Chapter 178 The Marshal's Comment

The first major event after Kaixi was to raise the mining taxes of Taiping and Chizhou prefectures, and even the New Year's money from Fujian and Liangzhe, deducted all the salaries of officials above the third rank in Beijing for a month. The New Year's money from the children of the royal family also paid in, and collected more than 900,000 taels in total.

From Changzhou and Suzhou urgently transported more than 6,000 stones of fine rice, and "borrowed" 5,000 stones from Huzhou and Hangzhou. Finally, more than 10,000 stones of grain were pieced together and transported directly to Huaixi.

Everyone’s hundreds of thousands of taels of silver and more than ten thousand stone rice were really nothing to the entire Jiangnan. But for the Xingwu court, it was really hard to put together such a little effort, with a broom in the east and a dustpan in the west.

In order to reinforce the people of Huaixi, the young Emperor Xingwu deducted all the annual silver for the royal family and even stopped the "night meal" in the palace. The emperor would rather be hungry than raise money to raise grain to send the most urgently needed materials in Huaixi. The court has issued a clear order that all tea tributes and Jingongs will be converted into cash or grain and rice this spring, and there is no need to go to the south capital and send them directly to Huaixi to cope with the spring crisis of the green and yellow in Huaixi.

The emperor could not save a few small amounts of money at all and had little practical significance. But when it was promoted, the political effect here would be greater.

This is truly loving the people as much as a son.

The little emperor was diligent, but after doing this, he really had the style of Emperor Chongzhen. Even the Mu family, who was far away in Yunnan, praised the emperor's actions and specially sent people to send 140,000 taels of silver and more than 600 plowing oxen.

When supporting Huaixi from all directions, the only remaining half of the Ming Dynasty showed more spirit of rejuvenation.

The Zhongsheng Bo in Huaixi was Pan Ping of the Ming Dynasty, and he was also the vanguard and main force in regaining the northern region. In terms of military affairs, the court could not compete with the army to die, but this thought was also true.

The war was left to Zhongcheng Bo. As long as everyone took care of the money and food in the future, the army to die could defeat the Tartars for the court and clean up the northern land for Long Live.

This substitute is really useful.

The principle of cleaning up rivers and mountains is to go to heaven, which is also a matter of the court. But the real fight against the Tartars has always been the beginning and end of the army, and the court seems to have basically never done anything. In this way, the court is not "no size of achievements" and does nothing, and it can be regarded as participating in the great cause of restoring the country.

In the war, it is not only a charge and bloodshed and sacrifice, but also a need for money, food, fodder, and equipment. Zhongsheng Bo can fight, fight in front; the court is in the middle of the rear and supports behind. In this way, fighting the Tartars will become a common cause for the death army and the court, and no one is idle.

No matter who it is, it can be seen that the army to die is moving closer to the court, and the rumors about the disagreement between the two have become much weaker.

Think about it, that's the same.

Zhongcheng Bo is the teacher of the little emperor Xingwu, and he was even more entrusted by the Emperor Daxing and his wife. Now he is still the brother-in-law of Long Live. If he can't kiss him anymore, what kind of life can he make a living? If Zhongcheng Bo hadn't had great skills, Emperor Xingwu would have died in the army of millions of thieves. If Zhongcheng Bo hadn't had Zhongcheng Bo's blood and courage, Emperor Xingwu would have arrived in Bunandu at all.

No matter what, half of the Ming Dynasty's country finally showed a joint effort. As long as the invincible army to die in the world is not short of money and food, there are not enough Tartars to fight, and you can see things by cleaning up the rivers and mountains.

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, Long live and the officials in Beijing worshiped the monument of the heroes who protect the country outside the Wulong Bridge.

Starting from the right moment of the Chen period, civil and military officials, royal family members, and vassal princes from all over the country gathered together, mobilizing the largest and high-level ceremonial warriors of the Ming Dynasty, and even long live the emperor, he performed the ceremony of kneeling and worshiping. Such rank and treatment are second only to the sacrifice of heaven and earth.

Thousands of soldiers who went to the death sprinkled blood on both sides of the river, which led to the peace and well-being of Nandu. It was natural that even a prayer was paid.

