Bai Zihang was carried home. He was beaten with forty military sticks until he complained incessantly. Wang Yingzhi, the governor of Shuntian, went crazy. He forcibly issued quotas to officers at all levels in Jizhen, requiring them to submit a list of eliminations, and forced them to eat
Reported in the name of free wages.
This means that he plans not to compensate the soldiers who are in arrears with their military pay, and then forcibly dismiss them. Wang Yingzhi's idea is that these people do not exist, I can't see it, I can't see it.
Since it is empty pay, there is no need to compensate it. The compensation should be given to the air. In fact, this is not the case. The new army of Ji Zhen Sanxie has at least 80% of its soldiers.
After all, the new army is a newly formed army. Now Wang Yingzhi has turned his back and wants to drive away these recruits without paying them.
He was well aware of his disgraceful history. Now that he could not object, it was a foregone conclusion that Jizhen would be established as a model for the Qing army.
Then he could only follow up on this movement and establish an impression on Donglin and the emperor that he was capable. This was the only way he could go. Once he succeeded, his career would move to a new stage.
If he could save five hundred thousand taels of silver and successfully disband the Sanxie New Army, he would surely become a rising star in the Qing army.
He was recognized by the emperor and Donglin. He dared to speculate on Wei Zhongxian and privately burned Wang Xin's Leng Zao. This shows that he is a gambler.
Bai Zihang tried to resist this. Now disarmament is equivalent to letting the soldiers starve to death. Now that there are hungry people everywhere outside and starving people everywhere, the soldiers can at least eat porridge in the camp.
As a result, Wang Yingzhi was brutally beaten with a military stick. Bai Zihang was a battalion officer and commanded the Zhenwei Battalion of 500 people, of which there were actually 400 soldiers.
He had just been carried home and irritably drove away his crying wife and concubines. He was lying on the bench and asked the doctor to apply medicine to his buttocks.
This injury must be treated quickly, otherwise it will easily lead to stick sores. At this time, a limping guy came here with a stranger.
Bai Zihang glanced at this guy warily. He was Gao Cangjin, the battalion officer of Fenwu Camp. He had just been beaten with a military stick five days ago, and he was trying to bargain with Wang Yingzhi.
This guy is not a good person, and Bai Zihang is not willing to associate with him. And the person behind him is a stranger.
He looked like a military attache, and it was difficult to disguise the evil aura he brought out from fighting in his tough outfit. He looked like a border army from the north, but I didn't know where he came from.
"Let me introduce to Brother Bai. This is Zhang Tao, Zhang Guerrilla, under the command of Governor Mao." Zhang Tao handed over his hand as a courtesy.
"It's really rude. I'm acting like this. Please keep Brother Zhang out of the house." Bai Zihang said.
"It's okay, it's okay. It's rude to come here without permission." Then Bai Zihang waved his hand and motioned for everyone to go down.
His elder followed Bai Fu out, closed the door, and stood guard outside. He knew that the master must have something secret to talk about.
"Brother Bai, these civil servants are so dirty. They are using our brothers as a shield. We have done everything that offends people. The soldiers are eager to stab us with their black guns." Gao Cangjin was full of resentment.
said.
Bai Zihang, who had just been beaten badly, didn't have much patience to listen to his complaints.
"Brother Gao, please tell me clearly what you two mean by looking for me. We are all bachelors who don't rub sand in their eyes, so it's boring to do something fake. Now Wang Yingzhi is planning to change the family again in order to buy Donglin, not you. I can stop it, but it’s a shame that we have become a stepping stone for others.” Bai Zihang said bitterly.
"Brother Bai, you were beaten hard today. If you put off this matter, being slapped with a military stick every five days is not a long-term solution. If you don't hand over the list of disarmament, I'm afraid you will come back to Mr. Wang." I can’t escape,” Zhang Tao said.
"Hand it over, give it to me! He did bad things, and all the dirty water was poured out on me. Damn it. Don't even think about it. You can't do this, and there will be no good end if you do it. I'm not a fool." Bai Zihang gritted his teeth. road.
Zhang Tao said at this time: "Brothers, Wang Yingzhi tortures you like this, you can't bear it. No flesh and blood body can withstand military sticks. If you continue like this, you will be beaten to death sooner or later if you don't yield." Gao Cangjin said. : "The key is that if we can't do this, we will not only suffer notoriety, but also risk being silenced. Wang Yingzhi is known as a chameleon. Who knows if he will turn around and use us to quell public anger." Bai Zihang looked desperate. Neither does it advance, nor does it retreat.
Zhang Tao said: "Our brothers in Pidao are all bloody, and our Marshal Mao is also a loyal person. The two of you are so upright, and you are very suitable for us. As the saying goes, a person removes the living tree and the tree will die. There is no place here. Master, I have my own place to stay. If you two are willing to come to my island, you can build your own battalion and keep the establishment. Both of you can be awarded the title of garrison officer." Bai Zihang felt hot when he heard this, this price is not low. .
The smuggling of Jian slaves on the Dongjiang River is in full swing. Now there are signs of stealing food from Zheng Zhilong's mouth and trading with North Korea and Japan.
They are all benefited from top to bottom. It is much better than here in Jizhen, where military pay is not paid and they barely survive by eating porridge.
Moreover, there is no money and money for being an official. Since military pay is not paid, there is some deduction. Moreover, under the current situation in the Ming Dynasty, officers regard the army as their own private property.
These soldiers are the foundation for their livelihood. If you ask him to abolish his soldiers, it is equivalent to killing him.
This is to disturb their fundamental interests. They will fight you to death. Of course, there is no free lunch in the world, and Maodu is willing to offer this price, so there must be something for it.
"I don't know what Marshal Mao is going to do next." Bai Zihang asked calmly.
"Pay!" Zhang Tao said: "Secretly mobilize the soldiers and ask for pay for the man named Wang. The bigger the game, the better. You can follow the example of Ningyuan. It is better to kill a few civil servants if necessary." Bai Zihang trembled. , he knew that there is no free benefit in this world.
He didn't expect this matter to be so troublesome. However, when he thought about it, he really couldn't survive here in Ji Town.
Without money, everything is nonsense. He has lived to this age and understands everything. In this world, everything is fucking fake, and only one thing is true.
That was silver, and only silver was real. He was the one who set the fire, so he didn't care how big the fire was. After this matter was done, he patted his butt and went to Dongjiang to take up his post.
I got the money in Dongjiang, sent it up the river, found a good place in the south, and went to enjoy my life. As for Wang Yingzhi's beating, I also want to get it back.
The hatred for Wang Yingzhi in his heart was as endless as the water in the Luan River. Looking at his expression, Zhang Tao smiled slightly.
He knew that these people hated Wang Yingzhi. He took out two 3,000 taels of silver notes, slapped them on the two of them, and said: "This is the Anjia money that Marshal Mao gave to you two. There will be 3,000 taels left after everything is done."
." He gritted his teeth and did it!
"Brother Wang, just give me whatever you need me to do. Don't blame our brothers for being unjust if the surnamed Wang is unkind. He wants to change his family, and we can't control it. But since he won't give us a way to survive, then he can't even think about it.
