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  Chapter 184 182【A bunch of talents】

  Yang Jiamo was hungry, cold, and sick again. He drank some porridge these days, and by now he was so thin that his cheeks were sunken.

  After waking up, he wanted to pay homage to Mr. Xie in person, but in fact he wanted to find out the situation.

   Soon, his benefactors entered the cabin, and there were quite a lot of them.

   Moreover, they are all dressed up as scholars!

  Gan Dashou from Fengcheng County, Yuan Bingkun from Fengcheng County, Yu Shiqin from Nanchang Prefecture, Tu Tingying from Nanchang Prefecture, Yuan Maoling from Fengcheng County, Gan Tangshu from Fengcheng County, Tu Zhi from Fengcheng County...

   "President Yang, I haven't seen you for half a month, why are you so haggard?" Yu Shiqin looked surprised.

  Yuan Bingkun said: "It is embarrassing that Mr. Yang has worked so hard to become sick from overwork."

  Tu Zhi said: "Mr. Zhao in Luling, I heard that there is a famous doctor who sent Zongzhen Yang to treat him, and the disease will definitely be cured."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

   All the scholars burst out laughing.

  Yang Jiamo suddenly came to his senses, and shouted in horror: "You...you are going to gang up on the thief!"

Yuan Bingkun sighed: "If you can protect your family and defend your country, who would be willing to follow the bandits? Last year, my Yuan family assisted the governor in recruiting more than 300 soldiers, and donated money and food to help pay, just to wipe out the bandits as soon as possible. But what is Li Maofang doing? The soldiers blackmailed the gentry and looted the common people, and even though they were fighting in Linjiang Mansion, they actually blackmailed them into the territory of Fengcheng!"

Yuan Maoling sneered: "Even so, my Yuan family has no resentment. After the governor's defeat, he was still donating money to help pay. But Fengcheng County was besieged for many days, and I waited for Fengcheng scholars to go to Nanchang to persuade them. Li Maofang just stood still. This guy is as timid as a mouse, and he may only dare to stay in Nanchang in the future, and he can no longer care about Fengcheng County.

  Tu Zhi said: "Since Governor Li ignores Fengcheng, I, a scholar in Fengcheng, can only find my own way out."

  Yang Jiamo struggled to get up, wanting to fight these scholars desperately, but he had no strength after starving for many days, so Yu Shiqin kicked him back on the bed.

  Tu Tingying took out a copy of "The Collection of Datong" from his arms, waved it at Yang Jiamo and said, "This is the book of salvation. Mr. Zhao of Luling must be a hero."

  The Tu family also belongs to a large family in Jiangxi, and has been doing business for generations.

  Tu Changhan led his slaves in Fengcheng County to seize the gate and sacrifice the city. Tu Tingying and Tu Zhi then went to join Zhao Han. Representing the three clan branches of the Tu clan, they have turned their backs on the court one after another. In their eyes, Zhao Han is not a devil, but a cute little guy who encourages the development of industry and commerce.

  Gan Dashou remained silent. Although his family was in Fengcheng County, it was far away from the county seat, but closer to Fuzhou Prefecture. His family lived in the mountains. Although they were a prominent family in the mountains, they didn't have many acres of land. "The Collection of Datong" was very much in line with his wishes. Historically, this person will be able to become a Jinshi in more than a year. The agricultural policy he adopted when he was a county magistrate was ordered by Chongzhen to be extended to the entire Huguang.

  Although Gan Tangshu's surname is also Gan, she is far away from Gan Dashou's family. Just a few days ago, more than 20 of the fleeing guards rushed into his house to loot. The Gan family hastily summoned their slaves to resist. Although they repelled the defeated soldiers, Gan Tangshu's father fell and broke his bones, and there were signs of a stroke.

   These more than a dozen scholars and juren were completely disappointed in the imperial court!

   In a blink of an eye, they arrived at the city of Ji'an Prefecture. Several young men dragged Yang Jiamo off the boat, and all the students went to the General Military Mansion together to ask for an audience.

