On the desolate wilderness, hundreds of men on mules and horses fled as fast as they could. Most of these people were unclothed, and their hands and feet were covered with frostbite, and they were shivering by the cold wind.

On horseback, there were large and small cloth bags, shovels and hoes and other farm tools, and some people even brought large iron pots.

"Brother Liu, there is a mountain col ahead, let's avoid it first and eat something!"

The leader rode on top of a large green mule, looked around, and nodded.

"Okay, but you have to move quickly, and be careful that the Tartars catch up."

When the group arrived in the valley, some people collected a lot of dry firewood, and the iron pot was added up, but there was no water, so they could only bring some snow.

When the water was boiling, they took a small bag, poured a little grain into it, and sprinkled some black salt.

"Save a little use, if you want to get to Henan, you have to run hundreds of miles! If we run out of food, we'll all starve to death. ”

"Huh?"

A teenage and a half-year-old child looked at the leader and asked, "Uncle Liu, what are you doing in Henan so far away?" When you arrive in Henan, will you really be able to live a good life? ”

The leader nodded without hesitation: "You are still too young to know, Uncle Liu was a military household in Henan back then, and he went to Liaodong to fight, but he was arrested by the Tartars, and for so many years, I don't know how he came over." I sue you, when you arrive in Henan, you can eat fist-sized steamed buns casually, pork is enough, and the lord of the government is also kind, don't beat people, don't scold people, honestly plow the fields, have a two or three years, the big guy can start a family and live a good life! ”

Listening to the assurance, these people all came to the spirit, and everyone trembled and held the porridge bowl that could reflect the figure, drinking while looking forward to a better future.

Only a middle-aged man sat on the side, and their faces were obviously not so relaxed.

"Brother Liu, what kind of life are we living in Henan. It's not that you don't know, I'm really afraid, moving from the nest to the urine nest, desperately escaping from the palm of the tartar, what's the use? ”

"It works!" Ling said firmly: "Seventh, my brother knows a few words, and I secretly saw a newspaper that day." I heard it came from the south. It is written that An ** defeated the Tartars, killed tens of thousands of people, and built a grange, as long as he is willing to work, he can live. ”

Lao Qi was still a little unconvinced: "Brother Liu, it's not like we haven't fought with Tartars." It's not clear what virtues the people of the imperial court have, I'm afraid it's a false report of war exploits! ”

"No, there are some things that can't be pretended. Have you noticed that for most of the past six months, the Tartars have been selecting the most loyal ones from among their slaves. The most honest ones were all filled into the Han army flag by them. Let me ask you, has there been such a thing before, it must be that the Tartars can't stand the loss and have to add. I have a worry now, if we go to Henan, let An ** become a traitor and cut off his head. That's a loss! ”

As he spoke, he grabbed the tail of the money rat on his head, and suddenly wept bitterly.

"Why didn't I die on the battlefield back then, I'm sorry for my ancestors!"

These people were all slaves who had escaped from the Manchu Grange, the so-called fugitives!

No matter how many lingering and sympathetic braided scenes there are in later generations, they can't change a problem. The Manchu nobility were a bunch of barbaric slave owners who ran around the horses. Perversely, they forcibly turned yeoman farmers and tenant farmers into their slaves, and since the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, tens of thousands of people have fled every year. The Manchus pursued them. The notorious fugitive law was enacted.

The fugitive law provides for a flogging of 100 fugitives found and returned to their rightful owners. Those who harbor fugitives shall be punished severely, and the offender shall be sentenced to death, his family property shall be confiscated, and his neighbors, chiefs, and townships shall be whipped 100 times each, and shall be exiled to remote areas. The cruel slavery system was restored again on the land of China.

Due to the emergence of An**, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was more strict in the oppression of the bottom, the number of escapees was larger, and the punishment of the Manchu Qing was also more severe, and those who took the initiative to take the lead in escaping were directly punished with capital punishment.

After drinking the gruel, the men went out again, and they came to a valley. Suddenly, there was a sound of gongs in front, and a large group of troops rushed out, blocking the way.

The leader hurriedly turned the horse's head, but more men and horses poured out from behind, trapping them to death.

For a young general with a horsewhip in his hand, he sneered at them: "Runaway, you want to go to the south to join the Ming Court, you know, you are a capital crime!" With a single order, the general can kill you all! ”

The two hundred people trembled with fright, and the seventh man suddenly picked up a shovel and said loudly: "Brother Liu, why are you all dead, let's fight!" ”

"Yes, we'd rather die than be slaves to the Tartars!"

The young general laughed: "Okay, it's a man, a little backbone." General Ben will give you a way to live, as long as you surrender honestly and become a soldier under me, I will spare you, otherwise you will die! ”

Brother Liu asked suspiciously, "What you said is true?" ”

"Hahaha, I am the son of King Geng Zhongming, how can I deceive you!"

……

Huang Degong had eight commanders and 60,000 soldiers. In terms of the number of people, it has passed Henan's An**, but in terms of combat effectiveness, it is far from the regular An**. Therefore, it is necessary to dismantle the soldiers and adopt a lean strategy.

