After another three days, Ao Bai and the others finally left Ningxia Town and started the game

In order to further strengthen the defense, the Ming government government set up the trilateral general government of Yansui, Gansu and Ningxia in Guyuan in the tenth year of Chenghua, and the general military affairs of the three sides of Shaanxi were indicated. The Minister of the Ministry was appointed as Governor-General. In the fourteenth year of Ming Hongzhi, Guyuan Town was set up again, and the following year Guyuan Wei was promoted to Guyuan Prefecture. At this point, Guyuan became an important town in the defense of the northwest frontier.

Ningxia Town is still close to mountains and water, and if there is no food, you can still hunt and find something to eat. The three towns of Gansu, Guyuan, and Yansui were not so lucky.

Ao Bai did not go to Gansu Town, where there were very few people, and generally only those who had committed crimes were assigned there, and living there was worse than staying in prison for a lifetime. The climate there is dry, the ecology is fragile, and there is no guarantee of daily water and food, and the Ming Dynasty has almost given up there, and the foreigners are too lazy to fight it.

The most difficult of the nine borders is Yansui Town, which has always been very arid, and there are desert areas in the north and west, and there is no water, so naturally it is impossible to grow food. It's close to the desert area, and you can't hunt if you want to. The grain transported from the mainland is too expensive to bear. The military households in Yansui Town almost can't eat enough. However, the status of Yansui Town is the most important trilateral species in Shaanxi! The Tatars on the banks of the Yellow River, or the Mongols, could move south from here, plundering the interior of Shaanxi, or even directly threatening Xi'an. A large number of troops had to be stationed to avoid the Tatars or Mongols moving south. Dedication. The procrastination owed military salaries, had no food, and had to fight. It is not surprising at all that the peasants have risen from Shaanxi, it is simply unfair.

Guyuan Town is slightly better, so the general government is stationed in Guyuan Prefecture, the border wall under its jurisdiction is located in the south of Ningxia Town, southwest of Dingbian County, Shaanxi, through the south of Yanchi County in Ningxia, the north of Tongxin County, the north of Haiyuan County, the north of Jingyuan County in Gansu, and then extends south along the east bank of the Yellow River, and now the west of Lanzhou City, near the place where the Tao River flows into the Yellow River, is 1,000 miles long.

Ao Bai and others walked all the way, and all they saw in their eyes was a depressed scene, the countryside was barren, the channels were blocked, the army was decaying, and the soldiers and civilians fled. This place is a mess, like purgatory on earth. The people here are generally as thin as drug addicts, with skin and bones, and begging people can be seen everywhere, and there are many people who sell their bodies to bury their families, and there are many who sell their children in order to survive.

Westerners admired the Ming Dynasty and often praised that there was no beggar in the dynasty. "Not a single beggar" actually refers to the wealthy areas of the southeast coast, and the economic gradient was a very serious social problem in the Ming Dynasty. If you let them go to the northwest to have a look, you will be surprised.

In the beginning, the monks of Shaolin Temple would dismount to help those people. Two days after ^^ UC e-book, they now don't care about it, so they can only shake their heads and sigh, saying that Amitabha Buddha is gone.

"Amitabha, good, good. Master Huang, don't you have anything to do to help them? Every time Zhan Qing saw a homeless person staring at him expectantly, he couldn't help but ask Ao Bai the same thing.

Ao Bai said helplessly: "Master, you have said eight thousand times, eight thousand times!" I have to go to the military town to see first, and now even if I give away all the money on me, I also give away my clothes, and only keep my underwear, it will be useless. Then everyone should have pity on me. ”

Arrived at Guyuan Castle. The governor of the three sides, Wu Zhiwang, came to greet him in person, this is an old minister, who is over seventy years old. His face was long and thin, and he was sunken in the middle, and he laughed like he was crying. "Xiaguan Wu's hope, see Lord Huang."

Ao Bai didn't react for a while, and was stunned: "What do you mean you didn't expect to see me?" ”

The soldiers beside the old governor suddenly fainted. Ao Bai asked again and learned that his name was "Wu Zhiwang". This old minister was sick at an early age, and his parents hoped that he would be healthy and stronger, so he gave this name. Obviously, the name failed, and compared with this name, the name "Wu Dalang" looks so bright.

However, Wu Zhiwang is very talented, not only an official, but also a famous doctor. He is the author of two books, "Jiyin Compendium" and "Jiyang Compendium", and has also made achievements in the field of literature, and is known as Guanzhong Hongru, also known as Confucian medicine.

Ao Bai said embarrassedly: "Master Wu, I have met too many refugees along the way, and I am thinking about them all over the way, so I ...... If there is such a slip of the tongue, please forgive Master Wu. ”

Wu Zhiwang smiled bitterly: "Lord Huang doesn't have to mind, this kind of thing is not the first time in my life, and people often laughed at my name when I was a child." "Then you won't change your name? The old man has a good temper. Ao Bai said: "Master Wu, tell me about the situation here, the military salary will not come down for the time being, let's think about it together." ”

Thinking about the situation here, Wu Zhiwang's worried facial features were wrinkled together, and he sighed: "The imperial court has repeatedly increased taxes, and now the people's grievances are boiling, and it is a year of drought in northern Shaanxi, and there have been many people in the army who are trying to make trouble due to lack of salary, and the old decay has been killed, but now there are a large number of deserters, and I am a little powerless." ”

