Buried alive in the Qing Dynasty

That's how you feel about belonging!

"Ah, military division!"

When Yang Qilong was feeling the atmosphere of the new dynasty, he suddenly heard someone calling "military division", and he thought: "I am the military division! This is calling me!"

So he got up quickly, and when he stood up, he heard Zhu Heqi say: "Mr. Yang, please sit still. We are the original Confucianists, and we are following the example of ancient sages. Between monarchs and ministers, we can sit down and discuss Taoism."

Look, what a harmonious relationship between the monarch and his ministers!

Yang Qilong hurriedly sat back, and then bowed his hands to the heavenly king Zhu Gong who had just spoken, "What is the supervisor calling me to do?"

Heavenly King Zhu is still dressed frugally in commoner clothes and corner scarves. Looking at Yang Qilong with a positive expression, he really can't laugh or cry. He actually wants to ask Zhuge Sanhe about choosing a concubine... But look at this new He was embarrassed to ask the expression of the right military division who took office.

So I had no choice but to change the subject, frowned and asked: "The spies we planted in Mianhu village just reported that Shang Kexi had arrived yesterday, and there were about [-] troops with him, but they didn't rush in." The plan is currently building a camp, and it seems to be a protracted battle. Do the two military divisions have any tricks in their pockets to defeat the enemy?"

What?Yang Qilong was stunned, and said to himself: "I don't have any good ideas! No one gave me any good ideas, and I don't seem to be able to think of any good ideas..."

In fact, Zhuge Sanhe has no clever tricks... Although he has many tips, he has no ready-made clever tricks to put them in, because he has not obtained Zhuge Liang's true biography at all.He had to use his own brain to figure it out, it was not easy being a military adviser!

But Army Master Zhuge can't say that he can't defeat the enemy now!

Now the military division industry has also begun to involve, and there are two military divisions!He said that there is no way, if Master Yang has a way, who will be the boss of the Military Master's Mansion in the future?

Thinking of this, Army Master Zhuge waved his lion-headed and goose-feathered fan and said, "Your Majesty, I have found a wonderful way to defeat the enemy!"

There really is!

Heavenly King Zhu hurriedly asked: "Quickly tell me!"

Want to talk?

Beads of sweat were about to pop out of Army Master Zhuge's forehead, but he still had to hold on to the scene, so he had to speed up and use his brain to think about it.

"Your Majesty, I suggest that you can use the empty city plan to add the strategy of encircling Wei and saving Zhao to defeat the enemy!"

It was these two tricks last time, and here it is again!This Zhuge army division probably has no other plans.

"How to use this empty city plan?" Heavenly King Zhu continued to ask.

"Your Majesty," Zhuge Junshi said, "this empty city plan is of course to open up to allow Shang Kexi's army to advance eastward, and not to deploy any defenses in the west of Jieyang City, so that he will suspect that we deliberately lure the enemy, and he will be afraid from the heart and dare not enter."

An "empty city plan" really paid off!

The king of heaven Zhu said again: "Then what about besieging Wei and saving Zhao?"

"Of course they sent troops to attack Guangzhou Mansion by sea!" Zhu Heqi immediately took over the question from the king of heaven Zhu, "Guangzhou Mansion is Shang Kexi's old nest, since he came out empty nest, then I will steal his home!"

Chapter 108 Macau, shot while lying down!

"Master, Guangzhou is not easy to fight!"

The one who raised a different opinion was Yang Qilong, the right military adviser who took office as the new official. He said to Zhu Hechi: "I just came out of Guangzhou, and I know some truths. That's gratifying. Although the subordinates are young and strong, they are also guarding against Wu Sangui and Zu. Zeqing and others stole Guangzhou. Therefore, two thieves, Shang Kei and Shang Kele, who had long been at home for the elderly, were invited to lead the old soldiers, women and children under the vassal, as well as the minzhuang and tuanding of the Guangzhou government, and strictly guard the city.

At the same time, he also issued an order to prevent soldiers and horses from other towns from entering Guangzhou Fucheng in the name of preventing our army from making up a sneak attack... unless there is an order written by Shang Kexi! "

"Is there such a thing?" Heavenly King Zhu became a little anxious when he heard about it. He had hoped that Zhu and Qi would pretend to be the Heavenly Soldiers of the Eight Banners again, but he didn't expect that now his relatives did not recognize him.The city of Guangzhou is tall and big, and there are many cannons erected on the city walls, especially there are many red barbarian cannons on the Sifang Fort next to the city... A strong attack may not work!

