Attacking the city is the best, attacking the heart is the best----"The Art of War"

Just like seeing off, the army of Liaozhen slowly drove forward, watching the literati who came across the river to attend the literary fair, to watch the singing and dancing, poetry fighting, Qinhuai women, salt vendors, and even soldiers stationed in Yangzhou crowded at the ferry in panic and fled back to the south of the Yangtze River.

Even the cavalry slowly moved, and at will, Shi Kefa's carriage was safely withdrawn to Yangzhou City.

After waiting for the people outside the city to escape, the Liaozhen army, which had expanded to 260,000, slowly surrounded Yangzhou City from three sides, surrounded by three, missing one, and left the Yangtze River to escape for people in Yangzhou City to escape. During this surround, Mao Jue beaten like a gentleman.

Of course, the reason is not that Mao Jue suddenly became a gentleman!

This time, when the Liao Town army went to Jiangnan, he actually didn't take it seriously at all. Even Zuo Liangyu, who was relying on the court, was just a lie in Mao Jue's eyes. His biggest enemy was not military at all!

Until now, Mao Jue still remembers that when he went to Jiangnan in the seventh year of Chongzhen, the local clan was rampant and arrogant, and the rampant force. Several scholars actually easily got standard weapons in the army. They were even sure that after assassinating himself, the general in the court, they would suppress the matter and even turn it into a favorable side to him.

Such large families are spread all over the coast of Suhu Chang, Zhejiang and Fujian. Such families have a huge influence. Since the middle and late Ming Dynasty, they have almost wiped out the rights of local governments and are about to become small independent kingdoms. The court has orders that county officials should discuss with them first, and taxes are also embezzled by them in large quantities, and they have eaten away the foundation of the country's financially and administratively.

What's even more terrifying is that they also control the social discourse power! The literary style in Jiangnan is too prevalent. Every household is working as an official in order to study and become an official, even if they make money in business, they will not expand production, but will continue to invest in the education of family children to become officials. If it were not for the Taizu system, the six or four norths of the south, the four norths of the imperial court might even be seized by them.

These local factional interests disputes were also brought to the court by them, and the party struggles influenced the political situation of the Ming Dynasty for nearly a century.

These big families can be said to be a cancer of the country, and are even more useless than those Western aristocratic families. At least they are united in front of the country, have high cohesion, and have their own set of rules for civilians and serfs at home, and never surpass them. Let’s take a look at these literati and doctors who are competing for the first place!

To be honest, Mao Jue didn't think about how to take back the national rights seized by these big clans and make them the cornerstone of the new regime rather than a parasite, but one thing is certain. He let go of his hands and killed all those who disobey, killing all the disobedient ones, killing only 100 million to more than 100 million people in Jiangnan to only 100 to 20 million. He really couldn't do these. Even if he did it, it would be useless. It would be like dragging China's development back for more than a hundred years.

Then we should first shock these southern Tu scholars with force, and then slowly find ways to easily and neatly solve the three towns in Jiangbei. Then Yangzhou became the best place for Mao Jue to show off his martial arts and power.

On this day, I was safely watching each other, and the Liao army built a stage of showing off in great enthusiasm.

Early in the morning, a big change came outside Yangzhou City. Yesterday, the salt merchants brought Guanyin Mountain, which was singing and dancing, and today it became Mao Jue's main artillery base. One after another, one or two tons of red cannons, two horses, three oxes, and ten prisoners of war, were pushed by, and it was endless. It was very strange to see one. This expensive thing actually made the Jiangnan people feel like a cannon forest for the first time, and what made the Yangzhou salt merchants' oil money tremble was that these things were eyeing their foreheads.

More than a thousand red-clothed cannons, one volley was enough to razed half of Yangzhou City to the ground, right?

Moreover, not only the cannons, but also the captives made these Yangzhou men feel heartbroken. In front of the defenders, the Liaozhen army brought bundles of flags and planted them neatly on all sides of Yangzhou City. They were all generals from the three towns in Jiangbei, such as Liu Liangzuo, Huang Degong general flags, and the small generals Tian Xiong, Li Shan, He Man, Wang Dayong and others. As for the subordinates and deputy generals, there were more. One by one, the empty flags were arranged into ghost army formations. As the river breeze blew, the wind was blew, the great merchants and gentry in Yangzhou City felt even more worried. All the military formations in the north were pulled out by Mao Jue! Is there still hope in the Southern Ming Dynasty?

Compared with the worry of the rich people in Yangzhou, the Liaozhen camp was much more stable. It was fought too fast. After more than ten days of fighting, it could rest again. Moreover, Mao Jue knew that he should not drag the army to reward at any time. Only real money and silver could boost morale. This led Huang Degong, and Liu Liangzuo's surrendered army pulled the side, and the army gathered on the school ground one by one.

At the other end of the general's platform, the commanders and generals of each army were there. Mao Jue's king flag stood in the middle, and at the front were heavy big boxes. Hundreds of staff members held the roster and shouted one by one. The soldiers who made meritorious people came up to receive rewards and kowtowed to thank them.

