The Red Mansion's Dress to Become the King of Beijing

In fact, ever since Baoyu heard that King Jing of Beijing had left Guan Qin, he made up his mind to seek refuge there.

Baochai is not as excited and urgent as her husband. This is not to say that she wants to sell for a price, or to put it more bluntly, eating from the bowl and looking at the pot, but she feels that since she came to the northwest, Let’s take a look at the situation first, get a solid understanding of the situation, and let her say something from her heart. Now that she has some money in her hands, going to see the prince right now is no different from a poor relative who has nowhere to go and seek refuge... If you can bring some people After the news has passed, it seems that we are not so useless, right?

Baochai's words immediately persuaded Baoyu.

So after the couple's discussion, they tried their best to find out more information in the place where the frontier army was stationed, and by the way, they were looking for useful people.

Because all the provinces in the Northwest were unsafe, many small and medium-sized businesses went bankrupt, and the employees, including shopkeepers, gathered together to discuss and gather crowds...to run to Guangning.

Baoyu Baochai and his wife, who had friendship with the King of Beijing and had some dignity, came forward, and they naturally won over many people "without cost".

Speaking of Baoyu Baochai's hand, it is obvious that they have some silver, but the amount of silver is not enough for the generals of the Northwest Frontier Army to do to this young couple who are standing behind the King of Beijing... and Baoyu Baochai is "asking for a "Convenience" has been willing to give money, and Feng Ziying helped, so it didn't take long for them to inquire about some non-secret matters, such as defense and the like, all of which were almost the same.

However, seeing and hearing... the young couple directly reached an agreement: let's go and seek refuge as soon as possible, and the poor relatives who are disgusting will recognize it.

Just when the couple were planning to pay for someone... that is, to hire elite frontier soldiers to escort them to find the King of Beijing, news came that the King of Beijing had won the victory and had already driven the bandit leader out of the Central Plains.

The couple paid money to hire a truly capable frontier army to escort a total of more than a hundred of them along the official road to Laizhou to join the King of Beijing.

Talking about what he saw along the way, Baoyu still had lingering fears in his heart, "I specially invited elite soldiers to escort me, and I didn't see any living people along the way!" There were not many corpses, and most of them were incomplete. Looking out, "This is the land of the Central Plains!"

A few simple words tell the story... In this era, the Central Plains plus Jiangsu and Zhejiang plus Huguang accounted for at least three-quarters of the total population.

In fact, the reasons for the northwest and central areas were natural disasters and man-made disasters, and the grain production was reduced or even directly cut off. The water-dissolved pass went all the way south, passing outside the capital city, and the situation further south was more serious than he and Xiaoxiang expected.

Shui Rong used to estimate according to the situation at the end of Ming Dynasty, but...the reality can't be said to slap him, at least it's enough for him to sigh with Xiao Icon one after another: the plan can't keep up with the changes.

None of the towns passed along the way had intact walls, and even in some small towns, no officials and gentry came out to meet him—that is, the officials and wealthy households in the city either fled or died.

Dengzhou and Laizhou were originally very wealthy prefectural cities at this time, and they were stationed outside Laizhou city, and they only received a dozen invitations. Eating the sea is better than living inland.

The little icon said at the time, "I won't let you open the full picture."

The cost of the whole picture is in tens of thousands, and all of them have a time limit.

The most important purpose of exiting customs is to rob people, and the quantity should start at 10. The tens of thousands of deposits in water should be prepared for emergencies. At critical moments, you can buy grain and seeds from the system, and supply tens of thousands of people to eat until next year The food for the autumn harvest and the seeds and seedlings for reclaiming new land - as long as you have money, the system will never be out of stock!

Shui Rong patted his younger brother on the shoulder and sighed, "I didn't expect to stay here for so long."

Shui Rong's younger brother received his elder brother's signal and explained carefully for his older brother, "The bandit leader ran away early when he saw that the situation was not good... After the vanguard was defeated, the rioters scattered. It took a lot of effort to recover 8 people Except for the rebellious army, these people are ordinary people who have nothing to eat. They have lost their fields and cannot survive. Is it possible to let them find their own way out? The elder brother ordered that these people be brought back to Guangning. "Speaking of this, he smiled honestly, "Brother's name is so good, these 8 or [-] people traveled a third of the way by boat, and some people heard the news, and came out of their hiding places one after another, running to... "It's not appropriate to say that you are seeking refuge. "Crying for heaven and earth, selling yourself as a slave, you have to follow big brother."

Shui Rong couldn't help laughing when he heard it: Where did the common people hear the rumors? It's clear that he dispatched dozens of teams to wipe out the bandits and water bandits who occupy the land as king, while revealing his identity, talking about the benefits of Guangning and then bringing more people back .

Originally he wanted to act both hard and soft, but he didn't expect to give him some rations. When the people heard that there was food to eat, they followed him desperately. It was the same as what his brother said, as long as he was in charge of food, he was willing to sell himself as a slave.

