Section III
Speaking from the bottom of his heart, Shi Lang's appearance is indeed a bit problematic, before they met, Lin Feng always thought that this famous general in later generations must be dignified and majestic, but after meeting, he was disappointed.
General Shi Lang is actually a gentleman, and his thin eyebrows and eyes are dark and thin, and his whole image is a bit obscene. Looking at his frustrated look, Lin Feng finally understood why he couldn't get ahead in Beijing in the past few years. Although it's wrong to judge people by their appearance, you can't look like this as a commander of the army, right? If it weren't for Lin Feng's coming from the later generations, knowing that he was indeed very capable, I am afraid it would be difficult to pay attention to him.
Relatively speaking, Li Guangdi's appearance is much better, his appearance is handsome and fair-skinned, and his demeanor is neither humble nor arrogant, and he is very arrogant, and no matter what his ability is, but this appearance is very convincing.
No matter from which aspect to consider, Lin Feng must put a posture on these two people, the legacy left by the Qing Dynasty in addition to the money, food and arms on the books, also includes a large number of talents, because Lin Feng did not take any violent measures against these captured officials, so until now, most of the people who are willing to surrender to Lin Feng are some small officials and officials, and other central dignitaries are in a wait-and-see state, so this 'Qianjin City Horse Bone' brand must be fought, because in the long run, this is also a matter of life and death.
Ancient Chinese scholars attached great importance to posture, the so-called "three visits to the thatched house" and the like are examples of this, these scholars generally like to twist and pinch in this case to welcome and refuse, but in essence, this thing is similar to the brothel hanging "show art not sell body" brand**, in fact, since it is **, then it has to be sold, just to create an atmosphere and raise the price.
Despite this, at this time, Lin Feng still seemed very patient, and went through all the procedures in strict accordance with Chen Menglei's teachings, in short, he gave enough face to these two guys, but according to the rules, Lin Feng still had to examine their knowledge.
"Lao Shi, I heard that you used to deal with red-haired ghosts, I don't know if you know anything about the military system of those Yiren?!" Lin Feng looked at Shi Lang, who was sitting precariously, and said with a smile.
Shi Lang's old face was red, what he did back then was quite shameless, after he defected to the Qing court that year, he once colluded with the Dutch to attack Zheng Chenggong, although it did not rise to the height of treason in this era, but it was not a face-showing thing, but at this moment Lin Feng asked, although he was a little annoyed, he couldn't help but answer, "My lord, the Dutch have sharp firearms, which is very desirable!" ”
"Oh? I heard that the Dutch prepared flintlock pistols, and the array was also very particular, with a series of positions, wave after wave of continuous shooting, and the firepower was very fierce, Zheng Chenggong had suffered a big loss when he took Taiwan in the past year - do you think that with the same number of troops, will our Chinese soldiers win against them? ! Lin Feng restrained his smile and said with a straight face.
At this time, Shi Lang realized that Lin Feng was not sarcastic and teasing him just now, but sincerely discussed military issues, he pondered for a long time, nodded and responded, "My lord Mingjian, the Dutch soldiers are indeed well-armed, and the military system is also very particular, if it weren't for the disparity in strength back then, I'm afraid Zheng Chenggong wouldn't be able to defeat Taiwan!" ”
"Lao Shi, we are now a family, I'll tell you the truth, now I'm going to learn from the Dutch soldiers to form a firearms unit," Lin Feng said with a smile, "I know what you're best at is naval warfare, but I'm afraid our army won't be able to build a navy for a while now, so you have to be wronged first and help me train new soldiers!" - I heard that you are very good at artillery, and I have an artillery unit of 2,000 people on my side, and now there is a shortage of commanders, I wonder if you are willing to give in?! ”
Shi Lang looked excited, he knew that this artillery was Lin Feng's elite of the Chinese army, and it was a first-class family unit, seeing that Lin Feng trusted himself so much as soon as he met, he was moved in his heart, and he was excited but suddenly hesitated, "Adults don't know, Shi Lang has learned in his life, the most proud thing is the warship, although this artillery has been involved - but the naval artillery is very different from the infantry artillery, I'm afraid it will be ...... time."
