In April of the second year of Guangde, new soldiers from Yuchu were trained.
In early May, nine thousand new soldiers were organized into an army in Wuchang, which was the Thirteenth Imperial Corps (commonly known as the Black Sword Corps).
The Thirteenth Corps was established in Nanyang in the second year of Taichu. In the early second year of Guangde, it was approved by the Ministry of War and officially formed into an army by Emperor Zhu.
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On June 18, the second year of Guangde, Liu Zhaosun put down the pile of memorials and went to Wuchang in person despite his busy schedule. He awarded the military flag to the Thirteenth Corps and delivered a speech.
On behalf of the six ministries of the Daqi Cabinet and the trillions of people of Daqi, the Supreme Emperor extended warm congratulations to all the soldiers of the Thirteenth Corps and will issue the first combat order to the officers and soldiers.
At the beginning of the hour, the morning sun rises, and the Jiangcheng in June is already scorching hot and steaming.
The Wushengmen gate tower is surrounded by armor and stomach, and the black dragon banner is facing the fierce wind.
The Supreme Emperor was wearing golden armor and stood on the top of the city. As far as he could see, the black sword flags were flying above and below the urn city.
The three major arms of the infantry, artillery and cavalry were lined up in strict formations. The grenadiers and firecrackers stood close to the tower, followed by the artillery and cavalry, the pikemen, artillery, swords and shields at the back, and at the end were the auxiliaries and engineers.
The Supreme Emperor looked at the well-groomed army, and then at the new artillery displayed under Black Sword. Lei Xianming, the owner of the workshop, quietly introduced various new weapons to him.
Liu Zhaosun was moved by the scene and couldn't help but burst into tears:
"In the first year of Wu Ding, pikemen were still the core of the army. Now they have been replaced by firecrackers and grenadiers. They are changing with each passing day."
Chief Instructor Sen Ti handed over a trumpet and a speech script. Liu Zhaosun dropped the speech script and cleared his throat.
There was silence all over the barbican city.
Thousands of pairs of eyes looked at the Supreme Emperor under the black dragon banner.
"Soldiers of the Thirteenth Corps! You come from Henan, Hubei, and other provinces. I know that in the past year or so, each of you has gone through layers of selection and rigorous training by instructors. Standing here, each and every one of you is one of the best heroes!"
Nearly ten thousand soldiers gave out mountain shouts.
"Long live Da Qi! Long live the Emperor!"
Liu Zhaosun raised his arms, and the shouts quickly subsided.
"My army is invincible in every battle! In the past twenty years, each regiment has made great achievements for the empire and defeated brutal enemies one after another. From north to south, from west to east, everyone has They are no match for our Qi army! Da Qi built its country with force, and you are the mainstay of Da Qi. No group of people is more respected than you!"
"From now on, you will become part of this powerful army!"
Senti raised his arms and took the lead in shouting:
"Long live Daqi! Long live the Emperor! God bless Daqi!"
A group of officers from above and below Wengcheng shouted: "Long live Daqi! Long live the Emperor! God bless Daqi!"
The mountains of war soldiers roared and the tsunami roared.
"Although the world has been pacified now, there are still many people who do not have enough to eat, do not wear warm clothes, and are still suffering. You are all the children of farmers and craftsmen, and some of you were originally trackers. What you eat is the food that the people have worked hard to grow. , the clothes we use are all clothes woven in the workshop! I often tell people that when you pick up the rice bowl, you can’t forget your mother!”
"Today, on behalf of trillions of people, I give you this black sword flag to help you never forget your original intention and keep your mission in mind! All the soldiers of the 13th Corps!"
Liu Zhaosun drew his sword, pointed it south, and shouted loudly:
"No matter how cruel the battle you face next, no matter how cunning and cruel your enemy is, you continue to fight, fight! Fight as long as you have a breath! Use your swords to open up more land for the empire! Let the old man no longer suffer Freeze, so that children will no longer go hungry and sisters will no longer be humiliated!"
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The full strength of the Black Sword Corps is 27,000 soldiers. The first batch of recruitment is 9,000 people, which will be recruited in three years.
These 9,000 people were selected from a total of 900,000 young and middle-aged candidates from Henan, Hubei, Liaodong and other places. They can be said to be one in a hundred.
The recruits have all attended the academy and can basically write their names. The officers have all graduated from the junior academy and know at least 300 common words. All officers above the corps commander have certain drawing abilities, and officers above the flag captain have the ability to make simple drawings.
