Win the Ding 1617

It happened to be the day of New Year's Day, and it happened to coincide with the import of Tianding in Ning Yuanbo's mansion.As a result, the people in Hue and the surrounding states and counties, the workers in various factories who have never had a holiday, and even the official slaves who do the hardest, most tiring and dangerous work, all feel that this festival is more enjoyable.

First, in accordance with the imperial court system, the disabled soldiers, widows, widows, and orphans in the disabled hospital, the Invalids hospital, and the relief hospital were distributed wine and meat, and they were invited to eat wine. "This is the lord's happy son. Please enjoy and celebrate with us!"

Afterwards, the celebration wine and meat were distributed to each household according to the population, money and food books, until the workers in the factory, the miners in the mine and the official slaves all had their own share of wine and meat.

Not only that, as if to congratulate Shou Han and the Nanyue Army on the new year, a series of good news came one after another.

First, Deng Xianda, who was waiting for work in Yangon, sent someone to send a battle report. After the seaport, rice bags, and money bags were tightly blocked by the Southern Guangdong Army, he was faced with enormous political and economic pressure from the nobles and common people in the court. Talong, the king of the Mangying family, had to send an army of as many as 6 people to the west, preparing to wipe out the Nanyue army of more than 1 people in one fell swoop, and regain his own money bags and rice bags.Just like Qiu Qianzhang, who was old and frail, met Hong Qigong, who was in his prime, and he was beaten up when he met him!Hundreds of war elephants were originally used to charge and stand to cheer.Panicked by the artillery that was densely covered in front of the Nanyue Army, he turned around and ran away.It was originally a trump card used to attack the enemy, but it turned out to be a black and white impermanence that sent him to hell.

"Our army has captured more than [-] enemy soldiers, captured [-] war elephants, and more than [-] mules and horses. Beheaded more than [-]. At present, the troops are preparing to go to Wacheng Attack! Take Namangying the head of the family and dedicate it to the lord!"

From the day the Southern Guangdong Army started, the generals had a competitive mentality of comparing their military exploits with each other.If you destroy a country and take back a king's seal, then I will also destroy a country and take back a king's seal.Anyway, there are many chaotic countries and regimes in various places in South China.Maybe seven or eight villages are a country.Deng Xianda's heart is extremely hot now, and he is ready to make brilliant military exploits that none of his predecessors have ever achieved, and destroy this big guy.Dedicate its royal seal to the lord!

Just when Deng Xianda was gearing up to win Mandalay, Wacheng.It's time to set yourself an unprecedented combat exploit.To the northwest of him, Li Huaxuan, who was almost executed by his Lao Tzu army, was also facing the [-] troops dispatched from various places by the Nawab of Bengal with a smile.

The 100 million silver dollars sent by the guards in a fast boat.It was quickly scattered in his hands.

"When I was studying in front of my husband back then, what impressed me the most was the part of Gaozu's Benji in Shiji. Gaozu was trapped and asked Chen Ping for advice. Chen Ping said, you give me [-] catties of gold. Don't ask me how I spent it. There is a way to help you out of trouble. Gaozu immediately agreed to him, and he used the [-] jin of gold to buy Xiang Yu's men and spread rumors. Soon, the Chu army who besieged Liu Bang lost their fighting spirit."

Relying on the immoral tactics learned from the most famous shameless man in the early Han Dynasty, Li Huaxuan quietly gave these silver coins and many gold, silver and jewels seized in the city of Barisal to Nawab's subordinates through various channels Leading generals at all levels.

"We are fighting the Nawab, and it has nothing to do with you. When it comes to the battlefield, as long as you stand still and wait for changes!"…

Facing the power of these powerful white flowers and yellow weapons, the small lords from various places who followed the Bengal Nawab all quietly expressed that they would definitely work and not work hard at that time.

Those gold and silver quietly exerted a lethal force even greater than the power of cannons.

As a result, the poor Nawab was kept in the dark, but he didn't know that his own strength and the strength of the Southern Cantonese Army in the opposite city of Barisal had quietly changed.The dozen or so little lords who followed him were no longer his subordinates, but passers-by A, B, B, D, and Ding who were watching the soy sauce.

