Xuanfu Town, Xuanhua City.

This is the station of Yang Guozhu, the chief military officer of Xuanfu Town, the Great Wall under the jurisdiction of Xuanfu Town starts from Yongguan Sihaiye in the east, and reaches the Xiyang River in Yanggao County, the northeast corner of Shanxi Province in the west, with a length of 1,0023 miles.

Xuanfu Town is located in the northwest of Beijing, and its importance to protect the safety of the capital is no less than that of Jizhou Town, and the side walls are also very solid, and some sections are arranged with several city walls. The town is divided into four roads: east, west, north and middle.

Sihaiye on the East Road, Geyu on the Middle Road, Zhangjiakou and Xiyanghe on the West Road are all important passes, among which the Dushikou on the North Road is the most important, which can be called the throat point.

Today's Xuanfu Town, since Yang Guozhu died in Shanxi, the imperial court has not appointed a chief military officer, and the soldiers and horses of Xuanfu Town are in the battle of the thief army, after being wiped out by Li Zicheng's department, the soldiers and horses are basically in a "vacant" state, and the remaining soldiers and horses of the entire Xuanfu Town are only more than 3,000 people, and most of them are old and weak soldiers.

When Jia Hongyu, the chief officer of the Ninth Army of the National Defense Army, and Chen Mocheng, the deputy chief soldier, led the army into Xuanhua City, they immediately discussed it with the Northwest Inspection Group.

The leader of the Northwest Inspection Group sent by the imperial court is Li Jiwen, a staff officer of the General Staff, Liu Yan's boss back then, and now he is full of red faces, and he is glad for his decision to stand with Liu Yan at the beginning, and now he has obtained the important position of leader of the inspection team.

Of course, Li Jiwen is not an idiot, since Liu Yan handed over such an important position to himself, then he must make some achievements. Fortunately, the relevant rules of the new policy and military reform have been very clear, Li Ji

As long as the text is verified step by step, and with the backing of more than 40,000 elite soldiers of the Ninth Army, and the right to arbitrariness given by the imperial court as a basis, Li Jiwen is full of confidence this time.

A few days later, in the General Military Mansion of Xuanhua City, Li Jiwen first checked the various files that remained, and then successively received the news that he had been sent to various places at night and did not receive and send them back, and said to Jia Hongyu and Chen Mocheng: "It seems that the situation in Xuanfu Town is better than we expected. ”

Jia Hongyu nodded and said: "The soldiers and horses in Xuanfu Town were annihilated by thieves before, and they have not been rebuilt until now, so there is little resistance to the implementation of military reform, and part of the money and food allocated by the imperial court has also been in place. The implementation of the new policy is similar, and most of the civil officials in Xuanfu Town are seriously shortaged, and no one has implemented the new policy at all. ”

Chen Mocheng said: "In other words, the reason why the new policy and military reform in Xuanfu Town have been delayed is because there is a serious shortage of civil and military generals in Xuanfu Town, not because they were boycotted by local officials? ”

Li Jiwen nodded and said, "Judging from the current situation, it should be like this." ”

Jia Hongyu said: "Then the matter is simple, in my opinion, we will go to all parts of Xuanfu Town with an inspection team, promote available people, and implement the new policy and military reform policy as soon as possible." At the same time, the officers and men of our Ninth Army were also immediately stationed in various parts of Xuanfu Town to prevent possible turmoil in various places. ”

Li Jiwen nodded in agreement.

On the same day, the Northwest Inspection Group was divided into four groups and went to the east, west, north, and middle roads of Xuanfu Town, while Jia Hongyu sat in Xuanhua City

, Deputy General Chen Mocheng, General Wei Dong of the Left Battalion, and General Qi Haiwei of the Right Battalion each led a general soldier to accompany him.

The rest of the Ninth Army began to be stationed in various parts of Xuanfu Town, including Shunshengchuan Xicheng, Shunshengchuan Dongcheng, Huai'anwei, Wanquan Right Guard, Wanquan Left Guard, Zhangjiakou Fort, Longmen Guard, Baoanzhou, Huailaiwei and other places, all of which were stationed by the officers and men of the Ninth Army of the National Defense Army.

In the following month, in accordance with the plan of the imperial court, the Northwest Inspection Group dismissed all the more than 3,000 old and weak soldiers left behind in Xuanfu Town, abolished all the guards in various places, and still called the Acropolis in name, but no longer assumed the duty of garrisoning.

