"Master Li, please take a look at the number of displaced people collected this month. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

Jiang Yueguang took a form, hurried in from outside the door, and handed it to Li Xiao, who was watching letters from all over the world at his desk.

"The number of displaced people collected this month is 24,420 in Shaanxi, 30,895 in Huguang, 6,260 in Xuanfu, 5,203 in Henan, 4,159 in Beizhili, 3,605 in Nanzhili, and 3,021 in Shandong。。。。。。"

Li Xiao whispered the numbers on the form, but his brows furrowed unconsciously.

"Juzhi, why did you only receive a total of more than 70,000 displaced people this month, but there are too many fewer than in previous months?" Li Xiao's words were obviously dissatisfied.

Jiang Yueguang hurriedly replied: "My lord, the reason why the number of homeless people is much lower than before is because our army has been buying homeless people. Monk Xiang'an and Mo Changrong were stationed in Suizhou, Huguang and Haoyang, Shaanxi respectively, and according to their reports, the surrounding villages and villagers have all been captured and sold to us by the officials and soldiers as rogues. This homeless person is not a leek, it can grow after cutting, our army has collected the homeless people for nearly a year, and the number of this homeless people will decrease, which is inevitable. ”

When Jiang Yueguang said this, he replied with a smile: "Lord Li, the number of displaced people in this war-torn area has been greatly reduced, but it is also a heavy blow to the local outlaws. The reason why the Liukou in Huguang and Shaanxi and other places have been greatly eliminated is that although the officials and troops are going all out to suppress them, the Liukou do not have enough troops to replenish them, but this is also an extremely important reason. “

Li Xiao smiled, and sighed in his heart, if these homeless people hadn't crossed over by themselves, they might have either become rogues or died under the sword soldiers, how could they still have the opportunity to go to Taiwan and other places to regain their lives.

Li Xiao groaned slightly, and then said to Jiang Yueguang: "Juzhi, although what you said is reasonable, but this number of displaced people is still too small, and it is far from meeting the needs of developing Taiwan. There are still many undeveloped areas in Taiwan, and manpower is extremely needed, so it is still necessary to find more ways to carry as many displaced people as possible. ”

He paused, sighed slowly, and said: "By the beginning of next year, Ben Hou is very likely to tear his face with the imperial court because of the governance of Taiwan. Therefore, we still need to do our best to transport more displaced people in the next seven months, even if we take some extraordinary measures. ”

Jiang Yueguang asked in a low voice, "What do you mean?" ”

Li Xiao's eyes were awe-inspiring, and he said in a deep voice: "In the opinion of Benhou, it is necessary to immediately send the general soldiers and horses of Zhengxi Battalion C to Shanxi, and the general soldiers and horses of Dingbei Battalion A to Datong, which is called suppressing bandits, which is actually two more places to absorb displaced people. In addition, our army can raise the purchase price of the displaced people a little, so that the Ming officials and troops everywhere can have more motivation to capture the displaced people. ”

Speaking of this, Li Xiao snorted lightly, and a sneer appeared on his face: "Perhaps, under such preferential conditions as our army, the current bandit officers and soldiers everywhere can find a way to get all the people in the county town after arresting the people in the countryside, and then sell them to our army." ”

After listening to Li Xiao's words, Jiang Yueguang's face changed slightly, and he said: "Master Li, we are Ming officials and soldiers, how can we act like this?" ”

Li Xiao sneered: "Juzhi, everything needs to be considered in the long run. In Benhou's view, although the thieves are suppressed now, it is difficult for them to be wiped out suddenly. If the Qing soldiers enter the customs again in the future, it is very likely that the rogue will rise again, and at that time, although these residents are hiding in the prefecture and county seats, I am afraid that they will not be able to escape the catastrophe. It is better to escort it to our army now and go to Taiwan to develop and settle down, so that the whole family can live in peace and quiet, and there will be no more turbulent sword soldiers, wouldn't it be a blessing in disguise? ”

Jiang Yueguang sighed: "It's still an adult who has been thinking about it for a long time, so I'll arrange it now." ”

Soon, everything was arranged by Li Xiao, and the general soldiers and horses of the West Battalion were transferred to Jiangxian County, Shanxi, while the General Soldiers and Horses of the North Battalion were transferred to Datong Lingqiu.

