Wanli 1592

Chapter 555 Taiyuan Riot

Wang Shiyang understands very well that although the appearance of Burma has solved almost all headaches for Daming, and although Xiao Ruxun's previous battles seemed to have given Daming a good solution to the current predicament, they were really treating the symptoms rather than the root cause. In order to transfer the problem to another place, it does not mean to solve the problem.

None of Ming’s problems have been resolved, everything has been temporarily covered up, and one day Burma will not be able to afford such a large population, and one day Daming will suddenly find that there are very few taxpayers left, and they will find that the population is increasing. The less, all went to Myanmar!

At that time, Myanmar will not be able to afford such a large population, but the mainland of the Ming Dynasty will continue to produce refugees. The rich and powerful will get more and more land, and the land and population directly controlled by the Ming Dynasty will be less and less. This is a sign of a change of dynasty. It is a sign of the change of dynasty since then!

Wang Shiyang never thought that Daming would come to this day. Daming has staggered through more than 200 years. He thought that Daming could continue to go on, but now he is shocked to find that Daming seems to be terminally ill. In time it will fall, crash and fall apart.

Is this the self-cultivation, family governance, and peace of the world that these scholars pursue?Is this the benevolence that Confucius talked about?Is this the country and the people's peace that scholars and elders think?

He clearly only saw some well-dressed beasts barking and barking above the temple!

Ming dynasty!Ming dynasty!Where did Daming go?
This is what Wang Shiyang didn't figure out.

It is difficult to figure out this matter, but it is not impossible. Xiao Ruxun has figured out part of it, but not completely. messed up.

Probably because the sky is hanging down, and the sky is constantly bright. Last night, there was a heavy snowfall. The heavy snowfall extinguished the flames that had already become momentum in Taiyuan City. A fire that should have no solution just like this I was ruthlessly overwhelmed by the power of nature.

This is undoubtedly the grace of heaven for the situation Taiyuan City is facing now.

The heavy snow extinguished the fire in Taiyuan City, and preserved the foundation of Taiyuan City. The city wall of Taiyuan City has not been damaged, and its most basic function as a military fortress is still there. However, as a city suitable for residents to live, Taiyuan City is temporarily Can't do it anymore.

When Xiao Ruxun led the troops to Taiyuan City, Taiyuan City was already covered with goose-feather snow and covered with silver-white clothes. If it weren't for the pungent smell of smoke that could still be smelled, no one would have thought that Taiyuan City was a once-fallen city. city.

The northern captives withdrew four hours after occupying Taiyuan City. This was also four hours before Xiao Ruxun arrived. They left, heading west, and were already followed by sentry cavalry. It was not difficult to tell that they wanted to go back.

According to reports from sentry cavalry, they burned, killed and looted here, almost completely razed the essence of Taiyuan to the ground, took away a large amount of gold, silver, jewelry and some food, and left like this, leaving the miserable city of Taiyuan behind .

Almost all the bureaucrats in Taiyuan City died. The Taiyuan defenders died in battle, and many soldiers died in battle, but more soldiers collapsed when the northern captives entered the city.

The sentinels asked the survivors in the city, and some of them gave them very surprised information, because when the first batch of northern captives appeared in the city and began to set fire to it, the four walls were still in the hands of the Ming army. The siege has already begun, but the city should not be breached.

But Beilu suddenly appeared, and set fire to most of the government facilities including the Jinwang Palace, and wiped out the rich and wealthy people. The rich settlements in Taiyuan City were almost wiped out. The middle and rich households were slaughtered, and it is said that the northern captives kidnapped many daughters of wealthy households before leaving.

Looking at the flag of the Ming army drooping listlessly at the head of Taiyuan city, Xiao Ruxun felt heavy.

But he didn't have any more time to stay. After dealing with the affairs of Taiyuan City a little bit, he would take people to continue chasing the northern captives. He didn't plan to let these northern captives return to their territory safely. They clean it up, that's the price they have to pay.

In the city, heavy snow covered a lot of things, so that everything he saw was not so bleak, but Xiao Ruxun still had an indelible sense of bleakness in his heart, not only because of everything he saw here, but also whether he saw it or not. Ugly everything.

After Beilu left, a lot of gold and silver treasures that Beilu didn't take away or destroy, and a lot of food were left behind in the city. No one found it at first, so everyone lived in peace and helped each other, but as these things were taken away It was found that, finally, the beast hidden in people's hearts was released.

People began to scramble to rob, you rob me, I rob yours, all in all, robbing is a blessing, robbing and running away, but more and more people came after hearing the news, and before they robbed, they were given away by others before they had time to run away. Hit, and then there was another scramble.

Then the army came.

A Ming army of more than 100 people, led by officers, brandished steel knives and spears, killed more than 70 people in Taiyuan, seized this batch of food and gold and silver treasures, and declared that these gold, silver treasures and food belonged to the Taiyuan government. , It is not allowed to rob privately, otherwise it will be executed without mercy.

However, under the choice of life or death, the originally smooth government orders became ineffective, and the usually docile sheep-like people suddenly broke out under the impact of hunger and cold.

I don't know who took the lead, they gathered more than 1000 refugees, surrounded the more than 100 Ming soldiers with all kinds of poles, sticks and hoes, and then beat the more than 100 people to death with the superiority in numbers , occupied this batch of gold, silver and jewelry, but almost immediately, another Ming army appeared.

There is nothing to say, it is another confrontation between the government and the people, the purpose of both sides is not so glorious, so no one is ashamed to say who, it is a fight, this time, the people are fully prepared to hold bows and muskets The three hundred officers and soldiers retreated, and the officers and soldiers got these things again, and were going to transport them away.

They are ready to leave Taiyuan City.

But what they did completely angered the people of Taiyuan City. The people who were killed and retreated gathered again at an astonishing speed and surrounded them again, and this time they pushed carts and thatch piles to resist. Almost all the officers and soldiers were wiped out.

At a critical moment, several officials arrived with the remaining one thousand reinforcements gathered, guarded the batch of grain and treasures, and tried to use the authority of the government to declare the ownership of the batch of grain and treasures, but at the time when the city was dilapidated At this moment, what authority does the government have?
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