Chapter 483: Huang County, Fight to Fame

Morning, Huang County,.

After Zhang Zhun got up, he ran back and forth in the courtyard a few laps, did some exercise, and sat in the study. A new day begins. His task this morning was not to fight, but to deal with official documents. In the previous war, there was a backlog of too many official documents, and he had to find time to deal with them, otherwise he would delay the construction of the rear.

Yun Fengju, who used to have children crying often, is now calm again. The disturbing voices were gone, and all that could be faintly heard was the footsteps of the soldiers on guard duty. Zhang Shenyan and Gao Hongtu have left. Zeng Hualong's two children were also taken away by Gao Hongtu and taken back to his hometown in Jiaozhou to be raised by his family.

Before leaving Huang County, Zhang Shenyan finally made an important contradictory decision in his life and agreed to serve as the prefect of Dengzhou Prefecture. After two days of suffering, the old man finally couldn't bear the condemnation of his conscience and the temptation of his political achievements, so he temporarily blurred his hostile position with Zhang Zhun and decided to exert his residual heat in Dengzhou Mansion.

In order to avoid some unnecessary troubles, Zhang Zhun suggested that Zhang Shenyan's family be sent from his hometown in Shanxi to Laizhou Mansion to settle down, and Zhang Shenyan also agreed. In fact, the situation in Shanxi is indeed chaotic and not very safe. Last time, the Tartars almost went south to Taiyuan, who knows when the next time the Tartars will enter the Kou, and where will they go deeper? Zhang Shenyan himself really has little confidence in the combat effectiveness of the Ming army.

For this, Zhang Zhun is absolutely satisfied.

Zhang Shenyan's thinking is indeed a bit pedantic, some orthodox, and the idea of imperial power is very serious, but his ability to do things and his knowledge and insight are still very strong. What's even more rare is that he is upright and has a clean breeze on his sleeves, and he is respected by many people. Such an official, in the eyes of the imperial court, is definitely different. But in Zhang Zhun's eyes, what he needs is such a talent. The imperial court couldn't tolerate these people, so it just squeezed these people to Dengzhou Mansion. Zhang Zhun has every reason to believe that the Dengzhou Mansion will soon be able to develop under Zhang Shenyan's governance.

In addition, Zhang Shenyan's appointment as the prefect of Dengzhou Prefecture also has a good exemplary role. That is to show that he Zhang Zhun cherishes talents very much. As long as you have talent, I will definitely reuse you. This is a good opportunity for those literati who are not as happy as they should be. The court doesn't need you here, why don't you come here to try your luck with Zhang Zhun?

Zhang Zhun believes that having Gao Hongtu and Zhang Shenyan working under his command is an excellent signal for other scholars and even other big families. If there are still people who reject Laizhou Mansion at this time, it can only mean that they are fools.

This time, the Tatars stationed in Dengzhou City, the most miserable are those big families who fled to Dengzhou City. As the Tartars had always done, they were all stripped of all their possessions, and then they were beaten into slavery to make cattle and horses for the Tartars, and they were never to be turned over. Some were killed on the spot. All the people who were alive were sent to Liaodong.

By this time, I believe many people regretted it. If they had the opportunity to choose again, they would definitely choose to stay in Laizhou Mansion and resolutely not go to Dengzhou City to take refuge. It's not an evacuation at all, it's suicide. Is there anything more tragic in this world than being a slave to the Tartars?

If they stay in Laizhou Mansion, according to the relevant provisions of Zhang Zhun's "Juntian Order", as long as the land under their name does not exceed 50 mu, they will not violate the relevant provisions of the "Juntian Order". In other words, they will not be subjected to the special blows of the Tiger Army. In general, large families have a lot of people. As long as it is spread out, this rule will not be violated at all.

It's a pity that they are reluctant. The result of reluctance is to bury his life in the hands of the Tartars in vain. Their original fields in Laizhou Mansion were naturally confiscated by Zhang Zhun and then redistributed. There is such a precedent in the world, and when other big families encounter the arrival of the Tiger Ben Army in the future, they must consider it carefully.

Now, there is a fact that cannot be ignored, that is, the Tiger Ben Army is showing more and more powerful combat effectiveness. When the Tiger Ben Army was just emerging, it was able to completely annihilate the Tartars of Tian Hengdao. Subsequently, Zhang Zhun went down to the south of the Yangtze River, went to Haizhou, and surrounded Jinan, no matter what the battle, he showed super combat effectiveness. From its rise to the present, the Tiger Ben Army has not tasted defeat. Intuition tells many people that with the Tiger Army, safety is absolutely guaranteed.

