge profits to lure them into the mines. The captives from the Northern Tartars, Jurchens, Koreans, and Japanese were laborers with a particularly high cost-effectiveness.

No salary is required, but three meals a day are provided. In order to retain these valuable talents, many mines even improve the standard of three meals a day and invite doctors to check their health regularly.

How can you work if you don’t have enough to eat? Where can you find such good labor if you fall sick and die?

Another category was those who surrendered as soon as the Ming army arrived, or who surrendered after a brief fight and realizing the disparity in strength. They were treated the same as captured people and were assigned to work on various ranches and farms in Liaodong, similar to the military households in the garrisons, and were Jurchen tenants.

The remaining group was those who voluntarily surrendered. They received the best treatment, were allocated fields or pastures, and were given priority in recruiting soldiers.

In western Liaoning, Qi Jiguang had a Haixi Cavalry Regiment under his command, and the soldiers were recruited from these people, who were the Jurchen military households.

After the Jurchen tribes were deported, Tan Lun had people register them and distribute them to various places. Among them, the tenants and military households were assigned to the Liaodong Governor's Office, which was taken over by Wei Xueceng.

Tan Lun had little to do with how to appease and deal with the situation.

He never expected that among the Jurchens, there would be people who would be loyal to the Ming Dynasty so quickly, and there were quite a few of them?
"Wei Guan, could this be a trick?"

"The Xiantai doesn't know this," Wei Xuezeng knew Tan Lun's concerns and began to explain.

"The Jurchens of Haixi and Jianzhou were scattered in tribes, with dozens to hundreds of households in each tribe. They lived in dense forests and mountains, and made a living by fishing and hunting. Their lives were extremely difficult.

The students recruited 23,200 Jurchen tenant households, 26,900 male residents, and 57,000 women and children; 8,700 military households, 10,700 male residents, and 23,600 women and children.

According to the imperial decree sent by the Supervisory Office, the tenants were organized into four guards, 20,000 households and several hundred households. The military households were organized into two parts, Jiao and Kang, ten wings and several cities. This year, the students visited all the cities of the military households and all the hundred households of the tenants.

Xiantai, in fact, the Jurchens in Jianzhou Haixi also had a very hard life. "

Tan Lun stroked his beard and nodded, "I have heard of this. The Jianzhou Jurchens border the Ming Dynasty and can trade goods with each other. They can exchange some salt, grain, and cloth for return. The many Jurchens in Haixi are like savages, drinking blood and eating raw meat.

If they were not suffering, they would not have followed Wang Gao and other rebels to harass Liaodong and plunder wantonly. On the contrary, many Nuzhen leaders lived a good life. Those who resisted stubbornly were mostly them and their confidants. "

"Xiantai is right."

Wei Xuezeng said with emotion: "The prince is wise! He made a plan early on. The Jurchens in Haixi and Jianzhou were treated differently. Those who refused to change were killed and rooted out. However, most of the ordinary Jurchens were treated differently. Those who were willing to submit were treated preferentially; those who surrendered were treated sincerely, fed and clothed, and allocated fields and pastures to sustain their livelihood.

After such a good deed, the Jurchens were grateful to the prince. Many Jurchens told the students that being tenants in Liaodong was much better than being savages in Jianzhou and Haixi. They had houses to keep out the wind and cold, and did not have to live in caves. They had food to feed themselves, clothes to keep warm, salt and medicine to save their lives. Even children could be gathered together to learn to read and write. Many Jurchens told the students that they felt like they were dreaming.

There are also military households who join the army and serve in Liaoxi. Many soldiers have repeatedly made military achievements. The Ming Dynasty now has clear rewards and punishments. From time to time, officials will issue commendations and bestow rewards on military households. The military households are proud, and the tenants are envious. "

Wei Xuezeng said with emotion: "After the inspection, I understand that although the Jurchens have not been educated, they are still human beings. They regard warmth and clothing as their top priority. They will work hard for whoever feeds them and clothes them.