It is not only a matter of people's morale, but also a huge advantage.

From a political perspective, this not only determines the subordinate relationship between Huaixi and Nandu, but also shows the attitude of loyal Bo himself. No matter what people outside say, at least Li Si still regards this court as the court. No matter what Li Si's real idea is, at least in the process of regaining lost territory, the court will not do anything but drag it back. At least in terms of people's hearts and expectations, the court avoided the embarrassment of "no size" descendants of Zhao Song, and also avoided the possibility that Li Si would become the next Zhu Yuanzhang.

In fact, let’s not talk about it for now. At least in name, the Xingwu court confirmed the status of Huaixi - belonging to Nandu. This also ensured the unification of the entire anti-Qing camp, and everyone was under the banner of the little emperor Xingwu.

Although there are still many vassal kings and local powerful factions in Jiangnan, the little emperor Xingwu is still the nominal supreme leader, especially after confirming his relationship with Huaixi, this point was further strengthened.

If you want to subdue the vassal kings and local powerhouses, the small court is far from such strength. At present, it is enough to ensure that those forces do not go further. Moreover, the power of the center is gradually increasing, and this situation seems to be gradually improving.

On the ninth day of the first lunar month, the second memorial from Zhongsheng Bo Li Si arrived.

Regarding the various memorials and documents of Huaixi, especially Zhongsheng Bo himself, the young emperor always reviewed them at the first time no matter when and where.

The memorial written by a fine charcoal hard pen is far from being gorgeous, and it is not even considered a simplified man. However, the importance attached by the monarch and ministers of Xingwu were beyond doubt.

In the memorial to the court, Li Si did not say anything real, and even did not mention the movements of the dead and the future and the thanks for the court's support. The whole article was full of polite words, and there was also official articles such as "Take care of the dragon body" in the emperor.

This actually made the old school officials who controlled the center feel relieved.

Li Si himself would not take the polite words of the Saint An and others seriously, but just a casual talk. Li Si, who made the old school officials very worried, did not mention his gratitude for support in just a few words, which means he still regarded himself as part of the court. In the eyes of the school officials, whether all the kings and the court reinforced their own people was completely a matter of duty. If Li Si expressed his gratitude and even said something like repayment, it would be equivalent to showing his equal status with the court, which was what these people most reluctant to see.

Following the memorial, there was a collar bearskin cloak and a letter.

The bear skin cloak is obviously an authentic product of the Two Liaos. It has neat hairs and short hairs. Except for the two Liaos, other regions cannot produce such good furs.

No matter how precious this bear skin is, the little emperor and the old school officials don’t care much. The most important thing is the letter.

If you don’t just tell me something in the memorial, but instead write a letter out, it must be very important.

The letters are neatly crafted and small flies. The sky, eyebrows, earth, shoulders are regular, and you can tell at a glance that it was Li Si who found someone to write for him.

Yingying has several pages, and the thousand-word text is not something that Li Si, a martial artist who is not very good at writing.

"... From Jiashen to Yiyou, now it is Bingxu year... From Chongzhen to Hongguang, now it is the Xingwu Dynasty..." The few sentences mentioned the drastic changes that have been experienced in recent years, and the latter is the important content.

"The arrogant emperor gave the position of the school ritual, and the ministers neglected their duties and had few opportunities to teach. The wars and chaos arose, and national affairs were difficult, and there was even less opportunity. Whenever I thought about this, I felt deeply ashamed of the great emperor of Daxing's entrusting his or her orphans, and was frightened..."

Li Si's Crown Prince's Chronicle was awarded when Emperor Chongzhen was reigned, and he did not take many courses, nor could he give much guidance to the young Emperor Xingwu who was still the crown prince at that time. This is Li Si's regret.

"Now the Grand Principal has been settled, and the people who go to the death are waiting for a while. The rear is at a loss. The army can attack the north and restore the northern capital to revive our Han family. It is just around the corner. If you have time to think about the great cause of the saint king, it should be a time when the ministers need to serve. The two places are separated, so I will write it. If there is any explanation, the academic officials can explain it. The first lesson this year is called the people-oriented..."

