Chapter 140: Invisible Wealth
Five days later, on the official road north of Qinzhou City, Zhang Cunmeng's team walked slowly, everyone had a cold weapon in their hands, and there were no soldiers in tattered clothes in the rebel army, compared with a few days ago, the military appearance was greatly improved.
Not only that, but there were about 2,000 cavalry at the front, followed by 3,000 or 4,000 infantry, and the ranks were a little scattered, like hemp ropes twisted together, and there was no order at all.
Zhang Cunmeng rode on horseback, slightly ahead of the junction of cavalry and infantry. The whole person was so happy and smiling, very comfortable, looking ahead happily, as if he had picked up hundreds of taels of gold out of thin air, and his smile was sweeter than eating honey.
On the left and right are his henchmen, who are also guards. Most of the people were puzzled, and one of them couldn't help asking: "Chief, my subordinates really don't understand, the huge Qinzhou City is so good, it can be used as a territory for us to expand our strength, how do you say that you can let it go?" directly gave that Li Zicheng and let him pick up a big bargain. ”
The smile on Zhang Cunmeng's face became more and more intense, as if he had asked what he was proud of, he still looked ahead, and said loudly: "Although Qinzhou City is good, it belongs to the Ancient Tea Horse Road, and there are many merchants who come and go. However, it will be difficult to turn Qinzhou City into our territory. ”
"Moreover, Qinzhou City is located in the southwest of Shaanxi, and the entire Gongchang Mansion is our rebel army. If it is difficult to hold Qinzhou City, it is better to go north, go to northern Shaanxi, and meet Wang Jiayin and Wang Touhui, so that there is a response. ”
Everyone suddenly remembered that night a few days ago, the leader had mentioned that once the Tartars withdrew from the Guanwai, it would be the time for the official army to return to Shaanxi. At that time, the official army's encirclement and suppression of the rebel army in Shaanxi will be particularly strong, and it is far from being something that any rebel army can deal with alone.
Qinzhou City, Zhizhou Yamen, Li Zicheng and all the generals gathered together, gathered in the hall, Liu Fangliang was the first to can't bear the scolding: "I Zhang Cunmeng's grandmother's legs, fuck his ancestors, he has no integrity at all, he doesn't speak, and after he takes Qinzhou City, the food and silver of the government will be given to us." Made, it's good now, just pat your ass and leave, you didn't give us a single one! ”
"Yes, boss, Liu's head is right, Zhang Cun Mengte is not a thing. Now smearing oil on the soles of our feet and leaving after wiping our mouths, it is completely to let us be in charge of the palace and attract the attention of the officials and soldiers. Yuan Zong's face was full of righteous indignation, and he said angrily.
Hearing the last three words, Liu Fangliang subconsciously floated to Li Zicheng, and said secretly in his heart: "This is the veteran of the Yin people, the ancestor of the Yin world, why did he fall into someone else's way this time?" It's unbelievable and rare. ”
Wu Ruyi was much calmer, and asked in a deep voice: "Boss, now is the time to make a decision as soon as possible, if you continue to stay in Qinzhou City, it is easy to fall into the heavy encirclement of the official army and be surrounded by heavy troops." ”
Facing the eyes of the three of them and a series of words, Li Zicheng still had a smile on his face, and said lightly: "Although Zhang Cunmeng's eating appearance is too ugly, he swept away all the grain and silver taels in the granary treasury of the Qinzhou City Official Mansion, and did not leave us a little. However, he left in too much hurry, and inadvertently, he left an invisible wealth of Qinzhou City to us. ”
The three of them were stunned at the same time, and Liu Fangliang subconsciously asked, "Invisible wealth?" Where is it? ”
"Hehe..."Li Zicheng smiled, and then said: "Have you forgotten our guidelines? ”
Wu Ruyi, Yuan Zongdi and Liu Fangliang woke up from their stunned thoughts, but this time they were confused by the question, and Yuan Zongdi scratched his head even more: "Boss, we have more standards." What is not allowed to harass the people, what is not allowed to kill good officials, what is robbing the rich and helping the poor, and so on. That's too much, which one are you referring to? ”
Li Zicheng still didn't answer, but smiled meaningfully, didn't answer, and reminded again: "Then do you remember what you did in Yuzhong City?" ”
For a while, the three of them opened their brains, thought of a lot, and took the incident in the law field of Yuzhong City as the most profound, under the eyes of everyone, tens of millions of people watched, killing the rich and unkind people in the city, as well as those powerful people who were full of evil, Wu Ruyi was the first to react.
"Boss, I know, you want to hold another 10,000-person meeting, kill all the bullies and rich people in Qinzhou City, confiscate their family property, and confiscate their treasury. At the same time, the fertile land of these people was distributed to the people, and then the model of Yuzhong City was shaped, so as to lay a foundation of public opinion for the Panzuka Mountain base area. ”
"Yes, that's what it means." Li Zicheng nodded and further added: "As long as you have a good reputation and gain the recognition of the people." In the days that followed, when the troops from the Panzuka Mountain base area came out, they robbed the government's materials, and even if they could not get the support of the people, they would not tell the government about the whereabouts of the troops. Moreover, it will also help the base areas to expand their military strength and absorb more people. ”
As soon as Li Zicheng finished speaking, Yuan Zongdi's excitement suddenly disappeared, and he reminded with a worried face: "But, boss, we made such a big noise before, I believe that the army of the imperial court will soon arrive and recover Qinzhou City." In this situation, how can we reproduce the typical example of Yuzhong City? ”
Wu Ruyi's expression also changed, and he said next: "Yes, boss, if we evacuate a little later, we will be surrounded and suppressed by the heavy soldiers of the official army, just with our seven hundred people, and four hundred people are new soldiers, even if the 100 Li family troops and the newly formed militia in the Panzuka Mountain base area are called, we can't hold Qinzhou City~!" ”
Li Zicheng was still calm and composed, his expression was unwavering, and he said with some hatred of iron and steel: "When did I say that I would defend Qinzhou City?" ”
As soon as the words fell, there was a pause, and the three of them were stunned again, their lips squirmed, and they just wanted to say something, but they heard Li Zicheng continue: "I mean, imitate the actions in Yuzhong City, kill all the bullies and rich people in Yuzhong City, as well as those powerful people in the imperial court, and confiscate their family property. First, we can obtain a large amount of grain and silver, as well as some livestock and poultry, to supplement the base area of Panzuka Mountain; Second, the people in the city and nearby can also follow us to get some benefits and get a few acres of thin land, thus laying the foundation of public opinion for Li Jiajun. ”
The three of them nodded again and again, with a look of sudden realization, Liu Fangliang seemed to have thought of something, and then said: "I heard Mr. Xu say that in all the cities of tea and horse shops, not only the government has hoarded a large number of war horses, grain and silver, but there are also many rich people in the city. Especially those powerful people, they are very well-educated, and they have very backers in Beijing, and the war horses raised by these people, the food they hoard and the silver they store, although they are not as good as the imperial court, but they are also a lot! ”
Suddenly, everyone swept away the gloomy mood for many days, walked out of the haze, and the mood became extraordinarily good, Yuan Zongdi said even more relaxedly: "Boss, I finally understand why you let the brothers guard the city gate and strictly check the passers-by. It turns out that this is the case, to prevent those rich and powerful from slipping out of the city, and when Zhang Cunmeng is gone, these people will be wiped out! ”
Li Zicheng smiled, nodded slightly, and didn't say anything, seeing that the three of them admired more and more, and were impressed by the boss's thoughtfulness.