"How's the situation in Nanjing?"
Li Daoxuan asked Lu Jiude.
It was already the next night, and even Wang Chengen and Li Yutian had rushed over.
" It's very chaotic. The generals in Jiangbei have begun to raise their troops and respect themselves. Ma Shiying and I are only relying on our old friendship with them to maintain our position. Zuo Liangyu is the most prominent among them. Shi Kefa is the leader of Nanjing, and the Duke of Wei is just a memorial tablet. Shi Kefa is loyal, but his character is indecisive. He's not someone who can control the overall situation. Moreover, Qian Qianyi has been in Nanjing recently, and he has a great influence on Shi Kefa. After all, Shi Kefa is also a member of Donglin.”
Lu Jiude said carefully.
"Don't worry about them."
Li Daoxuan said," I want them to make a scene. I want them to make a mess. I want to see who is my loyal subject in this world!"”
Lu Jiude knelt there, not daring to speak.
"The fall of Beijing was like a child's play. I haven't even died yet, but my good ministers couldn't wait to surrender to the rebels. Jiang Yao surrendered in Datong, Tang Tong surrendered in Juyong Pass, Li Guozhen surrendered in Beijing, and Li Jiantai surrendered in Baoding. They surrendered one by one. I gave them high officials and rich salaries, and they sold me without hesitation. When I was poor, I borrowed some silver from them to reward the army to defend the city. They immediately cried that they were poor. I begged them with tears but could not get it. Then, they sold me as soon as I came. When I went to the coal mountain to hang myself, there was only Wang Chengen following me. I had a rope around my neck. At that time, I understood that my only family was you. As for the courtiers, they could all be killed! I regret killing Wei Zhongxian. If he was still here, I wouldn't have today!”
Li Daoxuan said emotionally.
"Your Majesty, after hearing Your Majesty's words, this servant will have no regrets even if I have to sacrifice my life!”
Lu Jiude cried as he lay on the ground.
"Get up and speak. I summoned you here to tell Han Zanzhou and the others that they don't have to care about the affairs of the court. They can do whatever they want. Just let them be. Then, wouldn't Zuo Liangyu and the others have to hold their own? Then let them hug! Don't bother about them. You only have one responsibility. You have to ensure that I have money and food here. The other is to send over some of the people I want. I want those Danmin, I want those shack people, I want those miners, I want all those untouchables who have nothing to do with the Jiangnan gentry. Send them all to me. Taizu has given me many good things. I lack people now. As long as I have people, I will retrain an invincible army that is truly loyal to me. At that time, I will sweep away all the uglies like Taizu and create a new Ming Dynasty!”
Li Daoxuan spoke passionately like Kang Mazi in Ling Baoyi's pen.
"This servant obeys."
Lu Jiude said hurriedly.
"But do these people know how to fight?"
he said doubtfully.
"Those government troops are good at fighting, but in the end, they beat Li Zicheng into Beijing! What was the use of having such an army? More than half of the army that was attacking Shanhaiguan Pass were government troops! I don't care if they know how to fight, I just want them to be loyal! They couldn't possibly be worse off than Li Zicheng's starving bandits, right? Didn't those bandits and starving people defeat the government troops?”
Li Daoxuan sneered.
Lu Jiude nodded.
He had led the army to the battlefield many times, so he naturally knew what the officers and soldiers were like. Speaking of which, he also knew very well where the Great Ming lost. From top to bottom, from culture to martial arts, there was no one loyal to the Emperor. If such an army did not lose, there would be no justice. If there was another Zhou Yuji, Li Zicheng would not be able to reach Beijing.
"But Your Majesty, the Tang Emperor…"
He did not dare to say anything else.
Li Daoxuan had already appointed the Tang King as the governor, but the emperor was in the north and the governor was in the south. If this went on for too long…
"Who do you think is suitable?"
Li Daoxuan said.
"This servant dares to say that King Fu is more suitable than King Tang.”
Lu Jiude said carefully.
"I understand what you are thinking, but Nanjing is still where the Xiao Mausoleum is located, and we can't afford to lose it. That trash King Fu is indeed easy to control, but I'm afraid that he won't be able to defend Nanjing one day! It is indeed a bit risky to use King Tang, but he is really talented. Besides, I am still the emperor. As long as I am not dead, he will still be in charge of the country. If he really has the intention of disobeying in the future, can't I depose him? As long as my army is trained, everything will be useless!”
Li Daoxuan said.
"This servant understands. This servant and Han Zanzhou will keep an eye on them.”
Lu Jiude said.
"Yes, here is a list of names. After you return to Nanjing, in addition to migrating those untouchables to the north with Han Zanzhou, send these people to me. Also, find more craftsmen for me. Those who make guns, ships, and gunpowder. In short, find as many craftsmen as you can.”
Li Daoxuan said.
