The cave thief Zhang An conspired to rebel and tried to lead the Longwu Army to return to southern Jiangxi. However, Xiao Sheng and Luo Yafu pretended to rebel, but secretly found an opportunity to lead their cronies to surround and kill Zhang An on the way.
The two men were the leaders of the Dongman tribe, with higher qualifications and prestige than Zhang An. After killing Zhang An with his cronies, they surrounded and killed hundreds of his cronies from two battalions, and cut off their heads.
Carrying Zhang An's heads and showing them to the other panicked battalions, they shocked all the battalions in one fell swoop.
No one knew that General Xiao Luo had actually received the secret order from the emperor's imperial guards before Zhang Anzao and the others conspired together.
And the emperor's back-up plan doesn't end with this.
The Longwu Army was not monolithic. Even if General Xiao Luo did not follow the order, there were other generals in the camp who also received the secret order. Even after the incident, Zhu Shengli and several of the emperor's righteous sons were able to quickly lead troops to surround them.
, and it has already been stated that the emperor’s arrangements are not limited to this.
Zhang Andong came from a barbaric background and was used to being domineering.
Dissatisfied with the emperor's arrangements, he wanted to defect and escape, but he didn't expect that his head would be gone before he had gone ten miles.
The whole rebellion was like a joke.
Zhang An also contacted Jin Shenghuan, Wang Deren and many others. It turned out that not everyone was as stupid as him. They rebelled under the eyes of the emperor. Isn't this lighting a lamp in the toilet?
Even warlords such as Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren in troubled times knew that things could not be done.
There were a few guys under them who were dissatisfied with the low official rank given by the emperor and who were dissatisfied that the emperor wanted to transfer them away and take back their military power. They wanted to rebel with Zhang An.
But the emperor just sent Jin Yiwei to see Jin Shenghuan and the others, gave them a few names, and they immediately marched into the camp. Then they directly asked the servants to arrest them, and he personally chopped off their heads with a knife, and then brought them to the emperor.
Please forgive me.
"Your Majesty, please punish these traitorous generals as a mark of respect and emulation!"
The rebellion was quickly put down, but how to deal with it was also a problem.
The ministers all believed that he could never be forgiven and must be killed to serve as a warning to others.
"In fact, most of the Longwu Army just have no idea and just follow orders. Of course, this does not mean that they are not guilty. It is just that after thinking about it, I feel that the first rebels must be killed, and the backbone of the rebels must also be killed. But
There is no need to kill all the thousands of people."
After Xiao Sheng and others killed Zhang An, they also killed many officers and beheaded hundreds of Zhang An's confidants from two battalions.
Enough has been killed.
"These people are meritorious officials of the imperial court, and I have arranged a good path for them, but they don't cherish it."
After this happened, the officers of the Longwu Army were originally supposed to be retained or even promoted. Many soldiers were also incorporated into other battalions to be retained. Even if they were eliminated, they would be prioritized for towns, regiment training, post soldiers, government officials, etc.
, they will also divide the fields and grant them land, and arrange errands for them.
But now, there is nothing.
Even if they are not cut off, except for Xiao Sheng and other officers who have contributed to suppressing the rebellion, all other officers and soldiers will be deprived of their military status.
"Save your life."
Zhu Yihai was kind beyond the law.
"Only the death penalty can be avoided, but the living penalty cannot be escaped. Their rebellion not only failed me, but also trampled on the majesty of the country's laws."
"All of them were exiled to the border of Guangxi and Yunnan, and were assigned to villages and towns as tenants, and were organized and managed."
The emperor's decision was unexpected.
Even Wan Yuanji thought the punishment was too light.
"Then the three direct generations will be assigned to Yunnan and Guangxi braided pipes, and the three generations will not be allowed to leave."
The whole family was exiled to the southwest border for three generations. They were not slaves. They still retained their status as civilians. They were registered by the border officials and then arranged to work as tenants in military camps and post camps in the border areas. None of the three generations were allowed to leave.
Zhu Yihai's arrangement was also based on making the best use of everything. After the war, the population dropped sharply, and the border areas lacked population, especially Han people.
Longwujun's Dongman tribes actually only have a small number of She and Yi tribes, and most of them are Hakkas, Han refugees, etc. Even many of the She and Yi tribes can be considered familiar tribes.
In the remote frontier, the land is vast and sparsely populated, with a large number of native tribes and few Han people. The population is a resource of wealth and wealth.
We did not directly turn them into slaves and send them to the army because of the harsh environment on the border. Giving them a tenant status would give them some hope and a more secure way to cultivate land.
