Chapter 41 Reinforcement of the Front Army in Shandong (2)
However, Kong Yinzhi believed in the great creed of the Shenggong family, "Those who know the current affairs are heroes". After joining Dashun, he quickly understood the temperament of Jin King Li Laiheng, who actually controlled the power of Dashun.
He has already inquired about the particularly strict camp system implemented by the Dashun Army in Huguang, and the relatively loose system of camp and land equalization in Henan. The new camp and farm policies in these two places seem to be better than the "reduced camp system" currently being implemented in Shandong.
Rent and interest rate cuts are much scarier.
Kong Yinzhi judged based on this that Li Laihengzhi was unwilling to implement the Huguang and Henan-style reform of the camp system in Shandong, probably because the Dashun Army's foundation in Shandong was not yet solid, and he also wanted to fear the Donglu in Jinan, so the policy
More moderate.
From this point of view, His Highness the King of Jin has no intention of exterminating all the gentry in the world, so the Yanshenggong family still has room to use.
After Kong Yinzhi suddenly realized this, his attitude towards the Dashun Army immediately changed 180 degrees. From being slightly indifferent in the past to being active and enthusiastic today, he not only took the initiative to help pay more than 30,000 taels of silver, but also paid
The Confucius Manor in Tai'an and Linzi took the initiative to donate to the Dashun Army for military supplies.
Such a good attitude and the flexibility of Kongfu's body made even Li Laiheng admire him.
His Royal Highness the King of Jin naturally had in his mind a way to deal with the Confucius family through "restructuring through ancient times" in the future, but now resisting the captors is the top priority, and there is no need to break up with the Confucius family yet.
The Dashun Army still had a place to gain access to Kong Yinzhi, so His Highness the King of Jin did not restrict the contacts between scholars like Xu Du and the Kong family, which could be regarded as temporarily sending some friendly signals to Kong Yinzhi through another channel.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier. Xu Du and his rebel team did not enter Tai'an City, but stopped to rest at the Confucius family's manor outside the city. The Confucius family's power was mainly concentrated in Qufu, but Kong Yinzhi also had many fields in various parts of Shandong.
The financial resources of the Confucius family can be seen from this.
Ma Yingzhi, the deputy general of the rebel army recruited by Xu Du, sighed:
"I can be regarded as a well-known figure in the Shandong underworld, but I have never seen such a big house and garden. This stretch of land is all owned by the Confucius Mansion, and there are so many houses that can be used for begging.
All the pro-military troops have settled in."
Gong Wencai, the leader of the Manjiadong rebel army, "King Qingtian", also said angrily:
"I don't think this Kong Yinzhi is a saint. Where has there been no news about his corruption and perversion of the law in Yanzhou government? Are we really not going to eradicate this corrupt official for the people?"
After all, Xu Du was a scholar, so he felt uncomfortable when these rebel generals accused Kong Yinzhi. He snorted twice and replied in an ambiguous tone:
"These...these matters are related to Duke Yan Sheng, and I will report it to His Highness the King of Jin for disposal. Duke Yan Sheng is closely related. Even Ma Jinglue and Guo Jiedu are not easy to deal with. Naturally, we can't.
Feel free to strike."
Ma Yingzhi drew his sword and struck it on the table, cursing: "Damn it, are you trying to get Kong Yinzhi's advantage?"
Xu Du also wanted to explain the sanctity and nobility of Yan Shenggong to these rebel generals, but soon another message came from Ye Bu Shou, and the military situation in Shandong changed again.
The rain was dripping non-stop outside the Kong family manor. Xu Du unfolded the new military information document on the table, changed everyone's topic and said:
"Gu Shuai is back! Did you know? He has been named Duke of Dongchang in Kaifeng and has become one of the few dukes in Dashun. Gu Shuai returned to Shandong this time and brought back a powerful force from Henan.
——The Dianqian Army, this is the main field force adapted from the Dashun Middle Camp in the past!"