Thinking of this, he cast his eyes on the military division Zhuge who was shaking his goose feather fan, as if he was asking for a good plan.

But now military division Zhuge only has tips in his pocket, and no clever tricks.But how could the majestic Zhuge military division not have a clever plan?This is unreasonable!

Fortunately, Zhuge Sanhe has been in the rivers and lakes for a long time, so he still knows how to change the subject and delay time.

So he asked Yang Qilong: "Mr. Yang, do you know how well the surrounding cities of Guangzhou are prepared? For example, Xiangshan, Shunde, Xinhui, Xin'an, Xinning, Dongguan, Foshan, etc., are there soldiers defending?"

Yang Qilong thought for a while and replied: "Xiangshan is an important place under the Pingnan Prince's Mansion. There are many vassal villages outside the city, and there is a trade field with the Portuguese people in Macau in the city. Naturally, there are soldiers for defense. Shunde and Dongguan have green camps. In Yizhen, although most of the troops have gone eastward with Shang Kexi, they will not be without soldiers. As for Xinhui, Xin'an, Xinning, Foshan, etc., they should be guarded by the strong men and regiments.

In addition, there was an elite army at Humenkou guarding the gateway of Guangzhou's waterway, led by Shang Kexi's confidant Zeng Zhaoqi, and this army had never moved.Moreover, a fort was built at Humenkou, with Hongyi cannons mounted on it, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack! "

It seems to be a bit troublesome!

Military Master Zhuge frowned more and more.

Now the more meaty places in Guangzhou are Guangzhou Fucheng, Xiangshan County, Foshan Town, Shunde, and Dongguan.

Forget about the city of Guangzhou... On the one hand, it is guarded by old and weak women and children under the Pingnan Prince's Mansion, and on the other hand, there are heavy soldiers at Humenkou!Without breaking Humen, the army of Zhu San and his son would not be able to take the Lingdingyang waterway to Guangzhou!

And Foshan is very close to Guangzhou City, and to the south there are two important places for defense, Xiangshan and Shunde.If one of Guangzhou, Xiangshan, and Shunde is not conquered, Foshan cannot be reached at all.

The rest are the three counties of Xinning, Xin'an, and Xinhui.Among them, Xinning is the county where Wen'an City is located. It is located on the South China Sea, so it doesn't matter much.

Xinhui... Li Dingguo's army was not defeated back then, so if we go to fight this time, what if those Xinhui people are still loyal to the Qing Dynasty?

As for Xin’an, it’s the area of ​​Shenzhen and Hong Kong, but there are no people there at the moment—the coastal borders have been moved away, and there is only a single county town of Xin’an standing there. There are not many people in it, and it’s not too big Meaning, it’s better to go to Macau opposite Lingdingyang to grab one!

Yes, Macau!

Thinking of Macau, Army Master Zhuge's eyes lit up!

Now the most valuable stronghold along the coast of Guangdong is undoubtedly Macau, which is occupied by the Portuguese.Due to the national policy of the Qing Dynasty’s maritime ban, there are only two serious trading ports in Macao and Dahao on the coast of Guangdong. , and can only do business in Macau and Dahao.

Compared with Dahao, the "free trade" between Macau and Xiangshan was supported by Pingnan Wang Shang Kexi, and the business naturally prospered by more than ten times.Therefore, during the years of the Qinghai ban, Macau not only did not weaken, but became more prosperous.

However, it is not easy to take down this increasingly prosperous Macau, because the Portuguese built a very strong bastion in Macau-this is a bastion built on a low hill, named "St. Paul's Fortress" , is the resident of the Portuguese soldiers in Macau, and it is also the basis for the Portuguese to rule Macau!

About 50 years ago, the Dutch East India Company, which had just established a foundation on the island of Java, set its eyes on Macau, a Western trading base located on the land of Ming Dynasty, so it gathered 300 armed merchant ships and [-] people to attack.

As a result, Macau was defeated by less than 300 Portuguese troops relying on the fortress for defense. After losing about [-] people, they fled in despair. One of several fiascos.

Five years after the Battle of Macau, the Dutch made a comeback and fought again, but were still repelled by the Portuguese relying on the Fort of St. Paul.

Since then, the Macau Castle, which repelled the Dutch twice, has gained a reputation. Until now, no one dares to attack it... But this record seems to be broken by Zhuge Junshi.

