Since the news of the Jinhua Rebellion reached Chen Jin on the third day of September, Chen Jin sent a messenger to Taizhou almost before dawn the next day. A few days later, Ma Jinbao arrived with Chen Jin's order to reprimand and order him to return to Jinhua to gather troops and set off from Linhai County.

After more than ten days, relying on water transportation and the psychology of the officers and non-commissioned officers under his command who were anxious to return to Jinhua to keep the family business plundered in the past few years, they rushed to Jinhua at a speed beyond ordinary times.

When the descendants from Jinhua Town entered Yongkang County, Ma Jinbao also got the news that the Ming army was standing still, and everything was as usual in Jinhua City. Relieved, he didn't dare to hesitate for a moment, so he had to continue to set off with the troops that had already arrived, and returned to Jinhuafu City through Wuyi County.

It's just that this time to help, in addition to the green battalion soldiers in his town, the Qing army led by Ma Jinbao also has Qing troops from Quzhou, Chuzhou and Yanzhou, and these Qing troops came to help him wipe his buttocks, and he was naturally responsible for eating, drinking, and Lazar. However, according to Ma Jinbao's temperament, it is impossible for him to break the bank, and as the chief soldier who leads the military affairs of the four prefectures, it is naturally impossible to let the green battalion soldiers of other associations make too much trouble on the territory under his direct leadership, which hurts the enterprising spirit of his town's soldiers.

So, after returning to the city, he learned that the Ming army was still the same and did not react to his arrival in the slightest, so Ma Jinbao rushed to discuss with Li Zhifang, who was temporarily in charge of the affairs of the mansion, and always wanted to think of a way to spend it.

However, the result of the negotiation was far beyond his expectations, and this pusher, who was usually quite talkative, was already frightened by the Ming army commander's inscription, and refused to sign anything on the list calling on the gentry and the common people to donate money. Not only did he propose that after the reinforcements gathered, he could use the warehouses in each county to reward the soldiers, but also hinted that he could also think of a way to the gentry and people there after recapturing Dongyang and Yiwu counties.

After listening to this long period of bitter talk, as an old Jianghu who has been fighting in the officialdom for many years, Ma Jinbao couldn't help but scold in his heart.

Is the warehousing in each county so easy to take?

Not only to pay filial piety, but also to help close part of the deficit. In short, good people, you civil officials, do it, and the bad reputation is borne by Lao Tzu, and it is too beautiful to think about!

As for those grass people in Dongyang and Yiwu, could it be that they took advantage of the old horse not to serve the Ming army, and the punishment was not justified, and waited until the Ming army was eliminated. The slaughter of the city is all deserved, and you Li Zhifang are still used to teach?

After scolding in his heart, he found that this pusher was still stubborn, and he consciously had Chen Jin, Xiao Qiyuan and others covered, and he had never been stingy with the filial piety to the governor, governor, sub-guard, sub-patrol, patrol, and several main generals of the Admiral and the Eight Banners garrison, so Ma Jinbao simply issued an order alone, calling on the gentry and people in various counties to enthusiastically pay for the green battalion soldiers who returned quickly in order to rescue them from the threat of the Ming army.

With Ma Jinbao's order, the Qing army generals and soldiers of the standard camp in Jinhua Town immediately rushed to get busy. They couldn't be more familiar with these things, as they usually used to do when they blackmailed the gentry and the common people. It's up to them to do it. Moreover, it is stationed in each county, and it is more clear which oil and water is larger. Since Ma Dashuai handed over such an important work to them this time, he naturally had to do his best to do it well, and he couldn't live up to the trust of his own marshal.

Soon, the wealthy families in each county received a notice that each family would pay the "anti-bandit silver" according to their family property, and those who did not pay it or did not pay enough would be punished for fornicating with the Ming army.

As for the goods paid. Preferably gold, silver, and copper coins, if not. Fields, houses, and shops can also be settled, but what antiques, calligraphy and paintings, jewelry, etc., are not very well valued, and the military masters of the town standard camp will only take baskets at most. If you don't have any of that, that's fine. Women, prostitutes, strong laborers and so on are not improvised, anyway, the traffickers and military masters are also very familiar. Don't worry about the next home of shipments.

In contrast, Ma Jinbao did a much more meticulous job in Fucheng, and he can definitely be called an industry model among the green battalions in the Manchu Qing Dynasty. In addition to the normal estimated prices of gold and silver, farm houses, shops, and populations, antique calligraphy and paintings will also be valued by professionals, which can be called Tongsuo. As for those who do not pay. It's nothing, pull it to the barracks, hang it upside down, and pour vinegar into the nose, so can there be anything that you can't give?

