Chongzhen asked several times, but Tian Shichao and Xiang Yongshun did not respond.

"Playing stupid? It didn't work. Chongzhen sneered, and then instructed Xu Yingwei, "Find a few surviving native soldiers." ”

Xu Yingwei received the holy decree, and soon brought six local soldiers who were only slightly injured, four of the Raja Cave Division, and two of the Donkey Chi Cave Division, all of whom were not seriously injured, but the rebellious spirit on their bodies had been exhausted.

Native soldiers or barbarians are like this, if you have a hard fist, they will become honest.

Chongzhen directly used the Huguang dialect to ask the six native soldiers: "Why do you want to make trouble?" ”

A native soldier drooped his head and said: "The imperial court said that we would give us one or two taels of silver per month plus five buckets of rice for workers, but we have been in Wuchang for two months, and we have not given a cent of silver, and the rice for workers has only been issued a bucket per month, which is not enough to eat, we are really hungry, otherwise we will not rob those small vendors, and it is impossible to make a salary." ”

The other five native soldiers also shouted: "Holy Lord, we are hungry and want to eat enough. ”

"Tian Shichao, Xiang Yongshun!" Chongzhen said sharply, "How much silver and how much food and rice did I give you?" ”

Tian Shichao and Xiang Yongshun still drooped their heads, deaf to Chongzhen's questioning, as if they hadn't heard it.

"Still pretending to be stupid?" Chongzhen sneered, turned his head to Peng Hongshu and said, "Peng Xuan's consolation envoy, you came to tell the local soldiers of the Lapak Cave Division and the Donkey Chi Cave Division, how much money and how much food and rice I gave you?" ”

Peng Hongshu snorted, and he didn't dare to make a sound, because more than 10,000 native soldiers from the Yongshun Tusi headquarters were standing behind him, if he now admitted that the imperial court gave each ding a monthly salary of one or two taels of silver plus five buckets of rice, wouldn't it be in front of more than 10,000 native soldiers to admit that he had deducted his own salary? Who else will listen to him in the future?

Although the position of the toast is said to be hereditary, there are many Peng's children who can be the toast, and the Peng's side branch to take the heir to the Yongshun Tusi has not happened before, his ancestors are the Toast position taken by the Pang family, and the reason why his ancestors can win the Tusi position is because the original Tusi exploited the people and was unpopular.

Therefore, once this matter is admitted, the position of the toast may not be guaranteed.

But how could he be able to hide from this kind of thing if he wanted to? It's impossible to dodge.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are battles, both ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign.

Ran Sanniang said suddenly: "I don't know how much money the Holy Lord gave to the local soldiers of the Yongshun Xuanfu Division, but the local soldiers of the Xuanfu Division of Shi Nan are one tael of silver per month plus five buckets of rice, of which the five coins of silver and five buckets of rice have all been distributed, and the other five coins of silver have not been issued yet. ”

After saying this, Ran Sanniang turned back to Shi Nan Tubing behind him and said, "Because I'm worried that you will spend money indiscriminately, I will collect it for you first, and then I will send it to you when I return to Shizhou." ”

Hearing this, Shi Nan Xuanfu's native soldiers were relieved.

Hearing this, Peng Hongshu's eyes suddenly lit up, this is a good excuse.

However, without waiting for Peng Hongshu to speak, Tu Tongzhi Peng Tingyu preemptively gave Peng Hongshu a fatal backstab.

Peng Tingyu, who has always been obedient to Peng Hongshu's words, suddenly said: "The Holy Lord gave us Yongshun Xuanwei Division and its eleven subordinate Tusi all the local soldiers' salaries and silver is also one or two silver per Ding per month, and the labor rice is five buckets of rice per Ding per month. ”

"Tusi said that he had the right to dispose of these rations."

"How much to send, to send or not, it's up to him to decide."

As soon as these words came out, those Tumu of the Yongshun Local Division exploded first.

Peng Hongshu is also too dark, and he can deduct the salary and silver of the lowest soil soldiers, but even the salary and silver of the middle soil are also deducted, but this time it has caused big trouble.

Of course, there are also many local eyes who have been instructed by Peng Tingyu.

"The salary that the Holy Lord gave to us for the Yongshun Comfort Division is actually one or two?"

"Where's the money? Master Toast, where is our money? ”

"That is, where is our salary, give us back our money."

"It's too much, even if you deduct the salary, you can even deduct our food and rice!"

"That is, the Holy Lord obviously gave us five buckets of rice per month, why did he only send two buckets of rice?"

More than a dozen Tumu who had obviously been instructed by Peng Tingyu took the lead in attacking, and then it affected all Tumu.

Let Peng Hongshu shout and say that there was no deduction, but only kept the money for them temporarily, but no one believed him anymore.

Dozens of Tumu of Yongshun Tusi opened their eyes angrily, and surrounded Peng Hongshu's father and son, and the scene was about to get out of control, and finally a new army rushed forward to separate the two sides.

It's just that the impact of Ran Sanniang and Peng Tingyu's revelations continues to expand.

Immediately after Yongshun Toast, this turmoil quickly spread to the heads of more than 20 small toasts under the Baojing Xuanwei Division and the two major Toasts of Yongshun and Baojing.

"Why is it that your toast has one tael of silver, but our toast only has four cents?"