There are also several people with ulterior motives, who are ready to see the changes in the battlefield situation and take advantage of the fire to loot and smash black bricks.

"We only want the Nawab's territory. For the rest of the lords' territories, we only need the right to trade and build roads. The rest of the affairs are up to the lords themselves. In addition, my Southern Guangdong army caravan is doing business in the territories of the lords. , but also to pay taxes to you.”

As for what to transport, the envoys who came and went to the lords also told frankly, "It's just some fine salt, cloth, silk, steel, etc. Lords, if our goods, especially refined salt, pass through your How much profit can you make if you sell the land to the Gurkhas?"

The Gurkhas, at this time, spanned Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and other places, but they lacked salt, so they had to buy those produced in the salt lake area of ​​northern Tibet from Uszang in the north, and traveled thousands of miles. , using yaks and sheep to carry the salt all the way to Shigatse and other places.

They are very clear about how much profit there is, but it's a pity that they don't have too many salt resources in their hands.

Nowadays, some people are willing to carry out salt re-export trade with these Bengali lords. This is a good thing to buy and sell at home, who would not do it?

Ever since, the situation where Nawab's tens of thousands of troops faced Li Huaxuan and Zuo Tianpeng's thousands of people quietly turned into his 1 people against the thousands of people of the Southern Guangdong Army.

Among these thousands of people, there are more than [-] Fusang volunteers who are eager to kill the enemy and make meritorious service in exchange for military meritorious service.After conquering the city of Barisal, Li Huaxuan, in addition to a series of procedures such as reporting victory to his father, organizing the treasury, listing the list and reassuring the people, fulfilled his promise that all those who died in this battle will be paid six hundred shi. Rice tickets for Japonica rice.And ordered the people accompanying the army's letter bureau to send these rice tickets, which were used as pensions, to the member's home in front of the whole army.

Six hundred stones! ?In Japan, if you are frugal and add some miscellaneous grains, radishes and the like, it will be enough for a family of five or six to eat for ten or twenty years!

What's more, each of the war dead had an extra two bolts of cotton cloth from His Highness the Third Highness, which was a little bit of His Highness's personal sympathy.

Faced with such a huge temptation, the fighting will of these Fusang soldiers was unprecedentedly high.Not to mention that the Nawab soldiers from Bengal gradually gathered on the opposite side, even if the Hachiman Bodhisattva descended, as long as the Third Highness spoke, they would not hesitate to lay him down on the lotus throne.

Good news from both directions is constantly being sent to Hue.After filtering, it was conveyed to the prince.

Recently.The prince was very happy.

A few smoke bubbles every day, and then wander around the city to see the street view of Hue, if you are not willing to go out.So I went to the back garden to see the pair of auspicious white tigers that were going to be transported to the capital to present to Chongzhen.Feed them big chunks of good fresh beef.

Of course, it's not like doing nothing.

On the fifth day of the first lunar month.In the joint name of Shou Han and Wang Dehua, the title book of the memorial was sent out in Hue, and Zheng Zhilong took five clipper boats to the capital to perform the memorial.Of course, except for the accompanying shipyard technicians and sailors on board.It is stuffed with all kinds of seasonal fruits, cough cough!Zheng Zhilong believed in the words of the accompanying eunuch. These citrus, mangosteen, rambutan, banana, lychee, etc. were all the wishes of Prince Wang Dehua to His Majesty the Emperor in the name of himself and Uncle Ning Yuan.

Seeing the five fast boats disappear from his field of vision, Wang Dehua silently prayed a few words in his heart, got on the car and prepared to go back to his place, but unexpectedly, there was another commotion from the pier.Then bursts of cheers broke out.

"Go and see, what happened?"

Not long after, the little eunuch sent to inquire about the situation came back, "Eunuch, there is nothing wrong. The four boats that traveled between Hue, Luzon and Japan last year accidentally encountered a storm and were blown off course. , and then was sent by the sea wind and ocean currents to the Fusang country mentioned in the Shan Hai Jing. After a few months of delay there, the ship was repaired, and a lot of local specialties were bought. People who knew them were there to celebrate their return."

