Industrial and commercial advantages.

This time, it was the old minister of Annam, the Nguyen family, who raised an army to stand on his own and declared the establishment of the Dai Viet Kingdom.

Under the pretext of expelling foreigners, the Ruan family incited the indigenous people and raised a butcher's knife against the Han people. The Han people in Jiaozhi were scattered all over the country and had no real virtuous people to lead them, so the Ruan family succeeded in stealing their land. Moreover, the Ruan family was also clever and promised

Not invading the property of many Han merchants. As a result, the truly influential families among the Han people in Jiaozhi ignored the changes in Jiaozhi and continued to do business happily.

The scholars who came from the small landowning class in Cochin had long been plotting to regain their territory. When they heard that Wang Yuanzhen was fighting with the Ruan family in Guangxi, they immediately sent envoys to discuss the matter of alliance.

The communication between the two parties was very smooth.

Wang Yuanzhen promised that after the recovery of Jiaozhi, Han people who own less than 2,000 acres of land will not be forcibly allocated to farmers and tenants. Land exceeding 2,000 acres will be officially purchased at half price according to the market price.

Jiaozhi scholars are naturally willing to do so. It doesn't matter if it exceeds 2,000 acres. At worst, they can choose to divide the property among their families.

It is better to give the land to your children, grandchildren and clan members than to be watched by foreigners.

In the third year of Guiyun (Zhaode), Wang Yuanzhen defeated the coalition forces of the "Puppet Dayue Kingdom" and Guangxi's powerful families, and the Jiaozhi Han people revolted in the "Puppet Dayue Kingdom".

Jiaozhi merchants are very interesting. They are indifferent to the Ruan family's self-reliance, and they are indifferent to the Han uprising. As long as they don't hinder their business, even if they break the dog's mind, it seems to have nothing to do with them.

When Wang Yuanzhen invaded Jiaozhi and joined forces with the rebels, Jiaozhi merchants finally panicked. They were afraid of having their property taken away!

These guys actually started to spend money to recruit soldiers, and brought untrained private soldiers to fight Wang Yuanzhen several times without knowing their capabilities.

All the merchants who participated in the confrontation had their property confiscated by Wang Yuanzhen, and the quickest ones sailed directly to the sea to immigrate to Luzon.

As for merchants from all over the country, Wang Yuanzhen will not rob them of their wealth, and will not disturb their factories and shops. However, the land under the name of the merchants must be given out to the people and officers and soldiers. If they do not want to be divided, then the shops will be given away.

The factory copied it together.

Maritime merchants in Guangxi and Jiaozhi confiscated some of their ships as appropriate to build naval forces. They also used these ships to do business in Luzon and buy muskets and artillery in Luzon. Foshan arms dealers no longer sell weapons because they are afraid that Wang Yuanzhen will buy them.

Guns and artillery attack Guangdong.

In the fourth year of Guiyun's reign, Wang Yuanzhen regained Jiaozhi, which included the four provinces of Huguang, Jiangxi, Guangxi, and Jiaozhi.

The autonomous governments of Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong provinces behaved very strangely. They formed private soldiers with powerful firepower, and armed merchant ships also dominated the Chinese waters. They were afraid of Wang Yuanzhen's continued expansion, but did not dare to take the initiative to attack Wang Yuanzhen's territory.

The small imperial court in Nanjing is purely for its own entertainment.

Wang Ben has unified Guizhou and is attacking Yunnan.

There are two major forces in Yunnan, one is the Mu family, the Duke of Guizhou, and the other is the descendants of the chieftain Cen. The Cen family has long since been repatriated and does not hold the position of chieftain, but still has huge local influence.

The Cen family proclaimed themselves king, and the Mu family was loyal to the court and had been fighting each other for several years.

In the fifth year of Guiyun's reign, Wang Yuanzhen divided his forces from Guangxi and Jiaozhi to attack Yunnan. The Cen family, who was fighting the Mu family, was caught off guard. Ningyuan Prefecture, Mengzi County, Lin'an Prefecture, and Shiping Prefecture were successively captured.

The same was true for the Mu family. They were having a lively fight with the Cen family when Wang Ben suddenly went south from Guizhou.

