Cao Huachun had a very good situation.

Why do you say so?

Because Chongzhen wrote a letter to Geng Ruqi, the governor of Shanxi, asking him to cooperate with Cao Huachun with all his strength.

After receiving the emperor's letter, Geng Ruqi first became in awe, then ecstasy.

Why is he ecstatic?

Because the military pay will be paid in advance.

It is actually inaccurate to describe it as sending it in advance, and it should be said that it needs to be sent on time.

The military pay in the late Ming Dynasty was basically not paid on time, and even after Chongzhen, the more it was owed.

There are several reasons.

For example, the imperial court has no money.

For example, the Ministry of War embezzlement.

For example, officers are corrupt.

For example, transportation is required and time is required.

Only the last point is normal, and the others are abnormal reasons.

And now?

The emperor's letter made it very clear that as long as he, Geng Ruqi, assisted Cao Huachun in moving out the money and food of the King of Jin in advance, the military pay for the first quarter of this year will be immediately sent out from the money.

In fact, it was not that Zhang Chen was deliberately owed the military expenditure in Shanxi, but that it took time to transport the money to the past. Everyone was still a little confused about the administrative efficiency in the late Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty paid military salaries every three months, and it was said that the first quarter of the military salaries would be paid in May.

In order to stimulate the people in Shanxi to cause trouble, Chongzhen simply wrote this letter to Geng Ruqi.

The effect is very good. Geng Ruqi is very happy. He told everyone that everyone is happy too.

Geng Ruqi quickly found Cao Huachun and expressed that he would cooperate with Cao Huachun with all his strength according to His Majesty's imperial edict.

Cao Huachun walked towards the granary of the royal palace for no reason, but when he heard this, he was even more happy.

With the Taiyuan garrison to help, it would be like a god's help.

There were 10,000 people under Geng Ruqi, plus 2,000 factory guards and 100,000 stones of grain, which could be made within a few days.

King Jin was thinking about his thoughts and prepared to go to the emperor to file a lawsuit, but in a few days the situation will be brought out all 100,000 stones, and he will make a fuss.

It is said that Yang He taught thieves to be a human being in Shaanxi and Shanxi, and beat those thieves to flee in panic.

However, he fought against some shrimp soldiers and crab generals, and did not encounter any real powerful thief.

For example, Wang Jiayin, Wang Ziyong, and Gao Yingxiang are all cruel people in the rebels.

Especially Wang Jiayin, who was originally a border army of the Ming Dynasty. Shaanxi had a severe drought and had no food, so he himself turned against him.

By the third year of Chongzhen, he had more than 30,000 people under his command, mainly in Shaanxi and Shanxi.

Wang Ziyong and Gao Yingxiang are his generals.

This man even defeated Hong Chengchou in history.

If it weren't for being assassinated by Zhang Liwei, who was sent by Cao Wenzhao, the situation of peasant uprisings later in the late Ming Dynasty might have been rewritten.

And where was Wang Jiayin at this time?

In Yangcheng County, Shanxi.

Where is Yangcheng County?

The specific location is north of the Yellow River, that is, on the edge of the river.

The Yellow River is north of Luoyang, and the Yellow River is north of Yangcheng County.

Originally, Wang Jiayin heard that King Fu of Luoyang had been confiscated and was preparing to fight Luoyang, but he also received news that two imperial troops from Shaanxi were rushing towards Shanxi.

The border troops led by Yang He, the governor of the three sides, fought very fiercely. They were like divine help along the way, just two words: invincible!

Wang Jiayin naturally ignored Yang He's army. He had been in the border army and knew what kind of birds the border army was. It was okay to bully the peasant army with sticks. If it really started a war, it would be impossible to fight at all.

But I heard that there is another army that is approaching here.

I heard that the commander-in-chief was a civil servant who announced the political affairs of the Shaanxi Chengzheng Department, Hong Chengchou, and a civil servant.

Originally, Hong Chengchou came alone, and Wang Jiayin didn't take it seriously, but after all, there was Yang He who was bullying the little bandit on the other side.

When both armies came, Wang Jiayin was a little afraid. After all, if he wanted to attack Luoyang, he had to cross the Yellow River south. What if Yang He suddenly appeared behind Baojuan?

Therefore, Wang Jiayin adopted a strategy to station in Yangcheng County, wait for Yang He to come and fight Yang He.

After Yang He is defeated, we will teach Hong Chengchou to be a human being.

After the two of them were beaten, they went south across the river to Luoyang to grab food.

In May (lunar calendar), the south wind blows between Wangwu Mountain and Taihang Mountain, and you can clearly feel the smell of summer.

The sky is covered with clouds, and it rains when it rains, and soon it will rain heavily.

The latest battle report was rushing to Beijing at 800 miles, and Beijing was also bathed in the heavy rain in the summer.

Lightning flashed across the sky, and the thunder shook everyone's hearts.

The latest battle report was placed on Chongzhen's table.

Hong Chengchou has recruited 7,000 people, and the military situation is urgent, so he has already rushed towards Shanxi with his men.

Hong Chengchou has a characteristic, that is, he can marching and train troops.

This person has a very good method. He is a Jinshi who has studied and deals with those soldiers, one by one.

And he felt that this time was a good opportunity for him to leap over the dragon gate together. If he jumped over, he would be successful from now on. If he couldn't jump over, his life would be over.

Therefore, Hong Chengchou was very attentive.

After reading this battle report, Chongzhen was quite satisfied with Hong Chengchou and Yang He's actions.

But he knew that it was a bit difficult to beat Wang Jiayin next.

Even if Hong Chengchou can fight, he is a newly recruited recruit after all. Yang He has fought so many games. Although he is crushing, he may not be able to beat Wang Jiayin if he really meets him.

Now Wang Jiayin is in Yangcheng County. Once Hong Chengchou and Yang He are both defeated, Wang Jiayin can go south to Luoyang.

At that time, it was probably June, and the things from King Fu's Mansion might not have been emptied.

If he was Wang Jiayin, he could also grab the food that was being transported to Shaanxi for disaster relief.

So, now is a very critical moment.

Chongzhen immediately wrote to Yang He and Hong Chengchou.

The content of the letter is very simple: Don’t fight Wang Jiayin head-on, just drag him.

Why is this?

Because Chongzhen was already preparing a lot of food and silver.

As long as Wang Jiayin is dragged on, he can use food and silver to stabilize other defeated rebels.

Not only that, King Fu fell and King Qin fell, and a group of princes were about to fall. They not only released food and silver, but also the land they annexed was released.

Like Heshuntian Prefecture, it was sold to farmers without land in installments, so that the rioters could have land for farming again.

This is the way to maintain stability on a large scale.

Is it true that Shaanxi has starved to death by so many people due to severe drought?

A severe drought is just one of the causes.

What forces people to death is that the harsh government is as fierce as a tiger. It is the local officials who rob the last grain of food from the people's homes. It is the prince who collects people's wealth and annexes the land.

Therefore, this method of maintaining stability not only provides money, food and land, but also exempts taxes from Shaanxi, but also requires large-scale administrative rectification.

Only by continuing this combination of punches can it be effective.
Chapter completed!