Wang Dehua didn't know what it meant for these four boats to be brought to the so-called Fusang country by the Kuroshio Current and the Alaska Current, so he just snorted, "Huh! Life on the sea is always dangerous, and now they can It is their blessing to come back!"

However, to use a cliché, when God closes a door for you, it will also open a window for you at the same time, so that there will be balance.In other words, when good things happen to you, good things happen to your enemies, otherwise the world would not be so fair.

Although it is New Year's Day, the blacksmith furnaces and workshops stretching for dozens of miles outside Shengjing City are still tinkling and sparking, fireworks are soaring into the sky, and the sound of hammers rising and falling is endless day and night. Countless craftsmen are busy under the supervision of Qing soldiers. Weapons, tens of thousands of yellow-faced, skinny and ragged craftsmen are busy with concentration.Making knives and guns, making firecrackers, casting cannons, etc., no one dares to be serious.

Entering the city along the official road is a double world with the scenery outside the city.

The three brothers Dorgon, Duoduo and Azige, surrounded by hundreds of Bala soldiers and house slaves in brand-new armor and robes, with distinctive bridles on their crotches and saddles, walked along the passage of Prince Rui's mansion. They rode their horses towards the avenue of Zhongjie, and along the way there were constantly characters such as Man Meng's relatives and noble princes Baylor saluting their brothers loudly beside the road.

The inner city was built according to the saying of "Zuo Zu You She, former dynasty and later city" spread in Chinese history. The original "ten"-shaped two streets were transformed into "well"-shaped four streets. There are row upon row of shops on the streets, lively extraordinary.Many of them are so-called Nanhuo stores, which sell all kinds of goods that the Eight Banners and Han officials like and need.

In the middle of the middle street is the Qing Palace built by Nurhachi, Huang Taiji and his son.Since their father and son conquered Shenyang, there has been a lot of construction work here, and it didn't take shape until the first year of Chongde.Roughly centering on Chongzheng Palace, the central axis from Daqing Gate to Qingning Palace divides the palace into east, middle and west roads.The Chongzheng Hall is where Huang Taiji handles government affairs on a daily basis. It is equipped with buildings such as Feilong Pavilion, Xiangfeng Pavilion, Shishanzhai, Xiezhongzhai, and Rihua Building. Today's grand dynasty will be held in front of the Chongzheng Hall.

It is precisely because of so many ceremonies that the Liaodong rebels attach great importance to it.Although the festive atmosphere was strong and the Ming army was hundreds of miles away, groups of soldiers with iron helmets and black tassels were still patrolling outside the palace walls along the corridors.

"Chen Banda! You slave, are you here to congratulate the emperor today?"

At a glance, Dorgon saw Chen Banda standing in the crowd outside the palace gate.

Over the past few months, Chen Banda has gained a little weight, and there are still a few small holes in the inconspicuous part of the court clothes on his body, presumably burned by sparks flying around in the craftsman's workshop.

"So it's Prince Rui's three masters!" As a subordinate, Chen Banda didn't dare to say anything, and immediately knelt down to pay respects to the three princes.This action caused the envy of countless officials around him, "This stupid bird! I don't know how capable he is, the ancestral grave was buried in the right place in his previous life. He can be recognized by Prince Rui at a glance!"...

"Forget it! Today is the court ceremony. What gift did you bring to the emperor?"

Duo Duo is still a big lala vigor.

According to the rules of the Qing Dynasty, on a day like today, a slave should present a gift to his master Huang Taiji, and the gift must be important.In other words, Huang Taiji couldn't help but fall into Huang Taiji's eyes.This custom reached a peak in the Qianlong period.But whenever there is any happy event in the court.That is the day when those who sell Ruyi in Liulichang and other places will get rich.Officials, big and small, princes and relatives all want to offer their wishes to this old man.This is why there are so many wishes in the Forbidden City.

Forehead!Does this count as the top leader blatantly extorting bribes from his subordinates?