"Are you stupid, of course the salary and rice given by the saint are of the same standard, but your salary and rice have also been deducted by Master Toast."

"Is it really deducted by the old man Toast?"

"Do you still need to ask, it must have been deducted."

"You guys still gave four coins, and our Tianjia Dongsi only gave one penny of silver."

"Come on, your Tianjia Dongsi still has a penny of silver, and there are five buckets of rice for workers, but we don't even have a penny of silver for Shangtongsi, and there are only two buckets of rice for workers!"

"Tian Tusi, is what Shi Nan Toast said true?"

"Xiang Tusi, why are you deducting our salaries and rice?"

"Peng Tusi, hand over our salary and food rice, hand it over quickly!"

"Yes, hand it over, hand over the silver and the rice, otherwise this matter will not be over!"

The nature of the matter is gradually deteriorating, from the beginning of the complaint gradually to the denunciation of various toasts, more and more local soldiers surrounded their own toasts to complain and denounce.

More of the native soldiers were at first confused, not knowing what was happening.

But when they figured out what was going on, they soon joined the queue to denounce Toast.

People have a herd mentality, only a few people can't get up any storms, but a large number of people will form a herd effect, and at this time, the fear of toast will be completely overcome by the overwhelming crowd.

More than 20 large and small toasts of the Yongshun Propaganda Division and the Baojing Propaganda Division were disgraced, but there was no problem on Shi Nan's side of the Tusi, and I didn't see a single local soldier coaxing.

It can be seen that Ran Sanniang's restraint on Shi Nan Xuanfu Division is still quite powerful.

Seeing that the emotions of the Tu soldiers were getting more and more excited, and there was a possibility of getting out of control at any time, Chongzhen knew that he could no longer sit idly by, and if he continued to sit and watch, there might really be a mutiny, which would be a bad thing.

After all, his original intention was not to disintegrate the more than 100,000 native soldiers in western Hunan and Hubei.

At that moment, Chongzhen bowed his head lightly at Xu Yingwei, and Xu Yingwei immediately led thousands of recruits to roar three times in a row, and after roaring three times, thousands of recruits also released a hammer to the sky.

The sound of firing finally suppressed the noise of the Yongshun soldiers and the Baojing soldiers.

Just now, the scene of the new army crushing the 2,000 native soldiers of the Rajak Cave Division and the Donkey Chidong Division with 600 men was right in front of him, so none of the native soldiers dared to ignore the new army.

Immediately afterwards, a new army with loaded guns rushed forward.

Separate the dust-faced Peng Zhuchao and other toasts from the native soldiers.

Chongzhen beckoned to Ran Sanniang again and said: "Ran Xuanfu Division, you have sent someone to inform Yongshun Tusi and all the local soldiers under the jurisdiction of Baojing Tusi, they were deducted by Tusi with silver and food, I will make up for them, how much they owe, you can go to the royal silver number in Wuchang City to collect it now, but you need to queue up, and you must not make trouble." ”

"Yes." Ran Sanniang agreed, and immediately arranged for Shi Nan's native soldiers to inform the other native soldiers.

After hearing Shi Nan's native soldiers' announcement, the native soldiers of Yongshun Tusi and Baojing Tusi were overjoyed.

I don't know who shouted Long live His Majesty the Emperor first, and then more native soldiers followed and shouted, and finally the two Tusi more than 60,000 native soldiers gathered into one voice: Long live! Banzai!

Chongzhen also smiled and waved to the two Tusi soldiers.

Sure enough, the best thing to use is money, food, or profit.

But then again, if it weren't for the new army's thunderous suppression of the 2,000 native soldiers of the Raja Dongsi and the Donkey Chidongsi, even if the full amount of the food and salary was paid, it would not be grateful.

First establish power, and then supplement it with sufficient food and salary, in order to control these unruly barbarian soldiers.

For example, now, Chongzhen can clearly feel the support of more than 60,000 local soldiers of Yongshun and Baojing, the two major Tusi, for him, the emperor and the Ming Dynasty.

Chongzhen smiled and was in a very good mood.

Peng Hongshu, Peng Zhuchao and other more than 20 toasts were pale.

This wave is really a big loss, the dog emperor is really insidious and cunning, and he actually made a fuss about silver and rice, and they didn't notice it for a while and fell into the calculation.

It's just that if the Dog Emperor thinks that he can collect the military hearts of the native soldiers with such a small means, he thinks about the problem too simply, unless these native soldiers never return to Yongshun and never return to Baojing, they have to obediently obey them, otherwise they will wait to destroy the family.

Peng Hongshu and Peng Zhuchao also thought of Chongzhen simply.

Chongzhen has always acted before making a decision, since he has taken the first step, how can he not have a further plan?

Chongzhen's gaze returned to Peng Hongshu and more than twenty other toasts, and said solemnly: "Ladies and gentlemen, should you give me an explanation?" Where is the money and rice that I have given you? ”

Peng Hongshu frowned and said: "Saint, the salary silver and labor rice are naturally in the line, and the ministers are only temporarily kept, and they did not say that they will deduct the salary and food rice, and when they return to Yongshun after the conquest of Shadingzhou in Yunnan, the ministers will naturally send them the salary and food rice that should be given to the local soldiers." ”