At the east gate, Tu Shanyong looked at a long group of people, old and young, leaving the city. Some wealthy people drove carriages. The poor couple pulled a cart, and there were old parents and children sitting on the cart.
There were pots, pans, and all kinds of rags in the car. A poor family cannot live without one thing. Not willing to throw any of them away.
These people are soldiers from the Beijing camp who have sold their military status and military merit, as well as their family members. They all go in the same direction. Go to Beitang Industrial Zone.
There is a train station and a seaport. Uncle Dingyuan built an industrial park there. Recruiting investment. When these people get money, they plan to go there to make a living.
That is to say, you can do business in partnership with the robes. You can also open a factory. It is really not possible to run a small business in the service industry to support the family.
When they have money, they are most afraid of being exposed, and even more afraid of being missed. They decided to leave the imperial capital where they had lived for several lifetimes.
Husband and wife, the husband wears a noose. The rope is braided into a thick ring with straw and put on the shoulders to prevent the skin from being broken. The husband pulls the cart in front and the wife pushes it behind.
There is also a yellow dog tied to the shaft of the car. The yellow dog ran with fear on his face. Tightly pressed against the male master's trouser legs.
There are only three things in a dog's life. Home, master, food. It doesn't know why it moved. Ever since the owner sold the house, it has been so frightened that it cannot sleep and is restless.
It was brought to this home when it was very young. Now the home is gone and the dog is angry. He had no choice but to wander with his master. Looking miserable.
"It's hard to leave my homeland." Tu Shanyong sighed. "How much have we walked today?"
Yang Ji, the one-eyed sexton of Chenke in Dongchang, has now been promoted to a hundred households.
"Sir, so far today, 513 households have been evacuated. In total, during this period, the 13,700 people that Dingyuan Bo forced into the capital camp have all left. Even the Beijing camp army has left. Some households also sold their military status, and 5,375 households left. The capital camp is over."
Tu Shan looked ugly, and all those who could fight were gone. All those who had made meritorious deeds were gone. Those who come in are new recruits. No one who buys official positions and merits knows how to fight.
"Now, the people hired by the Ministry of War for money have not received military training at all, apart from receiving their official positions and military merits. They also don't know how to lead troops. Not to mention combat experience." Yang Ji said.
Tu Shanyong asked: "What did Mr. Zhang say?"
Yang Ji said helplessly: "Master Zhang has gone home to study. What else can be said. Master Sun, the veteran of Donglin, is now the prime minister of military training in the Beijing camp. Donglin naturally acquiesces to the affairs of the Ministry of War."
Tu Shanyong looked defeated. Beijing camp finally had a chance to revive the momentum of Hongwu and Yongle, but unfortunately everything was ruined in the hands of these civil servants.
"Are all the new recruits recruited now?"
"They have all been recruited, and the total army is more than 150,000, divided into ten regiments and camps and the Xuanwu Army. Each regiment has 8,000 people, all infantry. The Xuanwu Army has more than 70,000 people, and the emperor personally leads it, and the management power is delegated to the emperor. Horse supervisor."
Tu Shan asked, "Did His Majesty put the chariot camp and cavalry in the Xuanwu Army?"
"Yes, the vehicle camp has been expanded. In addition to the 500 four-wheeled armored artillery vehicles, there are also 20,000 infantry as a defensive force, equipped with 10,000 Lumi guns. It is equivalent to expanding the 6,000-person Rumi gun battalion. Ten thousand more halberdiers were added. I heard that they bought the Swiss halberd from Uncle Dingyuan. Master Sun felt that the name was nondescript, so he changed it to the Swiss halberd."..net
"Are the remaining fifty thousand cavalry?" Tushan asked.
"Yes, six cavalry regiments with 8,000 men. There are also 2,000 cavalry private camps."
"I remember that Uncle Dingyuan sent back 100,000 war horses to Your Majesty, worth three million taels of silver. Where did the remaining 50,000 war horses go?" Tu Shanyong asked.
"They were borrowed by various yamen in Beijing. Li Biao and Qian Longxi each borrowed 500 horses. Even the slaves in their families rode war horses to do things." Yang Ji said disdainfully.
When the capital camp set out, eighteen thousand war horses from the capital camp that had been borrowed and used privately were recovered from various ministries, capital officials, clans, and nobles.
