In December 1652, Shanghai Wharf.

As the cold wind whistled, countless figures stood by the dock, looking forward to it, as if waiting for a noble person to arrive.

Some of these people were wearing official robes and cloaks, and were from the government, while others were wearing gorgeous clothes and martened furs. It can be seen that those who came were either high-ranking officials or famous gentry and wealthy businessmen.

In winter, the wet and cold weather in Jiangnan was unbearable. Qian Qianyi led a group of officials from the National Socialist Party and famous gentry and Jia from Jiangdong to wait for Zhao Ming's ship to dock.

This time, Zhao Ming's northern expedition lasted for a year and a half, destroyed the main force of the Manqing Navy, captured North Korea and Liaodong, and obtained more than 2 million people from North Korea, sent them to Taiwan to expand colonials, seized a large number of gold, silver and treasures, and the harvest was extremely rich.

"General, the Prime Minister's ship has arrived!" Huang Zongxi looked at the sail shadows that appeared in the distance and said to Qian Qianyi.

Huang Zongxi and Qian Qianyi both had official positions in the Ming Dynasty, but now officials in Donghai Town liked them privately and called each other as positions within the state party.

Zhao Ming has also added the title of Prime Minister Zhao from General Zhao, Duke of Zhao, and Governor Zhao. Qian Qianyi is now the Party and Minister of Party Affairs, so he is called the Chief Minister.

Qian Qianyi looked up and saw a sail shadow appearing on the distant river. He was immediately excited and waved: "Director Huang, you Propaganda Department, be prepared and make sure that the Prime Minister feels the enthusiasm of the people and the gentry."

On the Zhenhai ship, Zhao Ming was wearing a cloak and stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the banks of the Yangtze River, feeling quite emotional, "This time I went on an expedition for a year and a half. I don't know what Jiangdong is now? What is the world?"

Gu Yanwu, who was standing aside, smiled and said, "This northern expedition by the Great Marshal not only made a lot of profits in the East China Sea, but also reversed the world's general trend. According to the news heard by his subordinates, it is said that the court has launched a counterattack."

Zhao Ming also nodded slightly, "It is said that Sun Kewang is bound to win Chengdu, and the imperial army besieged Wuchang and counterattacked Chu and Gan, and the Qing Dynasty could not draw out its troops. If Doerg didn't know how to make choices and did not accept his ambition to sweep the world, I think that as long as there is a collapse, it will form a chain reaction. The demise of the Qing Dynasty will be in the past few years."

The Qing Dynasty had few core forces, and it was only because of the surrendered Han army that he had opened up such a big stall. Once he suffered another failure, his army's morale would be shaken.

In the three major battles several years later, as long as one of them loses, the power balance between the other two will be unbalanced, which will eventually lead to a collapse on the whole line.

Now the Qing Dynasty is in the south, which is the three major war zones of Bashu, Jingchu and Jiangnan. Due to Zhao Ming's restraint outside the pass, the Qing Dynasty no longer has mobile troops and increases its forces to the three war zones.

If the Ming army won the victory in any of these three areas, any of the areas, the victorious soldiers could pour into the other two war zones, causing the Qing army to collapse on its entire line.

If Sun Kewang of Bashu defeated Wu Sangui, then the hundreds of thousands of Western troops in Bashu could lead to the footsteps and pour into Chu and Gan, strengthen the forces of the Longwu court, form an overwhelming advantage, recover Chu and Gan, and finally kill to Jiangnan, annihilate the main and elite soldiers of the Qing Dynasty.

If the Ming army of Chu and Gan, or the Ming army of Jiangnan, first achieved decisive victory, the result would be the same.

Zhao Ming stood at the bow of the boat, smiling on his face, and was already full of confidence in the great cause of anti-Qing Dynasty.

At this time, the ship had entered the Huangpu River. After several years of development, the riverside was covered with docks and warehouses.

Today, the Jiangdong region has become the center of the silk weaving industry in the whole world. Every day, sea ships transport large quantities of goods, starting from here, exported to South Asia, and even reaching the west coast of Africa. The grain and raw materials of ships are transported from overseas and placed in warehouses for reserve.

The fleet sailed into the Huangpu River. On the shore that lasted for miles, countless people waving colorful flags gathered, and the music team among the crowd, blowing and fighting, and welcomed the victory of General Zhao.

"Look, that's Marshal Zhao!"

"The Prime Minister is back!"

...

Zhao Ming stood at the bow of the boat and saw this scene. He not only kept waving to the greeting crowd!

On the boat, Tang Tong, Li Benshen, Yu Yin, Han Zhaoxian, Han Dai and others who followed Zhao Ming to Jiangdong were shocked when they saw this scene. They did not expect that Zhao Ming had such a high prestige.

Zhao Ming glanced at the many generals behind him and said proudly to everyone: "What do you think when you see these gentry and people, and then look at the prosperous Huangpu River?"

Tang Tong clasped his fists and said, "The prestige of the great general is so great!"

Li Benshen said: "The general is deeply loved by the people."

Zhao Ming shook his head slightly and smiled, "I think that the soldiers are wearing corpses and fighting on the battlefield. Isn't the things they protect just support their own people and this prosperous and civilized world?"

Tang Tong was shocked, but he seemed to understand it. He only felt that Zhao Dashui said something reasonable and well, but he couldn't explain one reason.

At this time, the ship threw down the rope and was slowly pulled to the shore. Soon, the anchor was thrown down, and the rope was trapped in the stone pile. The soldiers on the dock stabilized the hull, boarded the boat board, and connected to the dock.

The crowd greeted on the dock immediately cheered loudly, and the musicians played the music desperately, excitedly trying to witness the style of Zhao Dashen.

At this time, Zhao Ming waved his hand and walked off the boat board. As soon as he stepped on the dock, Qian Qianyi and other left-behind officials surrounded him, bowed together, and said, "Prime Minister!"

Zhao Ming was a little surprised to see this. Before he marched north, the Kuomintang had just formed a party. He didn't expect that the size of the Communist Party of China would have expanded rapidly during this period. Looking around, the twenty officials in front of him seemed to be members of the Communist Party of China.

Zhao Ming smiled and waved his hand, "Everyone doesn't have to be too polite!"

Huang Zongxi leaned over and stretched out his hand to ask, "Prime Minister, I think you have prepared a carriage!"

Zhao Ming was not used to riding a car, but there were too many people gathered, and it was a bit cold to ride a horse in the middle of winter, so he nodded and followed Huang Zongxi onto a wide carriage.

"The weather is cold, and the people are dispersed!" After Zhao Ming finished speaking, he got on the carriage where the driver picked up the curtain of the car, and turned his head and said, "Mr. Muzhai, Director Huang, and I will ride the same car with me. I have something to do to you."

After Zhao Ming boarded the carriage, he waved his hand to say goodbye to the people, then got into the carriage, holding a copper stove in his hand, and sat in the middle, Qian Qianyi and Huang Zongxi sat on both sides.

Zhao Ming then asked: "I am not here for this period, but what big thing happened?"

Qian Qianyi said: "During the Prime Minister's Northern Expedition, many things have happened in Jiangdong, but most of them are not in a hurry. There are only two things that need the Prime Minister's attention."

Zhao Ming raised his eyebrows and asked, "Oh, what's the matter?"
Chapter completed!