Yang Jiamo was hungry, cold, and sick, and drank some porridge these days, and his cheeks were sunken by this time.

After waking up, he wanted to worship Xie Engong in person, but he actually wanted to find out the situation.

Soon, his benefactors walked into the cabin, and there were a lot of them.

Moreover, they are all dressed as scholars!

Fengcheng County lifted people Gan Dashou, Fengcheng County lifted people Yuan Bingkun, Nanchang Mansion lifted people Yu Shiqin, Nanchang Mansion Xiucai Tu Tingying, Fengcheng County Xiucai Yuan Maoling, Fengcheng County Xiucai Gan Tangshu, Fengcheng County Xiucai Tu Zhen......

"Mr. Yang, I haven't seen you for half a month, why are you so haggard?" Yu Shiqin looked surprised.

Yuan Bingkun said: "Mr. Yang has worked hard and become ill, which is really embarrassing. ”

Tu Zhen said: "Mr. Luling Zhao, I heard that there is a famous doctor who sent Yang Zongzhen for treatment, and he will definitely be able to cure the disease." ”

"Hahahaha!"

The gentlemen burst into laughter.

Yang Jiamo suddenly came back to his senses and shouted in horror: "You guys...... But you will join hands with thieves! ”

Yuan Bingkun sighed: "If you can protect your family and defend the country, who wants to be a thief?" Last year, my Yuan family helped the governor recruit more than 300 soldiers, and donated money, food, and salaries, just to exterminate the thieves as soon as possible. But what is Li Maofang doing? The arson extorted the gentry and plundered the people, obviously fighting in Linjiang Mansion, but they were extorted to the territory of Fengcheng! ”

Yuan Maoling sneered: "Even so, my Yuan family has no resentment. After the defeat of the governor, he was still donating money to help him. But Fengcheng County was besieged for many days, and I waited for Fengcheng scholars to go to Nanchang to persuade him, but Li Maofang just stood still. This guy is as timid as a mouse, and he is afraid that he will only dare to shrink in Nanchang in the future, and he can no longer take care of Fengcheng County.

Tu Zhen said: "Since Governor Li doesn't care about Fengcheng, I, the Fengcheng scholar, can only find a way out. ”

Yang Jiamo struggled to get up, trying to fight these scholars, but he was starved for many days and had no strength at all, so Yu Shiqin kicked him back to the bed.

Tu Tingying took out a copy of "Datong Collection" in his arms, waved it at Yang Jiamo: "This is the book of salvation, and Mr. Luling Zhao will be a wise and heroic lord." ”

The Tu family also belongs to the Jiangxi clan and has been in business for generations.

Tu Changhan led the slaves to seize the door and sacrifice the city in Fengcheng County, and Tu Tingying and Tu Zhen ran to Zhao Han again. On behalf of the three clans of the Tu family, they have successively turned their backs on the imperial court, and Zhao Han in their eyes is not a demon, but a cutie who encourages the development of industry and commerce.

Gan Dashou was silent, although his home is in Fengcheng County, it is far away from the county seat, but it is closer to Fuzhou Mansion. His family lives in the mountains, although he is a prominent family in the mountains, but there is not much land, "Datong Collection" is very in line with his heart. Historically, this person had more than a year to be promoted to Jinshi, and the agricultural policy when he was the magistrate of the county was ordered by Chongzhen to be extended to the entire Huguang.

Although Gan Tangshu is also surnamed Gan, she is far away from Gan Dashou's family. Just a few days ago, more than 20 of the guards who had fled rushed into his house and looted. The Gan family hastily rallied the house slaves to resist, and although they repelled the rout, Gan Tangshu's father fell and broke his bones, and there were signs of a stroke.

These more than a dozen talents and people are completely disappointed in the imperial court!

In a blink of an eye, they arrived at Ji'an Mansion City, and a few small servants dragged Yang Jiamo off the boat, and all the beings went to the General Military Mansion to ask for a meeting.

"Annoying report, Jiangxi General Yang Jiamo has been arrested here." Yuan Bingkun arched his hand and said.

In a short time, the crowd was brought in.