Baoyu understood, "Is the prince still short of people to farm and work?"

Except for a small amount of craftsmen who can enter the workshop and become qualified employees with simple training, most of the people in Guangning have to go north to cultivate wasteland and farm under the orders and guidance of officials and the supervision of the government guards.

However, according to the current weather conditions, at the end of spring plus the entire summer and early autumn, farmers will work in the fields, and after the autumn harvest, farmers will have to return to the collective dormitory near Guangning for the winter.

At present, the herdsmen who have defected to the palace for many years go to the west and north to graze when it is warm. At the end of summer, they gradually "return east" with their families and livestock, trying to return to their home in Guangning before the first snow falls.

These tribes have been living like this for several years, and they are about to integrate into Guangning and become at least half of Guangning people.Relying on the word of mouth of these tribes, it took little effort for Shui Rong to gather the nomadic tribes in the west.

As for the few self-reliant super-large tribes in the west, after testing the combat effectiveness of the Beijing Palace, they started doing business with Guangning in an amicable manner.

That is to say, now the Northwest Pass and Guangning, the three parties are doing business with each other, relying on the grain from trade and their own production, they can live on, so they really live in peace.

On the Northwest Frontier Army, there was also food and salaries squeezed out by the emperor as "tops", which maintained a certain combat effectiveness.

The so-called rebel army rose up in the northwest, but this "thief leader" who had the template of King Li Chuang, no matter how powerful he was, he robbed the gold, silver, food and grass of the big gentry, and coerced how many people followed him. The elites of Jiao Daying are all worthy, but they never provoke the Northwest Frontier Army—of course, when facing Shui Rong, this one fled with his confidant, the old camp, early on.

These Baoyus all knew it well, since it was confirmed that the prince was still short of people, and their husband and wife had come, he glanced at Baochai: Is there any reason for not working hard?

Baochai instantly understood her husband's meaning: what's wrong with making progress? !Even the imperial concubine wished that the couple could have a foothold in King Beijing, just in case...

After receiving his wife's signal, Baoyu opened the chatterbox again.

Baoyu and Baochai lived near the camp of the frontier army for a long time, and spent a lot of money. They knew more about the northwest frontier army than the forbidden army.

"The real combat power of the imperial army is reminded by the uncles of the historians and informed by the imperial concubine. I barely know a thing or two." Studying in the study room, and living in the palace all the time as an adult, my understanding of military affairs... I'm not polite, it may not be inferior to the Holy Majesty."

After Baoyu reached the age of fifteen, he was quite outstanding, and he was favored by the king of Beijing, so the Shijia brothers did not look at the monk's face or the Buddha's face, but kindly passed on important and true news and anecdotes to Baoyu several times.

In short, the conclusion is so obvious, you can’t help but believe it: the 20 forbidden troops in the hands of the emperor are absolutely no match for the 15 elite frontier army. Yes, it is better not to count.

In addition, in the middle and late stages of the feudal dynasty, it was already the norm to eat empty wages.

"There are about [-] living people who can fight in the frontier army, and the same number in the imperial army, and there are now [-] living people in the camp on the outskirts of Beijing. I will cut off my head and give you a kick... This is Brother Feng. Exact words."

Brother Feng refers to Feng Ziying.

This data seems to be different from what Mei Fei reported to him.It's just that what is mentioned here are all combat soldiers, not auxiliary soldiers.

Shui Rong said: "Many places have lost their production, not to mention collecting any taxes, I'm afraid even the officials who went to collect land taxes are gone."

Baoyu was even more blunt, "It's clear that the minister is strong and the ruler is weak... Is the nephew the emperor or the emperor?" He sneered, "How long can you hesitate?"

Baochai nodded after hearing this.When her husband mentioned the emperor, she not only agreed with her face, but was also very calm.

Shui Rong couldn't help but mutter to Xiao Bian, "Look, the emperor is so unreliable that he can't control the south of the Yangtze River. Such a young couple don't care about the monarchy, and there is no respect in their words."

The little icon echoed: "Being respectful, you have to be respectful enough, and then they will be respectful for you."

Shui Rong said: "Let's not talk about the emperor, Baoyu and Baochai are here, and Qianli sent me here, so it's not easy to order me. Just when the boat is waiting, let the two of them bring their people to repair the pier together."

I don’t know how many boats have been taken before and after. Today, [-] people are still housed in the temporary dormitory on the edge of Daying, and with the passage of time, the news of water soluble here has spread, and people continue to drag their families with them. With the last bit of family fortune, he rushed to the paradise outside the pass.

The original destinations of these people were Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Huguang, but some of them realized that the momentum was not right, sold their properties and went south and found that they couldn't get along, and then turned back to Guangning.

This kind of people are often rich farmers, relatively smart, and the whole family acts together, and Shui Rong asked the staff to write down one by one: such a family is very valuable to cultivate.

