Chapter 729 0724 [I haven’t asked you for compensation yet]
In the two or three years after Wu Qimai became emperor, he still wanted to work hard to govern.
Moreover, he studied the Liao and Song systems, planned to take back military and political power, and tried to win over powerful people from all ethnic groups.
Therefore, during that period, Wu Qimai often issued edicts in the name of the emperor, allocating grain to provide relief to the newly vassaled people of a certain tribe, to provide relief to the subordinates of a certain new vassal general, to provide relief to the hungry people affected by disasters in a certain place, to reward the meritorious officers and soldiers of various tribes, etc.
Even on the advice of Han and Bohai civil servants, tenants of all ethnic groups were exempted from the usurious interest owed, and land was allocated to these tenants so that they could become self-cultivators.
With the fall of power and the shortage of military supplies, benevolent governance no longer appeared, and it was difficult for the Jin Dynasty court to issue edicts to help the people.
Historically, during the middle period of Wu Qimai's reign, due to the continuous wars fought by the Jin Kingdom, it even became difficult for newly relocated border guards to have enough food and clothing.
In order to survive, the border troops of the Jin Kingdom first sold the slaves they had snatched, and then sold their sons and daughters to make a living.
It wasn't until they searched the mountains and seas and plundered a lot of people in the Song Dynasty that the Jin Kingdom issued an edict in the name of the emperor. The court paid for the border soldiers to redeem the family members who had sold them. The border military officers' mansions with only two or three people in their household issued slaves to supplement them.
Four people. If there are insufficient cattle for farming, the government will provide supplementary supplies. They will also provide additional grain to the border troops.
Overall, whether the Jin Kingdom is willing to provide relief to people of all ethnic groups and whether it can fully distribute food and salary to the second-line troops all depends on how much they steal from the enemy!
If they can't get money and food, instead of helping the hungry people in the country, they will intensify their exploitation.
Now it is impossible to rob, and there has been no looting in three years.
The Jin Kingdom would not distribute the food compensated by the Ming Dynasty to the people, they would only use it all to make military rations.
Until the situation completely got out of control, and nearly a quarter of all ethnic groups in the North defected, Wanyan Xiyin finally announced the migration policy: at the beginning of the migration, how much food would be distributed to each male and how much food would be distributed to each female. When they arrived at the migration location
, how much food will be distributed.
This order was issued, finally easing the trend of defections.
But it is only a relief. There are still many tribes who do not believe in Wanyan Xiyin's promise. They feel that after receiving the food now, they will definitely default on the remaining food after they move to Liaodong.
Even if they don't default on their debts, the autumn taxes will be doubled.
By the date agreed upon by the two countries, the Ming army had completely withdrawn from Haibin County and Lushun, while the Jin Kingdom was still dragging its feet to arrest fugitives.
Under the escort of Wang Yan and his army, Ma Kuo came to Yanshan Fucheng to see Wanyan Xiyin and asked: "The Ming Dynasty has withdrawn its troops, why did the Jin Kingdom still hang on and only give up Yixian, Rongcheng, Xincheng, and Yongcheng?"
Clear four cities?"
Wanyan Xiyin also asked: "Why did the Ming Dynasty accept our rebels from Dajin and rebel against the people?"
Ma Kuo sneered: "This is very funny. Where are the soldiers and civilians of Jin State going, and what does it have to do with our Ming Dynasty? Could it be that Ming Dynasty kidnapped them? Those rebels of Jin State sneaked into the border of Ming Dynasty, burning, killing and looting along the way.
Countless plunders have been made, and the Ming Dynasty has not yet asked the Jin Kingdom for compensation!"
Wanyan Xiyin was very angry: "That's nonsense! They went to defect to the Ming Kingdom, how dare they plunder in the Ming Kingdom?"
Ma Kuo had been prepared, and he pretended to take out the report from the state and county, handed it to Wanyan Xiyin, and said: "Look, your Excellency, this is the official document reported to the Ming Dynasty by officials from Baozhou and Xiongzhou. Since the beginning of spring, there have been
Twenty thousand Jin soldiers and civilians broke into Ming Dynasty's Hebei territory without permission. These Jin soldiers and civilians were short of food, but they all carried weapons. They plundered Han villages and towns when they encountered them, and even spied on prefectures and counties trying to seize cities! How many people died?
