Chapter 81 Tea
Mrs. Gao also agreed, so you can’t let others deliver the goods to your door!
However, Mrs. Gao also knew what the person below was, so she personally sent Gao Yigong to escort the grain.
The food can only be kept in proportion along the way, and there must be no rules. If you want to hand it over to the local generals of the trespassing army, you may not be left at all after you arrive in Xi'an.
When Takata went back, Gao Yigong only accompanied him with 20,000 infantrymen, and he went to Wuchang. Further forward was Zuo Liangyu's territory, so they couldn't move forward.
These foods are delivered here. Every time the people from the court transported them here, you are responsible for the rest. We will not be afraid along the way.
After finishing this errand, Zhu Cilang also breathed a sigh of relief. If Takata had not solved it, there would be no Qing enemies in the north and they would be able to go south with all their might.
Thinking about the nearly 200,000 Eight Banners Cavalry of the Qing Dynasty, plus more than 100,000 Mongolian cavalry, and some surrendered Ming army, Zhu Cixuan didn't know how to deal with it.
Fortunately, Takata and the others did a very good job. After they separated from the first year of high school, they took a boat downstream and soon arrived near Nanjing.
Before I could see the walls of Nanjing, I heard the rumbling sound of cannons around me. It was Nanjing artillery soldiers training.
"My goodness, this is our artillery. Before leaving, there was still a mountain there. Now half of it has been cut off. It is really surprising. If I had known that our artillery was so powerful, why would I go to find Li Zicheng? Just pull the cannons up, the Qing people would not be able to get them."
A little eunuch pointed to the distance and said excitedly.
Takada also looked over. When they left Nanjing City, there was indeed a small hill there, which was now bombed out of shape. It is conceivable how many shells were used during this period.
"You little monkey, how can you understand the intentions of Your Highness the Prince? Now we are united with Li Zicheng, and they can restrain a group of Qing troops. If we don't go, maybe the two of them will join forces. How much pressure will be on us? The combat effectiveness of artillery is on the one hand, and the political alliance is on the other hand, and His Highness the Prince knows it."
After listening to Takada's explanation, the eunuchs nodded, although they didn't understand very much.
Anyway, what His Royal Highness did was right, otherwise they would have died long ago. How could they run from the capital to here?
The fleet continued to sail towards Nanjing. Looking at the training of the soldiers around him, Takata could tell that this was much more powerful than the battle in Chuzhou.
At that time, it was already the elite army in the world, and its combat power has increased so much now. Perhaps the Qing people are really not our opponents.
The Eight Banners of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were invincible in the world. This is not just a saying. They really have the combat power.
With so many armies in our Ming Dynasty, only those who can compete with the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty were related to Ning Tie Cavalry.
The other troops could not stop them at all, but after seeing the training of the recruits around them, Takada thought that it might become history.
Your cavalry charges very quickly, but no matter how fast you charge them, compared with our muskets, they are ultimately the product of two eras.
Artillery, muskets, and grenades in your hands are the three lines of defense that you cannot surpass. At that time, I really want to see how the Qing cavalry failed.
Takata was excited all the way to the gate of the imperial city, which was what made him quiet.
"Eunuch Gao is back. His Highness the Crown Prince ordered the family to wait here. Come and go to the palace with our family."
Zhu Cilang had already known that Takata was coming back today, so he asked Cao Renli to wait at the door, which would save some time.
The relationship between Cao Renli and Takata used to be good. Now both of them are in high positions and speak politely, and they have no intention of fighting.
Because both of them already felt clearly that what the Crown Prince needed was people who did practical things, not those who were making trouble behind the scenes. Once the Crown Prince discovered it, no one who fiddled with trouble would have a good result.
"I was really sorry to let Eunuch Gao wait here. I was just doing an errand job and I couldn't afford to be the crown prince."
Takata said in a panic, "You must know that Cao Renli is the close friend of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Even if the court ministers arrived at the gate of the palace, Cao Renli would find a small eunuch to pick him up, and it was basically impossible for him to wait here in person."
"Ourprises Gao went north this time and passed through Li Zicheng's defense zone. He could still do things like this. Our Prince has praised him several times."
Takata's trip north, judging from the eyes of others, this is indeed very dangerous. After all, the court and Li Zicheng are in a state of war. They both say that the two countries will fight to join forces without killing them, but can Li Zicheng abide by this rule?
The two of them talked and soon arrived at the prince's study room. After entering, Takadazi carefully explained the process, and a hint of sadness appeared on Zhu Cilang's face.
I remembered some things about Li Zicheng in Beijing. Although the two sides were hostile, they cooperated well at the last moment. This was something Zhu Cilang didn't expect.
"Your Highness, the big thing is wrong. There are many ministers outside the door who are trying to persuade him, and now they have broken their heads."
Takata was talking about military and national affairs with Zhu Ciyang, but suddenly Cao Renli ran in from outside. Takata wondered, he had never heard of something that happened recently, how could it be so big?
His Highness the Crown Prince has always been in full swing to do good deeds. How can he force these ministers to break their heads?
After some understanding, Takata understood what was going on.
It turned out that during the period when he left, His Highness the Crown Prince promulgated a national policy.
That is, the right to foreign trade is nationalized. If others want to do business with Westerners, they must go through the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Zhu Cixuan has been trying to do this for a long time, but he has never been able to make any moves. During this period, the first thing he promulgated was the tea transaction.
If the Ministry of Internal Affairs had not intervened, foreigners would buy tea in various places in the Ming Dynasty and would have been sluggishly lowered the price, and they would have made a lot of money away. We just made some porridge money. How could this work?
Therefore, Zhu Cilang issued a new trading policy, and all foreign merchants could only trade with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and all Ming merchants could only trade with the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Chapter completed!