Chapter 151: On the shore of West Lake

The demolition of the city was in full swing after the identification of the day, and the unwilling Eight Banners and their families were not without them, Liu Da directly threw these people to the people who were forced to be slaves under the banner and endured inhuman abuse for many years, and sincerely invited other potential opponents to watch a big drama of how a person was torn to pieces by others. With this motivation www.biquge.info the demolition of the city was carried out in advance.

As for the rations, Liu Da and the other selected overseers said that there was no need for the Ming army to pay even a penny. Chen Wen also knows a little bit about how he does tricks, it is nothing more than the division of labor between men and women, and the way to make money by working and making money, and he has no interest in personally seeing the grand occasion of the two brothel streets outside the city gates of Qiantang Gate and Yongjin Gate, adjacent to the West Lake.

"King, what should we do with these tartars after the city is demolished?"

"Demolishing the city is just forgiving the sin of occupying the city, pay this off first and then talk about anything else."

Hangzhou was under the same time, Chen Wen also received the news of the successful recovery of Huzhou and other prefectures and counties, and the former battalion that went north immediately ushered in a wave of tide after recovering Huzhou Prefecture, Huzhou and six counties in one prefecture were all surrendered, and Guangdezhou in the south of the Yangtze River was also exposed to the Ming army, but Chen Wen maintained a certain degree of restraint in this regard.

On the day of the capture of Mancheng, Chen Wen issued an order to use the Dongyang camp to the west, to recover the four counties of Yuyao, Lin'an, Yuqian, and Changhua, and to the east to collect Haining County with a part of the Shentang camp. The defenders of Xincheng and Fuyang did not hesitate to surrender to the Ming army after receiving information that the Ming army had recovered Hangzhou and that all their families had fallen into the hands of Chen Wen.

In this way, Hangzhou, Jiaxing and Huzhou in Zhejiang and Songjiang in southern Jiangsu are all in the bag. In addition, through the efforts of the lobbyists, the Yongjia Division also regained the Huizhou Mansion abandoned for the defenders without blood. In just over a dozen days, the occupation zone has expanded five provinces to the north.

The territory of these five prefectures, Hangzhou, Jia, Hu and Songjiang, is a tax-heavy area, and agriculture, commerce and handicrafts are extremely developed. Huizhou is the birthplace of the famous Huizhou merchants and has a deep commercial tradition. It's just that the Manchus have occupied these areas for more than ten years, and the slaughter of Haining, Jiaxing, Huizhou, and Jixi, coupled with these years of exploitation and plunder, the population has declined, commerce has declined, and the scale of the handicraft industry has inevitably shrunk.

However, Chen Wen is not worried about this, the Chinese are world-renowned for their hard work and intelligence, just like in eastern Zhejiang, as long as they can maintain local stability and serious governance, it is only a matter of time before prosperity can be restored.

It's just that although time is on Chen Wen's side in Hangzhou, this is not the case in the overall environment.

"My lord, this is the document that our company found in the official office of Yue Le, the prince of Yu'an, and Xiao Qiyuan, the governor of Yu'an, and these are all secret decrees sent by the court to Yue Le and Xiao Qiyuan."

The secret decrees issued by the Qing court to Xiao Qiyuan were relatively early, the timeliness had passed, and the earlier ones were not mentioned, Yue Le's army had been completely wiped out, and there was no need to look at the wills that made Xiao Qiyuan prepare in advance.

However, the distance sent to Yue Le is very close now, although some have been turned into waste paper by Chen Wen's army, but there are also some more interesting things.

“…… A secret decree has been issued to Ma Xiong, the chief soldier of the left wing of the Dingnan Domain, and Hao Shangjiu, the chief soldier of Chaozhou, Guangdong, in the unfavorable situation, that he can temporarily stoop to the thief camp and wait for the iron cavalry to go south, and raise volunteers to pacify the bandits in Zhejiang......"

No matter how you look at it now, the Qing court is going down, and it is extremely necessary to leave a way for these wall grasses, but the problem is that Mo said that it was the Shang family, even Geng Jimao and Hao Shangjiu did not inform Chen Wen of the secret decree, which is the most suspicious. On the bright side, it was because they were afraid that they would be misunderstood by Chen Wen, or it might be a discordant plan of the Qing court; Thinking about the worst, it is to continue to be a wall grass, and the power over there is big and the other side.

This is perfectly normal, anyway, Chen Wen didn't really believe in them, and now they are just focused on Jiangnan, and they can't concentrate enough strength in the place where they are divided. But another secret decree must be paid attention to, and its content is only one thing, that is, Prince Jidu of Heshuo Jian has already rectified the Eight Banners Army and the Northern Green Battalion, and is preparing to move south, asking Yue Le to wait for reinforcements to arrive before launching an attack on the Ming army in Jiangsu, Zhejiang.

