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The one in Shandong was similar to the Qian family. After Liu Xingzuo thought about it for a while, he immediately understood who it was.

Qian Qianyi, the leader of the Donglin Party, is the flagpole in Shilin. The so-called Qingliu, at least in terms of reputation, is very good. Moreover, as far as Liu Xingzuo knew, Fushe, the successor of the Donglin Party, had previously engaged in a vigorous campaign to boycott scientific and technological knowledge. Behind this, there are shadows of the old men of the Donglin Party, and Qian Qianyi cannot escape from this.

A few days ago, in the lobby of the restaurant, the student named Zhu Jinhua revealed that this matter also received support from Shandong.

When these things are connected, it goes without saying that it must be the Kong family.

Regarding this, since the emperor began to promote scientific and technological knowledge, as the emperor's confidant, he knew that sooner or later the emperor would take action against the Kong family. Now, with these few things added up, the Kong family will be in trouble.

If a civil servant heard about this matter, he would probably have some scruples and give some advice; however, Liu Xingzuo was a military general, and the Kong family did not have a natural deterrent effect on him. Therefore, he agreed without any scruples.

The Chen family's matter was settled, and Emperor Chongzhen sat back to drink tea with his two beloved concubines. But while he was chatting, he became a little distracted and thought about other things.

When it comes to setting up township chiefs for gatherings of more than a thousand households, the court's approach was still too rough and some details were not taken into consideration.

For example, when it comes to the establishment of official offices, they are generally set up based on the population. In theory, there's nothing wrong with this.

But here in Jiangnan, many towns with more than 1,000 households were formed due to various industries, and the economic benefits were very large. If it were just an ordinary eighth-grade township head who was in charge, any official would be able to overwhelm him. Even if someone like Chen Youming has his own background, those who want to reach out have their own methods, both overt and covert.

To solve this problem, at least to a certain extent, it can prevent the occurrence of this problem. Emperor Chongzhen did not need to think too much. Based on the experience of later generations, he only needed to set up these economically important towns as special townships and treat them specially.

For example, this type of township head can be raised to the same level as a county and directly under the jurisdiction of the prefecture or provincial level. The manpower of the Yamen also needs to be expanded. If necessary, local branches of the Metropolitan Procuratorate can be set up to supervise economic corruption and the like.

With this in mind, Emperor Chongzhen entered the chat group and came to the Wenhua Palace Group. He mentioned the matter and asked Cao Huachun, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, and Wen Tiren, the chief minister of the cabinet, to take the lead in considering it and come up with a specific plan.

In Nanxun Town, there is a transaction volume of tens of millions of taels of silver. And here in the south of the Yangtze River, there is naturally more than one town like this, Nanxun Town. This was all money. Neither Wen Tiren nor Cao Huachun dared to neglect it. They quickly agreed and started to consider the matter again according to the emperor's wishes.

Not only that, Emperor Chongzhen also entered the temporary factory guard group and gave instructions to Liu Xingzuo and Wang Chengen, asking them to send Jinyi Guards and Dongchang Supervisors respectively to secretly patrol these economically important towns from time to time. In addition, the forces in the arena must also be controlled.

After finishing this matter and learning about this year's Husi trading situation from Chen Youming, Emperor Chongzhen quietly left Nanxun Town.

During this incognito southern tour, we explained the situation of the southern shipyards, prepared for violent attacks, and responded to the future conditions of Nanyang and the wider ocean; using the hot air balloon as an opportunity, we greatly promoted the influence of scientific and technological knowledge in Jiangnan; understand Understand the situation of the economic center in the south of the Yangtze River and further improve the lowest level government mechanism;

After this calculation, the purpose of this southern tour has basically been achieved, which made Emperor Chongzhen feel very good. Therefore, after he left Nanxun Town, he fulfilled his promise and went to Yangzhou to accompany Concubine Tian back to her parents' home.

At this time, a huge army was marching on the muddy roads of South Asia.

To say it is an army is actually a bit of an exaggeration.

Because this army does not have uniform uniforms at all. There were soldiers in armor, some in civilian clothes, and even some shirtless. No matter what, these are still armed. There are spears and spears, matchlocks, bows and arrows on their backs, waist knives, etc. But behind the team, there were more people, who looked like farmers, transporting large amounts of grain and supplies. Basically no one of these people had any clothes on.

There were indeed cavalry in the marching team, but at a glance, they were divided into three parts.

There were about a hundred horsemen. They were equipped with armor, and their spears were shining with cold light. There was a shield hanging on the side of the horse. They were tall and strong soldiers. During the march, there were five cavalry in a row, basically marching together without much difference. At first glance, they were elite cavalry.

The second part of the cavalry was about three hundred in number. For these cavalry, the horses no longer wear armor, but the soldiers still wear armor.

The third part of the cavalry is also the largest cavalry, with about a thousand cavalry. Most of them are unarmored and have a variety of weapons, but it can be seen that most of them are equipped with bows and arrows.

However, the most eye-catching thing in this team is the ten elephants in the middle position. These are the war elephants.

