Beiyang new warlord

"Go out and get me something to eat."

"mean!"

Pouring her lips, Ying Ji walked out of the tent angrily, and Mao Jue was the only one left in the Chinese army. He simply put his boots on top of the box and swayed with his arms on his head.

Although Yangzhou City has not yet been captured, the war against Nanming has actually been won with a box of paper under his feet. When the fire is about the same day, his big flag is waved to the south, and Zhu Yousong's Nanjing will be defeated. Respond.

But Mao Jue couldn't be happy!

Under his feet, what he is about to accept are all turtles and water turtles!Selfishness, no strength of character, no sense of responsibility in front of the rise and fall of the country, it is really unreasonable for them not to subjugate the country! This is the scholasticism of the Ming Dynasty that has been rotten to the root, and the officialdom has degenerated to the bone.

Mao Jue felt like he ate a fly.

Can you not accept it?Li Zicheng is a good example! When the world was paying attention, he let go of his hands and plundered him, and showed his style of rogue to the eyes of the literati and landlords, and he was immediately abandoned by these ruling classes.

Although there is no man in this time and space to copy his old background, he really offended these Jiangnan scholar-bureaucrat families in front of him. Mao Jue is also sure that he will have difficulty in Jiangnan. He is vivid.

Moreover, it is also difficult to eliminate these scholar-bureaucrats. It is not as simple as killing one or two people. Each family is implicated, and there are hundreds or thousands at every turn, and even some super-rich families may have tens of thousands. The people of this era are indeed stupid! The scholar-bureaucrats have the right to speak in society, and they can easily incite the people to rebel against themselves.

Unless, like the Manchu Tartars, he killed all those who stood in his way and turned Jiangnan into a bloody cemetery.

But even for the Qing Tartars, it took more than [-] years to pacify the south of the Yangtze River, and several of them were repeated and almost fell short.

This is a complicated social problem, and it is not so easy to solve! After taking over Jiangnan, how to revitalize its hardened social class, even Mao Jue has no idea.

This is also the main reason why Mao Jue has not moved when he has the strength to continue marching tomorrow morning.

Feeling irritable, he dropped the heavy official document and clapped his hands. He was gloomy and wanted to stroll outside, but just as he was about to reach the entrance of the tent, Ying Ji turned back, holding a huge fruit plate in his hand , which contains grapes, peaches, citrus and several other fresh fruits.

Looking at these things, Mao Jue's eyes suddenly straightened.

We must know that this is not an era of advanced science and technology in later generations. You can eat whatever you want in winter. Grapes can be served in the early April. Pao ran to Jiangbei naked, just like Mao Jue knelt down and professed his vassal.

Full of surprise, he asked in astonishment.

"Where did this come from?"

"It was given by the brother in Yangzhou City! The prince allowed them to come and go freely. As early as ten days ago, they sent several cooks. Whatever the palace needs, they will provide it!"

Full of relief, Ying Ji even turned around charmingly.

"And this clothes and hairpin are also gifts from them, my lord, don't they look good?"

In front of Ying Ji, who was like a flower and a butterfly, Mao Jue's face turned gloomy. Suddenly, he discovered an extremely serious problem.

"My lord, are you upset?"

Seeing that Mao Jue seemed to have a troubled expression, she was taken aback, put away her show off, and Ying Ji asked cautiously.

"How about I send these back?"

"In the camp, do you collect a lot from these salt merchants?"

"There should be quite a few. For example, Lord Kong Youde took a coral tree and two girls, and Lord Shen Rong, it seems that only General Zhao Chengzhao confiscated it, and there are others."

"Needless to say, gather your own troops, this king is going out for a walk!"

"Yes!"

Obviously feeling that Mao Jue was calm, suppressing a wave of anger that was difficult to vent, and knowing that something terrible might have happened, Ying Ji also became serious, and hurriedly bowed heavily, turned and went out.

wow~

She had just left when Mao Jue slammed the fruit plate on the table to the ground, and the purple-red grapes like agate were splashed with pulp.

Chapter 621. Corrosion

At this moment, Qian Qianyi felt like he was shooting himself in the foot.