At the same time, all the cultivated land in the military tun in all parts of Xuanfu Town was converted into private land, and all military households were also converted into private households, and the cultivated land was supplemented according to the quota of 50 mu of land per household.

In Xuanfu Town, new schools were built, industry and commerce were encouraged, commercial taxes were collected, and the gentry and royal families were integrated to pay taxes to increase the taxes of the imperial court, and various new policies such as the reform of criminal names were implemented.

Of course, these are just the beginning, and it is impossible for the Northwest Inspection Team to stay in Xuanfu Town for a long time, so Li Jiwen hurriedly returned to Xuanhua City after promoting and placing available officials from all over the country.

"Mr. Jia, I think the matter here in Xuanfu Town can almost be over."

Jia Hongyu nodded and said: "Yes, the matter of military reform here has ended, all the guards have been abolished, and some of the remaining generals have also been screened, except for a very few who can be retained, all the rest have been dismissed." ”

"In addition, this town also received an order from the elder yesterday to change the town of Xuanfu to Xuanfu, and the town has already transferred the few available weapons

The generals were promoted, and at the same time, some generals were urgently transferred from Beizhili and Shandong. Ge Lao means that the location of the Xuanfu is important, so the garrison will build a battalion separately in one house, which will be the Xuanfu battalion. ”

Li Jiwen said with a smile: "Then congratulations to General Jia, it seems that the military reform here in Xuanfu Town will be completed first." ”

Jia Hongyu then asked, "What is Master Li's plan for the next step?" ”

Li Jiwen said: "It's already the beginning of September, our time is already very tight, I think we will gather our troops in the next few days, go to Shanxi, our first stop is Datong Town, first cut off the military town there." ”

"Good!"

Two days later, the Ninth Army of the National Defense Army successively shrank its strength, and Jia Hongyu, Chen Mocheng, and Li Jiwen led the crowd from Xuanhua City and entered Datong Town from Huai'anwei.

However, when the large group of people and horses entered the territory of Datong Town, along the way, Zhenyuwei, Tianchengwei, Gaoshanwei, Yanghewei and other places, all of them were withered, and the cultivated land of the military camps in various places was all barren, and on the way of the army, there was not even a village with cooking smoke burned, and the fire road piers and tunbao were also empty, as if there were no living people in Datong Town.

Li Jiwen was also riding a horse at this time, and as far as the eye could see, there were no more "living creatures" in the wilderness except for the soldiers of the Ninth Army marching mightily.

"I really can't imagine that Datong Town is so withered!"

Jia Hongyu also sighed and said: "When Wang Pu was stationed here, although he had no political achievements, Datong Town was not so dilapidated. ”

Chen Mocheng said: "They are all thieves! According to the intelligence of the Ministry of Military Intelligence, since Wang Pu

After the surrender of Li Zicheng, Datong Town was looted by the army of thieves, the young and strong population was plundered, and the money, food and materials were looted from all over the country, and the people suffered a great disaster! ”

Li Jiwen said: "In my opinion, the situation in various parts of Shanxi is not optimistic, but judging from the situation in Datong Town, the reason why the new policy and military reform cannot be implemented in various parts of Shanxi is because all parts of Shanxi have been seriously damaged. ”

Everyone nodded their heads in deep agreement.

"Report!"

Suddenly, a team of horses in front of the front came without collecting at night, and said loudly for the captain of the first night: "Qiqi Town, a large number of displaced people were found in the front, with tens of thousands of people!" ”

Jia Hongyu frowned, and said: "Ahead is Zhenchuan Fort, after Zhenchuan Fort and then go south, you can reach Datong City in two days, there is such a scale of displaced people here, it is unbelievable!" ”

Li Jiwen sighed and said, "Let's go, let's go to the front to help the displaced people first." I think we can leave a group of patrol detachments, as well as some soldiers and horses, and our team will continue to Datong City, implement the situation on the Datong side as soon as possible, and then go directly to Taiyuan Mansion in order to integrate the situation in Shanxi. ”

Jia Hongyu and Chen Mocheng agreed.

But when Jia Hongyu, Chen Mocheng, and Li Jiwen saw the more than 10,000 displaced people, the three of them were silent.

