Baidu otaku as Chongzhen

Chapter 335
In July of the first year of Chongzhen, in the northwest of Chengcheng County, Shaanxi, a team of more than 1000 people was marching neatly. This team had more than 30 vans. In addition to these vans, there were nearly 400 cavalry , The whole team is advancing silently, serious and earnest. From time to time, cavalry gallops in quickly, and then rushes out again.

In Shaanxi in July, it has not rained for a long time. The roads are full of dust, and the dust picked up by the soldiers seems to be evaporated by the sun and rises slowly.

This team is the new army sent by Yang Reform to Shaanxi.Wang Er of Baishui, Shaanxi killed Wang Douyao, the magistrate, and rebelled, but he was afraid of the encirclement and suppression by the officers and soldiers, so he hid in Luoshui, north of Baishui County, and played hide-and-seek with the officers and soldiers in the mountains north of Luoshui, from time to time Some of them got out of the mountains, attacked several villages, robbed several big households, and became the king of the mountain in several cities near Baishui.

Yang Reform set the target of the new army on Wang Er, not because Wang Er killed a magistrate and wanted to avenge the magistrate, nor was it because the governor of Shaanxi intercepted and reported the news of the rebellion and killed the governor to cause much commotion. The key lies in, According to historical data, this Wang Er has only a few hundred people, that is to say, there may not be more than 200 young and strong people. Combat skills, according to Yang Reform, can deliver "damage" to his opponents, which is really effective. It is an army that is more cannon fodder than cannon fodder. Going to the infantry battalion and then the cavalry battalion, a total of more than 200 people encircled and suppressed the team, just to practice their hands. [The configuration of the car battalion is 100 people with four cars. The car camp is a big name. The car camp includes two major arms: the infantry sub-battalion and the cavalry sub-battalion. The artillery is included in the infantry battalion. Here, the infantry sub-battalion is used With a cavalry sub-battalion to form an encirclement and suppression detachment.Besides, when we used to reinforce Shaanxi, we said 5000 people, it should be a car camp, more than 6000 people, otherwise it would be difficult to deploy. 】

Most of the new army went straight to Suide Prefecture, Shaanxi. According to the emperor's instructions, the disaster in northern Shaanxi was serious, and it might be the re-emergence area of ​​the rebellion. Therefore, the new army went directly to Suide, and the peasant rebellion broke out first in the future. The place.Wu Sangui took this new army and went straight to Shaanxi Baishui Wang Er, in order to complete the emperor's instructions and let the new army take the lead in practicing at Shaanxi Baishui Wang Er.Therefore, even though the information shows that this Wang Er only has a few hundred people, and the young and strong may only have 200 people, but Wu Sangui still follows the strictest new army regulations to enforce combat discipline, sending out sentries far away to listen for news, The whole team was very serious, ready to fight at all times, and did not relax because the opponents were some "rookies". Although the scale and intensity of this battle was not large, it was the first battle of the new army. Defeated, defeated, their new army may not be able to hold their heads up in front of others. They eat well, dress well, train strictly, pay the highest wages, and never discount. If they can't fight, there is no need for them to exist. , Such a high salary, such a good treatment, I am afraid it is not worth it, so everyone looked solemn and focused, and did not complain about eating ashes, but just followed the pace of training.

Wu Sangui rode a tall horse, followed the team, ran to higher ground from time to time, took a telescope to observe the high mountains in front of him, and observed the movement inside the mountains, observing carefully and seriously, although the opponents were only a few hundred people who couldn't eat enough However, Wu Sangui did not dare to take it lightly. He knew how much the emperor put into the new army. This new army leader, if something goes wrong in the first battle of the new army, he is afraid that his future, the emperor's favorite, will all be ruined, so, despite the hot weather in July, Wu Sangui is still in military uniform, rigorous and serious , He didn't dare to relax at all, only with a complete victory, he is qualified to relax, now is definitely not the time to relax.

