Chapter Three Hundred and Fifty-Three Take the World as the Most Important [1 More]
However, Yu Huatian couldn't admire Chu Yi's scheming and methods, so no matter how proud Yu Huatian was, he restrained all his pride in front of Chu Yi.
Taking a deep breath, Yu Huatian, who realized Chu Yi's plan, showed a serious look on his face and said: "The governor's idea is good, but has the governor ever thought about what if those people really occupy Jiangnan?"
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Chu Yi tilted his head slightly, glanced at Yu Huatian with a half-smile, and said, "Really? If that's the case, wouldn't that be great?"
A strong self-confidence suddenly rose from Chu Yi, and Yu Huatian was the first to bear the brunt of it. Feeling Chu Yi's strong self-confidence, he inexplicably felt infinite confidence in Chu Yi.
Wei Wei shook his head. Could it be that Chu Yi couldn't think of a problem that he could even think of?
Since Chu Yi is not worried at all, it means that Chu Yi must have a way to solve this problem.
The worst result is just to smash Jiangnan to pieces. A flourishing flower cannot provide much help to Ming Dynasty. Instead, it is like a greedy blood-sucking insect that crazily absorbs the vitality of Ming Dynasty. Such Jiangnan is broken into pieces.
There's no such thing as a pity.
Think back to the Song Dynasty, which only occupied half of the country, but was able to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes per year. What is the concept?
But compare with the Ming Empire, how much taxes there are. The annual national tax excluding food and other physical goods is only a few million taels of silver. Compared with the Song Dynasty, such a complete empire as the Ming Dynasty was so far behind. It can be said that
Above the court, anyone with a discerning eye can see that there is definitely something wrong with the Ming Dynasty's tax system.
Even if there is any problem, if these civil and military officials who are able to stand in the court have no idea, it is simply insulting their wisdom.
However, few people have thought about making changes, and instead they are frantically obstructing those who are trying to make changes.
Even though Zhang Juzheng later carried out reforms and forcibly injected a life-saving shot into the Ming Dynasty, in the final analysis, Zhang Juzheng's reforms were only aimed at the common people at the bottom and did not touch the powerful and wealthy classes at all.
One class accounts for more than half of the country's wealth. However, such a class is constantly devouring the country's vitality. It is almost unreasonable for the Ming Dynasty to survive.
The south of the Yangtze River is prosperous, singing and dancing are prosperous. As the gateway to Nanjing, Anqing, after King Ning raised his troops, the Nanjing Ministry of War responded immediately and mobilized troops to garrison Anqing, always on guard against the rebels of King Ning entrenched in Jiujiang.
Anqing City is neither big nor small. It is naturally much larger than the average county town, but it is much worse than a big city like Nanjing City.
With a large number of soldiers stationed in Anqing City, the entire Anqing City fell into chaos.
These soldiers and horses drawn from the south of the Yangtze River by the Nanjing Ministry of War can be said to come from various places. Officers from a thousand households in a local guard station were ordered to lead their men and horses.
There are at least a dozen guard posts. If these guard posts are all full, then a dozen guard posts can reach at least 10,000 to 20,000 troops.
However, the guard station has long been ruined. In fact, even if these thousands of officials plus their servants are included, they can only bring a few hundred fighting soldiers.
Adding up more than a dozen guard posts, there are actually only a few thousand people.
Thousands of soldiers from various places suddenly poured into Anqing City. These guardsmen who were accustomed to dominating the local area were not so easy to talk to. It was almost their instinct to cause trouble in the local area.
In just two or three days, Anqing City became a mess. Either one house was robbed or another house was smashed.
As a local prefect, the Anqing prefect should have stood up and restrained these soldiers, but I don't know what the Anqing prefect was thinking. He just sent the prefect's yamen to patrol the city for a while to deal with those who disturbed the public order in the city.
It was as if the rebel army hadn't seen it at all.
Given the general trend of the Ming Dynasty, where the nobles were noble and the military was low, if the prefect of Anqing had stood up to restrain these rebels, then the order in Anqing City would never have been so chaotic.
As if they were aware of the attitude of the Anqing prefect, the dozen or so Qianhu officials who came under orders breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time they became more and more indulgent towards their subordinates.
Everyone has already plundered almost everything they can in the local area, and there is nothing to squeeze out. Now we have finally arrived in a prosperous city like Anqing. If we don't squeeze out some profit, wouldn't it be?
Was this trip in vain?
Anqing City, in a mansion.
Fu Qing, the prefect of Anqing, was sitting opposite the same scribe with a smile on his face. In front of them, on a chessboard, two black and white pieces were crisscrossed, and it could be seen that the two were playing chess.
After paying off one piece and falling, he raised his head and glanced at the scribe and said: "You and I have not seen each other for several years. When we meet today, Brother Ding can be said to be as charming as ever. His chess skills are the same and he has not fallen behind!"
Ding Kui stroked his beard and smiled slightly, and the chess pieces in his hand slowly fell down and said: "Brother Fu, you have lost a lot of money compared to the past. Even your chess skills have also dropped a lot. Over the years, Brother Fu has become a member of the family."
