In Jiangxi, many merchant ships were requisitioned to transport soldiers and grain and grass to predetermined locations.

These requisitioned merchant ships, although not paid, received a tax post. According to the cargo capacity of the ship, there are 20 tax discounts when passing through the Jiujiang banknote customs.

Moreover, it is okay to change any ship to pass through the customs, and the banknote customs officer only recognizes the tax sticker.

The merchants were very satisfied with this, and they would always requisition people and merchant ships in wars. Even if Zhao Han didn't give anything, they didn't dare to say anything, the toll discount card was already very good.

That's a real deal, and even if you don't use it yourself, you can resell it to other merchants.

I did this once last year.

The foreign businessman was amazed by this, and after returning to his hometown, he even took the initiative to do publicity, saying that Zhao Tianwang was very benevolent to the businessman.

Summertime.

Guangdong's Southern Yuan Army——

Jiang Dashan led 3,000 regular soldiers to the north, and recruited 3,000 peasant soldiers and 5,000 civilian soldiers in Jiangxi, a total of 11,000 people. Out of Poyang Lake, along the Yangtze River. First attack Linxiang County as a stronghold, and then attack Yuezhou Mansion (Baling County).

Jiang Liang led 2,000 regular troops and continued to garrison Guangdong.

Hunan's Northern Courtyard Army——

Huang Qi led 3,000 regular soldiers, 2,000 peasant soldiers, and 4,000 conscripted people, a total of 9,000 people. Sent troops from Changsha to attack Xiangyin.

Li Zheng led 2,000 regular soldiers, 2,000 peasant soldiers, and 4,000 civilian soldiers, a total of 8,000 people. Troops were sent from Changsha to attack Ningxiang and Yiyang.

Jiangxi's Intermediate Courtyard Army——

Zhao Han personally recruited and commanded a thousand soldiers.

Zhang Tieniu and Liu Zhu led 5,000 regular soldiers, 3,000 peasant soldiers, and 9,000 people, a total of 17,000 people, to enter Zhejiang through Guangxin Mansion.

Jiangxi's Eastern Courtyard Army——

Fei Ruhe's 5,000 new army, 3,000 peasants and soldiers, and 8,000 conscripted people, a total of 16,000 people, attacked Dongliu County (Dongliu Town, Dongzhi County, Anhui) on foot from Hukou.

Above, including the people, a total of 62,000 troops were dispatched.

In the entire strategic plan, the Datong Army is like a crab, stretching out two big crab claws.

A pair of crab claws to cut the Dongting Lake Plain, and a pair of crab claws to cut the entire Jiangnan.

It's a must!

At the end of May, Nanchang had become a traffic station, and in addition to the Huguang army, several other armies had to pass through here, and countless grain and grass had to be requisitioned by merchant ships to transport it.

Gu Gao, Wu Yingji and Huang Zongxi were directly thrown in Nanchang because the sailor was going to fight.

The riverside is densely packed with boats, and the river is full of boats, and there are countless coolies carrying supplies at the wharf.

The three celebrities walked on the dock, and the situation in front of them was somewhat unexpected by them.

"The Jiangxi soldiers will win this battle," Wu Yingji said with emotion, "In such a big war, no one panicked or complained." The hawkers took the opportunity to do business, and the coolies could also move goods to make money, and the merchants were even more moved. Even the officials who went out of the city to do things were also happy, and fighting a war meant that they could be promoted. ”

"The war here doesn't seem to disturb the people," Gu Gao said, "I see that those people who have been recruited seem to be very happy." ”

Huang Zongxi said: "I just asked someone a few questions, and the soldiers and civilians of the Datong Army have changed their system since last year. There is no salary, only monthly rations, and it is not compulsory, and it is voluntary to sign up. ”

Gu Gao was quite puzzled: "Just eat and someone still sign up?" ”

Huang Zongxi explained: "Children under the age of 12 cannot divide the land, and some children in Zhao Haochen's original land area have reached the age of 12, but for this reason there is no land. If the family becomes a farmer, the children who do not have land can get land in their hometown. Even if you are under the age of 12, you can book it in advance, and you are old enough to divide the field immediately. ”

"No wonder those people are so active in fighting with only food rations." Wu Yingji sighed.

