Within one day, the first town quickly returned to Beijing and took control of the situation. This was a flex of muscles!
After capturing Lao Wu and Lao Qi, Yuzhu took the First Town back to Dagukou, Tianjin. What kind of behavior is this?
Hehe, there are many good words to describe it, such as: raising bandits with self-respect, waiting for price, sitting on the mountain and watching tigers fight, etc.
Anyway, what Yuzhu meant was that if he didn't meet his request, he would definitely stay at Dagukou.
On the third day after Yuzhu returned to Tianjin, Prince Zhuang and Lao Shiba rushed to Dagukou after a long journey.
Also coming with Lao Shiba were Prince Zhuang Fujin Yuyan and the second princess who was pregnant.
Fortunately, Lao Ba and the others were quite smart and came by boat from the official ship pier in Tongzhou. Otherwise, the second princess would not have been able to bear this kind of bumps.
In this era, Beijing and Dagukou in Tianjin had always been able to navigate smoothly because the Haihe River had not stopped flowing.
However, this section of the North Canal from the mouth of Sancha River in Tianjin to Beiguan in Tongzhou relies heavily on the support effect of the high tide of the Bohai Sea.
In other words, a large-scale water transport ship with several thousand stone can only reach Yangcun in Wuqing County, so it must be replaced by a small boat with less than one thousand stone to transport grain to Beiguan in Tongzhou.
Seeing that Yuyan and the second princess came, Yuzhu happily hosted a sumptuous Western-style meal.
The live Lande geese brought all the way from France are slaughtered and made into French foie gras.
Grilled clams, French black pepper roasted goose wings, chocolate truffles, pan-fried French lamb chops with mashed potatoes, classic dessert macarons, cognac-braised beef brisket, etc., filled a long table.
Yuzhu had a lot of money. In order to entertain important foreign merchants, he specially spent a lot of money to invite palace chefs from various European countries, so that the guests could eat the most popular European dishes as far away as Dagonkou.
When it comes to corruption, to put it bluntly, Yuzhu has experienced everything the Manchu princes have seen. Yuzhu has also experienced everything the Manchu princes have not seen.
Three thousand years of ancestral hospitality skills, and the little tricks played by foreigners, can be summed up in three words: not popular.
As the saying goes, there is no most corrupt, only more corrupt.
When it comes to entertaining useful people, Yuzhu's experience is unparalleled.
Yuyan and the second princess are not used to using knives and forks.
Yuzhu simply asked someone to bring a kuaizi and a spoon. It was a family dinner anyway, and there was no need to pay attention to those stinky foreign rules.
Lao Shiba has been living in Dagokou for many years. He has long since learned to enjoy Western food, and he is extremely fluent in using knives and forks.
We were eating Western food, and we were talking while eating. Lao Ba took a bite of foie gras and told us the reason for our visit.
"Brother, the imperial court wants to send you to send troops to quell the rebellion." When Lao Shiba said this, he laughed first, "The condition is that you be the foreman to assist the king."
Yuzhu smiled and said: "Tell the princes in the court that the new army has not been trained yet, so it may be difficult to go to war!"
This kind of condition completely disrespects Yuzhu's strength. What's there to talk about?
The imperial court obviously also expected that Yuzhu would sit down and raise the price.
The old man went on to say: "Brother, before I came here, the emperor personally told me that everything is negotiable. As long as you put forward any conditions, the court will consider them as appropriate."
Yuzhu understood as soon as he heard it, the little emperor was more anxious than anyone else!
But, the little emperor is anxious, but Yuzhu is not!
"What conditions do I dare to propose to the court? Do you want to give up your head?" As soon as Yuzhu said these words, Lao Shiba almost choked to death.
Lao Shiba kept coughing for a long time and finally got his breath.
Fortunately, with the help of Yu Yan's gentle pat on the back, Lao Shiba recovered on his own.
Otherwise, Yuzhu would probably resort to the arrogant means of the Heimlich maneuver.
"Eighteenth brother, Dagukou is your old territory. Now that you are here, let's spend a few more days to see the new changes here." Yuzhu deliberately made excuses, but in fact he wanted to keep Yuyan and the second princess.
, just play for a few more days.
Lao Shiba was definitely not an idiot. He smiled and said, "Okay, Yuyan and Ermei can stay and play for a few more days. I will stay for two days at most, and then I will go back to Beijing to recover."
As soon as Yuzhu heard this, he understood that the court just wanted to test him and see what he really thought.
When negotiating terms, the party who wants something must give in first.
No matter what, Yuzhu is sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai and has no worries about the court not yielding.
Because, based on Yuzhu's understanding of Lao Si and Nian Gengyao, they would not be able to sit idly by and watch anyway after Lao Si started his army.
As expected, only two days after Lao Shiba returned, he came back to Dagokou again after a long journey.
"Hey, brother, what you are waiting for is for the fourth soldier to leave Shaanxi and Gansu, right?" Lao Shiba looked at Yuzhu helplessly.
Yuzhu couldn't help but smile slightly and asked: "Tell me, what conditions did the court impose?"
"Alas, Nian Gengyao's army has run out of food. The Shaanxi-Gansu Green Army Camp Xiao mutinied, took Nian Gengyao hostage, and shouted that he was going to Henan to get food." Lao Shiba sighed, this is really a leak.
It happened to rain continuously all night.
Uh-huh, that’s right!
At first, Yuzhu wanted to kill Lao Si and Lao Ba, just like killing dogs!
