Ming politicians

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On the second day of the first month of the 16th year of Chongzhen, Su Tiancheng and Hong Chengchou led the army and set off.Choosing this time to start is a consensus reached by everyone, so that the soldiers of the Jiangning Camp can spend New Year's Eve with peace of mind and have a family dinner with their families. At the beginning of the first month, a large army will gather and rush to Zhejiang and Fujian respectively.At this time, all parts of Ming Dynasty were celebrating the Spring Festival, and the arrival of the army was very sudden. Even if it was a battle, the minimum loss could be guaranteed, even though neither Su Tiancheng nor Hong Chengchou took the guard army seriously.

The waterway is much smoother, and there is no need to worry about exposure, and there is no need for scouts to investigate, and it is impossible to investigate.

After the army set off, Su Tiancheng had been thinking all the time. It would not be a big problem to win Fujian and Zhejiang provinces, but in this way, some conflicts might intensify. If Zhou Yanru could help conceal them, the conflicts are very likely It’s smaller, but it’s impossible to keep it completely secret, even in today’s age when information is underdeveloped. What’s more, after taking Fujian and Zhejiang, Nanzhili was caught in the middle. You must know that Nanzhili was the Ming Dynasty accompanying capital.

Su Tiancheng's plan is also very clear. After taking Zhejiang and Fujian, he will continue to conquer Jiangxi, Fujian, Huguang, Guangxi and other places. Once these places are taken, the entire south, except Nanzhili, will belong to Su Tiancheng. under his command.Really at this time, the conflict between Su Tiancheng and Zhu Youjian.It became public.

Su Tiancheng must hurry up, his plan is within one year.After taking over the entire south, including Nanzhili, after taking down this rich land, Su Tiancheng's strength will grow rapidly. At that time, even the post-gold tartar who can recuperate, he will not take it seriously up.

Of course, there are some things.Su Tiancheng also expected that as long as he starts to do it himself, Zhu Youjian's country will be in the midst of wind and rain. Hou Jin's Huang Taiji is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he will definitely seize this opportunity to launch an attack. He is on both sides Zhu Youjian and the court under attack.Impossible to last long.

The scenes of thinking flashed across Su Tiancheng's mind, but there is no need to think about these now. Chongzhen took the South in 16 years, Chongzhen took the North in 17 years, and then began to exterminate the Houjin Tartars.Stabilize the internal situation, carry out an unprecedented reform, and start the road of external expansion.

This is all of Su Tiancheng's plans. [

On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, after thirteen days of sailing, the army finally arrived in Quanzhou.

Xiong Zijian, Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Chenggong and others who had received the order a long time ago.And Wang Dazhi, who rushed over from Taiwan, were waiting at the Quanzhou pier.The pier has been heavily guarded for a long time, and the passers-by are not allowed to approach. As for Taiwan matters, let Song Sijun handle all of them. This is also Su Tiancheng's opinion.

When he got off the warship, Su Tiancheng was a little uncomfortable. He had never been on a boat for such a long time, so that when he arrived at the military camp, he still felt the house moving.

Xiong Zijian soon began to report on the situation in various parts of Fujian.

Since Su Tiancheng issued the order, Xiong Zijian started to act, and sent out many scouts to investigate the situation of all prefectures and counties in Fujian. Fujian has a total of nine prefectures, namely Fuzhou, Yanping, Jianning, and Xinghua Fu, Zhangzhou, Shaowu, Tingzhou, Funing and Quanzhou, of which Funing, Fuzhou, Xinghua, Zhangzhou and Quanzhou are all near the sea, Jianning and Fu Ningfu borders with Zhejiang, Jianning, Shaowu and Tingzhou border with Jiangxi, Tingzhou and Zhangzhou border with Guangdong, and only Yanping is completely surrounded in the middle.

Xiong Zijian has already taken control of Quanzhou Prefecture, but Quanzhou Prefecture is not the most critical prefecture in Fujian, the most important is Fuzhou Prefecture. Of course, Quanzhou Prefecture and Fuzhou Prefecture border each other, and only Xinghua Prefecture with the smallest jurisdiction is sandwiched between them. Tian Cheng's first goal was to directly take down Fuzhou Prefecture, and then divided into six groups to take down all the other prefectures and counties in Fujian at one go, and bring Fujian under his own control.

This kind of fight is not a desperate fight with the Houjin Tartars. The soldiers of the Jiangning camp are very clear that Su Tiancheng's requirements are strict, even harsh. Killing and harassing the people is not allowed. Kill captives who have surrendered, and when encountering a battle to siege a city, try not to use artillery. When it is a last resort, artillery is not allowed to bomb the city, only the city wall and so on.

In fact, when Su Tiancheng made such a request, everyone knew very well that Fujian was about to be taken down, and the management of Fujian would still need Su Tiancheng to worry about. The common people were also these people. After leaving the city, this is all trouble for myself. Besides, there are almost no formal garrisons in Fujian, all of which are guard troops. In the eyes of the Jiangning battalion soldiers, they have almost no combat effectiveness.

