Chapter 331 Defending the Capital 1
And it’s not a small amount of money. Everyone has to pay at least a few thousand taels of silver, or even ten thousand taels of silver. [] Sometimes Yang Shansong also thinks that these people are really stupid! Why do they all give money from the door to the door! But when they think about it, they can only sigh at Zhang Linqi’s power.
And just like this, Zhang Linqi was still very dissatisfied! He thought that these guys were lucky, otherwise, as long as the news was blocked for a period of time, these smuggling fleets would become the property of the Maritime Bureau. Of course, these smuggling fleets were also thinking, "My goodness, it's so evil." I said, where did those guys go during this period? It turned out that they were all taken away by the inspection brigade! But what made these surviving smuggling fleets rack their brains to figure it out is, are their luck really so bad that they can be encountered by the inspection brigade in the vast sea?
That is, after these smuggling fleets turned to the right, even if someone forced them to smuggle, they would resolutely quit. The joke is as high as 50% of the probability of encountering, and once they encounter it, they can't escape. After they can't escape, the fleet will be considered a Maritime Department. Isn't that kidding the family wealth that they have accumulated with great effort! However, if they encounter it, they can't escape, which is understandable.
They have also seen the ships of the inspection brigades, which are indeed 30% faster than ordinary ships. But why can there be such a high probability of discovery in the vast ocean? Later, after a long time, they realized that the inspection brigades not only had strong firepower, but also had a secret weapon called Qianlijing. With this thing, the search range can be expanded ten times.
Especially in clear weather, the sea surface can be seen and the search range can be expanded. At this point, these people finally understood why the inspection brigade was able to find the smuggling fleet so accurately, and why the inspection brigade always likes to go out to sea in clear weather. It turns out that the sight is better!
What made them feel even more awkward was that this kind of Qianli Mile Mile Mile was said to be the top secret of the town, and it was the only one on the market, even if it was not the other official troops, that is, the inspection brigade was built by Zhang Linqi, so that he could enjoy this kind of treatment.
So at this point, these people extinguished their last bit of luck and paid the tax with peace of mind.
In fact, this is more than that. Zhang Linqi also has two other small means to ensure that even if the other party has a thousand-mile mirror, he can still go further than the other party. The first is to check his vision and select the highest one among the two thousand navy officers and soldiers as the guardians.
Generally, in later generations, some eyesight have 20. Generally, it is 15. But how can people in this era know these things? When they come, their bodies and hair beards are taken by their parents, and their eyes are the same. They are all black and white. What are the good and bad?
Zhang Linqi took a big advantage in this regard. Secondly, nine points are innate and four points are acquired. Zhang Linqi still pays great attention to maintenance and is willing to spend money.
I hope the food is very good. Not only big fish and meat, I have to ensure three meals of pork liver every week. As we all know, pork liver is a very effective food to improve eyesight, but this is well known in later generations, and in this era, there are only a few people who know it.
Even if someone knows that it is another problem to be willing to spend this money. In the Ming Dynasty, although pork was not expensive and even at low prices, the Dongpo pork created by Su Dongpo was a food that the general public liked, but the price of pork liver was very expensive, four or five times that of pork.
Because some geniuses believe that eating more pig liver can better communicate with the sky, pig liver becomes expensive, but who is the average person who wants to communicate with God for nothing? Therefore, people who smuggle fleets rarely eat pig liver.
In this way, Zhang Linqi, with the three advantages of having the three major advantages of Qianli Miles, Qianli Eyes, and Pig Liver, naturally increased the chance of discovering smuggling fleets on the sea.
On October 28, the 14th year of Chongzhen, Mawei Port was very lively, with high and low poles everywhere on the wharf. White sails of all sizes were hung, like a cloud. The second trip to the Maritime Corporation began. Compared with the first trip to the sea, the fleet size this time doubled. There were thirty-five ships, which were considered large fleets.
Zhang Linqi also paid enough attention to this trip to sea. Although he was busy, he still took time to see the fleet off for himself. Because Zhang Linqi knew that the fleet went to sea not only to earn back the gold and silver mountains, but also a great aid to support the development of the Ming Dynasty!
And we can also purchase some urgently needed materials from the Ming Dynasty according to local conditions. Just like this time, the fleet not only went to Japan for a walk, but also went to Malaysia to transport some rice there back to alleviate the food tension in the Ming Dynasty.
"Be careful all the way," Zhang Linqi said softly with the fleet gradually disappearing from the horizon. If not unexpectedly, this time he went to sea, he could transport back 1,000 tons of rice and earn hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. It can be said to be a great harvest!
Just as Zhang Linqi was thinking, he was suddenly interrupted by an urgent report. It was Liu Dabangchui's voice, from his panting, it must be an urgent matter: "Report, urgent military information. Shanxi Province is in an emergency, and the rebel Li Zicheng's troops suddenly jumped to Taiyuan, and they were revived, gathering 50,000 people again."
"What?" Zhang Linqi frowned when he heard this. After passing the husband handed over by Liu Dabangchui, he couldn't help but think, Li Zicheng is really a stunning Xiaoqiang! How long has it been since the great victory in Luoyang? I think that only a few thousand people were left after being beaten.
And it was a poor pauper unit, and even their supplies were seized. Unexpectedly, it was a comeback now. Well, combined with the secret reports sent by the Western Factory a few days ago, it was said that the spies who were mixed in Li Zicheng's tribe discovered that Li Zicheng's tribe had contact with the Tartars.