So far, the Tiger Army has stationed soldiers and horses to suppress bandits in Suizhou, Huguang, Heyang, Shaanxi, Jiangxian County, Shanxi, and Lingqiu, Datong.

After all the soldiers of the western battalion were transferred out to suppress the bandits, the garrison in Shandong was transferred by the general soldiers and horses of the Xingzhong battalion C to Shanxian County, leaving only the two troops and horses of the A and B general to garrison Dengzhou.

After arranging the deployment of troops and horses, Li Xiao's price increase to buy people really achieved good results.

The first to start thinking crookedly was Zu Kuan, the chief military officer of Liaodong's aid and suppression.

Zu Kuan's Liaodong soldiers and horses are now stationed in Yunyang, Huguang, and together with Dai Dongmin, the governor of Yunyang, they are making every effort to eliminate the old Huihui who is wreaking havoc in the local area, and Luo Rucai is the second department.

After receiving the news that the monk An of the camp camp of Zhengxi Camp had increased the price to buy the homeless, Zu Kuan, who was greedy and ruthless, immediately discussed with his own captain Hou Shangde in the dark room.

"Shang De, now Lao Huihui and Luo Rucai have taken refuge in the mountains and wilderness near Zhuxi County, but it is difficult to destroy them suddenly for a while. In this general's opinion, in order to prevent the resurgence of thieves, we must vigorously do a good job of clearing the wilderness. Zu Kuan's eyes were gloomy and he said in a low voice.

"My lord, the villagers in the countryside near Zhuxi County were first captured and burned by the Liukou, and then looted and collected by our army, and then sold to the Tiger Army. What else is there to do to clear the wilderness? Hou Shangde didn't quite understand.

"Hmph, that's hard to say. Our army is a foreign guest army, and it may be transferred to other places at any time, so these thieves who hide in the mountains are afraid that as soon as our army walks forward, they will be rampant again. Dai Dongmin, the governor of Yunyang, only has more than 1,000 militiamen under his command, how can he be the opponent of the two rogues of Lao Huihui and Luo Rucai. ”

"What does General Nazu mean?"

"In the general's opinion, now that the countryside has been washed and plundered, the next step is to order all the people in remote counties such as Zhuxi, Zhushan, and Shangjin to leave the city and hand them over to the Tiger Army to take away. In this way, the people can be saved, and the few remaining ruined cities will be of no use to the rogues. The thieves can't eat and supply, and it will be difficult for this Yunyang land to gain a foothold, but I am afraid that they will either flee west to Sichuan, or flee north to Shaanxi. In this way, our army's battle against bandits in Yunyang can also be much easier. ”

After Zu Kuan finished speaking, he crossed his hands and sneered, while Hou Shangde, the captain of the family, looked shocked.

"General, how does this make! As the official army of the Ming Dynasty, we burned, killed and looted a lot of rural people, and we are already blood-stained and have a debt of conscience, how can we not even let go of the people who hid in the county seat! If this is the case, what is the difference between my Ming officers and soldiers and those vicious bandits! Hou Shangde looked at Zu Kuan with a look of disbelief.

"Shut up! You know! There is a way to be subordinate to power in wartime, and mercy is not in charge of the army, and it is also helpless for the official to do this. Since the past few years, wars have broken out frequently in the land of Huguang, and the people who have taken refuge in each county town are afraid that there are tens of thousands of people. In my opinion, if the rogue ravages again in the future, these people will definitely not escape death. Rather than let them die by the sword of the thieves, it is better for us to forcibly transport them away first, and even if they are infamous for a while, we will save these people for a lifetime. What's more, now that the Tiger Army is raising the price to collect people, this money is not made in vain! Zu Kuan's face was ruthless, and he was sure of his words.

