Griffin Commander in the Late Ming Dynasty

If Jiang Han knew about this, he would definitely smile with joy. Is there such a good thing?

I’m just afraid that you won’t rebel!

The operation of land survey this time is very simple and crude. No matter whether you are a military household or not, all the fields will be confiscated by the government and redistributed. Don't bother about whether your land is a military household or not. I don't care. It's all mine. I don't care whether you are drawing a salary without doing anything or occupying the land.

This is also the reason why the nobles and landlords couldn't hold back. How can you do things like this? Good fellow, we all follow the rules. Is it okay for you to overturn the table?

No! Absolutely no!

Many nobles slammed the table and stood up on the spot, and they were horrified to find that the soldiers of the volunteer army began to gather quickly with ecstatic expressions as if they had seen half a million people, and started to carry out the house-raiding procedure with guns in hand. All those who participated in the house were shot on the spot.

The nobles have their own private soldiers. The training of these people is much better than that of the official army, but it is useless. Jiang Han’s training policy for the volunteers is just two lines of words: if you are in a desperate situation, use tactics interspersed; if you are successful, blow them up!

Human life is more precious than materials! Take the musket, fire in four stages, and use the crossbow for the rest, and shoot at me! Whatever iron cannon you can use, use it, and if it explodes and can't be used, take it to the factory for recasting!

Lacking the strong mobility provided by cavalry, these infantrymen were simply shot one by one under the coordination of muskets and crossbows, and had absolutely no ability to resist.

After beheading and confiscating the property of several nobles, the wealthy families here finally realized one thing: times have changed.

Many timid nobles and landlords took the initiative to hand over their land.

The volunteers were very enthusiastic because they had the priority right to the distribution of the lands identified in the survey. There was no doubt that they would be able to get some nice farmland. The volunteers shouted excitedly, as if they were ready to expose the secrets of all the nobles in Zhenjiang.

Intelligence investigations and land surveys were followed up comprehensively. Under the overall high pressure, many people chose to betray others in exchange for a suspended sentence or to save themselves. Teams of soldiers got the evidence and began to search homes and arrest people.

The streets were filled with reports: Investigate Yangzhou gentry Liu Cunyi, who colluded with the commander of the Wei army and occupied 20,000 mu of military settlements! The main culprit was executed, and the land was taken over by the government! !

A large number of nobles, military officers, and landlords were imprisoned in temporary prisons. After being fed the last two meals in a humanitarian manner, they were dragged out and executed.

There are ghost howlings in Caishikou, Zhenjiang every day, which makes people feel terrified.

Those nobles who voluntarily handed over their land kept congratulating themselves in their hearts, saying that it was a good thing they handed over the land quickly, otherwise they would have been the ones lying there.

Volume 221: Chapter Chapter : To comfort or not?

Bandits were everywhere. Yangzhou had not been recovered yet, and Zhenjiang was lost in the blink of an eye. The officials in Nanjing were under great pressure.

Everyone claimed to be the pillar of the Ming Dynasty, but now faced with Zhenzi's questioning, everyone was speechless. What happened? How did someone break it? How did you do things?

The garrison eunuchs and several officials from the Ministry of War were now extremely anxious. After they conducted a detailed survey and yellow pages registration of the army, the scene before them was truly shocking.

Even among the 49 guards in Nanjing, the situation of people eating empty salaries was very noticeable. Among the 10,000-strong army, there were at most more than 5,000 people. Among these 5,000 people, there was a group of hungry civilians who were so hungry that they were staggering and trembling as they walked.

There are two crises right now. The bandits led by Ma Huihui and Zhang Xianzhong are looting frantically in the south. Now it is almost May. The locusts are growing from small to large and causing more and more harm. The bandits can't stay in the mountains. If they can't beat them directly, they will join them and become human locusts. You rob and I rob. In the south, two key areas of Jiangnan have been captured. Now the Yangtze River is blocked by someone. There is a terrible possibility that taxes cannot be collected. It is a critical time for survival, and we have to send troops to conquer them.

But now their own situation has made them feel completely devastated.

Nanjing began to hold a court meeting again, and everyone started to discuss this matter again. Now that the situation is a little better, everyone began to seriously discuss practical feasibility issues, but how to fight? How many soldiers can the garrison send out now? If the bandits attack, how many people should be left behind to defend? There is no accurate answer.

"We need to keep some food for disaster relief during this locust plague. If the army sets out, there may not be much food, only enough for a full month..."

The official from the Ministry of Revenue spoke directly, saying that there was only so much grain, and we had to provide disaster relief, assemble the army to prevent bandits from wreaking havoc, and send you out to attack Yangzhou. You were neglecting this side while taking care of that side. You guys should think about how to distribute it.