"Is there so much land in Jiangxi that can be divided?" Gu Gao asked.

Huang explained: "Jiangxi has been migrating to enrich the population in the war-torn areas. Every time a new land is occupied, after Jiangxi immigrants, they can vacate some land in their hometowns, which is just distributed to the children of those people. In addition, some women get married, and the land property remains in their parents' family, and there is no land in their name. As long as the husband becomes a husband, the woman who has lost her land can also regain the land. ”

Wu Yingji sighed with emotion: "This series of Tian Zheng is really powerful. Ploughing war, ploughing war, the ancients were honest and did not deceive me! ”

Gu Gao muttered to himself: "On the Ming side, everyone is afraid of war. On the other hand, under Zhao Haochen's command, officials, generals, soldiers, vagrants, merchants, and peasants were all looking forward to fighting. ”

Huang Zongxi said with a smile: "Only the big landlords suffer, and there is not much left of the land. ”

Suddenly, more than a dozen large ships came.

"Mr. Zhao is here!"

There are people who know how to do it, and suddenly they point to the fleet and shout.

All departments of the Datong Army are not allowed to use the surnames of generals as banners, and can only display the Datong military flag and the unit number banner.

And the fleet in front of him is fluttering the "Zhao" flag.

Because the channel near Nanchang was too congested, Zhao Han's fleet did not dock and sailed directly from the tributaries of the Ganjiang River towards the Xinjiang River.

The three men of Mercier sprang into action, hiring a small boat to catch up with the docked fleet in the evening.

took out a letter of recommendation from the sailor, and the three were quickly summoned.

"Wuxi Gu Gao (Guichi Wu Yingji, Yuyao Huang Zongxi), meet Mr. Zhao!"

"Haha, three of you don't have to be formal."

Zhao Han invited the three celebrities to sit down, and couldn't help but glance at Huang Zongxi a few more times.

Wu Yingji arched his hand and said: "The student originally wanted to go to Jiangxi, so I asked Mr. Zhao to send troops to Jiangnan quickly, but I didn't expect that the student didn't need to say much at all." ”

"Your Excellency is from Guichi?" Zhao Han asked.

Wu Yingji said: "Yes." ”

Zhao Han said with a smile: "You go to Hukou and help General Fei plan to be a guide." After he conquered Dongliu County, the next target is your hometown. ”

Wu Yingji said: "Late-born talents are not military affairs. ”

Saying that, Wu Yingji took out several articles, all of which were about how to maintain law and order in Jiangnan, stabilize prices in Jiangnan, and stabilize the Jiangnan market.

After reading carefully, Zhao Han found that this person was not an ordinary scholar, but a socio-economic scholar.

"You're very familiar with the Jiangnan water bandits." Zhao Han said with a smile.

Wu Yingji said embarrassedly: "When I was young and frivolous, I used to fight in the rivers and lakes of the sword and had a lot of dealings with the Jiangnan rangers. ”

"Good!"

Zhao Han said: "When the army arrives at Taihu Lake, I will give you an errand." Recruit those Taihu water bandits, let them hand over their boats, and obediently divide the land among the good people. I don't want small fishing boats, but they can continue fishing. Past sins are not to blame in the past, but if they are committed again, the new and old accounts will be counted together! ”

"Mr. Yi's power will definitely be able to attract rain bandits!" Wu Yingji was very happy, and he had the opportunity to make meritorious contributions as soon as he came to defect.

Zhao Han's attitude toward officers and soldiers and bandits has changed. Except for those who are extremely angry and notorious, the rest are allowed to be disarmed and returned to the fields, and the leaders must no longer be killed.

The world is becoming more and more chaotic, take Zhejiang as an example, many people have the experience of cannibalism.

Not just eat corpses, but kill living people to eat!

How do you track this down?

Including the captives who were sent to mining in the early days, they are now being released one after another. For example, the Guangxin soldiers captured in Jishui County, as long as they did not die of exhaustion in the mine, were all released back to their hometowns, and they could also divide the fields, and Fei Ruhe's clansmen were also released.

It's equivalent to labor reform.

