Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 351
"Madam Liu is now in Zhoushan. Dong Xiaowan and Li Xiangjun are also together. Does Mr. Qian still plan to go back to Beijing? If you don't want to go back, I will arrange for you to go to Zhoushan. Now the trip has been moved to Zhoushan. There is nothing to do there. It needs someone to host it."

Zhu Yihai asked Qian Qianyi.

Qian Qianyi was a little hesitant. During his time in Beijing, it was indeed not going well.It was only when I arrived in Beijing that I truly understood what it means to be a subjugated person.Although he was the servant of the Ministry of Rites when he came to Beijing, he didn't know until he arrived in Beijing that although the six ministries of the Tartars also followed the Ming Dynasty, the Shangshu was still divided into Manchu and Han. It is the one who holds the power with the palm seal, not to mention the six subordinates of the Tartars. There is no quota for the number of servants, and one department has many servants.

There are even many fashion books, many of them are part-time ministers, and above the ministers there is even Baylor who is in charge of the ministry.

So after he came to Beijing, his servant was actually a man of affairs, with a lot of work and a low status. Later, he also studied Ming history, but he was just doing materials. In the end, it was up to the Tazi officials to decide what could be used and what could not be recorded.

The former leader of Donglin was not happy in the Beijing court of the Tartars. Jinshi at the end of Chongzhen dared to suppress him everywhere because of Dorgon's trust.

Unsatisfactory in all aspects, Qian Qianyi naturally wanted to retire, so he actively contacted Nanfang.

Now that the opportunity to leave was in front of him, he hesitated for a while.

Maybe a little disappointed?
I thought that based on his reputation and his contribution during this period, after returning from the south, Lu Jianguo should give him a cabinet position, no matter how bad it is, he must first give him a minister.

But now Jian Guo only said to let him go to Zhoushan, and didn't even arrange an official position.

"Yan Wogong in Nanjing City is a big traitor. I think His Highness should take Nanjing first and behead him. His Highness will go to Xiaoling to offer sacrifices. It is best to ascend the throne and proclaim emperor in Nanjing City, and then you can stay or stay. Think long-term." Qian Qianyi changed the subject.

"Strict my father? This man has a lot of ambition and talent. I heard that a single mouth is very capable of coaxing people. He can coax Duduo, Boluo, Dorgon and others around. In my Ming Dynasty, it is not the first one to raise people, but in the Tartars. At that step, he became the minister of the Ministry of War and a scholar of the Imperial Academy plus five provinces. I heard that he was rewarded with a third-class viscount? Think Hong Chengchou rebelled against the Ming Dynasty and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and he also made suggestions for the Tartars, but he has not yet obtained it. A baron would probably vomit blood from jealousy."

Zhu Yihai didn't tell Qian Qianyi that my father-in-law Yan is one of his own, and the fewer people who know about it, the better.

"Look at the things that Mr. Yan did in Jiangnan. Although I have recruited many people from my rebellion, those people are nothing more than bandits, pirates or generals of rebellious soldiers in some places I recruited. Wait, even if these people surrender, I have nothing to lose."

"Also, Mr. Yan came to the south of the Yangtze River. What kind of new policies did you come up with? What kind of tricks did you come up with? It's just that people's grievances are boiling, and even the green camps in Jiangnan who surrendered basically turned into rebellion."

"That's why, my supervisor likes Yan Wogong's strategy, so let him do it, and let him torment to his heart's content. With such an enemy, he is simply our great helper."

Qian Qianyi sensitively sensed that there was a problem, but he was not sure, let alone ask.

"Your Highness, don't underestimate the enemy. Lord Yan asked Ma Guozhu to send reinforcements to Shandong, Tu Guobao to send reinforcements to Hangzhou, Kang Kela to Suzhou to send reinforcements, Liu Yingbin to Anhui to send reinforcements, and sent people to Wuchang, Huguang to ask for help from Hong Chengchou, and seconded Luck Dehun returned to aid Jiangning, the current peace negotiation is just a tactic to slow down the army, we must not be fooled, we must make a quick decision!"

"Haha, everything is under Gu's control, you don't have to worry."

We chatted for a long time.

In the end, Qian Qianyi gritted his teeth and decided to stay in Qingying as a countermeasure.

Zhu Yihai also respected his choice and thanked him for his dedication.

On the same day, Qian Qianyi returned to Jiangning City and brought back good news to Yan Wogong and others. The Ming army is willing to talk, provided that the Qing army first withdraws the defense line of the outer Guocheng and retreats to the inner city.

In particular, it is not allowed to touch every plant and tree in the Xiaoling Mausoleum of Zijin Mountain, and it is not allowed to destroy the layout of the Nanjing Imperial Palace.

Zhu Yihai made a request to Yan Wogong that he could not attack the inner city of Nanjing, but the Qing army had him pay 1000 million taels of silver as a ransom fee.

When will the money be paid, and when will he withdraw his troops.

Every ten days, he needs to pay at least 100 million taels, otherwise he will attack the city.

If you pay 100 million as scheduled, you can have a grace period of ten days.

"This is too deceitful. He has already taken 200 million taels of silver, another 10 taels of gold, and tens of thousands of bolts of silk and satin cloth. Now he wants another 1000 million taels. Where can I get him?"

Some officials were dissatisfied with the jump.

In the end, Lord Yan waved his hand, "For the sake of the overall situation, we must keep the thieves safe and promise them."