Prince Jidu of Heshuo Jian, Chen Wen remembered that it seemed to be the son of Prince Zheng of Heshuo who was originally listed as regent with Dolgon, and they were two princes, and Prince Zheng's title was still hereditary in *****, which was extremely noble in the title system of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Jidu led the troops as the commander during the Shunzhi period, and it seems that Yue Le's ability is not as strong, and now Yue Le has not grown up, and Jidu does not need to be mentioned. On the contrary, it is Jierharang behind Jidu, but he is the only surviving general of the Manchu Qing Dynasty......

"Cut, it's just a Jidu, and he came to send people to the head."

Chen Wen looked at it this way, but he didn't know whether Zheng Chenggong was prepared for it, it was only May 16, and it would take July and August to reach the Yangtze River, but he still decided to send the news to Zhenjiang. It's just that he has received the news of Zhenjiang's victory, and in addition to being surprised, his worries have become more and more profound.

The worry is not only about the Battle of Nanjing, but more importantly, some people in this world will really suffocate themselves to death if they don't make trouble for others!

"Order, Yongjia Division repaired in place for two days, and the whole army turned west and went to Nanchang to standby. Tell Li Ruixin that I can only give him one day to reunite with his family. ”

This order seems a little unkind, but Chen Wen has no choice, the current situation is not the time to celebrate victory and enjoy the benefits of war.

"Order, Chen Guobao immediately led the Pujiang battalion westward to control Huizhou Mansion."

"Order, the Danyang Division's plan to march into Chizhou and Wuhu has been officially canceled, and the troops that have been stationed in Huizhou will leave a bureau, and the other troops will return to the northwest of Poyang Lake as soon as possible."

Zheng Chenggong entered the Yangtze River, and the Huguang Qing army had obviously received the news, and the army marched westward, making it clear that the carriage and horses were to contain the Ming army in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Zhejiang.

This is the proper meaning, but I don't know if Sun Kewang also got the news, now the friction between the southwest Ming army of the Qin domain system and the Ming army of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in western Jiangxi is becoming more and more intense, Chen Wen received an urgent document from Wu Dengke before recovering Hangzhou, and the patrol of the two armies broke out a skirmish of 100 people outside the Jiling Pass in Pingxiang County, Yuanzhou Prefecture, which belonged to the Ming army of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Although the troops of the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang succeeded in expelling the Ming army in the southwest, the two largest Ming army groups met each other, so that Chen Wen had to return to Jiangxi as soon as possible to take advantage of the situation.

However, having just recovered Hangzhou, it would take some time to ensure the stability of the people's hearts, so Chen Wen first mobilized troops to Jiangxi, and then he could rush to Nanchang lightly.

Each battalion and each officer is responsible for the army's defense, and Hangzhou's civil affairs also have their own civilian officials who come with the army for a while.

The beautiful scenery of the West Lake is famous all over the world, in fact, there are many lakes in China that are called West Lake, and there is a saying that there are 6 out of 30 West Lakes in the world. Most of these West Lakes are picturesque, but for most people, when it comes to West Lake, the first thing that comes to mind is definitely Hangzhou's West Lake.

Back then, Chen Wen had been to West Lake, and sightseeing was already free at that time, but the visits, accommodation, and other expenses were still frighteningly expensive. What's even worse is that the West Lake is beautiful, but how do you look at it and think that there are more people than water, and he looks like this everywhere he goes, and he was speechless at that time.

However, the beautiful scenery of West Lake does live up to its name, and it is still fresh in my memory. Nowadays, the people who visit the West Lake are far from being as in later generations, and the war in Hangzhou has just ended, and there are not many tourists on the shore of the West Lake, and it has almost become the appearance of being chartered by Chen Wen.

"If someone is sent to block the West Lake and really come to charter the venue, it must be a little wonderful. Well, some of those emperors in ancient times may have done that. ”

Envious of the extreme luxury of the feudal class society, Chen Wen led the guards to leap out of the Qingbo Gate. However, before reaching the lakeside, looking at it from afar, the lakeside is extremely prestigious, and there are only some stumps left of the peach trees and willow trees that Gu Shouli mentioned many times back then. The grass was mostly bare ground and dry horse manure, like a pockmarked face. When I got closer, there were some broken branches and leaves floating on the surface of the lake, and there were a lot of horse manure and eggs soaked in floating sacs, and a disgusting hot smell came to my face.

"How do you feel that Lao Tzu has arrived at a fake West Lake."

Instead of looking at such stinky ponds, it is better to go back to Jinhua to see the sewage discharged from those workshops, at least it can be regarded as a by-product of industrialization, which makes people feel hopeful, and this seems to be useless except to make people disgusting.