In short, Shui Rong stayed until the end of autumn before the whole army returned. When they passed by the capital city, the gates were closed again.

The emperor's money and food have bottomed out, and Huguang and Jiangnan's harvests are not good this year, but it will not be impossible to pay any taxes, but seeing that the Yellow River is about to freeze, all the officials and generals in charge of transporting taxes have disappeared— — Not even the prevarications of the past, that is, it was said that the convoy had set off, and there was no news after that.

The son accepted the princess from the empress, and the son returned to Yunnan with the once beloved princess. Zhennangong remembered the favor at that time.

This time, for the sake of the in-laws, it was rare for him to be kind enough to let his spies go around Sichuan and Sichuan to deliver the secret letter to the emperor's desk.

It turned out that the emperor's uncle, whose fiefdom was at the junction of Hunan and Jiangxi, joined forces with the grandson of King Yizhong who had done bad things.

At the beginning, several bandit leaders who "vertically and horizontally" looted the northwestern provinces and half of the Central Plains were more or less funded by these two, and Zhennan Gong was also very honest. The one who was defeated and driven by King Beijing returned to his master By his side, the rest of them hid in the west of Sichuan, and they were really powerless.

As for the summer tax that should have been handed over, His Majesty should ask how the Jiangnan officials, gentry, and escorting generals were divided, and how much of it was directly used to "benefit the enemy". Guess, Your Majesty?

When the emperor received the secret letter, he vomited blood and fainted on the spot.

However, Shui Rong, who had returned to Guangning, had just discussed with his staff the plan for land reclamation in early spring, and when he returned to the inner study, Mei Fei reported that the emperor was seriously ill and had not been in court for several days, and there were constant changes in Beijing and outside.

This is expected. The emperor, who has no money, no food, can't suppress soldiers, and can't control his courtiers, has been able to survive until now, and his ability to withstand pressure is already very strong.

In the past few years, natural disasters and man-made disasters have roughly estimated that at least tens of millions of people have died-Shui Rong is in Laizhou, which is the Central Plains. After waiting for about half a year, only about [-] people have been brought back, which shows that the entire north has been severely damaged. .

Shui Rong felt a little emotional, and after get off work, he hugged his daughter who could choke out a single word to regain his strength.

Daiyu knew that the prince had a compassionate heart, because her family's sea trade was still very smooth. Merchants from Jinling and Guangdong Province not only brought people, money and goods, but also sent an endless stream of news: life in the south is also Getting more and more sad.It is only said that there is Huguang, which is well-known in the world, and it is difficult to fill the stomach without paying taxes for land production, and more and more businessmen come to discuss the purchase of grain.

She looked at her husband who was teasing her daughter, and sighed softly, "The emperor fell ill, and he couldn't suppress it at first, and there will be chaos in the future."

Shui Rong nodded, "It depends on who can't help but stand out first." He is going to pick peaches, and it's his turn to appear on the stage only if there is a fight between all parties.

A few days later, the original copy of Zhennan Gong's confidential letter, which can be called "Guo~Huo~Suo", was also delivered to Shui Rong.

Shui Rong looked at it, and couldn't help chuckling, "Although what the letter said is true, it still can't hide that the old man is angry because he didn't get dizzy with the distribution of spoils."

Seven or eight days later, when Shui Rong returned to the main room, he saw Daiyu entertaining Baoyu and Baochai.

There is no such thing as an unforgettable old relationship.

Daiyu looks at Baoyu and Baochai in the same way now, and while chatting, she rubs her daughter who is clutching her mother's skirt like a koala from time to time.

After the guests left, Daiyu explained the purpose of the couple's visit, "It was also a special delivery letter." She continued to explain, "It was the letter that Zhennan Gong made His Majesty seriously ill with anger, and the noble concubine got it. I'm afraid it's not easy, and it's even more difficult to get someone to deliver it to us."

Shui Rong admired Yuan Chun very much, "She is wiser and more decisive than her uncle, father and all the brothers."

Daiyu also sighed: "It's a pity that I entered the palace as a concubine, otherwise I could help Rongfu more. Fortunately, the second brother Bao and his sister-in-law can support the family. Uncle, aunt, and second sister-in-law Lian are squandering and causing trouble. Finally, there is a way out. Really wait There is chaos in the capital, just close the doors." As he spoke, he couldn't help laughing, "There is nothing worth grabbing from my grandfather's house."

Shui Rong smiled and took Daiyu into his arms, "You understand too well."

Daiyu smiled and said, "I still have a better understanding. After a few more years of food savings, it's time to enter the customs again, regent, huh?" The emperor was cut into the "mascot" that the prince said, the emperor who has no food, no money and no soldiers, who is afraid that he will turn the world upside down again?

Shui Rong felt relieved, "You really understand me."

The author has something to say: Another big fat chapter... The follow-up and the ending of the key characters are almost finished.

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And, wait for Jingke in red, Yufuchen, Luoxia, thank you for your tickets, okay~~