"Now the Nanjing weapons workshop is stepping up the production of iron cannons, arrows and other supplies, waiting for the army to set out..."

People from the Ministry of Industry also said that as long as there is enough food, we will definitely be fine, after all, workers have to eat.

"Ah... In this situation, the enemy army is coming with such force, is it really possible for Nanjing to sustain another major war?"

"You might as well make your words clearer"

"After the last court meeting, I also sent people to check the situation of that group of bandits. I saw that the bandits were very different from the vagrants. They seemed to be capable. After conquering Yangzhou, they developed their army with peace of mind. They made the place very successful. They recruited vagrants and wiped out bandits. If they hadn't announced that we were going to attack, I'm afraid they wouldn't even think of attacking Zhenjiang..."

"What do you mean?"

"We might as well try to recruit him. He is very capable. The fact that he was able to capture two cities in a row is enough to prove his ability. Now he is relying on a strong city. If we start a war, I am afraid our army will suffer heavy casualties. Moreover, the bandits from the north are also coming, which is also urgent. If the bandits come and attack while we are in a stalemate with the bandit army, I am afraid..."

These words silenced everyone in the hall. It seemed to be true. Now there is a shortage of food and the locust plague is getting worse. A large amount of food is needed for disaster relief. Moreover, Jiangnan, as a land with rich grain production, has the obligation to provide disaster relief to the surrounding areas. People over there are so anxious that they have started to eat each other. You say it's not possible. I want to fight, and I certainly can't be stingy. Food is limited and can't withstand too much trouble.

What's more, the bandits are so powerful that hundreds of thousands of them are rushing down the mountain. Nanjing will definitely have to send reinforcements. If we attack Yangzhou this time and can take it down quickly, it will be good. But if we fail to take it down and the situation is stalemate, who can guarantee that the bandits will not come to take advantage of us?

By that time, the enemy will cooperate internally and externally and make a fool of themselves. If tens of thousands of troops are swallowed up, it will not be a serious injury, but a direct death.

The leader of the rebel army doesn't look like an unreasonable person, so why not try to pacify him?

This was also a common problem in the late Ming Dynasty. Faced with bandits and bullies who had become powerful in the local area, or people like warlords, many Ming officials would advocate appeasement rather than directly sending troops to attack.

The main reason for surrendering you is that we cannot defeat you. Who would surrender you if we could defeat you? They would just send troops to crush you. Now they have defeated you and have no choice but to negotiate terms. I will ask the higher-ups to guarantee you a general or a title. As for you, you will become a family with us from now on. We will make money together and have a happy sauna, right?

Want beauty? Want money? Isn't that simple? Isn't it just to become a superior person after struggling for a lifetime? There's no point in fighting with us, right?

It is worth mentioning that if the ministers who advocated pacification succeeded in pacifying him, it would be a huge political fund, and their political achievements would be improved immediately. The previous Governor of Fujian, Xiong, was directly promoted to Guangdong and Guangxi because he pacified Zheng Zhilong.

It can not only solve the current problem, but also allow him to gain political achievements, have the hope of promotion, return to Beijing, return as a king, and beat the traitors with his fists. Isn't that wonderful?

Many people present understood this idea after just a moment's thought and stood up to agree.

"Yes, yes, Nanjing is really unable to fight many wars. This time, we should try to appease them if possible..."

"To be honest, it is true."

"Then the question is, who should be responsible for this matter?"

“That has to be me.”

"You? Forget it. You used to bite your tongue when you were arguing with others. If you try to persuade the bandits with such eloquence, you will probably be chopped off and hung on the city wall."

"FNNNDP! If I can't do it, do I need you to come? You always look so gloomy in the court, the enemy army will feel sick when they see you! And you want to pacify me? You're pacifying me!"

"I see that you are all important officials of the court, and I thought you would have some profound opinions, but it turns out that you are all speaking vulgar words. We represent the image of the Ming Dynasty, how can you be so noisy?"

"Who was I then? So you are the bastard who was talking nonsense at the imperial court banquet and almost got chopped off by His Majesty, and was only spared because of the officials' plea?"

"NTMD! Don't expose someone's weaknesses when you insult them!"

"Gan Lin's mother is a bitch!"

"Can you please be a little more polite and stop swearing, WCNM!"

“Take my punch!!”

The court meeting instantly became a mess. All the civil servants joined the fight, pulling beards, pulling hair, kicking testicles, robbing bird nests, and doing all kinds of vile things. Screams and roars rang out one after another.

The literati in the Ming Dynasty were very martial. In another sense, for some reason, the officials at that time loved to have real-life PKs in the palace. They were not satisfied with cursing at court meetings, so they would start fighting right after the meetings. There was even a case where a general was beaten to death by a group of civil servants.

