Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 126 Bloody Suppression

On May 1591, 5, outside Taipingzhuang.

"Anyone who attacks officers and soldiers will be regarded as a rebel bandit and will be shot to death!"

On the 6th, the conversation between Huang Laifu and Liu Kedi, the owner of Taipingzhuang Village, did not go well. Liu Kedi relied on being a distant relative of the chief soldier of Shanxi Town and a local local snake, so he demanded that Huang Laifu hand over all the mines in Taipingzhuang and return them to him in a unified manner. Wuzhaibao is in charge, but Liu Kedi has an ambiguous expression. He just mentions his relationship with the commander-in-chief intentionally or unintentionally, and seems to want Huang Laifu to be careful.

Unexpectedly by Liu Kedi, Huang Laifu ignored his relationship, but had a stern attitude, saying that all the mines here belong to the imperial court, and it is a serious crime to open mines without permission, and everything should be owned by the imperial court.

And he, Huang Laifu, is currently the governance envoy of Sanbao and the representative of the imperial court here. Right now, all the land and minerals here should be owned by Huang Laifu. Without Huang Laifu's permission, no one is allowed to mine here and illegally steal property.

Of course, Huang Laifu may make huge profits. If Liu Kedi cooperates, he is willing to buy the mines in Liu Kedi's hands at a fair price, and at the end of the year, the gross profit of the mines in Taipingzhuang will be distributed to Liu Kedi.After all, although Liu Kedi opened the mine illegally, but for the sake of the commander-in-chief, Liu Kedi's family has been operating here for many years, and it can be regarded as investing a lot of money. Many mining equipment can be used after taking over.Giving him a little bit is considered a way of humanity.

With the large number of people brought by Huang Laifu and the harsh words, Liu Kedi seemed to give in at the time of the negotiations in the village.

From the 6th to today, the group of miners brought by Huang Laifu began to build barracks not far from Taipingzhuang, surveyed the terrain and minerals around Taipingzhuang, and prepared for future operations here.

For the coal mines in the Taipingzhuang area, most of them are small open-pit mines. Naturally, such a scale cannot meet the needs of Huang Laifu and various merchants. The current market price of coal is two taels of silver per thousand catties. If you want to make a lot of money, It is necessary to expand the current scale by at least ten times, and many mines here need to be rectified.

However, the construction of Huang Laifu and others has not been smooth in the past few days. From time to time, people come to make trouble and harass. Some miners were attacked and beaten when they went out. The molestation of some local bums made the miners full of emotion and anger.

When Huang Laifu asked about Liu Kedi, he acted innocent, as if these troublemakers had nothing to do with him.

By this morning, Huang Laifu was discussing with Qu Yuanrui and others about the mine. Besides the merchants, beside Huang Laifu were the three brothers Liu Kedi, the owner of the Taiping Village, who were absent-minded and flickering.This Liu Kedi is an old man about 50 years old, with a thin face and a three-strand mouse whisker. His second brother Liu Ke is about 45 years old, tall and tall, with a big beard around his lips.And their third younger brother, Liu Kezhi, looks like a tiger and a tiger, with a vicious look.

At this time, Jiang Dazhong came to report that a large number of troublemakers had gathered outside the barracks. There were probably hundreds of people, all armed with swords, sticks and other weapons, shouting and shouting outside, it seemed that the visitors were not friendly.

"How courageous!" A cold light flashed in Huang Laifu's eyes, and he said sharply, "Follow me out and have a look!"

The temporary barracks of Wuzhaibao miners and soldiers were built at the foot of a mountain, not far from Taipingzhuang Fort. Outside the barracks was a large area of ​​grass and flat land, and there was a small stream nearby.At this time, the hundreds of troublemakers gathered on the flat ground, and there were many local people from Taipingzhuang who were watching the excitement.

