Hu Mei was originally a subordinate of Chen Youliang, serving as the prime minister of Jiangxi Province and guarding Longxing. Lao Zhu captured Jiangzhou and sent people to recruit Hu Mei.

Hu Mei was willing to surrender, but on the condition that his soldiers would still belong to him, not disbanded, and not divided.

The reason is that these people have followed him for many years, and they are all like his brothers. He was reluctant to part with them.

Lao Zhu originally refused.

Because in this way, these soldiers are only loyal to Hu Mei and do not listen to the orders of the imperial court, how can they play?

And set a precedent, whoever surrenders in the future will be like this, that doesn't mean digging holes for yourself everywhere?!

Then Liu Bowen set this strategy of using the city to trap the defenders.

Lao Zhu reluctantly agreed, transferred Hu Mei from Longxing, and transferred him to Changsha.

Hu Mei herself understands, so she sent her daughter to the palace to be Lao Zhu's concubine, and used her as a hostage to make Lao Zhu feel at ease.

Hu Mei dared to move, and the first unlucky one was Concubine Hu Shun.

This is also the reason why Lao Zhu doesn't pay much attention to Concubine Hu Shun, but he won't be too contemptuous.

It is also the reason why Concubine Hu Shun is extremely low-key and careful.

In fact, the situation and status of Concubine Hu Shun and Wang Xiaoyue are very similar.

Therefore, if there is no emperor's will, Hu Mei cannot leave Changsha for half a step.

Even the last time he picked up Zhu Bai, it was Lao Zhu who sent someone to send the holy decree in advance, so that Hu Mei could act.

Kang Duo immediately understood, and the scruples in his heart were swept away, and he hurriedly got up and gave his hand: "Got it." Thank you, Mr. Hu, for your order. ”

Hu Mei said: "The king of Xiang asked me to hand you a letter and instructed you to open the letter if you can't put down the rebellion for a long time. ”

Condorf hurriedly took the letter: "Thank you. ”

Hu Mei said: "Fight well." Don't embarrass Kang. ”

The corners of Kangduo's eyes turned red, and he saluted deeply: "Yes." The younger generation will die hard to live up to expectations. ”

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Kang Duo took the military rations from the Changsha Second-level Official's Tooth Bureau, and went straight to Chenzhou without stopping.

Chenzhou guard Yang Zhongmin went out of the city to greet him personally.

Yang Zhongmin sighed: "Ah, Master Kang, you are here." We're holding on so hard. ”

Kang Duo: "Lord Yang, don't panic, first convene a meeting of the generals of Chenzhou and tell me about the situation this time." ”

Chenzhou is inhabited by a mixture of Han and ethnic minorities. The people of ethnic minorities are not subject to the control of the Han court and are unwilling to pay taxes, and Lao Zhu is a person who does not like to be reasonable, calling these ethnic minorities "barbarians".

The officials under his command also beat up the management methods of ethnic minorities if they were not satisfied, and then collected more taxes after they were convinced.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there have been many rebellions in Chenzhou.

In the fifth year of Hongwu, Chenzhou and Lizhou rebelled, and Lao Zhu asked Deng Yu to serve as the general of Zhengnan and led the army to conquer. Deng Yu led Yang Jing and Huang Bin out of Lizhou, conquered 48 holes, captured and beheaded the rebels in Fangzhou, and quelled the rebellion.

Since then, there have been small rebellions for much the same reason.

This can be seen from the fact that Zhu Bai does not set up a third-level official tooth bureau here.

Because there is no business to do, it will also put your subordinates and industry in danger, and it is not cost-effective to invest more and have more risks and less returns.

This rebellion was started by a Miao man named Wu Mian, and the rebels were numerous, with the participation of the Dong and Miao people in Hunan, Guizhou and Guizhou.

The rebels set out from Shanghuang and successively captured various villages in Wukaidong, occupied Liping, defeated the Jingzhou defenders, and killed the Jingzhou Wei commander Guo Xing's father and son.

