Bai Zihang was carried home. Forty military sticks were used to beat him until he complained incessantly. Wang Yingzhi, the governor of Shuntian, went crazy. He forcibly gave instructions to officers at all levels in Jizhen, requiring them to report their elimination lists, and forced them to report them in the name of empty pay.
This means that the plan is not to compensate the camp soldiers who are in arrears with military pay, and then forcibly dismiss them. Wang Yingzhi's idea is that none of these people exist. I can't see them. I can't see them.
Since it is empty salary, there is no need to compensate it. Should the compensation be given to the air? In fact, this is not the case. The new army of Jizhen Sanxie has at least 80% of its soldiers.
After all, the new army is a newly formed army. Now Wang Yingzhi has turned his back on him. I want to get rid of these recruits without giving them money.
He is well aware of his disgraceful history. Since I can't object now. It is a foregone conclusion that Jizhen will be established as a model for the Qing army.
Then he can only follow this movement. Establish an impression of his ability to Dong Lin and the emperor. This was the only path he could take, and if he succeeded, his career would move to a new stage.
If he could save five hundred thousand taels of silver and successfully disband the Sanxie New Army, he would surely become a rising star in the Qing army.
Recognized by the emperor and Donglin. He dared to speculate on Wei Zhongxian back then, and he also dared to burn Xin Wang's cold stove in private, which shows that he is a gambler.
Bai Zihang tried to resist this. Now disarmament is equivalent to letting the soldiers starve to death. Now there are hungry people everywhere outside, and people are dying of hunger everywhere. The soldiers can at least have a meal of porridge in the camp.
As a result, Wang Yingzhi was brutally beaten with a military stick. Bai Zihang is a battalion officer, commanding the Zhenwei Battalion of 500 people, of which there are actually 400 soldiers.
As soon as he was carried home, he irritably drove away his crying wives and concubines. He was lying on the bench and asked the doctor to apply medicine to his butt.
This injury must be treated quickly, otherwise it is easy to get rod sores. At this time, a limping guy came here with a stranger.
Bai Zihang glanced at this guy warily. He was Gao Cangjin, the camp officer of Fenwu Camp. I was beaten with a military stick just five days ago, and I was trying to negotiate a price with Wang Yingzhi.
This guy is not a good person, and Bai Zihang is not willing to associate with him. And the man behind him was a stranger.
He looked like a military attache, and it was difficult to disguise the evil aura that came out of a tough fight. They look like frontier troops from the north, but I don't know where they come from.
"Let me introduce to Brother Bai. This is Zhang Tao, Zhang Guerrilla, under the command of Governor Mao." Zhang Tao handed over his hand as a gift.
"It's really rude. I'm acting like this. Please keep Brother Zhang out of the house." Bai Zihang said.
"It's okay, it's okay. It would be rude to come here without permission." Then Bai Zihang waved his hand and motioned for everyone to get out.
His chief followed Bai Fu out, closed the door, and stood guard outside. He knew that the master must have something secret to talk about.
"Brother Bai, these civil servants are so stupid. They are using our brothers as a shield. We have done everything that offends people, and the soldiers are eager to stab us with their black guns." Gao Cangjin was full of resentment. said.
Bai Zihang, who had just been beaten badly, didn't have much patience to listen to his complaints.
"Brother Gao, please tell me clearly what you two mean by looking for me. We are all bachelors who don't rub sand in their eyes, so it's boring to do something fake. Now Wang Yingzhi is planning to change the family again in order to buy Donglin. It's not you. I can stop it, but it's a shame that we have become a stepping stone for others." Bai Zihang said bitterly.
"Brother Bai, you were beaten hard today. If this matter is delayed, being slapped with a military stick every five days is not a long-term solution. If you don't hand over the list of disarmament, I'm afraid you will come back to Mr. Wang. I can’t escape,” Zhang Tao said.
"Hand it over, give it to me! He did bad things, and the dirty water was poured on me. Damn it. Don't even think about it. You can't do this, and there will be no good end if you do it. I'm not a fool." Bai Zihang gritted his teeth. road.
Zhang Tao said at this time: "Brothers, Wang Yingzhi tortures you like this, you can't bear it. No flesh and blood body can withstand military sticks. If this continues, you will be beaten to death sooner or later if you don't yield." Gao Cangjin said : "The key is that we can't do this. Not only will we suffer notoriety, but we will also be in danger of being silenced. Wang Yingzhi is known as a chameleon. Who knows if he will turn around and use us to quell public anger." Bai Zihang looked desperate. Neither does it advance, nor does it retreat.
Zhang Tao said: "Our brothers in Pi Dao are all bloody, and our Marshal Mao is also a loyal man. You two are so upright and very to our liking. As the saying goes, a person will move away the living tree and the tree will die. There is no place here. Master, I have my own place to stay. If you two are willing to come to my island, you can build your own battalion. Keep the establishment. Both of you can be awarded the title of garrison officer." Bai Zihang felt excited when he heard this. The price is not low. .
On the other side of the Dongjiang River, the smuggling of slaves was in full swing. There are still signs of stealing food from Zheng Zhilong's mouth and trading with North Korea and Japan.
They have profit from top to bottom. But it's much better than living in Jizhen, where the soldiers are not paid and can barely eat porridge.
Moreover, there is no money and money for being an official. Since there is no military salary, there are some deductions. Moreover, under the current circumstances of the Ming Dynasty, officers regard the army as their own private property.
These soldiers are the foundation for their survival. If you ask him to lay off his troops, it is equivalent to killing him.
This is in their fundamental interests. They will fight you to death. Of course, there is no free lunch in the world, and Maodu must be willing to offer this price, so he must have a plan.
"I don't know what Marshal Mao is going to do." Bai Zihang asked calmly.
"Pay!" Zhang Tao said: "Secretly mobilize the soldiers and ask for pay for the man named Wang. The bigger the better, the better. You can follow the example of Ningyuan. It is better to kill a few civil servants if necessary." Bai Zihang trembled. , he knew that there is no free benefit in this world.
I didn't expect this matter to be so troublesome. However, when he thought about it, he really couldn't survive here in Ji Town.
Without money, everything is a waste. He has lived to this age and understands everything. Everything in this world is fucking fake and only one thing is true.
That is silver, and only silver is real. He was the one who set fire, so he didn't care how big the fire was. After finishing this matter, he patted his butt and went to Dongjiang to take up his post.
Get money in Dongjiang, send it up the river, find a good place in the south, and go enjoy your life. As for Wang Yingzhi's beating, I also want to take it back.
The hatred for Wang Yingzhi in his heart was as endless as the water of the Luan River. Looking at his expression, Zhang Tao smiled slightly.
He knew that these people hated Wang Yingzhi. He took out two 3,000 taels of silver notes, slapped them on the two of them, and said, "This is the money Shuai Mao gave you to settle down, and there will be 3,000 taels left after the deal is done." He gritted his teeth and did it!
"Brother Wang, just give me whatever you need me to do. Don't blame our brothers for the unkindness of Wang. He wants to change his family, and we can't control it, but since he won't give us a way to survive, then he can't even think about it. "
