066 The old minister advises the king not to proclaim himself emperor for the time being
Don't tell me, Zhu Yang's move really moved Xu Feiniang a little.
But who is Xu Feiniang, the proper royal sister.
Xu Feiniang said with a faint smile: "Boy, aren't you afraid that I will catch your breath and chop off your head with a flying sword from a thousand miles away?"
Zhu Yang smiled confidently: "Let's not say that fairies are not that kind of people. Even if fairies are, I ask myself, there is still some way to protect themselves."
Seeing what Zhu Yang said, Xu Feiniang stopped talking nonsense.
He directly captured a wisp of Zhu Yang's breath and stored it in a jade bottle.
After that, Xu Feiniang raised her sword and left without saying a word.
Regarding how to release the Blood God Son, Xu Feiniang still needs to find someone to discuss.
Not to mention how Xu Feiniang joined forces with a group of evil heretics to release the Blood God Son.
Zhu Yang returned directly to Wujin City. When he came back, Xu Dingchuan had already forced all the remaining Green Camp soldiers to make an emergency landing.
The overall situation is decided!
This time, the Manchu Qing's 70,000-strong army was once again in vain.
However, this time, Zhu did not accept all of these green camp soldiers.
Moreover, Zhu Yang also ordered Xu Dingchuan to select the most evil ones and pull them out and chop them all.
On the one hand, it is a pure team, on the other hand, it is also a deterrent to these green soldiers.
Of course, the more important reason is that Zhu Yang simply does not allow such oppression or even massacre of the people in his army.
Don't think that because Luying is Han, it won't massacre Han people.
That's really too much to think about.
During the Jiading Three Massacres, which took place on the 81st day of Jiangyin and the 10th day of Yangzhou, Han soldiers contributed a lot.
These traitors all deserve to be killed!
The 40,000 Green Battalion soldiers who finally surrendered brought out more than 3,000 people who committed the most heinous crimes.
The crimes here are those who have committed crimes by killing good people and raping the common people. If the scope is expanded, ordinary people may be pulled out and beheaded.
However, although the remaining Green Camp soldiers were not killed.
But Zhu Yang did not make them feel easy. Except for some who were really clean and had never done bad things, there were only about 3,000 people in this group.
All the others were employed by Zhu Yang to dig mines, build roads, build cities, etc., and undergo labor reform.
After working for three years, depending on your own wishes, those who want to join the army can rent a piece of land from the government and farm it for the country, and only receive 30% of the rent.
This is already very conscientious, and it is simply conscientious.
To put it bluntly, it is farming.
No matter when, food comes first.
Only if you can keep the people under your control well fed will they follow you.
Otherwise, I will still be hungry after following you and do nothing.
Even if you are a god, you can still run away completely.
Maybe it would be normal to cut off your head in the middle of the night while you are asleep to collect the reward.
The sky is big and the earth is big, and eating is the biggest thing.
Whoever can solve the problem of eating can be the emperor.
To be honest, these three prefectures in Jiangsu, Changzhou, Zhenjiang, and Suzhou are all land of fish and rice, and each of them can produce rice.
The reason is simple, the Taihu Plain is right here.
Logically speaking, Zhu Yang should not be short of rice.
But there is a problem. Just because there is no shortage now does not mean there will be no shortage in the future.
Other places are not as wealthy as these mansions, so Zhu Yang immediately thought of two things.
Sweet potatoes and potatoes.
That is sweet potatoes and potatoes.
These two things have been introduced to China for a long time, but they have not yet been popularized and cultivated on a large scale.
Zhu Yang called Gu Yanwu directly and told him to try growing these two things to see how to increase production.
Zhu Yang is not an agricultural expert, so he can just leave this matter to Gu Yanwu and ask him to ask a few experienced farmers to explore it.
I believe it won’t take too long to figure out a suitable planting method.
No matter what, there is nothing wrong with producing more food.
Because population is the foundation of Zhu Yang, as long as the population under his command is large enough and the people recognize Zhu Yang, then Zhu Yang can continuously obtain luck.
Yes, Zhu Yang discovered that this Qi does not stop growing after it is used up.
It will still grow.
Even if it does not expand its territory, it will grow slowly.
Zhu Yang summed up the rules.
Expanding the territory and population is a one-time deal, which can suddenly increase the luck value by a large amount.
But subsequent rule is a sustainable source.
It can continuously provide luck value.
Therefore, it is important to open up territory and expand territory, but it is also very important to consolidate rule.
Both hands must be grasped and both hands must be strong.
Now, the Taiping Army has taken control of Changzhou Prefecture and defeated the Qing Dynasty's 70,000 counter-rebellion army. This is the time when their momentum is at its strongest.
In that case, what are you waiting for?
Let’s expand our territory.
This time, Zhu Yang issued an order to directly capture all the state capitals in JS Province except Xuzhou and Haizhou, including Jiangning Prefecture, where Jinling is located.
Zhu Yang from Jiangning Prefecture personally led the troops to go south, while Xu Dingchuan, Xia Huailong and Liu Laichen from other prefectures went to fetch them respectively.
At this time, Gu Yanwu's suggestion to recruit tens of thousands more reserve troops in the early stage came into effect.
This time, Zhu Yang directly raised 70,000 troops and swept across the entire Jiangsu.
Zhu Yang himself only brought five thousand soldiers and went straight to Jiangning.
Zhenjiang Prefecture surrendered directly without attacking at all.
Just kidding, Mulima's 70,000-strong army was completely wiped out. The prefect of Zhenjiang Prefecture didn't think he could stop Zhu Yang.
As a result, the entire Zhenjiang Prefecture decided to spread the word.
In fact, this is basically the case in Zhenjiang, Yangzhou, Jiading, Taicang, and Songjiang. There are only two places that need to be attacked, one is Suzhou Prefecture and the other is Huai'an Prefecture.
Zhu Yang didn't worry about this at all, because at this time, the Manchu and Qing troops in Jiangsu were very empty. With Xu Dingchuan's strength, it would not be a problem to win.
Zhu Yang is currently discussing an issue with Gu Yanwu, which is the issue of restructuring after taking over Jinling.
Once Jinling is captured, the momentum of the Taiping Army will be completely different from now.
The Taiping Army, which occupied a whole province and also occupied Jiangling, was regarded as a formidable enemy by the Qing army and would also attract the attention of countless Ming Dynasty elders and ministers.
At that time, the entire Jiangling will inevitably become like the scene when Emperor Hongwu occupied Jinling hundreds of years ago.
Zhu Yang said to Gu Yanwu: "Mr. Tinglin, what do you think I should do after I occupy Jiangling? Restoring the Ming Dynasty, establishing a country and proclaiming myself emperor?"
Hearing the words "Restore the Ming Dynasty", Gu Yanwu couldn't help but blush.
For Ming Dynasty veterans like Gu Yanwu, the last thing they hear is the word "restoring the Ming Dynasty".
However, Gu Yanwu is no longer what he used to be, and his experience in life has allowed this Ming Dynasty legacy official to see through many things.
"If the king is determined to restore the Ming Dynasty to the world, I would like to advise the king not to proclaim himself emperor for the time being."