Five hundred and twentieth chapters inexplicable job-hopping
"Master Wu! When your department is ready, I will return to Fujian with them. Don't worry, my eldest brother will treat your people equally." Zheng Jiao said with a smile.
Then Zheng Jiao saw Wu Shigong holding up the teacup with an expressionless face. He felt a little embarrassed, so he immediately left with shopkeeper Zheng.
During this negotiation, Zheng Jiao insisted that Zheng Zhilong could only accept 1,000 soldiers from the Runing Army, and 300 of them would be dispersed on sea ships, so there were only 700 soldiers actually on the island of Taiwan.
Zheng Zhilong will allocate a piece of land on Taiwan Island to Wu Shigong, and will transport 2,000 immigrants from Fujian to help develop it. Zheng Zhilong also promised that if Wu Shigong can recruit another 1,000 immigrants in Henan, he will also help transport them free of charge.
To Taiwan Island.
Judging from the land designated by Zheng Zhilong, the area is not small, and if the Runing Army has the ability, it can also extend along this land to the interior of Taiwan Island. It should be said that there is a lot of room for expansion.
However, Wu Shigong had already learned from Zhang Rubao that the current island of Taiwan is not at all the treasure island of the motherland that future generations will know. On this island, because there has been no development at all, and no water conservancy ditches have been dug, the flow of the rivers is unpredictable.
, natural disasters occur frequently, resulting in very little arable land.
In addition, the aboriginal people on the island of Taiwan are still in the slash-and-burn cultivation stage, which means they are completely savages. They often fight with each other and are accustomed to going down the mountain to "hunt heads." Therefore, it is very difficult to develop in Taiwan.
It is a dangerous thing, and with these 700 Runing troops, it is very good to be able to protect the immigrants who want to be developed. It is impossible to launch a war abroad, let alone expel the Dutch.
Moreover, Zheng Zhilong also restricted the Runing Army. The land that Zheng Zhilong assigned to Wu Shigong was in the mainland of Taiwan Island, and the ports were all controlled by Zheng Zhilong, so he was able to strangle the Runing Army in terms of supplies. And because of the
There is a defense of the Runing Army on the periphery of the port, which also protects Zheng Zhilong's port in disguise.
Moreover, the immigrants Zheng Zhilong gave to the Runing Army were all Fujianese, plus at most a minority of Henanese recruited by Wu Shigong himself. But if there was a dispute between the two sides, who would those immigrants lean towards? The result is self-evident.
Yes!
And what did Zheng Zhilong pay? A large piece of Taiwanese land that he despised, plus at most the two sea ships he had given to Wu Shigong.
The rest, help the Runing Army train sailors? But the soldiers of the Runing Army also help Zheng Zhilong's sea ships fight. Help the Runing Army build inland river ships? But the Runing Army will also pay for the construction costs. In any case, they will benefit each other, right?
!
Therefore, it can be said that Zheng Zhilong's conditions were to take advantage of him, and Wu Shigong had to hold his nose and sign the agreement in order to achieve the goal of getting a foothold in Taiwan. But Wu Shigong was definitely not in a good mood, and there was no need for him to do anything with Zheng Jiao.
Shopkeeper Zheng concealed his feelings in front of people of lower status, so he served tea to see off the guests without even saying any kind words.
The solution to the Taiwan Island issue and the construction of the navy were immediately put on the agenda. Wu Shigong could not have so much financial and material resources to build two inland river naval divisions on the Huaihe River and the Yangtze River, so he had to make choices.
Therefore, Wu Shigong finally discussed with the Runing Army Civil and Military Affairs and decided to build two naval ports near Hongze Lake and Wuchang. Through the port in Songjiang Prefecture, they can effectively connect the two major waterways and also be able to conduct shipping with Taiwan Island. As for
The waterway from Xinyang to Hongze Lake on the Huaihe River can only be navigated by small boats.
But even so, it will cost the Runing Army a huge amount of silver. Moreover, the ports of Hongze Lake and Wuchang are still on paper. Although gritting one's teeth, maybe the Runing Army can still scrape together so much silver to purchase
, but will the local officials and gentry who own the port be willing to sell it? That is still unknown. So Wu Shigong asked Tang Liu, who was familiar with the water, to put aside the matters at hand and solve the problems of the port first.
As for the soldiers sent to Zheng Zhilong, they were transferred from the Marine Corps. But regarding this transfer, Deng Qifan raised a question: Because many soldiers in the Marine Corps were from the boy camp. There was no family burden at all. If Zheng Zhilong was lured by profit-seeking
If so, it is likely to cause soldiers to switch to Zheng Zhilong and spread the Runing Army's advanced training methods and combat technology.
Wu Shigong had no good way to solve this problem. He could only ignore the problem for the time being. If he doubted his own soldiers now and caused people to panic, he would be messing up the situation!
In August, Gao Yingxiang's troops successively captured Fufeng, Qishan and other counties. Hong Chengchou finally gathered more than 37,000 Shaanxi Ming army main force and left Xi'an to pursue Gao Yingxiang's troops.
After that, the three giants Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, and Zhang Xianzhong joined forces to fight against Hong Chengchou in Guanzhong. In just twenty days from late August to early September, the two sides fought fiercely in fourteen battles. The sky was dark, the earth was dark, and the sun and the moon were dim.
. Judging from the fighting scene, there was a victory or defeat, and it was a draw.
But as the war progressed, the Ming army continued to receive reinforcements, and their food and grass were guaranteed by the major cities controlled by the Ming army, so they became stronger as the war progressed. However, the peasant army did not have any reinforcements, and gradually fell into a disadvantage.
