It was May, and it still hadn't rained.

Even if people are superstitious, they will not think that Zhao Han is immoral, but that Emperor Chongzhen has lost the mandate of heaven.

There have been hungry people in Zhejiang Province in Guangxin Province, and they have entered the three counties of Yushan, Guangfeng and Leadshan along the trade road. They can't even wait for the summer grain harvest, because Zhejiang has no summer grain, and they have long since switched to planting various cash crops.

Last year, Zhejiang was a real natural disaster, and this year most of it was a human disaster, Chongzhen urged the tax too quickly, and the local officials simply robbed it directly.

The prefect of Guangxin was frightened enough, for fear that there would be too many hungry people, and sooner or later it would lead to a civil uprising. Therefore, he called on the gentry to contribute money and grain, and at the same time recruited villagers to drive these hungry people back to Zhejiang by force!

In addition, Guangdong blew up.

Shen Youlong put down the civil unrest in Guangdong last year and is continuing to crack down on thieves in Guangxi. However, last year most of Guangdong was drought, and this year it is more than half of Guangdong.

The peasant uprising in Guangdong was revived in April and quickly swept through several provinces. These variables were all brought by Zhao Han, without him defeating the official army several times, there would not have been so many peasant uprisings around, and even if they did, they would have been quickly quelled by the governor.

Ji'an Province.

Zhao Han said goodbye to his wife and little sister, and then stepped on the warship, he wanted to personally go to pacify the Hakka people in the Southern Jiangxi region.

In the mountainous areas around Ganzhou City, Chen Maosheng's missionary work has made great progress. Due to the economic blockade and internal division, more and more mountain people are willing to settle down and pay taxes, but peasant associations are still unable to be established.

These Hakka people were originally united, and they helped each other with regional and blood relations, and the peasant associations seemed to have become superfluous things.

However, their pattern of huddling and helping each other is too small, and even Hakka people from different regions will stage an all-martial act because of interests. This spring alone, because of the drought over the water, there were several conflicts between local and guest customers, resulting in the death of more than 20 people.

The biggest disturbance, the two sides dispatched more than 3,000 people to fight!

Zhao Yan enjoyed the magnificent scenery on both sides of the strait all the way, and soon came to Ganzhou City by boat.

Fei Ruhe, Chen Maosheng, Liu Anfeng and others took the generals and officials out of the city to greet them. Liu Huan, the former governor of Ganzhou in the Ming Dynasty, made meritorious contributions because of his cooperation with Chen Maosheng, and in view of the complex situation in the southern Jiangxi region, he was especially promoted to the governor of Ganzhou Prefecture.

"Meet the Town!" The crowd shouted in unison.

Zhao Han cupped his fists and saluted back: "You have worked hard, you don't need to be polite." ”

Walking in front of Fei Ruhe, Zhao Han smiled and said, "You have lost weight again, and you look more energetic." ”

"Can you not lose weight if you keep fighting?" Fei Ruhe said with a smile.

Fei Ruhe has really been fighting during this time. The first is to clear out the bandits in the mountains, and the second is to fight the peasant army in the southern Jiangxi counties.

The situation of these peasant armies is different.

Some were willing to join Zhao Han, and some insisted on autonomy. And no matter what, I don't work very well, and I have to be convinced to become honest.

So far, the army under the command of Fei Ruhe has occupied the seven cities of Ganzhou, Shangyou, Dayu, Nankang, Xingguo, Yandu, Ningdu, and Xinfeng, completely opening up the connecting route between Jiangxi and Guangdong. At the same time, 500 soldiers were stationed at Meiguan to contain the strategic points between the two provinces.

However, only the three counties of Ganxian, Xingguo, and Yandu have successfully completed the work of dividing the fields, and other places still have to continue to work hard.

Zhao Han patted Chen Maosheng on the shoulder again and said, "You have also worked hard." ”

"It's not hard." Chen Maosheng stood up straight.