"Why....."

Looking at the chaos in the venue, Bi Maokang couldn't help but sigh.

People die for money, birds die for food, and the world is bustling with people all for profit. Are these people fighting so hard to help the Ming Dynasty? No, they just want to achieve the political achievements that can help them to move forward.

They hadn't even set out yet, but they looked like they were sure of victory. How could they know that the other side would definitely accept the offer? Developing factories, distributing land, and strictly investigating nobles and gentry, how could such people be offered the offer?

The court meeting ended in chaos. Bi Maokang walked out of the palace reluctantly and took a sedan chair back to the Ministry of Revenue to carefully check the grain storage situation. Now, this was the only thing he could do.

Immersed in sorrow, Bi Maokang did not notice that the sedan chair bearers seemed a little taciturn today.

The sedan turned a corner and entered an alley, and then never came out again...

Volume 222: Chapter Chapter : Treasure Ship? Bring It to Me!

Several grain transport ships were sailing on the Yangtze River at this moment, with their bows breaking through the river surface and moving quickly.

"Sir, at this rate, we will be able to reach Nanjing in two days at the latest."

The deputy beside him reported the situation to an official who was checking official documents in the cabin.

"Okay, I understand. The food on board is very important. We must keep a close watch on it and be careful not to let any sparks appear in the cabin."

The chief officer in charge of the escort did not even raise his head, but just looked at the documents on the table in front of him. He gave a few instructions and sent the men away.

"that......"

"What else?" After waiting for a while and finding that the deputy was still here, the chief officer finally couldn't ignore it anymore and raised his head to give him a questioning look.

"It's like this, sir. We just received news these two days that there is a problem on the road ahead. The bandit army entrenched in Yangzhou crossed the river and captured Zhenjiang. Now they have two important places in their hands. We are afraid that the enemy will send troops to block us on the river. Our ships are too obvious, I am afraid..."

Listening to his deputy's story, the chief officer snorted coldly, "Humph, they are just a bunch of rabble. There aren't many soldiers stationed in Zhenjiang, so it's reasonable for them to be defeated. On the contrary, given the scale of the Yangtze River, it would take a considerable amount of supplies to intercept the river. Do you think the rebels have the guts to do that? At this moment, these people are probably looting in Zhenjiang City. Our mission is to deliver this batch of food to support the Nanjing army to go south to quell the rebellion."

No matter how you ask, the answer is always the same: Oh, it's nothing! It won't be a problem! Don't worry!

Seeing their superiors so determined, and that what they said made sense, the officers and soldiers on the ship were no longer worried and devoted themselves to their work.

In fact, the deputy did not really care about the bandits looting outside, but the matter was of great importance this time, so he had to be extra careful.

The best equipment for those so-called bandit troops was nothing more than a set of armor and a horse, but even this would have emptied their pockets. As a grain transport ship specially used to pay taxes to Nanjing, the large treasure ship made entirely of mahogany was quite large in scale and unstoppable on the water. Any looting ships they encountered could be dealt with by using the cannon on the bow and the clapboard on the side. The pirates on the water would hunker down just by seeing them, let alone thinking of attacking them.

With these large ships, canal transportation is the safest and fastest way to transport taxes. It would be extremely dangerous to transport them to land.

It takes ten years to build an army and a hundred years to build a navy. The financial and material resources consumed in building a navy are much greater than those of raising an army of 100,000. It's not that these people look down on the enemy army. The waters in the navy are very complicated and these young people who have just captured Yangzhou City cannot control it.

"But...I always feel my right eye twitching a lot."

Although he was a deputy, he was only a deputy in this grain transportation. His real position was the commander of the fleet. However, he was a higher-ranking official and could do nothing about it.

At this moment, he only felt his right eyelid twitching wildly, as if something was about to happen. He shook his head to dispel these messy thoughts: "I must be too sensitive. When I get to Nanjing, I will go to the brothel to listen to some music."

If the left eye twitches, it means good fortune, it must be me! If the right eye twitches, it means bad luck, feudal superstition!

It's no wonder that they don't take it seriously. To be honest, in the many years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there have been rebellions, sieges, and even attempts to conquer half of the world, but to be honest, no one can form a fleet to rob taxes and grain. The Yangtze River is so big, and if anyone can really set up a checkpoint on the Yangtze River, then you are really more awesome than Taishen. Moreover, the quality of these treasure ships is really top-notch. The size and appearance of them are so amazing. Although many of them are old items from the time when Zheng He sailed to the West, after many of them were dismantled to make furniture, a batch were left in Jiangnan to be used as a means of transportation. This is an old trick to deceive the superiors and the subordinates.

