In fact, after receiving the military information from the Yongli regime, the Zhaowu regime was still a little panicked.
After all, in terms of strength, the Yongli regime, which occupies Yunnan, Qiandi, Guangxi and other places, is definitely far stronger than the Zhaowu regime, which only has one place.
After all, strength is not just about wealth, but more about the ultimate strength.
Considering that most of his troops were on the front line against the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Zhaowu went directly to the Xinghai Kingdom to seek support and borrow money and firearms!
Regarding the Zhaowu regime's request for help, the Xinghai Kingdom was overjoyed.
These days I am not afraid that you will not borrow money, I am afraid that you will not borrow money!
After an emergency meeting of the Senate, Xinghai Kingdom decided to donate 3,000 muskets to the Zhaowu regime for free, and the National Bank also provided a loan line of 1 million yuan to the Zhaowu regime.
Of course, according to usual practice, this one million yuan loan limit can still only be used to purchase Xinghai Kingdom's export commodities and cannot be used indiscriminately.
In addition, the defense work on the front line of Ganzhou was also handed over to the Fourth Division of Xinghai Kingdom.
Most of the Nanming army originally stationed on the Ganzhou front line returned to defense to face the incoming Yongli army.
It can be said that a war between brothers is about to begin.
Perhaps this is the inertia of history.
It must be said that the Zhaowu regime, under the guidance of Xinghai Kingdom instructors, did a good job in preparing for war.
In order to ensure victory, Emperor Zhaowu specially issued an imperial edict, summoning regiments from all over the country to practice Qinwang, and appointed officials to make wishes.
It has to be said that in the feudal dynasty, the effect of imperial edicts and official wishes was very significant.
In just one week, King Qin's troops gathered from all over the country exceeded 20,000, and more than 5,000 of them were firearms soldiers!
The war that followed also proved that the power of technology is irresistible.
The menacing Yongli Army ran into the oncoming Zhaowu Army within two hundred kilometers of the light cave.
This battle was a disastrous defeat that Emperor Yongli never expected.
After gathering firearms soldiers from all over the country, the number of firearms soldiers in Zhao Wu's army reached 8,000.
Under the guidance of the instructors, these eight thousand firearms soldiers were arranged in three rows on the battlefield, with tens of thousands of cold weapon soldiers on both sides pressing down on the formation.
When the battle began, the Yongli Army, relying on its many soldiers and generals, took the lead in launching a charge. More than 100,000 soldiers and horses came to kill them, which could be described as overwhelming.
But when Zhao Wujun started shooting three rounds, Yongli Jun's Qi Tunshanhe was immediately hit with a heavy hammer in front of his face, and disappeared.
The 15th Army collapsed in less than 10 minutes after the battle began.
After only being defeated by volleys of gunfire, less than 3,000 people were killed. Those Yongli soldiers carried forward the fine style of their predecessors and fled upon hearing the news, turning around and running away.
The scene of the defeat of 150,000 troops was extremely spectacular.
The Zhaowu army naturally rose up to pursue him.
Fortunately, the instructors had warned them before the war started to capture as many prisoners as possible, and Xinghai Kingdom would pay for them.
Therefore, in the eyes of the Zhaowu Army, those Yongli soldiers were just ingots of silver that could run on their own.
Emperor Yongli, who led his army on a personal expedition, abandoned his chariot and fled desperately under the protection of many imperial guards. He fled back to Guangxi in just three days, leaving more than 100,000 generals behind.
It was not until the post-war inspection that the Xinghai Kingdom learned that the Zhaowu Army had captured a total of 80,000 prisoners!
After bargaining with the Xinghai Kingdom, these 80,000 captives were actually used as a loan of 1.6 million yuan.
In other words, these 80,000 captives not only offset the second-phase loan, but also offset part of the first-phase loan.
This result allowed Emperor Zhaowu to discover a new way to make money and capture more prisoners?
He even drew inferences from one case and focused his money-making efforts on the refugees who were being transported away continuously from the Xinghai Kingdom. When meeting Xiong Wu, the envoy sent by the Xinghai Kingdom, the emperor even cried out that his people were displaced and he was ashamed of his ancestors.
, a big show was indeed performed in front of this veteran.
Of course, as for how to persuade the refugees to charge fees, His Majesty the Emperor will definitely not be able to speak out personally, so naturally it will be up to the ministers to do so.
After learning about the meaning of the Zhaowu regime in the Southern Ming Dynasty, the elder Xiong Wu felt that things were not easy to handle.
If the Zhaowu regime wanted to charge for recruiting refugees, as a veteran, Xiong Wu would definitely disagree.
This undoubtedly directly harmed the interests of Xinghai Kingdom, and thus indirectly harmed the interests of the elders.
But from a larger perspective, the refugee fee will make the Zhaowu regime more actively cooperate with Xinghai State's recruitment of refugees, thereby enabling Xinghai State to obtain population resources faster and better, and thus develop and grow.
You know, after defeating the Qing army in Ganzhou, the situation in Ganzhou stabilized. The Qing army retreated more than 200 kilometers and re-established its defense line. This also gave the Ganzhou government the remaining energy to focus on normal order.
on the recovery.
The previous invasion by the Qing army caused a large number of local people in Ganzhou to flee to the boundary of Guangdong.
It can be said that except for Ganzhou, there are not many people left in other counties.
Under such circumstances, if Ganzhou wants to recover, it must keep those refugees behind.
This undoubtedly conflicts with Xinghai Kingdom's policy of recruiting refugees.
Although with the power of defeating the Qing army, the local government in Ganzhou did not dare to do anything openly, but they did some tricks secretly.
For example, preaching to the refugees about how miserable it is to leave one’s homeland.
Well, considering the concepts of this era, these words are surprisingly effective.
Who wants to leave their hometown?
Most of the refugees who were willing to leave their homes and go to the South China Sea Island did so with the thought of surviving.
Now that they were deceived by the local government and saw the Qing army's defeat, the remaining refugees began to waver about going to Nanhai Island.
This also directly led to a significant decrease in the number of refugees recruited by Xinghai Kingdom in the next month.
Although Xinghai Kingdom has enough force to force the refugees to board the ship, there are some things that cannot be done with force.
After all, those refugees are also human beings. Even if you force them to board the ship now, what will happen in the future?
In short, according to Xiong Wu's concept, if something can be settled with money, it is not a big deal.
Under the guidance of this concept, even though he felt a little unhappy, Xiong Wu finally agreed to the charging plan proposed by the Zhaowu regime.
Of course, compared to those prisoners of war who could be used at will without considering losses, the value of those refugees became worthless in Xiong Wu's mouth.
How much money does it cost just to transport them there? We also need to provide them with food, drink, shelter, and allocate fields for them to cultivate, etc. There is no surplus food in the Xinghai country!
After all this and the drama of crying and complaining, which was undoubtedly the case with Emperor Zhaowu, the two sides finally reached an agreement.