Ming politicians

(Thanks to Leng Yuxichunqiu, Da Mihu, and Ou Yi for their valuable monthly tickets, and thanks to john01b for the reward, thank you.)

Time flies, and it's December.

In the past few months, there has been no incident between the Jiangning camp and the rogues. Even the imperial court has begun to suspect. Could it be that the rogues disappeared or hid when the Jiangning camp went to Shaanxi? At that time, the governments all over Shaanxi were in a hurry, such as looting by bandits, heavy losses, etc., but this year, no such news was received. The situation in Shaanxi was very calm, which was a bit weird.

In fact, this is also because of the prestige of Jiangning Camp. Many people are closely watching Jiangning Camp and Shaanxi, including Su Tiancheng, who is also the object of everyone's attention. Everyone needs to get news. Captured the leader of the rogues again, etc., it seems that the Jiangning camp is invincible in the world, wherever it goes, it always has to establish a huge achievement in the shortest time.

During this period, there were also related memorials, which reflected the problems in Shaanxi. The main contradictions were all concentrated on Su Tiancheng and the governor's office. There is also a family member of a gentry whose head was beheaded by Su Tiancheng.

The matter is actually very simple. The governor's yamen issued a notice, and the prefectures and counties also issued notices. Regarding the handling of idle farmland, the government's attitude is very clear. Because of the strong support of the local governments, the common people are slowly and boldly In this process, most of the wealthy gentry returned to various parts of Shaanxi.I started to argue with the government. Of course, under the government's high-pressure policy, most of the gentry and wealthy households knew that they couldn't beat Su Tiancheng, and the Jiangning camp was eyeing him.Nobody was looking for trouble.

There is such a gentry, perhaps under the instigation of everyone, who is against the government. This gentry lives in Fengxiang Mansion, and the magistrate of Fengxiang Mansion is Zhu Yousong. The magistrate broke the rules of his ancestors. This is a mess.The commotion made Fengxiang mansion full of wind and rain.

Not long after, this gentry became even more excessive. According to the requirements of the governor's office and the government office, the idle land in his home was cultivated by farmers. Complaints didn't happen.He ordered the servants of the family to threaten the farmers who cultivated the land.Even pulled out some winter wheat that had been planted.

When such a thing happened, Zhu Yousong gritted his teeth with hatred. He was only thinking about making a name for himself in Fengxiang Mansion, and when the progress was going well, there appeared such a madman, who seemed to be getting more and more arrogant.Zhu Yousong wanted to do something, but this gentleman has some connections in the capital, so not just anyone can do it.

It only took one day after the incident was reported to Su Tiancheng.The Jiangning camp stationed in Fengxiang mansion moved, surrounded the mansion of the gentry, and captured the gentry in full view, including a few servants who did the work. The family members of the gentry had never seen the vicious Jiangning camp officers and men, so scared that they dared not move.

The development of the matter was beyond everyone's expectations. After the gentry was escorted to Xianyang, there was no chance to argue. Su Tiancheng invited out Shang Fang's sword, and cut off the gentry's head without hesitation. The servants were not yet qualified to enjoy Shang Fang's sword. The sword was dragged to the market and beheaded publicly.

The gentry's body was bought back by the family with 1000 taels of silver. The governor's yamen also warned the family that if they act rashly, the next step is to search the mansion.

After this incident, the whole of Shaanxi was shaken, and the rest of the gentry and wealthy households immediately became quiet. No one dared to joke about their own wealth and life. Dare to continue to secretly stir up trouble.

As for the government at all levels in Shaanxi, their style of work has changed drastically, and they have done things honestly for the people. The government in various places has cleared out unqualified servants, punished a group of officials and servants who were extremely angry, and quickly won the support of the people. It is recognized, especially those officials and yamen servants who go to the villages and towns to do things, have a modest attitude and never dare to be arrogant and domineering. The rogues, whose wealth and life were threatened, but after changing their style, they never heard of encountering rogues.

The most notable change is that the population of Shaanxi began to increase significantly. The population in the previous government statistics decreased sharply everywhere. The number of common people has doubled, because the government needs to know the situation, and village chiefs and chiefs of villages and towns need detailed statistics, and they need to report to the government all the time, so the population figures are always changing.

This is a real situation. No one dares to tell lies. After the head of the village and chief Jia counted the increase in population, the officials and yamen servants rushed to the villages and towns, and only dared to report it after verification.

Some policies related to cultivated land have also begun to be introduced slowly. The annual rent per mu of land owned by gentry and wealthy households should not exceed three buckets of grain, that is, a quarter of the harvest. Under the circumstances, if there is a famine, it may not be possible to get a grain of grain, and the land tax handed in by the gentry and wealthy households will be taken out among the three buckets of grain.