For this reason, the peasant army began to avoid the battle and find another way out. Hong Chengchou's troops also gave up the pursuit and broke away from the peasant army because they were exhausted from the long battle.
In this battle, the person who held back the Ming army was Gan Xuekuo, the governor of Shaanxi. According to the Ming court's order, Shaanxi had already implemented a limited farming system. In the memorial submitted to the court, troops should be stationed around Xi'an.
Twenty-four thousand, and more than 20,000 hectares of fields. But later, these fields were owned by the wealthy families headed by the King of Qin, and the soldiers were only on the roster.
Therefore, in this battle, Gan Xuakuo, the governor of Shaanxi, did not make any great efforts at all, which resulted in Xi'an being besieged twice by Gao Yingxiang's troops. As a result, those wealthy families who suffered heavy losses gave up. They impeached Gan Xuakuo one after another and asked Sun Chuanting to recommend him as governor.
Qin.
But for Gan Xuekuo, the governor of Shaanxi, he really wanted to curse his mother. It was the wealthy families who occupied the land, and it was those wealthy families who impeached himself. Didn't Gan Xuekuo acquiesce to them to occupy the land just to avoid offending the wealthy families? If he had known, he would lose his official position sooner or later.
, it is better to resist the encroachment of wealthy families with an iron fist.
Not to mention Gan Xuekuo, who wants to buy the regret medicine, let’s take a look at Sun Chuanting, who is popular among the public.
Sun Chuanting was a native of Dai County, Shanxi. He was a Jinshi in the 47th year of Wanli. He served successively as the magistrate of Yongcheng County, the magistrate of Shangqiu County, the head of the Ceremony Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the middle-level doctor of Jixun Division. When Wei Zhongxian was in power, Sun Chuanting resigned and went home. He did not come back until the eighth year of Chongzhen.
, served as the doctor of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture.
After his comeback, Sun Chuanting was very concerned about the current situation of suppressing bandits. He often pointed out the situation, inspired writing, and had great ambitions to clarify the world. He was considered by the court officials to be a rare "border talent".
But Emperor Chongzhen was not busy changing his generals. On the one hand, he gave Gan Xuekuo one last chance; on the other hand, he was busy dealing with a happy but difficult matter. That was the sudden emergence of Yu Zilian, the magistrate of Ruzhou, and his Ruzhou governor.
State Army.
As soon as the battle report of the Ruzhou Army was submitted to the court, Emperor Chongzhen and the ministers were so unbelievable that they could not distinguish the authenticity from the false, so they immediately awarded the reward.
However, with the reports of Yu Zilian's great victories, the imperial court finally believed that such a strong army had been created. What was particularly wonderful was that this powerful army did not cost the imperial court any military pay. This was simply the representative of "old scalpers"!
But now the problem arises again. Yu Zilian must be of great use, and his Ruzhou Army will also be included in the ranks of the Ming Army and converted into combat soldiers. But what position should be given to Yu Zilian?
However, those old oilmen who have been immersed in the officialdom for many years finally figured out a way. They first gave Yu Zilian the position of the imperial envoy to the right capital, improved his grade, and included him in the ranks of the capital officials, and then let him lead Ruzhou.
army and joined the ranks of suppressing bandits. Of course, Yan Jing, Yan Tongzhi, who was recommended by Yu Zilian, also got his wish and took over as the magistrate of Ruzhou.
However, it was also out of the selfishness of First Assistant Wen Tiren that the imperial court did not include Yu Zilian under the command of Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of the five provinces. Instead, he allowed Yu Zilian to lead the army alone and perform freely. However, Wen Tiren did not expect that this move would also be provided to
This is an ammunition for the Donglin Party that has been out of power to shake its position as leader and auxiliary.
While Wen Tiren was assisting the government, he was obsessed with excluding dissidents and attacking political opponents. However, the target of his attacks was mainly the Donglin Party, so he also received the connivance of Emperor Chongzhen.
Because compared to Wen Tiren, the threat of the Donglin Party is too great. They not only control the world's public opinion, but also control the selection of officials through the Ministry of Personnel. Even after the establishment of Fushe, they can still control the court to recruit scholars, and this continues
. Then the imperial power will really disappear, and the emperor will become a decoration.
Of course, Wen Tiren's behavior also received great backlash, and countless people were impeached by Shangshu. However, because Wen Tiren's personal morality was quite outstanding, and his party-building behavior was also quite covert, these people not only
Instead of bringing Wen Tiren down, he was burned to death. Some were dismissed from office, some were exiled, and some were even beaten to death with sticks on the spot.
Even the Donglin Party, which was hit hard, could only temporarily cease its activities. But they were not willing to stay in the countryside for a long time, and they were just waiting for the opportunity to strike back.
So at this time they found an opportunity. Because in the chaos of the world, the status of civil servants and generals who held heavy troops was getting higher and higher. Look at those people who held heavy troops in the Ming Dynasty.
Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng sympathized with the Donglin Party, and the other military attachés were just outsiders. They relied on the other side when they gained power, and there was no confidant of Wen Tiren at all.
What about the Donglin Party? Because of Hou Xun, Wu Shigong and Zuo Liangyu were assigned to the Donglin Party. And now there is another Yu Zilian. You know, officials who were born in Su Xichang were born Donglin
partisan.
But the most puzzling thing is Wu Shigong. He still doesn’t know that in the eyes of those literati, he has jumped from the Eunuch Party to the Donglin Party. (To be continued...)
