Chapter 183: Warning to Qinshui Li Zicheng reacted

Zhang Zhimugang and Qiu Laodong and Yan Boju had just finished discussing the people from Qinshui, and Ning De came to the command center. When he saw Ningde, he was very unhappy.

After Zhang Zhimu sat down with Ning De, he asked with a smile: "I heard that General Ning De didn't join the task force, a little angry?" ”

"Humph!" Ning De asked: "Why can they all join the task force, but I can't?" ”

"General Ningde, your work is very important and should not be distracted. Li Zhi's information about Xi'an will come back soon, and you shouldn't be distracted. Zhang Zhimu said.

"Oops! There are so many places in Shaanxi, I know where it is with my eyes closed. It doesn't have to be that hard. Ningde said.

"I know that General Ningde has an opinion about not letting you out of the customs to fight. But I think the work assigned to you is more important. Besides, in July, Mr. Chen and Mr. Ouyang will be back, and you must go to replace them in advance, leaving you with little time. Yan Bo's team couldn't complete the task at that time. Do you say you can join the task force? ”

"Then I'll go to the gate as soon as possible." Ning De lowered his head and said, "They are fighting outside, I can't stay at home!" ”

"Uncle Chen, the battle they fought is not a big battle, Shaanxi is our goal, only you are most familiar with Shaanxi's affairs, who will do this job if you don't do it?"

Zhang Zhimu left Ningde because he wanted him to sort out the information about Shaanxi, so that he could refer to it when attacking Shaanxi. The opinions discussed with Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He in the past were for Shaanxi to prepare for two attacks. The initial idea was for Ningde to lead the way to attack from the north. Therefore, after Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He came back, they were ready to have Ningde take over all the teams outside the pass. So that it is convenient when departing from there.

"With our current strength, it doesn't take much trouble for us to lay down Shaanxi, why do we have to work so hard to study them. When the time came, after we had taken a few places, they fled on their own. Ningde said.

"I believe General Ningde's words, but our idea is not only to take Shaanxi, but to take down Shaanxi at the lowest cost, and not to let the cities of Shaanxi not be destroyed too much by them. Because Shaanxi is ours, we must protect it. When Li Zhi's people send back Li Zicheng's military arrangements in Shaanxi, and you finish sorting them out, you can go to Baotou to pick up Uncle Chen's work. Zhang Zhimu knew that during this time, Ningde and a group of staff officers were not in a hurry, and they did the entire sand table in Shaanxi very carefully, and the big rivers, small rivers, big roads and small roads were marked very clearly, as for where it was easy to ambush, where the road was easy to walk, and where it was difficult to walk, it was very clear.

"Okay!" Ning De had no choice but to nod.

"This afternoon, we are going to meet the guests from Qinshui, and General Ningde will also meet them!" Zhang Zhimu said.

"Good! However, I heard that the people on the other side of Qinshui are not convinced by us and oppose us everywhere. Ningde asked.

"Yes! I'd like to talk to them about it this time. Zhang Zhimu said.

The Yaogang office building is not yet completely completed, but the conference room inside is already usable.

Zhang Zhimu arranged to meet those guests who came from the water in this conference room.

Because of the large floor-to-ceiling windows, the new conference room has a very good lighting effect, and the meeting room is exceptionally bright.

More than 30 people from Qinshui entered the conference room in turn, and the staff arranged for them to sit on one side of the long conference table. Zhang Zhimu and other people from the kiln gang sat down on the opposite side of them.

The guests from Qinshui had never seen such a conference room, nor had they sat together face-to-face for a meeting like this, and everything felt very novel.

After the staff served everyone tea, they all retreated to the back.

Zhang Zhimu said: "Friends from Qinshui, thank you very much for taking the time to attend the opening ceremony of our kiln. This also shows that our friendship with our friends along the Qinshui coast is very deep. After you return to Qinshui, please bring it to those friends who did not come, and we welcome everyone to visit and do business in Yaogang. ”

"Zhang Dongjia is polite! It is an honour for us to be invited to participate in such a grand ceremony. Many of us are coming to Yaogang for the first time, and this time it is really worth the trip! When we arrived at Yaogang, we learned that the previous legends about Yaogang were true. A courteous elder said.

"Much better than the legend!" Another chimed in.

"Zhang Dongjia, after I visited the library, I think you have done a great deed! Those who want to read but have no books to read, no place to read, now there is a place to read. Not only does it not cost money, but there is also a supply of boiling water. There is heating in the winter and cold wind in the summer. Everyone in the world should thank you! One was a little excited.

Zhang Zhimu said: "This is what our kiln gang people do together, and we can't completely count it as my credit." My idea is that I want everyone in the world to have books to read and eat. But now I can only manage Yaogang, and by the way, I can manage Shanxi. ”

"Zhang Dongjia, our Qinshui is also Shanxi! Why don't you leave me alone? We also have a lot of people there who can't afford to read and eat. A scholar said. Judging by his clothes, he was not very wealthy.