The faces of all the homeless people were full of despair, men, women and children, all of them were gray and skinny, and they swayed from side to side when they walked, as if they would be blown down by a gust of wind at any moment.

In the endless sea of homeless people, countless homeless people were whimpering and crying, and when the voices converged, it seemed like hell

The hundred ghosts in the night walk are like this, which makes the hearts of Jia Hongyu, Chen Mocheng, and Li Jiwen tremble constantly, this is the people of the Ming Dynasty?

Afterwards, Li Jiwen was not in a hurry to leave, and immediately with the assistance of the officers and men of the Ninth Army, he stopped more than 10,000 displaced people, cooked porridge on the spot for relief, and discussed with Jia Hongyu and Chen Mocheng to place these more than 10,000 displaced people in Zhenyuwei, Tianchengwei, Gaoshanwei, Yanghewei and other places, which could not only restore production in various places, but also enrich the population of these places.

Anyway, these places are already deserted, and the nearby farmland is basically unowned, so it will be good to make up the land deed procedures when the time comes.

Jia Hongyu and Chen Mocheng naturally have no opinion.

"The old man is alive!"

Suddenly, there was a scream out of nowhere, and then more than 10,000 homeless people who had already drunk some hot porridge fell to their knees one after another, kowtowing to Jia Hongyu, Chen Mocheng, and Li Jiwen, shouting for their lives.

Jia Hongyu, Chen Mocheng, and Li Jiwen were all in tears, and their hearts were mixed, which was very unpleasant.

This is the people of the Ming Dynasty, just a bowl of hot porridge, can be exchanged for the gratitude of these people, as long as they are given a field, a cow, a plow, you can farm and produce safely and steadily, you can contribute to the country.

The strength and glory of China for thousands of years have been supported by these hundreds of millions of Li people's fields and a little sweat!

Therefore, how fortunate the Ming is to have the best people in the world, who are industrious, hard-working, brave, and wise, which are incomparable to any foreign race!

At night, the officers and men of the Ninth Army set up camp in the same place, and more than 10,000 displaced people were also gathered into the camp.

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In the big tent of the Chinese army, Li Jiwen, Jia Hongyu, and Chen Mocheng were discussing.

"This is the matter that must be dealt with tomorrow, first send a general soldier to escort the people to various places for resettlement, and the inspection team will also send some personnel to go."

Li Jiwen agreed with Jia Hongyu's words, and then added: "In addition, I see that Datong City will also send an inspection team to go in groups, and I will take most of the inspection team directly to Taiyuan Mansion." ”

"That's good!"

Jia Hongyu said: "Then Datong Town, it will be annoying to the deputy general of Chen, so I will lead the soldiers of the left battalion to Datong City." ”

Chen Mocheng said: "Don't worry, Datong's side will be handed over to me." ”

Seeing that the matter of separate actions was negotiated, Li Jiwen said: "The situation in Shanxi this time is also supported by intelligence from the Ministry of Military Intelligence: since the army of thieves was annihilated, all parts of Shanxi, which were originally destroyed by the army of thieves, have emerged in various parts of Shanxi, as well as civilian and military generals who have come back anyway. They seized farmland and industry in various places, and those civilian and military generals fought for power and profit, and no one cared about the lives of the people, let alone implemented the new policy and military reform. ”

Li Jiwen finally sighed: "So, our trip to Shanxi has a long way to go!" ”

Jia Hongyu also felt a headache at this time, but he had more than 40,000 elite troops in his hands, and the worst result was just to break the trick with strength, and it was a big deal to kill all the way through.

Fortunately, when the army set off, Liu Yan had already reassured Jia Hongyu and others: no matter what chaos happened, even if it forced the entire Shanxi to be reversed, there was Liu Yan behind him, and everyone just had to let it go!

It can be seen that Liu Yan this time

Great determination!

So Jia Hongyu said: "Master Li, don't worry, in the words of the elder of the pavilion: In the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy is a joke!" ”

"This time in Shanxi, as long as you resist the new policy and military reform, as long as you oppress and kill the people, as long as you don't listen to our orders, whether they are civil and military generals, or powerful gentry, all of them will be severely punished, and those who dare to resist will be killed!"

Although Li Jiwen did not agree with the strategy of mass killing, in the face of such a situation in Shanxi, he could only nod his head in agreement.