These were just the seizure of materials, and a lot of witnesses were arrested this time. [】Let’s talk about the Jinyiwei, starting from Zhou Tong, the number of more than 100 people was a single one. In addition, I also learned from Zhou Tong that the planner of this operation was Ping Haizhang, the new Jinyiwei commander.

Although Zhou Tong is Ping Haizhang's confidant, how could Zhou Tong die in this situation? You must know that if you do such a thing, you will definitely be beheaded. Now, only the boss who confesses to him can reduce his guilt and strive for a glimmer of hope.

Ping Haizhang is not a reckless person. This transaction did not leave any written letters. However, because this time the matter was of great importance, he was worried and handed over to Zhou Tong a token he used with him. In this way, even if anyone dared to make things difficult for him, he would have to let him go when he saw this token. But now, this has become a powerful evidence of accusation!

On the other hand, the Tartars also killed more than fifty and captured more than thirty alive. These were also good witnesses. After listening to Fang Wei's report, Zhang Linqi nodded slightly, and then went to the mountains of seized materials, such as iron tools, salt, and the crystal-clearing Dongzhu, old ginseng, and minks that were packed in sacks. Zhang Linqi was happy and robbed money and food to kill the Tartars, which was really promising.

"Well, Ping Haizhang was so crazy that he was so crazy that he was here to keep him. I want to go to the palace to meet the emperor." Zhang Linqi said to Fang Wei: "You can handle the matter here. First, if you go to Daxiakou this time, each of your brothers will be rewarded with twenty taels of silver. The rewards for any injury will be doubled! In addition, these things are all handed over to Jin Wancai for sale. Well, in addition to iron tools being handed over to the Fireworks Bureau to build guns and cannons."

This shows that Zhang Linqi's idea is clear. The Xichang man who has made contributions will be rewarded, and so many materials are not sold by themselves but given to Jin Wancai for sale. The profits contained are definitely not a small amount. However, Zhang Linqi handed them to Jin Wancai without hesitation, which also contains the intention of rewarding him for coming to report the news. The seized iron is used to make guns and cannons, and it is also a good use for everything.

After all, the Tartars' actions this time were a bit big. In the past, they only traded more than a dozen cars of exquisite iron. Now that they have increased so much at once, it seems to indicate that there will be some major actions. We must be careful.

"I will do it if I am a subordinate." When Fang Wei heard Zhang Linqi give instructions, he quickly nodded and agreed.

"Oh, by the way." Zhang Linqi had already taken a step forward and stood still again, smiled at Fang Wei and said, "In view of Ping Haizhang's affairs, I will be the commander of the Jinyiwei to the Emperor. It is estimated that the Emperor will agree to it very much, so you must be mentally prepared!"

"Yes, thank you for the promotion of the captain." Fang Wei was very grateful when he heard this. He was promoted from the head of the West Factory to the commander of the Jinyiwei, which suddenly jumped to several levels! Not to mention that the Jinyiwei was a giant with hundreds of thousands of people.

"Haha, wait for my good news." Zhang Linqi patted Fang Wei's shoulder and left with a smile.

Soon, Zhang Linqi entered the palace to meet Chongzhen. After explaining his purpose, Chongzhen was furious. Unexpectedly, the Jinyiwei was already so decayed. A commander who had just promoted was not thinking about how to contribute to the country, but to trade with the Tartars and strengthen the strength of the Tartars. It was really hateful! After Zhang Linqi gave Chongzhen the confession of the dead Tartars and the living Tartars' physical evidence, Zhou Tong's confession, Ping Haizhang's personal token, Chongzhen was suspicious again.

After a moment of pondering, Chongzhen immediately issued an edict: "Check the new commander of the Jinyiwei Ping Haizhang to invest in the enemy's business, and the crime is extremely serious. Now I will behead you at the Meridian Gate and decide. I will be punished!"

To say that Chongzhen killed people was impressive in the original history. Although it has been much better under the influence of Zhang Linqi, he still hates such villains who are stingy and foreign, so he is not ruthless when he issues an order to cut off his head. Zhang Linqi did not stop him. Such people, regardless of national integrity, forget their ancestors, should be killed!

Of course, after killing Ping Haizhang, the new Jinyiwei commander Chongzhen still had to discuss with Zhang Linqi. This time, Zhang Linqi nominated Fang Wei without hesitation. After the Ping Haizhang incident, Zhang Linqi realized that it would not work to take moderate measures against Jinyiwei, and Jinyiwei must be placed under strong surveillance.

This powerful monitoring needs to be carried out by Fang Wei's airborne Jinyiwei. Of course, after Fang Wei has passed, Zhang Linqi will send him a group of backbones of the Western Factory to help him, so as not to be obsolete if Fang Wei is unfamiliar with his past life!

After Zhang Linqi nominated Fang Wei, Chongzhen nodded happily and agreed after thinking for a moment. Yes, Chongzhen had a good impression of Fang Wei. As the head of the Western Factory, Fang Wei was already a figure of Jian Zai Dixin. This time he was nominated by Zhang Linqi, so Chongzhen naturally would not go against his intentions.

