Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 340
Zhenjiang.

The imperial camp entered the city.

There was a welcome scene in the aisle. Although there were not as many people as expected, tens of thousands of people still came to welcome them. Some of them even cut their braids.

"What's the intention of those who still have rattails? What's the intention of those who hide and refuse to come out to meet them, and even those who fled to Jiangning with their families before? Your Highness, please send troops to screen them out."

Huang Binqing said viciously.

"Tiger idiots don't have to be like this." Zhu Yihai said to him indifferently. This Huang Binqing once supported Hongguang and Yiyang King, and later wanted to be a chieftain of the sea, who would not invade or offend the Tartars. Later, he was forced by Zhu Yihai's deterrence. Only finally left Zhoushan to Jingjiang.

After all, Jingjiang is not comparable to Zhoushan. Huang Binqing, the admiral of the Zhezhi Navy, has reorganized several times in the past six months. The officers and soldiers have undergone major changes. Even the generals under his command have been transferred to other armies in the name of promotion. Although the current admiral is not an imperial officer, he is completely controlled by Zhu Yihai.

His attitude also changed very quickly, from ignoring Zhu Yihai, and even openly sending troops to collect food for conscription, to now being honest and even acting a little too positive.

In the final analysis, he still lost control of his original team.

The original Zhoushan navy was formed by a patchwork of soldiers. Zhu Yihai first divided Zhou Hezhi, and then reorganized him, and he was almost a bare-bones commander, and he was no longer able to control this new Zhezhi navy.

In addition, now that her daughter has entered the state of servants and is pregnant, Huang Binqing has changed from a warlord trying to separate the regime into a pioneer who dares to fight and rush under Zhu Yihai's command.

"Gu said a long time ago that those who insist on not shaving their hair are loyal and good people, those who are forced to shave their hair are poor refugees, and those who voluntarily shave their hair are obedient slaves, and they must be treated differently. It cannot be simply judged whether to shave or not. Loyalty is treachery.

Just like in front of you, those who are willing to cut their braids to greet them are naturally loyal and good people, but those who come to greet them without shaved hair are also loyal, but they still have some hesitation. As for those who did not come to greet them, it cannot be said that they are just Must be traitors. "

Living in a troubled world, especially the ordinary people at the bottom, they are as helpless as duckweed. Zhenjiang was occupied by the Qing for half a year, and it is also an important town. The uncertainty in Zhenjiang made some of them dare not welcome the Ming army openly, which is understandable, after all, they were afraid that the Qing army would come back for revenge.

Zhu Yihai believes that the main reason for all this lies in Daming. It was Daming who failed to guard Zhenjiang at the beginning, so that the people here were forced to fall under the iron hooves of the Tartars and be ruled by them, so it is impossible for them to support them wholeheartedly now.

Just like Huang Binqing didn't accept himself as Lu Jianguo at the beginning, so he wanted to open up a lot of things.

The common people are still hesitant to them now, so they will continue to show their strength and beat up the Tartars, and then they will naturally support them.

To put it more bluntly, since ancient times, ordinary people have been like grass in the wind, and most of them can only submit to the strong.

The reason why the imperial courts of all dynasties have always emphasized loyalty and righteousness is because these things are very nihilistic to ordinary people. They have to prioritize survival, then food and clothing, and then talk about etiquette and loyalty.

Most of the common people in this era don't even have the concept of nation and country. In their eyes, the Ming and Qing wars were nothing more than a change of individuals and a change of dynasty.

As for the elite scholar-bureaucrats of the real upper class, these people can understand these concepts, but they want to protect their own interests. Therefore, when the country is in crisis, only some truly loyal and righteous people can stand up, and more people just waver at both ends. .

"You can't condone it!" Huang Binqing persuaded, and now this single-minded person regards himself as the head of the country.

"Loyalty deserves to be rewarded, and betrayal also needs to be punished, but it cannot be arbitrarily expanded." Zhu Yihai has his own principles, "Those who come to welcome each person will be rewarded with a bucket of food, and each cut braid will be rewarded with a silver coin or In exchange for a bucket of food."

