Taoyuan County is dead!

Killed with a cane!

When the news came out, some people even thought that the gentry and scholars in the county would be furious, but surprisingly, no one said anything.

Not only did he not say anything, he even took the initiative to take out five thousand shi of grain and ten thousand kilograms of meat and vegetables to reward the Shandong soldiers who came from afar.

Ferocious reputation!

But just after arriving in Taoyuan, the corpse in Taoyuan County made Prince De's reputation famous.

"That Prince De's killing spree is like that of the Second Ancestor Gaocheng!"

For such a person, no one dares to risk his life to contradict him.

"Do you know why he died?"

Unexpectedly, there was Zhu Guoqiang, the magistrate of Suqian County, in Taoyuan County. He looked at Gong Changyun and asked.

"Because he must die!"

Gong Changyun was straightforward.

"Unless Taoyuan County dies, the prince in Southern Zhili will not only have to worry about the fight against the invaders, but also the supply of food and grass. For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, Taoyuan County must die!"

After learning that Sun Mingliang was killed with a stick, Gong Changyun was not angry. Instead, he felt that Prince De was different from ordinary people. He was so decisive in killing him. Even if he was in the clan, he would probably be hard to beat!

"You're good!"

After smiling, Zhu Guocao only said three words.

Regarding this Suqian magistrate, I already knew something about it from Ren Guogan. From his efforts to clear the country and persuade the people to flee to the other side of the Yellow River, to his burning of the city, this person is definitely not pedantic. Such an official is exactly what he needs.

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It is indeed rare that he can see through his own motives for killing officials and speak out.

The purpose of killing Taoyuan County is to establish a prestige, so that other local officials will not dare to intercept grain and grass and deal with it hastily. Of course, there is also a possibility of offending many civil servants, but what's the big deal!

Anyway, according to Zhu Guoqiang, since many of those civil servants will not die as bandits in the future, he will not let them go!

Besides!

Those people are just cheap!

Talk to them politely and ask for food or money. In short, it doesn't matter what you ask for. At most, it's like sending a beggar, giving you a few carts of food. But if you become arrogant, you will get whatever you ask for! It's just the Qing Dynasty.

Army, in history, after the Qing army entered the customs, they killed a lot of people, and then when they asked for money and food with the yellow book from the Wanli period, everyone seemed to be a good grandson and handed over the money and food!

Violence may not solve the problem!

But what is certain is that the easiest way to deal with the problem is violence!

Now, all he needs is a fierce reputation!

"This time, my son went south to fight against the invaders, intending to use Taoyuan as his rear. If there is any transportation of grain, grass, ordnance, it will all pass through this place. I wonder if County Magistrate Gong can take care of Taoyuan affairs for my son?"

"As you said, I am the magistrate of Suqian County!"

"But he is also an official of the imperial court! He always has to share your worries!"

"Since the Crown Prince has given orders, I should share the Crown Prince's worries!"

There are no unnecessary words. For such a Qipin County that can burn down the city and abandon it, Gong Changyun certainly knows what choice to make.

What's more, he admired this Prince De very much in his heart! When he responded with "I share my worries for you" with "I share my worries for you", Zhu Guoqiang couldn't help but take another look at this guy.

Good guy, this guy is really not a pedantic person!

In troubled times, people like this should be used. Chongzhen, Chongzhen, look, there are such talents everywhere, why don’t you know how to use them?

In fact, if we look at the official standards of this era, Gong Changyun is definitely not a good official. Although he strengthened the walls and cleared the country, allowing the people to evacuate to the south bank and escape the massacre by the Manchus, as a civil official, he could not defend his land and be responsible.

He cannot live and die with the city, but instead burns the city with fire. Such a person will definitely be impeached by the imperial emissary after the war. Of course, by then, his only contribution will probably be that there will be no less than a hundred thousand people alive!

This is indeed a credit!

But this credit can only keep him alive or avoid losing his official position.

In fact, as a local civil servant, what can he do? Recruit local warriors and fight to the death? He can indeed do it, but the effect... is very average.

Of course, those imperial envoys would not ask these questions, they would only see him abandoning the city.

"Your Majesty, there are currently 15,000 Xiangyong in Taoyuan County, plus the young men who have been evacuated from Suqian and other places. If the eldest son is useful, I can recruit 25,000 Xiangyong!"

number!

Definitely a lot.

But the fighting ability... is doubtful.

They were just some temporarily recruited local warriors. A few years later, when the Manchus entered the customs, faced with the order to shave their heads and people from all over the country gathered in groups, how could thousands or even hundreds of Qing troops kill more than 10,000 people, or even

There are hundreds of thousands of people, both because the people are unorganized and because of insufficient training. Letting such people go to the battlefield to fight against the elites of the Qing Dynasty is simply asking for death!

"The country warriors are not well trained and rashly follow the army to fight against the invaders, which will only do more harm than good. On the battlefield, bombing of camps and defeats are often caused by new soldiers, so soldiers are more valuable. This time I go south, I have eight thousand tiger warriors, which is enough!"

"The prince is mighty!"

Gong Changyun hurriedly complimented.

"Your Majesty, there is something I don't know whether to ask or not."

"explain!"

"Your Majesty, although I am a minor minister and even many people know why you killed Sun Mingliang, I am afraid that someone will use this as an excuse to impeach Your Majesty in the future!"

Looking at Gong Changyun who was hesitant to speak, Zhu Guoqiang smiled.

"What's there to be afraid of!"

After saying that, Zhu Guoqiang laughed loudly.

"How can the current world be like the peaceful world in the past? Since it is a troubled time, we should use the methods of troubled times, allowing the local troops to be light and slow, or even the central commander who does not know the soldiers to command at will, or to impeach officials at every turn. When the time comes, the Ming Dynasty will

After all, the world is in ruins. This prince, I am going south this time, firstly to protect my ancestors, and secondly, to protect the people of the world. As for the other things, they are not within the scope of my consideration!"

After saying this rather arrogantly, Zhu Guoqiang sneered in his heart.

What is the most wonderful thing about military power?

Even if you have military power, you can disobey orders!

And if you have enough military exploits, you can also make the court use the enemy's weapon. Of course, the most important thing is military power.

This military power!

How wonderful!

Power comes from the barrel of a gun!

The words of the great man are absolutely true!

Why, when the Ming Dynasty fell, the clan of the Ming Dynasty could only serve as human beings. To put it bluntly, they still had no military power in their hands. Even if they had orthodoxy, righteousness, and the support of civilian officials, it was of no use?

Without military power, the emperors after Longwu could only have their integrity! In short, we still need to seize military power!

The prince's answer made Gong Changyun stunned for a while before he came to his senses.

"I wonder, Prince, what are your next plans?"

"Next step……"

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Guoqiang just said casually.
Chapter completed!