Huang Laifu looked at these troublemakers, and saw that they were all young and strong men with all kinds of weapons in their hands. Many of them were wearing dirty sheepskin robes and their hair was messed up like a chicken coop. , are all pitch-black, a typical image of coal sunspots of local miners.

But Huang Laifu also saw something strange, many of these people had fierce faces, and their hands and feet were very clean, they didn't look like miners who worked hard every day.And it can be seen that these talents are the main force of the trouble, and they are agitating to the people around them from time to time.

At this time, a leading man with a swollen face shouted and encouraged all around: "Neighbors, these Wuzhai thieves want to take away our mines and food, we will never agree!" Immediately, there was a response from all around: "No Promise, never promise!" Some local people in Taipingzhuang who watched the excitement also responded with sharp smiles, and some children even picked up stones and threw them towards the barracks.

Huang Laifu turned to Liu Kedi and said, "Master Liu, do you know these people?"

Liu Kedi looked at it for a while, stroked his beard and said, "Most people I don't know, only some miners who seem to be local mines." He paused and said, "These people are really daring, they dare to come here to make trouble, they are really confused, confused "He stamped his feet here, as if he was heartbroken, while his two brothers looked at everything in the field, with a hint of excitement on their faces.

Huang Laifu looked noncommittal. Among the many people standing beside him, Qu Liangwan was one of them. At this time, he secretly looked at Huang Laifu's face, walked up to the group of people, and shouted: "Everyone from Taipingzhuang Village! Neighbor, we have already discussed with Master Huang, the garrison. The development of the mines around Taipingzhuang will not deprive you of food, but will only make your life better. The garrison said a few days ago that he is willing to enter the new mine. For the miners who work in the mine, the garrison will pay each person a salary of one tael per month, and those who work hard will be hired, so that you can live a better life than you do now!"

After hearing Qu Liangwan's words, some people in the group showed hesitation. In fact, most of these people had heard about the changes in Wuzhai Fort, and some of them went to Wuzhai Fort to work.When Huang Laifu and others arrived at Taipingzhuang on the 6th, they sent out a message that the development of the Taipingzhuang coal mine was of a large scale and required a large number of manpower.

Many people were moved, but under the threat of the Liu family slaves, no one dared to express their attitude.Coupled with the coercion and instigation of the Liu family's slaves, after this disturbance, each person will get five taels of silver after returning home, which is a fortune.Moreover, the Liu family tried their best to guarantee that there would be big people behind them to back them up, and even if things got serious, there would definitely be no consequences.Who is the important figure behind the Liu family? Of course, the people in Taipingzhuang know.

Of course, many people were still worried when things came to an end. After all, the barracks with many armed miners and Wuzhaibao soldiers and horses would be attacked. It was really hard to say how things would turn out.Coupled with Qu Liangwan's promise just now, many people immediately slowed down.

Among the surrounding crowd, a young woman was dressed in ragged clothes and carried a baby on her back. At this time, she squeezed into the crowd shouting and making trouble, and said to a man: "The head of the house, forget it, the old man just now I also said that we can still go to the mine to work, and we still have one tael of wages per month, or..."

Holding a big knife next to him, the tough-looking man said sharply: "Wu Niu, what are you talking about here? Can you listen to those Wuzhai thieves? He lied to you! If you shake the morale of the army here, we will treat you badly." You're welcome."

The man of the young woman, with disheveled hair, black hands, feet and face, held a wooden stick in his hand. He glanced at the man with the big knife, and said with some timidity: "Mother, go back, don't squeeze in Here. Don't worry, it's fine, those Wuzhaibao officers and soldiers dare not do anything."

The young woman walked away in tears.

The man with the big knife sternly said: "Neighbors, those Wuzhai thieves are talking nonsense here, we don't want to be fooled by them. These Wuzhai thieves want to take away our mines and our food and clothing. Fight."

Immediately, the hundreds of people around were all excited, with weapons in their hands: "Fight...Fight..."