Different from the positioning of the other twelve corps, the thirteenth corps has been used as a window for the Qi army's external propaganda from the beginning of preparation, and is stationed in several important cities in the south, such as Suzhou, Quanzhou, Guangzhou, etc.
This new army gathered many elites from the empire and numbered about two hundred people.
These include the 1st Division of the 2nd Battalion of the First Corps that participated in the bloody battle of Hunhe, the 1st Division of the 4th Battalion of the 3rd Corps that participated in the defense of Beijing, and the 1st Division of the 3rd Battalion of the 5th Corps that killed Li Xianzhong's general Liu Zongmin; the landing in Japan , the 1st Battalion of the 8th Corps sweeping across Kyushu...
Huang Zhongxian, a general of the Imperial Guard, served as the chief officer of the Thirteenth Corps.
Huang Zhongxian, a native of Henan, was a tracker soldier in the 47th year of Wanli. He worked his way up from the fire gun soldier step by step. From the bloody battle of Hunhe River to the southern expedition to Canming, Huang Zhongxian participated in more than a hundred battles, large and small. He just graduated from the officer academy last year and has considerable qualifications in the military.
Adjutant Liu Zicai, a native of Hangzhou, was previously a soldier under the command of General Deng Qilong. After the war of Saarhu, he began to follow the Supreme Emperor. In the first year of Taichang, he served as a guard of the Kaiyuan Chinese Army Guards and was responsible for guarding Liu Zhaosun. This man was a good friend of Zhang Chao and has remained in the Imperial Guard until now.
The chief instructor, Chen Daimei, was the county magistrate of Junzhou. Seeing that this man was very reliable and could be of great use, the Supreme Emperor transferred him directly from his position as magistrate to the army.
Basically consistent with the structure of each corps, the Thirteenth Corps consists of three battalions, each with 2,000 men and horses, and the guard battalion has 3,000 men.
The officers of each battalion were all rookies who rose up after the first year of Wu Ding, and the training officers of the three battalions were all drawn from Liaodong Academy.
The drills, training, and weapons of the new corps are similar to those of the main corps. The only difference is the military flag.
The meaning of the black sword is self-evident, just as the Supreme Emperor said, use the sword in your hand to open up more land for the empire.
On June 20, the first batch of eighty soldiers of the Thirteenth Corps, led by the adjutant Liu Zicai, entered Jiangnan via Guazhou and entered the garrison.
On July 1, the second batch of 300 grenadiers passed through Songjiang Prefecture from Wusongkou and entered Taicang to take over the defense of the Eighth Corps. He Longzhou led the first battalion of the Eighth Corps to complete the handover with Liu Zicai and headed to eastern Zhejiang for landing. Island training.
On July 20, the main force of the Thirteenth Corps, with more than 15,000 men (including 7,000 auxiliary troops), took over Suzhou, Taicang, Songjiang and other places. The Qing Dynasty began to spread from Taicang and Suzhou to all prefectures and counties in the south of the Yangtze River.
On the first day of August in the second year of Guangde, Qiao Yiqi, the chief minister of the cabinet, the bachelor of Jianji Palace and the prince Shaobao, was seriously ill and was on his deathbed.
While the Supreme Emperor ordered the imperial doctors to treat him with all his strength, he also brought hundreds of people including Emperor Guangde, the Queen Mother of the two palaces, ministers of civil and military affairs, distinguished family members, to the Chaotian Palace in Nanjing to pray for blessings.
Liu Zhaosun has lost Kang Yingqian, and Qiao Yiqi is his last best friend in this world.
He knelt in front of the statue of Emperor Zhenwu, with tears streaming down his face. He kowtowed and recited scriptures crazily, praying that God Zhenwu would allow Qiao Dazui to live longer.
On the fifth day of August, Qiao Yiqi died of illness.
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Under the influence of the Supreme Emperor, billions of people in all provinces in the north and south set up altars to pray for Mr. Qiao Ge.
Qiao Yiqi has high moral character and has been kind to others over the years. Except for his loud mouth, he has no fight with the world and is a good person.
The mournful edict about Lao Qiao Ge's critical illness reached Hangzhou.
In Hangzhou Fucheng, like other places, an altar was set up in the Confucius Temple in the west of the city, and officials and people kept vigil for Lao Qiaoge. This was called the "Crying Temple."
On August 8th and 9th, a group of students led by Ni Yongbin and Jin Renrui gathered at the Confucius Temple to "cry the temple" for Qiaoge Lao.
