After the Battle of Jinling, Jiangnan quickly calmed down. All the local governors were sending people to contact the imperial court in the capital to express their willingness to submit to the Longwu court. The nearly ten years of turmoil that had begun in Liaodong was finally over.

Various garrison divisions trained in Liaodong quickly marched to various places in the south of the Yangtze River, and the land distribution movement also began. Farmers who had been impoverished for generations were allocated land, and the farmers were extremely grateful to the new imperial court.

Those landlords no longer killed indiscriminately for no reason. The imperial court issued a notice to move them to Guanzhong, Gyeonggi, and Liaodong, which was seriously underpopulated. I believe these people can survive better on the land of the empire.

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Only half a year after the Battle of Jinling, Jiangnan has calmed down. Merchants are doing business as usual, farmers are working in the fields, and the dervishes and students rushing for exams are walking on the official road. Except for the ruins of Jinling, other cities seem to have forgotten

ended this war.

Hong Chengchou lived up to expectations. Within three months of entering Sichuan, he fought four battles with Zhang Xianzhong. Zhang Xianzhong, who had lost his basic main force, was no match for Hong Chengchou's Hong Bing. After the four battles, Zhang Xianzhong was running away. The panicked Zhang Xianzhong headed south all the way,

First he ran to Guiyang. Before his buttocks were warm, Hong Chengchou, who was eager to make a contribution, came over and killed him.

In view of Master Hong's ferocity, Zhang Xianzhong turned around and ran away without saying a word. He finally made it to Kunming, but the Mu family was stationed in Kunming. Facing Kunming, which the Mu family had been running for more than two hundred years, Zhang Xianzhong didn't even have the intention to attack Kunming.

Pass through Kunming and head south.

The attitude of the Mu family is very problematic. They neither welcome Zhang Xianzhong who has fled, nor Hong Chengchou who is chasing after him all the way. Anyway, no matter what you say, I will strictly guard against opening the city gate, let alone provide logistics.

, not even one person came out to answer. Anyway, I don’t dare to attack the city even if I measure you!

After sending people to yell at him for a long time, Hong Chengchou also gave up. With the spirit of coming back to settle the score with you, he slept for a night and continued to break camp to pursue Zhang Xianzhong.

Zhang Xianzhong ran all the way, and Hong Chengchou chased him all the way. The fewer Zhang Xianzhong's men chased, the more Hong Chengchou's men chased. Anyway, Zhang Xianzhong's men came over to surrender, and Mr. Hong just put it past the blame, changed his clothes and followed after him.

Mr. Hong is indeed very interesting, not only taking care of clothes but also food. People who followed Zhang Xianzhong and slept in the open, and their stomachs were not full, yearned for a full meal. When they reached the Shiwandashan Mountains on the China-Myanmar border, Zhang Xianzhong only had a few people left.

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Hong Chengchou would not do the stupid thing of digging his head into a mountain of 100,000 yuan. The Mu family refused to provide food and fodder, and more than 10,000 people of his own would starve to death. He is worthy of being a famous minister.

, it is impossible for Hong Chengchou to be trapped by a hundred thousand mountains.

Hong Chengchou summoned those guys who had surrendered. Since your brother is in charge of your food, you have to work. More than a dozen teams were sent out, with only one target - Zhang Xianzhong.

No matter whether it is a human head or a living person, as long as Mr. Zhang Xianzhong is brought to the Ming Dynasty, it will be a great achievement. Not only can they be fed and clothed, Master Hong also promises them to be officials.

The temptation was too great. Without a word, more than a dozen teams went into Shiwanda Mountain, vowing to capture Zhang Xianzhong.

I don’t know where Zhang Xianzhong went, and I don’t know where these dozen teams went. Anyway, Hong Chengchou waited for two months, and except for the occasional Miao people, no one else came out of the mountain.

Hong Chengchou, who was really bored, was about to go back to settle the score with the Mu family, but the Mu family sent someone over and the Mu family surrendered!

There is no way to fight now. After all, we all work for the imperial court, and now we have suddenly changed from enemies to colleagues. Since we are all colleagues, let’s not fight. Let’s sit down, have a meal, drink some wine, and keep in touch.

Keep in touch and become friends in the future.

With the help of the Mu family, Master Hong's logistics were no longer tight. However, Hong Chengchou still did not dare to enter Shiwanda Mountain to catch the missing Zhang Xianzhong. Finally, Hong Chengchou told the truth and wrote a memorial to the court, reporting Zhang Xianzhong's disappearance.