The chief officer did not relax in the slightest, he was strict and set an example, and the officers and soldiers did not dare to say anything. Therefore, the whole team was serious and rigorous, and no one laughed or complained.

Wu Sangui rode on the horse with a little anxiety, and closed the binoculars. Just now, he has been observing the movement on the mountain, and found nothing unusual, so he is relieved. What ambushed on both sides of the mountain road? What happened, after his observation, was impossible, and the sentinel did not find anything unusual, saying that he could enter the mountain.Although this is good news, he is still very anxious.

Ever since he approached Shaanxi, he found that the land is becoming more and more dry. Even the fields on both sides of the official road are mostly dry, and there are many cracks in the ground where you can stick your feet in.The drought in Shaanxi is far beyond his imagination. Now he also understands why the emperor used 1000 million taels of silver to relieve the disaster with unprecedented efforts, why he wanted to immigrate instead of doing relief in situ, and he also understands why the emperor sent them Came to Shaanxi.This degree of drought is said to last for more than ten years... He dare not think about it. The people here may have no other way except to rebel.

But fortunately, there are also emigration of the emperor. Fortunately, there is no unparalleled road, and a holy emperor who comes out every 500 years, immigrates millions of people with a scale of 1000 million taels of silver, and wants to give the common people in Shaanxi a way out.

Disaster relief and emigration are good things, but Wu Sangui also knows that things are not as simple as imagined, Wu Sangui also understands what they are here for, this level of drought, rebellion, don't think about it, it must be where the drought is, and the rebellion is there Where, even if there are millions of immigrants, rebellion is still inevitable. Wu Sangui understands that his mission is to wipe out those who dare to rebel in the bud. This world is cruel, it is hell, although there is still a way The way to heaven, but if there is a way to heaven, if you don’t take it, then you have to go to the [-]th floor of hell, Wu Sangui thought fiercely.

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Forbidden City.

Yang Reform looked at the latest news, which was about Shaanxi. Wu Sangui had already arrived in Chengcheng, Shaanxi. After a few days of rest, he would march to the place where Baishui Wang Er was entrenched and carry out encirclement and suppression. The first battle of the new army was about to start.

It is now mid-to-late July, and the news from all over Shaanxi is that the drought is getting worse and there is no sign of rainfall. This year's harvest is a foregone conclusion. This kind of thing has completely disappeared, and the suppression of peasant uprisings has become a "fact" before us.

Yang Reform began to pay attention to the news of Shaanxi all day long, and came to the platform more and more days, as soon as the weather was hot, but Yang Reform still persevered.

"Master Sun, the latest news, Wu Sangui has arrived in Chengcheng, and will rest for up to three days before heading to the place where Wang Er is entrenched to encircle and suppress, Master Sun, let's take a look." Yang Reform handed the latest military report to Sun Chengzong , Now, Yang Reform has no longer dared to put Sun Chengzong in Xishan to train the new army. Instead, he called Sun Chengzong back to serve as his military staff. The rebellion of farmers in Shaanxi has become a "fact".The drought was far worse than what the officials had reported. Although he had a plan to relieve the disaster with tens of millions of silver, he was afraid that it would only affect the intensity of the peasant rebellion. Yang Reform had already prepared for the worst.

Sun Chengzong took the information handed over by the emperor, read it, and frowned.After a while, he said: "Your Majesty, it seems that the situation in Shaanxi is much more serious than expected! When His Majesty sent tens of millions of taels of silver to the disaster relief, although I knew the disaster in Shaanxi was serious, I still felt that it was a serious disaster. There is too much silver,... I didn't expect it to be so serious, alas, it is really difficult..." Sun Chengzong was not talking about the difficulty of suppressing the peasant rebellion, but lamented that the disaster in Shaanxi far exceeded his expectations, just like many bureaucrats , far away from the life of lack of three meals a day, in the court for a long time, the suffering of the common people has become more and more unfamiliar, read Wu Sangui's writing about the military situation in Shaanxi, and watched a realistic "on-the-spot report", Only then did I realize that the matter was far more serious than originally expected, and 1000 million taels of silver for disaster relief might not be enough.

