This army is small in number, with no more than 10,000 people at the front and rear, but it is well-equipped and has many types of arms, including cavalry, heavy infantry, musketeers, artillery, logistics, and mobility at both near and far distances. It can cope with various situations and terrains.

Leading this army was none other than General Xiliu Li Tao. Along with him, there was also a regiment of officers sent from the Metropolitan Governor's Palace to assist him in the reform of the local garrison military system. Unlike the land reform, the military

A group of experienced officers have been trained from the deep accumulation of the school and the restructuring of the nine northern borders. Therefore, the dispersion of the 100,000-strong army this time is to enter the provinces and completely control the local military.

Of course, Li Tao is also the commander-in-chief of the five southwestern provinces and is responsible for eliminating the corruption caused by the Confucian incident.

Three days later, he led his army into Guangdong. Under the guidance of the local Jinyiwei, Dongchang and Tiangong merchant houses, his journey was very smooth and there was no shortage of food and grass supplies. However, the long march made the army a little tired.

"Everyone, hold on, we will arrive in Guangzhou in a few days. When we arrive in Guangzhou, we will reward you with three days of hard work." The officers of the training department stood on the slope and shouted loudly to the soldiers passing by. Then someone started a song and the loud military chants

The song played, boosting morale.

At about the same time, Guangxi, Yunnan, Sichuan, and Guizhou also had tens of thousands of field elites stationed. They stepped into the borders of each province, and under the guidance of local Jinyiwei, Dongchang and other organizations, they successfully went to the local

provincial capital.

As for the Yulin Army's large group of troops, they arrived much earlier, and the latest ones were only the troops heading to Wuchang, Huguang Province. Of course, due to the vast territory of Huguang, there are more troops here, totaling 12,000, and other Henan,

Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Fujian have fewer people, with only about 7,000 people.

As for the other 10,000 people, they were taken to the northeast by Li Yuyu. The person in charge of the Yulin Army this time was Xu Wen of the General Staff. As the chief of staff, he temporarily took over the army and was based in Wuchang. He was responsible for this Southern Five

Provincial military reform.

The Ming Dynasty was still a closed era, and the transmission of information was very slow. Organizations such as Yimayuan, Jinyiwei, and Dongchang were dedicated to construction. Other information exchanges were very troublesome and required dedicated personnel to run around.

Although the field army is powerful, its number is insignificant compared to a province. Therefore, the news of their entry is only circulated in a small area. Even if someone hears it, it will not matter if an army comes from a certain city.

Will take it to heart.

Therefore, the careerists attracted by the Kong family affairs contacted each other one after another, planning to cause trouble while the emperor was not at home.

Even though there was the South Zhili Rebellion in the past and the failure in which two great scholars were imprisoned later, China has never been short of careerists. Ever since Chen Sheng and Wu Guang said, "Princes, generals, and ministers are better off," rebellion has become a common thing.

, often after falling off the grass, they would gather hundreds or even thousands of people, and they would dare to call them their ancestors and give them the title of emperor.

Unlike the Empire on which the sun never sets, there is no Indian emperor and legal system, and even the queen cannot be called queen.

Therefore, when Zhu Youxiao waited for Li Yuyu, the army swore to fight, and after leaving Zhenbeiguan, a magnificent rebellion began in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty.

The first to revolt were not Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which had suffered heavy losses, but Hunan, Hubei and Huguang provinces together.

Businessmen are the best at calculating, and the longer they do business across the sea, the more the gentry in Zhejiang will have the spirit and consciousness of businessmen. They will speculate on scholars to obtain returns. They will find ways to evade taxes. If the benefits are sufficient, they will

You talk about selling your motherland, but the only thing you won't do is suffer a loss.

Obviously, although the land owned by these gentry in Zhejiang has been divided, the mulberry fields and cotton fields on the land are still there, and they can still rent them back. Their real estate and weavers are still there, and they can still sell silk, tea, porcelain, and cotton cloth.

More and more people are going there or even coming to buy.

Although they have to pay taxes, in general, they will not earn much less than before. Also, because of the order and regulations, they have less worries and do not have to deal with pirates to please foreigners.

The indigenous people and the like now buy goods from here instead of sending them up.

Even in the foreseeable future, with the expansion of export scale, the development of technology, and the development of the wool industry, they may earn more.

After such calculations, they were stupid enough to rebel. As for which bit of land they gave to the emperor, it didn't matter. They had already passed the stage of getting rich from the land.

Although the scholars they support, and even many of their own children, will curse and talk about the emperor and how heavy the taxes are during gatherings, this is just a political attitude, just like the public in later generations scolding the ruling party, it is a trend.

, but if you really want them to rebel, overthrow the emperor, or become independent on their own, these businessmen would not dare.

Therefore, despite the excitement among Zhejiang scholars, and despite the heart-warming reports in the Imperial Daily News, the biggest means of resistance in Zhejiang is the collective boycott and demonstration of some scholars. However, this kind of demonstration did not even impact the prefectural yamen, which is disappointing.