Sun Chengzong didn't know what was going on in Shiwandashan. The story of the Jiuli clan and the evil god Chi You still remained in his mind. He didn't know, but it didn't mean that Li Xiao didn't know.

The Hundred Thousand Mountains are not only filled with smog and miasma, but there are also countless poisonous monsters. People without a guide, Hong Chengchou, are likely to go the wrong way. The story of the Hundred Thousand Army's defeat at the Savage Mountain was too profound for Li Xiao.

Zhang Xianzhong entered Shiwandashan during the rainy season. It was the craziest season for leeches and ants in Shiwandashan. In addition, countless centipedes, poisonous snakes and even bats were wreaking havoc!

Not to mention, although there is no wildlife protection law in these days, there are many wild animals in the jungle. There are countless leopards, tigers, crocodiles, pythons, and elephants. The savages in the jungle are also a major safety hazard.

Anyway, the reason why Zhang Xianzhong hasn’t been found yet is probably because he has died.

After explaining it clearly to Sun Chengzong, Sun Chengzong also expressed his understanding. He issued an edict to station Hong Chengchou's troops on the spot, and Hong Chengchou returned to Beijing to report on his duties.

The world is at peace and the East China Sea is calm. The five-masted ship is sailing on the East China Sea. Li Xiu is going back to Changxing Island to celebrate the New Year. He also takes a look at his nephew, whom he has never met. He has been busy fighting all year long, but he hasn’t had time to look at this Li family member.

The eldest son of a generation and the eldest grandson. What's more important is that this year, the world is at peace, and Li Xiao will take his younger brothers and sisters to worship at the graves of his parents and sister.

"Second Master! That's Putuo Mountain over there. Don't you want to go and see it? I heard that the Bodhisattva above is very efficacious!" Chen Laohu handed Li Xiu a bottle of wine very rudely. Wind and waves are the biggest enemies of ships at sea.

It is normal to drink wine to drive away the cold. So much so that a glass of Wuliangye every day is already a standard.

Li Xiu took a piece of Jinhua ham, took a sip of wine, cut off a piece of ham with a knife and threw it into his mouth.

"We are floating on the sea, so it is more practical to worship Mazu. We will not worship Bodhisattva! Go back to Changxing Island quickly. The fisherman wrote a letter saying that there are new weapons to be installed on the ship for testing. Besides, we have to worship our ancestors during the Chinese New Year this year.

My father, mother and sister died tragically! I remember that it was my eldest brother who chipped the wood and carved the name on it. He has been fighting outside these years and has not gone to worship."

"Commander, the second master, the third master, and the fourth master are going to pay homage. The local officials will definitely handle it properly. Second master, please wait while I turn to the Putuo Mountain and bring the old monk on the mountain to the second master."

Let’s go back together. It will come in handy when we worship!”

"Have the monks from Mount Putuo offended you? Why do you keep trying to take their ideas? Now that the sea is peaceful, go back early and rest for two days. You are not allowed to take any ideas from the old monk!"

"No! Second Master, after Jinling is defeated this time, the army no longer needs to be expanded. The court should squeeze out money for our navy. Look at us, we still have the captured ships. We now control the Bohai Sea, the East China Sea, and the Yellow Sea.

We cannot spare our manpower, let alone control the South China Sea in the future.

I heard that in the past two years, the Zheng family’s fleet has become larger and larger. All ships operating in the South China Sea must have the Zheng family’s flag to be safe. Every year, the Zheng family’s income is like gold and silver.

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"Are you jealous? Don't worry about the Zheng family's affairs. My eldest brother had an agreement with Zheng Zhilong. Every year, the Zheng family's money will be distributed to my eldest brother. What do you think my eldest brother will do after all these years of fighting?

The Zheng family's silver is very useful!

The eldest brother is a nostalgic person, and I estimate that the Zheng family can still earn a few more years with this cheap money. But this time I have to tell the eldest brother when I go back. Anyway, the war on the ground is almost over, and our navy also needs to build a few ships.

Big ship. The old fisherman said that he is already designing a ship equipped with a boiler. This kind of ship does not need sails and can sail in both headwind and tailwind. Moreover, the ship speed is faster than our five-masted ship.

This time when I return to the capital, I must convince my eldest brother to build a few of these ships."
Chapter completed!