Chapter 229 Steamship! The world begins to change!

Author: This Ganges Beaver

Chapter 229 Steamship! The world begins to change!

As Tang Xiangjin and Luo Yi led their troops to leave Jinan Fucheng, the atmosphere in the entire Fucheng became dull for a while. The people living in Fucheng knew that the peace negotiation between Daqi and Ming Dynasty only had five years, and now the five-year period is about to expire.

At that time, the two left governors, Tang Xiangjin and Luo Yi, led their troops to leave again. It was obvious that the war was coming.

Regarding this war, most people in the capital are pessimistic. The Ming Dynasty has ruled the world for more than two hundred years. It has a deep foundation and countless soldiers and horses. Da Qi only occupies one Shandong, and there is also an extremely cold Liaodong. How can it compete with

Great Ming Dynasty?

However, no one wants Da Qi to be destroyed. Although Da Qi's taxes are also not light, Da Qi's taxes are much better than those of Ming Dynasty. They only collect land tax, and the county magistrate has no power to impose any excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the corvee is also very light.

, you only have to serve half a month of corvée a year.

If Da Qi is defeated, then when the Ming Dynasty comes back, the previous exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes will also come back. After only a few years of good times, no one wants to go back to the old days.

What's more, Da Qi has recruited 400,000 soldiers in Shandong. No family has any relatives to join the Qi army. Once Da Qi is defeated, how can their relatives come back safe and sound?

………

Not to mention the worries of the people in Jinan Fucheng, the Ming Dynasty had already exploded because Da Qi had blocked the canal first.

"Shuzi doesn't keep his word!"

Zhou Yanru had a cold face. They thought that before the Ming Dynasty took the initiative, Da Qi would not cut off the water transportation for the sake of reputation. They could also take the opportunity to transport more grain to Beijing. Unexpectedly, Su Hao was so secretive that he was killed in the river.

Dozens of large ships filled with sand and gravel were scuttled and the river was completely blocked.

What's more important is that the blockage is still in Shandong. They can't send people to clear the river at all. They can only wait for Su Hao to send people to clear the river. But it can be reached with his toes, so this is impossible.

Hearing Zhou Yanru's words, Wen Tiren, Wu Zongda and others all shook their heads inconspicuously. To be honest, Da Qi was already extremely benevolent and righteous. If Da Qi had stabbed the Jurchens in the back once more, the Ming Dynasty would probably have been killed.

It's very dangerous.

Now that Da Ming and Da Qi are going to have a battle, it is reasonable for Da Qi to block the canal. After all, if it is not blocked, Da Ming will be able to take the opportunity to store more food, which will be even more detrimental to Da Qi.

"Brother Zhou, Your Majesty has asked us to recommend candidates for this campaign against the Puppet Qi. Who do you think is qualified?"

At this time, Wen Tiren asked.

After hearing Wen Tiren's words, Zhou Yanru frowned and pondered. This battle can be said to be a life and death battle for the Ming Dynasty. If the canal cannot be controlled before the capital is short of food, then the capital will be controlled by Da Qi again, so they recommended

People must have real talent and learning, otherwise if something goes wrong, Zhu Youjian will definitely not let them go.

"How about calling Sun Chengzong back?"

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Yanru said that although Shenyang City and Liaoyang City were taken away by Da Qi, the crime was really not on Sun Chengzong, so Sun Chengzong and others were not punished, but Sun Chengzong was asked to stay in Liaodong to defend the Qi army.

Now we are looking for a candidate who can take command, then Sun Chengzong is the best candidate. After all, there are few civil servants like Sun Chengzong who have experienced battles in the entire Ming Dynasty.

"inappropriate."

Wu Zongda on the side shook his head: "Brother Zhou, Liaodong is equally important. If Liaodong is lost, the Qi army will go straight to Shanhaiguan, and the capital will be in danger!"

The Qi army was no better than the original Jurchens. Although the Jurchens' cavalry was powerful, their lack of siege ability was the fatal flaw of the Jurchens. Without siege ability, it would be difficult for the Jurchens to threaten the capital.

Da Qi is different. The other side has strong siege capabilities. Once Liaodong is lost, the Qi armies of Liaodong and Shandong can attack the capital from a flank. By then, the Ming Dynasty will be over.

"Then who do you think you should recommend?"

Hearing this, Zhou Yanru also sighed. Sun Chengzong could not be transferred, so there would not be many people in the court who could take command.

"I think Hong Chengchou is qualified."

After thinking for a moment, Wen Tiren said: "In the past two years, Hong Chengchou has been quite effective in suppressing the rebellion in Shaanxi."

In fact, Yuan Chonghuan is also a good candidate, but Yuan Chonghuan was dismissed from office by Zhu Youjian himself. If he was recommended, it would undoubtedly be a slap in Zhu Youjian's face.

"I think Chen Qiyu can do it too."

At this time, Wu Zongda also spoke.