I highly doubt their determination.

However, Huguang is a little different. As Zhejiang and Jiangsu develop towards a commodity economy, a large amount of land begins to be planted with cotton, linen, etc., and food production is insufficient. Food must be purchased from other places every year, and the largest food supply area is Huguang.

The saying 'if you are familiar with Huguang, the world is sufficient' is no joke.

There is even a famous rice market in Changsha. A large amount of grain is traded here, bringing a lot of money to the landowners. However, the biggest casualties from this land reform are them, the big landowners.

As the saying goes, wherever there is oppression, there is resistance. Therefore, it is not surprising that the earliest rebellion started here.

Outside Wuchang City, there was a military camp that I remembered building in the past few days as Xu Wen's residence. Suddenly, a horse on a fast horse galloped over and broke into the military camp.

"Chief of Staff, a report came from the direction of Changsha. Rebels appeared there and attacked the city. However, they were repulsed by the Changsha prefect. However, the rebels were so numerous that the prefect was unable to leave the city and could only defend himself behind closed doors."

"Is the news reliable?" Xu Wen asked calmly.

"It has been confirmed. Dongchang and Jinyiwei have received such reports, as well as the Huguang Patrol Yamen." The person who reported the report confirmed.

"In this case, let's put aside the reform issues first and put down the rebellion. After all, this is what His Majesty asked us to station here." Soon, Xu Wen made a decision and sent troops to quell the rebellion.

"Okay, then I'll gather the troops and prepare the ferry."

"No, I will just take 6,000 people this time. They are all civilian landowners who are rebelling, and they will not cause much trouble. Wang Lei, you and the remaining 6,000 people will be stationed here and make preparations for the reorganization of the guard station first.

Work, if there is a rebellion here, it will be up to you to put it down." Xu Wen had different opinions.

The reporter, Wang Lei, is the deputy chief of staff of the Yulin Army and one of the two hundred people who were originally with Xu Wen. He is very senior. Although his ability is not outstanding, he is more stable and his military quality is not good.

Well, there was nothing wrong with marching and fighting, except that I didn't stand alone, so I was really surprised to hear Xu Wen say this this time.

"Really?" Wang Lei asked in surprise. He looked very surprised and surprised. Although there are many wars in the army and there are many opportunities for meritorious service, after all, there are only so many establishments, and the gold content of military ranks is very high. He is now only a lieutenant colonel.

It's not that he doesn't have enough merit, but that he has so many positions and his abilities are not particularly outstanding, so he often doesn't get promoted.

If he continues to mess around like this, he won't have enough chances to be promoted to colonel. The best result will be to join the city defense army, and he will not be a major general.

Now that he has this opportunity to handle affairs independently, he will undoubtedly be able to exercise his abilities. More importantly, he will have the opportunity to be exposed to His Majesty and let him see his strengths. Then he will have a better place.

"That's right, but I can only help you to this point. Whether you can really make His Majesty notice your ability depends on your own performance this time." Xu Wen nodded, both of them were in the same batch.

, the relationship is naturally good, if you can help me, I will help you. Although his group now occupies the largest strength in the army, but seeing more and more rising stars, if you don't help me, and promote more people, then I won't have so many of them.

People.

"I will cherish it." Wang Lei said decisively.

"Very good, then I'm relieved." Xu Wen nodded.

Afterwards, he came out of the military tent and began to inspect the troops and horses in preparation for the expedition.

Half a day later, a large army set off from Wuchang, crossed the Yangtze River by ferry, and then went down the river to Changsha to quell the rebellion.

Xu Wen's troops were divided into two groups, not only to give Wang Lei room to perform, but also from the situation. Huguang is a vast territory. If 12,000 people run back and forth, it will be extremely time-consuming. It is better to separate and half in

South, half in the north. Anyway, he has fought domestic rebels before. To be honest, they are all rabble. Not to mention that this time it is just a rebellion of tens of thousands. Even if there is an imperfect person, he is not afraid at all.

The training and equipment of the Yulin Army are not jealous. As the army with the most veterans and the largest number of 800 people in Yulin, if they really open up a battle formation, none of the other three armies can be a match.

Xu Wen's here was just a small episode. Li Tao, who had just arrived in Shaoguan, also received a secret report from the Jin Yiwei who finally contacted them after all the hard work.

"What, rebels have appeared in Guangzhou, and several surrounding counties have been captured. Now they are attacking Guangzhou City?" Li Tao asked in surprise, "What do the guards here do? They even attacked a group of farmers.

Can’t retreat?”

The Jin Yiwei who reported the report was a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say.

"Forget it, I don't know if I ask you. You go contact the local government, prepare a boat, and go by boat." Li Tao waved his hand and asked the Jin Yiwei to retreat.

Afterwards, Li Tao, who had obtained a large number of ships, led his army and fiercely attacked Guangzhou.

This kind of situation occurs not only in Guangdong, but also in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and other places. The only difference is the size and the place where it occurs.

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