It's the first day of the eighth lunar month, see you in the morning.
There are Zhang Wanxian in Shandong, numbering 100,000; Zhang Di, numbering 50,000; Gao Tuoshan in Hebei, numbering 300,000; and the remaining 20,000 to 30,000 are innumerable. The servant Liang Fangping was ordered to discuss it.
——Volume 95 of "Xu Zi Zhi Tong Jian"
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On the rugged mountain road, Han Zhen was riding a war horse, behind him were seven or eight bullock carts loaded with money and goods.
Han Zhang wore a bamboo hat and rode on a horse, following the convoy.
From time to time he raised his head and glanced at Han Zhen's tall and generous back, his eyes full of smiles.
Today is the day when Han Zhen moves to the county seat.
He did not take away all the money in the small storehouse, but kept 10,000 copper coins as a spare.
Nowadays, the lime kilns and brick factories have begun to make profits. Although they can't make much money, they can still be responsible for their own profits and losses, and there is no need to put money into them.
In terms of personnel, Zhu Zhengze was promoted to accountant and took charge of Xiaowang Village's finances.
He has a dull personality, but he is extremely serious in his work and is a pure and filial person. It is most reassuring to have him manage money.
Xiaochong was appointed Dutou, taking over Ma Sangou's previous position, and recruited fifty young and strong village warriors to be responsible for maintaining law and order in the village and arresting criminals.
The only problem at the moment is that the accounts are quite confusing. After the salt production plant is completed in a while, Han Zhen will lead his scribes to organize the entire Linzi County, including Xiaowang Village and Songshan Village, from top to bottom.
As for the army, it was independent from the beginning.
All expenses, including rewards, are handled within the army's internal accounts, and this will continue to be the case in the future.
The army is the army, and its purity must be ensured. Except for fighting and fighting, there is nothing else to do.
Once it is mixed with other things, the nature of the army will change.
Nearly an hour later, Han Zhen rode into the east gate of the county.
After learning that he was coming to live in the county, Changzhi County ordered people to tidy up the Xu family's house inside and outside early.
He also helped buy maids and servants at Yahang. Han Zhen only had to carry his bags and move in.
The door of the house opened, and the housekeeper led a group of servants to wait in front of the door early.
Seeing Han Zhen, the housekeeper immediately bowed and called: "Alang!"
Han Zhen rode on his horse and glanced condescendingly at the crowd without saying a word.
Under his gaze, all the servants lowered their heads and felt uneasy.
"Work hard in the future and I won't treat you badly. If you have thoughts that you shouldn't have, don't blame me."
These maids and servants are all locals of Linzi County, so they have naturally heard of Han Zhen's reputation.
Apart from other things, the previous head of this large house was beheaded by his own hands, Alang.
Hearing the chill in his words, all the servants nodded hurriedly.
Although they didn't understand why Han Zhen could arrogantly return to the county seat after killing officials and rebelling, but since the county magistrate didn't care, it was their turn to worry about it.
As long as they can have food to eat, don't deduct wages, and don't beat or scold them at will, they don't care what the status of their master is.
Han Zhen nodded with satisfaction, pointed at Mrs. Han Zhang and introduced: "This is Madam. If I am not here, her words are mine."
Hearing Han Zhen introduce herself as his wife in public, Han Zhang felt ashamed and happy, and a blush crept onto her cheeks.
"Meet Madam."
The steward immediately bowed and called out respectfully.
"Just go in."
Han Zhen got off his horse and walked into the gate of the house.
The last time I came to Xu's house was in the middle of the night.
At that time, I was only focused on killing people and grabbing money. In addition, it was dark and I couldn't see the whole picture clearly.
Looking at it now, I can't help but sigh.
After all, he is the chief registrar of a county, and cannot be compared to the rich country man outside Wang Yuan.
The whole house is not particularly big. It is also a house with three entrances. The overall layout highlights these four words, which is fresh and elegant.
The flowerbeds and rockeries in the courtyard are all made by famous artists. Those who don't know it might think they are in a water town in the south of the Yangtze River.
Even in the hot summer, you will feel cooler when you are there.
After all, Ms. Han and Zhang were a country woman, and to her, the house outside the Wang family was considered a mansion.
At this time, I was walking in the big house, feeling in a trance, with an unreal illusion.
Fortunately, Han Zhen was with her, otherwise she might have run away.
Feeling Han Zhang's anxiety, Han Zhen held her little hand and comforted her softly: "Don't be afraid, as long as I am here, this will be our home from now on."
"Um!"
Mrs. Han Zhang felt ashamed and wanted to break away, but she couldn't bear it.
All the way to the back house, Han Zhen pointed to the main room and directed: "Move all the luggage in."
Mrs. Han Zhang still didn't understand Han Zhen's thoughts, and her head was almost buried in the fruit.
"yes."
The housekeeper responded and called for the servants to take action.
After they were settled in and stayed with Han Zhang for a while, Han Zhen said, "Run Niang, you stay at home while I go to the county government office."
Mrs. Han Zhang nodded obediently and said, "Erlang, go and do your work. Don't worry about the slave family."
"Um!"
After gently pinching her delicate cheek, Han Zhen walked out of the house.
As soon as he entered the county government office, a government official immediately came forward and said, "County Magistrate, the magistrate has important matters to discuss."
Hearing this, Han Zhen's face darkened and he quickly walked into the lobby.
In the lobby, Chang Zhixian looked solemn, with uneasiness flashing in his eyes.
After seeing Han Zhen, he greeted Han Zhen in a habitual way: "Is your home well settled?"
"What happened?"
Han Zhen didn't answer and asked straight to the point.
Changzhi County handed over a Di newspaper: "This is the Di newspaper sent urgently from the state capital. Please take a look."