This has been done for many years, Ma Jinbao has become more and more particular about excellence, and he also has a unique opinion on the choice of vinegar:

Nanzhili Zhenjiang vinegar, sour but not astringent, fragrant and slightly sweet, strong color and fresh taste, more and more mellow, used for cold platter, cooking chicken and duck, can enhance the flavor and fragrance, it is really a good product. But if you pour it into your nose, the sour taste will be a little less hot.

Fujian red yeast rice vinegar is sweet in sour, mellow and refreshing, and does not rot for a long time. It is not only a condiment with excellent texture, but also has a wonderful effect on curing diseases, which can prevent and treat mumps, biliary roundworms, colds and other diseases, and is indeed an excellent choice. But he Ma Jinbao is not Langzhong, wouldn't it make people laugh with this?

Tianjin Duliu vinegar, the color is sauce red, clear and translucent, the taste is soft, the sour is sweet, and it is not moldy for a long time. It can relieve the smell and remove the smell, remove the greasy and increase the fragrance, help digestion, and be used to dip dumplings, especially the meat dumplings are definitely a very good choice. But the color of this thing is too light, and it seems to be not enough deterrent, at most it is just an alternative.

So in the final analysis, it has to be the old vinegar of Shanxi. It not only conforms to Ma Jinbao's taste as "Lao Xi'er", its color is black and purple like a traditional Chinese medicine soup and has enough deterrent power, plus sour, sweet, cotton, mellow and long aftertaste, it is definitely the best to pour into the nose.

Seeing that even if they held on this time, it would only end up with an illicit Ming army, and the gentry and people in Fucheng had no choice but to scrape together and take out the valuable things at home to offset the "bandit silver" to save their lives.

In this way, Ma Jinbao relied on the deterrent power of vinegar in Jinhua for many years, and soon collected a large amount of money and food, which was far more than Chen Wen worked hard to get it. Relying on these money and food, Ma Jinbao immediately assured the generals and soldiers in the town and the other Qing soldiers who came to help that they would definitely distribute according to the amount of effort and actual merit, and would never let the comrades who came to help exterminate the Ming army and thieves return empty-handed.

Ma Jinbao's guarantee was immediately praised by the three prefectures of Quzhou, Yanzhou, and Chuzhou, who had just arrived to help suppress the Qing army, and when these Qing troops reimbursed the first amount of travel expenses to come here, they were full of praise for Ma Jinbao, and promised to obey Ma Dashuai's military orders and do their best to annihilate this group of Ming army thieves.

The morale of the army was boosted to a certain extent, and Ma Jinbao estimated the total strength of the Ming army sent by Chen Jin to encircle and suppress it. I was finally relieved.

According to Chen Jin's plan, Ma Jinbao first led the troops and horses of his headquarters to return to Jinhua Mansion City, and cooperated with the remnants of the standard battalion in Jinhua Town and the green battalion soldiers who were strictly guarding the road in Jinqu to curb the advance of the Ming army; Later, the three associations of Quzhou, Yanzhou, and Chuzhou each assigned a battalion of troops to follow up, thinking that Ma Jinbao had stamina; Then there is the Governor Battalion, which rushed to Quzhou at the fastest speed after starting from Dinghai, and rested for half a month after ensuring the safety of Quzhou. Sent troops to Jinhua to participate in the encirclement and suppression.

At the same time, the governor of Zhejiang, Biaoying, returned to Hangzhou in advance, and went to Zhuji after rest, ready to go south to Yiwu at any time; The association of the Shaoxing Green Camp gathered in the area of Shengxian County to block the way for the Ming army to escape to the former nest of Siming Mountain.

In this way, the Qing army participating in the encirclement and suppression only has more than 10,000 soldiers, among which there are many elites such as Governor and Fubiao, such a big scene in recent years is second only to the battle of Zhoushan not long ago, and it should not be difficult to defeat this small-scale Ming army.

According to Ma Jinbao's life wisdom over the years. This time, he followed the military order to Taizhou before he was taken advantage of by this group of Ming troops, as long as he could annihilate him, or even just drive away, with his invincible silver bullet offensive, it was enough to block the mouths of those who had the right to speak. When the time comes, what is the great sin that provokes the people's rebellion, it will be a matter!

As for the popular will in Li Zhifang's mouth, Ma Jinbao will not believe in its existence at all. The actions of the Qing army in Liaodong. Entering the customs and going south, which one has won the hearts of the people. Isn't it occupying nine out of ten of China right now?

As long as the soldiers are strong and strong, as long as the bloody killings are used to deter the gentry who have the right to speak, there is no need to worry about the people's will at all. As for those Shengdou grass people, they don't understand anything at all, they are just vassals of the gentry, and they are not worth mentioning at all.