However, the biggest difference between super politicians and fools is that they have big plans and short-sightedness.
At the same time, the fourth and eighth sons were released, which gave Yuzhu more than two months of valuable time to train in Tianjin.
For more than two months, the Manchurian bannermen were actually in a state of division and were unable to form a joint force.
The fourteenth lao, the fourth lao and the little emperor in the capital each controlled a part of the bannermen.
To be honest, this is the most beneficial situation for Yuzhu.
It has always been Yuzhu's highest principle not to allow people under the banner of the world to unite and plot against me.
Only Leng Touqing and the other fools would be like Ran Min and issue a stupid order to kill Hu Hu.
As a result, all the Hu people stood against Ran Min.
Its rise is rapid, its demise is rapid, and its lessons are extremely profound!
There were also some noises among the new army. Some people thought that they should immediately lift the table and kill all the bannermen in the capital.
These are all immature ideas.
"Eighteenth Brother, to tell you the truth, if someone helps the Fourteenth to break into the capital, and I send troops to quell the rebellion, wouldn't it be in my best interest?" Yuzhu said this abruptly, and the Eighteenth couldn't help but
His mouth opened wide, completely dumbfounded.
"Besides, after Lao Si and Nian Gengyao invade Henan, they will definitely head north quickly. Hey, sit and watch Lao Si and Nian Gengyao fight a decisive battle. Do you think I should be optimistic?
What's the result?" Yuzhu took a sip of cognac and looked at Lao Shiba with a smile.
Others don’t know the details of Dagukou, how can Lao Shiba not understand?
By transporting food by sea, the new army can last for a long, long time.
To put it bluntly, as long as there is money in Yuzhu's pocket, foreign merchants can continuously send grain to Dagokou.
There is food everywhere in Korea, Japan, Jiangnan, and Nanyang!
Besides, Yuzhu is not stupid. After directly cutting off the water transportation, even if Lao Si4 breaks into the capital, he will either follow Li Zicheng's example of grabbing food everywhere, or he will be forced to retreat outside the Great Wall.
Going south? Hehe, there is Nian Gengyao in the south!
To give an inappropriate example, this is like a replica of the South Korean and U.S. military huddled within the Busan defense perimeter after the Korean War began.
The North Korean army was not only unable to attack the tiny place of Pusan, but was also stabbed in the anus by MacArthur from Inchon.
Yuzhu has guns, cannons, soldiers, and food shipped by sea ships. You can defend it as long as you want!
Anyway, after Old Fourteen kills the little emperor, Yuzhu can hold high the banner of revenge for the little emperor and raise troops to put down the rebellion unscrupulously!
what is this?
Yuzhu’s conspiracy!
Just like Queen Mother Longyu knew that Yuan Xiangcheng was not a good person, she still had to drink poison to quench her thirst and use him to suppress the rebellion. There was nothing she could do!
Essentially, because water transportation was extremely difficult, Beijing was not suitable to be the capital of the Qing Dynasty.
During the Tang Dynasty, people often went to Luoyang, the eastern capital, to eat just because there was not enough food to eat. There was no other reason.
Song Taizu wanted to move the capital to Luoyang because Kaifeng was not only undefeated, but also because the water transportation on the Bianhe River was too crowded and complicated.
However, Song Taizu did not succeed in moving the capital, mainly due to the comprehensive opposition of vested interest groups.
After the capital was moved, the farmland and mansions built by the powerful in Kaifeng were no longer valuable.
"Brother, what do you mean?" Lao Shiba knew well that as long as Yuzhu and the court could not agree on terms, he would come to Dagukou again and again.
Who said Lao Shiba was Yuzhu’s biological sister-in-law?
"Prince Regent, plus the Ministry of Household Affairs has allocated 8 million taels of silver, it cannot be lower!" Yuzhu just said this casually.
Obviously, the court has not yet become impatient, and it is difficult to accept that there is another Dorgon!
Lao Shiba looked embarrassed and whispered: "Brother, isn't this too demanding?"
Yuzhu cut a piece of steak, put it in his mouth, chewed it thoroughly, and then swallowed it slowly.
Seeing that Yuzhu refused to say anything, Lao Ba also understood that this was the bottom line for the New Army to send troops.
These days, the so-called withdrawal of silver is actually a bad habit transmitted from the Green Camp soldiers to the Eight Banners soldiers.
The officers of the Green Battalion usually drank the soldiers' blood and received their empty pay, which was a very satisfying meal.
When it comes to war, the big-headed soldiers are not stupid either. They have to draw silver before they are willing to go out.
As time went by, even the Eight Banners soldiers in the Beijing camp were infected with this bad habit.
The so-called banner people of the world are one family is just a joke.
Banner officers will no longer take free pay or drink the blood of soldiers?
The princes of Manchuria lived in large mansions, enjoyed popular food, drank spicy food, raised little actors, and even played the role of Longyang's little husband.
However, ordinary Qidian families are so poor that they can only eat meat during the New Year.
Banner people are also divided into three, six or nine grades, and not everyone can lie down and enjoy the blessings.
Lao Shiba returned to the capital without success again, while Yu Zhu took advantage of the short period of peace before the war to continue to intensify his military training.
However, Yuzhu was really not in a hurry, but the little emperor was really anxious and his eyes were red.
Because Old Fourteen had obtained strategic supplies of war horses, cattle and sheep in the Mongolian region, and his advance was extremely rapid.
According to urgent reports, the forward troops of the Fourteenth Army have arrived in Orkun City, where Tushetuhan Banner is located.