After Guo Xingzhan died, the imperial court ordered Chenzhou Wei to command Yang Zhongming to suppress it, but with little success.

Now the two sides are in a stalemate, each with its own wins and losses, but neither has a clear advantage.

This time, Lao Zhu asked Kang Duo to lead 50,000 elite soldiers to pacify a small Chenzhou, and he also made a bloody investment, wanting to solve this problem that has plagued Xiangxi for many years at one time.

Kangduo checked the situation of the guards and weapons in Chenzhou, and thought that the rebellion could not be quelled for a long time because the weapons were backward and the soldiers were thin and weak.

But after checking it, I found that it was not the case at all.

The 5,600 guards in Chenzhou are all real guards. Equipped with bows and arrows and broadswords, it is also the standard equipment of Ming officers and soldiers.

According to the order of the Daming Guard, there should be 5,600 people in Jingzhou Guard.

How can you not beat a few barbarians?

He was also puzzled, and after careful consideration, he asked, "Lord Yang." How many rebels are there? ”

Yang Zhongmin sighed: "Master Kang doesn't know anything. These rebels have gathered at least 30,000 men, and they are brave and good at fighting, climbing, and using poisoned arrows, spears, machetes, traps, and traps. The mountains and forests of Chenzhou are dense, and there are many mosquitoes and beasts. The rebels were familiar with the terrain and adapted to the climate. When we were ready to go on a big fight, the rebels were scattered in the mountains and hid in the woods, and no one could be found. If we go deep into the mountains and forests, the advantage of a large number of people is useless, and it is easy to fall into traps and ambushes, and be broken one by one. When we were exhausted and retreated, they poured out again to sneak up and pursue. Moreover, there is plenty of food in the mountains and forests, and there is no need for food shortages, fire attacks, and sieges. ”

Thirty thousand......

Attacking Jingzhou together, they are also very good at climbing walls and trees.

No wonder the Jingzhou Guard Society failed miserably, and even the main general was killed......

Condor: "In this case, it is not okay to attack rashly. ”

He only has this one chance, he can't fail, he must be careful.

But if it drags on any longer, military rations are also a problem.

Condora said: "Today's long journey, everyone is tired, first set up camp and rest for a day before making plans. ”

He returned to his tent, took out the letter in his arms, hesitated for a long time, but did not open it.

You can't just come and rely on someone else.

Besides, what Zhu Bai means is that if it is not the end of the road, otherwise do not open it.

Then let's fight first.

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Last year, Zhu Bai's more than 100 acres of land were planted with rice to raise ducks and fish, and as a result, the rice was harvested, the ducks were fat, and the fish were delicious.

Lao Zhu himself has also farmed, but he didn't expect Zhu Bai to be able to play this kind of trick.

Now he understands why ducks only eat weeds and not rice, because seedlings are coarser than weeds and are not tasty. And there are all kinds of insects in the rice field, isn't that more fragrant than the seedlings?

Then the ducks eat the weeds, and the manure fertilizes the rice. When the fish are small, the water in the rice fields is relatively deep. Ducks can't catch fish, and they don't bother to bother.

When the fish is big, the ducks can't eat it.

It's really all used up by this kid.

The key is how he, a little prince who grew up in the palace, knows this.

Seeing that spring is in bloom and it is the sowing season, Lao Zhu asked Zhu Bai: "Rebel, do you plan to plant rice, fish and ducks this year?" ”

Zhu Bai grinned: "Yes." This year, Erchen also asked people to plant soybeans or mulberry trees on the stalks of rice fields, raise silkworms, and use silkworm sand as fertilizer to feed fish. Silk can also be used to weave cloth. How nice. ”

This is called a mulberry fish pond, three-dimensional planting.

Although I can't make a lot of money, the main thing is to play and relieve my boredom.

Lao Zhu thought for a while: "It's good, call the household department to promote it in Yingtianfu and Jiangnan, Huguang." ”

There was a burst of praise and amazement among the people.

As a result, the official impeached Zhu Bai in the early court today.