Lin Feng smiled and waved his hand, interrupting Shi Lang's excuse, "I said Lao Shi, we like to go straight when we are soldiers, and you don't have to be awkward - can't you learn, won't this cannon be slowly accurate?" You try slowly, there is nothing else on my side, just a lot of cannons, enough cannonballs, and there are artisan sheds in the city, you can rest assured that you can train the army, I don't believe that your old Shi can't even learn a cannon! ”
"Your Excellency has entrusted you with a heavy responsibility, and you will be a ...... of humble duties" Shi Lang hurriedly stood up, his dark thin face was full of emotion, and he was about to make a generous speech.
"Don't, don't!" Lin Feng was most afraid of this, and hurriedly waved his hand, he smiled bitterly, "Lao Shi, we will be our own brothers in the future, just say this, everyone knows it in their hearts - this matter is so decided, I now appoint you as the commander of the Han Army artillery team, directly under my Chinese army!" He thought for a moment and added, "I know that you and the Zheng family have a mortal enmity, since you are your own brother, your business is my business, I have written down this matter, you can rest assured, we will always face the Zheng family in the future, you have a chance!" ”
I don't know what to say about this, Lin Feng's current situation is very poor, it's hard to say what will happen in the future, at this time, it's a bit ridiculous to talk ruthlessly about Taiwan thousands of miles away, but seeing his solemn look, remembering his feat of attacking Beijing at night and destroying the imperial court in one fell swoop, Shi Lang was skeptical, but he was very grateful in his heart, and he hugged his fists and thanked him at the moment, "Thank you for the general's love, and I will not give up my humble duties!" ”
After Shi Lang thanked him, Lin Feng immediately ordered his own soldiers to take him to take over the artillery unit, turned his eyes to look at Li Guangdi on the right hand, when talking to Shi Lang just now, Li Guangdi behaved very cultivated, and he had been leisurely and unhurried, Lin Feng hugged his fists and apologized, "I arranged General Shi just now, but let Mr. wait for a long time!" ”
Li Guangdi hurriedly stood up and said with a smile, "It's okay, now that the situation is in crisis, you should put the military first, and the lord is too worried!" ”
This person really had the same crotch as Chen Menglei, and even the lord was called, Lin Feng smiled slightly in his heart, relaxed, and then slapped his head and laughed exaggeratedly, "Hey! It turns out that Mr. Li is also a cheerful person! Sure enough, just like Lao Chen, everyone is on the right track! - Don't stand, sit down and say, sit down and say, brother, don't use this set. ”
In fact, although Lin Feng didn't know much about the etiquette of scholars in the Qing Dynasty, he was also a college student in the end, so he was naturally not a rough person, and the reason why he behaved more rudely was because Lin Feng felt that it was easy to close the distance.
This thing actually has a bit of a trick, just like the first time I saw Chen Menglei, the first few questions and answers must be crepe, not to let these literati underestimate, to behave as if they are well-read, and after getting acquainted, they have to be rude, because this is in line with the reader's view of the commander of the army, and the cordial rudeness will make people feel close to trust, and it feels as if they are very like-minded. On the whole, this method is not of great use, but because the time of acquaintance is not too long, there is no time to make friends, so it is not allowed to do so.
