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Chapter 50 Planning Suizhou
However, when Shi Kefa thought that he had always been at odds with Ma Shiying's party and had nothing to do with him, that he was upright and not afraid of evil shadows, that His Majesty was so clear about good and evil, and that he was wise and decisive in the few things he handled recently, he would not punish the innocent, so he felt a little bit in his heart Be more stable.

Sure enough, Zhu Yousong didn't talk about him, but asked Xu Shiqi, the head of the six ministries, to cooperate with him, and immediately started to clean up the management and operation of Jiang Naval Division. The military expenditure of one and a half taels of silver for a soldier is merciless for those who should be replaced, those who should be transferred, those who should be detained, and those who should be beheaded.

Since the Ma Party had just subdued the law, Zhu Yousong told Shi Kefa and Liu Zongzhou that the culprits of the Ma Party had all subdued the law according to the principle that the chief culprit must be dealt with, and the followers could not ask. This purge cannot be too extensive. During the purge process, Zuo Maodi and Liu Zongzhou, the imperial envoys of the left and right, supervised the whole process, and Zu Hai led Jin Yiwei to cooperate closely.

Of course Zheng Hongkui, the commander of Jinyiwei, cannot sit idle. Although Ma Shiying, Ruan Dacheng, Zhao Zhilong, Zhu Guoyu, etc. have been punished and Liu Kongzhao is in custody, the matter is far from over.He has to be in charge of interrogation, whether to kill or release, and come up with a specific plan.

It is not a trivial matter to search these senior officials, so Zhu Yousong asked the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Punishment to cooperate with Zheng Hongkui in handling the matter.

This time, Lu Jiude did not arrange tasks alone, but the admiral Dongchang's handprint eunuch is very experienced and not in a hurry, knowing that the emperor has his own plans, such a change of blood in the court, there are many things, the emperor will never forget Own.

Sure enough, after Zhu Yousong sent out these civil and military officials, he left Lu Jiude alone, "I entrusted you with an important task, and I ordered you to be the governor of Henan Province to represent me and live in Suizhou for a few days. Superintendent of the comfort army, remember that you are not allowed to owe military expenses, one soldier, one soldier, one tael, one penny. I will allocate 100 million taels of military expenses to you from internal funds, and the [-] Beijing battalion soldiers after the purge will be dispatched by you. The army and military expenses will be dispatched later. arrive."

Lu Jiude was deeply surprised. Before the matter of the horse party was completely over, the emperor was planning another major event. The Beijing camp soldiers, together with the Caojiang Navy, only had 8 horses, and they had to send another [-] to Henan. Needless to say, he wants to supervise Henan to fight against the thieves and exterminate captives. The ambitious emperor is determined to restore Daming!
With blood surging, Lu Jiude bowed and saluted, "Even if sent by the emperor, the servants will not dare to insult their mission. It's just that the soldiers in Suizhou are only a few thousand troops, and the Beijing camp that has been purged is only 100. The [-] million taels of official silver is probably for other purposes."

Zhu Yousong nodded, knowing that Lu Jiude was diligent and skilled in military tactics. When Chongzhen was in power, he was ordered to supervise Fengyang, and he made many achievements in pacifying the thieves. Now Zhu Yousong's foothold is unstable and lacks handsome talents. Lu Jiude.

Seeing that he was an expert in what he said, he said: "Of course, the 100 million taels of official silver to make up for the military expenses of the officers and soldiers in Suizhou is only one aspect. Reorganize military affairs, recruit soldiers and horses, accumulate grass and store grain, appease the refugees, build fortifications, and recover Lost land, within half a year, I want you to have [-] troops under your command."

"This..." Lu Jiude hesitated. The first few tasks, rectifying the military affairs, recruiting troops, accumulating grass and grain, appeasing the refugees, and building fortifications, are all easy to handle, but the subsequent tasks of regaining the lost land will take place within half a year. There are [-] soldiers and horses, which is difficult.

Because he knows that most of Henan is still under the control of Li Zicheng, and there is only Suizhou, which is a land of egg balls, and it is not bad to give him 3 horses to hold Suizhou. To reach 10 horses, even if there is no war, at least 8 horses must be recruited. Isn't this a joke?
"Why is there any difficulty? If the Suizhou soldiers don't listen to the dispatch, I can give you the Shangfang Sword. I will cut it first and then play it. If the military expenses are not enough, I can allocate it." As long as he can keep this strategically important area in Henan, Zhu Yousong is willing to pay a big price.

"The emperor's sage is not a matter of money and power. It is difficult to regain lost ground and recruit 8 horses in half a year..." Lu Jiude kept shaking his head.

Zhu Yousong understood, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I have already seen that after a month, the intruders will be defeated and retreat to the Qin land, and the Tatars will surely take advantage of the victory and pursue them and have no time to go south. Jieshi is a good time to regain the lost land. In addition, refugees are encouraged to join the army , Also, regardless of whether the intruders surrendered or the soldiers and civilians of our Daming who surrendered to the Tartars come to abandon the dark and turn to the Ming, we will not refuse anyone who comes, and we will recruit Moxia and make him work for the Ming Dynasty, and don’t torture and slaughter the prisoners, what’s the problem?"

Although Zhu Yousong hated those who surrendered to the enemy and traitorous country, the soldiers and civilians who were defeated and captured and forced to clean up the thieves and those traitors who feared the sword and avoided the sword, speculated and betrayed the country, and did not hesitate to sell the souls of their ancestors in exchange for promotion and fortune are definitely two concepts. It's time to employ people again, so he instructed Lu Jiude in this way.

Of course, Zhu Yousong knew that Henan, which is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, was also in a precarious situation after the Jiashen Incident. Many local officials did not pursue politics, the army did not repair borders, many government offices were ineffective, and the common people fled to avoid the chaos of war. , Hungry everywhere, in a word, Henan is in dire straits now.

Because of this, in history, after the Manchu Qing cavalry cleaned up Li Zicheng in Shaanxi, they drove south almost unimpeded, and only then did Yangzhou Ten Days and Jiading Three Massacres.

Now that Zhu Yousong is the emperor, since this Zhu Yousong is not that Zhu Yousong, the tragedy of history must not be allowed to repeat itself, and those pigtails and rattails who came to this land and burned Killing and robbery, what kind of hair is left but not head, hair is not left behind, and the butcher's knife is used against innocent people.

But Lu Jiude was still puzzled, so the sturdy Li Zicheng would be defeated by the Tartars in a month?The Battle of Shanhaiguan was just an exception. Li Zicheng had millions of troops under his command. The advisers Li Yan, Niu Jinxing, and Song Xiance all had the talents of Wang Zuo. The generals Liu Zongmin, Hao Yaoqi, Li Guo, Liu Fangliang, Gao Yigong, etc. The extremely brave generation, the powerful Tianxiong Army and the Guanning Iron Cavalry are no match, so could it really be that they can't beat the Jiannu Tartars outside the pass?Why is the emperor so sure?
But seeing that his Majesty spoke so confidently, Lu Jiude didn't dare to argue, so he could only bury this doubt in his heart, bowed and said: "I understand, I will do my best according to my will."

Zhu Yousong took the sword that had killed Ma Luan and handed it to Lu Jiude, saying, "Let the Imperial Academy draw up an order overnight, and you will get up and rush to Suizhou tomorrow morning. In addition, Chen Qianfu will be officially promoted to governor of Henan, and Yuan Yuan will be promoted to the governor of Henan Province." As the general of Suizhou, please take these orders with you."

"Your servant leads the order." Lu Jiude knelt down and took the Tianzi sword, kowtowed in affirmation, and withdrew.

(End of this chapter)