Chongzhen Ming Dynasty: Starting from Meishan Chapter 475 Mrs. Xiangjun
"You don't know how ruthlessly these Han people will exploit the local people."
"The local people in Zunyi Prefecture will probably hate people like Wang Xiang who are greedy and harsh."
"That's why killing Wang Xiang will make the local people of Zunyi applaud, but leaving him alive would be a bad thing."
"I see." Li Xiangjun nodded lightly and asked, "Master, is it time to march into Xuzhou next?"
"There is no rush." Qin Liangyu shook his head and said, "At the beginning, I wanted to make a quick victory and defeat all the rebels in Sichuan in the shortest time, and then fight Zhang Xianzhong decisively, so I was eager to advance."
"But now that it's been delayed for so long, there's no need to worry."
"Girl, you must understand one thing. Our ultimate goal in sending troops this time is to regain Sichuan."
After a pause, Qin Liangyu continued: "Recovering Sichuan is not just as simple as taking Sichuan back from the hands of rebels and bandits. It also has to appease the local people so that they will not rebel again."
"So now we need to appease Zunyi Mansion?" Li Xiangjun said clearly.
"Yes, the most important thing now is to appease the Zunyi Prefecture." Qin Liangyu said, "Let the local people of Zunyi Prefecture appreciate the kindness of the imperial court. From then on, the place will be peaceful and will no longer be a burden to the Ming Dynasty."
Li Xiangjun: "Master, let's send troops quickly."
"Girl, I won't go to Zunyi as a teacher. You can just go."
Qin Liangyu sincerely wants to pave the way for Li Xiangjun and help her succeed.
Qin Liangyu even planned the future path for Li Xiangjun - to guard the southwest for the Ming Dynasty!
Qin Liangyu had already seen that since Meishan enlightened himself, Chongzhen had become a promising leader, so his vision would never be limited to the original territory of the Ming Dynasty.
Next, we must expand our territory!
The main force that opened up territory for the Ming Dynasty must still be those diligent scholars.
Especially Yan Yingyuan, Xu Yingwei and others are both capable and ambitious, but their eyes are more on Liaodong, Mongolia and even the Western Regions. The southwest is actually a piece of cake for them.
It is tasteless and would be a pity to abandon it, so Li Xiangjun can only choose Southwest so that no one will compete with her.
Otherwise, Li Xiangjun would never be able to win over those diligent scholars.
Don't think that just because Li Xiangjun was Chongzhen's favorite concubine, she could take advantage of him. The fact is just the opposite.
Precisely because Li Xiangjun was Chongzhen's favorite concubine, it was more difficult for her to win the opportunity to lead the army independently.
That's why Qin Liangyu chose the southwest route for Li Xiangjun. Moreover, Qin Liangyu claimed that he still had some influence among the chieftains in the southwest provinces and could help Li Xiangjun.
"Master, what should I pay attention to when I go to Zunyi?"
Li Xiangjun did not reject Qin Liangyu's kindness. She could actually guess the master's good intentions.
"Girl, you don't have to worry about the military in Zunyi. You will definitely be able to successfully recover Zunyi Mansion." Qin Liangyu also had no reservations about Li Xiangjun, "The difficult thing is how to win the hearts and minds of Zunyi people."
Li Xiangjun: "What should I do to win over the people?"
"This is difficult to say, but easy to say."
Qin Liangyu Yin Yin warned: "As the saying goes, people have the same mind and the same reason. There is actually no difference between the native people in Zunyi Prefecture and the Han people in the eight prefectures and one state in Jiangnan. What they want is nothing more than to have a piece of land and a house.
, have clothes to wear and food to eat, but other than that, I have no other luxuries.”
"If you can give them this, they can give you their lives."
Speaking of this and sighing, Qin Liangyu said helplessly: "But even with such a simple request, the local civil and military officials appointed by the imperial court are always unable to satisfy it, and even exploit it in every possible way."
"Then disciple understands." Li Xiangjun said thoughtfully.
"When I was in Xuzhou, my disciple accomplished a remarkable feat."
"At that time, the Holy Master asked my disciple what reward he wanted, but he didn't say anything."
"It just happened to be useful this time. I will write a letter immediately and beg the Holy One to exempt the Zunyi Mansion from money and food for three years."
Qin Liangyu laughed when he heard this and said: "Good disciple, there is no need to submit a letter, because before leaving Wuchang, the Holy Master once gave the teacher arbitrary power, including exempting one state, one government, and even one money and food, but it has never been used as a teacher.
After that, today I will hand over to you this secret edict given by the Holy One."
After Qin Liangyu finished speaking, he took out an imperial edict from his sleeve.
After Li Xiangjun took the imperial edict with both hands, Qin Liangyu continued: "Girl, with this secret edict, you can not only exempt Zunyi Prefecture from money and food for three years, but you can also equalize the land in Zunyi Prefecture."
"Equal acres of land?" Li Xiangjun's beautiful eyes lit up when he heard this.
Although Li Xiangjun was born into a prostitute, he had a chivalrous heart since he was a child.
Qin Liangyu also told Li Xiangjun: "Don't worry too much after entering Zunyi Mansion. Show kindness to the local officials first."
"The native officials of Zunyi have been suffering from Wang Xiang for a long time. When they heard that Wang Xiang was executed, they would definitely applaud and welcome you to take over the Zunyi Mansion."
"Wait until the situation in Zunyi Prefecture is generally stabilized before implementing land equalization, and it is best to attack the evil gentry and local officials who are the most angry among the people first, and then proceed step by step. By the time other local officials and evil gentry realize that something is wrong, you have won the support of the majority of the local people.
, there is no need to be afraid of them, if they still dare to gather in crowds to cause trouble, we will resolutely suppress them with an iron fist!"
