Li Banghua did not come to observe the trial, he had already guessed the result.

What "Da Ming Law", what "Ming Da He", that is all nonsense, the real purpose is to show down with the gentry.

Wang Yuanlu was originally to be set up as a model for the gentry, but now he has become a typical example of being suppressed!

The formulation of laws is a very strictly forbidden thing, and it took 30 years for the "Da Ming Law" to be deleted, modified, and adjusted. Zhao Han can't make his own laws for the time being, so he temporarily put out a one, and the random compilation is purely asking for trouble, and copying it will make people laugh.

The Manchus did this kind of thing, and after the rebellion, they insisted on creating their own Manchu literature.

So he asked two so-called well-educated people to create Manchu after the Mongolian language. Before the Qing army entered the customs, Manchu existed in name only. After entering the customs, it was even more funny, many things in the city, as well as many official positions in the imperial court, could not be expressed in Manchu at all.

It is some of the holy decrees of the Qing Dynasty, written in Chinese, Manchu and Mongolian scripts, and there is no problem with Chinese and Mongolian, but there are often ambiguities in Manchu.

At least before Zhao Han occupies half of the country, he has to use the "Da Ming Law" to govern the people, and at most add or delete on this basis.

The gentry dispersed, each with a ghost in their hearts.

Some people think that Zhao Han can succeed, although he is very dissatisfied with his approach, but he seems to have a heroic posture. So, let all the sergeants of the clan go out of the mountain, endure the humiliation and become petty officials, and even try to join the missionary group.

The harder your wrists are for this kind of gentry, the more convinced they will be, and the more they think you can win the world.

Some people also felt that Zhao Han was perverse, and began to think about an escape plan, slowly transported the family's money and food, and then fled with his family to Nanchang. said to the outside world that there were no thieves, but only temporarily hibernated, and now they finally escaped from the thieves' den.

Zhao Han had been vague before, but today he opened up and said, and the gentry made up their minds to stand in line.

Because there has been news from the north that the ancestral grave of the old Zhu family has been dug up, and the Daming dragon vein has been left to be destroyed!

Now not to mention the court officials, even the local gentry, they all know that the time of the Ming Dynasty is short. Of course, they don't think that the Tartars can succeed, and they all think that which way of anti-thieves can reorganize the country.

The destruction of the Fengyang Imperial Mausoleum was a blow to the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, even more than the siege of Beijing.

Zhao Han asked the scribes to copy and distribute today's trial process to the officials of the three counties, and let the officials try the case according to this method.

Fei Yinghui was about to meet Zhao Han, but Song Yingxing had already stepped forward and said, "The head town is quite disciplined, and I am willing to follow it." ”

"With the help of Mr., great things can be accomplished." Zhao Han was very happy.

Song Yingxing, a person who understands, really doesn't need to be persuaded much, just let him observe the governance by himself. In his several articles, he pointed out various key problems in the Ming Dynasty, and Zhao Han's governance was to solve these problems!

It can be said that it hit it off.

Song Yingxing in history, after a few years of teaching, his family paid for him to buy him a positive eight-grade promoter. After only two years, he resigned and returned to his hometown. Later, he was recommended as the prefect, not only was he not greedy, but donated money to restore the government and repair the academy, and he resigned after half a year. The small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty recruited him, but Song Yingxing simply refused.

Song Yingxing was already desperate for Daming, because he saw it too thoroughly and couldn't think of being an official at all.

Zhao Han's actions are perverse in the eyes of others, but in Song Yingxing's eyes, they can help the world. In his article on wealth, he repeatedly used words such as "exploitation" and "cutting", and he hated the exploitation of the small people by the big households.

Zhao Han did something he didn't dare to do, or even dare to think about!

Zhao Han pulled Song Yingxing to the side and whispered: "You know the method of casting firearms, and you also know the methods of gunpowder manufacturing, can you cast birdshots for me?" ”

Song Yingxing arched his hand and said: "Please send troops to the north and quickly occupy the two counties of Fenyi and Xinyu." ”

"After spring ploughing, the troops will be dispatched." Zhao Han readily agreed.

This sounds like nonsense, when Zhao Han was celebrating the New Year, he just withdrew his troops from there, and now he wants to kill him back?

However, if you want to build a firearm, you have to send troops!

Zhu Yuanzhang set up thirteen iron-smelting institutes across the country, of which one was in Xinyu and the other was in Fenyi, all of which were Zhao Han's neighbors.

