Chapter 142 Waste Utilization (Second update, please vote and subscribe)
Facing this question, Zhu Yixi fell into deep thought.
Three choices, three different paths.
Honestly speaking, as a clan, with tens of thousands of troops, control of half of Huguang, and as an emperor, it is still powerful.
Besides, who doesn’t want to be an emperor?
However, Zhu Yixi came from a later generation, and he understood deeply that it would not be long before the Qing army would move south and sweep the south.
At this time, King Fu Lunxu was the most recent, and he was the recognized heir among the literati, warlords, and clan.
Under such circumstances, if he proclaims himself emperor, the Jiangnan region will never obey, let alone the clans in several southern provinces.
As a result, the already chaotic South started killing each other, thus giving the Manchus an opportunity.
After all, the Hongguang Dynasty in history also persisted for a year.
Wouldn't it be better to take a little longer to develop?
Let Nanjing attract the attention of the Qing Dynasty and develop obscenely.
As for supporting King Rui, that's even more nonsense. It's better to be self-reliant and find yourself an emperor for nothing. Even if you don't have the rights, the name is still enough.
For example, when Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty treated Cao Cao,
"Prince Fu recognizes that I do not want to be an enemy of the world."
Zhu Yixi looked into Zhao Shu's eyes and said solemnly: "However, in this big drama, someone has to play and win the benefits."
As he said this, he couldn't help but laugh: "As a clan, we have regained half of Huguang, so we should be rewarded!"
Hearing this, Zhao Shu showed a knowing smile, and the feather fan in his hand moved faster: "So, what will the lord ask for?"
"The Governor of Huguang, and the title of a King of Chu, isn't that too much?"
Zhu Yixi smiled slightly, her face full of confidence.
"Prince Zong, and the Governor!"
Zhao Shu frowned: "The conditions are too harsh."
“Always give room for bargaining!”
Zhu Yixi said indifferently: "My bottom line is the King of Chu. As for the governor, as long as the troops are strong and the horses are strong, I will decide the territory."
Zhao Shu breathed a sigh of relief, thought about it again and again, and said: "A prince can do anything he wants."
As he spoke, he cupped his hands and said: "My lord married the eldest lady of the Sun family. Now, Jiang Yueguang, the Zhan family member, is an important minister of the Donglin Party. He is the same age as Governor Sun. This matter is easy to say."
"Donglin Party?"
Zhu Yixi smiled half-heartedly: "Why does Mr. Zhao think that the Donglin Party dominates the Nanjing court?"
"The six tribes in Nanjing are all members of the Donglin Party, and they will definitely be inseparable when the new emperor ascends the throne."
Zhao Shu sighed: "Although he is partisan and disgusting, he has to submit."
"Don't put your hopes in it."
Zhu Yixi said confidently: "I prefer Ma Shiying, the governor of Fenglu. He is closest to Huai'an and has the best hope of taking charge of the government in the future."
"Of course, Donglin Party members must not give up, they must work hard."
Zhao Shu also quite recognized it.
After talking about this, Zhu Yixi breathed a sigh of relief.
Immediately, the two discussed the matter of going to the military camp.
After capturing 50,000 Zuojun soldiers, Zhu Yixi had no intention of reforming them.
A group of living bandits, unknown to kill and unhappy to be used, can only be used as slaves.
Zhao Shu agreed: "The utilization of waste is very good. Now Xiangyang Prefecture has sorted out 90% of the land, which is about 100,000 hectares suitable for military garrison. It can be implemented from now on."
The utilization of waste cannot be stated clearly, it can only be under military status.
Moreover, since they are composed of bandits, the place where the army is stationed must be on a plain, far away from mountains and forests, far away from villages, and strictly managed.
After some consultation, it was found that these 50,000 people should not be lumped together and should supervise each other, otherwise it would cause big trouble.
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Outside Xiangyang City, the sun was getting hotter, and tens of thousands of soldiers of the Left Army gathered together. Since they only had one meal of porridge every day, they could only lazily bask in the sun and scratch each other's lice.
