As the director of the Sichuan-Sichuan branch, Xu Tong expressed opposition to the idea of participating in the rice commotion now.
Deputy Director Zhou Qiang was a little confused about the judgment of his old partner, but during the long-term cooperation, he recognized Xu Tong's ability and vision, so he did not oppose Xu Tong's opinions or support the Sichuan-Shu Branch. radical opinions.
So Xu Tong's suggestion was adopted.
Don't act rashly now. Now is the time to fully understand Sichuan and Sichuan society and the people. Through this turmoil, observe the Sichuan and Sichuan people and officials, and find a breakthrough to intervene. Then, it won't be long before the real opportunity will be in front of them.
What is the real opportunity?
Xu Tong didn't say anything clearly.
But it didn't take long for his judgment to be proven correct.
Wu Lin is really strong, and the army he commands is more capable than some comrades in the Sichuan-Sichuan branch imagined. The Song army does stretch its hips, but its elites will only show their hip-stretching side when facing the elites of the Ming army. They were quite tough against the uprising.
Because the members of the Sichuan-Sichuan branch lived in the Ming Dynasty, they naturally brought the Ming Dynasty army and the villagers' self-defense forces into the Sichuan-Sichuan society, and came to the wrong conclusion, mistakenly believing that the people of Sichuan and Shu had enough A powerful force can be used against an army.
In any era, it is difficult for civilians to confront a trained military.
Not to mention the movement launched by a small number of urban industrial and commercial unemployed people.
This protest movement quickly fell into decline under Wu Lin's offensive. Wu Lin felt very relaxed and even had the time to send the new recruits who had just been trained for a long time to the battlefield for a good training. After seeing the blood, they were killed. Killing people and cultivating murderous intent.
At the same time, Wu Lin also used this battle to release the grievances of the recruits who were usually oppressed, giving them the opportunity to kill, set fire to and plunder the local area, which eased the conflicts within the army.
This rice riot was unsuccessful, but in turn the Song Army was strengthened in a certain sense.
Although the protesters were very brave
, but they were scattered and did not unite at all. After the protesters in each state and county grabbed the rice grains, they almost did not want to unite with the resisters in other places. They were content with the status quo, ate big meals, and just wanted to be a full man. Damn it, no more ideas.
The Song army could often wipe out all the "rice thieves" in a county with only a battalion of hundreds of troops, and by the way, they burned, looted and massacred the countryside, which can be described as "majestic".
Under Wu Lin's fierce offensive, in mid-August of the sixth year of Hongwu, the rice riots that affected seven or eight prefectures around Chengdu were basically over.
Although there were many people in this wave of riots, they did not form an effective military force to compete with Wu Lin, so they were quickly suppressed.
The impact of this rice riot was that it caused great damage to Chengdu and the towns in seven or eight surrounding state capitals. It also greatly affected the normal development of the local area and caused 50,000 deaths in these areas. The remaining people.
There were wealthy families who died in the commotion, but most of them were civilians.
After a wave of killings, the Chengdu imperial court finally made its appearance in the entire Sichuan and Shu regions.
It's just that the impression given by this first appearance is so unique, it is really hard to accept.
They demonstrated their existence with bloody steel swords, allowing many big landlords to see the power of the Chengdu court and realize that the Chengdu court still had strong force and could maintain the order of rule. In this way, their doubts and doubts about the Chengdu court Contempt was also dispelled a lot.
At least their fear of Wu Lin is real.
Having demonstrated its power, the Chengdu court began to deal with the aftermath, sorting out the areas that had been completely destroyed by the army, and then announced an order to recruit troops.
All strong men who have no livelihood can join the army. If they join the army, they can eat food. Although they may not eat well, at least they will not starve to death.
People in the conservative and destroyed areas who had lost their livelihood had no choice but to drag their families with them to join the army and became part of the "Great Song" army.
Although they were attacked and killed by the "Great Song" army not long ago, in the blink of an eye, they became part of it.
It’s really hard to explain things in this world, it’s really amazing.
The news of the rice riot in Sichuan and Shu and the views of the Sichuan and Shu branch led by Xu Tong on the rice riot were quickly sent to the Jinghu land by the Skynet Army spies, and then sent to the Zhongdu from the Jinghu land.
This took some time, and almost twenty days later, Su Yonglin, who was in Zhongdu, found out about this matter.
The news that Su Yonglin got was that Mi Nuo was growing and expanding, and had spread to seven or eight prefectures around Chengdu Prefecture, with the trend of continuing to expand.
However, Xu Tong's opinion is that this rice riot is doomed to fail and cannot succeed. The Sichuan-Shu branch, which has just entered the Sichuan-Sichuan land, cannot intervene prematurely, lest their existence be noticed by the Chengdu court and affect the overall situation.
In this regard, at the daily meeting of the Central Committee of the Renaissance, Su Yonglin believed that Xu Tong's opinion was correct.
“The group of people who started this unrest are the unemployed people who were originally engaged in handicrafts and commerce in the cities and towns. Although commerce in the Jiangnan area is very prosperous, farmers are the absolute majority, and industrial and commercial employees are just a drop in the bucket in comparison.
I read the report and found that even if this movement has developed to seven or eight state capitals, there is no unified command and leader, and there is no participation of farmers. If you want to succeed in resisting tyranny in China, without the participation of farmers, you will not succeed. It's impossible. "
Su Yonglin sighed, shook his head, and put down the information in his hand: "This movement will eventually be suppressed by the Chengdu court. Many people will die, and it will bring a certain threat to the Chengdu court, but it cannot be shaken. The rule of the Chengdu imperial court.”
Xin Qiji's views on this were similar to Su Yonglin's.
"Although this struggle shows the corruption and incompetence of the Chengdu court, it also shows that Sichuan and Shu already have a revolutionary foundation, but this foundation is still weak. The Sichuan-Shu branch has just been established and has just entered Sichuan. It does not yet have a reliable base and It is not right for an armed force to intervene rashly.”
The Central Committee basically reached an opinion on this matter, that is, it supported Xu Tong's opinion.
Su Yonglin expressed support for Xu Tong's point in the report that "a larger-scale riot is brewing, and then it will be the best time for the Renaissance to intervene."
“Industrial and commercial workers are the most difficult group to support under the economic crisis. Farmers still have land, but they do not, so there is no escape route. This means that they are the first group of people to be deprived of wealth and the right to survive under the economic crisis.
But this crisis is far from over. Their value has been completely deprived. So what group will the Chengdu court attack next? Without the restoration of Shu brocade and normal commercial trade, the Chengdu court's financial crisis could not be resolved.
Moreover, the follow-up of this protest will inevitably lead to military suppression by the Chengdu court. Once the brutal army is deployed, it will bring even greater damage to these seven or eight state capitals. The Chengdu court will need to invest more costs to restore production and order in these places. "
The Chengdu court is short of money, very short of money, so short of money that it will drive them crazy.
It’s useless if urban industrial and commercial practitioners are squeezed out, so where will they get money from next?
Is it to make money from the rich, or to squeeze out the remaining oil and water from the poor?
Will the Chengdu court make money from rich people?
of course not.
So, the answer is clear.