"Then Zhuxi County Commander Lu Zhiming, can you agree with our army to do this?" Hou Shangde was still full of doubts.

"Hmph, of course this nerd won't agree, but I want to see if it's his neck or the steel knife in my hand! If this person doesn't know each other and must block it, don't blame me Zukuan for being polite! Zu Kuan said with a sneer.

Hou Shangde sighed and didn't speak again.

On May 12, the 11th year of Chongzhen, Zu Kuan surrounded Zhuxi County, which is located at the junction of Huguang and Sichuan, under the pretext of strictly inspecting Liukou.

Zhuxi County made Lu Zhiming shocked, and hurriedly went out of the city to meet him.

Zu Kuan, with a cold face, full of armor, sat on a horse, and with a look full of contempt, he looked at the county commander Lu Zhiming who hurriedly came out of the city gate and Yuedao.

"Chief Soldier Zu, Chief Soldier Ance, why did your army suddenly come to Zhuxi County?"

Seeing this slaughtering military array outside the city, Lu Zhiming was terrified, but he still barely smiled on his face.

Zu Kuan glanced at him, but said coldly: "Recently, the Japanese general heard that a large number of fine works have been mixed into Zhuxi County, and the general is afraid that the rogue will take advantage of the chaos to seize the city, so that the ashes will be revived." Therefore, he came to Zhuxi County to investigate the facts. Lu Zhixian, you get out of the way, and wait for Ben to lead his troops into the city for verification. ”

Lu Zhiming was shocked when he heard this, and his face was pale, so he hurriedly distinguished: "My Zhuxi County, although it is a remote and small county, has always been strict with outsiders entering the city, and it is easy not to let people enter the city. To this day, the city is stable, and there is no cause for unrest, but I don't know where the general got the news? Besides, if the general's soldiers force their way into the county seat, wouldn't it be beautiful if they disturbed the people and caused trouble? ”

Seeing Lu Zhiming asking himself like this, Zu Kuan didn't feel a burst of heat on his face, and he shouted: "You are a scholar and civil official, you know very well!" Ben won't have time to talk to you, get out of the way. Ben will act, it makes sense, if you want to stop it again, Hugh blame Ben will not be polite! ”

After Zu Kuan finished speaking, Lu Zhiming's nerd temper came up, and he opened his hands and stopped at the entrance of the city gate and shouted: "Zu Kuan! As a general of the army, you dare to enter the city without permission, and there is no military discipline and national law! The official persuaded him so well, but you didn't listen to a word, and ridiculed him, okay, okay, then if you want to enter the city, step on the official's body! ”

"Okay, you nerd, I thought that Ben General was still afraid of you, and Lao Tzu would cut you now!" Zu Kuan was furious, pulled out his waist knife, and made a gesture to slash Lu Zhiming on the spot.

"Chief Soldier Zu, don't be reckless!"

Hou Shangde, the captain of the family on the side, hurriedly grabbed Zu Kuan's arm, and shouted in a low voice: "Although he is only a magistrate, he is also an official of the imperial court, how can General Zu kill him privately." ”

Zu Kuan saw that Hou Shangde was holding himself, and he was so angry that he immediately showed a look to a family member next to him, who understood, drove forward, raised the knife in his hand, and with a muffled sound, he cut Lu Zhiming's body in two places.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the two entourages next to him were about to turn around and run, but they were quickly cut down by all Zu Kuan's own soldiers.

"General Soldier Zu 。。。。。。"

Seeing Lu Zhiming's headless corpse falling limply in front of him, Hou Shangde's voice trembled, but he couldn't say anything more.

Lu Zhiming betrayed the country with bandits, and secretly echoed with the rogues, intending to sacrifice the city and defect to the rogues. Fortunately, the soldiers found out in time and led the troops to capture the city, so as to stop the conspiracy. Zu Kuan sneered: "Pass on the order of the soldiers, the whole army will enter the city, search out all the people in the city, and take away all the property in the city!" ”

"Order!"

As the soldiers and horses of Liaodong roared into the city, a catastrophe began.