The situation is getting better now, and Li Si can make time to continue teaching the emperor. However, Huaixi and Nan are too far away, so it may not be fully explained. Fortunately, there are so many old school officials who can make up for it. Well, the Zhongsheng Bo is about to start teaching. The first lesson is to talk about what the people-oriented is.

"The so-called people-oriented means that the people are the foundation, the officials are the branches and trunks, and the emperor is the last leaves... The spring and autumn are back and forth. Can the last leaves wither and flourish? Can you see if the branches and trunks wither?"

This is why Li Si dared to say it in front of him. The common people are the roots of trees, the bureaucrats are the branches, and the emperor is just the leaves on the trees. Every spring and autumn, the leaves of the trees will fall down, but the branches will not move.

"However, even if the leaves are at the end, they are also the leader... If there is no unlucky husband's family and no resentment, everyone will not be hungry or cold, and there will be no regrets when they are in the time of their health. This is the beginning of the kingly way."

"It is easy to know the king's way, but it is difficult to do it. The wealthy Jiangnan can be the beginning of the king's way. However, what is the poor and remote place?"

"Only the people's hearts!"

"The people's hearts are actually floods, and they can carry boats or cover them, but with a little guidance..."

Li Si's letter is thoughtful and thoughtful. The first half is full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, and the second half is incredible. According to Li Si's hugeness, the people's hearts are no longer the fundamental force that determines everything, but a force that can be manipulated or even created out of thin air...

This is completely contrary to the Confucian thought and realm. The whole article is full of black words, emphasizing the two powers of "art" and "momentum". Judging from Li Si's meaning, the prince's tutoring scriptures is not about teaching the Holy Emperor to become a righteous and open wise ruler, but about making a person like Wang Mang come out...

This is more advanced than the so-called emperor's mind. In many places, the little emperor seems to understand it, and it seems that there is a reason, but when you think about it carefully, it is not that kind of thing at all...

"The loyal Bo's words are bad. As long as the people's hearts look to me, no matter Li Chuang's millions of thieves or the 100,000 cavalry in Manchuria, it is not enough to worry about it. The people's hearts are to have the court benevolent and political affairs first, and light taxes and labor are the basis. Rights and wrong, good and evil, beautiful and ugly, and the people can see clearly clearly. How can the people's hearts be manipulated?"

...

Nandu and Huaixi are just separated by a river. With the continuous influx of resources, people's livelihoods in various places will improve rapidly, and at least there will be no tragedy of starving people to death.

In the severe cold, no people died of cold and starvation, which was absolutely an amazing political achievement in that era.

The support from the court was from east to west, and the materials obtained by the dead army through various shameful means were from west to east. The supplies from both directions allowed the people in Huaixi and eastern Henan to obtain the most basic living security, and there was no need to worry about tomorrow's food and clothing.

Although these materials cannot support the entire Huaixi to summer grain harvest season, they can maintain the weather to the lowest point until the weather gets warmer. As long as the weather gets warmer, the consumption of food will be smaller. The people have lived hard life and know how to make a living.

As long as the weather is warm, fresh willow leaves, plump elm seeds and even some melons and fruits will come down. Although these things cannot completely replace food, they will not starve to death. As long as the Grandmaster has continued to provide sporadic support, everyone can survive it even if they stand up.

But not everyone is so optimistic, and not everyone is treated like this.

In the northwest of Guide and east of Kaifeng, the Yellow River has a soothing turn. Due to the frequent flooding of the Yellow River, this area has become a wasteland.

Every time the Yellow River floods, the rolling water will turn this area into a marsh country with a huge amount of mud and sand. After the flood recedes, mud and sand buried the fields and villages, leaving only a boundless wasteland full of fine sand.

Especially since the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the frequent flooding of the Yellow River was a very dangerous problem. (Of course, if it weren't for this, there would be no Great Yellow River Uprising, and there would be no current Ming Dynasty). Until now, the people along both sides of the river have been continuously increasing the embankments, and the mud and sand of the Yellow River itself have been constantly too high in the riverbed. For hundreds of years, the water surface of the Yellow River has been much higher than the tops of the tree in this area.