It must have been aided by the Tartars, otherwise it would not have developed so quickly. In just one stick of incense, Zhang Linqi had already clarified his thoughts, but just when Zhang Linqi was about to send a Western Factory to reconnaissance,
The imperial edict arrived again, and the eunuch who announced the imperial edict was very polite. After reading the imperial edict, the horse left, but Zhang Linqi felt a little embarrassed, because the content of the imperial edict was to order him to mobilize all the towns to Taiyuan and take down Li Zicheng's troops.
But it is not difficult to transfer the town. What is difficult is that Zhang Linqi discovered a trace of conspiracy. If all the towns in the capital are transferred out and something suddenly happens to the capital, it will be more troublesome. However, Zhang Linqi also knew that it would not be good if he resisted the order.
Because this is just his judgment. If there is no conspiracy and Li Zicheng is allowed to be in Taiyuan, the crime will be borne by him. Zhang Linqi thought about it and finally stomped his feet hard and said loudly:
"I will order the entire town left behind in the capital to be dispatched, except for two thousand people, to target Taiyuan. We will also dispatch immediately. This time we must completely eliminate Li Zicheng's troops!" Zhang Linqi said loudly.
Zhang Linqi also made up his mind this time. Although the town left behind in the capital had just rested for a few days, he couldn't care about it. The military situation was like a fire!
And the most important thing is that Li Zicheng's troops always die without being stagnant, which is always a disaster. So this time Zhang Linqi made up his mind to destroy Li Zicheng! And this would be the town he trained to create. Otherwise, there would be a local army.
But it is okay to let them maintain public order. If they want to fight Li Zicheng's troops, it would be hard for the little calf to pull the cart! Moreover, Zhang Linqi, who had already dealt with Li Zicheng, knew that Li Zicheng was indeed an undefeated opponent and was very cunning. Moreover, the imperial edict meant this, so he wanted to dispatch the town to eliminate Li Zicheng cleanly.
In fact, Zhang Linqi also knew that everything could not be relied on the throne, but because there were too many things and too many problems left by the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Linqi could only do it step by step, first destroying Li Zicheng, and then arresting the construction of local government troops.
"Yes" After Liu Dabangchui agreed, the town in Fuzhou began to take action! Two days later, the town in the capital who received the Feige also began to take action, and the two towns advanced towards Taiyuan at the same time.
As for the Fuzhou matter, Zhang Linqi handed it over to Cao Huachun. Anyway, Cao Huachun's loyalty is questionable. Now the operation of the Maritime Service has begun to go on the right track. I am not worried that Cao Huachun will mess up the matter, and Zhang Linqi also told him.
If there is anything that cannot be decided, write a letter to ask him. In this way, after two days of preparation, Zhang Linqi led the town of Fuzhou to embark on a journey to Taiyuan. Before leaving, the people of Fuzhou crossed the street to bid farewell. Nothing else, it was just because Zhang Linqi did a great thing for Fuzhou.
The sea ban was lifted, the Maritime Warehouse was established, and the shipyard was restarted, which promoted the employment of a large number of people. When fleets came and went, dock workers needed to unload their goods. In addition, the catering industry, hotel industry, etc., all of which were prosperous.
However, this time, Zhang Linqi's two beautiful wives did not accompany Zhang Linqi, but returned to the capital. Because Tang Yanyan's lower abdomen further bulged,
It is estimated that it will be in three months to give birth, so it is not advisable to run around. So Zhang Linqi decided to let Tang Yanyan return to the capital. After all, the birth power there is very strong. Because Tang Yanyan is now the princess and can enjoy the service of the palace.
As for Fang Jianping, he was responsible for escorting Tang Yanyan all the way. Due to the shortage of manpower, Zhang Linqi sent Fang Jianping 100 Western Factory Actors to escort him. Because there were no big bandits along the way, and there were potential White Lotus Sect members to protect him all the way, the safety could still be guaranteed.
After a short journey of half a month, Zhang Linqi finally arrived in Taiyuan in a dusty way, and the town left behind in the capital also arrived a few days ago. After the two towns successfully met, Zhang Linqi regained the style of a general in the town.
But just as Zhang Linqi dispatched troops and was about to make a complete liquidation with Li Zicheng, he suddenly received a shocking news that the slave chief Huang Taiji personally led the 200,000 army and had entered the original, and the troops had already pointed to the Datong area of Shanxi!
As for how Huang Taiji entered and how he avoided the Guanning Army guarding the border, it was also very simple, because he used a plan to build a plank road and secretly overcome Chen Cang. Huang Taiji sent Dorgon to the general who was ordered to lead 10,000 troops to attack Shanhaiguan, attracting the main force of the Guanning Army. Then Huang Taiji took the opportunity to destroy the wall from outside Datong and headed straight to Beijing!
Upon hearing this bad news, Zhang Linqi couldn't help but stand on the spot. It was obvious that Huang Taiji's national attack was launched by a large-scale battle this time, and he was obviously preparing to make a battle to determine the origin! However, in just a blink of an eye, Zhang Linqi had recovered.
After all, after years of tempering, Zhang Linqi is no longer an ordinary person!
Hum, come, come! There will be a battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, which is just a choice of time. Since Huang Taiji has chosen to take action, the town is not lively! Soon, Zhang Linqi, who was calm, began to issue orders one by one, and as his words came to Taiyuan, the 20,000 towns that had just arrived in Taiyuan began to operate quickly...
Chapter completed!