At this time, the team had just crossed the nominal dividing line between Bengal and Togo and continued on to Ava. Needless to say, this army was the partial force that Shah Jahan finally sent to attack Ava.

Generally speaking, in South Asia, the dividing lines between countries are not as clear as in later generations. On this dividing line, there are no cities, heavily guarded, etc. Because South Asia at this time actually had a small population. There are only a few decent cities between Bengal and Ava, and they are incomparable to the situation in the interior of the Ming Dynasty.

Next to one of the elephants in the center position, the one-armed King Talong is here. Riding on an old horse, he frowned and looked left and right, looking around. Finally, he sighed in his heart, then raised his head, looked at the army commander Samit sitting on the elephant's back and said: "Commander, we have reached the territory of Dongwu. Is it time to send out scouts?"

Upon hearing this, Samit glanced down at him and said nonchalantly: "This place is still several days away from Akito's city. There is not even a soul along the way. Why are you panicking?"

At this point, he remembered something and couldn't help but said with a little ridicule: "But it's not your fault. Well, you have lost the entire Dongwu. No wonder you are so panicked!"

King Long felt aggrieved when he heard this. If he had dealt with this kind of person before, he would have just given him a few whips. However, the current situation is stronger than others. Now that he is under the roof of others, he has to bow his head.

After adjusting his mentality, he, King Long, raised his head again, with a sincere look on his face, and continued to admonish: "Commander, Ming people have many tricks, so you must be on guard against them!"

"What's so scheming?" Samit sneered when he heard this, "Didn't you say that in Dongwu, there are some of your people who are responsible? Didn't you say that all the Mingren in Dongwu are incompetent?" Did they attack? The civil strife in the Ming Dynasty continues, and the chieftains are rebelling one after another. Do they still have the energy to take care of this remote place? "

King Talong was a little dumbfounded when he heard this. In order to persuade Shah Jahan to send troops, he tried his best to belittle the Ming army. Unexpectedly, Shah Jahan was finally persuaded to send troops, but the leading general sent by Shah Jahan looked down on Akito!

He remembered that when he first attacked Meng Mi, he had so many troops and attacked Meng Mi whose city wall was not high, but he was never able to defeat it. Those who defended the city were now considered to be the troops of the Tang State, and had not been transferred back to the Ming State to quell the rebellion.

Thinking of this, King Long became more and more uneasy. This general of the Mughal Empire despised the Ming army so much. He paid less attention to the Ming army than he did at the beginning. This is really dangerous!

Raising his head again, he admonished again: "When leading an army, your eyes and ears come first. At first, I didn't pay attention to this, so I let the Ming army hide in the mountains, and finally seized the important place of Baojing where I stored food and grass. Such a lesson. , must be on guard..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the impatient Samit, who shouted coldly: "Shut up, you thought it was you! You lost such a big Donggo, I have the nerve to say it. If I had known you were so incompetent, you should have suggested to the Great Khan to march eastward and occupy Dongwu, so that the Ming people would not have occupied it first."

When Prince Long heard this, his face suddenly turned the color of pig liver. After all, he was once the King of Dongwu, and he once kept his promise. Even in Delhi, Shah Jahan never said that to him. Unexpectedly, this mere general leading troops would humiliate him in this way.

Unexpectedly, this was not over yet. Seeing his face, Samit seemed even more proud and continued to hit him: "Just because you can't defeat Mingren, it doesn't mean that I can't defeat Mingren. Our Mughal Empire is now dominating The world. If it were a head-on confrontation with the Ming Dynasty, I would have been careful and mustered all my energy to deal with it. But Dongwu is just a remote place, and the Ming Dynasty is newly occupied. How many threats can there be? ?”

Having said this, he stretched his neck forward, stretched out the seat on the elephant's back a little more, stared down at the raised face of his king, and said with confidence: "Believe it or not, Akito Togo doesn't know That’s all, if you knew that the great Mughal Empire actually sent troops to attack, if you weren’t hiding in the city and trembling, you would have fled back to the Ming Dynasty?”

After hearing this, he, King Long, couldn't help but want to curse. He admitted that the Mughal Empire was indeed powerful today. But my Dongwu was not weak at the time, otherwise, would the Mughal Empire not eat the fat?

Now, Dongwu has been defeated by the Ming Dynasty in one battle. Can the Mughal Empire defeat itself and swallow Dongwu in one battle? Why did Shah Jahan send such a pig-brained general over? He was arrogant and uttered arrogant words. This sign was very bad!

At this time, he had forgotten how he belittled the Ming Dynasty and praised the Mughal Empire. He didn't know that after he said this too often and spread it too much, the degree of exaggeration would become larger.

No matter how anxious and worried King Talong is, if he wants revenge, he must rely on this general of the Mughal Empire. After thinking for a while, he finally understood the problem.

Then, King Talong took a deep breath and said: "Actually, Dongwu's Ming army is not that weak! Some of their troops may be far more elite than the Mughal Empire..."

"What?" Samit's face changed when he heard this, and he shouted sternly, "Do you know what you are talking about? You can't say that what you said in front of the Khan before was all a lie, right? ?”