Of course, there is a shortage of people in the frontier, and even more talent. If you are exiled to work and manage, if you have skills, such as craftsmanship, or even medical skills, reading and calculation, etc., your life will not be too bad there, because it is scarce, so it is precious.
, even criminals under supervision will be respected and reused.
Just like the exiled Ning Guta and armored slaves of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, many prisoners who were sent to the remote borderland of Heilongjiang in the ice and snow lived very well there because they were literate and even knew medical skills, which was a rarity.
Talents, local garrison generals, etc. will all treat them with care and kindness.
But no matter what, being sent to a distant border is not a good thing. In the future, they can only reproduce in the border and contribute to the country.
Five thousand Longwu Army, this severance pay is a lot less, and the provident fund saved does not need to be spent.
It can save hundreds of thousands at once. Zhu Yihai feels that these people are stupid, but it saves him a lot of expenses.
Jin Shenghuan, Wang Deren, Luo Rong and others were all very uneasy. After all, although they were not the ones who were stupid about what happened, they were still related to it.
However, Zhu Yihai did not deal with them, neither punishing nor rewarding them.
Let them take up their new duties.
After this incident, the emperor speeded up his reorganization of troops and horses in various provinces, especially the generals in various outer towns, provincial towns, and garrison towns in Nanyang. They all happily handed over their duties and accepted new transfer orders.
"Give Wu Sangui a decree."
"I blocked the east side of Wuguan in Nanyang and asked him to move his troops to Lantian to block the west side of Wuguan. Together with him, I blocked Nikan, Basha, Meng Qiaofang, Zhang Yong, Zhao Liangdong, Wang Fuchen and others on Lanwu Road.
They starved to death."
"If he does not have this ability, then I will personally lead the imperial battalion into the pass to deal with the Tatars myself. As long as he can block and solve them, I will not enter the pass."
After putting some pressure on Wu Sangui, Zhu Yihai stopped paying attention to those people and things in the west.
He clicked Jie Chongxi's name.
"Jie Qing is familiar with southern Jiangxi, and also knows about the Sheyang, Hakkas, squatters, etc. You are also good at literature and martial arts, know the military and know how to use troops, and have a good record. I will appoint you to be the branch patrol of Jiangxi and Gannan Road, west of Ganzhou Prefecture
The Ningdu Prefecture and the Nan'an Prefecture to the east will be established. The three prefectures will be under the jurisdiction of Gannan Road."
Zhu Yihai did not reinstate the governor of Southern Jiangxi. Although if the governor of Southern Jiangxi was reinstated, he could control the border areas of the four provinces and help suppress bandits. However, he believed that the banditry in Southern Jiangxi was not the cause. The real cause was the problem with the previous policy.
As a result, southern Jiangxi became a stronghold of banditry.
As long as the root causes are solved, the banditry will naturally be solved. This is just like the peasant uprising. The peasant uprising is not the cause. The peasant uprising is caused by excessive taxes and lack of relief after the famine, and a great famine breaks out.
To solve the peasant uprising, the most important thing is to allow everyone to live and have food to eat, rather than blindly suppressing it, otherwise the suppression will increase.
Regarding the governance of the three prefectures in southern Jiangxi Province, Zhu Yihai gave Jie Chongxi some policies.
Liu Mu's Eighth Town Council went south to Jiangxi and stationed troops in southern Gansu.
"Xiao Sheng, Luo Yafu, Guo Tiancai, Ning Wenlong, and Hong Guoyu all contributed to the suppression of the rebellion. What reward do you want?"
Xiao Sheng and Luo Yafu were both Dongman leaders, Hong Guoyu was originally a Shunying general, and Ning Wenlong was a powerful new citizen in Jianning, Wuyi Mountain. They also immigrated to the past, and after several generations of business, they became powerful landowners in the Sheyi Hakka community.
They are all very famous.
Guo Tiancai was originally a general of the Ming Dynasty. He later followed Zuo Menggeng to the Qing Dynasty and then returned to the Ming Dynasty.
Although they were of different origins, they actually all hoped to continue to lead the army and at least maintain the previous situation. However, when they looked up and saw the emperor's slight smile, they were speechless.
This emperor always has a smile on his face, but he does everything right.
Zhang An's death and Long Wu's army were destroyed. It can be said that it was the emperor's fault.
Guo Tiancai, who had been among the dead for many years, took the lead in reporting, "I came from a humble background and was incapable of governing. I became rebellious. I feel deeply frightened and have no shame to lead troops anymore. I want to go to Tokyo to teach martial arts."
Study hard for a few years, and maybe I can still make some contribution if we raid outside the customs in the future."