What else did Qu Liangwan say: "Everyone... everyone..." At this moment, a stone flew from the crowd and hit him on the head. Qu Liangwan yelled, and blood gushed out immediately.

In case Qu Liang touched his head, he said sharply: "Blood, ah, it's blood." Qu Yuanrui rushed up to him, supported him and said, "Brother, what's wrong with you, are you alright?" Qu Liang howled Weeping: "Third brother, your elder brother is injured." Seeing Qu Liangwan's behavior, the rioting crowd, the women and children who were watching the fun, and other local people all burst into laughter.

Jiang Dazhong whispered to Huang Laifu: "Master..."

Huang Laifu said lightly: "Set up the formation to meet the enemy!"

Jiang Dazhong stood up, cupped his fists and saluted, and said loudly, "Yes, my lord!"

Soon, the barracks were opened, and the Wuzhaibao horse and foot teams came out neatly.These people marched neatly, the queue was not chaotic, and the iron armor on their bodies gleamed coldly, coupled with the harsh white weapons in their hands, it was really amazingly oppressive, and immediately made the voices of the troublemakers quiet down. There was a look of horror.

And Liu Kedi and his brothers also looked at each other with a worried look on their faces.This kind of guard army is very different from the guard army I have seen before. Even the battalion soldiers in Shenchi Fort are probably far inferior to the sergeants in Wuzhai Fort. What happened today...

The sergeants of Wuzhaibao calmly lined up in front of the barracks without any haste. The hundred households in the infantry were in front, and among the more than 100 cavalry in the cavalry, they were divided into three parts, with two guarding the sides and the rest in the middle , Surrounding Huang Laifu.

Jiang Dazhong kept yelling orders. According to the usual Wuzhai Fort training, he calmly finished the arrangement, and then he returned to Huang Laifu to listen to the order. After Huang Laifu explained a few words.

He shouted: "Final warning, you disperse as soon as possible, anyone who attacks officers and soldiers will be regarded as a rebel bandit and will be shot to death!"

Those who made trouble, seeing the power of the Wuzhaibao soldiers, were a little afraid, a little timid, and even ran away secretly, and then they were beaten and kicked back. The locals also get out of the way far away.

Among the group of people, only a few people were agitating loudly, and one person said: "Everyone, don't be afraid, these Wuzhaibao officers and soldiers are just showing off, they dare not kill people." He shouted loudly: "Neighbors, don't be afraid, these Wuzhai thieves want to take away our food and clothing, we will fight them."

"Fight all the way!"

Hundreds of people held weapons in their hands, yelling loudly, emphasizing each other's courage, while pressing towards Huang Laifu.To be honest, among these people, it was not that none of them had fought against the officers and soldiers before. In their impression, even if it was true, those officers and soldiers were vulnerable, so there was nothing to worry about.

Huang Laifu snorted coldly, and said lightly: "Let's get started."

Jiang Dazhong cupped his fists, picked up a bamboo whistle and blew loudly.

Immediately, in the front line, the blunderbuss soldiers of each small flag came out and lined up in three rows in front of the line.The gunpowder soldiers skillfully loaded the gunpowder and lead, each holding the waist of the gunbow, aiming at the mob in front with the star.

The group of people pushed forward a few more steps, uttered a cry, gritted their teeth, and rushed up with a fierce face, not knowing whether to live or die.

Su Dong'an, a hundred households in the troop, had already aimed his blunderbuss at the leading man with a swollen face. He estimated the distance, and with the sound of a blunderbuss, smoke from his barrel spewed out.Immediately, the birds in the front row blared loudly, and there was a lot of gunpowder smoke.

Amidst the roar of the blunderbuss, the leading strong man was hit on the body and face by several lead pellets.He flew a few steps away from the beating, and when he landed on the ground, his body, head and face were all mutilated. The man wasn't dead for a moment, he just rolled on the ground screaming loudly.In addition to him, this round of blunderbuss shooting also hit several other people due to the dense formation of the opponent. These people were also rolling on the ground covered in blood, and their screams were earth-shattering.

