Chapter 357 Capital Defense
"Ula, you must die a good death!"
When Wu Sangui was shackled, he pointed at Ula and turned his back and scolded him.
Ula didn't speak, laughed and slapped a few times.
"Damn the barbarian, I don't know the etiquette and law! I also want to enter Shanhaiguan to harm the Central Plains!"
Wu Sangui's face swollen and continued to curse.
Now that things have come, all the frustration has been completely released, as if it is crazy.
He, Wu Sangui, finished everything.
Without Shanhaiguan as your support, there is no way out.
Wu Sangui was originally a child of a large clan. He was repeatedly humiliated by a vulgar person like Ula, which was even more vicious than killing him.
"Die Barbarians? Are your children of great clans better than the dead barbarians? The capital is the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty. How many people are there without land?
How many people starved to death in the disaster? How many taxes are added every year?”
Ula sneered and said, in his eyes, people like Wu Sangui are not as good as savages in remote mountains and forests in Xia Kingdom.
Judging from the information about Xia Guo’s secret discussion over the years, the popularity of officials and gentry collecting land was the first priority of Xuanda, followed by Jingji.
However, the officials and gentry in the capital never fulfilled their responsibilities of protection. For a long time, whether it was the bandits from all directions or the Jiannu who went south, the people in the capital were captured and plundered, the bureaucrats in the capital would continue to come out to oppress.
Among them, Wu Sangui's system is the most prosperous.
It was not up to him to say that Wu Sangui was able to reach this point today. The Emperor of Ming Dynasty trusted him entirely because of the aristocratic clans behind Wu Sangui.
"People? What kind of people?"
Wu Sangui didn't know why Ula wanted to talk about the untouchables. He was clearly talking about war. The Central Plains belonged to a large family, so what did it have to do with the untouchables?
"Drag on."
Ula didn't want to see Wu Sangui anymore.
A platoon leader dragged the person away, and Wu Sangui kept shouting and scolding. The platoon leader pinched his mouth, shook his dagger, and cut off a tongue with his backhand...
The Ming army surrendered outside were waiting to arrange the distribution one by one when suddenly they saw a disheveled figure.
It was their General Wu......
......
The barrier of the capital
Xuanda Mansion.
When Li Zicheng entered Xuanfu, he arrived in Hebei.
When Wang Chengyin, the general of Xuanfu, was surrendered, the people in Xuanfu were uproared and were all happy, and they were tied up in colours and burned incense to welcome him.
Officials, people and the people welcomed the arrival of the King of Chuang, and Emperor Chongzhen's layout in Xuanfu was directly shattered.
The generals of the court did not fight and surrendered, and all the population and equipment were sent...
However, something was still unexpected. Li Zicheng's Dashun Army was enjoying the love of the people, but in the distance, news of the Shanhaiguan emergency was heard.
Shanhaiguan was not guarded by the Dashun Army, but the lifeblood of the Ming Dynasty court, but Li Zicheng was panicked at this time.
The things in the Ming Dynasty were also Li Zicheng. The Xia army suddenly attacked Shanhaiguan, which was clearly intended to have some intentions in the capital.
He had contacted Wu Sangui a long time ago, but the price had not been negotiated yet.
"Transmission of the messenger, conferring Wu Sangui as King of Dadong, and stationed in Shanhaiguan!"
Li Zicheng didn't even go through the process, and in order to surrender Wu Sangui, the conditions were simple and crude.
"Call up all the troops and horses and enter the capital immediately!"
The troops from all sides immediately took action, and many rebels who were originally seeking fun in Xuanfu also gathered immediately.
After Li Zicheng entered Xuanfu, he didn't know what method he used, and refugees from all over the world gathered again.
People in some places were killed and they were allocated to the generals and soldiers when they had free land so that the rebels could work hard.
Hundreds of thousands of rebels were in a vast expanse.
The Ming Dynasty capital was Li Zicheng's last goal, and accidents were absolutely not allowed.
And at this time.
Capital.
Emperor Chongzhen had not slept for several nights. The court conquered the world and served the king, but the troops outside the capital could not be mobilized, so he had to focus his attention in the capital again.
There were many officials, gentry and tyrants in the capital of the Ming Dynasty. It would be a while to summon the honorary officials from Beijing to donate some money.
"Emperor, the war is coming, and the population in the capital has entered the capital. There are still 180,000 male men in the capital now!"
Luo Yangxing walked into the hall and reported to the emperor.
During this period, the remaining Jinyiwei became the last support of Emperor Chongzhen. After the Shanhaiguan emergency occurred, the court completely lost troops to command.
There are quite a lot of ministers, and every day they go to court, there are countless people, but there are not people who give advice, and there are even scarce people who lead troops to fight.
In desperation, Emperor Chongzhen had no choice but to think of a way to donate the sound, so as to summon a young man to defend Beijing.
"Eighteen thousand people..."
Emperor Chongzhen paced repeatedly, and after some measurement, he asked again: "There are many 180,000 people, how many donations are from the officials and gentry in each household?"
Luo Yangxing hesitated for a while, but he still said, "The emperor, the officials and gentry in the capital have all their help. More than 400 families donated a total of 400,000 taels of salary.
On average, each household invested 1,000 taels of silver, which has already emptied its assets and has never been reborn..."
Emperor Chongzhen nodded when he heard this, and seemed to be moved.
After all, he doesn't have much silver himself. It's very difficult for each household in the capital to raise so much money and goods...
"If I pass the order down, I will pay another 200,000 taels in the treasury, and my private treasury will pay 300,000.
A total of 900,000 taels of silver were recruited to recruit young and strong people in the capital, and cooperate with the officers and soldiers to resist Li Chuang.
Those who can be successful will be granted the title of marquis regardless of whether the officials and the people can be appointed as generals!"
Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand and he was about to take a gamble at the moment.
On the real historical trajectory, Emperor Chongzhen did make careful arrangements before Li Chuang arrived.
At this time, although the Ming Dynasty court was thrown away all the passes, it was able to compete with the trespasser, whether in terms of the number of people or the military supplies.
Luo Yangxing received the holy order and quickly went down to make arrangements.
Two days later, the salary was sufficient, and Emperor Chongzhen personally climbed the city and gave a mobilization speech.
When the people got the money, many people were excited and cheered.
The garrisons near the capital also hurriedly entered Beijing and vowed to fight for the Ming Dynasty until the last moment.
"Your Majesty, we are willing to die for the Ming Dynasty!"
Si Li Bingbing the eunuch, and Cao Huachun, the governor of the capital, knelt down to express his sincerity, and Luo Yangxing even patted his chest.
Emperor Chongzhen looked around carefully and found that there were still people around him.
After the publicity of the palace, the entire Ming Dynasty capital was full of fighting spirit and indeed looked quite imposing.
After all, the Ming Dynasty capital city had high walls, and the officials and gentry helped each other and loved by the people. This city of Beijing would definitely not be able to be captured.
"Li Jiantai, I ordered you to station in Baoding and not allow bandits to approach the capital within half a month!"
Chongzhen pointed at a figure while showing his loyalty.
Li Jiantai was a Grand Secretary of the Ming Dynasty. He was honest and honest. However, when he donated money, he gave out all his money and gave out two thousand silver.
Such ministers are certainly worth relying on.
"Abide by the emperor's order!"
Li Jiantai seemed very excited, and cried, and he carried his troops out of the capital and rushed to the front line.
"Very good!"
Chapter completed!