After Zhang Linqi left the palace, it was already afternoon. After Zhang Linqi returned to the general's mansion, he seemed to have told Fang Wei about this number, and then he had a secret conversation with him in the living room for a long time. Finally, he came out. After Fang Wei came out,

The next day, he, the newly released commander of the Jinyiwei, took dozens of Western Factory backbones to the Jinyiwei headquarters to work resolutely. Although Fang Weiren was appointed by Chongzhen and supported by Zhang Linqi, as a newcomer, he took over a giant like Jinyiwei, and there was still a lot to do. But overall, it was still smooth.

Although the Jinyiwei was rebellious, he was generally loyal to the Ming Dynasty. Although Fang Wei was born in the Western Factory, he was the legitimate new commander of the Jinyiwei. Therefore, those Jinyiwei must be submissive, and even if they are not submissive. In this way, after more than a month, he finally took the initial control of the Jinyiwei.

As for Zhang Linqi, after sending Fang Wei, a capable general, he always paid attention to the development of the situation. When Fang Wei finally lived up to expectations and initially controlled the Jinyiwei, he was relieved. In this way, there were finally not many enemies in the country!

However, as the saying goes, one wave has just calmed down and another wave has risen. Just as Zhang Linqi breathed a sigh of relief, bad news came from Shaanxi and other places. After a period of silence, Li Zicheng and others began to make trouble again. He led hundreds of thousands of troops under his command to conquer cities and villages, and had already captured dozens of county towns of all sizes.

And this is not satisfied. Li Zicheng has already jumped out of Shaanxi and sent troops to Henan. Because Shaanxi has few thalassinated people, how can he support Li Zicheng's army of hundreds of thousands?

You should know that western Henan is a major famine. With natural disasters, poor people have no food or drink and can no longer survive. In order to survive, people who "consciously" join the army every day come like a tide. In this way, it is not surprising that the rebel army is "strong in soldiers and horses".

For Li Zicheng, it is of course a good thing to have more troops, but so many troops are also a heavy burden. In order to support them, he had to conquer cities and land. He also set a record of capturing three cities in seven days! You should know that the bandit army like Li Zicheng did not have a stable source of military pay like Zhang Linqi's town. They all came from plunder.

The so-called song sung by the folk, "Ask for promotion in the morning and for harmony in the evening, but it is difficult for poor men to live recently. Open the door early to worship the King of Breaking, and they are happy to discipline the big and small."

"Eat and wear fucking, open the door to welcome the King of Chuang. The King of Chuang will not pay any food when he comes."

In fact, it was just compiled by Li Yan and others to confuse people's hearts. The King of Chuang did not need to pay grain when he came, because Li Zicheng could rob the granary of the government. But the question is, what should I do after the granary of the government is also eaten?

Li Zicheng is a group of locusts that do not work for production, which will only destroy and not build. After the granary of the government is eaten, they start to eat big households. What if the big households are also eaten? Do the people still need to pay food? Li Zicheng is not a god and can do not have to eat. So the ending is obvious!

It is precisely because of this reason that Shaanxi can no longer afford Li Zicheng's hundreds of thousands of troops. Therefore, whether it is to take the initiative to attack or be forced to do so, Li Zicheng still walked out of Shaanxi, which had been entrenched for many years and began to invade the original.

Of course, Li Zicheng also considered the route of sending troops. Overall, he faced two options: westward or eastward. There was not much room for development to the north, and it was very close to the Tartars. It was not an ideal direction for sending troops!

As for looking south, we will not consider it even more, because looking south means entering Sichuan and other areas. They are places where ethnic minorities live for generations, with strong people and poor language. So the only choice is to go west or east.

If we go west, there are many ethnic minorities, and they are all barren lands. It is also very difficult to support Li Zicheng's hundreds of thousands of troops. So the remaining routes for troops can only go eastward! In the end, Li Zicheng chose to go eastward to Henan.

There are eight prefectures in Henan, with a large area. Luoyang is a mouth-watering treasure land! It is the fief of King Fu, the uncle of Chongzhen, and according to legend, King Fu's wealth is definitely an amazing number. As we all know, King Fu's wealth is well-known all over the world! After all, he is the old emperor's most beloved son!

So Li Zicheng had reason to believe that as long as he conquered Luoyang, his hundreds of thousands of troops would be able to live a good life. Even if he had a lot of money, he had a lot of gold, silver and wealth to support his army. It would be impossible to sweep the world by calling for a million yuan.

Secondly, the Luoyang defenders are not strong, and there are only nearly 10,000 defenders. Moreover, they are all old, weak, sick and disabled. Because all officials deduct military pay, young and strong are unwilling to join the army. Moreover, it is said that the King of Fu loves money as his life, and probably will not give out money to motivate the soldiers.
Chapter completed!