A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 795 Three Policies
Xiangyang Prince's Mansion is located in the southeast of the city. It was rebuilt from the former Xiangyang Guard Office. On the main hall, Li Zicheng is sitting upright. He is not yet forty, and his successive victories make his gestures even more majestic.

He was still dressed plainly, wearing a blue archery jacket, a white felt hat, a sword hanging around his waist, and a cloak. The clothing and materials on his body were quite worn out.Of course, Li Zicheng has not changed, but his subordinates have actually quietly changed.

Including the generals of the fifth battalion, the defense envoys, governors, and generals in various places have gradually become corrupt in just a few months.

Even if the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the later generations promoted egalitarianism and ordinary soldiers strictly abide by the system, generals at all levels and people with power in their hands took possession of wealth intentionally or unintentionally, and finally destroyed that egalitarian system.

Corruption, possession of people's property is one thing, and it is strictly forbidden for soldiers to harass the place, such as the prohibition of killing, prohibiting the killing of cattle, etc., and it is also destroyed by the guards in various places.

The loopholes of this kind of military regulations are too easy to take advantage of. You are forbidden to kill people. Can I charge him with the crime of being incomprehensible to the Ming Dynasty government?Is it okay to charge him with a crime of fleeing?
The supervisory system is a very complicated system. Those intruders who don't know a single character can only be killed when they encounter such a complicated legal matter?Moreover, who should supervise and how to supervise is also a problem.

Fighting the world is different from governing the world after all. Most of the defense envoys, governors, and generals under the rule of Chuangying were from hungry people or surrendered soldiers.These people's status is low, once a daughter-in-law becomes a mother-in-law, they have power in their hands, and thousands of people fear and subjugate them. No one can tell what changes will happen in the end.

At present, there are still too few literati and gentry who have taken refuge in the Yingying government, and they are not enough to develop into the counties and prefectures. However, some literati who have taken refuge in the camp are appointed as defense envoys, governors, prefects, and county magistrates.Not to mention the nature of these descended officials and literati, facing the mighty generals, captains, brigades and others stationed in the same place, what do they dare to do to these warriors who hold military power?
In essence, martial arts is still the most respected in entering the camp, the army is the backbone, and the rest of the local officials are just branches and leaves.If there is a big trouble, which side will the Advocate Government support?The less trouble, the better.However, no matter how good a person is, without the power to be supervised, one can imagine what changes will happen.

The conflict between conquering the world and governing the world happened quietly under the rule. Li Zicheng was only at a loss for such a situation.In essence, he does not have the ability to govern the country. What he is best at is fleeing, fighting guerrillas, running around in battle, and surviving under the siege of all parties.

Of course, Li Zicheng knows about the changes under the rule. His solution is to "move up" and lead his soldiers to continue fighting. In the midst of danger and hardship, these problems will naturally disappear, and he can stay away from all kinds of complicated things that make him have a splitting headache. civil affairs.

Like him, Li Zicheng, there are very few people in the entire Chuangying camp who are capable of civil affairs, and ninety-nine percent are illiterate. How can they control and guide local civil affairs?
Maybe give them dozens of acres of land to cultivate by themselves, and they can even say they are ugly, but they have to guide others and be responsible for the livelihood and development of tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, and millions of people. At a loss.

Therefore, under the rule of Chuangying, it is now a rare situation of "governing by doing nothing". The official announced that it would not urge subjects, not collect grain, and provide cattle and seeds to the poor. .

The result of this is that the localities are not controlled in the end, and the power of various places is infiltrated and stolen, and then the tyrants become powerful, and what kind of regime do the wealthy tyrants hate the most?

In history, once Li Zicheng was destroyed in Beijing, powerful and powerful rulers rose up together, and there were endless rebellions. Not a single governor or county magistrate was killed. His huge territory was wiped out in a blink of an eye. This is also the inevitable result of a bandit regime without the ability to govern the country. .

Of course, the current situation is only a budding stage. Compared with Da Ming's other places, the Chuangying rule can be regarded as clear and bright. However, Li Zicheng always had a sense of fear and decided to move.

At this time, his team in Changyi Mansion was all there, including the Prime Minister Niu Jinxing, the ministers of the six governments of Li, Hu, Li, Bing, Xing, and Gong, and other officials.

They all wear dark blue official uniforms with square collars and clouds as ranks. For larger officials, pheasant feathers are added to the crowns. This is the change that Niu Jinxing and others first emphasized. The new regime must have a new look, at least in Official uniforms are different from those of the Ming court.

In addition to these civil servants, there are also generals from the five battalions, such as General Quan Tian Jianxiu and Liu Zongmin; waiting in line.

A few days ago Li Guo and Yang Shaofan escorted Yuan Shizhong back, Li Zicheng was overjoyed, he dragged Yuan Shizhong to Xiangyang City, vented his hatred, and credited Li Guo and Yang Shaofan respectively.

At this time, all the generals were dressed the same as Li Zicheng, wearing white felt hats and blue arrow jackets. Although they were outstanding in tactics, in terms of strategy, they still had to listen to those military advisers and literati.

So everyone just listened in the hall, listening to Niu Jinxing, Gu Junen, Song Xiance and others' fierce debate, discussing endlessly about the next move to enter the camp.

"My lord, please attack Beizhi and Shandong, and then go straight to the capital!"

The speaker was Prime Minister Niu Jinxing. He had three beards and a long beard. He had a clear face and was wearing the official uniform of the Chanyi Mansion. He looked radiant and elegant.There is only one auspicious cloud on his patch, pheasant feathers on his crown, and a rhinoceros jade belt pinned to his waist, which is the highest official uniform in the Chanyi Mansion.