The raging fires were burning all over the sky, screaming and wailing one after another, and the soldiers and horses of Liaodong wantonly plundered and arrested people in Zhuxi County, and took the opportunity to feast their own pockets. What's more, in addition to plundering money, it is even more reckless. Adulterers, these guys under the banner of the Ming Dynasty are like a group of crazy and indulgent beasts.

Zu Kuan coldly watched his soldiers doing evil recklessly, but he didn't want to stop them, but he had an inexplicable sense of pleasure.

His only command was not to kill people at will. Because every common person, in Zu Kuan's view, is a valuable commodity that can be exchanged for silver taels, and he must not let the goods be damaged by himself before he can sell them.

Three full hours passed, and the small county town of Zhuxi finally became a ruined ruin.

"Report to the ancestor general soldiers, our army entered the city and obtained a total of 36,502 people, including 17,053 strong men and 13,651 strong women, and the rest are all old and weak, and they have seized 20,000 tens of thousands of silver in the city, more than 5,000 stones of grain and grass, and 。。。。。 ordnance and weapons."

After listening to the report of his entourage, Zu Kuan was overjoyed.

According to Li Xiao's current pricing, the purchase price of a strong man is 4 taels, the purchase price of a strong woman is 2 taels and 5 yuan, and the old and weak are 1 tael each, Zu Kuan entered the city this time and captured it, and he got more than 120,000 taels of silver from the county bank at once, as well as tens of thousands of taels of silver from the county bank, which can be described as a big fortune.

Although the current Tiger Army no longer uses silver to buy people, but uses such things as cigarettes, silk, cloth, woolen wool, sea salt, etc., to exchange them at market prices, these high-quality and inexpensive goods produced by Li Xiaojun are more popular with the officers and men of the Ming Army from all walks of life.

"General, what should we do with those militiamen and government scribes who defend the city?" The pro-soldiers who had finished reporting whispered to Zu Kuan for instructions.

Zu Kuan, who was happy, was in a good mood at this time, he thought for a while, and then said: "That's it, this official doesn't want to do too much, these people, just leave them a dog's life." This county is already so dilapidated that it is impossible to live in, and then pay each of them 2 taels of travel expenses. ”

"Order!"

After tying up the people and their belongings separately, Zu Kuan ordered that he should return to the barracks with his belongings, and ordered Hou Shangde to take the people to Suizhou and deliver them to Monk An stationed here.

At this point, Li Xiao's plan to speed up the transportation of displaced people was first realized by Zu Kuan, the general soldier of Liaodong's aid and suppression, with bloody means.

Next, Zu Kuan did not do two things, connecting the two counties of Zhushan and Shangjin, and also plundered.

It's just that the county orders of these two places, after learning about the tragic burning, killing, and looting of Zhuxi County, were already frightened and very cooperative with the brutal and ferocious Zu Kuan. Therefore, Zukuan also dealt with them generously, in addition to preserving the families and property of a number of county officials, he also left more than 2,000 people in each city, so that these two county towns can barely operate.

With Zu Kuan's example, other generals in Huguang, such as Fan Zhibi, Zuo Liangyu, Li Bei, etc., all followed the example and began to enter remote counties to loot and capture the people. In the following month, nearly 200,000 people were looted and left to nothing, and then all sold to the LTTE.

In Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Datong, under the stimulus of money, the Ming army from all walks of life also plundered various county towns like Huguang land, and these three places together had as many as nearly 300,000 displaced people sold to the Tiger Army.

Li Xiao, who received the report, was extremely happy.

I think that at the beginning, in a month's time, I could only get 100,000 displaced people at most. It's good now, plus the local displaced people in Beizhili, Henan, Nanzhili and Shandong, only a little more than a month later, more than 50 new homeless people have been received!

In this way, under the premise of sufficient manpower, the treasure island of Taiwan will be developed more rapidly.

At the same time, there can be more displaced people, who can be arranged to go to the more vast and wild Northeast Asia.

Then, it is time for the next direction of its own military use, Ezo and Sakhalin, to step up its actions.