Hurry!
Generally speaking, these two words are not a trivial matter.
Taking the Di newspaper, Han Zhen read it carefully.
At first glance, my heart was shocked.
The North finally rioted!
Hebei Gaotuoshan revolted in the Taihang Mountains. At the beginning, there were only a few hundred people. In a short period of time, they gathered 300,000 people and destroyed five states and twelve counties.
At the same time, there was Zhang Di in Luozhou, with a following of 50,000.
The most important thing is that someone started trouble at the doorstep.
Shouguang County in Qingzhou was captured, and all officials, including the county magistrate and bookkeeper, were beheaded.
The person who started the incident, named Zhang Wanxian, has now taken more than 100,000 people hostage and calls himself the Dare Chi Army.
In addition, there is another sentence in the Di newspaper, which is also the most important.
[The remaining two to thirty thousand are innumerable. 】
This sentence means that in addition to the above three named ones, there are countless unknown rebels with a number of between 20 and 30,000.
For a time, war broke out in the north, and the capital was shaken.
This time Song Huizong was completely panicked. There had been rebellions in previous years, but they were not as intensive as now.
Liang Fangping was ordered to serve as the three-pronged propaganda envoy. Yang Weizhong, Wang Yuan, Zhang Jun, Xin Xingzong, Han Shizhong, etc. were all prepared to serve, and 100,000 Western troops were recruited to go to Hebei to suppress the rebels.
Putting down the newspaper, Han Zhen frowned.
He had expected the uprising in the north. In the past two years, the northern expedition had drained the blood of the three northern armies, and the people were on the verge of collapse.
Wang Fu's tax collection was the straw that broke the camel's back.
What surprised Han Zhen was that there was no movement at Heishan Village a hundred miles away!
He had read Master Xu's account book over and over several times, and carefully calculated that the supplies shipped over the years were enough to support an army of ten thousand people.
Besides, he didn't think that Heishanzhai was colluding with only one official, Master Xu.
Therefore, the true strength of Black Village is only strong, not weak.
But in this newspaper, the words Heishanzhai and Li Tianwang did not appear at all.
This is very intriguing.
At this time, seeing him reading the Di newspaper, Chang Zhixian looked worried and said: "That Zhang Wanxian has gathered a hundred thousand people and now occupies Shouguang County. What should I do if they call?"
"Why should Changzhi County worry about a bunch of rabble?" Han Zhen said in a disdainful tone.
A hundred thousand people gathered, and the actual number of people could be sixty or seventy thousand, which would be as high as the sky.
Of these 60,000 to 70,000 people, at most 20,000 are young and strong, and the rest are all the old, weak, sick and disabled who have been coerced to increase their momentum.
Although Han Zhen's soldiers were few, compared with these revolting peasants, they were the best of the best. Not to mention taking the initiative to attack, they were more than enough to defend a county seat.
"That's good!"
Hearing the strong confidence in his tone, Chang Zhixian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Instead, he was glad that Han Zhen was here.
After reading the Di newspaper earlier, he was so frightened that he almost rubbed oil on his feet.
What is the concept of one hundred thousand rebels?
Last time, only a few thousand people had captured the county seat. If Han Zhen hadn't rushed to the rescue in time, his head would have been hanging high at the city gate.
Suddenly, Changzhi County thought of something and hurriedly asked: "Did you bring troops this time?"
"No."
Han Zhen shook his head and explained: "There is no military camp here in the county. I plan to build the military camp nearby and then move the army here."
The military camp in the mountain village was too small. Han Zhen's original intention was to find a hilltop near the county seat and directly designate the entire mountain as a military camp.
It can not only ensure the purity of the army, but also facilitate training.
From now on, Xiaowang Village will recruit another 300 soldiers to serve as reserves.
They are usually responsible for guarding the stronghold. Once war breaks out, they can be recruited into the army to replenish the supply of troops.
When he heard that it would take some time, Changzhi County suddenly became anxious and said hurriedly: "Don't delay this matter. The property recovered last time, after giving out rewards and compensating the people's losses, there are still more than 10,000 yuan left, so why not We will use this money to build military camps, and if it is not enough, the county can add more.”
"It's a busy time for farming right now, and there's no shortage of manpower in the county. As long as we pay enough wages, we can build the military camp in less than three days."
Han Zhen looked a little weird, nodded and said: "That's good, I will be the magistrate of Chang County."
Changzhi County spent its own money to help him build the military camp. What reason did he have to refuse such a good thing?
"Has the location of the military camp been decided?"
Changzhi County is more concerned about him than him at the moment.
Han Zhen asked: "Do you have a map?"
"have!"
After the Changzhi County said this, he called people to go to Boting's warehouse to get the map.
Soon, a scribe came holding a map.
After the map was unfolded, a trace of surprise flashed in Han Zhen's eyes.
He originally thought that ancient maps would be rough, but he didn't expect them to be so detailed.
Linzi County is in the center of the map. Every village, every mountain, and every stream in the surrounding area is clearly drawn and marked in detail.
The key is the color version.
Han Zhen looked at the map carefully. After a while, he pointed to a hilltop and said, "Choose here."
This mountain is not far from the county seat, only a short three to five miles away, and is adjacent to the official road.
The terrain at the foot of the mountain is flat and there is a river.
Looking in the direction of his finger, Chang Zhixian pondered for a moment, then stroked his beard and said: "This place is really good. Once there are changes, we can immediately cut off the official roads and cut off the external access."
After confirmation, Changzhi County called craftsmen to conduct on-site surveys and draw construction drawings.
Immediately afterwards, news of recruitment spread throughout the county.
In the afternoon, the construction of the military camp officially started.
Even Han Zhen was shocked by this efficiency.
(End of chapter)
