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Text 406 [Rebel Army]

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    Shandong, Liangshan.

    Liangshan thief Li Qingshan, Wenshang thief Cai Naihan, Shouzhang thief Ding Mingwu, Cao thief Xue Zhenglu, and Ma Jinzhong who left Zuo Liangyu and went south gathered here.

    There are also bandit leaders who came from Puzhou, Caozhou, Fanxian and other places, namely: Ren Qi, Zhang Qi, Liang Min, Huang Zhenshan, Wu Kanghua, Shi Kuiran, Zhang Cui and others.

    Historically, they were collectively referred to as "Em Garden Thieves".

    ?First fought against the Ming Dynasty, and then fought against the Qing Dynasty. If they lost, they would go to the mountains to hibernate, and they were active for more than ten years.  It is said that there are millions of people, and the total number is probably between 200,000 and 300,000.

    The crowd listed more than ten high-ranking chairs and placed them in an open space on the hill. Li Qingshan said: "Today, there are two distinguished guests. One is the angel Mr. Zheng from Nanjing, and the other is General Ma who vowed not to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. Please invite Mr. Zheng to sit down."  Main seat!"

    Zheng Peiran is a scholar who fled from Shandong to the south. Now his family has divided the land in Anhui. He returned to Shandong half a year ago as a secret agent.

    This gathering was also contacted by Zheng Peiran, otherwise it would be difficult for the peasant army scattered all over the place to gather together.

    Zheng Peiran did not refuse, went straight to the main seat, turned around and cupped his hands and said, "Brothers, I am also from Shandong. Three years ago, I took my whole family to the south, and now I have been allocated fields in Baoying County. No matter men, women, old or young, I went to the south  , Everyone can share the land. Men farm the land, women weave, children can read, girls can read, and those who can read can be officials. Those days are so good!"

    Most of these rebel leaders were farmers, and they couldn't help showing yearning when they heard this.

    Zhang Qi asked: "Can girls also read?"

    Zheng Peiran said with a smile: "Of course girls can read. When His Majesty was still in rebellion, the territory was only half a county, so he made a rule that children must study. Any parent who does not send their children to study will be fined by the government!"

    "What should I do if my family has no money to study?" Cai Naihan asked.

    Zheng Peiran explained: "You don't need to pay tuition fees when you study in the south. If the family has no money, the government will lend students books. As long as they don't damage the books, they can return the books to the school after reading them. Brushes can be used by yourself.  What to do, you can also practice calligraphy by dipping in water. There are very few people practicing calligraphy by dipping in water, and life is getting better and better, and farmers can afford ink sticks."

    Ding Mingwu was a military officer, so he was more knowledgeable. He sneered, "Mr. Zheng, don't try to coax us with these words. Since we are here today, we are all willing to fight the Tartars."

    Zheng Peiran shook his head: "I didn't want to deceive anyone, it's really like this in the south."

    Xue Zhenglu interrupted suddenly: "I used to be a Caomin, and I heard about it from the Cao Jun from the south. At that time, I even joked about it, saying that in Jiangxi, girls were forced to study, and if they didn't study, they would be fined."

    All the leaders of the rebel army looked at each other, feeling incredible.

    Zhang Qi was stunned and said, "Is there really such a thing? Isn't Emperor Zhao of Nanjing a Bodhisattva?"

    Zheng Peiran smiled and said: "Farmers in several provinces in the south, many of their homes are dedicated to His Majesty, and they have to worship once in the morning and evening. Why did I flee to the south and return to Shandong where the plague is everywhere? Because I am from Shandong, and I have lived a good life by myself.  We must also let the elders in our hometown live a good life. As long as the Datong Army comes and kills the Tartars, everyone will be able to live a good life in the future!"

    Ding Mingwu asked: "Will King Chuang pay the food when he comes, will Emperor Zhao pay the food?"

    "How to raise soldiers without paying food?" Zheng Peiran said, "Don't worry, everyone, the tax is not heavy, and there is no corvee. Every family grows their own fields, so what is the land tax?"

    All the leaders were a little disappointed, but they still felt that Li Zicheng was better.

    Especially Ding Mingwu, when Li Zicheng attacked Beizhili, Ding Mingwu proclaimed himself the deputy commander of Shandong under the command of King Chuang, and he was probably Li Zicheng's wild fan.

    After chatting about southern policies for a while, Zheng Peiran said, "I have invited General Ma to tell you how the Tartars treat the common people."

    "Not to mention General Ma," Ren Qi stood up and said, "Since the Tartars occupied Puzhou, life has really been difficult. Corrupt officials have changed the law to collect taxes, and Tartar soldiers have also robbed the people everywhere.  Even the landlord's house will be robbed of money and food, and many landlords have fled to the south!"

    Liang Min also said: "Yes, the Tartars are more ruthless than Ming Dynasty, and they will not give us a way out. Last winter, I was so hungry that I couldn't help it, so I rebelled with Brother Lu in Fan County. The Tartars are very fierce. I really can't beat them.  Tens of thousands of people were beaten down to only two or three thousand, and Brother Lu was also captured and beheaded by the Tartars. Fan County couldn¡¯t stay any longer, so they had to come to Shandong.¡±

    Zhang Qi said: "It's all the same. Ren Qi and I rebelled and killed the Tartars. Of the 20,000 people, there are only more than one thousand left. If we know that Zhao Tianwang will send troops this year, we will endure it last year. It will not be too late to rebel again this year."  .¡±

    "Ha ha ha ha!"

    Leaderssp; Cao Xing bowed his hand and returned the salute: "Where is it, I just don't want to shave my hair and keep a braid."

    I don't want to shave my hair, it's just an excuse.

    The real reason is that Zuo Liangyu's surrender can benefit, and Zhang Yingyuan's surrender can also benefit.  But Cao Xing was just a general of Zuo Liangyu's subordinates, and he was not brought along in the war, and only 800 people were left to garrison Yuncheng. What good could there be?

    Anyway, this place is not far from Xuzhou, as long as we stick to it for a while, the Datong army will definitely come over.

    Then surrender directly to the Datong Army. Cao Xing is not stupid and knows how to be more cost-effective.

    This kind of situation happened in many places in Shandong.

    ? Zuo Liangyu's troops left behind to defend the city joined forces with the rebels rising all over Shandong.  Most of them were small in number and had no combat effectiveness to speak of, but they made Hong Chengchou, Duoduo, and Zuo Liangyu extremely battered.

    They were fighting Fei Ruhe and Zhang Tieniu on the front line, but fires broke out everywhere in the rear.

    In some counties, although there was no rebel army, the gentry found Zuo Liangyu's left-behind troops and persuaded the guards to change the banner directly.

    In a slightly remote county town, there were only a hundred soldiers left behind, and it was simply a group of talented scholars who rose up and led the city residents to drive the defenders away.

    Even the county magistrate appointed by Zuo Liangyu led the yamen servants to announce the uprising.
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