Zhu Yihai had known about this genius Guo for a long time. When he was young, he joined the army Xiong Tingbi in Liaodong. He was very brave and good at fighting. Later, he served under Zuo Liangyu and became the deputy commander-in-chief.
Jin Shenghuan was sent by the Tatars to lead a conquest anyway, but he returned to the Ming Dynasty with 6,000 men and was stationed in Shaowu, Fujian. He had been neighbors for several years with Ning Wenlong of Jianning and Zhang An across from Wuyi Mountain.
After all, he was the deputy commander-in-chief in the official army, so he took retreat as an opportunity to advance, and was willing to be dismissed from his post and go to the Jiangwu Hall to further his studies.
"If you have merit, you will be rewarded, and if you make mistakes, you will be punished. If you have merit in suppressing the rebellion, you will naturally be rewarded.
Zhu Yihai pondered for a moment and then said slowly, "The three prefectures in southern Jiangxi rebuilt a garrison town, and guarded the fields in the mountains. They suppressed the bandits and settled the people, farmed and defended. I have appointed you as the chief military officer of the garrison town in southern Ganxi. I will guard it from the imperial camp.
I will appoint Zhang Dabiao as your deputy commander-in-chief, the imperial censor Yao Qiyin as the chief historian, and Ning Wenlong as the commander-in-chief."
"Another regiment training town was built in southern Gansu. Xiao Sheng was appointed as the regimental training commander, Zhao Desheng, the imperial battalion officer, was appointed as the deputy commander-in-chief of the regiment training, Yushi Wan Faxiang was appointed as the chief officer, Hong Guoyu was appointed as the Sima, and Luo Yafu was appointed as the deputy general of the Left Association."
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In the three prefectures of southern Gansu Province, there will be a Xie in the eighth town of Yuying, then there will be a town in Tunzhen, and a town in Tuanlian.
However, among these troops, only the Xie of the imperial camp is a regular army and a standing army.
The towns are militia-type, with scattered farming in the mountainous areas, patrolling the forts in turns, and training during the slack season. As for the regiment training, it is more of an ordinary village warrior. Usually, only officers and others are retained. Training is held during the slack season twice a year.
In the event of a war or bandit suppression, they would assist in their own hometown and would not leave the country at all.
Officers who serve in camps and regiment training are completely different from regular soldiers in the royal camp.
However, for Zhu Yihai, it is still necessary to set up these villages and regiments. He even issued a special decree that the local government would give priority to the village soldiers and regiment training soldiers, and sell the land at a high price. If less than ten acres are used for farming, then
The land leased by the government must be supplemented by tenants for them to cultivate.
These garrison soldiers, rural soldiers, and post soldiers are all quasi-armed forces. Improving these grassroots local reserve forces can assist the imperial camp to strengthen local control, especially in remote villages and mountains, prevent theft, suppress thieves, and stabilize public security.
help.
Moreover, for the towns, regiment training, and post soldiers, the various soldiers and horses currently in Jiangxi are given priority to be used, which is also a way to draw out salary from the bottom of the cauldron. Once these people are properly placed, the bandit chaos in southern Jiangxi that has been difficult to solve in the past will inevitably improve.
Even if there is still banditry, it will be easier to use these people as guides or even assistants to go into the mountains to encircle and suppress the banditry.
The remaining troops can be selected and incorporated into other military towns, or as garrison towns, post soldiers, subordinate servants, etc. In the end, the remaining ones must be given land for resettlement. Only in this way can the source of the unrest be truly solved.
"Jie Qing, I will ask the Ministry of Household Affairs to give you a sum of money to calm the people, relieve famines, allocate and grant land. The most important thing is to reduce taxes, encourage people to reclaim wasteland and settle down, and more importantly, encourage everyone to open mines, etc., to truly
Implement tax reductions and exemptions to reduce burdens and allow people to recuperate and regain their strength.
The task of suppressing bandits and arresting thieves will be left to the imperial camps, towns, and regiments in the future. You can recruit the refugees, appease the miners, shanty dwellers, and Sheyu, and let everyone settle down.
If southern Jiangxi is stabilized, then the mountainous areas bordering the four provinces of Jiangxi, Guangdong, Fujian and Hunan will be stabilized, and the four provinces will move forward with ease and develop stably."
Just a few days after he became a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel and a bachelor's degree student in the Prime Minister's Office, he was promoted from the fifth rank to the third rank of the sub-inspector. It was still an important place like southern Jiangxi Province that tested his ability. Jie Chongxi deeply felt the emperor's trust.
The passion of a stockman who would die for the one who knew him arose all over his body.
"The bandits in southern Jiangxi are in chaos, and I vow not to return the throne!"