Wang Diaoding's hometown is in Weixian County (Weifang), Shandong Province. The whole family was taken to the south by sea boat.
Although he has no worries about the future, he has the predicament in front of him.
In order to ensure the safety of the prince and princess, Wang Diaoding organized troops in Tianjin.
Thousands of refugees from Liaodong, more than a thousand soldiers from Tianjin, counting the family members of the soldiers, the number has exceeded 10,000, and they robbed ships along the way and went south in a mighty way.
If the food is not enough, I will ask the government to borrow it.
The local officials in the coastal cities are still relatively friendly, and the wealthy households in the city will also help to collect some.
? Zuo Liangyu is entrenched in Dongchang Mansion (Liaocheng), not a warlord, but better than a warlord. Guantao, Linqing, Wucheng, Yanggu, Gaotang These are all his territory, and he even intends to occupy Jinan in the name of suppressing bandits.
At this moment, Zuo Liangyu stood at the head of the city, looking at the northern fleet with an uncertain expression.
All of them were merchant ships robbed all the way from Tianjin. Due to insufficient ships, there were also many small passenger ships, with a total of more than 300 large and small ships.
For the sake of the prince and princess going south safely, Wang Diaoding no longer cared so much.
Anyway, if he doesn't rob ships, rogues, Tartars, and rebels will also rob ships, and merchants engaged in transportation in the north can't keep their ships at all.
"The flag of Datong?"
? Zuo Liangyu murmured to himself, not knowing what the other party was talking about, nor did he understand the other party's purpose.
Moreover, Zuo Liangyu hesitated. He wanted to rely on Zhao Han, but he was reluctant to give up power. After surrendering, he could at most become a rich man.
"Let go quickly!" Wang Diaoding shouted out of the cabin.
The river ahead was blocked by Zuo Liangyu, and a large number of officers and soldiers left the city, and archers aimed at the fleet.
Zuo Liangyu went out of the city to negotiate in person, stood on the shore and shouted: "Who is Your Excellency?"
Wang Diaoding replied: "Wang Diaoding, attendant of Daming Imperial Academy, professor of Jiangxi Bailuzhou Academy!"
Another official from Daming, and someone from Jiangxi Zhao Han?
Zuo Liangyu was a little confused, and asked again: "Where are you going?"
"Nanjing!" Wang Tiaoding replied.
As expected, it was Zhao Han's man.
Suddenly, Yuan Jixian came out of the cabin and shouted: "Yuan Jixian, the royal censor of the Youqian Capital of the Ming Dynasty, is here!"
Zuo Liangyu hastily made a bow: "It turns out that it is Mr. Linhou, I am sorry to welcome you from afar."
Ran Xingrang also went out of the cabin and shouted: "Here is Ran Xingrang, the palm seal of the Mingzong's mansion, and the captain's son-in-law Captain Ran Xingrang!"
Zuo Liangyu was stunned for a moment: "My son-in-law?"
Ran Xingrang scolded: "Your Majesty wants to canonize Jiangxi Zhao Han as the King of Wu. I am ordered by the emperor to leave the capital, so hurry up and get out of the river!"
"So that's how it is." Zuo Liangyu suddenly realized.
This guy obviously wanted to go wrong. He thought that Chongzhen was trying to recruit peace and wanted Zhao Han to lead troops into King Jingqin.
Zuo Liangyu asked, "What's on board?"
Wang Tiaoding laughed and said, "Does General Zuo feel that His Majesty still has money for rewards?"
"Angel Wang is worrying too much." Zuo Liangyu laughed awkwardly.
These boats had a deep draft, and Zuo Liangyu suspected they were goods. Even if it was not a reward from Chongzhen, it was also from the few officials in front of him. He really wanted to destroy the fleet and rob.
Wang Diaoding said to Fu Shan, "Blow the whistle."
"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!"
The copper whistle sounded, and more than 300 ships stepped out of soldiers one after another.
Although the equipment is poor and the weapons are various, they are indeed capable of fighting, at least they can fight with Zuo Liangyu.
Zuo Liangyu ordered his soldiers to raise their bows as if they were facing an enemy, and asked, "What does Angel Wang mean by this?"
Wang Diaoding smiled and said: "There are many bandits along the way. In desperation, we must recruit soldiers along the way. Many soldiers here are Liaodong soldiers who fled into Shanhaiguan. They wanted to rebel and I recruited them."
? Zuo Liangyu didn't want to create a conflict. Even if he could win, he wouldn't gain much, and would lose troops instead.
He sighed and said: "There are big thieves occupying Yanzhou, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Angels, it's best not to go any further."
Wang Diaoding, Yuan Jixian, and Ran Xing made the three of them look at each other, not sure if Zuo Liangyu was cheating or if there were really some big bandits in Yanzhou.
At this moment, a fast boat from the south came.
The messenger jumped to the shore and rushed to him: "Uncle, there are changes in Yanzhou!"
? Zuo Liangyu has been conferred the title of Dongchang Bo, an earnest earl.
He called the messenger aside and asked in a low voice, "What changes have occurred in Yanzhou?"
The messenger replied: "The thieves from Yanzhou fought the Zhao army in Xuzhou, and those religious bandits have been wiped out."
&sp; Wang Tiaoding smiled and said: "Not only the land is allocated, but also the necessities of life will be provided. The land is allocated for free, and other items are only temporarily borrowed, and no interest is charged. You can repay some every year in the future."
"That's great too, Zhao Tian Wang is benevolent!" Liu Mang was overjoyed.
Wu Huapu asked, "Can I be a soldier? I want to go back to Liaodong and take revenge on those sons of bitches!"
Wang Tiaoding explained: "After you divide the fields, some people will come to the villages and towns to train farmers and soldiers. They will cultivate when they are busy and practice when they are free. If the army of Datong is to expand, it will give priority to drawing farmers and soldiers from all over the country, and will not directly recruit soldiers from ordinary people. "
Wu Huapu said: "How can I choose this? I only have one arm."
Wang Tiaoding sighed: "You can live with one arm, let's live a good life from now on."
"That's not going to happen. I want to go back to Liaodong," Wu Huapu said anxiously. "I don't want to divide the land. You can go to Nanjing to meet Zhao Tianwang. Even if you dislike me for having only one arm, I can still be a guide in Liaodong. I know everything very well!"
Wang Diaoding said: "I will only take you to Nanjing. As for whether you can see Mr. Zhao, it depends on your own luck."
"Thank you!" Wu Huapu cheered up.
He also has relatives, but only his brother, sister-in-law and nephew are left, and the life and death of the rest of the family are unknown.
The family has been separated for several years. They may have been captured by the Tartars as serfs, or they may have died under the butcher's knife of the Tartars long ago.
Wu Huapu left his younger brother and his family behind, and went to Nanjing with the boat.
As for Liu Mang, he stayed in Xuzhou to divide the land. He didn't know that he had met Zhao Tianwang, and he even gave a few copper coins to Zhao Tianwang's brothers and sisters.
These people who came from Liaodong and Tianjin all cheered and celebrated when they learned that they could divide the land and temporarily borrow living supplies.
Although the following days are difficult and there are often droughts here, there is finally a hope.