"If you don't come to welcome, you won't be rewarded or punished."

"Send people to investigate. During the six months after the fall of Zhenjiang, all the officials who actively served the Tartars were dismissed. Among them, the corrupt officials and evil gentry who harmed the people were punished accordingly. Those who are vicious will be executed and their homes will be ransacked!"

Both ends of the punishment are pointed, and the middle one is ignored.

A braid was exchanged for a penny, or directly exchanged for a bucket of grain.Although a bucket of grain is not much, but in times of famine, it can support a family for ten days and half a month.

"With this decree, I'm afraid countless people will cut their braids in exchange for rewards."

"Isn't that good? For 1000 braids, we only pay 1 taels of silver or [-] shi of grain, but what we get back is not only [-] braids, but [-] people who support us."

"Your Highness, but cutting braids may not necessarily mean sincere support."

Zhu Yihai laughed, really not sincere, in the end it depends on their strength, but he still thinks that the food for braids is worth doing, first of all, he also needs to help the people and victims, and now the food for braids seems to have additional conditions, But on the surface, it can still cause quite a sensation.

Regardless of how many people are for food or sincere support, at least the fact that everyone actively cuts their braids can have a great impact.

The Tartars forced their hair to be shaved, and our side actively cut their braids. This is a battle of ideology and even public opinion.

The imperial flag embroidered with a golden dragon was raised above the city of Zhenjiang. This was Zhu Yihai's identity flag. The golden five-clawed dragon stretched its teeth and danced its claws, looking down on the world and all sentient beings.

Then there is the Jinwu Town Banner of the Huanglong Tunjinwu, the Fubo Town Banner of the Nine-headed Bird, the Dinghai Town Banner of the Nine-headed Jiao, the Qinglong Banner of the Banner Town, and the White Tiger Banner of the Yongwei Town. , the Suzaku Banner of Warrior Town, the Xuanwu Banner of Yulin Town, the Pixiu Banner of Shizhong Town, the Kui Niu Banner of Qianniu Town, and the Flying Fish Banner of Jinyiwei...
Big flags were hoisted.

The acceptance of Zhenjiang City went very smoothly. After Jinglue Yan, my father was carried by his subordinates and fled to Jiangning City. At Tu Guobao, he led the defeated soldiers around the city. When the army was annihilated in the Zhenjiang camp, the officials in Zhenjiang city and some who were closely related to the Qing court all ran away.

There were also some big households who were afraid of being robbed, so they also ran away.

Some wanted to run before they had time, and some were "persuaded" by the Ming army to come back just after leaving the city. Next, the Jian Guo sent troops to reassure the people, patrol the streets of the city defense, and maintain law and order.

Also set up a porridge shed.

"A large amount of materials were seized in Zhenjiang City, including armor, knives, gunpowder, and even many cannons in the city, and there are more than 30 cannons in red..."

"A lot of food was also seized, and there were also a lot of cloth and cotton..."

Zhu Yihai was not surprised at all when he heard the words. Mr. Yan had already told him in advance how many war supplies were stored in Zhenjiang City, and even which warehouses they were stored in. They reported to him together with the ledger and the location.

"No villain to destroy it?"

"No."

Seeing the Qing army fleeing, those guards, Min Zhuang, etc., who dared to say that they set fire to it?Some of them were more courageous, and took the opportunity to steal and divide some privately and took them away, but Zhu Yihai had already counted them here.

"Your Highness, about 5000 people from Yan Wogong and Tu Guobao retreated to Jiangning City. There are also [-] governors of Ma Guozhu in Jiangning City, as well as some township folks. The total number of soldiers is about [-]. Now Wuhu, Suzhou and other places The reinforcements are too short for the time being, shall we take advantage of the victory and pursue, take Jiangning in one fell swoop, and restore Nanjing?"

Shen Chenquan, a bachelor, asked excitedly.

(End of this chapter)