Even so, there was a mixture of fish and dragons, conflicts were obvious, hundreds of people died every day, and the Qin army responsible for supervision did not care.
Wang Chunqing picked up an ant from the ground and put it into his mouth. Although he was dizzy with hunger, he still stared closely not far away, his eyes full of anger.
"Trash, do you deserve to eat?"
A tall and thick man, surrounded by people, with thin soldiers on his feet, ate the food he had grabbed, with a fierce look on his face.
Scenes like this happened often and blatantly in this prison camp.
Wang Chunqing naturally didn't care about this. His eyes were just on that big man.
"Wang Hu, I will definitely kill you."
Not only did this man send troops to plunder his hometown, his wife and sister were brutally murdered by him, he also captured him and took him into Zuoying to make up for his crimes.
There are hundreds of thousands of people in Zuoying, and he is only a commander. The hope of revenge is far away.
Unexpectedly, this thief was also captured, and his troops were scattered, with only a dozen people around him.
"good chance!"
Seeing him walking to a corner and preparing to pee, Wang Chunqing was overjoyed. He quickly grabbed a handful of dirt, turned eight turns to the left, approached him, and raised it in his face.
"I'll kill you!"
With a cruel look on his face, Wang Chunqing kicked him in the crotch, then held his head and bit his throat with his teeth.
Everyone present was stunned.
After a while, Wang Hu started bleeding, fell to the ground and died.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
With blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, Wang Chunqing laughed: "Father, mother, Erniu, mother-in-law, I have avenged you."
"He actually killed our boss and killed him!"
The younger brothers were frightened and rushed over in a hurry, and the group fight continued.
Wang Chunqing didn't resist, she just lay on the ground and laughed wildly, her eyes filled with deathly gray.
Just when his eyes were blurred with tears, he suddenly stopped.
"Get up!" A big man, his burly figure blocked the sun for him: "You are a man."
So, Wang Chunqing was dragged into ignorance, and like everyone else, drank hot porridge, unlimited hot porridge.
After his belly was rounded, he was supported, and he was the thin guy who was stepped on.
"What is your name?"
"Wang Xiaoer!" he replied timidly.
"Okay, starting today, follow me, Wang Chunqing."
Everyone came to the moat in Xiangyang and were forced to take off their clothes one by one and rub them together fiercely.
Thousands of Qin soldiers were watching the shore. Once it was not clean, they would immediately serve with sticks.
Now, everyone was forced to wash for an hour. When Wang Chunqing looked at it, the water in the river seemed to be much darker, and there were a lot of fleas floating on the surface.
Everyone was naked, standing naked on the shore, without any shame at all.
Who cares about shame when their lives can't be saved?
At this time, the big man who rescued him, wearing a military uniform, said loudly: "Congratulations, you are alive again."
"Every officer and general above the rank of captain was arrested by me and 90% of them were beheaded. If you don't believe me, look around!"
"And you are lucky enough to survive."
At this time, tens of thousands of prisoners looked around, and sure enough, there was not a single high official in sight.
All the prisoners were instantly frightened.
Wang Chunqing also looked around, his face pale.
"If you survive, you will naturally be useful."
"You will be incorporated into the Xiangyang Camp and be responsible for the entire military camp in Xiangyang Prefecture. In ten years, you will be free."
"If you perform well, you can advance a few years."
After a conversation, the prisoners were organized into a group, given new clothes, and taken out.
"Yicheng County, No. 158!"
Wang Chunqing was stunned. How could he not understand this number?
"This is your number plate!"
The person who dealt the cards said cheerfully: "You will know after watching for a long time in the future. Also, congratulations on becoming the captain. This is arranged by Commander Chen."
"Commander Chen?"
"Guard Battalion, Chen Dong, Commander Chen."
At this moment, Wang Chunqing suddenly realized that the person who saved him was actually such a big shot.