"We want to take care of it, but many people over there in Qinshui don't allow us to take care of it!" Zhang Zhimu said: "Originally, before the Spring Festival last year, all of us in Shanxi, as long as we had a household registration, everyone could buy some grain at half price. However, many poor people on the other side of Qinshui did not dare to receive our half-price grain. Even many people are afraid to register their accounts. I think there's a big force behind them that threatens them. You say, 'How are we going to mind their business?' Zhang Zhimu said directly.

The venue was a little cold all of a sudden.

Someone from Qinshui finally couldn't live and asked: "Zhang Dongjia said that we have a big force in Qinshui, is there any evidence of this?" ”

"Huh! If only we wait until we look for evidence, things will be easy. Zhang Zhimu continued: "Let's just say that we are planting cowpox in Shanxi, it is a good thing for everyone, not to let everyone contribute money, we are spending money to do it for everyone, what a good thing!" Let's all stay away from disaster. But when the good thing arrives at Qinshui, it turns sour. The people even hid, but when I asked later, I realized that they didn't want to plant, but they didn't dare to let others know that they were in contact with us. It seems that this is not a small force. They are against us as long as it is our business, and they do not care about the welfare of the people, as long as they do not come into contact with us. The officials we sent couldn't do anything, and they were satisfied. ”

It was the plainly dressed man who asked: "Zhang Dongjia, you just look at it like this, is there no way?" ”

"Actually, the emperor agreed to manage Shanxi now, and we are not helpless against those troublemakers, but we still have a lot of friends over there in Qinshui. We don't want to hurt our friends' peace. We always think that there are outstanding people in Qinshui, and there must be people among them who understand that it is not possible or right to go on like this. We still want to give them a little time to think about it. Zhang Zhimu said.

"What if I don't satisfy you?" Someone asked.

"We Mr. Zhang said that we have both the heart of a bodhisattva and the means of thunderbolts." Yan Boju was not polite.

"What thunderbolts do you have?" Someone was not convinced.

"That's easy. The obedient can stay in Qinshui, and the disobedient will send them to the outside of the gate in many wastelands. Those who are behind the bad should be killed, you are welcome. Ningde's words were more straightforward.

"You know, we have a lot of castles in Qinshui that have never been breached. We still have a lot of Zhuang Ding who dare to fight. ”

"How is it compared to Li Zicheng's million-strong army, and how is it compared to the iron cavalry of the Manchurian and Mongolian army?" Yan Xing was also a little angry.

Zhang Zhimu said: "Mr. Fang just said, you have a lot of castles that have not been breached, what is the reason? It's because everyone is desperate to resist the bandits, and if they can't resist it, their families will be ruined. Will they fight hard to fight the Kiln Gang who can bring them benefits? We still hope that those people don't get obsessed and force us to do things we don't want to do. If we use force to solve the problem, we can solve all the castles on the shore of Qinshui within a month. We kiln gang people never talk empty words. It's just that we don't think it makes sense. Those who can only poke and mutter in the back will not become a big climate, and it is really unreasonable to be dishonest and harm others and themselves. But there is a limit to our patience. We're not going to put up with it forever, I think everyone understands. ”

"Zhang Dongjia, some of the decrees you issued are really unacceptable, since you want to hold an election, you should respect everyone's opinions." Someone asked.

Zhang Zhimu understood that there was such a question, which showed that they had also studied the matter of the kiln. Also, it's not right if they don't care.

Zhang Zhimu smiled and said: "If there is a problem, we can discuss it together, as long as it is not sincerely against us, then it is easy to discuss." If it's against our management, we're going to take tough measures. Can this gentleman be more specific, those decrees are really unacceptable? ”

"For example, you forbid women to bind their feet."

"Can you tell me what are the benefits of a woman's foot binding?" Zhang Zhimu asked.

"This, this is a habit passed down from our ancestors. We men love women with small feet. ”

"No matter what habit it is, it's built by people. If it's a bad habit, you have to get rid of it. Zhang Zhimu said: "As for what you said, you like women with small feet. But have you ever heard of 'a pair of small feet, a basket of tears'? You like to mutilate people, and we can't ignore it. In fact, this is because some men lack self-confidence, and only by binding their feet do women have a sense of security. If a man is confident in himself, he should not use this method to bind a woman. There is no need to discuss this matter, we have issued a decree and it must be implemented. We have promulgated a punishment for the binding of girls' feet by instigators and coercions, and we will severely punish those who violate them after we have issued the decree. Now we can't enforce it with you, and we will prosecute and double the punishment in the future. You go back and publicize it for us, and if you confess your guilt in advance, I can reduce the punishment as appropriate. Don't think that when we make a decree, we will be like a child's play, because some people will not carry it out if they make trouble. ”

Zhang Zhimu's words were very intimidating. Someone asked, "How is it that in your elections, men and women have the same vote?" ”

In the kiln, the wages of female workers are a lot, and the status of women is not low, but in other places, women are supported by men's families, and they have no status with Ben, and as a result, women can vote for elections like their men, which these people really can't accept.