"That's right! It hasn't rained in Shaanxi for two months, and you can put your feet in the cracks in the ground...Forget it, Master Sun, let's talk about Wu Sangui's here. I have tried my best, and if there are rebels, I have no choice but to suppress them with all my strength. I put most of the new army in northern Shaanxi, just to guard against this! The disaster in northern Shaanxi is the worst..." Yang Reform said rather helplessly that although he knew in advance that there would be a severe drought in Shaanxi, and even made a lot of preparations, the facts are often unexpected. According to the "Brick House" in the future, the drought in Shaanxi is absolutely Once in a millennium level.

Sun Chengzong was silent for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, for this matter, to encircle and suppress Wang Er, one sub-battalion of infantry and one sub-battalion of cavalry, more than 200 people, all of them are the best in the new army, should be enough. Weapons, equipment, training, and sophistication are all on His Majesty's side. What's more, there are surrounding states and counties to support and block the escape route. In this way, His Majesty's new army should be able to encircle and suppress Wang Er with ease. The only thing to take is that Wu Sangui don’t make too many mistakes.” At first, Sun Chengzong opposed the emperor’s use of such a large number of troops to encircle and suppress those little rebels.However, unable to stand up to the emperor's rhetoric, he finally agreed to encircle and suppress those rebels with such a heavy force. Therefore, there is no doubt about the success of the encirclement and suppression. As long as Wu Sangui is not a pig, this kind of thing will be successful.

"Hehe, Master Sun said so, I feel relieved. Presumably, the results of the battle will be sent in a few days later, and I will know when the time comes." All aspects are far superior to Wang Er's opponent. After all, in any case, his side won, but Yang Reform is still worried about accidents. This is the first battle of the new army. I understand, that is, I have played countless games, and I know that when fighting bosses, I usually fight the easier ones first, and then slowly upgrade, so the otaku took the game as an example, and picked a simple one for the new army. No matter how simple the boss is, it is Wang Er, a small boss with a total number of less than one thousand, and only a few hundred young and strong.

Not for anything else, but for the cultivation of the new army. The army must be continuously fed with confidence, honor, and victory. Otherwise, it will degenerate. As the first recruit of the new army, Yang Reform tried his best to choose a new army. Easier to eat.

"Your Majesty, I am not worried about the victory of Your Majesty's new army. What I am worried about is the expenditure of the new army, which far exceeds that of the general army. The expenses of weapons, training, and military pay are unmatched by anyone at home and abroad. Your Majesty, If there is a war, Your Majesty, are you ready?" Sun Chengzong frowned and said, although he believed that the emperor was not short of money, but he was the actual manager of the new army. He couldn't be more aware of the military's expenses. When there is no war, the expenses are terrifying. Now that they are going to fight, the expenses are even more terrifying. Sun Chengzong is worried about whether the emperor's pocket can afford to support these terrifying new troops in time.

When it comes to money, Yang Reform has an innocent look on his face. I am afraid that he will never be able to throw away his title of "Emperor of Salary". I have to find a way to make money. Yang Reform has been telling himself recently to save money, not to spread too much, and to spend one penny in two. As a result, whenever something happens, the problem of being extravagant still recurs. He said that just giving Sun Yuanhua the sum of money for steelmaking was enough to make Yang Reform feel distressed afterwards.

"Master Sun, don't worry about this matter. I have made my own arrangements. Money matters have always come to me. I don't lack money." Although Yang Reform smiled, he was crying in his heart. Too loose hands, this bad habit I developed, I can't change it for a while, now, I have to find a way to get more money.

"Since your Majesty said so, I don't need to worry. Judging from the information sent by Shaanxi, there is no need to worry. Although there are many rebels in various places, as long as your Majesty relieves the disaster in time and suppresses it in time, presumably, Shaanxi will not be ashamed." Thoroughly corrupt..." Sun Chengzong gave an attributive sentence.