Re-estimated the strength of the hand. Ma Jinbao couldn't help but rejoice, he had never been stingy in honoring Shangguan over the years, although he was reprimanded this time, Chen Jin also promised that as long as he eliminated this Ming army, he could help him clear his name.

In this way, as long as this Ming army can be eliminated. This Jinhua Mansion is still the world of his horse Jinbao!

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On September 21 of the fifth year of Yongli, the Qing troops who went to various places to carry out military tasks had already set out, and even most of the local Ningbo Green Battalion soldiers stationed in Ningbo went south to assist in the defense, but a team of men and horses from the rebuilt Raised Left Battalion were stationed in Yin County, Ningbo, thinking that they were the flanks of the main force of the Dinghai Raising Battalion.

The west gate of Yin County is called Wangjing Gate, which is taken from the meaning of looking at the capital from afar and not forgetting the emperor's grace. Wangjing Gate is a water gate, and the Xitang River passes through the gate into the county seat of Yinxian County, which is one of the important waterways in Yinxian County.

Before the Qing army moved south, there were many wharves on the river, the trade on both sides of the river was prosperous, the boats gathered, and the water conservancy facilities were complete. To quote a passage from "Floating in the Sea":

"From the city to this more than ten miles, on both sides of the river, the market, the ship and the ship are gathered like clouds. After that, the pine fence orange orange sandwich into a forest. Passing through the tea pavilion, Jing'anpu, Jijin Township, Yu's Zhenjie Gate, to Xizhen Bridge, the bridge is high. There are two bridges to the West Dam Hall. The two banks of the dam are built embankments, and the stone broken stream is used as a weir, so that it can not be communicated with the outer river, and machinery is set up on both sides, and the bamboo rope is used as a cable, and the boat is pulled across. It is clearly a picture of the Jiangnan water town in the peaceful era.

But now, the ships that once shuttled like weaving have long been left behind, the shops are withered and dilapidated, and even the water conservancy facilities are in disrepair, and they are no longer as prosperous as they used to be.

Outside the city gate, in a canopy boat moored on the shore in the distance, Lu Yuhuoding[Note 1] clenched his fists, his nails already embedded in the flesh, and stared at the city gate in the distance. And his gaze stretched to the end, but a head with a bundle of hair hung above the city gate.

After staring at the human head for a moment, Lu Yuhuoding observed the movements of the Qing army at the head of the city again, and then retreated into the shadow of the black canopy. A moment later, a man with a hat and dressed like a fisherman, carrying a bamboo basket that had long been empty, came from a distance, walked to the shore, stepped on the fishing boat without hesitation, threw the basket aside, and dived into the shadows.

"How?"

"Lu observes, the Tartar patrols at the head of the city in the past two days have been much worse than before, probably because they have been slackening for a long time."

"That's fine."

Lu Yuhuoding once had the official rank of deputy envoy of observation in the Lu Jianguo Dynasty, and the fisherman who spoke to him was called Jiang Han, who was a general of Qian Sule. When the Qing army went south, Lu Yuhuoding and the other five people of the Six Crazy Births invited Qian Sule, a member of the criminal department who returned home due to illness, to raise troops against the Qing Dynasty together, and they met this person at that time.

The two of them are here this time, not for anything else, but for the head that Lu Yuhuo Ding had just looked at. This head has been hanging here for more than a month, during which Lu Yuhuoding tried to get it down from the city several times, but the Qing army guarded it too strictly, far from being like when the corpse was hung or hung in the past, so it never made the trip.

Lu Yuhuoding knew very well why this was, but officially for this reason, he was unable to succeed until now. I can only watch the head hanging on the west gate of Yinxian County day and night, suffering from wind and rain, so that the loyal and righteous people can not rest in the ground, and his heart is tormented.

After discussing for a while, Jiang Han walked out of the black canopy, propped up the rocking oar, and prepared to row into the distance. Through the small window of the black canopy, Lu Yu Huoding once again stared at the head hanging at the city gate, as if he was making some oath. But when he withdrew his gaze and was about to close the window, he saw a figure on the other side of the river kowtowing to the head.

The owner of that head once held up a pure land in the troubled times for the people in a radius of hundreds of miles in eastern Zhejiang, and it can be said that the living people are not counted. In the past few days, Lu Yuhuoding has also seen a few people worshipping in the distance like this, but this figure he saw this time is quite familiar. (To be continued.) )

PS: [Note 1]: Lu Yu Huoding, fire and Ding are one word, and there is a Ding word next to the word fire, this word really can't be typed, and the history books that record this person are also written like this, so it has to be like this in the text. (This passage does not count the number of words)