"In this world, there are two kinds of people: men and women. Together, they make up this society, why should we be afraid of women, today we have to bind women's feet, tomorrow we are afraid of women to vote. Zhang Zhimu said: "We Chinese men, it's time to change our own problems." Women are also human beings, and they should have the same social status as men. Women have the right to vote, and those who want to be officials must take into account the concerns and needs of women in their work. So I remind you to be a man with a little self-confidence. ”

Zhang Zhimu has always used men's lack of confidence to talk about those who reject women, which makes these people feel very uncomfortable. But I couldn't think of a reason to refute it. Although they made a lot of preparations before they came to see Zhang Zhimu. I wanted to say it indignantly, but Zhang Zhimu, who has always been very generous and gentle in the past, is unusually strong today and has not budged. They know in their hearts that this is the strength of others to back. The gentleness of others' performance is rewarded to you, and the strength of others is the strength of others.

Yan Boju has always been worried that Zhang Zhimu is not tough enough, but today he saw a tough Zhang Zhimu, and his eloquence made those literati from the water speechless, and Yan Boju's smiling eyes were no longer visible.

Including Li Yan, they also feel that today's Zhang Zhimu is different from the previous Zhang Zhimu, and they admire it even more. This is the big man who can bend and stretch, can be hard and hard, and can be soft and can use soft. If you don't be tough with these people today, they will gain an inch in the future.

However, in order to leave some room for the future, Zhang Zhimu still softened his words, "You are participating in the celebration of our kiln today, and you shouldn't have said these unpleasant things on this occasion." But now that I've said that, I hope you will understand our struggles as well. Since the imperial court has asked us to run Shanxi, we have to take responsibility. Originally, for those who did not listen to the call, we had the means and ability to deal with it. But there are many of our friends along the Qinshui coast in Jinnan. There may be some friends who can't accept our management at once, and can't understand our approach, and we will give everyone a little time to adapt. But I think everyone has seen that according to our approach, the kiln is better than other places. I believe that our approach will be understood and accepted by the majority of people. I hope that when you go back, you can bring my words to you, and we hope that the matter on the other side of Qinshui can be resolved peacefully. Then everyone will be happy. ”

These people from Qinshui had already felt the murderous aura in Zhang Zhimu's words, and they didn't want the Yaogang people to really use force, so they said it on the good side.

"Oops! You have built the kiln like heaven. We never dreamed of such a place at home. Especially your radio and newspapers, it's so good that you can sit at home and know what's going on in the world. This time, we subscribed to more than 100 copies of "Yaogang Weekly" and "Yaogang Daily". ”

Another chimed in: "And Science magazine. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "In the future, we will work together to build Shanxi into a kiln." ”

Zhang Zhimu's words were unanimously approved by everyone.

Because Qiu Laodong's family is very familiar with many people from Qinshui, he has also done a lot of work in private. They all promised to bring back the opinions of the kiln people when they returned.

In this issue of "Yaogang Weekly", Editor-in-Chief Fan printed a lot of copies. Because this issue of "Yaogang Weekly" details the experience of this war after Chen Yufeng and them left the customs. This time I reported for duty not only as a general introduction, but also as a detailed description of the war. Because the reporters of Editor-in-Chief Fan followed the army and kept recording the entire war process on the front line. In order to better report, Ouyang He also personally provided them with a lot of information. They also interviewed Liu Yun, Li Jing and others. This detailed report will be divided into three installments before it can be completed. After the report was completed, Editor-in-Chief Fan and the others also prepared to publish a single edition of the report as a magazine.

In fact, the introduction of this war in the last issue of "Yaogang Weekly" has shocked all parties in the Ming Dynasty.

Since the defeat of Shanxi, Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, has always felt that this defeat was too bad. Before the war, although I felt that the Yaogang people were a heart disease, I thought that when I led the army to sweep through Shanxi this time, I would solve the Yaogang people by the way, but I didn't expect that I would be planted in the hands of the Yaogang people. If you want to say unconvinced, it's not. Because he can't compare with others in terms of weapons or tactics, his military advisors and strategists are as ridiculous as children compared to others. Therefore, it is not unjust to lose to the kiln gang people.

