Chapter 1436 Aobai Sends Out Troops
Mu Jiansheng attacked Lintian according to the tactics arranged by Han Yu.
After occupying Lintian, Mu Jiansheng followed his previous practice and directly confiscated the property of officials, local tyrants, and evil gentry, and then held a public trial, replicating the successful experience in Yunnan Province.
Thanks to the Qing army's equal treatment of all provinces in terms of immorality, Han Yu's method in Yunnan Province was also effective in Guangxi Province.
The forest and farm people who obtained land and were exempted from heavy taxes were grateful to the Ming army.
They sent the men in their families to join the Ming army or private militia to protect their vested interests.
After capturing Lintian, Mu Jiansheng did not stop, but continued to attack forward.
Han Yu gave him the task of capturing Guangdong and Guangxi and seizing the seaports and customs.
In the original space, Guangdong Province controlled by Shang Kexi was the richest province in the world. Guangzhou Bay was full of sailboats, and the customs tax alone amounted to several million taels of silver every year.
Among the Three Feudatories, Shang Kexi was the richest.
This was also the case during the Three Feudatories Rebellion, when Shang Kexi initially did not want to rebel.
How nice it would be to collect customs duties steadily and become a rich man.
In order to protect his own interests, he even sent troops to help the Qing court fight against Wu Sangui, and was thus conferred the title of prince.
Later, after being placed under house arrest by his son, he joined Wu Sangui in rebelling against the Qing Dynasty.
What Han Yu was interested in were the tariffs and the mature shipbuilding industry.
If you want to conquer the world, in this era, the most important thing is the navy.
Without a large-scale navy, it would be difficult to deal with the Japanese pirates, let alone dominate the world.
The navy is a time-consuming military operation, so the sooner you get it, the better.
The only people in Guangdong and Guangxi who could mobilize the military forces of the two provinces were Shang Kexi and the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi, Li Qifeng.
Now, with the death of these two men, the military forces of Guangdong and Guangxi are left with no one to hold them hostage, and they can only fight on their own.
This gave Mu Jiansheng the opportunity to defeat them one by one.
Mu Jiansheng led the main forces of the three legions to continuously capture towns.
Wherever he arrived at a place, he held a public trial, killed all the local tyrants and evil gentry, and officials who oppressed the people, leveled the fields and distributed the land, exempted miscellaneous taxes, and organized militia.
Because their reputation had spread, when Mu Jiansheng arrived with his army, they could see the people directly opening the city gates, forcing the officials to come out, holding fruits and vegetables to welcome them.
Looking at the people preparing food and drink to welcome the royal army, Mu Jiansheng's eyes actually became a little moist.
How many years has it been since he last saw this kind of scene?
"Sure enough, Your Highness is a person who has been enlightened by the immortals and has received orders from heaven. Otherwise, how could he win such popular support with just a few pointers?"
Mu Jiansheng felt more and more respect for Han Yu.
He treated every word of Han Yu as an imperial decree.
After more than two months of armed marches, Mu Jiansheng conquered the Guangdong and Guangxi provinces.
This speed not only made Han Yu happy, but also shocked the Qing court.
In the capital, Oboi was so angry when he saw the battle report from the front that he smashed his teacup.
"Useless, a bunch of useless people. An army of 200,000 soldiers couldn't deal with the few thousand remnants of the pseudo-Ming army, and they let these bandits occupy three provinces. They are all a bunch of useless people!"
"I have long said that those Han officials should not be reused. If we Manchus lead the team, we only need tens of thousands of troops to wipe out those bandits."
Ebilun said on the side.
"I would like to lead the Eight Banners to the south to quell the rebellion in one fell swoop. Your Majesty, please grant me your permission."
Suksaha said on the side.
Kangxi did not dare to speak , but turned his gaze to Oboi.
He was just an eight-year-old child. He was the emperor in name, but he was just a mascot. Now all matters in the court were decided by Oboi and Soni.
But Suoni was frail and bedridden for many years, and the government was almost entirely controlled by Oboi alone. Without Oboi's consent , it would be useless for them to speak out.
After hearing Suksaha's words, Aobai began to think.
In his opinion, the bandits in the south were not worth mentioning. As long as the Eight Banners soldiers arrived, they would be wiped out in one fell swoop like a tornado.
His eyes were fixed on state affairs.
"What is Suksaha vying to send troops at this time for?"
Oboi kept calculating in his mind.
"This guy is still young. Could it be that he wants to use this opportunity to establish his prestige in the army and compete with me?"
"No, we must not let him establish his prestige in the army. The military power must be in my hands."
Aobai rolled his eyes and came up with an idea.
He simply cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Suksaha is still inexperienced and not qualified to lead a large army. I am willing to lead the Eight Banners warriors, cooperate with the five governors-general of Liangjiang, Huguang, Fujian and Zhejiang, Sichuan and Shaanxi, and Yunnan and Guizhou, a total of twelve provinces' Green Camp soldiers, plus Jingnan Prince Geng Jingzhong, a total of seven armies, to the south to put down the banditry in one fell swoop."
When the court officials heard what Oboi said, they were all shocked.
If what Oboi said was really carried out, Oboi would have almost drained all the Qing Dynasty's troops, except for the Zhili Green Camp that guarded the capital and the Shengjing Eight Banners that guarded the capital.
Could it be that the bandit problem in the South has reached this extent?
In fact, in Aobai's eyes, there was no need to bring so many troops to quell the banditry in the south.
The reason why he did this was to meet with the generals of various troops, bring them under his command, and completely take control of the military power in his hands.
And then pave the way for your next plan.
Kangxi looked around at the court officials and nodded when he saw that no one objected.
"Then appoint Aobai as the General of the Southern Expedition and command all the troops in the country to fight against the bandits."
After Oboi received the imperial edict, he issued an order to the whole country. After learning the information, all the troops were ready to go to the designated gathering place.
"Commander, there are a million soldiers gathered this time. How should we deploy them?"
The lieutenant general under his command asked Oboi.
"It would be too slow for a million troops to gather in one place. If we divide them into seven groups and attack from all directions, we can surely defeat these bandits in one fell swoop."
Oboi took a look at the Kunyu map and said indifferently.
"Oh, by the way, pass down the order. This time, if you capture a town that surrenders to the bandits, I will allow you to keep your weapons for three days. You only need to hand over 30% of the money you get to the government, and the rest will be yours."
"Yes!" After hearing the order, the messenger went down happily.
This is the day they have been looking forward to while eating their military rations.
Normally, the food and salary are only a few coins, and they are exploited at every level, so they are left with only a few cents. Many people can starve to death just relying on the food and salary.
Even if there are opportunities to make a fortune, they belong to the big shots. They can't even get a drop of money.
For them, letting their soldiers plunder is a slight chance to make a fortune.
Everyone was happily getting ready, preparing to make a fortune and live their lives comfortably.
However, they didn't know that in the south, Han Yu was also actively preparing and had a big surprise for them, waiting for them to come and claim it.