Now that the war is over, they have borrowed another fifty thousand horses. This time almost everyone had a horse to ride on. Senior Company
The slaves all have horses to ride.
Tu Shanyong had no choice. Civil servants had been misappropriating government resources for a long time. The emperor also had a headache.
"Sir, should you report these matters?" Yang Ji looked at Tu Shanyong and said.
Tu Shan sighed and said, "If you report this, what else can you do besides making the emperor angry? Let's record it and archive it."
Yang Ji thought for a while and said, "This time Governor Yuan killed Governor Zuo, which caused shock in the government and the public. We don't know how it will end yet. Governor Yuan has already made preparations to plead guilty."
Tu Shan curled his lips, this was the custom after using up Shang Fang's sword. After killing first and then playing, the user would have to write a letter to apologize. It shows that he had no choice but to borrow the emperor's sword and authority. Please punish the emperor.
Generally speaking, the emperor needs to comfort his ministers with kind words and encourage his ministers to act unconventionally for the country. This is not considered overstepping. To put his mind at ease.
"Sir, regarding the collusion between Mao Wenlong and Huang Taiji, a copy of the letter has arrived. It can now be confirmed. The two parties agreed that at the end of this year, Jiannu will attack Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan. Mao Wenlong will cooperate with the attack on Shandong." Yang Ji said.
Tu Shanyong suddenly turned around, grabbed the letter and read it carefully.
"Mao Wenlong paid homage to the Jin Dynasty Khan and wrote a letter: Don't always keep it in your heart, declare it in your mouth, keep it in your mind, and never forget it for a while. Because the envoys he sent agreed with him, they were sent back to the country. I also heard that he was sent back for the first time. The envoys came to me as usual with gifts and other words. At that time, the emperor sent the Minister of Household Affairs to deliver money and food to the island, and took the boat back to Iron Mountain. At that time, the envoys sent by the Khan entered the house by mistake without checking. Department. The envoys and the gifts they carried were all captured and taken to the capital. After hearing this, he sent people to the capital overnight and bribed 40,000 taels of silver. Then he was pardoned and raised in the mainland. Please stay a few days longer. , negotiated vigorously, and returned the favor to Khan. When he was troubled, suddenly Kazan Niu recorded eight people from Zhu Shen fleeing, and Yi and others said: "I, Khan, and Zhu Beile used to rely on you and others to act with one heart and one mind. Don't listen to this." This makes me feel more and more uneasy. Those who are sent later must be carefully identified as good. No matter whether you take Shanhaiguan or I take Shandong, if we attack from both sides, the matter will be settled. I will not divide your gains, and I will not return to your jurisdiction. I wrote this letter specifically to hear it."
Tushan's expression changed, and it was obvious that the content of the letter shocked him. Unexpectedly, Mao Wenlong has reached this point. (This letter is included in an old Manchu archive and is now in the National Palace Museum in Taipei)
After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, literary and historical experts discovered several long-dusted letters when sorting out the Qing cabinet archives. Six of these letters exist, and they were actually written by Mao Wenlong to Huang Taiji. The original letters are now in the Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica, Taipei.
Although in the letter, Mao Wenlong did not ask Huang Taiji to support him in seizing North Korea. He occupied Denglai in Shandong in the name of raising wages. But Tushan saw his intention at a glance.
Now Liaodong has been lost, and Ming Dynasty and North Korea are no longer bordered. Mao Wenlong's plan was to occupy Denglai. Shandong has a large population, and there are more than 500,000 refugees from Liaodong. He liked to recruit troops, cross the sea to attack Korea, and establish himself as king.
Yang Ji saw Tushan's expression changing. He asked with some anxiety: "If your Excellency hands over this letter, Governor Yuan will be exempted from the crime. Even if the Emperor is unhappy for a moment, there is nothing he can do to him. After all, killing the female Gan Cheng before she was launched is a merit but no fault."
Tu Shan shook his head and said, "No, His Majesty has already decided to get rid of Dong Lin. At this time, we submit this letter. It is thankless and you are not a human being inside and outside, how stupid you are."
"Sir, how should we deal with it?"
"Seal it up, it can be regarded as a bargaining chip with Governor Yuan."
