Wang Chengen trotted all the way, holding the lower skirt of his robe in one hand and holding a victory report in the other.
"What a great victory! What a robbery!" He was sweating profusely and shouted as he ran. "Your Majesty, what a great victory in Tongzhou. Zhou Yuji and Huang Hao defeated the rebels. They killed nine thousand people and were chasing the rebels. The rebels were already frightened.
, scattered and fled in all directions. It is no longer organized."
In Wuying Palace, Chongzhen stayed up all night again, waiting for news from the front line.
Ever since he sent out the last field troops in his hands, he had been restless. For the first time, he felt a sense of helplessness. There were only five thousand Jinyi Guards left in the city who were really capable of fighting.
Qi. What he fears most is the news that Zhou Yuji has been defeated.
Once Zhou Yuji was defeated by more than four times the number of rebels, he really didn't know what to do. The capital was already empty, could it be defended? He had no idea at all.
There was a click, and the writing brush fell onto the table. He was about to issue an order to recruit strong men in the city to assist in defending the city, but a large area was wet with ink.
"What did you say? Say it again." Chongzhen looked at Wang Chengen and said.
"This slave has reported victory to Your Majesty. Your Majesty, Tongzhou has been victorious. The rebels have been completely defeated and have now fled in all directions. Zhou Yuji, Huang Hao, and Dong Jishu are all chasing the rebels. The surrounding guards heard that the rebels were defeated.
, all mobilized to arrest and hunt down the rebels."
Chongzhen felt a burst of ecstasy, welling up in his heart.
The past ten days have been too torturous for him.
First, we are very ambitious. We are going to carry out reform and layoffs. We will start with Jizhen and conduct a pilot project. We will reduce the number of troops by 30,000.
Then, after Yang Fan stabilizes the situation in the northwest, let him reorganize the northwest troops and horses. Just keep 10,000 or 20,000 people and defend Jiayuguan and Heishui City to block Mongolia in the desert. Then Huairou conquers Qinghai and Xizang, and canonizes the master. The northwest will be settled.
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All other military towns on the Nine Borders were reorganized, eliminating the weak and retaining the strong. Hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers were trained and sent to the front line of the Liao River, completely sealing the slaves in Liaodong. Together with Lin Dan Khan's Chahar tribe, they gradually moved eastward.
Squeeze and recover the lost land in Liaodong.
This is what he has in mind.
In the end, I never expected that the seemingly shrewd Wang Yingzhi, this loser, actually messed up all my plans. More than 60,000 people in Ji Town, including new and old troops, camp soldiers, and guardsmen, all rebelled.
The rebels burned, killed and looted everywhere, and more than a dozen states and counties were devastated by the war. Officials were killed and warehouses were looted. All the civilian gentry suffered. The most serious places, such as Jizhou, almost turned into a white field.
In the past few days, no matter how many soldiers and horses he sent, many soldiers and horses were defeated, and he almost never encountered a victory.
He was a little desperate. He watched Yang Fan fight very easily. He thought that he would not be much worse than Yang Fan. However, when he got started, he realized that it was not what it seemed and taken for granted.
During this period of time, he was in extreme anxiety. He had been living and dining in Wuying Palace for the past few days and had hardly slept a good night. At this time, when he heard the news that the front had been completely victorious, he felt dizzy and staggered.
I stumbled and almost fell, so I quickly held on to the sand table with my hands.
He took the battle report and read it carefully, word by word.
I let out a long breath. I really won.
The two cabinet ministers on duty tonight and the Minister of War, Li Banghua, congratulated the emperor.
Chongzhen waved his hands feebly and felt a sweetness in his throat. He forcefully swallowed the blood. He did not want to show his fragile side in front of the minister.
Moreover, this Jizhen mutiny has in fact declared the bankruptcy of his attempt to clear the army. The original meaning of the Qing army was to squeeze out the soldiers who were on empty pay and eliminate the old and weak soldiers, which could strengthen the combat effectiveness and reduce the burden of the Qing army.
financial burden.
However, this incident completely disrupted the pilot work. It also greatly frightened the young emperor. He no longer dared to take such drastic steps. Moreover, the emperor's prestige in front of the cabinet and ministers suffered a heavy blow.
"I'm a little sleepy, so I'm going back to the harem first. Let Li Aiqing take the lead here. Give me a report tomorrow." Chongzhen said expressionlessly.
"I respectfully send you off to Your Majesty." Li Banghua and others bowed and saluted.
When the incident in Ji Town began to settle, in a farm with beautiful scenery on the outskirts of Nagasaki, a beautiful woman was opening a beautifully wrapped gift box in surprise.
"What is this?" she asked with a smile.
"Reporting to Madam, this is Yang Jun's Mansion in the Ming Dynasty. The persimmon cakes were just delivered by clipper ship this morning." A maid kowtowed on the spotlessly polished floor.
The maid continued: "According to someone from the Yang Mansion who delivered the goods, the government tried to make some persimmons the year before last and found that the fruits of the wild persimmon trees in Yanshan are very suitable for making persimmons. Last winter, a lot of them were made. After six
After months of storage, the taste has reached its peak. This time, the eldest lady of the Yang family gave each lady a small box. She also specially sent a small box to you."
Mrs. Taozi opened her eyes happily, this was a gift from Mrs. Dingyuan Bo, the meaning is extraordinary.
She carefully opened the beautifully packaged lacquer gift box and placed a hundred persimmons neatly inside.
These persimmons are large and round, with thick flesh and a layer of snow-white frosting on the orange-red surface. They look very appetizing.
She picked up one and said to herself, this is a gift from Yang Jun's house.
I took a small bite and a sweet taste filled my mouth.
It turns out that Ming Dynasty’s persimmons are so sweet. Peach’s happy eyes.
Persimmons were introduced to Japan during the Yayoi period and became a specialty of the Mino area during the Warring States Period. It is said that Oda Nobunaga gave them to the missionaries who came to Japan from Portugal as a territorial specialty.
Persimmons can be divided into sweet persimmons and astringent persimmons. The astringent persimmons are mainly used to make persimmon cakes.
In Japan, sweet persimmons only appeared after the Kamakura period, so before that, people only had astringent persimmons that could be used to eat directly and make persimmon cakes.
In ancient times when there was no white sugar, sweet persimmons were already very popular when eaten directly. However, astringent persimmons need to be deastringent first. Making persimmons can not only remove the astringency of astringent persimmons, but also extend the shelf life.
Although this thing is also produced in Japan, the taste is not as good as that of the Ming Dynasty. In modern times, Chinese persimmons are also exported to Japan and South Korea in large quantities.
Since Tao Zi learned the business methods instructed by Yang Fan in the letter, her business has been getting better and better, and she has made a lot of money. Her disciples have opened department stores, grocery stores, small pawn shops, etc. all over the four islands.