It's just that in this way, trouble comes, and there are also many things in Huang Degong's army that eat empty salaries and drink soldiers' blood. Should these illegal things be investigated, should the troops be downsized, and should the old, weak, and incompetent soldiers be cleaned up? The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty have long had a tendency to become warlords.

When dealing with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, they could still work with one heart and one mind, but if they really wanted to move their own interests, they would inevitably make trouble. Even Huang Degong may not be happy in his heart, but fortunately, he knows the general situation, otherwise he is afraid that it will be a big trouble.

"Brother Huang, the reorganization is indeed something I owe to consider."

"Lord Wang, you can't say that, it must be very painful to pick up poisonous sores, but it is even more dangerous not to break them. These days, as long as I have time, I will find the military regulations and training methods formulated by the prince. From Huang's point of view, the prince's training is still above the Qi family's army, and Huang is ashamed of himself. ”

"Brother Huang, everything is reasonable, Weng Zhiqi They have made great contributions to the establishment of the Battle of Xuzhou, so they will be cut at will, or they will be subordinate, and it is inevitable that they will not be happy. Just now, Staff Officer Wu asked them to go overseas to make meritorious contributions, and this is the way to go. I thought about it and came up with two more solutions, let's take a closer look. ”

"Lord Wang, please speak."

"First of all, we should let everyone understand that going overseas is not demeaning, but another world, many Xiyi have established a stronghold in Nanyang, and we can too. If you want to be the king, you can go to overseas exhibitions, and this king will fully support you. As for the second point, I am going to set up a military academy, and in the future, generals will have to go through training before they can be promoted, and as for the school's principal, I will personally serve as the headmaster. ”

"Hahaha, their literati have private schools, academies, but our martial artists don't, if the prince really runs an academy, Huang will be the first to listen to the class!"

An ** has long had an internal school, and this time Gu Zhenhua is just fixed and perfected. But when Huang Degong listened to it, the taste was different.

For the people of the Ming Dynasty, the relationship between teacher and student was comparable to that of father and son. The reason why Huang Degong's subordinates are worried is because they are not Gu Zhenhua's descendants, and they are worried that they will be beaten. But after entering the academy and establishing the status of teachers and students, there is no such trouble. On the contrary, the protégé of the Son of Heaven must have risen all the way.

"The third article is that some old and weak soldiers must be eliminated, and this king will arrange for them to enter the local grange, and those who have military merits will enter the senior administration yuan, and they will definitely not treat every soldier who sheds blood for the country."

Gu Zhenhua's three articles are aimed at three different groups, those who are ambitious can go overseas, and those who want to work in the security system, with the status of teachers and students, they don't have to worry about being wronged. As for those that are really not suitable for the army, there are also enough back roads. The whole plan can be called thoughtful.

Huang Degong stood up and arched his hand at Gu Zhenhua.

"Lord Wang, be fair, Huang will replace the old brother, thank you for your kindness!"

"Brother Huang, I see that your body has also recovered, this reorganization work will be handed over to you and Wu Kaijie, and let Mr. Li Jibo be a consultant, the three of you will discuss everything, if you have any problems, come to me directly, you must be fair, you must be reasonable, and you can't wronged any brother!"

Gu Zhenhua soothed for a while with kind words before saying goodbye to Wu Kaijie together.

Just returned to the palace, Gu Zhenhua's face was covered with a terrifying layer of frost, and it was gloomy and it was about to rain.

"Wu Kaijie, you are a big rice bucket, what a big deal is the reorganization, why did your staff leak the news in advance?"

Wu Kaijie was also trembling with fright, "Wang, lord, I guess that most of the people under my command accidentally leaked out the plan in advance when they were formulating a strategy!" ”

"Accidentally? Can't it be intentional? I sue you, An ** can't learn from the court, it's like a sieve, and he can't even save a fart! You listen to me, immediately set up an intelligence department, give me a comprehensive investigation, and whoever has a problem will not be allowed to let go! ”

"Obey the order, and do it!"

Wu Kaijie was so frightened that he said goodbye in a panic, he had just walked out, and Fang Jianming was just in time to meet him, and the two of them almost bumped into each other.

"Lord Wang, please look, this is the news that Li Jinao just came."

Gu Zhenhua let out a long breath and picked up the letter.

"Is this news reliable?"

"Reliable, the people who were installed in lowly positions also sent back the news, saying that the subordinates of Geng Zhongming, the king of Huaishun, were greatly inflated, and in a few months, there were two or three thousand more people. Most of these people were fugitives, Geng Zhongming searched for fugitives, and the princes and nobles of the Tartars were very dissatisfied, so they complained to Dolgon. ”

Gu Zhenhua frowned, thought for a while and said, "This is a good opportunity, Shang Kexi was arrested and put in prison, and there is only one Geng Zhongming left in King Sanshun!" ”

Fang Jianming also said: "Geng Zhongming is now stationed in Taiyuan, if he can surrender, I am afraid that the whole of Shanxi will fall into our hands, but the prince, can a traitor like him give a way to live?" ”

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