If the crime is minor, mining will be released for one year; The crime is slightly heavier, and he will be released for three years of mining; The crime is serious, and it is necessary to mine for at least five years.

It is also good to set a deadline in this way, so as to give the reformers a thought, so as not to cause a riot of miners.

Zhao Han looked at Gu Gao again: "Mr. is Gu Donglin's son?" ”

"Slave." Gu Gao replied.

Zhao Han said with a smile: "Gu Donglin founded Donglin Academy, I like that couplet very much, it is actually the motto of scholars. The sound of wind and rain, the sound of reading, the sound of the ear; Family affairs, national affairs, world affairs, everything is concerned. ”

Gu Gao arched his hand: "Mr. is too famous." ”

Zhao Han said again: "I still remember an article that seems to have such sentences: puppet Lanxi, Siming; Baby Sanin、Newly built only。 Is it to curb the ears of the Lou River? ”

Three celebrities, their faces changed drastically.

This is an article by Gu Xiancheng, the leader of the Donglin Party, who, as a civilian who returned to his hometown after dismissal, regarded the Zaifu of the Dynasty as a puppet and a baby, and a cloth cloth could influence the candidates of the Ming Dynasty.

Gu Gao hurriedly got up and said: "This joke is not a work at that time. ”

It is true that it was not a work at that time, but a summary article written by Gu Xiancheng a few years after that struggle, which has the flavor of "strategically contemptuous of the enemy", and it is not that he can change the first assistant in a political struggle.

But this kind of statement is enough to make any ruler jealous!

Some people say that the Donglin Party represents a certain class and represents a Jiangnan chaebol. can be against the Donglin Party, there are also big landlords and big businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River, this thing can't be judged in black and white.

It's just party fighting!

Once involved in political struggle, no matter how pure a person is, he will be filthy, and the Donglin Party is naturally no exception.

At first, there was no Qichu Zhejiang Party and Donglin Party at all, and they fought and buckled each other's hats. deducted and deducted, I believed it, and simply really went to form a party. Many officials who helped speak on the side were also classified as a certain party, and as long as they spoke and did things, they would be beaten into a certain party.

Then you won't be able to distinguish between right and wrong, no matter how bad someone in my party is, you have to keep it, and no matter how good someone in your party is, you will be killed!

Only by completely controlling the court can you govern the country according to your own ideas.

First of all, there is the dispute between the cabinet and the ministry, the cabinet and the six ministries both want to take power, and the power of the minister and the ministry is the core of the party struggle. The second is the cabinet and the department, the power and the supervision power use each other, and at the same time, the power is the same as the fire, and the department and the department are sandwiched between the cabinet and the six ministries as a-stirring stick.

In the end, the Ministry of Officials and the Beijing Chacha became a whirlpool of struggle between the power of the minister, the ministry, and the power of supervision.

And the imperial power is high, not so much because it is hollowed out, but because the imperial power has lost control over the departments of authority, because the party struggle has messed up the central organs.

Zhao Han asked, "Your Excellency wants to form a party in Jiangxi?" ”

"Don't dare." Gu Gao hurriedly denied it.

"Don't dare, or don't you want to?" Zhao Han asked.

Gu Gao explained: "There is no need. ”

Zhao Han smiled and asked, "Why is it not necessary?" ”

Gu Gao replied: "Whether it is the Donglin Party or the Restoration Society, the purpose is to expel traitors, select talents and use ability, and make great efforts. And Jiangxi has been greatly governed, and the Donglin Party members and the scholars of the Restoration Society have come to Jiangxi, so what reason is there to form a party? The reason for the formation of the party no longer exists. ”

"If you want to be an official in Jiangxi, you must break away from the Restoration Society!" Zhao Han directly put on an attitude.

When Gu Gao boarded the ship in Nanjing, he only said that he came to Jiangxi to watch politics, and did not admit that he wanted to be an official in Jiangxi. But at this moment, he promised on the spot: "I wish to leave the Restoration Society." ”

Zhao Han smiled and asked Huang Zongxi, "What about Your Excellency?" ”

Huang Zongxi didn't say a word, and handed over the article called "Yuan Jun".