Chapter 82: The Righteous Army (First Update, Asking for Recommendation)
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Although the banner of "Benevolence and Righteousness" hangs on the city gate, for the people of Huangzhou City, they who have experienced a few days of military disasters are just looking at those four words. It's like the Taiping army turned into a "righteous army" overnight.
"The Teacher of Righteousness!"
Standing in the courtyard and looking at the four characters on the big flag floating on the head of the city, Chen Rui shook his head and smiled coldly, but as in the past, although he has a reputation for showing talent, he is also a pair of gray cloth short cotton clothes, not the green cloth cotton robes that the students flaunt themselves, not that he does not flaunt himself, but because those bandits are really disappointing, after entering the city, not only smashed the Confucian Temple, but also burned books everywhere, and even arrested scholars.
It is precisely because of this that although he is not full of pure rule, he does not like those "Taiping Army" who promise to restore the rivers and mountains, in his eyes, the so-called Taiping Army is just a thief like a yellow nest recorded in the history books, if this appearance is also Allah who has been waiting for the world for a long time, then this God is really blind.
Because he didn't wear a hat, the cold scalp on his forehead blown by the cold wind only made him shiver, thinking of the slaughter of "keeping hair without leaving a head" recorded in the Ming and Qing dynasties recorded in the wild book, what kind of benevolence and righteousness did he talk about to the people?
As for this "rebel army"? I think it's also a hill all the way!
"Isn't this God blind?"
I muttered like this in my heart, thinking that after the bandits occupied the city, not only did they confiscate all the shops, but this bazaar was also abolished, even if they were rich, the people couldn't buy food, even if the price of grain rose skyrocketing, the people could at least buy rice and grain, but now, this shop has been confiscated, so no one is allowed to do business, after all, it's not a thing, a family like him with a little bit of family wealth, the food at home can last for a while, but the people all over the city, what should I do?
A few hours ago, after hearing that the bandits had withdrawn from the city, he was still thinking that maybe the bandits would abandon the city and flee, but the good fortune had not lasted for a few hours, and the bandits who had left the city had re-entered the city.
Xiucai is worried about the world!
But the affairs of the world, how can it be his turn to be the master, at least the things in Huangzhou City, it is not the turn of ordinary people to do it, just like at this time, the one who can be in charge of this Huangzhou City is Zhu Yifeng, who has just entered the city, and he only led a rabble of only five hundred yesterday, but now not only has two thousand people, but also has a mansion, and this mood naturally swells.
Although the "Mirror Hanging" plaque hanging on the hall of the house is mottled and painted, there are also cobwebs on the roof of the house.
This is the Huangzhou Mansion!
Zhu Yifeng, who was in the mansion, looked at the desk on the middle staircase, and a scene suddenly appeared in his mind.
Someone, the dog head is waiting!
Isn't he the one who holds the power of life and death now...... Uh, what's the side?
Whatever, anyway, now he is in charge of this Huangzhou city. I only felt that others who were a little swollen in their hearts because of this territory had not recovered from that joy, and Li Ziyuan's words sounded next to him.
"My lord, this Huangzhou has been pacified, we should calm the people's hearts as soon as possible, we have to post a notice to calm the people now!"
Anmin notice?
Although he is a little unfamiliar with this word, Zhu Yifeng has also known this notice from novels and movies.
"My lord, after this according to the city, the first thing is to stabilize the people's hearts, in the next to see the shops in Huangzhou City closed, the people dare not go out, although it is the New Year's Festival, but it is not a way to last for a long time, adults want to be here for a long time, should post a notice to calm the people's hearts! After all, we're not trying to grab a ticket and leave. ”
Seeing that the adults seemed puzzled, Li Ziyuan hurriedly explained, his words made Wang Fu and Li Yuanji's faces all hot, grab a vote and leave, isn't this exactly what they originally thought?
As for the Anmin notice, they also posted it, but it didn't work, and they still confiscated all the shops in the city. It's just that there is no door-to-door "confiscation" of property.
"This Anmin notice should be posted quickly, Zilin, huh...... This security notice, I still have to bother you to ghostwrite! ”
"This ......"
With both hands in salute, Li Ziyuan thanked him.
"Your Excellency commands, no one dares to obey!"
As in the past, Li Ziyuan put his position extremely accurately, he was just a master and a staff member, and the same was true of his own positioning.
Seeing that some people are specialized in beauty, Wang Fu, who thinks he is still a scholar, how can he not know that the most important thing now is to show his importance in front of the "new master", almost after Li Ziyuan responded, he said conveniently.
