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Han Chengxuan couldn't laugh or cry at the title of "Emperor Dog". He had heard it countless times in Jiangxi.I was still angry at first, but gradually became numb, and I can say whatever other people like to say.

Han Chengxuan changed the subject and asked, "This flood will never come again."

Chief Registrar Liu Zirong looked at the sky, walked over and said, "If it continues to rain heavily, no amount of embankment will help."

"Why?" Han Chengxuan asked.

Liu Zirong said: "You are from the north, so you don't understand the severity of the floods in the south. We have carried the flood peak twice. It is estimated that there is no rain on the Poyang Lake side, and the flood discharge is very fast. Now the Poyang Lake is probably full. Come again." If there is a flood peak, I will directly take the people to a higher place."

Another old official came over with a job bowl: "Thanks to Mr. Zhao, if the government is replaced by the imperial court, even if there are good officials in charge, tens of thousands of acres of fertile land will definitely be flooded this time."

Liu Zirong said with emotion: "That's true, the second time Hong Feng came too fast and too violently."

Han Chengxuan understood it. This time, he was able to withstand the second wave of flood peaks, all thanks to the strong organizational strength of the peasant association and peasant soldiers.If there are no rebels here, let him, the county magistrate, mobilize the people to fight the floods. I don't know how long it will take, and he will definitely miss the best time to fight the floods.

To be honest, Han Chengxuan likes this place, even though it is a rebel site.

Any official who wants to be factual likes this kind of atmosphere and popular support.After two days and two nights of fighting against the flood, Han Chengxuan was completely infected, and at the same time remembered the messy things in his hometown in Shanxi.

Comparing the two, one is in the sky and the other is underground.

The flood gradually passed, and the spirit of the people under Zhao Han's rule reached a peak.

Li Banghua felt unbelievable when the news was reported one after another from all over the country.There are so many counties and small towns along the coast, but only two towns broke the embankment, and the other flooded places were not particularly critical, at most they lost a lot of food income.

This is impossible at any time.

After careful analysis, the high-level officials of the General Military Office all believed that there are three keys to the victory against floods: first, the officials are competent; second, the peasant association leads and the peasants are active; Great work.

All officials are capable of doing things, and nepotism is definitely inevitable, but even if they are in the top position, they have to show a resume that can see the past.

In the early days of a regime, it is so dynamic.

Taking the military aspect alone, comparing the early Ming and the late Ming is simply two worlds.

In the Liaodong wars in the late Ming Dynasty, the battlefield was partially like a sieve, and the Tartar army could be interspersed at will.

As for the key battle in Liaodong in the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang wrote the script directly in Nanjing, and Ma Yun and Ye Wang, two front-line generals, acted as directors and added details.

First, fortify the walls and clear the fields, lure the enemy to go deep, and stick to the isolated city to consume the Yuan army.At that time, the city wall had not yet been repaired, and many gaps were blocked with wood, and the battle was extremely fierce.The reinforcements of the Ming Dynasty rushed to the enemy's rear, completely believing that the friendly troops would not lose the city.

The ensuing battle was just like watching "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". The Yuan army retreated in panic. When they encountered hundreds of crossbowmen in the valley, they were so frightened that they immediately changed their escape route.As a result, the Ming army built an ice wall several miles long overnight.The cavalry of the Yuan army could only run along the ice wall. After finally running to the end, they fell into the trap dug in advance.

During the war in Liaodong, Zhu Yuanzhang played micromanagement in Nanjing in advance, and arranged the Yuan army's troops clearly.

This battle made Zhu Yuanzhang very happy, and after that, Ma Yun and Ye Wang were responsible for the entire Liaodong theater.

Zhao Han's employment of Zhu Yuanzhang is the same as Zhu Yuanzhang, whether he is a scholar or a general, he must be able to do things!

This flood fighting and emergency rescue also allowed Pang Chunlai, Li Banghua and other senior officials to strengthen the principle of employing people in the future: the prime minister must start from the state department, and the fierce general must be sent to the army!

Zhao Han's land successfully resisted the flood, and even the place infiltrated by the peasant association was not affected by the flood.On the other hand, the territory of the imperial court can be described as a mess.

Let me talk about the drought first. Due to the failure of water conservancy facilities, guarding the huge Poyang Lake, the land a little far away from the lake is all withered and yellow.

