Chapter 2546 Meteorite Falls From the Sky

Then the refugee traverser became stronger and stronger.

After he became strong enough, he finally began to formally attack the county town, that is, he raised the flag to rebel.

He killed the emperor traverser in one breath and caught him off guard.

After all, this is different from playing games. No one can see the specific situation of other forces on the big map.

So for a while, the smoke of war was everywhere.

The emperor traverser suddenly found that his Jiangnan was unstable.

A private salt dealer occupied a lot of his local county town.

The other party was very smart and did not directly appoint those county magistrates.

Many local managers were replaced by him, and the people who replaced them were all those scholars and students who had failed the imperial examinations for many years.

Most of them were over 35 years old, and some were even in their fifties and sixties.

These people failed the exams for many years, and many of them had long been full of resentment and anger towards the imperial examinations.

In particular, many people thought they were qualified long ago, but because they had no money to manage and no connections to smooth things over, they failed to pass the exams for scholars and juren.

Among the rebels in history, the scholars who were most likely to join the gang were students and scholars.

First, the number is huge. Second, the lower the exam, the more shady things there are.

Just like the first step for a student to become a scholar, the local county magistrate will control it.

And the first person the county magistrate picks will definitely pass the exam.

Because the examiners of the next two exams, as long as they don't have a big grudge against the county magistrate, will not break the implicit rules of scholars.

The first person I picked actually failed...

What does this show?

Is my vision so bad?

You should know that a genuine county magistrate is at least a third-class Jinshi.

Juren can also be a county magistrate, but he cannot be directly arranged. He has to start from the third in command and be promoted step by step.

Under these layers of shady things, naturally many scholars have resentment.

Especially the old students, some of them are stupid, and some are cruel.

They have devoted their lives to books and never got into the door.

At this time, there is a makeshift team to invite them. There is a high probability that they will not care about their family and their own safety, just to show their ambitions.

Just to prove that they are definitely not worse than those who passed the exam!

There are too many such examples.

When these people were appointed as county magistrates, they definitely wanted to do something at the beginning.

To prove that they were better than the genuine Jinshi.

Their loyalty was relatively high.

After all, they had no way out.

Unlike the previous county magistrates, even if they turned against the government, they could still rely on their relationships in the imperial examination hall, classmates, and fellow students... to leave themselves a chance to make merit and rise again.

These old scholars and old students who had failed for many years would basically die even if they turned against the government.

If you don't die, how can the position of county magistrate be vacant?

So the loyalty of these new county magistrates is quite high.

Unless they are trapped in a desperate situation of being besieged, Li Zicheng's situation will not occur.

As soon as the news of the defeat came, they immediately began to mobilize troops to launch a rebellion.

They would at least think about struggling.

This is another point that Li Zicheng was anxious about.

In order to settle the place as soon as possible, compromise with the landlords as soon as possible, and accept the surrender as soon as possible, he retained a large number of surrendered people and generals.

This is one of the root causes of his failure.

There was no solid person to stop the pursuit of the Qing Dynasty for him.

But the refugee time traveler was not like this.

He knew very well that scholars must be used in this era.

But those who failed the imperial examination and those who were full of resentment could be used.

And the proportion of these people far exceeded those who passed the imperial examination.

The ratio of scholars to candidates in the imperial examination was basically 300 to 1, 3000 to 1, and 300 to 300 for Jinshi.

Such a similar ratio.

Therefore, there were more and more people who failed the imperial examination.

This was also the reason why any rebel did not have to worry about the lack of scholars to rely on at the end of the dynasty.

The imperial examination could not solve the fundamental problem, but could only promote relatively outstanding people.

It was impossible to let everyone enter the monarch's pocket.

In this way, the refugee army fought in Jiangnan with great momentum.

One by one, the failed scholars got official positions.

They became more and more loyal to the rebels.

Because they could not wait to turn this inadequate official position into one made of gold!

This was also one of the secrets of the success of the Qing Dynasty in history.

In order to make their reputation right, the surrendered people would fight to the death to make the Qing Dynasty orthodox.

The Emperor time traveler soon found that if he allowed the refugee army to attack, his position as Emperor would be unstable.

Soon he felt very scared.

He didn't want to be hanged.

In fact, he had made the surroundings of the capital quite solid.

It can be said that he directly controlled the surrounding population of 5 million.

But after all, the environment is here, and the big cities in the north must rely on the food in the south.

If there is a problem in Jiangnan, it will be unbearable.

In the short term, he can still rely on the strong control of the surroundings to raise food.

Over time, the rebound will be very serious.

He is still not as good as the other party.

If he allows the situation to develop, he will soon be easily killed by the other party.