However, in order to obtain this guarantee of safety, it is necessary to comply with some regulations of the Tiger Army, especially the provisions of the Juntian Order. This is something that Zhang Zhun will never change. Whether to divide their fields in exchange for a guarantee of safety, or to continue to hold their fields and sway in the wind and rain, wait and see, it depends on everyone's choice. Some prescient people have begun to take root in Laizhou.

In fact, with the prosperity of all walks of life in Laizhou Prefecture, they can do business in addition to farming. The Lai state government has always strongly encouraged the development of commerce. The means by which Laizhou attracts businessmen is not tax exemption, but security. As long as your money is here, as long as your money is legitimate, it will be protected. In these chaotic times, nothing is more important than safety. When there are no people, what's the use of asking for money?

In Dengzhou City, it is not that there are some big businesses. The richest cities in Shandong used to have the name of Dengzhou City. Their family has a big business, and the accumulated family property is still very rich. As a result, as soon as the Tartars came, there was nothing left. The money is gone, and even the life is gone. Such a fate, could they have imagined?

Zhang Zhun's battle in Huangxian also spread throughout Shandong with the departure of Zhang Shenyan and others. News about the Tartars always spreads very quickly. In particular, the news of the victory spread even faster. Even, there are some well-informed people in Jiangnan who know that Zhang Zhun blocked the attack of the Tartars and made the Tartars suffer a big loss.

Annihilated the three Niu Lu of the Tartars in one breath, such a record, except for the Tiger Ben Army, who can do it? When many people heard such a record, they thought it was a rumor, and subconsciously shook their heads, it was impossible to believe it. Even Yang Yipeng, the governor of Caoyun, was slightly stunned when he heard the news, and then said categorically: "Impossible! ”

However, in Shandong, few people question such a record. Because, many people witnessed Zhang Zhun's killing of the Tartars with their own eyes. The Tartars of Tianheng Island have ravaged Shandong for several years, and so many Ming troops have no way to take him, but as soon as the Tiger Ben Army came, the heads of these Tartars were placed like a hill and accepted the onlookers of the people. It was at that time that many people witnessed the hideous head of the Tartar for the first time.

And Zhang Zhun bombarded Nanjing City, so that tens of thousands of defenders of Nanjing City did not dare to move. attacked Haizhou City at night and wiped out thousands of people from Zheng Zhilong's Island Group, and none of them escaped. Outside the city of Jinan, Zhu Dadian's tens of thousands of troops were defeated, and the locals of Shandong were even more familiar with it. Therefore, everyone is not surprised by Huang County's record at all. With such a fierce "criminal record", it is certainly not so easy for Tartars to bargain in Zhang Zhun's hands.

With such a comparison, many people can't help but be moved by Laizhou Mansion. Nothing else, Zhang Zhun can even carry the Tartar, what other enemy he can't carry? With the Tiger Ben Army here, Laizhou Mansion is the safest place in the country. You don't see, when the Tartars went south from the Great Wall, they went deep into the edge of the Yellow River, and hundreds of thousands of Ming troops were powerless, so they let the Tartars loot all over again, and then swaggered away. Compared with the two, the officers and soldiers are really uneasy.

At the beginning, Dongjiang Town surrendered, the governor of Denglai surrendered, and the Tartars broke into the city of Nanjing, which shook the whole country. There was a great panic in the eastern and western prefectures of Shandong, for fear that the Tartars would immediately move westward and loot all parts of Shandong. Jinan and Yanzhou were both in need of martial law at one time. Even towns such as Dezhou, Linqing, and Jining need martial law to barely control the situation. It can be seen how serious the chaos was at that time.

Fortunately, when everyone thought that the Tartars were about to wreak havoc in Shandong, the Tiger Ben Army was stunned and trapped thousands of Tartars in Dengzhou City. The Tiger Ben Army relied not on a strong city, but on a small county seat in Huangxian County, which was not well known. The Tiger Ben army not only blocked the westward advance of the Tartars in Huangxian, but also annihilated the three Tartars of Niu Lu. This ability is simply too rebellious.

Because the battle record is so rebellious, many people have quietly sent their family members and slaves to Huang County to see what is going on. Even, even Zhu Dadian and several princes quietly sent people to check what was going on. As a result, most of these people were arrested by the scouts of the Tiger Ben Army as spies of the Tartars. After careful screening, they were allowed to leave. After they went back, they naturally wanted to publicize the achievements of the Tiger Army, so there were more and more people who knew that the Tiger Army was powerful.