Then, Wang Chengen handed a list to Lu Jiude. Of course, this list was filled with famous people. For example, Yan Yingyuan and the others were definitely on it, and the Song Yingxing brothers definitely couldn't run away. Wu Youxing was also on it. What was even more terrifying was that Lu Jiude saw a very scary name on it...
"Your Majesty, could it be that Li Dingguo is Zhang Ni's subordinate?”
he said in a trembling voice.
"Yes, it's him. We must think of a way to recruit him. Even if we can't recruit him, we must try our best to protect his life on the battlefield.”
Li Daoxuan said.
Even if Li Dingguo would not surrender, he should try his best to let him have a good end. This person was worthy of Li Daoxuan's respect. He was a true national hero.
Although he did not understand, since the Emperor said that it was the Taizu's decree, Lu Jiude did not dare to ask any more questions. Although there were many people on the list, it was actually a small matter. Other than Li Dingguo, who was actually a five-star difficulty level, the others were at most one-star. Even Song Yingxing was only a former Zhizhou in the township. His brother Song Yingsheng was the Zhizhou in Guangzhou, and a small official like Yan Yingyuan was not worth mentioning.
"And,"
"Arrange for a few people with background to set up a business," Li Daoxuan suddenly said."I'll have some things to sell in the future."”
"This servant obeys!"
Lu Jiude said hurriedly.
Li Daoxuan also needed to make money. He could get a small amount of modern mechanical watches, artificial gemstones, stainless steel tableware, silver-plated mirrors, and other small things. It was also good to get money from the Jiangnan gentry. He could even use Zheng Zhilong to expand the market and get money from Southeast Asia, India, and even further European countries. Not to mention anything else, just getting copper coins from Japan to make cannons was a very good business.
The only problem was Xiaoqian.
However, it was not a big problem.
Li Daoxuan already knew how Xiaoqian made these things. The car that acted as her carrier had a certain ability to transform. It could transform into anything as long as the degree of transformation was not large. When she was within ten meters of her, she could directly absorb things that were not too big. For example, she had directly turned into a helicopter and landed in the bulk cargo ship to absorb the soybeans. The medicine was absorbed from the truck that transported the medicine. As for steel, it was even simpler...
Usually, she would hide in a pile of scrap steel as a scrapped machine.
In short, Li Daoxuan did not need to worry about this matter.
"That's all for now. If there's anything in the future, zhen will give you a secret edict. You just have to arrange for people to travel between the north and south.”
Li Daoxuan said.
Just like that, he handed over all the matters in Nanjing to the two eunuchs. After all, eunuchs were the most trustworthy people these days. Lu Jiude was also very loyal. In history, he had supported King Fu, but after the fall of Nanjing, no one knew where he went. This person had always been the supervisor of the army on the battlefield. He had a good relationship with Huang Degong and Ma Shiying. Han Zanzhou was a eunuch stationed in Nanjing. He committed suicide after the Qing army entered Nanjing. The loyalty of these two people could basically be guaranteed. The rest was how they operated. Li Daoxuan did not need to worry about this.
None of these top eunuchs were good people. Each one of them was full of schemes, sinister, and cunning.
He would not be disappointed.
In any case, it was none of his business how things were going in Nanjing. In the end, no matter how chaotic it was, he just had to carry the name of Chongzhen on his head, occupy the righteous cause, and then use the army to flatten it. Although this would inevitably lead to war and death, it was still impossible for Da Ming to not wash himself clean with blood at this point. Otherwise, there would be another disaster after he escaped this disaster.
The key now was farming.
Li Zicheng had already withdrawn his troops. By the time he retreated back to Beijing, Dorgon would probably have come out of the Rehe Mountains. The final showdown between the two was probably coming. It didn't matter to Li Daoxuan who won. Even if Li Zicheng won, he wouldn't have the time to attack Shanhaiguan. He would be busy attacking the south and heading straight for the colorful world of Jiangnan. Even if Dorgon won, he wouldn't have the time to provoke the Ming Emperor. He would also have to hurry south to seize more territory.
In fact, they had already informed Li Daoxuan about this.
After Li Zicheng retreated, his main force returned to Beijing. However, he left behind 40,000 former Ming troops led by Bai Guangen in Funing. He also began to recruit the local people. With Jieshi Mountain as the core, he built a defense system in Funing and Changli. It was said that he also wanted to build a city wall that slanted into the sea and dig trenches. It was clear that he was not going to attack again. He just wanted to block Shanhaiguan and prevent the Ming army from going south. Anyway, Shanhaiguan was in the hands of the Ming army and in his hands. It could stop the Qing army from going south.
The Qing army was also building a fortress.
However, they were building Lianshan, which was north of Ningyuan. This small castle would be expanded into a real fortress. Even the Wuli River in the south of the city had been dug deep, preparing to dig a natural moat. In short, it was to block the possibility of the Ming army going north.
Li Daoxuan was relieved.
He could safely farm between these two iron walls
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