Seeing this situation, the charging mobs were all dumbfounded, and the momentum of the charging stopped immediately, and the local people in Taipingzhuang who were watching nearby also screamed and fled away. go.Even Liu Kedi and his brothers were all pale.

But the attack on this side did not end. Among the three rows of bird gunmen, the first 10 people finished fighting in one row, and then retreated to the rear formation.

The second row of 10 people stepped forward again, and with the sound of an order, the firecrackers sprayed hot iron sand, and several mobs screamed and fell to the ground, with several large holes appearing on their bodies.Compared with other blunderbuss firearms in Weisuojun Town, the blunderbusses of Wuzhai Fort are well-made. Although the power is similar, the quality of use is very reassuring.

After the 10 people in the second row finished fighting and retreated to the back formation, the third row stepped forward again.This is the three-row firing method, which was adopted by the Ming army in the early Ming Dynasty. It became more popular in Qi Jiguang's time, and there was a strict method of using the bird gun.

After three rounds, more than ten people were killed or injured by the mob before they rushed in front of the opponent.Looking at the companions who were screaming loudly, although there were hundreds of people on our side, everyone was terrified, and after the opponent fired three rounds of bird guns, the leaders of our side, and the most brave people, had already The ground rolled and screamed, and everyone was bloody.This kind of tragedy made these mobs retreat in horror.

Seeing that the opponent was waiting in full force, with bows, arrows, javelins and other heavy weapons, as well as armored cavalry, those rioting mobs could no longer bear the fear in their hearts, shouted, and fled in all directions.

Seeing those mobs crying and fleeing, Huang Laifu said calmly: "The cavalry attack!"

Immediately, those cavalrymen who were recharging their energy got on their horses one after another!
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The field was quiet, there were estimated to be more than 300 corpses all over the ground, and blood flowed everywhere. A gust of wind blew up a yellow cloud of dust and a strong smell of blood.When the smell of blood spread to Huang Laifu, several pale-faced merchants couldn't bear it anymore, and all of them vomited.

The cavalry were still chasing and killing the mob everywhere, killing anyone who had weapons in their hands.

Among the corpses all over the ground, a desolate cry suddenly sounded: "The head of the family..."

Everyone looked, but it was a young woman with a baby on her back, crying loudly in front of a man's corpse. The corpse seemed to move, and then fell silent again.

The young woman cried for a while, then suddenly screamed: "I will fight with you." Finding a big knife beside her, she rushed towards a Wuzhaibao cavalry.

The Wuzhaibao cavalryman's first thought was: "A woman."

Immediately, the harsh training at Wuzhai Fort reminded him: "This is a woman with a weapon in her hand, and she is full of hostility towards herself. She is an enemy."

"Eliminate all danger!"

The Wuzhaibao cavalry rode past the woman in a gust of wind. The lance in his hand pierced deeply through the woman's chest and pierced through the back of the chest. The lance in his hand fell out, and the woman's body fell heavily to the ground.

A cry of a baby reached Huang Laifu's ears. Huang Laifu walked over and took out a baby from the woman's back. This was a baby girl, estimated to be only a few months old. Looking at the woman again, her chest The blood kept gushing out, and it seemed that he could not survive.She turned her head with difficulty, looked at Huang Laifu, the tears in her eyes suddenly rolled down, and said with difficulty: "Please...please..."
Huang Laifu said: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I will bring up this child as if it were my own."

The woman rolled down her last teardrop and said in a low voice, "Thank you...thank you..."

Tilting his head, he died of exasperation.

Huang Laifu returned to the crowd with the baby in his arms, looked at everyone with pale faces, and said calmly: "This time the mob besieged the officers and soldiers of Wuzhai Fort, if I let the officer find out who is behind the scenes, I will never let you down!"

Brother Liu Ke and his brothers turned pale!

(End of this chapter)