"Okay, I'll send someone to reply to the letter, but if you agree, you have to hand over the first million taels of silver tomorrow, otherwise they will still attack the city."

Someone shouted, "I can't give it, and I can't give it out. If you want me to say, just send someone to tell King Minglu that he can deny Emperor Hongguang, but his ancestor Xiaoling is still in our hands. If we don't retreat, we will Just dug Xiaoling!"

"Bastard!"

"court death."

Yan Wogong and Qian Qianyi scolded at the same time, and the man was dumbfounded by the scolding.

Qian Qianyi said, "Don't pull us if you want to die. How many Ming troops are outside? If we dare to dig Xiaoling, they will immediately enter the city. Don't even try to keep any ashes of you and me. It's no big deal if we die. , but the imperial court will lose all of Jiangnan!"

Yan Wogong also glared at the official angrily, "You bastard, get the hell out of here."

"What kind of ruthless person is Lu Jianguo? Do you really think he is Zhu Di? Tie Xuan asked people to put the tablet of Taizu on the top of the city, so Zhu Di didn't dare to bombard the city? Based on what I know about Lu Jianguo, you just put His own son is tied to the head of the city, and he will not compromise."

"Impossible? Is that Xiaoling?"

"Is there anything impossible? Look at how this person has been doing in the past six months? He didn't even care about traveling in Shaoxing in order to raid Huaiyang before. He led his troops to the city of Yanzhou, and the Eight Banners there also took down all the dynasties. King Lu's tomb burned their bones? But do you think he has any scruples?"

"Then what to do, you can't do nothing, can you?"

Mr. Yan waved his hand, "If he wants money, he will give it. One million taels in ten days, and 100 million taels of silver can buy three months. Let's send 1000 taels of silver first, and then bargain to see if we can do it in ten days." 50, so you can buy half a year.

With so much time, reinforcements can arrive no matter what, when the time comes, we will surround Lu Jianguo, encircle and wipe them out, and we will get back the money we sent out. "

"But where do you get so much money now?"

"Jiangning City is so big, there are countless rich and noble families, and some families have tens of millions of taels of wealth, let alone the whole city? At this time, are you willing to face the Ming army outside the city, or those in the city who refuse to borrow money? Shijia?"

Anyone can bully the weak and fear the strong.

"Let me teach you another trick. If you really can't make up the money for a while, you can use someone to pay for the money to Lu Jianguo. A craftsman is worth three to fifty taels. A young man's labor can always be worth two to thirty taels. A young man who can give birth How can a woman be worth this amount... There is no one else in Jiangning City, even if there are many people, it is a waste of rations to keep it, and use it to pay for silver."

An envoy was sent out with 50 taels of silver to bargain, but the man came back with fifty leather lashes, crying and reporting that the army did not allow bargaining at all, so he was beaten fifty lashes as a punishment, and informed Yan Wogong, saying This time, because of bargaining, it violated the sincerity of the peace talks, so they were asked to pay an additional 50 taels of liquidated damages.

One million taels of silver had to be sent tomorrow, which was considered the first batch, and the time for each batch of silver was shortened to seven days.

Today, the 50 taels were given away for free, and I didn't buy much time. Instead, I stayed with him for a month. Now that I have 1000 million taels, I can only buy two months.

"The Ming army also said that they agreed to rule the river and asked us to withdraw from Jiangning and return to Jiangbei after paying the redemption money. They also said that they would let the Ming army in other places in the south of the Yangtze River , and leave within two months.”

Yan Wogong pretended to be very frustrated, and sighed, "I'm careless, this Lu Jianguo is really ruthless, and he can't try it at all."

"Go get some money, and then send someone to reply to Lu Jianguo, and do as they say."

Qian Qianyi looked at Yan Wogong secretly, and felt that this guy was a fool, and even felt that this guy was really an assistant of the Ming army.

Could it be that this person has long been secretly enlightened?

The more I think about it, the more likely it is.

After all, although Mr. Yan is acting under the banner of putting the overall situation first, this behavior is really not right.In ten days, nearly ten million taels of silver have been squeezed out of Jiangnan City, and now another 1000 million taels are to be squeezed out. This oil extraction is not this kind of juice extraction.

It's all about plundering the whole city thoroughly.

The consequence of doing this is that the Ming army is about to be repelled, and Jiangning City may also be abolished in the future.

Of course, if you have to say that it is for the sake of the overall situation, there is nothing wrong with it. After all, the Qing army once slaughtered Jinan and Yangzhou in order to rule. be kind.

War is indeed brutal.

But this kind of style of killing one thousand enemies and self-defeating eight hundred is hard to accept.

Should I say that Yan Wogong is dedicated to the court, or is he making frequent foolish tricks?
The [-] soldiers stationed in the east of the city were forced to mutiny just now, and now they are trying to force the big and rich people in the city to rebel?

Qian Qianyi decided not to delve into it.

"Yan Jinglue, my mission has been preliminarily completed, and I have to rush back to Beijing to return to my command."

Mr. Yan nodded.

"Please, Lord Qian, when you see the Regent, you must fight for reinforcements for us. Jiangning City and even the whole of Jiangnan are in danger. Jiangning is also a must for our Qing Dynasty in the south. If Jiangning loses, the entire south of the Yangtze River , I am afraid that we will not be able to defend again, please send reinforcements quickly."

(End of this chapter)