Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

The fiasco of Zhangting and the news that Shi Lin was besieged in Yuyao City shocked Zhejiang Province. On the one hand, Yabu, who was sick, sent people to remove the top hats of Chen Shikai and Yang Jie and asked them to commit crimes and meritorious deeds. Lin defends Hangzhou.However, his plan to transfer troops was not smooth. The Anhui-Jiangxi Green Banner soldiers who were ordered to leave Zhejiang for Jiangxi had already arrived in Quzhou, so they were naturally unwilling to return to eastern Zhejiang; Zhanbei was also unwilling to transfer the army on the front line of Songjiang to Zhejiang; as for the strength of Guangdong and Fujian provinces, it was beyond reach; only the three towns of Wenzhou, Huangyan, and Haimen could be mobilized nearby. Frightened by Shi Lin's lessons learned from the past, the forward speed was extremely slow.

On September [-]th, Yang Jie and Chen Shikai, who managed to rectify the rout, were persecuted by Yabu's supervising troops, and had to lead [-] troops to aid Yuyao. They marched near Shangyu and heard that Zheng Jun was in the front line to block the attack. , a crowd of the Qing army broke up in an uproar, Yang Jie and Chen Shikai repeatedly restrained them, and even beheaded more than [-] people, but failed to stop the rout

When the two managed to regroup their troops, they realized that there were less than 2000 of the original [-] troops left. The pale-faced two men never dared to rein in their troops. They didn't even return to Shaoxing City, but just retreated. To Hangzhou.Since there was no reinforcements outside and no food and grass inside, Shi Lin, who was fighting alone, led a group of remnants of beasts to fight for three days.

On September 3000th, two generals of the Qing army turned against each other and opened the city gate of Yuyao. Seeing that there was nothing they could do, Shi Lin and Bo Jiatu, the deputy governor, committed suicide one after another. The remaining [-] Qing troops surrendered one after another. Zheng Jun sent all of them to the sea of ​​Zhoushan, and took advantage of the victory to advance eastward. Shangyu, Kuaiji, Shanyin, Xiaoshan, Zhuji and other counties west of the Qiantang River fell into Zheng Jun's hands one after another.

Regarding the sudden change in eastern Zhejiang, the Qing court was terrified, and immediately issued a decree at a speed of six hundred miles to mobilize Shouchun Town, Lvying Town, Anhui Province, Xuzhou Town, Jiangbei Lvying Town, and Huaiyang Town, to South Jiangsu, and at the same time ordered Miao Qina As soon as the reinforcements from the three towns arrived, they immediately went to Hangzhou.In addition, the Qing court successively ordered the three towns of Luying Daming, Zhengding, and Tongyong in Zhili Province to enter Lu, and the three towns of Luying Yanzhou, Dengzhou, and Caozhou in Lu Province to move to the north of Jiangxi; Henan Lvying Guide Town entered Anhui to take over the defense of Shouchun Town; Hubei Green Camp Huangzhou Association, Qizhou Camp, Hanyang Association, Hunan Green Camp Lizhou Camp, Yuezhou Camp, Jiuxi Camp, Yongding Camp, Guangdong Green Camp Sanshui Camp, Sihui Camp, Nafu Camp, Yongjing Camp, Yongan Camp, and Company Yangying, Fogangying, Xinhuiying, Zuoying, Qianshanying, Lvying and Tingzhou Township in Fujian went to western Jiangxi to suppress.

However, the mobilization of these armies requires time and money. In addition to the rewards to the Kalkha Mongolian, Monan Mongolian tribes, Eight Banners soldiers, and Green Battalion soldiers who participated in the war after the victory over Zhungeer, the Qing court's finances were already stretched. The land of wealth in the south of the Yangtze River has been on the verge of bankruptcy after being hit hard. As a last resort, the Qing court could only announce that it would levy a "flat rate" of one cent of silver per mu of farmland nationwide for military supplies.

"Li Guangdi, you know why the former Ming Dynasty eventually perished." Kangxi, who had regained control of his illness, leaned halfway on the bed, and said worriedly with a pale face. "The policy of three rates is as harsh as a tiger, in case a civil uprising is triggered." Kangxi didn't know how to say the word vicious circle, but he meant the same thing. "How amazing is this?"

Li Guangdi, a cabinet scholar and right servant of the Ministry of War who is known as the "Liuli Dan*zi", had a wry smile on his face. Of course, he knew the consequences of the three salaries, and what was even more terrifying. For the land owned by the gentry who were exempted from taxes, the Manchurian royal family and the great nobles, more than 730 million taels of "Taiwan rate" was apportioned to the common people, which is more than a penny per mu of land.But what can he say?Is it recommended that the gentry pay their food together?That would have stabbed a hornet's nest, which was not in line with his purpose of being a human being.

"Your Majesty, the reason why the former Ming Dynasty died was that the loss of people's hearts was one of the reasons," Li Guangdi had no choice but to explain tactfully. "On the other hand, the gentry from all over the country care about their families and forget the righteousness of being loyal to the court. It is also the key. There have been two generations of kings in the Central Plains. When Zhu successfully counterattacked to the city of Jiangning, the entire Jiangnan corruption has survived. What's more, the emperor's Ying Ming will first suppress the rebellion of the San Francisco, and now the hearts of the people are in the court, Zhu Qin's vain attempt to shake the world with a corner, I am afraid it is wishful thinking." Li Guangdi added. "So far, no frontier officials have surrendered to the enemy. This can be seen."

Li Guangdi's words reveal the truth, that is, as long as the interests of the gentry are not involved, the change of dynasty is nothing, and the flood is nothing to be afraid of. Therefore, as long as the Qing court continues to show its power to control China, no matter how much you send, the gentry will still Choose to take shelter under the towering tree of the Qing court.