Three lifters, eleven talents, actually took the initiative to take a boat to vote, which made Zhao Han very happy, it didn't matter if the general soldiers or something.

The scholars reported their names, and Zhao Han greeted them warmly and directly invited them to drink tea in the inner house.

Yang Jiamo was also tied in, and after seeing Zhao Han, the goods suddenly shouted: "Mr. Zhao, I am willing to surrender!" ”

Zhao Han said: "No. ”

"I'm willing to surrender." Yang Jiamo said urgently.

Zhao Han sighed: "It's really not necessary. ”

Yang Jiamo became more and more anxious: "Mr. Zhao, the southern ship and the northern horse, in the future, Mr. Northern Expedition, I can help Mr. train cavalry!" ”

Zhao Han was a little impatient and ordered, "Shut his mouth." ”

"Mr. Zhao, there must be cavalry in the north, you don't know how fierce the rogues and Tartars are...... Hmmmm......" Yang Jiamo was pressed to the ground, and he kept struggling with rags in his mouth.

Zhao Han asked, "How did you catch this person?" ”

Yuan Bingkun said with a smile: "Brother Zixuan (Gan Dashou) is kind-hearted, and when he saw someone trapped on the sandbank, he hired a small boat to take him back to Xigang. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be the chief soldier of Jiangxi. ”

Yu Shiqin said: "I was in Nancheng Fucheng, and I saw this fang, and I recognized it at a glance. ”

Yuan Bingkun also specially introduced: "Brother Zixuan is a prodigy, and he is a talent at the age of nine. ”

Nima, these prodigies, one is more outrageous than the other, what the hell is it that he was admitted to the show in Jiangxi at the age of nine?

Zhao Han immediately exclaimed: "There are really literary stars in the world!" ”

Gan Dashou hurriedly said: "Don't dare, but I have a better memory." ”

After some chat, Zhao Han got important news.

Due to the resurgence of the war, the rebels seemed to have signs of attacking Nanchang, and the gentry of Nanchang counties finally became impatient.

These gentry were divided into three main categories:

The first type is the scholars in front of them, who took the initiative to come to join on behalf of the family.

The second type, when the turtle shrunken head, everything is submissive. It may seem difficult to understand, but there are quite a few such gentry.

The third category is to recruit troops to help the government fight wars.

You recruit dozens of soldiers, I recruit hundreds, scattered and scattered, plus the strength of other counties, it is likely that there will be tens of thousands of soldiers before the New Year!

Among them, there are those who fled to Nanchang with silver, and their hometown is under the rule of Zhao Han. For example, Liu Tongsheng, a person from Jishui, after fleeing to Nanchang, wanted to study and take the Jinshi exam with peace of mind, and now he also plans to scatter his wealth and recruit soldiers.

Zhao Han obviously forced these people to be in a hurry, once Nanchang was captured, it would be a matter of time before he took the whole of Jiangxi.

"Please Mr. Zhao take Nanchang quickly!" Yuan Bingkun suddenly clenched his fists and shouted.

"Please Mr. Zhao take Nanchang quickly!" The rest of the men shouted along.

Zhao Han said with a smile: "Nanchang City is high and deep, it is difficult to get it quickly, and it is a long-term plan. ”

These guys all live in Nanchang and Fengcheng, and only when Zhao Han captures Nanchang City, will they really feel at ease. If the war drags on for several years, not only will the people hard, but they, the gentry, will also have to continue to bleed - after the war needs money and food, and the small people have no room for exploitation, the governor and the three divisions will definitely ask the big clan to persuade them to donate.

In particular, the Nanchang clan experienced the rebellion of King Ning a hundred years ago, and the losses suffered at that time are still fresh in memory.

King Ning did not embarrass them, and Wang Yangming did not embarrass them. Xu Tai, a military general who came afterwards, killed Nanchang so much that his corpse blocked the street in the name of clearing the remnants of King Ning.