"First make a list and submit it."

Zhou Yanru said calmly that although he could also recommend his own people to the position, the matter this time was too important. If something went wrong, he wouldn't be able to handle it. There was really no need to take the risk.

…

Time passed day by day, and as the troops and horses in the capital of the Ming Dynasty were reorganized, the smell of gunpowder smoke became thicker and thicker.

………

Jinan Fucheng.

Zichen Palace.

Looking at the mountains of memorials, Su Hao couldn't help but frown. As the time of the war got closer and closer, there were more and more miscellaneous things happening.

After a while, Su Hao controlled the four natal paper figures and began to deal with government affairs. Although there were many government affairs, it would not affect his practice. With the secret art of mind-bending, he could multi-task.

However, after finishing the memorial, Su Hao's face did not show a relaxed look, but became extremely gloomy. In recent days, I don't know if it is because of the upcoming war between Ming Dynasty and Da Qi. Those evil spirits thought that

Now Daqi definitely cannot allocate manpower to deal with them, so it always wanders around Shandong, killing people from time to time.

"Your Majesty, Commander Ding is outside asking for an audience."

At this time, a chamberlain came up and bowed.

Su Hao waved his hand and said, "Let him come up."

After a while, Ding Zimo was led upstairs by the chamberlain.

"Master."

Ding Zimo bowed and saluted.

Su Hao said calmly: "What's the matter?"

"Master, there is news from the Demon Suppressing Division that many heretical warlocks seem to have suddenly appeared all over the Central Plains."

Ding Zimo said with a worried look on his face: "The Demon Suppression Division learned from some left-behind warlocks who committed crimes that recently there have been many more left-behind warlocks appearing in ghost markets in various places than before, and there are various factions, resulting in various

The prices of cultivation materials are rising sharply.”

"Did you find out the reason?"

Su Hao frowned slightly. Although there were many left-behind magicians in the Central Plains, the number was always limited to a certain limit. In addition to the reason why the law was not taught lightly, the main reason was that most left-behind magicians were worried that too many people would learn from it.

Compete for resources yourself.

Because the materials for leftist sorcerers and Taoist priests to practice are relatively rare, neither Taoist priests nor leftist sorcerers will recruit disciples on a large scale.

"Checked."

Ding Zimo looked solemn and said: "The disciples led people to capture a few left-behind magicians who suddenly appeared. After interrogation, it was found that most of their cultivation techniques came from some desolate mountain temples or abandoned statues. The disciples also went to those places.

After looking at it, there is nothing magical at all, it seems that someone is deliberately spreading the practice."

"You lead people to investigate strictly."

Hearing Ding Zimo's words, Su Hao looked solemn and said: "Be sure to find out who is behind this!"

It is not a good thing to suddenly have too many left-behind warlocks. Some people will take the opportunity to pretend to be evil. More importantly, the sudden appearance of so many left-behind warlocks means that normal practice materials will definitely not be enough.

In this way, it is inevitable that some people will practice evil, such as their line of paper makers. In addition to the bark of the demon tree, according to the travel notes of the ancestors of the Su family, they can also use human skin to make paper figures, especially those with more resentments.

The more powerful the paper man is, the more powerful the paper man will be. The more resentful the person is, the soul after death is also an excellent material for cultivation and can be used to control the paper man.

Although this kind of evil method has rarely appeared due to the suppression of the past dynasties, but since someone deliberately spreads the cultivation method, it is difficult to say that person will not spread this kind of evil method.

"Disciple, I understand."

After hearing Su Hao's words, Ding Zimo bowed and responded.

…

After Ding Zimo retreated, Su Hao fell into thinking. He didn't understand why the other party spent so much time spreading the cultivation techniques. Moreover, there were all kinds of techniques. There were not many people who had this kind of background.

.

Now in the entire Central Plains, there are only a handful of forces with this kind of heritage, including numerous Taoist and Buddhist holy places. These two forces have a long history and must have collected the inheritance of many left-Taoist magicians. The second is the Kong family.

It has been passed down for more than a thousand years, and a lot of them must have been collected.

In addition to the three religions of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, there is also the White Lotus Sect. However, the inheritance of the White Lotus Sect is very strict. You must at least join the religion and swear an oath to cast a curse to learn it. It is impossible to spread the exercises to the public casually. Apart from these methods

In addition, the Ming Dynasty was the only one with the inheritance of so many left-behind magicians.

It’s just that he can’t figure out which side is spreading the techniques of the left-right warlock lineage. After all, this kind of thing is not good for any force. After all, so many left-right warlocks will definitely squeeze the survival of all parties.

In terms of space, few people are willing to have so many competitors for no reason.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Hou Ge is outside asking for an audience."

Just then, the chamberlain came up again.

"Let him come up."

Hearing Hou Yuangao's request to see him, Su Hao retracted his thoughts and said calmly.

After a while, Hou Yuangao was led upstairs by the chamberlain.
To be continued...