Chongzhen Undergraduates

Wang Yingxiong reluctantly organized some soldiers and surrounded him to the front of the formation. These people bravely approached these soldiers in green clothes.

"Where are you soldiers from what village? Why are you so bold and reckless to attack our Great Tomorrow Army? I order you to be arrested quickly and wait for the old man to speak good words for you in front of the Heavenly Army..."

Wang Yingxiong spat and said a lot, but the soldiers on the opposite side looked at him coldly and didn't seem to respond at all.

Wang Yingxiong was quite disappointed, he even found that there was not even an officer on the opposite side, which made him feel that his sage's words were completely useless.

When Wang Yingxiong wanted to say something more, the group of soldiers dodged a gap, and a middle-aged officer finally walked out.

Zuo Maodi stood in front of the formation, Wang Yingxiong's mind became active again.He could tell that the person across from him had been an official and had a similar temperament, although he was also wearing the clothes and armor of an ordinary soldier.

"Who are you?" Wang Yingxiong didn't dare to say hello to Zuo Maodi.

"The right servant of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty, Zuo Maodi, the chief of the general staff." Zuo Maodi stared at Wang Yingxiong, saying every word very clearly.

"Ah!" Wang Yingxiong immediately felt bad when he heard Zuo Maodi's name.Because when the capital fell in the 17th year of Chongzhen, Zuo Maodi was the admiral of the Yangtze River Navy.

"The emperor is here, the whole army is in formation!"

Before Wang Yingxiong could think about it, a loud voice sounded in the valley.Almost everyone present within five hundred paces could hear it, especially Wang Yingxiong's subordinates, the big iron horn was yelling at them.

Chapter 3 and Six: Money or Life

When Zilongqi appeared on the scene, Wang Yingxiong didn't believe it himself, but all the subordinates around him knelt down.

Kneeling next to him were officials all over the floor. After all, Wang Yingxiong hadn't openly opposed the imperial court, and he had just received an appointment from the imperial court not long ago. If anyone had other thoughts at this time, it would have changed too quickly.

The bearers and soldiers all over the river valley were exhausted and paralyzed. Who would have the mind to fight against tens of thousands of officers and soldiers?

Most of the family members of the officials and the squires and landlords sitting on the sliding poles don't know what's going on.

"Wang Aiqing, I haven't seen you for a few years, are you okay?" Zhu Youjian came to Wang Yingxiong and looked at Wang Yingxiong intently.

Wang Yingxiong's heart skipped a beat, he knew he had lost, and he had lost everything.This time it can be said that they have lost the bottom pants, and there is no possibility of a comeback.

"Your Majesty, I am old and sick, so I beg you to return to your hometown." The cunning Wang Yingxiong still hoped that Zhu Youjian would let him live, at least not to kill him.

"Wang Aiqing has made outstanding achievements, and I will rely on you a lot more." Zhu Youjian looked at the old man kneeling on the ground, without any sympathy for him.

Bad people like this grow old, and it can be said that they are thieves if they are old and not dead, and they are thieves of a big country.A typical scourge for thousands of years!

"Send Governor Wang back to Chongqing, and send Wang Xiang back to Chongqing together. In addition, the soldiers of Zunyi Mansion were reorganized on the spot, and the others were resettled in Chongqing, and they were not allowed to leave privately."

For Wang Xiang's soldiers, Zhu Youjian basically looked down on him.Among the troops in southern Sichuan, Wang Xiang's soldiers had the weakest combat effectiveness, and they burned, killed and looted. They were completely bandits.

But these squires and landlords in Sichuan, Zhu Youjian can't let them go, these are all money.Central Sichuan is about to face a big battle, and money and labor are indispensable. This has sent 10 people to Chongqing at once. Zhu Youjian must thank Wang Yingxiong!

Now that the matter of Wang Yingxiong is settled, the warlord problem in central Sichuan is half solved.The other half have basically become frightened birds. If there is no financial and nominal support from the court, they will either surrender to the enemy or surrender.

Naturally, Zhu Youjian couldn't push too hard, he had to make good use of Wang Yingxiong's chess piece, and try to help him minimize the damage.

The next thing Zhu Youjian wants to solve is Yang Zhan in Syria. Due to changes in history, the Battle of Pengshan originally took place in early 1646, but it did not happen until the end of the year. Yang Zhan did not go north to occupy Jiazhou for the time being, but It is to stay in the area of ​​​​Syria to prepare for war.

Yang Zhan is the No. 3 martial arts Jinshi in Chongzhen for ten years, and he can be regarded as a good general.He used to be Zeng Ying's subordinate, and was rejected by Wang Yingxiong just like Zeng Ying. He was a general who stood in for Wang Yingxiong and Wang Xiang.

At the same time, Yang Zhan was also an expert in governance. He organized refugees to resume production in southern Sichuan and was self-sufficient. Nearly a million Shu people who fled to southern Sichuan depended on them for their livelihoods.

It can be said that during this year, Yang Zhan's strength has been enriched, and he has become a real powerful figure in Sichuan.