Let’s talk about floods. I saw the water level of Poyang Lake rise rapidly, and even the Yangtze River water flowed into the lake due to the heavy rain in the upper reaches.But officials from all over the country didn't take it seriously. Instead, local gentry organized themselves to build embankments.However, the lack of organizational power of the gentry led to the collapse of many embankments along the Poyang Lake.

A large area around Poyang Lake was flooded. At the same time, the mountainous area only a few dozen miles away from the shore of the lake was experiencing a very severe drought.

Including Jingdezhen, the water level of the Changjiang River has dropped to an extremely low point, and the water from Poyang Lake is pouring back into the river.

Two consecutive years of severe drought and the government's continuous tax urging have resulted in a large number of hungry people in Northeast Jiangxi.

These hungry people went west and south one after another, fleeing famine along the way to beg for food, and countless starved to death along the way.

By the Longkou River.

Ding Jiasheng, a poor scholar who had been starving for a whole day, approached some friends in the same village and said, "There was a severe drought along the way, and the small households had no food left, and the big households were closed and refused to give food. If this continues, Sooner or later you will starve to death, I think it is better to rebel."

"Can we succeed in rebelling?" asked a friend.

Ding Jiasheng took out a copy of "The Collection of Datong" from his arms, and said: "There is a King Zhao in the south. I found it at the door of Master Zhou's house."

The other friends had never read a book, so they asked, "What is this book about?"

"How rebellious it is written," Ding Jiasheng said, "I have been reading every day for the past year, and I can recite everything written in the book. Let's kill a few landlords first, open warehouses to release grain, and recruit more people. Divide the land I'm afraid it will be difficult, so let's lead people to attack the county seat directly. After the city is taken down, we will invite Zhao Tianwang to be the master, and we can also be heroes. Remember, Zhao Tianwang is benevolent, forbidding to kill people, and forbidding to rape women .These two rules cannot be broken, if anyone breaks, I will turn my face and deny anyone."

On the same day, Ding Jiasheng instigated hundreds of people to break into the landlord's house.While opening the warehouse to release the grain, he also killed a few Liwei who had bad manners.

They engulfed hungry people along the way and robbed landlords to raise food for the army.

The troops were divided halfway, and the large force headed for the capital city of Raozhou. Ding Jiasheng personally led a small force and went straight to Duchang County, disguised as civilians, and seized the county seat in one fell swoop.

At the same time, the banner of Zhao Tianwang was unfurled, and countless hungry people came to seek refuge.

This person also selected talents, and even started to distribute fields to the people around the county town.

Chapter 223 [One Thousand Surrounds Twenty Thousand]

Nanchang Fucheng.

Xiong Wencan turned pale with shock: "What, Raozhou City is gone? Has Duke Huai escaped?"

"I'm afraid, more bad luck than good luck." The messenger replied.

Xiong Wencan immediately slumped back, feeling chills all over his body, as if falling into an ice cave.

Civil officials have always paid little attention to vassal kings. If there is nothing to impeach, they can continue to improve their reputation and political achievements, and the court and officials are also happy to see it.

But it is one thing for civil servants to impeach the feudal king, but it is another thing for the feudal king to be killed by rebels!

Southern Jiangxi has a tradition of rebellion, and Northeast Jiangxi also has a tradition of rebellion, because there are also mountains and poor people.

Duchang County, which was occupied by the rebels this time, had a riot a few years ago. Gu Jianshan once belonged to the tribe of Duchang rebels in name.Rao Prefecture, which was occupied by the rebels, also had a riot once, and all the family members of Duke Huai were killed.

King Huai was also unlucky. After his family was killed, he did not return to the palace for two years, and the city of Raozhou was attacked by rebels.

Xiong Wencan's throat was dry, and he asked: "The rebels in Raozhou Prefecture also use the banner of Zhao Yan?"

"No," the spies replied, "it's Duchang Ding Bandit under the banner of Zhao Tianwang. This Lu bandit in Raozhou was originally a member of Ding Jiasheng's tribe. Because of indiscriminate killings and Ding Bandit's disagreement, they split up halfway. Ding Bandit After attacking Duchang County, Lu thief went to attack Rao Prefecture. King Huai..."

"Go on, don't hide it!" Xiong Wencan scolded.

The spy said: "The last time the rebels broke into the city, King Huai was robbed of all his savings from previous generations. After returning to Raozhou, he exploited them wantonly. Raozhou was hit by drought this year, and then it was flooded again. King Huai still didn't restrain himself, and the chief secretary was strict. Urge Fu. As soon as the bandit Lu arrived, the people of Raozhou rebelled, and tens of thousands of troops gathered in half a month."

