Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

Many people only heard at this time that all the soldiers of the Fushan Battalion lived in the huts at the corner of the city wall. Many people were very surprised and even couldn't believe it, but many gentry were at the top of the city yesterday. What he saw, he spoke with certainty, which convinced these gentry that it was indeed the case.

This time, people's hearts are naturally different from before.

The city is stable, and the minds of these wealthy people are more different from those of the common people, and they are also more happy.Even if they have deep houses and large courtyards, they are actually not safe. These days, the rioters and mobs are gradually not satisfied with robbing ordinary people, and have already stretched their hands on them. If this situation continues, I really dare not

Although Jinan cannot compare with the Jiangnan area in terms of the number of gentry and financial and material resources, it is a provincial capital after all. The essence of the whole province is gathered here, and the gentry of the whole city gathers in one place, and their strength is quite considerable.

By the time Li Xin and Zhang Deqi arrived together, the gentry in the city had already collected a lot of things. [

"[-] silver, [-] shi of grain, [-] tanks of wine, [-] or [-] frozen pigs and sheep. That's all for the time being. If General Zhang wants more, I'll make it up later."

This time it was the head of the Jinan Headquarters who spoke in person, and his attitude was also very sincere and friendly. Unlike before, these people in the Headquarters always shied away whether it was to throw away the name of the governor or the chief minister.

At that time, the power of the government was very weak, and the wealth and material resources were all in the hands of the people. If you wanted to defend the city successfully during the war, you would not even think about relying on the power of the government alone.Therefore, there will be some similar institutions in every city, which are usually used to donate money to build roads and bridges, study palaces and other prestigious projects. During wartime, they are used to provide money and food, reward soldiers and so on.

Li Zicheng will attack Luoyang and Kaifeng in the past two years, both of which are very majestic cities. The King Fu of Luoyang is a close relative, the uncle of Emperor Chongzhen, and King Zhou is also the son of Zhu Yuanzhang, a feudal vassal. Five blessings came out a hundred years ago.

But Luoyang was destroyed almost overnight, but Kaifeng was defended several times. The reason is that the gentry in Luoyang are a mess, and King Fu is also an idiot. He didn't use money to reward soldiers and generals. As a result, the whole city was stewed in one pot.

The king of Zhou distributed the money himself, and officials such as Huang Shu and Wang Kui were also very capable. Therefore, although there were only a few thousand standard battalions of Chen Yongfu's deputy commander in chief, Li Zicheng made several strong attacks, and Kaifeng was still standing.

In the real history of Jinan, it only guarded for one day. When the Qing army arrived, the city gates were not closed properly. When they were hit by a door and attacked by a ladder, it was over all at once.

The main reason is that the gentry are not in the same mind, the officials have no prestige, the people are not organized and the material resources are not sufficient, so naturally it is impossible to talk about defending the city.

"Headquarters, there is a lot of money and food this time."

Li Xin and Zhang Deqi were also very moved when they heard so many supplies.Yesterday they were ordered by Zhang Shouren to clarify the exact amount of materials controlled by the City Headquarters. It is estimated that there is still one or two thousand silver, because when the army arrived yesterday, Zhang Bingwen had already transferred a lot to the Fushan Army, and there was less food. At most two or three hundred shi, it was originally planned to be used for the porridge factory, and there was basically no preparation for other materials.

When they came today, it was such a big deal, both of them were very surprised.

"He came here to fight for us Jinan people. I heard that hundreds of people were beheaded yesterday. There were northern captives and Han soldiers. After the battle, they also killed many people. They also wiped out the city for us. What casualties, but day and night, military discipline is also very good, such guest soldiers, we are reluctant to part with money, isn't it unpopular?"

What the head office said was the opinion of most of the gentry, everyone stroked their beards and smiled, nodding repeatedly.

"Okay, we'll discuss it with General Zhang."

Zhang Deqi and Li Xin were very happy, their faces glowing, but they still explained in advance: "But General Zhang has summoned a lot of people, and it is estimated that it will cost a lot. Is this amount satisfactory to him?" , the students can’t guarantee it.”

"But it's up to him, as long as the city can be defended, the old man is willing to destroy the house."

"What Master Yang said is that although the Han family is not very rich, if they need more money and food, they can still donate more."

"What I'm saying is that I can't contribute much, and I'm not very rich, but I will still do my best."

"I'll go and inform the City Commercial Bank!" [

Most of these gentry are officials. Businessmen are not qualified to participate in this kind of meeting related to the safety of the whole city. Even if they are running errands, they are like ordinary businessmen, even if they have a huge net worth, they are not qualified to be here.

However, when the two rushed from the headquarters to Zhang Shouren's place, there was an extremely unexpected scene in front of them.

Li Feng Hong is a big commercial firm in Jinan, Qin Dongzhu's net worth is over one million, and he is also one of the top wealthy businessmen. Li Xin and Zhang Deqi naturally recognize it. Seeing Qin Dongzhu here is a sign.

In addition, the proprietors of Sanhaohang and several other big commercial firms were also here, not only were they there, but they were also sitting at the same table with Zhang Shouren. It was just after noon, and the banquet had not been withdrawn, and they seemed to be having a good time talking.

"Whether Donglu will attack by force is difficult to determine."

Zhang Shouren never drank alcohol, and there was no problem with the self-awareness of a general leading an army.But entertaining these businessmen, he drank a few glasses, but there was no sign of alcohol on his face. He nodded to Li Xin and Zhang Deqi as a compliment, and then continued: "But according to my judgment, the morale of the Donglu Although it is prosperous, there are cannons at the top of the city, and the people are recruited to help defend it. With Jinan's city defense, the eastern captives will not be stupid enough to attack. It is still unclear whether to besiege the city, or take a detour to avoid it, and where to go. , We have to wait and see."

"Then my lord called me to wait. I don't know if there is any instruction for me?"

Qin Dongzhu and Zhang Shouren are old acquaintances. They met not long ago. The two sides negotiated things like farming. The fish and chickens produced in Fushan were also entrusted to Lifenghang for sale. The bulk of the food, the future Refined iron, Li Fung Hong must also have considerable benefits.

However, after all, Li & Fung Bank is headquartered in Jinan, but its roots are in the Jiaolai area, especially the current Jiaodong area. Other places are Qingzhou Prefecture and Dengzhou, plus half of Jinan and half of Yanzhou. The interests are not in Jinan Prefecture, but in the prefecture city, he is only a successful businessman, but his social status is not high. At this time, he was also full of doubts about Zhang Shouren calling a group of businessmen to meet and talk.