Yu Shiqin arched his hand and said: "We all know Mr. Zhao's intentions, which is nothing more than building a high wall and slowly becoming the king, afraid that after capturing Nanchang, it will attract heavy troops from the imperial court to encircle and suppress him." But did Mr. Zhao think about it, even if he didn't attack Nanchang, the imperial court wouldn't pay attention to it? The imperial court has not sent a large army so far, and it is not unwilling, but it can't. The imperial court is short of money and food, the northwest is in exile, and the northeast is in tatars, which has made the monarch and ministers anxious, even if Mr. Zhao occupies the entire Jiangxi, the imperial court is also powerless to encircle and suppress. ”

Tu Tingying also persuaded: "Nanchang is an important town in Jiangxi, a place where all qi gathers, and it can be the foundation of the world!" ”

Zhao Han could only say: "Within a year, I will take Nanchang." ”

From a military point of view, the only places that must be taken today are Taihe County and Wan'an County. After taking these two counties, the officers and men of Liangguang and Fujian in the south can be blocked, and only the naval division can be sent to block the officers and soldiers in the south.

As for the north, to be honest, even Fengcheng County, which had just been captured, Zhao Han didn't want to stay in his hands, and that broken place was not conducive to defense.

But so many scholars took the initiative to defect, and most of them were from Fengcheng, Zhao Han had to ask for it if he didn't want it, otherwise he would inevitably disappoint these scholars. Wang Ting, who was doing a high-level internal examination, would also feel disappointed and felt that he was not valued by Zhao Han.

Seeing that the scholars were not in a high mood, Zhao Han smiled and said, "Fengcheng County, I will occupy it." Fengcheng County, less than 100 miles away from Nanchang City. After I have consolidated the territory of Fengcheng, after the autumn harvest next year at the latest, I will immediately send troops to attack Nanchang! ”

This promise finally reassured the readers in front of them, and they could afford to wait for a year.

Fourteen people and talents were sent by Zhao Han to Bailuzhou Academy to listen to lectures, presumably Wang Tiaoding will have a common language with them.

A few days later, Fei Ruhe returned with the captive.

"More than 3,000 captives were captured," Fei Ruhe said, "all of them have committed crimes in Yongfeng County, and all of them have been sent to iron mines for mining?" ”

Zhao Han said: "Those who have had civilian blood on their hands will be sent to mining!" ”

"That's okay," Fei Ruhe said with a smile, "There are hundreds of Goose Lake soldiers, I was recognized by them, what to do with these?" ”

Zhao Han asked, "Didn't they kill the people indiscriminately?" ”

Fei Ruhe sighed: "It's complicated to say. These Goose Lake soldiers were originally recruited and trained by the eunuch Wang Heng to exterminate the bandits in Shanglu Town. Wang Heng's military discipline was not strict, and the soldiers killed the people indiscriminately in Shanglu Town. However, Wang Heng was recalled to Beijing by the emperor, and the Ehu soldiers also returned home to farm, and was later recruited by the prefect Zhang Yinghe. Zhang Yinghe's military discipline was very strict, and his food and salary were sufficient. In this sneak attack on Jishui, hundreds of Goose Lake soldiers belonged to the elite and were relatively obedient. They must have been robbing, but fortunately they did not kill people or rape women. ”

"Do you believe that you only loot, not kill?" Zhao Han sneered.

Fei Ruhe was a little embarrassed: "At least don't kill much, only kill those who want to resist." ”

"Tell me, those Goose Lake soldiers, do you have a lot of acquaintances?" Zhao Han directly debunked it.

Fei Ruhe said: "There is a clan brother who has not been out of five suits, and there are more than a dozen clan relatives who have been out of five suits, and the rest are all good families near Goose Lake. They are really elite, in the face of siege and ambush, they did not collapse, and when they surrendered, they still gathered around the prefect of Guangxin. A veteran who has been trained for more than two years and has seen blood in actual combat! Moreover, they did not kill many people, at least not as many as other soldiers. ”

Zhao Han thought carefully and said: "After breaking up and being incorporated into the regular army, I want to expand the armament war!" ”

Taihe County was choked enough by the thief leader Sai Lu Bu, the landlord was almost killed, and the life of the people became even more difficult. And because of the war, a large number of people died or fled, so Zhao Han was able to relocate some farmers to alleviate the shortage of arable land in the existing territory.

Moreover, only by taking Taihe County can the topographical gap in the south be blocked, and he is not afraid of more officers and soldiers.