The clan was so powerful that even he couldn't escape this influence. Even when Nanjing was so precarious, he didn't stand next to the court, but returned to his hometown in Changshu.

"Mu Zhai has met all clan brothers, clan brothers!"

In a rather elegant quiet room, more than [-] old men with mottled beards were already sitting in a circle, and more than [-] branches of Changshu Qian's, large and small, all came. This lineup, even if Qian Qianyi came in I have to kneel down quietly first, and then cup my fists and bow.

The twenty or so people also had an air of immortality, each of them had long beards floating around, wrapped in white robes, and had a refined air, but what they could talk about was bullying women and children and talking about benefits.Qian Qianxing, one of the three housekeepers of the clan, was the first to bow.

"My brother Mu Zhai, today the Regent's army is approaching Yingtian, Jiangnan is in danger, and my Qian family is the first among them, what should my brother plan?"

"Hongguang's concubine too! Can't be helped! I have made up my mind, go north and join the orthodox emperor's heir!"

In front of his own family, there is no need to play those fancy tricks. Qian Qianyi is outspoken, but his words still do not solve the worries of many clan members. They exchanged glances, and clan brother Qian Qianxin shook his head sadly again. head.

"My brother, the regent is in the capital, but the land of the Qing Dynasty has no private land. I, the Qian family in Changshu, bear the brunt of it! Moreover, the regent has canceled the tax exemption for officials. This is a huge burden for the family every year, and the reduction will increase. Taxes, it’s really hard for every family to survive!”

"Brother! The trend of the times! Since my family wants to be preserved under the regent's command, we must abide by the rules of the regent. Otherwise, we have to abandon our family and work and lead the children of the clan to fight to the end! If you choose the latter, Brother Yu has no objections." !"

Obviously feeling a bit of crisis, Qian Qianyi's words also brought thorns.

Anyone could hear the badness in these words, but they didn't touch the many clan bosses who had made up their minds. Since Qian Qianyi didn't want to mention it himself, Qian Qianxing simply brought it up.

"Shi Fangqian once said that he has connections with the Prince Regent, and the Prince Regent is such a beautiful concubine. Could it be that because of Qian Zeng's relationship, as long as he sacrifices his wife to the Prince Regent to win his favor, my Changshu Qian family will be safe and sound!"

"It's because of its name and appearance, Jiangzuo Liu everyone must be her! For Qian's sake, I implore my brother to give up love!"

"I implore my brother to part with you!"

Just like when the ministers forced Chongzhen back then, a large group of clan elders knelt down one after another, just like Chongzhen, even Qian Qianyi couldn't resist this scene, the veins on his forehead throbbed, and he spread his hands in a miserable way .

"Everyone, even Mao Jue's close ministers have paid their grain and taxes. I have inquired about it. Even if it is Yu Dacheng, the head of the country, who lost the land, he has to pay it to the court. What's more, my family only donates a Qinhuai courtesan!"

"Everyone! My Qian family has many powerful people, and my disciples and former officials are all over the south of the Yangtze River. If the regent wants to win Jiangnan, he must treat our family well! Why bother to let people see clearly?"

"My brother's words are wrong. Don't you see Yang Guozhong and his ilk? It's rare for our family to have this opportunity, how can we not let it go! Once it is done, our family will be the head of the Jiangzuo family!"

"I beg my brother to cut you off!"

"I beg my brother to cut you off!"

There was another big circle of earnestness, and the elder of the Xie family once again put it down heavily.

"You! You! Hey, everyone, let me think about this matter for a moment!"

"Brother Xian, the trouble is serious, please hurry up!"

It was the same night that the carriage returned to Yingtian, and Qian Qianyi's forehead was wrinkled. Looking at the gate of Qian Mansion, he even hesitated for a few seconds before pushing open the gate with difficulty. , the scene that scares him still happened, just opened the door, Liu Rushi who was not asleep at night was waiting for him in the front pavilion, the door creaked open, Liu Rushi who propped his head up suddenly woke up, and immediately greeted him happily.