After Zhu Hongyu left, the little maid with a bun face who had been serving Qian Yuwan since childhood appeared at the door of the bedroom.
Peering into the bedroom!
Qian Yuwan sat up from the bed and saw her personal maid, rolled her eyes angrily and said.
"What are you doing at the door? Come in quickly and help me get dressed!"
Qian Yuwan said a little arrogantly.
When the little maid with a bun face heard this, she stopped poking her head and quickly walked into the bedroom and began to help her young lady get dressed.
Zhu Hongyu's physical fitness is far beyond that of ordinary people. Whether it is recovery ability or strength, it is very abnormal.
His abilities in all aspects are also beyond ordinary people.
Qian Yuwan was tortured badly last night, and when she woke up, her whole body was sore.
She was so weak that she couldn't dress herself. With the help of the little maid, she put the clothes on her body one by one.
The little maid with a bun face looked at her young lady who was obviously rosy and couldn't help but ask.
"Miss, is that really painful?"
"I heard the lady scream so miserably in the outer room yesterday..."
Qian Yuwan rolled her eyes at the little maid, blushed, and scolded her.
"You're still young, so don't ask about adults' affairs!"
However, unconsciously, she still recalled the absurdity of last night. Looking at the red plums on the white sheets under her, her face became more and more rosy.
After getting dressed, he asked his maid to put away the sheets carefully.
Now she just wants to take a good bath to relieve her fatigue.
…
In the study, Zhu Hongyu looked at a bill in his hand, with an expression on his face that showed no trace of happiness or anger.
In addition to the 500,000 taels that the Ming army received when they entered the city, the landlords and gentry in Nanjing later collected another 1.5 million taels.
All told, they gave Ming two million taels of silver as protection fee!
To be honest, this number is quite a lot.
In the Jiashen year, Chongzhen asked Wu Sangui to join the Guan Qinwang. The condition Wu Sangui proposed was only one million taels.
If Chongzhen could have had these two million taels, the fate of the Ming Dynasty might have been directly changed!
If Wu Sangui enters the pass with Guan Ning's cavalry, although there is a high probability that he will not be able to defeat Li Zicheng, he will definitely be able to protect Chongzhen as he goes south.
Since then, hasn’t the history of Ming Dynasty been changed?
However, this is quite a lot, especially for the poor guy Chongzhen.
For Zhu Hongyu, two million taels?
Why are you sending beggars away?
After the Manchus crossed the river and captured Nanjing, they extorted a total of 80 million taels of silver from the city of Nanjing.
If you don't give it, you will massacre the city and rob it yourself!
Although the Ming Dynasty was different from the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it certainly could not massacre cities and plunder.
But for the wealthy gentry in Nanjing, only two million taels were given. Isn’t it a bit too much?
Zhu Hongyu doesn't ask for 80 million taels, but why the hell can't you come up with 10 million?
"Your Highness, the wealthy gentry in Nanjing City said that these two million taels are the military expenditures they donated to the Ming Dynasty to reward the army for their efforts in recovering Nanjing. I hope Your Highness, the Supervisor, will accept it."
Qian Qianyi took on the role of a microphone and said this in front of Zhu Hongyu.
Zhu Hongyu just gave a faint hum and then spoke.
"Drink tea, this tea is quite good!"
Zhu Hongyu didn't say it clearly, but his dissatisfaction was clearly revealed.
Qian Qianyi picked up the tea cup and took a sip. He couldn't help but complain in his heart that it was such an ordinary tea, but he did not dare to say it. Instead, he opened his mouth to test it.
"How much does this tea cost, Your Highness? I also want some!"
Zhu Hongyu said with a slight smile.
"Two hundred is definitely not enough, one thousand is about the same."
Qian Qianyi looked embarrassed, and he understood Zhu Hongyu's hint.
To be honest, is it more than 10 million?
It’s quite a lot for an individual!
But for these big dog owners in Nanjing, it's just like that.
After all, since the beginning of the Great Navigation, gold and silver from all over the world have been flowing into the Ming Dynasty.
Nanjing is the southern capital of the Ming Dynasty and the core of Jiangnan.
With Nanjing like this, how could it still be short of money?
Isn't that a joke?!
However, if Zhu Hongyu wants to open his mouth and ask someone to pay 10 million taels of silver, that is not that simple.
Seeing Qian Qianyi's expression of embarrassment, Zhu Hongyu spoke again.
"This tea is indeed quite expensive, but it is a good tea specially provided by the royal family. At one thousand taels, you cannot afford to lose."
Zhu Hongyu’s hint was very obvious!
Ten million taels, no negotiation!
If those people make Zhu Hongyu unhappy for a moment, Zhu Hongyu can make them unhappy for a lifetime.
Another point is that Zhu Hongyu is hinting to those people that whoever gives more money can get on the royal road.
Qian Qianyi bowed his head and agreed, then withdrew.
Zhu Hongyu looked at the clock on his desk and saw that it was already lunch time.
He casually ordered people to pass on the meal.
At noon, Zhu Hongyu had lunch alone.
But he was thinking, should he also bring Li Lingxiu and her son to Nanjing?
The war situation on the mainland is now basically stable. If nothing unexpected happens, Ming Dynasty will not overturn.
In addition, the child is no longer young and can almost withstand the bumps of the sea.
It’s time to bring Li Lingxiu and her son to Nanjing!
The more important reason is that as the situation stabilized, Zhu Hongyu's concern for Li Lingxiu's mother and son surged like a raging tide.
He, the father, has never seen his eldest son since he was born!
How can I not miss it.
Although the appearance of Li Qiuyue alleviated Zhu Hongyu's lovesickness.
But it's just relief. Li Qiuyue does look like Li Lingxiu, but she doesn't.
Zhu Hongyu really wants to see what his son looks like now!
Is he cute, healthy, or grinning at his father...
For a time, thoughts surged like a tide!
As soon as he thought of it, he did it. Zhu Hongyu gave the order and ordered someone to send a message to Lu Song.
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On the other side, Wu Sangui, who was stationed in Wuchang, also received the news that the decisive battle in Jiangnan had been decided.
Look at the detailed records in the battle report!
Wu Sangui fell into a sluggish state.
From the beginning to the end, in more than a month, the entire Qing army that crossed the river was wiped out, and hundreds of thousands of troops were reduced to nothing.
Nearly half of the main force of the Qing Dynasty was wiped out in Jiangnan!
Wu Sangui was really frightened.
Regarding this decisive battle in Jiangnan between the Ming and Qing Dynasties, he always thought that there would only be two outcomes.
Either the Qing Dynasty won a decisive victory, marched southward, wiped out Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, and Guangdong and Guangxi in one fell swoop, and expelled the Ming thieves from the mainland.
Either the Qing Dynasty suffered a tragic victory, and then the army went south to wipe out Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, and Guangxi in one fell swoop, and drove the Ming thieves out of the mainland.
In his opinion, judging from the size of the army sent by the Qing Dynasty to the south this time, there is absolutely no possibility of defeat!
But the result was that the Qing Dynasty was defeated!
Not only were they defeated, the main force of the army heading south was also completely wiped out!
The defeat was clean and tidy, without the slightest surprise.