Chapter 156: Changes in Yunnan
He called the Western consultant Ams, and Zhu Jun personally asked him to accompany him to the labor camp to choose management talents for the industrial and commercial finance industry. He found more than a dozen people like picking animals. One of the leaders was a senior consultant of the Dutch East India Company in Java, a senior accountant who specialized in financial management.``````
"Great Your Majesty, I am very happy to serve you." The ragged senior consultant Mutes lowered his yellow and thin face and wanted to kiss Zhu Jun's back. He was soon stopped by the two guards behind Zhu Jun, and his right hand suddenly pulled his waist. The cold light flashed with the sound of the golden sound of the waist knife pulled out, so scared that he stepped back and retreated in a hurry.
"From now on, you don't have to do hard work." Zhu Jun spoke to a dozen Dutch people with high profile: "You will be included in the newly established Department of Industry and Commerce Administration, Mutes. I now appoint you as the head of the Department of Industry and Commerce Administration. I will also assign a team of translators to you. From now on, you can receive high salaries on time every month, and your family will be released from the labor camp. I will arrange accommodation for them, and your children will receive a good education, as long as you are willing to be loyal to me."
This is a good deal, at least for Dutch workers who are not continuing their meals and endure strengthening high-intensity work and whipping every day. After Ames' translation, more than a dozen Dutch people nodded repeatedly like chickens pecking at rice.
Until the Eastern king gradually drifted away, the lucky Dutch were still immersed in the ups and downs. Soon, Ams arranged housing for them and took them to a special office. The housing and office were spacious and bright, and there were special servants to take care of them. Their current task was to create a temporary set of industrial and commercial standards for the Ming Dynasty as quickly as possible, and to provide programmatic guidance for the United Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd. to be established in the future.
In the silver hall of the residence of Pingxi Wang Mansion in Yunnan, Wu Sangui, with his hands behind his back, kept listening to the reports of His Highness and the generals. He sometimes lowered his eyebrows, sometimes stretched his face and stroked his white beard and made a hearty laugh. After the threat theory of the Southern Ming Dynasty was issued, the Qing court was indeed shocked by a burst of noise.
The bandit army was growing more and more. The remnants of the Ming people occupied the Myanmar Kingdom and recruited 100,000 troops. In conjunction with the troops of Li Dingguo, they claimed to be 200,000. They formed a formation with King Pingxi in northern Myanmar. King Pingxi attacked the crowd with few and failed. He then retreated to Yunnan and asked the court to send troops from the Eight Banners and go south to fight.
This news spread from the Pingxi Palace. The Qing court did not pay attention to such news at the beginning. However, the news later had to be seen by the Manchus in Beijing. In the second year of Kangxi, the Ming army destroyed Siam and moved it into counties and included it in the territory. In the second year of Kangxi, the countries in the South China Sea, which had been in love with the Qing court, suddenly expelled Qing envoys and sent envoys to the Southern Ming Dynasty. At the end of the second year of Kangxi, the Zheng family of Jin Xia was defeated in Taiwan and led 100,000 soldiers and civilians to move into the Southern Ming Dynasty. In the third year of Kangxi, the Ming navy attacked Java and destroyed the Dutch fleet. In the third year of Kangxi, the pseudo-emperor forced the Manlaga to cede the land.
Contact the memorial of the King of Pingxi. People suddenly discovered that an increasingly huge empire had gradually risen in the South China Sea.
A great trouble! I can't let others snore under my bed. What's more, this empire was the remnant force that retreated into Myanmar a few years ago. Soon, several auxiliary ministers led by Oboi could not wait to formulate a plan to curb and destroy the land.
First, the Eight Banners soldiers cannot move. Now the struggle between Oboi, who represents the Yellow Banner, and Suksaha, who represents the Yellow Banner, is becoming more and more intense. Sony of the Zhenghuang Banner said he could not get out of illness. Oboi was aggressive and annexed the land of other banners under the banner of unfair land enclosure, which immediately caused dissatisfaction among many people. At this critical moment, which banner owner was willing to let his soldiers go to the front to fight? So, the banners began to shirk responsibility for each other. They all said that Yunnan and Myanmar are mountainous, and the children of this banner were not convinced and firmly opposed sending troops.
Therefore, the King of Pingxi, Wu Sangui, King of Pingnan, Geng Jingzhong, and King of Jingnan Shang Kexi became the first choice. King of Pingxi, Wu Sangui, guarded Yunnan, and several provinces of Guizhou. The officials in the southwest were elected by Wu Sangui, and controlled the military and political affairs of the southwest. Myanmar bordered Yunnan. The task of pacifying the Nanming land naturally fell on Wu Sangui.
Wu Sangui was so happy. He spread his hands. I was your Qing court dog. It would be fine if you want me to bite people. This is a matter of duty. The problem is that I only have tens of thousands of soldiers now, and I can’t raise all the food and money. How to fight this battle? The Southern Ming Dynasty is now at its peak. It occupies a thousand miles of fertile land in the South China Ocean. There are 200,000 soldiers. (Wu Sangui himself blows it out.) The people are under more than 3 million. Xiao Wang is just two provinces in Yunnan and Guizhou. It is not enough for people to get stuck in their teeth.
