Ming Dynasty: Summoning game players at the beginning

Chapter 113 The First Person to Eat “Crab”

Now that you have decided to do it, you must follow through.

Sun Yan took out all the land deeds, house deeds, and IOUs in his home, packed all the gold and silver jewelry into wooden boxes, and hired several horse-drawn carriages to transport them to the government office, hoping to meet the commander of the Beggar Army.

At this time, the players in the government office were busy counting the money and supplies they had seized and looted, and were extremely busy.

The real estate and liquid funds of the princes and gentry were too large, and relying solely on the retained clerks and clerks was still not enough, so players who knew accounting were also pulled in to make up the numbers.

The clerks used abacus, the players used manuscript paper to calculate, and the mathematical talents of ancient and modern times united together at this moment to fight against the huge wealth of the powerful.

Even though everyone was sweating profusely from calculating, they still had happy expressions on their faces. It felt like repeatedly checking one's bank account and looking at the string of suddenly increasing numbers, which made it more pleasing to the eye.

At this time, news came that a scholar wanted to see the commander-in-chief, but the players had no time to pay attention to the gentry.

"Tell him to go back. We don't accept gifts, and we have no plans to hold an imperial examination for the time being. Tell him not to think of any crooked ideas of paying money to buy an official position."

"He came here to sell himself and seek refuge."

"A scholar selling himself to seek refuge?"

"He brought all his wealth here. Do you want to meet him?"

The generals immediately gathered together and whispered to each other, all feeling that this matter was indeed of great importance.

Previously, when they were rectifying the land issue in southern Henan, some old Tongsheng came to seek refuge. Tongsheng had a general social status in the Ming Dynasty and was a scholar who did not pass the imperial examination.

There were no gentry or middle and upper-level officials who surrendered voluntarily.

The Beggars looked down on the pedantic literati, and the gentry were unwilling to cooperate with them because they were "vulgar and arrogant".

Now that the Qihuo Army had just captured Runing City, a scholar took the initiative to surrender.

You should know that the Ming Dynasty's official titles were roughly divided into three categories: scholar, juren, and jinshi. Juren had an official status and could be assigned to some low-ranking official positions.

If it could be widely publicized, it would be no less than a heavy blow to the Ming court in terms of political influence.

Look, even the Juren has voted for me. In the future, there will be Jinshi, county magistrate, prefect, governor, governor-general, minister...

The player "Jian Zheng" suggested that regardless of whether this person is used or not, at least he should be brought into the team and treated as a meaningless statue.

The combat team does not understand the twists and turns of the "keyboard politicians", they only know that this kind of political offensive is a low-cost, high-yield killer move.

They still understand things like diplomatic offensives, psychological warfare strategies, and conquering the enemy without fighting.

"Then let's meet him. If he still has the old ways of treating the gentry with favoritism, then let him go."

So Sun Yan and all his belongings were welcomed into the lobby of the government office.

"Please sit down first. The commanders will be here soon..."

Sun Yan just took it as a polite remark and picked up the teacup, ready for a protracted battle.

However, just as he picked up the cup and took a sip of hot tea, he saw the commander of the Qihuo Army appear in the lobby.

The Beggar Army did not follow the official routine of "leaving you hanging for an hour first". Even when they met to discuss things, they emphasized speed.

It’s just a little strange that there is more than one marshal coming?
Sun Yan almost spit out the hot tea in his mouth because he saw marshals walking into the lobby one after another. In the end, there were more than a hundred marshals!
When these one hundred people stood in the hall, the heat emanating from their bodies directly replaced the braziers used for heating in winter.

"Ah this?"

Sun Yan looked embarrassed and used subtle body language and eye contact to ask Marshal Zhen, who was sitting next to him, what was going on with these people.

"They and I are both commanders of the Qihuo Army. Feel free to tell us any secrets you have."

An Lushan thought to himself that even if he wanted to whisper something, he couldn't stop the idiots who wanted to join in the fun.

Are they all marshals? The Qihuo Army has over a hundred marshals? The rumored "nonsense" is actually true!
So how did they manage to defeat tens of thousands of government troops and fight their way to the provincial capital without any discipline?