Not to mention the Han people, the Ming Dynasty lost a total of 400,000 shi of food and 1.8 million guan of money. All these losses must be compensated by the Jin Kingdom!"
Wanyan Xiyin recognized Chinese characters and could even identify the contents of the seal.
Although they are purely fabricated, these official documents are so forged that they look so real. In other words, they are real, even the seal of the Political Yuan is real.
Wanyan Xiyin said: "Since it has caused losses to the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty should assist Dai Jin and escort those rebellious people back."
Ma Kuo said: "If you can't bring them back, they have all been wiped out. The heinous people have been punished on the spot. The two countries of Ming and Jin are now good neighbors and friends. The Ming Dynasty helped the Jin Kingdom to suppress the rebellion. This does not require any reward from the Jin Kingdom. But the Ming Dynasty suffered.
For any loss, Jin Guo must be asked to compensate according to the price.”
Wanyan Xiyin wanted to kill someone with a knife, but Ming Guo really went too far!
Not only did he accept Jin Guo's rebellion, he actually came to Jin Guo to demand compensation. How could there be such a shameless person in the world?
Ma Kuo stopped talking nonsense and walked away with just one sentence: "If the Jin soldiers don't evacuate from Yanshan Mansion within half a month, the Ming Dynasty will send troops to fulfill the peace treaty by force!"
The two sides broke up unhappy, and Wanyan Xiyin was extremely angry.
No matter how angry you are, you have to do something. The Jin soldiers have withdrawn from the border defense line, and countless soldiers have defected in confusion. If they go to war at this time, they are simply seeking death.
Wanyan Xiyin sent people to catch up with Ma Kuo and put forward conditions: "The Ming Dynasty has paid 80,000 shi of wheat. If another 200,000 shi are shipped, the Jin soldiers will immediately withdraw from Yanshan Mansion. These grains are used to relocate the soldiers and civilians.
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Ma Kuo replied: "Whenever the Jin Kingdom sends the remaining fifty stallions, the Ming Dynasty will transport two hundred thousand stones of wheat."
After more than ten days, the Jin Kingdom handed over the stallion, and the Ming Dynasty also gave wheat.
The Jin soldiers immediately evacuated from Fanyang and Liangxiang, but around Yanshan Fucheng, the migration work was still a mess.
Shi Liai's tribe was nearby. They were die-hard traitors and it was difficult for them to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, Wanyan Xiyin entrusted the Shi family with the important task of liaising everywhere to persuade the Han gentry left behind by the Liao Kingdom to relocate.
These Han gentry in the north did not flee when the Liao Kingdom was destroyed, nor did they leave when the Jin people came to kill them. Now they are also unwilling to leave.
Even if they have descendants from the clan who are serving as officials in Liaodong, they still cannot be persuaded to move.
In desperation, Wanyan Xiyin could only send out the army and behead those who did not want to relocate.
The Han gentry in the north were frightened into submission, but many were on their way to move, looking for opportunities to escape in the dark at night.
Some gentry managed to escape, but many more were killed by the pursuers.
After so many killings, no one dared to escape.
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Sanhe County is in dilapidated condition.
There is no human habitation inside and outside the city, except for the piles of bones.
On this day, countless soldiers and civilians came to camp outside the city.
While cooking, Liu Yi asked: "Brother, it's hard to move back here. Do you really want to move to Liaodong again?"
Liu E said: "The Jurchen soldiers and Bohai soldiers have been guarding us all the way. How can we escape and turn into the enemy?"
The Liu family is a veteran traitor and has been paying money for many years.
Before Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty redeemed Youzhou, their entire family was moved to Liaodong by the Jin Kingdom, along with more than 20,000 people in the county.
The Jin Kingdom did not take any resettlement measures at all and was unwilling to provide food to the hungry people. As a result, nearly one-third of the more than 20,000 northern people died one after another.
Three years ago, some members of the Liu clan moved back with three to four thousand fellow villagers.