"Your Majesty," Zhuge Junshi waved his goose-feather fan, and an unfathomable expression appeared on his fat face that looked like Pang Tong, "I propose to borrow thousands of troops from Big Brother Hui, and take advantage of the gratifying army gathered in Jieyang, Guangfu launched a Western Expedition at an empty opportunity, first sneaking into Macau, and then approaching Humenkou in Yishi Xin'an. The trade between Macau and Xiangshan is still gratifying, and Humenkou is guarding Shangke's life... We Take out Shang Kexi's purse and pinch Shang Kexi's life gate, so you won't be afraid that Shang Kexi won't retreat from Jieyang city!"

As soon as Tianwang Zhu heard the bad idea of ​​Zhuge military division, he knew it was unreliable.

Because he had been to Macao several times when he was working with the last Tang king in Wen'an City, he knew that there were strong cities and forts to rely on, which were easy to defend and difficult to attack.It is very difficult to "steal" one.

But before the heavenly king Zhu could speak, Zhu and Qi had already slapped their hands and shouted, "Wonderful, wonderful...the military strategist's ingenious plan really can secure the world! This fortunate fate is not in Guangfu, but in Macau and Xiangshan!

As long as we can seize Macau and Xiangshan, Shang Kexi will not only lose a huge source of wealth, but we will also gain the tens of thousands of coolies who gathered at the Xiangshan gate to discuss life!With these coolies joining the gang, what is so difficult about the Guangzhou government? "

What?seize?

This time, not only Zhu Tianwang was stunned, but also Zhuge Junshi himself was stunned.Military division Zhuge means "steal", at most it means "snatch", and leave as soon as you grab it, and don't seize the city of Fortress in Macau.

That city is much stronger than Taiwan's Rezhelan City, even if the Lord Guo Xing came to fight, he would not be able to succeed without a year or two of siege.Even if Zhu and Qi were able to surround the Fortress City, it would be impossible for a year or two, even if not for a month or two!

However, Zhu Hexi patted his chest and said in a very firm tone, "That big fortress in Macau is on me! I will take 200 people there, and I will borrow [-] soldiers from my father-in-law, and I will surely give Macau to the city." hit it down.

We, the original Confucianists, will do justice for the heavens, and we must not let the Westerners continue to occupy our Ming land by force! "

Military Master Zhuge saw that Zhu Heqi seemed to be very sure, so he also waved his feather fan and said: "Your Majesty, when you fight Macau, I will let you and your son be on your shoulders. I have a clever plan to break the city."

When the king of heaven Zhu saw Zhuge's military master was leaving, he immediately became anxious, "Military master, you are leaving, who is going to give advice in Jieyang City? In case Shang Kexi calls, how should the lonely family retreat from the enemy?"

Military Master Zhuge said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will leave a good plan to help you defeat the enemy!"

This military master Zhuge really has a trick up his sleeve!

Yang Qilong saw that his colleague was so capable, so he also decided to show it off, so he patted his chest and said to Heavenly King Zhu: "Your Majesty, although I don't have any tricks, but I have a good tongue, I will be able to speak well of Liu Jinzhong and Zhao Desheng. , Miao Zhixiu, Zhang Guoxun, Wang Guodong and other generals of the Qing camp stood still, leaving Shang Kexi to fight alone!"

Chapter 109 My father-in-law, let me borrow some Gaoli soldiers!

Located in the north of Dahao Commercial Port, Chaoyang County, which is stuck between Lianjiang and Rongjiang, is now the residence of the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in the Ming Dynasty!

The terrain of this county is comparable to that of Jieyang in the north, and there is also a canal connecting the two rivers flowing through the west of the county, forming a natural moat.However, Jieyang County is surrounded by plains, while Chaoyang County is surrounded by hills, and the terrain is more dangerous.

Chaoyang County was originally an important frontier stronghold of the Qing soldiers in the coastal area of ​​Chaozhou, which was equivalent to a sharp knife hanging over the head of Dahao Island.Qiu Hui wanted to take down Chaoyang a long time ago, so he drew this knife.However, because the combat power of Master Lu in his hand was weakened, he failed to succeed after several attempts.

However, after the Battle of Jieyang in October last year, the Qing army who stood firm in Chaoyang County could not hold back. They tied up the county magistrate sent by the Qing court and surrendered to the Qiu family army in Kaesong.