Once the other party kills him, he believes that all his wives and concubines in the harem will become enemies.

When he thought of that kind of thing, he went crazy.

He absolutely did not allow such a thing to happen, nor did he allow such a thing to happen!

Thinking of those obedient wives and concubines, the Emperor time traveler had fighting spirit.

He must kill all these rebels thoroughly.

He is a time traveler, is he not as good as a group of natives?

However, according to the recent news from the factory guards, the leader of the refugee rebellion also seems to be a time traveler.

Because some of the methods adopted by the other party are very similar to those of time travelers.

For example, ensuring economic circulation, creating a large number of jobs, and issuing currency linked to grain.

In short, he looks very strange.

But if you think about it carefully, there is also Wang Mang.

In fact, Wang Mang is all retro, using ancient methods, but because of the methods such as dividing land equally, which are similar to modern methods, misunderstandings have arisen.

This guy should be the same.

He thought so.

There can't be two time travelers.

Then the emperor began to order the establishment of Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps.

He ordered local landlords to start militia.

He allowed local people to control military power.

For a time, it caused a lot of opposition from the court.

The emperor despised it.

Others are going to rebel, and the dynasty is going to end.

You are still thinking about the story of the Han and Tang dynasties.

You are still thinking that warlord separatism will affect the court.

Even if warlord separatism occurs, the meat will eventually rot in the pot.

At least there is a possibility of exterminating the royal family of the previous dynasty, but it is definitely not as great as that of foreign races.

He must give up power decisively.

This move has many consequences.

But it must be said that it is also very effective.

Soon, many scholar families and aristocratic families started to organize militia.

Compared with relying on refugees and time travelers, they are more inclined to maintain their previous status.

This is very simple. The land deeds were issued by the previous dynasty.

Will the new dynasty recognize it?

Even if they recognize it, the official positions of the new dynasty will be occupied by newcomers, and their status will not be guaranteed.

However, in this way, once these aristocratic families have mastered the military power, it is easy for warlords to emerge.

The Qing Dynasty in later generations is the most typical example.

To be honest, the warlords after the Qing Dynasty have a lot to do with these aristocratic families.

Many warlords can be traced back to the time of organizing militia.

The famous Beiyang came from the Huai Army.

Now these people will choose to temporarily submit to the emperor, but when they grow stronger later, their ambitions will inevitably grow with them.

They will collude together to fight against the court.

They will not participate in the war to save the dynasty.

At this time, their warlord nature was reflected.

Soon, the emperor traveler dealt with the situation in this way.

At the same time, he stepped up his own development.

He developed very quickly.

After all, he had the advantage of status.

As long as the emperor was shameless, there were still many ways to make money.

For example, the simplest trick was to sell officials and confiscate property directly.

Of course, the premise was to promote a group of new people who were loyal to him.

There were fewer involvements and they were willing to work for him.

Time passed quickly.

This world of dynasty hegemony was gradually messed up by Wu Zetian.

It was originally a crushing situation for the emperor.

As a result, it became a situation where both sides were evenly matched.

In fact, the refugee traveler could not be the opponent of the emperor at all.

Both sides were travelers, and their qualities were similar.

How could they fight with such a big gap in status?

As a result, with Wu Zetian's operation, the refugee traveler had quite a lot of advantages.

Just a good luck and not dying in an accident was enough for the other party to mess around.

And the other party also gained very valuable practical experience.

This was something that the emperor traveler could not have.

Then the two sides started to compete with each other.

Finally, the real competition came on this day.

The emperor had to send out new troops to suppress the food in the southeast.

One side was 70,000 new troops, with 40,000 core elites and the other 30,000 auxiliary soldiers.

But they were all well-fed and well-paid.

Just relying on this point, the combat effectiveness could crush other court teams.

Behind it was the emperor's various plunders, which offended many ministers and gentry.

In order to obtain silver, the emperor also carefully used the means of house confiscation.

At the same time, he promoted some lucky ministers to make money for him.

Of course, the most important thing was to use his own confidants who he had cultivated personally when confiscating the house.

And these confidants were well fed, and their families and children were in his hands.

In this way, at least there would not be a tragedy of 13.8 million taels turning into 38 taels.

It would probably be a situation like 4 million taels.

They got 70%, and the emperor got 30%.

This is already very good.

In the real distribution of finance and taxation, it would be very good if the emperor could get one percent.

Because most of it will go into the treasury, and most of it goes into the pockets of officials.

This is the real scene at the end of the dynasty.

The emperor's 70,000 new troops are already very good.

At least they are invincible.

However, the refugees on the opposite side are not vegetarians either.