After the Qing court urged him several times, Wu Sangui insisted that he had not heard it. He sent a memorial every month to complain. He said that under the support of the pseudo-Emperor Xinshidi, Li Dingguo in northern Myanmar, had 100,000 soldiers. Now he was displaying northern Myanmar. He was eyeing the small king's land in Yunnan. There was a big sentence that broke the southwest terrain. If Xiao Wang was lightly advancing, only 50,000 or 60,000 people had not yet entered Myanmar, he might have been wiped out. In the case of many enemies and we were insignificant, Xiao Wang suggested that he should focus on defending. Yunnan was mountainous. Xiao Wang led his army to defend the southwest pass. The Ming army could not defeat the land. Every memorial was repeated. The emotions expressed were very different.
The first few memorials only stated that it is not appropriate to send troops now. Later, Wu Sangui began to work hard and sincerely pleaded with the court to send troops to help defend Yunnan. At first, he said that the bandit army was comparable to our army. Let's wait and see. Later, he began to cry and complain that the number of bandit soldiers was increasing, and they were all soldiers of war. He asked the Eight Banners Army to rescue me. Otherwise, one day the Ming army would enter Yunnan. The little king's order would be in danger.
The Qing court was full of people who didn't know what Wu Sangui was thinking. This dog wanted to reward soldiers and pay land. So he issued a secret reprimand in the name of Empress Dowager Tai. Wu Sangui simply acted as a scoundrel. He asked the court to withdraw his vassals. I am not good at this King Pingxi. You can find someone to replace him.
The court suddenly lost its words. People who had played a little with politics knew what it meant. Wu Sangui's request to withdraw the vassal state. This memorial was never agreed. So the court calmed down in a mess. Oboi, Suksaha and Sony, who were sick, sat together to discuss the plan.
The results of the discussion were very satisfied with Wu Sangui, because this time the court no longer urged the troops to send troops without any slander, but began to allocate money and approved the suggestion of the Three Feudalists to expand the army.
In just one year, with the support of nearly half of the Qing Dynasty's taxes, the Three Feudals began to recruit troops on a large scale, from the original 50,000 to 120,000, and the other two Feudals also reached 50,000 from 30,000 to 50,000. The Qing court saw it, but the knocked front teeth could only swallow them. The entire Qing Dynasty had fallen into a vicious cycle.
The more soldiers Wu Sangui recruited, the more feared the Qing court was. The more food, salary and weapons Wu Sangui wanted, the Qing court could only pay tactfully. Then Wu Sangui's soldiers expanded like snowballs, and the Qing court could only become more and more afraid of it and had to transport most of the taxes to Yunnan.
Today, the Sanfan tribe has become three feeding tigers, with a military force of more than 200,000, and the arms and food and wages have accumulated all the warehouses. Officials in most provinces in Jiangnan were elected by Wu Sangui, and the Western election of officials spread throughout the officialdom.
After eating and drinking, it was time to move his muscles and bones. Wu Sangui made a plan with confidence. Now the army has been trained and it is time to let go of blood. What's more, the Qing court has been constantly calling for troops to send troops, and now it is already impatient. If Wu Sangui shirks responsibility again, he may have to turn against him if he is anxious.
Wu Sangui's strategic intention was very simple. After he had enough troops and enough food, he went to Myanmar to kill the Southern Ming Dynasty, and then embezzled all the land of the Southern Ming Dynasty. With extensive land, elite soldiers and joined forces with the other two feudals, Wu Sangui had more capital to challenge the court. It would be fine if he wanted to let him be the prince of Taiping. If he wanted to turn against him, Wu Sangui was not afraid of fighting with Manren. His glory and wealth were all based on strength. Wu Sangui knew very well that today, in the Yin'an Palace, it was time to send troops.
"Everyone, how do I treat you on weekdays?" After listening to all the reports, Wu Sangui narrowed his eyes, lifted his python robe, and sat steadily on the silver chair.
"The prince treats us as kind as a mountain, even if we are biological parents." The generals with armor and body in the silver palace and the civil servants wearing replenishment were on both sides and responded together.
Wu Sangui's wrinkled face showed a satisfied smile, his eyebrows sank, and he continued, "I am a person who has no reward for his contributions, no punishment for his crimes, and no one can be nepotism?"
"Prince." An official with blue feathers and clothes backed up, and said, "The prince's character is known to all brothers. The brothers are very happy when they follow the prince's hands. But the prince has given instructions, and we are willing to die."
Wu Sangui laughed and his eyes swept into the hall, which immediately resonated with everyone. Many people whispered loudly: "Brothers are very happy to follow the prince, and I am willing to be the prince for the prince."
"Okay!" Wu Sangui stood up with the handle on the silver chair and said, "Since that is the case, I will not play riddles with you. Now the King of Japan is in charge and will go to Myanmar to capture the new child. Is anyone willing to follow me to Myanmar and earn this unparalleled contribution?"
In fact, the plan to fight in Myanmar has been formulated long ago, the soldiers have been dispatched, and many generals have also received combat missions. When Wu Sangui said this, it seemed as if he had been rehearsed. Everyone bowed and beat thousands of times and sang together: "I hope to go to war with the prince and capture the Xinshi thief."
Wu Sangui nodded, stood on the silver stairs, leaning against the black and peach feathers hanging under his feet, and a hint of heroism in his heart. After decades of grievance, he finally had the opportunity to stretch. As long as he destroyed the new child, the power of the King of Pingxi will surpass all the Qing princes, and the military power he holds is enough to compete with the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty. Who else can trap him in the world? The Empress Dowager in the capital whose teeth are all gone? Or the little yellow-mouthed emperor with no hair growing?
Chapter completed!