Chapter 12 Settlement
The site selection of the venue was originally Chen Wen's plan to take the big house that Ma Jinbao once lived in Jinhua City. The former owner of the house died in the slaughter of Jinhua. Ma Jinbao easily got the house. When he just recovered Jinhua, Wu Dengke and others sent someone to take care of the house and wait for Chen Wen to accept it. However, Chen Wen was not interested in this, so he had to wait for it to be free.
I originally planned to act as a venue to mock Ma Jinbao, which was also considered "where to come from". However, who knew that there were too many gentry and people coming, so I had to clear out a space for the venue.
After passing through the city gate, Chen Wen quickly arrived at the entrance of the venue. At this moment, many gentry and civilians had already taken their numbers to enter the venue, and more were still queuing up to enter the venue under the guidance of the officers and soldiers responsible for maintaining order.
Seeing this, Chen Wen quickly dismounted, bowed his hand and entered the venue from another gate that was specifically opened for the Ming army. After Chen Wen left, the gentry and civilians were still saluting in the direction of the gate that Chen Wen had just entered, or simply taking the salute and continuing to line up to enter the venue.
Due to the large number of gentry and people, the venue was divided into three gates and lined up to enter. A large number of Ming troops were scattered to maintain order. In addition to the Ming army, there were also officials from the city in the palace who were distributing notes with numbers.
In the long dragon to the west, Mr. Feng's servants from Hengdian Town, Dongyang County were lined up. His master's family stood outside the crowd with a group of gentry dressed in extraordinary clothes, covering his nose with a pink handkerchief, as if he would reduce his life by the smell of the mud legs and the military man in front of him.
Unlike others, Mr. Feng is actually unwilling to come. A few months ago, when the Ming army was exploring Jinhua, he staged a drama of bandits attacking the town in Hengdian Town. Although he was indirectly responsible for the success of the Ming army's military operation, he was also the one who sent people to ask for help from the Qing army. The Ming army has no revenge at the moment, but if the Ming army commander remembered that there was such a thing, it would probably not be the matter of taking back the family property. So just as Chen Wen came, he recognized this person as the "big cabinet Zuoshan Diao on Weihu Mountain". Mr. Feng immediately bowed to the ground, for fear of being seen by the "Zuoshan Diao", and recalled that "unpleasant" period.
However, the Feng family was previously killed by the Ming army in Dongyang County, which had been killed by the Ming army, occupied a lot of land and some houses and shops. The order from the government was to ask the head of the family to come and discuss, otherwise he would have to believe it at home, so he could only rush to the city with the help of his property, and he would always take back the property.
Next to Mr. Feng, a middle-aged Confucian scholar wearing a square scarf and a blue collar, looked at the abortion coldly, and bursts of dissatisfaction came from his mouth.
"This warrior actually asked our gentry to line up with these mountain village men. It was so gentle that he was very nervous."
The words of the middle-aged Confucian scholar immediately attracted everyone's approval, but because the Ming army was not far away to maintain order, the volume of these gentry was deliberately lowered, and even the middle-aged Confucian scholar was no exception.
Mr. Feng knew very well that compared to Ma Jinbao and the generals of the Ming and Qing armies who had previously stationed here, the Ming army, General Chen respected the gentry and never treated the people, which was extremely rare. However, once he remembered that this person killed hundreds of prisoners in Yiwu, no one would be wary of him, for fear of being taken care of by this cruel guy.
Besides, although these people were still secretly expressing their contempt for the warriors, Mr. Feng knew very well that as long as Marshal Chen could return the property that Ma Jinbao had seized over the years, let alone queueing up, even if they asked these people to sweep the floor several times or dozens of times, they would definitely come, let alone there are still servants queuing for them now.
But at this moment, the middle-aged Confucian scholar spoke again, and what he said immediately attracted Mr. Feng's attention.
"However, although Marshal Chen is very smart and close to the demon when fighting, he is still too young after all, and he doesn't know much about this kind of human nature."
When the Confucian scholar heard the talk, another fat man with oily and sweaty face and trembling fat on his body immediately asked, "How can Brother Ding explain this?"
I glanced at the outsider and the disgust in my eyes flashed and a businessman dared to be like a scholar brother. It was really a worldly trend that was so beautiful that people were not as good as ever. But at this moment, when the middle-aged Confucian scholar saw that many of them also showed such incomprehensible eyes, the sense of superiority in his heart arose and sighed with a suppressed IQ.
However, after saying this halfway, someone asked but didn't continue, it was always unfavorable to his next words. Naturally, he still had to explain them clearly to these fools.
