I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

After a long examination, Chi Muqing finally decided to agree to Lu Jinyan's request and sent troops to suppress it.

He sent a full 7,000 people there. After all, there were fewer people sent, and the deterrent was not enough.

What he wanted was to quell the rebellion, not to wipe out the rebels.

If everyone is killed, then no one will continue to mine, and no one will guard the city for him.

Therefore, what he wants is to scare the miners at once, and let them lay down their weapons honestly, instead of fearlessly resisting.

He didn't want to have a large-scale battle with those miners, thankless.

As soon as the Qing army left the city, the spies hiding in Huainan flew back and spread the news to the Wu army, who had been ambushed in the northeast of Wudian.

Later, the Wu army set off, and they needed to get to Wudian as soon as possible, lest the Qing army and the rebellious miners fought for too long and killed too many people.

These are quality labor, and it would be a shame to die. Neither the Qing army nor the Wu army wanted those miners to be killed or injured too much.

Wudian, the organized miners are facing off against the Qing army.

The Qing army did not use force as soon as they came up, and did not want to cause a bloodshed incident.

It would be best if it could be resolved through negotiation.

"Who are you taking the lead, find the one who takes the lead, and I want to ask why you rebelled?"

Qu Youjin, the leader of the Qing army, asked.

In such a case, the key to breaking the game is to find the person who took the lead in the rebellion. If you get the leader, it basically means you have finished the rebellion.

Ordinary people have a strong herd mentality, and now they dare to confront officers and soldiers with weapons, a big reason is because someone takes the lead.

As long as the leader is persuaded, or the leader is killed, the other ordinary members will not have to worry about it.

"I am the one taking the lead. You have to ask us why we rebelled. The reason is very simple. We don't want to be a cow or a horse for you."

Zheng Qiao, one of the cores in charge of doing things, stood up.

"Isn't what you said nonsense? Did the mine owner not pay you wages, or did you eat and drink less? Before you came to mine, weren't you working as cattle and horses for the landlord's family?"

Qu Youjin said angrily, no matter how hard mining is, it is better than working as a tenant farmer before. And now, these untouchables are still not satisfied, damn it.

"Hahaha, just those few who are lucky enough to make money and want to die for us? Do you think we don't know the price of this coal in Nanjing? Your government doesn't do anything, and you will be charged a tax of 20 cents for every 100 catties of coal. , we worked so hard that we only earned six cents per 100 catties. Why? Brothers, can we agree to this kind of thing?"

"Don't agree, fight with them."

Thousands of people behind Zheng Qiao were shouting, but they seemed to be in high spirits.

Qu Youjin suddenly had a headache, and complained about the person who leaked the news.

Now that these workers know the profits of coal, I am afraid it is difficult to do good.

"Where did you hear the fake news? The price of this coal is not as high as you said. Besides, do you think it will be easy to transport the coal to Nanjing?"

"Stop talking nonsense, I'll ask your government if the government has received a benefit of twenty cents per 100 catties."

Zheng Qiao interrupted the other party's words and pointed to the core of the problem.

If the government hadn't charged such high taxes, they wouldn't have been exploited so badly.

"Hmph, in the world, there is no king's land. Every mountain and every river in the world belongs to the imperial court, and the tax collection is reasonable. If you continue to be obsessed and do not stop the riots, I will immediately order the suppression."

Qu Youjin said coldly, he found that Zheng Qiao opposite was not simple, he knew a lot of things, and it was not easy to fool around.

In desperation, it seems that he can only use the last resort, killing chickens to warn the monkeys.

This trick is to kill chickens and warn the monkeys if you play it well.

"You think we will be afraid of you, brothers, and we will fight with them. As long as we keep the mine, we will transport it to Nanjing to sell it, and the money will be divided equally."

Zheng Qiao retreated into the crowd and continued to agitate.

The other miners were at the same time scared, angry, and confused.

However, they don't want to compromise, after all, things have come to this stage, and they have to achieve some results. I don't want to take this mine as my own, but at least I have to fight for two cents per person.

"It's unreasonable, people who make troubles, they are all a group of people who make trouble. Come on, prepare to kill them for me."

Qu You breathed in and ordered.

"General, if they resist, will they be killed directly?" the subordinate asked.

"Kill, anyway, you only need to kill dozens of him, and the rest will naturally be scattered."

Qu Youjin disdainfully said that it was not the first time that he had encountered people making trouble, and he had experience in dealing with this kind of thing.

As long as the leaders who are not afraid of death are killed, the others will immediately become honest.

However, this time, he was wrong.

When the Qing army approached with waving weapons, Qu Youjin saw the weapons taken out by the miners, and almost didn't scare his eyes to the ground.

The knives and spears in the hands of the miners were clearly standard equipment, almost the same as those used by his subordinates.

Like weapons and equipment, they lost their greatest equipment advantage, and they couldn't absolutely crush these mobs.

"I'll go back and take a good look at those people to see where they sell their weapons."

Qu Youjin scolded, he thought these weapons were secretly taken by the people who managed the ordnance

Sold out. This kind of thing is also very common in the Qing army.

"General, what should we do?"

The subordinate continued to ask, and now things suddenly became complicated.

"Continue to attack, I want to see what these mobs can do with weapons."

Following his order, the Qing army began to attack, while the miners retreated to the hillside, trying to take advantage of the favorable terrain.

Facing Gang, these miners are naturally inferior to those professional soldiers.

"Don't be afraid, our reinforcements will arrive soon."

Zheng Qiao and some other backbones directed the others and continued to stall for time.

They don't need to beat the Qing army, they just need to hold the Qing army.

Just as he was talking, the Qing army rushed over with a big knife.

Afterwards, the miners were forced to fight back. Perhaps their military skills were not as good as those of the Qing army soldiers, but in terms of strength, they were truly worthwhile.

Many knives and spears were mixed together, fifteen or six miners fell on the side of the miners, and eight or nine died on the side of the Qing army.

This casualty ratio almost didn't make Qu Youjin mad. The professional army beat the mob, and it was a shame for the Green Camp to be beaten like this.

"Stop the attack first, and go to the city to transfer a group of archers."

Qu Youjin said.

There is no equipment advantage, no crushing advantage, and it is impossible to force these miners to surrender.

Continue to fight, maybe it will turn into a bloody battle, and countless people will be killed and injured. This is not the result he wants.