Li Guangdi smiled and arched his hand, Lin Feng smiled, "Then I'm not welcome, Lao Li, let's do everything now, I want you to help me manage the Shuntian Mansion - Pei Gong is good at military affairs, it's a waste to put it there, not to mention that he is still Liu Laosi's deputy general, and he is currently training troops, and there is a lot of work in the army waiting for him to do!" I see that you and Lao Chen will work hard and take care of Beijing for me! ”
Li Guangdi did not shirk, stood up again and said, "The lord has an order, how dare Li disobey!" However, Beijing has been stealing for the Manchus for many years, and our army may not be able to win the hearts of the people for a while! ”
"yes!" Lin Feng also had a bit of a headache, although the Eight Banners were of a different race, but in the end, it has been so long since the founding of the country, Beijing, as her capital, is naturally very strictly controlled, and now it is not a matter of time or a half to eliminate her influence, and what is even more terrible is that the people's hearts are not comparable to other things, you can't be quick for quick success and quick profit, you can't be too rude, there is no good way on your side, Lin Feng pinched his chin and smiled bitterly, and suddenly looked at Li Guangdi who was smiling, and his heart moved, "Mo Fei, Mo Fei Lao Li...... What's your best idea?! ”
Li Guangdi smiled slightly, stood up and strutted as if no one was around, but did not answer Lin Feng's question, "For the government, the people's will is the first - if the people support us, then whether it is to consolidate the place or levy grain and draw food, or to resist the enemy to attack, we must get twice the result with half the effort, take history as a mirror - Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong supported millions of troops for a while, but because of the perverse behavior, the people's hearts were not solid, and in the eyes of the people of the world, they were still rogues after all, and they were unjust, and in the end they had to be defeated and killed," he smiled and bowed to Lin Feng. Lord Mingjian, our army must take this as a warning! ”
Lin Feng didn't think so, most of the literati like to talk about these big truths, but in fact, they are empty, but they said with a wry smile on their faces, "Of course, of course, Mr. Xie taught!" Then he frowned and said, "Although our army is not disciplined, the number is too small, and most of the looting are the nobles of the Eight Banners, I have ordered the whole army to go out of the city for training in the past few days, I'm afraid the people don't criticize much, right?!" ”
Li Guangdi saw that Lin Feng was not too enthusiastic, and understood in his heart, he smiled slightly, and stepped forward unhurriedly, "There is a certain plan, which can make millions of people in the capital division return to our army and fight to the death against the Qing army!" ”
"Huh!" Lin Feng was startled, this guy really spoke amazingly, and said in surprise at the moment, "I said Lao Li, don't be joking!" ”
"The lord can immediately order, the people of the capital must grow their hair and change their clothes, otherwise the whole family will be beheaded!" Li Guangdi smiled calmly and arched his hand.
"What? It's as simple as that?! Lin Feng was stunned and turned his head, his eyes full of suspicion.
"Of course, there is still a future," Li Guangdi straightened his robes and said with a sly smile, "After his subordinates take up the post of Shuntianfu, they will find out the documents of the Qing court's massacre of Jiangyin in the past, copy them one by one, and distribute them all over Beijing!" ”
Lin Feng was stunned for a moment, although he didn't know much about the history of the Ming and Qing dynasties, but Jiangyin Massacre was famous, and he knew it. I remember that there was a petty official surnamed Yan who launched an uprising of the people in the city because he was unwilling to shave his hair and change clothes, and finally killed several princes and generals, and only a dozen people survived in the city of hundreds of thousands of people after the failure of the uprising, which can be described as extremely cruel. I remember that he left such a cruel sentence before his righteousness, "There are surrender generals in the Ming Dynasty, but there are no surrender officials," which is said to have been used as a preaching phrase for nationalists for a long time.
Thinking of this, Lin Feng's eyes suddenly brightened, this thing is hype to put it bluntly, using the cruel deeds of the past to intimidate the people, but this time it is really difficult to say, in the end, even the emperor was chopped up this time, and the Qing soldiers will really slaughter the city when they come back, and it is not a blind deception.
If this plan succeeds, most of the people in Beijing will fall to themselves for fear of retaliation by the Qing army, and with these millions of people as the foundation, nothing will be easier to do in the future.
Lin Feng groaned slightly, nodded slowly, and said, "Yes, hair accumulation is just a reason, the focus is still on intimidation and propaganda, Lao Li, this time you will work hard to find out all the documents of the Qing soldiers' massacre of the Han atrocities in Jiangnan and Sichuan - it is best to record the formal documents of the palace inner garden and the six yamen, so that the people will believe it!" ”
"The lord can rest assured, in addition to the copying of the list, the storytellers in the teahouses in Beijing must also cooperate, in addition, there are shops, hawkers, merchants and even Ya Po and so on have to shout and sing everywhere, which will definitely make everyone in Beijing understand!" Li Guangdi said with a smile, "This matter is done in two steps, please ask the lord to mobilize a force into the city, first of all, take the women and children of the Eight Banners in the inner city - force them to remove their braids and full of clothes, and if they don't obey, they will all be slaughtered!" In this way, the other people of Jingshi will not dare to disobey! He looked relaxed and chuckled casually, "This time, the decree is eight words: 'Shave your hair without your head, keep your head without shaving'!" ”