"Disciple, I would like to be taught." Li Xiangjun bowed to Qin Liangyu solemnly.
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The next day, Li Xiangjun mobilized 20,000 new troops to enter Zunyi.
What happened next completely verified Qin Liangyu's judgment.
When Li Xiangjun led 20,000 new troops along the Chishui River into Zunyi Prefecture, and showed Wang Xiang's head to the native officials along the way, the native officials in the prefectures and counties along the way opened their cities to accept surrender.
Zunyi Prefecture was formerly called Bozhou Xuanwei Division.
However, after the Bozhou Rebellion, the Bozhou Xuanwei Department was abolished and replaced by the Zunyi Prefecture under the direct control of the Sichuan Chief Envoy.
However, although the Xuanwei Department in Bozhou was abolished and the chieftains who followed Yang Yinglong in rebellion were suppressed, due to Bozhou's remote location and the lack of kingship, the local natives were quite resistant to the imperial policy. In order not to intensify the native Han
Contradiction, so a large number of local officials are still retained.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Most of these local officials are low-level officials. In addition, because of Yang Yinglong's rebellion, most of the floating officials who were transferred to Zunyi Prefecture did not like the local local officials, and they often beat, scolded, and insulted them.
So my life was very frustrating.
Since Wang Xiang became the commander-in-chief of Zunyi, he has especially exploited local officials.
If they weren't afraid of the officers and soldiers in Wang Xiang's hands, these local officials would have rebelled long ago.
Therefore, when they heard that Wang Xiang was suppressed by a female general named Li Xiangjun sent by the Ming Dynasty, all the local officials in the states and counties under the jurisdiction of Zunyi Prefecture clapped their hands and cheered.
Then as soon as Li Xiangjun's army arrived, they opened the city gates one after another to accept the surrender.
It only took half a month to pacify all the prefectures and counties in Zunyi Prefecture.
Li Xiangjun followed Qin Liangyu's instructions and did not rush to start equalizing land. Instead, he went to the mountains and countryside to pay on-the-spot condolences to the native people in various states and counties under the rule of Zunyi Prefecture.
Perhaps because Li Xiangjun was a woman, the native people of Zunyi Prefecture could easily think of Mrs. Shexiang of Shuixi Xuanweisi more than two hundred years ago, so Li Xiangjun quickly gained the support of the native people of Zunyi.
Immediately afterwards, Li Xiangjun announced that Zunyi Prefecture would be exempted from five years of imperial food.
Now Li Xiangjun's reputation became even more famous, and the local people began to call her Mrs. Xiangjun.
Then Li Xiangjun began to equalize the land throughout Zunyi Prefecture. Now the native people loved Li Xiangjun even more. Even the native people of Shuixi Xuanwei Division in the south moved to Zunyi Prefecture because they admired Mrs. Xiangjun's name.
Chongzhen took a trip to Yunnan, but the impression he left on the native people of southwest China was not good.
It wasn't until Li Xiangjun appeared that the image was finally restored.
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In mid-April of 1647, the twentieth year of Chongzhen, Chongzhen returned to Nanjing.
After landing from Yanziji Pier, Chongzhen did not rush into the city, but decided to go to the Daming Arsenal under the Lime Mountain first to see if rifled rifles had been manufactured?
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I saw Zhu Cixiang at the test firing range of the arsenal.
"Father?" Zhu Cixiang was stunned when he saw Chongzhen.
Then he quickly stepped forward and paid homage: "My son, I bow to my father."
Zhu Cijiong, who was accompanying him, also paid tribute to Zhu Cihong: "See you, brother emperor."
"No need." Chongzhen waved his hand and asked with a smile, "Rifled rifle?"
"Yes, this is the first rifled rifle we just made." Zhu Cixiang quickly handed over the rifle in his hand that looked no different from the standard flintlock rifle.
Chongzhen took the rifled rifle and looked at the muzzle first.
It's easy to see the rifling lines near the muzzle.
"Father, this is a bullet." Zhu Cihong handed over another paper-cased bullet.
Chongzhen skillfully bit open the paper shell bullet. After loading the gunpowder, he took a look at the lead bullet head and found that a conical cavity was indeed made at the bottom, and a wooden plug was added at the bottom.
Push the bullet into the barrel of the gun with a straight bar, and then compact it.
Compaction is a technical job, it should not be too tight but not too loose either.
Gao Qiqian excitedly moved the human-shaped target thirty steps away.
Gao Qiqian was worried that Chongzhen's accuracy was too bad, so he only dared to swing as far as thirty steps.
But Chongzhen didn't appreciate it at all. He waved his hand and said: "It's too close. Just put the target 150 steps away."
One hundred and fifty steps is almost 240 meters. This is just a basic operation for soldiers in another world. In the previous life before Chongzhen traveled through time, he could hit the target with perfect accuracy from 240 meters away.
Of course, there is still a big gap between the guns in the two worlds.
But even if the rifled rifle in hand is not as good as a rifle from another world, it will definitely not be a problem to hit a human-shaped target 240 meters away, because the high-speed rotating bullets are very stable.
This is indeed the case. Chongzhen fired ten shots in a row and all of them hit the target.
Zhu Cixiang had already seen the power of rifled rifles and didn't have much reaction.
Zhu Cijiong was startled and said in a voice: "Father, this rifled rifle is so accurate?"
Gao Qiqiankuang flattered him and said, "Long live my Lord, your marksmanship is really amazing. You can actually hit a target from a distance of 150 steps. It is not an exaggeration to say that you are the best marksman in the Ming Dynasty."
"Okay, this is a good gun, but it's not because I can shoot it accurately."
Chongzhen threw the gun to Gao Qiqian angrily: "Come and try."