Although his prime minister is only nominally under one person and over ten thousand people, the generals of the five battalions and each system, even General Guo Yi, can not buy his account.However, on the bright side, everyone still has to be polite to him. Niu Jinxing has reached this point as a human being, and the prime minister is also doing it with gusto.

He boldly put forward his own strategy, which is to go straight to the capital. He believes that it is no problem to go straight to the capital with the force of the battalion, and his selfishness also wants to make himself the prime minister worthy of the name of the whole country, not the prime minister of several local prefectures.

After the change of dynasty, the ugly title of thief can be avoided. Which literati likes to bear the reputation of "thief"?Therefore, it was Niu Jinxing's bold proposal to quickly capture the capital.

Yang Yongyu, the servant of the Li government, had a different opinion. He took the position of Dr. Qin Tianjian who surrendered as the minister.Also because he has lived in Huguang for a long time and knows the prosperity of Huguang and Jiangnan, his strategy is to occupy the capital and cut off water transportation!

In the end, he followed Gu Junen's strategy and tried his best to deny Niu Jinxing and Yang Yongyu's strategy: "No, no! First stay in Beijing, the status is low-level, it is difficult to solve big things, and the strategy is slow..."

Gu Junen said with a smile on his face. Like Niu Jinxing, he is impeccable in appearance, and his voice is particularly thick and pleasant: "...Also, if you go straight to the capital, if you lose, you will have nowhere to go. Urgent also..."

He denied the plan of Niu Jinxing and Yang Yongyu outright, and the faces of the two changed, but he continued to speak calmly, as if denying the plan of the two, it was just an ordinary sentence.

He slowly expressed his strategy: "If you don't take Guanzhong first, make it the homeland of the marshal, establish a country and establish a career, and then take three sides, attack Shanxi, and then go to the capital. If you have more than enough advances and retreats, that's the whole strategy!"

I don't know if the sound of sneering was made by Niu Jinxing, Yang Yongyu, or someone else.Yang Yongyu had a smile on his face, his eyes were full of coldness, he first asked: "Dare to ask Gu Zong, where is the plan of the government?"

Yang Yongyu said with a smile on his face, and his words also meant to remind him of his identity. He is the servant of the Li government, and he is just a mere one.

Gu Junen is not in a hurry, he is good at speculating, he deeply understands the inner thoughts of King Chuang and the generals of Chuangying, he has a plan, and is more calm, he said with a smile: "The core of the Ming Dynasty is in the north of the Yangtze River. The teacher is not good at water warfare. How long will it take to capture Jiangnan? How about letting the court relax during this time? Taking [-] steps back is to capture Jiangnan. How can it be easy to go to the north? Ming Taizu’s affairs can’t be separated.”

"Donkey Ball, Jiangnan, Huguang, and Jiangxi are not easy to play!"

At this time, Liu Zongmin patted his thigh vigorously and said, whether to speak slowly, but the dense network of rivers and rivers in the south of the Yangtze River spoke to his Liu Zongmin's heart.

The battle in the first month left him with lingering fears. At that time, they rushed into the camp and attacked Wuchang with tens of thousands of ships. When the weather was good, there was a sudden big wave on the river. Many of his subordinates drowned. Even Liu Zongmin almost died. Why not think about it? Shocking?

"Master Liu is right."

The generals Liu Fangliang, Yuan Zongdi, Liu Xiyao and others of the Fifth Battalion said one after another, with expressions of fear on their faces, they rode on horses all the year round, they could play many tricks on the plain, a pair of rivers and water nets would show nothing. raised.

Not only did Liu Zongmin have lingering fears about the battle in the first month, but they were also deeply terrified. The battle of crossing the river frightened their courage, and the power of the strong wind and waves made them feel small.

Take it easy, the rivers are densely covered, and travel is by boat. How can they, the northern soldiers, bear it?Moreover, their strength in entering the camp lies in the cavalry, and they may all become infantry when they arrive in the south of the Yangtze River. If they are blocked by officers and soldiers, they will be called every day, and the ground will not work well, and they will have nowhere to run.

Li Zicheng nodded. To be honest, he is not interested in going to the south of the Yangtze River. Huguang is far enough away from home, and he wants to go further?
Yang Shaofan remained silent, Li Yan wanted to say something, but finally kept silent.

According to his thinking, money and food are what are fought in wars, and only by occupying the affluent Jiangnan can they have the strength to unify the whole country.However, the generals disagreed, and the civil and military marshal did not have this idea. The Jiangnan river network is densely covered, and it is also a fact that the Chuang army is not familiar with water warfare.

Another thing Li Yan knows is that the forces of warriors in the south of the Yangtze River are not as domineering as those in the north of the Yangtze River. They are still dominated by literati and civil officials. The basic order is still there. Although the officers and soldiers are evil, they will not be as evil as Zuo Liangyu and others. then lost.

Moreover, there are many powerful people in the south of the Yangtze River, with high walls and deep villages, and the local villagers work hard to guard their hometowns. The lives of the people there are better, there are fewer hungry people, and the army has lost the basis for mass response.Then every time they go to a city or a village, I am afraid that they will have to go through fierce battles. It is really unknown whether they can capture Jiangnan.

Situations such as Huguang are too rare. Every time someone goes to a city, someone opens the door. The battle is easier than in Henan and other places.

So Li Yan didn't say anything.

Seeing that everyone disagreed with his strategy, Yang Yongyu gritted his teeth and hated it, and a thought flashed in his mind, after all, he is a thief, and it is difficult to solve big things.

He fell silent, feeling a kind of regret in his heart, seeing Li Zicheng and others acting like a clique, extremely short-sighted, not even knowing the importance of Jiangnan, it seems that defeat is only a matter of time, as a servant of the Li government, will he be liquidated by then?
The more I think about it, the stronger I feel, and the more I regret it.

(End of this chapter)