The parents and officials of this land work very hard to serve the country and the people!"
The face is red and full of wealth, but there is no trace of pure color on Fu Qing's face.
Fu Qing smiled slightly and said: "Fu is valued by the emperor and entrusted with important responsibilities. He should do his best to serve the emperor by governing the country and bringing peace to the people."
With a snap, Ding Kui fell down and said with a slight curl of the corner of his mouth: "It's a pity. No matter how much Brother Fu does and how outstanding his political achievements are, unless he hugs the eunuch's thigh, how can the emperor do it?"
It’s a pity to take a magistrate like Brother Fu to heart, it’s a pity for Brother Fu’s talent.”
Fu Qing couldn't help but narrow his eyes when he heard the words, paused slightly with his hand holding the chess piece, then smiled and shook his head and said: "I can't control that much. I only hope that your majesty can see through the true face of the eunuch one day."
Ding Kui's eyes lit up, and he paused while stroking his beard. Then he put the chess piece down and looked at Fu Qing and said, "Brother Fu, does he know why Ding is here?"
A wise light flashed in Fu Qing's eyes, and he chuckled: "Oh, then I wonder what Brother Ding is here for?"
Ding Kui looked at Fu Qing's expression. In fact, he knew very well that his identity and purpose were clear to Fu Qing.
He is the envoy of King Ning. He came to persuade Fu Qing to surrender as the prefect of Anqing on the order of King Ning. As the prefect of Anqing, if Fu Qing is willing to cooperate with King Ning, then Anqing City will not be able to stop King Ning's army at all.
Footsteps can be broken day by day.
If the people in charge of Anqing were officials from the eunuch party, Ding Kui would never dare to come to visit rashly, because if he did, he might end up dying himself.
But Fu Qing is different. It is said that Fu Qing was born in Jiangnan. Although the Fu family in Jiangnan is not a wealthy family, it is also a scholarly family. In the past, some members of the clan have served as officials in the dynasty, but they can also be regarded as a family of local gentry.
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It was precisely because of this that Ding Kui asked Prince Ning to come and persuade the prefect of Anqing to pay off.
After some testing, if Ding Kui was a little worried before, now he felt completely at ease.
If Fu Qing was truly loyal to the emperor, he would probably be captured as soon as he entered the palace.
His identity was almost not stated directly, but in this case, Fu Qing treated him with courtesy, especially during the chess games. Ding Kui had already sensed Fu Qing's attitude under the test of words.
Ding Kui looked at Fu Qing and said slowly: "Ding did not hide anything from Brother Fu. This time, Ding came here on the order of His Highness Prince Ning to ask Brother Fu to put all the people of the world first and help His Highness Prince Ning to repay his great responsibility."
Whole universe."
Fu Qing stroked his beard and looked calm. Even after hearing Ding Kui's words, he didn't show the slightest surprise. He had obviously expected Ding Kui's intention.
Ding Kui was secretly happy when he saw this. Fu Qing had no reaction, which was the best reaction. Ding Kui took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Fu Qing, saying: "This is a handwritten letter from His Highness Prince Ning. Please pay."
Brother, take a look!"
Fu Qing couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he looked at the letter. He pondered for a while and slowly took the letter. Ding Kui's heart dropped completely when he saw Fu Qing taking the letter.
Fu Qing opened the letter, glanced over it, and finally smiled at Ding Kui and said, "Brother Ding, please report back to the prince, and I will say that Ding will live up to the prince's high expectations."
Ding Kui couldn't help laughing when he heard this and said: "Brother Fu is indeed a wise choice! To be honest, the prince has received the help of most of the families in Jiangnan. It will take at most a few months to completely occupy the land in Jiangnan.
At that time, if we climb high and shout, the world will follow, and we will also have the opportunity to become a lord and pass down the world!"
A mighty army of 100,000 people and thousands of boats were densely packed on the river. It can be said that the banners were like clouds and the momentum was huge.
Sitting on the huge flagship, King Ning looked at the mighty 100,000 troops under his command heading straight for Anqing. Looking at the surging river, he couldn't help but laugh. He looked around at the civil and martial arts disciples beside him and said, "I have these 100,000 troops."
The army is just around the corner to capture the city of Nanjing. Are you willing to make a bet with me to see how many days it will take for me to capture the city of Nanjing?"
Seeing that King Ning was so interested, the group of people naturally did not want to spoil King Ning's interest. Headed by Liu Yangzheng, Liu Yangzheng smiled and said: "I think that His Highness can go to Nanjing in ten days at most!"
When King Ning heard this, he laughed loudly and said: "In seven days, I will surely capture the city of Nanjing in seven days!"
As he spoke, King Ning waved his hand, pointed at the densely packed ships and said: "The solitary king has such a large army, so what's the use of Nanjing City?"
Here, King Ning's army is about to move down the river and capture the city of Nanjing in one go.
In Ji'an County, officials such as Wang Shouren and Chen Tai naturally received the news.
