Chapter 642: People in Hunan (please vote for recommendation)
After Wu Yingqi heard this, the expression on his face changed slightly, as if he was deep in thought. After a while, he finally spoke.
"That might work!"
"Please prepare a corresponding battle plan..."
As Wu Yingqi's order was conveyed, Guan Ning's army stationed in Huangzhou Mansion began to take action.
Groups of Guan Ning troops galloped out of the city and headed south along the Yangtze River, preparing to fight the Ming army.
And those green camp soldiers received orders to defend Huangzhou City!
In the end, Wu Yingqi still did not make the decision to abandon Huangzhou, but made up his mind to lead the cavalry of the Guan Ning Army to engage in a field battle with the Ming Army.
A large flag with the word Wu fluttered high on the battlefield, and countless Guan Ning Army cavalry roared out.
The powerful war horses galloped wildly on the plains, showing off their heroic appearance unscrupulously!
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Hunan, Yuelu Mountain!
After being taught a lesson by Wu Sangui, Yuelu Mountain "voluntarily" closed the mountain.
However, as Wu Sangui left Hunan, he took the main force of Guan Ning's army to Guanzhong.
Moreover, the war between the Ming Dynasty and Guan Ning's army along the Yangtze River was about to break out, so those at Yuelu Mountain Academy began to have some careful thoughts.
They really can't stand Wu Sangui!
On this day, in the main hall of Yuelu Mountain, a group of scholars with wide-sleeved Confucian shirts and shaved money rat tails gathered together to discuss matters.
The reason why Hunan is no longer the territory of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but the territory of Wu Sangui, and they still shave their money rat tails, is a bit complicated.
The main reason is that in order to show that he is "the orthodox of the Qing Dynasty" and to show the legitimacy of his succession as Aisin Gioro Sangui, Wu Sangui has always kept his braids and has not issued an order to cut them.
In those places under the rule of Guan Ningjun, naturally no one dared to cut their braids!
The policy of exempting people from shaving money was initiated by Ao Bai and others who were rebellious officials and traitors in Wu Sangui's mouth.
Therefore, Wu Sangui did not imitate and implement it.
So much so that under the current rule of Wu Sangui, it can be said that the place with the highest rate of braids in the world!
There were also a large group of landowners and gentry in the Manchu and Qing Dynasties who paid the money to be exempted from shaving, and had their hair cut in braids and kept in buns.
There is no one on Wu Sangui’s side!
Under the entire rule of Guan Ningjun, the average per capita amount of money was rat tail.
That’s quite ironic!
Therefore, all the people who go to Yuelu Mountain now have money-rat tail hairstyles.
Guo Jintai, the principal of Yuelu Mountain Academy, put down the book in his hand, tapped the table with his hand, and asked.
"Everyone, what do you think of the upcoming war between the Ming Dynasty and the Wu thieves along the Yangtze River?"
Guo Jintai showed his attitude clearly as soon as he opened his mouth.
The name for Ming Dynasty is Daming, but the name for Wu Sangui is Wu Thief.
A middle-aged man with a goatee and a string of rosary beads in his hand squinted and spoke.
"I hope the Ming Dynasty can win this battle and regain my homeland of Huguang, so that I, the people of Huguang, can return to the rule of the Han family!"
The middle-aged man's surname is Zhang, and he is a well-known and wealthy family in Hunan.
The family has extensive land, savings, many shops, houses, and a well-established dog owner.
He is really disgusted with his current money-rat tail hairstyle.
How disgusting!
Another middle-aged man with a fair face and a bit of fatness on the side said with a smile.
"Let me tell you, in this battle between Huguang and Ming Dynasty, I will definitely win!"
"The main force of the Wu thieves is still in Guanzhong, and our Ming Dynasty has indeed gathered the main force to attack Huguang. How can the Wu thieves' remaining troops in Huguang be the opponent of the Ming Dynasty?"
The middle-aged man had a smile that couldn't be concealed on his face, and then asked with a smile.
"Haha, have you ever heard of Ming Dynasty's Restoration Bond?"
"The imperial court is going to send troops to Huguang and issue bonds to pay for the military supplies. Hey, I asked someone in Nanjing to buy 20,000 silver dollars in recovery bonds in one go."
"This wave, I will join the Ming Dynasty in advance!"
The middle-aged man did not hide his pride at all. If the Ming Dynasty could really regain Huguang this time, with the 20,000 recovery bonds on hand, he would be able to leave a good impression on the Ming Dynasty.
The head of the Zhang family on the side also said with a smile.
"Similarly, similarly, I also asked someone to purchase a batch of recovery bonds!"
"No more, no more, just fifty thousand silver dollars!"
When the plump middle-aged man heard this, the expression on his face changed slightly, but it didn't show. He just cupped his hands and said to the head of the Zhang family.
"Brother Zhang has good taste!"
Even though he said this, he had a plan in his heart. Why the hell do you still want to overwhelm me?
I will buy another batch of recovery bonds when I get back!
Faced with the compliment from the plump middle-aged man, the head of the Zhang family smiled on the outside, but also made calculations in his heart.
There are many people like me who choose to bet on the Ming Dynasty in advance. It seems that I will have to increase my bets after I return.
Others on the side also expressed their opinions one after another, and went back to buy some Daming bonds.
Of course, their ideas are similar to those of the landlords and gentry in Jiangnan.
Buying bonds is not to make a profit, but to stand in line.
In other words, they never thought that the bonds could be redeemed.
Guo Jintai, the director of Yuelu Academy, also thought in his mind that maybe Yuelu Academy should make a bet on Ming Dynasty in advance.
However, although his position was biased towards Ming Dynasty, he still had some doubts about fully committing to Ming Dynasty.
The fundamental reason lies in the current imperial examination reform in Ming Dynasty!
As an academy in the traditional sense, the purpose of Yuelu Mountain Academy's existence is to cultivate various imperial examination talents who are familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics.
But now the Ming Dynasty's imperial examination has suddenly reduced the weight of the Four Books and Five Classics. Of course, the scholars in Yuelu Mountain can't accept it.
They can't help but wonder, will their ten years of studying in a cold window all come to nothing?
However, after much deliberation, Guo Jintai finally made up his mind.
Let Yuelu Academy come forward to purchase a batch of restoration bonds from Ming Dynasty.
The number doesn’t have to be high, but you must buy it.
At this moment, the head of the Zhang family asked.
"We, the Hunan gentry, can we do anything else besides buying Ming Dynasty's bonds?"
The head of the Zhang family is asking everyone for their opinions on whether they should take advantage of the situation where Guan Ning's army and the Ming army are fighting on the front line to incite local troops to start a Qing uprising and stab Guan Ning's army in the butt!
As soon as the head of the Zhang family said this, he was opposed by almost everyone.
"No, absolutely not!"
"We are just ordinary good people, and we must not participate in such things!"
"The risk of this matter is too great, so please don't mention it again!"
"..."
Although these Hunan landowners and gentry want to stand with the Ming Dynasty, it is one thing to spend money to stand with the Ming Dynasty. Risking their lives to stand up and do something.
That's another story!
Their current mentality is that they can spend money and don’t talk about anything else.