"My Lords, this time, General Chen has attracted so many gentry and people, and the host and guest situation has reversed. Looking at his complacent attitude just now, I am afraid that he has not thought about how he cannot be called young."
The Confucian scholar's words immediately woke everyone up, and one of them, who was a little younger than him, immediately said: "Brother Ding said very much. As long as we are united, even the General Chen will make us three points."
Seeing that someone understood his meaning, the middle-aged Confucian scholar continued: "Master Chen was willing to return the industries of each company. After all, it was the court's rule. As a local example, we always had to pay some money, which was also a hard money for the soldiers. After all, if Ma Jinbao killed the thief, these industries would definitely be taken back."
But as soon as this statement was made, everyone who was still praising him was silent, fearing that too many words would lead to failure. I thought it would be a cheer for the whole house, but few responded. The middle-aged Confucian scholar frowned and couldn't help but cursed in his heart, "I don't have enough to make up for the plan" and bowed to say goodbye.
Seeing the middle-aged Confucian scholar being too lazy to continue to convince those "willing money-guarding slaves", Mr. Feng withdrew his gaze, but happened to see one of his servants running over.
"Master, Feng Si is almost at the gate."
"Um."
After saying that, Mr. Feng turned to bow to everyone and followed the servant to the gate alone, while the others grabbed the middle-aged Confucian scholar and advised each other to discuss a plan to unite and deal with the government, but did not go with him.
There is no order without rules. The tall and powerful officer who led the Ming army to maintain order had made a statement in advance that one person could only enter one person in a number, and after entering, he would not be allowed to speak without the permission of Marshal Chen and Magistrate Sun. In order to prevent himself from being too conspicuous, Mr. Feng remembered these things very clearly, and naturally there was no feeling of loss at the moment.
Soon, Mr. Feng and the servant arrived at the entrance. The servant in line quickly squeezed backwards and easily gave up a seat for his master. His master would wait for the old man who was undergoing the inspection in front to finish the inspection.
After getting in line, Mr. Feng kept looking at the old man in front, as if he looked familiar. However, although the clothes on this person were new, the fabric was very ordinary. Since he had money to make new clothes, he still had some money in his family after being persecuted by Ma Jinbao, but the family business should have been small in the past.
The old man quickly completed the inspection and whispered a few words to the minor official who distributed the notes. He was immediately invited in by the minor official in awe, not daring to be negligent at all.
Mr. Feng had not yet remembered who the old man was, but had to hurry up to be inspected under the dissatisfied gaze of the gatekeeper. The inspection project was very simple. A minor official took him to the side to check if he had any weapons. Then he registered his identity and name and property that needed to be recovered, and then took a note with the number written on it. Under the guidance of the minor official, he went to the left side of the venue to look for a seat.
The gentry and people outside the venue were still queuing up. After Chen Wen entered the venue, he went straight to the two-in-yard behind the "rooftop". Unlike Chen Wen who was accustomed to arriving on time, Sun Yu was accustomed to arriving in advance in case of an accident.
Seeing Chen Wen enter the room, Sun Yu, who was making final preparations with the relevant officials, waved everyone away until everyone went out, and said, "Fu Ren. Have you seen the scene outside?"
Hearing Sun Yu’s question, Chen Wen nodded and couldn’t help but smile. “After today, I guess my reputation is not much better than that of Ma Jinbao. I will ask the prefect Sun to take care of him in the future.”
Seeing that Chen Wen was still intent on joking, Sun Yu smiled and said, "I'm afraid you and I will be birds of a feather in their eyes, and no one is better than anyone else."
Since regaining Jinhua Mansion, Sun Yu still had the same "ice face" when he met others, but when he was alone with Chen Wen and his wife, he could occasionally joke around, and he was no longer as cold as before.
The ice began to melt, which was a good thing, at least in Chen Wen's opinion. However, Chen Wenben was not a person of this era, so he naturally didn't care much. It was just that Sun Yu was a native of Jinhua. If he had a bad reputation, he would always suffer some adverse effects on his and his family's future, but Sun Yu didn't care at all. This trust really made him feel very moved.
The two chatted for a while, until the minor officials outside came to report that all the gentry and the people had entered the venue, they took a group of officials to the wooden "rooftop" on the venue.
At this moment, the venue was full of people, and it seemed that there were hundreds of people. The Ming army, which maintained order, guarded the rostrum and the surroundings of the venue, and it seemed to be crowded. It was only after Chen Wen and Sun Yu sat down that other officials sat down one after another.