Sun Yan felt that his experience was not enough, and a brand-new organizational form was tearing his three views apart.

But he quickly adjusted his thoughts and said seriously, "Marshal, ahem... Do you marshals have the ambition to conquer the world and rebuild the country?"

"What do you mean?" a player interrupted.

"It's just asking if you want to be the emperor and unify the world." Another player explained.

An Lushan thought to himself that it was useless to think about it.

Even if the seventeenth century was dominated by imperial power and a constitutional monarchy was established, it would be impossible for a player to support another player sitting on the throne.

At most, the idiots support the guide who gives out rewards from time to time, allowing the latter to sit on the "imperial toilet" and give remote commands.

"Any man who receives his mandate from Heaven and wishes to live a long and prosperous life—these eight words are every man's dream, right?"

A player picked up the teapot on the table and poured himself a cup.

Sun Yan was slightly stunned when he heard this. He was not shocked by the rude behavior of the tea pourer, but was excited to confirm the ambition of the Qihuo Army.

An ambition that was extinguished by corruption and filth was once again ignited by the burning fire.

Sun Yan got straight to the point, "Since you are all determined to conquer the world, I have some humble suggestions for your consideration.

The government troops had just suffered a defeat and their morale was low. All the elite troops of the imperial court went north to defend the emperor. It was now deep winter and the supply of food, fodder and soldiers was not efficient. Before the Eastern Tartars retreated, no government troops invaded Henan.

These few months are the time for the Qihuo Army to recuperate and strengthen its strength.

In troubled times, food is paramount. I believe the generals have seized sufficient money and food, so recruiting tens of thousands of soldiers is a piece of cake. They can then send a few small divisions to sweep through the surrounding counties.

Firstly, the government army was badly defeated, and the surrounding prefectures and counties were all afraid of the Qihuo army. The Qihuo army was able to encroach on large tracts of territory under the slogan of "equal distribution of land and grain". Secondly, they used war to train their troops.

Apart from military affairs, you can also send more warriors to infiltrate the surrounding prefectures and counties as we did before, and use nursery rhymes to raise the profile of the begging army, so that the people will believe in me, help me, and look to me!

The current emperor values ​​the royal family and the princes above all else. Next spring, you generals can march west to Nanyang to seize the fertile land, or north to Kaifeng to connect to the Yellow River. Regardless of where you attack, the government troops will surely come to the rescue, and the beggars' army will be perfectly placed to surround and attack the reinforcements."

"I have a question—"

A player took out a map from his pocket and unfolded it. He pointed his finger at Xiangyang and drew a line straight to Nanyang from this starting point.

"We've heard that Governor Xiong and the main force of the Central Plains government troops are stationed in Xiangyang. If we attack Nanyang, his main force will return to support us in three days, and we won't even have time to arrange for reinforcements... But if the Qihuo army marches north to Kaifeng, he can also gather his forces to attack Runing City, directly attacking my Qihuo confidant and forcing me to withdraw. What will you do?"

"Ah."

Sun Yan didn't realize the map was incredibly detailed, and was completely absorbed in pondering military strategies between the prefectures and counties depicted on the map.

"A few months ago, tens of thousands of bandits surrendered and were settled in Yunyang, west of Xiangyang.

If the Qihuo army sends spies to spread rumors and force them to rebel again, the Xiangyang government troops will be attacked from both sides, and will lose sight of one thing while focusing on another. At that time, the Qihuo army can either attack Nanyang by force or march south to take Xiangyang."

The players were all stunned when they heard this. This was almost the same as the new strategic description added to the main quest.

Sun Yan, this scholar, is really something.

"Whether a war can succeed is still unknown. Apart from military matters, do you have any other suggestions?"

“I know that you all hate the gentry, but you should also make clear rules and make them public, telling everyone who should be killed and how to kill them. Should the whole family be punished, or should we not punish the whole family by association? This will prevent the gentry from becoming panic-stricken and harboring resentment and opposition towards the beggar army.

I understand that a scholar's rebellion will fail in three years, but I also know that if the gentry donate money, it will greatly increase the strength of the government army, which will be disadvantageous to you, the generals. I hope you will think twice..."

(End of this chapter)