We do this to do our work better.

"We are about to reach Yangzhou, please be extra careful!"

The ship moved forward slowly and orderly, and unknown to them, there was a pair of eyes watching them silently.

"This boat is really big. How many trees do you need to cut down to build such a big wooden boat?"

Looking at the grain ship on the river that looked like a giant beast, even those who had been through many battles and had seen a lot were a little surprised at its size.

"Of course. This thing can be said to be one of the core symbols of Ming Dynasty's maritime technology. It is a good thing that can sail all the way to the Cape of Good Hope on the sea. It is the first cannon!"

Jiang Han was watching the situation here while playing chess to relieve his boredom. In the Ming Dynasty, there was not even a single entertainment activity. He couldn't go out to listen to music, could he? Wouldn't he become a night watchman?

Fortunately, I can still play chess and relax a little.

This operation was naturally specially arranged by him. After taking Zhenjiang two days ago, Jiang Han discovered that Goliath was a good thing. This thing moves very fast underwater, has strong destructive power, and has no time limit. More importantly, this thing is also regarded as a friendly unit by the system and can enjoy the vision sharing function on the virtual map. It is perfect for opening maps. Unlike the small airplane which can only be pulled out, one, two, three... Damn, I can't count anymore, my chest hurts!

With the Goliath Factory, as long as you have enough supplies, you can mass-produce these little things. What is the most important thing in playing games? Vision! If you put true eyes all over the map, you can see the opponent's jungler playing in the jungle clearly, so what's the opponent playing?

Just when Jiang Han was immersed in opening the map, he accidentally discovered a team with yellow marks on the map, slowly moving upstream.

This map function is truly black technology, and no one knows what the principle is, but it divides the camps of units within the field of vision very accurately, with hostile units being red, friendly units being blue, and neutral units being yellow.

This team of yellow neutral units was quite large and occupied a large area on the map, which aroused Jiang Han's curiosity. Goliath was not easy to get close to other units. He had a bad temper and was very easy to reach red temperature like a certain YYDS, but others would die suddenly when reaching red temperature, while he would explode when reaching red temperature. So Jiang Han asked Goliath to follow this team and sent a small plane to follow.

Soon, he finally discovered this huge fleet.

"My goodness, is this Zheng He's treasure fleet? What are these people transporting?"

After a period of tracking, filming and wiretapping, Jiang Han finally figured out the purpose of the fleet, which was to transport grain north to Nanjing to provide food and fodder for the army that would go south to destroy the bandits.

Oh my goodness, oh my goodness, the resource ship is coming? If you go somewhere else, I can't do anything to you, but now, there is a road to heaven but you don't take it, there is no door to hell but you break in, you want to beat me but you take the food through my door? Take it!

"During this operation, everyone must be careful to keep the ship and not use highly destructive weapons,"

As an adult, Jiang Han deeply understands that I want everything, I want food, and I want resource ships! How many CFs can be played on such a large transport ship, blue fire Gatling da da...

Ahem, I've gone off topic. With these large transport ships, the trade I can do will be larger and more stable. How much cargo will I have to load on this trip? I must get it!

"Okay, the main thing is to kill the enemy and bring back all the food on the ship, right? Got it, got it."

"Well, very good. I believe in your strength. You will be able to take it down easily, huh? Damn it, you actually jumped out of the car. I will turn over a trap card! Invulnerable! Your general is useless to me! Haha!"

After turning off the voice chat, AK12 sighed softly: "The commander is playing his meaningless Super Chess Brawl again."

"Ah, it's that board game with very strange rules. It's so weird."

"It was clearly a chess game, but suddenly there appeared Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Zhuge Crossbow, UNO, bombs and other messy things... Mr. Wang was completely stunned before."

"The commander said it was to relieve boredom, but I don't know if it was a relief, but my blood pressure is rising."

"Okay, enough small talk, let's get ready. We need to keep the ship intact this time, so we can only use indoor CQB. Is everyone okay with that?"

"no problem!"

"Very good, let's start the action"

At this moment, it was getting dark, and there were fewer people on duty on the deck. Except for patrol missions, the crew members went into the cabin. They were not allowed to light fires at will, and they couldn't see anything clearly on the deck. It was better to go into the cabin and light the oil lamp to play around.

The big ship was cutting through the waves on the river, and a hand slowly climbed up the bulge of the hull and slowly climbed up onto the ship, like a ghost.

Although the ship is huge, there are still many fulcrums on its hull, not to mention that the humanoids have no physical strength at all. It is common for them to use their fingers to hook the weight of their entire body, so climbing a ship is really easy.