Originally, Dongjiang could issue silver notes. He intercepted 30 million taels of silver in the capital and 40 million taels of silver in Shanxi. At the first time, Mao Jue raised the bill number that Shanxi merchants made a big profit, and pulled the big silver board and beat the drums and roamed the drums and walked around the capital city, making people know that the imperial bank had silver and credibility. Unlike the Ming Dynasty treasure notes that Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming Taizu, issued without reserves, Mao Jue's banknotes had a high social recognition, and it was convenient to send them to soldiers.

However, for the sake of effect, Mao Jue ordered the issuance of heavy silver, and the least was a group battle of ten taels of silver, and the most were the infantrymen in the first row in two wars. One person fought fifty taels one by one. As soon as he left the capital, many people who were poor and lost their bottom suddenly became rich.

But more importantly, the credit of the Liao Town soldiers was also established in the hearts of these newly enlisted soldiers. When fighting in Liao Town, there will be rewards if you win! Even if you die in battle, there will be a national cemetery memorial service. You are not afraid of being a lonely ghost, so you can rest assured!

Carrying the heavy silver, every soldier kowtowed excitedly.

"Thank you for the reward of the Regent!"

Just like in later generations, the soldiers were actually almost in the same mentality. When they watched others get money, the Huang Degong Department and Liu Liangzuo's troops suddenly felt a lot of favor and expectation towards the Liao Town Army. Looking forward to joining the Liao Town, the captives' hearts stabilized.

However, the rewarded silver was not actually Mao Jue's. He captured Xuzhou City and confiscated more than 3.6 million taels of silver from Liu Liangzuo and his confidant family. Liu Liangzuo greed for the one million in Dongjiang, and it was really a fake way to attack Guo! He took the road you built to beat you, and he had to pay back the money he built for you to build the road!

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The Liaozhen army broke through the defense line of the two Huaihe River, and the shock to the entire Jiangnan was like a big earthquake. Yesterday, the hottest topic of scholars was to scold Mao Jue, scold the traitors in the north, and talk about the fake princes. But now, the talented scholars, like the chilling cicadas in late autumn, became silent in an instant, and they all walked on the streets with their heads covering their heads in a hurry. The shops that were originally lively in the streets were also closed one after another.

As the salt merchants who fled back from Yangzhou passed the news back to their respective cities, the Great Depression began throughout the Yangtze River, and the wealthy merchants who packed their luggage and fled to the countryside were like crucian carp crossing the river.

Yingtian, Xianghefang, Qianfu.

Finally, he transformed himself into a first-rank official, the Minister of Rites. However, before the official was about to be popular, the work unit was about to lose its job. Throughout the morning, Emperor Hongguang, who drank and had fun in the harem, was rarely in court. However, all the officials in Nanjing discussed for a whole morning, but they did not discuss any measures to defend themselves.

"It's simply outrageous!"

When he returned to the mansion, Qian Qianyi took off his official uniform and shouted angrily.

"Master, are the remnants of the eunuch party? Are those who are confused by the people?"

While helping him to untickle the court uniform, Liu Rushi asked considerately. This question happened to ask Qian Qianyi's complaints, and he was humming dullly.

"In the court today, Ruan Dacheng actually advocates surrender! What does the crown prince mean by the late emperor? He is justified and resistance is a rebellious name!"

"Don't say whether the prince is true or not, just Mao Jue is a rude martial artist, a barbarian man like Dong Zhuo, and the disaster star of the country. Once the Ming Dynasty is surrendered, the country will sooner or later be urged by this traitor. At that time, we will be shameless ministers, or be slaughtered as helpless as the White Horse Difficult? It's simply nonsense!"

“What the master said!”

Liu Rushi was favored by Qian Qianyi and respected each other like guests. He also had his own unique features and neatly hung his official uniform on the hanger. Liu Rushi affirmedly focused on her sharp and cute chin.

"All civil and military officials in the court are all Qin Hui, and only the master is Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu's loyal minister! He was a wise minister in the Qian family era, and he was deeply grateful to the country and was brave enough to serve the country! I am willing to go to the national crisis with the master!"

This is heartwarming. Qian Qianyi couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth, but after hesitating for a moment, Liu Rushi's expression became solemn again.

"Master, I have a word, don't you know whether to say it or not?"

"Oh, you and me are one, what can you say?"

After biting the rosy red lips, Liu Rushi said solemnly.

"Yesterday, my sister Kou, my sister in the boudoir, came to find me. Mr. Loudong and Zhang, two gentlemen, have donated their assets to recruit volunteers in the countryside and purchase weapons. Once Jiangbei Mao Ni dared to cross half a step in the Yangtze River, he would send out the righteous soldiers to fight to the end. When I was in a state of chaos, I still had a little savings, and the golden hairpin was taken for Sister Kou first. I thought, since the master was willing to serve the country, the money mansion had a lot of money, so why would he pay some money to help me? If that day, would he have a support to fight the thief until he died?"

"this……"
Chapter completed!