Xiong Wencan has nothing to say, he can imagine what life the people in Raozhou live.

Drought first, and then floods, before there were vassals to exploit, and then there were government pressures.This is a pot of boiling oil, which will ignite if it sticks to sparks. How could someone take the lead in a rebellion and not explode?

To be honest, if the people in Raozhou did not rebel, countless hungry people would flock to Nanchang to beg. At that time, tens of thousands of hungry people would gather in Nanchang Mansion, which would also be a headache.

Now things are even more difficult. Ding thief occupies Duchang County, unfurls the banner of Zhao Tianwang, and learns Zhao Han's fight against landlords to divide the land.The bandits Lu occupied Raozhou's capital and had more troops in their hands, but killing innocent people indiscriminately was just that kind of traditional rebel.

On the government side, there is no way to conquer.

There are still some officers and soldiers, but after many defeats, they have already lost their will to fight, and they want to run away when they see the rebels.

Xiong Wencan can only wait anxiously. He has already written to Zhao Han, hoping that Zhao Han can help suppress the thieves.Don't talk about luring wolves into the house, because Jiangxi has long been surrounded by wolves, and it is enough for Zhao Hanneng to suppress the thieves on the surface.

After waiting for several days, the Datong army finally came.

Gu Jianshan led the naval forces, and Li Zheng led the army to take the boat, which docked directly outside the city of Nanchangfu.

What are you doing here?

Of course, they want money. It is normal to get a starting fee to help the court suppress thieves.This year's catastrophe, the Datong Army has no surplus food, Xiong Wencan must express it.

In desperation, Xiong Wencan could only raise funds as much as possible, and even forced those big households to donate money.

Originally, there were still some wealthy households who wanted the imperial court, but with Xiong Wencan's actions, the gentry lost all thoughts of being powerful.

What is all this?

The government and big households provide money and food to help the Luling Zhao bandits expand their territory!

There must have been countless officials and gentry who filed complaints, but the impeachment letter was sent to the capital, just like a bull in the sea, and there was no response at all.

After extorting a sum of money and food, Gu Jianshan and Li Zheng immediately sailed from the Ganjiang River to Poyang Lake, and arrived in Duchang County in two or three days.

When Ding Jiasheng got the news, he immediately led his troops out of the city to meet him.Holding the "Da Tong Ji" in his hand, he knelt down and shouted: "Ding Jiasheng, I am willing to work for Mr. Zhao!"

Gu Jianshan and Li Zheng looked at each other, and they were both very surprised that this thief was really willing to sacrifice the city.

Gu Jianshan quickly helped him up: "Brother Ding, you are not allowed to kneel down in the town, everyone in the world is born equal."

"Great unity under heaven, this is also my lifelong ambition." Ding Jiasheng stood up and said.

Gu Jianshan returned to the navy ship, and Ding Jiasheng led Li Zheng into the city, pointing to the land outside the city and said: "More than 2000 mu of land has been divided around the county, but the ability to go down is limited, and chaos frequently occurs when dividing the land. Datong officials hurried over to preside over it."

It was only then that Li Zheng believed that Ding Jiasheng was really his own, and said: "I can write to the general town to tell the town, but the bandit Lu in Raozhou is Brother Ding's old department?"

"No," Ding Jiasheng said, "I am a talented scholar in Shimen Town, begging all the way because of the famine, and raised troops to rob landlords to open warehouses to release grain. But that Lu Xiangyou, who is a private salt dealer, led his people to join forces halfway. Our Constraint Department People, don't burn, kill and loot, but Lu Xiangyou killed innocent people indiscriminately. Many volunteers fell to this person. In desperation, we had to part ways with him. I led 3000 people to capture Duchang County, and he led more than [-] people to capture Raozhou Prefecture. "

"Is this person extremely cruel?" Li Zheng asked.

Ding Jiasheng replied: "This man is a reckless man who treats his brothers like siblings and the people like nothing. He is also greedy for money and lust. I traveled ten miles with him. This man not only robbed countless money and food, but also kidnapped six women as concubines. He He also robbed money and women, distributed it to many leaders of the rebel army, and even lured my generals to go there. The people along the way were all coerced by him. The big clans they encountered were massacred at every turn."

"It's time to kill!" Li Zheng gritted his teeth.

After staying in Duchang County for a day, Ding Jiasheng stayed behind to garrison the city, while Gu Jianshan and Li Zheng marched from Raohe and led their troops straight to the city of Raozhou.

