Chen Mu has always believed that the upper and lower classes of the Ming Dynasty were absolutely separated, and the mining tax once again deepened his thoughts.

When I was a child, it was stated in the book that the centralization of power in the DPRK was very powerful, but when Chen Mu came here to see it with his own eyes, he felt that this was not the case. For half a year, he hasn't seen a brocade guard, and what kind of supervision of the world is even more useless, he can't even control private mines, and he can't collect commercial taxes, can this be called centralization?

The Ming Dynasty centralized power, and it was the officials who were gathered, and the Jinyi Wei only supervised the officials, but there were not only officials in the world.

Chen Zongqi led the troops for the first time, and both Xiaoqi and the soldiers were very excited, especially after knowing that the opponent was only a group of miners. Wei Balang Xiaoqi cotton armor with open arms, holding the handle of the Japanese knife, revealing the belly of the Japanese in the cotton armor, and the rest of the small banners were also carrying the Japanese knife and flying proudly, for fear that others would see that they did not know that they were a group of guards who had killed the Japanese Kou.

It's not like a group of heroes who killed the Japanese invaders, but it looks like the Japanese invaders have entered the guard!

"Put on the cotton armor, put the iron helmet on the right, and take your weapons!" Although the place where the miners resisted taxes was also under the jurisdiction of Qingyuan, it was more than 30 miles away from Qingyuan City, and while he was in a hurry, Chen Mu, who was riding a war horse, turned around and reprimanded the banner army: "This bullet pressure is all poor miners, poorer than you, and they don't intend to kill people." Without Chen's order, no one is allowed to use the knife without permission, so that they can pay the tax smoothly and smoothly, even if it is a complete achievement! ”

Previously, Bai Qi told Chen Mu that he was not the only one who went to suppress the miners, and it was likely that there were other general banners or hundreds of households leading troops, not to mention that there were tax collectors present, and there were too many variables in the process of bullet pressure. Chen Mu had no choice but to say ugly things to the flag army first, and said to the flag army like Bai Yuanjie: "If you listen to Chen's orders, even if Shangguan blames him in the future, Chen will bear it, and you can't blame it." If anyone obeys the command of another man......"

Chen Mu smiled, revealing half of his white teeth, shook his head lightly and didn't say any more, and asked instead, "Did you hear it?" ”

The five small flag officials are all the only ones who look at him, which one will say no, not to mention the Zhuding under his command, these people are all old oilmen of Qingyuanwei, and they have seen how the general banner of the hundred households tosses the head of the banner army. What's more, they will be very good at seeing the wind and making the rudder, where is there a reason to hit Chen Muquan's mouth.

Bing Youzi may be more sleek, but under the same conditions, they may not be able to be ruthless, but Chen Mu is already a ruthless person in Qingyuan Wei, this matter may not even be imagined by Chen Mu himself - killing five mountain bandits and five widows in half a year, hanging ten heads on his waist, this is almost unimaginable feats in Qingyuan, which has not experienced war in the Lingnan Mountains!

They walked more than 20 miles, and saw that the mountains were about to reach the mine where the furnace was opened, and suddenly two horsemen rushed over, and saw them shouting for help: "The one who came is the banner army that crushed the miners?" ”

The person who came looked very funny, looking like a young man, dressed in a peach-colored robe, wearing a sachet on his waist, turning over and dismounting and supporting his knees.

Chen Mu saw that his behavior was like a famous literati, although he was surprised by his appearance, he still held back a smile and said: "Chen Mu, the general banner of the Thousand Households in Xiaqing City, is leading the army to suppress the miners, the mine is, something happened?" ”

"General Flag!"

The rouge man seemed to have been stepped on by the tail, and waved his hand forward one after another: "Hurry back, the battle ahead is not an opponent, the miners are very fierce, quickly find your hundred households to lead the troops...... Eh, why do you have so many flag troops in this general flag? ”

The road is not wide, but Chen Mu practiced the flag army column adhering to the standard of 'two people into a line, three people into a road' in the previous life, five small flags as the leader, and then the flag army marched side by side.