Chen Maosheng's wife, Yang Chun'e, was standing next to her at this time, and she still had a big belly.

Zhao Han smiled: "Congratulations, congratulations!" ”

The couple also laughed, they planned to adopt a child, but they didn't expect Yang Chun'e to be pregnant.

Zhao Han went to talk to Liu Anfeng and Liu Huan again, and walked into the city gate as he spoke.

Liu Huan, as a surrendered Ming official, was purely a shit luck and was directly appointed as the governor of Ganzhou. He was surprised by Zhao Han's youth, and responded carefully all the way, and found that this lord really had no shelf, so he relaxed himself.

Along the way, people came to watch, wanting to see what Zhao Tianwang looked like, but Zhao Han did not disappoint them.

Temporarily moved into the government office, and the other officials were dispersed, leaving only a few main responsible persons.

Fei Ruhe first reported: "If Chongyi County is taken again, the entire territory of Nan'an Mansion will be defeated." There are no thieves there, the city is the Ming official mansion, and the outside of the city is full of Hakka people. The whole county is poor, surrounded by mountains, and only a few river valleys are fertile. To be honest, it was a burden to occupy that place, and it didn't help the war. ”

"No matter how poor you are, you have to take it," Zhao Han said, "and when the other three counties of Nan'an Province complete the land division and the peasant association is consolidated, they will go and occupy Chongyi County." What about Ganzhou Mansion? ”

Fei Ruhe said: "I just won Xinfeng County last month. In the three counties of Longnan, Quannan and Dingnan, there is a leader of the field soldiers named Guo Quan, and there are more than ten leaders of the big and small field soldiers. They were originally willing to join them, but when they heard that we had to divide the land, and the acres of land could not be subleased, they occupied the corners of the three counties and resisted stubbornly. ”

Zhao Han said with a smile: "This is my own rebellion and becoming a landlord, so I don't want to spit out the land I grabbed." ”

"Ruijin, Huichang, Changning, Anyuan, and Shicheng counties, the situation is almost the same, and the leaders of the field soldiers are unwilling to divide the land," Fei Ruhe continued, "These leaders of the field soldiers are all short-sighted. They don't attack each other and fight for territory, they just join together to resist the government, they used to resist the Ming Dynasty, and now they resist us. ”

Zhao Han concluded: "They rebelled and only wanted to be big landlords. ”

"Yes, that's it!" Fei Ruhe clapped his hands and said.

Chen Maosheng interjected: "These leaders of the field soldiers, doing this is beneficial to us. They used to resist the government and hate the landlords, but now they have become big landlords, and their exploitation of the small people has not diminished in the slightest, and even more so. There are many fields and concubines, and there are many concubines, and the small people in the counties have long hated them. As soon as our army arrives, the missionary and peasant union work will surely go very smoothly! ”

"How are you doing in drought relief?" Zhao Han asked again.

Liu Anfeng, the governor of Ganzhou, said: "The most serious drought is in the depths of the mountains, but the peasant association cannot spread out in the mountains. Those Hakka people, because of the water grabbing, are in frequent situations. Sometimes there are fights in neighboring villages, and sometimes there are fights in neighboring counties, and there are hundreds or even thousands of people at every turn. It is useless for the government to persuade us, and we always think that we are favoring which side we are helping. Some mountain people were also invited to negotiate, but they were not convinced. He also threatened that they would only be convinced if Mr. Zhao came to talk in person. ”

"Am I not here?" Zhao Han said with a smile.

Liu Anfeng said: "After the town decided to go south to inspect, I sent people to invite leading figures from all over the country. There were Hakka leaders and Jiangxi gentry, and they all called them together to talk. There are already more than a dozen of them coming closer, and they should be there by the end of this month. ”

"Good!"

Zhao Han said to everyone: "The resolution of the General Military Mansion is to occupy the entire Southern Jiangxi within this year. In the north of Nanchang Mansion, Fuzhou Mansion, and Ruizhou Mansion, the peasant associations must also take all of them this year. ”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone rejoiced.