"My lord, there is a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not!"
Unlike Li Ziyuan, who claims to be "below", Wang Fu does not feel that he is qualified to be called "below" now, and the reason why he will speak out is also to aggravate his impression in front of the "new master".
"Eunuch Ting, you and I are our own people, what should I say or not! If you have any suggestions in the future, just mention it, I'm not a division commander or a military commander, and I will play prestige in front of the big guys at every turn."
Zhu Yifeng smiled and put on an amiable and equal attitude.
"Yes, my lord, what I want to say is silver!"
After spitting out those two words, he was afraid that the other party would not understand what Wang Fu would do with his intentions, but said bluntly.
"The previous lord promised that this person would be four taels of silver, which is almost a small team of two thousand people, plus the leaders at all levels, at least ten thousand taels of silver a month to go out......"
What Wang Fu said this was heart-to-heart, and the reason why his transformation would be so fast was simple-the depth of Zhu Yifeng's city in front of him and the ruthlessness of his means were far beyond his imagination, not only did he not feel fear, anyway, in addition to the feeling of meeting a famous master, he naturally did not want to miss this opportunity, not to mention, he knew that there was no one available by this Lord Zhu's side now, as long as he showed his value, he would naturally not worry about not being reused. Of course, the more important point is that now he has no way to go, and can only go to the end of the black road.
"Although this Huangzhou City is a government city, but the silver in the treasury has already been emptied by the Taiping Army, and even the shops in the city have been looted, even if it has not been robbed, the taxes collected by the Huangzhou Mansion a year are only tens of thousands of taels, which is not enough for a month, my lord, if you really cash in the four taels of silver salary, I am afraid that it will ......"
Before he finished speaking, the faces of Li Yuanji, Li Erhu, Ding Laoliu and others all changed, and their expressions became complicated. What does this Huangzhou City look like, they know better than anyone else, before they were ordered to leave, they almost ransacked all the people in Huangzhou, if it weren't for the lack of time, and most of the big families in the city had already escaped, the rest were some poor people, at most, there were still some small businessmen left, I am afraid he would have played the "pioneer" in the city again. But even so, the oil and water in Huangzhou have almost been squeezed dry, and there is no money, what kind of military salary will be paid?
If there is no military pay, then it will be ...... Several people looked at each other, and they seemed to read each other's thoughts from each other.
"Silver ......"
After a slight pause, he looked at Wang Fu, who looked sincere, and then turned his eyes to the dozen or so captains in the room, of course, the "generals" under him were naturally among them, in addition to Shen Ming, after several expansions, like Lin Yuqing and Yu Xiaobao, they naturally became captains with the rising tide and commanded a team of nearly 100 people. Compared with Li Yuanji and them, Lin Yuqing, Yu Xiaobao and the others' faces were extremely calm, and they all looked disapproving.
It's still your own people who are reliable! As soon as I heard that there was no silver, one by one's faces changed color, if I knew Lao Tzu's plan...... This thought flashed through him, and Zhu Yifeng, who knew that the time was not yet ripe, smiled slightly, and cast his eyes on Wang Fu again.
"Eunuch Ting, what you said is extremely true, the salary of these four taels of troops is not low, and it will definitely not be able to support it by relying on one place......"
The corners of his lips were slightly raised, Zhu Yifeng's expression looked very confident, since the Hunan army in history could rely on Hubei and expand to hundreds of thousands, then he could also do it, not to mention, compared to Zeng Guofan, don't you still have so much confidence?
"Huangzhou Mansion is not enough, let's go around, the territory is bigger, this tax will naturally be more, more taxes, naturally there will be no worries about military salaries, do you think this is the truth?"
For the silver, Shen Ming, Lin Yuqing and others naturally did not worry, because they knew the "family background" of the adult, and Wang Fu and Li Yuanji heard that they were going to fight for the territory, not only did they not have any joy, but a trace of dark worry flashed between their eyebrows, and they suddenly thought of being "driven" to fight Huangzhou.
The little change in their expressions did not fall behind Zhu Yifeng's attention.
"Of course, this is still a matter of the future, as for the present, of course, training is important...... You don't have to worry about the silver, I will naturally find a way to find a way with this silver, and when the time comes, the brothers' military salaries will definitely be small! But ......"
Leaning forward slightly, Zhu Yifeng, who had a serious expression, looked around at everyone.
"Brothers, you have to think clearly, Zhu's military salary is not delicious......