The current situation is that the Liu family and their fellow villagers are separated in Youzhou and Liaodong. Once Liu E surrenders, the Liaodong people will inevitably be implicated.
Liu E did not care about the Liaodong people, but Wanyan Zongwang was dead, and the newly arrived Wanyan Xiyin did not trust him. From the beginning of the migration to the entire journey, Jurchen soldiers were sent to keep a close eye on him!
Liu Yi suddenly came up with a bad idea: "How about setting fire to the camp at midnight tonight and shouting that the Ming army is coming to kill. By then, the soldiers and civilians in the camp will be in chaos, and I don't know how many people will escape. We can also take advantage of the chaos to escape."
Liu E asked back: "In the chaos, how many soldiers and civilians can you take away? There are too few people brought to the Ming Dynasty. How can I, the Liu family, be reused in the Ming Dynasty?"
Liu Yi was speechless.
Liu Yi was obviously not the only one who had the same idea.
At the fourth watch, everything is silent.
A fire suddenly broke out in a camp, and then someone shouted: "The Ming army is coming to kill!"
Judging from the accent, they are either Khitans or Xi people. These two groups are the most resistant to the rule of the Jin Kingdom.
Those guys even rode around on horseback and set fire to a certain place, causing the various camps to become more and more chaotic.
Many small tribes who wanted to escape took the opportunity to cooperate, setting fires and shouting while fleeing southward indiscriminately.
Some even panicked and fled northward in confusion.
The Jin soldiers who were frightened by the Ming army thought that the Ming Dynasty was really treacherous and sent out a large army to attack at night. The Jurchen soldiers and Bohai soldiers also subconsciously ran away.
Wanyan Xiyin went around with his soldiers to suppress and appease them. He worked hard until dawn and finally stabilized the army, and then sent cavalry everywhere to capture people and bring them back.
Liu E, who had always planned to turn himself in, did not take the opportunity to escape. Instead, he helped Wanyan Xiyin gather the remaining soldiers, and the next day he also helped Wanyan Xiyin arrest the escapees.
Because they want to escape not to survive, but to continue the prosperity of their family.
You must escape worthily!
The rebellion must be valuable!
For the rest of the journey, all the people must walk on ropes.
And all ethnic groups were mixed, forming a group of twenty people.
If one person escapes, the whole group will be punished.
As they marched to Banghai Road, Wanyan Xiyin counted the number of people and was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.
Since the beginning of spring, the total number of soldiers and civilians who have escaped has reached nearly 40,000 (in fact, many of them were killed by the pursuing soldiers)!
Wanyan Xiyin personally led the troops and stationed them in Haiyang (Qinhuangdao) to block the soldiers and civilians from escaping again. At the same time, he sent people to find the Ming Dynasty to transport the remaining wheat.
Ma Kao came angrily and cursed when he saw me: "You still have the nerve to ask me for wheat? A large number of Jin soldiers and civilians fled to Hebei, burning, killing and looting along the way, causing Ming Dynasty to suffer countless losses. I, Ming Dynasty, have to send troops and waste military supplies.
Destroy these thieves!"
Wanyan Xiyin completely broke his defense, drew his sword and roared: "The thief shouts to catch the thief, the thief shouts to catch the thief, I will kill you!"
Obviously, Ming Dynasty wanted to miss the balance of the food compensation, and he had a very good and lame reason.
Ma Kuo stretched out his neck and said: "Just cut it with one knife. If my head falls to the ground today, tomorrow tomorrow we will raise an army and sail directly from the sea to Fuzhou, and 200,000 Ming troops will attack Liaoyang!"
Wanyan Xiyin was so angry that he was trembling all over, but he didn't dare to actually cut it out. After suppressing his anger for a long time, he sheathed the knife and gritted his teeth and said: "Your Excellency, please come back. Please go slowly without sending me away!"
Ma Kuo murmured, "They are really barbarians. They don't even care about the etiquette of diplomatic relations. It's hard to entertain envoys from a country when they come."
Wanyan Xiyin's voice became hoarse with anger: "Come here, prepare food and drinks for them!"