Chen Mu was surprised when he heard him, held back a smile and asked, "Dare to ask Your Excellency?" ”

"In Xia Zhuxiang, the ambassador of the Guangdong Provincial Treasurer." Zhu Xiang, the ambassador of the Rouge Tax Treasury, hurriedly surrendered his hand, and said to Chen Mu eagerly: "More than 200 miners refuse to pay the class, and the railways have been captured, this is to rebel!" ”

The Treasury Ambassador, who is an official from the Nine Grades, is in charge of registering the annual tax collection and storage, and as for the railways and salt roads, they are all tax collectors who do not enter the stream.

Now I don't know what happened at the mine, which provoked the anger of the miners, so that they captured the railway tax collectors and fought with the hundreds of households who led the troops to suppress the ammunition, which made the already tricky matter even more complicated.

Could it be true that you really want to lead troops over and kill?

Chen Mu's thoughts were spinning rapidly in his head, and he didn't want to go on a killing spree, but it was even more impossible to go back to find a hundred households to lead the troops, because there were no hundred households above his head at all, unless he went back and invited Bai Yuanjie's barbarian camp...... But he can't even do this little thing, so it's not a waste?

"Ambassador Ku, don't panic, please take Chen over first, even if the troops are defeated, the banner army under his command can be well protected."

Ambassador Zhu Xiang looked at Chen Mu with some suspicion, and then looked at the banner army standing straight behind him, especially Wei Balang, who held his head high and put a small flag bearer on his back and pressed the sword, and finally nodded helplessly, and said to Chen Mu: "Then according to the words of the general flag, go over and take a look first, who knows that these miners are so strong, alas!" ”

Zhu Xiang got on his horse and walked with the tax collector who followed behind him and Chen Mu on horseback, and those who rode horses could not go fast, after all, the rear banner army was all infantry. Taking this opportunity, Chen Mu happened to ask Zhu Xiang about the situation of the mine, where did he know that he also asked an acquaintance, and it was none other than Zhang Yongshou of the hundred households in Qingyuan Gorge who led the flag army to fight with the miners in the mine!

As for how the two sides fought, it is interesting, from Zhu Xiang's mouth to say that the miners put forward the idea of non-separation, Zhang Baihu righteous words to stop, and then the two sides sent out a conflict, the military household could not beat the miners, when he ran out, Zhang Yongshou's subordinates more than 40 bannermen were blocked by the miners on the mine and chased and beaten, and even the railway that went to negotiate with the mountain owner was caught.

What kind of non-trivial thoughts, Zhu Xiang didn't tell Chen Mu in detail, the group was busy on the way, and Chen Mu didn't bother to ask, he just wanted to go over now to see how Zhang Yongshou was beaten by a group of miners with mining picks.

The distance is not far, and after walking for a few moments, you can see the mine in the distance, and you can also hear the angry scolding and crying in the distance, and the voices of people are boiling. When it was approaching, Chen Mu was also worried that the flag army would be discovered first and besieged, so he ordered someone to slowly touch a hillside and arrange the sergeants before looking towards the mine. I saw a small group of flag soldiers being surrounded on the mountain road to save the dead and help the wounded, hundreds of miners at the bottom of the mountain dancing with mining picks, wooden sticks and other things did not attack the mountain, but just scolded upwards, and some people held short knives and threatened the tied tax collectors without knowing what to say, crying while talking.

With all kinds of chaos in his eyes, Chen Mu saw that this was clearly the appearance of the imminent rebellion and murder of the official oath, and he was even more anxious in his heart, and made a decision in a hurry, waving his hand to Shi Qi and said: "The bird flag is blaring in the sky, hurry up and charge!" ”

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Concentrate:

"My ancestors set up a flag army at the beginning, and then re-established the people." ——Ming Dynasty, Hai Rui's "Recruiting Soldiers"