Kangxi thought about it for a while, and there was a bit of joy on his face. He was obviously very satisfied with Li Guangdi's answer, so he pretended to say: "The sea is rampant, causing disasters in all provinces, and it really hurts the people of the world."

"Your Majesty is truly a sage and lord with compassion and mercy." Li Guangdi knelt down and said extremely flattering words in an extremely serious tone. "So, I respectfully ask the emperor to take care of the dragon's body and seek recovery as soon as possible. This is the well-being of all people in the world."

Kangxi smiled in satisfaction, but soon he remembered something again, and looked at Li Guangdi with a serious face: "What do you think of Hai Ni's so-called exchanging the captives of the flag soldiers for the return of Huang Baigu's family to the south?"

The bitter taste on Li Guangdi's face deepened. It must be known that if he strongly opposed it, he might offend the Manchu uncle who had his relatives in Zheng Jun's hands, but if he expressed his approval, he was afraid that Kangxi would have a lump in his heart, so he thought After much deliberation, he finally replied hesitantly.

"I think Hai Ni's move is clearly a separation between the banner people and the people, the banner soldiers and the green battalion," Li Guangdi said while secretly looking at Kangxi with his eyes, and seeing that he didn't respond, he sped up his speech a little. "I think if the emperor intends to exchange, it's better to let Hai Ni treat everyone equally."

Kangxi raised his eyebrows and interrupted: "So, Qing agrees to the exchange?"

"Minister," Li Guangdi knew it was not good when he heard Kangxi's tone, but it was one thing to offend others at this time, and it would leave the impression of repeated villains in front of Kangxi, so he paused before continuing. "The minister is in favor of the exchange, but how do people change the law? It is not always possible to change one by one. In addition, after the exchange, they will be punished. Those who should be exiled from Ningguta should be exiled from Ningguta, and those who should be deposed for the people should be deposed for the people." , in short, the exchange must be exchanged, how to exchange, how to deal with the exchange, after all, the emperor must set a regulation."

Kangxi's face was originally serious, but he couldn't help but smile when he heard it behind him.

That's right, what Li Guang said was extremely cryptic, but Kangxi could still hear it clearly. The key lies in the words "reduce the noble for the people". Presumably, as long as the rumors are released, in order to ensure the inheritance of the title, someone will definitely deny it. It is a fact that my own children have become prisoners of Zheng Jun. Since no one is captured, there is no way to exchange them.

But Kangxi was still unwilling to let Li Guangdi go, so he continued to ask: "How about Huang Baigu's family?"

Li Guangde knew that if he didn't want to take the blame for Kangxi, he might end up no better than Huang Baigu, so he gritted his teeth and suggested, "I think that when the situation subsides, I can send him to Ninggu Pagoda to serve."

"I understand what you mean, and I will make a report in a few days," Kangxi said with a smile on his face. Of course, he still praised Li Guangdi for his wit. "I will try next year, and Qing will be the vice president." Li Guangdi hurriedly thanked him, and Kangxi waved his hand wearily. "Qing, please kneel down." Li Guangdi retreated respectfully, Kangxi turned his head and ordered. "Let Mingzhu and Suo'etu come in." The two power officials were ushered in, and after bowing down, Kangxi said. "Shi Lin died in battle in Yuyao, and the positions of Governor of Zhejiang and General of Hangzhou are vacant. Do you have any candidates?"

Mingzhu responded immediately: "The servant thought that the governor of Guangdong, Fan Chengxun, could be the governor of Zhejiang and the general of Hangzhou."

"Fan Chengxun is the father of the dynasty, and he has made great achievements in assisting Wu Xingzuo in Guangdong to resist the sea rebellion. The slaves think that it is okay to make him the governor of Zhejiang and the general of Hangzhou." Suo'etu did not object to Mingzhu's suggestion, but only mentioned question. "It's just that Fan Chengxun took over as Governor of Zhejiang, who will be the governor of Guangdong?"

Kangxi knew Suo'etu's small plan, so he didn't point it out, but followed his mind and asked, "Who do you think is suitable?"

Suo'etu lowered his head slightly, as if he was thinking and avoiding Kangxi's gaze. After a few breaths, he responded: "The servant recommends Guo Shilong, the leader of the Han army Zhenghong banner and a cabinet bachelor, as the governor of Guangdong."

"Guo Shilong?" Kangxi thought for a while, and a figure appeared in his mind. "Is that the trial servant A Lihu, Shanxi Lixian Minsu County Magistrate Wan Shiwei and the prefect Jiyuan Guo Shilong Guo Heilian?" Suo'etu replied yes, and Kangxi nodded. "This guy is good, he is stern and selfless, let him be appointed"

Withdrew from Kangxi's bedroom, Mingzhu complained to Suo'etu: "Old Suo Ge, Guo Changbo is a good hand in punishment, but he has never served in any place, and he is too stern and selfless, so he might be sent to Guangdong. Chaos is born."

"What is Ming Ge worried about?" Suo'etu looked at Ming Zhu with a half-smile. "Nowadays, sea adversity is rampant. Guo Shilong, who has been favored by the emperor, naturally knows how to do it. Don't worry, Guangdong will not make it difficult."

"I hope so." Due to the malpractice in Qiongzhou, Mingzhu is 120 worried, but Kangxi has already made a holy judgment, and he can't return the ticket, so he can only hope that Suo'etu can take care of him in advance. "Old Suoge, the world is in chaos today, you and I have to help each other, and don't miss the court's important affairs because of political disputes."

Hearing Mingzhu's words, Suo'etu was not angry, but just smiled lightly and said, "I remember what Ming Ge said, just like Ming Ge's sponsor Fan Chengxun, my sponsor Guo Shilong is also for the court."