However, it depends on who presents the gift, for example, Prince Yu Dorgon who is known as the absurd prince in front of him.He once presented a lame horse to Huang Taiji on New Year's Day.It turned out to be safe and sound, Huang Taiji had to cover up one or two good words for him.

Under the leadership of Dorgon, the three brothers jumped off the horse and looked up and down at Chen Banda in front of them.Dorgon's mind is very clear. Now on the front line of Jinzhou, the Ming and Qing sides are in a tense confrontation. It can be said that since Sarhu, he has once again gambled on the battle of national destiny.

However, the Ming army can lose. Anyway, they have a lot of capital. Although there are many disasters and man-made disasters today, and the mainland is infested with thieves, the so-called centipedes are dead but not stiff.

For this battle, the fat black man in Chongzheng Hall had been planning for many years.

In the 12th year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji ordered He Shuorui Prince Dorgon to build the road from Liaohe to Jinzhou in order to ensure the rapid delivery of food supplies for the army.In the 13th year of Chongzhen, the road was completed, and Duoersheng began to garrison Yizhou, and gradually surrounded Jinzhou.

At the beginning, the siege of Jinzhou was not effective, and someone came to Huang Taiji again. At this time, half of the Eight Banners army is under the command of Dorgon. At this time, their brothers have soldiers, horses, money and food. If there is a disagreement, what should your majesty do?Ever since, Huang Taiji made a decree, claiming that Prince Rui had worked hard, so it is better to go back to Shenyang to rest for the time being, and to help Erhalangdai.After Jierhalang arrived, he set up camp along all sides of Jinzhou City and dug long trenches. By the end of the 13th year of Chongzhen, Jinzhou's solidarity had been completely cut off, and the initial strategy was successful.

At this time, Chen Banda, who had risen rapidly in the anti-thief camp in Liaodong because he was good at making firearms and other things, appeared in the team of ministers in Chaohe, and Dorgon couldn't help but move.

"Chen Banda, recently you are in charge of the craftsman's workshop, what new things have come out?",

"That is, what do you plan to use to present the emperor?"

"Prince Hui Rui and Prince Wu Ying, the slave is a poor man. The clothes on his body and the food in his belly are all given by the master, and even this life is rewarded by the master. It is best to do your duty with all your heart. one's gift."

He said that he was very humble, but his face was full of color, and he called an accompanying person beside him, and took a small jar from his hand.

"My lord, please take a look. This is the Nanban gunpowder currently used by our Eight Banners for various artillery positions. The gunpowder is quite powerful and has an extremely long range. It is more than twice as strong as the gunpowder made by our army and the gunpowder captured by the Ming army. However, it has to be expensive. Buying is the only way, and the quantity cannot meet the consumption of my Eight Banners army."

"The slave is not talented. Chang Si gunpowder is nothing more than saltpeter, sulfur, charcoal, etc. The difference is only the ratio of the configuration of various raw materials. The man under the slave is a member of the Ming army for several generations. Those who made gunpowder had to make some fireworks to supplement their household expenses because the Ming army deducted money from their wages." While speaking, another person accompanying General Chen Ban introduced Dorgon and the others.

However, Dorgon didn't care about the man bowing his head and saluting to him, he just kept asking, "What happened next?" Duoduo was very clear about what the second brother meant. Every day, the firecracker team ordered those royal residences to practice the firecracker formation in secluded places with more than ten or dozens of people.

During the Battle of Changqing, the formation of the Five Tigers, which caused the Southern Guangdong Army to complain endlessly, was gradually practiced by the second brother and his subordinates more and more proficiently during the past year.

However, firearms are the most costly.Nanban gunpowder is expensive, and there are bullets, lead, flint, etc. consumption. Soldiers must be given food after the drill, and rewards are given according to the shooting results.The majestic Prince Rui's mansion was completely empty, if it wasn't for Longsheng's promotion of trade, Dorgon's life would be difficult.

For this matter, Doduo has also quarreled with the second brother in private many times. It is enough for us to have a strong army in our hands, so why bother to do this?Whether it's firearms or the Han army, just let that fat man do it!

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