The combined amount of iron smelting in the two counties accounted for one-fifth of the total national output during the period of Zhu Yuanzhang! (Hongwu six-year data)

The reason why Tian Younian has the money to train the army is that in addition to finding landlords, there is also the income from iron smelting in Fenyi County.

The Ming Dynasty allowed the iron ore to be private, and the government-run iron smelting institutes in Fenyi and Xinyu counties had long existed in name only, and now they were all private iron factories, and the prefect had many ways to make money, which was nothing more than offending the gentry who occupied the iron mines.

"Mr. Zhao, long time no see!" Fei Yinghui hugged her fists in greeting, and smiled there.

Zhao Han also laughed: "It turned out to be the fourth uncle, let's cross the river first, and talk about it in the evening." ”

Back at the General Soldier's Mansion, Fei Yingjing's father and daughter were arranged to live in the inner courtyard, and Fei Rulan came forward to entertain them.

Zhao Han immediately sent people to call Pang Chunlai, Li Banghua, Fei Ruhe, and Tian Younian to discuss the matter.

Zhao Han introduced: "This is Mu Geng, who is good at building firearms. ”

Mu Geng, that is, Song Yingxing's pseudonym, his Song family is a big family in Jiangxi, and he does not dare to easily reveal his true identity.

Li Banghua suddenly said happily: "Can you build a Franc cannon?" ”

"I understand a little." Song Yingxing replied.

Zhao Han said: "I want to send troops to occupy the two counties of Fenyi and Xinyu, and seize the iron mines and iron factories there. ”

"This is inevitable," said Li Banghua, "firearms are sharp, and they should be built as soon as possible." ”

Tian Younian said: "If you occupy a good place and a new metaphor, you must take Zhangshu Town!" ”

Li Banghua nodded and said, "Zhangshu Town must be taken, otherwise it will be difficult for the officers and soldiers to conquer." ”

Zhangshu Town is not only a distribution center of medicinal materials in the south, but also a very important strategic place.

Officers and soldiers came from the north, and after arriving at Zhangshu Town, they could go west along the Yuan River to Xinyu, Fenyi, and Yichun, and south along the Ganjiang River to Jishui and Luling.

As long as the town of Zhangshu is occupied, the south sewer will be stuck.

The officers and soldiers either chose to attack Zhangshu Town, or they chose to take the land route instead. On the land march in Jiangxi, the baggage logistics can be troublesome, and Zhao Han has not paid attention to grain and grass several times.

Pang Chun said: "Our original plan was to take Taihe County and Wan'an County in the south first, and you are going to attack the north, aren't you afraid of expanding too fast and too violently?" ”

Li Banghua said: "I know Brother Pang's intentions, but no matter whether you go south or north, you can occupy strategic positions. We are in rebellion, and we must first stabilize our military before we can properly rectify our internal affairs. ”

"I support taking the two counties of Fenyi and Xinyu first," Tian Younian said, "not only can I seize the mines, which can be used to build weapons, but also increase taxes." In particular, the capture of Zhangshu Town can be described as a daily progress, and the medicinal materials of several provinces are scattered from there! ”

Pang Chunlai closed his eyes and was silent, he was the most eager to rebel, but now he has become calm.

Zhao Han called Chen Maosheng, Fei Chun, and Xiao Huan again to listen to their opinions.

Chen Maosheng said: "If we want to expand, we can send missionary officers and peasant union backbones to the newly expanded territory to preside over government affairs, and many of them are literate. Some poor scholars can be adjusted to adjudicate officials and clerks, and their enthusiasm for doing things is also very high. In other words, many poor people want to do things, but now they can't find suitable positions for them, and they can be placed after expanding their territory. ”

"Where's Da Liang?" Zhao Han asked.

Xiao Huan replied: "You can set up a clean government sub-division in Zhangshu Town, Xinyu County, and Fenyi County, and I will transfer some people to the past." ”

Fei Chun suddenly said: "It's okay to take Zhangshu Town, we are about to have a salt shortage." ”

"Salt shortage?" Zhao Han's brows furrowed.

"I also just got the news, and I haven't had time to report it yet," Fei Chun said, "The governor of Liangguang has forbidden Guangyan to go north, and he has stuck the river in the north. If Guangyan wants to be transported to Jiangxi, it must be transported by land, and the price of salt may be more than three times that of before, and it is not possible to buy so much. ”

Li Banghua sighed and said: "Shen Youlong's trick is so ruthless, his Liangguang Governor can't do it for long." ”

Why can't it be done for long?

Cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents, and the Guangdong salt merchant is afraid that he wants to bite Shen Youlong to death.

In the Ming Dynasty, the salt administration was a regional monopoly, and Jiangxi and Huguang could only buy Huai salt. However, the southern part of the two provinces was too far away from the salt-producing areas of the two Huai, so adjustments were made in the middle of the Ming Dynasty.

Take Jiangxi as an example, the three prefectures of Ji'an, Nan'an, and Ganzhou all turned to buy Guangyan.

But now, these three prefectures are full of anti-thieves, and the governor of Liangguang directly cut off the salt road, wanting the anti-thieves to not be able to afford salt.

Zhao Han shook his head and smiled bitterly: "If he does this, the people of Southern Jiangxi will live more hard, and I am afraid that there will be more rebellions." ”

"Shen Youlong is mainly targeting us," Pang Chun said, "Ganzhou and Nan'an are relatively close to Guangdong, and there must be some illicit salt smuggled through the waterway, and the governor cannot stop it." However, the amount of salt sold has been greatly reduced, and when it is sold to our Ji'an, it is possible that the price of salt will increase by three or five times. ”

Fei Chun said: "Therefore, I also suggest sending troops to the north, using the commercial tax of Zhangshu Town, as well as the iron smelting income of Xinyu and Fenyi counties, to earn more silver." The silver was then used to subsidize the salt merchants in Ji'an Province, ordering them to buy Huai salt and sell it at a flat price. ”

Zhao Han thought about it carefully and said: "Recruit more poor scholars, go to Bailuzhou to listen to Datong's class, and I will personally go and teach them for a few days." ”

Today's Datong Thought Tutorial has excerpts from the "Datong Association Constitution" and Ouyang Steaming and Wang Tiaoding's "Datong Dividing Fields". The rest are the "Tian Zheng Ji Ji" summarized by Chen Maosheng leading the missionary group, as well as various propaganda slogans for the peasants.

Zhao Han has also been writing articles recently, deleting and revising, and has been writing for two months.

"How is Mr. Li's military and political doing?" Zhao Han asked suddenly.

Li Banghua took out a charter and said: "There are 3,000 regular soldiers, all of whom are out of production, selected young and strong for training, and paid eight buckets per month." A separate division shall be set up for the distribution of food and wages, and the supply of ordnance and clothing. We don't have enough ships at the moment, so we can let the navy assist in transportation. Generals who train troops and generals who lead troops must be distinguished from each other. The person who trained the army can lead the troops, but the general military office has the right to change it at any time, and do not let the army become the private soldiers of the generals. ”

Zhao Han took out a pen and paper and converted it himself.

3,000 regular soldiers, eight buckets of military salaries per month, and more than 2,000 tons of military rations in a year.

This does not include the peasant soldiers, who are also responsible for taking care of food when they train intensively, and they have to be paid if they fight.

In addition, there are naval forces, weapons and uniforms, as well as soldiers' daily meals, and all kinds of expenses are not small.

Without affecting the livelihood of the people, it is difficult to raise 3,000 regular soldiers in the land of the three counties, and it must be expanded. Moreover, Taihe and Wan'an in the south are too poor and must take Zhangshu Town, Xinyu County and Fenyi County.

Zhao Han also wants to take his time, but he still has to survive, he must train regular soldiers, and there is no future for relying on peasant soldiers alone.

If it is to train firearms troops, the cost is even more terrifying.

To be honest, as an anti-thief, Zhao Han expanded slowly enough.

He Zhiyuan of southern Gannan already owns the land of Ruijin and Huichang counties, and calls himself "the king of the south".

The thief in the west does not know his real name, but he only knows that he is a tenant armor who raised troops, and occupied Pingxiang, Yongxin, and Yichun counties in two and a half months, and the bandit was called "Sweeping King".

It's really called "sweeping king", sweeping away the landlord's will.

This sweeping king occupies three counties, and Zhao Han also occupies three counties, he feels that he can sit on an equal footing, and is sending a messenger to Ji'an Mansion, wanting to fight against the officers and soldiers with Zhao Han.

A few days later, Zhao Han received a letter, which was written by the sweeping king himself.

Ignoring the typo, the letter reads: "Say hello to the brother of the Zhao family, I am the king of Pingxiang sweeping the land, I have heard of my brother's name, and I want to be a brother." There is no way in the government, and my two brothers will fight the officers and soldiers together. In the future, one will be the emperor in Beijing and the other in Nanjing. Isn't it beautiful? ”

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