Later, Zhu Sheng submitted a complaint to Jiang Guozhijin, who was then the magistrate of Hangzhou, falsely accusing the inspector Lu Weichu of corruption and perverting the law, stealing and selling more than a thousand stones of rice from the Changping rice warehouse and dividing it among each household to make up for it.
Lu Weichu was originally Zhang Yunxiu's right-hand man. Two months ago, he was sent to Hangzhou by Zhang Jinglue to promote the purge of his parents-in-law.
Before the Thirteenth Corps entered Hangzhou, Inspector Lu was struggling in Hangzhou. Several of his men died, and he was almost killed by the thugs.
It wasn't until the Black Sword Corps sent a thousand soldiers to station in Fucheng, Hangzhou that the situation changed significantly.
In order to avenge his subordinates, Lu Weichu immediately demanded taxes from the powerful people in Hangzhou and tortured the Jin gentry who defaulted on taxes.
This is the trigger of the "Crying Temple Eucalyptus" in Hangzhou.
On August 15, the Mid-Autumn Festival, a group of former Ming Dynasty Jinshi, Juren, and tribute supervisors in Hangzhou (a total of 517 people) gathered at the Confucius Temple in Fucheng and cried bitterly. After crying, they began to insult the New Deal and burned The black sword military flag finally swarmed thousands of people, rushed into the magistrate's office, and beat to death more than a dozen officials on duty...
The prefect Jiang Guozhi cut the knot quickly and asked the garrison to arrest the mob members one by one.
After the Hangzhou Shengyuan was arrested, the Shengyuan and Jin gentry in neighboring counties followed suit and went to the Confucius Temple to cry and make noise, criticizing Zhang Yunxiu's subordinates for being greedy and refusing to pay overdue taxes.
The Supreme Emperor was alarmed by this incident and detained Lu Weichu for interrogation. After careful interrogation by the Sanfa Division and the Coin Yiwei, it was finally confirmed that the accusations posted by the students were false accusations.
Jiang Guozhi was furious, but he reported the matter to Nanjing in the name of "blaspheming the chief minister, framing officials, gathering people to stir up chaos, and shaking people's hearts."
"The Exotic Land Development of Vegetable-Growing Skeletons"
In the end, Emperor Guangde issued an edict to convict all the students involved in the matter as capital crimes, and used force to ensure the continued implementation of the New Deal.
According to the historical record "Miscellaneous Records of Yantang's Insights and Hearings": "Two hundred and seventy people were reestablished, eighteen were Lingchi, and dozens of others were hanged."
It is known as "Crying Temple Eucalyptus" in history.
The Weeping Temple Eucalyptus was the last counterattack of the Jin gentry forces in the south of the Yangtze River against the rule of the Qi Dynasty in the former Ming Dynasty. Since then, the empire's new policies have continued unimpeded and moved forward unimpeded.
After the incident subsided, Emperor Guangde took advantage of the victory and ordered the complete abolition of the tax-free immunity privileges of former Ming students in all parts of the Yangtze River - it had been abolished long ago in the north. More than 15,000 students were ordered to pay back tax arrears within a time limit.
Violators will be deprived of their honors, beheaded and abandon the market, and their family will have their hair curly and be sent to the Sakhalin Island army.
In October, the students and gentry from all over the country were forced to pay back the loan donation, mu donation, house donation, shop donation, boat donation, salt donation, rice donation, salary donation, card donation, gunboat donation, embankment worker's donation, plank donation, There are dozens of types of taxes such as live donations, grass donations, reed donations, and floor donations.
As of December of the second year of Guangde, the Daqi treasury had collected a total of 13 million taels of back taxes from the students and gentry in all prefectures and counties in the south of the Yangtze River.
In view of the complexity and confusion of the tax and labor system, there are many drawbacks.
At the end of the second year of Guangde, the Ministry of Household Affairs announced to the southern provinces:
"Recuperate and recuperate, nourish the Ding in the prosperous times, and never add taxes", the Ding tax is levied on an acre basis.
At the beginning of the third year of Guangde's reign, the "dividing a small person into an acre" was further implemented in all parts of the Yangtze River, and the poll tax that had been in effect for thousands of years was completely abolished.
Although the system of dividing land into acres was not as intense as in the "Qi Dynasty Land Acquisition System".
However, this has actually reduced the fertility burden of landless and landless farmers in Jiangnan.
This move also opened the prelude to the empire's explosive population growth, the prosperous era of Guangde, and the movement to abolish Buddhism...
