The Tiger-Character Banner Army has a literacy class, and many people in the army have become literate. They also highly respect Kong Shengren.
And the more ordinary people are, the more Kong will reciprocate their favor.
Almost all members of the Tiger-Character Banner Army are ordinary people. Even if some of them attended private schools before joining the army, they are still at the lowest level of scholars.
On the contrary, most of those scholars who already had a certain status only paid lip service to Kong.
"What happened to the Saint Family! When you arrive in Qufu, you will know what the Saint Family is in your mind." The cavalry captain sneered.
He had been a frontier soldier in Ningxia for many years and had no favorable impression of any aristocratic family. He did not believe that the Kong family was any better than other aristocratic families.
In his eyes, any aristocratic family is the same as the other.
"I still don't believe that the Saint family is the same as those aristocratic families. They are also descendants of Saint Kong." A cavalryman shook his head a few times.
The myth of Saint Kong has long been in my heart, and even the descendants of Saint Kong have a better impression.
The cavalry captain smiled coldly.
Since these people feel that the Qufu Kong family is different from the aristocratic families they have seen before, it is just right for them to see the filth and darkness of the Qufu Kong family with their own eyes this time.
As for the possibility that the Tiger Character Flag would let go of Qufu Kong, he had never thought about it.
The Kong family in Qufu occupied a large amount of fertile land in Shandong, and the entire Qufu was the land of the Kong family, completely a country within a country.
Based on his understanding of the Tiger Character Banner in the past few years, the Tiger Character Banner will never let go of the Qufu Kong family, unless the Qufu Kong family is willing to surrender, donate their land, and accept the governance of the Tiger Character Banner.
Otherwise, the Tiger Flag will definitely suffer a bloodbath.
And based on his understanding of the aristocratic families, it was impossible to let go of what he got.
Whether it is handing over the fertile land at home or accepting the commercial taxes set by the Tiger Flag on merchants, Kong will definitely resist the Tiger Flag's approach.
After all, under the Ming Dynasty, these aristocratic families did not have to pay taxes on their fields, and merchants opened shops without paying commercial taxes. How could they accept the strict tax system of the Tiger Flag.
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For them, the tax system of the Tiger Character Banner is very strict, which makes the aristocratic family no longer have the kind of master who has been passed down from generation to generation.
As soon as it gets light, we start preparing breakfast.
The cavalrymen who woke up tidied up their horses and were ready to go out at any time.
However, they were ordered to stay where they were, so the cavalry stayed in the village and did not leave. They only sent a few cavalry to monitor the situation nearby.
The morning passed quickly.
It was nearly noon, with dust flying in the distance and flags waving, a cavalry team of several hundred people walked at the forefront, approaching from the west.
"Report." A galloping horse stopped at the entrance of the village. The rider on the horse said, "Captain, our army has arrived."
The cavalry captain, who also noticed the arrival of the army through the monocular telescope, waved his hand and said: "Everyone get on the horse and join the captain and the others."
They were just a squadron of cavalry, with a large group above them.
The cavalrymen who had been prepared got on their horses one after another, and under the leadership of the cavalry captain, they joined the army coming forward.
The appearance of the army and the commotion outside the city were naturally discovered by the officers and soldiers on the city wall.
The first to appear at the foot of Ziyang City was the Tiger Flag Cavalry as the outpost. Several hundred cavalrymen circled the city in a mighty circle.
Each cavalryman is a man with two horses. The upper body is protected by a breastplate, wearing an iron helmet. There is a saber on the side of the leg, and on the other side is Tiger Flag's own improved riding gun.
The cavalry gun is shorter than the ordinary infantry gun, and its effective range is slightly worse than that of the infantry gun, but it is more suitable for use by cavalry.
In terms of firearms, the Tiger Flag was already much ahead of the Ming Dynasty.
The sabers used by the cavalry are all made of fine steel, with excellent strength and cutting properties, far exceeding ordinary weapons.
Tiger Banner has already mass-produced steel to ensure the military demand for steel. Moreover, Tiger Banner has begun testing different types of steel for different weapons to ensure that each different weapon uses the most suitable steel to build it. steel.
In military industry, Tiger Character Banner has always been ahead of Ming Dynasty.
After the cavalry circled around Ziyang City, the army in the distance also appeared outside Ziyang City.
"Futai, an army of tiger thieves is besieging the city." Kong Yinjing rushed from outside to the back office of the Yamen in a panic.
The Yanzhou magistrate, who was in Houya, looked at Kong Yinjing's panic and said, "Why are you panicking? Aren't the traitors still outside the city? There are so many defenders in the city, it's not easy to let the traitors enter the city."
Compared with Kong Yinjing's panic, he seemed very stable.
"Is Futai confident of guarding Ziyang City?" Kong Yinjing looked expectantly at the Yanzhou magistrate sitting on the Taishi chair.
The magistrate of Yanzhou looked confident, which made him feel at ease a lot.
"Mr. Kong, even if you put the letter in your stomach, there are soldiers and food in Ziyang City, so you can survive even if you are besieged for three to five months." The prefect of Yanzhou said with a relaxed look.
After hearing this, Kong Yinjing felt at ease.
At this moment, a government servant walked in from outside, bowed and saluted the Yanzhou magistrate, and said, "Your Majesty, the commander of Ren City Guard has arrived."
"Bring him in." The prefect of Yanzhou told the officer who reported the news.
The yamen servant bowed and left.
The leader of the generals in Ziyang City is the commander of Ren City Guards, and the heavy responsibility of defending the city naturally falls on him.
"The last general will see you at the mansion." Commander Ren Chengwei bowed and saluted the Yanzhou magistrate with clasped fists.
The prefect of Yanzhou hurriedly stood up from his seat, walked over quickly, put his hands on the arms of Commander Ren of the City Guard, and said: "General Ren, there is no need to be polite, get up quickly."
Commander Ren Chengwei took advantage of the situation and stood up straight.
"Come here, serve tea to General Ren." The magistrate of Yanzhou told his subordinates, and then said to Commander Ren of the City Guard, "General Ren, please stop standing and take a seat!"
The commander of Ren City Guards said: "The general will not sit down anymore. The general is here to defend the city."
As he spoke, he looked at Kong Yinjing aside.
Although Kong Yinjing was said to be from the Kong family in Qufu, he was not a member of the government after all.
"General Ren, it doesn't matter, Mr. Kong is one of his own." The Yanzhou magistrate naturally understood what Ren Chengwei Commander meant, but he never thought of hiding anything from Kong Yinjing.
If anything happens to Ziyang City, he may have to rely on the Kong family behind Kong Yinjing.
Seeing that the Yanzhou magistrate was not shying away from suspicion, the commander of Ren City Guards said bluntly: "The army of tiger thieves has surrounded the city, and the morale of the generals in the city is low. I also asked the government to give some money and food to the generals to distribute to boost morale."
