Chapter 728 0723 [People of the Jin Kingdom Flee South]

Wanyan Zongwang's sudden death did make the top Jurchen nobles more "united".

However, this has nothing to do with the people of all ethnic groups, and even with the middle and low-level generals of all ethnic groups!

Wanyan Zonghan and others quickly returned to the capital of the Jin Kingdom, wanting to determine the new power structure as soon as possible.

Wanyan Xiyin was left in Youzhou to preside over the affairs of the relocated people.

The elite soldiers of the Jurchens and Bohai went out to supervise the relocation of the Han, Xi, and Khitan people, and immediately suppressed them by force if they found any abnormalities.

In order to show sincerity, the Jin soldiers first evacuated northward from Guiyi and Yongqing, taking the people of all ethnic groups. At the same time, Li Bao boarded the ship from Haibin County with soldiers and people to hand over the land.

Then, the Jin people sent fifty mares, all of whom were under ten years old.

The Ming Dynasty transported 80,000 stones of wheat, which was regarded as the down payment for the compensation of grain.

Everything became harmonious, at least on the surface.

Because the Jin Kingdom actually controlled too few people here, when the people were relocated, they let the various ethnic groups cultivate around the key cities. Even the scattered remnants of the Liao Dynasty were forced to leave their homes and move closer to the city, rebuilding villages in the suburbs.

Wanyan Zongwang asked the leaders of various ethnic groups and local gentry to serve as officials and generals, and then sent their relatives to Liaodong as hostages.

By controlling the leaders and gentry, they indirectly controlled the people in the jurisdiction.

The same was true for this return migration. They only focused on the leaders and gentry, and then let the leaders and gentry organize the people to move away.

Outside Xincheng County.

Xi Shuli glanced at his officers and shouted angrily: "Do you want to rebel?"

A Xi officer named Ma Liu said: "We first moved from Yanshan to Liaodong, and then moved from Liaodong to here, and now we are being moved again. The tribesmen have reclaimed a lot of land before and after, and we have to move again just after the land is cultivated, and the government does not give any compensation. How many tribesmen died in these migrations? Do you want more people to die?"

Another Xi officer named Guanyinnu said: "In the war, we charge forward and die, and in the retreat, we stay behind and die. What are the Xi people in the Jin Dynasty? They are worse than dogs!"

As soon as he finished speaking, another old soldier said: "Our tribesmen work hard to farm, but there is not enough food to eat , were all conscripted by the Jin people to serve as military rations. Our men have to be conscripted to fight as soon as they reach adulthood. Now the number of women is more than twice that of men. If we fight a few more wars, I am afraid that only women will be left! "

"Now it is said that the Ming Kingdom is willing to accept people of all ethnic groups. As long as they do not leave with the Jurchens, they can come back and take back the land. Moreover, the taxes will be exempted in the first year, and the taxes will be halved in the second and third years!"

"If we don't leave and go to Liaodong, we will all die in the hands of the Jin people sooner or later."

"Yes, we want to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. I heard that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty treats the people well!"

The officers glared at him, and even Xi Shuli's personal soldiers gradually left him.

Among all the ethnic groups in the Jin Dynasty, the Xi people were the most discriminated against and the most oppressed.

Of course, to a certain extent, it was the Xi people who suffered from their own actions.

Before Emperor Tianzuo died, Song Huizong redeemed Youzhou, and a brief power vacuum appeared in the Yanshan area.

The Xi leader Huilibao rebelled against the Jin Dynasty and established a country and called himself emperor.

Due to severe food shortage, Huilibao first plundered the territory of the Jin Kingdom, and then plundered the Khitan tribe. After being beaten, he ran to plunder the Han people in the north, and was beaten up by Guo Yaoshi and his troops.

This series of operations, the Xi people offended almost all the surrounding forces, and it can be said that they were destroyed by the Jurchens, Khitans, and Han people.

After the demise of the Xi Kingdom, the Xi people rebelled every now and then due to being suppressed.

The Jurchen nobles regarded the Xi people as a serious threat, and all of them were dispersed and migrated.

Take the Xi people here, including the elderly, women and children, there are only seven or eight hundred people in total. And their villages are sandwiched between the Jurchen, Khitan and Han villages. Such resettlement is nothing more than preventing them from rebelling again.

Faced with the protests of the tribe, Xi Shuli knew that it was difficult to save.

His parents and eldest and second sons were all hostages in Liaodong at this time. Now it seems that he has no choice but to ignore his family.

Xi Shuli said to the officers: "You all go back and tell your tribesmen to flee to the Han area in the dark tonight. Don't take any property, not even livestock. If you have horses, you can take them. Just bring food for ten days or half a month, and follow me after dark. You can't go directly south, go northeast first until dawn, hide during the day, and then turn south to seek refuge with the Ming Kingdom at night."

At night, seven or eight hundred Xi people, carrying the elderly and children, quietly passed through the large wheat fields in the northeast, crossed the Liuli River at dawn and hid in a deserted village.

At the same time, the young and strong in the tribe did not cross the river, but continued to go north, deliberately leaving traces along the way to mislead the pursuit of the search direction.

Two nights later, the young and strong went south along the east bank of the Liuli River, and finally successfully joined four days later with the help of the marks left by women and children along the way.

Then turned southeast, avoiding the forts set up by the Jin Kingdom, and came to the Juma River on the border between the two countries.

Seeing the Ming cavalry patrolling in the distance on the other side, Xi Shuli personally swam across the river, then rode towards the Ming cavalry, shouting from a distance: "Don't shoot arrows, I am Shuli, a Xi general, and I have brought 800 people to surrender to the Ming!"

After approaching, the Ming cavalry said expressionlessly: "I didn't see anything. Going east along the Juma River, you can reach Bazhou."

After that, the Ming cavalry rode away.

Xi Shuli was stunned, then reacted.

The Ming and Jin countries have already negotiated, and they, the Xi people, are considered rebels of the Jin Kingdom, and it is not convenient for the Ming Dynasty to openly accept them.

However, Xi Shuli can bring people over, and there will be Ming officials in front to meet them.

Entering the territory of the Ming Dynasty, after about a day of walking, a knight suddenly blocked the road: "Are there people from the Ming Dynasty in front of us?"

Xi Shuli said quickly: "We are all citizens of the Ming Dynasty."

The Ranger officer smiled and said: "Come here to register and get your Ming Dynasty household registration. The government will give you rations and will arrange for you to return home when the time comes."

"Thank you for your help, noble man!" Xi Shuli was overjoyed.

In the wilderness a few miles ahead, a "refugee" gathering point has been opened, and many shacks have been set up.

People of the Xi ethnic group line up as a family unit to register.

Xi Shuli was at the front of the queue with his wife, third son and young daughter.

Just listen to the official ask: "What is the name of the head of the household?"

"Xi Shuli," Xi Shuli said, "Xi Shuli doesn't know how to write Xi people's Xi."

The official reminded: "You can change your surname. His Majesty the Ming Emperor allows you to change it to the national surname Zhu. You can also change other surnames. Here are the "Hundred Family Surnames". You can choose any one."

There was some resistance in Xi Shu: "Do I have to change my surname?"

The official said: "You don't have to change it."

This answer surprised Xi Shuli, and instead said: "Then I will change my surname to the Ming Dynasty."

The official asked again: "Do you want to change your name?"

Xi Shuli said: "Please help me change a Chinese name to have the meaning of loyalty to the Ming Dynasty."

The official thought for a while and said, "Then your name is Zhu Quanzhong."

"Thank you for your name!"

Xi Shuli only brought seven to eight hundred tribesmen over. He knew that it would be difficult to preserve the Xi tribe, and he also knew that the Xi people had a very bad reputation. Now that I have changed my name to Han, I will simply integrate into the Han nationality in the future.

Not only did he change his name, he also asked officials to change the names of his wife and children.

After the official registered their family, he glanced at the tribesmen behind him: "Han'er will move north in large numbers, and most of them will be young and strong men. There are many women in your tribe. Are you willing to intermarry with Han'er? If you are willing, the court has other people. Preferential treatment. The married woman’s family will be exempted from taxes for three years! You can tell the clan members about this, and you don’t have to make a decision now.”

"willing."

Xi Shuli... No, of course Zhu Quanzhong is willing.

His ethnic group is weak. If he can marry many Han children, he will not be afraid of being bullied by Ming officials in the future.

These seven to eight hundred people came to register one after another, and all of them were willing to change their surnames to Chinese.

Most of them actually have no surnames. Even if they do, their surname is based on their clan name, or their surname is based on their tribe. Now there is no psychological burden in changing their surname to Han.

After the registration was completed, Zhu Quanzhong led the tribesmen into the resettlement site.

A middle-aged man came running towards me on horseback, laughing and saying, "It's really you in Xi Shuli. It looks like you from a distance."

Zhu Quanzhong was shocked and said: "Xiao Luohan, why did you come to surrender?"

The middle-aged man said: "My name is not Xiao Luohan, my name will be Zhu Dingzhong from now on."

"My name is Zhu Quanzhong."

"Hahaha……"

The two looked at each other and laughed, feeling that their life experience was particularly wonderful.

Zhu Quanzhong asked: "How many tribesmen did you bring here?"

Zhu Dingzhong said: "More than a thousand."

"Can you leave with more than a thousand people? Won't the Jin soldiers come to catch up?" Zhu Quanzhong said in surprise.

Zhu Dingzhong said: "You chased us, but not chasing us. After you led the people to escape, the Jurchen soldiers went to chase them. Li Su took Han'er to escape again, and the Jurchen soldiers and Bohai soldiers went after them. I took the opportunity to kill those who stayed behind. The Bohai soldiers fled south quickly with their entire clan, but they arrived before you took the detour. "

Zhu Quanzhong said: "We Xi people have the lowest status, and anyone from any clan can bully us. How come you Khitan people have come to seek refuge with the Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Dingzhong sneered: "How much better are the Khitans than the Xi people in the Jin Kingdom? They can barely live without migrating. It has only been three years since they moved here, and now they are moving to Liaodong. Even if they can survive after migrating, , The Ming army will definitely come again in the future, how can the Jin soldiers win? I planned to lead my troops to surrender last year!"

Two days later, hundreds of people came again, this time they were Han'er from the North, who came from Yongqing County to defect.

The Jin Kingdom's migration plan was completely messed up, and many people of all ethnic groups on the border between the two countries were led southward by their leaders.

Wanyan Xiyin could only suppress them with force, but once he mobilized troops to pursue them, after the army left, other tribes defected. Paying attention to one thing and missing the other, pressing the gourd and raising the ladle makes it impossible to guard against defection.

The more this happens, the less prestige the Jin court loses, and the more people of all ethnic groups defect.

Wanyan Xiyin was finally defeated and sent people to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty, asking the Ming Dynasty generals to repatriate those Jin defectors.

The general said that he could not make the decision and asked the Jin envoy to find the chief envoy.

The chief envoy simply pretended to be dumbfounded and said that he did not know that this happened. At the same time, he told the envoys of the Kingdom of Jin that he would strictly restrain his civil and military officials, resolutely not do anything to lure the people of neighboring countries, and would send people to the border to investigate carefully.

In desperation, Wanyan Xiyin could only send the envoy to Tokyo.

Prince Zhu always keeps his promises and will definitely not do anything that violates the contract. Of course, he will send people to investigate carefully.