The Yellow River is on my head, and the barren land is trampled under my feet. Even those low hills are not as high as the bottom of the Yellow River. Because the Yellow River has not flooded on a large scale in recent years, weeds and woods have grown in many places...

The villages in this area were buried under the yellow sand a hundred years ago, and the nearest village was more than 40 miles away. In more than a hundred years, a large population has appeared here for the first time, and a "village" has appeared for the first time.

This is the place where Lu Zhili and the remnants of Manchuria who followed him survived.

This is the area designated by the loyal Body to these enemies. After this area, no one can kill them without any reason or means.

When Lu Shili came here with the old and weak left by the Tartars, they didn’t even have the minimum food and clothing. As for the simplest housing, medicine and other items, they were just a luxury that they didn’t dare to think about.

A few hundred people, who had just left the revengeful massacre of the dead, came to this barren land in the cold season. The miserable situation can be imagined.

Wild dogs chase all the living things that can be caught, whether it is a fat rabbit or a mouse dug out of the hole, as long as it can be eaten, it is a good thing. Those women and dolls dig out sweet reed roots and plant tuber hidden underground regardless of day or night...

Even so, in less than half a month, more than 100 people died of hunger, cold and illness.

When these aliens were red in their eyes and looked at the corpses and salivating, Lu Shizhi had to use punches and kicks to stop them. At this time, Lu Shizhi was really crying: "Eat the corpse? Do you really don't want to be human? Do you really want wild animals? If you really want to be wild animals, I won't care..."

This former official of the Qisha Camp, who made the Tartars in the world frightened, is now the guardian of these people.

These people obey Lu's orders without any discount, because Lu's literacy sacrificed everything and saved their lives.

In the legend of the old Jurchens, when the Jurchen ancestors were facing the danger of life and death, a god protected them, and this god was called Wuliyan.

Now Lu Zhili is the Wuliyan in everyone's hearts, the guardian god descended from heaven.

It was this guardian who saved them in the most dangerous time. It was this guardian who led them to dig open the holes and build the most simple cellar. It was this guardian who collected valuable jewelry and jewelry on everyone and took them out to exchange them for precious sorghum rice.

If it weren't for the sorghum rice that Lu Shi Li changed, the people here would have starved to death several times.

With the rapid progress of the army to die, some Manchus near Kaifeng also fled to this "paradise garden" that can be temporarily avoided. Especially after the Yellow River was frozen, the army to die quickly occupied a large area in the north. The remaining Manchus north of the Yellow River were nowhere to go, and the only hope was here.

He said the name of Uliyan and tried every means to avoid the village full of hatred. He crossed the frozen Yellow River and finally arrived at this place where the Manchus thought were immortal.

Only here can Manchurians save their lives and see similar people.

On the way here, countless people fell down and could not stand up again. After scattering the bodies all the way, some people came alive. This has already made these people feel relieved, because in the entire Central Plains, within a radius of hundreds of miles, this is the only refuge. Apart from this place, no one can shelter them except Wu Liyan, who is called Lu Literacy.

In the eyes of these Manchus, Lu Zhili is the gods and Buddhas in this world.

These people brought some food and a small amount of pitiful wealth. Under Lu Zhili's order, the food was quickly eaten up. When facing hunger again, the later Manchus pieced together some beautiful jade and silver money, hoping that Lu Zhili could go out again and exchange for some life-saving food. If possible, they would change some medicines to come back.

Because many Manchus fall ill, if they don’t receive treatment, they will not live for three days and five mornings.

Only Lu Shili himself can walk out of the wasteland full of yellow sand. Any Manchu who goes out, especially when trading food in the town, will be immediately torn to pieces by hatred people.

If they dared to resist, it would never take a day. All the lives here would be killed, and there would definitely be no one left. Because the whole world knew that there were hundreds of enemies of life and death living and death living, and they wanted to razed the place to the ground immediately, and they wanted to kill all the people here.

Except for Lu Zhili, no one dares to go out.
To be continued...