But what Xiong Zijian reported was a little different.

The troops of the guards in various parts of Fujian are indeed lacking in combat effectiveness. The officers are greedy and unwilling to make progress. They don't care about military affairs, falsely report the number of people, and embezzle military salaries. Rich people used to rely on the sea to eat, engaged in smuggling and other activities, and some rich people engaged in salt smuggling, all of them were wealthy, and their personal guards still had good fighting power. , are all connected, and will soon be able to merge into one force.

These tycoons have great interests in Fujian, and they are also the biggest land grabbers. They have close ties with the government, and can even influence the decisions of the government. It can be said that they are working together to exploit the common people.

In Fujian, since the Japanese pirates robbed them during the Jiajing period, rich people everywhere have formed a habit. Every household has a large number of guards. All they think about is their own interests. No matter how much the rest is, even when Zheng Zhilong ruled the sea, there were bold rich men engaged in smuggling at sea. Zheng Zhilong even had a little fear of these rich men. The relationship between these rich men in Fujian , Intertwined, a little careless, victory at sea, may suffer on land, after all, at that time, Zheng Zhilong's family said they lived in Quanzhou, Fujian.

It is precisely because of these circumstances that Xiong Zijian's investigation of the wealthy people in Fujian was particularly careful, and he drew up a list.

After Xiong Zijian came to Quanzhou, he integrated the army that once belonged to Zheng Chenggong, but there were not many people left, that is, 5000 people. The main task of these sergeants was to maintain the sea trade and ensure the smooth sea routes. As for the land, Not much effort was put into it.

After Xiong Zijian reported, Su Tiancheng pondered for a while. [

There were not many people in the room. Qu Qingze, Lu Xiangsheng, He Renlong, Liu Tiehan, Wang Dazhi, including Xiong Zijian, and even Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Chenggong did not participate in this discussion. Those who can be trusted, as for Lu Xiangsheng, his identity is different, and he needs to know everything.

Soon, a cruel smile appeared on Su Tiancheng's face.

People rarely saw such a smile, but everyone knew that Su Tiancheng must have made up his mind.

"Everyone has heard the report. Xiong Zijian has worked very hard in Fujian these years, and he has figured out all the situations. It seems that our battle goal is about to change. The guard army is no longer our key target, but One thing must be clear, all the guards must be abolished, after we take down each guard, we will disband all the sergeants without recruiting them, and at the same time take back all the fields, our focus is on these wealthy people in Fujian."

"These rich people are deeply rooted in Fujian, and I'm afraid they all have conflicts of interest with each other. Don't underestimate the power of these rich people. As long as they are willing, they can even form a large army and attack the capital directly. Therefore, we treat these rich people with Don't be soft-handed, completely exterminate."

As soon as these words came out, the room immediately became quiet. Everyone understood the meaning of complete extermination. Except for dealing with the Empress Jin Tartars, Su Tiancheng seldom uttered such words. I didn't mean to say it was completely wiped out.The so-called complete annihilation means cutting grass and roots, leaving no future troubles, including adult males in the family, they are all to be killed, and sometimes, they go too far, even women and children are not spared.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Su Tiancheng also knew that everyone must be very surprised, thinking that dealing with rich people does not need to be so cruel, but Su Tiancheng has already made up his mind, hundreds of years of experience made Su Tiancheng very clear that money can pass through the mind, The power of these rich men is by no means what Xiong Zijian's superficial scouting looks like, their power can even reach the capital directly.

"Okay, let's get ready today. We will set off tomorrow at [-] o'clock. The army will be divided into two groups. I will lead [-] soldiers from the Jiangning Battalion to conquer Funing Mansion. Xiong Zijian will lead [-] soldiers, including [-] soldiers from Taiwan Island. Five thousand soldiers will conquer the Xinghua Mansion, within ten days, Funing Mansion and Xinghua Mansion must be captured."

"Lu Xiangsheng, He Renlong, Liu Tiehan, Zheng Hongkui, and Zheng Gongcheng followed me. Qu Qingze assisted Xiong Zijian in command. Xiong Zijian, you are familiar with the situation here, so you command the army to move. But many things must be discussed with Qu Qingze. Wang Dazhi followed Xiong Zijian in the conquest."

"Lu Xiangsheng, Qu Qingze and Xiong Zijian stay here, and prepare for the rest."

Lu Xiangsheng, Qu Qingze and Xiong Zijian were left in the room, Su Tiancheng spoke again.

"You may not understand the extermination of the rich people from all over Fujian, but I will not explain it. Everything should be done according to what I said. Be sure to cut the roots and leave no future troubles. These rich people are incomparably rich. Their wealth, of course To use it for us, we can use it in Fujian and Zhejiang. Last year's famine had a great impact and required a lot of money. I don't worry about the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion. Xiong Zijian, the five thousand soldiers you lead must Keep military discipline in mind, and don't violate it in the slightest, otherwise you will be forced to march." (To be continued...)