Li Zicheng originally thought that the Yaogang people would take advantage of the victory to pursue and take the Central Plains or Shaanxi, but the strange thing is that the Yaogang people stopped when they got Shanxi. Li Zicheng has been observing what the people of Yaogang are doing, and it can be seen through the methods of the people of Yaogang to govern Shanxi that the people of Yaogang are seriously governing Shanxi, and they have long-term plans. But the strange thing is that they did not fall out with the imperial court, and it is said that they also lent the imperial court silver. This is really something that Li Zicheng can't understand. Li Zicheng was also very depressed, he knew that the people of Yaogang were not fools, and there was a reason for them to do so. It's just that I don't know or understand, so it's no wonder that I can't fight the kiln people.

When Li Zicheng got the news that the kiln gang people were out of the customs, Li Zicheng didn't understand it even more. The Yaogang people can't control the affairs in the pass, and they have to go out of the pass to provoke the Mongols and the Qing army, are they crazy? Before he could understand Yaogang's intention to send troops, news came that the Yaogang people had defeated the 100,000 Manchurian army and annihilated 70,000 people. This made Li Zicheng, Niu Jinxing, and Song Xiance all gasp. The Mongolian iron cavalry and the Qing army iron cavalry were very strong, and the Ming army fled when they saw the wind.

The little confidence that Li Zicheng finally recovered was gone in an instant, and it seemed that it was hopeless to find revenge from someone else's kiln. Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance already knew this when they were defeated in Shanxi, but they couldn't say it.

Song Xiance retreated to Shaanxi and wanted to retreat, but Li Zicheng was not allowed. He has been organizing a large number of people to make **, and they can't make weapons like kilns. But when defending the city, this ** is very useful, and they Shanxi suffered a big loss of this thing.

Looking at the map on the wall, Niu Jinxing said: "Your Majesty, I see that the people of Yaogang have the intention of encircling our Shaanxi from the north. From there, their army crossed the Yellow River in the winter. Because in winter, the Yellow River freezes for a long time. ”

"With the current strength of Yaogang, if they want to attack Shaanxi, do they still need to work so hard? Which of our kiln workers can't beat it down in a day? Li Zicheng said angrily.

Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance both knew about this, but they didn't know what the purpose of the kiln gang people was.

Suddenly, Li Zicheng's mind flashed, "Is Zhang Zhimu out of the customs for the emperor?" It must have been the Manchu Qing who wanted to threaten Kannai from the northwest. ”

"It's possible that the people of Yaogang don't want to be threatened in all directions, and they take the initiative to eliminate the hidden dangers in the north before they have even figured out where to shoot." Song Xiance couldn't help but say: "Generous! This is a master! ”

Niu Jinxing also understood a little, "The emperor is very accurate." The kiln gang people did not suffer at all, and they took action to remove the hidden dangers when they found them. ”

When Li Zicheng heard Niu Jinxing's flattery, he felt a little more comfortable, and asked, "Strategist, do you think that the people of Yaogang haven't figured out where to shoot next?" ”

"This, this! The minister thought that if they had recognized it, they would not have stopped there. Li Zicheng asked, and Song Xiance understood that the Yaogang people were not the kind of people who had no goals.

"Where do you think the kiln people will shoot next?" Li Zicheng asked.

"I think they will send troops to Henan. It is said that those who are in the Central Plains win the world. Niu Jinxing said.

"The minister also thinks so." Song Xiance hurriedly kept in line with Niu Jinxing.

"Humph! You guys, have we won the Central Plains and won the world? Li Zicheng was very dissatisfied and said: "Let me tell you, the first one under the kiln gang people is Shaanxi." Then it will stop for a few years, and they will still govern Shaanxi like Shanxi in a down-to-earth manner. Let the people there be inseparable from them with one heart and one mind. ”

After speaking, he waved his hand and said, "Open your eyes and see, what are the kiln gang people doing?" Don't you read this "Kiln Gang Weekly"? There is also "Yaogang Daily", doesn't this tell us clearly, what are they doing? ”

How could Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance not read these newspapers, the one who could get access to these two newspapers was not the one who got it, and read it before reading it without drinking or eating. But the Dashun that the kiln people can do can't do. Let's just say that kind of cowpox, that's not something anyone can grow. There is also a household registration to distribute food, which is even more impossible for Dashun to do. No one can take pictures except for the kiln people. The grain was distributed because the kiln people had silver and could buy grain from abroad. They had something in their hearts that they didn't dare to say, "Let's not compare with the kiln people, we are too bad." ”

In fact, when I got the news that the Yaogang people defeated the Manchu and Mongolian army, the most depressed person was not Li Zicheng, but the Huang Taiji who was far away in Liaodong.

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The Song army occupied Hokkaido, and Yuankou landed on the island of Kyushu. Opening up the Japanese battlefield. --Progress of "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty".