please make me king

Chapter 371 The Foundation
Although Zhang Shun didn't know the magistrate Bai's careful thinking, he also knew that the harmony between the three big families and the county magistrate would never be as good as before, which happened to be exactly what Zhang Shun wanted.

That county magistrate Bai was not a fool, and at this moment he realized that Zhang Shun must have a plan.He then asked: "What does the general want to do? Now that I, the county magistrate of the Lu family, and a big family in the city are here, please tell me clearly!"

Hearing the words, Zhang Shun helped the kneeling old man of the three surnames to his feet, and said with a smile: "The four of you are really happy people, that junior Su has made it clear."

"Although I came from a poor background, I was more or less a good citizen before. It's just that I have been a thief for a long time now, so I recall the stable life in the past."

"For one thing, I want to live in the city safely for a few days, and I hope you don't want others to disturb me. Why don't you, if I'm in a bad mood, I'll kill someone!"

"Secondly, from my point of view, you, the county magistrate, are powerless but incompetent. I recommend a shrewd and capable person as an assistant to help you!"

"Three things, my name is very resounding, should I guard it here, to ensure that other rebels will not disturb you."

"I don't know what the four of you think, what about my proposal?" Zhang Shun asked with a smile.

The four of them looked at each other when they heard the words, the meaning of your old feelings is: first, you want to live with us, and we are not allowed to report to the superior.Second, in order to prevent us from making small moves in private, we have to send a person to monitor Lu's magistrate.Third, if we can reach an agreement, you will help us drive away the harassing thieves and prevent them from coming to "grab business".

Isn't this a lie?Don't worry, the four of us are the best at this method!
Zhang Shun laughed when he heard the words, and ordered people to bring vegetables, wine and meat, and set up a banquet to entertain the guests from afar.For a time, the big family members in the city, the county magistrate of the Lu family, and the rebels who came from afar enjoyed themselves with their hosts and guests, and they couldn't think of Shu.

And Zhang Shun was afraid of disturbing the people, so he ordered the rebels to guard the city gate and patrol the streets. The people in the city went on as usual, as if nothing happened.

It turned out that Zhang Shun had a conversation with Zhang Shenyan before he was about to leave the Shunwangping camp. Zhang Shenyan told Zhang Shun: "Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it is different from the previous dynasties. Since the establishment of the Dingding in Beijing, the Son of Heaven has guarded the gate of the country and established nine borders. To guard the northern captives. Namely: Liaodong Town, Jizhou Town, Xuanfu Town, Datong Town, Shanxi Town, Yansui Town (also known as Yulin Town), Ningxia Town, Guyuan Town (also known as Shaanxi Town), Gansu Town and Nine Towns .”

"The nine towns have strong soldiers and strong horses. They have been fighting against the northern captives all year round. They are the most skilled frontier army. They are called Yubian, and they can also suppress bandits. In this way, the imperial court can guard Shaanxi, Shanxi and Zhili on these nine sides."

"Therefore, the general is rich in minerals due to the high mountains in Shanxi, the benefits of gold and iron, the abundance of food and grass, and the large population, which can be the foundation of the rebel army. In fact, it is a big mistake. Taihang is known as the "Spine of the World". Threatening Zhili, short of Shaanxi in the west, bordering on the Tartars in the north, and tigers in the south looking at the Central Plains, this is definitely not tolerated by the imperial court."

"At that time, the nine towns from the east and the west will be attacked, and the Yellow River will block the south. Wouldn't the general be on the verge of death?"

As soon as Zhang Shun heard it, he understood Zhang Shenyan's conclusion.It is precisely the status of Shanxi that is too important for the imperial court.Once the rebel army has any signs of occupying this place, they will be mobilized by Ming Dynasty to carry out a devastating blow.This is also one of the reasons why the rebel army entered Shanxi from Shaanxi and was at ease at first, but it became more and more difficult later on.

The Nine Frontier Army Town established by the imperial court is just like a long snake formation, guarding Shaanxi, Shanxi and Zhili.If you want to occupy one place, you must first defeat the elite of the Nine Frontiers of Ming Dynasty. This difficulty is probably even more difficult than when Houjin occupied Liaodong.

It was precisely because Zhang Shenyan explained the key to Zhang Shun that Zhang Shun made up his mind to cross the Yellow River south.

It's just that after crossing the Yellow River in the south, where should I stand on my basis?Zhang Shun pondered over and over, and also referred to Zhang Shenyan's suggestions a lot, before initially choosing the target near the west of Henan.

This place is where the three mountains of Xiaoshan, Xiong'er and Funiu meet, and it belongs to the two major water systems of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River.To the west is the Qinling Mountains and its branches in Shaanxi, and to the south and southwest are the Wudang Mountains, Daba Mountains and other Jingxiang Mountains.

If you are aggressive, you can follow the Luoshui River in the east and drive directly to Luoyang, and enter the Central Plains; in the south, you can enter Nanyang and take the land of Jingxiang and Huguang; in the north, you can jump the Yellow River and take the east of Shanxi;

It just so happens that the north of this place is not within the Nine Sides, and there is no shortage of ships and horses to the south, and there are many metal deposits, which are used by soldiers, which is exactly the foundation of our own.

It's just that this place is so good, but there are two shortcomings.

One is that although the mountains here are dangerous, they suffer from insufficient depth.If the officers and soldiers send out a large army to encircle and suppress, I have to hide elsewhere.

The second is that although the mountains here are high, they are all places of bitter cold.There is no fertile land to cultivate, and it is not enough to feed the army to grow and develop.

But after much deliberation, whether there is any other suitable place to settle down in the world, Zhang Shun had no choice but to take this place to shelter first.

Therefore, Zhang Shun's first step when he came to the Lu family was to kidnap the local magistrate and the big households in the city, so that they could help him hide his eyes and ears.

Nabai County Magistrate and the big households in the city happened to have conflicts again, Zhang Shun was not afraid that they would unite to deal with him.

County magistrate Bai was quite bitter when he heard the words, but he couldn't help it.First, the big family in the city turned against him. If he offended this "thief chieftain" again, he might have to die.

But if people can live, who wants to die?County magistrate Bai thought about it, as long as he deceived himself and didn't report the thief's entry into the Lu family, who would know that such a thief lived here?

Now that the big family of three surnames in the city betrayed the county magistrate and took refuge in the thieves, they dare not expose the matter, so why not do it?

Baizhi County immediately agreed to the matter, but Wang, Li and Lu heard that you look at me and I look at you, but they had no choice but to agree.

They also had eight lifetimes of bad luck, and finally made up their minds to betray the magistrate of the county without anyone noticing, and met such a cunning "villain".

Their three surnames have already agreed upon seeing that the magistrate of Bai County has already agreed, and they don't have to worry about this person betraying their three families, so they agreed immediately.

Seeing that everyone had no doubts, Zhang Shun had a hearty meal and rested without mentioning it.

On the second day, Zhang Shun claimed that he was a high-ranking official whose ancestral home was here. Now that the old man was homesick, he deliberately returned to his hometown to build a villa for the elderly at home.

So they sent people to monitor the movement of magistrates and big households in the city, and at the same time sent people to the mountains to investigate suitable places to build cottages, and prepared to establish a base there.

　Don't you always wonder where the author chooses as the base for the protagonist?It's clear now.It is not too far from Shangluo Mountain where Li Zicheng is hiding. Li Zicheng and other rebels have set up camps nearby many times, which is barely a foothold.

　　However, this is not a real base, at most it is a step up for the protagonist.The good things here are: first, there are a large number of mineral deposits, second, there are high-quality soldiers "hair gourds", and third, they understand the situation in the north.It is very suitable for the protagonist to accumulate strength and prepare for further progress in the future.

　　Some readers mentioned Jingxiang Huguang as the foundation, which is also very good, but the location is too south and not south enough.For the protagonist in the early stage of development, it is difficult to get in touch with the northern war horses and advanced combat tactics, and it is difficult to get in touch with the advanced technology from the West. The author does not take this place for the time being.

　　
　
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