Yang Reform also sighed. With the current situation in Shaanxi, that's all he can do for the time being. The rest is to earn a little more money and prepare to fight in Shaanxi.

"Master Sun said so, I am relieved."

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After studying the military situation in Shaanxi with Sun Chengzong, Yang Reform began to plan for the silver.

The matter of military tickets, now, after many propagandas, has achieved certain results. Merchants and ordinary people no longer talk about this kind of paper tickets, and some people even buy some military tickets specifically to practice that What "peerless martial arts".Yang Reform not only promoted the military tickets through folk artists, but also promoted the military tickets in the mansion newspaper, saying that the military tickets are good, what kind of paper is good, the printing is good, waterproof, etc., and the military tickets are blown up. became a flower.

Today's military tickets can be regarded as having a certain reputation among the merchants in the capital, especially those who supply the new army. It will never stay overnight, which makes Yang Reform very depressed. Originally, it was expected to issue 200 million military tickets and use 100 million taels of silver as a deposit. He said that the military ticket did not play the role of "amplifier", but passed it from his left hand to his right hand, and passed through the hands of those businessmen in the middle.

Yang Reform intends to once again promote the military ticket and silver coins, or perform a performance, in order to enhance the credibility of the military ticket, and to make the effect of the "amplifier" of the military ticket, 100 million twenty thousand silver, to make it 200 Ten thousand taels of money, otherwise, my money would be spent too fast.

In the Qianqing Palace.

Yang Reform thought for a while, and asked, "Big companion, are Xiao Shunzi and Li Ruolian here?" Yang Reform planned to put on a "performance" to enhance the credibility of the military ticket, and the actual operator was Xiao Shunzi from Baoyuan Bureau and Li Ruolian from the bank.

"Return to Your Majesty, we have already arrived and are waiting for His Majesty's summons." Wang Chengen replied.

"Okay, let's meet when we arrive." In the warm pavilion of Qianqing Palace, it is not the warm pavilion now, but the cool pavilion. Yang Reform put more ice cubes to escape the heat.

Xiao Shunzi is now a well-known figure in the capital. He is known as Eunuch Shun and is the emperor's confidant. He is in charge of minting silver coins. Tens of thousands of dollars, more than the silver in the treasury of the household department.

The same is true for Li Ruolian, who is also a well-known figure. From a worthless martial arts scholar at the beginning, he fell into the eyes of the emperor and became the emperor's confidant. up.

These two people are in the capital, but they are very popular.

Now, both of them kowtow respectfully in front of the emperor.

"Slave Xiao Shunzi kowtows to His Majesty. Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live my emperor"

"My minister Li Ruolian kowtows to see my emperor, long live, long live, long live."

"Okay, let's all get up, let's eat a piece of watermelon first, it's iced, it's delicious." For his two subordinates, Yang Reform used some tricks to invest emotionally, for example, giving a piece of watermelon or something.

"Thank you, Your Majesty Long En." Both of them were not very hypocritical. After thanking them, they each took a piece of watermelon and ate it carefully. In their view, the emperor invited them to eat watermelon, which was a sign of his still favor towards them. So, don't be too restrained.

Seeing that they had almost finished eating the watermelon, Yang Reform said, "Today, I called you two here because there is an important matter for you two to do."

"Return to Your Majesty, as long as your majesty says, even if the servants die, there is no difference." Because of his different status, Xiao Shunzi spoke differently from his foreign ministers.

"Return to Your Majesty, as long as your Majesty orders, I will not hesitate to do so." Li Ruolian also replied.

Yang Reform nodded in satisfaction. Sure enough, these two confidants of his did not disappoint him, they did not play sloppy with him, and they did not shirk away.

"It's like this. I'm going to do something to improve the reputation of the military ticket. It needs the cooperation of the two of you. Are you sure?" Yang Reform asked.

(End of this chapter)