The Dashun Army has a large number of troops in Shandong, but most of them are local armed forces lacking field capabilities. Local rebel leaders such as Ma Yingzhao and Gong Wencai, who were formerly Shandong economic envoys, have also established considerable prestige in Shandong.
Gu Kecheng returned to Lu, and brought back a field army famous in the Dashun regime. He immediately forgot about the unpleasant things about Kong Yinzhi, and his faces showed surprise.
Gong Wencai slapped the table and shouted: "The time has come for us to counterattack!"
Zhang Qianya, another leader of the Shandong local rebels, also came over and said: "We must fight back to the provincial capital and drive away these bald dog Tatars."
Everyone was very excited because of this good news, and the soldiers could not restrain their great pride. They all felt that the time for the Dashun army to join forces to attack the Donglu was not far away.
It seems that the continuous autumn rain outside the manor does not seem so troublesome at this time, but instead reveals a quiet and beautiful feeling of moisturizing things.
Xu Du introduced to the generals:
"The main field force of the Dianqian Army is the three divisions of left, middle and right, with tens of thousands of soldiers. Among them, the middle division is controlled by our Prime Minister Ma Jinglue, and the left and right divisions are commanded by Dashun Army respectively.
The two veteran generals Dang Shousu and Ren Jirong are in control. Gu Shuai's aid to Lu is naturally bound to be won. It is estimated that the day when His Highness the King of Jin will throw a whip to cut off the river is not far away, and the day when the princes will raise their horses is also not far away.
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Xu Du has many bad habits of scholars, but he also has the arrogance of the ancient scholar-bureaucrats in the Han and Tang Dynasties. His speeches are particularly full of emotional rendering power. Once he speaks, he exudes a kind of aura that makes all the traffickers and foot soldiers feel excited.
The fascinating charm.
Xu Du put the military information documents, the map of Shandong, and the map of the Grand Canal on the table. He pointed at several locations on the map and emotionally introduced the current military situation to the generals.
Speaking of excitement, Xu Du took off his cloak and laughed heartily:
"Although our generation is born in troubled times, it is a great misfortune. But if we are lucky enough to encounter a master of great strategy, we may create great achievements in the founding of the country that have never been seen in the ages. In the future, we will be famous in foreign lands, expand the power of the Great Shun Emperor thousands of miles away, and leave a name in history from now on.
, it will be a great blessing that future generations will envy!"
Xu Du's words made the Shandong local rebel leaders around him all excited. The autumn rain could not cool down the heat in everyone's hearts at this moment. Everyone's hope of defeating the Qing army was greatly strengthened, and there was a kind of overwhelming optimism.
Emotions overflowed in the military camp.
Xu Du looked at them and broke into a cold sweat nervously in his heart. Because the news sent by the Shun Army's Tanma was actually not only the news that Gu Kecheng led the front army to reinforce Shandong, but also the British King Azig of the Eastern Lu.
News about replacing Hauge as the coach of the Qing Dynasty’s East Route Army——
Naturally, when Azig came to Jinan, he did not come alone, but came with a large army transferred from Beijing in a turbulent sweep.
It seems that Dorgon still has no intention of giving up on opening up Shandong water transportation...
Xu Du decided to wait until he had reorganized these local rebels in Tai'an before telling them the bad news about the Qing army's British King Azige leading a large army to reinforce the Jinan front line, so as not to affect the morale and morale of the troops.
He himself also knew the importance of water transportation in Shandong. Liaodong, Yanyun, and Shaanxi occupied by the Qing Dynasty were not important grain-producing areas in the Ming Dynasty. Such a long period of time had passed since the Eight Banners Army occupied Beijing. He wanted to come to them.
The food crisis has reached a critical and imminent level.
Therefore, in order to solve the food crisis in Beijing, Dorgon will definitely do whatever it takes to solve the food crisis in Beijing.
Otherwise, even if the Manchus do not die at the hands of the Dashun Army, they will starve to death in Beijing.
Shandong, Shandong, there will be a turbulent war.