Ao Bai said: "Is there a way to raise Tuntian here?" ”

Wu Zhiwang sighed: "I have been in Tuntian for a long time, but I encountered a drought and the harvest was very poor, how could I have enough to eat?" In fact, it's okay here, Yansui Town is even more serious, people in northern Shaanxi, such as Mizhi, Suide, Yan'an and other places can't eat, and countless people starve to death. The old man went up several times, but he didn't get a reply...... Please also ask the lord to report to the court as soon as possible, so that the emperor will pay attention to it, if you let it go any longer, I am afraid that something big will happen. ”

The city gate caught fire, affecting the fish in the pond. Military salaries and materials were used to protect the front line in Liaodong, and the soldiers in the northwest and other border towns became motherless children. There were no large-scale civil uprisings during the Apocalypse, and the control over society was sufficient to maintain rule. The northwest did not set off a big storm, but it was just a small fight, so the court didn't take it seriously.

If Daming is compared to a person's body, which is now in a sub-healthy state, timely medication and a little conditioning can restore health. Unfortunately, after Chongzhen came to power, the purge caused the central paralysis, and now the imperial court is inefficient.

Ao Bai asked: "Master Wu, how is the combat effectiveness of those military households in Yansui Town?" ”

Do you want to suppress them by force? Wu Zhiwang was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Lord Huang, although some people are making trouble, they are also poor, as long as the imperial court allocates money for disaster relief, they will not make trouble." ”

Ao Bai smiled bitterly: "Then if they make trouble, you have to be prepared, right?" ”

Wu Zhiwang sighed: "The people of northern Shaanxi are relatively strong, fierce and ruthless, and all the people are soldiers. Not only the military households, but also the common people, are relatively strong, and if they disagree with each other, they will almost have to do it. ”

Ao Bai was excited, and the time had come to summon the striking. This group of people who are all deserters here, and they can't survive, I went to Zhao'an on behalf of the imperial court, and secretly arranged for them to go to Shanxi, they have something to eat, can they not be grateful? Li Zicheng, Gao Yingxiang and others all rebelled from here, and they found them and took them to rebel together, they are all talents.

"Master Wu, let's divide the labor." Ao Bai pointed to Zhanqing, Zhankong and others, and said: "These are the high-level people I invited back in the Shaolin Temple, I am going to let them use the Buddha to appease people's hearts, you said that this is not too serious, and appeasement may still have an effect." Over there in Yansui Town, I want to take a look at the situation now, since the people there are very strong, I'm afraid the anger is not so easy to suppress, I'll take a look and think about it. ”

Wu Zhiwang saw that Ao Bai was about to leave as soon as he came, and hurriedly said, "Lord Huang, you just arrived here, why do you have to rest for a few days?" ”

Ao Bai said solemnly: "No need to rest, business matters, I will come out tomorrow." ”

Wu Zhiwang stood up and saluted again: "With a young official like you, there is hope for the imperial court. ”

Thinking of a few famous people at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Ao Bai couldn't wait to go over there to have a look, he waved his hand, and said righteously: "The adult has won the award, there is a way to eat the king's luck, bear the king's worries." Now that the imperial court really has no money, the emperor has assigned me such a difficult task, if I don't make some achievements, how can I be worthy of his trust. Since there is a possibility of a civil change in Yansui Town, I must rush over as soon as possible. ”

Jinyi guards are also stationed here, because Yansui Town is on the verge of exploding, it is not so safe, and Ao Bai does not dare to go without taking his subordinates. Ordered someone to inform Jinyi Wei to gather 100 people and go to Shaanxi with him.

Wu Zhiwang is a clear stream and doesn't have much money, so he didn't put on a big banquet, but just invited Ao Bai to have a relatively sumptuous dinner. In doing so, he aroused the favor of Aobai, a seventy-year-old minister, who is still busy on the front line of the country, is really rare.

After the meal, Ao Bai was lying on the bed, Su Meng'er entered the house and said with a smile: "Lord Huang is worried about the country and the people, and he works hard, the little woman admires it, and I came to ask for advice." Ao Bai sat up and smiled: "Are you laughing at me? ”

"There is a way to eat the king's lu, and bear the king's worries......" Su Meng'er learned to worship and smiled: "If I hadn't been familiar with you, I would have been deceived by you." ”

Ao Bai looked at Su Meng'er and asked, "I'm also confused by you, are you really Su Meng'er?" It's not makeup, is it? It's rare to see you joking like that. ”

"You like me to talk to you with my face?"

"No, I like you like this, and it will be good to be like this in the future."

Su Meng'er has changed a little, although she is still cold to others, but when she gets along with Aobai, she is no longer so restrained. The two rode the same horse in Ningxia Town, and now she went into the room to chat with Ao Bai at night, which was a sign of defenselessness. Although she didn't say it, she actually regarded the other party as a very close person in her heart.

Su Meng'er asked, "You are in a hurry to go to Yansui Town, what do you want to do?" ”

Ao Bai said lightly: "I want to gather the troublemakers and let them go to Shanxi to find Liang Bin, do you think it is feasible?" If they don't do this, this place is too close to Shanxi, and if they really do the opposite, maybe they will hit Shanxi, and it will be troublesome. ”

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