Now the boss Hui was so proud, he immediately put his governor's office in the original Chaoyang county office, and seriously became addicted to the feudal officials.

And on the first day of March in the 26th year of the Yongli calendar of the Ming Dynasty, the governor's yamen in Chaoyang County was decorated with lights and festoons, and the main gate was opened wide. People beating gongs and drums ushered in the order of the secretary of the Ming Dynasty, the commander of Jinyi's army, and the Tianwang Xuegong. Ph.D., a former Confucian University scholar, and a party led by Zhu Heqi, the son of Prince Jian Guoding.

This time, in the name of accompanying his wife Qiu Shuzhen back to her natal home, Zhu Heqi took a large bird boat from Jieyang County to Chaoyang.Along with him were the military adviser Zhuge Sanhe, the factory official Pang eunuch, the household secretary Li Laocai and others, as well as Su Zhanshan, Zhao Hongkui, Mr. Yu's newly adopted son Yu Xiaoqian, and Lin Ahu's son Lin Ahu. 240 young guards led by Tian Bo and four others.

A large group of people disembarked at the Rongjiang Wharf in the north of Chaoyang County, and then they were greeted by Qiu Hui and Qiu Rong, father and son, and they were invited into the third hall of the governor's yamen along the way.

The weather in Guangdong at the end of February was already very hot. Wearing newly made python robes and black gauze hats, the big brother Hui and Dao Scarrong returned to the Governor's Office. It was already too hot, so they quickly changed into loose clothes. Wearing cool "Confucius clothes", waving a big cattail fan, sitting leisurely on the Taishi chair.

Dao Scarong chatted with Zhu Hechi, Zhuge Sanhe, Pang Eunuch, Guo Shiye, Li Laocai and others.

The big brother Hui asked Qiu Shuzhen, the daughter who had returned to her natal family, to ask questions... and even asked in a roundabout way whether the daughter had been wronged or bullied by Zhu Heqi, and asked whether Zhu Heqi had ever been drunk?

When he heard that all the bullies in Zhu's house were Da Boling, and that Zhu and Qi drank in moderation and never got drunk, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.But I still have some doubts in my heart: "How did Da Boling get bullied? Is it that kind of bullying? And that Huo Pao Zhu is notoriously greedy, why isn't he drunk now? Could it be possible to drink less by changing his name? gone?"

While the big brother Hui was thinking about it, Zhu Heqi and Qiu Rong had finished their exchange of greetings, and finally started to talk about the serious business.Then I saw Zhu Heqi smiling all over his face and cupping his hands at his father-in-law Qiu Hui: "My father-in-law, this time my son-in-law wants to discuss a good deal with you by taking this opportunity to accompany Shuzhen back to her mother's house. This deal requires Once it’s done, we’re about to send it out!”

Buying and selling?

Qiu Hui was taken aback for a moment, and said in his heart: "You have opened the imperial court, what business is better than this?"

Dao Barong on the side smiled and asked: "Brother-in-law, is the business you are talking about the fragrant wine? The kind that smells fragrant, tastes spicy, and has a lot of stamina? This is a good wine!"

Fragrant wine?

Zhu Hechi was taken aback when he heard this, and thought: "That Chaozhou rum is not high in alcohol, at least it's not too spicy for an alcoholic like Dao Scarong... Wait, he didn't mean to give me Did you drink that bottle of Dongchangxiang from Shuzhen? This perfume is blended with the original Chaozhou rum wine, it’s quite strong!"

"It's just too fragrant!" Qiu Hui also said, "My lord, what did you add to it? How did it smell like that? It covered the aroma of the wine!"

Well, let's drink perfume and play together with Dao Hui and Dao Scar Rong!Fortunately, there are no poisonous and harmful synthetic flavors these days. They are all pure natural plant essential oils. It is not a big problem to eat...but it is not good to eat too much!

Thinking of this, Zhu Heqian smiled and said: "My father-in-law is right, my son-in-law did add more spices... This time the Daming Imperial Wine that my son-in-law brought to you and brother Qiu didn't add much spices, the taste is quite right. "

"That's good, that's good!" Qiu Hui laughed, "My lord, what business are you going to discuss with me? Come on, let's have a drink."

Zhu Heqi said: "My father-in-law, this time the deal is huge! My son-in-law plans to take advantage of the opportunity when Shang Kexi's army has gathered in Jieyang, and go west by sea to go to Guangzhou to make a big deal!"