After hearing this, King Long did not show any fear, and even said calmly: "The commander-in-chief misunderstood, how could I have the courage to deceive the Khan! What I said was just to explain one part of the army. The original During the Battle of Baojing, the Ming army had firearms. I heard that their firearms were much better than those of the Mughal Empire. I heard that their firearms did not require ignition and were very powerful. They also had very large firearms. Not even war elephants can resist..."

"Hahaha..." Samit couldn't help laughing when he heard this, "I don't know what you have in mind. If you blow, you can just blow. Firearms don't need to be ignited? Is that still called a firearm?"

At this point, without waiting for King Talong to explain, he stretched out his hand and pointed at his army and said: "When we turn back to attack Ava, I will let you see the power of the bronze artillery of our Mughal Empire! And I am so What a shocking scene it will be if multiple muskets are fired together. Let you see again, the invincible cavalry of our Mughal Empire..."

King Talong watched him blowing, and suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart. Forget it, no more advice. Now that we have just entered Dongwu, we are still far away from Ava. Just wait two days. Two days later, as a general who is leading an army to fight, he should understand that sending out scouts is a necessary prerequisite for marching and fighting.

Thinking of this, King Long felt a little strange. Logically speaking, the people he sent to contact Dongwu's old department should be rewarded. Why is there no news yet?

He was thinking here, and when Samit saw that he was silent, he thought that King Long was overwhelmed by his military power, so he retracted his head with satisfaction.

Little did they know that someone was staring at them in the canyon in the distance.

The person using the telescope was none other than Tang Dynasty general Fu Yuman. At this time, he looked through the telescope at the advancing army of the Mughal Empire. Beside him, a man familiar with the Mughal Empire was introducing the situation to him.

This made him understand that the most elite of the cavalry in this army was the Imperial Forest Army of the Mughal Empire, which was somewhat similar to the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty. The other two cavalry armies, namely the city cavalry and the feudal cavalry, were sent from the province of Bengal and belonged to the local army.

Among the entire enemy army, he cared most about the cavalry. The other arms, whether infantry or war elephants, were not worth mentioning in his eyes.

Although in the end, the Governor of Bengal sent more troops, from the original 15,000 to 25,000. But these still can't change Fu Yuman's impression of this army.

I heard him whisper: "The Mughal Empire marched and fought, and it is like this. I don't know how it can have such a reputation?"

Of course, the reputation he mentioned was something he only heard about after arriving at Togo.

I stopped listening at night and turned around to look, and I understood what Fu Yuman was talking about. The Mughal Empire's army seemed to have no military discipline at all. When marching and fighting, there are no scouts sent out. Just during the march, you can see soldiers jumping out of the team from time to time, or simply sitting on the roadside, squatting, or standing there to relieve themselves.

This kind of thing does not matter whether it is the common people or the regular soldiers. It seems that this is the custom of the people!

Ye Bu Ting thought for a moment and then answered Fu Yuman: "The Mughal Empire has been sending troops to the north, and most of their elites have been transferred to the north."

Hearing this, Fu Yuman couldn't help but look at the elite cavalry troops again and nodded. Only in this way can we explain why the Mughal Empire is considered a powerful country here. This is something you still need to pay attention to.

Thinking like this, he looked at it for a while and felt that he had almost seen it, so he issued an order to his subordinates to hide and not make any sound.

After walking for a long time, King Long saw a canyon ahead. There is also a river between the canyons. The official road is close to the foot of the mountain and is not very wide. This terrain is considered relatively dangerous.

He looked at it for a while, wanting to raise his head to remind Samit to pay attention. But when he opened his mouth to say something, nothing came out in the end. say what? Remind him to pay attention to the ambush of Ming Dynasty? If we really had this awareness, we wouldn't even send out scouts. After all, it was because of this that we entered Dongwu. It was still far away from Ava. How could the Ming army appear here?

Thinking this, he lowered his head again, feeling very helpless. I think back then, as the King of Dongwu, I didn’t have the final say on everything! But now...

Thinking of this, he, King Long, sighed in his heart.

Little did he know that Samit was sitting on the war elephant and could see the terrain of the canyon ahead before he did. If he was leading troops to fight with Persia and this was a battleground, then he would definitely be cautious. But now, they are just going to deal with Akito who has occupied Donggo, and they are still far away. Therefore, Samit just looked at it and didn't care. Otherwise, there are many places like this along the way. Do we need to check every place first?

After all, this place was still too far away from Ava, and neither Samit nor King Talon really cared about it.

When the army passed through the canyon, many soldiers in the team ran out of the team and went to the river to drink water, wash their faces, and relieve themselves.

But at this moment, suddenly, there was a loud sound, and everyone turned around when they heard the sound. But at the narrow entrance of the canyon, countless huge rocks and trees rolled down from the mountains on both sides.

The unexpected occurrence made the Mughals below stunned. Many of them were smashed into pulp before they could recover.

Amidst the cries of father and mother, the team was cut into two sections. Most of the soldiers of this army are in the canyon. They found in despair that countless figures appeared on the mountain. Looking at the red clothes, he, King Long, was desperate!

It was an ambush by the Ming army!

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