   "Please inform me that Jiangxi General Soldier Yang Jiamo has been arrested here." Yuan Bingkun cupped his hands and said.

   Not long after, everyone was brought in.

  Three candidates, eleven scholars, took the initiative to vote by boat, which made Zhao Han very happy, but it didn't matter what the chief soldier was.

  The scholars reported their names, Zhao Han greeted them warmly, and directly invited them to drink tea in the inner house.

  Yang Jiamo was also tied in. After seeing Zhao Han, this guy suddenly shouted: "Mr. Zhao, I am willing to surrender!"

  Zhao Han said: "No need."

   "I really want to surrender." Yang Jiamo said anxiously.

  Zhao Han sighed: "It's really not necessary."

  Yang Jiamo became more and more anxious: "Mr. Zhao, the south ships and the north horses. From now on, sir, I will help you train the cavalry for the northern expedition!"

   Zhao Han was a little impatient, and ordered: "Gag his mouth."

   "Mr. Zhao, there must be cavalry in the north. You don't know how fierce the bandits and Tartars are... ummmm..." Yang Jiamo was pressed to the ground, struggling with a rag in his mouth.

  Zhao Han asked: "How did you catch this person?"

  Yuan Bingkun said with a smile: "Brother Ziyu (Gan Dashou) was kind-hearted. When he saw someone trapped on the sandbar, he hired a boat to take him back to Xigang. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be Jiangxi General Soldier."

  Yu Shiqin said: "I once saw this tusk in Nancheng Fucheng, and I recognized it immediately."

  Yuan Bingkun also specially introduced: "Brother Ziyu is a child prodigy, and he was a scholar at the age of nine."

  Nima, these child prodigies are more outrageous than the other. What the **** is it that you were admitted to be a scholar in Jiangxi at the age of nine?

  Zhao Han immediately praised: "There are really Wenqu stars in the world!"

  Gan Dashou hurriedly said, "I dare not, it's just that I have a better memory."

   After some chatting, Zhao Han got important news.

  Because of the resurgence of the army, the rebels seemed to have signs of attacking Nanchang, and the gentry in the counties of Nanchang finally became impatient.

  These gentry are mainly divided into three categories:

  The first category is the scholars in front of them who take the initiative to come here on behalf of the family.

  The second category is to be a coward and accept everything. It seems difficult to understand, but there are quite a few such gentry.

  The third category is to recruit soldiers to help the government fight.

  You recruit dozens of soldiers, I recruit hundreds of soldiers, add up scattered, plus the strength of other county magistrates, it is very likely that there will be tens of thousands of soldiers before the New Year!

  Among them, there are those who fled to Nanchang with money. Their hometown is under the rule of Zhao Han. For example, Liu Tongsheng, a native of Jishui, fled to Nanchang. He originally wanted to study in peace and take the Jinshi exam, but now he also plans to spend his money to recruit soldiers.

   Zhao Han obviously pushed these people into a hurry. Once Nanchang is captured, it will be a matter of time before the entire Jiangxi is taken.

   "Mr. Zhao, please take Nanchang quickly!" Yuan Bingkun suddenly clasped his fists and shouted.

   "Mr. Zhao, please take Nanchang quickly!" The rest of the scholars followed suit.

  Zhao Han said with a smile: "The city of Nanchang is high and deep, so it's hard to get it quickly, and we need to think about it in the long run."

  These guys all live in Nanchang and Fengcheng. Only when Zhao Han captures Nanchang City will they feel at ease. If the war is dragged on for several years, not only will the common people have to work hard, but they, the gentry, will also have to bleed continuously—the war needs money and food, and after the ordinary people have no room to exploit it, the governor and the third secretary will definitely ask the rich to donate.

  Especially the great clan in Nanchang, who experienced the Ningwang Rebellion a hundred years ago, and the memory of the losses they suffered at that time is still fresh.

   King Ning did not make things difficult for them, nor did Wang Yangming. The military general Xu Tai who came after the incident killed Nanchang so that his corpses blocked the streets in the name of investigating the remnants of King Ning's party.

