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On the seventh day of the third month of the sixth year of Yongli, after the Ming army of Fujian who besieged Zhangzhou completed the excavation of the tunnel, Zheng Chenggong ordered the ignition of the fuse, intending to blow up the city wall by reopening the collapse method.

However, as in history, due to errors in calculation distances, the position where the gunpowder was placed did not enter the city. After igniting the gunpowder, only a large pit was blown out outside the city and there was nothing else. Failed to blast, Zheng Chenggong had to change the attack on the city to a siege, trying to consume the defenders' will to resist.

However, with the emergence of Chen Wen, the battlefield in Zhejiang was repeated. The governor-general of Zhejiang and Fujian, who had arrived in Zhangzhou three days later, could only stay in Quzhou to prevent Chen Wen. The other Qing troops from Fujian who came with Chen Jin did not dare to come over to "send people's heads" without the cooperation of elite troops. Ma Jinbao, who arrived in Zhangzhou a month later, was surrounded by Zheng Chenggong, had been crippled by Chen Wen. He was afraid that even if he took out the courage to scrape the ground and fought, he would not dare to come to Zhangzhou to seek death.

At this moment, the Qing army in Zhejiang and Fujian did not dare to act rashly. The Qing army in Jiangxi and the Qing army led by the Fujian left-leaning general Wang Zhigang were still intensively encircling and suppressing the remaining troops of Pingjiang Bo Zhang Zisheng, who was the only remaining "Four Major Bandits in Jiangxi", trying to relieve the threat of the Ming army in Jiangxi once and for all.

As for Guangdong, Shang and Geng Erfan were still busy suppressing the rebels in various places to fight against the Qing army. Although Hao Jiushang, the Chaozhou general who was closest to Zhangzhou, had a grudge against Zheng Chenggong, he was a self-restrained person and would never leave the risk that his lair might be "taken over" by other Qing troops to come to find Zheng Chenggong's uncomfortable.

For a moment, on the battlefield in Fujian, Zheng Chenggong was no longer invincible and was just waiting to capture Zhangzhou Prefecture!

Compared to Zheng Chenggong's comfort, Chen Wen, who was in Jinhua Prefecture in western Zhejiang, was far less calm than he was. The threat of the Qing army was still there. Previously, in order to raise troops, train troops, build military facilities such as fortresses, military camps, warehouses, etc., and to repay land and land pensions. Chen Wen ordered the requisition of wasteland, confiscated Ma Jinbao and his subordinates' industries, and raised funds in the name of "large aftermath loans". These measures greatly stabilized the morale of the army and allowed the Ming army under his command to quickly gather greater strength.??.|?`

However, with the implementation of the wasteland requisition and the "After-care loan" began, except for the indisputable part of the land that was indisputable at the beginning, the handover was barely completed safely. The subsequent requisition of wasteland by the government and the garrison was soon violently resisted by local gentry and people. Even the implementation of the "After-care loan" was not as smooth as expected under the instigation of those who were interested.

Linxi Village, southwest of Yongkang County, Jinhua Prefecture, is adjacent to Yongkang Creek, with convenient water conservancy and irrigation and relatively fertile land. Previously, most of the land was seized by the Qing army. When the Ming army revived Jinhua Prefecture, some gentry and civilians secretly returned to farm without land deeds.

However, with the issuance of the order to confiscate Ma Jinbao and his subordinates' industries, and the beginning of the "After-time loan", especially after the "After-time meeting of the King's Restoration of Jinhuafu", rumors began to appear among the people that the Ming army intended to seize the civilian property like Ma Jinbao, and it spread from counties and towns to the countryside very quickly.

Under the sun, next to a large field outside Linxi Village where sowing began, a large group of men, women, young and old holding various "weapons" were confronting another group of officials, officers and local garrison troops with far fewer people than their number, while the two groups of people were each their own people.

"Dear elders, the aftermath loan is a government order from the government. You have not purchased the loan and even occupied the wasteland that has been requisitioned by the garrison. Don't you know that this is a violation of the law?"

The speaker was wearing a fifth-rank official uniform, with a bear veil embroidered on his chest, and looked like a public face that could not be found in the crowd. The only difference was that half of his left arm was missing, which seemed to be cut off from two-thirds of his forearm.

This person is named Tian Yanghe, who was originally one of the earliest team leader in Nantangying. He fought with the Qing army during the battle of the Simingshan Palace, and his back was in trouble. Although he was treated by military doctors, his life was saved, but his arm was cut off by the Qing army. He could not get into the formation again. During his time in Tiantai Mountain, he learned some words and counted. When the Ming army recovered Jinhua Mansion, he was appointed by Chen Wen as the commander of the thousand households in Yongkang, and he also had an official position as a guarantee for the future.

"This land was passed down from our ancestors. It was ours. Why should I give you money? If you have the abduction, you will catch me!"

When he heard Tian Youwei speak out his official voice.??.|??` A man holding a hoe in front of the crowd was furious and shouted that he wanted to take action. However, before he could wait, he was scolded by an old man who was the representative of the people. After the old man dissuaded the people behind him again, he turned to Tian Youwei and said.

"Tian Qianhu, we and other common people dare not disobey the laws of the government, but these lands are indeed owned by each family. They were robbed by the Tartars before, and the king's army restored our hometown. We and other common people are unwilling to give up their food. But if we lose the land, we have no choice but to pay the food. We hope that the Lord Qianhu will report the suffering of our common people to the Mansion and General."

