Ming Dynasty: A mere unruly commoner is rebelling against the heaven?

Chapter 203 Do you think everyone is as perverted as you?
In Mona's heart, she always believed that only warriors fighting on horseback were the most charming heroes.

Because since Mona could remember, their Wala tribe had been struggling to survive under the attacks of various Golden Family tribes on the grassland.

They migrate constantly, lead a precarious life, and worry about threats from the outside world all the time.

Life didn't get better until they fled all the way to Central Asia.

So since she was a child, Mona felt that only men who had sufficient military strength and could ride horses and fight in battles themselves had the ability to protect the tribe.

And her future husband should be the most powerful man on the grassland.

But today, Mona realized that she was wrong.

What’s the use of a person’s martial arts skills no matter how strong they are?
On the battlefield, he can face dozens or even hundreds of people.

But what if there are thousands or tens of thousands of people?
Human power is limited.

When they were on the grassland, her brother Boluohan only participated in battles involving hundreds or thousands of people at most.

In a major battle, if you could kill dozens of enemy soldiers, it would be considered a great victory.

These are achievements worth celebrating with a bonfire party and singing and dancing.

But just now, Zhu Youtang executed tens of thousands of rebels with just one sentence.

Those soldiers who were extremely brave on the battlefield were nothing compared to Zhu Youtang.

Zhu Youtang's single words could determine the life and death of tens of thousands of people.

When the emperor was angry, he laid down millions of corpses!

In front of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, there is no difference between a cowardly soldier and an unparalleled warrior; they are both ants.

He doesn't even need to do anything. Just one word and countless people will rush to serve him.

At the same time, after deciding the life and death of tens of thousands of people, Zhu Youtang could allow tens of thousands of people to regain their wealth with just one word.

Countless amounts of silver and grain were taken away by the Xuanfu soldiers who did not participate in the mutiny.

Each of them had a smile on their face that came from the heart.

This forms a sharp contrast with the corpses and blood on the ground, and the people behind who are being tattooed and wailing.

The joys and sorrows of the world are not shared, but their joys and sorrows are all related to Zhu Youtang.

This moment was the first time that Mona experienced the taste of power so closely.

Zhu Youtang could make clouds and rain with a flip of his hand, and he was the only one in charge of the world. This attracted Mona deeply.

In addition, Mona had already become Zhu Youtang's concubine, so when she looked at Zhu Youtang at this time, she couldn't help herself.

Zhu Youtang was also shocked by Mona's bold move.

None of the women in Zhu Youtang's harem had the courage to throw themselves into his arms in public.

No one dared to say such words to him in front of so many people.

To be honest, it's really exciting.

Zhu Youtang looked to both sides. Liu Jin and Wang Zhi were both standing far away, looking at each other with their eyes on their noses and their noses on their hearts, without saying a word.

Zhu Youtang patted Mona on the back: "What do you want?"

"OK……"

Mona blushed, twisted her body, and didn't say anything.

"Okay, get up first and talk about it when we get back."

"Oh……"

Mona obediently sat up from Zhu Youtang's arms. Maybe she realized it belatedly, or maybe she felt shy, she kept her head down.

Zhu Youtang continued to watch the parade ground for a while, until he felt that nothing else would happen, and then he gave orders to Wang Zhi and Liu Jin beside him.

"Wang Zhi, Liu Jin, you guys stay here and watch. I'm a little tired, so I'll go back first."

"After this is over, come and report to me."

Wang Zhi and Liu Jin quickly responded, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Zhu Youtang stood up and took Mona to the stage for selecting generals.

Wang Zhi and Liu Jin stood behind Zhu Youtang and saluted respectfully: "Your humble servants, we respectfully send your majesty off!"

As soon as Zhu Youtang stepped down from the command platform, Mou Bin brought a large number of Jinyiwei to accompany him and guard the place strictly.

Wherever Zhu Youtang and Mona passed, the soldiers and civilians of Xuanfu all saluted and said goodbye: "Farewell, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Youtang and Mona had just sat in the dragon sedan chair, and before they had time to lift it up, Mona came over again.

She held Zhu Youtang's hand tightly, kept sniffing his scent, and sometimes couldn't help but move her mouth to bite it gently.

Now Mona no longer looks like a fiery little mare, but more like a puppy.

Zhu Youtang pinched Mona's little face helplessly: "Okay, stop biting, your clothes are all covered with your saliva."

"Hehe, Your Majesty..."

Now, no matter how Mona looks at Zhu Youtang, she likes him.

His performance was completely different from the last time he met Zhu Youtang.

When the two returned to the Xuanfu Yamen, Mona couldn't wait to pull Zhu Youtang into the room.

Today, we finally got rid of the scourge that was Xuanfu General Yang Tong, and also eliminated the Xuanfu Yang family.

At the same time, he cleaned up the military and political affairs of Xuanfu, liquidated the rebellious soldiers in Xuanfu, and solved the problem of food and wages that had been owed to the grassroots soldiers in Xuanfu for many years.