"Guangzhou?" Qiu Hui was taken aback by Zhu Hechi's words, "Let's fight Guangzhou now? Is that okay?"

Qiu Rong also felt that it was unreliable, "Brother-in-law, why don't we call in another place... let's call Dongguan, Dongguan is also a good place!"

Zhu Hechi waved his hands and said with a smile: "I don't want to fight Guangzhou, and I don't want to fight Dongguan... This time I want to fight Macau!"

"What? Hit Macau?" Qiu Hui was taken aback when he heard this.

But Qiu Rong gritted his teeth, "Brother-in-law, so you don't like those people in Macau?"

Zhu Hechi looked at his uncle and thought to himself: "How much did you lose in Macau? Why do you hate it like this? No, Macau is not a gambling city now!"

Qiu Hui snorted and said, "Young master, I don't know. Ever since the Qing dynasty moved the coast, there are only Dahao and Macau left in the coastal area of ​​Guangdong... But the Portuguese in Macau have colluded with the old thief Shang and sold most of the business. They were all taken away, and the old man's Da Hao can only drink soup, it's really pissing!"

Oh, it turned out to be the hatred among colleagues!Zhu Heqian understood, smiled and said to Qiu Hui: "My father-in-law, why don't you lend me some troops so I can take over the city of Macau. In the future, Haikou in Guangdong will be the two of us who have the final say... In the future, the taxes in Macau will be paid by us." How about adding two to one to make five?"

What Zhu Heqi said was "borrowing troops", not "coalitioning troops", the meaning was very clear, that is, the territory laid down belonged to the Zhu family and his son, and neither Qiu Hui nor Zheng Jing scored.

Of course, what Zhu Heqi really looked at was not the territory of Macau, but the territory and population of Xiangshan County where Macau is located, especially the population!

Macau is now an international port!Not to mention the number one in the world, it is also the number one in East Asia.Such a large port, of course, will gather a large number of laborers... These are all young and middle-aged people at the bottom, and they are the favorite of rebels from all over the world!

The biggest difficulty for Zhu Hechi now is not that he has no money or ammunition... but that he has no one!

The small population on Jieyang Island can support [-] troops. It is very difficult to grow big with this small number of people.

That is to say, the terrain of Jieyang Island is very good, surrounded by water on all sides, the island has a city and a plain, not to mention easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it can be self-sufficient to a certain extent, so it is not afraid of Shang Kexi's siege and blockade.

But after leaving Jieyang Island, it will not be a big deal. How many strongholds can 500 people occupy?

Therefore, the laborers gathered in Xiangshan are what Zhu Heqi needs most right now. With them... Zhu Heyi will not be "the Ming army is full and invincible", but will go straight to "full [-]" and "full [-]". And went.

If Zhu Heqi can "fill up to 1", then the imperial court he founded can change from an empty shelf to a real center of power in the Ming Dynasty. There are only [-] or more than [-] people. Chen Shangchuan, who has three thousand, will become a real force attached to the imperial court.

So he decided to eat something alone!

As for the lack of troops, it's easy to handle... Borrow it!The big deal is nine out and thirteen in!Chaozhou people, borrowing usury to do business is nothing!

Qiu Hui and Qiu Rong looked at each other, as if they had reached a consensus.Qiu Rong frowned and said, "Brother-in-law, how many soldiers do you want to borrow? How much can you pay back?"

Well, I know your family is a usury warlord!Zhu Heqi glanced at Qiu Hui again, Qiu Hui was stroking his beard, and he looked like a profiteer lending usury, "My lord... I can borrow some soldiers from you, but I have to pay you back! Is it okay to lend you three thousand and return me four thousand three hundred?"

"Okay!" Zhu Heqi nodded, "But you still have to lend me some big boats!"

Qiu Hui said: "That's no problem... In the future, the tax in Macau will be divided into [-] percent for the old man!"

"Okay!" Zhu and Qi still said nothing.

But Qiu Hui asked another question: "Grandpa, tell me the truth, do you really know how strict the defenses are in Macau? Our ships have to accept strict Portuguese regulations before they can enter Macau's inner port of Haojiang." Only the Portuguese ships and the ships of the British East India Company are exempted from inspection."

Zhu Hechi thought for a while and said with a smile, "Then I'll discuss it with Charlie Gough of the British East India Company...he has moved to Dahao now, right?"

Qiu Hui frowned, nodded and said: "He moved the business house from Taiwan to Dahao, but can he agree to help us fight Macau?"