Yu Shiqin cupped his hands and said: "We all know Mr. Zhao's intention. It is nothing more than building a high wall and slowing down the kingship. He is afraid that after the capture of Nanchang, the imperial court will attract heavy troops to encircle and suppress it. But Mr. Zhao has never thought about it. Even if Nanchang is not attacked, the imperial court will not Do you pay attention? The imperial court has not sent a large army so far. It is not willing to listen to it, but it cannot. The imperial court is short of money and food. .”

  Tu Tingying also persuaded: "Nanchang is an important town in Jiangxi, a place where all kinds of energy gather, and it can be the foundation to seize the world!"

   Zhao Han can only say: "Within a year, I will take Nanchang."

  From a military point of view, only Taihe County and Wan'an County are the must-take places today. After taking these two counties, the officers and soldiers in Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian in the south can be blocked, and only the navy can be sent to block the officers and soldiers in the south.

   As for the north, to be honest, Zhao Han didn't even want to keep Fengcheng County that he had just captured, because that ruined place was not conducive to defense.

   But so many scholars took the initiative to defect, and more than half of them were from Fengcheng, Zhao Han had to, otherwise he would disappoint these scholars. Wang Tingshi, who is doing a high-level internal response, will also feel disappointed, feeling that he is not valued by Zhao Han.

Seeing that the scholars were not in high spirits, Zhao Han said with a smile: "Fengcheng County, I will occupy it. Fengcheng County is less than a hundred miles away from Nanchang Fucheng. After I consolidate Fengcheng's territory, I will harvest it next autumn at the latest After that, immediately send troops to attack Nanchang!"

  This promise finally reassures the scholars in front of them, they can still afford to wait for a year.

  Fourteen juren and scholars were sent by Zhao Han to Bailuzhou Academy to attend lectures. Presumably Wang Diaoding and them have a common language.

  A few days later, Fei Ruhe returned with the captives.

   "Over 3,000 captives were captured," Fei Ruhe said, "They all committed crimes in Yongfeng County, and sent them all to iron mines?"

  Zhao Han said: "Anyone with civilian blood on their hands will be sent to mines!"

   "That's okay," Fei Ruhe said with a smile, "There are hundreds of Ehu soldiers, and I was recognized by them, what should I do with them?"

  Zhao Han asked: "Didn't they kill people indiscriminately?"

Fei Ruhe sighed and said: "It's very complicated to say. These Eunuch soldiers were originally recruited and trained by the **** Wang Heng to destroy the religious bandits in Shanglu Town. Wang Heng's army was not strict, and soldiers killed indiscriminately in Shanglu Town. However, Wang Heng was called back to Beijing by the emperor, and Ehu soldiers returned home to farm, and were later recruited by the magistrate Zhang Yinggao. The elite are relatively obedient. They must have plundered, but luckily they didn’t kill anyone or **** women.”

   "Only looting, not killing, do you believe it?" Zhao Han sneered.

  Fei Ruhe was a little embarrassed: "At least not many kills, only those who want to resist."

   "Tell me, do those Ehu soldiers have a lot of acquaintances?" Zhao Han directly exposed it.

Fei Ruhe said: "There is a brother who has not passed the fifth service, and there are more than a dozen relatives who have passed the fifth service. The rest are all good families near the E Lake. They are really elite. Facing the siege and ambush, they did not When they surrendered, they still gathered around Guangxin Zhifu. Veterans who have trained for more than two years and have seen blood in actual combat! Moreover, they didn’t kill many civilians, at least not many compared with other soldiers.”

  Zhao Han thought carefully and said, "I'm going to expand the army and prepare for war!"

  Taihe County was devastated by the thief leader Sai Lubu, the landlord was almost killed, and the life of the people was even more difficult. And because of the war, a large number of people died or fled. Zhao Han can move some farmers there to alleviate the shortage of cultivated land in the existing land.

   Moreover, only by taking Taihe County can the terrain gap in the south be blocked, and he is not afraid of more officers and soldiers.

  (end of this chapter)