Zhu Youjian wanted to take Yang Zhan in, so naturally he couldn't deal too hard with people like Wang Yingxiong. The news of his coming to Chongqing might not be kept secret for long.

If he starts to rectify the officials before Yang Zhan is dealt with, Zhu Youjian is afraid that he will scare Yang Zhan away, which will not be worth the candle.

When Wang Yingxiong entered Chongqing City by himself, he felt that life would be worse than death.He ate rough tea and light food every day and lived in a simple stone tile house. Even his wives, concubines and children lived together in three tile houses.

Want to escape?That is even more impossible.Zhu Youjian designated a separate area for these people in Chongqing City, and implemented a strict management system like a refugee camp in this area.

The daily supply is rationed per head, and you have to pay, and the price is really high.

"Master Jun, please give me a steamed bun." Wang Yingxiong heard early in the morning that the neighbor's man was begging for food from the patrolman.

"There is a rule in the army that each steamed bun has a price. If you want more, you can pay for it." The patrolman was very unsympathetic, although his attitude was not so bad that he beat someone, but his tone of voice was cold.

"But these steamed buns are too expensive, one silver dollar each." The neighbor's man choked.

The price of food in the refugee camp is set by Zhu Youjian himself, and it is stipulated that shopping must be exchanged into silver dollars.All meals start at one silver dollar.This is the smallest currency unit in the camp.

At first, some people wanted to cut the silver dollars in half to bribe secretly, hoping to obtain food at a low price. Unfortunately, Zhu Youjian's regulation to the bank was that as long as the silver dollars were incomplete, they would be confiscated.

All of a sudden, no soldier dared to accept bribes.One silver dollar is the minimum unit, who dares to favor one's own interests?Landlords and rich people bribery has completely become a worthless thing.

"Do you think it's expensive? The adults have long stipulated that you can borrow money from the bank, or go to work in the factory in the north. The daily wages there are enough for you to eat." The patrolman looked at it with contempt. that man.

Wang Yingxiong sighed deeply and said: "It's an insult to the gentlemen! It's really an insult to the gentlemen. Why did this great emperor treat me like this!"

Wang Yingxiong knew that the person living next door was a Jinshi, even though he was not appointed an official, he was still a scholar.But since entering Chongqing City, Daming seems to have changed his attitude towards scholars.

The so-called factory is actually a military factory established by Zhu Youjian in Chongqing City. It usually produces some military supplies, such as shoes and quilts, or repairs some military equipment.It's all rough work.

Where did these gentlemen have done such things before, they all felt ashamed, so they simply carried a lot of money with them, which could last for a few days.

It's a pity that Zhu Youjian didn't give them a chance to last long at all. One silver dollar and one steamed bun, no matter how rich a family is, they can't stand this way of eating.What's more, these people are all from big families, and it's common for a big family to eat more than ten taels of silver a day.

There is no fire in the camp, and there is no cooking utensils. If you want to survive, you can only buy coarse grain steamed buns brought in.How many silver dollars are sent in and how many silver dollars should be taken out each day are fixed numbers, and no one can cheat.

According to Zhu Youjian: You bought this voluntarily, and I didn't rob you.

Of course, in order not to really starve to death, the last set up is that if anyone really has no money, he can come out to work.Earn wages to support themselves, let these people return to the essence of working people.

As for the loan, it is completely a big pit.If anyone has silver in hoards, they can loan out if they agree on a good location.The Sichuan army will send people to dig, and the dug out will be returned to them after deducting the interest.Of course, these people can also take land deeds as collateral, and they can also take out loans, but the interest will be higher.

"But in your factory, you have to work eight hours a day to get four steamed buns. The price is too outrageous." The man next door was still reasoning with the soldiers.

Wang Yingxiong felt as if a big stone was falling in his heart when he heard that, he calculated the price of four steamed buns for eight hours a day, thinking that this is not only expensive, it is simply too expensive.

"Yes, but there is meat in the factory! It's one meal a day. When you are fighting everywhere, you can have meat to eat." The soldier's tone was even envious.

"But neither the meat nor the steamed buns can be taken away...I still have a big family." The Jinshi's voice became weaker and weaker.

This conversation happened to be overheard by Zhu Youjian who was at the corner. He was here to inspect the camp, so naturally he wanted to make a special visit to Wang Yingxiong's house.

"Your Majesty, what if someone dies of starvation?" Zuo Maodi couldn't stand it anymore. After all, everyone is a scholar. The emperor is so troublesome, isn't he afraid that something will happen?

"If you have work or not, you deserve it if you starve to death!" Zhu Youjian didn't care, he just wanted to force these people to see if they wanted money or life.

"It's not a problem to always supply steamed buns every day, it's better to have some vegetables brought in." Zuo Maodi looked at the coarse-grained steamed buns in the basket, and couldn't bear it.

"You're so right. Order me down, and I'll bring in some good things tomorrow, like meat and fish, and I'll send some in every day." Zhu Youjian slapped his forehead, he obviously felt that the price of steamed buns Too low for speed of cost recovery.