Chapter 62: The Ningxia Rebellion
"70%?" Hearing this number, the muscles on Qi Chengen's face were trembling. The northwest was bitter and cold, and even in summer, there was the habit of wearing a fur coat in the morning and a yarn in the afternoon.
This year's cotton coats were already late, and most soldiers suffered frostbite, but now they are 70% less. Isn't this their life?
Wei Chengen was not an authentic Han Chinese. Their family was originally the leader of a small tribe of Mongolian Tatars. They could not survive on the grassland and then defected to the Ming Dynasty.
After joining the Ming Dynasty, they fought bravely and gained the trust of their former governors. They were inevitably a little arrogant.
But all this changed after the arrival of the new governor Dang Xin. The governor kept suppressing them, and this time he deducted 70% of his cotton coat, which was simply not a way out.
Jen Chengen's face became colder and colder, and he couldn't even feel the pain on his butt.
After a while, Jun Chengen said, "You go and tell Liu Dongyang, just tell him that I, Jun Chengen, agreed to his affairs, and after the matter is completed, Ningxia is equally divided!
Help me to meet my dad, our family has had enough of the dog officials!”
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Li Fan, who was telling the story of the Divine Eagle, was interrupted by Feng Bao who hurried in. A news made Comrade Xiao Zhu and Empress Dowager Li change their faces, and Ningxia rebelled.
Rebel?
Li Fan instantly remembered the Ningxia Rebellion, one of the three major vanguards of Wanli, but wasn’t this what happened in the 20th year of Wanli?
In my memory, Comrade Xiao Zhu fought for seven months. The elite troops of the Ming Dynasty came out together and finally dug the Yellow River and flooded Ningxia City before defeating the rebels.
The three major conquests consumed too much of the Ming Dynasty's vitality, causing the Ming Dynasty to fall 24 years after Comrade Xiao Zhu's death.
The Battle of Ningxia will definitely transport a large amount of military capital to the northwest. The postmen’s training time is not long. If they encounter rebels, will they achieve the results they want?
On the way home, Li Fan kept thinking about this question in his mind.
"Pinxianlou offers a discount for guests, and you can enjoy Kung Fu tea for only 20% off!" The tender childish voice attracted Li Fan's attention. Li Fan turned to see a boy shouting hard in the cold wind.
At such a young age, in the later years, he was at school. He should enjoy the love of his parents and spend his youthful days at will.
The famine caused them to leave their hometowns and come to the capital. What about the Ningxia Rebellion? Will it cause more refugees?
The Yellow River burrowing damages not only the rebels, but also the flooding of countless fertile land, destroying the people's houses, and leaving thousands of people homeless.
We cannot let all this happen again. The people of the Ming Dynasty have suffered enough and we must not let them bear more harm.
If you want to fulfill your dream, you cannot do without the powerful Ming Empire.
Li Fan secretly decided that no strong army was trained, and that only combat could produce elite troops.
"Stop! You little beggar, you dirty your clothes and want to run away? Today you have to give your memory!"
The noise came, and Li Fan's carriage had to stop. The sound coming from the front was so familiar. It turned out to be the guy Hou Gongchen.
Last time, a thief was found in his village. Someone in the court helped him deal with it and pushed a housekeeper to take the blame. It was not long before he calmed down, but why did he run out again?
Li Fan got off the carriage and saw Hou Gongchen in the crowd, his face suddenly became gloomy.
Hou Gongchen held a young man with fast legs in his hand, and raised his hand and was about to hit him.
He actually dared to trouble the young man with fast legs in Jingtuan. It seems that this guy has not suffered enough!
"Stop!" Li Fan shouted and walked into the crowd.
The young man who was caught by Hou Gongchen was happy when he saw that the person coming was Li Fan, and he raised his foot and kicked Hou Gongchen's calves, taking the opportunity to get rid of the other party and hide behind Li Fan.
"Ouch! Little bastard! You're looking for death..." Before he finished speaking, Hou Gongchen saw Li Fan's gloomy face.
"Li Fan! You won't be proud for long. I will watch the bad luck, then..."
Before Hou Gongchen finished speaking, Li Fan went up the mountain. As a result, this guy ran faster than a rabbit, turned around and crawled into the crowd and lost his shadow.
Li Fan smiled disdainfully, this guy was only capable. The farm outside the city was seized by the government because he was hiding thieves. Along with hundreds of acres of fertile land, he was assigned to the royal family and owned by Li Fan's trading company.
Apart from the smelly oil mill, nothing left in the Hou family! The decline of the Hou family has become a foregone conclusion, and Li Fan wants to see who is in trouble first.
After comforting the boy for a few words, Li Fan returned home but did not notice a pair of resentful eyes in the distance.
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"Young Master Taizheng! The one with the surname Li is so arrogant that she no longer takes you seriously. The young one just met him on the street and was beaten up by him.
He also said..., and said you can't protect the young ones, and you will beat them once when you see the young ones..." Hou Gongchen said, carefully observing Zhang Taizheng's expression.
"Okay! Needless to say, I am not interested in quarreling with a dead person!"
Hearing Zhang Taizheng's words, Hou Gongchen's eyes lit up. He asked hurriedly: "Young Master! Is there a way to deal with Li's surname?"
Zhang Taizheng glanced at Hou Gongchen coldly, and Hou Gongchen suddenly felt cold all over and took a step back unconsciously.
"You'd better ask less about this young master's affairs! Do you understand?"
"I understand! The little one understands..."
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The rebellion of the father and son, Liu Dongyang and others, was beyond everyone's expectations. Governor Dang Xin and Deputy Envoy Shi Jifang were killed, General Zhang Weizhong committed suicide. The rebels were as if they had entered a deserted state in Xixia, and they captured all the cities in the west of the Yellow River in a very short time.
For a time, he was in full swing, and even wanted the court to let them live in Ningxia for generations, completely rule over Ningxia, and become the second Li Yuanhao.
The Ningxia rebellion shocked the court. Comrade Xiao Zhu discussed with the big bosses in the court for a long time before ordering Wei Xuezeng to take charge, give Shangfang a sword, and dispatch elite troops across the country to encircle and suppress the rebels.
He Bai and Liu Dongyang were not idle either. They felt the determination of the court to quell the rebellion and began to contact the Mongolian Tatar tribe to make a great promise, and after the matter was completed, Ningxia was evenly divided.
The Tatar tribe worked hard to send thousands of cavalry into Ningxia and attacked the Ming army's grain transport team, making it very difficult for the Ming army to replenish supplies.
The Mongols who received the sweetness became even worse, raiding everywhere in Ningxia. For a while, the northwest was full of war, which made the Ming army exhausted from dealing with the suffering.
At this time, the royal postman led by Li Fan received the first business and transported military funds to Ningxia.
After receiving the order, all postmen stopped training and distributed equipment to prepare for the expedition.
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On the eighth day of the March, a huge convoy appeared outside the capital. What surprised people was that the cars they used turned out to be all four-wheeled carriages.
The carriage was filled with all kinds of cargo, and it was beyond the limit at a distance. Many people pointed at the convoy, discussing how the clumsy four-wheeled carriage could move forward on the rugged road.
The most surprising thing was that the soldiers in the escort convoy were actually wearing green uniforms. Their style was a bit strange and had never been seen before.
Li Fan lifted the curtain and looked at the distant West, his eyes becoming particularly firm.
Chapter completed!