He has 250,000 troops!

Three times the enemy's strength.

Of course, more than 150,000 are miscellaneous soldiers, refugees who came with them.

He knew that he had to do this when facing the imperial court's troops.

Use ordinary refugees to consume the enemy's physical strength.

Then use gold and silver to lure the enemy's soldiers into chaos.

Finally, turn around and fight back.

But this trick doesn't work well for those foreign races.

Because the latter's military discipline is too strict, they can kill without any constraints.

But they must not rob silver on the battlefield.

Once they commit this, they will be beheaded.

When the two armies fought, everyone thought it was a shocking battle, at least a fight to the death.

One side has 70,000, and the other side has more than 200,000.

And a closer look shows that the elite troops of both sides are well-trained.

Wen Rensheng looked up.

Nodding slightly.

It seems that these are two qualified time travelers.

At least the trained troops are elite enough.

At this time, Xiao Huan suddenly appeared.

Holding a kebab in one hand and a broad in the other.

"Dad, dad, you see they are going to fight."

"Why don't we bet on them, who will win?"

Wen Rensheng laughed when he heard this.

"I won't bet on this kind of gambling controlled by humans."

"You must remember, never participate in gambling controlled by the banker."

"There are so many scammers, why do you believe that others will let you take your money?"

Xiao Huan rolled his big eyes and said, "I think the emperor can win."

"Why?"

"He can defeat the enemy with fewer troops, his troops are more elite, and he will definitely win by defeating the enemy with obedience."

Wen Rensheng laughed immediately.

"Hahaha, you are too young."

"Humph, I must be right."

As a result, after the two armies faced each other, they set up camps separately and did not immediately engage in battle.

However, that night.

Several large fireballs suddenly appeared in the night sky and hit the emperor's camp directly!

More than 70,000 people!

That's more than 70,000 people!

Just a moment later, they scattered like birds and beasts!

What emperor, what loyalty, what money and food.

In the face of this huge natural disaster, it's all a bubble!

"This is a punishment from heaven!"

"This is the anger of heaven and the resentment of people. The dynasty is going to be destroyed!"

"Damn it, why? Is our Daqian Dynasty over like this?"

There are also some loyal ministers and generals who stand straight in the camp, neither running nor leaving.

Watching the meteorite fall!

Many more loyal soldiers cried and ran away with their men.

Unfortunately, how could they be in time?

When you see a meteorite falling, if it is coming towards you, then you basically can't escape its killing range.

Unless you are lucky enough, the meteorite turns.

And just like that, with the fall of several meteorites.

The whole battle ended in a whimper.

No one expected it beforehand.

The rebellious Juntu of Jiangnan defeated the elite Juntu sent by the emperor smoothly.

That was 70,000 troops.

No matter which dynasty it was placed in, it was a very valuable force that could determine the fate of the power.

That is, in modern times, there is a total mobilization system that can mobilize millions of troops, and the loss of a war can easily reach millions.

And it can also achieve the same quality of all soldiers, so it will feel that this loss is nothing.

However, only a small number of them are elite.

The real loss of 70,000 elites is enough to affect the direction of a battle.

Li Zicheng and the Qing Dynasty fought a battle that determined the fate of Daxia for hundreds of years, but it was only 60,000 against 100,000.

And when the news was rushed to the emperor at 800 miles.

The emperor vomited blood on the spot.

"Why, why? Is it really God's will to kill me?"

"Damn it, what is this!"

He had read in history that Wang Mang's army was hit by a large meteorite, and he thought it was just a made-up story.

It was just a coincidence at most.

And now he finally knew that there really was such a coincidence.

At the same time, as the emperor's army was destroyed by the meteorite falling from the sky.

For a while, many people thought that the destiny had changed, and they all turned to the refugee time traveler.

The refugee time traveler was also very happy.

"Hahaha, it seems that the destiny is with me, the destiny is really with me!"

He was very happy.

After working so hard for so long, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

If the emperor is defeated, the whole of Jiangnan can be taken into the palm of your hand.

Then we should vigorously improve the harvesting efficiency and build more troops.

Then we should destroy the court in one fell swoop, and then destroy the foreign races.

At the same time, we should vigorously form marriages and trade, spread culture, and reduce the number of people.

He analyzed the rise of the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty was able to win over foreign races, through marriage and trade, as well as spread culture and reduce the population.

Finally, it ensured that the nomads who had previously caused trouble on the border would no longer be a major threat.

Of course, all of this was based on fighting for nearly a hundred years.

Without knives and horses, relying solely on marriage and trade, those soft measures would definitely not work.

In the eyes of the nomads, how could trade and rewards be as much as what was robbed?