In the past, many people were indeed afraid of Zhang Zhun, especially the relevant provisions of the "Juntian Order". However, in front of the Tartars, the Juntian Order can be put aside for the time being. In the face of Tartars, what needs to be ensured more is the safety of one's own life. As long as you can save your life, it is not impossible to make some adjustments to your own fields according to the "Juntian Order". Just for this sense of security, it is enough to gain a foothold in Laizhou Mansion.

If, before this, Zhang Zhun's name was just a thief, then now, his name has been firmly linked to Tartar. Well, don't get me wrong, it's not that Zhang Zhun and the Tartars have colluded, but how many Tartars Zhang Zhun has eliminated. People are speculating that Zhang Zhun knocked out the three Niu Lu of Tartar at once, so how many Niu Lu of Tartar will he kill next?

The battle in Huangxian is definitely not an exaggeration to describe the fame in the first battle. In fact, after the news of Zhang Zhun's victory spread a few days ago, there were many more people who quietly came to Laizhou Mansion to buy land and build shops. They are not here to make money at all, but to occupy a foothold. If the situation is bad in the future, they will immediately move to Laizhou Mansion to obtain the protection of the Tiger Ben Army.

For this reason, Zhou Zhou Hang also sent a relevant official document, asking Zhang Zhun what he meant, whether he wanted to curb the actions of these people. In Zhou Yihang's view, these people are completely opportunistic elements, and they may not really invest in Laizhou Mansion.

"That's a good thing."

"The more the merrier."

Zhang Zhun personally approved the official document sent by Zhou Hang.

The Lai Chau government welcomed the arrival of these merchants. As long as it is honest and pays taxes according to law, the Tiger Ben Army welcomes it. Since you have come to Laizhou Prefecture, you will have to accept a business tax of 10% and 5%, which is beyond doubt. This business tax is your security policy. Since I have collected your taxes, I will be responsible for keeping you safe. It's as simple as that.

"Huh?"

Zhang Zhun picked up another official document.

The content of this official document is somewhat special. He is special because he is involved in a very large road construction project. Wang Mingyu, Liu Hang, and Liu Baoyu proposed to build a spacious post road in Laizhou Prefecture to connect the nine counties under their jurisdiction. The initial construction cost of this road is about 200,000 taels of silver.

You must know that the roads in Laizhou before were relatively bad, except for the first line of Changyi, Weixian, and Yexian, other states and counties did not have good road connections at all. For example, the post road from Jimo to Jiaozhou is already in tatters. In addition to walking, even unicycles are difficult to pass. In Shandong over the years, it has either been a natural disaster or **, where does the government have the money to build roads?

For such a plan, Zhang Zhun naturally supports it, and the road is financial. Connecting all nine districts of Lai Chau with wide roads will help to carry out commodity trade and promote economic development, and of course it will be strongly supported. The cost of 200,000 taels of silver is actually not a lot.

Zhang Zhun was surprised that in this plan, Liu Hang actually mentioned the concept of road tolls. What they mean is that they are going to borrow money from some large families, and then gradually return it to them after the road tolls. 200,000 taels of silver, as long as 20 large merchants participate, each family will be able to contribute 10,000 taels of silver, which can meet the needs.

Well, Zhang Zhun must admit that this is what he complained about when he was discussing government affairs with Liu Hang and them before, saying that there are 140,000 toll kilometers in the world, and 100,000 kilometers are in China. As a result, Liu Hang and a few of them actually thought of the concept of toll roads. Their brains can't be said to be unintelligent.

In fact, to build such a road, it is not impossible to rely on Zhang Zhun's investment alone. 200,000 taels of silver, Zhang Zhun can still take it out. However, if you can win the support of many large merchants and save the 200,000 taels of silver, it is naturally the best.

What's more, through this road, the interests of the twenty big merchants are tied to the chariot of the Tiger Army, which is the most important thing. Road tolls, which take a long time to repay. If you want the road to be smooth, you naturally have to support the Tiger Ben Army to the end. In other words, it is to support me Zhang Zhun to the end. If you are a grass on the wall, both sides are upside down, don't blame me for being unkind. Not to mention canceling your charging privileges, you will also have to exterminate your family.

Zhang Zhun has always paid attention to the issue of interest bundling. In Zhang Zhun's view, what benevolence, righteousness, morality, courtesy, righteousness and shame are all nonsense with open eyes, and they can't be true. Especially in troubled times like the end of the Ming Dynasty, etiquette or something has long collapsed. If you want others to do things with you, you can only have common interests.