When Tumen Khan invaded the border, Jurchen military households demanded to send more males to join the army to serve the court and receive rewards. Moreover, a large number of tenants asked teachers to write a petition and signed it with blood, asking the court to open up more opportunities and allow the children of tenants to join the army.

The student thought this was a good idea, so he wrote a letter to approve it. At one time, tens of thousands of Jurchen men gathered in the county offices and the governor's office. Most of them went up the mountain to hunt animals and fought with other tribes, killing people.

The students spent several days selecting and finally choosing 10,000 of the most suitable ones, bringing them to Shenyang and stationing them outside the city.

Xiantai, there is no shortage of weapons and armor in the city, and we can also draw hundreds of military schools, sort them into the Jurchen army, and organize them. Then sneak to the foot of Fushun City."

Tan Lun understood what Wei Xuezeng said.

This Jurchen army was organized and mobilized to the city of Fushun. There were 30,000 Jurchens there, all of them Jurchens. Do you know which ones are from Tumen Khan and which ones are from the Ming Dynasty?

They should attack them by surprise, first take the head of Zhuangtu Taiji, and then kill the Chahar people under his command. The 30,000 Jurchens would be leaderless, and Wei Jianping from Fushun City could attack them by the combination of internal and external forces, and they would surely be defeated.

Wei Xuezeng, you really brought me a surprise and also brought me big trouble.

Tan Lun looked at Wei Xuezeng who was sitting opposite him, stroking his beard and remaining silent.

Wei Xuezeng was a Jinshi in the 32nd year of Jiajing. He served as the Right Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate and Governor of Liaodong. He used both kindness and severity and enjoyed a high prestige among the Jurchens.

Wang Gao and other Jianzhou Jurchen bandit chieftains all submitted to his power. Later, he was transferred to the capital to serve as Guanglu Qing, and only then did Wang Gao and other chieftains jump out and clamor for trouble.

Tan Lun implemented Zhu Yijun's military strategy of establishing Haixi in Jianzhou, and urged Wei Xueceng to be transferred back to serve as the governor of Liaodong to continue pacifying Liaodong.

Unexpectedly, he had unknowingly gathered 10,000 Jurchen soldiers for himself, most of whom were "veterans" who were good at hunting animals and killing people. They might not be good at advancing and retreating or commanding, but their personal bravery was beyond doubt, and they were much better than the average young and strong civilians.

But are they trustworthy?
Wei Xuezeng saw Tan Lun's concerns and said in a serious tone: "Xiantai, since the 43rd year of Jiajing, our Ming Dynasty has repeatedly inflicted heavy losses on the northern barbarians, and our reputation has spread far and wide to the south and northeast of the desert. During the Longqing period, starting with the suppression of Wang Gao's rebellion, the royal army went out in all directions and pacified Jianzhou and Haixi.

The Ming Dynasty is full of martial virtue and great power. The Jurchens fear its power and virtue and cannot help but follow it. "

Tan Lun clapped his hands and sighed, "We must obey your majesty and virtue. Wei Guan said it well! Good!"

He stood up and walked around the empty room, "Now is also an opportunity, we will know if these Jurchens who have surrendered to the Ming Dynasty are sincere or not!
"Okay, let's use them. They are the surprise troops. As long as we defeat the 30,000 Jurchens outside Fushun City, the dilemma in Liaodong will be solved!"

The staff member beside him asked worriedly: "What if these Jurchens who surrendered have evil intentions?"

"There are 90,000 Tartars in Liaodong, so we don't need these 10,000. At most, we can chop off 10,000 more heads during the cleanup next year."

Tan Lun turned and looked at Wei Xuezeng: "Governor Wei!"

"My subordinate is here!"

"I will allocate 200 military schools and 10,000 weapons, armor and bows and arrows to you. I will also send people to sneak to the city of Fushun and deliver a secret letter to Wei Jianping. Together with you, we will definitely defeat the 30,000 Jurchens of Zhuangtu Taiji!"

"Follow the order!"

(End of this chapter)