Seeing Sun Yu nodding, Lu Wenlong, the chief clerk of Jinhua County who was in charge of the ritual, walked to the edge of the rostrum and then shouted: "The King's Restoration of Jinhua Prefecture has officially begun!"
After waiting for many days, the time finally came. The gentry and people present gathered their hands to celebrate, and the joy was thunderous. It was not until a moment later that Lu Wenlong said, "I would like to invite the general to conquer Dalan, guard Dalan, and General Chen Dazhi, the general of Jinhua, spoke."
The venue was as quiet as before, Chen Wen stood up, bowed to the gentry and the people, and then said loudly: "His Highness Lai Jianguo Hong Fu, the soldiers used their lives. After a series of bloody battles, the royal army finally recovered the entire Jinhua Prefecture and Chuzhou, and some areas of Shaoxing at the end of last year."
"In the fierce battles last year, the king's army first won the field battle against several times its left-behind Tartars, and then went to Dongyang County. In the battle of Xiaoshun Town, the king's army defeated the Biao camp of Zhejiang and Fujian Governors, and the green camp of Jinquyan Chu, beheaded 623, and captured 1,159 alive; in the battle of Yiwu County's city defense and pursuit, the king's army wiped out the Biao camp of Zhejiang Governors, beheaded 1,988."
The Ming army's beheadings that had been fought several times before sounded very exciting, but when they heard that the Fubiao camp had wiped out a total of more than 2,000 troops, the beheadings were as high as 1,988, the ground was silent, and only the gentry and people of Yiwu County praised them, which seemed very abrupt.
Kill prisoners!
I just heard of it before, but now the bloody general is telling it out loud, which really makes the gentry and the people present and some of the officials present feel the cool breeze behind him, and a sense of fear arises.
"The King's Army was able to achieve such brilliant results with less than one-third of the Tartars' military strength. Of course, the strong assistance of local charity soldiers in Jinhua Prefecture was indispensable. The donated materials and the information delivered gave great help to the King's Army. Thousands of Jinhua children joined the army with a sigh and gave their blood and life to the restoration of our Bawu land. As the general in charge of guarding the local area, this commander thanked the people who provided assistance to the King's Army during the restoration of Jinhua Prefecture." After that, Chen Wen bowed and bowed.
Seeing that the general of the prestigious governor of Lu, the king of Lu, ordered to bow to them and other people, even the scholars who were famous, quickly stood up to return the salute. The ordinary people even bowed and bowed down. For a while, the venue was very lively, and it was not until Chen Wen finished his gift.
"Because of this, after discussing with the prefect Sun, I was moved by the righteous acts of the righteous people in Jinhua. Considering the overwhelming tax collections by the Tartars in Jinhua Prefecture and the rebellious actions of the Ma thief Jinbao, he decided to confiscate Ma Jinbao and his subordinates' property in order to compensate the losses of the Jinhua Yimin in recent years."
Compensating for losses was what the gentry and people attending the meeting wanted to hear the most. At this moment, they were even more excited. However, Chen Wen changed his mind and poured a pot of cold water into these restless hearts.
"But, the Ming Dynasty has not yet succeeded, and comrades still need to work hard. Although our troops have revived Jinhua Prefecture in one go, other prefectures and counties in Zhejiang are still in the hands of the Tatars."
"As far as I know, there are still more than 2,500 Green Camp in Huzhou, more than 2,500 Green Camp in Jiaxing, 3,000 Dinghai General Bian Battalion, 2,000 Green Camp in Ningbo, Taizhou, Shaoxing, and Wenzhou, 3,000 Green Camp in Zhejiang, and 3,000 Admiral Bian Battalion, and 4,000 Hangzhou garrison Eight Banners on the side."
"Not only that, although the Tartars suffered heavy damage last year, they will inevitably rebuild Fubiao Camp with their absolute advantages in manpower, material resources and financial resources, and supplement the vacancies of the Super Biao Camp and the Green Camp of the Four Prefectures of Jinquyan. They will never tolerate the continued existence of the Wang Shi in Jinhua."
"And our Jinhua Prefecture is not the coast. It is connected to Hangzhou and Shaoxing in the north, Chuzhou in the south, Taizhou in the east, Yanzhou and Quzhou in the west, and enemies on all sides. The king's army can only rely on these three dissatisfied war camps to face the more than 50,000 Tartars, which are difficult to defend this place. Even if the king's army returns those industries, they will be taken away by the Tartars again, especially today when Ma Jinbao is still alive, which is even more so."
Chapter completed!