For example, Zhang Zhun is very relieved about Gao Hongtu. Because, Gao Hongtu's interests in private salt are the same as his own. After Zhang Shenyan came over, Zhang Zhun also wanted to give Zhang Shenyan's family a little benefit. Zhang Shenyan said that his sleeves are clean, and his family earns a little money to subsidize their livelihood, which is necessary. Small favors sometimes play a big role.

"Approved!"

After pondering for a while, Zhang Zhun waved his pen and wrote down two words in a dashing manner.

It's not easy to find 20 big merchants, and it's even harder to convince them to be excited. Whether this toll road can be built depends on Liu Hang's ability. Zhang Zhun estimates that the difficulty of this work will not be small. The richer a person is, the more miser. You have to get money out of their pockets, and you can't use force, how can it be so easy? 10,000 taels of silver, not too much, no less, still needs to be carefully considered.

"Agreed."

"Let's talk about it."

"Negotiable."

"Zhang Zhun."

In the morning, Zhang Zhun was busy processing official documents. Most official documents, it is these words that need to be approved. The so-called practice makes perfect, after dealing with countless official documents, Zhang Zhun found that his writing of these words became more and more chic and handsome. Even if the little master Xue Ningying arrives, he will probably say that it is good.

After processing the last bit of official documents, Zhang Zhun leaned back in the chair, breathed a sigh of relief, and then subconsciously looked at the teacup. The teacup is empty. Only then did he remember that Shen Lingfei had already left. If Shen Lingfei was here, his teacup would definitely be hot all the time, and the concentration of the tea would be just right.

Shen Lingfei stayed in Yunfeng Residence for two days, and described to him the birth of the child. Zhang Zhun couldn't go back to Ziyuan, so he naturally liked to listen to it. While listening, I was very happy to ask this and that. At this time, Shen Lingfei was like a little woman, changing the water and tea leaves for his teacup on time. Shen Lingfei stayed in Yunfeng Ju for two days, and waited for Zhang Zhun for two days. After two days, Zhang Zhun actually developed a habit.

In the past, before Shen Lingfei arrived, the guards around Zhang Zhun did not have such consciousness. Lord Dudu, if you want to drink tea, do it yourself, or invite a special subordinate. Boiling water is available, tea is available, and tea is not. Now that Shen Lingfei is gone, naturally everything has returned to its original appearance.

Zhang Zhun stood up, made himself a cup of tea, and then stood at the door of the eaves, silently staring at the eastern sky. Every day when he has nothing to do, he will stand here for a while, mainly to listen to the movement outside. He was waiting for the Tartars to strike.

Four days passed, and the Tartars of Dengzhou City did not make any moves. The news that the three cavalry battalions fed back, and they didn't have any gains. All the Tartars cowered in Dengzhou City and did not come out at all.

However, no one in Huang County dared to let down their vigilance. On the contrary, everyone is more vigilant and has done more preparation. Everyone knows that Tartars are very ferocious. After being annihilated by three Niu Lu, the revenge of the Tartars must be very crazy. The more prepared the Tartar is, the more fierce he will be when he attacks. If you want to say that the Tiger Benjun itself is not sufficiently prepared, maybe it will suffer.

The Tartars are making preparations, and of course the Tiger Army cannot be idle. Zhang Zhun has already issued an order, and all troops must prepare a large number of ** bags. Experience has shown that the Tartars were very fond of crowd tactics when attacking cities. In the past, several sieges in western Liaoning were like this. The same is true when I was in the prison twice. For example, when attacking Zunhua, the Tartars are swarming.

Against crowd tactics, ** bags are of course the best weapons. The fuse was lit, then thrown from the top of the city, and with a bang, it shook everyone to death. **There is no need for shrapnel in the bag, pure** will do. No matter how strong the armor on the Tartar's body was, or how hard the shield was, it would only die under the shock wave of the explosion.

However, the equivalent of the package should not be too large. Otherwise, with a bang, the city walls of Huangxian County will be blown down, and the Tartars will be cheapened for nothing. Therefore, Zhang Zhun formulated a standard, that is, each **bag is only loaded with five catties of black**, and more is not allowed.

Through the test, the five-pound ** bag will not have a destructive impact on the city wall, and when it explodes, it will not damage the tiger army on the head of the city, but it will definitely be a disaster for the Tartars under the city wall. After a loud bang, there were five feet in a radius, don't think that there were still people standing. What kind of ladders, sassal wood, etc., are directly blown up.

