I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 22
Pot side paste is a specialty snack in southern and eastern Fujian.

It is said that when the Qi Jiajun fought against the Japanese, the people along the coast made it as a snack because they were grateful for the kindness of the Qi Jiajun and could not bear to let them starve.

The ingredients are diverse, including shrimps, razor clams, clams, and even pig offal.

It is usually eaten with fried dough sticks and is a good breakfast treat.

Zhu Yijiong was in the palace at this time, holding a spoon in one hand and holding fried dough sticks in the other.Don't tell me, it tastes really good.

This breakfast was made by Wu Alan.

After eating a few mouthfuls, Zhu Yijiong looked at the person in front of him: "Did you just say that we don't have much food?"

The man raised his head and saw that King Zhu was neither wearing armor nor a dragon robe today.He only wears light and elegant clothes, with both arms exposed. The only difference is that there is a gold dragon head embroidered on the collar.

Although it seemed quite simple, perhaps it was a preconceived illusion. This man only felt that the majesty of King Zhu in front of him became more and more profound.

After just one glance, the man lowered his head and cupped his hands and said, "Report to your Majesty, it is indeed the case. It should have been enough before, but half of it was withdrawn by Du Guogong before. Now a lot of military rations have been added, and I am afraid that the remaining food is in reserve. It won’t last until the end of July.”

It won't be until the end of July, it's already the end of June, that is, less than a month.

Does food run out so quickly?

The grain currently used by Zhu Yijiong is basically the grain stored in Taicang, the capital city.

Among them, there are also the previous government plunders from the people, as well as the greedy people's fat and the people's anointing.

These combined seemed to be a lot, but it was barely enough to support the original army.

But the problem is that Zhu Yijiong previously expelled Du Junying's troops from the city to avoid conflicts and losses.As a condition, in addition to the official title, he also took away nearly half of the food and grass in the city to use as military supplies.

Now, the army has suddenly been expanded to [-], and they are still regular soldiers.Moreover, it cannot be said that there is meat every meal, but there is oil and water every day, and the food is enough.

With such a huge amount of consumption, no matter how much food the treasury has, it will not last long.

It is only a matter of time before we are stretched thin.

As for local taxes, the Qing system and the imperial tax were collected in two seasons, namely summer grain and autumn grain.

In other seasons, the grain is not ripe and cannot be harvested.

Summer grain is harvested from May [-]th to the end of July. Autumn grain is harvested from the first day of October to the end of December.

In other words, last year's autumn grain has been harvested, and except for the reserves in Fucheng, the rest has arrived in Fujian Province and will be transferred to the capital by Fujian.

Part of what they eat now is the autumn grain collected last year.

Not to mention summer grain.

As soon as it was time to collect grain, the city fell into the hands of King Zhu.

What the heck is this?
The country clerk below didn't know how to collect it. Even if it was collected, it would definitely not be in the hands of King Zhu.

Hiss...the people who expanded the army actually ignored such a serious problem as food.

But it is impossible not to expand the army.

Zhu Yijiong asked: "Since you came to report this matter, do you have any strategy?"

After hearing this, the man's face brightened: "As I said to the king, I think that since we don't have enough food now, why not just raise troops to grab it..."

Snapped……

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Yijiong interrupted him with a slap.

Okay, as expected, you shouldn't count on these warriors.

Even without saying anything, Zhu Yijiong knew that this guy was holding back something bad.

Is it just a matter of grabbing food?
In the ancient army, this was considered a basic practice.

The so-called bandits are like a comb, and soldiers are like a grate, this is the group of people they are talking about.

Grabbing food, this guy can't think of it.

Doesn't this mean that he is destroying King Zhu's job?
This is true whether it is the common people or the landlords and gentry who are robbing.In the former case, if you dare to rob, others will dare to run away.

If he robs too much, he may rob the entire city.

Needless to say, for the latter, after robbing you, you basically say goodbye to this group.In this critical period, saying goodbye to the landlords and gentry is not equivalent to hanging oneself and living impatiently.

Zhu Yijiong quickly asked the man to leave, saying that he would figure out the food matter himself, and strictly ordered that the matter of robbing food should never be mentioned again, otherwise military law would be dealt with.

Hearing this, the man actually felt a little regretful.

Not long after he left, another soldier came in and reported: "Report to your Majesty, Wang Li has been clamoring to see you, and said there is a way to solve your urgent need..."

"Wang Li? Don't bother...wait, how does he know what is Gu's urgent need?"

Zhu Yijiong raised her eyebrows slightly, "Did he say that?"

The soldier was stunned: "Well... the old guy just said that if the king asks you, bring him to see him, and he will tell you face to face. If you don't ask, just pretend he didn't tell you."

"Your Majesty, how about I kidnap him directly to you? Let him be tougher."

Zhu Yijiong smiled: "Oh, no need, just bring him here! I want to see what this old guy is going to do."

……

a while.

Wang Li, who was dressed in the uniform of a Qing court magistrate, followed suit and arrived at the palace respectfully.

"The sinner, Wang Li, bows to my king, long live my king!"

Hey, this time I'm even more shameless than before.

After all, he was still a sinner before, and now he has been replaced by King Zhongxing of the Ming Dynasty.

This wave was good, as it directly offended the ministers and even saved King Zhongxing of the Ming Dynasty.

If this guy hadn't been wearing the official uniform of a Qing court magistrate, outsiders might not have really thought that this guy was an official under King Zhu, and that he just made a mistake.

"Master Wang, get up!"

Zhu Yijiong's expression remained unchanged and he didn't even raise his hand.

"The sinner dare not!"

Wang Li's heart skipped a beat when he heard this from Mr. Wang, but he quickly recovered and stood up shamelessly.

No way, people have to bow their heads under the eaves!

As the saying goes, there is great terror between life and death.

Wang Li was also convinced that when Zhu Yijiong revolted earlier, because he was afraid of death, he chose to escape with the prefect Wang Zhen and his family.

According to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, officials have the responsibility to protect the land.

Once a rebel breaks the city, they will either commit suicide or be killed.Anyone who abandons the land and runs away will be executed.

Originally, Wang Li had a simple idea, that is, to join forces with other colleagues and put all the responsibility on Wang Zhen and his son.

After the imperial court regains Taiwan, it may still be able to struggle.

But who would have thought that King Zhu, the leader of thieves, could also fight.

Not only the Fujian Navy and the Nan'ao Town were wiped out, but they were also captured by the bandits.

Sooner or later, the court would know about this matter. Wang Li didn't know what the court would do next.

But he knew that if he went back now, he would either have his whole family beheaded, or his whole family would be beheaded one by one.

Since you're going to die no matter what, it's better to vote for the rebel army.

Anyway, they are all in Taiwan with their families now. Unless the imperial court sends troops to destroy the rebel army, there is nothing that can be done against them.

According to his observations while under house arrest these days, in addition to killing Wang Zhen's son when they first arrived in Penghu, the rebels also killed Ouyang Min, Xu Wandu and Luo Shizheng in Fucheng.

Then, it seemed that they had no intention of taking the lives of these fugitive officials from Yuanfucheng, and just put them under house arrest.

This gave him a signal.

In this way, this is what it is now.

(End of this chapter)