The Southern Jiangxi region is the combined name of Nan'an and Ganzhou.

Together, the two provinces are very large, accounting for a quarter of the entire Jiangxi. But most of the places are very poor, and the Ming Dynasty has not really settled down for a few years for more than 200 years.

Zhao Han also can't wait, there has been no anti-thief since ancient times, and he has been rebelling for several years.

The foundation of domination is solid, but the pace of expansion is too slow.

Now it is ten years of Chongzhen, and the Ming Dynasty has entered the countdown, and there is not much time left for Zhao Han to rub off.

However, the development situation is very gratifying, although the territory and army have not grown much, the reserve officials, missionary officers, and the backbone of the peasant associations have shown a geometric development trend.

It can be said that the officials and soldiers are a little impatient, and even want to tear their faces with the court. Because only by fighting a war can soldiers continue to make meritorious contributions. Because only by fighting a war can the territory be rapidly expanded, a large number of reserve officials can be regularized, and the official officials can continue to be promoted.

The Ming court was afraid of war, and Zhao Han was looking forward to war from top to bottom.

Zhao Han said to Fei Ruhe again: "The Military Yuan has made adjustments again, the North Court has jurisdiction over Ji'an, Yuanzhou, and Linjiang, and the South Court has jurisdiction over Nankang and Ganzhou. ”

"Haha, no problem, I listen to the General Soldier's Office!"

Fei Ruhe's real power seems to have become smaller, and the territory under his jurisdiction has become poorer, but this is not a disguised suppression.

Because there is no war in the north, the southern Jiangxi region has to continue to fight.

The future development strategy is also to send troops from Southern Jiangxi to seize Fujian and Guangdong, which is the real reuse!

As for the North Courtyard of the Military Affairs in charge of Huang Qi, most of the future will be to attack in the direction of Huguang.

Moreover, in order to balance the northern and southern theaters of operations and not let the soldiers of the North Courtyard feel left out, the time to send troops to Huguang must also be advanced. Strategies that were previously developed without taking these practical issues into account must now be on the agenda.

After Zhao Han discussed with Pang Chunlai and Li Banghua, he had already formulated a detailed plan-

In the eleventh year of Chongzhen, it was necessary to control the entire Jiangxi, because the soldiers and officials couldn't wait.

In the twelfth year of Chongzhen, he tore his face with the court. When the time comes, the soldiers of the Northern Yuan will march west to the south of Huguang, and the soldiers of the Southern Yuan will march south to Guangdong, connecting Jiangxi, Hunan, and Guangdong.

Of course, this is a rough plan, and the details will have to be adjusted according to the current situation.

Hearing Zhao Han's words, Fei Ruhe was full of fighting spirit, and a few days later, he went to fight Huichang, and brought 500 firecrackers and 21 Fran cannons!

Song Yingxing had already built more than 700 firearms, of which 500 were allocated to Fei Ruhe, and the remaining more than 200 remained in the north.

Although the Southern Jiangxi region is poor and there are many mountains, most of the cities are built by the river, and as long as there are water divisions, they can quickly transport troops to attack.

Follow the Gongshui straight to Huichang County, and it is a terrain of three rivers confluence.

After Fei Ruhe surrounded the county seat, he waited for reinforcements from the siege, and it was almost impossible to storm it, and even if it was captured, it would definitely suffer heavy losses.

These peasant armies of Southern Jiangxi have become stupid and will not go into the mountains at every turn. Because the leaders of the field soldiers have now become big landlords, they are reluctant to give up their property.

It was still the same old way, Fei Ruhe led the troops to besiege the city, and the backbone of the missionary group and the peasant association immediately developed the peasant association outside the city and organized the division of fields.

One trick is fresh, eat all over the world.

(At the end of the chapter, there is Chongzhen's ten-year development plan, and the picture shows the actual control of the territory in this year, some of which only occupy the city, and some of which only occupy the countryside.) If you can't see it, refresh it. ）