The Mu family and the Cen family chose to stop their troops and turn around to deal with the enemies from other provinces.

A large number of knights from the Jishi faction were spread out by Wang Yuanzhen to promote the idea of ​​"equalizing the land." The farmers under the Cen family, whether they were Han or ethnic minority brothers, raised troops to respond because they had long been exploited by the Cen family and found it difficult to survive.

The main force of the Cen family was still fighting Wang Yuanzhen, and their nest was directly attacked by the peasant army.

Wang Yuanzhen, Wang Ben, and Mu Xun sat down for peace talks.

They are both members of the same family, Wang Yuanzhen and Wang Ben come from the same clan, and the Mu family also had an old relationship with Wang Yuan. Everyone knows that the magic weapon that Taishi Wang used to fight in the north and south was a gift from the Duke of Guizhou during the provincial examination.

Wang Yuanzhen was so powerful that Wang Ben and Mu Xun agreed to join him.

Wang Yuanzhen also made a promise to let Wang Bi and Mu Xun divide their families first. The land of the two families will be distributed to their descendants and clan members. The main clan can retain 5,000 acres of land, and each branch family can only retain 1,000 acres of land, shops, factories and

Gold and silver will not be touched one iota.

At the same time, Wang Bi and Mu Xun must hand over their troops and allow them to continue to lead troops, but some officers must be placed in and Wang Yuanzhen will be responsible for the army's logistics.

In the seventh year of Guiyun's reign, Wang Yuanzhen came from Huguang, Wang Ben came from Guizhou, and Mu Xun came from Yunnan. They attacked Sichuan in three directions.

There used to be three major forces in Sichuan. They fought for twenty years. Instead of unification, the warlords fought more and more, and twelve vassal towns, large and small, were conquered. In only half a year, Sichuan was annexed, and the twelve vassal towns were defeated one by one.

At this time, Huang Zongde of Shandong had also killed Zheng Yue, the king of Henan, and was joining forces with Wang Ao of North Zhili to attack Shanxi.

The six camps in the Northeast finally raised the Gu King. Sun Shunde proclaimed himself the King of Liaodong. Zhao Jian, a descendant of Yuan Da, was named the Pingnan General. The two took advantage of Wang Ao's opportunity to attack Shanxi and went west from Shanhaiguan to attack Beizhili.

, forcing Wang Ao to return to the army to deal with it.

The loyal Huang Zongde had completely gone dark at this time. Without the help of Wang Ao, he attacked Taiyuan City alone and forced the emperor to return to the throne.

This guy became emperor, and the country was named "Dashun", which means "Shun Tian Ying Min".

The whole world is shocked!

Even Wang Yuanzhen, who occupies the seven provinces of Huguang, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Guangxi, and Jiaozhi, dare not call himself emperor without permission. How dare Huang Zongde, who occupies Shandong, Shanxi, and Henan, dare to become emperor?

The three provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong immediately declared their allegiance to the Nanjing court, but still enjoyed inter-provincial autonomy.

Wang Ao, the governor of Northern Zhili, issued a memorandum angrily denounced Huang Zongde, but due to pressure from the Northeast, he did not dare to send troops south easily.

After Huang Zongde proclaimed himself emperor, nothing happened except attracting denunciation from the world.

On the contrary, he also took the initiative to attack Wang Ao, because after capturing Beijing, Huang Zongde's legal authority would be stronger.

Wang Ao was defeated and captured. Huang Zongde did not kill him. He only exiled his family to Yinzhou and occupied Wang's Tianjin factory.

Wang Ao brought his people across the ocean. The monarchs of various countries in Yinzhou were afraid of the Wang family's reputation and neither dared to take him in nor take action. They all chose to send gifts out of the country just like hot potatoes, and also gave various gifts of food before leaving.

, gold and silver and a small number of muskets.

Wang Ao was speechless and took a boat all the way south.

After many inquiries, I learned that the east coast of Beiyinzhou is still a vast and sparsely populated place, and a large number of Han people have immigrated there in recent years.

The King of Dayin, who established a constitutional monarchy, was willing to provide them with ships and sail northward through the Grand Canal in search of settlements.

They soon arrived at Wangxiang Town, Houston in another time and space.