The gentry and wealthy households in Shaanxi are obviously dissatisfied, but they dare not act recklessly. Su Tiancheng's strength has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and everyone is also very surprised. They have long heard that Su Tiancheng is low-key. Why did he go to Shaanxi? Come, suddenly become so domineering and high-profile.

The gentry and wealthy households felt uncomfortable, but it was Li Zicheng who really started to feel the fear.

The 20 sergeants gathered in Mian County and Feng County of Hanzhong Prefecture began to flee in large numbers. In less than two months, the number of fleeing sergeants reached 5, accounting for a quarter of the entire team. If this situation continued, without the need for Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ningying to act, the bandits would perish by themselves.

Li Zicheng had thought carefully about whether to fight to the death and send troops to fight the Jiangning camp, but he himself did not have the confidence. With the current military strength, fighting the Jiangning camp would be tantamount to killing himself.

Su Tiancheng's policies in Shaanxi made Li Zicheng feel desperate. In just over two months, the bandits quickly lost their support. It can be said that in the past, in Hanzhong Mansion and Fengxiang Mansion, the rebels entered and exited like no one. He and the farmers are all welcoming and covering up, but now there is a problem. The situation in Hanzhong Mansion is better. In Fengxiang Mansion, the people have begun to report the rogues. Report to the county government, you must know that both Fengxiang Mansion and Hanzhong Mansion have soldiers from the Jiangning Camp stationed there.

Su Tiancheng's policies are obviously partial to the common people, and everything is from the perspective of the common people. These policies have many similarities with the policies promoted by Li Zicheng. It is a pity that Su Tiancheng is the governor of Shaanxi Province and an official. Li Zicheng is a bandit and a rebellious bandit. It is self-evident to compare the two, and the result is self-evident.

Li Zicheng has already realized that he is not Su Tiancheng's opponent. Whether it is in terms of strength or morality, he has no possibility to compete with Su Tiancheng. If this continues, at most two years, Jiang Ningying will have an absolute advantage, completely Annihilate your own army.

Li Zicheng had discussed with his officers many times, but he still couldn't make up his mind.

A few months passed, Luo Rucai and others were placed under house arrest, they ate and drank a lot, and their family members were not blamed, but they were unable to hold power, and matters such as the development of the rebel army had nothing to do with them.

On this day, Luo Rucai saw Li Zicheng walk into the house, and felt very strange. After encountering such a big twists and turns, Luo Rucai would not have a good face, although Li Zicheng had a smile on his face.

"Brother Luo, life is still going well."

"It's going well, and King Lao Chuang is concerned."

Hearing these apparently ironic words, Li Zicheng did not lose his temper, but continued to greet Luo Rucai with a smile, and even asked if there was any difficulty.

Luo Rucai gradually became serious. Li Zicheng came to him and went to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, so there must be something wrong.

"King Chuang, if there is anything, just say it. I am a member of the rebel army."

Li Zicheng nodded. Luo Rucai has always been resourceful and decisive. At such a time, if you ask for an opinion, you may get a good answer, so he will not be polite.

"Brother Luo, the rebel army is in a difficult situation right now..."

Li Zicheng began to introduce the situation in detail, including the changes in various parts of Shaanxi, Su Tiancheng's actions, and the loss of soldiers among the rebels.

After half an hour, Li Zicheng finally finished speaking.

There was no smile on Luo Rucai's face, his lips were dead and his teeth were cold. When it comes to the life and death of the rebel army, he still knows the importance.

"What is King Chuang's idea? Is he thinking of sending troops to harass and destroy the situation in Shaanxi?"

Li Zicheng shook his head slightly.

"Absolutely not."

Li Zicheng was even a little surprised by Luo Rucai's categorical statement. Isn't this what the rebels have always done? If Hanzhong Mansion and Fengxiang Mansion can't do anything, then go to Lintao Mansion and Gongchang Mansion. In short, it will cause some damage.

"King Chuang, don't forget the roots of our rebel army. More than [-]% of the brothers in the rebel army are farmers. They follow us because they have no food to eat. Their purpose is also very clear, and many brothers are They are locals, and now their family members or relatives are able to make ends meet. At this time, if we send troops to harass us, we will completely lose our foothold. If my prediction is correct, Su Tiancheng's purpose is very clear. We can go everywhere to destroy, so we will have no place to stand, and at that time, the Jiangning battalion will launch a full-scale attack, and we will not be able to support it at all.” (To be continued..)