In this way, Xuanfu was stabilized, and Zhu Youtang felt a lot more relaxed and his mood became happier.

Zhu Youtang then let Mona do whatever she wanted and walked into the room together. This time Mona was unusually proactive and Zhu Youtang enjoyed it.

By the evening, Zhu Youtang and Mona had finished washing and had dinner.

Suddenly, a young eunuch came to report: "Your Majesty, Liu Jin, the supervisor of the East Factory, and Wang Zhi, the supervisor of the West Factory, want to see you."

Zhu Youtang nodded: "Let them go to the reception room."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Zhu Youtang went to the reception room first. After seeing Zhu Youtang, Wang Zhi and Liu Jin bowed to him first.

"Your humble servant, I pay my respects to your majesty."

"Get up and tell me the situation."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Wang Zhi and Liu Jin knew what Zhu Youtang was referring to, and Liu Jin immediately reported back.

"Your Majesty, all 11,831 people sentenced to death have been executed."

"All 111,806 people sentenced to tattooing have been executed and are being placed on the parade grounds, guarded by the expeditionary forces."

Zhu Youtang nodded expressionlessly and waited for further instructions.

Wang Zhizhi bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, a total of 68,241 soldiers in Xuanfu have received all the food and wages owed by Xuanfu."

"The total amount of food and wages received is more than 1.246 million taels of silver and 1.79 million dan of grain."

"There are a total of 384,535 people in Xuanfu, and each of them received one tael of silver and one stone of grain!"

"This time, we seized 19.7 million taels of silver and 10.12 million dan of grain from the military officers of Xuanfu."

"After deducting the supplementary and rewarded food and wages, there are still more than 18,070,000 taels of silver and 7,930,000 dan of grain left."

Hearing the last number, Zhu Youtang couldn't help but take a deep breath.

The amount of silver seized from the Xuanfu Yang family and their cronies was beyond his imagination.

Even after deducting the overdue food and wages and the grain and silver rewards, there was still so much grain and silver left.

Naturally, these grains and silver fell into Zhu Youtang's hands.

Zhu Youtang went to Xuanfu to investigate and directly copied out the total tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty for more than four years.

I wonder how much silver Zhu Youtang was able to seize from these border towns during this inspection.

And what is crucial is that at the same time as the silver was seized, so much grain was also seized.

Zhu Youtang went on this expedition in a hurry and did not bring much logistical food and fodder with him.

With nearly 8 million shi of grain and grass, it was enough to support Zhu Youtang to lead an army of more than 100,000 to sweep all the border towns of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youtang thought for a moment and said, "First allocate 500,000 dan of grain to the Xuanfu Army as a strategic reserve."

"Then allocate another 300,000 dan of grain to those sentenced to tattooing, and have the Xuanfu Army send out 10,000 troops to escort these prisoners to Jiangzhou early tomorrow morning to build a road connecting Jiangzhou and the capital."

"As for who will be responsible for this matter..."

Whenever Zhu Youtang thought of this, he felt a headache.

As I said, Zhu Youtang had just come to power and did not have anyone he particularly trusted under him.

Therefore, personnel appointments have always been his weak point.

But now the general-general of Xuanfu has been executed by Zhu Youtang, and Zhu Youtang has not yet decided who to appoint as the new general-general of Datong.

Zhu Youtang really couldn't think of any suitable candidate in his mind. After thinking hard for a while, Zhu Youtang looked at Wang Zhi who was standing aside.

"Wang Zhi, do you have a suitable candidate for this mission?"

"There is also the position of the general commander of Xuanfu. Who do you think is qualified for it?"

Wang Zhi glanced at Zhu Youtang, hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Your Majesty, I think Wang Shi can escort these prisoners to Jiangzhou."

"Hmm..." Zhu Youtang nodded.

Escorting exiled prisoners was just a small matter and he didn't care much about it.

What he really cared about was the candidate for the new commander-in-chief of Xuanfu.

"I recommend Wang Chun to be the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu."

"Wang Chun?"

Zhu Youtang frowned: "He is too young. Does he have the ability to serve as a general?"

Wang Zhi said sternly, "Your Majesty, don't worry about the problem of ability."

"I mentioned before that Wang Chun had followed me and Governor Wang Yue to fight in Weininghai several years ago and had made many military achievements."

"And this time, General Xu Chang was able to capture Xuanfu so smoothly. Wang Chun also made great contributions by organizing the troops and disobeying orders to open the city gate."

"Wang Chun's ability is obvious to all. Whether it is leading troops in battle or coordinating deployment, he is an expert."

"As for age..."

At this point, Wang Zhi smiled, which was rare: "When I founded the Western Factory, I was only seventeen years old."

"When I defeated the Tatar Yismain with Governor Wang Yue at Weininghai, I was only 21 years old."

"I think that age should not be the criterion for judging a person's ability."

Liu Jin, who was standing nearby, kept silent when he heard this, but was secretly resenting Wang Zhi.

Do you think everyone is as perverted as you?
How many people in history have there been like you who have made great military achievements in their teens or twenties?
(End of this chapter)