There are about 2,000 Han Chinese here, coexisting peacefully with the Kalenkawa indigenous tribe. Wang Ao thought this place was pretty good, and he had no willpower to go any further.

When setting off from Tianjin, there were more than 800 members of the Wang clan, all of whom were descendants of the main sect or those who were close to the main sect. Due to illness and wind and waves on the way, more than 60 people died, including Wang Ao's eldest son.

All died of illness.

These children of the Wang family are all good at reading and arithmetic, but they don't know how to farm at all.

They followed the local Han people and learned how to farm and how to prevent hemp cloth. They had to be self-sufficient in everything, even seasoning with acrid rock salt. The Han merchant ships did not like this place for the time being and were too lazy to transport goods to do business.

Emperor Huang Zongde of Dashun spent two years to conquer the Northeast and unify the entire north except the Songliao Basin, Shaanxi, and Qinghai.

Wang Yuanzhen did not take the opportunity to make the Northern Expedition, but spent two years digesting his newly occupied territory.

The two heroes of the north and the south stand side by side.

The Nanjing court amused itself.

The three southeastern provinces were watching from across the river, and they were more inclined to Huang Zongde. If Huang Zongde had not taken the lead to usurp the throne and bear the moral infamy, these three provinces would have declared their surrender long ago.

Another year later, Huang Zongde vowed to march south, and an army of 300,000 troops was divided into three groups to attack Xiangyang, Wuchang and Huangzhou.

Wang Yuanzhen took the initiative to retreat, abandoning the territory north of the Yangtze River, and used the Yangtze River Navy to deal with the northern army.

Huang Zongde had no choice but to occupy Xiangyang and other cities, then stationed heavy troops on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and then returned to Beijing with unfinished business.

Wang Yuanzhen had no choice. In the past few years, the expansion had been too rapid, and the land had to be "equalized." All kinds of internal affairs problems were a headache, and he had no time to compete with the north.

While dealing with internal affairs and ordering arms from Luzon, Wang Yuanzhen stayed in the south for another two years.

The small imperial court in Nanjing and the three southeastern provinces were very satisfied with this situation and wished it could continue forever.

At this time, a peasant uprising broke out in Shandong.

In fact, the land annexation in Shandong was too serious. Huang Zongde's own land occupied 4 million acres. After he became emperor, his family members intensified their efforts.

Huang Zongde was busy quelling the civil unrest, and the semi-independent warlords in the Northeast suddenly chose to engage in rebellion.

Wang Yuanzhen learned the news and immediately sent troops.

There was no Northern Expedition, but an attack on Guangdong!

He first announced his support for the small imperial court in Nanjing, and then used the excuse of conquering the disloyal ministers to accuse Guangdong of not obeying the imperial court's orders.

The three southeastern provinces were shocked. Soldiers from Fujian and Zhejiang immediately moved by sea and land to support Guangdong.

The knights of the Jishi Sect were scattered in the rural areas of the three provinces, and joined forces with the local Jishi Sect and Datong Society to promote the idea of ​​"equal land".

The three southeastern provinces have suffered serious land annexation, with few farmers left, and more than 90% of them are tenants.

These tenants had sporadic tenant rebellions almost every year, but they lacked unified command and were easily suppressed by the armies of the three provinces.

Now they were secretly linked together, and suddenly there were uprisings among the tenant farmers.

Moreover, Wang Yuanzhen also sent a partial force to attack Zhejiang. The Zhejiang gentry and merchants were already devastated by the tenant farmers' uprising. Seeing Wang Yuanzhen sending troops, they urgently transferred back the main force of Zhejiang that was fighting in Guangdong.

The Fujian soldiers also returned, also to suppress the uprising of the tenant farmers.

Workers in the three southeastern provinces also went on strike to demand higher wages because they did not have enough to eat.

Since Wang Yuanzhen occupied Huguang and Jiangxi, the price of food in the three southeastern provinces has skyrocketed, and food is mainly imported from Nanyang. Workers' wages have remained unchanged, but they can no longer afford food. A large-scale strike is a matter of time.

As for Wang Yuanzhen, perhaps his guns are not as sharp as the three southeastern provinces, and his gold and silver wealth is not as rich as the three southeastern provinces.

But, he has a lot of food!
To be continued...