The capital city of Raozhou is the county seat of Poyang.

The waterway transportation here is convenient, and the porcelain from Jingdezhen must pass through Raozhou Fucheng.Moreover, the land is fertile, and the people's life should be extremely rich.It's a pity that they want to support the lineage of King Huai, who can bear the many descendants?

Along the way, Li Zheng spread the news that "King Zhao's [-] troops are coming", and countless people looked forward to it.

On the way, some members of the old Zhu's family even came to cast their votes.The rations of these clan children were all deducted by the vassal kings and county kings. They were still unable to engage in all kinds of businesses, and their resistance was not inferior to that of tenants and military households.

Zhu Yirong, who had taken the initiative to go to Fengcheng to serve as a thief, was also brought here by Li Zheng this time. He served as a Chinese official in the army and brought a group of clans.

Arriving outside the city of Raozhou Prefecture, Zhu Yirong led the clan to spread the word that the descendants of the Zhu family can also divide the land and serve as officials.

After several days of besieging the city, more than 400 clans gathered, all dressed like beggars.There are reasons for fleeing, and there are also reasons for being poor.

"Can the clan really divide the fields?"

"Don't Mr. Zhao kill all the clans? This Lu thief is hunting and killing the clans everywhere."

"Will we be able to work and farm in the future?"

"..."

These clans are chattering and constantly asking all kinds of questions. For them, they are very happy to be able to work and farm to support themselves.

Zhu Yirong smiled and said: "Mr. Zhao is in charge of the people, and the clan at the bottom is also the people. Naturally, they treat each other equally. As long as they have not done evil in the past, the clan can also be an official, and the clan can also divide the land. Like me, I am the clan, and I have been an official under Mr. Zhao's command. Yes. What are you still worried about? You fill your stomachs in the army first, and then disperse to help propaganda. In addition to treating the clan equally, you also have to tell the local people. Just say that Mr. Zhao is benevolent, knowing that Raozhou was affected by the disaster, and then Grain will be brought in to help the common people. As long as Mr. Zhao occupies Raozhou, this year Raozhou will be free of land tax!"

"Long live Mr. Zhao!"

"Long live Mr. Zhao!"

Hundreds of Zhu Yuanzhang's descendants stood there and cheered, and many even wept with joy. They will finally be normal people from now on.Under the strict clan rules, they are not allowed to work hard to get rich.

These clan children opened their mouths to eat among Li Zhengjun, and the long-lost feeling of fullness made them extremely happy.

Immediately, they became voluntary propagandists, running around the villages and towns to preach the policy.The same words, said from the mouth of the clan, the credibility is doubled.

Why?

Because of the previous rebellions, the clan was arrested and killed.

Now Zhao Han not only does not kill the clan, but also lets the lower clan become officials and distributes the land to the lower clan.The clans who are hated by the rebels all have this kind of treatment, and they must be treated kindly as ordinary people.

Li Zheng led a thousand soldiers to surround Raozhou City, where [-] rebels were stationed.

The troops were divided into several groups, 500 people a team, and went to various places to conquer the rebels who had entrenched the villages and towns.Wherever they passed along the way, the people came to report one after another, telling them how many rebels there were in a certain place.

Lu Xiangyou, who was a salt dealer, was trapped in the city and dared not come out.

Seeing Li Zheng's division of troops, he thought it was a trick to lure the enemy, and he dared not act rashly.Moreover, a large number of gold and silver beauties were rewarded, for fear that the big and small leaders under his command would surrender.

However, some can't hold back.

When these leaders heard that Zhao Tianwang had sent troops, they were all trembling with fright, unable to resist at all.

Half a month later, a 500-man army came back after destroying the target bandits.

Li Zheng sent people to shoot books into the city, announcing that only the master and the evil should be punished, and that the low-level military officers and ordinary thieves would be properly settled.

The morale of the army in the city suddenly became more fluctuating.

Lu Xiangyou felt that this could not go on like this, so he summoned the leaders and said: "The king of Zhao is also a human being, where are the heavenly soldiers and generals? There are only a thousand enemies outside the city, but we have 2 people. Ten can't win if we fight one? Let me fight." Get out of town and fight!"

These big and small leaders are not within the scope of forgiveness. They must either flee or fight a battle.And Lu Xiangyou bestowed many beauties and treasures, and they would definitely not be able to take them away, which made them reluctant.

Then hit!