"The king didn't know that on the shore of this lake, the grass was green, the wicker swayed lightly in the wind, the peach blossoms were scorching, and the air was full of the fragrance of peach blossoms. The rippling blue waves on the surface of the lake are even more beautiful. It's a pity that this place is adjacent to the city, and those Tartars simply used the West Lake as a horse farm, and even those peach willows were cut down, which was really tyrannical. ”

The guide, a local scholar who could ride a horse, looked at what he saw, and the accusations against the garrison of the Eight Banners began to gush.

According to the intelligence of Hangzhou Station, the scale of the garrison of the Eight Banners was the smallest, that is, when Jin Li was still the general of Pingnan, there were 4,000 Han Army Eight Banners, and there were also tens of thousands of war horses and pack horses. When Yue Le went south, tens of thousands of Eight Banner Army and horses were countless, and the result was that the uncontrolled grazing of these pests further led to the withering of the beautiful scenery of the West Lake and the pollution of the water source.

"Remember to remind me, go back and tell Liu Dana that after demolishing the city, let those Tartars come over and clean up the West Lake!"

The good mood was gone, but the trip was not canceled. The circumference of the West Lake is thirty miles, and Chen Wen can't go everywhere, so this time he put on a show, that is, find a few scenic spots to visit, and then publicize it, so that the people of Hangzhou know that he is in Hangzhou, that's all. That's why I found a local reader, accompanied by staff, and their task was to follow behind to make records, and then submit articles to the first issue of Hangzhou Guangfu in Zhejiang Di Bao.

Scenic spots, Chen Wen didn't have to think about it at all, he decided casually - Leifeng Pagoda, Yue Wang Temple and Yu Qian's tomb are all very famous places here. However, these three scenic spots, Leifeng Pagoda is on the south shore of the lake, Yue Wang Temple is on the north shore of the lake, and Yu Qian's tomb is on the west bank of the lake. The most important thing is his starting point, Hangzhou City is on the east bank of the lake......

I can't stay on the shore of the lake, and I can't stand the smell of horse manure soaking in water under the heat wave of early summer in Zhejiang. Under the guidance of the guide, Chen Wen and his entourage went straight to Leifeng Pagoda, which was the first stop.

Leifeng Pagoda was built in the Northern Song Dynasty Taiping Xingguo two years, the then King Wuyue built this pagoda because of the princess's son, named Huangfei Pagoda, later generations because it was built on the Leifeng, only had the name of Leifeng Pagoda.

Chen Wen's initial impression of this was that the monk Fahai used this building to suppress the White Lady, and later a writer whose article was widely used in primary, junior and senior textbooks also wrote an article to celebrate the fall of Leifeng Pagoda, but Chen Wen couldn't remember whether the gentleman's original intention was to think Fahai was nosy, or to use the past to satirize the present.

However, compared to these, Chen Wen was most impressed by the popular TV series, the theme song "Mountains and rivers can't carry too much ......", no, it should be "once in a thousand years", and the shadow of the goddess of immortality can immediately appear in her mind, as if she was hypnotized.

When he came to Leifeng Tower, Chen Wen saw not the beautiful scenery of Leifeng Sunset, but the lonely brick tower, which was red all over, and there were no wooden buildings and decorations on it.

The destruction of Leifeng Pagoda has nothing to do with our Qing Dynasty, but was burned by the Japanese who besieged Hangzhou during the Jiajing War. This made Chen Wen feel very unhappy, and it is enough that the West Lake has been destroyed by these two barbarians who have carried out large-scale thermal destruction and massacre of China.

Historically, the reconstruction of Leifeng Pagoda was not until the 21st century. Chen Wen didn't want to wait, and he couldn't afford to wait, so he came up with the idea of rebuilding Leifeng Pagoda. It's just that he doesn't plan to give out this money, and it is enough to call on social elites to participate in the grand event, and if he has money, he still has to use it for urgent tasks such as raising troops to fight wars.

After turning around, Chen Wen left Leifeng Pagoda and went to Yu Qian's tomb. First to the south, and then all the way to the west, but halfway through, Chen Wen suddenly reined in his horse, stopped, and looked at the dense mountains and forests in the distance.

"King, that is Nanping Mountain, one of the ten views of the West Lake, the Nanping Evening Bell is talking about here."

"Nanping Mountain."

Chen Wen was silent for a moment, then turned his horse's head and said, "Go back to the city." ”

"King, aren't you going to pay homage to Yu Shaobao?"

"I won't go today, and I'll go another day when the sacrifices are rich, so I won't be ashamed."

Chen Wen's leapfrog thinking, they had long been accustomed to it, only the guide was not used to it, but he quickly reacted.

Back in Xingyuan, Chen Wen waved back left and right, and called Luo Yongzhong and Chen Fugui over: "This king has a task, and you need the two of you to take the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to run a trip......"