Seeing that the old man said a gift, Tian Yanghe had to return the gift. However, before he could speak, a county magistrate next to him said sarcastically: "Hmph, half a month ago, Your Highness the Superintendent of the State has sent the new Zhejiang Governor Cao Fujun to issue an order. The former general of the envoy, Dalanshan General, has been named Linhai Bo. Everyone is the general. Could it be that you don't recognize the imperial edict of Your Highness?"

Hearing this, the old man hurriedly bowed to the direction of Jinhua City and said he was guilty of death. A gentleman standing beside him sneered: "Those who do not know are innocent, what is the chief clerk's intention to intimidate the people?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the people all looked angry. Seeing this, Tian Yanghe glared at the chief clerk who was still sarcastic, and hurried forward to help the old man up.

"Those who do not know are innocent are not guilty, and this is reasonable. But in the future, you must remember that Linhai Bo is now a famous title in the court, and the title needs to be changed." Then, he changed his subject. "As early as Tiantai Mountain, His Highness the Superintendent granted Linhai Bo the right to act cheaply. The aftermath loan is not without interest, and it will be repaid in installments next year, and it is not taxable. Why do you resist the court's laws?"

Tian Yanghe said this, the gentry had already expected it, and saw him step forward and say, "It is true that Linhai Bo has the right to act cheaply, but this after-care loan is not owned by the ancestors. If the government repents in the future, it will not be our common people who suffer. Let's say yes, not."

"Mr. Ding said."

"It's this way, the land is ours, why should I give these Qiu Ba silver!"

“…”

Seeing that Ding Shenyan, a student who had attended the aftermath meeting, was quibbling, the people seemed to feel that they were right and started shouting again. Tian Yanghe was not a verbal debater. The words just now had accumulated in handling such incidents in the past few days, and at this moment, they were immediately speechless by the words "not owned by the ancestors".

As the deputy of the garrison of Yongkang County garrison, Qian Zong An Youfu had been enduring it for a long time. He knew that Tian Yanghe was speechless and was furious. An Youfu immediately walked forward. He started to slid down from the armor in front of everyone. It was not until his chest was exposed that he heard An Youfu pointing at the scars on his body and shouting loudly.

"You ask the government what qualifications are for the government to collect loans, right? I will tell you. Starting from the Siming Mountain as the people's palace who went south to take refuge, we fought with the Tartars in a bloody battle under the leadership of Linhaibo, and we did not regain Jinhua Mansion last year. I and my fellow comrades were all wounded in the bloody battle with the Tartars, including Tian Qianhu's arm, and many of them died in the battlefield. If we had not driven away the bastard Ma Jinbao, these fields are still the dogs and Tartars, and you would not even have the chance to buy loans. Now you have occupied the fields privately, and you still know the four words of etiquette, righteousness, integrity and shame?"

An Youfu's words were very reasonable, and he immediately stunned the people present, and some of them were even beginning to show shame. However, for Ding Shenyan, it was not irrefutable.

"It is the duty of the people to collect food and get the people. It is also the duty of the government troops to recover lost territory. Otherwise, what's the use of waiting for you? How can people not be killed in war? If a few Qiu Ba dies, they will seize the property of the people and starve them to death. Let me ask, what's the difference between you and Ma Jinbao?"

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, scholars talked about state affairs and hindered local administration, and were used to being unrestrained. Especially the gentry in Jiangnan was a little unhappy. They would often connect with the gentry to encourage the people to expel officials. If they were under the Qing Dynasty, they would still be restrained in front of the butcher knives that had not yet been wiped dry, but they were still unscrupulous in the Ming court.

The reason is that Emperor Mingzu is the one who is in charge. Moreover, the current Ming army in Jinhua is not a monolithic. The military representative Chen Wen and the governor Cao Conglong, who was sent by the Lu State, joined forces. These gentry are similar to civil officials. Naturally, they are not afraid of having no place to talk about their "reason".

When he heard this person's words, he was discriminating against their identity and was clearly unreasonable. The officers and soldiers of the garrison present had long felt honor in their raising and were no longer as inferior as those of the military households in the past. Now that this person is so indifferent to their lives, these officers and soldiers are not as humiliated as such. They immediately came forward with weapons and taught this guy a lesson, even An Youfu is no exception.

At this moment, when the garrison troops came forward with weapons, the people were not willing to be outdone and rushed up. The chief clerk from the county yard brought the accompanying yamen runners, Qianhutian Yanghe of the garrison and the old man who was the representative of the people for fear of bleeding and casualties, so he hurried forward to stop him. Instead, Ding Shenyan, who was causing the trouble, retreated to the crowd of the people.

After a lot of effort, these people who maintained order persuaded the two gangs to re-open. However, before persuading them, the weapons on both sides had already been back and forth. Although the weapons of the garrison were all made of wooden weapons during training, they were quite painful to hit the body. In addition, the cooperation of the Mandarin Duck Formation also took a great advantage. On the contrary, the more people suffered some losses and were injured in some flesh.

Although the crowd was reluctantly persuaded to get rid of it, the smell of gunpowder could not dissipate in a short period of time, and the anger was just waiting to accumulate to a greater extent. In this way, the confrontation was still in the afternoon, and seeing that it was about to be nightfall when it was about to come back to the county town, the people from the county hurriedly returned. The people, under Ding Shenyan's persuasion, left some men to watch the night, as if they were afraid that the army would come to make trouble at night.

However, although these people dispersed, Chen Wen, who was in Jinhua City, ushered in a new round of spitting stars.

"There has not been this case for more than two hundred years of Emperor Ming Dynasty. The noble master was arbitrarily changing the ancestral system. He was the authority of the court and also thought about the affairs of the noble master after his death. This matter must not be done and should be cancelled immediately!"

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