According to Zhang Zhun's order, black gunpowder from the rear was continuously transported to Huangxian. The black powder was kept deep in the cellar. Mao Shunjiang, Chen Guoxi, and Shi Zhenshan are constantly building houses and digging cellars these days. Sometimes, the soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army even went up to help.

In the afternoon, Zhang Zhun came to the banquet hall of Yunfeng Ju.

In order to restore Fan Fucui in the future, the people of the Fan family invited bureaucrats and friends from all sides to build a large banquet hall on the left side of Yunfengju. This banquet hall is quite spacious and can accommodate more than 500 people. After Zhang Zhun entered Yunfeng Residence, he just used this place as a place for the conference. In the afternoons of the last three days, officers of all levels of the Tiger Ben Army held a meeting here.

Before Zhang Zhun arrived, all the officers of the Tiger Army at all levels, except for those who had combat missions, were already waiting here. Before the Tartars arrived, Zhang Zhun had to seize the time and convene all the officers above the rank of captain to hold a meeting to popularize common sense.

The common sense he wants to popularize is, of course, about Tartars. The future battle of the Tiger Ben Army is mainly to destroy the Tartars. The Tartars are also the most formidable opponent of the Tiger Army so far. It is very necessary to instill as much common sense as possible in the minds of every officer.

"Some people say that the Tartars are nomads, which is not true. The Tartars are actually a fishing and hunting people. The original ancestors of the Tartars were in the white mountains and black waters, and slowly expanded to the plains of eastern Liao. In the course of a long hunt, there is no doubt that the Tartars have developed a good archery skill. On several books, within a distance of twenty zhang, do not question the archery skills of the Tartars, otherwise, you will definitely die a miserable death. ”

"The Tartars only account for about 30% of the population. The other seventy percent of the population does not know how to ride and shoot. However, since it was mainly these thirty percent of the population who came out to fight, we felt that the Tartars seemed to be very good at riding and shooting. In fact, every time the Tartars launched their development, the main force was still infantry. ”

"The Tartar infantry rode on horseback. For every Tartar, there are horses. When they arrive at the battlefield, they may dismount and fight. Therefore, it is important to pay attention to this when calculating the marching speed of the Tartars. Tartars are good at long-distance running, which is also something we should pay attention to. The Tartars crossed the Great Wall twice and headed south, which was a typical example of long-distance raids, and the officers and troops were unable to guard against it and were caught off guard. ”

"It is always the Mongols who are good at riding and shooting. The Mongols are a great help to the Tartars, and we can call them Mongol Tatars. Originally, the Mongols could be our help, but unfortunately, the imperial court did not pay attention to it, and finally pushed the Mongols to the side of Jianyu. What I mean is that when we have the chance, we will still win over the Mongols and make them opponents of Jianyu. ”

"Some people say that the Tartars do not pay attention to firearms, which is also wrong. The Tartars attached great importance to artillery. When Kong Youde took refuge in Tartar, Huang Taiji personally greeted him outside the city of Shenyang and hugged him cordially. This made Kong Youde very moved, so he gave all the Hongyi cannons and related technical materials to Tartar. Based on these materials, the Tartars built more Hongyi cannons. We must admit that before our Hongyi cannon comes out, our Flying Dragon Cannon is not the opponent of the Hongyi cannon for the time being. ”

The contents mentioned by Zhang Zhun were all summarized by himself based on the knowledge of later generations. The main purpose of the lecture is to correct the understanding of the Tartars of the Tiger Ben Army. At that time, there were two extreme views on Tartars in the imperial court. One is that they feel that the Tartars are invincible and do not dare to fight with them. One is that they feel that the Tartars are nothing remarkable, it's just that the Ming army itself is too bad to fight.

Don't blindly raise the combat effectiveness of the Tartars, but you can't despise the Tartars, this is what Zhang Zhun wants to instill. At that time, Eight Banners was definitely a first-class powerhouse. However, this powerhouse is not impossible to beat. The key is to be your own.

Due to the fact that there is a lot of common knowledge about Tartars, Zhang Zhun did not finish the lecture completely that afternoon, so he continued in the evening. It wasn't until late at night that he came back to rest. The next morning, as soon as Zhang Zhun woke up, he received the news that the Tartars were dispatched.

On the front line of Huang County, he rode by at night and shouted: "The Tartars of Dengzhou City have been dispatched!" ”